[00:12] how safe is lubuntu? [00:12] would you dare open a link that might be malware? [00:12] silverarrow: as safe as Ubuntu. [00:13] well, is that safe? [00:13] I got this link from a person I know, and something is weird [00:13] silverarrow: lol... i clicked this just to see what happened (nothing did)... http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/IndyGunFreak/virus.jpg [00:14] silverarrow: is it a link you can share? if you're nervous, i'll try it [00:14] lol [00:14] this one then http://venus-beauty.pl/tnx_you.htm [00:14] silverarrow: lubuntu is secure. [00:15] I think my friend is messed with somehow, stolen email identity [00:16] silverarrow: yeah, it doesn't really look right. [00:16] silverarrow: thats possible.. but that doesn't mean you're infected, it means she is [00:16] it's her name but her email address is different too [00:17] I have to let her know [00:17] silverarrow: there's a good example, they've probably gotten your name, out of her address book, and are spoofing her address [00:18] lets hope it's hers, and not mine [00:20] what's the best way to run MSie in lubuntu? wine? [00:20] and by best i mean easiest and tried and tested [00:20] aikInsaan: why on earth would you do that [00:21] as much as i hate ie there are a few web apps i run that only work on IE [00:21] that's why [00:22] aikInsaan: latest version of IE that i know of, that works on Linux, is IE 6, which is severely dated... [00:22] you can run it in playonlinux [00:23] That's a very old and bad/unsupported version [00:24] Unit193: thus my point [00:24] i'm not aware of anyway to make a current IE run in Linux (thankfully) [00:25] hmm....thanks [00:25] i am not too keen on IE either....gonna find a better alternative [00:27] Looks like a few versions of 8 are barely OK http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=25 [00:28] I have no problem with browsers, for everything except windows update or special microsoft functions [00:28] * phillw there are some spoofs available of ffox that allow IE versions to run, but I've not really played with them. I do still code for IE 6 exceptions in my web coding. [00:30] UserAgentSwitcher? [00:30] Unit193: yes [00:31] Ffox can interperate IE6 stuff, or at least used to do, I think it has now been dropped in the recent Ffox releases. [00:34] aikInsaan: under the WINE system IE6 is rated as silver, which is not perfect but quite resonable. http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?versionId=469 [00:35] phillw, yeah saw that...giving it a go [00:35] lets see [00:36] aikInsaan: a small hint... use the rc of WINE, not the stable. [00:36] rc? [00:37] This one? ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa [00:37] there is 'stable' WINE and the Release Candidate, I've always found WINE issues to be better sourced and responsive using the RC. [00:38] hmm...thanks [00:39] aikInsaan: http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=313 is the best place on *buntu systems to head for answers. [00:39] thanks phillw that's very helpful...will look into em [02:30] can i run lubuntu on 128 mb of ram? [02:30] hi === a is now known as Guest60466 [02:31] philipballew: lol, yes [02:31] Guest60466: hello === Guest60466 is now known as hoodie === hoodie is now known as hoodie-1 [02:32] i'm having issues with a java applet in chromium [02:32] i'm running lubuntu 11.04 [02:32] i have the latest iced tea and jre [02:32] the applet works, except most pop-ups [02:33] i enabled pop-ups [02:33] anyone have any ideas? [02:33] hoodie-1: what applet are you talking about? [02:33] anyone here?? [02:34] chat.parachat.com [02:34] the main chat window works... [02:34] but pm's don't work [02:35] hoodie-1: that will not be due to lubuntu [02:35] hoodie-1: more than likely the browser has a issue with it [02:36] it works in windows, i know that [02:36] i tried firefox in lubuntu [02:36] no luck [02:36] and opera as well [02:38] hoodie-1: seems to work fine for me in chromium [02:38] hoodie-1: did you try chromium in lubuntu? [02:38] that's my default [02:38] yes [02:40] fresh lubuntu install, updated, latest chromium, java jre, and iced tea [02:41] hoodie-1: can you give me the exact package name for the java you installed [02:41] ya 1 sec [02:42] hello [02:43] Semitones_tea: hello [02:44] i asked a question about how to bring up Grub if holding shift wasn't working [02:44] did anyone answer that? [02:45] icedtea-plugin ... and... [02:45] Semitones_tea: did you edit grub to show a timeout? [02:45] openjdk-6-jre [02:45] my cd drive is broken so I can't go in and change it that way [02:45] and dependencies for both [02:45] and I think the computer needs an IDE cdrom drive, I don't know if those are still made [02:47] hoodie-1: i dont have that icedtea plugin nor is it in my repositories (official ubuntu