[02:31] <sidney> how can i retrive my password or at least the computer name with which i can remember the password
[03:59] <sidney> On the screen where i enter my name and password is there a way to change it
[04:00] <IAmNotThatGuy> sidney: Do you want to change the login screen appearance? and what did you meant by host name?
[04:00] <sidney> the computer name
[04:01] <sidney> yes in ubuntu the user name is already entered
[04:02] <IAmNotThatGuy> You want the username column to display a user name by default?
[04:02] <sidney> yes
[04:03] <holstein> you can just use gdm, if thats what you are used to
[04:04] <sidney> ok and how do i do that
[04:05] <IAmNotThatGuy> I think it is "sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --set --type boolean /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list false"  [I am not sure about the path]
[04:06] <IAmNotThatGuy> I found a graphical editor code. "sudo -u gdm gconf-editor"
[04:06] <Unit193> IAmNotThatGuy: If it's GUI, remember the gksudo ;)
[04:07] <Unit193> You'd have to install GDM and set that as default
[04:09] <IAmNotThatGuy> 1) Install GDM and set it as default 2)Type the above command and press enter. In the GUI screen, expand / -> apps -> GDM -> and click on Simple greeter (Not the plus button). And in that, if the "disable users list" checkbox is enabled, disable it
[04:09] <IAmNotThatGuy> Unit193: ;P
[04:10]  * IAmNotThatGuy is searching for a perfect link
[05:19] <yonyon> how can i change the default session from lubuntu to lxde?
[07:18] <kruug> alright.  I set my monitor to a different resolution, but now it's all black...how to set back to correct resoultion?
[08:28] <psychx-> Is LXDE supposed to run faster than normal Lubuntu?
[08:28] <bioterror> what?
[08:28] <bioterror> Lubuntu = Ubuntu + Openbox & LXDE
[08:29] <psychx-> Then why are people asking how to switch from Lubuntu to LXDE?
[08:29] <bioterror> stupid is as stupid does
[08:31] <psychx-> Here's a question: any idea why anything flash related runs poorly on my PC? It never used to. Anything I should do?
[08:31] <psychx-> I have tried it on Chrome (which is really bad) and Firefox (which is manageable).
[08:31] <bioterror> have you checked your CPU usage during the flash is playing?
[08:31] <psychx-> Now, my PC is older (hence why I'm using Lubuntu and trying everything to make it faster) - but I mean it should be able to run flash.
[08:32] <psychx-> yeah its maxing out
[08:32] <bioterror> you got your answer
[08:32] <psychx-> ...
[08:32] <psychx-> thanks for the help.
[08:32] <bioterror> resolution of videos has grown
[08:32] <Unit193> Flash isn't really all that great, it's always heavy
[08:32] <bioterror> amen to that, Unit193
[08:33] <psychx-> so in order to have better flash playback i need to build a new pc?
[08:34] <wxl> wuz yr cpu psychx-
[08:34] <psychx-> p4
[08:34] <wxl> meeh
[08:34] <bioterror> haha
[08:35] <bioterror> wish I get an euro for everytime I see someone using P4
[08:35] <psychx-> funny
[08:35] <wxl> yeah i mean the issue isn't the os/desktop
[08:35] <wxl> it's flash man
[08:35] <bioterror> and the hardware acceleration of flash aint working well either
[08:36] <wxl> right
[08:36] <psychx-> i dont understand why flash is so hard to run, i can play openGL games perfectly, run 1080p videos fine (from a file), etc... but flash is just bad..
[08:37] <wxl> talk to adobe about it
[08:37]  * wxl notes how much he loves zsync
[08:37] <Unit193> psychx-: Exactly, flash is just bad
[08:38] <psychx-> are there alternatives?
[08:38] <wxl> yes!
