[00:01] <xubuntu10w> hello everyone, just downloaded 16.04 and noticed a tiny issue with the installer, can I just leave this here with somebody?
[00:02] <DrCool> I think there is a website to report bugs
[00:03] <DrCool> and make sure it's not already reported.
[00:23] <squinty> !bugs
[00:31] <xubuntu50w> hello, I came here from the xubuntu support page. I just installed 16.04 and it's working mostly fine so far, but the software center is completely empty. Is this is known issue? Are there any solutions?
[00:35] <xubuntu50w> It looks like this no matter what I do (link to screenshot): http://imgur.com/YBra8t7
[00:53] <xubuntu50w> I also tried to download chrome via the .deb file. When opened in Software, it just shows a spinning wheel forever.
[01:12] <squinty> xubuntu50w,  yes it seems to be buggy (even in unity version too) re chrome -> download chrome deb page from there website -> install gdebi (sudo apt install gdebi) -> use file manager to highlight chrome deb file -> right click and select "open with" ->  gdebi will then check for dependancies resolution and if are all met then will install chrome
[01:15] <xubuntu50w> thanks squinty! glad to know it's a known issue. are there any known workarounds to gnome-software right now?
[01:20] <squinty> xubuntu50w,  not that I am aware of personally but to be honest, haven't really been monitoring the situation except at a very superficial level.  :P
[01:30] <xubuntu50w> Okay, thanks squinty. I'll hope for a fix soon.
[03:09] <xubuntu28w> hello
[03:28] <JeZxLee> great OS, any ETA on an AMD proprietary display driver fix for 16.04 ?
[05:29] <xubuntu92w>  needing assistance in installing virtual windows 7 box on xubuntu unsuccessful
[06:17] <xubuntu44i> Hello!
[06:17] <xubuntu44i> so, what's up guys?
[06:22] <xubuntu44i> mmmm im bored guys
[06:22] <xubuntu44i> :/
[12:01] <LeMike> hello. I have "terminator --new-tab" bound to the keys "Meta+T". unfotunately a new terminal is started everytime. It should be a new tab in the existing terminator instance. Am I forgetting something here?
[13:30] <newbie89> I have upgraded 16.04 from 15.10. but have a problem with Qt applications
[13:30] <newbie89> that using Qt5, Qt4 library. all UI font size is set to very small.
[13:30] <newbie89> Does this only my problem ?
[13:32] <knome> newbie89, you might want to ask #kubuntu as they know more about qt; it's possible that xubuntu doesn't have some configuration files available (since xubuntu doesn't itself use qt), and that might cause your issue
[13:33] <newbie89> i see
[16:51] <xubuntu95w> Just installed Voyager 16.04 LTS, but, right hand menu does not appear and the beta extras after install Ubuntu gets hung up and doesn't work properly
[16:53] <pleia2> xubuntu95w: you'll want to ask the Voyager folks about that, they use a very different setup from Xubuntu so it's difficult for us to help
[16:53] <xubuntu95w> Okay, thanks for your help.
[16:54] <pleia2> (we don't even have a right hand menu by default, for instance)
[16:54] <recon_lap> I got a borked install of mysql-server 5.7 , won't install or uninstall , any suggestions on how to fix it?
[16:54] <pleia2> recon_lap: paste.ubuntu.com the error?
[16:54] <recon_lap> keep getting E: sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code(1)
[16:55] <pleia2> that doesn't help much :) what command were you running to get that?
[16:56] <recon_lap> sudo apt-get upgrade
[16:56] <recon_lap> pretty much any apt-get command gives that error now.
[16:56] <pleia2> so how do you know it's mysql?
[16:57] <pleia2> I don't doubt you, but you're not giving much information here ;)
[16:57] <recon_lap> errors encountered while processing : mysql-server-5.7
[16:57] <pleia2> ok, can you paste.ubuntu.com how you got into this situation?
