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Kristine6I tried to reinstall Nvidia from terminal it didn't fix the problem.00:00
PeGaSuShi. I know this might sound silly, but I have a program that uses a binary to update it's own packages. but somehow, it's failing due to a Checksum error. is there any arguments that we can pass in the command line to make said update binary to ignore checksum errors?00:04
Kristine6Hi, I picked x org server something in additional driver and restarted hoping to disable Nvidia. But next time I logged in keyboard and mouse both won't work. Can anybody help?00:08
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Bashing-omKristine6: Able to boot to a terminal ?00:24
Kristine6Yes, right00:24
Bashing-omKristine6: Great - and what is your present end goal ?00:25
Kristine6To make moose and keyboard functional, since they stopped working after00:25
Kristine6To make keyboard and mouse functional after login screen.00:26
Kristine6I'm trying this rn https://askubuntu.com/questions/1109400/mouse-and-keyboard-stopped-working-after-installing-xserver-xorg-video-intel00:26
Bashing-omKristine6: With the nouvea OR nvidia driver ?00:26
Kristine6I want to have Nvidia and Intel driver. And switch between them as necessary00:27
Bashing-omKristine6: good deal - pastebin ' sudo lshw -C display ' and let's see what we have to work with here.00:28
Kristine6I'm in terminal in my laptop, so no browser. I'll type summary here from phone00:29
Bashing-omKristine6: Ouch - this is going to be trying :(00:30
Kristine6Ik what can I do?00:30
Bashing-omKristine6: run ' sudo lshw -C display | nc termbin.com 9999 ' the result is a URL back in terminal, pass that link back here.00:31
Kristine6Ok I'll try00:32
Bashing-om!who | Kristine600:32
ubottuKristine6: As you can see, this is a large channel. If you're speaking to someone in particular, please put their nickname in what you say (use !tab), or else messages get lost and it becomes confusing :)00:32
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Kristine6ubottu got it thanks00:33
ubottuKristine6: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)00:33
Kristine6Bashing-om http://termbin.com/h6rnh00:33
Bashing-omKristine6: No nvidia card seen here - what about - lspci -k | grep -iEA5 'vga|3d' | nc termbin.com 9999 - ?00:35
Kristine6Bashing-om I was following that website, I guess it removed Nvidia driver.00:36
Bashing-omKristine6: I would expext to see in that ^ event "unkown" rather than no output at all. lspci should shed a bit more light on the situation.00:37
Kristine6Bashing-om http://termbin.com/qs4700:38
Bashing-omKristine6: :) .. what release is this ? makes a difference where the Nvidia config files reside.00:40
Kristine6Bashing-om ubuntu 18.04 lts I think00:41
PeGaSuSso, there's nothing I can do about ignoring checksum errors? :/00:41
Bashing-omKristine6: " I think" is not good enough - ' lsb_release -a ' will tell.00:41
Kristine6Bashing-om Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS bionic00:42
Bashing-omKristine6: :) .. ' cat /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d | nc termbin.com 9999 ' . See here if we have old config files to remove.00:44
Bashing-omcorrection Kristine6 !00:45
Bashing-omKristine6: ' ls -al /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d | nc termbin.com 9999 '.00:45
Kristine6Bashing-om http://termbin.com/1op3p00:46
Bashing-omKristine6: try ' sudo apt remove --purge nvidia* '. then see if 11-nvidia-prime.conf remains.00:48
Kristine6Interesting, it's still there00:50
Bashing-omKristine6: Not real surprised - lets remove it explicitly ' sudo rm /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/11-nvidia-prime.conf ' . Have you attempted an OEM nvidia driver install ? as be proceed on our merry way :)00:52
Kristine6Bashing-om I don't think I have00:52
Bashing-omKristine6: secure boot on this machine a factor ?00:53
Kristine6Bashing-om ok just deleted it. I don't understand, what do you mean? 😁00:54
Bashing-omKristine6: Late machines that are EFI endowed have secure boot enabled - as the Nvidia driver is 3rd party with secure boot the driver will not build, IF this machine is later vintage need to make sure that secure boot is disabled.00:57
Kristine6Bashing-om ok, as long as it's safe. It's not going to make my machine vulnerable.00:58
Kristine6I think I see something about uefi when I boot.00:59
Bashing-omKristine6: once the driver is installed then re-enable secure boot . We know the driver is safe.00:59
Kristine6Bashing-om ok sounds good01:00
Bashing-omKristine6: Once secure boot is disabled we proceed. Advise when :)01:01
Kristine6Bashing-om any recommended way to do it?01:03
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Bashing-omKristine6: Oh Yeah - I do have a pan :P01:03
Bashing-omplan*01:03
Kristine6Bashing-om is this good? sudo systemctl reboot --firmware-setup01:04
Kristine6I don't think I have done it before, just wanted to confirm01:05
Bashing-omKristine6: Got me - I have no access to your machine - every vendor does it differently, Acer is a real pain.01:06
Bashing-omKristine6: I would ecpect some way when booting to bring up the firmware interface ( old term bios) . from that interface disable "secure boot".01:07
Bashing-omexpect*01:08
Kristine6Bashing-om Ok lemme check bios and Google01:09