[08:38] <wxl> not using flash
[08:38] <psychx-> i dont mean for something like youtube or whatever, but in general, if someone were to develop something
[08:39] <psychx-> basically what im asking is why would someone develop in flash
[08:39] <psychx-> unless there is no alternative
[08:39] <wxl> why would someone develop in .net
[08:39] <wxl> ask me that one
[08:39] <wxl> s/ask/answer
[08:39] <psychx-> no idea
[08:39] <psychx-> i dont dev lol
[08:39] <bioterror> psychx-, you can run on your pentium 4 H264 L5 stuff?
[08:39] <psychx-> but wondering if maybe someone here does
[08:39] <psychx-> bioterror: yeah
[08:40] <psychx-> flash and new games are the only things i cant run
[08:40] <Unit193> wxl: It's easier to code GUI
[08:40] <bioterror> I bet you cannot
[08:40] <psychx-> ok...
[08:40] <psychx-> then dont ask me
[08:40] <psychx-> go try it yourself
[08:40] <wxl> Unit193: i was looking for more of the knee-jerk reaction :D
[08:41] <psychx-> why do i feel like everyone is being condescending towards me in here
[08:41] <wxl> not
[08:41] <wxl> more like condescending against flash
[08:42] <Unit193> ^^ That's the word, it's just plain annoying
[08:43] <Unit193> Best idea I would have, some sort of firefox plugin exists to replace flash video players with a native client version, or you could just use DownloadHelper and delete after
[08:43] <psychx-> hmm
[08:43] <psychx-> well what im trying to do is not watch video, more play games and what not
[08:44] <psychx-> for example, i play with family of mine that doesnt live near me on facebook poker
[08:44] <psychx-> which is flash
[08:44] <psychx-> its almost non-playable, but sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt
[08:44] <wxl> i feel you man, it's just tough
[08:44] <wxl> adobe ain't building for the little guy
[08:45] <psychx-> and to be honest, i come home from working all day, then ahve to do school work, and take care of people in the house, and then i have people like bio saying like haha you have a p4 and i bet you cant watch 1080 and what not
[08:45] <psychx-> its just rude
[08:46] <psychx-> and scumbag adobe over here makin me lag
[08:49] <psychx-> but im going ot bed thanks for the help everyone
[08:49] <wxl> shhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssh
[08:49] <wxl> why you gotta be such a dick, bioterror ? ;)
[08:50] <bioterror> :(
[08:52] <wxl> well i'm off to bed
[08:52] <wxl> night all
[08:53] <wxl> don't get in trouble ;)
[08:55] <Unit193> I'll try to keep him from it ;)
[09:00]  * micahg would've suggested gnash
[09:12] <Folklore> any know how I can add a entry to the right click menu for files?
[09:13] <Folklore> if I right click a text file shows 3 different programs I can open with for instance
[09:51] <Su7> hi !
[09:51] <Su7> can you help me ?
[09:51] <Su7> I'm using lubuntu 11.10, and I love this OS
[09:51] <Su7> but I need to reconfigure the volume hotkeys
[09:51] <Su7> could anyone tell me how to proceed ?
[09:55] <JohnDoe_71Rus> multimedia keyboard?
[09:59] <Su7> yup
[09:59] <Su7> the keyboard of my tosh NB550D
[09:59] <Su7> actually the brightness hotkeys already work
[10:00] <JohnDoe_71Rus> first, try volty program. think it's better volume controll
[10:01] <JohnDoe_71Rus> second, edit /home/user/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml keys
[10:02] <JohnDoe_71Rus> *volti
[10:03] <Folklore> dang wont let me create any files in that directory
[10:03] <JohnDoe_71Rus> it's your home director
[10:04] <JohnDoe_71Rus> user chane to you login
[10:04] <JohnDoe_71Rus> change
[10:07] <Su7> OK JohnDoe_71Rus trying
[10:09] <Su7> JohnDoe_71Rus what line should I edit ?
[10:10] <JohnDoe_71Rus> find volume in <key> section. not shure
[10:11] <Su7> I did not have any sound after installing lubuntu, i had to install pulseaudio
[10:11] <JohnDoe_71Rus> lubuntu use alsa
[10:12] <Su7> with alsa I didn't have any sound
[10:13] <JohnDoe_71Rus> alsaconf in console
[10:14] <Su7> not found
[10:14] <Su7> can't be installed neither
[10:14] <JohnDoe_71Rus> all repos active?
