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rmx77hello all08:58
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NivalisHello, i install lubuntu 15.04, but i have trouble. How i send notify from command line?12:13
rafaellagunaNivalis, for testing the notify daemon?12:14
rafaellagunanotify-send -u normal "Hello" "Testing"12:14
Nivalishm....notify-send don't installed12:15
Nivalisbut if xfce-4-notifyd-config normal work12:16
Nivalishow xfce-4-notifyd-config invoke notify?12:16
rafaellagunatheorically, yes12:17
Nivalishow i invoke notify without notify-send?12:19
rafaellagunaxfce should use that command too12:20
rafaellagunahttps://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_notifications12:21
rafaellagunathe command is the same for all "engines"12:21
Nivalisbut i don't install notify-send and may be other daemon installed and show me notification when i run xfce4-notifyd-config12:22
rafaellagunain XFCE and Lubuntu you can control it with "xfce4-notifyd-config"12:22
rafaellagunayes. if you install notify-osd from Ubuntu it will replace the other one12:22
Nivalishm....its default install of lubuntu12:22
rafaellagunaxfce uses the daemon xfce4-notified12:23
rafaellagunacheck it with a task manager (lxtask)12:23
NivalisDo you know how to send message to xfce4-notifyd?12:24
rafaellagunathat command should work "notify-send"12:25
Nivalisbut its doesn't install12:25
rafaellagunawhat OS do you have now?12:25
Nivalislubuntu 15.0412:26
Nivalislubuntu-15.04-desktop-amd6412:26
rafaellagunaensure the package libnotify-bin is installed (it should)12:27
rafaellagunathen use notify-send -u normal "Hello" "Testing"12:27
Nivalisif i install libnotify, then i saw notify12:28
Nivalisbut i don't understand how invoke notify, when i don't have this packet as installed12:28
rafaellagunasend-notify12:28
rafaellagunaall the desktop apps use that command12:28
rafaellagunanotify-send! sorry :D12:29
Nivalisdo you manually install libnotify?12:29
rafaellagunaI did. but you don't have to install anything, actually. it should work out-of-the-box. then use that command and you must see that notification12:30
rafaellagunaI'm testing now, I have 15.04 as well, notify-send works12:31
Nivalisfor experemints. you can remove libnotify and try run xfce4-notifyd-config and try press button show notify?12:31
rafaellagunaI can't right now, I can't modify this virtual machine :D12:32
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Nivalisi remove libontify and notify showed12:33
Nivalisin config test12:34
rafaellagunaso it works?12:34
Nivalisbut i can't use notify-send in command line12:34
tewardit's send-notify12:35
tewardnot notify-send12:35
rafaellagunaO.O12:35
tewardoop12:35
tewardactually12:35
tewardi'm tired12:35
tewardnotify-send12:35
tewardi'm opening my 15.04 VM as well to test12:35
tewardbut last i checked it worked12:35
rafaellagunayup, notify-send12:35
rafaellagunayou can send icons too12:35
teward(even Lubuntu on my RPi works.  and yes that does actually work)12:35
Nivaliswithoun libnotify?12:36
Nivaliswithout*12:36
rafaellagunabrb, lunch time!12:36
tewardNivalis: without libnotify, a ton of things don't work iirc12:37
Nivalishm....how can i know what daemon send notify?12:38
tewardat least in Trusty, notify-send is in libnotify-bin, which libnotify4 will provide.  Checking LUbuntu shortly, the VM just came up12:38
Nivalisi remove libnotify, but if i run xfce4-notifyd-config and press button show, i can show notification12:39
Nivalishm...default i don't have libnotify packet as installed12:39
tewardnotify-send exists as libnotify-bin.12:39
tewardlibnotify4 just installs a few things12:39
tewardbut check if you have libnotify-bin12:40
tewardf, my lubuntu 15.04 system is gone12:40
Nivalisfind libnotify-bin was failed12:41
Nivalisno such file12:42
tewardit's not a file it's a package12:43
tewardapt-cache policy libnotify-bin, check the "Installed" line12:43
teward(before the comma is the command)12:43
Nivalisnot available12:46
steffenHey! Do anybody here know who is maintaining the lubuntu.net website?14:18
Aisonhello14:22
Aisonafter upgrading from trusty to utopic I've got problem with X.14:22
