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truepurpleCould I use a NTSF partition for home?04:11
philipballewcan someone help me learn how to compile software?04:11
philipballewi need to compile something04:12
M0hitruepurple: No. the home should be ext04:12
M0hiext3 or ext404:12
M0hiphilipballew: what language?04:13
truepurpleM0hi: What would happen if you tried?04:13
philipballewnot sure. its a tar.gz M0hi04:13
M0hiI think I tried once and It showed that the home partition should be an extended version04:13
M0hiphilipballew: you can see the codes through archive manager04:14
philipballewalright, ill open that up.04:14
truepurpleM0hi: You mean it recommended ext, but you could have used NTSF if you had wanted to?04:14
M0hiIt wont permit you to set NTFS04:15
M0hi(upto my knowledge)04:15
philipballewM0hi, how can i see i in archive manager. i already tar-jxf the tarball04:16
M0higoto the target folder that you extracted to and open it and see the extension of each  files04:17
truepurpleM0hi: But I could set up something that allows windows to see and use ext3, and then share /home between them that way, right?04:18
philipballewAUTHORS     evalrev     LICENSE.OpenSSL  packages  README   test04:19
philipballewChangeLog   INSTALLING  Makefile         patchchk  scripts  VERSION04:19
philipballewcommon.mak  LICENSE     manpages         patches   src04:19
philipballew is all i see M0hi04:19
M0hitruepurple: M$ wont recognize ext3. I dont know whether there is an application for that. Kindly check about that04:20
M0hiphilipballew: readme didn't help you?04:20
truepurpleM0hi: If there is, would it work?04:22
M0hiyeah it will. but I dont know whether there is any application like that. google about "applications to make windoze recognize ext3"04:23
philipballewno. M0hi but this is what the installing file says04:26
philipballewhttp://pastebin.ubuntu.com/647840/04:26
M0hilemme see04:28
M0hiUse your package manager to download aircrack-ng04:29
M0hithats saying you to download it from synaptic04:29
philipballewyeah, but i want the newest version04:30
M0hicheck whether synaptic is giving the recent one04:31
M0hior goto synaptic, select this package and install it04:31
philipballewwell the terminal says its 1.104:33
M0hiOkay!! whats the current version you downloaded?04:33
philipballew1.1 as well04:33
M0hiSo the installed version is 1.1?04:34
M0hiheya tenach04:35
philipballewi can apt-get 1.1 i'm curious if though its still the same version it still has new features online04:35
M0hiyou have downloaded the package right?04:36
philipballewif bu package you mean i did sudo apt-get install aircrack-ng then no04:37
M0hihttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto#To%20Upgrade%20a%20Package04:38
M0hiyeah I know you downloaded the package separately04:38
M0hibut is it trusted?04:38
M0hiI prefer letting synaptic to upgrade from its trusted sites04:39
philipballewi trust compiling manually04:41
philipballewi just didnt see a make file04:43
M0hihttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo04:43
M0hiI believe in reading and doing so that it will be helpful in future =]04:44
M0hiphilipballew: you have time to read it?04:44
philipballewi have all the time i need :)04:44
M0hi(:04:45
philipballewthanks! ill get on this04:46
M0hiphilipballew: ping us and we will help if you need04:47
philipballewalright. i will be  on here as well, i try and help the people whenever needed to04:49
M0hi;)04:50
tenachhiya M0hi04:55
M0hiI ll brb. going for a coffee04:56
M0hihey tenach. what's up?05:56
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tenachIAmNotThatGuy: not a whole lot. talking with some ladies who are keeping me up way too late, but i don't mind.06:10
IAmNotThatGuyhmmm! okay carryon ;)06:11
truepurpleDo files being under /home provide them with some security they would not receive in a different partition under NTFS or something?07:15
bioterrorwhat07:16
truepurplePlease elaborate in that question07:16
bioterrorI dont get that question07:16
truepurpleFor the purposes of keeping data private and protected from viruses (from window) and what not, does having say a word document with information in it under /home make it more secure then in a whole different partition using NTFS07:18
truepurpleAnd I mean data private as in protected from remote hacking and what not07:19
truepurplebioterror: Understand me better now?07:20
bioterroryes07:20
truepurpleDo you know the answer?07:21
bioterrorthe idea of having home on separate partition, or even drive is becouse of re installation07:21
bioterrorit has actually nothing to do with security as you need to mount that partition to access it07:22
bioterrorand NTFS file system does not support same kind of permissions like *nix filesystems07:22
bioterrorif I had the drives, I would make mirrored /home ;)07:25
truepurplebioterror: But most of my important information, like saves and stuff, would not even be in /home07:26
bioterrorwhere they are?07:26
truepurplebioterror: I have yet to set it up, but on a separate shared partition to share with windows for general data07:26
bioterrorput that separate partition into fstab and make symlink to your home folder07:27
bioterrorNEXT!07:27
truepurpleSo having it there, rather then at /home, cause me any kind of security trouble? I am having trouble interpreting your earlier words07:27
bioterrorwhat security?07:27
truepurpleAny kind of security that /home might provide07:28
truepurpleIs there none?07:28
bioterrorwhy /home gives you security trouble?07:28
bioterrorcan you explain it to me07:28
truepurpleI didn't say "trouble"07:28
truepurpleAre files more secure in /home then on NTFS elsewhere?07:29
bioterrorsecure from what?07:29
truepurpleI already said what07:29
bioterrorand it's than07:29
truepurplethank you07:29
truepurpleI often mix those up07:29
bioterrorthen means time ;)07:29
bioterrornothing is secure unles you encrypt them07:30
bioterroryour only security problem with Linux is that you run remote exploits07:30
bioterrorlike trojan horses07:30
bioterrorand that requires root priviledges07:31
bioterrorbut you wont run them if you use only packages from Ubntu repositories07:31
truepurpleSo in short, files are just as secure on the independant NTFS partition as they are in /home, as the security comes from the OS, not the FS or location, right?07:31
bioterroryour Linux installation is safe from what ever you have in your Windows07:31
truepurpleI was told NTFS lacked the permission stuff found in linux, so I was worried that data there would be less secure from the likes of remote hacking and such07:32
