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jintyogra_: ping??01:21
ogra_jinty, pong01:22
ogra_i'm seeing doko is syncing zope stuff like mad :)01:23
jintyok, then no need to tell you!01:23
ogra_but i guess it sits in NEW for a while, doesnt it ? 01:24
jintyshould only be maximum a day. there were no package name changes01:27
ogra_ok01:32
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ogra_yay01:34
ogra_got the sync request mail from doko :))01:35
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jsgotangcomhz: ping?03:27
mhzjsgotangco: pong, just sitting at the computer ;)03:27
mhzI have not checked anything03:27
jsgotangcocool03:27
jsgotangco:)03:27
mhzbut I am willing to do some work with you03:27
jsgotangcoi only posted the first part03:28
mhzurl?03:28
jsgotangcook can you do your work for me at the moment here at the office while i focus on our quickguide? :)03:28
jsgotangcomhz: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdubuntuDocumentation/EdubuntuQuickguide/IntroductionToEdubuntu03:29
jsgotangcowait let me edit some stuff03:32
mhzokis03:33
jsgotangcomhz: you can check now03:39
mhzsame url?03:40
jsgotangcoyeah03:40
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jsgotangcomhz: if you're free, can you start with TheEdubuntuApplications03:48
jsgotangcoyou can just make a tree of the Edubuntu-specific desktop apps03:48
mhzjsgotangco: a tree?03:54
jsgotangcomhz: just a listing will do03:54
mhzEdubuntu specific = Math, Language, Art ?03:55
mhzetc?03:55
jsgotangcoAge group, take your pick03:55
jsgotangcoi don't think primary schoolers will dig Kalzium03:56
jsgotangcowhile those in high school will puke at gcompris03:56
jsgotangco:D03:56
mhzjsgotangco: okis03:59
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jsgotangcoogra_: hmm i think blender is broken05:26
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dieKleineMaus1hi 07:01
dieKleineMaus1somewhere on?07:01
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gloinping #edubuntu =] 08:14
highvoltage* pong08:15
jsgotangco:D08:19
gloinergh!08:21
gloinso has anyone figured out how to get dhcp3-server working with the ltsp-suggested config?08:21
gloinno matter what I try, it always barfs due to "no subnet declaration"08:21
glointhis is stinky08:24
gloinI'd rather go back to older dhcp server08:24
gloinbut any attempt to move this direction causes an uninstall of edubuntu-server and ltsp-server-standalone08:24
highvoltageogra_: awake?08:50
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lucasvogloin: that is OK09:01
lucasvoyou can uninstal ltsp-server-standalone09:01
lucasvogloin: http://pastebin.com/56821409:03
gloineh, I figured it out09:04
lucasvogloin: this is my /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf09:04
gloinfor some oddball reason, ubuntu wants to use the dhcpd.conf in /etc/ltsp/ instead of the normal place09:04
gloinwhich threw me for about an hour and a half =[09:04
lucasvogloin: yes, thats the ltsp standalone package09:04
gloinahh09:05
gloinwhat's standalone provide?09:05
lucasvoif you remove ltsp-server-standalone you can use the normal dhcp3-server09:05
gloineh, I just symlinked the real dhcpd.conf to /etc/ltsp/09:05
gloinwhat does standalone provide?09:05
lucasvogloin: standalone provides a dhcpserver so you don't have to setup a dhcpserver09:05
gloinoh, heh09:06
gloinjust to keep things amusing, I'm also using the parallel dhcp server recipe09:06
gloinwhich I've done before with success09:06
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lucasvo hi pips1 09:09
pips1hi lucasvo 09:11
highvoltagehi pips1 09:11
pips1hi09:11
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glointhis is odd09:48
gloinI've got the client booting09:48
gloinbut it says "tftp error 1 (file not found)09:48
gloinI'm quite sure the file is in the path the error specifies09:48
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=== gloin is failing to understand why this error occurs, and syslog isn't showing anything
highvoltagegloin: which version of PXE is the client running? on some of the 0.99 versions and older, you'll find that a lot09:51
gloinhighvoltage: it's not pxe09:52
gloinetherboot09:52
highvoltageok09:52
gloinhttp://pastebin.com/56823509:53
glointhat's my dhcp config09:53
gloinerror says "Loading 192.168.1.1:/tftpboot/lts/vmlinuz-2.6.9-ltsp-3 .TFTP error 1 (File not found)09:54
gloinsyslog just shows the dhcp reqs and acks09:55
gloinany notion?09:58
highvoltagedid you put that line in?09:58
gloinwhich line?09:58
highvoltagethe /tftpboot/lts part doesn't seem right09:58
highvoltagealthough i don't have a machine with me to confirm09:58
highvoltagebut from memory, that should usually be lts/vmlinuz/...09:59
gloinare you asking about the error or the line from the pastebin?09:59
