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wxlwhat specifically do you want to do with it?00:02
wxloops wrong channel gosh darnit00:02
joe657autostart doesn't work either in ~/.config[...] or /etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart. crontab doesn't execute the script either as root or user00:02
wxlre: autostart, did you make a desktop file as the links i sent suggested?00:03
joe657if anyone in here uses a laptop and wants to test turning off the touchpad using: xinput set-prop [value] "Device Enabled" 0, that would be very helpful.00:04
joe657the desktop file option was for autostarting applications00:04
joe657i can certainly try doing that, since i've tried literally everything else00:06
joe657obviously, the command works in the terminal, i just can't get it to execute at boot00:07
joe657i know my syntax is correct00:12
joe657wxl: ok i got it working finally. i did create the desktop file as explained in the link. i needed to create the folder ~/.config/autostart and place it in there. thanks for your help.00:25
joe657wxl: by the way, do you know if i can create a desktop file which executes a script?00:26
wxlyup00:27
joe657ok cool. thx00:27
wxlthe Exec= line just runs a command00:27
wxlany command00:27
joe657ok now i know...thx again00:27
wxlhttps://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s07.html00:27
lubot<wex wimpy> Get it installed had to put memory_corruption_check_size=128K twice when installing it the first screen push f6 then add to other stuff00:34
joe657wxl: everything worked in my script except setting aliases. can that only be automated using ~/.bashrc ?01:08
joe657nevermind. apparently i have to add: "shopt -s expand_aliases" to the script to set aliases01:12
joe657nope, actually that doesn't work either. i'll just use .bashrc instead01:17
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joe657i just have one more question and then i'll stop being so demanding. i'm trying to set grub with a 5 second timeout delay, but changing the settings in /etc/default/grub and update-grub doesn't work. something seems to be overriding it. any ideas?01:27
joe657it's currently set at 30 second delay. i'm using 18.04 LTS01:27
guivercjoe657, do you have more than one *nix installed?  and another [OS] possibly owns the MBR/grub-stage-0?02:27
lubot<The_LoudSpeaker> @joe657 [<joe657> i just have one more question and then i'll stop being so demanding. i' …], Should work unless you have another linux distro dual booted.02:57
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joe657i know i can just hand edit the grub.cfg, but i'm just curious how lubuntu tweaks things03:57
joe657guiverc: no dual boot setup, just lubuntu on a laptop03:58
joe657guiverc: i did have 19.04 installed on the same laptop, but i downgraded to 18.04 LTS after issues. however, i created a new partition table04:02
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fishcookerwhat's eml files reader except thunderbird?12:06
joe657how do i get lubuntu to remember the window dimension for a certain application? e.g. leafpad opens full screen and i don't want that. want to set the window dimension and window position and save it.17:20
wxljoe657: http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Applications17:29
pootisneed help17:42
tomreynneed details17:42
pootishow i get 32bit lubuntu 1917:43
wxlyou don't. we stopped offering it17:43
lubot<aptghetto> There is no 32-bit ISO file17:43
wxlin fact, no flavor of ubuntu offers 32 bit anymore17:43
pootisy17:44
wxlfor us, among other reasons, because no other flavor of ubuntu offers 32 bit anymore XD17:44
wxlalso we don't really have sufficient testers17:44
wxland without that, it's difficult to support17:44
wxlthis is all the more true when ubuntu has been discussing entirely removing 32 bit packages from the archive (at present they still exist, though the isos do not)17:44
wxland 32-bit only processors exist on machines so old they're virtually impractical17:45
pootismy pc old how to put lubuntu on then17:46
wxlyou can use 18.0417:46
wxlyou could also use the netboot/mini.iso17:47
wxli'll warn you, though: it has not really been tested, so ymmv17:47
pootiswhat ymmv?17:47
wxlyour mileage may vary17:47
pootis?17:47
tomreynit may work for you, or not17:47
tomreyn^17:47
pootiso17:48
pootiscan upgrade 18.04 32 to 19.10 tho?17:49
wxlwell you can upgrade to 19.0417:49
wxland you could hack your way at upgrading to 19.10 from there :)17:49
pootis04 i mean17:49
pootiswhat need to run to up 18.04 32 to 19?17:50
apt-ghettoIf you install 18.04, you will have at least support until 202117:50