bioterrorif you're worried about that your computer get stolen or police officers takes your computer07:32
bioterrorencrypted /home is secure07:32
truepurpleREMOTE hacking I am talking about07:33
bioterrorthen it does not matter07:33
truepurplek07:33
bioterroryour system should be pretty much in safe07:33
bioterroras long as you have complicated password with upper case letters and numbers07:33
bioterrorand your username is not just first name07:33
truepurpleWhy is it important to have a username that is encryptic?07:34
bioterrorand you have not enabled root password07:34
truepurpleI would think password should be enough07:34
bioterrortruepurple, becouse of bruteforce07:34
truepurpleA good password makes a complex user name unnecessary, no?07:35
truepurplethat a name of a program or what are you talking about?07:35
truepurple"bruteforce"07:35
bioterrorI dont have my sshd logs anymore07:36
bioterrorbut if you leave your sshd open, you will see some attacks that takes hours07:36
truepurpleMost of the time most people are not being attacked and would see nothing in this sshd, right?07:38
truepurplebioterror:07:42
truepurplebioterror: YOu still there?07:52
truepurpleAnyone here?07:58
stlsainttruepurple: got a issue?08:34
stlsaintbioterror: hours?? psshhh...ive been attacked for weeks before08:35
truepurplestlsaint: Hi08:35
stlsainttruepurple: question about ssh or something?08:35
truepurplestlsaint: bioterror Was telling me there was a reason to use a more complex handle and not just password08:36
truepurplestlsaint: Can you confirm and elaborate or deny?08:36
truepurplehandle=user name08:36
stlsainttruepurple: well in terms of a bruteforce attack a more complex username will be effective08:37
stlsainttruepurple: most attackers are gonna go with handle "root"08:38
truepurpleHow does it work, this brute force08:39
truepurpleLike if your password is apple654, does it learn the first letter is a, then the second is p, then the third is p, then the person might guess apple, and go from there?08:40
truepurplestlsaint:08:42
stlsainttruepurple: brute force takes a password/username list and pretty much tries all possible combinations08:42
stlsaintbased off the hash (from my understanding)08:42
stlsaintwith a simple password and username it is not a matter of IF you will be hacked but WHEN08:42
stlsaintthis attack can be drastically made faster if using a database table08:43
truepurplewhat is a database table? And I don't feel like that answered my question08:43
truepurpleYou mean it has a list of the most commonly used password/usernames and tries them, that is what the database table is?08:44
truepurplestlsaint:08:44
stlsainttruepurple: ok what specifically is it you are wanting to know08:47
truepurpleI asked what I specifically wanted to know already08:47
truepurpleLike if your password is apple654, does it learn the first letter is a, then the second is p, then the third is p, then the person might guess apple, and go from there?08:47
stlsaintyes08:48
stlsainthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brute-force_attack08:48
stlsaintalthough a person isnt sitting there guessing each one, they setup the computer with the hash and let it rip against username/password list08:49
stlsainta database or table figures out all the possible combinations prior to the attack being made which makes it twice as fast (how it works with wifi hack as well)08:50
truepurpleYes I looked at that webpage, but it doesn't tell me that08:50
truepurpleDoes brute force solve each latter 1 by 1? Or is it all or nothing?08:51
truepurpleI mean each character, 1 by 108:51
stlsaintyes08:51
stlsaint one by one, i said yes to that earlier08:51
truepurpleThen why couldn't they use human logic to decipher from the part already figured out?08:52
stlsaintwhy would they need to when the computer does it for them?08:53
truepurplestlsaint: BTW sorry about that, I am very mentally tired08:53
truepurpleYou mean the program sees the a, p, p and then tries l, e because of that?08:53
stlsainttruepurple: are you just asking about a brute force attack or does this pertain to a more specific issue?08:53
stlsainttruepurple: no08:54
truepurpleWell if I understand how this works, I can know how to device better passwords and usernames08:54
stlsaintthe system will not guess on its own, unless told to which i have not used08:54
stlsainttruepurple: well are you talking about securing a server or something?08:54
truepurpleNo, just what to use for a username and password for ubuntu08:54
truepurpleand other online stuff etc08:55
stlsainton a laptop install?08:55
truepurpleno, desktop, why would that matter08:55
truepurplebecause of wi-fi?08:55
stlsainttruepurple: i have a medium level password on my local install because i dont go installing programs from random locations, if dont compile it myself or install from repos than i dont install it08:56
stlsainttruepurple: that is the only real reason you would need to make a complex password is if you install random crap cause if a person gets physical access on your system than a password wont mean jack08:57
truepurpleWell my main concern is remote hacking08:57
stlsainttruepurple: do you have any open ports on your desktop?08:57
truepurpleI don't know, anyway the whole password permission thing is suppose to be linuxs main security feature AFAIK08:58
stlsaintpassword permissions?08:59
truepurpleIf this brute force thing can verify each character one at a time, then it could crack any password lickety split08:59
stlsainttruepurple: do you understand how ports and security work?08:59
truepurpleYou know where you have to enter a password to say, install something and so on, are you sure you've used ubuntu before that you dont know this...09:00
stlsainttruepurple: what you are speaking of is authentication not permission09:01
truepurpleYour talking symantics, please don't, just because I don't know all the terminology...09:01
stlsaintwell its the terminology that gets the correct answer or response09:01
stlsaintauthentication yes i know and that is a good feature yes09:02
truepurpleSo why do you talk like the quality of the password for authentication doesn't matter?09:02
stlsaintthat is out of personal use of linux09:03
truepurpleI don't know what you mean by that09:03
stlsaintyou can make your password as strong as possible which is recommended overall, i just wanted to give you a explanation of why i dont09:04
stlsaintcause you asked about brute force09:04
