[00:03] Why does ubuntu's file browser not allow me to access anything under home? [00:03] How can I browse to the files beneath home? [00:04] ReedK0: Everything in /home/yourusername belongs to you. Files and directories which belong to other users are not accessible by design. [00:05] genii, you click the 'computer' icon [00:06] lol I figured my thing out. It was caused by a type in the config file ~~ooops~ [00:07] ReedK0: Escalated priveleges are required. The file browser mus be run with gksu to do this, and that also only worksfor users with sudo rights [00:08] can you tell me where i save a php file if I want to see it using lamp? [00:08] at 127.0.0.1/mysite/myphpfile.php [00:12] how many amazon cloud service bitcoin miners would you need to get a bitcoin a month? (or under 20 days) [00:13] is there a hotkey to open file explorer in ubuntu? [00:13] and can i open two file explorers simultaneously? [00:13] you will pay $7500 for services, current rate $7055 ... not worth it, bitcoin [00:14] so wait... [00:14] when i try to move a file it says "permission denied" [00:15] why not just say "insert password"? [00:15] install nautilus-actions nautilus-admin, so you can open/save file as administrator [00:15] and i can move them? [00:16] maybe you need to make your user member of www-data too, not sure [00:17] oerheks, i installed them [00:17] where is www-data, sir? [00:17] god i should just move it via terminal [00:18] naut restarted file manager. [00:19] oerheks, how many nvidia gpu's would I need for a bitcoin a day? (not trying to be too off topic cause they's be running ubuntu) [00:21] like 1000 [00:22] bitcoin mining is mostly done through ASICs now, CPU and GPU isn't cost/time efficient [00:23] oh ok, I've looked up asic's a few years ago...seemed costly ;( [00:26] aye, but if you wanted to get serious. That's the only way to go I think [00:34] if anyone is familiar with visual studio code please tell me how to make it -- [00:34] I think visual studio code is supposed to be run as an aadministrator by default [00:35] because it doesn't remember the most recent files [00:36] if i were microsoft i would release much more on linux and give much more donations to open software to make them even more dependend ;) [00:38] de-facto, you do .. https://github.com/Microsoft [00:40] running VS as root is bad, i guess. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs [00:40] just saying i wouldnt have a good feeling to become dependend on MS since it had the slogan "Embrace, extend, and extinguish" not too long ago [00:42] de-facto, that's how I work, too. Embrace reading, extend its contents, close the tab. [00:44] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish [00:45] So let me ask another important question. A workspace is a place where you do everything related to one consolidated project, right? [00:45] So then if I save my workspace, everything related to that project is stored, and when I open the workspace, all of the relevant info is re-opened? [00:47] if this is visual studio related, ask their channel? #visualstudio [00:50] In ubuntu, after making a change using dconf, how to I make it take effect? (eg, changing the background) [00:54] oerheks, it's not [00:54] i'm wondering about workspaces (ubuntu) [00:54] probably all linux === ReedK0 is now known as FreshD === FreshD is now known as ReedK0 [01:18] how to find/re-enable/reinstall the custom repository stuff after do-release upgrade disables them? (I assume it still disables them) [01:22] MrSassyPants: ' tail -v -n +1 /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*' then verify that each and every PPA is still suported in the new release . [01:23] !ppa | MrSassyPants [01:23] MrSassyPants: A Personal Package Archive (PPA) can provide alternate software not normally available in the offical Ubuntu repositories - Looking for a PPA? See https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas - WARNING: PPAs are unsupported third-party packages, and you use them at your own risk. See also !addppa and !ppa-purge === KindTwo is now known as KindOne [02:03] I need help setting up jitsi (softphone) with freepbx [02:18] Hi all, I have a logitech G15 keyboard with G keys that worked in Linux with g15daemon and g15macro until last week. Trying to figure out why it doesn't work anymore. g15daemon is running, can see LCD. I run g15macro and can