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so, what happened to the servers?
problem at the datacenter
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{"user_question": "wolverian", "user_answer": "zealot"}
Anyone know where I can find Arial.ttf or another ttf font file? Which location on the harddrive? :)
/mnt/c/WINDOWS/FONTS/arial.ttf
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{"user_question": "maan84", "user_answer": "dooglus"}
all, does anyone know how to install a .deb file?
dpkg -i filename.deb
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{"user_question": "Bartimaeus", "user_answer": "timmow"}
I'm reading about Upstart in ubuntu and comparing it against daemontools. We currently use daemontools for two purposes - to startup and monitor a process, and to log the process output to a centralized location (via multilog). I understand Upstart does the former. Does it also facilitate logging?
you can use rsyslogd for the remote logging I guess
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{"user_question": "jaraco|x", "user_answer": "a_bug"}
Hey all. If I want to remove a program that I installed manually (not using a package manager), to uninstall it, there is no mechanism right? I just delete the files ?
You should avoid installing programs outside the package manager. If it was a normal source tree then you should be able to cd to the directory containing the source and 'make uninstall' or 'sudo make uninstall' (depending on whether you originally ran 'make install' or 'sudo make install').
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{"user_question": "nicl", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
I used to be able to get the xorg.conf into a usable configuration back in the good ole days of 6.06/6.10 but this new-fangled version in Intrepid doesn't seem to care about xorg.conf much
that could be a good thing
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{"user_question": "noah", "user_answer": "Rug"}
i did a server install and now i have changed my mind and want to install the desktop as well, can anyone tell me what to apt-get to get the whole shebang in one hit?
'ubuntu-desktop'
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{"user_question": "can-o-worms", "user_answer": "dr_willis"}
can someone please tell me the name of the program that lists all of your processes?
top ?
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{"user_question": "can-o-worms", "user_answer": "bascule"}
I'm sorry for stupid question, but how can I list all channels?
too much channels. use 'alis' i.e. « /msg alis list *java* »
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{"user_question": "SeriousSam", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
hola, anyone know of any issues with Azureus and Ubuntu? my net goes to a crawl when it is running.
for me it turned out that my cheap 3com router is the bottleneck .. only handles 250 connections
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{"user_question": "BSG75", "user_answer": "LasseL"}
can anyone please tell me how to set read permissions on an NTFS mounted hdd
pass -o umask=022 to mount
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{"user_question": "p1astik", "user_answer": "crimsun"}
is there a way to debug ubuntu? I've been having problems at start up..
http://www.troublefixers.com/test-computer-hardware-in-ubuntu/
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{"user_question": "galadude", "user_answer": "nomtv80"}
I can't remove a nvidia broken package with apt-get install -f can someone tell me how to do it? http://paste.ubuntu.com/574148/
maybe sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq <package name>
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{"user_question": "GringoStar", "user_answer": "geoffmcc"}
hi. whats the default encryption used on the ubuntu alternate install cd? LUKS or loop-aes?
- pretty sure its still LUKS
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{"user_question": "fundus", "user_answer": "badger32d"}
how do you run the nautilus browser without the desktop icons?
do you want to remoce desktop icons, or are you running nautilus outside of gnome?
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{"user_question": "durt", "user_answer": "chavo"}
I'm on wireless in ubuntu and I can surf through firefox, but empathy and evolution only can go online through the ethernet. If I am on wireless they don't connect. Anyone got any ideas?
are you on your home network or on a corporate / school network?
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{"user_question": "sindegra", "user_answer": "badger32d"}
how do i restore the desktop panels?
ctrl + alt + t
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{"user_question": "AH", "user_answer": "goltoof"}
how do i restore panels in gnome
`gconftool --recursive-unset /apps/panel` at a terminal prompt, and reboot.
