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vmware player is not in my reps. wtf ?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/vmware
ok, i'm officially in the market for a sound card that will work on my pentium 4 ubuntu machine...taking any and all recommendations! thanks for your help.	that list might be helpful too
any tricks in getting both libreoffice and openoffice running on my 10.10?	if you install one from package sources and the other from official pkgs, that should work
what is the default key to scroll up/down in a screen in ubuntu?	the normal keys used are the up and down arrows? just like windows.
how can you tell which package a file belongs to?	apt-cache search blah
i have just installed kde with apt-get install kde (not using kubuntu). i can't find kontrolpanel anywhere in the menus. what to do?	you need to do sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
what does mean time to live???	if this number is too small and the packet hits lots of routers and the ttl hits 0, the packet times out and fails.
hi, can anyone recommend me software to author dvd videos?	kino
does anyone know how to uninstall cij for java, and install the real one?	the 'real' java is package 'sun-java6-jre' (or -jdk), so just install that one.
please don't likn to a specific mirror use http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.0&os=linux&lang=en-us	i'm impatient (:
anyone know anything about gmplayer with quicktime?	as long as you have the codec, it should work
guys, how can i update fiesty -> gusty (unstable) ?	not recomended yet, but you need to edit your /etc/apt/sources.list and replace feisty with gutsy then apt-get dist-upgrade
http://rafb.net/paste/results/0xbayg58.html - any idea why the script wouldn't work? executing these two commands by hand works ok	how precisely does it not work? does it give you error messages?
hey how can i create a directory in /usr/bin?	you have to sudo for that, but it's not a good thing to do, in general. it makes a mess :)
is there a way to revert a users settings to the default settings for a new user? tried deleting .gnome2*, didn't do it	which setting are you trying to revert?
when i go to places->connect to a server and i 'mount' an ftp server, where does it mount it? can i access it from the command line?	~/.gvfs maybe
when i try to run 'hp-toolbox' for my hp printer it says 'error: pyqt not installed.' anyone suggest which qt i should download? there's like a whooole bunch of them in the repository.	when you install via a package manager the hplip packages all dependencies should be installed too
hey guys, two questions. 1) what 'service' and 'port' does irc run on? 2) how do i get a non-repository executable file to run? (it seems to be blocked by default) thnx	the service is usually ircd and the port is 6667
does anyone know where the xserver/gdm startup scripts are kept? im trying to add a line to it so that everytime i start my pc i put my ati graphics card into a low powerstate	/etc/x11
can't really tell how long it will last but i wouldn't trust it with anything important anymore	can't run windows specific software on ubuntu
i am looking to install vhcs on ub 10.04 lts. is vhcs supported on ub?	it's just php...so yes it can be done...
hey seems like i have old ffmpeg, any way to get newest?	apt-get update then apt-get dist-upgrade
guys i forgot my ssh passphrase. what can i do to recover/make a new one?	i dont think you can recover.. make a new key with ssk-keygen perhaps
my wife's system is still at 12.04. do i have to wake up something in the update manager to get her to 12.10 or will it eventually figure it out and take care of it itself?	by default lts releases only update to other lts releases, there is some way to change that... but i don't know it.
if anyone has actually managed to disable the system bell, pls tell me about it	system-sound preferences- unclick sounds for events
what package should i install to have the file /usr/lib/qt3/mkspecs?	http://packages.ubuntu.com/ has a search for packages by contained file thing, that might help you.
is there a nameserver command in ubuntu?	look, i've just joined and i'm not sure what you're at, but i have dnsmasq installed, it's a tiny dns 'proxy' server that caches dns queries, it's very easy to configure and helps for times when your isp's dns isn't quite in its right mood
are the updates available in the 'hardy proposed' section of synaptic usually safe?	they'll work their way into hardy once they're tested
for octave, qtoctave is an excellent gui, but yago in gnome is unstable	it's called fluxbox
hello. i have stored a password in the so called 'gnome keyring'. can anybody tell me how to remove this password again? i cannot see how to get access to the keyring...	i'm not sure if it's installed by default
i just installed 7.10, and everything is working great! (much to my surprise) . what is ubuntu using for its visual effects, compriz or beryl?	compiz and beryl have merged into the compiz-fusion project, which is what gutsy uses.
could someone please tell me how to disable my computer from interacting with ubuntu-one service (10.04) ?	you can also disable it in. system > preferences > startup applications
hi all--i'm a linux newbie, just set up a dual-boot with suse, but it's going terribly. i hear i'll have a much better time with ubuntu--true?	well the ubuntu install will detect your windows install and set up the dual boot for you.
why do people attack the ubuntu chat room so often? what benefit do they get out of it?	yes, lots of targets too and plenty of people who.... um, less than know what they are doing which is why they come here for help.
