[01:08] hi there, need help please... I installed lubuntu on an old Toshiba Satellite 1400 laptop [01:08] I always get black screen on boot... [01:08] !nomodeset [01:08] A common kernel (boot)parameter is nomodeset, which is needed for some graphic cards that otherwise boot into a black screen or show corrupted splash screen. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132 on how to use this parameter [01:09] Tried that? [01:09] yes i tried that without results... [01:09] I also tried acpi=off [01:10] no dice [01:10] Tried removing quiet splash to see what's going on? [01:10] I can't access command line with Alt+F1 [01:11] Ctrl+Alt+F1 ? [01:11] yeah, that one [01:12] no luck [01:12] it blinks the lubuntu logo then shuts the screen off [01:15] I even tried installig lubuntu with an alternate installer... [01:20] anyone... any ideas? [01:22] Tried any other distros? [01:25] yes... xubuntu and ubuntu... [01:25] same dilema [01:30] and I'm also using LTS versions [01:32] There is no LTS of Lubuntu, but I'd see if knoppix or puppy work in live, to check for differences. [01:53] It works fine with puppy [01:53] haven't tried with knoppix though [02:13] * SonikkuAmerica never used Knoppix, but did use DSL at one time... === SonikkuAmerica is now known as GearRunnerMisha === GearRunnerMisha is now known as SonikkuAmerica === burner_ is now known as burner [03:37] so i have ubuntu 13.04 currently installed. to use lubuntu do i have to do the iso thing? or can i add lubuntu or... LXDE to my splash? like i do with cinnamon? [03:37] Best way is of course a fresh, clean install, but there are others of course. [03:37] !purelubuntu [03:37] If you want to remove all !KDE, !GNOME and !XFCE packages and have a default !Lubuntu system follow the instructions here « http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purelxde » [03:38] hmm okay, thanks, will " sudo apt-get install lxde" give me the latest version? [03:40] lubuntu-desktop, actually. [03:41] ahhhh i see, and will this "sham lubuntu" have the benefits i want? so after i select at the splash, will it really be lubuntu? and doing all the power saving good stuff, or no... hence the "pure lubuntu" extravaganza? [03:41] or.. half + half [03:42] Well, you may still have all the left over gnome daemons running, but the DE itself will be "better" I'd say. [03:43] yeah i'm not doing anything intensive, plus it's a 4GB ram laptop. all i'm gonna be doing is C in vim... but i like the idea of lubuntu... i may install the next LTS... or does lubuntu not have lts? [03:44] It doesn't, but 14.04 may be the first. [03:45] Unit193: I'm increasingly hearing it will be the first. What might the holdup be? [03:46] Lack of devs, pretty much. [05:59] Hi, I was wondering. I have two machines. One with Lubuntu (it's not networked). I also have a flash drive. Where do I download gcc and all of it's dependencies? [05:59] build-essential? [05:59] !offline [05:59] If you need to download Ubuntu packages using another machine or OS, check the desired packages in Synaptic and select File > Generate package download script. Alternatively, try http://ubottu.com/ljl/apt/ - See also !APTonCD [06:01] Unit193: perfect thanks Unit193! [06:01] Also note apt-offline [06:01] Sure. [06:08] bizarre. [06:08] usb no longer flashes, and no cp file copy statuses. [06:17] wow that fucked up my entire configuration. [06:17] now it's asking for glib at every corner. [06:17] !language [06:17] Please watch your language and topic to help keep this channel family-friendly, polite, and professional. [06:17] fuck [16:55] Hi, could someone help me install Lubuntu on my old Compaq Armada M500? [17:25] HElephant: i had one of those way back.. just download the lubuntu 13.04 iso and try it live, and go from there [17:29] All right. I'll try it as soon as my Ubuntu 12.04.1 install finishes since that seem to work. I would rather have Lubuntu though. [17:31] HElephant: lubuntu *is* ubuntu [17:32] I know. [17:32] HElephant: you can install lxde into that 12.04 install [17:32] I am going to use i3. [17:32] HElephant: i dont think you do, or you wouldnt say "im installing ubuntu, but id rather have lubuntu" [17:32] HElephant: use what you like.. you can install i3 into 12.04 [17:33] I know Lubuntu is Ubuntu based and a lot more lightweight. That's why I'd prefer Lubuntu on my M500. [17:33] HElephant: its not "ubuntu based".. its literally ubuntu... the same sources.. and an official version of ubuntu [17:34] If it's Ubuntu, how can it be so much more lightweight then? [17:34] HElephant: it uses LXDE instead of unity.. [17:34] HElephant: and other customizations based on the same sources [17:34] So it will be even more lightweight if I use i3? [17:35] HElephant: nothing makes your