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so i need some help, just installed ubuntu server on my system and when i turn it on it gets to a blinking _ prompt then after a second i get a red screen flash and my monitor says no signal. i have ssh access, but cant figure out why the local console isn't displaying anything. any ideas on what to look at/try? | kernel framebuffer settings |
anyone here have a lenovo thinkpad? | i believe they're matte, and they do. |
using ubuntu 6.06. i closed the lid on the notebook yesterday and opened it today, and the wireless connection shows active, but disconnected. i tried deactivating and activating it which worked last time, but not this time. how to i reconnect to the router? | it's possible the router needs to be reset too sometimes |
can someone help me share files!!!!!! | if nfs, http://czarism.com/easy-peasy-ubuntu-linux-nfs-file-sharing |
been a while since i installed ubuntu, where do i see if my wireless adapters are spported? | ^^^ |
what are the risks involved in upgrading to 8.10 from 8.4 today? | applications might break, you might lose data, your cat might burn your house down etc |
does anyone know how to tell the livecd to use the vesa x.org drivers? | pass the option xmodule=vesa at boot time |
please... what program should i use to convert ogg (video) to avi or mpg? | you could use mencoder |
do you know a tool i download a whole website with, including linked pages? | gwget |
i have a server, running desktop ubu 10.10, it's running a shell script in a terminal window on the monitor connected to the box itself. is there any way to stop the script using ssh? | do ps ax |
btw, are there install cd's available without the live-part? so it immediatly starts installing without running from cd first ? | try the alternate cd |
what is the command to change write permissions for a directory? | chmod -r +rw foo |
still not knowing whether my mint actually is a trojan horse -.- | heard of dd-wrt? |
hello, how can i see systime in terminal mode ? | type 'date' ? |
does anyone have dvd playback working on ubuntu? if so, where did you get libdvdcss from? | looked here? http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/deb/ -- that's from /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/examples/install-css.sh |
hey guys sorry, excuse my ignorance (im new to ubuntu/linux) .. im trying to figure out how to install amsn so far i have 4 files: amsn-0.94-3-linux-installer.bin, control.tar.gz, data.tar.gz, debian-binary | try 'sudo apt-get install amsn' m? |
how do i get sex as geek? :) | man -k volume might give you a good starting place |
hi, does ubuntu mount or touch any drives when you boot the live cd? | it may use swap partitons if there are any, but it shouldn't mount any other filesystem, unless you mount it through nautilus |
what's an easy, manual command line way to reset an ethernet connection (say the cable modem goes nuts and i reset it)? | dhclient eth0 |
what's the frame buffer code for 1280x800? | 791 |
can anyone recommend a good simple text editor which can launch from bash? vi is a little funky and sublimetext wont work from the cli :( | or nano, if you're feeling newb |
i have a question about drivers? is that the right term? or kernel modules? it has been a while since i did research into the basics of linux. anywho, i have a wireless xbox 360 controller, and a hacked reciever from an xbox 360. i was wondering if anybody knew how to get it working in ubuntu off the top of their head | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/xbox360controller |
please tell me why edgy wont play midi files | do you have the timidity package installed? |
what package can i download to record my dekstop and have also mic supported? | recordmydesktop |
i need some help. i need shut down x and install a driver through a tty (i think it's called tty atleast) but when i try 'gdm stop' or 'init 3' or just switch to a tty (ctrl+alt+2) i always end up with a blank screen and a blinkin cursor to my upper left. any ideas what i can do to solve this? | boot in recovery mode |
could somebody help me, ubuntu thinks my mouse buttons (middle button) is being pressed when it isnt | have you tried the mouse on another system? maybe the middle mouse button really is being pressed, i.e. the mouse is broke |
hello evry1. is there a way to install ubuntu 11.10 with gnome instead of unity? tia! | you can remaster the 11.10 cd |
what the heck is going on with daper ubuntu! is it still buggy?? | dude, i updated, and i regret it! everything on my system is messed up now |
which irc channel should i use to ask questions about apps compilation for ubuntu? | you might find this interesting: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/compilingsoftware?highlight=%28%28compilingeasyhowto%29%29 |
hello. what's a fast way to close all windows on a workspace? | reset button |
if i install ubuntu-minimal and upgrade to ubuntu studio, does it do the kernel updates that fix midi timing? | when kernel updates become available in the repos the are ugraded using synaptic/apt yes |
hey everyone, any ubuntu tutorial that uses a lot of dbus? :) id like to try and read some code that uses a lot of it | perhaps empathy? |
is there a way to reference the clipboard from terminal? to do something like cat /dev/clipboard > file | i'm pretty sure there is an application /similiar/ to that |
