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charlie-tcaAh, customizing the system.00:00
zoredacheyou shouldn't really need much of a script.  You could simply build a package that depends on everything you need (assuming everything is available in the repository)00:00
alienkidhi guys know any good docks that don't require compositors(tried simdock but it gave errors)00:02
Lucifer_Cati've been apt-getting almost everything. so i suppose it should be.00:02
Lucifer_Catzoredache: that idea is much more feasible.. thanks!00:03
* Lucifer_Cat goes off to look for instructions on building packages.00:03
zoredacheThe debian new maintainers gude might be a starting point http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/00:04
zoredacheI have used the 'equivs' tool on occasion to accomplish something like what you mention.  Though that isn't really what equivs was made for00:07
UsrBy any chance would anyone know how to make Avant's dock do what Cairo dock's does when you mouse over it?(I'm alienkid's brother.)00:09
TheSheepassume we never saw Cairo dock00:11
TheSheepalso, there is #awn where the developers themselves lurk, they are quite friendly00:11
UsrOh. How do I go about getting to their IRC?00:13
Usr(Sorry if it's a late response, I'm looking at a Wiki article, too.)00:13
TheSheepUsr: /j #awn00:15
alienkidso any good non-compositor docks?00:17
* charlie-tca never turns compositor on00:17
alienkidcharlie same here00:18
TheSheepI suppose you can make something with the standard xfce4-panel and iconbox panel plugin...00:18
TheSheepbut it's not quite it00:18
titan_ark_hey, another n00b doubt: do i need to Dl any add ons to install along with xubuntu?00:19
TheSheephey max00:19
TheSheeptitan_ark_: depends on what you want to use, default set of application is not necessarily complete00:19
TheSheeptitan_ark_: you usually install them from xubuntu itself though00:20
titan_ark_TheSheep: okay. am just starting up. so anything else needed for basic use was wat i was intending00:20
titan_ark_any AV or security updates?00:20
titan_ark_been on windows till date :P00:20
TheSheeptitan_ark_: you will probably want to install codecs for mp3, movies and dvd -- they are not included, as they are illegal in some countries like USA or Japan00:21
charlie-tcatitan_ark: the update manager will tell you if there are any updates after the install finishes.00:21
titan_ark_oh okay thank you :)00:22
titan_ark_i have a wierd internet plan. night DLs are free so been up downloading. have 2 hours left so thought il DL anything more thats needed00:22
TheSheepyou migth qalso have a look through getdeb.net00:23
titan_ark_okay :)00:23
titan_ark_shall do that00:23
titan_ark_okay 1 major query i forgot to ask00:27
titan_ark_the iso that i have downloaded, do i need to burn it as a bootable disc or just burn the image :P00:28
SirEelbwa ha ha ha by some mysteriosity, tap to click now works, so its all good00:28
titan_ark_SirEel : nice :)00:29
titan_ark_wat AV should i use with xubuntu?00:31
zoredacheyou really don't need any antivirus00:34
ItaciousLucifer_Cat = Ceiling_Cat?00:35
* Itacious wonders if he's asked this before.00:35
titan_ark_zoredache, oh okay. its a habit from windows :P00:35
Itacioustitan_ark: Welcome to Linux! :-D00:36
Lucifer_CatItacious: no.00:36
Itaciousoh. OK.00:36
Itaciouslol, that was funny.00:36
titan_ark_itacious: windows has been like a pain in the neck and i want to get rid of it :P00:36
Itacious"no."00:37
Lucifer_Catwould you be looking for him?00:37
ItaciousNo, just wondering.00:37
ItaciousSo.... anybody know of a mixer for the sys tray?00:38
benjamin_1I need lots of help setting up internet on newly installed Xubuntu system!00:42
Lucifer_Catbenjamin_1: ethernet/cable?00:42
benjamin_1ethernet00:42
benjamin_1through ptd.net MTE (multi tenant ethernet)00:43
* Itacious should hang around here more often. Read: First time in this channel.00:43
benjamin_1Lucifer_Cat: Can you help?00:44
Lucifer_Catif "just plug it in" is considered help, then sure.00:45
Lucifer_Catotherwise no.00:45
Lucifer_Catmine worked out of the box00:45
benjamin_1Lucifer_Cat: I'm getting pretty screwed from my ISP.00:45
zoredachebenjamin_1: did you have your networking under the other OS?  Have you documented all the settings you had to make there?00:46
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benjamin_1zoredache:  The other OS is Vista Home Premium x64.  I'm writing down the information for ipconfig /all as we speak.  as for settings on Vista, I have to enter a given username and password, into either a popup box or firefox (page redirected to ptd.net login site).  Does this help you out>?00:48
ItaciousTo Synaptic: You're telling me, with all your trinket and doodad packages, there is not a single package for volume control in the notification area/system tray?!?!00:48
zoredachebenjamin_1: so under linux what happens?00:49
zoredacheis your network card recognized, do you get an ip address, are you unable to login to the portable?00:49
j1mcItacious: of course there's a volume applet00:49
Itaciousfor the tray?00:49
benjamin_1connects to Auto Eth0. then nothing.  Have attempted to change items in Network Configuration. but no luck.00:50
Itaciousone that isn't a panel applet?00:50
benjamin_1Can you run me through how to tell those items in 5 mins?00:50
j1mcItacious: oh, ok... yeah, it's a panel applet.  what's wrong with that?00:50
fortunevcan I search for available xubuntu packages from the command line?00:50
zoredachefortunev: 'apt cache search pattern'00:51
Itaciouslet me paste what i said earlier.00:51
zoredacheapt-cache search rather00:51
fortunevyou guys are awesome!00:51
ItaciousHey all, I have xfce set up with a 48px panel, iconbox, etc. (a la Windows 7). I have just discovered (or rediscovered) that the xfce tray supports multiple columns, so now the icons aren't huge (YES!). But, if I put the standard xfce volume applet down there, it blows up to 48x48px. So, in short, does anybody know of a package that is a volume manger(?) for the system tray? Thanks in advance.00:51
Itacious(06:53:25 PM) charlie-tca: This new keyboard I bought doesn't seem to spell any better than my old one...00:51
fortunevthanks00:51
Itaciousoops00:51
titan_ark_okay a few final questions before i log off and get an hrs sleep:00:51
benjamin_1zoredache:Thanks, Ill try that and report back once I finish copying this windows ipconfig, and restart00:52
titan_ark_at getdeb.net i saw that most s/ws were for gnome so i cant use them for xubuntu?00:52
fortunevzoredache: would 'apt cache search emacs' search for emacs packages?00:54
zoredacheapt-cache search emacs00:54
fortunevthks00:54
zoredachetitan_ark_: you would need to install some gnome libraries if you didn't have them already.  You will be able to run the applications00:55
titan_ark_zoredache: oh okay thx :) i guess il rather install xubuntu and then start from there00:56
titan_ark_no point asking questions without experiencing the problems00:56
titan_ark_:P00:56
ItaciousGood luck with linux!00:56
titan_ark_oh by the way does the regular chatzilla plugin work?00:56
titan_ark_wat irc client would i need?00:57
titan_ark_thx a ton Itacious00:57
Itaciousi think it works without anything else.00:57
ItaciousGo and install it to check. :P00:57
titan_ark_I would need an irc client right?00:57
titan_ark_i use mirc or the chatzilla plugin on windows00:58
ItaciousChatZilla IS an IRC client.00:58
titan_ark_yes00:58
titan_ark_okay00:58
titan_ark_i was asking once i am on xubuntu :P00:58
Itacioustry xchat though.00:58
titan_ark_okay00:58
Itaciousit's included with xubuntu00:58
titan_ark_thx00:58
Itaciousbye.00:58
titan_ark_cya00:58
titan_ark_thx a ton once again :)00:59
ItaciousSee you next time!00:59
benjamin_1zoredache:ok zoredache what do i have to do00:59
ItaciousHopefully I'll be on this channel often.00:59
titan_ark_yes00:59
titan_ark_:)00:59
titan_ark_adios :)00:59
benjamin_1zoredache:ok zoredache what do i have to do??01:01
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benjamin_1zoredache:ok zoredache what do i have to do??01:10
Itacious...01:12
ItaciousI'd say he's afk.01:13
benjamin_1Itacious: yeah seems like it to me too.  Can you help me?01:13
* Itacious wasn't paying attention to the conversation.01:13
ItaciousWith what?01:14
