[00:27] Hey all, I had a quick question..I bought an old sx260 to mess around with, I have Lubuntu on it right now (which runs smoothly for bare bones) and was wondering if Xubuntu would be a better setup? (sorry for the TLDR, couldn't find min specs on the site) [01:06] I was trying another distro & modified the swap partition. The installation didnt succeed so I rebooted. Xubuntu booted fine but now I am worried if Xubuntu is using swap. How to find out ? [01:13] I was trying another distro & modified the swap partition. The installation didnt succeed so I rebooted. Xubuntu booted fine but now I am worried if Xubuntu is using swap. How to find out ? [01:17] john_rambo: swapon -s [02:57] Hello everybody [04:38] can anyone help me with formatting a USB drive? [04:39] and im also trying to find a program similar to unetbootin? [04:40] i need to create a bootable usb xubuntu as a default backup/repair/maintenance tool [04:46] why not use unetbootin? [04:47] usb-creator-gtk is an option too [04:47] im a n00b. not too savy on installing downloaded software thru terminal [04:48] it's in the software center [04:48] no need to do anything with the terminal [04:49] Hello there, i installed a driver for my wifi card (awus036h), but i doesn't work right. is there a way to rollback to the ubuntu's default driver? [04:49] tinah: are you on live boot or installed? [04:49] installed! [04:50] pleia2: i will check it out. thanks. [04:50] tinah: uninstall the one you tried in software center maybe? [04:52] pleia2: i downloaded the unetbootin for linux, but how do i install? [04:52] USBhelp: where did you download it from? [04:52] website. should i try SC? [04:53] USBhelp: you shouldn't download it from a website, you should install it from the software center, that way it's easy to install and you get updates [04:53] I never install things from websites anymore, everything from the software center [04:53] gotchya. thanks. im still learning where to find things. [04:58] pleia2: how about formatting the USB drive? dont see option for it in the system files [05:09] i installed gparted from software center but can't find it anywhere on my system. Help? [05:11] Hello [05:11] how do i mount a nfs volume from another machine? [05:22] http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/ubuntu-linux-nfs-client-configuration-to-mount-nfs-share.html [05:23] delt [05:29] torax: thanks [05:30] oh another thing, running x11 stuff from the other machine, on the xubuntu's display, even after running "xhost +" the remote program says can't open display :( [05:38] cant say anything about that :p [05:39] delt: check /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc it might not allow tcp [07:06] hi [07:06] i ve got this problem [07:06] after installing xubuntu the mous/touchpad stopped working [07:07] now i reinstall the system and the mouse works fine [07:07] can anyone help me with this [07:08] (above i ment that the mouse ins working fine now that i am reinstalling the system..which i haven t finished yet [07:09] also it seems not to be able to connect to the wireless network [07:09] xubuntu421: what hardware specs? [07:10] dell latitude d810 [07:10] laptop [07:10] tryed mouse and also touchpad [07:10] none worked after restartying the system [07:11] ..when finished the xubuntu install proces [07:12] xubuntu421: http://thefinleys.com/dell_d810/ [07:13] xubuntu421: then check the usb [07:13] xubuntu421: http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l/blcmdl8_lspci.htm and http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl8_lsusb.htm [07:14] my only problem is i am a beginner [07:14] i don t wnok how to use linux if i don t have a mouse [07:14] i don t know any keyboards shortcuts [07:19] xubuntu421: windows-key+T opens a terminal [07:21] got it [07:21] executet lsusb command [07:21] got an wireless device [07:21] a 3.0 root hub [07:21] and 4 1.0 root hub [07:22] sorr, 1.1 root hub [07:28] xubuntu421: have you tried another port for your mouse? [07:29] that no, i will do that [07:29] but since asi mousepad and usb mouse worket i presume it is someother problem [12:47] Can I somehow copy in thunar with following symlinks - that is, I don't want to copy links, I want to copy contents behind the link [15:33] Hello [15:34] I have a question [15:34] i deleted lightdm [15:34] sudo apt-get remove lightdm [15:34] and now system is stopping at the loading bar [15:34] at startup [15:34] How can I fix it/install lightdm? [15:39] iKrzysiek: boot into recovery and apt-get install it [15:40] how to boot into recovery? [15:43] iKrzysiek: hold down shift while booting, then select it from the menu [15:43] iKrzysiek: alternatively, boot from the livecd and select 'rescue broken system' [15:47] ok [16:46] can anyone tell me how to format a USB stick? and/or how to run gparted as root? [18:31] hello [18:39] something is preventing me from assigning super+space as a keyboard shortcut (I like to have my drop down terminal launched with that). Is there a way to figure out why I can't use this combination? [18:40] aperson: dont know, could something be using it already. [18:41] it's not bound to anything that I know of, I can use yakuquake fine with that keybind [18:41] it's just xfce's keyboard shortcuts that are having problems with it === v1adimir is now known as kgb [20:25] Hello, I'm trying to open a specific folder from the bottom bar in 12.10, but it only opens the /home folder. How would I fix that? [20:26] panel preferences, items [20:26] you made a launcher? should be thunar /path/to/folder [20:27] I switched to nautilus... coukld be the problem...? [20:28] No launcher made [20:31] yeah, but help doesn't have it :f http://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/directorymenu [20:33] unless the plugin IS thunar and you need a different one for Nautilus, that might make sense [20:37] I made some changes to /user/.config/user-dirs.dirs to get the Templates folder to work, could it be that? [20:38] xdg-preffered-apps might let you change to nautilus [20:42] Nautilus is selected, but it doesn't take me to the folder I choose [20:45] I did say 'might' [20:45] ;) [20:46] lol [20:53] Well, rebooting... Thanks [20:57] xchat users, xhow can i change the colored buttons to @, %, etc? [21:10] i dont think you can Bon-chan, but do ask #xchat if you want to [21:11] GridCube, i've made it! Got from a #xchat user! If u need it, /set gui_tweaks 64 [21:13] oh, good to know, :) [21:15] glad to help === `mOOse` is now known as m00se [23:25] Hi everybody [23:25] i have one question [23:26] i want to install matlab on xubuntu i need some packages before the inbstallation [23:28] !info matlab-support [23:28] matlab-support (source: matlab-support): distro integration for local MATLAB installations. In component multiverse, is optional. Version 0.0.18 (quantal), package size 27 kB, installed size 161 kB [23:30] !info matlab-support [23:30] matlab-support (source: matlab-support): distro integration for local MATLAB installations. In component multiverse, is optional. Version 0.0.18 (quantal), package size 27 kB, installed size 161 kB [23:31] Would that be something you would need/be looking for? [23:39] i'm install xubuntu now [23:39] this is the second time i install it in one single day [23:40] why it crashed when i try it and then install it, and it works when i just install it?