[00:50] Hello! How can I add this package to the apt index? https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fuse-overlayfs [00:51] I'm running ``Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS`` [00:52] fakuivan: what problem are you trying to solve? [00:53] I'm trying to install fuse-overlayfs [00:55] I host a couple of game servers and I'd like for configs and mods to be kept separate from the main game files. I think that will help me to backup things if I need to [00:55] overlayfs is the only sane solution I can think of [00:56] hmm, this one feels a bit heavyweight.. do you need the shiftfs integration? [00:57] I have no idea what shiftfs is :P [00:58] I'd guess that you could probably solve the problem you've got with some well-placed symlinks; if those didn't work great, maybe bind mounting files or directories would do it. [00:58] I don't know much about that fuse-overlayfs package; maybe it *requires* the shiftfs, in which case, it may require a newer kernel than in the bionic release you've got now [00:59] if you want to try it out anyway, probably the easiest way to do so is use backportpackage from the ubuntu-dev-tools package to rebuild it in a PPA [00:59] the config files and mods are scattered all around the game directory, I tried using symbolic links but some mods recreate files instead of just w opening them [00:59] oh :( [00:59] yeah, it's kind of a mess [01:03] sarnold: would it be sane to use the privileged version of overlayfs for something like this? [01:03] fakuivan: yeah, that sounds like it's worth a try [01:03] the game runs unprvilaged, as a ``steam`` user [01:04] unprivileged* === zbenjamin is now known as Guest28437 === zbenjamin_ is now known as zbenjamin [01:31] im having trouble with my desktop [01:32] i cant get the libreoffice icon to appear [01:38] appear where? [01:39] i cant get the icon to appear on the desktop even though it's in the "desktop" folder [01:41] ga_sk8er, check out https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-create-desktop-shortcut-launcher-on-ubuntu-18-10-cosmic-cuttlefish-linux [01:44] that shows how to do it in 18.10 but im still running 18.04 [01:44] i tried to copy & paste the commands to terminal & it says invalid command [01:47] https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-create-desktop-shortcut-launcher-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux ga_sk8er [01:48] ga_sk8er, also http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2018/09/pin-app-shortcut-desktop-ubuntu-18-04/ [01:50] Each time I copy files to my USB memory stick it copies everything to the end... right through to 100% then seems to freeze. Then I am unable to unmount or eject the device. It is as if it is struggling to close a session/action/task. Often times there is corruption to the file if I manually remove the device. I have tried typing sync, but that also freezes and Ctrl C has no effect either. [01:58] depending on the device, flushing can take hours. [01:59] if sync isn't finishing, it's not finished flushing. [02:03] hello, one of my SSD drives has 100GB missing somewhere outside of /home directory, what's the easiest way to find out where did it go? [02:04] I've tried finding what's going on with du -sch .[!.]* * | sort -h but because this disk is / it's not working exactly as expected [02:05] krwq: probably it'll be in /var or /usr, check both of those first [02:09] sarnold: thanks, /var shows 130G and /usr 20G - how do I proceed from here? can I mount these on different drive somehow without destroying my ubuntu? [02:09] brb in ~10min [02:10] krwq: sorry, I'm headed out.. just keep repeating those du commands and figure out what's responsible [02:10] apt-cache clean or autoclean or similar may help [02:15] If you need a GUI, then Bleachbit can clear those folders as well. krwq [02:22] Looking to connect 18.04 to hidden wifi; is this hack still necessary, or have they added in that support? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1111494/netplan-not-connecting-to-hidden-ssid-server-18-04-1-lts === [b0b] is now known as b0b [02:31] ekaj77, gnome settings doesn't show the ability to connect to a hidden wifi, so likely yes [02:33] Kidn of odd [02:37] Most people don't use hidden SSIDs, because anyone with wifite can find the network. People with real skills are definitely going to see it. [02:41] I can't get my wifi working. The name of the adapter is AWUS036ACS and the driver is the RTL8812AU. I tried downloading a driver from GitHub, and ran `make`/`make install`, but it wasn't showing up in `ip a`, so then I ran the dkms(?) commands and it still wouldn't work. So I'm not sure what to do. [02:41] hello everobody... any has experience with iSCSI SAN Dell MD3000i in Ubuntu 18.04LTS? [03:05] rtl8812au-dkms package installed, and it still doesn't work [03:06] the interface is showing up in `lsusb`, and 8812au is in `lsmod` [03:13] i figured out what my issue was. even though LibreOffice installed by default with linux, it didnt show that it was installed . i had to go delete it then re-install [03:17] very weird [03:17] ga_sk8er, you got it on the desktop, though? [03:19] yeah after i re-installed [03:31] sarnold: uRock: thanks! /var/lib/docker was 120GB lol [03:37] krwq, wow, that's a lot. I run Bleachbit once a week, so I haven't seen it get that big in the past. [03:44] sooo I was stuck in a login loop and reinstalling ubuntu 18.04 didn't help [03:45] maybe I installed it incorrectly somehow though---I had separate root and home partitions. I reformatted the root partition but not the home partition, which happens to be encrypted [03:46] I tried going to a different tty and looking at the ownership of .Xauthenticate or whatever, but I didn't even see it when i ran `ls -la` [04:03] brianx, Thank you. [04:05] Ascavasaion: of course it usually doesn't take hours. i have a 256GB usb3 drive that finished flushing an almost full drive copy in about 15 minutes. if i had more ram installed (or less in use), it might have taken longer. [04:05] that's 15 minutes after i sent the flush command. [04:22] where should drives be manually mounted to? [04:22] like where is the standard location? [04:27] kinghat: Depends on the use case - want it visable to the GUI also ? [04:29] actually on server [04:30] kinghat: Then I suggest in " /mnt " directory. [04:35] Bashing-om: just a sub dir in /mnt? [04:36] mi [04:37] kinghat: e.g. " ls -al /mnt/ >> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 4 2018 look [04:37] " [04:39] ? [04:40] kinghat: I have a mount point in the /mnt/ directory I named "look" :) [04:40] oh [04:41] fdisk or parted for partition? [04:45] kinghat: Well - parted == PARTition EDitor :) [04:46] can us fdisk though too, correct? [04:46] use* [04:47] kinghat: I "think: one can also use fdisk - as it is supposedly now also supporting GPT. [05:02] Bashing-om: do you set the fsck(sixth field) in fstab to 0 or 2? [05:05] kinghat: "2" - UUID=69b1f02a-5e00-415e-ab75-78fdd63f72a3 /var ext4 defaults 0 2 [05:08] 👌 [05:08] thank Bashing-om [05:08] you* [05:12] are these drives normally owned by root? [05:13] like just adding a drive do back stuff up to, why owned by root? [05:17] hello [05:33] hello I have a question [05:34] could someone get into my pc thru grub while I'm with LUKS [05:34] anyone with physical access could get to grub [05:34] we assume he have physical acces [05:35] yes he can get to grub but could he thru grub bypass my luks encryption [05:36] you need more than grub access to bypass encryption [05:37] okay so should I lock my grub for this extra security [05:38] I'm not sure if I should do it [05:38] depends on your level of paranoia I suppose. [05:38] bios passwords are easily removed when you have physical access [05:39] boot from USB = grub bypassed. [05:39] exactly my point [05:40] cfhowlett: thx for the help [05:40] have a great day [05:40] what little I could offer. happy2help! [07:04] kinghat: You still struggling ? [07:48] Hi all, I'm having a bit of a disaster. I've installed Ubuntu 18.04 and have an Nvidia GeForce 8300 GS. I did the original install using the in-built SIS chip, but all I was getting was 640x480! Having installed the Nvidia card, it's not getting to the login screen. I was able to SSH in, and ran ubuntu-drivers autoinstall which installed nvidia-340 but now all I'm getting is a flashing black cursor in the top left corner. I [07:48] SSH'd in again, and ran nvidia-xconfig, but this doesn't appear to have made a