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ducassegood morning06:43
lordievaderGood morning08:01
lotuspsychjegood morning10:38
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deadromhi13:32
lotuspsychjedeadrom: the scope of ubuntu support is advising also the packages from the official repos13:32
deadromI was just told on #ubuntu that src compiling is not endorsed. is that an official statement?13:33
lotuspsychjedeadrom: i also did not speak against compiling software, i just said it wasnt adviced in the support channel13:34
lotuspsychjeusers can do what they want with their systems13:34
pragmaticenigmadeadrom: #ubuntu is about supporting the Ubuntu platform as it is provided through the official Ubuntu software channels. You can compile your own applications, but #ubuntu is not the place to receive support for those applications that you have compiled (or assistance with compilation.)13:35
deadromthat's pretty limiting.13:36
deadromin the matter at hand that means assisting in installing tor browser on 18.04 would not have been "proper" #ubuntu talk because tor browser is not in ubuntu13:38
deadromwhere do you draw the line?13:38
pragmaticenigmadeadrom: The volunteers leverage the documentation that is provided by the Ubuntu community and Canonical that are made available through Ubuntu's official websites. It's also a known state, that the version of an application I'm running should be the same version you are running. If you compile something, I have no way of knowing that the latest version has some new feature.13:39
lordievaderVery black and white: only the stuff from the Ubuntu repositories is supported. That said, volunteers who happen to have an interest in the question at hand may be able to assist.13:41
pragmaticenigmadeadrom: And most applications that you can compile, have support sites of their own for assistance. Think of #ubuntu being very general... you need something more specific, you should really look to the community that supports that application to get better help than what #ubuntu could provide you with.13:41
deadromlinux or oss in general should be a bit bigger than this. keeping strictly to one's enclave will make you a secluded outsider. I see your point and I see how one should mention when leaving the home plate and wandering into the dark forest, but I don't expect to be restricted when pointing out that answers lie in it13:42
lordievaderdeadrom: You're not. Most things you stumble into with compiling software outside of the repo other people have stumbled into aswell and are able to help out.13:44
pragmaticenigmadeadrom: again, that's why there are so many channels on freenode. Expand your horizons... plenty of resources on here. Or in the case of "tor" they are part of another IRC network, but would be a much better resource for supporting their application. See https://support.torproject.org/get-in-touch/#irc-help for more information13:44
deadromlordievader, not quite what we had in the channel now.13:44
lordievaderThe thing is, you can't demand support for something outside of the "home plate". The line of supporting and not-supporting needs to be drawn somewhere. The repo is a logical choice for this.13:45
lordievaderdeadrom: Different people have different definitions for what is considered offtopic 😉13:45
* pragmaticenigma catching up, I see you weren't the one seeking help with compliation.... someone else was13:46
deadrompragmaticenigma, which I pointed out to the user who asked about it. the followup questions pointed away from ubuntu so I helped out here - -because I have a rahter wide horizon, some irony telling me so while staking the claim with a ruler13:47
lotuspsychjedeadrom: there also tor snaps by the way, now also a supported way by ubuntu13:47
deadromlordievader, i dod not demand anything at all. I was telling a user where to find solutions that lay outside ubuntu when he started a project on this platform13:48
deadrom*did13:48
lordievaderdeadrom: And you got told off for telling someone where to find solutions/resources?13:49
deadromlotuspsychje, canonical maintains the code in the snaps?13:49
lotuspsychjedeadrom: no, snaps are a tolerated medium now on ubuntu, but its the maintainer that will support it13:50
deadromlordievader, "told off" would be too harsh, but the bounds of #ubuntu were pointed out clearly13:50
deadromlotuspsychje, how the heck is that any different from ppas?13:51
