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pragmaticenigmasonicx: If you are looking to literally install the older desktop environment, that is not something that is supported. Only the current software packages available in the repos for the version of Ubuntu you are using00:00
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sonicxsorry if it seems like a stupid question just looking to see if it possible00:03
sonicxbecause I got my grandpa used to the gui I don't want to change it on him00:03
Bashing-omsonicx: The old unity is still maintained by the community . is in the universe repo. see ' apt show unity ' .00:05
sonicxthank you for the help00:07
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Klindait is the same problem I can't install  vbox http://dpaste.com/3KSHN6X00:29
akemKlinda, I would try to remove everything related to virtualbox then reinstall: sudo apt-get remove --purge virtualbox*; sudo apt-get install virtualbox00:31
Klindawhy I have 2000 errors with the apt-get update?00:32
akemThe warnings are just because of chrome google repo, you can safely ignore them.00:33
pragmaticenigmaKlinda: Also... there is recommendation to include the package libvpx5 when installing virtualbox00:33
Klindais better to create a dual boot or use a virtualbox at this point?00:34
akemI have both :P00:34
akemRebooting is annoying, when you can just open a VM and keep everything running.00:35
akemAlso with Virtualbox you can have several VMs with different OSes.00:36
KlindaI need also some tips to get a fast boot in the pc, seems an hd problem to me..00:37
Klindato get the pc working I need 5 minutes00:37
akemWhat kind of PC is it?00:38
Klindaa good one with i5 processor00:39
akemYeah, that's not normal, maybe you have some service that has some trouble when starting? i don't know... or maybe your hard drive has some issue like you said.00:43
Klindais demsg a good to know if its an hd problem?00:44
Klindacommand*00:44
akemYes, and also the smartclt command i think.00:45
Klinda[ 1652.682000] kvm: disabled by bios00:48
Klindathat's a lot ?00:48
Klindado you have to look a the time?00:49
compdocenter the bios and enable it00:49
akemKlinda, I think you need to enable virtualisation support in your BIOS.00:49
KlindaD:00:50
akemKlinda, "On some hardware (e-g HP nx6320), you need to power-off/power-on the machine after enabling virtualization in the BIOS."00:50
compdocthe number is just the event id, and nothing to do with the error00:50
Klindathe number it isn't the time of the hd to process it?00:51
ladylunaNo00:52
compdocmaybe it needs more context. thats from a log?00:53
Klindahttp://dpaste.com/1RP9Z40 dmesg00:54
KlindaI know the number in [...] was the one to look00:54
k_szeAnybody else getting a "system program problem detected" window from update-notifier at every login?01:45
k_szeSimilar to this question, except I'm already on Ubuntu 18.04 (GNOME, not KDE): https://askubuntu.com/questions/372963/why-does-update-notifier-contains-system-crash-notification01:46
k_szeIt's safe to remove the files in /var/crash/, right?01:52
BrUt4LM45t3RHi guys. Basic question for ya. I see most people do sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade but I prefer to do sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade. Any reason why I should or shouldn't be doing this?01:53
Bashing-omBrUt4LM45t3R: apt is now available: https://itsfoss.com/apt-vs-apt-get-difference/01:59
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BrUt4LM45t3RBashing-om I am not asking about apt or apt-get. I am talking about upgrade and dist-upgrade02:06
Bashing-omBrUt4LM45t3R: See; ' man apt ' -- By doing an "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" it will update packages and install new kernels as well as resolve package conflicts.02:17
BrUt4LM45t3Rand what does sudo apt-get upgrade do that is different Bashing-om?02:26
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bluesj0tWhy is appearance setting not in ubuntu anymore ?02:30
Bashing-omBrUt4LM45t3R:  "apt-get upgrade" will not deal with kept packages for an update, nor attempt fixing.02:30
akemk_sze, Yeah.02:32
BrUt4LM45t3RSO is it best to do sudo apt-get dist-upgrade always Bashing-om?02:33
Bashing-omBrUt4LM45t3R: Well, I personally want to see what the package manager relates - so I run as ' sudo apt upgrade '. Then if the package manager reports a issue, I take action.02:35
BrUt4LM45t3Rtahnks02:37
Bashing-omBrUt4LM45t3R: Happy to help :D02:38
BrUt4LM45t3Rso do you use apt over apt-get Bashing-om?02:40
Bashing-omBrUt4LM45t3R: Yup - Though there are some aspects of apt-get that apt does not replicate.02:41
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LoshkiBashing-om: can you elaborate, or point me to a doc that discusses it?03:41
Bashing-omLoshki: Sorry - no context . clue me in ?03:44
LoshkiBashing-om: something entitled 'aspects of apt-get that apt does not replicate' was what I had in mind03:47
Bashing-omLoshki: Can not pull up anything specific but see: https://itsfoss.com/apt-vs-apt-get-difference/ ; http://www.howtogeek.com/234583/simplify-command-line-package-management-with-apt-instead-of-apt-get/ ; https://mvogt.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/apt-1-0/ .03:55
LoshkiBashing-om: excellent, thank you!03:57
Bashing-omLoshki: Thunderstorms - got to run.03:58
Bashing-omThunderstorms - got to run.03:58
HamiltonWhere are app tray icons stored? I want ti fix this : http://i.imgur.com/qd8uPuu.png05:44
isomarigreetings, when installing 19.10, /var/log/syslog reports: "no matching physical volumes found". Yet I can escape to the terminal and maually mount the destination drive partitions.05:50
OnceMeI have two monitors, how can I disable second monitor, so that I can easily switch between my desktop and laptop, so that I dont need to mess with cables?06:47
triptecI'm having some trouble running lxd and then docker in a lxd container, it works but it's slow to build docker images. Is there anyone who is using btrfs or other that zfs as a storage backend for lxd?07:16
zetheroo1since installing the latest version of Chrome (Version 80.0.3987.149 (Official Build) (64-bit)) it keeps crashing. This is the output from starting Chrome in the Terminal until it crashes https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/7NdfTsGJN5/08:25
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BluesKajHowdy folks10:13
oerhekshi BluesKaj10:16
BluesKajhey oerheks10:17
egrainheadless box, how do i share printer? i guessing samba, but maybe there's a better way.11:09
oerhekslike on your desktop, localhost:631 ...11:09
pragmaticenigmaegrain: CUPS can directly share printers11:10
egrainpragmaticenigma, like so: https://www.cups.org/doc/sharing.html ?11:11
pragmaticenigmaegrain: you can do it that way, but the "http://localhost:631" is easier to configure and setup11:12
egrainhow easy is that? i have  to admit i'm truly amazed.11:15
egrainthanks.11:15
