[01:07] Is there a way to do the equivalent of check and uncheck the "enable this device" in the mouse and trackpad settings window from a command line? [01:13] Like a config file I can vi or something? [01:19] It looks like home/drc/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/pointers.xml is the file you might want to l look at. [01:20] s/the/a/ [01:21] It's the only one I can easily find that appears to deal with input devices. [04:19] howdy, how do you install vlc-srpos-plugin in 15.10 ? it requires libvlccore7. [04:22] BrotherMaggot: You rebuild it against the libvlccore-dev in 15.04/Vivid. [04:23] so compile the vlc source and sneak in an older libvlccore ? [04:24] No... Recompile vlc-srpos-plugin, ask whereever you're trying to get it to update it, or ask them for support. [04:24] ah. okay . thnx [04:24] hmm [04:37] woohoo that worked. just installed libvlc-dev and compiled the srpos source and installed. it works in vlc now. Thank You [04:38] Sure. [04:39] good timezone all [07:04] anyone awake [07:05] yes - but whether they can answer an eventual question is a different thing altogether [07:05] Ahh ok. i didn't think it would work but i got xubuntu running on this old Dell like a dream [07:06] so far i'm luvin this distro [07:06] only problems i havehad was with some gaming graphics issues but i think its due to the fact that this machine doesn't support 3d graphics [07:07] it still has regular old DDR ram in it [07:08] well i was just checking to see whats up. have a good night/morning [10:39] newb here. i'm getting unresolvable dependencies when trying to install wine or steam (linux version) on 15.04 [10:40] are you using PPA's or something else that is off-center? [10:41] nope. i did have the wine ppa but i unchecked that. [10:42] it's possible that vivid is in a state where those happen and there is nothing you can do about it (it's still not released...) [10:42] when is the release? [10:42] thursday [10:42] mkay [10:43] you can pasetebin the exact error messages for additional debugging [10:43] though it's also possible it is something to do with steam [10:44] it said something about having to install steam:i386, but i'm 64bit [10:44] i guess i'll wait till thursday and reinstall [10:45] ok [10:45] thnx for answering [16:02] hei guys i got a problem with xubuntu installation could i ask here? [16:02] yes [16:03] so, i have a netbook and i have installed lubuntu. now i want to switch to xubuntu. i used unetbootin to create a bootable version of xubuntu into my pen drive but i cant install it in my pc [16:03] because it says that there is no bootloader or something like that [16:03] how can i solve this problem? [16:03] xubuntu347: how did you create the "bootable" usb? [16:04] sorry. eyes just missed the unetbootin part [16:04] yes m8 i did this a lot of times, also to install mint on my notebook and it worked. this time not [16:05] i tried on unetbootin windows 7 but also from lubuntu [16:05] <_1_humpty2> hi fnds [16:05] so how can i solve my problem? [16:06] just out of curiosity, which verson of xubuntu were you using? [16:07] i downloaded the latest version of xubuntu [16:07] but maybe u wanted to know lubuntu not xubuntu [16:07] the daily from today? [16:08] i downloaded like 2 days ago [16:08] the beta2, the daily image or what? [16:09] uhm sec [16:09] the iso image: xubuntu 14.04.2-desktop-i386.iso [16:10] <_1_humpty2> hi [16:10] FYI, that is not even close to being the "latest version of xubuntu" [16:10] That's the LTS. [16:10] oh, i downloaded from here http://www.ubuntu-it.org/download/derivate [16:10] its the wrong version and it could be the problem? [16:11] just tell me what version do i have to download and i'll try :) [16:11] xubuntu347: I doubt it, but it's not "the latest", it's the L(ong) T(erm) S(support) version. I should be good. [16:12] ok.. so what is the problem? maybe not xubuntu but lubuntu? dont know.. [16:12] i already installed xubuntu on this pc, mint also.. never had problems [16:12] and with the same pendrive [16:15] 1) md5sum the iso; 2) reburn to the usb; 3) boot and Test the Media (or words to that effect) in the initial boot media. [16:15] http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/#lts [16:15] if you want to re dl'l the iso. [16:18] 1) md5sum the iso [16:18] can u explain? [16:19] i installed xubuntu on my usb right now with unetbootin [16:19] what i have to do now? [16:19] forget the