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what's a good light weight file manager, like something for fluxbox?
try xfe
hello, im trying to completely remove mysql-server from my box to try and trigger the fresh install dialogue where i can set up passwords and users again
you can most likely sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-(whatever version it is)
is there any reason why i should not use proposed packages ?? i just enabled proposed because i need ff3rc1
you could download the package from packages.ubuntu.com and install it without enabling the proposed repo.
what do i need to be able to run make menuconfig for building a new kernel
apt-get install libncurses5-dev
currently /var/www is owned by root.root but i want to have an ftp account to upload to this area - do i have to use the user root for this or is there another solution?
the only annoying thing is that newly created files will be set ast 755
i'm having trouble with my monitor. my screensaver is turned off, power management is set to never turn the monitor off, and there are no bios settings regarding monitor power management. however, my monitor is still turning off after 30 minutes idle. where else can i look for the setting causing this?
http://www.randombugs.com/linux/disable-monitor-standby-xorg-xserver.html
ok how do you enable it?
don't bother enalbing it unless you have a very specific reason to do so
hi all :) what webkit browsers are available in the latest lts?
`apt-cache search webkit`
how do you list users in irssi :/
/names
ok i figured something out, all of these guides seem to tell you how to setup remote desktop for x-windows, but i need actual, real remote x logins using users on the machine, not a vnc style remote
http://ayaz.wordpress.com/2006/09/23/remote-x-login-gdm-xdmcp-xmins-oh-my/
can anyone tell me how to place a favorites folder on the panel?
never tried that before. i just dragged a folder out of the filemanager onto the panel
it was my code, i will try out what you suggested :)
i got a core dump at 2g, and the value of 'i' had gone negative
is there a good wireless util to find the power of each ap you have access to?
iwlist scan doesn't show that?
is there a way to format an ext filesystem and have it use 777 permissions on whatever box yo use it on ? its root:root and 755 otherwise.
the only way to do that would be from userspace
anyone know of some good terminal system monitors?
htop? saidar?
can anyone tell me which linux-restricted-modules i should use if i am running the linux-server kernel
try the generic
anyone know where to set klick behavior in kubuntu like in windows (click to select files, dubleclick to open)
try the mouse settings, it was somewhere there.
is this the right channel to ask a apt-get question? in the red hat world, the are software groups so you can just 'yum grouplist ; yum groupinstall emacs' ; i know apt-get has this too, so 'apt-get install kde' ; how do i list these software groups?
man apt or man dpkg might shed some light on that
i just came by here to see if anyone here would recommend a wirless access-point / router?
edimax makes good stuff
what file do i put a modules name in so that it will modprobe it at bootup
/etc/modules
anyone know of a torrent site that had ubuntu 5.10?
i used the one on slashdot and it downloaded in about 30 minutes
hi all, i read on some the forum that i can install synergy via synaptic, but i can't find it on the list... how do i fix this? (see http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php%3fid%3d5313&prev=/search%3fq%3dhttp://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php%253fid%253d5313%26hl%3den%26hs%3d1rx%26lr%3d%26client%3dfirefox%26rls%3dorg.mozilla:en-us:unofficial)
you need to activate the 'universe' repository
can somebody help me to install god damn java :((
also, it is a faq and there is a nice tutorial on the ubuntu wiki iirc
hello,where can i see what's my kernel version?
type uname -r
my sound dies after my last upgrade and i see this error in my dmesg: . emu10k1_audigy: probe of 0000:00:0e.0 failed with error -5 .. ideas?
check dmesg for additional clues
i'm trying to upgrade dapper to feisty in preparation for moving to gutsy, but update-manager -c can't guess the meta-package and wants me to install ubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, or kubuntu-desktop. as i don't want to install a gazillion things, would it be kosher to make an equivalent package using equivs and trick my system?
the real problem you have is the jumping over of edgy; ubuntu really only supports single release upgrades. on the equivs, you'll miss a lot of new functionality, depending
hi. what's the proper way to prevent a module from being loaded in ubuntu? pcspkr in particular.
you can blacklist the module...
hi, i'm new to ubuntu and a freequent irc user, does anyone know the best irc client that supports multiple servers and scripts?
yes, konversation support scripts
when did ubuntu decide to make their wiki ugly with google adds etc?
i don't see any ads. maybe you should get adblock plus?
im struggling trying to figure out how to get ati drivers and video out working :(
just get a well supported low end nvidia card and save your time and hair (from falling out due to frustration/anger/disappointment)
how can i check my cpu information (clock speed / type) within ubuntu?
cat /proc/cpuinfo
hi! how can i encrypt an archive? is there something simple to use?
here is a thread on ubuntuforums that suggests using aes crypt http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=385540
hi all, anyone know how to create a wifi hotspot using ubuntu laptop with cable connection?
provided your wifi chip is capable of 'master mode', you're in business
quick question: someone had a bad ram stick and repeatedly crashed his ubuntu box. the ext3 filesystem is all sorts of messed up. is it better to run fsck first, then back up data? or back up data then run fsck, then back up again (in case some corruption is fixed?)
