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can someone tell me why 'sudo apt-get install openssh-server' says media change: please insert the disk labeled edgy eft into /cdrom ?	because the latest version is still the one on the install cd and it will prefer to get it from there unless you remove the cd from your apt sources.
would someon help me configure my network card? i have an inspiron 4100 and a ss1021 wireless adapter. both the power and connection lights are lit constantly but i have no connection or interface to configure. can anyone help?	sorry, saw you ask that a few times; no experience with wireless myself.
how do i keep my screen fading to black after a few minutes while watching movies	adjust the screensaver prefs
the installer for ubuntu, is it the new installer for debian?	yup
upped to 8.04 and now there's no place to select different styles of mouse pointers. moved? removed? or am i lsot?	system>preferences>appearance>theme>customize>pointer
has the azureus notification area icon been fixed on edgy or do i still need to find a different repository for it?	azureus doesn't show in my tray on edgy
hello everyone, i can't use flash says it crashed...ubuntu 10.04 lts anyone know why? using firefox and opera	flash is known to have a lot of issues with various configurations
how do i remove the docky anchor button?	run that command
wie lasse ich mir die groupid einer bestimmten gruppe anzeigen?	grep group /etc/group ;-)
guys, i've one question with regard to ubuntu server... does it work like windoz server 2003 where in workstations can join the ubuntu domain and have an active directory like in ubuntu server?	i am not sure but most servers opperate the same
trying to edit xorg.conf w/ gedit.. appears to only be read-only.. any ideas on how to change that?	press alt and f2 (at the same time), then type 'gksudo gedit' (without quotes)
any good dvd burning programs out there? a friend of mine uses nero to create dvds with nice menus and all that. i don't want to run nero in wine or anything but rather i'm looking for a free linux alternative. anyone know of a program like that?	for menus u can use mandvd or winff
is there any way to permamently change unity launcher color ? that stupid behaviorus of auto chaning it according to background makes it look like crap	you'll need the livecd
hi, is the new ubunty worth it, should i upgrade it?	if you do, maek sure you know how to continue the upgrade from the command line.. mine froze mid-upgrand and the gui wouldnt load.
what is a good .chm/.pdf reader for edgy?	gnochm will view chm files . evince will view pdf
apt-cache show samba	does that work for all other packages
how can i obtain the default ~/.asoundrc? i accidentally deleted mine	if such a file exists (i dont have one here) it may be in /etc/skel or else some app customiuzed the settings and made that file for your specific user.
can anyone tell me any assembly language compiler in ubuntu to compile and run assembly language programs.....????	well, there are no compilers for assembly ;) but i'm sure there is an assmbler available for gcc
how can i own an ext3 partition im mounting in /media/drive ? i tried sudo chown michael.users /media/drive but it didn't work	did you try sudo chown michael:michael /media/drive ?
hello, could anyone tell me how to play rmvb movies?	there is a realplayer for linux it is put out by a group helix.
what is the ubuntu way of making gaim run at startup?	then startup programs
anyone know the system-monitor addon on the right side in this screenshot? http://gnome-look.org/content/preview.php?preview=3&id=92197&file1=92197-1.jpg&file2=&file3=92197-3.jpg&name=blackline2	conky
hi.. if i have a 64 bit processor.. is it recommended to install the 64bit kernel?!	mostly not
when i start my laptop, i have to run modprob b43 for wireless.. can i put it in startup?	just put b43 on a line by itself
i need to install winblows on my system. but there is no ntfs partition on my hdd at the moment. is it possible to create a partition from ubuntu and then reboot and install winblows on there?	use gparted to shrink a partition and make room for a new one
i have far too many kernels listed in my boot screen. is there a safe, reliable way to purge all the last 3 kernel updates?	this will work too - http://www.foogazi.com/2008/07/02/quickzi-how-to-remove-older-kernels-from-ubuntu/
how do i know if i have the best repos to date? someone told me earlier to update my repos?	by default, ubuntu will ensure that it is updated fine.
is it normal that gparted takes several hours to resize a fat32 partition from 160gb to 500gb ?	got a second disk - back up your data and to a straight forward format methinks resizing upwards is a total pain of an operation (mostly because of that how well that file system is documented)]#
i have just installed 8.10 i am getting a black screen after log on. any one help with this please?? the only thing that works is terminal emulator.	can't help, sorry :)
hey, quickie here, i forgot for some reason how to chown, say i need to change to owner of dir 'foo' so that user 'bar' owns it	man chown -- chown -r [user] [dir]
hey.. what would happen if i installed a ubuntu i386 on a amd64 laptop? would there be any difference regarding the support of wifi cards?	it will work fine, there's generally no difference in device support between the arch's