pragmaticenigmaHere's where I take issue with assisting beyond the what most have established as the boundary. It's great if someone is able to help with a specific need, even if it is out of scope of what the overall channel believes is "on-topic." What I have concerns with is when someone, such as yourself, isn't in channel anymore and that person comes back looking for more assistance. Now that person started with a pleasent13:51
pragmaticenigmaexperience and now has a negative one becuase they feel abandoned. It was no fault of the helper, but now there is a user that keeps coming back expecting everyone to be just like that one helpful person that is no longer here. That is why it's preferred to stick to the repos as a base of what is and isn't supported. everyone has an equal chance of getting continuing help13:51
lordievaderdeadrom: Oh, that is odd. Good that you where trying to help 👍️13:52
lordievaderpragmaticenigma: I'd say that is more a problem of IRC in general.13:53
lotuspsychjedeadrom: snaps are containerized, and wont get the system in trouble with dependency issues for example13:53
lotuspsychjedeadrom: but, we do warn our users too, to trust the maintainer of the snap, just like the ppa13:53
deadrompragmaticenigma, good point, I readily admit. well-- how do we handle this in a quick and efficient manner? how about a bot command " !warn user" that shoots a quick disclaimer? "this is outside ubuntu, the community will not necessarily be able to assist you with this while the people currently around are"13:53
deadromonce people have seen others use it they should follow the example13:54
pragmaticenigmait's the reason that when someone comes in with a question that I feel isn't supportable, I make my best effort to direct them to the resource that will better suit their needs. I personally hate the bot, if only becuase the triggers start with a bang, and I read that as "negative"13:54
lotuspsychjedeadrom: aka: !compile & !ppa13:55
pragmaticenigmaA lot of the bot responses are way too harsh in my opinion13:55
pragmaticenigma!compile13:55
ubot5Compiling software from source? Read the tips at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingSoftware (But remember to search for pre-built !packages first). Also read !checkinstall13:55
pragmaticenigma!ppa13:55
ubot5A Personal Package Archive (PPA) can provide alternate software not normally available in the offical Ubuntu repositories - Looking for a PPA? See https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas - WARNING: PPAs are unsupported third-party packages, and you use them at your own risk. See also !addppa and !ppa-purge13:55
deadrompragmaticenigma, but follow the "limits of #ubuntu" idea. extend your horizon a bit beyond your personal notion ;)13:56
lordievader<pragmaticenigma "it's the reason that when someon"> This is a nice approach, I like it.13:56
deadromok! will use those. did not know. need to be around more :)13:57
deadromwhile *i* for one clearly would not recommend checkinstall, that's dirty deb building and leads to explosions13:58
lordievaderBut exploding installs are the best installs 😝13:59
deadromok, good talk.13:59
deadromif you like explosions, which I do, but not so much on my raid14:00
Menzador|Workpoofie14:10
pragmaticenigmascary to think someone is still running 12.04 (potentially as a public facing server)14:46
lordievaderYou don' t want to know what some public facing servers run...14:46
leftyfbI'm still running a 12.04 server, but it's not public facing. It used to, among a bunch of other functions, but now it's file serving up files via cifs and waiting to be replaced with a new one this summer when the makerspace buys it's own building and moves14:48
Ussat12.04.....15:05
UssatI got all uppity when the path lab here was on 14.04 and 1615:05
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lotuspsychjewhat was jeremy31 solution?17:02
Psi-JackIt was backports-iwlwifi-dkms. ;)17:03
lotuspsychjenice17:05
Psi-Jackhttps://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=243290117:05
Psi-Jackbasically this, where Linux 5.3.0-40 specifically breaks Intel IWL.17:05
Psi-JackBut, 5.3.0-28 (LTS), and 5.3.0-18 (19.10), it works still, before the 40 build.17:06
lotuspsychjeis there an ongoing bug for this already?17:06
Psi-JackYep.17:06
lotuspsychjewhats the ID plz?17:06
Psi-Jackhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/183306517:08
ubot5Ubuntu bug 1833065 in linux-hwe (Ubuntu Disco) "Intel WiFi (CNVi) module has no function on Comet Lake [8086:02f0]" [Undecided,Confirmed]17:08
