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hello, how do i have ubuntu find and add a program to the applications list that is on the comp but it hasnt found and added	you'll need to add the entry yourself, not all installs include a menu entry :\|. right-click on applications and select edit menus
guys is there a program in linux that detects what kind of cpu one has?	cat /proc/cpuinfo
i'm trying to figure out the name of the vnc server installed in ubuntu by default. i've tried googling vinagre, the client, and ps ax with various greps. no luck. anybody know?	vino
hello, is there any bad sector repair tool in ubuntu cd, or any other opensource bad sector repair tool??	bad sector repair is called mark it bad and trash anything that was on it, replace the hard drive now, and hope no more sectors go bad before you can salvage whatever is left
how can i show all users in a group through the commandline?	'groups' tells you who are you members of, 'groupmems -g <groupname> -l' lists them (needs root)
the support matrix for 'mactel' stops at 11.10, where can i determine the compatability of 12.04 with a macbook 2,1?	try a live cd
where does virtualbox store it's vhds? in the home folder?	/home/username/.virtualbox
is anyone aware of a software would let me broadcase webcam on my remot site ?	some time ago i was suggested this: http://hacktivision.com/index.php/2009/06/16/setting-up-an-ubuntu-webcam-server?blog=2 but not sure if it works or not .. didn ttry it
how can i allow another user to 'sudo'?	in the system > admin > users & groups
hi all, any flash to mpeg converters available for ubuntu?	ffmpeg
what is the command to find out the ip address of a website?	you can also ping it .
i'm running ubuntu 12.04 server. i have a client using a windows file share where they save access database files. what would be the best approach to connect to the file share and run queries on the database? vpn to file share, grab database dump? ugg. wish they had a web server.	to me, vpn.
my linux experience is vast, i'm quite experienced in debian releases. however, i cannot figure out what the hell is going on here. someone tell me in the next two minutes what the hell is modifying my cpu speeds. it is not bios, it is not powernowd. cpufreq is not installed. it is something else. what is it? failure to inform of what is modyfing my cpu speeds will not only see ubuntu removed from this computer, but will	i have had some problems with that, and got it solved. could you specify more? have you a laptop or desktop pc?
is there a replacement for the backports...?	you can ignore that for the win32codecs. do not get any other packages from that source because it'll likely break stuff
what repository is skype located in?	www.skype.com and they have their own repo
hello, how can i tell what files a package contains before downloading and installing it? i need something like dpkg -l or dpkg-deb --contents, only i want to get this information for packages not already present on my system.	apt-file show foo
do i need ppp if i am using a stadard dsl connection ?	that's correct, if the router is making the connection for you then you don't need it
someone know when edgy eft will be released ??	i heard it was going to be around next week.
in firefox, wherever there is a flash applet (or whatever), i see these large 'play' symbols (sideways triangle inside a circle). i have to click them to see the applet/video. is their a way to get around this?	although thats great, remember all those annoying flash adds?
hi everyone! need to create an image my machine? does anybody know how?	clonezilla has worked best for me..theres also remastersys
i'm just trying to transfer a file from the ubuntu box to the windows box but i can't because the ubuntu box can't connect to any windows box on the network and the windows boxes need a valid username and password	probably under /etc with all the other config stuf
i just installed ubuntu and decided to remove windows. i made a gparted live cd and removed the ntfs partitions. it finished (really quickly) and i rebooted. instead of booting up ubuntu it says intel undi, pxe-2.1 no bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key	did you actually install ubuntu?
my home folders has symlinks to folders on another drive as my main drive is an ssd. my question is, if i do a backup of my home folder, does it know to back up all the folders and files that the symlinks are pointing to?	i'm not sure. maybe someone else knows.
hmm... does anything break if i boot a kernel without initrd? (i have all necessary drivers compiled in, and the rest as modules)	it didn't here
try tkdiff or emacs, elazar ?	btw, love your nick. i think tolkien missed that one. :d
yet, if one needs isa support because that is all one has at the moment then one needs to be able to use it.	true, but in that case ubuntu is not your ideal distro :)
in xchat, how do i turn off messages that say that someone has entered/left?	trickle ?
need the perl and python plguins for xchat are those in repos or do i get from xchat.org?	can't you just apt-get install python perl?
not sure how to fsck a mounted filesystem, or force it to check on next reboot.	reboot into rescue mode and fsck from there
i am using a compaq 6715b laptop and i can set my laptop to feed the display out to my monitor. when i close the laptop lid my monitor blanks out. i checked the power settings and on the part for 'when i close the lid' it gives me only 4 options 'blank, suspend, hibernate, shutdown'. how can i set it so i can close my lid and it does not blank the screen?	does the monitor turn back on if you move the mouse
guys, where are physically stored the .desktop links that appear inside 'applications ' menu	~/.local/share/applications and /usr/share/applications
any of you folks have a working backlight on your keyboard..... and if so, how did you do it?	yes, and it just worked™ for me.
can i upgrade individual package with aptitude or something?	if its a package with a newer version in the repos, just type apt-get install package