Mibixcrap if i deleted something as root in nemo is there a way to get it back11:38
lotuspsychjeMibix: deleted 'something'11:40
Mibixa file?11:40
lotuspsychjeyes?11:40
firewire1394hi11:40
Mibix...11:40
Mibixwhere are you getting confused11:40
lotuspsychjeMibix: wich file?11:40
Mibixany file11:40
akemMibix, Maybe with "extundelete"11:40
jjbuggleI've set up samba to transfer files from linux to mac, over wifi ethernet.  It works, but it is unreliable.  Any alternatives that someone could recommend?11:41
BluesKajjjbuggle:  ssh ?11:45
jjbuggleBluesKaj: I've never set that up.  Is it hard?  Would I just google search how to set up an ssh server?11:45
BluesKajjjbuggle: https://osxdaily.com/2017/04/28/howto-ssh-client-mac/11:46
jjbuggleBluesKaj: cool, thx.  I'll check it out11:46
[twisti]any way i can see which packages were install when ? i installed a bunch of crap today that i need to get rid off, and i would prefer not having to scroll through my bash history11:49
lotuspsychje[twisti]: dpkg logs11:50
BluesKajjjbuggle: this tutorial might be closer to what you're looking for https://osxdaily.com/2016/08/16/enable-ssh-mac-command-line/11:50
[twisti]thanks lotuspsychje11:53
[twisti]wait, no, that just says "dpkg: error: need an action option"11:53
lotuspsychje[twisti]: /var/log/dpkg11:54
viktor_i keep getting below msg at every terminal command. not sure what to do about it?11:54
viktor_man: can't set the locale; make sure $LC_* and $LANG are correct11:54
[twisti]no such file or directory. im on LTS 16 if that matters11:54
[twisti]nm, found them - /var/log/apt/term.log11:55
geirhaviktor_: LANG or one of the special LC_ environment variables contain a locale that doesn't exist. You need to either set them to one that exists, or generate the one they're trying to use. A paste url with the output of ''locale; locale -a''  could be helpful. locale shows what the values are set to, locale -a shows a list of available locales.11:57
egrainthe share printers on the localhost:631 page, i have to create a class, right? i did. but windows said can't be found.  oh, and if i go printer manage/configure it says "no network sharing".11:59
viktor_geirha: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/TG4qTchYc2/12:00
geirhaso those en_BE.US-ASCII entries are probably what it's complaining about12:01
egraindo i need samba after all to share the printer?12:02
geirhaas well as en_US.US-ASCII12:02
egrainwith windows i mean.12:02
viktor_geirha: so, i just change those to UTF-8? are those file in the root part or the user part?12:03
geirhaviktor_: yes, but en_BE.UTF-8 doesn't exist either, so either you have to generate that one or change it to en_US.UTF-8 as well.12:04
geirhaviktor_: They could be set globally from /etc/default/locale or locally in ~/.pam_environment or ~/.profile. You'll have to look around a bit12:04
viktor_geirha: just tried to change in GUI sys setting, will log out-in for a moment12:06
viktor_geirha: it seems my sys doesn't install any locales after i select them in setting, for some reason. So can i just uncomment all the UTF-8 lines of the languages/localisations i want in /etc/locale-gen and then run that?12:37
viktor_is their harm / gain in also uncommenting other formats? (ISO-8859,...)12:40
geirhano harm, just takes up a little more space. You run   sudo locale-gen  to have the uncommented lines in /etc/locale-gen actually generated12:42
Captain_Protoninstalled the snap version for the store, but it does sync the two calendars I have configured. Where can I find the commands I need to run so it has access12:48
Captain_Protonsorry gnome -calendar12:48
mra90how can I check if my ubuntu supports USB -serial communication13:05
mra90I don't see any usb device in /dev/tty*13:05
akemmra90, Why would it?13:14
akemwouldn't*13:14
Sven_vBmra90, my USB uart shows up as /dev/ttyUSB0. don't be fooled by missing tab completion for screen.13:14
Captain_Protonhow do I get snap gnome-calendar to see my two configured calendars?13:14
Sven_vBmra90, if it doesn't show up, observe syslog and dmesg while you plug it in13:15
Sven_vBmra90, reading again ??? did you actually connect a USB serial adapter?13:15
Sven_vBmra90, support for a lot of those is baked in by default in the generic and lowlatency ubuntu kernels nowadays. a few minutes ago I used a USB uart on a 14.04 trusty machine with linux-image-4.2.0-42-generic.13:17
mra90Sven_vB, what device have you connected to USB port so ttyUSB showed up?13:19
Sven_vBmra90, some cheap generic USB uart from Amazon. lsusb thinks it is a "10c4:ea60 Cygnal Integrated Products, Inc. CP210x UART Bridge / myAVR mySmartUSB light"13:20
mra90okay I will try that also13:21
Sven_vBmra90, I'd just get like four of them from different vendors, at those prices you can't go too wrong, and by the time they arrive (from China to me takes several weeks) probably at least 2 of them will work.13:21
Sven_vBThe touchpad on my Acer Aspire SW5-012 no longer works. using Xenial here. I thought it was the kernel update, but even using linux-image-4.15.0-91-lowlatency which worked fine the entire week, now cannot move the cursor or click. I tried pressing the Fn + Disable Touchpad key combo to toggle that, but it seems to have no effect. xinput shows the Touchpad and the "Mouse and pointer devices" settings show it as enabled. any ideas?13:26
Sven_vBthanks. IRC effect. :-) now my 8th attempt at separating and reconnecting top and bottom shell, finally made it work again.13:28
viktor_geirha: it's working now. thanks for getting me underway.13:30
geirhaviktor_: Glad to hear :)13:30
viktor_geirha: actually, now i get an error message every time i log in again about lanuage packages not installed13:33
viktor_/var/cache/apt/archives/kde-l10n-th_4%3a4.10.97-0ubuntu1_all.deb13:33
viktor_trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/kcminfo.mo', which is also in package kinfocenter 4:5.12.8-0ubuntu0.113:33
viktor_and then that one13:33
bluesj0tHow do you turn off mouse acceleration? Was it in the xorg file?13:34
geirhaviktor_: Hm. That sounds like a bug in one of those packages, not related to your choice of locale13:35
viktor_geirha: can i get rid of kinfocenter without breaking something?13:35
lotuspsychjebluesj0t: checkout dconf-editor13:36
viktor_geirha: yes, this is some kind of recurring bug in kubuntu13:36
geirhaI'm not very familiar with kde and its utilities. Might be better to ask #kubuntu about that13:37
lotuspsychjeviktor_: maybe BluesKaj knows?13:38
Sven_vBI booted linux-image-4.15.0-92-lowlatency again and there the touchpad still doesn't work, even after lots of reconnecting it. keyboard and HDD work fine though, so at least the USB dock plug works. how to debug?13:39
Captain_ProtonI even remove and readded them through snap gnome-calendar and they still do not show up13:39
pragmaticenigmaCaptain_Proton: There might be a permissions issue... any reason that you are using the snap version?13:41
