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does pitivi really have no effects?	openshot is a good video editor
does the 'autosense' feature mean you dont need a crossed over cable with modern nics?	though in windows there is an option for it in the device manager to enable that feature --- but in ubuntu i don't know.
how do i push only the last commit to a new branch in bzr?	see if hg has such a thing, but i doubt it does
what vendor(s) would you consider if you were looking for a linux laptop? (dev workstation, light gaming)	for gaming? alienware.
how do i exit x?	ctrl alt backspace
where's the list of current processes in gnome?	command top
whats is hal in xorg.conf file -> # commented out by update-manager, hal is now used	hardware abstraction layer i think
i can`t see a restart button on ubuntu unity, how can i restart machine ? :\	log out then restart, or run 'sudo reboot'
queston: where does usb drive show up in the linux directory structure? ie how do you find it in the terminal?	use 'dmesg' and/or 'mount' - they're treated as scsi devices so, /dev/sdx# type thing
i have got 4 pc's on one network what is the best way to find the same pc? is the best way to make the ip static?	etc/network/interfaces
can someone tell me how to zip a folder up from the command line? (and i mean zip, not tar)	~ zip -r name_of_file.zip files
i'm on ubuntu 10.10; i've already removed gnomehow do i install the nvidia drivers?	'sudo apt-get install nvidia-current' for the current driver
ergh. is the md5sum for hardy desktop x86 not posted, or am i just looking in the wrong place?	it is
how do enable mp3 support in k3b?	i just gave you what to install
how do i reset the list of all valid and default monitor modes when i plug in a new monitor (without reinstalling the whole os)?	this is a new feature in hardy
other question: how do i get the first char of a string in a bash script ?	${var:0:1}
how can i determine where my boot partition is mounted?	run mount, it should tell you waht is mounted where
hello. :) i want to setup ubuntu. is there any review from the graphical instalation? i have 3 partitions but i just want to install ubuntu on the first one. i don't want it to mess with my other two. second question, my pc has 40 gb and i want to create /, /home and /swap. how much shoud i give to each (768 megs of ram)? third question, my d: and e: partitions are ntsc. to be able to work on them with ubuntu, to i need to change to fat32 ? thank you. sorr	http://www.mrbass.org/linux/ubuntu/install/
when i try to install the upgrades (after i havent done so for long time) i get a partial upgrade screen and then it writes 'error authenticating some packages' and gives me a list	it could be that some packaged you are trying to upgrade are no longer supported,you can try running a normal upgrade,avoid the partial one just to see if the prob is fixed.you might need jaunty cd,but not always.
hi sometimes xorg freeze on my macbook (with hardy) i don't understand why. where can i search ?	also check out launchpad.net
i'm building a loadbalanced postfix cluster and i wonder with what kind of protocol i shall conect to my storag node, nfs or iscsi	if your storage and traffic are on the same network, nfs is your best choice
hi, is it possible to replicate a sistem configuration on another? my problem is this: i've a pc with an hd already configured(/boot, /,/home on three partitions). i would like to remount ubuntu removing the actual hd, copying the /home on the new, but reinstalling all the previous sw packages on the new hd. can somebody give me some advices?	aptoncd
hey guys - new ubuntu user here. is it possible to remote desktop into a windows machine using the default windows protocol?	rdesktop
xcom169:you mean 'create launcher...' ? i'm on 11.04 and i haven't got an add new shortcut.	does it work for you?
my ubuntu keeps randomly freezing. is there any logs i could tail before it freezes to see if there is anything oging on?	maybe /var/log/messages ?
i have set up a cybercafe with ubuntu systems. it appears i can lo longer connect to the #ubuntu channel from my cybercafe. anyone know how i can diagnose this problem?	make sure you mention the banning
any good alternative to flash in firefox? vlc or mplayer ? gnash is not working for me	64bit?
hi. how can i disable pulseaudio this time?	but the gnome mixer applet will stop working
when i try and build alsa, its asks for version.h? do i need an actual kernel build for it, or is headers enough?	specifically, linux-headers-$(uname -r)
what's the purpose of applications --> add/remove over synaptic, if add/remove can't really remove all that many packages?	scaleability.... add/remove is simple, little to no control over versions etc.. synaptic allows further control
how do i change in gimp the input device from mouse to wacom tablet (both usb devices)?	they probably know better
does gtkpod sync video too?	i don't know, but i'd but interested to find out too :)
wow is gnome 3 hard toget used to why when i try to add my current user to vboxusers by sudo usermod -a -g vboxusers cjae and select something under vbox it tells me that i am not under vboxusers and how do i see this info?	then check the output of 'groups'
i just built myself a custom kernel from upstream and it all went well, but now i'd like to patch in a driver, how can i do this without having to recompile everything?	it's in the 'make' command. make<what?>