ItaciousWhatcha need?01:14
benjamin_1Itacious:  Connecting to the internet through a Multi-tenant Ethernet connection provided by ISP ptd.net01:15
ItaciousNo, I can't. Sorry.01:15
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benjamin_1Is there someone on who can?01:15
ItaciousYou might wan't to try #ubuntu.01:15
benjamin_1thanks ill check it out01:16
ItaciousSure. There's always more people in there.01:16
L3can someone pls help me01:17
L3i'm a noob here01:18
L3pls01:18
ItaciousPlease state your problem and a service bot will be with you momentarily.01:18
Itaciousj/k01:18
ItaciousWhatcha need?01:18
L3i installed xubuntu to a usb using the01:18
L3make usb startup disk01:18
L3after it installed01:18
L3i was told to restart01:19
L3and boot from the usb01:19
L3so i did01:19
L3after booting01:19
zoredache!enter01:19
ubottuPlease try to keep your questions/responses on one line - don't use the "Enter" key as punctuation!01:19
L3i selected the language01:19
benjamin_1zoredache:ok zoredache what do i have to do??01:19
L3in this case english01:19
L3then i selected try xubuntu without any changes to the system01:20
L3it then brought me to the user login screen01:20
L3asking for a username01:20
L3and password01:20
Itacious!enter01:20
L3i do not know the username and password01:20
ubottuPlease try to keep your questions/responses on one line - don't use the "Enter" key as punctuation!01:20
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charlie-tcatry ubuntu for user and hit enter for password?01:21
ItaciousSo you installed xubuntu to you pc from the usb key?01:21
ItaciousOh, nevermind.01:21
L3i was using the try xubuntu without any changes from cd01:22
L3live cd01:22
ItaciousHmmm... it shouldn't do that.01:22
Lucifer_CatItacious: !enter > {nick} works better01:22
L3then installed as to a usb as a make usb startup disk01:22
ItaciousThanks, Lucifer_Cat01:22
L3when i booted to the usb01:22
Itaciousok, ok.01:23
ItaciousI get it.01:23
L3and selected the same way as live cd01:23
ItaciousI got it.01:23
L3it brought me to a screen01:23
L3asking for a username and password01:23
ItaciousI UNDERSTAND.01:23
Itacious:P01:23
L3ive tried username: user password: live01:24
L3nothing01:24
ItaciousDid you follow a howto to make the usb key?01:24
L3ive tried username: root01:24
L3password: root01:24
L3nothing01:24
L3i can not log in01:24
L3the os keeps saying that i need to enter the username and password in the correct case01:25
ItaciousDid you follow a howto to make the usb key?01:25
ItaciousL3, ^^01:25
L3yes i've followed the how to make a xubuntu 8.10 live usb install01:25
charlie-tcaL3: try username ubuntu password hit enter01:25
L3on pendrivelinux.com01:25
ItaciousL3, can you give me the link?01:26
L3standby01:26
L3http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-xubuntu-810-install-via-the-usb-creator/01:27
L3btw01:27
Itaciousthanks01:27
L3if my wife needs this computer01:27
L3i may need to log off and return with this problem01:27
L3i hope you guys forgive my persistence01:27
L3i am a noob01:27
L3i really want to learn linux so bad01:28
rockohow do you over rid a burn for dvd on braser for dual layer because my dvd is more than 7.9 it is 8.5 gbs01:28
ItaciousHmmm. it shouldn't be asking for a user/pass.01:28
L3i know01:28
L3but it does01:28
L3when i select livecd option on the usb boot01:29
L3it goes to the login screen01:29
ItaciousUsb Creator didn't ask for a user/pass?01:29
L3and i am getting laughed at at trying to introduce linux to some folks01:29
L3sorry Itacious, i can not understand your question01:30
L3i followed the instructions to the letter from that link01:30
L3oh wait01:30
ItaciousThe program you used to create the usb xubuntu, did it ask for a user and pass?01:30
L3i understand your question01:30
L3no it did not01:30
L3here is the link again01:31
L3http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-xubuntu-810-install-via-the-usb-creator/01:31
L3Itacious, if you want to try01:31
ItaciousOdd question, but did you remove the cd before booting into usb xubuntu?01:32
L3and e-mail me, my e-mail is akiranma_x@yahoo.com01:32
L3my wife needs the computer01:32
L3btw01:32
ItaciousWill you be back later tonight?01:33
L3i did remove the cd before booting into the usb drive01:33
L3i'll really try01:33
L3gtg01:33
L3bye01:33
ItaciousMaybe i can help you then.01:33
Itaciousi prefer irc over email.01:33
Itaciousso close.01:33
rockohello01:40
Itacioushi01:40
rockohow are you?01:40
Itaciousgood01:40
rockoI am happy my pcmcia card works :D01:40
Itacious:)01:40
rockonow my external dvd burn works01:40
rockowhich for some reason did not want to work with usb 201:40
rockoit worked with usb 1 though01:41
rockowhich is really slow :(01:41
Itaciousyou mean usb 1.0?01:41
rockoit said on the box that it is high speed usb 201:41
rockobut for some reason it does not want to work on my machine01:41
rockoit works on my other laptop with usb 2 fine01:42
rockobut that it broken now :(01:42
rockoyes usb 1.001:42
titan_arkhey01:42
titan_arkback with a problem in installation :(01:43
Itacioushi01:43
Itacious:/01:43
titan_arki reached the screen where it asks for the partitioning01:43
rockocompusa bought out tiger direct ?01:43
titan_arknow i have 4 drives each of 10 GB01:43
ItaciousYou mean 4 partitions?01:44
titan_arkand i had cleared drive E (the 3rd 1) to install xubuntu on it01:44
titan_arkoops my bad01:44
charlie-tcarocko: no, tiger direct bought compusa when it filed bancruptcy01:44
titan_arkyes 4 partitions01:44
Itaciousoh, you mean drives.01:44
Itaciousoh.01:44
Itaciouslol01:44
rockocool01:44
ItaciousGo on, titan_ark.01:44
titan_arkwhile installing it doesnt give me the option to choose the drive :S01:44
titan_arki guess its directly choosing C01:45
ItaciousWell, first of all Linux doesn't use C:, D:, Z:, etc.01:45
titan_arkand giving me the option to select the size of the win and linux partition01:45
titan_arkoh okay01:45
Itaciousbasics:01:45
Itacioushda0 would mean01:46
Itaciousoops.01:46
titan_arksda001:46
Itaciousit says sda001:46
Itacious?01:46
titan_arkit showed something like dev/sda001:46
titan_arkdav/sda101:46
Itaciousok01:47
titan_ark*dev01:47
titan_arketc01:47
titan_arkyup01:47
Itacioushda0 means harddrive a, partition number 1.01:47
titan_arkand it was selecting the 1st partition01:47
titan_arkokay01:47
Itacious"sd" is supposed to be SCSI i think.01:48
titan_arkprolly it was hda, am just a bit fagged out. been up all night its 7 am now :P01:48
ItaciousBut linux sometimes designates IDE hdd's as SCSI for some reason.01:48
titan_arkoh okay01:48
Itaciousi.e., the hard drive on this pc is designated as sda, but it's IDE.01:49
ItaciousSO...01:49
titan_arkokay01:49
titan_arkso do i need to merge 1 drive with the 1st partition now?01:50
Itacioushda0 would be harddrive a (1st hdd), partion 0 "1st partition"01:51
Itacioushdb3 would be harddrive b (2nd partition), partition 3 (4th partition)01:51
Itaciousnumbering starts at 0 instead on one.01:51
Itacious*of01:51
titan_arkyes i got that :)01:51
Itacious:-/01:51
ItaciousWhat do you mean merge?01:52
titan_arkso how do i make it select the 3rd partition?01:52
ItaciousAlright, first of all, why do you have 4 partitions and which one(s) are windows?01:52
titan_arkokay, i was assuming il use a 3rd party tool like partition magic and merge the 1st and 3rd partition (if thats possible)01:52
ItaciousOh, I see what you mean.01:53
titan_arkwin is installed on the 1st partition i.e. C, and i had partitioned into 4 just for convenience and as they say better drive performance01:54
titan_ark:P01:54
titan_arki wonder hw much of a difference it does make actually on the performance01:54
Itaciousnot much if any.01:54
Itaciousto be honest.01:54
titan_arkokay :P had actually read that some time back so i stuck to that practise01:55
Itaciousunless the seperation of fragmentation would make a performance difference. idk.01:55
ItaciousIs there anthing on the last 3 partitions?01:56
titan_arkyes lots of data01:56
titan_arkmp3s files pic etc01:56
Itaciousis there any blank partitions?01:57
titan_arkblank? i have cleaned up the 3rd one just for installing linux01:57
Itaciousok, although i would recommend more than just 10gb.01:58
ItaciousThe installer should designate which one is windows.01:58