difference. Any suggestions? [08:08] JonTheNiceGuy: Does the kernel see the card ' lspci -vnn | grep VGA -A 12 ' ? [08:22] hey [08:22] does ubuntu have support for wifi direct? [08:22] i want to share a file with my android phone [08:22] ubuntu 18.04 [08:26] yo [08:26] how can i find spesific keyword in various files? [08:27] spinningCat: Do you mean finding a string inside files using grep? [08:28] yes [08:28] like api [08:28] finding api if any file contains it [08:30] spinningCat: If you want to find text "api" in files, you can do "cat | grep api". You can surround file name with quotes if they have spaces. [08:30] can i use * instead of filename? [08:30] Yes. cat supports wildcards [08:31] it will go into every folder and check files [08:31] anyone? [08:31] let me check [08:32] CoolerX: Have no experience with WiFi direct. Try, and if it does not work, you can try connecting your phone to PC. [08:33] Bashing-om yep. Do you want the output? [08:34] EoflaOEViceCity, do i need extra parameters it is told x is directory [08:35] files are inside folder [08:35] EoflaOEViceCity, how do you open wifi direct on ubuntu? [08:35] spinningCat: You might have to put the recursive parameter if it has one. Let me check manual page. [08:36] i guess this works cat */* | grep api [08:37] all i found was this https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/devel/p2p.html [08:39] also a software called wpa_gui in the software store [08:40] spinningCat: OK. For future reference, if you want to print contents of files in all subdirectories, you can check "find . -type f -exec cat {} +" [08:40] find api - type -f exec cat {} + [08:40] that one [08:40] ? [08:41] ops without - [08:45] EoflaOEViceCity, can you help me out? [08:46] spinningCat: You have to write exactly what is written, but add the grep pipe at the end: "find . -type f -exec cat {} + | grep api". Does that work properly? [08:46] let me see [08:46] yes [08:47] CoolerX: You have to check for P2P support for your adapter first for WiFi Direct to work. Use this: "sudo iw list | grep -A8 'Supported interface modes:'" and pastebin the output [08:47] how can i see file name? [08:49] https://wiki.gnome.org/NetworkManager/WifiDirect [08:51] EoflaOEViceCity, https://bpaste.net/raw/6s2v [08:51] how do i install this? https://wiki.gnome.org/NetworkManager/WifiDirect [08:51] does ubuntu even use gnome? [08:54] CoolerX: You have P2P support. Standard Ubuntu 18.04 uses GNOME. [08:55] spinningCat: Can you do "find . -type f -exec grep "api" {}"? [09:00] spinningCat: Or try commands that are posted in https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/12342/show-contents-of-many-files [09:01] I'm also in ##linux, so apologies for anyone who sees this in both... [09:01] I've been tagging & renaming (based on tags) a lot of files with Ex Falso (this renaming often moves files between directories, sometimes between drives). [09:01] The drives I'm using to move the audio files around keep having file corruption errors/dying. [09:01] Is that likely a coincidence or a causal relationship? [09:04] boblamont: did you run a smart test on the hdd? [09:06] EriC^^: I did on one of them and the test wouldn't even run [09:06] the other one failed [09:06] boblamont: try 'sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdX' replacing sdx with the drive [09:07] boblamont: aha, then likely the drive is dying if it failed, maybe use gddrescue to get as much stuff as possible from it [09:08] EriC^^: oh, I've recovered (almost) everything already [09:08] I'm just worried that two drives I've been doing the tagging project on have both dropped dead [09:09] boblamont: Are the project files unrecoverable? Also how many years do you run these drives? [09:09] hey [09:09] hey [09:09] how do i install this? https://wiki.gnome.org/NetworkManager/WifiDirect\ [09:10] boblamont: if the drives were already good, the copying files to them, or renaming files shouldn't have caused anything, they had to be already dead or on their way [09:11] EoflaOEViceCity: I was able to copy over most of the files using testdisk. A few things were missing, but I have other copies of those. The first drive had been around a few years, but I only plugged in the second one in April or