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when will 10.04 be available exactly?	sometime within the next 32 hours, but we can't be more specific than that.
hello, can anyone help me, when i try to resize the partition(ext3) with gparted it says that partition is busy	do a sudo umount -a & then try
is there a benefit if i install the amd64 version over the x86 version?	you'll lose the ability to easily use flash and other multimedia (x86 only) codecs
can someone tell me in commandline how to find the word 'speedtouch' in my .xchat2/xchatlogs directory ?	or grep -inhr 'speedtouch' ~/.xchat2/xchatlogs
can someone confirm if kde-look.org is down?	yep...down it is
how do i change default encoding from utf-8 to iso-8859-15?	dpkg-reconfigure locales
how does one find out all the users on the system (i'm trying to figure out what user apache 2 is running under)	getent passwd , but ps aux \| grep apache might show you the answer directly.
when inserting removable media (cd, dvd), a window pops up offering to use a list of applications. how do i add and app to that list?	some of these options are configurable via nautilus > edit > preferences i believe
anyone else ever had the problem of the gui installer freezing while 'installing system'? this is rediculus	yes, it did the same thing to me, so i got the text based installer
i know. i just have this machine (the only machine for now) that has to do: internet, photoshop and music. the most critical of them is not running yet (that's photoshop).	great
is there a firefox extension that opens all 'new window links' in a tab?	try tab mix plus
so.... does my box know about the new time change tomorrow? (being as it is different than previous years)	`zdump -v /etc/localtime \| grep 2007` will let you know
what u trying to do?	just set the command to open a folder in add custom keyboard shortcuts. yep got it, thanks
where do i find the file that holds internet config? it's annoying to enter the details every time i boot :(	maybe you are looking for /etc/network/interfaces
does anyone know what the problem is when i get : 'c compiler cannot create executables' when trying to compile something? do i need a lib of somekind?	fixes that
i have a 400gb hd that's failing. i want to copy the contents over to a 500gb hd so it's a duplicate. can i use dd even though the sizes are not the same?	yes, if you don't mind wasting the surplus space. you'll have an exact copy of the filesystem (as opposed to partition)
hello, how do i get grub to recognize and configure my windows installation on 'hdb'?	add it to /boot/grub/menu.list
hi all, i have question about ubuntu 12.04.1 lts, is it possible to upgrade from ubuntu 12.04 lts or it isn't necessary?	its like the servicepack on windows
hi, how do i try hud?	hey i answered you lol
how to setup a static ip address ? i dont have fixed ip.... please help...	i believe in gnome there is preferences(or administration)->network
hi! i have a question, please :) can i update from ubuntu 7.04 to ubuntu 9.04 with only one update? (maybe with the alternate cd? :) thanks!	the instructions say that such a long upgrade isn't supported :(
any m17x owners here? i installed 12.04 just now and notice that it doesn't charge when i replugged power adapter. /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/state shows off-line though adapter is plugged in. if i reboot then ubuntu detects it, google says its a common issue with no solution besides power cycle.	power charging should be a software issue
is there any powerful video editing software for linux?	check out kdenlive or openshot
cevan ... yeah im using 9.04 now but the auto upgrade from 8.10 did something evil to the drivers for ati and no amount on reinstalling the drivers seemed to help ... had something to do with the conf file and the way the new kernel used the drivers	sounds like you might have one of those ati cards that ati excluded from the new drivers that are needed with the new xorg7
anyone know if there is a msn client that supports webcam?	theres a plugin for gaim but its still experimental
is there a good tool to make a raw copy of a harddrive?	you can also partimage.
im running ubuntu 8.04 server and i setup a bind server. thing is the name server im putting in /etc/resolv.conf which is 127.0.0.1 is being ignored. its like my dns settings are still being retrieved through dhcp and storing them somewhere else. im using /etc/network/interfaces and specifying static ips. where are the dns numbers getting set from?	/etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf request domain-name-servers
hello folks. happy new year to you all. not ubuntu related but which channel here is ecommerce oriented?	or at least none that are big enough to warrant being mentioned
hi. what default number should i type in menu.lst to start windows on default?	try gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
could anyone tell me how long the upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04 will take?	20 minutes
is it possible to install programs in a different location?	if you build from source yes
excuse me, is it possible to download ubuntu netbook remix already or it will be shipped with new computers only (or neither, but it's not out yet)?	i've heard taht it won't be downloadable
