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chickenboneDoes anybody know how I can disable my mouse pad on my laptop? It's driving me crazy.01:14
Unit193Either synaptics (not the package manager), or Menu > Settings > Settings Manager > mouse01:20
ishIs there a generic way to not have the theme override the look of application tray icons..  eg: dropbox, pidgin?04:20
chaospsychexcan someone give me a link to the b43-firmware pkg for 11.10 ?05:33
xubuntuuserdo people actually use this?07:53
knome"this" ?07:54
xubuntuuserinstallan 10.0.4.2 LTS07:54
xubuntuuserthe IRC channel07:54
xubuntuusersaw the old "you are now installing the latest version of xubuntu!" thing and lol'd07:54
xubuntuuserthen saw the IRC channel notice07:54
xubuntuuserand wondered how active it was07:54
knomeat the time of release, that was true07:54
xubuntuuseri know that..07:54
knomewe are very active07:54
xubuntuuseris there any advantage to 11.10?07:54
knome11.10 is very stable too07:55
xubuntuuseri personally hate ubuntu > 10.10 so far07:55
xubuntuuserubuntu 11.04 was miserable07:55
xubuntuuserworst ubuntu shock ever07:55
xubuntuusernot sure about xubuntu07:55
knomei don't know much about ubuntu desktop07:55
xubuntuuserif it comes with all the bloat...07:55
knomexubuntu has been stable all the time07:55
xubuntuuseri'm not concerned about stability as much07:55
xubuntuuserthen i'd be using loldebian07:55
xubuntuuserminimalism07:55
xubuntuuserand #! is too minimal (read: useless)07:56
xubuntuuserubuntu 11+ comes with loads of bloat07:56
xubuntuuserbut to be fair i haven't tried xubuntu 11+07:56
knomexubuntu has a minimal amount of bloat07:56
xubuntuuserimo one of the biggest perks of xubuntu is minimal bloat with maximum usability07:56
xubuntuuseralthough 10.04 has some very annoying bugs07:57
knomemm-hmm, i agree07:57
xubuntuusereven LOTS07:57
xubuntuuserLTS07:57
xubuntuuserthe keyring bug is infuriating if you are trying to go headless07:57
knomewe actually just had a meeting about the "LTS" thing in xubuntu yesterday, and we might just dump it07:57
knomesince every xubuntu release has been as stable07:57
xubuntuuseri don't see how LTS is worth it at all07:57
knomeso you might just want to install 11.007:57
xubuntuuserthe LTS i use has bugs in it07:57
knomefor ubuntu it maybe is07:58
xubuntuusermeh07:58
xubuntuuserinstalling on old hardware07:58
xubuntuuserthat doesn't usb boot07:58
xubuntuuserand don't have any cd-rs laying around07:58
xubuntuuseri guess just update via internet07:58
knomewhen they can use lots of manpower to make sure everything is as stable as possible07:58
knomemmh07:58
knomeupgrade to 11.10 might break though, in some rare cases07:58
xubuntuuserfrom 10.0.4.2 --> 11.10?07:58
knomethat's because ubuntu switched from /var/run to /run etc07:58
knomewell, you can't even upgrade directly07:58
xubuntuuseralso07:59
xubuntuuserlol07:59
xubuntuuserupstart jobs07:59
knomeyou need to upgrade to 10.10 and then 11.04 and then 11.1007:59
xubuntuusergoodbye init.d07:59
xubuntuuseroh boy07:59
xubuntuusertroll updating07:59
xubuntuuser3 update processes07:59
xubuntuuseri'll just find a CD i guess07:59
knomeyou could wait for 12.04 and upgrade directly that (LTS->LTS works)07:59
xubuntuuseryou guys do a nice job otherwise though07:59
knomethanks07:59
xubuntuuserjust ifnished another 10.04.2 install08:00
xubuntuusergreetings from cornell08:00
S_SubZeroi installed xubuntu 11.10 today, checking it out.  Researching my questions before I ask them08:00
xubuntuuserour campus direct connect hub hardware uses xubuntu exclusively08:00
knomexubuntuuser, :)08:01
xubuntuuserif the ivy league uses it, it must be good08:01
knomei got to go08:02
knomewife is waiting08:02
knomesee you all later, enjoy, and good luck with the support questions08:02
xubuntuuserenjoy08:03
xubuntuusertbh though08:03
xubuntuusermost people say xubuntu is quite painful on the eyes08:03
xubuntuuserbut that's not why i use it08:03
xubuntuuserand i will admit it isn't too flashy08:03
well_laid_lawnI think it looks good in blue08:04
S_SubZerois there a way to get another browser (ie. Chromium) to actually BE the default browser?  xubuntu really, really, REALLY likes Firefox08:04
well_laid_lawnhave a look at   exo-preferred-applications   in a terminal08:05
xubuntuuserjust use chromium...08:06
xubuntuuseri've installed chromium08:06
xubuntuuserand deleted firefox08:06
xubuntuuserimo firefox is trash08:06
S_SubZerothat file is greek to me, it's only one line tho and doesn't seem to launch any browser specifically08:08
