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kanliotmaybe i already have the gnome stuff then00:02
kanlioti looked and it just looked like some python libraries00:02
kanliotsorry i can't help more00:02
felichaslooks like you do, yes. I'm pretty sure libs get loaded whenever you use the program that needs them, and get unloaded after using them, but I wanted to double check. Thanks anyway.00:05
felichasQuestion 2: mplayer will not play any video. From what I read, it is a compilation issue with older CPUs. Do you know how to solve it? I would like to avoid installing vlc for the same reason above: memory footprint.00:07
kanliotyeah it's in the release notes00:07
kanliotgnome-mplayer may crash on some specific hardware (Pentium 3 or Pentium 4). Installing the package mplayer should work-around the problem. (974125)00:09
kanliotaccording to the release notes00:09
felichaslol, I search all the faqs and workarounds, but didn't check the release notes00:09
felichasthanks a lot again00:09
kanliotnp :)00:10
kanliotnow if it actually works00:10
felichasIt did work for me :)00:27
silverarrowwhat?00:27
silverarrowI'm trying activate wireless without access to modem00:27
silverarrowwhich is tricky00:28
silverarrowwatching miss marple00:28
kanlioti'd find a library where i can plug in00:29
silverarroweverything is so restricted here00:30
silverarrowthere is cafe though00:30
silverarrowand guide https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx#b43_-_No_Internet_access00:30
silverarrowapparently wireless drivers are on the cd00:31
kanliotif you have a spare wireless router? anyhow just a thought00:31
silverarrowhmm00:32
silverarrownot sure00:33
silverarrowrouter is on the second floor00:33
silverarrowI'm sharing wireless, and they are on holiday00:34
silverarrowweird situation00:34
silverarrowor internet really00:34
silverarrowkanliot are you clever with powerpc?00:36
kanliotno00:36
silverarrowi need som powerpc cleverness00:38
silverarrowto  make mplayer gecko stream in browser00:39
silverarrowand gnash00:39
silverarrowthey really should work00:39
ram_Cannot create a new file on the desktop ?01:39
kanliot what kind of menu do you get when you right-click?01:40
ram_When i right click I get Desktop Preferences01:47
kanliotram_, do you get anything else besides desktop prefs?01:56
ram_I am sorry this is lubuntu02:00
ram_Openbox lxde02:00
kanliotram_,  i don't understand what menu you are seeing02:11
kanliotis the the openbox menu?02:11
ram_Yes02:12
kanliotyou can switch back to the pcmanfm menu. is that what you would like?02:13
=== len is now known as Guest63664
aaaspcmanfm computer:/// and  network://// return 'operation not supported'04:39
=== epzil0n is now known as Guest14699
testerhey -- i'm finding something weird14:07
kanliotpeople find me wierd14:07
testerI downloaded the i386 alternate iso from cdimage, which says its size is 681 MB14:07
testerbut in Nautilus, the size looks like 714 MB14:08
testerhowever, the checksum matches the one on cd image14:08
testerwhat's going on??14:08
kanliotdoes it say 713 mb or 7140000000014:08
testerhttp://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/12.04/release/14:08
testerkanliot, nautilus says 714.414:09
kanliotis it bytes or MB?14:09
kanliotalso FYI a kb is 1024 bytes14:09
tester714.4 MB (714,387,456 bytes)14:10
kanliotif you convert bytes to megabytes by dividing by 1024*1024 i think it's similar14:11
tester681 is in "M"14:11
testeryeah i see now14:14
testercdimage gives it in true MBytes14:14
testerwhile nautilus gives "MB" as bytes/1000/100014:14
kanliot:)14:15
taoseekerhi16:42
taoseekerdoes anyone know a fix for wirless activation ?16:42
taoseekerI have installed, done updates, rebooted, added the two restricted packages16:43
taoseekerwhich worked fine last time16:43
taoseekerbut not this time16:43
taoseekerI`m in 12.0416:45
taoseekerin the powerpc build16:45
taoseekerare lubuntu up to date with the new pepper plugin api20:01
taoseeker?20:01
Caseyhi21:16
Caseyis there a different  between lubuntu and reguler ubuntu that would keep a script form running?21:17
Unit193Depends on the script, if the script needs a Gnome function/program or an additional program you have yet to install, it could.21:21
Caseycan you look at a script for me21:22
Caseyi'm trying to get my ups software to send a alert email if the power goes off but it doesn't seem to want to run the email script21:23
