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caffenicoholhey does anyone know if there's a way to install ubuntu phone on the lg v20?00:02
TheteIs there any way to do fractional scaling on a 4K display?  Say like 125%, 150%?00:03
Thete200% is too big, 100% is too small IMO00:03
yelowfishmay i request assistance on how to transition to wicd.. already installed it.but cant get it to work.im currently connected using default network manager00:03
yelowfishwicd says bad password..but im sure its correct00:04
Thetethe wayland version of buntu had options like that00:04
Nelluki have a dirt-cheap 16.04 VPS that occasionally will just completely stall for like 1-2 minutes at a time. i assume thats just a matter of 'get what you pay for' and they have too many virtual servers on each machine. but anything i should look for OS-wise to potentially speed it up?00:07
daumany idea why running $ ping google.com, ping: socket: Operation not permitted doens't appear to work for me?00:29
pragmaticenigmacaffenicohol: This isn't the right channel for mobile devices... Ubuntu is no longer building a version for mobile devices at this time00:29
tomreyn!phone | caffenicohol00:29
ubottucaffenicohol: Information about the Ubuntu Touch platform for Phone and Tablet is available here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch . Support and discussion in #ubuntu-touch00:29
caffenicoholpragmaticenigma, I didn't think so but i was told a couple days ago that some people are still porting it. Any recommendations for channels where i can find alternative Oses?00:30
tomreynThete: i dont know but try with xrandr (command line)00:30
pragmaticenigmacaffenicohol: see what ubottu posted00:30
caffenicoholah ok missed the last part, thank you00:31
tomreynyelowfish: i never used wicd so i'm afraid i can't help. why not use network manager?00:31
caffenicoholapparently you have to be invited to get into that channel00:31
yelowfishtomreyn, having wifi issues.read that using wicd will fix it00:31
pragmaticenigmaNelluk: No, the only options you have is report the issues to your VPS vendor00:32
tomreyn!register | caffenicohol not invited, but registered:00:32
ubottucaffenicohol not invited, but registered:: For information on registering your IRC nick, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetRelayChat/Registration - For any further help, ask in #freenode.00:32
tomreynyelowfish: which chipset + driver?00:33
pragmaticenigmacaffenicohol: That happens if you are already in the channel00:33
tomreynyelowfish: i've often seen the claim that 'wicd will fix it', but i've never seen any good reasoning why it would. it doesn't magically change chipset, drivers or firmware.00:34
caffenicoholI wasn't it just said kicked invite only channel but now when i joined it went to ubports instead so I don't know what happened00:34
pragmaticenigmacaffenicohol: #ubports is the official channel of the community that is working on linux on mobile devices00:34
yelowfishtomreyn, got usb 2 adapters, realtek : r8712u & ath9k_htc  , currently on atheros : ath9k_htc00:34
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yelowfishedit: got 2 pieces of usb wifi adapters00:35
pragmaticenigmayelowfish: when reading forums and other articles... when you see "will fix it" without any explination on how or why, it's someone that doesn't know what they are doing and the fixing part may have been a side effect of their actions, not the solution00:36
yelowfishpragmaticenigma, noted00:36
yelowfishi guess i have to stick with the default then :(00:37
tomreynyelowfish: which ubuntu version + kernel? lsb_release -ds && cat /proc/version00:37
yelowfishUbuntu 16.04.5 LTS00:37
yelowfishLinux version 4.15.0-38-generic (buildd@lcy01-amd64-023) (gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.10)) #41~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 10 20:16:04 UTC 201800:37
tomreynyelowfish: ok. abive you listed wireless modules but not the chipsets. which chipsets do you have there?00:38
tomreynsudo update-pciids; sudo update-usbids; pastebinit <( lsusb; lspci -nn;)00:39
yelowfishis this the command?  sudo lshw -C network > product ?00:41
tomreynyelowfish: i'm not sure whether lshw would print it in the right format. i posted a series of commands above.00:42
yelowfishi see.1 moment00:42
tomreynlshw does not print vendor / device id's in this format,00:43
yelowfishtomreyn, pastebinit <( lsusb; lspci -nn  --> no output,did i get it right?00:44
tomreynyelowfish: your command is cut off00:44
yelowfishor should i use them at once at the same time?00:44
tomreynyelowfish: yo can post the full line to the temrinal00:45
tomreynthis would also work: sudo lshw -C network -numeric | pastebinit00:45
tomreyn!pastebinit | yelowfish in case you dont have pastebinit installed, yet00:45
ubottuyelowfish in case you dont have pastebinit installed, yet: pastebinit is the command-line equivalent of !pastebin - Command output, or other text can be redirected to pastebinit, which then reports an URL containing the output - To use pastebinit, install the « pastebinit » package from a package manager - Simple usage: command | pastebinit00:45
yelowfishjust installed pastebinit. it wont hurt if i try it again the 3rd time?00:47
tomreynyelowfish: doesnt hurt00:48
yelowfishhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/p/tWwYwmW7Bq/00:48
tomreynyelowfish: so we'Re talking abotu this: Wireless: Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR9271 802.11n, [0cf3:9271]00:53
yelowfishthank you everyone.i appreciate the effort very much.this issue has been going for quite awhile00:53
yelowfishtomreyn, yes and the other realtek as well00:54
tomreynthe ethernet one?00:54
yelowfishits not connected,so it didt show up on the pastebin00:54
yelowfishits not connected * physically on the usb port,so it didt show up on the pastebin00:55
tomreynyelowfish: oh, maybe connect it then and re-run the command (or part of it, i'll post it next) so we can look that one up as well?00:56
yelowfishk.brb00:57
tomreynactually this will be fine: sudo lshw -C network -numeric | pastebinit00:57
yelowfishhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/p/FZVJN7GhnF/00:58
tomreynyelowfish: hmm that didnt work since it's not enabled, i guess. let's try the other command again: pastebinit <( lsusb; lspci -nn;)01:00
yelowfishk.brb01:01
yelowfishhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/p/sqSfG4xRjP/01:02
tomreynWireless: Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter, [0bda:8171], modules: r8712u, firmware:?01:05
tomreynyelowfish: can you run this: pastebinit <(echo '[ath9k_htc]';modinfo -p ath9k_htc;echo;echo '[r8712u]';modinfo -p r8712u;)01:09
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yelowfishwhat did i miss ?01:19
tomreyn<tomreyn> Wireless: Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter, [0bda:8171], modules: r8712u, firmware:?01:19
tomreyn<tomreyn> yelowfish: can you run this: pastebinit <(echo '[ath9k_htc]';modinfo -p ath9k_htc;echo;echo '[r8712u]';modinfo -p r8712u;)01:19
tomreynalso please tell me for each of these chipsets what the issue is with them.01:20
yelowfishhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/p/mQS6hsTXW3/01:20
tomreynyelowfish: please type my name here to get my attention.01:22
tomreynyelowfish: << like so01:22
yelowfishfor both : i get no buffer space available during ping after a period of time connected... signal is very good but cant connect.. realtek was fast downloading,not its the atheros,ideally it should be the realtek coz its highpowered01:23
yelowfishtomreyn, noted01:23
yelowfishtomreyn, * realtek was fast downloading,but noW its the atheros01:24
tomreynyelowfish: both devices / chipsets report the very same error message?01:25
yelowfishtomreyn, they dont autoconnect, even when there is a good signal01:25
tomreyni see, so network manager shows them as not connected, right?01:26
tomreynor does it show them as connected but no data flows?01:26
yelowfishtomreyn, error msg during ping is : no buffer space available,even when i set the buffer to ulimit -s 1024001:26
tomreyn"ping: sendmsg: No buffer space available" seems to be the actual error message01:26
yelowfishyes thats d actual ayt01:27
yelowfishsometimes : does it show them as connected but no data flows01:27
yelowfishyes,when i try to connect,it always ask for the password,then i type it.then it ask again,until i just unplug/plug,restart net mngr. or even reboot  :network manager shows them as not connected01:29
tomreynulimit -s sets the maximum stack size processes may allocate, that's not what you want to change there.01:30
yelowfishusually i just replug,but lately its not working as well : ping: sendmsg: No buffer space available01:30
tomreyndo you usually power your computer off when you leave it for longer, or just suspend?01:31
yelowfishleave it open + screensaver01:32
tomreynso it never goes into suspend?01:33
yelowfishnever01:33
tomreynwhat's your uptime now? run: uptime01:33
yelowfishi just opened it this morning.coz lastnight cannot connect01:34
yelowfish09:34:22 up  3:22,  1 user,  load average: 1.30, 1.06, 1.4001:34
tomreynok01:35
yelowfishbrb01:36
tomreyn"ping: sendmsg: No buffer space available" is usually symptomatic for a driver, firmware or hardware bug. https://askubuntu.com/questions/210451/what-does-ping-sendmsg-no-buffer-space-available-mean01:38
tomreynyou can run "cat /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max" to get the current 'receive socket memory' allocation which this message claims is too low. but this message is probably a red herring.01:39
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sappheirosIs there a command to compare two strings for equality?01:42
sappheiros(e.g. for checking md5sum with what's on a webpage)01:42
tomreynyelowfish: ony my ubuntu 18.04 system it's set to 212992 which is, i think, 208 kilobytes. the value given in the askubuntu post, 83886080, would be 80 megabytes, so a LOT more. maybe try something in between instead, like 6 MB=629145601:43
tomreynsappheiros: you can write them to a file and run cmp or diff on them01:44
tomreynalternatively, 'test' can do string comparison01:45
tomreynalso numeric comparinon01:45
tomreyn*comparison01:45
yelowfishtomreyn,  back.. already read this : symptomatic for a driver, firmware or hardware bug .. hardware replacement is my last option,i need to exhaust the fix for driver and firmware01:45
sappheirostomreyn, okay, thank you. i will try 'man cmp' and 'man diff' to learn more01:46
tomreynyelowfish: i don't understand why you mean by "i need to exhaust the fix for driver and firmware"01:46
yelowfishcat /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max  gave: 212992 ,, how can i set it to 6mb?01:47
yelowfishrephrase: i must use all possible solutions for drivers and firmware,before i get a 3rd wifi adapter i meani need to exhaust the fix for driver and firmware01:48
kyle__Is there documentation for how the installer makes the bootloader propmt for luks-passphrases on boot?01:49
kyle__If I encrypt root & /home (seperate drives) when I install, the bootloader propmts for the unlock key.  If I just manually encrypt a new drive for /home, it doesn't, and has to be manually unlocked/mounted.01:49
kyle__:/01:49
yelowfishtomreyn,  rephrase: i must use all possible solutions for drivers and firmware,before i get a 3rd wifi adapter i mean -- i need to exhaust the fix for driver and firmware01:50
tomreynsappheiros: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/bCTvZCmNCG/01:51
tomreynyelowfish: i understand now, thanks-01:51
tomreynyelowfish: echo 6291456 |sudo tee /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max01:52
tomreynyelowfish: this will only apply until next reboot.01:53
yelowfishis it also permanent?01:53
kyle__yelowfish: you can set and view it with sysctl.  Or by poking in the /proc/sys tree.  To make it permentant, you make a file in /etc/sysctl.d/01:54
kyle__To get an idea of how many of these knobs you've got to play with, run sudo sysctl -a|wc -l01:56
kyle__Every one of those 900 or so lines counted is a tunable.01:56
yelowfishkyle__, that i need to research01:56
* kyle__ nods nods nods01:56
tomreynto make it permanent you'd need to: echo 'net.core.wmem_max = 6291456' |sudo tee /etc/sysctl.d/20-net_core.conf01:56
kyle__It really pays off to read up on them, and to learn what they do.  Some you'll probably never need.  Some will save your bacon :)01:57
yelowfishkyle__, agree01:57
tomreynyelowfish: but be aware that this would apply to all sockets, so changing this is not really great since it will have side effects01:57
yelowfishtomreyn, ill just opt for temporary and see if it has an effect01:58
yelowfishanything else should i consider before buying another 1 ?02:00
tomreynyelowfish: i suspect the effect will be that it will take longer, couting from a reboot, until the error first occurs, bhut it will still occur.02:00
yelowfishi see02:01
tomreynyelowfish: while it's most likely that this is a result of a broken wireless nic (or firmware, or driver, but i guess not since i can't find a lot of reports about this error with these chipsets), it could also be the result of some other hardware defect, such as broken ram, mainboard etc.02:02
tomreynso you could do a memory test at night so it doesn't really get in your way.02:02
tomreynor you buy the new wireless dongle and if this fails the same way you'll know it's some other hardware (not a great way to learn this, i admit)02:03
yelowfishi also read if there is too many  traffic in the router.i opted capping the download by using trickle,but ubuntu wont follow the settings of trickle02:04
tomreynyelowfish: you could also check for a mainboard firmware (BIOS/UEFI) upgrade. you never know what they help with, but they usually fix things rather than break some, and if you haven't installed one for a long time then it's a good idea to do so since there are also important security patchesin there.02:05
yelowfishagree,the costliest is my last option : not a great way to learn this, i admit02:06
tomreyntrickle works on a single application only, not system wide.02:06
tomreynyou'd need to configure QOS for that.02:06
