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how is it that i can run firefox as root but not as a user
try to killall firefox-bin and re-run firefox
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{"user_question": "luckyaba", "user_answer": "Belutz"}
How do I install Src packages using synaptices
apt-get source $package
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{"user_question": "bombshell", "user_answer": "sixam"}
can i get the ati drivers with apt-get?
yes, they're called fglrx
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{"user_question": "vitriol", "user_answer": "kemik"}
does ubuntu come with any small apps for displaying pictures?
yeah the default one
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{"user_question": "samu", "user_answer": "HrdwrBoB"}
I have an old dual processor Compaq p1 200 with close to 1 gig of RAM, the problem is that when I go to install any version of Linux, it won't even get to the partitioner. I have tried Linux noauto and most of those little trix, does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can try to get passed this, I have even put in a different known good video card
at least I can say, your storage controller has not been detected. I think your scsi controller isn't supported by kernel.
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{"user_question": "vader", "user_answer": "decaf"}
I'm sure this has been beaten to death, but any ideas when breezy might be ready for general public consumption?
october
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{"user_question": "absenth", "user_answer": "jk24"}
i have a problem, i just installed ubuntu, and i can't sudo su, or sudo anything for that matter
and you use your password
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{"user_question": "rudd", "user_answer": "nomasteryoda"}
The Mercurial package shipped with Ubuntu is horribly old. And even if it weren't, I sometimes do development work with Mercurial. So, I would very much like to be able to create my own Mercurial packages.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HowToBuildDebianPackagesFromScratch
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{"user_question": "Omni|Work", "user_answer": "ompaul"}
Everytime I reboot, I have to fetch an ip address fromt my router with 'dhclient wlan0' ... I want to write a script to automatically do this on startup. Where would I start? Keep in mind I am a linux newb :)
system > administration > networking. choose configuration DHCP for your ethernet card (probably eth0)
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{"user_question": "epiloc", "user_answer": "jasoncohen"}
dabar: i think my ubuntu is broken cuz i'm getting a bunch of unresolved dependency messages even when i excluded the net based repositories and try to dist-upgrade from the cdrom alone.
show me the cd line from /etc/apt/sources.list file, please
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{"user_question": "anacaona", "user_answer": "dabaR"}
hi all, does anyone know why the ubuntu live cd won't boot from a mac g4? the option is enabled
did you hold down the 'c' key?
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{"user_question": "frostyfedora", "user_answer": "tritium"}
Under which package would I find the watch command?
it's in the procps package
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{"user_question": "Orborde", "user_answer": "dooglus"}
Why does apt-get dist-upgrade ask the same questions twice?
File a bug report.
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{"user_question": "Juerd", "user_answer": "Orborde"}
In Gentoo, I can run rc-update to make make an init script run on bootup. How do I do that in Ubuntu ?
update-rc.d
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{"user_question": "PMantis", "user_answer": "redguy"}
I am ubuntu 5.10. What kind of animal am I ?
Breezy Badger, though I don't have a slightest ideawhat a badger is
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{"user_question": "JRlinux", "user_answer": "redguy"}
hi. quick question: i'm using nvidia drivers with twinview - any possibility to specify a single screen for a fs application (ogl) without using metamodes?
makes for weird gameplay in some games.
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{"user_question": "flone", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
can a directory be renamed in linux?
'mv postfixadmin-2.1.0 postfixadmin'
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{"user_question": "benkong2", "user_answer": "ca3sar"}
is there a ubuntu update for firefox 1.0.5?
no.. if you want it you have to compile it from the sources or build yourself a .deb package
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{"user_question": "Mafi", "user_answer": "bols"}
*confused* i dont know my root pw... i know. thats a post for the wiki quotes. but by installing ubuntu they never was a dialog for settig it
loading a console and typing sudo passwd root will set one if you actually need to connect to the root account
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{"user_question": "westermann", "user_answer": "davidf"}
hi, one fast question is ubuntu 64 bit distro?
i think there's a 64bit version available...but iirc, it's not perfect and people have preferred to stick with the '32-bit' version.
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{"user_question": "kokoko1", "user_answer": "reka"}
what is the command to use too see what processes are using what devices?
'lsof' (lists open files, but devices are files too, mostly)
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{"user_question": "nophix", "user_answer": "pfp"}
is there a way to build apon a ubuntu cd like ad more packages to the dvd that auto install
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization
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{"user_question": "danielle", "user_answer": "Boohbah"}
uhh... stupid question... how do I get xchat to connect to an arbitrary address?
/server servername
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{"user_question": "seth", "user_answer": "variant"}
Anyone have any idea why a media keyboard volume down button would show up as 'mouse 2' in xev?
badly made keyboard?
