[01:20] <tech1> anyone know how to make custom xfce appearance themes? i found them in /usr/share/themes and copied one of the theme folders to make my own but it isnt showing up in my theme chooser... some of the other themes in that folder dont show up either... so there must be some other kind of config im missing
[01:22] <tech1> i could try to edit the original theme files. i can see simple #ffffff, so i know what id need to do... i just dont want to tamper them if i can make my own
[01:34] <n2diy> what all do I need to watch youtube? I installed restricted extras, but I'm still getting missing plug in messages?
[01:55] <tech1> AHA. i got it to work
[02:00] <k_sze> Is there any Internet Gateway Device client/browser for Xubuntu? e.g. for Mac OS X, there is an application called "Port Map" (http://www.codingmonkeys.de/portmap/), Windows also has a built-in utility to map ports by UPnP on capable routers.
[02:01] <k_sze> (and I would prefer a GUI application, if possible)
[12:02] <xubuntu277> Hi all. Some help needed with touchpad frozen on a HP DM1-4136SF. anybody aware of such an issue ?
[12:16] <TheSheep> "frozen"?
[12:17] <TheSheep> does that mean it used to work but stopped?
[12:20] <xubuntu277> yes. mouse and keyboard ok then randomly (of course) no way to have any key working nor the cursor moving. Something my external USB mouse works, sometimes not. no dmesg or syslog info ...
[12:24] <TheSheep> xubuntu277: what makes you think the touchpad is the problem?
[12:27] <xubuntu343> any chance to intall alternate xubunto on a pentium 3 laptop wich 128mb?
[12:29] <xubuntu277> @TheSheep: Well, I'm trying to know why it freezes :) It's a dual boot netbook running Win7 without no touchpad/keyb problem. It only happens with xubuntu.
[12:29] <TheSheep> xubuntu277: you need more ram
[12:29] <xubuntu343> to be more precise, its a pentium III with 746 MHz and 256 MB of RAM..will chorme
[12:29] <xubuntu343> ..will chrome or mozilla work?..its for my mother
[12:29] <xubuntu343> :)
[12:30] <TheSheep> xubuntu277: 256MB may be enough, but it will be slow
[12:30] <TheSheep> xubuntu277: especially web browsers use a lot of ram
[12:30] <xubuntu343> i know and she is a youtube.com junky
[12:30] <xubuntu343> :)
[12:31] <TheSheep> you will need to try, no promises
[12:33] <mips1911> xubuntu343, chrome or firefox wont work. I tried them on a lubuntu setup with P4 celeron 128MB ram. It will load and then the page file will start going mad and the machine essentially locks up. Try and upgrade the ram to 512MB-1GB
[12:34] <mips1911> xubuntu343, you can forget about youtube as well, flash will kill it.
[12:35] <astraljava> I hear there's an HTML5 version for the bleeding edge testers.
[12:36] <Sysi> killer even if not serial one
[12:37] <Sysi> I'm talking sbout html5
[12:43] <xubuntu343> ok, thanks for your help!
[12:51] <dimgl> gm everyone
[13:07] <xubuntu277> Touchpad+keyboard frozen again. Suspending the computer on & off made both work again ...
[13:14] <xubuntu173> Hi
[13:41] <dimgl> anyone know how to remove the text background on the desktop?
[13:52] <DominicLow> you mean the icon texts or something?
[13:55] <holstein> i can remember going around and renaming all my icons to " " .. maybe http://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/preferences and setting the font size to 0 ?
[13:55] <DominicLow> anyone ever tried this for icon text background? http://xubuntu.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/howto-remove-the-borders-of-your-desktop-icon-text/
[14:02] <mips1911> dimgl, DominicLow, holstein - http://paste.ubuntu.com/1132505/  paste that to a file /home/<username>/.gtkrc-2.0.mine
[14:03] <mips1911> This works http://xubuntu.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/howto-remove-the-borders-of-your-desktop-icon-text/
[15:29] <Robertc1985> anyone can help me set up grub to load my windows 7?
[16:34] <xubuntu225> парам пам пам
[16:36] <shpngld> hello and good afternoon, I have a BIG problem afetr installing newer drivers fr nvidia mx420 under xubunti 11.04 I cant start my GUI!
[16:36] <shpngld> the only thing I  see after restarting the pc is black background with white XUBUBTU
[16:36] <shpngld> I dont know what to do please help!
