[01:57] <Floorduck> Hi, I'm a new-to-linux user who has just installed Lubuntu on his laptop. Everything seems to be working, but am I missing something? Is configuration required for my specfic hardware?
[01:57] <Cheapshot> Floorduck Not if everything seems to be working
[01:58] <Fersure> ^
[02:02] <Floorduck> Okay, so there isn't any routine configuration process that I have to go through; good.
[02:02] <Floorduck> I've noticed that the internet is a bit slow, though :l
[02:03] <Cheapshot> have you installed all the updates?
[02:03] <Floorduck> I frequently get 137 errors on chromium.
[02:04] <Floorduck> I completed the updates when prompted.
[02:04] <Floorduck> I have no clue what I'm doing, though, so maybe you're referring to something else. Sorry...
[02:06] <Cheapshot> what kind of computer are you running?
[02:08] <Floorduck> An msi laptop. I'll find the specs in a moment; one sec.
[02:11] <Floorduck> This is the laptop: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152354CVF
[02:14] <Cheapshot> does the wifi connection keep disconnecting?
[02:17] <Floorduck> I'm not sure. The connection has been at 70% every time I've checked. Even when I get that error I think it's still connected...
[02:18] <Floorduck> It also gets really slow without giving me the error...
[02:18] <Cheapshot> just the browsing or is everything else slow?
[02:19] <Floorduck> Just the browsing.
[02:20] <Cheapshot> www.speedtest.net
[02:21] <Floorduck> Haha... I don't think I have flash of javascript :(
[02:21] <Floorduck> or*
[02:21] <Cheapshot> ah
[02:22]  * Fersure always tends to install the lubuntu-restricted-extras package after a fresh install.
[02:22]  * Floorduck is 12 and what is this
[02:23] <Floorduck> I don't have a clue what I'm doing :p
[02:23] <Fersure> Floorduck: Open up a terminal and type: sudo apt-get install lubuntu-restricted-extras
[02:23] <Fersure> that will install flash, some fonts and such
[02:24] <Cheapshot> to open terminal press ctrl + alt + t
[02:24] <Fersure> ^also this
[02:25] <Floorduck> it says unable to locate package
[02:25] <Fersure> try doing: sudo apt-get update
[02:25] <Cheapshot> type sudo apt-get update
[02:25] <Floorduck> typo... sorry -_-
[02:26] <Fersure> snap.
[02:26] <Floorduck> Okay now it's doing things.
[02:27] <Cheapshot> when people help here almost everything is trough terminal so get used to it :D
[02:28] <Cheapshot> you can also use GUI to do most of the things but its just simpler to advice trough terminal and commands
[02:28] <Floorduck> I'd rather get used to the terminal anyway
[02:29] <Floorduck> I don't want to be entirely computer illiterate forever xD
[02:30] <Cheapshot> you can use tab to fill rest of the commands on terminal
[02:30] <Cheapshot> just as tip
[02:30] <Floorduck> Okay... I can type commands again... does that mean it's done?
[02:30] <Cheapshot> yes its done
[02:30] <Cheapshot> also do sudo apt-get upgrade
[02:30] <Floorduck> just as I said that it notified me that the flash plugin was installed >.>
[02:30] <Floorduck> what's that do?
[02:31] <Cheapshot> that will install all the latest updates
[02:31] <Cheapshot> if there is any
[02:31] <Floorduck> okay
[02:31] <Floorduck> its apparently still doing stuff
[02:32] <Floorduck> Let me configure pidgin on the laptop so I can paste output...
[02:33] <Cheapshot> !paste
[02:33] <Cheapshot> easier and doesnt flood the channel
[02:36] <Floorduck> of course
[02:37] <Floorduck> Do I need to disconnect on this client to access the server on the other?
[02:37] <Cheapshot> what client are you using?
[02:38] <Floorduck> pidgin
[02:38] <Cheapshot> No you can connect with another client also, just the name cannot be same :)
[02:48] <Floorduck> its irc.freenode.net, right?
[02:48] <Floorduck> it says error resolving irc.freenode.net
[02:50] <Cheapshot> yes
[02:50] <Cheapshot> does it say anything else?
[02:50] <Floorduck> temporary failure in name resolution
[02:58] <Cheapshot> maybe try one of these http://freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml
[03:06] <Floorduck2> okay it worked :)
[03:08] <Floorduck> It says "idconfig deferred processing now taking place"
[03:09] <Floorduck> but I cant tell if its doing anything
[03:11] <Floorduck> It's telling me that it failed to download extra files. "ttf-mscore-fonts-installer" is the package name.
