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anyone here have a radeon 8500 with tv-out working?	ubotu is a bot or is automated
updated to 10.04 and now i have no sound in firefox (youtube etc.) what to do?	in sound check if sound is enabled
after having switched from an nvidia card to an old ati card (which lacks fglrx driver support), i'm trying to get glx working. in my xorg log, i'm getting: 'failed to initialize glx extension (compatible nvidia x driver not found)', even after completely removing the nvidia binary drivers. anyone have any pointers?	/etc/x11/xorg.conf
which channel do ubuntu guys usually hang around in? for fun? (no support and serious stuff)	this is all i chat on
hello, how to restart the x-server with the command line (like ctrl+alt+bkspc)?	sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
hi how do i know where i installed jdk1.6	try sudo updatedb, then locate jdk
how do i force close a application that is not working	there's also a panel applet you can add
does anyone know of freenx packages for hardy? i'm having a hell of a time finding soem that'll work, and setting up freenx by hand sucks	ubotu seems to be silent -- have you seen https://help.ubuntu.com/community/freenx ?
verdict on nspluginwrapper?	nspluginwrapper works great for me
is there a way to configure how big a gnome terminal will be when you open it?	actually, --geometry's explained better in the x manpage, which doesn't seem to be installed by default. see http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/jaunty/en/man7/x.7.html if you want it.
ok so sudo <command> works great but is there a way to open terminal where everything is as root?	sudo xterm
hi! i have some problem with a simple c++ code relating to writing output to files. basicly i try to write something to file, but the output is 0-sized. permission are set ok and if the file is not there it gets created. code is right here: http://www.nopaste.pl/4ck and there are a few comments (in red) as what the program should do. can anyone help me?	this is not a dev channel, you'll have more luck there
hello. i have a custom built computer with a ati radeon 4870x2, and the integrated card is a radeon 3300. on ubuntu 9.10 x64, the 4870x2 worked perfectly. i did a clean install of 10.04 and now the 4870x2 won't work with my tv anymore. what's worse is that while the integrated card works, ubuntu seems to think that it is an nvidia card. anyone have any thoughts?	could you pastebin the output of 'lspci'?
is the jaunty alternate install cd still a live cd?	the alternate was never a livecd
wouldnt it be a good idea to include a built in 'format' option on context menu on a external mounted drive. similar to w******?	it's web-based. they offer the twitter api for writing desktop clients.
.... 3d acceleration on my ati radeon 8500le card just stopped working after i had configured x to use two monitors. the monitor things works great, but now my 3d doesn't work.. =/ anyone know what to do?	can you set up two different sized monitors in a fashion something like extend desktop in windows xp
a silly question here but if i install a software on gnome will i be able to still acess it from kde? is the difference between gnome and kde only interface-wise or more than that. thanks	yes you can use them on either
where can i get a backport of the new screen-profiles package?	https://launchpad.net/~screen-profiles/+archive/ppa
hi how do i update gutsy to the latest gnome?	if you really want that, look up jhbuild . but doing it is beyond this channel's support
well? does anyone here know how i could open a port on 6600 using only the console...	there is a package called fwbuilder. you can run it locally and upload the file to your server...
hi, i've just installed ubuntu 9.04 - can i run update? there is 261 updates - i'm just afraid, if my packages aren't going to downgrade (to 8.10).	it won't downgrade, but you should be aware that 9.04 isn't stable. there may be things that completely break the desktop on a regular basis
i want to install gtk and all needed packages for gui programming with c and gtk+. what command should i use ? can i use apt-get?	of course you can use apt-get
where can i get knowledge about linux system files, it architecture i mean how the windows has system files,windows file the program file etc	oreilly has books about that
can anyone help me with the lack of 'strings' command in terminal?	binutils is not installed by default. install it.
how come #locate finds a file that is not on the folder it points to?	sudo updatedb
hello? i need envelope printing	refer to http://ubuntuliving.blogspot.com/2008/06/printing-envelopes.html
quick question: does anybody know the environment variable that sets the system's default text editor? i went 'crontab -e' and it brought up vim, which i'm still completely confused about.	editor
does anybody have a recommendation for a backup application?	i use clonzilla for full clones, but grsync for home.
i have another question. actually i'llhave two, but i'll do one at a time. any reason why dvi wont work on this card but hdmi does?	i see there is a setting in /etc/x11/xorg.conf to activate dvi find the line that says section 'screen' insert a new line that says option 'usedisplaydevice' 'dfp'. as seen in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/binarydriverhowto/nvidia
does do-release-upgrade only do one release-upgrade at one time? currently i'd like to use it to do a direct update from maverick to oneiric, but all it offers is natty	yes, only one release at a time.
