[00:42] hey folks, thought i'd ask this again before i head off... is there a quick (and preferably easy) way to search for duplicate files within a folder on a mounted NTFS partition? [00:52] nineteenfingers, yup [00:52] nineteenfingers, You could generate an md5sum for all the files and look for duplicates [00:56] forgive my ignorance here - i've never done anything with md5sums before - but i've got 15.3 GB of files (18545 items) i need to compare - is doing that (creating the sums and looking for duplicates) an automatic procedure or something i'd have to do file by file? [00:57] nineteenfingers, Are all the files in a single directory? [00:58] is there an alternative to gsynaptics-mcs-plugin in xubuntu 9.04? [00:58] HazimG, what are you trying to do? [00:59] mostly just disable tapping, scrolling, that sort of thing [00:59] cody-somerville many subdirectories of a single directory... all of the files are in sub-directories in a single directory i've called "BackupStuff" on an XP user's desktop (mounted to /mnt) [00:59] nineteenfingers, http://code.activestate.com/recipes/551777/ <-- seems like a great script here [00:59] weird [01:00] mostly just disable tapping and scrolling [01:00] nineteenfingers, It'll need some modification to be recursive though. I could help you with that. [01:00] I know I could do it via a synclient script, but I was wondering if there was a gui tool available / in the works [01:00] HazimG, hmm... [01:01] JPohlmann, Do you know? [01:02] Hm, no. There's no replacement for gsynaptics-mcs-plugin. But maybe there are other GTK+ tools for synaptics touch pads. [01:03] sounds like a fun project - a couple of issues though... 1> my coding skills barely get past "hello world" and even that's not in Python. 2> i'm working on a live disk so not entirely sure how useful i'd be in the process of modifying it and 3> i was hoping for something pretty quick - this is all for a repair job i'm doing on someone's XP system - i can't say i fancy sinking much time into coding a script (or getting someone els [01:03] e to do so) - i'm just trying to reduce the size of the backup i need to make (currently looking at about 6 hours to transfer everything to another machine - anything that wasn't very quick would be a false economy) [01:03] well there's gsynaptics, but it doesn't load the settings at the start of the session like gsynaptics-mcs-plugin did [01:03] cody-somerville - that said... i probably would like a project like that if i had the time - it just seems kinda overkill for a single task i have to do today or tomorrow :p [01:04] oh and i know 3 isn't a couple - haha [01:04] nineteenfingers, Making it recursive would probably only take me a few seconds [01:05] the plugin itself is only 2kb, and most of it is just #includes, so I believe it would be trivial to convert it from using mcs to xconf, but I'm not certain [01:06] right - well there's still another issue to consider - might be a biggie - i'm using a live disk and the system is pretty gutless (only 256MB RAM) - even if I had a way to compile the code I don't think it'd be up t the job and would need doing again if the system crashed for any reason (it has a few times so far when i try to ask too much of it) [01:07] sorry don't think the hardware would be up to the job of compiling it... and would need to recompile every time if it crashed - my wording wasn't too clear first time [01:07] maybe i'm wrong about the hardware though - i'm not exactly experienced with such matters [01:07] python is interpreted and not compiled [01:08] However, I do suspect the script will take a long time to complete based on the information you've provided - lots of data to look at. [01:09] yea - just read the "Discussion" on the bottom of that page - it sounds like a great script - very useful when you need it - but likely to give this machine a pretty severe headache [01:10] think i might just back up the whole 15.3 gig and move onto something a touch more productive like actually earning money (sometimes it sucks being the one in the family who can struggle away and fix a computer) [01:12] hmm... if i'm on a machine with just 1 optical drive, running linux from a live cd, is it possible to burn a dvd under linux on that machine or can i not remove