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is it possible to create a .deb for any generic tarball? | it takes a lot of patience |
is there some 'right' way of checking whether a service is up? i was just going to pgrep, but i thought maybe init kept a running tally of what's running, and what's not. | service servicename status |
is the bug fixed, that what made it possible to read the password in the password field in plain text? | with dapper, yes. |
hi, i'm trying to make a debian package out of a source package but i'm facing some trouble... i've used dh_make to generate the debian but that doesn't seem to be enough... when the building reachs the make install, it tries to install the files to /usr directly instead of the directory it's supossed to isntall to (debian/building-something?), some help? where should i start checking? | edit the file debian/dirs so the rules-file is creating the directories before installing something into them |
is there a command to type to get a listing of computers on network?? thanks inadvance | smbtree |
this may sound dumb ,but how to you find out file /dev/ is your dvd drive ? is as simple as being dvd. the reason i am asking is i am trying dvd with vlc | sudo lshw|grep -i dvd |
is it possible to get a iso for 11.10? i'd like to give it a spin running form a usb drive | i hear it's a hybrid iso/usb - so you should be able to just cat/dd it to usb now. |
hrm i am trying to install a .deb using dpkg -i, but get 'status database area is locked by another process', how do i find what that process is, and unlock it's grip on the db? | you have apt or synaptic or any other package manager open ? |
any help removing crossplatformui? | dirty work around: boot from a live cd or usb, then go to the partition, delete crossplatformui |
is it possible to resize windows partitions in the ubuntu installation process? | strongly suggest you defrag twice first though |
how do i change my update sources to something closer to me? | system-administration-software sources, on the first tab |
does ubuntu/kubuntu support software suspend? | its gnu/linux |
is there a specific reason that my wifi card got the name eth0 instead of wlan0 after upgrading to jaunty? | you can change the name in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules |
which package provides tab completion for various utilities in the shell? vanilla debian doesn't do that | bash-completion |
how can i reset/purge all bluetooth config from my machine? i cannot uninstall with purge because bluetooth is interwoven into gnome | keep it from starting via 'startup apps' |
hello all, i have two computers and one backup hard drive. what is the best way to sync files between all of them. im looking for a gui (maybe based on rsync?) | the best solution i have found is to run rsync on a schedule. depends on your window and how much needs compared and transfered |
okay... not getting any info on gtk... how about this - on the gimp website, it says that to obtain the latest version of gimp, i merely need to run apt-get install gimp, yet, when i do this, all i get is gimp 2.2.13, the one that comes with feisty. is there any way for me to correct this other than compiling and installing gimp manually (which i seem to be having considerable difficulty with) | - here you go http://www.davehayes.org/ (it's the second post down) |
what is dbus exactly ? | http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/software/dbus |
what app is the best for music in linux? xmms? | i like audacious |
hello, i'm in bitchx console right now:$ i used envy program to install latest nvidia drivers, and after restart x won't start says can't recognize screens, can i somehow install normal nvidia drivers with a sudo apt command and ill be able to get back in? thx^^ | in your /etc/x11/xorg.conf file you can change 'nvidia' to 'nv' or 'mesa' and you'll be able to boot graphically again. or you could run 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' from where u are and follow instructions to reset your xorg.conf file to what u want. just make sure u pick 'nv' as ur video driver instead of nvidia |
is there a graphical front-end to generating live ubuntu images? | yes, usb-creator, standard installed in your ubuntu |
hello, whats the easiest way to run ubuntu in winows | the easiest way would be with a live cd |
what do you guys recommend to use to listen to .flac and .mp3 best in ubuntu? | /msg ubottu players for a list |
i'm using a ubuntu live-cd to try and salvage some files off my friend's dying windows xp laptop..i booted to ubuntu and mounted the ntfs drive, but when i try to access the drive i get 'permission denied'. any ideas? | get a shell with root permissions: 'sudo -i' |
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