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how do i installed a .deb file ? | sudo dpkg -i thefile.deb |
anyone know how i can have nautilus give me the path instead of the stupid folder buttons? | ctrl+l (only works temporarily) |
i share a connection by nat, just so the computer in the living room can have internet too, there is no router, its just one machine connected to another. the thing is, the connection in the living room downloads too slow, while the connection in the 'server' downloads fine, but i am not doing anything there in the computer in my room, if i could get all the connection speed from the server(room) to the client(living room) that would be great. i can't just | you can setup qos (quality over service) |
i have a problem, i just installed ubuntu, and i can't sudo su, or sudo anything for that matter | and you use your password |
hey guys, is it possible to remove kernel entries from the bootloader without having to create a script to do it? (using karmic) | look here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1195275 |
this is weird i can not find a background image i like for my ubuntu desktop than the plain brown it came with. | http://gnome-look.org |
when i run sudo gedit xorg.conf , i get gedit but its blank. i know the file exists as everyone has it, and without it i wouldnt see any windows. what am i doing wrong? | you have to be in the right directory or use the absolute path. and you should use gksudo with gui apps: gksudo gedit /etc/x11/xorg.conf |
with acpi disabled, will i be able to use a pmcia slot? | i don't see how acpi would affect pcmcia. |
does anyone know the official way to change video settings from a command line in intrepid? gdm is having trouble starting... | i believe the gdm resolution is set by xorg - and that means editing /etc/x11/xorg.conf |
what do you recommend for encrypting files? i want to store my secure backup data on a 3rd party server but want to encrypt the entire tarball so that only if you know some passphrase, can you decrypt the file back to a state where it is usable. i don't want to use zip or anything. i simply want to encrypt a pre-existing file. | gpg is the standard method of file encryption on linux. |
so the upgrade to gutsy, any known issues? has it given many people trouble? | some people had problems with it, and some didnt, i had. you might have, or maybe not. but, the clean installation is less likely to give u problems |
is there a list of utilities that i can install from cd? for example, build-essential. | i think its under system >administration > synaptic package manager |
umm, google search shows signs of evil monopolistic behaviour - planned obsolesence of 6100 :/ | so you think that i'm just screwed w/ this card? i have tired the suggested restiricted driver, no luck.. and the other 3 driver going by envy have done teh same thing... so sad... guess no ubuntu on this machine :( |
good morning all :) i was wondering if i could trouble you with a question. i am trying to get ubuntu 10.04 working with vmware i am running into the issue with the keyboard not working at login. i read that i could 'run: sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup' i am just not sure how to run it without being logged in. any suggestions 'sorry i know its probably a very stupid question' | take a look at this http://communities.vmware.com/thread/261454 |
is anyone here familar with vmware? | either/or |
anyone know of an openoffice.org 2.0 beta repository for ubuntu? | maintenance work was being done on it earlier, no idea if it's ongoing. |
anyone know what channel i should join to find out how to boot the livecd from pxe, the way that rip linux does? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/localnet might help |
i have set up a cybercafe with ubuntu systems. it appears i can lo longer connect to the #ubuntu channel from my cybercafe. anyone know how i can diagnose this problem? | make sure you mention the banning |
is there any way to use nohup after a process is already started? | screen lets you have nice virtual terminals that can be detached and reattached whenever |
once youve installed a .deb package, where does it install to? for example ive installed conkers but cant find it anywhere | it installs to /usr/bin |
i have two machines on my network behind a router, a linux box and a windows box. i would like my wife on her windows box to be able to login to a graphical linux environment hosted from my linux machine and was looking for suggestions on the best way to accomplish this. | vino on ubuntu is installed by default on the windows side you could use http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/winvncviewer.html |
hi, my ubuntu has hostname, named 'hulahula'. but when my windows xp in the same lan try to ping by name, that is 'hulahula', it said unknown host. ping with ubuntu ip address works fine. how do i make it work? | simplest solution is to configure and run samba |
how to restart rhythmbox? its' not responding | killall rhythmbox |
can i make synaptic ignore a dependency? i need to ignore libc6, but can't figure out how. synaptic just want to 'fix' the problem uninstalling the package i need... | coulde use --force |
does the 'autosense' feature mean you dont need a crossed over cable with modern nics? | though in windows there is an option for it in the device manager to enable that feature --- but in ubuntu i don't know. |
hey guys, what irc client is the best? | try quassel |
possible to lock firefox so that no one can close it? | r-kiosk might be what you're looking for |
where can i get an official feisty torrent file? i can't seem to find any on the download page | http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ |
if i apt-get kubuntu-desktop, what will happen with gdm and kdm? | it will stay with gdm |
is there a 'top' command for memory? | (hit f to change the sort field) |
wow creating an ext4 filesystem takes a while, eh? | thats normal |
can anybody tell me how to view svg file? | use inkscape for that |
