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TheSheepI usually share files via a server00:00
khan12234232question, why is thunar copying instead of moving when i drag and drop (yes i know shift changes this)00:00
TheSheepkhan12234232: because you drag between different partitions00:00
TheSheepor different disks00:01
khan12234232no, from home folder (same partition) and desktop, again same partition00:01
TheSheepshouldn't do that :/00:01
aLeSDmaybe I have the solution00:02
aLeSDI can't mount the folder cause it's an extern device00:02
khan12234232??00:02
aLeSDan usb - hd00:02
TheSheepI really don't know, I wonder if there is a #samba channel00:03
aLeSDsorry00:03
aLeSDI was thinking to be in samba client00:03
aLeSDlol00:03
TheSheepno, I'm just saying that here doesn't appear to be anyone knowledgable, so maybe there is someone on #samba or even ##windows00:04
TheSheepor #ubuntu00:04
khan2352453how do i browse network shares (and mount them) in xubuntu00:14
selfhttp://tinyurl.com/249rjg01:05
slimjimflimanybody know how to fix the bug where you have to disable/enable the ubuntu addon for ff3 in order to connect to sites?05:07
slimjimflimshould i just remove the addon?05:07
owen1how to set xterm to it's defaults, using .Xdefaults file?06:45
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owen1i try to use monaco fonts as my xterm default by setting .Xdefaults.  I read about the command xfontsel that open dialog with all the options of fonts and help in creating the line in .Xdefaults. from some reason i don't see monaco there eventhough i installed Monaco_Linux on my machine.  any idea?08:43
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deus__Ok09:21
deus__how do i configure synaptics now?09:21
deus__im not talking to the frontend of apt09:21
deus__but the controlling of tbe touchpad to laptops09:21
deus__my update of the packages is stuck on11:07
deus__40% [Connecting to no.archive.ubuntu.com (2001:700:300:1800::b)]11:07
deus__but i can ping it with no problem11:07
deus__anybody know anything about that?11:08
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thekanclubhi12:05
bad-wirehi there, sound trouble on xubuntu 8.04 with a santa cruz soundcard (Sound Fusion CS46xx):  1- it plays , then keeps on playing but sounds stop  2- I can hear sound from line in, but trying to recordwith audacity does not show any volume .  anyone got a clue?12:14
sinboxif anyone has an   answer  for bad-wire give it to me please :)12:55
* bad-wire is out of here12:56
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sinboxon the same question from bad-wire: after installing ubuntu-desktop: playback works fine on there.14:51
ubdhow do i add a program to startup15:05
juanantonioHello, my friends. I am trying Xubuntu Live CD, it's really simple but very accurate and very logical15:28
djohngo_I'm having some sound troubles.15:38
djohngo_root has sound, but users don't unless I change the permissions to /dev/snd to 777.15:38
djohngo_All my users are members of "audio'.15:39
djohngo_I'm not sure how to start troubleshooting this.15:39
djohngo_Any suggestions would be appreciated.15:40
sinboxnot the easiest version for sound xubuntu unfortunately, been having problems since this morning and no answer so far, but patience should pay15:42
juanantonioOne thing, how can I make to connect to my WiFi net?15:46
juanantonioOr maybe if I am using the CD Live version the feature is not working?15:46
neozenjuanantonio: depends on the wireless card you're using15:46
juanantonioConceptronic15:47
juanantoniovery usable, even in Windows Xp and Suse15:48
neozenubd: in the settings manager Menu -> Settings -> Settings Manager look for "Autostarted Applications"15:48
neozenjuanantonio: you familiar w/ network-manager-gnome?15:48
neozenjuanantonio: lives in your system tray, lets you handle network connections15:49
juanantonioI do not know, in this PC I have Kubuntu15:49
neozenjuanantonio: ahh... perhaps the #kubuntu channel then15:50
juanantonioYes, it is up in my Xfce Desktop, 0.7.0 version15:50
juanantonioNeozen, the PC I have problems in is ruuning Xubuntu 8.1015:50
neozenjuanantonio: am confused... do you have a connection on the computer with xfce, or not?15:50
juanantonioI have no connection15:51
neozenjuanantonio: ok...15:51
neozenjuanantonio: you should see a networking icon in the system tray15:51
neozenjuanantonio: I believe xubuntu puts it in the top right by default15:51
juanantonioYes, I can see two PCs with a red X close to the espeaker icon15:52
juanantonioYes, it is in the top15:52
neozenjuanantonio: wonderful, if you click it do you see wireless networks?15:52
juanantonioYes, I can see my net. I was clicking right button, I just clicked left one15:54
juanantonioWhat must I do? Justo to click and everything will be working?15:54
neozenjuanantonio: still can't get a connection?15:54
neozenjuanantonio: or was just a left-click vs right-click confusion?15:55
