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does anyone know what setting i should make my linux computer if am going to be running a vm:)	you should have downloaded windows 8 consumer previw it is free friend!!
this is beautiful.. ubuntu. i always wanted linux. last time i tried was 5 years ago. alot has happened since then --- wheeeew sweet. sorry for noise :)	sudo gedit file
does anyone know the sudo apt-get install command to install alsaplayer-jack\|	use apt-cache to search for it
:-( -- my folks are 50 miles away - but there are sometimes when you actually need to be physically present - trying to talk my 85 yo dad through booting up off a livecd and running e2fsck to fix a problem - it was easier for me to drive down there, spend 10 minutes fixing and return.	yaeah, looks like i will have to make the trip
can i please get some help? i'm having trouble finding my sound card.	did it ever work?
hey guys. im running ubuntu 10.04 (great so far), and would like to know if there is any way to play back hd video (.m2ts, .mkv, etc) or flash video with hardware acceleration. i have an ati card (radeon 4650) btw. thanks	with hardware acceleration you will neet to wait to the next version of vlc, 1.2 i believe
a simple question: it is really the intention that the user needs to run aptitude update from a console, before using the software center ? i find it hard to believe that	for me it did
i cant delete a directory with rmdir, when i try it fails because its a non empty directory	rm -fdr works
hi guys, how do i keep my screen from going blank after 5 minutes, i tried messing around in power management, but it won't work.	if all else fails you can set it in xorg.conf if you have the file
is there a way to use apt-cache search but for packages you have installed only?	apt-cache search xxxxxxxx installed
explain further please ... i'm also considering trying that	every instance i have heard has resulted in a borked up parition
is it possible to disable the 'tap to click' with a trackpad on a laptop?	yes - should be doablbe by editing the xorg.conf
whats a quick cmdline that will tell someone if they are using dash or bash as sh?	ls -l $(which sh)
anyone else having problems with the update mirrors?	everyone... please see the topic
any opera users here?	flash doesn't work in opera so opera is useless
any console/textbased (slang?) program to check the bandwith with?	vnstat
hi *. does anyone know how to check wthat is the model numbre of my sata hd? i can't find the file in /proc	dmesg should tell you
what package do i apt-get if i want the kernel source and configuration files that were used to buil dmy version of ubuntu?	config file should be in /boot
when can we expect lubuntu? ubuntu is out	http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/12.04/release/
what's the default smtp server in ubuntu?	postfix is the recommended mta on ubuntu.
how do i make a pdf open with document viewer form the terminal?	evince, i think
can anyone help me setup a network dell printer? i cannot locate the drivers after they have been installed.	check linuxprinting.org database
is there a way to create a link that'll start an application with root permissions? similiar to what would happen if i opened a root terminal and execute an application?	what are the current permissions of the target binary?
i'm using 8.04 i have a d-link dwl-g122 usb wireless card and it doesn't seem to be recognized. any help?	you will want to read help.ubuntu.com and search for help with ndiswrapper.
btw. what was the name of the ubuntu installer again? i keep forget ;)	ubiquity ?
can someone who doesn't have via integrated sound show me the result of ls /dev/snd ?	hwc0d0 pcmc0d0c pcmc0d1c pcmc0d2p
hello, i must of goofed up my fresh install while using aptitude. when i launch aptitude it states 'unable to resolve dependencies', and it wants to uninstall almost every package. dl 21gb???	use synaptic, fix broken. those packages are likely obsoleted.
is there something special this upgrade tool does? i ran it and checked manually with apt afaics there is no difference. so does it do anything out of the ordinary, non dpkg related?	no, but it changes sources.list so you don't have to edit it
hi. how can i upgrade a single package with apt-get/aptitude? i couldn't find the asnwer in their man pages :(	apt-get upgrade package ^^
how can i make my ubuntu faster removing what i dont need.. the default bloated software etc	i would start be removing startup programs you don't need. system>preferences>sessions. i don't use bluetooth at all or ipv^
how can i make ubuntu quit asking for my password every time the screensaver pops up?	disable screen locking
hello, do u know if ubuntu has an option like windows to change the languaje for the keyboard, holden two or some keys	http://mygeekopinions.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-change-keyboard-layout-in-ubuntu.html
am i correct that i have to install some library before i can program in c in ubuntu?	build-essential
what is the camand to find out what kind of a file a file is?	mean file some_file_name.ext
is there a way to download all pictures from an ftp site using command line?	mget *.ext
under which package would i find the watch command?	it's in the procps package