highvoltagei was refering to the line in your dhcp config09:59
highvoltagethat you just mentioned :)09:59
gloink09:59
highvoltagesee, your tftp server normally has /tftpboot or /var/lib/tftpboot as your root10:00
gloinahh10:00
highvoltageand then you specify the path to your kernel relevant from your root in your dhcpd file10:00
gloinhttp://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/DHCP10:00
gloinwas going from that10:00
gloinyeah, that was it10:01
gloinclient is booted!10:01
highvoltage:)10:01
gloinI'll submit the change to jammcq10:02
highvoltagewas it like that by default?10:02
gloinno10:02
highvoltageok10:02
gloinI did ltspcfg and it did it correctly10:02
gloinbut I've got some other configs to make (as you can see) so I did a lot of editing10:02
gloinbut almost all the wiki pages are incorrect10:03
gloinwrt path10:03
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gloinI'm kind of wondering why all those hosts entries are filled in10:13
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spaceywrt path?10:23
gloinyeah10:23
gloinwith regard to10:23
spaceyi see nothing wrong there10:24
glointhe old version of the dhcp page at ltsp.org prepends "/tftpboot"10:24
spaceyin the ltsp link10:24
gloinI changed it a few minutes ago10:24
gloinnow I've got a problem where the client won't write to syslog, which is causing x to crash10:25
spaceyare you using the ubuntu ltsp or the ltsp from ltsp.org?10:26
gloinubuntu ltsp10:26
spaceyyou realise those two have different paths for everything10:26
spaceyfor most things at least10:26
gloino rly?10:26
spaceyfor example tftpboot location10:27
gloinI already fought through the dhcp config foolery10:27
highvoltageubuntu ltsp and ltsp.org are two different implementations completely10:27
spaceyen pxelinux.0 path etc.10:27
gloinahh ok10:27
highvoltagealthough ogra and jmcq are working together to make sure that a lot of the things stay the same10:27
spaceyyeh10:27
gloincool10:27
gloinok10:27
highvoltagegentoo's and debian's ltsp is also different from ltsp.org10:27
gloinsyslogd is failing10:28
spaceydapper or breezy?10:28
gloinbreezy10:28
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spaceyso whats the error?:P10:28
gloingood question10:29
gloinxauth: error in locking authority etc10:29
spaceylogin to the client and see10:29
glointhat's from the client10:29
spaceyldm starts?10:30
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gloinldm?10:31
gloinI have a shell, if that's what you're asking10:31
gloinon the client10:31
gloin_I'm horribly lagged on my vps10:32
gloin_anyhow10:32
spaceyuhm10:32
spaceydo you have ubuntu-version in /etc?10:32
gloin_no10:32
gloin_testing/unstable10:33
gloin_debian_version (END)  10:33
spaceyyou got ldm in /etc/init.d ?10:33
gloin_no10:33
gloin_nor am I finding anything named that in apt-cache10:34
spaceyyour logged in to the client itself right?10:34
gloin_both10:35
spaceyany interesting in /var/log ?10:35
gloin_I've got a shell running on the client, and I'm logged into the server10:35
gloin_nothing in either10:35
gloin_but10:35
gloin_on the server10:35
gloin_root@trance:/etc# /etc/init.d/sysklogd start * Starting system log daemon...                                               [fail] 10:36
spaceysyslogd on the server is not related with the thinclient10:36
gloin_oh nevermind anyhow10:36
gloin_duh10:36
gloin_it needed restarting10:36
gloin_here's the error on the client when trying to startx10:36
gloin_repeated several times:10:36
gloin_xauth:  error in locking authority file //.Xauthority10:37
gloin_preceded by 10:37
gloin_xauth: error in locking authority file //.serverauth.98910:37
gloin_then10:37
gloin_Fatal server error:10:37
gloin_Cannot open log file "/var/log/Xorg.0.log"10:37
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spaceywhich log file does it show up?10:38
gloin_it doesn't10:39
gloin_is echoed to the shell10:39
spaceyah10:39
spaceyany other logs in /var/log?10:39
gloin_a few10:39
gloin_mostly empty10:39
gloin_some of them are obvious carryovers from the main OS10:39
gloin_like bootstrap.log10:40
gloin_etc10:40
spaceyldm.log ?10:40
gloin_I already said10:40
gloin_there is no ldm here10:40
spaceyafaik the breezy thinclient should have ldm10:40
spaceybecause it logs in with ssh10:40
spaceyover ssh10:40
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gloin_nope10:41
gloin_no ldm on the client, no ldm on the server10:41
gloin_no ldm, period10:41
spaceyshould only be on the client10:41
gloin_I see it in ltsppath/usr/sbin10:41
gloin_but there's no ldm log10:42
spaceyi don't use the breezy ltsp currently10:42
gloin_ergh10:42
spaceyso can't look up much10:42
gloin_what are you using?10:42
gloin_dapper?10:42
gloin_I've no great objection to %s on sources.list and doing a dist-upgrade10:43
