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can anyone help me in installing mplayer and plugins to play mpg or avi files?
you need to enable multiverse
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{"user_question": "waterl00", "user_answer": "jasoncohen"}
how to swith back to Gnome from Unity ? Im running 9.x
u need to choose the session type during login
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{"user_question": "AngryMatter", "user_answer": "mrcreativity"}
Hi. Does anyone have any idea why my custom-built kernels fail to boot? I'm suspecting some initrd breakage.
boot with single and without quiet as parameters, that should at least say sometin
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{"user_question": "johanbr", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
can wmv be played without special codecs? I have certain ones such as ffmpeg and gst* i also have mplayer and vlc
^^^ see ubitu's URL
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{"user_question": "j_fletcher", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"}
Whats a good replacement for gaim? Gaim keeps having some sort of segmentation fault even when I completely remove it then reinstall it.
centericq
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{"user_question": "hosler", "user_answer": "wsmith"}
anyone know the name of the X dev packages?
x-dev?
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{"user_question": "scott", "user_answer": "mrd`"}
I have just converted a ntfs partition into ext3, what to change in /etc/fstab now to mount it ?
like /dev/hda11 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
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{"user_question": "kolas", "user_answer": "eyequeue"}
Hi all. When I export a variable it is only available in the current shell. Is there any why to export a variable to all shells?
just restart the gnome-terminal
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{"user_question": "feugan3333", "user_answer": "Karhuton"}
Hi all. Does anyone know what packages is required to recompile the kernel with make 'make menuconfig'. I't says that I need the ncurses-devel. What is the name of the ubuntu equivalent>
probably libncurses5
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{"user_question": "feugan3333", "user_answer": "hondje"}
how can i convert a CD to mp3???
use for instance goobox
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{"user_question": "lcarlos-away", "user_answer": "ccc"}
What kernel comes wtih ubuntu, and what is the command to see this in terminal?
$ uname -r
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{"user_question": "zerboxx", "user_answer": "zAo^"}
Do you all manually type eachother's names to address specifically?
I type first three letters then tab :
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{"user_question": "HaroldJohnson", "user_answer": "marc__"}
I should be safe to upgrade to dapper when im in kde ?
sed 's/breezy/dapper/g' sources.list > x; mv x sources.list
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{"user_question": "k31th", "user_answer": "Jhair"}
a bit of a newb question coming up ...................... how do I change my gnome menus where all my application shortcuts are?
with smeg
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{"user_question": "chez", "user_answer": "gr0bi"}
had? no longer?
I know that they were sending out monthly wallpapers but I dont know how that worked. I know packages are in the repos. You might want to search the wiki or the forums
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{"user_question": "gotonpo", "user_answer": "concept10"}
hrm, anyone have any idea why the ubuntu fluxbox package does not have fluxbox-generate_menu compiled?
its in universe
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{"user_question": "avalost", "user_answer": "NoUse"}
hi, i'm using the diveintopython to try and learn a bit, but it mentions 'IDE' and I can't easily find what they mean by that. any ideas?
IDE = integrated development environment. a nice editor/compiler/debugger thingy for programmers
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{"user_question": "sexcopter8000m", "user_answer": "wastrel"}
Hello is there a way to disable daemons on startup?
system services
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{"user_question": "daddius", "user_answer": "hatred"}
hi! If i have too many options when Grub starts. Can i just delete some in /boot/grub/menu.lst?
yes, and then run grub-install
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{"user_question": "larsrohdin", "user_answer": "Tsar_vonHumbug"}
OK. Dumb question, how to I check if Apache Tomcat is even running? I don't think it's auto starting.
'ps aux' should show everything that's running (there must be an easier way to find out though)
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{"user_question": "Rogan_", "user_answer": "ZykoticK9"}
how can I format a drive to ext3 from the command line?
yup
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{"user_question": "CzarAlex", "user_answer": "cafuego_"}
Is there a command to list the largest files on your system? Almost over night, ive gone to having 98% of my disk filled and i cant figure out what file(s) are doing it.
cd / then run du -sh
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{"user_question": "CzarAlex", "user_answer": "pybe"}
what's a good cd burning app?
gnomebaker, k3b
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{"user_question": "cmatheson", "user_answer": "you-bunt-too"}
when is breezy's release date?
