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how do you configure your netwrok adapter (like choosing ssid) from the terminal or commandline?	edit /etc/network/interfaces -- docs in man interfaces
simple question - does an ubuntu install customise itself to the computer it's being installed on? i.e. would installing it and swapping the disk to a diff. computer matter?	aside from ending up with eth0, eth1, eth2, eth10 (depending on mac address), about the only other issue is video drivers.
anyone have a way i can tell exactly what video card i have without taking the case apart?	via lshw, lshal, lspci command through command line
but doing that i assume apt may stop installing the list of packages (?)	i assume synaptic crashed , but is locking access to dpkg
is there any general rule to get suspend and hibernate working?	there are some threads talking how to debug suspend/hibernate... procedure does not looks easy for me...
whats the application called to dual boot windows and ubuntu easily? with the windows boot manager	wubi
how can you force mark a package as installed, when you built it manually from source?	equivs
goodmorning everyone. i have just inserted a new graphics card in my computer. i still have the old one (a s3 pci) in my computer and today i inserted a geforce mx in the agp slot. my vga cable is connected to the geforce mx but when i try to run sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg it detects the card as a s3 but i want it to detect the geforce mx (which is now supposed to be my primary graphics card). can anyone help me getting xserve	instead of letting it autodetect the module, select the correct one in the list
is there a opensource free invoicing software for ubuntu?	http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=invoic&searchon=all&suite=gutsy&section=all maybe
hi! i did a mv /var/log/messages /var/log/messages.1 and now rsyslogd writes to the new file. why is that? thank you in advance.	the file was still open
hey anyone an idea why i can't burn images or anything else to a dvd anymore	could be that the drive is dying
how do i run .deb files?	type in console sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb
here's a crazy question, i shoved lubuntu down this compaq tc1000's windows compatible little throat. i'm thinking 10.04 is too much for it i want to go with 9.01. is there an easy way to downgrade?	there is no desktop release before 10.04 that is not end of life.
can someone explain the generic version vers the non-generic version of the kernel to me?	the -generic version takes advantage of multiple core, the -386 version doesn't
how to play swf files in ubuntu? i am not able to play it in mplayer or vlc or in totem	use a web browser to view .swf
if grub appears for a very short time -like a second , is there a button i can press to enter the menu before it boots?	the [esc] key shows the menu.
how to install flashplayer for swiftfox please help me	-> sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
hi do somebody know a good music player, because rythmbox don't work and vlc don't have a play liste systeme or something close ...	or amarok
can anyone recomend a nice bittorrent client?	if you have ubuntu 5.04 you already have one. but you can consider trying azureus.sf.net
what's the smallest program that can resize photos and convert formats (jpg to png)?	use imagemagick
how do i force apt-get to reinstall a package?	that is not a great thing to do - you can break a system beyond the point where irc can help - try this first, sudo apt-get remove --purge packagename; sudo apt-get install packagename ; rm .localconfigfiledirectoryinhomeusersdirectory
hi guys i was wondering how i can stop just gnome without restarting the server ?	sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
how do i prevent programs from starting when i start my computer?	go to system>preferences>sessions, then to the startup commands tab, then take gaim out
hey trism. i think i am stuck here, i am new to ubuntu and linux and dont know much.	good start here ... www.ubuntupocketguide.com
hello everyone, i have a laptop and i want to use the vga output to my tv, but i'm getting no video out of it. is there a way to enable video output?	yes, nvidia-settings can modify xorg.conf to let you use multiple screens.
i'm trying to figure out the size of a disk that has no partition table; i think i can get it with the udevadm command and the usec_initialized line although i have no idea how to calculate it. does anybody have any idea. this is the size of one disk (i think): e: usec_initialized=5087245	why not just use 'sudo parted -l'?
anyone know how/where to install libwx on breezy5.10	which one
i've just installed a new motherboard (old one had dual lan so eth0 and eth1) and now this new mobo's lan is showing as eth2. is there a way i can rename the interface to eth0?	or just delete that file, it will be generated at next boot.
hello, i'm looking for the ubuntu way to download updates at work, and feed them to my lappy on cd. is there a how-to somwhere? also, it appears that the default install is a g-ish one, and i've grown fond of one or two k apps, how much overhead will i garner by installing any k app?	if they are not running i wouldn't think any overhead. but i don't know.
what happens if i am logged in with a guest account and the power cuts?	your computer will suffocate and go out.
how i can detect process ? with bash script ?	something like ps -a \| grep foobar maybe?
how is ubuntu's power management on laptops compared with wondows xp?	yeah you should stick with windows
