[00:32] hello!, anybody here? [00:34] I'm having trouble getting my Humble Bundle to install with Ubuntu Software Center. I get a "Not Found," for each title, which oddly enough while not found may or may not have ratings. [00:35] http://i.imgur.com/GkUyX.png [02:08] Hello All Good Morning [02:08] INDIA [02:14] :) hello [02:21] Vermicelli: i dont see shatter in the repos [02:36] hey guys i am unbale to login to my admin account [02:36] i can log in to gues but [02:37] guest* [02:37] ramprasadgk: you dont have a root account by default... you mean, your normal user? you cant login to it? [02:39] i have [02:39] but not able to login [02:39] ramprasadgk: well, assuming you need to reset your password.. http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword [02:39] ramprasadgk: i would just double check the password, and try in TTY [02:55] passowrd is right [02:55] i even reset that [02:55] ramprasadgk: reset what? the password? how? [02:56] ramprasadgk: did you try logging in in TTY? [02:56] when i enter my password a screen flashes and bang.. i am back to login screen [02:56] i reset using recovery mode [02:56] ramprasadgk: that could be a crash, more that a password failing [02:56] but thats not the problem [02:56] i think so [02:56] it was a brand new inst [02:57] 3 days ago [02:57] ramprasadgk: sure.. 3 days is enough time for you to break it though [02:57] ha ha [02:57] :) [02:57] ramprasadgk: you can start moving things out of the /home directory [02:57] i think you'll find you can login from TTY [02:57] i dont have anything great stored in there [02:57] you can get to a recovery console [02:57] i can login as guest though! [02:58] you can get to the /home directory from a live CD [02:58] no [02:58] i have it installed [02:58] ramprasadgk: i dont think you can do what i am suggesting from the guest account, but feel free and try [02:58] ramprasadgk: you can get to the /home directory of the user that is failing to login by using a live CD [02:58] OR, TTY [02:59] or the recovery root console [02:59] i can login [02:59] using recovery mode [02:59] ramprasadgk: then whats the issue? [03:00] i dont think best way is use recovery mode everytime [03:00] ramprasadgk: ok.. then in there you can remove or move .config and whatever other changes in there you think might be breaking the loading [03:00] to use xubuntu [03:00] k let me try it out [03:00] ramprasadgk: while in recovery mode, you can recover the system.. you can remove some of the configuration files in your /home directory [03:01] ok [03:01] .config would be the first one i would try === `mOOse` is now known as m00se [03:10] i have ibus [03:10] under .config [03:10] should i remove that [03:12] ramprasadgk: what i am suggesting is to remove or rename .config [03:12] i would just backup what is there, and blow it out.. reboot and try and login [03:26] it dint work [03:26] anyaway i gotta reintall XUBUNTU [05:02] hi i have a problem with my xfce configs [05:04] i recently had problem like panel not apearing and mouse not apearing and no keyboard input and so on [05:04] so i deleted some stuff in ".conf" in my "home" folder [05:04] but i dont see the little "x" button for quitting a window anymore [05:05] likely the problem is wich configuration handle the GUI for that button? [05:10] ooh i googled it problem solved.. lol [05:23] :P [06:05] hola [06:05] hi === ball is now known as ball__ [06:55] Hi does anybody know how to type ascii characters? [06:56] I tried with alt+numbers but it didn't work [06:56] dreamr4c3r: You should have a key for each of the printable ASCII characters. Are you looking for something non-ASCII? [06:56] (what number were you typing?) [06:57] erm, sorry maybe not ascii haha i want to type special characters like the swedish a with the two dots and stuff [06:57] these: äåö [06:57] That's definitely not ASCII, but let me see what I can find. [06:57] thanks :) [06:57] Mouse -> Accessories -> Character Map [06:58] ...hopefully that will help. [06:58] oh i see, so i have to copy them from here? [06:58] i suppose there's no way to type them quickly? [06:58] There may be. I notice it says u+four digits [06:58] * ball experiments [07:00] https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-help/tips-specialchars.html#ctrlshiftu [07:01] smoöth [07:01] hehe i was thiking of compose keys, though i didn't see an options button in the keyboard layout [07:01] Thanks Sysi [07:01] ami just blind? [07:02] I've just noticed that my keyboard doesn't seem to have an AltGr key [07:02] there are different keyboard settings in xubuntu and ubuntu [07:02] I wonder when those went away. [07:02] :/ [07:03] there are other ways of settings compose kay, like xmodmap and xkb [07:03] I just installed Xubuntu this morning. [07:04] I like it. [07:04] :) [07:04] it's fast huh hahah [07:06] thanks sysi [07:06] hey guys where can i download all plugins for parole [07:06] keep it simple pals [07:07] dont send me a big doc [07:07] parole