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on the subject of ntfs, do you always have to login as root to write to the drive?	you need to change permissions on your ntfs drive
i have a bunch of files in nested directories. does anyone know how to get the files out of those directories and into one central location?	using command-line, something like this: find . -type f -exec cp '{}' /the/place/you/want/to/put/them/ ';'
hi all. anybody tell me if it is possible to setup different hostnames for each separate nic i have installed on my pc? i have one wired connection and one wireless; and would like to have different hostnames for each nic. anybody help or point me in the direction of a howto?	thats not how hostnames work -- a hostname is global to a machine and differrent interfaces dont have different hostnames
i'm sure this has been beaten to death, but any ideas when breezy might be ready for general public consumption?	october
can someone help me figure out how to use 2 seperate monitors, one integrated and one pcie? lspci = http://pastebin.com/rcvggz5p	this should help - http://wiki.debian.org/xstrikeforce/howtorandr12
what's the best way to install mplayer?	sudo aptitude install mplayer
any terminal utility that shows varous info about a file?	'file foo'?
hello room, i am having trouble finding my usb wifi chipset. lspci does not bring up a network controller	tey lsusb
that reboot issue raised by kyle__ do you know what bug number/	no. i don't know the actual cause.
here's a silly one - is there any way to manually map hostname resolution? i'm at work and our local dns server doesnt want to talk to my machine, i need to map a static local ip to a hostname	/etc/hosts
is there a website that keeps 'must have' repositories?	everything you must have.. is in our repos
has anyone managed to get utorrent working on ubuntu?	i use ktornt on ubuntu
hey guys, i don't have an option under system > preferences for enabling remote desktop, did this get moved?	it might be removed from the gnome main menu, check that with system -> prefs -> main menu
whats a good solution for a comprehensive backup of my entire computer running lucid to an external drive, periodically?	duplicity
i'm attempting to get lucid running on a xen domu, the initrd runs and mounts the root filesystem okay, but it seems to hang when it tries to run /sbin/init. i tried booting with break=init, and i get a prompt, but running /root/bin/sh hangs.	how about /bin/sh ?
the amd64 alternate install fails at 'select and install software' is this a common issue?	can you switch to other consoles? there should be one that logs errors. switch with 'alt-f2' and other f keys.
how do you traceroute in ubuntu?	you may have to install it first
i am looking to install just the x window system on ubuntu server ed. what is the name of the package i need to install just the basic window system?	sorry just xorg should do it
i want to make apt-get dist-upgrade, but don't know what parameter should i set to make it two fold: download overnight today, and install overnight tomorrow...	you can usse the apt-get flag to 'download only' (type 'apt-get --help' to see it
hi all! would anyone tell me how can i view files with .map extension?(with which software i mean)	tried http://www.mgmaps.com/cache/gmapmaker-setup.exe in wine?
dows avidemux have an option of shrinking files? i have a 7.5gb mpg file that has to be fitted on 4.7gb dvd for my mom. :)	i think you can recode file
what was the name of the mp3 player in kde. the one with the wolf looking logo. 're-experience your music'	amarok
is it the name ? sorry i'm new to linux	linuxgames.com probably has a wine tutorial to help you set up starcraft and such
i received a hack complaint from someone originating on my server. apparently it was a bunch of brute-force ssh login attempts. i've done a rootkit check using rkhunter and chkrootkit, and nothing's turned up yet. any suggestions as to how i can figure out how my ubuntu server was comprimised?	more than likely it was a weak password as opposed to some master hackery
still no joy with opening a port for incoming connections (preferences in 'transmission'). says 'port is closed'. dunno what's going on.	yes, portforward.com will tell you how to open a port in your router.
can i use ubuntu on macbook without any problem(primary os)?	- macs can be tricky. but there is a mac section on ubuntuforums
is there a particular reason you're wanting to bypass security in that manner? there might well be a better solution...	its funny, it was originally intended to be a 30 second test, bow i'm trying to figure out whats causing something i was sure was tricial to do to not work
hi all, i have a headless box, i just set it all up -- installed vnc, however when i vnc to this box unity is not there?	i think you would have to setup a virtual display for a headless system or it won't detect a monitor so won't start xorg
when using chroot, should i do something special for proc and dev? mount --bind, or something like that	yes.. sudo mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc, for example
what is usually found in /tmp?	2.4mb
