question
stringlengths 12
460
| answer
stringlengths 3
431
|
|---|---|
rsync --delete -azvv -e ssh , here what does the -e option do? | most irc clients have tab completion...just type the first few letters of someones name then hit tab |
hi how to convert pdf file to jpg? | sudo apt-get install imagemagick .... convert <in-file.pdf> <out-file.jpg> .. |
does anyone know what the codec packs are that pop up when you first try to play a unsupported audio/video file are? usually when you try to play a unsupported file you'll get a prompt saying its so and offer to check for the codec, i cant remember what they were | yes, some gstreamer packages |
need the perl and python plguins for xchat are those in repos or do i get from xchat.org? | can't you just apt-get install python perl? |
when i dist-upgraded to gutsy, my gnome-panel started stretching across both of my monitors. i checked my xorg.conf and it's still setup for twinview. how do i make my gnome-panel stop stretching across both monitors? | mine was doing that too, i removed 'xgl-server' and rebooted, now it's right. |
hey guys, can anyone know how i can mount my osx partition into ubuntu? | did you check ubuntuguide.org? |
anyone know anything about gmplayer with quicktime? | as long as you have the codec, it should work |
hi all. what is the advantages of using sudo rather than su root then running a command? | root is locked by default on ubuntu for one |
hey, what package installs libil on ubuntu ? | libdevil-dev |
hey does anybody know how to add windowmaker apps to the fluxbox slit? | always follw the command with a '&' to get your command prompt back. |
is it possible to install and boot ubuntu from a usb stick? | that is what damn small linux is for |
how do i pipe dd to stdout? | just don't specify a outfile |
so i just bought a 1.5tb drive but my server refuses to boot with it connected. any suggestions? | or /boot/grub/menu.lst |
hello, is there a tool that will defragment a file, in linux? i need to defrag a 4gb file i copied over from windows. | if you copied it to ext4, it will be defragged |
does someone know where to get ubuntu-modules-2.6.26 for intrepid? they are missing on my system :( | ubuntu+1 for intrepid |
hey guys, is there any way to determine how much hdd space is alloted for a user (non-root)? if there is no quota set, are we to assume that all of the diskspace is available to that particular user? | yes without a quote everything is available |
/bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found <- what should i install for that? just apt-get install esd doesn't do it | enlightment sound daemon esd the sound server of gnome (originaly, eons ago of enlightment). now is being replaced by pulse audio iirc |
are packages for the upcoming ubuntu release freezed? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/maverickreleaseschedule |
is there a way to create a ubuntu live cd with the programs one chooses? something just like the ubuntu live cd (which can be installed) but only with the things you choose... | yes reconstructor but it is young |
how do i mount a usb memory stick in lubuntu? in ubuntu i just pop it in and it automatically mounts it. lubuntu does not. nothing on desktop, in file manager, nor in /mnt or /media. | you have to manually mount it. sudo mount /dev/usb /path/to/folder to figure out the correct /dev name look at the output of sudo fdisk -l |
hello, am trying to install a second nic onto my feist server. after a new install none of the nics seem to be working. anyone got any ideas? | if none of them work might be an irq conflict |
can someone suggest me a program (with gui ) for ubuntu to take picture or record a video from camera which is connected on computer (usb webcam and camera (if supports) ) ? | there is cheese |
is there any way to shut off cpu frequency scaling when my notebook is plugged in? it seems silly to scale back the cpu w/an unlimited power supply. | yes there is, though i don't think it's been made easy. anyway, grid power is not unlimited and there's no reason to waste it |
if the -only- way to reach that box is ssh, then absolutely any downstream passwords don't need complexity | define downstream password please |
how do i capture packets for latter inspection is wireshark? | from inside wireshark, click the new capture button |
dude i know the root password | creat a new user then copy the stuff from that account. |
is there any risk of screwing up my computer if i want to change completely from kubuntu to ubuntu? how do i do that and remove kde without deleting important files? i have a lot of things already configured (wine 1.1.1, firefox 3, amsn, pidgin, and so on) and i'd rather not lose that configuration- especially with my xorg.conf file, which took forever to get right. | shouldn't |
guys, i have directory with about 500 tar.gz file, how to extract all of them at once>? | for file in *.tar.gz; do tar zxf ${file}; done |
is kde unadvisable to install? | no. install kubuntu-desktop to get the full environment with applications. |
virtualbox is great when you need to run programs while logged into your desktop, but not so great if you want to use it as a server | i just want it for my development |
does the shortcut super + number work with the numpad keys ???? | yes is does here |
hey, i'm on a friends system. totally confused at why using vi from console is totally different to how it is on my machine.. it's hard to explain, but for example, if i press 'i' to start inserting text, then try and move the caret cursor, it starts inserting random letters... | the arroe keys are spitting out escape codes.. install the vim-full package |
i installed the xorg then gdm but the problem is when i want to install the gnome-desktop-environment it gives an error like ' package gnome-desktop environment is missing has been obsoleted or is only availble from another source and ' ....but is reffered by another package ' sondray : can you help me ? i can't google it soryy..... | 'sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop' |
