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Guest77239There are tons of things in that recent update. I'm not even sure what to look at.00:06
Guest77239I don't see anything that gnupg depends on in that file though.00:09
Guest77239greps for "gnu" "gpg" and "dirmngr" didn't find anything.00:10
OerHekswhat is wrong with your system, is it mounted RO?00:12
Guest77239As far as I know nothing else is wrong with my system. I am able to write to disk.00:16
TJ-Guest77239: does "gpgp --list-secret-keys" report all you'd expect?00:23
TJ-Guest77239: oops, "gpg" not gpgp"00:23
Guest77239TJ-: no, it doesn't. It doesn't print anything and exits with a status code of 127.00:26
TJ-Guest77239: there's your problem then; time to pull out your key backups00:28
TJ-Guest77239: you might get some clue as to the cause of the error code with strace00:29
Guest77239TJ-: well I see the key files in ~/.gnupg.00:29
Guest77239It appears as if everything on disk is fine.00:30
TJ-Guest77239: that doesn't mean the contents aren't corrupted00:30
Guest77239That's true. Let me diff them against my backups00:30
TJ-Guest77239: as I said, strace may give useful clues00:30
Guest77239What should I be looking for in the strace output?00:40
Guest77239I see it accessing some of the files I would expect it to access.00:41
Guest77239pubring.gpg, pubring.kbx, secring.gpg, trustdb.gpg...00:42
Teodoro777Black screen if I end a session and reopen it (via gdm) with the hdmi cable and then an external monitor connected.  The screen remains black and I am forced to open another terminal and reboot.  All this does not occur if I use Wayland instead of xorg, where everything works properly.  How can I find the culprit?  What records should I investigate?  So maybe I can create an issue.  I'm on Ubuntu 19.04 and I use the gdm00:45
Teodoro777and gnome standards.00:45
Guest77239TJ-: I ended up just re-importing everything from my backup. Disturbing not knowing what happened to the keys, but something must have corrupted them. After importing files from my backup everything works fine.00:56
swillsdoes Linux have anything like the lockf(1) command?01:09
swillshttps://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=lockf&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.0-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html for those who aren't familiar01:10
swillsoh, i guess flock(1)01:25
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Gallomimiagonna rename my system to "griefer" soon...01:36
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Sven_vB"root@ubuntu:~# file --brief /dev/mmcblk2 && echo kill MBR >/dev/mmcblk2¶ block special (179/24)¶ bash: /dev/mmcblk2: Read-only file system" <- Why? File systems shouldn't be relevant when I write directly to a block device. The web tells me how to unlock SD cards but this is a MicroSD card, I can't find a physical toggle on it.01:47
Sven_vBalso there's no SD adapter involved. the drive accepts microSD only.01:48
Sven_vBthe error persists even after hdparm -r0, even though hdparm -r now shows readonly = 0 (off)01:52
tioxI have a really strange question, and it pertains to Secure Boot.01:56
tioxHow does Ubuntu handle it?01:56
abbiecommunist punch01:56
abbiejust like any other linux branch01:56
tioxFunny. But I actually would like to understand.01:57
abbieits not the eighties01:57
abbietechnology has gone a long way01:58
abbiebuy me cheesesticks later01:58
tioxRight. Let me actually explain the problem I am having. IN most Ubuntu installations some key files from Canonical is usually provided for an EFI installation to be functional and not invoke a Secure Boot violation, yes?01:59
Sven_vBthe microSD problem seems to be with the drive. using another drive, I was able to write to the card.01:59
tioxExcept, System76 are a bunch of idiots who didn't implement this means fo making Secure Boot viable, and it requires Secure Boot to be turned off in order to use the system.01:59
abbiethe only problem you are having is the plug01:59
abbieup there02:00
tioxSo this brings me to an impasse where I need to fiddle with my BIOS in order to boot into Pop!_OS which uses Ubuntu's stuff as a base.02:00
tioxEverybody else is saying that it's impossible for me to resolve this. I think not; if Canonical can figure it out, why can't I make Secure Boot work in anything else that uses Ubuntu's stuff?02:01
Sven_vBtiox, maybe you could use another computer to sign the EFI whatever yourself, and then tell the BIOS to trust that signature?02:01
Sven_vBtiox, if Canonical's key would be accepted, it would probably be because the BIOS shipped with it trusted.02:02
tioxHow can i "Sign" the EFI after installation then?02:02
Sven_vBthe secure boot bioses I've seen so far defaulted to only trust microsoft.02:02
tioxBTW totally me being lazy and not using Google, but also I don't even know where to begin.02:03
Sven_vBfirst try whether you really have to. in one of my EFI config utilities (I learned it's not a BIOS), I could just select EFI options and mark them as trusted, as long as the BIOS had an admin password configured.02:04
Sven_vBso I tried to see in lshw what kind of microSD drive I have, whether I need a better driver, but all it shows is "product: xHCI Host Controller" / "vendor: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic xhci-hcd"02:11
Sven_vBusing a bionic live session02:11
Sven_vBI'll try with windows to see whether it's a hardware problem.02:11
Sven_vBactually I could try installing Ubuntu via my USB card reader, and use that ubuntu from a read-only drive. I'd just need to boot it from the USB card reader for updates or config changes.02:13
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ChiLLabiSHi Where are you from Sven_vB ?02:58
ChiLLabiSJust curious02:59
Sven_vBlet's query as it's off-topic here.02:59
barristerGood evening everyone.03:18
kinghatwhats that app that is like windirstat where it breaks down dirs graphically and by heatmap?03:23
magic_ninja_workqdirstat03:26
kinghatahh yisss03:27
kinghattyvm03:27
kinghatrepo version is pretty old03:29
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magic_ninja_workkinghat, is there some reason you need a newer one? dirstat is dirstat03:32
kinghati need that new new03:34
Bashing-omkinghat: new new == eoan (misc): graphical disk usage display with cleanup facilities [universe] ; 3.1.3-1: amd64 arm64 armhf i386 ppc64el s390x .03:37
Bashing-om!info dirstat disco03:37
ubottuPackage dirstat does not exist in disco03:37
kinghatqdirstat03:38
kinghatit couldnt resolve the deps so it wont work anyways03:38
Bashing-omkinghat: ^^ wrong paste anyways - https://packages.ubuntu.com/eoan/qdirstat .03:40
kinghatBashing-om: ya i tried to install it and it said it "couldnt resolve the dependencies."03:43
ChiLLabiS.03:44
Bashing-omkinghat: What release are you working .. and if dependencies can not be reolved when strickly working the offical repo then a bug report is warrented.03:45
kinghatim on beaver03:46
kinghat1.5.91 deb is what i tried03:47
kinghatqdirstat_1.5.90-1_amd64.deb03:47
Bashing-omkinghat: That is a 19.10 package ,, sure to break libc6 - Ouch !03:49
kinghatBashing-om: its no biggie. unless im doing something silly wrong. ive already installed the version from repo.03:49
Bashing-omkinghat: :) ,, repo version " Version: 1.4-203:50
kinghatya that version03:54
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genewitchanyone have a link to getting hdmi audio to work?06:29
Gallomimiawhat problem are you having?06:31
Gallomimiait just.... "won't work" ?06:31
genewitchyeah the volume control shows levels06:31
genewitchbut nothing coming out of the speaker06:31
Gallomimiawhere on your computer is the hdmi port?06:32
Gallomimiapart of a graphics board?06:32
genewitchbuilt in06:32
Gallomimiahmmm. no i usually have no problem by the time i've gotten where you're at06:35
genewitchthere;s no "hdmi audio " in the "output devices"06:36
genewitchonly headphones06:36
Gallomimiathere isn't one? oh06:36
Gallomimiawell then you'll probably need to install a driver. it's likely intel graphics06:37
genewitchweird that the "additional drivers" thing didn't catch that06:37
Gallomimiathere's a few things i think you need to check on first...06:38
Gallomimiai'm bound for bed. really tired and not thinking too clearly06:38
genewitch!intel06:38
Gallomimiai also don't know much about intel graphics drivers06:38
genewitchthat's ok i know what i am looking for now06:38
Gallomimia!graphics-drivers |geneswitch06:38
genewitchi just realized that lspci didn't show a graphics card06:39
Gallomimiathat's if you even have an intel GPU driving that port06:39
genewitchyeah it's off the atom CPU06:39
genewitchit's an iGPU 600 or whatever they call it06:39
Gallomimiawell, good night to you. hope you find something06:40
genewitchwell, somehow ubuntu hosed everything on xfce4, i lost the bottom bar and the top bar06:48
genewitchbut sound is working now06:48
genewitchxfce-panel06:52
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Fudgecant remember how to get a deb package from pull-lp-source07:46
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fastfreshI'm having issues with suspend on my laptop. If it stays suspended for some prolonged time, it wont wake up. When I press power buttom to wake it, power led starts to blink randomly, and I have to hard reboot it by holding down power button.08:06
fastfreshThe laptop is dell latitude, it has no discrete gpu, only intel08:08
fastfreshI'm on 19.0408:08
fastfreshHow do I debug the issue? I don't see any suspend related info in system logs08:11
guivercfastfresh, when it's locked up; have you tried magic-sysrq keys to force clean shutdown (instead of power button, ie. is kernel running?)08:11
tomreynfastfresh: see if you have some scpi issues08:11
StaferHey guys, i've installed 18.04 and there's no audio coming out. Well according to pavcucontrol it is but i can't hear anything.08:11
Staferpulseaudio output is08:11
StaferE: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running.08:11
tomreynfastfresh: * acpi - check acpi related records in    journalctl -b08:11
StaferE: [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed.08:11
Fudgealsactl init08:12
Xardwhoa, why i didn't know about "checkinstall" earlier... in the rare occasion i need to compile newer versions of some applications manually this tools is really awesome as it converts the make install to deb file automatically making guaranteed uninstallation to work.08:12
tomreynfastfresh: also see     journalctl -b-1 -e    to find out whether anything was logged when you tried to return from susupend08:13
Bob-OboNew SSD Issue (msata & sata, internal & usb enclosure) - formatted both, but not detecting/reading properly. Running 19.04 on a Dell Latitude E7440. Here's the details: https://i.imgur.com/quhRTC3.png08:14
fastfresh>also see     journalctl -b-1 -e08:21
fastfreshhttps://www.irccloud.com/pastebin/T3vrW2Fb/08:21
fastfreshsuspend entry is the last line08:21
fastfreshThere are indeed some ACPI related errors, but I'm not sure what do they mean08:23
fastfreshhttps://www.irccloud.com/pastebin/R3iXsiB1/08:23