stlsaintand you said a remote hack09:04
truepurpleThere are 26 alphabit characters + another 26 for cap,  and 10 numbers. So 62 for each character (if it accepts the misc stuff, a bit higher, but still) So this brute force tries 62 times for the first character, then 62 times for the second, and so on, why doesn't this brute force system rule unstoppably?09:04
truepurpleWhat against do you want to make that password as strong as possible?09:05
stlsainttruepurple: ^^ that is what i wanted to ask you? Why do you feel the need to make a complex password on a closed port system?09:05
stlsaintmaybe this thread can help: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=51081209:06
truepurple"you can make your password as strong as possible which is recommended overall" recommended only for open port systems?09:06
stlsaint^^Security on Ubuntu-a very comprehensive explanation09:06
stlsainttruepurple: at the ubuntu instal and fedora for that matter they guage you on your password strength, which is why is say it is recommended to make a strong one09:07
truepurpleBut your saying password strength for authentication is immaterial on a closed port system?09:08
stlsainttruepurple: im saying do what you want, i was just offering a explanation of why i dont make a extreme complex password but that is not stopping you from doing one09:09
truepurpleI asked you a question, not requested for any kind of permission09:10
truepurpleDoes password strength matter on a closed port system?09:10
truepurplestlsaint:09:11
stlsaintyes, just make a strong password to be safe09:11
truepurpleWhat does it matter with?09:11
stlsainttruepurple: ok, here is all i have to say: if you are going to install from locations that are not specified within the ubuntu repository system then you need to set a strong password09:12
stlsainttruepurple: there is alot in security that i cannot explain in one time09:12
stlsainttruepurple: if you install a application that contains a trojan or keylogger than a strong password will be sent back to that attacker and they will have to open a port on your system to use as a backdoor09:13
stlsaintstay safe...dont install from untrusted locations and when opening ports use caution09:14
truepurpleLets back up to something else i keep on asking about but you havent really responded to, what makes you so sure that ubuntu and other password systems have ways of verifying 1 character at a time?09:14
truepurpleLogically that seems very unlikely09:15
truepurpleBecause as I said before, then anyone could easily hack any security code very fast using that method09:15
truepurpleIf that was the case09:15
stlsaintthats because you are not understanding hashing09:16
truepurpleWell tell me the flaw in my logic then, my logic is very simple here so pointing out its flaw/s should also be simple09:17
stlsaintyour biggest flaw is not understanding how an attacker would even get the chance to perform a brute force09:17
stlsaintagain i am trying to explain how but you keep reverting back to brute force programming, every brute force application will be different but screw that, just keep them out to begin with!!09:18
bioterrorstlsaint, usually the brute force attack takes about few hours09:20
truepurplestlsaint: That wikipage said that the brute force method becomes exponentially harder with each increase in password length, if it could verify each character independantly, then it wouldn't get exponentially harder with each additional character in length09:20
stlsaintbioterror: yes thats if an attacker can even get close to you!09:20
bioterroractually bruteforce attack can be made worthless with knock09:20
stlsaintHELL brute force is COMPLETELY useless against key authentication!!!09:21
bioterrorno need for denyhosts or anything like that09:21
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: One can attack your system if and only if you let him enter your machine. Like if you install an application from an untrusted zone, the owner of the application might have added some hacking codes which will work after the install(this time you will use your machine password and they will get it). If you dont install from un trusted places, then dont worry about it09:21
truepurplestlsaint: That would be good information to know much earlier in the conversation...09:21
* stlsaint facepalms!!!!!!09:21
bioterror:D09:21
* IAmNotThatGuy hugs stlsaint 09:22
stlsainttruepurple: dude/chick whatever, i asked you what were you trying to do and you just said understand brute force09:22
bioterrorwith Linux you cant write to / without root permissions09:22
bioterrorlike sudo09:22
bioterroror with any *nix09:22
bioterrorunless you mess your system with chown ;)09:22
IAmNotThatGuylol09:22
bioterrorthat's what makes *nixes secure09:22
bioterrorall the binaries and stuff like that are in a place which you cant modify09:23
bioterroryou as a normal user09:23
truepurpleLet me try this a different way, does it matter if I mix common words in my athentication password for the purposes of security?09:23
stlsainttruepurple: if you would have just told me you were looking for a secure way to operate a application i would have told you keys from the beginning09:23
truepurpleDoes that matter log on purposes?09:23
stlsainttruepurple: NO09:23
truepurpleI mean logon to websites and stuff09:24
truepurpleSorry about not being clear09:24
stlsainttruepurple: that is the websites job to keep you secure, you have on control over say googles webmail, but they will always suggest making a strong password09:24
IAmNotThatGuyNo, never use SUDO or something which asks your authentication from the untrusted instal09:25
stlsaintbioterror: all yours and mohis dude09:25
truepurpleBut does whether I use common words within a password (assuming they arent guessable as a whole) for webmail or linux authentication matter?09:25
IAmNotThatGuysee ya stlsaint09:26
bioterrornjaeh09:26
bioterrorI'm just peeping in09:26
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: so you are asking about ways to set effective strong password right?09:26
bioterrorI'm out soon with my daughter09:26
bioterrorand my mom, doing some wood works09:26
IAmNotThatGuylol :P09:27
truepurpleI am asking if I use a common word like apple, tree, cicuit etc within a password that also contains random characters, is that any more secure then a password containing only random characters09:27
bioterroris it?09:27
bioterror4pPl309:27
truepurpleAssuming the common word has no personal meaning that one can guess at by knowing you09:27
