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writing_novelI am recreating the VMware guest right now.00:00
brainwashwriting_novel: the panel layout/appearance has been restored successfully, so maybe it was just a warning message and not an error00:08
writing_novelbrainwash: I do not really recall, but, I am going to recreate the scenario and I'll tell you precisely00:15
brainwashI guess that you shouldn't be worried about it00:17
writing_novelno, it was pretty minor in the scheme of things, as the intended function and result was what both Bluesabre and I intended to get.00:18
writing_novelI have a Dell Touch screen computer with Windows 8 installed upon it (on the Internal HD) and I plan to blow away Windows 8 and install Ubuntu on the Internal HD. I also need to talk to Dell, as I wish to "downgrade" to Windows 7 (which I will then install in a Virtual Machine using the license as passed through the BIOS).00:20
writing_novelBut, I have to find out if the OEM license is even in the BIOS right now, they may need to do a BIOS upgrade/downgrade/change for me to have the OEM ACPI tables there to do a native installation of Windows 7 and of course, I need them to send me the media for it as well.00:21
brainwashnote that the touch screen support in Xfce is kinda limited00:21
writing_novelYeah I was reading about that too. I am thinking, what I may do, is install Ubuntu GNOME and then add Xfce to it after wards00:22
writing_novelI have not yet really decided except to say that I will have 2TB of space, so that is not really a consideration! :)00:22
writing_novelI have a VERY old and decrepit laptop with Windows 7 on it that I am going to virtualize the installation on, I cannot wait to take the laptop out of service. Once I get a working Windows 7 on the desktop I am erasing it and peddling it on Craig's List for $150 or so.00:24
KM0201is there a known issue with Pidgin locking up?  running pidgin 2.10.900:25
writing_novelit is so dumb that Windows does not have cumulative patches.00:25
brainwashservices packs?00:26
writing_novelI installed a Windows 7 for someone on their laptop the other day - we had to reboot the darn thing like 20 times until it was done (they had an old WIN7 DVD, granted), but, it is a very silly system.00:26
writing_novelWell, we did SP1, but then to get it from SP1 to "today" it had to do all that.00:26
brainwashKM0201: did you check the reported issues on launchpad?00:27
Unit193KM0201: In 14.04?  Not that I know of, and it's been running since the 6th. (Not used much, but nevertheless.)00:28
writing_novelSo many operating systems do make you download multiple patches to "catch up" an old image, but, most of them, only require you to reboot once to get them all installed00:28
KM0201brainwash:  a google search turned up a lot of old bug reports (from a few years ago) nothing recent00:28
brainwashhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+bugs?orderby=-id&start=000:29
Unit193brainwash: Hah, *just* pulled that exact link. :)00:30
brainwashUnit193: several pages of bug report entries, launchpad really needs some sort of auto expire functionality00:33
writing_novelGood even Aloysius00:36
writing_noveleven=evening00:36
brainwashUnit193: so, we should have added a filter for trusty to our link :)00:37
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writing_novelwhat is the major difference between 14.04 and 14.04.01?00:44
KM0201Unit193: weird... it is literally locking up almost as soon as it starts for me.. i'm goonna try one more thing.00:44
brainwashwriting_novel: 14.04.1 is just a point release, similar to a service pack00:52
brainwashmainly/only bug fixes00:52
writing_novelah ok, not sure I ever saw Ubuntu do that before.00:54
writing_novelbut ok00:54
brainwashit's the usual release cycle for LTS releases like 12.04 or 14.0400:57
brainwash12.04.5 has been released some weeks ago00:57
writing_novelah ok01:03
writing_novelI usually just do dist-upgrades every week so I usually do not follow along with those numberings.01:03
writing_novellemme go check on the Xubuntu install (I have two other installs running virtually on the same system, that is why it might be going slowly)01:05
writing_novelThe Windows 7 install I am doing has 196 updates to do and that is "round one" of updates! Oy vey!?!01:08
snuffeluffegusAny way around the disk write error when installing over usb with xubuntu 14.10 beta 1?01:16
brainwashsnuffeluffegus: that's a question for #ubuntu+101:18
writing_novelCan Ubuntu install as a UEFI type install?01:19
brainwash!uefi01:19
ubottuUEFI is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. It is meant as a replacement for the BIOS. For information on how to set up and install Ubuntu and its derivatives on UEFI machines please read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI01:19
snuffeluffegusthanks brainwash01:19
writing_novelthank you!01:20
writing_novelThat was most helpful, I shall proceed to read the aforementioned disquisition forthrightly!01:21
Mittens2001getting graphical errors on boot01:29