Bashing-omKristine6: Good :) when disabled we proceed .01:11
Kristine6Bashing-om I think I did. Going to Ubuntu terminal01:19
Bashing-omKristine6: Good deal - OK in terminal run ' sudo apt update ; sudo apt upgrade ; sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall ' .01:23
Kristine6Bashing-om ok done, no error. I see secure boot not enabled on this system in output01:26
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Bashing-omKristine6: Great ! reboot and let's see the effect :D01:27
Kristine6Bashing-om ok rebooted, should I try loggin in from GUI?01:28
Kristine6Ah yes it worked, thanks a lot!01:29
Kristine6Bashing-om I see it selected recommended Nvidia in additional driver. So I guess system is using Nvidia right now01:32
Kristine6Just checked Nvidia x server settings too01:33
Bashing-omKristine6: Great ! Glad it worked out - you can re-enable Secure boot.01:33
Kristine6Great! Thanks, I'm doing it now01:33
Bashing-omKristine6: ' sudo lshw -C display ' now shows the nvidia card and loaded driver ?01:34
Kristine6Bashing-om it still shows same as before, Intel. I don't see anything about Nvidia01:35
Bashing-omKristine6: Strange - what shows ' dpkg -l | grep -i nvidia ' ?01:37
Kristine6However when I do prime-select query it shows Nvidia01:38
Kristine6Ok lemme check01:38
Kristine6Bashing-om yes it does01:39
Kristine6It shows libnvidia*, Nvidia*......01:39
Bashing-omKristine6: Humm - as working I will not knock it - but would be nice if I understood why the Nvidia card is not reflected by lshw .01:40
Kristine6Bashing-om same here01:41
Kristine6Bashing-om I'm still confused why external HDMI monitor isn't working with it though.01:42
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mattflyim testing 20.04 beta and using apt is extremely slow01:42
mattflyany idea why?01:42
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Bashing-omKristine6: external display is beyond my experience range - sorry - can not help there.01:44
Kristine6Bashing-om thanks a lot for help. Next I need to solve external monitor issue and dual boot with windows 10. For some reason when I switched raid to ahci add more in BIOS, windows stopped working.01:44
mattflysnap is faster01:44
Bashing-om!20.04 | mattfly01:45
ubottumattfly: Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) will be the 32nd release of Ubuntu, scheduled for April 2020 ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseSchedule ). It will be a long-term support release. Join #ubuntu+1 for support and questions.01:45
Kristine6Bashing-om thanks for the help01:45
Kristine6:)01:45
Bashing-omKristine6: Well, wish NOT that I knew more - left Windows so many years ago and never looked back.01:46
Kristine6Bashing-om sure, Ubuntu is awesome. Just wanna keep Windows for gaming as a backup, just in case. 😁01:48
Bashing-omKristine6: A thought - what returns - [ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo UEFI || echo BIOS - ?01:50
Kristine6-d command not found01:51
Kristine6Bashing-om ^01:52
Bashing-omKristine6: inclide that leading bracket in the command sequence :)01:53
Bashing-ominclude*01:53
Kristine6"[ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo UEFI || echo BIOS" right?01:54
Kristine6Bashing-om [-d command not found01:54
Bashing-omKristine6: Yup: sysop@x1804mini:~$ [ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo UEFI || echo BIOS >> BIOS . is my case.01:54
Kristine6Bashing-om UEFI , I missed spaces in coand 😅01:56
Kristine6*command01:56
Bashing-omKristine6: Computers ! They are so litteral :P01:56
Bashing-omKristine6: So what does the result indicate that you are booting ?01:57
Kristine6Uefi is the output01:57
Bashing-omKristine6: Well that is correct for you - so much for my last thought .01:58
Kristine6Bashing-om  thanks👍 next I'm going to add old HDD to this laptop to salvage data01:59
Bashing-omKristine6: Piece of cake to mount another file system to 'buntu.02:01
Kristine6Bashing-om true, I'm just not used to opening laptop and hooking up HDD and RAM02:02
Kristine6Plus it's a new laptop, so just little concerned. But I think I'll be fine02:02
Bashing-omKristine6: :) experience builds confidence .02:05
DarkTrickI hope this is not OT: The website https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs has a fixed width. It would be nice if anyone in charge could change that. The site doesn't fit on my screen.02:16
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edgimarDoes anyone know if there's a way to set a user's credentials so that they can install software via the software center, but cannot perform other administrative tasks or use sudo?02:22
philipedgimar, you can set it up so certain users can only use sudo to run certain commands instead of any command02:24
philipnow, to be fair, if you let someone run "sudo programx" and programx can run other untrusted arbitrary commands, they can break out of this.02:25
cortexmanhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/188105686@N0802:29
edgimarphilip, yes, I know you can modify /etc/sudoers, but I don't think that this alone will allow a user to install s/w via the software center, will it? Or if so, what commands would need to be allowed?02:30
philiphmm I don't have the desktop version of ubuntu installed to see but probably /usr/sbin/ubuntu-software and maybe /usr/bin/apt would suffice?02:34
