[00:53] I added a small panel on the left side but everytime a new window is open for any app this appears. How do I make this stop and only show the panel when I hover over? [02:05] hello [02:05] i have a question [02:06] why kubunt 16.04 is soo lsow [02:08] Had installed kubuntu 14 and when it was updated to version 16.04 it became very slow [02:18] what's a good program to use to test cpu? stress? mprime? other? [02:33] anyone here can answer? [03:07] Hm, when I open Discover, it lists 0 items installed. How can I get it to populate with what I have installed? [03:08] Huh, it doesn't list anything when I search either === robert_ is now known as Guest44351 [04:56] my Kmail cant give email suggestion, big pain. using KDE 5.8.5, Kubuntu , any help please.. [08:33] i'd like to have "umount usb device" instead of "safely remove device" in kubuntu 14.04. is this possible? [08:38] Good morning. === rumble is now known as grumble [09:03] hi day [09:14] o/ [09:15] Hello. Is there any chance that KDE 5.9 will be installable on Kubuntu 16.10 or will we have to wait for 17.04 or something? [10:04] hi. is there a way I can get the PIM events calendar plugin for the calendar plasmoid? I recently went up to Plasma 5.8 and still don't seem to have it - just holidays [10:12] I need printer that will work with Kubuntu [10:13] So do I need Postscript or what's the deal these days? [10:31] jubo2: just check whether the printer manufacturer provides linux support for the printer (ppd files to be used with cups) [10:31] ps/pcl5/pcl6 i think all good [10:41] akik: Ok saved info. Thank you. [10:54] HI folks [10:54] hiya BluesKaj [10:54] hey jubo2 [12:26] Hi There. I am trying to install Kubuntu 16.10 on VirtualBox in Windows10. I downloaded the .iso and created VirtualBox. It boots and loads the K Desktop screen, but as soon as the loading bar completes, the screen fades to black and all I can see is the mouse cursor. Please help! I am getting no joy from searching on Google. [12:34] Hi There. I am trying to install Kubuntu 16.10 on VirtualBox in Windows10. I downloaded the .iso and created VirtualBox. It boots and loads the K Desktop screen, but as soon as the loading bar completes, the screen fades to black and all I can see is the mouse cursor. Please help! I am getting no joy from searching on Google. [12:39] Bullebak, best to ask in #vbox chat [12:42] would it be appropriate to run kubuntu in virtualbox? [12:43] I apologise for the crude question [12:43] Done it all my life so far. Just this latest version 16 giving me all my hell [12:43] it's just that virtualbox limits the graphics memory to 128MB [12:43] and KDE looks a bit heavy, graphic wise [12:44] .. maybe I should go for MATE flavour [12:44] or even Lubuntu [12:44] Mmmmm, now you might have a point. Going to push that up. Do not think it is set to 128MB in the first place! [12:45] lol [12:45] Heard more people with vbox + latest Kubuntu trouble. [12:45] Bullebak: you can make it go up to 256 [12:45] In the sameway Bullebak does. [12:45] my understnding is that one can set graphics memory to as mucj as the RAM can handle [12:46] Bullebak: VBoxManage modifyvm "Name of VM" --vram 256 [12:46] how do you make virtualbox graphic memory run up to 256? afaik it's only possible if the vm is a Windows one [12:47] if you find a solution (or work-around), could you add it to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kubuntu-meta/+bug/1627348 [12:47] Launchpad bug 1627348 in kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) "Kubuntu Yakkety Live DVD boots to black screen with mouse pointer" [Undecided,Confirmed] [12:48] I think the original bug report was on real HW, but I can only replicate the bug in VirtualBox. [12:50] No joy. Pushing up video memory did not make a difference. I am trying to install it and I do not even get to a screen that says "Try Kubuntu" or "Install Kubuntu" [12:51] guess I was out to lunch on the vb virt memory :-) [12:53] Thanks ubottu, I