Mittens2001black screen with a bunch of green dots01:30
Mittens2001I dont think this has ever happened in ubuntu01:33
Mittens2001this is first boot btw01:33
Mittens2001install went fine except the screen was kind of distorted or low res or something01:33
writing_novelThe system I have is an XPS 27, which is fully capable of UEFI booting, so, when I do my next installation of Ubuntu (on the Internet HDD) I certainly plan to do it using that technology.01:36
writing_novelthat page was most informative.01:37
Mittens2001anyone? ;;01:40
holsteinMittens2001: sounds like a graphics driver issue.. did the live CD work? is there a proprietary graphics driver available for your device?01:41
Mittens2001hmm01:42
Mittens2001ill try now01:42
holsteinit can be common to find graphics hardware that doesnt support linux/ubuntu01:43
writing_novelyou'd think in today's times that would not be so true01:43
writing_novelbut01:43
writing_novelI do hear that a lot01:43
holsteinwriting_novel: its perfectly fine for *any* manufacturer to support whatever operating system they like.. they can release linux drivers.. they are welcome to.. if they dont, you can have a challenging time01:44
writing_novelbrainwash here is what I got:01:51
writing_novelxyzzy@ubuntu:~$ xfce4-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 &)01:51
writing_novelxyzzy@ubuntu:~$ xfconfd: command not found01:51
writing_noveland I did a ps -ef | grep -i xfconfd before I did that and xfconfd was running before I did all that!01:52
writing_novelYET, whence I remove the "(xfconfd &) &&" from the above incantation, I get this:01:54
writing_novelxyzzy@ubuntu:~$ ps -ef | grep -i xfconfd01:54
writing_novelxyzzy    9630  8630  0 18:49 ?        00:00:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/xfconf/xfconfd01:54
writing_novelxyzzy    9665  9523  0 18:53 pts/0    00:00:00 grep --color=auto -i xfconfd01:54
writing_novelxyzzy@ubuntu:~$ xfce4-panel --quit; killall xfconfd; cp /etc/xdg/xfce4/panel/default.xml ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml && sleep 2 && (xfce4-panel &)01:54
writing_novelxyzzy@ubuntu:~$ ps -ef | grep -i xfconfd01:54
writing_novelxyzzy    9679  8630  0 18:53 ?        00:00:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/xfconf/xfconfd01:54
writing_novelxyzzy    9685  9523  0 18:53 pts/0    00:00:00 grep --color=auto -i xfconfd01:54
writing_novelxyzzy@ubuntu:~$01:54
writing_novelso it somehow does get restarted, so I presume just removing it entirely from his original incantation is fine?01:55
e87hdhas anyone seen slow dns as a problem?01:56
e87hdI am having super slow dns resolution01:56
e87hdtrusty01:56
e87hdguess not\02:04
writing_novelUsually slow DNS is network related it has been ages where I have seen any kind of major bugs in DNS that can cause that (exclusive of Microsoft DNS of course, there working properly can cause problems!)02:04
Mittens2001is there a way to switch into terminal mode on xubuntu?02:05
e87hdyes02:05
writing_novelthere working=theirs working02:05
e87hdyou can change the runlevel02:05
e87hdtelinit 302:05
writing_novelor you can run a Terminal02:05
Mittens2001I know its like alt + f2 or something on debian02:05
Mittens2001see my earlier problem02:05
writing_novelalt + f1 gets you terminal 102:05
Mittens2001and then how to you get back to your de?02:05
writing_novelalt-f702:05
Mittens2001okay02:06
writing_novelde = graphic environment?02:06
Mittens2001yes02:06
Mittens2001alright going to restart again02:06
Mittens2001will come in on my phone if it doesnt go well ;;02:06
Mittens2001oh wait02:06
writing_novelalt-f7 is something that works in almost any Linux even running on the Mainframe!02:06
e87hdit is literally taking 30 seconds to resolve some names02:07
Mittens2001how to you restart xfce?02:07
e87hdhmm02:07
e87hdmaybe stopx02:07
writing_novelI would simply drop to runlevel one then runlevel 502:07
e87hdthen startx?02:07
writing_novelI mean runlevel 3 then runlevel 502:07
writing_novel(presuming 5 is still the GUI and 3 textual everything)02:07
e87hdthats correct02:08
writing_novelyou can type "runlevel" to get your current runlevel from a terminal02:08
Mittens2001so when grub boots up xubuntu02:09
e87hd!runlevel02:09
ubottuIn Ubuntu all runlevels except 0,1 and 6 are by default equal. Also keep in mind that Ubuntu now uses !Upstart instead of System V init so there is normally no /etc/inittab.02:09
Mittens2001I dont have to wait to be able to switch to runlevel 1 no02:09
writing_novelI though Ubuntu tossed Upstart instead of something new now02:09
e87hd!upstart02:10
ubottuUpstart is meant to replace the old Sys V Init system with an event-driven init model.  For more information please see: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/02:10
writing_novelI Must be thinking of RedHat that extirpated upstart02:10
mittens2001okay so03:00
mittens2001the live version  works fine03:00
mittens2001but on install i get TONS of warnings saying03:00
mittens2001"xxx cannot be installed ([something about broken dependencies])03:01