[16:58] <pleia2> usually there's more than just "errors encountered" - like the errors
[16:59] <recon_lap> I wanted to try remove all mysql files to stop old data persisting, after uninstalling and removing all mysql files, then trying to reinstall it failed with that error
[17:00] <recon_lap> it's the normal story of a slow slide into madness
[17:00] <pleia2> without the actual commands you're making it very hard for me to help you, but as a stab in the dark you might start with: apt-get install -f
[17:00] <pleia2> that can start untangling the dependencies
[17:01] <recon_lap> get the generic error message again, error code (1) from apt-get install -f
[17:01] <pleia2> do you happen to have aptitude installed?
[17:02] <recon_lap> no aptitude installed
[17:03] <pleia2> so at this point I'd try a few things, like installing the mysql-server .deb in /var/cache/apt/archives, seeing if any other mysql packages are installed (dpkg -l | grep mysql) and whether I can uninstall them
[17:04] <pleia2> when apt gets wedged like this it's a bit tricky, but I typically find a way out eventually :)
[17:04] <recon_lap> found a thread on askubuntu about this exact issue, I'll work throug that for a while, thx for the help though
[17:05] <pleia2> good luck
[17:13] <recon_lap> installed synaptic, then removed all mysql packages and now apt-get working properly :)
[17:15] <pleia2> yeah, synaptic uses aptitude as the back end (so you have aptitude now too!)
[17:15] <pleia2> it's much better at sorting through these things
[17:26] <monkey01> Hi all. I would appreciate to get some help for starting x11vnc automatically - my previous 14.04 based configuration has become obsolete due to the new way services are managed (systemd).
[20:19] <mata> Hi folks
[20:19] <mata> im new to linux
[20:19] <knome> hello
[20:19] <mata> just switched from win
[20:19] <mata> using xubuntu
[20:20] <mata> which is great, so far eeverething is  working but having problems vith viber, installs good but wont open... googled everywhere but no solution
[20:20] <mata> telegram is working great
[20:21] <mata> get it, this is not a helpdesk...
[20:22] <knome> this is the support channel, but everyone is a volunteer; answers will often likely take more than 2 minutes to appear
[20:22] <mata> there are many factors that i shud present and then ask for help
[20:22] <mata> i know, but im asking stupid qouestin
[20:22] <mata> just realized
[20:22] <knome> i don't even know what viber is - is it available in the ubuntu repositories or only somewhere else?
[20:22] <knome> if only somewhere else, the suggested method is to ask for help from the maintainer
[20:23] <mata> on their official site there is .deb pakacke
[20:24] <Fohlen> anyone has an idea how'd I "totally" clear the Whisker menu? I've modified it in like Ubuntu 12.10 with some manual entries (Eclipse and Steam) and since then stuff resides there. Couldn't figure out a way to do it
[20:24] <Fohlen> just pulled off Xenial, restored backup, and heya, bullshit is back again
[20:24] <Fohlen> it'd be nice just clearing the menu
[20:24] <Fohlen> menulibre doesn't see the entries though
[20:29] <RangerBob> I think they're under .local or .config
[20:29] <knome> ~/.local/share/applications/
[20:30] <flocculant> mmm
[20:31] <flocculant> knome: not sure - I have Acs - runs lo calc with q spreadsheet - not finding it
[20:31] <Fohlen> knome: furthermore the menu arrangement is not as in default install. I also miss the "Software Center" for some reasons
[20:31] <Fohlen> I'd be happy for some sort of "reset that stuff." option
[20:34] <flocculant> Fohlen: the software centre thing is in itself not really a support issue - we had no real option there
[20:34] <flocculant> either keep the old one - and lose all support
[20:34] <flocculant> or move to new one - and keep support
[20:35] <flocculant> change back to synaptic - and lose the options available from usc or gs
[20:35] <flocculant> alternatively - we could move, then let people know the downside to it - and possible ways to mitigate the issues
[20:35] <flocculant> which we are looking to do pretty soon
[20:36] <Fohlen> alrighty. Cleared everything from .local/share and .config and now I got a nice little menu back again
[20:37] <Fohlen> flocculant: but (correct me if I am mistaken), Xubuntu does ship some "App Centre", doesn't it? Because I really can't find it, but I used it on first-login
[20:37] <flocculant> Fohlen: mmm - software iirc
[20:37] <Fohlen> flocculant: what's the package called?