Unit193Sure, not saying I'll be able to help, but pastebin.com21:23
Caseyhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/1095590/21:23
Unit193Is the script marked executable?21:23
Caseyi'm pretty sure i give it 777 primission21:24
Unit193What happens if you just run it?21:26
Caseyum well let me try real quick21:26
Caseywhats the best way of runnig it?21:26
Unit193Seems the script is part of a package, you may need a program that provides the "mail" command as well as whatever package this came with.21:27
Caseyi'm useing ssmtp21:27
taoseekerdo you guys update firefox and pidgin?21:28
Caseybut you see i have it to make a log file when it runs dut it doesn't21:28
taoseekerpidgin crashes majorly21:28
=== taoseeker is now known as silverarrow
Caseyand i had a older version runnig on ubuntu but i'm upgrading21:29
silverarrowto lubuntu or ubuntu?21:30
Caseyunbuntu but i'm grading the software and using lubuntu now21:30
Caseyupgrading21:30
Caseyyou see a problem?21:42
silverarrowdoes anyone use gnash in lubuntu?21:42
Caseyok i'm getting somewhere21:54
silverarrowwhat are you working on Casey ?21:54
Caseytry to get a scripot to run21:55
Caseyi'm trying to get my ups software to send a alert email if the power goes off but it doesn't seem to want to run the email script21:55
silverarrowi see22:02
silverarrowbrb restart22:02
bennypr0fanehello, how can I tell which is my sound server? I have Lubuntu 12.0422:06
bennypr0faneI can't change any audio settings22:06
bennypr0fanepulse audio is not installed. which is the default audio device on Lubuntu?22:09
bennypr0faneI'm looking into this because I don't get chat notification sounds in the browser, but playing audio files locally works22:10
silverarrow  lubuntu has alsamixer though22:10
silverarrowperhaps there is a config for chat sounds?22:11
bennypr0fanethere is, i already made sure they're enabled22:11
bennypr0fanehow can i make sure alsamixer is installed?22:12
silverarrowyou just type alsamixer in terminal22:12
silverarrowI had to fuzz a lot to make it appear though in 12.04 powerpc iso22:12
bennypr0faneyep, there it is22:13
silverarrowi and to reinstall packages and run a sudo blaclist command and restart22:13
silverarrowis there any support for sylpheed ?22:14
silverarrowI have tried for days to set up this thing22:14
silverarrowmajor hassle22:14
silverarrowI have followed wikis, for hotmail accounts but I get no where22:14
silverarrowso no idea a out sylpheed?22:15
wxli've never used it with hotmail but gmail's pretty easy22:18
wxlget a gmail account XD22:19
wxlseriously tho there is a sylpheed channel somewhere22:19
Caseyhow do i pasta in xterm?22:20
wxlctrl-shift-v works in lxterm22:20
wxlmiddle mouse click :/22:21
wxl^ for xterm22:21
wxlsilverarrow: /join #claws - it's basically teh same as sylpheed22:23
silverarrowthanks wxl22:29
silverarrowI have gmail22:29
silverarrowtoo22:29
silverarrowbut I sort of  stuck with the hotmail22:29
Caseyok i got the script to run22:33
Caseybut it won't send the email22:34
Caseyi think its a error in the script22:34
Caseyhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/1095751/22:34
wxli don't have the patience to debug a script right now22:40
wxls/patience/time/22:40
wxlsorry22:40
wxlnot trying to be rude :)22:41
wxlbut it doesnnnn't provide any output?22:41
bennypr0fanesorry, I was out f a while, my connection went down silverarrow did u say anything to me in the meantime?22:44
silverarrowI probably have, but cannot remmeber22:45
silverarrowI`ve had restarts, and plugin mess, and what not22:45
silverarrowI am having flash issues22:45
bennypr0faneyou mean at the moment?22:45
bennypr0fanewe were talking about audio server22:46
silverarrowoh yes,22:46
bennypr0fanecan you tell me what's the difference between alsa and pulse audio?22:46
silverarrowmy sound got sorted out thought, sort of22:46
silverarrownot really,22:46
wxloh lord there's not an easy answer to that bennypr0fane22:47
silverarrowthey seem both to be installed though22:47
wxllet's just say alsa is lightweight22:47
wxli *THOUGHT* only alsa should be installed22:47
wxlyeah i don't have pa on 12.1022:48
bennypr0faneI don't have pulse audio installed atm22:48
silverarrowwxl, let me check22:48
wxlbut there may be some software package you installed that had pa as a dependency22:48
bennypr0fanebut it was on my last Ubuntu 10.0422:48
wxlpa usually serves as an interface to alsa (itself as a layer to oss)22:48
