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hi, is there a way to upgrade from 6.06 or 8.04 to 12.04 or will we have to hop by all ltses (upgrade in lts steps) ?	lts to lts hop should work.
is it possible to find my logins and logouts history somehow?	that'd be /var/log/auth.log , not /dev
from the command line you can do sudo apt-get autoremove	do i have to use --purge option too?
e: unable to lock the list directory	sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
quick question whats the command to mount an iso image?	more specifically: mount -t iso9660 -o loop /dev/cdrom <mountpoint>
can we not just use the bot randomly here? do /msg ubottu !commandhere	ok.
what is the difference between 'workspace' and 'view port'?	the viewport is the little area on the panel that shows another workspace.
so, where can i find the correct md5sum for the feisty desktop iso image? it is strange that it is not provided somewhere in the download page at www.ubunutulinux.org (or am i blind?)	http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/md5sums
is there a way to connect to beta distribution of ubuntu (just upgrade through apt-get)?	you can use the upgrader tool or follow the same directions as upgrading to breezy through apt except use dapper instead of breezy of course
when i try to comile alltray on my 'breezy64' i get: checking for gcc... no	apt-get install build-essential
i am considering swapping the motherboard in my ubuntu server. is there anything special to be aware of? i am not using onboard raid or anything else special, although obviously i'd need to redo my sensors.conf	is it to a board of the same type.
why doesn't autocomplete work after i type 'java' on the cli ?	hit tab 2x?
hi guys i would like to download the amd64 version of skype does anybody know where i can get this?	also see http://macprolinux.blogspot.com/2007/10/skype-on-64-bit-gutsy.html which method also works on 8.04
cups won't start after updates today -- how do i work out why?	look into /var/log/cups/*
why would a live cd report mountall: failed?	i'd say it's a bad image, did you verify sha1 or md5-sums?
how long should it take to tar -cjpf 823gb of data?	depends on your hardware ;)
how do i get rid of the 'beep' noise on ubuntu desktop when press 'tab' key. on the cli i use tab completion alot and it's freaking anoying to here that beep everytime i press tab	in the sounds, set the sound scheme to none, however sound apps and the like will make sounds, to kill those simply mute the volume as you expect
any music player for ubuntu that has adjustable fade in/out at pause, stop and song change?	clementine lets you define a face duration
which package gives me the mail command??	mailx
is there a program that 'crops' audio files? i'd like to edit some recordings in terms of length, possibly cut out middle pieces, etc.	audacity perhaps?
i tried to install an nvidia driver, and it said i needed to run it as root, how would i do that?	sudo -su?
ok. i'll just modify my question a bit. how do i go about installing an ip updating service like an alternative dns-o-matic ?	no idea what inadyn is, but it is in the repos (sudo apt-get install inadyn;)
hi -- is the right channel for 8.10 beta questions?	ubuntu+1
how do i enable desktop effects in ubuntu 11.04?	compiz is the default one
heeeey... in xorg.conf, when it says 'configured video device', where exactly is it configured? i need to change its config	xorg does autodetection by default, now. if you need to add manual configuration stuff, just add it to the file.
is there any graphical front-end to update-alternatives ?	erm. sorry, i'm getting it mixed up w/ another command i believe :)
hi, how to check which repo an installed package is from? i tried dpkg -l <pacakge> and aptitude show <pacakge>. but i can not find the repo info. thanks for help, new to ubuntu.	apt-cache policy packagename
hello, i need a usb device to magically chown its location in /dev/bus/usb/.. to root:nut . can someone point me in the right direct on how to write a rule to do so?	/etc/udev/rules.d then look for either usb or storage type stuff
hello, ubotu states that automatix uses something like echo -e blahblah, which is considered 'unsafe'. could anyone elaborate?	it automatically answers yes to questions which the user is supposed to answer
anyone have an idea what would cause my display running at 1280x800 to display gtk items large?	it has to do with the dpi setting, but i'm not sure where to configure that
what are console-based text editors resembling ms-dos edit.com? except emacs	nano
how would i use something like %h in a terminal? i want to do something like mv x x_%h where %h is the hour	mv x x_`date +%h`
can anyone else ping iblocklist.com ? for some reason i can view their site in firefox, but can't ping it or download the blocklists with the moblock config.	no-go on the ping.
i'm trying to remedy a problem with deskbar-applet	try ~/.xsession-errors
how can i remove hi-itrans from scim?	from the scim setup menu
anyone knows if myunity can be used in gnome-shell too?	no, gnome-shell is not using unity.
does anyone know how to make utorrent run on linux?	try wine
what is the prefered cd/dvd burning software for ubuntu?	are you going to burn mp3 toaudio music ...
a (very limited) list can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupport	thanks for the list
