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can someone help me with my sd* issues

what is the issue?

hi, how do i add external usb mouse on feisty? i am on lenovo r60

plug it in

hello, i just installed ubuntu edgy on a server. is there a way to stop apt-get from asking for the cd, and pull files from the net instead?

remove the cd from sources.list

what command do you need to install the stuff on ubuntu required to compile stuff ?

apt-get install build-essential

something has a severe memory leak. i start the day with a fairly peppy system, and end the day waiting 10 seconds for the text cursor to appear where i click. any guess as to ubuntu, gnome, apache, mysql, chrome, netbeans or vbox?

netbeans

i need to find out if my wireless adapter (internal) is a wireless-g device or not, how can i get this information in ubuntu?

in terminal, sudo iwconfig

does the vmware server has the create image feature?

vmware server lets you do anything

anyone know how i remote connect to a computer that is behind a router? i know the internal 192.168.0.* ip of the computer, and also the external ip that the router gives it. my guess is that its somethin like connecting to '49.211.223.(hidden)//192.168.0.102'

the router has to be configured by its adminstrator to port-forward , or to do nat

how do i uninstall kde? it seems to have disturbed my upgrade to lts. if i do so, will amarock still work?

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/puregnome follow this then reinstall amarok

any1 know a simple way to add a repository to /etc/apt/sources.list from shell. i googled but i didnt get niether sed nor awk to work

add-apt-repository

who maintains the synaptic package manager? i have found some problems with packages there.

if you find a bug report it in launchpad https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

whats the command to do a checkdisk on ubuntu?

fsck

what is the command to 'see' whats inside a directory?#

ls, like ikonia said ;)

is there a good debug switch to use with ekiga to possibly see why it crashes everytime i open my camera?

if you just run ekiga from a terminal, it should provide some useful output - most programs do at least

i want to install ubuntu8.10 into a usb (1g fat32) whai should i do?

ubuntu will need about 4-5gb install

where can i see reboot,halt log for my machine?

/var/log/syslog

hi, im trying to update ubuntu with apt-get update but i get an error when it tries to download certain sources, it stays stuck at 99% and can't finish...is it possible i don't have the good source adresses or something?

not a very good source

how do i change the size of the icons on the desktop in gnome? and, can i change the size of the window title bars to make them a bit thinner.

for the title bars, you'd have to change your theme

hi, linux noob here - just installed xubuntu on an old p3 machine. i added an adaptec 1205sa pci sata card so i can add a sata hdd. how do i get xubuntu to recognize this card so i can use the sata drive? tyty

after reboot you dont see if you run a lspci

is there some way to kill a process that won't go away -- short of restarting? 'sudo kill -9 <pid>' did not kill it.

epiphany

check this: http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2005/10/27/what-is-a-linux-distribution.html#useful-jargon

so i've noticed- unfortunately, i'm the type that just dives right in and to heck with the manuals; a trait that's biting me in the bum this time.

what's the command to list what's been installed?

: dpkg --get-selections > installed-software

how can i update the 'locate' database?

sudo updatedb

what do you mean icepidgeon firefox knockoff?

because there is some sort of trademark dispute

do you use ubuntu in german?

in general alot of people use it in germany

anyone know of a decent gtk app for disk management? (formatting etc)

gparted

i don't want to seem pesky but did anyone catch my question? (i know other people are being helped right now.. :) just want to see if i'm on the docket)

that's okay. feel free to re-ask- just don't spam spam spam like others may. no, you will need to reformat your hd.

can do it through compiz, don't think you can with unity however

tried unity2d session?

hi, i isntalled ubuntu alternative with gnome, then i removed gnome and installed lxde. before startx it s 180mb ram memory used from 192mb. how can i check what is using that memory?

ps auxww

what svn client is used in ubuntu? apt-get install svn doesn't work :(

then you should be able to use svn commands

ping google.com gives you an ip address...how can i do the opposite...i need to know the hostname associated with an ip address

but on many cases, you won't get all the domains.

how can i run firefox as root? say to install an iconpack from iconpacks.mozdev.org ?

you don't need to be root

can anyone recommend a program like konsole but for gnome?

gnome-terminal can do tabs.

anyone know how to disable guest session logins?

remove gdm-guest-session

my mouse doesn't work with kernel 2.6.10 how do i report this bug?