wxlyou just upgrade like normall17:50
wxlbut there are some packages you'll want to remove17:50
wxlsince 18.04 and 19.04 run completely different systems17:50
wxlhttps://manual.lubuntu.me/D/upgrading.html17:51
apt-ghettoIf you upgrade to 19.04, maybe Canonical drops the 32-bit version before the next release comes17:51
tomreyni'd also go for 18.04 lts if i *really* had to run a 32-bit OS still17:51
wxlthat is a relevant comment17:52
lubot<teward001> but need newer stuff no choice but go 1917:52
wxl19.04 will not be supported for as long as 18.0417:52
tomreynthe newer repositories may just vanish from one day to the other17:52
lubot<teward001> right?17:52
pootisya17:52
wxl32 bit *WILL* get removed from the repositories eventually17:52
pootisneed newer17:52
wxl@teward001 unless..... >:)17:52
lubot<teward001> yeah, use 18.0417:52
lubot<teward001> DO NOT use interims17:52
lubot<teward001> because the interim releases suck and have limited support17:53
lubot<teward001> AND as was stated 32bit WILL be going away "soon"17:53
wxls/suck and//17:53
lubot<teward001> wxl: dealt with this guy elsewher,e i know how he talks17:53
lubot<teward001> :P17:53
pootis:/17:53
wxlhahahhaha17:53
pootisok i try17:53
pootisty17:53
lubot<teward001> he was in a discord server I was in, same nick same initial question17:53
lubot<teward001> left while i was sleeping overnight otherwise i'd have answered 😛17:54
wxlhahahhaa17:54
lubot<teward001> *rolls eyes* problem is i keep telling people to stop using 32bit17:54
lubot<teward001> and people don't listen17:54
wxlhm should probably make a factoid for it17:54
lubot<teward001> I would 😛17:54
wxlsomeone write some text and i'll put it together17:55
joe657wxl: thanks for the link. it's unfortunate that settings and x,y coordinates have to be entered manually in a config file. i like that with fluxbox, you can just right click on the title bar and save the parameters on the "remember" submenu options. oh well...17:55
lubot<teward001> 32-bit is obsolete and should not be used!  If you need 32-bit support, please use Lubuntu 18.04  32-bit support for all other later releases is highly limited, as we no longer provide ISOs nor test 32-bit versions of Lubuntu and its packages for compatibility.17:55
lubot<teward001> wxl: 617:55
lubot<teward001> ^17:55
lubot<teward001> bleh stupid keyboard17:56
wxljoe657: you can just as easily install fluxbox and change your default window manager in lxsession and use that17:56
wxli actually like flux a lot17:56
wxlbut i use awesome17:56
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joe657wxl: i didn't know that. awesome. i'll use fluxbox then17:58
tewardwxl: guess where that person went lol18:04
joe657too bad he left, i was going to recommend bodhi, puppy, and antiX for 32bit support18:07
teward... welcome back?18:09
pootisfuk lubuntu no 32b18:09
teward... okay then.18:09
* teward calls upon the wxl for the hammer of the Gods18:09
lubuntusucksfuk lubuntu no 32b18:15
lubuntusucksfuk lubuntu no 32b18:15
lubuntusucksfuk lubuntu no 32b18:15
lubuntusucksfuk lubuntu no 32b18:15
lynorianagain18:16
fuklubuntu.18:17
fuklubuntu.18:17
fuklubuntu.18:17
fuklubuntu.18:17
fuklubuntu.18:17
lubot<teward001> *sigh*18:18
lubot<teward001> @tsimonq2 wxl or other mods, I think a hammer is needed.18:18
lynoriangot quieted18:19
tewardand not just in here it seems18:19
tomreynsuch an ungrateful... user18:31
wxl!32bit-#lubuntu is <reply> Lubuntu 18.04 LTS is the last version to support 32-bit processors and will be supported until 2021. Support is highly limited, as we no longer provide images nor test 32-bit versions of Lubuntu and its packages for compatibility. No other flavor of Ubuntu offers 32-bit support and there is discussion in Ubuntu to remove 32-bit packages from the archive entirely. Before you decide18:38
ubottuI'll remember that, wxl18:38
wxlto use a 32-bit version, check to see if you have 64-bit support with `grep lm /proc/cpuinfo`.18:38
wxloh heck18:38
wxl!32bit18:38
ubottuLubuntu 18.04 LTS is the last version to support 32-bit processors and will be supported until 2021. Support is highly limited, as we no longer provide images nor test 32-bit versions of Lubuntu and its packages for compatibility. No other flavor of Ubuntu offers 32-bit support and there is discussion in Ubuntu to remove 32-bit packages from the archive entirely. Before you decide18:38
wxl!32bit-#lubuntu is <reply> Lubuntu 18.04 LTS is the last version to support 32-bit processors & will be supported until 2021. Support is highly limited, as we no longer provide images nor test packages for 32-bit. No other Ubuntu flavor offers 32-bit support. Discussion has been had to remove 32-bit packages from the archive. If `grep lm /proc/cpuinfo` succeeds, use 64-bit.18:41
