[01:52] Hi [01:52] nick /slowpoke [01:53] I have a problem whilst trying to install Xubuntu 10.10 [01:53] I keep on getting errno 5 input/output errors [01:53] I really want to get this laptop working for my little sister [01:54] but if I cannot get xubuntu installed i don't know what to do [01:54] can anyone help? thanks [02:13] hey all [02:14] What do i need to do to get flash? ive already installed bothe the Gnash and the Adobe plugins, neither one is working === Guest51249 is now known as Xaphania [02:16] nothing? [02:18] LOL === jwkokc is now known as jk_ === michael is now known as Guest13342 [03:57] hey. i am kind of new to xubuntu, like today, I was wondering how to change the panel color in 10.10 from grey to black [03:58] it's your gtk theme that does that [03:59] you can copy one from /usr/share/themes to ~/.themes and edit it [04:01] thanks man [04:01] i liked that in karmic koala they wre black [05:55] * UBuxuBU continues his search for the Fountain of Code which he suspects will someday be found, deep in the digital rainforest of...Xubuntu! === nicofs_sleeping is now known as nicofs [08:58] does anyone know how i can hide all those XYZ has quit/entered the room notifications in Xchat? [08:59] maybe ask on #xchat [09:00] right click the tab and select settings-hide loin/parts nicofs [09:00] s/loin/join/ [09:01] gr8m8, thanks... i didn't think of looking at the tab... i searched in settings at the top... ;-) [09:01] heh :-) [10:04] How to lock workstation in Xubuntu (XFCE, XFWM)? [10:12] nirazio: alt+ctrl+del === Visigoth_ is now known as Visigoth [10:35] I want to use Google Earth so, I installed it. Installation is ok no error.But I double click the program, nothing happen. please help me. [10:37] nirazio: try starting it from a terminal to catch any errors [10:37] the executable should be in /usr/bin [10:42] what is the outcome of : glxinfo | grep direct? === nicofs is now known as nicofs_luch === nicofs_luch is now known as nicofs_lunch [10:42] (install sudo apt-get install mesa-utils first) [10:43] What's that?? [10:43] direct rendering is needed to run googleearth [10:44] Alright and i have one more doubt, [10:44] I generally prefer XFCE desktop environment of Xubuntu, but I found its files right-click context menu too humble (no option to compress/decompress files for example, and I'd like some my very special actions there too).How can I customize it? [10:46] nirazio, http://thunar.xfce.org/plugins.html#thunar-archive-plugin [11:13] How to delete all files that are returned by locate?? [11:15] Select all and press Del? [11:18] mark76: I want to delete it from terminal [11:19] Oh [11:40] How to download a specific filetype from a website using wget??For example png format... [11:52] nirazio: wget url-to-the-file-you-want-to-download [11:53] nirazio: the type is irrelevant === nicofs_lunch is now known as nicofs [12:31] hi mates. [13:14] has anyone found a solution to the linux-header upgrade issue yet? [13:14] would be nice to fix it, rather then installing over again [13:15] I have spent ages making things work so :( [13:17] MorphixNW: what issue? [13:18] my machine wont boot up after installing new linux-header upfates, its crashed out my graphics card and my networking [13:18] shows the "low graphics mode" warning, but wont let me reconfig [13:19] have you tried to boot in the recovery mode? [13:19] yes [13:19] and? [13:19] to no avail, also tried selecting an older kernel [13:20] recovery mode is in text mode [13:20] what fails exactly? [13:20] ok, in that case i do get a terminal promot [13:20] in text mode [13:20] i am there now [13:21] ok, then just install your drivers and you are done [13:21] how can I do that with no internet access? [13:21] !apt-zip [13:21] !info apt-zip [13:21] apt-zip (source: apt-zip): Update a non-networked computer using apt and removable media. In component universe, is extra. Version 0.18 (maverick), package size 20 kB, installed size 128 kB [13:22] hmmm [13:22] ok and if the machine wont see my usb hard drive? [13:23] lsusb shows the device, but its not mounted [13:23] then mount it [13:23] how? [13:23] !mount [13:23] mount is used to attach devices to directories. See also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount [13:24] ty [13:25] how do i find the name of the hard drive? i.e /dev/hdb1? [13:28] sudo fdisk -l will tell [13:28] ty [13:29] I can see sda1, sda2 and sda5, however, sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt fails [13:30] same on sda5 [13:30] sda is your hard disk drive probably [13:30] you probably wand sdb or later [13:30] sda1 is I think [13:30] sda1 is the first partition of disk sda [13:30] I dont see anything for sdb [13:30] hmm ok i see now [13:30] you can also see what dmesg says when you are plugging the disk [13:31] so the machine cant see my usb drive [13:31] new full speed usb device using uhci_hcd and address 3 [13:33] MorphixNW: lshw may show it [13:36] /dev/sdb [13:36] when i now do "mount /dev/sdb /mnt" it says i must specify a filesystem type [13:38] this is just insane, all this hassle from an official update [13:40] most usb's are vfat so try mount -t vfat [13:44] cant read superblock error [13:45] its ntfs [13:46] sounds like the usb is borked then [13:46] MorphixNW, /dev/sdb is the whole disk, you need the partition, something like /dev/sdb1 or sdb2 [13:48] hows about if I can download the files required to fix it and stick them on a cd? === j-wire_ is now known as j-wire [20:00] hi! [20:01] how can i install flash plugin via terminal? === nicofs is now known as nicofs_sleeping [22:23] Hello [22:23] I am pretty new to xubuntu [22:23] but i am wondering of something [22:23] can you dedicate a mouse to one workstation ? [22:23] on the workstation function ? [22:24] and also screensaver ? [22:31] hello lighta [22:32] is somone here experinced with xubuntu ? [22:33] (im not) [22:33] i know the basics [22:41] what is wrong with this people xD [22:42] full moon? [22:43] Weren't you standing by with an answer this time? [22:43] doesn't IRC mean instant help? [22:43] Happy Holidays [22:47] lol charlie-tca, yeah it was like 2min reply max [22:48] heh, I thought we all had the answers on keyboard shortcuts? [23:27] I must say, I am not best impressed with having to re-install my whole OS, following kernel update, but glad to be back online [23:27] Hey MorphixNW [23:27] mark76: hey [23:28] watch out for the latest kernel update people [23:28] it really made a mess of my previously working system [23:28] did you do those updates with update-manager or command-line? [23:28] command line "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" [23:30] only my 10.10 system had problems, my 10.04 was/is fine :) [23:40] Im trying to get Compiz fusion on my 10.10, can anyone help? i have the icon and the settings manager, but none of the effects. [23:41] saintly: http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/xubuntu-compiz-pretty-pretty-xubuntu/ [23:42] ty [23:44] np [23:44] MorphixNW: try to use update-manager for updating [23:55] does anyone know if its possible to cluster more than one machine? i.e harness the resources from each machine and combined that together to make one super computer as such? [23:59] workin on installin Compiz, doing a system check to see why it wasnt running, and i got this: The vesa driver is not capable of running Compiz, you need to install [23:59] the proper driver for your graphics card.