[00:34] <joshuan> hello everyone, I need help with figuring out why hyperlinks inside my synaptic package manager will not open my browser..
[00:35] <holstein> joshuan: i would just copy paste those.. it really shouldnt come up that often that you need to do that
[00:35] <holstein> open links in a web browser from a package manager..
[00:35] <holstein> what is it? a link for a screenshot?
[00:36] <joshuan> its to a website
[00:36] <holstein> sure, what for? a screenshot?
[00:36] <holstein> on the website? is it a link to screenshots? documentation?
[00:37] <joshuan> example: you search for alienarena and there is a link to there web page
[00:37] <holstein> right.. i always just copy and paste, or search in the web browser
[00:37] <holstein> you can look for a bug about it, im sure someone has noticed.. it'll be something you can use #ubuntu for as well, since its not directly related to lubuntu or lxde
[00:38] <holstein> i dont remember them being clickable links.. anyways, im on 15.04, are you? i'll fire it up and test..
[00:39] <joshuan> I'm on 14.10
[00:39] <joshuan> lubuntu
[00:40] <holstein> plus, synaptic is running as root.. you dont want root opening web pages
[00:40] <holstein> lubuntu *is* ubuntu
[00:40] <joshuan> yeah
[00:42] <joshuan> oh I see because it being root
[00:46] <holstein> joshuan: i am unable to click on the "visit homepage" buttons
[00:47] <holstein> i can right click, and "copy url" without issue
[00:47] <holstein> joshuan: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/1168915
[00:51] <joshuan> thanks holstein, i will take a look
[01:01] <Jake1> !hi
[01:02] <Jake1> time zone issue. i set the right time zone but the time its not the rihgt one
[01:02] <Jake1> any idea ?
[01:02] <Jake1> lunbuntu 15.04
[01:03] <holstein> Jake1: i say, its actualy not set to the "right" one, then.. share how you set it, please, and where you set it.. and what setting you have, and what you want.. thanks
[01:04] <Jake1> i m french, sorry for my english
[01:04] <holstein> !fr
[01:04] <Jake1> thanks
[01:34] <Jake1> America/Guadeloupe. not the good time
[01:34] <Jake1> i set it to another island near, still the same
[01:34] <holstein> Jake1: how did you set what exactly? and where?
[01:36] <Jake1> time zone : america/guadeloupe
[01:36] <Jake1> setting: sync to serv
[01:36] <holstein> Jake1: please open a terminal, and use the command "sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata" and follow the prompts
[01:38] <Jake1> Current default time zone: 'America/Guadeloupe'
[01:38] <Jake1> Local time is now:      Thu Apr 30 17:39:20 AST 2015.
[01:38] <Jake1> Universal Time is now:  Thu Apr 30 21:39:20 UTC 2015.
[01:38] <Jake1> universal time  its the good one
[01:38] <holstein> Jake1: use the settings in the terminal to set it as you please
[01:39] <Jake1> why local and universal its not the same ???
[01:40] <holstein> Jake1: if you want them the same, set them the same
[01:41] <Jake1> how ? i m living in guadeloupe. should i set another country to get the good time ?
[01:41] <holstein> http://askubuntu.com/questions/117359/how-do-i-change-the-timezone-to-utc
[01:41] <holstein> http://askubuntu.com/questions/138423/how-do-i-change-my-timezone-to-utc-gmt
[01:41] <holstein> Jake1: just set it to what you want..
[01:44] <Jake1> fixed ! thanks you alot holstein
[01:45] <holstein> sure.. and to be clear, this wasnt breakage that needed fixing.. but, im glad you have your system configured as you need it to be
[01:49] <Jake1> on the previous version i never had to take care about that. now i ll have to everytime i install :/
[02:33] <Jake1> how can i froce mplayer to play video streaming in 1080p ?
[02:33] <Jake1> somtin like -y1920 -x1080 ?
[02:34] <holstein> is the source 1080p? if not, i dont think you'll get the result you are wanting..
[02:35] <Jake1> yes the source its 180p but everytime it play in 720p
[02:35] <Jake1> i don t want to use mpv
[02:35] <holstein> not sure. but, you can alwasy ask volunteers in #ubuntu since its not related to lubuntu or lxce
[02:35] <holstein> lxde*
[02:36] <Jake1> smplayer -x1920 -y1080 http://videolink.com something like dat
[02:36] <holstein> Jake1: yes, i understand.. do you understand that i refer you to #ubuntu ?
[02:36] <Jake1> yes, i already asking on #ubuntu
[04:11] <Jake1> is there any way else to get skype audio working whitout installing pulseaudio ?
[04:12] <holstein> Jake1: i have used it in the past without pulse, but, its not an ubuntu package, so, you just do whatever is needed to make the 3rd party package work.. since, they dont really support linux well
[04:12] <holstein> they, being microsoft, in this case
[04:13] <holstein> also, you can ask in #ubuntu for that too, since, more folks will be using skype there
[04:13] <Jake1> you r the boss holstein. thanks again
[12:42] <position> anyone can create drivers from xp to run in lubuntu?
[12:44] <position> If we have the proprietary driver of a device in win xp can we convert it tou run in lubuntu?
[12:44] <position> to run in lubuntu?