i iz don't c4r3?	ubottu is a bot
anyone try xubuntu?	sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
does the standard ubuntu bittorrent client supports resuming?	jusst open the same torrentfile again
is there any special utility to install fonts?	user-spesific fonts can be installed from the font preferences
hey. pseudo-transparency doesn't work in any app. nor konsole, nor crystal (kwin theme) wants to display pseudo-transparency. if i try to enable it and i click ok, when i check back, transparency is still not on... it's annoying. i want proper pseudo-transparency. anyone?	a) proper pseudo-transparency, eh? b) how are you trying to enable it?
easy question to some of you, is it possible to browse the 'net as just text via the terminal? :) if so how?	that's what lynx and elinks does.. text mode browser you can run in a terminal
how do i 'chmod -r' my entire $home dir to other users, so that only i (and root..) can see what's in it?	i think it's chmod you want.. remove the x-flags from the directories as others... $ find /home/myself -type d \| xargs chmod o-x
if you dont specify the depencies with version in the control file for a deb package, does it just fallback and uses the most current one?	it's part of the name of the package it looks for, besides, it's dangerous not to because there is no guarantee that the newest package will have the same order as previous ones
how to update ubuntu from 10.04 to 10.10?	sudo do-release-upgrade
how can i help with the ubuntu project?	also http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate
i have a program on my system that outputs all its activity into a logfile, how can i view this logfile in 'real time', as in whatch whats being added as the program runs?	tail -f <yourlogfile>, when you are done <ctrl>c
my terminal tty2 is not printing what i type to the screen, and when i type return i do not get a new line, just one prompt in front of the other. what is happening?	try typing the command 'reset'
hiho...... i'm compiling a new kernel...... can someone tell me, if the option in processor-family core 2 means a core 2 duo and above , or also a core duo ?	core 2 is not core duo
iceroot: forgive me, i'm a bit new to linux. tried what you said in terminal but 'nmap' isn't installed. what did i miss?	install nmap if you want to use nmap
i people! what is the default root password? how do i change it?	there is no root password, and there is no reason to change it ... this is what makes ubuntu secure
who can send me gusty sources.list?	'sudo apt-get update'
hi, why isnt this site not working? http://www.quietglow.com/docs/ubuntumythtv.htm	or try this :) http://www.quietglow.com/docs/ubuntumythtv.html
i accidentally deleted the networkmanager applet from the panel. how to get it back?	do sudo apt-get install wicd in your terminal if you want a better one ...
did you ever figure out the dns speed issue?	sure! it's solved, finnaly! it was the dns forwarder... it was set to an windows server and it's service was stopped. that's why i hate windows.
is it better to do a fresh install of ibex or will an upgrade from a fresh install of hardy be the same? i just fresh installed hardy before i realize that theres 6 days left till ibex. i don't really want to download a whole new iso etc... if it would be the same as upgrading	i'd recommend doing a fresh install of ibex. theoretically, though, there won't be too much difference.
help, how do i search for all packages which contain 'bz2' and see which are installed?	eh, it's not really that slow. maybe you just have sucky wifi?
i am using kubuntu and trying to compile a gtk+ app - which packages do i need for gtk+ compiling?	libgtk2.0-dev.
ok, i guess this question was inevitable: how do you set it so that a user can start/stop a service/daemon? it seems i'm the only person on the internet trying to do this. maybe there's a reason for that. >.>	create a sudo rule for that user/group
is it possible to copy a virtualbox virtual machine to another computer?	or you can just copy over all the files from the vm's directory.
how can i use kde on ubuntu?	konsole
is there a way for apt-get to install older versions of applications?	in the synaptic preferances you tell it to use older versions
what is the command to install fakeroot?	dpkg -l fakeroot \| grep bin
i lost my nm-applet on my bar, how do i start it?	alt-f2, nm-applet
what can i download to open .rar files?	- sudo apt-get install unrar
for shell scripting, if i have 'name.c' in an env var, how would i extract just 'name'?	man basename
hi; i just installed ubuntu but what is my root password?	: root password is not set do sudo passwd root then add a password
kind of a dull question but. i search numerous websites on google to find a cool, inivative, theme for ubuntu and cannot find one. anyone know of a good wallpaper/theme website for ubuntu. i am tired of the standard theme.	gnome-look.org
guys real quick when will gutsy be released?	october, not sure exactly
hey all! how can i find out what package provides the file gl.h?	install 'apt-file'
hi, i want to install python 2.6 and python 2.7 in the same environment how can i do it and switch between both versions?	if they are both in the package manage then its easy. the command python2.6 will give you that version and python2.7 the other
