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has anyone here used gaim-vv on hoary?	never successfully
help somebody i forgot how to select which java to use??? how to reconfigure path for java either gcj or the sun java?	sudo update-alternatives --config java
hi, does anyone know how to calibrate a touchscreen?	there are calibration utilities out there. check the forums there are many threads on this. sorry no direct linkage for you off the top of my head.
i'm following the ubuntu wiki's guide to restoring grub after installing windows on a partition. when i run 'sudo grubinstall etc etc etc' i get an error: http://pastebin.com/umtup4gl	why sda1, and not /dev/sda ?
does anyone know the best place to ask packaging related questions?	irc.debian.org has channels for apt and dpkg iirc
i have a server at an isp with confidential information on it. is it possible to protect my server so that even with a livecd, someone cannot gain access to my machine?	usually that entails turning off cd boot in bios and password protecting the bios
how do i set the ownership of my home folder to default?	sudo chown -r `whoami`:`whoami` /home/`whoami`
where can i see the difference of a new version of an a app that was upgraded from adept?	changelog
hey whats the name of that package that is for editing movies? similar to windows movie maker	kino
please help, how to install pubkey cb2f6c86f77b1ca9 (not gui). thanks in advance	wget it from somewhere then gnupg -import
how to upgrade from hardy to intrepid?	wait for the rush to die down, if you upgrade stalls you will have loads of trouble
where do i put the favicon.ico in apache so that it shows up in the address bar?	you need to refer to it in the webpage to
under what package category would i find databases ?	openoffice type databases would be in office stuff. more complex ones may be in system tools, administration, networking, development or anything else. databases are used for all kinds of things
what is the best desktop recorder for ubuntu ?	something like that it's called
well windows 7 here i come, linux - we'll meet again in 2-3 years when hopefully you've matured enough to be usable	you haven't really provided any useful details -- also, have you tried posting on the forums? http://ubuntuforums.org
where can i find the bittorrent app launcher?	yea thats the default bittorent client (which sucks)
i just can't figure this out... how can i tar a directory but exclude one of its sub-directories?	so, if you want to tar your homedir, but not the subdir music, you can 'tar cvf archive.tar /home/svish/ --exclude=music'
does anyone know how i can execute a command @ a certain time every day? i only need to execute two different commands once a day. thanks	crontab -e
hey, is there an ubuntu repository that has mysql 4.1.x ?	you might be better off (using amd64) to compile from source
how do i get a 'recursive directory listing with a full path for each file'? ('ls -alr' is not what i'm looking for)	how about tree -f
how can i write a cd image to a dvdr in ubuntu? when i right click and say write image the build in burning software won't like me use a dvdr.	dd the iso to the dvd writer always works, and it ports across different versions of *nix even...
is it possible to update bios using a script without requiring a restart/reboot?	your lucky in that many bios can be updated with a gui in windows.
i actually am surprised that i can't find the wizard for configuring xorg.conf -- i am wondering if i really have to make up my own xorg.conf if i want to configure it... o.o	in command line you can use xorg -configure ..
has anyone heard of this? i upgraded from breezy to dapper and suddenly, serpentine audio cd creator can't burn a cd of mp3s.	install all of the gstreamer 0.8 stuff
is there really no other way to make desktop shortcuts than to use gnome-panel and then gnome-desktop-item-edit?	make textfiles -- learn on gnome docs site
im having issues with the 7.10 driver called rt61pci.. it wont connect to my wireless network, but in 7.04 it used just rt61, which worked fine.. how can i load the old driver into 7.10?	blacklist the rt61pci and load rt61
on ur previous question, you can restart your sound afaik,process depends on what you use (oss, alsa etc)	its fixed now with a reboot
can anyone recommend a good ftp client for linux that is gui based i need to be able to ssh into my ipod touch :s	places-> connect to server
which problems may i have using root all the time ?	you might accidentally do something and break your machine, and if you are connected to the internet as root (for example via irc), it's possible that a security vulnerability in the client you are using could get you hacked
where would gaims actual program files be located if i installed it via synaptic?	in a terminal
hi everyone, i want to erase all the 802.11 ap saved passwords, does anyone know how to do this?	check your keyring-manager
hey guys, is there any way to install the sources for my currently running stock kernel (2.6.15-26) on dapper?	or copy the existing config file from /boot
i'm trying to scp a file to another ubuntu box via lan but i'd like to do it without typing a password everytime.. any how-to's on setting up a certifcate to allow that?	though it refers to a commercial verison of ssh, not openssh