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{"user_question": "cycom", "user_answer": "variant"}
In older versions of Ubuntu you were able to see preferences for specific screen savers, but now I no longer see them. How can I pull them up?
your using gnome-screensaver which is confusingly simple :)
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{"user_question": "Consty", "user_answer": "variant"}
Howdy. In OpenOffice do I have access to Times New Roman and Arial fonts?
sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
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{"user_question": "firestorm", "user_answer": "tristanmike"}
Hi Everyone, I had a quick question. I wanted to install ubuntu server to use as a file server/media server (for my ps3). I currently have Windows 7 with data I want to keep on it. Can I install ubuntu without formatting?
when in doubt.. make backups first
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{"user_question": "Nikki_", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
how can I install the nVIDIA Graphic driver?
read it's description too, there's in important instruction there
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{"user_question": "Melechorion", "user_answer": "funkyHat"}
can you say me a good apt server for mplayer?
it's in multiverse
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{"user_question": "Melechorion", "user_answer": "jnk"}
Where can I get the kernel sources for hoary (2.6.10-5-386)? I don't see them in Synapic's repositories and I need them to install the latest nvidia drivers.
The package is 'linux-source-2.6.10'
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{"user_question": "Lite", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
hi i think i have a 64bit cpu how can i tell?
sudo lshw
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{"user_question": "SEEVCar", "user_answer": "ThinkT510"}
What is the default starting priority for acpid and apmd in Ubuntu? Could someone go into their /etc/rc5.d directory and tell me what number is assigned to each? Thanks!
I looked in rc2.d, since it's the default init and they're 20
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{"user_question": "robert_pectol", "user_answer": "nickrud"}
can anyone help me? I want to make a straight copy of a DVD which has copy protection on it. I own the copyright to this, so you are not helping me pirate something. my dad copied a VHS to a DVD for me and put protection on it by accident and I need to make copies as Christmas presents :(
i think it can DeCSS
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{"user_question": "ailean", "user_answer": "nn"}
how do I go back in directories in naitilus ?
backspace mebbe?
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{"user_question": "Hoxzer_", "user_answer": "nn"}
how can I play a wmv file on ubuntu ? (mplayer says 'Cannot find codec matching selected -vo and video format 0x33564D57' )
win32-codecs package
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{"user_question": "tim167", "user_answer": "nn"}
Where do i submit packages i've built for hoary?
what have you built?
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{"user_question": "nn", "user_answer": "D1"}
how i can install src packages with synaptik? is it possible?
are you still here?
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{"user_question": "zwnj", "user_answer": "nalioth"}
hello all, what do i need to do in order to play mp3s in rhythymbox ?
well, wiki.ubuntu.com/restrictedformats
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{"user_question": "dBOFH", "user_answer": "dabar"}
what was the command to have apt-get reinstall a package including files considered to be 'config' like the init script?
or --purge remove, not sure
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{"user_question": "Lars_G", "user_answer": "Virtuall"}
anyone know of a more kde-centric program like grip?
try 'kaudiocreator'
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{"user_question": "_EdmGuy_", "user_answer": "cafuego"}
damnit, why does it always ask for the Ubuntu Release i386 cd
take it out of your sources.list
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{"user_question": "tfort", "user_answer": "frank"}
hello can anyone send me a copy of /etc/hosts since i deleted its content and now GNOME does not work well. i have gethostbyname() error while executing sudo command too because of this
I think the only thing you may need is '127.0.0.1 localhost'
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{"user_question": "jasper1", "user_answer": "razor23"}
hi, how can i open a blog?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=start+a+blog
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{"user_question": "chroot_", "user_answer": "chris_d"}
hi All. I'm in search of a good/free CAD program (a la AutoCAD for 2D editing of autocad files) AND a business proces modeling program ( http://www.bizzdesign.nl/jpg/bizzdesigner-model.jpg )... Can anyone give me a hint or something?
give me a minute. I'll look somthing up re cad
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{"user_question": "Da_SWAT", "user_answer": "Kamping_Kaiser"}
What is a good program to use to play dvd's?
just copy one from /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/examples/
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{"user_question": "Centaur5", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
Has anyone had success setting up duel monitors in a Debain base distro? Not a mirror, but an extension?
I've been trying to too, but I know its possible.
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{"user_question": "kwilcox", "user_answer": "theblue"}
HELP: do you know any offline browser that can download websites???
you can use wget to do that, though there's httrack also
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{"user_question": "xuniluser", "user_answer": "robotgeek"}
where do I find a gui listing of the services (sshd, httpd, etc) that are running?
System Monitor
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{"user_question": "aserpe", "user_answer": "phzi"}
any suggestions for a movie player, other than totem and/or vlc?
mplayer and xine come to mine
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{"user_question": "gluon", "user_answer": "tanki"}
is there any way to make synaptic ignore a broken package?
That's not a good idea.