juanantonioOne second, I am typing my password15:55
neozenjuanantonio: k15:56
juanantonioEverything is allright, Neozen. Thank you, I am so new, hehehe15:56
neozenjuanantonio: fyi ... you'd do the same thing to connect to a wireless network in regular ubuntu (GNOME)15:57
neozenjuanantonio: hehee... np15:57
juanantonioOk, my friend, I am getting used to Kubuntu just because in my beginning in Linux I installed SuSE 10.115:58
* neozen nods15:59
juanantonioand now I want to know everything about Xubuntu to see if I can resurrect some PIII I have in my old house to download15:59
neozenjuanantonio: I started w/ xu a few years ago when I was new to linux w/ a working gui15:59
neozenjuanantonio: (messed w/ Redhat WAYYYYYYY back in the day (2000) for about 3 weeks trying to get X to work)16:00
juanantonioHehehe. And what is your opinion about X 8.10?16:00
neozenjuanantonio: I've found it to be quite speedy16:00
sinboxjust onstalled Xubuntu on a P3, works fine appart from that sound problem16:01
neozenjuanantonio: I like the modifications they've made to network manager16:01
juanantonioI see it with less applications than Kubuntu, but all I need16:01
neozenjuanantonio: *pulled in from upstream on network manager16:01
neozenjuanantonio: nice to have more then one simultaneous connection (ie... both wireless and wired) supported and visible in the gui16:02
juanantonioOk, I didn't know it before. But do you think it is a very competent distro?16:02
neozenjuanantonio: I believe so.16:03
juanantonioYes, I understand what you mean; I saw it when I was connecting16:03
neozenjuanantonio: I don't agree with some of their choices for default video applications, etc16:03
juanantonioFor example?16:04
neozenjuanantonio: but they're understandable given licensing concerns16:04
neozenjuanantonio: I'm an mplayer user16:04
neozenjuanantonio: tends to work w/o prompting me to pull down alot of codecs16:04
juanantonioYes, I downloaded it in this PC16:05
neozenjuanantonio: vlc is a second choice16:05
juanantoniobut I am getting used to Kaffeine16:05
juanantonioIn Xubuntu appears...let me see16:05
neozenjuanantonio: in my experience, if one won't play an encrypted dvd, the other will16:05
juanantonio"Reproductor de películas", hehehe16:06
neozenjuanantonio: never used Kaffeine... or KDE actually16:06
juanantonioI am in a Spanish PC and everything is default, hehehe16:06
juanantonioXubuntu comes with Totem16:06
neozenjuanantonio: hehehe16:06
juanantonioand uses some of the GStreamer16:07
neozenjuanantonio: yep16:07
juanantoniono idea of what this program will make, hehehe16:07
neozenjuanantonio: never really liked totem... am more a fan of minimal interfaces and keyboard shortcuts16:07
juanantoniobut I am not using DVD in the Xubuntu PC16:07
neozenjuanantonio: thus mplayer-nogui ;)16:07
juanantonioOk. But MPlayer is in the Ubuntu repos, ins't it?16:08
neozenjuanantonio: yep16:09
juanantonioI am checking them, my God, there are programs even for treating your bad knee ;)16:10
juanantonioOne question, Xubuntu says acts in some way when you connect a PDA to it. Can I synchronize it?16:11
juanantonioNo fear, going to connect it, hehehe16:13
neozenjuanantonio: don't know... depends on the pda and how it interfaces to linux in general16:13
juanantonioYes. It is an HTC 330016:14
neozenjuanantonio: I use an ancient palm IIIc (go ahead, laugh ;) ) and link it periodically with the pilot-link suite16:14
neozenjuanantonio: but that's me16:14
neozenjuanantonio: and yeah, the repositories have a TON of programs16:14
neozenjuanantonio: for everything16:14
neozenjuanantonio: including KDE if you want it....16:15
neozenjuanantonio: any desktop can be installed from any other16:15
juanantonioHehehe. One program for linking it? Because with Kubuntu I am not very sure about what16:15
neozenjuanantonio: all packages that end in -desktop so xubuntu-desktop kubuntu-desktop etc16:15
neozenjuanantonio: don't know of the HTC16:16
juanantonioYes, I am re-new in Linux but I did know it ;)16:16
neozenjuanantonio: weren't sure of which app?16:17
juanantonioYes, I am not sure about the app needed16:18
neozenjuanantonio: ah... worst case try googling your pda model and 'linux'16:18
juanantonioGood idea, thank you16:19
juanantonioI was adviced to install Xubuntu with LXDE desktop, what do you think about it?16:21
dcolishjuanantonio: I remember you asking about lxde before. I honestly think you should stick with xfce for now.16:23
juanantonioYes, dcolish, I asked because I wanted to know the biggest amout of opinions16:24
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juanantonioOne question, how can I stablish a net between 2 or 3 linux PCs?16:30
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neozenjuanantonio: sry bout that... cellular link went boom (dratted windows mobile phone :P)16:35
juanantonioOk, ma, I know this error and all Vista errors...that is why I am getting started with Linux16:36
neozenma?16:37
juanantonioman ;)16:37
