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xubuntu590Hello01:12
bl00dyhey all i don't know how to login as root can somebody tell me ?01:29
bl00dynvm i found it01:30
charlie-tca!root01:31
ubottuDo not try to guess the root password, that is impossible. Instead, realise the truth... there is no root password. Then you will see that it is 'sudo' that grants you access and not the root password. Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo01:31
hyliani just wanted to introduce myself. I was a Ubuntu-er, now I am a Xubuntu-er.02:01
orngjce223Cool.02:02
orngjce223You have company, I trust.02:02
hylianI believe the move to unity will bring it's own xubuntu movement.02:03
hylianxubuntu is a million times better than unity in every shape and form.02:04
* hylian meant xfce02:04
hylianubottu xubuntu02:05
ubottuXubuntu is Ubuntu with Xfce instead of !GNOME. More info at http://www.xubuntu.org and http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/ - To install from Ubuntu: « sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop » - Join #xubuntu for support - See also: !Ubuntu and !Xubuntu-Channels02:05
hylianubottu !Xubuntu-Channels02:05
ubottuSupport: #xubuntu | Developer Discussion: #xubuntu-devel | Offtopic chatter: #xubuntu-offtopic02:05
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xubuntuhelp10:47
Sysiimpatience problem?10:49
jbrouhardlol10:49
visitor1re les gens11:16
bazhang!fr | visitor111:24
ubottuvisitor1: Ce canal est en anglais uniquement. Si vous avez besoin d'aide ou voulez discuter en français, veuillez taper /join #ubuntu-fr ou /join #ubuntu-qc. Merci.11:24
visitor1sorry11:24
AlexDevilLXHi all11:24
AlexDevilLXI'm currently using gnome11:25
AlexDevilLXbut i cant burn joilet disks11:25
knomebazhang, well usually we're allowing people to greet on any language they want ;)11:25
SysiAlexDevilLX: triple crosspost already, congrats11:27
AlexDevilLXWhat wm do you use?11:28
bazhangAlexDevilLX, what does that have to do with burning dvd's11:28
AlexDevilLXthere is no joilet11:28
bazhangAlexDevilLX, its JOLIET11:29
AlexDevilLXin Xfburn11:29
Sysijust burn data disk and it should work on any OS you can think of11:29
Sysiif it isn't joliet, ufs works too11:29
AlexDevilLXso i should use gnomebaker or xfburn?11:30
Sysiwhatever you prefer11:30
bazhangAlexDevilLX, use what you wish.11:30
AlexDevilLXthey are similar11:30
bazhangAlexDevilLX, so choose one.11:31
dean_Hey all I have just installed Xubuntu so far it looks cool but I don't know whether you can confirm but it doesn't seem any lighter than Ubuntu is this the case?11:31
bazhangdean_, depends11:31
dean_bazhang, On what?11:31
bazhangthe full xubuntu-desktop?11:31
Sysiit should use sligthly less RAM, otherly not really "lighter"11:31
bazhangdean_, on what you installed11:32
dean_bazhang, I have installed the cd11:32
dean_bazhang, 11.0411:32
bazhangxubuntu.iso ?11:32
dean_bazhang, Yeah11:32
dean_bazhang, I haven't installed it inside Ubuntu11:32
Sysiif you have 1GB ram, it doesn't really matter what you're using11:33
dean_I have 1.5gb ram11:33
Sysishouldn't notice any difference beetween desktops11:34
Sysi*between11:34
dean_Could someone tell me if 11.04 is better than 10.04?11:34
Sysiit has newer xfce and newer kernel, but 10.04 is LTS11:34
bazhangdean_, entirely subjective11:34
dean_bazhang, Reason I ask is cos Ubuntu 11.04 sucks didn't know whether Xubuntu had issues too11:35
bazhangdean_, sucks is not very clear11:35
bazhangdean_, if you want to actually get support, ie troubleshoot11:35
dean_Ok I mean Unity lol11:36
bazhangclassic is available11:36
AlexDevilLXwow11:36
AlexDevilLXgnomebaker11:37
AlexDevilLXwow11:37
AlexDevilLXshiki-wise on xfce11:37
bazhang?11:37
SysiIRC isn't blog11:37
dean_AlexDevilLX, Is gnomebaker equivalent too k3b?11:38
AlexDevilLXno11:38
dean_bazhang, I was mainly asking whether performance should be a lot faster on Xubuntu11:38
AlexDevilLXbut it supports JOLIET11:38
Sysibazhang: what is the point of trolling where you can kick him?11:39
dean_Is Xfburn any good cos for some reason I can't use Brasero11:39
bazhangdean_, whats the error11:39
Sysixfburn has worked well for me (better than brasero)11:39
dean_Cd Drive isn't authorised or something like that11:39
bazhangindeed11:39
bazhangdean_, pastebin the actual full error11:40
dean_bazhang, Its gone now but I experienced it when I burnt the Xubuntu iso had to use k3b but obviously I want a non kde burner11:40
dean_Ok well one more question before I leave you alone can Chromium have  a adblock like firefox?11:43
Sysik3b is great burner, but xfburn has worked for me also11:43
dean_Sysi, I will give it a go thanks for that11:44
