[01:23] tough crowd tonight [01:25] won't even crack a smile .. what a crowd . [01:25] maybe my question is too hard [01:27] Well, I for one do not know KDE - or "display modes" . [01:28] display modes => display resolutions [01:30] I have what I need... I just don't know where to add the modeline for X to pick up on it... I'm hoping there is an appropriate place so that it is available on boot, but a user can select a preferred resolution if they like and it won't get overriden by a script execution [01:33] looks like a got it sorted :-) [01:33] so you mean xorg.conf? [01:33] possibly... xorg.conf is deprecated though [01:34] no there just isn't one by default these days [01:34] when you need to change things? that's when it comes back :> [01:35] in 16.04 there was a way to leverage a conf.d folder [01:36] but I'm not seeing that folder ... so I'm uncertain if it will wrk [01:36] oh yeah that crap [01:36] i don't think that really added to the experience much [01:36] I try very hard not to create the default conf files, as updates/upgrades will through the familiar... this file doesn't match the maintainers... [01:36] s/through/throw [01:37] I followed this site for now, and it appears to be working: https://techblog.omidfarhang.com/en-us/2018/05/24/set-permanent-custom-resolution-for-ubuntu-and-kde/ [01:38] what was special about what you needed btw? [01:39] hmm sddm, guess it's all special for KDE [01:39] gives me a real YOLD feeling when you have to bury in configs for a custom res again [01:39] also - https://xkcd.com/963/ [01:40] I don't know... when I installed, it auto discovered the resolution just fine... after running "apt upgrade" which included new kernel... it will only give 1024x768... this is via VGA.. if I use the DVI, everything is fine [01:41] but I need it VGA... since this machine is a secondary input to the monitor [01:41] what graphics? sounds like DDC got killed [01:42] blargh VGA in 2018, treat yourself :D [01:43] I really need to... but doing the life thing... ya know, mortgage, surprise medical bills (everything is a-okay), and more [01:45] pragmaticenigma: And that washing machine is on it's last legs . Any day now, fork out the bucks for a replacement .. meanwhile, I still have not scrounged up the bucks to replace the UPS for this machine :( [01:45] onboard Intel graphics daftykins ... the monitor supports a funky resolution as it's max 1400x1050 [01:46] that's not a res i'm used to, 1680x1050 or 1400x900 usually [01:46] there are a lot of generations of intel [01:46] yeah... it's a strange one [01:46] I'll grab lspci [01:46] nah nevermind [01:47] good because lspci was worthless for information [01:47] can't get more generic than Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) [01:48] sandybridge [01:48] yeah you would grep /proc/cpuinfo for your CPU model and then use ark.intel.com for the ID [01:49] ah [01:51] that's a round about way to get Intel® HD Graphics 2000 [01:52] straightforward in Linux terms [01:54] what I have now will work for the time being... this is my test machine to prepare my main rig for it's upgrade to 18.04 [01:56] trying KDE instead of Gnome, to see if I'm ready to make it a daily driver again (Plasma's early days where just too buggy and the cashew... annoying little cashew) [03:00] good morning to all [03:01] good evening :-) [03:01] hey sonicwind [03:02] all good on your side? [03:02] yep [03:02] coffee and irc before work here [05:56] !info glade [05:56] glade (source: glade): GTK+ User Interface Builder. In component universe, is optional. Version 3.22.1-1 (bionic), package size 733 kB, installed size 1717 kB [06:00] morning all [06:00] hey hey [06:00] morning lordievader [06:06] Good morning [06:06] Hey lotuspsychje [06:06] all good lordievader ? [06:08] Doing good here, how are you, lotuspsychje ? [06:09] all fine here mate, we have dutch upstairs company renewing our stairs today [06:11] The VT wonen company 😋 [06:11] ? [06:11] lordievader: yep thats the one [06:11] IIRC that is the company in every episode which renovates the stairs. [06:12] yes [06:12] expensive, but looks like its gonna be great afterwards :p [06:21] I hope so for you 😉 [06:22] lol [06:28] neat https://www.deviantart.com/art/Antiliv-748684574 [06:39] good morning [06:39] Hey ducasse [06:39] How are you doing? [06:41] hi lordievader - i'm good thanks, and you? [06:41] Doing good, reading the news for a bit. [06:42] same here, trying to catch up :) [06:49] well, have a cup