neozenah16:37
juanantonioI am very impressed with general configuration of Xubuntu, and I am using CD Live version16:39
meggarkyeh its great i run it on most of my systems16:39
meggarkgreat on the netbook and on the desktop16:40
* neozen ndos16:40
neozen*nods16:40
neozenuse it on my thinkpad from work16:40
juanantonioFor sure. It must be around 30% faster than Kubuntu with all the services it runs, don't you think so?16:40
neozenhaven't needed to install anything else yet (though work keeps pushing for office 2007)...16:40
neozenthat..... won't be fun16:40
meggarkoffice 07 is a bitch16:41
meggarki write a lot of technical reports for uni, with some mental equations, every one else uses mathtype so i have to use it now and again for group reports16:42
neozenmeggark: "its like little gnomes tore apart my office suite and moved things where I'd never think to put them" --one of our devs16:42
juanantonioI am going to install 2003 if needed only because I have the key and to sync with my PPC Phone16:42
meggarklol16:42
neozenas I see it, best way to install office or corel wp is in a windows virtual machine16:42
meggarkyeh took me ages to get used to the UI, its actually quite nice to use when u get used to it but its such a resource hog16:43
meggarkprefer openoffice anyday16:43
juanantonioNeozen, you are right16:43
juanantonioMeggark, definitely it is mucho better and faster16:43
juanantonioOne question,16:44
dcolishneozen: you ever try wine?16:44
juanantoniocan I make one key open my applcations menu, just as the Start key does in Windows?16:44
neozendcolish: yeah16:44
neozendcolish: use for starcraft ;)16:45
dcolishah, nice, hows the perfomance? I've never been blown away by it16:45
neozendcolish: depends on what you're running in it16:45
dcolishlets say starcraft16:45
neozendcolish: seemed snappy to me16:46
neozendcolish: aside from the battle.net gui going all screwy of course16:46
neozendcolish: main problem w/ wine is that app is not always supported16:47
dcolishneozen: thats good to hear, there was a while when wine was really bad16:48
dcolishThe crossover guys have done a lot for the project16:48
neozendcolish: don't think I ever encountered it in that time16:48
neozendcolish: first time was ~ 2006-200716:48
dcolishyeah its been good for the past few years16:49
neozendcolish: used it to run IE for a while since work had a web-based app for timesheets that only worked in ie616:49
neozen(yuk)16:49
dcolishneozen: I feel your pain, i still have to support ie616:50
meggarkthats the only thing that annoys me about using xubuntu, the inability to watch streaming media from five on demand and a few other broadcasters who use that damn windows media plugin16:52
meggarkother than that i've found plenty alternative for everything else id do16:53
brewmasterhow can I get xubuntu's default x terminal to display special characters properly?  like spanish and french characters with accents18:15
TheSheepbrewmaster: it does so by default18:54
brewmasterTheSheep, hrm, not mine...18:56
brewmastercould it be a pine issue?18:56
TheSheepbrewmaster: is it run on the same host?18:57
brewmasterYeah18:57
TheSheepwhat does the line 'echo $LANG' say?18:57
brewmasterso yeah, i can see special character in vim, but not in pine18:57
brewmasteren_CA.UTF-818:58
TheSheepbrewmaster: try to configure pine to use utf-8 for output18:58
TheSheepalthough it should do so by default18:58
TheSheepbut maybe it's not configured properly on ubuntu, it's not commonly used program after all on desktop distributions18:59
brewmasterTheSheep, yeah, it looks like I need a patch of some kind19:01
TheSheeptry mutt :)19:01
brewmasterblashemy! that's like telling a vi user to user emacs :P19:03
TheSheepbetter than telling them to use MS Word19:03
TheSheepbesides pine is more emacs-like and mutt more vi-like ;)19:04
TheSheepor rather pine is more nano/pico-like :P19:04
dcolishbrewmaster: you might not mind sup then?19:12
brewmasterdcolish, yeah, it looks pretty nice19:15
dcolishyeah its all in ruby, uses the ncurses bidnings19:15
xanxorhi everyone20:59
xanxorI wonder if anybody could help me with a quick question I have about xubuntu? I'm new to the OS.20:59
neozensalutations xanxor21:00
xanxorhi neozen21:00
xanxormight you be able to help me with something? I imagine it's pretty simple, I'm just new at this.21:02
dcolishjust ask it already21:02
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xanxoryeah okay, you don't have to be like that. for some reason my whole file system seems to be read-only. when I open it I can't create or rename anything and when I open properties it says read-only and I am unable to uncheck that.21:02
xanxorI can only create things on the desktop.21:03
neozenhmmm... can you create things in your users home directory?21:04
neozenxanxor: (parent directory of Desktop)21:04
xanxorhmm let me see.21:04
