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if i download a .deb package from somewhere where do i put it in order to be able to install it? | you can put it anywhere and use the command 'sudo dpkg -i whatever.deb' to install |
hiya how can i create the shortcut that allows me to type 'oowriter' to the run application menu (alt+f2) and have that launch openoffice.org2.2 -writer ? | sudo ln -s $(which openoffice.org2.2-writer) /usr/local/bin/oowriter |
what's the gui text editor that comes with ubuntu? | gedit |
hello, i'm having a problem. i shut down the computer normally, but it now won't come back into gnome. login page looks fine and i log in, but box that show nautilus and stuff loading never comes up. :( | did you try the 'failsafe gnome' session? |
the 32bit version of ubuntu 12.04 is recommended. any rough guess how much more instability i should expect with ubuntu 12.04 64bit? like, is this just 'a bit less well tested' or should i relly expect occasional problems? | its not about stability |
little question, when i want to remove some default packages like bittorrent, i cant do it because it shows me a dependency on ubuntu-desktop (which i believe is very important package) | ubuntu-desktop is a metapackage, if you remove any of the default programs you lose it, but you will still have all the other individual packages. |
hi - i used this command in terminal to get my dvd to play movies - 'wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -o/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2' - it worked great! can someone tell me what '&&' part means ? ? | other-wise u have to enter those commands one after the another , right ??? nickrud: ?? |
how can i turn off the beep in gnokii. i have the sound muted, but if i am in the terminal and hit tab for a dir that doesnt exist, i get this beep pc speaker beep that is annoying me | this should helpl http://strabes.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/how-to-remove-the-system-beep-in-ubuntu-dapper/ |
is there a linux application that can rip audio from dvds such as virtual dub in windows? | mencoder |
hi, the remote desktop option hangs often when i do ubuntu to ubuntu connection, since lucid i think, is it a known bug? the remote vnc crashes. | : have you tried reducing your graphic settings to the bare min for that vnc connetion? |
i'm not being offered an upgrade to precise (12.04lts) from lucid (10.04lts). if i tell update manager to show all upgrade versions, it wants to upgrade to 10.10 but i'd rather do an lts-to-lts upgrade. am i missing something. | it is still possible to do the upgrade (although there's a reason it's not offered) |
ok, how do i get gpilot to see a usb palm pilot? | i've not looked into it for a few years, but i had to use 'dmesg' to find out which usb /dev slot it was on, and then either symlink that from /dev/pilot or configure g-pilot to use that /dev slot. |
are there any programs that stream (servers) that convert any file format into a single format (maybe mpeg, or ogg if there is an ogg stream) ? | you can use liveice or a similar software |
hey guys, i have a small question. i have 2 sound cards in my computer (well, a sound card and an usb headset). the volume control in the tray is fine, but if i use the volume control on my keyboard, it seems to not affect what i want. anyone knows how to change that? | system >> preferences >> sound , and change the default device |
how do i get an address bar in file open dialog ? its not possible to access hidden directories | --force-depends |
at boot i sometimes get error messages on the screen what way can i view them? there gone to0 quick | you can view them with dmesg |
hey. where is the repository file located? so i can add or remove repositories? | if you need to edit the file directly, it's /etc/apt/sources.list |
where can i download a torrent of the dapper install disc (iso)? | click your way through from http://www.ubuntu.com/download |
how does ubuntu fs deal with fragmented files? is there a need to defrag? | i would think the best plugins dir for a single user would be under the .firefox (or was it .mozilla) directory. that way youjust have that beta flash for that single user. |
anyone get the latest openssh-server installed? i get a template error when i try to upgrade teh package | so do most the people in here-- we have no fix as of yet |
anyone know where i can get a good idiot's guide to using the cli properly, ie what all the commands mean? | well you have system -> help -> system documentation -> command line help |