how to change setting nvidia to intel corporation 82945g/gz integrated graphics controller??	sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia*; sudo apt-get --purge utoremove; sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
how do you release/renew an ip address via dhcp?	then sudo ifup eth0
on ububuntu server 11.10, how do i switch eth0 from dynamic to static?	in /etc/networks/interfaces
hi, i recently switched to gnome 3 from unity (much better, wow), but none of the links in the top menu work... the menus themselves work, but when i go to system settings, my account, network settings, or even data and time settings, nothing happens. i can launch these things from a terminal, but from the menu they're broken for some reason. are there logs somewhere so i can see what's going on?	contact the ppa maintainer
is there a search option in nautilus?	there's places -> search for files
i lost my root's password. how to find it :(	you can't retrieve it... do 'sudo passwd root' and re-set it.
whats the command to kill a process? xkillall processname?	kill -9 pid works for sure though
is there a shortcut to change worskpaces in 10.10/11.04?	its like ctrl alt arrow or something
hello, im having tough timer mapping samba server share on mine ubuntu machine via cifs, cant anyone check this error http://wklej.org/id/606686/	seems like a very good reason -> nt_status_logon_failure
beginner question using vim. :set + commands (e.g. :set wrap linebreak textwidth=0) - are they commands persistent or only for the session?	without the :
where should i place a bash script to be available for me no matter which folder im in?	or you could create ~/bin and add scripts there. it would keep you from having to use sudo to copy them.
i am trying to run a .exe file in wine but when i do i get an error stating: 'component 'flash9e.ocx' or one of its dependencies is not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid'. how can i fix this?	chances are you'll be able to find more help in the wine channel
what is the correct mechanism for setting a background image for the grub menu in 12.04? i've tried various tutorials and grub-customizer, but always end up with a blank background.	you should research plymouth
so, is there any way to automate the install process if i'm going headless on all the machines i'm installing?	i would imagine pxe boot, theres probably a wiki guide on that
anyone recommend me a good player with library ?	for music, i take it? try exaile
i installd linux/ubuntu for the first time yesterday and trying to learn som shit now. and i'm woundering if someone know how i can change the standard terminal in ubuntu/gnome...	prefered apps/terminal on the system/settings menu
is there a way to reinitialize my mouse driver? my mouse just suddenly stopped working, and re-plugging it does nothing.	a reboot should work
dabar: i think my ubuntu is broken cuz i'm getting a bunch of unresolved dependency messages even when i excluded the net based repositories and try to dist-upgrade from the cdrom alone.	show me the cd line from /etc/apt/sources.list file, please
i have a problem with my new monitor and 7.10. in x, the screen is all garbled, in the textmode terminals, only a portion of the text is displayed and i can't fix the xorg.conf file for my new monitor. is there any trick how i can tricker the autodetection again, possible get a clean xorg.conf file?	try 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg'
im trying to mount a .iso on a virtual drive, from what i understand i use this: mount -o loop <iso directory> <mountpoint>, but i have no idea what the mountpoint would need to be, can anyone help?	may something like /media/cdrom
hello, there is a way to bypass a proxy server and a firewall to run a webserver on a vm	there's about 6 billion guides on the internet. portfoward.com is a good place to start
hello. can i use repositories from hardy for the dapper? some software in the dapper's repos have very old version :-)	if there are backports for those packages, you could try them but the long-term solution is probably to upgrade or reinstall.
hi, i downloaded the most recent firefox (firefox 3.0 beta 4), but when i try to start it, it gives this error: (crashreporter:10127): gtk-critical **: gtk_widget_set_sensitive: assertion `gtk_is_widget (widget)' failed. then it gives me the option to just quit or restart firefox.	its a beta so report it to mozilla
anyone know why, when i try to open file with other application, set it as the default application, it goes back to toetem(avi)	system > preferences > preferred applications
how would one tell if they were running 32bit ubuntu or 64?	should say x86_64 or so if it's 64
has the process of choosing the screen resolution been changed in breezy?	what kind of vid card?
is there any way to flush ram memory?	i dunno if it will properly flush but, try: sudo sync ; sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=3 ; sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=0 ; sudo sync
how do i get the icon back on my panel for evolution and empathy?	drag the icon from the menu to the panel
how does own burn an iso to usb?	http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/try-ubuntu-before-you-install on the right-hand side are the instructions.
okays, i'm trying to undo the {windows-key}+r magnigier. i've just installed a 4mb program called ccsm, and it doesn't do anything (hits an attribute error). does anyone know a quick and simple way to fix this? just a button i can push. if there's no quick way i'll just restart the computer.	ccsm is the way to manage compiz options
