=== adam is now known as maxamillion === adam is now known as maxamillion [03:15] hello [03:17] hi, i have a webcam and have installed xawTV, under gentoo the setup was pretty flawless, but under xubuntu i'm getting an XFree86-DGA failed request. does anyone know why that happens? [03:17] o0 [03:17] did some one know how i add a theme to xfce ? [04:11] hello [04:25] hi all I have a problem, when I connect my pendrive xubuntu get crash, what should I do ? [04:28] when I connect my pendrive before to turn on my pc it detect without problems, the problem is when I connect it while xubuntu is runing [04:28] does anybody here can help me ? [04:44] can anyone recommend a graphical audio equalizer from the repos? [05:20] can anyne tell me why my screenres went from bad to worse after updating nvidia card driver to enable desktp effects, also i frgot how to make 4 desktops show instead of 2 [05:27] can anyne tell me why my screenres went from bad to worse after updating nvidia card driver to enable desktp effects, also i frgot how to make 4 desktops show instead of 2 [05:33] omg, can anyone tell me hw to save and exit out of nano, i just edited xorg.conf [05:41] hello [05:43] hmmmm.... edited xorg.conf and changed default depth from 24 to 16, but i'm still getting like 640 x 480 screenres, can anyone help [05:43] I have problem with bootup messages not showing up when I change the default vga size in menu.lst which it worked in older xubuntu releases [05:44] plus, the little spray effect when i click on the firefx icon seems to have disappeared === MenschenFleisch is now known as soylentgrun === soylentgrun is now known as SoylentGrun [10:20] hello, i wonder if xubuntu 8.04 is exactly the same thing as ubuntu 8.04? [10:20] just using xfce? [10:20] in that case if i install xfce to ubuntu would be the same thing? [10:24] akatsuki, yeah xubuntu is mostly just normal ubuntu with xubuntu-desktop installed in the place of ubuntu-dekstop [10:25] (those are meta packages that install the default applications etc) [10:25] i see [10:25] i really want to give a try to xubuntu since my laptop is not that great [10:25] xubuntu may run better on my laptop [10:25] i will try it [10:26] cool :) [10:26] but since im newbie, im worry about something.. usually there is a lot of documentation for ubuntu and tutorial for example the way i got my wifi working [10:26] but some guy told me that the same commands lines will not work for xubuntu, that i need to change it abit? [10:26] i wonder what is that [10:27] ehm.. well it should just work, if the script depends on some gnome apps, you can just keep those gnome apps [10:27] but since ubuntu use gedit and xubuntu use [10:27] another one i dont remember the name [10:27] i cant use gedit anymore [10:27] mousepad [10:27] yeah that one [10:27] but yeah you can use gedit [10:28] i see [10:28] had anyone try fluxbox on xubuntu before? [10:28] i run xubuntu but use gedit for my job, it works exactly the same on xubuntu as on ubuntu :) [10:28] i see [10:29] does fluxbux ist more lighweight han gnome? [10:29] then [10:29] than* [10:29] yeah used flux/open/blackbox [10:30] well it is more lightweight if you make it more lightweight, if you for example use fluxbox but still use nautilus to browse your files you wont get a lot of speed difference [10:30] same for any window manager/desktop envoirement [10:31] but yeah if you say use openbox+thunar+midori its a lot lighter then gnome+nautilus+firefox === The_Compiler is now known as The-Compiler [13:53] hi all [15:34] i'm in the process of installing xubuntu on a decTOP and i'm stuck at "could not perform immediate configuration (2) on libc6..." [15:36] thought maybe this comes up often [15:36] Yawg: first time I see it, google might know something [15:36] yeah i'm looking, a few people mention it but i don't see a solution yet [15:37] Yawg: btw, did you check teh cd for defects? [15:37] yes, it said there were but i'm not using the cd anymore, i'm far enough in where i can do the rest over the network [15:37] you know, just in case [15:37] maybe it failed on some part that was required... [15:38] i burned it twice and it failed twice [15:38] so i figured it would always fail [15:38] i had to use the usb live install method [15:38] and i figured tht was causing the fail [15:40] here is the more specific error: [15:40] err, the line it failed on [15:41] dpkg --force-depends --install var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.7-10ubuntu3_i386.deb [15:45] anyone know why when I rebooted my xubuntu 8.04 I now get the blue background and some of the