click on applications>systems tools> bug report tool ;)

how do i open a second manpage for something? i can read 'man crontab' and it is crontab(1), but i can't figure out how to read 'man crontab(5)

press q then manpage 5 crontab

can somebody tell me how can i send a file with ssh ?

scp file user@host:/some/dir

my system has 4 gig of ram. yet its only seeing 3 gig in ubuntu. it sees all 4 in windows 2003. do i have to do something special to the see the remaining gig of memory?!

you need a kernel that supports that much ram. not sure which one that would be.

is there any way to mount ubuntu dvd onto a usb stick and load from it?

yes... alot of ways.. one way is unetbootin... from a windows machine

is there a general pc channel on here or can i ask a general pc question here?

this channel is for ubuntu support only

if i apt-got gaim would there be a /src directory in the gaim folder?

apt-source

grub2 complains for syntax error file not found [linux-bzimage, set= ,size= ] [initrd, addr= , size =] , i`ve already use updage-grub but still show me this error

in /boot

hi, is there a demo site that shows all the new features of firefox 3.5 (not in a video, i mean one that you access with firefox 3.5 to see it in action)?

hacks.mozilla.org developer.mozilla.org

it's been a couple hundred posts, so i can repeat this now.

ill give credit to paying attention, but i have no clue what ur talking about

what is the difference between ps -a and ps -a

'man ps'

does anybody know a list of all gnome integrated applications?

apt-cache search gnome ?

are you using gnome3?

i am using ubuntu 11.10

how do i execute my x-executable files??+

xmms

others use x-chat?

maybe preferences->chatting->general->hide join/part messages

it is still super frustrating that my favorite distro is the only one that just randomly crashes when i try to do a minimal install on my netbook

why?

is there a default installed firewall with ubuntu 10.04 and what is the name?

gufw is you need a gui

what does 'bashism' mean ?

syntax that only works in bash

hello. what postgresql version more stable in ubuntu? 8.2 or 8.3 ?

8.3

how to create a blank file in terminal?

touch <filename>

hello, can someone tell me how to export e-mails in evolution, so that i can import them later after an reinstallation

you just need to backup the .evoltion folder on your home directory

hi, how do i see what version of tomcat6 i have installed? and how do i install an older version of tomcat6 in the console?

apt-cache policy tomcat6

is there a way to invert your window's colors without installing compiz?

permanently or temporarily?

hi everyone i am using a program called hamster which is a gnome panel applet and the global hotkey super+h does not work although it did in the past. does anyone know what would cause this? as far as i know there are no conflicting keyboard shortcuts

fiddle around in system-preferences-keyboard-layouts-other options. i had some difficulty too; 'default' binding for super doesn't seem to work great for me. i just started using other keys.

how do you start ubuntu in a text install?

^^^

i'm not sure whether i should use 64bit, or 32bit with pae. my computer usage is general web browsing, web development using nusphere phped running under wine, local web services (lamp setup), some game playing, and cross compiling embedded linux installations. anyone have any suggestions/warnings?

either works gr8 ... but if you find 32bit slow use the 64bit if you have >3gb of ram

my sister has ubuntu 8.04 on her computer, and audio worked in totem, but not in flash, why?

known issue with flash and 8.04. it's resolved in 8.10

does ubuntu have a good self-hosted web analytics package?

: good compared to what?

how do i make ubuntu start vlc instead of the totem when i put a dvd-movie in my dvd-drive?

go under system > preferences > removable drives and media, then go to the multimedia tab

real quick... whats a good program like wine besides wine of course?

- there is cedega

can anyone help me find a release of gutsy that i can use debootstrap with? i need to install a xen vm, but gutsy is gone from archive.ubuntu.com ?

gutsy is no longer supported

hi. trying to compile xpertmud, and ld complains with this error: `/usr/local/bin/ld: cannot find -lperl'

you need the perl dev library

ppl, since there seems to be no-one in the #openoffice.org channel, let me ask this here: can i get ooo in french via apt-get? i'm in xubuntu 7.04

yes, install the french language in system > administration > language settings

hi is it possible to configure apt-get to set a different install directory ?

inistallation directories is determined by the package not apt

hey whats the best way to find out my what my hardware specs are on my ubuntu laptop?

