[15:41] <bobweaver> hello there I just got a new job and the boss is going to let me use ubuntu on my work computer. So I am writing a script to use after I install with certain applicaations on them. I got down all the ones that I am using from  ubuntu repos and others but I am having trouble with virtual box. My question is a sudo one when I do say :   sudo wget --output-document=      What is the user that sudo is using is it still you  way I ask is
[15:41] <bobweaver> like this  sudo wget --output-document=/home/$USER/some-dir   so it dont go to roots home dir
[15:42] <bobweaver> or does  sudo still uses /home/some-user/
[15:44] <Sidewinder1> bobweaver, I'm certainly no expert, when it comes to CLI;.. but if you want a good resource for scripting, please try here: http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/
[15:44]  * SEABird needs help getting rid of grub2 on dual boot laptop
[15:44] <Sidewinder1> On a side note, gksudo, for GUI, apps; sudo, for the rest.. :D
[15:45] <bobweaver> I guess I will just try and see what happenes
[15:45] <bobweaver> SEABird: do you want BURG  ?
[15:46] <Sidewinder1> As long as everything's backed-up, try away!
[15:46] <SEABird> Have Acronis Boot Manager on most of my machines
[15:46] <bobweaver> ahh not sure what that is
[15:48] <bobweaver> SEABird:  so grub is getting in the way of Acronis Boot Manager ?
[15:49] <SEABird> Acronis is a multiplatform partition backup program and includes neat boot manager with GUI that allows for more than 4 primaries  while hiding unused
[15:50] <SEABird> Think both will fight each other and and grub is too difficult to see on small laptops
[15:51] <LemonAid> I wireless went down for no apparent reason. I tried ifup/down   /etc/netwroking restart  ,services netwrok-manager restart. Nothing worked. Only a reboot helped. Any ideas how i could identify the problem?
[15:51] <LemonAid> *my
[15:52] <SEABird> Is there anyway to manage grub to get rid of Windows recovery partitions ( have 2)?
[15:52] <LemonAid> What do you mean by "get rid of"?
[15:53] <bobweaver> LemonAid:  please open terminal and enter lspci -nn | grep Wireless && lsmod && rfkill list all      and paste back using http://paste.ubuntu.com
[15:53] <SEABird> Or make it larger to see and choose s/u options?
[15:53] <SEABird> I am really new at this
[15:53] <bobweaver> SEABird:are you daul or triple booting ?
[15:54] <LemonAid> SEABird, Grub is a boot manager. It won`t modify partitions. You need a partition manager.
[15:55] <SEABird> just dual but laptop has a Win7 recovery partition and a Win7 repair partition, then Win 7 and then Ubuntu
[15:56] <LemonAid> bobweaver, http://pastebin.com/rzgXTkj7
[15:57] <SEABird> Don't need to change partitions for trial installed Ubuntu on 40 GB free space
[15:57] <LemonAid> SEABird, what exactly are you trying to accomplish? Remove all the recovery partitions, or just have them not shown at boot time?
[15:59] <bobweaver> LemonAid: Could I see a dmesg | grep 819
[15:59] <SEABird> Just have Win7 as default boot (sorry guys but that my bread and $$$ - Windows support) then have some longer time to choose Ubuntu while I learn
[16:00]  * SEABird mutters "Is the a #wantstobeabeginner channel?"
[16:01] <LemonAid> bobweaver, http://pastebin.com/aivqcdEw
[16:02] <bobweaver> LemonAid: sudo modprobe r8192se_pci
[16:02] <bobweaver> then dmesg | grep 819 again
[16:02] <LemonAid> SEABird, http://tinyurl.com/d786ok2 This should help you.
[16:04] <LemonAid> bobweaver,  http://pastebin.com/Qyv3q2iP
[16:05] <LemonAid> SEABird, alternatively you can try and install Burg, it`s a manager for Grub. With a nice interface and all that. You may find it more to your liking.
[16:06] <bobweaver> LemonAid: 64 or 32 bit ?
[16:06] <LemonAid> Burg will let you set the default os to boot into, and also have the option to restore your grub/winboot (from what i recall).
[16:07] <LemonAid> bobweaver, 64
[16:08] <bobweaver> LemonAid: lsb_release -a && uname -a
[16:09] <SEABird> Thank I will continue reading and try to come to some agreement between me and me laptop
[16:09] <LemonAid> bobweaver, http://pastebin.com/4RxCtdPC
[16:10] <bobweaver> LemonAid:  too options compat-wireless or the one from the site either way time to compile which do you want
[16:11] <LemonAid> bobweaver, what you`re saying is that my driver is at fault?
