[00:00] eein_: what is the input? is it line-level input? is there an optional pre-amp that can be enabled ? have you tried, in a terminal shell, using "alsamixer" and seeing what it offers on the input channels? [00:00] eein_: press F4 I think it is to see the Capture devices [00:01] "this sound device does not have any controls" yay [00:01] looks like nothing has changed since 2009 https://ywwg.com/wordpress/?p=772 [00:01] eein_: so it's an ALSA driver issue then [00:04] eein_: I looked at the Native Instruments web-pages about that device, and followed the link they provide to the ALSA drivers, and on that wiki page I saw it says "Note that some usb-audio devices do not have internal mixer controls" ... which explains why you can't see an mixer controls [00:07] hi [00:08] what is a lightweight and robust email client? [00:08] sylpheed [00:08] I use evolution and it often does not woek [00:08] worl [00:08] work [00:08] Sveta: do they have irc channel? [00:09] in case something yet to work [00:09] mutt [00:10] hehehe: GUI? Mozilla Thunderbird [00:10] sulpheed seems nice [00:10] going to check it oit [00:11] out [00:11] hehehe: ya, i've joined #sylpheed, if you join too maybe a few more weeks and we have a working channel :) [00:12] and how I can use an irc bouncer? [00:12] to instead of my IP there is a website name :D [00:12] *so [00:12] hehehe: that's not an ubuntu support topic, nor is that what you need a bouncer for [00:13] My vlc 2.2.7 (2.2.2+git20170721+r59033+56~ubuntu16.04.1) has the "VLC could not decode the format "h264" (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10))" problem although I have ubuntu-restricted-extras v65 installed. Any ideas? Maybe these threads could help but Firefox insists to protect me from reading them because the SSL cert is expired: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=119538 https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=134955 [00:14] Sven_vB, afaik vlc comes with its own codecs [00:14] kostkon, so is there a VLC with h264 support for Ubuntu Xenial? [00:14] Sven_vB: also, that's not an ubuntu version [00:14] !info vlc xenial | Sven_vB [00:14] Sven_vB: vlc (source: vlc): multimedia player and streamer. In component universe, is optional. Version 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4 (xenial), package size 1470 kB, installed size 4564 kB [00:14] Sven_vB, how did you install it [00:15] the thread says something about a nightly build. [00:15] Sven_vB: or use the snap [00:15] lobata: so... not supported here :) [00:16] kostkon, deb ppa:videolan/stable-daily xenial main -> aptitude install vlc. maybe I should try an older version. [00:16] Sven_vB: you need to contact the ppa owner for support, not this channnnel, the [00:16] err, channel, sorry [00:16] Sven_vB, try the snap [00:16] (and for the snap, the snap owner for support) [00:17] Sveta: yet to work [00:17] which i believe is upstream currently (see contact link in `snap info vlc`) [00:17] :D [00:17] !snap [00:18] man doesn't know about snap either, so probably I don't have that. I'll try removing the deb line and reinstall vlc [00:18] and update package lists in between [00:18] Sven_vB, sudo snap install vlc [00:29] hehehe: i'll get a copy onto this computer if i can, hang on [00:29] Anyone know if the installer works yet when you tell it not to install a bootloader? [00:29] brb [00:31] bcowan: Is there a specific bug number you're referring to? What is your end goal? [00:33] hehehe: the account wizard doesn't have ports but they are under Configuration → Edit accounts [00:33] oki [00:33] Jordan_U: I have an old MacBook with 32bit efi, but 64bit userland so I don’t want the Installer to install grub and it always fails when I tell it not to [00:35] bcowan: What version of Ubuntu are you installing? What happens when you try to install without installing a bootloader? What happens when you try to install and allow it to install a bootloader? [00:36] Sveta: same does not work [00:36] may check later [00:36] hehehe ok, you will need to tell what mail provider you're using and what are the symptoms [00:36] no error [00:37] I can pm later [00:37] hehehe pm is ok. i will be in #sylpheed too. see ya [00:38] Jordan_U: last I tried was 17.04, if you tell it to not install a bootloader it fails and ubiquity crashes right then, of course if it tries to install a bootloader it fails too because I have 32 bit efi and it wants to install 64bit [00:39] once I updated dns servers do I simply restart service called networking? [00:41] Well, the slow-menu rendering in Java apps didn't survive a reboot. Not usually the 1rst (or 5th) thing I think of to try, because, you know, "linux". [00:42] I should have realized it wasn't the updates because those were a week ago