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i just installed ubuntu 9.04 jaunty jackalope and installed ubuntuzilla 4.7.4-0ubuntu1 (amd64) which installed mozilla firefox 3.5.2. the pc has internet access since konqueror can view google.com, however, mozilla firefox is not able to resolve domain names, but can access sites by ip. how come dns resolution doesn't work?	wild guess: there's an ipv6 disable option in about:config. try toggling that.
how can i view how much cpu a process is using?	top
i'm trying to set up samba so i can share files on the network - i've reached a bit in the guide where it says i need root priviledges, but they're locked... how do i implement the line specified?	part1\ part2, the \ is before the space
is there a shortcut to open a location (directory)?	nautilus --browser /path/to/folder
howto display a unicode character in gedit if the the number is given i.e. u+03b5?	ctrl+shift+u 03b5
is this the right channel to ask a apt-get question? in the red hat world, the are software groups so you can just 'yum grouplist ; yum groupinstall emacs' ; i know apt-get has this too, so 'apt-get install kde' ; how do i list these software groups?	man apt or man dpkg might shed some light on that
i have a 'ubuntu studio' installation, and want to have a edubuntu (with every skin and so on) is there a way to do that without reinstlling everything ?	: sudo apt-get install edubuntu-desktop
hello. how can i clean my system of loose packages that are not used, because of uninstalled software?	just try the command, its quite safe
does anyone know the name of a unbunto directly installed which a a plane game controlled by the mouse ??	xplane?
how do i delete a gateway route for a interface ?	man route?
hello, i'm willing to build and install a library (gtk3) on my system, but i have some doubts where to make install it... where are the standard places for this? i mean, how should i configure (./configure --prefix=???) ?	which version of ubuntu
you can switch to it by logging out of your current session, clicking the button that says 'sessions' i believe it says..and choosing xubuntu...correct any of this if its wrong guys.	click 'xfce' i believe
is there a way to disable the joined/quit messages in xchat?	right click on the chan name and it's in one of those menus that pop up
i'm trying to mount a windows drive, and i'd like to know how to mount it readable for all users without changing permssions on the files on the drive..	well this will work: sudo mount -o umask=000 /dev/hda1 /media/hda1
i'm considering moving from gentoo to ubuntu . . . can someone point me to where i can find ubuntu package changelogs online?	i think this is the closest thing...not sure if it has changelogs
hello all, how can i write this letter: ô 'u+00f4 latin small letter o with circumflex'; in windows: alt+ansii code, here in lucid?	alt+0244
you probably could have explained that a little better... such that it would kill his session off.	just realized that...
hi. quick question: on redhad-derived systems there's a file, /etc/redhat-release, which tells you the os release you're running. is there a similar file on ubuntu?	should exist on redhat too, actually
hi guys. i am helping out the it department at a local high school. i was wondering if i could bring any use of ubuntu to that school. the computers suck, they run an outdated windows xp. basically they want to restrict the computers and be able to view each and every kid's desktop while they are logged in. the school has about 900 computers.	http://edubuntu.org/ yep.
help, i'm not an ubuntu user but i'm writing a script for ubuntu users, could someone please quickly tell me if 11.10 has liblcms1-dev ?	^^^
what piece of software owns the /etc/security directory? or is it intrinstic to linux	`dpkg-query -s /etc/security`
evening everyone, can someone help me with this wine problem, i can't start wine or even winecfg without x crashing... ??	reinstall nvidia
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.
hello all. i have a problem sice update from 9.04 to 9.10: i get frequently a gui message 'your system encountered a serious kernel problem'. does anybody know howto fix this?	sounds like a few people have had issues upgrading 9.04 to 9.10, probably better to clean install, plus then get default ext4 and grub 2
is there a graphic cdrecording app in the livecd that i'm completely missing? i see the commandline cdrecord is there but i need to burn some random files	nautilus-cd-burner
how would i uninstall a package i installed from source	do a sudo make uninstall from the source
how can i set file descriptor limit for a process without being root?	see the bash man page
anyone happen to know where i might find a karmic repo?	http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/
why nginx in ubuntu 10.10 is so old? (0.7.67) while we have version 0.9.5 (2011-02-21)?	during ubuntu development cycle there's something called debian freze. that's the moment when they decide to stop pulling from debian repositories in order to keep stability. so if you want a newer version there's probably ppa you can use
does anyone know off hand what repository smeg is in?	: i think you can get smeg from the backports
hi!. where could i add the command that would mount cd image automaticlly on startup?	/etc/fstab
hey, i am new to ubuntu, i have used gentoo for years, and at one point used debian. i have always used alsa, however the install defaulted to enlightenment sound demon which is better	esd lets multiple apps play sound at once.
_jeff! are you online with a lan or dialup????	lan, cable internet
