[00:06] <knome> wirelessless, i got to go to sleep - good luck with the installation and getting the wireless to work :)
[00:06] <unheeding> knome: you use xfce?
[00:07] <wirelessless> knome:  Thanks again for everything.!!!
[01:05] <unheeding> !best
[01:18] <lighta> !lxde
[01:42] <Troy^> what is the best way to add launchers or things to the menu button
[01:43] <Troy^> like i have two .jar files that i execute and would like easy access to.
[02:19] <oldmanstan2> for about 2 days now my machine hangs every few seconds for about 1 second while typing, anyone have any thoughts or ideas? i thought it was from the google-talk (hangouts) plugin, but i did a fresh OS install (xubuntu 12.04) and same problem still
[02:20] <oldmanstan2> ^ took forever to type that :-(
[03:36] <Atlas> How is Xubuntu pronounced?
[03:36] <Atlas> ..Okay then.
[04:05] <CellTech> Can someone please tell me why my computer has auto logged out on me 3 times today?
[04:16] <KombuchaKip> CellTech: Good question. I actually had that happen to me too recently.
[04:16] <KombuchaKip> CellTech: My guess is X or the login manager might be crashing and I would check a log to see why, but not sure which one in /var/log/
[04:17] <CellTech> I'l check that out. Thanks
[08:14] <Vlad239> Soo, how do I change back to Vista?
[08:22] <grizlo42> how do i turn up the screen brightness
[08:22] <grizlo42> the keys on my keyboard aren't working
[08:23] <Marzata> no brightness applet?
[08:24] <grizlo42> erm wut?
[08:24] <grizlo42> apparently not
[08:25] <grizlo42> at least no panel or anything brightness related on windows+r search
[08:25] <grizlo42> ls
[08:36] <grizlo42> no that didn't work
[09:51] <Slendertron> Hello
[09:51] <Slendertron> I'm having a problem install Xubuntu 12.10 Alpha 3
[09:51] <Slendertron> *installing
[09:52] <Slendertron> When it comes to copying files
[09:52] <Slendertron> About 2/5 of the way through, the whole installer just freezes.
[09:53] <Slendertron> Then shortly afterwards tells me there was an error, then [Errno 5]Input/output error
[09:53] <Slendertron> I know that the disc I'm using works fine
[09:53] <Slendertron> So... any ideas?
[10:19] <kavi_> This Configuration Possible or not ?   1St server have a 4 core , next server have a 4 core and these 2 combine to another server its also 8 core its possible in ubuntu Server
[10:19] <kavi_> Hi  to all
[10:20] <kavi_> Please Clarify my doubht
[10:20] <TheSheep> kavi_: "combine"?
[10:20] <kavi_> yes
[10:21] <TheSheep> kavi_: what do you mean?
[10:22] <knome> i believe this is a question for #ubuntu-server anyway
[10:23] <knome> or maybe a loco channel
[10:23] <kavi_> main Server have 8 core sir, these split to 2 server's..similar 1 server have 4 core another one have a 4 core sir
[10:23] <knome> kavi_, what's your primary language?
[10:23] <kavi_> Tamil
[10:25] <knome> kavi_, try #ubuntu-in
[10:38] <KAVI> This Configuration Possible or not ?   1St server have a 4 core , next server have a 4 core and these 2 combine to another server its also 8 core its possible in ubuntu Server
[10:39] <KAVI> Mathmatical functions  in cloud Computing
[10:39] <knome> KAVI, we don't know; try to ask #ubuntu-server
[10:40] <well_laid_lawn> is that a question about clusters?
[10:41] <well_laid_lawn> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_cluster
[10:43] <kavi_> This Configuration Possible or not ?   1St server have a 4 core , next server have a 4 core and these 2 combine to another server its also 8 core its possible in ubuntu Server
[10:45] <kavi_> Its similar to mathmatical functions
[10:45] <kavi_> Please anybody help me
[10:46] <knome> kavi_, please ask #ubuntu-server. if you don't stop asking, i will have to remove you.
[11:29] <disastere3d> hi all
[11:30] <disastere3d> yesterday installed 12.04 sucessfully, byt today when i started the pc it frozed at verifyin dmi pool data...cant do anything
[11:30] <disastere3d> safe mode doesnt start w shift
[11:30] <disastere3d> pls help!"