jeruvy, actionparsnip: really? hm, then i guess i should try installing 32 bit. do i need the special kernel to use all of my 4 gigs of ram on 32bit?	fyi pae is a 'hack' it does allow more then 3.2gb ram to be addressed, but not my any one program (usually not an issue)
how do i get a trash icon on the desktop (gnome) that i can drag things to? if i make a launcher 'nautilus trash:', it won't let me drag things to it to delete them.	gconf-editor
this is probably as much a linux question as an unbuntu question but i have an unbuntu box as part of my local network. i want to be able to shell into it. how can i set that up?	apt-get install ssh
hey, does anyone know how i can create a file of size x?	like for a 10mb file: dd if=/dev/zero of=myfile bs=1024 count=10240 ?
when i'm filling in info in a prompt. i get '^h^h^h^[^[[d^' when i try to backspace. how do i backspace in this case?	my guess is it doesnt support backspacing
sup dr_willis . ;-) how is your day going?	this day is now over.. :) grandbaby is in bed.. now grandpa is going to bed.
let me know best mp3 player app. as winamp.	use synaptic, it's more fun
i have a monitor connected to a server, i want to be able to control whats on it via ssh. i was thinking best solution would probably be using screen or tmux. would any body have other opinions? and if that is the way to go, can i configure either to drop into a screen/tmux session at startup automaticly?	i run tmux on servers i maintain. just setup an alias to 'autossh -t tmux a' once tmux is running and that's about it
does imap store messages locally like pop3 does? just wondering the best way to setup gmail on evolution	imap is certainly more suited to remote-only storage than pop3, though
hello, can anyone tell me when the newrelease snaptshot after feisty (7.10) will be released and how it is called, thanks !	expect it around april end
question: is ubuntustudio a complete os installation? i currently have ubuntu installed but just learned about ubuntustudio, how can i get this on my box.	sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-desktop
hello. is /tmp cleaned upon every reboot?	yes i believe
when y'all get done with that, i have a question about x11 forwarding and i'm not even sure how to google about it: i ssh -y from my hardy box into another box (fedora) and try to run firefox. i get firefox running on my local machine, not the remote machine. is ubuntu trying to outsmart me?	lol, means your probably not connected to the remote machine when you issue the command
hi, i can't connet to 10.* ip addresses while i am able to connect 144.* in a lan.	routing
hi there. can anyone shed light on what kworker is, why it spawns so many processes, and why it causes so many kernel wakeups? i know it was introduced recently in the newer kernel build but i am unable to find any real information on what it is, what it's for, and if i should be concerned about the previously stated issues with it.	http://lwn.net/articles/403891/
is it possible to use the autodetection for proprietary graphicsdriver on cli ( or automatically in a script)? i just wonder if i have to setup my own detection script or if i can use ubuntu scripts.	jockey-text may help you
where in gnome can i manage my desktop/workplace?	you can just drag and drop icons
is there an option in xchat to not show joins/quits in the channel window?	/set irc_conf_mode 1
i was looking up how to set up my webcam/mic and i ran into a problem. when i run ls /dev/audio* nothing is returned	/dev/snd/*
how do you add folders to the places menu?	go to da folder of your choice and click on add ookmark
what's the recommanded single partition size to install a default ubuntu?	i estimate 1.8 gig
greetings. any consice online reference for grub 1.98 as installed on ubuntu 10.04 ? i need to do two things. remove a menu entry and pass options to different os kernel ( os x, this is a hackintosh box also. i sort of got the hang of editing raw grub.conf files on gentoo... but this distro seems to script everything	/etc/default/grub
can anyone hear me?	yes you are alive
are you sure he even has some atheros card? the specs for his model only indicate either intel or boradcom adapters	as it stands he has an atheros ar24x
hey i got a question about evolution, i added some icals to it, and i am wondering if you need to open evolution for the calendars to get updated or is it done in the background? it's kind of cool that if you click on the clock it'll show your appointments.	as long as evolution data server is running
l3top i just tried fn + monitor key (f7 on mine) but that didn't do anything. my monitor doesn't detect any signal.	may have to add another screen in xorg.conf
is there a command that i can use to burn an iso to cd from the terminal?	cdrecord
hi all, someone could tell me how to compile this? http://ar.linux.it/software/gunzets/	thats xserver-xfree86
so where to get ubuntu ?	cdimages.ubuntu.com
what is the default movie player for ubuntu 6.06? (i know it was totem for 5.10)	totem
what does 'backports' mean in detail ? are 'backports' the plain debian packages ?	so newer versions of things in hoary, mostly
excuse me, i'm using a thinkpad r61 laptop. according to lsmod, the wireless iwl3945 module is loaded. however, when i click on the network manager it says 'wireless disabled'. any ideas?	i have the same laptop :)
hi, anyone know how to install the 6.06 beta live cd on a usb stick?	see if there's an installer on the live cd, fourm said it will be developed to final version
