[01:23] <socrates> I need help with Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter
[01:24] <holstein> !wifi
[01:25] <holstein> http://askubuntu.com/questions/301442/atheros-ar9462-wifi-very-unstable-package-loss has some nice suggestions.. is that what you are experiencing? what is described?
[01:25] <socrates> holstein, yes ... doesn't work properly
[01:27] <socrates> this is my kernel : 3.16.0-30-generic
[01:27] <holstein> *great*!, have you tried any of the "Fixes" from that link? http://askubuntu.com/questions/301442/atheros-ar9462-wifi-very-unstable-package-loss ?
[01:27] <holstein> do they seem to have any effect?
[01:27] <socrates> holstein, I try before ... but fail
[01:28] <holstein> socrates: cool.. you can always try being more specific and verbose about what you tried, and also, try #ubuntu since its not specifically related to xubuntu or xfce...
[01:29] <socrates> this afternoon I try all the time ... and is the same situation ... wifi connect and a few time disconnect
[01:30] <socrates> when I using Debian the wifi working hard
[01:31] <holstein> note the kernel and modules in use, and try the fixes specified at the link above ^
[01:31] <socrates> tried and fail
[01:32] <holstein> socrates: tried what? and what failed? how? did you try asking in #ubuntu?
[01:32] <socrates> the modules
[01:33] <socrates> sudo modprobe ath9k
[01:33] <socrates> and sudo lshw -C network
[01:34] <holstein> cool.. thats one of them
[01:34] <holstein> also.. "I have an Acer V5-131 with an AR9462. It worked for some access points but cut out/reconnected on others. This is the line in /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf that fixed it for me:
[01:34] <holstein> options ath9k nohwcrypt=1 blink=1 btcoex_enable=1"
[01:35] <holstein> Changing my router channel to 1 fixed exactly this problem for my AR9462 wireless. None of the ath9k options had any effect.
[01:37] <socrates> let me see ... wait a moment
[01:39] <socrates> now I modify my own /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf
[01:40] <socrates> next save and reboot ?
[01:40] <holstein> what would i do? backup my existing file, edit, save, and reboot..
[01:41] <socrates> copy this : options ath9k nohwcrypt=1 blink=1 btcoex_enable=1"
[01:44] <socrates> holstein,
[01:44] <socrates> now working with wifi
[02:55] <somethinelse> Hey there everybody. Running Xubuntu 12.04 w/ Cinnamon. I'm starting to experience more and more frequent total freeze-ups, where I can't use ctrl+alt+f1 or REISUB, no mouse either
[02:55] <somethinelse> Any way I could find logs or anything for whats happening? I don't really know what could be going on
[02:56] <holstein> somethinelse: you added a PPA for cinnamon?
[02:58] <somethinelse> I guess not, its not on my  list
[02:59] <holstein> !info cinnamon
[02:59] <somethinelse> !info cinnamon
[03:00] <holstein> !info cinnamon precise
[03:00] <holstein> somethinelse: so, to get cinnamon in ubuntu, you would have added a source for it.. a PPA
[03:01] <holstein> that ppa, not being officially supported or maintained by ubuntu, can break
[03:01] <somethinelse> i dont see one listed  but i suppose so then
[03:01] <holstein> what would i do? install 14.04.. or 15.04 at this point
[03:01] <somethinelse> Not an option till I can backup files :/
[03:01] <holstein> somethinelse: you need to backup regardless. *all* hard drives fail
[03:02] <somethinelse> Yeah, I konw
[03:02] <somethinelse> I just cant do it right now
[03:02] <somethinelse> if i just use a different desktop environment should i be ok then?
[03:02] <somethinelse> Well, if thats the issue
[03:02] <holstein> i dont know what the issue is, but, it wont hurt to try that.. try using xfce, since, im assuming you have installed xubuntu
[03:03] <Unit193> somethinelse: Well, Xubuntu 12.04 hits EOL this month anyway.  You can try a different env though to see if it has less problems so you can upgrade.
[03:03] <holstein> *could* be the hard drive failing causing all your issues..
[03:03] <somethinelse> I considered that
[03:03] <somethinelse> oh, didnt know it did this month, yeah i really should then eh :P
[03:04] <somethinelse> alright, well thanks for the help folks :)
[06:23] <cognitios> Can someone tell me how to install the numix theme?