this might be a silly question but im stuck right now :( i made a script in python and run it but it went into an infinite loop because i made a mistake in a variable but i do not know how to stop the execution from terminal. i pressed ctrl+c but nothing. any suggestions?	or ps ax\|grep <script name> and kill $pid
when will ubuntu desktop 8.04 lts stop updating? is it in april 2013?	but if you use hardy, can upgrade from one lts to the next:
anyone have any fancy commands like displayconfig-gtk but for sound cards? i am having trouble setting up 5.1 sound	the command for sound in alsaconf, but the stupid developers do not provide it!!
in feisty to get an 686 kernel rather than a 386, do i need to install any package?	-generic is a 686
i'm trying to use hwinfo to get some information about my hardware, but for some reason it wont accept any modifiers, such as hwinfo -short. am i doing something wrong?	maybe it has to be long option syntax: --short
how does this work? http://www.getdeb.net/app/monosim what is apturl?	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/apturl 'in forefox address bar type this apt:packagename
i have an nfts partition that i want permanently mounted for the user, but on every startup i have to click 'places' => 'data' again ... how to make this automatically?	you have to modify /etc/fstab
when can i download mono for ubuntu?	open the package manager and search for the mono packages you want
skype has suddenly stopped working , how to fix it ?	mv ~/.skype/shared.xml ~/.skype/shared~.xml
is there a way to disable computer beep from ubuntu ?	check out http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=126746
how can i run top and see the ram usage in megs and not k	press 'm' in top
does anyone here uses a 32bit ubuntu whit more than 4gb of ram? does the pae mode work fine? im wondering about adding more ram to my machine but i don't want to move to a 64bit install	i have 32 gigs f ram in my 32 bit server and it uses and sees it all
does anyone know the short-cuts to switch desktops in kde?	isn't it <ctrl><alt>arrow left/right with all the desktops?
if i install only general packages and i do not run x, what would be different than running a ubuntu server edition?	nothing.
can anyone remind me?	/etc/update-motd.d/ i guess is what you are looking for
got any ideas how to make mouse media buttons work on xubuntu	copy ~/.mozilla/firefox/profile/<something>.default i think
hello everyone , i have a quick question , does the ubuntu image have a partitioning tool?	yeah, gparted is on the livecd
i'm adding new keyboard shortcuts, and i was just wondering if someone could tell me what to put in the command field if i wanted to have it open a folder (~/home/adam/music for example)	nautilus infront
could anyone tell me what this command is meant to do ? git clone git://source.winehq.org/git/wine.git wine	wine project even
i have an mpeg-1 stream in a riff file (from a videocd) - anyone know how i could re-wrap the stream in an mpeg container, without transcoding the stream?	ffmpeg -i riff_file -vcodec copy -acodec copy mpegfile.mpg should do the trick.
what does that -9 do?	man kill has a list
what is a good free ebook for beginner/novice guide for ubuntu server?	https://help.ubuntu.com/6.06/ubuntu/serverguide/c/index.html
uhmm.. could anyone please tell me what happened to the 'xmms' i was used to? i now see xmms2, but it's client/server based.. i just want a winamp-lookalike ;)	try audacious instead
hi, can i burn the iso-image of 8.04 to a dvd instead of a cd?	http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/dvd/current/
i am using ssh user@host but some days ago i reinstall the host, so its another key and ssh wont connect because of that. is there a way to force ssh to use the new key?	it should tell you the line in .ssh/known_hosts that is outdated. delete that line and it will connect again
hi, i'm trying to install totem-xine and it sets to remove ubuntu-desktop, is there any problem to remove this?	no, just be sure to install it before a dist-upgrade
hello, i have a linksys wireless-g notebook network adapter. are there linux drivers for it or do i have to use ndiswrapper?	see if it's here - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupportcomponentswirelessnetworkcards
does anyone know of a program that using traceroute, ping and other such utilities can determine which from a list of hosts/servers/mirrors is closest to you?	netselect
how to using vim to go to the end of file ?	i always just hit :99999 or something
is there by any chance an easier way to redirect request to port 80, to a different port? like if i running apache on port 8080, i would like to make all requests from port 80 to go to port 8080	iptables -t nat -a prerouting -p tcp --destination-port 80 -j redirect --to-port 8080
how do i run a .bin file? (it's a game)	chmod +x *.bin && ./file.bin
hello, i wanna know how to unistall a program that i installed with 'make' command	make unistall from the build directory
what's the best program, in your experiences, for converting different media to dvd?	devede does a well enough job to be suggested
whats the graphical folder view command in terminal ?	file manager is called 'nautilus'
anyone ever suffered from random freezes in ubuntu?	i have, but i put that down to dodgy hd. the hd switched off power to iteslef
intrepid here; does someone knows why googleearth goes soo slow?	you'll want to disable compiz (visual effects in appearance prefs) if it's enabled
how do i extract a file that ends with *.7z ?	install p7zip
what's the easiest way to create a chrooted (openssh) sftp user?	or to 'scponly'

