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hello everybody. How do I search for packages if I am not sure what are the names. For instance, how do I proceed with 'acroread'. I am runnung 'aptitude' but its search function is obscure to me... | aptitude search acroread (keep in mind that acroread is on 3th party medibuntu repo) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "alexei_", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
My dash in 12.04 (Unity 2D) doesn't autohide. How do I do that? | system settings | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zacarias", "user_answer": "Queops"} |
hi all, how can I turn off the notifications (e.g. when somebody goes online in Pidgin etc.) at the top right corner of the screen? thanks! | right click the Pidgin icon and select Preferences, see if what you want to do is in there | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Caesi", "user_answer": "jebblue"} |
I like the hidden taskbar in Gnome (Hardy) but it takes too long to show up and appears too slowly when I put my cursor over it. Any way to make that appearing faster? | do you have an Nvidia card? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cratel", "user_answer": "trashguy"} |
Anyone else have this problem?, GMail will NOT load the loading bar gets to the end and stops..... i cant check my mail... :'( | in what? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "FFForever", "user_answer": "CWii"} |
where is the TERMINAL ?? | or yakuake in kde | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "breakable", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"} |
does ubuntu/linux offer 64bit versions for 64bit Intel processors? or is it only for 64AMD? | amd64 is for both intel and amd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "plouffe", "user_answer": "bastidrazor"} |
what's the command to run all the mounts from fstab? | sudo mount -a | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "plouffe", "user_answer": "soreau"} |
hi, I have an old pc, it's a P3 500, 256mb ram, can i run ubuntu server on it? | On servers, where you only use the command line, most linux distributions are about the same. But ubuntu has some nice features that help beginners - like saying which package a program is in if you try to execute it and it's not installed. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "newlinetv", "user_answer": "chrisj"} |
does anyone know if its possible to change the names of the sinks in pulseaudio? | if there's any way to do it, you might find it with the pacmd command line tool. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Mastastealth", "user_answer": "chrisj"} |
Hello. Can someone tell me how to enable root account (and make password) on new newly installed ubuntu 8.04 please? | use passwd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zendo", "user_answer": "gabbler"} |
Anyone know how I can make Thunderbird download mail every X number of mins? | if you go to the account preferences , in server configuration , its there | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "linuxguymarshall", "user_answer": "iGama"} |
Hi all. How I can format my nwe HDD to NTFS filesystem on ubuntu? | or better: gparted | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "int20", "user_answer": "fermatstheorem"} |
those links the bot has are to add more features (buttons/commands) to a mouse, im looking to subtract a setting. my xorg.conf has no settings for my mouse, just 'configured mouse' so i cant change it there. any other ideas? | That might be more relevant. Or a combination of the two. The mouse buttons are probably extra mouse buttons, (7, 8,9 etc) which is configured for a small part with the first link, the second might be more relevan if they are already found, and you need to remap | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DeadKennedy2880", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
How hard is it to set up to install from an SD card? | try https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jeek", "user_answer": "spoonman"} |
Is there a tool under ubuntu to monitor the threads of a process? | something like htop? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pi-meson", "user_answer": "Blaqlight"} |
is there a good place to get xfce panel applets? | just install xubuntu-desktop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Blaqlight", "user_answer": "amireldor"} |
Can anyone explain exactly what eBox is/does? | most people don't blindly click on links in IRC channels. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "JDStone", "user_answer": "Blaqlight"} |
when i installed ubuntu .. i unhooked my other drives.. is there a way to get grub to find them ? | there is. grub-install | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dtrix", "user_answer": "wols_"} |
what is the difference between the php-mode and php-elisp packages? | elisp is the name of the programming language used for the *-mode files | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "marnanel", "user_answer": "vtrbender"} |
If this channel is being logged? Where to? | nm... ubuntu hosts the logs... http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "temoto-work", "user_answer": "fde"} |
