[00:12] <Vanilla|Frz> hi, can someone please teach me how to reformat ubuntu linux?
[00:12] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: what do you want to reformat sorry. The whole drive, a new drive, a new installation?
[00:13] <Vanilla|Frz> a new installation since my system is like corrupted
[00:13] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim:
[00:13] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: all I would do if you're certain you want to start over is to just use the installation disk and install it again. This process will format the disk as required.
[00:14] <Vanilla|Frz> ye I have the CD but it's not showing up
[00:15] <head_victim> Yeah have you rebooted and selected to boot off the cd like you did to install it the first time?
[00:15] <Vanilla|Frz> my dad isntalled this...
[00:15] <head_victim> Ahh ok.
[00:15] <Vanilla|Frz> installed*
[00:15] <Vanilla|Frz> so i dont really know how and when to start :x
[00:17] <head_victim> Ok just looking up some info for you to make it a little easier
[00:17] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: thanks
[00:17] <head_victim> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation
[00:17] <Vanilla|Frz> thank you
[00:18] <head_victim> That's a good place to start as it provides a detailed overview of it all
[00:18] <Vanilla|Frz> okies
[00:18] <head_victim> Essentially what it really comes down to is you have to download and burn an installation CD. You then have to boot the computer off the installation CD and follow the prompts. But the link earlier gives you all the details involved and different options.
[00:18] <head_victim> If you have further problems or questions, please just let us know.
[00:19] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: ok
[00:25] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: it's all gonna be useless if I dont get my CD drive to work
[00:26] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: if you can boot off a USB drive you can use that instead.
[00:26] <Vanilla|Frz> how about a blank cd?
[00:26] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: but yes, you need either a bootable CD drive or USB drive to make it work.
[00:27] <Vanilla|Frz> i have a 10.04 Ubuntu CD
[00:27] <Vanilla|Frz> that my teacher gave me this morning
[00:27] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: is the CD drive working at all though?
[00:27] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: Ima try other CD
[00:28] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: ok, might just be a fault with the CD
[00:31] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: i guess the CD drive isn't working at all, lol
[00:32] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: that could be a problem then :)
[00:32] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: sad
[00:32] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: but if you still want to re-install then you can see if a USB drive will work for you.
[00:32] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: ok I'll try
[00:32] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: I don't even have optical drives on 2 of my computers these days.
[00:32] <head_victim> Just depends on how hard it's going to be to make your computer boot off USB.
[00:40] <Francis1> head_victim: I get disconnected whenever i download or load something
[00:44] <head_victim> Francis1: that's really odd behaviour.
[00:45] <head_victim> Francis1: what version of Ubuntu are you using and is there any problems with your ISP at the moment?
[01:07] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: it's at 70% right now
[01:07] <Vanilla|Frz> almost done downloading :D
[01:08] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: good stuff fingers crossed it works out
[01:09] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: :p I'd throw this laptop off the window if it doesn't work
[01:09] <head_victim> Hah nah don't do that.
[01:09] <head_victim> So did you get the cd drive working or you going to try the usb installation?
[01:10] <Vanilla|Frz> im going to try the usb installation
[01:10] <Vanilla|Frz> and yes, I'm seriously gonna do it, lol
[01:10] <Vanilla|Frz> this laptop is garbage anyways so why not
[01:17] <head_victim> It's surprisingly easy to make a USB installation drive these days. I knocked one up in about 5 minutes work (then just left it to format and do what it needed to).
[01:21] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: ok i got it now
[01:21] <Vanilla|Frz> i mean it's done downloading
[01:21] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: good, what version of Ubuntu are you currently running?
[01:21] <Vanilla|Frz> 10.04?
[01:21] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: i downloaded that 10.10
[01:22] <head_victim> Ok just checking it would have what I was thinking
[01:22] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: Im dragging it to my desktop
[01:23] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: you need to go to System > Administration > Startup Disk Creator
[01:23] <head_victim> It will pop up a window with all the options on how to make it, so easy.
[01:23] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: ok hold on
[01:24] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: ok I'm here
[01:24] <Vanilla|Frz> then click Other>Ubuntu=10.10-desktop-i386.iso?
