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ubuntuuk-planet[Jono Bacon] New Lernid Release: Please Test - http://www.jonobacon.org/2011/06/05/new-lernid-release-please-test/03:28
* MartijnVdS upgrades to oneiric.. let the breakage begin :)07:44
MartijnVdSyay 1995 theme08:31
MooDoohello all08:59
hcfdo/09:01
MartijnVdS\o09:40
daubersMorning10:05
MartijnVdShowdy10:09
* MartijnVdS is on a bug reporting spree10:37
MartijnVdS(mostly hardware related)10:37
brobostigongood morning everyone11:07
reaper4334I have a computer that I don't want to upgrade to 11.04 on, is it worth downgrading from 10.10 to 10.04 because 10.04 has LTS?11:11
brobostigonreaper4334: in all truth, idont think it is possible  to downgrade a whole system successfully, without manually downgrading each individual package, avoiding breakage atthe same time.11:18
reaper4334brobostigon: I probably would back everything up and reinstall the older version completely if that's what I end up needing to do11:19
brobostigonreaper4334: yes, simply installing lts, might be easier. however tring to downgrade the whole systm, could be an interesting experience.11:20
reaper4334brobostigon: so is it worth installing lts version instead then? or would it not really make a difference?11:21
brobostigonreaper4334: depends on the application you will be using it for, if you want a server, iwould suggest lts,however, if its for a desktop, and natty works, iwould probebly stick, if you are happy with it.11:23
reaper4334brobostigon: Natty didn't work on it, so I'm using 10.10 at the moment11:24
stgraberreaper4334: 10.10 will be supported until 12.04 which will be the next LTS. So if 10.10 works for you and you plan on upgrading before/at the next LTS, then it should be fine. Otherwise you can reinstall on 10.04 and have a supported desktop till 13.0411:25
brobostigonreaper4334: ok, i would probebly stick there then. and when oneiric becomes more stable, test that on live usb.11:25
stgraberreaper4334: also, note that you won't be able to upgrade directly from 10.10 to 11.10. You'll need to reinstall or do a first upgrade to 11.04, then to 11.10.11:26
reaper4334stgraber: okay, I'll try to keep that in mind11:27
reaper4334stgraber, brobostigon: thanks both of you, I'll keep 10.10 for now :)11:27
brobostigonreaper4334: you're welcome.:)11:28
* brobostigon tries out oneiric on live usb.11:54
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brobostigonidea on a dvb-t usb adaptor, that works with linux?12:59
Laneystgraber in -uk?!?!?!13:04
ubuntuuk-planet[Laura Czajkowski] June Project Underway - http://www.lczajkowski.com/2011/06/05/june-project-underway/13:28
masterm1ndserver irc.freenode.net13:35
gordso... my weather indicator is currently telling me that the weather is "nighttime"13:58
gordthat seems... wrong13:58
dwatkinsgord: for you perhaps...13:59
penguin42wrong location?13:59
gordits got my location just fine13:59
gordmaybe its talking about the crewe thats on mars13:59
dwatkinsor somewhere in Japan...13:59
gordthere is no where in japan called crewe ;)14:00
dwatkinsI know, I was being silly. I guess it must think you're in California.14:00
penguin42gord: The one in Virginia?14:01
penguin42(looks unlikely - although bizarrely it is just next to Chester)14:02
gordnope, its all set correctly14:02
gordit'll figure itself out soon i'm sure14:02
dwatkinsHas it actually updated / had network access since the sun rose?14:03
gordits only had network access since the sun rose14:03
penguin42it's odd looking at AMerican maps and finding Dorset near Chester and Crewe14:04
shaunoamericans 'borrowing' names is fun.  when I lived in the states, I was near roscommon county.  now I live in ireland, I'm right next to roscommon county.14:14
ubuntuuk-planet[Dominic Watkins] Removing ASCII codes from filenames - http://rowla.dyndns.org/blog/2011/06/05/removing-ascii-codes-from-filenames/14:28
dwatkinsWow, it really is quiet here today - my blog post is the last thing said in over an hour ;)15:34
penguin42dwatkins: Lots of channels seem to be really quiet today - I guess there is still good weather in some of the country15:36
hamitronit isn't where you are?15:36
penguin42no, it was really nice yesterday but it's about 5-6c cooler than yesterday - 15c and rather grey15:37
reaper4334yeah same here15:37
hamitronbetter weather to do stuff though15:37
hamitronhas been a little too hot15:37