I just installed ubuntu 8.04 64bit and encountering problems with 'applications->add/remove...'...first it always asked me to reload the list of applications...now it doesn't even start anymore...what's wrong? | yoou might want to reinstall your package manager, go to system, administration and start synaptic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "aslock", "user_answer": "MrWizeGuy1983"} |
hi. it appears I can't use vga=711 with hardy alternate, it says mode undefined... any ideas? | is that vga=711 ? tried vga=791 ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "leoboiko", "user_answer": "glitsj16"} |
how do I use the zoom function on a laptop | connect a normal mouse, at least for me i think laptop touchpads are irritating. nevertheless, you can change keybindings for every function in compiz via the advanced settings | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Matthew", "user_answer": "doubled_"} |
what is the best way to make a backup of all of my files, wipe clean all of my paritions, and combine all partitions into on new fresh install? | copy them to an external drive or flash drive | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tstiffler88", "user_answer": "tech0007"} |
can thre recent version of openvpn connects to an older version of openvpn ?? | Unless README.txt says otherwise, yes. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "r2s", "user_answer": "cafuego"} |
Where does the nm-applet store settings? I have somehow added a wireless network that I cannot delete | : I think '/etc/NetworkManager' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cdavis", "user_answer": "crm_"} |
hey, is it me or bug #423694 && #421347 are dups? | ubottu doesn't report bugs here. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Tallken", "user_answer": "jpds"} |
hi, can anyone tell me what ubuntu precise's defualt filesystem is? I'm using custom installation mode for various reasons, but want to go with the standard fs for the system partition | its ext4 and i just looked at my default system L) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ronspirin", "user_answer": "LinuxMonkey"} |
no, is that a package i need to install? | no - add your isp's nameserver - or opendsn ones - to /etc/resolv.conf | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lore17", "user_answer": "Jewfro"} |
quick question - can someone remind me how to set xchat to automatically identify me to nickserv when I log in to freenode? | you can just go to servers and edit, add your nick and password there | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "CorpseFeeder", "user_answer": "MrWizeGuy"} |
what is the default font to applications in Ubuntu?? | sans | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "doglino", "user_answer": "thiebaude"} |
anybody? what was the name of util to scan for vulnerable SSH keys? | : opnessl-vulnkey | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "talcite", "user_answer": "danielm_mc"} |
how can i start emerald theme at startup?? compiz fusion starts at startup but not with emerald window decorator | i believe emerald --replace under sessions in preferences. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Dusk_Bey", "user_answer": "nikitis"} |
hi, can someone tell me how to access a samba share on another computer? when I use windows i can access it by going to \\pveer\adante and logging in with adante\password -- when i do this in the gnome browser it times out | smb://<ip here> | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "adante", "user_answer": "Aborym"} |
I can't install my ubuntu updates. I let it sit for four hours last night and nothing happened. I looked at the process and it said it is sleeping. | tried running 'sudo apt-get update' and making sure it's not your internet? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tdaharsh", "user_answer": "dmsuperman"} |
so 'crontab -e'(as root)...and then '@restart laptop-mode' would have worked, you think? | i have no clue | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hopstafarian", "user_answer": "faissal"} |
how do i insert excel codes to open office, they wont work | dont forget to start with an equal sign for forumlas >>> =4*42 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "javier", "user_answer": "apophis_ch"} |
packages.ubuntu.com seams to be down, does anyone know of a repos for qmail? | http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qmail | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "JDLSpeedy", "user_answer": "jpds"} |
Hi, Ubuntu can read FATX partition? | not as far is i have found | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "peppe__", "user_answer": "koshari"} |
Hi do somebody know a good music player, because rythmbox don't work and vlc don't have a play liste systeme or something close ... | or amarok | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "litel", "user_answer": "Slart"} |
Using vmware-any-any-116 I managed to get VMWare Workstation 6.5 Beta installed and I created a VM, but when I try to run I get 'Version mismatch with vmmon module: expecting 198.0, got 167.0'. Anyone know what install step I goofed on to end up here? | don't use any-any with workstation6. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rainabba", "user_answer": "jengelh2"} |
