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pjotterHello all :) A question about Thunar, if I may...00:13
pjotterWhen in Thunar, you can navigate to a certain file by just typing the beginning of the name. The first file that matches will be highlighted. How can I move on to the next file that starts with the same sequence?00:14
bluesabrepjotter: up/down seem to do the trick00:22
pjotterbluesabre: Is that page-up and down? I'm using Thunar 1.6.3 atm00:22
bluesabreup/down arrows00:23
pjotterHey, It works:) thanks!! Have been looking for the answer for a while00:23
bluesabrenp, glad to help00:23
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abuasmai've downloaded xampp installer. but i cant install it04:46
ObrienDavewhat's the file extension?04:47
abuasmathere is a box says, "there has been an error. this installer requires root privilages. please become superuser before executng the installer."04:48
abuasma.run04:48
abuasmai've also changed the permission04:48
ObrienDaveare you sure you want to install this?04:48
abuasmaactually i need this app (xampp)04:49
ObrienDaveok, in terminal, sudo sh <file_name>.run04:49
abuasmais there a problem obriendave?04:49
cfhowlettabuasma, permissions problem = use sudo04:49
abuasmasudo sh xampp-linux-1.8.2-6-installer.run04:51
abuasma[sudo] password for abuasma:04:51
abuasmaxampp-linux-1.8.2-6-installer.run: 1: xampp-linux-1.8.2-6-installer.run: Syntax error: "(" unexpected04:51
abuasmais there a promblem04:52
taropaloHello. Does anyone have idea what is wrong because my login window is stretched and when I login and go settings manager I change resolution to something else and back then everything is fine04:53
ObrienDaveabuasma, sounds like a bad download04:53
abuasmahmm so i need to get another one?04:56
ObrienDavedid you check the md5 sum?04:57
ObrienDavewell, i don't see any md5 sums there LOL04:58
cfhowlettObrienDave, every ubuntu package has an md5sum = possibly at the main package site.05:00
ObrienDavethis is from sourceforge05:01
cfhowlettObrienDave, even so ...05:01
ObrienDavehttp://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/XAMPP%20Linux/1.8.2/05:01
cfhowlettObrienDave, nah.  If a package doesn't include a hashsum for integrity checking, I don't mess with it.05:05
ObrienDavedon't blame ya. but thought it might save them another D/L05:09
Vampiприветики :)05:21
cfhowlett!ru | Vampi,05:21
ubottuVampi,: Пожалуйста наберите /join #ubuntu-ru для получения помощи на русском языке. | Pozhalujsta naberite /join #ubuntu-ru dlya polucheniya pomoshi na russkom yazyke.05:21
Vampicfhowlett: ацтань :)05:22
ObrienDavecfhowlett, speaks russian also? ;P05:23
cfhowlettVampi, ... you're welcome.05:23
cfhowlettObrienDave, black russian05:23
* cfhowlett sips his tasty beverage05:24
ObrienDavewhite russian lol05:24
* Vampi is listening [Lindsey Stirling - Crystallize] [Crystallize] [0:07/4:20] [1706kbps]05:26
Unit193Vampi: Please don't use scripts like that in here, thank you.05:26
cfhowlettUnit193, looks like a "what I'm listening to" notification?05:27
VampiUnit193: хорошо, больше не буду :)05:28
vrkalakhey, Unit193 ... o/05:45
Unit193Howdy.05:47
vrkalakUnit193, as I said, i don't were a maintainer for "inxi"05:48
Unit193Heh, that I am. :)05:48
vrkalakUnit193, I use Sid  ... last week I had a hard getting inxi to install ... got it - finally05:51
RobertJDohnertIm with Linus Torvalds on this, I have never been able to get Debian to install05:55
RobertJDohnertIt will install but fails to install the bootloader05:56
pikpikHi all, here some french speaking people ?06:20
baizon!fr06:21
ubottuNous sommes desoles mais ce canal est en anglais uniquement. Si vous avez besoin d'aide ou voulez discuter en français, veuillez taper /join #ubuntu-fr ou /join #ubuntu-qc. Merci.06:21
pikpikThanks baizon !06:21
pikpikSee you06:21
baizonciao06:23
ObrienDaveummm, isn't ciao italian? ;P06:38
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GatisHi06:49
GatisJust installed ubunut :)06:49
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wlxmhlsmint-xfce vs xubuntu, which is faster on low spec laptop?08:32
ObrienDave!crosspost08:32
ubottuPlease don't ask the same question in multiple Ubuntu channels at the same time. Many helpers are in more than one channel and it's not fair to them or the other people seeking support.08:32
wlxmhls... ignore this question pls08:34
xubuntu621Hey, is it possible to install xubuntu 14.4.1 with software raid? 14.4.1 doesnt seem to have an alternate version08:51
cfhowlett!raid | xubuntu62109:01
ubottuxubuntu621: Tips and tricks for RAID and LVM can be found on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SoftwareRAID and http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO - For software RAID, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto09:01
DJJeffthe indicator plugin does not use the same theme as the rest of the system ?10:03
DJJeffin xfce panel10:03
DJJeffif I choose solid color in the panel settings that works10:04
