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i have an image file (jpeg) and i want to print it to be a specific physical size on the paper. i'm having trouble finding out how to do that, most instructions seem to be abount setting the paper size, not the image size. any ideas?	use a tool like inkscape to import and scale
ubuntu's installed uses uids to mount things, regardless of their device. how can i find teh uid of my devices so it does not matter which device node they are on?	disk uuid's are just symlinks to the various devices in /dev -- they are linked in this directory - /dev/disk/by-uuid
hi, i was wondering how i can edit the 'applications' menu because it seems to point to stuff which i have uninstalled already and i also want to add a couple of things. i have tried the program 'menu editor' but it doesn't seem to be able to do anything other than hiding links.	right click 'applications' and select edit menu
how can i open a conf file as root?	gksudo gedit <file>
anyone know the text mode network config tool command?	ifconfig and /etc/network/interfaces
hi, i am just trying to enable xfowarding in karmic. but i cannot find anywhere any settings neiher in gconftool-2 nor in he 'mighty' gui. help please..	just connect with: ssh -x user@host and you will be able to run x forwarded apps
whats a program that will remove the css encrption from a dvd iso?	try libdvdcss2
ok: i have an ntfs partition now, and i want to install windows on it, using the windows restore discs that came with the laptop. any advice/links to a good guide?	1) make backups (i've had to restore from a backup after windows wiped a drive for me) 2) you'll have to restore grub after you instal (see ubotu)
helping a friend setup his wireless network and i think he has is router config messed up. how can we determine the route to his route to his router, from my computer?	abiword is a little underpowered for text rotation
hi everyone ! :) does somebody know where to find the list of universe components and their respective description on the web ?	packages.ubuntu.com
hey guys how do i make a launcher for the trash can???	right click and choose make launcher, and then use 'nautilus ~/.trash' for the command
hi all, i am trying to install a package called puredata on ubuntu and i keep getting this error at the end: 'no tcl header found'	enable universe, then 'sudo apt-get install puredata'
hey, i wanted to know if i can restore the data from back in time on newly installed distro	you want a time machine back up like in mac os?
hi people, is there any tutorial for log files checking? i'm afraid my machine have been hacked :(...	check /var/log/auth.log and dmesg first
hey everytime i try to reboot it says policykit is not responding. what is that???	there is a pulseaudio equalizer. aviable in a ppa for lucid
wonder if anyone can help, i want to listen to my local radio station on my computer but it uses windows media player for streaming. am i able to get around this ?	you can install mplayer and mplayerplugin it can ususally impersonate wmp well enough that sites don't notice the difference
anyone... what is involved in redoing the grub on an installation that has a messed up mbr? i assume you have to boot from a rescue disk, but then what do you do?	grub is the default ubuntu boot manager. lost grub after installing windows: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/recoveringubuntuafterinstallingwindows - making grub floppies & other grub howtos: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/grubhowto
does ubuntu/kubuntu support software suspend?	its gnu/linux
is the latest kernel version 2.6.32-22?	yes, if you have lucid updates enabled.
is there a way to setup ssh keys on ubuntu server and connect to an ssh server without being asked for the passphrase?	yes, its pretty easy, actually
are you using vi? installing vim would probably be a good idea. for copy/paste highlighting with mouse, then using mouse 3rd button (typically rollers) to paste	i'm trying to pipe stdout straight to my clipboard to be retrieve with control-c. xclip stores it so i can retrieve it with mbutton, but not control-c. i could write stdout to a file and copy it with an editor, but that seems roundabout.
hey does anyone know how to make my usb hard drive not mount as read only - thanks	if it's ntfs, there really isn't a reliable, totally safe way to write to ntfs from linux. reformatting it to fat32 might be a good idea.
what is the linux-headers and linux-image?	most people do not need to do that
is there a 'show desktop' command in ubuntu ?	ctrl+alt+d
hi does the ubuntu live cd come with a dvd burner software... i have no working main drive (have some dump drives that i refuse to format) in my computer but need to burn some info from here to a cd	yes, but you'll need two cd/dvd drives then, you can't eject the livecd whilst running
hi . is there a linux program that can automatically scan for all wma and convert them to mp3 format without manually doing each one one at a time ?	there may be a script someone has written for that particular purpose but ... finding it, well i dono...
are tv tuner cards configurable on ubuntu 7.10 i have a techcom internal one ? please note i'm a total newbie with linux	you can depends on what you want usually youll just be selecting the top title entry when grub boots though
hi. i'm having an issue with my laptop: whenever i close the lid the system locks up. anyone know how to resolve this?	then i'm lost
hi! is there a log over installed applications somewhere?	do 'dpkg -l' in a terminal
