Cam Jones's questions

I am trying to install transmission on my Ubuntu 14.04 server and I am unsure whether to skip this part or not. I am trying to give permissions to a folder with

sudo chmod -R 770 /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json

but the output is

chmod: cannot operate on dangling symlink '/etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json

Am I doing something wrong or should I just skip this part or what?

I am following instructions from here: Install Transmission with web interface on Ubuntu, and I am at the end of step 5.

Update: Output of ls -l /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root debian-transmission 51 Oct 6 18:12 /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json -> /home/cam/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json

I guess the file doesn't exist because when I run cd /home/cam/.config/transmission-daemon, then run dir, nothing shows up.

I am a little confused about the username thing. I would expect the username to be the name I log in with. I think it's safe to say most people would guess that. Why is it done this way? Instead you log in with your full name, strange. Also, why is it so hard to change, I mean I have to change directories just to change my name, and do it all from terminal.

I am trying to remotely administer my server using SSH. I believe SSH comes installed default, I just need to know how to configure username and password.

I have a pc running Ubuntu server 14.04.1. The internet was set up using DHCP I believe. I want to keep the same IP and subnet I have now but just change it to static for the internal IP.

I am about to set up a pc with ubuntu server 14.04.1. I want to assign it a static ip address. How can I find a valid IP address that is not already being used? Is there a way to do that from terminal?

I have a hard drive with an old 12.04 server install and a data partition on it. I have the hard drive hooked up to my current desktop using a usb to sata adapter with external power supply. I am on my 12.04 ubuntu OS install on my desktop. I am able to open the server install partition but whenever I try to access the data partition it says: This location could not be displayed, You do not have the permissions necessary to view the contents of “c436695a-0830-4e33-b6c6-61a54d801ab1". Is there a solution to this besides re-formatting?

Still having trouble so if anyone could be more specific that would be nice.

The output of lsblk is:

user1@user1-HP-Pavilion-dv6000-RG279UA-ABA:~$ lsblk
NAME                  MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE  MOUNTPOINT
sda                     8:0    0  74.5G  0 disk  
├─sda1                  8:1    0  19.5G  0 part  
├─sda2                  8:2    0     1K  0 part  
├─sda3                  8:3    0   9.8G  0 part  
├─sda5                  8:5    0   9.8G  0 part  /media/5058-F505
├─sda6                  8:6    0     2G  0 part  
├─sda7                  8:7    0    14G  0 part  
├─sda8                  8:8    0     2G  0 part  
│ └─cryptswap1 (dm-0) 252:0    0     2G  0 crypt [SWAP]
└─sda9                  8:9    0  15.9G  0 part  /
sdb                     8:16   0 149.1G  0 disk  
├─sdb1                  8:17   0  18.6G  0 part  /media/71d5ea0b-d815-4756-ba29-2391b13f8285
├─sdb2                  8:18   0     1K  0 part  
├─sdb5                  8:21   0 121.1G  0 part  /media/c436695a-0830-4e33-b6c6-61a54d801ab1
└─sdb6                  8:22   0   2.8G  0 part  
sr0                    11:0    1  1024M  0 rom

sdb5 is the partition I'm trying to access. I named it /mnt/owncloudData when setting it up on the server.

output of ls -la /media:

total 24
drwxr-xr-x  5 root  root     4096 Sep 13 04:29 .
drwxr-xr-x 24 root  root     4096 Aug  5 12:56 ..
drwx------  7 user1 user1    8192 Dec 31  1969 5058-F505
drwxr-xr-x  3 root  root     4096 Sep  2 02:01 71d5ea0b-d815-4756-ba29-2391b13f8285
drwxrwx---  4 root  www-data 4096 Nov 13  2013 c436695a-0830-4e33-b6c6-61a54d801ab1

I have Ubuntu 13.10 installed with the default window manager and DE.

I am trying to enable single click so I can open files and folders with only one click. I tried googling and all results said to open Files, then go to Preferences from the top bar, but my top bar has no options.