does anyone know how to delete entries from the alacarte menu editor, not just uncheck them but delete. i right click on them but the delete section is grayed out and unclickable (i tried gksudo alacarte) | the entries are all in /usr/share/applications if you want to sudo rm them... |
which package can i remove to uninstall an old kernel package. | the kernel package for the kernel you want to uninstall? |
so the new ubuntu is around the corner. if i do the update (from 9.04) will that reset my themes, settings etc? | yes that stuff is all in your ~. shouldn't touch anyting in your home |
there are many 'messenger-clones' or all-in-one clients to connect to msn. most of them have many more usefull features compared to the original live messenger. however audio/video-chat is 1 thing that every single one lacks. | ok , yahi knew about multi-connect clients,was just wondering how emense or how eve you spell it works with video chats |
what's going on, eh? | i screwed up, i'll fix it. |
you gave me some fabulous advice regarding removing some stubborn networks from network manager, sadly they still refuse to budge i wonder if you could provide me with some more insight? | look in $home/.gconf/system/networking/connections/ maybe |
what version of xserver-xorg-core are dapper people running? | packages.ubuntu.com |
hi, i have problems with my audio, i have an usb headset, and when i try system->preferences->sound it sounds, but when i go to rhythmbox it doesnt sound, any help? | maybe in rhythmbox preferences there are a switch to chose what you want to use. i dont use rythmbox, so just guessin |
i can't add ipv6 on my vps ubuntu 11.04, no matter how i try i cannot see it in ifconfig. | i'm not sure how to do that, sorry. |
hi. what's the proper way to prevent a module from being loaded in ubuntu? pcspkr in particular. | you can blacklist the module... |
i'm installing ubuntu on a new machine, and the installer froze up at 'setting up the clock.' what do i do? | is it online? |
re: ubuntu server 10.10 x86 -- how can i increase the framebuffer(?) size so that it fills my lcd screen (laptop)? thanks! | http://idyllictux.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/lucidubuntu-10-04-high-resolution-plymouth-virtual-terminal-for-atinvidia-cards-with-proprietaryrestricted-driver/ |
how do i get ubuntu to show icons of the desktop for mounted drives? my removable drives and ntfs partitions show up when mounted and go away when umounted. how do i get my vfat partitions to do the same? | gconf-editor /apps/nautilus/desktop , there is a box to check in there |
which repository has unison? i can't find it on ubuntu 8.10 | apt-cache search unison (in a term) |
im trying to move a folder into root but it says access denied.... how can i overturn this? | use sudo mv <file> <new location> |
quinck question; how do i exit su? | exit |
does anyone know about a tool to scan for wlan and which channels they use? (i need to switch channel on my wlan since there is too much interference) | 'iwlist scanning' |
i'm using a dualscreen setup, can i turn out mouse sticking between the screens? rather annoying | it could be that you have 3d enabled i had that issue till i moved it to 2d |
hi all im on an ubuntu 9.10 and my home partition is sort of filling up and i noticed a folder taking 14.4 gb of space. it is under .local/share/gvfs-metadata im guessing that i should not be deleting this to reclaim space or would it be ok to delete this folder at all ? | that folder takes up 852k on my system |
- how would you learn the keyboard model number for a laptop? | cat /var/lib/acpi-support/*-* |
what's the name of the program to capture screen videos? | istanbul is one |
hi all, i'm trying to upgrade to 8.10 from 8.04 with a 8.10 disc on hand, is it possible to use the disc to upgrade instead of letting the package manager fetch the packages from the internet? | only if its the alternate disc |
sudo is driving me insane is there any way to install a nice minimal server install without sudo? | sudo su - |
hello, i cant install anything (apt-get install), it tries to connect to http://hu.archive.ubuntu.com but always there is connection failed ....apt-get update also same failure, how to change server? | edit /etc/apt/sources.list |
so, i guess this might be a little odd. i'm compiling mplayer from source for the second time, doing it this time because i didn't like how the installation done by make install doesn't show up on either aptitude or apt-get, synaptic, etc. this time i'll be using checkinstall. my question is, i could pass something like --pkgversion='1:$(date +%y%m%d%h%m)-git' to check install, but do i have to? and since aptitude and apt- | you can use apt-pin to prevent it updating |
