[06:34] <bombae> Hello, who do I ask for help?
[06:34] <bioterror> !ask | bombae
[06:34] <ubot2`> bombae: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience
[06:35] <bombae> This is awesome.
[06:36] <bioterror> so, shoot
[06:36] <bombae> I recenty deleted my Mac OS X off a macbook 4.1(intel, 64bit). When I restart my computer I have to hold down F1 to get Ubuntu to run, other wise I get "Missing Operating System".
[06:37] <bioterror> I've seen that question before!
[06:37] <bombae> I tried reinstalling, like 3 or 4 times. I still have to hold down F1 to get Ubuntu to run.
[06:37] <bioterror> yes
[06:37] <bombae> Does that mean you can help me?
[06:37] <bioterror> just a moment
[06:40] <bioterror> you had to say it something
[06:40] <bioterror> I'm not a mac user, but I remember this :D
[06:40] <bioterror> takes a moment
[06:40] <bioterror> hold on and enjoy your flight!
[06:41] <bombae> No problem and thank you so much.
[06:41] <bioterror> some people seems to prefer this: http://refit.sourceforge.net/
[06:43] <bioterror> but!
[06:43] <bioterror> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1908210
[06:43] <bioterror> those should help you
[06:50] <bombae> I'm not sure. I'm not triple booting, I now only have Ubuntu installed.
[06:52] <bombae> Can you tell open this file in Terminal ~/.config/inkscape/?
[06:52] <bombae> Can you tell me how to open this file in Terminal: ~/.config/inkscape/
[06:53] <bioterror> cd ~/.config/inkscape/
[06:56] <bombae> Are you a robot?
[06:58] <bioterror> I am highly developed AI
[07:00] <bombae> Hahaahaha, awesome.
[07:00] <bombae> Once Terminal finds this file: ~/.config/inkscape/
[07:00] <bombae> How do I delete it?
[07:00] <bioterror> that's a directory
[07:01] <bioterror> cd ~/.config/
[07:01] <bioterror> rm -rf inkscape
[07:03] <bombae> Hmmm, not working for me.
[07:07] <bombae> I'm trying to delete the Inkscape preference file, to restore Inkscape's default settings. I got this location off a forum: ~/.config/inkscape/
[07:07] <bombae> You are saying its a directory, is that safe to delete?
[07:08] <bioterror> yes
[07:08] <bombae> and what are the exact steps to delete it?
[07:09] <bioterror> Fri10:01 <bioterror> cd ~/.config/
[07:09] <bioterror> Fri10:01 <bioterror> rm -rf inkscape
[07:11] <bombae> Thank you so much, it worked.
[07:15] <bombae> If there any free way to obtaining all the terminal commands for Ubuntu?
[07:15] <bombae> of*
[07:19] <bioterror> yes
[07:19] <bioterror> !cmd | bombae
[07:20] <ubot2`> Factoid 'cmd' not found
[07:20] <bioterror> !bash | bombae
[07:20] <ubot2`> bombae: The linux terminal or command-line interface is very powerful. Open a terminal via Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal (Gnome), K-menu -> System -> Konsole (KDE), or Menu -> Accessories -> LXTerminal (LXDE). Guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
[07:20] <bioterror> !apt | bombae
[07:20] <ubot2`> bombae: APT is the Advanced Package Tool, which together with dpkg forms the basic Ubuntu package management toolkit. Short apt-get manual: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGetHowto - Also see !Synaptic (Gnome), !Adept (KDE) or !KPackageKit (KDE)
[07:22] <bombae> This is such a relief. I was the using the askubuntu.com forum for days with no help aside from the spell checks.
[07:23] <bioterror> glad to hear  ;)
[07:25] <bombae> For the record, I just moved into this chat. Thank you for housing me :-D.
[07:26] <bioterror> that's why this is called beginners
[07:26] <bioterror> we are openminded groub with slow paced channel activity
[07:27] <bioterror> better than #ubuntu itself for the beginners, as we have only ~50 users here and there's like 2000
[07:29] <bombae> True.
[12:25] <bombae> Hello
[12:25] <bombae> any Ubuntu experts present?
[12:28] <bioterror> bombae, you know the procedure
[12:28] <bioterror> just ask
[12:29] <bombae> Still have not figured out how to get Ubuntu to boot up from start up, without having to hold down the f1 key.
[12:30] <Blazemore> Why do you have to hold f1?
[12:30] <Blazemore> What happens if you don't?
[12:30] <bioterror> becouse of apple
[12:30] <Blazemore> explain?
[12:30] <bombae> "Missing operating systems"
[12:30] <Blazemore> bombae: Your BIOS is set to boot from the wrong hard drive?
[12:30] <Blazemore> What does F1 do?
[12:31] <bombae> I dont know, this grey globe just pops up
[12:31] <bombae> and then Ubuntu loads.
[12:31] <bombae> I figured it out by accident, just holding down keys when I was in prayer mode.
[12:32] <Blazemore> bombae: So, back a bit. How many hard drives do you have?
[12:32] <bombae> As far as I know one.
[12:33] <bombae> it is a macbook 4.1
[12:33] <Blazemore> Hmm
[12:33] <bioterror> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=767677
[12:35] <bombae> I found a lot information how dual booting, but im not. I completely deleted my Mac OS X.
[12:36] <Blazemore> OK so you have *only* Ubuntu on this machine
[12:36] <Blazemore> And unless you press F1 during startup, you get an error message "Missing operating system"?
[12:36] <bombae> Yes.
[12:48] <bioterror> but your problem is still related to those things
[12:48] <bioterror> as it doesnt understand your partition
[12:49] <bioterror> bombae, have you blessed your device?