[11:32] <disastere3d> please somebody!
[11:32] <disastere3d> shoulo i reinstall it again from live usb?
[11:34] <TheSheep>  isn't "verifying dmi pool data" still part of BIOS, not the operating system?
[11:34] <TheSheep> http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000474.htm
[11:36] <disastere3d> well last nigh was everythin OK
[11:36] <disastere3d> never had this problem before
[11:37] <disastere3d> I havent messed with HDD options in bios..only boot seq so to be able to load from usb
[11:37] <disastere3d> I will check....again..
[13:43] <quazimodo> guys
[13:44] <uberamd> word
[13:44] <TheSheep> doood
[13:44] <uberamd> has anyone tried GW2 in wine?
[13:44] <quazimodo> why doesnt .xinitrc or .xsession run when I log in?
[13:44] <quazimodo> is it a lightdm thing
[13:44] <quazimodo> or an xfce thing
[13:44] <TheSheep> uberamd: try #wine maybe
[13:45] <Pici> !appdb
[13:46] <quazimodo> anyone?
[13:54] <uberamd> quaz, somehting like: http://askubuntu.com/questions/77191/how-can-i-use-lightdm-for-user-defined-sessions
[16:05] <uberamd> Do any of you fine folks know of a way to do display all windows as a grid, much like OS X does it?
[16:05] <uberamd> I find that having 10 terminal windows and 5 browsers open makes alt-tabbing a tedious affair
[16:07] <holstein> uberamd: i use virtual workspaces in both.. even in OSX.. do you have a screenshot of what you are going fot?
[16:07] <holstein> for*
[16:08] <uberamd> essentially just this: http://blog.grapii.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mac-osx-expose.jpg
[16:08] <uberamd> i know it was possible with compiz in Ubuntu, but I haven't touched compiz in a while
[16:08] <holstein> uberamd: there was an expose in compiz that i used.. i dont consider it worth the hassle in XFCE
[16:09] <uberamd> holstein: Same here, I'm trying to stay away from Compiz and all the crap it brings with it.
[16:09] <mips1911> uberamd, there is a utility that functions similar to expose. I had it installed a long time ago on my laptop which has minimal space but I can't remember it's name. Worked well,
[16:09] <holstein> you can look into other compositing.. http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic/17196/cairo-compositing-manager030-and-expose/ for example
[16:10] <holstein> mips1911: with cario? that was all i had seen in a quick search
[16:10] <mips1911> holstein not sure as I can't remember
[16:11] <holstein> mips1911: me either.. i just briefly tried cario, and decided it wasnt worth the hassle either, though quite nice
[16:11] <uberamd> I'll do some digging into that, thanks for the info guys :)
[16:12] <mips1911> holstein, I had it on my old arch install
[16:13] <lucetto> hi everybody, i'm neewbie. i need help 'cause i cante rotate upside down my monitor. In visualization options window it appear rotation button but nothing appear when i click on it. i can change resolution and frequency but not rotation. i've tried xandr command on shell but nothing. o u maybe have some suggenstions??? thanks
[16:14] <mips1911> Just found it, was called Skippy
[16:14] <mips1911> uberamd it was called Skippy and I used it with openbox
[16:16] <uberamd> mips1911: thanks! I'll look into that
[16:16] <mips1911> uberamd also have a look for Expocity
[16:16] <mips1911> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Expocity
[17:09] <mips1911> anybody know why I can't see wbar when I launch it from cli?
[17:29] <holstein> mips1911: i used to start xbar, and it would say something about "super bar present" ? i would look for the errors and see what they mean
[17:36] <mips1911> holstein, thx but I found a newer 2.3 version on the google code site that works but how do I configure this thing as I can't find wbar-config
[17:37] <holstein> mips1911: mabye the new version doesnt support it?...
[17:37] <mips1911> holstein, well I could not find it for the 1.3.3 version from the repos either.
[17:39] <holstein> i think i just edited a config file... i stopped using "bars" when i started using kupfer (after liking gnome-do)
[17:50] <uberamd> Anyone know of a way to force an alt-tab for apps that seem to capture the cursor/keyboard?
[17:50] <uberamd> I can do an Alt-F9 but I don't really want to hide the window just to make it lose focus
[17:50] <holstein> uberamd: other than clicking on them?
