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is there a program similar to msn ( its the only windows program i like)?	amsn
how can i play a flash in epiphany?	install 'flashplugin-nonfree'
not so much when i click on a music file in nautilus. in the keyboard shortcuts there is a launch music player option, but this apparently is hardcoded https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/control-center/+bug/4265 ... guess i'll do a symlink fix	ah, kk
i need to create a bootable usb from a cd iso of ipcop 2.0.0 installer	sudo apt-get install unetbootin
hi. i have an old warty box that i am thinking of upgrading to hoary. however, it has a bunch of debs installed that arent part of ubuntu (such as some packages from marillat, some packages ive compiled and installed using checkinstall, etc.). will these extra debs affect the upgrade process. also, is there a command to list debs that are installed on the system but are not available from any of the repos listed in your sources.list file?	which should list it
hello, is it possible to install a package with wildcards? `apt-get install banshee*` for example?	aptitude understands wildcards, ' aptitude install ~nbanshee' '
my hard drive is full, where is a good place to start removing files? it's my test box, so i'm not worried about munging it up.	run disk usage analyser application-->accessories
just curious: there used to be hoary test cds available, but i haven't been able to remember where i got my last one	http://cdimage.ubuntulinux.org
hey, does anyone know how to get the audigy 2 ls going in ubuntu?	it should work
i just installed ubuntu 8.04 64bit and encountering problems with 'applications->add/remove...'...first it always asked me to reload the list of applications...now it doesn't even start anymore...what's wrong?	yoou might want to reinstall your package manager, go to system, administration and start synaptic
yeah, i have a problem: i just plugged in an ubuntu box from way back in the day, and i cannot remember my login name, i can remember that it could only have had one of a total of three passwords	i would try running ubuntu from a cd, then look on your hard drive for your username
how to set default entry in grub of ubuntu 9.04 ?	see /boot/grub/menu.lst
there is no ipfw in ubuntu ??	try iptables
anyone know why can't i unmount my hdd so i can resize it? (i'm in the livecd right now, each unmount to the hd, mounts it back up)	you might have better luck with the gparted live cd: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
if i install a new kernel with kernel-package, will kernel module packages automatically recognize it, ie if i reinstall nvidia drivers with envy?	seen this - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=311158
how can i change apache from trying to look for everything in /var/www/apache2-default instead of /var/www ??	look in /etc/apache2
hi, is there an ubuntu based distro that's lighter than xubuntu?	fluxbuntu
hi, i don't have libreoffice icons in dock, how can i switch on it?	open libreoffice and right-click its icon and pick 'lock to launcher'
hi all. i'm in search of a good/free cad program (a la autocad for 2d editing of autocad files) and a business proces modeling program ( http://www.bizzdesign.nl/jpg/bizzdesigner-model.jpg )... can anyone give me a hint or something?	give me a minute. i'll look somthing up re cad
question: how do i create a logical link to a directory within ubuntu's gnome interface?	ctrl-shift while drag-n-dropping
only firefox?	seems to work for me too, thanks very much:)
anyone help me with troubleshooting to make my laptop detect a second display?	tried the monitor app in gnome?
can you not become ubuntu certified anymore?	there was alot of talk abut making ubuntu developer videos at this paste uds keep your eyes on the youtube channel
hi all is there a way of uninstalling a dualboot one with kubuntu?	what's a 'dualboot one'? can you be more specific?
hey everyone...what the heck is 'breezy' about?	it's the codename for the next ubuntu release
omg! i ben searching for hardware failure for like a mounts (my server dies every seventh day) just felt the passiv cooling on my radeon 800gto and its burning hot! nothing graphical is running at all! what does this mean? :s	spend more $$
hi. how come i cannot add an app as a default app. i get error saying 'could not add app to app database'. i only encounter this problem with addling vlc only.	launchpad.net/malone
can rhythmbox play mp4 podcasts???	rhythmbox is an audio player
is it possible to get color markings in a console text editor like vim?	vim has syntax hilighting built in. just put 'syntax enable' as the first line in your .vimrc, and start vim as vim, not vi
where is a good place to have shared dokuments in the linux file system?	i always put it in either /media/stuff or /home/shared
what is the name of the package of the gnome networking configuration tool?	network-admin
i have a dbus-python_0.82.4.orig.tar.gz and diff.gz .dsc file, how can i build this into deb package and install it?	you'll need to install pbuilder
when i run sudo cat /dev/null > /var/spool/mail/root, it says permission denied. i have recently authenticated to root, so im not sure what the issue is	sudo bash -c 'cat /dev/null >/var/spool/mail/root'
i have a load of html files in a hierachical group of folders. i wish to convert the .html to text. i can do this for a single folder with; find . -name *.html -exec textutil -convert txt '{}' \;	maybe with a -r switch someplace in that line.. like... find -r . -name etc etc etc
hey guys, if i use a ubuntu 9.10 livecd, is the entire disk automatically loaded to the ram or only the parts it needs as i use it? also, when usiing the live cd is there any data written to the local hard drive that could leave potential traces?thanks	and everything you do is in ram so will not be saved in any way