well_laid_lawnit'll launch the gui config for your preferred apps08:09
S_SubZeroyeah, unfortunately the actual results are not what is expected08:10
well_laid_lawnwhat happened?08:10
S_SubZerowell I installed Chromium.  then I launched it.  I went to Preferences, and chose "make Chromium my default browser"08:11
S_SubZeronow to me, that seems like it should do the trick08:11
S_SubZeroso I went to run "web browser" (the generic icon in the dock or under the application menu) and it throws up the eco window08:12
S_SubZerothe exo "choose the browser" thing08:12
S_SubZeroChromium isn't there, I needed to select it from the filesystem manually08:12
S_SubZeroChromium starts, informing me "Chromium is not your default browser."08:12
S_SubZeroif I make it the default again, every time I run "web browser" I get the exo popup and I need to select Chromium08:13
S_SubZeroSoftware Center totally ignores this and runs firefox for anything going to a website08:13
well_laid_lawnwho knows where chromium checks its' settings. When you set chromium as the default does something like   %F   get added to the end of it?08:14
well_laid_lawne.g. chromium %F08:14
S_SubZeroi don't know how to see that08:15
well_laid_lawncheck in "other" after you make chromium the default08:16
well_laid_lawnseems it should be   chromium %s08:17
S_SubZeroit says chromium "%s"08:17
well_laid_lawnshould be fine then afaik08:17
S_SubZerospecifically /usr/bin/chromium-browser "%s"08:17
well_laid_lawnI don't use chromium08:18
well_laid_lawnbut have links set up like that and it works fine08:18
xubuntuuserhas anyone encountered the keyring bug?08:20
chjhi! after installing updates this weekend, my laptop now has some serious performance issues. I'm running xubuntu 10.04 LTS. almost immediately after booting up, the process "xfmanager" goes into 100% CPU load, and stays there untill restartet, while load rises until machine is unusable. there are no error messages in /var/log/syslog or /var/log/messages or /var/log/X.org.0.log08:42
chjsorry! not "xfmanager"! the process name is of course "xfdesktop"!08:45
chji can run xfdesktop --quit or --reload, which doesn't do too much, but if i kill -9 the pid, it promptly reloads and re-enters high cpu load08:46
chjwhen i run strace -p <pid>, it repeats the following:08:46
chj"read(3, 0x151c7b4, 4096)                = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)"08:47
chjanyone have any idea what this means, and how to remedy it?08:47
well_laid_lawnchj: try logging in with a new session08:49
chja parallell session, or just shutting down the existing?08:53
chjbecause i've been forced to restart X a few times today already.08:54
well_laid_lawnyou'll have to logout to try - later will be ok ;)08:55
chjit seems to me -- and this might well be incidental -- that the error is somewhat connected to 'rdesktop'08:56
chjwhen i stop 'rdesktop' from running, xfdesktop actually behaves properly.08:56
well_laid_lawnwhat made you think that?08:56
well_laid_lawnI can't see from here08:56
well_laid_lawn:)08:56
chji run two programmes automatically after login08:56
chjfirefox and rdesktop to a windows terminal service.08:57
chji disabled both now, trying to debug the situation08:57
chjwhen i started firefox manually, nothing unexpected happened.08:57
chjwhen i started rdesktop, xfdesktop started hogging cpu again08:58
chjwhen i stopped rdesktop and reloaded xfdesktop, it did not misbehave.08:58
chj(but i had to reload xfdesktop, as it just "hangs", but after the restart, it does not hog cpu)08:59
well_laid_lawnhow are you starting rdesktop? where from and with what command?08:59
chjtested three times in a row, just after running 'rdesktop' (from terminal, with options: -u <username> -d <domain> -f -x 1 -a 24 -k no <terminal server name>, xfdesktop immediately just goes up to 100%09:02
chji do actually believe that this a microsoft problem... :-)09:04
chji terminated the windows session (usually that just hangs there, and i log in and out), and the error seems to have been resolved...09:05
well_laid_lawntry something like this suggests - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Rdesktop09:06
chjthanks, i'll check09:06
chjbut it seems that the error has been resolved (at least for now) :-)09:07
well_laid_lawncheers09:07
chjthank you :-)09:07
miramanhi i need advice about xubuntu 11.1009:41
miramanhow to change default session?09:41
miramanin ubuntu i just logout and login other session, after reboot it autologin me to selected session09:42
