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anyone knows how to connect to xp using remote desktop connection from your ubuntu box?
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install rdesktop, or do what asulutzy said. :)
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how do i install new packages with ubuntu? with apt-get?
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apt-get or synaptic (gui)
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i need to convert some .doc and .pdf files to .epub ... anything that will do this?
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check out calibre
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i've got a noob question: how do i load those icon sets (is there a directory i need to extract everything to?)
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normally you just drop the archove on the themes control pannel window
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what's the command to view current cpu and memory usage?
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but install htop. it's far better imo.
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hey guys, is there any way to update ubuntu while being on it?
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run apt-get update && apt-get upgrade and thats it
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is there an ubuntu deb for firefox 3.5 yet?
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no, but it is apparently being worked on.
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cp is for copy, what about cute->paste, i used chmod to change the directory permissions and then use gnome to cut/paste but if someone could give me a tip on how to cut/paste from commandline id appreciate
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tried mv?
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hi all, i have a server running feisty and i am trying to install python-pysqlite2. however its fails to fetch some repositories. could anyone give me some idea
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(and then run sudo apt-get update after you do that)
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do you know of a sophtware that i can read and write sms with under ubuntu?
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i once had a gnome thing that did that to my nokia phone
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hi, im running beryl and i have no window borders, how do i get them back?
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try right clicking the beryl icon and hitting 'reload window decorator'
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hello, is there a faxing tool (preferably a simple command line tool) in ubuntu ?
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efax
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how can you tell what video care you have using the command line?
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wubi?
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having a bit of a newb problem here, it seems my gnome only has 2 available desktops instead of 4, how can i make it 4?
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right click on the panels at the bottom and set it for 4
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hey does anyone know if there is a channel for help with packaging?
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i saw something about that in my rss feeds lately, wait
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hi! i'm still a bit confused about package management system and installing software. if i install a program not in the package management system (like opera), does it appear on the installed packages after install?
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: if you dpkg -i operablablabla.deb, yes
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how do i disable compiz automatically when i start i game?
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start the game in another x server without gnome on it.
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hi. what is the name of the application that is similar to the os x taskbar?
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avant window navigator
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where whould i go to find mouse icons online?
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see the links at the right
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hey can anyone help me find a good desktop recorder for ubuntu all the ones that i have tried wont let me record audio with them
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which did you try?
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is there any way to list all of my installed packages on an ubuntu install, from a live disc?
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you have to chroot then you can use any normal method of listing out stuff
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has canonical uttered a word on the 9.10 upgrade issues so far?
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they aren't isues, they are undocumented features ;)
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how do i see what sdx my usbkey has? is it possible to print all sdx?
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after you plug it in, use dmesg to determine what device it was assigned.
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if i've got 4gb of ram do i really need 8gb of swap?
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sorry, 4gb of swap **
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my desktop has changed appearance to a default gnome look - how can this have happened or how can i get the slick ubuntu look back?
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log out and choose your user, do not enter password and choose 'ubuntu' in the bar at the bottom
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is there a search utility for apt-get?
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apt-cache search
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okay, despite what is in the topic line... is there normally a place on the official ubuntu site that will tell me package versions, similar to www.debian.org/distrib/packages ?
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packages.ubuntu.com
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does anyone know a way to move 1tb from a hard disk that stops responding ever 2-3 minutes and unmounts
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torrent
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what eee have you got? because 10.10 awful freezing for me
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: eee pc 1000h
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alright. do anyone use kde with mac os x theme ?
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its call 'baghira'
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hi all, what was the diference in amd64 and the 386 version again ? i installed the amd64 so will i be lacking many features ?
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well, you can, but it will be harder
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when i delete a file from usb drive, no space is actually freed up on the drive. the file simply vanishes from nautilus. why is this? when i delete the file from windows using vmware, space is actually freed-up on the drive.
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something still has the file open (see `lsof`); once that's closed, the space will be freed
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should i terminate any apps before doing a dist-upgrade?
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no, it'll just close unexpectedly.
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what are you trying to do with cups ?
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admin as a low user on localhost:631
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where do i find gsuko?
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i think you're looking for gksudo
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hi. where can i can change the compiz options in gutsy gibon? i dont see any option...
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sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager i think
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when i use the default gnome bittorrent client am i still seeding to others? i can't find anything that says whether or not others are leeching from me.
