[00:17] <guidemario> hi ... I'd like to know if it's possible to write some commands on a text file and save it in a kind of extension (like .BAT for windows) to run the commands when I click on this file.
[00:22] <David-A> guidemario: extension on file names does not matter in *nix and mac (well, sometimes but not as much as in win*). what matters is that the file has executable permission and a proper magic header.
[00:23] <David-A> guidemario: for a text file with terminal commands, the header should be a so called shebang, that is a line #!/bin/bash (and executable permission of course)
[01:07] <a5tr4al> anyone get iphone syncing with xubuntu
[01:57] <Lanzu> Hello! I just installed Xubuntu on my X121e Lenovo netbook, But it won't start. I only get "Operation System not found" How do I fix this?
[01:59] <SonikkuAmerica> Lanzu: Well... step 1: Is your computer a "Certified for Windows 8" machine?
[02:00] <Lanzu> I don't think so.
[02:01] <Lanzu> It came without and OS and I had Win 7 running on it
[02:01] <SonikkuAmerica> Lanzu: 32- or 64-bit machine? (Probably the latter?)
[02:02] <Lanzu> SonikkuAmerica: 64-bit yea
[02:02] <SonikkuAmerica> Lanzu: Do you have a 64-bit Live image?
[02:03] <Lanzu> SonikkuAmerica: on USB yep
[02:03] <SonikkuAmerica> Lanzu: Step 3: Boot from it, and select "Try Xubuntu without installing"
[02:04] <Lanzu> SonikkuAmerica: okay doing just that
[02:05] <SonikkuAmerica> Step 4: Connect to the Internet.
[02:07] <Lanzu> SonikkuAmerica: established
[02:08] <SonikkuAmerica> Lanzu: Step 5: In a terminal [ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install boot-repair ]
[02:13] <Lanzu> uhh can I change the keyboard to a german setting?
[02:14] <Lanzu> I never used US layout before. so that is hindering me right now...
[02:15] <SonikkuAmerica> Lanzu: Settings Manager > Keyboard (or Keyboard Layout, I forgot which, I'm on Kubuntu atm)
[02:16] <Lanzu> nvm found it :D
[02:17] <Lanzu> i can only find "terminal emulator" is that the right thing?
[02:17] <SonikkuAmerica> Lanzu: Yeah, that's the terminal.
[02:21] <Lanzu> okay it's downloading
[02:22] <Lanzu> and done.
[02:22] <Lanzu> should I restart now?
[02:24] <SonikkuAmerica> No.
[02:24] <SonikkuAmerica> Not yet.
[02:24] <Lanzu> ok
[02:24] <SonikkuAmerica> Now run Boot Repair from terminal: [ boot-repair ]
[02:26] <Lanzu> "RAID detetect you might want to retry after installing the [mdadm] packages. (sudo apt-get install -y --forces-yes mdadm --no-install-recommends)
[02:27] <Lanzu> so I guess I'll just do what the prompt says?
[02:27] <SonikkuAmerica> Lanzu: Oh dear, you have a RAID array?
[02:28] <Lanzu> Appearently? :3
[02:28] <SonikkuAmerica> Lanzu: You may want to ask tomorrow in the main #ubuntu channel. Mainly because it's getting late and RAID arrays are best supported in there.
[02:28] <Lanzu> you say it like that's a bad thing though...
[02:28] <Lanzu> okay will do that
[02:29] <SonikkuAmerica> Lanzu: Not that it's a bad thing per se, just that it's a little harder to mainpulate
[02:29] <SonikkuAmerica> Lanzu: And that I in particular don't know a thing about it :)
[02:30] <Lanzu> I see :3
[02:30] <Lanzu> Thanks for your time though!
[02:30] <SonikkuAmerica> Lanzu: You're welcome!
[06:22] <hoopes4908> OMG yeah baby!!! Just installed my virgin XUbuntu program!
[06:22] <hoopes4908> Feel like kid in candy store
[06:22] <cfhowlett> hoopes4908, you seem ... excited?