where are the .deb files from apt stored?	/var/cache/apt/archives
is du -sh the way to go to find used space in current dir?	freenode would not intentionally cause splits for money
how do i link a desktop icon to a command ran in the terminal?	make a launcher with the command in it
hi all. great work on karmic! (other than it broke my tty customisation). when you run 'aptitude update' it prints a status message, for example 'current status: 4 updates [+4], 3623 new [+14]'. is there a way to get this information without doing an aptitude update ?	apt-get update should print all updates available without having to download them
is the right click menu white in background color in 12.04 ?	its white to me too.
is it possible to recover default configuration files of packages?	dpkg -purge and then reinstall
ok you guys.. i just installed asterisk where can i find it? its not in applications/internet	right-click on your ubuntu menu, select edit menus and add it in.
hi guys.... i've installed ubuntu using wubi. i've just 10 gbs allotted to it. now i want to download something from ubuntu, but there is not enough space in the home folder. can i download this to windows partition from ubuntu without any problems?	yea look in the root folder should be one that says host thats your windows drive
hi, is there an mp3 tag editor that runs on xfce? i think kid3 only works with kde	there's exfalso or easytag that work well with xfce
hi. what is the default port vncserver / vino is listening to?	should be 5800 or 5801
do you know a tool i download a whole website with, including linked pages?	gwget
general desktop use should be ok for ext 4, if server of for write intensive application can be dangerous during reboot...	ok thanks
ok, huge screw up, i tried rewriting a particular small partition on an external hard drive, and it destroyed my entire partition table, including a large hfs+ partition with lots of information on it. before i use testdisk to recover the filesystem, will i be able to recover the data if i recover the filesystem that way?	yep, i completly wiped a harddrive with a bad fedora install disk and got everything back with testdisk. it's a great program
hey guys on edgy what is the proper place to set $java_home system wide?	or /etc/environment
how can i check my prossesor speed?	cat /proc/cpuinfo
hey how can i remove all thumbs.db files on my pc? something like `locate thumbs.db \| xargs rm -` ?	find / -name 'thumbs.db' -exec rm {} \;
anyone happen to get the logitech webcam c120m to work on 10.04?	wait...don't listen to me. i forget that when it comes to gui i don't use straight up ubuntu, i use linux mint. i only use ubuntu server with no gui when i'm suing straight up ubuntu
it's sources.lst on ubuntu? worst file extension ever!	it was a typo. it is sources.list. ty for noticing it.
i have no sounds, someone can help me please :(	double click your volume control and make sure that your pcm is up
right! so i've ascertained that my wireless card is working but i can't get an ip address from my bt home hub / thomson speedtouch 7g wireless router. any clues?	iwconfig indicates what device is your wifi (i.e ath0, eth1, wlan0 ??)
how to change icon(firfox, foldere.t.c.)with gnome	you can change the icon for a directory or shortcut via right click -> properties -> click on the icon
which package do i need to play dvds in intrepid totem says some gstreamer plugin is missing?	you need libdvdcss2
i want to fdisk my usb drive. how do i know which block special device is that, i mean sda or sdb or any other in /dev ?	you could alternatively launc gparted which should show you which drive is which.
what is the latest version of network manager for ubuntu 9.04?	http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=network-manager
does anybody know if pam can be used to cut a user off from using network	this is one way http://blog.sanaulla.info/2008/02/07/disable-internet-access-for-particular-user-in-ubuntu/
the alternative cd can act as a repo	so if you've installed extra packages which aren't on the cd and don't have an internet connection, you may run into dependency problems
if i do 'update-manager -d' will that upgrade me to the rc or the final ?	final
is omegall tempbanned or permbanned?	should be be permbanned?
how can i get rid of this message?	take a look at /etc/bash.bashrc
and on the question of totem-xine, is there any reason why it won't play rm's while mplayer will?	'cause mplayer people are more interested in ugly hacks
does anyone know how to reset the bios password using linux?	of course you can get to the battery in a laptop. usually under they keyboard
no flash 8 plugin?	there won't be. wait for 8.5.
hi huys! who packages eclipse for ubuntu? the eclipse.ini file can do with some cleaning up .... there are many things declared twice with the same values	there are a lot of known issues with the eclipse package. it's slowly getting better, but if you are a serious dev, you might consider using a stand-alone installation of the jdt from eclipse.org.
does anyone know where to get clear instruction on how to install the vboxadditions software on ununtu	http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/09/22/install-virtualbox-2-guest-additions-in-ubuntu/