Here is a picture of my desktop:

How do I return to the command line in Ubuntu 12.04 server when all there is, is a line with nothing but a flashing underscore on it. I typed a command wrong and it is stuck like this.

I have Ubuntu Server 12.04 installed with no GUI. I installed ownCloud and webmin a few months ago with no problem, so I know my internet used to work. The power went out while the PC was on one day 2 months ago and I did not turn the PC back on until yesterday. Now I have no internet connection. Does anyone know how I can fix this, or should I just reinstall Ubuntu?

this is the output of ifconfig -a:

 eth0   link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:06:4f:4a:66:f0
BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

eth1   link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:16:ec:05:c8:9c 
    BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
    RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
    TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
    collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
    RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

lo     Link encap:Local Loopback
    inet addr 127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
    inet6 addr:  ::1/128 Scope:Host
    UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536  Metric:1
    RX packets:1800 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
    Tx packets:1800 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
    collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
    RX bytes:143896 (143.b KB)  TX bytes:143896 (143.8 KB)

I have a wired connection.
Here are the contents of etc/network/interfaces:

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

I tried assigning a static IP to eth2, which is a adapter I just added, and now when I run ifconfig it shows a inet addr of 192.168.1.100. So I have an ip now. When trying to add the default gateway, I typed route add default ge 192.168.1.1, and it said,

Usage: inet route [-vF] del {-host|-net} Target[/prefix] [gw GW] [metric M] [[dev] if]

There are 5 more lines of writing associated with this route error, but I do not want to type all that out unless it is needed. Does anyone know what to do?

I have Ubuntu server 12.04 installed with no GUI. I would like to list my hard drive and it's partitions along with how big each partition is using the command line.

I have Ubuntu server 12.04 installed, so I have no GUI. When I do the command ifconfig, I cannot find my internal IP address. It says inet addr: 127.0.0.1.

Here is the output of ifconfig -a:

eth0   link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:06:4f:4a:66:f0
    BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
    RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
    TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
    collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
    RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

eth1   link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:16:ec:05:c8:9c 
    BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
    RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
    TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
    collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
    RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

lo     Link encap:Local Loopback
    inet addr 127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
    inet6 addr:  ::1/128 Scope:Host
    UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536  Metric:1
    RX packets:1800 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
    Tx packets:1800 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
    collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
    RX bytes:143896 (143.b KB)  TX bytes:143896 (143.8 KB)

here are the contents of etc/network/interfaces:

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

If someone could edit this for me, the contents of etc/network/interfaces should be on separate lines.

The output of host askubuntu.com was:

;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached.

I set up owncloud and webmin a few months ago and was using them for a month with no problems. I think the power went off one day 2 months ago and I never turned the server back on until yesterday. I haven't done anything that would have affected the internet setup So i'm not sure why it doesn't work anymore. As far as my network topology goes, I have a pci-e network card for the pc. The ethernet line goes from the network card to a switch, and then to a modem/router from there.

I am trying to use the plasma-widget-wifi widget to monitor my wifi connecions. I installed it but now have no clue how to to put it on my desktop, I am using 12.04 lts. Anyone know how to do this?

I find it hard to believe no one on this site knows how to install widgets. If no one has an answer can you at least tell me where I can find information regarding my question?

So far I have been told what the problem was but have been provided with no way of fixing it.

My computer is able to install updates, but when I hit check under the update menu it tells me to check my internet connection and gives me this error,

W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubun-tor/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources  404  Not Found
W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubun-tor/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found
E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Anybody know a fix for this?

Is no one going to answer my comment down below?

I changed something that I did not mean to change and now everytime I try to open Firefox it says:

could not launch application, failed to execute child process "firefox" (No such file or directory).

Aybody know a fix for this? I am using Backtrack 5 r3 with Gnome, which is based off of ubuntu 10.04.

Does anyone know the commands to install pagekite on Ubuntu server 12.04. I already have the ssh and lamp dependencies installed. I am trying to access my owncloud server from anywhere. If anyone has any way of making it so I can access the owncloud browser from anywhere please let me know. @Pieter.

