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quick question: how can I enable Num Lock during boot...that it would be 'on' as default?
see apt-cache show numlockx
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{"user_question": "ViDar", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"}
Heya Everyone... I'm a new Ubuntu user just installed it... and was trying to install E17 but it asks for Jpeglib.h but i can't find any Jpeg package in Synaptic other than Jpegpixi and jpeginfo... and they ain't the right one's :S
sudo apt-cache search libjpeg
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{"user_question": "juser", "user_answer": "zorba64"}
I can't play mp3 files here. What do I need to install?!
- https://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/RestrictedFormats
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{"user_question": "hor", "user_answer": "CarlK"}
is there a way to install iTouch for logitech media keyboard ?
hotkeys
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{"user_question": "xMaximex", "user_answer": "Whiffle"}
Anyone ever have a problem with windows opened in a VNC Session? The windows Open, but their title bar is off screen
When vnc has control, hit ALT SPACE to bring up the menu. Then hit M to move it and use the arrow keys. Does that work?
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{"user_question": "saber_", "user_answer": "g14"}
can anyone recomend a nice bittorrent client?
If you have Ubuntu 5.04 you already have one. But you can consider trying azureus.sf.net
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{"user_question": "Chameleon22", "user_answer": "onkarshinde"}
any suggestions on why I haven't got any sound on flash anims?
well i had gnuflash working on gentoo but i don't bother with that stuff anymore
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{"user_question": "LarsG", "user_answer": "whiskers"}
it is 'turned off'(ie, open out, open in) by default however
still I believe it would still work if you add rules to the table, it'll block, pretty sure its active just with noting configured
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{"user_question": "KM0201", "user_answer": "psycho_oreos"}
hi...apologies for the truly n00b question, but which version of ubuntu should i install on a laptop computer? Desktop or Netbook?
desktop (netbook is for.. netbooks.. smaller than 10in screen)
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{"user_question": "kinygos", "user_answer": "KM0201"}
is it the name ? sorry I'm new to linux
linuxgames.com probably has a Wine tutorial to help you set up Starcraft and such
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{"user_question": "ryman", "user_answer": "EvilIdler"}
hey! i have the test (or dev whatever is called) release of Ubuntu Linux 5.04 and i see the final release of 5.04 is out! how can i upgrade to this final one without downloading the cd and installing it?
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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{"user_question": "individ", "user_answer": "\\sh"}
hi, which version should I download for core2quad q9300 processor for 64 bit support?
intel 'borrowed' amd's 64 bit architecture so they are the same thing
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{"user_question": "MrKeuner", "user_answer": "jbmigel"}
how can i make my own repository?
i think you can use the dpkg-scanpackages utility. maybe read the apt-howto -- can't remember if it has more info
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{"user_question": "slask3n", "user_answer": "HappyFool"}
is there any way to change the chmod of a folder, and all the folders and files in that folder?
chmod -R
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{"user_question": "benplaut", "user_answer": "Xenguy"}
I just fresh installed 9.10 on my server and now (I have a monitor connected) I can't connect to my wireless network...
well, whats your wireless device, and second, why are you using 9.10?
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{"user_question": "nunya", "user_answer": "KM0201"}
if i apt-get kubuntu-desktop, what will happen with gdm and kdm?
it will stay with gdm
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{"user_question": "Spug", "user_answer": "benplaut"}
how usable is breezy right now?
you would probably be OK
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{"user_question": "medgno", "user_answer": "benplaut"}
Hey guys, whats a good IRC network these days with some tech channels, including windows, games, etc whatnot?
freenode?
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{"user_question": "maarten", "user_answer": "Artemis3"}
you ve got the 4.10 ubuntu build?
how can i tell
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{"user_question": "fsapo", "user_answer": "whiskers"}
i still can't figure out how these linux people ripped all those nvidia stuff
what nVidia stuff?