hi. at school i need to ssh to a server that i can't ssh to directly. but i can go through another server. how do i mount (sshfs) through a server? | mounting a filesystem is fifferent from just sshing to.. you can use 'sshfs' to mount a ssh system to a local directory. you may want to check out ssh tunnles also |
if i wanted to take a look at the the 'rules' file created for a package in ubuntu, where would i get that? | apt-get source package |
does anybody know how to set alert in xchat to notify me when someone mentions (talks to me) on channel? in alerts settings there is 'channel message', but that seems to alert on all activity in all channels. | 'highlighted message' is the one you want. |
how i do increase my workspace? | my workspace is the whole screen. yours not? |
is there an easy/quick way of knowing what ubuntu version one is running from a terminal? | lsb_release -a |
i moved home on separate partition and now xface is whining about .dmrc need to have 644 permission (or something) and it says that home should be owned only by user and only user can have privilages.so what do i need to do with .dmrc and what 'options' i need to set in fstab for home partition? | the command to set ownership is: $ 'sudo chown user:user filename' the one for permissions is: $ 'chmod 644 filename' |
so.. does anyone have any idea why my number pad now controls my mouse instead of.. being a number pad? sun type 6 keyboard | you probably need to find accessability options |
i have problems with my wireless broadcom adaptor. it's a 4311 model. i've did all the steps in the wiki pages. extraced bcmwl5.sys in the /lib/firmware dir , modprobe bcm43xx. the device is there when i do iwconfig. but i can't do anything with it. on boot time, i've get an error message 'irq0 not found for bcm43xx' | try to 'echo 'blacklist bcm43xx' | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist' |
how can i search for packages with a certain name that i can install through apt-get | apt-cache search string |
hello folks. happy new year to you all. not ubuntu related but which channel here is ecommerce oriented? | or at least none that are big enough to warrant being mentioned |
what irc channel you use? i'm tired of xchat | is very nice |
whats the command to remove a directory ? | rm -fr directory/ |
can someone help me with my wireless card - after using ndiswrapper it functioned properly but after restart it has stopped working completly | sudo modprobe ndiswrapper should bring your wireless up now |
hi.. is this the place for evolution support ? | this is the place for ubuntu support ;) |
hi.... i was wondering what the name for the program is to change the restricted drivers. i downgraded the graphics driver and now i can only see half the screen (and can't get back to the window!). | jockey |
could anyone tell me if there is a known workaround for installation on a panasonic toughbook cf-30 ( core2duo ) ? | there was a ubuntu forum just for laptops i belive. |
hi there folks > can someone tell me an archiver ( gui type ) ;) which is able to pack/unpack rar files ??? | unrar-nonfree |
where are incidents reported? (user is not in the sudoers file. this incident will be reported.) | somewhere in /var/log |
i have to resize my / (root) partition and i wanted to ask is it possible to do it without losing data from /home partition? | but back up /home anyway |
possibly ssh keys? | yes, they may be ssh keys. how can i differentiate beween ssh key and a gpg key? |
here's what i'm talking about: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/02/lucid-has-sexy-new-volume-indicator.html how do i get the indicator instead of the old version? | right click the pannel, add the 'indicator applet'. |
i'd like to recursively delete all the files in my home directory and subdirectories that start with '._' -- rm -r \._* doesn't seem to work -- can someone help? | run it without all the -exec stuff first though, to make sure that you are getting the right files. |
but i used to be a debian developer.. one of my reasons to stop (aside from lack of time..) was the way people try to make you do what they want, even if it's not the best thing for the project | same as any interpreted language |
i don't suppose anyone knows the command to choose the java version? | sudo update-java-alternatives |
does anyone have the link to the sparc ubuntu installation that was mentioned on the lugradio podcast? | http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/6.06/ubuntu-6.06-server-sparc.iso |
how can i install one application which i downloaded the folder? | sudo dpkg -i yourapp |
how can i install a kernel compiled for athlon-xp using apt? | linuxxxxxx.i686 |
silly question .. if someone asks about firewalls on linux, is suggesting them to read up on iptables the right idea ? :) | yes, iptables is good for that |
hi all, the best way to install an nvidia is downloading the driver from nvidia.com or using precompiled packages? | the one from nvidia.com may be slightly more recent however, you'd have to reinstall every time the kernel changed. |
i have the acer eee laptop but i prefer to run the desktop version of ubuntu over the notebook remix, unforuantely i can't get the desktop iso onto a usb stick correctly for installation but i can get the notebook remix disk .img file to install without issue, so i'm wondering if there is a disk img file of the desktop iso i can use. or where i can find a program that will use the iso file to be able to be installed via a usb stick. | have you tried useing unetbootin? |
does anyone have any ideas? | what wa the questionß |
n i do something to avoid these annoyances? | help with localisation -- see launchpad.net |
theos.. scrubber/slider/the thingy that shows the progress of the song being played. | try this 'speaker-test -c6 -l1 -twav' |
can someone help me getting my audio card working in 9.10? | open up a private chat with me and i will message you in a bit |
the only way i can get in the sys is to boot recovery mode, and after some text on the black screen i can type 'exit' and finally i can get in ubuntu | dmesg? |
