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what permissions should my home folder have or what command can i use to restore it to its default permissions?	chmod 755 ~
is there a way to priorize network traffic on my server? dlna > smb-johndoe > smb-janedoe > http-diegodoe ?	that is the linux advanced routing and traffic control documentation
i guess i need to rebuild my nvidia driver after the xorg update today?	i read so yes
hi all i have a problem: after updating to jaunty my firefox 3.5 has unusual and a kinda blurry font.. how can i fix that, i tried to reinstall it from both the official and the ppa sources..	http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7094387
quick question, i'm going to reformat in a couple of days(currently have 7.10, going to put either 7.10/8.04 and winxp pro on). what are the major differences between 8.04 and 7.10? also, does it normally go .04, .10 for version numbers(and why does it?)	the version number is the date. year.month
how do i connect to webdav via nautilus?	places > connect to server... > service type: webdav or secure webdav, depending on your server type
morning, just got an i7 920 cpu on an intel board. will it work if ill move my ubuntu ( harddisk ) from my current computer that use intel canore 6200 to i7 one?	most likely, yes.
how hard is wubi to install?	you can always hide the boot menu so she always boots win by default and just hit esc key to get menu and choose ubuntu ;)
when can i update to meerkat? :>	the toolchain drops on ~ may 6th.
is anyone have a problem keeping the pc time in sync,using npt???	i had that before, turned out to be some kind of conflict between hardware time and ntp time
hello all. i have a doubt here. how do i get the source code of apt itself?	apt-get source apt
hi! does someone know the name of the sidebar tool that is on the right (behind oo) on this image http://www.mikesplanet.net/images/darktheme.png?	your link is timing out
hi. i'm new to the online music thing. are there legal music services for linux that feature main stream muscians?	magnatunes is nice
anyone know why firefox window locks at maximum size and cannot be changed?	try hitting f11 a few times in firefox
what's the main php package in dapper called? i can't seem to apt-get it	php5 or php4
anyone know some about webcams? i am having problems with my logitech camera, i think it want to use something called v4l2 i think i kind of tinkered into it and made it.. hmm.. well lets say it might be the user and not the system that was the problem here.. though now i have a black screen at best, any hints something to remove/add and so on?	try sudo apt-get install cheese
anyone ever use minicom with a usb -> db9 adapter and knows what i need to change the comm port to so it works?	/dev/ttyusb0
can someone help me with my external usb hd i cannot write to it	is it write protected?
i just installed ubuntu, but i can't figure out which package for the flash player to install to work with firefox. all seem to not work with youtube.com. any pointers to documentation on this?	flashplugin-nonfree is the only adobe/macromedia flash, the others are free alternatives
hi. i'm getting an error when running alsamixer on xmonad launched from startx: cannot open mixer: no such file or directory. any ideas of how i can resolve this?	you are indeed correct. this is a bit of a copout, but what about reinstalling alsamixer?
i used the wubi install and installed ubuntu as an application because the traditional dual boot from a cd let to a black screen. the install was fine, but when i get to the dual boot option, my keyboard (razr black widow) is completely unresponsive so it just boots to windows on default.	you probably need to go into your bios and enable the usb keyboard. also if you only issue with the normal install was !nomodeset i'm not sure installing wubi will fix that
i got ubuntu server 6.06 lts installed apache2 and php5, however when i browse to localhost/phpinfo.php (which has <? phpinfo(); ?>) inside all i get is the text of the file. i did a force-reload of apache what's wrong?	http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_ubuntu_6.06_p6
good morning all :) i was wondering if i could trouble you with a question. i am trying to get ubuntu 10.04 working with vmware i am running into the issue with the keyboard not working at login. i read that i could 'run: sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup' i am just not sure how to run it without being logged in. any suggestions 'sorry i know its probably a very stupid question'	take a look at this http://communities.vmware.com/thread/261454