The 32-bits version works with 4GB RAM? | yes with the pae kernel | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mattek", "user_answer": "aeon-ltd"} |
my /etc/hosts file has permissions of root:999 what is group 999? and should i change it to root:root? does it matter? | you can find out what group 999 is by running 'grep 999 /etc/group' in a terminal. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "legend2440", "user_answer": "muerr"} |
Is there an option I can give to apt-get to have it just tell me what it would ordinarily do (like apt-get install package --pretend , or something of the sort) | actually, use the --simulate option | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "__yy", "user_answer": "alex-weej"} |
Can someone please help? My upper and lower panel is gone and I cannot open any programs or anything! | gnome-terminal | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "r-phael", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
network-manager and network-manager-gnome are installed on my system, however the only applet i have is the 'network monitor' and not the one that can manage my connections | Couldn't tell you, then. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kora_", "user_answer": "RyanPrior"} |
greetings...I'm upgrading to 8.04 using the alternate CD; why is it still downloading pkgs from the 'net? (using the CD because downloading was slow in the first place) | so you get hte latest version. the cd isn't updated every time a post-release update comes out. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lohung", "user_answer": "RAdams"} |
How to extract .tar.gz to a location? anyone knows? | i just cd to loc, then tar xzvf /path/to/the/archive | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Kelen", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"} |
I saw firefox 3.0 has already include in sources, but still not update yet. why?? | cuz they're still testing it out on the pr0n sites | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Kelen", "user_answer": "Gnea"} |
I just downloaded ubuntu and it says 'amd64' in the filename but I have an intel. is that okay? | amd64 refers to an instrution set for 64 bit machines, all 86 family processors that are 64 bit capable use that protocool | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Vino", "user_answer": "phiscibe"} |
how can i reboot sound under ubuntu? | maybe /etc/init/pulseaudio restart could do it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "riz0n", "user_answer": "tomodachi"} |
does someone, if running 8.04 we will have later a 2.6.26 and up kernel ? I ask that because there is a native support for uvc drivers in those kernels. | kernel versions won't change in a given ubuntu release. hardy will always have a 2.6.24 kernel, | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "arvernes", "user_answer": "stefg"} |
on ubuntu 10.04 LTS when checking for updates I get this error: http://paste.ubuntu.com/710786/ | http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1221323.html | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "NCS_One", "user_answer": "phiscibe"} |
How do i get .3g2 video file to play? it's worked previously. but now that i've reinstalled, i guess i'm missing something | activate universe / multiverse / Medibuntu repositories, install ubuntu-restricted-extras and libdvdcss2 and you should have every codec you need | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dayo", "user_answer": "SiDi"} |
hello, I'm trying to setup SSH access from an external network. Locally it works fine, I've also successfully configured DynDNS, I've opened up the necessary ports on UFW, forwarded the ports in the router and made a port scan to verify the service is listening. But I still get a connection refused... what am I missing here? Is there a setting that is on that will only allow ssh connections from the local network ? | probably ssh is not installed on the target system. sudo aptitude install ssh | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "X4D", "user_answer": "dayo"} |
my onboard NIC has got a shaky lan port. i want to install a NIC but have it be eth0,not eth1. how do i do this? | It's /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules here, actually. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dayo", "user_answer": "vlt"} |
i had put a 500 MB file for a download, it completed 220 MBs and my internet got disconnected, and now when i resume it , it starts from the beginning. any way to resume after 220MBs ? I used ' wget -c http://example.com/path/to/file.zip' but i get this error : http://privatepaste.com/f3oPeTAJ1g | looks like the download link timed out. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "adityag", "user_answer": "nandemonai"} |
Hi - I used this command in Terminal to get my DVD to play movies - 'wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2' - It worked great! Can someone tell me what '&&' part means ? ? | other-wise u have to enter those commands one after the another , right ??? nickrud: ?? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "annie_g", "user_answer": "adityag"} |