the linux live disk? [01:12] probably gonna be quickest to just drop these files onto a few DVD-RWs [01:12] You can not remove the disk [01:13] thought that might be the case [01:13] Although there are linux distributions can do that [01:13] Like recovery ones [01:13] But I dunno if burning would work [01:13] I use slax for that sort of thing [01:14] there's a toram option that loads the OS to ram so you can remove the disc [01:14] though I think knoppix and dsl have similar options [01:14] hmm - might be worth a look - though for time (downloading an iso, burning it, booting to it, mounting the drive and finally burning the disks - it might actually work out quicker and easier to just do the 6 hour network transfer i'm trying to avoid [01:15] Might just be easier to buy a new hard drive :P [01:15] HazimG - think i've got a DSL disk around here that might be good for that [01:15] the only thing is I don't know if dsl has python [01:16] you just need to mount a partition and burn it to a disc or do a network transfer is it? [01:16] haha! yea - it would be FAR easier to get a new drive - i don't think the owner has the money for one though - and after this i'll have no use for another drive until mine dies on me [01:17] is it an ntfs partition or an ext2/3 partition? [01:17] HazimG - need to get a 15.3GB folder off a hard drive in one machine so i can do a system recovery on it after one of its users riddled it with malware and rendered it unusable - ntfs partition [01:17] ah [01:17] yeah [01:18] you can build a slax image with ntfs-3g and that sort of thing [01:18] it has a web interface for adding your own packages to the image [01:18] do you need to transfer it to another windows machine? [01:20] HazimG - I can either put it onto a shared folder i've got on another windows machine or put it onto DVDRWs - either way i don't mind as long as it needs minimal input from me and doesn't take eons to do... oh - and it all needs to come back the other way once i've straightened out the affected windowns machine too [01:21] well tbh, transferring it to another windows machine over SMB is going to be a pain on any live linux distro [01:22] perhaps we should take this to #xubuntu-offtopic since this isn't about xubuntu itself [01:23] as it stands i'm now set up to make the transfer directly from machine to machine using xubuntu on the affected machine - probably gonna just get it going now and head to bed while it does its thing [01:24] could do with some sleep anyway - multitasking when out like a light can only be a good thing :) [01:24] mmm [01:24] cody-somerville : xubuntu doesn't come with an ftp client, does it? [01:25] correct [01:26] because it would be way less of a pain to just set up a passworded ftp server on the target machine, mount the ntfs partition on the affected machine, and transfer everything over ftp (if it was over a LAN) [01:26] it is over a LAN (affected machine ethernet to router... target machine wireless to router) [01:27] mmm [01:27] you'd need a livecd with an ftp client though [01:28] could install a small ftp client (if there is such a thing) on affected machine though - i do have internet access through xubuntu on there now [01:28] You can install an ftp client once you boot the live filesystem [01:28] no idea how to go about setting up ftp server on target though [01:29] there's plenty of "free" ftp servers for windows [01:29] I think SMB is probably the right answer. [01:29] why not start an ssh server on your livecd, and pull with winscp/filezilla? [01:30] mmm [01:30] does thunar-vfs support smb? [01:31] No [01:31] if thunar-vfs is what I'm thinking it is [01:31] you could always install pyneighborhood then [01:31] simple tool that lets you mount smb shares [01:32] are any of these alternative approaches/suggestions likely to be any quicker than using pyneighbourhood to mount a share from the target machine and drag+dropping the directory from the affected NTFS partition to the target share? [01:32] nope [01:32] pyneighborhood would be quickest [01:32] nah [01:32] Use sambafs :P [01:33] hi guys. will be installing xubuntu on the netbook [01:33] in that case i'm gonna go with that - i'd love to have a play with some of these alternatives but now i'm at the point of "if it