miramanbut in xubuntu this not work09:42
well_laid_lawnmaybe you want to not save the session? I think that's what you're asking09:47
miramani tried this option, but it still login me to xfce session, i want to autostart session xbmc, as xbmc-standalone09:48
miramani can login as xbmc session but after reboot its still login me to xubuntu desktop09:49
well_laid_lawnmiraman: from the menu choose system-login screen then select the default session09:58
exshi10:08
exsbecause of problems with virutalbox with the new kernel in ubuntu 11.10 i wanted to start my system with an older kernel to use virtualbox. i used the startupmanager program to say grub to boot from another kernel. now it boots always with memtest86. i dont know how to change to the old configuriation. can somebody help me?10:09
miramanexs: as i remember hold shift at startup10:11
miramanwell_laid_lawn i will look in it10:12
exsok big thanks. miraman now say me please how to change the default entry of grub.10:12
exsi recognized later that startupmanager is depreacted10:13
miraman/boot/grub/grub.conf10:15
miramani think10:15
miramandefault=010:16
miramanthat will start first line on the list grub10:16
exsmiraman: it doesnt exist10:17
exsbut there is /etc/default/grub.conf10:18
Pici!grub210:18
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)10:18
exswith a line "Grub_DEFAULT=0"10:18
exsbut the entry for memtest is the 4th10:18
well_laid_lawnexs: sounds like you will need to chroot into the xubuntu install and update grub10:21
well_laid_lawn!chroot10:21
ubottuA chroot is used to make programs believe that the directory they are running in is really the root directory. It can be used to stop programs accessing files outside of that directory, or for compiling 32bit applications in a 64bit environment - see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BasicChroot10:21
exswell_laid_lawn: iam already there10:21
well_laid_lawnwell done10:21
exswell_laid_lawn: and now? how to update grub?10:22
well_laid_lawnexs: update-grub is a command to run to load grub again10:23
exsupdate-grub or update-grub2?10:23
well_laid_lawnexs: use the tab key to find out which you have10:24
well_laid_lawn!tab10:24
ubottuYou can use your <tab> key for autocompletion of nicknames in IRC, as well as for completion of filenames and programs on the command line.10:24
exsi have both10:25
exslol :D10:25
well_laid_lawnheh10:25
well_laid_lawnI haven't had a grub issue for ages so I gues 210:25
well_laid_lawnSee https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub10:26
well_laid_lawn https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub210:26
techvish81hi everyone!!!10:34
techvish81i've got a question/problem10:34
well_laid_lawntechvish81: you just ask the question in support channels :)10:36
well_laid_lawn!ask10:36
ubottuPlease don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience10:36
techvish81i installed xubuntu over ubuntu and whatever theme for windows and menus i keep, the popup menus of libreoffice remain the old greylike as in windows9510:37
techvish81i tried to reinstall libreoffice but no difference10:38
voozeAnyone using Docky? I cant get it it show icons for terminal + Thunar :(10:39
voozeit to show *10:39
well_laid_lawntechvish81: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/84169610:41
ubottuLaunchpad bug 841696 in libreoffice (Ubuntu) "LibreOffice should depend on libreoffice-gtk" [Undecided,New]10:41
techvish81that means i will have to wait untill that bug is fixed10:42
well_laid_lawntechvish81: try installing libreoffice-gtk10:43
well_laid_lawn!info libreoffice-gtk10:43
ubottulibreoffice-gtk (source: libreoffice): office productivity suite -- GTK+ integration. In component main, is optional. Version 1:3.4.3-3ubuntu2 (oneiric), package size 155 kB, installed size 580 kB (Only available for alpha amd64 armel armhf hppa i386 ia64 mips mipsel powerpc powerpcspe ppc64 s390 s390x sparc kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 all)10:43
techvish81ok thanks.10:43
techvish81problem solved , thank u very much.  now it looks good.10:46
well_laid_lawncheers :)10:46
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giovannisalve11:34
rghvdbergls11:45
anicholsIs there a way to add the current user's home folder to the 'applications menu'?  I've tried looking for info online, but nothing's worked for me so far. :(12:05
anichols...ok, I'll try asking later.12:18
wereyodamouse pointer problems again with 11.1013:33