hey, can someone point me to a man file or something for the equivs package?	man equivs-control; man equivs-build
how can you configure how long sudo remembers your password?	`sudo visudo` would let you change some configurations, like `timestamp_timeout` which is the time that your password would be remembered.
are there any third-party repositories to install the acrobat reader under feisty?	check out automatix for stuff like that, or the ubuntu guide for 3rd party stuff.
is there a generic package for developer tools? eg compiler, gawk, linker, etc	'build-essential'
how do add an executable to be recognized globally in terminal?	put it somewhere in $path
is it possible to mount *.nrg iso-images, as generated by (windows-)nero?	http://gregory.kokanosky.free.fr/v4/linux/nrg2iso.en.html
how can i set certain instruments to a channel in the fxmixer of lmms?	at the top of the instrument panels, there should be a digtal counter that says 0. drag that up or down
whats a good webcam program to take pictures with	cheese
i have xine installed and working. is there any way to get embedded video in firefox without installing another media player?	gxine has a mozilla plugin
how do i put bullets in gedit? :d	copy/paste this • to gedit
why cant i minimize openoffice word	try alt+space then n
does ubuntu have an ftp client installed?	sudo apt-get install gftp
is there any good dvd iso recording software for linux?	check out gnome-files.org as a guide, then install those programs in synaptic
is it possible to live monitor in/out-going tcp/ip connections?	tcpdump, ethereal...
which software can i use to synchronize the same folder on 3 different hard disk ?	man rsync
hello. i am migrating a ipsec connection from an old openbsd box to ubuntu. openbsd uses isakmpd for ipsec while, it seems to me, on linux the kame implementation is more popular. but there is isakmpd on linux. so i was wondering if any of you guys might have a suggestion why i should use one or the other? for now i suppose that by using isampd on linux would allow me to transfer everything verbatim from the openbsd box	that was for you oops
hi, i just rebooted, and at the logo screen, there was a box flashed up, 'warning one or more' but i never got a chance to read the rest, where can i find that message?	you'll probably be able to find it in /var/log/messages
hey - i bought a new computer which runs the 64-bit version of vista home premium - which i plan to replace with ubuntu 9.10. is there a 64-bit version other than the amd64-bit version - i.e. is there a 64-bit version for intel computers?	same works on both
is xubuntu recommended? is there something lighter?	lubuntu, still beta
after adding my secondary ntfs hd to my fstab what do i type into refresh my mounted hds?	this is assuming you put your hard drive as auto in your fstab
when sshing into a server, my terminal kind of freezes up after a period of connectivity (i assume i've been dropped from the server). is there a way to avoid this?	tcpkeepalive setting can help
hi, how do i share files with a windoze computer?	setup folder sharing, and have your music in that folder, then go to my network places or equivelent and do that
hi everybody. chmod 644. is that to deny 'group'+'other' write-access?	those values are additive
dr_willis. xfix is gods gift to me when i was having a fit with my video cards...	huh? ive never seen it in a recovery menu. may ne a new thing ive not noticed.
i can't see a video in a webpage, missing plugin to see windows media player videos, can someone help me ?	i like mplayer plugin-in (make sure you get w32codecs too), but there are others as well. the package for the plugin is mozilla-mplayer
grr 10.04, why did you have to go to grub 2 that is such a broken pile of crap?	i've gotten it to work last i recall, you just have to build a separate raid partition for /boot
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
how do i restrict the ports a specific user can bind a process to?	probably could pull that off with pam, /etc/securlty/limits.conf
how do i check to see what filesystem a drive is formatted to?	type 'mount' in terminal, that gives a list of all filesystems currently mounted
another noobish question here... i keep reading 'no updates except bug fixes' now is that really really true? i mean when gaim 2.0 comes out next month it wont go into ubuntu? now that oo.o 2.0 is out ubuntu won't include an updated package? or did i miss something in my reading?	you did not miss. a released version of ubuntu gets only security updates(bug fixes) and new versions go into the development version, and backports.
hello, how can i create subdomains? (i do not want apache virtualhosts)	you can creating an virtualbox in /etc/sites-available
i appear to have some problems with applications sharing audio devices. when amarok is running, any flash videos in firefox freeze and crash firefox - also, i can't run fallout in wine, which freezes as soon as it is to make the first sounds, reporting an alsa/pulseaudio error (unable to create stream, too large). any ideas?	i also had similiar problems just sec i will find link to the solution i found
hi. is there a utility that will a) rip a cd to a single lossless file with all the track timing etc maintained, and b) rip individual tracks (with tag lookup) from that file?	tracks, yes. i don't know of one that will rip the entire cd (talking an audio cd now)