can someone tell me why 'sudo apt-get install openssh-server' says media change: please insert the disk labeled edgy eft into /cdrom ?

because the latest version is still the one on the install cd and it will prefer to get it from there unless you remove the cd from your apt sources.

would someon help me configure my network card? i have an inspiron 4100 and a ss1021 wireless adapter. both the power and connection lights are lit constantly but i have no connection or interface to configure. can anyone help?

sorry, saw you ask that a few times; no experience with wireless myself.

how do i keep my screen fading to black after a few minutes while watching movies

adjust the screensaver prefs

the installer for ubuntu, is it the new installer for debian?

yup

upped to 8.04 and now there's no place to select different styles of mouse pointers. moved? removed? or am i lsot?

system>preferences>appearance>theme>customize>pointer

has the azureus notification area icon been fixed on edgy or do i still need to find a different repository for it?

azureus doesn't show in my tray on edgy

hello everyone, i can't use flash says it crashed...ubuntu 10.04 lts anyone know why? using firefox and opera

flash is known to have a lot of issues with various configurations

how do i remove the docky anchor button?

run that command

wie lasse ich mir die groupid einer bestimmten gruppe anzeigen?

grep group /etc/group ;-)

guys, i've one question with regard to ubuntu server... does it work like windoz server 2003 where in workstations can join the ubuntu domain and have an active directory like in ubuntu server?

i am not sure but most servers opperate the same

trying to edit xorg.conf w/ gedit.. appears to only be read-only.. any ideas on how to change that?

press alt and f2 (at the same time), then type 'gksudo gedit' (without quotes)

any good dvd burning programs out there? a friend of mine uses nero to create dvds with nice menus and all that. i don't want to run nero in wine or anything but rather i'm looking for a free linux alternative. anyone know of a program like that?

for menus u can use mandvd or winff

is there any way to permamently change unity launcher color ? that stupid behaviorus of auto chaning it according to background makes it look like crap

you'll need the livecd

hi, is the new ubunty worth it, should i upgrade it?