philipthe user could install something that run as root that elevates their permissions though02:34
leftyfbcortexman: can we help you with something?02:35
cortexmanspread the word. it's a federal investigation.02:36
leftyfbcortexman: This is a support channel02:36
cortexmanyou're on the record02:36
Gallomimiahello can someone remind me the for i in statement to use to mount things before a chroot? i'm missing a couple.. i always forget it.02:36
philipby allowing installation of stuff via the software center or apt, I have no doubt anyone more sophisticated than the average bear can take over your system and get root themselves02:37
leftyfbGallomimia: for i in sys dev /dev/pts proc ; do sudo mount /$i /<PATH TO CHROOT>/$i ; done02:38
Gallomimiathanks02:38
Gallomimiawasn't there a... oh that's for internet access. i don't need that02:38
Gallomimiaright i need the --bind02:39
leftyfbGallomimia: oops, you're right02:39
* Gallomimia shakes more rust off02:39
leftyfbGallomimia: it's late over here02:40
Gallomimiait's been like a year since i did this02:40
Gallomimianow. if i'm trying to update an initramfs to include mdadm and cryptsetup02:40
Gallomimiawhat else do i need to do?02:40
Gallomimiait's also getting late here and i'm on some robax platinum02:40
Gallomimiaanyone? jump in if you (think you)'re smart02:42
Gallomimiai did  update-initramfs -u and grub-install /dev/sda sounds right?02:42
Gallomimiaokay. can anyone suggest to me how to get mdadm included in my initramfs?? can't seem to get it to go02:49
sufywhere can i discuss the beta due in a few days,02:54
Bashing-om!20.04 | sufy02:55
ubottusufy: Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) will be the 32nd release of Ubuntu, scheduled for April 2020 ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseSchedule ). It will be a long-term support release. Join #ubuntu+1 for support and questions.02:55
sufythanks guys02:55
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Gallomimiawell. my /target install doesn't have mdadm in it. or the config files. how can i remedy this?03:10
Gallomimiait's not only not in my initramfs but also not in the install itself. complete gooberfication i guess. suggestions please03:11
sunkistI have a handful of identical nodes on which I'd like to install ubuntu unattended so I don't have to manually configure each one.03:25
sunkistI have done this in the past by hand-crafting a preseed file.03:25
sunkistI'm wondering though, if I install onto the first node manually, is there a way to extract the options I entered manually and generate a preseed file based on that?03:26
sunkistI'd like to avoid the iterations I've had to do in the past where I have to guess at which preseed settings I want and then having to iterate endlessly to end up at the preseed file I intended.03:27
cgiis there a apt install for protobuf?03:46
lestaco/ !, my parents gimme a huawei p20 lite, anyone knows some alternatives to android linux-based ?03:46
carl_hi i have a a trouble   on my linux ubuntu im  using a laptop  and my mouse pad  right click do a left fclick but left click do a left click too ( so cant have the  dopdown menue  and i use software i need that  to work04:16
bettencbdid anyone else lose vscode with their march 2020 update? mine will  not open anymore and upon removing vscode to attempt to reinstall it no longer shows up in the snap store or apt store? any suggestions?04:19
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andre144khi all, maybe someone knows for rsync how to define  an exclude-filter to disable all files/folders which include "foobar" in full pathname ?05:33
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LuckyManIs Steam supported in 20.04?06:09
DarkTrickWhich system is to blame, if I cannot terminate an application?06:10
DarkTrickthe application in question is nautilus06:10
DarkTrickbut I guess this is a system problem06:10
lotuspsychjeLuckyMan: #ubuntu+1 for 20.04 please06:11
DarkTrick / bug06:11
LuckyManlotuspsychje, thanks06:14
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devslashjust making sure. ubuntu server doesn't have a GUI by default right ?06:37
ansimitadevslash: yep06:39
devslashit does or does not ?06:39
ansimitadevslash: it does not06:40
devslashok thanks06:40
devslashim setting up a new server. are there any considerations i need to think of when choosing 19.10 over 18.04 ?06:41
ansimitadevslash: kernel and package versions, support timeline are things that I would consider06:42
devslashim not really sure06:43
ansimitafor example, 18.04 is supported until april 2023 whilst 19.10 until july 2020, see wiki.ubuntu.com06:43
devslashwhat about stability06:45
ansimitadevslash: LTS releases are generally more stable than non-LTS releases (LTS stands for long term support)06:46
ansimita18.04 is a LTS release whilst 19.10 is not06:46
devslashok06:46
devslashthanks06:47
FrankyGovheya06:53
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FrankyGovgood morning06:53
lotuspsychjeandre144k: maybe #rsync might know more of that07:20
FrankyGovI noticed that on a new user that I created the nautilus file system does not show me "other locations"07:56
FrankyGovI wonder if I did something wrong or missing something07:56
bluez_hi guys, i'm receiving:  "The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security Release' no longer has a Release file."08:06
bluez_running 19.0408:07