programs I had running when I restarted (pidgin and update manager) . I do not have a top bar nor bottom and right clicking doesn't not offer any menus [15:47] i had searched in forums but didn't find anything that helped me [15:49] jdawiz: I don't why it's so, but I know how to fix it [15:50] jdawiz: press alt+f2 and type 'xfce4-panel' and press enter [15:50] jdawiz: then press alt+f2 again and type 'xfdesktop' and press enter [15:50] jdawiz: then log out, making sure the 'save session' checkbox is on [15:51] wow.. you the man [15:51] thanks a lot [15:51] or woman [15:51] sorry [15:57] there is no gender on irc :) [16:00] exactly .. so i am not sure what the pc statement is for you the man ... ... lol [16:07] man means human unless it obviously means male [16:24] ty [16:32] How do you make the xfce panel assume 'normal' status...that is, not always on top of other windows [16:36] it doesn't seem like xubuntu's memory foot print is that much lower than ubuntu's is it? [16:37] i mean, with xub desktop loaded up, it takes up like 120mb vs 160 for ubuntu [16:37] granted, if you only have 128mb of ram that'd make a big diff, but most comps these days have 512 [16:38] even the old ones [16:38] mortal1, I stick with xfce not because of memory issues, but overall performance. [16:39] yeah I like it well enough [16:39] mortal1, that and the fact you cannot have a clean desktop in gnome or kde [16:39] I think next time, I'm gona do a ubuntu install, and then install the xub desk along side it [16:40] that way I'll have those gnome apps that don't have good replacements in xub [16:40] ...and, OO.org looks funky [16:41] th0r, do you use the latest version of vuze? [16:53] vuze? [16:54] mortal1, I have done that before...installed ubuntu and then added xfce...just decided to take the lazy way this time [16:54] mortal1, I will probably add all the gnome stuff by the time I am done. But I don't use many of the panel apps or things like that [19:13] hi [19:15] I'm having trouble booting the xubuntu 8.04 liveCD ... the only hints I have are the following three lines of output (truncated) "ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct ...." "ata2.00: cmd a0/00:00:00..." "ata2.00: status: {DRDY}" [19:16] any ideas? [19:43] Hi folks, newb question: when I try to open F-Spot photo manager and Banshee music player, I get error messages saying that DBUS is not installed properly. Can anyone point to info on DBUS? How do I ensure that it is set up properly? [19:49] I get a similar message when I use gksu thunar / - how do we sort it out? [19:53] I just found this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?s=260f4b5055f5e478d482c6f7794e1212&t=465473&page=1 [20:07] does anyone know of a way to make the xfce panel NOT 'stay on top' [20:09] thor:you can select autohide in its' configuration [20:10] ere4si, yeah, but I ddidn't want to hide it per se, just make it act like a normal window [20:11] ere4si, 90% of the tiime I want it visible, but when I maximize a window I want it to maximize, and the panel in the bottom corner stops it from doing that [20:12] thor:I think it is set up to be visible at all times - autohiding it is the only thing I've found to get a fully maximized window [20:13] ere4si, yeah...from what I have found on the web that is the design...I was hoping someone knew a hex byte to insert somewhere to change that [20:16] th0r, programs that support "full screen" will render over the panel [20:16] th0r, furthermore, the source code is available so you could patch it :] [20:16] cody-somerville, possibly, but maximizing firefox or xchat won't [20:16] For Firefox, hit F11 [20:17] cody-somerville, F11 is full screen...not maximize [20:17] th0r, indeed [20:18] cody-somerville, just my opinion, but unless I specifically mark something to remain on top I would expect all software to conform to the same rules [20:18] cody-somerville, when I maximize xchat it covers gkrellm...and anything else on the desktop, except the xfce panel [20:19] th0r, I'm pretty sure it is intentional. [20:19] cody-somerville, I am sure it is. Was jus thoping to find a hack [20:19] th0r, If you're comfortable enough, you could probably recompile it patched to do just that [20:20] cody-somerville, that is an option...but not high on my list. Was hoping to find a quick fix [20:21] th0r, apt-get source xfce4-panel will quickly get you the source [20:21] th0r, it'll probably just involve commenting out a line somewhere or two [20:22] thor: from this site - http://www.techsupportforum.com/alternative-computing/linux-support/118643-xfce-panel.html - xfce4.2 used to have a checkbox for "staying on top" [20:22] ere4si, 'used to' is the operative phrase there [20:23] ere4si, don't know what insanity compelled them to remove it [20:23] th0r, I can ask for you. [20:23] cody-somerville, no....don't want to raise any hackles [20:23] ;] [20:53] sorry, real noob here, I just installed xubuntu desktop and logged in , things were OK but: don't know what happened, I am now back in Gnome and don't know how to login to xfce again [20:54] I can disconnect from this session, but all I know to do is to then write "startx" and that brings me into gnome [20:57] kilonux, change ur session on gdm [21:01] piju: that gives me a black screen, and I don't know what else to do with it than startx [21:02] kilonux, try "gdm" [21:02] ok === adam is now known as maxamillion [22:20] If any folks are interested, we're testing the candidate ISOs for Intrepid Alpha 2. You can help test by visiting http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/build/xubuntu/all :) [22:22] yo, how do i get webcam working on skype? [22:22] xTheSaintx, is your webcam supported? [22:23] no, i cannot see others on webcam [22:27] Got any fixes? [22:28] xTheSaintx, what model? [22:29] wat model of what? [22:29] Do i need to install anything to get the video fixed? [22:30] Is your problem that your webcam is not working or you can't see theirs? [22:31] i carnt see theirs [22:34] xTheSaintx, http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showforum=194 [22:37] what post will it help me? [22:39] xTheSaintx, This one seems to have some useful info: http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=126321 [22:39] It suggests upgrading to the newer version of Skype (which is unsupported but will probably fix your problem) [22:40] http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/download/skype/linux/choose/ [22:40] What one is for xubuntu [22:41] http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu [22:44] kk i downloaded [22:44] how do i install? [22:44] its all folders/files no .exes or what ever [22:50] I'm wondering about installing linux for a senior [22:50] who has little experience with computers [22:50] cody, how do i install the files/ [22:51] for some reason, my keyboard is all weird. When i try to use an apostrophe or quotation mark, i have to hold shift and push the ¨ button like 3 times to get one.. if i dont.. it just shows up as like an accented letter like (á) <-- that´s just pressed ' once then a [22:51] anyone know how to get it back to normal [22:55] Ok [22:55] xTheSaintx, double click on the deb file [22:55] yeh [22:55] it opens as a file [22:55] well [22:55] File manager [22:55] and its got control.tar.gz [22:55] data.tar.gz [22:56] debian-binary [22:56] xTheSaintx, Weird. Force it to open with gdebi [22:56] xTheSaintx, and please file a bug [22:56] rand0m, you can try reconfiguring X: sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg [22:57] nameusername, Ubuntu would probably be a better choice for individuals new to Linux. [22:57] cody is there any other way in getting webcam [22:58] xTheSaintx, Probably not. That forum post seemed to indicate it was a bug in that version. [22:58] no, but any other programs [22:59] for webcam [22:59] xTheSaintx, oh, sure. [22:59] xTheSaintx, aMSN [22:59] is there like sudo apt-get aMSN? [23:00] Click Applications > Setting > Add/Remove [23:00] Click "all software" from the dropdown [23:00] and then type in: amsn [23:00] Check off the box next to it and click install [23:04] Whats the difference between Hardy and Gutsy? [23:06] cody-somerville: I'm thinking about xubuntu because it's a win 98 computer, and ram might be an issue. Also, do you know anything about driver compatability for sony cameras? [23:07] RandyboY, Thats a tough question to answer in a few words. [23:08] nameusername, Okay. As for Sony Camera, most cameras just work out of the box as mass storage devices. [23:08] cody-somerville, ok... I wasnt asking for specifics, but just to understand why gutsy isnt hardy and vice versa [23:09] RandyboY, Hardy is a newer version of Xubuntu [23:09] any recommendation for a pretty picture manager such as picasa is for windows [23:09] nameusername, well... picasa runs on Linux :) [23:09] well there we go... [23:09] cody-somerville, uh, huh? Xubuntu? [23:10] RandyboY, Hardy and Gutsy are just code names for releases [23:10] ah, its a labs project [23:45] when i start up my PC i get this eror about xubuntu [23:45] so on startup i have to press ESC and then select one [23:45] But i tried to install Win XP and it dosent work