[03:38] <khold> I am looking for help, I'm trying to install some progeams but my system is asking for a root pword and my login pword is not working.
[03:40] <ianorlyn> khold: can you open a terminal and run groups and see if you are in the sudo group
[03:40] <ianorlyn> khold: also make sure caps lock isn't pressed
[03:41] <ianorlyn> khold if this is a virtual machine I have managed to get caps lock in the vm and the led on my keyboard out of sync
[03:42] <khold> won't let me into sudo group. asks for pword. Not a vm, it is the only os on my hd.
[03:45] <khold> also i have toggled the caps lock and tried to login with it on and off and nothing is working
[04:02] <khold> I have googled and searched, but I can't find a solution. Everything I read says that my login password is the root password, but when the system doesn't take my pword, I can log out and then back in, but not able to install programs.
[04:18] <holstein> khold: whats the error?
[04:18] <holstein> if you can login, then, your user is likley not in the sudo group..
[04:18] <holstein> khold: there is a recovery console that will allow you root access..
[04:19] <ianorlyn> unless he removed himself from the sudo group somehow and has no users in it
[04:19] <khold> how would i access that?
[04:19] <holstein> try "sudo adduser <username> sudo" and share errors
[04:20] <holstein> it'll either say "you are already there" or, your password wont work.. or whatever..
[04:21] <holstein> you can basically, then, follow this.. if you have no admin user.. http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword
[04:21] <holstein> you'll just add your user to the sudo group, instead of resetting passwords..
[04:23] <khold> ok, I'm going to try that. when i try to add myself to a group it asks for a pword and mine isn't working
[04:30] <khold> that worked! thank you so much!!!
[04:37] <holstein> \o/
[05:52] <Guest40483> hello
[06:23] <Guest40483> Is there a way to apt-get update offline. i'm working on broad com driver.
[06:23] <ianorlyn> Guest40483: do you have an ethernet port
[06:23] <ianorlyn> it is the easiest way
[06:23] <ianorlyn> also do you have two laptops?
[06:24] <Unit193> !bcm | This tells you how to do it offline
[06:25] <Guest40483> no ethernet port only bluetooth
[06:25] <Guest40483> havent put time into figureing out bluetooth tethering to laptop wifi.
[06:26] <Guest40483> yes two laptops
[06:26] <Guest40483> thanks will try
[06:27] <ianorlyn> argh my bridge utils idea won't work
[06:27] <Unit193> And apt-offline doesn't do downloader packages.
[06:30] <Guest40483> i using acer v5 122p 0869. would the up-date and or broadcom drivers be on the lubuntu 15.04 install iso
[06:33] <Unit193> b43-fwcutter would be, but the actual drivers wouldn't.
[06:58] <Guest40483> thanks all later
[08:51] <Guest40040> whats the ubuntu equivalent of lubuntu 15.04.
[08:52] <Guest40040> in terms of version number (of Ubuntu)
[08:53] <Unit193> 15.04
[08:53] <Guest40040> oh thanks
[08:53] <Unit193> Same repos, just different defaults/etc.
[11:06] <sad> hi
[11:08] <sad> weather in lubuntu 14.04 . is that possible ?
[14:29] <x1_> how do i add a date to the taskbar
[14:30] <x1_> ?
[14:37] <krytarik> x1_: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/CustomizingTheClock
[14:39] <x1_> krytarik,  thanks
[16:07] <SirReginald> Hey everyone!
[16:07] <rafaellaguna> o/ SirReginald
[16:08] <SirReginald> I need some opinions. I'm hoping you folks can help.
[16:08] <rafaellaguna> let's see :)
[16:11] <rafaellaguna> go ahead SirReginald
[16:11] <SirReginald> I am currently running an old acer laptop. Single core Celeron M 520, 1.5GB ddr2 and currently Mint Cinnamon. I'm thinking about switching to Lubuntu because of how low the specs on this dinosaur are. The opinion I need is: Is it worth keeping my SSD in this laptop (it was the only drive I had available to get it running) or would the difference be negligible if I went to a 5400 RPM and put the SSD in my desktop?
[16:12] <rafaellaguna> I used an SSD in a "dying" desktop computer and its performance increased a lot. Lubuntu is a very light system, but it's good if you help him a little.
[16:13] <rafaellaguna> But you can try. Install Lubuntu, lighter than a Cinnamon desktop, or any other Mint distro, and test it without the SSD. But I recommend to keep it.
[16:14] <SirReginald> I was thinking that it seems a waste to use the SSD in this laptop since it can't really use it anywhere near its potential.