am trying to read on Launchpad now... [12:54] Bullebak: did you enable 3d acceleration? [12:55] Bullebak: I have found that I can get to the installer anyway. Just hit to bring up the kicker application launcher. Then start typing install, and you will see the install program. [12:56] the windows key works as well [12:59] hi guys just upgraded my kubuntu 14 (just regular package upgrades) and now when I go to login it accpets my password and then just hangs any ideas? [13:00] daum, how did you upgrade? [13:00] BluesKaj, apt-get upgrade [13:00] from ? [13:00] command line [13:01] then the notifier came that system reboot was required to complete [13:01] so I did that it gets to the login screen, takes my password, then just hangs after it clears out the different users to choose from for login [13:01] oh regular package upgrade., ok [13:02] yeah - wasn't a core version bump [13:02] did you try ther recovery kernel in grub then dpkg repair [13:03] i can get to the command line and login fine - what package should i repair though? [13:04] just try another update/upgrade, however it could be your graphics driver isn't working [13:04] i do see in /var/log/lightdm/x-0-greeter.log a "Type error: result of expressoin 'button' [null] is not an object" looks like it's coming from /usr/share/kde4/apps/lightdm-kde-greeter/themese/userbar/ListButton.qml:31 [13:05] running another upgrade [13:07] My goodness! Akik, thanks the 3D excelleration worked and it now boots, however, I still get no option like at http://docs.kubuntu.org/docs/installation.html#install-process [13:07] BluesKaj, nope no luck=\ [13:07] I mean that it does not offer me the option to install. It just boots up as a live CD [13:07] daum, in the VT/TTY try startx [13:08] i do see also Bus::open: Cannot get ibus-daemons address [13:08] BluesKaj, hm no luck it goes to black screen when i do that [13:09] I now saw mpatillo's comment. Will try that thanks... [13:09] daum, which gpu? [13:09] last few lines areLoading extension GLX, Kernel modesetting enabled, AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch [13:09] looking one sec [13:10] daum, are you using lightdm ? recommend kdm for kde/kubuntu [13:10] BluesKaj, radeon 6750 [13:11] BluesKaj, i believe so - it just was the default one when i installed? [13:11] Bullebak: good. i think it's a bit sad that everything starts to require 3d acceleration [13:15] daum, wonder if your driver was borked , try installing xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu or was your driver the radeon ? [13:15] daum: You can login through a tty? [13:15] looks like i had the xserver-xorg-video-radeon before [13:15] he's already there [13:16] daum: If so, is the file system for /home full? [13:16] yep lordievader i cna ... also xinit works get a termianl on screen [13:16] lordievader, nope 80% [13:16] startx still produces just blank black screen [13:16] daum: Hmm, you could see if a fresh user has the same troubles. [13:16] daum, then try reinstalling the radeon again [13:16] and dkms [13:16] That way you know if it is your user profile or the system itself. [13:17] BluesKaj, would dpkg-reconfigure be enough on those? [13:17] lordievader, will create new user real quick now as a test [13:18] daum, dunno seldom use reconfigure [13:18] BluesKaj, so you suggest uninstall then reinstall both? [13:19] no just install them [13:19] apt-get just says they are already installed and at latest version [13:21] ah nevermind found the --reinstall [13:25] BluesKaj, no luck=( [13:26] BluesKaj, here is my xession-errors log: http://dpaste.com/3AV61BD [13:27] Greetings! I wonder if you could help me with a little problem. Over the last couple of days, my friend's 16.04 version Kubuntu has had a lot of upgrades. The ones that came through yesterday, killed his install. [13:27] daum: Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-daum" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. [13:28] daum: Did you run gui