hello, some of you can help me, please to connect a palm with ubuntu? | http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/palm_sync_dapper |
when i install ubuntu by custom boot, what have i to install for have gnome?? | install ubuntu-desktop |
how can i make ubuntu quit asking for my password every time the screensaver pops up? | disable screen locking |
can anyone verify that wireless works out of the box on an ibm x31 with an atheros chipset on ubuntu 6.10? | well atheros works fine, but you'll probably need to get the madwifi driver after the install |
hi, i have upgraded my ubuntu, just wondering, is /usr/local usually empty on a fresh install? | yes, that is for local installations... |
anyone know how to have ubuntu/gnome auto-logout after x minute of inactivity? | there is a way that after x minutes it goes to a screen saver which requires you enter your password. other users can still log in if they encounter this screen by selecting 'switch user' |
alternatively, does anybody know how to install libstdc++5 in karmic :-( | i only see libstdc++6 |
what's the difference between sudo and su? | the above links will help you with your questions |
gentlemen: does ubuntu use gnome or kde? | by default it uses gnome |
i wonder why i dont get opengl working on my radeon9200, i installed the drivers from ati, the module appears to be loaded (appears in lsmod) still it is in mesa indirect mode.. xorg.conf says its enabled. any ideas? | dunno about the ati binary driver, but by the way, 9200 _should_ work accelerated with the default free driver also |
are the installers going to be the same for the live.iso and the warty.iso? | make up your mind :) |
what happend with the flashplugin in 9.04? | watch less porn, that'll help |
how to set permission so that i can access html files and edit them in /var/www | i'll let someone else help you |
how would i go about opening a folder that's telling me 'permission denied'? | you need to chown it |
is it possible to add another alias to a username? like there's long and short name, how could i add a second shortname ? | there's this http://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/142781-setting-alias-user-linux-ubuntu.html |
hello! question. if i want to use rsync over ssh, is there a way i can 'save' my ssh key password to fully automate it? or in order to be fully automated am i to just keep the ssh key without a password? | sorry, meant to send it to invader |
what do i need to hear the sound on google-videos? i'm using ubuntu 5.10 and firefox | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/restrictedformats there's a sound+flash section |
hey, can i run windows programs directly from my windows partition? | http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/ might help you |
anyone have time to help me configure my home network. i have dsl line (soon to be changed) where i get a static address to server (a). a has an additional nic which i want to hook up a d-link wireless router (r). to r i want to connect two other computers (c1 and c2). now i had/have a setup working connecting c1 to a with dhcp, but i am stumped getting this to work. | i can give it a shot, do you want to pm me ? |
anyone know a minimalistic gui email client? | xmail |
can someone help me set up my ati hd3450 with rstricted drivers? | have you tried envy? it's not officially supported, but i personally swear by it |
question: how do i copy a file from one folder and then move it to another folder via terminal | cp file /path/to/location; mv /path/to/location/file /path/to/other/location |
does anyone know if its possible to connect multiple webcams to a single machine and combine the feeds into one split screen stream for broadcasting to a remote location? | in fact, zoneminder can do that iirc |
hi, i'm using 7.04 with beryl, and when i create additional workspaces and switch to them, the gnome panels disappear. is there a setting that prevents this from happening? | can you just pkill gnome-panel ? after the respawn id think it would be ok |
you can do that with pulseaudio | okay, how? |
can anyone advise me on security measures for running a server with listening applications and security? best practices? hardening the system? | there are a few linux administration pdfs online that have alot of great in-depth information about that |
was there some global shortcut to grab a screen capture on default ubuntu install? | printscreen key |
hi! is there a console utility to record from microphone to a file? | mm.. search for 'swiss knife sound' in synaptic.. i can't remember what it's called |