how do you configure your netwrok adapter (like choosing ssid) from the terminal or commandline?

edit /etc/network/interfaces -- docs in man interfaces

simple question - does an ubuntu install customise itself to the computer it's being installed on? i.e. would installing it and swapping the disk to a diff. computer matter?

aside from ending up with eth0, eth1, eth2, eth10 (depending on mac address), about the only other issue is video drivers.

anyone have a way i can tell exactly what video card i have without taking the case apart?

via lshw, lshal, lspci command through command line

but doing that i assume apt may stop installing the list of packages (?)

i assume synaptic crashed , but is locking access to dpkg

is there any general rule to get suspend and hibernate working?

there are some threads talking how to debug suspend/hibernate... procedure does not looks easy for me...

whats the application called to dual boot windows and ubuntu easily? with the windows boot manager

wubi

how can you force mark a package as installed, when you built it manually from source?

equivs

goodmorning everyone. i have just inserted a new graphics card in my computer. i still have the old one (a s3 pci) in my computer and today i inserted a geforce mx in the agp slot. my vga cable is connected to the geforce mx but when i try to run sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg it detects the card as a s3 but i want it to detect the geforce mx (which is now supposed to be my primary graphics card). can anyone help me getting xserve

instead of letting it autodetect the module, select the correct one in the list

is there a opensource free invoicing software for ubuntu?

http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=invoic&searchon=all&suite=gutsy&section=all maybe

hi! i did a mv /var/log/messages /var/log/messages.1 and now rsyslogd writes to the new file. why is that? thank you in advance.

the file was still open

hey anyone an idea why i can't burn images or anything else to a dvd anymore

could be that the drive is dying

how do i run .deb files?

type in console sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb

here's a crazy question, i shoved lubuntu down this compaq tc1000's windows compatible little throat. i'm thinking 10.04 is too much for it i want to go with 9.01. is there an easy way to downgrade?

there is no desktop release before 10.04 that is not end of life.

can someone explain the generic version vers the non-generic version of the kernel to me?