works..." [01:33] im cheap.im poor and i hate paying for hardware and that is why i got a netbook [01:34] fdemocracy, :) [01:34] cody-somerville - hahaha! if i had a clue how to use that command i might go that way - the ease pyneighborhood brings is right up my inexperienced alley [01:35] If you can get pyneighborhood to work for ya, w00t w00t [01:40] xubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386 comes with Perl 5.10 already installed doesn't it? [01:40] Correct [01:44] Yeah, that was pretty cool and shocking. I was just trying out http://wubi-installer.org/ on my windows machine today and noticed that perl -v was 5.10. I am using a low spec machine now running CentOS, but that's just too cool not to try and replace my CentOS with it. It's fast as heck too. Thanks. [01:44] Why shocking? [01:48] Why was it shocking? I didn't realize that the distro had 5.10 installed by default. Most of what I've installed lately, came with 5.8.8 and it's a headache having 2 seperate "perls" on a machine... then trying to use CPAN along with it..etc..etc...plus, it was faster that I thought...I haven't been a linux user for long...maybe a only a year... [01:51] * cody-somerville nods. [01:51] well - the transfer is underway (used pyneighborhood to a windows share, mounted the NTFS partition and drag-drop copied the huge folder across) might be quicker than i expected though - the copy dialog is dithering between 3 and 4 hours remaining as opposed to the 6 i thought it'd be from my earlier abandoned attempt [01:51] lost a word there - "used pyneighborhood to MOUNT a windows share" [01:53] and on that note - i'm off to get some sleep - goodnight all and thanks for your help and suggestions earlier - talk soon [01:54] good luck with the transfer [01:54] cheers === cyzie_ is now known as cyzie [02:01] Is it possible to actually share clipboards between virtualbox and the original OS? I have it set to "directional" but it doesn't work. [02:02] BigMoopies: You need guest additions installed [02:02] charlie-tca, how do I install that ? [02:03] where did you get VirtualBox, website or repository? [02:03] website , latest version [02:03] or atleast 2.1.4 [02:04] deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian hardy non-free [02:04] in the apt/sources [02:04] STOP LEAVING YOUR COMPUTERS ON 24/7 YOU ARE CREATING OVER 1000kg OF C02 EMISSIONS A YEAR. [02:04] (is how I got it) [02:04] wow [02:04] I think they should be in /usr/share/virtualbox/ [02:05] it is called VBoxGuestAdditions.iso [02:05] what do I do? [02:05] !ops NTFS [02:05] Sorry, I don't know anything about ops NTFS [02:05] I see it [02:05] !ops [02:05] ops is HELP! gnomefreak, tonyyarusso, PuMpErNiCkLe, maxamillion, TheSheep, crimsun, mrpouit, Myrtti, PriceChild charlie-tca or cody-somerville [02:05] hmmm [02:05] What is it? [02:05] STOP LEAVING YOUR COMPUTERS ON 24/7 YOU ARE CREATING OVER 1000kg OF C02 EMISSIONS A YEAR. [02:05] "nls rdesktop-vrdp-keymaps rdesktop-vrdp.tar.gz src VBoxGuestAdditions.iso VBoxSysInfo.sh" [02:06] cody-somerville: NTFS got kicked from #ubuntu+1 a minute ago [02:06] and now he is banned from Freenode :) [02:07] What do I do with the ISO ? [02:08] BigMoopies: you add it as a cd in the virtual machine, then go to /media/cdrom and look for the additions.linux file to run [02:08] Run it in a terminal window [02:08] in the VirtualBox machine [02:08] OK, so I need to mount the ISO as the CD-ROM drive so Windows XP picks it up ? [02:09] Your virtualbox is in windows? then yes [02:09] and run the exe file [02:11] Ubuntu user here, using Xubuntu for the first time; I noticed the desktop icons for Network and Computer run Nautilus, but Places | Home run thunar -- why is that? [02:11] because Xfce does not use Nautilus [02:12] Nautilus and Thunar are both file managers. [02:12] yes I understand that [02:12] charlie-tca, So I can now unmount the ISO and put it back to normal CD-ROM drive now that the stuff is installed ? [02:12] yes, BigMoopies [02:12] I'm running Xfce now, and Nautilus runs when I open my cifs shares and/or Network icon [02:12] BTW: what is "passthrough" ? [02:13] Because thunar doesn't have them and doesn't know what to do with it. [02:13] ahh [02:13] BigMoopies: I use it to access cd's on the hardware drive. [02:13] so