[16:36] <shpngld> I cant start even a terminal window
[16:36] <holstein> shpngld: i would probably remove them, and try a differnt driver.. might also want to consider looking to see if there is a custom xorg.conf in place, and editing it, or making a new one
[16:37] <shpngld> i cant open a terminal
[16:37] <holstein> shpngld: you can get to tty likely by using control+alt+F2
[16:37] <shpngld> nothing happens
[16:38] <shpngld> on ctrl alt del it responds but not on anythin else
[16:38] <shpngld> please help
[16:38] <holstein> shpngld: then, you might want to try going in from a live CD, and seeing what, if any, xorg.conf is in place... i sometimes use a live CD like puppy or knoppix, and grab the xorg.conf and put it in place, and specify a driver... vesa driver should boot
[16:38] <shpngld> ok now I have to try to find a cd
[16:39] <holstein> shpngld: you should be able to use whatever CD you loaded the os with
[16:39] <holstein> shpngld: you can also try the recover kernel image
[16:39] <holstein> shpngld: whtn booting, right after anything from the bios, hit shift... you should see the kernel image you are using, and the recovery image... from there, you can try some options for recovery
[16:42] <shpngld> I have xubuntu 10.04
[16:42] <shpngld> what are the steps I have to follow
[16:42] <shpngld> holstein Thyanks for everything!
[16:42] <holstein> shpngld: i would boot the machine... right after the bios, hit shift.. you should see a list of kernel images
[16:42] <shpngld> foud 11.04
[16:42] <holstein> the 2nd one should be recovery
[16:43] <holstein> i would try that first... then, go in with a live cd.. then try a custome xorg.conf.. then consider just upgrading to 12.04
[16:45] <shpngld> it just started the cd with options to try or install
[16:45] <holstein> shpngld: it? the live CD?
[16:45] <shpngld> yes
[16:46] <holstein> shpngld: you enter the recover kernel from your installation... you boot the install.. the normal install, no live cd... hit shift, and choose the recovery image
[16:47] <shpngld> I cant get in any terminal from the hdd install
[16:47] <shpngld> ctr=alt= anything dont work
[16:47] <shpngld> only for restart
[16:48] <shpngld> it just stays a black screeen w/ xubuntu title
[16:48] <shpngld> thats all from my orig install
[16:48] <shpngld> there is no GRUB menu or anythun
[16:49] <shpngld> can i remove the new drivers I installed through live cd
[16:52] <shpngld> Ok it seems like today i will be on WinXP....tomorrow I will buy a new CD and burn a Linux distrib just o repair the Video driver problem
[16:52] <shpngld> holstein: Can i have a link to download a xubuntu distrib that will do the wor?
[16:52] <shpngld> k*
[16:54] <holstein> shpngld: when booting, you ned to hit shift to see the grub list
[16:54] <holstein> need*
[16:54] <holstein> shpngld: *any* live CD will "do the work"
[16:55] <holstein> theres not a live CD that will just magically make your machine boot, as the hardware is specific to your case
[16:55] <holstein> creating that disc, though possible, would only benifit you in this one case, so its not going to exist
[16:58] <shpngld> holstein: nothing really happende
[16:59] <shpngld> blinkin underscore in left upper corner and nothing
[16:59] <shpngld> black screen
[16:59] <shpngld> Im waitin and still nothin
[16:59] <holstein> shpngld: you should see a grub list
[16:59] <holstein> there will be no waiting.. start tapping shift, right when the machine comes back on... from a powered down state
[17:00] <shpngld> it said grub loadin
[17:01] <shpngld> now black screen with white xubuntu title
[17:01] <holstein> shpngld: thats after the kernel
[17:02] <holstein> shpngld: before that you should see a list, if you choose nothing, it will boot the first thing
[17:02] <shpngld> OK
[17:02] <holstein> you want to tap shift.. then navigate to "recovery" with the down arrow
[17:02] <shpngld> there is a list
[17:02] <shpngld> wow
[17:02] <shpngld> Ubuntu with linux 2 6 30 15
[17:03] <holstein> shpngld: the 2nd one should be recovery.. i literally just poke around in there each time and try things til it works
[17:03] <shpngld> same w/ recovrey mode
[17:03] <holstein> shpngld: there is a "restore graphics" as far as i remember
[17:03] <shpngld> so i choose recovrey?
[17:03] <holstein> shpngld: yes, there will be recovery options under the recovery mode, the 2nd one in the list
[17:03] <shpngld> tryin
[17:04] <shpngld> Loadin *&&&&@ generic
[17:04] <shpngld> initial ramdisk
[17:04] <shpngld> therre sppeared a list
[17:05] <shpngld> repair brk pakages, Run in failsafe graphic mode,  reboot filesys check, update grub drop to rootshell prompt w\ netw drop to shell
[17:06] <shpngld> Failsafe Graphic mode?