hello #ubuntu! how do i configure my desktop to translate 'example' to 'google.com' when using ping, firefox etc?	you can add entries to /etc/hosts (which maps names into ip addresses)...
assume i have a set of packages installed. how can i find a 'minimum' set of packages to reproduce this set (through dependencies)?	debfoster
hello, if i install windows xp on my laptop which already got ubuntu. does it overwrite my grub?	yes it will do, but you can reinstall grub afterwards
can someone explain what diferent between sudo ap-get dist-upgrade and upgrade????	the man-page could help. try 'man apt-get'
how do i connect to an unsecure wifi from the console?	http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-troubleshoot-wireless-network-connection-in-ubuntu.html
not all windows software have better alternatives on linux. i really miss airoboform. anyone using better password manager on ubuntu ? probaby with firefox.	thats a subjective opinions, i use revelation, and its much better than anything ive used in windows
i don't regularly use that computer, i just want to boot a linux os from disk while i'm there so i'm not so miserable.	it will run faster if you install it though
dspam vs. spamassassin anyone?	both are as good as each other, just in different ways
how can i change the password on my encrypted lvm drive?	like this? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=670667
argh, this stupid pulseaudio bug is driving me crazy :s why the f***ck if i remove it it has to remove ubuntu-desktop can't seem to find a way arround this stupid bug.	ubuntu-desktop is only a metapackage
how do i run winmac_fstab	change the output plugin to esound in prefs
could someone tell me off hand the hex value for a dark gray?	try 010101
hi, anyone knows how to purge bauncing mail (warning: message delayed 48 hours)?	read the docs for your mta
'capture drivers'?	the program 'wireshark' requires capture enabling
is there a hotkey to move a window to another virtual desktop (instead of dragging halfway between two, switching, and then dragging it all the way in)?	oops, it's ctrl+alt+shift+directionkey
have i lost my mind or is gzcat not setup by default in breezy?	how about zcat?
i can't remember the name of an equivalent to rpmfind for deb packages. any clue anyone?	rpmseek.com
how do i completely remove xchat and all its settings? i managed to bork it and it crashes whilst opening	though i'ld just rename it incase i wanted anything out of it
how do i mount a partition in live mode?	i read your question and liquidtenmillion's together as one, ha the bifocals are getting to me again.
how can i find out how much ram i have?	system monitor
hello, is there some kind of way to set alarm in gnome to play file	or use cron to trigger...
do i want to try the upgrade to 8.04 offerered in the package manager, or do a cd install?	cd install
i use ubuntu 10.04. i had sunjava and worked fine with eclipse and jdownloader. but now i installed openjdk to try it. now jdownloader opening automatically with 'java -jar /jdownloader.jar' command. but i want as default the sunjava. and eclipse now does not have sunjava as compiler but openjdk. can someone help me to change them please?	sudo update-alternatives --config java
ok how do i get php on my server??	apt-get install php
can someone please tell me how to re-add my system tray to my panel? i accidentally deleted it and i need it to use my hplip service...	it's the 'notification' applet
how to linten mp3	use an applicaion like xmms, videolanplayer, amarok, etc etc
hey all... am setting up a 'transparent proxy' for both ip and dns via tor/vidalia/privoxy and think i finally have all but dns done. but i don't know a way to verify that applications are running through the proxy automatically. anyone know a trick to figure this out?	privoxy has a test url to check it.
ubuntu lts server: do i need the alternate image for the debian text mode installer or is that standard for server images as well?	the standard server image is text-based
how can i completely kill x?	sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
i suppose piii 700mhz 256mt is enough to run ubuntu smoothly enough?	you could try xubuntu-desktop
hi, i have a problem with the keyboard layouts. i have 2 layouts: german and russian, after a reboot i'm not able to switch to the russian layout anymore... i tried to find a solution in the forums, but had no success.	you have both checked in system > administration > language ? you should get an applet in the panel... this is not working?
when is the next release? =)	ubuntu? april
when i start my computer i see a blinking cursor top-left for a few seconds and after that another blinking cursor some lines further down. (after that fullscreen bootlogo and so on) what are those?	the system booting up and then the splash screen from plymouth
i'm trying to cp -a my /home directory to a usb drive with pv so that i know it's working properly, but i can't seem to figure out how to make it work. it copies properly, but pv just sits there. can someone tell what the right syntax would be to do that?	use two tar commands... something like « tar cf - /home/$user \| pv \| (cd /media/disk && tar xbf -)
anyone else here who has heard of problems installing ubuntu breezy on a thinkpad t43? i got this computer 2 days ago but can't get ubuntu to install.	http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=104238&highlight=thinkpad+t43