it's 'normal' aye? [02:13] heh [02:13] so should I allow it or keep it unchecked ? [02:14] It maeans it sees the cd without questioning the os the VBox runs in seeing the cd [02:14] Boy, did I screw that up [02:14] LOL. [02:14] It lets the VBox see the cd without the Xubuntu seeing it also [02:15] Without passthrough, when I put a cd in, both my desktop and VBox see it. With it, only VBox sees it when it is running. [02:17] charlie-tca, now that I installed the guest stuff, Windows' highest res is 800x600 , anyway to fix that ? [02:17] any way [02:18] run the guest additions again [02:18] I never ran windows in a VBox. But you should be able to raise resolution to match the normal desktop with it. [02:19] It is the only way I ever got 1400x900 in VBox [02:21] BigMoopies: have you looked at the manual yet? /usr/share/doc/virtualbox/UserManual.pdf [02:25] charlie-tca, for some reason I'm not able to slide it more than 800x600 [02:25] with the new 'driver' [02:28] hmmm, "you may also open the Windows Device Manager and select "Update driver..."for [02:28] The VirtualBox Graphics Adapter [02:28] Wonder if that needs to be run for windows? [02:28] " you can resize the virtual machine’s window, [02:28] and the video resolution in the guest will be automatically adjusted (as if you [02:28] had manually entered an arbitrary resolution in the guest’s display settings). [02:28] For Linux and Solaris guests, the Xorg server version 1.3 or later is required for [02:28] " [02:28] gah [02:28] too many lines [02:29] So by adjusting the window size, it adjusts the resolution [02:29] Makes it fit the size of the window [02:30] yeah but it don't [02:31] Also, right-ctrl + L seems to adjust the size to full screen and back to a window [02:31] I just have it stuck at 800x600 in the middle of the screen [02:32] does the clipboard work? [02:32] yes [02:32] well.... [02:33] Looks to me like windows just doesn't really listen [02:33] Let me look at the VBox forums [02:34] what in the world did seemless mode just do [02:34] seemless says run windows in a window, and use the linux desktop at the same time [02:35] and pass things back and forth, I think [02:35] now it's 1024x710 res. [02:35] with seemless [02:36] Stretch the window and see what it does [02:37] also, can ask in #vbox for help beyond me [02:39] it might be working now that I went in to seemless then to full screen [02:39] seemless , unseemless, full screen [02:39] rather [02:39] I'm shutting it down and trying it again to see [02:41] yeah now it resizes how it's supposed to to fit my real OS [02:41] kuhraaaaaazy. [02:41] so it is working? [02:41] Yes, magically [02:41] not so magic. You did it! [02:42] Yay! [02:42] now I just wonder if I need to install some anti-virus to slow the virtualbox down to a crawl [02:42] just like real windows [02:43] I don't know. I don't have windows. If it gets infected, you can delete the vbox drive to get rid of it. It is a file. [02:43] yeah, but I don't wanna redo all my mIRC scripts [02:43] but if you send emails from it, you can infect others [02:43] Think viruses, then [02:44] It is windows, after all [02:45] Anything that hits windows, hits windows in a virtual machine, too [02:45] yeah, that's why I stopped using windows in the first place. I got tired of installing all that stuff then it taking 3-5 mins to load up on restart [02:47] I wonder with the new virtualbox driver, would it be possible to run games just like real windows ? [02:47] giving virtualbox more video RAM that is [02:48] possible, I think. Might run slow, though [02:48] I do 4 installs at a time here, but it ties up my dsl real bad [02:48] that's what I thought. [02:49] Of course, I usually have one more hardware install running, and two systems I am using, too [02:49] kind of frustrating when daughter says her browser is slowww [02:49] I only have 425 MBs per any given 24 hours in daytime hours [02:49] then 1-6 AM is unlimited usage for my ISP [02:50] I pay a bunch, to have a full-time 7mbs connection [02:50] Wildblue doesn't have anything like that, that I am aware of.. And they are capped by month [02:50] Yeah, I got no caps, but it is not cheap, either [02:51] I pay $80 for Hughesnet [02:51] pro plus plan [02:51] $130 for quest [02:51] DSL is 2 