=== not_phunyguy is now known as phunyguy === not_phunyguy is now known as phunyguy [11:38] Hey guys, any idea where i can disable that annoying "welcome, first steps" greeter? it shows up everytime i login and its kinda annoying me now... [11:42] would i need to uninstall gnome help or something to get rid of it? [12:43] Hey guys, i want to connect my android 6 phone to gnome notifications and sync clipboard. Back in the days there was DeskCon, but that doesnt work anymore, what is the best way to do this nowerdays? any ideas/suggestions? [12:53] I haven't tested it but I've heard good things about KDE connect [12:53] de-facto: It runs on non KDE desktops too [12:53] yeah i heard that too, but im not sure how to pair it with gnome [12:54] it does not list my gnome box as available device [12:56] i guess on the gnome side there is no counterpart for it maybe? [12:58] i wish he did not die, his DeskCon was awesome for this https://github.com/screenfreeze [13:04] not to my knowledge [13:04] haven't looked into it [13:04] have you looked on F-Droid? [13:05] yeah its on fdroid, but i think the extension for gnome does not work in 3.18 anymore [13:07] there is also Nuntius but that seems to only sync Notifications and is not near the functionality DeskCon provided back in the days [13:08] id like to share links and clipboard, e.g. if i found a nice link on android open it on desktop for further investigations and such [13:09] DeskCon did that over a encrypted (certs) link via the share menu [13:20] Yeh, the link thing is a super drag for me right now. [13:20] not so bothered about notifications [13:24] KDE connect is deffo what you need to get working [13:24] I've seen people using it on gnome [13:42] hmmm it seems that would require to install half of a kde desktop environment alongside with it, then i also could just go ahead and use Kubuntu instead :-( [13:44] i cant believe there is no more native gnome way to do this since the gnome desktop is popular as well as android === PaulW2U_ is now known as PaulW2U === yofel_ is now known as yofel [14:42] hi all [14:42] i was home now. hahaha after working. [16:09] I cannot right-click and "open in terminal", because folder is full of files [16:10] so how do I easily get to terminal in that (Nautilus) folder? [16:24] Olotila why cant you click "open in terminal" on that folder? can you be more specific? [16:24] it is full of files [16:25] my click "hits" a file, and gives a different menu [16:25] you need to right click that on the folder itself [16:25] not on file [16:25] the Open in terminal appears, if I click in empty part of the folder [16:25] no one level above the content of the folder [16:26] so if you want a terminal on /path/to/folder you need to be in /path/to and right click on "folder" [16:26] clicking folder gives "open in new window", new tab, properties [16:27] in nautilus? [16:27] yes [16:27] on top [16:27] on left open folder is not visible [16:27] only default folders Recent, Home, Documents ... [16:28] on the folder itself or even on background in symbol view [16:28] works on 16.04 for me [16:29] I think I have the list view [16:29] then use the symbol view (that matrix dots) [16:29] there you can click on background for example inside that folder, or click on folder directly (one level above) [16:30] ofc it would not work if you click on a file instead [16:30] right click that is always [16:31] ok so there actually is no way to click Open in terminal, if I am in listview and seeing only files? [16:31] the Files -menu above (Gnome 3.20) gives no Open in terminal either [16:31] you can do that in list view too, but you have to right click on that folder [16:32] Gnome 3.20? [16:32] yeah [16:33] on 16.04 its nautilus 3.14.3 [16:33] how come you are on Gnome 3.20? [16:33] so I have to change view or go up one folder? [16:33] I updated it via their own PPA [16:33] yeah or find a empty space where you can right click on background on folder (also in list view) [16:34] where in list view? [16:34] under the list (where the empty bg is) [16:34] the file "bar" fills the space [16:34] full rectangle, from left to right [16:35] yeah i guess if you have that many files then you have to either change in symbol view or go one level above [16:35] empty "bg"? [16:35] ok [16:35] background [16:35] yeah [16:35] so also, can I drag with mouse to select multiple items? [16:36] I bet not [16:37] holding Ctrl and left click you can select multiple (but not drag i guess) [16:37] yeah [16:38] ctrl