video/audio player [07:08] do you lack some functionality you'd like to have? [07:09] yes [07:09] i cant play any vido on it [07:09] ex avi,mpeg etc [07:09] thats just basic rite [07:09] !restricted-extras [07:09] it says sometimes, decoder not installed [07:09] !codecs [07:09] For multimedia issues, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats - See also https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-help/media.html - But please use free formats if you can: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeFormats [07:09] sometimes plugin needed [07:10] you need plugin for subsystem that player uses rather than player itself actually [07:10] search for gstreamer plugins in software center [07:11] you need -bad and -ugly === ball is now known as ball_ [08:06] Hi [08:07] Guys [08:07] hey [08:07] My USB mouse shows up twice in the Mouse Settings options. What can I do? [09:06] hello, where can i change a theme? i have 12.04 ? [09:07] i installed an add-on on my thunderbird but due to a conflict with another add-on i remove it. i am running xubutnu 12.04 and as far as i can see in /home/user/thunderbird there is no trace of this add-on after i remove it. is there any possibility of any left-over files somewhere else and how can i be sure that removing this add-on everything related to it is removed? [09:37] Hey all. A bit of a newbie here. Recently installed xubuntu over the vanilla installation. 1. How do I change the appearance of checkboxes, sliders, tabs and such? I can't seem to find settings for this in either Appearance or Window Manager settings. 2. How do I make the volume control work? Best I can tell there's some conflict between pulseaudio and the one that xfce comes with. Is the xfce mixer ever gonna work "as expected" on t [09:38] mgs555: yes [09:39] mgs555, 1) go to applications -> settings -> settings manager -> appearance [09:40] mgs555, it's in the style tab [09:41] knome - that just seems to change the color scheme and window borders, but the sliders and stuff stays the same. maybe something's bugged out? They all seem kind of "primitive" - the checkboxes are just popped up buttons and sliders are these crude bars. [09:42] I switched between ubuntu/xubuntu/xfe a few times to try them out and it seems that this changed after I logged back into xubuntu the last time [09:43] oh, never mind :) [09:43] it finally worked [09:43] I just didn't try the right themes [09:44] sorry [09:44] is the sound mixer issue solvable? [09:51] my wifi is not detecting any n/w even though quiet a few around, ::: all drivers installed .. rfkill list wlan says they are not hard/soft blocked [09:52] how to connect to my wifi [09:57] anyone there [09:57] .............? [09:59] ramprasadgk, perhaps your hardware switch is turned off? [09:59] no [09:59] it is on [09:59] and it have worked before? [09:59] *has [09:59] this is my first xubuntu install [09:59] ok [09:59] with windows it was fine [10:00] you can not detect any networks at all? [10:00] well [10:00] not wireless [10:00] ok [10:00] during installation it mentioned that dhcp server inst failed [10:01] is that a porb [10:01] not sure, perhaps you should try installing that [10:01] ? [10:01] well [10:01] apart frm that [10:01] anything basic am i missing [10:02] ramprasad ... if you click the icon in task bar .. do you see wireless enabled [10:02] because i got all drivers installed [10:02] hmm not sure, sorry but I have to go [10:03] no [10:03] have you tried to enable it [10:03] how do i do that [10:04] unless u can tell what is wrong .. i am not sure what solution will work for you [10:04] what is the output of iwlist wlan0 scanning [10:04] " iwlist wlan0 scanning" [10:05] iterface doesn't support scanning [10:05] also what is the output of "iwconfig" [10:06] lo no wireless ext [10:06] eth 0 no wireless ext [10:06] any other line ? [10:06] lo eth0.. no other [10:06] only 2 [10:07] then your wireless card is not even initialised [10:07] what do i have to do [10:07] bring the wlan card up [10:07] because i m trying from past few days [10:07] what hardware [10:07] any command? [10:07] what laptop [10:07] BCM 4311 [10:08] what wireless card make and model [10:08] broadcom [10:08] BCM4311 [10:08] in "dmesg" output ... do you see the driver init [10:08] 802.11b/g [10:08] "dmesg | less" and search [10:09] better use xubuntu live and make sure that wireless works from live [10:10] driver init? [10:10] iany command to initialize wlan [10:11] card [10:11] see the output of "dmesg" by typing "dmesg | less" . then use arrow keys of laptop keybaord to go up and down (or /<>) and search if broadcom and wlan0 got initialised or not [10:11] if not then .. i can't help in chat .. you have to read docs on how to install drivers for the hardware that you are using [10:12] if u used XUBUNTU LIVE .. then you can know if your WIRELESS hardware works or not [10:13] do u have GUI ? [10:13] i dint find wlan0 [10:13] i have GUI [10:14] then connect