dxchowdy folks, getting this on login with landscape-sysinfo as part of my motd... https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/Gjfq4TMc47/13:41
Sven_vBsyslog and dmesg look normal13:41
dxcbrb13:41
BluesKajviktor_: sorry I have no idea\13:41
BluesKajnever seen that before13:41
Sven_vBviktor_, you could try to dpkg-divert that file so you get both of them, then try which of them works better.13:42
viktor_BluesKaj: when i log there's a pop-up that language packages are missing, when i click to install this message follows13:43
viktor_BluesKaj: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/MBxv4WGbvh/13:43
Captain_ProtonNewer 3.30.0 and I was hoping it does Biweekly recurring appt. the normal app 3.28.3 does not13:44
Sven_vBdxc, it seems to be a bug in that landscape/sysinfo/sysinfo plugin.13:44
dakarSven_vB i had something similar with linuxmint some time ago. playing with too much even made my keyboard not to respond. i ended up reinstalling, but i didnt have anything too important there.13:45
pragmaticenigmaCaptain_Proton: Instead of hoping... perhaps look at release notes... I would recommend putting things back the way they were13:45
dakareverything started to collapse when i installed some kde related packages and some xorg-server packages.13:45
dakari cant help you, but this may be useful for you13:46
Sven_vBdakar, you mean about the touchpad not working?13:46
dxcSven_vB - 'whee', any way I can find out what plugin it is? I looked at the error, but unless I'm blind I don't see it13:46
dakarSven_vB yes. first the touchpad stopped working and then the keyboard13:46
dakaron a different topic, does anyone else feel like every linux gui is slow and not as smooth as windows'?13:47
lotuspsychjedakar: please no general linux polls here13:47
Sven_vBdxc, I know it is not /usr/lib/python3.6/encodings/ascii.py , and all the other files mentioned are in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/landscape/ , so I'd say it's the landscape thingy.13:47
dxcokay.13:47
dakarlotuspsychje okay. does anyone else feel like every ubuntu gui is slow and not as smooth as windows?13:48
lotuspsychjedakar: no ubuntu polls neither13:48
pragmaticenigmadakar: This is a support channel, not a discussion channel... Please use #ubuntu-offtopic for general discussion13:48
Sven_vBdakar, just uninstall some less usefull services and you'll have enough system resources free. also try a lowlatency kernel maybe.13:48
dakarokay. why the heck is my kubuntu's gui so damn slow?13:48
Sven_vBdakar, because of KDE13:48
dakarit was worse with unity.13:48
Sven_vBdakar, try XFCE13:48
dakarxfce is too bare. i don't like it.13:49
lotuspsychjeSven_vB: dont feed offtopic polls please13:49
Sven_vBdakar, also disable some fancy effects like window compositing13:49
dxcguess I can report the bug, as soon as I can remember my launchpad login, lol13:49
BluesKajdakar:  you're very close to trolling here, take your comments elsewhere13:49
Captain_Protonpragmaticenigma, that cool I will go back to Thunderbird13:50
bitblitplease recommend a console maildir client. thx.13:51
pragmaticenigmabitblit: For software recommendations, please ask in #ubuntu-offtopic ... thx.13:51
Sven_vBdxc, as a hacky workaround, you could try to dpkg-divert /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/landscape/sysinfo/processes.py, then make a copy of it with these lines added near the top: https://paste.debian.net/plainh/55f8be9e13:51
Sven_vBdxc, nah sorry, that would only work in a module that uses stdout directly13:53
Sven_vBmaybe you can find one with a line like "from sys import stdout" then add it there, below13:53
dxcSven_vB - It...stopped doing it13:54
dxcso...problem solved? lol.13:54
dxcI'll actually make a bug report if it happens again.13:55
dxcor rather, if it happens consistently13:55
dxcthanks for the attention, at least o/13:55
Sven_vBgrats, and good luck :)13:56
dxcLike magic!13:56
Sven_vByeah, IRC effect, like with my touchpad earlier. (at least for the old kernel)13:56
dxcHa!13:56
dxcyeah13:56
dxcanyway, have a good one13:56
Sven_vBand now my touchpad can at least click even on linux-image-4.15.0-92-lowlatency13:57
lotuspsychjeSven_vB: dont use this channel for every step you try, ask a question, then patiently wait till volunteers know the answer13:58
Sven_vBlotuspsychje, ok :)13:59
netcrashHello, where can I find ubuntu live?14:11
lotuspsychje!download | netcrash14:11
ubottunetcrash: Ubuntu installation CDs can be downloaded from http://releases.ubuntu.com - Mirrors can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors - PLEASE use the !torrents to download !Eoan, and help keeping the servers' load low!14:11
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netcrash!Eoan14:14
ubottuUbuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) is the 31st release of Ubuntu, supported until July 2020. Release notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EoanErmine/ReleaseNotes14:14
netcrashlotuspsychje:14:14
lotuspsychjenetcrash: you want to test an ubuntu-desktop live?14:15
oerheksall desktop iso's have the live function too14:16
oerheks18.04 gives also daily builds14:17
netcrashlotuspsychje: yes14:22
netcrashoerheks: ok, will test then14:22
netcrashthank you all14:22
lotuspsychjenetcrash: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop14:22
netcrashlotuspsychje: thank you14:31
lotuspsychjehappy testing14:31
Kostas79I am experiencing problems with sound on an Acer Swift 5 (SF514-54T) running Ubuntu 18.04.4. Soundcard shows as "dummy output" and there is no sound. Any ideas?14:46
lotuspsychjeKostas79: wich kernel are you on please14:48
Kostas79Iotuspsychje: How do I check that?14:48
lotuspsychjeKostas79: uname -a14:48
Kostas79Iotuspsychje: 5.3.0-42-generic14:49
geniiOr -r for just kernel version ;)14:50
lotuspsychjeKostas79: yeah, there's a recent bug going for -42 on alsa, see if you can make it work with a previous kernel version14:50
lotuspsychjeKostas79: there's a few several bugs on it, bug #1868085 for example14:51
ubottubug 1868085 in alsa-driver (Ubuntu) "Bug related to the new kernel version 5.3.0-42-generic" [Undecided,Incomplete] https://launchpad.net/bugs/186808514:51
oerheksi read a fix for audio ? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1218041/ubuntu-18-04-audio-disappeared-after-update/1218063#121806314:52
Kostas79Which version should I get? I was also experiencing problems with the microphone before (was not detected at all).14:52
oerhekssomewhat related with HP and ACER iwlwifi bug..14:52
lotuspsychje-40 should work and also -43 from proposed14:54
Kostas79Is there an easy way to revert to the -40 (I do not have grub)?14:57
lotuspsychjeKostas79: what do you use for bootloader?14:58
genii^14:58
Kostas79Iotuspsychje: It boots directly to Ubuntu without showing the usual grub2 options14:59
geniiGrub is probably still there but you see the menu because you only have one OS15:00
geniidont see15:00
