[00:47] <troglobyte> Does xubuntu install a beagle equivalent?
[01:20] <nicklas_> öj
[01:27] <Amgine> Question: How do I reduce sensitivity/turn off track pad mouse when I'm also using a usb mouse?
[01:27] <nicklas_> http://www.dumpt.com/img/viewer.php?file=y8o5ru0r03h7es7ei7tv.png
[02:57] <lyrae_> Hi im new to xubuntu. How do i remove icons from desktop (except mounted items, if possible)
[03:01] <Jora> Hello, I am having some trouble with my terminal when I try and enter my sudo password. The terminal will not let me enter anything when I try to enter my password.
[03:01] <Jora> What sorts of things might cause this? My keyboard is hooked up correctly etc.
[03:02] <Amgine> Jora: Are you sure it's not letting you enter anything? Normally sudo does not display anything while still accepting your input.
[03:02] <Jora> I'll try again
[03:02] <Amgine> Try typing in the password, then hit return.
[03:04] <Jora> I get this message: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
[03:04] <Jora> E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
[03:05] <Jora> I'm trying to execute the command sudo apt-get install build-essential checkinstall
[03:06] <Amgine> Mmm, *that* I can't help with, as I'm a ubuntu/xubuntu newb.
[03:07] <seraku_> try one at a time
[04:55] <lyrae> how can i remove recycle bin and trash can from desktop?
[04:57] <jar> yes
[04:57] <jar> right click on the desktop and go into the desktop preference
[04:57] <jar> click icons
[04:58] <jar> and uncheck Trash
[04:58] <lyrae> thank you jar. and how about the volume icon on top right taskbar?
[04:59] <jar> right click
[04:59] <jar> remove
[04:59] <lyrae> no not that one
[05:00] <jar> To remove anything from a taskbar you can always right click and remove.
[05:00] <lyrae> i only get "mute" and "sound preferences" when i right click
[05:00] <lyrae> not this one though
[05:00] <jar> weird
[05:00] <jar> mine has remove
[05:01] <jar> because i have a more custom setup
[05:01] <lyrae> its not a widget you can add to taskbar i dont think
[05:01] <jar> That sounds weird.
[05:01] <lyrae> it does. i can show a ss if youd like. but ill just creaste a new taskbar and only add stuff i want
[05:02] <jar> a screenshot would be helpful
[05:02] <jar> Maybe I'm not understanding
[05:03] <lyrae> ahhhh ok i see it
[05:03] <lyrae> it was part of notification area
[05:03] <jar> ahhh
[05:03] <jar> that makes more sense
[05:03] <lyrae> i had to go to its properties and hide it by clicking a checkbox
[05:03] <jar> gotcha
[05:03] <lyrae> :) thanks for aughll your help tho
[05:03] <lyrae> thanks for all your help thought*
[05:03] <lyrae> sorry...new netbook, cant type yet
[05:04] <jar> it's fine
[05:04] <jar> which netbook do you have? :)
[05:05] <lyrae> dell mini inspiron. was free with comcast
[05:05] <jar> ahh sweet
[05:05] <lyrae> haha yea :)
[05:06] <jar> Nothing beats free
[05:06] <lyrae> nope
[13:44] <oelsen> hi
[13:44] <oelsen> i need help with cpu frequency scaling
[13:44] <oelsen> is there any central site for that=
[13:44] <oelsen> ?
[13:47] <gkuyyy> i have an xubuntu issue with my broadcomm wireless adapter
[13:47] <gkuyyy> namely i can't turn it on
[13:47] <gkuyyy> anyone have any tips?
[13:47] <gkuyyy> drivers are good
[13:48] <gkuyyy> has a hardware switch - a dedicated button above the keyboard, but obviously xubuntu doesn't recognize it
[13:48] <gkuyyy> any ideas on how to turn this bugger on?
[13:49] <_Pete_> it should be on automatically if your cpu supports it
[13:50] <_Pete_> oops
[13:50] <_Pete_> forget
[13:50] <_Pete_> :)
[13:50] <gkuyyy> yeah but it's not
[13:50] <gkuyyy> i agree though
[13:51] <gkuyyy> i wish i could find the compaq guy that designed it with an on off button and smash it on his head
[13:51] <gkuyyy> oh i'm a linux noob btw
[13:51] <gkuyyy> so go easy
[13:51] <gkuyyy> :)
[13:52] <gkuyyy> it's a copmaq presario v5000 pretty old
[13:53] <oelsen> anyone knows a central site/man page for that?
