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how can I 'echo' all text output from a program into a textfile? | /path/to/program > output.txt | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "l3dx", "user_answer": "tylerjgillies"} |
Just say no if you would rather not, I can take it! | Im awesome ty :) you? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "OregonJim", "user_answer": "dbugger"} |
please:How to open a terminal with hotkey? | system->prefs->keyboard shortcuts, find the Run a terminal shortcut, and assign a key combo (don't use the windows key as a modifier) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "PLSshowyourhelp", "user_answer": "nickrud"} |
Does that mean i just need to add the rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other stuff | it is but I won't remove you ;-) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kunzy", "user_answer": "ompaul"} |
What was the name of the MP3 player in KDE. The one with the wolf looking logo. 're-experience your music' | amaroK | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kunzy", "user_answer": "FYI"} |
how can i kill a running process in ubuntu/kde 4 | Ctrl + Esc | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "knut", "user_answer": "__tom__"} |
hi, I'm trying to apt-get build-essentials and it keeps asking for a cd. Is there a way to force apt to use a repository? | disable the cd source via synaptic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bgt421", "user_answer": "darkkith"} |
how is sudo and gksudo different? | Ouch.. yes.... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "darkkith", "user_answer": "Jack_Sparrow"} |
Hello. What is the easiest way of mounting a .iso file? | you don't need anything special, just mount -o loop file.iso /dir/to/mount | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "amikrop", "user_answer": "rdw200169_"} |
I have two ubuntu boxes on a home network, how can I allow myself to ssh between them using just their hostnames and not their IP addresses? Is this an ubuntu issue or a router issue? | or add the IP addresses to /etc/hosts of each server. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "steve^", "user_answer": "Crys"} |
at this point your best bet is flash | Doing development for Flash isn't as good for Linux I have heard, so I should probably not use it? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Acidpunk", "user_answer": "random123"} |
Do linux have a speech to text program? | if they do i never heard of it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "CellTech", "user_answer": "tuxmatt"} |
Hi guys. My Ubuntu 11.04 installation is really buggy and unstable. Should I try installing 10.04? | I'm tired of breaking things with kernel updates. I'm sticking to LTS's | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fede", "user_answer": "sav_"} |
Question: let say I have 2 different partition, each with its own O.S., but one of the O.S have full of virus, worm & malware. Is it possible for the virus to go to and infect/affect the other partition? | Not if the infected partition isn't mounted | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Ogi0n", "user_answer": "rakathan"} |
how do I change the desktop manager that starts at bootup? | install an alternative and you should be asked which you want to use | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ItBlends", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"} |
hi guys. my ubuntu doesnt like my microphon (internal and external). i added a specific line to the alsa-base.conf following a alsa-configuration-tutorial. could someone help me to configure my sound device thus i can use my mic? | that's on terminal btw | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Trashi", "user_answer": "the-penguin"} |
how to change the size an image using shotwell photo viewer? | use Gimp..... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Abu-Aisha", "user_answer": "rabbi1"} |
where can i download mobile worms | nowhere | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "loloski1000", "user_answer": "splz"} |
is there a GUI utility that will show the running services in details ? | gnome system monitor | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "JakeR003", "user_answer": "edbian"} |
Hi, is it possible to change the look of Lubuntu to look like Ubuntu? If yes.... How? | install ubuntu-desktop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "newB", "user_answer": "arghx"} |
how do you paste online from commandline ? | see what ubottu just wrote | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jamil_1", "user_answer": "arghx"} |
hello. My laptop has a touchpad. Can i use that with fprint-demo? | libfprint is for finger print scanners (e.g. thinkpads). not for touchpads. a touchpad is mouse. it doesn't detect fingerprints | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "chrisvj", "user_answer": "arghx"} |
i need ndiswrapper but don't have a network connection on the laptop i need it on, is there any way to get it? | use a cable like cat5 to get it hooked to a pc that has access to the internet | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "WinShade", "user_answer": "bulmer"} |
im trying to setup my wireless on my laptop running ubuntu... anyone mind helping? | welcome | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "anthis", "user_answer": "IdleOne"} |
does anyone know how to defrag ext4 in karmic? thanks. | extents | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "functionofxy", "user_answer": "syn-ack"} |
how can i turn off the beep in gnokii. i have the sound muted, but if i am in the terminal and hit tab for a dir that doesnt exist, i get this beep pc speaker beep that is annoying me | this should helpL http://strabes.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/how-to-remove-the-system-beep-in-ubuntu-dapper/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "|REM|", "user_answer": "Kirrus"} |
Anyone running Ubuntu server as a domain controller? do windows clients work with it? | mind you, if you want an AD domain controller instead of an NT domain controller you'll need a newer samba than what ubuntu has (not even sure if it is released already) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "|REM|", "user_answer": "Seveas"} |
