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i want to install the latest stable ati drivers (8.40.4) but the newest in the restricted driver manager are 8.37.6 -- i know they work fine from word of mouth, but i have no clue what i'm doing and want to know just how to remove them and go back to the restricted manager version if they do mess up for me. anyone able to help? ;x	can't wait?
anyone? i need to know where ubuntu stores the grub configuration... i don't see any menu.lst in /boot/grub ...	its grub2 now
in xchat, how do i specify a port number for a server?	like - chat.us.freenode.net/8001
where can i find the alsalib development files in ubuntu?	apt-cache search alsa \| grep dev ?
howdy; is there a downgrade path from gnome3 back to gnome2? i installed it, and it's worked fine, but now only my irc client (that's set to load on startup) appears when i boot my machine, and nothing like the menu, topbar, close buttons etc. are appearing [although, a full screen irc client is quite cool]	there is no downgrade path.
bash: /etc/x11/xorg.conf: permission denied any ideas?	he left the channel
hello everyone, quick question: ./configure on a set of screensavers i'm trying to install ends with 'configure: error: can't compile without x'. does that even make any sense, and if so, how do i fix that?	install x development libraries
i was looking at this post http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11466#post11466 cause i can't install gftp could someone please help me ? i did unchecked 'universe' in sources list but i still get the same error msg	did you run apt-get update (or have you clicked the update button in the package manager) ?
what cms or whatever is ubuntu brainstorm built with?	i would guess it's drupal
where do i put a font file? (pcf)	it would be in the /usr/share/fonts/.... folder
nobody else having problems after upgrading from intrepid to jaunty?	it is normal to encounter problems in beta software
lets say i have a desktop with two network cards. one card is connected to the wall, and has full internet access, the other is connected to a laptop without internet access (atm). i want to forward the connection from eth0 to eth1 and be able to connect my laptop to my desktop and in turn connect it to the internet, is this possible?	see if this helps http://tldp.org/howto/ethernet-bridge-netfilter-howto-3.html
hello all. how do i install adobe reader? tia!	i find okular to be every way better than adobe reader..
how do i join another irc server and keep these channels open on this server in xchat?	xchat should do multiple servers, though i don't know the exact command.
hey guys when i try and open a dvd in keffeine it doesnt work.,.	i think that's a rather controversial (offensive?) question; be careful.
sorry got unconnected. did you get the error message??	i saw the error...
hi there :) does anyone know of a (i guess a cad) program where i can feed in the schematic for an electronic circuit and a protoboard type, and it will spit out the most space-efficient layout?	not sure, but can eagle do that?
hi, i'm trying to mount an nfs share over an ipv6 scope link addresse, and i'm dramatically failing	i don't honestly know, but i'd try using showmount -e and rpcinfo to see if you can see the server with an ipv6 address
hi, i looking at my dmesg output & i dont understand a few things.. what is 'aperture from northbridge cpu 0 too small (32 mb)'? thanks	read 'man man', in the tips section there's something about how to get a plain-text output from man
ok, say i have a second hard drive and i want to install gutsy gibbon, i have the iso, but i don't wanna burn it. it's mounted, but i can't seem to get the installer started. how should i go about gettin it done?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/fromlinux or a few other methods here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation
anyone here connected ekiga with there company's sip server? sins i have ubuntu 9.10 it fails to connect	i use 'twinkle' - crap name, great client
i installed hamtchi deb onto my server from a deb now i want to remove it how i do tis ?	sudo apt-get remove hamtchi?
hi all, ubuntu tells me that /etc/init.d/networking restart is depricated, but it doesnt tell me what to use instead. who can tell me?	run 'service networking restart' instead :)
is there a place where i can download custom load screens?	perhaps http://www.gnome-look.org
how does one restart apache?	sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
how can i make local repository on removable device?	look for apt-mirror
howto restart network daemon in ubuntu?	sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
possible to boot .iso from grub?	try unetbootin
im trying to change permissions of a foler using 'chmod a+w' but get reply operation not permitted. how to fix?	you may need to sudo
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
i get some horizontal lines when watching .vob video files. does anyone know if it's a codec problem or a linux ati driver problem?	you might try changing the output or display setting. like the xv or opengl option
what's the default command to unzip a tar.bz2?	the j means uncompress with bunzip2
question: with aptitude we had the parameter search to go through the package list...any equivalent on apt-get? or on the console in general?	apt-cache search pattern or what do you look for?