[06:23] <hoopes4908> Very lol
[06:23] <hoopes4908> this is amazing
[06:23] <hoopes4908> screw windows 8
[06:23] <cfhowlett> hoopes4908, strictly speaking, xubuntu is the operating system, not a program.  Glad you're enjoying it though.
[06:23] <cfhowlett> hoopes4908, what will you use your computer for?
[06:24] <hoopes4908> Primarily just home web use, I own/run my own insurance agency
[06:24] <hoopes4908> it's a home/business PC
[06:24] <SunStar> well it'll be perfect for that
[06:24] <cfhowlett> hoopes4908, nice.  well, I suggest you install dropbox so you can backup to the cloud those things you can't lose.
[06:25] <hoopes4908> OK Yeah I have lots to learn obviously much different than Windows 8 im running with
[06:25] <SunStar> nice to have many backups stored in different physical locations.   doesnt matter how many backups you have if they are all destroyed in 1 fire  ;)
[06:25] <cfhowlett> hoopes4908, also you might want to install libreoffice or you can go with Google Docs ...
[06:25] <SunStar> ^
[06:26] <hoopes4908> OK what do you recommend?
[06:26] <hoopes4908> Apparently it's telling me I need to reboot, TTYL ;-)
[06:26] <cfhowlett> hoopes4908, libreoffice has worked quite well for this MS Office refugee
[06:27] <hoopes4908> OK great, TY
[06:27] <SunStar> actually to be honest, if the machines can run win8 you may want to try something with a better apllication library out of the box (less time spent configuring new boxes.) Ubuntu Studio is based off xubuntu if you like the current look and feel.
[06:27] <cfhowlett> hoopes4908, with the exception of a functional replacement for MS Outlook ...
[06:28] <SunStar> thunderbird is getting close i think
[06:28] <cfhowlett> SunStar, not sure I'd go that far.  I use US and it's excellent for producing multimedia content.  For office/business use though?
[06:29] <SunStar> just saying, i doubt he wants to remove abiword and install libre every time
[06:29] <cfhowlett> SunStar, noted.
[06:29] <SunStar> then again the ubuntu customization kit will get ur xubuntu just the way you like it for easy rollout of new systems
[06:31] <Sysi> it takes like half an hour to set up pretty much any custom xubuntu setup, even if you reinstall every 6 months it's not that bad
[06:32] <cfhowlett> Sysi, reinstall every 6 months?  Why would one do that?  Not following ...
[06:32] <Sysi> if you use /home on separate partition you just need a list of programs to install/remove and it's pretty much automated
[06:32] <Sysi> cfhowlett: 13.04 and following non-lts release have support span of 9 months
[06:33] <cfhowlett> Sysi, which is why I ONLY install LTS releases.
[06:33] <cfhowlett> Sysi, but your /home suggestion is spot on
[06:33] <Sysi> yeah, with lts is every 2 years
[06:33] <Sysi> though every six months I'd might actually try upgrade instead of clean install
[06:34] <Sysi> work machine might be better with LTS, but you might need PPA to get newer/better libreoffice
[06:34] <cfhowlett> Sysi, I am SO spoiled.  I actually try to do WORK with my system so the potential breakage/headaches/reconfiguration every release just doesn't work for me.
[06:35] <cfhowlett> Sysi, you can download the latest stable LibreOffice and sudo dpkg -i   quite easily
[06:35] <Sysi> !info libreoffice precise
[06:37] <Sysi> using LO ppa is a tad better since you get updates automatically
[06:39] <cfhowlett> Sysi, I can live without the marginal improvements.  I've yet to find a reason to run a PPA but that's just me ...
[06:41] <Sysi> yeah, no point to update unless there's need for it
[06:47] <PepperoniPizza> any xfce experts on can help me with a xfce-volumed issue ?
[06:48] <cfhowlett> PepperoniPizza, #xfce for the "experts" I think
[06:49] <PepperoniPizza> cfhowlett, yea he pointed me to a guide i've already done and didn't work unfortunatly
[06:49] <cfhowlett> PepperoniPizza, :(
[06:50] <PepperoniPizza> cfhowlett, yea this is starting to piss me off, it makes no sense why it won't work
[06:50] <PepperoniPizza> it shows a slider when I press my volume keys, but changes no volume
[06:51] <cfhowlett> PepperoniPizza, yeah, my volume mutes and won't release the mute via the media keys.  I've got to go into the volume properties to reset.  Sometimes seems that the audio isn't quite ready for prime time with xfce ...
