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To see the last 10 most recently changed files

ls -ltr | tail -n 10

Thanks for these instructions. I had to edit step 9) for 11.04 where I added /tmp at the end of

sudo dpkg -x Downloads/libphonon4_4.7.0really4.5.0-0ubuntu3_i386.deb

just like in the instruction...

It happened to me too after running Eclipse. The above solution works. Thanks!

To find files matching a pattern recursively in a directory you can do

ls -R /path/to/directory/ | tee listOfFiles
egrep PATTERN listOfFiles
Replace 'PATTERN' with a suitable regular expression...

Thanks. I found both fdupes and fslint very usefull. However they did not find all the duplicates. I had a number of identical photos, because F-spot imported them again and did not detect them as...

Hi Budakmanga,

You've probably find the terminal by now. But just in case; go to the menu on the top left corner of your screen
Applications -> Accessoires -> Terminal.

I have the same problem. I'm behind a company proxy at work. Opening System->Preferences->Network Proxy and then applying the settings system wide has no effect.

Doing this with the command

$...

You can install the lightning extension for Thunderbird by openening synaptic package manager and install the package

xul-ext-lightning

Thanks! The 'Sound Converter' app is just what I was looking for. It's perfect !

Thanks for your reply. I forgot to say; Sunbird has the same strange problem. I find it in the software centre, but there is no install button! Why show something I cannot install ?

Btw: I still...

Hi, I use 64bit Ubuntu. In the Software Centre I can find the lightning extension for Thunderbird, but, there is no install button! I cannot install it! I can click on more info, and it shows me a...

Yeah, my panels are restored to default. Apparently the default panel has no volume icon.

So if I have a dedicated GRUB partition using GRUB legacy, what should I do?

Do I need to upgrade my GRUB partition to GRUB2?

Should I install GRUB2? If so; Where?

I lost my volume indicator after the last lucid updates. Adding the "Indicator Applet" from the "Add to Panel" option did not work for me. Neither the notification area.

How do I get them back?...

+1 having the same problem too. No metacity after upgrade to 10.04. So therefore this is the worst upgrade I've ever seen in the past four years.

Also my computer crashed while upgrading.
...

You must keep in mind that 'fast' is a relative term. What i mean is that one OS may boot fast or have a fast window manager or whatever. But in the end, how fast you can accomplish a certain task...

A very very interesting question. Have you succeeded in doing this ?
If so, please post it here and share it with us. I wish I could do this too.

May I ask why this thread is moved to the recurring discussions???
I've searched for similar threads and so far this is the only thread that is concerned about the logo exclusively, not the whole...

The new ubuntu logo is not an improvement. It looks bad. Moreover, people are used to the old logo and this change makes ubuntu loose its familiar face. The most important reason why this is damaging...

The new ubuntu logo is no improvement. It looks bad. Besides that people are now used to the old logo and this change makes ubuntu loose its familiar face. The most important reason why this is...

Hi

I have a very weird problem and really need some help. IBus seems to almost work.
It runs at startup. I can select input method with the shortcuts, it recognizes input windows. The only...

I am looking for a calendar too. Preferably NOT the one in Evolution. Are there any alternatives ?

Silver and blue..

It does not work like i hoped it would. I have not been able to make a video cal. Audio call worked kind of, but far from perfect. The sound stream was interrupted frequently with blocks of silence....

Anyone ?