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how to tell whether my machine is i386 or i486 or i586 and so on	yea amd64 will work
simple question - tried running 'apt-get install compiz-fusion-plugins-extra' but it says i need root, what step did i miss?	sudo apt-get .....
does anyone know what setting i should make my linux computer if am going to be running a vm:)	you should have downloaded windows 8 consumer previw it is free friend!!
hello, how do i switch channels in irssi?	ctrl-n or ctrl-p depending on which direction you want to cycle...
i seem to have a problem with pidgin (2.5.2-0ubuntu1) when connecting with icq. it keeps telling me to update, client is too old. similiar to 244591 back in july 2008. can confirm this, or what am i missing?	either download 2.5.5 manually or wait for the repos update, should come soon
how do i create the following dir using a single command : /dir1/dir2/dir3	mkdir -p
help!. i cannot start x. i get this error xf86openserial: cannot open device /dev/input/mice no such file or directory.	modprobe psmouse
what are alternative methods for installing ubuntu? is there a way to run it on the same filesystem as my winxp?	you're probably looking for the wubi method
i deleted users i created with the gui in karmic but when i do ls/home the usernames i deleted still show up. when i do userdel it say's that the users do not exist. how can i delete these users completly. thank you	you can delete them manualy
could someone (or several) give me their views on partitions? specifically for sizes and which to use (for example, instead of having one ext3 and one swap, have several for different directories)	well for me, / is ~10gb, /home is ~30gb, swap is 512mb
so, will ubuntu, when installed and updated, be able to read my ntfs hard drive?	ubuntu feisty mounted my ntfs partitions without my doing a damn thing.
hey there, i have a question... would installing ubuntu linux on a ps3 make for a really powerful personal computer? or is the ps3 not any more powerful than a normal high performance pc	there is a ubuntu-ps3 channel you know
n00b question: can i install both nginx and apache on my vps ubuntu?	i would think so, but you'd have to use different ports between them
how do i change the order of the icons in my dock?	you need to drag icon off the launcher and then drag it where you want it.
i have a very n00b question.. how would i remove apache and php?	i recommend using synaptic. search for 'apache', mark for removal, repeat with php.
is the person who was having trouble with java applets still here? i found the solution...	scotlfs?
hello, i have a very persistent problem with my screen resolution, would anyone be willing to help me out there?	mail the nvidia developers for not developing working drivers.
question: can helix play real media? or will i need to get realplayer?	real works better. helix doesn't work too well with rm
does anyone here know the package name for installing basic development tools (gcc, make, pkgconfig, etc..(?	build-essential
hi there all, say, what is that os virtualization for ubuntu again?	xen? virtualbox? vmware?
how do i toggle the virtual desktops with the keyboard	dpkg -l foo
does anybody remember where in gconf-editor the option is that disables the icons of mounted devices on the desktop?	apps>nautilus>desktop>show volumes
is there a multple rss feed reader for ubuntu?	liferea is great
hey all... just a question about firefox.. last night my buddy linked me to a hilarious animated .gif file that was hosted on some stupid geocities or similar site, but now when i try to load that page the hoster says the person has exceeded their daily bandwidth, therefore i cannot view it.. is this .gif saved in my cache anywhere or anything like that? is there any way i can find this picture?	try about:cache in the url bar
hello guy's! anybody can help me?	apt-get source coreutils
what is the command to open a terminal/console/shell and run midnightcommander 'mc'?	the terminal will close as soon as you exit mc.
i need some serious help with bluetooth keyboard setup. i've tried all the ubuntu documentation on the net, and nothing is working. can anyone help?	common problem. solution is : use a cable
does it give a x scp/ssh/sftp client in the packets?	no, that would be pointless, but nautilus can do sftp.
how can i know what's my chipset ?	lspci -v\|grep -a2 040[13]
how do i find the exact url of a package if i need to downgrade?	packages can be found at packages.ubuntu.com
in the terminal how do i see what username i am?	whoami or id
can anyone help me? i want to make a straight copy of a dvd which has copy protection on it. i own the copyright to this, so you are not helping me pirate something. my dad copied a vhs to a dvd for me and put protection on it by accident and i need to make copies as christmas presents :(	i think it can decss
anyone know why i can't get an address bar to show up in internet explorer on wine?	any particular why you are using ie through wine in linux?
in wine how do you go about installing a game that wants dx, and when i try installing dx it gives me an error	the games shouldn't actually need directx, i don't think.
hmm, anyone here know much about oss and alsa. if its possible to redirect oss (/dev/dsp) to alsa hw:0,1 ? so that oss based applications( wow , team speak) can be used while xmms is running on alsa etc?	wine 1.0.0 is in backports
after the kernel update vmware player only works as root and doesn't see my usb devices...anyone know how to fix that?	http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=213672