[17:06] <holstein> shpngld: well, youy are having a graphics issue, correct? so that would be a good first try
[17:06] <holstein> rootshell promt will be handy too if you want to apt-get remove the driver you installed
[17:06] <shpngld> now I have to reconfigure graphics?
[17:07] <holstein> shpngld: you dont have to do anything... you can try to repair your system if you want
[17:07] <shpngld> thats the idea
[17:07] <holstein> shpngld: you should be able to get to the GUI and remove the driver
[17:07] <shpngld> I just want to remove the new and leave the old exp graphic drv
[17:08] <holstein> shpngld: sounds like a good place to start...
[17:09] <shpngld> Im startin the session in low graphics so i can get to the menu (additional drivers)
[17:10] <shpngld> well in aditional drivers there is only one driver listed and it is NVIDIA Accelarated graphics driver (version current)
[17:10] <shpngld> the experimental one (which was workin OK) is not here
[17:11] <holstein> shpngld: i would remove all proprietary drivers, and get my system booting, if it were me
[17:11] <holstein> OR, i would just backup my files, and take this time to upgrade to 12.04
[17:12] <shpngld> No prop drivers ate used on this system
[17:12] <shpngld> it says
[17:12] <shpngld> MY pc is pretty old
[17:12] <shpngld> thats why i avoid upg do newer vers
[17:13] <shpngld> thats the only reason
[17:13] <holstein> shpngld: they wont be "used" now... you are in safe gaphics mode... i would look in the package manager, or try the wiki pages for how to purge whatever driver you installed
[17:14] <holstein> shpngld: you can always try the 12.04 version live and see how it works with your hardware... sometimes, its better to upgrade, and sometimes not, but 10.04 is approaching EOL regardless
[17:14] <shpngld> 11.04 is mine
[17:14] <shpngld> 10.04 was on the cd
[17:15] <shpngld> ok so from synaptic package manager I have to find the last driver i installed right?
[17:15] <holstein> so, you just have a few more months then
[17:16] <holstein> shpngld: you dont have to do anything... i would use the package manager of my choice to remove the driver that is causing the system not to boot
[17:16] <shpngld> I will try now
[17:17] <shpngld> good thing is everything is workin for now
[17:17] <shpngld> I thought that the newer drv will work better than the experimental one
[17:17] <shpngld> it is from june last year for nvidia mx 420 (imagine how old hardware it isw)
[17:18] <holstein> well, if it aint broke... or, assume nothing, which ever helpful tip you can learn from this event
[17:18] <xubuntu716> hey
[17:19] <xubuntu716> can some1 plz exlain how to know if i shod get 32bit or 64bit
[17:19] <holstein> xubuntu716: i would say, if you dont already know, just get 32
[17:20] <xubuntu716> ok thx
[17:20] <holstein> when you neeed 64, you'll know.. though, if the hardware supports 64, theres not really any "deal breakers" anymore
[17:24] <shpngld> holstein: I dont know how is the best way to say THANK You for your support and help, but i really mean it. I ll do some stuff around the house and then will try to fix the problem
[17:24] <shpngld> hopefully everything should be ok and there will be no need to come here again for help...soon
[17:24] <holstein> shpngld: sure... anytime! let us know if you need anything more :)
[17:25] <shpngld> thank you! thanks alot XUBUNTU IRC crew
[19:35] <tech1_> this is ridiculous
[19:36] <tech1_> half the time i press the play/pause button on vlc player, xfce moves the window off the screen or into a different workspace
[19:37] <aquix> hmm, I have problems with vlc too, distorted sound. I just got gnome-mplayer instead
[19:38] <tech1_> ill try other players. but i think it did this with other program windows too
[19:38] <Unit193> tech1_: Default install?  What version?
[19:38] <tech1_> ubuntustudio(xfce4.8 distributed by xubuntu)
[19:39] <Unit193> Bug 1001936 shouldn't hit it as it's Qt, but I use vlc (was a second ago) with no issues like that.
[19:39] <aquix> you might want to get the 4.10 ppa since your having a few issues?
[19:39] <tech1_> ah its a known bug. ill look it up thanks
[20:07] <xubuntu148> Hello,  how  can I execute a java application in Xubuntu?