[06:52] <PepperoniPizza> cfhowlett, heh I think i've come across a supposed fix for your problem along my travels
[06:52] <PepperoniPizza> who knows if it works though
[06:53] <PepperoniPizza> cfhowlett, I can use xbindkeys to change my volume /mute with a simple script maybe you could just do the same, only thing it lacks is an osd
[06:53] <cfhowlett> PepperoniPizza, as that is the only systemic glitch, I have to say that xfce has generally impressed me.
[06:53] <cfhowlett> PepperoniPizza, nah, I've learned to live with it ...  Thanks though.
[06:53] <PepperoniPizza> cfhowlett, yea I didn't have this problem in ubuntu 12.10 it showed up when I upgraded to 13.04
[06:53] <PepperoniPizza> cfhowlett, suit your self it takes like 2 minutes ;-)
[06:54] <cfhowlett> PepperoniPizza, and I'm in 12.04 for the LTS ...
[06:54] <PepperoniPizza> cfhowlett, yea, I'm not upgrading ever again
[06:54] <PepperoniPizza> 'ever' lol
[08:34] <stefano0o0o> ciao
[11:53] <shurtagul> :c can someone help me?  Whenever i click install (for chrome) in ubuntu software center, nothing happens ;;
[12:42] <recon_lap> xubuntu for the win, seems I'm getting free mobile broadband !!!
[12:45] <poisoned_dragon> wut?
[13:02] <recon_lap> bought a pay as you go mobile dongle, never put any credit on it, but I'm using it now. seems that they don't support linux.
[13:02] <recon_lap> :)
[13:04] <recon_lap> I might be wrong here, maybe there is some start credit, guess I just have to use it an see if it keeps working.
[13:06] <poisoned_dragon> it could just be a hole in the walled garden that they never bothered to patch on prepaid phones.
[13:07] <poisoned_dragon> They just didn't expect you to tether a prepaid phone. :)
[13:07] <recon_lap> poisoned_dragon: guessing something like that, not the first time I've fallen through the billing system of a boardband provider.
[14:28] <xubuntu565> hello, i just installed xubuntu 13.04 and i can not find the menu that i had on 12.04 which had pidgin and mail and i could set    it on available or busy etc.any idea how can i get it?
[14:31] <recon_lap> xubuntu565: you need to add it to the toolbar I think, right click and select properties
[14:32] <recon_lap> xubuntu565: think it's the indicator plugin you are looking for
[14:33] <recon_lap> xubuntu565: right click and select panel -> panel properties , then add the indicator plugin
[14:36] <xubuntu565> It is not that, anyway thank you.
[14:43] <recon_lap> must be the notification area then
[14:51] <elfy> I thought that pidgin was in the messaging indicator
[14:52] <elfy> thought there was problems with that
[17:48] <nantou> is there now a way to proxify all your traffic in xubuntu?
[17:48] <holstein> !proxy
[17:49] <holstein> nantou: http://askubuntu.com/questions/104323/set-up-proxy-server-on-ubuntu
[17:49] <holstein> anything for the main ubuntu documentation should be easily applicable
[17:49] <nantou> holstein, it must be xubuntu specific, there is a ubuntu application for ubuntu, not for xubuntu iirc
[17:50] <holstein> nantou: xubuntu *is* ubuntu.. what is the specific application you cannot install and use?
[17:51] <nantou> holstein, a moment please
[17:53] <nantou> holstein, not specific application, will this work? http://askubuntu.com/questions/86638/xubuntu-11-10-proxy-server-settings
[17:56] <holstein> nantou: should.. why not just use one in the browser to test?
[17:57] <nantou> will do thanks
[18:06] <nantou> holstein, 127.0.0.1:8118 now works for me (as particular user). Say I use marble to download some land tiles: it is not a good idea to use that same proxy, because that would be redundant, right?
[18:09] <holstein> marble to download land tiles?
[18:09] <holstein> nantou: ^
[18:35] <nantou> yes...