anyone with some tricks on how to change to a different console video mode?	if using the framebuffer consoles, you can use the fbset command i recall. or select a mode as a kernel option
is there a better way to get a typo in a ui string fixed than filing a bug?	great nick
can anyone recommend a reskin of the launch bar on the left of the screen? the default one is so ugly	try myunity
for grep, is there a symbol to represent not?	also in a regex, [^x] means not x
hi guys , what is the best theme for ubuntu?	http://www.gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=100&phpsessid=d380ca901ceccdc1c4a2682faa14421d
how do you automount a drive? i have an 80gb and a 30gb partition i would like to auto-mount any ideas how>	if they are removable devices (hot plug or usb) then gnome-mount should detect and mount them when connected, unless that option is turned off
:( so i must change it?	someone else owns itr, or you own it and you forgot the passwd
is there any gui openvpn client for ubuntu ?	those are in the repos
hey, can someone tell me how to find out what version of a package is installed? i'm trying to help someone out and i am not really familiar with apt-get and such	apt-cache policy packagename
how do i return to normal user mode from 'sudo -i' ?	exit
i'm trying to build an apache2 module, but i have no idea what to point --with-apache-dir=* at, anyone know?	have you tried just ./configure without setting --with-apache ?
hey all, my computer just restarted apparently of its own accord, is there some sort of log file or something i can look at to see what may have happened?	maybe something like, system going down or anything that says segfault
could someone do me a favour here?... try to connect to www.pandora.com. i can't get into it & want to know if it's down..	its taking very long to load
where is the terminal ??	or yakuake in kde
is there a downloadable document for the windows users switching to ubuntu?	not currently, but you could join the ubuntu documentation team & help us finish one for the next release!
my box is currently set to only allow connections via ssh from a certain ip, which ssh file should i edit to remove this feature - or add another ip? i have rsa keys as well but i don't know which files it is i need to store on the other computer that i wish to enable	unless its blocked with iptables firewall rules.. then youll have to analyze your chains
try ifconfig -a - but the os doesn't know about devices for which there's no usable driver	yeah, tried that, but ifconfig -a just tells me about 'sit0', which i have no idea what it is, and nothing resembling a wireless connection. iwconfig doesn't just says everything lacks a wireless extension, and i'm actually beginning to doubt there's a wireless nic in this computer :p
i'm trying to find out what features seahorse-plugins provide, there isn't really much information about it online..does anyone know?	right-click -> encrypt in nautilus, encrypt/decrypt plugins for gedit, double-click actions for encrypted files, signed files, and keyrings, etc.
how do i a complete update of my system ?	'sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get upgrade'
hi, does anybody know how to set thunderbird to be a default email client?	system > prefs > preferred apps
does anyone know where i can find instructions to print over a wireless network from windows to a printer on an ubuntu system?	https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/c/samba-printserver.html
is there an eta for 12.04lts? i just want to know if its days, weeks, or months.	just so you know, the naming convention is yy.mm, so it can't be months, since it's already month 4.
hi #ubuntu, i'm trying to downgrade a package (libapache2-mod-python), but ubuntu just won't let me. can anyone advice on the proper way to do such a thing? my failed attempt is shown here: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/59040/	there is no 'proper' way to downgrade -- only a forced one: use --force-downgrade (as per man dpkg)
i have big problem while installing ubuntu 11.10 64bit: the install assistant is still open. its command line says 'ready if you are'. the assistants current form it displays is 'keyboard layout' where you have to choose your lazout. i did that, klicked continue, everything is now grayed out (no back or continue possible) and nothing happens. i waited one hour.	try rebooting and do it again maybe. i had some strange issues with the ubuntu installer and i just rebooted and tried again and it was fine
hi,all. how can i combine some flv files to 1 file?	winff for ffmpeg
is there a way to see if a hard disk has bad blocks on ubuntu? fsck does the job?	have you considered, however, monitoring your hd's state using the smart sensors? (the 'smartmontools' package can be used to query them)
ok, another q: i installed gnome desktop in charge of unity (because i think it's bs) but what i want to know	choose a theme that has the buttons on the side you want
how do i check my vidcard and install the latest drivers for it? it's an intel card	lspci \| grep vga
how do i join another irc server and keep these channels open on this server in xchat?	xchat should do multiple servers, though i don't know the exact command.
hello, i would like to use the latest version of django (1.4) but python-django package only has version 1.3.1, how can i get the newest version?	easy_install or pip are probably the best choices for installation
do you guys generally go with a lts for you desktop machines? i'm trying to decide between 10.04 and 10.10. any suggestions? my servers will be on 10.04	go with 10.04, upgrade to 10.10 if you find yourself needing a lot of updated stuff.
can anyone give me a hand with my wireless? it was working fine a week ago...but last night i turn my laptop on and it starts searching for the wireless network and never connects...it cycles through 3 or 4 that are in range and can't connect to any..i took all securities off my wireless router and it still won't connect. it is currently connected to one downstairs but it took about 10 minutes to connect to it...any ideas why thi	have you power cycled your modem & wirless router?