holsteinmittens2001: i would just *not* install anything during the installation.. no upgrades..03:04
holsteinmittens2001: there should be a check box, where you can *not* take upgrades during the installation.. try that. otherwise, you'r hard drive could be failing03:05
mittens2001okay it just finished installing03:05
mittens2001if it doesnt work again ill try that03:05
QuantibilityWhat's the devs room again?03:12
e87hdholstein, got some time to help me with my DNS problem?03:12
holsteinQuantibility: typically, they are all *-devel or *-dev.. the xubuntu one is #xubuntu-devel03:13
holsteine87hd: whats the issue?03:13
QuantibilityThanks03:13
e87hdfor some reason03:13
e87hdin firefox, it takes forever to resolve names03:13
e87hdjust going to some of my normal sites takes forever03:13
e87hdwhen I dig them, they come up normally03:13
e87hdbut in firefox its crazy slow03:14
e87hdwhat is another browser that is not chrome that I could try?03:14
e87hdmidori or something?03:14
holsteine87hd: someone stated disabling ipv6 for a slow dns issue03:14
holsteine87hd: midori, opera.. chromium..03:15
mittens2001okay it didnt work03:15
e87hdholstein, I did disable ipv603:15
e87hdI don't want any part of chromium, holstein03:16
holsteinmittens2001: it? you mean, when you reinstalled, selecting not to take upgrades?03:16
mittens2001no i am trying that now03:16
holsteine87hd: why?03:16
mittens2001dont know why i felt the need to give taht update03:17
holsteine87hd: i think you are thinking chrome is chromium..03:17
e87hdstill really slow in midori03:17
e87hdholstein, there are still google hooks in chromium03:17
holsteine87hd: chromium-browser is in the default repos.. if you dont want to use it just dont.. just search the software manager of your choice for browsers03:17
e87hdpainfully slow...03:18
e87hd:(03:18
holsteine87hd: im not sure what "hooks" you are talking about, but, you shouldl reallyy consider reading up on security if you *Really* want to be "safe" or avoid "hooks" online..03:18
holsteine87hd: what is slow? just firefox? are you up to date with upgrades?03:18
e87hdapparently all my browsers are having dns issues, holstein03:19
holsteine87hd: dont assume this is a DNS issue.. could be your entire connetion. or ISP.. or router..03:19
e87hdwell, none of my other machines are having issues03:20
e87hdand DHCP hands out the same DNS server to all of them03:20
holsteine87hd: thats a data point that you can test, as well.. and you have not stated what tests you are doing03:20
holsteine87hd: you did say only firefox was the issue.. thats not the case, though?03:21
e87hdno holstein, thats not the case. I only had the one browser to test, but now that I have midori, it is also slow03:21
e87hdand now this03:21
holsteine87hd: did you add a PPA for anything? is the live CD working with the hardware? *are* you up to date with upgrades?03:21
e87hdI did add a PPA for something03:22
e87hdI cant remember what though03:22
e87hdhttp://imgur.com/T4d1owY03:22
holsteine87hd: ppa's can break things.. are you up to date with upgrades? is the live CD working on the hardware?03:23
e87hdhow do I check if I am up to date03:24
e87hdI run the software updater03:24
e87hdoh03:24
e87hdI had to add it for steam03:24
e87hda ppa03:24
QuantibilityOk so xubuntu wont start AFTER update im in recovery with net support and im chatting by phone. .. any help03:29
holsteinQuantibility: i would try the last kernel03:29
QuantibilityYeah what is it 1.13?03:29
QuantibilityHolstein been like this two days now ive tried everything03:30
holsteinQuantibility: have you tried specifically booting the last kernel?03:30
holsteinQuantibility: its not important the #, just try the last one that worked03:31
QuantibilityDescribe procedure?03:31
holsteinQuantibility: i would boot the machine, and at grub, where you are choosing "emergency mode", just try the last kernel. the next one down the list03:31
QuantibilityI have one kernel to chose from other then current. . Boots past previous problem stops cold to blank screen.03:32
holsteinQuantibility: you should have a previos kernel area. do you not?03:33
QuantibilitySo yes to answer ur question03:33
holsteinQuantibility: things that i would look at.. i would look for the older kernels that should be there.. if you cant find them, i would look at any ppa's i have added, or proprietary graphics drivers.. or any xorg.conf03:33
holsteini would try a live CD and make sure the hardware is working03:33
e87hdhow do I list my DNS server in xubuntu?03:35
QuantibilityStops at "stopping V blah" then when using older kernel it goes beyond that and stops at blank  screen03:35
holsteinQuantibility: do you have ppa's? do you have proprietary graphics?03:35
QuantibilityI have terminal and yes I have ppas03:35
Mittens2001alright I didnt work again03:36
Unit193e87hd: nm-tool03:36
Mittens2001even with the updates disabled03:36
holsteinQuantibility: i would look at the PPA sources and see what could be breaking your graphics03:36
holsteinMittens2001: then, i would test my hard drive03:36