I somehow borked my WiFi by editting my /etc/network/interfaces... any suggestions? | remove your changes to that file | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "melow01", "user_answer": "arghx"} |
anyone know how i can set the X11 background to a .jpeg ? (I'm not running gnome or anything, just wmii, so I need the raw command) | feh comes with aterm, i believe | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "up_the_irons", "user_answer": "karl_"} |
Is there an easy way that if you from a shell have logged in to a computer via ssh to copy a file to your home computer from there? | scp? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "patogen", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
What type of mobile phones are supported by linux? I would like to be able to change in the phone book and so on from the computer | nokia has good linux support | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "patogen", "user_answer": "Seveas"} |
I installed a program from source and used 'make install' ... can I move the source file now to another folder so I can uninstall it if I like? | don't see why not | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "patogen", "user_answer": "rbil"} |
how can use the 'find -name '*SomeFile*', that it ignores wether a letter is a capital or not? | use -iname instead of -name | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "elementz", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
guys, how do you kill X in ubuntu | ctrl+alt+backspace | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "limac", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
if i began an update via terminal and need to disconnect off line... how can i pause and resume at a later time | press ctrl+c. or simply shut down or otherwise stop apt-get. however depending where you stopped the upgrade you might have to run various different commands when you restart it. usually it tells you which ones tho | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zus", "user_answer": "arghx"} |
hello room, i am having trouble finding my USB wifi chipset. lspci does not bring up a network controller | tey lsusb | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ahave", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
The network manager will not shut down correctly, how can I solve this problem? | ps aux? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dkT", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
gentlemen: does ubuntu use GNOME or KDE? | by default it uses gnome | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sweetgum", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
hi. im trying to update the contents of a file using sed. this doesnt seem to work: sed 's/oldstuff/newstuff/' inputFileName > inputFileName | make that 's/oldstuff/newstuff/g' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kgx", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
can someone tell me in commandline how to find the word 'speedtouch' in my .xchat2/xchatlogs directory ? | or grep -inHR 'speedtouch' ~/.xchat2/xchatlogs | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "AutoMatriX", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
hi, netstat shows me an | netstat -alp | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "saftsack", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
where can I get PyQt 3.13 for kubuntu? | I think it's packaged as python-qt3 or python-qt4 depending on the version of PyQt | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "o0Chris0o", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
i have a seroius problem with my ubuntu sorces, it wount let me install anything from the software center because it's 'untrusted'? | sudo apt-get update | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "JasonGriffee", "user_answer": "cipherboy"} |
anyone help with gcc errors? ld: cannot find -lreadline, how can I fix this? | you need to install libreadline5 and libreadline5-dev, I think | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Jeruvy", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
how can I make a #define SOMETHING as a parameter for gcc? | gcc -Dthing_to_define -o file.o file.c | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "comicinker", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
how do I start screensaver ? | try Ctrl+Alt+L to lock the screen... if you have a screensaver enabled it should come up (also depends on your window manager and key bindings) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ufrgs", "user_answer": "thirdender"} |
what kind of install package should i d/l for ubuntu? rpm, tar.gz or YUM? | if there is no .deb, use the .tar.gz | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nootrope", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
Hi people, is there any tutorial for log files checking? i'm afraid my machine have been hacked :(... | check /var/log/auth.log and dmesg first | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "khalid", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
quick question- Anyone know of a gnome program that can tell me what is filling up my harddrive and where? | baobab? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DiceyDays", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
hi! what is the package name that instal gcc and all the dev studd? | build-essential | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mariorz", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
does anyone know of a way to code for iOS in ubuntu, maybe even with a simulator like in xcode? or is there a way to run xcode in ubuntu? | you can try monotouch but you'll need a mac for publishing | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hermanus", "user_answer": "fr500"} |
how do I unzip a *.bz | it it's just .bz2 or .bz, bunzip2 file.bz2, but if it has .tar.bz or .tar.bz2, use tar xjf file.tar.bz2 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Lewix", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
