[12:41] <Lectus> How to restoure alsa mixer defaults? I changed the volume and now the sound is mute
[12:41] <Lectus> how to unmute the sound?
[12:41] <BFTD> hrm
[12:41] <BFTD> you'd have to fiddle with it
[12:42] <Lectus> the sound went mute when I just changed the volume
[12:42] <Lectus> very strange o.o
[12:44] <crimsun> that happens with some codecs
[12:44] <crimsun> which one does your hardware have?
[12:44] <crimsun> `tail -2 /proc/asound/oss/sndstat`
[12:46] <neozen> I've had better experience with gnome-alsamixer then with the xfce4-mixer or even command-line alsamixer
[12:51] <gerro> xub xub! xD
[12:52] <Lectus> very strange
[12:53] <Lectus> I've changed everything on alsamixer and it does not work
[12:53] <Lectus> I'm almost reinstalling xubuntu =\
[12:54] <crimsun> well, you could answer my question.
[12:54] <crimsun> I've only been waiting 10 minutes.
[01:01] <Lectus> SOlved
[01:02] <Lectus> with gnome-alsamixed I unmuted things
[01:02] <Lectus> it seems xfce4-mixer mutes things without I even knowing
[01:02] <Lectus> o_O
[01:04] <crimsun> heh, no big surprise there.
[01:05] <Lectus> holy crap... and I fought was something with my sub-woofer
[01:05] <neozen> anyone find a lightweight program for monitoring rss feeds they absolutely love?
[01:05] <Lectus> I just installed this new PC today
[01:05] <neozen> I'm in the market
[01:05] <neozen> like I said.... gnome-alsamixer
[01:06] <neozen> though... that was in another channel
[01:06] <neozen> lol
[01:14] <gerro> Lectus: did you click the volume manager and go to File then options there are some checkboxes there for muting/unmuting
[01:18] <neozen> ...dratted comcast
[01:18] <neozen> ...cable modem keeps rebooting
[01:47] <Ramon> hello :) I'm having some issues with my usb
[01:48] <Ramon> it is connected to some pins on the motherboard (it is not pci, agp..)...
[01:48] <Ramon> it has 2 ps2 connectors and 2 usb connectors..   the ps2 is working cuz it recognizes my mouse
[01:48] <Ramon> but the usb is not working.. when I type lsusb nothing happens
[01:50] <Catoptromancy> has this always happened on this pc?
[01:51] <Ramon> I don't know because I just purchase it but I have another one with the same OS and the same type of usb and its not working as well
[01:51] <Ramon> have u seen them? the old usb cards that u connect to the motherboard using like an IDE connector (it looks like that)...
[01:51] <Ramon> it has 2 ps2 ports and 2 usb ports
[01:52] <Ramon> the ps2 are working cuz they recognize my mouse but if i type lsusb nothing is coming up..
[01:53] <Catoptromancy> dunno about that
[01:53] <Catoptromancy> maybe need driver for that
[01:53] <Ramon> yeah thats what im guessing... any generic drivers for usb ports?
[01:56] <Catoptromancy> probably still no clue
[01:56] <Catoptromancy> !usb drivers
[01:56] <ubotu> Sorry, I don't know anything about usb drivers - try searching on http://bots.ubuntulinux.nl/factoids.cgi
[01:56] <Catoptromancy> !usb
[01:56] <ubotu> Sorry, I don't know anything about usb - try searching on http://bots.ubuntulinux.nl/factoids.cgi
[02:04] <gerro> lol just got my audigy sound card working
[02:04] <gerro> seems the "audigy analog/digital output jack" was on by default so had to uncheck it
[02:14] <Ramon> hello.. I have an "ATX form card" installed on my linux box.. that card has 2 usb, 1 ps2 and 1 infrared.. debian recognizes the ps2 and the infrared but the usb's are not working.. what can I do?
[02:15] <Pumpernickel> Debian?  This isn't for Debian support.