bazhangdean_, not sure about that; does the chromium homepage or the preferences reference that?11:44
dean_bazhang, Theres one for Chrome but not Chromium11:44
Sysichrome extensions work on chromium11:45
Sysiat least both adblocks work11:45
dean_Sysi, Oh ok cool I will give it a go I find Firefox a tiny bit slower than Chromium but thats just my opinion lol11:45
Sysi(a fact actually, I just prefer firefox usability)11:47
dean_Sysi, I find even with adblock it still has them pop up regardless what list I use11:48
dean_Can someone tell me how to enable quick filter on Xubuntu its really annoying not been able to use it on here?11:49
dean_On Synaptic sorry11:49
AlexDevilLXok12:00
AlexDevilLXHi all12:27
AlexDevilLXCan i make http://alexdevillx.deviantart.com/#/d4123gc in XFCE12:27
AlexDevilLXi mean sound icon with sound settings and rhythmbox12:27
AlexDevilLXenvelope with pidgin12:28
AlexDevilLXibus12:28
Sysiit's there by default on xubuntu12:28
AlexDevilLXsame icons?12:29
AlexDevilLXlike in screenshot?12:29
Sysiany icon theme you want12:29
AlexDevilLXok12:30
AlexDevilLXwhats lock screen command12:30
Sysixflock4, default binding ctrl alt del iirc12:31
AlexDevilLXxfce vs awesome?13:17
bazhang!best | AlexDevilLX13:19
ubottuAlexDevilLX: Usually, there is no single "best" application to perform a given task. It's up to you to choose, depending on your preferences, features you require, and other factors. Do NOT take polls in the channel. If you insist on getting people's opinions, ask BestBot in #ubuntu-bots.13:19
bazhangAlexDevilLX, /join #ubuntu-bots13:19
Sysiawesome is just a WM, you can use it on xfce13:20
AlexDevilLXah13:22
Sysiinstall and try is fairly good method to do things13:22
AlexDevilLXshould i use xfce or gnome13:32
charlie-tcaPlease stop asking13:32
charlie-tcaYou are the only one that can make these decisions.13:32
AlexDevilLXok13:33
AlexDevilLXwhat are default apps?13:33
SaaMmYxfce13:34
charlie-tcaThose applications installed when you install a distribution13:34
SaaMmYin xubuntu13:34
AlexDevilLXubuntu or slackware13:35
AlexDevilLXi want to become linux pro13:35
bazhangAlexDevilLX, thats enough13:36
charlie-tcaAlexDevilLX: You have been asked many times to stop asking which is best/which to use13:36
AlexDevilLXok13:37
AlexDevilLXI'll stop that13:37
charlie-tcaAsking again will get you kicked from this channel, it is not going to get another warning13:37
AlexDevilLXI'll not do that because i'll need to get tech support from this channel13:39
hylianis there a way to richt click a image and have the option of setting that image as wallpaper in xfce?13:40
AlexDevilLXheh13:40
charlie-tcahylian: not at this time.13:41
AlexDevilLXthere should be scripts to do that13:41
hyliangood to know, i guess i'll have to do some google-ing again...13:42
AlexDevilLXtry thundar scripts13:43
gridcubethunar13:44
hyliani found this... xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path -s %f13:44
hyliani could build my own script using that method, I think...13:45
hylianhey thanks guys, there's a thunar wallpaper plugin already made :)13:46
LogicallyDashingMy window decorations are gone. I have purged every package in xubuntu-desktop that's not also in ubuntu-minimal, and reinstalled, and I still have no window decorations. What do I do.13:54
charlie-tcaIs the xfwm app running?13:55
charlie-tcahow about xfsettingsd ?13:55
charlie-tcaubuntu is not the same as xubuntu, I don't which packages they use to control that.13:56
charlie-tcaDid you install compiz?13:56
LogicallyDashingxfwm doesn't seem to be running13:56
LogicallyDashingweird13:56
charlie-tcaAlt+F2, xfwm413:56
LogicallyDashing...that did it13:57
LogicallyDashingI wonder why that didn't start at login? I'll check my session13:57
LogicallyDashingThanks charlie-tca13:57
charlie-tcaIt does get lost sometimes, if it doesn't start next time, add it to Settings -> Sessions and Startup, Autostart tab13:58
gridcubecharlie-tca: thats one of the top 10 :D13:58
charlie-tcaPlease!13:58
AlexDevilLXHi, where can i get xubuntu 11.10 with kernel v3 for 32bit in DVD14:21
bazhang#ubuntu+1 for 11.10 questions AlexDevilLX14:22
hyliani installed cups-pdf because i like to back things up that way, especially internet orders. anyways, in ubuntu it would put the file it created in the pdf folder under /home/username. but in my xubuntu it is not there, any suggestions?14:39
Sysicreate that folder yourself14:40
hylianum, the folder IS there, the files i printed with "cups-pdf" are not, but supposed to be.14:45
hylianSysi, um, the folder IS there, the files i printed with "cups-pdf" are not, but supposed to be.14:45