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{"user_question": "AH", "user_answer": "dajhorn"}
hey, im currently running hoary on amd64, and whenever i try to write files to a usb drive, it doesnt stick, like it wont stay on unless i do it (copy the file) many times. This happens with my ipod, my usb sd card reader, and my external hd
try unmounting before disconnecting
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{"user_question": "angel12", "user_answer": "durt"}
hi. how do I make ssh server listen on non-default port?
sudo gedit /etc/ssh/sshd_config
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{"user_question": "muszek", "user_answer": "butcherbird"}
is slapd comparable to active directory?
slapd is for openldap, which is more of a database style thingee than active directory, altho, i think AD uses a form of ldap
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{"user_question": "butcherbird", "user_answer": "pussfeller"}
should i install k3b, or is there any gtk burning program that work as good?
k3b is just a frontend but it works well in gnome yes
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{"user_question": "LMX2", "user_answer": "dalamar"}
As a non-root user I only have to enter the root password once and I have full access to admin tools even after loggin in and out (not reboot). Is this normal behaviour? If so, how do I change it?
you need to set your sudo timeout. Do not know how to do so but try man sudo
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{"user_question": "netstar", "user_answer": "ilba7r"}
question: is there an updated gaim or another program that allows you to use a webcam on yahoo and msn?
not yet
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{"user_question": "delltony", "user_answer": "netstar"}
help: trying to understand ubuntu and multi core cpus. do i still need an smp kernel to make it work? or is it only for older versions? uname says 'generic', will this work?
smp vanished long time ago.
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{"user_question": "i38", "user_answer": "alankila"}
matlab was for windows, I don't know if matlab available on linux
yep, and it works now
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{"user_question": "blackshirt", "user_answer": "battlehands"}
but then you can get the headers
you can't compile a kernel from just headers, only modules
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{"user_question": "spine55", "user_answer": "tritium"}
anyone know anything about the whole 'linux being trademarked' issue?
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050816092029989
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{"user_question": "Adross", "user_answer": "pirast"}
guys, I have directory with about 500 tar.gz file, how to extract all of them at once>?
for file in *.tar.gz; do tar zxf ${file}; done
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{"user_question": "Madeye", "user_answer": "rhelmer"}
hi guys. when I run totem, and try to get it to play a dvd, I get the error: don't know how to handle audio/x-ac3
installed dvd support? I think wiki.ubuntu.com/RestrictedFormats will tell you how to do that.
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{"user_question": "dgibb", "user_answer": "dbernar1"}
Where can I find the source for ubuntu kernel 2.6.10? It's not on my apt source.list
apt-get install linux-source-2.6.10 sorry
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{"user_question": "barongas", "user_answer": "pcharky"}
How do I upgrade to 6.10 without downloading the image? Shouldn't I be able to just dist-upgrade or something?
sudo update-manager -c
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{"user_question": "barongas", "user_answer": "CarinArr"}
how do i save on vim?
there is a trainer tool.. 'vimtutor' you may want to check out some day soon. :)
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{"user_question": "kurumin", "user_answer": "dr_willis"}
Helll folks. I have a problem with ubuntu 12.04. Yesterday all alt+fkeys stopped working. Like ALt+F4 to close active window.. how should I fix it?
see if system settings > keyboard > shortcuts gives you an ide
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{"user_question": "Antonis", "user_answer": "Vinster69"}
Hi, everybody. Could someone check a point for me? I've updated to Dapper and my Palm Devices Configuration icon has disappeared from the menu - could someone check the name of the gnome-pilot configuration utility so I can call it from the command line? For the life of me I can't find it, not through locate or hand-scanning through the binary folders!
works?
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{"user_question": "endgamer", "user_answer": "stjepan"}
Anybody willing to walk me through some wine setup? I'm running 32bit Ubuntu, Wine 1.3, and have done all the config changes mentioned in the community page but still suffer from significantly lower framerates than my windows install
hmmm.. have you tried disabling compiz (the desktop effects)? i know they can negatively effect 3D apps in wine
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{"user_question": "crmangan", "user_answer": "breadcrumb"}
Is Eft considered a 'stable' release, or in transition to a stable one?
i think it contains some applications that are fairly new, stuff like that that made them not give it LTS (long term support)
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{"user_question": "prower", "user_answer": "levander"}
can someone help me with my sd* issues
what is the issue?
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{"user_question": "deufo", "user_answer": "aadis"}
I'm trying to fix my sound. The thread in ubuntu forums re: doing that suggests to completely remove the alsa drivers then reinstall them. For some that means it takes the Gnome Desktop with it, and it has to be reinstalled. My question is: Will this take things such as my evolution email with it? How much will I have to restore from backups?
But.. if you back up your home directory, and /varf/spool/mail that should take care of it.