[02:15] <Ramon> but it works the same as ubuntu an on #debian no one seems to care.. they are talking about marijuana :s
[02:17] <gnomefreak> Ramon: not really the same
[02:17] <Ramon> but i mean.. it happened the same with kubuntu, ubuntu, xubuntu, debian etc
[02:17] <Ramon> it works with windows
[02:19] <gnomefreak> Ramon: debians gnome/kde/xfce is different than ours so it may not act the same way (same result differnet way to get there)
[02:20] <Ramon> but i have no gui installed
[02:21] <gnomefreak> Ramon: im going on what you stated a few lines up, kubuntu ubuntu and xubuntu only differ in GUI server is same for all
[02:22] <gnomefreak> Ramon: you really wan to go to debians freenode server and ask in thier debian support channel (used to be on freenode at #debian)
[02:22] <Ramon> I did it gnome
[02:22] <Ramon> but no one answers
[02:22] <Ramon> they even said they 1)didnt know 2) didnt care
[02:22] <Ramon> spent 2 hours in there
[02:23] <Ramon> not even a clue of what could be happening
[02:37] <Diana> hi
[02:38] <Lectus> hi
[02:38] <Diana> i need help
[02:38] <Lectus> what's up?
[02:38] <Diana> i'm installing xubuntu on an old laptop
[02:38] <Diana> the drivers don't work on it and i don't have a disc
[02:38] <Catoptromancy> xubuntu hates my video card
[02:38] <Catoptromancy> on my laptop
[02:39] <Diana> so i downloaded the wireless driver on my desktop and burned it to a disc
[02:39] <Diana> did i go wrong there?
[02:39] <Diana> so far?
[02:40] <Lectus> I never installed wireless. Only PPPoE here. Can't help. :(
[02:41] <Diana> do you know how to install a driver from a disk onto the xubuntu though?
[02:42] <Pumpernickel> Are you trying to use ndiswrapper?
[02:43] <Diana> no
[02:43] <Diana> i don't know what that is
[02:43] <Diana> i'm new to all this
[02:44] <Diana> i just know that my wireless card won't work without a driver
[02:44] <Diana> so i'm trying to resolve that issue
[02:44] <Pumpernickel> What driver are you trying to use?
[02:44] <Catoptromancy> find the folder with .inf file
[02:45] <Diana> the one that came with the gateway computer.  i downloaded it from their site
[02:45] <Pumpernickel> Then yes, you're trying to use ndiswrapper.
[02:45] <Catoptromancy> Diana : find the folder with .inf file
[02:45] <Catoptromancy> err sudo aptitude install ndiswrapper
[02:45] <Pumpernickel> Since it's a windows driver, it'll need the compatibility layer.
[02:45] <Catoptromancy> with xubuntu cd indrive
[02:45] <Pumpernickel> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper
[02:45] <Catoptromancy> or you can go into CD and look for a folder called "pool" its somewhere around there
[02:46] <Catoptromancy> click on 2 .deb file, ndiswrapper-util, ndis-common
[02:46] <Catoptromancy> that will install it
[02:46] <Diana> thanks
[02:46] <Catoptromancy> then
[02:46] <Catoptromancy> ndiswrapper -i nameoffile.inf
[02:47] <Catoptromancy> in terminal
[02:47] <Catoptromancy> iun folder of driver
[02:47] <Catoptromancy> once you figure it out, it literally takes 45 secodns to install
[02:47] <Diana> ok
[02:48] <Catoptromancy> I put the 3 driver files and both ndiswarpper .debs in a folder on a USB flashdrive
[02:48] <Catoptromancy> very fast for next time = )
[02:49] <Catoptromancy> sudo ndiswrapper -i nameoffile.inf
[02:49] <Catoptromancy> i meant that
[02:54] <Diana> i'm too stupid to do this
[02:54] <Diana> lol
[02:55] <Catoptromancy> heh its easy
[02:55] <Catoptromancy> you found .debs?
[02:57] <Diana> no
[02:57] <Catoptromancy> search through xubuntu cd
[02:57] <Catoptromancy> look in every folder
[02:57] <Catoptromancy> all i remember its somewhere in "pool"
[02:57] <Diana> i should have the xubuntu cd in rather than the driver cd in?
[02:57] <Catoptromancy> xubuntu first
[02:57] <Diana> ok
[02:58] <Catoptromancy> and what kind of wireless card is it?
[02:59] <Diana> linxus
[02:59] <Catoptromancy> ok good
[02:59] <Catoptromancy> linksys?
[02:59] <Catoptromancy> should be easy
[03:00] <Diana> yes sorry
[03:00] <Diana> wpc54gs
[03:00] <Catoptromancy> cool
[03:00] <Catoptromancy> first thing is look for ndis-utils.deb and ndis-common,deb
[03:00] <Catoptromancy> on xunbuntu cd
[03:00] <Catoptromancy> they are in same folder
[03:01] <Diana> i can't get the cd drive to open
[03:01] <Catoptromancy> ak
[03:01] <Catoptromancy> might need to be mounted
[03:01] <Catoptromancy> err
[03:01] <Catoptromancy> open folder or open tray?
