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roastedhello!00:59
roastedQuestion - I want to set a default profile, so any user that gets created gets a very specific and customized... everything. Traditionally anything in /etc/skel is what the new user gets... but I just tried this and the new user received everything I'd expect from a Xubuntu session. Eh?01:00
roastedIs there a different locatoin than /etc/skel?01:00
jxajro_Hello! Someone here speaks portuguese???01:28
Unit193!pt01:30
ubottuPor favor, use #ubuntu-br para ajuda em português. Para entrar no canal por favor faça "/join #ubuntu-br" sem as aspas. Para a comunidade local portuguêsa, use #ubuntu-pt. Obrigado.01:30
Unit193roasted: How are you adding new users?01:30
roastedUnit193: through users and groups.01:33
buenouanqHello03:24
buenouanqHaving trouble installing on a macbook.03:25
buenouanqI can get to the GRUB screen.03:25
buenouanqbut selecting anything just brings up color lines...03:26
buenouanqI'm guessing that the installer can properly access my screen drivers or something.  I don't know, I've never had problems like this.03:31
itterationcould i have some suggestions on a problem with window dressings not appearing08:32
TheSheeppress alt+f2 and type xfwm408:36
itterationok08:36
itterationwhat did i do?08:37
itterationit worked08:37
TheSheepyou started the window manager08:37
TheSheepit must have crashed or not run at all for some reason08:38
TheSheepit should be ok now though08:38
itterationit was weird, windows wouldnt show up in my normal xorg.conf, and would show without boarders in a backup i had, reproducing on restarts and log-off/log-in08:39
itterationeverything should be ok now, thanks to you08:39
TheSheepitteration: if you are curious why it crashed, you can take a look in .xsessionerrors in your home directory08:43
TheSheepthat's a hidden file08:43
itterationtheres a lot of randr missing on display ":0.0"08:45
TheSheepthat's just a warning, I guess08:45
itterationlet me know if im wasting the chatroom space08:46
itterationive got a gdkdrawable-x11 error   drawable is not a pixmap or window08:47
TheSheeplook at the end, maybe, and look for more critical things08:47
itterationa critical randr error?08:48
itterationabout 5 'events?' up08:48
TheSheepthat could be it, if you want, you can report it as a bug08:48
itterationi think i will.08:51
itterationim using nvidia driver, xinerama, i dont think im using randr, but i also have a 'display does not support the xcomposite extension' and a 'compositing manager disabled'08:52
itterationim guessing i should search for this bug first,  what should i search with08:54
TheSheepthe error message, I guess08:58
itterationthanks. ive never submitted a bug before08:59
hotdoghi10:42
hotdogmy xubuntu 12.04 doesn't start lightdm automatically. last message i get is "checking battery state". after hitting enter lightdm shows up. any suggestions?10:44
xubuntu634Hey all, I took a screen shot of my problem, It's right above the applications menu, its a square little box that wont go away http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/screenshot-02182013-060429am.php12:07
karmakosmikkDoes anybody know why my xubuntu does not understand memory card or canon camera when plugged in computer?13:23
GridCubekarmakosmikk, it should do that, i know mines do13:31
karmakosmikkyes it should do, yes. in lubuntu it seems to understand it but in some strange way, not in xubuntu13:32
GridCubemmm in this same machine?13:33
GridCubecould you logoff and relogin to a xubuntu session using the guest user?13:34
aicasn-Vis there a way to add a repo source but only pull select packages from it? i want to add a testing repository, but i don't want to update my stable packages with _all_ of the unstable "upgrades" it offers, just one or two that I need14:25
GridCubeaicasn-V, i dont really know if you can do that14:28
GridCubebut you could install ppa-purge and have it in there to reverse the changes if you dont like somehting14:28
GridCube!info ppa-purge14:29
ubottuppa-purge (source: ppa-purge): disables a PPA and reverts to official packages. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.2.8+bzr56.0.12.10 (quantal), package size 5 kB, installed size 44 kB14:29
g16!pin | aicasn-V14:31
