[02:36] <nolsen> For some reason, the screen is small on Virtualbox.
[02:36] <nolsen> how do I fix this
[02:36] <holstein> i just install the guest additions.. but, to be more specific, i think you'll have to share what is host, what is guest.. etc
[02:37] <nolsen> 1366x768 is the host resolution
[02:38] <holstein> and, you have guest additions installed?
[02:38] <nolsen> I thought it's installed automaticly
[02:38] <holstein> nolsen: check and see..
[02:38] <holstein> i dont know what host or guest OS you are using
[02:38] <holstein> i dont know which is linux, or lubuntu.. etc
[02:38] <nolsen> Host: Windows 8.1. Guest: lubuntu
[02:39] <holstein> anyways, i would check for guest additions, then, i use dynamically sized desktop
[02:40] <nolsen> install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso right?
[02:41] <holstein> nolsen: thats the iso
[02:41] <nolsen> I don't see any else in the repos
[02:42] <holstein> nolsen: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/130976/lubuntu-display-resolution-virtualbox
[02:42] <holstein> though, im assuming you have already tried that..
[02:42] <Unit193> nolsen: virtualbox-guest-dkms
[02:42] <Unit193> Or, -x11
[05:51] <sebastian_> can I install lubuntu from ubuntu without doing a clean install? not just LXDE but lubuntu proper
[05:53] <whytrytofly> you can uninstall progs to get lubunut
[05:53] <whytrytofly> is it what you mean?
[06:03] <sebastian_> can I upgrade into lubuntu from ubuntu
[06:03] <sebastian_> without having to do a clean install
[06:07] <whytrytofly> sebastian_: whats your exact desire?
[06:08] <whytrytofly> sebastian_: AFAIK you cannot run some upgrader to have lubuntu afterwards, the difference is mainly the window manager, desktop environment and the default programs
[06:09] <whytrytofly> sebastian_: install lxde,  lightweight browser etc...uninstall the stuff you dont need and you made your manual lubuntu...do you simply want it to be faster, or why jump?
[06:10] <whytrytofly> sebastian_: witrhout too much experience, this might cause some probs, so depending on your aim, maybe a clean install is better
[06:11] <ianorlyn> sebastian_: also is best to have backups as all drives will die at somepoint
[06:11] <hateball> sebastian_: sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop
[06:12] <sebastian_> well i want a faster system
[06:12] <hateball> sebastian_: it'll ask you if you want to switch login manager themes etc
[06:12] <sebastian_> will it consume less resources if i get lxde?
[06:12] <whytrytofly> for sure
[06:12] <sebastian_> even with all of the backend programs from the original ubuntu packages?
[06:13] <hateball> There's not really anything starting before your user session that is different
[06:13] <ianorlyn> sebastian_: they will not be loaded by defualt but won't run as heavy a window manager or things but will be less because you aren't running unity
[06:14] <sebastian_> ok i am installing as per hateball´s advise from the terminal
[06:14] <sebastian_> so how does it work? it will let me login either into gnome or lxde when i boot up?
[06:14] <hateball> sebastian_: Yes
[06:15] <sebastian_> and this in and of itself will be lighter than with gnome
[06:15] <sebastian_> can i get rid of gnome if i like it better or will this mess everything up?
[06:15] <ianorlyn> sebastian_: that isn't constant as it depends on hardware anything you add to startup so we can't be sure ourselves
[06:16] <ianorlyn> sebastian_: you don't need to but you could if you needed disk space
[06:16] <sebastian_> ¨on hardware anything you add up to startup¨ can you elaborate on this please?
[06:17] <sebastian_> how do i control what comes up on start up?
[06:17] <ianorlyn> you can add things to startup if you really want to but they will comnsume resources and how long it takes depends on your particular machine
[06:18] <sebastian_> how can i subtract things from start up?
[06:23] <ianorlyn> sebastian_: you probably won't need to
[06:23] <sebastian_> a lot of packages are showing up as not found
[06:23] <sebastian_> on the terminal
[06:23] <sebastian_> will htere be a problem with that?