[01:24] <head_victim> The "source disk" needs to be the ISO you just downloaded.
[01:25] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: yep
[01:25] <Vanilla|Frz> what do I do with "Disk to use:" ?
[01:25] <head_victim> THe "disk to use" needs to be the USB drive you want to use
[01:25] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: ij got it
[01:25] <Vanilla|Frz> ok*
[01:26] <head_victim> Is the usb drive one that is blank?
[01:26] <Vanilla|Frz> it has 2.3 gb space
[01:28] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: installation is completed
[01:29] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: what do I do now?
[01:30] <head_victim> Getting a link :D
[01:30] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: ah ok
[01:30] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: I dont really do anything on this pc but to play games lol
[01:30] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: so ya.. I dont really know much about Linux
[01:31] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStickQuick
[01:31] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: thanks
[01:31] <head_victim> YOu're up to the "Start the Ubuntu installer" part
[01:32] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: ok ty
[01:32] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: Im gonna have to restart
[01:33] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: Thanks a lot and goodluck to me, lol
[01:33]  * head_victim crosses fingers.
[01:36] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: FAIL lol
[01:36] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: thought the old files are gonna be removed after I installed it?
[01:38] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: it should, that wasn't enough time. Did it boot off the USB?
[01:38] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: nooooooooooooo
[01:39] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: I'm gonna try again *sigh* hate linux
[01:50] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: I give up
[01:50] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: not working?
[01:50] <head_victim> Some computers, especially older ones, can't boot off USB easily.
[01:50] <Vanilla|Frz> .
[01:51] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: you do realized that I'm using Linux and not windows right
[01:51] <head_victim> Yeah, that web page I linked seesm to think everyone is coming from windows but the steps are the same
[01:51] <Vanilla|Frz> and IDK how to boot or do things on this software *sigh*
[01:51] <Vanilla|Frz> I think Linux is created to frustrate people
[01:52] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: ok, so was it booting up and giving you the purple screen?
[01:52] <Vanilla|Frz> i dont even know what you're talking about
[01:52] <Vanilla|Frz> what is booting?
[01:53] <zkriesse> Vanilla|Frz: Turning on....
[01:53] <Vanilla|Frz> it doesn't
[01:53] <head_victim> Ok when you reboot your computer and you have the USB drive plugged in you created does it go to a purple screen or just open up linux like it always has?
[01:53] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: ok it says that I should download the universal USB thingy
[01:53] <Vanilla|Frz> and it's not even working when i tried installing
[01:54] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: it opens up linux like it always has
[01:54] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: nah that universal USB thingy is what we went through with the menu System > administration > start up disk creator
[01:55] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: o ok.. but ya.. it starts up like it always has
[01:55] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: well, I dragged t hat ubuntu file in my desktop
[01:55] <Vanilla|Frz> and installed that (the one from the desktop(
[01:55] <Vanilla|Frz> )*
[01:56] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: I must have done it the wrong way or something
[01:56] <head_victim> Ok, you have the ISO file on the desktop and a blank USB drive plugged in?
[01:57] <Vanilla|Frz> nope I have ISO on the desktop and still have ISO on my usb File and it's not blanked
[01:57] <Vanilla|Frz> it has some files in it like english proj. and all that
[01:57] <head_victim> Ok, you can't just copy it to the USB you have to install it.
[01:58] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: k you know what I did?
[01:58] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: I downloaded it from my mom's laptop (windows) and copied it to the USB
[01:59] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: ahhhh ok. So now copy that to the desktop so it's stored on your linux computer.
[01:59] <Vanilla|Frz> then I plugged in the USB to my Linux and Copied that ISO file to my desktop
[01:59] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: that's exactly what I did
[01:59] <head_victim> Ok, so is the USB drive you moved the file with acceptable to erase or do you have another spare one?