dcolishyou'll need to use the command line to verify permissions. open a terminal and type ls -lrt in the window that opens then place that in pastebin and send the link21:04
xanxoroh, yes I can.21:05
neozenxanxor: hmmm ...sounds ok to me...21:05
neozenxanxor: when you said you were new to the os, did you mean new to linux in general... or just to xfce/xubuntu21:06
xanxorno yeah linux in general. I tried to use ubuntu a few years ago when it was much less user-friendly and it stumped me completely, and now I'm trying it for real.21:06
neozenxanxor: ok... that explains it21:06
xanxorbut yeah it seems to be working, I guess I just have to go via the home folder, not straight into 'file system'.21:06
neozenxanxor: standard root file system isn't owned by your user21:07
xanxorokay.21:07
neozenxanxor: only your home directory21:07
xanxoris there a way to modify that? it seems weird that you can't.21:07
xanxorit feels a bit windows XP to me. : P21:07
neozenxanxor: NO21:07
xanxorI mean there's nothing I want to change, I'm sure it'd destroy things, I'm just curious.21:07
neozenxanxor: this is part of unix's security model21:07
xanxorfair enough.21:07
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xanxoroh I had another question. I installed a program using the add/remove program and it doesn't seem to be in my application list. add/remove assures me it's installed, but where do I find it?21:08
neozenxanxor: the idea being that if some process you run gets out of hand and starts blowing things away.... only your users files are vulnerable to it21:08
xanxorI realise these are crazy newbieish questions but I can't find this information in the documentation on the web site, maybe that just means I'm bad at research.21:08
neozenxanxor: perhaps ;) I'll send you a linke21:09
neozen*link21:09
neozenxanxor: what was the application?21:10
xanxorit's the ekiga softphone.21:12
xanxorbut it's something I don't understand in general, like if you install something from a tar file as well.21:12
neozenI think it shows up under the internet section21:12
xanxor(which I did find the instructions for and am attempting now : P)21:12
xanxorit didn't though, and add/remove says it was installed.21:12
neozenxanxor: installing from a tarball..... as in a source tarball?21:13
neozenxanxor: try opening a terminal and running ekiga from there21:13
xanxorI... don't know? haha. it's a .tar.bz2? but the instructions say this is how to compile and install it if necessary.21:13
xanxorokay21:13
neozenxanxor: yeah that's a source tarball21:13
neozenxanxor: generally there are packages pre-built for most common apps... thinks to keep in mind are when you want to install an application system wide you'll need to sudo things that modify system locations21:14
xanxorokay, I have no idea what that means. I gotta work through this one step at a time. this isn't a common app, I need something to convert .psw files to .doc.21:15
xanxoras I have a PDA and no way to sync it, which I don't care about, but I have class notes on the CF card which need to be converted.21:15
neozenxanxor: ok... as you said... one step @ a time21:15
xanxoryep.21:15
xanxorbut I do need to work out how to do this tonight, as I have work due tomorrow based on these notes haha.21:16
xanxorbut yeah not your problem! : )21:16
neozenxanxor: oh... goody21:16
neozenhehe21:16
xanxor: P thanks for your help21:16
dcolishxanxor: try looking at the .psw files in vim21:16
xanxornow it's just me vs the terminal21:16
xanxorvim?21:17
xanxorwhat's vim?21:17
xanxorsorry21:17
dcolisha text editor21:17
neozendcolish: easy mon, he's just getting started21:17
neozendcolish: don't go throwing vim @ him right away ;)21:17
xanxorokay. do I have to download and install that separately? I mean, is that hard? haha21:17
dcolishxanxor: goto your menu and look for mousepad21:17
xanxoruh...21:17
xanxoroh yeah opened that21:17
xanxorand you think that'll open psws?21:18
xanxortrying now21:18
neozenxanxor: well... if you're lucky... psw files contain plain text21:18
xanxorit just gave me a weird symbol21:18
xanxor{\pwi21:18
neozenbinary file eh?21:18
dcolishlooks like it21:18
xanxorif you say so. : P21:18
xanxorwhat are the implications of that?21:19
neozenxanxor: in terminal, switch to directory where you saved the tarball21:19
xanxorthat's cd right?21:19
neozenxanxor: means we'll probably need to compile some application to read it...21:19
neozenxanxor: not any cd I've ever heard of21:19
xanxorwell, the one I downloaded claims it can do that.21:19
xanxoroh I thought cd was change directory?21:20
neozenxanxor: k21:20
neozenxanxor: yep21:20
xanxoroh you were mocking me haha I get it21:20
neozenxanxor: so cd to that directory21:20
neozenxanxor: no....21:20
neozenxanxor: you in the directory?21:20
xanxoruh. super dumb question: how do you tell it to go to the home directory?21:20
neozenxanxor: cd21:20
neozenxanxor: with no args21:20
dcolishxanxor: there should be a utility that you can use in this link. http://tuxmobil.org/pda_linux_palm.html21:21