i'm an debian user looking to use ubuntu xorg packages...can someone tell me where ubuntu installes xorg?	prob. /usr/bin/x11
or the new hardy heron?	what did you tell the update manager to do? update your distriubution?
can someone here using the nvidia-glx-new driver please tell me what file /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglx.so symlinks to?	man ls ;)
i have a netgear wireless router connecting 2 computers and 1 laptop. i am going to buy a network switch. which network switch should i buy, and which one goes well with ubuntu and win xp?	sure, why not.
about the terminal... while i'm browsing the directory using gnome, is there a way to open a terminal that is already changed to that directory? thanks!	then there'll be an entry in the right click menu
hi, i have upgraded my ubuntu, just wondering, is /usr/local usually empty on a fresh install?	yes, that is for local installations...
hey does anyone know if there are any mirrors still hosting 9.10 repositories? i don't have time to upgrade three servers that are all still running 9.10 and need to buy myself a few more weeks until i can do the upgrade	http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/
my workplace uses cisco vpn... any ideas on how i could get this working with linux? i am developing from ubuntu completely at work, but unable to from home due to vpn	have a look at http://www.longren.org/2007/05/17/how-to-cisco-vpn-client-on-ubuntu-704-feisty-fawn/
which update option should i use? 'normal releases' or 'lts'?	who needs a dock? a launcher is much better... kupfer for example
does anyone find /var/cache/apt gets very large? after reading https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/13116 , (which is set to resolved), i see some people still having problems. this is important to some partitioning decisions i am making.	oh and with a seperate home partition
does the standard ubuntu cd contain kubutu and xubuntu?	as machine pauses while booting you can type server then when it wakes up afterward you can do >>>sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop<<<
is there any way to mount ubuntu dvd onto a usb stick and load from it?	yes... alot of ways.. one way is unetbootin... from a windows machine
how can i boot ubuntu from a scsi cdrom?	check out the links from ubotu your problem may be described there. you may have to create floppies to boot to the cd.
what is the path to the main python library in ubuntu 10.4?	whereis python tells you
apologies to those who've seen this earlier: ok, in gnome/metacity i can go to system, log off... and then choose hibernate. question is, how can i hibernate from the command line? the 'hibernate' command doesn't seem to be the thing.	i can do it with /etc/acpi/hibernate.sh, but there's gotta be a better way. my keyboard shortcut's busted.
anyone know the command to show who has loggin to a server?	there is no such command afaik but you can grep that info out of /var/log/auth.log and there a logcheck scripts that i.e. mail this stuff to you.
i just installed 7.10, and everything is working great! (much to my surprise) . what is ubuntu using for its visual effects, compriz or beryl?	compiz and beryl have merged into the compiz-fusion project, which is what gutsy uses.
i finally figured out how to get ubuntu 6.06 booting reliably with my new computer. the auto notification thing is telling me that 8.0.4.1 is available. how safe is it for me to jump from 6.06 to 8.04.1?	should be safe
question: my desktop shows the sda1 harddrive(windows). how do i get rid of it? (without unmounting)	/apps/nautilus/desktop/volumes_visible in gconf-editor
how can i add apps to the gnome classic menu bars?	try to update your package index, by pressing reload in synaptic
hello, i have this little problem. in nautilus (as root) i accidentally moved one of the main directories in the file system and it landed in another directory. the thing is that i didnt even see which directory is missing. so my question is: is there a way to make undo in nautilus? so the last action is restored? or can anyone give me the directory structure of the file system so i can tell which directory is missing	did you get my pm?
for a given package what command can i use to know where the packages are installed ? something similar to apt-file show ?	dpkg -l packagename
if someone could just send me a list of the files in the /boot partition, i bet i can figure it all out... just replace those files with the correct ones, then install grub	http://pastebin.ca/325168
hello, how can i tell networkmanager not to manage a device in intrepid?	delete settings in network manager
hey can anyone see me?	no you are totaly invisible...
are there any limitations on what i can do to files on a windows file share from ubuntu?	there's not many things you need to do, open/delete/execute/delete files.. all works, there might be some permission issues, and case sensitivity can be an issue
in ubuntu is there a way to turn the internal wifi card of a laptop on/off via 'software' command? the 'button' on my hp laptop is buggy with ubuntu	you can try 'sudo ifconfig <interface> up/down'
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