miles up the road [02:51] along with cable [02:51] in the city limits [02:51] CableOne wanted about 1/2 of that, but they cap you if you download too much. [02:52] Bad deal when I test the ISO images daily [02:53] Maybe mine is cheap for what I get? [02:53] we have Suddenlink and AT&T DSL [02:53] I hear AT&T is not very good [02:53] ATT hasn't extended the DSL coverage south for us [02:53] It'd beat 15 KB/sec in daytime hours I bet. [02:54] and paying $80 [02:54] and a cap.. [02:54] It might. cap would probably stay, but it is higher, I think. speed should increase, though [02:55] Maybe Obama will fix it (yeah right) [02:55] hold your breath? [02:55] LOL [02:56] Can't convince AT&T to bring DSL down, huh? [02:57] no, or Suddenlink. Even though we got Sat Internet and Sat TV all out here. [02:57] Suddenlink would be an obviously great competitor [02:57] idiots [02:57] Well, my brother could not get natural gas, even though it was at his neighbors, 25 feet away. [02:57] He was not within the company policy [02:58] LOL,. We had to pay 1,200something to get BiCounty (like city water) ran to our house from about 200 feet. [02:58] Then we had to pay for a plumber to get it from the road to the house [02:58] (their meter ) [02:59] Yeah, they got ya, coming and going [02:59] so if the neighbors down the road get it, we just saved them a bundle [02:59] Well, I gotta go. long day today. [02:59] from having to tap on to it from where it was to their house [03:00] That's true. Maybe get with them to get AT&T? [03:26] do divx streams work with xubuntu? [03:49] can someone help me to delete a file that keeps telling me permission denied it's a backup file I think from sbackup I tried sudo rm but I'm not good at command line commands in terminal how can I get rid of this file even though there is nothing in it and do I have to put sbackup back into my computer to get rid of the file? [03:49] loren_, Whats the path to the file? [03:51] home/loren/Computer Backup Files/2009-02-27_08.29.27.350650.loren-desktop.ful [03:53] do you need the drive letter? [03:54] sudo rm /home/loren/Computer\ Backup\ Files/2009-02-27_08.29.27.350650.loren-desktop.ful [03:54] should work [03:54] I will try it [03:54] anybody had any luck printing on a cd in xubuntu? [03:56] I get this loren@loren-desktop:~$ sudo rm /home/loren/Computer\ Backup\ Files/2009-02-27_08.29.27.350650.loren-desktop.ful [03:56] [sudo] password for loren: [03:56] rm: cannot remove `/home/loren/Computer Backup Files/2009-02-27_08.29.27.350650.loren-desktop.ful': Is a directory [03:56] loren@loren-desktop:~$ [03:57] ah [03:57] loren_, ah [03:57] You're attempting to delete a directory instead of a file. [03:57] it's just like it says, it's a directory [03:57] sudo rm -rf /home/loren/Computer\ Backup\ Files/2009-02-27_08.29.27.350650.loren-desktop.ful <-- should do the trick [03:58] o-k I will try it [03:58] Be careful! [04:00] It worked thank you very much I have tried for weeks to get rid of it thank you again [04:01] I'm new to chat also:) [04:01] thank you [04:44] hi [04:44] please i need help to install a web cam [04:45] lsusb [04:45] ID 093a:2472 Pixart Imaging, Inc. [04:47] !webcam [04:47] Instructions for using webcams with Ubuntu can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam - Supported cams: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsMultimediaWebCameras [04:47] have you read those pages yet? [04:48] thanks, now reading [04:52] how do i reset the gdm? [04:52] since i removed it to fix my problem [04:57] J_Litewski: did you get it all fixed? [04:58] yea [04:58] it's running like new now [04:59] it was a tiny bug in xfce 4.6.0 that sometimes caused sessions not to delete [04:59] anyway, in a terminal first do this command 'cd /etc/rc2.d' then do this 'sudo ln -s ../init.d/gdm' [05:01] ok [05:06] thank you for all of your help zoredache [05:08] brb [05:16] that didn't work [05:17] did you get an error when you ran the command? [05:20] i wonder if my video card doesn't support dual display output [05:20] zoredache, no it ran fine, still didn't get a login screen though [05:23] try it this way then... sudo update-rc.d gdm defaults 30 01 [05:27] so xubuntu didnt install over the usb stick [05:27] im disappointed [05:27] that was weird [05:27] "cant