ItaciousWhich one does it say is windows?01:59
titan_arksda001:59
titan_arkthats my C drive where i have installed xp01:59
Itaciousok. and your third partition is the last one you selected, right?01:59
Itaciousoops.01:59
ItaciousI mean created.01:59
titan_arkyeah thats where i wanted to install it02:00
titan_arkin the wubi installation it allows you to choose the drive02:00
Itaciouswait, your using Wubi?02:01
titan_arkno no02:01
Itacious??02:01
titan_arki just tried it now02:01
ItaciousSo which one do you want to use?02:01
titan_arki was trying to install by booting frm the live disk02:01
titan_arkany disadvatages to using wubi?02:01
charlie-tcatitan_ark: select "manual" at the bottom of the page,02:02
charlie-tcait will give you another page.02:02
Itaciouscharlie-tca, can you take it from here?02:03
charlie-tcasure02:03
Itaciousthanks. bye02:03
titan_arkwhen i tried manual, in the "before" and "after" image, it showed that the entire hdd would b under linux02:03
Itacioussee you later, titan_ark.02:03
titan_arkoh okay itacious02:03
titan_arkthx a ton :)02:03
titan_arkcya sometime02:03
Itaciousyour welcome! :-D02:03
charlie-tcaIt should show the entire drive, but let you pick sda202:04
charlie-tcaAre there several partitions/drives in the big window after selecting manual?02:04
titan_arkokay so i select manual and then "next" and in the next screen that comes up it will let me pick the partition i want u mean?02:05
charlie-tcayes02:05
titan_arkno i dint want to risk going to the next scren02:05
charlie-tcaOkay, let me bring up the screen02:05
titan_arkin the same screen it did not show me the option to select the partition02:05
titan_arkoh okay02:06
charlie-tcaI'm bringing up the live cd to make sure I have it02:06
titan_arkoh okay.02:07
titan_arki have just 1 system here :| so cant try out wat ur saying simultaneously02:07
charlie-tcaI have 5, so will walk through it.02:07
titan_arkoh okay thx :)02:08
charlie-tcaOkay, prepare disk space - Manual02:08
charlie-tcahit forware02:09
charlie-tcaforward, rather02:09
titan_arkokay02:09
charlie-tcaIt will show the partitions02:09
titan_arkokay02:09
charlie-tcaselect sda2, which should be the E drive. Click on it to hilite it.02:10
titan_arkokay02:10
charlie-tcaEdit partition - make sure the correct one is hilited02:10
titan_arkokay02:11
charlie-tcaNow, a window will open, to do what you want with the partition. If only Xubuntu is using it, you can select Ext3 Journaling file system02:12
charlie-tcaIf you want windows able to see it, select fat3202:13
titan_arkokay il prefer win and linux drives to be interaccessable02:13
charlie-tcaThen use fat3202:13
titan_arkokay02:13
charlie-tcaThen use as : need to select "/" which is the root file system02:14
titan_arkah, i dint get that, sorry :?02:14
charlie-tcaSorry, use as: fat3202:15
titan_ark"Use as: fat32" ?02:15
charlie-tcaThen Mount point: "/" which is what we use to say install here02:15
titan_arkokay02:15
titan_arkokay02:15
charlie-tcaThen hit Okay02:15
charlie-tcathen forward02:16
titan_arkokay02:16
charlie-tcaIt will ask you to enter your name, user name, password, etc.02:16
charlie-tcaWrite down the user name and password.02:16
titan_arkokay02:16
charlie-tcaYou need them to get into xubuntu.02:16
titan_arkokay02:16
charlie-tcaI think that should work02:17
titan_arkalrighty02:17
titan_ark:)02:17
charlie-tcaNormal drives will be C:\ = sda002:17
charlie-tcad:\ = sda102:17
titan_arkokay02:17
titan_arkgot that02:17
charlie-tcae:\ = sda202:17
titan_ark:)02:17
charlie-tcaGood luck02:17
titan_arkokay02:18
titan_arkthx02:18
titan_ark:)02:18
titan_arkbtw02:18
titan_arkwubi installation not a good idea?02:18
charlie-tcawubi installation is fine02:18
titan_arkokay02:18
charlie-tcaI don't have any copies of windows myself02:18
titan_arkoh okay02:19
titan_ark:D02:19
titan_arkhope i can get rid of windows soon02:19
titan_ark:P02:19
charlie-tcaIf you use wubi, you have to do another install to get rid of windows02:19
titan_arkin the wubi installation it says file system is not good02:20
titan_arkokay02:20
titan_arkneed to get a hang of linux b4 i can say adios to good ol windows :D02:20
charlie-tcaThis should be a good way to do it then02:21
titan_arkokay02:21
titan_arkyes02:21
titan_arkbetter to have a dual boot02:21
titan_arkelse will be in a tight spot in an emergency02:21
titan_ark:P02:21
charlie-tcaagreed02:22
titan_arkokay02:23
titan_arkchall try it out02:23
titan_arkhopefully next time i log in it shall me thro xubuntu B)02:23
charlie-tca:-)02:23
titan_arkadios02:23
fortunevwhat folder are application config files kept in. I am looking for the .emacs config file. not the local user one02:42
fortunevwhere can I find the .emacs config file?02:46
zoredachein /etc02:52
forcessaluton02:53
fortunevthks02:53
fortunevzoredache: i found an emacs folder there but not the .emacs file02:57
Moodfortunev: can't you just: which emacs?03:03
titan_arkback :(03:04
titan_arkthe install dint happen :(03:04
fortunevif I was not such a Linux noob.03:05
fortunevwhat I am looking for is the emacs config file.03:07
titan_arkanyone around?03:07
Odd-rationalenope03:07
titan_ark:?03:08
Odd-rationale:P03:08
titan_ark:S03:08
Odd-rationale:D03:08
Odd-rationaleyou having trouble installing?03:09
titan_arkOdd-rationale: yes. was trying xubuntu 8.1003:10
titan_arkthe install reached 20% and then stalled03:10
Odd-rationalehow long did you wait?03:11
titan_arkabout 10 minutes at that point03:11
titan_arkand the screen froze03:11
titan_arkthe mouse pointer froze03:11
Odd-rationalehmm. have you tried the alternative install disc? it usually has less issues...03:11
Odd-rationale!alternative03:12
ubottuThe Alternate CD is a classic text-mode install CD. It supports a wider range of hardware than the !LiveCD, and can also be used as an upgrade CD.  Look for the alternate link on the Ubuntu download page - See also !minimal - Torrent at http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.10/ubuntu-8.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent03:12
titan_arkoh no :(03:12
titan_arki started with ubuntu03:12
titan_ark8.1003:12
titan_arkthen ubuntu alternate03:12
titan_arknow xubuntu03:12
titan_arkdont tell me i need to DL xubuntu alternate now :(03:13
Odd-rationalewhat happened with the alternative disc?03:13
Odd-rationalesame?03:13
titan_arkwel with ubuntu i was getting stuck cos i am running a 256MB RAM system03:13
Odd-rationalewith the install?03:14
titan_arkand during installation i got an error that my RAM was only 253MB03:14
Odd-rationaleeven with 256 mb even xubuntu is going to be slow...03:14
Odd-rationaledon't even try the livecd... :P03:14
titan_ark:O03:14
titan_arkoh!03:15
titan_arki was told xubuntu would work on this dinosaur of mine03:15
titan_ark:(03:15
Odd-rationaleit will...03:15
Odd-rationalebut not a whole lot better...03:15
titan_arkoh okay03:15
Odd-rationalea good distro to use on those machines is someting like Puppy Linux.03:16
titan_arki dint knw that linux would give so much trouble in places where windows works fine!03:16
Odd-rationalevery small...03:16
titan_arkokay03:16
Odd-rationalei'm not saying it won't work...03:16
titan_arklol yeah03:16
titan_arkcould it be cos i dint create a swap?03:16
Odd-rationaleswap helps... but it is not used during install...03:17
titan_arkhmm okay03:17
Odd-rationaleif you *really* wanted an ubuntu-based system... try one of these links03:18
Odd-rationale!lowmem03:18
ubottuFor installing on low memory systems, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/LowMemorySystems.  See also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements.03:18
titan_arkyes i did c that earlier03:18
titan_arkwould a 500MB swap do?03:19
titan_arki am running a P4 265MB RAM with a 40GB HDD03:20
Odd-rationaleswap is not a ram replacement...03:20
titan_arkhmmm yeah03:20
titan_arki guess today is not my day03:23
titan_ark:|03:23
Odd-rationalesorry i can't help much...03:23
titan_arksure, not a prob03:23
titan_arkthx for the help :)03:23
titan_arkshall try my luck once again03:23
titan_arkadios :)03:24
Odd-rationalesee ya03:24
Lucifer_Catok so someone suggested this before, and im following up on it... i installed xubuntu, and then i installed packages like sshd and tightvnc etc. now what should i do so i dont have to install them again the next time i do a clean install?03:29