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{"user_question": "whiskers", "user_answer": "daniels"}
how do you add respotitorys to ubuntu?
i went to that Ubuntu guide and added the sources they said to add. :P and have plenty to play with
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{"user_question": "dinocore", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
anyone know a really huge debian repository?
try the debian home page
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{"user_question": "dinocore", "user_answer": "kkathman"}
Hi, how can I change the mirror I use to get the updates / new apps?
in synaptic.. go to settings/repositories.. then where it says 'Select servers'.. choose Find best server..
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{"user_question": "mbn_18", "user_answer": "KM0201"}
I installed adobe reader from the adobe site and I can see that it is installed using 'dpkg -l | grep adobe' which returns adobereader-enu. I thought that I could then do dpkg -e adobereader-enu OR apt-get remove adobereader-enu, but I get 'failed to read archive 'adobereader-enu': no such file or directory'. What am I missing?
I was confusing gentoo emerge flags with dpkg flags earlier :P it happens.
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{"user_question": "diesel", "user_answer": "sammy"}
how do i kill esd
gvim
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{"user_question": "inva|id", "user_answer": "crimsun"}
In the installed ubuntu apache package. Does anyone know what format locales must be? Since I'm from denmark da_DK should work, it doesn't know.
probably only the utf-8 locale is generated by default, try da_DK.utf8
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{"user_question": "burgermann", "user_answer": "mjr"}
hi, I have a 4 button mouse, how do I configure my thumb button for firefox to 'go back'?
there's a howto for that on ubuntuforums.org
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{"user_question": "hksdu", "user_answer": "grumpysmurf"}
where is the enable sound server startup option in gnome?
don't repeat.
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{"user_question": "julius_", "user_answer": "lunitik"}
Hey, having trouble installing the latest Nvidia drivers - think anyone could help?
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/BinaryDriverHowto
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{"user_question": "ex0rt", "user_answer": "DocUb"}
anyone know why totem-xine crashes if i loop my playlist?
try xine-ui - it seems a bit more stable to me
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{"user_question": "icarus", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"}
say, is it really normal that the debian marillat repository always annoys me with the GPG errors? aren't debian repositories GPGed?
Happens to me all the time. The AMD64 repository is broken, too
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{"user_question": "Nekohayo", "user_answer": "EvilIdler"}
does anybody know of some network hardware that actually reliably works in linux? I have Intel Pro/Wireless 4965 and after a period of use, it just magically stops working.... and I have realtek RTL8111/8168B ethernet hardware and it randomly stops working too. And they stop working at different times. I've never had them both stop working at the same time. Honestly Ubuntu 10.10 needs rebooting more than win 95.
i'd suspect some sort of hardware issue.. cuz i have that same realtek device, and it never has caused me a problem
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{"user_question": "CaneToad", "user_answer": "KM0201"}
what command to use to see all connected hardware? like usb-sticks and stuff
Try lspci
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{"user_question": "freet", "user_answer": "EvilIdler"}
hey all, is there a way to switch to 64 bit post install?
re-install
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{"user_question": "j-rock", "user_answer": "gigix"}
probably a dumb question, but how do I search for a file?
find [path...] [expression] example
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{"user_question": "Ironfrost", "user_answer": "wfx"}
how to upgrade to hoary? change my source.list to hoary, and apt-get upgrage?? Is apt-install dist-upgrade needed?
www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/guidetohoary
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{"user_question": "ch_", "user_answer": "apokryphos"}
Anyone know of a way to make FireFox not so damn slow?
disable ipv6 in about:setup
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{"user_question": "skreet", "user_answer": "accuser"}
has anyone seen any hoary updates at all since going fulll release ,just m aking sure because update notifier icon hasn't beenshowing up.....? ;)
there is no new updates since the final relase
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{"user_question": "neighborlee", "user_answer": "libben"}
What are the improvements on the new nvidia drivers?
read the Release Highlights here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-7167.html
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{"user_question": "juliusk", "user_answer": "crimsun"}
is there a free alternative to dreamweaver?
