[01:04] <Vasklevox> w00t, .net working from 9.04 persistent thumbdrive installation.
[04:35] <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 2
[04:38] <davebot_> I downloaded kpowersave, but I am not sure how much good it actually does.
[04:39] <davebot_> Any recommendations?
[04:48] <TheSheep> davebot_: powertop is handy
[04:49] <TheSheep> davebot_: as a tool that tells you what eats most of the battery
[04:49] <davebot_> sweet
[04:50] <davebot_> thanks
[08:39] <aacosta> anyone gotten jaunty on eeepc runing
[08:39] <aacosta> just having some issuies with the wireless
[10:01] <hatake_kakashi> aacosta, not that I have eee, but ath5k is no go?
[10:07] <aacosta> have no idea how to install it
[10:08] <aacosta> i just finished downloading eeebuntu bu realized there probaby isnt a unebootin for ppc
[10:08] <aacosta> unetbootin
[10:08] <hatake_kakashi> ppc?
[10:08] <aacosta> powerpc
[10:08] <aacosta> im on powerpc linux
[10:08] <aacosta> an old imac
[10:09] <hatake_kakashi> what has that got to do eeepc? lol
[10:09] <aacosta> i downloaded an iso
[10:09] <aacosta> from this computer
[10:09] <aacosta> for my eeepc
[10:09] <hatake_kakashi> ahh
[10:09] <aacosta> but its too big for a cd
[10:09] <hatake_kakashi> from your mac
[10:09] <aacosta> 8000 megs
[10:09] <aacosta> yeah
[10:09] <aacosta> im just gona have to transfer
[10:10] <hatake_kakashi> you could probably dual boot it or even do it via vm
[10:10] <hatake_kakashi> as in installing either windows or linux :p
[10:10] <aacosta> yeah
[10:11] <aacosta> i am already on linux though
[10:11] <aacosta> what i would like to get is mol mac on linux to be able to use flash
[10:26] <aacosta> how can i reformat a usb drive on xubuntu
[10:31] <Roybot> aacosta: start gparted as sudo
[10:31] <Roybot> select the drive from the top right corner
[10:32] <Roybot> right click the area an choose filesystem
[10:34] <aacosta> can only do it in terminal right?
[10:34] <aacosta> haha i just used my gfs macbook
[10:34] <aacosta> disc utility
[12:14] <achillion> Hey 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?
[15:56] <spaceball1> I just installed Xubuntu-9.04.  It seemed to work fine, but after reboot, the window manager or display manager seems broken.
[15:56] <spaceball1> I'm in console mode now, as root, but not sure where to look to fix the problem.
[16:21] <dom> hi
[16:21] <dom> i am new to xubuntu and linux in generell
[16:21] <dom> i installed xubuntu 6.06 on an old pc
[16:21] <dom> how to install drivers
[16:21] <dom> ?
[16:23] <dom> i need to install my graphic card (KYRO II 4500) and the WLan stick (RTL 8187)
[16:23] <charlie-tca> 6.06 is real old now. It goes End Of Life support for home users this month.
[16:23] <dom> and i dont know how to do this
[16:23] <dom> i know
[16:23] <charlie-tca> Why not try a later version, which will probably install those drivers for you
[16:24] <dom> but since its an old pc (650 mhz 160mb ram) i choose this version
[16:24] <dom> mhh
[16:24] <dom> which version would you recommend
[16:25] <charlie-tca> I 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 8.04
[16:25] <charlie-tca> The newer versions actually use a little less memory
[16:26] <dom> mhh ok
[16:26] <dom> thanks so far
[16:26] <charlie-tca> good luck
[16:26] <dom> i will give them a try
[16:27] <hatake_kakashi> dom, exactly which wifi chipset? rtl8187 is a family of 3 chipsets
[16:28] <hatake_kakashi> charlie-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 occurs
[16:30] <charlie-tca> You are welcome
[16:30] <hatake_kakashi> strace tool comes in very handy :D
[16:32] <charlie-tca> That it does, sometimes
[18:06] <spaceball1> My problem turned out to be https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-panel/+bug/53897
[18:41] <seejay> hi all
[18:42] <seejay> how can i enable history in Xubuntu terminal?