hello. how can i (as root) logout a user?	http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-kill-and-logout-users.html
how can i have a list in console of the programs that i'm running to see the id and kill them?	'killall firefox' and 'killall firefox-bin'
anyone give any advice on the ntfs-3g driver? is it stable enough to use it to mount my home directories with something fstab like /dev/sda1 /home/ ntfs-3g defaults 0 0 ?	i doubt if you find a work around for that. its just because the 2 filesstems are so different
first time irc'in here, am i supposed to wait my turn for my problem lol?	i believe that page covers it: you use synclient
could someone help me get a memory stick duo work with my hp laptop?	mine won't read it only because the card is too small for the hole.
anyone know why i am not able to execute a make command? it is saying command not found. i have autoconf and gmake installed.	install build-essentials
anyone know how to switch window mangers on ubuntu 12.04 lts ???	if you install via the official repositories and software center, it should appear under the session menu (where you login)
no audio in vlc :/ oss error: cannot open audio devices(/dev/dsp)	try 'sudo killall esd' then try vlc
when you run a command as su or sudo in termal does it remain logged in as su untill you restart?	with sudo it's just for that command, although your password is remembered for sudo for 15 minutes. with su you just have to exit out of the root terminal (but su root doesn't work since root isn't enabled, use sudo -i or sudo -s)
where i can find more fonts for ubuntu and how to install them?	you can install them in ~/.fonts - where you find them i don't know - what fonts are you looking for?
how do i update from beta1 to beta2?	yes, and that will also take you to the final once released
hey guys got a bit of a problem, when i logged in i had a couple of popups say 'xyz' failed to load, this has happened before but this time i accidentally pressed ignore/dont reload instead of 'reload' so now i have now window manger shoort cuts at the bottom panel - how can i reload them restarting does nout	try a modprobe
hi. i'd like to have my tv cards remote control not do default things (ie volume up down, power switch etc) i want to remap those keys for use with lirc and lirc only. can i stop gnome/x from reading /dev/input/event6? (if i'm barking up the right tree)	no idea
does anyone know how i can play mpeg files on my firefox browser?	with xine firefox plugin
who knows what existed before tcp/ip? like in the days of the arpanet?	here it is rfc 001, ncp, network-control protocol
to get write permissions to /var/www/sites/default/settings.php i can just 'chmod 777 /var/www/default/settings.php' correct?	adduser you www-data
does anyone know what the closest thing to photoshop i can get on this here linux	gimp i guess
what is the terminal command to run after a program to have it run outside of the terminal emulator?	or use screen/tmux
does anyone know how to list what installations of ruby you have?	quick and dirty: dpkg --get-selections \| grep ruby
when i print multiple pages, rather than printing them all immediately one after another, my printer is pausing for a long period of time between each page. i have a samsung ml2010, the latest version of cups, and i'm on 10.10 desktop. what might be causing this? i'm printing from evince..	have you tried it on windows machine? might be your printer's fault
has anybody had their firefox back/forward buttons disappear and the bookmark toolbar?	f11?
greetings...i'm upgrading to 8.04 using the alternate cd; why is it still downloading pkgs from the 'net? (using the cd because downloading was slow in the first place)	so you get hte latest version. the cd isn't updated every time a post-release update comes out.
hi - is anybody from the philippines online?	there are philippines chat rooms on irc.efnet.org
how can i know if ssh start or not ? on redhat service sshd status how can i do that on ubuntu ?	ps -a \| grep sshd
what is the easiest mail server (configuration wise)?	postfix probly
we've found a pretty serious memory leak in gnome-power-manager which we think has been tracked down to ubuntu-specific code. how can i get a ubuntu dev to look at this? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/569273	from what i can see the bug is already getting some attention in the bug report
hello, does anyone know a free touch typing software that runs on ubuntu and uk qwerty keyboard layout	gtypist?
quick question. will ubuntu run on an intel xeon platform?	i don't know if ubuntu supports it, but that's what you should look for.
hi... if i want to clone a bootable ntfs partition onto a new drive is there a way to do this with oss?	no but there are free apps to do it in windows
when is dapper to be final?	there is a new ubuntu version each april and october
any good sites for ubuntu backgrounds?	gnome-look.org
hello! is there a command line trick to open up a program (virtualbox), and put it in the second virtual desktop, and make it maximized?	check compiz plugins for that, or check out devilspie
which is the best hardy desktop theme you could suggest?	gtk2 themes will work on any ubuntu version; search gnome-look.org and use the rating system to find good themes; it's hard to poll here
i've got a .deb package file but don't know how to install it. when i double click it's opened in ark! :s	sudo dpkg -i file.deb