what is the difference between this channel irc.ubuntu.com and irc.freenode.net?	/msg nickserv help
guys, do you usually set up a box from scratch again, if only a user account was compromised?	i'm pretty sure apt-get autoremove get rid of those.
is there a program like prime95 to stress test cpu in repo's ?	cpuburn ?
how do i change permissions for a dir and its sub-dir?	chmod -r
how do i close down x in dapper?	i think sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop should do it
sounds like broken hardware or can you boot a live system without problem?	system works in recovery mode (except bad screen resolution and sleep / reboot doesn't work). it's a new x220 with ssd. is there some diagnostic i can run to check for bad hardware?
how can i get the correct screen settings for my lcd tft sxga+ - basically pointers to xf86config resources or automatic configurators..	the manuf web site or someone posted a link earlier monitorworld.com or something
how are one to interpret this?: 'password: password string for eap. this field can include either the plaintext password (using ascii or hex string)' does it mean that password='1' (ascii) is the exact equivalent of password='31' (hex)?	put \x for the hex one...
can i just do 'dd if=ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img of=/dev/sdb' instead of the instructions here to make the liveusb? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/fromimgfiles#ubuntu	you will need to use cdrecord to make a cd, (if that is what you are trying to do).
hey. i'm on another irc server, and irssi is giving out my hostname which has my ip. every now and then somebody is annoyed that i kicked them and they dos my low bandwidth connection. how do i stop irssi giving out my hostname?	you'll need to enable vhost for your user / op....
how can i list file by date created. is there an ls argument	-t sort by mod time
hello, is it possible to install ubuntu-amd64 on /dev/hdb2, where the 3 partitions on the second hard disk are all primary, and then get grub to install on /dev/hda mbr? i ask because i have installed ubuntu successfully on /dev/hda2 and grub on the mbr of hda, but when i try hdb2 grub fails to do anything when the pc us booted, it sais 'grub stage 1.5 please wait...' then does nothing for 5 mins. does it matter that grub is on hda and ubuntu is on hdb? o	shoudlent matter. sounds like the grub menu/config is messed up/confused
how can i tell what package provides a particular file?	dpkg -s /path/to/filename
i'm getting the 'timestamp too far in future' error whenever i use sudo. how is it i fix this again?	http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=173505
i have a dual boot system and my dos operating system selection screen shows duplicate ubuntu selections. how can i fix this?	grub is the thing responsible for booting the kernel
sudo -s changes user to root, how do i change back to regular user?	exit
is anyone else using irssi?	/dev/cdrom?
i have an odd problem. anyone willing to help? (it involves the install of a custom-ish 7.04)	is / marked as being formatted?
does anyone know of a single page that gives commands/scripts for all of the stuff needed to get extras working in x64 (i.e. flash, etc)?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/amd64/firefoxandplugins
heya, just wondering if serial mice are now detected in edgy? i know they weren't detected in the previous two versions of ubuntu	not quite sure about the serial mice :> let me see if i have one around here though to check. if its not here it would be at home
mozilla firefox makes me want to start smoking again....can anyone suggest an alternative, more stable browser? i'm using hardy.	try epiphany
hey all. i just got another hand-me-down machine today with two identical hard drives. does anyone know of a working how-to for setting up a bootable raid array? hoary and breezy installers seem to choke on the boot manager.	ask ubotu about raid, if you have not yet.
does anyone know why the ide nodes in feisty are /dev/sd... rather than /dev/hd...?	so as faras ubuntu knows, they are scsi/sata disks
what directories in $home should i remove to reset gnome to its default?	.gnome* .gconf* but this will reset other apps as well
heya guys! ummm what gui archive application can i use to open .rar files and to extract them	the archive manager can open any kind of archive but just needs the specific pkg installed. there's one for 7z files, rar files etc
reinstall window$? i think not...	would you like a picture or video
is there a way to add lamp to a desktop install?	use synaptic package manager and select apache, mysql, php..
does anyone know how do i stop my joystick from acting like a mouse?	by modifying xorg configuration (sorry, i can't tell more exaclty)
i just configured my 8.10 box for static ip and now it cannot do dns lookup - any suggestions?	no, its 'nameserver 1.1.1.1'
how do i turn off compiz-fusion and just go back to gnome ?	system>preferences>appearance>visual effect>none
hi guys, does someone know something abount incjection ?? (wifi - ubuntu - wep ) i need to know how to change channel of wlan0 ?	iwconfig wlan0 channel x
hello all, what do i need to do in order to play mp3s in rhythymbox ?	well, wiki.ubuntu.com/restrictedformats
what's that program that shows information about hardware?	lshw
how do i find out much space i have left on my usb flash drive from cli	df -h
how can i make an exact clone of dvd's in ubuntu?	you would dd to a iso file on your hd and then burn the iso to a disc
what is usb-modeswitch	is a program (that is in ubuntu repos) that has a nice set of workarounds for usb deviced do what they're really intended to
less in color? how?	although, if you use screen, you can just display something and do a 'ctrl-a,[' to start copy mode and scroll around using that
hello eveybody, is there anyone could help me with my keyboard ? it is an abnt2 portuguese-br, the only problem are the keys pipe/left slash and 'close {['	sorry, i dont know anything about it
