[00:46] <akgraner> I can't believe I am going to ask this - but how do you start an application from the command line?
[00:46] <akgraner> I can't get the software center to open from the applications menu
[00:46] <akgraner> :-(
[00:56] <daker> akgraner, which kind of apps ?
[00:56] <daker> shell apps? python apps ?
[00:57] <daker> ah sorry software center
[00:58] <daker> is it : software-center
[00:58] <akgraner> it doesn't work :-(
[00:58] <daker> any message ?
[01:00] <akgraner> yeah - I get a traceback
[01:00] <akgraner> and then if you do start - in front of it - you get unknown job
[01:00] <akgraner> I'll file a bug and see what happens weird
[01:02] <daker> oki
[01:02] <akgraner> I installed updates today
[01:02] <akgraner> and well...
[01:08] <daker> akgraner, bug number ?
[01:11] <akgraner> daker, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/606529
[01:11] <ubot4> Launchpad bug 606529 in software-center (Ubuntu) "software center will not start from applications menu. When you click on it it looks like it is going to open but then it just shuts the window in the bottom panel and won't open. (affects: 1) (heat: 6)" [Undecided,New]
[01:13] <daker> akgraner, try to add the traceback to the description
[01:14] <daker> see ya :)
[01:15] <akgraner> :-) done
[01:16] <daker> now its good
[01:16] <daker> the traceback will help the developers
[01:16] <akgraner> oh ok  - cool
[01:16] <daker> see ya :)
[01:16] <daker> night all
[01:17] <akgraner> lasters - thanks!
[01:17] <akgraner> laters even
[02:01] <rww> hrm, you're not the first person I've seen with that error today.
[02:15] <rww> akgraner: if you're around and on the computer that was getting that bug, can you check whether Proposed Updates are enabled? (System -> Administration -> Software Sources -> Updates; is Pre-released updates (lucid-proposed) checked?)
[02:17] <akgraner> rww -  Long term support releases only
[02:18] <rww> akgraner: sorry, I mean the bottom checkbox in the first section on that tab
[02:18] <rww> eep, the third one
[02:18]  * rww isn't good at GUI, sorry :(
[02:19] <akgraner> nope not checked
[02:19] <rww> akgraner: hrm. can you pastebin the output of "apt-cache policy software-center"?
[02:19] <akgraner> but I pull my updates from our local mirror  - so I'll need to see what is going there
[02:20] <akgraner> sure one sec
[02:20] <rww> thanks :)
[02:23] <rww> alrighty, yup, you pulled down the proposed version, and I'm getting the same error when I upgrade to that version
[02:27] <akgraner> hmmm
[02:29] <akgraner> rww, I do I put it back like it was then :-(
[02:30] <rww> akgraner: would you like command-line or GUI instructions?
[02:30] <akgraner> command line
[02:30] <akgraner> please
[02:31] <akgraner> I don't feel like clicking the mouse - I am being lazy :-) b/c I left it on my desk...
[02:31] <rww> sudo apt-get install software-center=2.0.5
[02:32] <rww> (the = sign meaning "exactly this version", and 2.0.5 being the version in lucid-updates)
[02:33] <akgraner> oh cool
[02:33] <rww> in the meantime, I merged your bug report and another one that came in earlier, tagged it appropriately, and just asked #ubuntu-bugs to mark it Triaged :)
[02:34] <akgraner> hey thanks!
[02:34] <akgraner> woo hoo - software center is working now :-)
[02:36] <akgraner> ok so now tell me how would I have used the GUI - admin - software sources or admin-synaptic-package-manager or neither?
[02:36] <IdleOne> hmm software center has come a long way since I last looked at it
[02:37] <akgraner> well system  - admin then....
[02:37] <rww> akgraner: System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager, search and find software-center, click it, Package -> Force Version, and select 2.0.5 in the window that appears, then Apply
[02:38] <akgraner> oh cool :-)
[02:38] <akgraner> IdleOne, it's pretty nifty   - I really like it
[02:39] <IdleOne> I still prefer CLI to install packages but when I am searching for something and have no clue I use Synaptic
[02:39] <IdleOne> I do like how SC actually has screen shots
[02:40] <akgraner> rww, did you have proposed selected?
[02:41] <rww> akgraner: I enabled it to test this; I don't usually have it selected.
[02:41] <akgraner> ahh ok...
[02:44] <IdleOne> Oh the History in SC is nice
[02:45] <IdleOne> this is not really project related :/
[02:49] <akgraner> it's ubuntu related :-)
[02:49] <IdleOne> indeed
[06:08] <elky> rww, nice spot
[16:08] <AlanBell> afternoon all
[16:10] <AlanBell> the -ie team have come up with an interesting idea https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrishTeam/ProfileOfTheDay
[16:10] <AlanBell> we are giving the same idea a go in -uk, but with a bit of a twist https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ProfileRoulette
[16:11] <AlanBell> it is a little bit of a game to encourage people to do nice wiki pages, and to leave testimonials
[16:13] <nigelb> wow
[20:23] <czajkowski> nigelb: what can I say, we set the bar for doing new things in our LoCo :)
[20:23] <czajkowski> pleia2: if yer about poke me
[20:52] <pleia2> czajkowski: hey
[20:53] <pleia2> actually I need to pack up and run home, bbs
[20:53] <czajkowski> ok