DJJeffif I goto none use system style its diff10:04
ObrienDavedid you change notifications?10:05
DJJeffI do not think so10:05
ObrienDavewhat is different for you?10:05
DJJefflike in panel settings it has items I have whisker menu window buttons10:06
DJJeffnotification area (external) works with theme10:07
DJJeffindicator plugin (external) is just white10:07
ObrienDavehmm, i don't have whisker menu10:07
ObrienDavetry changing icons, or notification settings. might be a sticky toggle somewhere10:08
DJJeffI do not even understand why they have both notification area and indicator plugin10:09
ObrienDavetwo different things10:09
DJJefflike xchat shows up in notification and sound network bluetooth show up in indicator10:10
ObrienDaveyup, don't know what to tell ya10:11
DJJeffthis is what happens when you have too much freedom10:11
DJJeffno universal standard10:11
ObrienDaveright10:12
brainwashuhm, the indicator area is used to display indicators from unity10:12
DJJefflike in windows its just a system tray10:12
DJJeffand call it a day10:12
ObrienDavethis is not windoze10:12
DJJeffopen source is nice when things just work... would be nice to also look good too10:13
brainwashyou can just remove the indicator area if you don't need it10:13
brainwashit's optional after all10:14
DJJefftrue10:14
DJJeffwhisker menu is a nice touch10:16
xubuntu614hello there, I'm trying to run GShutDown as a startup app on a regular user, but I need to prevent that user to stop the app or to modify de parameters, how can I do that ? I'm using Xunbuntu 14.04.1 with Ofris to lock the user. Thank you10:17
user____morning, since the latest xorg edgers updates last night (i feel thats what it must have been) my xubuntu session just keeps restarting most randomly. is there any way i can investigate this? dmesg doesnt show anything12:24
user____ this is incredibly annoying.. could anyone point me to a log file? my xubuntu session keeps crashing, sending me back to the lightdm greeter thingy12:29
brainwashuser____: /var/log12:30
user____brainwash: which file? lightdm just says open close session etc12:31
brainwashmainly Xorg.0.log and Xorg.0.log.old12:31
user____brainwash: thanks, i feel its related to some xorg-edgers updates last night (nvidia free software driver). .0.log is boring, .0.log.old shows a segfault server aborting "server terminated with error"12:34
brainwashthere you go, a segfault will most likely result in a crash -> restart of lightdm12:35
user____brainwash: yes, perfect, thanks. is there a simple way of rolling back to last xedgers versions so i can get my desktop back on the road and submit bug reports etc?12:35
user____the segfault mentions some drivers/intel_drv.so line, which is interesting. ive got two external monitors on one laptop, i guess the one connected to the vga out must be fed from the onboard intel graphics chip. this works out of box in linux or used to anyway. disconnecting this monitor has sadly not helped the situation12:36
brainwashwell, you can find a limited amount of previously downloaded packages in /var/cache/apt/archives12:36
brainwashI suggest that you report the segfault on the upstream bug tracker https://bugs.freedesktop.org/12:38
brainwashalso, please join #intel-gfx12:38
user____brainwash: thanks!!12:40
RedDeathhello xubuntu14:38
RedDeathbest distro ever i use14:38
james0ri have to agree.15:23
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xubuntu231the thunar on xubu 14.04 has "suddenly" stopped showing "previews" for files16:24
xubuntu231so, there are no previews for jpg, png, pdf, mov, avi, wmv, mp4, etc files16:24
xubuntu231this used to work earlier (till about a month ago)16:24
xubuntu231any hints on how i can fix this?16:24
holsteinnot likely easy, since there is a month to work with there.. i would just do some basic troubleshooting.. apply updates.. "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade".. try as the guest user or another user, and reset my users /.config files if things are only "broken" in my users account16:26
xubuntu231sorry! forgot to mention that all updates have been applied.16:26
xubuntu231also, I removed ~/.config/Thunar16:27
holsteinthe config issue would look like "mv ~/.config/Thunar ~/.config/Thunar.bak" if you go that route.. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=156144616:27
xubuntu231oops! I deleted that dir! :( could that be a problem?16:27
holsteinxubuntu231: then, *after* you see that the issue is happening as other users, and you determine its an issue with thunar and not your user, you can look at thunar "fixes".. or look at sources you could have added.. ppa's, etc16:27
xubuntu231great set of suggestions @holstein16:28
xubuntu231i have done most of those.16:28
xubuntu231let me ask you one more thing:16:29
xubuntu231in the directory /usr/share/thumbnailers ... how many files do you have?16:29
holsteinxubuntu231: im not infront of stock xubuntu right now, but i have not changed those, or added any sources that would have16:30
