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how can i make ntop monitor eth1 instaed of eth0 ?	is ntop --help showing an option? dont have it installed so i cant look myself
what is a good midi player for ubuntu?	yes, for breezy and dapper, don't know about hoary
what is the best way to clone my harddrive? so i can put it in to another pc?	partimage would be one way, you'll need room to store the copy though...
how do i restrict the ports a specific user can bind a process to?	probably could pull that off with pam, /etc/securlty/limits.conf
can someone help me with upgrading to gutsy?	open the terminal thingy in the upgrade, see if it's asking you any questions
how do i repatition my camera?	gparted
i'm working with a friend to get his wifi working and and reading this page http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-360426.html , how do i tell what kernel we have.	uname -r
does anyone here know of good voip software for linux?	wengophone
what's everyone use to transfer music on and off the ipod? amarok doesn't have the capability any more	gtkpod
does anyone know why compiling ndiswrapper from source might fail?	then again it's been a while since i installed it
how do you check for updates to installed packages in ubuntu?	system, administrator, update manager
i have problem with gutsy, for some reason it can't resolve hosts after connection, only place where net works properly is in my home (under cable router), when i connect via wifi or ppp or even via my friend's router i can't use internet	add a opendns ip to resolv.conf, and see what happens??
greetings, i am having a problem after upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10rc. everything seemed to go fine, rebooted after update, boots fine.. comes to login, i log in just fine, then i hear ubuntu sound, see purple background, but no gnome menu's show up. i can see and move the mouse cursor. i can ctl-alt-f1 to a command prompt and navigate via command prompt just fine.. just no gnome2 gui.	see if it happens with a new user
any way around that?	use chmod -r 0600 /home/username
what is the highest level of wireless security in ubuntu?	wireless security is a contradiction in terms tbh ;)
hey, do any of you know where i can buy a new laptop with out an os already on it?	http://system76.com/ http://dell.com/ubuntu
hi. can anyone tell me if there is a program that i can use to see the speed, signal level of my wireless connection ?	you can see the speed in system monitor (system>administration>system monitor>resources tab)
do i have to do something special to open smb to a network interface?	see man smb.conf or samba, or you could use swat for an easy smb.conf setup
hello. can comeone confirm my understanding of kernels and modules. 1. modules can be either compiled into the kernel or loaded via modules? 2. lsmod shows only those modules that have been loaded, or does it contain those loaded outside the lernel + those compiled in the kernel? thanks	1- yes, 2- i don't know
what's the apt-get command to check if a package is installed?	: you can use dpkg -l grep <packagename>
is there any key combination to switch workspaces/virtual desktops when the menu bar is hidden?	ctrl-alt-arrowkey
hi everyone. what is the kernel i should be using witha pentium d dual core, is it the smp one?	any linux kernel will work, just have to configure smp in
what is nohup for?	it prevents the launched program from terminating when you log out
hi all, i'm having great difficulty getting ubuntu with a number of things. first off i cannot get it on the net. using network-admin i cannot add a new connection for my wireless. there is no 'add' button to add a connection	install network-manager
lol, ok, so i ask again. what is 'array 6', i see it in the room title :)	arrays are the names of the release candidates. arrays of hedghogs...
hi guys, is the ssh entry in /etc/init.d/ necessary for connecting to a remote computer via ssh, or it's just so i'm open to ssh?	yes. the sshd deamon is only needed if you need to provide remote ssh access.
hello ,when i use vim to create an text ,how did i quit from it without reserve it	:q!
why is the nagios from repository so different from the one compiled from source?	ubuntu tends to keep one version of software in repository... they call it debian freeze. they usually rollout changes much later. probably due to changes. you can almost always find ppa for program you are looking for and have up-to-date version
hello. are there any outstanding applications for ubuntu 8.04 that have no equivalent in windows?	glade
can someone paste the sources.list the way it should be on pastebin?	hang on
is there something i can get that would sit on the panel and when i click it i get current upload and download rates , preferrably in a graph?	system - administration - system monitor
what package is bdftousplash and pngtousplash in?	if you don't have them installed, http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=contents&keywords=bdftousplash&mode=exactfilename&suite=hardy&arch=any
can i use gmail pop on evolution	http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-tutorials-howtos-reference-material/41552-complete-guide-using-gmail-thunderbird-mozilla-mail-evolution-kmai.html
i installed lucid 32 bit and when it boots it displays the splash screen and than the screen goes black. how can i acess a shell in the boot?	ctrl+alt+f1 or hold shift during boot and choose recovery mode.
i hate to be a broken record but i would greatly appreciate it if someone could just tell me if it is possible to assign different backgrounds to different workspaces. so far all the methods i have tried, including kde, have not been able to do this. i would just like to know if it is possible.	perhaps with compiz
