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daurnimatormmm00:30
daurnimatorhow do I tell xubuntu I'm in daylight savings?00:30
daurnimatorit keeps sychronizing my clock to the wrong offset00:30
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zoredachezz_daurnimator: try sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata01:02
counterpointHello guys01:20
counterpoint I need some assistance01:20
evil_techask away01:20
counterpointwhat is the syntax for configuring the Apt host name  for mirror achieve in ubuntu or xubuntu01:28
counterpoint the installation states that a standard  host name and port format is to be  used.01:29
OctZ[home]I just installed Xubuntu 7.10, installed the nVidia drivers, rebooted, and upon logging in the font size is too small to be understood. Is there a file I can edit to change the font size, or is there a work around for this?01:42
OctZ[home]I tried blowing away .config and .gconf but that didn't help01:49
OctZ[home]grepping the Xorg.0.log file indicates that the DPI is (54, 54) anyone know how to change this?02:36
OctZ[home]reconfiguring X fixed it02:39
Napfellas03:49
Napso i accidently installed NIS on xubunt03:49
Napand now it doesn't boot up =/03:49
Naphow do i uninstall it?03:49
Napoh well i'll just format03:51
neur1does anyone have vbox working?03:58
neur1is the alpha 2 up?04:01
ranceive got an old pc that wont boot from the xubuntu cd, (the newer pcs will, and the cd works on those)  so I need to make a floppy that will start the pc and transfer to the cd, the howtos all talk about smartbootmanager, but that doesnt seem to be available anymore as the download site is offline, any other ideas?04:19
neur1where is the volume ? tried adding an applet to the panel but it's a no-go05:11
soldatshuh05:44
neur1where is the volume ? tried adding an applet to the panel but it's a no-go05:45
neur1soldats wyb05:45
soldatsi lost electricity for a few days im so pissed05:46
neur1yikes05:46
soldatslol yea05:47
soldatshad to do with not recieving a copy of lease05:47
soldatsbut yea what window manager are you on now since youve been tryinag alot05:47
neur1xfce stock xubuntu05:48
neur1is there a bug with the volume?05:49
soldatsnot that i know of05:49
neur1can't find mine05:49
soldatsrclick the task bar and go to add new item and click on volume control05:50
soldats?05:50
neur1did that . . . nothing , does it have to be on the top?05:50
soldatsyea i think but im not sure05:52
soldatsi dont know why it would have to be on top thogh05:53
soldatsif you add the icon you need to click the run in terminal checkbox i think05:53
neur1tried both but it doesn't work05:53
soldatserr when you adde dit did 2 new icons appear (megaphone looking one and a bar)05:54
neur1no icons appear05:54
soldatsyou did on top right05:54
neur1yes05:55
neur1do i need to make one with a launcher?05:55
soldatsno shouldnt have to, i just did it myself and it works fine05:56
neur1hmm it's just me then05:57
soldatsoh wait05:57
soldatswhen you added it did you click the middle of the task bar or did you click where other icons are. like the network icon05:57
soldatsa suggestion maybe05:58
neur1i'll try that05:58
neur1nothing05:59
neur1what would be the command in a launcher05:59
soldatsxfce4-mixer06:00
soldatsits just basically a gui for the alsamixer in the terminal06:00
neur1thanks06:01
soldatsbut quicker06:01
soldatsdid you run it06:01
neur1yes , now i gotta go find a page with sound06:01
neur1it works06:02
neur1thanks again06:02
soldats0o rad06:03
soldatsi hope you havent had any other problems, i like to see people with a good install06:04
neur1it good to go, two comuters06:04
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soldatsawesome06:04
neur1did you see the new dsl?06:05
soldatsdsl?06:05
neur1damn small06:05
soldatsahh no i havent06:06
neur1you test distros?06:06
soldatsyea06:06
soldatswell when i have tiem06:07
soldatsim about to do arch as soon as i get some more cds06:07
neur1do you use a virtual box06:07
