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vanAnyone has any suggestion about the (need for) use of antivirus software??00:16
maddethvan, I dont know how long ago you asked (should turn on timestamps) but I have never used an antivirus under linux00:35
vanmaddeth so i suppose this means i don't need one, right? (how do i turn to timestamps?)00:37
geirhavan: Have you read this? http://librenix.com/?inode=2100:38
vangeirha thanks, i will read this - it seems just like what i've been looking for00:40
zeroseven0183van: In Karmic, I was using a virus scanner (I'm also thinking of installing it again) not to protect my Linux machine but to protect my friends' Windows machine that the USB/HD drive will be plugged to.00:41
zeroseven0183van: Sort of an effort to help them00:41
vanI see, zeroseven0183. Thanks!00:41
maddethreally, you could say you dont need a virus scanner in Windows ;) just need to be careful and keep an eye on what you are downloading and running00:43
geirhavan: And this page has a list of all known linux viruses https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Linuxvirus00:43
vanTa geirha, that's brilliant! :)00:44
maddethvan, depends what client you are using for IRC00:48
maddethand i meant I should turn on my time stamps :p00:48
vanooh :) cool...i've been saying silly things all day today :S00:49
maddethI live like that :)00:49
vanLOL, hope it's not because of linux00:49
maddeth:p00:52
maddethtempted to ask some questions ccompletely unrelated to ubuntu in the ubuntu channel00:53
maddethlike "my apt-get doesn't work" on a Gentoo build :p00:53
maddeth.... need to find somthing to do :p00:55
DrecondiusCan anyone point me to an up to date how to for compiling source code01:19
javatexananyone know of a app that creates the new background slideshow xml files?01:22
starcraftmanDrecondius: just general app compiling or kernel?01:22
Drecondiusgeneral app compiling01:23
Drecondiusim not trying to compile a new kernel lol01:23
DrecondiusI found one and forgot to bookmark it :(01:23
starcraftmanDrecondius: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo < That should do ya.01:23
starcraftmanjavatexan: I don't quite follow.01:24
DrecondiusI am trying to compile the newest version of Compiz01:24
Drecondius1. Because i have sucessfully compiled a couple different versions of mame and other emulators, 2. Because I want to learn more on how to do it01:25
starcraftmanDrecondius: alright, awesome. :) Nothing wrong with learning.01:26
javatexanstarcraftman: if you right-click the desktop and go to Appearance prefs, under the Background....there is a slideshow for the "cosmos", i think is what they called it.  If you go to /usr/share/backgrounds/cosmos there is an XML file that defines the slideshow.  I am wondering if there is a gnome or ubuntu app, other than gedit, that can create new slideshows?01:28
starcraftmanjavatexan: I see what your talking about. I don't know of an xml generating tool, I'd honestly just write this file up. It's a 3 minute thing. xml is an easy language.01:31
javatexanstarcraftman: true, but you don't know how many times I have done stuff like that only to find out there was already a tool...LOL!!!!01:42
starcraftmanjavatexan: well I mean if your just doing the one xml file just gedit will do, your only doing like 10 pics no? Sure there are tools, hardly needed here. There are plugins for eclipse and neteans for instance, I don't work all the time with xml. If I had to, I'd write my own perl parser to transform a text file to strict xml.01:45
javatexanI hear ya!01:46
maddeth!python01:52
javatexan!python01:53
starcraftmancpp!01:53
javatexan!java01:53
javatexan!c#01:53
maddeth:p01:54
javatexanlol01:54
geirha!lolcode01:55
javatexani cant do anything with python yet01:55
maddethpython is easy01:55
javatexanfor gnome?01:56
maddethif you have any sort of basic programming knowledge01:56
maddethfor, whatever you need to use it for01:56
javatexanlord, i hope so after all these years01:56
javatexanLOL01:56
maddethI like python :)01:56
starcraftmanjavatexan: seen byte of python or dive into python, decent free books for learning.01:56
maddethWrote a mail client in ti once01:56
maddethit*01:56
javatexank...wow, thanks01:57
javatexanin case you are wondering... delay of 5 is too short...LOL!02:00
