[00:02] hai chilicuil [00:31] what is natty [00:31] the development version of the next ubuntu [00:32] s/version/name/ [00:34] http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=narwhal+song&aq=1 [00:36] if I clicked the button check in Update Manager ok? and the updates appear to me but I click the button install and nothing come what that mean? [00:38] natty seems awesome [00:40] narwals ???? [00:40] fatharrahman: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DevelopmentCodeNames [00:41] I understood it I meant by??? that is it going be named narwhals I mean the 11.04 [00:42] cool [00:43] if I clicked the button check in Update Manager ok? and the updates appear to me but I click the button install and nothing come what s that mean?? [00:48] ? [00:53] well natty narhwhal is not ready for normal daily use yet [00:54] people are testing it, but expect it to fail [00:55] and those failures are good atm, it means we can find the faults [00:55] will be ready by 11.04 ? [00:55] yes, natty narhwal is 11.04 [00:56] are Maverick Meerkat reported bugs gonna be fixed in natty [00:57] ? [00:58] yes [00:58] well people try at least [01:41] hajour: still around? [01:41] yes [01:42] i see. I got punged earlier to help a user. [01:42] pinged* [01:42] yes duanedesign [01:42] it is resolved already sorry [01:42] I lost my internet for the last couple hours... [01:43] /o\ noooo! [01:43] i had to actually read a book :) [01:44] duanedesign, I explained hajour that when a starnger walks in here with a question, we need to react fast, often they leave in a minute [01:44] so often she asks me, but sometimes another [01:44] that great [01:44] you are right UndiFineD , they do tend to not wait around [01:46] so often I get a vocal signal [01:46] sometimes hajour calls in for help from another who is around [01:48] that has gained us 2 new people yesterday [01:48] and [01:49] yes [01:50] who called? [01:51] hehe fatharrahman I talked with duanedesign about responsive support [01:51] any help for you UndiFineD? :) [01:53] I'll be like you one day :) helping people :) maybe years on no matter how long [01:53] no no, anything you learn you can pass allong [01:54] and at some point you can even help people on subject you know nothing of [01:56] hajour, is my gf and sometimes spots new people i did not see, so she gives me a signal [01:56] thanx but i intend to learn basics and then pass a good content [01:57] hello fatharrahman [01:59] started reading books learning terminal and pyhon (hello duanedesign my teacher) and searching solutions for simple Qs for newbies in ubuntuforums ;) [02:02] sorry for interruption of UndiFineD talk I dont mean that [02:02] oh no interruption at all I knew you were on, so I kinda expected it :) [02:06] fatharrahman: that sounds great [02:08] Thanx [02:14] as a physician I am thinking of making a medical package in the future that could help doctors prepare for exams and be completely free in the future [02:14] ehm.. let see where the online Oreilly books are [02:15] http://doc.novsu.ac.ru/oreilly/ [02:16] how to download Oreilly books as pdf format ? or are they online only? [02:18] what up [02:19] hey firewall_03 [02:19] anything exciting going on in here? [02:19] fatharrahman, sometimes Oreilly makes books available themselves as pdf === JoeMaver1ckSett is now known as JoeMaverickSett [02:28] they been running ebook deal of the day lately, some pretty good titles for $15.99 [02:34] at launchpad I went to : participate>Bugs to report a bug but there is no button for that only search box ?? [02:35] time for bed.. 3.30 am [02:36] UndiFineD: gd night, I don't miss those days, but I did like getting off early [02:36] I have to get up in 3 hours ;) [02:36] 5:36 am here gd night UnuFineD [02:38] gd night UndiFineD [02:39] ?? site to report a bug not seen at my launchpad [02:44] oh I found it [02:45] fatharrahman, UndiFineD is going to sleep.and i go to.:)good night fatharrahman [02:46] gd night hajour you were very kind to me yesterday thanx again [02:47] your welcome fatharrahman :) [02:47] bye :) [02:49] bye :) [02:59] duanedesign , firewall_03 , gd night [03:00] night [04:24] hi, could somebody help me restore the default Ubuntu GDM? [04:32] kara, are you able to