hey, i wanna put ubuntu on my dell computer, but i wanna be able to go back to windows xp (wich is currently installed) if i have problems with converting to linux... how can i set it up were i can test try ubuntu but switch back to my old operating sytem if i dont like it?	just follow the installer prompts
where do i submit packages i've built for hoary?	what have you built?
hey what do i need to edit corew draw drawing files?	im almost positive draw can open them. pretty sure inkscape can too.
is there a way to thorottle back cpu intensive apps in background?	man nice
can sb tell me how to update my xubuntu-system to ubuntu ?	sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop && sudo apt-get remove xubuntu-desktop
anyone interested in helping my get my hard drive mounted via the cmd line?	sudo mount -t auto /dev/xxxx /mount/point
is there any diff between the open source and proprietry nvidia driver? is one better than the other?	the version available on synaptic are usually good
excuse me guys... i just moved my hd to a new mobbo, it's an asus m2n-mx, and now i'm getting a kernel panic: timer not connected to ioapic. i've tried booting with noapic as everyone suggest, but then my keyboard gets disabled... i'm trying to boot from the live cd, and it happens aswell! any thoughts?	i do not guarantee but it might work
got a lot of trouble making wireless broadcom minipci express card on a amd64 laptop - i am thinking to buy a different wireless card - which manufacturer is most open source oriented ?	intel's cards work pretty freakin' well
i need another software than eog... so, what is the best other software than eog. just to see pictures. nothing more nothing less.	that's the replacement for gqview
i don't know, i only have experience with winxp dual boot. but i don't see anything when i install either. you won't actually know if grub is going to load windows until after it's installed and you've rebooted	so if i can't load windows after installing am i screwed? or is there still a way to configure grub to dual boot?
how do i kill a program i've ran through wine?	system -> administration -> system monitor
help, please. it took me two hours to get convinced that the right thing to do is to upgrade 7.04->7.10, and i took a day off in order to do it. for more than 2 hours now i can't do any progress - 7.04 is not supported, hence, i can't get active mirrors in order to perform the upgrade, even though my system is up-to-date	maybe the thread at https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-december/026965.html might help?
hello everyone, quick question: ./configure on a set of screensavers i'm trying to install ends with 'configure: error: can't compile without x'. does that even make any sense, and if so, how do i fix that?	install x development libraries
is there a command i can use to get the collective number of lines in a selection of files in a directory?	wc -l * \| tail -n1
what is the prefered cd/dvd burning software for ubuntu?	are you going to burn mp3 toaudio music ...
where should .so files usually be?	they can be almost anywhere... there's no special place for them
anyone? --> i'm trying to get slab installed. i followed the apt-get route (as listed here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/slab). it seemed to complete ok, but there is no change (i.e. no slab). any clues?	right click panel in gnome and choose the one for slab
i am in telinit 1.. how do i start sshd?	/etc/init.d/ssh start
is the 'preferred' way of installing g++ in ubuntu using the shell	apt-get install build-essential
does anyone know how to access a windows share drive from my ubuntu laptop? (i do have samba running)	places -> network
hi, how can i overcome file system read only error	provide more details
you might try deleteing all the .gnome stuff in your /home/user directory. but if other settings have been chasnged elsewhere, such as soem settings somehwere in /etc/ then i don't know	thanks. i already reconfigured xorg.conf to default (even screen on vesa)... so i hope it must be gnome.. wish me luck.. thanks folk
is x supposed to work now? cause i just ran update and dist-upgrade and still got the bitmap and pcidata errors...	only when you get 6.8.1-1ubuntu8 in a dist-upgrade
how compatible is the x.org and xfree86 configuration files? will something work in x.org if it works in xfree86?	should do
hi, is there anyway to determine what type of ram modules i have via terminal?	does: cat /proc/meminfo give you the info you are looking for?
hello i have a question im having trouble installing utorrent 2.0 under wine anyone have a clue ?	use a native torrent app
how can i get my gui desctop back?	startx
where's ubuntu's /boot/grub/grub.conf	menu.lst
what a easy to use gui program to create a iso?	instead of burning to a dvd/cd you can select 'burn to image'
hi all, i've installed apache 2.2 via synaptic, the service is started but http://localhost/ produced 'unable to connect' where should i be looking?	try /etc/init.d/apache2 start, could be it just isn't ru nning
exactly how can i see details as default gateaway, dns servers in use and etc ? (getting ip from dhcp server) ifconfig in terminal does not tell me this ..	right click the connection icon in the top bar and goto connection info