adacis there actually a shortcut for pasting strings that I have marked/copied with middle mouse button?15:00
adac*that I have marked/copied only with mouse by selecting15:01
adacsorry for the confusion15:01
geniiKostas79: I forget which key is supposed to be specifically for showing the grub menu at boot, it might be ESC.. but you can also get into it by the up or down arrows15:02
Kostas79I had only one OS in my previous laptop and it used to show the menu. I checked grub.cfg now and changed hidden to menu.15:03
Kostas79I guess that will do the trick?15:04
oerhekshold shift or esc during boot, and it shows up15:06
Kostas79Thanks!15:07
lotuspsychjeKostas79: after entering grub, you can bootup a previous kernel to test15:07
geniiKostas79: Instead of directly editing the auto generated grub files, best practice is to only edit the /etc/default/grub and then issue sudo update-grub15:09
pgndKostas79: if editing grub config, see GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE param. =menu vs =countdown might be of interest.  fyi, https://askubuntu.com/questions/1083904/how-can-i-display-the-grub-during-boot15:10
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Kostas79Thanks! Let me reboot and see what happens.15:12
Kostas79How do I access the grub menu while booting? I tried ESC but does not work.16:06
hggdhKostas79: if allowed by the configuration, left shift usually works16:07
Kostas79I tried left shift and does not work either.16:08
BluesKajKostas79:  you have to hold the key down until grub appears16:18
Bromitewhy can't i connect to an app running on port :8080 of my server?17:06
Bromitei allowed the port using ufw17:06
Bromitenot sure what else i have to do17:06
Bromite(can't access it from outside is the issue)17:06
oerheks'outside' is on your local network? or from the WWW?17:07
Bromiteoerheks: outside as in from the VPS's ip or domain17:07
Bromitelocally (inside the vps) i can access it fine17:07
oerheksso, you need to forward that port in your router to your service17:08
oerheks*too17:08
pragmaticenigmaVPNs usually create a unique subnet and don't share the same subnet of the network. Wherever the VPN server is, it needs to be setup to allow access to the local network17:10
pragmaticenigmaBromite: ^ ^17:10
KlindaHello I need to resize the partition you see in there, cause I want to make space for windows, I tried to install the gparted live program but I can't seems to resize the big one partition https://imgur.com/a/zCpiSHn17:10
oerheksto resize, grow, you can do it from installed ubuntu. th shrink, one need to boot a live iso, ubuntu or gparted live17:11
Klinda?17:12
oerheksso you want to shrink17:12
Klindalike 300 gb each17:12
Klindabut I can only shrink this 600 gb partition only with 17 mb lol17:13
KlindaI flash the iso into an usb and run gparted but seems I can't shrink more17:14
oerhekswait, i see, you have chosen LVM, that takes the whole disk.17:15
oerheksnot possible, AFAIK17:15
longstrideIs anybody here using 20.04?17:16
KlindaI need to format all oerheks ?17:16
bluesj0tDidnt know there was a 20.04 lol17:16
oerhekslongstride, maybe, support and questions in #ubuntu+1 until release, please17:16
longstridewill do, thanks!17:17
oerheksKlinda, yes, start all over again; and ubuntu strongly suggests to start with windows first.17:17
oerhekschoose non encryption, and no lvm17:18
Klindathe real problem of linux is that only few devs develop for it, I do a dual boot only for a paid tv app17:19
al3xandr0shello room17:19
KlindaI used the vm but kinda like so slow17:19
al3xandr0sthe best solution for backup hosting server ?17:20
bluesj0tI wiped windows lol dont care for it17:21
bluesj0tI dont use my computer for work or anything like that no need for it, and my only pc is an ideapad games are out of question.17:21
lordcirth__bluesj0t,  There are some Linux games you can run on nearly anything17:23
bluesj0tlordcirth__: yeah but saying because my lenovo ideapad is so weak I dont need an os to use for games that's why I stick with just linux17:24
bluesj0tI might take my laptop apart and install it into my huge office desk I got for free as a project while I'm in isolation17:26
sveinseWhere does xrandr find the displays it shows (connected or not)?17:31
Klindaoerheks, what's the lighest distro for a laptop?17:37
Klindathat will run smoothly17:38
pgndKlinda: it's less a question of distro, and more of which Desktop Environment17:42
Bromitepragmaticenigma: thanks17:46
Bromiteoerheks: also thanks17:46
Klindapgnd, which Desktop enviroment I should use?17:49
coconutthe one you like Klinda17:50
pgndKlinda: ^^17:50
oerheks!flavors17:50
ubottuRecognized Ubuntu flavors build on Ubuntu and provide a different user experience out of the box. They are supported both in #ubuntu and in their flavor channel. For a list, see https://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu-flavours17:50
oerheksmat, xubuntu are pretty lightweight17:50
pgndKDE/Gnome are 'fatter'; xfce less so, etc etc17:50
KlindaI mean it just takes 5 minutes to just start up the system17:51
oerhekslubuntu or openbox for single cores17:51
coz_Mate DE is good17:51
Klindaso is there a chance if I nstall another distro that will improve it17:51
Klindaor dekstop enviroment17:51
oerhekskde is what gnome+tweaktools does together, complete.17:51
pgndstartup is a different issue.  investigate what's in your startup sequence ... using, e.g., systemd-analyze.17:52
Klindaalso open up a chrome broswer takes times17:52
Klindaprobably I am used to a ssd17:52
Klindain the laptop I have only the hd17:52
pgndthrowing hardware at the problem is not the only solution; optimization requires effort unique to your system. but can win significant benefits.17:53
pgnd_every_ distro/DE out-of-the-box comes with some fat each user likely doesn't need17:54
blatvI need help. Is it possible to install ubuntu (Full version) on a USB drive when running Ubuntu already? I dont have another drive to have the setup boot run from. Hence the question. (I hope it is okay to ask here. Im new to this place o.o )17:54
Klindawill a dual boot suffer from speedup for example?17:54
pgndgoogle's your friend: https://itsfoss.com/speed-up-ubuntu-1310/17:58
tuxianoHi, I would like to boot a specific kernel verion on ubuntu server on a raspberry. Any hints how this works? I'm used to grub, which is not installed/used on this ubuntu version.17:58
sveinseWhere can I find the xorg logs for the _current_ xorg session I'm using? Is that the ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log ?18:00
sumagnaKlinda i am using ubuntu in dual booting with windows18:00
sumagnathere is no problem in ubuntu with speed18:00
sumagnaits speed actually much more than i expected with the hardware i have on this laptop18:01
pgndtuxiano: not clear what your setup is ... RPi + grub2 is certainly doable. fyi -> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RaspberryPi#Generic_kernel_with_grub218:01