gloin_if there's a chance it could help10:43
spaceythe old fashioned one, the breezy/dapper thinclient was not mature enough in our case. but it should work10:43
gloin_I don't understand10:44
spaceyask ogra10:44
spaceywhen he's here10:44
gloin_sigh10:44
gloin_ok10:44
spaceyhe should be able to help you out10:44
gloin_allright10:44
gloin_this dang server10:44
gloin_heh10:44
gloin_It was supposed to be working last week10:44
gloin_for state online testing10:44
gloin_I've been dragging it home and working on it at night, trying to get it together10:44
gloin_and ending up at 1:45 in the morning going "argh!"10:45
gloin_like now 10:45
spaceyi didn't have that much problems with it :p10:45
gloin_yeah10:45
spaceydid you follow the installnotes on the edubuntu wiki10:45
gloin_I did an LTSP deployment a couple years ago on SuSE and it went like a dream10:46
gloin_no10:46
gloin_I probably should have, eh?10:46
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spaceyi guess so10:46
spaceymaybe you did some things different10:46
spaceyhttps://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuInstallNotes10:47
=== DeeJay1 got LTSP working in breezy from scratch
gloin_I'm looking here10:47
highvoltageDeeJay1: i assume that would be ltsp.org then?10:47
DeeJay1s/breezy/edubuntu breezy10:48
gloin_ugh10:48
gloin_these instructions10:48
gloin_   gksudo "gedit /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf"10:48
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gloin_su -; vim /etc blah blah10:49
DeeJay1highvoltage: but I still have some issues with adding new users to the system, no idea why10:49
highvoltagewhat happens?10:49
spaceyDeeJay1: that has nothing to do with the thinclients at least:)10:49
DeeJay1spacey: yes, but it was annoying the last time I did it..10:50
DeeJay1highvoltage: when using normal useradd -m foo and then passwd foo the users actually don't show up in sabayon and they can't log in on the clients AFAIR10:51
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=== gloin_ is of the growing opinion that ubuntu's ltsp is not ready for primetime
DeeJay1gloin_: why not? it does work10:52
gloin_I don't know10:52
gloin_I'm fighting pretty hard with it10:52
highvoltagegloin_: the older ubuntu ltsp wasn't that greight. ogra has put in a hude amount of work into it, and the newer one is certainly much better already10:52
gloin_and some of the stuff that I'm having to contend with is just plain goofy imo... like the /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf issue for starters10:53
gloin_I spent a good deal of time on that issue alone10:53
gloin_which was, well, goofy!10:53
highvoltageltsp.org was better than the last release because it booted faster, it had better support (even though still sucky) for local devices, it supports swapping over the network, it has more options for lts.conf, etc10:54
DeeJay1gloin_: hmm, when you think that that is goofy then try to set up pxebooting on a different machine than the ltsp server :)10:54
gloin_DeeJay1: no doubt.10:54
gloin_I've got more than enough fun going on just dealing with parallel dhcp servers10:54
highvoltageubuntu's ltsp is better from a design perspective, and is only starting to get to a more mature level now.10:54
spaceyDeeJay1: thats quite easy10:54
spaceyhm ow wait, we just have the dhcp server on a different machine10:55
gloin_highvoltage: I kind of agree.  I'm going to need local devices (at least one printer) and probably sound.  On the other hand, if the design philosophy is better, that's great - down the road.10:55
DeeJay1spacey: I know, I've had such a setup at home10:55
gloin_but I needed this box going last week =] 10:55
spaceygloin well you can install the classic ltsp 10:55
spaceywe had that going in half an hour or so10:56
spaceyincluding coffee10:56
gloin_heh10:56
gloin_really?10:56
spaceyat least no problems10:56
spacey:)10:56
spaceybut its not upgrade friendly10:56
spaceyprobably needs extra attention when you upgrade to dapper10:57
gloin_k10:57
spaceynot sure though :p10:57
spaceydidn't try 10:57
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spaceyall the ltsp tools are packaged in universe10:57
gloin_hmm10:58
gloin_what's edubuntu-server provide?10:58
spacey?10:59
gloin_it's wanting to come off with the standalone package10:59
spaceyits a metapackage10:59
gloin_k10:59
gloin_so10:59
gloin_ok10:59
spaceytime for breakfast10:59
gloin_I'm wondering if I want to delete /opt/ltsp and use the ltsp.org stuff instead or can I get away with leaving it?10:59
gloin_breakfast?!11:00
gloin_2am here, mate11:00
spacey11am here ;p11:00
spaceygloin you can always tar it as a backup11:00
spaceytraditional ltsp has the same path11:01
gloin_yeha11:01
gloin_yeah*11:01
gloin_and then clear out /tftpboot11:01
gloinhmm11:01