Lucifer_Catany idea?03:44
likemindeadAnyone having wireless problems after today's updates?03:47
* forces no03:49
likemindead:-(03:54
likemindeadIs there a website that keeps track of all the updates?04:09
titan_arkB)04:11
titan_arkfinally xubuntu-ing :D04:12
titan_arkOdd-rationale :) am in!!!04:13
titan_arkyayy!04:13
titan_arkfeels great :P04:13
Lucifer_Cattitan_ark: congrats04:16
Lucifer_Catwhat was the problem earlier?04:16
titan_arkLucifer_Cat: ah dont ask, tried ubuntu live, then alternate, then xubuntu live04:17
titan_arkhad almost given up hope04:17
titan_arkjust took a risk and am thro :P with some data loss though04:17
titan_ark:D04:17
Lucifer_Catso you were trying to dual boot?04:18
titan_arkyes04:18
Lucifer_Cathmm04:18
titan_arkam running a dino of a PC. P4 256 MB RAM and 40 GB HDD with xp04:18
Lucifer_Cati did a clean install04:18
titan_arkoh okay :)04:18
Lucifer_Cattitan_ark: P3 256megs 40 gigs04:18
Lucifer_Cathad xp too04:19
titan_arkoh okay :)04:19
Lucifer_Catbut didnt want any of that crap :P04:19
titan_arklol04:19
titan_arki hav just 1 system so couldnt risk going for a clean install04:19
Lucifer_Cati have 2 laptops with windows on them... its more than enough04:19
Lucifer_Cattitan_ark: yeah.04:19
Lucifer_Catim not even trying to install ubuntu on my laptop04:20
titan_arkgot some really cool help here else i would've still been stuck i guess :P04:20
titan_arkoh okay :D04:20
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titan_arki spent like the whole night from 12 am to 930 am now!04:21
titan_arkwhoa04:21
titan_arkwhat an exercise04:21
Odd-rationaletitan_ark: what did you do to make it work?04:22
titan_arkOdd-rationale, the swap did the ttrick i guess :P04:22
Odd-rationalecool04:22
titan_arkam thrilled04:23
titan_arkmy 1st successful linux installation!04:23
titan_arkthx to everyone here!04:24
Lucifer_Catthe tough part is working with it every day :P04:32
titan_arkwel hope i can get used to it soon04:34
titan_arkwhich will be a good media player for this?04:34
titan_arkamarok ?04:34
j1mctitan_ark: congrats on your first install04:34
Odd-rationalefor music? or for video?04:34
j1mctitan_ark: you're using xubuntu?04:34
titan_arkyes04:34
titan_arkxubuntu 8.1004:34
titan_arki was just looking around04:34
j1mci'd recommend banshee or rhythmbox for a full-featured player.04:34
titan_arkamarok is a media player music+video right04:35
j1mcxubuntu comes with "listen" installed by default... amarok is music only04:35
Odd-rationaleno, amarok just does audio music04:35
titan_arkoh okay04:35
j1mcamarok is also a KDE application - it will work with xubuntu, but it's probably better to stay away from KDE programs on a Xubuntu system if you can help it.04:36
titan_arkbtw i could'nt format the partition to fat 32 :( it dint permit to install on a fat32 partition so i cant access my data on other drives :(04:36
titan_arkokay il keep tht in mind04:36
j1mchow are other drives formatted?  ntfs?04:37
titan_arkfat3204:37
j1mcor other partitions... you should be able to read/write from xubuntu to fat32 partitions04:37
titan_arki had maintained it as fat32 from the beginning to enable inter accessability04:37
titan_arkhmmm tryin to figure it out :P04:37
titan_arkam lost :D04:38
j1mctitan_ark: you'll need to mount the partitions04:38
j1mctitan_ark: see here:  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticallyMountPartitions04:38
j1mci need to go to bed, but that should help you along well enough.04:39
titan_arkhey thx a ton :)04:39
titan_arkshal chk it out04:39
titan_ark:)04:39
titan_arkal righty am off for now!04:47
titan_arkadios everyone and thx once gain04:47
G-Bluntedis there a graphical app to open .tar.gz files?04:48
Reno`mc :D05:03
Reno`joke05:03
rockohow do you burn a dvd with files from an external hard drive ?06:39
rockoman burners for linux SUCK06:42
ace__how to use xchat?08:07
titan_ark_quit ()08:35
ukffCan anyone help with ATI Mobolity Radeon 9600 installation? Thanx08:36
ukffxubuntu does not see Radeon and this problem is having me...08:37
jxanderwhat's wrong with xfce? why can't it keep stuff in clipboard after closing an app? or why can't it always show copy/move progressbars?08:47
jxanderdo i need a clipboard app?08:48
titan_arkah am facing troublw ith mounting my drives any advice on that?08:56
titan_arkn00b :(08:56
jerndoehi09:48
jerndoetrying to do a remote login to my xubuntu from a ubuntu (8.10 both of them)09:49
jerndoeanyone knows a good guide..09:49
R1cochetis GnoMenu in the repos? i cant seem to find it12:11
R1cochetgnomenu12:11
R1cochet!gnomenu12:11
ubottuSorry, I don't know anything about gnomenu12:11
R1cochet!GnoMenu12:12
ubottuSorry, I don't know anything about GnoMenu12:12
TheSheepapt-cache search gnomenu12:12
TheSheepor search on packages.ubuntu.com12:13
Myrttiisn't even in Jaunty.12:13
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_G-Bluntedif(yourhappy && youknowit){ clapyourhands(); }16:50
TheSheepself.hands.clap()17:01
wormsxullahello17:06
wormsxullai'm still trying to solve the mystery of usb keys or sd cards not mounting automatically anymore, when they previously did (at least the usb keys did)17:07
wormsxullai found that https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/102097 but i am a newbie and it's a bit complicated17:08
forcesjust reinstall hal17:08
wormsxullaforces: care to elaborate?17:08
forceswormsxulla, sudo apt-get purge hal && sudo apt-get install hal17:10
forcesthen check you /etc/init.d17:10
forcesand restart hal17:10
wormsxullai usually use synaptic to manage packages (i'm a newbie). so should i uninstall hal with synaptic and reinstall it?17:11
wormsxullaand how did the change (before: auto-mounting, now: not anymore) happen, any idea?17:12
forceswormsxulla, use terminal17:12
wormsxullaok :)17:12
forcesI know is new for you, but you have to use it in the future17:12
forces:P17:12
wormsxullai'll copy what you wrote then17:12
wormsxullanah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!17:13
forcesok17:13
wormsxullaE: Impossible de verrouiller /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Ressource temporairement non disponible)17:14
wormsxullaE: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?17:14
wormsxullawhich drive is E, i wonder17:15
wormsxullathe sd card which is mounted, maybe?17:16
Odd-rationaleno. i think E: means error...17:18
Odd-rationalemake sure all other apt stuff are closed... synaptic, add/remove, etc.17:19
forceswormsxulla, close synaptic17:19
wormsxullaforces: i closed it already, i'm checking what else could be opened17:29
wormsxullait was the system monitor :)17:30
wormsxullayikes, suppressing thunar-volman too?17:32
* wormsxulla is scared17:32
Odd-rationale!aptfix | wormsxulla17:34
ubottuwormsxulla: If an APT front-end crashed and your database is locked, try this in a !terminal: « sudo fuser -vki /var/lib/dpkg/lock;sudo dpkg --configure -a »17:34
wormsxullai have no idea whether an APT front-end crashed ô_o17:35
wrmshello again, this is wormsxulla17:41
wrmsthe eee pc crashed in the middle of the apt-get command and now i have no icon at all showing on the desktop :-(17:42
wrmsall i have is the mouse pointer17:42
wrmsforces: sorry to ping you, but i need help :)17:44
forces:O17:45
wrms:-(17:45
forcesI'm trying to change mi /home ext3 to ext417:46
forcesbut I'm having many problems17:46
forcesT_T17:46
forceshttp://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext4_Howto17:46
wrmswell, sorry for you... but now i have one big problem: how do i get back my system?17:47
wrmshow do i even access a terminal?17:47
forceswrms, reboot again17:48
wrmsi have, it's the same: nothing on the desktop17:49
forceswhat did you do?17:50
wrmsnothing. i typed the command you said, but my connection froze in the middle, freezing the whole computer. it happens sometimes when i download things17:51
wrmsso i log in with my username and password, they blank desktop17:52
wrmsthe system is running obviously, so how do i get to it17:55
forcesrestart X17:55
wrmshow?17:55
* forces will use XFS17:55
forcesext4 for jaunty17:55
forces:P17:55
forceswrms, ctrl + alt + backspace17:56
wrmsthis gets me back to the session login, which i enter, then blank desktop, no icon, nothing except the mouse pointer17:57
