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anyone knows how to connect to xp using remote desktop connection from your ubuntu box?
install rdesktop, or do what asulutzy said. :)
how do i install new packages with ubuntu? with apt-get?
apt-get or synaptic (gui)
i need to convert some .doc and .pdf files to .epub ... anything that will do this?
check out calibre
i've got a noob question: how do i load those icon sets (is there a directory i need to extract everything to?)
normally you just drop the archove on the themes control pannel window
what's the command to view current cpu and memory usage?
but install htop. it's far better imo.
hey guys, is there any way to update ubuntu while being on it?
run apt-get update && apt-get upgrade and thats it
is there an ubuntu deb for firefox 3.5 yet?
no, but it is apparently being worked on.
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
tried mv?
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
(and then run sudo apt-get update after you do that)
do you know of a sophtware that i can read and write sms with under ubuntu?
i once had a gnome thing that did that to my nokia phone
hi, im running beryl and i have no window borders, how do i get them back?
try right clicking the beryl icon and hitting 'reload window decorator'
hello, is there a faxing tool (preferably a simple command line tool) in ubuntu ?
efax
how can you tell what video care you have using the command line?
wubi?
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?
right click on the panels at the bottom and set it for 4
hey does anyone know if there is a channel for help with packaging?
i saw something about that in my rss feeds lately, wait
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?
: if you dpkg -i operablablabla.deb, yes
how do i disable compiz automatically when i start i game?
start the game in another x server without gnome on it.
hi. what is the name of the application that is similar to the os x taskbar?
avant window navigator
where whould i go to find mouse icons online?
see the links at the right
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
which did you try?
is there any way to list all of my installed packages on an ubuntu install, from a live disc?
you have to chroot then you can use any normal method of listing out stuff
has canonical uttered a word on the 9.10 upgrade issues so far?
they aren't isues, they are undocumented features ;)
how do i see what sdx my usbkey has? is it possible to print all sdx?
after you plug it in, use dmesg to determine what device it was assigned.
if i've got 4gb of ram do i really need 8gb of swap?
sorry, 4gb of swap **
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?
log out and choose your user, do not enter password and choose 'ubuntu' in the bar at the bottom
is there a search utility for apt-get?
apt-cache search
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 ?
packages.ubuntu.com
does anyone know a way to move 1tb from a hard disk that stops responding ever 2-3 minutes and unmounts
torrent
what eee have you got? because 10.10 awful freezing for me
: eee pc 1000h
alright. do anyone use kde with mac os x theme ?
its call 'baghira'
hi all, what was the diference in amd64 and the 386 version again ? i installed the amd64 so will i be lacking many features ?
well, you can, but it will be harder
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.
something still has the file open (see `lsof`); once that's closed, the space will be freed
should i terminate any apps before doing a dist-upgrade?
no, it'll just close unexpectedly.
what are you trying to do with cups ?
admin as a low user on localhost:631
where do i find gsuko?
i think you're looking for gksudo
hi. where can i can change the compiz options in gutsy gibon? i dont see any option...
sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager i think
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.
a fair bittorrent client always seeds the others, thats why bittorrent works
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?
no more iso's.. apt-get will keep you upto date all the way to the final
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?
what if you apt-get install x-window-system-core xserver-xorg?
can someone help me reproduce a bug? it's simple
i got a sigabrt
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
gftp, gkrellm, /etc/x11/xorg.conf or dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
hi, does anybody knows how to copy dvds to an iso by command line
dd if=/dev/hdc of=whatever.iso bs=2048 (may not work with dual layer)
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?
you're looking for the splash screen
is there a way in nautilus to open a terminal in the current folder?
install nautilus-open-terminal
please help me - a quick one... what does if [ -z ... ] check in shell programming?
man test
how do i unzip lots of files in a directory -- kind of like: for {*.zip} unzip $
for file in *; do unzip $file; done
what's the command to show a few lines before and after a result if i'm searching a textfile for something?
the -n argument for grep will show n lines around the matched string.