should i use fat32 on a 1tb external drive, or should i use ntfs. i was thinking fat32 is more compatable, but also ntfs has better support for larger drives :-/	ntfs works great with the new driver
does anyone know if virtual box offers anything similar to the full screen or quick switch modes like what vmware has. also is there any way to make it so that i dont have to release my courser every time i want to move from my vm to my host? similar to the vmwaretools in vmware?	yes, get that
hello. what is the easiest way of mounting a .iso file?	you don't need anything special, just mount -o loop file.iso /dir/to/mount
if i am in a dir and i want to find a specific ip in say 20 files, what command would i use, i know its cat but what would i pass to it ?	i think it'd be something like cat (file.name) \| grep (ip)
can someone pastebin the contents of /usr/share/i18n/locales/eo_us and /usr/share/i18n/locales/la_au ?	http://pastebin.com/ex5evb4m http://pastebin.com/9qmhkfys
this is beautiful.. ubuntu. i always wanted linux. last time i tried was 5 years ago. alot has happened since then --- wheeeew sweet. sorry for noise :)	sudo gedit file
i run a dhcp server on my server, is there any command i can run to list all the dhcp leases it has given out?	you could also examine /var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases
someone can help me? i need to make an upgrade of ubuntu, so should i run apt-get .... or something like that?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/dapperupgrades
did they ever fix vinagre so it isn't dead dog slow?	never used it. vnc is horrible
hi there. i notice that apache's configuration files are split up six ways to sunday. how 'automatic' is apache's configuration reading? like, if i put in a .conf file into /etc/apache2/mods-enabled, will it be read by apache? or do i need to modify something to tell apache to look for an extra conf file?	it reads it automagically
exactly where does the packages i download with a-get gets storedo nmy harddisk ?	i believe /usr/local/bin ?
i have a strange problem. i'm trying to setup my internet connection from my ubuntu machine. i want it to use my public static ip. i used /etc/network/interfaces to configure my device. i have checked the configurations over and over again and everything is correctly configured. when i do a ifup eth0 i get: 'siocsifnetmask invalid argument' and it fails. then i do a ifconfig and sees that the netmask is completly wrong: 255.0.0.0. any ideas?	nevermind, you just stated you called ifup eth0
you can put it in rc.local, bootmisc.sh, or create your own startup script with appropriate sym-links to it from the applicable runlevel(s).	i'm still getting over being able to tweak my gfx card from the terminal :p
is there a way to restart compiz without restarting x?	compiz --replace & (dont forget that & at the end )
anybody can explain to me why i can only navegate on google pages?	sounds like a problem with your network
just a question, are there any ubuntu mirrors for updating using apt-get?	there are more but they are not always sync'd with the main mirror
hey all, i've just installed a fresh ubuntu with gcc-4.0... i want to compile a program but i need stdlib.h/stdio.h ... where can i get these files? thanks	you should install the 'build-essential' package.
what is the command to delete a folder, non-recursively in the terminal?	rmdir
hrm does ubuntu write 'ubuntu' anywhere on the distribution? i'm trying to figure out exactly what distribution of linux this machine is...	cat /etc/issue
if i ssh to a machine and would like to leave that session running and come back to it later, what to i have to do? if i just close the session the program won't stay running.	then when you're back on that machine you can run 'screen -r' to re-attach to it.
hi. i'm having an issue with my laptop: whenever i close the lid the system locks up. anyone know how to resolve this?	then i'm lost
the 10.10 livecd is showing garbage after the 5 dots boot thing. is there a way for me to send kernel options before it boots or something?	if you hit esc the n'e' you can chage the boot
very new to linux, was wondering how to stream movies from a windows comp to ubuntu. i'm able to share files between the two, just not movies	then you can just play the videos via that
flash in google chrome stopped working for me out of the blue..and i don't have a clue what to do with it. any ideas, anyone?	is your ubuntu 64bit?
how can i look at my boot up errors ?	run dmesg \|less from the terminal
what is a good usenet news reader with a friendly gui?, thx	i used to use klibido
i got a thinkpad laptop and ive install hoary on it. anyone have a clue how i get suspend to work?	lol suspend even on windows is a bit iffy with thinkpads... need to have acpi and apm going
don't have a hub/switch ?	got any idea on how to connect them ?
what do you do in compiz to get the cube to display? it's scroll button on mouse for beryl, how about for compiz??	hold ctrl+alt and then click and drag with the left mouse button.
what are the system requirements for ubuntu?	for gnome, probably a 500+mhz box with 256mb ram absolute minimum
has anyone got their ati graphics card working on ubunutu 10.04?	envyng-qt is a program that will detect the best driver for nvidia and ati cards.
hi there , on a remote system i installed vsftpd via ssh , vsftp is up and running and telnet localhost 21 works , but i cannot connect to port 21 from outside (my computer) what could be the reason ?	firewall between you and the remote server? telnet's a pretty insecure protocol, it should be blocked by default.
can i get firegox 1.0 on my ubuntu ?	go to mozilla.org and install their binary (it has an installer)