fastfreshAnd I'm not sure if they are related to the problem08:24
Bob-OboHow to get Msata via usb enclosure working properly? And is there a way to make Sata via usb enclsure more 'stable' so it detects/mounts everytime [not just sometimes]? -thx08:24
tomreynfastfresh: so indeed it did not wake up fully. feel free to share the full current log so we can look for problems together: journalctl -b | nc termbin.com 999908:25
tomreynfastfresh: in case you prefe rnot to share the full log, please show   journalctl -b | grep 'DMI:' so we'll know which hardware you have there exactly.08:26
tomreynBob-Obo: what do you mean by "sata via usb enclosure"?08:31
fastfresh`Jul 14 11:29:36 workstation kernel: DMI: Dell Inc. Latitude 7280/0KK5D1, BIOS 1.14.1 04/03/2019`08:32
Bob-Obo tomreyn: that's how it's being connected. I was testing 2 ssd's connected via 2 methods (msata and sata / connected via internal secondary bay, or connected via usb external enclosure device)08:36
fastfreshguiverc: Can't do this, no sysrq key on my laptop08:40
guivercfastfresh, on newer dell keyboards the sysrq key isn't marked but still works; i've seen like on another newer make (no key marked but it it works as expected)08:42
tomreynfastfresh: so you have th latest BIOS installed already. then i guess yuo could try TJ-'s workaround for acpi issues https://iam.tj/prototype/enhancements/Windows-acpi_osi.html08:42
tomreynBob-Obo: okay. but you're aware that sata / msata hot plugging may not be possible - you didn't attach these on the running system?08:44
tomreynfastfresh: it's probbaly the 'print' key, combined with altgr (right hand alt), maybe with extra ctrl (if the key is just labelled 'alt')08:46
tomreynfastfresh: you can test this using the H sysrq key, which prints its help to a tty.08:46
tomreyn!tty08:47
ubottuTo get to the TTY terminals 3-6, use the keystroke Ctrl + Alt + F3-F6 respectively. Ctrl-Alt-F2 or Ctrl-Alt-F1 will get you back to your graphical login (Ctrl-Alt-F7 on 16.04). To change TTY resolution, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ChangeTTYResolution08:47
Bob-Obotomreyn: I wasn't aware that couldn't be done. Forgive me if I'm wrong b/c still very novice but I don't see why not possible... both can connect internally, and both can connect via an external enclosure, so I just figured of course its possible. Yes I did attach these (only testing one at a time.. If A was connected internally, B was being tested via usb enclosure. And vice-versa.) I did connect them on the running system, which seems to work for the08:54
Bob-OboSata but not the Msata. I also tried connecting them while powered off then rebooting with them connected (independently, 2 different tests) and both times would be stuck on startup Ubuntu splashpage until I unplugged it, then the machine would finish booting up, and I would then connect the usb enclosure drive, and if it was the msata it wouldnt detect, but if it was the sata then most times it would detect/mount properly, while the system was running.08:54
Bob-OboFull details in the screenshot I provided.08:54
fastfreshOk, thanks, I will try this windows trick.08:56
tomreynBob-Obo: mainboards may support hot-plugging sata devices, but most of the time this is disabled by default. i'm not certain whether ubuntu will always be able to detect hot-plugging of these automatically or whether you need to manually query the bus in some cases.08:58
fastfreshDo you think this could be related to secure boot? I've read that systems with secure boot are not allowed to hibernate because security. Maybe it's trying to hibernate while suspended?08:58
Bob-Obohow would I manually query the bus if needed?08:59
lotuspsychjefastfresh: uefi settings can influence things, like network card or graphics for example08:59
lotuspsychjefastfresh: but i dont think thats your case09:00
tomreynfastfresh: i'm not sure whether hibernation is considered to break secureboot. secureboot certainly introduces more complexity and it's not rare that mainboard firmwares run into bugs they would not run into when its disabled. generelly, i'd recommend to suspend to ram rather than disk if you'd like a good user experience (faster recovery).09:02
tomreynBob-Obo: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tomreyn/scripts/master/rescan_scsi09:04
tomreynfastfresh: looks like hibernation is not possible with secure boot enabled https://askubuntu.com/questions/1106105/18-04-hibernate-with-uefi-and-secure-boot-enabled09:05
fastfreshYes, i've already read this. That's what made me think it might be related to SB.09:07
fastfresh`systemctl hibernate` reports hibernation not supported09:07
fastfresh`systemctl suspend` suspends as expected09:08
tomreynand resumes from suspend as well?09:10
fastfreshYes. But if it stays suspended too long it wont resume. That's my problem.09:10
fastfreshI have disabled sb and put that windows string into boot line, will check back in an hour to see if it survives09:11
Bob-Obotomreyn: thx much09:11
tomreynmaybe you have a setting in your 'BIOS' where the mainboard firmware will set the system into a lower power state after a while of suspend-to-disk to prevent the battery from draining.09:11
tomreynyw Bob-Obo, but keep in mind you'll need the firmware to support it first of all09:12
Bob-Obotomreyn: ok I saw they both had software for each on their websites, but they were for mac or windows only.09:14
tomreynfastfresh: i don't think it's ubuntu that switches the system into a deeper power state there a while after reaching suspend-to-ram. it just couldn't do that at this point, unless woken up by the firmware.09:15
fastfreshYes, that makes sense09:17
tomreynBob-Obo: i see. so i guess it's possible, either by this software enabling the functionality (such as by writing to some MSR), or by default.09:21
abbiegmorning gentlemen09:36
Bob-Obotomreyn: MSR?09:37
lotuspsychjegood morning abbie09:37
lotuspsychjehow can we help you this morning abbie09:37
abbieim waiting for my turn09:37
lotuspsychjeabbie: there are no turns here, you can ask in the channel09:37
tomreynBob-Obo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model-specific_register09:38
Bob-Obothx09:38
abbiei recently did a full upgrade09:38
abbieand having pavucontrol isssues09:39
lotuspsychjeabbie: whats your ubuntu version and kernel please?09:39
abbiepulseaudio outputs sound09:39
abbiebut the mixer keeps respawning as if i did not have sound09:39
abbienevermind09:41
tomreynBob-Obo: i just discussed a bit with ##hardware folks - there was at least one person saying that they'd expect sata hotplugging to work on linux *desktops* (not sure about laptops) whether or not the firmware has it set to enabled (though it would be better to enable the setting where available). so all you should need to do then is to rescan the bus. and if this doesn't work, keep in mind that on some boards connecting devices to msata ports10:08
tomreyndisables some sata ports and the other way around.10:08
tomreynand that you should cross-test sata cables10:08
B|ack0phi11:50
B|ack0pi dont know if it is ubuntu related issue but may i ask about vscode running on ubuntu 18.04 ?11:51
Bob-OboHow do I find out exactly which filesystem my drive is formatted to?12:01
ioriaBob-Obo, sudo parted -l ; lsblk -f12:03
ircarcsmount12:03
geirhadf -T .12:03
ioriaBob-Obo, you can also check /etc/fstab12:05
ircarcs mount | awk -F" " '{print $3 , "|",  $5 }' | grep -v cgroup12:07
ircarcsioria: sometime not in fstab12:07
ioriareally ?12:08
geirhamight as well do that grep with awk12:08
ircarcsioria:  > if you plug an usb key . she-s not in fstab12:09
ircarcs:)12:09
B|ack0pi was trying to enable fingerprint on ubuntu 18.04 by " sudo apt install -y fprintd libpam-fprintd " and "sudo pam-auth-update" but it doesnt work12:09
ioriaircarcs, ofc12:09
B|ack0pin settings i enabled and trying to enroll my finger but it is stuck on enroll setting.12:09
B|ack0pnow fingerprint device is getting too hot on my laptop12:10
B|ack0pwhat can i do?12:10
B|ack0pi hope it doesnt burn anything12:11
B|ack0pi cant close the window now12:11
B|ack0poh finally closed12:11
B|ack0pbut something is wrong, how can i fix it?12:11
B|ack0p:~$ lsusb > Bus 004 Device 002: ID 08ff:2810 AuthenTec, Inc. AES281012:13
B|ack0pdevice is recognised but i cant set it12:13
BluesKajhowdy folks12:20
ircarcsgeirha: actually i dont know awk but what i used , you're right. i ll try to learn12:26
geirhaawk '$5 != "cgroups" { print $3" | "$5 }'12:27
ircarcsthanks  :)12:28
ircarcsgeirha:  not good  not bad but probably both >  this project   > https://tldr.sh/12:29
Bob-Oboioria: thx12:41
ioriaok12:41
terpinThe ethernet port on my device doesn't seem to be working (the Tx/Rx lights don't go up). The device name (eth0/eno1) isn't being detected by commands like ethtool, however its being detected by others.13:13
terpin I am trying to connect a raspberry pi via an ethernet cable and everything seems to be fine on its side. Ifconfig/dmesg/ethtool output: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/3dsqGwDrQk/ LSHW output: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/prjmsMwng4/13:13
terpinI don't think I have altered the ethernet drivers, however I have installed/compiled an external wireless driver. What can I do about this?13:14
jeremy31terpin: you could try installing r8168-dkms13:17
terpinlets see13:18
terpinRebooting13:23
terpinjeremy31: Thanks! I knew this problem would have a one minute solution.13:28
terpinhad been on this for about an hour and a half13:29
jeremy31Hopefully that driver will fix it13:30
terpinI think the port used to work with that driver before I upgraded ubuntu13:31
coz_good morning13:38
lotuspsychjewelcome coz_13:38
lotuspsychjehow can we help you today?13:39
coz_lotuspsychje, well cant help right now , just thought I would say good morning ")13:44
BluesKaj'morning coz_13:49
blackflowwww.nohello.com13:58
coz_BluesKaj, hey ")13:59
renn0xtk9I install ubunut in a docker tzdata ask me about configuration. Is there a way to prevent it to prompt the user?14:00
renn0xtk9I mean preventing this https://i.imgur.com/Tk4LgSc.png14:00
blackflowdocker is designed for single process / app   containerization, how did you install and run a whole distro in it?14:01
renn0xtk9blackflow I mean I take a ubuntu image of docker and I add some stuff in there14:01
renn0xtk9I derive my own Dockerfile14:01
renn0xtk9or what do you mean?14:06
renn0xtk9This is absolutely retarted14:15
renn0xtk9people work so that one can automate installations14:15
renn0xtk9and some idiots come and break everything with a pointless question14:15
lotuspsychjerenn0xtk9: this isnt the complaints channel14:15
lotuspsychjerenn0xtk9: focus on actual ubuntu issues instead please14:16
AntiochHello. I've used rsync to copy a set of files/folders from HostA to HostB, moved and renamed things on HostB and want to sync the changes back to HostA. It appears that rsync cannot simply move and rename files, and instead wants to copy all the changed files/folders back leaving me with two copies on HostA. Is there any other tool I can use that will simply move/rename files as necessary on HostA without leaving me with two copies?14:16