how do i check active processes and how the ram is spent with command line (ubuntu server)?	well, i'd start by typing 'top' for the procesess, and 'free -m ' for memory, 'top' will show it up too but in another, less readable form.
how do i install a parallel printer that's not detected if the lpt port doesn't show up in the port list... it only shows usb ports	your bios probably has parallel port deactivated
how do i change the meaning of an entry in the applications>programming menu?	right click on the applications places system menu: click on edit menus. find your app (i.e applications>programming>program i am looking for) double click on it, then tweak it the way you want it
ahem how is nfs great for unix/linux clients? (just an internal question, i know it's the unix 'networking' standard, so your answer meats the political-correctness test, but it's pita in many ways, especially if you do not have a common administration domain)	nfs is simple, samba is hard. create an exports file and you're done. 'great' ;)
lol i know this sounds like a noob question but how do you rename a file using terminal so i can use sudo and get the right permissions?	renaming is just moving.
i type a command into a terminal, and it does nothing, what is wrong?	whatcommand
i've got a laptop with a 1280x800 monitor, but ubuntu is using 1024x768 even though xorg.conf says the right values. any ideas why?	http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-190237.html
is there a program for ubuntu that will allow me to set contrast,gamma etc on my hp laptop?	depends on the video-card. some video-card drivers also have those controls in a seperate app, gamma can be adjusted manually in the xorg.conf file otherwise.
i installed ubuntu from a flash drive, and i'm dual booting with windows 7. when i boot from hdd, grub fails. when i boot from flash drive, grub runs and i can choose which os to boot into. any idea how i can get grub to work off of hdd?	theres prob other ways to reinstall grub to the hd. but i tend to always make a flash that boots every machine as a rescue feature.
hi all .. mmm i have a bash file i created to run notepad2 using wine ... when i open the files from shell i have to write the fullpath of the bash file .. how can i make a short command pointing to it ??	add the file to /usr/local/bin and it will run on its name
btw, are there install cd's available without the live-part? so it immediatly starts installing without running from cd first ?	try the alternate cd
has anyone got counter-strike to run under ubuntu?	not really
when i do 'sudo apt-get upgrade', linux-image-386 linux-restricted-modules-386 are help back. are they safe to install through the update manager?	yeah, update them manually
hey, i had rhythmbox automatically popup when i put in my ipod, now i want it to ask me what i want to open with again when i put in my ipod. how do i do this?	open a folder (any folder) and go edit->preferences->media->music player
hi, im running gnome on ubuntu 7.10, in the open file dialog, how can i get it to allow me to type in a location rather than browse to the file i want?	does ctrl+l do anything?
is there any trusted irc proxy or a way to hide personal information?	also, it's not as secure, but:
anyone else not able to update from security.ubuntu.com right now?	yeah im haveing issues too
when i was installing the kde desktop it asked me to pick either gdm or kdm. what are those?	use gdm
hi, i'm trying to cut down a command i run 'find /var/qmail/queue/ -type f -exec grep -l [[email protected]] {} \;' the [[email protected] is variable everytime, does anyone know a way i could automate it so i could just name a script eg script [email protected] so it would input that value inplace of [[email protected]] and run it?	that is going to be quite slow too. anyhow it is pretty easy to turn that into a script. there are many shell scripting tutorials and the first few pages of any will show you how to do what you want.
i have xine installed and working. is there any way to get embedded video in firefox without installing another media player?	gxine has a mozilla plugin
anyone know how to get the new creative zen running in ubuntu?	you might want to post something to the forums and the mailing lists, and then you will be the first to know
i'm trying to compile something that needs the libglade2.0 headers and apparently it can't find them, how can i compile the headers?	you need liblglade2.0-dev, then
not sure about 'files' in hosts, but it can be done with dnsmasq	ah, i'll take a look at dnsmaq.
if i try to apt-get install something and it says it cannot connect to 192.168.0.1 what is the problem?	your system cant reach your router..make sure it is turned on
i wish to install the 32-bit java plugin into firefox 64-bit. i've followed the wiki, and the link is valid, but the plugin doesn't install no matter where i link it.	i have downloaded an early build of it and the directory is there for the plugin, but i haven't actually tried to use it and it has also been said on several news sites
audaciteedo most people install ubuntu-restricted-extras? and do most people install all of it?	sudo umount <mountpoint>
has anyone noticed a frame-like outline left behind when doing a menu-bar doubleclick 'windowshade' thing?	what are you talking about man
anyone have an idea how i 'drop to cmd line' when booting _any_ linux?	ctrl+alt+f1 usually works (ctrl+alt+f7 to get back)