how do i run modprobe ath_pci at start up?	sudo modprobe ath_pci
anyone know if the d-link dwl-122 works under ubuntu?	but i'm not 100%
does anyone know where the hostname.pid file is located for mysql in ubuntu?	look somewhere in /var/run or /var/run/mysql
will it create a problem to install kde apps like amarok in gnome?	more memory usage compared to using only gnome apps
i have a fresh install of ubuntu 10.10 netbook remix. when the system starts and desktop finishes loading, any dialog box (including mousing over the left chooser bar) causes the desktop to reset (screen goes black, desktop reloads -- not a reboot, just a refresh of desktop). any thoughts?	log in to terminal session (ctrl+alt+f1 at login screen) and get updated there
how many here have had problems with sound after installing/upgrading to dapper?	gavagai : someone pointed you to this yet: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/debuggingsoundproblems ?
could someone tell this ubuntu noob how to prevent the screen from going blank after being inactive for a while?	check your power settings and screensaver settings
does ubuntu 8.10 desktop edition currently utilize dual cores properly without the need of extra packages?	it also lists each core in the process window and i can be converting videos into ogg format at 100% on one core and browsing the web on the other
hey - any 'twinview' users want to tell me a bit about it? what'	dual monitor, with nvidia cards i beleive, search in the forum www.ubuntuforums.org
odd question.. does anyone happen to have the opendns nameserver info?	128.8.74.2 is open to get you going
how do you update your kernel, gnome and kde?	- sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
mi partition for /var is full. is there any risk in deleting /var/cache?	try 'sudo aptitude clean' first
hey, where can i change the resolution for the login screen? it doesn't seem to follow what i set for the desktop	run 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and follow that- itll let you select resolutions you want.
another question i think you might have the answrt to. with kde i use katapult as a quick app launcher. i understand gnome has a similar quick app launcher. what is it called?	gnome-do
i'm installing linux on an old system that is single core. would linux image 486 be better than 686 since it's single core with no hyper threading?	but i think they're both 686 if you want to get technical
hey is there a support channel just for gnome (classic)? cause gnome classic is so amazing-backfall that i have to go there. :p	its in the repos, so is supported here
does anyone know where i can test the vlc firefox plugin for something other than flash, most sites as understand it only use flash now	doesn't apple's move trailer site have non-flash videos? www.apple.com/trailer
how do i apt-get remove open office ? what the right package to remove?	dpkg -l 'openoffice' \| grep ^ii \| awk '{print $2}' \| xargs sudo apt-get remove -y
hey, if you setup apache on ubuntu, can you have your own pop3 account?	apache doesn't do pop
is there a way to expand a virtual hard drive?	i've never been able to do it
i did install the j2re1.4-mozilla-plugin package using sudo apt-get install j2re1.4-mozilla-plugin command... how do i full uninstall it?	you can also run 'man apt-get
hey, when i try to save the files to this location i get 'permission denied' although i did this 'sudo iptables-save > /etc/iptables.up.rules' ; any ideas ???	sudo only works for the iptables-save, not the >. you need to use tee: sudo iptables-save \| sudo tee /etc/iptables.up.rules
does anyone know if there is any real benefit to building your programs from source in apt versus just installing them? other than the fact that the source migth be out before the build?	you would build from source for educational purposes, to learn the process. other than that, get the package.
hi all, trying to work out what the cause of an apt-get upgrade saying packages are being kept back. is there some good documentation on this someplace, more particularly on how to resolve it?	use aptitude
is dapper the newest server version ? when i try to install i only have php5.1	its hardy
is there any free tool for resizing ntfs partition?	gparted live cd
when i change the resolution from nvidia x server settings to 1152x864 it works, but when i save the config in xorg.conf and reboot the system, the resolution come back to 1024x768	remove ~/.config/monitors.xml
hey all , ive just installed firestarter from synaptic, but where does it install to so i can run it.?	system > administration > firestarter
where do i run a script at login?	system>preferences>sessions
hi, i got a nas on my lan with nfs enabled and want to mount it locally, how can i do that?	i believe you can do that with fstab
hello. i am trying to import cliparts from ocal in an inkscape document. after installing gnomevfs2-extra i got all cliparts listed, but the preview results ( and importing too) i the error 'could not find the file in open clip art library). i am using natty, any ideas or hints?	can you just point inkscape at the disk location for the ocal clipart?
hey, i have metacity installed by am wondering why it doesn't seem to show as an option for a session in gdm. anyone know?	things changed. to run metacity i suggest installing 'fusion-icon' and loading it from there