[13:58] <holstein> position: ideally, the creator of the hardware would, as they did for windows xp, create a driver for linux/ubuntu.. all of linux and ubuntu are open and freely available for that company to do so.. or release information that would make that possible
[13:59] <holstein> if its an older device, then, there may be little/no interest from a community to try and reverse engineer, or make a driver that may or may not work well
[14:00] <holstein> basically, there is nothing in linux or lubuntu/ubuntu that is preventing that device from working, or from haveing a driver created for it to work by the creators of the hardware... but, typically, these days, *if* things can work, they just work
[14:01] <holstein> position: what device are you dealing with? and have you tried it with linux? its usually rather simple to load a live iso for lubuntu and just test the device, first-hand, under linux
[14:01] <position> well I have an old crypto camera
[14:01] <position> I must try it in linux
[14:02] <position> I dont have drivers
[14:02] <holstein> sure.. try loading a live iso, and see how it works
[14:02] <holstein> the linux kernel is modular.. and contains drivers for most hardware
[14:02] <holstein> if it doesnt "just work" out of the box, then, it can be either simply a matter of installing the driver the manufacturer provides, or it may just not work
[14:13] <Jake1> lubuntu really need to fix that time zone issue
[14:13] <Jake1> now i get the wrong date
[14:15] <holstein> Jake1: im getting the date just fine here, friend
[14:16] <holstein> Jake1: where are you getting the incorrect date?
[14:17] <Jake1> the date
[14:17] <Jake1> sys tray
[14:19] <holstein> Jake1: sure, friend.. the date is fine here.. how are you syncing the date? and to what? how did you set it and when?
[14:19] <Jake1> sync to serv
[14:19] <Jake1> should not be any error
[14:20] <Jake1> i havec to set it manually and then chosse back sync to serv
[14:42] <fwioq> when would lubuntu get the functionality to configure the default soundcard a bit more userfriendly?
[14:43] <fwioq> writing manually asoundrc is defenetly not userfiendly
[14:43] <fwioq> kubuntu and so on can configure the default soundcard in the sound settings
[14:44] <fwioq> i had again the situation where someone tell me that he installed 15.04 and had no sound. the default soundcard was his hdmi soundcard. not the normal build in realtek soundcard
[15:39] <holstein> Jake1: seems like you are having an issue that could be related to your network connectivity at the time the machine is trying to sync its time settings
[15:40] <holstein> Jake1: there should be a battery on the machine that keeps its time settings, but, i have had machines where that battery was removed, or dead, and i have experienced what you have stated.. where, at boot, the time is "off" til it syncs
[15:41] <holstein> thats just one scenario/possiblity.. you'll just have to postulate, and test.. and see if you can track the issue down
[15:41] <holstein> fwioq: you can try using pulseaudio.. pavucontrol
[15:41] <holstein> fwioq: those labels can change, in alsa, and make the default jump or change.. AFAIK, pulseaudio tries to address that
[15:42] <Jake1> holstein, good idea ! i ll look after that
[15:48] <fwioq> holstein: i have edit the alsa default configuration file. Would this problem be fixed in 15.10 thanks to lxqt?
[15:50] <holstein> fwioq: well, its not actually a problem, AFAIK..
[15:50] <holstein> there are ways to nail that down, i suppose, but, im not sure that this is breakage.. the HDMI, for example, is a viable default
[15:51] <holstein> if a user wants, they can use pulseaudio, and pavucontrol.. that can help faciliate a lot of the functionality that you mention, though, at a cost
[15:57] <fwioq> holstein: a normal user have totaly no idea what to do when the sound is not working in lubuntu. he did not know anything about pulseaudion and pavucontrol. thats the usability problem i talk about.
[15:57] <holstein> fwioq: i dont think the goal of lubuntu is necessarily what you are discussing.. though, i completely understand what you are saying
[15:58] <holstein> if you feel you have a bug, or want to file a wishlist bug, feel free.. otherwise, i personally  find the lightness of lubuntu a refreshing compromise.. where, maybe not all things are catering for out of the box perfection, but, lightness
[18:44] <Keyan> Hi, I have a question about lxde. How can i  reset all lxde settings in my home folder and recreate theme in default?
[18:45] <Mr_Comet> no idea. never had to do that. O_o
[18:46] <wxl> theoretically all the settings should be in .config
[18:46] <wxl> they should be recreated if the folder is not there
[18:46] <wxl> but .config is a place to put a lot of settings, not just lxde, so be careful with that
[18:47] <wxl> alternately you can find the default configs outside the home folder
[18:47] <wxl> e.g. there's a bunch in /etc/xdg
[18:47] <wxl> tl;dr there's no global reset button Keyan :)
[18:48] <Keyan> Thank you.
[18:49] <Keyan> Can't reconfigure lxde to create new files in my home folder?
[18:49] <wxl> Keyan: if the files aren't there, they will be copied from default
[18:52] <Keyan> Yes, I copied default folders from /usr/share/lxpanel/profile/Lubuntu/panels to ~/home/keyan/.config/lxpanel/Lubuntu/panels but not work. Icons disapear from desktop. and commands like this not work: XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
[18:54] <Keyan> This problem occure when i change defaul desktop folder in Desktop Preferences, Now, when i want change to default, lxde crash
[18:55] <Keyan> @wxl, Any idea?
[18:56] <Keyan> @Mr_Comet, Thank you, sorry for late!
[18:57] <Mr_Comet> np :D
[18:57] <Keyan> :D
[18:57] <Mr_Comet> sorry im not expert in linux :(
[18:57] <Keyan> Me too
[18:57] <Mr_Comet> i just use the os. not tweak it :D
[18:57] <Mr_Comet> ex windows user. that should explain :D
[18:58] <Keyan> I dont want tweak it, only checked simple item!!
[18:59] <Keyan> and i cant uncheck it :D
[19:01] <Mr_Comet> lol ok :)