[03:02] <Catoptromancy> right click, the CD icon and press eject or unmount
[03:02] <Catoptromancy> happens to me
[03:02] <Diana> got it
[03:02] <Diana> so after it loads, i put the xubuntu disc in?
[03:02] <Catoptromancy> ya
[03:03] <Catoptromancy> look for ndis-utils.deb and ndis-common,deb
[03:03] <Catoptromancy> on xubuntu cd
[03:06] <Diana> ndiswrapper?
[03:06] <Catoptromancy> ya
[03:07] <Diana> it has an open box
[03:07] <Diana> what now?
[03:07] <Catoptromancy> open box?
[03:08] <Diana> i clicked on it
[03:08] <Diana> and it installed something
[03:08] <Catoptromancy> oh click install
[03:08] <Catoptromancy> click both
[03:08] <Catoptromancy> install both
[03:08] <Diana> there was only one
[03:09] <Catoptromancy> what was exact name?
[03:09] <Diana> ndiswrapper-utils
[03:10] <Catoptromancy> hmmm
[03:10] <Catoptromancy> in fiesty?
[03:10] <Catoptromancy> you also need ndiswrapper-common
[03:10] <Catoptromancy> http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/misc/ndiswrapper-common
[03:11] <Catoptromancy> both should have been in folder
[03:12] <Diana> but how do i get it from one computer to the other?
[03:12] <Catoptromancy> flashdrive?
[03:12] <Catoptromancy> floppy
[03:12] <Diana> k
[03:12] <Catoptromancy> both really should be on cd
[03:13] <Catoptromancy> pool/main/n/ndiswrapper/    on cd
[03:13] <Catoptromancy> both are thiere
[03:14] <Catoptromancy> 7.04 cd
[03:14] <Diana> i have 6 something
[03:14] <Catoptromancy> i guess use floppy
[03:14] <Catoptromancy> or flash
[03:21] <Diana> do i just put it in the computer?
[03:21] <Diana> or restart?
[03:22] <Catoptromancy> no need to restart
[03:22] <Catoptromancy> just install both .debs
[03:22] <Catoptromancy> i reccomend just putting them on desktop
[03:22] <Catoptromancy> making copies
[03:23] <Catoptromancy> easier for future use
[03:23] <Catoptromancy> drivers and both debs should fit on a floppy
[03:23] <Catoptromancy> = )
[03:29] <Diana> i clicked on install and it was a help file
[03:29] <Diana> and it said to install the windows driver first :S
[03:32] <Catoptromancy> hmmm
[03:32] <Catoptromancy> Diana
[03:33] <Catoptromancy> in terminal "ndiswrapper"
[03:33] <Catoptromancy> and see what it says
[03:37] <Diana> manage ndis drivers for ndiswrapper then gives a list
[03:38] <Catoptromancy> cool
[03:38] <Catoptromancy> it seems to be already installed
[03:38] <Diana> ok
[03:38] <Catoptromancy> put drivers cd in
[03:39] <Catoptromancy> look for a folder on it "rt2500" or something similar looking
[03:39] <Catoptromancy> gt5000, rs4000
[03:39] <Catoptromancy> whatever
[03:39] <Diana> how do i get the cdrom to eject again?
[03:39] <Catoptromancy> right click
[03:43] <Diana> ok i have the driver disc in, what now?
[03:43] <Diana> it won't open
[03:43] <Catoptromancy> right click and mount
[03:45] <Diana> still not working
[03:45] <Catoptromancy> hmm
[03:46] <Catoptromancy> reboot i guess
[03:46] <Catoptromancy> might kick something in
[03:46] <Diana> i'm sure i did something wrong
[03:46] <Diana> was i supposed to save it as an iso file?
[03:47] <Diana> even the driver?