waveformtuxiano, sudo flash-kernel --force <kernel-version> is probably what you want (assuming that kernel version is installed)18:05
tuxianopgnd: sorry, rpi3b+ ubuntu 18.04.4 (64bits) from https://ubuntu.com/download/raspberry-pi18:06
tuxianowaveform: thx, will try that now18:07
pgndtuxiano: tried installing grub2?18:07
waveformI wouldn't ...18:09
tuxianopgnd: no, still not. I assumed, that is not possible.18:09
tuxianowaveform: I get an error: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/58pn26GMvX/18:10
tuxianoI installed the according kernel before18:11
pgndtuxiano: did you read the link^ ?18:11
tuxianopgnd: no, because I want to try the approach from waeform before18:12
waveformtuxiano, does that kernel have the device-trees for the pi in it?18:12
sveinsehave anyone here any experience with nvidia+intel hybrid problems with detecting screen ports on newer kernels?18:12
waveformtuxiano, usually they're under /lib/firmware/<version>/device-tree/ so I'd have a look under there first18:13
tuxianoI think so18:13
waveformtuxiano, (that's what it's complaining about not finding - the DTBs are the compiled device-trees)18:14
pgndmany ways to the mountain.  me, generally lazy and choose the simpler one ...18:14
tuxianowaveform: I think everything is there18:15
tuxianohttps://paste.ubuntu.com/p/hyFdWcwJ6g/18:15
waveformtuxiano, can you ls broadcom under there?18:15
tuxianowaveform: it just lists: ns2-svk.dtb18:16
waveformtuxiano, ahh ... you should have bcm2710-rpi-3-b-plus.dtb (and a host of others) under there18:16
tuxianowaveform: that means this kernel is not compatible ...18:17
waveformtuxiano, yup - that likely means that kernel lacks the pi patches18:17
tuxianook ... thank you18:18
tuxianogreat support18:18
sastekHi, I need a bit of help setting a static IP address on Server 18.04, cloud-init is new to me. The install is on a Windows 10 Hyper-V VM18:27
ioriasastek, https://graspingtech.com/ubuntu-server-18.04-static-ip/18:28
sastekthanks, so looks like just disabling cloud-init is the way to go?18:32
sastekI tried setting the IP in the .cfg file in cloud.cfg.d, but it did not update the netplan .yml file after a reboot18:34
ioriasastek, you use cloud.cfg to change some  parameter, like  "preserve_hostname"18:36
ioria*s18:36
sastekok, thanks18:39
sastekOk, thanks18:40
theborgeranyone know what to type to open "software" as root from command prompt?18:44
theborgerif i do software nothing opens of course. so not sure what to type to get it to run18:45
ioriatheborger, maybe, you mean 'gnome-software' ?18:46
theborgerioria: this  https://i.imgur.com/1J6QpNP.png18:47
ioriatheborger, it's  'gnome-software'18:47
ioriatheborger, try   pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY  gnome-software18:48
theborgerioria: thanks18:50
ioriatheborger, ok18:50
egraini added the printer, it all seems fine. but when i print it just says error in windows. there is one testpage waiting in the print managing thingy, but on the cups :631 page there are no print tasks waiting.19:06
pragmaticenigmaegrain: Check the configuration section and make sure it represent the same setup. CUPS may not accept remote print jobs by default: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/cups.html19:12
bluesj0tWhats the best irc client for ubuntu?19:33
__Milenchobluesj0t, hexchat,weechat,irssi19:35
egrainbluesj0t, i'm using hexchat.19:35
__Milenchobut it's a matter of taste19:35
oerheksuse the one you like best19:36
oerheksavoid xchat, is is unmaintained19:36
bluesj0tI tried using weechat but can't figure it out ha, I believe ubuntu used to ship with one pre installed but I guess not anymore19:36
sixwheeledbeastI thought it came with Hexchat?19:45
sixwheeledbeastprobably mistaken19:46
ikarus987hi guys, i just installed ubuntu on my usb drive, when i boot into it -i get the ubuntu logo and the three dots after that it's black screen :( i have displayport connection with my monitor, i dont have anything else19:46
bluesj0tsixwheeledbeast, no19:46
ikarus987is there away i could install linux on my displayport monitor?19:46
bluesj0tikarus987, just black screen forever? probably to do with grub19:46
ikarus987yes black screen, i hear the ubuntu sound thing19:47
ikarus987then just black screen19:47
bluesj0tikarus987, you might have to direct grub to the right boot drive19:47
ikarus987so you guys telling me, it's not actually running from my usb drive?19:47
ikarus987this ubuntu screen i am getting? at first before it goes black19:48
bluesj0tikarus987, has it ever worked on that drive19:48
ikarus987nope i dont know :-19:48
ikarus987i just found this usb drive from work19:48
ikarus987formatting it was not problem19:48
bluesj0tikarus987, whats your gpu19:48
ikarus9871080 ti19:48
ikarus987i'm trying to run linux as my main os19:49
sixwheeledbeastI would be surprised if it was an issue with a DP monitor.  More likely an issue with the live image itself or some other incompatibility19:49
bluesj0tits probably an issue with grub but I can't say much beyond that, your card should work with the default driver19:49
ikarus987hmm live image interesting actually19:49
sixwheeledbeastCan you try the USB image on another device to make sure it works?19:50
ikarus987i was using that live image for my virtual machines19:50
ikarus987i mean it should work ? right19:50
bluesj0tno19:50
ikarus987why not? i downloaded the live image from ubuntu19:50
ikarus987website and used it on my virtual machines19:50
bluesj0tyou used the unmodified iso on the usb? or you took a system you already used in a vm?19:51
ikarus987then i'm trying to use the same live image, to actually install on an actual drive19:51
sixwheeledbeastHave you ran Ubuntu on other hardware with that exact USB before?19:51
ikarus987nope19:51
ikarus987i have used this image to install on ubuntu on many virtual machines19:51
sixwheeledbeastSo I would suggest making sure your live image isn't borked first, try another machine19:51
ikarus987and i was trying to do the same on an actual hardware19:51
rohdefI want an encrypted folder that is strictly *not* tied to my login - i.e. I do not want the passphrase to even be recoverable using my normal login passphrase - however, it seems I can only find guides like this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EncryptedPrivateDirectory is there a way to setup something like this, without using my login password?19:52
ikarus987-i have googled, and i got the answer. the answer i get the default ubuntu os does not support displayport19:52
bluesj0tI would just download another image and make a new bootable usb19:52
ikarus987you will need hdmi monitor19:52
ikarus987is that wrong?19:52
bluesj0tcould be it19:53
ikarus987that's kinda f'd up lol19:53
ikarus987my monitor only supports displayport19:53
coz_ikarus987, have you tried a different distribution?19:54
seereikarus987: You should tell that my displayport-connected monitor.19:54