lotuspsychjebluez_: 19.04 is end of life by now08:09
bluez_so upgrade to 19.10?08:09
lotuspsychjebluez_: install a supported ubuntu version from the topic please08:09
lotuspsychjebluez_: its possible to !eolupgrade, but not very reccomended due security risks see !usn08:10
bluez_ok08:10
lotuspsychjebluez_: we advice to upgrade ubuntu before its going eol08:10
bluez_ok upgrading to 19.10 :)08:11
bluez_"do-release-upgrade" right?08:14
EriC^^bluez_: yeah08:15
kubast2Anyone knows where can I set the default backend for libvirt?08:17
kubast2*firewall backend for libvirt08:17
osa1is there a way to get the source of the kernel I'm currently using (18.04) without having to clone a git repo? cloning takes hours and I need the sources sooner ideally.08:26
osa1uname says '5.3.0-40-generic #32~18.04.1-Ubuntu'08:27
ANubHello, I've a query. Can we compile a package (lets say on a test machine) from source code and then make it available as an update for our own APT respository ??08:30
ANubI know, how to create our own repositories but I am not sure how to update an installed package from a source.08:31
osseosa1: you can download archives from kernel.org08:35
osseor the archgive corresponding to a given commit08:36
ossebut ubuntu has its own patches I guess08:36
osseosa1: there's a package "linux-source" you can install08:37
bluez_hmm how do i go from 18.04 to 19.10 ?08:38
bluez_ do-release-upgrade -d took me to 20.04 :/08:46
guivercbluez_, the -d option means go to the development release08:47
bluez_oh08:48
bluez_so without -d it would have gone to 19.10?08:48
DJonesbluez_: There's no direct way to upgrade from  18.04-19.10, you'd need to upgrade from 18.04 -> 18.10 -> 19.04 -> 19.1008:48
bluez_ok how do i do that?08:48
guivercI believe so (I've only used 18.04->18.10 (next release), but as it's EOL yes it's to 19.1008:48
guivercbluez_, be aware; flavors esp. only test 18.04->18.10, main Ubuntu is supposed to go to latest possible release (thus 19.10); but it's been tested less than say 18.04->18.10 was08:50
DJonesbluez_: I'm not sure whether you'd be able to do the upgrade to 18.10 now with it being end of line and no longer supported, if it was possible, you'd have to do 4 upgrades one after the other, it might be better to do a fresh install of 19.10 rather than risk 4 lots of upgrade issues08:50
bluez_ok i guess i could stay on 18.04 on these servers for now08:50
guivercbluez_, 19.04 was tested to 19.10 more heavily too (ie. next release)08:51
guivercbluez_, I've been told Canonical did test 18.04 -> 19.10, but I'd assume with 'main' packages only08:52
geirhawhy do you not want to upgrade to 20.04?08:56
geirhawell, when it's released that is08:57
geirhawhich is mere days away08:57
Aliekezhihi, I have troubles with DNS resolution using vpnc with network manager09:12
AliekezhiI have the  exact same vpnc configuration on another computer, connecting without network manager and this problem doesn't happen09:12
Aliekezhiany ideas ?09:12
Aliekezhi(I just installed vpnc and gnome-vpnc, I restarted network manager service, but maybe there is some other services to restart ?)09:14
r3duxAliekezhi: I am not familiar with gnome-vpnc but maybe it requires some sort of systemd enable senario as well?09:18
r3duxDid you try something like systemctl enable gnome-vpnc?09:18
r3duxIf you have it working on another machine try and think of what is different between that machine and the one you are trying to get it working on... I juggle 4 machines running different distros all with the same environments and find they each do things in slightly different ways... 9 times out of 10 for me these type of issues are random things I overlooked.09:21
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StupidLikeAFoxIs there a way to check why my computer last shut down?09:38
StupidLikeAFoxIt did a few minutes with zero input from me, trying to figure out what triggered it09:38
StupidLikeAFoxxubuntu 18.04lts here09:39
osa1osse: thank you! do you know if there's a way to let gdb know of this kernel files after installing it via apt-get?09:40
osa1bascially I want to see the kernel source when I'm in a kernel function in gdb and do e.g. 'list'09:40
StupidLikeAFoxWas just playing a game, and it did a full-stop shutdown with no warning09:41
MyrttiStupidLikeAFox: most like overheating then?09:50
StupidLikeAFoxMyrtti: I haven't the slighest clue why, but can't recall it ever doing this before09:51
MyrttiStupidLikeAFox: is it a laptop or desktop?09:52
StupidLikeAFoxuptime was a few weeks, and before that over a year (extended power outage + ups failure + me not paying enough attention :T )09:52
StupidLikeAFoxlaptop09:53
StupidLikeAFoxNothing in /var/log/syslog that looks relevant or has a suitable timestamp10:06
NTQHi there. Does anybody know if one can add Onedrive to Ubuntu?10:21
osa1I've installed the package `glibc-source` but I have no idea where it's installed. any tips?10:25
osa1I'm tyring `find / -name "mmap64.c"` but no luck10:26
Habbieosa1, dpkg -L glibc-source10:26
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jebladDid an update, and an animated ant has started crawling on my screen. Seems like some program is infected by a bug. Not one of the more obvious…10:52
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braindead_i can create screencast with strg - alt - shift - r but its not capturing sound. can i somehow include my voice there too or do i need another tool for that?11:37