gloinlag seems to have disappeared.  good.11:02
gloinanyhow11:04
gloinI still don't grasp the ubuntu aversion to root11:04
gloineven though I use ubuntu =] 11:04
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highvoltagegloin: nothing stops you from doing that. using sudo is just more secure11:05
gloinheh11:05
gloinnot really11:05
highvoltageyes, really!11:05
gloinI tend to use a marginally-strong (non-dictionary) password for my user account11:05
gloinand root gets something much, much tougher11:05
highvoltagegloin: i've seen many teachers at schools forgetting a root terminal open11:06
glointhat's why I don't give root out11:06
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glointeachers at work don't have admin to their windows boxes either11:06
ogra_gloin, did you ever maintain a sever that had ssh running *and* was connected to the internet 24h ?11:06
highvoltagegloin: if they forget a sudo accounts terminal open, and use sudo, then if a kid comes an hour later to fiddle, there's not much he can do11:06
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gloinogra_: hi =] 11:06
gloinand yes, I do11:06
gloindisable remote root logon and require su -11:06
ogra_gloin, and did you ever read its logs ?11:06
gloinand install fail2ban =] 11:07
spaceyogra_: you get scared by failed attempts?11:07
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gloinyes, I do read the logs11:07
spaceymy logs are full11:07
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spaceybut i don't care11:07
ogra_mostly all automated attacks assume there is a root user you can log in with11:07
gloinyep11:07
gloinso11:07
gloinsimple config change in sshd.conf11:07
gloinno remote root logon11:08
gloinanyhow11:08
ogra_and why not grab the evil by its roots ? instead of healing the symptom ?11:08
gloin2 reasons11:08
gloin1: users don't like to use really long passwords, nor particularly strong ones11:08
DeeJay1gloin: one can always use sudo bash like I do :P11:08
highvoltageor sudo -s11:09
highvoltageogra_: i have a feature request :)11:09
gloin2: when I see stuff like "type the following command: gksudo "gedit /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf"" I want to gouge out my eyes11:09
gloinsu - 11:09
ogra_highvoltage, haha... its feature freeze today :)11:09
gloinpassword11:09
spaceyor sudo -i11:09
glointhen all of a sudden you get tab-completion11:09
gloinfor /sbin11:09
highvoltageogra_: i know, it's a very small one. you know that gnome plugin that gives you "Open Terminal" from the desktop? any chance that we can have that?11:10
glointhat's the other frustrating thing about having to sudo everything11:10
ogra_gloin, the advantage of the above is that you only need to cut n paste it to a alt-f2 dialog ;)11:10
highvoltageogra_: it just makes telephonic support so much easier11:10
gloinsudo no-more-tab-completion-for-you11:10
gloinhehe11:10
gloinbut gedit?!11:10
spaceyhighvoltage: nautilus terminal11:10
spaceyor something11:10
spaceyits packaged11:11
ogra_gloin, you can enable tab completion for sudo ...11:11
highvoltagenautilus-open-terminal11:11
spaceyyup11:11
DeeJay1got to run, got some MS Word files to format for printing grrrrrrrrr11:11
ogra_highvoltage, i'll look what i can do 11:11
spaceythats what you mean right11:11
highvoltageogra_: thanks!11:11
ogra_highvoltage, but no promises ...11:11
gloinogra_: but enabling that makes /sbin browseable by unprivileged users.  Not so good.11:12
gloinI'd rather root be root11:12
spaceygloin: that doesn't matter11:12
glointhen it's really clear when you're running as a privileged user.11:12
spaceythey can get there anyway11:12
highvoltageogra_: it's ok. even if it makes the next version i'll be happy.11:13
spaceyhighvoltage: its already there right?or are you talking about something else11:13
ogra_spacey, not preinstalled11:14
gloinhmm11:14
spaceydo you really want to preinstall such a thing?11:14
spaceyi think they removed it by default for a reason11:14
spaceyespecially in edubuntu11:14
gloinmy feature request would be a edukubuntu iso11:14
spaceythe kids don't need that11:14
ogra_gloin, feel free to make one11:14
gloinogra_: k11:15
gloinmight be fun11:15
highvoltagespacey: it's not installed by default11:15
spaceyso?11:15
gloinso strip out gdm, setup kdm, get rid of anything gnome not neccessary for gtk apps, and bundle it, right?11:15
highvoltagespacey: for the educators it's real handy, if they need it fast11:15
ogra_gloin, not really ...11:15
gloinkde kiosk API is essential11:15
spaceynot the educators i know11:15
highvoltagespacey: and i have a big bunch of documentation that refers to "right click on your desktop, and..."11:15
=== ogra_ wishes his job was this easy
spaceyand most of the users are kids11:16
spaceyand they don't need that11:16
