[02:40] <trrees> Hi, I have booted lubuntu from a usb on an old ThinkPad, but I cannot detect Wifi... any thought on what to do?
[02:43] <holstein> !wifi
[02:43] <holstein> depends on the wifi chip. maybe its not supporting linux.. maybe it can be supported..
[09:43] <HiDeHo> hi all how do i change the default browser to Chromium. i cant do it from chromium
[10:44] <djoi298> how do you change and set the basic keyboard hotkeys?
[10:45] <djoi298> how do you close multiple windows of the same app at once from the task bar?
[12:18] <djoi298> is this the official support channel?
[12:18] <leszek> djoi298: yes it is
[12:19] <djoi298> so does anyone know how to change/set the basic keyboard hotkeys and close multiple windows of the same app at once from the task bar?
[12:22] <leszek> djoi298: for basic keyboard hotkeys please take a look at how to configure openbox hotkeys. There is an .xml config file that needs to be edited. Openbox is the default window manager on lubuntu
[12:23] <leszek> as for the taskbar thing. I think this only works if the task is grouped together. But I am not sure as I never really needed that feature
[12:24] <djoi298> is all this fixed in the PPA?
[12:25] <leszek> fixed ? What should be fixed ?
[12:25] <djoi298> like an app for making keyboard hotkeys and to be able to close multiple windows at once
[12:27] <leszek> djoi298: I don't think there is a graphical configuration tool for hotkeys. And for the panel thing. I really don't know
[12:30] <leszek> djoi298: btw. here is a short tutorial on how to edit the hotkeys: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Keyboard
[17:19] <wxl> anyone successfully using .XCompose? i can't get it to work for the life of me
[17:21]  * ianorlin does not
[17:21] <wxl> hm, i can't even get it to work on kubuntu
[21:18]  * likemindead can't get over how fast Lubuntu is on this ancient laptop.
[21:25] <wxl> likemindead: that's always a nice feeling :)
[21:46] <likemindead> Heck yes. This Lenovo 3000 N100 is going on nine years old. Runs Lubuntu amazingly.
[21:46] <wxl> nice :)
[21:46] <wxl> now that you have all that extra time you're not waiting on your computer, you can help with the project ;)
[21:50] <xxxlubuntuhelper> hello m8's who needs some help!
[21:51] <wxl> heheheh
[21:52] <wxl> seriously tho likemindead there are several places you can help if you like https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/GettingInvolved
[21:52] <holstein> such as http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/
[21:53] <wxl> he means https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing
[21:53] <wxl> which, yes we need
[21:53] <wxl> especially as we grow closer to the 15.04 release
[21:53] <holstein> i dont think folks realize how helpful that is
[21:53] <wxl> you don't need to wipe your computer out to do it
[21:53] <holstein> well, "you" left the channel.. anyway
[21:54] <wxl> i think bug triage is also particularly helpful https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Bugs
[21:54] <wxl> holstein: hm?
[21:54] <wxl> oh
[21:54] <holstein> the person we are talking to.. they are gone
[21:54] <holstein> i tried the bug thing.. its not my thing..
[21:54] <wxl> no i was talking to likemindead who is still here
[21:54] <holstein> nope
[21:55] <holstein> its just you and me, wxl .. correcting each other ;)
[21:56] <wxl> 1hahahah
[21:56] <wxl> well he is gone noe
[22:00] <Cold|Inz> Hi, anyone here who's been having trouble getting reasonable resolutions with nvidia drivers? Everything else seems to work fine, but I can't for the life of me get higher resolutions than 1360x780, and normally in windows this computer runs 1680x1050..
[22:00] <holstein> Cold|Inz: sure.. i have
[22:00] <Cold|Inz> I guess most people have. Linux does have a tendency of just not wanting to work.
[22:00] <holstein> Cold|Inz: the issue there is with the comparison to the windows driver.. you are promised "good" windows support..
[22:00] <holstein> Cold|Inz: ?
[22:01] <holstein> this has *nothing* to do with the linux operating system.. anyone can create a driver that works well in linux, and provides whatevrer resolution you want
[22:01] <holstein> you may find, for example, if you were trying to run OSX on that hardware, that it may not even load.. that doesnt mean its a short coming in OSX..