tomreyn(bandwidth shaping)02:06
yelowfishnoted02:06
tomreynbefore you make the systcl change permanent, try it temporarily with the high value.02:07
yelowfishwill do02:07
tomreynalso delete all your profiles off netrwork manager and recreate them.02:07
tomreynthis can help with the issue where it's not automatically connecting02:07
yelowfishthat i did alot already02:07
tomreynuse nmcli for this02:08
tomreynnot everything is exposed on the GUI02:08
yelowfishnoted02:08
tomreynand keep a terminal window open where oyu run "dmesg -w"02:09
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tomreynespecially when you change things. this is where the kernel logs to02:09
yelowfishi wonder if i can combine this dmesg -w with the ping window02:10
tomreynoh so you run ping yourself?02:10
tomreyni was thinking this was something the driver would dump to syslog.02:11
tomreynif you run ping yourself then these sysctl changes wont be useful, and the error message ping returns is just a result of the network connection failing.02:12
yelowfishi do ping google in the background.coz the radar wifi symbol in the unity bar is not reliable02:12
tomreynso actually you have two very different wireless chisets which show the same erratic behaviour. in this case it's actually most likely that there is an issue with the other end.02:13
tomreynthe wireless access point.02:13
yelowfishhmm02:14
tomreynthe only way i can imagine that the hardware on your end is buggy then is a memory issue (so do run the memtest) or that your computer giot hit by a flash or other overvoltage while both chips were connected02:15
yelowfishi see.i include that in the list02:16
tomreynif you have another computer, try cross-testing with it, i.e. connect the wireless dongles there instead, and connect to the same access point. see if you get the same symptoms02:16
tomreyn(maybe have a friend come over to your place and have them test)02:16
yelowfishwhat is the ideal when running memtest? ie: no applications running in the background?02:17
tomreynyou can also test on your computer with a different OS (*bsd, windows etc.), see if it's stable there02:17
tomreynthe idea with running memtest is to see whether you have broken memory chips.02:17
tomreyndimms02:17
tomreynthey are where the socket buffers are written to. if they fail to store the data properly this would be a possible result.02:18
yelowfishok02:18
tomreyn(but you would likely note other side effects, too, then)02:18
tomreynstill, the memtest is simple and cheap.02:19
tomreynyelowfish: you just install the memtest86+ package and make sure the os-prober package is also installed and then reboot, hold left shift key down, which brings up the grub menu, and there the last option in 'advanced' should be the memtest.02:20
tomreynshould look roughly like this https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/xsshot169.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.paF5jeRgbM.png02:23
yelowfishwill do02:26
tomreynyelowfish: the memtest looks like this: https://raid6.com.au/~onlyjob/images/memtest_badRAM.jpg you should not have any red lines. keep it running until it says pass: 100% at the top right.02:26
tomreynthis will take many hours.02:26
yelowfishcan i just start now and run it in the background02:26
tomreynno, it's an operating system itself, you can only boot into it, and not run anything else.02:27
yelowfishayt02:27
yelowfishi guess thats all for now02:28
tomreynright, good luck there02:29
yelowfishbtw,whats the command to see after a reboot to show the cause of a frozen system?02:30
tomreynif linux was able to write something to disk before it froze, it's "less /var/log/syslog"02:31
yelowfishcopy that02:31
tomreynso your system freezes often?02:31
yelowfishnot really02:32
tomreynmore like once a week?02:32
yelowfishim suspecting it coincides with the no buffer space..02:32
yelowfishnear to 1x a week02:33
tomreynhmm okay that's way too often.02:33
yelowfishtsk tsk02:33
tomreynsuggests hardware issues indeed.02:33
tomreynkeep dmesg -w running, note down what looks like related errors.02:34
tomreynand do the memtest02:34
tomreynand check syslog after freezes.02:34
yelowfishayt.when it freeze,i only hear the hdd.it seems very busy02:35
tomreynyou can also do this https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Debugging02:35
yelowfishnoted02:35
tomreynthen it probably doesn'T freeze fully02:35
tomreynyou should shut it down using magic sysrq when this happens02:36
tomreyn!sysrq02:36
ubottuIn an emergency, you may be able to shutdown cleanly and reboot by holding down Alt+PrintScreen and typing slowly, in succession, R, E, I, S, U and B. For an explanation, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key02:36
tomreynthis increases your chances of finding useful info on syslog after reboot02:36
yelowfishwhen its frozen,it seems it still working,but its not responsive coz all the ram cpu etc has been utilize02:36
tomreyn+ data loss is less likely02:36
yelowfishi usually use the alt prtscr reisub02:37
tomreynmaybe you just have a problem with a process which leaks memory there and fills up your ram, and then the system starts swapping and killing processes, including X02:37
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yelowfishdoes the altprtscr reisub method not harmful? coz i do a forcefck afterwards or no need for forcefck afterwards?02:40
tomreynthe s in reisub does a 'sync', it writes the disk write buffer to the disk, so everyyhting that should have been written has been written. if the file system is still dirty after this, then the dirty bit is still set on file systems that support the dirty bit (ext2, ext4, ext and most other journalling file systems, too) and if you have pass 1 + 2 set for these file systems in /etc/fstab they will be checked for errors automatically at boot02:43
yelowfishayt.GTG.TYVM. :)02:44
tomreynrun "man fstab", scroll to the last screen page, and read up on "The sixth field (fs_passno)" to understand how this works.02:44
tomreynunfortunately some ubuntu installers were not setting thises values correctly, so it's good to verify this.02:45
yelowfishnoted02:45
tomreynttyl02:45
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RandolfHow can I disable just one wireless adapter when I have two in my system?  It seems that Ubuntu Linux 18 LTS has the button for turning one adapter off, but then it always turns both off.04:54
genewitchWhat packages do i need to instal to use a (USB) tethered android phone for internet access?05:15
lotuspsychjeRandolf: cant you disable one in bios?05:17
lotuspsychjegenewitch: is this what you need? http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2016/04/create-wifi-hotspot-ubuntu-16-04-android-supported/05:26
KdeKrisAnyone know why an older wifi card in an old laptop won't turn on? rfkill list shows it is NOT soft blocked, but it IS hard blocked. However, the hardware function key to turn it on isn't working.05:29
KdeKrisMaybe wrong drivers?05:30
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: does it show a driver active?05:30
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: sudo lshw -C network to check05:30
KdeKrisBad kernel module?05:30
KdeKrisShows wireless network as DISABLED, but the driver is rt2800pci and the correct product listed05:32
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: wich kernel are you on mate?05:32
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: ralink is pretty picky about kernel versions05:33
KdeKris4.15.0-38-generic05:34
KdeKrisFresh install of Xubuntu 18.0405:34
KdeKrisgcc version 7.3.0-16ubuntu305:34
lotuspsychjesounds good KdeKris05:34
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: did you notice any settings for your wifi in bios?05:35
KdeKrisI looked for them yesterday, there aren't any. This is a Compaq Presario cq57...old stinkin laptop05:35
KdeKriswireless card is RT5390 if that helps05:36
KdeKrisHardware switch for wireless is the f12 key, and it toggles the soft lock in rfkill, but not the hard lock05:36
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: you dont see any wifi switch at the side somewhere?05:37
KdeKristhere isn't one other than the f12 key05:37
lotuspsychjeok05:38
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: lets dig in your syslog05:38
KdeKrisok05:38
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: can you from terminal: tail -f /var/log/syslog and disable wifi and enable again?05:38
KdeKrishttps://pastebin.com/U1z2AL6X05:41
Kyrosdid you try unblocking it with rfkill05:43
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: hmm i dont see relevant wifi errors yet there05:43
KdeKrisI did, "rfkill unlock all". No affect05:43
Kyrostry sudo rfkill unblock wifi05:43
KdeKrishttps://pastebin.com/NpcBX257 I think I fat fingered the last syslog. Here's more accurate one.05:44
MuimiIs there a free PDF editor that doesn't add watermarks or anything to docs?05:44
KdeKrisKyros, still no change05:45
Kyroswell that was my only idea05:45
Kyrosbed time for me, nn05:45
MuimiKdeKris: repost the issue :P05:45
KdeKrisIt was a good idea. Maybe sleep will produce more.lol05:46
KdeKrisMuimi, the laptop that I just installed xubuntu 18.04 on yesterday will not allow me to turn on wifi. rfkill list shows that it's hard blocked, but the hardware toggle key, only toggles the soft block state. I can't get the hard block off in order to connect to wifi.05:47
Muimioh.  I had that problem, too.05:48
MuimiI think I needed to do a hardware-specific solution.05:48
Muimihmm.  Anyway, I'd keep asking because I got support here or at #linux05:49
lotuspsychje!pdf05:49
ubottuThe Portable Document Format is created by Adobe; PDF files are viewable in Ubuntu with Xpdf, Okular, Evince and also Adobe Reader (free download, but closed source)05:49
Muimilotuspsychje: my issue is resolevd.  thank you.05:50
kalikatzis the "online accounts" working?   I added my owncloud server to which it was happy to show me a green checkbox. the fan sped up and laptop running hot for 10 mins.  I removed the account settings and rebooted.  Is this normal? Do I give it more time?  Anyone can assure me this is normal?05:50
aniruI upgraded from 14.04 to 18.04 . In nautilus typing a letter starts search (even without ctrl+f). Howto disable this?05:51
kalikatzto add.   earlier i installed the desktop client for owncloud. and pointed to my old folder to wich has been resynced and happy05:51
aniruI want nautlus to search only when I do ctrl+f, not otherwise05:51
kalikatzkubuntu 18.0405:52
KdeKrisMuimi, sorry for the delay, Had to make coffee. I'm getting more and more confident that it's a hardware specific solution. Do you remember what you did? Or how long ago it was? If you remember the date, I'll just cruise through #linux logs and find it.lol05:53
KdeKrisOh, also, Muimi, idk if you need this feature or not, but Master PDF Editor is free and has the ability to digitally sign a pdf using a CAC.05:56
KdeKrisIt's not in the repos though, you'll have to download the .deb from their website.05:56
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: i reccomend playing with kernels on ralink chipsets05:58
KdeKrisAny suggestions where to start?05:59
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: try some different kernels, share your full syslog05:59
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: could be like another ubuntu version with an older kernel, or !mainline newer kernel06:00
lotuspsychjeaniru: you can disable nautilus file indexing in system settings06:02
KdeKrisfull syslog is here https://pastebin.com/3K90W3Yk06:03
KdeKrisI tried a few others like puppy, bodhi and linux lite, same issue on those as well06:03
lotuspsychjeKdeKris: there are some latest githubs too with newer ralink drivers you culd test06:05
KdeKrisI'll start at the drivers then.06:06
KdeKrisI'd rather not do any kernel stuff if I don't have to. I mean, I can, I just don't want to.lol06:06
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Randolflotuspsychje: I'll take a look at the BIOS.  That's a great idea.  It would be nice if I could just disable it from the OS though too.06:45
RandolfThanks.06:45
cim209why doesn't kernel.ubuntu.com have SSL06:49
dbuggerI think I have dependencies broken in my system... can anyone tell me how to solve this? https://www.hastebin.com/tuwexuzobu.bash06:57
dbuggerI forgot to say "please" :(06:57
Kon-dbugger: Could you use https://paste.ubuntu.com/ ?07:01
dbuggerKon-, sure. https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/5MQJG7FV3y/07:02
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[twisti]when trying to uninstall old kernel stuff, i get this error: rmdir: failed to remove '/lib/modules/4.15.0-36-generic': Directory not empty07:38
[twisti]what can i do about that ?07:38
[twisti]i tried doing it with apt purge07:38
brondiftwisti:rmdir only works for empty directories,you have to add  recursiv or forced.07:45
[twisti]brondif: how do i add recursive or forced to apt ? and how do i rerun whichever part of apt caused that ?07:46
brondiflock the man pages!07:46
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[twisti]neither the word 'force' nor the word 'recursive' are in the apt man page07:47
brondiftwisti :apt remove or rmdir07:48
[twisti]what do i apt remove ? the package is already gone07:49
[twisti]im trying to find a proper fix to what happened during the uninstall process, not manually delete a folder and pray thats the only thing that went wrong and that the reason it went wrong was unimportant07:49
ppfafter my cosmic upgrade the gnome terminal has a weird whiteish boxy look and a misaligned scrollbar07:56
ppf:(07:56
ppfhow do i configure the theme?07:57
ppfi'm fine with the colors, but the scollbar gives me a nerveous eye twich07:57
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leonardusIs there a way to change this from purple to something else? https://i.imgur.com/6253T0K.png08:13
SenoraratonI'm stuck in a login loop.  I tried Google, but couldn't figure it out.  I am running lubuntu 18.0408:14
moosesOkay, I am super stuck.  Ubuntu 16.04.  I need vlc >3.0+ - but I also need to use syncplay, which means the 'snap' version of VLC is not an option.08:14