[12:49] <bioterror> !bless
[12:49] <ubot2`> Factoid 'bless' not found
[12:50] <bombae> hahahahaa
[12:50] <bioterror> it's not a matter of laughter
[12:50] <bioterror> that's stupid apple stuff :D
[12:51] <bombae> That is why I'm here :-D
[12:51] <bioterror> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation#Single-Boot:_Ubuntu_Only
[12:51] <bioterror> you did it by this guide?
[12:51] <bombae> let me see.
[12:53] <bombae> I did not use that guide.
[12:54] <bioterror> you could give it a shot?
[12:54] <bioterror> and give a thought about that bless thing :P
[12:55] <bombae> Lol.
[12:59] <bombae> Okay, so reinstall with those directions. This is like my 20th reinstall . . . I am so atheist now.
[13:00] <bombae> I used a usb for all my reinstalls because the disk is broken on this machine. Will that change the dynamics of the directions?
[13:05] <bioterror> :D
[13:05] <bioterror> hard to say
[13:05] <bioterror> but I use always USB for installing os's
[13:05] <bioterror> must faster than cd's for example
[13:09] <bombae> Just to be 100%. I break out my windows laptop that has Unetbootin and the Ubuntu ISO. I install it on to the USB that will then be used in my macbook. I follow the directions you gave me?
[13:10] <bioterror> no need for unetbootin
[13:10] <bioterror> just dd it ;)
[13:11] <bombae> I don't understand.
[13:12] <bioterror> !dd
[13:12] <ubot2`> Factoid 'dd' not found
[13:12] <bioterror> :D
[13:15] <bombae> Im confused now.
[13:15] <bombae> dd=download it?
[13:15] <bioterror> sudo dd if=ubuntu-image.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M
[13:15] <bioterror> where the sdX is the device of the usb pendrive
[13:18] <bombae> ahhh.
[13:25] <bombae> Thank you again. I will let you know if it works.
[13:26] <bioterror> thank then if it works ,)
[13:52] <ashley88323> Hey all. New to Ubuntu. Is there a way to stop the screensaver when watching full screen video (other than turning off the screen saver first?)
[13:55] <bioterror> it actually depends on software
[13:55] <ashley88323> I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
[13:55] <bioterror> and your video watching software is?
[13:56] <ashley88323> flash player - to watch youtube
[13:57] <bioterror> there has been some discussions about it: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1090393
[13:58] <ashley88323> Ta for the pointer
[14:01] <Sidewinder1> ashley88323, I use Totem and it, I believe automatically disables my screensaver.
[14:04] <ashley88323> So I've got a gedit window open and pasted the code there but can't save to /bin/ or /usr/bin - any ideas?
[14:05] <Sidewinder1> Open gedit with gksudo; that'll give you root to copy, but, BE CAREFUL!
[14:06] <Sidewinder1> or save..
[14:06] <ashley88323> Maybe I'm just not ready to do this Ubuntu thing. What's gksudo?
[14:07] <Sidewinder1> In a terminal, type gksudo gedit, that being said, why do you need to copy something to /bin, which is in root. Usually not necessary and can be dangerous unless you're sure of what your doing.
[14:09] <ashley88323> Following this part of the instructions Next, save the following script as ~/bin/flash_saver.sh
[14:09] <ashley88323> without spotting the ~
[14:09] <ashley88323> and the need to create the file first
[14:10] <ashley88323> file => directory
[14:11] <Sidewinder1> I generally don't go messing with that sort of thing; that said I should probably respectfully bow out..
[14:12] <ashley88323> ok - different question Sidewinder1 - can you get youtube to open videos in Totem?
[14:15] <Sidewinder1> ashley88323, Probably not, I watch very few youtube videos, very, very few. But those that I do I think flash (non-free)is the player that is used.
[14:16] <ashley88323> ok
[14:18] <Sidewinder1> ashley88323, As a side note, if you wish to save a youtube vid, to watch in Totem, Firefox has a plug-in/addon called "UnPlug", that works nicely. Hope that helps too.
[14:18] <ashley88323> Will take a look
[14:19] <ashley88323> Ok - different question
[14:19] <ashley88323> Big annoyance is typing away not looking at the screen and up pops another window from another application and you end up typing into that
[14:19] <ashley88323> Is there a way in ubuntu to stop that
[14:21] <Sidewinder1> To which application (pop-up) are you referring?
[14:22] <ashley88323> Anything - its the principle of preventing the focus changing to another window without my say so!
[14:22] <ashley88323> Could be a browser window wanting to report a time out or something equally pointless
[15:44] <kristian-aalborg> /dev/sdd1             459G   30G  406G   7% /home/kristian/usb
[15:44] <kristian-aalborg> this means that it holds 459G, right?
[15:44] <kristian-aalborg> *not* including file system overhead?
[15:45] <kristian-aalborg> sorry, this is the order of the numbers:
[15:45] <kristian-aalborg> Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
[15:45] <bioterror> you have 500GB drive
[15:47] <aeoril> kristian-aalborg:  what command did you use to get that output?
[15:48] <Sidewinder1> Probably fdisk -l?
[15:48] <bioterror> df -h
[15:48] <bioterror> geeee guys ;)
[15:49] <aeoril> geeez, guys ;)
[15:50] <kristian-aalborg> yes, df -h
[15:50] <kristian-aalborg> and yes, the drive is 500GB
[15:52] <kristian-aalborg> I'm doing a backup to it now... the partition I am backing up is 451GB... I would hate to run out of space, naturally
[15:58] <bioterror> should be enough
[16:01] <geirha> Note that when df -h says 459G it means 459GiB ~= 493GB
[16:50] <kristian-aalborg> yes