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linux_unix-10hello00:44
linux_unix-10i'm installing xubuntu 14.04 right now and i'm wondering why the resolution is in 1024x768? i'm using a persistent live usb00:46
linux_unix-10will my resolution be forever stuck in 1024x768 post-install or will more options appear?00:49
linux_unix-10anybody?00:50
linux_unix-10i can't boot into windows 8.1 anymore after installation and the grub screen is blank for a while. how do i ifx this?01:03
linux_unix-10*fix01:03
holstein!grub01:04
ubottuGRUB2 is the default Ubuntu boot manager. Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub - For more information and troubleshooting for GRUB2 please refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub201:04
holsteinlinux_unix-10: i would just run "sudo update-grub" and see if that "Fixes" it01:04
holsteinlinux_unix-10: are you on a system that has grub? did you do a normal installation?01:04
linux_unix-10yes01:05
linux_unix-10grub 2, i presume01:05
holsteinlinux_unix-10: no reason to presume anything.. check and confirm01:05
linux_unix-10how?01:06
linux_unix-10last line before "done" statement said "Found Windows 8 (loader) on /dev/sda1"01:06
linux_unix-10last problem is that the grub screen is blank for a few seconds before startup01:07
linux_unix-10i'll be back, i'll restart and test the system01:08
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etraskhello all I just installed 14.04 LTS. Is there a way to make Firefox put the window manager buttons on the same level as the tabs? It's hideous by default01:39
etraskhttp://i.imgur.com/TGVLJNE.png01:39
Unit193I don't know of a way, but I know you can get the menu back...01:40
etrasksad day :(01:41
xanguaetrask: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-caption-titlebar-plus-sma/01:45
etraskthat's better, thank you xangua01:46
acylusHello.03:09
acylusAnyone here03:10
Unit193Looks like 120 are here, or thereabouts.03:10
likemindeadAhoy!03:15
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z4nD4RQ: any ideas how to solve this bug? - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/+bug/1289047 ?11:22
ubottuUbuntu bug 1289047 in wpa (Ubuntu) "[Trusty] hostapd package is broken" [Critical,Confirmed]11:22
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PanicaComphey there guyz11:35
PanicaCompi need a hand11:35
PanicaCompwith compiz11:35
PanicaCompcan any1 help me?11:35
cfhowlett!details | PanicaComp11:36
ubottuPanicaComp: Please elaborate; your question or issue may not seem clear or detailed enough for people to help you. Please give more detailed information, errors, steps, and possibly configuration files (use the !pastebin to avoid flooding the channel)11:36
PanicaCompok: here is my problem, i installed compiz with plugins and settings manager and when i type compiz --replace everything freezes11:37
PanicaCompand toolbars dissappear11:37
PanicaCompi am running xubuntu 14.04 by the way11:39
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zakt:( i have tried for 2 days and i cant instal linux11:40
PanicaCompwhy?11:41
cfhowlett!details|zakt no details = no help11:41
ubottuzakt no details = no help: Please elaborate; your question or issue may not seem clear or detailed enough for people to help you. Please give more detailed information, errors, steps, and possibly configuration files (use the !pastebin to avoid flooding the channel)11:41
zaktidk... i just tried xubuntu then after making a usb11:41
zaktok i will explain as best as i can please forgive me i am not advanced on linux11:41
PanicaCompyou are not able to boot or you magicaly fail somewhere else?11:42
zakti have a uefi11:42
zaktno i cant install11:42
zaktfor example, the boot will just toggle black screen then monitor not detected then black screen again11:42
zaktit will hang and i cannot reset11:42
zaktthis is with all linux vers11:42
zaktthe furthest i have ever gotten was with mini.iso from ubuntu, where i got stuck at 0% detecting hardware please wait11:43
skribblezatchazakt, have you disable secure boot and tried after doing so?11:43
