[05:59] <kamo> Hey!
[06:00] <cfhowlett> Ho!
[06:01] <kamo> So, after I enter my password onto the lockscreen, I get greeted with a lock logo with "you'll be redirected to the unlock dialogue automatically in a few second" but nothing really happens. How do I go back to my desktop?
[06:01] <cfhowlett> version?
[06:01] <kamo> 18.04
[06:02] <cfhowlett> try this:  https://www.linuxslaves.com/2016/05/3-ways-fix-ubuntu-gets-stuck-login-loop.html
[06:04] <kamo> Yeah, but that requires me to reboot, and I have a ton of applications opened on my desktop. Ctrl+alt+f7 doesn't work.
[06:17] <cfhowlett> that seems a bit irrelevant as you can't presently login.  Am I missing something?
[06:24] <kamo> So I can't spawn a shell
[06:24] <kamo> Cfhowlett: yes, I'm not able to login
[06:25] <cfhowlett> then your open apps don't matter much.  try one of the solutions I sent you.
[06:37] <kamo> Okay Thanks
[06:37] <kamo> And also my xubuntu machine keeps freezing every now and then
[06:38] <kamo> I don't know why
[06:38] <cfhowlett> insufficient data for the most wildest guess
[09:48] <sm0rux> I've tried to search on DuckDuckGo but don't find the answer. Maybe someone here remember. There is a way to get vertical scrolling smother in all programs. If I remember correctly it was something in the GTK2 or GTK3 config. Anyone here that can help?
[10:07] <mubarak> sm0rux: synclient? enable two finger scrolling will be like this: $ synclient VertTwoFingerScroll=1 | $ synclient -l for all the options
[10:10] <sm0rux> mubarak: That might work, but it's really not what I'm looking for. It was a oneliner in ~/config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini (if I recall correctly).
[10:15] <sm0rux> mubarak: Found it. It was "gtk-primary-button-warps-slider = false" but I forgot to add a line "[Settings]" before the actual line.
[10:15] <sm0rux> Now it work!
[10:15] <sm0rux> *works
[16:08] <kaladin> I'm kind of new to xubuntu and I'll be able to run StarCraft 2 on it.
[16:08] <kaladin> Any advice?
[17:10] <APoliTech> hey all! i have a quick question. Xubuntu have the new minimal install?
[17:11] <krytarik> No.
[17:11] <APoliTech> :( thx :((
[17:11] <krytarik> (There is Xubuntu Core though.)
[17:13] <APoliTech> sadly not the same
[17:13] <krytarik> Yes, ours is better. :P
[17:14] <Unit193> The "new minimal" install still contains the full desktop so the ISO is no smaller, and just uninstalls a few things after install.  So yes, they aren't the same. :>
[17:15] <APoliTech> but why xubuntu did not provide minimal install?
[17:16] <Unit193> Given what I stated, why should it?
[17:17] <APoliTech> fist to have fully working uefi suport?
[18:06] <nova_> This is going to sound crazy...but I want to edit a file as root using a GUI editor.  I'm just not a huge fan of vi, nano, etc.  Sure some people will say login as root or just sudu mousepad, but we all know thats crazy.  Some others will say use gksu/gksudo or pkexec....but it seems that is also crazy.  I even tried to confgigure pkexec to work and it stopped me with one final warning about how it was a bad idea before
[18:06] <nova_> giving me an arguement to override and allow it.  I guess my question is if there is a safe and correct way to use a gui text editor to modify files requiring root privledges
[18:58] <Iolo> sudoedit, perhaps?
[18:58] <Iolo> That's the closest thing I can think of.
[19:09] <flocculant> nova_: you shouldn't need to muck about - pkexec mousepad is provided default
[19:11] <nova_> flocculant: Oh!  SO it is.  I should have been more specific I guess and not given such a generic answer assuming that mousepad would work the same as what I wanted to use.  I'm actually interested in using Notepadqq
[19:13] <flocculant> then you'll have to muck about ;)
[19:15] <nova_> flocculant: I made an action file for it and run with with pkexec notepadqq, but I got a warning about the perils of using root with it but it said use -allowroot or something to override it
[19:16] <nova_> I'm worried about mucking about too much...I felt like i was too far into the muck
[19:56] <flocculant> mmm - well never seen that warning here
[19:57] <krytarik> Yes, because it's specific to that app.
[20:19] <nova_> The people who make notepadqq seem to like snap, and I understand that snap wont be able to use root anyway.  I had to use the PPA install method to get as far as I did and they say they want to eventually just use snap...so I guess running as root isn't going to ever be a priority for them
[20:20] <nova_> I'll just stick to nano or mousepad I guess..thanks for the input
[20:54] <m00n_urn> Hey! My xubuntu machine keeps freezing every now and then (today alone: 4 times). I have to restart it everytime to get it to work again. I've lost all my xubuntu settings the last time I restarted due to it freezing. Xubuntu 18.04.
[20:55] <m00n_urn> I had to*
[20:57] <Javabean> for reference, what programs were running during these freezes.  what kind of pc is it.
[20:57] <Javabean> for reference, what programs were running during these freezes.  what kind of pc is it.
[20:58] <m00n_urn_> What do you guys think is causing it?
[20:59] <m00n_urn_> Javabean, it's a Thinkpad E450. Many. A torrent client, XMPP client, FF, a few text files, a terminal.
[21:01] <Javabean> i am not someone who can help, but i do know that they needed a bit more information before they could start to figure out what might be wrong.  patience is a virtue, someone in this room might be able to help, but it may take a while before they see the question
[21:02] <m00n_urn_> Javabean, understood. Thanks. :)
[21:03] <Javabean> sorry i can't help more, that sounds like an annoying issue
[21:05] <m00n_urn_> No worries. :) The thing is I wanted to move to lighter distro before moving to Xubuntu from Ubuntu trusty. But, this happens so often it's just plain annoying.
[21:11] <m00n_urn_> Do I have to provide any system logs to rectify this issue?
[21:19] <m00n_urn> google doesn't return anything, atleast not specific to my issue. :\
[21:20] <Javabean> sure it couldn't hurt the diagnosis to go ahead and paste the logs to https://paste.ubuntu.com and then posting the link here
[21:20] <m00n_urn> but where would I collect them from?
[21:21] <Javabean> good question... i don't even know which ones might be relevant
[21:21] <m00n_urn> hah, okay
[21:28] <Javabean> i just thunk, do you have temperature monitoring setup on that laptop?? as a far left field idea, maybe it overheated and thermal shutdown messily