[ot] can anyone tell me which it is the language of this webpage... so that i find a translator: http://www.pikapolonica.net/?p=62 czech? german? polis? | serbian / croatian, maybe some other balkan slavic language |
what is the debian/ubuntu equivalent to redhat's chkconfig to turn off/on services on boot? | rcconf works (there are other ways) |
what programs do u use with web cams? (v4l2) | vlc, amsn |
what does mean time to live??? | if this number is too small and the packet hits lots of routers and the ttl hits 0, the packet times out and fails. |
hi! is it possible to find out the package that has installed a specific file in the filesystem. like 'equery belongs' does for gentoo? | dpkg -s /path/to/file |
can someone plz help me with this xubuntu install to my flash drive? | have you done everything from here --> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/liveusbpendrivepersistent |
for someone looking to make a career in linux sys admin, is the ubuntu certified professional cert worth it? | being completely biased, at the moment, no |
whats the proper way of clearing my /var/cache/ folder? | sudo apt-get clean |
is this a solution for me? | logout and from the longin screen you can switch to ubuntu classic |
i need to pass 'atapi_enabled=1' to the libata module... since that module is in the initrd, it doesn't help to just update /etc/modprobe.d/options. will it help to regenerate the initrd, and if so, is that only to do mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd-blabla? | i'm thinking pass it as a kernel option from grub's menu.lst |
howdy. i'm using 8.10, and can't connect to a dsl modem via cable (auto eth0). it tells me it's connected but i can't actually connect via browser or skype. [i'm now using a vista machine to connect - ack]. network manager also shows a 'dsl connection 1' option but that fails to connect at all. | with dsl the modem will send the username/password for the connection. on the ubuntu box you'll use wired to connect. |
how do i clear my .deb files? | sudo apt-get clean |
so, why do i have a /media/floppy and a /media/floppy0 when i don't even have such a device? i removed /dev/fd0 from fstab now though... | disable floppy controller in the bios. |
grub_cmdline_linux_default=nopat'? | you need to update grub to make the change take effect |
where exactly does 3dchess install to? i was assuming the .deb package would put an entry in applications>games... | dpkg -l packagename |
hey all. just installed 10.04 on a macbook. trackpad works like crap, i have to press very hard on it to operate it, and it constantly loses my finger position. what do i have to do to get the trackpad working properly on apple laptop hardware?? | see wiki page for macbook 4,1, has directions |
can anyone tell me how to put different wallpapers on different workspaces with ubutnu 9.10 like on the slide show on http://www.ubuntu.com/ ? | no, ubuntu-tweak also possible, does the same i think |
i want to repartition my drives so i can have more space on the linux one (i will suck it from a ntfs partition). what is the most reliable program around to do it? | gparted |
that's what i have, works great. fw on router means having many fewer worries.... | it's wpa'd with a password that would take 50 years to brute force. |
bug here: using ubuntu x64 and mozilla firefox. flash player doesn't support x64, and other flash plugins either don't work or the embed vid (at youtube) appears with a glitch, where the bar you use to play/pause is placed in the middle of the video, instead of the bottom, and the video simply doesn't play at all. it could be a problem with java, but it's most likely a problem with the flash plugin. any tutorials or plugin recomme | nspluginwrapper or a 32bit ffox |
what is the chmod number for read/write/execute for just the owner? | chmod 700 |
i have a ssh connection to my remote server and i need to make some changes to my router settings, but unfortunately lynx doesn't support form buttons properly so i can't save them, any ideas what to try? is there a better cli browser or any other ways to do this? | elinks |
firefox 5 offers a service to complete entering a login name and password once you have agreed to. where can i delete 2 such entries of the past because they are typos? | edit preferences security saved passwords |
here is a really simple question, how do i verify if a computer has flash player installed? i need to know to help a co-worker out and i am not infront of the computer, was hoping for a terminal command o something | apt-cache policy flashplugin-nonfree |
for 'hardcore' video editing, what is the best in linux? | kino and http://lives.sourceforge.net/index.php?do=screenshots also |
how compatible is the x.org and xfree86 configuration files? will something work in x.org if it works in xfree86? | should do |
howdy. how can i disable the networkmanager in gnome, for atleast the eth0? i am defining the options in /etc/network/interfaces but the applet is overriding it | http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=527365 |
hey, does anyone know if the rc.local file runs before or after the init.d scripts? | umm has to be run afterwards since it is a init.d script as well but it's teh last one to be run |
something isnt set how i want it. i close my apps before i reboot, but when i login they all auto-start, (browser, xchat) how can i have them not auto-start? | go to your session managment settings |
whats the package name for install the c man-pages with apt-get? when i type man qsort my ubuntu dont find the man page. | install manpages-dev |
hi - will pokerstars.net - run under wine ? ? | yes very well |