how do i find a programs 'system name' (i.e. 'gnome-termina') or system path (i.e. /usr/bin/gnome-terminal ) of a window?	not all windows are going to have a command associated with them. for instance, i doubt the alt-f2 trick has a shell command associated with it.
i upgraded from 10.04 to 10.10, and i lost some of my system sounds. thunderbird doesn't beep, or play a .wav when i receive e-mail, xchat-gnome doesn't beep when someone uses my nick, but korganizer's calendar alarm beep works, and i can play .wav files when i double click them, ideas?	i think you get to the sound settings at system > preferences > sound
quick question. i am trying to create my own custom panel type thing (i dont even know what exactly to call it) i want a button in the middle of the screen that i can click on and it pulls open a menu bar anyone have a clue where i should even start?	you seriously want a button right in the middle of your screen? that sounds quite annoying.
hi, anyone knows a good software to edit mp3??	audacity
how do i set abiword as default rtf ediitor in ubuntu?	right click on an rtf file, go to properties/open with and set the radio button to abiword
can someone please tell, is there any application in the ubuntu which uses the phonet protocol?	never heard of that.. wtf is that?
i'm runing on the livecd atm, but when i go to install, it says it is corrupt. i have the iso of the livecd, and it is accessible, so is there any way to install from that?	the later --> run to the shop and buy more cd-rs
how can i check my ethernet card's address in ubuntu?	type ifconfig in a terminal
hi, is this printer supported by linux - hp laserjet pro m1212nf mfp ( http://reviews.cnet.com/multifunction-devices/hp-laserjet-pro-m1212nf/4505-3181_7-33984369.html ) ?	i suggest googling around
can someone try to ping gulus.usherbrooke.ca for me. it's my mirror and i can't connect to it right now	yeah i'm getting a black hole there too right now. try perhaps instead debian.yorku.ca
from ubuntu-server, how do i install a window manager, preferably fluxbox or xfce?	i compiled fluxbos myself
on ubuntu 10.04, on every boot i have to disable bluetooth and re-enable wireless network to get connected to internet. is there a way to fix this please?	i think you can auto enable wireless by right click on it and edit settings
how to configure wget	configure?
now i cant quit the installer	you use ps aux and grep for that process then kill it
how do i move the applets in my panel that don't have the move option when you right click (ie. network manager, bluetooth, and battery)?	the separator is the key to it. unlock it and drag.
hi... can anyone tell me the package that contains the development man pages?	they are in the manpages-dev package
is there a lunix that will recover my data, if i cant boot up?	any livecd.. i recommend dsl
im using xchat but i cant see the nicks list, where i configure this	stretch the right hand side out a bit there are there with xchat. xchat-gnome they may not.
did you try the instructions here? http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/tech/font-howto.html	i did have a few modifications to it though as i'm trying to install it as a system wide font. so i dropped it in /usr/share/fonts/bitmaps
can i get some advice on a good calendering program? i just switched to thunderbird for email, and i've been using orage as a cal. ideally, this would integrate with our exchange server	evolution is all that can intergrate with exchange really
someone tell me where to find the repo sources list for synaptic	/etc/apt/sources.list
going to ask a silly question, used to you could kill the xserver via ctrl - alt - backspace, nowadays it just reruns it when you attempt to do that, is there a stopx command or anything along the lines to gracefully close x?	i would log out first btw
hello, i need a console browser (not lynx, please) any suggestions?	elinks
what is the package called for java browser plugin?	icedtea java plugin
you mean flashplugin-nonfree, right?!	flashplugin-nonfree will install flash for you
hey, i just wiped my hoary laptop to put edgy on it, and i'm really stoked about most of what i've seen. but i'm missing a few things. anyone know where the apple ] [+ screensaver is available?	gaim does irc. other clients can be installed.
where can i access ubuntu's control center? sorry for the stupid question..:)	you can add the mint one or something similar if you wish but it is not recommended nor supported
hi, whats a good mp3 server for ubuntu?	you samba shares (windows can stream mp3s from samba), use icecast (http mp3 stream) or vlc