moosesTried step two here - https://websiteforstudents.com/vlc-3-0-recently-released-and-heres-how-to-install-it-on-ubuntu-16-04-17-10-desktops/08:15
moosesThat would work, but also that would allow no chromecast support08:15
moosesKinda driving me crazy there's no way to get a fully functional vlc 3.0+ on 16.04 without snap nonsense08:16
ppfmooses: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-sources.html08:17
moosesppf: so basically build from source is my only option?08:17
ppfyes, if you don't like the binary distributions you need to build yourself08:18
moosesppf: Highly worried about that - I'm imagining it's going to need gigs of stuff + special flags to have chromecast support :(08:18
moosesthere's gotta be a better way08:18
ppf!info vlc08:19
ubottuvlc (source: vlc): multimedia player and streamer. In component universe, is optional. Version 3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1 (bionic), package size 32 kB, installed size 217 kB08:19
ppfupgrade your ubuntu08:19
moosesyeah, that's not an option - it's running in a crouton chroot and i'm not sure that is a thing08:19
moosesI guess I can try08:19
moosessudo apt dist-update?08:19
ppfdo-release-upgrade08:20
mooseslet's see what happens08:20
ppfyour on xenial?08:20
moosesyup08:20
ppf!info vlc bionic08:20
ubottuvlc (source: vlc): multimedia player and streamer. In component universe, is optional. Version 3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1 (bionic), package size 32 kB, installed size 217 kB08:20
moosesI'd rather stick with xenail and see if there is a way to like... backport it?08:20
mooses!info vlc xenian08:20
ubottu'xenian' is not a valid distribution: artful, artful-backports, artful-proposed, bionic, bionic-backports, bionic-proposed, cosmic, cosmic-backports, cosmic-proposed, kubuntu-backports, kubuntu-experimental, kubuntu-updates, partner, precise, precise-backports, precise-proposed, stable, testing, trusty, trusty-backports, trusty-proposed, unstable, utopic, utopic-backports, utopic-proposed, vivid, vivid-backports, vivid-proposed, wily, wily-backports, wily08:20
mooses!info vlc xenial08:20
ppfthen an lts upgrade should take you here08:20
ubottuvlc (source: vlc): multimedia player and streamer. In component universe, is optional. Version 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4 (xenial), package size 1470 kB, installed size 4564 kB08:20
nisankhindiamooses: if you want the recent updates of VLC media player than get their nightly updates ( daily update ) from VideoLAN team using their PPA08:20
nisankhindiamooses: https://launchpad.net/~videolan/+archive/ubuntu/master-daily08:21
moosesnisankhindia: ooo, nice08:22
moosesnisankhindia: add the repo, apt update, and then just apt install vlc?08:22
nisankhindiamooses: VideoLAN Team provides two updates using PPA , stable and Daily master update , Stable one can be recieved using main repo of ubuntu but you may get daily updates from their PPA , details https://launchpad.net/~videolan08:23
nisankhindiamooses: details are in their PPA page08:23
moosesnisankhindia: dang it, i added the master-daily08:23
mooseswhen I assume I want the stable08:24
mooseshow do I remove the daily PPA and go to stable?08:24
nisankhindiamooses: adding PPA and removing PPA is available in ubuntu doc08:24
nisankhindiamooses: do some search over ubuntu help for PPA . good luck08:25
EriC^^!ppa-purge | mooses08:25
ubottumooses: To disable a PPA from your sources and revert your packages back to default Ubuntu packages, install ppa-purge and use the command: « sudo ppa-purge ppa:<repository-name>/<subdirectory> » – For more information, see http://www.webupd8.org/2009/12/remove-ppa-repositories-via-command.html08:25
pukey420US Election Party Mon. 11/5/18 23:5908:25
moosesnisankhindia: thanks08:26
nisankhindiamooses: You can also remove the PPA using the same command with --remove tag08:26
moosesEriC^^: perfect, just a simple -r or --remove08:26
moosesthanks you two :P08:26
nisankhindiamooses: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/master-daily : This to add , and -- sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:videolan/master-daily08:26
EriC^^the -r would just remove the ppa, not the actual packages though (or deps)08:26
moosessorry to be lazy, been in gentoo land for years, getting back to apt is taking me some brain power08:26
moosesEriC^^: *nods* I didn't install anything from the PPA, so just removing it should have taken care of things08:27
EriC^^ah ok cool08:27
nisankhindiamooses: try to build packages from source in case you want them ( in case you are unable to get the latest one using ubuntu main repo , here main means not that main , it means all the repos that ubuntu provides as multiverse , main ,update etc )08:29
leonardusHow do I undo these commands? https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/87m7xh/tip_dont_like_the_purple_gdm_login_screen_you_can/08:29
nisankhindiamooses: avoid ppa as much as you can08:29
moosesproblem with building from source - this install is very limited on space, and installing all the needed deps and build utils is going to suck08:30
mooseshoping the master-daily ppa will help me08:31
mooseswe'll see in a moment ;P08:31
nisankhindiamooses: that helps not to worry ... but you have to remember if you get the package using PPA than you should remember all the future bugs related to VLC have to reported to PPA maintainer , not to ubuntu08:32
moosesnisankhindia: gotcha08:33
moosesHopefully this will give me what I need, VLC 3.0+, not in a snap, with chromecast support08:33
moosesit would be easier if I did not need syncplay :P08:34
moosesdang it08:41
moosesmaster-daily just gave me 2.208:41
nisankhindiamooses: wait08:42
nisankhindiamooses: whats your distribution code name ??08:43
moosesnisankhindia: how to check08:43
nisankhindiamooses: is it xenial ( 16.04 )08:43
moosesyes08:43
nisankhindiamooses: after adding the PPA , run command sudo apt update08:44
moosesI did :(08:44
moosesit pulled 2.2 from that repo :(08:44
nisankhindiamooses: screenshot could be helpful08:44
moosesnisankhindia: let me start over and include screencaps this time08:45
moosesremoving vlc, removing the ppa, starting from ground up08:45
gabmus[m]hello people. I just installed ubuntu server 18.04 in a vm, choosing to install docker from the installation menu. turns out it installed as a snap, will this cause any issues?08:45
gabmus[m]also, i'm fairly new to docker, does it use virtualbox as a backend? I tought it was using something like kvm or lxc08:46
nisankhindiamooses: remove that package and PPA for now . use a Backport release of VLC 3.0 . as you wish to have that using this method08:47
nisankhindiamooses: it would be good if you get that using the source but for now use the backport release of VLC 3.0 using sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/vlc-3 . remember the other step , to remove PPA only and the PPA + package08:49
moosesnisankhindia: something went wrong in the last stop08:51
moosesstep*08:51
moosesdoes this help?08:51
mooseshttps://pastebin.com/veXN01yk08:51
nisankhindiamooses: You can revert back to stock version of VLC (2.2.2) in Ubuntu 16.04 by purging the PPA via command:  sudo apt-get install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:jonathonf/vlc-308:51
moosesnisankhindia: the jonathonf one is no good, no chromecast support08:52
moosesthis is literally so frustrating that a LTS version insists on using such a outdated vlc :(08:52
nisankhindiaremove the PPA for now . let me check with VLC team for your solution . what they suggest . give me few moments08:52
moosesthanks!08:53
henk717Someone mistakenly closed a bug report as 'Won't Fix' because it was filed under 17.10. The bug report also contains users including myself who experience this on 18.04 and 18.10 is likely also effected. What is a good way to get it re-opened?08:53
nisankhindiaMooses: if i can get reply for now08:53
nisankhindiamooses: according to VLC reply ( i think its automated ) they suggest to use snap .08:54
nisankhindiamooses: for your ditsribution release08:55
moosesnisankhindia: not an option, snap is broken and does not support overlays08:55
moosesnisankhindia: cannot get the combo I need that way (vlc 3.0+, chromecast support, syncplay)08:56
moosesalso this is super weird08:56
moosesremoved vlc08:56
moosesremoved the repos08:56
moosesyet08:56
mooses(xenial)mouses@localhost:~$ vlc08:56
moosesVLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)08:56
nisankhindiamooses: i need more time to get the latest one as you want .. looking for any possible backport of the VLC github repo wait08:57
jinkHeh.08:57
jinkThat silence happens automatically.08:57
jinkProbably because you pasted 2 lines.08:57
mooseshehehe thanks, sorry about that08:57
jinkI didn't do anything. :P08:58
moosesanyway, after removing vlc and purging the PPA...08:58
mooses$ vlc shows -VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)08:58
mooseswhat the heck08:58
mooses'package vlc is not installed'08:59
mooses$ vlc08:59
moosesVLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)09:00
TimeDoctorvideolan might be the name of the package09:01
moosesooo, thanks09:01
TimeDoctoror vlc-client or something09:01
moosesE: Unable to locate package videolan09:01
moosestrying vlc-client09:01
TimeDoctorhttps://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=vlc&searchon=names&suite=bionic&section=all09:02
henk717dpkg -S $(which vlc)09:02
henk717In my case its vlc-bin09:02
moosesit was vlc-nox09:03
henk717Is it succesfully removed after removing  vlc-nox?09:03
moosesyup!09:03
mooses$vlc09:03
moosesnot found09:04
moosesso I'm thinking now add the PPA, update, install09:04
moosesand I might be okay09:04
henk717What was your initial issue?09:04
nisankhindiamooses: using the VLC team PPA09:04
mooseshenk717: need VLC 3.0+ on 16.04 without snap09:05
moosesand with chromecast support09:05
nisankhindiamooses: you will get the daily build . here it is working09:05
henk717I see09:05
moosesnisankhindia: going to do this:09:05
moosessudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/master-daily09:05
moosesnisankhindia: and then a sudo apt update09:05
moosesand then a sudo apt install vlc09:05
moosessound right?09:05
nisankhindiamooses: that is the mentioned by VideoLAN team too09:06
moosesOkay, let's see what happens.09:06
moosesugh09:07
moosesit still wants to install vlc-nox09:07
mooseswhatever the heck that is09:07
nisankhindiamooses: sudo apt install vlc --classic09:07
moosesE: Command line option --classic is not understood in combination with the other options09:08
henk717sudo apt update?09:08
mooseshenk717: of course, already done09:09
henk717Ill try do the same thing on 18.04, i never use VLC anyway ;)09:09
nisankhindiamooses: in this case i would suggest you you should do a release update for your ubuntu09:09
moosesnisankhindia: not sure that will work in the env I am in, but it's worth a shot I guess09:10
nisankhindiamooses: give a start to move to ubuntu 18.0409:10
moosesit's a fresh install so it's not like I will lose data09:10
moosessudo apt dist-update ?09:10
moosesor something like that?09:10
moosespretty sure that will break all things though :(09:10
henk717Always do that with sudo do-release-upgrade , its not risk free indeed09:11
moosesyup, let's see, no real risk as it's a fresh install anyway09:11
moosesnot like I will lose data09:11
nisankhindiamooses: Usage: do-release-upgrade [options]  Options:   -h, --help            show this help message and exit   -V, --version         Show version and exit   -d, --devel-release   If using the latest supported release, upgrade to the                         development release   --data-dir=DATA_DIR   Directory that contains the data files   -p, --proposed        Try upgrading to the latest release using the upgrader             09:11
nisankhindiamooses: just use sudo do-release-upgrade [Option]09:12
henk717The PPA contains no VLC for Xenial09:12
moosessudo: do-release-upgrade: command not found09:12
henk717sudo apt install update-manager-core09:13
henk717s possible something goes wrong09:14
henk717Always make a backup before hand, its always possible something goes wrong *09:14
moosesyup, got it09:14
moosesno big deal if things go wrong09:14
moosesit's a chroot running under ChromeOS on a external drive09:15
moosesworst case I format the drive and start all over09:15
moosesupdate seems to be going fine <309:15
moosessomeone tell the VideoLAN team that I love them but the 'snap only' option for 16.04 is a hot mess and depressing :(09:16
TimeDoctorisn't 16.04 unsupported at this point?09:16
moosesnope09:17
TimeDoctorit makes sense that they'd want to drop support for older distros09:17
TimeDoctorsince the distro maintainer is usually the one that chooses what versions of packages to carry09:17
TimeDoctorotherwise it's a ppa09:17
moosesTimeDoctor: it's LTS.  Support ends in April of 2021.09:17
moosesBut, if moving to 18.04 is possible/works in my use case scenario, i'm all in :P09:18
nisankhindiamooses: VideoLAN contact ( good for question / answer and discussion ) https://forum.videolan.org/09:18
moosesnisankhindia: thanks!  Looks like other crouton users are reporting this update works just fine09:19
nisankhindiamooses: after upgrading to 18.04 , enable the ubuntu proposed repo and get vlc_3.0.409:20
moosesnisankhindia: gotcha.  After updating to 18.04 my defaut repo version should be 3.0+ though, right?09:21
moosesor will I still need to add a PPA?09:21
nisankhindiamooses: no need to add PPA , proposed will give you 3.0.4,  universe = 3.0.1 , update = 3.0.3 etc09:22
moosesperfect!09:22
moosesLet's cross our fingers and hope :P09:22
moosesthis update will take a while, it's a little 4.0 GB usb stick running usb 2.0 on a chromebook09:22
KdeKrisHow do I enable non-free drivers in 18.04? It doesn't appear to have a non-free option in sources or linux-firmware-nonfree as a package candidate.09:30
henk717KdeKris: If you wish to just use the default selection you can use sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall09:34