i've clearly fucked up my install between upgrading from 8->10, reinstalling 10, screwing around with grub, etc., but i can't seem to use the cd to just do a fresh install and hit the metaphorical reset button, halp	it sucks right
i've got a (probably simple) question about permissions for an ftp account. i want to upload files to /var/www using ftp. i considered it wise not to use my ordinary account, so i created a special user for this. but how do i grant this user permission to upload use /var/www?	i guess you could add your user to the group that you setup the dirs in /var/www
hi there, i have a question about firewall/proxy thing in my office. usually it's always asking for my user/password when i get into browser. and it just works after that. the question is how can i do that in cli? so far i get only 401 unauthorized error.	try a text based browser? :)
hello, i am a linux newbie. i have set up windows 7 and ubuntu 12.04 dual boot system on my laptop. i use truecrypt (v 7) encrypted partitions. these partitions are set as favorites volumes. in windows treucrypt has option of auto mounting favorite volumes on logon. but i don't see such option in ubuntu. i searched for a solution to auto mount truecrypt favorite volumes in ubuntu without success. can anyone advice me on this?	so write a bashsript and have called by - for instance- rc.local
currently, when i select a file to download it defaults to my ~/downloads folder - is there a change that default?	in firefox, you can change the download folder
is it repository or just package storage? http://packages.debian.org/unstable/editors/bless	its not the repo, also its debian not ubuntu, dont mix the packages
i'm looking to install a driver for my brother mfc 5100c. on brother's website is asks which linux (ubuntu) i am using for red hat / mandriva (mandrake) / suse / fedoracore users or debian?	debian is your best bet
i asked about evdo, if that's what you mean.	i have my ticket. :-p
i'm running a cli only version of ubuntu. i'm in the terminal and i can't scroll up to read some of the errors i'm getting. how can i make it so i can scroll up to read that, note pgup and pgdown don't do anything.	better way is to pipe to less
to start httpd service isn't 'service httpd start' ? why i get a message that service command not found?	sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start
how to get back classic ubuntu desktop in a netbook remix install?	sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
have you tried ion? if so, is there a reason you prefer ratpoison?	no window dressings in ratpoison, i don't have to learn lua, and i think the keybindings are more intuitive. shrug
hi everyone, i have a doubt.... my server is behind a router that is behind a cable modem that is possibly behind a lot of stuff from the isp (i don't have a dedicated ip address...). is there any way to access this server from outside (anywhere else on the planet) ? maybe some method ? other than a vpn ?	ssh with dyndns
i need a name of tool that can record music from myspace or another streaming audio website that dosen't have a download option or streamin solution for external players... any ideas?	audacity - record
hi, i am new to ubuntu. my cpu is intel 64bits. where can i find intel 64bits version of ubuntu? i can only find 32bit and amd64 versions. thanks.	cryptsetup is installed on the live cd, but on a default desktop install, i think it is only included if you have an encrypted home dir.
i have setup a virtualbox vm running windows 7 on my ubuntu machine. i have to use a windows only (f5) vpn for work. i would like to tunnel traffic through my ubuntu (host) box through the windows 7 (vm) machine. can anyone point me in the right direction to achieve this?	just to be clear i don't think you can do that. aside from that though, how does the vpn know your operating system?
hi all! are other people getting crashes and slowness in evolution in dapper flgiht 5?	upgrade to flight 7
i'm having some issues trying to get cryptkeeper to show its notification icon in the systray. using gnome panel versus unity, for starters. tried to whitelist the systray to 'all' in dconf-editor, logged out and back in, no dice. any ideas what else to try?	the whitelist is only for unity
so i have an issue with nautilus. it randomly doesn't show files in folders! it literally says 0 items. i can view the same files using ls, thunar, etc...	http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/nonautilusplease
does kde stores de trash files in ~/.trash like gnome ?	no i believe it has a different directory like kdetrash
do i need to install a driver because i have a lcd?	not for the lcd, but you might need to ensure you're using the right driver for your chip, and set the horizsync & vertrrefresh in xorg.conf, and if you're using an 855 or 915 or the like use a utility
anyone has experience with ubuntu on a dell studio xps ? (435mt) / will this work out of the box?	thats what its for
what is the difference between envy and jockey ?	: they have same function anyway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yr0u-oybyo&feature=share	please consider that we are a support channel and that that was (for us) wothless information...:)
hi, how can i use my pgp key with pidgin ?	http://pidgin-encrypt.sourceforge.net/faq.php
is there a program that can read the id3 tag on an mp3 or music file and rename the file according to a specific format?	check out exfalso
i downloaded my kernel source to put into /usr/source/ but i can't figure out how to put it there from my desktop	you need to be super user probably, try using 'sudo mv /usr/source /where/ever/you/want/it' or starting your file browser with 'gksudo'
now to figure out where in pcsx2 to configure that.	sorry, i've never used pcsx2 before... no idea
i've seen recommendations for and against different brands of cd-r for burning livecds. but i'm not having much luck finding them right now. what cd-r brand should i buy to ensure a successful burn?	also a usb-drive is a good way

