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ochosiTheSheep: hmm. my sources.list says universe is enabled.00:01
ochosihttp://pastebin.ca/76290600:01
TheSheepochosi: do an update00:02
ochosiTheSheep: done that quite often today already.00:02
ochosiTheSheep: in synaptic i can see the package but without version number and description. says "emerald" is only being referred to.00:03
ochosiTheSheep: could it be a problem that i was using beryl and emerald before and i only removed both of them after i upgraded?00:04
TheSheeparchangelpetro: maybe try a different mirror?00:04
TheSheepargh00:04
TheSheepwrong nick, sorry00:05
TheSheepochosi: try to demove the de. from your repo url00:05
TheSheepremove00:05
ochosii tried slowakian, dutch, austrian, german repos...00:05
TheSheeptry the main00:06
TheSheepwithout any prefix00:06
ochosik00:06
ochosihm, still the same...00:07
ochosicould there be any leftovers from emerald that prevent it from being found in the software channel?00:07
ochosi(although i have to say i "completely removed" emerald and did an apt-get autoclean afterwards00:08
ochosi)00:08
TheSheepochosi: what does 'apt-cache search emerald' say?00:08
ochosiemerald - Decorator for compiz-fusion00:09
ochosilibemeraldengine-dev - Development files for emerald engines00:09
ochosilibemeraldengine0 - Decoration engines for compiz-fusion00:09
ochosixemeraldia - not just another tetris clone00:09
TheSheepok, ok00:09
ochosirocksndiamonds - Arcade style game00:09
TheSheepochosi: check 'apt-cache show emerald'00:09
ochosithat's what i see in synaptic too, but as i mentioned without description and version numbers00:09
TheSheepdon't paste it here :)00:09
TheSheepI have version Version: 0.3~git20070717-0ubuntu100:10
TheSheepsame as ubotu00:10
ochosiwell, yeah. says the same here00:10
TheSheepyou're sure you spelled it right?00:10
ochosiyou mean "emerald"?00:11
TheSheepyes00:11
* TheSheep tries to install it00:11
ochosii'm sure i spelled it correctly00:11
TheSheepochosi: it works fine for me, it starts installation normally00:12
TheSheepochosi: how do you exactly try to install it?00:12
ochosii tried synaptic, add/remove, and of course "sudo apt-get install emerald"00:13
TheSheepochosi: and what does that las one say?00:13
TheSheeplast00:13
ochosiTheSheep: Package emerald is not available, but is referred to by another package.00:13
ochosiThis may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or00:13
ochosiis only available from another source00:13
ochosiE: Package emerald has no installation candidate00:13
TheSheepochosi: are you suere the 'sudo apt-get update' doesn't have any errors?00:14
ochosiTheSheep: yep00:15
ochosiTheSheep: either it's some stupid mistake on my side (although i tried to rule them out) or it's some weird bug... (although google doesn't say so. would be rather very individual bug then)00:16
ochosiTheSheep: the output of sudo apt-get update: http://pastebin.ca/76291800:18
TheSheepochosi: maybe try and move the files from /var/lib/apt/lists and do an update again?00:18
TheSheepochosi: all cache hits, it doesn't update anything00:19
TheSheepochosi: did you change your system time recently?00:19
archangelpetroTheSheep, !!!00:20
archangelpetro:P00:20
archangelpetropain00:20
archangelpetro;)00:20
archangelpetrou gonna start all that again? :P00:20
TheSheeparchangelpetro: sorry, a new keyboard is being shipped even as we speak00:20
somerville32archangelpetro, Maybe it is your mirror?00:21
ochosiTheSheep: system time: hm. nope, don't think so.00:21
ochosiTheSheep: i'll move the files...00:21
archangelpetroehe my mirror is broken00:21
archangelpetrocuz i'm so fugly ;)00:21
somerville32Are you trying to install the emerald package?00:21
* somerville32 pokes ochosi 00:23
ochosisomerville32: yep00:23
somerville32ochosi, What version of Xubuntu?00:23
ochosisomerville32: 7.1000:24
ochosiTheSheep: i removed the files, apt-get update went fine and i'm no further than before00:24
TheSheepochosi: still all cache hits?00:25
somerville32Solution00:26
somerville32http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/download.pl?arch=i386&file=pool%2Funiverse%2Fe%2Femerald%2Femerald_0.3~git20070717-0ubuntu1_i386.deb&md5sum=f6a5c6d5623cc28b86f4a8ed50d4ccb4&arch=i386&type=main00:26
ochosiTheSheep: no cache hits: http://pastebin.ca/76292400:26
TheSheepsomerville32: that doesn't explain anything :)00:27
somerville32lol00:27
somerville32But it works00:27
somerville32ochosi, What is your mirror?00:27
TheSheepsomerville32: irrelevant detail00:27
TheSheepsomerville32: http://pastebin.ca/76292400:27
ochosii tried quite many, e.g. # ubuntu.inode.at/ubuntu00:27
somerville32And when you open up software properties (applications > system > software properties), does it have them all checked off?00:27
TheSheepochosi: say, do you have the version pinned for emerald?00:28
ochosiif checked off means ticked, then yes00:28
ochosiversion pinned... hmm00:28
TheSheepochosi: in synaptics, select the package, then go to the top menu and see 'force version'00:29
ochosiTheSheep: unfortunately not.00:29
TheSheepochosi: does apt-cache show emereld show you the version?00:30
ochosiyes00:30
TheSheepwhich version does it show?00:30
ochosiVersion: 0.3~git20070717-0ubuntu100:30
TheSheepso, your package list is ok, apt-cache sees it good, but apt-get somehow fails to recognize it00:31
TheSheepochosi: tried aptitude?00:31