how to use blackberry with ubuntu? like: installing software, backup address book...?	could try this thread - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=190938
anyone have a public dns server ip they can give me?	208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220
how to find out if i have a 32 or 64bit system?	'uname -a'. that will tell you if your os is 32 or 64bit.
is there a shortcut key in the terminal to repeat last typed word?	am i too late? 'ctrl-w ctrl-y ctrl-y' does ;)
if i do lsmod how do i decifer what item is concurrent with what hardware?	lspci -k
what is the loopback interface? (lo)	important. it's a virtual networking device that allows networking applications to communication on your system, to yoursystem.
what wm/de do you guys use/prefer	i prefer fluxbox
i added to the ubuntu 7.10 grub kernel line the boot parameter 'vga=791' and rebootet. now (http://ubuntuusers.de/paste/19063/) all consoles are black. what went wrong?	haven't had a chance to troubleshoot it yet
is there a good mpg video editor?	pitivi or avidemux
does anyone know why mplayer isn't available for me? i think i have my multiverse repositories enabled as well.	did you search for mozilla-mplayer
quick q... whats normal ssh server to install on ubuntu to enable ssh logins? openssh? or is there another thats more often used	thats the normal one
i'm considering installing x86 ubuntu on my amd64 box to avoid the trouble. how much would the performance degrade?	use the 686 kernel for best results (after the install, you can upgrade the kernel)
when i try to play a dvd in totem, it says that some plugins are missing - where do i find these plugins?	you can find it by synaptic
what do i need to use to setup a proxy server locally, that patches connections through to another proxy server i have access to on the net?	read the link?
is there a way to make gaim open links in my firefox 1.5 beta 2 instead of the normal firefox 1.0.7?	system -> preferences -> preferred applications
hey all, i use 'last [user] -a' command to check the last login/logouts of a user.. but it only shows me the history back to the 2nd of june	see your wtmp.x files in /var/log. use last -f /var/log/wtmp.1 for example
i have a question regarding thunderbird -- can i create a folder and make all mail from someone go automaticaly to that folder?	yes, use filtering.
q: is there any application that can find duplicate files (exact match) for ubuntu, perhaps even one that can even look into archives like .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 for this purpose?	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fdupes this also list other candidates
anybody know how to set boot parameter to config full width text console, i am using a 16:9 lcd	vga=ask
wo gibts ne original sources.list fr dapper?	/usr/share/ubuntu-docs/ubuntu/serverguide/sample/sources.list
is there a gui that works for p7zip on a 64bit system?	lucid
ok, so i am trying to learn a computer language. what should be the first 1 i learn? i basicly want to be able to create and host a website, also build my own apps (like small games, and such) best approach? i have no past exp at all. im almost 20yrs old. what can i do?	i suggest python if this is the first language you've ever learned. it probably has the shallowest learning curve and the most uniform syntax.
q?: anyone know how i can get my computer to stop going to the grub?	http://www.ubuntugeek.com/show-and-hide-the-grub-menu-on-ubuntu.html
i can never remember what package makeinfo is in	texinfo
anybody know if links in an e-mail not opening in firefox unless it's already opened is a known bug?	that's not really a bug... you need to associate an e-mail client first... somewhere in firefox or the desktop manager itself
anyone know why totem-xine crashes if i loop my playlist?	try xine-ui - it seems a bit more stable to me
hello. how could i send a txt file to my 'cut buffer'? is there something like: cat foo.txt \| 'sendtocutbuffer'?	there is an utility for that, i anot sure if it's 'xclip'
when i change settings in /etc/resolve.conf, something resets the file periodically. where am i supposed to configure name resolution stuff?	fixing your router config (if applicable). otherwise you can set up resolv.conf as you want then 'sudo chattr +i /etc/resolv/conf' which makes it immutable (even root can't change it - until 'chattr -i')
wine is randomly losing sound when im playing diablo lod, any ideas how to fix this?	kick arse, d2 lod, so many years ago i played that :)
can someone recommend a wireless nic .. i'm getting a new one, and i want one that just works with ubuntu..	my broadcomm 43xx works good, but i hear the intel 2200 bg is good too
after sudo apt-get install apache2, where is the htdocs?	/var/www
can anyone point me to a guide, how-to or a forum that has info on upgrading from warty to hoary ?	www.ubuntulinux.org/support/releasenotes504/
how can i change my updatemanager to look for development releases instead of stable releases (in particular the wine package)	add the wine repos
hi. i came from windows, there is a 'perfomance viewer'. ubuntu have one?	probably the 'system monitor'?
hello man. that was a no go. i think. i pressed esc when grub started the countown, came in to this little box. entered the top choice, made a new line with vga=ask. and then i pressed the letter that was for boot.	you were in the right place, you don't make a new line, you add to the end of you 'kernel .... ' line
how do i install the bzlib header files	apt-get install libbz2-dev
what's the fastest way to make the system beep?	load a terminal and push backspace on the keyboard?