is there an alternative to useing skype?	not unless everyone involved in the call is using the alternative.
is it possible to download series of files with wget?	wget file1 file2 file3...
hello, when can i download the rc?	in theory, sometime today (22nd) but could be anytime during the 24 hours
i installed ubuntu, and then did an apt-get install kde, but when i start 'kde' it starts up a mix of kde + gnome components...	apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
alt+f2 does not work in gnome 3.2, does any one know why and how to fix this?	http://gunbladeiv.blogspot.com/2011/09/ubuntu-solving-altf2-problem-on-gnome-3.html
hi, i'm trying to install totem-xine and it sets to remove ubuntu-desktop, is there any problem to remove this?	no, just be sure to install it before a dist-upgrade
is running ubuntu from an usb disk as simple as from an internal drive? or do you need to do something dfferently during install?	the most complicated part is figuring out to choose your boot device from the bios or efi. not really a linux issue
is there a limitation on what usb drives work with ubuntu? i'd like to purchase this one, but would like to be sure that it will work. http://www.amazon.com/kingston-traveler-flash-dti-1gb/dp/b000av14m2/sr=1-1/qid=1167449940/ref=sr_1_1/104-4894288-8747105?ie=utf8&s=pc	if it's usb, it should work. i've never had a problem
any suggestions on what pci wireless nic to get? i only need 54mbit	something with a ralink rt73 or rt2x00 chipset
how can i bridge internetconnections on ubuntu 9.4? i want my internetconnection from my wireless to work on my other computers as well via a switch. my computer is connected to internet by wlan0 and i want to share from eth0 to switch.	did you tried yet to use the dnsmasq-base method ?
thank you all for the response...some of these are clients? looking for server only..	if you search synaptic for ftp, you should be able to find something
how do i restart the sound services..it messed up	alsactl init
hi, i'm trying ro run a .py file but it says command not found, i'm really a linux noob... please help me	you have to 'python (command.py)
in order to make the background of my desktop just black, do i have to have a black wallpaper? or are there others ways to make it black without having a black wallpaper??	you can set it to a solid colour, that is black.
i have got 4 pc's on one network what is the best way to find the same pc? is the best way to make the ip static?	etc/network/interfaces
i'm having a little problem here with apache in ubuntu 8.10... i just can't connect to my pages in offline mode ... how can i fix it, please !?	there is a server channel and an apache channel if that helps
okay i have a massive question that i really need answered: whats the worst that can happen if i decide to do a version upgrade? im in feisty still	the worst that could happen is your monitor implodes sending glass into your eyes blinding you, where you then trip over something breaking your neck.
hello, whats the command to reconfigure x? my lcd monitor just died...	sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
how is it with x-fi support in ubuntu these days?	i've read that it should work out of the box with ubuntu 9.10. however mine isn't recognised.
how can i remove places from the 'places' menu i don't want?	open a nautilus window and right click > remove from the side panel.
meshezabeel/bullgard4, do you know if it's possible to get the visual effects working in a virtual machine (virtualbox on an os x host)?	i do not know the answer to your question, it is good not to ask people by name though
how would i start the nvidia x settings as root? my resolution won't stick and it keeps changing back every time i boot.	right click the menubar, choose edit menus and find the menu item. double click it to see its settings
how do i change my hostname?	/etc/hostname
hi. am a bit of a newbie and having trouble trying to mount an ntfs drive from using edgy live. have created /media/hda folder - and added '/dev/hda /media/hda ntfs@ to fstab but get the following error when i try 'sudo mount /media/hda' - mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda, missing codepage or other error' can anyone help please.	you mount partitions, not drives. so probably hda1
is there an image editor in ubuntu or for ubuntu thats a little easier to use than gimp?	gpaint :)
has anybody successfully installed xserver-xgl on intel 910/915 gma driver-based-notebook?	you shouldn't need to. gma support aiglx
i honeslt don't know of any pidgin irc channel, so i'm gonna ask here. i can't stand how pisgin is constantly popping up with who is signing in all the time. is there a way to disable that?	disable pidgin libnotify in tools> plugins
is vfat the same as fat32?	i think you need to specify it with something like 'mkfs.vfat -f32 ....'
hello, can anyone tell me how to change keyboard layout on the login screen? (sorry 4 my english)	i can't help you with that, but your english is perfect.
hi, help me.. i cannot install broadcom wifi	install bcm43xx-fwcutter and then reboot
it's always good to compile your own kernel	maybe on gentoo.
you there, mate?	dunno?
how do you output the contents of the terminal to a log file?	'ls > filename.txt'
what is a program that can convert a .flv file into a .m4v file?	try 'winff'
it tells me that the sound device /dev/dsp is busy, so vmware can't play any sound, can i get some help please?	run lsof /dev/dsp to find the programs that are using it
anyone with experience from dell emc san?	we need more details on what your problem is.