henk717Depending on your Ubuntu flavor there will be different graphical options as well09:34
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KdeKrisxubuntu.09:40
KdeKrisAlso, this is specifically for a ralink pcie wireless adapter that doesn't seem to want to turn on.09:41
leonardusHow do I revert this? https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/87m7xh/tip_dont_like_the_purple_gdm_login_screen_you_can/09:46
dreugeworstHi all, I've installed vsftpd with guest access, and configured it to allow guests to upload. It seems guests have the ftp user, so I created a subfolder (files) owned by ftp for guests to upload to. The uploading seems to work fine, but uploaded files in subfolders aren't listed, and files directly under the files subfolder can't be downloaded. Anyone know what might be happening?09:50
avudreugeworst: are you really sure you want to run an FTP server that allows anonymous uploads and then allows anonymous users to download those files again? That's how you get abused by the warez crowd. :)10:37
hiigAnyone free to assist? Trying do-release-upgrade from 18.04 to 18.10. Getting the unresolvable problem message. Getting the following Broken lines from /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log: https://pastebin.com/2qiKZUQn11:07
solsTiCehiig: I have those too. Never thgouht to look at that file after upgrade11:11
solsTiCesome comes from audacious that I installed from a ppa11:12
solsTiCehiig: fwupdate-signed does not exist anymore in 18.10 and so do libdns1100. libedata-cal-1.2-29 is installed fine here11:16
hollusionhow do i "zip -r /home/foo/bar" but have only "bar/*" within the archive?11:21
hollusionwithout the need to do a "cd /home/foo" before11:22
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geirhahollusion: either use tar instead, or use cd in a subshell11:37
zetherooUbuntu 16.04 when installing with apt I am seeing this message repeating:11:38
zetheroodpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 3939 package 'semaphore': missing maintainer11:38
zetherooWhat does it mean and how do I fix it?11:39
downer06has anyone managed to get lenovo fingerprint readers working on 18.10?11:47
tarzeauzetheroo: the file is broken, can you find the lines around 3939?11:53
masterboyhi guys i see you support nvidia-304 in 16.04 but not with the 4.15 kernel. Could you support it with 4.15 kernel? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/+bug/1737750/comments/4511:54
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1737750 in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 (Ubuntu) "nvidia-graphics-drivers fail to build [error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_timer’]" [Medium,In progress]11:54
masterboyas 4.4 lags a lot11:54
tarzeaumasterboy: does the nvidia-340 not work for you?11:54
tarzeaumasterboy: or even better 390/410 ? which card do you have from nvidia? lspci |grep VGA?11:55
masterboymhm i have nv4c - a C61 nvidia11:55
masterboy00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] (rev a2)11:55
masterboyas i understood i can use only 304 https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa11:56
masterboy For NV4x and G7x GPUs use `nvidia-304` (304.137) End-Of-Life!11:56
solsTiCehollusion: use -C <dir>11:58
solsTiCewith tar11:58
masterboyreboot12:00
zetherootarzeau: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/B3R3hW9HVq/12:00
zetherooline 3939 is: Multi-Arch: same12:00
masterboyhi guys again - debian has the fixed package https://packages.debian.org/stretch/nvidia-legacy-304xx-driver  Building the kernel module has been tested up to Linux 4.15.12:15
masterboyit would fix bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/+bug/1737750/comments/4512:15
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1737750 in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 (Ubuntu) "nvidia-graphics-drivers fail to build [error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_timer’]" [Medium,In progress]12:15
masterboyhow can i install this debian package in ubuntu?12:15
gpunkyou could dpkg -i ... but it is not supported12:16
gpunkif you broke it you fix it ...12:16
masterboygpunk, will it download all debian dependancies?12:17
gpunknope12:17
Ben64would probably have better luck using that patch you linked to12:17
masterboyif i knew how to use this patch12:18
Ben64or use 4.4 kernel12:20
tarzeauzetheroo: can you remove the $ at this line? Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.10+dfsg~), libidn11 (>= 1.13), libldap-2.4-2 (>= 2.4.7)$12:21
tarzeauzetheroo: and retry?12:21
masterboythanks i add debian to the sources list12:21
Ben64bad idea12:21
gpunkyou can endup with an unusable pc12:22
zetheroo tarzeau: oh sorry, that char is there because I copied from within nano ... in reality it's not there.12:22
tarzeauzetheroo: then i don't know what the error is but it must be something breaking the parser12:23
zetheroook12:23
banisterfiendhi all, waht's the relationsnip between "NetworkManager" and "systemd-resolved" ? i notice that on some systems /etc/resolv.conf symlinks to a file controleld by systemd-resolved and on other systems (debian) it symlinks to a file controlls by NetworkManager ? how do these two technologies relate?12:23
tamarindhey guys, i am running ubuntu 16 32 bit - whats the best way to get an android emulator for gaming apart from the AVD officially from google ?12:45
tamarindgenny motion does not support 32 bit now :(12:45
tamarindbluestacks when i try to run via wine doesnt even go beyond the unpacking stage12:46
tamarindprobably thats 64 bit only as well12:46
tamarindhow do you guys manage if you have a 32 bit system, ?12:46
tarzeautamarind: the hardware can only do 32 bit? how old is it?12:55
tamarindtarzeau, probably 5 years old12:56
solsTiCebanisterfiend: I have trouble understanding how it works too. The two seems to be mixed up and/or work together somtimes. You need to look at the output of12:57
solsTiCebanisterfiend: you need to read the dns section of NetworkManager.conf man page. This is a very contrieved setup12:57
solsTiCeoops ignore my first post12:58
TJ-banisterfiend: originally, Network Manager used dnsmasq to provide a DNS resolver for the system, recently that has switched to using systemd-resolved instead. You can determine which is in use in /etc/resolv.conf because dnsmasq binds to 127.0.0.1 whereas systemd-resolved binds to 127.0.0.5313:00
BluesKajhowdy folks13:00
banisterfiendTJ- so if /etc/resolv.conf symlimks to /var/run/NetworkManager/resolv.conf which is it using?13:01
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solsTiCebanisterfiend: dnsmasq I guess. Look into the file like TJ- said13:02
banisterfiendsolsTiCe TJ- well /etc/resolv.conf just has the 10.211.255.1 as the namerserver, not 127.0.0.1 or 127.0.0.5313:03
TJ-banisterfiend: that suggests neither are in use and some local admin change has been hard-coded.13:04
banisterfiendTJ- but the /etc/resolf.conf is a symlink to /var/run/NetworkManager/resolv.conf13:05
banisterfiend  -- and this is a FRESH debian system (just installed 10 mins ago in a VM)13:05
BluesKajthe defualt nameserver is 127.0.0.53 on /etc/resolv.conf here using systemd on kubuntu cosmic13:07
BluesKajmaybe debian is different, ask in #debian13:08
TJ-BluesKaj: it'll depend on the setting of rc-manager in NM13:09
TJ-oops13:09
TJ-banisterfiend: it'll depend on the setting of rc-manager in NM13:09
solsTiCebanisterfiend: I think the dns have been changed in networkmanager hence the change in dnsmasq13:09
banisterfiendhmmm13:11
BluesKajTJ-, yeah, not using NM here13:12
solsTiCebanisterfiend: you could check the output of `resolvectl status` and `nmcli con show <youridcon>` to look for dns13:13
solsTiCeif the dns are set in resolvectl output then it uses systemd-resolved, otherwise it's networkmaanger and probably dnsmasq13:17
solsTiCeif I am not wrong13:18
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CoolerZis there a ctrl alt del type trap in linux?13:23
CoolerZspecifically ubuntu 18.04 lts13:23
CoolerZi found this https://askubuntu.com/questions/95192/what-is-the-equivalent-of-control-alt-delete13:23
CoolerZalt + prtsc and then r e i s u b13:23
CoolerZbut that restarts the OS, what if i just want to suspend all user mode processes and regain control?13:24
CoolerZopen system monitor and kill the offending process?13:24
solsTiCeCoolerZ: you could try alt-f2 and type gnome-system-monitor if you want to go GUI. But that might not work. Another way is to go to a console like ctrl-alt-f1 and lofin and do yout stuff from the cli there13:37
solsTiCectrl-alt-del here on 18.10 with wayland prompt me to close the session13:37
tarzeaui can't remember that SOMETHING.ubuntu.com url with bug reports stats (problems with different ubuntu releases installs, the automatic bug report stats)13:38
tarzeauerrors.ubuntu.com :)13:38
bytefirehey guys, what is the size of latest ubuntu kernel?13:39
solsTiCebytefire: vmlinuz-4.18.0-10-generic is 8.6MB on 18.1013:41
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BluesKajbytefire, triceratux answered your question in ##linux13:41
tarzeaumine are 30-40% smaller with /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.d/compress COMPRESS=xz (instead of the default gzip)13:41
tarzeausolsTiCe: you don't count the initramdisk?13:41
solsTiCetarzeau: no just the kernel13:42
tarzeauonly because it's compressed so well! still very large (like 20 mb uncompressed)13:42
solsTiCeomg. i never saw that initramfs was so huge 61MB !13:42
tarzeaugets down to 30mb with xz :)13:42
bytefiresolsTiCe: thank you!13:42
bytefireBluesKaj: cheers13:42
tarzeauspeeds things up! also usin zram-config (compressed memory)13:43
tarzeauand btrfs fs compression13:43
solsTiCetarzeau: the stats stops at aorund the 5th of sept ?13:46
tarzeausolsTiCe: what stats?13:46
solsTiCein errors.ubuntu.com13:46
tarzeauahhhh yeah https://github.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-report and i wouldn't want to send ANYTHING when opting out (see very bottom)13:47
tarzeausolsTiCe: and popcon.ubuntu.com is also all messed up13:47
solsTiCeand the graph does not go up more than 0.4 . O.4 of waht ? % ?13:47
tarzeausolsTiCe: hey i didn't make that :)13:47
lotus|NUCperhaps a conversation for #ubuntu-discuss guys13:47
solsTiCetarzeau: ok sorry. that was not directed against you13:48
MetrafHi ! i've got problems, i've accidentaly uninstalled xserv-xorg-input-libinput and now any input is disable, can't figure out how to fix it, can you please help ?13:54
geniiMetraf: Did you try reinstalling xserver-xorg-input-libinput from commandline?13:57
Metrafi cant get to access comandline13:57
Metraf+m13:57
Metrafthat's the problem13:57
solsTiCetarzeau: nice. using COMPRESS=xz reduced intramfs by two. but it takes way longer to generate13:58
MetrafWhen i access it from recovery, theres no internet to install the package13:58
Metrafgenii *13:58
solsTiCeMetraf: boot a Live CD/Live Usb, chroot and isntall the package ?13:59
RumenQuestion - after upgrade from 16.04 LTS to 18.04LTS the computer freeze just before login. I formated the disk and made fresh instalation just to be more clear. The computer freeze exactly at the same place. After I hit ESC I saw that https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipN04fKktMR4QJ_Gted25qzun3jChAe_GLpUFqA-13:59
geniiMetraf: You should be able to remount / read-write in recovery, and then bring up a network interface14:00
MetrafYep but the network interface doesn't start and it gets back to the menu x)14:00
solsTiCeRumen: your link is a 40414:00
solsTiCewtf. curl -I output is filled with underscore14:01
Metrafgenii *14:01
RumensolsYiCe   try this https://imgur.com/a/bDFBW3p14:02
RumensolsTice  https://imgur.com/a/bDFBW3p14:03
lotus|NUCRumen: wich .iso did you burn and what graphics card chipset?14:03
RumenEvery time free there14:03
MetrafAlso genii I'm running manjaro right now, maybe i can access / or install something via this distro ?14:04
geniiMetraf: Should try from recovery: mount -o remount,rw /    ..and then: ip link set dev interface-name-here up14:04
Rumeniso is the the one from UBUNTU.COM  last official / graphic I think it is N-Vidia (but not sure it is a friend home computer)14:05
genii( where interface-name-here is whatever your wired port is called )14:05
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lotus|NUC!nomodeset | Rumen try this to get in your system14:06
ubottuRumen try this to get in your system: A common kernel (boot)parameter is nomodeset, which is needed for some graphic cards that otherwise boot into a black screen or show corrupted splash screen. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132 on how to use this parameter14:06
Metrafgenii can I chroot from manjaro ?14:06
Metrafor something ?14:06
RumenThanks a lot guys14:06
geniiMetraf: Should be able to chroot in from any livecd. But I'd try the remount and fire up network first14:07
geniiMetraf: For chroot you have to bindmount some system things under the chroot, etc14:07
Metrafokokay thks !14:08
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tarzeausolsTiCe: but you only generate it once you get a new one. loading/decompressing/booting gets faster14:23
d-rockI'm still stuck with udev/systemd issues14:28
d-rockBoot hangs because vgchange is waiting on udevcookie to reach zero14:28
d-rockI've found several bugs with the same symptoms, but they're mostly from 2007-2012 and are all marked as fixed14:29
d-rockIf I boot into rescue mode and run "vgchange -ay" manually, I can run "dmsetup udevcomplete_all" and all of my /dev/dm-* devices are created and working14:30
d-rockI have to manually create the /dev/mapper symlinks, but after that I can run "mount -a" and then manually start all services14:31
d-rockThe one wrinkle is that when I mount /boot, systemd immediately unmounts it because it thinks that it's inactive14:31
d-rockI can mount the partition on /mnt/boot just fine14:32
sorinelloHello. DOes anyone have problems with Vmware Workstation 15 + Ubuntu 18.10 as guest full screen ? the options to fit gues are grayed out. I have installed VmWare Tools twice, problem persists14:33