[10:15] <Su7> yup
[10:15] <JohnDoe_71Rus> think find alsa-utils
[10:16] <Su7> alsa-utils is already installed
[10:18] <JohnDoe_71Rus> alsamixer
[10:18] <Su7> not found
[10:19] <Su7> oh forget it
[10:19] <Su7> I'm on alsamixer control panel
[10:19] <Folklore> xdg-mime isnt working
[10:19] <Folklore> any know why?
[10:21] <Folklore> says cannot create /home/me/.local/share/apllications/mimeapps.list.new
[10:21] <Folklore> directory don't exist
[10:21] <Folklore> not sure why its trying to create a new file anyway
[10:21] <JohnDoe_71Rus> Su7: levels is up?
[10:22] <Su7> yes
[10:22] <Su7> my sound cart is ATI SB HD
[10:23] <JohnDoe_71Rus> Su7: can be sound go-to hdmi, not to jack?
[10:25] <Su7> but my problem is not in alsa
[10:26] <Su7> I have sound
[10:26] <Su7> I just want to reassign the volume hotkeys
[10:31] <JohnDoe_71Rus> http://askubuntu.com/questions/82997/cant-make-the-multimedia-keys-work-in-lxde
[10:52] <Bauz> ciao ragazzi
[10:53] <Bauz> qualche buon anima volenterosa di aiutarmi con Lubuntu+hp pavilion+broadcom 4306?
[10:53] <Bauz> ho provato a seguire varie guide....ma nisba
[10:56] <Bauz> ho appena trovato una nuova guida, che dice che l'unica soluzione è ndiswrapper
[10:56] <bioterror> !it | Bauz
[10:57] <Bauz> sorry guys... i didn't realize this was an international channel
[11:06] <JohnDoe_71Rus> !ru | JohnDoe_71Rus
[18:59] <extio> ok, so i have been using linux for like a week, i took it today to the coffee shop where i am nolw, and realized i needed to know the name of the network to use the wireless connection
[19:00] <extio> i had to ask some for the name of the network to type into the ssid in the network manager
[19:01] <extio> any suggestions on a tool to scan for networks without security?
[19:02] <extio> such as to find the coffee shop network
[19:13] <holstein> extio: maybe its a hidden ssid
[19:13] <extio> i can find it in windows fine
[19:13] <holstein> i wouldnt lose sleep over it til you have a larger test base
[19:14] <extio> ive been to this shop before
[19:14] <extio> its just maybe i dont know how to use lubuntu to search for wireless networks?
[19:14] <holstein> the included tool has found all the ssid's for me so far
[19:14] <holstein> you can try wicd
[19:14] <holstein> or some other network manager that you may be more familiar with
[19:15] <extio> if i install anew one
[19:15] <extio> will they clash?
[19:15] <holstein> extio: they'll do whatever you want
[19:56] <meway> what would cause setup screen to freeze after perssing enter?
[19:57] <meway> *using a usb stick*
[19:58] <holstein> n00bomatic: graphics card incompatibility? bad iso image... bad usb stick?
[19:59] <meway> wrong highlight?
[19:59] <holstein> n00bomatic: sorry ;)
[19:59] <holstein> meway: ^
[20:00] <wxl> maybe could get something from the log if you boot into recovery
[20:00] <holstein> i was assuming you mean when booting the installation media meway , is that the case?
[20:00] <n00bomatic> sorry..my gigabit switch seems to have some issues...
[20:01] <n00bomatic> thats why the reconnecting all the time
[20:02] <Meway_> bla >.<
[20:02] <holstein> n00bomatic: i pinged you by accident
[20:02] <Meway_> ?
[20:56] <david_j_r> Can anyone help translate a solution from Ubuntu on forums into Lubuntu?
[20:57] <holstein> david_j_r: feel free to ask your question... if someone can, they will help :)
[20:58] <david_j_r> OK - thanks! Still trying to get hotkeys to change keyboard layouts in Lubuntu.