coz_renn0xtk9, I have never used docker so I dont think I can help, but I was a bit confused about the issue14:16
yhm12345try git ?14:20
vltAntioch: rsync has a "--delete" option.14:20
vltAntioch: THat will "clean" your tree on HostA.14:21
vltAntioch: But the renamed files will get copied anyways because rsync has no checksum machanism to find file duplicates.14:21
vltAntioch: There's also "unison". It will track changes for you but afaik it might also copy a renamed file.14:22
vltAntioch: And then there's git, of course.14:22
coz_renn0xtk9, did you try to join #docker  channel?14:23
coz_renn0xtk9, nevermind, I see you are already there14:23
renn0xtk9not yet. It seems to me at first glance that -yq does not behave the same with apt ant apt-get14:23
Antiochvlt, thank you!14:23
renn0xtk9can it be?14:23
Sven_vBI have a netbook that shall run Ubuntu bionic, and I'm in a bionic live session. the BIOL before I take the effort to install Ubuntu, I'd like to try install a bootloader14:35
Sven_vBsorry sent too early14:35
Sven_vBI have a netbook that shall run Ubuntu bionic, and I'm in a bionic live session. the BIOS-like EFI utility doesn't like me much (or at least it doesn't like SuperGrub), so before I take the effort to install Ubuntu, I'd like to try install a bootloader to see a failure message to the effect of "I would have booted Ubuntu now, if there was any." what would you suggest?14:36
lotuspsychjeSven_vB: what brand is this netbook?14:38
Sven_vBrenn0xtk9, I guess so. the man page of apt doesn't even have -y.14:38
Sven_vBlotuspsychje, Acer Aspire Switch SW5-012. I even had to compile some special version of GRUB to get the live session to boot.14:39
Sven_vBthis is the tutorial I used https://gist.github.com/mk-pmb/512a8105d3b39e55152c7fda248cd97614:39
Sven_vBI've tried bootctl install and it looked like it had successfully installed a Linux Boot Manager, but when I boot w/o the USB thumb drive, "No Bootable Device"14:41
lotuspsychjeSven_vB: are you trying uefi or legacy?14:43
Sven_vBI also renamed the microsoft stuff on the EFI partition and placed the SuperGrub EFI files instead, same14:44
Sven_vBlotuspsychje, I'd like legacy, but I can't get the BIOS-like config program to allow that, so instead I'm trying EFI.14:44
Sven_vBmaybe I should try supergrub + my custom GRUB EFI14:46
lotuspsychjewonder why it cant go legacy14:46
Sven_vBprobably same why the Config Utility won't accept navigation via arrow keys: they reeeeally want me to acknowledge how futuristic they are. (e.g. the only way to navigate the config utility quickly is by touching the screen.)14:47
Sven_vBto the point that you can't even confirm the BIOS admin password with return, no, you have to click ok14:48
Sven_vBand each time I get the "No Bootable Device" error, it tries to help me by resetting all settings to factory default, reeealy annoying as well.14:49
Sven_vBI'm so glad I got this one for free, so I know to never _buy_ an Acer Switch.14:50
Sven_vBoh yeah and I did update the config utility this week, so it's not like they'd be fixing such stuff.14:52
lotuspsychjeSven_vB: maybe you cant switch to legacy without a bios update or so?14:52
Sven_vBprobably no-one at Acer uses the either, or they'd have found out their onscreen keyboard blocks the ok button14:52
lotuspsychjeSven_vB: try to set the supervisor password, maybe you can also switch then14:53
Sven_vBlotuspsychje, right, some blogs said that. the config utility update claimed to have included a BIOS update, and it indeed increased the "BIOS version" on the info screen.14:53
Sven_vByes I do have a supervisor password14:53
Sven_vBand yes that was required to disable secure boot14:53
lotuspsychjehmm weird you cant still legacy then14:54
lotuspsychjedid you reboot after setting legacy14:54
Sven_vByeah. or maybe it just has a weird name so I didn't find it?14:54
Sven_vBI don't find any option to select legacy14:54
lotuspsychjeshould be when you choose uefi/legacy14:55
Sven_vBhowever, if the live session USB boots, there's gotta be a way to pwn the disk as well.14:55
Sven_vBI'll reboot and see if I can find such a combo option14:55
lotuspsychjeok14:55
lotuspsychjegood luck14:55
Sven_vBshall I make photos of the config screens?14:55
lotuspsychjeSven_vB: if you want14:56
lotuspsychjeSven_vB: https://itsfoss.com/no-bootable-device-found-ubuntu/14:57
Sven_vBthanks, I'll read14:59
Sven_vBoh if I go legacy I probably need to reconfigure the BIOS-like utility if I want to boot Windows 10, right? in that case I should stay with EFI15:00
lotuspsychjeSven_vB: are you going to dualboot?15:00
Sven_vByeah, at least sometimes. like yesterday when I needed to know whether the SD card malfunction was a problem with Ubuntu or the hardware.15:01
Sven_vBin those cases it's nice to be able to compare15:01
lotuspsychje!uefi | Sven_vB might wanna read this then15:02
ubottuSven_vB might wanna read this then: UEFI is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. It is meant as a replacement for the BIOS. For information on how to set up and install Ubuntu and its derivatives on UEFI machines please read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI15:02
lotuspsychjeSven_vB: or talk to EriC^^ later, he's our uefi expert15:03
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Sven_vBwill do15:06
aneonhi, I compiled and installed a package, now I need to make a -devel version, how to do that without adding source repo and other stuff15:19
Br|aNanyone alive here?15:21
lotuspsychjeaneon: are you contributing to an ubuntu package?15:21
lotuspsychje!ask | Br|aN15:21
ubottuBr|aN: Please don't ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most likely reply. :-) See also !patience15:21
Br|aNok my vps is running ubuntu 14.04 and i do the do upgrade thing adn it wont upgrade any other way to upgrade it15:25
tomreyn!14.04 | Br|aN15:26
ubottuBr|aN: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) was the 20th release of Ubuntu. !End-of-life was April 25th, 2019. Paid support (ESM) is available. See also !esm, !eol, !eolupgrade15:26
aneonlotuspsychje: I may but for now I need some upstream packages15:26
tomreynBr|aN: so 14.04 is end of life, this is why upgrading may be more difficult. but actually i assume you can still upgrade using the standard approach.15:27
aneonfor now I have fixed the stuff by moving pcre-8.41 in the src directory15:27
tomreynBr|aN: what's the "upgrade thing" you're doing?15:27
tomreynBr|aN: and what does "it wont upgrade" look like?15:28
wildermindHi, I bought a dongle D-Link DW222 and apparently it does not support My kernel version (latest) and I tried every possible way of installing it and it didn't work.15:36
wildermindNow, I am looking for a recommendation ab about a dongle with SIM card that you can recommend and works with Ubuntu for sure?15:37
wildermindi.e a mobile router15:37
aneonnetgear 4g modem will work15:41
aneonI use asus pocketsize router with USB dongle15:43
aneon(when I go abroad but generally dislike wireless)15:43
wildermindaneon: can you send a link or specific model ? :)15:43
Br|aNNew release '14.04.1 LTS' available.15:47
Br|aNRun 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it.15:47
Br|aNthats what i did15:47
Br|aNand i got15:47
Br|aNAfter updating your package information, the essential package15:48
Br|aN'ubuntu-minimal' could not be located. This may be because you have15:48
Br|aNno official mirrors listed in your software sources, or because of15:48
Br|aN excessive load on the mirror you are using. See /etc/apt/sources.list15:48
Br|aN for the current list of configured software sources.15:48
Br|aN In the case of an overloaded mirror, you may want to try the upgrade15:48
Br|aNagain later.15:48
Br|aNmy bad forgot sabout pastebin15:50
Sven_vBdo I really need to install Ubuntu onto a local hard drive just to be able to install GRUB in UEFI mode into my existing ESP? I don't want it to find any kernels yet, just want to see a GRUB rescue shell so I know my BIOS-like utility managed to load GRUB.15:58
Br|aN!patience15:58
ubottuDon't feel ignored and repeat your question quickly; if nobody knows your answer, nobody will answer you. While you wait, try searching https://help.ubuntu.com or https://ubuntuforums.org or https://askubuntu.com/15:58
Sven_vB!eolupgrade | Br|aN15:58
ubottuBr|aN: End-Of-Life is when security updates and support for an Ubuntu release stop, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOL for more info. Looking to upgrade from an EOL release? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades15:58
Sven_vBBr|aN, if that guide doesn't help, please report what step failed, with details: what did you attempt? what did you expect? what did you observe instead=16:00
tomreynBr|aN: you should update your system to the latest point release before you try to do a release upgrade.16:04
tomreynmy understanding is that you do *not* need to use the 'manual' process discussed in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades to upgrade ubuntu 14.04.6 to 16.04.6, but that you can do so using do-release-upgrade.16:05
Br|aNhttps://paste.ubuntu.com/p/V8SQybRXmc/16:07
tomreyn!precise16:08
ubottuUbuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) was the sixteenth release of Ubuntu. !End-of-life was April 28th 2017. See https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2017-April/003833.html for more information16:08
tomreynyou're on 12.04, not 14.0416:08
Br|aNo ya16:09
Br|aNduh16:09
tomreyni suggest you backup and do a fresh install16:09
Br|aNi missed that16:09
aneonwildermind: search netgear LTE modem 112016:09
Br|aNok its been a min since i messed wtih ubuntu and this server how to do backup16:09
wildermindaneon: ty!16:10
tomreyn!backup | Br|aN16:10
ubottuBr|aN: There are many ways to back your system up. Here's a few: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem , https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DuplicityBackupHowto , https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HomeUserBackup , https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MondoMindi - See also !sbackup, !borg, and !cloning16:10
tomreynand please do use punctuation.16:11
Br|aNhmm seems my vps provider doesnt have teh stuff i need16:15
tomreynwhat is the 'stuff [you] need'?16:15
Br|aNhttps://paste.ubuntu.com/p/43rG7Xcjmc/16:16
Br|aNfreakin buyvm16:17
tomreynare you still trying to upgrade this system which is two LTS releases behind?16:18
tomreyni.e., did you decide against my recommendation (backup, install a supported ubuntu release)?16:18
Br|aNno im trying to back up everything like my ircd znc users and stuff16:18
Br|aNbut it wont find the back up utitlity thing16:19
Br|aNsorry im running on no sleep16:19
tomreynsleep first, come back when you did.16:19
Br|aNill do t his on my next day off on tuesday with a fresh mind16:20
Br|aNgirls about to come over anyway16:20
tomreynto install software, you'll need to point your apt sources to http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu16:21
Br|aNthanks for the help16:22
tomreynyou're welcome, have a good night.16:25
