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=== ..[topic/#edubuntu:irc.freenode.net] : Order: http://shipit.edubuntu.org || Edubuntu - the education version of Ubuntu || http://www.edubuntu.org | Wiki: http://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuWiki | MEETING: every Wednesday see http://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuMeetingAgenda | Read before installing: http://www.edubuntu.org/gettingstarted
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caravenaHello, the pc ->http://pastebin.com/777634 support edubuntu 64?04:49
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sbalneavcaravena: No, you're not running a 64 bit kernel there.04:51
caravenasbalneav: ok.04:52
caravenasbalneav: See info of x86info... I install edubuntu 64?04:52
sbalneavAre you saying you DID install it, or are you asking if you NEED to install it?04:53
caravenasbalneav: Need04:54
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caravenasbalneav: need to intall edubuntu 64 bits.04:54
sbalneavYes, you would need to do so.04:55
caravenaOk, diferences in information of /proc/cpuinfo and x86info04:55
caravenaI read -> http://gentoo-wiki.com/Safe_Cflags#Sempron.2FSempron64_.28AMD.29 and confuse.04:56
caravenasbalneav: I delete edubuntu 32 bits and install edubuntu 64?04:59
sbalneavhttp://releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/6.06.1/05:00
sbalneavyou want the one that says:05:01
sbalneavedubuntu-6.06.1-install-amd64.iso05:01
caravenaYes, I dude in install edubuntu 64. I now work with edubuntu 3205:02
sbalneavI'm not understanding you.05:03
sbalneavDid you install edubuntu-6.06.1-install-amd64.iso?05:03
caravenaI question in install edubuntu 64. I now work with edubuntu 32. (Now you uderstand?)05:03
sbalneavNo, sorry, I dont understand.05:03
caravenaNot, you not install edubuntu 64. I install edubuntu 32.05:04
caravenaArght, sorry.05:04
sbalneavwhat cd did you install? 64 bit cd?05:04
caravenaNot, I not install edubuntu 64. I install edubuntu 32.05:04
sbalneavok, wel you need to install 64 bit.05:04
sbalneavso download that iso, and install that one.05:05
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sbalneavdownload edubuntu-6.06.1-install-amd64.iso05:05
sbalneavinstall05:05
caravenaok, wel you need to install 64 bit.:::: YES05:05
sbalneavthen it will work05:05
caravenasbalneav: ok, My cpu support 64? I revise info in /proc/cpuinfo and not 64.... I read information in -> http://gentoo-wiki.com/Safe_Cflags#Sempron.2FSempron64_.28AMD.29 and not understand.05:08
sbalneavWhy are you reading a GENTOO site about EDUBUNTU05:09
sbalneavtwo different things05:09
caravenasbalneav: I want to know if I can install edubuntu 64. Already this working in 32. 05:11
sbalneavAre you asking me if your processor is a 64 bit cpu?  According you what you pasted, it looks like it.  But I don't know for sure, because I haven't seen your machine.05:13
sbalneavWhy don't you try booting with the live 64 bit cd, and see if it works.05:14
sbalneavif the 64 bit cd boots, then it should work.05:14
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caravenasbalneav: Ok, thanks. I now download edubuntu 64 and test.05:15
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sbartleylinuxCan anyone tell me how to remove the hibernate button from the quit screen from a thin client connection?07:27
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sbartleylinuxI understand that Ubuntu LTSP implementation uses ldm instead of gdm.  This sets the quit screen to not have shutdown and restart but to still have Hibernate.  Anyone know how to turn this off so a thin client user will not be able to hibernate the ltsp server?07:54
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toosaHi, RichEd 09:13
RichEdhi toosa ... 09:13
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RichEdtoosa: apologies if you've been neglected ... majorly busy at the moment with planning09:14
toosaok09:15
toosabtw, what is the URL that contain any presentation material for Edubuntu ?09:16
toosa(I lost it :( )09:16
RichEdlet me look for you ...09:20
RichEdhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdubuntuSchoolAdvocacy <- school09:24
RichEdhttps://wiki.edubuntu.org/Presentations ... there you go09:26
toosathankyou v'much09:36
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scythehi09:39
scytheis it possible to lock the desktop, so that a user can't change icons, wallpaper, menu, ... ? I heard this is called "Kiosk-Mode" in german.09:40
RichEdhi scythe : Edubuntu or Kubuntu ? i.e. GNOME or KDE09:45
scytheRichEd: edubuntu, also GNOME09:45
scytheRichEd: sorry, the "also" was german ;)09:47
RichEdstart here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=15891709:48
RichEdyou'll need to check it out properly for yourself ... i'm quite busy ... but that will point you in the right direction09:49
scytheRichEd: thx. but this is for KDE, should it work for GNOME? I'm not sure.09:49
RichEdlook at the middle response link: See http://www.gnome.org/learn/admin-guide/latest/ch10.html09:50
scytheRichEd: but good to know that its called "kiosk mode" in english too ;)09:50
RichEdUbuntu 6.06 "Dapper Drake" uses GNOME 2.14 and Pessulus (see http://www.gnome.org/start/2.14/notes/en/rnadmins.html) is included in universe for this purpose.09:50
RichEdokay now ?09:50
scytheRichEd: yes, thx :)09:51
RichEd:)09:51
Burgundaviascythe: if you want to make more complex profiles, you need sabayon. If you need to make keys mandatory, you need to run pessulus with suod (which the menu item does not)09:52
scytheBurgundavia: ah, will have a look at these programs. thx09:53
Burgundaviano worries09:53
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sir_hchi anyone around? i'm gettong no help in the ubuntu channel10:01
sir_hchow do i 'log in' to the rescue prompt?10:01
scythebye10:08
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RichEdsir_hc: open a google page ... input this: [+ubuntu how do i 'log in' to the rescue prompt?]  it gives some reasonable looking results10:10
sir_hchmm i tried that, but phrased a little differently10:11
sir_hckk10:11
sir_hcbtw10:11
sir_hcdo u knwo of this problem?10:11
sir_hchttp://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=223265&page=110:11
sir_hci know it's technically not edubuntu10:11
sir_hcbut still...10:11
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spiekeyhello!11:20
spiekeyi there some german spelling software, too?11:21
RichEdgun tag spiekey11:21
RichEdhave you checked the language packs ?11:21
spiekeyi did install the language pack when it asked for it.11:22
RichEdbrb11:23
spiekeyok11:23
RichEdspiekey: this one : http://packages.ubuntu.com/edgy/translations/language-pack-de11:24
RichEdThat's all I know about ...11:25