ubottuaicasn-V: pinning is an advanced feature that APT can use to prefer particular packages over others. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto14:31
olbimaybe it is in exFAT?14:32
olbitry to install fuse-exfat, exfat-utils with ppa:relan/exfat14:33
aicasn-Vg16:  i did read about that, but i don't want to prefer an entire repo over another, just a package14:35
aicasn-Vit did not appear that pinning would allow for that14:35
g16aicasn-V: I found that page reading http://askubuntu.com/questions/17023514:36
g16s/reading/through/14:36
aicasn-Vie. i can reduce the priority of the repo, but then how do I promote the priority of package xyz on that repo above the standard priority level?14:37
PeyamHi14:48
Peyammy volume icon is gone.14:48
PeyamHow do I fix it?14:48
aicasn-Vadd Mixer to your bar14:49
aicasn-Vright click, Panel, Add New Items, Mixer14:49
Peyamno Mixer in Add new Item14:49
aicasn-Vit'll probably stick it on the end, so right-click the volume icon, Move, and put it where you want it14:49
Peyamthere is no valume icon. that's the problem14:50
aicasn-Vright click, Panel, Add New Items, Mixer14:50
Peyamaicasn-V: There is no Mixer as I told you :)14:50
aicasn-Vwhat xubuntu version?14:50
Peyam12.1014:51
GridCubePeyam, remove the Plugin Indicator applet, and add it back again14:51
Peyamhow do I do that?14:51
GridCubePeyam, go to a panel, right clic it go to panel > panel settings14:52
GridCubethen go to the last tab for items, search the "plugins indicator" item, remove it, use the + icon to add a new item, find "plugins indicator" and add it back again14:52
Peyamthank you GridCube14:53
Peyam:) worked14:53
GridCube:D awesome14:54
GridCubeyou see when the plugin indicator applet fails, it's restarted by nm-connection-editor, but it doesnt recheck for all the other plugins14:54
GridCubeits a bug14:55
PeyamGridCube: yeah.. not good15:03
GridCubeyep15:04
GridCubebut plugin indicator is a pain for xfce in any case to start with15:05
xubuntu929hello15:52
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timmmaFrom the ubuntu market place, where do applications get saved?17:51
GridCubeit deppends but usually to /bin/17:52
GridCubetimmma, what do you need17:52
timmmaI have to reinstall xubuntu on my desktop and i want to have the same programs as on my netbook17:53
GridCubemmmm17:55
GridCubethere is a way to get the apt-list of all the installed software17:55
timmmaIf i can find the folder its easer17:56
GridCubethats now how you do it though17:56
GridCubethat wont work17:56
timmmaHmm17:57
timmmaGridcube silly me theres a sync option18:01
GridCubethere is?18:02
GridCubenice18:02
timmmaYup file>sync between computers...18:04
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adarHey guys. I'm trying to set up Empathy, but when I hit the account settings button on the left, it forwards me to the window on the right, which I'm not sure what to do with. Here's a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/FifIybj.png18:51
TheSheepadar: empathy is highly integrated with the gnome desktop, it probably requires some components of the gnome desktop that you don't have installed18:54
adarGotcha. I guess I'll stick with Pidgin then. Was hoping to be able to mess with XMPP priority w/ Gtalk, but it's not that big a deal. Thanks TheSheep18:57
TheSheepadar: you can also try gajim18:59
Naphatulis there a way to make the compiz effect scale->initiate window picker work?19:03
adarI'll give that a try, thanks again TheSheep19:03
dreamboxhey guys... I changed one setting to nvidia config and my screen goes black when I boot to xfce...19:07
dreamboxplease help me19:07
dreamboxI tried everything19:07
juanjohow to add startup sounds to Xubuntu 12.04 xfce 4.8?19:47
Xzuhi. Big issue, using ubuntu 12.04 and xfce4(kx-studio). After add a folder link to the shortcut toolbar, no more bar was runing (all crashed). So I did sudo reboot. Now I can't login, after the password, black screen and then come back to login20:16
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GridCubeXzu, can you get to  the tty?20:25
XzuGridCube, yes, I can20:27
GridCubeXzu, good, then login and delete the .ICEauthority and .Xauthority files and try to log in again20:27
Xzuok  thanks. I' con't do it from here, it the same machine, I have to reboot. Have you got others idea?? (if that don't work)20:29