[20:59] <david_j_r> After MUCH scouring of forums, this is about the only "solved" thread it seems:
[20:59] <david_j_r> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9460843#post9460843
[21:00] <david_j_r> But that's a Gnome solution -- can the equivalent be done in Lubuntu?
[21:03] <david_j_r> It involves "editing 'apps/metacity/keybinding_commands' in gconf-editor."
[21:03] <david_j_r> ...and that's a Gnome windows manager...
[21:03] <david_j_r> So in Lubuntu?
[21:30] <yonyon> how can i change the default session from lubuntu to lxde?
[21:32] <bioterror> and lubuntu is?
[21:33] <bioterror> Mr. Wikipedia knows it all: Lubuntu (pronounced /luːˈbuːntuː/ "loo-BOON-too") is a lightweight Linux operating system based on Ubuntu but using the LXDE desktop environment in place of Ubuntu's Unity shell and GNOME desktop.
[21:37] <yonyon> on login screen i have this sessions: defaukt, LXDE, openbox, Lubuntu, Gnome
[21:37] <yonyon> Lubuntu and default are the same
[21:38] <yonyon> i want to make LXDE as the default login session
[21:44] <holstein> yonyon: lubuntu is running LXDE, so they are going to look very similar, if not the same
[21:48] <yonyon> no its not
[21:48] <holstein> yonyon: ?
[21:48] <holstein> lubuntu *is* running LXDE
[21:49] <yonyon> on LXD session compiz is running automatically, while in Lubuntu session openbox is refusing to replace with compiz
[21:49] <yonyon> they also looks the same
[21:49] <yonyon> *doesnt
[21:49] <holstein> yonyon: thats your customization of them though
[21:49] <holstein> they should look similar
[21:49] <holstein> you just choose which ever one you want when you login
[21:50] <Folklore> guys
[21:50] <Folklore> the cmd to edit mime seems to be broken on lxde
[21:50] <Folklore> I really need that to install my app, any suggestions?
[21:50] <holstein> Folklore: start collecting and reporting error messages, and go from there
[21:51] <yonyon> holstein, how can i change the sessions?
[21:51] <yonyon> lubuntu session refuse to load compiz
[21:52] <holstein> yonyon: i would make another user to test, and i would consider removing .whatever LX from my home
[21:53] <holstein> yonyon: you change sessions by choosing it from the menu at login... if by trying to get compiz running, something has been broken, config-wise, you'll need to troubleshoot/undo those changes
[21:54] <yonyon> i want to change it to load by default while using autologin
[21:55] <holstein> yonyon: it *should* become default
[21:55] <holstein> default is the last one you used
[21:56] <yonyon> well it doesn't. when i start the netbook lubuntu sessions is loaded. i logout and choose lxde session but it doesnt make it default
[21:57] <holstein> yonyon: i would try and work backwards, and look at the changes you have made... i would try a LIVE CD, to confirm what the default bahavior is... i would try a new user accound
[21:57] <holstein> account*
[21:59] <yonyon> i didnt make any changes and use the installed configurations. all i did is installing compiz on fresh install
[22:05] <holstein> yonyon: copmiz is quite a change
[22:05] <holstein> compiz*
[22:05] <Folklore> xdg-mime seems to be broken
[22:05] <holstein> you added a decorator yonyon ?
[22:05] <yonyon> no its uses the build in decorator of compiz
[22:06] <holstein> yonyon: how about the other user account?
[22:06] <holstein> what about the live CD *not* running compiz?
[22:07] <yonyon> make a new user accaount for?
[22:08] <holstein> yonyon: inside the new user account, all new config files in /home will be created
[22:09] <holstein> you can login, and troubleshoot easily if it is a config file specific to your user, or something system-wide
[22:09] <holstein> OR, you can try the live CD, log out, choose another session... logout... login with the default session.. note the behavior.
[22:10] <yonyon> ok
[22:13] <yonyon> for a new user the default(lubuntu) and lxde are different sessions too
[22:14] <holstein> yonyon: ?