[20:12] <TheSheep> xubuntu148: double click on it
[20:12] <xubuntu148> then i get a message: the java file is net executeable
[20:12] <TheSheep> xubuntu148: make it executable first
[20:12] <xubuntu148> on ubuntu i could change the access rules
[20:13] <Unit193> Right click > Properties
[20:13] <xubuntu148> but on xubutun there is no options
[20:13] <xubuntu148> properies are open
[20:14] <TheSheep> xubuntu148: or you can just do 'chmod +x yourfilename' from terminal
[20:15] <xubuntu148> chmod +x minecraft.jar ?the file is on my deswktop
[20:16] <xubuntu148> he says me no file available
[20:17] <TheSheep> xubuntu148: open your terminal in the same directory
[20:17] <TheSheep> xubuntu148: there is an option for that on right click
[20:19] <xubuntu148> are the commnds for linux the same as for windows?
[20:20] <aquix> nope :)
[20:20] <aquix> their better
[20:20] <xubuntu148> :D mhm that would be to easy
[20:21] <xubuntu148> but no I have execute the file but nothing happens
[20:21] <xubuntu148> *now
[20:29] <xubuntu148> Thanks for help. Bye
[21:09] <xubuntu901> hello
[21:09] <xubuntu901> I have a powerpc g4, what is the best version of xubuntu (or any linux distro) should I install
[21:14] <Sysi> I doubt it has enough ram for anything useful
[22:26] <tech1> i just acciedntly moved a file somewhere while in my file explorer... it isnt in trash, isnt in any of the subfolders of the folder i was browsing in, or it's parent folder.... and find . -mtime -1     dosnt show it either...   trying to grep it but it hasnt got a unique name so searching through lots of stuff.... any other ideas where it could have gone?
[22:29] <aquix> I have done that before :)      found it again using catfish searching the partition
[22:30] <tech1> ill look up catfish. do you remember where you found your file? was it nearby or something
[22:31] <tech1> ahhh damn
[22:31] <tech1> i found it
[22:31] <aquix> yeah, in some folder I had dragged and dropped it to
[22:31] <tech1> its on the desktop
[22:31] <tech1> lol
[22:31] <aquix> hehe
[22:36] <aicasn> out of curiosity.... how many here are running a home server?  ie. a PC that  1) you don't use as a desktop machine, 2) you leave on pretty much 24/7/365, 3) provides service(s) to other computers/gadgets in your home
[22:37] <aicasn> file server, firewall, etc.
[22:37] <aicasn> (not counting branded routers and other commercial devices)
[22:46] <lnostdal> hi, why does xubuntu-desktop _depend_ on tumbler?
[22:46] <lnostdal> do you not know that tumbler is memory leaking crap? ..
[22:47] <lnostdal> make it "recommends", not "depends" ..
[22:47] <aquix> tech1 can I ask why you run ubuntustudio?
[22:47] <lnostdal> x)
[22:47] <tech1> because i produce music
[22:48] <tech1> i believe its pretty much xubuntu + music apps/drivers
[22:48] <aquix> tech1 yeah, but whats the advantage of ubuntustudio over installing the software in xubuntu?
[22:48] <tech1> i dont have to manually install the software :)
[22:48] <aquix> lnostdal   netcom is worse
[22:49] <tech1> which isnt hard. but if thats the only difference. then i might as well pick the one with the software i need
[22:49] <aicasn> tech1, studio? what do you use for your protools replacement?
[22:50] <lnostdal> aquix, ?
[22:50] <aquix> nvm
[22:50] <lnostdal> aquix, ah, yes .. you're from norway ..   this is Chess ..    they all suck
[22:50] <aquix> yup
[22:50] <tech1> i was using reaper on windows. only just installed ubuntustudio on a new pc... so will use ardour and rosegarden probably
[22:51] <lnostdal> aquix, did you know that even Philippines has better mobile broadband than norway? ..   true "Unlimited use" etc.
[22:51] <lnostdal> aquix, 4G in the cities
[22:51] <aquix> I tried ardour but couldn't care enough to get jack working
[22:52] <aicasn> tech1,  hmm. i'll look into those. i need to find something that's compatible with my m-audio hardware via firewire
[22:52] <aquix> lnostdal no communism is good for networking :)
[22:53] <tech1> ardour comes with ubuntustudio, its meant to be great for editing/fx, but lacks midi right now so not good for composing....... for composing/sequencing i heard rosegarden is decent
[22:54] <lnostdal> aquix, ?
[22:54] <aquix> hydrogen for beats isn't that bad
[22:54] <tech1> i havnt even tried the music apps yet. only got this pc the other day and been fiddling with the gui
[22:55] <tech1> now im setting up programming environment tonight. i only do music on weekends
[22:55] <aicasn> lol. sounds familiar
[22:55] <aquix> tomorrow, sleep