xanxorook21:21
xanxorer, ok21:21
dcolishxanxor: also try looking in synaptic, its under menu-> system21:21
xanxorwell, this program says it does it so I guess I'll try it since I have it?21:21
dcolishyou will have a tough time doing this compile, but if you're ready to learn go for it21:21
dcolishjust saying you might find a precompiled binary in synaptic, always check their first21:22
xanxorwell, I found instructions that say21:22
xanxor# tar xvzf package.tar.gz (or tar xvjf package.tar.bz2) # cd package # ./configure # make # make install21:22
xanxorhaha first line of that and I get an error. I'll check synaptic. : P21:24
xanxorjust thought I could feel proud of myself it it worked21:24
xanxorhaha21:24
dcolishwell its simple enough, but yeah synaptic is nice21:24
xanxorwell you say it's simple but I'm proud if I can do anything with the terminal. cuz that's pretty much never happened.21:25
dcolishyou'll get better with time. If you can't find anything I can step you through the build21:26
xanxorwell I really appreciate that.21:26
xanxorubuntu people are nice. I can stumble in here all "oh god halp" and you guys are being nice haha21:26
dcolishnp, good luck21:28
xanxorokay so I looked through synaptic and couldn't find anything. the link you send is just for palm, mine is windows mobile 2003...21:28
xanxorI did tar xvzf unoconv-0.3.tar.bz2 to the file and it gave me the error gzip: stdin: not in gzip format tar: Child returned status 1 tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors21:29
dcolishyeah because a bz2 is not a gzip, you need to run tar xjf21:29
xanxoroh okay21:29
xanxorokay sweet no error, I'll do the next steps and see how that goes21:30
xanxorokay I got to the step that says ./configure and it said bash: ./configure: No such file or directory21:31
knomexanxor, what are you trying to install?21:32
xanxorsomething called unoconv, it's supposed to convert between all sorts of files but particularly psw to doc which is what I need21:32
xanxorbut ./configure doesn't seem to make sense to my terminal.21:34
knome!unoconv21:35
ubottuSorry, I don't know anything about unoconv21:35
knome!info unoconv21:35
ubottuunoconv (source: unoconv): converter between OpenOffice.org document formats. In component universe, is extra. Version 0.3-3 (intrepid), package size 14 kB, installed size 100 kB21:35
knomeis that what you need?21:35
xanxoryep21:35
xanxorit said the description on the site I downloaded it from that it converts from psw to doc, which is all I need (urgently).21:36
knomeso, why don't you install it from synaptic/apt?21:36
xanxoroh. because I didn't find it there? I'll have another look I guess.21:36
knomeyou don't have to D/L from any sites.21:36
xanxoroh haha there it is21:36
xanxorgo figure21:36
xanxor: P21:36
xanxorokay, that brings me to my other question: when I've installed an application, where do I find it and how do I run it if it doesn't appear in the Applications menu?21:38
xanxorI'd run it from the terminal but I don't know where it is.21:39
xanxorI mean I don't know where the application installed to.21:40
volohi21:42
xanxorhi volo21:42
dcolishxanxor: open a terminal and typ unoconv21:42
xanxorunoconv: you have to provide a filename as argument Try `unoconv -h' for more information.21:44
KlrSpzi'm tryin to get synaptic to stop upgrading a package i've custom installed, but i've forced a version and locked it, and it always wants to upgrade.. .what gives?21:45
dcolishxanxor: follow the instructions that are output by the application21:47
xanxoryou mean when you do unoconv -h?21:47
volobye21:48
xanxorsorry, I gotta go for about 15 minutes. I'll be back pestering you guys soon I'm sure.21:50
Sister_Bluehello  could someone help me out  Does xubuntu run on a machine that has 128 ram?21:55
knomeSister_Blue, it can be quite slow, but it will run. you want most probably use the alternative cd to install.21:56
Sister_Bluewhere can i find the alternative cd to download ?21:56
knomehttp://xubuntu.org/get21:57
knomeyou will get to select the cd to download after you've chosen your mirror21:57
Sister_Blueknome thank you i am checking that link out21:57
knomeSister_Blue, the minimum "supported" ram is 192 though so you can experience some problems...21:58
knomeSister_Blue, and the min recommended is as much as 25621:58
Sister_Blueknome which version should I go with it has a 8.04.1 and 8.10 version out there ?21:59
knomeSister_Blue, i suppose you could have a better experience with the 8.04.1 one22:00
Sister_Blueknome  I think i read somewhere of a  ....  umm....   lightweight version of xubunu ?22:01
knomeSister_Blue, if you want absolute lightweightness, use the ubuntu minimal cd22:01
knome!minimal22:01
ubottuThe Minimal CD image is very small in size, and it downloads most packages from the Internet during installation, allowing you to select only those you want (the installer is like the one on the !Alternate CD). See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD22:01