hello, is it possible to install ubuntu-amd64 on /dev/hdb2, where the 3 partitions on the second hard disk are all primary, and then get grub to install on /dev/hda mbr? i ask because i have installed ubuntu successfully on /dev/hda2 and grub on the mbr of hda, but when i try hdb2 grub fails to do anything when the pc us booted, it sais 'grub stage 1.5 please wait...' then does nothing for 5 mins. does it matter that grub is on hda and ubuntu is on hdb? o | shoudlent matter. sounds like the grub menu/config is messed up/confused |
i am having problems with several development environments on top of each other (avr, opencv, ros, c++, java etc), so i would like a way to seperate them. i was thinking of running all development environments through an instance in virtual box, sharing workspaces to the actual computer through ubuntu one (for backup purposes) and then use the actual computer to all other things. any ideas or thoughts about this? | likely won't work. virtualbox uses shared folders as networked drives (i think it's samba) and you may run into many problems when trying to execute stuff from them |
with ssh, is there any way to save an ip that i keep using? like give it a name? | yes, create ~/.ssh/config. see man ssh_config |
does anyone have a link to a block of html code that would make a whois form on my website? i want the form to access the whois client on my webserver and send the user to a page that displays the result of the query. | you'll need a server-side script for that. php maybe? |
are there any official 80x15 images for linking to ubuntu? | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/websitebuttons |
can anyone plz recommend a dreamweaver-like webdev prog in apt? | nvu. |
so.. no useable gui for multihead setups, right? | it is a frontend for xrandr which replaced xinerama. |
hello all. how come when i make a new user they can read and open my files in my directory? | because by default your home has 755 permissions |
hi, does anyone know whether the sinowal trojan affects linux boxes? | according to http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan-psw_w32_sinowal_cp.shtml, sinowal appears to only affect win32 systems. |
whats a good alternative for skype, or is it the best program so far? | there is no alternatively that runs the skype protocol, afaik. |
how do you extract tar into choosen dir? | try tar with option -c |
can you run more then one virtual machine at a time? | if you have good enough hardware |
any suggestions on why i haven't got any sound on flash anims? | well i had gnuflash working on gentoo but i don't bother with that stuff anymore |
is it possible to limit the cpu usage per process? | not sure on that exact q. but you can use the renice command to allocate more or less resources to a running process |
hi! is there anyway i can disable compositing with a hotkey? kde4 | alt-shift-f12 |
what's the file name that has all the repositores in it?? | sources.list? |
wow there is a graphical version. i can see why the command line is better when you accidentally give something -20 priority! | never heard of that |
how to convert tiff to jpg ? | if you want to do it from commandline, you'd probably need to install the imagemagick tools, not sure of the package name |
guys, what does '24' mean in 192.168.254.0/24? i saw this when i run iptables -l | this may be easier to digest though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ipv4_subnetting_reference |
how do i remove a file named \ | 'rm -- \funnyname' |
does anyone know how to fix gnash? i can't view certain web pages | gnash is *alpha*, of course it won't work with everything |
how do i turn ubuntu into xubuntu? (already installed xfce4) | sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop |
what does 'backports' mean in detail ? are 'backports' the plain debian packages ? | so newer versions of things in hoary, mostly |
is there a linux ms publisher - type program? | for desktop publishing, see scribus |
does anyone know where i can find instructions to print over a wireless network from windows to a printer on an ubuntu system? | https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/c/samba-printserver.html |
heya, does the ubuntu live cd come with f-spot ? | f-spot is in universe, which is not on the livecd. but you can install it on the livecd. |
:/ anyother way to get .avi files to work, danag? | http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org |
my wireless monitor applet is shows a constant download road of ~200kbps when i am doing nothing. is there any way to see why process is drawing on my network connection? | in a term, netstat -tunap see what port/process is listening/receiving/transmitting |
hi folks im having a weird graphic bug at xubuntu shutdown..the splash screen becomes corrupt with rainbow garbled colors...was wondering if anyone has any ideas how to fix this? | that always happens for me, no idea how to fix, i think it's sort of... normal |
there is already a #channel for that? | its not in hardy repos |
i need to find a pid of a process in a script and get the number so i can kill that particular process, i tried kill $! and that didn't work, any ideas?? | ps -ax <process name> |
does ubuntu feisty come with a dock? | that's the best dock program i know of |
how do i make files like batch files for terminal? i'm getting tired of cding to certain directories and just want to run a file to do it. | you could make aliases in your .bashrc file |
hi all i got a small problem , all my panels are locked i whant to unlock them but ubuntu tweak seams tu run into brochen package and do not allow me to see the option to unlock all panel , any idea on how i fix that ? | run 'gconf-editor' apps>panel and search for the lock value |
i removed my places and system from the panel, how to i get them back? i try to drag them there, but that doesn't work :( | right-click the panel, choose 'add to panel', readd the 'menu bar'. |
any hoary user can try : 'apt-get install nautilus-media' ? does that work ? | fails |