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[06:12] <lordievader> Good morning
[11:46] <tomte> hi there, I run kubuntu with plasma here and it creates some default folders like Pictures, Templates, Public...
[11:47] <tomte> how do I get rid of them permanently?
[12:41] <anarchotaoist> Hello! On a Dell Precision 5520 I am running Kubuntu BB. I have wobble when scrolling, red and green striped icons when I awaken the laptop and sometimes a fractured desktop. Can anyone give advice?
[12:46] <diogenes_> anarchotaoist, have you run plasma with no issues on that machine before?
[12:48] <anarchotaoist> No. It came pre-installed with Ubuntu 16.04. I put in a new larger drive and installed Kubuntu.
[12:49] <diogenes_> anarchotaoist, inxi -Fx | nc termbin.com 9999
[12:50] <anarchotaoist> @diogenes Sorry, what does that mean? I am new to Linux.
[12:51] <anarchotaoist> terminal command?
[12:53] <diogenes_> anarchotaoist, yes, that a terminal command that will give you a link in the terminal
[12:53] <diogenes_> you need to share the link you get here
[12:54] <anarchotaoist> ok. thanks. I need to install inxi apparently. I quickly do that.
[12:55] <diogenes_> ok
[12:56] <lordievader> If you want to know the system details it is often easier to ask for `lspci -k` output. Lspci is more likely installed than inxi.
[12:57] <anarchotaoist> http://termbin.com/ujzd
[12:58] <diogenes_> anarchotaoist, what command did you run :)
[12:59] <anarchotaoist> nxi -Fx | nc termbin.com 9999  -is that wrong?
[12:59] <diogenes_> anarchotaoist, it's unreadable ok try what lordievader suggested, run: lspci -k | nc termbin.com 9999
[12:59] <diogenes_> share the link here
[13:00] <anarchotaoist> Ok, I just pasted that in the browser and saw computer specifications but will try the other command.
[13:00] <lordievader> Lovely those color escape codes, eh 😋
[13:00] <diogenes_> :)
[13:02] <anarchotaoist> Ok, I have specs from "lspci -k"
[13:03] <diogenes_> and?
[13:04] <anarchotaoist> should I put "lspci -k nc termbin.com 9999"
[13:04] <diogenes_> lspci -k | nc termbin.com 9999
[13:04] <diogenes_> and you get a link
[13:04] <anarchotaoist> ok
[13:05] <anarchotaoist> http://termbin.com/nhc7
[13:06] <lordievader> Is it a server?
[13:07] <lordievader> Oh wait, you said it is a laptop.
[13:07] <anarchotaoist> Is my laptop a server?
[13:07] <lordievader> Laptop with a Xeon?
[13:07] <lordievader> Odd
[13:07] <anarchotaoist> Yes, a Dell Precision 5520
[13:07] <anarchotaoist> Intel and Nvidia
[13:07] <diogenes_> and nvidia quadro of :(
[13:08] <diogenes_> anarchotaoist, ok now run this: glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"
[13:08] <diogenes_> paste here the line you get in terminal
[13:08] <anarchotaoist> ok
[13:09] <anarchotaoist> string: Quadro M1200/PCIe/SSE2
[13:09] <diogenes_> hmm so you switched the driver to nvidia in nvidia-settings?
[13:10] <anarchotaoist> Yes, Nvidia 390.48 I think
[13:10] <diogenes_> go back to nvidia settings > PRIME switch to intel, reboot and come back, see if you still got issues
[13:11] <anarchotaoist> ok
[13:19] <anarchotaoist> Hello. I have rebooted. I have not been able to reproduce the red & green striped icons upon awakening the laptop from sleep. That said, it does not happen every time. I am still getting very bad wobble/ripple when scrolling.
[13:22] <diogenes_> anarchotaoist, one more time run: glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"
[13:22] <diogenes_> paste here what you get
[13:23] <anarchotaoist> string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) HD Graphics 630 (Kaby Lake GT2)
[13:23] <diogenes_> anarchotaoist, ok now we can try to do a trick
[13:23] <anarchotaoist> ok
[13:24] <diogenes_> in terminal run: ls /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
[13:24] <diogenes_> just tell me what you get in terminal
[13:25] <anarchotaoist> ls: cannot access '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d': No such file or directory
[13:25] <diogenes_> ok
[13:25] <diogenes_> run: sudo mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
[13:26] <diogenes_> just say when done
[13:26] <anarchotaoist> ok, new empty line
[13:27] <diogenes_> now: sudo touch /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf
[13:27] <anarchotaoist> doen
[13:27] <anarchotaoist> done
[13:27] <diogenes_> now: sudo kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf
[13:29] <anarchotaoist> Executing Kate as root is not possible. To edit files as root use:
[13:29] <anarchotaoist> Executing Kate as root is not possible. To edit files as root use:
[13:29] <anarchotaoist> SUDO_EDITOR=kate sudoedit <file>
[13:29] <diogenes_> ok try: pkexec kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf
[13:30] <anarchotaoist> same response
[13:31] <diogenes_> ok can you use nano vim?