is there a program similar to msn ( its the only windows program i like)?

amsn

how can i play a flash in epiphany?

install 'flashplugin-nonfree'

not so much when i click on a music file in nautilus. in the keyboard shortcuts there is a launch music player option, but this apparently is hardcoded https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/control-center/+bug/4265 ... guess i'll do a symlink fix

ah, kk

i need to create a bootable usb from a cd iso of ipcop 2.0.0 installer

sudo apt-get install unetbootin

hi. i have an old warty box that i am thinking of upgrading to hoary. however, it has a bunch of debs installed that arent part of ubuntu (such as some packages from marillat, some packages ive compiled and installed using checkinstall, etc.). will these extra debs affect the upgrade process. also, is there a command to list debs that are installed on the system but are not available from any of the repos listed in your sources.list file?

which should list it

hello, is it possible to install a package with wildcards? `apt-get install banshee*` for example?

aptitude understands wildcards, ' aptitude install ~nbanshee' '

my hard drive is full, where is a good place to start removing files? it's my test box, so i'm not worried about munging it up.

run disk usage analyser application-->accessories

just curious: there used to be hoary test cds available, but i haven't been able to remember where i got my last one

http://cdimage.ubuntulinux.org

hey, does anyone know how to get the audigy 2 ls going in ubuntu?

it should work

i just installed ubuntu 8.04 64bit and encountering problems with 'applications->add/remove...'...first it always asked me to reload the list of applications...now it doesn't even start anymore...what's wrong?

yoou might want to reinstall your package manager, go to system, administration and start synaptic

yeah, i have a problem: i just plugged in an ubuntu box from way back in the day, and i cannot remember my login name, i can remember that it could only have had one of a total of three passwords

i would try running ubuntu from a cd, then look on your hard drive for your username

how to set default entry in grub of ubuntu 9.04 ?

see /boot/grub/menu.lst

there is no ipfw in ubuntu ??

try iptables

anyone know why can't i unmount my hdd so i can resize it? (i'm in the livecd right now, each unmount to the hd, mounts it back up)

you might have better luck with the gparted live cd: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

if i install a new kernel with kernel-package, will kernel module packages automatically recognize it, ie if i reinstall nvidia drivers with envy?