[03:11] <Cheapshot> ah
[03:11] <Floorduck> it gave me that before and I chose "try again"
[03:11] <Floorduck> and I got the same message
[03:16] <Cheapshot> that comes when you do the restricted-extras?
[03:18] <Cheapshot> check that you dont have update manager running
[03:18] <Cheapshot> or synaptic package manager
[03:25] <Floorduck> its just one package
[03:26] <Floorduck> ttf-mscorefonts-installer "requested additional data downloads after package installation but the data could not be downloaded or processed
[03:31] <Floorduck> Is there any way to check the degree of completion
[03:31] <Floorduck> of that installer package?
[03:31] <Floorduck> I think it finished and I closed it, but now im worried that other things were left unfinished as well.
[03:32] <Cheapshot> try sudo dpkg-reconfigure ttf-mscorefonts-installer
[03:33] <Cheapshot> and you can always just sudo apt-get install lubuntu-restricted-extras  again, it will install whats missing, if any
[03:34] <Floorduck> is it intelligent enough to know what I've already installer?
[03:34] <Floorduck> installed*
[03:35] <Cheapshot> yes
[03:35] <Cheapshot> you cant install the same thing twice
[03:43] <Floorduck> okay so it says its all done
[03:43] <Floorduck> my internet is still inconsistent at best
[03:44] <Floorduck> I even tried the speed test and I got a latency error from it
[03:44] <Floorduck> and then a 137 error from chromium
[03:44] <Floorduck> I checked the wireless icon in the toolbar and the wireless was still working, apparently ;l
[03:45] <Cheapshot> is it possible to try it with a wired connection if its still slow
[03:45] <Cheapshot> and you could try installing a different browser and test it with it
[03:45] <Floorduck> flash is working now, though
[03:45] <Floorduck> thanks for that
[03:46] <Floorduck> I think tested a wired conenction makes the most sense from a diagnostic perspective
[03:46] <Floorduck> but its not the most convenient option :P
[03:46] <Cheapshot> sudo apt-get install firefox
[03:47] <Floorduck> do programs leave config/system files when they're uninstalled like some windows programs do?
[03:47] <Cheapshot> usually they shouldnt
[03:48] <Floorduck> I've noticed my windows machines get slower over time
[03:48] <Cheapshot> you can uninstall a program or a packet by sudo apt-get remove "packetname"
[03:48] <Floorduck> I often do a fresh install to combat that :l
[03:48] <Cheapshot> try the firefox though
[03:48] <Floorduck> it's installing
[03:54] <Cheapshot> type iwconfig on terminal and check what it says on bit rate=
[04:12] <Floorduck> 1Mb/s
[04:13] <Cheapshot> well there is your problem
[04:13] <Cheapshot> gues its somekind of driver issue for the wireless
[04:14] <Cheapshot> type  lspci -nn | grep 0280
[04:27] <Floorduck> is that an l
[04:28] <Floorduck> or a | ?
[04:28] <Floorduck> or an I?
[04:28] <Cheapshot> |
[04:28] <Floorduck> i L or |?
[04:28] <Floorduck> sorry :P
[04:28] <Cheapshot> not i not L
[04:28] <Cheapshot> just a line
[04:30] <TheMaster> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_bar
[04:45] <Floorduck> it said symtax error newar unexpected token: "|"
[04:46] <Floorduck> I was writing the first l as |, my mistake.
[04:47] <Floorduck> It says: "03:00.0 Newtork controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1030 [8086:008a] (rev 34)"
[04:58] <Cheapshot> try this         cat /etc/modprobe.d/iwlagn.conf options iwlagn 11n_disable50=1 11n_disable=1
[05:03] <Floorduck> no such file or directory
[05:05] <Cheapshot> try if this helps sudo iwconfig wlan0 power off
[05:06] <Floorduck> I can see the PCB under my keyboard... I wonder if thats bad... anyway
[05:06] <Floorduck> I did that, ill try the internet now
[05:07] <Cheapshot> yeah it should take off the powersave from the wifi
[05:08] <Floorduck> surely having powersave mode on
[05:08] <Floorduck> should not be so detrimental to the internet performance
[05:08] <Floorduck> that I can't even access websites
[05:08] <Floorduck> I don't understand :l
[05:08] <Cheapshot> its a bug on some wifi cards
[05:08] <Cheapshot> that it keeps turning it off time to time
[05:09] <Floorduck> Well it's lagging :(
[05:09] <Floorduck> It worked perfectly and youtube loaded in a second...
[05:09] <Floorduck> and then when i typed in search terms and pressed enter it got stuck...
[05:12] <Floorduck> should I reenable it?
[05:12] <Cheapshot> yeah you can
[05:14] <Floorduck> how do I do that?