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RichEdhey there ogra :)11:49
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nrdbI have installed edubutu on a Virtual Machine I have another ready to boot how do I setup edubuntu to allow the client to boot?02:15
ogra_nrdb, see the channel topic :)02:16
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sbalneavrodarvus, ogra: back from Wiesbaden?03:44
ograyep03:44
rodarvusyup03:44
sbalneavCool!03:44
rodarvusfinally :)03:45
rodarvus(long travel, etc)03:45
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sbalneavrodarvus: Probably what, around 22 hours?03:45
rodarvusyes, not counting going from the hotel to airport, and from airport to my house03:46
sbalneavYeah, it's a long haul.03:46
bddebianHello03:49
sbalneavhello bddebian 03:51
bddebianHeya sbalneav03:51
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gruntuHello04:42
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gruntuhello04:50
pygihighvoltage, may I grab you for a sec?04:50
pygihey gruntu 04:50
gruntuI have a couple of questions04:50
gruntuI was trying to configure the server with 1 network card. I modified dhcpd.conf but it fails. Are there other files I should be modifying?04:53
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Kaelesanyone know where i can find the minimim reqs for edubuntu?05:35
Kaelesooooh05:36
Kaelesedubuntu is like ltsp?05:36
Kaelesniiice05:37
pygiKaeles, "like ltsp"?05:37
Kaelesbut not quite what i was looking for, can you install it as a stand alone?05:37
Kaeleswell, i noticed that it IS ltsp05:37
Kaeles:P05:37
Kaelesor uses05:37
Kaeleswhatever the correct terminology is.05:37
pygiyes, it can be standalone05:38
Kaelesvia the workstation installation?05:39
pygiKaeles, yup05:40
Kaelescool :D05:40
Kaelesany clue what the minimum requirements of a system to run it stand-alone are?05:41
pygiKaeles, sec pls :)05:41
Kaeleskk thanks05:41
pygiKaeles, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToCookEdubuntu/Chapters/StandAloneHardware05:42
Kaelesouch05:42
Kaelesi might try xubuntu05:42
pygiKaeles, is it that bad? :P05:42
Kaelesi am wanting to give away some computers with linux05:43
Kaelesthey are 233mhz 64mb ram05:43
Kaelesso, i'll try xubuntu05:43
pygioki, if you wish05:44
Kaelesdo you think that edubuntu would work if i replaced the gnome/kde with xfce?05:44
KaelesI would prefer the edubuntu stuff on xubuntu, i'm trying to target families with kids, who can't afford computers.05:44
pygiKaeles, install xubuntu, then themes and games for edubuntu05:45
Kaelesoh ok05:45
Kaelesthanks :)05:45
Kaelesi have about 25 extra comps that i've come across, so :P05:46
pygi:P05:46
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Kaelesi'm keeping the faster ones for my cluster though05:46
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KaelesThanks for the help though05:47
Kaeles:)05:47
Kaeleshave a good one05:47
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bengoodgerif anyone in here is interested in doing an APT-based application for networked edubuntu application synching then please join me in #fles05:48
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bengoodgerSeveas: can you program?05:49
pygibengoodger, don't poke random people :P05:50
bengoodgerpygi: he hadn't seen my notice05:51
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sbalneavbengoodger: I don't understand what it is you're wanting to do?05:51
sbalneavAre you wanting to simply make sure the same app is installed on all machines?05:52
bengoodgersbalneav: I amd a colleage have designed a program that will allow a single system administrator to control the applications and configurations that are present per computer group, in a large school (enterprise) setting05:52
jryerQuick question: Why cannot I change my screen resolution? It is stuck at 640x480! Please help05:53
bengoodgerjryer: find your monitor's horizontal sync and vertical refresh rates05:53
bengoodgerjryer: then edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to match.05:53
bengoodgerthen press CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE05:54
jryerbengoodger, Where would I find hsync and v refresh rates?05:54
bengoodgerjryer: monitor manual, google, etc05:54
bengoodgersbalneav: a PDF of the system's structure will shortly be on my site..05:55
sbalneavbengoodger: Well, if you've already got the application, why not just package it up?05:55
bengoodgersbalneav: it's been designed, not written05:55
jryerbengoodger, And this will allow me to select more resolution options when I enter in System-Preferences-ScreenResolution?05:55
bengoodgerhttp://dev.shaunevans.co.uk/ben/network-diagram.pdf05:56
bengoodgerjryer: yes, it should select the best one for you as well05:56
bengoodgerjryer: good luck finding the values05:57
jryerbengoodger, I will check into it today...thanks for the help!05:57
bengoodgerjryer: that's fine05:57
sbalneavbengoodger: Ummm, little short on details, yes? :)05:57
bengoodgersbalneav, well, it's rough05:58
sbalneavYou still haven't answered my question: are you talking about syncing apps?  Or are you trying to sync user profiles across machines?  If it's the second, why not simply set up an NFS server, and mount users home directories from there, so that no matter what machine they log onto, they have the same homedir?06:00
bengoodgerNFS is part of the network design06:01
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sbalneavNope, don06:01
sbalneavdon't see nfs anywhere on there :)06:01
bengoodgerthat document is for the program, not the network design.06:01
bengoodgerthe program deals with ensuring that all computers get the proper packages and configuration files06:02
bengoodgeryay proxy.06:02
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sbalneavUm, well that's easy: on your "master" machine, do a "dpkg --get-selections > selections.file"....06:03
sbalneavThen, on all the rest of the machines: "dpkg --set-selections selections.file && aptitude dist-upgrade"06:04
sbalneavthat will ensure that all machines have the same apps.06:04
sbalneavIf you're wanting to make config files sync, just use rsync.06:05
sbalneavI don't think you need a whole new program for that, just a couple of shell scripts.06:05
bengoodgerhmm06:05
bengoodgerwhat about the shiny MCSE-compatible gui that writes the profiles?06:06
sbalneavwrites WHAT profiles?06:06
sbalneavuser profiles?06:06
bengoodgerthe profiles that define each computer group's packages06:07
sbalneavSo you're talking about what MENU items/icons each class of users see?06:08
bengoodgerno, what apt PACKAGE items each class of computers have06:09
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ogra_that sounds very much like a fai ripoff 06:09
bengoodgerwhat the hell is fai?06:10
sbalneavbengoodger: https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/edubuntu-dynamic-menus06:10