xubuntu231and just to be clear (and in my defense) I did NOT delete any files from that folder, but, yesterday when I was looking through it I found that it had only one file for evince16:30
xubuntu231neither have I! I promise16:30
xubuntu231but, I can also assure you that I was seeing thumbnails for all media files till about 2 to 3 updates back16:31
xubuntu231weird that no one has logged a bug against this16:31
xubuntu231@holstein, will u be around for some more time. let me quickly try out the "guest" user thingie here16:31
holsteinxubuntu231: sure16:32
xubuntu231and also check for any new ppa-s I might have added16:32
xubuntu231where would you want me to check on the ppa-s?16:32
holsteini use the sources GUI.. but, you can view the soures as you please16:32
xubuntu231got it! give me at most 10 minutes and I will be right back. hopefully I shouldn't have to log out of this session ....16:33
xubuntu231@holstein, still there?16:45
holsteinxubuntu231: yes16:46
xubuntu231alright! checked my ppa-s. nothing abnormal: only extra ppa is for google-chrome16:46
xubuntu231logged in as another user and tried looking at media files. no previews for icons! :(16:47
xubuntu231i am fairly certain that this is a file-manager (Thunar) rendering problem.16:47
holsteinsure.. sounds like it to me.. i would try reinstalling the thumbnailer16:49
xubuntu231ok!16:49
xubuntu231but wait ... the thumbnailer is part of evince package16:49
xubuntu231ok! just confirmed that the evince-thumbnailer command works. created a thumbnail for a pdf file I had locally on my system and viewed it in gthumb.16:52
xubuntu231so, evince-thumbnailer cannot be a problem16:52
holsteinxubuntu231: i would follow this in the GUI http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=200429616:54
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boldfilter1Having trouble when I log in, sometimes the wallpapers different and themes will not apply20:10
holsteinboldfilter1: any ideas on "sometimes" ? and what may be causing that? is that for all users? do you have ppa's added? are you up to date with upgrades?20:11
holsteinwas this working and broke, or never worked?20:11
boldfilter1There's only one user20:11
boldfilter1The only solution is to restart and hope it works20:12
boldfilter1Um, I do have ppa's added probably20:13
holsteinboldfilter1: you mean, thats the way you have addressed the issue.. its not a "solution" if its not solved.. how about the other questions?20:13
boldfilter1I tried clearing sessions20:13
holsteinboldfilter1: you can check your sources for ppa's.. ppa's can break what you are referring to20:13
holsteinboldfilter1: trying as another user is an easy way to see if the issue is sytem-wide, or in your users config20:13
boldfilter1Okay, trying it now brb20:15
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xubuntu164hallo!!!20:36
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lxmahyarI create autokey icon for panel which match with other xubuntu icons22:47
lxmahyarhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/d1a2ubbz6mqxjfv/autokey-status.svg?dl=022:47
lxmahyarreplace with /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/autokey-status.svg22:47
bluesabrewriting_novel: a one-liner to get stock xfce4-panel in xubuntu23:04
bluesabrexfce4-panel --quit; killall xfconfd; cp /etc/xdg/xfce4/panel/default.xml ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml && sleep 2 && (xfconfd &) && (xfce4-panel &)23:04
bluesabreor any xfce-based distro23:05
bluesabrerestoring xubuntu-config: xfce4-panel --quit; killall xfconfd;rm ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml && sleep 2 && (xfconfd &) && (xfce4-panel &)23:10
writing_novelI will have to reinstall it and try that!23:11
writing_novellet me cut and paste it before it scrolls off!23:12
writing_novelI do not understand why people in the Open Source world do this kinda stuff. XFCE has a particular look to it, and people change the look but not the name23:14
writing_novelcrazy stuff23:14
bluesabreIt's all about the users... we believe that our configuration works better than stock xfce.  Other distributions agree.  Debian and Fedora ship stock everything, so they will have the standard look.  We've been doing this for years, and we've had a lot of praise for the work that we do.23:16
writing_novelI am not saying what you did is substandard or not interesting to users, I am saying that holding out Xubuntu as "Ubuntu + XFCE" is not truthful since it looks nothing like it! If the interface is so great (I disagree, but hey, people must think so), then why not call it ABC or XYZ or PDQ, XFCE means something different - of course people will be confused and react like WTF? Its not XFCE is it?23:17
bluesabre(other distros agree that stock is not necessarily best, that is)23:17
writing_novelit doesn't look like XFCE so saying it is kinda misleads people23:18
bluesabreIt's not about appearance, its about the applications that power the experience. Xfce is modular and lightweight, and can be shaped into anything.23:19
