[01:16] I am trying to install R, it is in tarball form I used the guide at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo unsuccessfully. Any help would be much appreciated === collinp is now known as Guest27435 === Guest27435 is now known as collinp === Axlin_ is now known as Axlin [05:38] hello everyone, need help trying to find what email account was used to register on ubuntu forums as I know my old user name but not the email account used to make it. [05:40] Mad-Leigh: you have many emails?? [05:40] yes many espically with yahoo chat accounts, over 150 [05:41] well in that case i dont know. [05:41] don't want to be forced to go through all of them [05:41] would be nice to be able to chat to a ubuntu forums admin to get some help as the ubuntu forums help page does not offer anything to help my needs [05:43] yea [05:44] Yeah, I'd say ask in #ubuntuforums and wait a bit, but I could be wrong... [05:44] Mad-Leigh: you forgot email and password?? [05:46] my page is http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=1228999 would admin to able to see what email account was used to create it so then I can recover my account ? [05:48] yes forgot all details, found that page via google search, have since installed 12.04 PP LTS and thought I would update my details on the ubuntu forums [05:48] Mad-Leigh: i just sent a message to whatever email account you used [05:48] but can not log in [05:49] thanks for your help [05:49] tips and advice [05:49] you dont know your email password neither? [05:50] I can recover my email account passwords as I used a sencondary account to creat them, but can not remember what email account was used to register on ubuntu forums [05:51] Mad-Leigh: the main admin personnel reside in irc channel #ubuntuforums...you can try asking there and waiting forawhile. Its am in the US so it may take a while [05:52] ok maybe I will just re register a new name then send a email to admin to get some help [05:52] thanks. :) [05:52] Mad-Leigh: no need to make two accounts [05:52] Mad-Leigh: if you make a new one, request the old one be deleted === yofel_ is now known as yofel [14:03] Hi I am new to linux, so much reading done i have forgotten what I was going to ask [14:04] I was trying to dwnload a program, but caught up with so much info [14:08] how does one download programmes and from where(repositories) [14:36] hi is anyone around [14:42] gazza: what are you trying to do? [14:47] hi stl [14:47] I would like to add a firewall to my system [14:48] gazza: why? [14:49] I was reading on ubuntu site and they mentioned it. [14:50] gazza: so because you seen it on a site you want it? Do you know how firewalls work? [14:50] I am running lucid [14:50] thewrath: sup [14:51] gazza: ok..still...what do you want the firewall for? [14:51] Ok I am so new to linux the wrapping is not yet off [14:52] used to running windows system with antivirus and firewall protection [14:54] gazza: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DoINeedAFirewall [14:56] going to find where i was in ubuntu and check tour link too [15:06] Use the software center to download and install software [15:10] what is the ufw or gufw, on my installation it does not have system->administration->firewallconfiguration. I was looking for added protection for my computer, is this a necessity? [15:11] gazza: for general daily use...no [15:11] unless you are doing something that requires a firewall in which case you would know the need to have one [15:12] 0k so linux is pretty safe compared to windows [15:12] gazza: unlike windows ubuntu does not have any open ports by default. [15:12] gazza: yes [15:13] i still have to learn the terms used for everything [15:14] only finished loading 10.04lucid late last night [15:15] so as i said still very new for me. [15:17] What happens if some hand me a flash drive with drawings on it that have viruses from his computer? [15:19] If you copy them further to a windows user, you'll help to spread it, but it won't affect Ubuntu [15:19] ok thanks understand [15:21] iwent to sourceforge earlier and wanted to download a program. the package manager did not pop up, but downloaded as a file in my downloads. how do i install this programme? [15:23] gazza: is it a .deb? [15:25] i put it into my trash, does not give me a file extention [15:26] gazza: what is the package you are trying to install? [15:28] pycam, ihave restored it to my file browser [15:30] In general, you want to avoid downloading software from the web [15:31] gazza: that is a .tar.gz which means you need to extract it and look inside to see how to install [15:31] ok i wil give it a try [15:32] In this case though, the repositories does not have a package for pycam, so the next best thing is to try and find a debian package (.deb) for it [15:33] or, well, a ppa would be better [15:34] what is the difference btwn .deb and .tar.gz and how do i look for a .deb or a ppa [15:34] !ppa [15:34] A Personal Package Archive (PPA) can provide alternate software not normally available in the offical Ubuntu repositories - Looking for a PPA? See https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas - WARNING: PPAs are unsupported third-party packages, and you use them at your own risk. See also !addppa and !ppa-purge [15:35] gazza: a .tar.gz is just a compressed archive, like a .zip or .rar file. There's no telling what it may contain, or how you would go about installing it [15:35] It may also not be possible to uninstall it afterwards [15:35] *possible to easily uninstall it [15:39] Anyway, it at least provides a debian package, which may be installable on Ubuntu. http://pycam.sourceforge.net/download.html [15:39] Install the following packages with your package manager: [15:39] python [15:39] python-gtk2 [15:39] python-opengl [15:39] python-gtkglext1 [15:39] python-pyode (optional) [15:39] python-setproctitle (optional) [15:39] python-psyco (optional) [15:40] On a debian or ubuntu system you would just type the following in a root console: [15:40] apt-get install python-gtkglext1 python-opengl python-gtk2 python-pyode python-setproctitle python-psyco [15:40] Please note that you need to enable the "universe" repository in Ubuntu. [15:40] BEWARE: Debian "Lenny" and Ubuntu "Jaunty" (maybe also Dapper/Hardy/Intrepid) [15:40] sorry justfinger trouble [15:41] that is wat i got out of i'ts install.txt file [15:42] hope u can understand what it means and give me a run down explaination [15:46] Well, again, avoid the tar.gz [15:46] grab the debian package [15:48] it does not tell which is the .deb package in sourceforge. I will delete it from my system and try elsewhere [15:49] what happens when u empty the trash? in windows some parts still hang around in the registery, what happens with linux??? [18:57] any idea why i would have to go into sound settings and test my speakers to get sound to work when i start videos? [21:12] Hello is anyone there? [21:13] there's someone [21:13] Axlin you there? [21:13] alsi here [21:13] also [21:13] So I have a question I can't seem to find on google [21:14] When I'm doing something like copying files or what ever I can't do stuff with other programs very well [21:15] When I boot in to windows I don't have this [rpblem [21:15] Is there anyway to spread the work load across windows? [21:15] or applications I should say [21:16] and you computer is quite new? [21:16] your [21:16] Fairly new [21:17] AMD duel core x64 3.2ghz [21:17] 4GB ram [21:17] I mean it's not awful but it's very annoying [21:18] I've notice after a few updates the problem is not as bad as it was at a time [21:18] Still really hard to multi task [21:19] I was hoping there was an anti freeze application or something [21:19] So is there anything I can do? [21:20] that sounds quite weird, honestly [21:20] You don't have that problem? [21:21] no I do not have [21:21] What version of ubuntu? [21:21] Im running kubuntu 12.04 [21:23] does that use unity? [21:23] no [21:23] I think unity is the problem [21:23] I used older versions of linux and they ran smoother [21:24] I have once tried unity on USB pendrive [21:24] how did it work for you? [21:25] it was just gnome shell messed up :) [21:25] oh heh [21:26] you could check iotop for example [21:26] monitor your hard drive activity [23:01] c