wrmssomeone typed a command here just before the crash happened, but of course i can't access the log on the other machine17:59
charlie-tca!apt-fix18:01
ubottuIf an APT front-end crashed and your database is locked, try this in a !terminal: « sudo fuser -vki /var/lib/dpkg/lock;sudo dpkg --configure -a »18:01
wrmsalright, i chose "failsafe terminal" and now i have a terminal. i'd be grateful if someone could help me get the system back to normal18:01
wrmsthanks charlie-tca18:02
charlie-tcano problem.18:02
forcesdid you fix it?18:02
wrmsnoooooooooo :-(18:02
wrmsi don't know in what state it is and what i need to do18:02
forcesdo you have panel?18:02
forcespanels18:02
wrmsi just have a terminal18:02
forces:O18:03
forcesbut I dont understand what it's the problem18:03
forcesyou just had reinstall hal18:03
forcesa now you don't have desktop18:03
forcesT_T18:03
wrmsforces: i was in the middle of the sudo purge ... && sudo apt-get ... command and it crashed18:03
forcesjust do it again18:04
wrmsand now, no desktop, no nothing, yes18:04
wrmswell, i would, if i would remember the exact command :)18:04
wrmsi'm not even connected to the internet!18:04
forces<forces> wormsxulla, sudo apt-get purge hal && sudo apt-get install hal18:04
forcesifconfig eth0 up18:05
forcesdhclient eth018:05
forcesand now you have internet18:05
wrmsalright. i usually use kppp to connect, with a dial-up modem18:05
wrmsso these commands will connect, ok?18:05
wrmsthe command does nothing, with sudo ifconfig eth0 up. i think it's not the right interface :-(18:09
forcesthat's for a DSL connection18:09
forcesfor dhcp18:09
wrmsalright, i typed sudo kppp18:10
forcesdial-up sucks18:10
wrmsit's all i have18:10
wrmsnow i'm apparently connected, but i'm not back to the command line in the terminal, there is as a last line: Opener: received RemoveSecret18:12
wrmsso how do i go back to being able to type the sudo apt-get?18:12
wrmsalright, i finished the sudo apt-get purge etc... command, now what should i do?18:19
mindless_hi everybody18:19
wrmshi18:20
mindless_i have a little trouble here18:20
wrmsgood for you. i have a big one :p18:20
mindless_i was using ubuntu now i have installed xubuntu desktop18:20
mindless_:D18:21
jf812if you want to install it you should do sudo apt-get install purge18:21
mindless_i could only start system once..18:21
mindless_system is frozen at starting desktop manager does anyone know why :?18:22
forces<mindless_> i have a little trouble here18:22
forces<wrms> good for you. i have a big one :p<<--- hahaha18:22
wrmsforces: i'm *really* not laughing18:22
forces:P18:22
wrmsforces: i have finished the apt-get and restarted X, but still nothing shows on the desktop18:23
forcesnothing including panels?18:24
wrmsit says no gnome installation found if i select that in the session login18:24
wrmsNOTHING at all18:24
forcesuse a xfce4 login18:24
wrmsi get a message saying: you have chosen session xfce for this sessin, but your default is Launch the Xclent script. Just for this session / cancel / Make default18:26
charlie-tcamindless_: any errors while installing xubuntu-desktop?18:26
forceswrms, did you remove xfce?18:26
wrms... remove xfce when?18:26
charlie-tcajf812: Please do not advise that.18:26
forcesmindless_, and vrms have a similar problem18:26
wrmsi did nothing else than the command you said!!!18:26
forcesmaybe it's a bug18:27
forcesa big one18:27
mindless_no i dont have error18:27
mindless_i have started succesfully once18:27
wrmsalright. the icons are back and so is the bottom panel18:27
mindless_then i want to start compiz18:27
charlie-tcamindless_: what version of Xubuntu18:27
wrmsforces: thanks18:27
mindless_then desktop gone black18:27
mindless_8.1018:27
charlie-tcaSo you installed compiz?18:27
wrmsmindless_: oh, you too18:28
mindless_yeah18:28
forceswrms, did you fix it?18:28
jf812How do you convert a .bin to .deb?18:28
mindless_i installed it was working18:28
mindless_i tried to twip desktop18:28
mindless_i mean cube tried to rotate it18:28
mindless_that is when desktop manager dead18:28
charlie-tcaI don't know about running compiz. I would suggest going to a tty terminal and removing compiz. Then you will have the desktop back.18:29
mindless_i tried to unistall all xfce xubuntu18:29
mindless_and reinstall it..18:29
mindless_but everything is same i think18:30
charlie-tcawhat command?18:30
forceswrms, what did you do?18:30
mindless_not command i use gnome now18:30
forceshow did you fix it?18:30
mindless_by synaptics18:30
wrmsforces: i think i did when i selected the xfce session, and but i chose "just for now" while i should have chosen "for all sessions", i suppose?18:30
forcesand that's all?18:30
charlie-tcamindless_: so you removed some of xubuntu and now it is not working?18:30
forcesonly that was the "BIG PROBLEM"18:30
mindless_no not really18:31
mindless_i deleted it all and reinstalled as the same way18:31
mindless_but nothing changed18:31
wrmsforces: for me, having nothing on the desktop *is* a BIG PROBLEM :)18:31
forces:P18:32
wrmsbe right back on my saved machine!18:32
mindless_system starts normally but frozen on welcome screen :S18:32
wormsxullabl**dy hell, this is friday the 13th18:32
forcesmindless_, gdm starts normally?18:32
mindless_gnome :?18:33
forcesgdm18:33
forcesgnome-display-manager18:33
mindless_i think so :S18:34
mindless_every thing is fine here on gnome18:34
mindless_but not the same for xfce ;(18:34
mindless_do i have to restart or do something to install xfce as i did before :?18:35
mindless_i just can remove it and reinstall with synaptic18:35
forcesmindless_, start with xfce18:36
forcesyou have to choose it in gdm18:36
forcesin session18:36
mindless_yeah i know18:36
mindless_but it is frozen when loading desktop manager...18:36
mindless_welcome screen18:36
mindless_i have changed that screen in xfce is it problem :?18:37
wormsxullaif i run the apt-fix tip that charlie-tca said earlier, do i risk to break something again, or is that command just checking things then repairing the broken things?18:37
charlie-tcamindless_: did you change it to balou?18:38
mindless_can be18:39
mindless_:S18:39
mindless_or i think so..18:39
mindless_that was pretty cute18:39
mindless_is there something wrong with balou :?18:42
charlie-tcaIt has a tendency to hang at times; mostly loops the login screen18:43
mindless_:D im so lucky huh at first boot i select it..18:43
charlie-tcaIs it going to blank desktop and right back to login?18:44
mindless_no..18:44
mindless_i cant see desktop18:44
charlie-tcanot balou18:44
charlie-tcaI think you have to remove compiz then18:44
mindless_but desktop was black before i shut it down18:44
mindless_hey if i remove xubuntu with synaptic and re install it..18:46
mindless_can i use xfce as i did before :?18:47
charlie-tcaYou have to use "remove completely"18:47
charlie-tcaThen it may work18:48
mindless_is there anything.. imean setting files etc not removed when removing from synaptic..18:51
charlie-tcacheck in ~/.config and make sure anything xfce got removed18:52
mindless_ok thanks.. ;)18:53
wormsxullaforces: you'll be glad to know that now at least the usb keys are recognized automatically, although a right-click on them shows "mount" while i think they are mounted already. i had to install gnome-mount for mounting to work18:53
charlie-tcaThose are user configuration and don't always get removed18:53
* wormsxulla is totally confused18:54
charlie-tcathat was for mindless_18:54
wormsxullacharlie-tca: yes yes, i know, but i'm confused with what happened on my machine18:54
charlie-tcaI am too, if it helps18:55
wormsxullai'll be confused for a week or something :)18:55
wormsxullacharlie-tca: ahah :)18:55
mindless_i will be back if i can open or not xfce.. see you.. ;)18:55
titan_arkhey :) the n00b is back again! can anyone help me with accessing my fat32 partitions on win xp? i tried the help on mounting partitions but couldnt figure it out19:01
charlie-tcafrom winxp or xubuntu?19:01
titan_arkhey charlie-tca, i want to access the fat32 partitions thro xubuntu.19:02
forcesboth read fat32 partitions19:02
titan_arki had to install xupbuntu on ext319:02
charlie-tcaGlad you got xubuntu working :-)19:03
titan_arkduring installation it refused to mount on a fat32 partition so i had to select ext319:03
