| xubuntu93w | can you please tell me where i get directions to install xubuntu without a cd in windows? i cant find any installation instruction for xunubu 16 | 00:21 |
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| pleia2 | !usb | 00:26 |
| ubottu | For information about installing Ubuntu from USB flash drives, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick - For a persistent live USB install, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent | 00:26 |
| pleia2 | that has instructions for making an installation disk in windows too | 00:26 |
| xubuntu93w | do i need to use a usb? | 00:26 |
| pleia2 | if you're not using a dvd, yes | 00:27 |
| xubuntu93w | do i need to with lubuntu? | 00:27 |
| pleia2 | I don't understand the question | 00:27 |
| pleia2 | the only way to install is via usb or dvd/cd (unless you have a networked imaging server, like in a computer lab, but I doubt that) | 00:28 |
| xubuntu93w | oh ok. thank you. | 00:29 |
| xubuntu93w | i have no clue what im doing obviously | 00:29 |
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| Torelti | is this a good place to ask beginner questions? | 00:52 |
| knome | yes | 00:54 |
| Torelti | My computer boots fast (to lightdm), but it takes a very long time after inputting password to show the desktop. After I login, I can hear my mobo POST beep and it appears to reastart completlety then show the desktop. how can i make it go directly to desktop | 00:57 |
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| xubuntu11i | yarak | 09:38 |
| sine0 | hi folks. I installed ubuntu and then have installed xubuntu desktop since, is this the right channel to ask questions ? | 09:49 |
| sorinello_ | :)) | 09:59 |
| sorinello_ | yes, this is the channel | 09:59 |
| sorinello_ | basically tou converted your ubuntu instalation to xubuntu | 09:59 |
| sine0 | its ok, I have selected the ubuntu desktop upon login | 10:05 |
| sine0 | I was having some issues with xubuntu | 10:06 |
| knome | sine0, for what it's worth, we can't help you resolve your issues unless you tell us what they are | 10:12 |
| sine0 | ok sorry I fixed it by changing desktops and sort of forgot about the issue | 12:36 |
| sine0 | 1. when i do a printscreen and save it to a buffer I cant paste it anywhere | 12:36 |
| sine0 | like i want to paste into gimp or so, and it wont work, something wrong with the paste buffer | 12:37 |
| sine0 | switched back to ubuntu regular desktop and its fine, i assume it would be a xubuntu desktop thing | 12:37 |
| choki | can't believe xubuntu 16.04 has so many bugs on this t400 | 13:31 |
| choki | suspend bug | 13:31 |
| choki | the whole ui is broken after it | 13:31 |
| xangua | Install xscreensaver ? | 13:32 |
| choki | i tried | 13:34 |
| choki | still the same broken ui most of the time :/ | 13:34 |
| choki | i hope an update comes soon | 13:34 |
| choki | it is not only the mouse cursor isnt visible | 13:34 |
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| GridCube | choki: best curse of action is to completelly disable lock screens, just let it turn of the monitor | 13:53 |
| choki | GridCube: yes but i always forget to manually lock my screen then | 13:54 |
| choki | i feel like xubuntu messed up the whole xfce experience | 13:54 |
| GridCube | its a lightdm issue | 13:55 |
| choki | :D | 13:55 |
| choki | on my desktop pc it works like a charm! | 13:55 |
| choki | GridCube: so i could just switch the display manager entirely? | 13:55 |
| GridCube | you can always do that | 13:55 |
| choki | hmm i ll try to remove it and just use the black login screen | 13:56 |
| GridCube | you would not be running xubuntu anymore tho | 13:56 |
| choki | xcD | 13:56 |
| choki | it is still xubuntu ha! | 13:56 |
| GridCube | P: its not if you change stock software | 13:56 |
| choki | doesnt xfce has its own display manager? | 13:56 |
| GridCube | no | 13:56 |
| choki | O_o | 13:56 |
| xubuntu96w | sometimes the cursor disappears. Why ? | 14:09 |
| choki | xubuntu96w: yes :D | 14:11 |
| xubuntu96w | what can I do to appear? | 14:11 |
| choki | xubuntu96w: ctrl+alt+f6 and then ctrl+alt+f7 | 14:11 |
| user_00 | does anyone know why I can't login as a regular user using Xubuntu 16.04 with virtualbox? | 14:47 |
| user_00 | I cant login from Xfce or from a virtual terminal, it just kicks me back to the shell | 14:47 |
| GridCube | user_00: there is a problem with your .Xauthority or .ICEauthority files, just delete them from your home folder and relog | 14:53 |
| user_00 | How am I supposed to delete them if I can't login as a normal user or root? | 14:53 |
| GridCube | you can do that by login in on a tty | 14:53 |
| user_00 | no I can't, it kicks me out | 14:53 |
| user_00 | root is disabled | 14:54 |
| GridCube | no, use a tty | 14:54 |
| GridCube | press right-ctrl and f1 | 14:54 |
| GridCube | on the tty put your credentials | 14:54 |
| user_00 | I did, it doesn't let me login, or it might, but all I see is the MTOD fly by and I am kicked back to the login prompt | 14:55 |
| GridCube | then xfce nor xubuntu had anything to do with your problem | 14:55 |
| GridCube | the tty login prompt¿? | 14:55 |
| user_00 | yes | 14:56 |
| GridCube | that sounds absolutely unsual | 14:56 |
| GridCube | you then have a problem that goes beyond all my knowledge | 14:56 |
| user_00 | I figured | 14:56 |
| GridCube | and again, not at the level of xubutnu is unvolved | 14:56 |
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| sorrow | Not sure who was helping me before with the login loop issue, but it turned out that I had created a user named 'pulse', which obviously conflicts with pulse audio | 16:35 |
| sorrow | is there an open defect for this issue? shouldnt it check the existing /etc/passwd file ? | 16:36 |