trty mozilla nvu
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{"user_question": "rommer", "user_answer": "jamminpotato"}
should I install mplayer-386 or mplayer-586 if my system is 685?
m586
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{"user_question": "anthony", "user_answer": "blue-frog"}
I can't 'su' when logged into my normal account.. and in /etc/group there is no WHEEL group.. what do I do? :)
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/RootSudo
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{"user_question": "Vexer", "user_answer": "randabis"}
hey guys sorry, excuse my ignorance (im new to ubuntu/linux) .. im trying to figure out how to install AMSN so far i have 4 files: amsn-0.94-3-linux-installer.bin, control.tar.gz, data.tar.gz, debian-binary
try 'sudo apt-get install amsn' m?
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{"user_question": "andy_", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
Hi, does cat /proc/asound/modules give my card # or id?
try /proc/asound/cards; they'll be listed in order.
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{"user_question": "ruffian", "user_answer": "Flonne"}
hi guys, new Ubuntu and gnome user, not a new linux user. When I right click in a gnome menu gives me nothing when the manual says it should give me a submenu for adding new menu items etc. Using Hoary 5.04, Gnome 2.10..
vixus is an expert on that, he'll help you :)
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{"user_question": "roo_", "user_answer": "eyequeue"}
could it be 32 vs 64 bitness?
usually that gives a very specific error, (architecture error) so you know what the problem is
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{"user_question": "belgianguy", "user_answer": "KM0201"}
is there any gui app to deal with rar files?
you just need to have unrar installed
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{"user_question": "vmrocha", "user_answer": "stazz"}
hi! how do I open an mdf file under ubuntu? It is an image created by Alcohol... thank you!
apt-cache search mdf
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{"user_question": "fdr", "user_answer": "kyncani"}
the last option says something about 'user defined session', but i really don't know how to set that up
does your machine support 3D?
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{"user_question": "leoechevarria", "user_answer": "KM0201"}
hi, i've installed ubuntu 10.10 and my nvidia driver has stoped working, i get a blank screen on start, how can i solve it?
how did you install the driver?
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{"user_question": "Baxnie", "user_answer": "KM0201"}
hi. i was installing NES emulator from software center (ubuntu 10.10) and it didnt finish installing. now it keeps showing a message 'items cannot be removed or installed until the package catalogue is repaired'. i try to repair but it says failed. can anyone help?
you can do that with synaptic
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{"user_question": "sensisensi", "user_answer": "HaPK_PerCar"}
How can I shut down X completley?
press ctrl+alt+f1...login and do a sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
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{"user_question": "Dalkus", "user_answer": "membreya"}
So, has anyone else had trouble with Ubuntu not configuring X during setup?
have you tried vesa already?
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{"user_question": "rowanjl", "user_answer": "s-toned"}
If I just copy a buntu partition on an external drive and boot from it, will booting from usb work?
i'm gonna go out on a limb and say HIGHLY unlikely.
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{"user_question": "xananax", "user_answer": "ken"}
can someone on ubuntu do an apt-cache search xvidcap please.
nothing
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{"user_question": "Toothpick", "user_answer": "jroes"}
can somebody running breezy just quickly tell me if they have a file, /etc/fonts/local.conf
I don't.
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{"user_question": "a_monkey", "user_answer": "cafuego_"}
I am currently using KDM but would like to switch back to GDM how can I do this in dapper
udo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
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{"user_question": "vieirar", "user_answer": "chavo"}
anyone have an hint on how I could 1) make the eject button works 2) get mouse emulation (when pressing F10 F11 it does middle click and right click) to work ??
1) unmount the CD... try right-clicking and selecting eject ;)
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{"user_question": "ericb_", "user_answer": "drspin"}
question to anyone: i am having problems playing mp3s with xmms, using intel ich (alsa), xmms freezes when i try to play an mp3
change the output plugin to esound
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{"user_question": "kyle_", "user_answer": "crimsun"}
for a nvidia 7025, which driver version do i need? 96 173 or current ?
addons auto update..it will notifiy when
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{"user_question": "aanti", "user_answer": "Exxon"}
would someone post their PATH env variable? I seem to have overwritten mine.