of coffee, read the news and have a wonderful day, lordievader [06:49] You too ducasse === lotuspsychje_ is now known as lotuspsychje [09:25] Hi folks [11:32] I'd love to see an ubuntu anniversary edition, that's just 4.10 but bought up-to-date :D [11:46] But then it ain't 4.10 anymore, is it? [11:47] as long as it looks and feels like 4.10 :P [11:47] * Allie` misses the boot chime, among other things [11:49] You can still get the iso's, right? [11:49] I.e. you can still run them in a vm. [11:49] Allie`, maybe the trinity desktop might bring back memories :-) [11:50] BluesKaj: I am enjoying Ubuntu with MATE rn [12:17] ok, gnome never did much for me , but kde made me feel at home, being an old windows user [12:18] I never felt at home on windows :P [12:36] I used windows on the job since 1988/89 , so i got used to it after a while, but i haven't used it much at , just to help my wife who was afraid of Linux. She needed windowd for fav games anyway LOTRO, and D&D etc. [12:36] at all [12:37] lately :-) [13:53] D&D BluesKaj ? Nerd! lol. j/k [13:57] my wife was a bit nerdy, and very smart, that's who gave my kids their smarts :-) [13:57] JimBuntu,^ [14:01] Yes BluesKaj ... same here. [14:02] I was a slow learner, barely made it out of high school , but discovered my nerdy side when I got into audio and realized I enjoyed dong lab work. I kind of lucked out when I got hired to work in lab testing pulp and paper on the production line [14:03] Lucky you. I was always nerdy :-( I was lucky though, the jocks learned quickly that it was beneficial to have a nerd for a friend. Especially when it came to knowing what nerve endings to strike to drop that person picking on you. [14:04] s...that'sa when it became really interesting to me [14:04] when progressed from there to environmental analysis using lab instrument [14:04] s [14:06] well, I was a jock and a partier, never picked on anyone unless they tried to pick on me which most soon regreetted [14:11] doesn't hurt to be 6'5" ...most ppl leave you alone :-) [14:29] ok, back to Cosmic [18:00] good evening to all [18:29] all good on your new job nacc ? [18:29] lotuspsychje: yeah it's been a busy little-over 1 month! [18:29] lotuspsychje: thanks for asking! [18:29] learning a lot about what it takes to run a cloud :) [18:29] np, doing more hours? [18:32] lotuspsychje: i'd say about the same, i'm on the engineering side, not the support side, so that helps :) [18:32] cool [18:33] nacc: glad you like it, and still be with us..your on 2 worlds now :p [18:33] lotuspsychje: yeah that parts been a little tricky :) [18:33] nacc: real life on nr1 :p [18:34] also having to get used to using slack! so much worse than irc [18:34] the rest is irc idle [18:34] lol [18:34] they use slack professional? [18:35] lotuspsychje: not sure if you mean if they use it professionally or if there is some special version of slack. I am using the snap slack client and the entire company uses slack for just about everything :) [18:36] ahh slack snap [18:36] yeah ive tested that one once [18:36] it works surprisingly well -- and i think upstream has responded to a few bugs i've hit, which was nice [18:37] i tested todoist for a while too, more online [18:38] gamblore again.. [18:38] that guys does some serious trolling :p [18:48] oooh.. i think the heat is kicking in, i'll be gentle with support [18:48] lol [18:48] * lotuspsychje gives leftyfb a hammer :p [18:48] yeah, people die over sudo ... [18:49] if only [18:52] where's the banvote when you need one lol [18:53] .vote troll56 [18:53] troll56 has been kicked [18:53] now that would be good to have [18:53] oh, then i would be BFL [18:53] banned-for-life :-D [18:53] it would be merit based [18:54] would be severely broken otherwise [18:56] * leftyfb waits for the entire paste dump to the channel again [18:56] lol [18:57] * lotuspsychje waits for the real users at 18.04.1 [18:57] but for now a bit tv :p [18:57] ttyl guys [19:46] https://www.preining.info/blog/2018/06/microsofts-failed-attempt-on-debian-packaging/ [19:46] this is insane [19:53] forcibly relinking /bin/sh to bash :-D [19:54] Hanlon's razor comment covers this perfectly [19:56] rm /bin/sh what could go wrong [19:59] also, I can't help but "... an open source implementation of R with some improvements." reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish [20:01] Tegu, or this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Java_Virtual_Machine [20:01] i like Bing, i must say...