hello, how do i have ubuntu find and add a program to the applications list that is on the comp but it hasnt found and added

you'll need to add the entry yourself, not all installs include a menu entry :|. right-click on applications and select edit menus

guys is there a program in linux that detects what kind of cpu one has?

cat /proc/cpuinfo

i'm trying to figure out the name of the vnc server installed in ubuntu by default. i've tried googling vinagre, the client, and ps ax with various greps. no luck. anybody know?

vino

hello, is there any bad sector repair tool in ubuntu cd, or any other opensource bad sector repair tool??

bad sector repair is called mark it bad and trash anything that was on it, replace the hard drive now, and hope no more sectors go bad before you can salvage whatever is left

how can i show all users in a group through the commandline?

'groups' tells you who are you members of, 'groupmems -g <groupname> -l' lists them (needs root)

the support matrix for 'mactel' stops at 11.10, where can i determine the compatability of 12.04 with a macbook 2,1?

try a live cd

where does virtualbox store it's vhds? in the home folder?

/home/username/.virtualbox

is anyone aware of a software would let me broadcase webcam on my remot site ?

some time ago i was suggested this: http://hacktivision.com/index.php/2009/06/16/setting-up-an-ubuntu-webcam-server?blog=2 but not sure if it works or not .. didn ttry it

how can i allow another user to 'sudo'?

in the system > admin > users & groups

hi all, any flash to mpeg converters available for ubuntu?

ffmpeg

what is the command to find out the ip address of a website?

you can also ping it .

i'm running ubuntu 12.04 server. i have a client using a windows file share where they save access database files. what would be the best approach to connect to the file share and run queries on the database? vpn to file share, grab database dump? ugg. wish they had a web server.

to me, vpn.

my linux experience is vast, i'm quite experienced in debian releases. however, i cannot figure out what the hell is going on here. someone tell me in the next two minutes what the hell is modifying my cpu speeds. it is *not* bios, it is *not* powernowd. cpufreq is *not* installed. it is *something else*. what is it? failure to inform of what is modyfing my cpu speeds will not only see ubuntu removed from this computer, but will

i have had some problems with that, and got it solved. could you specify more? have you a laptop or desktop pc?

is there a replacement for the backports...?