AisonIt looks like lightdm is no longer starting X properly. After the start of lightdm I have a black screen14:22
Aisonwhen I stop lightdm with service lightdm stop I get the console back14:23
Aisonthe strange thing is, when I start X with typing xinit, X works14:23
Aisonbut X is not working with ligthdm, very strange14:24
steffenDon't have a any ideas to solve your problem. But utopic is EOL. Perhaps you should consider installing a supported version :)14:24
holsteinAison: i think, for me.. i would want to know, if that is a system-wide config or breakage, from the upgrade, or, more something related to GPU driver..14:25
Aisonyes, I upgraded to vivid before14:25
Aisonand the problem still exists14:25
holsteinbut, yes.. since its EOL, i would fresh install to a supported version14:25
Aisonbut it started with upgrade to utopic14:25
holstein14.04, or 15.04..14:25
steffenDepends on you needs. 14.04 is a solid way to go. Biggest difference between the two are probably systemd14:26
Aisonholstein, GPU: VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display (rev 0f)14:26
Aisonyes, I know14:27
Aisonholstein, reinstall? are we back on windows times? :P14:27
steffenOh sorry, read as a question from Aison. Not a statement..14:28
Aisonthe problem must be somehow related to lightdm or how lightdm starts X14:29
Aisonwhen I start X with xinit, a monitor is detected, when I start with lightdm, no screen is detected14:29
holsteinAison: well, you are back on an unsupported OS.. and, i find it easiest to just reinstall.. but, no, you dont have to reinstall..14:30
AisonI upgraded 14.04 -> 14.10 -> 15.0414:31
holsteinAison: so, what are you using, right now, friend? 15.04?14:31
Aison15.04, but the problem started with 14.1014:32
Aisonwith 14.04 it works14:32
holsteinfor me, with older hardware that doesnt support linux well, if i need to use 14.04, to have support, i will.. since, its an LTS release14:32
holsteinotherwise, i think the question is, is this breakage due to your upgrades? or, is it that the hardware is not supporting the more recent stack?14:33
steffenHave you tried to boot through one of the alternative options in grub?14:33
holsteini would think, that since you *are* able to start the desktop, it seems to me like its breakage from the upgrade14:33
AisonI guess now that it is some breakage from the upgrade. eg. some lightdm configfile that changed and is not upgraded correctly14:36
holsteini think that is yet to be determined.. and its not constructive to assume..14:36
Aisonwell, since X works with xinit, it can't be an unsupported hw issue14:37
holsteincould be, something with the recent stack that is not supported well by the hardware GPU, etc..14:37
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mig_question about horizontal scrolling19:03
rafaellagunaO.o19:04
holsteinive found it to be hit and miss.. depending on how well the hardware supports linux19:04
mig_i know i can use "synclient HorizTwoFingerScroll=1" to enable 2 finger horizontal scrolling, but this only lasts for one session19:04
mig_is there a way to permanently enable it?19:05
holsteinmig_: oh.. if thats doing the trick, thats great.. i would just add that command to file, and autostart it at login19:05
mig_holstein, yeah, my mind just started going to that place, rubber ducking really is amazing19:06
holsteinmig_: might have to "sleep" the command..19:07
mig_well, if i fail, i know where to find help :P19:10
holsteinwell, failing, likely worse case scenario, would be editing that file from a live iso.. but, i doubt it'll come to that.. live iso or TTY19:11
ianorlinmig_, I don't think I can help as my touchpads only do vertical scrolling19:16
mig_really? you must have an ancient computer19:19
ianorlinmy laptop is nealy 6 years old but then I upgraded my desktop19:22
ianorlinwhich I use a mouse with19:22
ianorlinthis desktop isn't old19:22
mig_yeah, desktops generally don't have mousepads19:24
mig_but this laptop i use, is 8y old, wasn't a top model at the time i bought it, and can scroll horizontally19:25
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cimbakahnWhy does lxle come with all those PPA's?21:42
