| xubuntu31w | Hello? | 03:46 |
|---|---|---|
| holstein | xubuntu31w: hey | 03:46 |
| xubuntu31w | I am a serious newbie, Can you help me? | 03:47 |
| holstein | xubuntu31w: no way to know, til you ask | 03:47 |
| xubuntu31w | Cool.... | 03:47 |
| xubuntu31w | I have installed Xubuntu 12.04 on an old Gateway laptop, Ran ok until I activated the wireless internet driver, It asked me to reboot, I did so, It won | 03:48 |
| xubuntu31w | It won't reboot, just stuck. | 03:48 |
| xubuntu31w | Did I do somthing wrong? | 03:49 |
| holstein | xubuntu31w: i have no idea what you did, but, i dont have enough information to diagnose what is done wrong by whom | 03:50 |
| holstein | xubuntu31w: personally, i would just test the hard drive, and other hardware.. since, it could be an older machine | 03:50 |
| holstein | i would also consider using 14.04.. | 03:50 |
| holstein | !14.04 | 03:50 |
| ubottu | Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) was the 20th release of Ubuntu and is the latest !LTS version. Download at http://releases.ubuntu.com/14.04/ - CHECK FOR POINT RELEASES at http://releases.ubuntu.com - Release Info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes | 03:50 |
| xubuntu31w | I tried 14 but it didn't work. I was going to upgrade, but Kablam! | 03:51 |
| xubuntu31w | Should I just reinstall the system? | 03:51 |
| holstein | xubuntu31w: i dont know, friend.. again, i dont have enough information to go on.. i already suggested testing the hard drive.. not sure how else to imply thats what i would do, and that i think would be a good use of your time | 03:53 |
| xubuntu31w | How do you test a hard drive? | 03:53 |
| holstein | some machiens have tests in the bios.. it still looks like this mostly in ubuntu http://linuxhub.net/2010/09/scan-your-hard-disk-with-gsmartcontrol-on-ubuntu-10-10/ | 03:54 |
| holstein | though, there are many ways. | 03:54 |
| xubuntu31w | Can I boot from this program? | 03:56 |
| holstein | xubuntu31w: you would use a live iso, and test the hardware.. but dont over think it.. if its too much for you to take on.. just keep tryihng things | 03:57 |
| holstein | xubuntu31w: if you literaly just installed, then, yo udont have any data to worry about.. i say, install 14.04 | 03:57 |
| xubuntu31w | Thanks for your help. I'll try a 14 again. | 03:58 |
| jobzy | whats the diff between 14.04 14.04.1 and 14.04.2 | 05:00 |
| holstein | jobzy: updates.. 14.04.2 for example, *is* 14.04.. with the updates applied | 05:00 |
| holstein | you can download a 14.04 iso now that is up to date.. | 05:01 |
| jobzy | ah okj | 05:01 |
| jobzy | ok* | 05:01 |
| jobzy | thanks | 05:01 |
| xubuntu466 | which are the requirements to run xubuntu? | 05:05 |
| bynarie | xubuntu466, can u read this? | 05:05 |
| xubuntu466 | yes | 05:05 |
| bynarie | oh ok | 05:05 |
| bynarie | well what type of system do you have xubuntu466 | 05:06 |
| xubuntu466 | actually Im trying different types of ubuntu distros | 05:06 |
| xubuntu466 | but Ive tried ubuntu and it didnt work very well | 05:06 |
| xubuntu466 | when I try to open for example mozilla, the computer freezes | 05:07 |
| bynarie | im using xubuntu just because i like xfce, but all ubuntu distros are exactly the same just with different desktops (xubuntu,kubuntu,lubuntu) | 05:07 |
| bynarie | regular ubuntu with the unity desktop is god ugly | 05:07 |
| === Guest93386 is now known as cfhowlett | ||
| Enkidu_ak | Is there an alternative to USC for Xubuntu? I'm looking for an apt worker similar to qapt, that can install and resolve dependencies in a single step, but isn't as bloated and slow as USC and doesn't require me to install kde-base | 05:08 |
| cfhowlett | Enkidu_ak, just use apt-get commands | 05:08 |
| xubuntu466 | My pc is an pentium 4 with 2gb of ram and a nvidia gforce 6200. Which distro recommend you? | 05:08 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu466, xubuntu or lubuntu | 05:08 |
| holstein | Enkidu_ak: synaptic? | 05:08 |
| bynarie | xubuntu466, thats lubuntu | 05:09 |
| cfhowlett | !lubuntu | xubuntu466 | 05:09 |
| ubottu | xubuntu466: lubuntu is Ubuntu with LXDE instead of !GNOME as desktop environment, which makes it extremely lightweight. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu - /join #lubuntu for lubuntu support. | 05:09 |
| bynarie | sorry didnt mean to say "thats lubuntu" | 05:09 |
| holstein | xubuntu466: xubuntu.. this is the xubuntu channel ;) ..you can try them all live and see | 05:09 |
| xubuntu466 | ah ok sorry | 05:09 |
| bynarie | xubuntu definitely looks better but i think lxde is lighter | 05:10 |
| xubuntu466 | ok guys thanks! | 05:10 |