[03:47] <Diana> i don't know what an iso file is
[03:47] <Diana> lol
[03:47] <Catoptromancy> its a cd image
[03:48] <Catoptromancy> i have no clue on how you even got it to save as an iso
[03:48] <Diana> i didn't
[03:48] <Diana> i was going to download zenwalk earlier and was told it had to be saved as an iso and i needed nero
[03:49] <Diana> so i didn't do it
[03:49] <Diana> i just used this xubuntu disc i have
[03:49] <Catoptromancy> you can burn .iso files with most software
[03:49] <Catoptromancy> you dont need that .iso
[03:49] <Catoptromancy> its slackware based I think
[03:49] <Catoptromancy> slackware is not easy to use
[03:50] <Diana> i just don't think it's going to work
[03:50] <Catoptromancy> it will
[03:50] <Diana> i rebooted and the disc still won't load
[03:51] <Catoptromancy> go throguh the file manager to /media/
[03:53] <Diana> same thing
[03:54] <Catoptromancy> you might need to edit fstab
[03:54] <Catoptromancy> its not easy
[03:54] <Diana> ok
[04:26] <Jester45> fstab isnt that hard
[04:29] <Catoptromancy> nope but confusing if you never sen it
[04:29] <Catoptromancy> seen
[04:29] <Catoptromancy> I managed to edit it once
[04:30] <Catoptromancy> and got my CD player owkring
[04:30] <Catoptromancy> not really even sure what i did
[04:30] <Catoptromancy> heh
[05:50] <Ghostvirus> can anyone recommend a character map app?
[05:50] <Ghostvirus> i know there's gucharmap, but that has some gnome deps
[05:50] <Jester45> its pretty dead in here today
[05:51] <Ghostvirus> isn't it always?
[05:53] <Jester45> no
[05:53] <Jester45> !meeting
[05:53] <ubotu> Channel logs can be found at http://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs
[05:53] <Jester45> when the next one....
[05:58] <Ghostvirus> i get the feeling i'm going to end up going with gucharmap :/
[07:43] <darwin81> Is computer with a 400MHz processor and 256 MB of RAM be enough to run Xubuntu nicely?
[07:46] <peepsalot> xfdesktop and xfce4-menu-plugin aer using up 380 mb each on my computer, not sure why.  it doesn't normally use this much
[07:46] <peepsalot> anyone know what might cause them to hog so much memory?
[07:46] <crimsun> darwin81: sure.
[09:57] <galorin> I just upgraded from 6.10 to 7.04 and xfce has started launching applications when I put in a CD/DVD/USB,and I don't want it to do that.  How do I stop it?
[10:09] <TheSheep> galorin: open thunar, got to edit->preferences, last tab
[10:09] <TheSheep> galorin: and click on the link
[10:11] <galorin> trying toclick,and it aint clicking..
[10:14] <TheSheep> galorin: works for me, maybe the window is somewhere already on your desktop?
[10:16] <galorin> had to reinstall thunar.  I don't thinkmy upgrade went as smooth as I hoped
[10:25] <galorin> TheSheep, it did work aftre the reinstall,thanks a bunch.
[10:30] <markmarques> Hi.. I do have a generic question regarding Xubuntu latest beta release....
[10:31] <galorin> beta.. use at your own risk
[10:32] <markmarques> oh... ? the problem: unable to install....
[10:32] <markmarques> Although it starts correctly and then it reports as CDROM not being present...
[10:33] <markmarques> using the ash shell and trind to read the cdrom mount point reports as empty ? !
[10:37] <galorin> bug in the installer?
[10:37] <galorin> or bad burn maybe
[10:41] <markmarques> the md5 hash reports correctly...
[10:42] <markmarques> it can see correclty the HDD partitions though...
[10:42] <markmarques> after locking reporting "unable to mount CDROM" it goes to a screen asking for the PCMCIA connections ?!
[10:51] <gerro> trying to setup a printer and I get message "You will need to install the `gutenprint-foomatic` package in order to use this driver." which package is that? All I found was foomatic-db-gutenprint
[10:54] <gerro> hmm I'll see if something in forum I overlooked maybe some newbie guide for this :)
[10:57] <Zvezdichko> hello, how could I completely remove xfce from my desktop?
 apt-get -r xfce*
 i like enlightenment :)
 and u don't remove it from the desktop - u remove the wm
[11:16] <Zvezdichko> i already tried with apt-get remove xfce4-all packages
[11:16] <Zvezdichko> this will work
[11:16] <Zvezdichko> I may switch back to xfce someday
[12:30] <Harna> hi
[12:30] <Harna> where i can change config menu in xfce (zxubuntu)?
[12:35] <TheSheep> change config menu?
[12:52] <Harna> ehh
[12:52] <Harna> you know i want add something and remove
[12:52] <Harna> but i don't know how
[01:00] <TheSheep> but what is the config menu? which menu is that?
[01:03] <gnomefreak> main menu?
[01:20] <gerro> good morning all you peoples!
[01:20] <gerro> :D
[02:10] <gerro> wonder what everyone up to so quiet here
[02:32] <aroo> Early here in the states
[02:56] <Merchelo> 2pm in dublin
[03:21] <derjens> hi everybody
[03:21] <derjens> i've got a crazy problem with my mouse...