titan_arkcharlie-tca, yes me too :) and am loving it19:03
charlie-tcaI don't know anything about fat32 partitions. maybe samba?19:03
charlie-tca!samba19:03
titan_arkexcept for a few complexities19:03
ubottuSamba is the way to cooperate with Windows environments. Links with more info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MountWindowsSharesPermanently and http://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/serverguide/C/windows-networking.html - Samba can be administered via the web with SWAT.19:03
charlie-tca!pyneighborhood19:04
ubottuSorry, I don't know anything about pyneighborhood19:04
charlie-tca!info pyneighborhood19:04
ubottupyneighborhood (source: pyneighborhood): A GTK+ application that allows you to browse network shares. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.4-0ubuntu5 (intrepid), package size 80 kB, installed size 380 kB19:04
titan_arkokay il chk that out19:04
charlie-tcaone of those should work19:04
charlie-tcaI'm trying to pin down an upgrade issue today.19:05
titan_arkokay il chk em out19:05
titan_arkregarding upgrades, the system says i need to do upgrades of ~ 170MB!19:06
mindless_yeah im here19:06
mindless_fine im on xfce thanks everybody..19:07
charlie-tcamindless_: glad it worked :-)19:07
mindless_:)19:07
mindless_now..19:07
mindless_=)19:07
mindless_i can mount drives on gnome by just clicking them on places..19:07
mindless_trying to open them with nautilus just mounts them19:08
mindless_bu i cant see any of my drvives here..19:08
mindless_what is tha matter :?19:08
charlie-tcawe don't use nautilus19:09
mindless_i know19:09
mindless_ijust wanna mount drives19:09
mindless_but i cant even see them anywhere.. ;(19:09
charlie-tcacheck your settings in Applications -> Settings -> Settings Manager -> Desktop19:10
mindless_ok..19:10
charlie-tcaIs it checked to show removable devices?19:10
mindless_mm let me find..19:11
mindless_i cant find them because of my language :)19:11
charlie-tcaSomeplace in the menu is Desktop Settings19:12
mindless_yeah removable devices..19:12
mindless_its checked19:12
charlie-tcaand the drives are plugged in, right?19:13
mindless_sure..19:13
mindless_thay are just partitons19:13
mindless_i want to see them..19:13
charlie-tcaI don't know how to make those show up. We don't put an option for it in xubuntu19:14
mindless_hmm19:14
mindless_so i must mount em by terminal..19:14
mindless_first i need names :D19:14
mindless_ok i can fix it i think..19:14
charlie-tcaIf they are in fstab, they may be in /media19:14
mindless_thanks for your helps..19:14
charlie-tcaYou are welcome19:15
mindless_no nothing in media i have checked there..19:15
mindless_;)19:15
charlie-tca *shrug*; I hate them drives on my desktop19:15
wormsxullacharlie-tca: you hate seeing the drives on your desktop?19:29
charlie-tcayes, it takes up space and I seldom just access them. I mount them in /mnt if I need to access them often, otherwise, why even have them there.19:30
charlie-tcaMost of the time, I do not need anything in them more than once.19:30
charlie-tcaIf you need them often, why not just add them when installing xubuntu? I have one partition I mount as /mnt/old-home, that is mounted all the time.19:32
charlie-tcaIt is in fstab, and always available. The other ten drives just get in my way19:32
titan_arkcharlie-tca :( thats not making sense to me!19:36
charlie-tcawhat doesn't make sense? not having drives in the way?19:36
titan_arkno no19:36
titan_arkhow to mount my damn drives!19:37
charlie-tcaThey are not part of this installation, they are separate installs of different versions.19:37
wormsxullacharlie-tca: why do you have ten drives showing if they are not mounted? they are connected?19:37
charlie-tcaThey are not showing in Xubuntu.19:37
charlie-tcatitan_ark: just go to /dev/disk and find them, then you can create a folder for them on the desktop and mount them to it19:38
charlie-tcano, that's wrong19:39
charlie-tcathey are fat32. That may not work.19:39
charlie-tcaI don't really know how to do them19:39
titan_arkcharlie-tca this is my 1st time on linux :( total n00b unable to figure i out19:39
titan_arkokay19:39
titan_arki sound some 3rd party installs for ntfs!19:40
titan_arknothing for fat19:40
charlie-tcaI'm thinking ask a bit later, for help with mounting windows drives in Xubuntu19:40
titan_arkokay19:41
wormsxullait looks everybody has problems with mounting drives today :)19:41
titan_ark:)19:41
titan_ark:D19:41
titan_arkhow do i add script to fstab :S20:01
titan_arki mean entries20:01
titan_arki found this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=61795220:10
slow-motionhi20:10
titan_arkbut unable to log in as root :S20:10
titan_arkhey20:10
charlie-tcatitan_ark: what do you mean, unable to log in as root? Open a terminal, type "sudo -i" hit enter20:11
charlie-tcaIt will ask for your password, it is the same one you logged in with20:11
titan_arkoops yeah!20:12
titan_arki read somewhere that i need to use su20:12
titan_ark"su"20:12
charlie-tcaBe careful! whatever you do after sudo -i is as root. You can now completely destroy your system20:12
charlie-tcasu is for other distros; ubuntu uses sudo20:13
titan_arkwhoa!20:13
titan_arkokay20:13
titan_arkam scared :(20:13
titan_arkhttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=61795220:13
titan_arkdoes this look good to try?20:13
charlie-tcaNo reason to be scared; just be careful. "exit" gets you out of root20:13
titan_arkokay :)20:13
charlie-tcaAt a quick glance, yes, looks fine. don't forget to create the mount point or it won't work20:14
titan_arkah how do i do that?20:14
charlie-tcaIf you put it in fstab, you should mount automatically at login20:14
titan_arkokay20:14
charlie-tcathe part where it says sudo mkdir /media/disk20:15
titan_arkokay20:15
charlie-tcato put them on the desktop use /home/USER_NAME/Desktop/disk20:15
titan_arkk20:16
charlie-tcaNote the capital "D" on Desktop20:16
charlie-tcadisk is whatever name you want to call the thing20:16
titan_arkokay20:16
charlie-tcathe mount point and /media/disk in fstab must be the same20:17
titan_arkhmmm20:17
titan_arknot making much sense to me :S20:17
charlie-tcaokay, from the beginning: what is your login name?20:18
titan_ark"home"20:18
titan_arki am in root now, btw20:18
charlie-tcayou want it on the desktop, right?20:18
titan_arkyes20:18
charlie-tcayou log in to the desktop as "home"?20:19
titan_arkyes20:19
charlie-tcaokay, exit root20:19
titan_arkokay20:19
titan_arkdone20:19
charlie-tcatype cd and hit enter20:19
titan_arkokay20:20
charlie-tcacd Desktop20:20
titan_arkdone20:20
charlie-tcawhat name do you want to call the windows partition?20:21
charlie-tcamkdir ?????20:21
titan_arkwill this change how i will access them thro windows?20:21
charlie-tca?????= the name you want to call it20:21
charlie-tcano20:21
titan_arki want wat i have in windows to be the same20:21
titan_arkdont want to loose any data there20:21
charlie-tcaThis is to access windows drive from xubuntu20:21
titan_arkokay20:22
charlie-tcaYou can lose whatever you change on the drive20:22
titan_arkcan i call them "C", "D" etc?20:22
charlie-tcaIf you want. use mkdir D20:22
titan_arkokay, wat changes i do here will be seen in windows, thats okay :)20:22
titan_arkokay done20:23
charlie-tcayou should now have a folder called "D" on the desktop20:23
titan_arkyes i see that :)20:23
charlie-tcacd /etc20:23
charlie-tcawhat is the drive in /dev ?20:24
charlie-tcayou know, like /dev/sda1 ?20:24
titan_arksda 1 yes20:24
titan_ark1,2,3,420:24
charlie-tcanow it gets a little bit tricky. You are going to use nano to edit fstab. Be careful, it does not have mouse movements20:25
titan_arkcd/ etc gives an error: no such files or directory20:25
titan_arkokay20:25
charlie-tcaThat's because you put the space in the wrong place. cd /etc20:25
titan_arkoh my bad!20:26
titan_arkok thats done20:26
charlie-tcaif you do this wrong, it could make it hard to get back here.20:27
titan_arkokay20:27
charlie-tcasudo cp fstab fstab.backup20:27
titan_arkhow can i verify the partitions before i do it?20:27
charlie-tcaI don't know. back the file up first, then we have the original file to work with.20:28
charlie-tcasudo cp fstab fstab.backup20:28
titan_arkokay20:28
charlie-tcathat backs it up20:28