ianorlinbecause the person made the iso with all those ppas and it is not offical and supported here21:43
holsteinyeah.. its not an official ubuntu flavor.. so, 3rd party sources are included, cimbakahn21:44
holstein!ppa21:44
ubottuA Personal Package Archive (PPA) can provide alternate software not normally available in the offical Ubuntu repositories - Looking for a PPA? See https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas - WARNING: PPAs are unsupported third-party packages, and you use them at your own risk. See also !addppa and !ppa-purge21:44
cimbakahnI was told to be leary of an OS that relies too much on PPA's.21:44
holsteincimbakahn: why?21:45
holsteincimbakahn: you should read, and understand the risk's of *all* sources.. ppa's included21:45
cimbakahnWhen the next upgrade come for the OS, it could cause problems, correct?21:45
holsteindepends on what you consider a problem, and many other factors21:46
cimbakahnOn my last OS, a PPA was keeping me from getting my updates.  I had to retstart the computer just to see the new updates.21:48
cimbakahnMy solution was uninstall the program and remove the PPA.21:49
holsteinright21:49
holsteinand why? you were trusting a 3rd party source.. that source stopped supporting your needs..21:49
cimbakahnAnd my problems were fixed.21:49
holsteindoes that mean that, using only the ubuntu sources will have *no* breakage? of course not.. but, the sources are more supported.. and tested21:50
cimbakahnThat particular PPA wasn't being maintained very well and that is why i had that problem.21:50
holsteinsure, but, you are assuming that using the ubuntu sources, or other distro repos would give a different result.. why?21:51
holsteinthe level of support? the amount of people running them? your hardware?21:51
cimbakahnI am not assuming anything.  I am just conveying my experience.21:52
holsteincimbakahn: you are stating, the reason you had breakage was due to ppa use.. and though, that can be quite true. its an assumption to think using the main ubuntu sources will not break things..21:52
holsteinanyways.. if one tool wasnt working, i say, try another one..21:53
holsteinthe ubuntu sources are well maintained.. and, quickly patched21:53
cimbakahnMost of the PPA's on here come from that address launchpad.net21:53
holsteincimbakahn: *all* of them..21:53
cimbakahnYes.  The reason i had that particular problem was because of a PPA that wasn't being maintained very well.21:54
holsteincimbakahn: i understand that, friend21:54
cimbakahnWhat about the PPA's from this launchpad.net ?  Are they good at maintaining the PPA's?21:56
holsteincimbakahn: they are, again, *all* from launchpad, friend21:56
holsteincimbakahn: they are all 3rd party.. that service is provided for the community packages..21:56
holsteinit is up to whom ever makes those ppa's to maintain them.. they dont have to.. they are 3rd party, and not supported..21:56
holsteinnot part of the ubuntu sources..21:57
holsteinit would be just like if you and i made a piece of software, and wanted to release it for ubuntu. we could use a ppa.. and make it easy for folks to add it. then, if we get busy, we may not support it anymore..21:57
holsteinno one would make us21:57
cimbakahnI see.21:58
holsteinits an element of trust.. can you trust that source? for security? or for development? in the case of the ppa, you are trusting that person. in the case of the larger ubuntu repositories, you trust ubuntu dev's.. and packagers..21:59
cimbakahnCould i uninstall all of the programs that there are PPA's for and then remove the PPA's?22:00
ianorlincimbakahn, with how many lxle has you might be easier just ot install lubuntu22:01
holsteincimbakahn: you can do what you like22:02
holsteincimbakahn: what would be the issue with that? one key problem.. patches.. so, i wouldnt22:03
cimbakahnAre you saying lubuntu has no PPA's out of the box?22:03
holsteincimbakahn: correct.. its an official flabor22:03
holsteinflavor*22:03
holsteinout of the box *no* official ubuntu flavor can have a PPA22:03