if you do, maek sure you know how to continue the upgrade from the command line.. mine froze mid-upgrand and the gui wouldnt load.

what is a good .chm/.pdf reader for edgy?

gnochm will view chm files . evince will view pdf

apt-cache show samba

does that work for all other packages

how can i obtain the default ~/.asoundrc? i accidentally deleted mine

if such a file exists (i dont have one here) it may be in /etc/skel or else some app customiuzed the settings and made that file for your specific user.

can anyone tell me any assembly language compiler in ubuntu to compile and run assembly language programs.....????

well, there are no compilers for assembly ;) but i'm sure there is an assmbler available for gcc

how can i own an ext3 partition im mounting in /media/drive ? i tried sudo chown michael.users /media/drive but it didn't work

did you try sudo chown michael:michael /media/drive ?

hello, could anyone tell me how to play rmvb movies?

there is a realplayer for linux it is put out by a group helix.

what is the ubuntu way of making gaim run at startup?

then startup programs

anyone know the system-monitor addon on the right side in this screenshot? http://gnome-look.org/content/preview.php?preview=3&id=92197&file1=92197-1.jpg&file2=&file3=92197-3.jpg&name=blackline2

conky

hi.. if i have a 64 bit processor.. is it recommended to install the 64bit kernel?!

mostly not

when i start my laptop, i have to run modprob b43 for wireless.. can i put it in startup?

just put b43 on a line by itself

i need to install winblows on my system. but there is no ntfs partition on my hdd at the moment. is it possible to create a partition from ubuntu and then reboot and install winblows on there?

use gparted to shrink a partition and make room for a new one

i have far too many kernels listed in my boot screen. is there a safe, reliable way to purge all the last 3 kernel updates?

this will work too - http://www.foogazi.com/2008/07/02/quickzi-how-to-remove-older-kernels-from-ubuntu/

how do i know if i have the best repos to date? someone told me earlier to update my repos?

by default, ubuntu will ensure that it is updated fine.

is it normal that gparted takes several hours to resize a fat32 partition from 160gb to 500gb ?

got a second disk - back up your data and to a straight forward format methinks resizing upwards is a total pain of an operation (mostly because of that how well that file system is documented)]#

i have just installed 8.10 i am getting a black screen after log on. any one help with this please?? the only thing that works is terminal emulator.

can't help, sorry :)

hey, quickie here, i forgot for some reason how to chown, say i need to change to owner of dir 'foo' so that user 'bar' owns it

man chown -- chown -r [user] [dir]

hey.. what would happen if i installed a ubuntu i386 on a amd64 laptop? would there be any difference regarding the support of wifi cards?

it will work fine, there's generally no difference in device support between the arch's

i iz don't c4r3?

ubottu is a bot

anyone try xubuntu?

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

does the standard ubuntu bittorrent client supports resuming?

jusst open the same torrentfile again

is there any special utility to install fonts?

user-spesific fonts can be installed from the font preferences

hey. pseudo-transparency doesn't work in any app. nor konsole, nor crystal (kwin theme) wants to display pseudo-transparency. if i try to enable it and i click ok, when i check back, transparency is still not on... it's annoying. i want proper pseudo-transparency. anyone?

a) proper pseudo-transparency, eh? b) how are you trying to enable it?

easy question to some of you, is it possible to browse the 'net as just text via the terminal? :) if so how?

that's what lynx and elinks does.. text mode browser you can run in a terminal

how do i 'chmod -r' my entire $home dir to other users, so that only i (and root..) can see what's in it?

i think it's chmod you want.. remove the x-flags from the directories as others... $ find /home/myself -type d | xargs chmod o-x

if you dont specify the depencies with version in the control file for a deb package, does it just fallback and uses the most current one?

it's part of the name of the package it looks for, besides, it's dangerous not to because there is no guarantee that the newest package will have the same order as previous ones

how to update ubuntu from 10.04 to 10.10?