charlie-tcanow you can change it.20:29
charlie-tcasudo nano fstab20:29
charlie-tcaarrow to the bottom of the file20:29
titan_arkerror: missing destination operand20:29
charlie-tcathat is on the cp command?20:29
charlie-tcaor was that nano??20:30
titan_arkerror: cp: missing destination file operand after fstab.backup20:30
titan_arkthe cp command20:30
charlie-tcaokay, try again20:30
charlie-tcasudo cp fstab fstab.backup20:30
charlie-tcamake sure there are two fstab words20:30
titan_arkok no error this time20:31
titan_arki missed once last time20:31
charlie-tcayeah, i know20:31
charlie-tcasudo nano fstab20:31
charlie-tcaUse the arrow key to get to the bottom20:31
titan_arkdone20:31
charlie-tcaAre you on a blank line now?20:32
titan_arkyes blank line inbetween the screen20:32
charlie-tcatype this exact20:32
titan_arkoaky20:32
titan_ark*okay20:32
charlie-tca/dev/sda1 /home/your login name/Desktop/D vfat iocharset=utf8,umask=000  0  020:34
charlie-tcaall on one line, even if the screen moves around20:34
charlie-tcahit enter at the end of the line20:34
titan_arkhow many spaces in the umask=000 0 020:35
titan_ark?20:35
charlie-tcadoesn't really matter, I just put a couple.20:35
charlie-tcaIt looks for spaces to know it is the next part20:36
titan_arkokay done20:36
titan_arkenter and it goes to next line20:36
charlie-tcahold CTRL and tap o20:36
charlie-tcahold CTRL and tap x20:36
titan_arkokay20:36
charlie-tcashould be back to /etc20:37
charlie-tcasudo mount -a20:37
titan_arkit says fila name to write after strl+o20:37
titan_ark*ctrl+o20:37
charlie-tcahit enter20:37
titan_arkafter ctrl+o it says: "File Name to Write: fstab "20:38
charlie-tcaJust hit enter, it will take care of it20:38
titan_arkdo i do "ctrl+x" there?20:38
charlie-tcaafter you hit enter20:38
charlie-tcaEnter/Return ?20:39
charlie-tcait should have saved and exited nano20:40
charlie-tcatitan_ark: well?20:40
titan_arkwhere do i type "sudo mount -a"20:41
charlie-tcadid nano go away?20:41
titan_arkno20:41
charlie-tcahold ctrl and hit x20:42
charlie-tcait should go away20:42
titan_arkafter ctrl+o, cursor moved down and said "File Name to Write: fstab"20:42
titan_arkdo i enter a name here?20:42
titan_arkor just ctrl+x ?20:43
charlie-tcaand you hit Enter on the keyboard20:43
charlie-tcaJust hit the enter key20:43
titan_arkokay20:43
titan_arkokay20:43
charlie-tcanow ctrl+x20:43
titan_arkback to ects20:43
charlie-tcanow20:43
titan_arkect$20:43
charlie-tcasudo mount -a20:43
titan_arkdone20:44
charlie-tcanow open D and see what is there20:44
titan_arkits empty :P20:44
titan_arkoh no20:44
charlie-tcaIs it empty in windows too?20:45
charlie-tcathis should be your d:\20:45
titan_arkno this is my C20:45
charlie-tcathen it can't be empty, it should have windows in it20:46
titan_arkyesy es20:46
titan_ark*yes20:46
titan_arkit took a while to show the folders20:46
titan_arksorry20:46
titan_arkits my c drive :)20:46
titan_arkyay!20:46
charlie-tcanow any changes you make here will also be there when you go to c:\20:47
charlie-tcaIf you erase a windows file, it will be gone20:47
titan_arkokay20:47
titan_arkalright il keep that in mind20:47
titan_arkso is this permanent or every boot i need to do these commands?20:47
titan_arkto mount the drive20:48
titan_ark?20:48
charlie-tcaNext time you boot, it should mount on it's own. If it doesn't mount just use the sudo mount -a20:48
charlie-tcaThe rest will stay20:48
titan_arkokay20:48
titan_arknow to mount my other partitions which all steps must i do?20:48
charlie-tcasame thing with different folders on the desktop and in fstab20:49
titan_arkoh okay :)20:49
charlie-tcatype sudo fdisk -l in the terminal to see what the drives are20:49
titan_arkdo i do a cd 1st?20:50
titan_arkand get out of etc?20:50
charlie-tcadon't need to20:50
titan_arkokay20:50
titan_arki can see the partitions20:50
charlie-tcaso that should tell you the /dev/sd?? part20:51
titan_arkokay20:51
titan_arkyeah20:51
charlie-tcaso now do cd20:51
charlie-tcacd and hit enter20:51
titan_arkokay20:52
charlie-tcastart with cd Desktop and go from there.20:52
titan_arkokay :)20:52
titan_arkhow do i rename my C to D now?20:52
titan_arksice i put the contents of C into D :P20:52
charlie-tcadid you cd to Desktop?20:52
titan_arkyes20:53
charlie-tcamv D C20:53
titan_ark"mv: cannot stat `D': No such file or directory20:53
titan_ark"20:53
charlie-tcaBut you have a D right?20:54
titan_arkyes20:54
titan_arkthats where we just mounted the partition20:54
charlie-tcasudo umount D20:55
titan_arkumount: D not found!20:55
charlie-tcatype cd and hit enter20:56
titan_arkokay20:56
charlie-tcacd Desktop and hit enter20:56
titan_arkokay20:57
titan_arkgot it20:57
charlie-tcasudo umount D20:57
charlie-tcanote the n in imount is missing20:57
titan_arkwont a mkdir C and mv D C work?20:57
charlie-tcano, because you can't move the D drive while it is mounted20:58
titan_arkoh okay20:58
titan_arkonly root can unmount20:58
charlie-tcaput the sudo in front?20:58
titan_arkokay did that20:59
charlie-tcamv D C20:59
charlie-tcaand hit enter20:59
titan_arkokay21:00
charlie-tcaThe name should have changed to C21:00
titan_arkyes21:00
charlie-tcacd /etc21:00
titan_arkokay21:01
charlie-tcasudo nano fstab21:01
titan_arkokay21:01
charlie-tcaarrow down to the line you added, arrow across to D, hit Del on your keyboard, type C21:02
sml1226Hello just wondering if anybody has tried opensuse with a slow machine?21:02
sml1226i have a 600Mhz celeron and 384MB ram21:02
titan_arkokay21:02
charlie-tcatitan_ark: Ctrl+o21:03
charlie-tcahit enter21:03
charlie-tcaCtrl+x21:03
titan_arkdone21:03
charlie-tcasudo mount -a21:03
titan_arkokay21:04
charlie-tcanow it mounts as C21:04
titan_arkyes its done :)21:04
titan_ark!!!21:04
titan_arkthx a ton!21:04
charlie-tcanow just go back to the forum page and do it for each drive you want21:04
charlie-tcaYou are welcome21:04
charlie-tcaIt's a break from bugs today21:04
titan_arkyou mean i ned to add individual lines in the nano?21:05
titan_arkokay :)21:05
charlie-tcaOnly if you want additional drives on the desktop21:05
titan_arkokay21:05
titan_arkcos most of my media and data is on the other partitions21:05
charlie-tcaThen, yes, you need to add more lines, one for each partition you want to mount21:06
titan_arkokay21:06
titan_arkil try that out now21:06
charlie-tcabut not for the xubuntu partition21:06
titan_arkyeah :)21:06
titan_arksuccessfully mounted all :)21:13
charlie-tca:-)21:13
sml1226opensuse on a slow pc/ps3? Looking for something light that has a good gui. Currently running xubuntu on both21:15
sml1226kinda slow with compositor on21:15
zoredache_sml1226: if you have questions about opensuse, you might be better off finding a channel focused on obensuse21:15
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sml1226and want some sort of transparency21:15
sml1226well i am not specifically looking for opensuse just a good light distro and was wondering if u guys had any suggestions21:16
charlie-tcaxubuntu21:16
sml1226running xubuntu now and even it is a little slow21:17
sml1226also tried elive but hated it21:17
charlie-tcajust a suggestion21:17
sml1226it was fast though21:17
titan_arksml1226, i was suggested puppylinux, try that21:17
sml1226what does puppy use (gnome/kde/etc)21:18
sml1226haven't tried it before21:18
titan_arkah i dont have an idea frankly. i am running a P4 with 256 MB RAM21:21
titan_arkcouldnt run ubuntu so i was suggested puppylinux21:21
titan_arkbut finally i managed xubuntu21:21
titan_arkany idea how can i speed up my downloads :S usually get atleast 100kBps on windows. here my update is happening @ 35!!!21:23
sml1226yeah for that xubu is fine but the restrictions in the ps3 and my pc's 600Mhz celeron w/ 384MB ram is too slow to run it smoothly21:23
* charlie-tca thinks windows cheats on numbers21:24
titan_arksml1226 do check out puppy, am a linux n00b :P21:24
Moodtitan_ark: firewall issues?21:24
titan_arkcharlie-tca on utorrent i get 200 :S21:25
sml1226ok thanks titan_ark will try it out21:25
knometitan_ark, msn file transfers?21:25
charlie-tcaokay. I still thing windows lies21:25
titan_arkMood, just installing updates, real slow download21:25
titan_arklol charlie-tca21:25
Moodtitan_ark: maybe it's the remote server. how large are your xubuntu d/l's?21:26
* charlie-tca of course keeps his windows where it belongs, in the wall21:26