zakti did check my eufi setup, and it says secure boot is disabled11:44
zaktthere is something else in the eufi called, intel rapid smart technology or something11:44
zaktits enabled11:44
skribblezatchaok..11:44
zakti was also fearing it could be because my graphics card is new (r9 280x) and is causing all linux installations to fail? idk11:44
skribblezatchano its not graphics. do you see anything else in bios other than secure boot and the intel rapid smart technology that you are talking about zakt ?11:46
zaktsorry , i have tried many tutorials and i just dont know what to do thats why i am here11:46
zaktum11:46
zaktthere is something about raid11:46
zaktin the sata settings11:47
skribblezatchaare you using raid zakt ?11:47
zaktmy motherboard is asrock h77 pro/4 mvp11:47
zaktas far as i know, no. it is on the auto setting11:47
zakti cant remember the name but its similar to ascii11:47
skribblezatchado you have more than one HDD installed zakt ?11:48
zaktnope, just one, and i shrunk it so i can install linux11:48
skribblezatchaok cool.11:48
zaktthe space is just unallocated11:48
skribblezatchai would use gparted to take that unallocated space and format it to ext4 zakt. then go ahead and try to install xubuntu again on the formatted partition. see how far you get doing it that way.11:49
skribblezatchanot using the installer to format that unallocated space, but having it formatted to ext4 before even attempting to install it.11:50
zaktok well il try but, as soon as i boot xubuntu from usb it does some fast commands then goes black screen11:50
zaktso i dont actualyl see an installer11:50
skribblezatchao i didnt know that.11:50
skribblezatchaso it wont even boot it. thats deep.11:51
zaktyeah, its the same for all the linux... the only one that has gotten to some sort of menu and started to get packages and set timezone , was the mini install from ubuntu11:51
zaktbut it failed at "detecting disks and all other hardware" 0%11:51
zakt:(11:52
skribblezatcharight, i hear you.11:52
skribblezatchahttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI11:52
zaktwow!11:53
skribblezatchacheck out that link there zakt ..and see if that helps at all.11:53
zakt the very second thing it said was disable that rapid shit from intel11:53
skribblezatchalol11:53
zakthopefully this will help! thanks skribble11:53
skribblezatchayw zakt .11:53
skribblezatchagood luck man.11:53
zaktthanks11:54
zaktil go try it now11:54
PanicaCompso11:59
PanicaCompguyz, any idea what packages i need to install and how to configure for compiz on 14.0412:00
skribblezatchai have no clue PanicaComp .12:00
PanicaCompok12:01
PanicaComp:D12:01
skribblezatchahttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2225993 PanicaComp .12:04
PanicaCompi got that far, when i run compiz --replace it goes haywire and window borders disappear. I just found that i need emerald for this :D12:06
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zakthey skribble not sure if your still here, but i disabled the rapid smart technology and it no longer hangs on a black screen and loses monitor power! :)12:08
zaktit did a bunch of commands and then got stuck on "Failed Command READ FPDMA QUEUED , -    ata7.00 failed command Identify packet device.  ata7.00 hard resetting link12:09
PanicaCompwhat have you used to create bootable usb?12:10
skribblezatchaok, so basically it still wont allow you to boot to desktop though zakt?12:10
zakthopefully this is a step forward from before though12:10
skribblezatcharight, i know what you mean.12:10
zaktbasically yeah, but its not hanging anymore12:10
zaktit actually shows me it doing the commands and loading keyboard and such12:10
skribblezatchathen just doesnt make it to the desktop huh?12:11
zaktnope lol12:11
zaktoh btw that setting for the hd was ACHI12:11
PanicaCompzakt try to format flash drive to fat32 and create bootable media with universal usb installer12:12
PanicaCompsomething verry similar happened to me also12:12
skribblezatchaPanicaComp, are you using something with uefi?12:13
PanicaCompno :(12:13
zakti think i used lilu before skribble12:13