i don't understand the implication of choosing libcurl4-gnutls-dev over libcurl4-openssl-dev, any ideas?	why has this question arisen?
how do i prevent a kernel module from being loaded at boot?	put it in /etc/hotplug/blacklist
what is the best and most efficient way to backup your ubuntu desktop system?	: back up your config files, home dir, and the packages you have installed
hi everyone! does anybody know of a application to create divx movies?	avidemux i think
what command can i use for traceroute?	no you have to install it
hi: i'm trying to install a new soundblaster x-fi sound card (sb0790), does anyone know where i should begin?	opensource.creative.com
hi i have a radeon 9600 on ubuntu hardy using the fglrx driver. i am playing with dual head and was wondering how to use radeon drivers instead of fglrx. is it as simple as changing xorg.conf to say radeon instead of fglrx?	yes, it should be. there are also driver-specific options, but none should be necessary
when i try to use irc client on emacs, i got this error'*** no identd (auth) response'. this means i have to install identd on my ubuntu??	some servers might want one.. but ive not seen any in ages that did.
there is/was a metapackage in ubuntu that installed most of the common utilities/libs needed to build software. anyone know what the name is?	build-essential
is the pangolin coming out tomorrow?	it should be out in the next 21 hours
anyone who use a win program with wine?	have done so in the past to no great effect
virtual drives are just that virtual , how can you expect it to be a real partition , trever420	ummm well the whole point of an emulator is to make it look like seamless hardware to the os
how can i place icons for programms on a desktop? i have tried to search for them, and right-click menu doesn't have any send to -> desktop entry	i think you can simply create a launcher (right click desktop and find something about that there), or right click a running app in the left panel and 'keep in launcher'.
what command shall i use to find out what my sound card is ? - thanx for your help	lspci
can anyone point me to instructions on compiling an ubuntu package from source to apply a bug patch and make a new package to test with?	then you edit, but then to build a binary packages there are several ways, and i don't know the merits of each
is there a way to get the new toolbar on to my primary display?	no :( that's one of the biggest complaints about unity
is anyone else having trouble with enabling unity?	if there is more than one proprietary driver in the list try another one
how can use the 'find -name 'somefile', that it ignores wether a letter is a capital or not?	use -iname instead of -name
anyone use awesome ? need help on theme.lua	http://awesome.naquadah.org/community/
nobody answered in #launchpad, so i'll ask here. is it okay to just make an experimental project in launchpad, or does it need to be an already-established project... is it okay to use it temporarily for personal tracking, i mean?	it is fine.
does anyone know any good wireless desktop cards that are compatible with ubuntu 11.04 64bit	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/wifidocs/wirelesscardssupported
guys, is there anyway to download themes for gnome ?	you can get themes from sites like gnome-look.org. you download a tar.gz file from the site and install it using the theme manager
hi,all. may i ask which program provide the command 'dpkg-depcheck', please?	sudo apt-get install devscripts
how can i shut down x completley?	press ctrl+alt+f1...login and do a sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
i really cannot bring ubuntu on the hd... cd-rom detection fails desperately... cann i install from hd or usb-disk?	try this link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/fromusbstick
how can i install java on firefox?	install package sun-java6-jre from system > administration > synaptic
who do i bitch to this about? this afternoon i ran my updates, and all my system sounds stopped working, except for my unixcw app. i triple checked my settings, and they seemed correct, but to be sure, i tried every option available, to no avail. hovering the mouse over the panel speaker icon showed the volume was at 100%, and right clicking on it, gave me the option to mute, so i assumed nothing was muted. but, when i finally righ	launchpad.net is the bitching place, but try not to be a bitch ;)
how to close the 'sudo' lease. for instance, when finished an operation with 'sudo', the system keeps ''open'' the previous given password permit also if i start another sudo instance and keeps 'open' for 10 mins. so, how can i stop/close that 'open elevation' status? i tried with 'exit' and 'sync' unsuccesfully	sudo -k
hey, can someone make me a sandwich?	get a girlfriend to make your sandwiches
hi, is there a way to force ubuntu to remove a package that has dependency problems?	yes, with dpkg
on ubuntu 10.04, on every boot i have to disable bluetooth and re-enable wireless network to get connected to internet. is there a way to fix this please?	i think you can auto enable wireless by right click on it and edit settings
where can i get a list of ubuntu file reposatories??	you can locate a package in a ubuntu version in packages.ubuntu.com
hello dear friends. we use # sign at the beginning of a line to uncomment it in some configuration files (hosts, in my case). what can i use to uncomment a group of lines? is it possible to put something before and after that group of lines so system not to read them?	not in hosts