| xubuntu466 | Ill try both, xubuntu and lubuntu | 05:10 |
| bynarie | there u go | 05:10 |
| xubuntu466 | actually xubuntu is installing right now | 05:10 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu466, for example: install lubuntu. but to test other DE (NOT the full distro), sudo apt-get install kde-plasma xfce4 lxde | 05:10 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu466, then logout/choose alternate session/login | 05:10 |
| bynarie | yes, thats a good idea | 05:10 |
| bynarie | just install the desktop env, not the entire distro | 05:11 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu466, when you find one you like, THEN you can install the full distro with, for example, sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop | 05:11 |
| xubuntu466 | *.* | 05:11 |
| xubuntu466 | I didnt know that xD | 05:12 |
| xubuntu466 | Im new user of this OS | 05:12 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu466, most people don't know that. | 05:12 |
| Unit193 | Some people wouldn't recommend that as much though. :P | 05:12 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu466, well, you have a small learning curve ahead, but nothing you can't handle. are you a windows or OSX refugee? | 05:12 |
| bynarie | well, when u do "apt install xubuntu-desktop" its different than "apt install xfce4" | 05:12 |
| bynarie | same desktop just different settings and whatnot | 05:13 |
| xubuntu466 | Im a regular windows user | 05:13 |
| bynarie | looks a little diff | 05:13 |
| xubuntu466 | my entire life with windows, but now that I start the college our teachers of computer science told us to try Ubuntu | 05:13 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu466, Welcome! And a suggestion: www.fullcirclemagazin.org/downloads. get issue #0. read. Get issue #1. read. repeat | 05:14 |
| xubuntu466 | ty bynarie! | 05:14 |
| bynarie | xubuntu466, why did they recommend ubuntu over another distro? ease of use or somethin? | 05:14 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu466, what college? | 05:14 |
| xubuntu466 | actually they didnt told ubuntu specifically | 05:15 |
| xubuntu466 | just to try with any of those distros | 05:15 |
| bynarie | gotcha | 05:15 |
| xubuntu466 | and something else | 05:16 |
| xubuntu466 | Ive heard that ati and nvidia graphic cards | 05:16 |
| xubuntu466 | have some problems with linux, is it true? | 05:16 |
| xubuntu466 | because I have my doubts in ubuntu if is the OS or my graphic card | 05:16 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu466, lemme stop you there. amd/ati is SLOWLY coming around on linus. nvidia is much better supported | 05:16 |
| cfhowlett | *linux* | 05:17 |
| bynarie | could be true, depending on the card and drivers that are available | 05:17 |
| cfhowlett | bynarie, the newest cards tend to lag a bit on linux support. | 05:17 |
| bynarie | but like cfhowlett said, nvidia has much better support | 05:17 |
| xubuntu466 | when I try to update or change the drives in the updates panel, it start updating but after a while all my pc freeze and I have to turn it down from the start botton | 05:18 |
| bynarie | cfhowlett, i thought i noticed some lag.. im running a geforce 770m and i tried to play counter-strike 1.6 thru steam, and was barely getting 50 fps, which makes no sense | 05:18 |
| cfhowlett | for example, I just purchased the Dell m3800 Developer Edition. the nvidia driver makes this puppy fly! and you can switch it off if not needed. | 05:18 |
| xubuntu466 | mmm Understood | 05:19 |
| xubuntu466 | and after I try sudo apt - get lubuntu desktop | 05:20 |
| xubuntu466 | how do I return to xubuntu desktop? | 05:20 |
| bynarie | logout, change session, login | 05:20 |
| xubuntu466 | just the same but sudo apt - get lubuntu desktop like this? | 05:20 |
| holstein | sudo apt-get install lxde | 05:21 |
| holstein | !info lubuntu-desktop | 05:21 |
| bynarie | "sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop" | 05:21 |
| holstein | which, works as well.. but, i say, just get lxde.. | 05:21 |
| bynarie | just like that | 05:21 |
| xubuntu466 | mmm ok guys, thank you a lot | 05:21 |
| bynarie | or "sudo apt-get install lxde" | 05:21 |
| xubuntu466 | you have no idea how you help me! | 05:21 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu466, happy2help! good luck with the studies | 05:22 |
| xubuntu466 | ty! | 05:22 |
| ubottu | lubuntu-desktop (source: lubuntu-meta): Lubuntu Desktop environment. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.55 (utopic), package size 2 kB, installed size 31 kB (Only available for i386; amd64; powerpc; armhf) | 05:22 |