highvoltagetrue. would it hurt them to have it there though?11:16
ogra_gloin, i'm planning a kiosk mode for ltsp for the next release (in fact something basic is already there)11:16
spaceywell i don't think more then 4% of the targeted end users would use it11:16
spaceyand application -> accessoires is not that hard11:17
ogra_so you can get around running expensive desktop environments if you only want one app on the clients11:17
gloinogra_: cool.  Using Kiosk?  I know gnome is trying to catch up with that featureset, so it would be nice to not have to reinvent the wheel11:17
spaceyanyway i don't really care:) but i expect they already thought about it and decided to leave it out11:17
highvoltagespacey: i promise you, explaining to someone who speaks another language to open it at applicatoin -> accessories is very hard11:17
ogra_gloin, gnome is already up to date since 2 releases ... look at sabayon11:17
gloinor do you consider gnome to be an expensive de11:17
gloinI've looked at sabayon11:18
highvoltagespacey: telling someone to right click on their background picture and clicking on open terminal is easier, i promise you :)11:18
gloinit's about 2 years behind11:18
spaceyyes ofcourse11:18
spaceyit is11:18
ogra_gloin, on a kiosk system (that only should run a browser for example) i consider blackbox a expensive de11:18
spaceyyou can put sabayon in ldap11:18
spaceythats nice11:18
gloinogra_: sure, for that =] 11:18
gloinI use Kiosk API for desktop clients11:19
gloinso people who auth in the students OU get a very locked-down desktop11:19
ogra_thats what sabayon is for in gnome11:19
gloinpeople in the staff OU get a different desktop11:19
gloinetc11:19
ogra_you can make different user profiles and assign it to users 11:19
gloinfirst did this about 2 and a half years ago, authenticating an LTSP system against AD11:19
gloinand it worked perfectly11:19
gloinit's good to know that gnome has that feature available11:21
highvoltageogra_: in terms of etherboot, you still need an etherboot version with pxe emulation with dapper, right?11:21
ogra_i have an easy howto prepared ...11:22
ogra_i'll add some code in the dapper+1 version that automates etherboot ... until then you'll need to set it up manually with 3 commands ...11:23
ogra_highvoltage, nautilus-open-terminal is in universe ... no way to get it in at this point of the release cycle ...11:24
ogra_sorry for that ... i'll put it on my dapper+1 list 11:25
highvoltageogra_: thanks for looking at it!11:26
ogra_highvoltage, so what about your two documents, am i allowed to change and distribute them ?11:28
ogra_they are the best i've see so far and i'd like to ship them adjusted to ubuntu ltsp and dapper ... as edubuntu-docs 11:29
highvoltageogra_: yes, but please take away any reference to TSF, since they're pre-release docs, and we wouldn't want to distribute it with mistakes11:29
ogra_any specific license you like ?11:29
highvoltageogra_: so if everyone in Edubuntu is happy with the changes, put the Edubuntu stamp on it and distribute :)11:29
ogra_yay, thanks for that 11:30
highvoltagei like GNU FDL, but if you like CC share-alike, i'm fine with that too.11:30
highvoltageany license in mind?11:30
ogra_nope11:30
ogra_i just have to ask that ... 11:30
ogra_legal blah ...11:30
ogra_:)11:30
spaceywhats TSF?11:30
highvoltagehttp://www.tsf.org.za11:31
spaceyah11:32
spaceythe tuxlabs stuff11:32
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highvoltagehi JaneW 11:47
JaneWhighvoltage: hello11:50
JaneWhighvoltage: I was just about to drive through there when our power came back on11:50
JaneWhighvoltage: have you guys been affected there at all?11:50
highvoltageJaneW: not that i know of11:54
highvoltageJaneW: the generators and batteries does an excellent job of keeping us ignorant about power problems :)11:54
JaneWhighvoltage: lucky!11:54
JaneWhighvoltage: can I come and pitch a tent there?11:54
highvoltageJaneW: of course!11:55
highvoltageJaneW: as long as Ronelle doesn't catch you doing it! :)11:55
JaneWhighvoltage: seriosly our Pick'nPay is running out of stock...11:55
JaneWhighvoltage: since monday there is no bread, candles, torches, bateries or gas lamps etc11:55
jsgotangcoJaneW: i heard rubbing stones would make fire11:56
highvoltageouch!11:57
JaneWjsgotangco: I shall try that. I actually don't mind no power after hours, but I can;t work without it11:58
highvoltagea friend who's visiting Kenya e-mailed me today and asked "how are things down there in third world cape town?"11:58
spaceywhy do you have so much power problems?11:58
jsgotangcoive never experience a blackout for a while...11:59
jsgotangcoprobably a few minutes but not noticeable11:59
spaceylast time the power was out here was a few years ago, and only for a few hours11:59
jsgotangcosame here12:00