record macros real time, but after a random amount of time g15daemon (and therefore g15macro) stops responding. Restart of both allows it to work again for a short period of time but inevitably fails. How do I s [02:19] activating g15macro debug doesn't show up anything at all, just stops responding [02:20] OS: Ubuntu 16.04.1, updated 15 minutes ago. [02:20] anyone using xchat on 17.10 [02:20] !xchat [02:20] xchat and xchat-gnome have not had stable releases in years. xchat was removed from Ubuntu for 16.04. Consider using hexchat instead, which is actively developed and available in 14.04 onwards. [02:20] !info xchat [02:21] xchat (source: xchat): IRC client for X similar to AmIRC. In component universe, is optional. Version 2.8.8-11 (artful), package size 335 kB, installed size 1044 kB [02:21] Still though, hardly anyone. [02:22] sorry i meant hexchat....dang thing beeps every letter i type after an hour or so of idle every time [02:28] hi [02:28] bcowan: Do you mean idle time on the system or on IRC? [02:29] i am trying to make a lubuntu usb live persistent, no lucky... i reboot it and all dissapear... thre is a casper-rw file in the USB, what ai m doing wrong¿? [02:33] seems it's a ghost town in here. [02:35] After do-release-upgrade and reboot, screen turns black after X should start. Xorg.0.log suggests no nvidia modules found, even when lsmod and dmesg do not report anything out of the ordinary (i.e. nvidia present) [02:36] Currently operating with removed nvidia in 640x480 eye cancer resolution. [02:37] MrSassyPants, version upgrade from what to what [02:37] to 17.10 from 17.04 [02:38] MrSassyPants, what videp card and which exact drivers, from where [02:38] previous video card drivers were nvidia-384 and worked fine [02:38] the card? [02:38] GTX660 [02:39] Is this "wayland" ? [02:39] where were the drivers from [02:39] apt-get [02:39] normal repository [02:39] MrSassyPants, standard repos or PPA [02:40] at least I think it was a standard [02:40] MrSassyPants, you would have to know if you added a PPA or not [02:40] not necessarily if it was years back [02:40] thats not something happens accidentally [02:40] But I assume it is the standard repository [02:41] As far as I can tell the kernel driver works fine, it's X that screws up [02:42] Also: I was recently experimenting with KVM and installed bumblebee amongst other things [02:42] (Bumblebee might be interfering with how X selects drivers? Not sure what bumblebee actually is supposed to do) [02:43] guys suppose I have no grub installed how can I set kernel boot options? [02:43] MrSassyPants, this computer has more than the one video card? [02:43] Depending on your definition of video card, integrated + discrete [02:44] Haven't tried disabling either yet [02:44] Shibe, whats being used to boot if you dont have grub [02:44] Worked fine this morning [02:44] bazhang: idk I installed it as the only os on my drive [02:44] so idk what magic ubuntu/kubuntu is doing [02:44] Shibe, it's probably grub, but the menu just times out too quickly [02:45] Shibe, you may mean you dont see the grub selection screen [02:45] hiya all... Just curious as to what you guys think would lead to a faster experience in using the OS - a vm installed inside a veracrypt container, loading off a 5400rpm laptop hdd OR a copy of the same vm, on the same host, but with the virtal disk being loaded off a mid-high end ssd over the gigabit lan ? [02:46] zztopless, how is that specific to ubuntu OS [02:47] I am condsidering those options with Ubuntu as the guest OS - sorry should have made that explicit [02:47] zztopless, it could be any OS there, you are asking about hardware options [02:48] zztopless, only experiment can show, but I'd put money on the networked SSD [02:49] MrSassyPants, so you hjave both bumblebee and the nvidia installed simultaneously [02:49] I guess. [02:49] I'm asking about it cause I am still leaning about how resources from a host translte to a guest, and everything else invovled in getting used to vms. I asked here because it was the first place I thought of that would have experience and a decent sized community [02:49] MrSassyPants, there's really no guesswork involved [02:49] Is bumblebee supposed to install nvidia drivers? [02:50] what changed in 17.10 that I suddenly have this problem? [02:50] MrSassyPants, whats the other card?ntel? [02:50] yah [02:50] so your