AuratorHello,11:43
Auratorhope that´s the right place to request for help.11:43
AuratorI´m a new user to Ubuntu Server 18.04 and hosted some Websites (Apache/MariaDB and PHP 7.4 FPM and Fail2ban with UFW) and gaming servers (small lan tunnel for nintendo switch) .11:43
AuratorUsed borg backup by cronjob every day for take a "not real backup" of all directorys. At the beginning i crashed the whole thing daily and now it was running since last year september without big trouble.11:43
AuratorYesterday i updated by sudo apt and the system asks to download some stuff for apache, after this no website runs no log have given error. Well, the decision was clear for me complete new system and start freshly. At the moment only samba running on it because i don´t want to do anything wrong. Can anyone explain me how to backup right way, some people tell me to install virtual system on ubuntu to fast kill in case of trouble.11:43
Aurator Some one say snapshots are best and some tell me go make a "cookbook" (write down all what u type in and install... Well is there anyway to get it by Putty with log files ? Or how is the best way ?11:43
BluesKajHi all11:50
jebladIt is just a coincidence that the bug showed up after an update – it is a real bug. A heavy knock on the screen at it dropped down. Would be hard to debug though…11:51
Auratorhi11:51
Aurator@jeblad funny :-)11:52
jebladGot suspicious when it looked a bit 3d-ish on a 2d screen. Ant with wings, it dies i a few days.11:54
lotuspsychjejeblad: focus on real ubuntu issues please11:58
LynoureHello, how is Ubuntu bug triage going nowadays? Can I see some statistics somewhere on how quickly a bug report gets it's first response?12:27
lotuspsychjeLynoure: there is #ubuntu-bugs-announce if you like12:30
Lynourelotuspsychje: you mean this question is better asked there?12:30
lotuspsychjeLynoure: no, i mean there will popup new bugs12:30
oOBadDreamOoi have a problem...my wireless xbox one controllers connects and works fine but the guide button opens firefox and takes me to the desktop instead of focusing steam. if the button is held it opens multiple browser windows and eventually locks up the system12:31
lotuspsychjeLynoure: there is a little pre-team there that helps affect/confirm/reply the bugs incoming12:31
LynoureBasically, I stopped being a ubuntu user because after a day of troubleshooting and careful bug report writing, usually the first response came only when the next release came out "is this bug still happening on the new version?"12:32
oOBadDreamOohah12:32
DocMorsso who of you is updating his download page every 30 seconds and waiting for 20.04 to appear?12:32
lotuspsychje!party | DocMors12:32
ubottuDocMors: Please remember that our support channels are for technical support and not general chat. To countdown to !focal release and then party once it happens, join #ubuntu-release-party. Thank you! :)12:32
lotuspsychjeLynoure: lets discuss this more in #ubuntu-discuss12:33
Lynourelotuspsychje: ok12:33
DocMorswell there is no party :)12:33
oOBadDreamOoive been here for 3 days trying to get help but not many people use controllers in ubuntu i guess12:34
DocMorsoOBadDreamOo, yeah I have a joystick I can't get calibrated. Really anoying12:35
oOBadDreamOoeven posted my problem in ubuntu forums and the post didnt even get a single view12:35
oOBadDreamOothe controller works DocMors but the guide button opens a browser and takes me out of steam big picture and if you press and hold it opens multiple browsers and locks up the system eventually12:36
DocMorsdid you try check jstest-gtk? There is a button mapping part.12:36
oOBadDreamOoit wasnt like that at first but something i installed decided to make the guide button do that and i just dont know where to look to find whatever is causing that12:37
oOBadDreamOoive looked in jstest but i dont know how to see what each button does or what button the guide button is even mapped too...when i press the guide button in jstest the buttons on the right dont turn black12:38
DocMorstry the gtk version12:38
oOBadDreamOoyes thats the one i have12:38
DocMorswell there you can modify the button mappings the way you need it12:38
oOBadDreamOoill take a closer look at it and try to figure it out...i couldnt figure out how to map the buttons when i looked before12:39
oOBadDreamOoill try now and see if i can come up with anything12:40
oOBadDreamOoin jstest-gtk i think the guide button is 12 but it doesnt light up when i press it12:48
oOBadDreamOoall the other buttons light up12:48
oOBadDreamOoso something else is controlling it12:48
oOBadDreamOoDocMors ^12:48
oOBadDreamOotheres gotta be a way to see that somewhere but for the life of me im too much of a noob to know12:50
oOBadDreamOoi bet it was xboxdrv12:51
RadSurferhow would I place Console/Terminal history into a Text file please?12:59
RadSurferActually, it appears to be quite easy...13:01
grayHoganHello all! I am having issues.  I am new to ubuntu, and am transitioning from win10.  I have mounted 2 drives (one was exfat, one ntfs).  I am attempting to use a program called plex, and for some reason, my drives are not showing up.  A more detailed explanation is here: https://forums.plex.tv/t/trying-to-add-linux-drives-to-plex-no-luck/577749/20  any help is mucho appreciated13:02