machine any faster [17:35] HElephant: you can just literally use less stuff, and free up system resources. at a cost [17:36] holstein, Which will be the most lightweight if I use i3 on both distros then? Lubuntu or Ubuntu? [17:36] ... since you said Lubuntu has some customizations to it. [17:36] HElephant: lubuntu *is* ubuntu [17:37] HElephant: so, you can literally make the same thing from both bases [17:37] HElephant: assuming you add/remove the same packages the end result will be identical [17:37] All right, but what are those customizations? [17:37] HElephant: many things.. the biggest of which is the desktop... as i said, lxde instead of unity [17:38] HElephant: the filemanager.. no pulseaudio in lubuntu.. and others [17:38] Ah okay! [18:22] holstein, I successfully installed Ubuntu 12.04.1 [18:59] holstein, is there any package I should NOT upgrade due to compability issues? [19:08] does medibuntu still work ? last time i tried to use it would not connect to the server ? [19:09] Works for me™ When did you last try it? === Fran is now known as Guest83659 [21:06] Hi, I want to check a wireless mouse on my computer with Lubuntu. It doesn't seem to work on my Windows Vista computer. Can I do that without to much effort? [21:06] not sure of drivers but it plugs into a usb right? [21:06] I don't want to use it on Lubuntu just check it. Ya a usb port. [21:07] how do you check it works without running it? [21:07] I guess it won't hurt to plug it in and try it, right? [21:07] nope [21:08] k [21:09] Nope, I think the mouse is broken. Thanks anyway. [21:09] does it need batteries in it? [21:09] I put new batteries in it. It's been dropped a few times. [21:10] oh that will do it [21:10] hahaha yep [21:54] hey i have an problem, i'm trying to make an usb key bootable with lubuntu to install it on my hdd and all i can see is a blinking dot which never end [21:55] i have the same issue since few months, i given up, but this time i want to solve it :/ [22:07] blinkdot: there have been reported issues with creating usb sticks. which method did you use and what version of lubuntu are you using? [22:08] 13.04, and i have tried with Universal USB Installer, Lili LinuxLive USB Creator and unetbootin [22:09] same thing happen with ubuntu [22:11] i do not have other usb stick to try with [22:12] it's more like a blinking dash, not dot [22:12] blinkdot: always ensure that you check the ISO before trying to transfer it to a usb stick. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/CheckISO_CD#Check_the_iso_file [22:13] md5 is ok [22:13] blinkdot: Tried nomodeset and all? [22:14] no, i will try [22:15] I've been told that the pendrive linux system gives good results and have also used LiLi myself (it's on version 2.4.0 now). [22:16] LiLi is pretty much the best tool, yeah. [22:16] i dot not have any menu at all i can't not select nomodeset [22:16] do* [22:16] F6, Esc, type nomodeset [22:16] !nomodset [22:17] !nomodeset [22:17] A common kernel (boot)parameter is nomodeset, which is needed for some graphic cards that otherwise boot into a black screen or show corrupted splash screen. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132 on how to use this parameter [22:17] thx [22:17] i'm on an eeepc [22:17] !eee [22:17] Information about installing Ubuntu on an Asus EeePC can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EeePC . The Ubuntu EeePC Channel is #ubuntu-eeepc , main EeePC discussion in #eeepc [22:20] f6 and esc doing nothing, still a blinking dash. i will look at eeepc docs and the PLoP Boot Manager thanks [22:22] Plop, woo! [22:23] * ianorlin uses plop everytime he boots this desktop [22:23] ianorlin: Oh? Rather than grub? What do you think? [22:23] both as I need it to get usb boot on an external hard drive [22:23] as the internal one broke [22:24] I use plop to launch grub on the usb external hard drive [22:24] as no usb boot in bios [22:24] wow http://makegadgetswork.blogspot.fr/2012/02/how-to-boot-from-usb-when-bios-does-not.html#more there too much steps to make it working [22:25] i give up, thanks anyways guys [22:25] Hah, nice. Too bad it's not a bigger external or you could just take it out of the enclosure. [22:25] It is out of the enclosure [22:26] I have disabled the old one but haven't taken it out [22:26] i hope it get fixed in the next year so i can install ubuntu on my netbook, cya [22:32] Is there any way to reorder th right click options on lxterminal so the close this tab is not at the bottom? [22:37] I don't personally know, use xfce4-terminal because last I knew you couldn't unbind a key in lxterminal. [22:37] I keep right clicking and it ends up closing my weechat connection [22:38] Use screen? [22:38] screen? === Fran is now known as Guest86383