you can ignore that for the win32codecs. do *not* get any other packages from that source because it'll likely break stuff

what repository is skype located in?

www.skype.com and they have their own repo

hello, how can i tell what files a package contains before downloading and installing it? i need something like dpkg -l or dpkg-deb --contents, only i want to get this information for packages not already present on my system.

apt-file show foo

do i need ppp if i am using a stadard dsl connection ?

that's correct, if the router is making the connection for you then you don't need it

someone know when edgy eft will be released ??

i heard it was going to be around next week.

in firefox, wherever there is a flash applet (or whatever), i see these large 'play' symbols (sideways triangle inside a circle). i have to click them to see the applet/video. is their a way to get around this?

although thats great, remember all those annoying flash adds?

hi everyone! need to create an image my machine? does anybody know how?

clonezilla has worked best for me..theres also remastersys

i'm just trying to transfer a file from the ubuntu box to the windows box but i can't because the ubuntu box can't connect to any windows box on the network and the windows boxes need a valid username and password

probably under /etc with all the other config stuf

i just installed ubuntu and decided to remove windows. i made a gparted live cd and removed the ntfs partitions. it finished (really quickly) and i rebooted. instead of booting up ubuntu it says intel undi, pxe-2.1 no bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key

did you actually install ubuntu?

my home folders has symlinks to folders on another drive as my main drive is an ssd. my question is, if i do a backup of my home folder, does it know to back up all the folders and files that the symlinks are pointing to?

i'm not sure. maybe someone else knows.

hmm... does anything break if i boot a kernel without initrd? (i have all necessary drivers compiled in, and the rest as modules)

it didn't here

try tkdiff or emacs, elazar ?

btw, love your nick. i think tolkien missed that one. :d

yet, if one needs isa support because that is all one has at the moment then one needs to be able to use it.

true, but in that case ubuntu is not your ideal distro :)

in xchat, how do i turn off messages that say that someone has entered/left?

trickle ?

need the perl and python plguins for xchat are those in repos or do i get from xchat.org?

can't you just apt-get install python perl?

not sure how to fsck a mounted filesystem, or force it to check on next reboot.

reboot into rescue mode and fsck from there

i am using a compaq 6715b laptop and i can set my laptop to feed the display out to my monitor. when i close the laptop lid my monitor blanks out. i checked the power settings and on the part for 'when i close the lid' it gives me only 4 options 'blank, suspend, hibernate, shutdown'. how can i set it so i can close my lid and it does not blank the screen?

does the monitor turn back on if you move the mouse

guys, where are physically stored the .desktop links that appear inside 'applications ' menu

~/.local/share/applications and /usr/share/applications

any of you folks have a working backlight on your keyboard..... and if so, how did you do it?

yes, and it just worked™ for me.

can i upgrade individual package with aptitude or something?

if its a package with a newer version in the repos, just type apt-get install package

what is the difference between this channel irc.ubuntu.com and irc.freenode.net?

/msg nickserv help

guys, do you usually set up a box from scratch again, if only a user account was compromised?

i'm pretty sure apt-get autoremove get rid of those.

is there a program like prime95 to stress test cpu in repo's ?

cpuburn ?

how do i change permissions for a dir and its sub-dir?

chmod -r

how do i close down x in dapper?

i think sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop should do it

sounds like broken hardware or can you boot a live system without problem?

system works in recovery mode (except bad screen resolution and sleep / reboot doesn't work). it's a new x220 with ssd. is there some diagnostic i can run to check for bad hardware?

how can i get the correct screen settings for my lcd tft sxga+ - basically pointers to xf86config resources or automatic configurators..

the manuf web site or someone posted a link earlier monitorworld.com or something

how are one to interpret this?: 'password: password string for eap. this field can include either the plaintext password (using ascii or hex string)' does it mean that password='1' (ascii) is the exact equivalent of password='31' (hex)?

put \x for the hex one...

can i just do 'dd if=ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img of=/dev/sdb' instead of the instructions here to make the liveusb? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation/fromimgfiles#ubuntu

you will need to use cdrecord to make a cd, (if that is what you are trying to do).

hey. i'm on another irc server, and irssi is giving out my hostname which has my ip. every now and then somebody is annoyed that i kicked them and they dos my low bandwidth connection. how do i stop irssi giving out my hostname?

you'll need to enable vhost for your user / op....