hello everyone, i was wondering if there was any way to prevent the execution/opening of a specific file extension on ubuntu under a limited user account, is there any?	proberly not. they could always drag/drop it onto some app and load it that way
if i wanted a bash script to open several gui applications (at the same time) how could i do this? if i just put each one in a bash script (one after the other) it will wait for one to close before opening the next one.	put an & at the end of each command that opens in a gui to load it in background
has anyone used wine with photoshop and/or word?	try openoffice.org/ writer
cant anone tell me how to erase my harddrive completly (and propably reformat it with ntfs?)	do you already have the images backed up?
what is the difference between chromium browser and google chrome?	chromioum is the open source project
is there any way to make synaptic ignore a broken package?	that's not a good idea.
is vncserver not in the default repositories?	then you probably need to enable universe
gnome-applets crash upon login, how can i track the problem?	~/.xsession-errors
anyone who will help me, install deb packages?	sudo dpkg -i <packagename>
does anyone know the path to the terminal window application?	type 'which gnome-terminal' in a terminal
but i want 0.9.8.how would i install that?	get a very very new apt repo, or compile from source or cvs/svn
is there a simple (as in - as simple as 'cp') commandline tool that will show progress?	rsync -p sourcefile targetfile
hi. where must i copy a .so file so epiphany finds it?	did you install mozilla-plugin-gnash?
hey guys....... having trouble with mupen64plus still....... i figured out what my problem was but now i can't get cutemupen to work on ubuntu 10.10? =\| can anyone help me?	what happens when you try to get it to work?
night! i'm trying to install sogo package on karmic, but it needs libssl0.8.9k and karmic comes with 0.8.9g. i've found lucid have the version i need. how can i install it? i've tryed adding lucid as source at source.list later apt-get update and apt-get -t lucid install libssl with no luck...	personal package archive
anyone know how you view the progress of an fsck that started at boot and then was backgrounded?	top or htop shows your running ones (for job id)
question for people with nvidia 7676 drivers (or anyone who knows). which kernel source package do you need to get?	assuming your running 2.6.12-9 it would be 'linux-source-2.6.12-9'
can someone teach me how to find where a program is installed?	dpkg -l packagename
how do i know which version of ubuntu i have?	cat /etc/issue
does anybody use a usb modem? if yes, does he use a ueagle chipset modem (like sagem f@st 800)? i ask that, because i want to know if these instructions work flawlessly: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/usbadslmodem/ueagle-atm	from what i understand, all modems are iffy under any linux lol
what's the bash command to look at my video/graphics card? lshw?	lspci \| grep vga
hm, i've been intrigued, how can i scroll the items of the 'top' list?	other than that i think you have to set the height to see a longer list
how can i log into two sessions simultaneously, as the same user? switch users just dumps me into my old session (as is to be expected)	xnest, although i see now it's been superceded by xserver-xephyr
how can i find out what ports a program is using?	sudo apt-get install nmap, then nmap -v -a myhostname
how do i launch a file from the terminal using its' particular default application? ie 'open foo.pdf' in os x or 'start foo.pdf' in dos	(btw, 'start foo.pdf' is not dos, it's windows)
hi, why doesn't ubuntu come with selinux by default, if it is really secure linux?	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/apparmor
how can i change the behavior of gnome such that when i double click a window's title bar it doesnt maximize, but instead 'rolls up' (windowblind style)?	at the menu...
hi people. i am unable to log in after upgrade to 12.04. also, right now dpkg isn't working cuz the directory is locked. hoow do i remove the lock?	hah! welcome aboard!
why is it that people always refer new people to openbox/fluxbox/sweet.f.a to new users - does it make them feel elitest/hardcore? because its pretty stupid. they are going to see their next.to.nothing desktop have no idea and insert that m$ disc in a flash.	lol, that happened to me when i first installed linux. i was completely turned off by fluxbox.
hi, what does 'ltsp' and 'cli' stands for ? these files exists under the preseed/ folder of the hardy cdrom	command line interface (text instead of icons)
argh, whenever a kernel is updated, it always sets my grub config to boot from (hd1,0) and not (hd0,0) like it should be.. (i can manually fix it, but i have to do this after every kernel update..)	among other things
can anyone guide me through submitting a bug report requesting the version of a package to be upgraded?	is there a specific bug / problem fixed by the newer version? do you want this to be done in a release before 11.10 ?
i messed up the settings for ubuntu window manager so i have to log in with ubuntu-2d now, is there a way to reset the settings for just his window manager and not the ubuntu-2d window manager	click and hold the icon, wait a few seconds, then drag it where you want
in wine how do you go about installing a game that wants dx, and when i try installing dx it gives me an error	the games shouldn't actually need directx, i don't think.
