Kubuntu Configuration

I did the following in no particular order to get my Kubuntu working the way I wanted it to:---------------------------------------------------For ProxyI have added:export http_proxy="http://192.168.8.249:80/"to 3 different... » More

Transparent Background in Flash Movies

Editing HTML code manuallyTo edit an existing HTML page, add the WMODE parameters to the HTML code. 1. Add the following parameter to the OBJECT tag: param name="wmode" value="transparent" 2. Add the following parameter to the EMBED tag:... » More

Kubuntu Gateway Bug

There seems to be a bug in kubuntu (Breezy 5.10) in holding the Gateway address in the Network Settings. When typing ftp or telnet at the command line I got an error messgae of: Network unreachableI was still able to browse the web using Firefox etc but... » More

Convert RPM to Debian deb package

You can convert .rpm packages to .deb using alien. If you dont have alien installed already then type this in Terminal: apt-get install alien Once you have alien, cd to the directory with the rpm file and type: alien -d .rpm and u will have a .deb... » More

How to be the Root user on Kubuntu

I needed to be root in order to install crossover office shell script. Using sudo would not work. To sort this out I opened a console and:sudo passwdI entered the password I wanted for the root user and then entered the following which allowed me to log... » More

Kubuntu Install Issues

Successfully installed Kubuntu 5.10 Breezy and found the following useful:Automatix is good (installs propriety/software patent restricted stuff which cannot be included with Kubuntu/Ubuntu). The following links are useful:- I tried the instructions at... » More

Kubuntu Install Problem

I tried to install Kubuntu onto an old machine that had Windows XP on it. I had previously put a newer bigger hard drive into this machine.When I installed Kubuntu everything went fine until it rebooted and I got a Grub error 18. I discovered that old... » More

Wanadoo Livebox and Linux

I've wanted a wireless router for some time although never bothered my ass but I got my Wanadoo Livebox today. I have been frustrated for some time with the Speedtouch 330 and although I got it working on Suse 9.2 and 9.3 there were still some services I... » More

Helpful Linux Commands

TARRPMrpm -Uvh packagename.rpmAPT on SUSEapt --no-checksig install softwarenameAPT on Ubunut sudo apt-get install softwarenameGETTING THE IP ADDRESSsu (to be root)ifconfig