[02:00] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: i still have a spare 1 in my usb drive
[02:00] <Vanilla|Frz> like i said, I dragged it to my desktop, lol
[02:02] <head_victim> Ok, for the USB install I think you're going to need an entire USB drive spare
[02:02] <Vanilla|Frz> *sigh*
[02:02] <Vanilla|Frz> gotta delete these important files then
[02:02] <Vanilla|Frz> lol
[02:02] <head_victim> (anything from 1 or 2 gb should do it)
[02:03] <Vanilla|Frz> well
[02:03] <Vanilla|Frz> i have 2.3 gb free
[02:03] <head_victim> Yeah but you need to install to it like a hard drive, you can't just copy files to it and boot off it.
[02:03] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: I'll brb just gonna copy these files to my mom's
[02:03] <head_victim> Ok
[02:05] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: wow the files got wiped out
[02:05] <Vanilla|Frz> 0.0
[02:05] <Vanilla|Frz> my mom's gonna kill me -.-
[02:05] <head_victim> ?
[02:06] <head_victim> I thought you said you were only using the USB to copy the ISO to the desktop?
[02:06] <Vanilla|Frz> sorry got disconnected
[02:07] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: I'm so confused now..
[02:07] <head_victim> Me to.
[02:07] <head_victim> I thought you had not installed Ubuntu to the USB just copied the ISO over.
[02:08] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: ok.. Im gonna tell u again what I did
[02:08] <Vanilla|Frz> I downloaded the Ubuntu 10.10 from my mom's laptop (windows)
[02:08] <Vanilla|Frz> then I copied it to the USB
[02:08] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: my wife left her lunch at home so I'm going to have to head out for about 30 minutes. I can help you again when I get back if that's ok if not there might be someone else in here that can pick up from here
[02:09] <Vanilla|Frz> FML
[02:09] <Vanilla|Frz> ok sir thanks anyways
[02:09] <Vanilla|Frz> why does ubuntu always gotta ruin my day
[02:09] <Vanilla|Frz> seriously
[02:09] <head_victim> Vanilla|Frz: sorry mate I will be back though
[02:09] <Vanilla|Frz> head_victim: later
[02:18] <Vanilla|Frz> can any of you please help me?
[04:32] <MrAnthrope> My android phone comes with more sound effects than Ubuntu :(
[04:33] <Cheri703> your android phone is also designed as a device intended to audibly alert you to various things
[04:33] <Cheri703> :)
[04:33] <MrAnthrope> I like audible alerts for things :(
[04:34]  * Cheri703 is more of a blinky alert person
[04:34]  * zkriesse agrees with Cheri703 
[04:34] <Cheri703> I usually keep my computer as quiet as possible
[04:34] <zkriesse> Maybe just a little beep or something but a pop up is better
[04:35] <zkriesse> The only time my pc is loud is when Im either watching a really cool action/shooter/WWII/scary movie or playing a shooter game...
[04:35] <zkriesse> Hearing each shell drop is just awesome
[04:39] <head_victim> The first thing I always do is turn all sound events off.
[04:39] <head_victim> I run 3 computers through a mixer into the one set of speakers, you know how disorientating it is looking through all screens to see what blipped :)
[04:51] <iliekubuntu> hey, is "Getting time from a network time server" on installation supposed to take really long?
[04:54] <aveilleux> iliekubuntu: Not usually
[04:55] <iliekubuntu> i think its been 5 minutes now
[04:55] <aveilleux> iliekubuntu: Is the rest of the system responding?
[04:55] <iliekubuntu> yes, cause im typing here
[04:56] <zkriesse> then it may be just lagging a bit
[04:56] <zkriesse> can happen although rare
[04:57] <iliekubuntu> really? how long would you expect it then
[04:57] <aveilleux> iliekubuntu: Ah, I didn't know if you were on a second system :P
[04:57] <iliekubuntu> haha live ftw
[04:57] <aveilleux> iliekubuntu: Sometimes the servers lag; I haven't seen it that bad though.
[04:58] <iliekubuntu> right now is 10 minutes so far
[04:58] <iliekubuntu> is it possible to skip it
[04:58] <aveilleux> iliekubuntu: That's a bit much. I think you should restart the install.
[04:58] <iliekubuntu> alright
[04:58] <aveilleux> iliekubuntu: or tell it to ignore time from the network for now; I think that's an option (I use the Alternate install so I don't know much about the Live installer)
[04:59] <iliekubuntu> hmm can you tell me how to do that?
