[04:01] <jimmy_extreme_> HI, anybody there?
[04:02] <holstein> sure, jimmy_extreme_ .. just ask and one of the volunteers will help if they can
[04:03] <jimmy_extreme_> cool! I'm trying to install RHEL onto some unallocated space on the box I'm currently on. But I don't have a CD or DVD
[04:03] <jimmy_extreme_> Is there an easy way to do it without?
[04:04] <holstein> if you want to install, you'll need some installation media
[04:05] <holstein> what are you asking? you have a red hat installation CD and no CD rom drive?
[04:05] <jimmy_extreme_> No no...I have the .iso file
[04:05] <jimmy_extreme_> but no DVD or CD to burn it to
[04:06] <holstein> what do you have? usb sticks?
[04:06] <jimmy_extreme_> Yes, I have a USB stick
[04:06] <jimmy_extreme_> can I install from there?
[04:06] <holstein> i use unetbootin to create installation media from USB sticks
[04:07] <holstein> i install unetbootin.. i format a USB stick fat32 (even if it was previously formatted, i do it again) and i point unetbootin to the .iso i want to use and make sure the machine can either boot USB or i have my plop live CD that can boot USB on legacy hardware
[04:09] <jimmy_extreme_> Thanks for all the tips. How can I determine if my machine can boot from USB?
[04:10] <holstein> jimmy_extreme_: i usually put a stick in it and try booting usb. you can google around, or look in the bios, or ask the vendor, or the place where you bought it, but i usually just try it
[04:13] <jimmy_extreme_> holstein: thanks for all your help. I'll try that
[04:16] <skr_> when ever i open any gnome app like gedit, gcal etc .. i get an error msg "GLib-GIO-Message: Using the 'memory' GSettings backend.  Your settings will not be saved or shared with other applications." due to which i am not able to save the settings for these application.PLZ HELP....
[04:19] <jimmy_extreme_> dont know why it posted that last part. Unintentional
[04:20] <skr_> anyone...
[04:21] <holstein> skr_: do you own your /home directory? sounds like a permissions issue
[04:22] <skr_> holstein: yes
[04:24] <holstein> skr_: yes?
[04:24] <holstein> skr_: yes you own it? or yes its a permissions issue?
[04:25] <skr_> holstein: yes i own the /home directory ..
[04:28] <holstein> skr_: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/757866 is what i get
[04:28] <ubot2> Launchpad bug 757866 in glib2.0 (Ubuntu) "gsettings uses the 'memory' GSettings backend / settings do not stick?!" [Medium,Invalid]
[04:28] <holstein> "I just manually installed "dconf-tools", "libdconf0" and "libdconf-dbus-1-0" and now it works."
[04:34] <skr_> holstein: sudo apt-get install dconf-tools libdconf0 libdconf-dbus-1-0 dconf-gsettings-backend but still the same error..
[04:36] <holstein> skr_: i would mark myself on that bug and keep up with it
[04:36] <holstein> skr_: i would try as a different user
[04:37] <skr_> ok.
[04:38] <holstein> if it works as a different user, you can just look in your user config and fix or remove whatever is mis-configured
[04:47] <skr_> holstein: i tried using guest user and got the same error...
[04:48] <holstein> skr_: so, its likely system wide then.. you got any ppa's in action? maybe for gnome?
[04:49] <skr_> holstein: why ?? how to check whether if any thing is their???
[04:52] <holstein> skr_: why what? why might a PPA be adding packages that could be breaking your system?
[04:53] <holstein> skr_: if you have a PPA added for gnome, i would purge it, and test
[05:01] <skr_> holstein: how to check if it is added???
[05:01] <holstein> skr_: i would check the software sources, but if you didnt add it, its not added
[05:05] <skr_> holstein: i looked in /etc/apt/sources.list and their is not PPA for gnome.
[05:06] <holstein> skr_: sure.. but if you add *any* ppa, i would see if it is breaking functionality
[05:08] <skr_> holstein: this thing has broken my entire system like cant change setting, usb dont pop up i have to manually mount it etc... i dont know what is causing the this???
[05:09] <holstein> skr_: yup.. im not sure either.. so you have no added ppas or sources?
[05:11] <skr_> holstein: i tried installing glib-2.34.5 from source.
[05:11] <holstein> skr_: and after that is when the issues happened?
[05:13] <skr_> holstein: no.
[05:15] <holstein> skr_: are you up to date with upgrades?
[05:38] <skr_> yes i am.
[05:40] <skr_> holstein: is this a problem because i am using 64bit.
[05:44] <holstein> skr_: i wouldnt think so...