| bynarie | xubuntu466, quick crash course - "apt-get install" installs, "apt-get remove" uninstalls, "apt-get --purge" uninstalls and deletes configs, "apt-cache search <packagename>" to search for packages | 05:23 |
| bynarie | if u download .DEB files directly, use "dpkg -i <filename>.deb" to install | 05:24 |
| bynarie | of course sudo is needed in front of these commands | 05:24 |
| bynarie | and "dpkg -r <packagename>" removes DEB installed packages | 05:26 |
| bynarie | but use apt-get if possible because of easy management | 05:26 |
| bynarie | crap i didnt even notice he left, sorry | 05:26 |
| klopsi-u3 | hehe | 05:29 |
| klopsi-u3 | im kind of scared to try the nvidia drivers since the nouveau work so reliably | 05:29 |
| cfhowlett | klopsi-u3, no requirement that you use nvidia ... but OEM support? for me = win | 05:32 |
| klopsi-u3 | !nvidia | 05:33 |
| ubottu | For Ati/NVidia/Matrox video cards, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VideoDriverHowto | 05:33 |
| klopsi-u3 | !offtopic | 05:35 |
| ubottu | #xubuntu is the Xubuntu support channel, #xubuntu-devel for discussion regarding development of Xubuntu, and #xubuntu-offtopic is for random chatter. Welcome! | 05:35 |
| cfhowlett | klopsi-u3, pro-tip. you can read !factoids in private with /msg ubottu !factoid | 05:36 |
| klopsi-u3 | ok ty | 05:37 |
| Bwithmore19 | Guys i have a problem with new xfce 4.12 after i upgrade the stock xfce version in xubuntu 14.04 to 4.12 using xubuntu/dev ppa xfce4-appearance-settings is not working anymore and after five seconds i think the appearance setting is closing by it self | 07:40 |
| xangua | if the appearence settings was also updated by that repository you'd want to discuss with that PPA maintainer | 07:54 |
| ochosi | Bwithmore19: any useful output after starting xfce4-appearance-settings from the terminal? | 07:55 |
| Bwithmore19 | yes | 07:56 |
| ochosi | pastebinit | 07:56 |
| Bwithmore19 | https://gist.github.com/anonymous/522404b29bae8e8f5569 | 07:57 |
| ochosi | hmm, ok | 07:57 |
| ochosi | Bwithmore19: do you mind pastebinning a list of themes/icons you have installed? | 07:59 |
| Bwithmore19 | that output appearing after the appearance setting is crashing by it self | 07:59 |
| ochosi | i'm pretty sure that there is a faulty theme somewhere, but it really shouldn't crash the dialog | 07:59 |
| Bwithmore19 | i need to reboot ochosi | 08:01 |
| Bwithmore19 | w8 man | 08:01 |
| ochosi | Bwithmore19: so just do "ls /usr/share/icons" and pastebin that please | 08:08 |
| ochosi | also, if you have themes in ~/.themes, that would be important to know | 08:09 |
| Bwithmore19 | w8 ochosi | 08:18 |
| Bwithmore19 | ochosi: the output of ls /usr/share/icons https://gist.github.com/anonymous/c6467c985c81e3e16dc0 | 08:21 |
| Bwithmore19 | and i dont have themes on my ~/.themes | 08:22 |
| ochosi | you mean ~/.icons | 08:22 |
| ochosi | so one of the theme folders is the offender | 08:23 |
| ochosi | suggestion, you could move them to a different location one-by-one until the appearance dialog doesn't crash anymore | 08:24 |
| Bwithmore19 | oh wait | 08:24 |
| Bwithmore19 | ok man | 08:24 |
| ochosi | then we know which icon-theme causes the crash and i can investigate the issue | 08:24 |
| Bwithmore19 | this from my ./icons home folder | 08:25 |
| Bwithmore19 | https://gist.github.com/anonymous/7e7ff54bd8a4ff926016 | 08:25 |
| ochosi | wow, so even more :) | 08:25 |
| ochosi | well still, try to move them and we'll find out | 08:25 |
| klopsi-u3 | hi Luyin nice to meet someone from hessen | 08:32 |
| Luyin | hi klopsi-u3 | 08:32 |
| Bwithmore19 | ochosi its not working | 08:57 |
| klopsi-u3 | i dont understand ubuntu networking | 08:57 |
| klopsi-u3 | wifi card driver is loaded, networkmanager sees the access point | 08:58 |
| klopsi-u3 | sorry this probably isnt the right place | 08:58 |
| ochosi | Bwithmore19: you mean without having any icon themes there you still get the crash? | 09:01 |
| Luyin | klopsi-u3: no, better try #ubuntu | 09:16 |
| Bwithmore19 | yes ochosi | 09:37 |
| Bwithmore19 | you know the problem is i cannot change everything in appearance setting and in any second the appearance setting will crash i dont know is that happen | 09:38 |
| Bwithmore19 | even close it in her windows button dont work | 09:39 |
| Bwithmore19 | thats the main problem | 09:39 |
| ochosi | i meant you should move the icon themes on your harddrive to a different location | 09:40 |
| ochosi | so that both /usr/share/icons only contains hicolor and ~/.icons is empty (or just rename ~/.icons to something else for testing) | 09:41 |
