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is there any remote admin program for linux that will work with radmin on windows? | i dont belive so, i think you have to use vnc or somesuch |
is it possible to change the default font ubuntu uses in firefox? | go .. edit - preferences - contect |
stupid me... 'top' gives just what i wanted. | look at top, ps and have a rummage through the /proc filesystem |
hi, ubuntu can read fatx partition? | not as far is i have found |
does anyone know of a good vob ripper, like dvd decrypter, for linux? | dvd::rip is good |
hi, what kernel does ubuntu ude by default? just wondering will it handle sata and my nic rithout problems.. i have nforce2 based motherboard. | it worked flawlessly out of the box with my nforce2 board. |
how to delete everything in folder? | rm -rf target |
hi. forgotten the name of some neat gpl program that allows multiple screens to be shared (including clipboard) and it can be linux/windows/other oss...only requires a single keyboard/mouse | http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ |
does openoffice come with an html editor...or are there other good oens to use? | i'd check out nvu. ww.nvu.com (based on the mozilla composer) |
is there a command similar to yum --whatprovices in ubuntu for finding file level dependencies? | -s | --search <pattern> ... find package(s) owning file(s). |
how do i get an smp enabled 686 kernel? | : install linux-686-smp |
sry for the complete newbie question: where are the programs installed by default? | /usr/bin usually |
does ubuntu have a very light, stable server build of ubuntu? | ubuntu is generally based on debian sid, which tend to be 'cutting edge' rather than stable. if you're looking for stable, why not try debian stable? |
hi, i am using gnome and want to change the function of what f10 does when i am in a terminal window. when i press f10, it selects the window of the menu. this is causing me problems when i use jed to write c programs because f10 is used in jed to open its text-based menu. | just go to menu and deactivate show menubar |
why is it allowed to anybody to execute the file /usr/sbin/s2disk? | because every user should be able to use the hibernate mode without typing their passwords |
how to delete the previous commands executed in a terminal ? | history -c |
can anyone help me with a driver problem ? i have a hp pavilion dv6162ea but i cant get the webcam to work in gutsy. | some webcams are tricky |
how do i renew the ip of a computer? (i want it to ask the dhcp server a new ip adress)? | 'sudo dhclient eth0' for example |
i can't seem to find where the scripts are set that run when you select hibernate or suspend in the logout menu. | it looks like there's suspend stuff in /etc/acpi/suspend.d dir |
g'morning, is it possible to change the default email client to thunderbird in the messaging menu? i've already made the change in 'preferred applications' but the messaging menu will only launch evolution. | no, thunderbird isn't a part of gnome so doesn't integrate with the menues |
is opera not part of the standard repo? | yes its not |
what a channel.. | the server edition has no gui. if you're unsure, get the desktop. there is nothing that server can do that desktop can't. |
question: what is a good 'wall paper' rotator for gnome in the repos? chgb doesnt work | do sudo apt-cache search wallpaper |
english help wanted: what is the english name of the last (bottom) menu item of the gnome main menu 'system'? | on mine, the bottom item under the system menu is 'quit' |
hey, i'm trying to find latex2pdf on ubuntu but i can't find the package. i have tetex installed. is there an equivalent package? | texlive-latex-base |
how can i add more locales to the locales supported list? | system -> preferences -> language support |
hi, i just very 'very' recently installed ubuntu. can anyone tell me how i should preform an app serch by keywords as i would in gentoo with the command emerge (for instance:$ emerge -s xmms); and if the listing in ubuntu carry along description of the programms contents. thank you in advance. | apt-cache search appname --holycow was the first to respond |
if i have a program running, say burning or ripping a cd, on one account and then switch accounts (without logging off) will that continue or will it stop? | it will continue. |
hi. what command can i run in the terminal to see how much ram im using? | free |
hey all! how can i find out what package provides the file gl.h? | install 'apt-file' |
what's the difference between the package totem and totem-xine | no, totem is in gtk |
i just formatted my 1tb hdd in ext4. ubuntu reads it perfectly but there is an automatically created file 'lost+found'. what is this and should i leave it or delete it? | it is rarely used but is probably worth leaving. |
whats the human readable command for hardware info? | i'm sure you can guess ls hw :) |
how do i check which gfxdriver is in use on a system via ssh? | yes :) that is the correct driver |
if you are curious about 64 bit ubuntu, try installing it onto a spare partition... that way you can see if you like it (there are a few annoyances with it that you may not like) | such as? |
if i specified a separate partition for the os and a separate partition for my home directory, how do i go about keeping my /home when i reinstall ubuntu? | never doe it myself, but i'd say just make a symlink to the /home partition. give me a moment and i'll find you something. |
does anyone know if opera's private browsing function writes anything (cookies, history etc) to the hard drive, then deletes it when you quit the session, or is everything kept in ram? | you could always use iotop or lsof and test. |
