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hi everyone, i have a question: i'm using ubuntu dapper beta2 on a hp laptop, i want to use vga output for projector, how can i activate it?	that is a function of your laptop fn f8 maybe - can differ
hmmm what package provides iwconfig ?	wireless-tools
someone knows how to fix the speed problem i have when i'm ripping cd's using grip? it rips at 1.2x now, i belive its not possible to enable scsi emulation support in kernel 2.6x?	try enabling dma
i am recieving the following message when i run apt-get upgrade: http://pastebin.com/2ifs9yea - is there a reason for this?	maybe some of packages you have are dependent on a specific kernel
could someone link me to a page listing the features / key-combos for the compiz effects? i've looked but can't find anything, surely it's out there somewhere!	within the advanced desktop effects settings window, eash feature of compiz is listed ... go to its actions tab for each feature and you will find the key bindings ... and you can change them or set mouse gestures and such
is it possible to mount ext4 filesystem as ext2?	anyway, i don't think it is possible
how do i use apt-get to determine the version of a software package that i installed with it?	sorry, that's not quite it. you can try `dpkg -l \| grep -i package`
64bit lucid: i've got the 10.1 32bit flash installed using ndiswrapper from a tutorial found in the forums but full-screen video looks very choppy with it. any suggestions? trying to stream world cup games smoothly :)	is your internet fast enoough to streap high quality video in the first place? you might want to check that first
some unicode characters are not displayed properly...us there a package i can install to get them displayed?	that's usually a font problem. add more fonts until you find one that has all the characters you need.
is there a way to determine the destination of a symbolic links without getting other junk with it (ls -l display more than just the destination and i didn't see anythig in the man on it..). my need is to determine what the drive is that i am booting.	readlink -f /path/to/symlink
some of you know which app can i use to convert an image into ascii? thanks!	try http://csl.sublevel3.org/jp2a/
that'll force a fsck on the next boot?	yes, see /etc/init.d/checkfs.sh
how do i disconnect a usb bluetooth device. i need to disconnect it so my virtualbox windows installation can claim it	blacklist the bluetooth module
hey, simple question--in these steps ( http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3851308&postcount=3 ), which way do i go about 'install fglrx closed source driver for ati video cards.'	sudo apt-get install fglrx
hi! can i boot an ubuntu live cd on my mac?	ctrl+w followed by an arrow key
hello, i noticed something really weird happened with my computer this morning, i turned it on and it said 'mounted hda1 30 times without checking, forcing check' and then ubuntu loaded. is this normal?	that is normal
anyone knows of an environment to create web pages for gnome???	try nvu or kompozer
noone any idea?	http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=594624
hello. i am assiting someone with installing ubuntu. how do i find out whether they have an intel or broadcom card?	lspci
anybody know how to automatically change the desktop background every few minutes?	sudo apt-get install wallpaper-tray
are there any programs that stream (servers) that convert any file format into a single format (maybe mpeg, or ogg if there is an ogg stream) ?	you can use liveice or a similar software
where is the documentation of irssi.conf?	their website is usually where i get most of my info
is there any way to upgrade a 32bit system to 64bit? i'm having a problem with a kvm virtualisation bug which is a problem only on a 32bit userspace running on an amd64 processor.	you can't upgrade that way , you need ot reinstall , but it you have your /home on a seperate partiton that should be easy enougth, you can probabloy also use get-selection to save a list of all your packages for a one command reinstall of your appl afterwards
what is room for programming?	what type of programming?
i have troubles with my wlan..when i write iwconfig, i get three things.. lo, eth0 and eth1 and eth1 seems to be the wlan..wht is it not called wlan0?	does it matter to you?
hi guys, in my ubuntu internet is working fine ... i can go to google, medibuntu ... but when i do ping from cmd line it isn't working .. more logs @ http://paste.ubuntu.com/543628/ ... is there anythingi have to install .. any help ??	you can also try pinging something locally by it's ip address, e.g. your gateway router or your next hop out, to verify if network connectivity is working.
hey guys, i tried to install ubuntu with the amd64 installer, but it freezes in my intel centrino2 core 2 duo	amd64 is x86_64
how do i copy all files in a directory to the directory above it?	'cp -r * ../'
hello. does there exist any tool that can give you i/o statistics? something like top is in regards to cpu and memory	i think atop will do that
can rhythmbox connect to itunes daap shares still? it appears to connnect but doesn't list any music	i think it stopped working as of itunes 7
hey.. has anyone unless had problems with getting upnp working under 9.04 64 bit?	it will be a router setting rather than ubuntu i believe.
what is the package name for firefox 2.0?	it's just firefox. in edgy.
when i try to remove apache it leaves the config files there, what is the best way to remove config files of a .deb? when i remove something i want it completely removed	use --purge when you remove the deb, iirc