jsgotangcoand we don't even have nuclear energy at all12:00
jsgotangcothe last time we had a blackout at night, we were stargazing...12:01
JaneWin a nutshell12:02
JaneW1) OUr nuclear power generator is reaching the end of its serviceable life12:03
JaneWthere are 4 generators, number 4 broke in Dec causing some disruptions and emergency shutdowns12:03
JaneWnow number 2 is faulty and has been shut off12:03
JaneW2) Massive demand: the demand for electricity has increased substantially - esp with the government electrifying so many new areas in the past 5-10 years12:04
JaneWadd the 2 together = darkness12:04
jsgotangcowow talk about nuclear meltdown12:04
highvoltagejsgotangco: we don't have to talk about it, we're living it!12:05
JaneWhttp://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=&art_id=vn20060222072441730C34281112:12
jsgotangcobrb12:19
signifer123jeeez...12:25
highvoltagejeez?12:26
signifer123yeah thats bad...12:26
highvoltagesignifer123: your nick has a weird dyslexic effect on me, i keep reading "jennifer123"12:26
signifer123uhhhh.....never hweard anyone say that about my nick :_p12:28
signifer123heard*12:28
signifer123cyall12:38
highvoltageso, the edubuntu cookbook, can we use the tsf pages as a first draft and get the docs done in time?12:40
highvoltagei have some time this afternoon and tomorrow evening if there's something i can do to help.12:40
ogra_highvoltage, i'm already mostly done with changing everything to edubuntu ... so now we should add specific dapper stuff ...12:42
ogra_waiting for Kamion to approve the package now ...12:42
highvoltagecool bananas.12:43
ogra_currently i only switched the ooo2 doc to html ... its easier to edit ...12:43
ogra_i'll transfer it to docbook in the end i think12:44
highvoltagei don't like ooo so much anymore.12:44
highvoltagei think i'll stick to html too from now one. perhaps it's time i started using latex or something.12:44
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=== highvoltage uses vim for html :)
highvoltageor quanta, if i feel chirpy12:45
highvoltageogra_: is there a conversion tool from html to docbook, or do you mean a manual conversion?12:49
highvoltageogra_: also, that stuff like "reset my desktop" or "push icons to all users" from K12-LTSP, can we get that into dapper+1 too?12:49
highvoltageogra_: i wouldn't mind packaging it either, it's nice and simple so probably easy to package12:50
ogra_highvoltage, lest see ...12:50
ogra_i need to have a look at the code first, if its feasable for us ...12:50
ogra_(for main that is ... there should be no problem getting it packaged for universe)12:51
highvoltageah, right. i keep leaving out that factor.12:52
highvoltagefrom what i've seen, the code looks very nice. i don't think it will be a problem to get it in. i'll also download the latest version of K12-LTSP so that I can get the latest nice stuff they've added from there.12:54
JaneWhighvoltage: ping01:23
JaneWhighvoltage: who did the quick tour pdf docs again?01:24
JaneWogra_: I saw you thnking pitti for schoolttol - so thought it had made it in, and the Mithrandir showed me one of Kamions reports showing that it fails to build...?01:26
ogra_JaneW, i thanked doko for schooltools sync request, we're waiting for elmo to sync the package with the fix from debian ...01:27
ogra_but given that he is about 3 weeks behind with sync requests that might get hairy01:27
JaneWogra_: ok doko, I thought it was pitti01:27
JaneWogra_: so where do we stand?01:28
ogra_its all in elmos hands currently01:28
ogra_we have an approved sync request, so all paperwork on our side is done ...01:28
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highvoltageJaneW: would depend which ones. Sean Wheller did the Ubuntu ones, i think that might be what you're refering too?01:29
JaneWhighvoltage: yes that's it, it was Ed/Ubuntu 5.10 Quicktour.pdf01:31
JaneWdo you have an e-mail addy for him?01:31
highvoltageJaneW: i did the content, he put it in a pdf01:31
highvoltageJaneW: sean@inwords.co.za01:31
JaneWcool, thanks :))01:31
JaneWhighvoltage: we are looking at possibly including them as example content in Dapper- that ok with you?01:32
highvoltageJaneW: of course... just a sec..01:33
ogra_JaneW, note that i'm working on a quick and dirty handbook we can ship, based on jonathans two docs he posted here yesterday ... the package is already at Kamions desk fo approval ...01:34
highvoltageJaneW: i think it was based on this content, right? http://jonathancarter.ossn.co.za/edubuntuproto/index.py?tour01:34
ogra_will still need some minor changes and i'll add the stuff i do in the wiki to it ...01:35
highvoltageJaneW: just be careful that you don't distribute one of the older KHangman screenshots that contain the letters "WTF"01:35
ogra_hehe01:36
JaneWhighvoltage: aaah, good point!01:36