has anyone here used gaim-vv on hoary?

never successfully

help somebody i forgot how to select which java to use??? how to reconfigure path for java either gcj or the sun java?

sudo update-alternatives --config java

hi, does anyone know how to calibrate a touchscreen?

there are calibration utilities out there. check the forums there are many threads on this. sorry no direct linkage for you off the top of my head.

i'm following the ubuntu wiki's guide to restoring grub after installing windows on a partition. when i run 'sudo grubinstall etc etc etc' i get an error: http://pastebin.com/umtup4gl

why sda1, and not /dev/sda ?

does anyone know the best place to ask packaging related questions?

irc.debian.org has channels for apt and dpkg iirc

i have a server at an isp with confidential information on it. is it possible to protect my server so that even with a livecd, someone cannot gain access to my machine?

usually that entails turning off cd boot in bios and password protecting the bios

how do i set the ownership of my home folder to default?

sudo chown -r `whoami`:`whoami` /home/`whoami`

where can i see the difference of a new version of an a app that was upgraded from adept?

changelog

hey whats the name of that package that is for editing movies? similar to windows movie maker

kino

please help, how to install pubkey cb2f6c86f77b1ca9 (not gui). thanks in advance

wget it from somewhere then gnupg -import

how to upgrade from hardy to intrepid?

wait for the rush to die down, if you upgrade stalls you will have loads of trouble

where do i put the favicon.ico in apache so that it shows up in the address bar?

you need to refer to it in the webpage to

under what package category would i find databases ?

openoffice type databases would be in office stuff. more complex ones may be in system tools, administration, networking, development or anything else. databases are used for all kinds of things

what is the best desktop recorder for ubuntu ?

something like that it's called

well windows 7 here i come, linux - we'll meet again in 2-3 years when hopefully you've matured enough to be usable

you haven't really provided any useful details -- also, have you tried posting on the forums? http://ubuntuforums.org

where can i find the bittorrent app launcher?