anyone know how to find the constant rate of change that best approximates some data points? -- i know its kinda off topic :)	i think that's called 'linear regression'
how do i get a uuid from a device block? i swapped out a dvd rw for a blu-ray drive on my buddies laptop, and now it won't mount, but its recognized, this is because the new drive has a new uuid so i need to change the uuid in /etc/fstab correct? but i can't find the uuid for /dev/scd0	sudo dumpe2fs -h /dev/sdb1 \|grep uui
any good ftp applications for ubuntu?	i tried http://filezilla-project.org/ its working great for me
when i do apt-get install ... how can i view the list of all the packages. where is this listing located on an installed machine. when the server connects to the repository it gets the list, i jsut wanna know where its located so i know what to type when i want to pick my packages ....	as suggested use aptitude or synaptic to more effectively browser/search
hello, is there any application for cpu frequency scaling in the latest version of ubuntu? i have have some apps but they dont seem to work . i was looking for an application with which we can select the clock frequenccy or clock speed of processor(s) on the desktop. can anybody comment?	there is a cpufreq 'indicator' if that is your question
what's up with marillat's repo? i get md5sum mismatches on packages.gz	gstreamer-mad and libdvdcss2
i upgraded to edgy, but i liked the old clearlooks theme better... how do i go back?	reinstall dapper
im at the point where im just going to stick with fedora since i dont have the error with it.	i wouldn't blame you. i don't see this as an easy thing to track down. you could try a different ubuntu version too and see if that works out better
i run the command 'export cc=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4'. the question is how do i remove it. do i have to run 'export cc='	unset cc
guys ... how to install mysql under ubuntu please ?	sudo aptitude install mysql-server
hello, anyone know how to list a: installed packages and b: the contents of a package on an apt-based system?	list installed packages: 'dpkg-query -l \| grep 'ii''
a lot of us on 8.10 have noticed a longer login time. there could be a large number of reasons why this is, but so long as you can login successfully, then it would be prudent to wait to see if updates improve the time. is the delay for you that bad?	so someone else is having the same problem not just me...
can someone point me to a good starter guide for git version tracking system?	if you know subversion, try http://git.or.cz/course/svn.html
how can i see what driver my network card is using?	try lshw -c network
does anyone know a good cli app like pidgin with gtalk and aim support? if not cli at least a single master window that plays nicer with a tiling wm	use finch.
does ubuntu have a native torrent program?	transmission
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?
when i boot my computer, right before it gets to the login screen i get the message 'the disk drive for /dev/mapper/cryptswap/ is not present or is not ready yet. continue waiting, press s to skip mounting or press m to attempt manual recovery.' no matter what i do, the computer boots normally after about five seconds.	check the /etc/fstab ?
hello guys ! i have ubuntu on my machine that i install with wubi (excellent move btw!), now i would like to access my thunderbird emails that i have with windows and /or access my ubuntu email from windows .... kind of a thunderbird synch between ubuntu and windows.. is it possible to do that?	wubi is not an excellent thing at all
how to know a device 's uuid?	blkid in a terminal
is there an option to install a very minimal ubuntu ?	there is the net install iso. itll let you choose exactly what goes in
how do i turn off the system messages like leaving room in pigin?	i answered your question. it's a pidgin add on.
whats the best way to share files and folders from linux to linux without worrying about windows compatibility	nfs
what other linux & ubuntu related channels are on freenode ?	it is a /
how do you go about mounting a drive so that it is owned by a user instead of root?	try pmount
o i'm building a new web server and i'm trying to decide on which web server to go with. right now i'm torn between ngnix, apache, & lighttp. anyone have any experience/suggestions/etc on which is the best. especially in a low memory environment? the server is running ubuntu 8.04 also.	i've run lighttpd, i can recommend it.. relatively easy to use, fast, and minimal footprint. i ran it with php as a cgi on a vps with 64mb of ram
how can i list the packages i've recently installed in the terminal?	have you tried experimenting with mplayer's video settings to check if it occurs on all available drivers ? better yet, if it improves by changing to a different one ?
question: im trying to compile sdl_mixer, how do i compile it with ogg support?	at a guess you'll need at least the libogg-dev package
hello. where is the xorg.conf file located	sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
hi, can anybody help me? my firefox locks before it starts and it dont start at all. how can i fix this?	if you don't have any important profile information, you can first try deleting .mozilla/ in your home folder
how do i download vlc source from ubuntu repository?	try
if i run update-manager i just get the normal update thing showing me what i can upgrade	make sure youre fully updated
hi guys, i wounder how to remove docky from my desktop ? i m on 10.04 ubuntu, thanks	open terminal and 'killall docky' then go in to the software center > installed > highlight 'docky' and hit remove