it's definitely safest to image it first. then you're not lost, even if fsck fails
how do i see more information from a package with apt-cache
apt-get show package
oooh....did i miss a troll?
totally
i've installed ettercap and i'm trying to edit its initialization file, etter.conf. however i'm not able to find it in the file system. does anybody know where it can be found?
if nothing else, use -> dpkg -l ettercap (it lists the files in that package)
quick question, anyone know how i make open office default the spell checker to english uk not english us?
tools - options - language settings?
what ubuntu is the best ubuntu?
download bog standard ubuntu from ubuntu.com.
hi, can i have help please: i have a lot of error of that kind : ext4-fs error (device sda3): ext4_add_entry: bad entry in directory #859924: directory entry across blocks - offset=0,
check (fsck) it
guys please help - 2 days ago i tried to upgrade intrepid -> jaunty. seems it didnt completed as update manager shows me the button to click to upgrade to 9.04. yesterday tried to do upgrade again. it closed with no signs of errors. still not upgraded. what's the shell command to do the upgrade? i wanna see the error messages if any,..? upgade-manager --dist-upgrade?
the safest way to do it from shell is: aptitude update && aptitude safe-upgrade && aptitude dist-upgrade ... it'll do it in two passes.
hey, anyone know much about fonts in linux? i imported some from my windows partition, but they don't have the variations (windows doesn't really require them). linux does, so i can't use bold/italic with them. can i create the required font variations from the base font? i know oo.o is doing this automatically.
sudo apt-get install alien
i would like to install octave-3. the ./configure returns ' warning: i need gnu readline 4.2 or later'. i installed the readline 5.2, but i still receive the same error. any idea what could be wrong?
you need to install libreadline5-dev and not libreadline5 to compile octave
hi, could anyone please direct me to how to boot an iso (live cd) in ubuntu's vmware player? or how do i create/circumvent the neeed for vmx file?
use the mount command with -o loop
i have mounted a windows share which i have browsed with nautilus (ubuntu 7.10). where do i find the configuration of that now? i can't find the mount entry in /etc/fstab, /media/ nor /mount/
you have to add that yourself.
i've a question nobody can answer
maybe with ulimit?
well, thats it, 45 minutes and i still can't configure x
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
hey i've installed lamp with apt-get install lamp-server^, . anyone know how to enable url rewriting?? the tutorials i found online seem to apply to a different version of apache
this will work on apache2: http://corz.org/serv/tricks/htaccess2.php
i have a fresh install of debian sarge that i want to convert to ubuntu server, all i have to do is change /etc/apt/sources.list and apt-get update & dist-upgrade ? i heard about something with udev ? should i install or remove it after upgrade ? it's a remote server and i have to be sure that it will reboot
won't work... see !install
how do i find the logs for this room on here? http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2012/06/30/ i just cant seem to figure it out.
http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2012/04/28/%23ubuntu.html
anyone know of a program to interactive create or edit keyboard profiles?
searched within synaptic?
is there a way to stop a service from auto starting on ubuntu server, like apache2 or mysql?
remove the symlink from /etc/rc2.d/
when viewing the routing table via cli, what does an asterisk mean unde the gateway column?
usually all you really need to look for is the one that says 'default' that is your default gateway
where is /tmp ?? i cant find it via konqueror
just type /tmp in the address bar
hi, can someone recommend a small graphics editor for ubuntu. something smaller than gimp, only as much functionality as mspaint.
xpaint
newbie question: when i run gparted, 'ntfs' does not show up as a partition. does this mean that windows is not installed on my computer? (i thought when i installed ubuntu i partitioned rather than deleted windows, but i could be wrong.) in other words, how can i confirm that windows is or isn't installed on my computer? thanks!
i'm sorry, but according to what i see, i don't think there is any windows partition on that drive
hi, how can i stop someone from resetting my root password by booting in rescue mode (when they have physical access to the computer)?
you may be able to disable usb & cd booting in bios and then set a password on the bios to somebody re-enabling them
hi, does anyone here know a web site that contains all gtk+ or gnome software? i've been there before once but didn't bookmark it?
gnome-apps.org?
i cant start application in x-window from a linux remote desktop with ssh? any help please?
you must type ssh -x
i haven't upgraded in awhile (running 7.10). whats the process for dist-upgrading to the latest version?
gutsy (7.10) is no longer supported, but it can be upgraded
can somone tell me what command i need to type in the terminal to locate myself into the root directory?
cd /
if it has to work in anything, 3ware is the way to go
if it were my choice i would but i don't sign the check
anyone here knows about openssh packages?
yes. what do you need help with?
when i install kde, do i get the option to choose between kde/gnome at login?
yes... via gdm or kdm ... you can edit /etc/x11/default-desktop-manager to configure which is used (file isn't there to start, so you need to make it)
is there an easy way to reconfigure all of the network settings in lucid? i think my smb.conf file is borked.
smb.conf isn't your network settings, it's your samba settings
hello all - i have a question and i'm only on day 3 of using ubuntu so please bare with me. is it possible to configure ubuntu to act as a wireless repeater in the same way that windows 7 can (with certain wireless cards)?
yes, it is
is it possible to check by ps process just my as a user?
