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vilchehola04:54
isaiahsellassieHi everyone!14:24
isaiahsellassieI'm having boot issue with 16.04 (updated) running on a Thinkpad T420S laptop - is this the right place to ask for help?14:25
Jack_Sparrow32 bit ?14:27
isaiahsellassie64 bit14:27
isaiahsellassieafter the grub splash screen it hangs on a black screen with flashing cursor14:28
Jack_Sparrowdid you just install something14:29
isaiahsellassieif I go to recovery mode I get a hang on -- [2.239185] ACPI: Video Device [VID1] (multi-head: yes rom: yes post: no)14:29
isaiahsellassieno, the problem has been there all along, I have made regular software updates -- the native screen of the laptop is broken, it has been physically removed14:30
Jack_SparrowI cant help with that other that tell you to boot live usb and backup your data14:30
isaiahsellassieno important data on this system14:30
Jack_Sparrowthen reinstall is way easier then fixing it14:30
Jack_SparrowI can do a full fresh install on existing partitions in 15 minutes with updates14:31
Jack_Sparrowall personal data is on /home partition safe from OS14:31
isaiahsellassiethat's worth a try I suppose, thanks14:31
isaiahsellassieactually I did not make a /home partition, its a 120 GB SSD drive14:32
Jack_Sparrowit would be my choic14:32
isaiahsellassieit has / and swap14:32
Jack_Sparrowmake home partition14:33
isaiahsellassiewell, the plan is to use an external drive for my home once the system is working properly14:33
Jack_Sparrowthat might get dicy as external14:34
Jack_Sparrowleave /home on sda1 and put desktop out on external drive14:35
isaiahsellassieok, really only Music folder needs to go out because its really big14:35
Jack_Sparrowthen do that14:36
Jack_Sparrowkeep system as intact as you can14:37
Jack_Sparrowhave fun14:37
isaiahsellassiewhat's the recommended size for /14:37
isaiahsellassieis 12 Gb enough?14:38
Jack_Sparrowno14:40
isaiahsellassie16?14:40
Jack_Sparrow60 / and 60/home14:40
Jack_Sparrowless swap14:41
isaiahsellassieroot needs half the drive? I need maximum home space possibele14:42
tsimonq2flexiondotorg: Ping :)14:43
Jack_Sparroware you planning to run vbox etc14:43
Jack_SparrowPong14:43
isaiahsellassieyes, when it's stable I will need to run a VM Windows 8.114:43
isaiahsellassieit's about 40 Gb in size14:44
Jack_Sparrowthen 60 for root and even then watch you r virtual size14:44
Jack_SparrowVbox Installation - https://www.pcsteps.com/184-install-virtualbox-linux-mint-ubuntu/14:44
Jack_SparrowCreate Virtual Machine in Vbox - https://www.pcsteps.com/207-windows-virtual-machine-linux-windows/14:44
Jack_SparrowThere are already pre-made vbox images -> https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux-vmware-virtualbox-image-download/14:45
Jack_SparrowVbox Support Questions - #vbox on freenode https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/121514:45
isaiahsellassieI'm using vmware14:45
Jack_Sparrowit sucks to run out of space on /14:46
isaiahsellassieit has more video memory, it plays HD video - I watch MLB games inside the Windows14:46
Jack_Sparrowhave fun14:46
isaiahsellassiethanks for your help - I'd rather not be tinkering with systems, I just want it to run  :)14:47
isaiahsellassieI'm just a dumb "user"  :)14:48
Jack_Sparrowif you want it to run stop using virtual windows14:50
isaiahsellassieit has nothing to do with it14:50
isaiahsellassieI'm having a boot problem, nothing else14:51
isaiahsellassieI have another 16.04 64 bit that runs flawlessly14:51
isaiahsellassieit runs the Win 8.1 perfectly14:51
isaiahsellassieits also a Thinkpad, but a little older14:52
Jack_Sparrowgood luck with all of thet.. see you later14:52
isaiahsellassielater14:52
Jack_Sparrow!info codeblocks14:59
ubottucodeblocks (source: codeblocks): Code::Blocks integrated development environment (IDE). In component universe, is optional. Version 16.01+dfsg-2 (zesty), package size 1900 kB, installed size 6919 kB14:59
Jack_Sparrow!info xbacklight16:04
ubottuxbacklight (source: xbacklight): simple utility to set the backlight level. In component universe, is optional. Version 1.2.1-1build1 (zesty), package size 7 kB, installed size 24 kB16:04
magarzohello, the other day CLI through some dir's into an ext HD didn't work command "cd .." which was amazing for me; why?16:26
magarzoit was normal such behaviour?16:27
Jack_Sparrowyou may not have had permission to go there16:27
magarzoi was single user16:28
magarzoi coud navigate forward naming dirs, but not back with cd16:28
magarzoit doesn't mind, but just somewhat shocked16:30
Jack_Sparrowgo up a dir ...16:30
magarzoi know16:31
Jack_Sparrowcd ..16:31
magarzothis was yesterday, i was in a hurry and didn't investigate why16:32
Jack_Sparrow!info abs-guide16:32
ubottuabs-guide (source: abs-guide): The Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide. In component multiverse, is optional. Version 10-2 (zesty), package size 1021 kB, installed size 4366 kB16:32
magarzoit doesn't matter16:32
Jack_Sparrowcd .. takes you up16:32
Jack_Sparrowback if you want to call it that16:32
magarzoi know what makes cd ...16:32
magarzocd ..16:32
magarzoi know it perfectly16:33
Jack_Sparrowgood luck.  cya16:33
magarzothank u, just somewhat socked yesterday with such16:34
magarzoi thought that maybe the world would end into that momment!16:34
magarzobye16:35
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awilkinsHey there... does the Artful preview installer work right now? It goes through all the motions but I get left with an unbootable system. Just starts Grub and sits there.20:42
awilkinsReally want to try MATE because oooooh I'm hating GNOME so much.20:42
awilkinsIs there a good way to convert a plain Artful install into MATE, because I really can't seem to get MATE working (downloaded via torrent so I know the file integrity is OK)20:43
tsimonq2awilkins: sudo apt install ubuntu-mate-desktop^ iirc :)20:50
tsimonq2awilkins: Use at your own risk :P20:50
awilkinsIs the latest in the core repo, or do I need a PPA?20:51
awilkinsCan't find one for Artful :-)20:51
tsimonq2awilkins: Latest in the repo20:58
tsimonq2awilkins: And what do you mean by "can't find one"? :)20:58
awilkinsThere's a PPA for mate that has a build for xenial... just assumed the new builds weren't in the main repo21:00
tsimonq2awilkins: oh21:11
tsimonq2"new builds"?21:11

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