fastfreshtomreyn: thank you, that windows ACPI line trick helped. Now it wakes up nicely16:46
hypercoreany graphicsmagick users here?16:47
tomreynfastfresh: nice! i bet TJ- would love to hear this when he's around.16:47
tomreynhypercore: no polls, please. just state the support question, if any.16:48
hypercoretomreyn: i want to create a gif where each frame is a word from a string of text16:48
tomreyneach frame, so an animated gif, i assume?16:50
hypercorecorrect16:50
hypercorebasically the graphicsmagick equivalent of this -> https://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/text/16:51
fastfreshI wonder why it doesn't work out of the box. `sudo strings /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/DSDT | grep Linux` reports found strings, so I would expect support for linux acpi16:51
hypercoretomreyn: or if you know another piece of software which could do it faster, that would be even better16:51
tomreynhypercore: i personally lack experience with this, sorry.16:52
B|ack0phow can i enable fingerprint on my ThinkPad t400 on Ubuntu 18.04 ?16:53
tomreynfastfresh: apparently your mainboard firmware, like so many, send / announce different ACPI tables to Linux systems than to Windows ones, and the Linux ones are not sound.16:53
B|ack0pi tried this but doesnt work: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1107755/fingerprint-reader-in-ubuntu-18-0416:53
B|ack0pfingerprint device vendor is Authentec16:54
B|ack0pBus 004 Device 002: ID 08ff:2810 AuthenTec, Inc. AES281016:54
hypercoretomreyn: all good, apparently nobody has experience with this :P16:54
tomreynfastfresh: many just know of Windows versions and "anything else", and "anything else" is a(n often badly composed) baseline.16:54
lotuspsychjehypercore: see also: snap find gif16:55
B|ack0pearlier i had another thinkpad, i installed fingerprint gui but it was not so effective that it was asking me swap my finger everytime it asks password. i just want it on login16:55
blackflowhypercore: I did that once, long time ago. basically a two step process, first you create individual frames as individual images, then you combine them into gif. as for specific commands, it's been a while and it's too long for irc anyway16:55
blackflowWe had a facebook app where you could supply text for pre-defined gif templates and post the result on your or friend's wall.16:57
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: there's a small wiki here, maybe it can help? https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/session-fingerprint.html.en16:59
hypercoreblackflow: nice, yeah struggling to find how to do it with graphicsmagick16:59
hypercoreapparently there are not many experts on this particular topic16:59
blackflowhypercore: there are IM tutorials on how to write text into images16:59
blackflowhypercore: http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/text/17:00
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: seems also interesting: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1049526/fingerprint-activation-on-ubuntu-18-04?noredirect=1&lq=117:00
B|ack0plotuspsychje: i did that but doesnt work. in Users setting i choose finger to enroll but at that section it gets freeze that doesnt let me do anything. then fingerprint device is getting extremely hot17:00
B|ack0pi removed that driver now17:00
blackflowhypercore: and how to combine them into a gif: http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/layers/#append17:00
B|ack0plotuspsychje: i already googled before asking here :)17:01
B|ack0pi read and did all of them you posted17:01
B|ack0pbut not working for me17:01
B|ack0pi dont know why17:01
hypercoreblackflow: graphicsmagick i'm using :P17:01
hypercorebut thanks for the link17:01
B|ack0pblackflow: i made my B capitalised not to confuse with your nick :p17:02
hypercorebasically i'm trying to optimize render time, and gm is faster than im17:02
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: did you also find this launchpad? https://launchpad.net/~fingerprint17:03
B|ack0plotuspsychje: not that17:04
blackflowhypercore: it's a fork of IM isnt' it? same commands and procedures should work17:04
hypercoreblackflow: think the api changed, hasn't it?17:04
blackflowhypercore: a little but I don't think much of it changed, it was mostly a political fork17:04
B|ack0plotuspsychje: my device id is not there17:05
hypercoreoh right17:05
B|ack0pso not supported?17:05
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+bug/178797417:05
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1787974 in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) "Fingerprint authentication not available in 18.04" [Low,New]17:05
blackflowhypercore: if I were to do it today, though, I'd do it with python and Pillow17:05
hypercorei get "gm convert: Unable to get type metrics (Anthony) [No such file or directory]."17:05
hypercorefor "convert ... label:Anthony"17:05
B|ack0plotuspsychje: then sudo apt install fprintd  or sudo apt install libpam-fprintd17:07
B|ack0p?17:07
B|ack0pactually this includes all which i already tried "sudo apt install -y fprintd libpam-fprintd"17:07
B|ack0pdidnt work17:07
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: if you feel the bug is related to you, affect yourself to the bug please17:08
B|ack0psomeone commented "17:08
B|ack0pthis thing didn't work for ThinkPad series – Akhil Surapuram Jul 5 at 6:2117:08
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: maybe add your experience story to it17:08
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: it might be worth trying out 19.04 or 19.10 as a test too17:09
B|ack0plotuspsychje: i added my experience in launcpad17:12
B|ack0pthx for your help anyway17:13
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: at the top, add yourself also affected to the bug17:13
kwispelHi all! I have a question. I have a VPS running ubuntu and I can start a SOCKS5 proxy on that VPS by ssh'ing as following: `ssh -D 12345 -N server`. Now, I want to start such SOCKS5 proxy automatically on the server. How can that be done? I guess I could do in an init script `ssh -D 12345 localhost`, but is there a cleaner way?17:16
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: by affecting the bug, it has now confirmed, thank you for helping making ubuntu better17:18
B|ack0pi am glad :)17:18
blackflowkwispel: yeah a systemd service unit17:20
kwispelblackflow: right, but such solution does still involve actually ssh'ing into our own daemon?17:20
kwispelI was hoping I could somehow configure the daemon to already start such SOCKS5 proxy on port 12345 automatically17:20
blackflowkwispel: not sure what you mean by that17:21
blackflowsystemd services can start on boot (or on other events) without user intervention17:22
kwispelwell as far as I understand, on the server I would do something like `ssh -D 12345 -N localhost`17:22
kwispelit looks odd (to me) to ssh into your own machine17:22
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: wich kernel are you on?17:27
blackflowkwispel: that command is executed on the machine where you want the socket created17:27
B|ack0perrr17:28
B|ack0plet me check17:28
kwispelblackflow: yes17:28
blackflowkwispel: so what's confusing you?17:28
B|ack0plotuspsychje: 4.18.0-25-generic17:28
kwispelnot so much, I was hoping there is a way to configure sshd that it automatically starts a SOCKS5 on that port17:29
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: ah, ok you are on the HWE already, i was going to propose that as a test17:29
blackflowkwispel: a port to _where_?17:30
B|ack0pyea latest 18.04.217:30
blackflowkwispel: and it's not sshd but ssh client17:30
kwispelblackflow: a port on the local system17:30
kwispelI am not getting my question through it seems17:30
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: if you test a 19.04 or 19.10 and it seems to solve, could you add that to the bug?17:31
blackflowkwispel: so on that system create a systemd unit that starts a service that Exec's that ssh command17:31
blackflowkwispel: methinks you first need to figure out how ssh socks proxying works17:31
B|ack0plotuspsychje: i didnt test 19.x17:31
kwispelI actually know how it works17:31
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: its a proposal, just trying to widen your options17:32
kwispelI just want to automate it on the server side, and I thought it was "odd" to ssh into localhost17:32
B|ack0pif i install one day i can add that17:32
B|ack0pbut i like to stay on LTS as possible..17:32
lotuspsychjei understand17:32
B|ack0pdoes it work on vm maybe? i can try one day..17:32
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: not sure if fingerprint will pickup over a VM17:33
lotuspsychjedidnt test that myself17:33
B|ack0pwell earlier i could get fingerprint working on my thinkpad x201 - different machine. but it was gui/different software17:33
blackflowkwispel: you don't open it on the server side, you open it on the client side17:33
B|ack0pi didnt like it and deleted anyway17:34
B|ack0pit was asking me to swap finger everytime..17:34
lotuspsychjeB|ack0p: feel free to share your dmesg, maybe we can see something wrong there17:34
blackflowkwispel: or more precisely, on the machine where you want the socket to be created, that leads to a remote machine17:34
kwispelblackflow: by default yes, but I want the server to open it automatically when it boots17:34
ctrlbreakAnyone here willing to help me understand why I can't seem to do a 'do-release-upgrade' from Ubuntu 14.04 atm?17:34
kwispeland for that, we need ssh into localhost, and I thought that was odd17:34
ctrlbreak:-( Havin a pretty s%$#ty day at the moment.17:34
lotuspsychjectrlbreak: did you sign up for ESM?17:34
B|ack0pctrlbreak: did u try distro-upgrade ?17:34
ctrlbreakESM?17:34
lotuspsychje!esm | ctrlbreak17:35
ubottuctrlbreak: Canonical offers paid extended security support for end-of-life LTS releases through the Ubuntu Advantage program. For more information, see https://ubuntu.com/esm . ESM is not an Ubuntu community offering; please direct questions about it to Canonical directly.17:35
blackflowkwispel: not "by default".  look what -D does. you issue that on the machine _from_ where you open the socks proxy17:35
ctrlbreaksudo apt-get dist-upgrade ?17:35
ctrlbreakNope... I did not sign up for ESM.17:36
blackflowkwispel: imagine it's a pipe and network packes get into it on the IN side, and get out on the OUT side. you open the socks proxy on the IN side17:36
B|ack0pctrlbreak: yes17:36
kwispelblackflow: either you do `ssh -D 12345 server` on the client or `ssh -D 12345 localhost` on the server - both start a socks5 proxy on port 12345 on the server17:36
blackflowkwispel: yes but the latter leads nowhere, certainly not back to your client17:36
lotuspsychjectrlbreak: ok tnx, 14.04 is end of life, its advisable to fresh install a supported version or !eolupgrade17:36
lotuspsychje*or17:36
hortielhi17:37
hortielhow do ddI draw in libredraw? the pencil doesn't draw instead produces curves?17:37
ctrlbreakI realize is EOL... which is why I'm trying to bring this box current17:37
