[00:05] oddtod: for loop and ssh, ansible, chef, terminator with groups terminals. There's so many products out there to do this sort of thing. A quick google would give you lots of results. [00:13] is there something else i need to do after installing ubuntu on an ssd drive [00:14] like and settings for the ssd i need to checkmark [00:14] any [00:15] no, not really, a cronjob is activated for maintenance, fstrim [00:16] so dont do anything? [00:18] that is why you will not find special tweaking tips, though you can tweak a lot more with gnome-tweak-tool [00:18] coolio [00:18] but not ssd specially [00:18] that will give you access to gnome extentions menu too [00:26] leftyfb: I was looking for something that wasn't a thirdparty tool, pure bash would be my perference. [00:52] hey OerHeks [01:29] My nick appears to have been hacked, is there anyway to regain my nick [01:30] Has anyone here ever used a linux phone? [01:32] stormchas2000, if you're talking about your freenode nick - why not ask or speak to freenode support? [01:32] stormchas2000, #freenode [01:35] one of my computers experiences a strange data loss phenomenon like another one did a few weeks ago, but this time I'm able to investigate it live. any ideas? $ /bin/mount; [ -x /bin/mount ]; echo x=$?; read -n 4 it's probably running xenial, maybe trusty, can't tell because /sbin/lsb_release and /bin/dmesg are claimed to be missing [01:43] * Sven_vB copies the log files [01:48] whoops. looks like files started disappearing about one minute after CRON[29623]: (root) CMD ( [ -x /usr/lib/php5/maxlifetime ] && [ -x /usr/lib/php5/sessionclean ] && [ -d /var/lib/php5 ] && /usr/lib/php5/sessionclean /var/lib/php5 $(/usr/lib/php5/maxlifetime)) [01:51] that command is pretty normal, https://askubuntu.com/questions/433333/what-does-this-root-cmd-line-in-system-log-mean-why-is-it-there [01:52] this cron job is scheduled in /etc/cron.d/php5 file. [01:52] yeah I meant to suspect a possible bug, as one of many possible causes [01:53] check the health of the disk, and/or memory [01:53] Sven_vB: quite literally, the link OerHeks sent you answers your question in the top response. [01:53] from auth.log, my failed login attempt a few minutes ago: "tty2: can't exec /bin/login: No such file or directory", however when I sha1sum it via sshfs, I get 26b99d13ccf436851f4e881dcd45374f7561cd00 [01:54] mouses, thanks, I'll actually read it then. =) [01:54] is there a filesystem mounted RO ? [01:54] obvious troll is obvious [01:54] OerHeks, I wish I knew. that's why I tried to run "mount" in the SSH session that's still alive [01:57] would a read-only remount show up in dmesg.log? [01:58] just type 'mount' [01:58] or do a 'touch something' [01:59] "bash: /bin/mount: No such file or directory [01:59] " [01:59] that's why I used bash's built-in "read" to verify it's still executable and starts with "ELF" [02:00] well, [ -x ] for the first, read for the latter [02:01] "$ >>/tmp/yolo && touch /tmp/yolo¶ bash: /usr/bin/touch: No such file or directory" [02:01] I wonder why bash found the absolute path to touch. I hadn't used that command in that shell yet. [02:09] I successfully created a file in /etc/xinetd.d, so at least / is still mounted read-write. [02:09] that's where /bin and /usr/bin are as well [02:10] in usr/bin via sshfs I can enumerate lots of files but not read some of them: "$ ls usr/bin/cha*[lp]¶ ls: cannot access usr/bin/charmap: No such file or directory¶ usr/bin/chacl" [02:10] hi [02:11] Backup isn't working [02:11] https://pastebin.com/aAntgd0h [02:11] Keep getting that error [02:25] anyone? [02:26] mouses, I've read the answers in OerHeks' link now, but can't see how they apply to my case. the cron command seems to not be chopped in my case. it appears regularly as expected, also on another computer with similar setup. on the broken one, /etc/cron.d/php5 and /usr/lib/php5/sessionclean seem to no longer exist, they're not visible via sshfs. on the computer that still works and has PHP, I found a suspicious "-ignore_readdir_race" in [02:26] the find command in /usr/lib/php5/sessionclean , which rather adds to the possibility of a bug in