somebody knows how i could automount in every login the network folder //servidor/linux/%(domain_user) on the path /home/local/%(domain_name)/%(domain_user)/server ? i need %(domain_name) and %(domain_user) to be assigned depending of who log in. and i would need this to be default on every user. thanks!	have you tried the automount?
hello, i have got script which i want to run after every start of system ...how to achieve this?	sysvinit.
alt+f2 does not work in gnome 3.2, does any one know why and how to fix this?	http://gunbladeiv.blogspot.com/2011/09/ubuntu-solving-altf2-problem-on-gnome-3.html
hi. i would like to make a video using some images and an audio. whats the best software to do that?	pitivi?
any suggestions on why i haven't got any sound on flash anims?	well i had gnuflash working on gentoo but i don't bother with that stuff anymore
hi can any one sugest a link or file where i can learn to use the terminal?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/usingtheterminal
with the alternate install, is exim installed by default or do you have to add the package after?	i believe exim4 is part of the minimal install, just for mail client functions
i have only one user to login, but i have to type user name every time. is there any way to set default login user??	install gdmsetup, and on the security tab you can set the auto logged in user
hello all. is it possible to update a single application by using apt or aptitude instead of updating all of them?	apt-get update <package>
if this channel is being logged? where to?	nm... ubuntu hosts the logs... http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/
anyone know a good p2p app fot linux?	bittorrent or mldonkey
is ubuntu server edition already set up as a email server?	its what were here for, you! :d
hi all :) could someone tell me how it is possible to change the path in which i am when i open the terminal ? (now if i open terminal and type pwd i get /home/user but i want something other than my home folder)	edit the ~/.bashrc and add cd <to whatever directory you want to go> at the bottom
i'm trying to learn about servers... have installed 8.04 (server) + lamp + xubuntu-desktop + webmin. could anyone hint on how to be able to ftp into var/www ? when typing 192.168.1.8 in firefox the index.html opens, but i do not understand how upload files to the directory...	have you read the ubuntu perfect server series? also loads of info on the forums
using apt-get/apt-cache, is there a way i can try to find previous versions of a package?	don't tink so, unless apt keeps some logs of the upgrades
hey, does anyone know how to make the framerate show in glxgears?	glxgears -printfps, you maybe want do a alias
how can i list installed packages ?	check the dpkg man page.
what faxing service should i use?	>> http://www.gnomefiles.org/shots/efax.png
does anyone know what does this command mean 'sudo su - releaseuser'? specifically what is the dash ?	as an example (don't do this) 'su -' would log in as root, with root environment and into root home folder. using 'su' would just switch to root user in current directly with the origional user's environment.
hi, whats a good program to capture sound with? like to record with a microphone or line-in device?	i use audacity
hello,where can i see what's my kernel version?	type uname -r
how do i install java packages on ubuntu? i have a .jar-file, but where do i put it?	/usr/share/java
okay, i pwnt my x-server [well, change gfx cards] whats teh command to reconfigure xorg.conf?	sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
how do i grab the srouce packages from the repos?	apt-get source pkg
what was the command to have apt-get reinstall a package including files considered to be 'config' like the init script?	or --purge remove, not sure
hey guys, i have a script that i run inside my terminal, how can i 'attach' it to the system, so when i close my terminal it does not shut down?	example : nohup yourscript.sh &
with archive manager is there an option to create a new folder when extracting?	not sure if archive-manager supports this 'out of the box' but a number of other archiving programs might. try installing a few different ones and see if you can find one that can handle that
where can i change the default runlevel so ubuntu will go to console and not x so i can just issue a startx to test my xorg.conf	sudo telinit 1 (i think, maybe 2) swutches to the single user moe. but you are better off booting into the reocovery mode
hi, how to add dns to /etc/resolv.conf to avoid being overwrite by network-manager?	network-manager has to control resolv.conf. either you should not use network-manager or set in its config the relevant dns parameters, i think. otherwise, you may try to set resolv.conf immutable
hi. somehow, i managed to change my system wide keyboard setting to us, which is definetly wrong. i already changed the keyboard to de-de for my users, but still gdm, uses us-keyboard. is there a graphical interface to change the setting, or do i just have to edit xorg.conf? thx...	did you look in system admin login..?
hi, help me.. i cannot install broadcom wifi	install bcm43xx-fwcutter and then reboot
is there a channel for 8.04 aka hardy heron?	this one
please, what is the key to use in order to switch virtual desktop in gnome? thank you!	you can set the key in system -> preferences -> keyboard shortcuts
my friend told me to install automatix...whats this automatix about?	on medibuntu you can find w32codecs
what program is good to take pictures with a webcam from the command line?	man mencoder