Sister_Bluei believe it said something about  64 mb ram  requirement for install ?22:02
knomeSister_Blue, yes, alt. cd requires only 64 megs of ram to install, but running the system after installing needs more22:02
Sister_Blueknome  how much to run the system after install without lags ?22:02
knomeSister_Blue, uhh... 512?22:03
Sister_Blueknome  will the minimum run on the 128 though ?22:04
knomeSister_Blue, the minimal will need also 192, if you install the complete xubuntu desktop with it22:04
knomeSister_Blue, but there you have alternatives, for example slim and lxde instead of gdm and xfce22:04
knomeSister_Blue, the minimal cd installs only the core system (not even graphical environment, if you don't want)22:05
knomeSister_Blue, then you can add stuff into it and of course, every package/thing has it's own requirements22:05
Sister_Blueknome  oh  is there a way to select that slim and lxde option on the installation cd22:05
knomeSister_Blue, i doubt that, but after you have installed the minimal installation, you can install them with "sudo apt-get install slim lxde"22:06
Sister_Blueknome where would i enter that sudo ....    (I am still learning -- newbie here)22:07
knomeSister_Blue, in the terminal/cli (command line interface)22:08
knomeSister_Blue, are you on that PC now or is it an another PC?22:10
Sister_Blueknome  i have not installed the other system yet22:10
Sister_Blueit is not on this pc but i have ubuntu here on this one now22:10
knomeok, so you can be online at the same time you are installind?22:10
knome*g22:10
Sister_Blueyes22:10
knomeok22:10
knomethen i suggest you that you should try the minimal22:11
knomethere is usually at least somebody who can help22:11
knomeand with the minimal installation, you can ask #ubuntu as well22:11
knomeso it's more likely you will get help soonish22:12
Sister_Blueknome thank you :)22:12
knomenp. glad you're enjoying *ubuntu22:12
Sister_Blueknome the minimal package url is ubuntu mini package is this the same package as for the xubuntu minimal package?22:22
knomeSister_Blue, yes, as the minimal cd doesn't have any WM/DE installed by default.22:23
Sister_Blueok   just wondering what does wm/de mean ?22:23
knomewindow manager/desktop environment, eg. gnome or xfce22:23
knomexubuntu is basically ubuntu with xfce instead of gnome22:24
Sister_Bluewhat is the difference between gnom and xfce ?22:24
knomehmm. there's no easy answer for that22:25
Sister_Bluedo they look the same ? or work the same ?22:25
knomenope, they look a bit different and also work a bit different22:26
Sister_Bluedo they both use a gui ?22:26
knomebut in the end, they do the same work22:26
knomethey *are* gui environments :)22:26
knomegnome/xfce is what controls your desktop22:26
Sister_Bluewhew   i thought it was going to be back to the basics of line text type or something like that22:27
knomewith the minimal cd, you can install CLI-only system ;)22:27
dcolishSister_Blue: cli is better than gui, always has been always will be!22:27
Sister_Blueknomedcolish i'd rather use a gui environment -- seems less confusing to me22:30
Sister_Blueoopsss  knome and dcolish22:30
knomeSister_Blue, dcolish is just trying to confuse you. ;)22:31
Sister_Blueoh   and that is easily done since i am so "green"22:31
dcolishi prefer shock and awe22:32
Sister_Blueknome   again, thank you for all your,  i have downloaded that mini.iso file and am going to burn it now... unless there is something that needs to be done to the file first?22:33
knomeSister_Blue, nope. just burn it.22:33
Sister_Blueknome  :) thanks22:33
knomei will sleep now. see you tomorrow22:40
Sister_Blueknome goodnite and thanks again for your help  it is almost finished burning here :)22:41
knomegreat. good luck with the installation!22:41
Sister_Blue:)22:41
* neozen pokes dcolish22:43
neozendcolish: take it you helped out xanxor?22:44
neozendcolish: had something blow up @ work ::sigh::22:44
dcolishneozen: he figured it out that synaptic is much easier, i knome helped too or TheSheep not sure22:45
xanxorhi guys, just as you've been dreading, I'm back22:51
xanxorif anyone is still here from before22:51
xanxoranybody want to help me with trying to use a program in the terminal? I'm trying to convert documents with unoconv and none of the commands seem to work.22:56
dcolishxanxor: did the unoconv have a man page? type man unoconv22:59
xanxorokay actually I figured out how to execute the command and it claims that it can't convert this file type, even though it specifically says it converts psw files.23:01
xanxorso basically I'm back to square one looking for a program that can.23:01
dcolishoh well duh, its only going to export openoffice files, not import them23:03
xanxorokay, well, it claims it can convert 'between' all the listed files.23:04
xanxorso I interpreted that to mean it can, you know, convert between them.23:04
xanxorI can't find anything that can do this.23:04