truepurpleno, apple09:27
IAmNotThatGuysee what bioterror told :D09:28
IAmNotThatGuythats apple =]09:28
IAmNotThatGuyin a secured way09:28
bioterroractually09:28
bioterroryou should use pincode + word09:28
bioterrorfor example09:28
bioterror4 digits pincode before or after a word09:28
bioterrorthen you can even write your passwords up09:28
bioterrorand it's still secure09:29
truepurpleIs 3apple45g4 any more secure then 2ws35ddsdf?09:29
truepurpleI mean any less secure09:29
bioterrorthey are as secure09:29
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: you know capatcha right?09:29
truepurpleSo common words don't jeopordize a passwords security, right?09:29
bioterrorbut 3AppL335g4 is more secure09:29
IAmNotThatGuythat is provided by Gmail to protect our login09:30
bioterrorcapital letters makes it more secure09:30
truepurpleyeah, the "you are a human not a bot" system for signing in and up to things09:30
truepurpleWhat about it?09:31
IAmNotThatGuyif they even use bruteforce, they cant try more than 3 times09:31
IAmNotThatGuyso it is secure09:31
IAmNotThatGuybruteforce is by bot as it does 100 times faster than us. when we are supposed to enter capatcha, as it is dynamic, bruteforce fails. so your mail is safe09:32
bioterrormy friend has for his server SecureID kind of token ;)09:32
bioterroractually, it was a usb dongle that needs to be inserted in :D09:32
truepurpleIf bruteforce can verify each character independantly, why would it even take a couple hours to crack something? Why not 5 minutes or something?09:32
IAmNotThatGuywhen you take your machine, no one can use the authentication except from your physical keyboard(unless you share the desktop)09:32
IAmNotThatGuyso all security to you machine is in your hands09:33
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: what you want to know exactly? brute force or secured password??09:33
bioterrortruepurple, think about that if I come to your house, I take my gentoo or arch usb stick with me and I can chroot into your system and change your root's password and even your users password ;)09:33
truepurpleIf a password is 10 characters long, and limited to letters and numbers,and brute force can verify each character independently as being correct or not, then brute force would need to only try 620 passwords or less, to break in09:34
IAmNotThatGuybioterror: wait!09:34
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: what you want to know exactly? brute force or secured password??09:34
bioterrorto be honest, I dont even need that stick, all I need is just choose that Safe Mode from GRUB ;)09:35
truepurpleWell there is something I heard  about bruteforce that is inconsistant, and I wish to resolve this inconsistancy09:35
truepurpleSo please reply to what I asked about09:35
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: Let me clarify one thing first. Brute force is independant of your system. it is about your account in server. so do not compare with the system09:36
truepurpleIs brute force able to verify each character independantly? and if so, how do you explain that inconsistancy? Also the inconsistancy of the wiki saying that longer passwords are exponentially harder to crack09:36
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: open google and type "eleph" and see what happens09:37
truepurpleOk Iam, but whatever it is for, do you believe brute force can verify each character independently?09:38
IAmNotThatGuyit will autofil as elephant. this is a data present in a table which it suggests. similarly, bruteforce has tables with this maching words. so it will check character by character09:38
IAmNotThatGuyfor password, it verifies character by character09:38
truepurpleSo it can verify a password starts with F and then 5, but not know the rest of the password?09:38
IAmNotThatGuywhen you send a password, the google mail also check character by character. Do you believe this?09:39
truepurpleWhen you send a password, you send a whole password, if you leave a character off, the system won't tell you you ALMOST had the password, it just tells you its wrong, but you are saying something very different for brute force09:40
IAmNotThatGuyyeah but it check character by character right?09:40
truepurpleI would assume09:41
IAmNotThatGuythe attack code will have a point which will help it know which letter got succeded09:41
truepurpleThen why doesnt it take minutes to work? And what about what the wiki said about longer passwords being exponentially harder?09:41
truepurpleminutes, hell seconds09:42
IAmNotThatGuyeach time, it sends pass to server and checks09:42
truepurple620 tries or less is nothing for any kind of modern system09:42
IAmNotThatGuyso how can that happen in minutes?09:43
IAmNotThatGuycapatcha09:43
IAmNotThatGuythat wont let you09:43
truepurpleNot everything has a try limit chance09:43
truepurpleOk what about what wiki says about longer passwords being exponentially harder though?09:44
IAmNotThatGuybut it will communicate to server each time09:44
IAmNotThatGuyIt is not about long passwords. its about mixing alphabets09:44
truepurpleIf it can verify each character independantly, it would be addition, not multiplication, difficulty/time wise09:44
truepurple"The key length used in the encryption determines the practical feasibility of performing a brute-force attack, with longer keys exponentially more difficult to crack than shorter ones."09:45
IAmNotThatGuywhen it check for each words, then it should check for 10 years to find a password which starts with z and has zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz09:45
truepurplehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brute-force_attack09:46
truepurpleAre you saying that wiki is wrong?09:46
IAmNotThatGuyso what do you want to prove or do? I am telling that mixing aphabets is secure. if you give as welcomecommittee thats long enough. but not that secure than WeLcomecOmmiTtee09:47
IAmNotThatGuyand thats what I am trying to say09:47
IAmNotThatGuyI didnt say that wiki says wrong09:48
truepurpleThere is some inconsistancy between what you and the last person said, and what the wiki says about this, inconsistancies bug me, and when you can't even see the inconsistancy, that bugs me even more09:49
bioterrormake yourself tin foil that, plug your computer off from internet and lock your door and never leave your house09:49
truepurpleBut this is getting to be too much work for a matter of curiosity, especially when I have some more important issues to deal with.09:49