hamitron:/15:37
reaper4334yeah, I'm one of those sad-sounding types that prefers the weather that everybody else calls miserable15:38
hamitronI've got a lot done today15:40
hamitronso kinda pleased :)15:40
hamitrona little windy to burn some of the waste though15:40
ali1234can anyone recommend an audio player that supports multimedia keys and repeating a single track on a loop, and doesn't include an audio file database?16:53
Azelphurali1234: audacious maybe?16:54
ali1234maybe?16:54
Azelphurit has playlist support but I don't think there's a database16:54
Azelphurand it has multimedia key support16:54
ali1234well that's 2 out of 316:54
Azelphureverything has loop support16:55
AzelphurxD16:55
ali1234no16:55
ali1234totem doesn't16:55
ali1234potamus doesn't16:55
ali1234gxmms2 doesn't16:55
ali1234i could go on...16:55
Azelphurwell that's because totem sucks, and I've never even heard of potamus lol16:55
ali1234audacious does not support multimedia keys16:56
Azelphurali1234: it does, you need to enable the plugin for it16:56
Azelphurit ships with the plugin but it's disabled by default16:56
ali1234got it, thanks16:57
Azelphur:D16:57
ali1234repeat single works too, nice16:57
Azelphurali1234: did you ever get anywhere fixing up lg4l?16:58
ali1234oh nice, audacious just crashed16:58
ali1234no, i've been kind of busy16:58
Azelphurlol16:58
AzelphurI'll probably take a crack at getting it going in it's current state, I want the macro keys :316:58
ali1234those other guys made some patches16:59
Azelphuroh awesome, got the ball rolling then :)16:59
Azelphurbesides actually installing it, I should be able to get macro keys going now17:00
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* SuprEngr has just finished having a 'look-see' at Fedora15/Gnome3, can see the attraction, applauds the devs for it but: "my friend Ubuntu" stays!18:37
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LaneyDear #ubuntu-uk, I have heard you should pre-cook dried lasagne sheets. Is this information accurate? Regards, Iain20:55
TheOpenSourcererLaney: It depends on 2 things mainly.20:55
TheOpenSourcerer1. If it says you should pre-cook on the packet20:55
TheOpenSourcerer2. If your sauces are quite dry.20:56
Laneyit says it is not necessary but you can if you want20:56
TheOpenSourcererIME I make the sauces quite "wet" and then the sheets will cook just fine from sry.20:56
TheOpenSourcerers/sry/dry20:56
Laneyand I wouldn't say they are massively dry20:56
AlanBellhi TheOpenSourcerer20:56
Laneywould like to avoid cross-layer leakage though20:57
Laneythink I will leave dry then, thanks for the tip20:57
TheOpenSourcererIf you do pre-cook  them they are difficult to handle and stick together20:57
TheOpenSourcererHi AlanBell20:57
TheOpenSourcererHow was your break?20:57
AlanBellgreat weather20:57
brobostigon0 */3 * * * root /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=ptaylor.vps.bitfolk.com -update20:58
AlanBellhot and windy20:58
AlanBellslightly too windy to fly a kite even, I broke a string it was that strong20:58
brobostigonok, does that entry in crontab, say, it will run at 3am?20:58
TheOpenSourcererI have just driven 500miles this weekend. We went to see some friends near Wetherby - just got back about an hour ago.20:58
Laneyevery 3 hours20:58
brobostigonLaney: i wasnt far off, thank you.20:58
TheOpenSourcererGlad you had good weather AlanBell - I am going to have a beer and chill in front of the telly. Will talk tomorrow morning.20:59
daubersAlanBell: Bees! http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattdaubney/5796247497/in/photostream21:05
MartijnVdSdaubers: BEEEEES21:06
MartijnVdSuh oh.. a Lugradio Reunion one-off21:10
AlanBelloooooh daubers that looks fun21:17
AlanBellqueen is halfway up, right of centre21:18
daubersThe one with the spot on her back :)21:18
AlanBellyup21:18
daubersWas masses of fun. Joining the local beekeeping association now21:18
shaunoMartijnVdS where?!21:23
MartijnVdSshauno: Jono's twitter21:23
dutchiehttp://twitter.com/#!/jonobacon/status/7745405850342195321:24
* shauno blows the dust off his passport21:24
MartijnVdSshauno: lugradio, not lr live21:25
MartijnVdS(that's how I read it, at least)21:25
shaunogah21:25
Laneybet it's different in character now21:26
MartijnVdSLaney: the entire interweb has changed a bit, yes :)21:26
MartijnVdSLaney: and the people21:27
webpigeondutchie++21:27
dutchieyay21:27