tomreynsorinello: this channel is only for ubuntu support really. what you're discussing sounds like a vmware issue.14:37
solsTiCetarzeau: ok. fine. I'll see next boot. that does not happen quite often. and with a SSD I doubt to see a benefit. but anyway will see14:38
tomreynsorinello: ...but you're welcome to discuss this in #ubuntu-offtopic14:38
d-rockI guess I should mention that I'm on Ubuntu 18.04.114:39
d-rockI dug a bit and found that udev didn't have the disk marked as SYSTEMD_READY. I added a custom udev rules file and ran udevadm to force it to pick up the change, and now it's set to SYSTEMD_READY=114:41
d-rockBut systemd still times out accessing the disk14:41
d-rocki.e. "Timed out waiting for device dev-disk-by-uuid-67bd262e-b206-484b-80c5-ee3a80bca4b9.device"14:41
Metrafhi again, genii I didn't manage to get the interface up sooo14:42
d-rockI can access /dev/disk/by-uuid/67bd262e-b206-484b-80c5-ee3a80bca4b9 just fine14:42
MetrafSo under ubuntu, any input is disabled and I cannot login to do anything, the problem is related to the uninstallation of xserver-xorg-input-libinput do you have any solution to reinstall the package ? cannot figure out, i'm running manjaro to try to repair the evil14:44
d-rockMetraf: are you able to boot into rescue mode?14:44
MetrafYep d-rock but I cannot connect the network interface14:45
d-rockWhen you say you can't connect it, how is it normally configured? Static? DHCP?14:46
ioriaMetraf, probably the pkg it's still in the cache, you should be able to reinstall without connection (maybe)14:46
MetrafHow would i do that ioria ?14:46
d-rockOr if you have another computer you could maybe transfer it via USB drive14:47
MetrafMmh, how can I do to install it then ?14:47
d-rockWhich version of ubuntu?14:47
ioriaMetraf, recovery -> mount -o remount,rw / -> apt install  xserver-xorg-input-libinput14:47
ZeZuppa.launchpad.net is wow slow today ... it hasn't quite hit dialup speeds but it seems to be getting closer every day14:47
MetrafOh that was doing this kind of thing14:48
MetrafMmh okay ill try !14:48
d-rockI have to say, I'm really not loving systemd14:49
ZeZudelete it and go back to init scripts?14:51
d-rockYeah14:51
d-rockI'm researching alternatives14:51
ZeZuworks well enough for me14:52
d-rockWorked fine for me until it broke, and now it's inscrutable14:52
ZeZuas with all things on linux,  works great until it doesn't14:52
d-rockWell, at least with init scripts, if I could get to rescue mode, it was *extremely* clear where things were breaking and how to fix them14:53
geniiioria: Needs to bring up one of his network interfaces also, i would imagine14:53
d-rockWith systemd I feel like not only is it broken, but it's actively fighting my attempts to restore the system14:54
ioriagenii, yup14:54
d-rockI mean, my server is now running with all services as if it were a normal boot, but systemd refuses to allow me to mount /boot14:54
d-rockIt'll let me mount the same partition on /mnt/boot just fine14:55
d-rockAt first I thought it was a udev issue (and it may be, at root cause), but I was able to get udev to see the disk and mark it as active14:55
d-rockBut systemd, even after a reload, still times out trying to access the disk, and I can't get any log data to indicate why that might be14:56
TJ-d-rock: your vgchange issue; sounds like it occurs in the initial ramdisk (if it's prior to the root FS being mounted)14:56
d-rockYeah, vgchange issue appears to be a udev issue14:56
d-rockThere are 3 bugs from 2007-2012 that talk about race conditions in udev, but they're all marked as fixed14:56
TJ-d-rock: have you tried dropping to the shell in the init script to investigate *before* the point it fails?14:57
d-rockFWIW, my /boot partition is on an MD dev, but it's up and running14:57
d-rockDo you mean set init=/bin/sh on boot?14:57
ZeZuThat is weird,  indeed if it gets locked up that early in the boot it's going to be a pain14:58
TJ-d-rock: if you do "grep maybe_break /usr/share/initramfs-tools/init" that shows all the places where the /init script can be stopped, by adding to the kernel command-line "break=XXXXX" (e.g: "break=premount")14:58
TJ-d-rock: /init is a shell script executed by the kernel to find and mount the real root-fs, which is where systemd would then take over.14:59
d-rockSymptom is basically boot looks like normal. Udev appears to recognize and init the MD devices, then fire rules to init the VG14:59
MetrafOkay so14:59
Metrafit didn't work14:59
d-rockVG hangs because udev doesn't complete the cookie for some reason (I think what's happening here is likely root cause)15:00
d-rockSystemd times out waiting for the VG to go active, and then hangs itself15:00
TJ-d-rock: right; udev begins work in the /init script15:00
d-rockOh, you mean in the initrd?15:00
TJ-d-rock: correct15:00
Metrafokay, how do I download a package on an external usb key ?15:00
d-rockOK, good idea. Let me beat on that a bit15:00
Metrafand how do I then install it ? o-o15:01
d-rockMetraf: which version/arch of ubuntu?15:01
Metraf18.0415:01
TJ-d-rock: also, if I recall correctly, you can add a udev debug option to kernel command line and it'll write a .debug file into the initial ramdisk's tmpfs, something like /dev/.udev_log or similar - you'd have to search the udev docs for the specifics15:01
d-rockAwesome, thanks15:02
d-rockI just found a page for setting systemd printk and other debug info, so hopefully between these two I'll get more details15:02
d-rockMetraf: https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/xserver-xorg-input-libinput15:02
d-rockLinks to download the package are on the bottom15:03
MetrafYes15:03
MetrafOtherwise, when I tried installing from cache, the thing appeared and so on, but it still tried to install from official sources15:03
MetrafInstead of cache15:03
d-rockMetraf: Download the file, copy to a USB drive. Boot to rescue mode, mount -o remount,rw /; mkdir /mnt/usb; mount -t vfat /dev/<USB device> /mnt/usb; dpk -i /mnt/usb/<package file>15:05
TJ-d-rock: also, "man systemd-udevd" towards the end has Kernel Command-Line options; you can set (for the initrd) "rd.udev.log_priority=XXXX" (=debug, maybe?) but I think that'll still go to the kernel log. It may also be quietly writing to a dotfile too15:05
d-rockI'm OK with kernel log15:05
MetrafThanks !15:05
d-rockI found flags for increasing systemd's kernel log buffer and enabling systemd debug in the kernel log as well, so that may well be simpler15:06
foresterHi. I use Ubuntu Mate 18.04. I do compile custom kernels all the time. And a problem is I am not able to compile 4.18 and 4.19 kernels. Maybe someone knows a reason and how to workaround it ???15:06
TJ-d-rock: it's easy to swamp the kernel log ring buffer with udev in debug mode! you may have to increase the size of the ring buffer to compensate :)15:06
d-rockYeah, "log_buf_len=100M"15:06
d-rockFound this handy reference: https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Debugging/15:06
TJ-d-rock: warning! if you do systemd.log_level=debug you'll stall/kill the boot because systemd spends more time writing log messages and it can cause amazing breakage due to timeouts!15:06
foresterAnd a problem is I am not able to compile 4.18 and 4.19 kernels. Maybe someone knows a reason and how to workaround it ???15:07
lotus|NUCforester: we reccomend to use !mainline instead of compiling your own15:07
d-rockTJ: System is already broken :)15:07
TJ-d-rock: but that option is for after the initrd has terminated so you shouldn't need it15:07
foresterlotus|NUC: no. I use realtime patch15:07
TJ-d-rock: right, but you don't want to be in a situation where it stalls so badly you cannot get to the log messages :D15:07
d-rockTrue15:07
d-rockWorth one boot to test15:08
* TJ- <---- voice of experience here d-rock :)15:08
foresterlotus|NUC: UBUNTU TEAM compiles kernel, therefore they know how to deal with it.15:08
d-rockI'm going to start with udev debugging, since systemd looks more like a symptom of something else going on15:08
TJ-d-rock: which kernel version is it, which Ubuntu release?15:09
d-rockIf I can't get enough detail there, I'll venture into more systemd logging15:09
lotus|NUCforester: perhaps #ubuntu-devel might be more for you, but keep in mind we dont really support own kernel builds here15:09
tgm4883forester: have you tried compiling it without the realtime patch?15:09
foresterlotus|NUC: thanks15:10
d-rockUbuntu 18.04.1, failing with both 4.15.0-34 and 4.15.0-3615:10
forestertgm4883: yes. I did it right now. because a patch for 4.19 is not ready yet.15:10
TJ-d-rock: I'd suspect your issue is with the layout of the logical devices (RAID, LVM), since it sounds like the dmsetup udev rules are out of step with each other15:11
d-rockYeah. Here's the kicker. Layout hasn't changed, and the 4.15.0-36 kernel booted before just fine15:12
d-rockI literally removed a NIC and enabled SMART on two disks15:12
d-rockAnd then it stopped booting15:12
d-rockI put the NIC back and disabled SMART and it still won't boot :(15:12
TJ-d-rock: if you can drop to shell in initrd when the problem occurs, capturing "dmsetup udevcookie" list would be really useful15:12
d-rockYeah, the cookie is there with count 115:13
TJ-d-rock: for which device?15:13
d-rockThat's why vgchange -ay hangs15:13
TJ-d-rock: is it for a physical disk, or a logical block device (RAID, etc.) ?15:13
d-rocklogical block device15:13
d-rockEverything I have is on MDs15:13
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d-rockWell, I get a single cookie with count = 5, since I have 5 LVs15:14
TJ-d-rock: can you sketch your arrangement? is it disk > partition(s) > mdraid = PV = VG > LVs ?15:14
d-rockSure, give me a second15:14
TJ-d-rock: are the 'disks' SATA, and are they attached to the Mobo, or to an add-in adapter?15:15
d-rock6 disks. two pairs of spindles, each with one MD => one PV15:16
d-rockone pair of SSDs with two MDs => two PVs15:16
d-rockEach MD corresponds to a single PV15:17
d-rockSorry, I have that backward15:17
d-rockSSDs are a single MD => PV15:17
d-rockOne of the pairs of spindles has two MDs, one MD is a PV, the other is my /boot15:18
d-rockAll PVs in the same VG15:18
TJ-d-rock: silly question but... since removing/replacing NIC and SMART {dis,}enable, did you re-run "update-initramfs" ?15:18
d-rockI did not15:18
d-rockBut, I was wondering if unattended upgrades might have15:19
d-rockSo I looked in the apt history log15:19
TJ-d-rock: if you can get to a sane state to do that, it may be worthwhile before trying to debug further15:19
d-rockNothing jumped out at me, but I can't rule it out 100%15:19
d-rockTJ-: sane state is exactly what I'm trying to get to, but systemd won't let me mount /boot :P15:19
d-rockWhich is really the reason I'm here15:19
TJ-d-rock: if the system relies on MD for a root FS, then the update-initramfs hooks for mdadm are triggered, and that causes an mdadm conf file to be written into the initrd15:20
d-rockSure, all MDs are up15:20
d-rockI can confirm that15:20
TJ-d-rock: don't use systemd than, boot with "init=/bin/bash" :)15:20
d-rockFair enough :)15:20
d-rockThanks for all of the help :) I was hoping that it was just my unfamiliarity with systemd, but it seems like the proven approaches are sometimes the best ;)15:21
TJ-d-rock: it sounds very much to me like one of your MD devices isn't assembled (possibly operating 'degraded') and therefore the VG cannot be activated. If you drop into the initrd shell use "cat /proc/mdstat" to see what is going on15:22
d-rockI've been using systemv init for 25 years, so I try to be wary of my own biases :)15:22
d-rockI'll try doing that with init=/bin/bash15:22
d-rockWhen I do that from the rescue mode they're all active15:23
d-rockBut it could definitely be something going on between start of init and when I get to rescued shell that is causing problems15:23
TJ-d-rock: Despite some reservations and annoyances I've found systemd to be fantastic when it comes to debugging service start-up issues; the way it logs and makes it searchable in powerful ways, along with analyising the faults with systemd-analyze, is order of magnitude better than sysvinit :)15:24
TJ-d-rock: if all the MD arrays are fine, then use "pvscan --cache" to ensure all the expected PVs are recognised15:24
d-rockLet me look at systemd-analyze15:25
TJ-d-rock: "systemd-analyze blame" and "systemd-analyze critical-chain" are your friends for systemd service-start issues15:26
TJ-d-rock: but it sounds like your system isn't getting far enough to make use of those15:26
TJ-d-rock: you already know what the problem is: A udev rules that triggers "vgchange -ay" is stuck because a device isn't ready15:27
d-rockThanks :)15:27
TJ-d-rock: didn't see you answer this earlier...15:27
TJ-d-rock: are the 'disks' SATA, and are they attached to the Mobo, or to an add-in adapter?15:27
d-rockSATA, directly attached to the mainboard15:28
TJ-d-rock: OK, so moving the NIC shouldn't have changed the PCI bus location15:28
d-rockI didn't think so.15:29
TJ-you know you said you enabled SMART - was that via a system firmware option, or also installing 'smartmontools' ?15:29
MetrafYey it worked, thanks15:29
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d-rockTJ-: BIOS option15:30
d-rockMetraf: using USB?15:31
Metrafwell another partition but yes !15:31
TJ-d-rock: I was just wondering... if smartmontools is installed it installs a service to run at boot. If so, disabling that service might be a useful test.15:32
d-rockOH yeah, mdmonitor.service15:33
d-rockI'll take a look at that, too15:33
MetrafAlso, the reason why i uninstalled libinput was because the touchpad was disabled whuile typing15:34
Teodoro777Ciao15:44
emilenglerCan someone tell me how to disable the ubuntu mate start page in firefox16:05
emilenglerIt is not in the firefox settings, a background task does this16:05
lotuspsychjeemilengler: the #ubuntu-mate guys might know that one perhaps16:06
emilenglerThank you16:07
lotuspsychjeemilengler: what happens when you change startpage in firefox settings?16:07
emilenglerlotuspsychje: Nothing, it still opens start.ubuntu-mate.org16:08
lotuspsychjeemilengler: this looks what happens to you? https://winaero.com/blog/change-firefox-home-page-ubuntu-mate/16:10