[06:25] <sebastian_> ok it appears to be done installing
[06:25] <sebastian_> let me log out and log back in to check it out
[06:28] <sebastian_> ok this looks good
[06:28] <sebastian_> the only thing is
[06:28] <sebastian_> the little keyboard doesn't give me the spanish option
[06:28] <sebastian_> like in gnome
[06:28] <sebastian_> how do i add it?
[06:39] <hateball> I'm not on lxde atm, but surely there is some system settings for language
[06:40] <ianorlyn> hateball: I think there is but I can't really explain it
[06:41] <hateball> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Keyboard#Multiple_keyboard_layouts
[06:41] <sebastian_> i already added spanish
[06:41] <sebastian_> but i dont see an option for the keyboard with spanish layout
[06:41] <sebastian_> and it says the language has already been installed
[06:41] <hateball> rather this https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Keyboard#Keyboard_mapping_for_13.10_and_beyond
[06:42] <hateball> it might be you need to restart the session for the applet to refresh
[06:42]  * hateball uses KDE Plasma primarily, does not know all the things
[06:43] <sebastian_> so log out and log back in?
[06:43] <hateball> yea
[06:43] <sebastian_> brb
[06:45] <sebastian> nope
[06:46] <hateball> sebastian:did you check the help link I posted?
[06:47] <sebastian> so instead of echo '@setxkbmap -option grp:ctrl_shift_toggle "de,us"' | sudo tee -a /etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart
[06:47] <sebastian> use echo '@setxkbmap -option grp:ctrl_shift_toggle "es,us"' | sudo tee -a /etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart
[06:47] <sebastian> ?
[06:49] <hateball> sebastian: well it has a 13.10 and beyond section, if that is what you're using
[06:49] <sebastian> i am on 14.03 i think
[06:52] <whytrytofly> 04
[06:54] <sebastian> ok
[06:54] <sebastian> solved
[06:54] <sebastian> i like lxde better
[06:54] <sebastian> it's snappier
[15:50] <bzb> I'm using lubuntu 15.04 64bit on laptop. Is there a way to change brightness of display and have it persist between power cycles
[15:52] <holstein> bzb: i find, that can be related to the GPU drivers.. some report https://launchpad.net/~indicator-brightness/+archive/ubuntu/ppa is helful, though, ppa's are not officially supported
[15:56] <bzb> holstein: When I first installed lubuntu 15.04, there was an applet that allowed me to change the monitor intensity as well as something called a 'presentation mode' that will not auto blank the screen.
[15:56] <bzb> that applet doesn't seem to exist anymore
[15:56] <bzb> the current battery monitor applet does not offer me that capability
[15:57] <bzb> would you know what that applet was?
[15:57] <bzb> It was also a battery monitor of some sort
[16:07] <holstein> bzb: could be, you are simply not putting the machine through a charging event
[16:08] <holstein> bzb: the simple power applet can be set, by default, to not be shown all the time.. i will tick the box in the settings to show the applet all the time, regardless of charging state
[16:08] <holstein> if you cant find it in the menu, unplugging the hardware, and putting it on battery should make it show
[16:10] <bzb> holstein: the battery monitor applet is already configured to show all the time.  my question was that there was an applet during a fresh 'upgrade' of lubuntu 15.04 that had better battery status graphics as well as a monitor brightness control.
[16:11] <bzb> the battery monitor applet now is very simple. just show charging level and discharging level
[16:11] <bzb> the original battery monitor disappear after subsequent upgrades
[16:11] <bzb> i'm curious if you recall the applet i was referring to
[16:13] <holstein> i'll usually fire up a live iso, and add literally everything to the panel, and see what does what
[16:13] <holstein> though, the question i would be wanting to answer is, is the hardware capable of support the functionality im trying to implement with the current driver support
[16:14] <holstein> otherwise, you may prefer the 14.04 LTS version, if it has what you prefer in it
[16:14] <holstein> or, one of the alternatives, that you could add to lubuntu/lxde
[16:21] <bzb> holstein: ok. thanks
[22:17] <ianorlin> join #lubuntu-offtopic