heloooooooooooo guys !! okéé i'm aa programmer and i need a tool that modify text files ! like when i want to make changes ( exemple i want to change all the return=0 with return=1 so i need a tool to change them all ) help help help	sed is your friend
where is the clipboard?	i don't know where things are stored within it though
how can i echo/print piped commands in a bash?	tee
hey all .. i have a question a friend of mine is trying to update his edgy and there are 2 upgrads that just wont install due to dependency problems... the package linux-headers-2.6.17-11-generic can't be installed :s	there is an inconsistency on the server at the moment. it will go away.
ok. so if i removed myself from the sudoers file, and my boot doesn't stop at grub, am i simply sol?	hold shift during boot.
hello, i deleted the root user account and i would like to add it back. i've booted off a live cd and am about to do it. any pointers, recommendations?	seriously doubt you actually deleted root. don't think ubuntu would even boot otherwise. is it possible you only disabled it???
slari: ok how can i fix the source avi as devede seemed to work ok for other avi's i had	https://launchpad.net/~jre-phoenix/+archive/ppa offers a ppa for peerguard, have you tried that?
can someone help me share files!!!!!!	if nfs, http://czarism.com/easy-peasy-ubuntu-linux-nfs-file-sharing
how long should it take to tar -cjpf 823gb of data?	depends on your hardware ;)
i used these http://pastebin.com/sdlky06y commands during multiseat setup , how can i undo these commands?	change 'hold' to 'install'. (sorry metoikos)
hi guys i have this proble..... i have firstcommand -o option1 -t option2 and secondcommand -t option1 -l option2 and i want that the option2 of the secondcommand is the output of 'firstcommand -o option1 -t option2' ... how can i do that?????	i think you want this: secondcommand -t option1 -l $(firstcommand -o option1 -t option2)
hey, how come i can't find an ffmpeg package on medibuntu? how do i install ffmpeg with support for mp3 encoding?	not sure about mediabuntu package, but you can compile it from source, or just use lame for mp3 encoding
hi, is anyone know what is the commadline used by synaptic to install packages ?	sudo apt-get install <packagename>
what is the chmod number for read/write/execute for just the owner?	chmod 700
is there a room where only amd64 topics are discussed?	amd64 topics are usually the same for i386 unless its specific to that processor
english help wanted: what does mean 'to page' in man more: 'more is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time.'	each section fitted to your display is one 'page'
how to find out my external ip?	http://www.whatismyip.com/
hi, was just wondering if there is a way to run an application on one terminal window, put it to background, then pull it to fg on another terminal window?	you can install it with apt-get install screen
ok. this may sound a little stupid but how do i install a .deb package?	sudo dpkg -i package.deb
anyone tell me if i have to do anything special after i mark myself away to show as being back active? x-chat	> /back
how do i get infra recorder using synaptic anyone can help me?	if its ubuntu, brasero iirc is the alternative most people use
my onboard nic has got a shaky lan port. i want to install a nic but have it be eth0,not eth1. how do i do this?	it's /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules here, actually.
quick question, i have a csv file it is sorted by date but i want to reverse the order. what would be the easiest way to do that?	use 'sort'
anybody running a netbook?	i'm on a netbook right now
i need to do some kernel dev, and and would like to start of with the ubuntu kernel's many default modules enabled	the kernel compile link will tell you how to download the ubuntu kernel source. you can continue from there to do your kernel dev work.
anyone here install beryl from the wiki page? the repo for lrm is down, and im wondering if there's any way i can go around it?	yeah, try this mirror: http://beryl-mirror.lupine.me.uk/
is there a bug with connecting to the internet wirelessly and volume being muted?	one has nothing to do with the other.. they are mutually exclusive issues
how do i keep a windows share mounted since network browsing doesn't work in ubuntu correctly?	smbmount in /etc/fstab will mount it at boot
hi all - does compiz currently work with nouveau and dual-monitor setups?	ive not heard anyone mention any problems with it.. but personally i dont use nouveau. so cant prove it one way or another
is there a good/quick way to install gcc on ubuntu	sudo apt-get install build-essential
whats the next resolution upwards of 1024 x 768 in the same ratio?	1152 x 864
now, i want to do more with linux than just chat. my question now is: what is the recommended bittorrent client for ubuntu? i'm looking to use one that is similar to bittorrent on windoze, but i prefer one that is simple to use, but not so simple a 2-year old can use it. any suggestions?	or just 'deluge'
hey, ive installed p hp5 with sudo apt-get install but how i make apache to run? i dont remember the command sry	try apach2 (or just start typing and tab it)