repeat: so, i upgraded to 7.10, now it won't boot in 2.6.14-22, only in 2.6.16-20. any suggestions?	boot into .20, then enter synaptic and find the .22 kernel and choose reinstall. hopefully .22 will work on reboot but if not .20 obviously does
ok, my last annoing question... i ahve a compaq presario v5000series laptop with a synaptic touchpad. sometimes in ubuntu, whenever i touch the touchpad, the mouse flys and clicks randomly around the screen. any ideas?	look at the synaptic section in xorg.conf ... toy around with it. im not sure how, but.. <shrug> :p
in grub, i can now choose between three kernels: 2.6.24-16,-18 and -19. will any of these ever be deleted? i ask because i seem to have some troubles with -18, and don't want -16 to be deleted.	they won't be deleted until you delete them
what is a good program to tweak with the effects like 3d desktop and windows that shake when they move etc	compizconfig-settings-manager is what you're looking for i think
any glaring problems with upgrading to breezy?	also in case it breaks its always a good idea to have a live cd that you have tested to hand and not a bad idea to have an install cd but as i said it should just work
[qq] any one know how to controll a wifi connection command line	you can do some stuff with wifi via the command line. see man iwconfig
what is scribus good for and different from openoffice?	essentially scribus is concerned with excellence of laying out pages particularly graphically rich onces
how can i install mail support with apache ?	try apache channel.
anyone know of a super secret (meaning i can't find one) good wysiwyg editor that can handle php?	learn html, stop relying on wysiwyg, your files will be smaller, consume less bandwidth, work better in search engines, and work correctly in text browsers if you do
anyone know where to look for information on changing what a laptop does when you close the lid?	/etc/acpi/events/lidbtn
hi. i have 4gb of ram in my laptop. is it worth installing 64bit 12.04 ?	that's plenty
is anyone here familar with vmware?	either/or
anyone here knows what kernel is used by dapper?	uname -r and you'll see.
what all do these updates fix/work on?	security , fixes , new features
xchat n00b question, is there a way to quickly pick a name to respond to?	i haven't used xchat in a while (using irssi), but i think that ought to do it =/
anyone else using hoary had devices dissapear from 'places -> computer'?	yeah, they used to auto show when plugged in (two diff. usb drives) ... are you getting a hal error on gnome login?
hi, this morning i had this problem 'alert /dev/disk/by-uuid/xxxxxxxxx does not exist. dropping to a shell.' after googleing for a while i found many possible solutions but all of em involved a sys re-install or a grub re-install or anyway some long and maybe difficult and uncomfy stuff. i solved it just by opening my desktop and unplugging and replugging both the power cables and the sata connector of my main hdd, reboot and it works! i thin	man fsck
how can one determine the active graphics driver?	use sudo
how can you really protect your computer form someone going on to it with a live cd. i mean how can you stop that?	sleep next to it.. use a shotgun =).. or encrypt the harddrives and keep the shotgun to keep them from kidnapping you
whats the alternate install cd like?	it's basically the plain debian installer, if you've ever used that
is there someone to tell me how to delete a 'windows list opened' applet ? please, alt + right click doesn't work !	what's the outcome of lsb_release -sd ?
is there a tool under ubuntu to monitor the threads of a process?	something like htop?
hi everybodu, in ubuntu 11.10 is there any keyboard shortcuts 'ctrl+whatever' to move between workspaces ? if there are no, can i customize this??	is http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/2289.html useful to you
how can i unrar somehting?	apt-get install rar l rar e <file>
i find this quite anoying... whenever you install something... lets say... eclipse... dependencies get installed aswell... altho, whenever you uninstall eclipse..., all the dependencies will stay untouched.... how can i remove a package and all its dependencies (where possible) ?	open synaptic. on the left, select status. the autoremovable packages are the left overs.
should i run update-grub or update-grub2 ?	so basically it doesn't matter
question: what is a good 'wall paper' rotator for gnome in the repos? chgb doesnt work	do sudo apt-cache search wallpaper