JaneWhighvoltage: nah it says debn (you rigged that too!)01:37
JaneWogra_: great news! YAY.01:37
highvoltageJaneW: it was an accident! :P01:38
highvoltageJaneW: i think someone else should do that screenshot, there's just no way i can do it without including some kind of hidden message. it's just too deep in my character.01:39
JaneWlol01:39
highvoltageJaneW: btw, how do feel about the concept of those big icons at the top: http://jonathancarter.co.za/edubuntuproto/index.py01:39
JaneWhighvoltage: I still like them01:39
JaneWI still like the colours too01:40
highvoltageJaneW: still like them? i'm talking about the big blocks on top on that test home page01:40
JaneWhighvoltage: wait I am looking at the wrong page :P01:41
JaneWoh those BIG icons01:41
highvoltagethat's something i wanted to do with the original drupal site01:42
highvoltagedrupal does that too, see: http://www.drupal.org01:42
JaneWis that where they'd be?01:42
highvoltagesomehow i like it a lot. i think we'll do something similar on our site, but with the real edubuntu style, of course01:42
highvoltageprobably not01:43
highvoltagebut i'm lying, i stole that idea from creativecommons: www.creativecommons.org01:43
JaneWI do like the concept - as long as the blocks are nice high res images - which they seem to be01:43
highvoltageJaneW: but i like them where they are there. it's unmissable. and it's only for the front page. but i'm entirely flexible on it :)01:44
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highvoltagewe'll probably use as much edubuntu-specific images as possible01:44
highvoltagecurrently we rely on the gartoon icons.01:44
JaneWas an idea I like it...01:44
highvoltageJaneW: when the proffesional artist creates the edubuntu theme, can they keep gartoon in mind, and also, create some web graphics?01:45
JaneWerk I relaoded and they stretched bigger01:45
highvoltageJaneW: that's all i wanted to check :) just the concept. thanks01:45
highvoltageweird01:45
mhzJaneW: I have no good news01:46
mhzsorry, hi all01:46
JaneWhighvoltage: I'll send you a screenshot01:46
highvoltageJaneW: don't worry, i'm not implementing that on the live site, just the concept :)01:46
mhzJaneW: the designers who were so motivated to help us with themes and stuff for edubuntu, have come back from vacations, not motivated at all.01:47
highvoltageJaneW: what the heck, send the screenshot anyway :)01:47
highvoltagemhz: who were they?01:47
mhzhighvoltage: hehe, that's the highvoltage I knew! ;D01:47
JaneWhighvoltage: sent01:47
mhzhighvoltage: 3 chilean guys01:47
JaneWhighvoltage: I am not sure what we are going to get from the designers, but we are back of the list - and I don;t think it includes web graphics :/01:48
mhzonly one of them seems to be stil interested, so I'll meet with him on saturday, just i case I can think of more arguments01:48
mhzhighvoltage: web graphics you need?01:49
highvoltageogra_: i remembered something else while looking at JaneW's screenshot just now... the icon on the gnome-main-menu show's the Ubuntu icon, shouldn't that be the Edubuntu icon?01:50
JaneWhighvoltage:  yes!01:50
ogra_probably ...01:50
ogra_artwork freeze is still far out ;)01:50
highvoltagemhz: nothing specific i can think of, i was just thinking about some specific high-res icons for the wiki, etc. but it's not crucial01:50
highvoltageok, kewl.01:50
mhzogra_: no way I'll have a theme ready for edubuntu (they were going to provide the icons on tuesday) :(01:52
highvoltageJaneW: what did you mean? are we still an option for the gnome themes, wallpaper, etc? or is it still definitely a professional artist doing it?01:53
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JaneWhighvoltage: I will try to find out more, so far we were told " (silbs has) set the Ubuntu artwork as top priority ... He will also do Kubuntu and Edubuntu, but these will follow afterwards. "01:56
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=== mhz just can't wait to see some advances from artwork pros for Dapper
highvoltageok, bye!02:38
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JaneWogra_: are you still looking for sabdfl's space pictures?03:43
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ogra_JaneW, my concept was dismissed by Kamion and jdub ...03:45
JaneWogra_: ok, cos I found some nice ones03:45
ogra_JaneW, jdub will make a new ubuntu-artwork-screensaver package where we can add pictures ... but due to space limitation we cant add much ...03:46
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JaneWogra_:  have they decided what to use instead?03:46
JaneWogra_: nice pun03:46
ogra_i splitted the ubuntu-artwork-screensaver package out of ubuntu-artwork ... they didnt like that 03:46
ogra_even i find it rather logical ...03:46
