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willie_anyone home?04:24
holsteinyes.04:24
willie_G'evenin04:25
willie_I have a really basic question - it's embarassingly dopey04:25
cfhowlettyep04:25
cfhowlettwillie_, bring it!04:25
willie_want to use Ktorrent as default for torrents. Tried using the search option in it, but that seemed either useless or not documented so that I could find an answer.04:26
willie_I want to know how to set Ktorrent up as my default magnet link grabber04:27
willie_any help on that? Or a better option?04:27
cfhowlettwillie_, transmission works but still : easy04:27
cfhowlettwillie_, in firefox?04:28
willie_when I click on a torrent, it asks me to select the application to download it with. I navigate to the use/share folder but can't find the right program file to hook it up to.04:28
willie_if I were to use transmission which file in the folder would I use?04:29
holsteini would select ktorrent from there.. if you want to use that04:30
cfhowlettwillie_, I set my content type: magnet to action Use transmission-gtk04:30
willie_is that set up under the settings manager? (fyi - running 13.1004:31
willie_(04:31
willie_)04:31
cfhowlettwillie_, no it's a firefox > preferences setting04:32
holsteini just download the torrent file, and open it with the torrent application i want to use04:32
cfhowlettNew Dell M3800 workstation looks like it'll be a creative beast!  I asked the project lead on Sputnik to upgrade from the Dell XPS 13 to M3800.  Also begged/pleaded/demanded they fix UbuntuStudio to just work ... out oof the box.  https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ycc5r4ftar5bgws/1dNCV20la504:33
holsteincfhowlett: ?04:35
holsteinubuntustudio is "fixed" to do what it is designed to do out of the box04:36
willie_*snort* well, I am clueless. One sec and let me give it a try.04:36
holsteinthe only way to really address what i read that you are asking for is to beg/plead/demand that the vendors "fix" the hardware to be able to use ubuntu/linux04:36
holsteinit should work pretty well there, though.. does is cfhowlett ?04:37
willie_Am in the right area in Firefox, but Magnet is not listed. Do I need to upgrage my firefox?04:37
cfhowlettholstein, doesn't come out for another few days.04:37
cfhowlettholstein, the xps13 is nice, but underpowered and under spec's for creative work - it's  a developer machine.  M3800 seems aimed to compete with the MacBook.04:38
cfhowlettwillie_, I think magnet appears after you select one from a torrent site and you're asked what program you wish to assign to it.04:39
willie_ok04:39
cfhowlettwilee-nilee, but the latest firefox is 25 so if you need to update ...04:39
willie_just checked - I have 25. This is clearly and ID 10 T error04:40
willie_I appreciate the help!04:43
wilee-nileehuh, what, ;)04:53
cfhowlettwilee-nilee, I've NO idea what it means either ...04:54
wilee-nileehehe04:54
wilee-nileeI'm just wiping away the tears after watching the nature show in PBS about parrots, heart wrenching stuff, those peer pretty birds that live so long and are intrinsically wild even when adopted.04:56
wilee-nileepoor*04:56
willie_Just dropping in to say thanks again. The problem is solved!05:13
willie_later05:13
cfhowlettnice05:13
robford1Hi all... Want to install US 13.10 tonight. only thing that really irritates me is the fact that there's no compositor in XFCE. Can anyone reccomend a workaround without having to install another window manager?10:58
SiyaGrrr, turning off pulseaudio kills jack (Qjackctl dies)13:33
SiyaI thought I could save a few cpu cycles13:33
zequenceSiya: Sure you aren't just looking to disable the pulse-jack bridge?13:40
zequenceone way to do that is: sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio-module-jack13:40
zequencethen, restart pulseaudio: pulseaudio -k13:40
zequencekilling pulseaudio would normally not affect jack at all13:41
Siyazequence: I figured I wouldn't need pulseaudio as alsaplayer can play mp3 and audio cd's too13:50
Siyawould it save cpu cycles, or do I just turn it on again?13:50
Siyazequence: how does one disable the (default) bridge?13:51