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a fair bittorrent client always seeds the others, thats why bittorrent works
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i have the ubuntu 10.04 beta 2. when the 10.04 for-real version comes out, will i be able to upgrade within the beta or will i need to download yet another iso?
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no more iso's.. apt-get will keep you upto date all the way to the final
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i just dist-upgraded to edgy, and now x won't load... it doesn't give any logging at all... anyone know what's up?
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what if you apt-get install x-window-system-core xserver-xorg?
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can someone help me reproduce a bug? it's simple
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i got a sigabrt
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hey all! hows going? uhm, i have a few questions! 1) which ftp client with fxp feature do u suggest? 2) u know... there was this app, with it u can add widgets like... whats the weaether in new york or something... 3) windows supports my monitor (its crappy one) - 1024x768 @ 85 hz, but linux only @ 60 hz, i know that i can reconfigure that.. uh xorg :) but can i edit it with hands? hm, guess thats all
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gftp, gkrellm, /etc/x11/xorg.conf or dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
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hi, does anybody knows how to copy dvds to an iso by command line
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dd if=/dev/hdc of=whatever.iso bs=2048 (may not work with dual layer)
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after i log onto my computer there is a screen that is brown and says ubuntu, nautilus loads, other apps load and i want to what thtat screen is called so i can change the shit brown window ... anyone help?
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you're looking for the splash screen
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is there a way in nautilus to open a terminal in the current folder?
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install nautilus-open-terminal
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please help me - a quick one... what does if [ -z ... ] check in shell programming?
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man test
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how do i unzip lots of files in a directory -- kind of like: for {*.zip} unzip $
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for file in *; do unzip $file; done
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what's the command to show a few lines before and after a result if i'm searching a textfile for something?
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the -n argument for grep will show n lines around the matched string.
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how best to swap make caps lock another ctrl without gnome-keyboard-preferences? i don't use gnome, so changing it there doesn't stick
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you can do it with xmodmap , i don't know the exact syntax though
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any ideas where to start fixing a broken lvm partition? when i try to mount the lvm directly i get following error: wrong fs type, bad superblock on <partition>.. try dmesg
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try this http://www.tcpdump.com/kb/os/linux/configuring-lvm/intro.html
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is there a console based web browser in ubuntu fiesty?
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links, link2, elinks, w3m, lynx
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hello all, does anybody know how to set nondefault location for the desktop (not the home directory)?
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.config/user-dirs.dirs
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hi, can someone tell me where i can find the pidgin conf files? i think it had been something like .gaim in the past...
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chroot
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hi... does anyone know what the command is for launching the software sources gui?
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run alacarte, see what command is executed by the menu entry
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what is the best tool to add id3 tag info to mp3 and ogg files? i have a ton of mp3/ogg files (ripped myself, thank you) and my kid now has a player that displays those tags and now i want to fix them.
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easytag
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my x has gone mad display-wise. how do i recreate an x configuration from my hw?
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sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -phigh
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can i upgrade using the upgrade manager without downloading 850mb if i have the iso?
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you should be able to put the cd info into /etc/apt/sources.list (or similar, gotta love tab)
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is there any command to register the nick?
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/msg nickserv identify <password>
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i've been screwing around with brasero and having various issues, would like to try a new program to see if i have better luck. can anyone recommend their preferred cd/dvd burning software other than brasero that comes stock with ubuntu?
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gnomebaker
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how do i get rid of gpilotd without getting rid of ubuntu-desktop?
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ubuntu-desktop is a dummy package, you can get rid of it a thousand times over and not lose anything important
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hi, is there any irc server with ssl support in ubuntu repositories?
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hybrid's in there, i think it has ssl support compiled in
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hello. i want to crop a small area from a .ps or .pdf file and save as a new gs/pdf on ubuntu. the package pdftk doesn't seem to support this. where can i find some info about those operations? does anyone know an irc channel for postscript/ghostscript related things?
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i don't know, but i think the package flpsed might help. take a look
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could someone do me a favour and remind me, i can't remember the full name of the wireless software i used in previous installs. is it 'madwifi'?
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apt-cache search wifi
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attn all bash h4x0rz: how can i select all inside of the terminal
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ctrl-u?
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after making changes to alsamixer, it will reset to default after reboot. how can i permanently change it?
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add alsa to your startup/shutdown scripts
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when trying to play an avi i can hear the file but the video is blinking and color depth is low, anyone might have the issue to this?