[06:25] <xangua> download the theme and extract it in your ~/.themes or ~/.icons directory, depending on what is it
[06:25] <cognitios> I keep getting the message E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
[06:25] <cognitios> E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
[06:25] <cognitios> whenever I try and use the command line to dld something
[06:26] <cfhowlett> !aptlock | cognitios
[06:26] <cognitios> Thank you!
[06:27] <cognitios> what was the cause of the error?
[06:27] <cognitios> or what was the error called?
[06:28] <cfhowlett> cognitios, I'm guessing that you have set your system to automatically update which requires sudo apt-get update.  this locks the system until the process completes, i.e. "apt-lock"
[06:28] <cognitios> Will I need to do that command multiple times? Or just this once?
[06:29] <cognitios> Yes, that would make sense, I did set the system to automatically update when installing
[06:29] <cfhowlett> cognitios, disable the auto-update function or be prepared to override with the procedure you just performe
[06:31] <cognitios> I just go to settings > session and startup > app autostart and then uncheck the update notifier for that correct?
[06:31] <cfhowlett> cognitios, I believe so.  wait a sec ...
[06:32] <cfhowlett> cognitios, nope.
[06:32] <cognitios> What is the correct way to do it?
[06:32] <cfhowlett> cognitios, system > software updater > settings > Updates > automatically check for udpates: never
[06:33] <cognitios> Thanks man!
[06:33] <cfhowlett> cognitios, happy2help!
[06:34] <cfhowlett> cognitios, note these terminal commands:  sudo apt-get udpate         sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[06:34] <cfhowlett> for more info; run this in terminal:   apt-get
[06:35] <cognitios> Yeah, those are pretty common with Ubuntu, do you have a suggested interval on when to run those commands?
[06:35] <cognitios> I used to do it about every week, should I do it daily?
[06:35] <cfhowlett> cognitios, personally: once a week
[06:36] <cognitios> Alright, just making sure, thanks!
[06:36] <cfhowlett> cognitios, also: sudo apt-get autoremove for the spring cleaning!
[06:36] <DazPetty> can anybody recommend something like docky
[06:36] <DazPetty> there are a couple similar apps that make the mac style launcher
[06:37] <DazPetty> wondering if anyone had anytips
[06:37] <DazPetty> docky vs cairo etc
[07:29] <xubuntu31w> Can someone help?
[07:30] <cfhowlett> !ask | xubuntu31w
[07:31] <xubuntu31w> II spilt hot chocolate on my computer and it broke. Where can I get some good hot chocolate which wont break my computer if I spill it on it.
[07:32] <cfhowlett> xubuntu31w, please ask in #trolls.  this is not the channel you need.
[09:01] <cq-aux> heya
[09:01] <cq-aux> facebook says I need to update flash
[09:01] <cq-aux> but I can't update flash
[09:02] <cq-aux> (not on the flashplayer website - through software center)
[09:02] <cfhowlett> !flash | cq-aux
[09:03] <cq-aux> thanks I hope
[09:03] <cq-aux> nope I've already done that
[09:04] <cfhowlett> cq-aux, adobe no longer supports linux flash ...
[09:04] <cq-aux> how do I uninstall flash and use only pepper flash?
[09:09] <cq-aux> hang on, what flash alternative should I be using then?
[09:10] <Unit193> Security updates are fine, there's just no feature updates.
[09:13] <cq-aux_> how do I actually play facebook videos?
[10:18] <mangost> hey!
[10:19] <mangost> Indownloaded the xubuntu i386 latest iso, and installed it on a usbstick through unetbootin from a Windows 7 computer
[10:19] <mangost> the stick's filesystem is FAT32
[10:20] <mangost> the installwtion freezes at the wireless screen
[10:20] <mangost> I am now writing from my tablet
[10:20] <mangost> has anybody encountered a similar issue? if so, what can I do about it?
[11:55] <Thenewone> good morning
[12:29] <DazPetty> hey what does "sudo apt-key del [keynumber]" do
[12:29] <DazPetty> because I am looking at this program
[12:29] <DazPetty> https://wiki.tox.im/Binaries |||| called Tox
[12:29] <DazPetty> it is a messanger
[14:41] <chrislp> I have a simple question. I have a 120 GB SSD and a 2 TB HDD. The natural thing to do would be to mount the SSD at / and the HDD at /home, but I am very sensical to noise. Would launching an application from the SSD cause my HDD to spin up and make noise if it needed to load a config file from ~/.config/xyz?