anyone here have a radeon 8500 with tv-out working?

ubotu is a bot or is automated

updated to 10.04 and now i have no sound in firefox (youtube etc.) what to do?

in sound check if sound is enabled

after having switched from an nvidia card to an old ati card (which lacks fglrx driver support), i'm trying to get glx working. in my xorg log, i'm getting: 'failed to initialize glx extension (compatible nvidia x driver not found)', even after completely removing the nvidia binary drivers. anyone have any pointers?

/etc/x11/xorg.conf

which channel do ubuntu guys usually hang around in? for fun? (no support and serious stuff)

this is all i chat on

hello, how to restart the x-server with the command line (like ctrl+alt+bkspc)?

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart

hi how do i know where i installed jdk1.6

try sudo updatedb, then locate jdk

how do i force close a application that is not working

there's also a panel applet you can add

does anyone know of freenx packages for hardy? i'm having a hell of a time finding soem that'll work, and setting up freenx by hand sucks

ubotu seems to be silent -- have you seen https://help.ubuntu.com/community/freenx ?

verdict on nspluginwrapper?

nspluginwrapper works great for me

is there a way to configure how big a gnome terminal will be when you open it?

actually, --geometry's explained better in the x manpage, which doesn't seem to be installed by default. see http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/jaunty/en/man7/x.7.html if you want it.

ok so sudo <command> works great but is there a way to open terminal where everything is as root?

sudo xterm

hi! i have some problem with a simple c++ code relating to writing output to files. basicly i try to write something to file, but the output is 0-sized. permission are set ok and if the file is not there it gets created. code is right here: http://www.nopaste.pl/4ck and there are a few comments (in red) as what the program should do. can anyone help me?

this is not a dev channel, you'll have more luck there

hello. i have a custom built computer with a ati radeon 4870x2, and the integrated card is a radeon 3300. on ubuntu 9.10 x64, the 4870x2 worked perfectly. i did a clean install of 10.04 and now the 4870x2 won't work with my tv anymore. what's worse is that while the integrated card works, ubuntu seems to think that it is an nvidia card. anyone have any thoughts?

could you pastebin the output of 'lspci'?

is the jaunty alternate install cd still a live cd?

the alternate was never a livecd

wouldnt it be a good idea to include a built in 'format' option on context menu on a external mounted drive. similar to w******?

it's web-based. they offer the twitter api for writing desktop clients.