the -generic version takes advantage of multiple core, the -386 version doesn't

how to play swf files in ubuntu? i am not able to play it in mplayer or vlc or in totem

use a web browser to view .swf

if grub appears for a very short time -like a second , is there a button i can press to enter the menu before it boots?

the [esc] key shows the menu.

how to install flashplayer for swiftfox please help me

-> sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

hi do somebody know a good music player, because rythmbox don't work and vlc don't have a play liste systeme or something close ...

or amarok

can anyone recomend a nice bittorrent client?

if you have ubuntu 5.04 you already have one. but you can consider trying azureus.sf.net

what's the smallest program that can resize photos and convert formats (jpg to png)?

use imagemagick

how do i force apt-get to reinstall a package?

that is not a great thing to do - you can break a system beyond the point where irc can help - try this first, sudo apt-get remove --purge packagename; sudo apt-get install packagename ; rm .localconfigfiledirectoryinhomeusersdirectory

hi guys i was wondering how i can stop just gnome without restarting the server ?

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

how do i prevent programs from starting when i start my computer?

go to system>preferences>sessions, then to the startup commands tab, then take gaim out

hey trism. i think i am stuck here, i am new to ubuntu and linux and dont know much.

good start here ... www.ubuntupocketguide.com

hello everyone, i have a laptop and i want to use the vga output to my tv, but i'm getting no video out of it. is there a way to enable video output?

yes, nvidia-settings can modify xorg.conf to let you use multiple screens.

i'm trying to figure out the size of a disk that has no partition table; i think i can get it with the udevadm command and the usec_initialized line although i have no idea how to calculate it. does anybody have any idea. this is the size of one disk (i think): e: usec_initialized=5087245

why not just use 'sudo parted -l'?

anyone know how/where to install libwx on breezy5.10

which one

i've just installed a new motherboard (old one had dual lan so eth0 and eth1) and now this new mobo's lan is showing as eth2. is there a way i can rename the interface to eth0?

or just delete that file, it will be generated at next boot.

hello, i'm looking for the ubuntu way to download updates at work, and feed them to my lappy on cd. is there a how-to somwhere? also, it appears that the default install is a g-ish one, and i've grown fond of one or two k apps, how much overhead will i garner by installing any k app?

if they are not running i wouldn't think any overhead. but i don't know.

what happens if i am logged in with a guest account and the power cuts?

your computer will suffocate and go out.

how i can detect process ? with bash script ?

something like ps -a | grep foobar maybe?

how is ubuntu's power management on laptops compared with wondows xp?

yeah you should stick with windows

how to change setting nvidia to intel corporation 82945g/gz integrated graphics controller??

sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia*; sudo apt-get --purge utoremove; sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

how do you release/renew an ip address via dhcp?

then sudo ifup eth0

on ububuntu server 11.10, how do i switch eth0 from dynamic to static?

in /etc/networks/interfaces

hi, i recently switched to gnome 3 from unity (much better, wow), but none of the links in the top menu work... the menus themselves work, but when i go to system settings, my account, network settings, or even data and time settings, nothing happens. i can launch these things from a terminal, but from the menu they're broken for some reason. are there logs somewhere so i can see what's going on?

contact the ppa maintainer

is there a search option in nautilus?

there's places -> search for files

i lost my root's password. how to find it :(

you can't retrieve it... do 'sudo passwd root' and re-set it.

whats the command to kill a process? xkillall processname?

kill -9 pid works for sure though

is there a shortcut to change worskpaces in 10.10/11.04?

its like ctrl alt arrow or something

hello, im having tough timer mapping samba server share on mine ubuntu machine via cifs, cant anyone check this error http://wklej.org/id/606686/

seems like a very good reason -> nt_status_logon_failure

beginner question using vim. :set + commands (e.g. :set wrap linebreak textwidth=0) - are they commands persistent or only for the session?

without the :

where should i place a bash script to be available for me no matter which folder im in?

or you could create ~/bin and add scripts there. it would keep you from having to use sudo to copy them.

i am trying to run a .exe file in wine but when i do i get an error stating: 'component 'flash9e.ocx' or one of its dependencies is not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid'. how can i fix this?