does anyone know how to block outgoing connections to a specific ip or port using iptables? thanks	http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-iptables-6-how-to-block-outgoing-access-to-selectedspecific-ip-address.html
hi, i installed ubuntu with 'safe graphic mode' is this still on? do i need to find a driver or something?	no its okay, you should be good
hi, i connected my desktop pc to my laptop via cable. the laptop gets the internet via wi-fi. now i want to forward some ports to my desktop. i know i have to use iptables (maybe there is a simpler tool for this?), but with not much luck.	i use shorewall for my firewall/routing needs. perhaps that will work for you?
how can i get the mirror list from synaptic through the command line?	nicexe: you can't use io redirection with sudo directly, so do something like: echo 'text' \| sudo tee -a /path/to/file instead
what is the best method and tool to capture video via firewire in linux? i'd like to edit with cinelerra, but i seem to be unable to capture with it. i can only capture in kino when i run it with sudo.	i have no idea actually... i have tried to find adequate screen capture in linux with no real luck
hi *, what's the recommended virtualization technology for running windows on ubuntu? vmware, xen, kvm, virtualbox or other?	i've heard good things about virtualbox and vmware yet i haven't fully tested them myself on ubuntu. i know vmware runs great on windows :)
can anyone explain what it means when you `put things in these marks` for the shell?	you probably just won't see 'password', but you can still type it
anybody in here real familiar with amorok? mine won't play a single file.	hold on sending you a link, i had the same problem and this fixed it.
is it possible to change the gnome panel weather icon (clock) into something more colorful (like in earlier versions of ubuntu)?	depends of your icon theme
hi folks - any idea if vserver is available for feisty?	a co-worker deplayed it on a production box this weekend
is it possible to make the panels transparent?	right click properties->background style slider
can anybody tell me a command line that will find all files in a directory tree matching a pattern (like 'mp3') and give me both the name of the file and of the directory?	find dir/ -name '*.mp3'
where did you get the install media?	ubuntu.com. i have reinstalled several versions from several differnt iso downloads
hello, i have a file which is 60mb, i want to chop it off so that it is only 50mb (discarding the tail end of the file), is there an easy way to do this?	oh, check out 'truncate' as well
is there a way to configure wireless interfaces in ubuntu, like in windows-- point and click a task tray icon?	try system->administration->networking though
sombody else can help me?	what is your question?
is anyone able to help me mount a disk plz?	go to system>management>disks utility
hi. does anyone know of a good video editor for linux? i need to work with non-standard resolutions (2.5:1) and have source material mostly in jpeg and a few movie clips. i've looked at cinelerra and kino but neither work well with 2.5:1 or large collections of photos (non-sequential). alternatively a 'regular slideshow program' with video support (which is really what i need). i used to do this with sony vegas on windows - anything like that wou	have you looked at ubuntu studio? http://ubuntustudio.org/
anyone know how to reneable the save tabs open feature in firefox if it's accidentally disabled with the checkbox?	edit > preferences > when firefox starts: show my windows and tabs from last time
hi. i need the c library man pages. currently on my dapper system, 'man strlen' does nothing. any ideas on what package i should install?	manpages-dev
i need a tutorial to share files between ubuntu and windows en dual boot is it posible?	ubuntu recognizes windows partitions
how would i remotely connect to my ubuntu computer, xdmcp is enabled	prolly not
i issued an 'export display' command via ssh to my ubuntu box last night, but i don't think i needed it. so is there a way to 'undo' that export?	it's 'undone' as soon as you log out
i am using an asus 1500ah netbook which may explain why 11.10 is so slow. what is the temp workaround you mentioned?	see 'longer battery life' at http://www.webupd8.org/2011/10/things-to-tweak-after-installing-ubuntu.html
hi all, i have a router, with a desktop and a laptop connected. on the desktop i have an apache http server running. here the problem: i can see my homepage inside the lan, but anyone outside can't. i enabled virtual server with correct port and ip on the router, and no firewalls on the desktop are running. can anyone help me, please? :)	when you say 'virtual server' on the router, is that the same thing as creating a pinhole or opening a port? what kind of router do you have?
can anyone explain why this script fails to connect me to the internet the first time i run it, but succeeds when i run it a second time? http://pastebin.com/y1ay9nxz	try a small sleep (about 5 should do) just before the dhclient, may help
what's a good torrent software for linux ubuntu?	default install has transmission, which is pretty good if you ask me
question: im having autostarting app issues. it always loads abiword, bittorrent, file manager, and a few other windows. im not finding any of these listed in 'autostarted apps'. where might these settings be changed?	hm try closing all programs you dont want to be on when booting, then go to sessions preferences - session options - and click 'remember currently running applications.' that fixed it for me a few days ago