what's the name of the tool to test which mirror might give me faster downloads? | you pick the mirror closest to you | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ykphuah", "user_answer": "Y-Seti"} |
Just upgraded from 8.04 to 8.10. Everything seems good except that now my shortcuts in the Places menu don't work. I select them and absolutely nothing happens. Anyone else have this issue too? | http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com/2008/10/intrepid-update-faq.html see point 12 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Reformer81", "user_answer": "ziroday"} |
hi guys i got 1 question, if i switch user at ubuntu, will the programs running at my current user be closed? | It will keep your session running in the background (including any applications you left running) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "shishio", "user_answer": "Reformer81"} |
are there any applications for ubuntu that will let me compress dvd data prior to burning? i have a 7 GB iso but my disc drive will only do one layer. | I'm afraid I don't remember the name of the one I used to use, but if you search the repos for a dvd ripper, you'll find one. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "amirman", "user_answer": "Reformer81"} |
How would I go about reverting to an older version of an application so that the Update Manager tries to update it again? | why no reinstalling? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Reformer81", "user_answer": "zelrikriando"} |
i'm trying to compile a little hello-world.c and it seems, gcc cant find stdio.h | sudo aptitude install libc6-dev | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "the_phinn_", "user_answer": "jburd"} |
:who has ati prob ? | why are you doing that here? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "alraune", "user_answer": "histo"} |
how can I add transparency to my Main Menu bar? | Right click ->properties, background | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pneo", "user_answer": "Drk_Guy"} |
My hard drive is full, where is a good place to start removing files? It's my test box, so I'm not worried about munging it up. | run Disk Usage analyser Application-->accessories | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "n2diy", "user_answer": "slayton"} |
Did anyone else's upgrade kill flash in firefox? | yes, sudo apt-get remove --purge flashplugin-nonfree then download the latest flash from adobe | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "maximumbob", "user_answer": "slayton"} |
Good evening. If I have a system with one NTFS partition and I wish to install Ubuntu as well, is it safe to resize that partition with the partitioner in setup and then using the newly created free space to install Ubuntu? Would I lose any data? | You should be able to do it, i've done it several times, just back up b/c sometimes 1 in 100 it can screw things ups | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Draggin", "user_answer": "slayton"} |
ey... is there an program which can handle voice to voice over console? so without X | yes search for Asterisk CLI | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "abchirk", "user_answer": "HardDisk"} |
Anyone happen to know a commandline torrent client that can watch a particular directory for new torrent files? | though I've never used it myself | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Vlet", "user_answer": "Hrundik1"} |
After installing (and even after removing) kubuntu from ubuntu, the kubuntu boot screen still appears. How do I change this back to the ubuntu boot screen? | no problem, theres a bunch of info on the wiki aswell | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nedwell", "user_answer": "Bodsda"} |
does anyone here know how I could control a toshiba laptop's fans? My google fu isn't helping. | take a look at fnfxd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Shirakawasuna", "user_answer": "l33tspeak"} |
is there any personal good finance software out there for linux? something that can keep track of bank accounts, stocks, etc... | kmymoney works nice. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kredit", "user_answer": "scunizi"} |
Hello, I am at my wits end. I've tried everything. I've replaced my hard drive. and now..... I HAVE NOTIHNG. :( Anyone know about trouble with SATA hard drives? | I did but it was actually a motherboard issue | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Gaming4JC", "user_answer": "herteljt"} |
Can someone please help me | check http://www.kinodv.org/article/static/3 if u have missed any dependecy | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Chad_", "user_answer": "Gutsy_Rocks"} |
what is the location and name of the file where you can add apps to start at boot? | init.d and rc.d are what you're after | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Home_", "user_answer": "tonsxchat"} |
In GRUB, I can now choose between three kernels: 2.6.24-16,-18 and -19. Will any of these ever be deleted? I ask because I seem to have some troubles with -18, and don't want -16 to be deleted. | they won't be deleted until you delete them | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Luig1", "user_answer": "jameslr"} |