[03:22] <derjens> i've just installed xubuntu some days ago and the mouse worked fine... today i started the box and the mouse pointer moves VERY slowly
[03:22] <derjens> 2 mice show the same problem...
[03:22] <derjens> CPU usage is not at 100%
[03:22] <derjens> do you have any explanation for that?
[03:23] <zials> err.. try : Applications -> Settings -> Mouse Settings
[03:23] <zials> maybe someone messed with those settings?
[03:24] <derjens> there is nobody who could mess it up. and i didn't even call this window
[03:25] <derjens> the mouse will move to the place it would move to with ordinary speed but this takes a long time. so it arrives at its place a long time after you stopped moving the mouse
[03:28] <derjens> this is strange
[03:29] <zials> have you tried rebooting? O.o
[03:36] <derjens> zials, yes i tried
[03:37] <derjens> i have now connected it via an usb/ps2 adapter and it works fine again
[03:37] <derjens> but nevertheless i would like to know what the reason was
[03:38] <derjens> i am not sure whether this could occur in future also with the ps/2 port
[03:38] <zials> I'm not too sure...
[03:52] <Apsenti> hello. I'm trying to totally remove [purge]  xubuntu-desktop but it seems apt-get, aptitude, etc aren't working that good. could anyone help?
[03:53] <Pumpernickel> xubuntu-desktop is just a metapackage.  If you want the entire thing gone, you'll have to run apt-get autoremove.
[03:54] <Apsenti> just 'apt-get autoremove'? no other parameters? [i'm trying to remove the settings, so i can re-install it] 
[03:54] <Apsenti> xfce's settings
[03:55] <Pumpernickel> Most settings are user-specific.
[03:55] <Pumpernickel> They're stored, usually, in ~/.config.
[03:55] <Pumpernickel> If that's all you want to remove, you shouldn't have to reinstall the entire desktop environment.
[03:56] <Apsenti> so, by deleting everything in ~/config, will every setting having to do with xfce go?
[03:57] <Pumpernickel> Most, yeah.  It'll revert to the default settings.
[03:57] <Apsenti> see, the problem is I can't logout from xfce desktop, I trying purging/reinstalling it but to no avail.
[03:58] <Apsenti> ok. I'll try that
[03:58] <Apsenti> bb
[03:59] <Pumpernickel> ...sigh...
[03:59] <Pumpernickel> That would've been a good thing to mention at the beginning.
[04:18] <blithen> Anyone on?
[04:19] <Pumpernickel> !anyone
[04:19] <ubotu> A large amount of the first questions asked in this channel start with "Does anyone/anybody..."  Why not ask your next question (the real one) and find out?
[04:19] <blithen> I am having trouble with flash, I installed it, but I am still getting errors when I go to a site with flash
[04:21] <Pumpernickel> Errors?
[04:22] <blithen> Sorry not errors.
[04:22] <blithen> But it closes out without warning.
[04:22] <Pumpernickel> If you launch the browser from a terminal, what does the traceback show?
[04:23] <blithen> Uhm...>>;; Man I wish I wasn't such a newb. How do you do that?
[04:23] <blithen> What do you type I mean.
[04:24] <Pumpernickel> Which browser do you use?
[04:24] <blithen> Mozilla
[04:25] <blithen> Then again I also tried Galeon, same thing. But I uninstalled that.
[04:25] <Pumpernickel> In a terminal, then, type in 'moz' and hit tab twice.
[04:26] <blithen> So then what would the trace back be?
[04:26] <Pumpernickel> What it prints out before it dies.
[04:26] <blithen> It says nothing.
[04:27] <blithen> I just, closes out.
[04:28] <blithen> Wait
[04:28] <blithen> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
[04:28] <blithen> There
[04:30] <Pumpernickel> Just paste the entire thing.
[04:30] <Pumpernickel> !paste
[04:30] <ubotu> pastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the #ubuntu channel topic)
[04:31] <blithen> That's all it says
[04:31] <blithen> blithen@Computer:~$ mozilla
[04:31] <blithen> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
[04:31] <blithen> blithen@Computer:~$
[04:35] <Pumpernickel> bug 14911
[04:35] <ubotu> Launchpad bug 14911 in firefox "Flash plugin problem with ARGB visuals causes crash" [Medium,In progress]  https://launchpad.net/bugs/14911
[04:38] <blithen> HMmm.
[04:40] <blithen> Get anything else?
[04:40] <blithen> This is kinda confusing for me.
[04:46] <blithen> ._.