hi, i want to check if a set of variables are set in a shell script, but i am getting syntax errors. can someone please tell me what's the problem with following code . http://paste.ubuntu.com/558986/ . help is much appreciated.	outermost delimiters in if-statement should be '(' ')'.
ok, no blackberry... how about outlook + wine?	forget outlook with wine xd
hi all! im looking for an open voip-solution fur ubuntu.. do you have any suggestions for me?	astrisk
i just installed ubuntu and for some reason i wasn't asked for keyboard language, i believe its set to an american keyboard now and i've got a swedish one. i went to preferences > keyboard, layouts tab, and removed the american layout and added the swedish one, but it didn\t help, the keys are still wrong. any ideas?	dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
hey... how can i found out what version of ubuntu?	lsb_release -a
hif folks, tired- remind me what's that new wobbly window thing thats creating so much buzz?	xgl ?
if i typed in a command for a program where is it usually stores, like pidgin etc	in the terminal tyupe locate pidgin
what would be a good way to keep an auto.home directory mounted? presently it it mounted when i log in and unmounts when i log out. this is messing with some cronjobs that are running out of my home directory. moving them to a directory other than my home directory is not an option.	have an auto mount script
yaro: this is what i do.	why not just medibuntu to install all th codecs you want?
how do you change language?	you can choose language at the login window
hi, i want to install ubuntu on intel core duo mac, should i use cd image for desktom (386) or cd image for apple macintosh powerpc based desktop and laptop?	you want 386 since powerpc has nothing to do with intel but i m not sure if ubuntu can run on a intel mac
hi, where can i get a postgresql 8.2 package for intrepid ?	you could look up the deb archive found through debian.org
folks ive installed gcrypt, where are its docs placed?	most likey /usr/share/doc/gcrypt
any ideas as to why my wireless doesn't show up (no networks, no eth1, doesn't appear to be there), but the driver scanning found the card and installed drivers?	cheers, asked there too:)
hi, how can i watermark many photos in one go? can i use gwenview to do this?	it might be possible to do it using gimp as well
is ubuntu supposed to forward packats between two netowkr interfaces if the firewall is disabled?	that uses the kernel's routing table
hello, quick question. when you get the 'your are not in the sudoers file, this incident will be reported' where is it reported?	l3top: yep, seems like you'll see a message in /var/log/auth.log as well as a mail sent to root
hi - is there anywhere i can download gnome 2.30.2 binaries plz ?	check packages.ubuntu.com
is there setting somewhere to have xchat start minimuzed to the system tray?	there is a command line switch...
why will gedit make a <filename>~ file after i edit files?	because the default behavior is to save backup copies, check edit>preferences, editor tab, filesaving to change that
i'm reading something about a bug w/ acpi, anyone know if this might be the case with my audio prob ?	build-essential will get you close probably
distrowatch says linux (2.6.28.3) would be available for ubuntu ... that would have ext4 stable	that is only in the development release, not the released version.
i used to use kdiff3 for comparing file hierarchies. however, that's not available in the repositories anymore. anybody recommend an alternative?	kdiff3 is in repos for karmic
how can i disable ipv6 without restarting?	i'm pretty unsure but, have you tried init1 and init 5?
redforce_.. will you do me a favor?	which favor?
im trying to convert a .nrg file to iso. but nrg2iso doesn't work and acetoneiso2 says that the file is already in iso-9660 format. but still it has the .nrg extension	it's a dirty trick but you might start cdmage via wine to convert your nrg to iso
hmm. is there anything that comes with either 5.10 or 6.06 i can use to edit mp3 files? i need to trim some leadtime off and maybe join some of them together. what's the handiest tool/application to use?	there appear to be a few :)
what's the command to enable a vhost on apache2?	a2ensite i think
anyone here able to print to a windows printer on their network?	dunno, i have the opposite problem. i've been trying to get the win box to print to my samba printer :)
bug in ubuntu - booting up with incorrect time shows dialog stating time is incorrect with message that you can run into errors. two choice buttons, ignore and change time. click on change time and states you don't have rights to perform admin task with no other prompts. have to kill xwindows and choose ignore instead.	launchpad.net is the proper place to report bugs
hi, does anyone know any program for ubuntu gutsy 64bit that i can manage olympus sp-550 uz digital camera ?	what about picasa?
i am trying to get the airport utility to run on ubuntu. i installed wine, downloaded the airport utility for windows, it installed nicely. but it doesn't find my little airport express when scanning. why doesn't it find it? what do i have to reconfigure?	so, well, you're unlikely to be capable to do this
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
can anyone help me with xfce ?	what kind of a help?