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{"user_question": "Uggie", "user_answer": "heebie"}
hi, I have a nfts-partition on the beginning of my harddrive and I want to make that an ext3-partition. Do I risk destroying anything important? like bios or anything used to boot? I know that linux doesn't use MBR but want to be sure :) thanks...
you shouldn't 'destroy anything' except for the data on the partition
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{"user_question": "asfra", "user_answer": "str8edge"}
many of us can't
shoulda stayed in school, I guess.
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{"user_question": "cfedde", "user_answer": "danc3"}
hi everyone, if, in a new clean ubuntu install, I select the existing home folder to be the default home of the new install without formating it, is there any danger for my data there ?
just use the same filesystem
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{"user_question": "mrjack", "user_answer": "Amoz"}
how can I go to a root user?
sudo -i
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{"user_question": "Impulse29", "user_answer": "DVSoftware"}
Can anyone help me with a modem issue. I downloaded the drivers for PCTel modems that support my kernel (2.6.10-5-386) and installed them. According to lsmod, all of the modules for the modem the the README file says should be there are there, however, I cannot connect to the Internet with my modem. Could someone please help me?
whats the error message when you fail to connect?
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{"user_question": "firebird619", "user_answer": "no_dammagE"}
Does anyone know what to apt-get install if I want the SDL libraries?
apt-cache search sdl
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{"user_question": "Tycho", "user_answer": "kemik"}
anyone: what is this java-package program? Does that let me build a .deb package from a java distribution?
you give it sun's .bin and it wraps it up in a .deb so you can install and uninstall it cleanly
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{"user_question": "ubuntuguy", "user_answer": "dooglus"}
anybody know of any good tutorials for linux?
control-escape.com ?
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{"user_question": "hansi_xp", "user_answer": "Hobbsee"}
Does Gnomebaker support DVD ISO images for burning?
just right-click the iso > burn to whatever
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{"user_question": "Carpe_Libertatem", "user_answer": "deFrysk"}
what piece of software owns the /etc/security directory? Or is it intrinstic to linux
`dpkg-query -S /etc/security`
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{"user_question": "geekbri", "user_answer": "klync"}
what would be a good player for wma files?
vlc
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{"user_question": "digirak", "user_answer": "iceroot"}
what's the package to put 'Terminal' into the right click menu?
like nautilus-open-terminal ?
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{"user_question": "Pickle_Weasel", "user_answer": "ajmitch_"}
Hello. I'm wondering where the equivalent of Windows 'Program Files' is in Linux? (where should I place programs like Thunderbird?)
/usr/bin
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{"user_question": "eric_", "user_answer": "worthawholebean"}
Im cracking my ubuntu password 22 hours already, how I know when it will be done if will?
why crack it, when you can just boot linux with init=/bin/bash and set a new password?
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{"user_question": "juk", "user_answer": "tarzeau"}
is there a chanel for ubuntu on netbooks?
a lot of the system is still the same.
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{"user_question": "retfar", "user_answer": "littlekosh"}
I just installed Ubuntu 10.10 on a seperate partition on my hard drive but now it auto boots into ubuntu instead of asking me, most of the guides I find assume you haven't installed anything yet, how can I get it to ask which OS to boot?
get startup-manager from ubuntu software centre
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{"user_question": "buckson18", "user_answer": "no--name"}
question to all: I'm resurrecting my PowerBook G3 series, and I would like to try Ubuntu. What do you think - does it make sense to test Breezy? I'm pretty familiar with Linux, and I figured that you might like reports better on something that is fresh...
/topic
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{"user_question": "fl", "user_answer": "redguy"}
how can I get a command to execute automatically when Gnome starts?
i don't use gnome, but there should be an 'autostart' directory somewhere in .gnome. in kde it's at ~/.kde/Autostart
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{"user_question": "whyameye", "user_answer": "kameron"}
is there a dummies guide on creating ubuntu packages?
look at debian developer docs, or maybe there's something in the wiki
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{"user_question": "srijith", "user_answer": "Ng"}
how do I turn off the gnome sounds?
System/Preferences/sound
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{"user_question": "JBLoudG20", "user_answer": "melodie"}
If I download a .deb package from somewhere where do I put it in order to be able to install it?
you can put it anywhere and use the command 'sudo dpkg -i whatever.deb' to install
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{"user_question": "oxez", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
anyone know a good place to ask general networking questions in realtime? I'm a ubuntu user struggling with Fios.