does pitivi really have no effects?

openshot is a good video editor

does the 'autosense' feature mean you dont need a crossed over cable with modern nics?

though in windows there is an option for it in the device manager to enable that feature --- but in ubuntu i don't know.

how do i push only the last commit to a new branch in bzr?

see if hg has such a thing, but i doubt it does

what vendor(s) would you consider if you were looking for a linux laptop? (dev workstation, light gaming)

for gaming? alienware.

how do i exit x?

ctrl alt backspace

where's the list of current processes in gnome?

command top

whats is hal in xorg.conf file -> # commented out by update-manager, hal is now used

hardware abstraction layer i think

i can`t see a restart button on ubuntu unity, how can i restart machine ? :\

log out then restart, or run 'sudo reboot'

queston: where does usb drive show up in the linux directory structure? ie how do you find it in the terminal?

use 'dmesg' and/or 'mount' - they're treated as scsi devices so, /dev/sdx# type thing

i have got 4 pc's on one network what is the best way to find the same pc? is the best way to make the ip static?

etc/network/interfaces

can someone tell me how to zip a folder up from the command line? (and i mean zip, not tar)

~ zip -r name_of_file.zip files

i'm on ubuntu 10.10; i've already removed gnomehow do i install the nvidia drivers?

'sudo apt-get install nvidia-current' for the current driver

ergh. is the md5sum for hardy desktop x86 not posted, or am i just looking in the wrong place?

it is

how do enable mp3 support in k3b?

i just gave you what to install

how do i reset the list of all valid and default monitor modes when i plug in a new monitor (without reinstalling the whole os)?

this is a new feature in hardy

other question: how do i get the first char of a string in a bash script ?