Odd-rationalexanxor: you are trying to convert what to what?23:04
xanxorpsw to doc or pdf or anything readable by openoffice23:05
neozenhello again xanxor23:06
Odd-rationalewhat's psw?23:06
xanxorhi neozen23:06
xanxorthe format used by pocket word23:06
xanxorI have a PDA which I can't sync on linux23:06
xanxorand even if I could it's currently not functioning terribly well23:06
xanxorso I have all these psw files on a CF card23:06
xanxorwhich I need urgently23:06
neozenxanxor: thought you'd found something to do it23:07
dcolishxanxor: according to some forms you can save them as .doc files on your pda23:07
neozenxanxor: you still have the source?23:07
dcolishneozen: he was trying to build unoconv23:07
neozendcolish: ah23:07
neozend'oh23:08
xanxoryeah, I found unoconv on synaptic and figured out how to use it and it doesn't work.;23:08
xanxorI could probably save them as doc on my PDA, if my PDA was working.23:08
xanxorit is currently in a state of Epic Fail23:08
neozenhmmmm... mother brain to the rescue (goes off to google)23:08
Odd-rationalethat's what happens when you use a proprietary format... :P23:08
xanxorhaha thanks. I've scoured google but as I mentioned before I'm not amazing at research apparently : P23:09
xanxoryes well, it's not my choice.23:09
xanxorlinux is available for my device but not very well developed23:09
xanxorand considering the problems I'm having with it on my laptop with a very user-friendly distro, I'm not risking it : P23:09
xanxorwell, not problems so much as learning curve, but still23:09
neozenxanxor: what does file think the files are?23:11
xanxorpardon?23:11
neozenxanxor: in a terminal, type file [nameoffilehere]23:12
xanxoroh okay23:12
xanxor'data'23:12
xanxorwell no kidding23:12
neozenxanxor: damn23:12
xanxorvery informative23:12
neozenxanxor: data is what file says when you've fed it something it doesn't know23:12
neozenxanxor: knows quite a bit23:13
xanxorugh23:13
xanxorI hate proprietary formats23:13
xanxorthey exist to make life harder23:13
neozenxanxor: and their creators richer23:13
neozenxanxor: don't forget that23:13
xanxorthat too.23:13
xanxorsigh.23:14
xanxorthis isn't gonna happen, is it?23:14
dcolishxanxor: stop it, try this site http://media-convert.com/23:14
xanxorat least not until my PDA is up and running again.23:14
xanxorokay23:14
n1urais anybody able to help me get a wireless usb card configured. i am completely new to xubuntu.23:14
neozenxanxor: does seem to have an input option for psw23:15
xanxorholy crap dear dcolish you are my new best friend love xanxor23:15
neozenxanxor: you may just be in luck..... got any classified stuff in there?23:15
neozeneheh23:16
neozenn1ura: might23:16
xanxorit's my physics notes23:16
neozenn1ura: what kind of card23:16
xanxorthey can do with it what they will23:16
neozenxanxor: lol23:16
n1urait is a Belkin Wireless G Plus MIMO USB Network adapter23:16
xanxorseriously dcolish thank you so much23:16
dcolishxanxor: always remember, dr google :)23:16
neozenn1ura: have you hit the ubuntuforums?23:16
xanxorhaha I tried so hard honestly23:17
Odd-rationalexanxor: next time. take notes a hard piece of paper :D23:17
n1urabe warned, I am new to linux, thought I would give it a try.23:17
neozenn1ura: np23:17
n1urano, this is the first place I have turned to.23:17
xanxorturns out I'm really bad at finding anything on google ever23:17
xanxorbut I knew that already23:17
Odd-rationalen1ura: do you happen to have the windows drivers disc?23:17
xanxorOdd-rationale I may start obsessively printing, at least23:17
neozenn1ura: ok.... is usually a good practice to search the ubuntuforums with the make/model of hardware you're trying to get working... generally someone's already messed w/ it23:17
xanxoroh23:18
xanxorhaha23:18
xanxorit converted23:18
xanxorto ################23:18
xanxoretc23:18
Odd-rationalexanxor: does it open?23:18
xanxoryeah, as gibberish symbols23:18
Odd-rationalexanxor: what did you convert it to?23:19
n1urathe belkin driver disk should be around here somewhere, but it is only for windows 200023:19
xanxor.doc23:19
xanxorI'll try some other formats I guess23:19
Odd-rationalen1ura: is that the disc you used when you were using windows?23:19
neozenxanxor: RTF!23:19
xanxorokay!23:19
neozenxanxor: lol23:19
n1urano, because i have windows xp not 200023:19
n1urai had to download the correct driver23:20
xanxorneozen it's still rubbish23:20
Odd-rationalen1ura: oh ok... you know where you downloaded the drivers from?23:20
xanxorI think it'd probably be more useful to keep trying to google the formula I need23:21
xanxorall I need from my notes is one formula23:21
n1urai can find the site again.23:21
xanxorI was just not finding it because I am apparently the worst at google23:21
n1urai plugged in the usb adapter to see what would happen and the green light keeps flashing as if it was trying to make a connection, but that is all it does.23:22
neozenOdd-rationale: wait... don't tell me.... broadcom based card?23:22