[05:00] <aveilleux> iliekubuntu: ...I don't know how that "or" got there.
[05:00] <iliekubuntu> hmm?
[05:00] <aveilleux> iliekubuntu: I think you can skip fetching the network time as an option in the Live installer (You can do it in the alternate install)
[05:01] <Cheri703> how are you chatting if you're installing ubuntu right now?
[05:01] <iliekubuntu> acually i dont think im in live right now
[05:01] <Cheri703> or are you installing other software?
[05:01] <iliekubuntu> no im installing ubuntu
[05:02] <Cheri703> ok, so how are you chatting from that computer? perhaps I'm missing something?
[05:02] <iliekubuntu> uh firefox popped up :D
[05:02] <iliekubuntu> so hey is it possible to skip time fetching?
[05:03] <Cheri703> while installation is running? I've never had that option...*shrug* learn something new every day
[05:03] <bioterror> might be a kubuntu thingie :D
[05:04] <Cheri703> possible
[05:04] <iliekubuntu> no its definately ubuntu
[05:04] <iliekubuntu> aveilleux: do you recomend rebooting first?
[05:04] <Cheri703> I have enough computers floating around that if I have to, I can get online to ask questions while the others are down :)
[05:04] <aveilleux> iliekubuntu: Just restart the installer program itself.
[05:05] <aveilleux> iliekubuntu: Rebooting is uneccesary.
[05:05] <iliekubuntu> huh
[05:05] <iliekubuntu> XD
[05:06] <iliekubuntu> hey what do you mean
[05:07] <iliekubuntu> yeah i think im going to reboot
[05:27] <iliekubuntu> does "detecting file systems..." come after getting time in installation?
[05:36] <iliekubuntu> does "detecting file systems..." come after getting time in installation?
[05:38] <head_victim> iliekubuntu: http://www.unixmen.com/linux-tutorials/973-ubuntu-1004-lucid-lynx-step-by-step-installation-for-newbies-howto has a pretty good setup to show pictures of each of the steps.
[05:39] <iliekubuntu> I am just seeing if my installation crashed.
[05:39] <iliekubuntu> how long should it take on a normal computer?
[05:41] <iliekubuntu> i think its about 25 minutes onw
[05:41] <iliekubuntu> tnow
[05:41] <iliekubuntu> tnow
[05:41] <iliekubuntu> now
[05:41] <iliekubuntu> lol
[05:41] <head_victim> iliekubuntu: depends on the computer, how old is it, how much ram does it have and how quick is the cpu?
[05:42] <iliekubuntu> its a pretty fast one
[05:42] <head_victim> And also, how big is the hard drive it's trying to partition?
[05:42] <iliekubuntu> more than 2.6
[05:42] <iliekubuntu> gb
[05:42] <iliekubuntu> i think about 200 gb
[05:43] <head_victim> Well those things are all factors as well as network speed.
[05:43] <iliekubuntu> is network required on detecting file systems?
[05:44] <head_victim> I wouldn't have thought so but if there is no network that would cause the ntp delay you were talking about before I guess.
[05:46] <iliekubuntu> oh hey, the terminal moved!
[05:47] <iliekubuntu> i think its fine now
[05:47] <iliekubuntu> how long does an install take?
[05:47] <iliekubuntu> just wondering
[05:50] <iliekubuntu> hmm not more than an hour or two acording to a forum
[05:51] <iliekubuntu> that makes me so happy :|
[05:51] <iliekubuntu> oh well see ya looking foward to an open system
[09:35] <marx> hi
[09:36] <marx> I need help on my Synaptic Package Manager
[09:36] <marx> gives an error: E: Could not open file /var/lib/dpkg/status - open (2: No such file or directory) E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
[09:37] <marx> when I look for status* in /var/lib/dpkg, it's not there
[09:37] <marx> even in my home directory
[09:37] <marx> please help
[09:56] <marx> guys
[09:56] <marx> need help
[09:56] <marx> about Synaptics Package Manager
[10:26] <UndiFineD> marx, hold on
[10:27] <UndiFineD> i have seen such before
[10:28] <marx> I lost my file status in /var/lib/dpkg
[10:28] <UndiFineD> this might help you: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/29353
[10:28] <marx> any status file is missing
[10:32] <marx> thanks for that.. I already came accross that thread, and it seems to be so complicated for me
[10:33] <marx> is there any way I can restore my dpkg/status from /var/backups??