[14:52] <bgardner> Yes
[14:53] <bgardner> chrislp: I have the configuration you describe, the answer is yes.
[14:53] <chrislp> bgardner: Thanks for your response. That's a shame though :(
[14:54] <bgardner> chrislp: Not really, you are leveraging your strengths.  If sounds is that important to you, invest in a huge SSD.
[14:55] <chrislp> bgardner: How would you do it if you had a bigger SSD then? Say, a 500 GB SSD and a 2 TB HDD for data storage? How'd you mount them as to minimize the hdd noise?
[14:55] <bgardner> chrislp: You could symlink your config folders to a dedicated space on your SSD.
[14:55] <mrkramps> mount /home on SSD too and link data content from ssd /home to hdd
[14:57] <chrislp> That seems like a nice solution. Thanks guys!
[14:59] <bgardner> chrislp: Actually, after thinking about this you would need to do it the way mrkramps describes, otherwise you'd still probably spin up the drive to read the symlink.
[15:05] <mrkramps> actually it's vice versa … softlink data from hdd to /home on ssd, but i guess he got me right ^^
[15:05] <DoomBoom> is this by design? every time I start Dropbox it automatically readds it to "session and startup" and makes it start automatically
[15:05] <DoomBoom> it's really annoying me
[15:07] <mrkramps> DoomBoom, dropbox should have a setting in preferences to prevent this
[15:08] <mrkramps> DoomBoom or:$ dropbox autostart n
[15:09] <DoomBoom> mrkramps, thanks man, I didn't even think about Dropbox' own preferences
[15:10] <DoomBoom> I just removed it from application autostart and found it re-add itself whenever I restarted it
[16:27] <cognitios> how do i format a usb drive on xubuntu?
[16:27] <holstein> cognitios: i use gparted
[16:27] <holstein> !info gparted
[16:29] <cognitios> Thanks!
[16:29] <cognitios> !
[16:48] <ngomes> hello , after suspend ( S3 ) the network manager reconfigure my network in order to have connectivity. there's a OSD message saying "you are now connected" and there's a button that says "do not show this message again" all fine until here. but i clicked "do not show this message again" and it did its job , but now i want to put it back , i want the message. any ideia how ?
[16:49] <ngomes> using xubuntu 14.10
[16:49] <holstein> resetting the config for the user might reset that
[16:50] <holstein> should be able to see what you need to see in the network applet running in the tray
[16:50] <ngomes> holstein, u mean , delete .gconf dir ?
[16:50] <ngomes> or nm-applet under ~./.gconf ?
[16:51] <holstein> i would research what would specifically address that.. and keep track of what i change, and have backups
[16:51] <ngomes> i've tried to research
[16:51] <holstein> sure.. what settings are you not able to reach?
[16:52] <ngomes> gconf/apps/nmapplet is missing options
[16:52] <holstein> ngomes: cool.. what options are missing?
[16:52] <ngomes> i've added manually and it still does not work
[16:52] <ngomes> wait
[16:52] <holstein> you added what manually to what?
[16:52] <ngomes> with gconftool
[16:52] <ngomes> one moment
[16:53] <ngomes> holstein, see this picture -> http://i.stack.imgur.com/nE8LJ.png
[16:53] <mrkramps> eh, shouldn't this be dconf?
[16:53] <ngomes> i only had "stamp" option
[16:54] <ngomes> i thought dconf would be another frontend for gconf ...
[16:55] <ngomes> how to install dconf ?
[16:55] <ngomes> i'll try and reset config
[16:56] <mrkramps> nah, i guess you're right … dconf is just another frontend to gsettings
[16:57] <ngomes> ok
[16:58] <holstein> ngomes: diabling notifications  shouldnt effect the settings in the UI
[16:58] <holstein> ngomes: what im suggesting is, just click on the nmapplet to set whatever you want to set
[16:58] <holstein> you dont have to catch that specific popup message to maintain the connection
[16:59] <mrkramps> funny though, actually it is vice versa … dconf is the backend to gsettings :)
[16:59] <ngomes> i know the message does not interfer with the nm doing his job , just wondering why cant i revert this option to show OSD message again ...