Not sure I can help with that.
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{"user_question": "TrekCycling", "user_answer": "ffm"}
i'm using xchat right now -- is there a way to get it to automatically connect to servers and channels? (if yes ill look up the docs on howto)
then edit the server
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{"user_question": "titaniululz", "user_answer": "reka"}
does anybody know how to get rid of a *seemingly* random 'resource busy' for ALSA? I want to listen to music, but for some strange reason, it appears that alsa is busy ...
/etc/init.d/servicename stop/start/restart
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{"user_question": "CrippsFX", "user_answer": "jak"}
hi. is there a ubuntu kernel-source-package or do i have to download the kernel from kernel.org? THX
linux-source-2.6.10
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{"user_question": "jak", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
Hmm.. the VESA driver makes X work, but VESA sucks ;-) The autodetection detects 'i815' but that doesn't work. Any idea what I can try to know why X fails to load?
- lspci is your friend getting x to work is the one big hurdle to a new user if you get x working you are home free
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{"user_question": "Peaker", "user_answer": "iiiears"}
If I have wine installed, and when I click on a windows installer and it asks which program I want to use...is there a wine config I need to run through to make it accept .exe as a suitable file?
run it from the CLI
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{"user_question": "arpwatch", "user_answer": "aaron"}
Does anyone now how I change my default media player
you right click a media type in the file manager, select properties at the bottom and the open with tab in the dialog
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{"user_question": "troy_", "user_answer": "nickrud"}
what else is available for image creation/manipulation? Or is The Gimp pretty much the best thing available?
krita?
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{"user_question": "reiki", "user_answer": "elvirolo"}
question: I would like to create a ubuntu live/install of my current configuration, is there a tool for this?
remastersys
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{"user_question": "adam", "user_answer": "kao"}
like dude man, is it part of all foreign languages to have multiple question marks?
not really
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{"user_question": "EasterSunshine", "user_answer": "zukalk"}
at least with 'qtconfig' and 'kcontrol' but i dunno how much kde dependencies they have
qtconfig helped with the font size. and does not depend on anything beside libqt. now if i find out, how to apply qt themes without kde that would be great. but i think that will not be possible without kcontrol. but anyway the fonts are set. THANKS!
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{"user_question": "pfp", "user_answer": "soaz"}
how do i determine the physical connection for a /dev/sdX device?
ls -l /dev/disk/by-path/
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{"user_question": "draven_sol", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
what are the combo keys to resize my X display ?
or minus to go down
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{"user_question": "khaije1", "user_answer": "levander"}
Q: what are the differences between the desktop and server version for 6.06?
should have the same kernel actually, just package difference
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{"user_question": "khaije1", "user_answer": "ravenous"}
I got a thinkpad t60... one problem i have is that the battery doesnt charge more than 68% .... it just hangs when it reaches 68%... anyone knows of a solution?
battery charging is handled by code in the BIOS... Gnome may not be reflecting the correct status of your battery, but that'd be pretty rare
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{"user_question": "cappiz", "user_answer": "FunnyLookinHat"}
hey does anyone know a good 'All-In-One' package to install that will setup apache, php, mySQL, and phpMyAdmin?
LAMP = linux, apache, php (the p cann also mean python or perl, so look out)
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{"user_question": "logical_mark", "user_answer": "rixth"}
Hey can anyone tell me if it is possible to mount and be able to write to an NTFS partition
create a fat32 that both windows/linucx can read /write is your best choice
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{"user_question": "logical_mark", "user_answer": "blue-frog"}
Hey guys I am following instructions I foind online to mount an NFS partiotion and they are having me modify the /etc/fstab file, but it keep opening as read only. How do I open it under root?
add 'sudo' to the front of whatever command line you're using
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{"user_question": "logical_mark", "user_answer": "Madpilot"}
i need help downloading a file (never thought i'd say that xD), I'm currently on a live CD and downloading a file using transmission, but when it hits 99.67% it kicks back to 99.52%... i cannot find any answer to this whatsoever and it's going on for an hour like this. what to do ?
that's a problem with the torrent
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{"user_question": "beuken", "user_answer": "wookiehangover"}
I'm trying to compiel an app but get error 'missing gtk+' but what exactly is the gtk+ package? is that libgtk+ or whatever?
thatll be the -dev package of whatever it is
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{"user_question": "zOap", "user_answer": "Toma-"}
Hi, How to copy text from stjerm terminal?