titan_arkMood, its ~170MB21:26
titan_arkam unchecking the "suggested updates" now21:27
Moodtitan_ark: wow that's a lot... all kernel related?21:27
titan_arkMood: :P i cant tell the difference, a n00b, and i just started linux this morning21:28
Moodtitan_ark: ah ok. we all have to start somewhere :-)21:28
titan_arkMood: all security updates come up to 121MB21:29
Moodtitan_ark: installed from 8.10?21:30
titan_arkyes21:30
titan_arkperl base, thunderbird installations are security updates!21:31
titan_arkany settings i need to modify? to improve speeds?21:32
Moodtitan_ark: did you forward your port on that linux box?21:33
titan_arkno i dint21:33
titan_arkhow do i do that here!21:33
steelcityjimi just loaded ubuntu desktop21:34
Moodhmm... i think i spoke too soon... not sure which ports are used for the xubuntu downloads...21:34
steelcityjimand it indicates 247 updates available21:34
steelcityjimdo i need to install all these/21:34
titan_arkMood oh :(21:34
steelcityjimim new to ubuntu21:35
titan_arksteelcityjim :D same here! 160 updates for xubuntu21:35
steelcityjimso do you do it?21:35
charlie-tcasteelcityjim: better question for #ubuntu; we deal mostly with Xubuntu21:35
steelcityjimwhats xubuntu?21:35
charlie-tcaubuntu with xfce for a desktop21:36
steelcityjimhmm ok21:36
titan_arki guess you can skip the "suggested" updates and do the security updates only if you want to21:36
charlie-tcaXubuntu works on older and slower equipment than Ubuntu21:36
Moodtitan_ark: ok, now you made me very curious about the ports for sudo apt-get install...21:37
titan_arkMood: okay :) i am a total n00b. never played around. and just started on linux now21:38
titan_arkMood: few hours back i did install vlc21:40
titan_arkwas getting ~190+kBps then21:41
Moodtitan_ark: ok, from what i'm finding out, i think apt-get uses port 80 (http)21:41
titan_arkokay21:41
Moodtitan_ark: so it should be open if you can surf the web21:41
titan_arkhmm okay21:42
Moodtitan_ark: so, if it's not a port forwarding issue, i'm guessing it's just the remote server load21:42
titan_arkokay21:43
titan_arkor probably my connection has gone down now!21:43
titan_arkbut at this time i usually get the best speeds21:44
Moodtitan_ark: what do you have in /etc/apt/sources.list?21:46
Mooduse paste.ubuntu.com21:47
titan_arkMood: sorry but ul have to tell me how to get there :P am a bit confused with all this21:48
Moodtitan_ark: are you in mumbai?21:49
Moodtitan_ark: india/21:49
Moodindia?21:49
titan_arkyes india21:49
titan_arkhow did you get that?21:49
Moodok, so one possibility is that the default servers you are downloading from are very far away. so editing the sources.list will point to a mirrored server closer to you21:49
titan_arkoh okay21:50
titan_arkhow do i get to that?21:50
titan_arkfrom the terminal?21:50
Moodbring up terminal21:50
Moodtype cat /etc/apt/sources.list21:50
titan_arkokay21:50
titan_arkMood: http://paste.ubuntu.com/117851/21:53
Moodtitan_ark: ah, you are already pointing to the indian repositories it seems...21:53
Moodtitan_ark: do you see it?21:53
titan_arktrying to make sense out of it21:54
titan_arkyes21:54
Moodtitan_ark: http://in.archive.ubuntu.com (instead of what i have, which is us.archive.ubuntu.com)21:54
Moodsoo...21:54
titan_arkyes i got that21:54
Moodtitan_ark: it would appear it's just slow network connectivity from the india server...21:55
Moodtitan_ark: so.... i ran out of ideas... :-P21:55
titan_arkdamn 25kB/s :O21:55
titan_arklol okay :)21:55
Moodtitan_ark: that is so slow21:55
titan_arkyeah!21:56
Moodtitan_ark: are you on wireless?21:56
titan_arklooks like il be sleepless for another night!21:56
titan_arkno its an ADSL direct link21:56
Moodtitan_ark: do you have any other downloads running? either on pc or linux?21:56
titan_arkno nothing at all21:57
titan_ark17.6kB/s :S21:58
titan_arkthis is bad :|21:58
charlie-tca:((21:59
charlie-tcaseems painful21:59
Moodtitan_ark: you can try a test download via ftp isntead21:59
Moodinstead*21:59
titan_ark:(21:59
titan_arkMood: how do i do that?21:59
titan_arkokay on 35 now!22:00
Moodftp://ftp.iitm.ac.in/ubuntu/22:00
Moodi think its anon ftp22:00
Moodtry downloading a file like 10 megs22:01
Moodtitan_ark: try this file22:02
Moodftp://ftp.iitm.ac.in/ubuntu/dists/intrepid/Contents-i386.gz <-- it's ~15 Megs22:02
titan_ark200+ kB/s22:03
Moodwell that's faster22:04
titan_arkthro mozilla i hit the download22:04
Moodahh22:04
Moodok, so it appears it's something on the server side. ah well22:04
titan_arkokay22:04
Moodwe tried our best22:05
titan_arkyes :) thanks :)22:05
Moodsoo... i'd recommend taking a nap :-P22:05
titan_arki will have to stay up another consecutive night :P22:05
titan_arki really need that22:05
Moodjust let it run in the background. you can still do work on your linux box22:06
titan_arkyup22:06
titan_arkgetting this installed was an 8 hr effort :D22:06
charlie-tcaWhy not sleep while it runs?22:06
Moodtitan_ark: hmm.... just to get the basic install? that's long. wait until you start playing around w/ ssh, ftp, ddclient, samba, mysql, apache, etc etc etc :-P22:07
titan_arkcharlie-tca i guess il do that, my eyes are drooping now :D22:07
Moodtitan_ark: document everything btw22:07
Moodtitan_ark: it helps tremendously22:08
* charlie-tca took 48 hours for my first Ubuntu d/l, about 3 years ago22:08
titan_arkMood: well had to DL 3 isos, started with ubuntu live then alternate then xubuntu then repartitioning etc22:08
* Mood downloaded redhat in 1999 on a 56k modem :-P22:08
charlie-tcaI only had 24k22:09
Moodcharlie-tca: lol22:09
titan_arkdamn i dint set this for a log :O22:09
charlie-tcatook forever22:09
titan_arkwhoa! thats perseverence :D22:09
Moodtitan_ark: you don't need to log it. just have mousepad up and copy+paste everything w/ notes22:09
* charlie-tca never went past windows 3.122:09
titan_arkMood, oh yes :P22:10
charlie-tcaI never liked to pay for what I could get free22:10
titan_arkhehe :)22:11
titan_arkI have a rotten ADSL plan now. nights are free. thats why have to start these things at this hour than during the day :P22:12
charlie-tcaI remember those nights well22:16
titan_arkah its yet to get completed :|22:29
titan_arkhey i just downloaded a flash plug in22:29
titan_arkhow do i install it?22:29
titan_arkwhen i run it like wi do in windows its asking me for an application to run it22:30
TheSheeptitan_ark: install flashplugin-nonfree from synaptic22:32
TheSheeptitan_ark: you need to have the restricted repositories enabled22:32
TheSheep!flash | titan_ark22:32
ubottutitan_ark: To install Flash see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/Flash (a recent version for !Dapper is available in !backports) - See also !Restricted and !Gnash22:32
titan_arkoh!22:32
titan_arkokay22:32
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la_rayishi everyone23:22
la_rayisi just bought a netbook23:22
la_rayisand was thinking of installing xubuntu and get rid of windowsxp23:22
la_rayisi read that it's possible to install ubuntu from a usb stick23:23
la_rayisdo you know if i can apply the same procedures to install xubuntu?23:23
DasEila_rayis: yes, similar23:26
DasEi ubottu: For information about installing Ubuntu from USB flash drives, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick - For a persistent live USB install, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent23:26
ubottuError: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)23:26
la_rayisDasEi: i'll try them out. Thanks a lo t!23:31
DasEila_rayis:size of your hd ?23:32
DasEi..gone23:32
tmukihappy epoch!23:36
illumin8Hello, does anyone know where to find the network icon that mounts local shares in xubuntu?23:39
zoredachelocal?  Do you mean hard drives in your computer or on your lan?23:40
illumin8im sorry, rather new to this, its my lan theres a windows machine with a share folder23:41
zoredachexubuntu doesn't really have a easy way to mount windows shares yet...23:41
illumin8oh :(23:41
illumin8thanks for answering :)23:41
zoredache!fusesmb23:41
ubottufusesmb is a tool that allows easy access to shared folders (smb) on a network.  Links with more info: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FuseSmb23:41
illumin8thanks23:41

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