[01:47] hey. does anybody know how to change sddm theme? i am trying to use one i downloaded from github [01:48] i put the theme in /usr/share/sddm/themes [01:50] it said i need to change the line "Current=newTheme" in sddm.conf, but i cant find it [01:51] sddm.conf is in the /etc/ folder [01:51] yeah i tried that one, but it didnt work [01:52] the lubuntu manpage said use "update-alternatives --config newTheme" but that didnt work either [01:53] you may need a [Theme] heading [01:55] ok ill try that now [01:55] bcus it didnt have the "Current" entry, so i just added it [01:56] another github page said to use this file /usr/lib/sddm/sddm.conf.d/default.conf, but it doesnt exist on lubuntu [01:57] brb [02:00] kc2bez: the theme header worked! [02:00] thanks! [02:01] Excellent, I am glad that did it for you. [02:01] Happy to help anytime. [08:19] hello how to upgrade to newer version of lubuntu? [08:31] loganlee, what release of Lubuntu are you using currently? [08:31] i'm not sure [08:32] If you're using it now (and it was me), I'd open a terminal and type `lsb_release -a` [08:35] Ubuntu 18.04 LTS [08:35] but i'm using lubuntu :( [08:36] Don't worry, I'm using Lubuntu 19.10 and it tells me I'm running Ubuntu too. The base is ubuntu with LXDE/Lubuntu on top of Ubuntu base... [08:37] sometimes my GUI gets broken like when i open printers [08:37] loganlee, the 18.10 release notes (https://lubuntu.me/cosmic-released/) state "The most major and notable problem is that upgrading Lubuntu from 18.04 to 18.10 causes a fair amount of issues. Therefore, we are not officially supporting this upgrade path at this time, however we have prepared a page in the Lubuntu Manual which can help address the problems that arise after the upgrade." [08:38] ok thx [08:38] hold on... looking soemthing up again [08:41] no nothing more in the manual (https://manual.lubuntu.me/D/upgrading.html) .. it's possible yes, but its cleaner by re-installing; myself I'd recommend (https://manual.lubuntu.me/1/1.3/installation.html) the manual partitioning, using your existing partitions & I'd choose no-format (but backup before you do it anyway). It'll take note of your added programs, wipe system directories, install, add back some programs (this can cause clutter but I [08:41] find useful) and want to reboot.. It's what I'd suggest for moving to LXQt though most I believe would say clean-install & restore data files from backup (cleanest for sure) [08:43] "manual partitiong" option I mean can be seen in the installation page under "Setting up partitions" section (the picture shows 'erase disk' as ticked; the option under that) [08:44] there is more on "Manual partitioning" later on the page too. === BrianG61UK_ is now known as BrianG61UK === BrianG61UK_ is now known as BrianG61UK [17:40] Hey guys, noob question: are beta releases upgradable? [17:40] yep [17:40] ty! [17:47] that is undoubtably due to timedatectl [17:47] oops wrong channel bah [19:18] hi [22:55] hey, just a quick question, i have a program for handling .STL files and this program is a .appimage [22:56] how would i go about setting this program as the defualt to open .STL files? [23:07] Owain900: what version of lubuntu? [23:40] the latest stable version i believe [23:42] 72.16 then? [23:44] i think so [23:44] hahahah [23:45] Owain900: lsb_release -r [23:45] in the terminal ^ [23:45] 19.04 [23:45] i was close, its 4 digits [23:46] truuuu [23:46] ya got me there [23:46] it's basically equivalent [23:46] appimages are the ones that are basically run like normal binaries right? [23:47] yes [23:47] download and run [23:48] they update themselves... sometimes [23:48] so it seems like file associations doesn't allow for arbitrary paths [23:48] that said, you'll want to create a desktop entry [23:48] create a file like ~/.local/share/applications/goofy-stl-program.desktop [23:48] they may already do that. they usually end up in the menu [23:49] is it Owain900 ? [23:49] first run often does some install type things but YMMV [23:50] if it isn't there, make said file [23:50] its not in the list, ill do that now [23:50] it should have the following content (or something like it) [23:50] Type=Application [23:50] Name="Goofy STL App" [23:50] Exec=/path/to/goofy-stl-program [23:51] once you have that done, open up the file associations application [23:51] enter stl in the search [23:51] open up the model bit and click on stl [23:51] click the "choose" button under default application [23:51] select "Goofy STL App [23:51] " [23:51] ok, close, and you're done [23:52] that probably updates mimeapps.lst and little else so you could probably just edit that but meh [23:54] and even then, it calls a desktop [23:54] so you'll still need that [23:56] one more step: yell at the application developer for not having their application install a desktop entry [23:57] ^ this