hello, is gnome or kde more suitable for 256 mb ram?	i would suggest xfce or fluxbox with that little amount of ram honestly. xubuntu-desktop is the package to do that or just get the xubuntu cd :_
hey guys, whats the resolution up from 1280x1024?	1280x1024 and 1600x1200 have different aspect ratios
hi, on a dual boot machin i set up win7 & ubuntu lucid, i have several ntfs partitions (since the machine was only a windows machine), ntfs is fine for those partitions to be read/written with both win7 & ubuntu without conflict ?	10.04 reads my ntfs fine
how can i mount an ssh directory via the command line? it seems to happen automatically via nautilus when i use a 'ssh://whatever' url, and the location gets mounted in ~/.gvfs. i'd like to be able to do the mounting by hand from the command line.	take a look at sshfs
does anyone know how to hide all those join/part messages in xchat?	right click channel, settings, hide join/part messages
anyone want to help? my computer is just totally borked after attempting to update to 12.04	tell me the problem
how can play file ' .flv'?? please	sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin
whats that program that would install the propritary video drivers for you before restricted driver manager was around?	ency?
out of interest, where does everyone keep their source code?	~/projects
it appears kubuntu desktop is installed but how do i get it to change to kde?	change your session in the gdm login screen
hi! i have edgy installed on my system and want to install feisty (no dist-upgrade!). is it required to uninstall grub or will it be overridden?	a fresh install will overwrite it
but i want 0.9.8.how would i install that?	get a very very new apt repo, or compile from source or cvs/svn
hi guys, where does the automatic install of apache get put in fiesty? thanks.	try 'whereis apache'
i removed the bar at the bottom of my screen, and then i was able to add it back, but i can't add to the bar the ability to minimize thigns to it	right click, add, windows list
what is causing my keyboard and mouse to freeze up in gutsy?	: the cold?
how do i remove a non-empty directory that has non-empty subdirectorys?	rm -rf <dir> (be very careful)
how do i find out which device is my cd/dvd drive?	do a 'cat /etc/mtab' and see if anything in there uses a cd filesystem
i've been away for a while, setting up new machines, 32 or 64 bit. major concern: how is flash with 64bit now? it was a mess a few years ago.	way better than years past
is there an alarm clock program for linux that instead of using sound, changes the brightness of the computer screen? i'm looking for something that i can activate when i go to bed, it will slowly reduce the screen brightness all the way to off, and then slowly increase brightness at a specified time	we saw the question, just nobody had an answer.
can ubuntu and kunbuntu co-habit on the same hd without trouble ?	apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
how do i determine the physical connection for a /dev/sdx device?	ls -l /dev/disk/by-path/
hi folks - is it possible to download a copy of breezy someplace? i need to do some maintainance and im not ready to upgrade the system and it wants an installer disk	http://releases.ubuntu.com
i need help with my ubuntu. i can not open java applet like this >> http://supremosforever.tripod.com . any ideas? thanks	you probably have a java plugin that's not compatible
hi guys! i am in the process of installing lucid on a brandnew fujitsu s760 but i cant seem to turn on the wireless, the button does nothing... any ideas pls?	what wireless chip is built in your notebook?
other than thunderbird and evolution, is there another imap email client that supports imaps ?	claws
a problem .... the last version of pastebinit does not seem to work anymore .... if you do 'pastebinit -i filename.txt' it does not return a pastebin link, but just the url to the front page of the website .... what is going on?	the web site changed stuff it seems
is there a chat client for ubuntu that allows me to talk with like mac users?	they use the same irc, jabber, icq, msn, aol, etc
what command can you use to determine how many physical ram dimms you haveo n yoru system?	i think 'sudo lshw -c memory' will show that
is it possible to attach a screen shot to the ubuntu paste bin? how??	sudo apt-get install firefox
how does one view disk usage?	or du
does anyone know when/if pidgin will be added to the official repos?	nope. i did it on my laptop and it worked just fine.
us servers still down?	not just us servers i think..
i installed beryl and i'm wondering how do i use the wrokspace cube thing?	middle-click and drag
are there any programs that can show me which directories are using the most space on my drive?	baobab
i think my locales are way broken, im getting a ton of error messages when updating, should i worry about that? and how would i fix it if that breaks anything?	they will stop once the locales have been configured
how would i take a screenshot of an open menu? print screen doesn't work when the menu is open.	scrot -c 5
c'mon people how do i change my mouse from ps2 to usb, it cant be that hard	what kind of mouse? manufacturer? model?