sbalneavThis might be of interest to you.06:10
bengoodgersbalneav: that's great.06:10
bengoodgersbalneav: but I want to choose what software to actually install on different classes of machine06:11
bengoodgerso we don't want pcmcia on desktops, nor wireless drivers06:11
ogra_bengoodger, fai is an ugly set of scripts thats used for mass deployment of workstations/servers whatever that also enables you to do maintenance afterwards through it06:11
bengoodgerand we might want a certain wireless driver on $TYPE_OF_LAPTOP but not on $OTHER_TYPE_OF_LAPTOP06:12
ogra_its used in most bigger datacenters where they use debian based systems but its very ugly06:12
bengoodgerogra_: I doubt from that description that it does what I want06:12
sbalneavbengoodger: OK, so you're back to my other suggestion: simply coming up with a few standardized packaged selection lists, and then doing a --set-selections on them.  Theres no shiny gui for that, so If you want to write one, that'd be great.06:12
ogra_well, the aintenance part sounds like what you describe ...06:12
ogra_*maintenance06:13
bengoodgersbalneav: is there a URL for this --set-selections feature?06:13
sbalneavsure, "man dpkg" :)06:14
ogra_ man dpkg ;)06:14
sbalneavlol06:14
bengoodgerhrrrrm06:14
ogra_snap06:14
pygiogra_, I talked libburn into producing usable dvd's, whee :)06:14
bengoodgerI wanted something comprehensible, but ok06:14
ogra_pygi, congrats !06:14
sbalneavor, google for "dpkg --get-selections"06:14
ogra_bengoodger, usualy manpages are found via googel as well ;)06:14
pygiogra_, with cheating, and MD5 not matching, but all works :)06:14
pygithanks ^_^06:15
ogra_so now make it network aware and sbalneav and i wil implement cd writing in ltsp ;)06:15
pygi!!!!06:15
sbalneavbengoodger: Here's one to get you started:06:15
pyginetwork aware library!!!06:15
sbalneavhttp://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkgtools.en.html06:15
bengoodgerok, Get list of package selections, and write it to stdout. isn't helpful06:15
ogra_if i ever go that localdev stuff going ... sigh ...06:16
pygiogra_, I never done anything like that, so if you have pointers on how can I do that :)06:16
sbalneavbengoodger: How isn't it helpful?06:16
ogra_bengoodger, together with --set-selections it is ;)06:16
bengoodgerI meant the actual description06:16
bengoodgerhow does the thing work?06:16
ogra_it drops a list of all packages installed to stdout ...06:16
ogra_yu can pipe that into a file06:17
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sbalneavand that's your "package profile"06:17
ogra_--set-selections reads a list in thats format 06:17
ogra_*that06:17
sbalneavthat's "loading" a package profile on another machine.06:17
bengoodgerok06:17
ogra_so you can: dpkg --get-selectios > /tmp/tmpfile06:17
bengoodgerhmm06:17
ogra_ dpkg --set-selectios < /tmp/tmpfile06:18
bengoodgerso this solves about half of the problem06:18
ogra_apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade 06:18
ogra_and you are done06:18
bengoodgergreat06:18
ogra_you only need a script with these three lines ;)06:18
bengoodgerya06:18
sbalneavThen, just use rsync to sync up any config file changes you want between machines.  Or, for that matter, just scp.06:19
bengoodgerso, what happens with the dist-upgrade?06:19
ogra_the packages get installed06:19
sbalneav--set-selections simply marks that you WANT those packages06:19
ogra_right06:19
sbalneavthe dist-upgrade actually installs them06:19
bengoodgerthe computer needs to automatically (sans-user) set itself to be identical to what I will still call the profile06:19
bengoodgerthis means removing packages as well as installing them06:20
bengoodgerpresumably apt can make it do that?06:20
ogra_yes, with the above you can also remove stuff06:21
sbalneavby "sans user", are you meaning "end user doesn't need to be involved", or "administrator doesn't need to be involved"06:21
bengoodgersbalneav: "nobody needs to be involved"06:21
ogra_i guess he wants a cron script or something06:21
sbalneavbecause totally automating package management with no admin input is a really, REALLY bad idea.06:21
ogra_right06:21
bengoodgersbalneav, the admin writes the file06:21
bengoodgerbut the clients need to be able to match themselves to it by themselves06:22
sbalneavYou can do it, but if something goes wrong for some reason, you can end up with a bunch of broken machines.06:22
ogra_at least one human should be involved and check whats coming down the pipe06:22
bengoodgerwithout hand-holding06:22
gruntuogra I have a couple of questions when you have a minute06:22
bengoodgerif the system was going to use humans monitoring the whole thing, it defeats the entire object of having automated software-pushing06:23
bengoodgerit's meant to be so that the admin can write the file, tests it, publishes it, and the computer matches itself to it06:23
ogra_gruntu, i never have time, so now is as good as any other moment ;) just ask away06:23
sbalneavbengoodger: Well, you can certainly do it, if you want.06:24
bengoodgersbalneav: good, because windows can do it06:24
sbalneavbengoodger: heh, yeah sure.  My wife just spent a week 3 weeks ago fixing up a failed push that left 120 machines unbootable.  It's a bad idea there, and it's a bad idea in Linux too.  But, if you're willing to take the risk... you can do it.06:25
bengoodgerthe plan is that the admin tests it extensively before pushing06:26
gruntuthanks - I want to run the edubuntu server with one nic. I modified the dhcpd.conf but it's not working. I don't have any other dhcp running and this server was operating with 2 nics prior. I did run ltsp-update-sshkeys06:26
sbalneavAdmins tested it extensively on my wife's network as well.  Still failed on 5% of the machines.  But like I say, it's certainly doable.06:27
bengoodgerwell, windows is a bit crap anyway..06:27
bengoodgerthanks for your help, now we just need someone to write the app that writes the profile and distributes the right one to each client06:28
ogra_gruntu, can you paste the output of ifconfig -a  and the content of the dhcpd.conf file to a pastebot ? 06:28
ogra_(/etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf indeed)06:30
gruntueth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0E:A6:BB:1E:B606:32
gruntu          inet addr:10.9.8.188  Bcast:10.9.8.255  Mask:255.255.255.006:32
gruntu          inet6 addr: fe80::20e:a6ff:febb:1eb6/64 Scope:Link06:32
gruntu          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:106:32
gruntu          RX packets:41764 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:006:32
gruntu          TX packets:30405 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:006:32
gruntu          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100006:32