does anyone know where i can download the source code for the ubuntu installer?	`apt-get source ubiquity' will do it.
how do i get my /etc/resolv.conf file to be re-populated without rebooting?	if not, restart the applications which still use the old contents
hey, my computer is getting slow and sometimes stops for like 10 seconds, i can hear the hd going, whats up?	how manyt megs of ram do you have and what kiknd of video card?
hello how do i get rid of this goofy scrollbar stuff: http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/4025/hurr056.png please dont tell me to change the theme. i've been there.	there is a post about that on the omg!ubuntu! blog
what does the red line mean in irc?	just a reminder, if you left a channel to find that point again. so you won't miss anything
anybody know what is the ' loop ' means in 'mount -o loop *.iso /mnt/iso'...help appreciated	loopback fs.. basically, trat this file as if it were a filesystem.
hello. i installed 08.04 beta and i'm trying to connect to a bluetooth keyboard. the applet doesn't succeed and following the how-to i get to the point where i should launch the 'hidd' tool... but there is no such programm installed :-(	please see the message from ubotu
hey, is there a way to check which files are owned by a package? i'm trying to help someone out, but i'm not familiar with the whole apt system	dpkg -l paackage
gang, why should i use sudo or gksudo as opposed to going in as root, can't i screw things up just as bad?	for a single user system, it doesnt matter
i just upgraded to hardy and now whenever i insert a dvd, totem starts up.	edit -> preferences -> media in nautilus
i share a connection by nat, just so the computer in the living room can have internet too, there is no router, its just one machine connected to another. the thing is, the connection in the living room downloads too slow, while the connection in the 'server' downloads fine, but i am not doing anything there in the computer in my room, if i could get all the connection speed from the server(room) to the client(living room) that would be great. i can't just	you can setup qos (quality over service)
i can't get dhcp to work in ubuntu :(	dhclient
hi guys, i'm looking for a program that allows me to upload files to my server with just one command from terminal, i tried lftp but i don't think it can upload my files with just one command	just use scp ie scp somefile user@someserver:
heya i have a fat32 mounted in my shared folder, and i want to become the owner. what should i do?	chown /folder/ ?
what is that issue with audio you are talking about?	the sound won't work
my mouse does not work any more. how can i start a terminal window from the keyboard?	or alt-f2 -> xterm
can anybody send me a copy of man gtksu plz?	http://www.penguin-soft.com/penguin/man/1/gksu.html
compile: ./configure then make, but after that, is't make install or sudo make install?	sudo make install
hmm, how large of a usb key do i need if i want to put ubuntu onto it to install it?	4 gigs
hello...speak al in english? nobody speak english?	we all speak english, other languages have their own channels.
how do you close a msg in irssi	if you do that in a window where you're connected to a channel, it'll also part the channel...
small question here: im on 9.04 with ext3. when 9.10 comes out and i upgrade, will it automatically make me ext4?	the home folder is enough, i highly doubt you put files anywhere else.
hi can someone tell me an apllication like netlimiter but for linux?	wondershaper
i would like to set the vga in my grub configuration (menu.lst) to 1280x800 (widescreen) but i dont know the vga code to put in the menu entry, can anybody help me?	i use a utility called startup-manager to automate grub.lst modification. you could check it and see if it works for you.
help! i just right clicked and removed the little envelope icon on my top task bar, and it removed that, my speaker button, and my battery icon! how do i get them back?	right click, add to panel, drag the indicator applet onto it
i still dont really understand what makes it different from synaptic though	probably a means to pay for it built in.
helll folks. i have a problem with ubuntu 12.04. yesterday all alt+fkeys stopped working. like alt+f4 to close active window.. how should i fix it?	see if system settings > keyboard > shortcuts gives you an ide
rm -r * will only delete files / directorys in my current working folder, right?	its better to use rm -r /path/foo/* instead of rm -r *
hey! i have the test (or dev whatever is called) release of ubuntu linux 5.04 and i see the final release of 5.04 is out! how can i upgrade to this final one without downloading the cd and installing it?	sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
i get an error with update manager about 2.6.17.11 kernel and tells me that it is broken. update manager offers me the command: sudo apt-get install -f . and that command removes linux-image-generic and linux-generic which are 106kb. what should i do? should i say yes to this command?	no prob!
hi how can i pernamentaly add module to the kernel? every time at the startup i have to typein konsole 'modprobe hdaps'	add the module name to /etc/modules
is there a way to find out what cards are connected to my pci slots? i need to find out if the chipset on my sata pci card is silicon image	lspci
it's working fine for me (not with ubuntus nvidia-glx or restricted modules, but the installer from nividia.com). i'm using a custom built kernel, though so that may be why...	kernel 2.6.10 of hoary has known problems with nvidia
does anyone know if it is possible to test cd/dvd burning from the live cd?	or any of the other cd burning packages
whats a good alternative for skype, or is it the best program so far?	there is no alternatively that runs the skype protocol, afaik.