md5sum for now [16:19] boot off the usb [16:20] boot off means: insert the pendrive and reboot the system? [16:20] yes [16:20] ok im doing, sec [16:21] black screen, waiting for loading [16:21] i pressed ESC and selected pendrive [16:23] still black screen, with only a _ [16:23] doing nothing [16:24] You have 2 machines: the one you are typing on and the netboook, correct? [16:24] sure [16:24] im on windows here [16:24] ok, that stops what I was going to suggest :) [16:25] lol [16:25] so, its doing nothing.. still black screen [16:27] ok, try this...take the pendrive and try to boot it on the machine you are typing on...if it doesn't work that will eliminate any pendrive>netbook>xubuntu problems. If it works then we go from there. [16:28] I realize it's a pain, but I like to eliminate the easy things [16:28] just give me a sec. i try on my notebook, in which i have windows 8 - mint dual boot. soo i can contnue typing here [16:36] im back. im trying on another pc but it still on black screen [16:36] OK :( [16:36] so what is the problem? the pen drive? or other [16:36] I have to leave in about 5 minutes, but I'll work until then [16:37] thanks :) [16:37] The problem looks like 1) the pen drive, 2) the iso, or 3) the burn of the iso to the USB [16:38] 3) dont think this cause i tried to do it a lot of times.. :( [16:38] Then I'd start at the beginning :) [16:38] i can try on my other pendrive 16gb usb 3.0 [16:39] re dl the iso from another site, md5sum to check the iso, burn the iso and see [16:39] wait [16:39] you have a functioning mint box? [16:40] linux mint u mean? i have it installed on my notebook yes [16:41] a question: the pendrive has to be ntfs, fat32 or what? [16:42] with unetbootin? fat32 [16:42] oh maybe its thee problem? [16:42] it was ntfs [16:43] Not sure, I don;t think unetbootin will allow the burn to a non-fat32 usb [16:43] it does :D [16:43] cause im sure it was ntfs.. btw im doing again [16:43] interesting...make the pendrive a fat32, re burn and see. [16:43] yes doing [16:44] I have to run now, sorry...hope it works out. [16:45] thanks bye :) [17:32] many times when I lock the screen, go away for a bit and come back, I enter the psw and it fails to get to the desktop. How do troubleshoot this? [17:46] @TimeVirus: on Xubuntu? what are you seeing when you enter the password? is XFWM4 not loading up? [17:48] ON Xubuntu yes when I enter the psw if all is going well, the rectangular psw box will disappear and I'm on the desktop ready to go. ... [17:49] I can tell when its gone wrong because the wallpaper also disappears to black screen and the desktop will not come up. [17:50] weather or not XFWM4 is loading up or not, I don't know [17:51] also happens some times when resuming from suspend but I feel like it has something to do with Xfce - just a hunch [17:51] I dont know what XFWM4 is [17:52] JanusLi, ^ [17:53] XFWM4 is the actual process for the Xubuntu Window manager [17:54] i am assuming you are using a current version of Xubuntu [17:55] 14.04 [17:55] next time it happens, try using Ctrl + ALT +F1-F6. which F-Key you use doesn't really matter, you just want to get to a terminal console other than TTY7. [17:55] How would I be able to tell if XFWM4 has started? also I now remember another bit [17:55] then run top or htop. I like htop better, because you can sort the processes by what is going on [17:56] if you were in the GUI, then XWFM4 has been started [17:56] I start a tty3 cli and many times it doesnt take my credentials so that I can reboot [17:56] ok [17:57] but I have had a problem similar to what you describe, and it was because there was an error in it resuming [17:57] hmmm [17:58] and a couple times even crtl + alt + F3 fails to get me a terminal [17:58] granted, it is NOT a proper fix for what is going wrong, but often I would see xfwm4 in a paused or standby state, so i would sudo killall xfwm4, and then restart it in a new TTY [17:58] ok [17:59] you have 7 TTY's on a default build--the GUI is started normally on 7 [18:00] I was real pleased when I first tried pm-hibernate that it worked flawlessly on Xubuntu too [18:00] but I will often run processes in other terminals, and so, like having 4 desktops, I will often use different TTY's for different functions [18:00] yes I know of tty7 [18:00] like, I like to keep htop running on TTY1 [18:00] I see [18:00] lol [18:00] nice [18:01] I will use TTY6 for basic command line functions, TTY5 