fisthey, if i insert my headphones the sounds gets muted and is not unmutable. what could be the reason?13:33
Alanhas anybody else had problems with 11.10 having trouble opening downloaded .deb files?13:43
GridCubeAlan: the new software center manages .deb files13:43
GridCubei've found that it takes some time for it to catch it up13:43
AlanGridCube: eh, it keeps complaining that this one is broken...13:44
Alanwhich is annoying, since it's the google chrome .deb....13:45
wereyodachmod +x /home/wereyoda/.Xdefaults13:45
wereyoda..sudo update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme13:45
wereyoda..the pointer is stable but size varies in 11.1013:45
Alanalso, why is the shortcut for ~/Downloads called Download by default?13:45
Alanit's a bit counter-intuitive, since all the others correspond to their folder names...13:46
* GridCube shrughs13:46
GridCubeAlan: you can install chromium from the repositories13:46
AlanGridCube: chromium doesn't have google account sync does it?13:47
Alanalso, i think it was a bug - just ran an update and now it's working again...13:47
GridCubeno idea13:47
GridCubei use ff13:47
GridCubeAlan: this should work http://www.multimediaboom.com/how-to-install-chrome-in-ubuntu-11-04-natty-narwhal/13:49
searching2400 MHz Intel proccesor 768 Ram will run Xubuntu 11.10?13:51
GridCubeit should13:51
searchingwith apache+php,gtk+ + gcc?13:52
GridCubethose are usually good specs, the problem usually comes whit weird video cards13:52
searching6413:52
GridCubesearching: :) sure thing13:52
searchingok thanks13:52
GridCubein any case if you want even more power13:52
GridCubeyou can always go for lubuntu13:52
GridCube:P13:52
searchingapache php gtk+ gcc run on lubuntu?13:53
GridCubeits ubutnu whit lxde13:53
searching:)13:54
searchingbye thanks13:54
chickenboneHi boys and girls14:34
chickenbonecan anybody tell me how I can disable my mouse pad14:35
chickenboneor track pad14:35
GridCubechickenbone: tryed synaptics?14:37
TheSheepI use a daemon that disables it for several seconds after every keystroke14:39
TheSheepsyndaemon14:40
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chickenbonewhat is synaptics - I take it its not the same thing as the software manager14:48
xubuntu399how can i make downloading faster on my xubuntu 10.10?14:50
chickenbonedo you mean downloading pages14:52
chickenbonefrom the net14:52
ballI wonder how well Xubuntu would work on an Eeebox nettop.15:11
knomeball, works well on my eeepc 4G15:12
techvish81works well on my hpmini except touchpad double tap rightclick15:13
n2diy what's the command to restart CUPS? /etc/services/cups restart?15:13
shadow193Hi all, I have a question : how can I disable touchpad?15:15
ballknome: I suppose I won't really know unless I try it.  I could buy a comparable desktop PC for the same money, but the nettop's more compact at least.15:15
ElderDryasshadow193: Menu>settings>Removable>Input devices>Mice   synclient TouchPadOff=115:16
shadow193and there is problem, there is no menu : removable:/15:17
ElderDryasIt will be disabled after you plug in a usb mouse, if you want you can always use that command in a terminal 1=off 0 =on15:17
ElderDryasshadow193: sheesh...Removable Devices and media :(15:18
shadow193love you man15:19
shadow193If we would meet in real you have a biiiiiig beer15:19
shadow193:D15:19
ok-all-righthello15:20
craigbass1976I've got the issue described here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1560241  but am not sure how I fix .profile15:22
ok-all-righthow can i increase the speed of updates?15:23
techvish81by selecting the best mirror15:24
ok-all-righti am a total newbie in this OS, my net connection is 1mbps but my update speed is 7-15kbps only15:25
techvish81u shoul get 50-80 mbps15:26
craigbass1976Hrmmm...  I just > .profile and still can't login.  Anyone know what might be screwing me up?  I type my username and pass into the login screen, then get bounced back to the login screen.  I can CtrlAltF1 and login there fine.15:26
techvish81how to set automatic login and no password prompt in chrome?15:27
ok-all-rightwhy is can't use my full net speed on updating?15:28
techvish81it may be a problem with the mirror, there is some setting in the update manager where u can change the mirror , it may help15:29
ok-all-righthow? don't have the idea to do it15:29
ElderDryasok-all-right: Assuming your net connection is operating at a nominal speed, the slowdown is probable at the server/mirror end.  As techvish81 said, choose a different server/mirror.  The servers/mirrors can get broken, overloaded, or just plain slow.15:29