| Bwithmore19 | ok i will try it | 09:41 |
| Bwithmore19 | yes now its now working ochosi | 09:43 |
| ochosi | so what did you move exactly? | 09:43 |
| Bwithmore19 | all of the icons | 09:43 |
| Bwithmore19 | exept hicolor and locolor | 09:44 |
| ochosi | ok, then move them back one by one | 09:44 |
| Bwithmore19 | yes that the one who go in my mind | 09:44 |
| ochosi | and after you've moved one, check whether appearance-settings still works | 09:44 |
| ochosi | until you've found the theme that crashes the dialog | 09:44 |
| Bwithmore19 | man | 09:46 |
| Bwithmore19 | thanks for this help | 09:46 |
| Bwithmore19 | i will observe if this will happen again or another problem will appear ochosi | 09:46 |
| ochosi | well, as i said, move them back one by one... | 09:47 |
| Bwithmore19 | i know what fucking icons is making my appearance to crash | 09:51 |
| Bwithmore19 | setting | 09:51 |
| ochosi | so which one is itß | 09:53 |
| ochosi | ? | 09:53 |
| Bwithmore19 | the mint-x dark | 09:54 |
| ochosi | could you please pastebin the index.theme file? | 09:55 |
| ochosi | (just run "pastebinit index.theme" in the terminal and paste the link here) | 09:55 |
| Bwithmore19 | and mint-grey too | 09:56 |
| Bwithmore19 | mint-x-grey | 09:56 |
| Bwithmore19 | ochosi here https://gist.github.com/anonymous/100d59a43205bea55346 | 10:00 |
| ochosi | Bwithmore19: thanks | 10:04 |
| Bwithmore19 | what do you think xfce 4.12 is acting on that type of icons ochosi ? | 10:05 |
| cousteau | xdg-open and exo-open don't work on Xubuntu 12.04 (see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1138143 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs24/+bug/1425972 https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11601 ) -- seems fixed, but how long will it take for it to make it into 12.04? | 10:05 |
| ubottu | Mozilla bug 1138143 in Untriaged "Passing a URL via xdg-open does not open URL in Firefox 36 but shows default homepage instead" [Normal,Resolved: invalid] | 10:05 |
| ubottu | Launchpad bug 1425972 in exo (Ubuntu) "Firefox no longer supports -remote parameter" [Medium,Confirmed] | 10:05 |
| ubottu | bugzilla.xfce.org bug 11601 in Helpers "exo-open: firefox no longer supports -remote" [Normal,Resolved: fixed] | 10:05 |
| Bwithmore19 | ochosi numix-bevel too and numix-circle-light | 10:07 |
| ochosi | Bwithmore19: it's just a bug, i'll try to reproduce it now | 10:08 |
| Bwithmore19 | this bug needs to fix man | 10:08 |
| Bwithmore19 | im using xfce 4.12 using xubuntu-dev/ppa | 10:08 |
| ochosi | yeah, it will be fixed | 10:09 |
| ochosi | however note that you're using that PPA at your own risk | 10:09 |
| Bwithmore19 | ok man | 10:10 |
| cfhowlett | Bwithmore19, you're in a ppa. ask them. OR be patient and wait for it to be added to the repo. bleeding edge frequently = bloody edge. | 10:10 |
| Bwithmore19 | hehehe | 10:10 |
| ochosi | cfhowlett: "them"? | 10:11 |
| ochosi | Bwithmore19: works fine here with numix-circle-light btw | 10:11 |
| ochosi | http://i.imgur.com/AsgWahQ.png | 10:12 |
| Bwithmore19 | why it making problems on my system ochosi ? | 10:12 |
| cfhowlett | ochosi, you know ... the magical ubuntu gnomes! | 10:12 |
| ochosi | Bwithmore19: probably because you're a bad person ;) | 10:13 |
| * ochosi has such amazing karma | 10:13 | |
| Bwithmore19 | WHAT !!! | 10:13 |
| ochosi | how did you install the mint-x themes? | 10:14 |
| ochosi | or where did you get them from? | 10:14 |
| Bwithmore19 | in my linux mint 17.1 system and copy it to /usr/share/icons of xubuntu | 10:14 |
| cfhowlett | and you're using a ppa which, by definition, is experimental. | 10:15 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntu ain't mint. mint ain't xubuntu. mixing and matching distros is *always* an uncertain proposition | 10:16 |
| Bwithmore19 | ok did you think i need to disable the xfce4-4.12 ppa | 10:16 |
| Bwithmore19 | and wait for xfce 4.12 to go in main repo ? | 10:17 |
| ochosi | at least for now that is likely, or you just get rid of the offending icon themes | 10:17 |
| Bwithmore19 | ok | 10:17 |
| ochosi | i'm installing mint-x now | 10:18 |
| ochosi | will try to reproduce your problem | 10:18 |
| ochosi | Bwithmore19: so that works as well... http://i.imgur.com/oP5MCpw.png | 10:19 |
| ochosi | Bwithmore19: could you please paste the output of "ls -Rl /usr/share/icons" ? | 10:22 |
| Bwithmore19 | https://gist.github.com/anonymous/ee3548a943b8cea36f04 | 10:24 |
| Bwithmore19 | ok i think the real problem in mint-x and numix working now | 10:24 |
| ochosi | wat? | 10:24 |
| ochosi | i thought you identified those themes as breaking the dialog? | 10:25 |