gruntu          RX bytes:44733943 (42.6 MiB)  TX bytes:12772161 (12.1 MiB)06:32
gruntu          Interrupt:201 Base address:0xac0006:32
gruntulo        Link encap:Local Loopback06:32
gruntu          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.006:32
gruntu          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host06:32
gruntu          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:106:32
gruntu          RX packets:73 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:006:32
gruntu          TX packets:73 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:006:32
gruntu          collisions:0 txqueuelen:006:32
gruntu          RX bytes:5528 (5.3 KiB)  TX bytes:5528 (5.3 KiB)06:32
gruntuDid i do that right before I post the other file?06:32
bengoodgergruntu: PASTEBOT, dammit!06:32
gruntusorry06:33
bengoodgerthat's ok06:34
ogra_bengoodger, dont curse, the first one is for free 06:34
ogra_;)06:34
bengoodgerogra_: "damn" is hardly a curse06:35
ogra_gruntu, so now your dhcod.conf at pastebot will suffice ;)06:35
bengoodgerbut meh06:35
ogra_*dhcpd.conf06:35
sbalneav!pastebot06:35
ubotuSorry, I don't know anything about pastebot - try searching on http://bots.ubuntulinux.nl/factoids.cgi06:35
ogra_i think its pastebin ...06:35
ogra_!pastebin06:35
ubotupastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org (you can always find it in the channel topic, among other useful things)06:35
ogra_;)06:35
sbalneavubotu: pastebot is  a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org (you can always find it in the channel topic, among other useful things)06:36
sbalneavThere, now we'll have it with both descriptions06:36
sbalneav!pastebot06:36
ubotuSorry, I don't know anything about pastebot - try searching on http://bots.ubuntulinux.nl/factoids.cgi06:36
sbalneavhmm, must take a bit to add.06:36
ogra_rodarvus, i have a weird phenmenon here ... if i enable local devices in ltsp (so ldm gets some different ssh paramters) i suddenly have no proper keyboard input in X ... i have to switch to tty1 and back to make it work06:37
ogra_there is nothing in the ldm parameters that could cause it ... do you know of any bug in xkb that sounds like that ? 06:38
bengoodgeredubuntu-dynamic-menus has zero chance of being actually implemented in edgy06:38
bengoodgerfeaturefreeze is next week06:38
ogra_bengoodger, lets see, LaserJock promised me patches this week06:39
rodarvusogra_, this is, hmm,.... unexpected06:39
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rodarvusdo you pass different xorg.conf for both X sessions? (just curious)06:39
ogra_ltsp generates the xorg.conf on boot06:40
ogra_its already there if ldm starts06:40
ogra_i first thought its because i have an usb keyboard and a usb disk attached ... but i see the same behavior on a ps2 keyboard06:40
highvoltagepygi: i am here now06:40
sbalneavogra_: Oh, btw, I've been seeing some behavior where the text login is what pops up on the screen first, as opposed to the X in tty706:41
ogra_sbalneav, enable sound, that fixes it ;)06:41
sbalneavI'm thinking we may want to do a "sleep 3 ; chvt 7" somewhere, to make sure we end up on the X screen06:41
Petarissbalneav: me too06:41
ogra_there is a race condition somewhere 06:41
PetarisWhy would sound fix that?06:41
ogra_i'll dig for it after feature freeze06:41
sbalneavah, ok, I'll try to pin it down as well.06:42
ogra_because starting sound delays certain parts of the boot, that avoids the race06:42
Petarisogra_: just do a SOUND = Y in lts.conf?06:42
ogra_sbalneav, have a look the the ltsp-client initscript ...06:42
ogra_Petaris, SOUND=True06:42
sbalneavok06:42
ogra_but yes06:42
ogra_sbalneav, especially at the usplash stuff there06:43
LaserJockmorning Edubuntu people06:43
sbalneavAh, usplashy :)06:43
sbalneavLaserJock!!!!!!!!!!!06:43
ogra_usplash is responsible for switching to tty1 if it doesnt get killed early enough or doesnt detect GDM06:43
Petarisogra_: ok06:43
ogra_hey LaserJock 06:43
sbalneavedubuntu-dynamic-menus?  Need any help?06:44
PetarisHi LaserJock 06:44
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bengoodger_I hate this power supply06:44
bengoodger_the whole house goes off for no reason06:44
gruntuogra Bear with me here. I hope this is right: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/2189106:45
LaserJocksbalneav: I'll need some testing06:45
sbalneavLaserJock: sbalneav@ltsp.org, mail me some goodies, and I'll hack with it tonight.06:46
ogra_gruntu, looks fine to me 06:46
ogra_what do you see in /var/log/daemon.log if you try to start the dhcp server ?06:47
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cr3highvoltage: got a minute, I'm trying to setup a fat client06:48
ogra_rodarvus, got it ! "(WW) Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap"06:50
ogra_rodarvus, is there a certain package holding the keymaps nowadays ? 06:50
ogra_thats not pulled in by the xorg metapackage ? 06:50
bengoodger_incidentally, edgy has a new set of them06:51
gruntuhttp://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/2189406:51
ogra_gruntu, the server is running fine ...06:52
ogra_what exactly is the problem now ? 06:53
ogra_apparetnly even a client recieved a kernel ...06:53
rodarvusyes, xkb-data, I think06:54
rodarvusit was something else, but got renamed (I think even before dapper was released, btw)06:55
ogra_well06:55
ogra_xorg is in its rdepends 06:55
ogra_so it should be pulled in by ltsp-build-client06:55
ogra_(which pulls in xorg)06:56
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ograhmm06:57
ograrodarvus, did the location in teh filesystem change somehow in a recent package ? even if i use the defaults i get that error ...06:58
bengoodger_bring back the underscore06:58
bengoodger_ooh, I have one now06:58
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ograi suspect it has a new location that needs to be mounted rw or something06:58
rodarvusogra, I would need to check06:58
ograah, tollef maintains it ...07:00
gruntuThe client start to load the graphic comes up then falls back to an error "Mount: RPC: Timeout" There is a lot more data. Do you want me to get it?07:00
ogragruntu, sounds like either your nfs server isnt running or the client mounts fro the wrong place07:00
ogratry: grep ltsp /etc/exports07:01
ograthat should return one line07:01
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ograthen check if nfs is running: ps ax|grep nfs07:01
ograthat should return several lines07:01
cberloHi folks.  Just popping in to find out how local devices and local printing in Edubuntu LTSP is coming along, and if I can set up a local printer yet....07:02
ogracberlo, local devices should be done today ... 07:02
ograi havent looked at printing at all 07:03
ogra(and just ran into a very strange bug with localdev)07:03
gruntu/opt/ltsp       *(ro,no_root_squash,async)07:04