and it was so slow I should have trusted that I would have noticed sooner than today. === ben_r_ is now known as ben_r [00:55] hello [00:56] hi there [00:56] I was updating a computer the other day that had like 9 months aprox of updates without apply. The computer was a 16.04 if I don't remember bad. [00:57] I updated the nvidia package wich was a mystake because it gave a lot of errors [00:57] when rebooting the session didn't enter [00:57] So. I need to know where I can search with terminal the history of unistalled packages [00:58] /var/log/apt/history.log [00:59] or, for more reliable / complete output, /var/log/apt/term.log [01:01] So, if I reinstall the previous package and unistall the last one, all should be ok, right? At first I though that it was the archive ICEautority or Xautority that was missing or corrupt (happened me two times) but, no, I created another user and the another user has also problems to log in. [01:01] tomreyn, thank you very much for the commands, that was I was looking [01:02] if this is a desktop system with the default ubuntu desktop / unity shell, you can install ubuntu-desktop which should ensure that all needed packages are installed. [01:02] "ubuntu-desktop" being a package name === naf is now known as naffenheimer [01:12] utnapistimm: did you try booting with an older kernel via the GRUB boot menu > Advanced sub-menu? It's possible you installed a kernel uprade and the nvidia module failed to build for that new kernel version, but the older kernel+nvidia driver should still be installed and available [01:29] I've removed the vlc daily PPA, closed all running instances of vlc, uninstalled vlc, installed it again, so now it's at 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4. I started it, tried to play my video but still get "VLC could not decode the format "h264" (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10))." what to try next? (I'm not convinced of snaps yet.) [01:31] tomreyn, but the desktop was already installed. you mean as a way to ensure that all packages requerided are correctly installed? [01:32] utnapistimm: yes, that's what i meant [01:33] nice, thank you again, I will do that. [01:33] good luck [01:39] thanks. bye [01:58] looks like a problem with libavcodec: "core warning: cannot load module `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/codec/libavcodec_plugin.so' (libavcodec-ffmpeg.so.56: failed to map segment from shared object)¶ core error: corrupt module: /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/codec/libavcodec_plugin.so" so I'll try reinstall that. [02:05] oh nice, that was easy: I just have to run vlc with LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/libavformat.so.53 as described in http://web.archive.org/web/20171031020410/https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=119705#p406860 [02:06] … which is really strange because I don't have a directory /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/ [02:10] turns out the problem was ulimit in my start script. VLC just got way hungrier for memory. [02:32] synaptic segfaults for me [02:32] ubuntu 17 64bit [02:34] what happened to apt-get in ubuntu 17? [02:34] why doesn't it autocomplete packages? [02:36] Did it ever complete packages? I'm using 16 LTS and it doesn't [02:36] Apt does, not apt-get [02:37] Ah nevermind, I think I disabled that [02:37] please have a look at this question https://askubuntu.com/questions/971119/convert-a-sequence-of-ppm-images-to-avi-video [02:37] bashrc issue [02:39] ouch! md5sum has blocked in 'ecrypt' state whilst trying to sum a small file on an overlayfs mount, where the lowerdir is on ecryptfs file-system. Worse still, trying to connect gdb to the process results in gdb getting stuck trying to attach! any ideas on how to become unstuck? [02:43] in ubuntu 17 how do you make a window pop up without it going to the next screen [02:43] like if I want to open a terminal window over the current workspace [02:44] and the terminal is in my task list [02:45] bloop: there is no ubuntu 17 [02:46] there are 17.04 and 17.10, possibly with additional dots and digits appended to those. [02:46] 17.10 [02:48] about shell completion, do you have "bash-completion" installed (assuming you use bash?)