for man-pages and lynx/elinks, and TTY4 for vim [18:01] cool [18:02] it really freaked some kids out in my college classes--they thought i was trying to be Neo hacking into the matrix or some shit like that [18:02] lol [18:02] "but but, where do you click to start up shit?" [18:03] lol, clicky-click-clicky [18:03] noobs [18:03] lol [18:03] The problems I had with it i think turned out to be related to the PM setting sin my BIOS [18:04] xfwm4 = xf window manager 4 then, yes? [18:04] absolutely [18:04] will remember that [18:04] lol, it isn't hard--part of why i love linux so much [18:04] yes [18:04] it makes SOOOOO much more sense than M$ [18:05] which I never got into since XP came out - it just ran too good and I spiraled into dumbness :) [18:05] TimeVirus: if the problem is caused by screen locking, replace light-locker (default in 14.04 and up) with xscreensaver and try to reproduce the issue [18:05] and remember [18:05] !ot [18:05] #xubuntu is the Xubuntu support channel, #xubuntu-devel for discussion regarding development of Xubuntu, and #xubuntu-offtopic is for random chatter. Welcome! [18:06] ok will do brainwash_ [18:06] brainwash_ has a good solution, that seems to work for most [18:06] rgr [18:06] mine was a BIOS setting [18:07] I'll look at the BIOS too then see what I see [18:07] also, I recommend reading http://xubuntu.org/news/screen-locking-in-xubuntu-14-04/ [18:07] kk [18:08] Xubuntu that was able to hibernate from the git-go too so I've stuck with it [18:08] woe that got mixed up [18:08] english enough? [18:08] lol [18:08] for me, I had to change the P1(POS)/P3 in the BIOS PM page [18:08] kk [18:09] but I was using a Dell Core2 laptop [18:09] not sure what you're running [18:09] same here Core2Duo U2500 Latitude D420 [18:09] A-06 BIOS [18:10] got a Latitude E6420 on the way with a decent i5 and 4GB RAM [18:11] probably going to take that to 8 GB right away [18:11] planning on Xen and GNS machine [18:11] GNS3 [18:11] last machine I bought was a System76 laptop i5, 16GB RAM, 128GB SSD (now 256GB) [18:11] well to carry around anyway [18:11] Xubuntu Studio 14.04.2 [18:12] & Slackware [18:12] nice but I"m going with a dual HD [18:12] I need an optical to burn CD/DVD's for clients [18:12] 1 TB hd + 120 ssd in one WD black [18:12] yes that will allow me to keep the optical [18:12] damn, nice [18:13] about $75 too iirc [18:32] Hey guys... got a screensaver question. [18:33] Or... well, not screensaver. I am not interested in a screensaver. I would be happy with having a blank screen after 5 minutes, and then have the screen turn off after 10 minutes. [18:33] I tried with xscreensaver... yet it would not lock the screen. [18:34] Can I achieve this with light-locker? And then have the Xfce Power Manager put the screen blank? [18:34] xscreensaver-command -prefs > Display Modes > Lock Screen After [18:34] Or am I jumping to the wrong step? [18:34] Unit193, on my way to check that out [18:34] You can use light-locker to lock the screen, yes. :P [18:35] Ok... that side of light-locker is good to go. Yet when I open Xfce Power Manager.... I don't find the screensaver settings nowhere. [18:36] I have the tabls General, System, Display and Devices [18:38] The thing is, I think I a missing where... light-locker says that iw will automatically lock the session when the screensaver is activated. Yet a "screensaver" is not activated... it's Xfce Power Manager [18:40] knob: There's light-locker-settings, and in newer releases xfpm controls light-locker itself. [18:43] Unit193, thanks for the help! Very much appreciated. Yet I am missing something basic. light-locker will lock the screen when the screensaver activates. Ok, cool. Yet xfpm does not have a screensaver. [18:43] Or am I wrong with this? [18:44] light-locker is basically the screensaver. [18:50] Unit193, doing some tests right now... First one, is all good to go. [18:51] And that last explanation now makes sense. Now I get it. [18:51] Will report back in 5 minutes... testing now. [18:57] Unit193, working perfectly. Thank you. I asked because I had gone back and forth about 6 times... and still no dice. [18:57] Sure. [18:58] Well crap. Now I know why I switched to xscreensaver again. After unlocking the screen, chrome crashes. [18:58] \o/ [18:58] Err, I mean. That's terrible! [18:59] https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=392777 [18:59] that's the bug thingy... not sure what to do with it.