dutchie(what did i do?)21:27
webpigeondutchie: post a link to the best news of the year?21:28
dutchieah, cool :)21:28
webpigeon:)21:28
popeyLaney: i never pre-cook mine21:39
Laneyi hadn't heard of such21:39
Laneybut then some chef said to do it on the internet21:39
popeyi just make sure they're in long enough to be al-dente21:39
popey-typo21:39
popeyyeah, i have heard people do it, but i dont21:40
Laneydo you break bits off to cover up the gaps?21:40
Laneyis that me being ocd?21:40
popeyyes21:40
popeyyes21:40
Laney(21:40
popeyi have round cornered dishes21:40
popeyyou wont get me with that21:40
Laneysame21:40
popeyso i nip off the corners21:40
popeybut i dont worry about cross-level leakage21:40
popeyits going to cross when I put it on my gaping maw anyway21:40
dutchie)21:42
frank_hi21:42
popeyhello21:42
frank_does anyone know a good solution how to backup a raid5 volume to several external hds ... and keep these hds up to date on a say weekly basis?21:43
frank_problem is the data volume wont fit on a single hard disk21:43
popeyhow big is the raid volume?21:43
frank_4 tb21:43
frank_i dont change that many files on the raid ... so a kind of rsync option to several external hds would be nice ... and only syncing/copying the deltas ...21:44
frank_I use rsnapshot for backup purposes .. but i dont know how to span that over several volumes ...21:45
dutchiersnapshot does hardlinking, is that not enough?21:46
dutchieso that is nearly the deltas21:46
shaunohardlinking doesn't work well across volumes like that21:46
dutchieno, good point21:47
frank_dutchie: rsnapshot is fine ... for making a backup that fits on a single external hd ... but how should i handle a backup of 4tb, that needs at least another 2 hds to be backed up?21:47
dutchieraid them together too?21:47
dutchieor something21:47
frank_dutchie: but then i need them online and connected all the time21:47
shaunowas about to say that.  sticking the backup disks on another raid controller seems like the sanest way out21:47
frank_shauno: that would mean I have effectively twice the size running and online all the time ...21:48
frank_this is what i try to avoid ...21:48
frank_or is there a way to set an archive bit on an ext4 FS?21:48
shaunoit doesn't have to be online 24x7.  something like those £200 hp microservers that were floating around would work too21:48
frank_That way I could filter through the files and only backup changed/new files21:49
shaunobring it up before you go home each friday, rsync & shutdown21:49
frank_shauno : so 4 drives can be connected ...21:50
frank_shauno: do you know any other solution? e.g. is it possible to span a differential backup over several HDs? I would like to avoid buying additional servers (even inexpensive ones) as I would need to maintain them.21:51
shaunothat's how I would do it.  not saying it's the best way.  but that way I could script the entire task, instead of having someone swapping disks like they're tapes.  you need a 4tb backup volume.  make a 4tb backup volume21:51
frank_easiest would be to have an external esata drive and rsync the deltas on there21:51
frank_shauno: is there a backup solution where i could make an incremental backup and treat HDs like tapes?21:52
shaunoI'd assume so, but I don't know any offhand :/21:53
frank_shauno: thanks anyway. appreciate the food for thought ... will consider such a microserver .. i like the backups where I dont need to think ...21:53
shaunopeople do it with tapes, with CDs, even with floppies .. so there has to be a way to span volumes21:54
frank_shauno: thats what I thought too. but did not find very useful results while googling ... My idea was: a raid 5 can sustain a single failure, the most important files are rsynced on other machines, so no prob. but the huge Windows image files lying on the raid are only lying on the raid currently and this is what I would like to change ... and therefore, I came up with using external HDs ... but I dont want a folder structure on my raid21:56
frank_ that corresponds with my external HDs ... that would be confusing for the users ...21:56
frank_thanks for the help ... will have a good nights sleep thinking about possible solutions ...21:58
frank_cya21:58
DeathSlingAnyone here familiar with libvirt?23:39
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luke__u23:48
ali1234no u23:48
hamitron:)23:52

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