i have just got one game and it's looks like blahblahblah.run how to install it? i tryed ./blah.run but says premision dinied... i try sudo ./blahblah.run but then- sudo: ./et-linux-2.60.x86.run: command not found so i don't get it... can enyone?	it's probably not executable. either chmod it to be executable, or use 'sudo sh ./blah.run'
are there any c/c++ ides i can install via apt-get?	just make sure you have universe enabled.
trying to find a program to make a bootable usb of linux inside of linux want to do a fresh install	http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu
does anyone know how i could disable the startup services in ubuntu from the command line?	install rcconf , its useful for that
hi - im in the middle of a big download (thru apt-get) but we will have a power cut soon and i am wondering will i have redownload everything if the power goes down before the download is complete?	it will resume
hey guys, in ubuntu 8.04 i have several problems with mozilla firefox. 1) it doesnt play flash applications instantly, i have to click on each (there is a symbol of flash). and 2) - sometimes it doesn't play sound in youtube. i watch a few videos, and then i have to restart the computer :(	eg: flashblock puts a flash icon ..the one you described
whats the output of ifconfig -a? put it into a pastebin please.	i cant is on fried's machine his motherboard ethernet card died, but i remember ifconfig was showing a ipv6 network for that card
running ubuntu 10.04 server, i added a script to /etc/network/if-up.d/, i made it executable ( chmod a+x myscript ), the trouble is my script is not being run when ppp0 comes up. is there something i am missing ?	shouldn't it be places at /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/ ?
i liked the mouse pointer icon in mandriva, is there any way to get that in ubuntu?	download it from a site. place it in your .icons directory. install gcursor. run gcursor and select the new mouse pointer/cursor. restart xorg.
does anyone know why the pid stored in a pid file would consistently be two less than the actual pid of the daemon? (the daemon is being started by start-stop-daemon) if i had to guess i'd say the pid is from the bash instance that starts start-stop-daemon, rather than the instance of the daemon itself. can anyone confirm this?	interesting issue, did you search bug reports in launchpad yet for it?
any experts on fakeraiddebug advanced troubleshooting around tonight?	...if anyone can answer your question
okay i installed the free versionn and when i try to hit 'extract here' in nautilus itr gives me the same error of not beinbh able to handle that archive type	right click on the rar file, and change the default app
i need to know if there are any program like fake web cam 4linux?	it is almost definately possible, but i don't know how :(
i can record audio in audacity (ubuntu 11.10) how can i rule audacity out, and check if it is a lower-layer problem, say pulseaudio or alsa?	parec is pulseaudio's recording software
redhat has chkconfig. is there something similar in ubuntu?	if you are used to the redhat/fedora service command -- you can install sysvconfig
one more question: when using the ubuntu partition of my laptop, my balls itch less than when using the windows vista partition. any insight as to why this might be?	that is not appropriate here, please stop immediately
hi, i need help to resize a partiton with gparted.. it all works great at the begining but when i give it apply everything looks like it went just fine but at the end nothing happens	the partition you are working with has to be umounted
hi there, i'm having some issue with 7.10. there is a dhcp server on my network. eth0 appears in ifconfig, but it has no ip. however, theres etho:ava which has a 196.254.. address (apipa and/or bonjour) ... how can i get eth0 to receive a valid ip address ?	dhclient eth0
i have ubuntu 11.04 . whenever i try installing some packages using, 'sudo apt-get install' i am getting the error 'unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?' . how can this issue be solved?	i'm assuming you've tried the suggested fixes in that msg, correct?
which package do i need to install to get gtk+?	libgtk2.0-0
hi all. i like unistall samba and reinstall cause dont work well. i would like restart. it's possible with synapticpackagemanager? thank you.	you could try 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure samba' and see if that does it
in openoffice, how do i hide the 'page number' from the first page in a document?	http://www.tipsfor.us/2007/05/05/tip-of-the-day-hiding-the-first-page-number-in-openoffice/