[17:00] <ngomes> and why i only have stamp    "3" option , instead of the list that shows on the picture
[17:03] <ngomes> well deleted .gconf/apps/nm-applet/ dir  , gonna reboot to see it things were reverted ... brb
[17:07] <ngomes> hello again . nope , deleting dir was not helpfull and it did not recreate the nmapplet under .gconf ... lol :)
[17:07] <holstein> ngomes: recreate the nmapplet?
[17:08] <ngomes> yes , the .gconf/apps/nmapplet/
[17:08] <holstein> the nmapplet doent need recreated, correct? its there? and working properly? its just the GUI popup that you want to see again, correct?
[17:08] <ngomes> yes
[17:08] <holstein> cool
[17:08] <holstein> i suppose i would poke around in other config settings, and *not* just delete things, but, keep track of what i move, and know how to revert..
[17:09] <ngomes> its there
[17:09] <ngomes> it was recreated
[17:10] <holstein> sure.. the *config* was.. but, thats not the config to reset the setting you seek
[17:10] <ngomes> with default stamp "3" option in it
[17:10] <holstein> i dont understand what you are referecing with "default stamp 3" options
[17:10] <ngomes> what i think i need its like it show on the picture
[17:10] <ngomes> http://i.stack.imgur.com/nE8LJ.png
[17:10] <holstein> you should be missing no functionality by leaving it "as-is"
[17:11] <ngomes> disable-connected-notifications option
[17:12] <ngomes> looks like the option i need and its not there , and even if i add it manually , nm-applet wont accept
[17:15] <ngomes> i've read this post http://askubuntu.com/questions/67500/how-to-disable-notification-from-network-manager
[17:16] <holstein> ngomes: you have the disabled, though.. what you want to do is, undo the disabling you have already done..
[17:17] <ngomes> holstein, that picture isnt mine configuration ! mine only shows stamp "3" option !
[17:17] <holstein> ngomes: sure. there are lots of changes happening right now with many applications
[17:18] <ngomes> that picture is some one configuration regarding that post i've read
[17:18] <holstein> ngomes: i understand that you clicked an option that *never* show you the popups again, and now you want to see them.. and i just dont know where the GUI is to undo that setting..
[17:18] <ngomes> ok , i stay without OSD messages
[17:19] <holstein> if i wanted to get to the bottom of it, i would just move my user configs, not delete them.. and test.. see if things are back to default.. then, i would put back what i need..
[17:20] <ngomes> holstein, no harm was made . i deleted the dir trought CLI , rebooted and it just recreated the dir with default settings
[17:21] <holstein> ngomes: sure, and i understand you did that for *one8 directory, and that didnt reset what you seek to reset.. what im saying is, *if* i wanted to track it down, i would move *more* directories, or *all* of them.. reboot, and test.. and put back what i need
[17:21] <ngomes> yes , i agree, move is better , my bad
[17:21] <holstein> "better" is a matter of use case and opinion.. you just dont need to delete to test what you are trying to test.. if you want to delete, delete.. but, its not necessary, and move or rename allows you to revert
[17:22] <ngomes> i only had 3 dirs in it , i guess i'm gonna move all .gconf then
[17:22] <holstein> ngomes: and, it may not even be in .gconf.. could be in a completely different place
[17:22] <ngomes> ok ...
[17:22] <holstein> and to track down exactly where, i think you would need to email a dev list..
[17:23] <ngomes> i need to register to dev list and on and on ... too much trouble :(
[17:24] <holstein> sure.. thats why im suggesting that, for me, it would be (arguably) easier to just move *everything* from my home config, and test.. see if that even addresses the alleged issue, then, put back what i need/want if it does
[17:24] <ngomes> sure ... my bad
[17:27] <ngomes> well , i give up , no clue where to search
[17:27] <ngomes> i stay without OSD messages
[17:27] <ngomes> thanks for your time
[17:27] <holstein> sure.. good luck
[18:18] <xubuntu99w> Hello good people of Xubuntu.
[18:18] <xubuntu99w> Is there anybody alive here?
[18:20] <mrkramps> question?
[18:20] <xubuntu99w> Yes, that was a question.