new install question. the partition manager has something called 'efi boot partition', however i was sure that the last time i installed ubuntu i just went for ext4 mounted on /boot - what am i missing here? is efi actually what i typically mount in /boot, or is it something else entirely?	ext4 is the default.
how can i tell what version im running through the cli?	lsb_release -a
hai guise!!! if i open a terminal and type firefox, how can i then disassociate that terminal window from the process firefox?	run it with 'firefox &' or 'nohup firefox &'
what_up: are you referring to the mounting of hard drives or connections on the motherboard?	s/mounting/installing
were you able to get 3d acceleration running ati-driver-installer-8.25.18-x86 ??	no experience with ati, always used nvidia myself
where is the location where libdvdcss2 and libdvdread3 are installed?	you could use automatix it's a really good tool
nobody can help with my postfix question?	what's the problem you're having?
xthegoat121x: 2am here yeah night... did i leave my webcam on again!?	there is a link on the ubuntu.com website which was updated today - they have 'limited edition merchandice'
if i am compiling a kernel from kernel.org that i have patched how do i get it to make the kernel headers from the source?	try make headers_install
anybody please? i have limited time as this 'issue' fills up my disk pretty fast :/	lynx, w3m, links, wget (commandline)
how can i renew my ip adress in linux?	sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
e: could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 resource temporarily unavailable)	the error message is the clue
what's a good program to play shoutcast streams?	beep media player imo
hello room, is the release candidate of 8.04 the same compilation that is coming out in 2 more days? because i want to download it, would you recommend waiting 2 more days or is it for sure that the candidate is going to be it ? tia	yes. any changes, however, will come as an update.
any reason why you're not using xp on it if it came with an xp license in the first place?.....if it's not for you and you're having so much trouble	u serious? there are other professions in the world where they just want a computer that's safe, runs 100% of the time and does what the basic requirements that they have. there are people out there that are good at other things than computers. ok ?
is it possible to do an inverse find. like say i want to find everything that isn't an mp3 in my music folder?	where $path is the path you want to search in
what is the difference between gdm and fluxbox? i'm about to install fluxbox on ubuntu server for lightest gui, but seems like i must install gdm too?	gdm is a login manager - fluxbox isnt afaik
how do i remove a package without removing any of its dependences?	to clean up the dependencies later use auto-remove
question - i have ubuntu on a windows domain. i somehow changed my default shell to something other than /bin/sh. my terminal prompt shows up as $ on my domain account now. i would like to change it back, but i am unsure of how because the chsh command will only change the setting for local users, not domain users. what can i do?	my guess is that your actuall problem is that you did set the login shell to /bin/sh, when what you wanted was /bin/bash.
maybe this is a silly question, but... what are good mount point names for new hdd? i thought on putting the drive capacity in the mount point name, but then it gets confuse for the same hdd with 2 partitions of the same size. (i already have 3 hdds besides the os drive) any suggestions?	personal choice
is memory leak a common prob ?? then i will go back to karmic again !!	whats the problem?
hello, is there any good wallpaper changer for gnome in ubuntu repos?	see http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-wallpaper-changer-apps-for-linux/ (to me, best is the webliders)
what's frostwire called these days?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/frostwire
does anyone know how i can get ssh to not respond with 'ssh-2.0-openssh_5.9p1 debian-5ubuntu1'	man sshd_config and see debianbanner
i've got a netgear ma311(a wireless pci adapter) working with the orinoco module, will it be recognised by the installer? or will i need to set it up after?	if it doesn't, send us the pci id
is that the nixiepixel?	- uhh.. as far as i know i'm the only one?
hi, is there a way to make my keyring not ask for a password for wifi each time ? i want it done automatically	you need pam-gnome-keyring thing
how can i get information my memory?e.g type and number of slots aval/used? (without turning my system off)	sorry, i meant, cat /proc/meminfo
how do i install gdm themes?	login screens to gdm? system -> administration -> login window. choose 'add'
does anyone know how i can get gimp (version 2.7.) to remember the single window settings? everytime i restart the application it forgets the setting.	if that is possible, it would be stored in gconf, walk through gimp in gconf-tools
hi, i was wondering if the ubuntu team had fixed the issues that came ouyt when 9 was released, i had to downgrade to 8.10 cause i could not get my ati card to work with open source or official ati drivers.	it's not a fix tho ; ;
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
hi, i need help installing xmms, i d/l a source file with make file and install file and some stuff inside the tar file, i need to know how to install it, what are the steps?	probably the readme of it does...but anyway-> it's probably ./configure; make; make install
is there a good way to install a custom program that only comes in a .tar.bz2 to have it appear in the applications menu?	you can put every program there using alacarte