[04:47] <blithen> Okay
[04:47] <blithen> So I found a patch
[04:47] <blithen> and I tried to run it, but it's saying permission denied.
[04:47] <blithen> Anyway to get around that?
[04:49] <Merchelo> su
[04:49] <Merchelo> or even sudo
[04:50] <blithen> Huh?
[04:50] <blithen> Sorry, it disconnected me.
[04:51] <blithen> like that?
[04:51] <blithen> sudo /home/blithen/flash+composite.patch
[04:51] <blithen> this*
[04:52] <magic_ninja> does anyone know who the admin of #winehq is
[04:53] <blithen> Nope.
[05:00] <Merchelo> su - ; /home/blithen/flash+compsite.patch
[05:23] <blithen> I'm trying to run something using the terminal, but it keeps saying permisson denied anyway to get around this?
[05:27] <maxamillion> blithen: what are you trying to run?
[06:01] <blithen> Nevermind I got it figured out.
[06:01] <blithen> It was a .run
[06:01] <blithen> but
[06:02] <blithen> chmod +x blabla.run
[06:02] <blithen> then
[06:02] <blithen> I can't remember the other part.
[06:02] <blithen> But I got it working ^^
[06:04] <exw> does xubuntu use rpm's from the ubuntu repo or its own repo?
[06:04] <Pumpernickel> It doesn't use rpms.
[06:04] <Pumpernickel> Being Debian, not RedHat, based, it uses .deb packages.
[06:05] <exw> right... doh!
[06:05] <Pumpernickel> But yes, the repository is shared with Ubuntu.
[06:05] <exw> ok thanks
[06:06] <liway> hello... need help re xubuntu feisty... ne1 around?
[06:06] <j1mc> a few people...
[06:06] <j1mc> !ask
[06:06] <ubotu> Don't ask to ask a question. Just ask your question :)
[06:07] <blithen> xD
[06:07] <blithen> I do have a question though. I have been having a problem with sites dealing with java and flash.
[06:07] <blithen> When I backtrace this comes up.
[06:08] <blithen> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
[06:08] <liway> i just installed the xubuntu-desktop... its really fast (10x faster than ubuntu!) and i like it. however, how can i see the network status icon that's in the ubuntu-desktop at the top panel? i can't seem to connect with my wireless router.
[06:09] <blithen> That I have no idea.
[06:09] <blithen> Search on the forums maybe.
[06:09] <liway> i'll ask in the ubuntu forum
[06:10] <liway> thanks blithen
[06:11] <Pumpernickel> !info xfce4-xfapplet-plugin
[06:11] <ubotu> xfce4-xfapplet-plugin: Gnome applets plugin for Xfce panel. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.1.0-3ubuntu2 (feisty), package size 32 kB, installed size 288 kB
[06:15] <j1mc> Pumpernickel: what does that package do?  i've never heard of it before.
[06:15] <liway> Pumpernickel: how can i view available wifi networks on xubuntu laptop
[06:16] <blithen> Pumpernickel, who's problem is it suppose to fix?
[06:16] <Pumpernickel> It's a compatibility applet that lets you run gnome-applet type programs in the xfce panel.
[06:16] <Pumpernickel> liway: wifi-radar is a decent program.
[06:17] <j1mc> liway: also, if you aren't afraid of the command line, "sudo iwlist [interface name]  scan" works
[06:17] <j1mc> so, for me, that would be "sudo iwlist eth1 scan"
[06:17] <j1mc> and it lists all available wireless networks
[06:21] <j1mc> as Pumpernickel said, though... wifi-radar is a good, lightweight wireless app... it does have some difficulty with some types of encryption, though.
[06:25] <blithen> Okay
[06:25] <blithen> I got some error here.
[06:25] <exw> does xubuntu automatically mount a floppy? where would ( my brother on the phone ;-) find the floppy?
[06:25] <blithen> I'll just copy the whole thing.
[06:26] <blithen> blithen@Computer:~/weee$ ./configure
[06:26] <blithen> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
[06:26] <blithen> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
[06:26] <blithen> checking for gawk... no
[06:26] <blithen> checking for mawk... mawk
[06:26] <blithen> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
[06:26] <blithen> checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
[06:26] <blithen> checking for style of include used by make... GNU
[06:26] <blithen> checking for gcc... gcc
[06:26] <blithen> checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
[06:26] <blithen> See `config.log' for more details.
[06:26] <blithen> blithen@Computer:~/weee$
[06:29] <blithen> Sooooo....any help?
