 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 l
[15:19] <jaggiJ> I am preparing to leave windows behind. Now question. My external HDD is NTFS, linux can read it but not write to it. Correct ?
 @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 👍
[15:20] <jaggiJ> Ah, 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 ?
 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] <genii> Linux 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 drive
[15:25] <jaggiJ> I 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 it
 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 👍
[15:27] <genii> exfat seems to be gaining more popularity for shared filesystems, all current platforms have drivers for it ( *nix, MacOS, Windows, Android )
[15:30] <jaggiJ> I 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.
 Sounds like a good plan to me bud 👍
[15:34] <jaggiJ> Ok, thanks for help .
[18:43] <wxl> so which site did you download from?
 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 errors
 ouuuuuu
 lubuntu.me ... ok
 @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?
[18:55] <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.
 ok, thank you
 how i can check  the hashes?
[19:24] <wxl> !hashes
 (Photo, 1280x720) https://i.imgur.com/SYnBI1y.jpg
 (Photo, 1280x720) https://i.imgur.com/vCNTzFE.jpg
 maybe dont use easybsd?
[20:51] <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.
 I would not use EasyBCD or YUMI
 in my recent tests even with similar tools (multiboot, etc.) it's not worked properly for installs
 straight ISO onto a disk, that's the way to do it
 (Rufus, `guidus`, etc.)
 (Photo, 720x1280) https://i.imgur.com/yXi6UYo.jpg
 what is it?
 that'd indicate it's trying to access a floppy disk
 you can ignore it if you don't have one
 (your BIOS might have it enabled when one isn't present, that happens to me in some VMs)
 I chose easybcd to automatically load lubuntu, how can I get to windows?)
[21:14] <wxl> ask EasyBcD?
[21:14] <wxl> or are you saying how would you do it if you did NOT use EasyBCD?
 Install Grub into the Master Boot Record
[21:15] <wxl> which the installer should do for you...
 there are bootloader parameters in the program and there I put a check (yes) in front of lubuntu
 now lubuntu automatically load
[21:16] <wxl> the long and short of it is we do not support easybcd. anything related to it is not something we can help with
 ^ that
[21:17] <wxl> we'd LIKE to help, but we can't help with something we have no experience with at all.
[21:17] <wxl> i'm also, as teward said, very skeptical of such tools
 No, I mean, how can I get to the selection (boot) menu from where will I boot? ... we dont now?
 we don't know easybcd
 so we can't make any attestations and statements
[21:19] <wxl> if 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 to
 Start Lubuntu, open a terminal and execute `sudo update-grub`. If it does not find your Windows, you have to fix the winloader
 And maybe you have deleted your Windows?
 no
 @aptghetto [And maybe you have deleted your Windows?], .
 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 enough
 (Photo, 1280x720) https://i.imgur.com/IMkGGHR.jpg
 You have to boot the installed Lubuntu, not the live system
 i dont have lubuntu
 i will instaled
 but
 The installation was successful or not?
 no
 i just can't get into windows
 )
[21:31] <wxl> then you have a problem with easybcd, no?
 Check the content of your partitions if your Windows is still existing
 (Photo, 1280x720) https://i.imgur.com/Jh0vvTz.jpg sda1 its disk C ... sda2 its Disk D ... sda 3 its iso lubuntu
[21:34] <teward> you could try booting into Lubuntu, install boot-repair, and see if it detects the partitions as valid
[21:34] <teward> that's pretty thorough with its detections
[21:34] <teward> (you can probably restore Windows bootloader to some extent there...)
[21:34] <teward> (not that I'd suggest that...)
[21:34] <teward> wxl: you need to be on telegram directly lol
[21:34] <teward> so i don't have to ALSO run irc alongside it >.<
 :)
[21:35] <wxl> nahhhh that's no fun
 ohhhhh
 (Photo, 720x1280) https://i.imgur.com/tRxeGAw.jpg
 (Photo, 1280x720) https://i.imgur.com/f7B874a.jpg
 my windows
 :):)
 cool
[23:35] <sixpack> Hello 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.
[23:38] <wxl> sixpack: roughly put, x render is "simpler"
[23:39] <wxl> give glx a try and unless it's causing problems enjoy :)
[23:39] <wxl> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLX
[23:41] <sixpack> wxl: ya glx seems to work fine and the older games I play like HL2 and Source work very well with the glx option
[23:42] <sixpack> wxl: thank you for the help
[23:42] <wxl> np