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johnhhello all, i have a problem with booting xubuntu from a usb stick - i tried to install xelatex, then usb became full and now does not boot. is there a way to make it boot again?00:22
well_laid_lawnjohnh: you can mount the usb in another linux distro, chroot and do some cleaning00:28
well_laid_lawns/distro/install00:29
well_laid_lawn /00:29
scarecrowi made a program launcher for panel 2 that runs sudo swapoff -a && sudo swapon -vda in terminal. when i click on it, a terminal window pops up asking for my password then closes upon entering. Neither command are being run (if i paste into terminal it works fine) whats going on?02:10
scarecrowit works if i just have it as sudo swapoff -a but then i would have to make a second button to turn swap back on02:12
scarecrowFixed: "sudo sh -c 'swapoff -a && swapon -vda'"02:32
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ahoneybunhello!04:48
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xubuntu717hello08:28
xubuntu717i want to put xubuntu to atoshiba laptop satellite L300D.has anybody did it?is there any problem with that?08:29
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hifi12.10 live keeps asking me for username and password when I use the live feature, what gives?09:47
hifiand apparently after I guessed the username is 'xubuntu' and empty password it goes right back to login09:48
well_laid_lawnhifi: do you check the cd after burning it?09:51
well_laid_lawn!md509:51
ubottuTo verify your Ubuntu ISO image (or other files for which an MD5 checksum is provided), see http://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM or http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/LQ_ISO/Checking_the_md5sum_in_Windows09:51
hifithat was on kvm, sorry, I think the latter thing was related to it09:51
GrandCouillonHello Guys ! I don't know but since a few days the bluetooth icon has appeared near the connection one in the top panel (on the left of the date one). My desktop has never had bluetooth ... I've not found how to get rid of it09:51
hifibut that's a bit bad user experience to hit a login screen with no instructions how to continue09:51
well_laid_lawnhifi: that normally doesn't happen unless there's something wrong with the iso09:52
well_laid_lawnhence the md509:52
hifiok, I think I know what happens now09:53
hifiwith the default vga adapter the desktop crashes and the dm reboots it to login09:53
hifiwith vmware adapter it works09:53
hifinothing wrong with the iso nor xubuntu, all in my setup09:54
well_laid_lawnfair enough ;)09:54
hifithough, I think ubuntu/xubuntu inherits a problem from debian openjdk packages that I'm currently debugging09:55
hifihence trying the live09:55
hifiand because the stock ubuntu image is completely unusable on any VM, xubuntu09:55
poudlyi need help! (((10:04
knome!ask | poudly10:04
ubottupoudly: 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 !patience10:04
poudlyi dont know how to uninstall "crossover linux"10:05
poudlyi press "Uninstall crossover" in menu and....nothing10:06
ochosipoudly: how did you install it?10:09
poudlyi install this s.h.t using software center10:12
ochosithen uninstall it the same way10:12
poudlyin software center crossover miss10:14
ochosiyou could click on the "show $n technical items" link below the search-results10:15
ochosimaybe it shows then10:15
poudlyhmm.. nothing... fck10:18
hifiphew, finally got persistent mode to work10:30
hifiah, yes, this is way broken10:31
prasadhello, I need help delaying the start of dropbox on startup. I have added the command sleep 12s; dropbox start -i to the autostart menu but dropbox wont start at all. It works fine on the command line12:08
massyhello everybody12:13
pAt_hi massy13:09
massyhi pat,13:10
massyi am trying xbuntu13:10
massyi like xfce13:10
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phf__Hello, i'm experiencing some strange problems with my mous, using xfce 4.10. It is a little hard to explain, but i'll try my best.14:00
phf__The active window kind of 'catches' the mouse, so that i can't interact with other windows, or the menubar. If i want to release the mouse from this window i have to perform a right click.14:03
