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lubotThE_MarD was added by: ThE_MarD00:18
lubot<ThE_MarD> On Lubuntu 18.10, I tried using alternatives configurator to change default browser from Firefox to Chromium... it's not sticking. I then even tried to use "sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser" and "sudo update-alternatives --config gnome-www-browser" to chromium and still no go... I then even tried to delete Firefox so l00:26
lubotinks would stop opening in it... and now links don't open at all, and Chromium still shows "set as default browser" every time I open it and reboots also don't solve it... is this a known Lubuntu 18.10 bug or is there something I'm maybe missing?00:26
jaggiJI am preparing to leave windows behind. Now question. My external HDD is NTFS, linux can read it but not write to it. Correct ?15:19
lubot<ThE_MarD> @jaggiJ [<jaggiJ> I am preparing to leave windows behind. Now question. My external HDD i …], By default I think NTFS-3g does not mount it to write, but there is guides out there to do so 👍15:19
jaggiJAh, so linux wont read neither write to standard NTFS, and when I convert it to NTFS-3G I will be able to read it, and possibly to write to it ?15:20
lubot<ThE_MarD> Tbh I haven't tried it in a while, so maybe now NTFS-3g will mount as rw? ... No need to convert. NTFS-3g is how Linux distributions handle NTFS, same with custom Android ROMs 👍15:22
geniiLinux should be able to both read and write to NTFS so long as the filesystem is marked clean and Windows has no hiberfil.sys file on the drive15:22
jaggiJI could also copy content of that HDD away and format it for linux, though always good to have option for other systems to at least read from it15:25
lubot<ThE_MarD> No worries bud, yeah I'd recommend reading into NTFS-3g. It's really handy for any Linux distro, even the MacOS port is good too for mounting NTFS partitions as rw 👍15:26
geniiexfat seems to be gaining more popularity for shared filesystems, all current platforms have drivers for it ( *nix, MacOS, Windows, Android )15:27
jaggiJI recon: I ll stay with NTFS for a while and use -3g to rw from it. When I have time and opportunity I format it to exfat for portability.15:30
lubot<ThE_MarD> Sounds like a good plan to me bud 👍15:33
jaggiJOk, thanks for help .15:34
lubotThE_MarD was removed by: ThE_MarD18:05
lubotamrlxxx was added by: amrlxxx18:43
wxlso which site did you download from?18:43
lubot<amrlxxx> lubuntu.net ... if you about this. ... and <wxl>  ... what is it?)18:45
wxl@amrlxxx that's not the official website. lubuntu.me is. and you need to check the hashes regardless to limit the possibility of download errors18:45
lubot<amrlxxx> ouuuuuu18:49
lubot<amrlxxx> lubuntu.me ... ok18:49
lubot<amrlxxx> @wxl [<wxl> @amrlxxx that's not the official website. lubuntu.me is. and you need to c …], it does not depend on which version I choose? ... and because i install ubuntu in parallel with windows?18:51
wxl@amrlxxx without answering the other questions, who knows, but I can tell you this: I have had people who have had problems getting YUMI to work correctly and I can imagine EasyBCD would be similarly problematic.18:55
lubot<amrlxxx> ok, thank you18:56
lubot<amrlxxx> how i can check  the hashes?19:12
wxl!hashes19:24
ubottuSee https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes for the md5sums of all downloadable Ubuntu releases19:24
lubot<amrlxxx> (Photo, 1280x720) https://i.imgur.com/SYnBI1y.jpg20:30
lubot<amrlxxx> (Photo, 1280x720) https://i.imgur.com/vCNTzFE.jpg20:33
lubot<amrlxxx> maybe dont use easybsd?20:46
wxl@amrlxxx we don't test with EasyBCD so that's the wildcard i can't speak to. i would avoid it. we tried to figure out what was wrong with the YUMI install and couldn't figure it out. then the user didn't use YUMI and it worked. so it's probably EasyBCD.20:51
lubot<teward001> I would not use EasyBCD or YUMI20:57
lubot<teward001> in my recent tests even with similar tools (multiboot, etc.) it's not worked properly for installs20:57
lubot<teward001> straight ISO onto a disk, that's the way to do it20:57