quick question- i am a long time fedora/redhat user, but am thinking of giving ubuntu a try. i have noticed that there is a desktop and a server version. i do both desktop (web development) and light serving (web/php/mysql for said web dev). if i go with the desktop version, is it still easy to install the server apps? | the server install is basically just a stripped desktop install sans gui. |
i'm setting up my ubuntu server, and i've installed xinetd via aptitude; however, it doesn't seem to be running. no pid is given when i do /etc/init.d/xinetd status | ps -ef | grep xinetd |
anyone dual booting windows vista and ubuntu? | the installer will offer to split your hard disk between windows and ubuntu and install a boot manager so you can choose. |
is there some command that i can run, to reconfigure a package, that has already been installed, but whose configuration has been messed up? for example, supopse a symlink need tobe recreated. i have tried, 'dpkg -configure' but it gives me an error 'package foo is already installed and configured' | try dpkg-reconfigure |
sorry, just a little ot because i see you here. when we can have the floodbot in #ubuntu-it? | even right now if you want, but it still has that problem. |
help on getting gdesklets to work i click on it will try to loads then it crasher what is wrong ? | is makes ubuntu look bad cus it runs inside another os,.. slower |
i have windows on here right now, and i want to install ubuntu and dual boot between them. should i use use partition magic to create a partition for ubuntu to use, or does its installer handle all of this by itself? i want to make sure i dont wipe everything out :) | it's better to prepare parts with pm |
hi. i'm new to java and made a simple little program today. i have it compiled into a class; how do i make it executable? (i'm under ubuntu 7.04 feisty fawn) | there's no such thing as making a class file executable. it requires the java runtime engine (jre, also just called java) to execute. then there are classpaths and jars... it's not for the faint of heart. |
where is the clearlooks gtk file? it is not in ~/.themes ... ??? | did you installed the gtk2-engines-clearlooks? if you did you can see the properties of it in synaptics where it installed it's files |
ok new problem, the linux version of my start menu just disappeared. is there a shortcut key i just managed to press? | create a new panel, right click and add to panel the menu bar |
could anyone see anything wrong with this crontab? '0 4 * * * ntpdate 0.se.pool.ntp.org >/dev/null 2&>1' i added it like 3 mouths ago... now i run i manually and the time was wrong over 100 seconds. so the crontab apparently does not work. | maybe you need the full path to ntpdate |
i understand taht k3b has mp3 support in the form of libk3b2-mp3. is there something similar for any of the gnome equivalents? which one shoukld i go with | although, i don't see why you couldn't just run k3b in gnome... |
hi. does anybody knows of major problems in dapper atm? | take a look at bugzilla |
how to know my version of ubuntu please, hardy,intrepid etc.. ? | you can define one in system>preferences>keyboard ( layout options in the first tab iirc ) |
hi, what is the best way to share stuff between vista and ubuntu (i mean on one computer)? | fatxx |
what command would i execute to find out what groups a user is a member of? | doesn't groups <username> work? |
i'm looking to replace my ms-mce with linuxmce and need a recommendation for an hdtv tuner for north america that does both ota and cable. what the best (not too expensive - < $150 us) options out there? | and check www.linuxtv.org |
any idea how i can access a virtual machine from my host machine, ssh-wise? | and do this at a terminal |
does everyone think hardy is the best ubuntu so far? 5 months now and i'm starting to think i should go back to gutsy, this is very frustrating, i make forums posts and irc chats but no reesponse at all from anyone | hardy is my first linux and i thing it 搂s just great. (not xubuntu though) |
i've got a perculiar problem. i can connect to wifi, but random apps work, and others dont. chrome will connect, but firefox wont. pidgin will connect to freenode, but not to msn, or gtalk. what on earth could be causing this? (no i haven't done anything with a proxy, or any other network tweaks.) | probably dns issue |
hey all, i've just installed a fresh ubuntu with gcc-4.0... i want to compile a program but i need stdlib.h/stdio.h ... where can i get these files? thanks | you should install the 'build-essential' package. |
what's the diff between different kernel 'versions'? for example, x-386, 586, 686, and so on.... | all the same code, just compiled for different proccessors |
does evolution 2 spam filtering under ubuntu work for anyone? | is it a ubuntu problem or an evolution problem? i am thinking of using evolution as my mail client |
cant you select your session when you logi in | i do that, but if i select 'normal gnome session', i get no window-decoration and the hotkeys don't work. |
can anyone recommend a good terabyte harddrive that's compatible with ubuntu? | i haven't ever heard of a harddrive being incompatible with an operating system, as long as your motherboard supports it |
hello, anyone know the name of the site where i can post my error code and it will give me a link so i can post it? | install/use the pastebinit command.. :) is a top 10 tip .. |
how do you uninstall an app that you 'sudo aptitude install'ed | sudo aptitude remove --purge <packagename> |
any torrent program for ubuntu? | transmission is installed by default |