[06:30] <Pumpernickel> !paste
[06:30] <ubotu> pastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the #ubuntu channel topic)
[06:30] <pleia2> blithen: put this into google: "configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables"
[06:31] <pleia2> there are a few solutions
[06:31] <pleia2> and use pastebin next time (as Pumpernickel shows)
[06:31] <blithen> pastebin?
[06:32] <Pumpernickel> !paste > blithen
[06:32] <blithen> !paste
[06:32] <ubotu> pastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the #ubuntu channel topic)
[06:35] <blithen> pleia2 can you give me a link to one of them that has the solution for linux. I've clicked on 2 of them and they've both for mac
[06:36] <pleia2> blithen: try installing the build-essential package
[06:37] <pleia2> here's a forum link that gives some possible solutions: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-91073.html
[06:37] <pleia2> searching the forums is good, they have tons of answers archived
[06:41] <liway_> hi. i installed wifi-radar and it worked. but that's not what i'm looking for... i just wish that a networking icon be placed beside the battery indicator which, if clicked, will show to choose either wired or any of  the wireless networks...  help pls...
[06:42] <j1mc> liway_: you can install the gnome network manager, but it will introduce gnome libraries, which xfce users prefer to avoid using.
[06:42] <j1mc> do apt-cache search gnome network manager, and you'll find that program.
[06:43] <j1mc> install it, and then type "nm-applet" from the command line.
[06:43] <maxamillion> !info network-manager-gnome | liway_
[06:43] <ubotu> liway_: network-manager-gnome: network management framework (GNOME frontend). In component main, is optional. Version 0.6.4-6ubuntu7 (feisty), package size 253 kB, installed size 1696 kB
[06:43] <maxamillion> !botsnack
[06:43] <ubotu> Yum! Err, I mean, APT!
[06:43] <maxamillion> good ubotu
[06:43] <liway_> jlmc: is there some sort of n etwork  manager on xubuntu/xfce?
[06:45] <j1mc> liway_: not yet
[06:45] <maxamillion> liway_: there are currently 2 different ones in development, but neither are considered to be stable enough for "production" or to ship by default .... but it is in the works
[06:47] <liway_> is this ok to follow: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=239178&page=2
[06:48] <liway_> what is the System Tray in xubuntu?
[06:48] <maxamillion> liway_: do you use gaim?
[06:48] <liway_> yes
[06:48] <maxamillion> liway_: when you sign on, the gaim icon shows up in the panel ... that's the system tray
[06:49] <maxamillion> liway_: well, the place where it shows up is the system tray
[06:49] <liway_> ok...
[06:49] <liway_> have you seen the link?
[06:51] <liway_> does it mean that if i install the gnome network-manager, there'll be lotsa other gnome stuff to be shoved into my system? (btw, both ubuntu and xubuntu are installed in my laptop.)
[06:53] <blithen> gobject-2.0 what is that?
[06:54] <TheSheep> blithen: a set of helper libraries for OO-oriented programming in plain C
[06:54] <TheSheep> blithen: whole gtk is written using it
[06:54] <liway_> is there another program like wifi-radar?
[06:55] <blithen> The Sheep, do you know of a way to download it?
[06:56] <blithen> Or where rather.
[06:57] <TheSheep> !info gobject
[06:58] <ubotu> Package gobject does not exist in feisty, feisty-seveas
[06:58] <TheSheep> !info libgobject
[06:58] <ubotu> Package libgobject does not exist in feisty, feisty-seveas
[06:58] <TheSheep> :/
[06:58] <blithen> xD
[06:59] <TheSheep> it's part of glib it seems :/
[07:01] <liway_> maxamillion: i have both ubuntu and xubuntu desktops installed on my laptop... how to i acvtiate the network-manager in my "system tray" everytime i use xubuntu?
[07:02] <liway_> i have both ubuntu and xubuntu desktops installed on my laptop... how to i acvtiate the network-manager in my "system tray" everytime i use xubuntu?
[07:04] <blithen> Well
[07:04] <blithen> I'm totally stumped.
[07:34] <liway> hi. i just removed ubuntu-desktop! now, is there a way to change the bootup/shutdown splash page from ubuntu to xubuntu?
[07:35] <maxamillion> liway: lemme find you a link ... just a moment
[07:35] <liway> thanks maxamillion!
[07:36] <nzk> Why is Xubuntu so slow?
[07:36] <nzk> XFCE, KDE, and GNOME are all too slow
[07:36] <TheSheep> nzk: try DOS
[07:36] <nzk> On a relatively fast (3.46ghz, 1GB RAM) computer
[07:36] <nzk> Should I reinstall?