someone here have tried fedora?	yes i have tried
does an application exist (deployed from a repository?) that helps clock down your laptop? mine is sounding like an airport	yes but you need to knoe what laptop
what would be a good program to burn .bin/.cue files?	for my 'user' i put extra fonts in .fonts the x fonts can be kept in many places. i belive kde and gnome file managers have a fonts:// location that shows them as well
q: i was trying to find a irc client and found xchat, downloaded it from the official website has a rpm but i couldnt install in ubuntu. i find a tip on how to insall it trough command line, worked just fine. my question is (has a linux newbie), what type of files are compatible with ubuntu ? thanks	- stick with .deb
does he need sudo passwd username? or is sudo not needed in recovery mode?	recovery does use uid 0
i have another hard drive i want to install for file storage - i would like to share it in my ubuntu box across my local network - there are (4) linux boxes and (2) windows - would it best to format it to ntfs ? ?	it's best to use windows on, yes
isn't that expected behavior? keyring pass once per session to protect your keyring?	you can still use it. :) but its an annoyance
hello , do all files in /etc/init.d/ starts while os comes up ?	not neccessarily
does anybody know which script runs paste.ubuntu.com?	no idea - theres proberly open sourced pastebin type code out there.
where can i find an articale explaining each directory? i want to understand the heirarchy of the directories in ubuntu	http://doc.vic.computerbank.org.au/tutorials/linuxdirectorystructure/
does anyone know what the codec packs are that pop up when you first try to play a unsupported audio/video file are? usually when you try to play a unsupported file you'll get a prompt saying its so and offer to check for the codec, i cant remember what they were	yes, some gstreamer packages
is it straightforward to make a .deb from a tar.gz?	better not , what package ?
is there a faster way to download ubuntu (other than from the ubuntu website), like a torrent or anything?	there are torrent links on the main site
is there a ubuntu update for firefox 1.0.5?	no.. if you want it you have to compile it from the sources or build yourself a .deb package
does ntfs read write work in 6.06 ?	yes, use gparted
how can i see a list of processes that are accessing files on a particular partition?	correct
hey everyone, where (under what package) in launchpad should i file a bug concerning broken package dependencies?	probably on the package that has the broken dependancies.
can anyone recommend a wireless pcmcia card for hoary?	atheros based card.
for 'hardcore' video editing, what is the best in linux?	kino and http://lives.sourceforge.net/index.php?do=screenshots also
what is the name of the default cd burner?	is it brasero? i know thats a burner.. but dunno if its the default one
yes you can, but metacity may not relaunch automatically	while read -r line; do if [[ $line = somestring ]]; then script; fi; done < <(tail -f /some/log/)
i'm having some strange problem, it's happened yesterday and the day before and it will probably happen again in a bit - my monitor will go into off-mode.. while i'm using the pc? is that a feisty bug ?	that is the feisty support channel
how stable is breezy vs sid right now?	breezy seems pretty stable to me. x breaks every now and then thou ;)
ii am trying to export my display at aws - ubuntu instance to my computer that has xming installed...someone can help me?	this might help you. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1144669. it talks about that, so might least give you an idea in the right path
hello, how can i tell networkmanager not to manage a device in intrepid?	delete settings in network manager
quick stupid question: i have a dual boot of ubuntu breezy (amd64) and xp.. i want to write over the breezy partitions with a kubuntu 6.06 i386 beta.. this is doable right?	ya it is
is there any way to make an application persistent, so that if it gets closed out it starts up again (specifically gnome-do)	make a script, in it, put '#!/bin/bash' and the next line 'gnome-do; $0' save it, turn it into an executable and use that script to launch gnome-do
if you had 30gb hdd with p3 1gb ram (laptop for hibernation) how much would you allocate for '/' 'swap' and 'home' - planning on installing lubuntu - for now i was going to keep 2gb for swap / can't decide on the home vs / sizes - this will be a single boot os laptop. also was planning on using ext4 filesystem *very new to linux / 1st time install	i would do 7 gigs for / and one gig for swap and the rest as your /home
hi all. any fix for youtube player plugin on totem? gstreamer encountered a general supporting library error.	thats a good version
whats a linux box?	'box' is slang for 'computer'
hey all, is there something wrong with us.archive.ubuntu.com?	yup..give it awhile
umm i can't find xserver-xconf	it's xserver-xorg
'llo. is there something like screen for x? i have a headless system on which i want to start an x app. i have a remote x server that can display the x app, but then i want to put the x app in background and shut down the remote system.	i usually use ssh with the -y paramter
how does one enable the 'debian menu'?	apt-get install menu-xdg
what package(s) do i need to install in dapper to watch dvds in totem?	you need libdvdcss
hey, i'm trying to do this 'useradd bob' but it says 'useradd: unable to lock password file' what am i doing wrong?	use sudo