phf__For example: When i want to change from this xchat window to my webbrowser, i have to perform a right click, so that i can access the browser-tab in the menubar. then the browser window opens, but before i can 'use' it, i have to perform another right click on the menubar14:04
phf__has anyone of you ever heard of such a thing? :)14:05
phf__(I already tried several mouses and different usb-ports, but imho it doesn't sound like a hardware-problem!?)14:06
mahmoud_Hello, what should I install in order to play any kind of audio/video ?14:20
baizonmahmoud_: http://www.stchman.com/codecs.html14:24
mahmoud_baizon, E: Unable to locate package gstreamer0.10-pitfdll14:30
mahmoud_E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'gstreamer0.10-pitfdll'14:30
mahmoud_E: Package 'gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse' has no installation candidate14:30
nikolamif I install xubuntu-desktop, will it replace ubuntu's login screen?14:41
nikolamHow do you manage remote machines? Like when they can not have static IP (solved with one of dynamic dns services) and when they can not accept conections from internet (but can only amke ones)14:43
nikolammakeones14:43
baizonmahmoud_: thats nothhin bad14:44
mahmoud_baizon, what should I do then!?14:48
baizonmahmoud_: nothing :)14:48
baizonit will still work14:48
mahmoud_I haven't noticed anything get installed.14:49
mahmoud_And this message preceded the others14:51
mahmoud_This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or14:51
mahmoud_is only available from another source14:51
baizonmahmoud_: http://ubuntu.paslah.com/multimedia-support/14:57
mahmoud_baizon, thanks. I'm trying with sudo apt-get install xubuntu-restricted-extras15:07
baizon:)15:07
yura_hello how to play mp3 music ??15:57
GridCubeinstall the restricted extras15:57
GridCubesudo apt-get install xubuntu-restricted-extras15:57
yura_thenk's15:57
GridCubenp15:57
Gene1is the latest xubuntu using 'ubiquity'?16:46
Gene112.10 i mean16:46
GridCubeyes16:49
Gene1thankyou16:53
xubuntu176I have a question. I want to install xubuntu in the simplest way, don't have cd in my laptop but I have 512MB bootable flash drive. Is there any small xubuntu install or maybe sth that would enable my configure network and install all other packets over the internet?17:10
tomatopotatoyou mean like with suse ?17:11
xubuntu176I am not sure how suse works17:11
holsteinhttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD is what i would try xubuntu176 ...should be easy enough if you have wired networking at first17:12
xubuntu176small install less that 500 Mb would be perfect17:12
xubuntu176yeap but it's ubuntu not xubuntu right?17:13
GridCube!mini | xubuntu17617:13
ubottuxubuntu176: The Minimal CD image is very small in size, and it downloads most packages from the Internet during installation, allowing you to select only those you want (the installer is like the one on the !Alternate CD). See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD17:13
GridCubexubuntu176, you just choose to install the xubuntu-desktop in the mini installer instead of the ubuntu-desktop and you're done17:14
xubuntu176thx17:14
xubuntu176that is what I needed17:14
GridCube:)17:15
yura_\17:38
yura_}17:39
yura_sorry17:39
massyhello17:42
yura_hi17:43
JustakillHey for some reason my computer has gotten extremely slow, I have no idea what to look at to understand my problem...18:50
Justakillfirst time I ever get this under xubuntu18:50
TheSheepfirst open a terminal and type 'top' to see what processes are running18:51
Justakillhardly anything18:52
Justakillhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/1385981/18:54
JustakillTheSheep: Not sure what else to consider?18:56
knomeJustakill, that's the first screen18:56
knomeJustakill, if you press the down arrow in top, you'll see more18:56
TheSheepknome: but all the active processes are at the top18:57
TheSheepI wonder why would terminal take 40% cpu18:57
TheSheep30%18:57
knomeTheSheep, usually, unless it's reorganized. but yeah :)18:57
JustakillTheSheep: Yea actually, when i move between windows Xorg goes crazy too18:58
TheSheepmaybe graphics driver?18:58
TheSheephow did that happen?18:58
TheSheepwhen did it start?18:58
JustakillTheSheep: it started happening slowly actually these last 3 days. I can remember noticing a slight slow down. But now its quite unbearable.18:59
JustakillTheSheep: I have the feeling it started getting bad after an update i did19:00