.... 3d acceleration on my ati radeon 8500le card just stopped working after i had configured x to use two monitors. the monitor things works great, but now my 3d doesn't work.. =/ anyone know what to do?

can you set up two different sized monitors in a fashion something like extend desktop in windows xp

a silly question here but if i install a software on gnome will i be able to still acess it from kde? is the difference between gnome and kde only interface-wise or more than that. thanks

yes you can use them on either

where can i get a backport of the new screen-profiles package?

https://launchpad.net/~screen-profiles/+archive/ppa

hi how do i update gutsy to the latest gnome?

if you really want that, look up jhbuild . but doing it is beyond this channel's support

well? does anyone here know how i could open a port on 6600 using only the console...

there is a package called fwbuilder. you can run it locally and upload the file to your server...

hi, i've just installed ubuntu 9.04 - can i run update? there is 261 updates - i'm just afraid, if my packages aren't going to downgrade (to 8.10).

it won't downgrade, but you should be aware that 9.04 isn't stable. there may be things that completely break the desktop on a regular basis

i want to install gtk and all needed packages for gui programming with c and gtk+. what command should i use ? can i use apt-get?

of course you can use apt-get

where can i get knowledge about linux system files, it architecture i mean how the windows has system files,windows file the program file etc

oreilly has books about that

can anyone help me with the lack of 'strings' command in terminal?

binutils is not installed by default. install it.

how come #locate finds a file that is not on the folder it points to?

sudo updatedb

hello? i need envelope printing

refer to http://ubuntuliving.blogspot.com/2008/06/printing-envelopes.html

quick question: does anybody know the environment variable that sets the system's default text editor? i went 'crontab -e' and it brought up vim, which i'm still completely confused about.

editor

does anybody have a recommendation for a backup application?

i use clonzilla for full clones, but grsync for home.

i have another question. actually i'llhave two, but i'll do one at a time. any reason why dvi wont work on this card but hdmi does?

i see there is a setting in /etc/x11/xorg.conf to activate dvi find the line that says section 'screen' insert a new line that says option 'usedisplaydevice' 'dfp'. as seen in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/binarydriverhowto/nvidia

does do-release-upgrade only do one release-upgrade at one time? currently i'd like to use it to do a direct update from maverick to oneiric, but all it offers is natty

yes, only one release at a time.

jeruvy, actionparsnip: really? hm, then i guess i should try installing 32 bit. do i need the special kernel to use all of my 4 gigs of ram on 32bit?

fyi pae is a 'hack' it does allow more then 3.2gb ram to be addressed, but not my any one program (usually not an issue)

how do i get a trash icon on the desktop (gnome) that i can drag things to? if i make a launcher 'nautilus trash:', it won't let me drag things to it to delete them.

gconf-editor

this is probably as much a linux question as an unbuntu question but i have an unbuntu box as part of my local network. i want to be able to shell into it. how can i set that up?

apt-get install ssh

hey, does anyone know how i can create a file of size x?

like for a 10mb file: dd if=/dev/zero of=myfile bs=1024 count=10240 ?

when i'm filling in info in a prompt. i get '^h^h^h^[^[[d^' when i try to backspace. how do i backspace in this case?

my guess is it doesnt support backspacing

sup dr_willis . ;-) how is your day going?

this day is now over.. :) grandbaby is in bed.. now grandpa is going to bed.

let me know best mp3 player app. as winamp.

use synaptic, it's more fun

i have a monitor connected to a server, i want to be able to control whats on it via ssh. i was thinking best solution would probably be using screen or tmux. would any body have other opinions? and if that is the way to go, can i configure either to drop into a screen/tmux session at startup automaticly?

i run tmux on servers i maintain. just setup an alias to 'autossh -t tmux a' once tmux is running and that's about it

does imap store messages locally like pop3 does? just wondering the best way to setup gmail on evolution

imap is certainly more suited to remote-only storage than pop3, though

hello, can anyone tell me when the newrelease snaptshot after feisty (7.10) will be released and how it is called, thanks !