Mittens2001how?03:36
Mittens2001crystaldiskinfo says everything is fine03:36
holsteinMittens2001: unless you have a more specific error.. i use gsmartcontrol from the live CD to test my hard drives03:36
Mittens2001I dont think its a hard drive error03:37
holsteinMittens2001: sure.. just test and you'll know for certain, otherwise, share a more specific error03:37
Mittens2001I think it might be a problem with nvidia drivers, although im not sure why it would work on live usb03:37
Mittens2001there was a purple line on the side and it was pretty blurry03:37
QuantibilityHolstein I updated nothings wrong with the machine its the update what can we go through to figure out the problem here.. its software not hardware03:38
Mittens2001when I went to software update it said I was running something other than the binary nvidia drivers or nouveau03:38
holsteinQuantibility: i didnt say it was hardware.. just that running the live CD will help you make certain of that03:38
holsteinMittens2001: you can also try...03:39
holstein!Mini03:39
ubottuThe Minimal CD image is very small in size, and it downloads most packages from the Internet during installation, allowing you to select only those you want.  The installer is text based (rather than graphical as used on the Desktop DVD). See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD03:39
holsteinMittens2001: if you would rather install minimal, and test the install and add the desktop and drivers sperately..03:39
QuantibilityIm in terminal.  I have network support.  What command s do we have. . To run xubuntu03:39
holsteinQuantibility: you are in what terminal> where?03:40
QuantibilityRoot03:40
holsteinQuantibility: i dont run xubuntu or xfce from a root terminal03:40
QuantibilityIm on a phone to chat right now03:40
holsteinQuantibility: if i were in a root terminal, i might use ppa-purge to remove the ppa's i think might be breaking the install03:40
holsteini might just run "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" and look for error messages..03:41
QuantibilityIve done that03:42
QuantibilityWait hold03:42
holsteinQuantibility: you have done what?03:42
holsteinQuantibility: in that root terminal, you have ran "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" if so, are you getting any error messages?03:42
QuantibilityHold I dont think so03:43
holsteinQuantibility: you can just do it right now, friend.. then, you'll know, and you wont have to "think" you did it or not03:43
holsteinthats a good first step. should tell you if the upgrades were interrupted, or 404's on sources. or package problems03:44
QuantibilityDoing somtin and 0 0 0 003:46
Quantibilitynothing done03:46
holsteinQuantibility: sure.. just let me know when you are ready to elaboarate and share details..03:46
Quantibilitynothing done. As I said it was updated and no longer boots (stalls) and using the older kernel cause Imediately after boot03:48
QuantibilityCuases blank screen03:49
holsteinQuantibility: from the root terminal, you ran "apt-get update" with no errors?03:49
QuantibilityYes03:49
holsteinQuantibility: and, from the root terminal, "apt-get dist-upgrade"03:50
QuantibilityYES03:50
holsteinQuantibility: those are the details i seek.. you are not sharing.. no need for the caps..03:50
QuantibilityHolstein phone. .. not on purpose03:51
holsteinQuantibility: i would try booting any/all of the older kernels.. i would consider ppa-purge03:52
holstein!info ppa-purge03:52
ubottuppa-purge (source: ppa-purge): disables a PPA and reverts to official packages. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.2.8+bzr57 (trusty), package size 5 kB, installed size 44 kB03:52
holsteindepending on what ppa's i have added.. and i would look at removing any proprietarydrivers.. i would put a temporary xorg.conf in place that specifies the vesa driver03:52
QuantibilityI have to install it?03:54
holsteinQuantibility: if you dont have it, you'll need to add it, if you want to use it03:54
holsteinapt-get install ppa-purge for example03:54
QuantibilityYea been done. .. how do I know which ppa to remove or purge03:56
holsteinQuantibility: depends.. im not saying any of them are the problem, just that they can be03:57
holsteinQuantibility: i might purge them all and test..03:58
QuantibilityOk04:02
QuantibilitySo... how?04:02
holsteinQuantibility: how what, friend?04:04
holsteinQuantibility: purge ppa http://askubuntu.com/questions/307/how-can-ppas-be-removed04:04
james0r3possible to use 2 monitors each on separate video cards?04:42
holsteinjames0r3: well.. that should be possible.. but, i have had trouble with different drivers... i would just hook it up and see.. maybe with a live CD04:43
james0r3holstein, i got it hooked up now and i'm not getting anything to my monitor hookedup with integrated intel graphics, just my nvidia pci card.04:44
holsteinjames0r3: thats the scenario i had issue with.. the internal in intel? thats what i had..04:44
james0r3probably would make sense to just use the HDMI output for that monitor on my nvidia card instead.04:45
