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how to swith back to gnome from unity ? im running 9.x | u need to choose the session type during login |
what would the root entry be for the 3rd partition on the first hd in the grub menu.lst? i've become confused by the documentation | that's correct |
hello. i've made it far coming here. my journey has been long. i am new to ubuntu, as you might understand. now, i am wondering what i need to do in order to update my alpha 11.04 to the full version - any clues? | go into update manager and you will find it |
is there a way to make nomodeset in grub persistant across not only reboots, but the have it set automagically when new kernels are made available? | add it to grub_cmdline_linux in /etc/default/grub. |
hi folks - any idea if vserver is available for feisty? | a co-worker deplayed it on a production box this weekend |
is there any ntfs defragger for linux? | i think theres 1... but again.. i have learned its best to let windows handle the fancy ntfs stuff. |
how can i get ubuntu to write to ntfs disks? | msttcorefonts |
i'm trying to install my graphics card's drivers through the command line, but i can't remember how to anymore. does anyone remember the command(s) to run the .run file? | ./file.run |
i am trying to create a command that will rm -r (delete) all folders in a folder, but only if they are less than 1 mb | a find command should do that, i would have to mess around to figure out exactly how |
how can i list all the groups that a certain user is a member off? and how do i add that user to a certain group? | read /etc/group |
hello guys any news for broadcom corporation device [14e4:4357] (rev 01) i ve got an hp2137 sl and aircrack (used for testing my wireless security)doesn' work with this card , when open driver will be avaible?(hope it isn't wrong talk about this but as i sad before itìs for legal testing) | best to get a pcmcia card that will work with you program, or replace the internet minipci card with one that will work |
i'm trying to upgrade an 8.04 desktop to 10.04, and do-release-upgrade is saying no new release found. i've gone into software sources and changed 'never' to 'lts' - is there anything else i'm missing? | dont upgrade, do a new install, ive heard lots of bad stuff bout upgrading |
has somebody a link with a tutorial how to install downloaded programs in ubuntu? there is only a older version in synaptic ... | http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/ |
kde has a ksudo to launch programs that require su privlidegeds, does gnome having something like that ? | gksudo |
can someone explain how to use azureus to search for torrents? | all it does is manage the torrents once you find them in firefox. |
how can i determine the install path of an application? (i seek the directory of zsnes installed via resository) | check the man pages for the app. |
is there a way to use dpkg to search a package from one of it's files? for example dpkg -option /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 returns gcc-4.0 | dpkg -s will work as well but apt-file let's you search packages that aren't installed too |
can anyone tell me how to make it so vlc plays dvd instead of totem, also can anyone tell me why the video looks so bad, its like theres horizontal lines through it | ln -sf /usr/bin/vlc /usr/bin/totem (will completely replace totem with vlc untill you next update the system) |
do someone know how i can find out which distrib i have installed? | right click on desktop |
guys what's the 'meta' key? where is that on the keyboard ? | metakey is another name for the alt-key i belive. |
hi all - does compiz currently work with nouveau and dual-monitor setups? | ive not heard anyone mention any problems with it.. but personally i dont use nouveau. so cant prove it one way or another |
|*~*| what software should i use for a webcam??? |*~*| | camora or whatever it is called |
is there a way to burn a .ogm video into vcd or dvd? | mencoder is pretty good at converting between formats, but i don't know anything about vcd or dvd format |
nice (didnt know) | there are more. system settings -> keyboard -> shortcuts -> screenshots (in unity) |
can anyone tell me what i need to install kde instead of gnome on ubuntu please | kde4 still isnt ready some bugs yet first release sched for july |
can anyone suggest help as to why using ati drivers causes my system to freeze when, and only when, i open *any* webbrowser and access a webpage? | try installing the memtest86+ package, and rebooting, and choosing memtest86 from the grub menu. |