May. [09:11] boblamont: is the 2nd one the one you weren't able to smart test? cause that doesnt mean it's bad [09:13] no, the second one I just ran the smart test on (using the Disks utility) and it said it failed [09:14] boblamont: Is the first drive over 5 years old? Because I got a drive that failed after 5 years [09:14] EoflaOEViceCity: could be, it's at least over 3 [09:15] boblamont: can you upload a paste of smartctl -a /dev/sdX of the 2nd? [09:15] you'd need to install the package "smartmontools" [09:15] ok [09:18] I got this https://paste.linux.community/view/1a3a6020 [09:22] hello? [09:22] how do install this https://wiki.gnome.org/NetworkManager/WifiDirect on ubuntu 18.04? [09:24] boblamont: That drive lacks SMART testing. Was it by chance an external HDD by USB or SSD? [09:24] they're all external usb [09:24] so when it says the test failed, it just couldn't run it? [09:28] boblamont: How exactly the test failed? Did it fail instantly? Or did it fail in the middle of the test? [09:29] it just started, then it failed. it said it had 90% left, which implies it had done 10%, but that was the first thing it put up [09:30] boblamont: So the drive might be broken. Pastebin the output of smartctl -a /dev/sdX on the first drive. [09:35] Hello everyone after long searching. I still have the dummy output issue? Can someone help me? [09:35] EoflaOEViceCity: it's the same https://paste.linux.community/view/e2778db2 [09:38] boblamont: Then I couldn't help with this situation, sorry. A more experienced user might help you further. [09:39] EoflaOEViceCity: thanks anyhow. My newest drive is now suddenly showing bad sectors, this is getting really frustrating [09:40] boblamont: You are welcome. [09:41] Does someone also had the "dummy output" issue? [09:47] greetings, which file can I edit to enable a service without using systemctl enable?? [09:53] isomari: Try the answer in this question: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/157816/what-does-systemctl-enable-netctl-service-do using the appropriate service name [09:57] EoflaOEViceCity: thanks [09:58] isomari: You are welcome. Did the service start? [10:16] EoflaOEViceCity: I won't know till I get on site. I'm sure it will. Thanks again. [10:22] Hello everyone, I invite you to a wonderful fortune that has been running uninterrupted for 20 years.. Quakenet ORG < < < irc. QUAKENET ORG #Freenode <<<<< authorization will be made.. QUAKENET ORG [10:26] hello [10:27] welcome ZaZaGX [10:27] i tried debian 10, it gave me problems [10:27] just got back into Ubuntu lol [10:28] ZaZaGX: focus to the actual support questions please [10:29] sorry, i was ranting [10:30] ZaZaGX: when will you learn to divide chat from support? its not the first time volunteers told you this [10:31] i got mixed up with other channels [11:13] Howdy folks [11:27] wbEric^^ [11:39] So, as soon as my SSD shows up, I'm gonna attempt to move the xbuntu 18.04lts system on this to the ssd. This computer is setup as guid and is not secure boot/etc [11:40] Any tips or things I should look out for? [11:41] Wayward_Vagabond: are you looking to clone a spinner to ssd? [11:42] lotuspsychje: I'd rather not do a sector per sector clone cause there are some things that could be done better, but basically [11:42] 2tb hdd to a 2tb ssd [11:43] Wayward_Vagabond: isnt there a lot of data you just need to hold externally on there? [11:45] Wayward_Vagabond: or you just gonna clone it all on ssd, not using spinner anymore? [11:45] laptop that's not new and/or pricey enough to have a second hdd bay or ssd slots [11:46] So just wanting to move everything relevant to the new drive, using a different machine to copy stuff over, then put the ssd in it's place [11:46] Wayward_Vagabond: the way i do it, is fresh install on ssd, then use spinners in an external enclosure (usb3) [11:47] Wayward_Vagabond: but you can dd clone from spinner to ssd if you like [11:49] yeah, i used dd to copy from a hdd to ssd. just make sure the target is slightly larger partition wise than the source [11:50] my OS partitions are larger than they need to be, one of them that's not being used is entirely useless (it was meant for an os that it turns out can't boot from guid), swap could use a shrink, and I have