| Bwithmore19 | numix-circle-light is not | 10:25 |
| ochosi | you're really confusing me over here, could you again tell me which themes break the dialog exactly and then please give me the output of "ls -Rl" for them? | 10:26 |
| Bwithmore19 | ok man sorry for confusing you | 10:27 |
| ochosi | no worries | 10:29 |
| ochosi | gotta go grab some lunch, so i'll be afk for a bit | 10:29 |
| Bwithmore19 | ok man i have to go | 10:29 |
| ochosi | please post your findings anyway, i'll read them when i'm back | 10:29 |
| Bwithmore19 | i will just observing this | 10:29 |
| xubuntuformac | Hi I'm having trouble installing xubuntu 14.04 on a macbook late 2008, I believe I need a +mac installer because the mac is fairly old but I'm unable to find one | 10:35 |
| cfhowlett | !mac | xubuntuformac, | 10:35 |
| ubottu | xubuntuformac,: For help on installing and using Ubuntu on a Mac, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MactelSupportTeam/CommunityHelpPages | 10:35 |
| xubuntuformac | I've tried googling the issue and I've created a usb as well as a cd with xubuntu on it, i've installed efi boot and followed all the steps but it simply returns "cannot boot legacy OS" | 10:36 |
| xubuntuformac | the message tells me that some hard drives are not supported on older macs | 10:36 |
| xubuntuformac | I've also created a bootable USB that doesn't load | 10:37 |
| cfhowlett | xubuntuformac, best to contact someone from the ubuntu/mac team. rarely are they in this channel ... | 10:37 |
| xubuntuformac | ok sorry | 10:37 |
| xubuntuformac | thank you | 10:37 |
| cfhowlett | happy2help! | 10:37 |
| === Luyinot is now known as Luyin | ||
| user__ | Hello all,Please help me with the following: i type in terminal $ sudo su ,password and then $ cd ~/Downloads and i get no file found error | 13:17 |
| klopsi-u3 | maybe because /root has no Downloads directory | 13:18 |
| user__ | klopsi what do you suggest? move the file to another directory? which one if yes or what i can do,the file i need to install requires root access | 13:18 |
| klopsi-u3 | you probably want to cd /home/$user/Downloads | 13:18 |
| user__ | i tried and get no such file or directory | 13:19 |
| klopsi-u3 | what is the user name you downloaded with? | 13:19 |
| user__ | and i am in root@user:/home/user# | 13:19 |
| user__ | same i am with now, xyzuser | 13:20 |
| klopsi-u3 | your username is "user" or "xyzuser" or what? | 13:21 |
| user__ | user | 13:21 |
| klopsi-u3 | that is strange because by default there should be a /home/user/Downloads directory | 13:22 |
| dokoo | run pwd to check that you are still in your user's home directory | 13:22 |
| user__ | is it possible that the problem is that i downloaded while using the private tab of the installed browser (defult ff that is with xubuntu) | 13:23 |
| user__ | dokoo how do i go about running pwd? thank you | 13:23 |
| GridCube | that would just not log the download toff history | 13:23 |
| user__ | so it's not the problem then Grid if i understand you correctly. | 13:24 |
| GridCube | user__: what problem do you seem to have? | 13:24 |
| user__ | i would like to install a downloaded file,which requires to be installed under root,i then type in terminal sudo su,enter pwd,then can not move file with cd command | 13:25 |
| koegs | using "cd ~/Downloads" as root will lead to "/root/Downloads" instead of the User-Download-Dir | 13:25 |
| user__ | instruction from installation is: Change directories to the directory that contains the Workstation installer file. | 13:25 |
| GridCube | ^ if you are as root | 13:25 |
| user__ | i see koegs so how do i go about doing that meaning either moving the file to the root Downloads folder or? | 13:26 |
| GridCube | if you sudo su then your ~ is /root/ but you downloaded as user so users ~ is /home/username/ | 13:26 |
| user__ | ok | 13:26 |
| user__ | and yes that is the case | 13:26 |
| user__ | downloaded as user need to cd as root | 13:27 |
| GridCube | just cd /home/username/Downloads | 13:27 |
| GridCube | the file should be there | 13:27 |
| user__ | also same error | 13:27 |
| user__ | cannot find file | 13:27 |
| GridCube | do a locate | 13:27 |
| koegs | did you replace username with the "real username"? | 13:27 |
| user__ | yes koegs and grid how do i do a locate please,will search for it now | 13:27 |
| GridCube | locate *filename* | 13:28 |
| user__ | ok will try now long file name 2minutes thanks guys | 13:28 |
| koegs | you can also check the downloads in firefox, rightclick on the file and say "open target directory" | 13:29 |
| GridCube | user__: use * and just write a relevant part of the filename and * again | 13:29 |