what do i have to install to play wma, avi, mpg, and have ac3 support? is there a codec package or something?	try http://www.getautomatix.com and get the packs with that tool
hey guys im having a problem with ftping in ubuntu(using fireftp in firefox. it works fine on windows. i am trying to ftp to my xbox1 (not360). i keep getting error 'pasv is not implemented' if i uncheck use pasv then i get '502 noop is not implemented'. it works fine in windows using flashfxp	try the built in ftp in the places menu or proftpd
question: have a wifi card (dlink dwa140 that only works when i use 'sudo rmmod rt2800usb') i have to do that every time i boot the computer. is there anyway of removing that completely so i don't have to manually do the removal every single time?	add the module name in /etc/modules
anyone know the name of the graphical manager for users and groups, to invoke from an x-terminal ??	'gksudo users-admin'
hey can someone that frequently uses lynx tell me how to download a file to a specific location on my hard drive?	'wget http://path-to-download'
agp 8x is compatible with 4x slots right?	yep, but it'll only run at 4x
does anyone know where i can find a package list for the 6.06 server iso?	packages.ubuntu.com
hi all, does anybody know how to change the default application to for running a particular file in ubuntu?	go to system > preferences > preffered applications
hi, is there a gui to change languages?	system menu > admin > language support
hi,all. how can i combine some flv files to 1 file?	winff for ffmpeg
when you run a command as su or sudo in termal does it remain logged in as su untill you restart?	with sudo it's just for that command, although your password is remembered for sudo for 15 minutes. with su you just have to exit out of the root terminal (but su root doesn't work since root isn't enabled, use sudo -i or sudo -s)
quick question folks -- new install of breezy -- im trying to compile gpredict (the new version) i installed gcc and automake -- what else needs to be installed to let me install stuff?	other things could be needed, ./configure should give you a clue
hey there how do you add links to applications in the //applications//internet dropdown thingo. cheers.	system -> prefs -> menu layout
what do i need to install to avoid needing the dvd ever again for software installs????	right
heya people, i'm wondering if you can help me... for some reason unknown to me, my sudoers file has had its ownership changed from root to myself. i now can't do any admin tasks, and also cannot chown the file back to root. any advice?	and then in the future, don't edit your sudoers file with a regular editor, use visudo
sorry for being slightly of topic but for a gaming pc (and only occasional compiling) would it be smart to take a quad core or duo core cpu? (choise between intel® core™ 2 duo e8400 and intel® core™ 2 quad q6600)	quad core is more for video and 3d editing
aptitude cannot connect to the host (tries to connect 1.0.0.0) unless i ping the host myself first, any ideas? (karmic)	nameserver fails?
is there any remote access program that works from windows to ubuntu? i'm looking to control my ubuntu desktop from a windows laptop	you will need to run vncserver on linux and tightvnc on windows.
what do i need to use to setup a proxy server locally, that patches connections through to another proxy server i have access to on the net?	read the link?
how do i tell apt-get to show all installed .deb packages?	dpkg -l \| grep '^ii'
does anyone know where i can find a .deb of thunderbird 5 beta? preferably in a ppa.	: ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable
is there a gui for gpg?	look at kgpg
so, quick query, anyone know how risky it would be to resize a reiserfs partition	risky enough that you'll want to have backups of any mission-critical data.
for some reason padevchooser doesn't work for me in jaunty.. i read a post somewhere about it being deprecated.. is there something else i can run to get a tray icon for quickly getting to a pulseaudio volume control?	tried installing gnome-volume-control-pulse?
how can i stop ubuntu from fetching some things from the cd :i	try editing /etc/apt/sources.list
hello everybody, i'v got a problem with a sd card reader (in a scaleo p fujitsu siemens computer). the card reader can read a 2gb kingston card but not a 8gb verbatim one (which is working). any idea ?	it's probably that your sd card reader does not support sdhc. that is required for sd cards over 2gb. sorry, but i don't know what you can do about it.
how do i install a .deb package all that depends on it like if there is anything it would be downloaded ?	install it with gdebi
hi, how can i change the label of my usb driver without formating it?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/renameusbdrive
can i have some help with wine?	install the wine1.2 package
hi,recommend me a good editor,will mainly use for html/php/js & etc.. any idea	jedit will let you use the same gui editor on almost any os. excellent programmer's editor.
is it possible to umount a drice which is busy, by forcing it somehow?	umount -l /dev/sdx#
hello all! please tell me what to type in the terminal to show my local ip address... i forgot.. thank you!	try ip adr
for a year i have had 3 external usb hardrives plugged into my computer. 5 hours ago all were working. now as of 1 hour ago the computer is saying that only 2 of them are there. it isn't just saying the 1 isn't mounted, it is not seeing it at all. i have unplugged & replugged it, on both sides several times, unplugged the power, let it sit & replugged it is. the drive spins up, but then does't talk with the pc, and lsusb & fdisk -l does n	well..it looks like your usb-drive is dead