sudo do-release-upgrade

how can i help with the ubuntu project?

also http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate

i have a program on my system that outputs all its activity into a logfile, how can i view this logfile in 'real time', as in whatch whats being added as the program runs?

tail -f <yourlogfile>, when you are done <ctrl>c

my terminal tty2 is not printing what i type to the screen, and when i type return i do not get a new line, just one prompt in front of the other. what is happening?

try typing the command 'reset'

hiho...... i'm compiling a new kernel...... can someone tell me, if the option in processor-family core 2 means a core 2 duo and above , or also a core duo ?

core 2 is not core duo

iceroot: forgive me, i'm a bit new to linux. tried what you said in terminal but 'nmap' isn't installed. what did i miss?

install nmap if you want to use nmap

i people! what is the default root password? how do i change it?

there is no root password, and there is no reason to change it ... this is what makes ubuntu secure

who can send me gusty sources.list?

'sudo apt-get update'

hi, why isnt this site not working? http://www.quietglow.com/docs/ubuntumythtv.htm

or try this :) http://www.quietglow.com/docs/ubuntumythtv.html

i accidentally deleted the networkmanager applet from the panel. how to get it back?

do sudo apt-get install wicd in your terminal if you want a better one ...

did you ever figure out the dns speed issue?

sure! it's solved, finnaly! it was the dns forwarder... it was set to an windows server and it's service was stopped. that's why i hate windows.

is it better to do a fresh install of ibex or will an upgrade from a fresh install of hardy be the same? i just fresh installed hardy before i realize that theres 6 days left till ibex. i don't really want to download a whole new iso etc... if it would be the same as upgrading

i'd recommend doing a fresh install of ibex. theoretically, though, there won't be too much difference.

help, how do i search for all packages which contain 'bz2' and see which are installed?

eh, it's not really that slow. maybe you just have sucky wifi?

i am using kubuntu and trying to compile a gtk+ app - which packages do i need for gtk+ compiling?

libgtk2.0-dev.

ok, i guess this question was inevitable: how do you set it so that a user can start/stop a service/daemon? it seems i'm the only person on the internet trying to do this. maybe there's a reason for that. >.>

create a sudo rule for that user/group

is it possible to copy a virtualbox virtual machine to another computer?

or you can just copy over all the files from the vm's directory.

how can i use kde on ubuntu?

konsole

is there a way for apt-get to install older versions of applications?

in the synaptic preferances you tell it to use older versions

what is the command to install fakeroot?

dpkg -l fakeroot | grep bin

i lost my nm-applet on my bar, how do i start it?

alt-f2, nm-applet

what can i download to open .rar files?

- sudo apt-get install unrar

for shell scripting, if i have 'name.c' in an env var, how would i extract just 'name'?

man basename

hi; i just installed ubuntu but what is my root password?

: root password is not set do sudo passwd root then add a password

kind of a dull question but. i search numerous websites on google to find a cool, inivative, theme for ubuntu and cannot find one. anyone know of a good wallpaper/theme website for ubuntu. i am tired of the standard theme.

gnome-look.org

guys real quick when will gutsy be released?

october, not sure exactly

hey all! how can i find out what package provides the file gl.h?

install 'apt-file'

hi, i want to install python 2.6 and python 2.7 in the same environment how can i do it and switch between both versions?

if they are both in the package manage then its easy. the command python2.6 will give you that version and python2.7 the other

where are the .deb files from apt stored?