holsteinjames0r3: that might be easier.. otherwise, you may have to build some custom xorg.conf.. specifying different modules per monitor.. which i would have to read up on.04:47
james0r3holstein, yeah no sense in me going that far. might be a good experiment for a rainy day but it's a nice one today.04:48
james0r3holstein, thx tho04:48
holsteinjames0r3: sure.. good luck.. i ended up with the same kind of thing.. nvidia card with dvi and vga..04:48
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james0r3holstein, it's probably my monitor but did your monitor on HDMI have sharpness or maybe saturation issues? i can't figure it out by messing with the picture settings on the tv.05:04
james0r3as you can see i have problems even describing it :)05:04
holsteinjames0r3: i have seen that on a few hdmi hookups. using the proprietary driver always helped.. or made a setting change that helped05:05
james0r3holstein, okay. i'm using proprietary but i havn't messed much with nvidia's settings yet. i'll try that out.05:06
holsteinjames0r3: not sure if its helpful, but i like the arandr gui as well05:07
james0r3holstein, yeah i'm using that too05:07
holsteinjames0r3: thats all the tricks i have :)05:08
james0r3holstein, better multi-monitor support coming with 4.12 right?05:12
holsteinjames0r3: maybe.. not sure that thats the issue you are hitting though05:13
Vampiприветики :)05:26
baizon!ru05:26
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Vampiкак дела?06:25
elfy!ru | Vampi06:26
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Vampielfy: не хочу я на #ubuntu-ru :(06:28
elfythen you will have to use English06:31
Vampielfy: я не знаю Английский :(06:32
Unit193Vampi: Тогда вам придется использовать #ubuntu-ru06:41
VampiUnit193: зачем?06:41
Guido1Does anyone know how to get the think pad e540 out of the suspend / hypernate mode?07:54
xubuntu152Hi08:21
ObrienDavegreetings & welcome08:21
xubuntu152I have a problem with the last update08:21
xubuntu152I have a flickering screen, every 2 or 3 seconds08:21
xubuntu152I have a ATI Radeon X120008:23
xubuntu152My Xubuntu version is 14.04, the last08:23
LeMikehello. I installes xcfe4 in ubuntu and it is great! but can i prevent xfce4 to switch the workspaces in circles?? the last one shouldn't swap to the first one when cycling through09:00
ObrienDaveLeMike, there is a setting for non wrapping09:01
ObrienDaveLeMike, Window Manager Tweaks, Workspaces tab, 3rd one down09:01
ObrienDavei happen to like that wrapping feature ;P09:01
LeMikesaw it. thanks ObrienDave ! i unchecked the setting and it works. great! :) I inured to have it stop at the last workspace. so it is now :)09:03
LeMikeanother thing: the appfinder comes up very slow sometimes even with --disable-server :/09:03
ObrienDavedunno, no issues here09:05
rayqhey all.  is there a way to force the Panel 'window buttons' and window manager icons to use the current gtk icon set?09:23
rayqPlank Dock, application menu, and whisker menu all show the correct icon, but window buttons are using application set icons09:23
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brainwashrayq: not possible without a rewrite of the source, so it also uses the bamf daemon which matches application windows to desktop files10:01
brainwashor a similar solution, plank requires bamf for example10:02
rayqbrainwash, i see, so that's why some applications use my current icon theme, some do not10:02
rayqfor example, xfce-terminal is using my current icon theme in the window button list, but hexchat is using its own icon...10:04
rayqi thought it was probably something settings related perhaps10:05
brainwashI guess that this will be fixed one day, but someone has to implement it10:06
rayqcool. thanks brainwash.10:06
brainwashyou're welcome :)10:06
SycridoHello11:57
Sycrido?11:57
knomehello.11:57
SycridoI'm looking for a bit of help, I'm trying to edit something using the following command11:57
Sycrido# virsh net-edit default11:58
Sycridowithout the hash11:58
Sycridoand when it opens, it's like I can't type correctly. Does anyone know why this may be?11:58
SycridoI can use nano fine, but I can't get to the same location using nano. (I don't know how to).11:59
brainwashcan't type correctly?12:00
brainwashthe default editor should be vi12:01
brainwash!vi12:01
ubottuText Editors: gedit (GNOME), Kate (KDE), mousepad (Xfce4) - Terminal-based: nano, vi/vim, emacs, ed - For HTML/CSS editors, see !html - For programming editors and IDE, see !code12:01
elfyvirsh is something else brainwash12:01
brainwashbut virsh uses vi by default I guess12:01
SycridoI'm just following a bunch of instructions12:02
knomeSycrido, try typing 'export EDITOR=nano' (without the quotes) and try again12:02
elfyThe virsh program is the main interface for managing virsh guest domains.12:02
elfybrainwash: ^^ http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man1/virsh.1.html12:02
brainwash"The editor used can be supplied by the $EDITOR environment variable, or if that is not defined defaults to "vi"."12:02