i just installed ubuntu 9.04 jaunty jackalope and installed ubuntuzilla 4.7.4-0ubuntu1 (amd64) which installed mozilla firefox 3.5.2. the pc has internet access since konqueror can view google.com, however, mozilla firefox is not able to resolve domain names, but can access sites by ip. how come dns resolution doesn't work?

wild guess: there's an ipv6 disable option in about:config. try toggling that.

how can i view how much cpu a process is using?

top

i'm trying to set up samba so i can share files on the network - i've reached a bit in the guide where it says i need root priviledges, but they're locked... how do i implement the line specified?

part1\ part2, the \ is before the space

is there a shortcut to open a location (directory)?

nautilus --browser /path/to/folder

howto display a unicode character in gedit if the the number is given i.e. u+03b5?

ctrl+shift+u 03b5

is this the right channel to ask a apt-get question? in the red hat world, the are software groups so you can just 'yum grouplist ; yum groupinstall emacs' ; i know apt-get has this too, so 'apt-get install kde' ; how do i list these software groups?

man apt or man dpkg might shed some light on that

i have a 'ubuntu studio' installation, and want to have a edubuntu (with every skin and so on) is there a way to do that without reinstlling everything ?

: sudo apt-get install edubuntu-desktop

hello. how can i clean my system of loose packages that are not used, because of uninstalled software?

just try the command, its quite safe

does anyone know the name of a unbunto directly installed which a a plane game controlled by the mouse ??

xplane?

how do i delete a gateway route for a interface ?

man route?

hello, i'm willing to build and install a library (gtk3) on my system, but i have some doubts where to make install it... where are the standard places for this? i mean, how should i configure (./configure --prefix=???) ?

which version of ubuntu

you can switch to it by logging out of your current session, clicking the button that says 'sessions' i believe it says..and choosing xubuntu...correct any of this if its wrong guys.

click 'xfce' i believe

is there a way to disable the joined/quit messages in xchat?