[18:21] <mrkramps> question was if you want to ask one
[18:21] <xubuntu99w> I am having trouble with Ubuntu software center on Xubuntu Utopic Unicorn.
[18:22] <mrkramps> trouble in terms of?
[18:22] <xubuntu99w> I can't submit an app review.
[18:23] <xubuntu99w> It says "Signing in..." and nothing happens after that.
[18:24] <mrkramps> signing in to what?
[18:25] <xubuntu99w> After I click on "Write your own review" a new window pops up with the message "Signing in...".
[18:25] <xubuntu99w> I wonder if I have to log in with my Ubuntu account, but I don't know how. I think on Ubuntu a dialog shows for you to type your user name and password, but I am not sure.
[18:27] <xubuntu99w> Do you think we should send a message to the mailing list to let someone know about this? It may be some kind of bug.
[18:27] <xubuntu99w> Does it happen to you too?
[18:28] <mrkramps> actually, i don't use USC
[18:28] <xubuntu99w> Do you have it installed?
[18:28] <xubuntu99w> Do you just use sudo apt-get install?
[18:28] <mrkramps> APT or Synaptics
[18:29] <brainvvash> xubuntu99w: bug 1316481
[18:29] <xubuntu99w> Oh
[18:29] <xubuntu99w> That was very helpful. Thanks everybody.
[18:30] <xubuntu99w> I think I need to learn how to search the web better.
[18:30] <brainvvash> there is also bug 1425104
[18:31] <brainvvash> generally, the software center appears to be one the worst piece of software :)
[18:31] <xubuntu99w> lol
[18:32] <brainvvash> it's amazing how slow and unstable it is
[18:32] <xubuntu99w> Since new users are going to use that a lot they should improve it. I remember that it was a little worse before.
[18:32] <mrkramps> the lubuntu software center is an interesting and simple approach
[18:33] <mrkramps> but USC is important as it works as an app store with some kind of DRM and stuff
[18:34] <mrkramps> no other way to sell commercial products for example
[18:34] <xubuntu99w> humm
[18:35] <xubuntu99w> Is there a way to up vote a bug?
[18:35] <xubuntu99w> Never mind
[18:35] <xubuntu99w> Found it.
[18:35] <mrkramps> :)
[18:35] <mrkramps> it's pretty easy
[18:35] <xubuntu99w> I have never used lubuntu a lot before.
[18:35] <xubuntu99w> I heard they are going to make some changes soon.
[18:36] <xubuntu99w> But I think Xfce is very good.
[18:36] <xubuntu99w> Thanks for everybody help.
[19:22] <xubuntu50w> Hey. Does anybody know, can you get the text editor Sigil in the Ubuntu Software Center for Xubuntu?
[19:23] <xubuntu50w> Some people have told me I can, but I can't find it there.
[19:24] <bekks> !info sigil
[19:24] <bekks> "No." :)
[19:24] <elfy> you'd need a ppa for it
[19:28] <elfy> https://launchpad.net/~i2p.packages/+archive/ubuntu/i2p/+packages
[19:28] <elfy> but bear in mind you'd have to support yourself if you get problems, or with the ppa maintainer
[19:33] <xubuntu50w> Ok. Thanks very much. And elfy thanks for the link. Have a great day.
[20:06] <sleezio> hello, i have an iso file i mounted, but it mounted as read only, i'm guessing because it's either fat32 or ntfs format, i tried to open thunar as root and change the permissions, but even that won't work, i can't copy these files over...any ideas what i'm missing?
[20:07] <sleezio> or is there a specific parameter i can use in the mount command to give me full access(perms)?
[20:09] <sleezio> this is what i get when i mount it: mount: block device /home/slee/Downloads/blah.iso is write-protected, mounting read-only
[20:20] <xubuntu876> what is xfce ,
[20:20] <bazhang> !xfce | xubuntu876
[20:21] <xubuntu876> im instlling xubuntu
[20:21] <xubuntu876> installing
[22:32] <circ-user-DHlTS> just install xubuntu any tweaks or themes to make it look nice?
[22:33] <xangua> sudo apt-get install xubuntu-extras to install codecs, flash, fonts
[22:34] <dom__> i want to make it look fancier would i be able to install numix icons sorry im a n0b
[22:34] <dom__> n00b