hi. i'm currently using ubuntu but i'm on a windows network that i do not manage. i'm having problems pinging any other machines (windows or linux) by their hostname, and similarly they cannot ping my machine by my hostname. is there something i 'need to'or can do to make my ubuntu machine compliant with however windows networks are managed?	can you ping by ip#
what's the sure way to kill all instances of networkmanager?	pkill networkmanager
is it possible, to resize an existing ext3 partitioned drive? it's 250gb and i want to make it smaller to 242gb	you can resize ext3 non-destructively with gparted
what command-line texteditors come with ubuntu?	nano, and vim
hi, how do i increase the font size in ubuntu 9.10 for the whole system?	system --> preferences --> appearance
just a simple question, if i install ubuntu, then reinstall windows, i can fix the bootloader easily to rerecognize ubuntu right?	https://wiki.ubuntu.com/recoveringubuntuafterinstallingwindows
general desktop use should be ok for ext 4, if server of for write intensive application can be dangerous during reboot...	ok thanks
so there is no way of listing the packages that were selected explicitely, not pulled in as dependencies?	sudo dpkg --get-selections
hi there, is it possible to install the live cd on to my pc?	nope - to install, you need the install cd
anyone know about using gnome3 for ubuntu? (not looking forward to unity desktop after f15a) should i look to debian instead?	most likely the gnome packages will still be around so you can just install them yourself
anyone know why a bunch of old releases have disappeared from old-releases.ubuntu.com?	probably because they are really old
what's the name of the program that creates ubuntu/deb packages from source code so you can uninstall them?	checkinstall does that.
does anybody know the best e-mail address to reach the right people at ati about linux driver support?	snail mail.
hi, i've removed gnome-terminal from menu of an user, and disabled the alt+f2, but i didnt think it through - how do i run a command on it now?	control+alt+f1, login, export display=:0, run command
is there final work being done to prepare the final iso?	compiz
is there any type of trashbin in ubuntu? if yes how can i go to it so i empty it please?	it is safe
hm... if i have created an extra user account, can't i login as that user in a terminal window? the terminal window just closes itself if i write 'exec login timmy' ...	sudo -iu timmy
hello everyone :) can anyone tell me how to write an external harddrive formatted with ntfs?	ntfs3g might help you
i struggle with regex, whats a good gui app for renaming multiple files according to complex conditions?	try searching 'batch renamer' or something like that in synaptic. might find a few things
how can i check if my internal speakers have been detected correctly? (asus f3sv)	sudo apt-get install beep && beep
is there a graphical way to search for an nfs server on gutsy?	does places > network work for you?
what i really need is create a video file from these dvd that can be read in either windows?mac/linux	devede
hello, i had an error with the 64 bit version upgrade of 7.10. the update manager package failed, and now there's no way for me to upgrade my system. it says everything is up to date, even though it isn't. is there any way to force the upgrade to run again, or look through the logs to fix the failed package?	try the console version: apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
hey, if i want to start the systems default mail application, from my own application, is there something like mailto:<email> i can pass to a shell command that then opens the correct default mail application for me?	xdg-email ?
is there a command to put the displays to sleep?	try xset dpms force off
hi, anyone know where i might start t/shooting the sound on my laptop	start with http://trilug.org/~crimsun/alsa-info.sh
my laptop has a combination trackstick/touchpad, it seems to stutter occasionally, anyone have any experience with that?	it's under system -> prefrences -> mouse -> motion (tab)
i think my locales are way broken, im getting a ton of error messages when updating, should i worry about that? and how would i fix it if that breaks anything?	they will stop once the locales have been configured
anyone have any ideas on the strange config caching effect in php? i am changing the correct php.ini file but the changes will not take effect untill i completely restart the entire server, restarting the web server the change will not take, what am i missing?	did yopu do /etc/init.d/apache restart
how do i remove a driver module? the module name is 0v511 so i typed 'modprobe -l \| grep ov511' and it tells me '/lib/modules/2.6.20-16-lowlatency/kernel/ubuntu/media/ov511/ov511.ko' so i sez to it i sez 'modprobe -r ov511.ko' then it says ' fatal: module ov511.ko not found.' what do i do?	modprobe -r ov511
hey i installed amarok and it won't play any song. when i start it, it says 'the audio playback device hda intel (stac92xx analog) does not work. falling back to pulseaudio' does anyone know how to fix that?	does any sound at all work ????
any way to check recently installed packages?	/var/log/dpkg.log should contain that information for you
what ng ? ?is the shell command to see what version of ubuntu you are runni	lsb_release -a
how do i locate a file in repos through terminal without installing it	apt-file