what permissions should my home folder have or what command can i use to restore it to its default permissions?

chmod 755 ~

is there a way to priorize network traffic on my server? dlna > smb-johndoe > smb-janedoe > http-diegodoe ?

that is the linux advanced routing and traffic control documentation

i guess i need to rebuild my nvidia driver after the xorg update today?

i read so yes

hi all i have a problem: after updating to jaunty my firefox 3.5 has unusual and a kinda blurry font.. how can i fix that, i tried to reinstall it from both the official and the ppa sources..

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7094387

quick question, i'm going to reformat in a couple of days(currently have 7.10, going to put either 7.10/8.04 and winxp pro on). what are the major differences between 8.04 and 7.10? also, does it normally go *.04, *.10 for version numbers(and why does it?)

the version number is the date. year.month

how do i connect to webdav via nautilus?

places > connect to server... > service type: webdav or secure webdav, depending on your server type

morning, just got an i7 920 cpu on an intel board. will it work if ill move my ubuntu ( harddisk ) from my current computer that use intel canore 6200 to i7 one?

most likely, yes.

how hard is wubi to install?

you can always hide the boot menu so she always boots win by default and just hit esc key to get menu and choose ubuntu ;)

when can i update to meerkat? :>

the toolchain drops on ~ may 6th.

is anyone have a problem keeping the pc time in sync,using npt???

i had that before, turned out to be some kind of conflict between hardware time and ntp time

hello all. i have a doubt here. how do i get the source code of apt itself?

apt-get source apt

hi! does someone know the name of the sidebar tool that is on the right (behind oo) on this image http://www.mikesplanet.net/images/darktheme.png?

your link is timing out

hi. i'm new to the online music thing. are there legal music services for linux that feature main stream muscians?

magnatunes is nice

anyone know why firefox window locks at maximum size and cannot be changed?

try hitting f11 a few times in firefox

what's the main php package in dapper called? i can't seem to apt-get it

php5 or php4

anyone know some about webcams? i am having problems with my logitech camera, i think it want to use something called v4l2 i think i kind of tinkered into it and made it.. hmm.. well lets say it might be the user and not the system that was the problem here.. though now i have a black screen at best, any hints something to remove/add and so on?

try sudo apt-get install cheese

anyone ever use minicom with a usb -> db9 adapter and knows what i need to change the comm port to so it works?

/dev/ttyusb0

can someone help me with my external usb hd i cannot write to it

is it write protected?

i just installed ubuntu, but i can't figure out which package for the flash player to install to work with firefox. all seem to not work with youtube.com. any pointers to documentation on this?

flashplugin-nonfree is the only adobe/macromedia flash, the others are free alternatives

hi. i'm getting an error when running alsamixer on xmonad launched from startx: cannot open mixer: no such file or directory. any ideas of how i can resolve this?

you are indeed correct. this is a bit of a copout, but what about reinstalling alsamixer?

i used the wubi install and installed ubuntu as an application because the traditional dual boot from a cd let to a black screen. the install was fine, but when i get to the dual boot option, my keyboard (razr black widow) is completely unresponsive so it just boots to windows on default.

you probably need to go into your bios and enable the usb keyboard. also if you only issue with the normal install was !nomodeset i'm not sure installing wubi will fix that

i got ubuntu server 6.06 lts installed apache2 and php5, however when i browse to localhost/phpinfo.php (which has <? phpinfo(); ?>) inside all i get is the text of the file. i did a force-reload of apache what's wrong?

http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_ubuntu_6.06_p6

good morning all :) i was wondering if i could trouble you with a question. i am trying to get ubuntu 10.04 working with vmware i am running into the issue with the keyboard not working at login. i read that i could 'run: sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup' i am just not sure how to run it without being logged in. any suggestions 'sorry i know its probably a very stupid question'

take a look at this http://communities.vmware.com/thread/261454

how do i find a programs 'system name' (i.e. 'gnome-termina') or system path (i.e. /usr/bin/gnome-terminal ) of a window?