skribblezatchaok, thats what we are dealing with PanicaComp .12:13
zakti will try again with universal12:13
skribblezatchaunetbootin is what i use..and it always works for me.12:13
PanicaCompi see... i read the whole thing12:13
skribblezatchaok cool PanicaComp .12:14
zaktwell i cant use unetbootin :( i bought this sandisk cruizer today 16gb12:14
zaktand it doesnt show in the list on unet12:14
skribblezatchai have a scandisk cruizer 8gb and use unetbootin with it..and it works just fine.12:14
zaktfor me when i plug it into windows it kind of detects it as a hd12:14
skribblezatchaok, well i am ofcourse using linux..and it does show it as a drive for me.12:16
zaktwell here goes nothin! :O12:22
skribblezatchazakt :)12:22
xubuntu089what make xUbuntu better than ... for example Ubuntu in your opinion ? or is better the wrong word ?13:20
cfhowlettxubuntu089 why?13:20
cfhowlettuse what works for you.13:20
Yinchiexubuntu works smoother for me :)13:22
xubuntu089by using the GUI you mean ? :)13:22
Yinchieye, overal usage13:23
PiciI like the mouse13:23
Picimascot13:23
cfhowlettxubuntu089 sudo apt-get install lxde               logout / choose lubuntu session / login.  test it for yourself.13:23
factotumlxde? you mean xfce?13:23
Yinchielxde is a very lightweight window manager13:24
phunyguyxubuntu089, I am not on Xubuntu anymore, but I am on XFCE still.  I prefer the classic desktop it provides.  But everyone has a different opinion, which makes that kind of question not able to be answered.... It is up to you to choose.13:24
phunyguylxde is not a window manager.  It is a desktop environment.13:24
factotumoh right, duuh13:24
xubuntu089you using ONLY XFCE ?13:25
Yinchiemisspoken :)13:25
phunyguyxubuntu089, Gentoo.  ;)13:25
Yinchiei like xfce as well.13:25
Yinchieits one of the reasons i use xubuntu13:25
xubuntu089that make13:26
xubuntu089ups sorry13:26
xubuntu089and which distribution you'll also prefer ? next to xubuntu ?13:29
phunyguyI am not entirely sure that is what this channel is for, but I will bite.  I prefer Gentoo right now because it is a rolling distribution on stable software.13:30
cfhowlettxubuntu089 why would you care what any of us prefer.  YOUR computer, YOUR use case, YOUR preferences.  Man up and make your choice13:30
phunyguyxubuntu089, a good portion of us here have installed everything we could get our hands on and chose for ourselves13:31
cfhowlettxubuntu089 virtualbox is your friend if you're unable to commit to just one distro13:32
phunyguyand we lost them13:34
sweetleafI think distros are just a matter of taste. At the end of the day they do the same thing with different commands13:50
sweetleafI might be naive but thats my perspective13:50
starratsAt this point in time will take xubuntu 14.04LTS over any other distro!!13:55
sweetleafstarrats: have you found any big differences with the equivalent Mint release with Xfce?13:56
starratshaven't tried Mint for awhile, tried to install it on VBox and it went into a 'safe mode' because of a 'driver' issue.  A little black box popped up on the screen as soon as i restarted the install.13:59
ARM9my main pet peeve with ubuntu is how everything in the official repo is like a year old14:17
ARM9or more14:17
PiciThats the cost of stability.14:19
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phunyguyI wouldn't say a year old, unless you are talking about 12.04, then yeah that stuff is pretty old.  But 14.04, the stuff is maybe a few months behind.  With that said, things like security and bugfix updates are backported to that version, which adds stability over time.15:01
phunyguy12.04 is rock solid right now./15:01
SamwiseGamgeeXubuntu says I need 512 MB of memory, are they referring to my RAM memory?15:06
vrkalakyes15:07
SamwiseGamgeeI have three RAM sticks with 256 MB each, but AMIBIOS says II only have 511 MB of RAM15:07
ARM9I'm currently using 1.12GiB15:08
ARM9don't use firefox or chromium15:08
SamwiseGamgeealso, I´m trying to run memtest86 with my USB flash drive, but it won´t boot up.  Is it because I cleared by master boot record by removing the battery?15:09
ARM9huh, my keyboard repeat stopped working15:12