[17:51] <TheSheep> uberamd: alt+ctrl+grey *
[17:51] <uberamd> this is a game, so i can't move the mouse from my primary display to the second display
[17:51] <holstein> can you specify something inside the game?
[17:52] <uberamd> holstein: I can in Windows and OS X. Its called "Exclusive Mode", turning that off allows the game to alt-tab but remain on the screen. In Linux there is no such option :-/
[17:52] <uberamd> I've been doing Alt-F9 but it makes it so I can't see whats going on in game while interacting with my other windows which is a bit of a pain
[17:52] <holstein> maybe you need a gaming keyboard profile?
[17:53] <TheSheep> uberamd: alt+ctrl+grey * should release the mouse cursor
[17:53] <uberamd> TheSheep: Pardon my noobness, whats "grey"
[17:53] <TheSheep> uberamd: it's a color
[17:53] <TheSheep> you have a normal '*' key, and a grey one on your keyboard
[17:54] <holstein> im not sure i understand what that means either TheSheep ... is that a function key?
[17:54] <uberamd> ah, my keyboard is all one color so that explains how I missed the meaning
[17:54] <TheSheep> holstein: no, it's a grey key with a '*' printed on it
[17:54] <uberamd> I'll give that a shot when I can, cheers
[17:54] <TheSheep> uberamd: the grey one is the one on the numpad
[17:54] <uberamd> TheSheep: Thanks :)
[17:54] <TheSheep> if you have a broken keyboard :P
[17:54] <uberamd> Apple keyboard so yeah, broken ;)
[17:55] <TheSheep> ouch
[17:55] <TheSheep> my condolences
[17:55] <uberamd> I can thank my employer for that one. Worst $60 ever spent
[17:56] <TheSheep> ayup
[17:57] <uberamd> They also got me a retina macbook pro which is awesome, but Linux support is lacking
[17:57] <uberamd> Though I'm running xubuntu in a VM spanned across two displays and I can't even tell it isn't native which is nice
[17:58] <TheSheep> I tried that, but in the end, when my ssd drive died, I just installed xubuntu over the macosx
[17:59] <TheSheep> and had a 30% boost in productivity since
[17:59] <TheSheep> and 80% boost in happiness
[18:02] <uberamd> you can't put a value on the boost in happiness, thats for sure
[19:51] <xubuntu963> please can you help me ????
[19:52] <knome> !ask | xubuntu963
[19:54] <xubuntu963> ok how can i have a language tool bar like the one in windows and Ubuntu
[19:55] <holstein> xubuntu963: do you have a screenshot?
[19:55] <TheSheep> xubuntu963: just add one to the panel
[19:55] <FounderOf420> not sure what you mean ?
[19:56] <TheSheep> xubuntu963: right-click on the panel, select 'add to panel' and select it from the list
[20:06] <vn> hi, I upgraded a Lucid box to precise (12.04.1) recently, but my system switched to chinese, I'm looking in locale config files...all en_CA like it should, but if I type locale, LANG and LANGAGE = zh_CN, how can I get rid of these chinese configs?
[20:07] <equex> i am running xubuntu 10.04 in vmware (with addons) and i seem not to be able to get more than 1600x1200 resolution and that clips of the task bar. have to use 1440x1050 to see the whole desktop properly. i got the full 1920x1080 in regular ubuntu 10.04. i take it resolutions are controlled by xrandr now and not xorg.conf anymore, but can i change this ?
[20:07] <knome> vn 'export LC_ALL=en_ca' ?
[20:08] <vn> root@zzyzx:~# export LC_ALL=en_CA
[20:08] <vn> -bash: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (en_CA): No such file or directory
[20:08] <vn> same for ca
[20:08] <knome> oh, right, en_CA.utf8 ?
[20:09] <saschakb> sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales
[20:09] <vn> did that one already saschakb
[20:09] <Sysi> vn: select right locale in login window
[20:10] <vn> export LC_ALL=en_CA.UTF-8 worked, but how do I flush the chinese? its still there and dont want it
[20:10] <vn> ok im remote in console atm
[20:12] <saschakb> hm, seems to be an ugly  bug ... https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/993968
[20:14] <vn> looks like that
[20:17] <saschakb> vn: did you have english on you're system before upgrade (not only english-canada)? Reading some pages, it sounds like not having english on a system before upgading triggers this bug.