techvish81go to update manager, than in settings - ubuntu software- download from.. , change it.15:31
craigbass1976http://pastebin.com/DU4Pj58W  That's /var/log/auth.log while I'm trying to log into the GUI15:33
ok-all-rightshould i choose mirror near my country?15:34
ElderDryasok-all-right: I'm not sure I'd try changing the server/mirror in the middle of an update though, not sure what it would do to the session...aanyone know?15:35
craigbass1976Twould no go well methinks15:35
ElderDryasok-all-right: Usually the best, but network topography often has little to do with physical geography.15:35
craigbass1976ALthough...  I've lost my internet connection in the middle of an update (wireless router crapped out) and was able to pick up where I left off15:36
ElderDryascraigbass1976: Did you have autologin enabled when this no login occured?15:40
ok-all-righti just click the "choose best server", and my speed improves15:40
ElderDryasok-all-right: :)15:41
craigbass1976ElderDryas, I don't think I've ever had auto login enabled.  Someone else might have monkeyed; this box is a POS station (that's Point of Sale -- not the other acronym) sitting right out and everyone working here knows the pass.15:41
ok-all-rightthanks for the help :)15:41
ElderDryascraigbass1976: LDM or GDM?15:42
craigbass1976ElderDryas, and like I said, I can login via terminal (and ssh) fine as the same user15:42
craigbass1976gdm, if the log I posted is to be believed.  Is it?15:42
ElderDryasoh...yeah...")15:43
craigbass1976I'm not making fun; I just looked in /etc/init.d to be sure15:44
ok-all-rightis it possible to have parallel downloading of applications at software center?15:45
ElderDryascraigbass1976: Try this: 1) login in via terminal; 2) sudo <EDITOR_HERE> /etc/gdm3/daemon.conf and add the lines below daemon:AutomaticLoginEnable=true  AutomaticLogin=LOGINID and try to login.15:45
craigbass1976ElderDryas, should I restart gdm?15:45
ElderDryasIf it works, you can login and then try to trouble shoot the problem.  Becasue it's a POS, you probably won't want to leave it that way.15:45
ElderDryasyes15:46
craigbass1976ElderDryas, I've got no gdm3, just gdm, and I don't see a daemon.conf there15:47
craigbass1976I'm in lucid, if that matters15:47
ElderDryasAh, well...poke around and see if there is something close (in folder and file)15:48
ElderDryasNot sure where things would be on lucid....15:48
ElderDryasSorry gotta run...puppy demands her AM walk :)15:48
craigbass1976ElderDryas, they're like that.15:49
w30I would like to be able to change window borders in compiz. My window decorator is now "/usr/bin/compiz-decorator" Change it to what?15:58
w30how can I use xfce4? or xfwm4 or xfdesktop or what xubuntu is?16:00
TheSheepw30: you can't16:37
TheSheepw30: either you use compiz or xfwm416:37
TheSheepw30: you can't pick parts from both16:37
w30TheSheep, that sucks16:38
w30TheSheep, how do I get a proper xubuntu  .deb for emerald?16:39
TheSheepw30: a what?16:41
TheSheepw30: emerald is a compiz window decoartor, it has nothing to do with xubuntu16:41
TheSheepalso16:42
TheSheep!compiz16:42
ubottuCompiz (compositing window manager), for a howto see http://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager and more help #compiz16:42
w30TheSheep, how do I get emerald window manager? it's not in the repos that I know of.16:42
TheSheepI have no idea, try asking at #compiz16:43
travkinxubuntu ISO includes pulseaudio?16:44
TheSheepyes16:44
travkinif I uninstall it, will my multimedia hotkeys like XF86Raise/Lower Volume continue working? in last Ubuntu builds removing pulseaudio results that they're not work16:47
travkinbut as far as I know, xfce4-volumed is responsible for it in XFCE, and it have no connection with pulseaudio16:47
travkinok, anyway, gonna test16:48
TheSheeptravkin: I have amixer bound to those keys16:52
TheSheeptravkin: because at some point in some beta they didnt work16:52
travkinlike amixer -q sset Master 2+? yeah, know16:52
TheSheepso in the worst case you just use that16:52
travkinthat's not a solution for me, because I like OSD notification16:52
travkinthanks anyway16:52
TheSheeposd notification still appears somehow16:53
travkinmhm16:53
TheSheepbut I do have pulseaudio16:53
travkinyeah, that's why it appears16:53
travkincan you check if you have xfce4-volumed installed?16:53
TheSheepI do16:54
travkinclear16:54
TheSheepbut I always thought it's for automounting disk volumes :)16:54
travkinno-no, it's volume keys daemon16:54
TheSheepawesome16:54