right click on the chan name and it's in one of those menus that pop up

i'm trying to mount a windows drive, and i'd like to know how to mount it readable for all users without changing permssions on the files on the drive..

well this will work: sudo mount -o umask=000 /dev/hda1 /media/hda1

i'm considering moving from gentoo to ubuntu . . . can someone point me to where i can find ubuntu package changelogs online?

i think this is the closest thing...not sure if it has changelogs

hello all, how can i write this letter: ô 'u+00f4 latin small letter o with circumflex'; in windows: alt+ansii code, here in lucid?

alt+0244

you probably could have explained that a little better... such that it would kill his session off.

just realized that...

hi. quick question: on redhad-derived systems there's a file, /etc/redhat-release, which tells you the os release you're running. is there a similar file on ubuntu?

should exist on redhat too, actually

hi guys. i am helping out the it department at a local high school. i was wondering if i could bring any use of ubuntu to that school. the computers suck, they run an outdated windows xp. basically they want to restrict the computers and be able to view each and every kid's desktop while they are logged in. the school has about 900 computers.

http://edubuntu.org/ yep.

help, i'm not an ubuntu user but i'm writing a script for ubuntu users, could someone please quickly tell me if 11.10 has liblcms1-dev ?

^^^

what piece of software owns the /etc/security directory? or is it intrinstic to linux

`dpkg-query -s /etc/security`

evening everyone, can someone help me with this wine problem, i can't start wine or even winecfg without x crashing... ??

reinstall nvidia

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.

hello all. i have a problem sice update from 9.04 to 9.10: i get frequently a gui message 'your system encountered a serious kernel problem'. does anybody know howto fix this?

sounds like a few people have had issues upgrading 9.04 to 9.10, probably better to clean install, plus then get default ext4 and grub 2

is there a graphic cdrecording app in the livecd that i'm completely missing? i see the commandline cdrecord is there but i need to burn some random files

nautilus-cd-burner

how would i uninstall a package i installed from source

do a sudo make uninstall from the source

how can i set file descriptor limit for a process without being root?

see the bash man page

anyone happen to know where i might find a karmic repo?

http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/

why nginx in ubuntu 10.10 is so old? (0.7.67) while we have version 0.9.5 (2011-02-21)?

during ubuntu development cycle there's something called debian freze. that's the moment when they decide to stop pulling from debian repositories in order to keep stability. so if you want a newer version there's probably ppa you can use

does anyone know off hand what repository smeg is in?

: i think you can get smeg from the backports

hi!. where could i add the command that would mount cd image automaticlly on startup?

/etc/fstab

hey, i am new to ubuntu, i have used gentoo for years, and at one point used debian. i have always used alsa, however the install defaulted to enlightenment sound demon which is better

esd lets multiple apps play sound at once.

_jeff! are you online with a lan or dialup????

lan, cable internet

anyone know how to find the constant rate of change that best approximates some data points? -- i know its kinda off topic :)

i think that's called 'linear regression'

how do i get a uuid from a device block? i swapped out a dvd rw for a blu-ray drive on my buddies laptop, and now it won't mount, but its recognized, this is because the new drive has a new uuid so i need to change the uuid in /etc/fstab correct? but i can't find the uuid for /dev/scd0

sudo dumpe2fs -h /dev/sdb1 |grep uui

any good ftp applications for ubuntu?

i tried http://filezilla-project.org/ its working great for me

when i do apt-get install ... how can i view the list of all the packages. where is this listing located on an installed machine. when the server connects to the repository it gets the list, i jsut wanna know where its located so i know what to type when i want to pick my packages ....

as suggested use aptitude or synaptic to more effectively browser/search

hello, is there any application for cpu frequency scaling in the latest version of ubuntu? i have have some apps but they dont seem to work . i was looking for an application with which we can select the clock frequenccy or clock speed of processor(s) on the desktop. can anybody comment?

there is a cpufreq 'indicator' if that is your question

what's up with marillat's repo? i get md5sum mismatches on packages.gz

gstreamer-mad and libdvdcss2

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

reinstall dapper

im at the point where im just going to stick with fedora since i dont have the error with it.