[22:02] <holstein> if you want linux to "just work", try emulating the workflow you are likely more used to, where, you purchase a machine that promises support for the operating system you want to use.. such as system876
[22:02] <holstein> system76*.. otherwise, you can research hardware *before* purchase, or try live iso's on the hardware..
[22:03] <Cold|Inz> Yes yes, I know. I'm just kinda tired of problems here and there.
[22:03] <holstein> Cold|Inz: are you trying the open and proprietary drivers?
[22:03] <Cold|Inz> yes, nvidia prop drivers
[22:04] <holstein> Cold|Inz: sure.. its just key, i feel, to recognize where that problem is.. since, a team of experts were hired to make sure windows runs well on that hardware.. you basically take that responsibility on when you want to run another unsupported operating system
[22:04] <Cold|Inz> tried having nvidia-xconf set the xorg file as well
[22:04] <holstein> Cold|Inz: so, have you tried *both* the open and proprietary nvidia drivers?
[22:05] <Cold|Inz> gimme a hint please, how would I get the open drivers?
[22:05] <holstein> Cold|Inz: the open drivers are just what is in the kernel, when you boot the machine
[22:06] <holstein> what i will do is, try many live iso's with different kernels and open driver versions.. see if anything "just works" for me
[22:06] <Cold|Inz> oh, like nouveau?
[22:06] <holstein> that *is* the open nvidia driver
[22:07] <holstein> i'll usually try both, and *many* versions of both before a final install
[22:07] <Cold|Inz> ah, then yes I've tried it. had alot of trouble with it on a mint install ..
[22:07] <holstein> Cold|Inz: sure.. but that "mint install" is one kernel.. one open driver
[22:08] <Cold|Inz> I've installed and used several distros on a couple laptops I have, with great success, but this time it's on my stationary, and things seems to go nicely along, except the resolutions-issue
[22:09] <Cold|Inz> thanks for the tip though
[22:09] <holstein> yup
[22:09] <holstein> i have had that *same* issue.. with my audio production machine.. i need/want dual head, so i added an nvidia card
[22:09] <Cold|Inz> although, to my knowledge, the open driver that comes with the installs are vastly inferior to the proprietary ones
[22:09] <holstein> the open driver works "out of the box" now, best for that device
[22:10] <holstein> Cold|Inz: sure.. its just not the case
[22:10] <holstein> Cold|Inz: its not "vastly inferior".. its open.. vs the proprietary one that nvidia provides
[22:10] <holstein> Cold|Inz: some cases, the open one works *great*, and best.. some cases.. not at all.. some cases, nvidia hasnt done anything to facilitate the hardware working in linux, and the hardware wont work at all
[22:11] <holstein> i say, try other options.. for me, when im dealing with, such as that production machine i referenced, a device that im not promised support for.. when i get it, i make sure im comfortable with it *not* working
[22:12] <holstein> it was literally 8 bucks, so, i went into that knowing that, if it never worked, i would be ok with that
[22:12] <holstein> i *didnt* go buy the latest and greatest, since i didnt need it. i just wanted to add dual head, and  that device would do that, for sure. all i had to do was provide the linux support for it
[22:13] <holstein> so, i tried a slew of live iso's on the hardware. *then* in installed ubuntu, actually, a few times.. trying different proprietary drivers
[22:13] <holstein> that worked great, til an updated changed the resolution, as you mention, much smaller than what i wanted.. so, i went to an older debian stable base on the hardware..
[22:14] <holstein> but, last time i tried ubuntu live, with the open driver, it worked *great* out of the box..
[22:14] <Cold|Inz> I have been itching to go full linux for a while, even if I'm alittle n00b still. mayhaps as you say, the best thing is to look for new hardware.. keep this one as a gamingstation..
[22:14] <holstein> "new" doenst help either
[22:14] <holstein> what you want is "linux" hardware.. hardware that promises you linux support
[22:15] <holstein> otherwise, you get what you get, and you have to take responsibility..
[22:18] <Cold|Inz> well, my wallet wouldn't allow "new" either, I meant other