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javatexanis security.ubuntu.com down?04:16
zeroseven0183No. I can access it now04:20
zeroseven0183What made you ask?04:20
javatexanSomething wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname04:21
javatexani getting a few of those tonight04:21
javatexannow they all back04:23
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vanDoes anyone know how to add a ppa?11:34
zeroseven0183Sur11:42
zeroseven0183Sure11:42
zeroseven0183"sudo add-apt-repository <name of ppa>11:42
vanThanks Zeroseven0183....again:D11:43
zeroseven0183Sure11:43
zeroseven0183It's also in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/CommandLine11:43
zeroseven0183You can find a comprehensive and detailed documentation about that11:44
vanOK thanks. I also have a silly one. How can i schedule shut down? GShutdonw doesn't seem to be working11:44
zeroseven0183I'm also looking for an application to do that last night11:45
vanok :D11:45
zeroseven0183When I set GShutdown to Turn Off this computer, it only logs off11:46
vanyeap exactly the same :S11:46
zeroseven0183I also tried Scheduled Task but it is not adding the task I created.11:46
zeroseven0183I think one way of automatically shutting it down is you execute a command in the Terminal11:47
vanyes i know about that, i think it's shutdown -h or something like this, but it's not the same.11:48
zeroseven0183I thought about this because I was playing music in Rhythmbox11:48
zeroseven0183and was getting ready to sleep last night11:48
van:)11:49
zeroseven0183I'll let you know when I find a program to do that11:49
vanThanks zeroseven018311:50
shahanphillw: hi12:33
shahanphillw: r u here?12:33
shahanI am back12:34
phillwshahan: hi, yes i am in lurking mode12:34
shahanphillw: lurking mode?12:35
shahanphillw: what kind of mode is it?12:35
phillwmeans i am near my computer, but doing other things as well :-)12:35
shahanphillw: ooh12:35
shahanphillw: so.. you suggested me to do a LAMP installation going to terminal by writing "sudo taskshell"12:36
shahanphillw: but its not working in Lucid12:36
phillwsudo task-sel, there is a quick intro to it on my baby forum --> http://forum.phillw.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4#p612:37
phillwit's very straight forward to install.12:38
shahanphillw: but after installing why I need to make a permission for each folder in www folder?12:38
phillwyou don't. the www is the permissions for the apache interpreter to be able serve up the html/php files.12:40
phillwshahan: are you wanting to learn html ?12:43
shahanphillw: wanting to learn PHP12:43
shahanphillw: do u have suggestion for HTML and PHP for me?12:44
shahanphillw: not at all12:44
shahanphillw: why?12:44
phillwi can dig out the links i use, as I'm still learning :-)12:45
ravibnHi! I need help with my Gizmo5 VOIP sw I just minimized it and it vanished how can I get it back ?12:47
ravibnI am running karmic 9.1012:47
phillwshahan: http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp12:48
shahanphillw: tnx12:48
shahanphillw: I know about w3schools... I learnt HTML from there12:49
shahanphillw:  now I am looking for a software like Dreamweaver in Lucid12:49
phillwwhat does dreamweaver do, is that software that gives you a template?12:50
shahanphillw: dont you know about it?12:50
phillwno, i 'code' be hand using Bluefish.12:51
shahanphillw: coding is so late task12:51
shahanphillw: but by Dreamweaver you can create a webpage file very easily and quickly12:51
shahanphillw:  is it possible to pragramm in .NET in ubuntu?12:52
shahanphillw: check the link for more details http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Dreamweaver12:52
phillwshahan: BlueFish does syntax highlighting, I don't know much about .NET, but I think it is Microsoft only for Windows operating systems.12:55
shahanphillw: yes microsoft12:55
shahanphillw: is it possible to create Table visually in BlueFish?12:56
shahanphillw: maintaining Pixel of the files.. Table Pixel?12:56
shahanphillw: which compile is famous in ubuntu for JAVA, C++ etc.?12:57
shahanphillw: compiler12:57
phillwno, it is purely a coding programme. I have heard of a kde progamme that may be of help, i'll have a dig around for you.12:58
