[01:25] has anybody tried Kubuntu 10.10? [01:30] new to 10.10 [01:30] cant load printer, any ideas? [01:31] networked printer [01:32] printer is connected to a diff pc running xp home [01:32] on same network [01:32] hi pjcbaseball [01:32] says it's connected, sends data, doesnt print [01:32] hmm [01:32] what model is that printer? [01:33] brother mfp 465cn [01:33] samba doesnt have the drivers for it [01:33] i have the disk [01:34] pjcbaseball, http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4211769&postcount=4 [01:35] my printer doesnt have an ip address, its connected to the pc [01:36] pjcbaseball, the pc of the ip address /me thinks [01:37] do I get the lpr and cups driver from linux? [01:37] yes, I believe so [01:37] ok, i'll go look [01:38] if it's shared from a windows xp computer, then it will need to use samba [01:38] unless windows xp shares printers using ipp [01:39] which i doubt it does [01:39] but i haven't windows xp on a home machine in a loooong time [01:50] it is shared on a xp machine [01:57] i cant seem to load the lpr drivers i downloaded [01:58] pjcbaseball, how did you download them? [01:58] from the brother site [01:59] what format is it? [01:59] ?? [01:59] example [02:00] pjcbaseball, is it a laser printer? [02:01] its a mfc, multi function [02:01] hi everyone [02:02] it's been a long time [02:02] pjcbaseball, do this: 'apt-cache search brother-lpr' [02:02] see which fits best for your printer [02:02] where? [02:02] pjcbaseball, terminal [02:02] hi asterismo [02:02] hi pedro3005 [02:03] i have a question [02:03] ask ahead [02:03] gnome-terminal appears to be damaged somehow... [02:03] OK, I found one [02:03] pjcbaseball, install it: 'sudo apt-get install ' [02:04] terminal size cannot be specified now... and gconf-editor size key does not work [02:04] it launches at a 80x24 lines size all the time [02:05] hm [02:05] for do I put in the correct package? [02:05] yes [02:07] does anyone knows what happened with gnome-terminal? [02:09] this is what i got: [02:09] nable to locate package Common [02:09] E: Unable to locate package files [02:09] E: Unable to locate package for [02:09] E: Unable to locate package brother-lpr-drivers [02:09] E: Unable to locate package packages [02:10] pjcbaseball, what command did you run? [02:10] sudo apt-get install brother-lpr-drivers-common - Common files for brother-lpr-drivers packages [02:11] pjcbaseball, sudo apt-get install brother-lpr-drivers-common [02:11] just that [02:11] you don't put the description [02:11] ok [02:11] done [02:12] I suppose you have the lpr drivers now [02:12] i suppose, where can i go to chaeck? [02:13] and install them? [02:13] http://127.0.0.1:631 [02:14] asterismo, i have no idea. but you could try installing terminator if you're out of ideas. see if it has the same problem. [02:14] now what...sorry.. [02:14] click "add printer" [02:15] or something among those lines [02:21] i reinstalled gnome-terminal [02:21] that's an idea. worked? [02:21] asterismo, ^ [02:21] seidos > i remember that i was able to set terminal size in preferences dialog [02:21] i was trying to set a desktop background terminal [02:22] desktop backround terminal asterismo? i'm not sure what you mean [02:22] but i realised that compiz cant grab correct window title [02:22] ok, got to the add printer and clicked it [02:22] you can set a terminal with no borders and no minimisation and close capabilities and have a terminal running in the background [02:23] would it be windows printer via samba? or something else? [02:24] but gnome-terminal size settings in gconf are not honored [02:26] so why is that specified there anyway? [02:27] it kind of reminds me of the terminal that starts up when i set up compiz stand alone [02:28] kind [02:28] im running lucid [02:28] i'm running karmic [02:29] lucid didn't work for me :( [02:29] and i can't find size specification in gnome-terminal preferences.... can you? [02:29] maverick worked for a bit, then stopped for some reason on the live usb [02:29] nope. i don't use gnome-terminal. let me open it. [02:30] asterismo, profile preferences? [02:31] asterismo, have you seen this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=119271&highlight=gnome+terminal+size [02:58] i want to install masm in my ubuntu [02:58] am i do that? [02:59] ping all [03:06] another question... [03:06] hoy do i restore ubuntu-desktop PPA ? [03:07] i erased it by mistake from software sources and now it complains when updating repos from apt-get [03:24] I have a canon ip1700 but when I plug it in it days that downloading indexes failed and then the driver isn't listed among the offline drivers... What should I do? [03:24] *says === earthshade_ is now known as earthshade [03:39] [09:03] can someone tell me how to get