ochositried synaptic and add/remove and aptitude, all giving basically the same output00:33
TheSheepochosi: did you have emerald installed from some external source before?00:33
TheSheepochosi: maybe it thinks the old emerald you had is newer than the one in repos?00:34
TheSheepochosi: try forcing the version in synaptic00:34
ochosiTheSheep: forcing is not possible, and yes, i had emerald installed from some external source because it wasn't in feisty's repos (as far as i can remember)00:35
somerville32apt-get purge it?00:36
ochositried, but it is already goen00:37
TheSheepochosi: maybe try to move the files /var/lib/dpkg/info/emerald.* somewhere and do an update...00:37
ochosik00:39
TheSheepubotu!00:39
somerville32Bye00:39
TheSheep o/~00:39
ochosiactually there is no such package00:40
ochosiah... file i mean00:40
TheSheepmaybe that's why apt cannot find it00:40
ochosithe only emerald-related files on my laptop are:00:40
ochosi/home/ochosi/.emerald00:41
ochosi/usr/share/app-install/desktop/emerald-theme-manager.desktop00:41
ochosi/usr/share/app-install/icons/_usr_share_pixmaps_emerald-theme-manager-icon.png00:41
TheSheepok, ok00:41
TheSheepsomerville32: do you know where the files from /var/lib/dpkg/info/ normallycome from?00:41
ochosiwould you send me yours?00:43
somerville32TheSheep, dpkg?00:43
somerville32ochosi, Send what?00:43
ochosithe var/lib/dpkg00:43
somerville32Why not just download the binary package and install it?00:43
ochosithe emerald dpkg/info file00:43
somerville32I already gave you the link00:43
somerville32:)00:43
ochosiyeah, actually i guess that's what i'll do. although this problem is weird and i'd like it resolved but i guess i've already spent more than enough time on that00:44
TheSheepochosi: can you find emeral in /var/lib/dpkg/status ?00:45
ochosihihi, it says: dependency not satisfiable (lib...)00:45
somerville32doh00:46
TheSheepwell, 2am here, good night, gotta go to work today morning :)00:46
ochosiyes, thank you man!00:47
somerville32:)00:47
Tony_hello?00:51
somerville32Hello00:51
Tony_the cd is live right?00:52
somerville32Tony_, The desktop cd is, yes.00:53
Tony_i need help launching it, i have windows00:53
somerville32Tony_, What seems to be the problem?00:59
somerville32And just same my name correctly to get my attention if I stop responding :)01:00
Tony_windows asks me what program created the cd so it can launch it01:01
somerville32Tony_, You need to burn it to a cd as an ISO01:02
somerville32!burn01:02
ubotuCD/DVD Burning software: K3b (KDE), gnomebaker, serpentine, graveman, Nautilus cd burner (Gnome), gtoaster, xcdroast, cdrecord (terminal-based). Burning .iso files: see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto01:02
somerville32See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto01:03
Tony_i already burned it01:03
Tony_i cant launch it01:03
PumpernickelIt's a bootable cd.01:06
Tony_sooo, uhhh01:07
somerville32You might need to configure it to boot from the cd in your bios01:08
somerville32Do you know what the bios is?01:08
Tony_yes01:08
Tony_i'm not stupid01:08
somerville32Tony_, Smart people might know what the bios is :P01:08
Tony_how do you access it though?01:08
somerville32Tony_, It should say when you turn on your computer01:08
somerville32Usually F1, F2, or del01:09
Tony_i see bios on pc world all the time01:09
Tony_ok, i think it's f1201:09
Tony_ok, by01:09
somerville32bye01:09
Tony_hello again01:15
somerville32Tony_, Welcome back.01:15
Tony_which option should i enter?01:15
Tony_wait, i want to try again01:16
Tony_by01:16
kupesoftIs there a way to get NetworkManager to shutup about the keyring?01:29
somerville32kupesoft, Kill it? :]01:31
kupesoftKill what?01:32
somerville32NetworkManager01:32
ochosisomerville32: sorry, i'm still here. well anyway, it seems that the dev of libemeraldengine is available01:38
mahoneHow can I configure in Xubuntu 7.04 automatic login, and automatic launch of some applications on login? In Ubuntu there's the "Session" applet in "Preferences"...01:38
mahoneBut I can't find anything similar in Xubuntu...01:39
ochosisomerville32: synaptic even shows me the version number and description, only the two packages that were installed in 7.04 from foreign sources are blank (emerald, libemeraldengine0)01:39
ochosimahone: autostarted applications can be added via settings -> autostarted applications01:40
mahoneochosi: And automatic login?01:40
ochosimahone: settings -> login window01:41
mahoneochosi: OK, thanks. I have also a question about APT...01:41
ochosimahone: go ahead01:42
mahoneI've seen that in the repositories of 7.10 there's an updated version of a software I need (MLDonkey 2.9), while in 7.04 repos it's still (and I guess will remain forever) at the old 2.8 version...01:43
mahoneWhat happens if I changes the repos in /etc/apt/sources.list, but don't update the whole system?01:43
mahoneWould this create compatibility problems/break something?01:44
ochosimahone: i wouldn't do that. i would rather upgrade the one app you need by hand (either by compiling the source code or by simply using a .deb)01:44
ochosimahone: afaik it could break your system01:44
mahoneochosi: OK, thanks.01:46
ochosimahone: n.p.01:47
ochosialright, anyone there?01:54
* somerville32 hears echos.01:54
ochosisomerville32: would you mind sending me the *emerald*-files from /var/lib/dpkg/info ?01:55
ochosisomerville32: it seems i can't find them on the net and i still hope that could solve my problem01:56
BlackCowhello02:07