soldatsno i have a bunch of extra hdds06:08
neur1by the way is there a command to refresh the screen06:09
soldatsuhh i think its ctrl alt del, but im not sure06:09
neur1lol06:09
soldatsctrl alt bksp restarst the session06:09
soldatsrestarts*06:10
neur1doesn't ctrl alt del restart?06:10
neur1like in kde theres a refresh button06:12
soldatsbah i really dont remember, i never refresh. ive never had the need to. i just ctrl alt bkspc and do startx since i boot to cli first06:13
neur1o.k.06:13
soldatsrefreshing should be used anyways since xfce uses FAM06:15
soldatsshouldnt**06:16
soldatsit refreshes automatically if a config folder is modified06:16
soldatsneur1, well i gotta go ill see you later. have a good night or morning06:27
neur1k06:28
neur1what's the name of the app that has a scrolling effect, shelf?07:47
somerville32Not sure what you mean07:53
neur1did you ever try geubuntu? it has a app on the bottom that scrolls thru favorites. icons are animated07:55
neur1thanks07:59
Ben_Cshello08:21
Ben_Cscould it be that editing xorg.conf to add languages, when compiz is running, will crash the system?08:22
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Wizardhello :)13:02
Wizardi've just installed gutsy with xfce on my powerbook, and i must say i'm impressed13:03
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Chris_werehello, i used to use gnome and now i use xubuntu, but when i play my games its really slow and one game said that i need to instal propiety drivers for an ati or nvidia card, but the thing is, i dont have one. the games ran fine on gnome, what happened?15:52
vinzeChris_were, well, you could just try and open Application->System->Restricted Drivers Manager and see if you can install a proprietary driver for whatever card it is you have15:53
Chris_wereill have a look15:53
Chris_werenope, only my wireless drivers are there and already installed15:54
Chris_werethe games ran fine on gnome15:54
vinzeSame installation?15:54
Chris_wereknow from scratch15:54
vinzeAnd that Gnome installation, was that Ubuntu?15:55
Chris_wereyes15:55
CatoptromancyDRI enabled?15:55
Chris_werewhat does that mean?15:55
Catoptromancy!DRI15:56
ubotudri is direct rendering infrastructure, a framework for allowing direct access to graphics hardware under the X Window System in a safe and efficient manner.15:56
Chris_werehow do i see if its DRI enabled?15:56
Catoptromancy!xorg15:56
ubotuThe X Window System is the part of your system that's responsible for graphical output. To restart your X, type « sudo /etc/init.d/?dm restart » in a console - To fix screen resolution or other X problems: http://help.ubuntu.com/community/FixVideoResolutionHowto15:56
Catoptromancyerrr15:56
Catoptromancyheh15:56
Catoptromancytry $vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf15:56
Catoptromancywait15:57
Catoptromancytry $cattc/X11/xorg.conf15:57
Catoptromancytry $cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf15:57
Chris_werewhat am i looking for?15:58
Catoptromancymakew sure dri section is uncomments15:58
Catoptromancyed15:58
vinze...so without #'s at the beginning of the lines ;-)15:58
Chris_werei cant find a dri section16:00
Chris_wereits just not there16:01
Chris_were?16:02
vinzeCatoptromancy, you seem to know more about this than I do...?16:03
Chris_werei guess you guys can't work that one out. don't worry it wont kill me16:07
vinzeSorry :(16:07
Catoptromancyar16:19
Catoptromancyheh took too long16:19
vinzePerhaps he's still online and you can /msg him?16:20
node_6I'd like to get compiz working on my fresh xubuntu installation17:16
node_6I have an ati mobility 1400 card in my t6017:17
node_6Are the two not compatible?17:17
node_6I guess a specific error message would help, wouldn't it... once sec17:22
node_6*one17:22
node_6(EE) AIGLX error: dlsym for __driCreateNewScreen_20050727 failed (/usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so: undefined symbol: __driCreateNewScreen_20050727)17:22