recommendation is purging bumblebee [02:50] !find nvidia-prime [02:50] Found: nvidia-prime [02:50] !info nvidia-prime [02:50] nvidia-prime (source: nvidia-prime): Tools to enable NVIDIA's Prime. In component main, is optional. Version 0.8.5 (artful), package size 10 kB, installed size 66 kB (Only available for i386; amd64) [02:51] is your recommendation purging bumblebee or something else? [02:51] njot seen bumblebbee be a viable option for years [02:52] I'm not sure bumblebee is actually doing anything [02:52] bumblebeed isn't running [02:52] for starters [02:53] why would you ever install multiple drivers for the single needed card [02:53] KVM [02:54] plus it was my understanding that bumblebee was a driver manager, not a driver [02:56] well, gonna try for a reboot and see what happens. === BDay|kspencer is now known as kspencer [02:57] That probably was it [03:04] Maybe I should ask a different question then - is there a good Ubuntu-supported keyboard that has G-keys like the G15 does? [03:04] what g keys are? [03:04] i thought i was the only person with a g15 in 2017 haha [03:05] i see [03:05] i havent used the gkeys though but i do have the lcd working [03:05] and those g keys are configurable? [03:05] damn 18 keys [03:05] yes [03:05] well, they SHOULD be. [03:06] and it works on linux? [03:06] dah85, you're using a g15 and it works? [03:06] Mine used to until last week...? [03:06] g15daemon crashes on me silently after random periods of time [03:07] who can add light about why my Lubuntu usb live with persistance is not persistent? [03:07] g15 should be called g18, 15 means nothing in this keyboard [03:08] somehow my vertical mouse scrolling will sometimes trigger a chrome 'back' navigation. How can I disable this, i don't see the option under mouse settings in 'settings' [03:09] dah85, Ah, so my LCD also works fine, it's just the G keys I'm after. [03:10] Prest0o, sorry I don't know much about persistent live installs... :-/ [03:10] ok thanks [03:11] Fondor1: yeah it's working perfectly [03:33] in 17.10 how do i hide (not autohide) the dock? === r0Oter is now known as r00ter === Jynxie_ is now known as Jynxie === Menzador is now known as SonikkuAmerica === SonikkuAmerica is now known as Menzador === the_ant1 is now known as the_ant [04:57] i was told by apachefriends to ask here about read-write permissions and group management [04:59] If you're talking about UNIX permissions used on Ubuntu , ReedK0 , you've come to the right place. === thursdaylark is now known as thurstylark [05:00] ReedK0: http://fideloper.com/user-group-permissions-chmod-apache [05:01] can you just tell me if the default for docroot is 555? [05:04] ReedK0: from apache : [05:04] files set to 640, directories to 750 [05:05] ReedK0: https://wiki.apache.org/httpd/FileSystemPermissions [05:05] ponyrider, they like yelled at me in apache because of me going to that first link [05:05] they said i shouldn't go there [05:06] ReedK0: they would know best. i dont use apache [05:06] No i mean they said I shouldn't read about chmod unless it's on ubuntu's website [05:07] ReedK0: you would likely have to add yourself to a group, then set the permissions. [05:07] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissions [05:07] ReedK0: yes but what does permissions does apache want? idk [05:08] i think it's whatever the default of everyting under /var is [05:08] because they said "ask your distro" [05:08] And I assume everything under /var is all 555 [05:09] you know, on account of the 3-headed strangulation permission dragon [05:10] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissions everything here except "how to see what the permissions are" [05:44] [11:11] Hi [05:44] [11:11] I'm running Kubuntu 15.10, and switched my apt repos according to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades/ [05:44] [11:13] But I keep getting errors like: https://pastebin.com/YNE0DWyt [05:44] batteronizer: Why do you need stuff out of old-releases.u.c ? Why not just upgrade to a supported release, such as 16.04? [05:45] @Menzador: Should I straightaway upgrade to 16.04 without updating my current packages? [05:45] batteronizer: You can, just run [ do-release-upgrade ] [05:46] and it will take care of all the packages you need, fully upgraded or not [05:46] I got an error [05:47] Will pastebin in a sec [05:47] Take your time. [05:48] https://pastebin.com/geN62UTn [05:48] batteronizer: be carefull with upgrading from an eol release, alot of security issues happening since then.. [05:48] !usn | batteronizer check here [05:48] batteronizer check here: Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/usn for information about recent Ubuntu security updates. [05:49] Good call, actually [05:49] What would you guys recommend then? Apply the security updates first and then upgrade to 16.04? [05:49] In fact I'd normally recommend upgrading via a Live environment (i.e. using the Live DVD/USB) [05:50] batteronizer: i would reccomend a total fresh install, would you take a risk of your eol system already compromized? [05:50] I literally just said that :) [05:51] although not explicitly [05:52] Haha [05:52] Okay, fresh install seems like a good plan [05:53] In case the 16.04 live doesn't work well on my hardware, and I need to get software for 15.10, any ideas on how to get apt running again? [05:53] (I doubt it will, but that's what a Live image is for) [05:54] !info aptoncd | batteronizer [05:54] batteronizer: aptoncd (source: aptoncd): Installation disc creator for packages downloaded via APT. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.1.98+bzr117-1.4 (artful), package size 213 kB, installed size 1561 kB [05:54] I can't install this package since my apt isn't working :'D [05:54] APTonCD is still a thing? [05:55] batteronizer: use dpkg instead [05:55] It’s a low level interface for managing packages on debian and debian based [05:56] Cobrax: cool, hopefully it doesn't have 100s of dependencies to download [05:56] he can try to fix apt with dpkg [05:56] Cobrax: Well, apt still won't get fixed, but I'll be able to download packages manually and install them [05:57] purge apt [05:57] lol [05:57] reinstall [05:57] bam [05:58] Cobrax: the problem is the package index for Wily, not apt per se [05:58] EOL repos don't seem to be working for it. I was just checking if anyone knew a workaround for Wily. [05:59] there's a reason for eol versions are broke :p their not supported anymore [06:01] lotuspsychje: Yes, but their packages are supposed to still be their on the old-releases repo [06:01] That shouldn't be broken :-/ [06:03] batteronizer: doesnt mean you wont encounter issues [06:04] batteronizer: the lesson out of this, next time try to fix system before its really eol [06:06] lotuspsychje: haha yes [06:10] i have a laptop that i connect to my phones mobile hot spot (over wireless) i want to share that connection with the lan port. anyone know a guide? so far i been finding lots of guides but not for that [06:12] en1gma: connection sharing involves a bunch of stuff all working together.. you need a static IP range on the lan port, a DHCP server, a masquerade rule in your iptables firewall, and to enable packet forwarding in the kernel. a DNS forwarder is a common addition to the sharing setup [06:13] oh crap. didnt think i would have to do all that. [06:13] en1gma: dnsmasq can handle DHCP+DNS for you, then sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o wlan0 -j MASQUERADE && sudo echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward [06:13] oh it can be done easily? [06:13] en1gma: there might be a magic checkbox in network manager but that sort of thing has never worked for me [06:13] hmmm lemme check. [06:16] there should be a simpler way to do this. ubuntu is pretty mature these days [06:21] en1gma: at the very least you've got some googleable keywords ;) [06:21] i might have found something [06:30] wow that was way easy. [06:37] What does 2>&1 do? [06:38] masterasia: copies stderr to stdout [06:38] From googling - it looks like it directs the fd2(stderr) to fd1 [06:39] is that what the 2 and 1 are referring to? [06:39] yes [06:39] how come 1 needs an & before it but 2 doesnt [06:40] masterasia: because that's how bash devs decided to make the redirection syntax [06:40] mm okay [06:40] thanks dude [07:29] UBUNTU IS BLINKING! Is it an emergency?! [07:29] Unity is blinking! [07:29] Hello. I'm having some trouble booting up Ubuntu on my Laptop. Every time i boot it up i have to go into recovery and select boot from there. if not ubuntu will not boot up. Anyone know why this happens, and what to do about it? [07:30] whoa whoa whoa! Exposure plan. [07:42] Anyone here might be able to help me? [07:43] Torm, with what [07:43] I'm having some trouble booting