[04:54] <vilche> hola
[14:24] <isaiahsellassie> Hi everyone!
[14:25] <isaiahsellassie> I'm having boot issue with 16.04 (updated) running on a Thinkpad T420S laptop - is this the right place to ask for help?
[14:27] <Jack_Sparrow> 32 bit ?
[14:27] <isaiahsellassie> 64 bit
[14:28] <isaiahsellassie> after the grub splash screen it hangs on a black screen with flashing cursor
[14:29] <Jack_Sparrow> did you just install something
[14:29] <isaiahsellassie> if I go to recovery mode I get a hang on -- [2.239185] ACPI: Video Device [VID1] (multi-head: yes rom: yes post: no)
[14:30] <isaiahsellassie> no, 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 removed
[14:30] <Jack_Sparrow> I cant help with that other that tell you to boot live usb and backup your data
[14:30] <isaiahsellassie> no important data on this system
[14:30] <Jack_Sparrow> then reinstall is way easier then fixing it
[14:31] <Jack_Sparrow> I can do a full fresh install on existing partitions in 15 minutes with updates
[14:31] <Jack_Sparrow> all personal data is on /home partition safe from OS
[14:31] <isaiahsellassie> that's worth a try I suppose, thanks
[14:32] <isaiahsellassie> actually I did not make a /home partition, its a 120 GB SSD drive
[14:32] <Jack_Sparrow> it would be my choic
[14:32] <isaiahsellassie> it has / and swap
[14:33] <Jack_Sparrow> make home partition
[14:33] <isaiahsellassie> well, the plan is to use an external drive for my home once the system is working properly
[14:34] <Jack_Sparrow> that might get dicy as external
[14:35] <Jack_Sparrow> leave /home on sda1 and put desktop out on external drive
[14:35] <isaiahsellassie> ok, really only Music folder needs to go out because its really big
[14:36] <Jack_Sparrow> then do that
[14:37] <Jack_Sparrow> keep system as intact as you can
[14:37] <Jack_Sparrow> have fun
[14:37] <isaiahsellassie> what's the recommended size for /
[14:38] <isaiahsellassie> is 12 Gb enough?
[14:40] <Jack_Sparrow> no
[14:40] <isaiahsellassie> 16?
[14:40] <Jack_Sparrow> 60 / and 60/home
[14:41] <Jack_Sparrow> less swap
[14:42] <isaiahsellassie> root needs half the drive? I need maximum home space possibele
[14:43] <tsimonq2> flexiondotorg: Ping :)
[14:43] <Jack_Sparrow> are you planning to run vbox etc
[14:43] <Jack_Sparrow> Pong
[14:43] <isaiahsellassie> yes, when it's stable I will need to run a VM Windows 8.1
[14:44] <isaiahsellassie> it's about 40 Gb in size
[14:44] <Jack_Sparrow> then 60 for root and even then watch you r virtual size
[14:44] <Jack_Sparrow> Vbox Installation - https://www.pcsteps.com/184-install-virtualbox-linux-mint-ubuntu/
[14:44] <Jack_Sparrow> Create Virtual Machine in Vbox - https://www.pcsteps.com/207-windows-virtual-machine-linux-windows/
[14:45] <Jack_Sparrow> There are already pre-made vbox images -> https://www.offensive-security.com/kali-linux-vmware-virtualbox-image-download/
[14:45] <Jack_Sparrow> Vbox Support Questions - #vbox on freenode https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1215
[14:45] <isaiahsellassie> I'm using vmware
[14:46] <Jack_Sparrow> it sucks to run out of space on /
[14:46] <isaiahsellassie> it has more video memory, it plays HD video - I watch MLB games inside the Windows
[14:46] <Jack_Sparrow> have fun
[14:47] <isaiahsellassie> thanks for your help - I'd rather not be tinkering with systems, I just want it to run  :)
[14:48] <isaiahsellassie> I'm just a dumb "user"  :)
[14:50] <Jack_Sparrow> if you want it to run stop using virtual windows
[14:50] <isaiahsellassie> it has nothing to do with it
[14:51] <isaiahsellassie> I'm having a boot problem, nothing else
[14:51] <isaiahsellassie> I have another 16.04 64 bit that runs flawlessly
[14:51] <isaiahsellassie> it runs the Win 8.1 perfectly
[14:52] <isaiahsellassie> its also a Thinkpad, but a little older
[14:52] <Jack_Sparrow> good luck with all of thet.. see you later
[14:52] <isaiahsellassie> later
[14:59] <Jack_Sparrow> !info codeblocks
[16:04] <Jack_Sparrow> !info xbacklight
[16:26] <magarzo> hello, the other day CLI through some dir's into an ext HD didn't work command "cd .." which was amazing for me; why?
[16:27] <magarzo> it was normal such behaviour?
[16:27] <Jack_Sparrow> you may not have had permission to go there
[16:28] <magarzo> i was single user
[16:28] <magarzo> i coud navigate forward naming dirs, but not back with cd
[16:30] <magarzo> it doesn't mind, but just somewhat shocked
[16:30] <Jack_Sparrow> go up a dir ...
[16:31] <magarzo> i know
[16:31] <Jack_Sparrow> cd ..
[16:32] <magarzo> this was yesterday, i was in a hurry and didn't investigate why
[16:32] <Jack_Sparrow> !info abs-guide
[16:32] <magarzo> it doesn't matter
[16:32] <Jack_Sparrow> cd .. takes you up
[16:32] <Jack_Sparrow> back if you want to call it that
[16:32] <magarzo> i know what makes cd ...
[16:32] <magarzo> cd ..
[16:33] <magarzo> i know it perfectly
[16:33] <Jack_Sparrow> good luck.  cya
[16:34] <magarzo> thank u, just somewhat socked yesterday with such
[16:34] <magarzo> i thought that maybe the world would end into that momment!
[16:35] <magarzo> bye
[20:42] <awilkins> Hey 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] <awilkins> Really want to try MATE because oooooh I'm hating GNOME so much.
[20:43] <awilkins> Is 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)
[20:50] <tsimonq2> awilkins: sudo apt install ubuntu-mate-desktop^ iirc :)
[20:50] <tsimonq2> awilkins: Use at your own risk :P
[20:51] <awilkins> Is the latest in the core repo, or do I need a PPA?
[20:51] <awilkins> Can't find one for Artful :-)
[20:58] <tsimonq2> awilkins: Latest in the repo
[20:58] <tsimonq2> awilkins: And what do you mean by "can't find one"? :)
[21:00] <awilkins> There's a PPA for mate that has a build for xenial... just assumed the new builds weren't in the main repo
[21:11] <tsimonq2> awilkins: oh
[21:11] <tsimonq2> "new builds"?