[20:18] <vn> saschakb: afaik, I only had canadian english...
[20:19] <saschakb> Well, try installing english, too, restart the machine - and I guess ... you're system should run normal again.
[20:21] <vn> http://askubuntu.com/questions/152668/i-cannot-set-my-system-back-to-english-from-chinese-language 2nd reply
[20:22] <vn> that did it, but zh_CN is still there as LANGUAGE and LANG
[20:22] <saschakb> vn: http://www.justskins.com/forums/changing-locale-91295.html  ... how about this?
[20:49] <vn> ok, found out...I was as root when I was supposed to be as user to do that setup
[20:51] <drc> Been rooted, hub :)
[20:52] <vn> apparently its a bug from ubuntu..
[20:52] <drc> Ubuntu doesn't want you be be root...sounds like a "feature".
[20:53] <vn> right...I just hate to sudo all the time hehe
[20:53] <holstein> sudo -s gets you a "root" shell
[20:53] <vn> not -i?
[20:54] <holstein> ive always used -s ..-i looks the same
[20:54]  * holstein refers to man sudo
[20:54] <vn> I think I used -s before but ran into some issues that -i fixed
[22:57] <tech1> how can i run a program fullscreen from terminal?
[22:57] <holstein> tech1: i use F11 to full screen the terminal
[22:57] <tech1> no i mean run a program from the terminal fullscreen with a command.... like firefox FULLSCREEN
[23:00] <drc> That would probably depend on the app.
[23:00] <tech1> ahhhh... "xterm -fullscreen" did it.. but too much fullscreen..... it hid my menu bars and everything
[23:00] <tech1> the app i want to run fullscreen is emacs
[23:01] <tech1> but not hiding my menu bars... full screen as in wndow maximised so it aligns to the panels/menu bars at the edge
[23:01] <holstein> i dont see -fullscreen or -geometry in -help
[23:01] <holstein> running firefox -help
[23:01] <drc> If no one here knows, try #emacs. They should.
[23:02] <tech1> ok
[23:03] <PeteHagor> hi
[23:03] <PeteHagor> is there any french channel for xubuntu ?
[23:03] <drc> !fr
[23:03] <PeteHagor> thx
[23:17] <xubuntu803> I am experiencing an odd issue on two separate installations of Xubuntu 12.04. Thunar is extremely slow to load, and not just on the first load for the session either. I mean, it is slow to load all the time, each and every time I attempt to load it. Something simple like opening my home directory takes ages.
[23:18] <xubuntu803> I have a desktop and laptop with a fresh Xubuntu installation, and they both suffer from the same issue. Both have non-encrypted home directories for now, and it did not correct the issue at all.
[23:19] <drc> xubuntu803: Try un-installing gvfs-backend.
[23:19] <drc> unless needed, of course.
[23:19] <xubuntu803> Would would the repercussions of removing this package be?
[23:19] <xubuntu803> Just the loss of connectivity among specific protocols?
[23:19] <holstein> xubuntu803: temporarily not having it... you can put it back
[23:20] <holstein> xubuntu803: might be worth checking for and applying upgrades before testing any further.. assuming you havent
[23:20] <xubuntu803> E: Unable to locate package gvfs-backend
[23:21] <drc> My guess, if you don't know, nothing...but see the entry in synaptic as to what exactly does.
[23:21] <drc> opps...backendS...plural....sorry
[23:22] <xubuntu803> That corrected the issue.
[23:22] <drc> :)
[23:25] <xubuntu803> it seems the only drawback is losing support for network shares and the like in Thunar, which isn't a huge deal.
[23:25] <xubuntu803> So, it looks like this will be a solution that suits me.
[23:25] <xubuntu803> Thanks for the help.
[23:27] <drc>  /clear
[23:29] <tech1> on the panel with menu buttons i can add program launchers, but i there a way to add a script launcher there or even a simple button which runs a command?
[23:29] <troy__> /join #smuxi
[23:29] <troy__> sorry
[23:34] <knome> you know it's very much valued
[23:34] <knome> eh
[23:35] <knome> wrong window
[23:35] <knome> but it is!