[01:24] <charlie-tca> anybody know where to change fonts and preferences in pidgin?
[02:19] <bill_> how do i enable portable apps on xubuntu
[02:21] <moetunes> are they windows .exe progs?
[02:23] <bill_> no linux - i have sigil in a .bin package that is exectable under ubuntu 10.04
[02:23] <moetunes> in terminal does /path/to/portableapp not work?
[02:24] <bill_> no
[02:25] <bill_> under ubuntu clicking in file manager will activate app
[02:26] <moetunes> there should be no difference in xubuntu from ubuntu in that regard - are they executable?
[02:27] <Guest62124> and if you tried to run it in the terminal, weren't there any error messages output? Is the target architecture correct - eg. 32bit, 64bit? How do you know they are portable and don't require any libraries installed on the system?
[02:27] <bill_> also when right click propertie/permissions will give the opportunity to make executable - no choice xubuntu
[02:28] <Guest62124> Yeah, Thunar, Xubuntu file manager, is limited in this respect, you would have to set the executable bit by other means (read: Terminal)
[02:28] <moetunes> I make things executable through thunar
[02:29] <Guest62124> as far as I remember it allows you only to make *.sh executable
[02:29] <moetunes> could be
[02:29] <bill_> the package came from a website that supplies no install binaries - everthing included in binary - used for usb transport
[02:29] <moetunes> was it here - http://portablelinuxapps.org/ - ?
[02:30] <bill_> yes
[02:30] <moetunes> it says there to make the app executable and away you go
[02:31] <bill_> have tried chmod - no go
[02:31] <moetunes> any error msgs?
[02:31] <bill_> no just returns to prompt
[02:31] <moetunes> chmod -v a+x /path
[02:31] <bill_> correct
[02:32] <Guest62124> apps tested in GNOME - in the footer - it is possible that they aren't that portable and they rely on some GNOME libraries ;) an you're running them under xfce - just a guess
[02:32] <moetunes> using the -v switch always returns something
[02:33] <bill_> am using xfce
[02:33] <bill_> returns to prompt after repeating file name
[02:34] <moetunes> it should say something about the mode being changed or not
[02:34] <moetunes> not just the filename
[02:35] <bill_> i'll try again and the switch to xubuntu and try again if that fails i guess i'll get the install pack - thanks for help
[02:36] <moetunes> luck :)
[02:36] <bill_> later!
[03:29] <robertzaccour> hey yall
[03:30] <robertzaccour> I really think xubuntu looked better and better over the years. whats with the step backward on the looks in maverick? haha
[05:22] <ubuXubu> Good Morning Xubuntu.
[13:09] <basic123> hi
[13:11] <knome> hello
[13:11] <basic123> I have installed xubuntu
[13:11] <knome> right
[13:11] <basic123> in system monitor
[13:12] <basic123> my memory 56,7%
[13:12] <basic123> swap 6,1%
[13:12] <basic123> fresh install
[13:13] <basic123> from cd lucid
[13:14] <basic123> 56% = 281.7 MiB of 496.4 MiB
[13:15] <basic123> system running firefox, xchat, install driver nvidia, and system monitor
[13:17] <basic123> wheter is normal?
[13:18] <moetunes> how many tabs open in firefox tho
[13:19] <basic123> one tab
[13:19] <basic123> google transalte
[13:19] <knome> well, firefox takes a lot of memory.
[13:20] <knome> there are alternatives, like epiphany or midori.
[13:21] <moetunes> nvidia drivers sometimes make X use alot of memory
[13:21] <basic123> my firefox closed and memory 243.6 MiB
[13:23] <basic123> nvidia driver downloading and isntalling now
[13:24] <moetunes> what does the system monitor say is using the most memory then??
[13:25] <knome> i've heard maverick might be faster with systems with low memory than lucid
[13:26] <basic123> i dont understand about processes in sytem monitor
[13:27] <basic123> what status sleeping?
[13:30] <basic123> now cpu 100%
[13:30] <knome> constantly?
[13:32] <basic123> no
[13:32] <basic123> down and up
[13:33] <knome> that's normal
[13:33] <basic123> oke, i want to restart my computer.. driver installed
[13:33] <knome> sure
[13:34] <basic123> yup... i ll back again later
[13:39] <basic123> I am back
[13:41] <basic123> now memory is 136.8 MiB(27,6%) CPU is 20%
[13:41] <moetunes> what sort of processor are you using?
[13:42] <basic123> intel celeron cpu 2.66GHz
[13:44] <moetunes> that seems a little bit much cpu if you don't have much open
[13:44] <moetunes> I would open a terminal and run   top   it shows things in an easy to read manner
[13:44] <moetunes> hit q to quit it
[13:45] <knome> htop > top
[13:46] <basic123> htop is not installed
[13:46] <knome> sudo apt-get install htop
[13:46] <basic123> ok
[13:46] <knome> brb
[13:49] <basic123> in htop
[13:50] <basic123> cpu 5.8%
[13:50] <basic123> mem 133
[13:50] <basic123> swp 0
[13:51] <moetunes> that's fine then :)
[13:52] <moetunes> it'll be xchat using the cpu I suppose
[13:54] <basic123> yup xchat and htop are runnning now
[13:54] <moetunes> open a firefox and see what happens
[13:56] <basic123> now cpu 7.8% and mem 158
[13:57] <moetunes> that's not too bad for that sort of cpu
[13:58] <basic123> up and down cpu: 4 - 8
[13:59] <basic123> why cpu not stable?
[13:59] <basic123> memory is constant
[14:00] <moetunes> it'll be xchat updating afaik
[14:01] <basic123> cpu can reach up 70% suddenly and down again
[14:01] <moetunes> if you want an easy way to monitor things you should try conky or something similar
[14:03] <moetunes> cpu spikes can be lots of things like X or cron or...
[14:05] <basic123> yup I understand
[14:15] <basic123> thank you for all...
[14:15] <basic123> I quit
[15:39] <lamah> who are using nmcli?
[19:39] <PrebenR> Hi I only get wireless working in 10.10 if I have turned wireless on before boot. If I turn it on after kernel modules etc are not loaded. I tried loading the modeules manually but still not working, what do I need to run in addition?
[20:58] <lamah> who are using nmcli??
[21:00] <charlie-tca> !info nmcli
[21:00] <charlie-tca> what is it?
[21:00] <lamah> how can i bring up the internet from cli with nmcli?
[21:01] <lamah> aa ok
[21:02] <knome> okay...
[21:11] <Balsaq> good afternoon citizens of Xubuntu.