/var/cache/apt/archives

is du -sh the way to go to find used space in current dir?

freenode would not intentionally cause splits for money

how do i link a desktop icon to a command ran in the terminal?

make a launcher with the command in it

hi all. great work on karmic! (other than it broke my tty customisation). when you run 'aptitude update' it prints a status message, for example 'current status: 4 updates [+4], 3623 new [+14]'. is there a way to get this information without doing an aptitude update ?

apt-get update should print all updates available without having to download them

is the right click menu white in background color in 12.04 ?

its white to me too.

is it possible to recover default configuration files of packages?

dpkg -purge and then reinstall

ok you guys.. i just installed asterisk where can i find it? its not in applications/internet

right-click on your ubuntu menu, select edit menus and add it in.

hi guys.... i've installed ubuntu using wubi. i've just 10 gbs allotted to it. now i want to download something from ubuntu, but there is not enough space in the home folder. can i download this to windows partition from ubuntu without any problems?

yea look in the root folder should be one that says host thats your windows drive

hi, is there an mp3 tag editor that runs on xfce? i think kid3 only works with kde

there's exfalso or easytag that work well with xfce

hi. what is the default port vncserver / vino is listening to?

should be 5800 or 5801

do you know a tool i download a whole website with, including linked pages?

gwget

general desktop use should be ok for ext 4, if server of for write intensive application can be dangerous during reboot...

ok thanks

ok, huge screw up, i tried rewriting a particular small partition on an external hard drive, and it destroyed my entire partition table, including a large hfs+ partition with lots of information on it. before i use testdisk to recover the filesystem, will i be able to recover the data if i recover the filesystem that way?

yep, i completly wiped a harddrive with a bad fedora install disk and got everything back with testdisk. it's a great program

hey guys on edgy what is the proper place to set $java_home system wide?

or /etc/environment

how can i check my prossesor speed?

cat /proc/cpuinfo

hey how can i remove all thumbs.db files on my pc? something like `locate thumbs.db | xargs rm -` ?

find / -name 'thumbs.db' -exec rm {} \;

anyone happen to get the logitech webcam c120m to work on 10.04?

wait...don't listen to me. i forget that when it comes to gui i don't use straight up ubuntu, i use linux mint. i only use ubuntu server with no gui when i'm suing straight up ubuntu

it's sources.lst on ubuntu? worst file extension ever!

it was a typo. it is sources.list. ty for noticing it.

i have no sounds, someone can help me please :(

double click your volume control and make sure that your pcm is up

right! so i've ascertained that my wireless card is working but i can't get an ip address from my bt home hub / thomson speedtouch 7g wireless router. any clues?

iwconfig indicates what device is your wifi (i.e ath0, eth1, wlan0 ??)

how to change icon(firfox, foldere.t.c.)with gnome

you can change the icon for a directory or shortcut via right click -> properties -> click on the icon

which package do i need to play dvds in intrepid totem says some gstreamer plugin is missing?

you need libdvdcss2

i want to fdisk my usb drive. how do i know which block special device is that, i mean sda or sdb or any other in /dev ?

you could alternatively launc gparted which should show you which drive is which.

what is the latest version of network manager for ubuntu 9.04?

http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=network-manager

does anybody know if pam can be used to cut a user off from using network

this is one way http://blog.sanaulla.info/2008/02/07/disable-internet-access-for-particular-user-in-ubuntu/

the alternative cd can act as a repo

so if you've installed extra packages which aren't on the cd and don't have an internet connection, you may run into dependency problems

if i do 'update-manager -d' will that upgrade me to the rc or the final ?

final

is omegall tempbanned or permbanned?

should be be permbanned?

how can i get rid of this message?

take a look at /etc/bash.bashrc

and on the question of totem-xine, is there any reason why it won't play rm's while mplayer will?

'cause mplayer people are more interested in ugly hacks

does anyone know how to reset the bios password using linux?

of course you can get to the battery in a laptop. usually under they keyboard

no flash 8 plugin?

there won't be. wait for 8.5.

hi huys! who packages eclipse for ubuntu? the eclipse.ini file can do with some cleaning up .... there are many things declared twice with the same values

there are a lot of known issues with the eclipse package. it's slowly getting better, but if you are a serious dev, you might consider using a stand-alone installation of the jdt from eclipse.org.

does anyone know where to get clear instruction on how to install the vboxadditions software on ununtu

http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/09/22/install-virtualbox-2-guest-additions-in-ubuntu/