[00:50] <Oderus> hi. i am creating an install cd/dvd, and am curious where the theme config files are? ex: to set icon theme, plasma theme, desktop theme so i need to find where the config files are for each of those and modify them. any ideas?
[04:30] <skipmo_> For quite a while I kann make no updates, because Discover always displays the message:
[04:39] <skipmo_> Error while installing package: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/kservices5/kipiplugin_imageshack.desktop', which is also in package kipi-plugins5-common4. I'm running Kubuntu 16.04 and meanweanwhile there  are more than 300 updates waiting. Can somebody help me with this problem, i.e. telling me, where to get the "missing link"?
 @skipmo_, You could try run this command from terminal: … "sudo apt-get -f install" … Without the " "
[05:57] <Compu> hi
[05:57] <Compu> i cant seem to find the minimum recommended specs for kubuntu 16.04.2
[05:59] <Compu> my friend has an old dell latitude d630 with 2 GB of RAM that i'm wondering if this will run ok on
[06:00] <Compu> it used to run ubuntu 14.04 but the OS got too bloated after him using it for so long and i was looking for something still pretty user friendly (ie not lubuntu) but that wont slow down a ton
[06:01] <Compu> tried ubuntu mate but it just kept locking up on login, tried ubuntu gnome and that worked fine until i noticed that it was using nearly all the RAM on a clean boot
[06:08] <lordievader> Good morning
[06:33] <javdrher> hi all, I have a dell XPS 15 laptop. yesterday I got a reboot system to complete updates icon, i shut the laptop down, this morning it gives a black screen after i type my password
[06:33] <javdrher> i cant even ctrl alt f1 past that point
[06:34] <javdrher> i have to button-reboot after that. if I press ctrl alt f1 at the login screen I can access the terminal. ran apt upgrade, checked the log files but nothing helpful, deleted .cache, .config, .kde,reinstalled sddm
[06:35] <javdrher> I have an nvidia card but never did anything to its drivers (i.e. kept it at the installation defaults)
[06:36] <javdrher> i'm slowly starting to panic as I have zero ideas left where to go from here other than reinstalling which is, given upcoming deadlines, about the worst possible option :(
[06:45] <lordievader> !nomodeset
[06:45] <lordievader> You could try ^
[06:45] <javdrher> isnt that mostly for not even having a login screen?
[06:46] <lordievader> Seems I misunderstood the problem. Can you get to a tty if you do not login?
[06:46] <javdrher> yes
[06:46] <lordievader> You can login there?
[06:46] <javdrher> yes
[06:46] <lordievader> Is your disk full?
[06:47] <javdrher> 17% used
[06:47] <javdrher> https://askubuntu.com/questions/939594/kubuntu-16-04-lts-apt-get-upgrade-causes-issues-with-login-and-black-desktop-wi
[06:47] <javdrher> I found this, my Xauthority has permission 600
[06:47] <lordievader> Okay, anything in the /var/log/Xorg.0.log?
[06:47] <javdrher> that might be a problem?
[06:48] <javdrher> no errors in Xorg.0.log. I'm guessing they might appear after I login
[06:48] <javdrher> but then I cant reach it anymore
[06:49] <lordievader> You could rename the .Xauthority file, yes. Might help.
[06:49] <lordievader> I'd also add the backports.
[06:49] <javdrher> i dothat all at once or just try with a renamed authority first
[06:51] <lordievader> One thing at a time ;)
[06:51] <javdrher> k, here we go lets see what happens
[06:52] <javdrher> got a KDE loading message there... :D
[06:53] <lordievader> That is progress :)
[06:53] <javdrher> I think its solved
[06:53] <javdrher> well all my settings are fubar of course as I deleted those folders
[06:53] <javdrher> internet etc seems to work though, unlike in that link
[06:55] <javdrher> only rebooting seems broken,... lol
[06:56] <javdrher> this update did some odd stuff I must say
[07:00] <lordievader> Seems that way, yes.