hi everyone, i have a question: i'm using ubuntu dapper beta2 on a hp laptop, i want to use vga output for projector, how can i activate it?

that is a function of your laptop fn f8 maybe - can differ

hmmm what package provides iwconfig ?

wireless-tools

someone knows how to fix the speed problem i have when i'm ripping cd's using grip? it rips at 1.2x now, i belive its not possible to enable scsi emulation support in kernel 2.6x?

try enabling dma

i am recieving the following message when i run apt-get upgrade: http://pastebin.com/2ifs9yea - is there a reason for this?

maybe some of packages you have are dependent on a specific kernel

could someone link me to a page listing the features / key-combos for the compiz effects? i've looked but can't find anything, surely it's out there somewhere!

within the advanced desktop effects settings window, eash feature of compiz is listed ... go to its actions tab for each feature and you will find the key bindings ... and you can change them or set mouse gestures and such

is it possible to mount ext4 filesystem as ext2?

anyway, i don't think it is possible

how do i use apt-get to determine the version of a software package that i installed with it?

sorry, that's not quite it. you can try `dpkg -l | grep -i package`

64bit lucid: i've got the 10.1 32bit flash installed using ndiswrapper from a tutorial found in the forums but full-screen video looks very choppy with it. any suggestions? trying to stream world cup games smoothly :)

is your internet fast enoough to streap high quality video in the first place? you might want to check that first

some unicode characters are not displayed properly...us there a package i can install to get them displayed?

that's usually a font problem. add more fonts until you find one that has all the characters you need.

is there a way to determine the destination of a symbolic links without getting other junk with it (ls -l display more than just the destination and i didn't see anythig in the man on it..). my need is to determine what the drive is that i am booting.

readlink -f /path/to/symlink

some of you know which app can i use to convert an image into ascii? thanks!

try http://csl.sublevel3.org/jp2a/

that'll force a fsck on the next boot?