seen this - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=311158

how can i change apache from trying to look for everything in /var/www/apache2-default instead of /var/www ??

look in /etc/apache2

hi, is there an ubuntu based distro that's lighter than xubuntu?

fluxbuntu

hi, i don't have libreoffice icons in dock, how can i switch on it?

open libreoffice and right-click its icon and pick 'lock to launcher'

hi all. i'm in search of a good/free cad program (a la autocad for 2d editing of autocad files) and a business proces modeling program ( http://www.bizzdesign.nl/jpg/bizzdesigner-model.jpg )... can anyone give me a hint or something?

give me a minute. i'll look somthing up re cad

question: how do i create a logical link to a directory within ubuntu's gnome interface?

ctrl-shift while drag-n-dropping

only firefox?

seems to work for me too, thanks very much:)

anyone help me with troubleshooting to make my laptop detect a second display?

tried the monitor app in gnome?

can you not become ubuntu certified anymore?

there was alot of talk abut making ubuntu developer videos at this paste uds keep your eyes on the youtube channel

hi all is there a way of uninstalling a dualboot one with kubuntu?

what's a 'dualboot one'? can you be more specific?

hey everyone...what the heck is 'breezy' about?

it's the codename for the next ubuntu release

omg! i ben searching for hardware failure for like a mounts (my server dies every seventh day) just felt the passiv cooling on my radeon 800gto and its burning hot! nothing graphical is running at all! what does this mean? :s

spend more $$

hi. how come i cannot add an app as a default app. i get error saying 'could not add app to app database'. i only encounter this problem with addling vlc only.

launchpad.net/malone

can rhythmbox play mp4 podcasts???

rhythmbox is an audio player

is it possible to get color markings in a console text editor like vim?

vim has syntax hilighting built in. just put 'syntax enable' as the first line in your .vimrc, and start vim as vim, not vi

where is a good place to have shared dokuments in the linux file system?

i always put it in either /media/stuff or /home/shared

what is the name of the package of the gnome networking configuration tool?

network-admin

i have a dbus-python_0.82.4.orig.tar.gz and diff.gz .dsc file, how can i build this into deb package and install it?

you'll need to install pbuilder

when i run sudo cat /dev/null > /var/spool/mail/root, it says permission denied. i have recently authenticated to root, so im not sure what the issue is

sudo bash -c 'cat /dev/null >/var/spool/mail/root'

i have a load of html files in a hierachical group of folders. i wish to convert the .html to text. i can do this for a single folder with; find . -name *.html -exec textutil -convert txt '{}' \;

maybe with a -r switch someplace in that line.. like... find -r . -name etc etc etc

hey guys, if i use a ubuntu 9.10 livecd, is the entire disk automatically loaded to the ram or only the parts it needs as i use it? also, when usiing the live cd is there any data written to the local hard drive that could leave potential traces?thanks

and everything you do is in ram so will not be saved in any way

anyone with some tricks on how to change to a different console video mode?

if using the framebuffer consoles, you can use the fbset command i recall. or select a mode as a kernel option

is there a better way to get a typo in a ui string fixed than filing a bug?

great nick

can anyone recommend a reskin of the launch bar on the left of the screen? the default one is so ugly

try myunity

for grep, is there a symbol to represent not?

also in a regex, [^x] means not x

hi guys , what is the best theme for ubuntu?

http://www.gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=100&phpsessid=d380ca901ceccdc1c4a2682faa14421d

how do you automount a drive? i have an 80gb and a 30gb partition i would like to auto-mount any ideas how>

if they are removable devices (hot plug or usb) then gnome-mount should detect and mount them when connected, unless that option is turned off

:( so i must change it?

someone else owns itr, or you own it and you forgot the passwd

is there any gui openvpn client for ubuntu ?

those are in the repos

hey, can someone tell me how to find out what version of a package is installed? i'm trying to help someone out and i am not really familiar with apt-get and such

apt-cache policy packagename

how do i return to normal user mode from 'sudo -i' ?

exit

i'm trying to build an apache2 module, but i have no idea what to point --with-apache-dir=* at, anyone know?

have you tried just ./configure without setting --with-apache ?

hey all, my computer just restarted apparently of its own accord, is there some sort of log file or something i can look at to see what may have happened?