i want to install the latest stable ati drivers (8.40.4) but the newest in the restricted driver manager are 8.37.6 -- i know they work fine from word of mouth, but i have no clue what i'm doing and want to know just how to remove them and go back to the restricted manager version if they do mess up for me. anyone able to help? ;x

can't wait?

anyone? i need to know where ubuntu stores the grub configuration... i don't see any menu.lst in /boot/grub ...

its grub2 now

in xchat, how do i specify a port number for a server?

like - chat.us.freenode.net/8001

where can i find the alsalib development files in ubuntu?

apt-cache search alsa | grep dev ?

howdy; is there a downgrade path from gnome3 back to gnome2? i installed it, and it's worked fine, but now only my irc client (that's set to load on startup) appears when i boot my machine, and nothing like the menu, topbar, close buttons etc. are appearing [although, a full screen irc client is quite cool]

there is no downgrade path.

bash: /etc/x11/xorg.conf: permission denied any ideas?

he left the channel

hello everyone, quick question: ./configure on a set of screensavers i'm trying to install ends with 'configure: error: can't compile without x'. does that even make any sense, and if so, how do i fix that?

install x development libraries

i was looking at this post http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11466#post11466 cause i can't install gftp could someone please help me ? i did unchecked 'universe' in sources list but i still get the same error msg

did you run apt-get update (or have you clicked the update button in the package manager) ?

what cms or whatever is ubuntu brainstorm built with?

i would guess it's drupal

where do i put a font file? (pcf)

it would be in the /usr/share/fonts/.... folder

nobody else having problems after upgrading from intrepid to jaunty?

it is normal to encounter problems in beta software

lets say i have a desktop with two network cards. one card is connected to the wall, and has full internet access, the other is connected to a laptop without internet access (atm). i want to forward the connection from eth0 to eth1 and be able to connect my laptop to my desktop and in turn connect it to the internet, is this possible?