login? [04:33] yes [04:34] but each time i have to type in my username and password [04:35] and the appearance configuration window pops up [04:35] hmmm! [04:36] kara, type sudo unlink /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop [04:36] in terminal [04:36] and you want Ubuntu to not to show you the login screen? [04:36] okay, hold on please [04:36] sure [04:36] okay [04:37] and you want Ubuntu to not to show you the login screen? [04:37] ? [04:37] I mean you want it to automatically login to your account too? [04:37] I just want it go back to default [04:38] do you want me to log out and then back in? [04:38] I think you changed the theme of the login screen and you need default right? [04:39] exactly, also to get rid of the appearance window that shows up [04:39] now appearance window will not pop up [04:39] just log off and get back please [04:39] sure :) [04:39] brb [04:39] and if you are okay, then no worries. or else [04:40] you have to use the appearance congif manager to set to default [04:41] hello again [04:41] the popping window is gone :D [04:41] :) [04:42] but I still hve to type in my username, password too :S [04:42] hmmm then you have to change the theme back i think [04:42] and there is a white bar at the bottom [04:42] let me look for it [04:44] kara, sudo cp /usr/share/applications/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow [04:45] okay, done [04:45] then log off and the appearance config will come. just choose other themes [04:45] come back and then do unlink command i said earlier ;) [04:46] i will :) [04:46] (; [04:48] could you please type that command again? :$ [04:48] sudo unlink /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop [04:49] hey JoeMaverickSett. ty for saving me. i am eating by hand :D [04:49] thanks Joe [04:49] no problem. [04:49] kara, open up terminal and press up arrow [04:49] it will show you the commands you typed earlier [04:50] OH! [04:50] Mohan_chml: enjoy dude. :D [04:50] kara: never mind that it will come eventually. :) [04:50] kara, try getting CLI companion [04:50] CLI? [04:51] JoeMaverickSett, give its link to him [04:51] okie. [04:51] Mohan_chml: .deb link? [04:51] :D [04:52] yup [04:52] kara: download this program, it will help ya use the terminal http://launchpad.net/clicompanion/1.0/1.0rc2/+download/clicompanion_1.0-3.1_all.deb :) [04:52] * JoeMaverickSett is downloading it for himself. :D [04:54] I will log out again to check if it worked out well ;) [04:54] it will work ;) [04:56] Ahh! still the white bar [04:56] kara: here is the wiki link on how to use CLI Conpanion effectively. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/clicompanion :) [04:57] kara, http://linuxcommand.org/ [04:57] =) [04:57] thank you [04:57] kara, learn to read the man pages [04:58] They seem difficult at first, but if you can read and understand them ... [04:58] In a terminal [04:58] man grep [04:58] info grep [04:58] * Mohan_chml runs away, as the BOSS is here :D [04:58] And if you install most, you can have your man pages in color [04:59] in .bashrc add a line : [04:59] pager='most' [04:59] * JoeMaverickSett runs for his life! :P [05:03] * kara thinks that CLI Companion is really useful [05:03] kara: it is. :D [05:06] the login page's still not fixed, is there a way to bypass it? [05:06] you mean making it to not to ask user name and password>' [05:06] yep [05:08] System > Administration > Login Screen > Tick "Log in as " ? [05:08] Mohan_chml: ^ might that work? [05:08] I tried that but it didn't work [05:08] :O [05:09] that should work [05:14] kara, do you have an encrypted home directory ? [05:15] honestly I don't know [05:16] LOL [05:16] When you installed Ubuntu, do you recall if you opted to encrypt home ? [05:16] If so, I do not think you can automatically log in [05:17] no I didn't, installing process went so smooth [05:17] not to mention that I used to log in automatically [05:19] it all happened when I installed/uninstalled macbuntu I guess [08:26] hi, could somebody please help me mount my FAT32 drives? [08:31] kara, is it not mounting when you hit the partition? [08:31] it used to, but not anymore [08:32] now I get this message >> [08:32] Error mounting: mount exited with exit code 1: helper failed