${var:0:1}

how can i determine where my boot partition is mounted?

run mount, it should tell you waht is mounted where

hello. :) i want to setup ubuntu. is there any review from the graphical instalation? i have 3 partitions but i just want to install ubuntu on the first one. i don't want it to mess with my other two. second question, my pc has 40 gb and i want to create /, /home and /swap. how much shoud i give to each (768 megs of ram)? third question, my d: and e: partitions are ntsc. to be able to work on them with ubuntu, to i need to change to fat32 ? thank you. sorr

http://www.mrbass.org/linux/ubuntu/install/

when i try to install the upgrades (after i havent done so for long time) i get a partial upgrade screen and then it writes 'error authenticating some packages' and gives me a list

it could be that some packaged you are trying to upgrade are no longer supported,you can try running a normal upgrade,avoid the partial one just to see if the prob is fixed.you might need jaunty cd,but not always.

hi sometimes xorg freeze on my macbook (with hardy) i don't understand why. where can i search ?

also check out launchpad.net

i'm building a loadbalanced postfix cluster and i wonder with what kind of protocol i shall conect to my storag node, nfs or iscsi

if your storage and traffic are on the same network, nfs is your best choice

hi, is it possible to replicate a sistem configuration on another? my problem is this: i've a pc with an hd already configured(/boot, /,/home on three partitions). i would like to remount ubuntu removing the actual hd, copying the /home on the new, but reinstalling all the previous sw packages on the new hd. can somebody give me some advices?

aptoncd

hey guys - new ubuntu user here. is it possible to remote desktop into a windows machine using the default windows protocol?

rdesktop

xcom169:you mean 'create launcher...' ? i'm on 11.04 and i haven't got an add new shortcut.

does it work for you?

my ubuntu keeps randomly freezing. is there any logs i could tail before it freezes to see if there is anything oging on?

maybe /var/log/messages ?

i have set up a cybercafe with ubuntu systems. it appears i can lo longer connect to the #ubuntu channel from my cybercafe. anyone know how i can diagnose this problem?

make sure you mention the banning

any good alternative to flash in firefox? vlc or mplayer ? gnash is not working for me

64bit?

hi. how can i disable pulseaudio this time?

but the gnome mixer applet will stop working

when i try and build alsa, its asks for version.h? do i need an actual kernel build for it, or is headers enough?

specifically, linux-headers-$(uname -r)

what's the purpose of applications --> add/remove over synaptic, if add/remove can't really remove all that many packages?

scaleability.... add/remove is simple, little to no control over versions etc.. synaptic allows further control

how do i change in gimp the input device from mouse to wacom tablet (both usb devices)?

they probably know better

does gtkpod sync video too?

i don't know, but i'd but interested to find out too :)

wow is gnome 3 hard toget used to why when i try to add my current user to vboxusers by sudo usermod -a -g vboxusers cjae and select something under vbox it tells me that i am not under vboxusers and how do i see this info?

then check the output of 'groups'

i just built myself a custom kernel from upstream and it all went well, but now i'd like to patch in a driver, how can i do this without having to recompile everything?

it's in the 'make' command. make<what?>

hello. how can i (as root) logout a user?

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-kill-and-logout-users.html

how can i have a list in console of the programs that i'm running to see the id and kill them?

'killall firefox' and 'killall firefox-bin'

anyone give any advice on the ntfs-3g driver? is it stable enough to use it to mount my home directories with something fstab like /dev/sda1 /home/ ntfs-3g defaults 0 0 ?

i doubt if you find a work around for that. its just because the 2 filesstems are so different

first time irc'in here, am i supposed to wait my turn for my problem lol?

i believe that page covers it: you use synclient

could someone help me get a memory stick duo work with my hp laptop?

mine won't read it only because the card is too small for the hole.

anyone know why i am not able to execute a make command? it is saying command not found. i have autoconf and gmake installed.

install build-essentials

anyone know how to switch window mangers on ubuntu 12.04 lts ???

if you install via the official repositories and software center, it should appear under the session menu (where you login)

no audio in vlc :/ oss error: cannot open audio devices(/dev/dsp)

try 'sudo killall esd' then try vlc

when you run a command as su or sudo in termal does it remain logged in as su untill you restart?

