[00:00] some more elaborate text in the dialogs would smoothen things out a lot [00:01] gde33: how do you mean? [00:01] mier... [00:01] SchrodingersScat: baking the live cd on the usb stick and booting it went supper smooth [00:02] shit [00:02] hello, I would like to know what files I should modify in order to change the background using the shell, not the settings manager [00:02] what? [00:02] SchrodingersScat: I have a few the same disks, it wasn't so easy to figure out what disk to put the install on, where to put the boot thingy, how to create a swap and what size to make it [00:02] just use the setting manager [00:03] it's better to interface with gnome that way [00:03] thats why the tools are there - for you to use [00:03] SchrodingersScat: I ended up guessing right a lot of times in a row :D === EOIP is now known as crocodilehunter [00:03] SchrodingersScat: I put all 3 on an empty disk, set it up to book on that one in the bios then to my surprice the xp boot was still available :) [00:04] SchrodingersScat: the disks have different names in bios/widows xp/file browser/installer [00:04] gde33: hah, that's good. [00:05] SchrodingersScat: I ended up unmounting all but the right one in the file browser so that it would throw an error for the correct disk [00:05] Who can speak Spanish?? [00:06] !es | cristianjose [00:06] cristianjose: En la mayoría de los canales de Ubuntu, se habla sólo en inglés. Si busca ayuda en español entre al canal #ubuntu-es; escriba " /join #ubuntu-es " (sin comillas) y presione intro. [00:06] okk ubottu [00:07] SchrodingersScat: then I had to install kvirc of course and vlc, vlc froze the desktop (haha) had to install the nvidea driver, had to set vlc to open gl (but which one?) [00:07] ikonia: it's because I am customizing my own build :) [00:07] SchrodingersScat: I think it would be cool if ubuntu could find the firefox profile in the windows installation [00:08] SchrodingersScat: discovering that that works was kinda awesome :D [00:08] alguien hablar español? [00:08] !es Porta [00:08] SchrodingersScat: have all the passwords, cookies, extensions, greasemonkey scripts etc etc [00:08] ? [00:08] gde33: that makes a lot of assumptions, and like you say you can port that over as you please. That's generally easy to backup. [00:08] !es [00:08] En la mayoría de los canales de Ubuntu, se habla sólo en inglés. Si busca ayuda en español entre al canal #ubuntu-es; escriba " /join #ubuntu-es " (sin comillas) y presione intro. [00:09] !sp [00:09] SchrodingersScat: I didn't know if it worked, kvirc was very upset when I offered it a windows config :D [00:09] ubottu you know English [00:09] cristianjose: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :) [00:10] SchrodingersScat: but the overal impression is really good, I should have switched long ago [00:10] quite [00:10] umm ok Thanks for the info ubottu [00:11] Jacruth: not sure why you need the command line to customize your oown build [00:11] own build [00:12] just change the desktop wall paper in the build [00:12] hi all, i am stuck in loop at the login screen. i tried deleting .Xauthority but that isnt working. does anyone know how to fix this? [00:13] ikonia: because I am mounting an ISO image, so I have all the files and I am using chroot to customize it [00:14] binary01, try going to shell and creating a new user with a home, then try logging with him, using the ui [00:16] ssarah: thanks. ill try that [00:17] is there some way in the file browser to see how full disks are? [00:19] gde33: shows me that under my file browser's "Properties" for a directory. [00:22] ssarah: unfortunately that didnt work. after i enter a password it just goes back to login [00:25] hello all [00:25] Hello! [00:26] :) [00:26] i just installed lts 14.04 on a dell r410 - everything with the installer worked fine (no errors) [00:26] anyone here use fluxbox by chance? [00:26] on reboot the system complails that it cannot find the root device (missing modules) [00:26] and drops to a busybox shell [00:26] interesting. I would now tell you to check a log file somewhere, but I don't