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: removing batteries doesnt do that15:12
SamwiseGamgeeAMIBIOS said my BIO15:13
SamwiseGamgeesaid my BIOS is wrong15:13
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: ok.. you'll want to address any hardware issues like that before dealing with an operating system15:13
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: i have found messages like that can sometimes just be about the CMOS battery being bad.. but, the CMOS battery doesnt effect the hard drive15:14
SamwiseGamgeeIt was working fine before I took out the battery15:14
SamwiseGamgeeBut I changed the BIOS settings, and I think it´s working better now15:15
SamwiseGamgeeBut I want to run a memory test and memtest86 is not booting up from my USB drive15:15
SamwiseGamgeemy USB stick15:15
SamwiseGamgeeIs it because it is Linux-based?15:16
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: no15:18
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: try looking in your bios and see what is set to boot15:18
SamwiseGamgeeOk15:18
SamwiseGamgeeIt´s hard to get into BIOS, and I keep getting MBR Error 115:20
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: i would be testing hardware at that point..15:21
SamwiseGamgeeI got into BIOS but can´t find the boot setting menu15:21
SamwiseGamgeeI´ve seen it before but can´t rremember which menu to go to15:22
GridCubeSamwiseGamgee, is your computer new?15:22
SamwiseGamgeeNo, itś'almost 10 years old15:22
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: the bios is specific to your setup..15:23
GridCube'kay15:23
SamwiseGamgeeAMIBIOS 3.31a15:23
GridCubeSamwiseGamgee, you might need to take the PLOP route15:23
SamwiseGamgeeI found it15:23
GridCubehttp://xubuntu.org/news/booting-the-xubuntu-usb-image-from-a-cd/15:24
SamwiseGamgeeI set the USB as the primary boot mode, but it´s still not working15:25
GridCubeSamwiseGamgee, check the link i pasted please15:27
SamwiseGamgeeI just did15:27
SamwiseGamgeeItś kind of confusing, why can´t I just burn everything into an installation DVD?15:27
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: it may be the bios is "bad", or the machine is broken in some way.. with older hardware like that, i typically test and try and diagnose everything as much as possible15:28
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: dont assume the USB or ubuntu is "bad".. test the stick on another machine.. if it boots there, then, you can assume the issue is with the current machine kicking up the bios errors15:28
SamwiseGamgeethe motherboard has never been used until two months ago, so it´s like new, but it was made about ten years ago15:29
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: dont assume its funcitonal.. test it15:29
SamwiseGamgeeTest the USB stick?15:29
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: correct.. as i suggested, if you take it to another machine, and it boots, then, the stick can be assumed "good"15:30
holstein!md515:30
ubottuTo verify your Ubuntu ISO image (or other files for which an MD5 checksum is provided), see http://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM or http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/LQ_ISO/Checking_the_md5sum_in_Windows15:30
SamwiseGamgeeMy PSU blew up, so it may have damaged the MB, but I was running and installing Windowx XP and it was working fine for a few days15:32
SamwiseGamgeeBut something weird happened.  When I was about the press the power button to turn it on, it turned on by itself before I fully pressed the power button15:34
SamwiseGamgeeThen it made clicking sounds and acted weird, everthing speeded up and it was opoening windows over and over whenn I only clicked on the window once15:35
SamwiseGamgeethe same thing happened to my other PC with the cursor flashing and multiple windows opening, so it made me suspect it´s a virus and not a hardware issue15:36
SamwiseGamgeeBoth PCs also won´t let me shut them off15:37
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: clicking sounds can be hard drive failures15:38