node_6this error causes xorg to switch back to software rendering17:23
ArelisI'm speeding up my machine. How's xfce and how well does it work with these tasks?: Schoolwork, listening to music, recording music with my guitar, taking notes, downloading stuff, gaming..17:27
zoredachekeep in mind that xfce is just a windows manager.  The only thing it does to speed anything else up is to not waste memory/cpu time17:29
zoredacheif you had enough memory already then you really won't see any difference running vlc on ubuntu vs. kubuntu, vs. xubuntu17:29
Arelis768 MB RAM17:30
Areliszoredache: with 768MB RAM, is it worth it?17:31
zoredachewhat do you mean is it worth it?17:31
Arelisi mean will it speed stuff up17:32
zoredachecompared to what?17:32
ArelisGNOME17:32
Areliszoredache: GNOME.17:33
zoredacheYou might see some difference or you might not.  It is easier for you to try then it is for me o speculate.  Personally I don't use xfce because it uses less memory, I like it because I don't really want a window manager that does all the extra junk17:34
node_6same17:34
Areliswhat do you mean by "extra junk"?17:35
zoredachethe built-in network browser, and things like that17:35
Arelisoh, i need that kind of stuff17:35
node_6I'm installing a later fglrx driver for AIGLX support.  on the  m-a build,install fglrx-kernel  step, it looks for but can't find a /usr/src/modules directory.  that dir has never existed on any distro that I'm aware of.  any ideas?18:45
node_6if anyone has figured out how to installed latest amd driver (catalyst 7.12), please shout :)19:19
mak1084how do i close compiz.....i'm not able to c window border nor i cant move the ne window20:00
evil_techalt + f2 then run xfwm420:00
mak1084can you please tell me the commands.20:01
evil_techi think that will stop compiz from running and restore the normal window mangager20:01
mak1084xfwm420:04
mak1084thanks it works20:06
evil_technp20:06
flibberdyHi all, I installed xubuntu on an Hp Compaq NC4010 laptop yesterday, everything works except the xfce battery monitor plugin20:08
flibberdyit reads for battery information from /proc/acpi/battery/BAT01, whereas my battery information appears in /proc/acpi/battery/C13A. anyone know how to change where it gets info fromt20:09
newbieeeIs exaile works finr in xubuntu?20:14
newbieeecoz in my case its not working..20:14
newbieeeknock knock20:21
thruxtonnewbieee: not working isnt that useful, get it to generate an error message, then google that error20:26
thruxton(i dont even know what exaile is btw, so i cant help you)20:27
vinzeToo late :P20:27
thruxtonvinze: heh, I block joins,parts and quits so i didnt see him leave20:28
vinzeAh...20:28
radioaktivstormanyone active? my gksu responds very slowly...has anyone had this problem? any pointers?21:52
somerville32Like, how long?21:55
radioaktivstormon the order of 20ish seconds... substantially longer than it used to take21:56
TheSheepsame here21:56
TheSheepit was like that in feisty too21:57
radioaktivstormreally? i didnt really have a problem in feisty. hmm. could it be that there is some package in ubuntu proper that makes a performance difference? I was using ubuntu (gnome) under feisty.21:58
radioaktivstormoh also, one more question that i jsut thought about, is there a reason that  my volume buttons do not function under xubuntu? i have tried doing a bit of searching around for the fix... but nothing ive tried has worked22:15
thyrax_afkI added more ram to a new install of ubuntu. Is the swap automatically made bigger? does it matter?22:22
evil_techswap is not automatically adjusted22:22
thyrax_afkthanks evil_tech22:23
evil_techand only reason swap is there is if you run out of ram so adding more ram means you should use swap less22:23
evil_technp22:24
thyrax_afkI figured that just was going on what I read about having your swap 3x your ram and such22:24
thyrax_afkIt was just 256mb so it shouldn't matter much :)22:24
thyrax_afkI mean 128 :(22:24
thyrax_afkI ran top and 350 of 377 is used22:27