not all windows are going to have a command associated with them. for instance, i doubt the alt-f2 trick has a shell command associated with it.

i upgraded from 10.04 to 10.10, and i lost some of my system sounds. thunderbird doesn't beep, or play a .wav when i receive e-mail, xchat-gnome doesn't beep when someone uses my nick, but korganizer's calendar alarm beep works, and i can play .wav files when i double click them, ideas?

i think you get to the sound settings at system > preferences > sound

quick question. i am trying to create my own custom panel type thing (i dont even know what exactly to call it) i want a button in the middle of the screen that i can click on and it pulls open a menu bar anyone have a clue where i should even start?

you seriously want a button right in the middle of your screen? that sounds quite annoying.

hi, anyone knows a good software to edit mp3??

audacity

how do i set abiword as default rtf ediitor in ubuntu?

right click on an rtf file, go to properties/open with and set the radio button to abiword

can someone please tell, is there any application in the ubuntu which uses the phonet protocol?

never heard of that.. wtf is that?

i'm runing on the livecd atm, but when i go to install, it says it is corrupt. i have the iso of the livecd, and it is accessible, so is there any way to install from that?

the later --> run to the shop and buy more cd-rs

how can i check my ethernet card's address in ubuntu?

type ifconfig in a terminal

hi, is this printer supported by linux - hp laserjet pro m1212nf mfp ( http://reviews.cnet.com/multifunction-devices/hp-laserjet-pro-m1212nf/4505-3181_7-33984369.html ) ?

i suggest googling around

can someone try to ping gulus.usherbrooke.ca for me. it's my mirror and i can't connect to it right now

yeah i'm getting a black hole there too right now. try perhaps instead debian.yorku.ca

from ubuntu-server, how do i install a window manager, preferably fluxbox or xfce?

i compiled fluxbos myself

on ubuntu 10.04, on every boot i have to disable bluetooth and re-enable wireless network to get connected to internet. is there a way to fix this please?

i think you can auto enable wireless by right click on it and edit settings

how to configure wget

configure?

now i cant quit the installer

you use ps aux and grep for that process then kill it

how do i move the applets in my panel that don't have the move option when you right click (ie. network manager, bluetooth, and battery)?

the separator is the key to it. unlock it and drag.

hi... can anyone tell me the package that contains the development man pages?

they are in the manpages-dev package

is there a lunix that will recover my data, if i cant boot up?

any livecd.. i recommend dsl

im using xchat but i cant see the nicks list, where i configure this

stretch the right hand side out a bit there are there with xchat. xchat-gnome they may not.

did you try the instructions here? http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/tech/font-howto.html

i did have a few modifications to it though as i'm trying to install it as a system wide font. so i dropped it in /usr/share/fonts/bitmaps

can i get some advice on a good calendering program? i just switched to thunderbird for email, and i've been using orage as a cal. ideally, this would integrate with our exchange server

evolution is all that can intergrate with exchange really

someone tell me where to find the repo sources list for synaptic

/etc/apt/sources.list

going to ask a silly question, used to you could kill the xserver via ctrl - alt - backspace, nowadays it just reruns it when you attempt to do that, is there a stopx command or anything along the lines to gracefully close x?

i would log out first btw

hello, i need a console browser (not lynx, please) any suggestions?

elinks

what is the package called for java browser plugin?

icedtea java plugin

you mean flashplugin-nonfree, right?!

flashplugin-nonfree will install flash for you

hey, i just wiped my hoary laptop to put edgy on it, and i'm really stoked about most of what i've seen. but i'm missing a few things. anyone know where the apple ] [+ screensaver is available?

gaim does irc. other clients can be installed.

where can i access ubuntu's control center? sorry for the stupid question..:)

you can add the mint one or something similar if you wish but it is not recommended nor supported

hi, whats a good mp3 server for ubuntu?