bioterrorand remember to pull your teeth off too ;)09:49
IAmNotThatGuybioterror: LOL09:49
bioterrorand remove battery from your cell phone!09:50
bioterrormurdoch, arch enemy of MacGyver can listen your calls09:50
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: can you see the difference between welcomecommittee and WeLcomecOmmiTtee?????09:50
truepurplebioterror: Me: Inconsistancies bug me You:So be paranoid -> that reply was very inconsistant09:50
IAmNotThatGuybioterror: quiet09:51
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: answer me09:51
truepurpleIAmNotThatGuy: What is the question?09:51
bioterrorWed12:51 <+IAmNotThatGuy> truepurple: can you see the difference between welcomecommittee and WeLcomecOmmiTtee?????09:52
truepurpleI thought that was rhetorical, since the difference is obvious09:52
IAmNotThatGuy[15:20] <+IAmNotThatGuy> truepurple: can you see the difference between welcomecommittee and WeLcomecOmmiTtee?????09:52
IAmNotThatGuythe second is more secured. do you believe that?09:53
truepurpleSure, why not09:53
truepurpleWhat is your point?09:53
IAmNotThatGuythe length and mixing aplhabets makes it secured09:53
truepurplezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz might be more secure then zzzzzz too09:53
IAmNotThatGuygot my point?09:53
truepurpleSo?09:53
IAmNotThatGuyso both are important09:54
IAmNotThatGuyand thats what I tried to say09:54
truepurpleOk... So...?09:54
truepurpleI know that09:54
IAmNotThatGuyyou have to sk the next question09:54
IAmNotThatGuythen what you want to know?09:54
truepurpleI wrote it down, one moment09:54
IAmNotThatGuywhich you already have known?09:54
truepurpleNot what I was asking, but moving on09:55
IAmNotThatGuyk tell us what you know first of all09:55
IAmNotThatGuyif you dont have any other queries in particular09:55
truepurpleI want to share save files and other things between ubuntu and win709:55
bioterrorWed10:27*<+bioterror> put that separate partition into fstab and make symlink to your home folder09:56
IAmNotThatGuywhy you want to do that?09:56
IAmNotThatGuybioterror: quiet09:56
truepurpleWhat is fstab?09:57
bioterrorI had "ln -s /media/Windows/Documents & Settings/username/ linked to my /home/user/Desktop09:57
IAmNotThatGuy!fstab09:57
ubot2The /etc/fstab file indicates how drive partitions are to be used or otherwise integrated into the file system. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fstab and http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/fstab.html and !Partitions09:57
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: ^09:57
IAmNotThatGuynow answer me why you wanted to do that truepurple09:57
bioterrorbecouse of dual boot09:57
bioterrorlinux can access your Windows files, but not vice versa09:58
truepurpleWhy not visa versa?09:58
bioterroryou tell us, Windows boy ;)09:58
IAmNotThatGuyask in M$ channels and if you find answer, then please provide that to us09:58
IAmNotThatGuy:)09:58
IAmNotThatGuywe are also asking the same questions09:58
truepurpleSo I guess I have to tell each program independently that I want to save it on the NTFS shared partition, rather then /home, only option, right? And if I fresh install ubuntu to update, it is very complex to save those settings for save locations?09:59
IAmNotThatGuybioterror: wait09:59
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: answer me. why you want to do that?09:59
truepurpleThe answer should be so obvious and I find myself explaining this over and over, and the reason is immaterial really to how to get it done, but fine10:00
NRWlionhi there10:00
bioterrorhi!10:00
IAmNotThatGuywhy you want to do that? you can creata  separate NTFS partition in which you can save any documents and can access from a M$ machine10:01
IAmNotThatGuywhy saving it in HOME?10:01
truepurpleIf I can not load saves from one to the other, whether game saves or wordpad saves or graphics saves or whatever, I have to recreate my efforts on each OS, effectively my dualboot system is two systems, rather then one10:01
bioterrorIAmNotThatGuy, no point in that10:01
truepurpleI am not trying to save it in home10:01
bioterrorIAmNotThatGuy, correctly mounted windows partition does that job with symlinks10:01
IAmNotThatGuywhy you want to save it in home?10:01
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: ^10:01
truepurpleI DON'T!10:01
bioterroractually10:01
IAmNotThatGuyhmm! then you can save it in an NTFS partition right?10:02
bioterrorI would symlink Documents folder of Windows account to linux system's Documents10:02
truepurpleSo I guess I have to tell each program independently that I want to save it on the NTFS shared partition, rather then /home, only option, right? And if I fresh install ubuntu10:02
truepurpleIAmNotThatGuy: Exactly what I was talking about!10:02
IAmNotThatGuyplease provide me some documents that will automatically get saved in home10:03
IAmNotThatGuyapplications10:03
IAmNotThatGuyexample/sample10:03
truepurpleDon't most every program under linux save to home, that is why if you reinstall ubuntu fresh you keep all your saves10:04
bioterrorI might save them into /tmp or even /var/tmp/10:04
IAmNotThatGuylol10:04
bioterrordepends how dangerous I feel myself at the moment10:04
truepurpleThat is the whole point of putting /home in a separate partition, right?10:04
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: so you want the applications you installed and not the documents10:05
truepurpleBecause /home has stuff like saves in it, right?10:05
truepurpleIAmNotThatGuy: No, the saves etc.10:05
IAmNotThatGuyhome is to save user saving documents and not the applications10:05
IAmNotThatGuylike desktop and other stuff10:05
IAmNotThatGuyif you save the documents in desktop, then it will be in /home10:06
truepurpleSo if a game called battle for wesnoth under ubuntu saves, those saves are not in /home? And if I were to fresh install ubuntu, I would lose them?10:06
IAmNotThatGuythe reason why we give separate /home is when our system gets crashed due to some plays, you can have the documents you saved in desktop.10:07
truepurpleYou lose most saves if you lose ubuntu OS?10:07
IAmNotThatGuywhen you RE-INSTALl, you will lose if you dont have a separate /home10:07
IAmNotThatGuythats the use10:07
truepurpleSo they all save to /home, right?! MAKE UP YOUR MIND PLEASE!10:07
bioterrortruepurple, the files should be under ~/.config/ or ~/.something10:07
truepurpleDo saves normally go to /home or not??????10:08
IAmNotThatGuywhat kinda saves?10:08
truepurpleANY KIND!10:08
IAmNotThatGuygive example for that10:08
