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[05:24] <pragomer> Hi. In kubuntu 18.04.2 the kde-partition-manager does not start with root privileges. how can I fix this?
[06:55] <valorie> pragomer: if an application needs root privs it will give you a input screen for your password
[06:56] <valorie> it is a bad idea to start applications in "root"
[06:56] <valorie> !root
[06:57] <pragomer> valorie: hi.. yes kde partitionmanager gives me the kdesu box, I input the correct pw but I dont see any disks.. I read about that the program wants to function without root privileges in the future, but in my case this does not work
[06:58] <pragomer> perhaps someone could check this
[06:58] <valorie> well, kpm is under active development
[06:59] <OerHeks> you might not see disks if it is an UEFI bios machine, boot in uefi mode.
[06:59] <pragomer> its mbr mode, not uefi
[06:59] <OerHeks> oke uefi ruled out
[07:00] <pragomer> I actually have to use "sudo partitioinmanager" instead of kdesu for beeing able to use it
[07:00] <valorie> that's a bad idea
[07:00] <valorie> :(
[07:00] <valorie> !sudo
[07:01] <pragomer> valorie: I know about sudo ;-)  but kdesu does not work actually
[07:01] <valorie> running gui applications using sudo will make hash of your permissions
[07:01] <valorie> have you tried pkexec?
[07:02] <valorie> if that works but inputting your passw doesn't, then i would file a bug report
[08:12] <pragomer> valorie: how is the usage of pkexec in this cas?
[08:14] <diogenes_> what you trying to do with pkexec?
[08:15] <OerHeks> !pkexec
[08:19] <pragomer> diogenes_: kde's partitionmanager gets no root privileges when I enter the kdesu password; thats my problem and a know bug as it seems
[08:21] <OerHeks> you stated you see no disks after password..
[08:24] <diogenes_> pragomer, as suggested: pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY <app name> /etc/environment
[08:26] <rapier> hello
[08:26] <rapier> wondering how all of this works I am  sorta new to linux some small pointers would help
[08:27] <rapier> anyone here ?
[08:27] <diogenes_> !ask
[08:27] <rapier> or can anyone read this ?
[08:28] <rapier> huh?
[08:28] <OerHeks> hi rapier just ask, wait and see
[08:29] <rapier> I am sorta looking for a touter for the basics on linux I know some but not really much
[08:29] <rapier> most of what I know comes from using DOS as a kid
[08:29] <OerHeks> good start; https://help.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/desktopguide/C/index.html
[08:31] <rapier> OerHeks thank you for the info
[08:32] <rapier> I have done searches myself but was unsure where to start
[08:32] <rapier> there are alot of guides that dont really show basics
[08:34] <rapier> well that was all I really needed thank you again I will be off
[08:34] <OerHeks> have fun!
[08:42] <pragomer> diogenes_: it worked. after i executed pkexec the app now works also as normal. thank you all very much. awesome community. very kind
[08:44] <diogenes_> yw
[11:11] <BluesKaj> Hi folks
[12:56] <kubuntu> hello
[12:57] <Guest14933> hello
 Hi! I'm a beginner to Kubuntu & wondering about this recent bug that KDE has now fixed ,will the updates come to Discover next week?  (I haven't had any security updates there) Or do we have to do this manually? Thanks! Also how would one know if one is compromised? I was on some random website that wanted to download something,I hope Firefox stopped it,but I'm not sure... Would really appreciate any help in all this confusion !
[13:25] <diogenes_> Shreddies, i would not trust firefox a single bit.
[13:26] <BluesKaj> Shreddies, I recommend updating/upgrading in the cli (manually) 2-3 times/week, discover can be buggy
[13:29] <BluesKaj> Shreddies, check your downoads folder for unknown .exe files
[13:30] <BluesKaj> or anything that looks suspicious
 @BluesKaj, thanks,how do I do that,what is cli
 @BluesKaj, will do!
[13:32] <BluesKaj> the Konsole
[13:33] <BluesKaj> sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade, in the konsole will update/upgrade your packages
[13:34] <BluesKaj> Shreddies ^
 ehh is this normal in Konsole
 To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>". … See "man sudo_root" for details.
[13:40] <BluesKaj> Shreddies yes, sudo gives temporary root permissions, hope you entered a password when installing kubuntu
 i think so,    no .exe files but I'm  not sure how good Dolphin is at searching.Recently installed so very few files.
 was this the troublemaker ? The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required: …   libllvm7
 All packages are up to date.
[13:45] <BluesKaj> updates/upgrades give upgraded packages and replace some older ones so you can use sudo apt autoremove 'packagename'
[13:46] <BluesKaj> afterwards if the not needed notice comes up
 Removing libllvm7:amd64 (1:7-3~ubuntu0.18.04.1) ... … Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ... … that means I'm done I suppose,not sure what triggers are
 Thanks a million for your help ,I now know not to rely just on Discover.Made a note on how to do this again in the future .
[14:59] <BluesKaj> Shreddies, enjoy kubuntu :-)
 @BluesKaj, Now that Windows 7 will have no more support it's nice to have switched to something with less bloatware ,really don't like Windows 10
[15:09] <BluesKaj> windows is useful if you "have to use it" on the job for example, but it's very vulnerable security-wise even now.
[15:18] <RikMills> https://kubuntu.org/news/fixes-for-recent-kde-desktop-vulnerability/
 @BluesKaj, & their data hoarding & privacy policy is a bit too much for me.It's just KDE that had problems,all other UBuntu should be fine,right?
[15:25] <BluesKaj> Shreddies, all ubuntu flavours have their strengths and weaknesses, but i prefer Kubuntu to all the others due it's large number of choices and configurability
 I tried Ubuntu but the terminal stuff was driving me a little nuts,so I switched to something that resembles Windows more.I'm not doing any fancy pants high tech stuff so it works for me =)
[15:37] <BluesKaj> Ubuntu does require terminal use any more than any other 'buntu flavours in my experience
[15:37] <BluesKaj> does not require, rather
 that's what I was told,but maybe I was wrong,like Kubuntu anyway so far with LTS so when that changes I'll decide,but happy staying with Kubuntu for now,it is a little trickier when searching for Kubuntu specific problems,because most of the results te
[16:06] <jubo2> I can get an ok 2nd had business laptop for 450€ or a new one with modern goodies for 820€
[16:08] <jubo2> Hiya BluesKaj
[16:08] <BluesKaj> hey jubo2
[22:05] <Franzo> Hello