SiyaOh crap, changed /etc/pulse/client.conf back and now pulseaudio still won't run properly13:54
zequenceyou need to start pulseaudio13:55
zequencebetter to disable it in the home folder, like so: echo "autospawn = no" > ~/.pulse13:55
zequencethen: pulseaudio -k13:55
zequenceTo start it, just do: pulseaudio --start13:56
robford1Hi all... Want to install US 13.10 tonight. only thing that really irritates me is the fact that there's no compositor in XFCE. Can anyone reccomend a workaround without having to install another window manager?14:00
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aicasnrobford1: still need a compistor for xfce?14:06
zequencerobford1: I think XFCE has its own compositor, actually14:07
aicasnit does, but it sucks14:07
aicasnhttps://github.com/chjj/compton    or use apt-get14:08
aicasnthen steal a good config file via google and you're good to go14:08
aicasnthere are several guides. only takes maybe 10 mins to set up14:09
robford1Yeah the video tear is a nightmare14:10
robford1i usually put Kwin on top of it but it impacts load times and takes more resource14:11
robford1Wondered if there was a light alternative14:11
robford1Thanks aicasn14:11
robford1I'll have a look at that :D14:11
aicasnyw14:11
aicasnon all the machines i tested, this was _the_ fix for tearing in xfce/lxde14:12
robford1Being a bit of a noob14:13
robford1Will this do it? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=214446814:13
robford1Haha, actually that looks complicated14:14
aicasnhttp://duncanlock.net/blog/2013/06/07/how-to-switch-to-compton-for-beautiful-tear-free-compositing-in-xfce/14:15
aicasn^^ this one's better14:15
robford1Ahhhh great stuff!!! Thankya!14:15
Siyazequence: I reverted the autospawn, rebooted and I can see it running (ps ax | grep pulse)14:15
SiyaBut When I fire up Qjackctl and press start14:16
Siyait hangs and comes back with dbus errors14:16
aicasnrobford1: the instructions are good, but the config file on that posting will not give you the best performance14:17
aicasnrobford1:  here's my config for reference; http://pastebin.ca/247607014:17
robford1Much appreciated14:18
Siyazequence: "pulseaudio --start" worked14:18
Siyanever had to manually do that before though...14:19
zequenceSiya: jack1 or jack2?14:20
zequencejack1 is not able to grab the device from pulseaudio14:20
zequenceelse, with jackd2, it should just work14:20
Siya13.10 so I think it's jack214:21
zequencejackd2 is always default14:21
zequenceBut, you can always install jackd114:21
zequenceif you built any software yourself, and installed jack deps, you might have installed jack114:22
zequenceSiya: What happens if you do: ps -eo | grep jack14:22
zequencesorry: ps -eo comm | grep jack14:22
zequenceor jackd -V14:23
Siyaafter a reboot w/o starting anything but terminal: nothing14:23
Siyajackdmp 1.9.1014:24
zequencetry the last command: jackd -V14:24
zequenceok, so it's jackd214:24
zequencedo this in the terminal: jackd -d alsa14:24
Siyagot it working14:24
zequenceok, so jack works14:24
SiyaI renamed .config/pulse14:24
Siyanot it's back to 'normal' after a reboot14:25
Siyanow to not have pulseaudio load connections in jack14:25
zequencesudo apt-get remove pulseaudio-module-jack14:25
zequencethen, restart pulseaudio: pulseaudio -k14:25
Siyadependency on ubuntustudio-audio :(14:27
SiyaIsn't it easier to disable the link14:27
zequenceSiya: ubuntustudio-audio is just a meta package14:33
zequenceit's safe to remove it14:33
Siyakthnx14:33
Siyaediting /etc/pulse/default.pa also works14:35
Siyauncommented the section14:35
Siyacommented the section about module-jackdbus-detect14:35
zequenceyes, that works too14:38
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Siyaany pointers on this? org.freedesktop.dbus.error.serviceunknown the name org.freedesktop.hal15:58
Siyadon't get that error on my 12.04 ubuntu machine but I do on a new install of u-studuo 13.1015:58
holsteinSiya: where are you seeing what exactly?15:59
Siyaholstein: python16:04
holsteinSiya: what *exactly* are you doing? and where is that message?16:04
Siyatrying to find a device by capability16:04