truepurpleSaves means progress within any application10:08
truepurpleI did already, battle for wesnoth10:09
IAmNotThatGuya game right?10:09
truepurpleyes10:09
IAmNotThatGuywhat will you do by accessing it in M$ ?10:09
truepurpleOr some word program, officeword or whatever10:09
truepurpleDont change the bloody topic please10:09
bioterror% ls .widelands                     .:15:02:35 on 11-07-20:.10:09
bioterrorconfig  replays  save10:09
IAmNotThatGuyword or others can be sawed anywhere10:09
truepurpleThose go to /home, right?10:09
IAmNotThatGuyand you can edit the config10:09
* Puck` pokes IAmNotThatGuy 10:10
Puck`I'm on here all the time10:10
truepurplebut the default is /home, right?10:10
* IAmNotThatGuy waves over Puck` 10:10
bioterrortruepurple, the default is ̃~/10:10
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: all word documents asks you where to save10:10
IAmNotThatGuyits only your games and other stuff which depends on where you install10:10
IAmNotThatGuysup Puck` ?10:11
truepurpleThey install automatically where they are set to, they don't give you a option as to where to install10:11
Puck`all's cool and good10:11
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: you can alter the config if oyu know how to do that ;)10:11
IAmNotThatGuyand word document and others presentation docs can be saved anywhere10:12
IAmNotThatGuynot just in /home10:12
truepurplealter what config for what purpose10:12
truepurpleBut they default to /home, right???10:12
bioterrorno10:13
bioterroryour home folder is under /home10:13
IAmNotThatGuylemme clarify you some point. just keep quiet until I say to talk. please do that for my sake10:13
IAmNotThatGuytruepurple: okay?10:13
truepurplefine10:13
truepurplejust please be consistant with yourself10:13
IAmNotThatGuy1) word documents can be saved anywhere10:13
IAmNotThatGuy2) games will be installed in ubuntu directories. Yes, I do accept the config files will be saved in /home. But you cant use it in M$.10:14
IAmNotThatGuy3) I do believe that all applications that runs in common for both M$ and Ubuntu askes/prompts you and asks where to save10:15
IAmNotThatGuy4) /home is for people like me, who has some linux applications and needs those config files when my system crashes.(this can never be used with M$)10:16
IAmNotThatGuy5) my last point is an example. Web browsers saves it to documents. but you can change the location you want it to save10:17
truepurpleSaves can be used for both OS though AFAIK10:17
IAmNotThatGuyplease clarify me what you want now10:17
truepurpleAnd I just checked, and battle for wesnoth bafflyingly does not let you choose where the saves go10:17
truepurpleHell, I don't even know how to find out where the saves are10:18
IAmNotThatGuyhow can you use that config in M$?10:18
IAmNotThatGuywesnoth bafflyingly saves in M$10:18
IAmNotThatGuyjust answer that to me10:18
truepurpleI don't understand the quesiton10:19
truepurplequestion10:19
truepurpleAnd I am talking about saves, not configs10:19
IAmNotThatGuyhow can you use that wesnoth bafflyingly saves in M$?10:19
IAmNotThatGuyanswer me10:19
truepurpleThat question looks like gibberish10:19
IAmNotThatGuyyeah! I am feeling the same for your question10:20
truepurpleWhat the hell is a "M$" for example?10:20
IAmNotThatGuymicrosoft10:20
IAmNotThatGuyMS10:20
IAmNotThatGuywe always try to avoid mentioning it10:21
truepurpleIf you don't understand what I am asking, just say you don't rather then string random words together and demand a answer as a way to say you don't understand me10:21
IAmNotThatGuyOkay fine. I cant get you. wait for someone to answer you10:21
IAmNotThatGuythank you10:21
truepurpleHow can I tell where "battle for wesnoth" a game, saves its files?10:22
IAmNotThatGuyPuck`: busy?10:22
truepurpleIAmNotThatGuy: Do you understand that last question?10:23
IAmNotThatGuygoto that directory and find the .config file which is hidden and in that it will tell the saved path10:24
IAmNotThatGuyand I dont know where that directory is. just search about that application and find10:25
truepurpleWhat directory? I have no idea where the game is installed even.10:25
truepurpleI tried that, I typed in the name of the game and did a search10:25
truepurpleNothing came up10:25
IAmNotThatGuysearch in google and find its readme10:25
IAmNotThatGuyand I am not supporting that game10:26
IAmNotThatGuyfind the game channel and ask them this question10:26
truepurpleOh, the search function shows nothing to show its making any progress, after a time it came up10:26
truepurpleIts a hidden file, right? that config?10:29
Puck`IAmNotThatGuy: at work, why you askin'? (:10:29
truepurplewhich means it wont show up with searches?10:29
NRWlionhi truepurple10:29
truepurplehi10:29
NRWlioni am following the conversation a bit now ... but i am not clear, what you wanna do10:29
IAmNotThatGuyPuck`: Just come fore some chats once in a while. Idling doesn't mean that you are here :P10:30
truepurpleI am trying to set up saves and other files on a independant NTFS partition to share between ubuntu and windows10:30
NRWlionok, in other words you are looking for a way to share documents between Linux and windows?10:30
truepurpledocuments and other things10:31
truepurplelike saves10:31
Puck`IAmNotThatGuy: I'm chatting on other channels (:10:31
Puck`so I am here (:10:31
NRWlionok, docs are not difficult10:31
IAmNotThatGuybut not in UBT right?10:31
Puck`once someone highlights my name, I'm paying attention10:32
IAmNotThatGuyI highlighted your name before 4 days Puck` :P10:32
truepurpleBut some other saves are, like battle for wesnoth for example, still trying to even figure out where its saves are going, it doesnt let me choose the location anyway10:32
NRWliontruepurple: what do you mean by saves? most windows games are not really compatible with linux10:32
truepurpleBattle for wesnoth has native for both linux and windows10:32
IAmNotThatGuyplease ask it in http://forums.wesnoth.org/10:34
IAmNotThatGuythey can help you finding it10:34
Puck`IAmNotThatGuy: you didn't, I would've seen that, irssi keeps track of them (:10:34
IAmNotThatGuyNo I mentioned your name in -team10:34
IAmNotThatGuynot here10:34
NRWliontruepurple: have you tried to search the battle of wesnoth forums?10:34
truepurpleYeah but I am not just asking for that game10:35
truepurpleI need a way that doesn't tax my sanity to not only have such a common save location, but have linux remember those save location settings after a fresh install10:36