how to tell whether my machine is i386 or i486 or i586 and so on

yea amd64 will work

simple question - tried running 'apt-get install compiz-fusion-plugins-extra' but it says i need root, what step did i miss?

sudo apt-get .....

does anyone know what setting i should make my linux computer if am going to be running a vm:)

you should have downloaded windows 8 consumer previw it is free friend!!

hello, how do i switch channels in irssi?

ctrl-n or ctrl-p depending on which direction you want to cycle...

i seem to have a problem with pidgin (2.5.2-0ubuntu1) when connecting with icq. it keeps telling me to update, client is too old. similiar to 244591 back in july 2008. can confirm this, or what am i missing?

either download 2.5.5 manually or wait for the repos update, should come soon

how do i create the following dir using a single command : /dir1/dir2/dir3

mkdir -p

help!. i cannot start x. i get this error xf86openserial: cannot open device /dev/input/mice no such file or directory.

modprobe psmouse

what are alternative methods for installing ubuntu? is there a way to run it on the same filesystem as my winxp?

you're probably looking for the wubi method

i deleted users i created with the gui in karmic but when i do ls/home the usernames i deleted still show up. when i do userdel it say's that the users do not exist. how can i delete these users completly. thank you

you can delete them manualy

could someone (or several) give me their views on partitions? specifically for sizes and which to use (for example, instead of having one ext3 and one swap, have several for different directories)

well for me, / is ~10gb, /home is ~30gb, swap is 512mb

so, will ubuntu, when installed and updated, be able to read my ntfs hard drive?

ubuntu feisty mounted my ntfs partitions without my doing a damn thing.

hey there, i have a question... would installing ubuntu linux on a ps3 make for a really powerful personal computer? or is the ps3 not any more powerful than a normal high performance pc

there is a ubuntu-ps3 channel you know

n00b question: can i install both nginx and apache on my vps ubuntu?

i would think so, but you'd have to use different ports between them

how do i change the order of the icons in my dock?

you need to drag icon off the launcher and then drag it where you want it.