does somone here use irssi?	plenty of people
when i unmaximize firefox it shrinks to just a few pixels of its full size, so that its almost exactly the same size. i always shrink it manually but it never keeps my size preference. is there a way i can make it 'remember' to unmaximize to a smaller (and actually useful) size?	exit all firefox, run firefox -safe-mode and check reset all preferences
does anyone know why dkpg-reconfigure xserver-xorg will not write driver info to xorg.conf?	try sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
how to install gnome environment from terminall	install the package ubuntu-desktop
are all programs downloaded with synaptic updated via the 'update' tool, or do i need to keep an eye on new versions?	once you install something, update-notifier will tell you if there's a new package you need to install
how do i add an internal ntfs sata drive so i can see the files on ubuntu?	mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt/ntfs
is there a way to perform an internet speed test from command line? also isn't this how you add a repo it is saying unkown command sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jcfp/ppa	try ntop.
after a recent upgrade of my system, it no longer detects my dvd writer ... what could be the problem? a newer kernel'	maybe, so try a previous kernel?
dummy question, but how can i hide the joind/quit messages in xchat ?	right click on chennel buttin (ubuntu for ex) then select the same name from the menu, and unselect the appropriate item
hey, does anyone know if utouch has been ported to 10.04?	perhaps a ppa might have it.. but nothing official afaik
hello, can anyone tell me how can i get a 'home folder' icon on my desktop?	clik on 'places', then drag the home folder to the desktop
is there support for unraring files or do i have to install some package?	apy-get install unrar
hi all - i am considering getting an external monitor for my laptop running 10.04 - can anyone comment on how well external monitors are handled by the os?	this is better http://www.linux-laptop.net/
hey all, i keep getting a gray box at times in linux when i go watch youtube videos or watch any flash. it's just a dead gray box. is there anything i can do aside from restart the browser? it's rather bothersome to keep restarting firefox. =[	adobe website
i have 2 google earths in my applications menu .. thing is one of them works and the other totally crashes my computer the minute i click it .. how do i fix this?	menu at top of your screen -> systen -> admin -> main menue
my /etc/hosts file has permissions of root:999 what is group 999? and should i change it to root:root? does it matter?	you can find out what group 999 is by running 'grep 999 /etc/group' in a terminal.
how do i get a list of attached hard drives on my system (even if they haven't been mounted)?	or lshw
i sucessful installed kde enviroment using 'sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop'. ok what should i need to download to have option at login to choose between gnome and kde.	as you get to the login screen, click 'session'
is gnome3 available for 10.10 or is that only 11.04?	http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/install-vanilla-gnome-3-in-maverick/
i am trying to setup a cron job via these directions and it isn't working. http://bit.ly/ev0gdq anyway to debug cron jobs and actually see if they are being called?	pipe the output to a text file in the crontab entry.
hi, do i need composite?? unfortunally ati doesnt support it with dri yet ... but what is it? can i use ie: bery/compiz?	no. don't you love ati?
is there a way i can convert several m4a's to mp3's?	rhorse was joking :)
hi all. is it possible to allow sudo to be able to run at boot for (say) a minute after login? i currently have to run a program manually as sudo every time i login and it's frustrating to have to type out a 20+ long password twice, especially since i just logged in! d:	it's possible to set scripts to run on login. you could probably do it through there, but i'm not familiar enough with the process to link you.
is there a way to make aptitude install from downloaded packages? i'm stuck without a gui after attempting to switch to xubuntu from ubuntu. and i want to follow this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/18920/any-way-to-get-a-fresh-ubuntu-desktop-without-re-installing/18993#18993	$ sudo dpkg -i -y /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb
i have an old dual processor compaq p1 200 with close to 1 gig of ram, the problem is that when i go to install any version of linux, it won't even get to the partitioner. i have tried linux noauto and most of those little trix, does anyone have any suggestions as to what i can try to get passed this, i have even put in a different known good video card	at least i can say, your storage controller has not been detected. i think your scsi controller isn't supported by kernel.
hey everyone. sort of new to linux... is there a command i can use to run a program from the terminal and then have it print out how long that program took to execute?	e.g. time my_command
how do i change the 'not so nice colored' brown background when starting gnome?	system -> admin -> login screen -> gtk greeter -> background color
anyone know much about changing pkg_config_path so i can get a program that needs glib2.0 to see i have it as libglib2.0?	if there's a version of it in the repos, run sudo apt-get build-dep <packagename>
where do i find gcc's include files like stdio.h, stdlib.h?	/usr/include but why...?
i need to install ubuntu on a slow laptop and i dont have a way to burn cds and all i have is a live cd is there a way t odo this?	there are a few options detailed at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation

how can i make ntop monitor eth1 instaed of eth0 ?

is ntop --help showing an option? dont have it installed so i cant look myself

what is a good midi player for ubuntu?

yes, for breezy and dapper, don't know about hoary

what is the best way to clone my harddrive? so i can put it in to another pc?

partimage would be one way, you'll need room to store the copy though...

how do i restrict the ports a specific user can bind a process to?

probably could pull that off with pam, /etc/securlty/limits.conf

can someone help me with upgrading to gutsy?

open the terminal thingy in the upgrade, see if it's asking you any questions

how do i repatition my camera?

gparted

i'm working with a friend to get his wifi working and and reading this page http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-360426.html , how do i tell what kernel we have.

uname -r

does anyone here know of good voip software for linux?

wengophone

what's everyone use to transfer music on and off the ipod? amarok doesn't have the capability any more

gtkpod

does anyone know why compiling ndiswrapper from source might fail?

then again it's been a while since i installed it

how do you check for updates to installed packages in ubuntu?

system, administrator, update manager

i have problem with gutsy, for some reason it can't resolve hosts after connection, only place where net works properly is in my home (under cable router), when i connect via wifi or ppp or even via my friend's router i can't use internet

add a opendns ip to resolv.conf, and see what happens??

greetings, i am having a problem after upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10rc. everything seemed to go fine, rebooted after update, boots fine.. comes to login, i log in just fine, then i hear ubuntu sound, see purple background, but no gnome menu's show up. i can see and move the mouse cursor. i can ctl-alt-f1 to a command prompt and navigate via command prompt just fine.. just no gnome2 gui.

see if it happens with a new user

any way around that?

use chmod -r 0600 /home/username

what is the highest level of wireless security in ubuntu?

wireless security is a contradiction in terms tbh ;)

hey, do any of you know where i can buy a new laptop with out an os already on it?

http://system76.com/ http://dell.com/ubuntu

hi. can anyone tell me if there is a program that i can use to see the speed, signal level of my wireless connection ?

you can see the speed in system monitor (system>administration>system monitor>resources tab)

do i have to do something special to open smb to a network interface?

see man smb.conf or samba, or you could use swat for an easy smb.conf setup

hello. can comeone confirm my understanding of kernels and modules. 1. modules can be either compiled into the kernel or loaded via modules? 2. lsmod shows only those modules that have been loaded, or does it contain those loaded outside the lernel + those compiled in the kernel? thanks

1- yes, 2- i don't know

what's the apt-get command to check if a package is installed?

