[01:47] <p0wder> hey. does anybody know how to change sddm theme? i am trying to use one i downloaded from github
[01:48] <p0wder> i put the theme in /usr/share/sddm/themes
[01:50] <p0wder> it said i need to change the line "Current=newTheme" in sddm.conf, but i cant find it
[01:51] <kc2bez> sddm.conf is in the /etc/ folder
[01:51] <p0wder> yeah i tried that one, but it didnt work
[01:52] <p0wder> the lubuntu manpage said use "update-alternatives  --config newTheme" but that didnt work either
[01:53] <kc2bez> you may need a [Theme] heading
[01:55] <p0wder> ok ill try that now
[01:55] <p0wder> bcus it didnt have the "Current" entry, so i just added it
[01:56] <p0wder> another github page said to use this file /usr/lib/sddm/sddm.conf.d/default.conf, but it doesnt exist on lubuntu
[01:57] <p0wder> brb
[02:00] <p0wder> kc2bez: the theme header worked!
[02:00] <p0wder> thanks!
[02:01] <kc2bez> Excellent, I am glad that did it for you.
[02:01] <kc2bez> Happy to help anytime.
[08:19] <loganlee> hello how to upgrade to newer version of lubuntu?
[08:31] <guiverc> loganlee, what release of Lubuntu are you using currently?
[08:31] <loganlee> i'm not sure
[08:32] <guiverc> If you're using it now (and it was me), I'd open a terminal and type `lsb_release -a`
[08:35] <loganlee> Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
[08:35] <loganlee> but i'm using lubuntu :(
[08:36] <guiverc> 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] <loganlee> sometimes my GUI gets broken like when i open printers
[08:37] <guiverc> 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] <loganlee> ok thx
[08:38] <guiverc> hold on... looking soemthing up again
[08:41] <guiverc> 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] <guiverc> 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] <guiverc> "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] <guiverc> there is more on "Manual partitioning" later on the page too.
[17:40] <Supa> Hey guys, noob question: are beta releases upgradable?
[17:40] <wxl> yep
[17:40] <Supa> ty!
[17:47] <wxl> that is undoubtably due to timedatectl
[17:47] <wxl> oops wrong channel bah
[19:18] <danixt> hi
[22:55] <Owain900> hey, just a quick question, i have a program for handling .STL files and this program is a .appimage
[22:56] <Owain900> how would i go about setting this program as the defualt to open .STL files?
[23:07] <wxl> Owain900: what version of lubuntu?
[23:40] <Owain900> the latest stable version i believe
[23:42] <tomreyn> 72.16 then?
[23:44] <Owain900> i think so
[23:44] <wxl> hahahah
[23:45] <wxl> Owain900: lsb_release -r
[23:45] <kc2bez> in the terminal ^
[23:45] <Owain900> 19.04
[23:45] <tomreyn> i was close, its 4 digits
[23:46] <Owain900> truuuu
[23:46] <Owain900> ya got me there
[23:46] <wxl> it's basically equivalent
[23:46] <wxl> appimages are the ones that are basically run like normal binaries right?
[23:47] <kc2bez> yes
[23:47] <kc2bez> download and run
[23:48] <kc2bez> they update themselves... sometimes
[23:48] <wxl> so it seems like file associations doesn't allow for arbitrary paths
[23:48] <wxl> that said, you'll want to create a desktop entry
[23:48] <wxl> create a file like ~/.local/share/applications/goofy-stl-program.desktop
[23:48] <kc2bez> they may already do that. they usually end up in the menu
[23:49] <wxl> is it Owain900 ?
[23:49] <kc2bez> first run often does some install type things but YMMV
[23:50] <wxl> if it isn't there, make said file
[23:50] <Owain900> its not in the list, ill do that now
[23:50] <wxl> it should have the following content (or something like it)
[23:50] <wxl> Type=Application
[23:50] <wxl> Name="Goofy STL App"
[23:50] <wxl> Exec=/path/to/goofy-stl-program
[23:51] <wxl> once you have that done, open up the file associations application
[23:51] <wxl> enter stl in the search
[23:51] <wxl> open up the model bit and click on stl
[23:51] <wxl> click the "choose" button under default application
[23:51] <wxl> select "Goofy STL App
[23:51] <wxl> "
[23:51] <wxl> ok, close, and you're done
[23:52] <wxl> that probably updates mimeapps.lst and little else so you could probably just edit that but meh
[23:54] <wxl> and even then, it calls a desktop
[23:54] <wxl> so you'll still need that
[23:56] <wxl> one more step: yell at the application developer for not having their application install a desktop entry
[23:57] <kc2bez> ^ this