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dsaaogra: i'm currently testing edubuntu flight 4. first i used a 17 inch monitor and the display is normal and later used a 14 inch monitor since i forgot to change the resolution before. now i can't see the display. what command will i enter at the prompt to change the resolution and open edubuntu normally.04:09
ogra_go to console (ctrl-alt-f1)04:09
ogra_log in04:09
ogra_run: sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg04:09
ogra_leave all settings apart from the resolution alone ...04:10
ogra_afterwards: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart (or reboot the machine)04:10
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dsaaogra: thanks a lot04:11
jsgotangcohmmm04:12
jsgotangcoogra_, it seems blender is broken04:12
ogra_works here ...04:13
ogra_was there an upload ?04:13
jsgotangcoi haven't checked -changes but it didnt work for me in amd6404:15
ogra_i know dholbach has a package ready, seems he didnt upload yet ...04:15
ogra_hrm04:15
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Doktorandhi!06:33
Doktorandi got a big problem, i cant resize my fat 32!!!06:33
Doktorandit says in red: failed to create enough space for installation!!!06:33
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DeeJay1Doktorand: hmm, is the fat32 defragmented?06:40
DeeJay1Doktorand: maybe there are some small files lying around at the end of the partition06:41
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iloadminhello07:33
iloadminOgra I have a question 07:33
ograyup, just saw it in #ltsp ...07:33
iloadminI need to know how to make sound work in edubuntu07:34
ograsound is built in in the current development release, we'll release it in april07:34
iloadminand also I run tuxtype and it runs choppy in the thin clinet07:35
ograhmm, what kind of client is that ? 07:35
iloadminoptiplex gx107:35
iloadminand  it has 512 ram07:36
ograit runs fine on a decent laptop used as client, but i know on very low llevel HW its poor07:36
ograhmm, that shouldnt be it then ...07:36
iloadminI only have one thin client connected07:36
ograyouo can try if network compression helps ..07:37
ogramake a /opt/ltsp/powerpc/etc/lts.conf containing:07:38
ogra[default]     NETWORK_COMPRESSION=True07:38
ograthat will make ltsp use compressed connections ...07:39
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iloadminok no problem08:11
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ograoh, indeed, replace powerpc with i386 on an intel machine ...08:18
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lucasvoist that bug with gnome and kde still present_10:08
lucasvo?10:08
ogralucasvo, no idea10:09
ograbut...10:09
ogra ltsp (0.79) dapper; urgency=low10:09
ogra .10:09
ogra   * add shutdown icons to the themes for ldm10:09
ogra   * add shutdown function to ldm to easily shut down the clients10:09
lucasvocool10:11
lucasvofinallz10:11
lucasvocrap10:11
lucasvothis X restart broke mz hole szstem10:11
lucasvokeyboard, theme, icons10:11
lucasvoit didn't broke but I found out10:12
ograjust unscrew the y and z keys and re-add them in reverse order :P10:12
lucasvoI don't want ae and oe10:12
lucasvowhichactuallz don't work10:12
lucasvobut the at isn't on the 2 10:13
lucasvoit's mixed10:13
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ograwant an  ?10:13
ogra:)10:13
lucasvoDV\10:13
lucasvo?10:13
lucasvoogra: so you will do the button for dapper?10:15
ograits already in ... 10:15
lucasvoit is?10:15
ograltsp is at 0.80 in the archive10:15
lucasvohm, ok10:15
ograread above ...10:15
lucasvo-me doesn't have ltsp at the moment10:15
lucasvoogra: can't you upload a ppc chroot_10:18
lucasvoI have tried installing ubuntu on my ibook for about 5 times10:19
lucasvoand it crashes all teh time10:19
lucasvoonly the livecd works10:19
lucasvowhich has some prblem with NIC10:19
ograand you cant bootstrap from it ? 10:19
lucasvobootstrap_10:19
lucasvo?10:21
lucasvoI can give you access to a server if that is the problem10:22
lucasvo(for uploading=10:22
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bjohnHello, I am setting up my old laptop for my middle-schooler. He likes the edubuntu apps, but would rather have the Ubuntu look. Can I install Ubuntu and then add in the educational apps?11:34
ograbjohn, install edubuntu-desktop to get the apps and remove edubuntu-artwork and edubuntu-artwork-usplash afterwards 11:35
ogra(note that this also removes the edubuntu-desktop metapackage,  but does no harm )11:35
bjohnOk. Will this provide the rest of the Ubuntu system and apps?11:35
ograedubuntu-desktop is essentially ubuntu-desktop with the edu apps added11:36
ograyou can install ubuntu-desktop afterwards to make sure its all there ...11:36
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