JustakillTheSheep: Lately I have been getting a notification telling i have problems updating because of repository's not being accessible19:03
hspcdHi all.  My wife has a 3 year old Toshiba laptop that is VERY slow with Win7.  I'm used to Ubuntu and I want to move her to Linux.  I think Ubuntu & Unity might be too much for her PC.  Any thoughts on Xubuntu or perhaps Lubuntu?19:34
knomehspcd, what kind of "thoughts" ?19:35
hspcdHow they perform on slower PCs, which might be better than the other, etc.19:35
knomelubuntu is the most ligthweight19:36
hspcdShe's used to the Win7 interface so both seem to look similar to that.  She's used to Firefox and I see that Lubuntu comes with Chrome19:36
knomeyou can use firefox in lubuntu too19:36
knomethough firefox will take whatever it takes19:36
knome(resources)19:37
hspcdShe mostly uses her PC for Facebook, music, pictures, and email19:37
raytrayYou can easily switch between xubuntu and lubuntu depending upon your preferences.19:37
knome!best | hspcd19:37
ubottuhspcd: Usually, there is no single "best" application to perform a given task. It's up to you to choose, depending on your preferences, features you require, and other factors. Polls are highly discouraged to be taken on this channel. If you insist on getting people's opinions, please ask BestBot in #ubuntu-bots.19:37
knomehspcd, ^ that, i'd just test with livecd19:37
knomehspcd, or tbe, let her test19:38
hspcdYeah, point well taken.  I'll have her use the Live CD and see what she thinks.  Thanks folks!19:38
knomenp, enjoy19:38
hspcd*buntu really rocks.  I've been a Linux user for probably 8 years (work and home) and it is truly a wonderful OS.19:39
hspcdThere are some apps that are needed but the advancements I've seen since I started using Linux have been huge.  Now there are more choices than ever19:40
juan_brHi. Anyone know how to upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10 via terminal? I know 12 is up, but doesn't have good memories of that upgrade. It changed lots of things. This updates always mix my personal preferences. But i'm having some bug with Devede, so that'swhy i'm seeking for this answer. thanks.  By the way dont know very much how to instaal .tar.gz stuff, but i will.  someday. :)19:43
dranovhello19:45
dranovI'm running Xubuntu 12.10 and I can't get any sound out of it. Could anyone help me, please? http://paste.ubuntu.com/1386097/19:45
dranovoh wait19:47
dranovI think I've got it.19:49
dranovPressing Fn+F8 (my laptop's function key for mute/unmute) seems to properly mute my speakers, but pressing it again doesn't unmute them. :|19:50
dranovDoes anyone have any idea how could I fix this?19:51
v1adimirdranov: check the audio properties, if your video card sound is turned on (just disable is)19:53
v1adimir*Sound Settings19:53
v1adimirhttp://postimage.org/image/wj2gvup1p/19:54
v1adimirs/is/it19:54
dranovv1adimir: It says I only have one sound card http://i.imgur.com/pR7NW.png20:04
v1adimirhm ok :(20:04
dranovI think it might be a bug, though.20:05
dranovSound seems to work fine. Muting also works. It's only unmuting by using the shortcut that doesn't seem to work.20:06
v1adimirdranov: no such problem here20:08
dranovAre you running Xubuntu 12.10?20:08
v1adimiroh wait, sorry lol; not using fN20:08
dranovI didn't have any problems on 12.04, either.20:08
v1adimiryeah, on Quantal20:08
dranovoh20:08
v1adimirsee, maybe, if changing the shortcut will do it.. something instead of f820:09
v1adimir*perhaps20:09
dranovhow do I do that?20:16
dranovThose aren't set in Xfce's Keyboard application shortcuts.20:17
TheSheepdranov: see the window manager settings20:17
TheSheepdranov: the keyboard tab20:17
dranovTheSheep: they don't seem to be there either20:20
TheSheepdranov: sorry, I didn't read caefully enough what you wanted20:20
xubuntu198Ok so ehm I have a problem with an Asus UX32VD, Xubuntu and Black Screen.21:36
xubuntu972hello?21:38
xubuntu198Hello :)21:39
xubuntu972is this where I can ask a question or 2 about xubuntu?21:40
nantouhow wise is to ignore this? "The installation of a package which violates the quality standards isn't allowed. This could cause serious problems on your computer. Please contact the person or organisation who provided this package file and include the details beneath."21:40
knomexubuntu972, yep.21:40
nantouMonkey's Audio for Ubuntu 6.1021:41
