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| nascentmind | Hi. When I use Inconsolata font in gedit or gvim the lines are very thin. Why does this happen? In my console the font is thicker and better. | 06:09 |
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| rhode | Hi Guys | 09:45 |
| rhode | Im considering swithcing back to Xubuntu, however the LTS is still a few months off | 09:48 |
| rhode | If i install 19.10 now - will there be and easy upgrade path ? | 09:48 |
| well_laid_lawn | sure | 10:00 |
| gnrp | rhode: Yes, upgrade is as straight-forward as with Ubuntu, I'd say | 10:00 |
| well_laid_lawn | !upgrade | 10:00 |
| ubottu | For upgrading, see the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes - see also http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/upgrade | 10:00 |
| well_laid_lawn | ↑ has some info | 10:00 |
| rhode | Ahhh excellent | 10:01 |
| rhode | Then there is no reason to wait | 10:01 |
| well_laid_lawn | I don't think so | 10:01 |
| rhode | Was on 18.04 MATE for 1½ years, then shortly tested xubuntu 19.10 and Mint 19.3 (XFCE) | 10:02 |
| rhode | Definitely really like XFCE | 10:03 |
| rhode | But Mint have given me a few issues - not being able to run AppImages, their USB Writer thingy not detecting my usb keys, and now finally not being able to pass-through USB to VBOX | 10:04 |
| rhode | Didnt have those issues under native ubuntu's | 10:04 |
| rhode | Can I probe you guys for you opinions. Alot of Youtubers have made the claim that distro choice is less important these days, as they are to be viewed as essentially a starting-off-point, from where you customize. | 10:10 |
| rhode | And as long as the distro have a repo that is regularily updated, incl kernels - the rest dont matter. Especially in lue of the SNAP/AppImage/Flatpak closing the gaps in needing nevest SW | 10:12 |
| rhode | With exeptions of people with new++ HW, which needs absolutely newest kernels for support | 10:12 |
| rhode | Not trying to start a war here - actually interesting in other viewpoints on this | 10:13 |
| lighterowl | rhode: you can't really package a kernel into a snap/flatpak/appimage, so distro choice and the kernels it provides is still relevant in this area at least. | 10:28 |
| lighterowl | but I guess I couldn't say anything more than that. I run Arch at home, so I usually have the newest stuff already installed, and as such have never had the need to run any of these packaging solutions. | 10:28 |
| rhode | lighterowl: i know that the distro sort of have to deliver the kernel | 10:29 |
| rhode | ..if you dont build your own ;-) | 10:29 |
| lighterowl | well obviously, that's also an option. | 10:30 |
| rhode | It just most of the major distros "just works", some are lacking behind abit on the newest bleeding edge. But if you really need that, you can choose to stay on a LTS - and then just get SNAP's or similar for the newest SW | 10:31 |
| rhode | not knocking ARCH - have run it for some time | 10:31 |
| lighterowl | I guess so. I guess I've just never needed the bleeding edge when running Xubuntu - I use it at work. | 10:31 |
| * rhode is newer in newest HW - so older kernels are usually fine for me | 10:32 | |
| rhode | Only place i have been where i wanted never was VBOX | 10:32 |
| rhode | And for that i could go an get it from the site | 10:33 |
| lighterowl | yes, Oracle provides their own .deb repositories that you can just hook up to your sources.list. I do just that in my Xubuntu installation. | 10:33 |
| rhode | Soooo the conclusion is - it really doesn't matter | 10:34 |
| rhode | All distros have their quirks you need to handle | 10:34 |
| lighterowl | that's a very universal truth. :) | 10:36 |
| rhode | Fortunately reinstalling linux is a 15 min job | 10:52 |
| jonzen | how do i turn off this obnoxious unattented upgrade | 12:54 |
| jonzen | perm | 12:55 |
| diogenes_ | jonzen, you mean the update indicator? | 12:56 |
| jonzen | no | 12:57 |
| jonzen | rebooted blue screen unnatended in progresss | 12:57 |
| jonzen | now i get a system srror every boot | 12:57 |
| diogenes_ | systemctl list-units | grep una | 13:00 |
| jonzen | ty | 13:01 |
| diogenes_ | np | 13:02 |
| jonzen | any idea how to fix this system error detected at boot | 13:02 |
| jonzen | ill just reinstall | 13:02 |
| jonzen | thx | 13:03 |
| EdNV | experienced Windows OS user here, want to use Xubuntu. having trouble sharing with a windows machine on a private network, not suing workgroup in the windows network, any help? | 16:55 |
| diogenes_ | EdNV, samba? | 16:57 |
| EdNV | Samba installed yes | 16:57 |
| diogenes_ | you can also ask in #samba too. | 16:58 |
| EdNV | must register first? | 17:02 |
| === pavlushka_ is now known as pavlushka | ||
| lighterowl | "not suing workgroup" | 18:38 |
| lighterowl | dear god, I hope not! | 18:38 |
| lighterowl | ;) | 18:38 |
| xubuntu7w | How do I get an application to start at startup with admin privileges? | 20:07 |
| xubuntu7w | How do I change the startup network config? | 20:08 |
| lighterowl | xubuntu7w: depends on what kind of application it is. if you're trying to run a service, systemd uses the root account by default unless instructed otherwise (or unless the application itself drops the privileges). if you're looking into launching an elevated proces in a user session, try "sudo". | 21:11 |
| xubuntu7w | lighterowl Can I make it so it does not require me to input a password? | 22:58 |
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