ethernet cable and do update first [10:14] ok [10:15] maybe you will be able to communicate root-cause for somone to help you [10:15] but i dont have lan [10:15] only wifi [10:15] community wifi [10:15] ok .. can u boot your computer to XUBUNTU LIVE ? [10:16] i have alternate CD only [10:16] did u install from USB or CD [10:16] i have live ubuntu though [10:16] but alternate CD of Xubuntu [10:17] does that boot to live ? [10:17] i don't know so asking [10:17] oh yes [10:17] then boot to live [10:17] but i havent tried on this laptop [10:17] because thsi is pretty old [10:17] like just 256 mb [10:17] alternate CD doesn't boot to live [10:17] thats why i got xubuntu [10:18] if your card is recognized .. in live CD then it will work with install [10:18] ramprasadgk, lubuntu might be even better for you [10:18] versions of hardware software etc need to match. what is your laptop model [10:18] prob i si got lesser h/w [10:18] presario CT500 [10:18] compaq [10:19] how old ? [10:19] 7 yrs [10:19] and which xubuntu version are you trying ? [10:19] 4.1 [10:19] latest [10:19] there is no 4.1 version [10:20] do you mean 12.04.1 ? [10:20] yes [10:20] sorry [10:20] its 12.04.1 [10:21] this is gettting tough [10:21] let me try fedora [10:22] i love ubuntu for its simplicity until simple things won't work :) [10:22] good luck with installing; whatever you end up installing [10:22] but i doubt fedora will support bcm any more or less [10:23] not sure [10:23] ramprasadgk, did you already read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx ? [10:23] oh yeah [10:23] well, the drivers are the same for all linuxes [10:23] ramprasadgk, have you updated your bios? that worked wonders for my wife's laptop [10:23] i have got my drivers installed [10:23] how do i do that [10:23] what do i update [10:24] check your motherboard manual [10:24] you should check first if there even is bios update available; but i'm quite sure there is if you have a 7-year old pc and haven't updated it :) [10:25] hmm [10:25] pint is windows gets this right everytime [10:25] point* [10:25] why not with *inx [10:25] yeah, windows has better support for bcm* [10:26] long story short: because the bcm* drivers are closed source and linux maintainers would need to reverse-engineer them [10:27] well [10:27] i guess this is the time to update my system [10:27] :) [10:28] atleast will get a better RAM [10:28] well, that too [10:28] just check the components are known to be supported on linux, if you're going to use linux [10:28] true [10:28] i know that's kind of stupid and you shouldn't need to do that, but that's how things are currently [10:29] i know [10:29] otoh, if you choose the correct components, everything will work OOTB [10:29] and that's simply awesome :) [10:29] this market is you need better h/w for better s/w [10:29] flip side of that is you won't learn most of things [10:30] that's true, but you can't always win [10:30] i suppose it depends much on what you use the stuff for [10:30] correct [10:31] basically i wanted to get this laptop for my wife [10:31] if it's for leisure, it might be ok to have some unsupported/not fully supported stiff, but if it's for work, you most probably want maximum stability [10:31] just to browse the net and watch movies [10:31] yeah [10:31] rite [10:31] 256MB sounds a bit low for that; i'm not sure how that'd play movies anyway [10:31] hmm [10:31] it does [10:32] not very well but [10:32] i've had better PC's that don't play DVD's or video files well, and when it comes to youtube, if you want to use firefox, it's known to take half a gig... [10:32] however if i get my wifi working i can get many things straight [10:32] what's the step where you are stuck at [10:32] or have you followed the tutorial but it still simply doesn't work? [10:32] yes [10:33] atleas in my case [10:33] i tried all [10:33] i got all wwifi drivers installed [10:33] it is showing up now [10:33] but not scanning any wifi [10:33] hmm [10:33] n/ws [10:34] do you have several drivers loaded? (check lsmod) [10:35] yes [10:35] lots of [10:35] i mean, several for wifi [10:35] afaik you shold only have one [10:35] i dont have that [10:36] ok [10:36] weird [10:36] a bios update could very well work [10:37] updating it is not a bad idea anyway [10:37] for that i need a CD [10:37] rite [10:37] motherboard cd [10:37] mmh, no [10:37] you can get to bios on boot by pressing some keys, usually esc, del, f2, or so.. [10:37] i know to get there [10:38] check the manual from the internet for your motherboard/bios [10:38] on how to update [10:38] iirc i updated the bios with a usb stick :) [10:38] hmm [10:38] ymmv [10:39] but tell me onething just to quickly no everything is fine with wifi ,any aprticular command or plca to chk [10:39] know* [10:39] well, read the tutorials [10:39] quickly no--> quickly know [10:39] http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 [10:39] that too [10:39] i don't have any specific ideas to test [10:39] just