programs through sudo? [13:28] I've had to take him back to 14.04 from a USB stick, because the other install was unrecoverable. There was a kernel panic which I witnessed in the terminal, but couldn't record it as nothing would work and we couldn't log in. [13:28] lordievader, i shouldn't have not that i can think of aside from the sometimes kdesu kate (to edit a few root files) [13:28] daum: sudo chown daum:daum /var/tmp/kdecache-daum [13:29] though, actually i wonder if yesterday i totally botched a command and ran rm /var/cache/ -rf [13:29] didn't even think of this til just now [13:29] when i meant to run rm var/cache -rf for an application ...i wonder if that caused some weirdness now [13:29] The problem we have now is that I smell a kernel bug in the latest version, but he's getting told there is a new version available, and I daren't take him up to 16.04 in case the panic resurfaces. [13:30] daum: There is lightdm stuff in /var/cache: sudo apt-get install --reinstall lightdm [13:31] lordievader, tried - no luck [13:31] shouldn't startx not require anything from lightdm [13:33] True [13:33] what about kdm ? [13:34] You are running startx right? Do you have 'startkde' (or startplasma whatever it is these days) in your xinitrc? [13:35] lordievader, where would that file be? [13:36] daum: In your homedir ~/.xinitrc [13:36] hm don't have anything there=\ [13:36] BluesKaj, also just installed kdm rebooting to give 'er a try too [13:36] sudo dpkg - reconfigure kdm [13:37] BluesKaj, it goes to a black screen after login [13:37] daum: Add: exec startkde [13:38] Then run startx as daum. [13:38] "exec startkde not found" [13:38] Does 'startkde' exist on your system? [13:39] nope [13:39] i swear i didn't just delete /usr/bin/ stuff haha [13:39] Ah, that might be the problem. You are running trusty right? [13:40] yeah [13:40] Probably easiest to do: sudo apt-get install --reinstall kubuntu-desktop [13:40] 14.04.5 [13:40] !info kde-meta trusty [13:40] Package kde-meta does not exist in trusty [13:40] Hmm, forgot how the kde/plasma meta package for Trusty was called. [13:40] !info startkde [13:41] Package startkde does not exist in yakkety [13:41] Hmm -.- [13:42] lordievader, http://dpaste.com/0ADQT3P from the install kubuntu-deskto [13:42] Ooee, interesting. [13:43] daum: Any ppa's enabled? [13:43] yah a java and php one [13:43] Hmm, that shouldn't matter. [13:43] Can you (re)install the plasma-desktop one? [13:44] which? [13:44] i could do a dist upgrade [13:44] haha [13:44] will that may work? [13:44] workspace most likely [13:45] BluesKaj, hm/ [13:45] kde or plasma workspace [13:46] forgotten , which it is on kde4 [13:46] daum: Make sure the plasma-desktop package is installed. [13:46] hm well i'm happy to upgrade to kubuntu 16 [13:47] lordievader, kde-workplace-bin is installed not plasma-desktop [13:47] daum: So install plasma-desktop ;) [13:47] it won't let me=( [13:48] daum: Please paste the output. [13:48] kubuntu-desktop then [13:48] http://dpaste.com/10XEEYB [13:48] BluesKaj: One at a time, kubuntu-desktop depends on plasma-desktop anyways. [13:49] or vice-versa [13:49] daum: Okay, this is going to be tedious, but everytime it tells you of a package, in this case 'plasma-widgets-workspace', try to install it manually. [13:50] daum: Ultimately you will find one dependency which refuses to be installed. Most likely due to a version mismatch. [13:50] ha this can quickly go down a rabbit hole the next one has 3 depends [13:51] That is what I meant with tedious ;) [13:51] weird [13:51] http://dpaste.com/3EDB3JJ [13:51] daum, yes I found if you choose the last dependency in the list the rest fasll in line, not always, but mostly [13:52] shouldn't that progression not have results in an install? [13:52] sorry, resulted in an install [13:53] daum: Seems like you can backtrack ;) [13:53] Unles kdepim-runtime still complains... [13:54] yep that installed [13:54] woo plasma workspace installed [13:54] and startkde