| tim | hi, I'm new to xfce. Can somebody tell me how to enable compositing, so my popup notifications don't look all crazy? That, or how to make the popup notifications not look crazy? | 02:23 |
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| lupita | hi | 03:30 |
| lupita | anybody here? | 03:32 |
| allstars1aus | anyone here? I have a question about Xubuntu. | 03:34 |
| lupita | hi, can you help me? | 03:34 |
| lupita | We both have questions. | 03:34 |
| allstars1aus | How can I write to the xubuntu file system? | 03:34 |
| lupita | What do you want to do? Edit something? | 03:35 |
| allstars1aus | yes | 03:35 |
| lupita | Open it with mousepad | 03:35 |
| allstars1aus | I need to gain permission to access the file system | 03:35 |
| lupita | with your password? | 03:35 |
| allstars1aus | how do I set a password etc so I have access | 03:35 |
| lupita | with the same password you write when xubuntu starts | 03:36 |
| allstars1aus | I didn't get a password when I installed xubuntu to usb flash drive. I need to create a password and access permission to the file system. | 03:36 |
| lupita | I don't know how to do that | 03:37 |
| allstars1aus | basically, override the security and allow me to write/save/ to files. | 03:37 |
| allstars1aus | do this throught the G UI | 03:38 |
| lupita | did you try to open a terminal and then typing sudo mousepad and the path of the file? | 03:39 |
| allstars1aus | I don't want to use ther terminal...I want to open and save files within the windows. | 03:40 |
| allstars1aus | is there a program in "Applications" that can set access / passwords ? | 03:40 |
| lupita | Oh, you want to create folders like in "Documents' | 03:41 |
| allstars1aus | I want to edit files with mouse pad, then save it. it won't allow me to write. | 03:41 |
| allstars1aus | *won't allow me to save. | 03:41 |
| lupita | To do that you must first open a terminal | 03:42 |
| allstars1aus | yes I understand that..using sudo, but I want to use the windows. | 03:42 |
| lupita | no, i don't know. | 03:42 |
| allstars1aus | in "applications" menu, I found "System" >> "Authorizations" | 03:43 |
| lupita | An hour ago I had to edit a file because my computer didn't turn off properly, and I did it using the terminal to open the file | 03:43 |
| allstars1aus | ok. | 03:44 |
| lupita | It's really sad that there's nobody here to ask | 03:44 |
| allstars1aus | I really want to use mousepad to edit and save. | 03:44 |
| lupita | what version of xubuntu you have? 9.4 or 9.10? | 03:45 |
| allstars1aus | 9.04 | 03:45 |
| allstars1aus | I'm running a persistant install on 8 gig usb flash drive. | 03:46 |
| lupita | I want to ask something about 9.10 | 03:46 |
| allstars1aus | is 9.10 an official release now ? | 03:47 |
| lupita | yes | 03:47 |
| allstars1aus | ok. it was "release candidate" last time I checked. | 03:47 |
| lupita | But, in my case it had a really big bug | 03:47 |
| allstars1aus | what ? | 03:48 |
| lupita | in the shutdown. It didn't shut down or restart correctly | 03:48 |
| allstars1aus | ok. | 03:48 |
| lupita | I have a wubi installation of 9.4 and then in the upgrade you get this bug | 03:49 |
| allstars1aus | are you using the "release candidate" version ? | 03:50 |
| allstars1aus | if so, that could explain the bugginess | 03:50 |
| lupita | Well, I dont know, when you open "Update Manager" it says that there's and upgrade | 03:51 |
| allstars1aus | have you updated your files with "update manager" ? | 03:52 |
| allstars1aus | most recent updates. | 03:52 |
| lupita | yes | 03:52 |
| allstars1aus | are you using an old pc? | 03:52 |