does anyone know a good site like bestbuy.com that has sales on notebooks? | tigerdirect.com newegg.com outpost.com |
hi. how can i have wicd start at boot? i removed networkmanager and installed wicd and wicd-daemon (using apt-get). but at the moment, i need to start wicd manually: sudo service wicd start. | might be sudo update-rc.d wicd enable |
can someone tell me how to remove the big ubuntu disclamer from ssh\terminal startup | splash option in grub |
hi, i have increased the size of my ubuntu partition (the main ext5 linux partition) with gparted. even though the partition has increased, ubuntu still sees the partition as being the old size. is there something else i need to do before ububtu can use the space? thanks | maybe resize2fs ? or a fsck of the parition ? |
i have feisty fawn on my system now. will i have an option to update to the new 7.10 or do i have to do a total reinstall? | you can upgrade |
i am having trouble installing a program on ubuntu, can anyone help? | im yet to successfully sompile an app, so i probably cant help |
hello i tried to install ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso and i got this message process 431 : glib warning getpwuid_r failed due to unknown user id ... anyone can help me ? | did you check the md5sum of the image? |
how can i edit an existing deb package? | yes, it's called debian package maker |
ok, so i'm trying to learn about commands using 'man' in terminal. so i learned my first command, now how do i get out of the manual? | 'q' |
how do i get the free deskspace and information about my partitions from the terminal? | or df -h |
is there anyone who knows why the hardy heron doesn't shut down? | i had that problem, and now i cant boot up at all. |
i am trying to upgrade from gutsy to hardy... and it says i need to use the *.14 kernel instead of *.15 kernel to avoid it hanging... how do i choose which kernel to boot in grub and when/where? | /boot/grub//menu.lst |
is there any sort of key combination i can press to switch between desktops in gnome? | ctrl+alt+left or right |
i just booted 9.10 from the live cd on an imac g5 and right after the boot a pop up showed property drivers to install for my wireless to work, which i enabled and everything was fine. i then completed the install and reboot in the 'real, installed' ubuntu and the pop up never showed up... anyone knows how i can enable those drivers manually? | ubuntu works better on regular hardware rather than apple |
how to run an apllication through terminal | ./applicationname |
hey all, i use 'last [user] -a' command to check the last login/logouts of a user.. but it only shows me the history back to the 2nd of june | see your wtmp.x files in /var/log. use last -f /var/log/wtmp.1 for example |
how do i go about extracting a windows executable file ? i dont have access to windows atm :/ | if it's a self-extracting zip, unzip might do it |
hey where my xorg.conf?? | /etc/x11 |
hi guys, so .. how do i 'defragment' or 'delete my internet history' in ubuntu 9.10 .. this needs to be done like windows .. right ^^ ? | ext file system, i heard, don't need defragmentation. (but there is tool for check drive) |
hello, is there a way to adjust gamma settings in totem? my videos aren't playing with the correct colours | for me i have my nvidia settings manager and i change the video gamma settings from there... |
how do i add something to my path ? | export path=$path:/new/dir put it in .bashrc to make it permanent |
i'm just randomly wondering - and i know this may not be the best place to ask it - but is it possible to have more than one partition on a usb flash drive? | yes it is possible |
i need to reinstall windows on my dual boot. i know its going to break ubuntu. but how much? can i start from a livecd and setup grub again? | http://wiki.ubuntu.com/recoveringubuntuafterinstallingwindows |
anyone help me solve some issues with a wireless net card under xubuntu? | chipset of your wireless card? |
i have a promise 'raid' card that i'm using as an additional sata controller, the drives which are attached to it are part of a zfs pool. at reboot, these devices are normally initialized as /dev/sd[e-h]. however, sometimes they're initialized before the disks attached directly to my motherboard, which causes the zfs pool to think that they've failed, and it then fails to mount the pool. how | something like this http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-assign-static-names-to-scsi-devices.html but make sure the udev rules you use are valid (old article) |