you samba shares (windows can stream mp3s from samba), use icecast (http mp3 stream) or vlc

repeat: so, i upgraded to 7.10, now it won't boot in 2.6.14-22, only in 2.6.16-20. any suggestions?

boot into .20, then enter synaptic and find the .22 kernel and choose reinstall. hopefully .22 will work on reboot but if not .20 obviously does

ok, my last annoing question... i ahve a compaq presario v5000series laptop with a synaptic touchpad. sometimes in ubuntu, whenever i touch the touchpad, the mouse flys and clicks randomly around the screen. any ideas?

look at the synaptic section in xorg.conf ... toy around with it. im not sure how, but.. <shrug> :p

in grub, i can now choose between three kernels: 2.6.24-16,-18 and -19. will any of these ever be deleted? i ask because i seem to have some troubles with -18, and don't want -16 to be deleted.

they won't be deleted until you delete them

what is a good program to tweak with the effects like 3d desktop and windows that shake when they move etc

compizconfig-settings-manager is what you're looking for i think

any glaring problems with upgrading to breezy?

also in case it breaks its always a good idea to have a live cd that you have tested to hand and not a bad idea to have an install cd but as i said it should just work

[qq] any one know how to controll a wifi connection command line

you can do some stuff with wifi via the command line. see man iwconfig

what is scribus good for and different from openoffice?

essentially scribus is concerned with excellence of laying out pages particularly graphically rich onces

how can i install mail support with apache ?

try apache channel.

anyone know of a super secret (meaning i can't find one) good wysiwyg editor that can handle php?

learn html, stop relying on wysiwyg, your files will be smaller, consume less bandwidth, work better in search engines, and work correctly in text browsers if you do

anyone know where to look for information on changing what a laptop does when you close the lid?

/etc/acpi/events/lidbtn

hi. i have 4gb of ram in my laptop. is it worth installing 64bit 12.04 ?

that's plenty

is anyone here familar with vmware?

either/or

anyone here knows what kernel is used by dapper?

uname -r and you'll see.

what all do these updates fix/work on?

security , fixes , new features

xchat n00b question, is there a way to quickly pick a name to respond to?

i haven't used xchat in a while (using irssi), but i think that ought to do it =/

anyone else using hoary had devices dissapear from 'places -> computer'?

yeah, they used to auto show when plugged in (two diff. usb drives) ... are you getting a hal error on gnome login?

hi, this morning i had this problem 'alert /dev/disk/by-uuid/xxxxxxxxx does not exist. dropping to a shell.' after googleing for a while i found many possible solutions but all of em involved a sys re-install or a grub re-install or anyway some long and maybe difficult and uncomfy stuff. i solved it just by opening my desktop and unplugging and replugging both the power cables and the sata connector of my main hdd, reboot and it works! i thin

man fsck

how can one determine the active graphics driver?

use sudo

how can you really protect your computer form someone going on to it with a live cd. i mean how can you stop that?

sleep next to it.. use a shotgun =).. or encrypt the harddrives and keep the shotgun to keep them from kidnapping you

whats the alternate install cd like?

it's basically the plain debian installer, if you've ever used that

is there someone to tell me how to delete a 'windows list opened' applet ? please, alt + right click doesn't work !

what's the outcome of lsb_release -sd ?

is there a tool under ubuntu to monitor the threads of a process?

something like htop?

hi everybodu, in ubuntu 11.10 is there any keyboard shortcuts 'ctrl+whatever' to move between workspaces ? if there are no, can i customize this??

is http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/2289.html useful to you

how can i unrar somehting?

apt-get install rar l rar e <file>

i find this quite anoying... whenever you install something... lets say... eclipse... dependencies get installed aswell... altho, whenever you uninstall eclipse..., all the dependencies will stay untouched.... how can i remove a package and all its dependencies (where possible) ?

open synaptic. on the left, select status. the autoremovable packages are the left overs.

should i run update-grub or update-grub2 ?

