[05:16] <ubuntusam> any  cool ubuntu software I should try?
[06:47] <seidos> any ideas on how to restart alsa?
[06:48] <bioterror> from init.d?
[06:54] <seidos> nah, already checked
[07:03] <seidos> thans anyway though bioterror
[07:04] <seidos> lol, forget it, i probably shouldn't even talk to you
[08:09] <nomnex> how do I launch texlive-doc (the Applications to browse documentation for TeXLive)
[09:52] <democrezy> I am new to ubuntu. It is very unstable on my PC.Unstable means When i do something like apply effect in compiz, system hangs ie no response when i change screen resolution it doesnot display properly.i have to restart pc . It hangs for some time in between firefox.Can anyone tell why is this happening and how to cure it. I have core i3 2100 sandybridge, 4GB ram.
[09:53] <IAmNotThatGuy> democrezy: Kindly tell me which version of Ubuntu you are using and your hardware configuration
[09:55] <democrezy> firstly i use ubuntu 9.04, it was very unstable. then i switched to 11.04, it was unstable too. Now i switched to 11.10, it is more stable but not up to the mark.
[09:56] <democrezy> Hardware config is- Core i3 3.09 Ghz, 4gb ram, 1 TB hard disk. Intel HD 2000 inbuilt Graphics
[09:57] <democrezy> IAmnotThatGuy: By the way thanks for response
[10:36] <IAmNotThatGuy> democrezy: Sorry. I was away. and your OS is up-to-date with all updates??
[10:42] <democrezy> no
[10:42] <democrezy> i want to ask something
[10:43] <democrezy> 11.10 is just 2 months old,why do i need update?
[10:51] <lalatenduM> democrezy: I am using 11.10 and its pretty stable for me
[10:52] <lalatenduM> I think its configuration issue
[10:53] <democrezy> can u explain further lalatenduM ;?
[10:53] <lalatenduM> tell the exact issues...
[10:53] <lalatenduM> lets go one by one
[10:54] <democrezy> okay , first of all thanks for response
[10:54] <lalatenduM> democrezy: np
[10:57] <democrezy> even i dont know what is exact issue. when i hear people saying ubuntu is very stable, i got very annoyed.
[10:57] <democrezy> My system freezes a lot
[10:57] <democrezy> earlier i had to press restart button
[10:58] <coalwater> next time it gets slow u should try looking at the system monitor and see if something is taking much ram or cpu
[10:58] <democrezy> now i have learned Xkill command, and most of time i am able to come out of freeze
[10:59] <lalatenduM> ok
[10:59] <lalatenduM> the common reason behind the freeze issue may be issue with your display driver
[11:00] <lalatenduM> *the common reason behind the freeze issue can the because of your display driver
[11:00] <coalwater> nvidia/ati ?
[11:02] <lalatenduM> democrezy: And have you installed the system recommended 3rd party driver (go to systemSysettings->Additional drivers)
[11:25] <lalatenduM> democrezy: r u thr?
[11:26] <democrezy> yes
[11:26] <democrezy> where were you
[11:27] <lalatenduM> i am here :).
[11:27] <lalatenduM> democrezy: for freeze issue check that you installed the system recommended 3rd party driver (go to systemSysettings->Additional drivers)
[11:28] <lalatenduM> which graphics card u have? nvidia/ati
[11:28] <democrezy> i have checked it. that area is blank.
[11:29] <lalatenduM> hmm
[11:29] <lalatenduM> run "lspci" command on terminal and copy it to http://pastebin.com/
[11:29] <democrezy> no proprietary drivers are in use on this system
[11:29] <democrezy> this is displayed
[11:30] <democrezy> no external graphics card, inbuilt 1.5 gb memory
[11:30] <democrezy> okay wait for a minute
[11:31] <lalatenduM> you know what :) i am also running ubuntu on  Core i3 3.09 Ghz, 4gb ram, 500GB  hard disk. Intel HD 2000 inbuilt Graphics
[11:31] <democrezy> same here man
[11:31] <democrezy> do u face any problem?