yea thats the default bittorent client (which sucks)

i just can't figure this out... how can i tar a directory but exclude one of its sub-directories?

so, if you want to tar your homedir, but not the subdir music, you can 'tar cvf archive.tar /home/svish/ --exclude=music'

does anyone know how i can execute a command @ a certain time every day? i only need to execute two different commands once a day. thanks

crontab -e

hey, is there an ubuntu repository that has mysql 4.1.x ?

you might be better off (using amd64) to compile from source

how do i get a 'recursive directory listing with a full path for each file'? ('ls -alr' is not what i'm looking for)

how about tree -f

how can i write a cd image to a dvdr in ubuntu? when i right click and say write image the build in burning software won't like me use a dvdr.

dd the iso to the dvd writer always works, and it ports across different versions of *nix even...

is it possible to update bios using a script without requiring a restart/reboot?

your lucky in that many bios can be updated with a gui in windows.

i actually am surprised that i can't find the wizard for configuring xorg.conf -- i am wondering if i *really* have to make up my own xorg.conf if i want to configure it... o.o

in command line you can use xorg -configure ..

has anyone heard of this? i upgraded from breezy to dapper and suddenly, serpentine audio cd creator can't burn a cd of mp3s.

install all of the gstreamer 0.8 stuff

is there really no other way to make desktop shortcuts than to use gnome-panel and then gnome-desktop-item-edit?

make textfiles -- learn on gnome docs site

im having issues with the 7.10 driver called rt61pci.. it wont connect to my wireless network, but in 7.04 it used just rt61, which worked fine.. how can i load the old driver into 7.10?

blacklist the rt61pci and load rt61

on ur previous question, you can restart your sound afaik,process depends on what you use (oss, alsa etc)

its fixed now with a reboot

can anyone recommend a good ftp client for linux that is gui based i need to be able to ssh into my ipod touch :s

places-> connect to server

which problems may i have using root all the time ?

you might accidentally do something and break your machine, and if you are connected to the internet as root (for example via irc), it's possible that a security vulnerability in the client you are using could get you hacked

where would gaims actual program files be located if i installed it via synaptic?

in a terminal

hi everyone, i want to erase all the 802.11 ap saved passwords, does anyone know how to do this?

check your keyring-manager

hey guys, is there any way to install the sources for my currently running stock kernel (2.6.15-26) on dapper?

or copy the existing config file from /boot

i'm trying to scp a file to another ubuntu box via lan but i'd like to do it without typing a password everytime.. any how-to's on setting up a certifcate to allow that?

though it refers to a commercial verison of ssh, not openssh

hello #ubuntu! how do i configure my desktop to translate 'example' to 'google.com' when using ping, firefox etc?

you can add entries to /etc/hosts (which maps names into ip addresses)...

assume i have a set of packages installed. how can i find a 'minimum' set of packages to reproduce this set (through dependencies)?

debfoster

hello, if i install windows xp on my laptop which already got ubuntu. does it overwrite my grub?

yes it will do, but you can reinstall grub afterwards

can someone explain what diferent between sudo ap-get dist-upgrade and upgrade????

the man-page could help. try 'man apt-get'

how do i connect to an unsecure wifi from the console?

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-troubleshoot-wireless-network-connection-in-ubuntu.html

not all windows software have better alternatives on linux. i really miss airoboform. anyone using better password manager on ubuntu ? probaby with firefox.

thats a subjective opinions, i use revelation, and its much better than anything ive used in windows

i don't regularly use that computer, i just want to boot a linux os from disk while i'm there so i'm not so miserable.

it will run faster if you install it though

dspam vs. spamassassin anyone?

both are as good as each other, just in different ways

how can i change the password on my encrypted lvm drive?

like this? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=670667

argh, this stupid pulseaudio bug is driving me crazy :s why the f***ck if i remove it it has to remove ubuntu-desktop can't seem to find a way arround this stupid bug.