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/alternative-download links to http://releases.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-11.04-netbook-i386.iso.torrent , but the latter link gives me a 404. problem? | there is no separate netbook release. i'll see about getting that link fixed though. |
what other gui-irc-chats are there than xchat? | chatzilla |
i am trying to resize my main partition using gnome partitioner, but am unable to unmount, due to other devices need to be unmounted manually. i have tried 'umount -a' but says devices are all busy | you can't resize from a running system. boot a live cd and do it from there. |
hey, how could i write to ntfs on feisty? | sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g ntfs-config |
hello ! i am on pretty older ubuntu 7.10 . would like to upgrade to newer one ...1. which one to choose 9.04 or 8.10 2. what is best way to upgrade | 8.10 , upgrade from 7.10 to 8.04 and then 8.10 |
hi, can someone recommend a small graphics editor for ubuntu. something smaller than gimp, only as much functionality as mspaint. | xpaint |
hey how do i change into a directory that has a space? | use ' ' or \ word |
what security threats am i opening myself up to if i keep my wifi network open? | your leaving yourself open to middleman attack |
is xubuntu recommended? is there something lighter? | lubuntu, still beta |
what is the default font to applications in ubuntu?? | sans |
what is the best way to make a backup of all of my files, wipe clean all of my paritions, and combine all partitions into on new fresh install? | copy them to an external drive or flash drive |
is there a way to install ubuntu with minimal or no additional programs, using the gnome desktop and then manually install just what i need? | i think you should get the minimal cd.. . |
hello. any chance of work/support for tablet pc's and their touchscreens and fingerprint readers? i have a new hp pavilion tx1302au and i got wireless and touchscreen working with commandline tinkering. still researching possibilities for the authentec aes1610 fingerprint reader :) | i would like to know if you get fingerprint detection working |
any suggestions on a nice and simple finance manager gizmo? | there is one called ....ledget. sqledger or such i think |
i'm running an lxde session in xubuntu 8.10. could anyone please advise how i can change the screen resolution in lxde? | lxrandr |
when i add an nfs share to my fstab it doesn't mount automatically on boot .... but when i mount it manually it does mount .. what could be wrong ?! | auto should work, you may also like to put put option user so regular users can mount it as well |
i'm trying to look at my partition table using fdisk -l /dev/sda and it doesn't produce any output | lack of sudo? |
hi... does anybody know whether the 2.6.23 kernel with cfs will be part of ubuntu 7.10? | no, it'll hold at .22 |
the good news is, in grid 0.9 you can drag windows to edges and corners of the screen and they'll be resized that way so you don't need keybindings for it | cool how can i tell which version of grid i have and upgrade if it's not 0.9? |
no answer to me? :( | the synaptic package manager will show you graphically what packages you've installed and which are uninstalled |
uhmm.. i've found ubuntuguide.org, and i issue a 'sudo apt-get install sun-j2rel-5' but it simply complains with 'e: couldn't find package sun-j2rel.5' what are my options ? | don't use ubuntuguide. it's old and unsafe |
hi, anyone here knows what is the name for that kind of program where one could 'record' sessions on your computer so it would be played back again later for demo? for example, if i want to record a 'video' showing how i clicked certain gui settings so that i can show it to others later.? | 'screencast recorder' or similar |
whats the differance between help, info and man? | 'help' only works for bash-internal commands (i.e. commands that aren't really programs, but just built into your shell). 'info' was supposed to replace 'man' eventually, i believe, yet it didn't catch on incredibly much |
i closed the thing that shows the icon of the programs that are running, like pidgin for example on the top panel.. now i don't know how to make it appear again.. does anyone can help me out? | the notification area. just right click on the panel and add it back |
how would i convert png icons to svg? | you need inkscape for that afaik |
how would i go about editing an iso image (to add files)? | us that |
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