ubottuBut 32bit-#lubuntu already means something else!18:41
teward!no 32bit-#lubuntu is <reply> Lubuntu 18.04 LTS is the last version to support 32-bit processors & will be supported until 2021. Support is highly limited, as we no longer provide images nor test packages for 32-bit. No other Ubuntu flavor offers 32-bit support. Discussion has been had to remove 32-bit packages from the archive. If `grep lm /proc/cpuinfo` succeeds, use 64-bit.18:42
teward:/18:43
wxl!no 32bit-#lubuntu is <reply> Lubuntu 18.04 LTS is the last version to support 32-bit processors & will be supported until 2021. Support is highly limited, as we no longer provide images nor test packages for 32-bit. No other Ubuntu flavor offers 32-bit support. Discussion has been had to remove 32-bit packages from the archive. If `grep lm /proc/cpuinfo` succeeds, use 64-bit.18:43
ubottuI'll remember that wxl18:43
wxli couldn't remember how to do it18:43
teward!32bit18:43
ubottuLubuntu 18.04 LTS is the last version to support 32-bit processors & will be supported until 2021. Support is highly limited, as we no longer provide images nor test packages for 32-bit. No other Ubuntu flavor offers 32-bit support. Discussion has been had to remove 32-bit packages from the archive. If `grep lm /proc/cpuinfo` succeeds, use 64-bit.18:43
wxlman wouldn't it be a great day when ubottu was fully documented18:44
tewardwxl: thank god i remembered old crap about the Encyclopedia factoid xD18:44
* wxl rolls eyes so far backwards he's looking straight again18:44
joe657i was asking yesterday why my grub timeout defaulted to 30 seconds, even though i have it set to five seconds in /etc/default/grub. i looked over the grub.cfg and found this:19:00
joe657if ["${recordfail}"=1]; then19:00
joe657 set timeout=3019:00
apt-ghetto@joe657 You use UEFI or BIOS boot mode?19:01
joe657apt-ghetto: i'm not sure, i guess UEFI. i had to make an EFI partition during install19:03
apt-ghettoWhat shows `ls /sys/firmware/efi`?19:05
joe657apt-ghetto: different files and subfolders19:07
apt-ghettoOk, then you use UEFI19:07
apt-ghettoLet's reinstall Grub: `sudo grub-install` and pastebinit please, if it is not successful19:08
joe657apt-ghetto: ok, so what i was asking yesterday is how to set my timeout to 5 seconds, because obviously, changing /etc/default/grub and update-grub wasn't solving the issue.19:08
joe657apt-ghetto: ok19:08
joe657apt-ghetto: installation finished. no error reported.19:10
joe657so what now?19:11
apt-ghettoPlease pastebinit your /etc/default/grub file: `cat /etc/default/grub | pastebinit`19:11
joe657http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/QbmRg9DsT619:15
apt-ghettoI make some tests in a virtual machine, so it takes some time to answer, joe65719:22
joe657apt-ghetto: i did update-grub just in case reinstalling grub made any difference, but no, the config file still has 30 second timeout19:23
joe657apt-ghetto: when i run update grub it has a message: "Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration"19:25
Ellowmuuhh19:40
joe657apt-ghetto: any luck?20:11
apt-ghettoNo, it is working on my machine20:11
apt-ghettoI am testing now the pcie_aspm=off parameter20:12
apt-ghettoI cannot reproduce your problem20:15
apt-ghettoYou might try to add `GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu`20:16
joe657apt-ghetto: i have no idea what's going on then.20:19
joe657the pcie-aspm=off parameter is because i was getting PCIe bus error messages scrolling constantly at boot, filling up system logs and using high cpu. i was getting them on both 18.04 and 19.04. i thought downgrading would help. it didn't.20:19
apt-ghettoWhen I execute `grep -n 'timeout=' /boot/grub/grub.cfg`, I get 3 hits, the last two with the value from the config file20:20
apt-ghettoCan you check this too20:20
joe657apt-ghetto: i get four hits: two set at 5 and two at 30. update-grub definitely includes my 5 second timeout, but it's getting that other timeout from some other config file, apparently. also, 'if ["${recordfail}"=1]; then' suggests there's some kind of error getting triggered at boot20:25
apt-ghettoYou should see the line numbers20:26
apt-ghettoCheck them in the file20:26
apt-ghettoOne timeout=30 is normal20:26
joe657lines 86 (30) 90 (5) 94 (5) 98 (30)20:27
apt-ghettoDid you change the files in /etc/grub.d? Or did you use some programs to "customize" Grub?20:29
joe657apt-ghetto: no to both20:29
apt-ghettoIf you like, you can upload your /boot/grub/grub.cfg to pastebin20:30
apt-ghettoI can have a look at it tomorrow20:31