somerville32Hiya02:07
BlackCowI installed xubuntu on top of my ubuntu server edition and everything, for the most part, is peachy02:08
BlackCowbut for some reason I cant make a short cut to the desktop02:08
somerville32Just open up search for applications02:08
somerville32and than drag it to the desktop02:08
somerville32Or right click the desktop and click create launcher02:09
BlackCowwhats search for applications under?02:09
somerville32Accessories (appfind)02:11
BlackCowah thank you02:12
BlackCowwas driving me nuts, I was right clicking and it laucnhed the aplication instead of giving me options heh02:13
BlackCowso how would I add a shortcut to the top bar then?02:14
somerville32Same thing02:16
somerville32But goto applications > settings > desktop02:16
somerville32And there should be a checkbox in there02:16
somerville32Right click can show a context menu or the application menu02:16
somerville32Sounds like it is currently set to the application menu02:17
BlackCowerm, so that allows me to add icons to the top bar02:24
BlackCowside note: its very quite here02:24
somerville32Sleepy time02:27
somerville32:]02:27
somerville32It is much more active earlier02:27
somerville32BlackCow, Feel free to hang out here though02:28
somerville32Pretty good crowd here :)02:28
kupesoftThe Xubuntu GDM greeter looks screwed up on 600x800, the fonts are bugged or something03:08
kupesofthow can I take a screenshot of gdm?03:08
snerfuI have a tiny screen, 800x480 native resolution, is there some way I can make it scroll to see aplications that are larger than the screen?03:09
jargonjustinHi, I'm using Mythbuntu, which uses XFCE based off of Xubuntu, and was wondering what packages I should install to get the Xubuntu look-and-feel in XFCE?03:11
somerville32jargonjustin, I'm thinking xubuntu-default-settings03:13
snerfuis there some free clone of zork?03:16
somerville32snerfu, What is zork?03:18
crimsunone of the greatest text adventure games03:19
snerfuits an old text based rpg, one of the first, if not the first.03:19
crimsunI think it's abandonware now03:19
crimsunhttp://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/instructions.html03:20
snerfuI started making my own zork style game in python, but I thought it would be fun to play the original again03:21
j1mchi all, does anyone have any experience connecting to a wpa-encrypted wifi connection via nm-applet?03:21
j1mci'm running gutsy.03:21
snerfusweet, thanks crimsun.03:21
crimsunj1mc: via the network-manager-gnome package?03:22
snerfuI connected to one today jlmc03:22
j1mccrimsun: yes.03:23
crimsunj1mc: yeah, I do, then.03:23
somerville32Heya j1mc :)03:24
j1mchi somerville3203:24
j1mccrimsun: any advice?  nm-applet seems to offer a lot of different choices.03:24
j1mci'm not sure where to enter my password and such.03:24
crimsunj1mc: you should be able to just enter the network name and the password03:25
crimsunj1mc: choose "automatic" for the type(s)03:25
snerfui think I could run zork in dosbox mayb03:25
j1mcenter the network name?  not a username?03:25
crimsunj1mc: this is wpa "personal", correct?03:26
j1mchm, wpa-radius.  let me see the different options.03:26
crimsun(as opposed to "enterprise")03:26
j1mcit comes up as enterprise, yeah.03:26
snerfuif you click on the applet and select the access point, it should already know the name of it and you just have to enter in the password.03:26
crimsunok, so with wpa enterprise, just fill in the details you know03:27
crimsunthat should be "Network Name", "Identity", "Password" at least03:28
j1mcwhat would "identity" be?  a username?03:28
crimsunyes, e.g., j1mc@foo.bar03:28
j1mci don't think that i set up a username on the router, though.  i mean, other than the user/pass to log in to change the router settings.03:29
crimsunerr, so you're using wpa enterprise on a wireless router?03:29
crimsun(doesn't matter, ultimately.  The procedure is identical.)03:29
j1mcyeah, at least that's how "wpa-radius" gets picked up by nm-applet03:30
j1mcok.  thanks for your help, crimsun.  i'll give things another go.  :)03:30
crimsunnp03:30
j1mcbbl... maybe.  :)03:31
j1mccrimsun: i was able to connect using 'wpa personal'03:47
j1mcthanks03:47
somerville32:)03:48
somerville32j1mc, Come help package! :)03:48
crimsunj1mc: yeah, I found it a bit intriguing that one would choose wpa enterprise...03:48
j1mci did a manual configuration using nm-applet rather than try to let it configure things for me.03:48
somerville32nm-applet says I have no network devices03:48
j1mci didn't really know what i was selecting before - there were so many options, and i didn't know which one to choose.03:48
j1mcsomerville32: no packaging for me tonight, but thanks.03:49
j1mcwhat are you working on?03:49
somerville32Just getting xfwm4 uploaded03:49
somerville32err..03:49
somerville32xfce4-session03:49
j1mcah, ok.  cool.03:50
crimsunpbuilder-time-stamp: 119432101503:50
crimsunlooks good03:50
somerville32crimsun, Awesome.03:51
crimsun  xfce4-session_4.4.1-2ubuntu1_source.changes: done.03:51
crimsunSuccessfully uploaded packages.03:51
* somerville32 cheers.03:51
j1mc:)03:53
chef_hi I'm back03:59
chef_i managed to install the ubuntu-server version on my old 200mmx 64mbram machine03:59
chef_some more questions:03:59
chef_A. then I checked in with the name and password I selected due to the installation but now I don't know how to shutdown or reboot the system as I don't know the root password (for which I wasn't asked in the installation)03:59