how can i list file by date created. is there an ls argument

-t sort by mod time

hello, is it possible to install ubuntu-amd64 on /dev/hdb2, where the 3 partitions on the second hard disk are all primary, and then get grub to install on /dev/hda mbr? i ask because i have installed ubuntu successfully on /dev/hda2 and grub on the mbr of hda, but when i try hdb2 grub fails to do anything when the pc us booted, it sais 'grub stage 1.5 please wait...' then does nothing for 5 mins. does it matter that grub is on hda and ubuntu is on hdb? o

shoudlent matter. sounds like the grub menu/config is messed up/confused

how can i tell what package provides a particular file?

dpkg -s /path/to/filename

i'm getting the 'timestamp too far in future' error whenever i use sudo. how is it i fix this again?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=173505

i have a dual boot system and my dos operating system selection screen shows duplicate ubuntu selections. how can i fix this?

grub is the thing responsible for booting the kernel

sudo -s changes user to root, how do i change back to regular user?

exit

is anyone else using irssi?

/dev/cdrom?

i have an odd problem. anyone willing to help? (it involves the install of a custom-ish 7.04)

is / marked as being formatted?

does anyone know of a single page that gives commands/scripts for all of the stuff needed to get extras working in x64 (i.e. flash, etc)?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/amd64/firefoxandplugins

heya, just wondering if serial mice are now detected in edgy? i know they weren't detected in the previous two versions of ubuntu

not quite sure about the serial mice :> let me see if i have one around here though to check. if its not here it would be at home

mozilla firefox makes me want to start smoking again....can anyone suggest an alternative, more stable browser? i'm using hardy.

try epiphany

hey all. i just got another hand-me-down machine today with two identical hard drives. does anyone know of a *working* how-to for setting up a bootable raid array? hoary and breezy installers seem to choke on the boot manager.

ask ubotu about raid, if you have not yet.

does anyone know why the ide nodes in feisty are /dev/sd... rather than /dev/hd...?

so as faras ubuntu knows, they are scsi/sata disks

what directories in $home should i remove to reset gnome to its default?

.gnome* .gconf* but this will reset other apps as well

heya guys! ummm what gui archive application can i use to open .rar files and to extract them

the archive manager can open any kind of archive but just needs the specific pkg installed. there's one for 7z files, rar files etc

reinstall window$? i think not...

would you like a picture or video

is there a way to add lamp to a desktop install?

use synaptic package manager and select apache, mysql, php..

does anyone know how do i stop my joystick from acting like a mouse?

by modifying xorg configuration (sorry, i can't tell more exaclty)

i just configured my 8.10 box for static ip and now it cannot do dns lookup - any suggestions?

no, its 'nameserver 1.1.1.1'

how do i turn off compiz-fusion and just go back to gnome ?

system>preferences>appearance>visual effect>none

hi guys, does someone know something abount incjection ?? (wifi - ubuntu - wep ) i need to know how to change channel of wlan0 ?

iwconfig wlan0 channel x

hello all, what do i need to do in order to play mp3s in rhythymbox ?

well, wiki.ubuntu.com/restrictedformats

what's that program that shows information about hardware?

lshw

how do i find out much space i have left on my usb flash drive from cli

df -h

how can i make an exact clone of dvd's in ubuntu?

you would dd to a iso file on your hd and then burn the iso to a disc

what is usb-modeswitch

is a program (that is in ubuntu repos) that has a nice set of workarounds for usb deviced do what they're really intended to

less in color? how?

although, if you use screen, you can just display something and do a 'ctrl-a,[' to start copy mode and scroll around using that

hello eveybody, is there anyone could help me with my keyboard ? it is an abnt2 portuguese-br, the only problem are the keys pipe/left slash and 'close {['

sorry, i dont know anything about it

i've clearly fucked up my install between upgrading from 8->10, reinstalling 10, screwing around with grub, etc., but i can't seem to use the cd to just do a fresh install and hit the metaphorical reset button, halp

it sucks right

i've got a (probably simple) question about permissions for an ftp account. i want to upload files to /var/www using ftp. i considered it wise not to use my ordinary account, so i created a special user for this. but how do i grant this user permission to upload use /var/www?

i guess you could add your user to the group that you setup the dirs in /var/www

hi there, i have a question about firewall/proxy thing in my office. usually it's always asking for my user/password when i get into browser. and it just works after that. the question is how can i do that in cli? so far i get only 401 unauthorized error.