Does anyone know why this command isn't working for me,

sudo dpkg -install webmin_1.620_all.deb

it says,

dpkg: error: unknown option - n

I am following directions on this website: http://refugeeks.com/owncloud-setup-guide/

I am running ubuntu server 12.04 32bit with ssh and lamp installed.

I installed Ubuntu server and did not know what to do at command prompt so I ended up doing the install desktop command so I could have a GUI. I have the owncloud server package downloaded but do not have the permission to move it into the /var/www/ folder. I was following the instructions here: http://ubuntuserverguide.com/2012/05/install-owncloud-4-ubuntu-server-1204-lts.html, but couldn't get past step 2.

Does anyone know how to get WiFi working on my Toshiba satellite P775-S7100?

My Ethernet works fine, just no WiFi, which works fine on my windows partition.

I have no sound from my speakers with Ubuntu 12.04.2.(here's where stuff gets weird) I have sound with my headphones but they only work when halfway plugged in. The headphone jack has no problem when booting from my windows xp partition. At least I can get sound at all. I still have no sound from my speakers. any help?

I have tried doing all the research and trial and error that I could on my own but with no avail.

So can anyone out there help me? I cannot get my Broadcom b43 wireless adapter to register with Ubuntu. I even tried the steps here, but with no luck. So if someone can help me or at least point me in the right direction I would be grateful.

lspci -nn: 
00:00.0 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation C51 Host Bridge [10de:02f0] (rev a2)
00:00.1 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation C51 Memory Controller 0 [10de:02fa] (rev a2)
00:00.2 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation C51 Memory Controller 1 [10de:02fe] (rev a2)
00:00.3 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation C51 Memory Controller 5 [10de:02f8] (rev a2)
00:00.4 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation C51 Memory Controller 4 [10de:02f9] (rev a2)
00:00.5 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation C51 Host Bridge [10de:02ff] (rev a2)
00:00.6 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation C51 Memory Controller 3 [10de:027f] (rev a2)
00:00.7 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation C51 Memory Controller 2 [10de:027e] (rev a2)
00:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: NVIDIA Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge [10de:02fc] (rev a1)
00:03.0 PCI bridge [0604]: NVIDIA Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge [10de:02fd] (rev a1)
00:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation C51 [GeForce Go 6150] [10de:0244] (rev a2)
00:09.0 RAM memory [0500]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 Host Bridge [10de:0270] (rev a2)
00:0a.0 ISA bridge [0601]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 LPC Bridge [10de:0260] (rev a3)
00:0a.1 SMBus [0c05]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 SMBus [10de:0264] (rev a3)
00:0a.3 Co-processor [0b40]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 PMU [10de:0271] (rev a3)
00:0b.0 USB controller [0c03]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 USB Controller [10de:026d] (rev a3)
00:0b.1 USB controller [0c03]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 USB Controller [10de:026e] (rev a3)
00:0d.0 IDE interface [0101]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 IDE [10de:0265] (rev f1)
00:0e.0 IDE interface [0101]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller [10de:0266] (rev f1)
00:10.0 PCI bridge [0604]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 PCI Bridge [10de:026f] (rev a2)
00:10.1 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio [10de:026c] (rev a2)
00:14.0 Bridge [0680]: NVIDIA Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller [10de:0269] (rev a3)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration [1022:1100]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map [1022:1101]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller [1022:1102]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control [1022:1103]
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4:4311] (rev 01)
07:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller [1180:0832]
07:05.1 SD Host controller [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter [1180:0822] (rev 19)
07:05.2 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter [1180:0592] (rev 0a)
07:05.3 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller [1180:0852] (rev 05)

lshw -C network: PCI (sysfs)  

SCSI                      
  *-network        
       description: Network controller
       product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       version: 01
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=wl latency=0
       resources: irq:19 memory:b3200000-b3203fff

rfkill list: 0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no