expect it around april end

question: is ubuntustudio a complete os installation? i currently have ubuntu installed but just learned about ubuntustudio, how can i get this on my box.

sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-desktop

hello. is /tmp cleaned upon every reboot?

yes i believe

when y'all get done with that, i have a question about x11 forwarding and i'm not even sure how to google about it: i ssh -y from my hardy box into another box (fedora) and try to run firefox. i get firefox running on my local machine, not the remote machine. is ubuntu trying to outsmart me?

lol, means your probably not connected to the remote machine when you issue the command

hi, i can't connet to 10.* ip addresses while i am able to connect 144.* in a lan.

routing

hi there. can anyone shed light on what kworker is, why it spawns so many processes, and why it causes so many kernel wakeups? i know it was introduced recently in the newer kernel build but i am unable to find any real information on what it is, what it's for, and if i should be concerned about the previously stated issues with it.

http://lwn.net/articles/403891/

is it possible to use the autodetection for proprietary graphicsdriver on cli ( or automatically in a script)? i just wonder if i have to setup my own detection script or if i can use ubuntu scripts.

jockey-text may help you

where in gnome can i manage my desktop/workplace?

you can just drag and drop icons

is there an option in xchat to not show joins/quits in the channel window?

/set irc_conf_mode 1

i was looking up how to set up my webcam/mic and i ran into a problem. when i run ls /dev/audio* nothing is returned

/dev/snd/*

how do you add folders to the places menu?

go to da folder of your choice and click on add ookmark

what's the recommanded single partition size to install a default ubuntu?

i estimate 1.8 gig

greetings. any consice online reference for grub 1.98 as installed on ubuntu 10.04 ? i need to do two things. remove a menu entry and pass options to different os kernel ( os x, this is a hackintosh box also. i sort of got the hang of editing raw grub.conf files on gentoo... but this distro seems to script everything

/etc/default/grub

can anyone hear me?

yes you are alive

are you sure he even has some atheros card? the specs for his model only indicate either intel or boradcom adapters

as it stands he has an atheros ar24x

hey i got a question about evolution, i added some icals to it, and i am wondering if you need to open evolution for the calendars to get updated or is it done in the background? it's kind of cool that if you click on the clock it'll show your appointments.

as long as evolution data server is running

l3top i just tried fn + monitor key (f7 on mine) but that didn't do anything. my monitor doesn't detect any signal.

may have to add another screen in xorg.conf

is there a command that i can use to burn an iso to cd from the terminal?

cdrecord

hi all, someone could tell me how to compile this? http://ar.linux.it/software/gunzets/

thats xserver-xfree86

so where to get ubuntu ?

cdimages.ubuntu.com

what is the default movie player for ubuntu 6.06? (i know it was totem for 5.10)

totem

what does 'backports' mean in detail ? are 'backports' the plain debian packages ?

so newer versions of things in hoary, mostly

excuse me, i'm using a thinkpad r61 laptop. according to lsmod, the wireless iwl3945 module is loaded. however, when i click on the network manager it says 'wireless disabled'. any ideas?

i have the same laptop :)

hi, anyone know how to install the 6.06 beta live cd on a usb stick?

see if there's an installer on the live cd, fourm said it will be developed to final version

how to use blackberry with ubuntu? like: installing software, backup address book...?

could try this thread - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=190938

anyone have a public dns server ip they can give me?

208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220

how to find out if i have a 32 or 64bit system?