chef_B. how can I find out what packages are installed and how do I change them03:59
chef_C. finally I used mc before (on an old suse-version) where do I find it for ubuntu03:59
chef_any help is appreciated specially to point a. as i can't turn of the machine :-)04:00
somerville32:)04:01
somerville32chef_: We use sudo04:02
somerville32just do: sudo <command>04:02
somerville32And it'll ask for your password. Use _your_ password04:02
chef_great it worked thank god :-)04:03
j1mcso, chef_ ... "sudo halt -p" would shut down the computer04:03
somerville32:)04:03
somerville32And you can use aptitude to see what packages are installed04:04
j1mcand "sudo reboot" would... um... reboot it.  :)04:04
j1mcchef_: what is "mc"?04:05
somerville32and you can install mc by typing: apt-get install mc04:06
somerville32j1mc, a "powerful file manager"04:06
somerville32chef_, You can also see #ubuntu-server for more help with the server install.04:06
j1mci'm headed off to bed.  have a good night, all.  see you later, cody.04:09
=== _RandyboY is now known as RandyboY
newbie23I lost the connection (was chef) but back again05:22
newbie23as I have installed the server-edition (on the 200mmx machine) I try to get a ssh connection from another computer in the LAN via ssh using putty and WinSCP but the connection is refused05:22
newbie23Is there anything I have to do first?05:22
somerville32Is sshd installed?05:23
newbie23how can I find out? I just installed the ubuntu-server-disk05:24
newbie23i thought ssh is default05:26
somerville32Try sshing locally :]05:27
somerville32If it isn't installed type: apt-get install openssh-server05:28
newbie23sshing: command not found05:29
somerville32lol05:29
somerville32ssh localhost05:29
newbie23just entered the apt-get... and it's installing from the disk05:32
newbie23jippie a got a ssh connection! thx05:35
somerville32:D05:36
somerville32Happy to help05:37
newbie23I downloaded "mc_4.6.1-7ubuntu1_i386.deb" onto my windows machine as i now have a ssh-connection where can i put it for aptiture to recognize and install05:40
somerville32no need05:40
newbie23it05:40
somerville32type: sudo apt-get install mc05:40
newbie23E: Couldn't find package mc05:42
somerville32You need to enable universe.05:42
somerville32Edit /etc/apt/sources.list05:43
somerville32ie. type: sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list05:43
somerville32Be careful in there05:43
newbie23what do i have to enter where?05:44
merovingian58question for someone: am trying to install xubuntu, but when I choose the install option, i get the splash screen and then after one minute the screen goes black and the install stops.  any thoughts?05:45
somerville32newbie23, You need to uncomment the "universe" section under the big block of text stating it is unsupported.05:47
newbie23it seams the "universe" lines are allready uncommeted05:47
somerville32Than you need to do: apt-get update05:48
somerville32err.. : sudo apt-get update05:48
newbie23okay it's downloading05:51
newbie23and then repeat "sudo apt-get install mc"?05:52
somerville32yup05:52
newbie23coooool...! thx again05:54
somerville32:)05:54
Curley_Suehi. anyone knows how to avoid default deamons run upon boot (such as gconfd, networkmanager, gpm, gnome-keyring-manager...)07:28
PegLeglook at settings ->autostarted applications07:30
zoredachethat won't really change anything....07:31
Curley_Suecan you do you have a cli tool?07:31
zoredacheare you really sure you don't want those things?07:31
zoredacheupdate-rc.d is the cli too07:32
zoredachetool*  or you can just manually remove the symlinks in /etc/rc2.d07:32
Curley_Suezoredache: thanx! why do you think I should keep them?07:33
zoredachegnome keyring, and network manager are useful if you are using wireless07:34
Curley_Suethreethirty: it is probably done using update-rc.d or  manually removing the symlinks in /etc/rc2.d07:34
Curley_Suesorry about the last one...07:34
zoredachekeyring is also useful if you will be using encrypted volumes07:34
zoredachegpm is nice if you want to select things with the mouse at a terminal07:34
zoredacheoh, and mostly, becuase if you don't know what you are doing you can really make a mess07:35
zoredacheat least make a backup of etc before you start manually adjusting things there07:35
Curley_Suezoredache: thanx! that is very helpful! I appreciate it!!07:36
Curley_Suezoredache: shouldn't wifi-radar be less resources demanding that gnome-keyring and Network... I have never connected to encrypted networks or mounted such volumes (not that I know of). any good reason to have it run by default? isn't gpm for the tty (as the term-emulator under WM have regular mouse use)07:38
Curley_Suezoredache?07:42
TheSheepzoredache: *removing* the symlinks is a bad idea07:44
Curley_SueTheSheep: does this has to do with the previous disscusion? regarding default deamons at boot?07:46
newbie23trying torrents on my lan:07:48
newbie23I installed the bittornado pack, created a .torrent file on my windows-compi and copied it in the home/bittornado/torrentcache and now ... im lost :-(07:48
newbie23I have no idea what of all the bt* progs to use and what for and the faqs I found on the homepage weren't very helpfull07:48
newbie23Any suggestion?07:48
Curley_Suenewbie23: did u try bittornado? it is nice07:49
Curley_Suenewbie23: from the terminal use btdownloadgui.bittornado to run it07:50