xubuntu972my idiot brother erased half my hard drive so I had to reinstall my Xubuntu. only now it looks different and I can't figure out how to put my dual screens back in use..21:41
knomenantou, ubuntu 6.10? that's ancient.21:41
xubuntu972right now they are showing the same thing at the same time21:41
nantoui know knome , but im trying to split an ape-cue file into regular audio tracks...21:42
genii-aroundxubuntu198: Are you able to get to a console with ctrl-alt-F1   ?21:42
knomenantou, we don't support packages for 6.10 any more than 6.10 really, so you're on your own21:43
Simooonxubuntu972, I use arandr21:43
Simooonxubuntu972, that is just a GUI for xrandr21:43
genii-aroundSimooon: But wouldn't they have to be able to start into X to use it? ;-)21:44
xubuntu972and i can find this in the software center?21:44
xubuntu198This kinda sounds like my problem... I can use an external monitor but the laptop monitor isn't even acknowledged. It just goes black after Grub (and nomodeset in grub doesn't do anything)21:44
Simooonxubuntu972, yes or just apt-get install arandr21:44
genii-aroundAh, nvm, we have two users "xubuntuXXX" but different21:44
Simooongenii-around, I guess21:44
Simooonhehe yes :-P21:45
xubuntu198Oh sry .. I forgot to change the login name :)21:45
Simooonxubuntu972, perhaps you should find a more unique user name as well ;-)21:46
xubuntu972this was my first time here so I was not aware that I needed to change my name. lol21:46
xubuntu972how do I change my user name?21:46
knomexubuntu972, /nick newname (usually don'y have to, but helps since there are several "xubuntus")21:46
Simooonxubuntu972, you don't but it is hust confusing when people are called almost the same, just type "/nick Whatever_you_want"21:47
well_laid_lawnxubuntu198: see if this helps - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ASUS_Zenbook_Prime_UX31A#HDMI_plugged_at_boot21:47
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jensI changed my name now21:47
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Shila1976Ta! Da!21:47
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Shila1976Ok so now then,, I am trying to use a dual screen set up.... and someone suggested arandr..21:48
Shila1976it is installing right now, btw.21:48
SimooonShila1976, well it should be obvious how to use it, but feel free to ask more questions if you have further problems21:49
Shila1976Oh i will.. believe me.. I will.. People always want to assign tech cred to me for using Linux but I tell them to hold their praise.. I am such a newbe it is almost comical.21:50
ohyran333Cheers Well_laid_lawn but the problem Im stuck with is that even though the other monitor isn't switched in the laptop screen still stays black.21:51
Shila1976but thank you and ill be in touch. :)21:51
genii-aroundohyran333: Can you use pastebin to report what the output of xrandr says?21:51
ohyran333Tried fiddling around with the suggestions for Ubuntu with Asus UX32VD and similar (basicly change "quiet splash" to "nomodeset" in grub) but it doesn't really work.21:52
well_laid_lawnohyran333: there's two graphic cards in your laptop - the nvidia one is used when an external monitor is connected21:52
SimooonShila1976, all those people who know can solve all the computerproblems are mostly just people who learned one important skill, using Google :-P21:52
ohyran333Yeah... well ehm not right now :/ Have only one screen and I switched computers to be able to work (theres allot of tiny fiddly stuff to fix so its kinda tricky over all)21:53
ohyran333Well_laid: theres no drivers installed for it yet. (You have to set up Bumblebee to get it to work)21:53
well_laid_lawnohyran333: http://webent.altervista.org/2012/08/30/how-to-get-the-nvidia-optimus-working-on-zenbook-ux32vd-ubuntu-12-04/21:54
well_laid_lawn!tab | ohyran33321:54
ubottuohyran333: You can use your <tab> key for autocompletion of nicknames in IRC, as well as for completion of filenames and programs on the command line.21:54
ohyran333ubottu: thanks :)21:55
ubottuYou're welcome! But keep in mind I'm just a bot ;-)21:55
ohyran333hehe21:56
ohyran333well_laid_lawn: ok I'll try installing it (just thought I would get the stupid screen problem solved first but perhaps its connected)21:56
well_laid_lawnk :)21:56
ohyran333Although that would be weird... I mean if an external monitor works (as I can remember in Xrandr there simply where nothing else recognized BUT the external monitor)21:58