see if this helps http://tldp.org/howto/ethernet-bridge-netfilter-howto-3.html

hello all. how do i install adobe reader? tia!

i find okular to be every way better than adobe reader..

how do i join another irc server and keep these channels open on this server in xchat?

xchat should do multiple servers, though i don't know the exact command.

hey guys when i try and open a dvd in keffeine it doesnt work.,.

i think that's a rather controversial (offensive?) question; be careful.

sorry got unconnected. did you get the error message??

i saw the error...

hi there :) does anyone know of a (i guess a cad) program where i can feed in the schematic for an electronic circuit and a protoboard type, and it will spit out the most space-efficient layout?

not sure, but can eagle do that?

hi, i'm trying to mount an nfs share over an ipv6 scope link addresse, and i'm dramatically failing

i don't honestly know, but i'd try using showmount -e and rpcinfo to see if you can see the server with an ipv6 address

hi, i looking at my dmesg output & i dont understand a few things.. what is 'aperture from northbridge cpu 0 too small (32 mb)'? thanks

read 'man man', in the tips section there's something about how to get a plain-text output from man

ok, say i have a second hard drive and i want to install gutsy gibbon, i have the iso, but i don't wanna burn it. it's mounted, but i can't seem to get the installer started. how should i go about gettin it done?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/fromlinux or a few other methods here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation

anyone here connected ekiga with there company's sip server? sins i have ubuntu 9.10 it fails to connect

i use 'twinkle' - crap name, great client

i installed hamtchi deb onto my server from a deb now i want to remove it how i do tis ?

sudo apt-get remove hamtchi?

hi all, ubuntu tells me that /etc/init.d/networking restart is depricated, but it doesnt tell me what to use instead. who can tell me?

run 'service networking restart' instead :)

is there a place where i can download custom load screens?

perhaps http://www.gnome-look.org

how does one restart apache?

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

how can i make local repository on removable device?

look for apt-mirror

howto restart network daemon in ubuntu?

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

possible to boot .iso from grub?

try unetbootin

im trying to change permissions of a foler using 'chmod a+w' but get reply operation not permitted. how to fix?

you may need to sudo

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

i get some horizontal lines when watching .vob video files. does anyone know if it's a codec problem or a linux ati driver problem?

you might try changing the output or display setting. like the xv or opengl option

what's the default command to unzip a tar.bz2?

the j means uncompress with bunzip2

question: with aptitude we had the parameter search to go through the package list...any equivalent on apt-get? or on the console in general?

apt-cache search pattern or what do you look for?

i don't understand the implication of choosing libcurl4-gnutls-dev over libcurl4-openssl-dev, any ideas?

why has this question arisen?

how do i prevent a kernel module from being loaded at boot?

put it in /etc/hotplug/blacklist

what is the best and most efficient way to backup your ubuntu desktop system?

: back up your config files, home dir, and the packages you have installed

hi everyone! does anybody know of a application to create divx movies?

avidemux i think

what command can i use for traceroute?

no you have to install it

hi: i'm trying to install a new soundblaster x-fi sound card (sb0790), does anyone know where i should begin?

opensource.creative.com

hi i have a radeon 9600 on ubuntu hardy using the fglrx driver. i am playing with dual head and was wondering how to use radeon drivers instead of fglrx. is it as simple as changing xorg.conf to say radeon instead of fglrx?

yes, it should be. there are also driver-specific options, but none should be necessary

when i try to use irc client on emacs, i got this error'*** no identd (auth) response'. this means i have to install identd on my ubuntu??

some servers might want one.. but ive not seen any in ages that did.

there is/was a metapackage in ubuntu that installed most of the common utilities/libs needed to build software. anyone know what the name is?

build-essential

is the pangolin coming out tomorrow?

it should be out in the next 21 hours

anyone who use a win program with wine?