does apt-get keep some kind of log? | try runnning kcontrol from a terminal. There should be some font options under 'appearance' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "extern", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
do you know where i can find assembly instructions set for my core2duo processor ? | http://www.sandpile.org/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Hypergraphe", "user_answer": "erawfish"} |
what is the ubuntu equivelant of redhat's chkconfig? | try rcconf | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mattwalston", "user_answer": "erawfish"} |
Anyone if Anjuta can create JAVA applications? Seems that by default uses C, C++ and gtk+ | can't | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Joelito", "user_answer": "erawfish"} |
my laptop was running at 90-95 degrees Celsius. I installed battery-status applet and set it to 'normal' instead of 'performance' and it drops down to 75 degrees Celsius, which is great. However, every time i reboot it defaults to 'performance'...anyone know a way to set it to 'normal' by default? | nothing ever seems to be in the same place anymore but see if any of this matches http://www.pantz.org/software/cpufreq/usingcpufreqonlinux.html | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "astro5", "user_answer": "escott"} |
argh, lmao. I can't figure out how to move this drirc file to my /etc/ folder. Says I've no permission to do so lol | sudo mv <file> <folder> | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xomp", "user_answer": "DMole"} |
hi folks, how would I copy a directory and all it's contents from one place to another? I've tried 'cp /home/user/folder -R /home/user2/folder' but it doesn't seem to work? | use -r not -R | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xomp", "user_answer": "Dmole"} |
oops I accidentally set a password for root, how do I set it to becomre random again? (like in a default install) | try somthing like sudo passwd -l | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Enselic", "user_answer": "Xavier_Z"} |
Do I have to do something special to open SMB to a network interface? | see man smb.conf or samba, or you could use swat for an easy smb.conf setup | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "branstrom", "user_answer": "hunchybunch"} |
How can I allow a user to run a script with root privileges without asking giving him permission to be a root as a whole (like sudo does) ? | you may be able to (in gui) right click and set the permissions to everyone runs it as root, but thats just a guess | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "KurtKraut", "user_answer": "tuxice"} |
Hi. What is the best and most user-friendly (easy to install and GUI) DVD-ripper? | dvd::rip is great, however quite complicated. Handbrake isn't bad and ogmrip is the easiest (p.s. I love your artwork) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MadsRH", "user_answer": "ziroday"} |
can anyone help how can i install traceroute package for terminal | sudo aptitude install traceroute | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "aram", "user_answer": "Kleggen"} |
hi guys, for some reason network-admin does not seem to be able to recognise my wireless card. i am on a toshiba with an atheros wireless card with an AMD64 | It may be lack of driver. Also Asus Eee comes with atheros wireless card, and there is made a eeeXubuntu to ship the correct driver. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fraser", "user_answer": "Kleggen"} |
hello; i am looking for rescue distro like 'SystemRescueCd', which can be installed on hard disk (i have 2 GB 'boot' partiction for other system), are there others distros? | u can have a full linux distro with the size of 50MB refer to DSL (damn small linux) and puppy linux | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "master_alvaro", "user_answer": "harm"} |
hey all. In unity, how can I get find files to search my mounted drives? | Meh... find / -iname 'whatever' -print 2>/dev/null | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jasonmsp", "user_answer": "theadmin"} |
hi all. does anyone knows where ubuntu writes all the apache configuration stuff when installing something like phpmyadmin or websvn ? normally if you do it by hand you would have to add a virtual host to make it accessible through example.com/phpMyAdmin. but i can't find any entries there | look up debian-administration.org | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pulse00", "user_answer": "rambo3"} |
is there any way to 'grep' stderr ? | adding 2>&1 behind a command will direct stderr to stdout, so you can grep ... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "beni_f", "user_answer": "geirha"} |
Could anyone tell me how to launch a bash script by alias? For example I can just type in 'myapp' anywhere in the terminal and it will launch. | bash basics.. Make a 'bin' directory. keep all your scripts in there.. thats in your 'default path' so it will work that way | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "khmer42", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
What's the easiest way to get terminial access tn another Ubuntu machine within your network? | get it's ip / host address and use ssh | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "khmer42", "user_answer": "foxwoods"} |
How do i unpack a rarset? Got a file packed over multiple files here | check out 7zip | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tssom", "user_answer": "chuy"} |
Are there any free voip software avaiable? | ekiga is a free voip. See also 'apt-cache search voip' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tssom", "user_answer": "pgan002"} |
does anyone know how I could disable the startup services in ubuntu from the command line? | install rcconf , its useful for that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nonXero", "user_answer": "nickrud"} |
i would like to set the vga in my grub configuration (menu.lst) to 1280x800 (widescreen) but i dont know the vga code to put in the menu entry, can anybody help me? | I use a utility called StartUp-Manager to automate grub.lst modification. You could check it and see if it works for you. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "marshall", "user_answer": "RyanPrior"} |