/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games
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{"user_question": "aos", "user_answer": "nis"}
can someone tell me if I have an ipv6 problem? I just downloaded hoary preview and was very impressed. Everything worked perfect... until i did apt-get upgrade... now it looks as if the dns is never resolved.
the first thing you should inspect is whether /etc/resolv.conf looks sane
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{"user_question": "stang", "user_answer": "crimsun"}
Is there any way to tell what package a file belongs to?
dpkg -S /path/to/some/file
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{"user_question": "saik0", "user_answer": "Ng"}
how to enable DMA on hoary at bootup ??
/etc/hdparm.conf
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{"user_question": "xamdm", "user_answer": "saik0"}
ok.... has anyone had a problem with the most recent hoary update? apparently the upgrade on nvidia-glx messed up my xorg. It won't load the nvidia kernel modules because it says version numbers don't match or somesuch.
you need to recompile the nvidia module (re-run the installer). this hoary upgrade is a bit of a mess where x.org is concerned
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{"user_question": "n4cht", "user_answer": "delire"}
10.10 here: my battery indicator is stuck at 'estimating' any fix for this???
known issue
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{"user_question": "cc_z", "user_answer": "smilodonis"}
I've got a .deb package (the application wasn't available through apt-get). What command do I use to install it?
dpkg -i filename
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{"user_question": "Uboo", "user_answer": "St0n3-C0l"}
Where can I see the list of current packages for Ubuntu?
http://higgs.djpig.de/ubuntu/www/
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{"user_question": "tigrux", "user_answer": "Kamion"}
W: GPG error: ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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{"user_question": "Keizer", "user_answer": "Shufla"}
is there a way to customize the standard Gnome Applications menu? I want to add something.
see the forums, under 3rd party stuff
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{"user_question": "dave_", "user_answer": "Burgundavia"}
Am I doing something wrong? I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 through VM VirtualBox. The internet works fine and all, but I can't seem to connect to the internal network and connect to my Win7 (Not virtualized)
are you bridging or NATing try bridging see if problem goes away also check your firewalls
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{"user_question": "Desca", "user_answer": "hikenboot"}
http://www.lynucs.org/index.php?screen_type=1&screen_id=754322077423056727323d&m=screen <- does anyone know what font that is, or a font that is similar to it?
might be smoothansi?
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{"user_question": "poize", "user_answer": "meanimal"}
hey thoreauputic - in irssi, how do I enable automatic logging? can I? (I've been looking at irssi scripts, but man, that's a lot to look through...;-(
/help log
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{"user_question": "smouche", "user_answer": "Myrtti"}
hi all! is 5.04rc1 the same as 5.04?
well, no -- there is a different name :). Apart from that, lotta bug fixes, some updated apps etc.
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{"user_question": "mrc3", "user_answer": "apokryphos"}
I don't know if it actually matters but my ntfs partitions are hdb# and not hda#.
gnome ore kde ??
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{"user_question": "Ubunovice", "user_answer": "xamdm"}
And another question: It's obvious that I'm new to Linux (no?), so I was just wondering, should I bother to fully customize and set up the new preview version, because I will be able to simply 'upgrade' once the final 5.04 comes out in April, or will I have to reinstall and so I shouldn't bother to fully set it up just yet?
just upgrade
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{"user_question": "SadHatter", "user_answer": "apokryphos"}
What other GUIs can I get for Ubuntu besides KDE and Gnome? I'm looking for something low profile and clean. Can they be installed via apt-get if I were to do a server install of Ubuntu?
try xubuntu with xfce
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{"user_question": "Ubuntu_User", "user_answer": "spunout"}
what are you trying to do with cups ?
admin as a low user on localhost:631
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{"user_question": "slept", "user_answer": "nis"}
is it necessary to create a seperate /boot partition (Warty 4.10) ?
it's generally a good idea as a precaution because you can have it automaticly unmount after the boot process is done.