sixwheeledbeasti have never heard of any reason for displayport not to work.19:54
seereikarus987: displayport should work.19:54
ikarus987ok19:54
ikarus987gonna try another image.19:54
ikarus987thanks19:54
rohdefikarus987 just joined, so didn't see if there's any special conditions that I haven't seen, however, displayport should just work19:54
ikarus987k19:55
rohdefikarus987 does you computer display an image during BIOS?19:55
sixwheeledbeasti can only suggest your live-image has an issue with it's bootloader and your VM's didn't care about that. Maybe make another live image19:55
oerheks!nomodeset19:55
ubottuSystems with certain graphics chipsets may not boot properly out of the box. "Temporarily Add a Kernel Boot Parameter for Testing" as discussed at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters to add the "nomodeset" parameter there.19:55
ikarus987rohdef i get the ubuntu logo with the loading screen "* * *"19:55
ikarus987after that black screen19:55
ikarus987forever19:55
ikarus987ok19:56
ikarus987thx19:56
rohdefikarus987 hmm ok, strange, try the setup @oerheks kindly linked to using the bot19:56
bluesj0tgo in grub and get it to open ubuntu in verbose19:59
sixwheeledbeastnomodeset and remove quiet splash while your at it.20:00
ikarus987thx20:01
ikarus9871 more question20:06
rohdeffound the answer to my own question it seems :)20:06
brutserhi guys, i am looking for someone who got experience with setting up windows 10 as guest in qemu-kvm. i like graphics to work as decent as possible and clipboard sharing, windows is running, but i can't put resolution same size as screen of host, clipboard is not working... need some help !!20:11
thran@bruster Are you using Virtual Machine Manager to control your VMs? I use it with a Linux guest and can just right click to copy text to host. It may be different for a Windows 10 guest.20:21
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ikarus987hi20:46
ikarus987great it worked at least the monitor part20:46
ikarus987i could choose the disk i wanted to install on, everything great20:46
ikarus987then it asked me to reboot, i did20:46
ikarus987lol now my hard disk is missing, it's gone20:46
ikarus987even from bios, so i cant even boot into it20:47
ikarus987i have m.2 ssd20:47
bluesj0tthis guy20:48
bluesj0tyour hard disk teleported bro f in the chat20:49
PlasmoduckHi, I tried to install Ubuntu Desktop on my 'Late 2012 iMac 27" i5 2.9GHz Quad-Core, 16GB Ram, 120GB SSD20:49
PlasmoduckBut it failed20:49
bluesj0twhy did it failed20:49
PlasmoduckBefore it even booted to the installation20:49
PlasmoduckDuring the kernel boot20:50
PlasmoduckSOmething about firmware20:50
bluesj0tgod i hate macs20:50
bluesj0tIt's been a long time since I used mac but what bootloader did you use on the drive?20:51
PlasmoduckI don't know, I justdownloaded the installer to my usb dongle and booted it and it cashed before it weven got to the setup screen20:51
bluesj0tPlasmoduck, did you use unetbootin?20:54
PlasmoduckHow?20:54
bluesj0tPlasmoduck, install unetbootin program on your macos and use it to flash the ubuntu iso to the drive20:55
PlasmoduckI used the program balenaa etcher that I use for flashing all installers like freebsd, pfsense, raspbian so I can't see why I need to use something else20:56
bluesj0tmacos kernel uses bsd software in it so i imagine its a lot easier to run bsd on a mac lol20:58
bluesj0tmy favorite way to make a bootable usb is dd20:59
bluesj0tdd if=/home/isofile.iso of=/locationofusb bs=4M status=progress21:00
PlasmoduckYes I know how to use dd21:01
PlasmoduckmacOS kernel (darwin) was forked form some of the NetBSD microkernel code, these days its completely re-written. However I believe they are still using the NetBSD TCP/IP stack.21:03
SlidingHornSo how long is long enough to make sure that your system has completely crashed with no hope of responding? Had a lot of open applications and started to create a VM in virtualbox, and it froze...clock and all, and hasn't responded in about 15 minutes... (bionic)21:56
akemSlidingHorn, Try to access it from SSH in the case it is possible.21:59
usr13SlidingHorn: Can you ping from another PC?21:59
akemBut after 15 minutes i wouldn't expect it to come back.22:00
usr13SlidingHorn: Ctrl-Alt-F2  (See if you can get to a console screen.)22:01
SlidingHornakem: usr13: I can ping it, but cannot get a response with ssh22:02
SlidingHornusr13: let me try to get to another tty on it...just a second...22:02
usr13SlidingHorn: If you can ping it's IP address, then something is alive in there...22:02
usr13Yea, try tty2 or....22:03
SlidingHornusr13: no dice on getting to another tty22:03
usr13SlidingHorn: sshd may not be enabled22:04
SlidingHornusr13: I ssh into it all the time22:04
TJ-if userspace has hung kernel will still respond to ICMP22:04
usr13SlidingHorn: Are you sure you got the right IP address?22:04
SlidingHornusr13: 100%    TJ-: ah that makes sense22:05
SlidingHornSo looks like a hard reset is going to be my only option22:05
TJ-SlidingHorn: you could try some SysRq magic keys22:05
TJ-SlidingHorn: in a default install most useful keys are unfortunately disabled though22:06
SlidingHornTJ-: is there an ubottu factoid for that, or should I just DDG it?22:06
kostkon!reisub22:06
ubottuIn an emergency, you may be able to shutdown cleanly and reboot by holding down Alt+PrintScreen and typing slowly, in succession, S, U and B. For an explanation, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key22:06
usr13SlidingHorn: Yea, if you know sshd is listening, hard reset more than likely about all you can do.22:06
TJ-SlidingHorn: but if you just want to do a somewhat 'safe' reboot without upsetting file-systems by syncing to disk, you can use the REISUB sequence22:06
SlidingHornTJ-: I'll give that a shot22:07
TJ-SlidingHorn: press Alt+SysRq, release SysRq but keep holding Alt, then, in turn, press and release R E I S U B22:07
SlidingHornTJ-: That seems to have worked!22:08
SlidingHornTJ-: I'll have to read that wiki article. Interesting (and useful) little feature that is22:08
usr13Interesting factoid, did not know about that reboot option.22:09
JimBuntuusr13: this is why we have expert volunteers here. Ok, back to normal support and I'll take the slap on the wrist.22:19
XanoHi all! One of my machines can't find its ethernet connection after a clean 19.10 installation. `lshw -C network` shows it as unclaimed (https://pastebin.com/vJ4emayx). It did originally show up as a driver issue under Software & Updates, until I installed backports-iwlwifi-dkms. It's got no logical name, and doesn't show up in `ip`, `ifconfig`, etc, nor `nm*`. It used to work under 18.04. What could be the cause?22:24
SlidingHornThis may be better for a vbox specific channel, but just to give it a shot - if I run "VBoxManage "ubuntu-server" will that open a virtualbox GUI window, or will it run the server vm in that shell from which it was called?22:41
SlidingHornsorry: VBoxManage startvm "ubuntu-server"22:41