cberloogra: Excellent, for the local devices.  Printing, okay, I'll see what I can work with.  apt-get upgrade to get local devs?07:04
ogragruntu, right 07:04
ogranow check if the ps command bove shows nfsd running07:04
ogra(dont paste it here, yes or no suffices)07:04
ogracberlo, i'll post instructions to the edubuntu lists once its safe for testing07:05
cberloAlright.  I'll watch for it.  Thanks.07:05
ogra(you need an lts.conf and enable it there and its onyl installed on the client through ltsp-build-client, upgrading from edgy will need some amnual work)07:06
ogra*manual07:06
gruntuogra yes it is running07:06
ograis there a line saying rootpath: in the error on the client ? and rootserver: ?07:07
ografind that one and check it oints to your server and the /opt/ltsp/i386 path07:08
ogra*points07:08
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grunturight before the error it says: "rootserver: 0.0.0.0 rootpath:07:09
ograrootpath has nothing ? 07:10
ograthere should be a path behind the colon07:10
ograpreferably /opt/ltsp/i386 :)07:11
gruntunothing, I'm reading the output from the client07:11
ograok07:11
ograyou pretty sure have a dhcp server running in your network 07:11
ogra(a second one)07:11
gruntuI have it connected to a edge firewall and I turned off the dhcp. I will check again07:12
cr3I installed ubuntu, ltsp-server and ran ltsp-build-client --arch i386. Then, I configured dhcp and added this to the pxelinux.cf/default file: initrd=initrd.img root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.1.210:/opt/ltsp/i386 ip=dhcp rw. Finally, I added /opt/ltsp/i386 to /etc/exports and my thin client boots as a fat client! The only problem is that I can login to the console but not gdm, suggestions?07:13
ograif you see such a thing like "rootserver: 0.0.0.0 rootpath:" you can be quite certain you didnt get an ip from a edubuntu dhcp server 07:14
ogracr3, thats the problem why we didnt implement it yet :) 07:14
ogracr3, GDM needs a fully setup pam environment and local users07:14
ogra(in the client root)07:15
cr3ogra: I did create a local user though, after chrooting on the host machine07:15
ograright, but / is a readonly filesystem on thin clients07:15
ograGDM surely needs some writeable files that are not covered by our tmpfs 07:15
ograand i can imagine pam as well ...07:15
gruntuI am such a knucklehead. I turned it off last night and somehow it reverted back to default07:16
ograheh07:16
gruntuIt works now - sorry07:16
ograshit happens :)07:16
ograext time you see rootserver: 0.0.0.0 you know what it is ;)07:16
cr3ogra: is there anything reasonable I could do to get it working or can I expect it to require quite a bit of work?07:17
gruntuk12ltsp allows for client side usb connections (like usb keys na usb cd-roms). Can I do this with the edubuntu clients07:18
ogracr3, it will surely require a bit of work ... and doing it with a passwd file in the chroot will get you in maintenance hell ... but if you want to go on and find out which dirs need to be writeable etc, have a look at /etc/default/ltsp-client-setup in the chroot 07:18
LaserJockquick python question, I have a function that returns a 4-element tuple. I only want the 4th element (which is a list). what is the easiest way to get that 4th element?07:19
ogragruntu, not in dapper ... edgy (the currebt development version) has a half way working implementation07:19
ograLaserJock, something like function()[-1]  ?07:20
LaserJockah stink, I was just using the wrong index07:20
LaserJockfeel free to ignore me07:20
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cbx33ping ogra 07:21
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cbx33hey highvoltage 07:24
cbx33howz you07:24
cberloIs there a simple way to integrate openMOSIX with Edubuntu, by any chance?07:24
cberlo(or any parallel processing clustering solution)?07:25
highvoltagehey cbx3307:28
highvoltagesorry my connection keeps droping07:29
highvoltage*dropping07:29
cbx33hehe07:29
cbx33that's ok07:29
cbx33just thought I'd say hey07:29
cbx33cberlo, I don;t know of a way07:29
cbx33highvoltage, mind if I pm you?07:29
highvoltagecbx33: not at all07:30
cr3highvoltage: cheers, I added /var/lib/gdm to rw_dirs07:30
gruntuogra I will have to try that. thanks. I noticed that the downloads have been incredibly slow lately. Ubuntu must be getting very popular. Do you have any recommended mirrors?07:31
ograthe nearest :)07:31
highvoltagecr3: also make sure that's  it's owned by root:gdm07:31
ogracbx33, pong 07:31
cbx33ogra, d'ya get my mail?07:32
ograyes07:32
cberloWonder how hard it would be to build torrent support into apt....07:32
cbx33ogra, :D07:32
cbx33did you understand what I meant about the plugins?>07:32
cr3highvoltage: weird, there's no gdm group in my chrooted /etc/group :(07:33
ogracbx33, yes, but lets keep such stuff for edgy+107:33
cbx33np07:33
ograwe'Re running out of time 07:33
cbx33so the implementation I have done is fine for now?07:33
ograyes, totally, i havent looked at the recent one yet 07:33
cbx33oh you should07:34
cbx33:p07:34
LaserJockcbx33!07:34
cbx33lots of new stuff07:34
cbx33HEY LaserJock 07:34
ogra(and wont have time today)07:34
LaserJockI have a python question for you07:34
cbx33ogra, that's cool07:34
cbx33LaserJock, shoot07:34
cbx33or in pm if you want07:34
ograprobably later, but i have to go in 30 min and will be away most of the evening07:34
LaserJockor anybody for that matter, is there an efficient way of doing a uniq on a list?07:34
ograand somehow cant find out why X is broken in ltsp07:35
cbx33LaserJock, hmmm07:35
cbx33lemme check something07:36
cbx33LaserJock, there is a module called pstat07:36
cbx33which you can download07:36
cbx33it has a unique function in it07:37
cbx33but I suppose the only real way is to build a list from that list07:37
cbx33that's probably what that function does07:37
cbx33might be quicker to rebuild the list as an associative array07:38
LaserJockhmm, I see the python cookbook has one07:38
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cbx33then step through that, seeing as the keys should be unique07:38
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RichEd!seen mhz07:38
cbx33LaserJock, got a link ?07:38
ubotuI last saw mhz (n=mhz@moinmoin/fan/mhz) 3d 16h 21m 6s ago, quiting: "Leaving"07:38
LaserJockhttp://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/52560/07:38
cr3crap, and now my client is hanging on: Starting NBD client process: [4294685.695000]  nbd: registered device at major 4307:38
gruntuOne last thing; I have "sound = true" in my lts.conf but I still get no sound. With k12 I add soundblaster parameters. can I use these?07:39
cbx33LaserJock, the last way I mentioned could be quicker than that07:39
ograrodarvus, the keyboard thing is not caused by localdev it seems ... i got it as well if i switch off everything localdev related07:39