Odd-rationaleneozen: is it broadcom based? i was planning on ndiswrapper...23:23
neozenOdd-rationale: lol... ndis isn't needed for everything23:23
neozenn1ura: open a terminal23:23
neozenn1ura: type lspci23:23
Odd-rationalen1ura: can you pastebin the ouput of lsusb23:23
n1uralet me go grab the computer, i'll be back23:24
Odd-rationaleneozen: well. if it is BC, then b43 might work... otherwise ndis usually does the job...23:24
neozenbah... am always stuck in verbose mode23:24
neozenOdd-rationale: perhaps ndis works better now then it used to23:25
neozenOdd-rationale: used to have nothing but problems w/ one of my cards under ndis23:25
Odd-rationaleneozen: ndis was the way i got some of my cards to work... i guess it depends on your expereince... :P23:25
Odd-rationalemy experience with ndis was pretty good.. :D23:26
xanxorokay, thanks guys, I'm gonna go try to find this formula.23:26
xanxorthanks for all your help (and patience)23:26
dcolishxanxor: good luck23:26
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n1uraok, i typed lspci23:39
neozenn1ura: ok.... did you stick the output in pastebin?23:40
n1urais there a certain line you need or do you want all of what it says??23:40
neozen!pastebin23:40
ubottupastebin is a service to post multiple-lined texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu.com (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic)23:40
n1urahow do i stick the output in pastebin??23:40
neozenn1ura: all of it... we'll find what we're looking for23:40
neozenn1ura: select text with mouse... right click... say copy23:40
neozenn1ura: then in webpage say paste...23:41
Odd-rationalen1ura: are you on that computer right now? or on another?23:41
neozenheh...23:41
neozengood point23:41
n1urai am on another computer.23:41
n1uraso i guess i'll have to type it all23:41
neozenn1ura: nah23:41
Odd-rationalen1ura: is there a way you can wire that machin up?23:41
neozenn1ura: lspci |egrep "Network|Ethernet"23:42
neozenn1ura: run that23:42
neozenn1ura: that should catch them23:42
n1urai wish there was a way to wire it up, that is kind of what i am trying to do in the first place. let me try that command.23:43
neozenn1ura: oh wait.... damn... its usb23:43
neozenn1ura: that won't work ::sigh::23:43
Odd-rationalelsusb23:43
n1urayes usb23:43
Odd-rationalen1ura: does the device show up in lsusb ?23:44
neozenn1ura: you have anything in the list that looks like a network card?23:44
neozensorry... I'll let Odd-rationale take over23:45
n1urathere are 8 lines, host bridge, isa brige, ide interface, usb controller, bridge, vga compatible controller, cardbus bridge (listed twice)23:45
Odd-rationalen1ura: what about the ouput of lsusb?23:46
n1ura i have not typed the egrep command yet, didn't know if you said that wouldn't work or not23:46
Odd-rationalen1ura: probably not.23:47
neozenn1ura: nah ... that won't work... just filters down the lspci list23:47
neozenn1ura: forgot your card is usb... so it won't show up in output of that command23:47
n1uraok23:47
neozen!lspci23:47
ubottuSorry, I don't know anything about lspci23:47
Odd-rationalen1ura: have you done lsusb yet?23:48
neozen...they really should add something23:48
n1urano, just type lsusb??23:48
neozenn1ura: yep23:48
Odd-rationalen1ura: yeah. in a terminal23:48
Odd-rationalegtg bbl23:48
neozenk... I'll keep going then23:48
n1urabus 001 device 002: id 050d:905b Belkin Components F5D9050 ver 3 Wireless Adapter23:48
neozenn1ura: aww goodie23:49
neozenthanks for typing all that23:49
n1uraBus 001 devide 001: ID ld6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub23:49
neozenn1ura: I'll look in the forums23:49
n1uraok, i'll let you look at that while I go feed the backyard critters. I shall return.23:50
neozenn1ura: usually w/ new hardware I just take whatever lspci or lsusb tells me and search for it on the forums23:50
neozenn1ura: have you tried clicking network manager icon?23:53
neozenn1ura: *left-clicking23:53
neozenn1ura: (small icon in system tray with two computers... and probably a red x)23:54
n1uraok i am back23:56
n1urai will try left clicking23:57
n1urahey, that seems to be doing something constructive!23:57
n1urai am now connected.23:58
neozenn1ura: ok... good23:58
neozenn1ura: lol23:58
neozenn1ura: your card may indeed be supported23:58
neozenn1ura: lol23:58
neozenn1ura: your card was supported all along23:58
n1urahow about that! thank you very much!23:58
neozenn1ura: next time.... check the docs for how to connect to a network23:58
neozenn1ura: before hitting irc23:58
neozenn1ura: we're used to the REALLY tough ones ... like cards that don't work out of the box23:59
neozenn1ura: ehehe23:59
n1urai'll have to give my friend a hard time, he should have told me that. he is the one that recommended xubuntu23:59
neozenn1ura: well.... it won't just connect right off the bat23:59
neozenn1ura: windows won't either23:59

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