October 13, 2005
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{"user_question": "Paully", "user_answer": "Burgundavia"}
what's the default password for root/ssh ?
you can set a password, but its strongly discouraged
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{"user_question": "ofer0", "user_answer": "cwill1"}
hmm how to restart the gnome panels ?
killall gnome-panels
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{"user_question": "ztonzy", "user_answer": "nico_32"}
i want to make apt-get dist-upgrade, but don't know what parameter should i set to make it two fold: download overnight today, and install overnight tomorrow...
you can usse the apt-get flag to 'download only' (type 'apt-get --help' to see it
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{"user_question": "lips", "user_answer": "nalioth"}
http://ubuntuguide.org/#limewire, it all works but then I can't open Limewire, anybody knows what to do?
wiki.ubuntu.com/SoundProblemsHoary
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{"user_question": "rolo", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
Hi there, trying to use find command to find executable in my project. Using find . -executable -name 'whatIamLooking' but it includes directories. How do I exclude directories
that is what comes off the top of my head.
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{"user_question": "niranjan", "user_answer": "smw"}
i just ordered those freebies.. I can't wait to distro them to friends now!
clamav
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{"user_question": "rootbeer", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
I would like to test cgi scripts without having to copy them to my usual server. I *think* installing apache2 will automatically start up a web server on my computer. Will I be left with hours of config'ing, or is it straightforward to enable cgi scripts?
not sure about the python stuff, but apache itself is easy to install on Ubuntu
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{"user_question": "EnsignRedshirt", "user_answer": "Madpilot"}
does anyone know where network devices are mounted to when using nautilus's 'connect to server'?
try /media
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{"user_question": "tcopeland", "user_answer": "gbear12"}
which ubuntu package contains the file parskip.py?
dpkg -S parskip.sty
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{"user_question": "Sonderblade", "user_answer": "amias"}
I have a relatively old videocard (Nvidia Riva TNT2, 32Mb) in my system, but was able to run a 'quite decent' game of Unreal Tournament. How would I go about in Ubuntu to install OpenGL drivers? Or are they already installed?
i think the nvidia-glx package supports it yes
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{"user_question": "Garyu", "user_answer": "yuacht"}
how to for update hoary to breezy?
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BreezyUpgrade?highlight=%28breezy%29
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{"user_question": "Neerlan_Amorim", "user_answer": "tiglionabbit"}
what would the root entry be for the 3rd partition on the first HD in the grub menu.lst? I've become confused by the documentation
that's correct
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{"user_question": "nebular", "user_answer": "HrdwrBoB"}
how stable is breezy vs sid right now?
breezy seems pretty stable to me. x breaks every now and then thou ;)
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{"user_question": "hondje", "user_answer": "loftus"}
will wubi, the windows ubuntu installer, let me set up a dual boot?
when you install linux with wubi it will automaticly create dual boot
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{"user_question": "falloree", "user_answer": "harvi_svk"}
Hello, do I need LVM to run a desktop?
no......LVM = a new kind of partiotioning
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{"user_question": "ale_", "user_answer": "adwait"}
is there a search utility for apt-get?
apt-cache search
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{"user_question": "TheKarn", "user_answer": "sara_poo"}
how do you enable rsync access to an ubuntu box?
try looking for /etc/default/rsync - I think you might need to enable access there
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{"user_question": "__mp__", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"}
hi, can i have help please: i have a lot of error of that kind : EXT4-fs error (device sda3): ext4_add_entry: bad entry in directory #859924: directory entry across blocks - offset=0,
check (fsck) it
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{"user_question": "bingo", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
hmm... does anything break if i boot a kernel without initrd? (i have all necessary drivers compiled in, and the rest as modules)
it didn't here
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{"user_question": "pfp", "user_answer": "mwe"}
can someone confirm if kde-look.org is down?
yep...down it is
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{"user_question": "mwe", "user_answer": "diesel"}
which is better Koffice or openoffice?
openoffice is more mature imho
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{"user_question": "richard_", "user_answer": "mwe"}
i cannot play my DVD
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
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{"user_question": "Jagst3r15", "user_answer": "mneptok"}
i was a vegan for 10 years, what is the point?
install apt-file. then sudo apt-file update. then apt-file search
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{"user_question": "carthik", "user_answer": "mwe"}
how would I display only broken packages in Synaptic?
Synaptic -> Bottom left corner, the custom button -> Broken
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{"user_question": "Albaraha", "user_answer": "yuacht"}
Is there a linux game where you're a ship at the bottom of the screen and lots of ships come from the top down, and you can shoot unlimited shots, and get upgrades, and acquire bombs...
chromium
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{"user_question": "Spec", "user_answer": "LinuxJones"}
what app do i need to convert ogg to mp3?
audacity can do that
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{"user_question": "Chameleon22", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
just a simple question, if i install ubuntu, then reinstall windows, i can fix the bootloader easily to rerecognize ubuntu right?
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows
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{"user_question": "noodle", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
been a while since i installed ubuntu, where do i see if my wireless adapters are spported?
^^^
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{"user_question": "bassinboy", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
who needs ubotu when we've got Managu :)
jksd: is it possible that there's a built-in ethernet card on jksd's machine that's not being used?
