[00:09] <GringoConnection> hey, where's the lock file for apt/synaptic ?
[00:14] <Thunderirc> can someone help here
[09:36] <abualijawad> hi
[09:36] <abualijawad> how to convert  ubuntu into xubuntu
[09:40] <abualijawad> any help pls
[09:45] <ablomen> !xubuntu-desktop
[09:45] <ablomen> uhm..
[09:52] <psycho_oreos> abualijawad, http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purexfce
[09:58] <abualijawad> thank you  <psycho_oreos>
[09:59] <abualijawad> i did install ubuntu 9.04
[09:59] <psycho_oreos> abualijawad, a word of warning: not really for the faint hearted
[09:59] <abualijawad> how to upgrade direct to 10.10 xubuntu
[10:04] <abualijawad> your help pls
[10:07] <psycho_oreos> I don't recommend upgrading as it is not clean and often it leaves faults if its not done properly.. I've tried dist-upgrading before with older releases and I've been left with minor issues here and there to fix
[10:09] <abualijawad>  so i should do it step by step tp 9.10 and then 10.04
[10:09] <abualijawad> *to
[10:09] <noxez> no you can directly install 10.10
[10:10] <abualijawad> how to do it
[10:10] <psycho_oreos> even if its step by step upgrading its still not ideal. The best is to do clean install... plus you think about it, you might as well get xubuntu 10.10 seeing as how you want xubuntu and the current release is 10.10 anyway
[10:11] <abualijawad> i do not have a fresh install cd
[10:11] <psycho_oreos> you don't have to, do you have a usb flash drive?
[10:11] <abualijawad> yes
[10:12] <psycho_oreos> well that's handy, all you need to do is grab unetbootin and choose xubuntu from the OS installation list.. make sure you have around 1GB minimum for the flash drive and you have backed up all your important stuff elsewhere
[10:14] <abualijawad> ok
[10:14] <psycho_oreos> hmm
[10:15] <psycho_oreos> !unetbootin
[10:15] <psycho_oreos> there you go, check the first link by ubottu
[10:16] <abualijawad> ok
[10:16] <abualijawad> then
[12:20] <allencch> hello, I have a problem to login Xubuntu with the new user. there is not option for me to choose "Xubuntu session", or any other session,
[12:20] <allencch> when I login with the username and password, it will return back to the login again
[12:21] <allencch> is there any way to solve this problem?
[16:30] <Nalo> hi i was wondering if somebody could help me setup my wireless adapter
[16:31] <Nalo> im a noob and google is making me go in circles
[16:34] <Nalo> is this xubuntu support?
[16:35] <charlie-tca> yes, it is
[16:35] <charlie-tca> !patience
[16:35] <knome> also,
[16:35] <knome> !ask
[16:35] <charlie-tca> maybe this will help, I don't know wireless, myself
[16:35] <charlie-tca> !wireless
[16:37] <Nalo> thanks for the links
[17:48] <knome> charlie-tca, who's in charge of the xfce/xubuntu docs? were some kind of collaborative team established, or not? is jim still managing the docs, or should anybody wanting to contribute just contact you?
[17:48] <charlie-tca> They should contact me
[17:58] <Nalo> hi
[17:59] <Nalo> im trying to setup my wireless internet - i have the nessecary driver for my belkin adapter
[17:59] <Nalo> but
[17:59] <Nalo> the ifconfig -a command doesnt list my adapter
[18:00] <Nalo> and im unsure how to proceed
[18:00] <Nalo> or how to enable the driver ?
[18:03] <Nalo> what else needs to be done? I have the drivers but still my hardware isnt recognised
[18:03]  * Nalo scratches head
[18:24] <Nalo> any help?
[18:24] <juliusbeezer1> you are not alone
[18:25] <Nalo> correct
[18:25] <Nalo> google isnt helping either
[18:25] <juliusbeezer1> I'm just wondering if this is a good place to enquire about progress on a known bug in the XChat irc client
[18:26] <juliusbeezer1> as described here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xchat/+bug/392503
[18:26] <juliusbeezer1> in fact, on these 'ere laptop of mine running 9.10 neither F9 nor Ctrl-F9 seem to work
[18:27] <juliusbeezer1> this is embarrassing because I've hosed my menubar in XChat, and I can't get it back
[18:27] <charlie-tca> The only key that works is F9
[18:28] <charlie-tca> but, 9.10 is coming up to end of support in April, so this might be time to think about upgrading ;-)
[18:28] <juliusbeezer1> ap! it works! Fixed. Thanks for all your help!
[18:28] <charlie-tca> sure. It always helps to know the right key to hit...
[18:29] <juliusbeezer1> If I could just apt-get upgrade to 10.10 I would gladly do so, but this machine has no CD/DVD drive
[18:29] <juliusbeezer1> and it's a bit of a diddle to do a USB pendrive install
[18:30] <charlie-tca> It sure is
[18:30] <juliusbeezer1> plus it's falling apart physically: dodgy hinges
[18:30] <charlie-tca> If you don't have a bandwidth cap, you would be better off running update-manager and letting it upgrade to 10.04, then upgrade again to 10.10
[18:30] <juliusbeezer1> can you do that?