| GridCube | koegs: not if he used private browsing | 13:29 |
| elfy | but if they've not updatedb then locate probably won't find it | 13:29 |
| user__ | yes i did that grid and the file is in the /home/user/Downloads | 13:29 |
| user__ | and yes i did download while using private browsing tab | 13:30 |
| GridCube | user__: then you copy that path | 13:30 |
| user__ | please tell me how to do that grid? | 13:31 |
| GridCube | also user__ if you are tryng to run using something like ./install.sh make sure that install.sh is an executable file, chmod +x, also dont install stuff you are not sure are safe, also if you do you are on your own and we can't really help you after installing | 13:31 |
| GridCube | user__: select the text with the mouse and copy with the contextual menu | 13:32 |
| GridCube | or use tab completion to try to follow the path | 13:32 |
| user__ | the file is VMware-Workstation-Full-version numbers.bundle | 13:32 |
| GridCube | just type VM and press tab | 13:33 |
| GridCube | it should autocomplete the filename | 13:33 |
| user__ | if i got it right i typed in VM in terminal and tab but nothing | 13:34 |
| GridCube | are uyou in the corect directory? | 13:34 |
| dokoo | type /home/username/VM then tab | 13:34 |
| GridCube | cd to the correct directory and try again | 13:35 |
| GridCube | also remember that to execute something that is not installed you need to add ./ to it first, or the whole path to it | 13:35 |
| user__ | thank you guys for trying sinceraly but still nothing happens | 13:36 |
| GridCube | is it an executable file user__ ? | 13:37 |
| user__ | i believe that it is, if it means anything it is a .bundle file and it contains virtual machine (VMWare workstation) | 13:38 |
| user__ | the instructions i got from https://pubs.vmware.com/workstation-9/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.ws.get_started.doc%2FGUID-1F5B1F14-A586-4A56-83FA-2E7D8333D5CA.html | 13:38 |
| GridCube | user__: go to the directory where the file is and type ls -o VM* | 13:38 |
| user__ | when you say go to the directory where the file is,do you mean "go to" it in terminal or actually going to the user downloads folder | 13:39 |
| GridCube | you should see something like; -rw-rw-r-- 1 biblio 14150978 ene 25 12:25 adobe-flashplugin_11.2.202.440.orig.tar.gz | 13:39 |
| GridCube | i mean on a terminal, cd to it | 13:39 |
| GridCube | user__: in this case this file is not exectuble, you should see some x's | 13:40 |
| user__ | user@user:~$ ls -o VM* | 13:40 |
| user__ | ls: cannot access VM*: No such file or directory | 13:40 |
| user__ | user@user:~$ | 13:40 |
| GridCube | you are not in the correct directory | 13:40 |
| GridCube | you have not cd Downloads | 13:40 |
| user__ | i have not cd at all,it downloaded to /home/user/Downloads when i downloaded it | 13:41 |
| user__ | by defualt | 13:41 |
| GridCube | well , you need to go there | 13:41 |
| GridCube | type cd Downloads on the terminal | 13:41 |
| GridCube | and press enter | 13:41 |
| GridCube | to go to the downloads directory | 13:41 |
| user__ | ok seems i am there now and what to type now | 13:42 |
| GridCube | the ls | 13:42 |
| user__ | user@user:~$ cd Downloads | 13:42 |
| user__ | user@user:~/Downloads$ | 13:42 |
| GridCube | yes | 13:42 |
| GridCube | good | 13:42 |
| user__ | user@user:~/Downloads$ ls | 13:42 |
| user__ | VMware-Workstation-Full-11.1.0-2496824.x86_64.bundle | 13:42 |
| user__ | user@user:~/Downloads$ | 13:42 |
| GridCube | now type ls -o VM* | 13:42 |
| GridCube | good the file is there | 13:42 |
| GridCube | now the -o will tell you if its executable or not | 13:42 |
| user__ | ok and now how would i cd it as instructions require | 13:42 |
| user__ | ok doing -o now | 13:42 |
| user__ | VMware-Workstation-Full-11.1.0-2496824.x86_64.bundle | 13:43 |
| user__ | user@user:~/Downloads$ ls -o VM* | 13:43 |
| user__ | -rw-rw-r-- 1 user 432476411 Mar 4 08:02 VMware-Workstation-Full-11.1.0-2496824.x86_64.bundle | 13:43 |
| user__ | user@user:~/Downloads$ | 13:43 |
| GridCube | its not an executable file user__, try chmod +x VM[press tab] | 13:44 |
| user__ | user@user:~/Downloads$ chmod +x VMware-Workstation-Full-11.1.0-2496824.x86_64.bundle | 13:44 |
| GridCube | yes | 13:44 |
| GridCube | now do ./VM[press tab] | 13:44 |
| GridCube | stuff should happen | 13:45 |
| user__ | 2minutes thanks again grid | 13:46 |
| GridCube | well, you are on your own now user__ :) | 13:46 |
| GridCube | good luck | 13:46 |
| user__ | re-did commands, file is now in green color,then ./VM and tab just completed file name again so maybe will now do the sh command from installation instructions? | 13:48 |