[13:53] <oelsen> i used freebsd and there are only two thing: kernel state settings and powerd. on ubuntu i am confused about what to use correctly
[13:54] <gkuyyy> when i run lshw it sees the adapter and says it's disabled
[13:54] <gkuyyy> i wish there were some sort of software switch or something
[13:54] <gkuyyy> i really can't conceptualize how to get the thing powered up
[13:55] <gkuyyy> when i installed ubuntu last year this wasn't an issue
[13:55] <gkuyyy> but xubuntu is a diff story
[13:55] <gkuyyy> would rather use xubuntu though
[13:55] <Sysi> have you set what power button should do?
[13:56] <gkuyyy> nope. it's not a key combo or anything it's a totally separate key
[13:56] <gkuyyy> lemme see if xubuntu sees it
[13:56] <Sysi> check settings on power manager
[13:56] <gkuyyy> ok
[13:57] <Sysi> can't remember if it does nothing by default
[14:00] <gkuyyy> no luck so far on that front but it's an intriguing angle
[14:04] <gkuyyy> i'm going to see if i can get the keyboard drivers installed to recognize the hardware switch
[14:07] <gkuyyy> i see a program called hp wireless assistant that i know can access the power to the adapter. what if i run it in wine? just to turn it on? would that work?
[14:19] <gkuyyy> gonna give up and install ubuntu and see what it's doing differently
[14:29] <oelsen> bye
[15:23] <Edgar1> hello anyone
[15:23] <Edgar1> I want to know something...
[15:24] <Edgar1> I have ubuntu 9.04 with gnome, and i want to install xfce but i dont want the complete xubuntu-desktop package
[15:24] <Edgar1> you know, without abiword, gnumeric or thunderbird
[15:24] <Edgar1> so my question is...can i just install the xfce package?
[15:27] <Sysi> why not?
[15:28] <Sysi> it takes what it need as dependencies, and should work
[15:28] <Edgar1> just asking, you know
[15:28] <Edgar1> ok
[15:29] <Sysi> only stupid questions are those which you you don't say  :)
[15:30] <Edgar1> xD
[15:37] <r0bert> hiho
[15:37] <r0bert> between the grub-2-menu and xubuntu's "sparkling"-splasg
[15:38] <r0bert> that mouse-logo is displayed
[15:38] <r0bert> what is it called (is it splash?) and hoe can i change it?
[15:42] <likemindead> I'm confused about that too, r0bert.
[15:42] <likemindead> And curious.
[15:42] <r0bert> !
[15:42] <r0bert> that's the spirit
[15:50] <Sysi> in grub settings/conf?
[15:52] <r0bert> that would be /etc/default/grub and a "no"
[15:53] <Sysi> it's not /boot/grub/menu.lst anymore?
[15:53] <r0bert> not with grub 2
[15:53] <r0bert> <:
[15:54] <r0bert> and some stuff in /etc/grub.d/ is important, too
[16:38] <sporedi> W: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock ----------(next line)---E: Unable to write to /var/cache/apt/-----(last line)-----E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
[17:39] <joshua__> hi i have xubuntu 9.10 and none of my windows have any minimize or close buttons
[17:40] <Besogon> may be something that consern themes
[17:41] <joshua__> well i just installed it and it was like that
[17:41] <r0bert> applications => preferences => window management (something like that, dont have it in english)
[17:42] <joshua__> well ill have to quit cuz the window is in the way let me try
[17:43] <Besogon> xfce4-appearance-settings
[17:45] <joshua__> i tried opening window manager and window manager tweaks and neither of them would open
[17:45] <r0bert> open a console
[17:46] <r0bert> xfwm4-settings
[17:48] <joshua__> it said "these setting cannot work with your current window manager (unknown)"
[17:48] <r0bert> Oo
[17:48] <r0bert> did you change anything?
[17:48] <joshua__> nope
[17:49] <r0bert> very strange
[17:49] <joshua__> can i download and install one?
[17:49] <r0bert> did it work with the live-cd?
[17:49] <r0bert> did something fail when installing?
[17:50] <joshua__> maybe it said like skipping somthing at the begining but completed
[17:50] <joshua__> i used a torrent
[17:50] <r0bert> the official torrent?
[17:51] <joshua__> i clicked one from their website so i think so
[17:51] <r0bert> okay
[17:51] <joshua__> could it be my computer?
[17:51] <r0bert> dont think so
[17:52] <r0bert> can you do a
[17:52] <r0bert> sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
[17:52] <r0bert> ?
[17:52] <joshua__> well i had the previous release and did the upgrade and it worked fine but i thought it would be better to use the cd
[17:52] <joshua__> let me try
[17:53] <r0bert> sry
[17:53] <r0bert> sudo apt-get install --reinstall xubuntu-desktop
[17:53] <r0bert> did you format your partitions?