| lupita | hp pavillion celeron 2003 | 03:53 |
| allstars1aus | ok.. some older pc's refuse to shut down correctly, like my old pentium 3 & 2. | 03:53 |
| allstars1aus | it shuts down ok with 9.04 ? | 03:54 |
| lupita | yes, that was not the problem, it was a bug. I corrected it an hour ago | 03:54 |
| allstars1aus | ok. | 03:54 |
| lupita | now, i'm here because I like start up sounds, I had them in 9.04, but now with 9.10 I don't know how to do it | 03:55 |
| allstars1aus | how did it work in 9.04 ? | 03:58 |
| lupita | I think it was in "log in screen" there is a tab where you can browse a sound in your pc. But The firs one has to be a very short sound, the one for the "Log in" the other one not so small | 03:59 |
| allstars1aus | ok. | 04:00 |
| lupita | did you find them in "login screen"? Because here on 9.10 there's nothing | 04:01 |
| allstars1aus | I"m looking now. | 04:01 |
| allstars1aus | maybe use catfish to find it. | 04:02 |
| lupita | I don't know how to use that thing, I never find nothing with it. Please, tell me, are the sounds there in "login screen"? | 04:03 |
| allstars1aus | I'm searching for it with catfish now.. | 04:03 |
| allstars1aus | I found login.wav | 04:05 |
| lupita | oh, let me see | 04:06 |
| lupita | no, i searched "login.wav" and finds nothing | 04:07 |
| allstars1aus | make sure you select 'file system' under the folder title. | 04:09 |
| allstars1aus | in the search box type: login | 04:09 |
| allstars1aus | then search | 04:09 |
| allstars1aus | you should see a long list of login references. | 04:11 |
| kgee | Ive got an Xubuntu 9.10 live CD running on 3-4 year old hardware. The desktop install icon keeps crashing. Does anyone know how to invoke the installer via command line so I can get a little more info on the problem? | 04:11 |
| lupita | it's searching... | 04:12 |
| Techie_ | was somebody having trouble with a persistant jaunty USB | 04:13 |
| allstars1aus | me. I want to access the file system.. | 04:13 |
| allstars1aus | I have xubuntu 9.04 on persistant usb. | 04:13 |
| allstars1aus | * I want to write/save to the file system. It won't allow me. | 04:13 |
| allstars1aus | I need the access permission, setup a password or something.. | 04:14 |
| Techie_ | to write to system files you will need to use sudo | 04:15 |
| Techie_ | do you want to use a graphical text editor? | 04:15 |
| allstars1aus | yes. I want to use mousepad. | 04:16 |
| Techie_ | wait, are you accessing the filesystem from within the usb, or are you modifying the casper-rw file externally | 04:16 |
| allstars1aus | I want to modify a .desktop text file, then save it. | 04:17 |
| Techie_ | kk | 04:17 |
| Techie_ | sudo mousepad /dir/to/file.desktop | 04:17 |
| allstars1aus | ok. thanks.. | 04:18 |
| allstars1aus | but how do I over ride the security access so I can do it from a the window ? | 04:18 |
| Techie_ | you could chmod the file | 04:19 |
| allstars1aus | there must be a setting .. | 04:19 |
| Techie_ | then everyone can write to it | 04:19 |
| Techie_ | sudo chmod a+w /dri/to/file.desktop | 04:19 |
| allstars1aus | what does "chmod" do ? | 04:19 |
| Techie_ | changes the file permissions | 04:20 |
| Techie_ | a+w = all write | 04:20 |
| allstars1aus | ok thanks.. | 04:20 |
| Techie_ | so it allows all users write access to the file | 04:20 |
| Techie_ | good to see im not the only person who finds it handy to have a large persistant USB | 04:21 |
| lupita | is there a way to hear a startup sound on xubuntu 9.10? | 04:21 |
| Techie_ | lupita, im not sure, but you could always use mplayer and a cron job | 04:21 |
| lupita | what is a cron job | 04:22 |
| Techie_ | !cron | 04:22 |