hylianok, they were not there before, but now have shown up...??14:46
hylianwell, thanks anyways...14:46
charlie-tcaAlexDevilLX: Xubuntu does not create any dvd builds14:46
charlie-tcaYou can get the daily images for cd at14:47
charlie-tca!daily14:47
ubottuDaily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Ubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/current/ and http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/14:47
charlie-tcathat's wrong14:47
gridcubebut they are pretty unstable might i say14:47
charlie-tcarepy is !daily #xubuntu Daily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Xubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily/current/ and http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/14:48
charlie-tcaThey are development images, and will break after installing14:49
gridcubehttp://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/          doenst exist14:49
charlie-tcaheh14:49
charlie-tcathat too14:49
charlie-tcawe are trying to find what broke, though14:49
AlexDevilLXwhat?14:57
AlexDevilLXX(14:57
charlie-tcaAll daily-live / Desktop images for 11.10 are broken today15:05
charlie-tcaYou can install using the Alternate / daily image, but read the release notes and support for 11.10 will be in #ubuntu+115:06
ChristopherNGHello, HOpe everyone is doing good today16:19
gridcube:) better than some worse than others16:19
ChristopherNGoh btw grid I got my HDMI output sorted 100%16:20
ChristopherNGCHarlie asked me to write a wiki how to on on for xubuntu16:20
ChristopherNGFrom what I can tell alot of the problem is because unlike ubuntu there is no "add monitor" button in the display settings for xubuntu.16:20
ChristopherNGAlso if you were outputting to a different monitor using xubuntu, Xubuntu for some reason triest to make the same output for the old monitor to the new monitor.16:21
ChristopherNGSo spending all day playing around with xrandr to change the old settings for the old monitor to meet the requirements of the new screen is completely pointless.16:21
charlie-tcaThat's why a wiki page explaining how to in Xubuntu would help. We know there is a difference, but if the user that never tried Ubuntu wanted to do it, how would it work?16:24
ChristopherNGcharlie-tca: Im running a test with a xubuntu 10.04 lts to see if it works for it.16:25
charlie-tcaGreat!16:26
ChristopherNGem, anyone got any ideas how to get sound from the hdmi of my laptop out from my television speakers?16:48
ChristopherNGhdmi carries both sound and picture16:48
Sysitry with pavucontrol17:00
ChristopherNGim trying using pavucontrol not much luck so far17:16
gridcubeChristopherNG: http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=537117:29
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charlie-tca!daily18:00
ubottuDaily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Ubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/current/ and http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/18:00
charlie-tcareply is !daily #xubuntu Daily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Xubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily/current/ and http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/18:01
charlie-tca!no, !daily #xubuntu Daily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Xubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily/current/ and http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/18:02
ubottucharlie-tca: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)18:02
charlie-tca!no, daily #xubuntu Daily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Xubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily/current/ and http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/18:02
ubottucharlie-tca: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)18:02
Unit193.. !daily-#xubuntu is <reply#xubuntu Daily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Xubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily/current/ and http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/>18:02
Unit193Almost like that (Close the reply )18:02
charlie-tcadid it work?18:02
Unit193!daily-#xubuntu is <repl>y#xubuntu Daily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Xubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily/current/ and http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/>18:03
Unit193"Your edit request has been forwarded to #ubuntu-ops.  Thank you for your attention to detail"18:03
charlie-tcaThat's better then18:03
Unit193Close, I cut off the y18:03
Unit193Wouldn't you like that for #xubuntu-devel too?18:05
charlie-tcaI don't care so much there, most of the users come in here looking18:06