[16:14] <rafaellaguna> Use the Live CD to check it out, so you don't have to wait to install it.
[16:16] <SirReginald> I was also wondering, is there any way to save a physical copy of a repository? If I reload this laptop, I may not have internet available. I would need to be able to get the broadcom drivers (wifi never works out of the box on an acer!)
[16:16] <rafaellaguna> If you're a bit used to Ubuntu distros you could even try with an Alternate Install, using only Lubuntu Core components to make it lighter, without apps.
[16:16] <rafaellaguna> I'm on an Acer right now :)
[16:16] <rafaellaguna> My wifi works fine
[16:17] <rafaellaguna> But there're apps to save your repos, packages and everything in your setup.
[16:17] <SirReginald> I've had 3 acers. any time i decide to tinker with linux I have to download the wifi drivers lol
[16:17] <rafaellaguna> Not me. It detected the wifi fine. I also configured an HP ePrinter via Wifi.
[16:18] <SirReginald> might be due to the age, last acer i had was a 5720, and this one is even older. 3680-2472
[16:18] <rafaellaguna> Maybe
[16:18] <rafaellaguna> Y-PPA Manager can save your package list, but not the physical packages.
[16:18] <rafaellaguna> http://askubuntu.com/questions/24022/how-can-i-backup-my-repositories
[16:19] <SirReginald> thanks, I'll look into it.
[16:20] <rafaellaguna> Downloaded packages are kept in a database. It's not safe backing them up and restoring later. You'll miss some ones for sure. Sadly, the DEB package system is highly net-oriented.
[16:21] <SirReginald> the only package i would need is the broadcom drivers. It's the only thing that doesnt work out of the box for me.
[16:21] <rafaellaguna> if it's only a DEB without dependencies you can keep. I keep some for a quick install, but they usually need dependencies.
[16:21] <SirReginald> the system is basically just a netflix/youtube/facebook box that i decided I could learn to tinker with linux on haha
[16:22] <rafaellaguna> nice use :)
[16:22] <SirReginald> I'll have to find the command line i used for the drivers.
[16:22] <rafaellaguna> yes, if you didn't do it with the Drivers tool
[16:23] <SirReginald> it was a sudo apt-get line. drivers tool didnt detect any issues
[16:24] <rafaellaguna> SirReginald, there's a nice tool, I remembered it now: Aptik
[16:24] <rafaellaguna> it can do both things: save packages and repos list
[16:24] <rafaellaguna> http://www.howtogeek.com/206454/how-to-backup-and-restore-your-apps-and-ppas-in-ubuntu-using-aptik/
[16:25] <rafaellaguna> and there's AptOnCD if you want to "freeze" your current system and replicate later: http://www.howtogeek.com/110034/how-to-back-up-restore-your-installed-ubuntu-packages-with-aptoncd/
[16:25] <SirReginald> awesome, I'll look into those before I reload.
[16:26] <rafaellaguna> good :)
[16:26] <SirReginald> theres no rush, I just got laid off so I have some free time to tinker haha
[16:26] <rafaellaguna> well, if you have then you can start playing with these :)
[16:29] <SirReginald> yep. I originally started looking for lightweight distros to try. I was thinking LXLE but it wouldnt install, then I tried to download Elementary but it would always get to 3% and the download would fail. finally got mint to work, but its a bit slow, so next up is Lubuntu. I mean, LXLE is just a prettied up Lubuntu anyway. may as well just go with the original right?
[16:29] <rafaellaguna> LXLE is Lubuntu with things on it, like LibreOffice (pretty heavy)
[16:31] <SirReginald> Yeah. I figure I'll go for the lightest and fastest, and then add what i need. As long as I have chrome and wifi I'm pretty much set.
[16:31] <rafaellaguna> Chrome will eat your memory, try Qupzilla or Midori
[16:33] <SirReginald> will they run netflix? the only reason I use chrome is because I thought it was the only browser to support netflix
[16:34] <rafaellaguna> hmm I don't think so, you're right
[16:35] <SirReginald> but I know, chrome is a memory hog even on my windows desktop
[16:35] <SirReginald> even firefox surprisingly eats a lot of ram.
[16:35] <rafaellaguna> Version 45 seems a bit lighter, but still RAM hungry
[16:37] <SirReginald> anyway, i've got to run. but as soon as I get back to some internet I'll likely log back on. IRC is so much easier that starting a thread in the forum or on reddit haha
[16:38] <rafaellaguna> it is, we're usually here the whole day :D
[16:38] <SirReginald> thanks for the help!
[16:38] <rafaellaguna> ok, enjoy :)
[16:38] <rafaellaguna> you're welcome, SirReginald