Useful Tips for newbies go here

[askrieger]

Re: Useful Tips for newbies go here

The CORRECT command is "ifconfig". Ipconfig is a name change by M$.

[wheresamerica?]

Re: Useful Tips for newbies go here

whoops. i just scrolled over the page real quick so the "if" looked like "ip". my bad.

[lkraemer]

Useful Tips - Modem Commands

I have installed Kubuntu 7.04, and while trying to get my Modem Drivers
installed and working....all the Modem Command Strings disappeared......
never to be seen again. Uninstall and re-install still did not fix the
missing Modem Command Strings.

Here they are the newbie that has the same problem with KPPP
during Modem Configuration!

Modem Command Strings in KPPP:

Pre-Init Delay 50
Init String 1 ATZ
Init String 2 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D1 +FCLASS=0
Post Init Delay 51
Dial Speed 70
Init Response OK
No Dial Tone ATX3
Dial String ATDT
Connect Response CONNECT
Busy Response BUSY
No Carrier Response NO CARRIER
No Dial Tone Response NO DIALTONE
Hangup String +++ATH
Hangup Response OK
Answer String ATA
Ring Response RING
Answer Response CONNECT
DLP Response DIGITIAL LINE CONNECTED
Escape String +++
Escape Response OK
Guard Time 50
Volume off/low/high M0L0 M1L1 M1L3

Larry

[lkraemer]

Useful Tips - See your path

Kubuntu 7.04 doesn't install with the path showing when you are
in a Bash Shell Command Window. Bash be changed by editing the .bashrc
file to display the directory in the prompt string. You will NEVER be
lost again....... .bashrc is located in the /etc subdirectory.

.bashrc changes
# comment out following line and change '\w\$'
# PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ '
PS1='\w\$ '

# added by gkraemer
export HOME='\h'


Larry

[Snowhog]

Re: Useful Tips for newbies go here

But of course, typing pwd (print working directory) shows you where you are.

[askrieger]

Re: Useful Tips for newbies go here

I'm confused.

Kubuntu 7.04 doesn't install with the path showing when you are in a Bash Shell Command Window.

Sure it does. That's what the "\w" stands for in the PromptString, PS1. The meaning of "\u@\h:\w\$", is: "show the username (you might have more than one user on the machine), show the machine name (you might be logged on to a remote machine), show the path, and display a $ to show that you're NOT root". What you're suggesting is to reduce the level of information that's displayed in the Bash prompt. Personally, I like to have information displayed so that I don't have to remember it.

[lkraemer]

Useful Tips - Ext USB Floppy Setup Info

COMMAND Text
To MOUNT a USB External Floppy Drive in Kubuntu 7.04
assuming it doesn't automatically mount.........
To be able to access Windows (Floppy) Data Disks
Open a Command Window


Plug in the Ext USB Drive with windows data Floppy inserted

Pipe info to file at your /home/loginuser/docs directory
Create /docs subdirectory for your home/loginuser

sudo mkdir /home/loginuser/docs
sudo dmesg > /home/loginuser/docs/usbinfo.txt

info about External USB Mitsumi drive is:


[ 9450.300000] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
[ 9450.528000] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 9450.772000] usbcore: registered new interface driver libusual
[ 9450.800000] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
[ 9450.800000] scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[ 9450.800000] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[ 9450.800000] USB Mass Storage support registered.
[ 9450.800000] usb-storage: device found at 2
[ 9450.800000] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 9455.800000] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 9455.808000] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access MITSUMI USB FDD 070M 3.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
[ 9456.000000] SCSI device sda: 2880 512-byte hdwr sectors (1 MB)
[ 9456.032000] sda: Write Protect is off
[ 9456.032000] sda: Mode Sense: 00 4c 94 00
[ 9456.032000] sda: assuming drive cache: write through
[ 9456.160000] SCSI device sda: 2880 512-byte hdwr sectors (1 MB)
[ 9456.192000] sda: Write Protect is off
[ 9456.192000] sda: Mode Sense: 00 4c 94 00
[ 9456.192000] sda: assuming drive cache: write through
[ 9456.192000] sda: unknown partition table
[ 9457.056000] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda
[ 9457.088000] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
[ 9495.152000] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 2
[ 9498.104000] usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
[ 9498.332000] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 9498.336000] scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[ 9498.336000] usb-storage: device found at 2
[ 9498.336000] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 9503.336000] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 9503.356000] scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access MITSUMI USB FDD 070M 3.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
[ 9503.484000] SCSI device sda: 2880 512-byte hdwr sectors (1 MB)
[ 9503.516000] sda: Write Protect is off
[ 9503.516000] sda: Mode Sense: 00 4c 94 00
[ 9503.516000] sda: assuming drive cache: write through
[ 9503.644000] SCSI device sda: 2880 512-byte hdwr sectors (1 MB)
[ 9503.676000] sda: Write Protect is off
[ 9503.676000] sda: Mode Sense: 00 4c 94 00
[ 9503.676000] sda: assuming drive cache: write through
[ 9503.676000] sda: unknown partition table
[ 9504.508000] sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda
[ 9504.508000] sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0


Mitsumi is SCSI at sda on both my USB ports:


To create a mount point for the USB floppy:
not under /Media/floppy but /mnt/floppy
check to see if it is available..... VERIFY mount point Not used yet
Check what is mounted
sudo mount
sudo ls -alt /mnt/floppy
sudo mkdir /mnt/floppy

To Mount floppy and test file access:

sudo ls -alt /dev/sd*
Look for Mitsumi floppy drive sd*

sudo Mount -t auto /dev/sda /mnt/floppy

edit /etc/fstab to add the USB drive permanent:

sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak

edit the file and add one line

sudo nano /etc/fstab

/dev/sda /mnt/floppy vfat noauto,users,exec,umask=000,shortname=winnt 0 0

save the file with CNTRL O, ENTER, CNTRL X
sudo mount -a
exit

External USB Floppy should be on the Desktop
Copy your Documents and data files to /home/loginuser/docs in Kubuntu 7.04

modified 07-08-07 to keep from being root user as per next posting.

[askrieger]

Re: Useful Tips for newbies go here

DO NOT SET UP A ROOT ACCOUNT IN KUBUNTU
Before you even think about following the advice presented in the previous post, read this page from the Ubuntu Community Help Wiki. In order to see why not, look at this thread. You can do everything that you need to do "as root" by prefacing any console command with the word "sudo" or starting any gui program by running the command "kdesu <kwhatever>.

[marine63]

Re: Useful Tips for newbies go here

1. install kubuntu from windows
http://wubi-installer.org/
2. install progams
use the package manager for programs
3. aconis os selector for dual booting (choose which one after post)

[FcKgh15]

Re: KleanUp

Hello newbies!

If you want to regain Free space (hundreds of MB's) and retain your privacy may I humbly suggest "KleanUp" http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3080222.0 .

KleanUp automatically and securely shreds unnecessary and privacy compromising files/folders/languages/etc such as bank account #'s and passwords, internet use traces, deleted files, orphan packages, Free space, Swap space, etc, etc.

Regards,

Freed a lot of space but installed a lot of things as well so the gain wasn't actually that big. It deleted everything on my Desktop as well so I think after I restore these files the gain could be actually very very small. In any case it does a good job in scrambling personal information in temp files. But definitely a good idea to copy all files you have some emotional relation to to some safe place and disconnect you USB backup devices before you run this.

[Snowhog]

Track package updates

Okay, first let me say, that I'm very anal when it comes to my system. I don't like the the prospect of having it *break* due to package installations gone awry. So, my Tip to Newbies:

Create two records of package updates; one for updates that the system informs you about (and that you then select), and another for new packages that you choose to install. Why do this

Simple. By keeping these records, should something go awry after an update (either system or user selected) you will be able to refer back to what packages were updated or installed before the snafu happened, and therefore, have a solid starting point for trouble shooting.

"Time taken to document what you do, is always less than the time taken to figure out what happened when you don't."

[RobV]

Re: Useful Tips for newbies go here

Firefox 'Backspace' behavior

As this differs under OSX, Windows and Kubuntu; here's how to fix it:

- Open up firefox
- Enter "about:config" as address
- Filter: browser.backspace_action
- Value is 1, right-click 'Modify' and set to 0.

0 - Pressing backspace button will go back a page in the session history
1 - Pressing backspace button will scroll up a page in the current

[Iron Curtain]

Re: Useful Tips for newbies go here

I've posted this on another forum, but I think this is the perfect place for this:

Okay, I've finally gotten around to installing Kubuntu 7.10 on my iMac, which is this model, the only difference is that I have 256 MB of VRAM instead of 128 MB.

However, when I got my iMac, I decided to use my old PC speakers instead of the iMac's internal speakers. After installing Linux, I noticed that there was no sound when the PC speakers were plugged. When I unplugged them, the sound was there. I tried looking for controls, but I could not find any. Where would I find outputs for external speakers in Linux, more specifically, the KDE Desktop in Kubuntu?

Edit: Never mind, problem solved.

[trident_2008]

Re: Useful Tips for newbies go here

Very handy tool: Midnight Commander. Allows you to have sort-of visual file manager and editor even in recovery mode, or over remote shell. Saved me too many times to count.

How to get:

0) Enable Universe repositories (K|System|Adept Manager, then Adept|Manage repositories, check "Community maintained packages (Universe)")
1) open console and

sudo apt-get install mc 
mc

to run type

mc

Or, if display looks weird after startup:

mc -abs

Usage:
Cursor keys - select current file
<Enter> - run file/enter directory
<Tab> - switches active panel ("window")
<ctrl-O> - temporarily switches to "plain" shell. Second <ctrl-O> returns mc back
F1-help
F3 - view current file
F4 - editor
F5 - Copy file
F8 - Delete
F9 - Main menu. has things like sort modes and visual versions of chown/chmod.
F10 - exit to shell.

[RJ Hythloday]

Re: Useful Tips for newbies go here

Firefox 'Backspace' behavior

As this differs under OSX, Windows and Kubuntu; here's how to fix it:

- Open up firefox
- Enter "about:config" as address
- Filter: browser.backspace_action
- Value is 1, right-click 'Modify' and set to 0.

0 - Pressing backspace button will go back a page in the session history
1 - Pressing backspace button will scroll up a page in the current

thank you for this!