installing Jaunty - Installer has been stuck at 82% - Scanning the Mirror... for over 10 minutes now. Any ideas? | unplug your ethernet until it gets to next stage | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sanjayb", "user_answer": "koshari"} |
has anyone here used wine to run steam? | http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iVersionId=1554 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "asmo[B]", "user_answer": "RAdams"} |
how do i go about taking a windows driver for a usb wireless card and use it on Ubntu? | ndiswrapper | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tacomachine", "user_answer": "powertool08"} |
have you tried cheese? | I have and it worked fine in 11.10, now in 12.04 (Fresh install) it shows the webcam name but it is greyed out and cannot be selected. Nothing shows. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MonkeyDust", "user_answer": "murple"} |
Hi everyone. I had Tomcat6 installed on my Ubuntu machine. However, last Wednesday I got notified that there are security updates. And after updating, Tomcat6 is really slow and takes up 101% of memory (1 CPU core out of 4). Is there a way to fix this? Installing Tomcat7 didn't fix anything. | you're going to have to research that update and see what it changed and how it effects your config/system | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Parham", "user_answer": "ikonia"} |
how do I setup ubuntu to boot into command line instead of graphical mode ? | remove the gdm symlink from /etc/init.d/rc5.d | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "simard", "user_answer": "jimqode"} |
is there keys to switch between desktop in the Workspace Switcher ? | ctrl + alt + arrows | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "simard", "user_answer": "hiptobecubic"} |
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 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "homy", "user_answer": "kbrosnan"} |
My terminal tty2 is not printing what I type to the screen, and when I type return I do not get a new line, just one prompt in front of the other. What is happening? | try typing the command 'reset' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "marcelo", "user_answer": "homy"} |
hey folks... I need some schooling on setting permissions... I need to setup a directory correctly... so that when I copy files into it... I don't have to do chmod on all the files I copied in | sudo apt-get install numlockx | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "AndrewGearhart", "user_answer": "koshari"} |
anybody know a way to configure email addresses (mailto links in firefox) to open in Gmail rather than evolution? | rsync? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "AndrewGearhart", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
What does 'IS department' mean in the following sentence: 'The backend used is configurable by the system administrator. This is a valuable feature for IS departments managing large numbers of computers.'? | Information Systems | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bullgard4", "user_answer": "AndrewGearhart"} |
[Q] In the Hardy-heron shell how do I disable the feature that suggests me that I install a package when a command is missing ? | uninstall command-not-found | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "greek_user", "user_answer": "tech0008"} |
how can I force my pc to login into ubuntu recovery mode if grub is not showed at start? | use a live cd... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "werever", "user_answer": "Naugh"} |
sorry to like butt in, but you mentioned /etc/fstab and I get an error regarding that when Ubuntu is loading | what the error ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Xavura", "user_answer": "simNIX"} |
Does any one know how I can install compiz-fusion-plugins-unsupported or if there are any deb somewhere? | Download Ubuntu Tweak then enable the repository for the dev version of Compiz and it's plug-ins | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "spydon", "user_answer": "Xavura"} |
Is there any way to reduce or eliminate lag in online flash apps or is it a known issue? | as far as i know, no, because i think hardware acceleration simply doesnt work in loinux flash for soom reason | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dpince", "user_answer": "doorknob60"} |
if I wanted permissions on a directory of 'drwxr-sr-x' what is the chmod value? | 2755 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "AnonEMouse", "user_answer": "darthmarth37"} |
hi all, does anybody how to make a program have executable rights | 'chmod 755 yourfile' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "shirish", "user_answer": "tmptmp"} |
how do i run .deb install in console? | dpkg -i | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vatts", "user_answer": "fryguy"} |
what is that website where you can download install packages? debs or something? | http://www.getdeb.net/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "seagullman", "user_answer": "DistroJockey"} |