there. [02:27] Hi [02:27] Sven_vB: so what is your actual problem? [02:27] Sven_vB: If you suspect a bug, submit a bug report. [02:28] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs [02:28] Is anyone familiar with the CD ripper jack? [02:28] i would first check the health of the disk, and/or memory,.. [02:28] mouses, my current problem is that I can't get a list of which partitions are mounted via the existing SSH session, and can't login locally because of "tty2: can't exec /bin/login: No such file or directory" [02:29] OerHeks, any ideas how to do that? initrd is gone, so once I shutdown I'll be out. [02:29] Sven_vB: sounds like you have a bad boot/disk problems [02:30] hggdh, well /bin/login still passes bash's [ -x ] and has sha1sum 26b99d13ccf436851f4e881dcd45374f7561cd00 when read via sshfs so I don't believe it's really gone [02:30] wow [02:30] obvious troll is even more obvious [02:30] I'd like to use this chance to investigate the strange phenomenon before it hits a 3rd computer [02:31] mouses: please stop [02:31] mouses, I wish I were trolling. the 1st occurrence hit an important computer and cost me substantial money and effort to recover some files. [02:31] hggdh: please scroll up ^^ [02:31] could someone help me out ... ubuntu 16.04 installed ptyhon 3.7 and uninstalled python 3.5 but seems partially uninstalled. when i try to install dev tools it seems that it is trying to pull 3.5 tools. how can i straighten this out? [02:32] now the 2nd computer fortunately is one that's more easily replaced [02:32] but I don [02:32] mouses: I have followed it [02:32] 't have too many spares left so I'd like to debug and defend asap [02:32] Admin ^^^ [02:33] Is anyone familiar with the CD ripper jack? [02:34] Sven_vB: your best option is to reboot the machine *locally*, probably into rescue mode, and check for boot errors [02:35] I wish I had left some root shell open in that SSH session, so I could try and restore sudo [02:36] hggdh, /boot/grub/grub.cfg is not visible from sshfs so I'd rather not try. [02:36] hggdh, in the 1st occurrence I had the bad luck to discover the grub rescue shell after I powercycled it [02:37] terrym, ask your real question to find out? [02:37] Sven_vB: which, again, points to probable disk/partition issues. Perhaps you should boot from a USB, and look at the disks. [02:37] i use asunder, not that different [02:37] Sven_vB: right now, for all that matters, your system is trashed === pringles2 is now known as sonicwind [02:39] hggdh, I did that in the first occurrence computer. I started the bionic live CD, which unfortunately insisted to fsck the disks before I could do anything; however, I imaged the remains shortly after. If you're interested, I'll work on these images. the machines were set up similarly. [02:40] Sven_vB: "insisted to fsck" pretty much means the partitions are corrupted [02:40] hggdh, yeah I'm mostly trying to collect as much evidence as possible while SSH is still alive [02:41] hggdh, afair fsck reported them as clean. I was just shocked to see it ran at all, unsure whether the live CD might have modified them. [02:42] like "noooo systemd dooon't touch iit" [02:43] well next time I'll use an eSATA adapter with physical read-only switch [02:44] would it be useful to try and exploit the machine (since sudo is broken) to try and dump RAM? [02:44] Sven_vB: not really. [02:45] Sven_vB: something is really broken on that system. Can you run 'ls'? [02:45] Sven_vB: via SSH [02:46] "bash: /bin/ls: No such file or directory"; via sshfs, sha1sum of bin/ls is 64958d34fd66c525b4b9b0bd5fd8f55257bc79ba [02:46] Sven_vB: yeah. You have a SSH session running that is worth nothing [02:46] "$ test -x /bin/ls; echo x=$?