brainwashaccording to the linked man page12:03
knomeyes... which is why i proposed trying to set the EDITOR env var...12:03
SycridoVi brings up a blank file, if I simply replace the virsh in the command.12:03
brainwashI didn't say that your suggestion is wrong :P12:03
knomeSycrido, did you try what i suggested?12:03
SycridoKnome: I tried the line, it did nothing. I tried the previous command it still opens in virsh I guess (is virsh a text editor).12:04
SycridoVery confused as I've always used nano12:04
SycridoKnome: export is not a known command12:05
knomeSycrido, what version of xubuntu are you using?12:06
Sycrido14.0412:06
Sycridohttp://www.rivy.org/2014/04/install-a-kvm-host-on-ubuntu-14-04-trusty-tahr/#comment-227941 is the instructions I'm trying to follow12:07
Sycridothanks for the help so far people12:07
knomeSycrido, run: EDITOR=/usr/bin/nano virsh net-edit default12:07
SycridoLegendary, that got me in!12:09
SycridoThank you.12:09
Sycridoknome: I've been able to edit and save, thank you.12:11
henn1nkhello, does the xubuntu installer support software raid?12:13
knomehenn1nk, newest versions no, check the minimal ISO12:13
knome!mini | henn1nk12:13
ubottuhenn1nk: The Minimal CD image is very small in size, and it downloads most packages from the Internet during installation, allowing you to select only those you want.  The installer is text based (rather than graphical as used on the Desktop DVD). See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD12:14
henn1nkknome: and do you have a tutorial for me? ;-)12:15
knomehenn1nk, follow the installer, it should give you the option12:15
henn1nkknome: install or the command line install?12:18
knomethe minimal ISO installer is always command line12:20
henn1nkknome: no, i have a minimal gui here12:20
Guido1how can i remap 2 keys? maybe even independent from the OS.12:55
SycridoDoes anyone have any experience with KVM?13:02
GridCube!ask | Sycrido13:04
ubottuSycrido: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience13:04
SycridoNo problem13:05
SycridoIn KVM I have a VM, and the interface does not display certain things, e.g. terminal windows are half present. Does anyone know how to fix this?13:06
Guido1and does the windows button has any function in xubuntu?13:22
ObrienDaveGuido1, yes, it's known as the "super" key13:23
ObrienDavenot necessarily a Xubuntu use but some apps ask for a Super+key combination13:24
mark__Are there any known graphics card issues/driver issues with Xubuntu13:26
Guido1ObrienDave: so it might be needed for getting the laptop out of suspend and hypernate?13:27
Guido1ObrienDave: so I should keep the key and not put another function oon it13:27
cfhowlettmark__, "Known issues" for your reading pleasure13:28
elfyGuido1: you can see where it is used in settings - keyboard - app shortcuts or settings - settings editor - xfce4- keyboard-shortcuts13:28
ObrienDaveGuido1, i have not seen that combination for sleep/hibernate. but as long as any of your apps don't require it, i don't see why not13:28
Guido1elfy: oke, there are some cobinations with a super key13:30
elfyindeed there are :)13:30
GridCubeGuido1, the supper key is used on keybinds, like <super>t opens a terminal, <super>e a text editor13:30
ObrienDaveGuido1, someone in main channel was asking about "super-w (on ubuntu 14.04), minimized windows show up blank" so i don't really know about that13:31
elfythis is the main channel ObrienDave13:31
ObrienDaveUbuntu main ;P13:31
elfythat's the ubuntu channel ;)13:31
ObrienDave;13:31
ObrienDavep13:32
ObrienDave;P even ;P13:32
Guido1elfy: i don't see a command for getting the laptop out of suspand and hypernate. does it make sense to make a shortcut for it? If so, how do i do that?13:32
* elfy apologises for going off-topic13:32
elfyGuido1: I don't do either I'm afraid so've not really got any opinion on the sense of it, but with the laptop the power button brings it out - so why bother using something else13:33
henn1nkknome: hmmm installing base system takes really long... i often see "unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed" ... maybe one hdd broken?13:33
Guido1elfy: and how can i remap a key? The print key is replacing the menu key, but i want to have the menu key13:33
Guido1henn1nk: somhow the powerbutton does not seam to work - either no recation oor switching of and getting an errow message after a new start13:34
GridCube!remap13:35
GridCubemmm13:35
knomeGuido1, please do not ping random people13:36
knomehenn1nk, possibly13:36
Guido1knome: i did not. it was an answer to there answer13:36
knomeGuido1, henn... never said anything to you13:37
Guido1knome: se it, looked at the wrong line - elfy one line above did13:39
ObrienDaveGuido1, you're fighting a losing battle, give it up13:39
Guido1ObrienDave: what do you mean?13:40
elfyGuido1: you can remap shortcuts - yes13:40
elfyjust set the new one in the settings13:40
Guido1elfy: shortcuts and the key itself and how do i add the menu button - eaquel to the right click with the mouth13:41