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{"user_question": "orko", "user_answer": "caffinated"}
I want to perform a command when I start my desktop manager, (in this case xfce) how do I do it please?
use .xsession
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{"user_question": "cusco", "user_answer": "johnnybezak"}
how do I change the workgroup I'm in?
WTF is a workgroup?
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{"user_question": "thundrcleeze", "user_answer": "emacsen"}
can rhythmbox connect to iTunes DAAP shares still? It appears to connnect but doesn't list any music
i think it stopped working as of iTunes 7
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{"user_question": "somethinginteres", "user_answer": "rusty149"}
Hello. I have stored a password in the so called 'gnome keyring'. Can anybody tell me how to remove this password again? I cannot see how to get access to the keyring...
I'm not sure if it's installed by default
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{"user_question": "knudsen_", "user_answer": "mjr"}
Gaaah! That stupid new left-side bar in 11.04 gets stuck all the time. Either above all my windows unable to hide, or the app starter is stuck behind my windows, unable to get to the front. Wtf is happening?
just select ubutnu classic interface from login page.
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{"user_question": "oal", "user_answer": "Dbl_Tap"}
hello is there a tool for gnome that allows remote svn browsing on ubuntu?
not sure if that'll work
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{"user_question": "alex__", "user_answer": "javaJake"}
anyone know of an openoffice.org 2.0 beta repository for ubuntu?
maintenance work was being done on it earlier, no idea if it's ongoing.
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{"user_question": "markybob", "user_answer": "crimsun"}
Is anyone have a problem keeping the pc time in sync,using npt???
I had that before, turned out to be some kind of conflict between hardware time and ntp time
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{"user_question": "gregL", "user_answer": "goltoof_"}
maavhis, have you tried ubuntu studio before? how is it? what's the big difference between regular ubuntu?
studio uses the real time kernel
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{"user_question": "goltoof_", "user_answer": "xangua"}
one thing though, fonts don't look as smooth in linux, do i need to turn on smoothing in the options?
you should be able to turn it on
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{"user_question": "kyc", "user_answer": "ssam"}
does ubuntu store downloaded packages in /var/cache/apt/archives? i don't have ubuntu, but last time i used it (hoary) it did not by default.
it should
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{"user_question": "disposable", "user_answer": "kbrooks"}
Hey, I was wondering what plug-ins (packages) I need to install in order to play embedded wmv files and DVDs using totem?
mplayer works best for me but you have to room the totem plugins manually.. sudo apt-get install mozilla-mplayer
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{"user_question": "anthony", "user_answer": "jsubl2"}
How do you start a private chat with somebody?
/query nickname
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{"user_question": "anthony", "user_answer": "thenuke"}
What does the error 'sh: gcc: command not found
Have you installed gcc?
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{"user_question": "anthony", "user_answer": "onkarshinde"}
I dont see the kernel source for 2.6.12 in the beezy repos -- therfore I cannot build ndiswrapper
I believe its linux-source
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{"user_question": "khermans", "user_answer": "deFrysk"}
I have another hard drive I want to install for file storage - I would like to share it in my Ubuntu box across my local network - There are (4) linux boxes and (2) windows - would it best to format it to NTFS ? ?
it's best to use windows on, yes
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{"user_question": "harvest", "user_answer": "jetscreamer"}
apt-cache show samba
does that work for all other packages
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{"user_question": "topyli", "user_answer": "Insom"}
plz can anyone say how i can install more packages
: run apt-setup
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{"user_question": "jeanjean", "user_answer": "slept"}
is breezy usable?
read the topic
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{"user_question": "netdur", "user_answer": "jasoncohen"}
how do I get an hdparm command to run at boot each time
/etc/hdparm.conf I think
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{"user_question": "benkong2", "user_answer": "Quinn_Storm"}
Also, what is the simplest way to upgrade from Warty to Hoary?
apt-get dist-upgrade
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{"user_question": "ubuntu", "user_answer": "altava"}