what recommended tool for winscp like tool for linux?	scp ?
hello all. i am trying to install apache and i need to add my universial repository but how do i do this by command line?	'apache2' is in main, afaik.
what's the package i have to install to compile software?	build-essential should suffice
i upgraded to edgy, but i liked the old clearlooks theme better... how do i go back?	reinstall dapper
can i run gparted from ubuntu usb live 8.04?	you sure can
i'm new to linux. and everything here is new. i recall only some from my slackware 4.0 period (wich lasted a few months). but where would you guys start to get a good understanding of linux kernel and all that comes with, let us say ubuntu :-d	https://help.ubuntu.com/7.10/
hey all... am setting up a 'transparent proxy' for both ip and dns via tor/vidalia/privoxy and think i finally have all but dns done. but i don't know a way to verify that applications are running through the proxy automatically. anyone know a trick to figure this out?	privoxy has a test url to check it.
any idea how?	i think these type of help you can get from googeling it is quite simple to find on it :)
hello, i cant add an iso (not ubuntu iso) to usb creator assistant in ubu 11.04	the usb creator in ubuntu only works for ubuntu isos - unetbootin perhaps?
does anybody know if there is a problem with apache2 and php4 on hoary?	http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-28241.html
audacity also does not do live processing either :(	for live processing, try pure data. if it's hard to understand, you can try posting at http://puredata.hurleur.com/
if i want to open firefox from run, what command would i use?	it doesn't come with pastebinit, but pastebinit is in the repositories.
hey i'm in a really big mess here. does anyone know how to recover ntfs partitions from ubuntu or linux?]	too large an answer for irc i guess ... but basically (simplifying too much )windows has the gui included in the kernel (to make it faster) linux has not and many other details
has anyone switched over to init-ng?	i was using initng for a while on breezy before i formatted my disk and installed dapper. why?
hello, i wanna know how to unistall a program that i installed with 'make' command	make unistall from the build directory
question hi all - i just mounted an external ext3 drive on my system. however, it only mounts as root, and 'sudo chown' tells me i don't have the permissions to chabg it to my user. how do i make it writable by non-root users?	sudo chmod -r 777 /mount/point
is there a edgy bluetooth howto? i'm trying to get my dell 355 bluetooth chip working	have you checked https://wiki.ubuntu.com/bluetooth/docs
so i am running ubuntu minimal with irssi, boy does it feel strange	join the club.
hi everybody! i have 3 kernels now (2.6.30, 2.6.28 and 2.6.27). which one do you think i should get rid of and how? :)	the two oldest, and with synaptic
hi.what can i do with ssh port forwarding? a simple description actually i have read wikis and .. mybe with an example!	among other things, you can jump across cliffs and scale the empire state building
yesterday, i installed ubuntu on a laptop. however, it boots and shows the purple screen for a short amount of time, before going black. if i boot in recovery mode, only half the screen is 'usable' (lots of graphical artifacts). this last graphics mode was already present during installation, but i hoped it would fix itself after the installation. i've tried booting with nomodeset, but it didn't help. i have no idea what graphics card	it may be a refresh rate issue, are you using an lcd monitor?
i'm trying to look at my partition table using fdisk -l /dev/sda and it doesn't produce any output	lack of sudo?
hello, this is a really weird problem, to connect to the internet i have to authenticate through this page: https://auth3.unipi.it/auth/perfigo_weblogin.jsp?cm=ws32vklm using linux, no matter the browser or the distro, it idles forever and wont load nor return any errors. thanks a lot	you should likely contact your network administrator
does ubuntu come with a firewall by default?	no iptables rule is loaded by deault on ubuntu
how would i turn off the obnoxious system beep?	system ->preferences ->sound
is it a good idea to update to 12.04 lts now?	yes it's fine
why can't bittornado remember the previous download it was doing after closing and reopening the download?	www.deluge-torrent.org
is there a simple command line command to show which packages are out of date? especially in regards to security?	aptitude update; aptitude full-upgrade
yeah, i have a problem: i just plugged in an ubuntu box from way back in the day, and i cannot remember my login name, i can remember that it could only have had one of a total of three passwords	i would try running ubuntu from a cd, then look on your hard drive for your username
n00b question: can i install both nginx and apache on my vps ubuntu?	i would think so, but you'd have to use different ports between them
i can't get gnome do to show up in 12.04 at all. the summon command doesn't work and i can't get to it at all since it's not on the toolbar any longer	try synapse it is much nicer i believe
could you help me?	http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/ was your first question. maybe lshw for your second one
hi people, where do i go with a question about installer translation ?	if there's a bug, you can file it on launchpad
does this look like it should? (the swedish letters)	to me... yes
can somebody running breezy just quickly tell me if they have a file, /etc/fonts/local.conf	i don't.