cleaner is: ps -u $user
if i do lsmod how do i decifer what item is concurrent with what hardware?
lspci -k
hello, how do you list all the files included in a package with apt commands?
did you try dpkg-query -l ?
when inserting removable media (cd, dvd), a window pops up offering to use a list of applications. how do i add and app to that list?
some of these options are configurable via nautilus > edit > preferences i believe
hello all! my mplayer issued some errors on the terminal when he was playing cds like this:
pastebin dont write line by line here
does fglrx support direct rendering?
yes it should.
i need some help guys. a file on my system called libvte.so.4 got hosed. how can i get it back?
that's a result of using unsupported compiz repos. here's a thread with the fix: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=238668
hello, can some one please tell me how to edit (add/remove) items in places menu, items like drives(for example: floppy drive), for some reason my places menu in nautilus has one more item 'filesystem'(points to /) in the second drive's section as the places menu in gnome-panel, is there a way to sync them? (btw. i do not want to know how to add custom folders ~/.gtk-bookmarks). there is nothing about it in the documentation(library.gnome... pages
system --> --- preferences --- menu items
what program to edit pdf files?
scribus is a good one
so, my sound is busted on ubuntu, but it works fine on the livecd anyway i can take the sound information from the livecd and replace it on my current ubuntu install because i cant figure out why its not working
have you checked alsamixer to make sure its not muted?
i have a very n00b question.. how would i remove apache and php?
i recommend using synaptic. search for 'apache', mark for removal, repeat with php.
whats the difference between the linux-386 and linux-686 packages?
if you want to, but there's no need
could someone tell me how to press 'ok' on the gui interface when install java through the terminal and apt?
use tab to navigate.. then space or enter
is anyone else having problems connecting to archive.ubuntu.org?
yes, it's down
what's the name of the program that ubuntu uses to setup multiple monitors? just display preferences is shown, but i swear this is an app (or very similar to another app) with another name..
xrandr
hello. due to a recent error i saw while booting up, i have come to the conclusion that there might be an error on my drive. how do i check the drive for errors?
(and wait a while)
is there an app to see what folders are using up hard drive space....like in a chart....???....
accessories -> disk usage analyzer
how do i keep a windows share mounted since network browsing doesn't work in ubuntu correctly?
smbmount in /etc/fstab will mount it at boot
try making a usb flash drive installer perhaps? (it will install faster then from a cd also i find)
i am running the installer from an external hardisk
hi all - anyone know how i can install wxwidgets for python 2.4 in ubuntu 7.10? wx works in python 2.5, but i need to run something in 2.4
download and compile; wx compilation is very straightforward
where do i configure my computer's hostname?
graphical, system > administration > network
hey guys, new to ubuntu, and have been tasked with creating a script to install either 32 or 64 but ubuntu with specified versions of a few applications (gcc, java, postgresql, and a couple others)..can anyone point me in the right direction?
is that what you want?
whats the path of hard disk drives in the root directory
you might also see it in your 'places' menu as 'xx.x gb media'.
hi. is it possible to create an icon for firefox in the panel that opens up specific tabs? i have several projects which require me to open up a new firefox window with 3-5 tabs related to that project.
in the command line for the short cut 'firefox www.website.com www.otherwebsite.com www.otherotherwebsite.com
just installed 9.04 on my dell inspiron 6000, it boots up fine but when i log in the display looks all wierd and if i try to do anything much x11 crashes and i get logged out
run your updates from terminal with: sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
ubuntu can see the windows partitions, and that is good. i was wondering if there is a way to make windows see the linux partitions as well (even if read-only)
ext3 or higher will not work
hi, i want to uninstall an application using the command line, can you guys help me?
'sudo apt-get --purge remove packagename'
i have just got one game and it's looks like blahblahblah.run how to install it? i tryed ./blah.run but says premision dinied... i try sudo ./blahblah.run but then- sudo: ./et-linux-2.60.x86.run: command not found so i don't get it... can enyone?
it's probably not executable. either chmod it to be executable, or use 'sudo sh ./blah.run'
is there a way to force the ubuntu installer to not format the '/' drive? it's already a reiserfs partition and there's data on it
you'll need to install from the alternative media.
hey, does ubuntu karmic server have pcmcia support built in? i can see a pcmcia card via lspci. does that mean pcmcia support works?
i don't see why it wouldn't though.
hi, i need some help. i installed ubuntu 7.04 in my comp with the alt cd, but when i try to boot, the splash screen freezes at the third bar, around 13%
edit the kernel boot options... nosplash quiet ... this wont fix your problem, but it will let us know where the kernel panics ... and perhaps someone will have an idea then
skype has suddenly stopped working , how to fix it ?
mv ~/.skype/shared.xml ~/.skype/shared~.xml
linux doesnt really like java, do they?
so it is not java is the java plugin for browsers ...
question: how can i change my dns servers for a specific wireless network? i tried editing resolv.conf but networkmanager overwrites them. i can not find an option in networkmanager to change them.
right click nm-applet in the gnome-panel then edit connections > wireless connections > select one > ipv4 settings, you need to set method to dhcp only or manual to edit the dns servers