greets. my edgy installation on my vaio seems to halt for a long time during bootup citing 'configuring network interfaces'. i can't seem to find a solution. any pointers ?	its trying to bring up interfaces that are not plugged in - you need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file as root
hi, it is possible to package something for i386 from my amd64 box?	or runa virtual linux session in 32 bit mode
is there an easy way to get xorg 7.1 install on 6.06? i'm hoping it will fix my ati driver issue here... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=189651	what is your card name
is there any way i can prevent users from writing to shared folders to avoid exceeding disk quotas?	there is quota support, or you can just revoke the write permissions
there is a game that creates logs of multiplayer online games, but the ip addresses are in ipv6, although system is in ipv4 , how do i make it so that the game logs ipv4 addresses?	you'd have to force the service (i.e. the game) to listen on ipv4 only.
i have installed kismet via synaptic but i cant find the program	open a terminal and run 'which kismet' - it'll show you where it is.
is there any adverse side effects to installing gnome 3 on ubuntu 11.10?	it doesn't work with some ati cards
how can i ask for a package to be added to multiverse?	bugzilla.ubuntu.org
anyone play games on ubuntu? like neverwinter nights? just wondering... lets say i am playing and i want to switch back to the desktop quickly. does anyone know how i can do this without saving and ending the game?	look for a channel for the game where you can ask of a website with a faq
hey guys question about irc, what would the address of this channell look like?? i.e. irc://	irc://irc.freenode.net/ubuntu
when i do a 'echo hello > file' is overwrite the hole file. how do i do to add it to the end instead?	echo hello >> file
tell me an application that plays .wma files?	with w32codecs probably
hi, how can i completely disable compizconfig?	sys>prefs>appearance>vis effects>none
#math is an irc channel for math help, right? (haven't checked but assuming it is) is there an irc channel for grade 10 physical science help?	physical science sort of falls under math
hi, i've got this really irritating problem. i can have nvidia's drivers working fine and everything going well, however when i restart or turn off my computer the drivers seem to unistall themselves or something because it says (i'll find the log out in a minute) that something have version blah and something else has a lower version. this is made more irritating because i can restart x until i go blue and it will work but it is when i turn off my compute	you need to have an nvidia driver version that matches what your kernel needs, i think
my firefox is dead getting 'could not find compatible gre between version 1.9.0.1 and 1.9.0.*.' as the error, any fixes?	try this 'sudo xulrunner-1.9 --register-global'
i'm running ubuntu 12.04 and i'm trying to slow my mouse pointer down more than the mouse and touchpad window is offering, does anyone know of another way to do this?	look in the software center for that
how do i cd (in the terminal) to a folder with spaces in it?	you know you can hit tab and it completes the thing for you
does anybody know how to manually change the sources.list file, i got a bad repository that i done through sudo	listen to linuxgeekery i spoke to soon
anyone: i'm trying to install skype, and this depends on libqt3c102-mt, however, i don't see it in synaptic package manager and apt-get can't find it either. what can i do?	either install the statically linked skype or find a deb for skype in the forums that was built for ubuntu
hey all, quick one: how do i find my gateway ip in ubuntu?	'route'
what is the bash command to show where your data is stored? like makes it easier to find big files / folders	kdirstat - graphical disk usage display with cleanup facilities may help
hm. what controls auto mounts of usb sticks and so on?	i want to scan usb pen drive from command promapt. but dont know its address. e.g. /dev etc
could anyone help me? i've just installed ubuntu on my laptop but i have never been asked to setup root password.... what can i do to use my root account?	read that page
how do i disable agpgart backend drivers for 2.6 kernels, the ubuntu way? i could just delete the .ko files (assuming i could find them), but i'm wondering if there's a better way...	blacklist them
hi everybody! i have 3 kernels now (2.6.30, 2.6.28 and 2.6.27). which one do you think i should get rid of and how? :)	the two oldest, and with synaptic
how can i force to close a gui window ?	system monitor?
what service do i have to install in order to have the system update date and time over the internet?	an ntp server
? now that i have the web/mail server up how or what do i need to do to get postfix or the mail clint to get my mail?	to run a mail server you need smtp and pop3 support. or at least those are the most common protocols
what is the memtests in grub use to?	because the live cd loads into ram,if ram has a problem it wont boot properly
how can i install a kernel compiled for athlon-xp using apt?	linuxxxxxx.i686
i wish to install windows xp on another partition after having a windows free computer for years.. i fear windows wont leave my mba alone.. how to protect windows from overwriting it and preserve grub as bootloader?	follow the first link there
if i mount an ssh server, how do i cd to it in terminal?	should be in ~/.gvfs/, check