anyone here known with programs for streaming radio?	hey yeah
i would like to send stdout to tar to make a .tar.gz file, anyone know the tar options i need to use to do this?	the z option creates gz files with j you create bz2 files
i have 2 computers at home. i made an ssh connection from one to another but i don't know how to open some gui application from terminal which will work after i close my ssh connection. can someone help me? i tried 'screen' and it kinda works but then i get a application window on client computer, not server computer	yourapp &&
hi all, how can i send email locally using gmail smtp	do what orson said or install a mailserver
anybody an idea why alsa + esd could sound... well choppy?	busy system?
what is the command on cli to list so to check if file is 'ln' or not file ? thx	ls -la
what dose it mean when an app has 2 versions gtk or qt? dose it matter witch i should use?	generally, if you're running gnome, you would use the gtk version, and if you're running kde you would use the qt version. but in practice you can probably use either. what program are you looking at?
does anyone know how to disable 3rd party repositorys?	simply remove it from there.
hey, im on kubuntu, and i installed nautilus, now the whole machine looks like ubuntu, and is replaced with gnome, how do i get it back	follow the link bazhang gave you first
gay folks, who is so kind to help me out with my dual-head monitor setup?	have you seen !dualhead?
anyone has dual boot ubuntu in macbook air ?	another option is virtualbox or vmware?
another question. :) in the readme for the driver, it says 'sudo ./setup'. where am i cd'd to during this? is that exactly how i type it (with the ./)?	it would take a reinstall. save your home (for personal configs) and clone below for programs
i want to remove a repo from my sources.list. how can i make sure all packages from that repo are uninstalled?	if you remove the repository and then check synaptic those packages will be listed under 'installed (local or obsolete)
need help i get these errors when i try to enter root: su authentication error, or sudoers file : syntax error	one sec, there is a link that fixes that
can anyone tell me what the command is to find out where a filesystem is mounted. it's a samba filesystem	mount -l will show all mounts
hi, is it possible to change the look of lubuntu to look like ubuntu? if yes.... how?	install ubuntu-desktop
guys, for apt-get, is there a way to see the contents of the package that i wanted to install?	dpkg -l <packagename> after its being installed, else 'apt-file list package '
hello how do i set keyboard delay + repeat?	.xinitrc isn't used much. try system -> prefs -> keyboard if you're using gnome
how can i view a files permissions at the terminal?	ls -l
any thoughts on what the best(easiest to setup) mail server would be for edgy?	setting up dovecot was quote straightforward (dapper though but little will have changed)
i want to install opensuse.. shall i use gparted to resize my ubuntu ext4 partition and make some space for osuse ??	yep use live cd
my logitech marble mouse has these buttons on it that are usually configured to click back and forward in browsers automatically, but now it doesn't work. any ideas on how to get them working in at least firefox?	locate name of file
i have exim4 installed, how do i change what user the root emails get sent to ?	by default ubuntu sets this to the first account created during the install process
hi all. how i can format my nwe hdd to ntfs filesystem on ubuntu?	or better: gparted
is dualbooting xp and ubuntu recommended? or should i just use ubuntu fulltime with wine and crossover?	thats right, it will format during install (choose use entire disk)
guys would you say kde is more advanced and for advanced users mor ethen unity?	not so much for advanced users, for users who want control over the whole configuration of their desktop
btw. what was the name of the ubuntu installer again? i keep forget ;)	ubiquity ?
does anyone here know how i could control a toshiba laptop's fans? my google fu isn't helping.	take a look at fnfxd
is it wise to upgrade from ubuntu fiesty to kubuntu or is it beter to reinstall?	basically just sudo aptitude install kubuntu-desktop, and then if you want to remove gnome, just sudo aptitude purge ubuntu-desktop
i am trying to format my usb hard disk to ext3, but i cant seem to get it working with gparted	why don't you just do 'mke2fs -j /dev/whatever
what is the default file browser for ubuntu?	gnome nautilus
why will gedit make a <filename>~ file after i edit files?	because the default behavior is to save backup copies, check edit>preferences, editor tab, filesaving to change that
hey guys, got an issue with unity/x11/gdm. just upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 and when i try to log into my user, i hit enter after entering my password and the screen goes blank for minute then returns to the login screen. any ideas?	is the hard drive full?
can any one tell me how to identify which usb device is using which loaded module ?	sudo lshw \| less use cursor to scroll down, it should show the driver to device link
hi every body... some times happens that my audio control applet disapear from my panels, dome body have heard about some thing like this?	did ur sound get detecte dproperly
how can i change who is the owner of a folder?	sudo chown newowner folder
hi all, does anyone know, how i can dsiable alt+tab and alt+esc ?	with metacity, you can do it in gconf-editor /apps/metacity/global_keybindings
what does 'ls ~ ' mean?	man ls