no idea how /home's size will work out yet [11:52] Wayward_Vagabond, gonna use separate / and /home partitions? [11:53] BluesKaj: right now I have two linux partitons used, one vaccant, and an ntfs paritition, then home, swap, and a like 2mb partition grub stuck on the very end of the drive [11:59] i see, not sure , but /uefi/boot seems to be the first partition the installer places on the drive on most systems afaik [12:00] I usually partition up wit gparte first- it didn't make that partition, but grub found a way.. [12:04] anyway that's immaterial if you used dd if the system boots fine atm [12:06] I'm not sure how honest ssd makers are compared to hdd ones, but I have a feeling it's gonna be slightly smaller [12:06] used=use, and scuse my grammar :-) [12:07] it was more a question of, is there more to it other than making sure fstab points to the right things, and letting grub fix itself after? [12:08] you could shrink the the source partition first, if you have the space [12:09] it's a clone, bit for bit, so fstab and grub shouldn't be an issue [12:09] I wasn't doing a bitwise clone though. [12:10] not using dd then? [12:12] ok , no more assumptions on my part. [12:21] BluesKaj: besides, even if I did a bitwise copy of /, home, swap, and grub's partitions would still all end up different [12:22] so I'm not sure if that'd really help much [12:23] Wayward_Vagabond: clonezilla on USB could clone it [12:25] jeremy31: sligtly different sized drives, and both can't be in the machine I want at the same time. Just going to remove the optical drives my desktop, and plug either drive into those ports, and use it to work on them [12:27] Wayward_Vagabond: I shrunk my Ubuntu install so it would fit on a new SSD, then cloned it with clonezilla and it booted right up on the SSD [12:29] jeremy31: how many partitions, and did anyting else on the drive have issues? [12:30] It was just 2 partitions for that one, I also used to clone a drive that had dual boot Win 10/Mint to SSD and even Win10 worked [12:37] Hi guys I need to uninstall Debian from dual boot with Windows 10 completely to be able to install Ubuntu from scratch. My system is UEFI GPT, after I removed the Debian partition with gparted what is the correct procedure to remove the grub? [12:40] meh, I;ll wait till it's actually here later today [12:40] I don't want to touch the orignal hdd, so I can always try different methods [12:42] sounds like a clean install to the ssd will simpler [12:42] be [12:42] gst568923: on the efi system partition there is probably a "debian" subfolder you can then remove. but this is really a debian question. you can also just leave it there, ubuntu creates its own directory on the ESP [12:43] s/subfolder/subdirectory/ [12:44] I agree on clean install [12:45] tomreyn in the efi partition I have the following folders: Boot, debian, Microsoft. Inside the Boot folder there is the bootx64.efi file which has the same MD5 as the grubx64.efi file which is located inside the debian folder. Do I need to delete the Boot folder and the debian folder to completely remove the grub? [12:47] hello. how do I change the name servers? I want to override the ones negotiated by dhcp [12:48] in your router admin pages? [12:48] gst568923: grub probably acts as the boot loader for both linux and windows at this point. you can remove both, but then windows wont be able to boot until you have ubuntu installed. the better approahc is maybe to just have the ubuntu installer overwrite those files in Boot and add its own ubuntu/ directory. [12:48] imi: what ubuntu version are you running, and desktop or server? [12:48] Dk0dr: what if I'm not a router admin? I want it for my machine only? [12:49] tdn: ubuntu 17.10 desktop [12:49] !17.10 [12:49] Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) was the 27th release of Ubuntu. Support ended on July 19th, 2018. See !eol and https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2018-July/004483.html [12:49] you're a year late [12:49] yeah, upgrade your box [12:49] but regardless, for desktop that's probably using network-manager, so you can disable getting dns from dhcp and set your own resolvers through that [12:50] you can poke it with nmcli, nmtui, nm-connection-editor, some other