Select the text, right click and then copy
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{"user_question": "YiMing", "user_answer": "Krishnandu"}
I've got a whizbang new dual core intel chip. Should I be using a '-server' kernel, or the 686 one, or something else?
686
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{"user_question": "cratuki", "user_answer": "segfault"}
hi, is there any way from Nautilus to say, 'Open terminal here'? I couldn't find it...
http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php?soft_id=908
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{"user_question": "jeff303", "user_answer": "Juhaz"}
does anyone know if there is a firefox extension ro resubmit a POST periodically?
you can do it using greasemonkey
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{"user_question": "jeff303", "user_answer": "poningru"}
hi all! i will ask a question that probably was made for about a thousand times.... i changed my apt-get sources.list from hoary to breezy and my system is working almost well, and it look like its upd to date.... do i need to do more to get a breezy from my hoary distro?
yes: http://tinyurl.com/dkllj
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{"user_question": "carlson", "user_answer": "josh43"}
I ran the synaptic update earlier and now I can't get to log in screen. The Nvidia screen comes up but it just goes to error. I'm currently logged in through KNOPPIX so I can post logs. Tried recovery mode, no success.
: xorg was updated, i think
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{"user_question": "MyLeftNut", "user_answer": "lsuactiafner"}
anyone know what qmgr is??
you have more context than we do
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{"user_question": "din", "user_answer": "karlwrk"}
hi all, is that support athero wireless chipset?
it should be. I'd like to be sure too however
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{"user_question": "YuWeiW", "user_answer": "nekohayo"}
hi does the ubuntu live cd come with a dvd burner software... i have no working main drive (have some dump drives that i refuse to format) in my computer but need to burn some info from here to a cd
Yes, but you'll need two cd/dvd drives then, you can't eject the livecd whilst running
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{"user_question": "Anon6833", "user_answer": "cafuego"}
how stable/usable is 5.10 for amd64? Is it true 64bit?
none of the amd processors are true 64 bit they still got a 32 bit compatibilty mode, if you want true 64bit you need something like a sparc or similiar
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{"user_question": "FarrisG", "user_answer": "ekimus"}
i have just got one game and it's looks like blahblahblah.run how to install it? i tryed ./blah.run but says premision dinied... i try sudo ./blahblah.run but then- sudo: ./et-linux-2.60.x86.run: command not found so i don't get it... can enyone?
it's probably not executable. either chmod it to be executable, or use 'sudo sh ./blah.run'
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{"user_question": "plastic", "user_answer": "topyli"}
anybody, gnome uses gtk2, right? and kde uses Qt? am I right?
Kindof
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{"user_question": "lui", "user_answer": "josh43"}
you know, soon the majority of PPC ports of Linux are going to die. :(
as soon as mac starts using intel chios they will
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{"user_question": "windex|coding", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
hey how do i mount a bin/cue/iso file to a virtual cd-rom?
I've heard 'bchunk' can handle bin/cue
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{"user_question": "avadash", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"}
dummy question, but how can I hide the joind/quit messages in xchat ?
right click on chennel buttin (ubuntu for ex) then select the same name from the menu, and unselect the appropriate item
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{"user_question": "gehel2", "user_answer": "jkinz"}
I have this file on my desktop install-crossover-pro-4.1.sh . How do I install it? I am a newbie plz help...
chmod +x install-crossover-pro-4.1.sh
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{"user_question": "shiv", "user_answer": "metalhedd"}
there's no ubuntu for sparc huh? ^_^
you got me there
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{"user_question": "tha_gamemaster", "user_answer": "Razor-X`"}
um, I was advised to use synaptic to swith to KDE but I can't seem to figure out how to do it :s Can anyone help me with this please?
just select all repositories, and under KDE section there will be 'kde' package, just select it
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{"user_question": "kaffeend", "user_answer": "dvsoftware"}
anyone here who knows how to get IE working on hoary? please?
in theory winetools should do it
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{"user_question": "Determinist", "user_answer": "osfameron"}
what is the linux way to share directories? not with/for windows. Or is the use of samba just the easiest?
nfs is an alternative that's supposed to be faster than samba. But, when connecting with Windows machine, samba is supposed to be more stable.
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{"user_question": "redtech__", "user_answer": "levander"}