[13:24] <robin> Hi all, i wonder how i change the swappiness to "swappiness = 10" in xubuntu? i manage to do it in ubuntu but not here :/
[13:25] <robin> i try : gedit admin:///etc/sysctl.conf
[13:27] <lighterowl> robin: this parameter is changed via sysctl, in exactly the same way as in ubuntu.
[13:28] <robin> could not open file "unable to handle admin locations is what i get
[13:28] <lighterowl> robin: try using a textmode editor via sudo.
[13:29] <robin> what command would that be ? =L
[13:29] <lighterowl> for example sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf
[13:29] <lighterowl> make the changes that you want, and then press ctrl-o to save the changes, and ctrl-x to exit the editor.
[14:10] <vkats>  /msg NickServ identify 4511777
[14:11] <GridCube> lol
[14:13] <xubuntu4w> hi! I am a happy Xubuntu user for the last 3 years. I upgraded from 18.04 to 19.10 but the performance is extremely bad. For example switching workspaces takes ~1 sec and mouse freezes completely. How can I gather more information on what is going on? When I do GUI related actions I can see in top that Xorg is ~20-30% CPU, but I guess this is not
[14:13] <xubuntu4w> enough information
[14:24] <diogenes_> xubuntu4w, if you upgraded, could you try with a new test user and see if you get the same issues?
[14:27] <xubuntu4w> diogenes_ is there a default/vanilla test user or should I go ahead and create a new user?
[14:28] <brainwash> xubuntu4w: try this https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=13233
[14:29] <diogenes_> xubuntu4w, yes, just to create a new user like: sudo useradd test
[14:31] <xubuntu4w> brainwash `xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/vblank_mode` gives `auto`. So by reading the forum post, I understand I currently use glx
[14:32] <brainwash> that is likely the case
[14:32] <brainwash> try the different modes
[14:36] <xubuntu4w> brainwash OMG! yes this completely solves the issue. Both "xpresent" and "off" work just fine
[14:36] <brainwash> great
[14:37] <brainwash> xpresent should have been the actual default value for Xfce 4.14, but some people reported problems, so it was changed back to glx
[14:38] <brainwash> and glx has its own problems =S
[14:38] <xubuntu4w> many many thanks!
[17:46] <xubuntu41w> Hello, I haven't used IRC before but I'm looking for some help with Xubuntu...
[17:47] <xubuntu41w> I'm trying to install Xubuntu on an old Macbook but the live USB isn't being picked up as one of the boot options. However I've got a live USB of Ubuntu (the gnome-based one) and that shows as an EFI boot option. Is there a way to get Xubuntu to boot in EFI mode?
[17:50] <xubuntu41w> Anyone here?