ravibnphillw : I would suggest to get eclipse tool and then get a appropriate plugin for weaving the web content12:58
phillwI've seen kompozer recommended http://www.kompozer.net/, but have not  used it.12:59
phillwshahan: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-c-and-c-compilers-in-ubuntu-and-testing-your-first-c-and-c-program.html13:00
shahanphillw: tnx13:00
ravibnphillw : you could use aptana plug for doing html css javascript etc....13:00
shahanphillw: what do u do in computer mainly?13:00
shahanravibn: why? aptana is used for?13:01
ravibnshahan : goto this url http://www.eclipseplugincentral.com/Web_Links-index-req-viewlink-cid-1093.html and check out yourself under web13:02
phillwshahan:  a database driven 'live' web page. It is a live site for a company, but can be switched into tutorial mode for those learning about doing searches with MySQL13:02
shahanravibn: tnx13:02
ravibnshahn : you are welcome13:02
phillwthanks ravibn, I'm a coder, so don't know about the WYSIWYG editors.13:03
ravibncoming back to my problem that I have --- I need help with my Gizmo5 VOIP sw I just minimized it and it vanished how can I get it back ?13:03
ravibnphillw : there are plenty of plugins for eclipse you have to decide which one before you use it13:04
ravibnphillw : just google for "Eclipse plugins " and see which ones are free and then use it13:04
ravibnphillw : Eclipse is the basic editor framework and you can just keep plug in in all those you need13:05
phillwthanks, ravibn. I don't use voip at the moment, i had skype running okay with 10.04.13:07
ravibnlet me reframe the Q . The Gizmo process is still running when I try to list all the process it is still running13:08
ravibnbut I cannot use it13:08
ravibnlike in windows if you minimize it goes to the system tray and you can click on it to use it again13:09
ravibnin ubuntu I am unable to see that system tray13:09
shahanin Lucid not getting the location is text format13:09
shahanravibn: no...13:10
phillwravibn: is the programme in your applications as a programme, you may have started the daemon off, but closed the graphical part of it (that's just a guess).13:10
shahanravibn: we got it when we open the Place/Computer13:11
shahanravibn: like in previous we got... /shahan/kamal/lucid/linux/.....etc.13:11
shahanravibn: we got it when we open the Place>Computer13:11
shahanravibn: the address of the location13:12
ravibnphillw :  are you trying to point me to that application ?13:12
ravibnI have the applications menu item listed under internat application ----> internet13:13
shahanravibn: not right that13:13
ravibnI can load that application once again but the previous instance which was opened is still running13:14
shahanravibn: I am looking for the address bar(text based) of Place> computer13:14
ravibnshahn : I gott what you are saying13:14
ravibnthat will list all the disks on my computer13:15
ravibnall I wanna know is about that system tray on my address bar ? how can I get it back right now it is invisible13:16
shahaninstalling Gimp form software center13:23
shahandownload finished13:27
phillwgimp takes a bit of getting used to, it's quite powerful13:34
phillwshahan: http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/13:35
MaddethGood morning14:53
Maddethafternoon14:53
Maddeth:s14:53
mohi1hey Maddeth1 evening =]15:00
krhahnHello: I have been having trouble with the mouse scroll pad on my laptop since upgrading to 10.04.  Can someone help me?18:02
krhahnTHat's verticle scroll18:03
starcraftmankrhahn: doesn't just work out of box? This an old labtop? It usually works fine now without any manual fixes required.18:03
krhahnno to all of the above...  the laptop is an acer aspire 64 bit.  It worked fine before the upgrade.18:04
starcraftmankrhahn: you know about pastebin? I wanna see what hardware this is and I'll look it up.18:08
krhahnyes18:08
starcraftmanK, in a terminal please: sudo lshw > hard.txt18:08
starcraftmanThen open and paste the contents of hard.txt18:08
krhahnnothing comes up18:10
krhahni can paste just lshw if that helps18:11
krhahnHere are the results of sudo lshw http://paste.ubuntu.com/427127/p://past!18:13
starcraftmankrhahn: no no, it doesn't come up sorry I didn't explain the > redirects the output to a text file named hard.txt in current directory.  That paste works too.18:15