vmware player is not in my reps. wtf ?

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

ok, i'm officially in the market for a sound card that will work on my pentium 4 ubuntu machine...taking any and all recommendations! thanks for your help.

that list might be helpful too

any tricks in getting both libreoffice and openoffice running on my 10.10?

if you install one from package sources and the other from official pkgs, that should work

what is the default key to scroll up/down in a screen in ubuntu?

the normal keys used are the up and down arrows? just like windows.

how can you tell which package a file belongs to?

apt-cache search blah

i have just installed kde with apt-get install kde (not using kubuntu). i can't find kontrolpanel anywhere in the menus. what to do?

you need to do sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

what does mean time to live???

if this number is too small and the packet hits lots of routers and the ttl hits 0, the packet times out and fails.

hi, can anyone recommend me software to author dvd videos?

kino

does anyone know how to uninstall cij for java, and install the real one?

the 'real' java is package 'sun-java6-jre' (or -jdk), so just install that one.

please don't likn to a specific mirror use http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.0&os=linux&lang=en-us

i'm impatient (:

anyone know anything about gmplayer with quicktime?

as long as you have the codec, it should work

guys, how can i update fiesty -> gusty (unstable) ?

not recomended yet, but you need to edit your /etc/apt/sources.list and replace feisty with gutsy then apt-get dist-upgrade

http://rafb.net/paste/results/0xbayg58.html - any idea why the script wouldn't work? executing these two commands by hand works ok

how precisely does it not work? does it give you error messages?

hey how can i create a directory in /usr/bin?

you have to sudo for that, but it's not a good thing to do, in general. it makes a mess :)

is there a way to revert a users settings to the default settings for a new user? tried deleting .gnome2*, didn't do it

which setting are you trying to revert?

when i go to places->connect to a server and i 'mount' an ftp server, where does it mount it? can i access it from the command line?