NRWlionok, for this game i guess we - as linux community - will not be very helpful but simple docs like *.docx or *.odt can be shared on a "normal" FAT32 Partition10:36
NRWliontruepurple: for questions regarding the games i would highly recommend to ask in the forums!10:37
NRWlionhere you will not get an appropriate answer10:37
truepurpleNRWlion: Or NTFS, right?10:37
NRWliontruepurple: i would go FAT32 to be shure10:38
NRWlionor you have a look at Samba Networking10:38
NRWliontruepurple: http://www.samba.org/10:39
truepurpleYeah I looked at that earlier, but I wasn't able to figure out what it was fore10:39
truepurplefor10:39
truepurpleand do you have any specific reason to go fat32, or is this idle parania?10:40
truepurpleAnyway, I don't think fat32 supports a 2tb HDD10:41
NRWliontruepurple: NTFS is readable by linux but i have made better (more positive) experiences with FAT32 to change docs between Linux / Windows10:41
NRWlionbtw http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/using_samba/ch01.html << this is a short description on what Samba is and what it does10:41
truepurplePlease contrast one exp/possible outcome with another of the opposing FS10:42
NRWlionhttp://www.pendrivelinux.com/mounting-a-windows-xp-ntfs-partition-in-linux/ << another posibilty is to mount a NTFS into Linux10:43
truepurpleNRWlion: samba looks like its for people with more then one PC, not one dual booted PC10:43
NRWliontruepurple: thats why i posted the pendrivelinux link10:44
truepurpleSo samba is not any good for what I need?10:44
NRWlionwhich allows you to mount a windows partition in your Linux Installation10:44
NRWliontruepurple: depends but if you have a dual-boot PC (which would have been a highly important information for us!) then the pendrivelinux link is more appropreate10:45
truepurpleNRWlion: What do you call a "windows partition"?10:45
NRWlionWindows Partition == NTFS Partition10:45
truepurpleEven if there are no windows files, right?10:49
NRWliontruepurple: the problem is, that windows is not able to read the default formats of linux10:50
NRWlionso you need a NTFS to access the files10:50
truepurpleThey call it a windows partition,  even if no windows files on it, right?10:51
NRWlionits called "Windows partition" cause windows needs NTFS10:53
truepurpleEVen if no windows files?10:54
NRWliontruepurple: man are you reading what i am trying to explain?10:54
truepurpleI just want a yes/no answer so I can be sure I understood you right10:55
NRWliontruepurple: ok lets to a little tour through windows. please let me ask some questions only answer with YES / NO!10:55
truepurpleNot like you did...10:56
NRWlionfor windows you have a partition where your system files are stored, this partition should be formated with NTFS, right?10:57
NRWliontruepurple: am i right? your system partition (think its C:\) is formated in NTFS, right?10:58
truepurplewin7, yes10:58
NRWlionok, i am having a win7 laptop in front of me too10:59
NRWlionlets do a little test10:59
NRWlionpls go to computer and click right on C:\10:59
truepurpleI was not testing you, just wanted to make sure I understood you right10:59
truepurpleI dont have a laptop10:59
NRWliontruepurple: i am trying to make you understand11:00
NRWlionbut you are able to open a windows file explorer, arent you?11:00
truepurpleI doubt I need one anyway11:00
truepurplefrom ubuntu?11:00
NRWlionno from win811:00
NRWlionwin711:00
truepurpleNo, I am using ubuntu right now...11:01
NRWlionok, lets try another angle: what is the default file system of ubuntu?11:02
NRWliontruepurple: pls do not think i am fooling you. i am just trying to make you understand11:02
truepurpleWhat is the way/command to show hidden files?11:03
truepurpleEXT 411:03
NRWlionok do you know the default file system of windows?11:03
NRWlionbtw i dont know the command for hidden files :(11:04
NRWlionsorry11:04
truepurpleWin7, NTFS, we have gone through this alreadyt11:05
NRWlionok, and u can confirm that windows isnt able to access EXT4, right?11:06
truepurple What directory does ~ stand for again?11:06
truepurpleNot normally, no11:06
truepurpleBut there is a addon that allows at least EXT 311:07
NRWlionyou dont need an adon cause Linux is able to access NTFS!11:07
NRWlionso if you have a NTFS formatted HDD you simply need to mount it to linux11:07
NRWlion;) u understand me now?11:08
truepurpleI understood that from the beginning11:09
truepurpleof our conversation anyway11:09
NRWlion(12:59:44) truepurple: I was not testing you, just wanted to make sure I understood you right <<< well that seems to be a lie if I watch this line there11:10
NRWlionsw0rdfish: hi there11:11
sw0rdfishhello11:12
truepurpleNRWlion: Was that some elaborate way to throw my words back in my face?11:13
NRWliontruepurple: no offense i was just more than confused11:14
truepurpleMore then confused? Itchy as well?11:14
NRWliontruepurple: but if needed pls except my appoligies11:14
truepurpleWell since you wasted my time with that elaborate bit just to throw my words in my face, would you help me now?11:15
NRWliontruepurple: tell me how11:16
NRWlioni have posted a link with explanations11:16
truepurpleNTFS partitions, even empty of any windows files, are commonly called windows partitions?11:16
* NRWlion nods11:20
NRWlionsimply to the fact that NTFS is commonly know as a windows default file system11:21
truepurpleIf I mount a NTFS partition, do I have to remount it every time I load ubuntu?11:21
NRWliontruepurple: i am not quite sure11:21
NRWlionhang on a sec11:21
coalwatertruepurple, you can add it to fstab11:22
truepurpleI googled fstab, it says "for other uses has been superseded in recent years by automatic mounting." but ubuntu won't automatically mount NTFS partitions?11:23
NRWlioncoalwater: are you able to provide a written step by step how to?11:23
coalwatertruepurple, my coworker here is using natty and he has it working11:25
truepurpleIt didnt automount itself?11:25
coalwaterwhat is the line u have in fstab11:27
truepurpleI am assuming your not asking me that11:28
coalwaterwell actually i am11:29
coalwateru said i tried it and u added it to fstab but it didn't auto mount11:29
coalwaterso what did u write in fstab11:29
truepurpleNo I asked "It didnt automount itself?" You said your coworker got it to work, did it automount itself or was fstab necessary?11:30
NRWliontruepurple: i can only answer this question with an example from my working station: if you plug in a usb HDD its connected automatically11:30
truepurpleA NTFS usb HDD?11:31
NRWliontruepurple: affirmative11:31