joe657apt-ghetto: it's probably not worth it. maybe it's just a bug. obviously, i can just hand edit the file. the system boots and works fine. it's really just curiousity more than anything else20:31
sappheiroshttps://askubuntu.com/questions/586424/how-do-i-display-two-windows-as-split-screen#586427 doesn't work for lubuntu, does it?20:40
sappheirosI've found the Global Actions Manager. Must I add the control+super+left to make window split screen left?20:43
sappheirosControl+Meta+Left, apparently (not 'Super'?)20:43
sappheirosbut it seems i must manually enter the command associated with this key binding.20:43
* sappheiros checks https://manual.lubuntu.me/F/keyboard_shortcuts.html?highlight=keyboard%20shortcut20:44
sappheiroshttps://manual.lubuntu.me/F/keyboard_shortcuts.html?highlight=keyboard%20shortcut says it's W+left, W+right, but that's not working for me (windows key + left or right)20:46
kc2bezIf you have one, try the right-side windows key and left or right.20:52
kc2bezsappheiros: ^20:53
sappheirosThanks, but I only have one on teh left.20:55
sappheiroslatitude d62020:55
sappheiros(dell)20:55
kc2bezGotcha. The other option is to unmap the left Windows key to the menu. You can find that in shortcut keys under the LXQt settings.21:02
kc2bezThen the windows key functions for the other shortcuts.21:03
sappheirosyou mean it's impossible to use winkey to open menu and winkey+other stuff to split screen windows?21:11
kc2bezUnfortunately yes.21:16
sappheirosis that a design flaw?21:16
kc2bezIt is an issue, we have a task for it: https://phab.lubuntu.me/T5921:17
sappheirosis there a browser lighter than firefox?21:30
sappheirosthanks kc2bez21:33
kc2bezYw, sorry I didn't have a better answer.21:35
kc2bezAs far as which browser to use, the question comes up often. My best advice is to try a few and find which one works best for your use case.21:36
kc2bezFalkon is one of the ones I might recommend but ultimately the choice comes down to personal preference.21:37
kc2bezMost of the modern web pages are the culprit when it comes to resource utilization, not necessarily the browser.21:38
sappheiroswow, looks like Discover might finally be fixed for my machine!21:46
sappheiros... well, alt+tabbing back to it from Quassel IRC, now it's not loading visually ...21:46
sappheiroshm. (i was able to alt+tab back to it after ~7 seconds) it seems to be better but still very slow for my computer. any idea why?21:47
sappheirosjust had a W error that showed up and went away ..21:47
sappheirostrying Falkon now, thanks21:50
wxldiscover appears to be slow because of all the appdata it's loading21:50
sappheirosdo you mean it's my problem, not a design issue?21:50
wxlnot necessarily21:51
wxlmore that it's rather tricky design issue21:51
wxlthe benefit of discover is that it uses appdata. the detriment is that it uses appdata.21:51
sappheiros!appdata21:51
wxlyou might be better off just using muon, as it will be more complete anyways21:51
sappheiroswhat is appdata ... do you mean information about installed apps?21:51
sappheirosoh. i thought Discover was the preferred installation method ...21:52
wxlwhere did you read that?21:52
sappheiros... I guess it was my own logic: "Discover is for newbies accustomed to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, etc. Muon is more "behind the scenes" for people familiar with individual packages. You're less likely to screw something up if you use Discover."21:53
sappheirosThat's my impression as a novice transitioning from win/mac to linux ...21:53
wxli think you're unlikely to screw anything up either way21:54
wxlbtw i meant appstream not appdata https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Distributions/AppStream/21:55
sappheirosneat, thanks.21:58
wxlthe metadata muon uses is all text, so it comes down a lot faster21:59
sappheiroskc2bez: so far Falkon with chrome theme gives me more page space and renders text more legible (and a little smaller so i see more of the page content) comparing wxl's page there21:59
sappheirosso far Falkon > Firefox :D21:59
sappheirosah, wxl, yeah makes sense that not loading server images would make the GUI faster22:00
sappheiros<3 you guys22:01
sappheirosi like lubuntu more than windows 1022:01
sappheirosand i think i'm enjoying it more than macOS High Sierra22:02
sappheirosi'm not sure why22:02
sappheirosi guess High Sierra is easier22:02
sappheirosbut lubuntu makes me feel smarter or ... actually i think lubuntu is faster22:02
sappheirosthough my macbook pro 2010 is faster for web browsing22:02
kc2bezThanks, I am glad to hear that it is working out for you.22:02