: you can use dpkg -l grep <packagename>

is there any key combination to switch workspaces/virtual desktops when the menu bar is hidden?

ctrl-alt-arrowkey

hi everyone. what is the kernel i should be using witha pentium d dual core, is it the smp one?

any linux kernel will work, just have to configure smp in

what is nohup for?

it prevents the launched program from terminating when you log out

hi all, i'm having great difficulty getting ubuntu with a number of things. first off i cannot get it on the net. using network-admin i cannot add a new connection for my wireless. there is no 'add' button to add a connection

install network-manager

lol, ok, so i ask again. what is 'array 6', i see it in the room title :)

arrays are the names of the release candidates. arrays of hedghogs...

hi guys, is the ssh entry in /etc/init.d/ necessary for connecting to a remote computer via ssh, or it's just so i'm open to ssh?

yes. the sshd deamon is only needed if you need to provide remote ssh access.

hello ,when i use vim to create an text ,how did i quit from it without reserve it

:q!

why is the nagios from repository so different from the one compiled from source?

ubuntu tends to keep one version of software in repository... they call it debian freeze. they usually rollout changes much later. probably due to changes. you can almost always find ppa for program you are looking for and have up-to-date version

hello. are there any outstanding applications for ubuntu 8.04 that have no equivalent in windows?

glade

can someone paste the sources.list the way it should be on pastebin?

hang on

is there something i can get that would sit on the panel and when i click it i get current upload and download rates , preferrably in a graph?

system - administration - system monitor

what package is bdftousplash and pngtousplash in?

if you don't have them installed, http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=contents&keywords=bdftousplash&mode=exactfilename&suite=hardy&arch=any

can i use gmail pop on evolution

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-tutorials-howtos-reference-material/41552-complete-guide-using-gmail-thunderbird-mozilla-mail-evolution-kmai.html

i installed lucid 32 bit and when it boots it displays the splash screen and than the screen goes black. how can i acess a shell in the boot?

ctrl+alt+f1 or hold shift during boot and choose recovery mode.

i hate to be a broken record but i would greatly appreciate it if someone could just tell me if it is possible to assign different backgrounds to different workspaces. so far all the methods i have tried, including kde, have not been able to do this. i would just like to know if it is possible.

perhaps with compiz

does anyone know where i can download the source code for the ubuntu installer?

`apt-get source ubiquity' will do it.

how do i get my /etc/resolv.conf file to be re-populated without rebooting?

if not, restart the applications which still use the old contents

hey, my computer is getting slow and sometimes stops for like 10 seconds, i can hear the hd going, whats up?

how manyt megs of ram do you have and what kiknd of video card?

hello how do i get rid of this goofy scrollbar stuff: http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/4025/hurr056.png please dont tell me to change the theme. i've been there.

there is a post about that on the omg!ubuntu! blog

what does the red line mean in irc?

just a reminder, if you left a channel to find that point again. so you won't miss anything

anybody know what is the ' loop ' means in 'mount -o loop *.iso /mnt/iso'...help appreciated

loopback fs.. basically, trat this file as if it were a filesystem.

hello. i installed 08.04 beta and i'm trying to connect to a bluetooth keyboard. the applet doesn't succeed and following the how-to i get to the point where i should launch the 'hidd' tool... but there is no such programm installed :-(

please see the message from ubotu

hey, is there a way to check which files are owned by a package? i'm trying to help someone out, but i'm not familiar with the whole apt system

dpkg -l paackage

gang, why should i use sudo or gksudo as opposed to going in as root, can't i screw things up just as bad?

for a single user system, it doesnt matter

i just upgraded to hardy and now whenever i insert a dvd, totem starts up.