and try 'cat /proc/cpuinfo'

i've another question for you. i'm looking at the server edition. is there something like landscape, but free? (as i'm setting up my home server for some try i cannot afford to pay for it :( )

puppet or chef should be able to help you synchronize configuration. nagios and cacti can do monitoring and graphing

hey, i was wondering how to force a proxy for the entire system

drawing a blank, but i did find this, maybe search for 'transparent proxy': http://schools.coe.ru.ac.za/wiki/configuring_transparent_proxy

how did i stop ping localhost from pinging

this will help: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/bashguide

is there a url that lists the packages available for ubuntu?

http://packages.ubuntu.com

hi, anyone know a good software to draw class diagrams? (soft enginering)

dia?

a really easy question, how do i style the top and bottom panel?

right-click on an empty spot, then go 'properties'. you should be able to change colour, transparency, size, etc.

i just got ubuntu netbook remix jaunty for my eee pc and it's running extremely slowly. are there any tweaks i can do to make it quicker?

the netbook versions aren't suppourted here as far as i know.

hey people! i have a text file of 250mb, and i need to insert some text at the beginning of the file and the end. how would i do it, not opening the whole file? ) sorry for the noobness )

you can do this echo test | cat - file > new file

hi. been using lucid for a while. made a vm of precise for testing. in precise, add-apt-repository does not exist. should it be there by default or is there a utilities packge that needs installing?

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties

i'm dual booting ubuntu and win7. if i mount the windows partition under ubuntu and delete some files will windows know that those files have been deleted when it boots next time, or will the os not recognize that the files were deleted and still reserve space on disk for them

windows will notice the files were deleted. i do it all the time.

i am using drapper...how to connect internet with my cellphone n93..?? iam using vodafone and in nz country!!

perhaps this might help https://help.ubuntu.com/community/bluetoothdialup

hi, i installed the wacom-kernel-source via m-a 'by accident' (long story...). could anyone tell me how to remove it since it seems to be in the way of installing fakeroot

what happens with sudo apt-get remove wacom-kernel-source ?

excuse me, is there still an issue with adobe flash and 64bit linux systems?

only if your from like 2005

hi! how do i change my proxy settings for my apt via the root shell. my gdm failed and i need to update packages to get it running again. using breezy.

export http_proxy=http://user:pass@address.of.proxy:port

is it possible to get default sources.list for lucid somewhere???

there's usually a copy in /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/sources.list

hi all. when i export a variable it is only available in the current shell. is there any why to export a variable to all shells?

just restart the gnome-terminal

anyone know a good network manager application ?

wicd isn't in the repos, but you can get it at http://wicd.net

why are there still daily dapper cds? http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/dapper/daily/

because they include all the latest updates

im trying to burn an audio cd with brasero.. but when im adding songs to the list it says 'make sure the appropriate codec is installed.' and the song wont add.. how can i instrall the proper codecs?

you can find it here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/restrictedformats

how do you make a custom application launcher that needs root access? what is the command?

start with: gksu command

when i install a version of wine through winecvs.sh, nothing becomes executable, is there somethign i am doing wrong?

have you tried just installing the version of wine straight out of the ubuntu repositories?

hi guys, for a intel core 2 duo, is it better to install the 386 version or the amd64? (i am worried about compatibility issues or lack of some packages for amd64)

core 1 duo isn't 64 bit. core 2 duo is

how does one pronounce ubuntu?

uh bun to

anyone want to help me get my ipod touch working in ubuntu?

yes, banshee aparently does use it like a normal ipod i think

is there a way to get apt to ignore depends?

why would you want to do that?

'e: invalid release file, no entry for main/binary-i368/packages' when i try to debootstrap --arch i386 dapper /foo/ http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/

368 vs 386..

has somebody a link with a tutorial how to install downloaded programs in ubuntu? there is only a older version in synaptic ...

http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/

how can i change a name of server? (host name)

'take a look at man hostname'

hi , i'd like kernel messages not to display on the console , how can i do that in ubuntu 10.04 ?

theres a /etc/sysctrl.conf file i think that can tweak that.

what was the name of the app that was kinda like amarok, but for gnome? some undead name...

banshee?

i would like to install some 3d desktop on my ubuntu feisty. i tried before but it crashed my computer, i panicked and i deleted all the files related to it. now is there someone that could explain me how do i get that 3d desktop without killing my computer please?

3d desktop is buggy at best its still beta if your hardware didnt support it look around for how to make it work and if you cant find anything discussing your hardware then give it a while and wait for the next beta