¶ x=0" [02:47] hi is anyone good with jack2 [02:48] how can that bash error even occur when in the same shell, test -x succeeds? [02:48] im trying to add another input port using alsa_in but it is in use at the moment not sure how i can close it === Taco is now known as upclime [02:49] Sven_vB: test should be on /usr/bin/test, not /bin/test [02:49] hggdh, yeah but I asked it to test whether /bin/ls is executable :) [02:50] and return value 0 means it is… so bash should be able to run it [02:50] Backup isn't working [02:50] https://pastebin.com/aAntgd0h [02:50] Keep getting that error [02:50] Sven_vB: I know. this is not the point. The point is you were able to execute test, but (seemingly) cannot execute anything on /bin/ [02:51] hggdh, oh! I see [02:51] Sven_vB: so I wonder... did you install anything to validate programs? Like, say, tripwire? [02:51] guys [02:51] i screwed up [02:51] I accidentally added a 4k resolution image to seahorse and now i cant get to the bottom of the dang app to delete the pic [02:52] hggdh, nope, I didn't feel threatened enough until lately. in the 1st occurrence, I thought it was just because the disk was very old. [02:53] any ideas on how i can unfugg this situation? [02:53] "Add an image in any GDK supported format as a OpenGPG photo ID."... https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Seahorse [02:53] All filesystems are unknown in grub rescur [02:53] babou_tunt, is it a problem about window size and position [02:54] OpenGPG takes 4K ..? [02:54] its not supposed to i dont think [02:54] Hd1 doesn't have any partitions [02:54] yes the image made the seahorse app un resizable and i cant get to the delete button [02:54] babou_tunt, which window manager do you use? maybe it has a key that makes any click-and-drag become move window [02:55] mmm.... whatever default is for 18.10 [02:55] not wayland [02:55] babou_tunt, try alt or shift or the logo key [02:56] you can delete the photo on comandline [02:56] https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2004-January/021419.html [02:58] hggdh, do you suspect a virus, or hack or something? the current victim computer doesn't seem likely as a target, all I really lost was my capability to watch video for entertainment. [02:58] Sven_vB: I had, so far, no reason to suspect virus, or hack. It still sounds more like a corrupted system. What version of Ubuntu is this? [02:59] hggdh, it's either xenial or trusty. I don't know how to tell without lsb_release. I'll see if I can find the kernel version in dmesg. [03:00] oh, there's no /var/log/dmesg :( [03:01] Sven_vB: I hope you realise that most of the commands we would need to use are uner /bin [03:01] hggdh, yeah. [03:02] Sven_vB: also, I am not sure I even seen, on a standard install, a try to execute a program respond with a checksum [03:02] nice, the apt sources list still exists. it's trusty. [03:03] fixed it [03:03] hggdh, no the checksusm I made via sshfs which fortunately is still mounted on a remote computer [03:03] so I still have user level file system access [03:10] Sven_vB: it is better to give us the raw errors, without any edits on your part. shasums, for example do not help any id they are given as output of the command execution [03:11] hggdh, the original error was the one in quotes, I had thought it was obvious because for me it was. :D [03:11] I should probably have written them on a new line. [03:12] Sven_vB: so far all we know is that anything you try to execute from /bin fails. I wonder. Is it on a different partition? [03:13] hggdh, nope, it's on the same partition as /usr/bin and /etc/xinetd.d [03:13] I'll check if I can find something in /bin that still executes [03:14] oh, maybe if I copy /bin from another trusty computer into my home directory I can execute from there! [03:14] When using jack -R, it renames the directories, but not also the files, as the docs say it should. [03:14] Sven_vB: you can try [03:15] jack the CD ripper, not the other jack stuff. [03:16] Anyone know how to make this work? [03:18] noooooooo I misclicked and closed the SSH session :(( [03:19] well that concludes this investigation. [03:20] the last observation was "$ echo /tmp/imported/bin*/ls ; /tmp/imported/bin/ls¶ /tmp/imported/bin/ls¶ bash: /tmp/imported/bin/ls: No such file or directory" [03:20] sshfs says the file mode of /tmp/imported/bin/ls is 0755 [03:21] Sven_vB: so, you can run it [03:21] hggdh, in theory, yes. as with the original /bin/ls [03:21] it just doesn't work in bash [03:22] Sven_vB: which still suggests corrupted partitions [03:22] hggdh, yeah, probably. it