on the subject of ntfs, do you always have to login as root to write to the drive?

you need to change permissions on your ntfs drive

i have a bunch of files in nested directories. does anyone know how to get the files out of those directories and into one central location?

using command-line, something like this: find . -type f -exec cp '{}' /the/place/you/want/to/put/them/ ';'

hi all. anybody tell me if it is possible to setup different hostnames for each separate nic i have installed on my pc? i have one wired connection and one wireless; and would like to have different hostnames for each nic. anybody help or point me in the direction of a howto?

thats not how hostnames work -- a hostname is global to a machine and differrent interfaces dont have different hostnames

i'm sure this has been beaten to death, but any ideas when breezy might be ready for general public consumption?

october

can someone help me figure out how to use 2 seperate monitors, one integrated and one pcie? lspci = http://pastebin.com/rcvggz5p

this should help - http://wiki.debian.org/xstrikeforce/howtorandr12

what's the best way to install mplayer?

sudo aptitude install mplayer

any terminal utility that shows varous info about a file?

'file foo'?

hello room, i am having trouble finding my usb wifi chipset. lspci does not bring up a network controller

tey lsusb

that reboot issue raised by kyle__ do you know what bug number/

no. i don't know the actual cause.

here's a silly one - is there any way to manually map hostname resolution? i'm at work and our local dns server doesnt want to talk to my machine, i need to map a static local ip to a hostname

/etc/hosts

is there a website that keeps 'must have' repositories?

everything you must have.. is in our repos

has anyone managed to get utorrent working on ubuntu?

i use ktornt on ubuntu

hey guys, i don't have an option under system > preferences for enabling remote desktop, did this get moved?

it might be removed from the gnome main menu, check that with system -> prefs -> main menu

whats a good solution for a comprehensive backup of my entire computer running lucid to an external drive, periodically?

duplicity

i'm attempting to get lucid running on a xen domu, the initrd runs and mounts the root filesystem okay, but it seems to hang when it tries to run /sbin/init. i tried booting with break=init, and i get a prompt, but running /root/bin/sh hangs.

how about /bin/sh ?

the amd64 alternate install fails at 'select and install software' is this a common issue?

can you switch to other consoles? there should be one that logs errors. switch with 'alt-f2' and other f keys.

how do you traceroute in ubuntu?

you may have to install it first

i am looking to install just the x window system on ubuntu server ed. what is the name of the package i need to install just the basic window system?

sorry just xorg should do it

i want to make apt-get dist-upgrade, but don't know what parameter should i set to make it two fold: download overnight today, and install overnight tomorrow...

you can usse the apt-get flag to 'download only' (type 'apt-get --help' to see it

hi all! would anyone tell me how can i view files with .map extension?(with which software i mean)

tried http://www.mgmaps.com/cache/gmapmaker-setup.exe in wine?

dows avidemux have an option of shrinking files? i have a 7.5gb mpg file that has to be fitted on 4.7gb dvd for my mom. :)

i think you can recode file

what was the name of the mp3 player in kde. the one with the wolf looking logo. 're-experience your music'

amarok

is it the name ? sorry i'm new to linux

linuxgames.com probably has a wine tutorial to help you set up starcraft and such

i received a hack complaint from someone originating on my server. apparently it was a bunch of brute-force ssh login attempts. i've done a rootkit check using rkhunter and chkrootkit, and nothing's turned up yet. any suggestions as to how i can figure out how my ubuntu server was comprimised?

more than likely it was a weak password as opposed to some master hackery

still no joy with opening a port for incoming connections (preferences in 'transmission'). says 'port is closed'. dunno what's going on.

yes, portforward.com will tell you how to open a port in your router.

can i use ubuntu on macbook without any problem(primary os)?

- macs can be tricky. but there is a mac section on ubuntuforums

is there a particular reason you're wanting to bypass security in that manner? there might well be a better solution...

its funny, it was originally intended to be a 30 second test, bow i'm trying to figure out whats causing something i was sure was tricial to do to not work

hi all, i have a headless box, i just set it all up -- installed vnc, however when i vnc to this box unity is not there?

i think you would have to setup a virtual display for a headless system or it won't detect a monitor so won't start xorg

when using chroot, should i do something special for proc and dev? mount --bind, or something like that

yes.. sudo mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc, for example

what is usually found in /tmp?