| Changizww | Hi, i'm using xubuntu 14.04! when i start and login to my user (and other users) desktop doesn't come up and it only shows wallpaper (however i could login by ctrl+alt+f1 and used startx to post this), can anyone help?! i remember i had this problem before and it was fixed by entering a couple of commands, but i can't remember now... thanks in advance | 18:17 |
| Changizww | anyone? :( | 18:49 |
| flocculant | Changizww: sometimes a full root drive can cause that, login to tty1 and see what df -h says | 19:11 |
| flocculant | you're looking for the / line and see what % full it is | 19:12 |
| flocculant | if it's 95% or so - you'll need to clear some space, start with sudo apt-get clean to remove the .deb cache | 19:12 |
| flocculant | if it's not full then you've a different issue | 19:13 |
| Changiizww | wow, you were right.. it is 96% full | 19:13 |
| Changiizww | really really grateful and really thanks for you kindness | 19:14 |
| Changiizww | sorry, but how can i clean .deb cache? | 19:15 |
| ax562 | xubuntu software app is maintained by ubuntu correct? | 19:47 |
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| flocculant | ax562: yes | 20:06 |
| ax562 | thanks | 20:06 |
| xubuntu98w | What's the best way to remove preinstalled apps? I'm replacing parole with VLC, pidgin with xchat, and transmission with Deluge. | 23:37 |
| knome | there is no "best" way, but you can do it from the software center for example | 23:37 |
| xubuntu98w | Do those apps have dependencies? Wouldn't I need to purge in that case? | 23:38 |
| xubuntu98w | aptitude purge "package" for example | 23:38 |
| knome | the purge action removes the configuration files, not dependencies | 23:39 |
| knome | but in apt terms, if you want to remove the applications and their dependencies, first simple remove the package, then run the autoremove action | 23:39 |
| xubuntu98w | What if I want to remove the config files as well? | 23:40 |
| knome | then purge remove and purge autoremove | 23:40 |
| xubuntu98w | So to clarify: sudo aptitude purge "package" then sudo aptitude purge autoremove? | 23:41 |
| xubuntu98w | and could running autoremove on a regular basis potentially be harmful? | 23:44 |
| knome | i think aptitude asks if you want to remove those packages. if you use apt-get, you have to run the autoremove command | 23:45 |
| knome | no, there's no harm in it, though you don't really need to do that unless you removed any package. | 23:45 |
| xubuntu98w | alright, I'll run "sudo apt-get purge" and "sudo apt-get autoremove" then | 23:46 |
| xubuntu98w | Thanks | 23:46 |
| knome | sudo apt-get purge packagename | 23:46 |
| knome | sudo apt-get --purge autoremove | 23:46 |
| knome | with apt-get | 23:46 |
| xubuntu98w | would you mind explaining what the hyphens do? | 23:46 |
| knome | you can only specify one action | 23:47 |
| knome | autoremove is the action, so if you want to purge the config files, you basically tell that with a parameter | 23:47 |
| xubuntu98w | "--purge" | 23:47 |
| xubuntu98w | Oh, ok | 23:47 |
| knome | purge without the dashes is an action that removes a single package with config | 23:47 |
| knome | so, a shorthand for: | 23:48 |
| knome | apt-get --purge remove packagename | 23:48 |
| xubuntu98w | last question, is autoremove essentially a more thorough "autoclean" or do they preform separate funcions? | 23:49 |
| knome | they do different functions. | 23:50 |
| xubuntu98w | ok | 23:50 |
| knome | autoclean cleans the package cache, autoremove removes unused pacakges | 23:50 |
| xubuntu98w | So I should run autoclean after autoremove to clear the cache? | 23:51 |
| xubuntu98w | I mean it's not neccessary, but helpful | 23:51 |
| knome | i can save some space | 23:51 |
| knome | *it | 23:51 |
| knome | not very much usually though. | 23:53 |
| xubuntu98w | unrelated, is thunar the only well-established file manager designed for use with xfce? It's kind of bothering me, as it crashes frequently when I rename files (something I do a lot) | 23:53 |
| knome | thunar is the *only* file manager designed (whatever that means...) to be used with xfce | 23:54 |
| knome | any file manager should work with no problems though. | 23:54 |
| xubuntu98w | by designed, I mean meant for the XFCE desktop environment. Wouldn't something like nautilus require additional dependencies? | 23:55 |
| knome | sure. | 23:55 |
| knome | but essentially file managers aren't tied in to desktop environments or OSes like explorer is to windows | 23:56 |
| knome | each of them comes with additional dependencies anyway | 23:56 |
| knome | additional meaning, it's not just the thunar package you need to install on top of xfce | 23:56 |
| xubuntu98w | Would nautalis fit seamlessly within the XFCE environment though? or would it look out of place in terms of appearance | 23:56 |
| knome | i don't know if nautilus has been ported to gtk3 - that's one of the things that can currently make apps look different (we're in the middle of a gtk2->gtk3 migration) | 23:57 |
| grauhat | Hello, I'm sure I'm just blind but I don't seem to find the download for the 14.04 release in the Xubuntu page | 23:57 |
| xubuntu98w | Okay, thanks for all the help | 23:58 |
| knome | other than that, it can look out of place because it can be a bit more cluttered than the "xfce apps" | 23:58 |
| knome | but there shouldn't be any technical difficulties | 23:58 |
| xubuntu98w | ok | 23:58 |
| knome | grauhat, 16.04 is recommended over 14.04 generally, so 14.04 isn't advertised | 23:59 |
| knome | grauhat, you can figure out the links to the right places by replacing "16.04" with "14.04" in the URL in question though, if you really need 14.04 | 23:59 |
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