[10:34] <UndiFineD> hmmm
[10:37] <UndiFineD> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+question/67823
[10:37] <UndiFineD> the bottom 3 comments
[10:56] <marx> I mange to open synaptic now
[10:56] <marx> manage*
[10:56] <marx> :)
[10:57] <marx> ran sudo apt-get update
[10:57] <marx> failed
[10:57] <marx> W: GPG error: http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 2EBC26B60C5A2783 E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
[10:58] <marx> still working.. thanks for helping
[10:58] <marx> will update after
[11:24] <marx> thank you <UndiFineD>
[11:34] <UndiFineD> np marx
[11:35] <UndiFineD> does it work now >?
[11:35] <marx> yes
[11:35] <marx> i'm updating now
[11:35] <marx> :D
[11:35] <marx> just fixing error:
[11:35] <marx> W: GPG error: http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 2EBC26B60C5A2783
[11:40] <UndiFineD> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=613946
[11:47] <UndiFineD> actually, i should resolve some of my own gpg errors too
[12:47] <marx> gud luck my friend
[13:31] <genupulas> need help ....i wanna run an asm file using yasm/tasm,dont give me links ,just  give execution steps
[13:32] <genupulas> Puck`: ^^^
[13:34] <genupulas> anyone!
[13:36] <Puck`> genupulas: hi, i never heard of such files ..
[13:36] <Puck`> and if you won't learn through links, i dunno, i guess you should wait some more for anyone who has done such things before ..
[13:37] <genupulas> Puck`:  ok  i will
[13:38] <genupulas> bioterror: check logs
[15:59] <UndiFineD> lost my MeMenu because of gwibber breakage after reinstall : http://paste.ubuntu.com/539459/
[17:35] <Guest56305> Heres one for the lot of you... I have a remote Ubuntu server that is accessed by SSH there is no desktop or anything pretty... How would I set up a VNC that I could connect to from my computer and receive a desktop interface?
[20:06] <ashand79> Hello Ubuntu beginners
[20:07] <ashand79> I have a question about Launchpad and pgp keys
[20:10] <aveilleux> !ask | ashand79
[20:10] <ubot2> ashand79: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-)
[20:14] <ashand79> I setup an account on launchpad when I realised that I had to do this to supply bug reports, soon after I setup a pgp key and signed the Ubuntu Code of conduct with it however since then I have lost the key as my harddisk died what is the procedure I should follow to remedy this situation.
[20:23] <aveilleux> ashand79: There's no real reason to re-sign the CoC.
[20:25] <aveilleux> ashand79: unless you backed up the private key (or registered it somewhere), that key is lost. Not a huge loss; you can just generate another PGP key. As long as you're not getting, say, encrypted email, you should be fine.
[20:27] <ashand79> Just wondered if it was a problem if I added a new key to my launchpad account if the fact that it didn't match the one used to sign the CoC
[20:27] <aveilleux> ashand79: Not that I'm aware of.
[20:39] <Geo|wrk> Uhg. When I plug in my phone (android, samsung moment) my SD card no longer shows up on my desktop. I don't think I changed anything so I'm not sure what's going on.
[20:40] <Geo|wrk> It used to do this on windows sometimes too. Just randomly for a few days I couldn't access my SD card on my phone by plugging it in a USB on my computer.
[20:41] <ashand79> Ok just wanted a bit of confirmation first before going ahead with anything. I wanted to get this sorted before taking my participation to a new level. I have been answering questions in the forum, Launchpad  and now Ask Ubuntu on the stack Overflow but I wanted to get into something more fulfilling. Thank you for the advice.
[20:45] <Geo|wrk> time for wrk :(
[22:07] <sw0rdfish_> hey guys, why does the sound still continue to come out of my laptop's speakers when i plug in my headphones?