when will 10.04 be available exactly?

sometime within the next 32 hours, but we can't be more specific than that.

hello, can anyone help me, when i try to resize the partition(ext3) with gparted it says that partition is busy

do a sudo umount -a & then try

is there a benefit if i install the amd64 version over the x86 version?

you'll lose the ability to easily use flash and other multimedia (x86 only) codecs

can someone tell me in commandline how to find the word 'speedtouch' in my .xchat2/xchatlogs directory ?

or grep -inhr 'speedtouch' ~/.xchat2/xchatlogs

can someone confirm if kde-look.org is down?

yep...down it is

how do i change default encoding from utf-8 to iso-8859-15?

dpkg-reconfigure locales

how does one find out all the users on the system (i'm trying to figure out what user apache 2 is running under)

getent passwd , but ps aux | grep apache might show you the answer directly.

when inserting removable media (cd, dvd), a window pops up offering to use a list of applications. how do i add and app to that list?

some of these options are configurable via nautilus > edit > preferences i believe

anyone else ever had the problem of the gui installer freezing while 'installing system'? this is rediculus

yes, it did the same thing to me, so i got the text based installer

i know. i just have this machine (the only machine for now) that has to do: internet, photoshop and music. the most critical of them is not running yet (that's photoshop).

great

is there a firefox extension that opens all 'new window links' in a tab?

try tab mix plus

so.... does my box know about the new time change tomorrow? (being as it is different than previous years)

`zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2007` will let you know

what u trying to do?

just set the command to open a folder in add custom keyboard shortcuts. yep got it, thanks

where do i find the file that holds internet config? it's annoying to enter the details every time i boot :(

maybe you are looking for /etc/network/interfaces

does anyone know what the problem is when i get : 'c compiler cannot create executables' when trying to compile something? do i need a lib of somekind?

fixes that

i have a 400gb hd that's failing. i want to copy the contents over to a 500gb hd so it's a duplicate. can i use dd even though the sizes are not the same?