up Ubuntu on my Laptop. Every time i boot it up i have to go into recovery and select boot from there. if not ubuntu will not boot up. Anyone know why this happens, and what to do about it? [07:44] any errors about video card drivers [07:45] Don't think so. It just stops right before te loggin screen [07:46] Could it be a video driver issue? [07:47] Torm, when you are recovery mode, have you tried to install the drivers [07:48] Torm: does that mean you select recovery from the grub menu, or you are thrown into it automatically? [07:49] I select recovery from the boot menu, and from there just select boot [07:49] and what happens if you don't select recovery, but just try to boot normally? [07:50] Right now im using X.org X server [07:50] for my gpu [07:51] If i try to boot normally it gets stuck right before the loggin screen [07:52] should i install the nvidia nvidia driver? [07:53] *Nvidia video driver [08:00] I set up a file .bash_aliases with contents: alias temp='watch -n 2 /opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp' [08:01] typing temp says bash: temp: command not found, not sure why [08:03] You must source it from .bashrc [08:05] ~/.bash_aliases should be sourced by the default .bashrc [08:05] geirha, not sure what you mean. What command do I issue? [08:07] ClydeSlims: bash doesn't read .bash_aliases by default, it reads .bashrc. As ducasse points out, the default .bashrc provided by ubuntu should source .bash_aliases already, but that apparently didn't happen in your case === ReedK0 is now known as torquemada [08:09] geirha, hm so just edit .bashrc? === torquemada is now known as ReedK0 [08:10] ClydeSlims: read through it, see if it sources ~/.bash_aliases - maybe it's commented out, or you're not using the default .bashrc for some reason [08:11] ClydeSlims: The default .bashrc contains the following code: if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then . ~/.bash_aliases; fi # just on three lines in the actual file, I compressed it into one line for irc [08:11] ClydeSlims: you _did_ open a new shell after creating ~/.bash_aliases, btw? [08:12] ducasse, errrrr [08:12] I did now. Still no. [08:14] ClydeSlims: ok, then just put in the snippet geirha was kind enough to provide :) [08:14] ducasse, if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then [08:14] I found that in .bashrc [08:16] ClydeSlims: Hm. then it should've read the alias you added in .bash_aliases [08:16] so I'm a bit confused. [08:16] I suppose I could just make a small script and put it in bin.. [08:16] ClydeSlims: for debugging, put ''set -x'' (without the quotes) on a new line just above that if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then line, and ''set +x'' after the closing "fi" [08:17] then open a new terminal [08:18] anyone know a graphical git client that has spell check on the commit? [08:20] ClydeSlims: oh and, double check that you didn't make a typo in the filename [08:20] and that it's actually saved in $HOME [08:26] geirha, ok I did that but what now [08:26] -bash: temp: command not found [08:26] still says that [08:27] Hm. That's a login shell [08:27] maja: can this help? https://www.gitbook.com/editor/linux [08:28] ClydeSlims: ls -l ~/.profile ~/.bash_profile # which of those files exist? [08:29] maja: does git and git-gui not have spell check for you? [08:29] ls: cannot access /home/pi/.bash_profile [08:30] no such file [08:30] oh but .profile exists [08:30] oh god did I ask this in #ubuntu [08:30] >_< [08:31] well actually no this should still kind of apply here. I don't see why it would be any different for why I can't use aliases on my pi [08:36] hi there... I've got a ubuntu 15.04 laptop here that I want to upgrade to 16.04 - do-release-upgrade tries to upgrade to 16.04 which doesn't work - I need it to upgrade to 15.10 first. Is there a way to tell do-release-upgrade to upgrade to 15.10? [08:38] pvh_sa: i strongly suggest a clean install 16.04 [08:39] pvh_sa: alot of security issues came out since 15.10 would you risk compromized system? [08:39] pvh_sa: set the 'prompt' in /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades to 'normal' [08:39] !usn | pvh_sa [08:39] pvh_sa: Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/usn for information about recent Ubuntu security updates. === KindTwo is now known as KindOne [08:54] how do i slow my processor, in ubuntu, to a