[02:55] <Chat1607> Allo
[04:12] <Stevely2003> Hi everyone
[04:14] <DarwinSurvivor> hi
[04:14] <Stevely2003> Other than re-installing...  how would I correct the following error while trying to use single-sign-on (Ubuntu 11.10)...   Method "CreateItem" with signature "a{sv}(oayay)b" on interfact "org.freedesktop.Secret.Collection" doesn't exist.
[04:15] <Stevely2003> (This is for connecting to Ubuntu One)
[04:17] <DarwinSurvivor> looks like an old bug
[04:17] <DarwinSurvivor> did this happen after a clean install, after trying Ubuntu-One for the first time, spontaneously, or after you changed something?
[04:18] <Stevely2003> It's a fresh install, didn't get a chance to install anything else...  was just trying to sign-on to Ubuntu One.
[04:18] <Stevely2003> (anything else = nothing)
[04:18] <Stevely2003> first time
[04:19] <DarwinSurvivor> Is there any particular reason why you installed 11.10 (which is not supported starting in April)?
[04:19] <Stevely2003> Only version I had on CD. (Installing on an older PIII laptop with CD rom drive; 512MB ram)
[04:20] <DarwinSurvivor> ah
[04:20] <Stevely2003> :-)
[04:20] <DarwinSurvivor> well, that version is going to no longer get any updates (for desktop edition) starting in april, so I'd recommend installing a newer release anyways
[04:21] <DarwinSurvivor> If you are worried about performance, xubuntu or lubuntu (xubuntu is a little easier) run much quicker than regular ubuntu
[04:21] <Stevely2003> Yeah, that's what I want to do... but don't have a dvd rom.
[04:21] <Stevely2003> yes, performance is awful right now...
[04:22] <Stevely2003> xubuntu... I'll have to look it up and give it a try.
[04:23] <DarwinSurvivor> xubuntu is available on the ubuntu website. You can install from a usb drive if you don't have a burner.
[04:23] <DarwinSurvivor> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick
[04:24] <Stevely2003> Not sure the laptop will boot from USB...  I'll check the bios and see the boot order...
[04:24] <Stevely2003> (Yeah, I saw xubuntu.org and lubuntu.net sites...)
[04:24] <DarwinSurvivor> oh, my bad, xubuntu is on its own website now
[04:24] <DarwinSurvivor> http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/
[04:25] <DarwinSurvivor> the usb instructions in the first link will still work for xubuntu :)
[04:25] <Stevely2003> I've tried Knoppix 6.7 too...  that one was very much faster than Ubuntu 11.10.
[04:26] <DarwinSurvivor> yes, standard ubuntu is no longer recommended for slow/old hardware as it uses compiz with 3d acceleration for the default desktop
[04:26] <DarwinSurvivor> If you don't want to do a full reinstall, you can install the xubuntu-desktop package (which installs the xfce part of xubuntu) and then upgrade to 12.04
[04:27] <DarwinSurvivor> If you go that route, I recommend removing the ubuntu-desktop package before the upgrade so you don't have to download all the new gnome/unity stuff (will make the upgrade faster)
[04:28] <Stevely2003> probably easier to just do the full install
[04:28] <DarwinSurvivor> Stevely2003: probably, unless you can't get it to boot off the usb
[04:29] <DarwinSurvivor> the xubuntu install is also fairly small, so it won't take as long as the ubuntu one did
[04:29] <DarwinSurvivor> do you know the difference between standard and LTS releases?
[04:29] <Stevely2003> only that LTS is long term support?
[04:29] <DarwinSurvivor> that's part of it
[04:30] <DarwinSurvivor> I would recommend installing 12.04 (LTS) or 12.10 (current)
[04:30] <DarwinSurvivor> 12.10 is the newest version (came out in October) and is supported until April 2014
[04:31] <DarwinSurvivor> 12.04 is an LTS (actually, it's a LONG long term support!) which is supported until April 2017
[04:31] <Stevely2003> why the much longer support for that version?
[04:31] <DarwinSurvivor> If you want fully updated software and usually upgrade every 6 or 12 months anyways, go with 12.10 (and 13.04 in April)
[04:32] <DarwinSurvivor> if you don't want to have to worry about upgrades for a long time and don't mind some of your software being older (you still get security updates), go with 12.0
[04:32] <DarwinSurvivor> if you don't want to have to worry about upgrades for a long time and don't mind some of your software being older (you still get security updates), go with 12.04
[04:32] <DarwinSurvivor> I'm not sure why that one got 5 years instead of the standard 3 year LTS support, it was something Canonical decided and there have been a few reasons given
[04:33] <Stevely2003> ok...  12.04 it is...
[04:33] <Stevely2003> Thanks for the info and suggestions.
[04:33] <DarwinSurvivor> There's rumours of them switching to rolling release (no more explicit releases) in the next few years, so who knows what will be happening by the time that LTS runs out :P
[04:33] <DarwinSurvivor> no problem
[04:33] <DarwinSurvivor> if you come back for help and no-one answers, just stick around for a bit. it sometimes takes 20 minutes or so for someone to notice the activity.
[04:34] <DarwinSurvivor> if you need something urgent the #ubuntu channel is usually well-staffed 24/7
[04:34] <DarwinSurvivor> I tend to miss people's questions by like 5 minutes :(
[04:35] <Stevely2003> No worries.  I haven't been in IRC since 1993/1994...  this brings back memories...   like /me is gonna get some shut-eye soon.
[04:35] <DarwinSurvivor> lol
[04:36] <Stevely2003> Ok. onto the booting usb dance.  Thanks again. Talk to you some other time.