[00:07] trying to read msdos floppy disk - can this be done with xubuntu ? === pAt___ is now known as pAt_ === pAt_ is now known as Guest69560 === Guest69560 is now known as pAt____ [09:33] hi [09:34] hello [09:35] how remove trash icon on desktop in xubuntu [09:35] ? [09:36] go the desktop settings (via right-clicking the desktop or from the settings manager), tab icons [12:53] Guys... I have a problem that's becoming a nuisance. Something happened on my Xubuntu 15.x laptop. Everytime I boot her up, she goes into the command line and I have to type systemctl default for her to go into the Window Manager (X?) [12:53] Any idea how to fix it? === aziz_ is now known as aziz [14:11] Would it be worth switching to xubuntu for someone who is running ubuntu with xfce desktop? [14:12] Lovich, wouldn't be much different [14:12] That was my thinking as well [14:13] you would get support on this channel P: [14:13] Heheheh [14:13] and default theming and stuff like that that is pretty cool [14:14] Yeah been playing around with different environments this morning and xfce is pretty solidly my favorite [14:15] sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop :D [14:35] good morning to all ! I have no problem to watch movies with VLC from the external hard drive. These are divX which I have downloaded (torrent). However, I can not play an original DVD. any suggestion? [14:39] I have the xubuntu-restricted-extras installed, as well as libdvdread4 and libdvdnav4 [14:41] pigeon-: how do you "play" the dvds? [14:41] if i remember correctly, theres a different "open" on vlc just for disks [14:42] I've tried two ways to lauch the DVD. First by double-clic on film, and I also try to lauch the VLC media player first, then go to media - open file, and select the movie [14:42] yes, u are rite, thee is in fact 'open' in media, to open the movie [14:42] yeah, but inst there like "media > open disk" or something like that [14:43] :) try that option [14:43] okee, will try it now,,,,,, [15:18] hi GridCube [15:19] oi pigeon- [15:19] okee, the way you suggested is the RIGHT way to do it [15:19] however, [15:19] I've tried 6 different DVD (original ones) [15:20] and some work fine, however, some don't want to play [15:20] region issues? [15:20] hummm [15:20] all my DVD are North American [15:20] no idea anyway [15:20] i have only played a dvd once [15:21] okee, thanks for your help [15:21] maybe the dvds are scratched? [15:21] open disc is the proper way to go [15:21] or the reader is not clean? [15:21] or maybe the format is unusual? or maybe vlc cant properly reproduce it? [15:21] no idea [15:21] ok [15:22] thanks [15:22] have you tried xine? [15:22] is xine a media player? [15:22] if VCL isn't reading it, you might be SOL [15:22] i would run vlc from the command line and see what the output says [15:23] "$x doesn't play dvd's" doesn't help at all with debugging [15:23] !info xine | pigeon- [15:23] pigeon-: Package xine does not exist in vivid [15:23] o: [15:23] it doesnt exists [15:24] !info gxine [15:24] gxine (source: gxine): the xine video player, GTK+/Gnome user interface. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.5.908-3.1ubuntu1 (vivid), package size 366 kB, installed size 1435 kB [15:25] but as knome said, try to figure out whats wrong first [15:25] pigeon-, what's the command line output for vlc when you insert a dvd and try to play it? [15:25] I see that xine video player is availabe from the ubuntu-software-center [15:28] hi knome.... i did not try to lauch VLC from the terminal... When I first inserted the DVD in dvdrum, the parole media player tried to play the dvd, but many times, parole media player is not good, so I simply x out [15:28] then i lauch VLC [15:28] pigeon-, then try to launch vlc from the terminal, please [15:28] "$player doesn't play dvd's" is unhelpful [15:28] okeee, can u tell me what is the COMMAND to lauch vlc from terminal? [15:29] vlc [15:29] ok, minute plz [15:31] it did lauch my VLC. [15:31] ok, now try playing a dvd. [15:32] okeee, u mean one that did not work before? ok will do [15:32] yes. [15:34] no,,, not working [15:34] :( [15:34] so, as i asked before... please pay attention: [15:34] what is the command line output for vlc? [15:34] !pastebin | pigeon- [15:34] pigeon-: For posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use http://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use http://imgur.com/ !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic. [15:34] i will copy/paste one line at a time [15:35] no, please pastebin [15:35] from what i see in my teminla [15:35] pigeon-, then try to launch vlc from the terminal, please [15:35] "$player doesn't play dvd's" is unhelpful [15:35]