hi i am trying to compile brutal chess but it is complaining that sdl is not available. i assume this is simple directmedia layer. but there are many sdl packages in apt-cache search. what should be installed?	probably libsdl-dev or so
hi, i have a problem with 7.10, fresh install, when booting i get grub, then 3 mins of black screen (hdd only works at the beginning), then login screen.. is there any way i can shorter the boot time?	you can get an idea of what's holding you up if you edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and remove the quiet splash words from the kernel line
hello everyone. i would like to hear anyones thoughts on why i am able to connect just fine wirelessly to my gband, but not my n band? i have a netgear dual band router.	n standard is not set properly or fully supported
does anyone know linux mint? it is ubuntu but with codecs...	i believe that codecs are not too hard to install in ubuntu proper
vncserver starts a new xserver by default, but doesn't gnome have integrated 'share desktop'-functionality?	yes, under remote desktop
where is the source.list repositary file found?	/etc/apt
why would anyone waste an nvidia video card on a ubuntu machine?	lots of games work in wine, and doom3, quake4, unreal tournament 200x, and others have native ports
i'm @ the terminal and want to launch and executable, but return to the terminal and keep using it rather than locking it up ... i can't remember what that is called or how to do it =\	i.e. somecommand &
hi guys. i'm afraid to upgrade to 12.04. i'm currently using 10.10 can i upgrade directly ?	you would need to go through 11.04 and 11.10 before going to 12.04
is it possible to create a desktop icon that will launch a bash script?	put
are there instructions for upgrading to ibex?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/intrepidupgrades
hi. i'm used to hardy 8.04. i'm looking at, uhh,... (how do i know what version of ubuntu i'm running?) jaunty 9.04, i think. how come the /etc/udev/rules.d directory is almost empty? is it supposed to be that way? is that info somewhere else now? there are about 30 files in my 8.04 installation,.	cat /etc/issue
how can i get ubuntu to load faster?	get a faster computer
how do i tell grub where to find /boot? i installed 8.04rc in a spare partition on my boot hard disk (ide/ata) but it still points to the old install for /boot; i have a new /boot in a separate part. on another (sata) disk. this should work right? i don't want grub to re-build the menu.lst thogh. ideas?	:http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351&highlight=grub
can you play other 3d hardware accelerated games ?	could you help me with my mouse/touchpad problem?
hi do you know a good tv tunner software ?	tvtime is what i use
is there some trick to using bittornado? 'btdownloadcurses hoary-live-i386.iso.torrent' never works	there seems to be an issue with the tracker recently
what does 'is department' mean in the following sentence: 'the backend used is configurable by the system administrator. this is a valuable feature for is departments managing large numbers of computers.'?	information systems
anyone knows decent resources to learn psd slicing using gimp?	gimp site or youtube, gimp has a wealth of tutorials and man pages.
in ubuntu how would i sync two folders, one on a thumbdrive and the other on the hardisk?	rsync
anyone ever had an issue with evolution not grabbing pop email via gmail ?	yes, tough, didn't found a solution ( wasn't able to access it for a few days ).
hello! the 9.04 version of ubuntu is also lts?	no its not
quick question, i have a csv file it is sorted by date but i want to reverse the order. what would be the easiest way to do that?	use 'sort'
hi guys, i've setup an sshkey pair between my computer and my server...i'm able to successfully authenticate to my server with the ssh key for one user, but not for a second. my ssh pub key is in the /home/<user>/.ssh dir for both users, but only works with one (it prompts for a password with the other). any ideas on how to fix this?	have you checked /var/log/syslog and /var/log/auth.log?
hey guys do you know any websites that will help learn the basic's of programming	http://echoecho.com/javascript.htm
i know what are gdesklets and i actually have some working on my ubuntu, i would like to know about a tutorial of how to develop my own gdesklets	you should probably look for a place where gnome developers hang out. this channel may not be the best one to ask your question.
does anyone know of a decent app that does reminders? i.e you can set a reminder on certain dates and times on a calender with a note? and it pops up at that set time?	take a look at this see if it works for you: http://www.rainlendar.net/cms/index.php?option=com_rny_download
is there a program like 'virtual audio cables' for linux? virtual audio cables allows you to take the audio output from one program, and use it as the input for another program, for example, form skype, to a recording program.	i know one program that kindof does that (not from one program to the other... but it records the output on the sound device)... it's vsound
is ubuntu good for server?	server edition should be and if it's data critical you'll want the lts version
is there a way to configure wireless interfaces in ubuntu, like in windows-- point and click a task tray icon?	try system->administration->networking though