2.4mb

heloooooooooooo guys !! okéé i'm aa programmer and i need a tool that modify text files ! like when i want to make changes ( exemple i want to change all the return=0 with return=1 so i need a tool to change them all ) help help help

sed is your friend

where is the clipboard?

i don't know where things are stored within it though

how can i echo/print piped commands in a bash?

tee

hey all .. i have a question a friend of mine is trying to update his edgy and there are 2 upgrads that just wont install due to dependency problems... the package linux-headers-2.6.17-11-generic can't be installed :s

there is an inconsistency on the server at the moment. it will go away.

ok. so if i removed myself from the sudoers file, and my boot doesn't stop at grub, am i simply sol?

hold shift during boot.

hello, i deleted the root user account and i would like to add it back. i've booted off a live cd and am about to do it. any pointers, recommendations?

seriously doubt you actually deleted root. don't think ubuntu would even boot otherwise. is it possible you only disabled it???

slari: ok how can i fix the source avi as devede seemed to work ok for other avi's i had

https://launchpad.net/~jre-phoenix/+archive/ppa offers a ppa for peerguard, have you tried that?

can someone help me share files!!!!!!

if nfs, http://czarism.com/easy-peasy-ubuntu-linux-nfs-file-sharing

how long should it take to tar -cjpf 823gb of data?

depends on your hardware ;)

i used these http://pastebin.com/sdlky06y commands during multiseat setup , how can i undo these commands?

change 'hold' to 'install'. (sorry metoikos)

hi guys i have this proble..... i have firstcommand -o option1 -t option2 and secondcommand -t option1 -l option2 and i want that the option2 of the secondcommand is the output of 'firstcommand -o option1 -t option2' ... how can i do that?????

i think you want this: secondcommand -t option1 -l $(firstcommand -o option1 -t option2)

hey, how come i can't find an ffmpeg package on medibuntu? how do i install ffmpeg with support for mp3 encoding?

not sure about mediabuntu package, but you can compile it from source, or just use lame for mp3 encoding

hi, is anyone know what is the commadline used by synaptic to install packages ?

sudo apt-get install <packagename>

what is the chmod number for read/write/execute for just the owner?

chmod 700

is there a room where only amd64 topics are discussed?

amd64 topics are usually the same for i386 unless its specific to that processor

english help wanted: what does mean 'to page' in man more: 'more is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time.'

each section fitted to your display is one 'page'

how to find out my external ip?

http://www.whatismyip.com/

hi, was just wondering if there is a way to run an application on one terminal window, put it to background, then pull it to fg on another terminal window?

you can install it with apt-get install screen

ok. this may sound a little stupid but how do i install a .deb package?

sudo dpkg -i package.deb

anyone tell me if i have to do anything special after i mark myself away to show as being back active? x-chat

> /back

how do i get infra recorder using synaptic anyone can help me?

if its ubuntu, brasero iirc is the alternative most people use

my onboard nic has got a shaky lan port. i want to install a nic but have it be eth0,not eth1. how do i do this?

it's /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules here, actually.

quick question, i have a csv file it is sorted by date but i want to reverse the order. what would be the easiest way to do that?

use 'sort'

anybody running a netbook?

i'm on a netbook right now

i need to do some kernel dev, and and would like to start of with the ubuntu kernel's many default modules enabled

the kernel compile link will tell you how to download the ubuntu kernel source. you can continue from there to do your kernel dev work.

anyone here install beryl from the wiki page? the repo for lrm is down, and im wondering if there's any way i can go around it?

yeah, try this mirror: http://beryl-mirror.lupine.me.uk/

is there a bug with connecting to the internet wirelessly and volume being muted?

one has nothing to do with the other.. they are mutually exclusive issues

how do i keep a windows share mounted since network browsing doesn't work in ubuntu correctly?

smbmount in /etc/fstab will mount it at boot

hi all - does compiz currently work with nouveau and dual-monitor setups?

ive not heard anyone mention any problems with it.. but personally i dont use nouveau. so cant prove it one way or another

is there a good/quick way to install gcc on ubuntu

sudo apt-get install build-essential

whats the next resolution upwards of 1024 x 768 in the same ratio?

1152 x 864

now, i want to do more with linux than just chat. my question now is: what is the recommended bittorrent client for ubuntu? i'm looking to use one that is similar to bittorrent on windoze, but i prefer one that is simple to use, but not so simple a 2-year old can use it. any suggestions?

or just 'deluge'

hey, ive installed p hp5 with sudo apt-get install but how i make apache to run? i dont remember the command sry

try apach2 (or just start typing and tab it)

hello, is gnome or kde more suitable for 256 mb ram?

i would suggest xfce or fluxbox with that little amount of ram honestly. xubuntu-desktop is the package to do that or just get the xubuntu cd :_

hey guys, whats the resolution up from 1280x1024?

