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| Folklore | watch santa feed reindeer http://reindeercam.com/ | 04:37 |
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| head_victim | Quick question, I'm setting up my old computers for my nephew and neice and I'm going to run Edubuntu on them. Being older computers though I thought Lubuntu might have a quicker interface. In this scenario would lubuntu-core or lubuntu-desktop be the best thing to install after installing edubuntu | 04:46 |
| l057c0d3r | umm not sure.. when i did it i just installed lubuntu.. and then installed the edbutnu meta packages | 04:58 |
| Unit193 | head_victim: Might be best to just install Lubuntu and add the programs you want. This will also keep the Gnome desktop out | 04:59 |
| head_victim | l057c0d3r: Yeah that's what I should have done but I was hoping Edubuntu would run on these a bit snappier than it's turned out :/ | 04:59 |
| head_victim | These people have never used or even seen linux so I was hoping to keep them both there so they could see more than one desktop | 05:00 |
| head_victim | And let them decide what works best for them | 05:00 |
| head_victim | (that's the reason I'm giving them the computers ;) A sneaky way to intro them to Ubuntu) | 05:00 |
| l057c0d3r | my sisters lappy took a shit | 05:02 |
| l057c0d3r | place she got it wanted an arm and a leg to fix it and recover her files | 05:02 |
| l057c0d3r | well i recovered all her files for her and have her running a custom gentoo / openbox / lxde inspired by lubuntu ;-) | 05:03 |
| head_victim | Hm well HDD space is not critical and they are 3.2 Ghz HT P4s so I might just do lubuntu-desktop instead of just -core | 05:04 |
| l057c0d3r | nothing aginst ubuntu... because i know lubuntu uses the same kernel.. but... | 05:10 |
| l057c0d3r | tried it for a while | 05:10 |
| l057c0d3r | and the start bar thing in unity.. welll | 05:10 |
| l057c0d3r | didnt work half the time | 05:10 |
| l057c0d3r | now lubuntu... I've never had a bad experience with it.. | 05:11 |
| l057c0d3r | besides when i hooked my R.A.T.7 mouse up for the first time.. but was a simple fix | 05:11 |
| head_victim | l057c0d3r: I've never had that problem but then again I avoided 11.04 like the plague. 11.10 has been perfect for me. | 05:15 |
| l057c0d3r | well it should have updated by now :-P so if it was the version that should go out the door | 05:29 |
| l057c0d3r | in my experiences.... gentoo has been the most stable and reliable system i have used... lubuntu comming in a very close second..... for a get a small speed improvement with gentoo... | 05:30 |
| l057c0d3r | so i recemend lubuntu to everyone that is new to linux... | 05:30 |
| l057c0d3r | however ubuntu has had a terible track record with me... one system i installed it on started locking up 6 months in... | 05:30 |
| l057c0d3r | another one would forget desktop settings all the time... | 05:31 |
| l057c0d3r | then the latest problem i mentioned.. | 05:31 |
| l057c0d3r | so far so good with lubuntu.. | 05:31 |
| l057c0d3r | and same went for xbuntu | 05:31 |
| l057c0d3r | before switching to lubuntu | 05:31 |
| l057c0d3r | i would tie most the problems i've experienced in with the desktop manager being used.. | 05:32 |
| ybit | whoops | 05:32 |
| ybit | forgot to login to this channel | 05:33 |
| ybit | hope friends haven't came in asking for questions while i was away :| | 05:33 |
| Jakash3 | :D | 05:51 |
| Jakash3 | I love lubuntu 11.10 | 05:51 |
| ybit | Jakash3: go away | 05:56 |
| ybit | kidding ;) | 05:56 |
| ybit | it's good stuff | 05:56 |
| ybit | installed it on a friend's computer recently | 05:56 |
| ybit | if you need help, lemme know good sir | 05:56 |
| Jakash3 | thank you | 05:57 |
| Jakash3 | kind sir | 05:57 |
| Jakash3 | actually yeah | 05:57 |
| Jakash3 | i was wondering if there's any other way to lock the screen besides running the "xscreensaver-command -lock" command | 05:57 |
| ybit | hrm... | 05:58 |
| ybit | ctl-alt-del does nothing? | 05:58 |
| ybit | i'm currently not in lubuntu environment... | 05:58 |
| ybit | outside of the start menu thingy... you could create an alias for that like "lock" and then just do alt-f2 and type in lock | 05:59 |
| Jakash3 | ctrl alt del runs task manager | 05:59 |
| holstein | Jakash3: when do you want it to happen? you can make that command run when you do something | 06:00 |
| ybit | holstein: what captures keyboard commands? | 06:00 |
| holstein | i have it set up where super+l runs xtrlock | 06:00 |
| Unit193 | Or you could make a keybind (winkey+l?) | 06:00 |
| holstein | Unit193: hehe | 06:00 |
| Unit193 | Bah, holstein... | 06:01 |
| ybit | holstein: yes, how did you do that and what program is listening for those commands | 06:01 |
| holstein | you could make super+l run that command | 06:01 |
| Jakash3 | sorry for not knowing...how do you key bind? | 06:01 |
| holstein | ybit: i just set a keyboard shorcut | 06:01 |