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{"user_question": "cwill1", "user_answer": "gyaresu"}
How do I apply only security updates from Aptitude?
You'd have to do some apt 'pinning' iir. Been some time since debian... that was before i was gentoo...
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{"user_question": "soto", "user_answer": "gyaresu"}
I have DSL modem, and when I access a web page sometimes it shows the modem configuration page instead of the web page I asked for.. If I try to reload it, it works fine.. but then it can do it again 2 minutes later.. (I use firefox..)
what problem?
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{"user_question": "test34", "user_answer": "basti"}
I'm running hoary and I'm having a sound problem with totem, mplayer and xmms - totem plays video but no sound, while xmms and mplayer hang - can anyone point me in the right direction as to a fix?
i think something similar applies to mplayer -- maybe -ao esd, something like that
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{"user_question": "just_in", "user_answer": "HappyFool"}
hello.. howto replace x with wayland?
wayland is very muich a work in progress
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{"user_question": "meegomi", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
hos can I download ubuntu desktop on a Ubuntu server
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
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{"user_question": "researcher1", "user_answer": "StuartPB"}
How can I run a script file, located in one of my computer drive. I tried to change its permission manually and using chmod +x but still I am unable to run it using ./name.sh
if it's on a FAT/NTFS partition the chmod won't work. You could use 'sh ./script.sh'
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{"user_question": "op_amp", "user_answer": "ZykoticK9"}
strange thing: he get sound from the speakers when using the mic but it does not get recorded
dont know much about recording
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{"user_question": "Jowi", "user_answer": "deFrysk"}
how do i pipe dd to stdout?
just don't specify a outfile
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{"user_question": "ubuntu_", "user_answer": "mdeboer"}
Another question. Why is gksu recommended over sudo when running a program with a GUI?
it sets the proper DISPLAY and other variables.
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{"user_question": "Fapton_Calcon", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
how can i find the mac address for my nic? im trying to reserve an IP on my router, but my host name wont show up, just says 'UNKNOWN NAME'
sudo ifconfig
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{"user_question": "sizzam", "user_answer": "kwilcox"}
how do I boot network in terminal?
'/etc/init.d/networking restart' I believe
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{"user_question": "primos", "user_answer": "vidz"}
so I heard it is possible to install ubuntu to a virtual partition encapsulated in a single file on my NTFS partition... is that true?
Yes, using wubi.
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{"user_question": "rudyl313", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
Anyone run ubuntu under Virtual PC on the Mac?
a while back yes - now i run it full time
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{"user_question": "duckydan", "user_answer": "jcoxon"}
I miss the 'extract to folder' option of winzip when I right-click an archive in nautilus
there's a script for it, you might want to take a look at http://g-scripts.sourceforge.net
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{"user_question": "LasseL", "user_answer": "Belutz"}
is this right. sudo apt-get instal mozilla fire-fox?
it's mozilla-firefox
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{"user_question": "dev", "user_answer": "tiglionabbit"}
Whats the best ftp server in ubuntu? Somethin easy and hopefully with a GUI would be wonderful
anything doing ftp will be kinda arse, but vsftpd is one of the least bad
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{"user_question": "sbatten2", "user_answer": "bob2"}
do i have to close the apps if i'm doing a apt-get upgrade?
Just restart any aps that get upgraded when the upgrade is done.
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{"user_question": "xlsMessenger", "user_answer": "cafuego"}
When I apt-get fluxbox, how does X I want that WM ?
when you login via GDM, the session selector should allow you to chose fluxbox if you installed it via the repositories
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{"user_question": "spudse", "user_answer": "Kumasan"}
gkrellm has a mail check function, and I use mutt to read my mail, but how can I launch mutt without lauching a console first??
xterm -e mutt
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{"user_question": "phyrster", "user_answer": "glyph"}
Hi guys! Where is the .history file in ubuntu? man history says it's ~/.history, but I don't see it
.bash_history
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{"user_question": "paolob", "user_answer": "brenner"}
smb4k says it's a kde samba browser, can I still use it in gnome?
course you can. it will install all the kde libs it requires
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{"user_question": "Dr_Acemaster", "user_answer": "brenner"}
Hi there, I'm trying to compile eet, for dr17, but it's complaining that I don't have a suitable compiler. I've installed gcc 3.3, but it doesn't find it. Anyone know why?
try installing build-essential
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{"user_question": "AzMoo", "user_answer": "brenner"}
what's the option?
apps->nautilus->desktop-> volumes_visible
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{"user_question": "brenner", "user_answer": "carthik"}
I'm building a loadbalanced Postfix cluster and I wonder with what kind of protocol I shall conect to my storag node, NFS or iSCSI
if your storage and traffic are on the same network, NFS is your best choice
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{"user_question": "MatBoy", "user_answer": "tehnef"}
so anyone have experiences with Synergy and ubuntu?