try a text based browser? :)

hello, i am a linux newbie. i have set up windows 7 and ubuntu 12.04 dual boot system on my laptop. i use truecrypt (v 7) encrypted partitions. these partitions are set as favorites volumes. in windows treucrypt has option of auto mounting favorite volumes on logon. but i don't see such option in ubuntu. i searched for a solution to auto mount truecrypt favorite volumes in ubuntu without success. can anyone advice me on this?

so write a bashsript and have called by - for instance- rc.local

currently, when i select a file to download it defaults to my ~/downloads folder - is there a change that default?

in firefox, you can change the download folder

is it repository or just package storage? http://packages.debian.org/unstable/editors/bless

its not the repo, also its debian not ubuntu, dont mix the packages

i'm looking to install a driver for my brother mfc 5100c. on brother's website is asks which linux (ubuntu) i am using for red hat / mandriva (mandrake) / suse / fedoracore users or debian?

debian is your best bet

i asked about evdo, if that's what you mean.

i have my ticket. :-p

i'm running a cli only version of ubuntu. i'm in the terminal and i can't scroll up to read some of the errors i'm getting. how can i make it so i can scroll up to read that, note pgup and pgdown don't do anything.

better way is to pipe to less

to start httpd service isn't 'service httpd start' ? why i get a message that service command not found?

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start

how to get back classic ubuntu desktop in a netbook remix install?

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

have you tried ion? if so, is there a reason you prefer ratpoison?

no window dressings in ratpoison, i don't have to learn lua, and i think the keybindings are more intuitive. *shrug*

hi everyone, i have a doubt.... my server is behind a router that is behind a cable modem that is possibly behind a lot of stuff from the isp (i don't have a dedicated ip address...). is there any way to access this server from outside (anywhere else on the planet) ? maybe some method ? other than a vpn ?

ssh with dyndns

i need a name of tool that can record music from myspace or another streaming audio website that dosen't have a download option or streamin solution for external players... any ideas?

audacity - record

hi, i am new to ubuntu. my cpu is intel 64bits. where can i find intel 64bits version of ubuntu? i can only find 32bit and amd64 versions. thanks.

cryptsetup is installed on the live cd, but on a default desktop install, i think it is only included if you have an encrypted home dir.

i have setup a virtualbox vm running windows 7 on my ubuntu machine. i have to use a windows only (f5) vpn for work. i would like to tunnel traffic through my ubuntu (host) box through the windows 7 (vm) machine. can anyone point me in the right direction to achieve this?

just to be clear i don't think you can do that. aside from that though, how does the vpn know your operating system?

hi all! are other people getting crashes and slowness in evolution in dapper flgiht 5?

upgrade to flight 7

i'm having some issues trying to get cryptkeeper to show its notification icon in the systray. using gnome panel versus unity, for starters. tried to whitelist the systray to 'all' in dconf-editor, logged out and back in, no dice. any ideas what else to try?

the whitelist is only for unity

so i have an issue with nautilus. it randomly doesn't show files in folders! it literally says 0 items. i can view the same files using ls, thunar, etc...

http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/nonautilusplease

does kde stores de trash files in ~/.trash like gnome ?

no i believe it has a different directory like kdetrash

do i need to install a driver because i have a lcd?

not for the lcd, but you might need to ensure you're using the right driver for your chip, and set the horizsync & vertrrefresh in xorg.conf, and if you're using an 855 or 915 or the like use a utility

anyone has experience with ubuntu on a dell studio xps ? (435mt) / will this work out of the box?

thats what its for

what is the difference between envy and jockey ?

: they have same function anyway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yr0u-oybyo&feature=share

please consider that we are a support channel and that that was (for us) wothless information...:)

hi, how can i use my pgp key with pidgin ?

http://pidgin-encrypt.sourceforge.net/faq.php

is there a program that can read the id3 tag on an mp3 or music file and rename the file according to a specific format?

check out exfalso

i downloaded my kernel source to put into /usr/source/ but i can't figure out how to put it there from my desktop

you need to be super user probably, try using 'sudo mv /usr/source /where/ever/you/want/it' or starting your file browser with 'gksudo'

now to figure out where in pcsx2 to configure that.

sorry, i've never used pcsx2 before... no idea

i've seen recommendations for and against different brands of cd-r for burning livecds. but i'm not having much luck finding them right now. what cd-r brand should i buy to ensure a successful burn?

also a usb-drive is a good way