TheSheepCurley_Sue: yes07:50
newbie23I just installed the pack but as I dont use a gui I have to figure out how to do it on the console07:50
Curley_SueTheSheep: so how would u recommend changing what's on upon boot?07:50
TheSheepCurley_Sue: rename the links from Sxx to Kxx07:51
Curley_SueTheSheep: thanx!07:51
TheSheepCurley_Sue: there is a program to do it07:51
Curley_SueTheSheep: shouldn't wifi-radar be less resources demanding that gnome-keyring and Network... I have never connected to encrypted networks or mounted such volumes (not that I know of). any good reason to have it run by default? isn't gpm for the tty (as the term-emulator under WM have regular mouse use)07:51
TheSheepCurley_Sue: sysv-rc-conf07:51
TheSheepCurley_Sue: I don't know about network managers, never used any, gm is for console indeed07:52
Curley_SueTheSheep: how do u wireless?07:53
TheSheepCurley_Sue: I don't07:54
Curley_SueTheSheep: fair enough... ;-)07:54
Curley_Suenewbie23: have you checked man bittorrent-downloader.bittornado07:57
PegLeganyone notice problems changing cursors, it keeps changing from the default and my selection depending on which window I hover over07:58
PegLegTry deluge - seems real fast.07:58
Curley_Sueciao all07:59
Dark_Nexushello07:59
Dark_Nexusi am having some issues with keyboard shortcuts.  i have my xmodmap and everything set up, but everytime i log into xfce, i have to run xmodmap on that file, and then open up the keyboard shortcut settings manager and select my configuration by clicking on the name of the configuration.  this is kind of a pain and was wondering how i can automate it.08:01
PegLegDark_Nexus, maybe you could put into bashrc08:02
Dark_Nexusthat would probably be a good idea08:03
Dark_Nexusi'll try that08:03
Dark_Nexuswont that only work after i open a terminal though?08:04
TheSheepbashrc is bad idea, try autostarted applications08:05
Dark_Nexusi tried that a while ago and no luck08:05
PegLegtry rc.local08:05
Dark_Nexuswhere's that at?08:06
TheSheepPegLeg: rc.local runs before X starts, and as root08:06
Dark_Nexusyeah that won't help then, i use a non-root account08:06
PegLegi think i saw it at /etc/rc.local08:07
PegLegDark_Nexus, i would make a bash script executable, and put into autostart applications - it should work08:10
Dark_Nexusalright08:10
Dark_Nexusi just read something online that says xmodmap automatically uses the ~/.Xmodmap file when the session is started using startx or GDM/XDM/KDM08:10
Dark_Nexusso i'll try that first, if it doesn't work, i'll be back08:10
PegLeganyone but me notice the mouse manager in xubuntu is not working in gutsy?08:12
PegLegi've tried update-alternatives --config x-mouse-cursor and everything i can think of to get my cursor to stick, but it keeps changing.08:14
newbie23_have a nice day :-)08:22
sahilhey, for some reason in openoffice on xubuntu i dont have any icons08:33
sahilonly text appears08:33
sahilfor example instead of the the white icon for the new document button, it just says new08:34
sahilhow can i fix this08:34
zeroflagI need a few hdparm commands to run at startup. where would I put them? (it seems the spindown settings have to be set every time)09:05
doktoreashello everybod09:58
doktoreasi am going to move from ubuntu to xubuntu09:58
doktoreasi just wanna know if wireless detection uses the same approach09:59
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sjefen6How do I take a screendump?11:04
zeroflagbin2iso is broken... any idea how to mount a .bin file directly? (it isn't corrupt. it works in daemon-tools/windows)11:16
totalengagezeroflag: try bchunk11:28
zeroflagtotalengage: thanks.11:30
totalengage:]11:35
hollunderhi there, a strange thing happens to me when I try to delete folders from the terminal-emulation, the files don't get deleted and I don't get any error message..12:18
hollunderI could delete the same folder with thunar without problems12:19
totalengagedo you use 'rm -r *folder'?12:21
totalengage(without * :P)12:21
hollunderuh, i think I found my mistake, I used --ignore-failure-on-non-emtpy :)12:22
hollunderuh, I didn't know rm workes for directories as well, I tried rmdir12:23
totalengagelol12:23
hollunderbut I'm a tiny bit wiser now, thanks :)12:23
totalengagenah, you have to rm -r, it removes recursive12:23
hollunderthat works, thanks :)12:24
neozenmeeep12:25
hollunderdo you happen to know stuff about thunar & imwheel?12:25
neozenibm_acpi is goooone!12:25
totalengaget000t neozen12:25
neozenwhere's my darn /proc/acpi/ibm/light?12:25
neozenhi there totalengage12:32
neozenam tempted to do fresh install12:34
neozenthis was an upgrade from feisty12:35
neozenoh well... time to head to work12:35
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thneehas anyone had the problem that all keys doesnt change when you switch keyboard layout? i have one key that still behaves in swedish even though i changed to US16:46
KBMcan any one help me, i was wondering if there were any drivers available to install usb wireless lan devices for linux16:50
arin#quit17:29
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slow-motionhi18:39
evil_techhola18:39
pboyceHi can anyone help me with a problem?18:54
evil_techwhats the problem and we shall see18:54
pboyceOk i just upgraded to 7.10 from7.04 and i can't get out of low res mode, i have nvidia 6800 card and am using the restricted drivers18:55
pboycewell i can't get higher than 800x60018:56
evil_techhave you tried reconfiguring x?18:56