'uname -a'. that will tell you if your os is 32 or 64bit.

is there a shortcut key in the terminal to repeat last typed word?

am i too late? 'ctrl-w ctrl-y ctrl-y' does ;)

if i do lsmod how do i decifer what item is concurrent with what hardware?

lspci -k

what is the loopback interface? (lo)

important. it's a virtual networking device that allows networking applications to communication on your system, to yoursystem.

what wm/de do you guys use/prefer

i prefer fluxbox

i added to the ubuntu 7.10 grub kernel line the boot parameter 'vga=791' and rebootet. now (http://ubuntuusers.de/paste/19063/) all consoles are black. what went wrong?

haven't had a chance to troubleshoot it yet

is there a good mpg video editor?

pitivi or avidemux

does anyone know why mplayer isn't available for me? i think i have my multiverse repositories enabled as well.

did you search for mozilla-mplayer

quick q... whats normal ssh server to install on ubuntu to enable ssh logins? openssh? or is there another thats more often used

thats the normal one

i'm considering installing x86 ubuntu on my amd64 box to avoid the trouble. how much would the performance degrade?

use the 686 kernel for best results (after the install, you can upgrade the kernel)

when i try to play a dvd in totem, it says that some plugins are missing - where do i find these plugins?

you can find it by synaptic

what do i need to use to setup a proxy server locally, that patches connections through to another proxy server i have access to on the net?

read the link?

is there a way to make gaim open links in my firefox 1.5 beta 2 instead of the normal firefox 1.0.7?

system -> preferences -> preferred applications

hey all, i use 'last [user] -a' command to check the last login/logouts of a user.. but it only shows me the history back to the 2nd of june

see your wtmp.x files in /var/log. use last -f /var/log/wtmp.1 for example

i have a question regarding thunderbird -- can i create a folder and make all mail from someone go automaticaly to that folder?

yes, use filtering.

q: is there any application that can find duplicate files (exact match) for ubuntu, perhaps even one that can even look into archives like .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 for this purpose?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fdupes this also list other candidates

anybody know how to set boot parameter to config full width text console, i am using a 16:9 lcd

vga=ask

wo gibts ne original sources.list fr dapper?

/usr/share/ubuntu-docs/ubuntu/serverguide/sample/sources.list

is there a gui that works for p7zip on a 64bit system?

lucid

ok, so i am trying to learn a computer language. what should be the first 1 i learn? i basicly want to be able to create and host a website, also build my own apps (like small games, and such) best approach? i have no past exp at all. im almost 20yrs old. what can i do?

i suggest python if this is the first language you've ever learned. it probably has the shallowest learning curve and the most uniform syntax.

q?: anyone know how i can get my computer to stop going to the grub?

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/show-and-hide-the-grub-menu-on-ubuntu.html

i can never remember what package makeinfo is in

texinfo

anybody know if links in an e-mail not opening in firefox unless it's already opened is a known bug?

that's not really a bug... you need to associate an e-mail client first... somewhere in firefox or the desktop manager itself

anyone know why totem-xine crashes if i loop my playlist?

try xine-ui - it seems a bit more stable to me

hello. how could i send a txt file to my 'cut buffer'? is there something like: cat foo.txt | 'sendtocutbuffer'?

there is an utility for that, i anot sure if it's 'xclip'

when i change settings in /etc/resolve.conf, something resets the file periodically. where am i supposed to configure name resolution stuff?

fixing your router config (if applicable). otherwise you can set up resolv.conf as you want then 'sudo chattr +i /etc/resolv/conf' which makes it immutable (even root can't change it - until 'chattr -i')

wine is randomly losing sound when im playing diablo lod, any ideas how to fix this?

kick arse, d2 lod, so many years ago i played that :)

can someone recommend a wireless nic .. i'm getting a new one, and i want one that just works with ubuntu..

my broadcomm 43xx works good, but i hear the intel 2200 bg is good too

after sudo apt-get install apache2, where is the htdocs?

/var/www

can anyone point me to a guide, how-to or a forum that has info on upgrading from warty to hoary ?

www.ubuntulinux.org/support/releasenotes504/

how can i change my updatemanager to look for development releases instead of stable releases (in particular the wine package)

add the wine repos

hi. i came from windows, there is a 'perfomance viewer'. ubuntu have one?

probably the 'system monitor'?

hello man. that was a no go. i think. i pressed esc when grub started the countown, came in to this little box. entered the top choice, made a new line with vga=ask. and then i pressed the letter that was for boot.

you were in the right place, you don't make a new line, you add to the end of you 'kernel .... ' line

how do i install the bzlib header files

apt-get install libbz2-dev

what's the fastest way to make the system beep?

load a terminal and push backspace on the keyboard?