[11:31] <lalatenduM> nope not at all..silky smooth
[11:32] <lalatenduM> how did install the OS? bootable cd or bootable USB?
[11:32] <democrezy> bootable cd
[11:32] <lalatenduM> and 64 bit or 32 bit?
[11:32] <democrezy> 64 bit
[11:32] <lalatenduM> ok
[11:33] <democrezy> i had used 9.04 1nd 11.04 32 bit, they were very unstable
[11:33] <lalatenduM> and Ubuntu is the only operating system?
[11:33] <lalatenduM> actually i have 32 bit 11.10 on it
[11:33] <democrezy> i am dual booting with xp
[11:33] <lalatenduM> but that should not be a issue
[11:33] <lalatenduM> ok
[11:34] <democrezy> i have run that command
[11:34] <lalatenduM> nope wait , have u updated the system after the fresh installation
[11:34] <democrezy> it gives information about all intel drivers
[11:35] <democrezy> no, but why do i need update? 11.10 is just 2 months old(english not much strong)
[11:36] <lalatenduM> i am talking about bug fixes which ubuntu gives
[11:37] <lalatenduM> the system will be in 11.10 after update ..but the bug fixes and enhanced version of packages will install
[11:37] <coalwater> democrezy: updating is not like jumping into a new version, its just some packages that ubuntu uses, whenever each package has an update it installs
[11:37] <lalatenduM> will be installed*
[11:37] <democrezy> okay
[11:38] <democrezy> can i do manual update of video drivers only? i think they are not working properly
[11:39] <lalatenduM> I will recommend a full update
[11:39] <lalatenduM> you never know for sure which component has issue
[11:40] <lalatenduM> I do the update as the 1st thing after a fresh install
[11:40] <democrezy> Please somebody tell me how to mention someones name in chat...like You guys mention my user name democrezy:
[11:40] <democrezy> okay lalatendm
[11:40] <lalatenduM> i just type. and you can retrive it by use back arraow
[11:42] <democrezy> not working may be i didnot understand properly
[11:42] <democrezy> typing takes too much time
[11:43] <democrezy> lalatendm, for how long time r u using linux?
[11:44] <coalwater> democrezy:  just write first few letters and press tab
[11:44] <democrezy> coalwater,  yeah, this works. thanks
[12:06] <lalatenduM> democrezy: from last 4 yrears
[12:06] <lalatenduM> Ubuntu last 1 year
[19:41] <LemonAid> Hello. Did anyone experience any Kernel panics that might be related to firefox ? (11.04  x64 )
[19:42] <LemonAid> From what i can tell, it happens on prolonged uses of firefox.
[19:43] <LemonAid> There is also a bug report on the matter.
[19:47] <LemonAid> The reports of the problem being solved are inconsistent. So anyone got any ideas? I obviously can`t test or reproduce it ad-hoc, but if you did encounter it, some tips would help a lot.
[19:47] <holstein> LemonAid: are you up to date? are you using the stable FF ppa?
[19:47] <holstein> https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/firefox-stable
[19:48] <Unit193> You *could* switch up to another branch
[19:50] <LemonAid> I`ll give that a go.
[19:51] <LemonAid> It seems that i`m running 8.0 and the current stable version is 9.0. It absolutely missed that. Thank you:)
[19:54] <holstein> LemonAid: yeah... and Unit193 just pointed out that that PPA might not be for your version... 11.04
[19:55] <holstein> but, i feel like this is what will be brought up in the bug report... 'have you tried the latest version' ... etc...
[19:56] <LemonAid> holstein, i saw that the version was for 10.10. However from what i saw in the report bug, the update to the latest version did not fix the problem. I`ll do some more digging.
[19:56] <LemonAid> holstein, Unit193 Thank you.
[19:58] <holstein> LemonAid: the other usual tricks are to throw out the current .config directory, or make another user and test as that new user
[20:01] <LemonAid> holstein, i`ll try that after i exhaust my current options. The main problem is the testing part is time consuming.
[20:26] <LemonAid> I`m running 9.0 now, time will tell.