~/.gvfs maybe

when i try to run 'hp-toolbox' for my hp printer it says 'error: pyqt not installed.' anyone suggest which qt i should download? there's like a whooole bunch of them in the repository.

when you install via a package manager the hplip packages all dependencies should be installed too

hey guys, two questions. 1) what 'service' and 'port' does irc run on? 2) how do i get a non-repository executable file to run? (it seems to be blocked by default) thnx

the service is usually ircd and the port is 6667

does anyone know where the xserver/gdm startup scripts are kept? im trying to add a line to it so that everytime i start my pc i put my ati graphics card into a low powerstate

/etc/x11

can't really tell how long it will last but i wouldn't trust it with anything important anymore

can't run windows specific software on ubuntu

i am looking to install vhcs on ub 10.04 lts. is vhcs supported on ub?

it's just php...so yes it can be done...

hey seems like i have old ffmpeg, any way to get newest?

apt-get update then apt-get dist-upgrade

guys i forgot my ssh passphrase. what can i do to recover/make a new one?

i dont think you can recover.. make a new key with ssk-keygen perhaps

my wife's system is still at 12.04. do i have to wake up something in the update manager to get her to 12.10 or will it eventually figure it out and take care of it itself?

by default lts releases only update to other lts releases, there is some way to change that... but i don't know it.

if anyone has actually managed to disable the system bell, pls tell me about it

system-sound preferences- unclick sounds for events

what package should i install to have the file /usr/lib/qt3/mkspecs?

http://packages.ubuntu.com/ has a search for packages by contained file thing, that might help you.

is there a nameserver command in ubuntu?

look, i've just joined and i'm not sure what you're at, but i have dnsmasq installed, it's a tiny dns 'proxy' server that caches dns queries, it's very easy to configure and helps for times when your isp's dns isn't quite in its right mood

are the updates available in the 'hardy proposed' section of synaptic usually safe?

they'll work their way into hardy once they're tested

for octave, qtoctave is an excellent gui, but yago in gnome is unstable

it's called fluxbox

hello. i have stored a password in the so called 'gnome keyring'. can anybody tell me how to remove this password again? i cannot see how to get access to the keyring...

i'm not sure if it's installed by default

i just installed 7.10, and everything is working great! (much to my surprise) . what is ubuntu using for its visual effects, compriz or beryl?

compiz and beryl have merged into the compiz-fusion project, which is what gutsy uses.

could someone please tell me how to disable my computer from interacting with ubuntu-one service (10.04) ?

you can also disable it in. system > preferences > startup applications

hi all--i'm a linux newbie, just set up a dual-boot with suse, but it's going terribly. i hear i'll have a much better time with ubuntu--true?

well the ubuntu install will detect your windows install and set up the dual boot for you.

why do people attack the ubuntu chat room so often? what benefit do they get out of it?

yes, lots of targets too and plenty of people who.... um, less than know what they are doing which is why they come here for help.

how do i check active processes and how the ram is spent with command line (ubuntu server)?

well, i'd start by typing 'top' for the procesess, and 'free -m ' for memory, 'top' will show it up too but in another, less readable form.

how do i install a parallel printer that's not detected if the lpt port doesn't show up in the port list... it only shows usb ports

your bios probably has parallel port deactivated

how do i change the meaning of an entry in the applications>programming menu?

right click on the applications places system menu: click on edit menus. find your app (i.e applications>programming>program i am looking for) double click on it, then tweak it the way you want it

*ahem* how is nfs great for unix/linux clients? (just an internal question, i know it's the unix 'networking' standard, so your answer meats the political-correctness test, but it's pita in many ways, especially if you do not have a common administration domain)

nfs is simple, samba is hard. create an exports file and you're done. 'great' ;)

lol i know this sounds like a noob question but how do you rename a file using terminal so i can use sudo and get the right permissions?

renaming is just moving.

i type a command into a terminal, and it does nothing, what is wrong?

whatcommand

i've got a laptop with a 1280x800 monitor, but ubuntu is using 1024x768 even though xorg.conf says the right values. any ideas why?