chances are you'll be able to find more help in the wine channel

what is the correct mechanism for setting a background image for the grub menu in 12.04? i've tried various tutorials and grub-customizer, but always end up with a blank background.

you should research plymouth

so, is there any way to automate the install process if i'm going headless on all the machines i'm installing?

i would imagine pxe boot, theres probably a wiki guide on that

anyone recommend me a good player with library ?

for music, i take it? try exaile

i installd linux/ubuntu for the first time yesterday and trying to learn som shit now. and i'm woundering if someone know how i can change the standard terminal in ubuntu/gnome...

prefered apps/terminal on the system/settings menu

is there a way to reinitialize my mouse driver? my mouse just suddenly stopped working, and re-plugging it does nothing.

a reboot should work

dabar: i think my ubuntu is broken cuz i'm getting a bunch of unresolved dependency messages even when i excluded the net based repositories and try to dist-upgrade from the cdrom alone.

show me the cd line from /etc/apt/sources.list file, please

i have a problem with my new monitor and 7.10. in x, the screen is all garbled, in the textmode terminals, only a portion of the text is displayed and i can't fix the xorg.conf file for my new monitor. is there any trick how i can tricker the autodetection again, possible get a clean xorg.conf file?

try 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg'

im trying to mount a .iso on a virtual drive, from what i understand i use this: mount -o loop <iso directory> <mountpoint>, but i have no idea what the mountpoint would need to be, can anyone help?

may something like /media/cdrom

hello, there is a way to bypass a proxy server and a firewall to run a webserver on a vm

there's about 6 billion guides on the internet. portfoward.com is a good place to start

hello. can i use repositories from hardy for the dapper? some software in the dapper's repos have very old version :-)

if there are backports for those packages, you could try them but the long-term solution is probably to upgrade or reinstall.

hi, i downloaded the most recent firefox (firefox 3.0 beta 4), but when i try to start it, it gives this error: (crashreporter:10127): gtk-critical **: gtk_widget_set_sensitive: assertion `gtk_is_widget (widget)' failed. then it gives me the option to just quit or restart firefox.

its a beta so report it to mozilla

anyone know why, when i try to open file with other application, set it as the default application, it goes back to toetem(avi)

system > preferences > preferred applications

how would one tell if they were running 32bit ubuntu or 64?

should say x86_64 or so if it's 64

has the process of choosing the screen resolution been changed in breezy?

what kind of vid card?

is there any way to flush ram memory?

i dunno if it will properly flush but, try: sudo sync ; sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=3 ; sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=0 ; sudo sync

how do i get the icon back on my panel for evolution and empathy?

drag the icon from the menu to the panel

how does own burn an iso to usb?

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/try-ubuntu-before-you-install on the right-hand side are the instructions.

okays, i'm trying to undo the {windows-key}+r magnigier. i've just installed a 4mb program called ccsm, and it doesn't do anything (hits an attribute error). does anyone know a *quick* and simple way to fix this? just a button i can push. if there's no quick way i'll just restart the computer.

ccsm is the way to manage compiz options

this might be a silly question but im stuck right now :( i made a script in python and run it but it went into an infinite loop because i made a mistake in a variable but i do not know how to stop the execution from terminal. i pressed ctrl+c but nothing. any suggestions?

or ps ax|grep <script name> and kill $pid

when will ubuntu desktop 8.04 lts stop updating? is it in april 2013?

but if you use hardy, can upgrade from one lts to the next:

anyone have any fancy commands like displayconfig-gtk but for sound cards? i am having trouble setting up 5.1 sound

the command for sound in alsaconf, but the stupid developers do not provide it!!

in feisty to get an 686 kernel rather than a 386, do i need to install any package?