is there [13:54] daum: And plasma-desktop? [13:54] we're cooking! [13:54] and we're back [13:54] :-) [13:55] so any ideas why it couldn't just run that install itself? [13:55] depenency order [13:56] dependency even [13:56] daum: Good question. [13:56] well eitherway thank you very much for the help [13:56] daum: No problem ;) [13:56] weird [13:57] Glad it works again. [13:57] that deleted my mysql server [13:57] In favor of maria-db? [13:57] hmm not sure - right now no mysql is running it seems [13:57] well whatever i'll deal with this later should probably get to work [13:57] It installed mariadb-server-core, mariadb is a drop-in replacement for mysql. [13:58] i'll also do a dist-upgrade tomorrow and hopeuflly some of this resolves itself haha [13:58] yah it was that akondai backend i think required some other version of mysql that wasn't 5.6 which i had instlaled [13:59] daum, if you want to upgrade to 16.04 , sudo do-release-upgrade is now the command [13:59] oh yah it switched it out for maria which for some reason ins't starting [13:59] daum: Oh, any error in the logs? [14:00] yeah - seems to think the logfile is corrupted http://dpaste.com/2TW4HA8 [14:04] looks like some people say to remove that file after switching over and it'll work [14:04] will try that afte ri backup the directory [14:04] thanks again for all the help guys! [14:05] daum, yw [14:11] Sorry guys, I'm gonna have to fly. I'll have to come back to you later when I get the chance to sort this out. See ya. [16:01] hello [16:02] i am just on my android tablet so I can only type slowly [16:02] my kubuntu has a problem [16:02] it boots into initrms [16:03] busybox [16:03] I tried to run fsck but it did not work because the hard drive was mounted [16:03] i went to a call shop and burned a kubuntu 16.10 desktop DVD [16:04] normally there should be a menu when starting from DVD where I can select to repair the system [16:04] unfortunately I do not get such a menu [16:04] my kubuntu live dvd starts into the live system [16:05] run e2fsck /dev/sdX , X being sda or whatever the deive is named [16:05] when I then try to run fsck I receive the message that the drive was in use [16:05] BluesKay ok please do not walk away I try it [16:05] sorry I am typing really slow from my tablet [16:06] np, take your time [16:06] damn I am so stupid, i have a lice cd running [16:06] wait I can reconnect from my PC [16:06] Hello [16:07] BluesKaj please wait for 2 minutes I reconnect [16:07] Did anybody install ttf-mscorefonts-installer? [16:07] I think after its installation my fonts in firefox has changed to bad fonts [16:07] Specially for Farsi letters === Reni3 is now known as Reni3_ [16:11] re [16:11] now I am connected using the live cd [16:11] momken, only if you're using default in system settings>application style>Gnome application>GTK themes>Font [16:12] choose a font there that works well and is readable in Firefox. momken [16:12] I am starting firefox so I can paste the output [16:14] BluesKaj: https://dpaste.de/2i8N/raw [16:14] momken, firefox links to GTK settings for fonts [16:14] BluesKaj: https://dpaste.de/7TO9/raw [16:15] Reni3_,umount /dev/sdb , then run e2fsck dev/sdb again [16:15] err /dev/sdb [16:16] that is what I tried / second paste shows the output [16:17] if there's a problem e2fsck will ask you if you want to fix [16:17] I figured it is /dev/sdb2 [16:17] Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type [16:17] /dev/sdb1 2048 15812607 15810560 7.6G 82 Linux swap / Solaris [16:17] /dev/sdb2 * 15812608 976771071 960958464 458.2G 83 Linux [16:17] ru df -h to see which one [16:17] BluesKaj: there is an even bigger problem [16:18] e2fsck says everything was okaz [16:18] okay [16:18] root@kubuntu:/home/kubuntu# e2fsck /dev/sdb2 [16:18] e2fsck 1.43.3 (04-Sep-2016) [16:18] /dev/sdb2: clean, 1701729/30031872 files, 28822136/120119808 blocks [16:21] Here is an what fsck does> [16:21] https://dpaste.de/QTF3/raw [16:22] oops my vpn disconnected [16:23] Reni3_: What does the system say when it drops you in the busybox? [16:23] lordievader: not all too much, I get a line that says initrms or something like this [16:24] I am just on the live cd so I am not totally sure [16:24] initramfs [16:24] yes, that [16:24] I always got a kernel panic when I typed exit [16:24] Reni3_: You can access the root filesystem just fine from the live-cd? [16:25] BluesKaj: After disabling the option in Firefox->Preferences->Content->Fonts&Colors->Advanced to "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above" it became as before [16:25] lordievader, I had the same problem with 16.10 dual booting with windows 7 , must be a bug in grub [16:25] lordievader: I did not check that yet [16:25] lordievader: I am just running fsck.ext4 -c /dev/sdb2 [16:25] after this has finished, I can try to mount it [16:25] BluesKaj: It seems that many sites (like twitter) uses Microsoft fonts by default which can't be rendered properly in Kubuntu [16:26] BluesKaj: No, this can have many different causes. [16:26] Reni3_: Please do. [16:26] lordievader: while fsck.ext4 -c /dev/sdb2 is running_ [16:26] ? [16:27] momken_, use the gtk font option as I mentioned if you're not happy witht hdefault [16:27] Haha, no, after. Reni3_ [16:27] I am not used to this english keyboard [16:27] lordievader: ok, the test is at 4,67 % [16:27] I guess it will take 25 minutes [16:27] is this okay for you or do you want me to interrupt it? [16:28] Let it run, not sure if I will still be here 25 min later, but I'm sure others here can help you out. [16:28] BluesKaj: that is not changed and I guess it will not affect anything, because twitter chooses Arial (or other MS font) if available [16:28] See if you can mount it, if you can and still get into the busybox please make a screenshot of it. [16:28] lordievader: I just realized it would take too long [16:29] 5% needed 7 minutes [16:29] so 100% would need 140 minutes [16:29] I interrupt it [16:29] lordievader, busybox to initrams also mucked up my laptop bootup [16:29] on 16.;10 [16:30] yes I can access my harddrive [16:30] and 17.04 [16:30] lordievader: I mounted my hard drive [16:30] what now? [16:31] Reni3_: You have access to the systemfiles? [16:31] BluesKaj: Busybox is meant to troubleshoot the failed boot. Instead of just not booting it gives you a (minimal) shell to find out why it did not boot correctly. [16:32] lordievader: yes I have access to all system files [16:32] Reni3_: Okay, good. Reboot I guess. [16:32] shall I chroot into the system? [16:32] when I reboot now, it will take a long time until I can be here again because my computer is slow [16:33] Reni3_: Without any real clue on what the problem is... doesn't sound like the best idea. [16:33] ok then I try to reboot [16:33] yes anfd I fixed it with e2fsck 3 times on my laptop after booting fro windows to kubuntu [16:33] thank you lordievader and BluesKaj [16:34] one last question [16:34] can I boot into a command line faster with the kubuntu live cd or do I have to boot it into the graphical KDE envoironment_ [16:34] ? [16:34] this english keyboard drives me nuts [16:36] Reni3_: Add [16:36] 'text' to the kernel parameters. [16:36] That will disable the boot to a GUI, won't matter much, just a little. [16:37] where? [16:37] it booted graphically right away without giving me grub [16:37] Hold shift ;) [16:38] ok [16:38] lordievader: I have an important update [16:38] I ran> [16:38] umount /dev/sdb2 [16:38] then I ran again: fsck.ext4 -f /dev/sdb2 [16:38] and now I get many errors [16:38] errors that were not there before [16:38] Reni3_: sdb is the drive where the rootfs resides on? [16:39] yup, had the3same thing [16:39] errors on / and /home partitions [16:39] https://dpaste.de/nWR4/raw [16:39] is this now fixed_ [16:39] ? [16:39] Reni3_: Could you install 'smartmontools' and run 'sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdb'? [16:40] yes [16:40] i won't see any errors [16:40] give