wxlyeah well ubuntu's not lubuntu22:49
bennypr0faneso, the 2 do not accomplish the same function?22:49
wxlmore or less22:49
wxlif you're not doing anything sound like sound production or anything, you're fine with whatever you get22:50
silverarrowhttp://imagebin.org/22103922:50
silverarrowone packate at least22:50
silverarrowpackage22:50
silverarrownon istalled22:51
wxlgood then you're both normal22:53
bennypr0fanehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PulseAudio22:53
wxlalsa is good enough22:53
bennypr0fanethis is lost on me22:54
wxlright22:54
silverarrowmakes a really bad noise in alsa though22:54
silverarrowor perhaps it is this laptop22:54
bennypr0fane: "In a typical installation scenario under Linux, the user configures ALSA to use a virtual device provided by PulseAudio. Thus, applications using ALSA will output sound to PulseAudio, which then uses ALSA itself to access the real sound card. "22:54
wxlit could be lots of things but likely not the fact that you're using alsa, silverarrow22:54
Caseywell how do i get the mail command to use ssmtp?22:54
wxlCasey: honestly i don't know but i do know that mail is relatively limited. might try using mutt.22:55
wxlbennypr0fane: do you really want to know?22:55
Caseyi just need to send out emails22:55
bennypr0fane"PulseAudio is a sound server, a background process accepting sound input from one or more sources (processes or capture devices) and redirecting it to one or more sinks (sound cards, remote network PulseAudio servers, or other processes).22:55
bennypr0faneOne of the goals of PulseAudio is to reroute all sound streams through it, including those from processes that attempt to directly access the hardware (like legacy OSS applications). PulseAudio achieves this by providing adapters to applications using other audio systems, like aRts and ESD."22:55
bennypr0fanedo you guys get this?22:56
* wxl does22:56
Caseyssmtp works fine just need to know how to get a script to send emails useing it22:56
silverarrowwxl, maybe there is config, or better sound card driver for alsa?22:56
Caseyright now it uses the mail command22:56
bennypr0fanewxl I envy you22:56
* wxl does sound production using OSS tools in Linux so ALSA/PulseAudio is the least concern22:57
wxlCasey: try mutt command22:57
wxlsilverarrow: it's either the hardware or the driver. i think it's unlikely that it's the config. however, there is one. but alsa configuration is NOT easy.22:58
* bennypr0fane wants to use a DJing application on his Lubuntu machine. installed DJplay but couldn't get ti to work, it wants JACK-something not there on the repos22:59
wxlget mixxx bennypr0fane !!!23:00
bennypr0fanewhat's mixx?23:00
wxli <3 mixxx23:00
wxlbest dj software out there23:00
bennypr0fanewith 3 x'es?23:00
wxlyep23:00
bennypr0faneis it free?23:00
wxlyep23:00
bennypr0fanecool23:00
wxland the devs are SUUUUUUUUUUUUUPER nice/helpful23:00
Caseydon't have mutt23:00
wxlCasey: um. install it?23:01
bennypr0faneanyway, i do get 8Facebook-)chat notification sounds in chromium, but not in Opera23:01
Caseyi got ssmtp it works fine i just need to get to script to use it23:01
bennypr0faneso system sound setting shouldn't be the problem23:01
wxlbennypr0fane: if you need help with it, i use it all the time. also i'd kind of avoid jack if i were you. jack is a wonderful thing but can be very confusing/complex to newcomers and you really don't have a NEED for it per se.23:02
wxl(jack is another audio server, but one that allows you to do all sorts of interesting routing betwen hardware and software)23:02
bennypr0faneand with mixxx, I'll be fine with my curretn setup?23:03
wxlyou only need alsa23:03
bennypr0fanegreat23:03
wxlbut it will also work with pulseaudio and jack23:03
wxli think it even works with oss23:03
wxlso not to veer us too off topic but what do you dj?23:04
bennypr0fanethe thing is, when DJing, you want to be able to mix 2 channels and pre-listen to your next track through the headphones.23:05
wxlno problem23:05
bennypr0faneI'm very unprofessional, purely a hobby thing23:05
wxlassuming you have two outputs23:05
wxlhardware outputs23:05
bennypr0fanewhich you will see in my next question23:05
bennypr0fane:23:05
bennypr0faneoh that's what i was gonna ask23:05
bennypr0fane:)23:05
bennypr0fanebcs I got just 123:06
wxlthis is one way to do it http://store.griffintechnology.com/imic23:06
bennypr0faneis it possible with just one?23:06