cbx33you wouldn't need to sort07:39
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cbx33which can take a while07:39
ograso i suspect its a general X thing rather07:39
LaserJockcbx33: well, these are small lists07:40
cbx33it'll still be the fastest way to do it I would think07:40
LaserJockcbx33: basically I'm trying to get a list of users who are using the dynamic menus07:40
rodarvusogra, oh, now it makes more sense07:41
cbx33LaserJock, wanna move to pm?07:41
LaserJocksure07:41
ograrodarvus, well ...07:41
highvoltage407:41
ograrodarvus, if it would work that would be cooler ... its very weird that i can trigger it by console switching07:42
ograits also not usplash caused ... i just booted without it07:42
ograhmm07:43
ograi'll take that back 07:44
ograit apparently is usplash07:44
gruntuogra One last thing; I have "sound = true" in my lts.conf but I still get no sound. With k12 I add soundblaster parameters. can I use these?07:44
gruntufor example: SMODULE_01 = sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=107:50
cr3how can I get diagnosis from gdm which keeps returning me the username prompt after login? I tried creating /var/lib/gdm, 1770, root:gdm, and mounting it rw, but it still doesn't work07:51
rodarvusogra, do you have current usplash?07:52
rodarvusI believe using vesa for usplash broke configuration for many people07:52
ograrodarvus, yes, i built the chroot some hours ago07:53
ograits the most recent stuff 07:54
rodarvushmm, I thought the current usplash (from a few days ago) had dropped vesa07:54
ogragruntu, try MODULE_01 instead 07:54
rodarvus(it was added a few weeks ago)07:54
ograand put it in quotes07:54
ogragruntu, oh, and thats for a oss module ...07:55
ograyou will need rather something like snd-sb (if that exists) instead of just sb07:55
ograrodarvus, well, i'd have expected video output to break, but certainly not the keyboard :)07:56
cbx33ogra, did I tell you how I'd imlpemented pessulus07:58
ogranope07:58
ograat least not in the mail07:58
cbx33pessulus, isn't great for what we want07:59
cbx33but I've come up with a solution07:59
cbx33I'll send you a mail to explain07:59
ograpessulus is perfect for what we want 08:00
ogradid you read the howtos ? 08:00
cbx33where ?08:00
ograyou need to copy aroung a lot of stuff though08:00
cbx33nah08:00
cbx33I fixed it a different way08:00
cbx33pessulus does global settings08:00
cbx33unless the user doesn't have access right08:00
ograjdub pointed me to some howto, but i lost the url08:00
ograno08:00
cbx33that's what the manual said08:01
ograpessulus does settings you copy over to the user08:01
cbx33so I setup SCP to use sux as a wrapper to run it as the user you have selected08:01
cbx33no copying involved08:01
ograand sux is in main ?08:01
cbx33no :(08:01
ograis it safe and likely to get to main in an easy way ? 08:02
ogra(without hacking it)08:02
cbx33I'm not sure08:02
cbx33I've not hacked it in anyway08:02
ograok08:02
cbx33but I'm not sure as to it's security08:02
cbx33it just handles the X authority08:02
ograkeep that for edgy+1 as well08:02
cbx33so I can run anotehr users graphical app08:02
cbx33in my own session08:02
ograwont work wih ssh08:02
ogra*with08:03
cbx33no?08:03
cbx33shute08:03
ograno08:03
cbx33sorry ogra 08:03
cbx33I havn't done too well here have I08:03
cbx33I'll find another solution08:03
cbx33well it will work08:03
cbx33if the admin user is logged into the machine properly08:03
cbx33as in not a client08:03
ograno, the idea is great but that should be part of the next enhancement spes and be discussed in a BOF08:03
cbx33ok08:04
ograwe can do that on the next conf ;)08:04
cbx33ok08:04
cbx33did you want to drop that from the current spec08:04
cbx33?08:04
cbx33I was goign to setup another spec08:04
highvoltage408:04
ograno, lest use pessulus for now ... i'll try to catch vuntz in -devel if i have time he will know where that howto is08:04
cbx33I can do that if you want08:05
cbx33I tried to catch him the other day08:05
ograhe's not easy to get 08:05
ogra:)08:05
cbx33I know08:05
ograi know that08:05
cbx33pygi told me08:05
ograjdub should know about it as well 08:05
cbx33ok08:05
ograpessulus can write to a temp file that you copy over the users settings afaik 08:06
cbx33hmmm08:06
ograor something along that lines08:06
cbx33I didn't see anything like that in the command line help08:06
cbx33or the docs08:06
cbx33I'll take a closer look08:06
cbx33as I say, I got round it by running it as the user it was supposed to be editing08:06
Burgworkyou can make pessulus do mandatory keys08:09
Burgworkfor full profiles you need to pull in sabayon08:09
Burgworkwhich I recommend you do anyway08:09
ograwe'll ship it ...08:09
ograbut i somehow have no good feeling installing it by default08:09
ograit still feels very immature08:10
ograand we need to add all users to a default profile08:10
Burgworkthe issue is that there is no full time person working on either sabayon or pessulus08:10
ograright08:10
ograbut pessulus is small 08:11
cbx33hmm08:11
ograsabayon is a huge beast08:11
ograwith many points of potential failure08:11
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LaserJockand probably has less development08:11
cbx33is there a way to get my way to work ogra ?08:11
Burgworkogra, talk with whiprush. He uses it extensively08:11
ogracbx33, i have ot look at the code to tell that ...08:12
LaserJocksabayon is done by red hat basically and when red hat says "We don't want any more people working on sabayon" it kinda puts a damper on things08:12
ograbut i have to go now ... i'm already 12 mins late ...08:12
ograbbl08:12
cbx33sorry ogra 08:12
cbx33see ya tomorrow08:12
highvoltage08:12
highvoltage08:12
BurgworkLaserJock, afaik, nobody has ever said that about sabayon08:13
Burgworkthey have merely not had anyone work on it08:13
LaserJockwell08:13
LaserJockthey pulled all the devs off it08:13
Burgworkbecause it is 0.1 feature complete08:13
Burgworkand rh is just as strapped for devs as we are08:13
LaserJocksure, but what I'm saying is, unless people pick it up...08:14
Burgworkyes08:14
Burgworkbut you said that RH didn't want people working on it08:14
Burgworkwhich is not true08:14
cbx33ahhh.....08:14
LaserJockwell, semantics I guess08:14
cbx33sabayon does exactly what I was doing really08:15
LaserJockI meant they pulled the devs off of it08:15
LaserJockI should have been clearer08:15
bengoodgerred hat doesn't help anyone, really08:16
bengoodgerthey make their money from selling free software08:17
LaserJockwell, they put a lot of dev time into sabayon for which I'm grateful08:17
LaserJockbut they can't sustain that obviously08:17
bengoodgeryup08:17
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cbx33LaserJock, are you using sabayon?08:17
LaserJockwell, with the dynamic-menus I looked into it a fair bit08:18