TJ-!eol | ctrlbreak you'd need to 'start' by switching to the old-releases.ubuntu.com servers to ensure d-r-u can do a last upgrade on all the 14.04 packages before it fetches the newer, supported, release17:37
ubottuctrlbreak you'd need to 'start' by switching to the old-releases.ubuntu.com servers to ensure d-r-u can do a last upgrade on all the 14.04 packages before it fetches the newer, supported, release: End-Of-Life is when security updates and support for an Ubuntu release stop, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOL for more info. Looking to upgrade from an EOL release? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades17:37
kwispelblackflow: I am not following you, it does not have to lead to anywhere? it'a a sock proxy, not a -L or -R proxy!?17:37
kwispelall it does is starting a sock5 on the given port17:38
ctrlbreakThank you for the direction to the EOL info.17:38
blackflowkwispel: and that "all" connects to the remote side where the packets sent to the socket are forwarded to17:38
blackflow(and in the other direction too)17:38
blackflowit's a pipe. it needs a remote side. opening a socks proxy to "localhost" makes zero sense17:39
kwispelafaik any client can use the socks5, I really don't see what you are getting at17:39
kwispeluhm, socks5 is no pipe? this is no -L or -R pipe17:39
ctrlbreakFWIW - Thanks for not freaking out that it's an old box that's clearly past support.  I'm trying to assist someone without having to flatten and start over, and figured I'd be up against something like this.17:40
blackflowkwispel: “Socket Secure (SOCKS) is an Internet protocol that exchanges network packets between a client and server through a proxy server. Practically, a SOCKS server proxies TCP connection to an arbitrary IP address, and provides a means for UDP packets to be forwarded.“17:40
blackflowso yeah, it's a pipe17:40
blackflowaka poor man's VPN17:41
kwispelyes, ofcourse - but in the sense as a local/remote tunnen as we have with -L and -R17:41
kwispel+not17:41
blackflowkwispel: then what does it do17:41
kwispelit's perfectly valid to start a SOCKS5 locally on a server with `ssh -D 12345 localhost`, it does not need to have endpoints at the moment of declaration17:42
blackflowkwispel: and what does that do, what happens to packets that are sent to the socket17:42
kwispelwhat would it do? it's a proxy, so the packets are forwarded to the host as requested by the client accessing the proxy17:43
blackflowyou mean..... a pipe?17:43
blackflowand anyway why would that not work as a systemd service?17:44
kwispelI am referring to: [19:39:03] <blackflow> it's a pipe. it needs a remote side. opening a socks proxy to "localhost" makes zero sense17:44
blackflowthat is correct.17:44
kwispelit must make sense, or you could not implement a systemd service anyway17:44
blackflowyou wanted to stick it into an init script, so instead use systemd unit.17:45
blackflowif an init script could work, then a systemd service would too.17:45
kwispelofcourse, but I am referring to your statement `... localhost` makes zero sense.17:46
blackflowyes, it makes zero sense for socks _proxy_17:46
kwispelyou can start such proxy wherever you want, localhost included17:46
blackflowkwispel: okay, so a systemd service would work?17:46
kwispelyes17:47
blackflowkwispel: then problem solved?17:47
kwispelin which we Exec: ssh -D 12345 -N localhost17:47
kwispelthat was never the problem :)17:47
blackflowkwispel: then what was?17:48
kwispelI was wondering if we could configure sshd to start such socks5 automatically, instead of having to ssh into ourself, so to speak17:49
blackflowkwispel: dude.... yes, stick that into a systemd unit17:49
kwispelthat doesn't answer "... instead of having to ssh into ourself"17:50
blackflowI give up.17:51
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blackflowkwispel: "19:46 < kwispel> you can start such proxy wherever you want, localhost included"  -- yes but not with the syntax you provided. you probably meant    ssh -D localhost:12345 <remote-side>    where "localhost" is redundant, that syntax specifies the outbound binding IP17:56
blackflow"localhost" for remote side makes zero sense.17:56
kwispelNo, I meant `ssh -D 12345 localhost` - this is executed on the VPS17:57
blackflowkwispel: that doesn't do anything, loops back to itself17:57
kwispeluhm? no17:58
blackflowuhm yes17:58
blackflow"localhost" is resolved on the machine where you exec that ssh command, which unless you messed with dns, is 127.0.0.1 so you loopback to yourself.17:59
kwispelI believe you are confusing with a local/remote pipe (-L / -R)17:59
blackflowI'm not17:59
blackflowre-read the manpage18:00
blackflowkwispel:     | machine A:   -D 1234 ||> - - - - - - - - - -  ssh connection - - - - - - - - - - ||> machine B |               so when you configure, say, Firefox to use port 1234 on machine A, packets are forwarded over ssh and are exiting there, so that traffic is piped through the ssh connection.18:03
kwispelsomething related https://superuser.com/questions/1308495/how-to-create-a-socks-proxy-with-ssh18:03
orf_Hey guys, I really need some help here. I've finally got my partner to try Ubuntu (yay!). I've installed it on her machine, which has a dodgy touch screen interface (slightly cracked, causes lots of keypresses).18:03
orf_I've disabled this input device in the X11 config18:03
orf_But it doesn't appear to apply to the *login* screen.18:03
orf_I used this answer: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1038248/how-to-disable-touchscreen-permanently-on-ubuntu-18-04/1038259, is there a separate config somewhere for lib input in the login screen?18:04
blackflowkwispel: that doesn't do what you think it does18:04
kwispelblackflow: I am really not sure why wou want to explain how piping works, I know all that - I am just answering on your `ssh -D 12345 localhost` makes zero sense remark18:04
TJ-orf_: is the touchscreen connected via USB?18:05
orf_Nope, it's built into the display18:05
kwispelI believe you are confusing -L/-R with -D, but I could be wrong18:05
TJ-orf_: right, but is it *connected* via USB?18:05
blackflowkwispel: I'm certainly not.18:05
TJ-orf_: most are18:05
orf_What's the best way to check? I doubt it, the machine is a Dell integrated monitor + computer18:06
blackflowkwispel: at any rate, that command always runs on the socket initiating machine. so if you want a connection BACK from the VSP to your machine, that ain't gonna work18:06
TJ-orf_: I have exactly the same issue here and I de-authorise the USB device. See https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/PgFNppTncY/18:07
kwispelblackflow: that's not how SOCKS5 work18:07
kwispelit's a "dynamic" proxy after all18:07
blackflowkwispel: which is irrelevant to the fact that you can't initiate it from the VPS back to your local machine using that command.18:08
kwispelwho is proposing to do that? the client connects to the socks5 proxy, and from that moment, we have bidirectional session18:09
blackflowkwispel: it's very simple. ssh opens a TCP socket on the machine where it was called on. then runs a ssh connection to the remote side and forwards packets between that TCP socket and a connecting socket on the remote machine. there is no other way for that to work.18:09
orf_TJ- there doesn't appear to be a device connected to the hub :(. There is a "Microdia" device, which I don't recognise, but nothing else of any relevance18:09
TJ-orf_: you'll need to search the input class devices to figure out which it is then18:10
blackflowkwispel: yes but you need to _open_ that connection from somewhere18:10
blackflowestablish the pipe between two machines.18:10
kwispelas said, the client connects to the socks5 proxy on the server18:10
orf_Any tips on that TJ-?18:10
orf_I've disabled it in the lib input config, so it's not coming up there18:10
kwispelin the same way the client would connect to a http proxy, or a socks4 proxy, or any other kind of proxy18:10
TJ-orf_: try "ls -l /sys/class/input/input*"18:10
Lantizia_Hypothetically :)... if your file manager (nautilus, caja, nemo, dolphin, whatever) didn't list your CD/DVD-ROM device in it's sidebar (but it definitely is available, right permissions and can be mounted via cli)... and it was because something is checking the make/model of the drive and deciding not to show it to the user - where might that exception be (code wise?) ?18:11
TJ-Lantizia_: that could be udev rules18:11
Lantizia_TJ-, i thought about that - too low level18:12
TJ-Lantizia_: udev sets 'tags' on devices which userland uses to recognise type18:12
orf_Ok, so I cannot see anything interesting there18:13
TJ-Lantizia_: you could check "grep . /sys/block/sr?/*" for more clues18:13
TJ-orf_: can you show us the USB vendor:product ID of that microdia device ?18:13
Lantizia_TJ-, i should clarify - I don't have a cd/dvd drive that's not showing up and I want to fix it... rather I can create a cd/dvd drive of any make/model strings I like - and *want* it to not show up :D18:13
Lantizia_so essentially I'm hunting for something that may not even exist - hence 'Hypothetically :)...'18:14
TJ-Lantizia_: I'd still use udev to alter the tags, as I recall there is a tag to 'hide' devices18:14
TJ-Lantizia_: how are you creating this virtual CD device?18:14
Lantizia_TJ-, how can it hide them?18:15
TJ-Lantizia_: because some userland tools 'look' for certain device tags18:15
Lantizia_TJ-, CDEmu - it lets you pick your own vendor ID/product ID/revision and vendor-specific strings18:15
TJ-Lantizia_: ahhh, OK, let me experiment here18:15
OziHello everyone. I want to install wine 3.21, however my "Available Wine version" only go upto 3.20. Could someone help me install wine 3.21?18:15
Lantizia_so I kinda want to make a CDEmu device that the file managers don't want to handle18:16
Lantizia_I've already got media automounting turned off - but it still shows up in the file manager18:16
TJ-Lantizia_: which desktop environment are you targeting? I think the ability to 'hide' is not universal18:17
Lantizia_MATE18:17
Ozinvm18:17
Lantizia_TJ-, so the default Vendor ID of a CDEmu device is 'CDEmu   ', are you thinking if this was something like 'HideEmu ' - udev could spot this with a special rule and set the tag that MATE will look for and not bother trying to show it in caja (file manager) or mount it18:21
Lantizia_ultimately I'm still going to want to mount it in my script though using either udisksctl / gio - or whatever the heck I'm supposed to use these days - basically whatever utility represents what MATE was doing automatically through the file manager18:22
Lantizia_so if the 'tag' affects that functionality - it wouldn't do me much good18:22
orf_So I've disabled the multitouch kernel module18:24
orf_But the login screen still seems to be affected18:24
orf_So the question is, why does the login screen not respect the lib input config?18:25
orf_Is there a simpler login screen I can use? This is a bit ridiculous18:25
ioriaorf_, are you sure blacklisted the correct module ? btw, you can try lightdm18:30
fastfreshHow do I propose a patch to a package?18:34