grayHoganfwiw, the files show up in dolphin, but not nautilus13:07
grayHoganfiles/drives13:07
BluesKajgrayHogan, you don't need plex to access those files, if that's what you're asking13:09
grayHoganI am wanting plex (the server) to access them- so that I may host them13:11
BluesKajare tfiles on a remote server or just a separate partition?13:17
BluesKajor connected hdd13:18
grayHoganthe files are on seperate drives, on the localhost13:18
grayHoganconnected.13:18
grayHoganthey are showing as mounted as well13:18
AtlenohenHello13:21
BluesKajgrayHogan, well if you need plex in that setup then perhaps ask the #plex chat...peronally I don't see the point of plex in that situation13:21
AtlenohenI'm trying to switch to Kubuntu desktop, is it possible these days without much reconfiguration?13:21
BluesKaj!kubuntu-desktop13:22
ubottuk/ed/x/l/ubuntu-desktop is a metapackage. It depends upon other packages and brings them in; you can safely remove it, but it is recommended that you re-install it when upgrading.13:22
AtlenohenThe info I see says that sudo apt install kubuntu-desktop is enough, but are there any things?13:22
grayHoganBluesKaj, to allow friends/family to view them?13:22
grayHoganbut yes- I'm on it, thanks!13:22
AtlenohenBluesKaj: when upgrading what?13:23
Aliekezhihow can a bug stay opened12 years without being solved ? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vpnc/+bug/25745113:23
ubottuLaunchpad bug 257451 in vpnc (Ubuntu) "vpnc no response from target" [Undecided,Confirmed]13:23
BluesKajAtlenohen, when upgrading packages13:24
AtlenohenSeveral guides tell me I have to reinstall aps I manually downloaded, or I have to backup and move their local profile data, is this still true?13:24
AtlenohenWhich packages?13:24
iconoclastherohi.  It was suggested by a developer that I seek help for this error:  "$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo13:25
iconoclastheroerror: Can't load uri https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo: TLS support is not available"13:25
AtlenohenI've set up firefox and downloade like 1500MB worth of apps, and did some other non-desktop tweaks, I kinda wanted to avoid doing it all over again with a kubuntu reinstall.13:25
BluesKajAtlenohen, https://itsfoss.com/install-kde-on-ubuntu/13:25
iconoclastherothis occurred on both ubuntu 18.04.4 and 20.0413:25
AtlenohenI guess the question I was looking for was, will all apps and configurations work when I switch to KDE? Will firefox still be configured ?13:27
Xeteenis there any good open source software to annotate pdfs? All I wanna do is draw rectangles over the important parts of the document but after trying many things couldn't find a good one, I'm using xournal but it doesn't have shapes just a line13:28
BluesKajAtlenohen, the short answe is yes, you can choose the DE at login13:28
AtlenohenOkay will try then, should I get Plasma only or Full KDE, I don't actually care about gnome I want to use only KDE13:29
AtlenohenI would like to uninstall gnome stuff13:29
m1r0hi all! i was wondering if there is any way to download the ubuntu installer application onto a non-live ubuntu install?13:29
lotuspsychje!info inkscape | Xeteen13:30
Atlenohento get some space back13:30
ubottuXeteen: inkscape (source: inkscape): vector-based drawing program. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.92.4-4 (eoan), package size 14357 kB, installed size 78249 kB13:30
m1r0i'm trying to install ubuntu onto an external hard drive from my ubuntu installation13:31
iconoclastheroxeteen:  yes13:32
iconoclastherotry foxit13:32
iconoclastherohttps://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf-reader/13:33
Xeteenlotuspsychje: does it keep the file in pdf format?13:34
Xeteeniconoclasthero: tried it but it's shareware13:34
iconoclastheroi'm using 2.4.4.091113:35
AtlenohenBluesKaj: asks me for gdm3 or sddm13:38
PanIncHQIs there a way to browse packages in the multiverse?13:38
Atlenohenhttps://askubuntu.com/questions/1196008/how-can-i-change-to-kubuntu-from-ubuntu13:39
BluesKajAtlenohen, that's your choice to make13:39
iconoclastheroxeteen:  https://i.imgur.com/cxQs77x.png13:39
AtlenohenBluesKaj: I have no idea what that means, but seems like sddm is preferred by others13:39
BluesKajif you want the the kde login system then it sddm13:39
AtlenohenThat article also says there's duplicate stuff ...13:39
Atlenohenif you don't remove the gnome stuff first13:40
Atlenohenso yeah it's going to remove firefox, and then put Knonqueror on13:40
AtlenohenThis is bad, desktop environment should nothing to do with apps13:40
Xeteenlotuspsychje: inkscape can only do single page documents13:41
Xeteeniconoclasthero: will try it13:42
Xeteeniconoclasthero: thanks13:43
iconoclastheroFOXIT **READER** doesn't appear to have any restrictions.13:43
iconoclastherothe phantom version is a shareware13:43
Xeteenoh okay13:43
Xeteeninstalling it right now13:43
Xeteenalso my wife wouldn't approve of 500pxdownload.jpg :P13:44
iconoclastheroi have an old install on 18.04 that probably was there since 16 or before.13:45
iconoclastheroi'm trying to download it on 20.04 but it is slow...13:45
BluesKajAtlenohen, you need to read more about KDE/Plasma DEs and it's packages vs Gnome DE and it's packages. Do some research please !13:45
iconoclastheroyou actually have to look hard for smut on 500px.13:49