TJ-Xano: can you show us  "pastebinit <( lspci -nnk -d ::0200 )"22:45
XanoTJ-, https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/wGTCBMfvRQ/22:51
Xanojournalctl says this about that kernel module: https://pastebin.com/eiBFCJKG22:52
TJ-Xano: ok, so the e1000e module is failing to load. I suspect we'll find error messages to help here in the kernel log. try "pastebin <( journalctl -b 0 -k -p warning )"22:52
XanoTrying to find out what kind of an erro r-2 is22:52
Xanohttps://paste.ubuntu.com/p/n7qT4PBTXm/22:53
TJ-Xano: #define ENOENT           2      /* No such file or directory */22:54
TJ-Xano: so I'm guessing it is failing to load a firmware file22:54
acresearchpeople is there is bug in the ubuntu unstaller 19.10   i keep getting Error 5 input/output error on any HDD i try to install ubuntu on, on different computers as well, can someone help me?22:54
TJ-Xano: aha " kernel: Initramfs unpacking failed: Decoding failed "22:55
Klindawhat's the difference between kubuntu and lubuntu, I mean if lubuntu use less ram and all, why is not better?22:55
usr13acresearch: Did you verify ISO integrity22:55
TJ-Xano: I suspect you're a corrupted /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) and need to regenerate it with "sudo update-initramfs -uv"22:55
acresearchusr13: no how?22:56
TJ-acresearch: when the installer's boot there's a 'check' option on the boot menu22:56
XanoTJ-, Gonna give that a try. What generates that file?22:56
usr13Klinda:  Just the Desktop enviornments, KDE vs LDE22:56
usr13acresearch: md5sum the iso and google it.22:57
XanoTJ-, as in: how could that file have gotten corrupted? From the installer download? As this is a clean install22:57
acresearchusr13: md5sum i checked it is fine22:57
acresearchTJ-: where is it in the installer?22:57
TJ-acresearch: as soon as it boots22:57
acresearchTJ-: well i am able to start the installer22:57
TJ-acresearch: on the same menu where you'll see "Try Ubuntu" and "Install"22:58
acresearchthe error comes at the end of the installation process22:58
TJ-acresearch: is the installer on a USB device?22:58
acresearchTJ-: yes22:58
TJ-acresearch: right. my gut feeling is that error 5 input/output is due to a problem in reading it when files from the end of the install are needed, which would explain why it doesn't happen earlier22:59
acresearchTJ-: i see22:59
TJ-acresearch: the error number comes from the kernel, where it is defined as: define EIO              5      /* I/O error */22:59
acresearchah22:59
AlexPortableI have two problems with Ubuntu right now, one is that the computer (18.04) won't have any internet connectivity after returning from standby (disconnecting the cable, turning off the router or restarting the computer works). The other problem is that my system (Ubuntu 19.10) locks up during heavy I/O22:59
XanoTJ-, regenerates initramfs, checked journalctl for warnings: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/2G5f8vDMWz/23:00
Xano*regenerated23:00
TJ-Xano: the initrd.img files are generated by the installed system. Amongst other things they'll contain kernel modules needed to bring up the hardware23:00
TJ-Xano: no errors about the e1000e there; is the driver now loaded? "lspci -nnk -d ::0200"23:01
TJ-Xano: if loaded you'll see "Kernel in use: e1000e"23:01
XanoTJ-, Okay so initrd.img could for instance be regenerated when enabling modules, and that could corrupt it?23:01
TJ-Xano: it shouldn't but the last one was corrupted as the kernel told us23:02
XanoTJ-, lspci gives us this, which appears unchanged; https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/4myNVZtX4p/23:03
TJ-Xano: usually this occurs when the /boot/ dir is on a separate small file-system and hits 100% use and the file gets truncated23:03
Oderusguys everytime i boot up I get some error messages, some of them are only when i have my external hdd connected. https://pasteboard.co/J023hUY.jpg23:04
TJ-Xano: ok, lets try loading it manually. first do "sudo dmesg -C" to clear the kernel's ring buffer. Then lets monitor new messages in the background and whilst doing that load the module with "dmesg -w & sudo modprobe e1000e" then "fg" to bring logging to foreground, then press Ctrl+C to terminate it. Then pastebin what was reported23:04
acresearchTJ-: so what should I do?23:07
TJ-acresearch: run the 'check' option to begin with - if it doesn't find a problem with the image content then my next guess would be the USB is simply overheating from the constant reading from it ... gets toward the end and falls over23:08
XanoTJ-, Thanks for that new trick (& and fg). I was just using a separate terminal :) no dmesg output though23:08
TJ-Xano: did the module load? "lsmod | grep e100"23:09
XanoTJ-, https://pastebin.com/fBY9NaNH23:09
XanoTJ-, It appears so, but is unused?23:09
TJ-Xano: hmmm... so "lspci -nnk -d ::0200" still doesn't show it in use/23:10
XanoTJ-, It still only says "Kernel modules: e1000e", but nothing about it being in use23:10
TJ-Xano: hmmm, this makes we wonder if that device's alias isn't claimed by the module then23:11
XanoTJ-, alias as in "eth0" or similar?23:11
TJ-Xano: if you do this is this what you see?  " modinfo -F alias e1000e | egrep '(15D8|2068)'23:13
TJ-pci:v00008086d000015D8sv*sd*bc*sc*23:13
TJ-Xano: this is the kernel module's 'alias' list which is a list of PCI vendor:device IDs it claims to support23:14
TJ-Xano: I presume you do see that else the lspci output wouldn't list the module23:14
XanoTJ-, I do indeed see that23:15
TJ-Xano: ok... lets unload the module and try the dmesg trick again. "sudo modprobe -r e1000e" then "sudo dmesg -C" then "dmesg -w & sudo modprobe e1000e" then "fg" and Ctrl+C again23:16
TJ-Xano: last time its possible the module was already loaded and therefore modprobe wouldn't have done anything23:17
XanoTJ-, Indeed, you're right. A few lines about Intel, and then "probe of 0000:00:1f.6 failed with error -2"23:19
Xanolf.6 is the ethernet device23:19
TJ-Xano: good, so lets figure that out23:20
TJ-Xano: from experience I know of several issues with these I219-V devices... by chance, is this a dual-boot system with Windows?23:20
TJ-Xano: which kernel is this? "uname -r"23:22
addc182if netplan is installed, but there is no config in /etc/netplan/ or /run/netplan/ is it safe to assume netplan is not setting the IP config? (wsl2-1804.4)23:25
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TJ-addc182: yes23:26
usr13Xard: lsmod |grep e1000e23:26
TJ-addc182: although, WSL2 is Windows? not sure23:26
TJ-usr13: module is loaded; we know that23:26
usr13TJ-: Did he look at output of 'ip link' ?23:27
XanoTJ-, Hi, I somehow disconnected. Did you say anything after your question about Windows?23:28
TJ-usr13: there's no need, that won't help. The issue is the device is failing so the e1000e module cannot bind to it23:28
TJ-Xano: ahhh23:28
XanoTJ-, But not, it was a single-boot 18.04 system, and I installed 19.10 over it this evening23:28