emilenglerlotuspsychje: Exactly16:11
lotuspsychjeUbuntu 18.04.1 up to date, anyone has more ideas what to try for this bug? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xscreensaver/+bug/179011016:11
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1790110 in xscreensaver (Ubuntu) "Xscreensaver overrides vlc smplayer and caffeine " [Undecided,Confirmed]16:11
emilenglerYes the tutorial worked thank you a lot lotuspsychje16:11
lotuspsychje!yay | emilengler16:12
ubottuemilengler: Glad you made it! :-)16:12
klowAnyone know why in 18.04 ,  xinetd would not ship with a systemd unit but rather still have the init.d style script ?16:59
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lotuspsychjeklow: whats your actual problem mate, perhaps volunteers might know something17:05
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kloweh having some issue with configuration management using saltstack. enabling the service without error but it doesnt start up on reboot.  thought it was strange that systemd unit was not there, but systemctl says its falling back to using the init.d style script and normal systemctl restart etc works fine.17:06
rfmklow, systemd provides .socket units which do what inetd used to; none of my 18.04 installs even have inetd anymore17:09
rfmklow, so my guess is nobody bothered to update xinitd to a .service during the systemd transition since it was kid of going away17:11
rfmklow, again my guess is saltstack ought to eventually change to providing .socket units to do whatever it's currently doing with xinetd and remove the dependency on xinetd.17:12
klowya hrmm. i was surprised to see xinetd in use at my new company.17:12
lotuspsychjeklow: can this help? https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-install-salt-saltstack-master-minion-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts/17:12
klowits just being used to run a monitoring agent17:12
funkmeldekopfHi17:13
klowthanks,  saltstack is working fine its just just not properly enabling xinetd service when i run a salt state .17:13
lotuspsychjewelcome funkmeldekopf what can we do for you?17:14
funkmeldekopfNothing I am listening :-)17:16
TJ-klow: does the journal for that service give any clues?17:23
cursivedI have a problem. For some reason I can't use the 8 character short hand of my gpg key. (gpg says it doesn't exists). But if I use the long hand it works17:43
tomreyncursived: those are the last , not first 8 characters of the fingerprint17:49
tomreynsometimes you need to prefix them with "0x"17:50
tomreyni would recommend using gpg2 rather than 1 nowdays if that's an option on your ubuntu release.17:51
cursivedok17:51
cursived i just did a version and its reporting as 2.2.4 is that the latest?17:52
ppfhow do get bionics dark-grey theme back instead of cosmics flashy white?17:54
cursivedthanks tomreyn. its been a while since I had to use gpg.17:56
tomreyncursived: you're welcome.17:57
tomreynabout the version, depends on your ubuntu release, of course. so check https://packages.ubuntu.com17:57
troozersHi, can anyone help me with an audio issue with Ubuntu 18.10? I have it installed on an Asus Zenbook 3, and the volume control only really has 3 modes; muted, quiet and LOUD when you slide from left to right (mute=extreme left, quiet=1/10th of a slide, and after that everything is the same volume; LOUD)17:59
troozersI did a listing of aplay -l here https://pastebin.com/uDwt111U17:59
FreeBDSMhello18:04
gpunkfree bondage ? lol18:05
FreeBDSMI use proprietary nvidia driver, I updated it, rebooted and now my 4k screen only works in 640x580 mode18:05
wadAnd of you guys know of a keystroke to rename a terminal tab? Just using the default terminal app in 18.04 LTS 64-bit desktop edition.18:05
FreeBDSMI forgot what I need to do to fix the resolution18:06
FreeBDSMhelp18:06
wadI've got a dozen tabs open, logged into different servers, I'd like to name the tab explicitly.18:06
pragmaticenigmawad: The terminal tab/window inherits a value from the application run within the virtual terminal. There isn't really a way to forcefully name the tab18:06
wadOh, okay.18:07
pragmaticenigmawad: You can try "gnome-terminal --title="SOME TITLE HERE"" inside the terminal when you start the terminal18:07
* wad tries it18:08
wadThat opens a new tab, with the same title. But thanks! :)18:08
wadI can use colors to differentiate.18:09
wadALT-T, then a couple of arrow keys to choose the profile, then ENTER.18:09
wadNo need to reach for the mouse!18:09
banyantreeHi Guys, I've a problem with mpd and ncmpc: I'm connected, but there is no music listed18:26
banyantreei specified in my ~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf the music folder already18:27
ducassebanyantree: have you updated the database?18:27
banyantreeducasse: and i pressed ctrl-u in ncmpc18:27
banyantreeducasse: to update18:27
banyantreeducasse: i tried mpc update too18:28
banyantreeducasse: maybe a chmod problem?18:29
ducassebanyantree: check that the user mpd runs as can read the music folder18:30
banyantreeducasse: how can i check that?18:30
ducassebanyantree: 'ps aux | grep mpd' to see which user it runs as18:32
banyantreeducasse: there are 2 lines: the first one runs with my user18:33
PCatineanCan anyone tell me how this is supposed to work and link all the scripts inside qa/insider to the CWD? for f in $(ls /qa/insider); do ln -s insider $f; done; sync18:33
PCatineanbecause it ends up symlinking to the directory itself somehow18:33
banyantreeducasse: the second as mpd it says /usr/bin/mpd --no-deamon18:33
ducassebanyantree: then i'm not sure, sorry18:34
banyantreeducasse: thx anyway18:35
rfmwad, 'echo -ne "\033]0;the label you want\007"' in the tab...   I do this in my .bashrc to put the hostname in -- actually do it in $PROMPT_COMMAND so it resets after ssh'ing out and coming back.18:35
TJ-PCatinean: what are you trying to achieve?18:37
geekodour08why is the group and user 1000 after I extracted it http://dpaste.com/2VV5K6J.txt ? I am the root untaring it, so shouldn't it be root?18:46
sappheiroshttps://askubuntu.com/questions/1086859/how-to-fix-lxpanel-showing-wifi-twice18:46
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coconutdon't. llok18:49
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coconutdon't look!18:49
sappheirosone of these commands has a future ... and one of them does not.18:50
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sla3kHi, how do I access guest os (ubuntu) from the host? I tried virsh console <id> but it gets stuck at "Escape character is ^]"18:50
sla3kboth host and guest are ubuntu 16.04 servers18:51
rfmgeekodour08, no typically when untarring as root you'll get the uid from the tar source...18:52
nacc_sla3k: does that guest have a console setup/configured?18:52
nacc_sla3k: it completely depends on the guest. most people would ssh in.18:52
nacc_sla3k: from that console screen, did you hit enter? (to trigger a keyboard response)18:52
geekodour08rfm: tar source? means the uid of whoever tar'ed it. right?18:53
sla3knacc_: how would I know if the console is setup or not? and can I set it up now? I tried hitting enter but nothing happens18:53
rfmgeekodour08, no, the uid of the owner of the file as it was tarred.18:53
sla3kI would ssh too but another admin enabled ufw and forgot to add port 22 in allowed list18:54
nacc_sla3k: it depends on the guest OS18:54
RonWhoCaresI am using Ubuntu 18.04.  When I ran updates the menu option color pallette changed.  How do I put it back to what it was?18:54
sla3knacc_: hmm, now that I cannot log into the guest, what are my chances to gain the access to this guest (ubuntu 16.04) via console or any other means18:55
nacc_sla3k: you could try rebooting it via `virsh` and see if you can get to grub and boot into recovery mode, then fix the settings.18:56
geekodour08rfm: so i am downloading a package and it has the uid 1000(as shown in the paste), so owner of the file had uid '1000' when tarring it. My laptop has no user with uid 1000. but if it had someone with uid 1000 the file will be accessible by that user?18:56
sappheirosshould we always search online and create askubuntu.com tread if not already and then share a link to the askubuntu thread here?18:56
sla3knacc_: you mean virsh reboot? and how would I get to the grub when there is no console? sorry my understanding about kvm is limited18:57
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rfmgeekodour08, if you *want* to change the ownership, that's waht the --owner and --group options are for, check the tar man page18:58
rfmgeekodour08, but I'd just chown -R me:mygroup root-of-the-untarred-directory afterwards..18:59
nacc_sla3k: well, not having console in linux doesn't mean you don't have console in grub19:00
geekodour08rfm: yes. I'll do that only. thanks a lot :)19:00
nacc_sla3k: and v.v.19:00
nacc_sappheiros: ask your question here, if you have one.19:00
sla3knacc_: hmm, what's v.v.19:01
TJ-sla3k: if you're able (as in, it's OK) to reboot the guest, then stop the guest, mount it's file-system image in the host, make required changes (firewall, grub command-line), unmount and re-start the guest19:02
ioriasla3k,  v. v. = https://www.grammarly.com/blog/vice-versa/19:02
sla3kTJ-: many thanks for the steps, I'll try with a test guest first and if it works for me, I'll halt the guest machine in question and perform required steps.19:04
sla3kioria: ahh, thanks19:04
ioriasla3k,  ok19:04
TJ-sla3k: use qemu-nbd to access the images (and ensure the kernel 'nbd' module is loaded)19:07
Ignacyanybody with desktop resolution problems after latest updates?19:08
sla3kTJ-: on the host?19:08
TJ-sla3k: indeed19:09
sla3kAnd by access you mean the mount method you've mentioned before right?19:09
sla3kTJ-: ^^19:09
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TJ-sla3k: "modprobe nbd" creates a bunch of /dev/nbd*. Then "qemu-nbd --connect /dev/nbdX path/to/guest.img" will make the image available as a block device on /dev/nbdX. Then you can "kpartx -a /dev/nbdX" to add the partitions to the kernel table, and then e.g. "mount /dev/nbdXp1 /mnt" to access a file system19:12
sla3kTJ-: Thanks for the clarification and the steps. I am spinning a test instance of ubuntu 16.04 right now and will try it soon..19:14
TJ-sla3k: when you're undoing it all "qemu-nbd --disconnect /dev/nbdX" before re-starting the guest19:16
sla3kTJ-: noted!19:16
banyantreeHi Guys, i stuck in the configuration of mpd: the mpd.conf in my ~/.config is not used =(19:16
banyantreeits using the /etc/mpd.conf instead19:17
nisankhindiabanyantree: MPD version please19:17
sappheirosnacc_, would you please help me with https://askubuntu.com/questions/1086869/how-do-i-fix-fcitx-from-freezing-my-keyboard-and-mouse-click ?19:18
nisankhindiabanyantree: remember MPD reads its configuration from a text file. Usually, that is /etc/mpd.conf, unless a different path is specified on the command line. If you run MPD as a user daemon (and not as a system daemon), the configuration is read from $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/mpd.conf (usually ~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf). On Android, mpd.conf will be loaded from the top-level directory of the data partition.19:19
banyantreenisankhindia: how can i check the version?19:19
banyantreenisankhindia: mpd --version is not working right?19:19
nisankhindiabanyantree: Remember This " MPD reads its configuration from a text file. Usually, that is /etc/mpd.conf, unless a different path is specified on the command line. If you run MPD as a user daemon (and not as a system daemon), the configuration is read from $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/mpd.conf (usually ~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf). On Android, mpd.conf will be loaded from the top-level directory of the data partition. "19:20
banyantreenisankhindia: 0.20.1819:20
nisankhindiabanyantree: I have already told you why MPD reads the /etc/mpd.conf instead of ~/.config/ one19:21
pragmaticenigmageekodour08: No, untaring a archive does not change the set user/group values. If there is no user/group set to the ID value of 1000, then the raw value 1000 is shown instead of the human friendly username and group19:22
banyantreenisankhindia: thx! Then how can i start mpd as a user deamon?19:22
nisankhindiabanyantree: go to https://www.musicpd.org , read the docs and go for advanced settings or configuration19:23
banyantreenisankhindia: thx!19:23
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tachikomasHello. On the last update of firefox (today), i had the welcomepage of mate (witch is not my system, and wasn't there before the update). Maybe there is something wrong with the update itself :)19:31
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pragmaticenigmatachikomas: Occassionally Mozilla will reset the welcome page during updates, assuming the browser will go to mozilla's own firefox homepage. Where they would have an explination about the latest features or security updates19:32
pragmaticenigmatachikomas: If firefox was customized for your Ubuntu flavor, and has defined it's own welcome page, you would see that19:33
[Gort]Hi, am I missing something with the Firefox 63.0 supplied by Ubuntu in relation to the video autoplay settings that are meant to be in Preferences? I thought that there were settings inside Preferences to control autoplay, but can't find them. I had to, in the end, go to about:config to change the settings. Tried with a fresh profile, too, but the suppose settings aren't in Preferences.19:35
geekodour08pragmaticenigma: yes, i was just wondering if it becomes a security concern. because a file is owned by someone just because the user has the same uid.19:36
pragmaticenigma[Gort]: I know it's a feature in the pipeline, I don't believe the feature has been released as an option in the preference yet19:36
sla3kTJ-: I just tested what I need to do on a test instance and it worked like a charm. Thank you very much for the steps.19:38
pragmaticenigmageekodour08: not usually... you can also set tar to untar the files as the current user or group19:38
