[00:13] <knightvoid> hi all
[03:14] <CaseyPC> Does anyone know how I can install eee-control on 11.04?
[03:18] <urlin2u> CaseyPC, please don't double post multiple channels.
[03:27] <r4y> How do I search through zip files for the name of a file within?
[08:07] <Space-Duck>  /j #php
[08:07] <Space-Duck> oops
[13:35] <democrezy> i am a new user .I install some updates from update manager in ubuntu 11.04 then software centre got disabled and also update manager was not responding.When i restarted ubuntu, keyboard was not detected and i had to reconnect keyboard cable.Then i reinstall ubuntu. Can anybody explain me what was the problem?
[13:38] <nlsthzn> democrezy, ouch... I suspect that the problem would have been easier to troubleshoot before you re-installed... now the problem has been erased basically so troubleshooting is impossible...
[13:38] <democrezy> but what was problem?
[13:39] <democrezy> i restarted 10 times but my keyboard was not detected????
[13:39] <Sidewinder1> democrezy, Did you perhaps have update Mgr, still running when you started Software Center?
[13:40] <democrezy> no, i restarted system 5-6 times and click on software centre icon but no response
[13:41] <democrezy> friend can u tell me why keyboard was not detected although mouse was detected?
[13:42] <Sidewinder1> democrezy, I'm sorry, I can't really trouble-shoot; as nlsthzn said, the reinstall will have erased any logs, error messages, etc. :-(
[13:44] <democrezy> Also i cannot add or remove icons from side dock in ubuntu 11.04.
[13:44] <democrezy> neither i can create shortcuts..
[13:45] <Sidewinder1> I use 10.04 so I can't address 11.04 specific issues, sorry.
[13:45] <nlsthzn> democrezy, as soon as an application is running you can right click the icon and click on "stay in launcher"
[13:45] <democrezy> 11.04 is similar to 10.04 almost...
[13:47] <nlsthzn> democrezy, nope... with 11.04 Ubuntu introduced Unity... which isn't present in 10.04
[13:47] <democrezy> How can i enhance visual effects?
[13:48] <democrezy> ya, but for a new user like me, it is of no use...
[13:55] <nlsthzn> democrezy, sorry I don't have more or better answers for you... but the unity interface is getting better and better, soon Ubuntu 11.10 will come (October) and it will be even more mature...
[13:56] <democrezy> ok thanks for support
[14:34] <Ptitrist> Hi
[14:34] <Ptitrist> Someone can help me please ?
[14:35] <Ptitrist> I can't use my terminal..
[16:24] <PDSmedia> how do I copy a file into a root subdirectory using the file browser vs terminal?
[16:30] <Sidewinder1> PDSmedia, Try, in terminal "gksudo nautilus" that will provide root priv. BE CAREFUL!
[16:36] <Sidewinder1> PDSmedia, Just curious, how did you make out?
[16:37] <PDSmedia> sidewinder1:  I'm working on it
[16:38] <Sidewinder1> PDSmedia, Please keep me updated; planning on loggin' off soon.
[16:40] <PDSmedia> sidewinder1: b4 u go, I can't find a way to update open office by adding a software source
[16:40] <PDSmedia> I looked on the open office site and 3.3 is available as a deb file, but I rather add launchpad.net as a source
[16:41] <Sidewinder1> PDSmedia, Why not just use Synaptic? Or do you need a newer version.
[16:41] <Sidewinder1> Of Office, that is?
[16:44] <PDSmedia> sidewinder1: is that another source server?
[16:44] <PDSmedia> sidewinder1: I'm using open office 3.2 and want 3.3
[16:46] <Sidewinder1> PDSmedia, Synaptic is a package manager. If you're trying to upgrade packages beyond your current distro version; that's not supported and a bad idea. Unless you really knoe what you're doin'.
[16:46] <PDSmedia> sidewinder1: now I see that Synaptic is a package manage on my system.  let me see if the newer version shows
[16:47] <Sidewinder1> PDSmedia, While we're at it, please pardon my typing skills, or lack thereof. :-)
[16:48] <PDSmedia> sidewinder1: 3.3 is not showing
[16:49] <PDSmedia> sidewinder1: the way I finally got Firefox updated was to add this source to my package manager
[16:49] <PDSmedia> http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu
[16:49] <Sidewinder1> PDSmedia, If it's 'not showing' you'll have to "go another path" which, as stated earlier can be somewhat tricky.
[16:50] <PDSmedia> sidewinder1: thanks
[16:50] <Sidewinder1> PDSmedia, I prefer LTS; therefore do not use PPAs...
[16:50] <Sidewinder1> 10.04 here.
[16:50] <Sidewinder1> My pleasure. :-)
[16:51] <Sidewinder1> Have a great day!
[17:25] <amartin> Hello. I have lost the ability to connect to my Ubuntu via SSH. I get "Network Error: Connection Refused. Any Suggestions?
[19:59] <earthling_> Anyone else having problems with Firefox 6 high memory usage?
[22:54] <leeanne> I am trying to clean up my system in order to facilitate updates.  when I go to terminal to run get clean, the system says :leeanne@leeanne:~$ apt-get clean
[22:54] <leeanne> E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
[22:54] <leeanne> E: Unable to lock the download directory
[22:55] <leeanne> anyone able to assist?
[22:56] <philipballew> leeanne, i can help
[22:56] <leeanne> awesome thank you phillip
[22:56] <philipballew> when you see the terminal say permission dennied like that it is because you are not root
[22:57] <leeanne> what does root mean?