is there a way to install ubuntu over the net by booting off floppy disks? if so, is there a document that details where to get the images or could someone point me where to get them from. | caveat: i don't know if this works |
how can i see available space in my ubuntu? | df -h |
i have a set of mp3 files that i want to make accessible over the web, by using some sort of streaming technology.. to make it simple for my users to stream these files i want to embed them in a web page and use a specialized player for it, instead of relying on client software for playback.. anyone got any idea how i can fix this? | check www.livingelectro.com they use an embed player using a web sharing service that should do well |
how can i get rid of that 'conga' sound that occurs everytime i log off and ubuntu goes to the login screen, and it also occurs after boot up to the login screen | theres a link in /usr/share/sounds/stereo for the congas, delete it |
how do i download complete folders on sites like this---> http://www.openftp.net/ftp/ | you can wget recusrively |
what is this 'lost+found' folder taking up 15 gb of my new hard drive? | delete it |
'mount -t ........' what does '-t' means? | just a second let me read man mount |
do you guys know if there's ubuntu irc channel about the netbook version? | rather, i do know. there isn't. |
who is the strategical chief in canonical ltd.? whom to ask about their/your ideas about release sceduling wrt debian's release schedule? | canonical's strategic chief is mark shuttleworth, the release manager is jeff waugh |
btw, how do i install skype on ubuntu | get the pkg from skkypes site and install it ...thats the way i did it |
anyone know how to start emacs without showing the 'about emacs' page? | (setq inhibit-splash-screen t) into your .emacs, :p |
hey guys! :d can anyone have a look at my /var/log/messages file to see what might be causing my ubuntu 9.04 to reboot randomly. time was : 17:43, 17:50 and 18:17, 18:21. can it be a video driver problem? it is a acer aspire m5630 . intel video card. 82g33/g31 express integrated graphics controller. thanks guys! http://paste.ubuntu.com/251630/ | can we see /var/log/kernel and /var/log/syslog |
guys i just did sudo modprobe -r fglrx, how can i reverse that? | rmmod fglrx |
hey guys, could you recommend a good reader to read .epub files? | calibre |
if i ctrl+z, 'bg' a process and the load up 'byobu' how do i bring that process to the foreground in 'byobu'? | you can't. you have to have started the shell in screen initially. |
anyone familiar with cedega ? #cedega is full of a bunch of zombies | try to mount the cd from the terminal, i'm not sure how it works in cedega, but also check if your cd drive is set on cd |
hello.. im back.. :) just want to ask can i installed ubuntu in 3gig hd? | stop repeating |
can anyone recommend a usb wifi dongle that works really well natively in ubuntu? g or n, no matter | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/wifidocs/wirelesscardssupported perhaps will help? |
hi, just installed ubuntu 9.10 64 bit.. i do not see a /boot/grub/menu.lst file.. also, when booting and i hit esc it will not drop me into the grub menu. any ideas? | grub 2.x in 9.1 even 1.x doesn't use menu.lst anymore, your 'labels' and bootable partiions are at /boot/grub/grub.cfg |
hi, how do i find my ntfs drives in /dev | sudo fdisk -l |
are you guys planning on doing a security update for the rails vulnerability? i installed it on my 6.06 lts server through the repositories. | more than likely, since its a security issue |
can anybody recommend a video chat / conference that will support 3 way video/audio calling that has a windows client. ideally good quality and fullscreen? | they both show with ifconfig |
quick question... i'm thinking of upgrading my video card. given that the only graphic intensive things i'll be doing is playing wow, running mythtv frontend, and possibly running compiz fusion/beryl, which manufacturer's card/driver has the best support/performance on a linux machine? ati or nvidia? | the ati is a real pain to get working; trust me on this ;] |
i've installed kubuntu but want to see what gnome is like. is there an easy way to install gnome? is the best way to apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment? | ubuntu-desktop |