elfyI'm not sure you can set one to bring the machine out of suspend or hibernate though13:41
elfyGuido1: what EXACTLY are you trying to achieve here?13:41
ObrienDaveafaik, any event, keystroke, mouse movement, etc, will wake the system13:42
Guido1I have the lenovo E540. As you can see on http://www.lenovo.com/images/gallery/1060x596/lenovo-laptop-thinkpad-e540-black-keyboard-detail-8.jpg there is the "printsc" button between the Alt and Ctrl. I want the standard back - the menu key13:43
Guido1and put the PrtSc onn a short cut13:44
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elfythat right 'menu' button does nothing here at all by default13:44
ObrienDavei dunno, it seems to act like right click context menu for me13:45
Guido1yes, that is what i want13:46
Guido1but how? I have the print button there13:48
Guido1?14:27
holsteinGuido1: are you still asking about 08:55 < Guido1> how can i remap 2 keys? maybe even independent from the OS. ?14:27
Guido1holstein: more or les - I have the lenovo E540. As you can see on http://www.lenovo.com/images/gallery/1060x596/lenovo-laptop-thinkpad-e540-black-keyboard-detail-8.jpg there is the "printsc" button between the Alt and Ctrl. I want the standard back - the menu key / equal to the right click with the mous14:28
holsteinGuido1: did you try simply mapping it in the gui? i dont think you'll find much settings for that in the bios for "os independent" settings, though, you can ask lenovo14:29
Guido1holstein: how do i do it in the gui?14:30
holsteinGuido1: theres a simple setup in the settings GUI, but if that doesnt fit my needs, i would try http://ragle.sanukcode.net/articles/remapping-keyboard-in-ubuntu/14:30
holsteinRemapping the Keyboard in Linux Using xmodmap and xev14:30
holstein^ that section is not in a gui, and should work.. what have you tried?14:31
alan_oholstein: http://software.clapper.org/cheat-sheets/xfce.html14:33
Guido1holstein: not jet, but i will14:33
holsteinalan_o: hello.. i havent asked a question. is that meant for another user?14:33
alan_ooops, for Guido114:34
holsteinalan_o: no worries.. just making sure i didnt miss something14:34
holsteinGuido1: i would try alan_o 's suggestion as well http://software.clapper.org/cheat-sheets/xfce.html14:34
Guido1holstein: okee14:34
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UTC24hey I just updated my Dell D630 last night with a very small update & now I have no wifi...14:44
UTC24lspci list's the BCM4300 but it doesnt show up in ifconfig14:45
holsteinUTC24: i would simply try the older kernel in the list and see if the wifi works.. then, depending on where that goes, i would just try reinstalling or using a different driver14:45
holstein!broadcom14:45
ubottuHelp with Broadcom bcm43xx can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx14:45
ObrienDave!broadcom | UTC2414:45
ubottuUTC24: please see above14:45
holsteinnot sure about the 4300 first-hand..14:46
* ObrienDave id old and slow ;P14:46
ObrienDave*is14:46
UTC24I didnt think update from last night updated the header.... But I will try that.14:46
UTC24I looked at what was updated and didnt see anything that should have messed with wifi... Is there an easy way to roll back only the most recent update?14:51
holsteinUTC24: you tried the older kernel? and read the wiki to see what driver/s support your hardware?14:52
UTC24Old kernel wifi not working now either..... It was working last night before update14:52
holsteinUTC24:  i use the older kernel to "roll back" the driver14:52
holsteinUTC24: in that case, i might try a supported operating system, or a live CD that i know works with the hardware, or worked in the past. i wouldnt assume its not a hardware issue14:53
UTC24It has been working on that Xubuntu / Dell D630 for months14:53
UTC24I have run into an update wrecking the wifi before. Just looking for a more elegant solution than purging and reinstalling..14:55
holsteinUTC24: shouldnt need to ... i have also had the wifi hardware, when its not specifically able to support linux, break after an update14:56
holsteinUTC24: what i did was remove the broadcom chips from my machines and replace with hardware that "better" supports the operating system im using.. but, i would just try reinstalling a proprietary module14:56
holsteinUTC24: were you using one of the proprietary drivers? is your hardware one of the ones that is supposed to be supported by the open driver? i'll open the wiki page and search for your hardware specifically14:57
UTC24That laptop hasd no internet connection as ethernet isnt available here only wifi... Makes the problem difficult.. Hold on while I get exact BCM43xx #14:59
UTC24it is a latop so hardware upgrade also difficult15:01
holsteinUTC24: i would do whatever it takes to physically hook that machine up and troubleshoot it.. its just so much easier15:02
UTC24Broadcom Corp BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4] (rev 01)15:02
holsteinUTC24: so, are you using the wl? the open one? if so, you can wire up and try the others15:03