ohyran333thanks though have to try it :)21:58
Shila1976I just wanted to let y'all know that arandr worked for what I was trying to do.  Thanks again22:00
well_laid_lawnohyran333: the Fn+F8 key combo is supposed to switch the graphics - does that do anything?22:01
YogabbaGabbahello all22:20
YogabbaGabbaI have just in stalled xubuntu. I used to use WINE for the few programs that I am still using from my Windows days but for some reason it says it can't be installed on Xubuntu.22:21
YogabbaGabbais there another program that works like WINE for Xubuntu?22:22
knomeYogabbaGabba, wine should work just fine in xubuntu22:24
YogabbaGabbait says Package dependencies cannot be resolved22:27
YogabbaGabbaThis error could be caused by required additional software packages which are missing or not installable. Furthermore there could be a conflict between software packages which are not allowed to be installed at the same time.22:27
knomeYogabbaGabba, try running 'sudo apt-get install wine' from the terminal22:27
YogabbaGabbaI can't get my parole media player to play eithr. i get the same thing22:28
YogabbaGabbait says The following packages have unmet dependencies:  wine : Depends: wine1.4 but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.22:29
ohyran333well_laid_lawn: I checked up the xrandr thing and installed bumblebee now22:29
knomeYogabbaGabba, dpkg --configure -a ?22:30
Justakillis md5sum good enough for verifying the integrity of an xubuntu iso?22:30
knomeYogabbaGabba, with sudo...22:30
YogabbaGabbait didn't do anything for me when I typed that in. but then again, I am not farmiliar with Terminal to be of much help.22:31
knomethat should try to fix the packages22:32
knomeYogabbaGabba, try 'sudo apt-get clean' and then 'sudo apt-get update'22:33
knomeYogabbaGabba, after that, retry installing22:33
ohyran333Ehm hi everyone was in a little while earlier and I had problems with getting xubuntu 12.10 to recognize my laptop monitor (I have to use an external monitor). As suggested I installed bumblebee (this is a asus ux32vd zenbook with all the porblems that entails) and checked what came out of the xrandr thing22:36
ohyran333I talked to well_laid_lawn then is it ok if I harass someone else aswell or is that a faux pas?22:37
well_laid_lawnthat's fine ;)22:37
knomeohyran333, better just ask everybody :)22:38
ohyran333hehe hi, sry I didn't wanted to be nagging you or anything :)22:38
ohyran333(it worked brilliantly btw, installing bumblebee so cheers)22:38
well_laid_lawnI don't know about stuff - I just know how to websearch22:38
ohyran333Should I post what came out of the xrandr thing?22:38
well_laid_lawn!paste22:38
ubottuFor posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use http://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use http://imagebin.org/?page=add | !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic.22:38
ohyran333http://paste.ubuntu.com/1386526/22:40
JustakillDoes anyone know of a good alternative to Truecrypt?22:41
ohyran333VGA1 is the external monitor, right?22:42
well_laid_lawnyep22:42
well_laid_lawnafaik connected and turned off isn't the same as disconnected22:42
ohyran333Ok? But how do I get it to accept or acknowledge the laptops screen? (is that the one called DP1?)22:44
well_laid_lawneither disconnect the external or check the link I gave earlier to the arch linux wiki afaik22:45
ohyran333right... Ok when I disconnect the external one, the laptop screen doesnt turn back on.22:47
well_laid_lawntried using the toggle graphics key combo?22:48
well_laid_lawnFn+F822:48
well_laid_lawnthat's about all the info I could come up with on it22:49
ohyran333that just turns on the display-window for Xubuntu and the only screen available is the External Screen22:49
ohyran333Well you've been a great help so far (that bumblebee thing saved me allot of trouble, I can tell you that) :)22:50
well_laid_lawnohyran333: it's not something set in the bios?22:50
well_laid_lawnor uefi22:50
ohyran333well I don't think so... (I am not the best with these things, but I've fiddled about with it alá trial and error and nothing seems to work )22:52
ohyran333I'm gonna have  a stab at it again though. Thanks again for the help Ill probably be back soon :)22:52

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