yes, if you don't mind wasting the surplus space. you'll have an exact copy of the filesystem (as opposed to partition)

hello, how do i get grub to recognize and configure my windows installation on 'hdb'?

add it to /boot/grub/menu.list

hi all, i have question about ubuntu 12.04.1 lts, is it possible to upgrade from ubuntu 12.04 lts or it isn't necessary?

its like the servicepack on windows

hi, how do i try hud?

hey i answered you lol

how to setup a static ip address ? i dont have fixed ip.... please help...

i believe in gnome there is preferences(or administration)->network

hi! i have a question, please :) can i update from ubuntu 7.04 to ubuntu 9.04 with only one update? (maybe with the alternate cd? :) thanks!

the instructions say that such a long upgrade isn't supported :(

any m17x owners here? i installed 12.04 just now and notice that it doesn't charge when i replugged power adapter. /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/state shows off-line though adapter is plugged in. if i reboot then ubuntu detects it, google says its a common issue with no solution besides power cycle.

power charging should be a software issue

is there any powerful video editing software for linux?

check out kdenlive or openshot

cevan ... yeah im using 9.04 now but the auto upgrade from 8.10 did something evil to the drivers for ati and no amount on reinstalling the drivers seemed to help ... had something to do with the conf file and the way the new kernel used the drivers

sounds like you might have one of those ati cards that ati excluded from the new drivers that are needed with the new xorg7

anyone know if there is a msn client that supports webcam?

theres a plugin for gaim but its still experimental

is there a good tool to make a raw copy of a harddrive?

you can also partimage.

im running ubuntu 8.04 server and i setup a bind server. thing is the name server im putting in /etc/resolv.conf which is 127.0.0.1 is being ignored. its like my dns settings are still being retrieved through dhcp and storing them somewhere else. im using /etc/network/interfaces and specifying static ips. where are the dns numbers getting set from?

/etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf request domain-name-servers

hello folks. happy new year to you all. not ubuntu related but which channel here is ecommerce oriented?

or at least none that are big enough to warrant being mentioned

hi. what default number should i type in menu.lst to start windows on default?

try gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

could anyone tell me how long the upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04 will take?

20 minutes

is it possible to install programs in a different location?

if you build from source yes

excuse me, is it possible to download ubuntu netbook remix already or it will be shipped with new computers only (or neither, but it's not out yet)?

i've heard taht it won't be downloadable

somebody knows how i could automount in every login the network folder //servidor/linux/%(domain_user) on the path /home/local/%(domain_name)/%(domain_user)/server ? i need %(domain_name) and %(domain_user) to be assigned depending of who log in. and i would need this to be default on every user. thanks!

have you tried the automount?

hello, i have got script which i want to run after every start of system ...how to achieve this?

sysvinit.

alt+f2 does not work in gnome 3.2, does any one know why and how to fix this?

http://gunbladeiv.blogspot.com/2011/09/ubuntu-solving-altf2-problem-on-gnome-3.html

hi. i would like to make a video using some images and an audio. whats the best software to do that?

pitivi?

any suggestions on why i haven't got any sound on flash anims?

well i had gnuflash working on gentoo but i don't bother with that stuff anymore

hi can any one sugest a link or file where i can learn to use the terminal?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/usingtheterminal

with the alternate install, is exim installed by default or do you have to add the package after?

i believe exim4 is part of the minimal install, just for mail client functions

i have only one user to login, but i have to type user name every time. is there any way to set default login user??

install gdmsetup, and on the security tab you can set the auto logged in user

hello all. is it possible to update a single application by using apt or aptitude instead of updating all of them?

apt-get update <package>

if this channel is being logged? where to?

nm... ubuntu hosts the logs... http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/

anyone know a good p2p app fot linux?

bittorrent or mldonkey

is ubuntu server edition already set up as a email server?