ubuntu-desktop is only a metapackage

how do i run winmac_fstab

change the output plugin to esound in prefs

could someone tell me off hand the hex value for a dark gray?

try 010101

hi, anyone knows how to purge bauncing mail (warning: message delayed 48 hours)?

read the docs for your mta

'capture drivers'?

the program 'wireshark' requires capture enabling

is there a hotkey to move a window to another virtual desktop (instead of dragging halfway between two, switching, and then dragging it all the way in)?

oops, it's ctrl+alt+shift+directionkey

have i lost my mind or is gzcat not setup by default in breezy?

how about zcat?

i can't remember the name of an equivalent to rpmfind for deb packages. any clue anyone?

rpmseek.com

how do i completely remove xchat and all its settings? i managed to bork it and it crashes whilst opening

though i'ld just rename it incase i wanted anything out of it

how do i mount a partition in live mode?

i read your question and liquidtenmillion's together as one, ha the bifocals are getting to me again.

how can i find out how much ram i have?

system monitor

hello, is there some kind of way to set alarm in gnome to play file

or use cron to trigger...

do i want to try the upgrade to 8.04 offerered in the package manager, or do a cd install?

cd install

i use ubuntu 10.04. i had sunjava and worked fine with eclipse and jdownloader. but now i installed openjdk to try it. now jdownloader opening automatically with 'java -jar /jdownloader.jar' command. but i want as default the sunjava. and eclipse now does not have sunjava as compiler but openjdk. can someone help me to change them please?

sudo update-alternatives --config java

ok how do i get php on my server??

apt-get install php

can someone please tell me how to re-add my system tray to my panel? i accidentally deleted it and i need it to use my hplip service...

it's the 'notification' applet

how to linten mp3

use an applicaion like xmms, videolanplayer, amarok, etc etc

hey all... am setting up a 'transparent proxy' for both ip and dns via tor/vidalia/privoxy and think i finally have all but dns done. but i don't know a way to verify that applications are running through the proxy automatically. anyone know a trick to figure this out?

privoxy has a test url to check it.

ubuntu lts server: do i need the alternate image for the debian text mode installer or is that standard for server images as well?

the standard server image is text-based

how can i completely kill x?

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

i suppose piii 700mhz 256mt is enough to run ubuntu smoothly enough?

you could try xubuntu-desktop

hi, i have a problem with the keyboard layouts. i have 2 layouts: german and russian, after a reboot i'm not able to switch to the russian layout anymore... i tried to find a solution in the forums, but had no success.

you have both checked in system > administration > language ? you should get an applet in the panel... this is not working?

when is the next release? =)

ubuntu? april

when i start my computer i see a blinking cursor top-left for a few seconds and after that another blinking cursor some lines further down. (after that fullscreen bootlogo and so on) what are those?

the system booting up and then the splash screen from plymouth

i'm trying to cp -a my /home directory to a usb drive with pv so that i know it's working properly, but i can't seem to figure out how to make it work. it copies properly, but pv just sits there. can someone tell what the right syntax would be to do that?

use two tar commands... something like « tar cf - /home/$user | pv | (cd /media/disk && tar xbf -)

anyone else here who has heard of problems installing ubuntu breezy on a thinkpad t43? i got this computer 2 days ago but can't get ubuntu to install.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=104238&highlight=thinkpad+t43

hey, i wanna put ubuntu on my dell computer, but i wanna be able to go back to windows xp (wich is currently installed) if i have problems with converting to linux... how can i set it up were i can test try ubuntu but switch back to my old operating sytem if i dont like it?

just follow the installer prompts

where do i submit packages i've built for hoary?

what have you built?

hey what do i need to edit corew draw drawing files?

im almost positive draw can open them. pretty sure inkscape can too.

is there a way to thorottle back cpu intensive apps in background?

man nice

can sb tell me how to update my xubuntu-system to ubuntu ?