krhahnwe good?18:17
starcraftmankrhahn: aye, that's fine. Question, you just upgraded so don't have a live CD of 10.04 to test right? I'm thinking during upgrade some service tied to mouse didn't upgrade correctly. I'm also looking see if this model has lots of problems.18:19
krhahnCorrect, no live cd.18:19
starcraftmankrhahn: you don't seem to be alone. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/55405018:23
starcraftmanI'm reading up. This might just be a bug that needs patching.18:23
starcraftman(even though that's kde and on sony, an aspire of same model as you responded having exact same issue)18:24
krhahnhmm...  what do i do to fix it?18:26
starcraftmankrhahn: atm I'm not sure, from what I'm reading it appears to be a kernel driver issue. You may have to wait for upstream patches, i.e. it won't be fixed till they patch.18:26
starcraftmanknow that's not what ya wanted to hear :/18:27
krhahnOkay...  It's not a huge deal just a bit of a nuisance18:27
krhahnDo these kinds of things usualy take a couple of weeks to wash out?18:27
starcraftmankrhahn: aye, this will probably get patched ina week, there's no shortage of people who use notebooks and want scrolling.18:28
krhahnAnd will the patch just be automatic?  Ie; I will wake up one day and have scrolling?:-D18:29
starcraftmankrhahn: if you want to be sure it's not an upgrade problem, you can boot a live CD to rule out local problems. This involves you downloading an iso though.18:29
starcraftmankrhahn: comes down same was as other patches, via update manager. Depends on your settings.18:29
krhahnOkay...  I could do this on my desk top which i have yet to upgrade.18:29
starcraftmanSee System > Administration > Update Manager > settings to see how your computer is set to do updates.18:30
starcraftmanunder automatic updates. If your upgrading multiple computers might be good idea to get ISO, saves on bandwidth.18:31
starcraftmanany issues other than scroll krhahn?18:32
krhahnTHe lock mouse button seems to not work properly too but I am thinking they may be related?18:33
starcraftmankrhahn: aye, that I've seen a bug report for. Seem keybindings on some notebooks have been mixed up. Will just need to wait similarly for a patch.18:35
krhahnokay...  Great!  I'll look forward to it.  Thanks for your help :)18:35
starcraftmankrhahn: no problem, that's what here for :)18:35
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phillwhi duanedesign19:10
mangewuhi19:39
pedro3005hey, mangewu19:41
paultaghey pedro3005, mangewu19:42
pedro3005o/ paultag19:43
paultagpedro3005, how goes?19:43
pedro3005paultag, great, thanks :) how are you?19:44
mangewuhai pedro19:44
mangewumy connection is suck19:44
paultagpedro3005, good :)19:44
mangewusometimes lost19:44
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SourcequenchJust upgraded from Ubuntu 9.10 to 10.04LTS. Mostly, It's been problem free. I noticed that window decorations (minimize / maximize / close buttons) that were previously in the upper right have moved to the upper left. I hate this and it makes me sad. Is there any easy way to change it?20:29
pedro3005Sourcequench, http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/13535/move-window-buttons-back-to-the-right-in-ubuntu-10.04/20:31
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phillwSourcequench: just be aware that they have been moved for a reason, things are planned for 10.1020:36
geirhaThey'll switch linux for darwin? :)20:45
TJ_Hi, anyone got time for a question or two about wine?21:40
pedro3005sure21:40
TJ_I posted details, they're in the wine forum, but I'm trying to run a simple program that I used a lot in Windows, and everytime it trys to load the .dll files it crashes21:40
pedro3005Ah, I wouldn't know much... Maybe #winehq21:42
phillwor http://appdb.winehq.org/21:43
phillwTJ_: if you let me know the programme, I'll look it up for you21:43
* phillw has little to do in life & is a member, even though not running win systems ;-)21:44
TJ_It's called mbcore, it's probably not a widely known program, think it was made by someone for the game it is for21:45
TJ_it basically is a go between from a MUD to the client (tinyfugue)21:45