writing_novelI think you are missing the point, I am not arguing the goodness of your non-XFCE style interface, I am saying, fine, if 1/2 world likes it, wonderful, just articulate that its "a highly modified XFCE" or that kind thing.23:19
writing_novelXFCE IS EVERYTHING about the appearance! It is what was formed when GNOME2 CHANGED its appearance in GNOME3!23:20
writing_novelThat is what XFCE is all about and why it was created23:20
bluesabreNope23:20
writing_novelyou need to look at their website23:20
bluesabreXfce is waaaay old23:20
bluesabreand you are thinking of MATE23:20
writing_novelno23:20
writing_novelXFCE says that on their website23:20
bluesabreshow me23:21
writing_novelThe point is not what they say, its what you say, if you have changed XFCE into something better, and lets presume it is better, why purposely confuse people by saying, "Oh this is XFCE, it just looks nothing like it." It is as if I wear a green shirt and say, oh no, this shirt is not green! Why it used to be yellow and I added blue but its not green!23:22
writing_novelXFCE means something23:23
writing_novelif you called it ABCD that would mean your better interface23:23
bluesabrehttp://xfce.org/about23:23
bluesabrealso, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/StrategyDocument23:24
bluesabre"While Xubuntu uses Xfce, it is not specifically targeted to Xfce enthusiasts or projects and software being hosted by the Xfce project or associating (officially or unofficially) with Xfce are not guaranteed for inclusion in Xubuntu. "23:24
brainwashit's Xfce, not XFCE :)23:25
bluesabreand we do not claim to be "Ubuntu + XFCE", we are Xubuntu23:25
writing_novelWhatever, the point is you do not look like Xfce is23:25
brainwashdoes Xfce look like Xfce? take a look at http://xfce.org/23:26
writing_novelyou sure do, do you not look at your own website? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFlavors23:26
pleia2writing_novel: that site says nothing about it being pure Xfce, please stop23:26
bluesabrefrom your link, "Xubuntu provides a light, stable and configurable desktop environment with conservative workflows. Xubuntu uses Xfce as the desktop environment."23:26
writing_novelYou know, all I asked was how to get Ubuntu to have a regular XFCE interface, I never was interested in debating which is better23:27
writing_novelI just want what I want23:27
writing_noveland asked why it was different and how to reverse it23:27
writing_novelyou folks are all arguing about its merits23:27
bluesabreand now you have a handy command to make it thus23:27
bluesabre:)23:27
writing_novelI just want what Xfce looks like normally.23:27
pleia2rearranging panels is not difficult, what are you having trouble with?23:27
writing_novelAnd I did thank you for it23:27
Unit193writing_novel: And we told you, then you went into this big argument.  This isn't the channel for it either.  Please. Stop.23:27
writing_novelI didn't start this read the freaking back log23:28
writing_novelAll I said is if you make something different you ought call it something different, that is all I meant, otherwise people naturally get confused.23:28
writing_novelI did not ever mean to argue what I think is better, my opinion matters not - and that is fine by me if the entire world disagrees, I just was looking for (and finally got) a way (after I test it) to get the normal Xfce interface23:29
writing_novelthats all I was ever asking for23:29
writing_novelBluesabre finally answered it (granted, I have yet to re-install the Xubuntu to try it, but I will later tonight)23:30
bluesabreok, hope it works for you (it definitely should)23:30
writing_novelI hope it does too!23:31
writing_novelI like Ubuntu what I detest is GNOME3 and wanted a much more GNOME2 like interface. Problem is that a stock Ubuntu install has a lot of other rubbish with it for unity and I need to do a new fresh install anyway so I figured it'd be a good time to figure out how to not have a retro fitted desktop and get it right from the start this time.23:32
xanguawriting_novel: next release there will be a new mate flavor23:33
writing_novelMate also is more of a windowized look too, isn't it? I haven't checked it in a while honestly.23:36
writing_novelI like the kinda cascading as you go easy interface that GNOME2 gave and its derivatives like Xfce.23:36
xanguaMate is a gnome 2 fork23:36
writing_novelAh ok, I didn't realize that as the mast few MATEs I looked at were not like GNOME2 really23:37
writing_novel(at least the last few on Linux Mint)23:37
xanguaXfce is not a gnome derivate either23:37
writing_novelbut maybe they did to Mate what you did to Xfce23:37
writing_novelI know but it has that kind of interface with cascading gnome2 style menues23:38
writing_novel(they begin Linux Mint I mean)23:38
writing_novelbegin=being23:38
nomichow to change (make thinner) window title in xfce23:52

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