i jsut did a clean install of ubuntu lucid, i'm done with the livecd, it asks me to reboot, i said yes, and now it hands on the wallpaper... what's wrong?? | i have had the same problem, i just turned the system off and on again untill it works |
where can i get dektop apps like a calender thats built in to the dektop i know windows can do that | gnome has gdesklets to do what you want |
hi - im in the middle of a big download (thru apt-get) but we will have a power cut soon and i am wondering will i have redownload everything if the power goes down before the download is complete? | it will resume |
how can i remove ip address using ifconfig? | try sudo ifconfig del eth0 172.23.1.1 |
hi, i added myself to the vboxusers group and i guess i deleted myself from the root group :/ the users and groups menu is gone, and i cant use sudo etc. any change i can re-add myself in another way? adduser wont work since i cant use sudo. | you need to be mamaber of 'admin' not 'root' |
heya, how can i change my screen resolution? i got a fresh install of ubuntu. when i go to system -> preferences -> screen resolution the maximum is 1280x1024 but my monitor supports 1680x1050 and i'd like to use that | sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg i believe will change your xserver resolution without having to go through the entire reconfiguration unless you know/want to do that |
my numpad is moving the mousearound instead of typing numbers, whats the key combination to disable that? | ctrl+alt+shift+num lock .. unsure if num lock needs to be on or off when doing this |
hello, how do i associate ssh with the terminal so i can click on an ssh link right from forefox? | depends on the terminal emulator you use, try: x-terminal-emulator --help |
hey, anyone know what the name is of the app that produces the grey notification boxes in ubuntu 9.10? | notify-osd? |
if i upgrad a 'lts' to a 'non-lts', what will be the kind of suport? | same support, just won't last until 2010 like dapper |
slightly off topic not sure - how do i determine the direct link to a shoutcast stream? the tune in link is a redirect link which many programs don't like | right click o it, saveit to a text file. look at the text file. |
is there any special utility to install fonts? | user-spesific fonts can be installed from the font preferences |
is this a kernel panic? heaps of lines like: [ 1130.650856] [<c0109f02>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2f | a kernel panic is when a kernel panics. i.e. blinking keyboard lights, no response. what you get is prolly a kernel bug. |
can anyone tell me how to do this 'execute make command as root' | use 'sudo make' |
hi i'm trying to install acroread on my fiesty, this is the command i gave sudo apt-get install acroread, and i get couldn't find package acroread | evince is already installed for your pdf reading needs |
hello. i know its not exactly the right place but i can't find anywhere else to ask this: anyone knows where can i find a java support chat? | most likely its a 'regiestered nick only' channel. |
they don't override dpkg the xecutable in /usr/local/bin is searched first than those in /usr/bin, that is correct though. | that`s what i meant |
is there a better program than picasa? it's confusing the hell out of me. it's hard to navigate. | i think that fspot is pretty cool |
how can i tell if a driver is loaded, so i may blacklist it if desired | lsmod | grep 'module name' |
how do i burn a live cd | right click on the iso, and you should get the option 'open with cd/dvd creator' |
is there a program that will show a photo frame like windows vista has in its sidebar? | take a look at screenlets or gdesklets for gnome |
i have a list of city names in text file seperated by new line, how can i sort them aphabeticaly ? | sure there is... menu, tools / preferences / conversation / font |
i have a quick and simple question, is the performance of linux faster on a memory stick or a usb flash drive? | they attatch to the same usb bus some higher class sd cards (class 6) are faster but cost more |
where does one set metacity as the default wm for gnome? i have horked it up messing with compiz. compiz is uninstalled. metacity works (if started manually) and i'd like it to autostart when i login with a gnome session (as it currently dosent) | gnome-session-save |
if i try to apt-get install something and it says it cannot connect to 192.168.0.1 what is the problem? | your system cant reach your router..make sure it is turned on |
my ati card and wireless card do not work under 9.10, is there an easy way to downgrade to 9.04? | clean install |
is there any way to disable snap-window temporally? | you maybe able to set a hot key to turn it off in compizconfig-settings-manager < software center. look in the unity plugin |
bottom line is that xorg.conf is not obsolete. there are cases where you can get by without one. its still a transition time. idiots saying 'blame nvidia' are on a moral crusade and not one to actually help you. | that's correct about nvidia. if nouveau comes that far, i will surely use it... after all i am an avid open-source fan too, but if something works good i have to accept it |
can someone direct me to a guide on how i can disable pulseaudio and get the old (8/9.04) system. since the sound quality are bad. | sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio |
for a geforce4 do i want to use the nv or nvidia driver? -wanting 3d support | nvidia |
any good resource online for learning terminal shortcut keys? | : try also www.tldp.org |
has any thunderbird user got threads working with one of the ubuntu mailinglists? no posts are nested as threads on my system. | click the icon in the 'thread' column to switch between threaded/nonthreaded view or use the menu or configfiles.. |
does anyone know how to enable network access in rescue mode. i need to do a apt-get install. | dhclient |
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