wasn't remounted read-only though, as I could still write to /etc which is on the same partition. [03:24] well, now there's nothing left to lose I'll power it off and start the usual forensics ritual [03:31] ~. [03:31] question remains… how do I best protect my remaining computers from breaking in a similar fashion? [03:36] Sven_vB: feel free to re-ask your issue in the channel once in a while, volunteers can have a look for you [03:41] Sven_vB: since we have no idea what happened in the first place, there is no suggestion we can give you to prevent another occurrence. Desolé/ [03:43] hggdh, what could I do to prepare my computers in ways to help debug the next occurrence in case I'm hit again? [03:48] at least "find"'s -ignore_readdir_race seems rather harmless now that I read about it, it probably can't cause find to delete a wrong file. [03:49] hi, how to find offending columns in yaml config files? [03:49] don't understand why there is a need for complex yaml configuration files instead of normal text files [03:50] waste of time [03:50] whoever has done this is an enemy of simplicity and usability === root_____ is now known as machfas [03:51] hi [03:54] stuff doesn't work [03:56] what does not work? [03:56] !rootirc | machfas [03:56] machfas: It's not technically our business, but we'd like to tell you that IRC'ing as root is a Very Bad Idea (tm). After all, doing anything as root when root is not needed is bad, and especially bad with software that connects to the Internet. [03:57] stormchas2000: I am trying to setup netplan but netplan --debug generate throws errors over columns [03:57] very true i do agree with ubottu [03:57] my syntax is correct, there is no tab [03:58] aneon I am not sure myself with netplan [03:59] well a simple text conf is enough [03:59] wonder why there is a race to switch over to different configuration syntax and make life difficult [04:00] spending 2 hours of work time over a configuration file is enormous waste of resource [04:01] anyway time to nuke this broken thing [04:01] They are always trying to make things do more and in doing so they make it more complicated [04:03] there is a 1.6K line conf file in YAML, it takes a lot of time [04:03] aneon, maybe you can find a yaml lint program that tells you which line offends [04:03] --debug gives line error but I can't find offending column [04:03] aneon, maybe you can make a tool that generates the expected yaml from a simple text config in your preferred format :) [04:03] let me pastebinit [04:04] is it worth, I guess not [04:04] depends on your usecase probably [04:04] this is one part of problem, I have disabled device bios names thru grub and my networking devices don't get an ip [04:05] guess I should focus on my Ubuntu replicator, or soon I won't have any working machines left [04:05] Debian [04:06] anyways I am tired [04:06] don't understand whats wrong with simple text configuration files [04:14] this is the netplan yaml https://paste.debian.net/1062561/, let me know whats wrong with it [04:24] aneon, do you need a network device like enp0s25 ? used to be eth0 ecetera [04:26] drama: I want eth0 [04:28] there is some issue with suricata & snort that seek eth* and that being the case I am using net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 in grub [04:30] aneon, is that what 'ip a' calls the interface? [04:30] oh [04:31] ip a show eth* & wlan* [04:32] I need static ip for all interfaces [04:32] since netplan is failing I am using dhclient [04:33] one way of doing it is to set desired IPs thru router but that won't help me fix broken yaml [04:35] i just did a netplan yaml file [04:35] due to notepad++ a lot of irregular stuff became mainstream [04:35] is it working? [04:35] yes it is [04:35] what you got? [04:36] https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-configure-static-ip-address-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux copy and pasted that and made edits and rebooted [04:36] there are examples in /usr/share/somewhere, I used those and it isn't working [04:36] renderer: NetworkManager <- This will make NetworkManager manage all devices (and by default, any ethernet device will come up with DHCP once carrier is detected). [04:37] this is sick! [04:37] NetworkManager is gui, I am using netword [04:38] Ubuntu development on notepad++ [04:40] yaml spec is some 23K words, not easy to remember and implement without notepad++ [04:43] aneon: I followed that page and its working fine [04:47] I am getting syntax errors, my configuration is correct [04:48] i just used vi to make the file [04:48] do you mind pastebining hiding the ip if you are using external? [04:49] https://paste.debian.net/1062561/ [04:50] YAML Lint says syntax is correct [04:50] but netplan --debug generate disagrees [04:50] no spaces in the name servers [04:50] the example files in distribution has spaces [04:50] the error is in wlan section [04:50] they maybe wrong [04:51] right, i will remove spaces and try. I did try that already [04:53] same thing again [04:55] aneon: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1042789/ubuntu-server-netplan-for-wifi-and-ethernet [04:57] that is about wpasupplicant, I have it already [04:58] and in those the access point and passwords are in quotes [04:59] tried that too [04:59] odd [05:00] tried again, same thing [05:00] its been a few hours already [05:01] other than different mapping errors there isn't much to report [05:02] does it say exactly what is out of line [05:03] it syas column out of the line [05:03] how you find a column in yaml? [05:03] open in vim and and see maybe [05:04] the file is created with vi [05:04] wifis is not in line with version... would that make a diference [05:05] drama: thats likely it [05:05] no [05:05] cryptodan do you have the paste open? [05:05] yes [05:06] it is in line with version [05:06] aneon: your file is all messed up comepared to mine [05:08] https://pasteboard.co/HYbrBPu.png syntax check on my file [05:10] aneon: try this http://dpaste.com/3GTTESQ [05:12] nytol [05:12] okay [05:12] in 5 mins, logstash is taking 300% cputime [05:13] nytol is antigistamine [05:13] allergies? [05:24] antihistamine [05:25] cryptodan: changed it but there is same error [05:26] odd [05:29] yeah, beats me [05:30] anyways, time to take break [05:30] thanks for your help [05:30] maybe some vodka will help me sort this [05:30] lol [05:54] going to reboot and see what happens === dan_ is now known as Guest83266 === wesbrown84 is now known as wEs === bildramer1 is now known as bildramer === lotuspsychje_ is now known as lotuspsychje [07:53] good morning to all [08:08] Hello all [08:08] welcome mrkotfw [08:09] how can we help you today mrkotfw [08:09] Medical Murder, Organ Theft, Organ Harvesting: https://www.bitchute.com/video/Fl3Del1GhuMn/ [08:09] I'm trying to install emacs26 [08:09] Running on 18.10 [08:09] https://launchpad.net/~kelleyk/+archive/ubuntu/emacs [08:10] But there is no valid release for 18.10 it seems [08:11] mrkotfw: talk to the ppa maintainer, we don't support those [08:11] !latest | mrkotfw [08:11] mrkotfw: Packages in Ubuntu may not be the latest. Ubuntu aims for stability, so "latest" may not be a good idea. Post-release updates are only considered if they are fixes for security vulnerabilities, high impact bug fixes, or unintrusive bug fixes with substantial benefit. See also !backports, !sru, and !ppa. [08:11] mrkotfw: we also have a 24.5 emacs snap if you want/like [08:14] Thanks [08:14] I'll contact the maintainer\ === metbsd_ is now known as metbsd [08:54] Hello, i'm currently in an initramfs busybox thingy shell, i cant boot. I renamed my vg, and update(d)-grub. I've edited fstab to match the new vg's name.if i try to unlock my luke_crypt partition it gives me an unknown fstype error. If i try blkid it shows me the disk. If i try cryptsetup open /... It says the device already exist. What can i do? [08:55] Hello! [08:55] Hi [08:57] It's amazing!I's my first time to use ICR. [08:57] !support | bricle [08:57] bricle: The official ubuntu support channel is #ubuntu. Also see http://ubuntu.com/support and http://ubuntuforums.org and http://askubuntu.com [09:03] hey Myros, do you have sd*_crypt in /dev/mapper/ ? [09:04] Myros: it may help if you could provide the exact