does anyone know what setting i should make my linux computer if am going to be running a vm:)

you should have downloaded windows 8 consumer previw it is free friend!!

this is beautiful.. ubuntu. i always wanted linux. last time i tried was 5 years ago. alot has happened since then --- wheeeew sweet. sorry for noise :)

sudo gedit file

does anyone know the sudo apt-get install command to install alsaplayer-jack|

use apt-cache to search for it

:-( -- my folks are 50 miles away - but there are sometimes when you actually need to be physically present - trying to talk my 85 yo dad through booting up off a livecd and running e2fsck to fix a problem - it was easier for me to drive down there, spend 10 minutes fixing and return.

yaeah, looks like i will have to make the trip

can i please get some help? i'm having trouble finding my sound card.

did it ever work?

hey guys. im running ubuntu 10.04 (great so far), and would like to know if there is any way to play back hd video (.m2ts, .mkv, etc) or flash video with hardware acceleration. i have an ati card (radeon 4650) btw. thanks

with hardware acceleration you will neet to wait to the next version of vlc, 1.2 i believe

a simple question: it is really the intention that the user needs to run aptitude update from a console, before using the software center ? i find it hard to believe that

for me it did

i cant delete a directory with rmdir, when i try it fails because its a non empty directory

rm -fdr works

hi guys, how do i keep my screen from going blank after 5 minutes, i tried messing around in power management, but it won't work.

if all else fails you can set it in xorg.conf if you have the file

is there a way to use apt-cache search but for packages you have installed only?

apt-cache search xxxxxxxx installed

explain further please ... i'm also considering trying that

every instance i have heard has resulted in a borked up parition

is it possible to disable the 'tap to click' with a trackpad on a laptop?

yes - should be doablbe by editing the xorg.conf

whats a quick cmdline that will tell someone if they are using dash or bash as sh?

ls -l $(which sh)

anyone else having problems with the update mirrors?

everyone... please see the topic

any opera users here?