with sudo it's just for that command, although your password is remembered for sudo for 15 minutes. with su you just have to exit out of the root terminal (but su root doesn't work since root isn't enabled, use sudo -i or sudo -s)

where i can find more fonts for ubuntu and how to install them?

you can install them in ~/.fonts - where you find them i don't know - what fonts are you looking for?

how do i update from beta1 to beta2?

yes, and that will also take you to the final once released

hey guys got a bit of a problem, when i logged in i had a couple of popups say 'xyz' failed to load, this has happened before but this time i accidentally pressed ignore/dont reload instead of 'reload' so now i have now window manger shoort cuts at the bottom panel - how can i reload them restarting does nout

try a modprobe

hi. i'd like to have my tv cards remote control not do default things (ie volume up down, power switch etc) i want to remap those keys for use with lirc and lirc only. can i stop gnome/x from reading /dev/input/event6? (if i'm barking up the right tree)

no idea

does anyone know how i can play mpeg files on my firefox browser?

with xine firefox plugin

who knows what existed before tcp/ip? like in the days of the arpanet?

here it is rfc 001, ncp, network-control protocol

to get write permissions to /var/www/sites/default/settings.php i can just 'chmod 777 /var/www/default/settings.php' correct?

adduser you www-data

does anyone know what the closest thing to photoshop i can get on this here linux

gimp i guess

what is the terminal command to run after a program to have it run outside of the terminal emulator?

or use screen/tmux

does anyone know how to list what installations of ruby you have?

quick and dirty: dpkg --get-selections | grep ruby

when i print multiple pages, rather than printing them all immediately one after another, my printer is pausing for a long period of time between each page. i have a samsung ml2010, the latest version of cups, and i'm on 10.10 desktop. what might be causing this? i'm printing from evince..

have you tried it on windows machine? might be your printer's fault

has anybody had their firefox back/forward buttons disappear and the bookmark toolbar?

f11?

greetings...i'm upgrading to 8.04 using the alternate cd; why is it still downloading pkgs from the 'net? (using the cd because downloading was slow in the first place)

so you get hte latest version. the cd isn't updated every time a post-release update comes out.

hi - is anybody from the philippines online?

there are philippines chat rooms on irc.efnet.org

how can i know if ssh start or not ? on redhat service sshd status how can i do that on ubuntu ?

ps -a | grep sshd

what is the easiest mail server (configuration wise)?

postfix probly

we've found a pretty serious memory leak in gnome-power-manager which we think has been tracked down to ubuntu-specific code. how can i get a ubuntu dev to look at this? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/569273

from what i can see the bug is already getting some attention in the bug report

hello, does anyone know a free touch typing software that runs on ubuntu and uk qwerty keyboard layout

gtypist?

quick question. will ubuntu run on an intel xeon platform?

i don't know if ubuntu supports it, but that's what you should look for.

hi... if i want to clone a bootable ntfs partition onto a new drive is there a way to do this with oss?

no but there are free apps to do it in windows

when is dapper to be final?

there is a new ubuntu version each april and october

any good sites for ubuntu backgrounds?

gnome-look.org

hello! is there a command line trick to open up a program (virtualbox), and put it in the second virtual desktop, and make it maximized?

check compiz plugins for that, or check out devilspie

which is the best hardy desktop theme you could suggest?

gtk2 themes will work on any ubuntu version; search gnome-look.org and use the rating system to find good themes; it's hard to poll here

i've got a .deb package file but don't know how to install it. when i double click it's opened in ark! :s

sudo dpkg -i file.deb

how do i run modprobe ath_pci at start up?

sudo modprobe ath_pci

anyone know if the d-link dwl-122 works under ubuntu?

but i'm not 100%

does anyone know where the hostname.pid file is located for mysql in ubuntu?

look somewhere in /var/run or /var/run/mysql

will it create a problem to install kde apps like amarok in gnome?

more memory usage compared to using only gnome apps

i have a fresh install of ubuntu 10.10 netbook remix. when the system starts and desktop finishes loading, any dialog box (including mousing over the left chooser bar) causes the desktop to reset (screen goes black, desktop reloads -- not a reboot, just a refresh of desktop). any thoughts?