detect cdrom" [05:28] who else is having problems with updating sources? [05:29] just you ;) [05:29] huh [05:29] that's really weird [05:29] * J_Litewski1 smacks Charter Communications [05:29] work! [05:29] :P [05:30] that did it [05:30] well at least you got it running [05:30] lol [05:30] and i mean ubuntu [05:30] i had it running for a while, it's just the curve balls that get you [05:31] like the whole 'lets spawn 200 xfdesktop4's and overwork xorg to the point of near Hard Drive failure' [05:44] what is wobbly windows? [05:52] it makes thinks act like jello when you move them around... [05:53] but it don't work with xfwm4, do it? [05:53] not sure, I have never cared enough to try it [05:53] !compiz [05:53] Compiz (compositing window manager), for a howto see http://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager and more help #compiz-fusion [05:54] I prefer to have my computer actually be using cpu cycles on actually doing useful things.... [05:54] yea [05:55] just an ADD moment thing [05:55] well, i'm off [06:58] hello? [07:00] quick question...ummm i'm kinda new to this linux thing, and my old thinkpad has a dvd-rom but for some reason i can't seem to play any of my dvd....anyone know why that is?? [07:23] okay i thought i had it there, if anyone here can help me i'm all ears...or eyes i guess lol [07:25] S.O.S My dvd-rom won't play my dvd's S.O.S!! [07:25] do i need a different program maybe???...right now all i have is Totem [07:48] !dvd | sketchykid [07:48] sketchykid: For multimedia issues, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats - See also https://help.ubuntu.com/8.10/musicvideophotos/C/video.html - But please use free formats if you can: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeFormats [07:52] Hi all, I need to set up a few workstations with nothing but firefox and the abilty to lock with a login screen that authenticates with an ms active directory server, what would be the best way to go about this? [08:02] where can i change the timezone? [08:02] im in germany right now and i goes one hour forward [08:03] Applications > System > Date & Time [08:04] there i set my time to europe/berlin [08:04] but its still one hour forward [08:05] To make it automatically update your time, you need to enable the ntp server sync [08:05] it is ntp [08:05] and the ntp server is right [08:05] Then just wait for it to update :) [08:06] it shows CEST for germany. it should be GMT+1 [10:25] hello everyone. is there a way to keep the menu structure in xfce 4.6? i've understood that i have to change the .desktop, .menu and .directory files by hand (e.g. to open up a new category), but when these packages are updated, the .desktop files of them revert back to normal, making it quite impossible to retain a certain menu state. how can i prohibit this? [10:45] sorry to flood, but is there a way to keep the menu structure in xfce 4.6? i've understood that i have to change the .desktop, .menu and .directory files by hand (e.g. to open up a new category), but when these packages are updated, the .desktop files of them revert back to normal, making it quite impossible to retain a certain menu state. how can i prohibit this? [10:46] modify the local copies in your ~/.config [10:52] well... now that's an easy solution :) you mean that i should place the altered copies inside .local/share/applications ? because i can't find a suitable folder inside /.config [10:53] yeah, for .desktop files [10:53] you can also alter the rules that govern categories in .config/menu [10:56] desktop icons disappeared and wallpaper turned black suddenly in xfce 4. any ideas? [10:57] i tried restarting but again i get iconless black desktop. i see all the panels though [10:58] wtv, press alt + f2, and type xfdesktop4 [10:58] @ TheSheep: I don't understand your last solution... my guess would be to create .local/share/desktop-directories and copy the categories there [10:58] i don't understand because i have no ./config/menu :) [10:59] cody-somerville: it says the file doesn't exist [11:00] oops [11:00] just xfdesktop [11:00] cody-somerville: it worked! but will it work everytime on start up? [11:01] wtv, if you save your session on logout, yup [11:02] cody-somerville: can i make it so that it starts