[Gort]Ah, so it's not just an Ubuntu thing it applies to other distros and OSs?19:38
[Gort]pragmaticenigma,  Ah, so it's not just an Ubuntu thing it applies to other distros and OSs?19:39
sla3kNow I'd need to schedule a shut down for few minutes and perform these steps.19:39
pragmaticenigma[Gort]: It's not unusual for some features to be released for one platform before another19:40
[Gort]pragmaticenigma, cheers. I can change the settings in about:config, so I'm fine. I was just surprised not to find the settings in Preferences when I read that they were going to be there. I suppose I misunderstood that it was coming in 63.0. Thanks.19:41
pragmaticenigma[Gort]: I know the autoplay prevention isn't perfect yet... I have encountered sites that still playback videos dispite having that flag set to falase19:42
moosesnisankhindia: Reporting back - that in place update to 18.04 worked like a charm, my VLC is working great, in a chroot, able to chromecast, and syncplay overlay is working.  Thank you for helping me figure that out.19:42
nisankhindia[Gort]: the feature that you have mentioned will not be available such way till firefox 65 . thanks19:43
moosesnisankhindia: thanks again for all the help last night.19:44
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[Gort]nisankhindia, ah, right. Thanks . I've obviously jumped the gun. Still, the about:config settings do work (mostly...). Just thought I'd missed something... and did.19:45
nisankhindia[Gort]: hmm , You may check using experimental firefox for testing purpose , if you would like to have taste of new features before the firefox release19:47
[Gort]nisankhindia, it's OK. I can change them in about:config, the settings are there. I was just curious why the GUI settings were missing and thought something was awry. Obviously not. Thanks though, but I'm fine with Release.19:49
XenophonFI can't install Steam after enabling multiverse on a fresh install of 18.04.1.19:50
XenophonFAPT says that `E: Package 'steam' has no installation candidate`.19:51
XenophonFI see a bunch of fixed bug reports that mention similar errors.  And I can see the steam-installer Ubuntu Software meta-package.19:52
XenophonFAm I missing something obvious?19:52
pragmaticenigmawhat version of Ubuntu XenophonF19:55
pragmaticenigmaXenophonF: after enabling multiverse... did you "sudo apt update"19:57
XenophonF18.04.1/bionic19:57
XenophonFand yes I've run `apt update` as root19:57
XenophonFI can't find the Minecraft installer, either.19:58
XenophonFgames, man - that's my priority LOL19:58
RonWhoCaresI need help reverting Thunderbird to the previous version19:59
XenophonFI might try switching repositories.19:59
XenophonFI'm currently using the main server a/k/a archive.ubuntu.com20:00
pragmaticenigmaRonWhoCares: What issue are you experiencing. There is no downgrade path with apt20:01
XenophonFWe'll see if us.archive.ubuntu.com gives me a different result.20:01
RonWhoCaresI use Mozilla Thunderbird for my e-mail and have been using "Lightning 5.4" calendar.20:01
nacc_XenophonF: do you have multiverse enabled?20:02
RonWhoCaresThe calendar isn't compatible with Thunderbird 6020:02
XenophonFyes, I have multiverse enabled20:02
NerdTheThirdwhat's with the "restart now or later" pop up window in ubuntu?20:02
XenophonFI double-checked by running `add-apt-repository multiverse`, which confirmed.20:03
nacc_NerdTheThird: what do you mean?20:03
pragmaticenigmaRonWhoCares: usually the calandar plugin is updated with in a few days of a Thunderbird update20:03
NerdTheThirdi got that pop up yesterday but forgot to ask20:03
RonWhoCaresWIthout my calendar I am properly lost20:03
NerdTheThirdit was like "restart now to apply updates"20:03
nacc_XenophonF: `apt-cache policy steam` in a pastebin?20:03
pragmaticenigmaRonWhoCares: correction... Thunderbird has it's own built in calandar now20:03
RonWhoCaresCan I import all my appointments?20:04
nacc_NerdTheThird: what are you asking? you are just describing the popup you saw20:04
geniiNerdTheThird: When updates which require a reboot to take effect are done, it will prompt you with that window20:04
pragmaticenigmaor I just didn't notice that my calendar is disabled... hold on RonWhoCares20:04
geniiNerdTheThird: So for instance kernel updates20:04
NerdTheThirdis that a new thing in 18.10? i'm just asking because i never saw it before20:04
nacc_NerdTheThird: it's not new20:04
RonWhoCaresok pragmaticenigma20:04
NerdTheThirdkk i was on xubuntu before 18.10, that's why i'm interested20:05
XenophonFnacc_: http://ix.io/1pWQ20:05
TJ-RonWhoCares: you know thunderbird 60 incorporates Lightning 6.2.2.1 ?20:05
nisankhindiaNerdTheThird: Ignore that pop up . It was just a waiting user input whther user wants to restart the system or not ..20:05
pragmaticenigmaTJ-: that's what I'm trying to verify20:05
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NerdTheThirdsure thing. thanks for the info guys20:05
nacc_XenophonF: oh do you have 32-bit (i386) added as an arch to apt?20:06
nacc_XenophonF: it's 32-bit only20:06
TJ-RonWhoCares: calendar shows up in TBv60 fine here for me20:06
XenophonFoh duh no I do not20:06
XenophonFamd64-only20:06
nacc_XenophonF: yeah, thenyou can't use steam :)20:06
XenophonFhehe thanks for the clue20:06
pragmaticenigmaTJ-: I'm not seeing my calendar in Thunderbird 60.220:06
nacc_XenophonF: np, sorry for forgetting that20:07
TJ-pragmaticenigma: do you not see the Calendar tab button top-right of the content window?20:07
pragmaticenigmaTJ-: no20:07
XenophonFnacc_: so am I!  I have it working on another laptop and didn't write down what I did.20:07
XenophonFI think the difference is that the new/broken computer got installed via debootstrap instead of casper, since I'm testing ZFS out on it.20:08
XenophonFso a lot of things the graphical installer does, I have to do manually20:08
XenophonFI guess I didn't expect this one  :)20:08
XenophonFthanks again20:08
TJ-RonWhoCares: pragmaticenigma see https://i.imgur.com/O3RWk7ul.png20:09
nacc_XenophonF: np, good luck!20:09
TJ-RonWhoCares: pragmaticenigma full-size image http://i.imgur.com/O3RWk7u.png20:09
pragmaticenigmaTJ-: running the same version... screenshot of your add-ons?20:10
NerdTheThirdi do have one more question. why is hexchat not showing in systray? sorry for bothering20:10
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pragmaticenigmaNerdTheThird: what Desktop Environment are oyu in?20:11
pragmaticenigmaTJ-: Fixed it20:11
NerdTheThirdgnome 3.3020:11
pragmaticenigmaRonWhoCares: Remove the Lightning add-on if it is still installed. Then close Thunderbird, in command line: "sudo apt-get install xul-ext-lightning"20:11
RonWhoCarespragmaticenigma:  What will happen to all my appointments?20:12
pragmaticenigmaRonWhoCares: that will enable it for you. Ubuntu devs decided not to include it with the Thunderbird package20:12
pragmaticenigmaRonWhoCares: For me, it appears that I didn't have to do anything special... all my appointments from my Google calendar are present as well as my other calendar feeds20:12
pragmaticenigmaRonWhoCares: It reads those settings from your user profile, independent of the plugin20:13
TJ-robairt: this may help: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/calendar-updates-issues-thunderbird20:13
TJ-oops!20:13
TJ-RonWhoCares: this may help: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/calendar-updates-issues-thunderbird20:13
RonWhoCaresThe terminal command is done20:14
RonWhoCaresCan I re-open thunderbird mail20:14
RonWhoCaresGood20:14
RonWhoCaresMy appointments are back20:14
pragmaticenigmayay!20:15
RonWhoCaresThank you20:15
RonWhoCaresI am properly lost without them20:15
RonWhoCaresCan I safely do further upgrades20:15
pragmaticenigmaRonWhoCares: Yes... this was an isolated incident20:15
RonWhoCaresOK20:16
RonWhoCaresSomeone needs a lesson in the value of calendars20:16
XenophonFheh20:16
XenophonFno kidding20:16
pragmaticenigmaRonWhoCares: The old method always required installing the lightning plugin from the addons menu in Thunderbird. After many years, Mozilla dev team decided to include the calandar with thunderbird. Ubuntu devs decided to keep them separate to preserve previous install behavior20:17
RonWhoCares+cv20:19
RonWhoCaresOK.  Thank you so much for helping me pragmaticenigma20:19
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RonWhoCaresI did not like my calendar missing20:19
RonWhoCaresI am properly lost without it20:19
tachikomaspragmaticenigma, no, i had no customised flavor of ubuntu. I am running a 18.04.1 LTS. Just found that weird.20:22
pragmaticenigmatachikomas: Ubuntu customizes the Firefox installer20:23
tachikomasI know, thats why it might be an error in this installer.20:32
diverdudeI am trying to connect a remote filesystem like this: sudo sshfs -o allow_other,defer_permissions,IdentityFile=projects/mykeys/officekey.pem hh@X.X.X.X:/home/hh ./officedrive/      But i am getting "remote host has disconnected" immedietly. Why am I getting that? Normally when i ssh to that machine i need to put password in addition to key. Is that why?20:41
TJ-diverdude: have you tried adding "-o sshfs_debug" ?20:43
diverdudeTJ-: i can try that20:43
diverdudeTJ-: that did not make a difference?20:44
pragmaticenigmatachikomas: It's not an error or a bug... what you are seeing is by design.20:45
diverdudeTJ-: still getting same error20:45
TJ-diverdude: I'm not sure then; I was hoping you'd see something like you can get from "ssh -vvv ..."20:45
pragmaticenigmaTJ-, diverdude: There was recently another person here that had a similar issue with scp. Turns out the remote ssh server did not have scp enabled.20:47
pragmaticenigmaand exhibited the same behavior, of kicking the user off on connection20:47
diverdudei see - how do i check that?20:47
pragmaticenigmadiverdude: You'd have to contact the remote server admin, or check the configuration of that machine if you are the admin, and make sure sshfs is enabled for it20:48
diverdudepragmaticenigma: remote system is running ubuntu - how do i check if sshfs is enabled there?20:49
pragmaticenigmadiverdude: Other forums online indicate that the user making the mount may not have permissions under fuse20:52
diverdudepragmaticenigma: hmm ok -  what then to do?20:52
elfrannetrying to install a package from a ppa but apt (after update) doesn t find it... any clue ?20:53
pragmaticenigmamy suggestion... find a less complicated way to mount a remote file system20:53
geniielfranne: The PPA probably ddoesn't have a package for whichever Ubuntu version you're using.20:53
balsaqi installed gsmart control and when it was finished installing it offered me to "launch" but it would not launch. i have to click out of it, go find it in my OS and launch it from there...a bug in the software.20:53
diverdudepragmaticenigma: gladly - what could that be?20:54
pragmaticenigmaelfranne: Also... provide more details... what package, what version of Ubuntu, etc...20:54
elfrannegenii, it does, trying to install vulkan and it s available for 18.04 on : https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa,20:55
XenophonFjust to close the loop, I had to run `dpkg --add-architecture i386 && apt update`20:56
elfranneany way to increase verbosity on apt ? I tried sudo apt-get -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true  install vulkan20:56
pragmaticenigmadiverdude: That's out of scope for this channel. There are many choices including samba, nfs, sftp, and others. Appears to be one of the more well documented protocols20:58
pragmaticenigma* nfs appears to be20:58
diverdudepragmaticenigma: wow...expandrive worked just like that!!!! BOIJAAAA20:59
pragmaticenigmaelfranne: if it is "not found" then no package is found that is compatible for your system21:00
pragmaticenigmaelfranne: This channel doesn't support 3rd party PPAs... unfortunately, our ability to help is limited21:01
geniielfranne: Check that the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/graphics-drivers-ubuntu-ppa-bionic.list exists, and that the line deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu bionic main ..is not commented out21:01
elfrannethe error message is N: Unable to locate package vulkan21:02
elfrannegenii, the file is present and not commented out21:02
elfrannepragmaticenigma, it s actually not a 3rd party, it s maintained by Canonical21:04
elfrannebut it s does not really matter what ppa it is... just want to figure out why it does not find the package21:07
geniielfranne: apt-get update   ... and then it should be able to find it.21:09
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geniielfranne: If you did previously an apt-get update just before adding the ppa then right after, it's likely that the default time in apt settings to use cached info instead of actually getting the latest list of packages was not expired21:11
elfrannegenii, that makes sense21:12
elfrannei ll try to clear the cache21:12
TJ-elfranne: there is no binary package "vulkan" in that PPA21:13
geniiTJ-: So probably he should be trying to install what package, mesa-vulkan-drivers ?21:15
TJ-Depends what is wanted; there are several lib* packages and the vulkan-utils21:16
elfranneTJ-, oh ... it s called libvulkan if you folde it out21:16
TJ-there's also a vulkan-tools package (source and binary)21:17
TJ-elfranne: easiest way to find packages is "apt list *vulkan*"21:17
elfranneit s probably recent the name change because on all docs it s refered as just vulkan21:17
SkaagI'm trying to install 18.10 on a Celeron box, I get "No suitable video mode found" and then "Booting in blind mode" but it just hangs in there... nothing happens... any ideas?21:42
balsaqnot meeting the hardware req..  ubuntu 18 10  needs more grunt21:42
geniiSkaag: Are you using some converter cable between the computer and the monitor?21:42
SkaagHDMI to HDMI21:43
Skaagbalsaq: but at least it shouldn't hang before it even starts installing?21:43
SkaagI'm going to try to install ubuntu-server first21:43
geniiSkaag: https://youtu.be/YYSCbzpnbqU?t=43 might be useful, add a VGA=xxx line for the resolution you know the video card and monitor both support21:44
SkaagYah I tried adding vga=791, I also tried noquiet nospash nomodeset21:45