lubot<teward001> (Rufus, `guidus`, etc.)20:57
lubot<amrlxxx> (Photo, 720x1280) https://i.imgur.com/yXi6UYo.jpg21:04
lubot<amrlxxx> what is it?21:04
lubot<teward001> that'd indicate it's trying to access a floppy disk21:04
lubot<teward001> you can ignore it if you don't have one21:05
lubot<teward001> (your BIOS might have it enabled when one isn't present, that happens to me in some VMs)21:05
lubot<amrlxxx> I chose easybcd to automatically load lubuntu, how can I get to windows?)21:13
wxlask EasyBcD?21:14
wxlor are you saying how would you do it if you did NOT use EasyBCD?21:14
lubot<aptghetto> Install Grub into the Master Boot Record21:14
wxlwhich the installer should do for you...21:15
lubot<amrlxxx> there are bootloader parameters in the program and there I put a check (yes) in front of lubuntu21:15
lubot<amrlxxx> now lubuntu automatically load21:16
wxlthe long and short of it is we do not support easybcd. anything related to it is not something we can help with21:16
lubot<teward001> ^ that21:16
wxlwe'd LIKE to help, but we can't help with something we have no experience with at all.21:17
wxli'm also, as teward said, very skeptical of such tools21:17
lubot<amrlxxx> No, I mean, how can I get to the selection (boot) menu from where will I boot? ... we dont now?21:18
lubot<teward001> we don't know easybcd21:18
lubot<teward001> so we can't make any attestations and statements21:18
wxlif you use the default installer, which uses grub, you can hold down the shift key when booting and it will give you a selection of options to boot to21:19
lubot<aptghetto> Start Lubuntu, open a terminal and execute `sudo update-grub`. If it does not find your Windows, you have to fix the winloader21:20
lubot<aptghetto> And maybe you have deleted your Windows?21:21
lubot<amrlxxx> no21:24
lubot<amrlxxx> @aptghetto [And maybe you have deleted your Windows?], .21:24
lubot<aptghetto> I see only two NTFS partitions, a logical and a primary one. Afaik Windows has to be installed on a primary partition, but 8 GiB is not enough21:27
lubot<amrlxxx> (Photo, 1280x720) https://i.imgur.com/IMkGGHR.jpg21:28
lubot<aptghetto> You have to boot the installed Lubuntu, not the live system21:29
lubot<amrlxxx> i dont have lubuntu21:30
lubot<amrlxxx> i will instaled21:30
lubot<amrlxxx> but21:30
lubot<aptghetto> The installation was successful or not?21:30
lubot<amrlxxx> no21:31
lubot<amrlxxx> i just can't get into windows21:31
lubot<amrlxxx> )21:31
wxlthen you have a problem with easybcd, no?21:31
lubot<aptghetto> Check the content of your partitions if your Windows is still existing21:33
lubot<amrlxxx> (Photo, 1280x720) https://i.imgur.com/Jh0vvTz.jpg sda1 its disk C ... sda2 its Disk D ... sda 3 its iso lubuntu21:34
tewardyou could try booting into Lubuntu, install boot-repair, and see if it detects the partitions as valid21:34
tewardthat's pretty thorough with its detections21:34
teward(you can probably restore Windows bootloader to some extent there...)21:34
teward(not that I'd suggest that...)21:34
tewardwxl: you need to be on telegram directly lol21:34
tewardso i don't have to ALSO run irc alongside it >.<21:34
lubot<amrlxxx> :)21:35
wxlnahhhh that's no fun21:35
lubot<amrlxxx> ohhhhh21:37
lubot<amrlxxx> (Photo, 720x1280) https://i.imgur.com/tRxeGAw.jpg21:37
lubot<amrlxxx> (Photo, 1280x720) https://i.imgur.com/f7B874a.jpg22:07
lubot<amrlxxx> my windows22:07
lubot<amrlxxx> :):)22:07
lubot<amrlxxx> cool22:07
sixpackHello all! I am wondering about the rendering backend option in special effects... Anyone know the difference in the two options? I have integrated ATI gpu and don't know what setting would better to use.23:35
wxlsixpack: roughly put, x render is "simpler"23:38
wxlgive glx a try and unless it's causing problems enjoy :)23:39
wxlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLX23:39
sixpackwxl: ya glx seems to work fine and the older games I play like HL2 and Source work very well with the glx option23:41
sixpackwxl: thank you for the help23:42
wxlnp23:42

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