[17:54] <r0bert> maybe there's some interfering settings from the previous installation (i doubt that)
[17:54] <joshua__> it said i have the latest version
[17:54] <joshua__> k let me try reinstall
[17:58] <joshua__> i think it finished
[17:58] <joshua__> do i have to logout or anyhting
[17:59] <joshua__> and i did format my partitions
[17:59] <r0bert> dunno, just try logging out
[17:59] <joshua__> k
[18:03] <joshua__> nope still the same
[18:05] <joshua__> maybe it didnt burn right or download
[18:06] <r0bert> have you still got the image? you could perform a md5sum check
[18:06] <r0bert> but i doubt that, as your installation seems to have gone throught
[18:07] <joshua__> yep ill try that later cuz its on my mom comp
[18:07] <r0bert> could you try moving the .config directory to .config-bak und kill the xserver to restart it without saving its current setting?
[18:08] <r0bert> that way you'll be able to restore any settings you've made later on
[18:08] <r0bert> killing the xserver will work with alt+prntscrn+k
[18:08] <joshua__> i wouldnt no where to begin lol
[18:12] <joshua__> when i try using like gnome it runs slow. could that be my cpu or to little ram?
[18:12] <r0bert> what does that mean "using like gnome"?
[18:12] <joshua__> well i mean gnome
[18:13] <r0bert> besides, my cpu, gfx card and 1gb ram are 7.5 years old
[18:13] <r0bert> might be your ram/cpu then
[18:13] <joshua__> mines a bit older lol '00 or '01
[18:14] <joshua__> it was built for windows xp put that runs slow so i started tryin linux
[18:15] <r0bert> how much ram do you have?
[18:15] <r0bert> what cpu and gfx card?
[18:16] <joshua__> 256 ram, intel celeron
[18:16] <r0bert> yay
[18:16] <r0bert> lowest end <:
[18:16] <r0bert> u'd better stick with xfce
[18:16] <Besogon> LXDE
[18:16] <r0bert> ye, that would even be better
[18:17] <Sysi> or crunchbang
[18:17] <joshua__> is my cpu to blame too?
[18:17] <Sysi> xubuntu is bloated :\
[18:17] <Sysi> cpu doesn't matter much
[18:17] <joshua__> so if i get more ram?
[18:17] <r0bert> well it does to some extent
[18:18] <r0bert> but the whole comination makes it slow
 so if i get more ram?
[18:18] <r0bert> if u can get it for free
[18:18] <r0bert> any money on it will be considered wasted
[18:18] <r0bert> in my opinion
[18:19] <joshua__> what distro would u recommend
[18:21] <r0bert> there's a lxde spin of fedora
[18:21] <Sysi> lubuntu
[18:22] <r0bert> if there's such and you want to stay on ubuntu - there you go <.
[18:22] <joshua__> i never heard of it
[18:23] <Besogon> I repeat LXDE is lighter than XFCE.
[18:23] <joshua__> would that be the same as kde and gnome just look diff?
[18:23] <joshua__> for fedora
[18:24] <Besogon> I didn't try that but you can look at http://lxde.org/
[18:25] <r0bert> joshua__: read here => http://gilir.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/lubuntu-9-10-and-plan-for-lucid/
[18:30] <joshua__> um robert after they installed that lucid desktop it said to reboot. should i try that since i reinstalled xubuntu
[18:30] <r0bert> dont think so
[18:30] <r0bert> but go try
[18:34] <joshua__> damn still dont work
[18:35] <joshua__> but ne ways. can 1xde fedora do everything fedora with gnome or kde can do?
[18:35] <joshua__> like can they run all the same programs
[18:37] <r0bert> you can also stick with your current installation and change to lxde
[18:38] <joshua__> and i would type what in the terminal?
[18:41] <r0bert> dunno, i've never done that <.
[18:41] <r0bert> http://wiki.lxde.org/en/Ubuntu
[18:42] <joshua__> well i think either way it would be better for me to reinstall the whole distro
[18:45] <nicklas_> öj
[18:51] <nicklas_> i want a new harddrive now :-P
[18:59] <Sysi> i NEED some hard disc
[19:00] <Sysi> i have broken partition table
[19:00] <r0bert> i need money for hard disc drives
[19:00] <Sysi> i think i'll borrow one first
[19:11] <joshua__> i need one thats lockable
[19:49] <r0bert> between the grub-2-menu and xubuntu's "sparkling"-splash
[19:49] <r0bert> that mouse-logo is displayed
[19:50] <r0bert> what is it called (is it a splash?), where does it reside and how can i change it?