[07:08] <javdrher> thanks anyway. you'd still recommend me to go with the backports?
[07:08] <javdrher> or just be happy its running again ^^
[07:17] <lordievader> If it is not too much trouble, I'd upgrade to backports, yes.
[07:35] <javdrher> interestingly, no updates available on backports
[07:47] <lordievader> Hmm, perhaps it was enabled prior?
[07:49] <javdrher> could be yes
[09:06] <Mrokii> Hello. I want to format a USB stick that has an old Kubuntu 17.04 installation, but I can't find an option for that. I've tried KDE Partition manager, but any options for the partitions on the stick are greyed out. Even though the stick is unmounted.
[09:07] <Mrokii> I *might* be able to just create a new partition table for the stick, as this option is available.
 Good morning. Today I have format my laptop, but now Kubuntu doesn't find update, instead before I format it, there are updates. For example, before I format my laptop, Discover was updated, but now it isn't.
 It isn't updated because the interface of Discover is a bit changed, so I can see that it is the "old" interface.
 Please. Reply. Thanks :)
 @Sav22999 what do you mean by "format"?
 did you update/upgrade, or what?
 I've insert my LiveUSB and I install again Kubuntu. No data remain. So it's a empty installation.
 Formatted*
 I've inserted my liveusb and I've installed again kubuntu*
 if you created a new install without saving your old stuff, I'm afraid it is gone
 @Valoriez  Of course. But I would know why doesn't Kubuntu update Discover (Kubuntu software center)?
 it will be updated when the maintainer updates it
 and right now I happen to be in a meeting where I am sitting next to him!
[11:05] <BluesKaj> Hey folks
[12:09] <oost_> Nvidia was the preferred choice for video card right? Is this still the case?
[12:16] <BluesKaj> oost_, mostly yes, but amd/radeon has improved somewhat
[12:18] <BluesKaj> nvidia hi-end cards can be difficult tho..some of the upper end drivers aren't quite as stable
[12:18] <BluesKaj> like the 381, 384
[12:18] <javdrher> about that, how is the installation these days? I used to avoid it some versions ago because disabling nouveau wasn't straightforward
[12:19] <oost_> thnx (i was watching a youtube vid where nvidia was made bad by an important id)
[12:19] <BluesKaj> javdrher, nouveau is now disabled by default during the nvidia diver install process
[12:19] <javdrher> i assume the one in the repos
[12:20] <javdrher> or the proprietary file from their website?
[12:20] <BluesKaj> the  website drivers aren't supported as well, they usually break after the first kernel module upgrade
[12:21] <javdrher> right
[12:22] <oost_> BluesKaj: but best choice still being intel?
[12:23] <BluesKaj> the website is a good reference for the driver number for your nvidia gpu tho, but that's about all
[12:24] <BluesKaj> oost_, not really, intel and nvidia are on par IME
[12:24] <javdrher> k, when my deadlines are over im gonna try
[12:25] <javdrher> I have an nvidia in my laptop, it would be great for all the tensorflow I do these days but I was afraid to touch the display drivers
[12:25] <BluesKaj> intel are usually onboard gpus tho...nvidia has many PCI gpus available
[12:25] <javdrher> well i dont care for server systems etc there i install it straight away
[12:26] <javdrher> on my laptop I cant have to break after an update :/
[12:27] <BluesKaj> most laptops have the stable version gpus anyway , the higher end nvidias are very rare in laptops
[12:27] <javdrher> its a 960 or something
[12:28] <javdrher> but in the past I always found myself installing website drivers because the repo packages were outdated and clashed with cuda
[12:28] <javdrher> so i went with the website drivers and then i found myself ready to present something like a thesis and X no longer starting :p
[12:34] <BluesKaj> website drivers aren't always the fix , they might work or not ...the 'buntu supported drivers usually work better in the long run
[12:35] <javdrher> yep, its just that a few years ago the supported drivers weren't always the right choice to stay on track with all the new stuff NVIDIA was releasing into CUDA and compatibility with libraries such as tensorflow
[12:35] <javdrher> last year we bought gtx 1080's at work and by the time they were delivered the required cuda toolkit wasnt out yet
[12:36] <javdrher> its the conflict I have constantly. I have one laptop, it has to be stable for the business of things, yet my job requires me to drag stuff in which can be highly experimental :(
[13:33] <allamoox> What is the most simple command to list subprocess
[13:33] <allamoox> ?