| user__ | 13:49 | |
| user__ | Run the appropriate Workstation installer for the host system. | 13:49 |
| user__ | For example: sh VMware-Workstation-xxxx-xxxx.architecture.bundle [--option] | 13:49 |
| GridCube | yes | 13:49 |
| GridCube | i guess | 13:49 |
| user__ | and now when i click the file it tells me root access is required for these operations | 13:49 |
| GridCube | you at least have the file now | 13:49 |
| user__ | yes,thanks for that. | 13:50 |
| GridCube | well yes, you made it executable, if you didnt have to just do a chmod -x VM[press tab] | 13:50 |
| user__ | i pressed enter as you said and it tries to extract but i get pop-up of root access needed,how do i do the same only in root access? | 13:50 |
| GridCube | chmod minus x takes the x P: chmod plus x adds the x, see? | 13:50 |
| GridCube | sudo | 13:51 |
| GridCube | add sudo in front of the command you are given | 13:51 |
| GridCube | again this is dangerous and you just do it if you understand what its going on | 13:51 |
| GridCube | else you risk damaging your system | 13:51 |
| GridCube | i hope you understand this | 13:51 |
| user__ | i think i am now root in right folder will try | 13:51 |
| user__ | yes successfully extracted | 13:53 |
| user__ | just to know for now and future,is it acceptable to "tip" for assistance here or not at all | 13:53 |
| user__ | thank you very much Grid. | 13:54 |
| GridCube | user__: its unusual, just pass the help to the next person who needs it :) if you wanna contribute with monies theres bug hunting rewards that you can contribute, you can ask the people at -devel how to do so | 13:57 |
| user__ | ok | 13:57 |
| GridCube | and you're welcome user__ :) but again, remember that doing blindly what people tells you on the internet is dangerous, you should do it only if you understand whats going on | 13:58 |
| GridCube | if not ask someone else if its correct or be aware of the risk you are taking | 13:58 |
| GridCube | its your system after all, you are responsible for it | 13:59 |
| === sonne_ is now known as sonne | ||
| janfi | Hello | 15:38 |
| janfi | I use Xubuntu 14.04. Very often when I start my computer my icons are arranged to the left of the screen. I don't want that. Is there any solution ? | 15:38 |
| drc | janfi: what do you want? No icons, icons on right? What? | 15:40 |
| klopsi-u3 | are you using Xubuntu 12.04 janfi ? | 15:41 |
| drc | klopsi-u3: He said 14.04 | 15:41 |
| klopsi-u3 | oh sorry i flew over that | 15:41 |
| klopsi-u3 | here is some discussion about the problem https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfdesktop4/+bug/1190990 | 15:42 |
| ubottu | Launchpad bug 1190990 in xfdesktop "Xfce4 mess up with icon positions" [Low,Fix released] | 15:42 |
| drc | klopsi-u3: We're not sure he has a bug...we really don't know what he wants. | 15:43 |
| klopsi-u3 | wants to keep desktop icon placement and not have them moved to the left side? | 15:44 |
| drc | We don't know...re-read his comment. All we know is that they are on the left and he doesn't want that. | 15:44 |
| drc | You're probably correct, but until he gives us more inforamtion.... :) | 15:46 |
| cfhowlett | janfi, care to weigh here?? | 15:46 |
| janfi | What I want is if I put an icon (generally a folder shortcut) somewhere on the screen, the day after I would like to find it on the same place. | 15:54 |
| drc | janfi: See the link klopsi-u3 gabe you earlier. | 15:55 |
| drc | klopsi-u3: You were right :) | 15:55 |
| janfi | ok | 15:55 |
| drc | s/gabe/gave/ | 15:55 |
| janfi | I have Xubuntu 14.04 | 15:55 |
| xubuntu07w | Hi there, trying to get my "at"-sign running on a MacBook with latest Xubuntu. I tryed to map "<Control><Alt>l" as a system shortcut, which should output the sign, but it doesnt work. Is there a way to output a string by using a shortcut? | 16:09 |
| janfi | thanks, that should help | 16:27 |
| xubuntu07w | I think, I found it by myself. I used "lv3:enter_switch" as a xkboption ... works fine for me, thamks | 16:38 |
| klopsi-u3 | ok cause my sid install couldnt run bumblee i am back to xubuntu :) | 17:51 |
| klopsi-u3 | bumblebee | 17:51 |
| klopsi-u3 | wonder if I can just switch to nvidia binary driver with "Additional Drivers" on an optimus laptop | 18:10 |
| klopsi-u3 | here goes nuthin | 18:10 |
| klopsi-u3 | rebooted and now laptop is using the nvidia chip! | 18:15 |
| klopsi-u3 | wow! | 18:15 |
| msev_ | got a question, in one of the app I use which has a dock inside based on "Gnome dock library (gdl)" I can't see text in one of the docked items, but in others I can...does anyone have an idea what could that be | 18:17 |