charlie-tcaI suppose it would be nice, but it is needed here more18:06
Unit193You in #ubuntu-ops ?18:09
charlie-tcayes18:12
charlie-tca!daily18:12
ubottuDaily builds of the CD images of the current development version of Xubuntu are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily/current/ and http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/18:12
charlie-tcavery nice18:13
charlie-tcaThanks for your help with that18:13
Unit193Sure, the person in -ops did most :D18:13
ChristopherNGAlthough im a full time accounting student, im thinking of taking on a part time course to get a CCNA from cisco as more of a hobby is that a good or bad idea?18:55
ChristopherNGIe doing my degree work and getting a CCNA18:55
ChristopherNGdang i thought this was offtopic sorry18:55
charlie-tcaI don't have an answer. I have no certificates newer than 10 years old18:58
TheSheepChristopherNG: maybe join offtopic? :)19:05
ChristopherNGlol19:07
rdeggeshi all, quick question: I'd like to basically replace the default xubuntu terminal program with the gnome terminal. Is this possible? How can I do this?19:09
charlie-tcaum, apt-get install gnome-terminal, apt-get remove xfce4-terminal19:09
jarnosre19:35
jarnosrdegges, set it in applications > settings > settings manager > preferred applications19:37
charlie-tcaGood point19:38
CrazyGirdoes xubuntu do anything funky with grub's menu.lst in 11.04?19:42
CrazyGirI don't have /boot/grub/menu.lst as one would expect19:42
charlie-tcaShouldn't be one19:44
jarnosCrazyGir, it uses newer version of grub that is configured differently.19:44
charlie-tcamenu.lst was in grub1, we have used grub2 for a couple of releases already19:44
charlie-tca!grub19:45
ubottuGRUB2 is the default Ubuntu boot manager since 9.10 (Karmic). Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub - For more information and troubleshooting for GRUB2 please refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2 - See !grub1 for releases before Karmic (9.10)19:45
CrazyGir okies, thank you19:50
CrazyGiris it me, or is all the coolness of Grub2 shadowed by the fact that none of it is decipherable any more?19:52
CrazyGirI'd like to add an entry, one would have hoped that had been made simpler, not more complicated :P19:52
charlie-tcaRead those references, they explain how to add your entry in /etc/grub19:55
CrazyGirI'm ok there19:55
charlie-tcaoh, maybe that is /etc/grub.d/19:55
CrazyGirmy comments were about increasing complexity19:55
CrazyGirsomething linux seems (to me) to continue to fail to improve19:55
meth3i think having xubuntu-desktop installed while trying to upgrade ubuntu broke the dist-upgrade... it stopped in the middle of it and complained about xubuntu-desktop missing some deps and then apparently it looks like it never finished installing correctly.. when i do it again it says everything is up to date but the deafult ubuntu desktop is clearly not unity .. and allot of things are weird like clicking on the sound icon doens't la20:00
meth3the deafult sound card tool doesn't launch at all either20:00
charlie-tcaThat is probably true20:00
Sysihow did you so the upgrade?20:00
Sysis/so/do20:01
charlie-tcamaybe remove xubuntu-desktop, then install ubuntu-desktop20:01
meth3lol yea i could try that i guess20:02
meth3i just used their tool20:02
charlie-tcaYes, 10.10 to 11.04 fails if more than one -desktop meta-package is installed20:02
meth3that really really sucks20:03
meth3the tool should detect that20:03
meth3at least a warning20:03
meth3it's not called like unity-desktop now or something ?20:04
charlie-tcaBelieve that was in the release notes for 11.0420:04
charlie-tcano20:04
meth3not that i even want unity.. from my experience it makes old machines slower20:04
charlie-tcaunity is just the shell-session20:05
meth3well yea perhaps i should have read but then again the tool says, "upgrade to new distro! just click here!" and for normal people they will never read.. ubuntu=normal-people-distro20:05
charlie-tcaclassic is gnome2, if you prefer not to have unity20:05
charlie-tcaWell, where do they warn you then?20:05
meth3they should integrate it right into the update tool20:06
charlie-tcanormal people don't really add other desktops, either.20:06
meth3lol20:06
meth3but their friends might for htem :]20:06
meth3then again they actually might though if you just browse the site it talks about other versions of ubuntu20:07
Sysimeth3: complain after you've checked if you get problems after removing other desktop and finished upgrade :)20:07
meth3well it's not just complaining it's progress right ?20:07
