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rthorntonhave 18.04 up & runing fine, but cannot find the julia package01:17
rthorntonalso I find it odd that ntp is not installed by default01:17
mate|18647Hey is there anyone that could answer...I want to understand if Mate being the fork of an early version of Gnome, and whether it has some configuration tools for freedesktop specifications the way Gnome used it before it shifted over to gsettings...W07:03
mate|18647Not sure what happened I got disconnected maybe, but is this a good place if someone has a minute to help with a problem  solving is Menu's related to make them far mcuss07:07
mate|18647more custom07:07
mate|6790Question about the menus in Mate, and what tools are avaliable to make changes to them.  Does anyone know of a way to do this...make a completely custom solution for the various menus according to freedesktop standards?07:10
diogenes_mate|6790, try to narrow down your question07:13
mate|6790Ok, just in need of a good place to go reading/researching for implementing the change in my menus...I want to add certain top level items that aren't there, how do I do that?07:18
diogenes_alacarte or libremenu07:19
mate|6790diogenes_; do you know how I might add custom menus because the only tool I have seen is inadequate for these purposes07:19
mate|6790that's the one07:19
diogenes_those are 207:19
diogenes_not one07:19
mate|6790which of those is what it is when right-click in panel to get Edit Menus07:19
diogenes_i guess it's alacarte07:20
diogenes_try libremenu\07:20
mate|6790I will give it a try, but it seems like no matter what is done in er of those programs that the menus in the panel seem to appear slightly different than that07:21
mate|6790I'm going through an update to developer set of packages (newest Mate/Ubuntu), so I will have to wait for now until that is done, could be an hour07:22
mate|6790Thanks for the help07:22
diogenes_yw07:22
mate|6790diogenes_; are you familiar with making use of gsettings the way gnome desktop, and could that be something I might also try working with a backend tool like that?07:23
diogenes_mate|6790, i use a different os and DE so can't help you with that one07:24
alkisgmate|6790: I just came, what are you trying to do with gsettings?07:24
alkisgMeh I scared him away :D07:26
mate|6790No connection07:26
mate|6790probs07:26
alkisg:D07:26
mate|6790:)07:26
mate|6790The real thing  I would like to change is to add a category to the menu and fill it with specific items.  Is that something the menulibre can do for all my Wine programs?07:28
alkisgYou can put items in /usr/share/applications, and they'll show up in all users menus07:29
mate|6790As of now they get automatically listed in Other category, which I can't stand07:29
mate|6790I took the time to get Wine installed with the base system etc., to not have the menu a separate list.  I currently use a drawer in the mate-panel, but that also seems to not work.07:30
mate|6790I really like Mate, and for more than just look and feel, I think it is a good overall mix of form and function for me.  But if I can't make a change like that then I would just go back to running a more customizable OS like gentoo.07:31
mate|6790distro not OS07:31
alkisgmate|6790: (1) read what I wrote. (2) gentoo has mate too, and it's not different there.07:31
alkisg(10:29:21 πμ) alkisg: You can put items in /usr/share/applications, and they'll show up in all users menus07:31
alkisgThis isn't related to distros07:31
alkisgIt's the standard way to show menus in linux07:32
mate|6790the .desktop file has a listing for Categories...yet these do not match the menus07:33
mate|6790E.g. X11VNC Server07:33
mate|6790Categories=Network;RemoteAccess07:33
mate|6790Menu is in Applications > Internet07:33
alkisgThat's the name of the "Network" category07:33
mate|6790That is weird?07:34
mate|6790Name?07:34
mate|6790Can I create a new name and category for my wine apps07:34
alkisgYeah, the internal code name is different than the display name07:34
alkisgSure, you can create categories if you think that all those defined in the xdg standard aren't enough for you07:34
mate|6790Can I create a new directory for just category of apps like put all Wine apps into a new menu that is not shared with any other apps07:35
mate|6790A single category that is, and a single directory in other words07:35
alkisgCheck "Registered categories" in the specification: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-spec-1.0.html07:36
mate|6790alkisg; appreciate it, thanks for the link, I will look over it, but just opened it...where do I make the changes ultimately later...is it in the files in a different folder.07:37
alkisgmate|6790: example: we made 20 .deb packages for wine-based programs, and put them under education, and the result is this:07:39
alkisghttp://ts.sch.gr/repo/images/education-menu.png07:39
alkisgYou can define menus, icons, launchers, anything; just read the spec07:39
alkisgIt's not related to the distro or the desktop environment that you use07:39
alkisgWimpress: hi, I found and reported this issue that hangs Ubuntu MATE, should I also mark it as "affects ubuntu-mate"? (and how, I don't see ubuntu-mate in the projects list...)08:06
alkisghttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fcitx/+bug/176776508:06
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1767765 in fcitx (Ubuntu) "Clicking on fcitx applet hangs Ubuntu MATE" [Undecided,New]08:06
mate|11993por favor, me pueden ayudar ha instalar MegaSync en Ubuntu mate 18.04?10:54
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HammitHi, I was told previously that I might need to wait a few hours to be able to upgrade to 18.04. I still can't upgrade even after waiting more than just a few hours11:10
HammitJust wondering what would be causing this delay?11:10
HammitIs there anything I can do about it, or is there something wrong that I need to fix?11:10
mate|53752Hola11:11
mate|53752por favor necesito ayuda11:18
crimson_kingmate|53752, you can ask your question. Pero no hablo español11:25
mate|11993necesito instalar MegaSync en Ubuntu Mate 18.04 y no puedo hacerlo14:39
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Guest1944hello18:38
tompa[m]my DisplayPort gets deactivated after a while and I have to reconnect the display port to get it active again!?18:57
tompa[m]any ideas?18:57
tompa[m]maybe to high resolution...?19:40
enyctompa[m]: anythings possible im afraid19:53
enyctompa[m]: usually copmuter debugging, try different kerenls and xorg versins, etc...19:53
tompa[m]lowering refresh rate from 120 to 60Hz - now it looks ok again, but will keep testing20:15
enyctompa[m]: yes, do you have multilpe different linux versions / bootdisks / etc...?20:19
tompa[m]nope only mate on this machine and it hass been working just fine until I changed display20:29
tompa[m]didnt think about the higher spec and refresh rate until now 😄20:30
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mate|95142hi all21:55
diogenes_hi21:55
mate|95142can I ask for some help here?21:55
diogenes_!ask21:56
ubottuPlease 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 !patience21:56
mate|95142wow21:56
mate|95142feels like in the 90 in a linux channel21:56
mate|95142thanks :)21:56
mate|95142so the first thing. I saw a wideo where there was a Desktop layout chooser21:57
mate|95142I just installed mate, and there is no such thing and I can't find it21:57
mate|95142and the hing what is drive me creasy. that annoying popup notes, when i stop the mouse for a sec. it covers the next item in the menu for example22:00
mate|95142well22:01
mate|95142this is why i asking, if I can ask for help :P22:01
diogenes_!patience22:02
ubottuDon't feel ignored and repeat your question quickly; if nobody knows your answer, nobody will answer you. While you wait, try searching https://help.ubuntu.com or https://ubuntuforums.org or https://askubuntu.com/22:02
mate|95142:))22:02
mate|95142this was the first two things after I installed mate22:03
lapagamate|95142, are you talking about themes?22:05
mate|95142and the main reason to give mate a try, that I saw that I can change the desktop layout22:05
mate|95142no. not themes22:05
mate|95142but thanks for reacting22:06
lapagalike gnome-session or xfce-session?22:06
mate|95142no clue abut these22:06
mate|95142its a fresh install22:06
mate|95142in the video, there was a desktop layout button on the welcome screen. I only have a browser selection button there22:07
mate|95142i would like to have a unity like launcher22:08
lapagamate|95142, you are refering to mate-tweek where you can choose mutiny panel22:10
mate|95142yes22:11
mate|95142thank you!22:11
mate|95142and now i like mate :)22:11
mate|95142ok. and now how can I install packages? :)22:20
mate|95142i can't find software center or something, hm I should not choose the minimal install? :)22:20
lapagamate|95142, you can install via software boutique and if that does not have what you are looking for you can install other things or you can use apt22:22
mate|95142thank you lapaga22:28
lapaganp22:34
mate|95142it seems this is not the desktop environment I am looking for :(22:36
lapagamate|95142, what is it that ubuntu-mate does not do that you want?22:38
mate|95142I am on ubuntu with unity, and I am really get used to it22:40
lapagamate|95142, then stick with what you like...you can always try other distros in virtualbox22:41
mate|95142well this is the case now :)22:41
lapagaok22:41
mate|95142maybe I should try to install unity to mate?22:42
mate|95142the feature i really miss without unity is the global menu22:42
lapagadoesn't mutiny have a global menu?22:46
mate|95142something like that, but not so good22:48
mate|95142it's perfect with terminal22:50
mate|95142but i don't have menu in chrome22:52
mate|95142maybe i try a restart :)22:52
mate|95142thanks for helping22:52
mate|95142bye22:52
mate|48835and now I have global manu in chrome but not in terminal :)22:57
yerbamatemy terminal does not work23:10
yerbamaterestart the machine and nothing happened23:12
lapagasooo...all of a sudden I lost both panels and plank and only thing that worked was right click to get a terminal...what log can I look at to see what happened?23:12
yerbamatepressing right button does not appear directly23:22
yerbamatesomeone speaks Spanish in the forum23:25

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