i have a very n00b question.. how would i remove apache and php?

i recommend using synaptic. search for 'apache', mark for removal, repeat with php.

is the person who was having trouble with java applets still here? i found the solution...

scotlfs?

hello, i have a very persistent problem with my screen resolution, would anyone be willing to help me out there?

mail the nvidia developers for not developing working drivers.

question: can helix play real media? or will i need to get realplayer?

real works better. helix doesn't work too well with rm

does anyone here know the package name for installing basic development tools (gcc, make, pkgconfig, etc..(?

build-essential

hi there all, say, what is that os virtualization for ubuntu again?

xen? virtualbox? vmware?

how do i toggle the virtual desktops with the keyboard

dpkg -l foo

does anybody remember where in gconf-editor the option is that disables the icons of mounted devices on the desktop?

apps>nautilus>desktop>show volumes

is there a multple rss feed reader for ubuntu?

liferea is great

hey all... just a question about firefox.. last night my buddy linked me to a hilarious animated .gif file that was hosted on some stupid geocities or similar site, but now when i try to load that page the hoster says the person has exceeded their daily bandwidth, therefore i cannot view it.. is this .gif saved in my cache anywhere or anything like that? is there any way i can find this picture?

try about:cache in the url bar

hello guy's! anybody can help me?

apt-get source coreutils

what is the command to open a terminal/console/shell and run midnightcommander 'mc'?

the terminal will close as soon as you exit mc.

i need some serious help with bluetooth keyboard setup. i've tried all the ubuntu documentation on the net, and nothing is working. can anyone help?

common problem. solution is : use a cable

does it give a x scp/ssh/sftp client in the packets?

no, that would be pointless, but nautilus can do sftp.

how can i know what's my chipset ?

lspci -v|grep -a2 040[13]

how do i find the exact url of a package if i need to downgrade?

packages can be found at packages.ubuntu.com

in the terminal how do i see what username i am?

whoami or id

can anyone help me? i want to make a straight copy of a dvd which has copy protection on it. i own the copyright to this, so you are not helping me pirate something. my dad copied a vhs to a dvd for me and put protection on it by accident and i need to make copies as christmas presents :(

i think it can decss

anyone know why i can't get an address bar to show up in internet explorer on wine?

any particular why you are using ie through wine in linux?

in wine how do you go about installing a game that wants dx, and when i try installing dx it gives me an error

the games shouldn't actually need directx, i don't think.

hmm, anyone here know much about oss and alsa. if its possible to redirect oss (/dev/dsp) to alsa hw:0,1 ? so that oss based applications( wow , team speak) can be used while xmms is running on alsa etc?

wine 1.0.0 is in backports

after the kernel update vmware player only works as root and doesn't see my usb devices...anyone know how to fix that?

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=213672

does anyone know how to block outgoing connections to a specific ip or port using iptables? thanks

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-iptables-6-how-to-block-outgoing-access-to-selectedspecific-ip-address.html

hi, i installed ubuntu with 'safe graphic mode' is this still on? do i need to find a driver or something?

no its okay, you should be good

hi, i connected my desktop pc to my laptop via cable. the laptop gets the internet via wi-fi. now i want to forward some ports to my desktop. i know i have to use iptables (maybe there is a simpler tool for this?), but with not much luck.

i use shorewall for my firewall/routing needs. perhaps that will work for you?

how can i get the mirror list from synaptic through the command line?

nicexe: you can't use io redirection with sudo directly, so do something like: echo 'text' | sudo tee -a /path/to/file instead

what is the best method and tool to capture video via firewire in linux? i'd like to edit with cinelerra, but i seem to be unable to capture with it. i can only capture in kino when i run it with sudo.

i have no idea actually... i have tried to find adequate screen capture in linux with no real luck

hi *, what's the recommended virtualization technology for running windows on ubuntu? vmware, xen, kvm, virtualbox or other?

i've heard good things about virtualbox and vmware yet i haven't fully tested them myself on ubuntu. i know vmware runs great on windows :)

can anyone explain what it means when you `put things in these marks` for the shell?

you probably just won't see 'password', but you can still type it

anybody in here real familiar with amorok? mine won't play a single file.