[22:57] <leeanne> I know in dos but not in linux...
[22:57] <philipballew> its super user
[22:57] <philipballew> you can become root in the terminal by typing sudo at the beginning of a comand
[22:57] <leeanne> or maybe how do I get in root would be better question
[22:57] <philipballew> *command
[22:58] <leeanne> hmmm...let me try quickly and see what happens...
[22:58] <philipballew> so i type sudo command i want to enter
[22:58] <philipballew> go for it :)
[22:58] <leeanne> I just get another command line,,leeanne@leeanne
[22:59] <escott> leeanne, and if a gui application complains that it doesnt haver permissions use gksudo instead of sudo
[22:59] <leeanne> no action appears to have happened..
[22:59] <philipballew> where did you hear about apt-get clean
[23:00] <philipballew> a guide?
[23:00] <leeanne> searched it
[23:00] <philipballew> if so its odd they didnt say sudo
[23:00] <leeanne> yes, tried to update and system advised to run sudo get clean
[23:00] <leeanne> did say sudo
[23:00] <philipballew> can you post what the error said when you update?
[23:00] <leeanne> but then I read about terminal and applications and did not realize what sudo meant
[23:00] <philipballew> or what else did it say
[23:00] <leeanne> posting now
[23:01]  * philipballew prepares for giant post he's gonna get yelled at for
[23:02] <leeanne> leeanne@leeanne:~$ sudo apt-get clean
[23:02] <leeanne> leeanne@leeanne:~$
[23:03] <leeanne> above it what displays using sudo
[23:03] <philipballew> no what was the error that told you to run that
[23:03] <leeanne> oh, the system cannot update, no room or memory or something
[23:03] <leeanne> which is confusing because it will add programs
[23:03] <leeanne> added this chat program no problem
[23:03] <leeanne> but not enough mem to add updates
[23:04] <escott> leeanne, when you install a package it downloads the install package but never deletes it until you apt-get clean
[23:04] <philipballew> ^ very true
[23:04] <leeanne> the problem I have it that it won
[23:04] <leeanne> will not let me get clean..ha ha
[23:05] <escott> leeanne, you can check your disk usage (and see how much free space you have) with "df -h" in the terminal. the absence of output from sudo apt-get clean means it was successful, but its unclear what if any free space you got for that action
[23:05] <leeanne> ees verboten=
[23:05] <philipballew> maybe it did clean. and not show output. mine never shows output
[23:05] <leeanne> really?  I guess I am used to script in dos
[23:05] <philipballew> good ol' dos
[23:06] <escott> leeanne, apt-get autoclean will print out the names of the files it preserves, but no good reason to print out the files you just deleted
[23:06] <escott> leeanne, you can check if a command succeed by running "echo $?" immediately after it finishes. a 0 indicates success
[23:06] <leeanne> ok, thank you so much, I will try to update and see what happens.  i did try the df-h but terminal does not recognize...
[23:07] <escott> leeanne, df[space]-h
[23:08] <leeanne> df h gets this
[23:08] <leeanne> Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
[23:08] <leeanne> /dev/sda2             3.4G  3.1G  135M  96% /
[23:08] <leeanne> varrun                247M  100K  247M   1% /var/run
[23:08] <leeanne> varlock               247M     0  247M   0% /var/lock
[23:08] <leeanne> udev                  247M   36K  247M   1% /dev
[23:08] <leeanne> devshm                247M     0  247M   0% /dev/shm
[23:08] <leeanne> lrm                   247M  1.9M  245M   1% /lib/modules/2.6.24-24-lpia/volatile
[23:08] <leeanne> gvfs-fuse-daemon      3.4G  3.1G  135M  96% /home/leeanne/.gvfs
[23:09] <leeanne> thank you phillip!
[23:09] <escott> leeanne, /dev/sda2 (your systems main filesystem) is very small. if possible you should make it bigger
[23:09] <leeanne> as in add sticks?
[23:09] <leeanne> I use a netbook
[23:09] <leeanne> try to keep my stuff on thumbs
[23:10] <escott> the one thing you can do, is put any non-critical system files on a USB stick and use fstab to map them into the location you want
[23:11] <leeanne> sorry escott..but what is fstab? :)
[23:11] <escott> but certainly avoid keeping music or large graphics files (games) on that system, with only 3.4Gb you want a very lean installation
[23:11] <escott> so unlike DOS unix does not have drive letters
[23:12] <escott> instead the storage devices are attached to the existing tree
[23:12] <leeanne> ok,makes sense
[23:12] <escott> so /dev/sda2 is your / partition
[23:12] <leeanne> ahh.  interesting
[23:12] <escott> and you can attach a usb stick into another location like /media/music
[23:12] <escott> fstab is the file that controls the default location of those attachment points
[23:13] <escott> there are some files like say /usb/share/games which are not required to boot or get a functional system
[23:13] <leeanne> i think i get it
[23:13] <leeanne> which kinda scares me.
[23:13] <leeanne> ha ha
[23:13] <escott> you could put those on an external usb, and add an entry that attaches a USB identified by a partiticular UUID to that location
[23:14] <leeanne> I will try to do so.  I tend to stay away from managing the system because i find it confusing, but you explain well.  have reached a point where I cannot ignore anylonger...
[23:14] <leeanne> thanks so very much.  I bravely dive into Unbuntu...Linux...YIKES
[23:15] <leeanne> have a great day...from Alaska!
[23:15] <escott> you too