i wouldn't blame you. i don't see this as an easy thing to track down. you could try a different ubuntu version too and see if that works out better

i run the command 'export cc=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4'. the question is how do i remove it. do i have to run 'export cc='

unset cc

guys ... how to install mysql under ubuntu please ?

sudo aptitude install mysql-server

hello, anyone know how to list a: installed packages and b: the contents of a package on an apt-based system?

list installed packages: 'dpkg-query -l | grep 'ii''

a lot of us on 8.10 have noticed a longer login time. there could be a large number of reasons why this is, but so long as you can login successfully, then it would be prudent to wait to see if updates improve the time. is the delay for you that bad?

so someone else is having the same problem not just me...

can someone point me to a good starter guide for git version tracking system?

if you know subversion, try http://git.or.cz/course/svn.html

how can i see what driver my network card is using?

try lshw -c network

does anyone know a good cli app like pidgin with gtalk and aim support? if not cli at least a single master window that plays nicer with a tiling wm

use finch.

does ubuntu have a native torrent program?

transmission

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?

when i boot my computer, right before it gets to the login screen i get the message 'the disk drive for /dev/mapper/cryptswap/ is not present or is not ready yet. continue waiting, press s to skip mounting or press m to attempt manual recovery.' no matter what i do, the computer boots normally after about five seconds.

check the /etc/fstab ?

hello guys ! i have ubuntu on my machine that i install with wubi (excellent move btw!), now i would like to access my thunderbird emails that i have with windows and /or access my ubuntu email from windows .... kind of a thunderbird synch between ubuntu and windows.. is it possible to do that?

wubi is not an excellent thing at all

how to know a device 's uuid?

blkid in a terminal

is there an option to install a very minimal ubuntu ?

there is the net install iso. itll let you choose exactly what goes in

how do i turn off the system messages like leaving room in pigin?

i answered your question. it's a pidgin add on.

whats the best way to share files and folders from linux to linux without worrying about windows compatibility

nfs

what other linux & ubuntu related channels are on freenode ?

it is a /

how do you go about mounting a drive so that it is owned by a user instead of root?

try pmount

o i'm building a new web server and i'm trying to decide on which web server to go with. right now i'm torn between ngnix, apache, & lighttp. anyone have any experience/suggestions/etc on which is the best. especially in a low memory environment? the server is running ubuntu 8.04 also.

i've run lighttpd, i can recommend it.. relatively easy to use, fast, and minimal footprint. i ran it with php as a cgi on a vps with 64mb of ram

how can i list the packages i've recently installed in the terminal?

have you tried experimenting with mplayer's video settings to check if it occurs on all available drivers ? better yet, if it improves by changing to a different one ?

question: im trying to compile sdl_mixer, how do i compile it with ogg support?

at a guess you'll need at least the libogg-dev package

hello. where is the xorg.conf file located

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

hi, can anybody help me? my firefox locks before it starts and it dont start at all. how can i fix this?

if you don't have any important profile information, you can first try deleting .mozilla/ in your home folder

how do i download vlc source from ubuntu repository?

try

if i run update-manager i just get the normal update thing showing me what i can upgrade

make sure youre fully updated

hi guys, i wounder how to remove docky from my desktop ? i m on 10.04 ubuntu, thanks

open terminal and 'killall docky' then go in to the software center > installed > highlight 'docky' and hit remove

new install question. the partition manager has something called 'efi boot partition', however i was sure that the last time i installed ubuntu i just went for ext4 mounted on /boot - what am i missing here? is efi actually what i typically mount in /boot, or is it something else entirely?

ext4 is the default.

how can i tell what version im running through the cli?

lsb_release -a

hai guise!!! if i open a terminal and type firefox, how can i then disassociate that terminal window from the process firefox?

run it with 'firefox &' or 'nohup firefox &'

what_up: are you referring to the mounting of hard drives or connections on the motherboard?

s/mounting/installing

were you able to get 3d acceleration running ati-driver-installer-8.25.18-x86 ??