[16:11] <bobweaver> See post #23  down   http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1703443&page=3
[16:11] <bobweaver> Yes LemonAid
[16:11] <LemonAid> Will check it out. Thanx for the help :)
[16:12] <bobweaver> Cool compat will also help you out either way
[16:12] <bobweaver> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download
[16:13] <LemonAid> bobweaver, always a good thing to have additional resources.
[16:13] <bobweaver> :D
[16:14] <bobweaver> LemonAid: Let me know how it works out
[16:14] <LemonAid> Will do.
[16:27] <LemonAid> bobweaver, it would appear that the firmware change worked. Now it remains to be seen, but things look promising. :)
[16:27] <bobweaver> good
[16:27] <bobweaver> so you now have wifi again ?
[16:28] <LemonAid> Well, i had when i asked for help the first time. I just did not know why my wifi crashed and i couldn`t get the connection back up without a restart.
[16:28] <LemonAid> A system restart.
[16:29] <LemonAid> Time to do some reading on the commands you told me to run :D
[16:35] <bobweaver> LemonAid: wifi can be funny at times with firmware it seems that it sometimes just gives out. wich is not good basic with wifi that I know is look at the card and see what driver "modual" that you need. then see if it is loaded the modual/driver   using the command lsmod  if it is there then run command rfkill list all if it is hard blocked(outside switch ) fix by turning switch on or soft blocked (sotware blocked ) run rfkill unblock
[16:35] <bobweaver> all  if it is all no on rfkill then  it is usally firmware that is causeing troubles
[16:36] <bobweaver> you can also see what a modual/driver is by running the command modinfo <name of moduals >      Notice the depends area and the firmware that it needs
[16:44] <LemonAid> bobweaver,  thanx for the mini guide. It does make sense now now that i follow it, i see that i have a lot of other useless modules/drivers for a lot of other network cards.
[16:46] <bobweaver> just be carefull somethimes the can get in the way of loading a different one   to remove a modual we use the command    rmmod <name of modual >   then   we load the other with the  command    modprobe  <name of modual>    most of these commands need sudo
[16:46] <LemonAid> I guess, that when i installed Ubuntu, it installed a lot of additional drivers to cover a wide range of cards. O well.
[16:47] <bobweaver> Yes jockey-gtk (additional drivers) can sometimes load the worng mods and the same with thye linux kernel
[16:48] <LemonAid> I did read on those exact 2 commands just now since i was curious what they did. I will of course be careful while using them.
[16:48] <bobweaver> time to file bugs when that happens so deveolpers can fix
[16:50] <bobweaver> the devolpers help the end users and the end users help the developers = non subjugated people
[16:50] <bobweaver> :D
[16:50] <LemonAid> :))
[18:22] <transpissed> hey, im sitting here with a problem, that is transmission update nad its blocklist-related, that im not able to solve for myself
[18:23] <transpissed> is there anyone who can help?
[18:23] <transpissed> i tried updating to 2.42 but i tjust update d to transmission 2.04, and im not able to create blcoklist entires
[18:23] <transpissed> entries
[18:48] <ppcblaster> Trying to get Hauppauge pvr 350 going in 11.10 need help
[19:29] <shikata_ga_nai> anyone here used rstudio before
[19:29] <shikata_ga_nai> ?
[19:34] <escott> !anyone | shikata_ga_nai
[19:34] <ubot2> shikata_ga_nai: A high percentage of the first questions asked in this channel start with "Does anyone/anybody..." Why not ask your next question (the real one) and find out? See also !details, !gq, and !poll.
[19:35] <shikata_ga_nai> escott:ok
[19:53] <escott> shikata_ga_nai, ?
[20:04] <seidos> shikata_ga_nai: i haven't used it.  does rstudio have an irc channel?
[20:04] <seidos> hmmm, if they do it isn't an obvious one
[20:05] <escott> seidos, he doesnt seem to be paying attention anyways
[20:10] <seidos> escott: :D
[20:11] <escott> i have my own anyone? question. does anyone know why people come on here and ask a partial question and then leave?
[20:12] <seidos> i'll take a stab at it with a spork:  they're in a hurry.
[20:20] <shikata_ga_nai> hey guys I am back, well, I didn't notice the replies, and sorry that, I guess I was busy finding serial for that software.Well guess what?, I didn't find one. so cheers!!, now I badly need some help.
[20:27] <seidos> what's your question mr. shikata_ga_nai ?