Psi-JackThat's one, not sure if it's exactly identicle, but it looks related.17:08
lotuspsychjetnx17:08
Psi-JackThen there's also https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-osp1/+bug/183441517:09
ubot5Ubuntu bug 1834415 in linux-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu Bionic) "Intel WiFi (CNVi) 9462/9560 on Comet Lake FW error in SYNC CMD GEO_TX_POWER_LIMIT" [Undecided,Fix released]17:09
lotuspsychjeseems like kenperkins added his comment on it17:09
Psi-JackYep. As well as mine. :)17:09
Psi-JackWhich finally confirmed the bug as a bug.17:10
lotuspsychjewell there's a lot of intel wifi bugs out there17:12
Psi-JackWhich,.... Is actually odd to me. They've had the best WiFi on the market, for a long time....17:12
Psi-JackI had a Samsung laptop, and before I returned it for major hardware issues (including self-corrupting m.2 SATA SSD), it had the later Atheros WiFi, and it worked great.17:13
Psi-Jackkenperkins: So... Have you tried it yet? ;)17:14
Psi-Jackheh. Been trying to test out Bitwarden myself lately, running my own server, but egawds, their server is such a PITA.17:15
pragmaticenigmaand someone in the world learns again why unattended upgrades in production might not be a great idea17:19
Psi-JackLOL17:22
lotuspsychjebeing server admin is surely not an easy task17:22
Psi-JackWell, at least we don't have floppy disks anymore, because, lately with all these laptops having powerful magnets in them... Heh17:23
pragmaticenigmaoh... I still use magnetic media around my stuff (but I'm not an systems admin at a company... just a hobbiest17:32
Psi-Jackhehe17:34
kenperkinsi tried the ubuntu built mainline 5.4.x and 5.5.x and wifi worked, but no audio17:35
Psi-JackI was surprised when my Tabtop and MBP both had super strong magnets when USB dongles just.... affixed themselves onto those spots.17:35
Psi-Jack5.4.x worked with IWL and Audio for me. 5.5.x broke audio. (but this was not ubuntu)17:35
kenperkins@Psi-Jack working, just about to start18:34
kenperkinshttps://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=243290118:35
Psi-Jack#318:36
oerheksPsi-Jack, shared the iwlwifi-backport?18:37
daftykinshmm is cometlake the one that integrated the wifi onto the CPU die / PCH (on package) for the first time i wonder o018:38
daftykinsi forget which generation was going that way18:38
Psi-Jackyeah., He was having the exact same issue with the same Intel IWL hardware, different packaging around it. :)18:38
Psi-Jackdaftykins: I don't ... think so? From videos I've seen there's an mPCIe network adapter in this tabtop. But, I haven't yet cracked it open to verify that.18:38
Psi-JackDissassembly videos of my Yoga C740-14IML that is.18:39
daftykinsah yes it is on CPU, that's what CNVi means18:39
daftykinsapparently the digital portion is there, but the analog is still external18:40
Psi-JackOh... Interesting.18:40
daftykinshttps://blog.wirelessmoves.com/2017/09/like-the-gpu-wifi-now-moves-into-the-intel-cpu.html18:40
kenperkinsok rebooting with it18:40
kenperkinswe (Psi-Jack) and I both have comet lake cpus with the intel ac 956018:41
kenperkinsPsi-Jack: @jeremy31 that indeed solved the problem18:41
lotuspsychjejeremy31 is the iwlwifi wizard :p18:41
kenperkins@jeremy31 at some point, presumeably they'll fix this upstream; how do I get back to the distro's iwl18:42
Psi-JackNow, we just need to have linux-*5.3.0-x to be fixed. :D18:42
daftykinshttps://www.cnx-software.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Intel-CNVi.jpg - interesting18:43
daftykinsso yeah the MAC is in the PCH18:43
Psi-JackIntel incorporates more Evil Inside?    This is why I wanted a Ryzen tabtop and not Intel. :(18:44
daftykinsRyzen will be rubbish for both Linux and mobile for another couple of generations i'd say18:44
daftykinsAMD has pretty much always remained behind in mobile (if you care about battery life that is)18:45
sarnoldI don't believe AMD is much better than intel that respect https://libreboot.org/faq.html#amd18:45
sarnold(though amd has faired drastically better than intel on all the cpu architectural flaws of the last few years)18:46
daftykinsdoes kinda make me think it's only a matter of time before we hear about being able to pwn someones laptop over wifi due to say, perhaps a combined exploit against this new CNVio interface and Intel ME or SGX combined perhaps :)18:48
daftykinsi have no idea what i'm talking about though as security research isn't my field18:48
Psi-JackEspecially with the Comet Lake Management Engine Interface.18:49
daftykinsthat's what i mean by ME there ja18:49