TJ-Lantizia_: no, I was looking at the TAGs and other ENV vars udev attaches to devices; I'm looking (right now) at "udevadm info -p block/sr0"18:36
TJ-orf_: >>> can you show us the USB vendor:product ID of that microdia device ?18:39
imahmoudHi guys, I have installed ubuntu-18.04.2-preinstalled-server-arm64+raspi3.img on my Raspbarry Pi 3 B+. Then installed Docker. And started the steps of installing OpenProject on Ubuntu using a docker image. when I do the step: sudo apt-get update I receive the following error: standard_init_linux.go:211: exec user process caused "exec format error"18:39
imahmoudcan you help me with the steps that I can take to resolve this problem.18:39
orf_I've found the vendor and product ID's for the screen in syslog and used your config TJ-18:40
orf_Thank you so much18:40
orf_It's working now18:41
orf_for future reference, what significance are the integers at the start of the config files?18:41
Lantizia_TJ-, well I have found "UDISKS_IGNORE" which can be set via udev it seems18:41
orf_Like 40-xyz, or your 99-...?18:41
TJ-Lantizia_: that's the one! I couldn't recall what it was, nice find18:43
TJ-orf_: for lexical file ordering18:43
orf_Ahh, so no association with run levels or something like that?18:44
TJ-orf_: 10-xxxx with be read before 11-aaaa18:44
sappheirosCould you please help me solve https://askubuntu.com/questions/1158243/how-to-fix-duplicate-wireless-taskbar-display ?18:44
TJ-orf_: numbers are easy to sort, whereas alphabet relies on locale18:44
TJ-orf_: so the touchscreen is the Microdia USB device?18:45
sappheirosMy wireless taskbar panel is showing twice instead of once.18:46
orf_No, it was a "CoolTouch" device TJ-18:46
sappheirosi.e. two icons18:46
orf_Sorry, yes, it was USB.18:47
orf_But not the Microdia one18:47
ctrlbreakHooray!... Almost up to 18.04.02 from 14.04 now.18:54
TJ-orf_: aha, that was what I was getting at18:57
TJ-orf_: because the de-authorise 'trick' only works for USb devices18:57
Lantizia_TJ-, will have a try at writing a rule in a bit - gonna have something to eat first... although still worried it'd knock out my ability to use things like udisksctl as well18:58
FrostiikinI'm having issues installing Ubuntu on an old 2008 mac, I get some error 5 thing whenever I try to install. I'm trying to dual boot with rEFind.19:01
FrostiikinAlso I'm a Linux noon so please keep it simple19:02
FrostiikinNoob*19:02
FrostiikinI've tried a USB and a SD card with a card reader and they both produced the same issues19:02
FrostiikinThe mac is one of those desktops with aluminum casing19:02
FrostiikinThe installer and try before install things work fine19:03
FrostiikinI've also tried Linux mint and same problems19:04
FrostiikinAs to why I'm using such an old mac, I am saving up to buy parts for a new pc since my main one broke19:05
FrostiikinIm about $200 away19:05
magic_ninja_workhas anyone gotten nvidia optimus working in 19.0419:09
lotuspsychjemagic_ninja_work: optimus cards should work, when you install the nvidia driver19:09
magic_ninja_workThe card works, but I have to logout to switch video drivers19:10
lotuspsychjemagic_ninja_work: why do you want to switch drivers?19:11
magic_ninja_workbumblebee doesn't seem to be the way to go right now.19:11
lotuspsychjemagic_ninja_work: or do you mean switch from intel - nvidia19:11
magic_ninja_worklotuspsychje, yes, switch between the two cards, or offload to nvidia19:11
TJ-Lantizia_: I've created a rule that is supposed to set UDISKS_IGNORE=1 but despite it triggering I do not see it reported by udevadm info and udisksctl status still shows the device. If you want udisks to manage the device though, this is not going to work, and there is no other universal way to tell file-managers to ignore devices (especially those that have user privileges)19:12
lotuspsychjemagic_ninja_work: to switch between the cards, you need to make sure your nvidia driver installed, then open nvidia-settings and change performance mode/powersaving mode19:12
magic_ninja_workAnd you have to log out and back in.19:13
pcworldDoes Ubuntu not keep all package versions in their repo? I would like to revert rustc in Ubuntu 18.10 from 1.34.1 to 1.32, but apt-cache policy rustc only offers me 1.28.0 and 1.34.1 (I had 1.32.0 before)19:14
lotuspsychjepcworld: 18.10 will soon be end of life, perhaps time to move up the ladder?19:14
pcworldlotuspsychje: that doesn't really solve my problem?19:15
pcworldI see the 1.32 version in http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/r/rustc/, but why is it apparently not part of the Releases file?19:15
lotuspsychje!info rustc cosmic19:16
ubotturustc (source: rustc): Rust systems programming language. In component universe, is extra. Version 1.34.1+dfsg2+llvm-0ubuntu1~18.10.1 (cosmic), package size 18792 kB, installed size 68878 kB19:16
lotuspsychjepcworld: you have external ppa's in your system?19:16
pcworldnot related to rust no19:17
pcworldIs it normal that not all old versions are part of the Releases file?19:17
pcworldThis is my output of apt-cache policy rustc: https://pastebin.com/raw/B3Yre5XH19:17
pcworldLooking into http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/r/rustc/, there were obviously many versions in between19:18
ioriafor cosmic you just have 1.3419:18
magic_ninja_worklotuspsychje, I guess I also should have mentioned, do I industrial design work. I need to run VM's on the fly to interact with specialized equipment. Not that I can't log out and back in, it is just a pretty huge hassel if I am doing other stuff and have to switch gears quickly.19:19
pcworldioria: well I had 1.32 before on cosmic, I just wanted to revert the upgrade from 1.32 to 1.34.119:19
pcworldand am a little surprised that apt-cache policy does not offer 1.32 anymore19:19
ioriapcworld, sy, i don't see how could you have 1.32 (without a ppa)19:20
lotuspsychjemagic_ninja_work: what happens exactly when you switch between cards from nvidia-settings?19:20
magic_ninja_workIt functions fine.19:20
jeremy31rustc 1.32 shows in changelog19:20
magic_ninja_workI just have to start a new x session19:20
lotuspsychjemagic_ninja_work: why?19:20
magic_ninja_workHonestly, I'm thinking that perhaps I could start an x session with a minimalist window manager and run a full-screen VM that way.19:20
magic_ninja_worklotuspsychje, because you have to in order to switch cards.19:21
magic_ninja_worknvidia prime-select requires it19:21
lotuspsychjemagic_ninja_work: and what do you want exactly then?19:22
TJ-Lantizia_: for udev rule see https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/WznCRf6TrG/19:27
magic_ninja_workparticularly i just figured I would see if anyone here had bumblee working or knew anything else about the status of nvidia optimus in hte linux kernel19:28
FrostiikinUh hey, I'm trying to install Ubuntu on this old early 2008 mac desktop, but whenever I try to install it it says errno 5 input/output error. I've tried multiple different USB drives but nothing seems to work...19:42
Bundestrojanergood evening. My PC (ubuntu 16.04 LTS) crashed yesterday, completely frozen, showing some lines of the startup "terminal" in shifted lines.19:42
BundestrojanerAfter rebooting, I've noticed a massive drop in "in-game performance". The driver manager says it's using the Nouveau-driver while nVidia X Server settings says, 418.56 is running.19:42
Bundestrojanergrep "X Driver" /var/log/Xorg.0.log  -> [    18.459] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  418.56  Fri Mar 15 12:37:35 CDT 201919:42
BundestrojanerI already tried apt remove nvidia* -> reboot -> tell driver manager to install nvidia-418.56, left me with the same low performance.19:42
FrostiikinI've also tried installing Linux mint cinnamon and same error19:44
lotuspsychjeFrostiikin: input/output errors mostly indicate HD bad sectors, maybe do a checkup?19:46
FrostiikinI can boot both from the USB but neither will install19:46
FrostiikinHow do I check?19:47
lotuspsychjeFrostiikin: is it 18.04 you trying to install?19:47
FrostiikinWhatever is the most recent19:47
BundestrojanerIn the last few months, i had a few incidents where after a kernel upgrade the GUI wouldn't start and i had to enter recovery and re-install nvidia driver.19:47
BundestrojanerI have no idea where to start here.19:47
lotuspsychjeBundestrojaner: wich chipset is your card?19:47
lotuspsychjeFrostiikin: i had good experiences with 18.04 on several macs lately19:48
Bundestrojanerlotuspsychje: GTX67019:48
magic_ninja_workFrostiikin, at what point does the install fail? Usually, an IO error is indictative of a hardware problem.19:48
lotuspsychje!mac | Frostiikin19:48
ubottuFrostiikin: For help on installing and using Ubuntu on a Mac, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MactelSupportTeam/CommunityHelpPages19:48
Bob-OboIs NTSF a suitable choice to format my 2.5" SATA SSD?19:48
FrostiikinIt errors out a few minutes in19:49
magic_ninja_workBob-Obo, is it intended for storage or to run an operating system19:49
lotuspsychjeBundestrojaner: for GTX cards, try the ubuntu graphics ppa perhaps19:49
lotuspsychje!nvidia | Bundestrojaner19:49
ubottuBundestrojaner: 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/ppa19:49
magic_ninja_workFrostiikin, you likely have a hardware issue.19:49
Bob-Obomagic_ninja_work: for storage19:49
FrostiikinOh boy...19:49
vadiquehola19:49
magic_ninja_workBob-Obo, yes, ntfs is just fine. You will want the ntfs tools in order to check the drive. Not sure if they will be installed by default19:50
Bundestrojanerlotuspsychje: i've used 418.56 for at least 2 weeks without any problems before this happened19:50
Bob-OboNo they are not. How do I get them?19:50
vadiqueYesterday I wrote how Debian 10 is unfriendly to my network card, and that I'm going to try Ubuntu19:50
vadiqueyet I'm writing from Ubuntu (:19:51
vadiqueit works19:51
lotuspsychjeBundestrojaner: what does ubuntu-devices suggest for your card?19:51
TJ-vadique: depends on the network device - usually it is the device (manufacturer) that is unfriendly to Linux (Debian) and doesn't provide  mainline drivers19:52
Bundestrojanerlotuspsychje: 430.2619:52
lotuspsychjeBundestrojaner: try that perhaps?19:52
Bundestrojanerlotuspsychje: i will and report back. thx!19:52
vadiqueTJ-, sooner it is Debian which pick very very very old linuxes (kernels) for new releases, focusing on old hardware19:52
lotuspsychjeBundestrojaner: good luck19:52
Bundestrojanerlotuspsychje: shall i remove 418 before. Or will the driver manager do it right?19:53
lotuspsychjeBundestrojaner: you can switch from software&updates tab/additional drivers19:53
Bob-Obomagic_ninja_work: No they are not. How do I get the NTSF tools?19:56
magic_ninja_work!ntfs19:56
ubottuTo view your Windows/Mac partitions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticallyMountPartitions - For write access, see !NTFS-3g or !FUSE19:56
magic_ninja_worksec I'm still looking19:56
magic_ninja_worktry ntfsfix19:56
vadiquegosh, it can mount my google drive, that's superb19:58
LaserAllan_Hey guys19:59
LaserAllan_Is there anyone else who's had the issue if using ultrawide displays on Ubuntu?20:00