LaserJockbut I have no need for it professionally08:18
LaserJockit is quite nice08:18
LaserJockfrom what I've seen08:18
LaserJockit just needs a development community to show up08:18
LaserJockand continue the work08:18
bengoodgersorry, but dynamic-menus has no chance of being included in edgy08:18
LaserJockhehe08:19
LaserJockok08:19
bengoodgerif launchpad is accurate, then it is only about 30% complete and going slowly08:19
bengoodgerand feature freeze is next week08:19
LaserJockI should have an initial implementation today08:19
cbx33LaserJock, has been working hard08:19
LaserJockbut it will look a little different than what the spec says08:19
bengoodgerlaserjock, can you get it finished for next week?08:19
LaserJocksure08:19
cbx33I hope scp will make it too08:20
bengoodgergreat08:20
bengoodgerscp?08:20
LaserJockit'll be rough (dare I say, edgy) but it'll work08:20
cbx33Student Control Panel08:20
bengoodgerI thought that was in dapper08:20
bengoodgerlaserjock, great.08:20
LaserJockthe edgy menus won't be quite so nice, but it's a first step08:20
cbx33bengoodger, it's being updated a lot for edgy08:20
bengoodgeraha.08:20
bengoodgergoood..08:21
bengoodgerI and a colleague are looking to contribute to edgy+108:21
cbx33ahh excellent08:21
cbx33bengoodger, what's your background?08:21
bengoodgercbx33, do you know RM?08:22
cbx33RM?08:22
cbx33as in Research MAchines?08:22
bengoodgeryeah.08:22
cbx33where are you based?08:22
bengoodgermy background is hating them a lot.08:22
cbx33bengoodger, hahahah08:22
bengoodgercornwall08:22
cbx33me too08:22
cbx33I'm in hampshire08:22
bengoodgerso yeah, we've got this system designed that pushes software to all clients08:23
cbx33cool08:23
cbx33linux based?08:23
bengoodgerAPT based.08:23
bengoodgerwe are hoping to get someone to write it for edgy08:23
cr3in order to get a quick and dirty fat client working, I tried setting nfsroot=/ pointing to another system running ubuntu, but I get a bunch of errors about: INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/getty"08:23
bengoodgerand then obviously if it's good enough we shall contribute it to edgy+108:24
cbx33bengoodger, good good08:24
cbx33would be good for the fat client stuff08:24
bengoodgerbut the company is based on providing preconfigured edubuntu-based school computers and edubuntu configuration08:24
cbx33bengoodger, what company is this08:25
cbx33if you don't mind my asking?08:25
bengoodgerit's not technically in existance at this point08:25
cbx33ahh heheh08:25
bengoodgerFLES, Free/Libre Educational Services..08:25
cbx33bengoodger, nice08:25
cbx33well08:25
cbx33you'll be interested in some of the work going on soon08:25
bengoodgerso yeah, we'll be selling edubuntu-running computers with dumbed-down RM-style network management systems08:26
cbx33there are people....myself included.....working on literature08:26
cbx33leaflets booklets etc08:26
bengoodgerwell, I can write doco for eight-year-olds..08:26
bengoodgerunfortunately we've nobody to write it for us08:26
bengoodger(the program)08:26
cbx33bengoodger, what would it do?08:27
cbx33I mean what do you have so far?08:27
bengoodgerwe've a design for how it'd work, so far.08:27
bengoodgerand a couple of UI mockups08:28
cbx33what do you mean for the network management system08:28
cbx33ah cvool08:28
bengoodgerwell, the first thing it'd do would be the deb-pushing08:28
cbx33bengoodger, are you planning to install LTSP server?08:28
bengoodgernope, NFS/LDAP fat clients08:28
bengoodgerthe admin uses his nice GTK+ interface to choose an application to install on a group of machines08:29
cbx33easy :p08:29
cbx33you could write that in a few days :p08:29
bengoodgerI couldn't..08:29
bengoodgerthis interface then writes a file of some sort whose name I've forgotten08:29
cbx33well, 08:30
bengoodgerthe client requests a file, the server sends it the appropriate file ("profile") based on what group the machine is a member of08:30
cbx33i see08:30
bengoodgerthe client then dpkg --app-list or somethings the file and apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade is run08:30
cbx33yeh08:31
bengoodgerall transparently to the user and easily for the MSCE running it08:31
cbx33fairly simple system08:31
bengoodgerfairly simple, yes.08:31
cbx33have you looked aroudn to mke sure no one has already done it?08:31
bengoodgeryeah, we did find one thing08:31
bengoodgerit was about ten years old, extremely dirty and didn't do what we wanted it to08:31
Burgworkbengoodger, you should see the implementation of NWU that the brazillian guy is working for08:32
cbx33oh08:32
Burgworks/for/on08:32
bengoodger80% of the original code was going to be the thing that invokes APT to resolve any differences between the client and its profile, but it turns out that's done by APT anyway08:32
bengoodgerso it should be nice and easy08:33
Burgworkyou could do it fairly easily with meta packages08:33
Burgworkjust push something new into the meta package, update and bam08:33
bengoodgerburgwork, it wouldn't work08:33
cbx33bengoodger, why?08:33
bengoodgerif you remove something from a meta package it won't remove it from the system08:33
Burgworkright08:33
cbx33ah yes08:33
bengoodgerbesides which, we wanted to use the real ubuntu08:34
bengoodgerproxy is there for speed, but that's it as far as fiddling with the APT server goes08:34
cbx33yeh08:34
bengoodgernow, the frontend handles the following:08:34
Burgworkhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/NetworkWideUpdates08:35
Burgworkhttp://cetico.org/nwu08:35
Burgworkdoesn't do what you want, but is very similar08:35
bengoodgerwarnings from the system, group management, news from us, update notification, help08:35
Burgworkbe nice to combine your idea and that into a general "network software manager"08:35
cbx33Burgwork, ++08:35
bengoodgerhmm08:35
cbx33bengoodger, might be worth contacting them08:35
bengoodgerit might08:36
Burgworkthey are also working on authenticating the communication, which is also key08:36
cbx33definitely08:36
Burgworkie: the client only takes software from an authenticated server08:36
bengoodgerburgwork, authentication is integral to this system08:36
bengoodgeras we simply use APT as normal.08:36
cbx33it can't really work without it08:36
bengoodgerour plan was to have each computer as a member of a group08:37
bengoodgerthe laptop in room A24, for instance, would be a member of Laptops/Art08:38
bengoodgerand so each group has a profile of packages and configuration files installed on it08:38
cbx33sounds like a good idea08:39
bengoodgerya08:39
cbx33I'd talk to NWU they may be interested in putting that into practice08:39
bengoodgertrue08:40
Burgworkyou guys overlap about 75%08:40
cbx33yeh08:40
bengoodgercan we also combine LDAP with dynamic menus, that'd be cool08:41
bengoodgerwe could add to this frontend to do that too08:41