[22:15] <holstein> they are going to be bit different?
[22:15] <holstein> whats the issue?
[22:15] <holstein> i thought that was the issue... i though when you selected LXDE, and lubuntu session, you got *exactly* the same thing
[22:15] <holstein> and that was unwanted?
[22:16] <yonyon> that on lubuntu(default session) i cant load compiz, on LXDE session compiz is loaded withoud any problem
[22:16] <yonyon> thats the issue
[22:16] <holstein> yonyon: i got compiz to work
[22:16] <holstein> i tested with compiz --replace or whatever, and then i added that to startup
[22:17] <yonyon> compiz --replace vanish the lxpanel, and remove the max,min,close buttons
[22:18] <holstein> yonyon: yup, it wasnt trivial
[22:18] <yonyon> on LXDE session i dont have this problems
[22:18] <holstein> yonyon: so whats the issue?
[22:18] <holstein> why not just theme the LXDE session as you wish?
[22:19] <yonyon> bro, you know how to change sessions?
[22:19] <holstein> yonyon: good luck :)
[22:19] <holstein> i would just theme my LXDE session as i want it
[22:20] <yonyon> never mind
[22:20] <yonyon> tnx for helping
[23:45] <rich3> on ms-windows I could drag my favorite documents to a button bar.  I'm not sure how to do this same thing on Lubuntu.  I just want some Icons to click on to open my favorite documents.
[23:47] <holstein> rich3: you can make a panel, add launchers there... thats probably the most like what you are looking for.. there are plenty of docks... wbar, cairo, avant
[23:49] <rich3> yeah, but i'm used to having the panel hide it'self.
[23:49] <holstein> rich3: sure... auto-hide the panel
[23:50] <holstein> rich3: if you are a new convert, just take your time... you can literlaly make linux distros look however you want
[23:53] <rich3> IMHO the panel takes up too much space.  I'm looking for something like a button, that will bring up the quick launch panel.  If I could put the documetns on the LXDE menu i'd be happy
[23:53] <holstein> rich3: you can change the size of the panel.. the docks i mention can act like a button
[23:53] <holstein> rich3: you can put whatever you want in the LXDE menu
[23:54] <holstein> again, i think its a matter of seeing what is out there and easily available to you at first... distro hop a bit... check out some live CD's
[23:54] <rich3> ok.  will try the docks.
[23:54] <rich3> already tried xubuntu, lubuntu and ubuntu gnome
[23:54] <holstein> i remember i found wbar in Vector linux... i never used vector linux, but ive used wbar a lot
[23:55] <holstein> rich3: ubuntu = xubuntu = lubuntu ...etc
[23:55] <holstein> you have the same access to the same repositories of packages
[23:55] <holstein> they are all able to be customized into each other, or into whatever you choose to customize them into
[23:55] <holstein> rich3: theres a neat tool i like to use called kupfer
[23:56] <holstein> you hit control+spacebar, and that pulls up a thingy you can just type into... you can type a place, or an application
[23:56] <holstein> its a different kind of launcher
[23:57] <rich3> sounds like gnome-do
[23:57] <holstein> there are drawers.. different panels
[23:57] <holstein> rich3: yeah, its gnome-do pretty much... gnome-do can be docky
[23:57] <holstein> kupfer doesnt do the dock... that im aware of
[23:58] <rich3> i really don't know the difference between these things.  i'm very happy with gnome-do
[23:58] <rich3> but will try kupfer if you think it will help
[23:58] <holstein> sure... install gnome-do in lubuntu then, and enjoy :)
[23:58] <holstein> i found kupfer lighter, and i really didnt use the dock mode
[23:58] <rich3> k good
[23:59] <holstein> rich3: i have no idea what will "help"
[23:59] <holstein> you really just need to explore, and find what works for you
[23:59] <rich3> well, i'll try wbar with lubuntu right now
[23:59] <rich3> don't go anywhere
[23:59] <holstein> wbar is nice and light too
[23:59] <holstein> i used to have it right in the middle of the screen in mepis running fluxbox