i have an image file (jpeg) and i want to print it to be a specific physical size on the paper. i'm having trouble finding out how to do that, most instructions seem to be abount setting the paper size, not the image size. any ideas?

use a tool like inkscape to import and scale

ubuntu's installed uses uids to mount things, regardless of their device. how can i find teh uid of my devices so it does not matter which device node they are on?

disk uuid's are just symlinks to the various devices in /dev -- they are linked in this directory - /dev/disk/by-uuid

hi, i was wondering how i can edit the 'applications' menu because it seems to point to stuff which i have uninstalled already and i also want to add a couple of things. i have tried the program 'menu editor' but it doesn't seem to be able to do anything other than hiding links.

right click 'applications' and select edit menu

how can i open a conf file as root?

gksudo gedit <file>

anyone know the text mode network config tool command?

ifconfig and /etc/network/interfaces

hi, i am just trying to enable xfowarding in karmic. but i cannot find anywhere any settings neiher in gconftool-2 nor in he 'mighty' gui. help please..

just connect with: ssh -x user@host and you will be able to run x forwarded apps

whats a program that will remove the css encrption from a dvd iso?

try libdvdcss2

ok: i have an ntfs partition now, and i want to install windows on it, using the windows restore discs that came with the laptop. any advice/links to a good guide?

1) make backups (i've had to restore from a backup after windows wiped a drive for me) 2) you'll have to restore grub after you instal (see ubotu)

helping a friend setup his wireless network and i think he has is router config messed up. how can we determine the route to his route to his router, from my computer?

abiword is a little underpowered for text rotation

hi everyone ! :) does somebody know where to find the list of universe components and their respective description on the web ?

packages.ubuntu.com

hey guys how do i make a launcher for the trash can???

right click and choose make launcher, and then use 'nautilus ~/.trash' for the command

hi all, i am trying to install a package called puredata on ubuntu and i keep getting this error at the end: 'no tcl header found'

enable universe, then 'sudo apt-get install puredata'

hey, i wanted to know if i can restore the data from back in time on newly installed distro

you want a time machine back up like in mac os?