with: [08:32] mount: only root can mount /dev/sda1 on /media/DRV1_VOL1 [08:34] kara: Does it have an entry in /etc/fstab? [08:34] geirha, any partition table issues? [08:34] /dev/sda1 /media/DRV1_VOL1 vfat noauto 0 0 [08:35] kara: Change noauto to noauto,users [08:36] That should allow other users than root to mount it [08:36] okay, hang on please [08:38] cool! it works :D [08:38] :) [08:38] thank you geirha [08:38] and thanks to you Mohan_chml, I owe you that ;) [08:38] np :) [08:43] one more question if you don't mind [08:43] in the default account type should be set to "Administrator"? [08:43] kara, shoot [08:44] there is only one user.. me [08:44] one account should be an admin. It maybe the one you creeated while installing or you can create a new one and can remove the old. it is to make you have admin powers [08:45] okay, I'm asking because it was set to custom but I changed it when I was trying to mount the drives [08:47] thanks again, you've been a great help [08:48] its geirha and not me ;) [08:49] yeah and it was you earlier ;) [08:49] Joe too [08:49] it's been nice talking to you guys [08:49] (: [08:50] and that CLI thing is sort of amazing, it helped me understand a few commands in no time [08:51] bbl [08:51] kara, want to speak with its developer? [08:51] k [08:51] haha, I won't dream of it [08:51] later [08:52] :) === nUboon2Age is now known as nUboon2Ageou === hobgoblin_ is now known as hobgoblin === hobgoblin is now known as Guest39702 === hobgoblin_ is now known as elfy [13:36] hello [13:36] in my hosts file i have this vhost site and every boot the file re-generated and i have to re-add the site ,how can i avoid this [13:36] thANSK [13:53] kosaidpo, you probably have dns-masq installed, which may overwrite it (/etc/hosts) [13:54] UndiFineD: well last nihgt some guys told me thats caused by my ntweork manaeger cusi use 3G modem to get on net [13:54] and idk how ican use terminal to use the modem [13:55] yep that is possible too [13:55] I am looking in /etc for a file that generates /etc/hosts [13:56] UndiFineD: okies thanks for your help === JoeMaver1ckSett is now known as JoeMaverickSett [14:03] UndiFineD: can you please juste tell me how ican use my modem via terminal so ican get ride of NM [14:04] I do not use a modem, but I believe it uses wvdial ... [14:05] ifconfig ppp0 up [14:05] dhclient ppp0 [14:06] thats all ?? [14:06] those cmmd i have to type in [14:06] UndiFineD: is there a cmmd that will launch this cmmd if i put em in file jst when i plug my modem ?? [14:07] I am not sure if my commands are complete, often wvdial is used [14:10] with wvdial you'll edit /etc/wvdial.conf and it'll do the connecting, but it's been a while since I used it === yofel_ is now known as yofel [14:11] UndiFineD: sorry kicked out [14:12] kosaidpo: with wvdial you'll edit /etc/wvdial.conf and it'll do the connecting, but it's been a while since I used it [14:12] yofel: it ll get connected auto when i plug the modme ? [14:13] I don't think so, you'll have to run wvdial (I just used 'sudo wvdial' in a terminal) auto-connecting is more NM stuff [14:14] yofel: well i rembe tried using it first time hwnei get my modem [14:15] yofel: with no success my modem require no psw n stuff but idk wht ican type in the file [14:15] tho [14:15] the Modem line is what your interface is called, maybe check the 'dmesg' output after connecting your modem, that might tell you [14:16] other than that it's the connection information, can't help you there [14:16] see this http://pastebin.com/vs8pQDqy when i type wvdial [14:19] yes, your modem interface isn't /dev/modem (it was /dev/rfcomm0 when I last used it IIRC here), plug your modem in, run 'dmesg' and check if that tells you the proper name [14:19] if not, then I don't know how to get it [14:21] yofel: yeh theres but idk whic one i shud pick [14:22] can i pastbin it to you so you can help me [14:22] sure [14:22] tanchofak fi ubuntu-ma yak wakila ?? : ) [14:23] yofel: http://pastebin.com/s2a6udxy [14:25] nothing usable there :S [14:25] first one is an external hdd(?), second dunno, third a chromium crash, and last an apparmor message [14:26] yofel: the part dhclient [14:26] and the sdb1 its its card reader iguess [14:26] cus it has this feature [14:27] yeah, but dhclient has nothing to do with the modem interface [14:27] uhmm ive been told to use it as cmmd [14:27] no I said I was not sure :) [14:27] I do not use a modem [14:28] I cannot find how to keep the hosts file [14:28] only solution i can think of is making it read-onnly [14:29] dhclient comes in when you have a connection and whant an IP and DNS with DHCP [14:29] *want [14:30] and the hosts file isn't edited here, not sure why it would be :/ === AbhiJit_ is now known as AbhiJit === nUboon2Ageou is now known as nUboon2Age [16:39] hello [16:58] hi [17:00] o/ [17:03] sup? [17:04] nothing much. its 10:30 =] [17:14] hope i am on right place now... [17:14] need help to configure the 4x desktop to have different wall paper,,,your help please... [17:27] iTV: It's an idea in progress, but n--- [17:27] * aveilleux rages! [17:29] For posterity: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8980705&postcount=2 [18:33] hello everyone, i wanted to ask if it was possible to make ubuntu boot in a similar way to puppy, showing the boot steps and progress while it goes, rather than just a ubuntu logo until the system is ready. np if it's not, i'm just interested [18:33] hey all [18:34] Mjiig, google disable quiet boot [18:39] thewrath: so just remove "quiet splash" from the boot line? thanks, i had tried something like that before but only removed quiet [18:42] have not done it in a while [18:42] if you give me the file to look i can look at my ubuntu quick [18:44] the file to change the setting in? /etc/default/grub [18:46] sorry thanks for the help just realized i really have to go [19:18] What do you guys think about OpenDNS? [19:19] * nlsthzn has heard about it... [19:21] wasn't that the service that does some auto-dns filtering? I don't trust them much [19:22] I'm looking into OpenDNS and Norton DNS [19:22] Apparently they filter blacklisted malicious sites [19:24] OpenDNS concept is nice, but they are too slow compared to our own dns-masq [19:29] norton dns hmm never heard of that [19:30] hmm so you can just put in the dns settings [19:30] Aaaaand they don't filter *.on.nimp.org sites [19:30] (Shock sites, don't go there) [19:38] maybe it'd be good for a couple employee machines [20:41] hello every one how is it going with development ? [20:45] well, we are not exactly developers [21:06] am now online through a usb mDSL ok? [21:07] this usb mDSL contain a micro memory of 2 GiB [21:08] I want to make this usb bootable without erase the informations is this possible?? [21:10] fatharrahman, whats on it now [21:11] some pics and maybe mDSL softwares [21:17] fatharrahman, so what are you tryining to boot then just the access to the media [21:18] ? [21:18] pardon [21:21] fatharrahman, you description lacks clarity if your trying to boot the usb [21:24] no only to make it bootable in order to install Ubuntu from it if needed to friends [21:28] fatharrahman, you load the ISO which will boot in about a 800Mib partition leaving the other stuff in place, you will just have to resize that partition containing stuff use gparted [21:28] fatharrahman, use unetbootin it installs a boot loader [21:29] I have only start up disk creator [21:30] the default nit-win [21:30] nit-wit sorry for misspell [21:38] now let me ask for a tough help [21:41] I am installing ubuntu for my sister in her toshiba NB 100 inside Windows 7 by wubi it started fully rebooted and now after I heard the music of start up there is a black screen only ,,, on ctrl + alt + f2 >>ubuntu@ubuntu: unable to read data cache entry [21:41] help [22:04] aveihey all [22:04] how can i tell if a variable is blank or not [22:04] ? [22:05] i guess that would be has a value would i use [if -z $variableName]? [22:14] thewrath, what language is that? [22:14] i am doing it in bash [22:15] oh, i don't know then :x === 92AABQTKT is now known as hakimsheriff [23:34] thewrath: in bash it would be: if [ -z "$var" ]; then ...; fi [23:39] yofel, thanks [23:39] what if i want to get a 1 or 0 back [23:40] 'test' (and equally the [ ]) returns 0 or 1 [23:53] what is the best way to deacrease a windows partrition and increase the ubuntu partrition? [23:57] hakimsheriff: I have never done that, but from what I know gparted should be able to do that