have done so in the past to no great effect

virtual drives are just that virtual , how can you expect it to be a real partition , trever420

ummm well the whole point of an emulator is to make it look like seamless hardware to the os

how can i place icons for programms on a desktop? i have tried to search for them, and right-click menu doesn't have any send to -> desktop entry

i think you can simply create a launcher (right click desktop and find something about that there), or right click a running app in the left panel and 'keep in launcher'.

what command shall i use to find out what my sound card is ? - thanx for your help

lspci

can anyone point me to instructions on compiling an ubuntu package from source to apply a bug patch and make a new package to test with?

then you edit, but then to build a binary packages there are several ways, and i don't know the merits of each

is there a way to get the new toolbar on to my primary display?

no :( that's one of the biggest complaints about unity

is anyone else having trouble with enabling unity?

if there is more than one proprietary driver in the list try another one

how can use the 'find -name '*somefile*', that it ignores wether a letter is a capital or not?

use -iname instead of -name

anyone use awesome ? need help on theme.lua

http://awesome.naquadah.org/community/

nobody answered in #launchpad, so i'll ask here. is it okay to just make an experimental project in launchpad, or does it need to be an already-established project... is it okay to use it temporarily for personal tracking, i mean?

it is fine.

does anyone know any good wireless desktop cards that are compatible with ubuntu 11.04 64bit

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/wifidocs/wirelesscardssupported

guys, is there anyway to download themes for gnome ?

you can get themes from sites like gnome-look.org. you download a tar.gz file from the site and install it using the theme manager

hi,all. may i ask which program provide the command 'dpkg-depcheck', please?

sudo apt-get install devscripts

how can i shut down x completley?

press ctrl+alt+f1...login and do a sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

i really cannot bring ubuntu on the hd... cd-rom detection fails desperately... cann i install from hd or usb-disk?

try this link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/fromusbstick

how can i install java on firefox?

install package sun-java6-jre from system > administration > synaptic

who do i bitch to this about? this afternoon i ran my updates, and all my system sounds stopped working, except for my unixcw app. i triple checked my settings, and they seemed correct, but to be sure, i tried every option available, to no avail. hovering the mouse over the panel speaker icon showed the volume was at 100%, and right clicking on it, gave me the option to mute, so i assumed nothing was muted. but, when i finally righ

launchpad.net is the bitching place, but try not to be a bitch ;)

how to close the 'sudo' lease. for instance, when finished an operation with 'sudo', the system keeps ''open'' the previous given password permit also if i start another sudo instance and keeps 'open' for 10 mins. so, how can i stop/close that 'open elevation' status? i tried with 'exit' and 'sync' unsuccesfully

sudo -k

hey, can someone make me a sandwich?

get a girlfriend to make your sandwiches

hi, is there a way to force ubuntu to remove a package that has dependency problems?

yes, with dpkg

on ubuntu 10.04, on every boot i have to disable bluetooth and re-enable wireless network to get connected to internet. is there a way to fix this please?

i think you can auto enable wireless by right click on it and edit settings

where can i get a list of ubuntu file reposatories??

you can locate a package in a ubuntu version in packages.ubuntu.com

hello dear friends. we use # sign at the beginning of a line to uncomment it in some configuration files (hosts, in my case). what can i use to uncomment a group of lines? is it possible to put something before and after that group of lines so system not to read them?

not in hosts

hi, i want to check if a set of variables are set in a shell script, but i am getting syntax errors. can someone please tell me what's the problem with following code . http://paste.ubuntu.com/558986/ . help is much appreciated.

outermost delimiters in if-statement should be '(' ')'.

ok, no blackberry... how about outlook + wine?

forget outlook with wine xd

hi all! im looking for an open voip-solution fur ubuntu.. do you have any suggestions for me?

astrisk

i just installed ubuntu and for some reason i wasn't asked for keyboard language, i believe its set to an american keyboard now and i've got a swedish one. i went to preferences > keyboard, layouts tab, and removed the american layout and added the swedish one, but it didn\t help, the keys are still wrong. any ideas?