hi, does anyone know how to get the SHA256 checksum of a file at the command-line? thank you? | sha256sum | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "GreenCloud", "user_answer": "wildbat"} |
Hey has any one been able to use banshee 1.2.1 with the IPOD 5th gen? | As far as I know, 5th gen iPod doesn't have Linux support. Apple is doing all it can to make its products work only with iTunes. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vbabiy", "user_answer": "RyanPrior"} |
Is there a channel I can go to to help me out with commands in linux? Or can I ask here? It is not only Unix related. | find [thedirectory] > [the file] | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "StevenX", "user_answer": "RyanPrior"} |
Is there a way to reinitialize my mouse driver? My mouse just suddenly stopped working, and re-plugging it does nothing. | a reboot should work | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "RyanPrior", "user_answer": "soldats"} |
Any ideas anyone on why Ubuntu fails to format a drive? | download gparted livecd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Jorge_", "user_answer": "|ns|nR8"} |
I just installed the ubuntu 7.04 server and it booted up. Last output on the display is '* Running local boot scripts (/etc/rc.local) [ OK ]' which I'm thinking is ... uh ... [ ok ] :) However I'm kinda missing a prompt. | if you press enter you get a prompt ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "AngryAnt", "user_answer": "iddo"} |
I have a problem. This morning everything was OK, but now I can't hear any sound. I think I must set the volume control by the terminal, but don't know how. Could somebody help me? | alsamixer ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "francesco", "user_answer": "Skitt"} |
Is there anyone here?! | you will need a secondary drive to burn with | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bahman", "user_answer": "eggo"} |
does ubuntu have a text based browser | links | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "icesword", "user_answer": "Stevethepirate"} |
hey guys, anyone can tell me how can I mount an ISO file (extracted from an Audio CD) ? it doesn't work with mount -o loop | you could try a 'vlc whateverthethingis.iso' and see if it plays it.. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "phatjoe", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
how big should a /boot-partition be? | I always get away with 128 MB | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Xecuter", "user_answer": "fiXXXerMet"} |
hi! quick question: what is the 'Screens and Graphics' program called? i need to install it but i don't know its name (other that Screens and Graphics)... | the menu launches 'gksu displayconfig-gtk' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Xecuter", "user_answer": "Slart"} |
how do I read the UUID from a drive? | blkid /dev/drive | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "CarlFK", "user_answer": "apocalypt"} |
hi all. what is the command to import pgp key from the server? | gpg --recv-key MyKeyID | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "th__", "user_answer": "dajhorn"} |
Hey all, I been looking all over the forum how to make my microphone work with TeamSpeak but for some reason it is recongnizing the mic but not capturing anything I say? Can anyone help me please? | no idea, sorry. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Horgrathi", "user_answer": "brobostigon"} |
what is the package called that enabled me to configure compiz with a gui at the System -> Preferences -> Appearance in the Visual effects tab? | compizconfig-settings-manager | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rvgate", "user_answer": "idyllic"} |
what do you mean by +1 ? dont get it | sorry, i just mean that unetbootin was a good suggestion. I was agreeing with gr33n7007h | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "html", "user_answer": "zykotick9"} |
heya - what's the sftp gui client that comes shipped with ubuntu? (i'm assuming there is one) | nautilus, the default file browser, can be used as an sftp client | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mattholimeau", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
how do I install software | with synaptics or add/remove software in the application menu | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bob__", "user_answer": "stevie"} |
hi! i'm not able to add adblock plus-filters via right-click on an image. someone there to help me? | best results on irc.mozilla.org | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "co0lingFir3", "user_answer": "DRebellion"} |
how do install kde 3.5.9? | 3.5, 4.0 is only the remix | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mixed", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
when i press backspace and there is nothing to erase my computer (the actual computer) makes a beep. is there any way to disable this? | System-Preferences-Sound-System beep | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fallore", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
you know how in windows if you click the scroll wheel down it gives you a nice wheel you can move up or down to scroll in firefox? is there a way to have that in linux? | just use the scroll wheel, mine works fine. (Unless windows does something else) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fallore", "user_answer": "MarcN"} |
can someone recommend a good FTP client? running gutsy | filezilla | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fallore", "user_answer": "gyaresu"} |
i installed the latest nvidia driver for my geforce 4 but it's giving me trouble.how can i revert to the previous restricted driver? | you shouldn't have installed stuff not from the repositories in the first place... good luck reverting, now. anyway, see if the driver comes with an uninstall script, if it does run it, and then « sudo apt-get --reinstall install nvidia-glx » (or nvidia-glx-new, whichever you had installed) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "makers_mark", "user_answer": "LjL"} |