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{"user_question": "bimberi", "user_answer": "Managu"}
What is the default movie player for Ubuntu 6.06? (I know it was Totem for 5.10)
totem
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{"user_question": "ChrisC_", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
I rarely do this and dont recall..which .bash file do I edit to export needed variables ..I thought it was $HOME/.bash.bashrc ?
~/.bashrc (iirc)
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{"user_question": "neighborlee", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
if i were to install windows on my machine, after linux, is there an easy way (perhaps via a live ubuntu cd) to restore the grub boot sector?
not sure if 'easy' is the word but there is this - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows
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{"user_question": "avatar_", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
Hi. I really need help. I need to make a bash script that will fire up one file as a root. Sudo is set to NOPASSWD so authorization is not an issue, however, the 'sudo su;programname -p' does not work. Any suggestions?
sudo su -c 'programname -p'
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{"user_question": "maria__", "user_answer": "cpk"}
ok so i'm working towards installing the nvidia drivers, but the three drivers it says to remove/comment out are not there (nv, vesa, fbdev). Which one do I remove? http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/5900
it's not in that section, look under 'Section 'Device''
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{"user_question": "Nameeater", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
i've been reading the man for apt but i can't find anything on installing packages i d/l from proiders like skype. i'm a rank noobie. can anyone please point me to a place where i can learn to install packages that aren't in the distros oor in the universe depository?
you use the 'dpkg' command to install local .deb files. That said, the skype package on their website doesn't work in ubuntu, see the /msg ubotu has sent you
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{"user_question": "nootrope", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
Is running a firewall necessary for a home user behind a linksys router?
real user name
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{"user_question": "marc", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
Hi, my ubuntu menu crashed and closed.. what is the command to reopen it?
which menu? 'Applications Places System'?
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{"user_question": "omV0", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
has anyone in here used the remote desktop in ubuntu through a router?
tcp
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{"user_question": "keith", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
How can i check what version of xorg am i running ?
dpkg -l xserver-xorg
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{"user_question": "yonil", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
how do you install local debs? apt-get install package.deb doesn't work
sudo dpkg -i <debfile>
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{"user_question": "P229", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
do we need to dpkg-reconfigure X ?
some people have had to yes
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{"user_question": "xml-blog", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
I'll write about my problem again so anyone can help me. I'm on a server-install and the terminal is not using the whole height of my screen. It only uses half, positioned in the middle. I was told to press 'e' at boot prompt and add 'vga=normal' but when clicking 'e' I'm given a list of choices first (root, kernel, initrd, savedefault, boot) what should I edit?
df -h
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{"user_question": "Marlun", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
if i am to install edgy how can i tell it to use a vesa card?
gnome-system-tools contains the users-admin tool
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{"user_question": "samuel", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
not so much when I click on a music file in nautilus. In the keyboard shortcuts there is a launch music player option, but this apparently is hardcoded https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/control-center/+bug/4265 ... guess I'll do a symlink fix
ah, kk
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{"user_question": "lakin", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
where does firefox keep it's data?
er, ~/.mozilla
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{"user_question": "slicslak", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
Ok so how do I flush my cache /var/cache/apt?
sudo apt-get clean
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{"user_question": "Zugwrack", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
how do I enable ip forwarding ?
It's not iptables
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{"user_question": "s7r", "user_answer": "vlt"}
how can I grab the keycode of a hotbutton (a multimedia key)?
xev
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{"user_question": "martin_", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
is there a way to split a file in two, but be able to 'glue' it back together seamlessly?
'split' then 'cat'
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{"user_question": "pedro_", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
how does one enable the 'debian menu'?
apt-get install menu-xdg
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{"user_question": "Adross", "user_answer": "teferi"}
Anybody here has installed the realplayer? Is it really as easy as typing `apt-get install realplayer` or does it involve anything more complex?
check ubuntuguide.org... i cant install it cause of amd64
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{"user_question": "fdr", "user_answer": "monchichi"}
anyone know how to install photoshop on ubunut ... i tried using wine but i get a executable error
winehq.org forums as well.
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{"user_question": "bukem", "user_answer": "zorklat"}
I wonder why multimedia codecs and (mp3 support) is not in universe or multiverse?
Go to http://wiki.ubuntu.com/RestrictedFormats to find out all about mp3/dvd/flash/java/realplayer etc... support
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{"user_question": "stevenj", "user_answer": "nalioths_dog"}
hi, does anyone here know a web site that contains all GTK+ or Gnome software? I've been there before once but didn't bookmark it?
gnome-apps.org?