yes, see /etc/init.d/checkfs.sh

how do i disconnect a usb bluetooth device. i need to disconnect it so my virtualbox windows installation can claim it

blacklist the bluetooth module

hey, simple question--in these steps ( http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3851308&postcount=3 ), which way do i go about 'install fglrx closed source driver for ati video cards.'

sudo apt-get install fglrx

hi! can i boot an ubuntu live cd on my mac?

ctrl+w followed by an arrow key

hello, i noticed something really weird happened with my computer this morning, i turned it on and it said 'mounted hda1 30 times without checking, forcing check' and then ubuntu loaded. is this normal?

that is normal

anyone knows of an environment to create web pages for gnome???

try nvu or kompozer

noone any idea?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=594624

hello. i am assiting someone with installing ubuntu. how do i find out whether they have an intel or broadcom card?

lspci

anybody know how to automatically change the desktop background every few minutes?

sudo apt-get install wallpaper-tray

are there any programs that stream (servers) that convert any file format into a single format (maybe mpeg, or ogg if there is an ogg stream) ?

you can use liveice or a similar software

where is the documentation of irssi.conf?

their website is usually where i get most of my info

is there any way to upgrade a 32bit system to 64bit? i'm having a problem with a kvm virtualisation bug which is a problem only on a 32bit userspace running on an amd64 processor.

you can't upgrade that way , you need ot reinstall , but it you have your /home on a seperate partiton that should be easy enougth, you can probabloy also use get-selection to save a list of all your packages for a one command reinstall of your appl afterwards

what is room for programming?

what type of programming?

i have troubles with my wlan..when i write iwconfig, i get three things.. lo, eth0 and eth1 and eth1 seems to be the wlan..wht is it not called wlan0?

does it matter to you?

hi guys, in my ubuntu internet is working fine ... i can go to google, medibuntu ... but when i do ping from cmd line it isn't working .. more logs @ http://paste.ubuntu.com/543628/ ... is there anythingi have to install .. any help ??

you can also try pinging something locally by it's ip address, e.g. your gateway router or your next hop out, to verify if network connectivity is working.

hey guys, i tried to install ubuntu with the amd64 installer, but it freezes in my intel centrino2 core 2 duo

amd64 is x86_64

how do i copy all files in a directory to the directory above it?

'cp -r * ../'

hello. does there exist any tool that can give you i/o statistics? something like top is in regards to cpu and memory

i think atop will do that

can rhythmbox connect to itunes daap shares still? it appears to connnect but doesn't list any music

i think it stopped working as of itunes 7

hey.. has anyone unless had problems with getting upnp working under 9.04 64 bit?

it will be a router setting rather than ubuntu i believe.

what is the package name for firefox 2.0?

it's just firefox. in edgy.

when i try to remove apache it leaves the config files there, what is the best way to remove config files of a .deb? when i remove something i want it completely removed

use --purge when you remove the deb, iirc

what do i have to install to play wma, avi, mpg, and have ac3 support? is there a codec package or something?

try http://www.getautomatix.com and get the packs with that tool

hey guys im having a problem with ftping in ubuntu(using fireftp in firefox. it works fine on windows. i am trying to ftp to my xbox1 (not360). i keep getting error 'pasv is not implemented' if i uncheck use pasv then i get '502 noop is not implemented'. it works fine in windows using flashfxp

try the built in ftp in the places menu or proftpd

question: have a wifi card (dlink dwa140 that only works when i use 'sudo rmmod rt2800usb') i have to do that every time i boot the computer. is there anyway of removing that completely so i don't have to manually do the removal every single time?

add the module name in /etc/modules

anyone know the name of the graphical manager for users and groups, to invoke from an x-terminal ??

'gksudo users-admin'

hey can someone that frequently uses lynx tell me how to download a file to a specific location on my hard drive?