hi people, is there any tutorial for log files checking? i'm afraid my machine have been hacked :(...

check /var/log/auth.log and dmesg first

hey everytime i try to reboot it says policykit is not responding. what is that???

there is a pulseaudio equalizer. aviable in a ppa for lucid

wonder if anyone can help, i want to listen to my local radio station on my computer but it uses windows media player for streaming. am i able to get around this ?

you can install mplayer and mplayerplugin it can ususally impersonate wmp well enough that sites don't notice the difference

anyone... what is involved in redoing the grub on an installation that has a messed up mbr? i assume you have to boot from a rescue disk, but then what do you do?

grub is the default ubuntu boot manager. lost grub after installing windows: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/recoveringubuntuafterinstallingwindows - making grub floppies & other grub howtos: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/grubhowto

does ubuntu/kubuntu support software suspend?

its gnu/linux

is the latest kernel version 2.6.32-22?

yes, if you have lucid updates enabled.

is there a way to setup ssh keys on ubuntu server and connect to an ssh server without being asked for the passphrase?

yes, its pretty easy, actually

are you using vi? installing vim would probably be a good idea. for copy/paste highlighting with mouse, then using mouse 3rd button (typically rollers) to paste

i'm trying to pipe stdout straight to my clipboard to be retrieve with control-c. xclip stores it so i can retrieve it with mbutton, but not control-c. i could write stdout to a file and copy it with an editor, but that seems roundabout.

hey does anyone know how to make my usb hard drive not mount as read only - thanks

if it's ntfs, there really isn't a reliable, totally safe way to write to ntfs from linux. reformatting it to fat32 might be a good idea.

what is the linux-headers and linux-image?

most people do not need to do that

is there a 'show desktop' command in ubuntu ?

ctrl+alt+d

hi does the ubuntu live cd come with a dvd burner software... i have no working main drive (have some dump drives that i refuse to format) in my computer but need to burn some info from here to a cd

yes, but you'll need two cd/dvd drives then, you can't eject the livecd whilst running

hi . is there a linux program that can automatically scan for all wma and convert them to mp3 format without manually doing each one one at a time ?

there may be a script someone has written for that particular purpose but ... finding it, well i dono...

are tv tuner cards configurable on ubuntu 7.10 i have a techcom internal one ? please note i'm a total newbie with linux

you can depends on what you want usually youll just be selecting the top title entry when grub boots though

hi. i'm having an issue with my laptop: whenever i close the lid the system locks up. anyone know how to resolve this?

then i'm lost

hi! is there a log over installed applications somewhere?

do 'dpkg -l' in a terminal

is there an alternative to useing skype?

not unless everyone involved in the call is using the alternative.

is it possible to download series of files with wget?

wget file1 file2 file3...

hello, when can i download the rc?

in theory, sometime today (22nd) but could be anytime during the 24 hours

i installed ubuntu, and then did an apt-get install kde, but when i start 'kde' it starts up a mix of kde + gnome components...

apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

alt+f2 does not work in gnome 3.2, does any one know why and how to fix this?

http://gunbladeiv.blogspot.com/2011/09/ubuntu-solving-altf2-problem-on-gnome-3.html

hi, i'm trying to install totem-xine and it sets to remove ubuntu-desktop, is there any problem to remove this?

no, just be sure to install it before a dist-upgrade

is running ubuntu from an usb disk as simple as from an internal drive? or do you need to do something dfferently during install?

the most complicated part is figuring out to choose your boot device from the bios or efi. not really a linux issue

is there a limitation on what usb drives work with ubuntu? i'd like to purchase this one, but would like to be sure that it will work. http://www.amazon.com/kingston-traveler-flash-dti-1gb/dp/b000av14m2/sr=1-1/qid=1167449940/ref=sr_1_1/104-4894288-8747105?ie=utf8&s=pc

if it's usb, it should work. i've never had a problem

any suggestions on what pci wireless nic to get? i only need 54mbit

something with a ralink rt73 or rt2x00 chipset

how can i bridge internetconnections on ubuntu 9.4? i want my internetconnection from my wireless to work on my other computers as well via a switch. my computer is connected to internet by wlan0 and i want to share from eth0 to switch.