[18:43] <kangarooo> why i cant switch user in xubuntu?
[18:43] <kangarooo> i can only log out in xubuntu menu.. :(
[18:43] <charlie-tca> install the user switcher applet in the panel?
[18:44] <seejay> why isn't terminal history enable by default?
[18:44] <seejay> enabled*
[18:44] <charlie-tca> don't know
[18:44] <seejay> charlie-tca, any idea how to enable it?
[18:44] <seejay> :(
[18:44] <charlie-tca> could it be because it takes disk space?
[18:45] <charlie-tca> Don't know how to enable it, either. I thought it logs automatically in /var/log
[18:45] <kangarooo> ah cool :) thx :) and i can also log other user with different session?
[18:46] <seejay> charlie-tca, maybe but terminal history does not take that much space
[18:46] <seejay> and xubuntu is being used in powerful machines too
[18:46] <charlie-tca> might be, but it is the low-resources distro
[18:47] <charlie-tca> any extra log raises that disk requirement
[19:28] <patx> Can I run a Avant Window manager on Xubuntu like I do on Ubuntu?
[19:30] <TheSheep> yes
[19:30] <patx> And I can use pyQt4.5? And Python? Easily?
[19:32] <TheSheep> patx: yes
[19:33] <patx> TheSheep: Ok. Does Xubuntu let my have like 25 different desktops?
[19:33] <patx> Desktops meaning workspaces.
[19:34] <TheSheep> yes
[19:34] <patx> Also does it have that thing where I can look under the window + wiggle windows or somthing?
[19:34] <TheSheep> compiz? you'd have to install it separately
[19:35] <patx> no 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?
[19:36] <TheSheep> patx: roll up?
[19:36] <patx> probally... i will take a screen
[19:36] <TheSheep> patx: you can rol the windo up so that only title bar shows
[19:36] <TheSheep> roll*
[19:36] <TheSheep> no special effects from compiz though, unless you install it
[19:36] <patx> no not that
[19:37] <TheSheep> but then, with awn for panel, compiz for windows manager you won't have much left from xfce
[19:38] <patx> thats fine
[19:38] <patx> you got me sold. i am running hardy h ubunu atm, i will apgrade to 9.04 xubuntu
[19:38] <TheSheep> I mean, you can as well just install ubuntu and hev it out of the box, maybe except fro awn
[19:40] <patx> hev?
[19:40] <TheSheep> have
[19:40] <TheSheep> sorry
[19:43] <patx> I am going to upload a screen shot of what I need Xubunu to do....
[19:45] <patx> meh nevermind ty
[22:36] <vojacekj> hi everybody
[22:36] <vojacekj> how i can start my windows manager under Xubuntum?
[23:04] <ron_o> xubuntu?
[23:04] <ron_o> I don't understand the question.
[23:05] <ron_o> left.. :/
[23:05] <ron_o> why 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?
[23:09] <Joelito> save contents?
[23:09] <Joelito> html + images?
[23:09] <ron_o> no..
[23:10] <ron_o> just html or mht
[23:10] <ron_o> just weird stuff.
[23:10] <ron_o> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124562668777335653.html
[23:10] <ron_o> like that page.
[23:10] <ron_o> that's the page's title:
[23:14] <Joelito> well..in firefox I can
[23:14] <Joelito> even in pdf :p
[23:35] <ron_o> Joelito, thanks. It must be Opera then. Opera is really getting on my nerves lately.
[23:36] <ron_o> it's great as long as you don't use javascript/java/ or Plugins/Flash.
[23:36] <nicklas_> yo
[23:36] <Joelito> ron_o: do you use opera from xubuntu repos or from opera's site
[23:36] <SiDi> ron_o: Opera has JS and Flash too
[23:49] <ron_o> I use them from the repos..