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-190237.html

is there a program for ubuntu that will allow me to set contrast,gamma etc on my hp laptop?

depends on the video-card. some video-card drivers also have those controls in a seperate app, gamma can be adjusted manually in the xorg.conf file otherwise.

i installed ubuntu from a flash drive, and i'm dual booting with windows 7. when i boot from hdd, grub fails. when i boot from flash drive, grub runs and i can choose which os to boot into. any idea how i can get grub to work off of hdd?

theres prob other ways to reinstall grub to the hd. but i tend to always make a flash that boots every machine as a rescue feature.

hi all .. mmm i have a bash file i created to run notepad2 using wine ... when i open the files from shell i have to write the fullpath of the bash file .. how can i make a short command pointing to it ??

add the file to /usr/local/bin and it will run on its name

btw, are there install cd's available without the live-part? so it immediatly starts installing without running from cd first ?

try the alternate cd

has anyone got counter-strike to run under ubuntu?

not really

when i do 'sudo apt-get upgrade', linux-image-386 linux-restricted-modules-386 are help back. are they safe to install through the update manager?

yeah, update them manually

hey, i had rhythmbox automatically popup when i put in my ipod, now i want it to ask me what i want to open with again when i put in my ipod. how do i do this?

open a folder (any folder) and go edit->preferences->media->music player

hi, im running gnome on ubuntu 7.10, in the open file dialog, how can i get it to allow me to type in a location rather than browse to the file i want?

does ctrl+l do anything?

is there any trusted irc proxy or a way to hide personal information?

also, it's not as secure, but:

anyone else not able to update from security.ubuntu.com right now?

yeah im haveing issues too

when i was installing the kde desktop it asked me to pick either gdm or kdm. what are those?

use gdm

hi, i'm trying to cut down a command i run 'find /var/qmail/queue/ -type f -exec grep -l [[email protected]] {} \;' the [[email protected] is variable everytime, does anyone know a way i could automate it so i could just name a script eg script [email protected] so it would input that value inplace of [[email protected]] and run it?

that is going to be quite slow too. anyhow it is pretty easy to turn that into a script. there are many shell scripting tutorials and the first few pages of any will show you how to do what you want.

i have xine installed and working. is there any way to get embedded video in firefox without installing another media player?

gxine has a mozilla plugin

anyone know how to get the new creative zen running in ubuntu?

you might want to post something to the forums and the mailing lists, and then you will be the first to know

i'm trying to compile something that needs the libglade2.0 headers and apparently it can't find them, how can i compile the headers?

you need liblglade2.0-dev, then

not sure about 'files' in hosts, but it can be done with dnsmasq

ah, i'll take a look at dnsmaq.

if i try to apt-get install something and it says it cannot connect to 192.168.0.1 what is the problem?

your system cant reach your router..make sure it is turned on

i wish to install the 32-bit java plugin into firefox 64-bit. i've followed the wiki, and the link is valid, but the plugin doesn't install no matter where i link it.

i have downloaded an early build of it and the directory is there for the plugin, but i haven't actually tried to use it and it has also been said on several news sites

audaciteedo most people install ubuntu-restricted-extras? and do most people install all of it?

sudo umount <mountpoint>

has anyone noticed a frame-like outline left behind when doing a menu-bar doubleclick 'windowshade' thing?

what are you talking about man

anyone have an idea how i 'drop to cmd line' when booting _any_ linux?

ctrl+alt+f1 usually works (ctrl+alt+f7 to get back)

anyone here known with programs for streaming radio?

hey yeah

i would like to send stdout to tar to make a .tar.gz file, anyone know the tar options i need to use to do this?

the z option creates gz files with j you create bz2 files

i have 2 computers at home. i made an ssh connection from one to another but i don't know how to open some gui application from terminal which will work after i close my ssh connection. can someone help me? i tried 'screen' and it kinda works but then i get a application window on client computer, not server computer

yourapp &&

hi all, how can i send email locally using gmail smtp

do what orson said or install a mailserver

anybody an idea why alsa + esd could sound... well choppy?

busy system?

what is the command on cli to list so to check if file is 'ln' or not file ? thx

ls -la

what dose it mean when an app has 2 versions gtk or qt? dose it matter witch i should use?