hi, is there a way to upgrade from 6.06 or 8.04 to 12.04 or will we have to hop by all ltses (upgrade in lts steps) ?

lts to lts hop should work.

is it possible to find my logins and logouts history somehow?

that'd be /var/log/auth.log , not /dev

from the command line you can do sudo apt-get autoremove

do i have to use --purge option too?

e: unable to lock the list directory

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock

quick question whats the command to mount an iso image?

more specifically: mount -t iso9660 -o loop /dev/cdrom <mountpoint>

can we not just use the bot randomly here? do /msg ubottu !commandhere

ok.

what is the difference between 'workspace' and 'view port'?

the viewport is the little area on the panel that shows another workspace.

so, where can i find the correct md5sum for the feisty desktop iso image? it is strange that it is not provided somewhere in the download page at www.ubunutulinux.org (or am i blind?)

http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/md5sums

is there a way to connect to beta distribution of ubuntu (just upgrade through apt-get)?

you can use the upgrader tool or follow the same directions as upgrading to breezy through apt except use dapper instead of breezy of course

when i try to comile alltray on my 'breezy64' i get: checking for gcc... no

apt-get install build-essential

i am considering swapping the motherboard in my ubuntu server. is there anything special to be aware of? i am not using onboard raid or anything else special, although obviously i'd need to redo my sensors.conf

is it to a board of the same type.

why doesn't autocomplete work after i type 'java' on the cli ?

hit tab 2x?

hi guys i would like to download the amd64 version of skype does anybody know where i can get this?

also see http://macprolinux.blogspot.com/2007/10/skype-on-64-bit-gutsy.html which method also works on 8.04

cups won't start after updates today -- how do i work out why?

look into /var/log/cups/*

why would a live cd report mountall: failed?

i'd say it's a bad image, did you verify sha1 or md5-sums?

how long should it take to tar -cjpf 823gb of data?

