[13:26] <sybariten> oh hai
[13:26] <sybariten> i am having problems with my live xubuntu distros.... on USB memory.
[13:27] <pmjdebruijn> please describe the problem you have
[13:27] <pmjdebruijn> and stick around
[13:27] <sybariten> I used to run the last version (15?) for a long time and it worked flawlessly, i always boot up, change the keyuboard, do an apt-get update and then i'm good to go, zillions of applications to install
[13:27] <pmjdebruijn> ok
[13:28] <sybariten> Suddenly i felt like apt-get update didnt work anymore when booting that one, so i figured it had reached end of life or something and DLed the latest version instead. I have tried burning it to a couple of USB memories.
[13:28] <pmjdebruijn> "burning"?
[13:28] <sybariten> Here is what happens, as a small log, after i've booted into a desktop and opened a terminal : https://pastebin.com/bKRgHWXx
[13:28] <pmjdebruijn> oh fun
[13:28] <sybariten> Yeah well installing it... DD:ing it....
[13:28] <pmjdebruijn> appstream bug
[13:29] <pmjdebruijn> it's had a few
[13:29] <sybariten> aha, something youve seen before?
[13:29] <pmjdebruijn> not exactly this
[13:29] <pmjdebruijn> but similarish
[13:29] <pmjdebruijn> which 16.04 is this precisely?
[13:29] <pmjdebruijn> 16.04
[13:29] <pmjdebruijn> or 16.04.3?
[13:29] <sybariten> I figured for a while that maybe there was a physical problem with the USB memory, i mean, it could happen.... and that apt would run into problems because of that. But ive tried it on two different memories, same story
[13:29] <sybariten> let me see... i am not running it now, ofcourse, but i think i have the ISO on this win computer
[13:29] <pmjdebruijn> nah appstream has had a few issues along the way
[13:30] <sybariten> xubuntu-16.04-desktop-i386.iso
[13:30] <pmjdebruijn> I'm guessing you used 16.04
[13:30] <pmjdebruijn> which is really old now
[13:30] <sybariten> oh really?
[13:30] <pmjdebruijn> download xubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-i386.iso
[13:30] <sybariten> but is that also on the site?
[13:30] <pmjdebruijn> that's 16.04 with all updated till two months ago integrated in it
[13:30] <pmjdebruijn> I think appstream was fixed shortly after 16.04, so 16.04.1 probably alraedy no longe rhas the issue
[13:31] <sybariten> oh really
[13:31] <sybariten> i dont know much about these versions... lemme go to the site and check
[13:32] <sybariten> Wait a minute, theyre also talking about a 17.x verison?
[13:33] <sybariten> oh i see where i did wrong now, i actually picked the topmost iso in a long listing on a mirror... and there were some others furthter down, i missed that. Theres .1 .2 and .3
[13:39] <pmjdebruijn> indeed
[13:39] <pmjdebruijn> so it's all 16.04, but with updates integrated
[13:40] <pmjdebruijn> generally it's not a bad idea to stick to LTS releases like 16.04
[13:40] <pmjdebruijn> 17.04/17.10 are entirely new releases with even newer software integrated, but these releases are sometimes more buggier, it totally depends
[13:46] <roses> im looking for an app that will tell me when my network connection stops working, also at what time there is no longer a connection
[13:57] <pmjdebruijn> roses: for just one system? or at ascale
[13:57] <pmjdebruijn> smokeping might be what you're looking for
[13:57] <pmjdebruijn> or pingdom
[13:57] <pmjdebruijn> pingdom is cloud meh
[13:58] <pmjdebruijn> if it's just for one system locally, i'm afraid you're going to have to script something yourself
[17:08] <msk> Hello?
[17:08] <msk> Hello.
[17:08] <msk> World.
[17:08] <msk> I'm alive.
[17:11] <flocculant> msk: good - so am I
[17:11] <bluesabre> What a relief.
[17:12] <msk> So es everyone, I suppose.
[17:12] <msk> is*
[17:13] <msk> Been a long time (3 years) user of Xubuntu, I thank you everyone for your hard work.
[17:13] <flocculant> msk: thanks :)
[17:13] <flocculant> if you want to chat - #xubuntu-offtopic
[17:14] <msk> It just works :) minimal issues so far.
[17:14] <flocculant> :)
[17:14] <msk> Oh ok, thanks ;)