holsteinSiya: pretend i dont do what you are do with python.. and i dont know about your devices.. what are you doing? and where is that error?16:05
holsteinSiya: i see that error online in reference to PPA's.. do you have any ppa's added?16:05
SiyaI'm trying to query hal using python16:05
Siyanope, plain ubuntu studio16:06
holsteinSiya: looks to me like you need a programming channel16:06
Siyaah, I may well have in my other machine...16:06
Siyakthnx16:06
holsteinhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/+bug/1217757 is a bug i found referencing the error16:06
ubottuUbuntu bug 1217757 in dbus (Ubuntu) "Error retrieving accessibility bus address: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. " [High,Confirmed]16:06
Siyaholstein: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Halsectomy16:11
SiyaHAL was depricated16:11
* Siya facepalms16:11
Siyathat's what I get for developing on 12.04 and running on 13.1016:11
holsteinSiya: sorry.. i was assuming you had changed that.. there's lots of changes to the plumbing going on16:15
studio-user942hello20:19
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AnGeLiNoi'm installing Ubuntu Studio!20:19
cannot_readhi, i am new to ubuntu studio., just now i opened the settings manager and changed the fonts20:19
cannot_readand now I can't read what is wat20:19
cannot_readany way to reset this?20:20
cannot_readi am typing with my instinct., soo. y.. help please T_T20:20
holsteincannot_read: those settings are in the user config.. you can remove the config for those settings20:20
cannot_readhow do i type the command? i could not open the settings manager for some reason also.20:21
cannot_readit opens and then closes right away20:21
holsteintype what command?20:21
cannot_readconfig removal20:21
holsteinanyways.. you can try removing ~/.config/xfce4/ or whatever you find for the fonts in particular20:21
cannot_readi am litterally seeing blocks as i type.20:22
cannot_readsame for the a other fonts20:22
cannot_readexcept the webpaegs20:22
holsteincannot_read: ok.  you can create another user account.. you can do this in the terminal20:22
holsteinyou can do it from a live CD20:22
cannot_readso if i log n from the guest account and delete the admin account, it will do thie job, you mean?20:23
holsteincannot_read: the guest account likely wont have permission.. but you can use the temrinal to sudo.. or tty20:24
holstein!tty20:24
ubottuTo get to the TTY terminals 1-6, use the keystroke ctrl + alt + F1-F6 respectively (Alt+F7 will get you back to your graphical login).  To change the resolution for your TTY, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ChangeTTYResolution20:24
holsteincannot_read: or a live CD.. or many other ways to remove the config that you have created that is causing the unwanted text size20:25
zequencecannot_read: Do you have anything important in the home folder right now?20:26
cannot_readno20:27
holsteinyou can blow out all of .config20:27
holsteinor, just rename it20:27
zequencecannot_read: The command is: rm -R ~/.config20:27
zequencecannot_read: Login to a tty first. Ctrl+Alt+F120:28
zequenceusername, then password20:28
zequenceI hope you know your username. It's not the same as the full account name20:28
zequenceIf you don't know it, you need to reboot into recovery mode. Hold down shift while booting20:28
ImoteHello all, I've a question :20:57
ImoteI want to know : I've a laptop with a 64 bit CPU (2 core, 4 threads) with only 1 Gb of RAM20:58
ImoteWhat is the best, 64 or 32 linux ? Thanks20:58
zequenceImote: with 1GB RAM, 32bit21:00
zequenceImote: I would install Lubuntu, and add Ubuntu Studio packages21:00
ImoteZequence: I'm not shure I correctly understand your sentence (remember I'm french ;)). You propose to me to do this or you want do this ?21:02
zequenceImote: If I were you, I would install Lubuntu, and then add ubuntustudio packages21:03
zequenceLubuntu 32bit21:03
zequenceImote: But, if you can add more RAM, that would be the best21:03
zequence2GB minimum, I would say. For 64bit, 4GB is not a bad idea21:04
ImoteZequence: I'm actuelly on linux Mint 32 KDE and it work perfectly ; MATE and Ubuntu Studio (XFCE so) too. No lag, no problem it's perfect :) A distro like Lubuntu is not necessary :)21:07
