jaorizabal's questions

I have a group of files I want hidden to avoid clutter. Is there a command that can simply make multiple files hidden? Is there an application? Is there a single command that will make the files I've listed hidden?

Thanks.

At the beginning of my fresh installation it worked great, but now it doesn't change at all.

How do I "re-enable" it or "fix" it?

Thanks.

I have a backup script on start up with cuttlefish. I set it on "Run in terminal" but I want to hide the terminal on start up. I also have the terminal in the start up applications. How do I hide the back up terminals (2) but keep my "main" terminal still visible?

Thanks.

This comes up every time I login, how do I remove this or fix it.

Thanks.

I have the launcher hidden, I want to make a short cut key to show the launcher (pop it out). I want to make that key the fn key.

1.How do I make that specific short cut key?

2.How can I make shot cut keys for different commands? e.g. show dash, etc.

I want to run Conky lua (link to conky lua on Gnome-look.org) and Conky: Metro Clock (link to conky: metro clock on devianart.com) at the same time. I want to have them both on the start up applications. I know how to install them individualy, but I am having a rough time finding out how to get them simultaneously. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04, unity desktop environment.

$ sudo apt-get install cinnamon cinnamon-session cinnamon-settings
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'cinnamon' instead of 'cinnamon-session'
Note, selecting 'cinnamon' instead of 'cinnamon-settings'
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 cinnamon : Depends: gir1.2-muffin-3.0 but it is not going to be installed
            Depends: libcogl5 (>= 1.7.4) but it is not installable
            Depends: libmuffin0 (>= 1.0.0-0ubuntu1~precise) but it is not going to be installed
            Recommends: gnome-themes-standard but it is not going to be installed
            Recommends: gnome-session-fallback but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

I added this PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:merlwiz79/cinnamon-ppa

Then ran the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install cinnamon cinnamon-session cinnamon-settings

How can I install the latest Cinnamon desktop? How can I fix this error?

I want to shrink my /dev/sda1 partition but gparted will not let me do any editing and alterations to anything. Note that everything is in gray, so that I cannot edit anything. How can I fix this? I'm using an HP 635 Notebook PC for the record. Thanks.

I get this when ever i try and install anything with th Terminal:

    You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 gimp : Depends: libgimp2.0 (<= 2.6.12-z) but 2.8.0-1ubuntu0ppa3~precise is to be installed
        Depends: gimp-data (<= 2.6.12-z) but 2.8.0-1ubuntu0ppa3~precise is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

I added myself to the root group in the grub recovery mode. Then did sudo apt-get -f install and got this:

Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/gimp_2.8.0-1ubuntu0ppa3~precise_amd64.deb

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

    Wine Installer v1.0

Warning !! wine binary (still) found, which may indicate
a (conflicting) previous installation.
You might want to abort and uninstall Wine first.
(If you previously tried to install from source manually, 
run 'make uninstall' from the wine root directory)

We need to install Wine as the root user. Do you want us to build Wine,
'su root' and install Wine?  Enter 'no' to build Wine without installing:
(yes/no) yes
Running configure...

checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables... 
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking for cpp... cpp
checking whether gcc -m32 works... no
configure: error: Cannot build a 32-bit program, you need to install 32-bit development libraries.

Configure failed, aborting install.

How do I fix this problem?

I have the zip file but I don't know to install it from a .zip file. Here are the contents of the extracted chrome-linux.zip file:

If there is an application, does it work like "Time Machine" where it save backups of your computer and if wanted, go back to an earlier time on the computer for example where an virus was not there?

Here is an definition of Time Machine that Apple wrote:

Time Machine is the built-in backup that works with your Mac and an external drive (sold separately) or Time Capsule. Connect the drive, assign it to Time Machine, and start enjoying some peace of mind. Time Machine automatically backs up your entire Mac, including system files, applications, accounts, preferences, music, photos, movies, and documents. But what makes Time Machine different from other backup applications is that it not only keeps a spare copy of every file, it remembers how your system looked on any given day—so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past.

I want my theme to look like this. How would I go about changing the colors to look like this or is there a theme that already looks like this that you? I am using Unity and Gnome Shell. Is there a theme for both those desktop environments? Is there an application for changing the colors? I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1.

I want my windows to be a specific size (not full screen) and to be in the middle of the screen by default. When I close the application and re-open it, it will be the dimensions I want it to be by default. Is there an easy way to do that? I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and the Unity desktop enviroment.

Possible Duplicate:
How can I hide directories without changing their names?

I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and I want to make a file hidden.

How do I make for example a .docx file or a directory hidden?

Please put a way to do it with and without the terminal?

Using 11.10 for the record. It would be easiest to do it on the Terminal.

I know that to execute a file, I use the . command, then the file name with a space between them. But I'm trying to execute a .jar file using the . and it does not work. I went into the properties and marked it as executable and made it run with Java.

Is there a way to execute a file with Java in the Bash Terminal?

I am trying to execute the Minecraft.jar file.

I'm listening to an 11 hour audio book, it's a real pain having to find the exact spot I was last. Is there a way to mark or place a sort of bookmark to the audio track?

I want to make it look like the bottom dock of Windows 7. Is that possible? Maybe through the Terminal? I'm using Bash for the record. I'm using the Unity desktop.

Do you see the squares?

I am using Ubuntu 11.10 (I don't think that really matters) with Bash.

How can I make a music playlist out of a .txt file? It is a command but I forgot it. I would appreciate it if someone would write a tutorial.