did you tried yet to use the dnsmasq-base method ?

thank you all for the response...some of these are clients? looking for server only..

if you search synaptic for ftp, you should be able to find something

how do i restart the sound services..it messed up

alsactl init

hi, i'm trying ro run a .py file but it says command not found, i'm really a linux noob... please help me

you have to 'python (command.py)

in order to make the background of my desktop just black, do i have to have a black wallpaper? or are there others ways to make it black without having a black wallpaper??

you can set it to a solid colour, that is black.

i have got 4 pc's on one network what is the best way to find the same pc? is the best way to make the ip static?

etc/network/interfaces

i'm having a little problem here with apache in ubuntu 8.10... i just can't connect to my pages in offline mode ... how can i fix it, please !?

there is a server channel and an apache channel if that helps

okay i have a massive question that i really need answered: whats the worst that can happen if i decide to do a version upgrade? im in feisty still

the worst that could happen is your monitor implodes sending glass into your eyes blinding you, where you then trip over something breaking your neck.

hello, whats the command to reconfigure x? my lcd monitor just died...

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

how is it with x-fi support in ubuntu these days?

i've read that it should work out of the box with ubuntu 9.10. however mine isn't recognised.

how can i remove places from the 'places' menu i don't want?

open a nautilus window and right click > remove from the side panel.

meshezabeel/bullgard4, do you know if it's possible to get the visual effects working in a virtual machine (virtualbox on an os x host)?

i do not know the answer to your question, it is good not to ask people by name though

how would i start the nvidia x settings as root? my resolution won't stick and it keeps changing back every time i boot.

right click the menubar, choose edit menus and find the menu item. double click it to see its settings

how do i change my hostname?

/etc/hostname

hi. am a bit of a newbie and having trouble trying to mount an ntfs drive from using edgy live. have created /media/hda folder - and added '/dev/hda /media/hda ntfs@ to fstab but get the following error when i try 'sudo mount /media/hda' - mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda, missing codepage or other error' can anyone help please.

you mount partitions, not drives. so probably hda1

is there an image editor in ubuntu or for ubuntu thats a little easier to use than gimp?

gpaint :)

has anybody successfully installed xserver-xgl on intel 910/915 gma driver-based-notebook?

you shouldn't need to. gma support aiglx

i honeslt don't know of any pidgin irc channel, so i'm gonna ask here. i can't stand how pisgin is constantly popping up with who is signing in all the time. is there a way to disable that?

disable pidgin libnotify in tools> plugins

is vfat the same as fat32?

i think you need to specify it with something like 'mkfs.vfat -f32 ....'

hello, can anyone tell me how to change keyboard layout on the login screen? (sorry 4 my english)

i can't help you with that, but your english is perfect.

hi, help me.. i cannot install broadcom wifi

install bcm43xx-fwcutter and then reboot

it's always good to compile your own kernel

maybe on gentoo.

you there, mate?

dunno?

how do you output the contents of the terminal to a log file?

'ls > filename.txt'

what is a program that can convert a .flv file into a .m4v file?

try 'winff'

it tells me that the sound device /dev/dsp is busy, so vmware can't play any sound, can i get some help please?

run lsof /dev/dsp to find the programs that are using it

anyone with experience from dell emc san?

we need more details on what your problem is.

what recommended tool for winscp like tool for linux?

scp ?

hello all. i am trying to install apache and i need to add my universial repository but how do i do this by command line?

'apache2' is in main, afaik.

what's the package i have to install to compile software?

build-essential should suffice

i upgraded to edgy, but i liked the old clearlooks theme better... how do i go back?

reinstall dapper

can i run gparted from ubuntu usb live 8.04?

you sure can

i'm new to linux. and everything here is new. i recall only some from my slackware 4.0 period (wich lasted a few months). but where would you guys start to get a good understanding of linux kernel and all that comes with, let us say ubuntu :-d

https://help.ubuntu.com/7.10/

hey all... am setting up a 'transparent proxy' for both ip and dns via tor/vidalia/privoxy and think i finally have all but dns done. but i don't know a way to verify that applications are running through the proxy automatically. anyone know a trick to figure this out?

privoxy has a test url to check it.

any idea how?

i think these type of help you can get from googeling it is quite simple to find on it :)

hello, i cant add an iso (not ubuntu iso) to usb creator assistant in ubu 11.04

the usb creator in ubuntu only works for ubuntu isos - unetbootin perhaps?

does anybody know if there is a problem with apache2 and php4 on hoary?