Psi-Jackyeah, That's one part of Intel I've REALLY been highly opposed to.18:49
Psi-JackThough CL-MEI isn't officially supported until Linux 5.4, which Ubuntu officially doesn't yet come with, stock standard.18:50
tomreynso because the OS doesn't support it that means it's safe? :)18:52
Psi-JackNot necessarily no. LOL18:52
tomreynhttps://github.com/corna/me_cleaner18:52
tomreyni'm not sure this works on comet lake, though18:53
pragmaticenigmaOur resident troll ptah is back18:53
tomreynjust because i'm discussing ME removal? :-P18:55
tomreynoh you mean in #ubuntu :)18:58
tomreyni think network-manager still uses dhclient btw., at least on 18.0418:58
pragmaticenigmayeah... cause tomreyn != ptah18:58
tomreyni can confirm this.18:59
Psi-JackFinally! Got my own Bitwarden server running. Freaking mssql docker instance was insisting on having 2GB RAM, just to run. :/18:59
pragmaticenigmasarnold: ptah is trolling... he was in ##linux with the statement "I don't even run linux"19:00
sarnoldpragmaticenigma: oh jeeze19:01
oerheksyeah, how unlikely his system got corrupted with upgrading firefox like that19:02
oerheksoh, he is back in #linux after kick19:03
oerheksjust lonely people, i guess19:03
daftykins:)19:08
UssatPsi-Jack, we do here also19:08
Psi-JackWe do?19:08
UssatWe do, my team uses Bitwarden19:08
Psi-JackOh!19:08
UssatWe run our own Bitwarden server also19:09
Psi-JackI'm checking out Bitwarden from using Enpass, where, the software is closed source, but the location I can store my database is my own.19:09
UssatWe are very happy with it19:09
Psi-JackSo far, after getting the server itself running, it's not seeming bad at all. I don't like that their server uses mssql.19:10
Ussatya well19:10
Psi-Jackhehe19:11
UssatI was not thrilled, but still. We like it19:11
Psi-Jackit does warrant more testing, and evaluation at the least.19:11
UssatYa, we are still in that phase19:12
Psi-JackHmmm.. I see it has a TOTP token input.. But doesn't seem to show the TOTP value or provide it as a means to copy it.19:15
kenperkinsI'm pretty thrilled that worked19:15
Psi-JackAnd no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike?19:18
ducassethere's no rescue from the management engine19:22
Psi-JackExcept, don't use Intel.19:23
ducasseamd has pretty much the same thing, don't they?19:23
Psi-JackThey have something called TrustZone.19:25
daftykinstotally different19:26
Psi-Jackyeah, that looks totally different.19:27
Psi-JackOh sheash... To use the TOTP tokens in Bitwarden, you have to pay for the premium features. (Granted, $10/yr).19:28
daftykinsyikes that's not something i'd touch then19:31
daftykinsi'm actually about to be converting a client over to a password management setup since their idea of security is one or two passwords for everything saved in a 2003 MS Word .doc easily searchable on the PC19:31
Psi-JackYeah. I'm better off with Enpass on that regards.19:32
daftykinscurrent plan was KeePassXC without the browser integration and a nice master password, but i'm really hesitant based on the user training hassle19:32
Psi-JackI believe, with Enpass, I simply paid for the mobile apps, and the rest is completely without charge. Closed source, but I sync it up on my own NextCloud server. It just lacks a CLI.19:32
Psi-JackKeePassXC is nice, but it's the mobile apps for KeePass that just absolutely suck.19:33
pragmaticenigmaCan't say I have had much issue with the KeePass app that I use on Android19:33
Psi-JackWell, the only somewhat half decent KeePass client or iOS is KyPass, and.. It's atrocious.19:33
UssatIf 10$ a year is bank breaking......bigger issues :)19:34
daftykinsi think for this client mobile isn't important so i won't be enabling that19:34
Psi-JackIt's not. it's the constant payments for a single feature?19:35
Ussateh....cost of business....hardly a deal breaker and honestly....people need to be paid19:35
Psi-Jacktrue. $10/yr is honestly NOT that bad.19:35
Psi-JackConsidering I used to pay LastPass $12/yr :)19:36
Psi-JackJust for 2FA.19:36
Psi-JackBut, then they wanted more money.19:36
Psi-JackAnd in this case, $10/yr is actually more 2 features for me. 2FA login and TOTP.19:38
daftykinsi was thinking about throwing these folks on a simple paid platform, but i would rather none of it lived online really19:39
Psi-JackStill though, I'd like even a trial of the premium features, so I can validate whether or not it's worth it. :)19:41
daftykinsyeah that makes sense19:42