hold on sending you a link, i had the same problem and this fixed it.

is it possible to change the gnome panel weather icon (clock) into something more colorful (like in earlier versions of ubuntu)?

depends of your icon theme

hi folks - any idea if vserver is available for feisty?

a co-worker deplayed it on a production box this weekend

is it possible to make the panels transparent?

right click properties->background style slider

can anybody tell me a command line that will find all files in a directory tree matching a pattern (like 'mp3') and give me both the name of the file and of the directory?

find dir/ -name '*.mp3'

where did you get the install media?

ubuntu.com. i have reinstalled several versions from several differnt iso downloads

hello, i have a file which is 60mb, i want to chop it off so that it is only 50mb (discarding the tail end of the file), is there an easy way to do this?

oh, check out 'truncate' as well

is there a way to configure wireless interfaces in ubuntu, like in windows-- point and click a task tray icon?

try system->administration->networking though

sombody else can help me?

what is your question?

is anyone able to help me mount a disk plz?

go to system>management>disks utility

hi. does anyone know of a good video editor for linux? i need to work with non-standard resolutions (2.5:1) and have source material mostly in jpeg and a few movie clips. i've looked at cinelerra and kino but neither work well with 2.5:1 or large collections of photos (non-sequential). alternatively a 'regular slideshow program' with video support (which is really what i need). i used to do this with sony vegas on windows - anything like that wou

have you looked at ubuntu studio? http://ubuntustudio.org/

anyone know how to reneable the save tabs open feature in firefox if it's accidentally disabled with the checkbox?

edit > preferences > when firefox starts: show my windows and tabs from last time

hi. i need the c library man pages. currently on my dapper system, 'man strlen' does nothing. any ideas on what package i should install?

manpages-dev

i need a tutorial to share files between ubuntu and windows en dual boot is it posible?

ubuntu recognizes windows partitions

how would i remotely connect to my ubuntu computer, xdmcp is enabled

prolly not

i issued an 'export display' command via ssh to my ubuntu box last night, but i don't think i needed it. so is there a way to 'undo' that export?

it's 'undone' as soon as you log out

i am using an asus 1500ah netbook which may explain why 11.10 is so slow. what is the temp workaround you mentioned?

see 'longer battery life' at http://www.webupd8.org/2011/10/things-to-tweak-after-installing-ubuntu.html

hi all, i have a router, with a desktop and a laptop connected. on the desktop i have an apache http server running. here the problem: i can see my homepage inside the lan, but anyone outside can't. i enabled virtual server with correct port and ip on the router, and no firewalls on the desktop are running. can anyone help me, please? :)

when you say 'virtual server' on the router, is that the same thing as creating a pinhole or opening a port? what kind of router do you have?

can anyone explain why this script fails to connect me to the internet the first time i run it, but succeeds when i run it a second time? http://pastebin.com/y1ay9nxz

try a small sleep (about 5 should do) just before the dhclient, may help

what's a good torrent software for linux ubuntu?

default install has transmission, which is pretty good if you ask me

question: im having autostarting app issues. it always loads abiword, bittorrent, file manager, and a few other windows. im not finding any of these listed in 'autostarted apps'. where might these settings be changed?

hm try closing all programs you dont want to be on when booting, then go to sessions preferences - session options - and click 'remember currently running applications.' that fixed it for me a few days ago

someone here have tried fedora?

yes i have tried

does an application exist (deployed from a repository?) that helps clock down your laptop? mine is sounding like an airport

yes but you need to knoe what laptop

what would be a good program to burn .bin/.cue files?

for my 'user' i put extra fonts in .fonts the x fonts can be kept in many places. i belive kde and gnome file managers have a fonts:// location that shows them as well

q: i was trying to find a irc client and found xchat, downloaded it from the official website has a rpm but i couldnt install in ubuntu. i find a tip on how to insall it trough command line, worked just fine. my question is (has a linux newbie), what type of files are compatible with ubuntu ? thanks

- stick with .deb

does he need sudo passwd username? or is sudo not needed in recovery mode?