phillwTJ_: I've rapidly seen that, there are all for 4 entries on google for it (yikes!!), I can only suggest that you ask on http://forum.winehq.org/viewforum.php?f=2  You need to register, but it is not a 'spamming' forum. Sorry that I cannot be of more help, there just seems to be no information. (I'll await for pedro3005 to prove me wrong ;-) ).21:50
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TJ_Thanks for the advice, going to keep plugging away at it. Someone is telling me that if I have the source code (which I do) I can make it a Linux program instead, but I have no idea how to do that considering I installed Ubuntu quite recently21:59
phillwTJ_: it's worth posting on to that forum, some one else there may be able to help.22:01
TJ_I'm going to try and figure out how to compile the code, I think I'd rather run it as a Linux program if I can, and supposedly others have had success doing it...22:03
TJ_Although I will probably post on that forum if I don't have any luck22:03
TJ_Thanks phillw22:03
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asterismomy fellow ubunteers22:51
asterismoi have a problem22:52
asterismois this the right channel to ask?22:52
pedro3005sure22:52
malevyeah!22:52
asterismothis is the thing22:53
asterismoback in karmic, i used to plug my 32" LCD TV and watch movies cloning displays22:53
asterismois that clear?22:53
asterismoi'm using ATI propretary drivers22:53
asterismothey run always like a charm22:53
asterismobecause back in karmic they were the only driver that supported 3D acceleraion for compiz and stuff22:54
asterismoBUT22:54
asterismonow22:54
asterismoin lucid i have 2 options22:54
asterismoopensource ATI driver that also runs like a charm22:54
asterismovery smooth22:54
asterismoand the propietary ATI driver22:55
asterismothat also runs like a charm...22:55
asterismobut i can't watch movies in the same TV again22:55
asterismoand this is what i could account for till now22:55
pedro3005with neither?22:56
asterismoneither22:56
asterismo1)22:56
asterismoneither of opensource and propietary ATI driver allows me to change the colour depth of my screen22:56
asterismoback in karmic this was an option, the colour depth, that i was must always to set to 16M for this 32" TV22:57
pedro3005what is your card model?22:57
asterismoATI Radeon HD 320022:57
asterismoin an HP 6735s laptop22:58
asterismoand there is more22:58
asterismoin the ATI catalyst as well as in Monitors dirplay (gnome-display-properties)22:59
asterismothere are boxes with available resolutions and frequencies22:59
asterismoand it happens that i can clone my TV with my laptop, when i set 1024x768 @ 60Hz23:00
asterismobut this is wrong resolution... wrong aspect ratio23:00
asterismobut when i select 1280x800 (correct resolution)23:01
asterismoit only allows me to pick 75Hz23:01
asterismoand no 60Hz that makes the LCD TV work23:01
asterismoso here is my question...23:01
asterismois there some way to edit possible frequencies in order to make available the 1280x800@60Hz like i used to in karmic???23:02
asterismoi ask you as the last resource23:03
asterismobecause i searched and googled before with no luck23:03
pedro3005:/ have you tried asking the forums? I also can't find anything... I thought about downgrading the drivers but it seems the last ones are incompatible with the new Xorg in 10.0423:04
compiledkernelpedro3005: im talking to him.23:04
pedro3005oh, okay compiledkernel. thanks, and sup! been gone... Missed your links :P23:05
compiledkerneldont have the time or hte inclination to do them any more pedro300523:05
compiledkernelmy involvement is limited at best.23:06
TJ_Hi again - I'm trying to compile a program and getting an error - zlib.h: No such file or directory. I did apt-get install zlibc, and zlib-bin and zlib16 as well, but when I try to compile I still get this error...I'm pretty new to compiling anything23:11
compiledkernelTJ_:  what are you compiling?23:12
pedro3005TJ_, try sudo apt-get install zlibg1-dev23:12
compiledkernelwhat pedro3005, said.23:13
TJ_says it couldn't find the package23:13
pedro3005hmm.. this link is outdated then23:14
pedro3005sorry23:14
pedro3005TJ_, oh, silly me.. sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev23:15
TJ_oh heh23:16
TJ_That worked, thanks very much pedro300523:17
pedro3005you're welcome :D23:17
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