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
you can do it with xmodmap , i don't know the exact syntax though
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
try this http://www.tcpdump.com/kb/os/linux/configuring-lvm/intro.html
is there a console based web browser in ubuntu fiesty?
links, link2, elinks, w3m, lynx
hello all, does anybody know how to set nondefault location for the desktop (not the home directory)?
.config/user-dirs.dirs
hi, can someone tell me where i can find the pidgin conf files? i think it had been something like .gaim in the past...
chroot
hi... does anyone know what the command is for launching the software sources gui?
run alacarte, see what command is executed by the menu entry
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.
easytag
my x has gone mad display-wise. how do i recreate an x configuration from my hw?
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -phigh
can i upgrade using the upgrade manager without downloading 850mb if i have the iso?
you should be able to put the cd info into /etc/apt/sources.list (or similar, gotta love tab)
is there any command to register the nick?
/msg nickserv identify <password>
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?
gnomebaker
how do i get rid of gpilotd without getting rid of ubuntu-desktop?
ubuntu-desktop is a dummy package, you can get rid of it a thousand times over and not lose anything important
hi, is there any irc server with ssl support in ubuntu repositories?
hybrid's in there, i think it has ssl support compiled in
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?
i don't know, but i think the package flpsed might help. take a look
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'?
apt-cache search wifi
attn all bash h4x0rz: how can i select all inside of the terminal
ctrl-u?
after making changes to alsamixer, it will reset to default after reboot. how can i permanently change it?
add alsa to your startup/shutdown scripts
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?
problem is in vlc also?
how do i do :w :x in vi?;p
use apt-cache, not apt-get... apt-cache search something
hello! how can i add a user to group adm (in order for him to read logs)?
adduser $user adm?
how do you load a module again? i forgot
'sudo modprobe foo'
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?
sudo apt-get install libname-foo:i386
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?
try xubuntu with xfce
hi - anyone having problems with random freezing of ubuntu?
possibly...might want to run memtest on your system overnight
hi, i installed wrong graphics drivers, now my graphics dont work. how do i turn on generic drivers in root (recovery mode)?
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'
anyone know how i can edit the nvidia settings by editing files rather than through the gui?
edit /etc/x11/xorg.conf, but read up on it before messing around
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?
smbclient
how can i reconfigure my x server so it detects my video card and let me chose resolution?
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
does anacron poll for changes to anacrontab? or must it be restarted...?
real time changes
anyone know how to open multiple programs in single click?
with a script its possible
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?
use firefox with the noscripts plugin and whitelist good sites, disable all scripts by default
can anybody tell me how to view svg file?
use inkscape for that
can anyone ballpark the combined size off all the intrepid deb packages?
apt-mirror used to be about 32gb for 8.04 ... much more now?
i have a question how can i get the most out of ubuntu in a virtual machine
use vmware
is there a gui tool that controls which services load on boot?
bum
what file system should i use as boot partition?
any as long as your rescue cd can read/write it
:/ anyother way to get .avi files to work, danag?
http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org
how to change the size an image using shotwell photo viewer?
use gimp.....
does anyone know if there is a command to tell me how much space is being used inside a directory?
du -sh is probably easiest
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.
what about feh ?
anyone know why i get a blank screen on the install cd?
your graphics card isn't supported so well. try the safe graphics boot option.
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
pidgin works fine for me
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'?
default mixer tracks
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)?
/usr/share/pixmaps/xxy
hi all. quick question, is there a simple way to determine which version of ubuntu is running on a machine from a shell?
lsb_release -c -d
hi guys i need a help. i want to download video from site what to do. i am using firefox
use videodownload helper from recommended addons of mozilla
is the ntfs support in 7.04 limited to read-only? (i'm booted up as livecd)
you can install software in the live disk.
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?
theres teh backports and other repositories that may have the updates.
what is the difference between /dev/hdb and /dev/sda?
ide bus*
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
there are a millions reasons why that might happen.
what's atm in this context...?
at the moment
does the 'cp' command maintain permissions/ownership, etc of files ?
it can, if you use the -p flag.
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
have you tried searching on pscode.com