ImoteZequence: I was just be shure if a 64 linux can be better21:07
zequenceImote: 64bit will require a bit more RAM21:07
zequenceIGB works for a lot of things, but not for everything21:08
ImoteZequence: Yes it's true. With IRC chat and chromium and KDE I actually use 480 Mb21:09
ImoteOn this laptop I just go in the web and develop a little bit so it's really perfect :D :D KDE is not too big21:09
* Unit193 has Xfce on 1G, finds it lacking...21:10
Unit193zequence: Not to single you out, but oh well.  Do you do much audio processing of talks?  I'm interested in getting them to sound better, but lack ideas for it.21:11
emwhen jack is running then regular apps such as "play foo.wav"  don't work, they freeze.  But when jack is not running then music apps such as ardour don't work.  there must be a solution to this problem.  Ive read that there is a plugin that enables jack to service alsa apps, but how do I install it and will it work for pulseaudio?21:35
emive been reading my way through mountains of docs, but have not found the answer yet, a few hints would be really appreciated.21:38
zequenceem: pulseaudio-module-jack21:45
zequenceinstall it, restart pulseaudio21:45
zequencealso, make sure to install jackd2 not jackd121:45
zequencethen, start jack. In pulseaudio controls set output to jack21:46
zequenceall desktop audio will be routed to jack21:46
zequenceto restart pulseaudio, just kill it: pulseaudio -k21:47
wachinHi to all UbuntuStudio Developers & Users21:52
zequenceem: Also..21:54
zequence!proaudio21:54
ubottuFor information on professional audio tools in Ubuntu, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/ProAudioIntro21:54
zequencewachin: Hi21:54
wachinzequence  I question if anyone solved the problem with the volume control UbuntuStudio 13.10 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/83295394/UbuntuStudio/01%20Volume%20control%20not%20working%20UbuntuStudio%2013.10.png21:57
zequenceIs there a bug report?21:58
zequenceAnd the bug is not only in Ubuntu Studio. I suppose it is at least affecting anything that has XFCE21:59
emzequence:  COOL! THANKS!21:59
wachinOk22:01
emdont know the bug number but the broken volume control is in the release notes,  am really surprised that an update has not fixed it by now22:01
wachinI am happy with UbuntuStudio 13.10, more than UbuntuStudio 12.04, UbuntuStudio 13.0422:08
emwachin:  I figured out a kludighis good enough work-around for the broken audio control.  Add to Panel a Launcher  and then add to the launcher the PulseAudio Volume Control22:09
wachinthe fault with the volume control is somewhat smaller, are the best features that have22:10
wachinyes, I thinks somthing like, with xfce4-goodies with addon pulseaudio volume https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/83295394/UbuntuStudio/02%20Volume%20control%20not%20working%20US%2013.10%2C%20I%20think%20replace%20with%20volume%20pulseaudio%20addon.png22:14
wachinhttps://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/83295394/UbuntuStudio/03%20Volume%20control%20not%20working%20US%2013.10%2C%20I%20think%20replace%20with%20volume%20pulseaudio%20addon.png22:18
emPulseAudio Volume Control is different from the mixer control, sorry but I only know english, so can't tell you what the name would be.  however the mixer control is probably good enough.22:19
wachinoh22:19
emthe thing about getting rid of the broken speaker icon is that it actually gets painted on the notifier pane which is shared with the network status and possibly other items.  If you remove it you also lose the other status updates.  Im sure there is a way but it would require a lot of digging to find it, so I just decided to ignore it.  besides, someday an update will probably fix it.  hopefully soon.22:21
wachinYes here https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/83295394/UbuntuStudio/04%20Volume%20control%20not%20working%20US%2013.10%2C%20create%20volume%20pulseaudio%20launcher.png22:22
wachinOk, now I go, God Bless to all22:23
wachinSee you later22:23
emyou are welcome22:23

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