generally, if you're running gnome, you would use the gtk version, and if you're running kde you would use the qt version. but in practice you can probably use either. what program are you looking at?

does anyone know how to disable 3rd party repositorys?

simply remove it from there.

hey, im on kubuntu, and i installed nautilus, now the whole machine looks like ubuntu, and is replaced with gnome, how do i get it back

follow the link bazhang gave you first

gay folks, who is so kind to help me out with my dual-head monitor setup?

have you seen !dualhead?

anyone has dual boot ubuntu in macbook air ?

another option is virtualbox or vmware?

another question. :) in the readme for the driver, it says 'sudo ./setup'. where am i cd'd to during this? is that exactly how i type it (with the ./)?

it would take a reinstall. save your home (for personal configs) and clone below for programs

i want to remove a repo from my sources.list. how can i make sure all packages from that repo are uninstalled?

if you remove the repository and then check synaptic those packages will be listed under 'installed (local or obsolete)

need help i get these errors when i try to enter root: su authentication error, or sudoers file : syntax error

one sec, there is a link that fixes that

can anyone tell me what the command is to find out where a filesystem is mounted. it's a samba filesystem

mount -l will show all mounts

hi, is it possible to change the look of lubuntu to look like ubuntu? if yes.... how?

install ubuntu-desktop

guys, for apt-get, is there a way to see the contents of the package that i wanted to install?

dpkg -l <packagename> after its being installed, else 'apt-file list package '

hello how do i set keyboard delay + repeat?

.xinitrc isn't used much. try system -> prefs -> keyboard if you're using gnome

how can i view a files permissions at the terminal?

ls -l

any thoughts on what the best(easiest to setup) mail server would be for edgy?

setting up dovecot was quote straightforward (dapper though but little will have changed)

i want to install opensuse.. shall i use gparted to resize my ubuntu ext4 partition and make some space for osuse ??

yep use live cd

my logitech marble mouse has these buttons on it that are usually configured to click back and forward in browsers automatically, but now it doesn't work. any ideas on how to get them working in at least firefox?

locate *name of file*

i have exim4 installed, how do i change what user the root emails get sent to ?

by default ubuntu sets this to the first account created during the install process

hi all. how i can format my nwe hdd to ntfs filesystem on ubuntu?

or better: gparted

is dualbooting xp and ubuntu recommended? or should i just use ubuntu fulltime with wine and crossover?

thats right, it will format during install (choose use entire disk)

guys would you say kde is more advanced and for advanced users mor ethen unity?

not so much for advanced users, for users who want control over the whole configuration of their desktop

btw. what was the name of the ubuntu installer again? i keep forget ;)

ubiquity ?

does anyone here know how i could control a toshiba laptop's fans? my google fu isn't helping.

take a look at fnfxd

is it wise to upgrade from ubuntu fiesty to kubuntu or is it beter to reinstall?

basically just sudo aptitude install kubuntu-desktop, and then if you want to remove gnome, just sudo aptitude purge ubuntu-desktop

i am trying to format my usb hard disk to ext3, but i cant seem to get it working with gparted

why don't you just do 'mke2fs -j /dev/whatever

what is the default file browser for ubuntu?

gnome nautilus

why will gedit make a <filename>~ file after i edit files?

because the default behavior is to save backup copies, check edit>preferences, editor tab, filesaving to change that

hey guys, got an issue with unity/x11/gdm. just upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 and when i try to log into my user, i hit enter after entering my password and the screen goes blank for minute then returns to the login screen. any ideas?

is the hard drive full?

can any one tell me how to identify which usb device is using which loaded module ?

sudo lshw | less use cursor to scroll down, it should show the driver to device link

hi every body... some times happens that my audio control applet disapear from my panels, dome body have heard about some thing like this?

did ur sound get detecte dproperly

how can i change who is the owner of a folder?

sudo chown newowner folder

hi all, does anyone know, how i can dsiable alt+tab and alt+esc ?

with metacity, you can do it in gconf-editor /apps/metacity/global_keybindings

what does 'ls ~ ' mean?

man ls