1280x1024 and 1600x1200 have different aspect ratios

hi, on a dual boot machin i set up win7 & ubuntu lucid, i have several ntfs partitions (since the machine was only a windows machine), ntfs is fine for those partitions to be read/written with both win7 & ubuntu without conflict ?

10.04 reads my ntfs fine

how can i mount an ssh directory via the command line? it seems to happen automatically via nautilus when i use a 'ssh://whatever' url, and the location gets mounted in ~/.gvfs. i'd like to be able to do the mounting by hand from the command line.

take a look at sshfs

does anyone know how to hide all those join/part messages in xchat?

right click channel, settings, hide join/part messages

anyone want to help? my computer is just totally borked after attempting to update to 12.04

tell me the problem

how can play file ' .flv'?? please

sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin

whats that program that would install the propritary video drivers for you before restricted driver manager was around?

ency?

out of interest, where does everyone keep their source code?

~/projects

it appears kubuntu desktop is installed but how do i get it to change to kde?

change your session in the gdm login screen

hi! i have edgy installed on my system and want to install feisty (no dist-upgrade!). is it required to uninstall grub or will it be overridden?

a fresh install will overwrite it

but i want 0.9.8.how would i install that?

get a very very new apt repo, or compile from source or cvs/svn

hi guys, where does the automatic install of apache get put in fiesty? thanks.

try 'whereis apache'

i removed the bar at the bottom of my screen, and then i was able to add it back, but i can't add to the bar the ability to minimize thigns to it

right click, add, windows list

what is causing my keyboard and mouse to freeze up in gutsy?

: the cold?

how do i remove a non-empty directory that has non-empty subdirectorys?

rm -rf <dir> (be very careful)

how do i find out which device is my cd/dvd drive?

do a 'cat /etc/mtab' and see if anything in there uses a cd filesystem

i've been away for a while, setting up new machines, 32 or 64 bit. major concern: how is flash with 64bit now? it was a mess a few years ago.

way better than years past

is there an alarm clock program for linux that instead of using sound, changes the brightness of the computer screen? i'm looking for something that i can activate when i go to bed, it will slowly reduce the screen brightness all the way to off, and then slowly increase brightness at a specified time

we saw the question, just nobody had an answer.

can ubuntu and kunbuntu co-habit on the same hd without trouble ?

apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

how do i determine the physical connection for a /dev/sdx device?

ls -l /dev/disk/by-path/

hi folks - is it possible to download a copy of breezy someplace? i need to do some maintainance and im not ready to upgrade the system and it wants an installer disk

http://releases.ubuntu.com

i need help with my ubuntu. i can not open java applet like this >> http://supremosforever.tripod.com . any ideas? thanks

you probably have a java plugin that's not compatible

hi guys! i am in the process of installing lucid on a brandnew fujitsu s760 but i cant seem to turn on the wireless, the button does nothing... any ideas pls?

what wireless chip is built in your notebook?

other than thunderbird and evolution, is there another imap email client that supports imaps ?

claws

a problem .... the last version of pastebinit does not seem to work anymore .... if you do 'pastebinit -i filename.txt' it does not return a pastebin link, but just the url to the front page of the website .... what is going on?

the web site changed stuff it seems

is there a chat client for ubuntu that allows me to talk with like mac users?

they use the same irc, jabber, icq, msn, aol, etc

what command can you use to determine how many physical ram dimms you haveo n yoru system?

i think 'sudo lshw -c memory' will show that

is it possible to attach a screen shot to the ubuntu paste bin? how??

sudo apt-get install firefox

how does one view disk usage?

or du

does anyone know when/if pidgin will be added to the official repos?

nope. i did it on my laptop and it worked just fine.

us servers still down?

not just us servers i think..

i installed beryl and i'm wondering how do i use the wrokspace cube thing?

middle-click and drag

are there any programs that can show me which directories are using the most space on my drive?

baobab

i think my locales are way broken, im getting a ton of error messages when updating, should i worry about that? and how would i fix it if that breaks anything?

they will stop once the locales have been configured

how would i take a screenshot of an open menu? print screen doesn't work when the menu is open.

scrot -c 5

c'mon people how do i change my mouse from ps2 to usb, it cant be that hard

what kind of mouse? manufacturer? model?