GridCubethat should do the trick20:29
XzuGridCube, thx ;)20:29
kxzuGridCube, thanks a lot, I'm alive!20:38
kxzuWhat are this .Xautority and .ICE files?20:39
GridCube:D told you so20:39
GridCubei have no idea20:39
kxzu?? you're a illuminated genius?20:39
Unit193.Xauthority holds the MIT "magic cookie" for who "owns" the X session running, basically.20:40
KovicaHow ca n I do an unattened install with 12.10, now that the alternate cd is gone ?20:42
kxzuKovica,  now that the alternate cd is gone?20:45
Kovicayes.. until 12.04 there was the desktop and alternate CD available. I used alternate one to do unattended install.20:46
GridCube!mini | Kovica20:47
ubottuKovica: 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/MinimalCD20:47
kxzu Use kx-studio or kx repos to have uptodate audio soft ;)20:48
KovicaGridCube: aha. looks promissing.. :) And how do I add packages to this Mini CD. I have two reasons for this: 1.) I've found that the kernel used during installation does not support all the network cards I encountered on various machines. 2.) I'd like to have as much packages as possible on the CD/DVD itself20:52
GridCube!customlivecd20:55
ubottuInterested in remastering the Ubuntu !LiveCD or !Alternate installer? See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization - Or use tools such as http://uck.sourceforge.net/ or http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/DRU_Disc_Remastering_Utility20:55
KovicaGridCube: OK, thanks. I'll look into it. Do you perhaps know if the installer used in Live CD can be modified by adding few ony my steps or automatic others ?21:00
GridCubeno idea, but ill would go and guess to "maybe"21:01
Unit193Can't you just use the preseed to install?21:01
KovicaUnit193: I've tried with the desktop CD, but it either does not even boot or runs the default graphical installer.21:02
KovicaUnit193: as far as I know the installer in Live CD is written in python and does not user debian-installer "commands"21:03
Unit193https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbiquityAutomation so already read that?21:03
mijI'm trying to install wizardpen in my xubuntu 12.10 box. The instructions say I must edit the configuration file at /etc/hal/fdi/policy/99-x11-wizardpen.fdi but I have no /etc/hal any ideas?21:09
KovicaUnit193: nope I didn't. So the desktop installer should honor the preseed file... grrrr... well, mine didn't...21:10
Matthias__Hello, I just installed (or thought I installed) Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS. When my computer boots up, all I get is command line stuff. I can log in with the name and password I set, but everything is command line. No desktop. How do I get to a point-and-click setup?21:14
KovicaGridCube: and unfortunatelly UCK cannot be used with mini.iso as it says that mini.iso is not a valid desktop or alternate CD21:21
GridCubemmmm21:44
GridCubeKovica, what if... you use a 12.04 alternate and then a dist-upgrade?21:45
GridCubemaybe that a very long route21:46
KovicaGridCube: 12.04 takes about 20 minutes to install... and the dist-upgrade takes another hour, right ? I don't have that kind of time to wait for a single machine..21:47
GridCubemmmhm21:48
GridCubeKovica, http://www.ubuntu-mini-remix.org/21:48
KovicaGridCube: that's because the installation also has to take care of the DB2 installation and our application..21:48
KovicaGridCube: downloading remix now... let me see21:52
GridCube:)21:55
GridCubeKovica, see apt-offline too21:56
GridCube!info apt-offline21:56
ubottuapt-offline (source: apt-offline): offline APT package manager. In component universe, is optional. Version 1.2 (quantal), package size 78 kB, installed size 404 kB21:56
GridCubebbl21:56
g16https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Personal21:59
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churlHello!  I'm trying to use <control>t as a keyboard shortcut in xfce4-terminal to set the title of the window/tab.  I've done this before and can't remember how I did it.  I know you usually can't/don't want to set your xterm shortcuts with just <control> but I'm very used to this now and can't remember how I got <control>t working to set the title.  Also I can't set AccelSetTitle= to anything that seems to work, IE AccelSetTitle=<c22:36