NRWlionbut i cant tell you how i did this cause i am not at home atm11:32
coalwatertruepurple, if u want the drives to auto mount u need to place them on the fstab, otherwise it wont mount till u click it....11:35
NRWliontruepurple: maybe this would help: http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/fstab.html << its about the basic functions of fstab11:38
truepurpleIf it automounts, I wouldn't need fstab!11:39
NRWlionas i said before i am not sure why this works with me. so i would go the safer way to work with fstab (my personal opinion)11:39
coalwatertruepurple, what are u trying to do, because i dont think we understand each other11:40
truepurpleDoesn't ubuntu automatically detect partitions and automatically mount them without me needing to mess around with fstab?11:43
coalwaterno11:45
coalwaterit detects them but it doesn't auto mount11:45
coalwaterit only mounts system drives11:46
truepurpleIt automounts my usb flash drives though11:51
truepurpleand my DVD drive11:51
coalwateryes11:51
coalwaterif urs doesnt then check nautilus settings11:52
coalwatermedia tab11:52
truepurpleSo why not another partition?11:53
coalwateru can file a bug on launchpad if u dont like that, that's how ubuntu is designed11:54
truepurplek11:54
coalwaterhttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=78526311:55
* IAmNotThatGuy follows coalwater's links11:56
truepurplethanks11:56
coalwaterthis is the so called fstab method11:57
coalwaterfor drives11:57
truepurplecoalwater: Does where you mount it, matter any?12:00
NRWliononce again personal opinion: i would mount it into /media to have a proper overview!12:02
the_foolHello world, After some recent updates my trackpad switched the two finger click from being a middle mouse button to a right mouse click which has made browsing the web a pain (tabbing). I've been playing around with xinput, but haven't found a way to just change the two finger click. If someone could point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.15:14
the_foolAnyone?15:32
coalwatersorry the_fool i don't really know16:04
kristian-aalborgyo all16:35
kristian-aalborganyone went the "old desktop as media center" route?16:36
the_foolHello world, After some recent updates my trackpad switched the two finger click from being a middle mouse button to a right mouse click which has made browsing the web a pain (tabbing). I've been playing around with xinput, but haven't found a way to just change the two finger click. If someone could point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.19:18
Captainkrtekhello21:01
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Gabe_PR_2E151Greetings Everybody22:20
Gabe_PR_2E151I have a simple question.... Hopefully one of you will be able to help me out.22:22
nit-withowdy, what's up22:22
Gabe_PR_2E151I don't know why but my ubuntu system is not allowing me to change directories within my user account22:22
Gabe_PR_2E151for example if I would like to go to my Downloads folder in the terminal22:23
charlie-tcaHow are you trying to do it? What is the exact command you are using?22:23
Gabe_PR_2E151and I type cd /home/"username"/Downloads  all the output i get is : there is not such a directories22:24
Gabe_PR_2E151what i am typing is22:24
Gabe_PR_2E151cd /home/gabriel/Downloads22:24
nit-witGabe_PR_2E151, it is cd ~/Downloads22:25
charlie-tcaum, open a terminal, type ls and hit enter (That is LS in small letters)22:25
Gabe_PR_2E151that worked22:25
Gabe_PR_2E151thanks22:25
charlie-tcaThat will show the directories in your home, and you can see if Downloads exists22:25
bioterrornit-wit, no! it's cd /h/s/Down<tab> ;)22:26
nit-witbioterror,  `/=home, and user22:26
nit-wit*~/22:26
Gabe_PR_2E151that's funny22:29
Gabe_PR_2E151I just did the whole cd ~/Downloads22:30
Gabe_PR_2E151and it worked but the I tried to go the powerpanel-1.2-0 folder inside the Downloads folder and it says that there is not such a drectory22:31
Gabe_PR_2E151however when I do ls22:31
Gabe_PR_2E151it shows me the folder  i am trying to ge to22:31
Gabe_PR_2E151gabriel@Gabe-Linux:~/Downloads$ ls22:31
Gabe_PR_2E151adobeair (1).deb            powerpanel-1.2-022:31
Gabe_PR_2E151adobeair.deb                powerpanel_1.2_amd64 (1).deb22:31
Gabe_PR_2E151dsassistant_Linux_1593.zip  powerpanel_1.2_amd64.deb22:31
Gabe_PR_2E151linux                       powerpanel_1.2_x86_64.tar.gz22:31
Gabe_PR_2E151NETGEAR_WNDR3700v2.cfg      system76-driver-2.6.5.deb22:31
Gabe_PR_2E151gabriel@Gabe-Linux:~/Downloads$ cd /powerpanel-1.2.-022:31
Gabe_PR_2E151bash: cd: /powerpanel-1.2.-0: No such file or directory22:31
Gabe_PR_2E151gabriel@Gabe-Linux:~/Downloads$ cd ~/powerpanel-1.2-022:32
Gabe_PR_2E151bash: cd: /home/gabriel/powerpanel-1.2-0: No such file or directory22:32
Gabe_PR_2E151gabriel@Gabe-Linux:~/Downloads$22:32
Gabe_PR_2E151any idea why that's happening22:32
nit-witaDo you have a regular desktop? Are you trying to install something?22:32
Gabe_PR_2E151I have a regular ubuntu 11.0422:33
nit-witso you're tring to install?22:33
nit-witIE the cd22:33
Gabe_PR_2E151I am trying to install the power panel package that's in my Downloads folder22:33
Gabe_PR_2E151whats IE?22:34
nit-witwhat ddid it download as  ie=for example22:34
nit-witthe original download was a tar?22:34
Gabe_PR_2E151it is a tar22:34
nit-witWhich kind22:35
Gabe_PR_2E151I don't know22:35
Gabe_PR_2E151let me check22:35
Gabe_PR_2E151powerpanel_1.2_x86_64.tar.gz22:35
nit-witpersonally I'm not real good in this area, I rarely install this way, so others here will get you going, it helps to know the whole picture.:)22:36
Gabe_PR_2E151i also downloaded the .deb package for it22:37
Gabe_PR_2E151do you know how to do that?22:37
nit-witGabe_PR_2E151, I use gdebi for debs, just install it sudo apt-get install gdebi22:38
nit-witI am pretty familiar with the cli but in some areas I don't bother when there are good gui's22:38
Gabe_PR_2E151ok22:39
Gabe_PR_2E151and now what22:39
Gabe_PR_2E151i already installed the gdebi22:39
nit-witright click the deb and see if gdebi runs it22:39
Gabe_PR_2E151ok22:40
Gabe_PR_2E151one sec22:40
nit-witI like gdebi as it will show missing dependencies22:41
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nit-witGabe_PR_2E151, here is the tar instalation from the site as well. http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/user-manuals/PPL-1.2_InstallationGuide_TAR.pdf22:52
nit-withere is the deb http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/user-manuals/PPL-1.2_InstallationGuide_Deb.pdf22:52

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