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-28241.html

audacity also does not do live processing either :(

for live processing, try pure data. if it's hard to understand, you can try posting at http://puredata.hurleur.com/

if i want to open firefox from run, what command would i use?

it doesn't come with pastebinit, but pastebinit is in the repositories.

hey i'm in a really big mess here. does anyone know how to recover ntfs partitions from ubuntu or linux?]

too large an answer for irc i guess ... but basically (simplifying too much )windows has the gui included in the kernel (to make it faster) linux has not and many other details

has anyone switched over to init-ng?

i was using initng for a while on breezy before i formatted my disk and installed dapper. why?

hello, i wanna know how to unistall a program that i installed with 'make' command

make unistall from the build directory

** question ** hi all - i just mounted an external ext3 drive on my system. however, it only mounts as root, and 'sudo chown' tells me i don't have the permissions to chabg it to my user. how do i make it writable by non-root users?

sudo chmod -r 777 /mount/point

is there a edgy bluetooth howto? i'm trying to get my dell 355 bluetooth chip working

have you checked https://wiki.ubuntu.com/bluetooth/docs

so i am running ubuntu minimal with irssi, boy does it feel strange

join the club.

hi everybody! i have 3 kernels now (2.6.30, 2.6.28 and 2.6.27). which one do you think i should get rid of and how? :)

the two oldest, and with synaptic

hi.what can i do with ssh port forwarding? a simple description actually i have read wikis and .. mybe with an example!

among other things, you can jump across cliffs and scale the empire state building

yesterday, i installed ubuntu on a laptop. however, it boots and shows the purple screen for a short amount of time, before going black. if i boot in recovery mode, only half the screen is 'usable' (lots of graphical artifacts). this last graphics mode was already present during installation, but i hoped it would fix itself after the installation. i've tried booting with nomodeset, but it didn't help. i have no idea what graphics card

it may be a refresh rate issue, are you using an lcd monitor?

i'm trying to look at my partition table using fdisk -l /dev/sda and it doesn't produce any output

lack of sudo?

hello, this is a really weird problem, to connect to the internet i have to authenticate through this page: https://auth3.unipi.it/auth/perfigo_weblogin.jsp?cm=ws32vklm using linux, no matter the browser or the distro, it idles forever and wont load nor return any errors. thanks a lot

you should likely contact your network administrator

does ubuntu come with a firewall by default?

no iptables rule is loaded by deault on ubuntu

how would i turn off the obnoxious system beep?

system ->preferences ->sound

is it a good idea to update to 12.04 lts now?

yes it's fine

why can't bittornado remember the previous download it was doing after closing and reopening the download?

www.deluge-torrent.org

is there a simple command line command to show which packages are out of date? especially in regards to security?

aptitude update; aptitude full-upgrade

yeah, i have a problem: i just plugged in an ubuntu box from way back in the day, and i cannot remember my login name, i can remember that it could only have had one of a total of three passwords

i would try running ubuntu from a cd, then look on your hard drive for your username

n00b question: can i install both nginx and apache on my vps ubuntu?

i would think so, but you'd have to use different ports between them

i can't get gnome do to show up in 12.04 at all. the summon command doesn't work and i can't get to it at all since it's not on the toolbar any longer

try synapse it is much nicer i believe

could you help me?

http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/ was your first question. *maybe* lshw for your second one

hi people, where do i go with a question about installer translation ?

if there's a bug, you can file it on launchpad

does this look like it should? (the swedish letters)

to me... yes

can somebody running breezy just quickly tell me if they have a file, /etc/fonts/local.conf

i don't.