maybe something like, system going down or anything that says segfault

could someone do me a favour here?... try to connect to www.pandora.com. i can't get into it & want to know if it's down..

its taking very long to load

where is the terminal ??

or yakuake in kde

is there a downloadable document for the windows users switching to ubuntu?

not currently, but you could join the ubuntu documentation team & help us finish one for the next release!

my box is currently set to only allow connections via ssh from a certain ip, which ssh file should i edit to remove this feature - or add another ip? i have rsa keys as well but i don't know which files it is i need to store on the other computer that i wish to enable

unless its blocked with iptables firewall rules.. then youll have to analyze your chains

try ifconfig -a - but the os doesn't know about devices for which there's no usable driver

yeah, tried that, but ifconfig -a just tells me about 'sit0', which i have no idea what it is, and nothing resembling a wireless connection. iwconfig doesn't just says everything lacks a wireless extension, and i'm actually beginning to doubt there's a wireless nic in this computer :p

i'm trying to find out what features seahorse-plugins provide, there isn't really much information about it online..does anyone know?

right-click -> encrypt in nautilus, encrypt/decrypt plugins for gedit, double-click actions for encrypted files, signed files, and keyrings, etc.

how do i a complete update of my system ?

'sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get upgrade'

hi, does anybody know how to set thunderbird to be a default email client?

system > prefs > preferred apps

does anyone know where i can find instructions to print over a wireless network from windows to a printer on an ubuntu system?

https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/c/samba-printserver.html

is there an eta for 12.04lts? i just want to know if its days, weeks, or months.

just so you know, the naming convention is yy.mm, so it can't be months, since it's already month 4.

hi #ubuntu, i'm trying to downgrade a package (libapache2-mod-python), but ubuntu just won't let me. can anyone advice on the proper way to do such a thing? my failed attempt is shown here: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/59040/

there is no 'proper' way to downgrade -- only a forced one: use --force-downgrade (as per man dpkg)

i have big problem while installing ubuntu 11.10 64bit: the install assistant is still open. its command line says 'ready if you are'. the assistants current form it displays is 'keyboard layout' where you have to choose your lazout. i did that, klicked continue, everything is now grayed out (no back or continue possible) and nothing happens. i waited one hour.

try rebooting and do it again maybe. i had some strange issues with the ubuntu installer and i just rebooted and tried again and it was fine

hi,all. how can i combine some flv files to 1 file?

winff for ffmpeg

is there a way to see if a hard disk has bad blocks on ubuntu? fsck does the job?

have you considered, however, monitoring your hd's state using the smart sensors? (the 'smartmontools' package can be used to query them)

ok, another q: i installed gnome desktop in charge of unity (because i think it's bs) but what i want to know

choose a theme that has the buttons on the side you want

how do i check my vidcard and install the latest drivers for it? it's an intel card

lspci | grep vga

how do i join another irc server and keep these channels open on this server in xchat?

xchat should do multiple servers, though i don't know the exact command.

hello, i would like to use the latest version of django (1.4) but python-django package only has version 1.3.1, how can i get the newest version?

easy_install or pip are probably the best choices for installation

do you guys generally go with a lts for you desktop machines? i'm trying to decide between 10.04 and 10.10. any suggestions? my servers will be on 10.04

go with 10.04, upgrade to 10.10 if you find yourself needing a lot of updated stuff.

can anyone give me a hand with my wireless? it was working fine a week ago...but last night i turn my laptop on and it starts searching for the wireless network and never connects...it cycles through 3 or 4 that are in range and can't connect to any..i took all securities off my wireless router and it still won't connect. it is currently connected to one downstairs but it took about 10 minutes to connect to it...any ideas why thi

have you power cycled your modem & wirless router?

should i use fat32 on a 1tb external drive, or should i use ntfs. i was thinking fat32 is more compatable, but also ntfs has better support for larger drives :-/

ntfs works great with the new driver

does anyone know if virtual box offers anything similar to the full screen or quick switch modes like what vmware has. also is there any way to make it so that i dont have to release my courser every time i want to move from my vm to my host? similar to the vmwaretools in vmware?

yes, get that

hello. what is the easiest way of mounting a .iso file?

you don't need anything special, just mount -o loop file.iso /dir/to/mount

if i am in a dir and i want to find a specific ip in say 20 files, what command would i use, i know its cat but what would i pass to it ?

i think it'd be something like cat (file.name) | grep (ip)

can someone pastebin the contents of /usr/share/i18n/locales/eo_us and /usr/share/i18n/locales/la_au ?

http://pastebin.com/ex5evb4m http://pastebin.com/9qmhkfys

this is beautiful.. ubuntu. i always wanted linux. last time i tried was 5 years ago. alot has happened since then --- wheeeew sweet. sorry for noise :)

sudo gedit file

i run a dhcp server on my server, is there any command i can run to list all the dhcp leases it has given out?

you could also examine /var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases

someone can help me? i need to make an upgrade of ubuntu, so should i run apt-get .... or something like that?