ochosichurl: just hover the menu-item with your mouse and press ctrl+t22:44
ochosiif you've enabled editable menu accelerators, you can set kb-shortcuts this way22:44
jutasHi guys. Is there an application to customize display resolution?22:56
churlxrandr and arandr22:57
churlwell, arandr for a dual setup22:57
jutasi know xrandr but that is not permanent22:57
GridCubehow in earth i stop programs from opening in the other monitor22:58
jutasif i set with that it losts setting at next restart22:58
GridCubei mean i launch an app here, and it... opens there22:58
GridCubeits freaking me out22:59
churlsave your set up and have it ran on start up.  I'm not sure when/where the best place to have it run on start up, but my guess is pretty late, after the xfdesktop has ran and has drawn the desktop.23:00
jutashow can i save it?23:00
churlGridCube: is it opening windows on the left monitor?23:00
churljutas: do you know how to write a basic script? :)23:01
GridCubeyes23:01
GridCubei turned if off23:02
jutaschurl: no. i'm not.23:02
GridCubethis is silly, i need separated xservers23:02
jutaswell i knew on win. it should be similar. i write the commands in text editor, save it and then rename for example bat format23:03
churljutas: Make a file >  the first line should be #! /bin/bash > the second line should be your xrandr command line thing just written as if it is to be entered on the command line > chmod +x YOURFILENAME23:04
GridCube!arandr | jutas23:04
GridCubemmm23:04
churlGridCube: is one of your computer's a laptop?23:04
GridCubewell there is no arandr entry23:04
GridCubeno23:04
GridCubei have two monitors23:05
jutaschurl: the chmod +x makes the format?23:05
GridCubejutas, open arandr, set your screens to your pleaseure23:05
churljutas: it makes the new file executable :)23:05
GridCubesave the config as a script, add that script to your session launcher23:05
jutasGridcube: ther won't be the resolution that i want in the list23:06
GridCubeare you using the proper drivers for your gpu?23:06
jutasGridCube: the other problem was always with arandr that it often doesn't even start23:08
jutaschurl: I'll try it thanks.23:08
churljutas: let me know if you need more explanations :)23:09
jutasGridCube: I cant install the proper driver downloaded from ATI site because there was compatibility problems23:09
GridCubefreaking great23:09
jutaschurl: I will for shure23:09
GridCubejutas, oh, ati, sorry to hear that23:09
jutas:)23:10
jutasit's an old Radeon 9600. What I don't understam is that on fedora and sabayon there is my wanted resolution from the box. iven on live cd. But I can't get on debian, and ubuntu distros23:11
jutasNow xubuntu is my favourite. So i stick with it. And this is my only unsolved problem for a week now.23:12
GridCubehave you tried the default drivers?23:14
jutasyes. black screen. And there is another problem with mentioned distros. I have a Samsung 24"LCD display connected in DVI port, and the motherboard integrated. And in the display settings window it recognize the DVI as digital one and the other one has the name Samsung which is the integrated (only 800x600 option i think)23:18
jutasnow xrandr says this: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=jadUmp7323:19
GridCubewell?23:21
jutasso the script should be like this?: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=7my75iVn23:26
jutasarandr has just crashed unexpectedly23:29
jutaschurl: are you still here?23:31
churljutas: yep23:31
jutascould you check the script above please?23:31
churlsorry, don't put the > after the /bin/bash :)23:32
churlnot sure if it would even matter.. :/23:34
jutasI've corrected and put in the list of auto start applications. I couldn't organize which has to start first. It's on the bottom of the list23:37
jutasI restart now23:38
jutaschurl: the 1360x768 is in the list now, but doesn't do anithing at all23:42
churlI don't believe I can help you beyond this.  I've spent way too much time trying to fix a similar problem.  My suggestion is to take the time to make a well-written post about your issue and provide all the information that you can and what you've already tried.  Hope this helps23:44
jutasRight. Thank you23:45

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