holsteinUTC24: i found, they all had different issues.. and i, as i stated, ended up just changing hardware.. those things are just too cheap to be fighting with them15:03
UTC24Ok .... sigh... Thanks :-) .... In order to wire up I need to move location ... like down the road.15:04
holsteinUTC24: i used https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx and control+F to search "4311"15:04
UTC24So up upgraded the wifi card on the laptop?15:04
holsteinUTC24: are you asking it i "upgraded" the card?15:04
holsteinUTC24: i dont consider it an upgrade.. the broadcom had n support.. but the atheros i replaced it with "just works" in the operating system i choose to use15:05
UTC24Yes or the module ... I think it is for a Dell D630 Laptop15:05
UTC24So there isnt many options from manufacture15:06
holsteinUTC24: not sure what you mean..15:06
UTC24I gtg thanks for the help holstein15:06
holsteinUTC24: if i were you, i would wire up and try a proprietary driver..15:06
UTC24Will do I will ... sigh take it into the office this morning... LOL15:07
UTC24thanks15:07
holsteinUTC24: i have an external USB wifi that "just works" with linux that i haul around for helping users with this issue, or getting drivers i need, or whatever15:07
UTC24I saved those links to my drop box and will use theinfo you provided thanks15:07
UTC24OOOOOO thats a good one I have an atheros pcmcia card that just works too! yay ! great idea!15:08
UTC24thanks !!15:08
UTC24I totally forgot about that card it was for some networking I dont do anymore..15:09
holsteinUTC24: yeah.. thats handy to keep around15:10
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alan_oDoes anyone else have an issue where evince always starts in a small window and doesn't remember its last size?15:48
alan_ohttp://dpaste.com/2AF4T3T15:50
* RedDeath Salut/Hello15:50
alan_oSo it can't open some files saying "permission denied" but there's no permission issue as I can open those files from the console.15:50
alan_oerr, with an editor15:50
alan_oeven so, I don't think that's it. There's a View->Save Settings as Default, which does nothing and doesn't print out anything on the console.15:53
alan_otwo launchpad bugs related to dconf: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/682492  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/135580415:56
ubottuLaunchpad bug 682492 in Evince "Evince: Save Settings as default doesn't work" [Medium,Fix released]15:56
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1355804 in evince (Ubuntu) "Evince apparmor settings not allowing sitewide dconf changes" [High,Fix released]15:56
alan_ono dconf stuff shows up on the console though15:57
alan_o"This bug was fixed in the package evince - 3.10.3-0ubuntu15"15:58
alan_oI appear to have: 3.10.3-0ubuntu1615:58
alan_ohmm, the defaults show up in dconf-editor, but the app is not respecting them.16:01
alan_oso evince is updating them in dconf too, but it's not reading them on open. grumble.16:02
alan_oah, here we go: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/136668816:09
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1366688 in evince (Ubuntu) "Evince does not save settings at all" [Undecided,Confirmed]16:09
alan_oFor whatever reason, PDF viewing has been a mess ever since xpdf was removed from being the default.16:10
ineuwI need to add the xrandr parameters on login to Xubuntu but I don't now which file and where is it. This would be a workaround the fact that xorg.conf does not retain the resolution info between sessions.16:13
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guy312is there any workspace switcher application (like in unity, http://bit.ly/1lYKSkR   ) i can use with xfce?22:12
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ObrienDavenot like that afaik. but i use the miniature one22:21
RedDeathyea22:21
RedDeathnice one22:21
RedDeathwhat xubuntu linux irc chat console/terminal do you know22:25
RedDeathlike irssi or weechat22:25
RedDeathdo you know another one22:25
ObrienDavei like HexChat22:25
LuyinI prefer Hexchat, too22:26
Luyinthough I don't know if it's got any advantages over XChat, just used it because Xchat wasn't in the sources in gentoo at the time ;)22:26
knomeRedDeath, there are many, but i believe those two are the most popular22:27
knomefwiw, hexchat isn't CLI22:27
knomeLuyin, today, hexchat is maintained, xchat isn't22:27
RedDeathhexchat is with graphical interface22:28
RedDeathi want in console/terminal22:28
Luyinoh good to know, thanks knome :)22:28
knomeRedDeath, is there any specific features you are looking for?22:28
knomethey all look/feel pretty much the same at first, so that's not a strong selling point for any of them, features are22:29
RedDeathto be irc console client for xubuntu22:29
knomewhat's wrong with irssi and/or weechat?22:29
LuyinRedDeath: https://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=irc%20CLI&gws_rd=ssl22:31
RedDeaththank you22:31
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RedDeathnice22:49
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