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 Hi. I sent a message earlier, but I think it got lost in the conversation. I'm using Kubuntu and loving it a lot, but I'm having some display problems. As asked, yes, my drivers are updated, but I'm getting a lot of screen tearing and from time to time the icons on my desktop become like the picture I'm sending you. Then if I reboot it goes back to normal and then, after some more time, these banners appear on the icons' names. It
[01:01] <IrcsomeBot1> happens both with the open source and the proprietary drivers. My system is a i5, Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H motherboard and GeForce 1030 GPU.
 Sorry, forgot to say it is Kubuntu 18.04
 Thank you!
 fmb  … I wish I could help you. Unfortunately, I'm not expert in Kubuntu. But maybe the information helps you, that the edges of the letters getting ''blue-red''-ish, like it's visible in your pic, when I try to move my desktop icons.
[07:00] <threebar> hey guys
[07:00] <threebar> what screen locker does kubuntu use in 18.04? i can't find the kscreenlocker package or anything
[07:24] <pietro> salve
 @Faszinosium42, Thanks you. Maybe that's a piece in the puzzle. Let's see what else I can find air it
[10:42] <richy> .
[11:28] <BluesKaj> Howdy all
[12:14] <netahsyd> I have a dell 7559 (dual graphics) and I installed proprietary drivers and bumblebee. I'm using my intel GPU currently and the screen has a low resolution
[12:15] <netahsyd> Even in screen settings, the res is 960x540 but my laptop screen is 1080p
[12:15] <netahsyd> The driver manager says its using nouveau display driver and I cannot change it to use the proprietary one
[12:16] <netahsyd> If I select the proprietary, the driver manager refreshes and the nouveau one is still selected
[12:26] <anqxyr> hmm, so in 14.04, I could explicitly configure individual locale settings
[12:27] <anqxyr> e.g. have YYYY-mm-dd for file format, $ for currency, and , for decimal separator
[12:28] <anqxyr> in 17.10, I can only select a country, and it will automatically change all the locale settings to match that country
[12:29] <anqxyr> is there a way for me to change some specific part of the locale without changing everything?
[12:34] <BluesKaj> netahsyd, check your bumblebee settings , but your nvidia gpu should use the recommended driver.Perhaps bumblebee which is buggy and old should be removed, but I'm only seculating.
[12:34] <BluesKaj> speculating  rather
[12:35] <netahsyd> even before I used bumblebee settings, I wasn't able to select the propritetary driver
[12:35] <netahsyd> prime-select query shows intel. Does that mean I'm neither using nouveau or nvidia?
[12:35] <BluesKaj> netahsyd, which driverf version is it?
[12:35] <netahsyd> 396. I saw 390 had some issues
[12:35] <netahsyd> regarding black screen on boot up
[12:36] <BluesKaj> whichgpu?
[12:36] <netahsyd> 960m
[12:36] <netahsyd> And intel integrated graphics
[12:37] <netahsyd> Using nvidia is second priority. Right now I would be happy even if I got integrated graphics working properly
[12:40] <netahsyd> iGPU shows wrong resolution and even in displays the res is 960x540 but my laptop screen is 1080p
[12:43] <heeusax> ^that's me. I've Reinstalled intel xorg driver
[12:43] <heeusax> Rebooting
[12:43] <BluesKaj> one solution I've seen is to blacklist the intel gpu and run the nvidia exclusively, but that uses up your battery more quckly
[12:45] <heeusax> I would like that too but I barely get 2 hours on nvidia. I need a bit more juice for classes
[12:47] <BluesKaj> right
[12:57] <BluesKaj> heeusax, what's your resolution now?
[13:25] <neatahsyd1> BluesKaj 960x540
[13:28] <neatahsyd> Aargh. Keep disconnecting
[13:29] <neatahsyd> BluesKaj or better shall I reinstall?
[13:31] <moonseppel> Hi there. Anybody here who can help me with a sound device relate issue with kubuntu 18.04?
[13:31] <BluesKaj> neatahsyd, assume you're running 18.04 Bionic?
[13:32] <neatahsyd> Yeah
[13:32] <BluesKaj> moonseppel, just ask your question
[13:33] <BluesKaj> neatahsyd, have you updated and upgraded lately?
[13:33] <neatahsyd> Yes. Fresh install, then did update
[13:33] <neatahsyd> And upgrade
[13:34] <moonseppel> Sure. I have VLC set up to run in background (init.d script). It basically works great, but only when I'm logged into KDE. When I start the script from the console (or while boot) or once I log out, the vlc playback stops. I just want to have it running.
[13:34] <BluesKaj> neatahsyd, try your OS without bumblebee first
[13:34] <moonseppel> I assume it's the sound devices being "switched off" or something, as they're not listed after logout (tried also-something -l), but I#m not sure. Playback of vlc is via alsa
[13:36] <BluesKaj> moonseppel, logging out stops/suspends all running apps afaik
[13:37] <BluesKaj> moonseppel, so no pulseaudio?
[13:38] <moonseppel> The task is not owned by the KDE session, as its an init.d script. And starting it from consoel without KDE login also does not work
[13:39] <moonseppel> pulseaudio is not used, but is installed. I just used an alsa device for vlc. You think with a pulseaudio device it should do better?