'wget http://path-to-download'

agp 8x is compatible with 4x slots right?

yep, but it'll only run at 4x

does anyone know where i can find a package list for the 6.06 server iso?

packages.ubuntu.com

hi all, does anybody know how to change the default application to for running a particular file in ubuntu?

go to system > preferences > preffered applications

hi, is there a gui to change languages?

system menu > admin > language support

hi,all. how can i combine some flv files to 1 file?

winff for ffmpeg

when you run a command as su or sudo in termal does it remain logged in as su untill you restart?

with sudo it's just for that command, although your password is remembered for sudo for 15 minutes. with su you just have to exit out of the root terminal (but su root doesn't work since root isn't enabled, use sudo -i or sudo -s)

quick question folks -- new install of breezy -- im trying to compile gpredict (the new version) i installed gcc and automake -- what else needs to be installed to let me install stuff?

other things could be needed, ./configure should give you a clue

hey there how do you add links to applications in the //applications//internet dropdown thingo. cheers.

system -> prefs -> menu layout

what do i need to install to avoid needing the dvd ever again for software installs????

right

heya people, i'm wondering if you can help me... for some reason unknown to me, my sudoers file has had its ownership changed from root to myself. i now can't do any admin tasks, and also cannot chown the file back to root. any advice?

and then in the future, don't edit your sudoers file with a regular editor, use visudo

sorry for being slightly of topic but for a gaming pc (and only occasional compiling) would it be smart to take a quad core or duo core cpu? (choise between intel® core™ 2 duo e8400 and intel® core™ 2 quad q6600)

quad core is more for video and 3d editing

aptitude cannot connect to the host (tries to connect 1.0.0.0) unless i ping the host myself first, any ideas? (karmic)

nameserver fails?

is there any remote access program that works from windows to ubuntu? i'm looking to control my ubuntu desktop from a windows laptop

you will need to run vncserver on linux and tightvnc on windows.

what do i need to use to setup a proxy server locally, that patches connections through to another proxy server i have access to on the net?

read the link?

how do i tell apt-get to show all installed .deb packages?

dpkg -l | grep '^ii'

does anyone know where i can find a .deb of thunderbird 5 beta? preferably in a ppa.

: ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable

is there a gui for gpg?

look at kgpg

so, quick query, anyone know how risky it would be to resize a reiserfs partition

risky enough that you'll want to have backups of any mission-critical data.

for some reason padevchooser doesn't work for me in jaunty.. i read a post somewhere about it being deprecated.. is there something else i can run to get a tray icon for quickly getting to a pulseaudio volume control?

tried installing gnome-volume-control-pulse?

how can i stop ubuntu from fetching some things from the cd :i

try editing /etc/apt/sources.list

hello everybody, i'v got a problem with a sd card reader (in a scaleo p fujitsu siemens computer). the card reader can read a 2gb kingston card but not a 8gb verbatim one (which is working). any idea ?

it's probably that your sd card reader does not support sdhc. that is required for sd cards over 2gb. sorry, but i don't know what you can do about it.

how do i install a .deb package all that depends on it like if there is anything it would be downloaded ?

install it with gdebi

hi, how can i change the label of my usb driver without formating it?

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

can i have some help with wine?

install the wine1.2 package

hi,recommend me a good editor,will mainly use for html/php/js & etc.. any idea

jedit will let you use the same gui editor on almost any os. excellent programmer's editor.

is it possible to umount a drice which is busy, by forcing it somehow?

umount -l /dev/sdx#

hello all! please tell me what to type in the terminal to show my local ip address... i forgot.. thank you!

try ip adr

for a year i have had 3 external usb hardrives plugged into my computer. 5 hours ago all were working. now as of 1 hour ago the computer is saying that only 2 of them are there. it isn't just saying the 1 isn't mounted, it is not seeing it at all. i have unplugged & replugged it, on both sides several times, unplugged the power, let it sit & replugged it is. the drive spins up, but then does't talk with the pc, and lsusb & fdisk -l does n

well..it looks like your usb-drive is dead

hi. i'm currently using ubuntu but i'm on a windows network that i do not manage. i'm having problems pinging any other machines (windows or linux) by their hostname, and similarly they cannot ping my machine by my hostname. is there something i 'need to'or can do to make my ubuntu machine compliant with however windows networks are managed?

can you ping by ip#

what's the sure way to kill all instances of networkmanager?

pkill networkmanager

is it possible, to resize an existing ext3 partitioned drive? it's 250gb and i want to make it smaller to 242gb

you can resize ext3 non-destructively with gparted

what command-line texteditors come with ubuntu?