[05:14] <Floorduck> same command but with 1s?
[05:14] <Cheapshot> same command but "power on"
[05:15] <Floorduck> disable50=1 and disable=1 instead?
[05:15] <Floorduck> oh
[05:15] <Floorduck> Whoops, reading from the wrong thing.
[05:15] <Floorduck> I'm tired.. aha :l
[05:23] <Floorduck> any other ideas at this point in time? before testing wired?
[05:25] <Cheapshot> well im pretty sure its the wifi drivers wich are causing it to have a problem but dont know howto fix it. Maybe you should ask in #ubuntu if anyone there knew
[05:26] <Cheapshot> just remember to give the model of the laptop and the model of the wifi = Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1030
[05:27] <Floorduck> is it okay to give them the newegg link?
[05:27] <Floorduck> or will they frown and shake their heads in disapproval
[05:27] <Floorduck> virtually speaking
[05:27] <Cheapshot> MSI X Series X460DX-423US for model is enough
[05:28] <Floorduck> alright thanks a lot
[08:54] <joosep10> .
[15:16] <Ascavasaion> I am running an old AMD 2500+ XP, 384Mb RAM, with 20Gb, 60Gb and 20Gb HDDs.  What is the best Filesystem to format to... ext 3 or 4?
[15:19] <bioterror> depends
[15:19] <bioterror> EXT4 is the golden path
[15:19] <bioterror> if you want different kind of performance for different kind of stuff, then it depends if you want XFS/JFS or ReiserFS
[15:20] <bioterror> XFS is my favourite for huge files ;)
[15:21] <Ascavasaion> bioterror: Thank you, ext4 it is :)
[17:10] <Ascavasaion> HOw do I get Chromium to open Transmission torrent programme when I open a link.  It is popping up a window warning me that it may be an attack.  It asks me to continue or not and when I say yes it opens another Chromium instance and goes to my default homepage.  And not Transmission.
[17:42] <Ascavasaion> Cheapshot: Having fun? :)
[17:42] <Cheapshot> ?
[17:43] <Ascavasaion> Just pulling you leg about your joins and quits.  No hard feelings. :)
[17:43] <Cheapshot> yeah configuring hexchat :), but I think i finally got it to work
[17:44] <Unit193> Is that in quantal repos yet?
[17:45] <TheLordOfTime> !info hexchat quantal
[17:45] <TheLordOfTime> !info xchat quantal
[17:45] <TheLordOfTime> ... lol?
[17:47] <Cheapshot> Sometimes I venture to windows ^^
[17:48] <zleap> same here
[17:49] <Unit193> Understandable, it does build in linux too though, that's why I asked.  May want to set your server pass as nick:pass though. ;)
[17:49] <TheLordOfTime> afaict its still xchat, Unit193, in linux
[17:49] <Unit193> TheLordOfTime: Hexchat isn't xchat, it is a renamed xchat-wdk.
[17:49] <TheLordOfTime> Unit193, indeed :p
[17:49] <TheLordOfTime> Unit193, same difference? :P
[17:49] <Unit193> Anywho, bit offtopic...
[17:49]  * TheLordOfTime yawns
[17:52] <Cheapshot> Unit193,  servers pass?
[17:53] <Unit193> hexchat has a server password field in the network list, this should make it so you are identified faster and even if using an alternick (in case this is already in use)
[17:55] <Cheapshot> Unit193, how does that differ from the nickserv pass?
[17:56] <Unit193> Should send it before you join channels as it sends it when connecting to the server rather than after.
[17:57] <Cheapshot> k, gotta do it
[17:57] <Ascavasaion> HOw do I get Chromium to open Transmission torrent programme when I open a link.  It is popping up a window warning me that it may be an attack.  It asks me to continue or not and when I say yes it opens another Chromium instance and goes to my default homepage.  And not Transmission.
[18:01] <Unit193> Ascavasaion: Tried something like http://askubuntu.com/questions/44849/how-to-configure-chrome-to-open-magnet-urls-with-deluge ?
[18:09] <Ascavasaion> Unit193: Trying it right now.
[18:10] <Ascavasaion> Unit193: Well, if that works then I do not know how to do it hehe  Still nothing.
[18:10] <Unit193> Ascavasaion: Changed from deluge to transmission and from magnet to torrent?
[18:14] <Ascavasaion> Unit193: Which solution there?  Seems like there are many different options.
[18:16] <Unit193> Normally you'd go for the top one, but as I nither use Chromium or transmission, harder to check what the .desktop files with them have already...
[18:19] <Ascavasaion> I am not using Deluge though.