iconoclastheroand that wasn't supposed to be in the screenshot anyway13:49
iconoclastheroi just installed foxit reader on 20.04 (needed to do that anyway, thanks) and it works fine:  https://i.imgur.com/LkvY7FK.png13:49
Xeteeniconoclasthero: just tried it works like a charm, thanks13:50
oOBadDreamOoDocMors i found it. it was a keyboard shortcut. i removed it and the problem went away13:52
oOBadDreamOothank you for helping point me in a new direction13:53
Xeteeniconoclasthero: https://i.imgur.com/HQo1mZL.png works wonderfully thanks man13:53
iconoclastherowell, while you're at it, check out shutter13:55
iconoclastheroif you need a decent screen-grab program13:55
Xeteenoh I have it13:55
iconoclastherokk13:55
iconoclastherothe nice thing is that you can go up to screenshot -> export -> imgur/guest and upload it.13:56
AtlenohenBluesKaj: Yeah sorry, thanks for the help, I'll never use Gnome so I'll just reinstall it, I didn't lose that much time as I installed it only yesterday.13:56
braindead_iconoclasthero, what program supports that. shutter?13:58
iconoclastheroyes13:58
Arethusahow do I elevate to root for a moment so gdebi can install a package?13:58
braindead_sudo13:59
iconoclastherohttps://i.imgur.com/akEn0yL.png13:59
Arethusaright but what options13:59
iconoclastheroi had been shopping around for a screenshot program and that ended as soon as i found shutter about a year ago.14:00
braindead_not too shabby indeed14:00
iconoclastheroyou can set it up to actually post in your imgur account but you have to go throught the whole OAuth thing and it expires so it gets to be a big PITA.14:01
iconoclastherobut posting as guest is easy.14:01
vladoskiI tried to connect with ssh -Y to a gnome-shell. Gnome has not started and my pc froze. Now at startup neither my keyboard nor my mouse work. What should I do?14:03
vladoskiAfter logging in no peripheral works14:06
BluesKajAtlenohen, if you don't have any intention of using gnome then install Kubuntu14:07
vladoskiOkay everything works with Wayland but I don't understand why it doesn't with Xorg14:13
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Halcyfornhello, how i can get log from try connect to wi-fi, i have outlet router and i dont know why i cant connect on wi fi to him i need log from this operation14:24
ioriaHalcyforn, not sure what you mean; but  dmesg | grep <interface>  and grep <interface> /var/log/syslog can give you some infos14:29
ioriaHalcyforn, you get the <interface> name with 'ip a'14:30
Halcyfornok dmesg show me is auth problem.14:33
Halcyfornwtf is wrong no passwords and cant connect14:33
ioriaHalcyforn,  if you use the desktop edition , then  run 'nm-connection-editor' , select the interface and set ssid and password in the proper tab14:35
Halcyfornioaria there is no password, linux windows and 4 phones cant connect to wifi14:36
Halcyfornok time to downgrade router14:36
ioriaHalcyforn,  open the router page with firefox14:37
Halcyfornhmm, nothing hange ioria, even router log dont show if you log in on router to change settings firmware is dead,14:40
Halcyforndmesg is enought to find error now14:41
akflcarhi14:46
akflcarone file opens with emacs but other one in my pen drive opens by default on ubunutu's text editor ?why, both files are in the same dir14:47
akflcarhow was default application decided ?14:48
akflcarand how can i change it14:48
ioriaakflcar, the easy way, is right click, properties > open with -> set as default14:50
akflcarioria: but on cli how14:53
akflcarwhich file attributes were changed that ubuntu read them that the application wants to open with emacs or gedit14:54
ioriaakflcar, emacs on cli ?14:54
akflcarI know how to change them14:54
akflcarno it has nothing to do with emacs/gedit14:54
akflcarbut how do i change defaults apps on cli14:54
akflcarit is file specific so where is that data stored , for default app of that particular file14:54
akflcarsomeone ubuntu reads some file data that informs ubuntu that it wants to be opened with that particular application... so how does ubuntu know it?14:55
ioriaakflcar, check xdg-mime14:55
ioriaakflcar, with cache files  in /usr/share/applications14:56
akflcarxdg-mime? the file is on falsh drive so / won't have any data that distinguishes both the files?14:56
akflcarflash drive*14:56
ioriaakflcar, sy, i don0t get you14:57
akflcar???14:57
akflcarthe file is on flash drive not on ubuntu OS... so how does OS distinguish between the two which is emacs and which is gedit application preference,,, so where is the preference known from????14:57
akflcarwhat's so difficult to get about it14:58
ioriaakflcar, i told you :  with cache files  in /usr/share/applications14:59
akflcarok14:59
ioriaakflcar, mimeinfo.cache, defaults.list, mimeapps.list ; but you can override those settings15:00
akflcarnope no file name found there15:01
ioriait's not about the file names15:01
akflcarI have two files div.bash and cool.bash15:01
akflcarwell then how does OS know which file is which???15:01
ioriaakflcar, it probes data ; something like  :   file  /path/to/file15:02
akflcarwat15:03
akflcarwhich data of the file? I want to see that data myself15:03
akflcarhttps://bpaste.net/7OTQ15:05
akflcarin cool.bash there is shebang line #!/bin/sh which opens in emacs and in div.bash no such line15:07
akflcarso let's say I change it's application to firefox... then where is the data stored?15:07