lesser percentage? [08:54] for example, 80%? [09:03] ClydeSlims: Ok, look in ~/.profile. It should have a similar if-command to source ~/.bashrc [09:04] ReedK0: can this help? https://wiki.mikejung.biz/Ubuntu_Performance_Tuning [09:04] ClydeSlims: I assume you are ssh-ing in, in which case you get an interactive login shell instead of just an interactive shell. The interactive login shell reads .profile instead of .bashrc, so .bashrc should be sourced from .profile [09:05] geirha, so I should be calling temp from the actual machine locally? [09:05] doesn't work locally [09:05] ClydeSlims: Hm? I don't follow ... [09:06] ~bash: temp: command not found [09:06] tried it on the local machine as well [09:06] alias temp='watch -n 2 /opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp' [09:07] how the shell is started matters [09:07] geirha: isn't .bashrc read by bash in any case? [09:09] brainwash: no, in login-mode it sources ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login or ~/.profile instead, whichever exists [09:09] I don't know anymore lol [09:09] thanks for trying to help, I've gotta get up early. [09:09] ClydeSlims: are you or are you not ssh-ing in to this system? [09:10] ah well [09:11] geirha: and ~/.profile sources ~/.bashrc on ubuntu systems, right? [09:12] yes, the default .profile sources .bashrc if the shell is bash [09:31] help please, i created a backup with GRSync of my Home folder and I want to restore it to a Linux Mint fresh install [09:31] would it work? [09:35] !mint | EndlessMacro [09:35] EndlessMacro: The Ubuntu channels can only provide support for Ubuntu and its official flavors, since other distributions and derivatives have repository and software changes. So please use their dedicated support venues, for example: Linux Mint (#linuxmint-help on irc.spotchat.org), Kali Linux (#kali-linux), and LXLE (#lxle) [09:49] what happend if put `auto eth1` into interfaces file above line `auto eth0`?, but eth1 interfaces not exists, will eth0 be ready or not ready due to eth1? [10:00] hi. how could I hide an interface that is unmanaged for networkamanger in its applet ? on 17.10. Is it stilla bug ? [10:18] reed === jelly-home is now known as jelly [10:26] hello im trying to watch a video in firefox but it show blank [10:26] i believe if a flash video [10:26] it [10:34] isn't it possible to just test to see what percentage my cpu is operating at to see if it's throttled all the time? [10:37] is there a simple way to determine what edition of ubuntu is installed? Desktop vs. Server ? [10:37] Can't you just see if it has a desktop environment? [10:38] Hello world [10:38] it has xfce installed.. [10:38] and it's not xubuntu [10:38] AtuM: does it say in "lsb_release -a" ? [10:38] desktop enviornment [10:38] Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS [10:39] de [10:40] Could someone confirm that "install Ubuntu alongside Windows Boot Manager" will keep windows and not delete anything? [10:40] aw man. hexchat doesn't keep the text from previous sessions [10:40] Ruff_Wizard[m]: noone can guarantee that. make a backup [10:41] last week I had a thread going about customizing desktop environments [10:41] AtuM: I did a backup of my main files. But it shouldn't delete anything if it does it properly? [10:42] Ruff_Wizard[m]: sure.. it shouldn't. In my case it didn't. Weird things do happen sometimes.. so there you go. [10:43] Ruff_Wizard[m]: do you have disk space available for installing ubuntu alongside windows, or must the partition manager shrink it first? [10:43] Okay. I'll back up some more stuff now. I had so much trouble getting to this point. [10:44] AtuM: I have about 60GB free, that's supposed to be enough? [10:44] I left some space for linux when installing windows.. so I was pretty sure no bad things can happen. Thankfully efi rocks and it works like a charm.. [10:45] Uefi? [10:45] is it possible to locate the source for anything that can be found in apt-get install? [10:45] Ruff_Wizard[m]: 60GB is plenty [10:45] Ruff_Wizard[m]: uefi, yes [10:46] i'm trying to find a way to build a custom screensaver from scratch or to find a screensaver's source code and edit it. [10:46] It took me ages to work out why I couldn't get the installer to detect Windows and it finally turned out that I had to set boot from Legacy First to UEFI First. [10:47] Ruff_Wizard[m]: yupee :) [10:47] I wonder