flash doesn't work in opera so opera is useless

any console/textbased (slang?) program to check the bandwith with?

vnstat

hi *. does anyone know how to check wthat is the model numbre of my sata hd? i can't find the file in /proc

dmesg should tell you

what package do i apt-get if i want the kernel source and configuration files that were used to buil dmy version of ubuntu?

config file should be in /boot

when can we expect lubuntu? ubuntu is out

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/12.04/release/

what's the default smtp server in ubuntu?

postfix is the recommended mta on ubuntu.

how do i make a pdf open with document viewer form the terminal?

evince, i think

can anyone help me setup a network dell printer? i cannot locate the drivers after they have been installed.

check linuxprinting.org database

is there a way to create a link that'll start an application with root permissions? similiar to what would happen if i opened a root terminal and execute an application?

what are the current permissions of the target binary?

i'm using 8.04 i have a d-link dwl-g122 usb wireless card and it doesn't seem to be recognized. any help?

you will want to read help.ubuntu.com and search for help with ndiswrapper.

btw. what was the name of the ubuntu installer again? i keep forget ;)

ubiquity ?

can someone who doesn't have via integrated sound show me the result of ls /dev/snd ?

hwc0d0 pcmc0d0c pcmc0d1c pcmc0d2p

hello, i must of goofed up my fresh install while using aptitude. when i launch aptitude it states 'unable to resolve dependencies', and it wants to uninstall almost every package. dl 21gb???

use synaptic, fix broken. those packages are likely obsoleted.

is there something special this upgrade tool does? i ran it and checked manually with apt afaics there is no difference. so does it do anything out of the ordinary, non dpkg related?

no, but it changes sources.list so you don't have to edit it

hi. how can i upgrade a single package with apt-get/aptitude? i couldn't find the asnwer in their man pages :(

apt-get upgrade package ^^

how can i make my ubuntu faster removing what i dont need.. the default bloated software etc

i would start be removing startup programs you don't need. system>preferences>sessions. i don't use bluetooth at all or ipv^

how can i make ubuntu quit asking for my password every time the screensaver pops up?

disable screen locking

hello, do u know if ubuntu has an option like windows to change the languaje for the keyboard, holden two or some keys

http://mygeekopinions.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-change-keyboard-layout-in-ubuntu.html

am i correct that i have to install some library before i can program in c in ubuntu?

build-essential

what is the camand to find out what kind of a file a file is?

mean file some_file_name.ext

is there a way to download all pictures from an ftp site using command line?

mget *.ext

under which package would i find the watch command?

it's in the procps package

hello everyone, i was wondering if there was any way to prevent the execution/opening of a specific file extension on ubuntu under a limited user account, is there any?

proberly not. they could always drag/drop it onto some app and load it that way

if i wanted a bash script to open several gui applications (at the same time) how could i do this? if i just put each one in a bash script (one after the other) it will wait for one to close before opening the next one.

put an & at the end of each command that opens in a gui to load it in background

has anyone used wine with photoshop and/or word?

try openoffice.org/ writer

cant anone tell me how to erase my harddrive completly (and propably reformat it with ntfs?)

do you already have the images backed up?

what is the difference between chromium browser and google chrome?

chromioum is the open source project

is there any way to make synaptic ignore a broken package?

that's not a good idea.

is vncserver not in the default repositories?

then you probably need to enable universe

gnome-applets crash upon login, how can i track the problem?

