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Guest7196Hi all, can someone help me with installing a driver for my wireless adaptor?05:33
PaperSpeakerHi05:34
PaperSpeakerWhen I first install ubuntu, what should I download?05:34
andrew_46PaperSpeaker: What are your interests?05:34
PaperSpeakerThe basics, like a load of drivers05:35
PaperSpeakerIt's a package i remember downloading05:35
andrew_46PaperSpeaker: Multimedia stuff?05:36
PaperSpeakerPossibly05:36
andrew_46Many people install ubuntu-restricted-extras for better media playback?05:37
PaperSpeakerthere05:37
PaperSpeakerrestricted extras05:37
andrew_46http://packages.ubuntu.com/oneiric/ubuntu-restricted-extras05:37
PaperSpeakerMy interests are PDF Creators off websites05:38
PaperSpeakerI was using PDF Creater for sites using Windows05:38
PaperSpeakerWeb Surfing, PDF Creating off websites05:39
andrew_46PaperSpeaker: If you are using Firefox it will print to pdf but not very well sometimes :)05:39
PaperSpeakerright.05:39
PaperSpeakerI'm using PDf Creator now off windows but am not cool with Windows since it won't let me chat worth shit05:40
andrew_46PaperSpeaker: What are you using to chat with now?05:40
PaperSpeakerPidgin IRC05:41
andrew_46Purple irc?05:41
PaperSpeakerPidgin IRC05:41
andrew_46Odd, it calls itself 'Purple' !05:41
PaperSpeakerPurple Pidgin05:41
andrew_46oic05:41
* andrew_46 is a huge irssi fan...05:42
andrew_46But windows has chat applications? I used mIRC in the old days05:43
bioterrorbecouse of libpurple05:43
bioterrorIRCn for mIRC ;)05:43
andrew_46bioterror: Mind you irssi runs n windows as well05:44
Unit193So does Xchat05:50
PaperSpeakerThanks andrew_4605:52
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ebbolicioushi all, ive installed ubuntu for the first time today. I need to install some drivers and guides on the inet keep telling me to go to15:11
ebbolicioussystem > administration15:12
ebboliciousits supposed to be on the menu bar15:12
ebboliciousbut cant find it15:12
ebboliciouslooked everywhere heh15:12
ebboliciousmust be missing something really obvious15:12
coalwaterdo u have a left bar?15:20
coalwaterebbolicious:15:20
coalwaterwhich ubuntu did u install15:20
ebboliciousyou mean the "taskbar"15:21
ebboliciousyes15:21
ebboliciouslatest, from ubuntu15:21
coalwaterthen u are on unity15:21
coalwaterpress the ubuntu logo then write drivers15:21
coalwaterfor vga drivers15:21
ebboliciousyea, got the vga drivers working15:22
coalwaterand you can use the update manager15:22
coalwaterwrite update15:22
coalwaterull get update manager15:22
coalwaterthen do the check and install updates15:22
ebboliciousok, cool, thanks15:22
ebboliciousso there is no system>admin on unity?15:23
coalwaterthe shutdown button > system settings15:23
ebboliciousfound that already too heh, but i extended my display through hdmi to my television (cloned it)15:25
ebboliciousand now i want the sounds to play on the television15:25
ebboliciousinstead of my laptop15:25
ebboliciousive already looked in the output device in audio settings15:26
ebboliciousbut i cant add any other devices15:26
holsteinebbolicious: try using pavucontrol, you can add that in the software center or whatever package manager you've been using15:26
holsteinif its HDMI you are trying to use, i think that can be hit and miss, support wise15:27
ebboliciousyea, usin hdmi, ill have a look, thanks15:27
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iceman31adany one here live21:35
philipballewi do!21:39
iceman31adlol21:39
philipballewwhats up iceman31ad21:41
philipballewyour wanting to upgrade?21:44
iceman31adyes but im getting a error that basicly says i either have a pined file something else21:45
iceman31adgive me a min for the error message21:45
philipballewwhats the error21:45
philipballewokay :)21:45
iceman31ada little monster closed the window on me21:46
iceman31ad good lord it taking a while21:48
iceman31ad http://pastie.org/298278021:51
philipballewwhats the option c for there again?21:51
iceman31adno clue at this time it was there on the wiki21:53
iceman31adhttp://pastie.org/298279921:56
iceman31adok  thats all the error messages21:56
holsteiniceman31ad: just try the GUI method21:57
iceman31adin process now21:57
philipballewyeah, that was what i was gonna say. the d is for if the release is still in beta or earlier21:58
iceman31adok that time it said i had help packages22:02
iceman31adheld excuse  me22:02
iceman31ad( and the c option shows the changes window)22:04
philipballewhows it goin iceman31ad22:07
iceman31adsame error22:08
iceman31adwhats the cli command for fixing broken packages or unmet dependancys22:09
zkriessewazzup everyone/ bodhi_zazen22:14
iceman31adhi zkr22:17
zkriesselol hi iceman31ad22:17
iceman31adwell this is starting to look like a fresh install22:22
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