log in to terminal session (ctrl+alt+f1 at login screen) and get updated there

how many here have had problems with sound after installing/upgrading to dapper?

gavagai : someone pointed you to this yet: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/debuggingsoundproblems ?

could someone tell this ubuntu noob how to prevent the screen from going blank after being inactive for a while?

check your power settings and screensaver settings

does ubuntu 8.10 desktop edition currently utilize dual cores properly without the need of extra packages?

it also lists each core in the process window and i can be converting videos into ogg format at 100% on one core and browsing the web on the other

hey - any 'twinview' users want to tell me a bit about it? what'

dual monitor, with nvidia cards i beleive, search in the forum www.ubuntuforums.org

odd question.. does anyone happen to have the opendns nameserver info?

128.8.74.2 is open to get you going

how do you update your kernel, gnome and kde?

- sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

mi partition for /var is full. is there any risk in deleting /var/cache?

try 'sudo aptitude clean' first

hey, where can i change the resolution for the login screen? it doesn't seem to follow what i set for the desktop

run 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and follow that- itll let you select resolutions you want.

another question i think you might have the answrt to. with kde i use katapult as a quick app launcher. i understand gnome has a similar quick app launcher. what is it called?

gnome-do

i'm installing linux on an old system that is single core. would linux image 486 be better than 686 since it's single core with no hyper threading?

but i think they're both 686 if you want to get technical

hey is there a support channel just for gnome (classic)? cause gnome classic is so amazing-backfall that i have to go there. :p

its in the repos, so is supported here

does anyone know where i can test the vlc firefox plugin for something other than flash, most sites as understand it only use flash now

doesn't apple's move trailer site have non-flash videos? www.apple.com/trailer

how do i apt-get remove open office ? what the right package to remove?

dpkg -l '*openoffice*' | grep ^ii | awk '{print $2}' | xargs sudo apt-get remove -y

hey, if you setup apache on ubuntu, can you have your own pop3 account?

apache doesn't do pop

is there a way to expand a virtual hard drive?

i've never been able to do it

i did install the j2re1.4-mozilla-plugin package using sudo apt-get install j2re1.4-mozilla-plugin command... how do i full uninstall it?

you can also run 'man apt-get

hey, when i try to save the files to this location i get 'permission denied' although i did this 'sudo iptables-save > /etc/iptables.up.rules' ; any ideas ???

sudo only works for the iptables-save, not the >. you need to use tee: sudo iptables-save | sudo tee /etc/iptables.up.rules

does anyone know if there is any real benefit to building your programs from source in apt versus just installing them? other than the fact that the source migth be out before the build?

you would build from source for educational purposes, to learn the process. other than that, get the package.

hi all, trying to work out what the cause of an apt-get upgrade saying packages are being kept back. is there some good documentation on this someplace, more particularly on how to resolve it?

use aptitude

is dapper the newest server version ? when i try to install i only have php5.1

its hardy

is there any free tool for resizing ntfs partition?

gparted live cd

when i change the resolution from nvidia x server settings to 1152x864 it works, but when i save the config in xorg.conf and reboot the system, the resolution come back to 1024x768

remove ~/.config/monitors.xml

hey all , ive just installed firestarter from synaptic, but where does it install to so i can run it.?

system > administration > firestarter

where do i run a script at login?

system>preferences>sessions

hi, i got a nas on my lan with nfs enabled and want to mount it locally, how can i do that?

i believe you can do that with fstab

hello. i am trying to import cliparts from ocal in an inkscape document. after installing gnomevfs2-extra i got all cliparts listed, but the preview results ( and importing too) i the error 'could not find the file in open clip art library). i am using natty, any ideas or hints?

can you just point inkscape at the disk location for the ocal clipart?

hey, i have metacity installed by am wondering why it doesn't seem to show as an option for a session in gdm. anyone know?

things changed. to run metacity i suggest installing 'fusion-icon' and loading it from there