commands you ran so far and the output they produced [09:05] Myros: i looked up your earlier chat with TJ on this, and - unless you will state otherwise - assume your system is still set up the way you discussed then. i.e. it should be an installation done by the ubuntu desktop installer with the "setup LVM and use encryption" option selected. [09:06] In /dev [09:06] Myros: sorry? [09:07] In /dev/mapper i see control sda3_crypt ubuntu--vgt-swap_1 ubuntu--vgt-root [09:07] Yes default instalation [09:08] so your encrypted partition /dev/sda3 is already decrypted / opened / made available and a LVM2 volume group "vgt" with logical volumes "swap_1" and "root" was detected [09:09] Yes [09:09] what is the error causing you to be dropped into the busybox shell then? [09:09] Unknown fstype [09:10] on what? [09:10] I imput my passwort and it gives me the same error as if the passwort is wrong, but with the addition or unknown fsty?e [09:10] fstype [09:11] On crypto boot setup [09:11] The part where you give the system the passwort to his devices [09:12] ok. by the way: would german language support be easier to you? do you know about #ubuntu-de ? [09:13] oh a little bit yes, last time i was like 4h in there but no one responded [09:14] this happens. but i'm sure someone would respond this time. [09:22] why is it that sometimes my browser shows no internet access, while Thunderbird email/chat client has internet access? thanks! [09:23] arpad2: are you behind a firewall or router? [09:23] I am using firewall of the Xubuntu [09:25] arpad2: did you try disable firewall when browser fails? [09:25] no [09:26] I am trying to locate firewall first [09:27] arpad2: could be a dns problem from your isp too perhaps? [09:29] I don't know too much about networking, the Android phone connecting to the network has no issues [09:31] arpad2: see also ##networking to debug network troubles [09:32] few web-addresses are reachable, but most of them are unreachable [09:32] another freenode channel? [09:33] arpad2: it sounds more like a networking problem then ubuntu [09:33] ok [09:33] though I have a long term ubuntu problem as well [09:33] ask in this channel arpad2 [09:34] I don't know how to make the optimus nvidia card working, only the Intel graphics works [09:34] arpad2: an optimus card, you need the ubuntu nvidia driver installed [09:35] well, I did it , as it is recommended, but still only the intel card is working [09:35] arpad2: after the nvidia driver is installed, nvidia-prime will handle your optimus, and you can switch performance mode or powersaving mode in your nvidia settings [09:36] arpad2: check your additional drivers section to see wich driver is active (in software&sources) [09:36] the prime profile is set to nvidia, but intel is working [09:38] why does apt still support --dist-upgrade although I read " it’s not backward compatible with apt-get. That means it won’t always work if you just replace the apt-get part of an apt-get command with apt." [09:38] should I use --full-upgrade with apt, because --dist-upgrade might be deprecated in future [09:39] lotuspsychje: "using NVIDIA driver metapackage...390..." [09:39] arpad2: sounds good [09:39] arpad2: check nvidia-settings if you have it enabled on performance mode [09:40] lotuspsychje: I did [09:40] lotuspsychje: the trouble is that when I start a video game in steam it is using the intel graphics [09:41] arpad2: can you check sudo lshw -C video if your nvidia card shows driver= ? [09:41] lotuspsychje: sure [09:44] lotuspsychje: it is showing two displays, one nvidia, one intel [09:44] arpad2: the driver= at bottom should show latency [09:45] arpad2: as a test you can try switching driver versions from the ubuntu graphics ppa [09:45] !nvidia | arpad2 [09:45] arpad2: For nvidia and matrox graphics cards, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VideoDriverHowto . For AMD/ATI graphics cards, see « /msg ubottu ati » and « /msg ubottu fglrxmissing » For the latest Nvidia drivers see https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa [09:45] lotuspsychje: in both cases latency = 0 [09:46] arpad2: if that doesnt work, come