meth3if someone asks me which linux / how to get linux  i tell them to use ubuntu cause it was classically marketed as easy to use alternative to main stream os like windows20:08
charlie-tcahopefully those same "friends" will learn to tell people to read the notes before doing things20:08
meth3ah i can't tell my mom to do that.. anyway i started the upgrade but none the less ubuntu is supposed to , "just work" ..20:09
Sysicharlie-tca: it propably would be wise to attach release notes / upgrade guide to update manager20:09
meth3maybe it was there..20:09
meth3but i can't see why instead of notes it could just on it's own detect if more than one desktop is installed and tell the user to make a choice.. or better yet why does it break in the first place ?20:10
meth3probably better to just make it work correctly with more than one installed20:10
charlie-tcaWell, if we could, we would...20:11
Sysicanonical killing other desktops :G20:11
meth3it was probably something they didn't forsee ? but by now ubuntu should be used to this..20:11
charlie-tcaSysi: I don't canonical is responsible for that. I believe it goes to Ubuntu/Unity20:11
charlie-tcaAny way, it makes no difference. It is noted, and it does happen.20:12
meth3Sysi: well i could definitively picture of default ubuntu doesn't know how to upgrade xubuntu properly.. but xubuntu-desktop being installed caused the normal ubuntu desktop to not upgrade properly ..20:12
SysiI wonder if it's still there in 11.1020:12
charlie-tcaComplaints noted20:12
charlie-tcaI guess reading the release notes would say, huh?20:12
meth3well beyond release notes .. I'm thinking more of how to fix it now so it doesn't do this20:13
meth3is there a team that works on the update manager /20:13
charlie-tcaBugs are on file for it20:13
meth3i could probably help20:14
meth3or would be interested20:14
meth3hm there is no #ubuntu-dev ?20:16
Sysi!dev20:17
ubottuInterested in becoming an Ubuntu Developer? Get started here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment20:17
meth3cool thanks20:17
meth3is there steps documented on how to fix it once you already tried to do a dist upgrade with more htan one desktop installed ?20:18
meth3I'm installing ubuntu-desktop right now but just asking for later20:19
charlie-tcaThe only workaround is remove all but one desktop, upgrade, install other desktops again20:20
meth3yea but to late for that20:20
meth3now i gotta fix it20:20
deanHey all I have just installed all my programs and updates and I had to reboot when it started up it came up with a message showing starting without admin priviledges what does this mean?20:24
deanYou will not be able to apply any changes. However, you can still export the marked changes or create a download script for them.20:25
meth3hm apparently i don't have hardware support for unity20:30
Sysiif you want to check it out, you can install unity-2d20:30
meth3i have used it before but when i login to a user for the first time i get a message about not being able to support it20:31
meth3i guess it needs 3d acceleration ?20:31
meth3oh i see what your saying20:31
deanCan anyone see my messages?20:32
meth3no20:32
deanthanks meth320:33
slipkid08hello all21:43
charlie-tca!hi | slipkid0821:46
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Troy^will doing a sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop from a regular ubuntu 11.04 cause any issues?23:13
GridCubeno23:14
GridCubewell it shouldnt23:14
Troy^so i will still have all my other gui's23:14
GridCubeyes23:15
Troy^im a gnome 2 user23:15
Troy^i just want to give xfce a go23:15
GridCube;) welcome to try it23:15
Troy^i hate unity, and dont want to try gnome 3 :S23:16
Troy^so when 11.10 comes out ill probablly use xfce if i like it23:16
GridCube:( hating is bad, you should dislike, not hate23:16
Troy^ok well i dislike23:16
Troy^lol23:16
GridCubeoh well i do dislike unity a lot, but then again i've always been a xubuntu user23:17
Troy^yea im a big gnome 2 fan23:18
GridCubeI like it better than gnome or kde since like ever, but then again its a question of personal tastes, xfce has a thing for simplicity, that might make some people scream, like for example, you cant just toss arround icons on your desktop because it needs to fit into an "icon grid" sort of saying, i like that, some people don't23:19
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Troy^it added tons of apps to my gnome applications list23:47
Troy^:S23:47
ChristopherNGAnyone else notice that sometimes the desktop wallpaper they select disappears the next time they reboot?23:58
charlie-tcathen either xfsettingsd or xfwm4 did not start23:59

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