know which file logs the errors for the UI/login manager you are using. Maybe someone here can tell you? Or you can google. Other than that you can try a good old apt-get update > apt-get install -f > apt-get dist-upgrade and see if that fixes anything. [00:26] binary01 ^ === P is now known as Guest92557 [00:28] asdf [00:28] f [00:30] ssarah: thanks for the help. it doesnt seem to be working though. ill keep reading though [00:30] Hey everyone.. could use a little help with something if someone here has the time... [00:31] CY_Genre, ask. [00:31] hermande, thank you in advance [00:31] I'm trying to install a program with the sudo command and running into some isssues [00:31] issues* [00:32] Anybody know the difference between the Satelite and Remote when discussing icinga? [00:32] CY_Genre, What program? [00:32] CY_Genre, Is it in the distro? [00:33] I've gotten as far as extracting it to the necessary directory but then I'm meant to invoke permissions to the extracted directory [00:33] hermande, utorrent, trusty [00:34] im not sure if it's in the distro, it didn't seem to be but at the same time i'm really new to all this :/ === Dinner is now known as Dinner4Breakfast [00:36] CY_Genre: This work : ' apt-cache show qbittorrent ' ? [00:36] Have you tried bittornado? [00:36] utorrent isn't directly support by Ubuntu. [00:36] ctorrent is another client. [00:36] Transmission is a pretty good GUI torrent client. [00:36] hermande, not particularly interested in an alternative program tbh. just wish to learn how to install this one to get myself started [00:37] but what's wrong with transmission? [00:37] im not attesting to anything being wrong with it [00:37] ok [00:38] Did you download the ubuntu package? [00:38] hermande, yes, I acquired the correct package for my distro [00:39] CY_Genre, Then it's pertty simple.... sudo dpkg --install (insert package name here) [00:39] hermande, i can extract it, it's sitting in /opt , and i can cp it to /usr/bin but beyond that i've hit roadblock getting the extracted destination to keep permissions for use [00:40] hermande, wait what? [00:40] hermande, so, you're saying there's a simple straight forward command for me to do this without all the hoopla?.. [00:40] Can i connect my fitbit charge hr to my ubuntu computer and sync? [00:41] CY_Genre, Yep... The benefits of packaging and modular design. [00:41] CY_Genre, It's been around since about '95. [00:41] I have the mbp 7,1 [00:41] like i said, im new to all this. i just want to be able to understand as much as i can is all [00:42] What you need help with genre? [00:42] Dylan____, hey , i think i talked with you the other night, yeah we have the same mpb i believe [00:42] CY_Genre, I think you will find the other torrent clients suggested will be much easier. [00:42] Yeah we do [00:42] im gonna try this script and see if it works [00:43] brb [00:43] Im trying to find out if a fitbit charge hr can sync etc with ubuntu [00:43] Or if it really applies to only macs and windows [00:44] Dylan____, Have you tried https://bitbucket.org/benallard/galileo? [00:45] No not uet [00:45] But im not sure if it only supports few [00:45] Dylan____, Simple PPA and off to the races.... [00:45] But if it supports the fitbit charge hr well i might be getting somewhere [00:45] Ill try it and get back to you [00:46] Dylan____, Then if that fails... you are probably using an ANT device... https://github.com/openyou/libfitbit [00:46] Ok [00:46] hermande, errors were encounter while processing [00:47] encounterd* [00:47] is this a command i can use to install without extracting the tar first? [00:47] Yes.... [00:48] CY_Genre, it'll look something like this: sudo dpkg --inistall mygreatprogram.deb [00:49] CY_Genre, Let's try that again.... sudo dpkg --install mygreatprogram.deb [00:49] CY_Genre, The file extension of ".DEB" designates a debian style program package. [00:50] im running trusty tahr [00:50] file extension is tar.gz [00:50] CY_Genre, Then you have the wrong download. [00:51] CY_Genre, Look for the ubuntu download. [00:51] hermande: they don't offer a .deb, I just checked [00:51] it is the ubuntu download for 13.04 [00:51] right, they don't offer the deb at all, not for trusty [00:52] CY_Genre, SchrodingersScat .... Yep... No longer directly supported..... [00:53] well, it was never supported here [00:54] I remember it simply sucked..... [00:54] CY_Genre, Try bittornado... [00:54] CY_Genre, "sudo apt-get install bittornado" [00:55] CY_Genre, Simple install/check and uninstall if it doesn't work. [00:55] it doesn't even seem that sophisticated [00:56] !torrent | CY_Genre: there are docs though, read that if you really want this. Or you can try any one of these better options [00:56] CY_Genre: there are docs though, read that if you really want this. Or you can try any one of these better options: Some torrent clients: Transmission (GTK and terminal-based), Deluge-Torrent, Freeloader, BitStormLite, BitTornado-GUI (GTK), KTorrent (KDE), QTorrent (Qt), Azureus/Vuse (Java), !Frostwire (Java), TorrentFlux (web-based), bittornado, rTorrent, cTorrent, bittorrent, aria2 (terminal-based) - FAQ: http://www.bittorrent.com/help/faq - See also !P [00:56] !P [00:56] i may just have to settle for an alternative [00:57] i'll look into one in a bit [00:57] i do have another question though [00:57] CY_Genre, I think you are in store for a major upgrade. [00:57] hermande: it's a binary, because presumably it's proprietary filth [00:57] gotcha [00:57] how do i disable the "switcher" gesture in touchpad? [00:58] SchrodingersScat, proprietary doesn't hurt if it's well maintained. [00:58] it's annoying and through use im inadvertently enabling it [00:58] alt/tab will suffice and is my go to anyways === Vampire0_ is now known as Vampire0 [01:02] i'm sure i'm missing something simple, but the new software center in 16.04 (in live cd mode) seems to only show software already installed? how does it show all software? [01:02] hi, what day in april is 16.04 released? [01:02] What do you think of the beta 2 ISO of Unity? [01:03] skjones, #ubuntu+1 [01:03] 16.04 beta 2. [01:03] squinty, tried it, no response from users [01:03] Can I auto update to the latest stable once it's released if I use that beta until then? [01:03] bluefive, ubuntu+1 [01:03] please read /topic [01:03] sruli, 21st i think [01:03] thanks [01:04] is the final beta for 16.04 released yet? [01:04] Isn't beta 2 the final beta? [01:04] when was that released? [01:05] hermande, why would you suggest a "major upgrade"? [01:05] March 21. [01:05] utorrent is know to have issues. [01:05] Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) Beta 2 [01:05] CY_Genre, Most of the current torrent clients are very slick. [01:05] thanks, i guess to upgrade to final release from beta 2 wont be a issue, right? [01:06] sorry if I missed your suggestion but which would you recommend for my distro? [01:06] deluge? [01:06] CY_Genre: Ubuntu comes with transmission [01:06] ! Torrent [01:06] Some torrent clients: Transmission (GTK and terminal-based), Deluge-Torrent, Freeloader, BitStormLite, BitTornado-GUI (GTK), KTorrent (KDE), QTorrent (Qt), Azureus/Vuse (Java), !Frostwire (Java), TorrentFlux (web-based), bittornado, rTorrent, cTorrent, bittorrent, aria2 (terminal-based) - FAQ: http://www.bittorrent.com/help/faq - See also !P2P [01:06] CY_Genre, Are you a GUI or command line type of guy? [01:07] I'm aiming to do as much as I can through command line, to cut the learning curve === Guest8959 is now known as coldfusion571 [01:07] CY_Genre, As a suggestion.... Keep away from the JAVA clients. bittornado has been my goto command line client. [01:07] CY_Genre, old time utorrent user here. current linux choice though is deluge fwiw [01:08] I'm interested in doing it all the hard way tbh, the more experience with terminal i can get the better [01:08] i've use terminal before for some things in other os environment but i feel like this is a whole new ball game so to speak === rafael is now known as Guest45694 [01:09] !terminal [01:09] The linux terminal or command-line interface is very powerful. Open a terminal via Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal (Gnome), K-menu -> System -> Konsole (KDE), or Menu -> Accessories -> LXTerminal (LXDE). Guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal [01:09] i believe i'll try out deluge and keep bittornado as a backup for now [01:09] If the other environments include Dos or Windows... Welcome to the real command line.. :) [01:09] windows and osx [01:09] never used dos [01:09] Are you using IRC on the command line? [01:10] hermande, i would like to but atm no i am not [01:10] CY_Genre, Take a peek at bb... It's a bit old but still cool [01:10] bb?.. [01:10] so the fix was to purge fglrx*. thanks everyone who helped [01:10] CY_Genre, Then watch a movie in text using the aalib..... [01:10] CY_Genre, sudo apt-get install bb [01:10] i've heard of this in conversation but again never delved into it [01:12] installing deluge now [01:12] so, anyone know how to disable the gesture in touchpad for the switcher [01:12] ?... [01:15] folks [01:15] can i upgrade my 15.10 to 16.02 beta 2? [01:15] what do i type? [01:15] #ubuntu+1 bluefive [01:15] CY_Genre, check your mouse settings.... [01:16] hermande, there is nothing there about the switcher nor a gesture setting to disable it [01:16] that was the first place i'd looked [01:17] hermande, in fact i can find no setting whatsover to disable it form the touchpad [01:17] Hi, How can I uninstall ubuntu which is installed alongside windows... It has just crashed and now is erroring upon boot [01:17] only disabling the ability to alt/tab it [01:17] which, i'd very much like NOT to do as this is how i'd prefer to use it in the first place [01:17] having a gesture for it is a bit convoluted imo [01:18] CY_Genre, I simply use an external mouse... [01:20] CY_Genre, Sounds like you are using multtouch under Ubuntu.... [01:22] hermande, is there a way to disable this without killing the scrolling functon, or primary, right, and double clicks? [01:23] CY_Genre, If I had more experience I could easily answer. But... I have a very solid 20+ year hate of trackpads. [01:23] ++++1 [01:24] * squinty says "mooosies all the way except for touch screens and even then sometimes" [01:24] hermande, understandable [01:24] CY_Genre, I even had a finger mouse at one point. Pretty amazing... but in the long run delicate. [01:25] hermande, haha I was given one a log time ago and never used it [01:25] got my client, now i'm going to see about getting a handle on a decent vpn [01:26] zz, what does the error say? [01:26] seems like ubuntu offers one, publicly [01:26] CY_Genre, Why do you need a vpn? [01:26] CY_Genre, Keep in mind that they usually leak your original IP address. [01:27] then what would you suggest for anonymity ? [01:27] CY_Genre, Don't use your real name..... [01:27] aside from buying a physical onion [01:28] hermande, i often don't use my real name [01:28] CY_Genre, Get a server. They can be as cheap as $5.00 per month. [01:28] CY_Genre, Then switch to another server. [01:28] hermande, i'm "ballin' on a budget" as it were [01:29] i live in socal, it's not cheap here [01:29] Uh.... Is $5.00 per month too expensive? [01:29] SoCal is cheap.... [01:29] hermande, when im not even using that to buy cigarettes, sometimes, yeah [01:29] Try San Jose.... [01:29] Or NYC. [01:29] hermande, not fond of san jose [01:30] How about San Mateo, CA. [01:30] hermande, and especially not fond of nyc, i just came here from the east coast [01:30] So Cal is cheap. [01:30] !ot [01:30] #ubuntu is the Ubuntu support channel, for all Ubuntu-related support questions. Please register with NickServ (see /msg ubottu !register) and use #ubuntu-offtopic for other topics (though our !guidelines apply there too). Thanks! [01:30] Drop $5.00 on a server for a month. [01:30] hermande, perhaps [01:30] in time [01:31] It's your server. All security is yours. Not someone elses. [01:31] A VPN puts your security into someone elses hands. [01:31] Most VPNs are compromised. [01:31] Hi, how can I delete ubuntu installed alongside windows? [01:31] You call up the VPN provider and tell them that you want to know the identity of the user and they hand it over. [01:31] They have all