what's listed on those [10:40] ok np [10:43] one more thing [10:43] have you got vlan runing on xubuntu [10:43] sure [10:43] yes [10:44] and also vlc player? [10:44] not on this laptop, but i have it on desktop [10:52] ok [10:56] how so? [11:01] hey all, I'll give it another try: I am having trouble with sound mixer after switching from ubuntu to xubuntu. Been googling all day, honest. Pulseaudio is not supported in xf gui, is this the right conclusion? I must switch completely to alsa? How is this to be done? I seem to have both of them now and neither the taskbar volume control nor keyboard media keys are working. [11:09] mgs555, have you tried installig pavucontrol? [11:09] yes, but I don't get the option of adding it to the panel [11:10] I can add the xf mixer to the panel, but it doesn't seem to work properly [11:10] like now, I just did apt-get purge on pulseaudio [11:11] but the mixer still says its using the card through pusleaudio rather than alsa [11:11] mgs555, do you have the indicator area enabled? pulseaudio should show up there [11:12] what do you mean by "indicator area"? [11:12] mgs555, "indicator plugin" from the applet list [11:13] yes [11:14] so, doesn't that show you a volume indicator? [11:14] I have my other icons there - skype, bt, dropbox, etc [11:14] the volume indicator is there [11:14] when I click on it, though, instead of a volume control it just takes me straight to the mixer [11:14] hmm, i wonder if that's the right item [11:14] that shouldn't take you to the mixed [11:15] what version of xubuntu did you have again? [11:15] where it says Soundcard: Playback: Built-in Audio Analog Surround 5.1 (PulseAudio Mixer) [11:15] why is it puslse audio if I purged it [11:16] hm, how do I check? :) [11:16] 'lsb_release -a' in a terminal [11:17] Ubuntu 12.04.0 LTS [11:18] .1 [11:19] is it an upgraded system, or a fresh install? [11:20] I installed xubuntu through apt-get over a fresh ubuntu install [11:20] ok [11:20] that's the problem? [11:20] probably not, just checking :) [11:21] can you confirm that you don't have the mixer applet in the panel - only the indicator plugin [11:21] right-click panel -> panel -> panel preferences -> tab items [11:21] I have the mixer applet [11:22] ok, remove that for now [11:22] and see of you have a volume icon visible [11:22] I believe I installed it only because the indicator applet didn't have a volume control [11:22] ok [11:23] ok, removed. indicator only has messenger, bt, wifi, skype, dropbox, spotify [11:24] and I can't seem to get any options on it now - before I used to be able to hide certain icons. hm... [11:24] try installing indicator-sound-gtk2 and see if it appears [11:24] (you should have that installed, but who knows) === recon_tv is now known as recon_lap [11:27] ok. so looks like dependencies are gonna take pusle audio back in [11:27] what joy :) [11:27] mgs555, yes; have you had output problems with that? [11:27] recon_lap, pulseaudio is actually getting better and better; it works relatively well for most today [11:28] ok, done - so what should happen now? :) [11:28] mgs555, the volume/sound indicator should appear [11:28] mgs555, you might need to restart the panel; the easiest way is to log out and in [11:30] ha! Interesting side effect. I removed the indicator applet, and it reappeared again - even though it's not on the list [11:30] hmm, weird [11:30] and this one is the one that I customized, with BT and wifi hidden away [11:30] hmmkay [11:30] does the volume icon show up? [11:32] but this one is called "Notification Area" [11:32] right, that's not the one you actually want [11:32] and yeah, it's not a side effect; i think it might be expected [11:32] you can't have both notification are and indicator area/plugin, afaik [11:59] how do you check that packages are installed without doing anything ? [12:00] without changing anything* [12:00] apt-cache policy [12:00] thx [12:00] tells you if it's installed, if so what version, and what available versions are [12:59] Why do i have to add source for virtualbox when i want to install it (nothings wrong with that, just want to know why) [12:59] what source? [12:59] !info vbox [12:59] Package vbox does not exist in precise [12:59] !info vbox [13:00] !info virtualbox [13:00] virtualbox (source: virtualbox): x86 virtualization solution - base binaries. In component universe, is optional. Version 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 (precise), package size 15439 kB, installed size 45859 kB [13:00] is in universe [13:02] so virtualbox isnt in the default sources list -> ok -> but why? [13:03] !info xubuntu-desktop [13:03] asenk: because it is not maintained by the ubuntu maintainers but by oracle [13:03] xubuntu-desktop (source: xubuntu-meta): Xubuntu desktop system. In component universe, is optional. Version 2.152 (precise), package size 3 kB, installed size 43 kB [13:04] also universe [13:05] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu [13:06]