| holstein | keybinding | 06:01 |
| ybit | Jakash3: don't feel sorry i dunno either | 06:01 |
| ybit | explain or link? | 06:01 |
| Jakash3 | either | 06:01 |
| ybit | that was to holstein | 06:02 |
| holstein | maybe http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1754350 | 06:02 |
| Unit193 | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/FAQ/Guides#I_want_to_bind_a_key_to_lock_my_screen.2C_how_do_I_do_it.3F | 06:02 |
| holstein | ^^ even better! | 06:02 |
| Jakash3 | ^ good one thx | 06:02 |
| Unit193 | But it shouldn't need sudo | 06:03 |
| holstein | yeah... agreed | 06:03 |
| Unit193 | I'll change | 06:03 |
| Jakash3 | sudo nano...more like no sudo leafpad | 06:03 |
| holstein | gksudo leafpad | 06:03 |
| holstein | but you shouldnt need root access to edit that file | 06:04 |
| Unit193 | I tested, you don't | 06:04 |
| frankcox672 | howdy | 06:32 |
| frankcox672 | anyone here good with graphics problems | 06:34 |
| l057c0d3r | what kind of problem> | 06:35 |
| frankcox672 | well | 06:35 |
| frankcox672 | At first I would get half way through install and the screen would freeze | 06:36 |
| frankcox672 | Then I managed to finish install but said out of range | 06:36 |
| frankcox672 | installed again , still said out of range but then opened up | 06:36 |
| frankcox672 | It worked fine for ten minuts and then the screen went ape again -horixaontal lines-I did install the Nvidea driver recommened | 06:37 |
| frankcox672 | could the refresh rate do that? | 06:38 |
| frankcox672 | switched from old monitar to flatscreen but horizotal lines is all I got | 06:39 |
| Unit193 | Are you on it now? | 06:40 |
| frankcox672 | no-other screen being used for windows install - | 06:40 |
| frankcox672 | I will have to reboot and hope it opens | 06:40 |
| Unit193 | Do you know what the specs are or what video card it has? | 06:41 |
| frankcox672 | is nvidia card-machine is emachine El1200 -can look it up | 06:42 |
| frankcox672 | brb | 06:42 |
| frankcox672 | NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE | 06:44 |
| Unit193 | You could use the alternate installer, but check the output of running dmesg if you can get to a TTY | 06:45 |
| frankcox672 | what is alternate installer- you mean alternate cd | 06:47 |
| Unit193 | Yep | 06:48 |
| frankcox672 | ok - I am almost done with winders-will try and reboot in a minute | 06:49 |
| frankcox672 | thnks | 06:49 |
| l057c0d3r | wow | 06:50 |
| Unit193 | Yes? | 06:50 |
| l057c0d3r | was reading over what i missed | 06:50 |
| Unit193 | I've had the i915 driver crap out on my really badly | 06:51 |
| l057c0d3r | myself.. i get nothing but a black screen... up untill the login screen | 06:51 |
| frankcox672 | 1915 ? | 06:52 |
| l057c0d3r | and when i logoff. its a glitche screen till power off | 06:52 |
| frankcox672 | Never had these propblems w/ 9 or 10 | 06:52 |
| frankcox672 | ok I have control of Lubuntu again-is there any way to get out of the messed up screen other than reboot? | 06:58 |
| frankcox672 | on the flat screen is says change t0 1280x and then it opened | 07:01 |
| frankcox672 | I changed the settings but somehow did not manage to save it | 07:04 |
| frankcox672 | sME THING -GAVE ERROR OUT OF RANGE -CHANGE 1280 then popped open -excuse caps | 07:06 |
| frankcox672 | rick Emach`1200 | 07:06 |
| frankcox672 | when I opened it again it said it was set correctly-then blew up again | 07:09 |
| frankcox672 | guess I need to reformat again-try another versiomn | 07:10 |
| frankcox672 | that was the alternate | 07:10 |
| Unit193 | frankcox672: You should be able to use xrandr | 07:14 |
| frankcox672 | WHAT IS XRANDR ? | 07:15 |
| Unit193 | Mind turning off caps? And it's a terminal way to set screen res | 07:15 |
| frankcox672 | sorry about caps-keep hitting button | 07:15 |
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| frankcox672 | ok -will try that | 07:16 |
| frankcox672 | rick | 07:17 |
| frankcox672 | xrandr failed to set size of gamma output default Screen 0: minimum 320 x 240 current 1280 x 1024 maximum same | 07:20 |
| frankcox672 | default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm | 07:21 |
| frankcox672 | it seems to be saying it is set correctly to me but I not real good with video-not at all | 07:22 |
| frankcox672 | I don't know anything else to do but update tyhe system and see if it works -if not try another version | 07:33 |
| yuler | I've a friend that installed lubuntu on his 256mb 700mhz computer. He downloaded "50,000" emails into Thunderbird and had Chromium open with 2 tabs, so the hard drive was highly active that it caused screen rewrites to stutter. He left it on overnight, but no change in the morning. I suspected the swap file was hit hard and advised him to view processes with tops @ CLI. Any advice? | 09:33 |
| Folklore | how I reset the default cmdlinpath | 11:40 |
| Folklore | for f4 | 11:40 |
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