~/.xsession-errors

anyone who will help me, install deb packages?

sudo dpkg -i <packagename>

does anyone know the path to the terminal window application?

type 'which gnome-terminal' in a terminal

but i want 0.9.8.how would i install that?

get a very very new apt repo, or compile from source or cvs/svn

is there a simple (as in - as simple as 'cp') commandline tool that will show progress?

rsync -p sourcefile targetfile

hi. where must i copy a .so file so epiphany finds it?

did you install mozilla-plugin-gnash?

hey guys....... having trouble with mupen64plus still....... i figured out what my problem was but now i can't get cutemupen to work on ubuntu 10.10? =| can anyone help me?

what happens when you try to get it to work?

night! i'm trying to install sogo package on karmic, but it needs libssl0.8.9k and karmic comes with 0.8.9g. i've found lucid have the version i need. how can i install it? i've tryed adding lucid as source at source.list later apt-get update and apt-get -t lucid install libssl with no luck...

personal package archive

anyone know how you view the progress of an fsck that started at boot and then was backgrounded?

top or htop shows your running ones (for job id)

question for people with nvidia 7676 drivers (or anyone who knows). which kernel source package do you need to get?

assuming your running 2.6.12-9 it would be 'linux-source-2.6.12-9'

can someone teach me how to find where a program is installed?

dpkg -l packagename

how do i know which version of ubuntu i have?

cat /etc/issue

does anybody use a usb modem? if yes, does he use a ueagle chipset modem (like sagem f@st 800)? i ask that, because i want to know if these instructions work flawlessly: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/usbadslmodem/ueagle-atm

from what i understand, all modems are iffy under any linux lol

what's the bash command to look at my video/graphics card? lshw?

lspci | grep vga

hm, i've been intrigued, how can i scroll the items of the 'top' list?

other than that i think you have to set the height to see a longer list

how can i log into two sessions simultaneously, as the same user? switch users just dumps me into my old session (as is to be expected)

xnest, although i see now it's been superceded by xserver-xephyr

how can i find out what ports a program is using?

sudo apt-get install nmap, then nmap -v -a myhostname

how do i launch a file from the terminal using its' particular default application? ie 'open foo.pdf' in os x or 'start foo.pdf' in dos

(btw, 'start foo.pdf' is not dos, it's windows)

hi, why doesn't ubuntu come with selinux by default, if it is really secure linux?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/apparmor

how can i change the behavior of gnome such that when i double click a window's title bar it doesnt maximize, but instead 'rolls up' (windowblind style)?

at the menu...

hi people. i am unable to log in after upgrade to 12.04. also, right now dpkg isn't working cuz the directory is locked. hoow do i remove the lock?

hah! welcome aboard!

why is it that people always refer new people to openbox/fluxbox/sweet.f.a to new users - does it make them feel elitest/hardcore? because its pretty stupid. they are going to see their next.to.nothing desktop have no idea and insert that m$ disc in a flash.

lol, that happened to me when i first installed linux. i was completely turned off by fluxbox.

hi, what does 'ltsp' and 'cli' stands for ? these files exists under the preseed/ folder of the hardy cdrom

command line interface (text instead of icons)

argh, whenever a kernel is updated, it always sets my grub config to boot from (hd1,0) and not (hd0,0) like it should be.. (i can manually fix it, but i have to do this after every kernel update..)

among other things

can anyone guide me through submitting a bug report requesting the version of a package to be upgraded?

is there a specific bug / problem fixed by the newer version? do you want this to be done in a release before 11.10 ?

i messed up the settings for ubuntu window manager so i have to log in with ubuntu-2d now, is there a way to reset the settings for just his window manager and not the ubuntu-2d window manager

click and hold the icon, wait a few seconds, then drag it where you want

in wine how do you go about installing a game that wants dx, and when i try installing dx it gives me an error

the games shouldn't actually need directx, i don't think.

hi i am trying to compile brutal chess but it is complaining that sdl is not available. i assume this is simple directmedia layer. but there are many sdl packages in apt-cache search. what should be installed?

probably libsdl-dev or so

hi, i have a problem with 7.10, fresh install, when booting i get grub, then 3 mins of black screen (hdd only works at the beginning), then login screen.. is there any way i can shorter the boot time?

you can get an idea of what's holding you up if you edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and remove the quiet splash words from the kernel line

hello everyone. i would like to hear anyones thoughts on why i am able to connect just fine wirelessly to my gband, but not my n band? i have a netgear dual band router.

n standard is not set properly or fully supported

does anyone know linux mint? it is ubuntu but with codecs...

i believe that codecs are not *too* hard to install in ubuntu proper

vncserver starts a new xserver by default, but doesn't gnome have integrated 'share desktop'-functionality?

yes, under remote desktop

where is the source.list repositary file found?