config editor built into your DE, etc [12:50] tomreyn: I can't upgrade because all further versions have a bug which is a showstopper for me: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1804568 [12:50] Launchpad bug 1804568 in linux (Ubuntu) "click position is flipped to cursor position when in tent mode" [Undecided,Confirmed] [12:51] imi: and we can't support EOL releases here, i'm afraid. when have you last tested this bug exists, using which ubuntu version? [12:51] tomreyn if I remove the Boot and debian folders, shouldn't the system automatically start the windows 10 bootloader since it is a UEFI system? [12:51] gst568923: you'll probably need to tweak the efi boot entries with `efibootmgr` as well [12:51] tomreyn: I've last tested this bug at 2019-03-30, on disco dingo [12:52] gst568923: if you remove all traces of the efi files, i think it would skip the entries and boot windows if it's in the list [12:52] whenever 19.10 is out I'll test again [12:53] gst568923: what's the md5sum of the efi\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi file? [12:53] EriC^^ 660f0913319818720ae99c0004141daa [12:54] gst568923: what's the size vs grubx64.efi? [12:54] EriC^^ size of grubx64.efi? [12:55] gst568923: my bootmgfw.efi is 125.... it's the original ms file [12:55] EriC^^ my bootmgfw.efi is 1.526.584 byte [12:55] imi: any luck with the suggestions at https://askubuntu.com/a/1052998 to change the cursor mapping? [12:58] tds when I talk about removing the Boot and debian folders I intend to remove them with the command `efibootmgr --bootnum XXXX --delete-bootnum` except for the Boot folder which I have to remove manually because it does not appear in the efibootmgr list. Is this procedure correct? [12:58] imi: hmm so you tested before dingo released. i'd suggest you create a persistent 18.04.2 install, fully update it, then if the issue persists with that, install a !mainline kernel or the hwe-edge kernel (and X) [12:59] gst568923: yeah that should remove the entries [13:00] efibootmgr deletes files on the ESP? i don't think it does. [13:00] it updates the data in nvram [13:00] just the entries [13:01] gst568923 seemed to assume it'd also remove files off the ESP [13:02] tomreyn: obviously I could have tested on a daily basis. The next time I'll test is when 19.10 is out. [13:03] EriC^^ so to sum up to uninstall debian I have to do: 1) remove the ext4 partition 2) remove the entry with efibootmgr. Windows 10 will continue to boot smoothly if I have not yet installed ubuntu [13:03] imi: okay, i'm jkust trying to spare you efforts in case this is already handled. but tds' link looks like it could help. [13:04] gst568923: if you upload a pastebin of ls -lR /boot/efi and efibootmgr -v i can tell you for sure, otherwise it's kinda guessing cause sometimes windows efi is backed up and renamed etc like if you used boot-repair or something [13:05] tomreyn: ok thanks I'll check that link: https://askubuntu.com/a/1052998 [13:06] imi: i'd also suggest a bios update in case you don't have the latest. [13:07] ok thanks [13:08] imi: do you need the autorotation stuff? [13:09] a few other places also suggested uninstalling iio-sensor-proxy to disable it if not [13:09] imi: this seems to be the latest bios: https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/swdetails/hp-spectre-13-w000-x360-convertible-pc/12499178/swItemId/ob-230762-1 [13:10] you had F.31 when you filed 1804568 [13:11] when you create a GNOME theme can you use Javascript and HTML [13:28] EriC^^ are you here? [13:30] sorry back [13:36] gst568923: see also https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1752437 which *may* be related [13:36] Launchpad bug 1752437 in linux (Ubuntu) "[HP ENVY x360 - 15-bq102ng] Touchscreen does not work" [Low,Incomplete] [13:37] actually, thnking again, probably not related, since your touchscreen does work, just flipped. [13:39] gst568923: maybe this helps though https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2414086 [13:46] hello, I am trying to retrieve gpg keys with 'gpg --keyserver..'command but either it takes ages, or nothing happens (cursor remaining still) [13:53] in case fSharp returns with more patience: https://gist.github.com/rjhansen/67ab921ffb4084c865b3618d6955275f