cimbakahnI have primarily been an Xfce fan, and was a huge fan of Linuxmint Xfce, but i seems to me Xfce desktop OS'es have been getting bulkier in the past year.22:06
holsteinwell, xfce is xfce22:07
holsteinits not really meant, these days, to be a light DE, neccessarily. but, nothing software can make hardware faster, or better.. just make sure of resources better22:07
holsteinxubuntu/xfce does a good job of walking that line.. between speed and function22:08
cimbakahnI want something lite and speedy.  Something that doesn't us too many resources.  Something that doesn't use too much realestate on my PC.22:08
holsteinsure. but, the PC may not be speedy22:08
holsteinif its not, you cant make it, by installing "speedy OS".. or "speedy DE"..22:08
holsteinif lubuntu is not speedy feeling, then, there is likely not much else you can do with a modern OS, with access to modern packages22:08
holsteinthere are things that load in ram like puppy.. but, as with everything, there are compromises22:09
cimbakahnCould you please elaborate on what you just said?  "what would be the issue with that? one key problem.. patches.. so, i wouldnt"22:15
holsteincimbakahn: you add a package, from ppa.. and remove the ppa.. you have the package, and no support for it22:16
holsteinso, if a patch is needed for security.. for google chrome, for example, you wont get it.. you just use the vulnerable chrome22:16
cimbakahnfor an example:  If i typed  sudo apt-get purge homebank, and then i removed the PPA for it all should be fine, correct?22:18
holsteincimbakahn: fine?22:19
holsteini mean, whats wrong? you have a package from a ppa? and you want to remove it?22:19
holsteinthere is the purge-ppa app22:19
holstein!ppa22:20
ubottuA Personal Package Archive (PPA) can provide alternate software not normally available in the offical Ubuntu repositories - Looking for a PPA? See https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas - WARNING: PPAs are unsupported third-party packages, and you use them at your own risk. See also !addppa and !ppa-purge22:20
holstein!ppa-purge22:20
ubottuTo disable a PPA from your sources and revert your packages back to default Ubuntu packages, install ppa-purge and use the command: « sudo ppa-purge ppa:<repository-name>/<subdirectory> » – For more information, see http://www.webupd8.org/2009/12/remove-ppa-repositories-via-command.html22:20
cimbakahnYes.  In other word i wouldn't damage anything, correct?22:20
holsteincimbakahn: i cant promise you  you wont damage anything.... those sources are *unsupported*. you take the risk on by using them22:20
holsteinthey are supported by the creators of the ppa.. you  trust them22:20
cimbakahnHAHAHA!  I don't trust anyone beside me and my cat.22:23
cimbakahnbesides22:23
holsteinwell, only run package that you and your cat make..22:24
cimbakahnHAHAHA!  You crack me up!22:24
cimbakahnDoes anyone know exactly what the 2nd button on the bottom does?  ----> http://imgur.com/nkcY64a22:38
holsteinpurge?22:39
holsteincimbakahn: i mean, that'll be trying to use the command i gave above.. the ppa-purge22:39
cimbakahnI know but what exactly is it purging?  The PPA?  The PPA and program?  The PPA and program and fixing those patches you mentioned?22:41
holsteincimbakahn: the source you added, friend22:43
holsteinthats what those are22:43
holsteinppa's are unofficial sources.. thats a source manager you are using.. that purge will try and purge the source22:44
holsteinnothing we are talking about "fixes" those patches.. the maintainer of the ppa has to patch the software they are maintaining22:44
cimbakahnIn my case it would be the source that lxle added.  So it simply removes the PPA address and that is all?22:47
holsteinlxle is not supported here22:47
holsteini cant tell you how to fix it.. but, if you want lubuntu,its free to try and use22:47
cimbakahnI know.  Thank you for your time.  I don't know why lxle gives out this channel as well as their own on their site.22:49
* holstein shrugs22:49
holsteinthere are no lxle devs here, AFAIK22:49
cimbakahnhttp://www.lxle.net/support22:56
holsteinhttp://www.lxle.net/support-options/ has been changed..22:57

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