ones) [02:47] hoodie-1: i do have the 6-jre installed but thats it and i can access that site just fine [02:48] do pm's work? [02:48] Semitones_tea: you can edit grub thru the live install [02:48] hoodie-1: one sec [02:49] hoodie-1: ah on second view i see the plugin [02:49] icedtea one, it must ask me to run though [02:50] hoodie-1: how are pm's performed? [02:50] idk [02:51] hoodie-1: so how do you know they do not work? [02:51] stlsaint, I can't see how to do the live install though without a cd drive [02:51] when i try to send a private message, no little window loads [02:52] Semitones_tea: ok your asking how to get to grub which means you have a distro installed yes? [02:52] i got a little pop-up window from the parachat software once, but it was just an informational message [02:52] hoodie-1: how do you try sending private messages? [02:53] double-click on a nickname, or right click and select 'send pm' or however it's worded [02:53] hoodie-1: are you in there right now? what is your nick? [02:53] i'll go [02:54] a pm window popped up for me just now [02:54] what os/browser? [02:54] hoodie-1: ubuntu 10.04/chromium [02:55] i tried to find lubuntu 10.04, but it was kinda hard [02:55] hoodie-1: honestly i dont understand the point of that room [02:55] so i gave in and got 11.04 [02:55] random non-sense is all i see [02:55] there's a different room [02:55] hoodie-1: lubuntu 10.04 is on the main downloads page [02:55] 'over-25' it's usually called [02:56] stlsaint, yes, what happens is the Lubuntu splash screen pops up for a second, then I get an "startlxde not found, falling back" type error, then nothing except a pointer. [02:57] stlsaint, if I try to access a virtual terminal, the monitor says "frequency out of range" and I can't switch back to f8 either [02:57] Semitones_tea: that sounds like a xorg issue [02:58] Semitones_tea: i must leave for now but if you join the channel #ubuntu-beginners they will be able to continue helping you [02:58] Semitones_tea: just explain what is going on [02:58] ok thanks [02:58] hoodie-1: i would suggest putting lubuntu 10.04 on a usb drive or a install medium and try it live with that site [03:00] what url do u have for 10.04? [03:02] hoodie-1: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu#Downloading Lubuntu [03:11] yea i think i'll give 10.04 a try === semitones_blehbl is now known as semitones_ [03:45] ok this is the error I was getting: x session: unable to launch "startlxde" X session -- "startlxde" not found; falling back to the default session. (okay) [03:45] for educational purposes, anyone have any insights to what might have been going on? [06:12] I cant get lubuntu to work from a flash drive on my computer ? it just sits loading and then quits after a while [06:13] could any one give me some advice on how to get it to work ? [06:15] whats the command to load the gui ? [06:18] ? [06:18] startx [06:18] i tried that [06:18] says not found [06:19] welll, there's the problem [06:19] what should i do ? [06:19] startlubuntu [06:19] Not startx in this case [06:19] not ofund [06:19] found* [06:20] What is the current text on the screen? Do you see "busybox"? [06:20] (initramfs) _ [06:21] there was a message earlier but i hit help to try and find the commands [06:21] hold on ill restart it [06:21] Yikes! Like this http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/whiztech/blog-ukxb-01.png ? [06:22] it comes upwith a screen and askes me english ... and then askes if i want to try lubuntu without installing .. click it ... then loading [06:23] after a while it has a big paragraph of info ... hld on ill tell you what it says [06:26] it does say busy box [06:26] yeah, busybox is bad. [06:26] v1.17.1 [06:26] Do you know what CPU you have? [06:27] ........ init: line 7 : can't open udevadm settle- timeout of 180 seconds reached, the event queue contains: / sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7......................................................... [06:28] celeron D 3.2 ghz single core [06:28] Do you have fast internet/uncapped? [06:29] whatd you mean ? i have a wifi card for it [06:29] can you leech as much as you can without extra payments? [06:29] and someones internet :\ haha [06:29] haha [06:29] no payment [06:30] Im trying to set up this old comp to hook up to my tv so i can watch hulu and stuff [06:30] i bought it at the university for 30 bucks ... but it has no HD so i need to use a flash drive [06:30] man, stealing wifi, and using it to watch hulu, bet your neighbors love you. [06:30] lol [06:30] I have a 8GB flash drive in there and a usb wifi dongle [06:31] in finland it's loaning and our gov have free'ed it :D [06:31] it's legal to "borrow" wlan [06:31] lol [06:31] ehhh i doubt the notice ... their wifi name is set as netgear .... i dont think they are toooooo computer savy [06:32] KevBro: how fast is their connection? [06:32] idk [06:33] ill bet its comcast they probably have 11mb dl with 15 initial boost [06:33] thats the deal i sisnged up for .. but i havent paid my bill so im using theirs [06:33] something liek that [06:37] why does it matter though i cant even get a gui to load ... [06:37] let alone get the wifi card to work yet [06:39] any suggestions ? [06:46] ? [07:24] am using lubuntu 11.04 on a fujitsu siemens esprimo laptop and having a problem with the touchpad ,it is working ok except when i open a folder i canr open click any icon inside,please help [07:26] if i click an icon on the desktop it will open tho but icons inside a folder need to be opened by right click and choosing open or by the keyboard [07:45] thanks anyway === P4R4N01D1 is now known as P4R4N01D [13:40] how can i put an icon on the desktop? [13:47] bignono1: if you right click it, you will the option 'add to desktop' [13:47] *will see the* [13:53] I installed Kubuntu in one PC, it was a few slowly, then I decided to instal LXDE by installing lubuntu-desktop metapackage and all its dependencies, the result was an usable LXDE enviroment but without the Lubuntu default arkwork, it has LXDE upstream artkwork instead [14:06] EagleScreen: when you boot, is there the option to select kubuntu / lxde / lubuntu? From memory (and I could well be wrong), you get the option for lxde and lubuntu. Ensure you select lubuntu. [14:07] lubuntu will apply the lubuntu arkrowk? I will check it later [14:08] it should do. I have seen this discussed before, but cannot fully recall what was said. No doubt one of the support guys has a better memory than me :) [14:09] then what is Lxde one added for? [14:09] has it any sense? [14:09] I think it comes in when you add lubuntu to an existing installation. [14:10] I'm just looking through my logs now to see if I can find the discussion on it. [14:11] another question: how to create an applicatio launcher on the desktop? [14:16] application launcher is discussed in depth at the thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1492980 [14:23] so I must copy an edited .desktop file [14:23] . [14:26] I hope lxde implememnts an easier way to add a laucher to the desktop [14:29] hey everyone [14:30] I installed lubuntu yesterday, but I can't get boot to come up, all I get is boot rescue [14:30] I read on ubuntuforums that sometimes old bioses can't boot kernels off of a partition bigger than 8gb [14:31] so I guess I'll make a boot partition. Does anyone know how to move /boot to a new ext2 partition, and then tell the operating system that it lives there from now on? [14:42] semitones http://tekguru.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/howto-moving-boot-to-its-own-partition/ [14:43] looks like that's what you're after :) [14:44] although we use ext4 these days (that was written pre ext4) [14:56] phillw: when i right click i dont get add to desktop [14:57] bignono1: which icon do you want to add? [14:57] i only get to change the desktop and wallpaper [14:57] any icon [14:58] bignono1: you right click on the launch icon of the app you want to add... Use the start menu to get to the application you want, then right-click on that. [14:58] when i right click on a program on the meno nothing pups out [15:02] try using your mouse to.. Start, Office and then highlight AbiWord. Once AbiWord is highlighted right click on it. [15:03] nothing [15:04] which version of lubuntu are you using? [15:04] 11.04 [15:04] and ran the updates also [15:06] I am at a loss, I've just fired 11.04 up and it works fine for me :/ [15:06] maybe my synaptics update manager needs some fixing [15:07] that functionality has nothing to do with update manager. [15:07] idk when i was using ubuntu everything was ok [15:08] and running off lubuntu cd is somhow better than the install [15:08] somewhat [15:09] I can only guess the install did not fully work. [15:10] shuoldnt i get some warnning in that case? [15:12] thanks anyway phillw [15:12] i'll keep trying [15:26] phillw: got it now after a reboot [15:26] bignono1: good... I'm still very puzzled though! [15:27] but one thing is missing tho , clicking on an icon will not open it , must use the keyboard after highlighting [15:27] using touchpad , lapy [15:28] hmm, again, odd. works fine for me (also on laptop with touch-pad) [15:28] where is the folder to set the touch pad ? [15:29] it is not in /etc [15:30] i can close a window , restore and minimize tho [15:30] I don't know, I ave never had to alter any settings for my touch-pad. [15:38] do you think I should report a bug in the installer? [15:39] to keep people from making the same mistake i did [15:39] installer should check for old bios and big hard drive combination [16:12] semitones does it work now? === AmberJain is now known as AmberJ