back here in the channel and ask again ok [09:46] lotuspsychje: ok, thanks for your help [09:47] welcome [09:53] hi, why would one put a dependency to a specific python version if the original package does not require it? ranger requires pyton > 3.1 and packages put 3.7 dependency in disco https://packages.ubuntu.com/disco/ranger Why is that? [09:58] hi there i have been having problems with wifi on my 81.04 system using qualcomm wifi adapter. The wifi signal is very weak even when the computer is next to the router [10:01] how do I make pulseaudio mixer default [10:01] ? [10:02] hi together :) somebody here using the decrypt_derived script with luks and systemd? [10:02] there is a rather old bug from 2015 since systemd didnt support keyscripts back then... i'ld like to know if there is a way around that [10:03] entering the same password 5 times is not really an option for me [10:07] I'm using pnmixer [10:07] and it uses gnome alsa mixer by default [10:08] ah [10:08] ok [10:08] found [10:12] I have booted Ubuntu 18.04 from usb drive but fdisk doesn't show by 1TB hdd. Secure boot is enabled. BIOS does show 1TB hdd [10:13] SPF: does blkid show it? [10:17] https://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/tree/src/cryptsetup/cryptsetup.c#n45 [10:17] BloqueNegro: no [10:17] jesus christ, what kind of mess is this stupid software :< [10:18] using the same sata controller as another disk which is recognized? [10:19] BloqueNegro: I got this computer from a friend. The desktop case is still sealed, but I could break the seal to have a look inside. The computer did try to boot from Windows10 but it failed. [10:19] uh [10:19] then maybe the disk is shot [10:19] tbh [10:19] I was planning to use Ubuntu to recover the files [10:19] yea, that might be the case [10:19] i would avoid using the device directly, rather have a sata2usb adapter or something similar [10:20] then create a bitwise copy of the device and work with that [10:20] so you don't destroy data during recovery process ;) [10:21] still, I don't understand why Ubuntu isn't able to recognise the disk [10:24] hello [10:25] any one knows if it's ok to nmap websites ? just want to toy with it a little [10:25] Lootmo: probably ask the owner beforehands :D [10:26] or nmap something in your own network [10:26] using a vm maybe [10:26] what if i go external , does my isp gets it ? [10:26] uh, probably [10:27] although he may not be interested in it as long as the server owner does not complain [10:27] oh is ok than :) thanx BloqueNegro [10:36] Which is the best software to convert speech to text for ubuntu? [10:55] I get E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages for linux kernel image [10:55] I do not want to install that image anymore [10:55] hence doing -f install won't help [10:55] how can I cancel it? [10:56] should I just remove content of /var/cache/apt/archives/ ? [10:56] hadifarnoud: never a solution. can you pastebin the command and its output please? [10:57] Howdy folks [10:57] https://pastebin.com/jHR1hJ2R [10:57] I am trying to apt-get install another package [10:58] hadifarnoud: "No space left on device" [10:59] I know. my boot folder is mounted on a read-only device [10:59] that won't work then [10:59] so I can't fix that issue. therefore I won't be able to install it [10:59] the kernel package has to install and remove files under /boot [10:59] that's why I need to cancel this install and just ignore it [10:59] make /boot rw for that session? [10:59] I have no access blackflow [11:00] moount a dummy tmpfs partition as boot just so the cycle completes. iirc it'll complete uninstalling even if thefiles are missing, or simply copy off /boot [11:01] of course that will leave you with orphaned files under /boot because you're totally doing this wrong. /boot should be rw if you wanna remove packages that have files there. [11:03] I can't mount stuff in /boot blackflow [11:03] I have no access [11:03] surely there must be a way to make apt-get forget about this half installed package? [11:03] hadifarnoud: but surely you can, as I said, create a dummy tmpfs partition and mount it under /boot ? [11:04]