its what were here for, you! :d

hi all :) could someone tell me how it is possible to change the path in which i am when i open the terminal ? (now if i open terminal and type pwd i get /home/user but i want something other than my home folder)

edit the ~/.bashrc and add cd <to whatever directory you want to go> at the bottom

i'm trying to learn about servers... have installed 8.04 (server) + lamp + xubuntu-desktop + webmin. could anyone hint on how to be able to ftp into var/www ? when typing 192.168.1.8 in firefox the index.html opens, but i do not understand how upload files to the directory...

have you read the ubuntu perfect server series? also loads of info on the forums

using apt-get/apt-cache, is there a way i can try to find previous versions of a package?

don't tink so, unless apt keeps some logs of the upgrades

hey, does anyone know how to make the framerate show in glxgears?

glxgears -printfps, you maybe want do a alias

how can i list installed packages ?

check the dpkg man page.

what faxing service should i use?

>> http://www.gnomefiles.org/shots/efax.png

does anyone know what does this command mean 'sudo su - releaseuser'? specifically what is the dash ?

as an example (don't do this) 'su -' would log in as root, with root environment and into root home folder. using 'su' would just switch to root user in current directly with the origional user's environment.

hi, whats a good program to capture sound with? like to record with a microphone or line-in device?

i use audacity

hello,where can i see what's my kernel version?

type uname -r

how do i install java packages on ubuntu? i have a .jar-file, but where do i put it?

/usr/share/java

okay, i pwnt my x-server [well, change gfx cards] whats teh command to reconfigure xorg.conf?

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

how do i grab the srouce packages from the repos?

apt-get source pkg

what was the command to have apt-get reinstall a package including files considered to be 'config' like the init script?

or --purge remove, not sure

hey guys, i have a script that i run inside my terminal, how can i 'attach' it to the system, so when i close my terminal it does not shut down?

example : nohup yourscript.sh &

with archive manager is there an option to create a new folder when extracting?

not sure if archive-manager supports this 'out of the box' but a number of other archiving programs might. try installing a few different ones and see if you can find one that can handle that

where can i change the default runlevel so ubuntu will go to console and not x so i can just issue a startx to test my xorg.conf

sudo telinit 1 (i think, maybe 2) swutches to the single user moe. but you are better off booting into the reocovery mode

hi, how to add dns to /etc/resolv.conf to avoid being overwrite by network-manager?

network-manager has to control resolv.conf. either you should not use network-manager or set in its config the relevant dns parameters, i think. otherwise, you may try to set resolv.conf immutable

hi. somehow, i managed to change my system wide keyboard setting to us, which is definetly wrong. i already changed the keyboard to de-de for my users, but still gdm, uses us-keyboard. is there a graphical interface to change the setting, or do i just have to edit xorg.conf? thx...

did you look in system admin login..?

hi, help me.. i cannot install broadcom wifi

install bcm43xx-fwcutter and then reboot

is there a channel for 8.04 aka hardy heron?

this one

please, what is the key to use in order to switch virtual desktop in gnome? thank you!

you can set the key in system -> preferences -> keyboard shortcuts

my friend told me to install automatix...whats this automatix about?

on medibuntu you can find w32codecs

what program is good to take pictures with a webcam from the command line?

man mencoder

greets. my edgy installation on my vaio seems to halt for a long time during bootup citing 'configuring network interfaces'. i can't seem to find a solution. any pointers ?

its trying to bring up interfaces that are not plugged in - you need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file as root

hi, it is possible to package something for i386 from my amd64 box?

or runa virtual linux session in 32 bit mode

is there an easy way to get xorg 7.1 install on 6.06? i'm hoping it will fix my ati driver issue here... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=189651

what is your card name

is there any way i can prevent users from writing to shared folders to avoid exceeding disk quotas?

there is quota support, or you can just revoke the write permissions

there is a game that creates logs of multiplayer online games, but the ip addresses are in ipv6, although system is in ipv4 , how do i make it so that the game logs ipv4 addresses?