travkinThis daemon is responsible of making the volume up/down and mute keys of the keyboard work automatically, and uses the XFCE 4 mixer's defined card.16:54
travkinfrom xfce4-volumed launchpad16:55
TheSheepand it doesn't unmute pulseaudio :(16:55
travkinpulseaudio is shit that makes my sound card stuttering, so it's first what I'm doing after I install xubuntu :P16:55
TheSheepwell, you need it if your sound card only has one channel16:56
TheSheepas most cheap sound cards16:56
KrawleztHey, im very intressed of Xubuntu but i only have 700mb cds and the .rar file is around 650mb, how big is it when i have pack'd it up?17:09
TheSheeprar file?17:10
TheSheepwhere did you get that?17:10
KrawleztTheSheep: I saw on a mirror a .rar or .zip file.17:11
TheSheepKrawlezt: do you have a link?17:11
TheSheepKrawlezt: anyways, the iso fits on a 700MB cd, afaik17:12
KrawleztOh, okej. Thanks =)17:12
rhin0how do I get rid of the thing that keeps comingup with option on it at bottom of screen in 11.1017:20
rhin0its irritating17:20
rhin0highly17:20
rhin0the menu bar thing17:20
zacariasafter several trials, I still can't make my Xubuntu 10.10 to be connected by other computers17:21
TheSheepright-click on it and select panel->panel preferences17:21
TheSheepthen configure the panels however you like17:21
zacariasI installed Nautilus and selected sharing options for my home folder17:22
zacariasAnd nothing happened17:22
rhin0how do I get rid of it TheSheep -- says only "show and hide- unclick that box its always there"17:22
rhin0i dont' want it to see it at all I use the panel at the top of my screen17:22
zacariasMy other computer ignores my Xubuntu17:22
rhin0ok i got it small17:23
rhin0this is all the kind of thing where they put stuff on you can't get rid of -- the assumption you will want it17:23
rhin0now i've lost screenspace for somehting I do not use17:24
rhin0i'd rather remove it completely17:24
rhin0it looks nice for about 10 minutes then it's just irritating17:24
zacariasdoes anyone know how to successfully share your folders so that they can be accessed from other computers?18:05
knomezacarias, what is the other computer running?18:06
zacariasknome: Mac OS X18:06
knomezacarias, install openssh-server and use sftp18:07
zacariasknome: ok, I'll try that. Thanks18:07
rhin0zacarias:  you can set up nfs between linux machines -- or you can set up samba for networking between linux and windows machines18:09
rhin0not sure about mac OSx ... netowrking on linux is nfs -- works gr818:10
zacariasrhin0: thanks18:10
bullcityramblerNew to Xubuntu.  I'd like to export some env variables on login.  I put them in rc.local and added rc.local to the autostart, but they don't work unless I manually invoke rc.local via cli.18:11
rhin0i think if mac os x is linux I heard it is linux -- it should do nfs18:11
rhin0nfs = network filing system - robust secure fast18:11
zacariasknome: after installing openssh-server what shall I do? (sorry)18:11
bullcityramblerI forgot the question--where to add the variables so they get loaded at startup?18:11
rhin0zacharias -- what knome described is not "sharing" it is just transfer of files over ssh -- it is just ftp really18:12
rhin0its not a permanent share18:12
rhin0i think18:12
knomerhin0, it can "share" files just as ftp18:12
rhin0ie. you have to issue commands to trnansfer the files -- with nfs files are "visible" on your pc18:12
rhin0ok18:12
knomerhin0, not with (s)ftp clients18:13
kasztan85hi18:14
kasztan85how i can turn on the composition in xubuntu?18:14
kasztan85in terminal18:14
kasztan85anybody?18:15
zacariasrhin0:  and knome: the idea is not only to connect to other computers from Xubuntu (that I can do with Gigolo or Nautilus) but to be able to connect from my other computer18:15
knomezacarias, are you using wireless or wired connection?18:17
zacariasknome: wireless, but I can use wired also18:17
knomezacarias, type18:18
knomezacarias, 'iwconfig' in terminal, and see what is your ip addess18:18
knome*address18:18
zacariasknome: there was no ip address in the output18:19
zacariasknome: although I can see it in the "Sustem Profiler and Benchmark", I think18:20
knomezacarias, okay. then install an (s)ftp client in your mac. you might even have one by default18:21
zacariasknome: I have fetch18:22
knomei'm not familiar with mac apps. anyway, connect to sftp yourip:2218:22
OneKorea18:24
pteaguewhat's this "Onboard" keyboard window & how do i get rid of it?18:27