[13:34] <BluesKaj> htop
[13:53] <user|78048> PROBLEMS DESTOK
 @user|78048 Can you tell us the problems?
[15:11] <gd1979> Hey.  How well does Kubuntu 17.04 support Macbook Pro early 2015
[15:12] <gd1979> with particular reference to temp sensor / fans
[15:12] <genii> Best way is to try it out with livecd/liveusb and test everything first there
[15:13] <gd1979> I've already installed onto machine, but have not heard fans come on as yet
[15:25] <viewer|14189> I'm using kubuntu 16.04 xenial. I'm stuck using Gajim 0.16.5 but need newer to be able to use OMEMO. Is there a relatively easy way to upgrade?
[17:01] <JonelethIrenicus> how can i change the scaling in geary?
[17:01] <JonelethIrenicus> ive tried changing the values in multiple places, but it isn't helping
[17:01] <JonelethIrenicus> in 4k it makes it hard to read
[17:12] <BluesKaj> JonelethIrenicus, ask in #ubuntu ..this is Kubuntu support
[17:39] <JonelethIrenicus> BluesKaj: i think it is easier in normal Ubuntu because it has the controls setup for multiple application types where Kubuntu's scaling feature only seems to apply to KDE/Qt applications
[19:45] <mrn> holy shit plasma is no nice!
[19:45] <mrn> ^^
[20:27] <clivejo> no nice?
[20:29] <genii> clivejo: Yes, I was wondering about that also, since the s key on a qwerty is nowhere near the n
[20:30] <clivejo> :/
[20:37]  * clivejo loves Plasma
[22:13] <chuwii> hello people !
[22:14] <chuwii> I need help :'(
 can you say what you need, chuwil
[22:17] <chuwii> for some reason everytime i reboot my computer i get a message saying "radeon invalid PCI ROM header signature expecting 0xaa55 got 0xffff" . I look up on forums and they say that wasnt a problem and i can ignore it ..
[22:17] <chuwii> now I cant boot on my system
 yikes
 do you have custom drivers?
[22:17] <chuwii> pic related
[22:18] <chuwii> https://ibb.co/iO0sfQ
[22:18] <chuwii> the drivers was the ones that came with the distro (out of the box ) kubuntu 17.04
[22:21] <oerheks> chuwii, what radeoncard is this? some forumposts point at a newer radeon card that could well be not supported by the bios
[22:21] <oerheks> did it work before?
[22:21] <oerheks> or did this happen after installing/installing drivers
[22:21] <chuwii> it is a r7 370
[22:23] <chuwii> no , I install kubuntu like 2 month ago and it worked without any aditional config ( driver install or remove ) just perfect.. out of the box
[22:25] <chuwii> VGA compatible controller: Advanced micro devices, inc [AMD/ATI] curacao PRO [Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM] rev 81
[22:25] <chuwii> the output of lspci | grep VGA
[22:27] <oerheks> i have no clue here :-(
[22:39] <chuwii> I found a log "apport.log" it contains  call error: error: gdbus.error:org.freedesktop.dbus.error.serviceUnknown: the name org.gnome.sessionManager was not provided by any .service files
[22:39] <chuwii> could it be related ?
[22:39] <chuwii> it stop at the kubuntu logo (loading/loop)
[22:48] <chuwii> it was mesa by default
[22:49] <chuwii> it is better to switch to fglrx ?