| ubottu | cron is a way to schedule execution of software/scripts. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto - There is also a decent Howto at http://www.tech-geeks.org/contrib/mdrone/cron&crontab-howto.htm | 04:22 |
| lupita | oh, ok thank you very much. | 04:22 |
| allstars1aus | Techie, I installed xubuntu 9.04 to 8g usb, then had to resize the casper-rw file to approx. 4 gigs. I have no problems with the update manager or synaptic package manager now.. | 04:22 |
| Techie_ | no problem | 04:22 |
| allstars1aus | thanks for the sudo instructions, but how can I set a password to write to the file system from a window? | 04:24 |
| allstars1aus | a windows should open asking for a password. | 04:24 |
| Techie_ | if you want to enter your password graphically you can use gksudo | 04:25 |
| allstars1aus | where's that ? | 04:25 |
| Techie_ | just run it instead of sudo | 04:25 |
| Techie_ | so | 04:25 |
| Techie_ | gksudo mousepad /dir/to/file.desktop | 04:26 |
| allstars1aus | ok. | 04:26 |
| allstars1aus | let's say, you right click on the file the file " /etc/mtab", then you "open with.." >> mousepad, | 04:29 |
| allstars1aus | then, you modify the file, and select "save"... | 04:29 |
| allstars1aus | but it refuses to save.. (because you don't have permission) | 04:30 |
| allstars1aus | I need to setup a password prompt to allow me to write to files from a window. | 04:31 |
| allstars1aus | where are the global file access/password settings located ? | 04:31 |
| allstars1aus | so I can write to any file from a window | 04:32 |
| allstars1aus | a password prompt should open, then give me access to the file. | 04:32 |
| Techie_ | try find a way to edit the open with application, and prefix it with gksudo | 04:33 |
| _Pete_ | first: | 04:33 |
| _Pete_ | sudo -i | 04:33 |
| _Pete_ | then: | 04:33 |
| _Pete_ | emacs | 04:33 |
| _Pete_ | = everything works | 04:33 |
| allstars1aus | when you say "everything works" will that allow me to write to system files ? | 04:34 |
| _Pete_ | yes | 04:34 |
| allstars1aus | ok. | 04:35 |
| Techie_ | _Pete_, or sudo su | 04:35 |
| allstars1aus | thanks for your help everyone.. | 04:37 |
| kgee | I'm having trouble with the desktop install icon on my live CD. How do I invoke the OS install via command line to see what the trouble is? | 04:37 |
| allstars1aus | I'll fire up the terminal and try it. | 04:37 |
| Techie_ | kgee, its in the menu | 04:38 |
| kgee | Ah, I see it. Hopefully it doesnt fail in the same fashion. | 04:39 |
| kgee | preferably not at all | 04:40 |
| Techie_ | kgee, may the force be with you | 04:41 |
| kgee | when I try to install, ubiquity crashes with an I/O error. A ctrl+alt+f2 shows a stream of slowly accumulating I/O errors on device sr0. Some quick google work says this is my disc drive. I am currently typing to you off said live cd, so I think the disc is good. Any ideas? | 04:50 |
| kgee | *sigh* Im going to go check the disc hash. Might have to burn another CD. Or check the cd drive/ide cable for faulty hardware. Later! | 04:54 |
| smeags | anyone have an eeepc netbook? | 05:58 |
| ron_o | I' liked the old emelfm file manager. The new one isn't as good. How can I get the old one? Do I need to compile? Any repos out there? | 06:07 |
| ron_o | I think I found a deb package for it... | 06:10 |
| ron_o | go look and see if it works. I really hate compiling. | 06:11 |
| Guest19752 | anybody here | 06:19 |
| ron_o | shhhhh, no... | 06:22 |
| valdu55 | Hello. I want use two netwoks at same time | 11:55 |
| valdu55 | VLC uses one network and Firefox and other apps Internet. | 11:56 |