no experience with ati, always used nvidia myself

where is the location where libdvdcss2 and libdvdread3 are installed?

you could use automatix it's a really good tool

nobody can help with my postfix question?

what's the problem you're having?

xthegoat121x: 2am here yeah night... did i leave my webcam on again!?

there is a link on the ubuntu.com website which was updated today - they have 'limited edition merchandice'

if i am compiling a kernel from kernel.org that i have patched how do i get it to make the kernel headers from the source?

try make headers_install

anybody please? i have limited time as this 'issue' fills up my disk pretty fast :/

lynx, w3m, links, wget (commandline)

how can i renew my ip adress in linux?

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

e: could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 resource temporarily unavailable)

the error message is the clue

what's a good program to play shoutcast streams?

beep media player imo

hello room, is the release candidate of 8.04 the same compilation that is coming out in 2 more days? because i want to download it, would you recommend waiting 2 more days or is it for sure that the candidate is going to be it ? tia

yes. any changes, however, will come as an update.

any reason why you're not using xp on it if it came with an xp license in the first place?.....if it's not for you and you're having so much trouble

u serious? there are other professions in the world where they just want a computer that's safe, runs 100% of the time and does what the basic requirements that they have. there are people out there that are good at other things than computers. ok ?

is it possible to do an inverse find. like say i want to find everything that isn't an mp3 in my music folder?

where $path is the path you want to search in

what is the difference between gdm and fluxbox? i'm about to install fluxbox on ubuntu server for lightest gui, but seems like i must install gdm too?

gdm is a login manager - fluxbox isnt afaik

how do i remove a package without removing any of its dependences?

to clean up the dependencies later use auto-remove

question - i have ubuntu on a windows domain. i somehow changed my default shell to something other than /bin/sh. my terminal prompt shows up as $ on my domain account now. i would like to change it back, but i am unsure of how because the chsh command will only change the setting for local users, not domain users. what can i do?

my guess is that your actuall problem is that you *did* set the login shell to /bin/sh, when what you wanted was /bin/bash.

maybe this is a silly question, but... what are good mount point names for new hdd? i thought on putting the drive capacity in the mount point name, but then it gets confuse for the same hdd with 2 partitions of the same size. (i already have 3 hdds besides the os drive) any suggestions?

personal choice

is memory leak a common prob ?? then i will go back to karmic again !!

whats the problem?

hello, is there any good wallpaper changer for gnome in ubuntu repos?

see http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-wallpaper-changer-apps-for-linux/ (to me, best is the webliders)

what's frostwire called these days?

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

does anyone know how i can get ssh to not respond with 'ssh-2.0-openssh_5.9p1 debian-5ubuntu1'

man sshd_config and see debianbanner

i've got a netgear ma311(a wireless pci adapter) working with the orinoco module, will it be recognised by the installer? or will i need to set it up after?

if it doesn't, send us the pci id

is that the nixiepixel?

- uhh.. as far as i know i'm the only one?

hi, is there a way to make my keyring not ask for a password for wifi each time ? i want it done automatically

you need pam-gnome-keyring thing

how can i get information my memory?e.g type and number of slots aval/used? (without turning my system off)

sorry, i meant, cat /proc/meminfo

how do i install gdm themes?

login screens to gdm? system -> administration -> login window. choose 'add'

does anyone know how i can get gimp (version 2.7.) to remember the single window settings? everytime i restart the application it forgets the setting.

if that is possible, it would be stored in gconf, walk through gimp in gconf-tools

hi, i was wondering if the ubuntu team had fixed the issues that came ouyt when 9 was released, i had to downgrade to 8.10 cause i could not get my ati card to work with open source or official ati drivers.

it's not a fix tho ; ;

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

hi, i need help installing xmms, i d/l a source file with make file and install file and some stuff inside the tar file, i need to know how to install it, what are the steps?

probably the readme of it does...but anyway-> it's probably ./configure; make; make install

is there a good way to install a custom program that only comes in a .tar.bz2 to have it appear in the applications menu?

you can put every program there using alacarte