| vrkalak | will xubuntu-15.04 have xfce-4.12 already installed? does anyone know? | 18:19 |
| spartakus9 | I'm on Xubuntu and I want to install bumblebee. My problem is that I don't know wich installation I could use. | 20:01 |
| spartakus9 | sudo apt-get install bumblebee but with which options ? | 20:01 |
| spartakus9 | Is virtualg and primus the same ? I use the opensource driver by the way. | 20:02 |
| spartakus9 | In fact, I just want to know if primus is made for the open source driver or not because I don't want to use the proprietary one. | 20:08 |
| vrkalak | hey, Drone` ... o/ | 20:24 |
| Executioner | spartakus9: try 1.4.31, if that doesn't work uninstall it | 20:33 |
| === xubuntu88w is now known as katastrof | ||
| katastrof | How to know which card graphic my system is using? | 21:35 |
| holstein | http://askubuntu.com/questions/23238/how-can-i-find-what-video-driver-is-in-use-on-my-system | 21:36 |
| katastrof | holstein: Thanks I don't understand I mean is driver = card graphic the same? I use nouveau (without bumblebee) and I have two graphical cards. | 21:40 |
| katastrof | When I mean the same, I mean in the result of the command | 21:41 |
| holstein | katastrof: if you are using the nouveau driver, thats the nvidia open driver.. | 21:41 |
| katastrof | holstein: http://paste.ubuntu.com/10531529/ | 21:42 |
| holstein | katastrof: right.. | 21:42 |
| holstein | katastrof: you'll have to install something to manage the display you want to use | 21:43 |
| katastrof | That means it's my nvidia card that's always running ? | 21:43 |
| holstein | katastrof: what do i do? disable the nvidia side, since i want the battery life.. | 21:43 |
| holstein | katastrof: if you havent done anything to keep the nvidia card from running, then, yes.. AFAIK, the nvidia "side" is still running | 21:43 |
| holstein | katastrof: on my dual GPU like that, i use a kernel mod from a PPA that disabled the nvidia side | 21:44 |
| katastrof | but intel is running too ? | 21:44 |
| katastrof | they are both running but nvidia is the real one used, or ? | 21:44 |
| holstein | katastrof: AFAIK, correct.. but, just pulling power.. not displaying things | 21:44 |
| holstein | katastrof: is this relevant? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/HybridGraphics i would expect to install something to manage the device.. if thats possible in linux | 21:45 |
| katastrof | holstein: the thing is I used bumblebee but with nouveau it's causes problems and nividia prime is also a problem for me because it freezes my computer some time | 21:47 |
| holstein | katastrof: yup.. caused problems for me to.. AFAIK, nvidia didnt specifically address it for me, so, i just disabled the nvidia "side" | 21:47 |
| klopsi-u3 | i just switched to the nvidia driver | 21:48 |
| klopsi-u3 | never need battery | 21:48 |
| holstein | katastrof: i would expect a lot of trial and error, and trying the various drivers.. and i would personally want the latest 15.04, even though, its not out yet | 21:48 |
| katastrof | if i install nvidia prime but I activate only the intel card, the problem will not go because it's the same driver ? | 21:49 |
| holstein | katastrof: those are the quesitons i would be answering, with experiementation.. | 21:50 |
| holstein | katastrof: i dont have that hardware.. but, you can always look for someone with it, in #ubuntu for example.. | 21:50 |
| katastrof | did you have problems with flash too ? | 21:50 |
| katastrof | with the prop drivers I had to F5 to reload like youtube videos because I had the sound but not the frame | 21:51 |
| holstein | katastrof: no.. i use the current flash provided to linux for the chrome browser | 21:51 |
| holstein | katastrof: i dont personally let chrome dictate my GPU drivers in linux.. its just such a potential mess.. | 21:52 |
| katastrof | I'm contacting a guy from #ubuntu right now he has nvidia prime | 21:55 |
| katastrof | I'll post the result here maybe it will help | 21:55 |
| katastrof | He said pretty the same thing : http://paste.ubuntu.com/10531773/ | 22:09 |
| katastrof | I'll do some tests and come here if I see it doesn't work ty guys ! | 22:10 |
| katastrof | holstein: but damn i use only intel will it be a problem for encoding stuff I forget to mention that | 22:21 |
| katastrof | *if i use | 22:21 |
| Dub_Boy | Woohoo Xubuntu brought my PC back to life! | 22:38 |
| klopsi-u3 | yaay | 22:41 |
| Dub_Boy | Can anyone explain what adding vm.swapsize=10 to /etc/sysctl does ecatly to increase performance? also I've heard it has no effect | 22:42 |
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