okeee, can u tell me what is the COMMAND to lauch vlc from [15:37] VLC media player 2.1.6 Rincewind (revision 2.1.6-0-gea01d28) [15:38] pigeon-, please use a pastebin [15:38] [0x884b928] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to u [15:38] se vlc without interface. [15:38] this is waht i see on my terminal... [15:39] yes, please pastebin it all [15:39] not to the channel, to a pastebin [15:39] see: [15:39] !pastebin | pigeon- [15:39] ~$ vlc [15:39] VLC media player 2.1.6 Rincewind (revision 2.1.6-0-gea01d28) [15:39] [0x884b928] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. [15:39] no. [15:39] STOP. [15:40] sorry I don't undersand whqt is meant by pastebin [15:40] see what ubottu told you before [15:40] start paying attention [15:45] ok knome,,,, i did go to http://paste.ubuntu.com and I have posted there [15:45] ok, and what's the paste URL? [15:47] i think this is the past url [15:47] http://paste.ubuntu.com/11773942/ [15:48] ok - so after launching vlc command line, did you try to play the dvd with the SAME vlc instance? [15:48] no, but i can try it again. plz wait [15:51] got some messages in my terminal, which I will poste in http://paste.ubuntu.com for you to check out.... plz wait [15:52] here is the url link [15:52] http://paste.ubuntu.com/11773973/ [15:53] ok, so you don't actually have the encrypted DVD support installed, as you can see [15:53] run: [15:53] sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh [15:54] yes, thank will try to install that [15:56] okee, it:s installed.... now I will do the same test to see if Vlc will play the dvd [15:58] okee, knome... my DVD is working now, however that was lots of stuff appearing in my terminal. Should you have a look at this? [16:00] pigeon-, nope, that's normal [16:00] pigeon-, you don't need to open vlc from the terminal, that was just for debugging purposes [16:00] okee, I will do the same TESTS with three other original DVD that did not work before [16:00] Thank you for your help; much appreciated [16:01] you're welcome [16:04] somebody else, I think it was GridCube suggested something about xine media player.... Do you see any advantage for me to install it now? It is available on ubuntu-software-center [16:04] pigeon-, no; you don't need to install xine [16:04] ok thanks [16:04] and fwiw, parole should be able to play the DVDs now as well [16:04] ok [16:09] okee, Knome.... the DVD that did not work this morning, are working fine now.... Thank you for your help [16:09] again, you're welcome [18:23] how would i launch a secondary xserver from a tty? xstart -- :1 is not doing it :/ [18:52] GridCube: Use something like xephyr or xnest [18:53] genii: that wound not open a second xserver on a different F# [18:53] /s/wound/would [18:58] GridCube: You can't launch another Xsession which uses the same monitors from another console. They are in use by the existing X session. [18:58] thats new [18:58] so [19:07] GridCube: Sorry, actually use something like: sudo startx -- :1 vt1 (space between -- and : also vt# is the console to try running it on ) . [19:11] nope [19:11] nevermind [19:11] i'll figure later === azeam_afk is now known as azeam [22:41] If I download an .apt file (such as with current versions of adobe flash), how would I go about installing that in Xubuntu? Do I type sudo apt install filename, sudo install filename, or what [22:41] have you tried installin the adobe flash player from the software repositories? [22:41] I don't know where they are [22:41] I just installed Xubuntu yesterday [22:42] open ubuntu software center from the menu [22:42] Jesuwope: "that graphical Xubuntu software install app" knows where to find them. [22:42] Jesuwope, http://docs.xubuntu.org/1504/C/managing-applications.html [22:42] ok [22:44] I must say... I have used many distros over the years but I like Ubuntu the best [22:44] It is really elite [22:44] In addition... I was having a lot of trouble with this acer aspire computer in CentOS and Fedora, it wasn't working with my networking card [22:45] I think it's the XFCE that works [22:45] I had tried Manjaro [22:45] xfce doesn't make hardware work or break, but i'm glad to hear xubuntu works for you [22:45] It worked with my internet chipset but it had strange problems and it kept losing boot ability and would say "could not find login/splash screen"... was no good [22:45] well I don't know if it was gnome or not [22:45] that was doing it [22:46] because there were alot of windowing problems too [22:46] with gnome and connecting [22:46] if it ISN'T the XFCE, then kudos again to Xubuntu [22:46] thanks for the help [22:46] I'm out [22:46] have a nice day [22:50] Hee, I have a problem with my WiFi settings. In one Netwwork the acces paswoord has to be changed from time to time on my laptop. If I open the settings of the network i can change it, but for some reason i can not save the changes. how can i solve this problem? [23:59] I am having trouble with my power management settings. I set all the variables to "Never", so that the screen won't blank and so that there wouldn't be any sleep or hibernate unless I close the computer lid and yet it still acts the same. Can anyone help me to know why?