how do i remove a symbolic link ? | you can either do rm like a normal file, or unlink. |
i have this file on my desktop install-crossover-pro-4.1.sh . how do i install it? i am a newbie plz help... | chmod +x install-crossover-pro-4.1.sh |
i'm using gnome-terminal to connect via ssh to a screen session on my server after every boot ... how can i make it happen automatically? i.e. to open a terminal window and connect via ssh to a speficif server | make a launcher that does « gnome-terminal -e 'ssh .......' » ? |
what is the command to see all daemons that are running? | ps -ef |
i am having problems with my bluetooth mouse. i am able to pair it properly to my laptop, and it works for that session, but as soon as i reboot the computer or turn off the mouse and turn it back on, the computer will not reconnect to the mouse. the mouse is still on the bluetooth-applet list, so it's not that the computer forgot about the mouse, it just will not connect and i have to repair it every time i want to use the mouse. does | there is a small button at the back of the mouse called connect, try it after turning it off |
im fairly new to linux i was wondering under what directory does ubuntu typically install programs? | i think it is /usr/lib |
i have installed ubuntu on my acer travelmate 4020 laptop.its running perfectly than any other destro. but i am not able to get the acpi power status display properly. wheater my power cable is connicted or not , the icon always shows that the 'system is running on ac power. battery charged 0%'. its not a proper info. is there any way to make it work properly | try checking ubuntuforums.org for you model |
what filesystems are available in the installer? | just about every filesystem linux supports. i saw ext2, ext3, reiser, xfs |
'dhcp server failed to start, check syslog for diagnostics' which 'syslog' show i check? | /var/log/syslog |
where is the best place to get help with ldap. i have slapd and phpldapadmin setup and working. and i can do an ldapsearch from a remote machine and pull the info from the ldap server. but none of the info is showing up in apple addressbook, outlook, or outlook express. | im impressed youve gotten that far :) update wiki if you have a chance when you get it working |
if i get an optimized kernel for my processor will i see performance increase? | not so much extra performance that you'll notice, or would make the exercise worthwhile |
excuse me, how can i run an ubuntu live cd from grub? what parameters should i pass? can i make it loading the isolinux.cfg file in the ubuntu live cd? thanks | u dont run it from grub, you chane your system bios's boot order to boot cd's before hard drives |
hi... whenever i get a kernel update it breaks my wifi :( the wifi is a series of modules that have been compiled (ubuntu doesnt support the card)... any ideas on fixing this? also, can i make a module unload/load every so often to try and prevent drop outs? | no way to fix, it's the nature of the beast with compiled kernel modules |
any recommended client to manage amazon s# web services, please? | perhaps jungledisk |
i'm transferring 4 gigs of data from my ubuntu hd to my windows hd. both are sata, but the transfer is going slower than paris hilton doing a suduku puzzle. i've transferred 20 gig of data faster than this before (it was a ide to sata)... any ideas? | ntfs-3g is really slow because it's in userspace |
i'm trying to fix my sound. the thread in ubuntu forums re: doing that suggests to completely remove the alsa drivers then reinstall them. for some that means it takes the gnome desktop with it, and it has to be reinstalled. my question is: will this take things such as my evolution email with it? how much will i have to restore from backups? | but.. if you back up your home directory, and /varf/spool/mail that should take care of it. |
does tribe 4 have the issue that tribe 3 had with the live cd freezing? | use ktorrent, it has this built-in. |
how do i view an embedded windows media player movie? | install w32codecs and mozilla-mplayer |
anyone get very slow boot-up after selecting ubuntu in grub? sits there for 5 minutes for me... | mine hung for a while until a turned off my wireless card on my laptop |
how do i see what commands i can do with a phrase int he terminal? | the tab key |
how can i list file by date created. is there an ls argument | -t sort by mod time |
is it just accepted that if an nfs mount drops while in use you will need to reboot your machine before you can use it again? | outbackwifi: it's 'cupsys' not 'cups' |
heya - is there a web development irc channel that anybody can recommend? | i dont known any |
anyone knows how to get the size of each user's home dir (all files for each user) from the shell? | -> cd to the homedir of user and du -h |
i'm considering moving from gentoo to ubuntu . . . can someone point me to where i can find ubuntu package changelogs online? | i think this is the closest thing...not sure if it has changelogs |
hi everyone. i'm having a problem with authenticating via console login and sudo commands after upgrading to 9.04. the console login times out, and running sudo commands take about 2 minutes to complete. the same delay exists when logging in through gnome - after entering my password the desktop doesn't come up for a few minutes. | probably something in your pam setup |
how can i create a text file that has all the data from all the text files in a certain directory and all it's children directory, recursively, without specifying all the file names? | use find and cat |
hey, how do i change my computer name? | hostname |
is there a reason why i can't find the bitchx package ? | its no longer supported try irssi instead |
hi all. how can i add something to my path ? | export path=$path:/new/path/to/add/to/the/end |