wxlthanks, sappheiros. glad you like it. feel free to ask if you have any further questions. and we've got a place for you if you want to help make it better ;)22:03
sappheirosthat's becoming my main problem with this latitude d620 (dell) -- i'm increasingly unable to browse the web on it22:03
sappheirosi guess that's not a lubuntu problem22:03
wxlcertainly not22:03
sappheirosi tried to make google documents edit in suggestion mode and it froze the computer22:03
wxlthe modern web is extremely taxing22:03
wxlespecially all of google's garbage22:04
sappheirosreally now...? ...22:04
wxlbut with any linux you have a lot of power over the overall system usage, so you can easily have a smaller OS overhead22:04
sappheirosi still get the impression it's a hobbyist OS though22:10
sappheiroslike i couldn't split-screen two windows like you can in win/mac22:10
sappheirosso i'm reluctant to recommend it to my parents22:10
lubot<The_LoudSpeaker> @sappheiros [<sappheiros> like i couldn't split-screen two windows like you can in win/mac], Not supported yet.22:10
wxlthat doesn't necessarily make it "hobbyist"22:10
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sappheiroswell ... i had another problem as well -- somehow installed brave package directory even though it's 64bit only, and now it's throwing an error every time i try to update muon package manager contents22:11
sappheirosthat's an example -- brave for mac/win is just "download install" clicks, but in linux it's a command line series22:12
sappheirosi guess there is linux that's click-only ...22:12
sappheirosi guess that's the default ubuntu stuff22:12
wxlthat's actually a problem with brave, not with linux22:12
sappheirosoh, okay. then i'm just kinda dumb.22:12
sappheirosthanks for the clarification :P22:12
wxlthere's software out there that isn't readily available on windows but is on os x or linux22:13
wxlyou can "make it work" but it's not user friendly22:13
wxlsame with os x22:13
sappheirostrue22:13
wxlbut in no case is that the fault of the operating system22:13
sappheirosyeah ...22:13
sappheirosFalkon also cannot handle Google Document.22:21
joe657new problem. i'm trying to set up remote desktop sharing the the lubuntu help page says to set up "vino-preferences" which can't be found, nor can "vino" even though i know it's been installed23:35
joe657sorry, the executable is "vino-server" but there's still no "vino-preferences" so i guess the lubuntu help page is outdated23:39
wxlwhat help page is this?23:40
joe657https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/RemoteDesktop23:41
wxloh yeah all the wiki pages are way old23:41
joe657any idea how to configure this server?23:43
wxlwell fwiw i use nomachine23:44
joe657i've never used that. is there good documentation for it?23:45
sappheirosare we updating the ubuntu wiki to simply link to lubuntu.me?23:45
wxlpretty good23:45
wxlbefore that i used x11vnc23:45
sappheirosor does Canonical want us to use the wiki?23:45
wxlwe probably should sappheiros but i haven't got around to it yet.. i'll probably make a concerted effort to do so once 18.04 support ends23:46
sappheiroswhy not use the ubuntu wiki instead of a lubuntu manual?23:46
wxlbecause the ubuntu wiki sucks.23:47
sappheirosis lubuntu planning eventually to make a standalone company/product?23:47
wxlno23:47
sappheirosdoesn't lubuntu overlap like 80% or 'largely' with ubuntu?23:47
sappheirossame base system?23:47
sappheirosor same base code?23:47
wxlall of the ubuntu flavors *ARE* ubuntu23:47
wxleach of them (including ubuntu itself) is a particular selection of packages from the ubuntu repositories23:48
sappheirosright, so in my mind it makes complete sense to update lubuntu's wiki rather than start a separate lubuntu.me manual23:48
wxlit would, but the ubuntu wiki sucks, as i said23:48
sappheirosohh you mean the method of editing it?23:48
sappheirosi thought you meant the content on it currently sucks23:48
wxlplus sphinx allows us to publish differnt formats, have a better look,, etc23:48
wxlno, the software is garbage23:48
sappheiros'the software is garbage' != 'the method of editing it sucks'?23:49
kc2bezI like the look and feel of the manual personally.23:49
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sappheiroslol23:49
kc2bezthe wiki feels dated23:50
wxlno, like the software is literally terrible.23:50
wxlit's hard enough just to get it to login, let alone edit23:50
wxland the markup is terrible23:51
wxljoe657: fwiw it seems that the package app-install-data has vino-preferences in it23:51
sappheiros'k23:51
joe657wxl: thanks!23:58

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