| valdu55 | I have two inf. Wlan and Eth | 11:56 |
| K3rl0u4rn | hi people, just installed karmic koala and having trouble with some administrative tasks such as installing nvidia drivers... I can't "unlock" the dialog windows | 12:57 |
| K3rl0u4rn | anyone could help ? | 12:57 |
| Scotch | what is the command to increase the volume (or decrease it) ? | 15:33 |
| dm_synck | alsamixer, maybe ? | 15:35 |
| Scotch | I'm using pulseaudio, does that make any difference ? | 15:36 |
| dm_synck | Oh, not sure about pulseaudio. Never worked with it. | 15:37 |
| dm_synck | You might still try alsamixer and see if that does what you need. | 15:38 |
| Scotch | amixer seems to work, thanks | 15:38 |
| dm_synck | No problem. Glad I could help. | 15:39 |
| oles_ | привет | 15:52 |
| oles_ | hello | 15:52 |
| oles_ | какой командой отключить икс систему? | 15:56 |
| jcfp | !ru | oles_ | 15:58 |
| ubottu | oles_: Пожалуйста посетите #ubuntu-ru для получения помощи на русском языке / Pozhalujsta posetite #ubuntu-ru dlya polucheniya pomoshi na russkom yazyke | 15:58 |
| oles_ | how can i stop X server on ubuntu? | 15:58 |
| oles_ | xubuntu | 15:59 |
| oles_ | 9.10 | 15:59 |
| oles_ | is it possible to make xubuntu fast like puppy linux? | 16:34 |
| sanguis | so I just diud a clean install of xubuntu 9.10 with ext4 partitions on thi9s older machine. it was running ubuntu 9.04. half the time whne I turn the machine on I get a blank screen. | 17:46 |
| sanguis | I can buy pass this by hitting <f5> at ste the boot, selecting safe mode then logging in normal and reunning startx | 17:46 |
| sanguis | is there a way to fix this? | 17:47 |
| slow-motion | hi | 17:54 |
| likemindead | !hi | 17:54 |
| ubottu | Hi! Welcome to #xubuntu! Feel free to ask questions and help people out. The channel guidelines are at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrcGuidelines. Enjoy your stay! | 17:54 |
| Anonymos | hi | 17:56 |
| Anonymos | i made dual boot with xp. xubuntu installed first. how to fix my grub | 17:56 |
| likemindead | Yeah, it's best to install Windows first, Anonymos. Hold on one second. | 18:00 |
| likemindead | http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Fix+GRUB | 18:00 |
| Anonymos | i know how to google | 18:15 |
| Anonymos | i just found many and different guides | 18:15 |
| Techie | !xbmc | 19:03 |
| ubottu | Sorry, I don't know anything about xbmc | 19:03 |
| * rr_lap smacks rr72 | 19:05 | |
| rr_lap | I am having problems with my hotkey for brightness on my laptop | 19:06 |
| rr_lap | I found a fix so I can change it via command line but now I am trying somehow change the event that my keys trigger | 19:06 |
| rr_lap | running 9.10 on a HP compaq 8510w, I found a "bugfix" but haven't figured it out | 19:07 |
| sanguisdex1 | so when I try booting into xubuntu 9.10 I get and error saying "general error mounting file system" right before the screen goes blank. any takers? | 19:15 |
| sanguisdex1 | any one else have this issue? | 19:23 |
| rr_lap | nope not for me | 19:23 |
| rr_lap | i am having problems with hotkeys and screen brightness | 19:23 |
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| sanguisdex1 | rr_lap: lucky you | 19:25 |
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| xenol | hello, i am interested in using albatross. however, it seems that it needs some engine. which one? | 21:39 |
| slow-motion | n8 | 21:39 |
| Guest7294 | anybody have an eeepc | 21:43 |
| C00LARR01 | i am wanting to buy a usb wifi adapter and looking to see if anyone has any good experiece with a certain make and model? | 23:38 |
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