[18:35] <nantou> as I travel...
[18:37] <Peyam> hi
[18:38] <Peyam> I have some icons in "system setting"
[18:38] <Peyam> That I don't want
[18:38] <Peyam> How do I get rid of them?
[18:39] <TheSheep> Peyam: install alacarte and hide them
[18:39] <Peyam> thanks
[18:39] <Peyam> does it hive the icons in "Systemsetting" or main menu?
[18:39] <holstein> nantou: sure.. i have *no* idea what that means, however..
[18:40] <holstein> nantou: the content you are accessing is just that.. you either need a proxy, or not
[18:40] <nantou> sorry holstein is the free counterpart of google maps. it downloads tiles of terrain as you go north or west...
[18:40] <Peyam> TheSheep: Alacarte opens the main menu. not the System setting Window
[18:40] <holstein> nantou: sure.. i just dont understand how that is relevant to a proxy... you either use the proxy or not.
[18:41] <nantou> privacy holstein
[18:41] <TheSheep> Peyam: the system menu is there too
[18:41] <Peyam> Im not talking about System categori
[18:42] <Peyam> Im talking about the windows which opens when you click on "system settings"
[18:42] <Peyam> sorry
[18:42] <Peyam> Setting Manager
[18:42] <TheSheep> ah
[18:43] <TheSheep> I'm not sure how it gets its icons
[18:43] <TheSheep> I'm sure it looks for the .desktop files in /usr/share/applications and ~/.local/share/applications
[18:43] <holstein> nantou: the content you are accessing is irrelvant.. if you want to use the proxy, use it.. the privacy is relating to the proxy server, and configuration.. has nothing to do with the content you are accessing
[18:43] <Peyam> I download Gparted and removed it. but the icon is still there
[18:43] <Peyam> tried that too
[18:43] <nantou> thanks holstein
[18:44] <TheSheep> Peyam: if you removed it, the corresponding .desktop file should be gone too
[18:44] <holstein> nantou: maybe i am misunderstanding.. which is quite possible/likely
[18:44] <Peyam> TheSheep: it supposed to  yes. But it didn't
[18:45] <nantou> not really holstein , after the last news about nsa eavesdropping on anything I do on the internet I have become quite paranoid, thus, the need to proxify all my traffic...
[18:45] <TheSheep> Peyam: maybe it's just cached
[18:45] <holstein> nantou: through what proxy? that proxy can be monitored as well, correct?
[18:45] <TheSheep> Peyam: or are you saying the .desktop file is still there?
[18:45] <Peyam> tried to clean stuff with bleachbit and evern restarted the mechin
[18:46] <nantou> holstein, privoxy
[18:46] <Peyam> Im watching the /usr/share/applications again
[18:46] <holstein> nantou: correct.. and im proposing you are assuming that using a proxy is providing you some privacy
[18:47] <holstein> its more likely just an easy way of providing a layer of annonimity
[18:47] <nantou> holstein, yes, some... it is really misguided to think that my real ip is not traceable then?
[18:47] <Peyam> TheSheep: Now Im removed it but the Text is still there
[18:47] <holstein> nantou: i have no idea what proxy server you are using.. nor am i a security expert.. nor is this related to xubuntu or ubuntu specifically
[18:48] <nantou> holstein, ok, ill take these questions elsewhere
[18:48] <holstein> i would join a security channel.. i am only suggesting that, if privacy is the intention, dont assume you have enabled any privacy
[18:48] <holstein> nantou: anonimity is not necessarily privacy
[18:48] <nantou> good point
[18:49] <Peyam> TheSheep: removed it from The ./local/share/applications!  Not its gone but the Firewall configurations icoon is gone but the text and I can't find it
[18:50] <Peyam> Solved
[18:50] <Peyam> Nice
[18:50] <Peyam> It is totally going to my blog
[20:03] <wilee-nilee> yoh, does the xubuntu live cd have the disks smart tool on board?
[20:04] <bekks> smartctl is installed on the livecd, iirc.
[20:04] <Sysi> if not, you can install them while on live system if you have internet connection
[20:05] <wilee-nilee> thanks