evil_techsudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg?18:56
pboyceok ill try that18:56
evil_techanyone know where i can find a firefox icon with transparent background?18:57
pboyce                                                                      │18:58
pboyce │ Users of PowerPC machines, and users of any computer with multiple video  ↑18:58
pboyce │ devices, should specify the BusID of the video card in an accepted        ▮18:58
pboyce │ bus-specific format.                                                      ▒18:58
pboyce │                                                                           ▒18:58
pboyce │ Examples:                                                                 ▒18:58
TheSheepevil_tech: /usr/share/pixmaps/18:58
pboyce │                                                                           ▒18:58
pboyce │  ISA:1                                                                    ▒18:58
pboyce │  PCI:0:16:0                                                               ▒18:58
pboyce │  SBUS:/iommu@0,10000000/sbus@0,10001000/SUNW,tcx@2,800000                 ▒18:58
pboyce │                                                                           ▒18:58
pboyce │                                                                           ▒18:58
pboyce │ For users of multi-head setups, this option will configure only one of    ▒18:58
evil_techah what the heck is all that18:58
pboyce │ the heads.  Further configuration will have to be done manually in the X  ▒18:58
pboyce │ server configuration file, /etc/X11/xorg.conf.                            ↓18:58
pboyce │                                                  got this meassage18:58
somerville32lol18:58
pboycesorry18:59
evil_techno prob18:59
evil_techi did the same thing once18:59
TheSheep!pastebin | pboyce18:59
ubotupboyce: 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)18:59
pboyceit gave me that message but no results18:59
evil_techthanks sheep19:01
pboycewow paste.ubuntu-nl.org huh thats neet19:01
pboyceOk maybe u can help with this i go to use nvidia setting in control panel and get this message in terminal error: nv-control extension not found onthis display amoung other errors19:06
pboycealso says can't determine number of nvidia gpus, frame lock or number of vcscs19:07
klaxondaverowholy fuck, I did it.19:09
zoredacheklaxondaverow: you might want to watch your language....19:09
klaxondaverowwill do!19:09
somerville32!ohmy19:09
ubotuPlease watch your language and topic, and keep this channel family friendly.19:09
somerville32:D19:10
evil_tech:D19:10
pboycelol19:10
skafiskafnjakXhey guys how do I add that icon to terminate frozen application?19:10
skafiskafnjakXlike with Ubuntu, you click it and than click non working application...19:10
klaxondaverowQuick question: Will Xubuntu have a PowerPC release for version 7.10?  Any ideas?19:11
zoredacheI would guess not... I don't think ubuntu is officially supporting ppc anymore19:12
klaxondaverowI guess I gotta hit the listservs and e-mail the dev team to find out more?19:12
zoredachemy experience has been that ubuntu has never been very stable on ppc hardware...19:13
zoredacheI would suggest you consider debian, or perhaps one of distributions focused on ppc19:13
pleia2klaxondaverow: ubuntu stopped supporting ppc a couple releases ago19:15
pleia2that includes xubuntu19:15
klaxondaverowP and Z, thanks for your response!  I'll see what else I can gather19:16
winkerbeanHi, I just updated some apps using the Update Manager and now I can't print.  I just get "lpr: Error - scheduler not responding!" on the command line.19:24
winkerbeanAs a side note, I received word updates to cupsys and cupsys-bsd failed during the updating.19:24
TheSheepwinkerbean: failed with what error?19:36
winkerbeanTheSheep: Give me a sec to check here...19:38
winkerbeanTheSheep: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 (for both cupsys and cupsys-bsd)19:39
TheSheepwinkerbean: this needs to be fixed19:39
TheSheepwinkerbean: anyhing more?19:39
winkerbeanTheSheep: No, that's all it says.  I suppose I can redownload the prior cupsys and cupsys-bsd installation (I think it was 1.2.7) and everything should be ok, right?19:40
TheSheepwinkerbean: I don't think so19:43
winkerbeanTheSheep: Hmm.  Odd, I just did a "sudo ps -Al | grep cupsd" and saw cupsd is running.19:45
zoredachejust a thought, but why not try running the post install script manualy as root and see if you can see what fails19:49
zoredacheasin ... sudo /var/lib/dpkg/info/cupsys.postinst19:49
winkerbeanzoredache: Thanx...I just tried it.  Nothing came up.  Still no such luck.  I noticed though, I can still print from other Terminal windows.  (Odd upon odd, eh?)19:53
woodwizzleIs there an icon theme for XFCE that uses the enlightenment icons?19:56
somerville32woodwizzle, I'm pretty sure the icon themes are the same ones gnome uses19:58
somerville32So if there is one for gnome, you can install it in xfce419:58
woodwizzlesomerville32: Yeah they are. But I haven't found one on gnome-look or xfce-look so I thought I'd ask in here20:03
* somerville32 is no help.20:04
winkerbeanSlightly off topic: I've noticed some statements (e.g., "ABC is no help", "X gives Y a hug", "P kisses Q").  How do I do that?20:05
winkerbeanI mean, I know how to kiss a woman... ;)20:05
somerville32lol20:06
somerville32type: /me <action in third person>20:06