edit -> preferences -> media in nautilus

i share a connection by nat, just so the computer in the living room can have internet too, there is no router, its just one machine connected to another. the thing is, the connection in the living room downloads too slow, while the connection in the 'server' downloads fine, but i am not doing anything there in the computer in my room, if i could get all the connection speed from the server(room) to the client(living room) that would be great. i can't just

you can setup qos (quality over service)

i can't get dhcp to work in ubuntu :(

dhclient

hi guys, i'm looking for a program that allows me to upload files to my server with just one command from terminal, i tried lftp but i don't think it can upload my files with just one command

just use scp ie scp somefile user@someserver:

heya i have a fat32 mounted in my shared folder, and i want to become the owner. what should i do?

chown /folder/ ?

what is that issue with audio you are talking about?

the sound won't work

my mouse does not work any more. how can i start a terminal window from the keyboard?

or alt-f2 -> xterm

can anybody send me a copy of man gtksu plz?

http://www.penguin-soft.com/penguin/man/1/gksu.html

compile: ./configure then make, but after that, is't make install or sudo make install?

sudo make install

hmm, how large of a usb key do i need if i want to put ubuntu onto it to install it?

4 gigs

hello...speak al in english? nobody speak english?

we all speak english, other languages have their own channels.

how do you close a msg in irssi

if you do that in a window where you're connected to a channel, it'll also part the channel...

small question here: im on 9.04 with ext3. when 9.10 comes out and i upgrade, will it automatically make me ext4?

the home folder is enough, i highly doubt you put files anywhere else.

hi can someone tell me an apllication like netlimiter but for linux?

wondershaper

i would like to set the vga in my grub configuration (menu.lst) to 1280x800 (widescreen) but i dont know the vga code to put in the menu entry, can anybody help me?

i use a utility called startup-manager to automate grub.lst modification. you could check it and see if it works for you.

help! i just right clicked and removed the little envelope icon on my top task bar, and it removed that, my speaker button, and my battery icon! how do i get them back?

right click, add to panel, drag the indicator applet onto it

i still dont really understand what makes it different from synaptic though

probably a means to pay for it built in.

helll folks. i have a problem with ubuntu 12.04. yesterday all alt+fkeys stopped working. like alt+f4 to close active window.. how should i fix it?

see if system settings > keyboard > shortcuts gives you an ide

rm -r * will only delete files / directorys in my current working folder, right?

its better to use rm -r /path/foo/* instead of rm -r *

hey! i have the test (or dev whatever is called) release of ubuntu linux 5.04 and i see the final release of 5.04 is out! how can i upgrade to this final one without downloading the cd and installing it?

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

i get an error with update manager about 2.6.17.11 kernel and tells me that it is broken. update manager offers me the command: sudo apt-get install -f . and that command removes linux-image-generic and linux-generic which are 106kb. what should i do? should i say yes to this command?

no prob!

hi how can i pernamentaly add module to the kernel? every time at the startup i have to typein konsole 'modprobe hdaps'

add the module name to /etc/modules

is there a way to find out what cards are connected to my pci slots? i need to find out if the chipset on my sata pci card is silicon image

lspci

it's working fine for me (not with ubuntus nvidia-glx or restricted modules, but the installer from nividia.com). i'm using a custom built kernel, though so that may be why...

kernel 2.6.10 of hoary has known problems with nvidia

does anyone know if it is possible to test cd/dvd burning from the live cd?

or any of the other cd burning packages

whats a good alternative for skype, or is it the best program so far?

there is no alternatively that runs the skype protocol, afaik.

does somone here use irssi?

plenty of people

when i unmaximize firefox it shrinks to just a few pixels of its full size, so that its almost exactly the same size. i always shrink it manually but it never keeps my size preference. is there a way i can make it 'remember' to unmaximize to a smaller (and actually useful) size?

exit all firefox, run firefox -safe-mode and check reset all preferences

does anyone know why dkpg-reconfigure xserver-xorg will not write driver info to xorg.conf?

try sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

how to install gnome environment from terminall

install the package ubuntu-desktop

are all programs downloaded with synaptic updated via the 'update' tool, or do i need to keep an eye on new versions?