docky to work on dual screen set up? [09:04] ? [09:05] I think it works just like OS X's dock [09:05] ;) [09:06] lol i've been having trouble b/c it wont unhide [09:07] it sometimes pops up on my second monitor but only for a sec and then it vanishes [09:07] but with OS X you wont get that menu selection to the second screen ;) [09:07] file, tools and settings are always in screen #1 ;) [09:08] i know, but it doest pop up on my first screen either [09:08] *doesnt [09:09] it doesnt work? [09:10] nope [09:11] kthxbye [09:12] morning bioterror Cheri703 [09:12] hi [09:12] hi [09:25] Hello [09:30] hello shahan [09:30] hobgoblin, hi.... [09:31] hobgoblin, we can chat on #ubuntu-beginners-team [09:32] Hello everyone, is it ok if i type quite a lot of text to ask my question? [09:33] depends what's quite a lot [09:33] like 4 paragraphs [09:33] if you paste something from terminal, we suggest to use pastebin [09:33] !pastebin [09:33] For posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use http://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use http://tinyurl.com/imagebin | !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic. [09:33] nah i dont need to paste anything from terminal [09:33] A while ago i moved to chrome from firefox. I was using an extension on FF called "scrapbook" which saves the components of a webpage into a folder along with an 'index.html' file which i assume puts it all together for offline viewing. I found a way to move my pages from the 'Scrapbook' addon over into chrome by opening the "index.html" file from each page with chrome and saving it into the bookmarks bar in a folder hierarchy. Th [09:33] then you have to ask your question [09:34] rarchy. Th [09:34] ends in that [09:34] So i restored them all back to their original places which is opt/google/chrome. (To move the scrapbook folder containing all the index files into the /opt directory in the first place i used the gksudo nautilus) [09:34] you gotta paste more [09:34] oh sorry [09:34] The problem is, i searched for all the index files and then deleted them from the search window as i opened them with chrome and saved them. I wasnt aware that deleting items from the search window meant you actually deleted the file [09:35] then see above for the next bit [09:36] you have more than enough in your forum thread to rename these files - what are you having trouble with [09:36] and if it's not you in the forum thread I will get the link for you :) [09:37] well the problem is the replies to the forum thread assume that all the index.html files are in the directory /opt/google/chrome but actually they aare i na folder within that called scrapbook, which is then divided into about 60 subfolders all containing index files with the webpage components [09:38] Its my fault for ommitting that in the OP [09:38] :) [09:38] So how do i search for all of them, rename all in a batch and do that with root permissions [09:38] so what you want to do is rename all the indexxxx.html files to index.html in all the subfolders [09:39] yes exactly! [09:39] they are all separated into subfolders, not in the same folder [09:40] well I am not a bash wizard but that is what you'd need to look at [09:41] there is a way to do it - but I do not play with linux enough to know what you need I'm afraid [09:41] Thats ok, thank you for helping thus far :) [09:42] Ill have to add extra to my thread mentioning bash perhaps [09:42] yeah [09:42] bash scriptin :-) [09:43] Do you have any advice bio? [09:44] http://en.allexperts.com/q/Unix-Linux-OS-1064/Unix-shell-script-renaming-1.htm [09:45] http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/150 [09:46] Thanks for the link, is that talking about the use of bash? [09:46] Tom13602: can I ask you a slightly off-topic question - how did you find this channel? Did you know about it or did my sig link in your thread bring you here - I'm forestpiskie on the forum [09:47] http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide [09:47] More or less everything else is junk. [09:48] Oh i see, no i just saw the channel #ubuntu-beginners on the forum somewhere, not inside posts but displayed somehwere as a suggestion i htink [09:48] Had no idea you replied to my thread haha [09:48] cool [09:48] Think i saw you on Karamja Island... [09:49] doubt it :) [09:51] Ha1 So it is true! [09:52] Wasted years on that game [09:52] no - really - I doubt it - I do not nor have ever played games on computers [09:53] Oh [09:53] Thought your name was a reference to a particular game im too embarrased to state the name of [09:57] Just reading through the bash guide posted above. Jesus. I envy software engineers, and computer technicians of all kind. Their patience is truely admirable [09:59] Maybe i dont really