if I can turn hibernation back on and do it [10:48] I turned off hibernation because I read somewhere that it could help [10:48] I suppose I can do that later, it doesn't really matter [10:49] Hi folks [10:49] yesterday I've replaced my "home server" mainboard.. went from an amd E2-2000 to xeon E3-1225 with ecc.. in comparison - it's now a rocket ;-) All i really had to change was the mac address.. I love linux [10:51] hi folks, i just tried to do a dist-upgrade and got this: https://i.imgur.com/mc2VWni.png - what are the chances my system will reboot successfully? [10:53] adante: you will probably have to load the previous kernel version.. that's pretty much it [10:53] adante: after logging in, you shoud uninstall older unused kernel versions.. should have done it before upgrading [10:54] AtuM: i did [11:14] hello [11:14] how do i install quicktime on ubuntu === PickledEggs_ is now known as PickledEggs [11:39] ReedK0: can this help? http://www.dis.uniroma1.it/~liberato/screensaver/ [11:40] Which interesting commands (preferably about file system) do you think I can ask students to look at their man pages to learn how to use them (the commands and man) ? [11:41] !bash | ShNaYkHs [11:41] ShNaYkHs: The linux terminal or command-line interface is very powerful. In Unity or GNOME, search the dash for "terminal" and press ENTER. Other desktops: Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal (MATE), K-menu -> System -> Konsole (KDE), or Menu -> Accessories -> LXTerminal (LXDE). Guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal [11:41] !manual | ShNaYkHs walk tru here also [11:41] ShNaYkHs walk tru here also: The Ubuntu Manual will help you become familiar with everyday tasks such as surfing the web, listening to music and scanning documents. With an emphasis on easy to follow instructions, it is suitable for all levels of experience. http://ubuntu-manual.org/ [11:42] lotuspsychje I am simply asking for suggesting 5 interesting commands I can ask students to look at [11:43] ShNaYkHs: we usually dont take surveys here, only ubuntu support issues [11:44] ShNaYkHs: ddate, figlet, cowsay, toilet, nethack, soldat [11:44] ShNaYkHs: ls, cat, grep, sed, rm [11:45] hateball ls cat and rm, they have seen that during a previous lab, I am looking for 3 more interesting ones. grep and sed are good [11:45] stat [11:45] ShNaYkHs: sort, uniq [11:46] ShNaYkHs: df, du, the list goes on [11:46] "wall" is always fun for the students to talk to each other :p [11:46] Probably best to just print a linux cheat sheet and throw darts at to pick [11:47] i vote for df [11:47] top [11:47] i vote for df-h better [11:47] netcat [11:55] awk is a nice and powerful tool and language to look into, though I'd recommend the gawk or nawk implementations, not the garbage one (mawk 1.3.3) ubuntu ships with by default [11:56] oh, long gone [12:04] Hi.. anyone know why /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check doesn't actually pick up on packages that need upgrading? [12:04] http://paste.ubuntu.com/25879193/ [12:05] is there a better tool I can use that will tell me if packages need upgrading? [12:06] tdm4: look into the difference between upgrade and dist-upgrade.. it's not the same deal [12:07] AtuM: apt-get upgrade shows the same thing [12:08] but apt-check says there's 0 packages to upgrade when in fact there's 1... unless postfix doesn't count somehow? :D === SimonNL is now known as SimonNL_Afk [12:18] tdm4: works for me, just checked, had 6 non sec and 3 sec (libvirt) to update [12:22] joelio & AtuM : I found it works correctly if I call it with python2 [12:23] but python3 gives 0 packages [12:23] looks like it's this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1595154 [12:23] Launchpad bug 1595154 in update-notifier (Ubuntu) "Wrong result/count in update-notifier depending of the python version" [Undecided,New] [12:25] wfm on artful, it's set to python3 already [12:25] head -1 /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check [12:25] #!/usr/bin/python3 [12:25] not sure what distro you're on mind [12:26] it's python3 on trusty too [12:26] and xenial [12:30] I guess whoever switched it to python3 didn't test it [12:31] that's doubtful tbh, personally never had issues with it :) [12:34] I've now successfully installed Ubuntu and everything seems to be fine. 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