how can i get the uuid number of a drive for fstab? | in the future, the way i found that out was by running 'apropos uuid' |
anyone know if enlightenment safely runs on dapper drake 6.06? | http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=20216&highlight=e17 |
hi guys, anyone know how to restart mysql from the command line? i'm ssh'd into a server where i'm having big issues restarting mysql | do you have root? |
can anyone explain me what '>logfile 2>&1' means? | i think the 2>&1 means to output both standard out and standard error... |
is there anyway to make a backup of my list of installed packages? (so if i had to reinstall i could have it reinstall them automatically) | dpkg --get-selections |
anybody know why ubuntu still does that 'drum roll' sound when i login, even though i've disabled all system sounds...? | system - administration - login window |
hey.. what's the command to configure xfree? | - dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 |
i have a large amount of .rar archives. is there a way to enumerate all their contents into a file so i can see everything that is archived, but not actually unpack anything? | rar/unrar almost certainly has a 'test' option that will show the contents and verify the package integrity, does that help? |
anyone know of an easy video converter | winff, avidumex |
ok, beryl server for ubuntu is still down. (http://ubuntu2.beryl-project.org/) does anyone know of a reasonably uptodate mirror? | see the motd there |
is it worth getting any anti-v software for ubuntu, or can i rely on updates? | but it wouldn't hurt |
can anyone here help me figure out my notification problem? i'm not getting notifications with notify-send unless i specify -u critical | libnotify-bin installed驴 |
does anyone know of a way to check if my dvd burner is using sata or ide from inside ubuntu | check dmesg |
anyone else know how to downgrade something? | apt-get install package_name=1.4.5 |
'lo everyone. i have a toshiba satellite m70 that won't use 1280x800 resolution. i've tried using the wiki guide, but it's still not supporting the right resolution. any suggestions? | same they use 1280x786 |
what's the most normal way of putting a trash can on the desktop? | http://linux.about.com/od/ubuntu_doc/a/ubudg10t16.htm |
how do i keep my screen fading to black after a few minutes while watching movies | adjust the screensaver prefs |
really really easy question: i am having trouble booting from the live dapper cd on my powerbook. rebooting holding c doesnt seem to be working. any help? | have you tried holding option down during boot? |
can anyone out there help a newbie with a partitioning question? how do i split an everything on a single partion install into /boot,/,/usr,/var partitions? | gparted |
what command do i run to install a .deb package? (really idiotic question) | sudo dpkg -i <path/to/file> |
how can i setup a simple insecure (yeah, i know) ftp server with a regular intrepid ibex install? | are you looking for sudo apt-get clean ? |
how would i check for my wireless card? | `lspci |grep 802.11'. |
which will be a good packet generator in ubuntu? | try hping |
i wanted to know, what is the path to the ps file? under ubuntu jaunty? | type which ps |
how to return some information about cpu with terminal? | cat /proc/cpuinfo |
if i need to add a boot option . . do i add it in recovery mode of the boot? | if it's a boot option you want to be persistent over kernel upgrades, edit the /etc/default/grub file and do an sudo update-grub |
is there a live cd available? | desktop cd is the live cd and the install cd |
hello! now i'm using ext4 file system (after reiserfs), and i noticed that each partition has a 'lost+found' folder. how can i removed or hide this? | well on nautilus, you can create a .hidden file and list it there |
hi y'all. i'm running wubi 8.04 and i'm trying to load the b43 drivers. can someone point me to a .deb file that i can download and put on a usb drive so that when i reboot to ubuntu, i can just install it with dpkg? | i think that the b43 drivers come installed with ubuntu, i can give you a link to the firmware files which you can just copy to /lib/firmware which should get things working |
embarassingly simple question: how to tell what version of ubuntu i have installed? | cat /etc/lsb-release |
hi guys, how do i a do a fix for my notebook : ubuntu 9.04 has the same sound problem as 8.10 and it can be fixed by creating a new file /etc/modprobe.d/options.conf containing the line ' options snd-hda-intel model=mobile ' | i had sound problems, video problems, etc with ubuntu. i switched to mint and it literally fixed everything. |
hey anyone know how to check the version of a program in repos with apt-get? | apt-cache policy package |
hi, which package includes libpthread.so.0 ? | use packages.ubuntu.com to search which packet contains that library |
i want to remove all my *toto* files and directorys from my '/' can i do it with 1 command ? | try that |
does anyone know where to get clear instruction on how to install the vboxadditions software on ununtu | http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/09/22/install-virtualbox-2-guest-additions-in-ubuntu/ |
hey guys, does ubuntu come loaded with cd burning software? | but of course |
can anyone help me fix http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/10703 ? | sudo apt-get -f install |
how can i install kubuntu thru apt get? | sudo first obviously |
q: how can i increase the line history for terminal? | theres a setting so it can show more lines |