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Vasklevoxw00t, .net working from 9.04 persistent thumbdrive installation.01:04
davebot_I was wondering if anyone knew how to get better battery life out of a laptop with Xubuntu on it.04:35
davebot_I mean with vista I can get about 5 hours, but with Xubuntu I only get 204:35
davebot_I downloaded kpowersave, but I am not sure how much good it actually does.04:38
davebot_Any recommendations?04:39
TheSheepdavebot_: powertop is handy04:48
TheSheepdavebot_: as a tool that tells you what eats most of the battery04:49
davebot_sweet04:49
davebot_thanks04:50
aacostaanyone gotten jaunty on eeepc runing08:39
aacostajust having some issuies with the wireless08:39
hatake_kakashiaacosta, not that I have eee, but ath5k is no go?10:01
aacostahave no idea how to install it10:07
aacostai just finished downloading eeebuntu bu realized there probaby isnt a unebootin for ppc10:08
aacostaunetbootin10:08
hatake_kakashippc?10:08
aacostapowerpc10:08
aacostaim on powerpc linux10:08
aacostaan old imac10:08
hatake_kakashiwhat has that got to do eeepc? lol10:09
aacostai downloaded an iso10:09
aacostafrom this computer10:09
aacostafor my eeepc10:09
hatake_kakashiahh10:09
aacostabut its too big for a cd10:09
hatake_kakashifrom your mac10:09
aacosta8000 megs10:09
aacostayeah10:09
aacostaim just gona have to transfer10:09
hatake_kakashiyou could probably dual boot it or even do it via vm10:10
hatake_kakashias in installing either windows or linux :p10:10
aacostayeah10:10
aacostai am already on linux though10:11
aacostawhat i would like to get is mol mac on linux to be able to use flash10:11
aacostahow can i reformat a usb drive on xubuntu10:26
Roybotaacosta: start gparted as sudo10:31
Roybotselect the drive from the top right corner10:31
Roybotright click the area an choose filesystem10:32
aacostacan only do it in terminal right?10:34
aacostahaha i just used my gfs macbook10:34
aacostadisc utility10:34
achillionHey guys. I want to enable double finger scrolling for my touchpad in Xubuntu (8.04) as well as circular scrolling. Should I edit xorg.conf or would gsynaptics work?12:14
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spaceball1I just installed Xubuntu-9.04.  It seemed to work fine, but after reboot, the window manager or display manager seems broken.15:56
spaceball1I'm in console mode now, as root, but not sure where to look to fix the problem.15:56
domhi16:21
domi am new to xubuntu and linux in generell16:21
domi installed xubuntu 6.06 on an old pc16:21
domhow to install drivers16:21
dom?16:21
domi need to install my graphic card (KYRO II 4500) and the WLan stick (RTL 8187)16:23
charlie-tca6.06 is real old now. It goes End Of Life support for home users this month.16:23
domand i dont know how to do this16:23
domi know16:23
charlie-tcaWhy not try a later version, which will probably install those drivers for you16:23
dombut since its an old pc (650 mhz 160mb ram) i choose this version16:24
dommhh16:24
domwhich version would you recommend16:24
charlie-tcaI would try the 9.04 desktop cd and see if it will work. You can try without installing. Then work down to 8.10 and 8.0416:25
charlie-tcaThe newer versions actually use a little less memory16:25
dommhh ok16:26
domthanks so far16:26
charlie-tcagood luck16:26
domi will give them a try16:26
hatake_kakashidom, exactly which wifi chipset? rtl8187 is a family of 3 chipsets16:27
hatake_kakashicharlie-tca, thanks for the help back awhile ago with the suggestion of strace on thunar when the process hung, I've migrated across to jaunty and am still testing it to see if the same problem occurs16:28
charlie-tcaYou are welcome16:30
hatake_kakashistrace tool comes in very handy :D16:30
charlie-tcaThat it does, sometimes16:32
spaceball1My problem turned out to be https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-panel/+bug/5389718:06
seejayhi all18:41
seejayhow can i enable history in Xubuntu terminal?18:42
kangarooowhy i cant switch user in xubuntu?18:43
kangaroooi can only log out in xubuntu menu.. :(18:43
charlie-tcainstall the user switcher applet in the panel?18:43
seejaywhy isn't terminal history enable by default?18:44
seejayenabled*18:44
charlie-tcadon't know18:44
seejaycharlie-tca, any idea how to enable it?18:44
seejay:(18:44
charlie-tcacould it be because it takes disk space?18:44
charlie-tcaDon't know how to enable it, either. I thought it logs automatically in /var/log18:45
kangaroooah cool :) thx :) and i can also log other user with different session?18:45
seejaycharlie-tca, maybe but terminal history does not take that much space18:46
seejayand xubuntu is being used in powerful machines too18:46
charlie-tcamight be, but it is the low-resources distro18:46
charlie-tcaany extra log raises that disk requirement18:47
patxCan I run a Avant Window manager on Xubuntu like I do on Ubuntu?19:28
TheSheepyes19:30
patxAnd I can use pyQt4.5? And Python? Easily?19:30
TheSheeppatx: yes19:32
patxTheSheep: Ok. Does Xubuntu let my have like 25 different desktops?19:33
patxDesktops meaning workspaces.19:33
TheSheepyes19:34
patxAlso does it have that thing where I can look under the window + wiggle windows or somthing?19:34
TheSheepcompiz? you'd have to install it separately19:34
patxno like if i go to the right bottom corner and click then drag torward the left top corner the window kinda folds? allowing me to see under it?19:35
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TheSheeppatx: roll up?19:36
patxprobally... i will take a screen19:36
TheSheeppatx: you can rol the windo up so that only title bar shows19:36
TheSheeproll*19:36
TheSheepno special effects from compiz though, unless you install it19:36
patxno not that19:36
TheSheepbut then, with awn for panel, compiz for windows manager you won't have much left from xfce19:37
patxthats fine19:38
patxyou got me sold. i am running hardy h ubunu atm, i will apgrade to 9.04 xubuntu19:38
TheSheepI mean, you can as well just install ubuntu and hev it out of the box, maybe except fro awn19:38
patxhev?19:40
TheSheephave19:40
TheSheepsorry19:40
patxI am going to upload a screen shot of what I need Xubunu to do....19:43
patxmeh nevermind ty19:45
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vojacekjhi everybody22:36
vojacekjhow i can start my windows manager under Xubuntum?22:36
ron_oxubuntu?23:04
ron_oI don't understand the question.23:04
ron_oleft.. :/23:05
ron_owhy is it that I can't save certain internet pages? Is it my web browser opera or some other malicious function coming from a web site?23:05
Joelitosave contents?23:09
Joelitohtml + images?23:09
ron_ono..23:09
ron_ojust html or mht23:10
ron_ojust weird stuff.23:10
ron_ohttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB124562668777335653.html23:10
ron_olike that page.23:10
ron_othat's the page's title:23:10
Joelitowell..in firefox I can23:14
Joelitoeven in pdf :p23:14
ron_oJoelito, thanks. It must be Opera then. Opera is really getting on my nerves lately.23:35
ron_oit's great as long as you don't use javascript/java/ or Plugins/Flash.23:36
nicklas_yo23:36
Joelitoron_o: do you use opera from xubuntu repos or from opera's site23:36
SiDiron_o: Opera has JS and Flash too23:36
ron_oI use them from the repos..23:49

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