so basically it doesn't matter

question: what is a good 'wall paper' rotator for gnome in the repos? chgb doesnt work

do sudo apt-cache search wallpaper

i have just got one game and it's looks like blahblahblah.run how to install it? i tryed ./blah.run but says premision dinied... i try sudo ./blahblah.run but then- sudo: ./et-linux-2.60.x86.run: command not found so i don't get it... can enyone?

it's probably not executable. either chmod it to be executable, or use 'sudo sh ./blah.run'

are there any c/c++ ides i can install via apt-get?

just make sure you have universe enabled.

trying to find a program to make a bootable usb of linux inside of linux want to do a fresh install

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu

does anyone know how i could disable the startup services in ubuntu from the command line?

install rcconf , its useful for that

hi - im in the middle of a big download (thru apt-get) but we will have a power cut soon and i am wondering will i have redownload everything if the power goes down before the download is complete?

it will resume

hey guys, in ubuntu 8.04 i have several problems with mozilla firefox. 1) it doesnt play flash applications instantly, i have to click on each (there is a symbol of flash). and 2) - sometimes it doesn't play sound in youtube. i watch a few videos, and then i have to restart the computer :(

eg: flashblock puts a flash icon ..the one you described

whats the output of ifconfig -a? put it into a pastebin please.

i cant is on fried's machine his motherboard ethernet card died, but i remember ifconfig was showing a ipv6 network for that card

running ubuntu 10.04 server, i added a script to /etc/network/if-up.d/, i made it executable ( chmod a+x myscript ), the trouble is my script is not being run when ppp0 comes up. is there something i am missing ?

shouldn't it be places at /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/ ?

i liked the mouse pointer icon in mandriva, is there any way to get that in ubuntu?

download it from a site. place it in your .icons directory. install gcursor. run gcursor and select the new mouse pointer/cursor. restart xorg.

does anyone know why the pid stored in a pid file would consistently be two less than the actual pid of the daemon? (the daemon is being started by start-stop-daemon) if i had to guess i'd say the pid is from the bash instance that starts start-stop-daemon, rather than the instance of the daemon itself. can anyone confirm this?

interesting issue, did you search bug reports in launchpad yet for it?

any experts on fakeraiddebug advanced troubleshooting around tonight?

...if anyone can answer your question

okay i installed the free versionn and when i try to hit 'extract here' in nautilus itr gives me the same error of not beinbh able to handle that archive type

right click on the rar file, and change the default app

i need to know if there are any program like fake web cam 4linux?

it is almost definately possible, but i don't know how :(

i can record audio in audacity (ubuntu 11.10) how can i rule audacity out, and check if it is a lower-layer problem, say pulseaudio or alsa?

parec is pulseaudio's recording software

redhat has chkconfig. is there something similar in ubuntu?

if you are used to the redhat/fedora service command -- you can install sysvconfig

one more question: when using the ubuntu partition of my laptop, my balls itch less than when using the windows vista partition. any insight as to why this might be?

that is not appropriate here, please stop immediately

hi, i need help to resize a partiton with gparted.. it all works great at the begining but when i give it apply everything looks like it went just fine but at the end nothing happens

the partition you are working with has to be umounted

hi there, i'm having some issue with 7.10. there is a dhcp server on my network. eth0 appears in ifconfig, but it has no ip. however, theres etho:ava which has a 196.254.*.* address (apipa and/or bonjour) ... how can i get eth0 to receive a valid ip address ?

dhclient eth0

i have ubuntu 11.04 . whenever i try installing some packages using, 'sudo apt-get install' i am getting the error 'unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?' . how can this issue be solved?

i'm assuming you've tried the suggested fixes in that msg, correct?

which package do i need to install to get gtk+?

libgtk2.0-0

hi all. i like unistall samba and reinstall cause dont work well. i would like restart. it's possible with synapticpackagemanager? thank you.

you could try 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure samba' and see if that does it

in openoffice, how do i hide the 'page number' from the first page in a document?

http://www.tipsfor.us/2007/05/05/tip-of-the-day-hiding-the-first-page-number-in-openoffice/