depends on your hardware ;)

how do i get rid of the 'beep' noise on ubuntu desktop when press 'tab' key. on the cli i use tab completion alot and it's freaking anoying to here that beep everytime i press tab

in the sounds, set the sound scheme to none, however sound apps and the like will make sounds, to kill those simply mute the volume as you expect

any music player for ubuntu that has adjustable fade in/out at pause, stop and song change?

clementine lets you define a face duration

which package gives me the mail command??

mailx

is there a program that 'crops' audio files? i'd like to edit some recordings in terms of length, possibly cut out middle pieces, etc.

audacity perhaps?

i tried to install an nvidia driver, and it said i needed to run it as root, how would i do that?

sudo -su?

ok. i'll just modify my question a bit. how do i go about installing an ip updating service like an alternative dns-o-matic ?

no idea what inadyn is, but it is in the repos (sudo apt-get install inadyn;)

hi -- is the right channel for 8.10 beta questions?

ubuntu+1

how do i enable desktop effects in ubuntu 11.04?

compiz is the default one

heeeey... in xorg.conf, when it says 'configured video device', where exactly is it configured? i need to change its config

xorg does autodetection by default, now. if you need to add manual configuration stuff, just add it to the file.

is there any graphical front-end to update-alternatives ?

erm. sorry, i'm getting it mixed up w/ another command i believe :)

hi, how to check which repo an installed package is from? i tried dpkg -l <pacakge> and aptitude show <pacakge>. but i can not find the repo info. thanks for help, new to ubuntu.

apt-cache policy packagename

hello, i need a usb device to magically chown its location in /dev/bus/usb/.. to root:nut . can someone point me in the right direct on how to write a rule to do so?

/etc/udev/rules.d then look for either usb or storage type stuff

hello, ubotu states that automatix uses something like echo -e blahblah, which is considered 'unsafe'. could anyone elaborate?

it automatically answers yes to questions which the user is supposed to answer

anyone have an idea what would cause my display running at 1280x800 to display gtk items large?

it has to do with the dpi setting, but i'm not sure where to configure that

what are console-based text editors resembling ms-dos edit.com? except emacs

nano

how would i use something like %h in a terminal? i want to do something like mv x x_%h where %h is the hour

mv x x_`date +%h`

can anyone else ping iblocklist.com ? for some reason i can view their site in firefox, but can't ping it or download the blocklists with the moblock config.

no-go on the ping.

i'm trying to remedy a problem with deskbar-applet

try ~/.xsession-errors

how can i remove hi-itrans from scim?

from the scim setup menu

anyone knows if myunity can be used in gnome-shell too?

no, gnome-shell is not using unity.

does anyone know how to make utorrent run on linux?

try wine

what is the prefered cd/dvd burning software for ubuntu?

are you going to burn mp3 toaudio music ...

a (very limited) list can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupport

thanks for the list

hey, can someone point me to a man file or something for the equivs package?

man equivs-control; man equivs-build

how can you configure how long sudo remembers your password?

`sudo visudo` would let you change some configurations, like `timestamp_timeout` which is the time that your password would be remembered.

are there any third-party repositories to install the acrobat reader under feisty?

check out automatix for stuff like that, or the ubuntu guide for 3rd party stuff.

is there a generic package for developer tools? eg compiler, gawk, linker, etc

'build-essential'

how do add an executable to be recognized globally in terminal?

put it somewhere in $path

is it possible to mount *.nrg iso-images, as generated by (windows-)nero?

http://gregory.kokanosky.free.fr/v4/linux/nrg2iso.en.html

how can i set certain instruments to a channel in the fxmixer of lmms?

at the top of the instrument panels, there should be a digtal counter that says 0. drag that up or down

whats a good webcam program to take pictures with

cheese

i have xine installed and working. is there any way to get embedded video in firefox without installing another media player?

gxine has a mozilla plugin

how do i put bullets in gedit? :d

copy/paste this • to gedit

why cant i minimize openoffice word

try alt+space then n

does ubuntu have an ftp client installed?