* winkerbean I thank somerville3220:07
somerville32lol20:07
* winkerbean thanks somerville3220:07
somerville32:D20:07
johnstraussHello, I have a problem. My kodak camera can not detected by my xubuntu 7.04. Why? My xubuntu can dectect Usb stick.20:27
TheSheepjohnstrauss: kodak invented their own protocol for cmmunication with camera, it's not seen as a normal usb disk20:28
somerville32johnstrauss, Applications > Settings > Settings Manager20:28
somerville32johnstrauss, Than click file manager20:28
johnstraussOK20:28
somerville32Click the advanced tab20:28
somerville32And than ensure that the "Enable volume management" tickbox is checked off20:29
somerville32Than click "advanced"20:29
somerville32err.. "configure"20:29
somerville32The blue link under the checkbox20:29
somerville32Than click the Camera tab20:29
somerville32Here you can configure an application to launch automatically  when you connect your camera.20:30
s|k_do any of you xubuntu users have ubuntu-desktop installed?20:30
s|k_because installing it caused serious errors on 7.1020:30
somerville32johnstrauss, I'm searching for an application that you can use. Please hold.20:30
johnstraussThank you very much.20:31
somerville32johnstrauss, There seems to be a small number of utilities available. Let me see if I can find one that sports a graphical user interface.20:32
johnstraussHow do you looking for this utilities?20:32
somerville32johnstrauss, I'm searching the Ubuntu application database.20:33
somerville32johnstrauss, gtkam appears to be something you could try20:33
johnstraussIs there a link for Ubuntu application database?20:33
TheSheepjohnstrauss: packages.ubuntu.com20:34
johnstraussThanks alot20:34
somerville32johnstrauss, Applications > System > Add/Remove20:34
somerville32johnstrauss, You can also use the command line utility apt-cache search20:35
johnstraussOK, it is working.20:43
johnstraussthanks20:43
somerville32johnstrauss, Awesome!20:45
somerville32johnstrauss, Feel free to hang around!20:45
johnstraussHow do you know what to do when met some problem  like this?20:47
somerville32johnstrauss, experience I guess :)20:48
johnstraussOr you are one member in the ubuntu developing group?20:48
somerville32johnstrauss, That too20:50
somerville32lol20:50
johnstraussOK, I will not waste your time...... Thanks again. Bye20:51
somerville32johnstrauss, You're not wasting my time :)20:51
somerville32I'm happy to help.20:51
johnstraussAnother problem puzzle me a long time.20:54
johnstraussI am a Chinese.20:54
* somerville32 nods.20:54
johnstraussIn some javascript in a website, some Chinese charactors can not be display correctly20:55
johnstraussWould you like to help about this problem?20:56
somerville32johnstrauss, I'm not sure how to help you with that problem. You'll most likely want to visit the Chinese loco team IRC chat room for assistance as they'll have experience with that kind of problem.20:57
johnstraussIf you'd like, I can show you the web page. I used to ask the problem there. But They can not help much.20:58
somerville32johnstrauss, see #ubuntu-cn21:00
johnstraussSo after download the photo from the camera. How can I unmount the camera? just take the plug off?21:00
somerville32johnstrauss, Yes. But you should look for a "unmount" option somewhere to ensure you don't lose data!21:01
johnstraussI see, "remove camera".21:02
somerville32Awesome21:04
somerville32Click that21:04
johnstraussIt seems that the gtkam is not very strong. It automatically quit.21:13
somerville32johnstrauss, hehe.21:13
somerville32johnstrauss, File a bug report! :]21:13
johnstraussWhen I click right button of the mouse, it quit21:13
somerville32Ouch21:14
somerville32Atleast it is easily reproducible21:14
somerville32File a bug at http://bugs.launchpad.net and I'll fix 'er up!21:14
johnstraussYou have reproduce it ?21:15
somerville32johnstrauss, If the bug is easily reproducible on your system, I imagine I can too21:15
somerville32(on my system)21:15
johnstraussI dont know whether it is caused by my camera. Because after gtkam quit, when I reopen gtkam it stoped when reloading the driver of the camera. I had to shutdown my camera and repower my camera to make it work again.21:18
somerville32johnstrauss, Please file a bug report.21:19
johnstraussOK, I'll do it.21:21
somerville32Thank you.21:21
johnstrausshttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtkam/+bug/16061021:31
ubotuLaunchpad bug 160610 in gtkam "Kodak camera, gtkam automatically quit." [Undecided,New]21:31
johnstraussOK21:31
johnstraussmy report21:31
somerville32Thanks! :)21:32
johnstraussIt is my reponsibity to report bugs.21:33
slow-motionn821:33
woodwizzleWhere is the session file so i can tweak how xfce starts up?21:35
somerville32~/.Xauthority ?21:37
TheSheepno, /etc/xdg/something21:41
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somerville32TheSheep, ping.22:04
TheSheeppong22:05
somerville32TheSheep, Where do themes go?22:05
Ben_Cshello22:08
TheSheepsomerville32: which themes?22:08
Ben_Cslong time haven't been here22:08
somerville32xfce422:08
somerville32Ben_Cs, hey :)22:08
TheSheepsomerville32: /usr/share/themes/ and ~/.themes/22:09
TheSheepsomerville32: the quit buttoin bug is not gone22:09
somerville32TheSheep, no?22:09
somerville32TheSheep, xfce4 themes are just gtk2+ themes, right?22:10
TheSheepsomerville32: no, I still have it about 1 time in 4 when selecting quit from the menu22:10
TheSheepsomerville32: both22:10