[20:37] <Fohlen> :D
[20:37] <flocculant> well
[20:38] <Fohlen> it seems to be gone on my computer. Might been removed during the upgrade, hmm.
[20:38] <flocculant> the official name is GNOME Software - should be found with software in whisker
[20:38] <Fohlen> nope
[20:38] <flocculant> Fohlen: oh right - shouldn't have been lost
[20:39] <flocculant> dpkg -l gnome-software
[20:40] <Fohlen> it's there, although the menu entry is lost
[20:40] <flocculant> mmm
[20:40] <Fohlen> maybe apt-get purge && reinstall will bring it back!
[20:40] <flocculant> apt-get reinstall perhaps
[20:40] <flocculant> snap :)
[20:43] <Fohlen> flocculant: purge && reinstall brought it back :)
[20:44] <Fohlen> this one is lovely. Much easier to work with than Canonical's thing
[20:44] <Fohlen> and not so blunted with advertising (...)
[20:44] <flocculant> Fohlen: well
[20:45] <flocculant> great till you try and find something that's not got a gui, great till you install something like amarok
[20:45] <Fohlen> :D
[20:46] <flocculant> won't find non-gui apps, leaves all dependencies behind ;)
[20:46] <Fohlen> that's the trouble you go along with apt-get
[20:46] <Fohlen> :D
[20:46]  * flocculant reported these issues - should still be on the notes
[20:46] <flocculant> Fohlen: well the old usc dealt with dependencies seemingly
[20:47] <flocculant> not that I'm completely sure - either terminal or synaptic here :D
[20:47] <Fohlen> did it? Always messed up for me anyhow.. I tend to "clean behind" with terminal after everything I do
[20:47] <Fohlen> :D
[20:47] <Fohlen> but it's nice for some simple things
[20:48] <flocculant> yea yea :)
[20:48] <Fohlen> Having an off-topic question: does anyone, by any chance, know a plug-in/add-on for VLC which adds collection capabilites?
[20:48] <flocculant> Fohlen: afaik it did
[20:48] <Fohlen> always loved VLC but it sucks so hard for organizing your stuff nicely :(
[20:49]  * flocculant moves to -offtopic and says 'I hate VLC' there
[20:49] <flocculant> Fohlen: #xubuntu-offtopic and we can chat about that issue for ages :D
[20:49] <Fohlen> flocculant: the only "real" package GUI is Synaptic :P
[20:49] <Fohlen> kk
[20:50] <flocculant> that or a gui terminal and apt-get :D
[20:50] <Fohlen> XD
[20:50] <Fohlen> a gui terminal
[20:50] <Fohlen> like.
[20:53] <flocculant> :)
[21:19] <flocculant> aaronraimist: that's probably useful info you added to the bug - might actually mean it IS lightlocker - I'm not technical though
[21:19] <flocculant> thanks :)
[21:22] <aaronraimist> flocculant: great, thanks for the info
[21:35] <recon_lap> I'm trying to stop the desktop manager to install nvidia drivers, but I just get a blank screen when I do a sudo service lightdm stop , any ideas?
[21:36] <flocculant> recon_lap: I assume you have a need to not use the repos driver is the only thing I'd say
[21:37] <recon_lap> flocculant: the one's in the repos are not working very well, only get one screen size
[21:37] <flocculant> if so you'd be better to do that in vt1 or something - vt7 is gui land
[21:37] <flocculant> I'd assume at least
[21:38] <recon_lap> seem to be having trouble getting grub to remember nomodeset parameter as well
[21:38] <flocculant> do it in vt1 - sudo update-grub, actually manually edit /etc/default/grub if necessary
[21:39] <recon_lap> update-grub does not seem to be saving that option to the boot parameters
[21:39] <flocculant> sudo nano /etc/default/grub
[21:40] <flocculant> make sure it's there - add it if not - update-grub
[21:40] <flocculant> is what I would do
[21:41] <recon_lap> flocculant: thx, and ctrl+alt+f2 get me down to a low level run level
[21:42] <flocculant> not sure - thought you had to boot to low level
[21:44] <recon_lap> well, fingers crossed I don't explode my system :) this brings back memory s of 2006
[21:45] <flocculant> :)
[22:08] <recon_lap> well, that was a bust, can't load module