geniiSkaag: Worst case maybe choose 640x480 and see if that flies21:46
genii...so 786 or so21:47
Skaaggenii the video you posted is of an airplane about to land on some island :)21:47
geniiwhups21:47
Skaaghaha21:47
geniiSkaag: http://pierre.baudu.in/other/grub.vga.modes.html21:47
Skaagpretty awesome though, I love landing videos21:47
genii...apologies for the error21:47
balsaqsome of thoise celerons are single core with terrrible graphics21:48
SkaagI know, that's what I'm dealing with here :-(21:48
SkaagBut I have to get it done...21:49
balsaqdid u try lubuntu?21:49
Skaagnope, do I have a better chance with it?21:49
balsaqyes21:49
Skaagthanks for the tip!!21:49
balsaqhow much ram do u have21:49
SkaagI think 2gb RAM21:49
balsaqok thats cool but ubuntu is using 1.7 gb of my ram doing essentially nothing21:50
balsaqlubuntu uses less ram21:50
balsaqi ran it n 512 ram before21:51
Skaagmy app doesn't need a desktop environment, I disable that and just load chromium in a full screen mode so just chromium + x11, it's much slimmer21:51
balsaqand n old pentium cput21:51
balsaqok but wouldnt u take one of it worked as weell?21:51
Skaagwell, our use case is a kiosk so all we really need is a full screen browser :)21:52
balsaqhmm well some minimal install linux will find u21:52
euxneksSkaag there is a type flavour of linux specifically for kiosks iirc just a second21:52
balsaqi know ubuntu has that but ive never tried it21:52
Skaageuxneks: oh nice!21:53
euxneksSkaag: this might help: https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/ubuntu-web-kiosk#021:54
balsaqhttps://porteus-kiosk.org/21:55
balsaqcant say i have ever tried it though...21:56
outoftimeI'm using https://www.reaper.fm/download.php#linux_download , according to https://wiki.debian.org/PulseAudio REAPER have to work, but I have message that is can not connect to server's socket. https://paste.debian.net/1048886/21:56
akem__Hey, where can i see the printing jobs queue etc on Ubuntu 17.10?21:56
akem__Nm, i think i found.21:57
outoftimeoops21:57
euxneksakem__, post for posterity too, I think this channel is logged :)21:57
klowhey folks,  on 18.04 ,   why would there be /snap/core/XXXX filesystems shown mounted to /dev/loopX  in df -h ,  if I have uninstalled snapd package and rebooted already. What the heck !21:58
akem__In the main configuration/settings, devices > printers then in front of the printer there is the printers' jobs list.21:59
aleksa123987hey guys does any one know how to fix the left alt on 18.04, after i press it the window loses focus21:59
akem__However i can't cancel/remove them jobs :/ i try to print on a network HP envy printer but it doesn't work atm.22:00
ducasseakem__: 17.10 is eol and unsupported, you need to upgrade to get support here22:01
ducasse!eolupgrade | akem__22:01
ubottuakem__: End-Of-Life is the time when security updates and support for an Ubuntu release stop, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases for more information. Looking to upgrade from an EOL release? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades22:01
akem__ducasse, I know...however when i tried 18.04 live USB my Wifi did not work and all my stuff are configured and installed now, so i won't be upgrading i think...maybe i'll try again live USB for the next version...not sure.22:03
akem__It's an HP pavilion laptop.22:04
ducasseakem__: you haven't gotten security patches for months22:04
akem__Yay, i reinstalled the printer it works now! :P22:12
sazawalHow do I find out systemd set environment variables like $MANAGERPID and $INVOCATION_ID for a particular service?22:14
downer06Has anyone managed to get the finger print reader on a lenovo to work with 17.10?22:21
BluecoatSomething is wrong with my fonts since I upgraded to 18.10.  I can't put my finger quite on what, but they look wrong somehow.22:22
downer06sorry  18.1022:22
geniidowner06: 17.10 is long past End of Life and no longer supported, you should move to something that is22:22
geniimiddle nipple22:26
sappheiroscould someone please verify https://askubuntu.com/questions/1086930/are-these-miscellaneous-problems-oddities-during-liveusb-normal-lubuntu-18-10 ?22:26
sappheiroshow similar is lubuntu 18.10 to ubuntu 18.10?22:26
Bashing-omsappheiros: Same kernel, different desktop .22:29
geniisappheiros: All of the official *buntu distributions use a common base with different desktops and/or desktop manager22:31
hashrackGood morning, everyone.22:31
guivercsappheiros, as you checked disk for integrity, I would trust it & install.  I've done it many times (testing x86 pre-launch during QA process)22:32
sappheiros'k thank you22:33
guivercsappheiros, is your machine x86 or x86_64?22:33
sappheirosit's 32-bit, 1.6 GHz CPU from 2006 -- so, i think x8622:34
sappheiros(oh wow, first 64-bit was 2003)22:34
guiverci have x86_64 from way earlier than that, but if it's x86 you'll be fine... a few issues were discovered on x86_64 machines, but x86 (only) were good22:35
sappheiroshow do i check to verify it's 32-bit?22:36
sappheirosoh, lshw22:36
sappheirosi'm seeing "width: 32 bits" on various things22:36
geniisappheiros: sudo lshw -C cpu ...and then look for the "width" line22:37
guiverclscpu - if you booted a (~modern) x86_64 & your machine wasn't capable of it - you'd know -- you'll be good with the lubuntu you have as issues on x86_64 showed very early in boot process; if you can use it awhile you've not got issue anyway22:38
sappheirosyeah thanks it's 32bit22:41
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sappheiroshow do i verify my keyboard model?22:52
sappheirose.g. "generic 105-key PC"22:53
tomvolekHi  newbie:  I am trying to install ubuntu using usb,On the screen to partition the disk i only pick / as the main partition and then pick a swap partition for 25G (remaining space) on my host.   I get a message saying:  The partition /dev/sda1 assigned to / starts at an offset of 565248 bytes from start of this disk.   I have removed and recreated tis patition few times and still the same message .22:54
gcl5cpHi, I can't use 18.04 with radeon 5670, i get "not input" in screen and turn to stand-by. In tty4 (ctrl+alt+f4) says in VGA "Kernel driver radeon"22:54
gcl5cpI am in ubu 16.04, and it works. It uses the same kernel driver "radeon"22:55
nacc_tomvolek: a 25G swap partition seems incredibly oversized.22:55
tomvoleksappheiros:   is this what you lookign for ?  https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/58117/determine-xinput-device-manufacturer-and-model22:55
sappheirosmy keyboard only has 87 keys22:55
tomvoleknacc_ i have 32G RAM , its a server22:55
nacc_tomvolek: ok, i'll assume you've sized it correctly then22:56
sappheirostomvolek: maybe not -- i am trying to select the proper keyboard for lubuntu 18.10 installation22:56
sappheirostomvolek: i found the Lubuntu Installer has 'Dell Latitude laptop' as an option, so since that's what mine is, i guess i should pick it ...22:58
guiverc_dsappheiros, for install I'd suggest you only worry about the language (ie. I'm aussie, but select US)22:58
tomvoleknacc_  I am not sure if the size of swap is the cause of my error .  looks like some sector boundary issue. I am goign to use gparted and partition first and see.22:58
guiverc_dmy last referred to keyboards (ie. us keyboard)22:59
guiverc_dsappheiros, https://manual.lubuntu.me/ is a link to lubuntu manual (18.10)22:59
sappheirosthank you22:59
BluecoatHas anyone run into fonts going fuzzy with Ubuntu latest?23:00
Bluecoatlike every font just looks awful.23:01
balsaqi think id run a hardware test on your graphics23:01
Bluecoatexcept comic sans. D-:23:01
balsaqhaha23:01
BluecoatI played around with the font hinting / antialiasing and it looks slightly better, but not by much.  Something about 18.04->18.10 changed.23:03
balsaqthere is part in setting where u can correct the screen blinding issue buy dimming it23:05
balsaqu might be experiencing that23:05
balsaqi set mine to that earlier trying to recall what it is called  ill look23:05
gcl5cpAdditional Info: Radeon 5670 is not working in 18.04, it works in 16.04. Radeon 5450 works in 18.04 (same PC)23:05
Bluecoatbalsaq: blinding issue?23:06
balsaqbluecoat : try turning nightlight on in settings23:06
qwebirc10811Hi, after upgrade to 18.04 can't login. So installed clean 18.04 same problem. So installed again with autologin option. Need to login anyway and still only repeat login. Any solution ?23:06
balsaqit softens the way things look on screen23:06
Bluecoatbalsaq: don't see it.  I'm running Cinnamon as the desktop23:07
balsaqqweb i think that happens when u make some kinda error about admin or root user23:07
balsaqnot sure if cinnaman has it by default bluecoat23:08
nacc_qwebirc10811: when you reinstalled, did you keep your home partition, if you have a separate one?23:08
balsaqit made my screen easier on my eyes23:08
Bluecoatwait, where'd my ubuntu-restricted-extras and all of it's fonts go!  *reinstalls*23:08
qwebirc10811nacc_ clean installations, new partions23:08
balsaqyou might try :tweaks  bluecoat23:09
MarkB2Firefox 63 was installed during an update/upgrade cycle on 18.04 .  They did ..something.. and now Firefox is not allowing me to log into web sites where the password was saved.23:09
MarkB2Anyone know of a non-broken web browser?23:09
nacc_qwebirc10811: so when you try to login, does it accept your password? then try to load desktop and then kick you back out?23:10
Bluecoatbalsaq: tweaks crashes when I try to run it.  The restricted-extras package didn't fix it either. :-/23:11
balsaqok bluecoat23:11
balsaqhmmm23:11
qwebirc10811nacc_ yes, but first time I could see the desktop for three or four seconds. Even started Firefox first time. After that only login again.23:12
qwebirc10811nacc_ and the same happened after each clean installation23:12
balsaqbluecoat is cinnamon lxde?23:12
Bluecoatbalsaq: no, it's a gnome3 derivative.23:13
nacc_qwebirc10811: which session are you trying to login to? (e.g. ubuntu on xorg, ubuntu on wayland) there is a little gear at the login screen23:13
balsaqi used it for a bit when it was new seemd really polished too me23:13
guiverc_dMarkB2, there was change (by mozilla) in the way passwords were stored (from my vague memory), which affected people in a certain circumstance (order they did things), it was mentioned on ubuntu podcast (I think) plus blogged about somewhere - I can't find it currently sorry23:14
qwebirc10811nacc_ don't know the diff23:14
nacc_qwebirc10811: you don't need to know, but which one are you using?23:15
qwebirc10811nacc_ 18.04 LTS desktop23:15
nacc_qwebirc10811: not what i asked. which session? xorg, wayland, etc. check the gear23:16
qwebirc10811nacc_ ok, need reboot back soon23:16
balsaqbluecoat were u all up todate before u tried it23:17
Bluecoatbalsaq: ayup.23:17
balsaqdamn gnone 3 tweak is supposed to work23:17
balsaqi wonder if some dependency is somehow missing23:17
guiverc_dMarkB2 - this may be different to your issue, but best I can find - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/1765304  (it's not what I remember, but can't find that sorry)23:18
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1765304 in ibus (Ubuntu) "Ubuntu 18.04's ibus package breaks password fields in Firefox (by lowering & raising window whenever they're focused)" [Undecided,Confirmed]23:18
balsaqi wasnt going to install another browser but maybe i should23:20
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balsaqi recall using tweak long time ago and it broke something hehe at 1st it seems really cool though23:26
balsaqbluecoat: long shot but u my try a diff vid driver...23:27
Bluecoatbalsaq: is Intel, there's just the one.23:28
balsaqyeah ok like mine23:29
JFox762Hi23:29
balsaqmy screen is 1366x768 res but imsure ur on the right screen res too huh23:29
JFox762I have NordVPN as a VPN service23:30
* Bluecoat just needs to convince wife that he needs to drop on a bigger and better monitor.23:30
JFox762and they just recently released a Linux Terminal Client for their VPN23:30
Bluecoatbalsaq: yikes, that's teeny. :P23:30
JFox762previously, you had to use OpenVPN23:30
Bluecoatbut yes, native resolution23:30
JFox762coupled with a Network Manager plugin23:30
balsaqyeah thois my older experimental laptop hehe23:30
JFox762and import the VPN settings files23:30
JFox762problem is, it is a pain in the ass to add all the servers into the VPN list...23:31
balsaqis it a VGA connection?23:31
JFox762Problem is23:31
balsaqi guess i would play around with the connection and the control on the monitor itself a lil bit23:31
JFox762that when I activsate the VPN Via Network Manager23:31
Bluecoatbalsaq: god no, it's the future dude. :)23:32
Bluecoathdmi.23:32
JFox762it shows an indicator that shows that the VPN is on23:32
JFox762but when I activate the VPN via the NordVPN Client23:32
JFox762it doesn't show it23:32
balsaqany chance something is off a bit there?23:32
JFox762the only way to check tha tmy VPN is still connected23:32
JFox762is to type NordVPN Status in the terminal and read the output23:32
JFox762Is there a way to create a simple program that basically does23:33
JFox762"If output of "NordVPN Status" = "Connected" then Show Indicator in Titlebar?23:34
JFox762Im not a programmer23:34
JFox762so I dont know how to do that23:34
balsaqi suppose i should try hdmi on my gaming desktop bluecoat is it reallu a lot better than dvi?23:36
balsaqi have a nice nvidia 960 4gb on that one and a 24in screen23:37
Bluecoatbalsaq: I'm gonna try switching to KDE Plasma.23:37
balsaqhmmm good idea23:37
balsaqwould be interesting to learn just switching desktop environ could fix an issue with icon clarity23:43
Bluecoatdifferent font renderers.23:43
balsaqru gonnas just add kde or insall something like kubuntu?23:44
nacc_JFox762: that seems like a question for nordvpn23:44
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Bluecoatbalsaq: plasma-desktop.  I already use SDDM as the login manager23:52
balsaqdid it fix the problem?23:56
balsaqso you prolly have all kinds of desktops ready to go...do u have any with the wallpaper motion shots running?23:59

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