me a moment I need to figure out if that works on the live cd [16:40] thank you for you help [16:42] lordievader: installed [16:42] sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdb or sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdb2 ? [16:43] /dev/sdb [16:43] smartctl is a tool which reads smart values of a disk, not a partition. [16:44] lordievader: https://dpaste.de/WJwB/raw [16:45] Reni3_: Luckily no reallocated sectors, but quite a few pending sectors (464). I'd replace the drive. Or at least make a backup. [16:46] lordievader: Do you think I can work with that drive for the next 4 days until my project is finished, or could it break at any time? [16:47] Reni3_: Nah, it should work. But it will only get worse from here on out. [16:47] Anyhow, reboot and see if you can boot into your os. [16:47] ok [16:47] thank you!!!! [16:47] see you soon I give you feedback [16:53] re [16:53] i am on my tablet again [16:53] o/ [16:53] initramfs when booting again [16:53] what now? [16:54] I can type into initramfs whatever you say [16:54] I can only not paste from there [16:54] but I can write you from my tablet what happens [16:54] Does your tablet have a camera? [16:55] yes [16:55] Can you make a screenshot? [16:55] !screenshot [16:55] Screenshots can be made with the [PrtScr] button. Want to show us a screenshot of your problem? Upload an image to http://imgur.com/ and link the created page here. [16:55] yes [16:55] maybe there is a misunderstanding [16:55] my tablet runs android and works perfectly [16:56] my laptop is busted [16:56] so I am now typing on my tablet because i have no other pc [16:56] Reni3: Yes, I know. [16:56] I can take a photo and upload it [16:56] And I'd like to see what the laptop shows. [16:56] PrtScr won't work [16:56] Take the term screenshot a bit broader ;) [16:57] yes I can take a photo [16:59] https://filebin.net/re4jxbqekrzlyofe/20170224_175808.jpg [16:59] Ah, very informative indeed :( [16:59] Is lsblk available? And if so, does it list your drive? [17:00] lsblk is not available [17:00] did I type it correctly? [17:00] lsblk [17:00] smart didn't find anything wrong on my hdds after the intramfs/busybox, on both my pc and laptop, so i installed the 17.04 beta1 ..no more busybox . and i put neon-kde on my laptop , no more busy box [17:01] I wrote exit and hit enter [17:02] now I have a kernel panic [17:02] Reni3: Yeah, don't do that. [17:03] Reni3: Rather run 'ls /dev' and see if there is an sda in there. [17:03] the shops close in 1 hour - should I get a new hard drive and install a new kubuntu? [17:03] Reni3: That is the easy way out ;) [17:03] is it 100% sure that it is the hard drive? [17:04] and not something else [17:04] In this case it is something else. But the drive is dying. [17:04] 'blkid' should be available. [17:04] how can you know it is dying? [17:04] Reni3: Smart told be. [17:05] me* [17:05] ok [17:05] blkid is available [17:05] Pending sectors and reallocated sectors are sign's of dying disks. [17:05] maybe i mistaped it [17:05] Reni3: No, blkid and lsblk are different commands ;) Anyhow, does blkid show your disk? [17:06] https://filebin.net/re4jxbqekrzlyofe/20170224_180548.jpg [17:08] Reni3: What is the output of 'ls /'? [17:08] when I reinstall kubuntu - is 16.10 okay? because BluesKay said 17.04 solved it for him [17:08] ls -l shows me my / directory [17:09] Reni3: I know, the root of the initramfs. I'd want to know where it expects the sysroot to be mounted. [17:10] 17.04 beta1 , is a devel OS , Reni3 , it's not stable , but there no disk erroes [17:12] https://filebin.net/re4jxbqekrzlyofe/20170224_181105.jpg [17:12] I am going to buy a new hard drive === lethu__ is now known as lethu [17:13] BluesKaj if I install 16.10 on a new hard drive, will i get errors again then? [17:13] Reni3: You could try mounting the root-fs to /root and then running: exec switch_root -c /dev/console /root /sbin/init [17:14] ho can i mount the root fs to /root? [17:14]