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

hey... how can i found out what version of ubuntu?

lsb_release -a

hif folks, tired- remind me what's that new wobbly window thing thats creating so much buzz?

xgl ?

if i typed in a command for a program where is it usually stores, like pidgin etc

in the terminal tyupe locate pidgin

what would be a good way to keep an auto.home directory mounted? presently it it mounted when i log in and unmounts when i log out. this is messing with some cronjobs that are running out of my home directory. moving them to a directory other than my home directory is not an option.

have an auto mount script

yaro: this is what i do.

why not just medibuntu to install all th codecs you want?

how do you change language?

you can choose language at the login window

hi, i want to install ubuntu on intel core duo mac, should i use cd image for desktom (386) or cd image for apple macintosh powerpc based desktop and laptop?

you want 386 since powerpc has nothing to do with intel but i m not sure if ubuntu can run on a intel mac

hi, where can i get a postgresql 8.2 package for intrepid ?

you could look up the deb archive found through debian.org

folks ive installed gcrypt, where are its docs placed?

most likey /usr/share/doc/gcrypt

any ideas as to why my wireless doesn't show up (no networks, no eth1, doesn't appear to be there), but the driver scanning found the card and installed drivers?

cheers, asked there too:)

hi, how can i watermark many photos in one go? can i use gwenview to do this?

it might be possible to do it using gimp as well

is ubuntu supposed to forward packats between two netowkr interfaces if the firewall is disabled?

that uses the kernel's routing table

hello, quick question. when you get the 'your are not in the sudoers file, this incident will be reported' where is it reported?

l3top: yep, seems like you'll see a message in /var/log/auth.log as well as a mail sent to root

hi - is there anywhere i can download gnome 2.30.2 binaries plz ?

check packages.ubuntu.com

is there setting somewhere to have xchat start minimuzed to the system tray?

there is a command line switch...

why will gedit make a <filename>~ file after i edit files?

because the default behavior is to save backup copies, check edit>preferences, editor tab, filesaving to change that

i'm reading something about a bug w/ acpi, anyone know if this might be the case with my audio prob ?

build-essential will get you close probably

distrowatch says linux (2.6.28.3) would be available for ubuntu ... that would have ext4 stable

that is only in the development release, not the released version.

i used to use kdiff3 for comparing file hierarchies. however, that's not available in the repositories anymore. anybody recommend an alternative?

kdiff3 is in repos for karmic

how can i disable ipv6 without restarting?

i'm pretty unsure but, have you tried init1 and init 5?

redforce_.. will you do me a favor?

which favor?

im trying to convert a .nrg file to iso. but nrg2iso doesn't work and acetoneiso2 says that the file is already in iso-9660 format. but still it has the .nrg extension

it's a dirty trick but you might start cdmage via wine to convert your nrg to iso

hmm. is there anything that comes with either 5.10 or 6.06 i can use to edit mp3 files? i need to trim some leadtime off and maybe join some of them together. what's the handiest tool/application to use?

there appear to be a few :)

what's the command to enable a vhost on apache2?

a2ensite i think

anyone here able to print to a windows printer on their network?

dunno, i have the opposite problem. i've been trying to get the win box to print to my samba printer :)

bug in ubuntu - booting up with incorrect time shows dialog stating time is incorrect with message that you can run into errors. two choice buttons, ignore and change time. click on change time and states you don't have rights to perform admin task with no other prompts. have to kill xwindows and choose ignore instead.

launchpad.net is the proper place to report bugs

hi, does anyone know any program for ubuntu gutsy 64bit that i can manage olympus sp-550 uz digital camera ?

what about picasa?

i am trying to get the airport utility to run on ubuntu. i installed wine, downloaded the airport utility for windows, it installed nicely. but it doesn't find my little airport express when scanning. why doesn't it find it? what do i have to reconfigure?

so, well, you're unlikely to be capable to do this

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

can anyone help me with xfce ?

what kind of a help?