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SynergyHowto
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{"user_question": "titanium", "user_answer": "brenner"}
I can't use rm -R to remove files in /usr/lib/ruby/ - what do I have to do to remove those files?
rm -rf
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{"user_question": "Zol", "user_answer": "tehnef"}
anyone know why both xmms and bmp would lock up after hitting play with any file? other media players work alright, just these two lock up. Any suggestions?
common bug
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{"user_question": "factotum", "user_answer": "brenner"}
Yes you can, but metacity may not relaunch automatically
while read -r line; do if [[ $line = *somestring* ]]; then script; fi; done < <(tail -f /some/log/)
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{"user_question": "rage", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
hello #ubuntu, If i install apache will it install mod_php as a dependency ?
install LAMP server by $ sudo tasksel and select LAMP server
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{"user_question": "ychaouche", "user_answer": "melvincv"}
does anyone know a good oss alternative to dvddecrypt? i need something to create a full ISO from a dvd (not a transcoded divx file or something)
dvdrip
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{"user_question": "overture", "user_answer": "nalioth"}
well if i use date in the command line i receive this 'Fri Feb 18 09:54:51 UTC 2011' somebody know how can i get from the system only this 'Fri Feb 18 09:54:51 ' and use as variable in a shell script
date '+%a %b %d %T'
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{"user_question": "osmosis_paul", "user_answer": "VCoolio"}
is there any virtual machine software for linux?
qemu
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{"user_question": "Belutz", "user_answer": "anto9us"}
help... my virtual desktop is gone.... how do i restore it ??
right click on a free space in the panel --> add --> desktop switcher
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{"user_question": "Belutz", "user_answer": "mindmedic"}
is it just my imagination or does breezy load a lot slower than hoary
sudo mount -a
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{"user_question": "titanium", "user_answer": "Belutz"}
hey can anyone point me in the direction on what i need to have java?
look here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Java -- i used method 3
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{"user_question": "Go_pLastic", "user_answer": "HappyFool"}
does anyone know a free dns hosting service that provides free mx records?
try sitelutions.com
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{"user_question": "I-are-", "user_answer": "metallico"}
Which firewall do you recommend (for Ubuntu 5.04)?
for ease-of-use, Firestarter
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{"user_question": "Ilomoga", "user_answer": "Razor-X"}
does a usb ethernet card work on ubuntu
usb ethernet works fine
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{"user_question": "SDFH_Linux", "user_answer": "crimsun"}
is there a PHP4 package for Ubuntu?
I mean, apt-get install php4
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{"user_question": "G|limmer", "user_answer": "evanpro"}
How do i change sudo password.. i cant find root or sudo in users/group
sudo passwd
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{"user_question": "itz", "user_answer": "jcoxon"}
i want to use the official driver of my Realtek  network card ,but when i startup the computer, it goto the linux one but not the official.i have installed the official driver.
I'm not sure if the initramfs already loads the network driver, but if it does, you'd have to update your initramfs as well
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{"user_question": "woniu", "user_answer": "frostschutz"}
I cannot find grub's menu.lst in Nutty Narwhal: need to modify kernel command line. Any pointers how I can set the kernel command line in Nutty?
you can add items to the kernel command line in /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT, and then running sudo update-grub; natty uses grub2 which has no menu.lst
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{"user_question": "tinhead", "user_answer": "trism"}
You want it FAT or what?
I sent him an answer so maybe he is doing it :)
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{"user_question": "bddebian", "user_answer": "Moppin"}
anyone know how i'd go about getting /etc/X11/xorg.conf regenerated? on ubuntu 5.04
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
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{"user_question": "evilgod69linux", "user_answer": "daniels"}
anybody know of a repository to get libdvdcss for breezy from?
Try videolan homepage
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{"user_question": "The_Vox", "user_answer": "egon_spengler"}
I have at least two questions, maybe more. Question 1: How do I get Photoshop running in Ubuntu 12.04?
check wineHQ and maybe winetricks, a bunch of scripts for dotnet and stuff
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{"user_question": "Zyewni", "user_answer": "OerHeks"}
anyone one know how to move the menu's on the panel? such as moving 'Places' under the menu of 'Applications'?
I think that's very hard to do
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{"user_question": "eliUbuntu", "user_answer": "medgno"}
Hey, does anyone know if there will be any issues if I download and install the latest stable dbus from source?
If I knew what dbus is, maybe I could help...
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{"user_question": "moogman", "user_answer": "Frank_dot"}
whats a good cd burner?
k3b
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{"user_question": "sinferno", "user_answer": "_0kills"}
does anyone know the name of a unbunto directly installed which a a plane game controlled by the mouse ??
xplane?
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{"user_question": "ttr", "user_answer": "nalioth"}