? [02:59] I've fixed that issue already [03:02] new unity is really... bad [03:02] the bar at the top is totally useless other than showing the day and time [03:02] aside from the menu stuff on the left and right which could be placed elsewhere [03:03] at least in previous unity that was where the menus were [03:03] and there's even LESS customizations [03:10] anyone got a min to chat about pxe booting> [03:10] getting "could not boot from root path" [03:26] bloop: That's Gnome Shell now btw. [03:27] good afternoon all, I don't know why my ubuntu server does not want to install htop... https://bpaste.net/show/0d82ea845447 any thoughts? [03:28] !info htop [03:28] htop (source: htop): interactive processes viewer. In component universe, is optional. Version 2.0.2-1 (artful), package size 79 kB, installed size 213 kB [03:29] sudo apt update [03:30] masber: Make sure the 'universe' repo is enabled. [03:32] thank you all sudo apt update fixed the issue [03:39] Hi, I made a systemd service and when I start it, the log says: [03:39] my-udp-service.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC [03:39] my-udp-service.service: Unit entered failed state. [03:39] my-udp-service.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. [03:39] (sorry, meant for that to be sent as a single message) [03:40] My question is: How can I get more info about the cause of failure? When I run the line on `ExecStart` manually, it works fine, so it must be something in the service config that is causing a problem. [03:47] linelevel: "status=203/EXEC" tells you the program returned 203; so determine what that means [03:52] TJ-: Thank you. I figured it out. I was piping output to a log file on the ExecStart line, which apparently is incorrect semantics. (Yes, I realize systemd service logs can be viewed with journalctl by default.) === r0Oter is now known as r00ter [03:53] linelevel: aha! wish all problems were that simple to solve === rax-Y is now known as rax- [04:45] Hi, I have the strangest issue ever. My optimus laptop doesn't work on Intel(black screen after login) but does fine on Nvidia. It used to work fine on Intel ever since I installed 17.10 until an hour ago when it randomly crashed, forcing me to do a hard reset. Now it only boots after "prime-select nvidia". How do I even troubleshoot that? Is there a way to reinstall Intel drivers? [05:05] I'm trying to get my soundblaster z (5.1 surround) to work under 17.04 but with no such luck. I can't get anything out of it. I'm positive that the cables are plugged in correctly because it works under Windows. [05:06] first of all, it doesn't even show up as a 5.1 surround device, I only have options for left and right speakers. secondly it doesn't even work :( [05:07] xnite: you'll need to change the alsa/pulseaudio profile to be 5.1. either use the GUI pavucontrol or pactl CLI [05:07] xnite: also, try using alsamixer and ensure things aren't muted [05:09] TJ- it doesn't appear to be muted to me. :/ https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/ElTi1BZo/ [05:11] xnite: try switching to the 5.1 profile [05:12] TJ-: how? I don't see the option for it? [05:13] xnite: in the CLI its "pactl list cards", then identify the profile, then "pactl set-card-profile " === chalcedony is now known as chalcedny === chalcedny is now known as chalcedony [05:19] TJ- I'm not sure what I'm looking for. I don't see a 5.1 profile. https://www.irccloud.com/pastebin/LvWlOgGE/output.txt [05:22] xnite: strange, looks like the ALSA driver can't find the sinks to make it work [05:24] TJ-: yea, I see quite a few people have this problem, but none of the "working" solutions work for me :( [05:24] and according to some of the stuff I read it was supposed to be fixed with kernel 3.9 and this is on kernel 4.10 [05:35] is there a way to prevent the screen from going black when I have a video maximized [05:35] ubuntu 17.10 [05:51] bloop: I feel like that 'bug' has been in GNOME for the last two decades. I recall having to adjust my screensaver settings to get this to work. [06:04] bloop: your video player needs to "ping" the screensaver, which one are you using? [06:06] / buffer 22 [06:15] I have a .csv file that contains cells like 01234. Libreoffice imports them as numbers, 1234. How can I keep the 0? [06:37] hi all. about ubuntu. kubuntu has some software sources that update kde to a newer version than t he one shipping with kubuntu. does ubuntu has the same for gnome? [06:38] freakyy: what do you mean exactly? [06:38] packages for ubuntu for gnome that are newer than the one shipping per default [06:38] alkisg, check https://imgur.com/a/CfLtn [06:39] lotuspsychje: (kubuntu backports is the KDE bit) [06:39] !latest | freakyy [06:39] freakyy: Packages in Ubuntu may not be the latest. Ubuntu aims for stability, so "latest" may not be a good idea. Post-release updates are only considered if they are fixes for security vulnerabilities, high impact bug fixes, or unintrusive bug fixes with substantial benefit. See also !backports, !sru, and !ppa. [06:39] you can also select just columns you need, and change their type [06:39] diskin: thanks! I was seeing that field as disabled, and I hadn't realized that I had to select a column first :) [06:40] !backports [06:40] If new updated Ubuntu packages are built for an application, then they may go into Ubuntu Backports. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports - See also !packaging [06:41] alkisg, you are welcome! [06:41] ok looks like there isnt ;D [06:41] ok thanks all [06:41] or well ive already enabled backports [06:42] i love ubuntu its awesome ;D [06:42] freakyy: ubuntu 17.10 has a version of gnome that is different than the one gnome project creates. it's customized [06:43] akik: i know i thought about "backports" but ive already enabled that [06:43] freakyy: or do you mean the proposed repo? [06:43] no i also have enabled proposed [06:43] there was a time [06:43] when gnome 20 was released with ubuntu but there was already 22 available [06:43] so ... they packaged 22 in an additional repo [06:43] rolling release? [06:43] no ideda [06:43] idea [06:44] freakyy: 20, 22 what are these? [06:44] 3.20 3.22 [06:44] but nm [06:44] ill just stick with the one ubuntu brings [06:44] freakyy: don't call version numbers that don't exist [06:45] right now i have 3.22+5ubuntu2 [06:46] freakyy: oh then you'll get a newer gnome with 17.10 [06:46] freakyy: the ubuntu way, best stick to package versions meant for your ubuntu version, and update system [06:46] i have 17.10 [06:46] freakyy: ubuntu 17.10 has gnome 3.26 [06:46] but apt policy gnome [06:46] says i have 3.22? [06:47] freakyy: soon daily 18.04 will have higher gnome.. [06:47] huh? [06:47] lotuspsychje: ok :) [06:47] thanks ^^ [06:47] ubuntu 17.10 doesn't have gnome 3.26? [06:47] i dont know ... mayb ejust some packages are older [06:47] !info gnome-shell artful [06:47] and others are newer [06:47] gnome-shell (source: gnome-shell): graphical shell for the GNOME desktop. In component main, is optional. Version 3.26.1-0ubuntu5 (artful), package size 674 kB, installed size 7462 kB [06:48] someone can help me regarding user accounts on linux? [06:48] !ask | xtron [06:48] xtron: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience [06:48] ah yeah ;D gnome-shell hast he newer version [06:49] im afk now [06:49] bbl bye all ;D [06:50] lotuspsychje, I added an account on ubuntu machine, I want this account independent of other accound like everything in this account remains there and not visible to others [06:50] but I can see all the files from other user account [06:50] xtron: you need a hidden user? [06:51] I need windows like user account, simply! [06:51] xtron: meaning? [06:52] xtron: use chmod to restrict other users' access to the home dir (chmod 700 directory) [06:52] xtron: the way ubuntu adds users, you can see other ones files, unless you block access with chmod [06:52] mean my home directory, my installed application should remain in my account [06:52] I installed google chrome, but it also installed on system and other users as well [06:52] xtron: apps configs are seperated [06:53] xtron: if you install applications to the system directories, they're available to all users by default [06:54] lotuspsychje, means? my web history and downloads should remain isolated [06:54] xtron: yes indeed [06:54] xtron: another user cant check your configs if they dont have password [06:55] xtron: but they can browse your /home dir if you dont lock it with chmod [06:55] lotuspsychje, but my home directory, so you say I should change permissions? with chmod [06:56] xtron: depends what you want? [06:56] and when I deluser, everything will wipe away? right? [06:56] xtron: if your the admin, the system is yours right [06:57] lotuspsychje, current account have root access, is it enough? [06:58] xtron: if you got sudo rights, you can do whatever you like on your system [06:58] xtron: You can change the default umask if you like, so that new folders/files are only visible to user/group for instance [06:58] am having trouble with my wificard and ubuntu [06:59] lspci shows it [06:59] unitypunk: ubuntu version and wifi chipset+ driver plz? [06:59] ummmm [06:59] 16.04 [06:59] or 14 [06:59] what ever lts is [06:59] unitypunk: sudo lshw -C network [06:59] lotuspsychje, even the machine is mantained by IT guys and I've root passwd, I think I can manage the accounts now, [07:00] lotuspsychje, thanks [07:00] is isl3874/3872 [07:00] xtron: check also man useradd or adduser, there's a way to make a hidden user aswell [07:01] and im not sure what driver? what ever comes with a brand new install of ubuntu id guess. [07:01] maybe prism 2/2.5 [07:02] lotuspsychje, great I will, I tried it before but find that doc boring :) I will try again [07:02] unitypunk: sudo lshw -C network will show you behind driver= [07:03] hello. I'm prgramming in gtk2. having some issue with window usage. is there a tool out there to analyse my windows and show some details by clicking on it. [07:03] lotuspsychje: hidden user? what's that? [07:03] lshw isnt telling me anything about a driver man [07:04] description product vendor physical [07:04] bus info [07:04] unitypunk: does it say unclaimed? [07:04] nah [07:04] akik: check man useradd or adduser [07:04] its got a bunch of info on the card [07:04] but no driver [07:04] The closest you can get to a hidden user is changing umask (useradd) or using encryption (adduser) afaik [07:04] unitypunk: can you pastebin it? [07:05] lotuspsychje: i checked, it's not there [07:05] hmm gimme a second [07:06] ohh i found the driver, driver=hostap [07:06] akik: i mean like no /home create [07:06] hi i have installed gnome-flashback metacity and gnome and have successfully got to windows when i go to the menu but when i click on the links terminal or system etc nothing happens i think i failed to install something important ... i did have this working before i reinstalled [07:07] akik: useradd --no-create-home new_username [07:08] Not very useful if xtron wants to keep a $HOME tho :p [07:08] lotuspsychje: yes but it's not a hidden user [07:09] akik: not really no [07:09] linux changes quite rapidly, maybe it can be done :) [07:12] akik, I need an isolated user and what I do in "shadow_account" should remain in "shadow" :) [07:13] xtron: if all you need is privacy in your $home, just change the umask or use encryption -_- [07:14] hateball, with umask you mean change chmod ?? [07:14] xtron: unity can also remove users at login if you need [07:14] i have an account on a system protected by grsec. it only shows my own account even though there are other users logged in [07:15] xtron: you need to tweak lightdm settings for that, so users have to type their names in, instead of clicking existing [07:15] xtron: well yeah. changing umask means files get created with a certain mask by default, so you dont have to chmod them later [07:15] unitypunk: is your system up to date to latest? [07:15] Lightdm supports listing specific users only [07:16] xtron: and you can either set a systemwide default for that, or you can set the umask when adding a user with adduser [07:16] lotuspsychje the pc is a dinosaur, but the os is fresh lubuntu [07:16] unitypunk: did you choose update in setup? [07:16] 16.04 [07:16] update? [07:17] it was a fresh install? [07:17] unitypunk: perhaps plugin a cable to do updates? [07:17] there was nothing on the drive before isntalling the os? [07:17] hateball, so how to do this umask stuff, I've account "xtron" all I need to do is ?? [07:17] unitypunk: yeah at the setup, you can chosoe to install latest updates [07:17] oh yeha [07:17] xtron: if you do 777 then everyone will see your stuff [07:17] unitypunk: check lsb_release -a plz? [07:17] hateball, damn! then what? [07:18] ubuntu 16.04.3 lts... [07:18] lotuspsychje, someone told me this chmod 777 workflow .... hmm? [07:18] xtron: no it's bad security :) [07:18] akik, so ? [07:18] lol [07:18] unitypunk: looks good mate [07:19] akik, i mean what should be done? [07:19] xtron: 700 makes it so that only you can access your home directory [07:19] xtron: it's user/group/others, so for instance 770 would only allow the user/group [07:19] lotuspsychje sudo apt-get update && upgrade says all is up to date [07:19] akik, hateball where is this umask documentation ? [07:19] xtron: the problem is that if the umask is 022 then newly created things wont be 700 [07:20] unitypunk: ok looks all good, try a tail -f /var/log/syslog and play with wifi a bit to see errors, on/off etc [07:20] xtron: well, "man umask" but it's not that great reading [07:23] xtron: this was a decent example page, http://www.golinuxhub.com/2014/11/what-is-umask-and-how-to-change-default.html [07:23] lotuspsychje wifi0 is freaking out a bit [07:23] xtron: in your case you probably want the umask to be 0077 [07:23] hi, will 18.04 also switch to Gnome from unity ? [07:24] sdfgsdfg: 18.04 will have gnome by default [07:24] thats terrible news [07:24] unity is so fun to use and gnome sucks balls [07:24] sdfgsdfg: you can discuss that in #ubuntu-discuss [07:24] lol [07:24] hateball, akik should I try 770 or 700, this is now my main dev machine, anything goes wrong will lost me a day atleast [07:25] unitypunk: pick up error lines and perhaps compare with existing bugs? [07:25] hateball, I'll give it a try [07:25] xtron: since umask can be a bit tricky, maybe just use "sudo chmod 700 /home/xtron" [07:25] This will only allow you to access your home dir [07:26] things appear to be worse.. [07:26] now i dont see any accesspoints in the gui [07:27] alkisg, sure? [07:27] xtron: a shared machine is always tricky..what if someone knows your password? [07:27] xtron: keep your data external if your paranoia [07:27] xtron: yes, if you chmod 700 a directory then the