somerville32TheSheep, Please reopen the bug and I'll see if I can fix it22:11
TheSheephow?22:12
somerville32Click the down arrow in the table22:13
somerville32And use the drop down to select confirmed.22:14
TheSheepok22:14
somerville32TheSheep, How do you install icon themes?22:14
TheSheepsomerville32: unpack them to ~/.icons or /usr/share/icons/22:15
TheSheepsomerville32: and maybe regenerate the theme cache22:15
somerville32How do you do that?22:15
* somerville32 is writing a factoid for it.22:15
TheSheepgtk-update-icon-cache directory-where-the-theme.index-is22:16
TheSheepbut I think just unpacking them is enough22:16
arminhello ppl, the website of xubuntu still shows a link to the release candidate announcing site which holds a dead link to an /rc/ - as there is no need for this anymore, i think it should just be removed. is there anyone i should speak to about this? i don't consider it a major issue or something at all but i think it would make sense to remove it...23:40
zoredacheit looks correct to me...23:41
arminuhm23:42
evil_techsame here23:42
arminwell it shows "Xubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" Release Candidate now available" under "Latest News"23:42
arminin the right panel23:42
zoredachewell that was a news item... and the released version is above it...23:42
arminzoredache: hmmm. i just thought it might confuse ppl :)23:43
zoredacheit probably will, but I don't know anything about who maintains the site23:43
somerville32I maintain the website.23:43
evil_tech:)23:44
somerville32And in the future, you should file a bug against the xubuntu-website product on launchpad23:44
arminzoredache: well i entirely see your point and it is correct that old latest news entries will not disappear at all or something you know...23:44
arminsomerville32: i considered so but i mean it just is not really a bug is it23:44
somerville32armin, It is the workflow. :)23:44
arminsomerville32: maybe adding something like "obsolete, you should get 7.10 final _here_ (link) [RECOMMENDED]" or something would rather help23:45
somerville32I'll take a look in a moment :)23:45
armini was just thinking about this a few seconds, don't take this too serious as i'm slightly drunk. :)23:45
zoredachesomerville32: just a thought, why not put a link somewhere on the site about where to submit site-related bugs?23:45
somerville32zoredache, Excellent idea.23:46
arminalso don't consider my comments as bitching or something, if you find it's correct the way it is, everything fine.23:46
arminzoredache: uhm yeah good idea23:46
arminsomerville32: hm maybe one should just put a referrer site like "as RC is outdated, you will be forwarded to the final 7.10 gutsy gibbon download site" page or so23:47
arminhmm23:47
arminwell anyone using linux will be smart enough to figure out what an RC is tho23:47
arminheh23:47
arminok now for something completely different. :)23:47
somerville32armin, hehe. I don't have that impression at all - always feel free to share your ideas :)23:47
arminsomerville32: cool :)23:48
somerville32Thats how the FOSS model works! :)23:48
arminhey right now i'm just running a normal ubuntu with a xfce4 installed on top which i HEAVILY customized to my needs and it is just PERFECT for me right now, i'm just wondering cause there are mixed entries from xfce, gnome AND kde in my settings submenu and i think that's a bit stupid, i mean okay it was an ubuntu and i just installed xfce and kde on top and now use xfce, but however, i mean, how does xubuntu handle all the config stuff, is there23:50
arminoops think that one was too long :)23:50
zoredacheis there?23:51
arminhmm23:51
arminthink so, should i do a screenshot?23:51
zoredacheI think I missed part of the question23:52
armindont have splitlong.pl on this client, sorry, can you tell me the last words from it?23:52
zoredacheis there...23:53
armin... is there a graphical frontend for all23:53
armin               the nice systemwide config stuff like in ubuntu, i mean for example23:53
armin               the power management stuff or something, did they create own23:53
armin               graphical config dialogs and i should seriously use xubuntu if i'm23:53
armin               an xfce addicted ubuntu user?23:53
somerville32armin, You can install the same utility used in ubuntu for Xubuntu23:53
arminsomerville32: oh!23:54
armin:O23:54
somerville32Although I don't necessarily recommend it.23:54
arminsomerville32: well right now i think i could also just backup /etc and /home and install a fresh xubuntu to this laptop, it's not much work and then i really just got it the way i want i guess....23:55
arminhmm23:55
zoredacheif you have it the way you want it, why would you want to reinstall?23:56
armingood point23:56
arminthere was a strange side-effect where i started a gnome app (not sure which one of those i started caused it) after which i wasnt able to access the desktop right click menu in xfce (which just shows my normal panel start menu so it was no problem)...wasn't able to reproduce the error tho...23:57
somerville32xfdesktop4 might have crashed23:58
somerville32And did you know there is a desktop context menu?23:58
arminsomerville32: ah! :) thank you. :)23:58
arminsomerville32: uhm that middle click menu you say?23:58
arminsomerville32: coz right click brings up my applications menu23:59
armini'm a bit noobish, sorry for that.23:59

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