thyrax_afkI think I will try a minimal install and run open box as the main windows manager.22:28
evil_techalways fluxbuntu22:29
thyrax_afkwhy fluxubuntu?22:29
evil_techits ubuntu with fluxbox22:30
evil_tech:D22:30
thyrax_afkI liked the look of openbox22:30
thyrax_afknever knew what it was till yesterday :)22:31
thyrax_afkbut why should I try fluxubuntu?22:31
thyrax_afkIs there a way I can convert this installation to fluxubuntu with out having to download the disc and install from scratch?22:32
evil_techdunno if fluxbuntu-desktop is in the repos yet since it is still RC22:33
thyrax_afkok is there a way to strip down an install of ubuntu?22:34
thyrax_afkjust remove everything make it look like a barebones server install and install from scratch22:34
thyrax_afkI want to remove gnome-desktop I guess22:34
thyrax_afkhmmm I guess ill just start from scratch22:36
ere4sistart with the alternate cd - only about 10mb :)22:39
thyrax_afkere4si: is it the same as the mini.ios?22:41
thyrax_afkere4si: is it the same as the mini.iso*22:41
ere4siit's at the ubuntu download page and is command line only - don't know more than that22:42
thyrax_afkok it sounds like it is. I'll definately look into it. Thank you.22:42
thyrax_afkdefinitely*22:43
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evil_techalternate cd just doesnt have the live stuff, and has the ability to install a command line only system22:43
thyrax_isdoes it have a gui?22:43
thyrax_isfor install?22:43
evil_technope22:43
evil_techtext text text22:44
evil_tech:)22:44
thyrax_isok thats fine just wondering22:44
evil_techgui's get in the way22:44
thyrax_isha22:44
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ere4sihere's a good howto for the alternate cd - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/LowMemorySystems22:48
evil_techstupid question time. if i use multiple monitors of the same type (Dell P991) will dual displays act funky22:50
thyrax_afkevil_tech I don't see why it would23:03
thyrax_afkere4si: thanks for the howto23:04
evil_techwell only one way to find out23:04
ere4sihope it helps thyrax_afk23:04
thyrax_afkThe monitor shouldn't matter. The video card I would say might23:04
evil_techx800 gt23:04
evil_techworks fine right now23:05
evil_techcept it doesnt like x64 bit linux >:23:05
thyrax_afkthen I doubt you will have a problem. You will sonner have a video card conflict when trying to run multi monitors before you have a monitor conflict23:05
aandersedoes anyone know how i can easily switch between two keyboard layouts with xfce? when i went into the keyboard preferences it seemed not to work23:15
node_6can someone check  apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree  and see if they get a checksum error, please?23:17
aandersei heard it should be fixed in a couple days23:18
node_6oh.  ty :)23:18
aanderseadobe put out an update, so ubuntu just has to change their checksum size23:18
aandersecould always just install from their site if you are impatient though23:19
evil_techwell that was a disaster23:33
gerrotrying to search for a lot of files with similar name and delete them any tips on what app to use to do such?23:37
gerroI tried catfish but no delete function..23:37
evil_techyou could use rm with wildcards23:38
gerroyeah been wondering about that don't want to delete a load of stuff didn't want to23:39
gerroits best if it lists what its going to delete first23:39
gerroin an easy to read icon sorted list...23:39
evil_techjust open up thunar and press ctrl and select all the files you wanna delete23:39
gerroI dunno what does gnome normally use?23:39
gerroyes but even in the sub folders?23:40
evil_techyou would have to do it folder by folder23:40
gerromaybe I can grab catfish source and some how enable file deleting23:40
gerroseems stupid to not have option in a search program23:40
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gerrognome-search-tool ^^23:44
evil_techhow aptly named23:44

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