sudo apt-get install gftp

is there any good dvd iso recording software for linux?

check out gnome-files.org as a guide, then install those programs in synaptic

is it possible to live monitor in/out-going tcp/ip connections?

tcpdump, ethereal...

which software can i use to synchronize the same folder on 3 different hard disk ?

man rsync

hello. i am migrating a ipsec connection from an old openbsd box to ubuntu. openbsd uses isakmpd for ipsec while, it seems to me, on linux the kame implementation is more popular. but there is isakmpd on linux. so i was wondering if any of you guys might have a suggestion why i should use one or the other? for now i suppose that by using isampd on linux would allow me to transfer everything verbatim from the openbsd box

that was for you oops

hi, i just rebooted, and at the logo screen, there was a box flashed up, 'warning one or more' but i never got a chance to read the rest, where can i find that message?

you'll probably be able to find it in /var/log/messages

hey - i bought a new computer which runs the 64-bit version of vista home premium - which i plan to replace with ubuntu 9.10. is there a 64-bit version other than the amd64-bit version - i.e. is there a 64-bit version for intel computers?

same works on both

is xubuntu recommended? is there something lighter?

lubuntu, still beta

after adding my secondary ntfs hd to my fstab what do i type into refresh my mounted hds?

this is assuming you put your hard drive as auto in your fstab

when sshing into a server, my terminal kind of freezes up after a period of connectivity (i assume i've been dropped from the server). is there a way to avoid this?

tcpkeepalive setting can help

hi, how do i share files with a windoze computer?

setup folder sharing, and have your music in that folder, then go to my network places or equivelent and do that

hi everybody. chmod 644. is that to deny 'group'+'other' write-access?

those values are additive

dr_willis. xfix is gods gift to me when i was having a fit with my video cards...

huh? ive never seen it in a recovery menu. may ne a new thing ive not noticed.

i can't see a video in a webpage, missing plugin to see windows media player videos, can someone help me ?

i like mplayer plugin-in (make sure you get w32codecs too), but there are others as well. the package for the plugin is mozilla-mplayer

grr 10.04, why did you have to go to grub 2 that is such a broken pile of crap?

i've gotten it to work last i recall, you just have to build a separate raid partition for /boot

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

how do i restrict the ports a specific user can bind a process to?

probably could pull that off with pam, /etc/securlty/limits.conf

how do i check to see what filesystem a drive is formatted to?

type 'mount' in terminal, that gives a list of all filesystems currently mounted

another noobish question here... i keep reading 'no updates except bug fixes' now is that really really true? i mean when gaim 2.0 comes out next month it wont go into ubuntu? now that oo.o 2.0 is out ubuntu won't include an updated package? or did i miss something in my reading?

you did not miss. a released version of ubuntu gets only security updates(bug fixes) and new versions go into the development version, and backports.

hello, how can i create subdomains? (i do not want apache virtualhosts)

you can creating an virtualbox in /etc/sites-available

i appear to have some problems with applications sharing audio devices. when amarok is running, any flash videos in firefox freeze and crash firefox - also, i can't run fallout in wine, which freezes as soon as it is to make the first sounds, reporting an alsa/pulseaudio error (unable to create stream, too large). any ideas?

i also had similiar problems just sec i will find link to the solution i found

hi. is there a utility that will a) rip a cd to a single lossless file with all the track timing etc maintained, and b) rip individual tracks (with tag lookup) from that file?

tracks, yes. i don't know of one that will rip the entire cd (talking an audio cd now)

i'm an debian user looking to use ubuntu xorg packages...can someone tell me where ubuntu installes xorg?

prob. /usr/bin/x11

or the new hardy heron?

what did you tell the update manager to do? update your distriubution?

can someone here using the nvidia-glx-new driver please tell me what file /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglx.so symlinks to?

man ls ;)

i have a netgear wireless router connecting 2 computers and 1 laptop. i am going to buy a network switch. which network switch should i buy, and which one goes well with ubuntu and win xp?