shift I "inverts" your selection [16:38] so if you want almost all files you could do "ctrl + A" then hold Ctrl and deselect [16:38] yeah [16:38] for example [16:39] other "file explorer" gui's available? [16:39] other than Nautilus? [16:40] yeah many i guess, but Nautilus is pretty powerfull once you got used to it [16:40] well, it is, but it could be even better [16:40] you can even use it for remote file systems with "smb://windows/share" or "ssh://linux/share" and such [16:40] like backspace for "folder up" [16:41] mouse drag for selecting [16:41] or connect an android phone to it and get its internal storage via MTP [16:41] easy way to get path as text, to be copied [16:41] yeah you can do custom key bindings of course [16:41] ctrl + L [16:41] that shows you the path in text mode in the address bar of nautilus [16:42] it has improvet, I think, like previously it changed the timestamp of photos to time of the copying [16:42] messed up lots of my photos [16:42] thanks, I'll remember Ctrl L [16:42] for List, or what could it be? [16:44] there are many keyboard shortcuts for example Alt + Up for going one level upwards [16:45] Alt Up needs two hands [16:45] Ctrl +1 and Ctrl + 2 for the views [16:45] I usually have one hand in mouse and other in kb [16:45] Backspace is way easier [16:45] how can I change the bindings? [16:46] you can mess with it maybe in ~/.config/nautilus/accels [16:46] but make a backup before and be carefull [16:49] i guess you have to killall nautilus and reopen it when you changed something in there [16:49] never tried it myself [17:05] how do I install programs from git? [17:06] https://github.com/vitaut/captain-nemo [17:43] i dont think that would work on 3.20 [18:58] ok, but how do you install programs from git in general? [18:58] Google only gives guides how to install git to ubuntu [18:58] when I search: [18:58] install git programs in ubuntu [18:59] all I get is how to install git itself to ubuntu [18:59] or search ... to ubuntu [19:19] is g++ installed in ubuntu gnome 16.04> [19:19] ? [19:20] kipd: is g++ installed in ubuntu gnome 16.04? [19:22] ? [19:22] ? [19:22] ? [19:23] I personally don't recall if g++ is installed by default in 16.04, but it's just a short package install away. [19:23] i was trying without installing and found that gcc is installed but g++ is not [19:23] though it was preinstalled in ubuntu 14.04 [19:24] i want to switch to ubuntu gnome 16.04 but just want to be sure that all the softwares that i need is present there [19:25] Whatever software isn't present can usually being installed with apt-get on the command line or Synaptic/Software Center in the Gnome Desktop [19:27] ok thanks. i did install g++ just now and it's working. [19:27] Excellent, enjoy your day. [19:27] what's your opinion- should i switch to 16.04? [19:27] i am not a seasoned linux user. been using it only for the last 4 months. [19:28] am an undergraduate student studying computer science engineering in my university [19:29] It's up to you. 14.04 isn't that old and came with Gnome by default. 16.04 comes with Unity instead. [19:30] yeah, but i really like the gnome look in 16.04. [19:30] Sounds like you have your answer then. [19:30] There's really no drawback to using the more current 16.04 for you then. [19:30] Plus i have been using unity for 4 months now, and gnome looks like a fresh change. [19:30] thanks for the advice. [19:31] Cheers [19:43] Olotila well it depends on how you want to maintain your system i guess: you can install git then "git clone ..." but then you would need a "debian" directory with the package files inside that for backing a .deb out of it (and install that with gdebi or such). I mean you also can do "sudo make install" but then the package manager would not keep track of the files it spreads on your system (wich i really dont like). [19:44] if you have a "debian" directory for a project you can go inside your project folder (which contains that "debian" folder) and to "dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us" to build a deb package one level above [19:45] the nice thing about ubuntu is that you can find many, really many software with a debian folder on some PPAs [19:47] without it the usual way would be "./configure --prefix=/opt" "make" and "sudo make install" or such (depends on what make system the developer prefered) [20:13] yeah, git seems like a mess from users point of view [20:13] more folders to back up [23:44] hi all [23:45] heya [23:49] georgeowell, hi :)