[03:17] <Roey> hi all again
[03:18] <Roey> hey can anyone help me out?  I can ping Internet hosts fine, but the system can't resolve hostnames...eek!!! Help!!!
[05:45] <mgolden_> Roey: you should look at the output from nslookup SOMENAME
[05:45] <mgolden_> This sounds like a configuration issue
[05:46] <mgolden_> You don't have a functioning connection to your DNS serve
[05:46] <mgolden_> Have to leave now, sorry I can't help more
[08:00] <lordievader> Good morning.
[08:01] <lordievader> Roey: Could you give more details?
[11:15] <user|94206> is it possible to change from xubuntu to kubuntu, without a total instalation?
[11:18] <hateball> user|94206: yes
[11:18] <hateball> user|94206: sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop
[11:19] <hateball> user|94206: then you can pick XFCE or Plasma when you login
[11:20] <user|94206> Sorry, I have xubuntu now and I want to change to kubuntu
[11:21] <user|94206> it would be : install kubuntu-desktop?
[11:30] <hateball> user|94206: Oh sorry I misread, but yes
[11:32] <user|94206> thank you. Which is in your opinion the best of those xub. or kub. ?
[11:33] <user|94206> another question. How could I read "acsm" folder?
[11:35] <hateball> user|94206: Obviously I prefer Kubuntu
[11:36] <hateball> user|94206: googling suggests acsm is some ebook format? no idea about that
[11:36] <hateball> looks to be some adobe proprietary thing
[11:38] <user|94206> yes, it is. But there is an alternative solution with calibre, though i dont exactly know how
[12:35] <joe__> hi
[14:41] <BluesKaj> Hey folks
[15:14] <hazamonzo> Hey folks. Hey BluesKaj
[15:14] <BluesKaj> Hi hazamonzo
[15:15] <hazamonzo> Im looking for some desktop sound recording software. I just need to record the output of my speakers to a .wav or something similar. I noticed in the sound options of Kubuntu there is a recording tab but it only has the message "No Applications Recording Audio"
[15:15] <hazamonzo> My question is... what application *could* i use in Kubuntu to record audio?
[15:16] <hazamonzo> I read on ubuntu that people use PAVUControl (Paulse Audio thingy) but after installing that it looks like its just the default ubuntu sound mixer app that Kubuntu already ships with.  or its varient at least
[15:17] <BluesKaj> hazamonzo, if you have recording device connected, you can monitor it with capture ctl in alsamixer if the the device has a monitor out that can connect to the sound card input
[15:17] <hazamonzo> Would Audacity suffice maybe?>
[15:18] <BluesKaj> yes audacity is an option as well
[15:18] <hazamonzo> Its been a while since i used it that i forgot it existed :)
[15:19] <BluesKaj> but it uses the internal signal
[15:19] <hazamonzo> BluesKaj: Meaning the sound i would expect to hear from my laptop speakers?
[15:19] <BluesKaj> not a true monitor signal
[15:20] <BluesKaj> I don't mean to be pedantic
[15:22] <hazamonzo> No thats fine. Appreciate it
[15:37] <hazamonzo> Awww boo. Audacity is installed and running but its not being picked up as a recording application in the Kubuntu Audio controls
[15:38] <hazamonzo> Wait... it does when i start recording :)
[15:38] <hazamonzo> Nevermind
[15:40] <hazamonzo> Yay! Working
[15:40] <BluesKaj> hazamonzo, so record a bit to set your volumes to sound clean without distortion then stop and start over with the clean settings
[15:42] <BluesKaj> that was my experience when i recorded some vinyl to digital
[15:44] <hazamonzo> BluesKaj: I just noticed that :)
[15:47] <aniketh__> Ping
[15:47] <aniketh__> how to upgrade kF5Archive from 5.28 to 5.30 ?
[16:53] <BluesKaj> hazamonzo, how's the recording going? i'm curious, thinking of recording some of our jams
[16:54] <hazamonzo> BluesKaj: Its works alright. Its very basic what im trying to do though
[16:54] <hazamonzo> See if I could ever get my midi input / output USB adapter working in Kubuntu I would be pretty happy. Could connect up my piano then
[16:55] <hazamonzo> But thats pretty far down the list of things to do :)
[16:55] <BluesKaj> ok, weell basic is good, simple and clean works too :-)
[16:57] <BluesKaj> midi is something I never got into ...we were so analog for so many yrs. i guess we're a bit behind since we haven't really tried any recording for over 10 yrs
[16:58] <BluesKaj> our band that is
[17:03] <skrite> hello all !