[19:50] <Admiral-Awesome> heh I'm not a fan of that logo either
[19:52] <FrozenFire[work]> What is the best way to generate thumbnails of images in Xubuntu? Preferably, it would provide a context menu item in Thunar, so I can just select a bunch of images and thumbnail them to a specified size.
[19:54] <Admiral-Awesome> Its there an easy way to disable ondemand like it was in gnome. rccconf doesnt seem to change anything now or sysv-rc-conf
[19:54] <Admiral-Awesome> Its still scales my 2 cpu
[20:11] <vik> hello, I want to disable ipv6 globally, what is the simpliest and best way of doing that in Karmic? Thanks
[21:25] <konstantink> hi folks.. little question here: i am running xubuntu 9.10 from virtualbox on a windows host. although experienced with ubuntu (at least, that's what i thought), i am having trouble to change the screen resolution. first approach: use some gui stuff (in settings). but the resolution i want wasn't listet. second approach: chagen xorg.conf. but... /etc/xorg.conf does not exist. so where does xfce store its config files?
[21:26] <konstantink> sorry... /etc/X11/xorg.conf..
[21:26] <konstantink> (doesn't exist either :) )
[21:26] <likemindead> Are you using any 'restricted hardware?'
[21:27] <konstantink> i am not sure. the t60 thinkpad has an ati graphics card. i wonder, however, what virtualbox makes out of it. lspci gives me just some standard stuff.VGA compatible controller: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter
[21:29] <konstantink> i am just curious: is xfce not using xorg?
[21:29] <likemindead> It's not Xfce, it's how Ubuntu's changed.
[21:29] <likemindead> It weirds me out too. :-\
[21:29] <likemindead> I'd see if you can install the ATI drivers, I guess.
[21:30] <konstantink> ok, i was gonna do that but then i though: why install drivers if the system doesn't know about the real hardware. but i'll give it a try
[21:30] <konstantink> anyway... where is all that stuff stored if not in xorg.conf?
[21:35] <likemindead> That's where, again, I'm confused. It used to me much more... simple. :-\
[21:35] <likemindead> (Feel free to join in, lurkers.)
[21:35] <troglobyte> konstantink: Have you run the "install guest addittions..." from the virtualbox menu?
[21:36] <troglobyte> thats where you get drivers for your guest OS
[21:36] <konstantink> @troglobyte: yes, i did run that. as far as i can tell that worked out (i can change the resolution - i just can't pick the right one ...)
[21:36] <troglobyte> Ah
[21:37] <konstantink> i am running envy at the moment. don't think it'll work, though
[21:37] <troglobyte> do you have "auto-resize guest display "turned on? You can drag out the window and it'll adjust accordingly.
[21:38] <troglobyte> well, it should on a windows host anyway
[21:38] <konstantink> err..
[21:39] <konstantink> i don't think i do
[21:39] <konstantink> no fancy auto-resize stuff
[21:39] <konstantink> except, host+a, but that is something different, right?
[21:39] <troglobyte> my host is ubuntu so it may be different but I get the option under the 'Machine' menu
[21:40] <troglobyte> host+G
[21:40] <konstantink> oh, it's grey here.. can't activate it
[21:40] <troglobyte> aw bummer
[21:40] <konstantink> maybe i should check whether the guest additions are installed correctly..
[21:41] <troglobyte> it's quite a process if i remember correctly.
[21:41] <konstantink> but they have to be... i saw that script running with the kernel rebuilding stuff
[21:42] <konstantink> envy script is done. i'll restart and come back if it didn't help. if i don't show up again, envy solved it. however, i still don't know where xorg gets its config from
[21:48] <likemindead> !xorg
[21:48] <likemindead> Hmm...
[21:56] <konstantink> alright... that was anything but successful.
[21:57] <konstantink> envy did create a xorg.conf. that xorg. conf was obviously buggy (the driver did not exist) and caused gdm to crash
[21:57] <konstantink> i removed xorg.conf completely and now i am back to the state i was before
[21:58] <konstantink> that means, xorg is reading standard config files... but where are they? how come i am lost in this business again...
[22:13] <seevee> I ran sudo service gdm stop and then startxfce4 - did not give me the desired result, but the issue now is that the screen resolution only allows 800x600 as a maximum. Suggestions?
[22:17] <seevee> I'm running 9.04
[23:36] <garrythefish> not enough drilling. that's what's the problem with the lesbos at #ubuntu-women
[23:36] <garrythefish> see ya :)
[23:36] <garrythefish> not enough drilling. that's what's the problem with the lesbos at #ubuntu-women
[23:39] <likemindead> !ops | ban garrythefish, please?
[23:56] <likemindead> :-\
[23:57] <knome> hmm.
[23:58] <likemindead> No bans for bigoted, mysoginistic spammers?