[13:33] <anarchotaoist> kate sudoedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf opened Kate!
[13:33] <anarchotaoist> Yes?
[13:33] <diogenes_> ok now open this link: http://dpaste.com/3W0SY4S
[13:34] <diogenes_> paste into that new opened document
[13:34] <diogenes_> save, close
[13:34] <anarchotaoist> done
[13:35] <diogenes_> after that run: cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf | nc termbin.com 9999
[13:35] <diogenes_> share the link here
[13:35] <anarchotaoist> http://termbin.com/fhqe
[13:36] <diogenes_> open that document again and remove those 1 2 3 4 5 numbers so you leave only the text
[13:37] <anarchotaoist> ok
[13:37] <diogenes_> after that run: cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf | nc termbin.com 9999
[13:37] <diogenes_> share
[13:38] <anarchotaoist> http://termbin.com/etp7
[13:39] <diogenes_> looks good this time, now you go ahead and reboot BUT be careful, if for some reason you are welcomed with a black screen, you need to switch to VT by alt+ctrl+f1/2/3 and run: sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf.bak
[13:39] <diogenes_> write somewhere that command
[13:39] <diogenes_> and then reboot again
[13:39] <BluesKaj> Hey folks
[13:40] <anarchotaoist> ok
[13:40] <diogenes_> hey BluesKaj
[13:40] <anarchotaoist> gulp
[13:40] <BluesKaj> hy diogenes_
[13:47] <lordievader> Hey BluesKaj
[13:47] <lordievader> How are you doing?
[13:54] <BluesKaj> hey lordievader doing fine ,and you?
[13:55] <lordievader> Doing good here. Playing with wireguard. It is so much easier than ipsec 😁
[13:55] <BluesKaj> no kidding :-)
[13:56] <lordievader> Yes, I know. Everything is easier than ipsec 😋
[13:57] <BluesKaj> considered wireguard, but already use a decent vpn so it's probly not worth the effort
[13:58] <BluesKaj> wireguard seems to be a different protocol then the regular ones like openvpn etc
[13:58] <BluesKaj> then=than
[13:58] <anarchotaoist> Hello @diogenes_ That seems to have taken a lot of the wobble out of the scrolling - however it is a more jagged now! ? Opening the laptop from sleep does not fuzz the icons. Cool! Will it work this way if I switch back to Nvidia? Thanks!
[13:59] <diogenes_> anarchotaoist, that's the problem, it might not work if you switch to nvidia and nvidia probably won't even start so whenever you switch to nvidia, you need to run: sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf.bak
[14:02] <anarchotaoist> oh really!! It is Nvidia that has access to the dedicated graphics, yes, that allows better working in Gimp, Krita etc, yes?
[14:05] <diogenes_> anarchotaoist, nvidia yes but your nvidia is quadro so it won't be that much performant
[14:06] <anarchotaoist> ok. mv = move, yes? Can I just copy the file to the other directory so they are in both places or does it not work that way?
[14:07] <diogenes_> in this case mv = rename
[14:07] <diogenes_> it will rename the conf to conf.back
[14:07] <anarchotaoist> ah, yes same directory
[14:07] <diogenes_> to switch it back: mv conf.bak .conf
[14:08] <anarchotaoist> tricky
[14:08] <diogenes_> but you understood how it works?
[14:08] <anarchotaoist> not really. :)
[14:08] <diogenes_> anarchotaoist, onw more trick you could try
[14:09] <anarchotaoist> ok
[14:09] <diogenes_> to gain more performance and less lag
[14:09] <diogenes_> go to system settings > desktop > hardware (somewhere there i can't remember exactly) you need to switch the compositor backend from opengl to xrender
[14:09] <diogenes_> reboot afterwards
[14:10] <anarchotaoist> ok. I already had it set to xrender
[14:10] <diogenes_> then you can try to switch it to opengl and see what you get with this new intel configuration'
[14:10] <diogenes_> maybe you gain some smooth performance
[14:11] <anarchotaoist> ok, cheers. Thanks for your help and persistence!
[14:11] <diogenes_> np
[15:58] <madghost> hello
[15:58] <madghost> how I can change driver for my network card ?
[16:35] <lordievader> madghost: Why do you want to?
[16:36] <lordievader> Other question, you actually have more than one available?