linux + firefox related question: i'm downloading a torrent that i want to run with qbittorrent instead of transmission. have qbittorrent installed, and when i go to download it, i try to switch the open with: to other, but the problem is i have no idea where to find the executable file for qbittorrent. where does ubuntu typically install the exec files? | try on the command line whereis qbittorrent |
anyone run ubuntu under virtual pc on the mac? | a while back yes - now i run it full time |
hello how do i install gnome do? | look in synaptic |
i had similar issues, random things (apps and processes) not working after upgrade. i opened up terminal and typed 'sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade' without quotes and <enter> and after the updates 12.10 is way better now. | i did the update adn upgrade they are uptodate |
i can't remember the name of an equivalent to rpmfind for deb packages. any clue anyone? | rpmseek.com |
does anyone know how to get kdialog installed? | i thought that came with kde |
hi! just installed ubuntu (long time debian user) - is it possible to run 2.4 kernel on ubuntu? (need it for 2.4 kernel modules that doesn't exists in 2.6). one problem - 2.4 doesn't support ufs, other - init gots killed (kernel too old). maybe there is some howto for this? i googled whole day, didn't found anything useful. any ideas or maybe someone has practical experience? | not adviseable |
hello, i can ping any ip address in internet, but can't ping any hostname, who can help? in /etc/resolv.conf i have nameserver <ipaddress> where it is verified working dns server | do 'nslookup', then 'server $ipaddress_of_working_dns_server' then type in a hostname to lookup |
can anyone suggest a point and click web page designer for linux? | /list |
can someone tell me the name of the program used to edit gtk theme colours via right-clicking the desktop? | gnome-appearance-properties |
is it possible to downgrade bios firmware with flashrom? | it should be possible |
uhm, shouldn't 'swap' show up under 'df'? | swapoff |
say is tvtime or another tv watching app included in the live cd? | have a read of http://wiki.ubuntu.com/seedmanagement |
hi all - gaim question - only when using aol/aim the imput box is all black and i can't see what im typing. any ideas? | change the background color? |
to all: how many of you are straight ubuntu users | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/integrated_development_environment |
anyone know of a free/oss (not necessarily just for linux) desktop publishing program (greeting cards/banners, etc?)? | try scribus |
hm, i am trying to share a folder on my laptop using samba. i have given it a share-name and opened port 137-139 and 445 for incomming connection in my firewall. when i try to access the share on my stationary workstation (mount -t smbfs -o username=usr,password=psw //ip/share-name /media/net) i get 'connection refused'. what is wrong? | run smbpasswd from console to add a user for samba |
when i try to get 'normal' ie with compiz visual effects running, i get a popup that says, 'the composite extension is not available' - in synaptic it looks like all the compiz stuff installed properly, but what am i missing? | fglrx? if so install xserver-xgl |
i'm using ubuntu 9.10 and i guess my port 5432 is closed. i'd like to open it to a friend use my postgresql database. how can i do it? what is the firewall of ubuntu 9.10? | ufw is essentially a front-end for iptables |
i want to install bluefish-hoary shows blushfish 1.0+cvs........... what does the cvs mean? | cvs is the most bleeding edge from the cvs repository |
hello everyone, i have a question, in setting up virtualbox, there is an option for the cd-rom called 'pass through' what does this do? | it works okay out of the box, but the virtualbox guest additions will install anything that's missing. |
can someone tell me how to get an ip address on eth0? i have had trouble upgrading and i think if i can get an ip up i can apt-get upgrade to fix ---- hopefully | try sudo dhclient eth0 |
hello folks, i'm looking for a (decent) dvd authoring application. any tips? | devede fulfills my simple needs when it comes to creating video-dvd's |
hi all, anyone know how toset ubuntu to start in text mode only? apparently all the runlevels except 1 and 0 start x qwindows now. | rename /etc/x11/default-display-manager to something else. |
whats the best audio program for gnome? | an $ isnt an s, an s is a letter in the english alphabet, a $ is a currency value... so micro$oft isnt a word.. but microsoft is |
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