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

did they ever fix vinagre so it isn't dead dog slow?

never used it. vnc is horrible

hi there. i notice that apache's configuration files are split up six ways to sunday. how 'automatic' is apache's configuration reading? like, if i put in a .conf file into /etc/apache2/mods-enabled, will it be read by apache? or do i need to modify something to tell apache to look for an extra conf file?

it reads it automagically

exactly where does the packages i download with a-get gets storedo nmy harddisk ?

i believe /usr/local/bin ?

i have a strange problem. i'm trying to setup my internet connection from my ubuntu machine. i want it to use my public static ip. i used /etc/network/interfaces to configure my device. i have checked the configurations over and over again and everything is correctly configured. when i do a ifup eth0 i get: 'siocsifnetmask invalid argument' and it fails. then i do a ifconfig and sees that the netmask is completly wrong: 255.0.0.0. any ideas?

nevermind, you just stated you called ifup eth0

you can put it in rc.local, bootmisc.sh, or create your own startup script with appropriate sym-links to it from the applicable runlevel(s).

i'm still getting over being able to tweak my gfx card from the terminal :p

is there a way to restart compiz without restarting x?

compiz --replace & (dont forget that & at the end )

anybody can explain to me why i can only navegate on google pages?

sounds like a problem with your network

just a question, are there any ubuntu mirrors for updating using apt-get?

there are more but they are not always sync'd with the main mirror

hey all, i've just installed a fresh ubuntu with gcc-4.0... i want to compile a program but i need stdlib.h/stdio.h ... where can i get these files? thanks

you should install the 'build-essential' package.

what is the command to delete a folder, non-recursively in the terminal?

rmdir

hrm does ubuntu write 'ubuntu' anywhere on the distribution? i'm trying to figure out exactly what distribution of linux this machine is...

cat /etc/issue

if i ssh to a machine and would like to leave that session running and come back to it later, what to i have to do? if i just close the session the program won't stay running.

then when you're back on that machine you can run 'screen -r' to re-attach to it.

hi. i'm having an issue with my laptop: whenever i close the lid the system locks up. anyone know how to resolve this?

then i'm lost

the 10.10 livecd is showing garbage after the 5 dots boot thing. is there a way for me to send kernel options before it boots or something?

if you hit esc the n'e' you can chage the boot

very new to linux, was wondering how to stream movies from a windows comp to ubuntu. i'm able to share files between the two, just not movies

then you can just play the videos via that

flash in google chrome stopped working for me out of the blue..and i don't have a clue what to do with it. any ideas, anyone?

is your ubuntu 64bit?

how can i look at my boot up errors ?

run dmesg |less from the terminal

what is a good usenet news reader with a friendly gui?, thx

i used to use klibido

i got a thinkpad laptop and ive install hoary on it. anyone have a clue how i get suspend to work?

lol suspend even on windows is a bit iffy with thinkpads... need to have acpi and apm going

don't have a hub/switch ?

got any idea on how to connect them ?

what do you do in compiz to get the cube to display? it's scroll button on mouse for beryl, how about for compiz??

hold ctrl+alt and then click and drag with the left mouse button.

what are the system requirements for ubuntu?

for gnome, probably a 500+mhz box with 256mb ram *absolute minimum*

has anyone got their ati graphics card working on ubunutu 10.04?

envyng-qt is a program that will detect the best driver for nvidia and ati cards.

hi there , on a remote system i installed vsftpd via ssh , vsftp is up and running and telnet localhost 21 works , but i cannot connect to port 21 from outside (my computer) what could be the reason ?

firewall between you and the remote server? telnet's a pretty insecure protocol, it should be blocked by default.

can i get firegox 1.0 on my ubuntu ?

go to mozilla.org and install their binary (it has an installer)