autmatically when starting a session? [11:03] without having saved it before. i know how to do it in gnome but I'm new to xfce [11:04] I don't know if you want that. It might start the desktop again, not sure. [11:04] cody-somerville: k. but thanks ^ ^ [11:38] hello [11:39] I after failing to make a bootable USB I just blindly followed this tutorial http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-xubuntu-804-persistent-install-from-linux/#more-408 [11:40] everything seemed to be fine but all i ended up with is ash :/ [11:41] ah, nm, sry [11:41] minimal 384 Meg, I dont have :/ [13:51] Hey all! [13:51] Heya [13:52] I am really disapointed that I have not been able to test for this beta. [13:52] : ( [13:52] * Pres-Gas submits self to cody-somerville for appropriate reparations :P [13:53] I have a class I am teaching...but after it is over...I will be able to dive in more...after next week w00t! [13:53] :] === thunderstruck is now known as gnomefreak === thunderstruck is now known as gnomefreak [15:19] <|nineteenfingers> hey folks - i'm struggling a bit here... i tried to use catfish for this but that's just ended in a bug report so i'm trying to do it with "find" via terminal... i need to search the NTFS partition i have mounted at /mnt for all files with a given extension... some folder names contain spaces (Documents and Settings for example) but i can't seem to get the comman right - anyone able to help or suggest an alternative to catfish w [15:19] <|nineteenfingers> hich will do the job in a gui? [15:21] <|nineteenfingers> sorry. that should read "can't get the command right" [15:21] |nineteenfingers: find /mnt -name '*.ext' [15:22] <|nineteenfingers> TheSheep, need the ' around *.ext? [15:22] yes [15:22] especially if you have any .ext files in the current dir [15:22] <|nineteenfingers> and that'll search all the subdirs will it? [15:23] yes [15:23] <|nineteenfingers> great - just what i needed - i couldn't wrap my head around it at all - i think i just don't learn well from man pages [15:24] find is horribly complicated [15:24] but it can do almost anything [15:24] <|nineteenfingers> while i think on... when a command is running that's taking a long time (as searching an entire hard drive will) - is there a quick way to cancel it? [15:25] ctrl+c [15:25] <|nineteenfingers> yea - the man is pretty large [15:25] <|nineteenfingers> cheers ablomen [15:27] <|nineteenfingers> TheSheep - you've got me thinking now - "can do almost anything" - how about getting it to list every directory that contains a particular extension rather than listing all files with the extension? [15:27] <|nineteenfingers> or is that asking a bit much? [15:29] |nineteenfingers: it's doable, but I can't tell you the command without some research in the documentation -- and I'm too lazy :) [15:30] <|nineteenfingers> haha - i don't blame you there :p [15:30] you can add | grep 'word' to only list lines that contain the specified word [15:30] <|nineteenfingers> i mean - "how could you! you *buntu types are supposed to be really helpful!" - haha [15:30] or grep -v 'word' to skip lines that contain it [15:48] find ./Temp -name "*.jpg" | perl -e "while(){ print s/[a-z|A-Z|-|_]*\.jpg//$_; print $_ }" | sort | uniq [15:48] sort of anyway ;) [15:53] hey guys i need some help with some stuff, i put 9.04 on my dell mini and it runs great however i need some help with some tweaks [15:53] i am new at linux so please take it slow [15:55] ok so first how do i disable touchpad tapping and scrolling? [15:57] anyone? [15:58] touchpad scrolling and tapping.. how do i get rid of it? [16:17] can anyone help me out? i just ran a system update and now my system won't boot, it sits there and says "GRUB " but never shows the boot menu [16:24] zombor: boot from livecd, and select the recovery mode [16:24] zombor: can't remember the exact name of the option [16:25] TheSheep: thanks, someone also suggested this [16:25] http://microdotsagamedev.wordpress.com/2007/06/08/repair-your-grub-loader/ [16:26] yeah, that's what the menu-based recovery mode does [16:26] just automated [16:26] ah, ok [16:26] ill try that first then [16:40] flippin connection is all over the place [16:42] aaargh! [16:44] ablomen... in that find command you sent earler you had "while (