wxlthere are probably other less expensive options23:06
wxlhahah23:06
wxlfound one for $4!23:06
wxlhttp://hde.store.buy.com/p/2-channel-usb-2-0-external-digital-sound-adapter-plug-in-headphones/224435590.html23:07
bennypr0fanewow23:07
bennypr0faneI didn't think it was that easy23:07
wxlnote the mic hookup too23:07
wxlyou can make use of that for voiceovers23:07
bennypr0fanemagical usb23:07
wxltho i use a usb mic23:07
wxlbtw there are many, many great dj's who started out just playing around as a hobby23:08
bennypr0faneis a built-in soundcard somehow superior to adding outputs via usb?23:08
wxldepends23:08
wxlbut for your purposes it shouldn't matter23:08
wxlespecially given that is really just for your headphones23:09
wxlbtw #mixxx is a great place to talk dj23:09
* wxl is working on putting together a skin for mixxx that has four decks on it, if that gives you any sense of things23:09
bennypr0faneit's great to meet someone who actually knows about this kind of stuff. I've been meaning to find out if Open Source stuff matches up to the Apple thingies you see everyone use23:10
wxlwell there's some things linux doesn't have23:10
wxlbut there's MANY things os x doesn't23:10
wxlcuz after all os x = bsd = unix and gnu's not unix!23:11
wxl(though there is a mac version of mixxx too)23:11
bennypr0faneI mean for instance, in terms of office applications, especially pdf, there's very limited choice in Linux, compared to MS23:11
bennypr0faneso I was afraid there might be the same situation with Audio processing tools23:12
wxlwhatcha mean? to generate a pdf?23:12
bennypr0faneno, editing, working them23:12
wxloh23:12
wxlinkscape works23:12
bennypr0fanepdfedit is the only Linux app can do it23:12
wxl^^^23:12
bennypr0faneand it'S uggggly23:12
bennypr0faneinkscape23:12
bennypr0fane?23:12
wxltechnically it's a vector graphics program23:13
wxlsuper-gimp if you will XD23:13
wxland it's not ugly ;)23:13
bennypr0faneok, but that will work only if your pdf is actually a vector graphic23:13
wxlno, silly23:14
wxlpdfs ARE vector graphics23:14
bennypr0faneif it was made from text or simple jpeg, photo, can you still edit it wiht inkscape?23:14
bennypr0fanenot sure about that, really23:14
* wxl shrugs23:14
wxlwell that's what i use when i want to edit a document and it works great23:14
* bennypr0fane meant pdfedit is super ugly, win95 style23:15
wxli knew what you meant23:15
bennypr0fanewhat I would need to edit mostly are scanned documents. My scanner can make them pdfs or jpegs, but I haven't found a single program will let me edit the text layer23:16
wxlinkscape23:16
bennypr0fanehave you tried thaT?23:16
wxl1614 < wxl:#lubuntu> well that's what i use when i want to edit a document and it works great23:17
bennypr0faneok, cool, I'll give it a try23:17
bennypr0faneI think I've already come across it at some point, don't remember what did not work there23:17
wxlthe university my wife goes to has the uncanny habit of producing pdfs that are not fillable. so i use inkscape and you wouldn't notice the difference.23:18
bennypr0fanebut about the DJing, to be able to output to 2/more channels, you'll absolutely need as many HW outputs, yes?23:19
wxlpretty much yeah23:20
wxlwell23:20
wxlthere's one other way you could do it23:20
wxlbut it would be kind of funky23:20
bennypr0fanepdfs tell me about it. people who give you pdf normally don't want you to work on them, is the big problem i believe23:20
wxlyou could set your output to some random place (modern hardware often has surround channels-- you could send to there)23:20
wxlbut then send headphones to the normal default output23:21
wxlthen make sure that all tracks are on headphone23:21
wxland mess with the main/cue mix until you get it just right23:21
wxlit would be nice if the headphone had a balance option23:21
wxlper deck, that is23:21
bennypr0fanethat would require perfect fine tuning though, right?23:22
wxlkinda sorta23:22
wxlbrb23:22
bennypr0faneany clue why I would get notif-sounds in Chromium, but not Opera?23:33
=== len is now known as Guest41384
Caseyi need help with a small problem in a sh script23:54
Caseyi need to change sec to mins23:55
CaseyRUNTIME="Remaining Runtime: $REMAINING_RUNTIME Seconds"23:56
silverarrowwhere are xchat?23:57
wxlyou need to install xchat23:58
wxllubuntu assumes pidgin as irc client23:58
wxl(and it's not a good one)23:58

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