https://dkg.fifthhorseman.net/blog/openpgp-certificate-flooding.html https://dev.gnupg.org/T3972 [13:55] the user was crossposting with ##linux [13:56] and #gnupg [13:56] covering all the bases [13:59] hi [14:00] what's wrong with the memtest on the live iso these days? this worked a charm for ages, but the one in 18.04 will reboot when *not* going into F1:failsafe on each and every system I treid so far, no matter how old or new uefi or legacy, from core2duo to ryzen [14:01] and then in failsafe it did not detect issues that the other memtest86-non-plus that's looked down on for not being free clearly identified. ubuntu does includes a broken tool here. [14:09] I have to uninstall debian and install ubuntu, my system has 8 GB of ram, I know that ubuntu now creates the paging file within the partition itself; my question is: from the performance point of view does it make sense to keep the swap partition 4 GB? should I remove it? Or is swapping better as a file within the ubuntu partition? [14:11] since when does ubuntu create a swap file in a partiton? [14:13] deadrom I mean the ext4 partition where ubuntu is installed [14:13] the whole point of having a swap partition was not to drag the entire filesystem overhead along for swapping, unlike a certain inferior operating system from Redmond, Seattle [14:15] tbh I don't quite understand the question. you want to switch from deb to ubu and now question is: keep an existing swap partiiton of 4gb or have ubuntu setup a swap file? if that's it: keep the swap partition [14:16] I guess these days it doesn't matter much, but why not do it properly. [14:17] yes the question is right so if i understand correctly the performance is less if the swapfile is inside the ext4 partition? the fact is that my system has 8 GB of ram so the swap file will rarely be used [14:18] automount question: NFS: fstab: 10.0.11.1 /mnt/fileserver nfs4 defaults,noauto,soft,comment=systemd.automount 0 0 <- works a charm as long as the NFS server is around. if not, the system stalls forever at boot time trying to mount it. what do I do about this? [14:20] deadrom, add the nfs server uuid to /etc/fstab [14:26] deadrom, sudo blkid should show the nfs server uuid [14:27] BluesKaj: I was expecting more that I need to configure a timeout for mounting... [14:27] how will this help? [14:27] gst568923 once I've read we have to set the swap file the same size of the RAM size, cause if the system needs to use the swap by moving data temporarily from RAM to swap it'll not crash, does it make sense to you? [14:27] a timeout, why? [14:29] BluesKaj: so the client stops trying to mount a server that's not there... [14:31] BluesKaj: when I download sth in my browser it opens a dsave dialog, the save dialog has shortcuts that point to the server so then it tries to access the paths to check their existence, then this request gets handed down to the automounter which in turn tries to automount the server till the end of time. [14:32] same goes for file manager and everything else that has any fs reference to the server [14:43] my experience with nfs was to use the file manager, not a browser so i'm not familiar with your approach [14:45] anyway time for some breakfast, BBL [14:45] Enjoy. [15:00] hi [15:11] Hello I want to setup a homelab server [15:11] I'm using 18.04 LT [15:11] do I need a home/data directory [15:12] I'm planning on using kvm [15:13] so root and boot partition should be sufficient or? [15:14] ncuxo: all you need is root partition and maybe EFI System Partition if booting in UEFI [15:15] jeremy31: thank you for the prompt answer [15:15] another question could I install it on 32 gb usb drive [15:16] my server have inside usb port and I want the os to be there so all my sas drives are left for the vms [15:16] ncuxo: depends much on the drive. ymmv. good stick will work for a while, but I'd go for a small SSD rather [15:17] 120GB Kingston SSD on Amazon for $20. [15:17] ^ this [15:18] I have ssds like 7 laying around the house [15:18] but I wanna save space in the rack [15:18] I have dell r815 and there is no ssd slot inside [15:19] run the wires and double stickytape it somewhere in the case. [15:19] interesting, you could install on an usb stick, it will