[18:31] <charlie-tca> yes, just use Alt+F2 to open a run command, type in      update-manager
[18:31] <charlie-tca> make sure it is up-to-date, then click the upgrade line at the top
[18:33] <juliusbeezer1> I thought you could only upgrade minor versions e.g. 10.04 --> 10.10
[18:35] <charlie-tca> You can upgrade direct to each version, you can't skip any. so, upgrade from 9.10 -> 10.04 -> 10.10 is supported, but 9.10->10.10 is not
[18:38] <charlie-tca> Take at look at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes and
[18:38] <charlie-tca> http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/upgrade
[18:44] <gabriel__> DEAR SIRS: COULD ANYONE ASSIST ME WITH A PROBLEM I AM ENCOUNTERING WHEN TRYING TO OPEN A WEB SITE CALLED MDLAND ALSO KNOWN AS ICLINIC FOR MEDICAL RECORDS ON LINE.  THE SITE STATES THAT
[18:44] <gabriel__> SORRY LOST TH BEGINING OF THE LINE
[18:44] <gabriel__> START OVER
[18:44] <knome> gabriel__, please do not shout
[18:44] <gabriel__> GOT IT
[18:45] <gabriel__> I AM TRYING TO RUN A SITE CALLED MDLAND ALSO KNOWN AS
[18:45] <knome> gabriel__, please do not write in capital letters
[18:45] <juliusbeezer1> OK, just applying the 9.10 updates, then I'll try and get to 10.04
[18:46] <gabriel__> ICLINIC.  THE SITE SPECIFIES THAT sure
[18:46] <knome> gabriel__, thanks
[18:46] <gabriel__> ie 4 or higher is required
[18:46] <gabriel__> internet explorer 4 or higher is required
[18:46] <juliusbeezer1> so what browser are you using gabriel?
[18:47] <gabriel__> moxilla and tried to install wine but did not work
[18:48] <gabriel__> i have implemented all the updates
[18:48] <gabriel__> the web address for the site is mdland.com
[18:49] <mohadib> hello
[18:49] <knome> gabriel__, is it the section that needs signing in that doesn't work?
[18:49] <mohadib> is the volume widget broken now
[18:49] <mohadib> if ihover over it and scroll my mouse, the volume will only go so slow
[18:49] <mohadib> to lower anymore i have to open the mixer
[18:49] <mohadib> matter of fact
[18:49] <gabriel__> i am subscribed user.  normally using windows xp all is ok not so w ubuntu
[18:49] <mohadib> it doesnt do anything lol
[18:50] <mohadib> i have selected PCM and Master, neither do anything
[18:52] <mohadib> cool
[18:52] <mohadib> just had to futz with it for a minute
[18:52] <mohadib> now it works :s
[18:53] <juliusbeezer1> that's the pleasure of #xubuntu on freenode
[18:53] <mohadib> whats that
[18:53] <mohadib> no help?
[18:53] <mohadib> lol
[18:53] <juliusbeezer1> just logging in seems to have miraculous effects
[18:53] <knome> gabriel__, right. then i think we're unable to help. sites really should work even without ie
[18:54] <juliusbeezer1> just had a similar experience with the F9 bug on XChat irc
[18:57] <gabriel__> i was told that wine will do
[18:57] <mohadib> eww
[18:57] <charlie-tca> gabriel__: that would be wine running ie from windows, then
[19:00] <juliusbeezer1> gabriel__ I had a look at mdland.com. I'm running Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13 on xubuntu 9.10
[19:00] <juliusbeezer1> obviously I don't have a login, so I can't penetrate far into the site
[19:01] <juliusbeezer1> but my superficial testing revealed no apparent problems
[19:01] <juliusbeezer1> so, what version of Mozilla Firefox are you running (see Help menu)
[19:02] <juliusbeezer1> and what version of xubuntu
[19:02] <gabriel__> how can i verify if the wine is installed and running properly?
[19:02] <gabriel__> the latest 10.10
[19:03] <charlie-tca> !wine
[19:04] <charlie-tca> gabriel__: I would ask in #winehq
[19:05] <gabriel__> i will
[19:05] <juliusbeezer1> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/wine-install-but-not-working-properly-271631/
[22:28] <tim__> gibt es wie bei gnome auch für xfce unter xubuntu themes ?
[22:40] <charlie-tca> !de
[22:42] <charlie-tca> There are both gtk and xfwm themes available. Also, many gnome themes work in Xubuntu
[22:42] <charlie-tca> !themes
[22:43] <charlie-tca> oops, too late again
[23:16] <The_Maverick> i have upgraded from 10.04 to 10.10 and now my wireless doesnt work. any ideas?