sure, why not.

about the terminal... while i'm browsing the directory using gnome, is there a way to open a terminal that is already changed to that directory? thanks!

then there'll be an entry in the right click menu

hi, i have upgraded my ubuntu, just wondering, is /usr/local usually empty on a fresh install?

yes, that is for local installations...

hey does anyone know if there are any mirrors still hosting 9.10 repositories? i don't have time to upgrade three servers that are all still running 9.10 and need to buy myself a few more weeks until i can do the upgrade

http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/

my workplace uses cisco vpn... any ideas on how i could get this working with linux? i am developing from ubuntu completely at work, but unable to from home due to vpn

have a look at http://www.longren.org/2007/05/17/how-to-cisco-vpn-client-on-ubuntu-704-feisty-fawn/

which update option should i use? 'normal releases' or 'lts'?

who needs a dock? a launcher is much better... kupfer for example

does anyone find /var/cache/apt gets very large? after reading https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/13116 , (which is set to resolved), i see some people still having problems. this is important to some partitioning decisions i am making.

oh and with a seperate home partition

does the standard ubuntu cd contain kubutu and xubuntu?

as machine pauses while booting you can type server then when it wakes up afterward you can do >>>sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop<<<

is there any way to mount ubuntu dvd onto a usb stick and load from it?

yes... alot of ways.. one way is unetbootin... from a windows machine

how can i boot ubuntu from a scsi cdrom?

check out the links from ubotu your problem may be described there. you may have to create floppies to boot to the cd.

what is the path to the main python library in ubuntu 10.4?

whereis python tells you

apologies to those who've seen this earlier: ok, in gnome/metacity i can go to system, log off... and then choose hibernate. question is, how can i hibernate from the command line? the 'hibernate' command doesn't seem to be the thing.

i can do it with /etc/acpi/hibernate.sh, but there's gotta be a better way. my keyboard shortcut's busted.

anyone know the command to show who has loggin to a server?

there is no such command afaik but you can grep that info out of /var/log/auth.log and there a logcheck scripts that i.e. mail this stuff to you.

i just installed 7.10, and everything is working great! (much to my surprise) . what is ubuntu using for its visual effects, compriz or beryl?

compiz and beryl have merged into the compiz-fusion project, which is what gutsy uses.

i finally figured out how to get ubuntu 6.06 booting reliably with my new computer. the auto notification thing is telling me that 8.0.4.1 is available. how safe is it for me to jump from 6.06 to 8.04.1?

should be safe

question: my desktop shows the sda1 harddrive(windows). how do i get rid of it? (without unmounting)

/apps/nautilus/desktop/volumes_visible in gconf-editor

how can i add apps to the gnome classic menu bars?

try to update your package index, by pressing reload in synaptic

hello, i have this little problem. in nautilus (as root) i accidentally moved one of the main directories in the file system and it landed in another directory. the thing is that i didnt even see which directory is missing. so my question is: is there a way to make undo in nautilus? so the last action is restored? or can anyone give me the directory structure of the file system so i can tell which directory is missing

did you get my pm?

for a given package what command can i use to know where the packages are installed ? something similar to apt-file show ?

dpkg -l packagename

if someone could just send me a list of the files in the /boot partition, i bet i can figure it all out... just replace those files with the correct ones, then install grub

http://pastebin.ca/325168

hello, how can i tell networkmanager not to manage a device in intrepid?

delete settings in network manager

hey can anyone see me?

no you are totaly invisible...

are there any limitations on what i can do to files on a windows file share from ubuntu?

there's not many things you need to do, open/delete/execute/delete files.. all works, there might be some permission issues, and case sensitivity can be an issue

in ubuntu is there a way to turn the internal wifi card of a laptop on/off via 'software' command? the 'button' on my hp laptop is buggy with ubuntu

you can try 'sudo ifconfig <interface> up/down'

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