Psi-JackYeah. Enpass, I have that. I just have it login, then the TOTP prompt comes up, and I paste in, and it works, every time. Bitwarden disables that entirely unless you have a premium account.19:45
UssatPsi-Jack, you can email and ask for one....thats what I did19:47
Psi-Jackheh, course the other factor. Running my own bitwarden server, getting it to send a verification email, seems.... Problematic.19:47
Psi-JackOh?19:47
Ussatyup19:47
Psi-JackThey will give a trial premium membership?19:47
UssatBut, like I said I am useing it for my whole team19:47
Ussatand wanted to eval it19:47
Psi-JackRight.19:47
UssatPsi-Jack, they did me19:47
Psi-JackWell, that's something :)19:48
UssatJUst shot em an email on my work email account19:48
UssatCant hurt to ask :)19:49
Psi-JackI'd be asking from my "work" email address too, since it's from my own domain name. hehe19:49
UssatWe are also VERY heavy duo users19:49
Psi-JackI use Yubico and U2F, myself.19:51
UssatYa, some people here have Yubico (I do) but we are also heavy DUO users. I work in a clinical env and we have HIPAA data we deal with19:53
Psi-JackAhhh, fun fun.19:53
UssatEVERYTHING is 2FA19:53
Psi-JackWell, New Yubikey 5 is FIPS. :)19:53
UssatNIce19:53
Psi-Jack:)19:53
Psi-JackI know,. I plan to get a few upgrades. L(19:54
Psi-Jack:)19:54
Ussatyup.......we will prob look into it19:54
Psi-JackI have 4 Yubikey 4's.19:54
Ussatinfosec dept is VERY security paranoid19:54
Psi-Jack1 was actually a gift from Yubico for failing to ship my order from Amazon. In fact, until I communicated with them, nobody even noticed.19:54
Ussatwhich is good, because the Dept of Health Human services levies HUGE fines19:55
Psi-JackHmmm.. I don't see a single way to configure or otherwise, get some kind of email pathway setup for this bitwarden server.19:55
Psi-JackAhh, env/*19:58
JoeLlamamoo20:05
sarnoldllamas don't moo! deception uncloaked!20:08
daftykinsxD20:08
daftykinscannot confirm, haven't met a llama... but if winamp's old startup sound is anything to go by, they sound more like sheep20:08
JoeLlamahi sarnold20:09
JoeLlamait really whips my ass daftykins20:09
sarnoldI don't remember a winamp startup sound20:09
JoeLlamaso sarnold xubuntu installed and working20:09
daftykins:)20:09
daftykinssarnold: to be more accurate it was the one-time play post install20:09
JoeLlamayes winamp really whips the llamas ass (google)20:09
daftykinshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaF-nRS_CWM20:10
daftykinsstill no news on the new version :(20:10
sarnoldJoeLlama: woo! nice :)20:10
JoeLlamasarnold now looking at chromium and opera for browser for faster startup etc.//20:10
JoeLlamacan't install brave on the 32 bit box20:11
daftykinsare you finding Firefox slow? o020:11
daftykins32-bit? nooooo20:11
JoeLlamayes very slow20:11
JoeLlamaVERY slow20:11
sarnolddaftykins: lollol20:11
daftykinseven with a clean profile?20:11
JoeLlamaon an intel atom n270 1.6 GHz20:11
JoeLlamalittle 9 inch laptop20:12
daftykinsah well see, that's your problem, you're using a calculator as a computer20:12
JoeLlamaclean profile?20:12
JoeLlamado tell20:12
JoeLlamayes :)20:12
JoeLlamasingle core two threads (: heh20:12
JoeLlamayes yes I have a pile of these20:12
daftykinssorry, knowing it's that hardware it's not worth it20:12
JoeLlamaa fancy calculator more powerful than a cray20:13
daftykinserr no it's not20:13
JoeLlamano not worth it20:13
JoeLlamaneed lite weight browser20:13
JoeLlamaI also have a pile of Intel Atom n450 computers (upgrading them to n470)20:13
JoeLlamabut those are 64 bit20:13
JoeLlamano it's not?20:14
JoeLlamacrays were pretty slow compared to these days20:14
JoeLlamagunna moo20:15
JoeLlamamoo20:15
JoeLlamacellphones have more power than crays20:15
JoeLlamaand don't get as hot :)20:15
JoeLlamaI have a two 2.8 GHz boxes next20:15
JoeLlamaone for windows 10 (ew ew!) and one for linux20:16
sarnoldI'm really impressed these little things work well enough to keep em going20:16
JoeLlamaalso have a flash drive I need to cut open with dremel and resolder plug...  I will install ISO to that20:17
JoeLlamayes sarnold they work realloy well just slow20:17
JoeLlamalike rock solid work well :)20:17
JoeLlamatakes 7 to 10 seconds to open firefox so firefox is going away20:17
JoeLlamaI like opera20:18
JoeLlamachromium was recommeneded20:18
sarnoldtry this :) http://edbrowse.org/20:18
JoeLlamaoOo I look20:18
JoeLlamamain problem I find with browers is that not all of them work with every site20:19
JoeLlamafirefox seems to work with them all20:19
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