you'd have to force the service (i.e. the game) to listen on ipv4 only.

i have installed kismet via synaptic but i cant find the program

open a terminal and run 'which kismet' - it'll show you where it is.

is there any adverse side effects to installing gnome 3 on ubuntu 11.10?

it doesn't work with some ati cards

how can i ask for a package to be added to multiverse?

bugzilla.ubuntu.org

anyone play games on ubuntu? like neverwinter nights? just wondering... lets say i am playing and i want to switch back to the desktop quickly. does anyone know how i can do this without saving and ending the game?

look for a channel for the game where you can ask of a website with a faq

hey guys question about irc, what would the address of this channell look like?? i.e. irc://

irc://irc.freenode.net/ubuntu

when i do a 'echo hello > file' is overwrite the hole file. how do i do to add it to the end instead?

echo hello >> file

tell me an application that plays .wma files?

with w32codecs probably

hi, how can i completely disable compizconfig?

sys>prefs>appearance>vis effects>none

#math is an irc channel for math help, right? (haven't checked but assuming it is) is there an irc channel for grade 10 physical science help?

physical science sort of falls under math

hi, i've got this really irritating problem. i can have nvidia's drivers working fine and everything going well, however when i restart or turn off my computer the drivers seem to unistall themselves or something because it says (i'll find the log out in a minute) that something have version blah and something else has a lower version. this is made more irritating because i can restart x until i go blue and it will work but it is when i turn off my compute

you need to have an nvidia driver version that matches what your kernel needs, i think

my firefox is dead getting 'could not find compatible gre between version 1.9.0.1 and 1.9.0.*.' as the error, any fixes?

try this 'sudo xulrunner-1.9 --register-global'

i'm running ubuntu 12.04 and i'm trying to slow my mouse pointer down more than the mouse and touchpad window is offering, does anyone know of another way to do this?

look in the software center for that

how do i cd (in the terminal) to a folder with spaces in it?

you know you can hit tab and it completes the thing for you

does anybody know how to manually change the sources.list file, i got a bad repository that i done through sudo

listen to linuxgeekery i spoke to soon

anyone: i'm trying to install skype, and this depends on libqt3c102-mt, however, i don't see it in synaptic package manager and apt-get can't find it either. what can i do?

either install the statically linked skype or find a deb for skype in the forums that was built for ubuntu

hey all, quick one: how do i find my gateway ip in ubuntu?

'route'

what is the bash command to show where your data is stored? like makes it easier to find big files / folders

kdirstat - graphical disk usage display with cleanup facilities may help

hm. what controls auto mounts of usb sticks and so on?

i want to scan usb pen drive from command promapt. but dont know its address. e.g. /dev etc

could anyone help me? i've just installed ubuntu on my laptop but i have never been asked to setup root password.... what can i do to use my root account?

read that page

how do i disable agpgart backend drivers for 2.6 kernels, the ubuntu way? i could just delete the .ko files (assuming i could find them), but i'm wondering if there's a better way...

blacklist them

hi everybody! i have 3 kernels now (2.6.30, 2.6.28 and 2.6.27). which one do you think i should get rid of and how? :)

the two oldest, and with synaptic

how can i force to close a gui window ?

system monitor?

what service do i have to install in order to have the system update date and time over the internet?

an ntp server

? now that i have the web/mail server up how or what do i need to do to get postfix or the mail clint to get my mail?

to run a mail server you need smtp and pop3 support. or at least those are the most common protocols

what is the memtests in grub use to?

because the live cd loads into ram,if ram has a problem it wont boot properly

how can i install a kernel compiled for athlon-xp using apt?

linuxxxxxx.i686

i wish to install windows xp on another partition after having a windows free computer for years.. i fear windows wont leave my mba alone.. how to protect windows from overwriting it and preserve grub as bootloader?

follow the first link there

if i mount an ssh server, how do i cd to it in terminal?

should be in ~/.gvfs/, check