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problem is in vlc also?
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how do i do :w :x in vi?;p
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use apt-cache, not apt-get... apt-cache search something
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hello! how can i add a user to group adm (in order for him to read logs)?
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adduser $user adm?
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how do you load a module again? i forgot
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'sudo modprobe foo'
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so i'm on 64 bit ubu and this proprietary binary needs the 32 bit versions of libraries ... is there a magic apt incantation to get these on here?
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sudo apt-get install libname-foo:i386
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what other guis can i get for ubuntu besides kde and gnome? i'm looking for something low profile and clean. can they be installed via apt-get if i were to do a server install of ubuntu?
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try xubuntu with xfce
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hi - anyone having problems with random freezing of ubuntu?
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possibly...might want to run memtest on your system overnight
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hi, i installed wrong graphics drivers, now my graphics dont work. how do i turn on generic drivers in root (recovery mode)?
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but i generally don't like deleting stuff.. so you can try editting it and under the 'device' section, replace whatever driver is listed with 'vesa'
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anyone know how i can edit the nvidia settings by editing files rather than through the gui?
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edit /etc/x11/xorg.conf, but read up on it before messing around
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hey guys, i have a linux workstation in work and we have a windows fileserver with a couple of shared drives. i need to access these drives from my linux workstation - which is the best/easiest way to do this?
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smbclient
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how can i reconfigure my x server so it detects my video card and let me chose resolution?
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sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
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does anacron poll for changes to anacrontab? or must it be restarted...?
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real time changes
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anyone know how to open multiple programs in single click?
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with a script its possible
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any security tips for using ubuntu right out of the box? should i look for some linux-based anti-virus software out there, or does that come included with the ubuntu distro? any other thoughts about security on ubuntu?
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use firefox with the noscripts plugin and whitelist good sites, disable all scripts by default
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can anybody tell me how to view svg file?
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use inkscape for that
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can anyone ballpark the combined size off all the intrepid deb packages?
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apt-mirror used to be about 32gb for 8.04 ... much more now?
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i have a question how can i get the most out of ubuntu in a virtual machine
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use vmware
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is there a gui tool that controls which services load on boot?
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bum
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what file system should i use as boot partition?
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any as long as your rescue cd can read/write it
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:/ anyother way to get .avi files to work, danag?
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http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org
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how to change the size an image using shotwell photo viewer?
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use gimp.....
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does anyone know if there is a command to tell me how much space is being used inside a directory?
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du -sh is probably easiest
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why can't i resize images to arbitrary small sizes in eye of gnome? it always has a minimum width and height, and it is annoying.
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what about feh ?
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anyone know why i get a blank screen on the install cd?
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your graphics card isn't supported so well. try the safe graphics boot option.
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can anyone recommend a client for msn im? i can't get empathy, kopete or emesene to connect... once upon a time empathy worked but for whatever i can't get it work with msn now
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pidgin works fine for me
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english help wanted: what is the name of the last menu item in the 'sound preferences' dialog gnome main menu system > preferences > sound (sound preferences) > devices? is it 'given mixer trace'?
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default mixer tracks
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is there a place where to put my own icons so that they can be seen in unity or file associations (referenced from a desktop file)?
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/usr/share/pixmaps/xxy
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hi all. quick question, is there a simple way to determine which version of ubuntu is running on a machine from a shell?
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lsb_release -c -d
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hi guys i need a help. i want to download video from site what to do. i am using firefox
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use videodownload helper from recommended addons of mozilla
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is the ntfs support in 7.04 limited to read-only? (i'm booted up as livecd)
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you can install software in the live disk.
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good evening. there is some package in the ubuntu repo, which seems slightly out-of-date, and a newer version of the software with security updates was released. is there some way i can help/notify the downstream devs, for instance by flagging the package out-of-date?
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theres teh backports and other repositories that may have the updates.
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what is the difference between /dev/hdb and /dev/sda?
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ide bus*
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hi guys, i just installed ubuntu but i couldn't connect to the internet through my router. it detected my nic card but it doesn't connect
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there are a millions reasons why that might happen.
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what's atm in this context...?
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at the moment
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does the 'cp' command maintain permissions/ownership, etc of files ?
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it can, if you use the -p flag.
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is there anyone in here that regularly needs programming work done? - even if you don't have an opening at this time, i would really like to send you my resume for the future
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have you tried searching on pscode.com
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