hello there i wanna know which pc-emulator is the best? i got an thinkpad so i have this intel cpu hardware supported emulation feature too. which fits best now and has a gui? qemu or vmware or whatelse? | install the package linux-headers-heneric |
while i'm here, is there a way to disable some of the things that start on boot? e.g. bluetooth, since i don't even have bluetooth? | sudo apt-get install rcconf; sudo rcconf |
hello. i'm installing mumble server on my ubuntu server 8.10. i need an application that is able to send simple mails. is it a complicatied process to make a server able to send mails? | sendmail |
no more answering questions to get in ? | it was only temp. |
hola, anyone know of any issues with azureus and ubuntu? my net goes to a crawl when it is running. | for me it turned out that my cheap 3com router is the bottleneck .. only handles 250 connections |
hi, how do i mark a package as not held back? | sudo aptitude unhold package? |
where can i edit my boot optoins | /boot/grub |
need help booting from windows partition after copying it from bad hard drive ubuntu boots fine but can't get windows to load after grub finds it | er, my bad ... use bootcfg. use the /scan then /rebuild switches. if that doesn't work, do a fixboot /mbr, then reinstall grub. |
guys, i have mac mini powerpc 1.2ghz and 256 ram... can anybody please help how to dual boot with 8.10? please? been searching for it on google but i can't find a perfect howto ... please | i'm not at all a mac user, but general : |
when is the next release? =) | ubuntu? april |
i am running the rc on this laptop, how can i have it updated so it is at the 8.04 lts version? | you probably already are up to 8.04 level, there is no specific difference with rc if rc is uptodate |
with breezy, or hoary? | hoary |
anyone: how do you apply changes to iptables after you edit it? | this is a guess, but ifdown <inferface>&&ifconfig <interface> down&&ifup <interface> |
any easy way to expose block devices into chroots? ex: i have a device /dev/sda that i need to access from a chrooted environment | the --bind option is documented in the mount manpage |
i need to have the make command (c compiler) but i forgot the package name? | build-essential |
are there any programs for ubuntu that can help me build a website. | look into quanta and kompozer |
is it safe to remove my current kernel? it is one from the 'generic-pae' type. i don't use the 'generic-pae' type. how do i disable or prevent from future updates to install the generic-pae kernels? thanks | don't remove your current kernel. reboot to another one first (to make sure it works), then remove the kernels you don't want. |
is there an easy way of using also kde on my ubuntu without having to get rid of gnome? | you can set it up as a alternate |
that acutally isnt the best place to get it anymore | thats suns website |
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 |
im not sure where else to ask for help with this issue but can someone tell me what they think is going wrong here: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/46333/ | not that i know anything about the protocol, but the remote host is sending a termreq (termination request) after you send a packet (ll. 57-8). the packet which causes it doesn't seem to have valid ip addresses in it. my bet is that that's the cause. |
i've had a slight mishap whilst trying to resize an ntfs partition within ubuntu using gparted. the computer experienced a hang during the process. now i can't mount the partition -- 'ntfs signature is missing'. is there way to recover? | i assume you sufficiently made backups? |
yu can link them together like that in terminal ? > `sudo ifdown eth0;sudo ifup eth0` | ; is a command break, you can also go && and then if the first command returns an error code (non zero exit code) the second will not run |
it seems like the search feature doesn't work well ... i have lost a program (a folder) and search engine cant find it. so how do i find out where i put it? | through the console: ls | grep ? find ? locate? |
so any one who can tell me what to do if kernel panics or i am in grub shell, and have no access to grub menu? | somthing just seems.. odd... |
hey guys, quick question. where are the apps installed? i need to get the path for vlc.. and i cant find it | 'dpkg -l packagename' will tell you where everything in the package is installed. 'which programname' will tell you where the executable is |
how can i tell totem to use xv for video? | system > multimedia systems selector > video > default sink > output |
hi, i was looking in /etc/network/interface but how to configure an static ip always up with or without cable connected .. | i don't know i gave this to someone today and they didn't think it worked but i can give you a script or a sample of the file |
hi folks! does anyone know if is it possible to move openvpn ca and client certificates from ipcop to a ubuntu openvpn server? | yes, they are the same x509 certificates |
how i can delete user which was created in home ? | userdel -r username |
hey all i can't boot my laptop... the only thing that shows is this error:'glib-warning **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (0)' in the bug reports it seems like people only get it sometimes and it doesn't prevent gdm from loading but not for me, i can't get it to boot at all, and get droped to an init shell.... any ideas? | user 0 is the root user account - if that's missing, there is certainly a problem! |
what's a good dvd ripping program for linux? | i like acidrip |
hi. how can i arrange all opened windows in gnome with a mouse click? is there something like 'arrange side by side' ? | i think there is nothing like that |