/etc/apt

why would anyone waste an nvidia video card on a ubuntu machine?

lots of games work in wine, and doom3, quake4, unreal tournament 200x, and others have native ports

i'm @ the terminal and want to launch and executable, but return to the terminal and keep using it rather than locking it up ... i can't remember what that is called or how to do it =\

i.e. somecommand &

hi guys. i'm afraid to upgrade to 12.04. i'm currently using 10.10 can i upgrade directly ?

you would need to go through 11.04 and 11.10 before going to 12.04

is it possible to create a desktop icon that will launch a bash script?

put

are there instructions for upgrading to ibex?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/intrepidupgrades

hi. i'm used to hardy 8.04. i'm looking at, uhh,... (how do i know what version of ubuntu i'm running?) jaunty 9.04, i think. how come the /etc/udev/rules.d directory is almost empty? is it supposed to be that way? is that info somewhere else now? there are about 30 files in my 8.04 installation,.

cat /etc/issue

how can i get ubuntu to load faster?

get a faster computer

how do i tell grub where to find /boot? i installed 8.04rc in a spare partition on my boot hard disk (ide/ata) but it still points to the old install for /boot; i have a new /boot in a separate part. on another (sata) disk. this *should* work right? i don't want grub to re-build the menu.lst thogh. ideas?

:http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351&highlight=grub

can you play other 3d hardware accelerated games ?

could you help me with my mouse/touchpad problem?

hi do you know a good tv tunner software ?

tvtime is what i use

is there some trick to using bittornado? 'btdownloadcurses hoary-live-i386.iso.torrent' never works

there seems to be an issue with the tracker recently

what does 'is department' mean in the following sentence: 'the backend used is configurable by the system administrator. this is a valuable feature for is departments managing large numbers of computers.'?

information systems

anyone knows decent resources to learn psd slicing using gimp?

gimp site or youtube, gimp has a wealth of tutorials and man pages.

in ubuntu how would i sync two folders, one on a thumbdrive and the other on the hardisk?

rsync

anyone ever had an issue with evolution not grabbing pop email via gmail ?

yes, tough, didn't found a solution ( wasn't able to access it for a few days ).

hello! the 9.04 version of ubuntu is also lts?

no its not

quick question, i have a csv file it is sorted by date but i want to reverse the order. what would be the easiest way to do that?

use 'sort'

hi guys, i've setup an sshkey pair between my computer and my server...i'm able to successfully authenticate to my server with the ssh key for one user, but not for a second. my ssh pub key is in the /home/<user>/.ssh dir for both users, but only works with one (it prompts for a password with the other). any ideas on how to fix this?

have you checked /var/log/syslog and /var/log/auth.log?

hey guys do you know any websites that will help learn the basic's of programming

http://echoecho.com/javascript.htm

i know what are gdesklets and i actually have some working on my ubuntu, i would like to know about a tutorial of how to develop my own gdesklets

you should probably look for a place where gnome developers hang out. this channel may not be the best one to ask your question.

does anyone know of a decent app that does reminders? i.e you can set a reminder on certain dates and times on a calender with a note? and it pops up at that set time?

take a look at this see if it works for you: http://www.rainlendar.net/cms/index.php?option=com_rny_download

is there a program like 'virtual audio cables' for linux? virtual audio cables allows you to take the audio output from one program, and use it as the input for another program, for example, form skype, to a recording program.

i know one program that kindof does that (not from one program to the other... but it records the output on the sound device)... it's vsound

is ubuntu good for server?

server edition should be and if it's data critical you'll want the lts version

is there a way to configure wireless interfaces in ubuntu, like in windows-- point and click a task tray icon?

try system->administration->networking though