LaserAllan_I've got a Dell 5120x1440 that I can't get to work on Ubuntu20:00
LaserAllan_On Windows it works and I can't work out what it is20:00
LaserAllan_I can go as high as 3849x144020:00
vadiqueLaserAllan_: how it looks like? a bar?20:00
TJ-LaserAllan_: can you show us "xrandr -q" ?20:01
texlaWhich Dock does ubuntu 18.04 use as part of its activities20:10
LaserAllan_TJ-: yes one sec20:15
pnwiseSo I have a stupid question, how do I add module parameter?20:17
pnwiseI want to add amdgpu.gpu_recovery=120:18
pnwiseBecause sometimes the GPU freeze the whole system and it can't even reboot and I have to hard-reset it20:18
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LaserAllan_TJ-: https://pastebin.com/613UkMQ920:27
LaserAllan_I had a friend tell me that it was sovled by instlaling windows and updating the thunderbolt firemware20:27
LaserAllan_that didn't help for me though20:27
LaserAllan_and i have both a T25 and a T48020:27
LaserAllan_both of which cannot ru the native reosultion of the display20:28
miggypthello all20:31
miggypti have a question: i want to install ubuntu alongside windows. the tricky part is i want to boot ubuntu from a usb stick.  so if i have the pen plugged in, ubuntu starts automatically. if i don't have the pen,windows starts automatically.20:34
miggypti know it's possible, because i've done it before, but can't for the life of me remember how i did it :D20:34
TJ-LaserAllan_: sorry for the delay, was working on something else... so the mode is available on DP-1 - what happens when you choose it?20:34
TJ-LaserAllan_: I can see from xrandr you've had the 2 displays positioned side-by-side so it worked at the Xorg level ("current 7040 x 1440")20:39
blackflowmiggypt: you install grub on your USB and configure the machine to try USB before HDD20:44
LaserAllan_TJ-: How can tha tbe?, i have the dell display connected with USBV-C to the laptop20:45
LaserAllan_According to gnome20:45
LaserAllan_the dell display is 5120x144020:45
LaserAllan_TJ-: I guess there is a way to solve this so i mgiht not hav ehad to install windows and i am going to have to install Linux again and configure all the things :D20:45
TJ-LaserAllan_: what problem do you experience when enabling the external display?20:45
LaserAllan_TJ-: 7040....was really weird, the external screen is 5120x144020:45
LaserAllan_TJ-: It doesn't show me a dekstop at all20:46
TJ-LaserAllan_: right, but 7040 is 1920 + 512020:46
LaserAllan_it pwoers on but no picutre, i fi lower it to 3840x1080 it works20:46
TJ-LaserAllan_: which is the eDP-1 + DP-1 aligned side by side20:46
LaserAllan_TJ-: Well, gnome doesn't say that but yeah20:46
LaserAllan_TJ-: Yeah that can make sense20:46
TJ-LaserAllan_: that might be a memory issue then20:46
LaserAllan_TJ-: But if i choose single display and only choose the dell screen20:47
LaserAllan_it still doesn't work20:47
TJ-LaserAllan_: let's find the Xorg log file and look at that, it'll likely contain clues. Which Ubuntu release is it, 18.04 ?20:47
LaserAllan_I mean I don't really have a need of rthe laptop screen if i can get 5120x144020:47
TJ-LaserAllan_: we can also do an experiement to mode change, do you know how to switch to/use a text console using Ctrl+Alt+F2 ?20:48
miggyptblackflow i remember configuring that during linux installation. i tried installing bootloader in usb drive but that failed. what you're saying is install grub inpen drive after installing linux?20:48
blackflowmiggypt: you can do it after too, but the trick is not to have grub on hdd and leave only windows' booting mechanism on it20:49
blackflowmiggypt: during the installation it asks where to install grub, choose your USB drive. the drive has to contain bios_grub partition20:50
LaserAllan_TJ-: no20:51
LaserAllan_Sadly I do not20:51
LaserAllan_But I'll follow your lead20:51
LaserAllan_I've got Irc running in a server in the cloud anyway20:51
miggyptok, that's it... so i need to format the usb drive during installation and create that partition?20:51
LaserAllan_TJ-: 1804 yes20:52
TJ-LaserAllan_: quick tutorial then! Linux(by default) in multi-user mode (the usual) has 7 TTYs (teletype) local consoles. Each can contain a separate user log-in. The GUI, run by Xorg, uses one. It used to be tty7 but recently switched to tty1. You can use hot-keys to switch to any TTY with Ctrl+Alt+Fx where 'x' is a number 1 through 7 to switch20:53
BundestrojanerIs apt install nvidia-<version> + reboot supposed to be enough to use a proprietary driver?20:53
TJ-LaserAllan_: so if you're in the GUI (which will be tty7 or tty1) you press Ctrl+Alt+F2 and you'll switch to a text console where you'll get a "login:" prompt and can log-in to a text shell to run commands, and can switch back to the GUI with either Alt+F7 or Alt+F1 (tty7 or tty1)20:54
LaserAllan_Sure that makes sense20:55
TJ-LaserAllan_: so, if you do "Ctrl+Alt+F2 it'll switch to tty2, you login, then you can issue commands to test things and the switch back to the GUI with Alt+F7 (or Alt+F1). In this case we can try enabling just the external monitor with the command "xrandr --output eDP-1 --off --output DP-1 --auto"20:55
LaserAllan_TJ-: Will i ahve tos ign in to get to the console?20:56
TJ-LaserAllan_: this command would turn off the internal display (eDP-1) and enabled the external (DP-1) at its preferred mode20:56
TJ-LaserAllan_: yes20:56
LaserAllan_it didnt work to jsut sue ctr-alt and f220:56
TJ-LaserAllan_: sometimes you have to tap any key to get the "login:" prompt20:56
TJ-LaserAllan_: now, there's one gotchya I forgot to mention here, we have to tell xrandr where to find the GUI session!20:57
TJ-LaserAllan_: to do that you need, befofre running xrandr, to do "export DISPLAY=:0"20:58
Sven_vBthat acer switch is so strange. it even discriminates which slot of my USB hub I put the live session thumb drive, and which brand of thumb drive I use.20:59
LaserAllan_TJ-: sorry it's getting late here, could you give me the command to run and I'm try it?, I'm still on irc on the phone21:01
Sven_vBBundestrojaner, I'd use the "ubuntu-drivers" command. use --help to see commands21:01
Sven_vBBundestrojaner, I usually just run sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall && sudo reboot21:01
LaserAllan_TJ-: that didn't work though :)21:05
LaserAllan_TJ-: are you here in a few hours?21:06
TJ-LaserAllan_: I'm wondering if the problem is the USB link doesn't have enough bandwidth21:07
TJ-LaserAllan_: I shan't be here much longer21:07
LaserAllan_But that shouldn't be the case?21:08
LaserAllan_It works in Windows21:08
LaserAllan_So that shouldn't be the cause21:08
lle-bouthey, I'm trying to modify the live cd for Ubuntu 18.04 with Cubic, what is the username of the live user?21:08
TJ-LaserAllan_: right, but that doesn't mean it might not be an issue for Linux, if there's an issue with drivers21:08
Sven_vBlle-bout, "ubuntu"21:09
lle-boutSven_vB: thanks, well it's not in /etc/passwd and doesnt have a home21:09
Sven_vBlle-bout, depending on what you're trying to do, it might be easier to ship another casper-rw21:09
lle-boutwhat is this?21:09
Sven_vBlle-bout, there's a startup task to add that user, in case you mess up with persistence.21:09
Sven_vBcasper-rw is the file (or partition) where persistence data is stored.21:10
lle-bouthm okay21:10
lle-boutI'm making an educational Live CD21:10
lle-boutAnd I need to drop some things onto the desktop etc.21:10
Sven_vBoh ok, not sure how well casper-rw will work on a read-only medium. :D21:11
Sven_vBlle-bout, have you checked edubuntu?21:11
lle-boutSven_vB: I just did; it looks quite outdated, anyways, it's educational in my own way, I'm not trying to teach generic academic stuff21:13
Sven_vBok21:13
lle-boutAll I need is to drop some files to the home directory21:13
lle-boutOf the live user21:14
lle-boutI'll have to dig where that ubuntu user is created21:14
lle-boutDo you happen to know what that startup task is?21:14
TreyHarrisI'm on bionic 18.04.2 and I'd like to replace the system-supplied less pager program with one with PCRE support... the word "less" is hard to Google for, so I'm wondering if anyone can suggest the best way to go about this? Download less from source and do a checkinstall and/or use my PPA for a private build?21:18
Sven_vBlle-bout, nope, but I'll ask systemd21:20
TreyHarrisHah! I have one mostly built in my PPA upload directory last touched in 2017, with a note 'discovered I could install an apt, so just leaving this here in case it's helpful to crib off of for later'. Unfortunately, I didn't leave a note about what apt I discovered in 2017 (for xenial, I assume)21:20
lle-boutSven_vB: /etc/casper.conf seems to contain the username21:22
TreyHarrisI cannot figure out how to search for a PCRE-enabled less on Launchpad or something, sigh21:24
Sven_vBTreyHarris, maybe it'd be easier to just grep?21:25
TreyHarrisSven_vB: sure, is there a command that will give me a list of debs I can grep through?21:26
Sven_vBTreyHarris, hehe, I meant to grep for the search terms instead of using less21:27
lle-boutTreyHarris: download the latest sources from here, https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/less/?C=M;O=D - unpack, make sure you got build tools, then run "./configure --help" to figure out which option enables regex, run "./configure --option-name" then make -j $(nproc) and sudo make install21:27
TreyHarrisOh... no, where the lack of PCRE is hurting right now is when I'm reading very large manpages... the PCRE extensions make it easier to search for a term only in a section heading for instance21:27
lle-boutor you could use the deb-src of Ubuntu21:27
Sven_vBTreyHarris, how would you do that with pcre?21:28
Sven_vBmaybe I can transform it to extended regexp for you21:28
TreyHarrisSven_vB: Oh, that's not the issue... it's just that things like \D vs [^0-9], \W vs something complicated, having to write "EXPR(EXPR)+" when "(EXPR{2,}" would do it in PCRE, etc. It's not impossibility, it's just pain21:30
TreyHarris(er, missing closing brackets there, but you get my drift)21:30
Sven_vByeah21:31
Sven_vBactually someone should write an IME that converts it, if there isn't one yet.21:31
Sven_vBif you have a nice console-based text editor, you could try and use that as your man pager21:32
TreyHarrisI'm generally using a terminal via tmux and Mosh, so... Ah, I see. Yes, I can already do that, but again, it's convenience, particularly since I so frequently refer to manpages side-by-side with the shell that I have a tmux key to open a sidebar with a man page. It could do that with emacsclient, but I could run my shells from Emacs, too, but I don't... some interfaces are just more well-suited to some things21:34
TreyHarristhan others, for my brain at least21:34
Sven_vByou could probably make tmux translate \D to [^0-9]21:35
hggdhTreyHarris: you can doenload the source for less, and build it for PCRE21:35
TreyHarrisAlso in a terminal, Emacs doesn't display manpages with bold and underline and italics, which I find helpful.21:35
Sven_vBemacs should be able to do that.21:36
TreyHarrishggdh: I've already done so while we've been discussing this.21:36
hggdhTreyHarris: ./cofigure k21:36