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{"user_question": "JavaOnLinux", "user_answer": "zyth"}
from what i've seen, the i900 graphics is 'ok'
onkarshinde: im not sure if they are the same, most of the time its a cpu/a few components changed. broadcom is annoying and i didnt know the card reader was installed in that model. the version i looked at on the i-net had ipw2200 in it and that works fine (you can always change it)
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{"user_question": "nikkia", "user_answer": "brad"}
i think i figured out how to solve my problem: remove then add the ipw2200 kernel module
/etc/acpi/resume.*
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{"user_question": "zeeeee", "user_answer": "crimsun"}
hi all, i read on some the forum that i can install synergy via synaptic, but i can't find it on the list... how do i fix this? (see http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php%3Fid%3D5313&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php%253Fid%253D5313%26hl%3Den%26hs%3D1Rx%26lr%3D%26client%3Dfirefox%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:unofficial)
you need to activate the 'universe' repository
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{"user_question": "zeeeee", "user_answer": "djs"}
what is beagle?
it's a search tool
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{"user_question": "ray_", "user_answer": "evader"}
how do i start nautilus without opening the file-browser just the desktop?
you can try nautilus --no-default-window
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{"user_question": "ray_", "user_answer": "nickrud"}
hey all. i just got another hand-me-down machine today with two identical hard drives. does anyone know of a *working* how-to for setting up a bootable raid array? hoary and breezy installers seem to choke on the boot manager.
ask ubotu about raid, if you have not yet.
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{"user_question": "volvoguy", "user_answer": "dabar"}
hmm.. I'm getting this error when I dist-upgrade on my breezy: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libs/libsndfile/libsndfile1_1.0.10-2_i386.deb MD5Sum mismatch
go ermove us. from the sources.list file.
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{"user_question": "punkrockguy318", "user_answer": "dabar"}
I forgot how to turn on dma, what is the command hdparm -d1?
eg hdpram -d1 /dev/hdc
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{"user_question": "whoops", "user_answer": "rob^"}
hi! could some of you tell me if installed ubuntu brings some p2p program?
you can easially install several
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{"user_question": "jessid", "user_answer": "dr_willis"}
can someone help please, my ubuntu keeps crashing, i thikn its X related, something about ati cards not liking 3d acceleratgion or something
i would try a reinstall
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{"user_question": "bob233", "user_answer": "Zuiden"}
Ubuntu in a laptop, when typing some text all the sudden other application takes focus. This makes typing a pain any ideas?
- hoary or breezy?>
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{"user_question": "Nelo", "user_answer": "CarlFK"}
hi everyone, how can i get to know the edition of the application which will be installed when using apt-get?
apt-cache policy <packagename>
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{"user_question": "xliu", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"}
what's everyone using to manage music library in gnome on ubuntu?
rhythmbox + easytag
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{"user_question": "devios", "user_answer": "alicia"}
you've installed the packages mentioned on the RestrictedFormats page on the wiki?
of course
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{"user_question": "HappyFool", "user_answer": "ttyS0"}
What's the best way to uninstall everything related to GNOME and X? Is there a shortcut instead of searching for all related files individually?
and GNOME is an X thing so it'll go away too
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{"user_question": "Elko", "user_answer": "Amaranth"}
any ideas where to start fixing a broken lvm partition? when I try to mount the lvm directly I get following error: wrong fs type, bad superblock on <partition>.. try dmesg
try this http://www.tcpdump.com/kb/os/linux/configuring-lvm/intro.html
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{"user_question": "stdd", "user_answer": "Mandalord"}
what for !find?
its a bot command
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{"user_question": "JohnMcClane", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
Is there any way I can print to pdf rather than my physical printer in ubuntu?
there is a cups pdf printer in the repos
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{"user_question": "mae", "user_answer": "FlannelKing"}
dumb question about the installer. if i guided - resize, it asks me for the 'new partition size'. is this the new size of the old partition, or the size of the new partition?
the one you are creating
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{"user_question": "bitwiseshiftleft", "user_answer": "dabaR"}
Hi. I'm installing Ubuntu 11.04 as a guest inside VirtualBox OSE 3.2.10. Are there guest additions packages in the Ubuntu repositories I should install in the guest, or should I use the option in the Devices menu of VirtualBox?
Devices menu of VirtualBox
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{"user_question": "rww", "user_answer": "nit-wit"}
I'm getting MD5sum mistaches in 11 files when dist-upgrade Hoary. Is this a general issue or just me?
I think you have us. in front of packages.ubuntu.com or whatever it is in sources.list
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{"user_question": "Arrogance", "user_answer": "dabaR"}
Is there a faster way to download ubuntu (other than from the ubuntu website), like a torrent or anything?
there are torrent links on the main site
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{"user_question": "mikebot", "user_answer": "nit-wit"}