recovery does use uid 0

i have another hard drive i want to install for file storage - i would like to share it in my ubuntu box across my local network - there are (4) linux boxes and (2) windows - would it best to format it to ntfs ? ?

it's best to use windows on, yes

isn't that expected behavior? keyring pass once per session to protect your keyring?

you can still use it. :) but its an annoyance

hello , do all files in /etc/init.d/ starts while os comes up ?

not neccessarily

does anybody know which script runs paste.ubuntu.com?

no idea - theres proberly open sourced pastebin type code out there.

where can i find an articale explaining each directory? i want to understand the heirarchy of the directories in ubuntu

http://doc.vic.computerbank.org.au/tutorials/linuxdirectorystructure/

does anyone know what the codec packs are that pop up when you first try to play a unsupported audio/video file are? usually when you try to play a unsupported file you'll get a prompt saying its so and offer to check for the codec, i cant remember what they were

yes, some gstreamer packages

is it straightforward to make a .deb from a tar.gz?

better not , what package ?

is there a faster way to download ubuntu (other than from the ubuntu website), like a torrent or anything?

there are torrent links on the main site

is there a ubuntu update for firefox 1.0.5?

no.. if you want it you have to compile it from the sources or build yourself a .deb package

does ntfs read write work in 6.06 ?

yes, use gparted

how can i see a list of processes that are accessing files on a particular partition?

correct

hey everyone, where (under what package) in launchpad should i file a bug concerning broken package dependencies?

probably on the package that has the broken dependancies.

can anyone recommend a wireless pcmcia card for hoary?

atheros based card.

for 'hardcore' video editing, what is the best in linux?

kino and http://lives.sourceforge.net/index.php?do=screenshots also

what is the name of the default cd burner?

is it brasero? i know thats a burner.. but dunno if its the default one

yes you can, but metacity may not relaunch automatically

while read -r line; do if [[ $line = *somestring* ]]; then script; fi; done < <(tail -f /some/log/)

i'm having some strange problem, it's happened yesterday and the day before and it will probably happen again in a bit - my monitor will go into off-mode.. while i'm using the pc? is that a feisty bug ?

that is the feisty support channel

how stable is breezy vs sid right now?

breezy seems pretty stable to me. x breaks every now and then thou ;)

ii am trying to export my display at aws - ubuntu instance to my computer that has xming installed...someone can help me?

this might help you. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1144669. it talks about that, so might least give you an idea in the right path

hello, how can i tell networkmanager not to manage a device in intrepid?

delete settings in network manager

quick stupid question: i have a dual boot of ubuntu breezy (amd64) and xp.. i want to write over the breezy partitions with a kubuntu 6.06 i386 beta.. this is doable right?

ya it is

is there any way to make an application persistent, so that if it gets closed out it starts up again (specifically gnome-do)

make a script, in it, put '#!/bin/bash' and the next line 'gnome-do; $0' save it, turn it into an executable and use that script to launch gnome-do

if you had 30gb hdd with p3 1gb ram (laptop for hibernation) how much would you allocate for '/' 'swap' and 'home' - planning on installing lubuntu - for now i was going to keep 2gb for swap / can't decide on the home vs / sizes - this will be a single boot os laptop. also was planning on using ext4 filesystem *very new to linux / 1st time install

i would do 7 gigs for / and one gig for swap and the rest as your /home

hi all. any fix for youtube player plugin on totem? gstreamer encountered a general supporting library error.

thats a good version

whats a linux box?

'box' is slang for 'computer'

hey all, is there something wrong with us.archive.ubuntu.com?

yup..give it awhile

umm i can't find xserver-xconf

it's xserver-xorg

'llo. is there something like screen for x? i have a headless system on which i want to start an x app. i have a remote x server that can display the x app, but then i want to put the x app in background and shut down the remote system.

i usually use ssh with the -y paramter

how does one enable the 'debian menu'?

apt-get install menu-xdg

what package(s) do i need to install in dapper to watch dvds in totem?

you need libdvdcss

hey, i'm trying to do this 'useradd bob' but it says 'useradd: unable to lock password file' what am i doing wrong?

use sudo