cbx33tal to LaserJock 08:41
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cbx33maybe an edgy+1 idea08:41
bengoodgerI was hoping he/she'd still be here08:41
bengoodgerhe is08:41
LaserJockwho?08:42
bengoodgeryou08:42
LaserJockwha?08:42
Burgworkbengoodger, sabayon can talk to ldap08:42
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LaserJock;-)08:42
mhzhi all08:42
bengoodgerLaserJock: I want to link dynamic-menus and LDAP08:42
LaserJocksorry, trying to finish up the menu updater :-)08:42
mhzping RichEd 08:42
cbx33mhz, RichEd was looking for you earlier08:43
LaserJockbengoodger: interesting08:43
LaserJockI really don't know much about LDAP, what would that look like?08:43
bengoodgerI dunno08:43
mhzcbx33: hi08:43
mhzcbx33: meaning he left?08:43
cbx33well, i dunno08:44
bengoodgerjust linking LDAP to dynamic-menus as well as etc/passwd08:44
LaserJockwell, I would think it would be surely doable08:44
Burgworksabayon does it by having a full .zip with their profile and an ldap key pointing at that .zip file08:45
bengoodgerhm08:45
LaserJockbut probably edgy+1 unless somebody has some time08:45
Burgworkbengoodger, LaserJock; you lot really need to talk to whiprush (Jorge Castro), becuase he manages Ubuntu using LDAP, etc.08:45
bengoodgerwell, if you can get it done so it works on edgy after edgy is released we can incorporate it into the fles repos08:45
bengoodgeralong with this frontend program08:46
LaserJockwell, sabayon won't work for dynamic-menus unless Jorge has done some amazing hacking to sabayon08:46
Burgworkno, I realize that08:46
cbx33oh I foudn a strange bug in login08:46
cbx33hang on I'll try to replicate again08:46
Burgworkbut rather than talk endlessly, we shoudl talk with someone who is already using this in real life08:46
LaserJockoh yeah, sure08:46
LaserJockI wish I had had a chance at Ubucon08:47
Burgworkyep08:47
pygihighvoltage, poke?08:47
bengoodgerLaserJock: hm08:48
bengoodgerplease join me on #fles08:48
cbx33bbl08:59
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mhzBurgwork: still there?10:21
Burgworkmhz, always and forever10:21
mhzBurgwork: hehehehe, cool10:21
mhzBurgwork: I chated a few mins ago with mruiz (aka Miguel A. Ruiz) from Chile10:22
Burgworkcool10:22
mhzabout UWN being issued in spanish10:22
Burgworkright10:22
mhzhowever, despite I really agree with him10:22
mhzI feel -CL people are still not mature enough on taking responsibilities10:23
mhzthere are lots of good intentions10:23
mhzbut we are the same old 5 to 7 guys doing as much as we can10:23
mhzand from the rest of spanish speakers...10:24
mhzwell, mybe10:24
Burgworkyep10:24
bengoodgerhooray for spain.10:24
Burgworkthe issue mostly is that I need to finish the UWN before saturday night10:24
bengoodgerhotter than england, but seems less hot.10:24
mhzbengoodger: :)10:24
mhzBurgwork: yup10:24
bengoodgerBurgwork: well, if you can do so that'll be bonega, as esperantists say10:24
mhzBurgwork: so, once we are 100% sure we'll have enough mature and responsible, reliable hands, we could say we are ready tojump in and make it happen in 20 hours or less10:25
bengoodgerhooray10:27
Burgworkright10:27
bengoodgeris november a reasonable deadline for 150 hours' programming by a volunteer?10:27
Burgworkso when should I aim to finish UWN this week for this week to happen?10:27
Burgworkyes10:27
bengoodgerokie-doke10:27
bengoodgerapparently chris works better on a deadline, so that should be ok10:28
mhzBurgwork: talking ot me?10:28
Burgworkyes10:28
mhzBurgwork: I'll chat with mruiz again today or tomorrow this time. If he really is sure he, at least himself, can take it all and translate it, then we're ok. Me knows there are 5 people translating stuff for Edubuntu into spanish right now10:29
Burgworkright10:30
mhzBurgwork: so, I can say, you'll get an email or IRC confirmation tomorrow this time10:30
Burgworksounds good10:30
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mhzBurgwork: if a Moin version/macro  could actually count and sum every single page a user has contributed to, would that mean Karma will consider wiki contribs?10:51
Burgworkmhz, suggest it to the LP guys10:52
mhzBurgwork: but will he get a newer version of Moin? (current available is 1.5.4)10:53
mhzand we are using 1.3.510:53
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sbartleylinuxDo I understand correctly that Ubuntu LTSP uses ldm for the client?  If so, is there a way to disable the Hibernate button from appearing when the client clicks System/Quit?10:54
Burgworksbalneav, no idea10:54
mhzsbartleylinux: yup, instead of GDM10:54
Burgworkmhz, would love to. Ask mkde10:54
sbalneavsbartleylinux: uninstall the gnome-power-manager10:55
pygisbalneav, there is10:55
pygisbartleylinux, there is a way10:55
pygisbartleylinux, use upstream logout dialog10:55
sbartleylinuxsbalneav: wont I lose ups monitoring then?10:56
sbartleylinuxpygi: is there document on where to get and how to do so?10:56
sbalneavsbartleylinux: I'd use apcd or something for that myself.  You could also set a gconf variable for all your users.10:56
sbalneavI know that ogra's got a fix for it in edgy.10:57
pygisbartleylinux, gconf, I forgot exact location of key10:57
sbalneavI think, in gconf-editor, you'd go to apps->gnome-power-manager-> can_hibernate, and click it off.10:58
sbalneavyes, that fixes it.10:58
sbartleylinuxdid that but it is still appearing.  10:59
sbalneavNot for me it isn't.10:59
sbartleylinuxthought it was due to ldm vs. gdm and maybe ldm was ignoring that conf.10:59
sbartleylinuxhm.10:59
sbalneavThat turned it off for me.10:59
sbalneav!pastebot11:00
ubotuSorry, I don't know anything about pastebot - try searching on http://bots.ubuntulinux.nl/factoids.cgi11:00
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sbalneavHeading home for the day.  Be on tonight.11:14
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sbartleylinuxpygi: is it /schemas/apps/panel/global/upstream_session?11:16
pygisbartleylinux, might be11:17
sbartleylinuxpygi: yep. /apps/panel/global/upstream_session did it.  thx.11:20
pygisbartleylinux, yw :)11:22
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cbx33ping rodarvus 11:46
cbx33ping ogra_ 11:47
crimsuncbx33: Rodrigo is out with his wife & daughter presently.11:48
cbx33ah...ok11:48
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mhz_offbytes yoall11:50
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cbx33crimsun, I just sent you a pm11:50
cbx33would appreciate your input11:51
LaserJockcbx33: hehe11:53
LaserJockyou better watch out, people are going to start calling you "closed-source pete" 'cause you do everything in a PM ;-)11:53
cbx33oh no11:54
cbx33really?11:54
cbx33who who?11:54
cbx33I just don't wanna flood everyone else with my mindless prattle11:54
LaserJockhehe11:54
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