Sven_vBprobably just the TERM is configured in a wrong way21:36
hggdhurgh21:36
hggdhk21:36
TreyHarrisSven_vB: should, but doesn't. I have a bug open. It's specifically manpages, those work fine in other modes21:36
Sven_vBok then21:37
raidghostIs there any known bugs with the VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06) ?21:46
raidghostUbuntu 18.04 LTS is kicking in with inverting the colors on my screen as in "Native Old Movie films"21:47
raidghostIts a HP probook 650 G121:48
TJ-raidghost: whats' the device ID? "lspci -nn -d ::0300!21:50
raidghost00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0416] (rev 06)21:50
raidghostdid a search at google for the hp brand. it says the Graphical GPU is a Intel HD Graphics 460021:51
TJ-raidghost: so "8086:0416" on 18.04; which kernel version? "uname -r"21:51
raidghostLinux probook 4.15.0-54-generic #58-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jun 24 10:55:24 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux21:52
TJ-raidghost: so it is using the "i915" driver. Does this affect the text consoles or just the GUI?21:56
raidghostTJ-: Both21:58
raidghostEeh. GUI if i use CTRL + ALT f keys it doesnt.21:58
raidghostSo it seems to be GUI21:59
TJ-raidghost: OK, so, it's an Xorg (or Wayland) issue21:59
TJ-raidghost: does it affect the greeter dialog (where you enter log-in info) ?21:59
raidghostSome times. Not every time22:00
raidghostBut the weird thing is: When i press sign out button. And it goes back to login info. Then the colors goes from bad to normal22:00
TJ-raidghost: so this could be mostly affecting the user's session only... how about creating a new user and logging in as that to test? if that user is OK we know the issue is a local user config setting22:01
raidghostit happends to all the users22:01
raidghostNot just one22:01
TJ-raidghost: really?22:01
raidghostyes22:01
TJ-raidghost: hmmm, so we need to know if the GUI is using a Wayland compositor or Xorg22:02
raidghostI wish there was a easy way to make something that TRIGGERED logging when the issue shows up. For to read and understand WHY it happends. But how do we figure out if its a wayland or Xorg?22:03
TJ-raidghost: try "echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE"22:04
raidghostsays X1122:04
TJ-raidghost: good, so we can check the Xorg log. Let's see if we can find it: "ls -l /var/log/Xorg*.log"22:05
TJ-raidghost: do you see something like Xorg.0.log ?22:05
raidghostive got 4.22:08
raidghostXorg.0.log 1 2 and failsafe22:08
raidghostWould you like me to pastebin it somewhere?22:09
raidghostThe xorg.0.log ?22:10
TJ-raidghost: sorry, was elsewhere. yes, "pastebinit /var/log/xorg.0.log"22:14
raidghostTJ-: http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/szBJ6MRF6s/22:16
cfochhi22:17
cfochWhat distro would you recommend for a Pentium IV besides Xubuntu?22:17
TJ-raidghost: according to that, you're not using 18.04, but 16.04 "xorg-server 2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2~16.04.1"22:18
raidghostTJ-:22:19
raidghostDistributor ID:Ubuntu22:20
raidghostDescription:Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS22:20
raidghostRelease:18.0422:20
raidghostCodename:bionic22:20
TJ-raidghost: well, Xorg says not, so you've got a set of broken packages most likely, which may explain the problem22:20
raidghostis what lsb_release -a says22:20
TJ-!info xorg-server xenial22:21
ubottuPackage xorg-server does not exist in xenial22:21
TJ-!info xserver-xorg xenial22:21
ubottuxserver-xorg (source: xorg): X.Org X server. In component main, is optional. Version 1:7.7+13ubuntu3.1 (xenial), package size 55 kB, installed size 240 kB22:21
TJ-!info xserver-xorg bionic22:21
ubottuxserver-xorg (source: xorg): X.Org X server. In component main, is optional. Version 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1 (bionic), package size 63 kB, installed size 411 kB22:21
TJ-raidghost: it should be showing "xorg-server 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.3"22:22
raidghostMaybe i should try to reinstall 18.04 LTS22:22
raidghostAnd hope for no issue. But if it happends. it cant be any broken packages22:23
TJ-raidghost: I suspect you've got a package from a PPA there; what does "apt-cache policy xserver-xorg" report?22:23
raidghostTJ-: I paste it to you in pm. if okey22:23
raidghostor should i maybe make a pastebin22:24
raidghostTJ-: http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/9yJRnv7T4T/22:25
pragmaticenigmaraidghost: It is preferred that you use pastebin and avoid using PM. Other volunteers can't verify if you're receiving accurate help, and the help you receive may benefit others22:26
TJ-raidghost: OK, and now show us "pastebinit <( apt list -a xserver-xorg-core )"22:26
raidghosthttp://paste.ubuntu.com/p/xSHgYdFHBm/22:27
TJ-raidghost: oh! just noticed, that Xorg.0.log is from "Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Aug 29 00:26:51 2018"  --- are you using Ubuntu/Gnome desktop ?22:28
TJ-pragmaticenigma: can you remind me where the per-use Xorg log is stored for Gnome?22:29
TJ-raidghost: that log file looks like from before the system was upgraded from 16.04 to 18.04 so its out of date22:29
raidghostTJ-: using unity22:30
TJ-raidghost: right so we need to find where the Xorg log is stored; I don't use unity/gnome so can never recall where the log is stored22:30
raidghostTJ-: is it okey if we do more tomorrow? My girlfriend just made dinner. She dont want it to be cold.22:31
raidghostLate dinner. I know:P22:32
raidghostIts 00:32AM22:32
raidghostthanks for help;) bbl22:36
TJ-raidghost: good luck with it :)22:38
r4u1Hi22:48
Sven_vBhi :)22:55
Sven_vBmy microSD card slot still only works read-only, even if I set hdparm -r0. any ideas? I was unable to test whether it's a hardware problem because windows didn't have drivers for it.22:57
Sven_vBI'm using a bionic live session on an Acer Aspire SW5-01222:58
TJ-Sven_vB: is it an MMC controller port?22:58
Sven_vByes, it appears as /dev/mmcblk2. /dev/mmcblk1 is the internal SSD.22:59
Sven_vBI have write access to the SSD22:59
TJ-Sven_vB: OK, so in theory the mmc tooling ought to be able to give you some visibility into the RO status23:00
Sven_vBwrite access in both cases means, be able to create more partitions in free space.23:00
Sven_vBhow do I query that?23:00
TJ-Sven_vB: "sudo mmc  writeprotect get /dev/mmcblk0"23:01
Sven_vBlooks like I need to install some package first23:02
Sven_vBah, mmc-utils23:02
Sven_vBlooks like writeprotect expects another argument, boot or user23:05
Sven_vBTJ-, the upper part is the SSD for comparison. https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/dfnS5FTSnb/23:07
coffeecowHello. I was wondering how many of you use the default password manager/keyring (seahorse) vs. KeePassXC and why. I've heard Seahorse isn't "secure?"23:08
Sven_vBI just prefer KeePassX because it annoys me less.23:09
vadiquewhich tense is that: "I was trying to help, you were being an ass." -- ``were being''23:09
Sven_vBI'd guess past progressive23:10
TJ-Sven_vB: how about "grep . /sys/block/mmcblk2/force_ro"23:11
ayekatvadique: past continuous23:11
Sven_vBTJ-, "0"23:12
coffeecowI'm wondering what Seahorse is like when it comes to being backed up. I like that KeePassXC is a file I'm hyper aware of. I'm guessing Sehorse keeps its DB in .local or something.... I've been using Seahorse *and* KeePassXC and honestly mostly KeePassXC (Seahorse doesn't seem to want to remember individual site logins? It's a little annoying that I'd then need TWO keyrings, one for Firefox internally and one for my system). However, I do23:12
coffeecowlike that Seahorse actually integrates with everything, e.g., ssh keys, so seamlessly.23:12
TJ-Sven_vB: hmmm, then I assume the device has a hardware RO/RW controol23:13
TJ-Sven_vB: is this an SDcard in a slot on the device?23:13
Sven_vBTJ-, that would be bad. because I can't see any knob on it. just a tiny slot for the microSD card, and microSD cards don't support write protect indication.23:14
TJ-Sven_vB: right... I'm wondering if the underlying MMC controller driver has a kernel param to toggle/flip the logic23:14
TJ-Sven_vB: can you find the MMC controller with "lspci -nn" ?23:15
TJ-Sven_vB: if so, "lspci -nnk" to find out the kernel module23:15
Sven_vBnope, nothing in there looks like memory card23:17
Sven_vBalso nothing in lsusb. I'll try to find it in lshw23:17
TJ-Sven_vB: possibly on USB then? "ls -l /sys/block/mmcblk2/"23:17
TJ-Sven_vB: possibly on USB then? "ls -l /sys/block/mmcblk2" even23:18
Sven_vBsymlink to ../devices/platform/80860F14:01/mmc_host/mmc2/mmc2:59b4/block/mmcblk223:18
Sven_vBthere's a /sys/block/mmcblk2/ro it says "1"23:19
TJ-Sven_vB: aha! a platform device23:19
TJ-Sven_vB: yes, and ro is read-only so you can't change it there23:19
Sven_vBI could hdparm -r0, didn't do it since reboot23:19
TJ-Sven_vB: "80860F14:01" suggests an ACPI platform device, so I'm wondering if the acpi_osi= workaround will help23:19
TJ-Sven_vB: the MMC device I have here is on the PCI bus so can't compare to that23:21
Sven_vBI'm in the mood for experiments :)23:21
TJ-Sven_vB: try acpi_osi= then23:22
Sven_vBas a kernel param after "persistent"?23:22
TJ-Sven_vB: see https://iam.tj/prototype/enhancements/Windows-acpi_osi.html23:23
Sven_vBok23:23
TJ-Sven_vB: if you're using a Live-ISO you'll need to follow the manual steps to identify the correct value and add it manually to the kernel command-line23:23
Sven_vBI'll read23:23
Sven_vBwell, it shipped with windows 10 so should I try that?23:25
TJ-Sven_vB: it boils down to "sudo strings /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/DSDT | grep -i windows | sort | tail -1" in most cases23:25
Sven_vBI never heard of Windows 2015 before23:25
Sven_vBoh ok  then 201323:26
TJ-Sven_vB: then adding to the kernel command-line: acpi_osi=! "acpi_osi=Windows XXXX" where XXXX is the year23:26
Sven_vByeah found that :) that syntax looks really strange compared to C-like languages23:27
Sven_vBoh it's actually 2 params23:28
TJ-Sven_vB: the =! simply clears out the kernel's in-built list so none of those can match, then adds just the 'best' string for your hardware, so only it can match23:28
Sven_vByeah it would be easier to see if you quote the ! as well23:28
TJ-the quotes are only there due to the space in 'Windows XXXX'23:28
TJ-as you probably know, command-line arguments are space-separated, and as that is all one argument, it has to be quoted23:29
Sven_vByep, they're not required for machine readability, just helps humans :) I guess they're allowed even if useless23:29
Sven_vBrequired for the ! I mean23:29
RingtailedFoxheya guys!  a friend of mine updated his video card drivers to the proprietary ones from nvidia, and how his screen's a bit dimmer than before.. how do we fix that for him?23:34
RingtailedFoxhe's on 18.04.2 LTS23:35
Sven_vBRingtailedFox, I'd check if they have a config utility to adjust colors.23:35
RingtailedFoxmkay23:36
TJ-RingtailedFox: if the proprietary drivers are installed then use the nvidia-settings application to configure23:36
RingtailedFoxok23:42

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