need those archived websites after all... [10:01] God, ill just search all the index files again and go through adding them again. But perhaps i wont delete them this time. [10:01] Bioterror, hobgoblin and geirha - Thank you very much for your assistance. I appreciate it :) [10:09] hello everyone i am currently trying to install ubuntu 10.10 onyo my old laptop and am really stuck [10:10] please just ask the question and if anyone can answer they will [10:10] no worries [10:11] :) so what is the question then ? [10:12] when i try to install it i get stuck at the partitioning section "ext3 file system creation in partition #1 of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sdb) failed" [10:12] and i dont know how to proceed [10:13] polly55: are you still in the livecd install dialogue? [10:13] yes [10:14] might be better to create the partitions outisde the installer then specify them - I have some time if you want to do that [10:14] that would be fantastic!!! [10:16] just tell me what to do [10:16] ok - so a few questions first then - how much ram, do you want a dualboot, is the drive empty, do you want to keep data from the drive, do you want to hibernate [10:17] polly55: ^^ while I make a cup of tea [10:19] i do not want a dual boot, 1gig of ram, 80gig hard drive, no need to keep data from the hard drive, not sure about the hibernate [10:22] polly55: ok - so cancel the install and open the partition editor in the sys admin menu - also please open a terminal from the apps accessories menu then run this command sudo fdisk -l (that is a lower case L) and paste all that you get from that to paste.ubuntu.com - put a name in the name box - hit the paste button and tell us the url you get [10:25] the command doesnt seem to do anything [10:26] oh wait got it [10:34] the name is Matthew and the URL is paste.ubuntu.com/519185 [10:35] mmm - so you already have the partitions [10:36] none of which are sdb so I wonder why you got "partition #1 of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sdb) failed" [10:36] im not sure should i try installing it again?? [10:37] well if you have the partitions we can use them to install to without creating new ones - or do you already have an install somewhere? [10:37] does the machine already have an install? [10:37] what do you mean? [10:38] nvm - read you wrong - start the installer - once you get the partition options choose advanced/manual or whatever it is called currently [10:39] I just want to check that you have only one drive in this machine and that you have nothing on it you need to keep :) [10:40] theres nothing i need to keep [10:43] polly55: when you get to the partition part - ping me [10:44] ok - you can ping me in here by using my nick :) [10:45] pick the sda1 partition then at the bottom - pick edit partition [10:45] hobgoblin ok [10:45] in the new window in the use as drop down ext3 or ext4 and in the mountpoint drop down pick / [10:45] change? [10:46] ok [10:46] possibly - I do not know what has changed in the installer - I tend to do it on remote control [10:47] do i format the position [10:47] once you have done that - accept the changes and you should get back to the first window [10:47] you can format it [10:48] once we have done this remind me to talk to you about format in the edit partition thingy [10:48] ok cool what next [10:48] if you are back at the window with the partitions - then forward and complete the install options [10:51] same fail message [10:51] sigh - ok cancel and go to sys admin partition editor [10:52] sorry [10:52] once it is open right click on the swap partition - sda5 and turn off swap [10:52] it's ok :) [10:53] ok [10:54] once that is done right click on the swap and delete - then apply - then right click the other 2 and delete them as well - once applied you should have all unallocated space [10:55] yep done [10:55] ok - right click - New - ext4 then for size do either 9347 cylinders or 78Gb [10:56] then right click the remaining space and New - linux-swap [10:56] apply and wait for it to complete [10:58] it will only let me do 74 and says there is no more remaining space [10:59] ok - do it the other way round - create 2Gb of swap and then ext4 whatever is leftover [10:59] if it is complaining possibly there is something wrong with the drive [11:00] ok [11:00] all done? [11:00] yep [11:01] k - close gparted and start the installer again - same as last time except it will be a slightly different partition number - sda2 possibly [11:02] do the use as ext4 and mountpoint as before - no need to format though [11:02] wait no it freaked out [11:04] partition editor did? [11:04] yeah [11:04] errors are there ? [11:04] i accidently closed it [11:04] i suck at this [11:04] lol [11:05] start again then :) [11:05] it