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: could be the hardware power switch is stuck.. if you have no experience with the hardware, you dont know what is funcitoning or not15:39
SamwiseGamgeeI have a lot of experience with this hardware and I know the MB well15:39
holsteinSamwiseGamgee: you just stated, the MB was sitting around for a long time15:39
SamwiseGamgeeI used her sister MB for ten years15:40
holstein11:29 < SamwiseGamgee> the motherboard has never been used until two months ago, so it´s like new, but it was made about ten years ago15:40
SamwiseGamgeethat is true, yes15:40
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holsteinSamwiseGamgee: unless you have used *that* *exact* unit, you cannot say its functional.. please test it and go from there15:40
SamwiseGamgeeThe only bootable software that works is Acronis and Redobackup15:41
SamwiseGamgeeThe Windows installation CD also works15:41
SamwiseGamgeeBut late in the Windows XP installation process, I start getting cursor flashes, but it still works15:42
SamwiseGamgeeBut later, always after Windows XP is installed, it works fine for a little while, but then it starts opening multiple windows without my permission, and the cursor flashes a lot15:43
SamwiseGamgeeBut when I run Acronis and Redobackkup off the CD, it works fine15:44
SamwiseGamgeeBut I had a lot of trouble creating a bootable CD or a bootable USB jump using this computer which is running Kubuntu15:45
SamwiseGamgeebecause my optical drive can´t seem to write anything onto a CD15:45
SamwiseGamgeebut I have a new external optical drive, which I could hook up to burn CDs and DVDs15:46
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SamwiseGamgeeBut I don´t know how to install the drivers for it, because the drivers I have for the external optical drive are supposed to be installed in Windows15:47
SamwiseGamgeeand this PC is running Kubuntu 12.0415:47
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meek_geekhowdy19:11
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xubuntu354What program does stock xubuntu use for internet management?19:52
koegsxubuntu354: network-manager, just as ubuntu19:53
xubuntu354But that doesn't seem to be installed on here. At least writing network-manager in a terminal opens nothing.19:54
xubuntu354Because the options available from the panel applet are ridiculously limited.19:55
xubuntu697hey19:56
xubuntu697can anyone help me ?19:56
xubuntu354maybe.19:56
xubuntu697I have a problem with the sound19:56
xubuntu697whenever I'm listening to something it bumps19:57
xubuntu697like little stops19:57
xubsatseems like a problem of sync, but it is not20:04
xubsathey, I got a problem with thw sound, whenever I'm listening to any song or video, it gives me little sound stops20:04
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Guido1Hello, I'm searching for a new latop to put xubuntu on. I already made a basic comparision, but now it's about the grafikcard and the processor etc. on http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/?cat=nb&asuch=Cardreader&asd=on&bpmax=700&v=e&filter=aktualisieren&xf=2379_15.4~69_Nummernblock~28_2000~83_LCD%20matt%20%28non-glare%29~893_4~2377_17.9~3310_2013~2647_40&sort=p you can see which futures are available for me and I'm interested in the different20:46
Guido1advantages and disadvantages expecialy in regard to working with linux20:46
js_doodeI'm looking to add Sublime Text 2 to xfce menu, per these instructions:http://wiki.xfce.org/howto/customize-menu , would like to know what categories xfce uses.21:06
slimjimflimhi, ever since i upgraded to 14.04 my monitor shuts off after 10 min. of no mouse/keyboard input.  does anyone know how to keep it on indefinitely?21:07
Unit193js_doode: I think menulibre can add them just fine.21:08
js_doodeUnit193: Oh. I wasn't aware of menulibre. Thanks.21:08
jazzycoolhey21:09
jazzycoolguys21:09
jazzycoolI am actually having some problem with my media player plugins on web browser21:09
jazzycoolthat is I am not able to play videos of Playwire, Dailymotion or videoweed21:09