[13:39] <BluesKaj> moonseppel, which kubuntu ?
[13:40] <moonseppel> 18.04
[13:40] <neatahsyd> BluesKaj I have purged bumblebee, but the resolution problem is still present. Also I can't choose the proprietary nvidia driver from driver settings
[13:40] <BluesKaj> moonseppel,  pulse is merely a sound server that runs on top of alsa, if alsa shuts down then pulse has no signal
[13:41] <BluesKaj> neatahsyd, what about your prime  settings?
[13:41] <moonseppel> So I'd rather stick to alsa, because it already took me quite a while to find the right device and parameter for vlc ;)
[13:42] <neatahsyd> I am using Intel
[13:42] <neatahsyd> So that means the driver selection has not effect?
[13:42] <neatahsyd> Since I'm using Intel
[13:45] <BluesKaj> moonseppel, well, you can use vlc to choose any audio devices you want in audio device and tools>preferences>audio>output module and device
[13:47] <moonseppel> Not really. I use a script to start, so no graphical UI, just console parameters and the docs on those are not good. But the device is corrct. I'm just now listening to the music from vlc, started via the script. But I just need to log out to make it stop
[13:47] <moonseppel> And I just wanna get rid of that stopping, nothing more. All else is fine
[13:49] <BluesKaj> sorry, dunno how to help you there, no experience with running vlc from the cli....to me it's unecessary
[13:49] <BluesKaj> most users use the gui which is very configurable
[13:51] <BluesKaj> neatahsyd, have you tried installing the nvidia 390 driver without bumblebee in the mix?
[13:53] <moonseppel> Yes it is. Okay, thanks for trying nayway :)
[13:53] <BluesKaj> moonseppel, if you want to run a media player from the gui, try mplayer ot mpv they're well suited for command strings etc
[13:54] <moonseppel> do they support .m3u playlists?
[13:54] <neatahsyd> So I'll run sudo apt purge nvidia*?
[13:54] <neatahsyd> Then reboot and then reinstall?
[13:56] <BluesKaj> neatahsyd,dunno if purging is necessary, but it probly won't hurt
[13:57] <BluesKaj> neatahsyd, also check for dkms , altho it should be installed by default
[13:59] <moonseppel> Okay, have to leave now. Thanks for your time, BluesKaj, I'll check those players out.
[14:01] <neatahsyd> Odd. I cannot install nvidia-396 via apt
[14:02] <neatahsyd> Even though it is recommended
[14:02] <neatahsyd> I can only install 390
[14:03] <neatahsyd> It says unable to locate package for 396
[14:11] <BluesKaj> neatahsyd, it's still not available since it's kernel module isn't supported yet
[14:12] <BluesKaj> I'm testing 18.10 Cosmic and the 396 isn't available either
[14:23] <BluesKaj> neatahsyd, you could search launchpad staging or proposed ppas for the 396,. but from what I've read the success rate is quite low getting the driver to load
[14:23] <neatahsyd> Reinstalled nvidia 390 without bumblebee
[14:23] <neatahsyd> Sameer bad resolution even with Intel and nvidia prime modes
[14:24] <neatahsyd> I'm tired and I'm just going to to reinstall at this point
[14:24] <neatahsyd> *same
[14:26] <BluesKaj> neatahsyd, well that's your call, but have you tried sudo apt install --reinstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
[14:28] <neatahsyd> Still the problem remains :/
[14:28] <BluesKaj> the resolution should be full 1080p with that driver, it's actually very good
[14:29] <BluesKaj> neatahsyd, reboot if you ran the command
[14:29] <neatahsyd> Yeah
[14:31]  * BluesKaj shrugs
[14:41] <neatahsyd> While reinstalling it keeps getting stuck in updates and other software screen
[14:43] <neatahsyd> Finally
[15:24] <neatahsyd> When installing nvidia drivers, should I use the driver menu or apt install?
[15:31] <BluesKaj> neatahsyd, it makes no difference, they both use the same backend (dpkg)
[19:34] <progart> hi
[19:34] <diogenes_> hi
[19:35] <progart> i am now here and want to know how i can join channels ? who can help me?
[19:35] <diogenes_> hexchat?
[19:36] <progart> no, i use quassel irc
[19:36] <progart> aa, sorry, i find it :D
[21:09] <parabola-user1> Hello everyone.
[21:10] <TheLucidEagle> I was hoping that someone who is familiar with KDE might be able to help me
[21:11] <TheLucidEagle> Is there any reason why icons would not show up in the applications menu, or dolphin?
[21:11] <TheLucidEagle> I changed them over to a new icon theme and the icons do not show up in the applications menu, or dolphin anymore.
[21:16] <oerheks> TheLucidEagle, blame the theme ?
[21:17] <TheLucidEagle> That is something I haven't thought of. Let me try changing the theme and rebooting
[21:19] <oerheks> a few .. https://www.ubuntupit.com/12-best-kde-plasma-themes-kde-desktop/
[22:25] <dragonslayer> HI
[22:26] <dragonslayer> i would like to know kubuntu minum specs for install