[17:06] <hazamonzo> BluesKaj: Yeah thats understandable
[17:12] <BluesKaj> hi skrite
[18:16] <renn0xtk9> folks when i launch system settings in kubntu 16.10 in konsole it says it cannot find kcm_look_and_feel
[18:17] <renn0xtk9> it says QT_PLUGIN_PATH might not be set
[18:17] <renn0xtk9> anybody knows what to do ?
[18:18] <BluesKaj> renn0xtk9, can you launch it from the kmenu>computer>systemsettings ?
[18:19] <renn0xtk9> yes it launches
[18:20] <renn0xtk9> it is simply that when i got to workspace theme it will not display anything
[18:21] <lenovo> Guys, everytime I "apt update" I get a 404 error with "http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu Xenial Release". No error when using backports though. How is this possible when using Kubuntu 16.04? Uname -a gives me version:  4.4.0-59-generic.
[18:23] <BluesKaj> lenovo, that ppa might be no longer availavble if it's 404-ing , best to remove or delete it from your package manager sources
[18:24] <lenovo> Thank you, BluesKaj. Do you think I should use backports instead? Is it safe?
[18:24] <renn0xtk9> BluesKaj do you have kubuntu with kde5 as well if yes do you have QT_PLUGIN_PATH set ?
[18:25] <BluesKaj> lenovo, ppas are always risky , I normally use them once to upgrade plasma for example then I delete them
[18:25] <BluesKaj> kde5 doesn't exist , it's now known as kde/plasma5xx
[18:26] <lenovo> BluesKaj, I'm relatively new to Linux. How am I then supposed to get the latest security updates, etc?
[18:27] <BluesKaj> just keep the sources.list with the default deb lines and you should be fine
[18:28] <renn0xtk9> BluesKaj okay but what is your QT_PLUGIN_PATH if any ?
[18:29] <lenovo> So basically I could just remove all the PPA's. Delete the old sources.list, and generate a new one by only selecting security updates in update-manager GUI?
[18:32] <BluesKaj> No, open your package manager look for sources and remove the ppas, leave the rest and apt will download the securty updates etc when you decide to update in th epackge manager or with apt in the terminal\
[18:33] <dominikheirich_> hey does anyone know how to fix problems with LOL installer on Ubuntu?
[18:34] <renn0xtk9> okay so non it has absolutely nothing to do with QT_PLUGIN_PATH. I can hereby confirm that kubuntu developers never ever tested the installer they ship. A good thing that cannonical dropperd support of kubuntu.. natural selection probably
[18:35] <lenovo> Okay, BluesKaj. Thank you so much. I was worried that the security updates were managed in the PPA's. I will remove them then
[18:35] <BluesKaj> renn0xtk9, not true
[18:36] <BluesKaj> renn0xtk9, ask in #kubuntu-devel
[18:36] <renn0xtk9> BluesKaj , to support your opinion,  you probably have document to counter my experience made of fact?
[18:36] <BluesKaj> !ppa | lenovo
[18:38] <hazamonzo> So here is an interesting one... Any idea why my Thinkpad webcam has a green overlay? Image nightvision type of thing :)
[18:40] <BluesKaj> renn0xtk9, this not a debate, already told you where to ask
[18:44] <hazamonzo> Green!! https://ibin.co/39DwiKjMCKyN.jpg :D
[18:52] <renn0xtk9> BluesKaj ask already, let's see if a developers pop up there to answer
[18:56] <BluesKaj> renn0xtk9, yeah that chat takes a bit of patience...already checked google and didn't find much about your issue
[18:58] <BluesKaj> it's just that I haven't had that issue on 16.04 or 16.10 , or even 17.04
[19:00] <skrite> is there a way to make the windows key (super) not bring up the panel menu?
[19:07] <BluesKaj> skrite, system-settings>input devices>keyboard>advanced tab>alt/win key behavior, make your choice there
[19:11] <skrite> BluesKaj: thanks!
[19:12] <BluesKaj> skrite, yw
[23:08] <Roey> mgolden_, lordievader, hya
[23:08] <Roey> heya*
[23:08] <Roey> sooo the issue is this:
[23:08] <Roey> I can NSLOOKUP ok
[23:08] <Roey> but ping/gethostip/firefox/etc. don't resolve names
[23:08] <Roey> they keep waiting or just say "looking up XXXXX"
[23:09] <Roey> eventually Firefox times out (I think that's what's happening) and finds the IP address of the site and downloads it (though.. incomplete, probably because of the many connections that a web page has to other web resources)