[18:19] <Ascavasaion> What torrent softare would you say has the most features and nicest to use then?
[18:19] <Ascavasaion> Obviously a Lubuntu one :)
[18:23] <TheLordOfTime> "most features"?
[18:23] <TheLordOfTime> "nicest to use"?
[18:23] <TheLordOfTime> the second part is subjective
[18:23] <TheLordOfTime> as for "most features", not sure why you'd want tons of features for torrents :/
[18:24] <bioterror> rtorrent
[18:25] <bioterror> but honestly transmission-gtk is my weapon of choice, becouse it has a working web-ui
[18:25] <Ascavasaion> bioterror: Point taken :)
[18:26] <bioterror> I might be at work, at my parents, at in-law's and I can put tv show for download ;)
[18:26] <Ascavasaion> bioterror: Yes, but I cannot get Chromium magnet links to open in Transmission
[18:26] <bioterror> or ubuntu release
[18:27] <bioterror> that's a xdg problem
[18:31] <bioterror> Ascavasaion, /usr/share/applications/transmission-gtk.desktop
[18:31] <bioterror> check that one
[18:31] <bioterror> if you have following line
[18:31] <bioterror> MimeType=application/x-bittorrent;x-scheme-handler/magnet;
[18:33] <Ascavasaion> bioterror: That line is already there.
[18:34] <bioterror> also: Exec=transmission-gtk %U
[18:34] <bioterror> with the %U?
[18:35] <Ascavasaion> bioterror: yes
[18:35] <bioterror> good
[18:35] <bioterror> http://www.void.gr/kargig/blog/2012/01/24/open-magnet-urls-with-xdg-open/
[18:45] <Ascavasaion> Okay done... let's see... opening Chromium.
[18:45]  * bioterror holds his breath and crosses fingers
[18:53] <Ascavasaion> bioterror: Naaah, never worked.
[18:55] <Ascavasaion> bioterror: I changed both the home/joel/bin copy AND the /usr/bin one.  Neither one worked.  I restarted Chromium each time.
[19:12] <Ascavasaion> Hell but this is frustrating
[19:12] <Ascavasaion> Yes!!!  Got it!!!
[19:17] <Ascavasaion> bioterror: If you want to know what eventually worked... this http://www.foresightlinux.se/make-chromium-or-chrome-to-open-magnet-links-in-lxde/
[19:39] <Ascavasaion> HOw would one add shortcuts like Documents, Downloads, etc. to the bottom of PCManFM's side pane?  Like Nautilus has.
[19:41] <bioterror> you can add bookmarks :-)
[19:42] <Ascavasaion> WOW, so simple?  Awesome!  Thank you.  I am falling in love with this Lubuntu woman :)
[19:43] <bioterror> it's more like tom of finland kind of guy! ;)
[19:44] <Ascavasaion> huh?
[19:46] <Ascavasaion> You lost me with that one.
[20:18] <battle> where should I install matlab to?
[21:17] <mrojas6996> hello I need your help
[21:17] <bioterror> mrojas6996, tell us more
[21:17] <bioterror> then we might help you
[21:18] <mrojas6996> very well, I have a EPSON LX-810L Dot Matrix Printer, and i'm experimented problems with the print
[21:18] <mrojas6996> for example, the Ubuntu's print test page, is printed with draft, NQL and good quality
[21:19] <mrojas6996> but documents made in LibreOffice Writer, is printed without draft, and NQL and very horrible
[21:19] <mrojas6996> the print with libreoffice is a disaster
[21:20] <mrojas6996> What can it be?
[21:21] <mrojas6996> my english is experimental, jeje, sorry!
[21:21] <bioterror> your english is good, but I have no idea what could be wrong with the prints
[21:21] <mrojas6996> the printer is connected with a Centronics-to-USB adapter cable
[21:22] <bioterror> but I have to flee to bed, it's 00:22 and I have to get up in about 5 hours ;)
[21:22] <bioterror> maybe someone with printer can test your document, for example?
[21:22] <bioterror> my printer is atm. at my parents. I'll get it back soon
[21:25] <mrojas6996> Ok, thanks anyway
[21:27] <kanliot> what's best way to determine if a user has pulseaudio running?  pgrep -l pulse, or run pavucontrol to see if installed?
[21:28] <Sentynel> kanliot: pavucontrol doesn't have to be installed for pulseaudio to work. checking for the pulse process is probably the best bet
[21:29] <kanliot> so the pgrep -l pulse is good?
[21:29] <Sentynel> yeah
[21:30] <kanliot> thx :)
[21:30] <kanliot> gonna add it to the wiki now
[23:29] <battlehands> what directory should I install matlab to?