-generic is a 686

i'm trying to use hwinfo to get some information about my hardware, but for some reason it wont accept any modifiers, such as hwinfo -short. am i doing something wrong?

maybe it has to be long option syntax: --short

how does this work? http://www.getdeb.net/app/monosim what is apturl?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/apturl 'in forefox address bar type this apt:packagename

i have an nfts partition that i want permanently mounted for the user, but on every startup i have to click 'places' => 'data' again ... how to make this automatically?

you have to modify /etc/fstab

when can i download mono for ubuntu?

open the package manager and search for the mono packages you want

skype has suddenly stopped working , how to fix it ?

mv ~/.skype/shared.xml ~/.skype/shared~.xml

is there a way to disable computer beep from ubuntu ?

check out http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=126746

how can i run top and see the ram usage in megs and not k

press 'm' in top

does anyone here uses a 32bit ubuntu whit more than 4gb of ram? does the pae mode work fine? im wondering about adding more ram to my machine but i don't want to move to a 64bit install

i have 32 gigs f ram in my 32 bit server and it uses and sees it all

does anyone know the short-cuts to switch desktops in kde?

isn't it <ctrl><alt>arrow left/right with all the desktops?

if i install only general packages and i do not run x, what would be different than running a ubuntu server edition?

nothing.

can anyone remind me?

/etc/update-motd.d/ i guess is what you are looking for

got any ideas how to make mouse media buttons work on xubuntu

copy ~/.mozilla/firefox/profile/<something>.default i think

hello everyone , i have a quick question , does the ubuntu image have a partitioning tool?

yeah, gparted is on the livecd

i'm adding new keyboard shortcuts, and i was just wondering if someone could tell me what to put in the command field if i wanted to have it open a folder (~/home/adam/music for example)

nautilus infront

could anyone tell me what this command is meant to do ? git clone git://source.winehq.org/git/wine.git wine

wine project even

i have an mpeg-1 stream in a riff file (from a videocd) - anyone know how i could re-wrap the stream in an mpeg container, without transcoding the stream?

ffmpeg -i riff_file -vcodec copy -acodec copy mpegfile.mpg should do the trick.

what does that -9 do?

man kill has a list

what is a good free ebook for beginner/novice guide for ubuntu server?

https://help.ubuntu.com/6.06/ubuntu/serverguide/c/index.html

uhmm.. could anyone please tell me what happened to the 'xmms' i was used to? i now see xmms2, but it's client/server based.. i just want a winamp-lookalike ;)

try audacious instead

hi, can i burn the iso-image of 8.04 to a dvd instead of a cd?

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/dvd/current/

i am using ssh user@host but some days ago i reinstall the host, so its another key and ssh wont connect because of that. is there a way to force ssh to use the new key?

it should tell you the line in .ssh/known_hosts that is outdated. delete that line and it will connect again

hi, i'm trying to install totem-xine and it sets to remove ubuntu-desktop, is there any problem to remove this?

no, just be sure to install it before a dist-upgrade

hello, i have a linksys wireless-g notebook network adapter. are there linux drivers for it or do i have to use ndiswrapper?

see if it's here - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hardwaresupportcomponentswirelessnetworkcards

does anyone know of a program that using traceroute, ping and other such utilities can determine which from a list of hosts/servers/mirrors is closest to you?

netselect

how to using vim to go to the end of file ?

i always just hit :99999 or something

is there by any chance an easier way to redirect request to port 80, to a different port? like if i running apache on port 8080, i would like to make all requests from port 80 to go to port 8080

iptables -t nat -a prerouting -p tcp --destination-port 80 -j redirect --to-port 8080

how do i run a .bin file? (it's a game)

chmod +x *.bin && ./file.bin

hello, i wanna know how to unistall a program that i installed with 'make' command

make unistall from the build directory

what's the best program, in your experiences, for converting different media to dvd?

devede does a well enough job to be suggested

whats the graphical folder view command in terminal ?

file manager is called 'nautilus'

anyone ever suffered from random freezes in ubuntu?

i have, but i put that down to dodgy hd. the hd switched off power to iteslef

intrepid here; does someone knows why googleearth goes soo slow?

you'll want to disable compiz (visual effects in appearance prefs) if it's enabled

how do i extract a file that ends with *.7z ?

install p7zip

what's the easiest way to create a chrooted (openssh) sftp user?

or to 'scponly'