other users can't see inside it, except if they are root (sudo) [07:28] unitypunk: perhaps try changing security wpa/wep/? [07:28] unitypunk: this is your home wifi you try to connect? [07:28] yeah [07:29] alkisg, even root shouldn't be able to see inside, rather the account is root from which I want to isolate my account [07:29] cnahge security... on the acesspoint? [07:29] :-/ [07:29] unitypunk: whats the line errors say exactly? [07:29] xtron: root can always see everything unless you're using encryption. Umask doesn't help in protecting from root. [07:29] wifi0: hfa384x_cmd interrupted; 110 [07:29] but my account too have root access, what is this ? [07:30] xtron: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EncryptedHome [07:30] i wish i could pastebin from it [07:31] unitypunk: looking up that error holdon [07:32] xtron: then setup encrypted home with adduser, read the manpage [07:33] unitypunk: not sure its your case, but that card might be too old or something? [07:33] hateball: while the encrypted home is opened, root can access it too? [07:33] it is old [07:33] unitypunk: did you make it work on other ubuntu versions yet? [07:33] nah [07:33] this is first attempt [07:33] it is very old [07:33] ok [07:34] pc is a thinkpad a30 1ghz, 512ram.... lol [07:34] unitypunk: how about you create a new bug for it [07:35] akik: hmmm, I suppose so [07:35] unitypunk: cant find anything decent on it [07:35] unitypunk: ubuntu-bug network-manager perhaps [07:36] unitypunk: and explain your story, ubuntu version, card model, kernel version and syslog/dmesg errors to the bug [07:36] unitypunk: another thing to test is another version of ubuntu liveusb to see if its working [07:37] ha [07:37] its too old to boot from usb stick [07:37] unitypunk: see our supported versions in topic [07:37] had to use netboot iso to install [07:37] unitypunk: you can use 'plop' boot manager on old systems to fake an usb boot [07:38] unitypunk: write that on a cdrom, and you can boot off an usb like that [07:38] ha [07:38] i also havent seen a blank cdr in 10 years... [07:38] lol [07:39] and if i had a blank cdr, the device does have a cd bay haha [07:40] unitypunk: older systems usually do :p [07:41] lotuspsychje im majorly bummed the wifi is giving me trouble. [07:41] unitypunk: or netboot other ubuntu iso's? [07:41] but i did learn how to use pxe a little bit with this adventure so far. [07:41] i dont think.. [07:41] you can actually netboot to a real iso [07:42] in ##pxe it says clearly " no you cant boot an iso" [07:42] lol [07:42] unitypunk: you can load iso's with grub [07:42] i dont follow? [07:43] i can give grub a network source to boot from? [07:43] unitypunk: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot [07:43] oh wow [07:43] didnt know you could do that [07:47] unitypunk: in the world of ubuntu, you can do alot of magic :p [07:48] sudo bunny-out-of-cpuvent [07:48] :P [08:03] Is there a way to disable click-by-touch in Gnome on Wayland? (I mean by that that only button clicks should be processed as clicks.) [08:09] erle-: as opposed to.. taps on the touchpad? taps on touchscreen? [08:10] hateball, regular notepad touchpad [08:10] I don't want tapping to be clicks [08:10] only button clicks should be clicks [08:12] This setting "Tap to click" there: https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.6/figures/users-system-settings-mouse-trackpad.png [08:12] Can't find it in Ubuntu 17.10 (Gnome has a completely new settings menu) [08:13] erle-: Afraid I dont use GNOME (or Unity) so I do not know where you would set it [08:30] erle-, you open settings -> hardware (or however its called on your system.. ive got a localized one ) -> mouse [08:32] hi, when i use graphical interface to execute .run file it opens with default application gedit. please help [08:36] lenswipee: are you trying to install something not in the official repos? that's not really supported here. but if you need to execute a file, mark it as executable (chmod +x) [08:41] hateball, i marked it as executable in UI. but when i double click on it it uses my default app to open it which is gedit [08:42] lenswipee: what's the output of `gvfs-info /path/to/executable` ? [08:42] hateball, i dont recall it ever doing that before. what should the default app be set for .run or .sh [08:42] let me check [08:45] i just get error no such file or dir [08:45] If you have spaces in the path, use quotes [08:45] Or use tab to autocomplete the paths [08:46] E.g. if you type /ho and press tab, it autocompletes /home, then you type len and press tab, it autocompletes lenswipee etc [08:47] on in Desktop dir [08:47] and file is in there [08:47] when i ls i can see the file.run [08:47] gvfs-info /file.run <- gives error [08:47] strange [08:48]