the information thanks to payment details. [01:32] anyone?? need help asap [01:33] zz, reformat or remove the linux partitions -> livecd -> gparted [01:33] bluefive, that's extremely disconcerting [01:33] squinty:: that does not clean the mbr-sector tho [01:34] squinty, I cannot use ubuntu right now to uninstall this, it is erroring and not booting [01:34] CY_Genre, might want to check out the torrentfreak site for info. but this is getting off-topic for here [01:34] I can't see any linux section in disk management [01:34] squinty, agreed, getting off topic but will check that later, thanks [01:34] znr, then use windows recovery option [01:35] true that [01:35] anyone? :< [01:36] zz, you don't have to uninstall it. if trying to reclaim drive space then gparted. then use windows recovery option [01:37] I don't understand [01:37] gparted is for linux [01:37] I can't use linux [01:37] zz, can you boot up a livecd/usb [01:38] zz: The ubuntu way is to fix it :) [01:38] probably but i'd rather not [01:38] is it really that hard [01:38] Bashing-om, he doesn't want to fix it [01:38] I just want ubuntu+grub gone [01:39] !away [01:39] Please do not use noisy away messages and nicks in Ubuntu channels. It is annoying and unnecessary. Use the command "/away " to set your client away silently. See also «/msg ubottu Guidelines» === Amichateur_ is now known as Amichateur [01:39] zz, then use windows recovery option. seek advice in a windows related channel for info === zen-guy is now known as coffeeguy [01:40] doesn't that need an installation disk [01:40] zz, Do you have your windows recovery CD? [01:40] nope [01:40] never had one [01:41] zz, Then your only choice is linux..... [01:41] Or could I just leave it there? [01:41] zz, Time to reboot.... [01:41] hermande, can't I just leave it there [01:41] and just keep booting to Windows Boot Manager === Amichateur is now known as Amichateur_away [01:42] zz, most newer windows system has a recovery partition unless the user deleted it [01:42] uhm === Amichateur_away is now known as Amichateur === Amichateur is now known as Amichateur_away [01:42] yes it has a recovers [01:42] *recovery === Amichateur_away is now known as Amichateur [01:43] zz, Should also have options for "searching for problems" as said before ask in window related channel or google [01:44] i thought I would just have a ubuntu partition [01:44] then I could delete it [01:44] but no [01:45] zz, did you by any chance do a wubi install? if yes, that is no longer recommended. you can just remove it via Windows Progams [01:46] squinty, wtf is wubi [01:47] zz, allowed installation of linux system within Windows rather than stand alone installation [01:47] no i dont have that [01:47] anyways, supper time here. good luck. :-) [01:47] I do have a 11gb Healthy Partition [01:47] I don't know what it is though [01:48] hermande, any ideas? [01:51] zz, It means that the partition is not damaged and is clean. [01:52] o [01:52] wubi is a windows installer for linux. [01:52] ah [01:52] hermande, so when I chose "install ubuntu aloneside windows" it actually installed it somewhere in the windows partition? [01:55] zz, When did you install ubuntu? [01:55] probably about 4 or 5 months ago hermande [01:55] I didn't know wubi was still an option [01:56] I didn't know what wubi was [01:57] zz... Ok, you have GRUB installed. This is a good thing. [01:57] yes [01:57] zz, You can modify grub to directly boot to windows without pausing. [01:57] Oh, I'm not booting through grub anymore [01:58] I changed my BIOS to Windows Boot manager [01:58] hermande, ^ [01:59] zz, Your are using a UEFI boot system. What is the current problem? [02:00] the fact that ubuntu is still on my machine [02:00] Just ran Unity and found it very slow. Is it supposed to be measurably slower than MATE or was it mainly because I was running it off USB 3? [02:01] hello there! quick question: what is a good way to wipe/esare an ssd ? [02:01] bluefive: Unity is nice and fast here. A system running from USB will usually be slower than one running from the hard drive [02:01] do i just dd from /dev/zero ? is that okay ? [02:02] bluefive: Running off a USB then the speed of the USB interface is a big factor, another is the amount of ram installed . [02:03] zz, Is it doing anything other than taking up space? [02:03] nope [02:03] I would just rather it gone [02:04] Create recovery media..... [02:05] zz, Go to the Windows IRC channels and ask about changing your partitions. [02:05] sure [02:06] hermande, thanks for the help [02:06] np. [02:08] hermande, oh also [02:09] I have some acer recovery USB stick I got when I bought it, could this help restore or whatever? [02:10] zz, It could. [02:10] hmmm okay === stiflers_brother is now known as jonnycoats [02:26] <[Saint]> Oh man... [02:26] <[Saint]> Out of the frying pan, into the fire, as it were. [02:26] <[Saint]> gnome-keyring chokes on large bit depth RSA keys, ok, that's fine. [02:27] <[Saint]> So, after some internal debate I switch to ed25519. [02:27] <[Saint]> ...which gnome-keyring chokes on completely. [02:27] how big RSA keys? [02:27] <[Saint]> 8192 [02:28] O_O [02:28] I use 4096 bit [02:29] <[Saint]> This, I guess, is one of the very few occasions where the "solution" is to just disable the gnome-keyring service entirely and pretend it doesn't even exist. [02:29] hello [02:29] someone is awake here? [02:30] i am stuck in a terrible situation with ubuntu [02:30] komarek: tell [02:31] story time [02:31] in private? [02:31] komarek: nope [02:31] ok [02:31] i cant boot from usb drive [02:31] i have a lenovo laptop [02:31] komarek: Model? [02:31] model of what? [02:31] okay, why can't you boot? === ubuntu is now known as Guest67780 [02:32] your laptop [02:32] Can't get into bios? errors? [02:32] B50 [02:32] I bought a laptop recently from best buy. It is a dell laptop. I removed windows 10 and reinstalled ubuntu 14.04. I was recently reading about superfish and how some dell computers have them or had them. [02:32] USB drive not showing? [02:32] wait [02:32] The dell website has information on removing them..but on windows. [02:32] something happened [02:32] i cant believe [02:32] O_O [02:32] * zz looks at komarek's laptop [02:32] <[Saint]> [02:32] it's 4.30 am [02:32] I don't know for sure if my dell has superfish...and i amwondering if installing ubuntu over windows cleaned it or not. [02:32] There is no windows anymore on my system. [02:33] and after 3 hours without a reason [02:33] the debian usb boot drive is running [02:33] i tryed 15 times [02:33] that sounds odd [02:33] yes [02:33] you mean, 14x you tried, and it didn’t boot? [02:33] i always finished into the ubuntu choice of startup [02:33] and on the 15th attempt, it booted? [02:34] i am booting [02:34] komarek: you’re not making much sense [02:34] komarek: well then your problem is solved? [02:34] shall i use install or graphical install? [02:34] krismatrix1, i think deleting windows would handle the issue [02:34] i dont know if it's fixed. i hope so [02:34] it's just nonsense... i came here because i was desperate... [02:35] and... when i rebooted every 2 times the screen went all white crashed... but just every 2 times.. [02:36] binary01 would there be a way to check? As in, how do i know for sure. [02:37] just insane [02:38] komarek: btw [02:38] if you’re running stock ubuntu, on an i3, it’s probably not going to be that great [02:38] it's not i3 [02:39] i5? :) [02:39] should be just fine then [02:39] intel celeron duo [02:39] *brrr* [02:39] :) [02:39] cheap machine [02:39] komarek: it’s not going to run too well [02:39] you might want to think about xubuntu [02:39] you think so? [02:40] or install ubuntu-server and i3wm [02:40] i am installing debian jessie [02:40] and start going from there…. that’s what I do [02:40] oh [02:40] then I am confused as to why you are in #ubuntu [02:40] :) [02:40] good night [02:40] willwh: why? Gnome ran quite well on my T60 [02:40] because i was stuck in ubuntu [02:40] until 5 minutes ago [02:40] ^^ [02:40] #debian rules [02:40] (for solving debian problems though) [02:41] it says that some of my hardware needs non -free firmware to operate... and i need to load it from usb [02:41]