wont seem to open [11:05] give it a chance - don't forget you are running it on RAM [11:06] true [11:07] if it really won't then you should be able to kill it in the sys - admin - sys monitor processes tab - it's called gparted [11:09] its not in there [11:10] try starting it again then [11:10] if push comes to shove reboot the livecd :) [11:11] restarting now [11:11] while you do that and recreate the partitions and start the installer again I am afk for while - I'll be back in 30 or so [11:12] no worries thanks for the help [11:32] back [11:37] sweet ive had some succeess [11:38] its coying files as we speak [11:39] excellent - good luck with it then :) I shall wander off for lunch now [11:43] haha lunch im nearly for bed [11:43] thanks for your help its been fantastic [11:45] you're welcome :) [12:04] heh [12:05] polly55 - coincidence?!? [13:29] hi all [13:29] running memtest [13:30] it surpassed 100% in "pass"? [13:32] this means that it ran one test and is starting over? [13:34] Hi kristian-aalborg: If it's 100% then it means it passed [13:34] You can quit the memtest by pressing Esc [13:34] I couldn't actually... had to press power button [13:34] ran it via grub [13:35] kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin [13:44] kristian-aalborg, why do you think that memory is corrupt? :-) [13:44] the box is acting weird, so I'm checking that ram and hdd is ok [13:46] Is it possible to forward windows applications to linux machines via xming & putty ? [14:17] http://pastebin.com/ncV8rX0F [14:17] this is the output of sudo bonnie -u kristian [14:17] can someone help me decipher? ;) [14:42] Hello, how would a bash script to download a file every hour look like? I got the wget and sleep part, but I'm not sure how to do the loop, or name the filename using the date. [14:47] Sanky: make cron run the file each hour [14:48] other than that, if the filename is the same each time it is downloaded, just do an mv, and look up the date-time bash variable [14:48] That almost seems like too much work to bother :P [14:49] it should be quite simple, do you have the wget command? [14:49] Well, yeah [14:49] I kinda wanted it to run in a terminal so that I can kill it off whenever I want [14:49] well you can remove it from cron, that'd be easier i'd say [14:49] crontab -e [14:49] and you have all your jobs running [14:52] or look at this: http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.html#ss7.3 [14:52] you can use the while function [15:28] <|GoLTaR|> hi [15:28] <|GoLTaR|> i need some help... if anybody can help me :) i have vps... and i want to make vhost ... i try to google some tutorial for that , but no luck :( can somebody help me? :) [15:34] |GoLTaR|: vhosting :D [15:35] i would love to but i must leave shortly so the best i can do is help for a brief minute [15:35] |GoLTaR|: i too use vps, what are you trying to do with vhost? [15:38] |GoLTaR|: alrighty i assume you figured it out [15:38] l8ers folks [17:33] Any body familiar with the Maverick Meerkat new option "Install Release" [17:33] its on System>Administration>Install Release [17:35] hmm... Just figured it out... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1417296 [18:13] Hello. [18:14] hello Silver_Fox_ [18:16] Silver_Fox_: hi [18:30] hello everybody [18:31] i have an install question, can anybody help? [18:32] can try [18:32] k, here goes. [18:33] i have a laptop with a failed internal HDD (dropped) [18:33] and i want to install 10.10 onto an external HDD [18:33] to boot from [18:34] have you tried? [18:34] yes. problem is, when i boot the install from the DVD drive in the laptop it returns a failure from (1 sec) [18:34] grub, apparently [18:34] ergo, the purple load screen with the logo shows up [18:35] after which it takes me to the command line [18:35] with the following messages prior to it [18:35] cannot mount /dev/loop0 [18:36] worker [248] returned with an unexpected error with status 0x0100 [18:37] and that's pretty much it [18:38] eugenepimenov: have you checked the md5sum of the download against the hash and checked the integrity of the burnt cd? [18:38] and what did you burn it onto ? [18:38] plain 8x DVD, md5sum was correct. [18:39] did you get as far as the iso's boot menu? or did it die before then [18:40] before then [18:40] i'm going to try and reburn the image [18:40] maybe that's the problem [18:40] do it as slowly as you can [18:41] ok, will do. [18:41] possibly - what are you burning it in? [18:41] disk utility [18:41] (mac) [18:42] does it give you the option to check the burn - I would do so if posssible [18:42] yes it does, ok will set to check [18:42] and of course there is also the possibilitty that the dvd drive is damaged as wll [18:44] as in, something wrong with the laser ? [18:45] could be - if it got dropped and dmagaed the hdd I would wonder about an apparent dvd fail [18:46] perhaps [18:46] mac returns burn fail [18:46] seemingly [18:46] if it still fails you could try an usb install if the laptop will boot from usb - but I've no experience personally [18:46] funny thing is [18:46] previous one burned... [18:47] could i use another laptop to "install" onto the exHDD and then migrate it to the cripple laptop? [18:49] sorry for the drop [18:50] eugenepimenov: you might manage to do it - if it did fail to boot though it would be a grub error and then you would need a livecd [18:50] livecd? [18:50] the iso you are attempting to boot with - or on a usb [18:51] oh ok [18:51] i guess i'll try through this laptop [18:51] here's hoping i don't tear down my HDD in the process [18:51] bbl [18:51] hang on [18:52] still here [18:52] if you install to the external on a different machine - make sure that you install grub to the external and not whatever you have it plugged into [18:52] or that machine will not boot if the external is not plugged in [18:53] I think :) [18:53] how do i specify it to install grub onto the external? [18:58] eugenepimenov: there should be an advanced option somewhere roundabout the partiioning stage - you can change where grub installs there. You will need to make sure you are installing it to the correct one. [19:10] ok thx i'll check [19:33] I have to manually run my rules in evolution on each email, it doesn't do it automatically why? [19:38] slooksterpsv, thunderbird aint that better ;) [19:39] I may have to do thunderbird, but I love evolution :( [19:40] tbird + lightning + other addons :( [19:45] bye bye evolution :( I'll sorely miss you [19:46] "fsck died with exit status 8" = dead hdd? [19:46] slooksterpsv, Pretty sure there must be a solution out there, so if you love Evolution hold on, you might figure it out yet! [19:48] slooksterpsv: just in case there isn't a solution, what is it about evolution you love so much? maybe there's a way of getting it in thunderbird [19:48] Evolution is to cloggy...thunderbird is better [19:48] slooksterpsv, bye bye evolution and thunderbird, welcome Alpine! ;D [19:49] kristian-aalborg: from having a quick read, it could be your kernel is poorly. I've never seen the error, but it may be worth re-installing the kernel before you give up. [19:49] ok [19:50] kristian-aalborg: http://forum.phillw.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=35 has a copy of it, I cannot recall where I put it on the tutorial area of the main forum :\ [19:53] ggrrr :( thunderbird won't install lightning it's not compatible :( different email client now :( [20:15] I had to do Zimbra 2.0 :P [20:55] Hello. I hope everyone is doing well. I have what may be a simple question: I'm moving about 100 users from my old Fedora server to my new Ubuntu server. I've tarred up, gzipped, copied across, and untarred the /home/* directories. What is the best way to recreate the users on the new machine so they have the same passwords as the old one and also have the correct permissions for the copied-over directories plea [20:55] se? === |friTTe| is now known as friTTe| [20:57] Hey. [20:58] Is there some smart way to convert my OS from Kubuntu to lubuntu? [20:59] TheProf: I believe copying the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files should do it, but don't take my word for it until you do some more research [21:00] Decaniuis, You can install LXDE from the Software Center and when you log in change the session to LXDE... [21:00] aveilleux: i don't think that will take care of it [21:00] i believe they number user accounts from different starting points [22:11] hello. [22:13] new to ubuntu .. having problems with the software center.. I also have" Malformed line 49 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list" Can anyone help?? [22:16] scotty_: can you pastebin your /etc/apt/sources.list? [22:16] !pastebin | scotty_ [22:17] standby [22:17] scotty_: For posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use http://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use http://tinyurl.com/imagebin | !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic. [22:18] http://paste.ubuntu.com/519410/ [22:20] scotty_: Delete the last line [22:20] scotty_: Also remove the line above it [22:20] scotty_: That's not how you add PPAs [22:21] thank you. worked perfect.. [22:42] hey all [22:42] hi === bromic94 is now known as thewrathjr [22:43] clear [22:43] hey i need some help [22:43] i have to come up with 50 "variables or factors that could cause create or contribute to a technology system disaster" i have abotu 25 [22:43] i need some help coming up with some more [22:43] anyone have any good ideas [22:46] ? [23:01]