jazzycoolcan you guys help me with the same21:10
jazzycoolplaywire video doesnt show up dailymotion shows up but whenever I play it gets stuck in the loading screen21:10
jazzycooland videoweed keeps buffering every now and then21:10
jazzycoolcan you guys please help me out21:10
jazzycoolI would highly appreciate your help21:11
jazzycoolguys  anyone21:14
jazzycoolI really need help21:14
Jontywhen i try to add the indicator panel to my xfce panel, it keeps on crashing. a google tells me this is actually unsupported(??) if so, what is the supported way of getting a system tray thing where i can see what programs are running in the background?21:14
js_doodeUnit193: I symlinked Sublime dir from /opt to /usr/bin --> should I put /usr/bin as working directory for menulibre?21:18
js_doodejazzycool: it helps if you are more specific, what browser, what's the error exactly. just fyi.21:19
jazzycoolI am using chrome and firefox the problem is the game on it whenever I open a website with playwire player it doesn't show up the video at all just a blank black space21:20
jazzycooland dailymotion stops the video at the loading screen doesnt move on21:20
jazzycoolsame*21:21
js_doodeUnit193: Never mind, I cannot select it from /usr/bin, so I'm guessing /opt21:21
js_doodejazzycool: Can your hardware handle the videos? Are you in a good machine?21:21
jazzycool,y hardware is pretty modern and yes can handle things very good it does on my windows21:22
jazzycoolit has 8GB RAM, intel i7, Nvidia GT650M 2GB21:22
js_doodejazzycool: provide me with some links of websites running these platforms. Playwire, Dailymotion, videoweed21:23
jazzycool1) http://www.musicnmovies.info/stars/gurmeet.php?session=27cTWeZm6q35928335&docid2=1242121:23
jazzycool2) http://www.bollyguide.com/stars/sanaya.php?session=64cTWeZm6q29x1y37x921:24
jazzycool3) http://www.bollyguide.com/stars/karan.php?session=24cTWeZm6q374df5136f960f121:24
jazzycoolfirst one is playwire second one is dailymotion and third is videoweed21:25
js_doodejazzycool: what version of xubuntu you running?21:25
jazzycoolI am petty sure its 13.1021:26
jazzycoolbut not sure21:26
jazzycoolhold on21:26
jazzycoolI will check it up21:26
js_doodejazzycool: run lsb_release -a in terminal21:26
jazzycoolyeah it is xubuntu 13.1021:27
js_doodejazzycool: you have an issue with your plugins. Upgrade your browsers.21:28
jazzycoolalright I will try that21:29
js_doodejazzycool: I'm running 14.04, and my firefox browser is v29, and those videos played fine for me.21:30
jazzycoolok one mroe question21:30
js_doodejazzycool: not saying you have to upgrade to 14.04, but just your browsers.21:30
jazzycoolhow do u suggest I should upgrade my web browser21:30
jazzycoolhey can you help with the upgrade of my web browser21:32
js_doodejazzycool: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade21:32
jazzycoolwell I think my web browser is up-to-date21:33
jazzycoolbut not sure21:33
jazzycooland if I upgrade the whole distro will I loose my files and everything bcz I dont want any problem21:34
jazzycoolas I have my imp files on my computer and it is also dual booted on EFI windows 821:34
jazzycoolso??21:34
jazzycoolhey u there21:35
js_doodejazzycool: it won't upgrade your distro. just the files for your current distro.21:35
jazzycooloh ok...lol21:35
jazzycoolsorry I am not quite familiar with linux21:35
jazzycooland what if I wanted to upgrade my distro21:35
jazzycoolin the future21:35
js_doodejazzycool: man apt-get21:35
jazzycoolok21:36
jazzycoolas 13.10 support ends in july 201421:36
js_doodejazzycool: in the manpages for apt-get find the section for dist-upgrade.21:36
jazzycoolok21:37
js_doodejazzycool: In the case of upgrading, backup and re-install no different than any other OS.21:37
jazzycooloh ok dang thats a lot of pain in the ass21:37
jazzycoollol21:37
jazzycoolbecause I am sure it is very difficult21:38
js_doodejazzycool: you should be backing up anyway. Hard drives are fickle.21:38
jazzycoolspecially on the efi hardware21:38
jazzycooltrue21:38
jazzycoolthanks man I appreciate your help21:41

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