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop && sudo apt-get remove xubuntu-desktop

anyone interested in helping my get my hard drive mounted via the cmd line?

sudo mount -t auto /dev/xxxx /mount/point

is there any diff between the open source and proprietry nvidia driver? is one better than the other?

the version available on synaptic are usually good

excuse me guys... i just moved my hd to a new mobbo, it's an asus m2n-mx, and now i'm getting a kernel panic: timer not connected to ioapic. i've tried booting with noapic as everyone suggest, but then my keyboard gets disabled... i'm trying to boot from the live cd, and it happens aswell! any thoughts?

i do not guarantee but it might work

got a lot of trouble making wireless broadcom minipci express card on a amd64 laptop - i am thinking to buy a different wireless card - which manufacturer is most open source oriented ?

intel's cards work pretty freakin' well

i need another software than eog... so, what is the best other software than eog. just to see pictures. nothing more nothing less.

that's the replacement for gqview

i don't know, i only have experience with winxp dual boot. but i don't see anything when i install either. you won't actually know if grub is going to load windows until after it's installed and you've rebooted

so if i can't load windows after installing am i screwed? or is there still a way to configure grub to dual boot?

how do i kill a program i've ran through wine?

system -> administration -> system monitor

help, please. it took me two hours to get convinced that the right thing to do is to upgrade 7.04->7.10, and i took a day off in order to do it. for more than 2 hours now i can't do any progress - 7.04 is not supported, hence, i can't get active mirrors in order to perform the upgrade, even though my system is up-to-date

maybe the thread at https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-december/026965.html might help?

hello everyone, quick question: ./configure on a set of screensavers i'm trying to install ends with 'configure: error: can't compile without x'. does that even make any sense, and if so, how do i fix that?

install x development libraries

is there a command i can use to get the collective number of lines in a selection of files in a directory?

wc -l * | tail -n1

what is the prefered cd/dvd burning software for ubuntu?

are you going to burn mp3 toaudio music ...

where should .so files usually be?

they can be almost anywhere... there's no special place for them

anyone? --> i'm trying to get slab installed. i followed the apt-get route (as listed here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/slab). it seemed to complete ok, but there is no change (i.e. no slab). any clues?

right click panel in gnome and choose the one for slab

i am in telinit 1.. how do i start sshd?

/etc/init.d/ssh start

is the 'preferred' way of installing g++ in ubuntu using the shell

apt-get install build-essential

does anyone know how to access a windows share drive from my ubuntu laptop? (i do have samba running)

places -> network

hi, how can i overcome file system read only error

provide more details

you might try deleteing all the .gnome stuff in your /home/user directory. but if other settings have been chasnged elsewhere, such as soem settings somehwere in /etc/ then i don't know

thanks. i already reconfigured xorg.conf to default (even screen on vesa)... so i hope it must be gnome.. wish me luck.. thanks folk

is x supposed to work now? cause i just ran update and dist-upgrade and still got the bitmap and pcidata errors...

only when you get 6.8.1-1ubuntu8 in a dist-upgrade

how compatible is the x.org and xfree86 configuration files? will something work in x.org if it works in xfree86?

should do

hi, is there anyway to determine what type of ram modules i have via terminal?

does: cat /proc/meminfo give you the info you are looking for?

hello i have a question im having trouble installing utorrent 2.0 under wine anyone have a clue ?

use a native torrent app

how can i get my gui desctop back?

startx

where's ubuntu's /boot/grub/grub.conf

menu.lst

what a easy to use gui program to create a iso?

instead of burning to a dvd/cd you can select 'burn to image'

hi all, i've installed apache 2.2 via synaptic, the service is started but http://localhost/ produced 'unable to connect' where should i be looking?

try /etc/init.d/apache2 start, could be it just isn't ru nning

exactly how can i see details as default gateaway, dns servers in use and etc ? (getting ip from dhcp server) ifconfig in terminal does not tell me this ..

right click the connection icon in the top bar and goto connection info