once you install something, update-notifier will tell you if there's a new package you need to install

how do i add an internal ntfs sata drive so i can see the files on ubuntu?

mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt/ntfs

is there a way to perform an internet speed test from command line? also isn't this how you add a repo it is saying unkown command sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jcfp/ppa

try ntop.

after a recent upgrade of my system, it no longer detects my dvd writer ... what could be the problem? a newer kernel'

maybe, so try a previous kernel?

dummy question, but how can i hide the joind/quit messages in xchat ?

right click on chennel buttin (ubuntu for ex) then select the same name from the menu, and unselect the appropriate item

hey, does anyone know if utouch has been ported to 10.04?

perhaps a ppa might have it.. but nothing official afaik

hello, can anyone tell me how can i get a 'home folder' icon on my desktop?

clik on 'places', then drag the home folder to the desktop

is there support for unraring files or do i have to install some package?

apy-get install unrar

hi all - i am considering getting an external monitor for my laptop running 10.04 - can anyone comment on how well external monitors are handled by the os?

this is better http://www.linux-laptop.net/

hey all, i keep getting a gray box at times in linux when i go watch youtube videos or watch any flash. it's just a dead gray box. is there anything i can do aside from restart the browser? it's rather bothersome to keep restarting firefox. =[

adobe website

i have 2 google earths in my applications menu .. thing is one of them works and the other totally crashes my computer the minute i click it .. how do i fix this?

menu at top of your screen -> systen -> admin -> main menue

my /etc/hosts file has permissions of root:999 what is group 999? and should i change it to root:root? does it matter?

you can find out what group 999 is by running 'grep 999 /etc/group' in a terminal.

how do i get a list of attached hard drives on my system (even if they haven't been mounted)?

or lshw

i sucessful installed kde enviroment using 'sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop'. ok what should i need to download to have option at login to choose between gnome and kde.

as you get to the login screen, click 'session'

is gnome3 available for 10.10 or is that only 11.04?

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/install-vanilla-gnome-3-in-maverick/

i am trying to setup a cron job via these directions and it isn't working. http://bit.ly/ev0gdq anyway to debug cron jobs and actually see if they are being called?

pipe the output to a text file in the crontab entry.

hi, do i need composite?? unfortunally ati doesnt support it with dri yet ... but what is it? can i use ie: bery/compiz?

no. don't you love ati?

is there a way i can convert several m4a's to mp3's?

rhorse was joking :)

hi all. is it possible to allow sudo to be able to run at boot for (say) a minute after login? i currently have to run a program manually as sudo every time i login and it's frustrating to have to type out a 20+ long password twice, especially since i just logged in! d:

it's possible to set scripts to run on login. you could probably do it through there, but i'm not familiar enough with the process to link you.

is there a way to make aptitude install from downloaded packages? i'm stuck without a gui after attempting to switch to xubuntu from ubuntu. and i want to follow this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/18920/any-way-to-get-a-fresh-ubuntu-desktop-without-re-installing/18993#18993

$ sudo dpkg -i -y /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb

i have an old dual processor compaq p1 200 with close to 1 gig of ram, the problem is that when i go to install any version of linux, it won't even get to the partitioner. i have tried linux noauto and most of those little trix, does anyone have any suggestions as to what i can try to get passed this, i have even put in a different known good video card

at least i can say, your storage controller has not been detected. i think your scsi controller isn't supported by kernel.

hey everyone. sort of new to linux... is there a command i can use to run a program from the terminal and then have it print out how long that program took to execute?

e.g. time my_command

how do i change the 'not so nice colored' brown background when starting gnome?

system -> admin -> login screen -> gtk greeter -> background color

anyone know much about changing pkg_config_path so i can get a program that needs glib2.0 to see i have it as libglib2.0?

if there's a version of it in the repos, run sudo apt-get build-dep <packagename>

where do i find gcc's include files like stdio.h, stdlib.h?

/usr/include but why...?

i need to install ubuntu on a slow laptop and i dont have a way to burn cds and all i have is a live cd is there a way t odo this?

there are a few options detailed at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installation