be horrible slow, good luck! [15:19] it's an ssd. it has no moving parts. it won't care [15:20] OerHeks: I was using esxi on 2gb drive and it was fine [15:20] I used it for 6 months now [15:20] but I wanna switch to kvm [15:20] this is why I was wondering if there is a way arround [15:21] Go for it. [15:23] ncuxo: esxi hardly writes anything. full OS with kvm no matter how you tweak it... I'd rather rig a live iso, run it from a ro medium and mount in /opt from usb if I had to, but that's all tinker shenanigans. do it properly or soak the fallout when thinks go pear shaped [15:23] *things [15:23] deadrom: this is why I wanna make the switch [15:24] now I need to figure out how to get the ssd inside [15:24] r815 has 6 drive bays.. [15:24] I'm really a noob for server hardware and I need to check how to get that ssd inside [15:24] yes I have 6 sas 600gb drives there [15:25] they were with another server I bought I know that its an overkill for home use === bitbeast1 is now known as bitbeast [15:52] deadrom: okay I removed 2 of my sas drives and put two 60gb ssd drives [15:53] now the system does not recognize them [15:56] looks like your r815 raid storage is blocking them? or a bios setting [15:56] OerHeks: I will check that now [16:05] OerHeks: I've removed all the other drives [16:06] In the BIOS I don't have any setting about the drives because the system doesn't recognize them [16:06] in the raid controller bios perhaps? not sure about that dell with spark [16:07] if they are empty, boot a live iso and clear/setup raid again? [16:08] maybe #ubuntu-server is your help [16:08] no raid options in bios [16:08] thx I will try there [16:35] ncuxo: servers can do quite a bit more configuration than regular PCs, especially regarding storage. the BIOS will have a raid/storage utility, and Dell usually has good and easy to find manuals online. (contrary to Hewlett Packard, whose support websites are a sorry joke altogether) [16:38] how can i cap a process at a certain percentage of system resource consumption? for example, if i only want mysqldump to use a maximum of 50% cpu/mem until it completes [16:40] becool: another way is to "ionice" and "nice" it so it gets lower priority to resources [16:48] hi all! I just finished installing 19.04 on my laptop in effort to get any hdmi/displayport output going, but it seems rather unsuccessful so far. I wish to leave out the NVIDIA drivers as they consume way too much battery and make my fans go on 100% like all the time. What could I do to get HDMI and Displayport working? === msalvatore_ is now known as msalvatore [17:00] anyone had success with a recent lenovo thinkpad? [17:08] zutat: certainly. please feel free to immediately ask concrete questions, not polls. [17:13] is the only way to change firefox shortcuts through an extension? [17:27] Can any one help me for ubuntu 18.04, that i am having a problem [17:27] When I am starting my computer it is showing all the available wifi networks but after typing the right password it is not connecting [17:27] Can anyone help me? [17:28] hi aniruddhab [17:28] do you know which wireless chipset you have there? [17:29] if not, run this and return the http address: lspci -knn | grep -EA3 '(Network|Ethernet) controller' | nc termbin.com 9999 [17:30] tomreyn, ok [17:31] aniruddhab, ok [17:31] This one is showing https://www.irccloud.com/pastebin/C4a2lWni/ [17:31] tomreyn, ^^ [17:32] that's for wired internet, is your wureless connected on usb? [17:32] * wired ethernet [17:32] It is a TP link wifi router that is connected via usb [17:33] lsusb | nc termbin.com 9999 [17:34] lspci -knn | nc termbin.com 9999 [17:34] aniruddhab: can you do both of these === kobberholm_ is now known as kobberholm [17:35] tomreyn, sure [17:35] This one showing https://www.irccloud.com/pastebin/7sy7ZIC3/ [17:36] hmm maybe run sudo update-pciids and sudo update-usbids beforehand [17:36] That is a realtek wifi, rtl8192eu [17:37] jeremy31: i guess you identified it by their vendor id? [17:38] then i should run above commands? [17:38] aniruddhab: only if the system is currently online somehow [17:39] tomreyn, yes online somehow [17:39] so do it [17:39] done [17:39] tomreyn: use mange's github and blacklist rtl8xxxu, I am on phone [17:40]