TJ-Xano: which kernel is this? "uname -r"23:28
TJ-Xano: it worked with 18.04 ?23:28
XanoTJ-, 5.3.0-42-generic23:28
TJ-Xano: give me moment whilst I look up the git commit history for the module23:29
XanoTJ-, Yeah it used to work for years, last time I used this machine was a few days ago23:29
XanoI only reinstalled tonight23:29
usr13Xano: Is this a desktop or laptop?23:30
TJ-Xano: there are quite a few reports of this device failing in recent kernels23:30
Xanousr13, 'desktop', it's a NUC23:30
CrazySamdoes ubuntu server 16.04 lts come with a desktop env?23:31
Xanousr13, There's a bunch of mobile components in there23:31
XanoTJ-, interesting. Where do you read that?23:32
oerheksCrazySam, no, but uses the same repos as the desktop env, so go wild and install one23:32
oerheks!flavors23:32
ubottuRecognized Ubuntu flavors build on Ubuntu and provide a different user experience out of the box. They are supported both in #ubuntu and in their flavor channel. For a list, see https://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu-flavours23:32
usr13Xano: If you have a network card laying aroud or from another PC, you could try it and see if you can get something going23:32
TJ-Xano: here's a bug report I dealt with some time ago, where I wrote in comment #17 about a known issue. This isn't the issue you're seeing though, but there is useful background in that thread https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/178517123:34
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1785171 in linux (Ubuntu Bionic) "Intel I219-V Ethernet Interface on Ubuntu Linux Using e1000e Driver keeps Dropping Internet Connection" [Medium,Confirmed]23:34
oerheks!find u-desktop23:34
ubottuFound: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, j4-dmenu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, W:, W:, W:, W: (and 17119 others) http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=u-desktop&searchon=names&suite=eoan&section=all23:34
TJ-Xano: I MAY have a workaround for you, read and try this (I've done this for many related issues and it often solves them) https://iam.tj/prototype/enhancements/Windows-acpi_osi.html23:35
CrazySami have 1 vps with ubuntu 16.04 lts and it either had a desktop env preinstalled or i installed it and forgot23:35
addc182TJ- yeh windows and basically ubuntu-minimal by the looks of things, WSL1 used the host's IP to expose services, think I need to give it a usable IP in WSL2, if I make a netplan config I am assuming I get conflicts? but network/interfaces also commented out23:35
CrazySamdoes 16.04 lts come as desktop and as server version?23:35
TJ-addc182: I don't use Windows so can't assist there23:35
garsholCrazySam: yes.23:36
addc182thanks anyway23:36
oerhekssure your vps comes with a manual23:36
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XanoTJ-, Hi, my IRC client disconnected again23:39
XanoThat was odd23:39
XanoTJ-, Last I received was "there are quite a few reports of this device failing in recent kernels"23:40
CrazySamlooks like 12.04 lts was the first to have a common support eol date for both desktop and server?23:40
CrazySamsupport ended 2017-04-2823:41
XanoTJ-, If it's a kernel issue, easiest is probably to try and install 18.04 again23:41
TJ-Xano: I MAY have a workaround for you, read and try this (I've done this for many related issues and it often solves them) https://iam.tj/prototype/enhancements/Windows-acpi_osi.html23:42
TJ-Xano: earlier I also wrote:  here's a bug report I dealt with some time ago, where I wrote in comment #17 about a known issue. This isn't the issue you're seeing though, but there is useful background in that thread https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/178517123:43
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1785171 in linux (Ubuntu Bionic) "Intel I219-V Ethernet Interface on Ubuntu Linux Using e1000e Driver keeps Dropping Internet Connection" [Medium,Confirmed]23:43
CrazySamis there a command that helps me determine if i have "server" or "desktop" version of ubuntu?23:44
CrazySamlsb_release -a23:44
CrazySamDescription:    Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS23:44
CrazySamthat's it? no more details?23:45
TJ-CrazySam: the difference is in the packages installed. Easiest is possibly to see which network manager is installed. NetworkManager means desktop, systemd-networkd means server23:46
CrazySamprint network-manager23:47
XanoTJ-, I'll bookmark those. I honestly to have to say I have a few projects going on and this machine is one that just needs to work as it blocks a few other things we need, so if downgrading works I'm gonna skip trying that workaround. I do really appreciate the time you spent running me through this tonight. I learned a ton!23:47
CrazySamwishing it was that easy23:47
TJ-CrazySam: "apt list --installed '*network*' "23:47
CrazySamsystemd, systemd-sysv, network-dispatcher23:51
CrazySamserver?23:51
XanoTJ-, So thank you very much for being friendly and answering the questions I had while trying to debug this using your advice. That was a good experience :) It's midnight here, so I'm going to have to log off soon. Have a good weekend (hope you're not too locked up at home :X )23:51
CrazySami'm looking at another vps now, this one should definitely be a server23:51
TJ-CrazySam: seems so if you've got systemd-networkd23:51
CrazySamno, no "systemd-networkd"23:52
th_zsnes working for anyone? gettin a black screen23:52
TJ-CrazySam: desktop would have network-manager23:52
TJ-CrazySam: hmmm, maybe "apt list --installed ifupdown" then ?23:52
CrazySamListing... Done23:53
CrazySam?23:53
th_nvm, deleted ~/.zsnes and restarted it, must of been some setting i had23:53
TJ-CrazySam: so none of them are installed?23:53
TJ-Xano: good luck with it... I'm on a farm so plenty of space to play in :)23:54
CrazySamapt list --installed ifupdown23:54
CrazySamthis just lists "Listing... Done" with nothing listed23:54
CrazySamfunny one!23:54
CrazySamapt list --installed23:55
CrazySami used this command and then eyeballed through the list23:55
CrazySami found no "systemd-networkd" and this one i know is a server install of 18.0423:55
TJ-CrazySam: the three possible network tools in Ubuntu are (legacy) ifupdown (/etc/network/interfaces), network-manager (/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/) and systemd-networkd (/etc/systemd/network, /run/systemd/network/) last two usually configured via netplan (/etc/netplan/)23:56
CrazySamso back to my original question, how to tell "desktop" apart from "server"? it seems impossible23:58
CrazySamthese methods are forensic analysis, there seems to be no definitive way to tell them apart23:58
usr13CrazySam: Why do you need to know?23:58
CrazySamgood question!23:59
CrazySamcuriousity is one reason23:59
TJ-CrazySam: as I said, it's only a question of packages installed. Is "ubuntu-desktop" installed for example?23:59

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