nano, and vim

hi, how do i increase the font size in ubuntu 9.10 for the whole system?

system --> preferences --> appearance

just a simple question, if i install ubuntu, then reinstall windows, i can fix the bootloader easily to rerecognize ubuntu right?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/recoveringubuntuafterinstallingwindows

general desktop use should be ok for ext 4, if server of for write intensive application can be dangerous during reboot...

ok thanks

so there is no way of listing the packages that were selected explicitely, not pulled in as dependencies?

sudo dpkg --get-selections

hi there, is it possible to install the live cd on to my pc?

nope - to install, you need the install cd

anyone know about using gnome3 for ubuntu? (not looking forward to unity desktop after f15a) should i look to debian instead?

most likely the gnome packages will still be around so you can just install them yourself

anyone know why a bunch of old releases have disappeared from old-releases.ubuntu.com?

probably because they are really old

what's the name of the program that creates ubuntu/deb packages from source code so you can uninstall them?

checkinstall does that.

does anybody know the best e-mail address to reach the right people at ati about linux driver support?

snail mail.

hi, i've removed gnome-terminal from menu of an user, and disabled the alt+f2, but i didnt think it through - how do i run a command on it now?

control+alt+f1, login, export display=:0, run command

is there final work being done to prepare the final iso?

compiz

is there any type of trashbin in ubuntu? if yes how can i go to it so i empty it please?

it is safe

hm... if i have created an extra user account, can't i login as that user in a terminal window? the terminal window just closes itself if i write 'exec login timmy' ...

sudo -iu timmy

hello everyone :) can anyone tell me how to write an external harddrive formatted with ntfs?

ntfs3g might help you

i struggle with regex, whats a good gui app for renaming multiple files according to complex conditions?

try searching 'batch renamer' or something like that in synaptic. might find a few things

how can i check if my internal speakers have been detected correctly? (asus f3sv)

sudo apt-get install beep && beep

is there a graphical way to search for an nfs server on gutsy?

does places > network work for you?

what i really need is create a video file from these dvd that can be read in either windows?mac/linux

devede

hello, i had an error with the 64 bit version upgrade of 7.10. the update manager package failed, and now there's no way for me to upgrade my system. it says everything is up to date, even though it isn't. is there any way to force the upgrade to run again, or look through the logs to fix the failed package?

try the console version: apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

hey, if i want to start the systems default mail application, from my own application, is there something like mailto:<email> i can pass to a shell command that then opens the correct default mail application for me?

xdg-email ?

is there a command to put the displays to sleep?

try xset dpms force off

hi, anyone know where i might start t/shooting the sound on my laptop

start with http://trilug.org/~crimsun/alsa-info.sh

my laptop has a combination trackstick/touchpad, it seems to stutter occasionally, anyone have any experience with that?

it's under system -> prefrences -> mouse -> motion (tab)

i think my locales are way broken, im getting a ton of error messages when updating, should i worry about that? and how would i fix it if that breaks anything?

they will stop once the locales have been configured

anyone have any ideas on the strange config caching effect in php? i am changing the correct php.ini file but the changes will not take effect untill i completely restart the entire server, restarting the web server the change will not take, what am i missing?

did yopu do /etc/init.d/apache restart

how do i remove a driver module? the module name is 0v511 so i typed 'modprobe -l | grep ov511' and it tells me '/lib/modules/2.6.20-16-lowlatency/kernel/ubuntu/media/ov511/ov511.ko' so i sez to it i sez 'modprobe -r ov511.ko' then it says ' fatal: module ov511.ko not found.' what do i do?

modprobe -r ov511

hey i installed amarok and it won't play any song. when i start it, it says 'the audio playback device hda intel (stac92xx analog) does not work. falling back to pulseaudio' does anyone know how to fix that?

does any sound at all work ????

any way to check recently installed packages?

/var/log/dpkg.log should contain that information for you

what ng ? ?is the shell command to see what version of ubuntu you are runni

lsb_release -a

how do i locate a file in repos through terminal without installing it

apt-file