[07:37] <TheSheep> nzk: I think you must be having some hardware problem
[07:37] <nzk> That's everyone's diagnosis
[07:37] <TheSheep> nzk: see? :)
[07:37] <maxamillion> liway: i believe the command is "sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so
[07:37] <nzk> How do I remedy it?
[07:38] <maxamillion> liway: and then you select the xubuntu one
[07:38] <nzk> There was no such problem this time last year, when I first installed Ubuntu
[07:38] <TheSheep> nzk: have your hardware checked?
[07:38] <nzk> TheSheep, where?
[07:38] <TheSheep> nzk: where you bought it, usually
[07:38] <liway> maxamillion: i'll try it now
[07:38] <maxamillion> nzk: go to www.ultimatebootcd.com and run some diagnostic utilities on your hardware
[07:38] <maxamillion> liway: ok
[07:39] <nzk> maxamillion, smart!
[07:39] <liway> maxamillion: i did it. i'll just reboot and see if it works. will come back. MARAMING SALAMAT PO! (that's "many thanks" in Tagalog)
[07:40] <maxamillion> never heard of Tagalog
[07:40] <maxamillion> .... interesting
[07:40] <maxamillion> anyhoo ... its lunch time, be back in an hour
[08:27] <liway> hi. i removed the gnome-desktop and all gnome stuff and bloat like openoffice. is there a lightweight PRESENTATION (Powerpoint) maker and editor for xubuntu?
[08:58] <nikolam> No more lightweight like Abiword And Gnumeric. But for presentations... hmp dont know
[08:59] <zials> he's already logged
[08:59] <zials> ..off*
[09:00] <TheSheep> attention span of a mayfly
[09:01] <TheSheep> beamer is nice
[09:02] <maxamillion> TheSheep: beamer as in BMW?
[09:03] <TheSheep> maxamillion: no, as in latex
[09:06] <maxamillion> TheSheep: ahhhh, yeah ... i'm not entirely familiar with latex, i should be... but i'm not
[09:07] <maxamillion> in C*
[09:13] <ahshah> hi, i don't have bsd-lpr as a printing option, can someone help me figure out why?
[09:54] <k> why does my copy/paste break regularly?
[09:55] <TheSheep> k: because there is no clipboard
[09:55] <maxamillion> k: you talking about with firefox? ... i used to have that issue and i think its just firefox because i have had that problem on multiple distros
[09:56] <k> ah ok
[09:56] <maxamillion> or that
[09:56] <TheSheep> k: linux has no clipboard, you cannot paste from a program you already closed
[09:56] <k> well theyre still open
[09:56] <k> i think its firefox
[09:56] <TheSheep> k: another thing -- just selecting text makes it 'copy'
[09:56] <Catoptromancy> actually
[09:57] <maxamillion> k: yeah, if you have a knoppix cd laying around, try it on there ... it does it too
[09:57] <Catoptromancy> I made a "notepad" .txt on a FAT32 partition
[09:57] <Catoptromancy> made a sn shortcut
[09:57] <Catoptromancy> sh
[09:57] <Catoptromancy> so I copy and paste stuff into different OSes, from same file
[09:58] <k> i restarted firefox and its still doing it... just trying to copy a link from the address bar to a gaim conversation
[09:58] <k> it breaks randomly... its pasting something i copied hours ago
[09:58] <Catoptromancy> that should work
[09:58] <Catoptromancy> right click and selecet copy
[09:58] <maxamillion> k: yeah, you just have to re-copy it (sometimes takes a couple times) and it will eventually work
[09:58] <Catoptromancy> sometimes program are odd about copying
[09:58] <TheSheep> k: just select the url and use the middle mouse button to paste
[09:58] <k> TheSheep, thats not working
[09:58] <TheSheep> k: you might want to add a clipman plugin to your panel
[09:58] <maxamillion> Catoptromancy: it happens alot with firefox :/
[09:58] <k> i normally only use that to copy from the terminal
[09:59] <Catoptromancy> on Mirnada I need to copy twice
[09:59] <k> ill check that out
[09:59] <maxamillion> brb
[09:59] <Catoptromancy> there is a task bar button you can add that is similar to clipbaord
[10:00] <Catoptromancy> but i prefer shortcut to a .txt file
[10:01] <TheSheep> k: this explains the mechanics in action a little: http://standards.freedesktop.org/clipboards-spec/clipboards-0.1.txt
[12:28] <darwin81> Can I use the keyboard to control the pointer?