zacariasknome: okay, I as able to connect with the ftp client (although not with the "networks" - afp, I think) from the finder; but that's not bad! Thanks18:28
knomenp18:28
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bullcityramblercan anyone tell me where to add a startup script to export env variables?18:34
knomebullcityrambler, is on login too late?18:34
bullcityramblerno, it'd be perfect.18:35
bullcityramblerI tried in rc.local, but it's not working18:35
knomebullcityrambler, in settings manager go to session and startup, tab application autostart18:35
bullcityramblerI added rc.local there.  But only one line of the script is getting executed on login (the multimon settings).  However, everything work with manual invocation.  I added a "sleep 8" line at the top of the script, but no help.18:38
lukinforebullcityrambler, probably ~/.bashrc18:38
lukinforeor .profile18:38
lukinforethere was some changes18:38
bullcityrambler.bashrc doesn't get executed until I open the terminal, which is ok, but still seems like there should be a way to do it automatically.  I'll give .profile a shot.  Thanks!18:39
pteague_workok, i found onboard & onboard settings on the menu under accessories, but i don't see anywhere that will allow me to not have it running on session start... it's not in my session stuff either18:42
SnoopyHello !18:48
SnoopyI've got a problem with xubuntu and wifi :18:48
snoopy_my connexion is good at the beginning18:50
snoopy_I can open firefox and make a search on the web and it's work18:51
snoopy_but then after it doesn't work anymore18:51
snoopy_and I have to reclick on the connexion to load the next page18:51
snoopyhave you an idea for this problem ?18:53
voozeHave anyone experienced the programmenu (only in toppanel.. NOT on right click) freezing after you minimised a windows? (ANY window as long as you minimize from "fullscreen"  ... Mine does it all the time :(18:55
pteagueok, that was re-assuring... lightdm was eating 100% cpu so i was closing out of things when a co-worker interrupted me... when i was done talking i moved the mouse expecting screensaver to be up... nope, black screen with white text on it... everything i've been typing across different windows19:02
techvish81how to setup automatic login and no password prompt in chrome.?19:26
rhin0log in to chrome?19:30
rhin0firefox will auto save your passwords19:30
rhin0i think if you use google id it'll log in19:30
techvish81every time chromium starts it asks for password, i want to get rid of that19:40
techvish81i mean, automatic login in system not chromium, sorry, they are two different questions, i put them wrongly.19:42
badapplehi guys =)20:20
badapplecan u help me with a driver installation ?20:21
TheSheepbadapple: what kind of driver?20:37
TheSheepbadapple: most drivers are included with xubuntu already20:38
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badappleTheSheep, well its rt3070 driver for D-Link DWA-14020:52
TheSheepbadapple: what is that?21:04
badappleTheSheep, well i try to install driver of wireless card21:04
badapple:/21:04
badappleTheSheep, sorry for my slow network ..21:06
TheSheepbadapple: did you go to system->drivers?21:06
TheSheepbadapple: that is a program that installs the drivers for you automatically21:06
badappleTheSheep, yes .. and it says it says that is not working right now ... :/21:07
TheSheepwell, then enable it21:08
badappleit is enabled21:08
badapplebut its not working21:08
TheSheepdid you reboot after enabling it?21:08
badappleit was enabled21:09
badapple..21:09
badappleok i try21:09
badappledesactivate21:09
badappleand enable again21:09
badapple=)21:09
badapplei reboot21:09
badapplei hope it works21:09
badappleTheSheep, no it is not working21:12
badappleTheSheep, it says no firmware found =(21:12
badappleTheSheep, i have xubuntu 10.10 could be this problem ?21:13
TheSheepbadapple: it looks like you need to download the firmware from the producer's page21:14
TheSheepbadapple: as it is not free21:14
badappleit is free :/21:14
badapplebut i have errores during21:14
badappleinstall the firmware21:14
badappleTheSheep, so can you help me21:18
TheSheepbadapple: what kind of errors?21:19
badappleTheSheep, well ... when i run "sudo make install"21:20
genii-aroundYou should not need to make/make install firmware. Just copy the firmware file to /lib/firmware21:22
badappleTheSheep, is it a bin file ¿21:27
badapple?21:27
TheSheepbadapple: I'm not sure what file it is21:28
aldenhello?21:36
knome 21:41
aldenHI!!!21:41
XubuntuZombieHello?21:49
XubuntuZombieIs there anyone here?21:49
knomeno, we are all living dead21:49
XubuntuZombieHi there. This is the first time I've seen someone in here. Granted, I've hardly used this at all, but it's still VERY empty compared to #ubuntu21:50
knomeyup.21:51
XubuntuZombiewhy does it pop up a red line every time you talk?21:51
knomei don't know21:51
XubuntuZombieOh.21:52
XubuntuZombieDo you know anything about the iso creator re-linux?21:52
knomenot really21:53
XubuntuZombieok, never mind then.21:53
XubuntuZombiedo you know much about terminal commands?21:54
knometry me21:54
XubuntuZombiewhat does this tell you: usermod -d /etc/skel USERNAME; chown -R USERNAME /etc/skel21:54
XubuntuZombiewhere "USERNAME" would be replaced with one's username21:54
AzelphurUsing Xubuntu 11.10 with a USB headset, when I use the volume control on my keyboard it changes the volume for Master, which does nothing, any idea how to change which device the keyboard volume control sets?21:55
knomeuhm, what are you trying to do with that? i know /etc/skel and chown stuff, but i'm not really sure what that should do.21:56
knomeXubuntuZombie, do you have a real problem?21:56
XubuntuZombieit's from the instructions on http://lkubuntu.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/relinux-a-way-to-create-a-bootable-iso-out-of-your-system/21:56
XubuntuZombieyes21:56
XubuntuZombieI do21:57
XubuntuZombiethat's kinda scary21:57
XubuntuZombieyour text turned red21:57
XubuntuZombiebut yes21:57
knomeXubuntuZombie, it is probably because your highlight is working, since i say your nick21:57
XubuntuZombieoh.21:57
XubuntuZombieI'm trying to create a custom ISO, and when I used that command in root, it set my home folder to /etc/skel21:58
knomeyeah, that what i was thinking too.21:58
knomewant to revert thaT?21:58
XubuntuZombiethe instructions claimed that after following the steps it listed (which included using that command), it would have "saved" my settings21:59
XubuntuZombiewell, I found commands for that on the forums21:59
XubuntuZombiebut I'm not really sure why the instructions had me do this command...21:59
knomei don't know21:59
XubuntuZombieok22:00
XubuntuZombiethanks anyway22:00
knomethe instructions also told you to enable the root account22:00
XubuntuZombieyes22:00
knomethat means things might go horribly wrong, and we're not supporting your system anymore22:00
knomewell, we can't really22:00
XubuntuZombiehuh?22:01
knomelogging in as root graphically in (x)ubuntu is NOT a good idea.22:01
XubuntuZombieoh...22:01
XubuntuZombieis there a way to, umm, revert that in some way?22:01
knomenot completely, really, because if you've logged in as root graphically, things have already gone really far - in the wrong direction22:02
XubuntuZombieoh...22:02
XubuntuZombieso I should just re-install?22:02
knomethat would be the best thing22:02
XubuntuZombieok...22:02
XubuntuZombieSo I guess I'll try switching back to my regular home account, finishing creating the iso as per the instructions, and then I'll reinstall.22:03
XubuntuZombieThanks for letting me know22:03
knomethough if you create the iso from the files from your pc, that's not good either22:04
XubuntuZombieBecuase I recently reinstalled, and so I haven't yet reimported my files22:04
knomethe problem is with permissions of files changing22:04
XubuntuZombieoh22:04
XubuntuZombieok22:04
XubuntuZombieso I pretty much changed some..tags, per say, of some files on my computer, and they might still be retained on the custom iso I'm trying to create, which could still compromise my system?22:05
XubuntuZombie...even after I reinstall?22:05
knomeyeah, or break some things22:05
XubuntuZombieOk.\22:06
knomeif you reinstall with the ISO you create, yes, some things might just not work22:06
XubuntuZombieBetter to know that now than late22:06
XubuntuZombie*later22:06
knomeyup.22:06
knomehttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo explains some of this stuff better, if you are interested in reading22:06
XubuntuZombieOoo, I was just reading that a little just an hour or so ago. I'll take a further look at it22:07
XubuntuZombieAnd I'll begin a full reinstall, too.22:07
XubuntuZombieThanks for everything.22:07
snarkI just chmod'd my /home/snark to remove all access rights for group and other.  Will that hurt anything?22:21
knomesnark, haven't done that ever, but that might very well be22:22
snarkknome I was afraid it might, but I just gave my brother ssh access to his own account on here, and I don't want him to be able to read my stuff.22:23

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