akflcarI don't understand now it's opening in librewriter as I changed it's application...15:08
akflcarbut where is the data stored that says this file name -> this application??15:09
akflcarioria: every .bash file now opens with librewriter, but not cool.bash because it has she bang line #!/bin/sh ..lol15:18
akflcarioria: the moment I remove that line it opens with librewriter15:18
akflcarso it's not file specific as i suspected... but it derives data from .bash and shebang. that distinguishes, but you never said that eaerlier15:19
akflcarioria: do you feel that I wasted your time?15:21
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eugenio_hi, I was trying to install ubuntu mate on a old laptop, the live version starts regularly but once I start the installation nothing happen after fill the first page of the installation16:38
ddksnafter I updated ubuntu, after installing packages there is an apt-check process hogging resources for a minute or so16:46
syntaxfreewhat's a close linux equivalent to irfanview?16:52
syntaxfreeI have a screenshot and want to crop it.16:52
syntaxfree(I know about imagemagick. I mean quick and easy)16:53
ddksnshotwell, gthumb16:55
ice9i created sftp user https://bpaste.net/HYGA  but when i try to login with password, it's still checking for pub key so it gives too many authentication failures without asking for password, any idea?16:55
eugenio_hi, I was trying to install ubuntu mate on an old laptop. The live works fine, but while I start to install the system it stops after the first mask, do you know why?17:06
Jordan_Ueugenio_: Do you get any error messages? How much RAM do you have?17:13
eugenio_no errors, 4Gb17:14
eugenio_Jordan_U, no error and 4Gb17:17
tomreyneugenio_: did you check the iso checksum after downloading? and did you verify it was properly written to the installer media?17:18
Jordan_Ueugenio_: Can you post a screenshot? Can you also pastebin the output of "dmesg"?17:19
Jordan_U!screenshot | eugenio_17:19
ubottueugenio_: Screenshots can be made with the [PrtScr] button. Want to show us a screenshot of your problem? Upload an image to http://imgur.com/ and link the created page here.17:19
ddksnafter I updated ubuntu, after installing packages there is an apt-check process hogging resources for a minute or so17:19
eugenio_ok let me switch on the laptop17:19
tomreynddksn: yo said so before. do you have a question about it?17:20
ddksnobviously I don't want it to do that17:21
leftyfbddksn: remove the package called unattended-upgrades17:22
leftyfbddksn: then reboot and the issue you mentioned will go away17:22
eugenio_Jordan_U, https://pastebin.com/pGEVW7z417:37
euxneksI have a grey screen for video output from a webcam which used to work previously, where do I start for troubleshooting for this? (websites, etc.) The camera is a Creative Labs "VF0690 Live! Cam Socialize HD AF" (reported by lsusb)17:37
ioriaeuxneks, don't want to be pessimistic, but your disk does not look good17:40
ioriaeugenio_,  don't want to be pessimistic, but your disk does not look good17:40
nhartman_Hey all. Probably a dumb question. I have a fresh 19.04 iso that I mounted and installed into VirtualBox. When I run `sudo apt update` I get `The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security Release' no longer has a Release file.`. I added [trusted=yes] to each repo in /etc/apt/sources.list with no luck. I can reach the internet by pinging various sites so I don't believe it's a network issue17:49
euxneksnhartman_, 19.04 has reached EOL apparently, I got that from my desktop system recently, try using 19.10's live ISO17:53
euxneksnhartman_, http://releases.ubuntu.com/19.10/17:53
nhartman_euxneks, thanks for the heads up. That's annoying17:54
euxnekso/17:54
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euxneksif anyone in the future is reading logs I was able to fix my camera problem by installing guvcview and selecting "Settings>Hardware Defaults"18:05
euxneksCamera is a Creative Labs "VF0690 Live! Cam Socialize HD AF", was getting a grey screen in all video systems on ubuntu after having accidentally connected the camera to a windows 10 computer (I think windows changed firmware settings on the camera18:06
laerlingHey guys. I want to do some costly computations in my shell setup, so I put them into ~/.profile (so they get executed only once), thinking that the login shell would propagate it to my non-login interactive shells, but it doesn't. Is that a normal Linux thing I'm just misunderstanding or is it ubuntu-or gnome-specific or something? Thanks in advance!18:12
laerlingIt's no different when I put it into /etc/profile.d/something.sh18:13
lordcirthlaerling, Are these computations used to set a variable that you want to be inherited? Are you using 'export'?18:18
d1g1ta1An fsck operation reported removed some files and hosed Fedora 31 (Ethernet to internet) gateway.  Backups (including Timeshift) did not work (lacked all the needed files).  fsck reported changing some permissions and removing, among others, a file with a 70 in it.  It also appears to have resulted in the network interfaces being relabelled  I18:27
d1g1ta1tried revising the iptables rules to point to the new .network interface names to no avail.  Am I better off trying to rename the interfaces back to the original names or is there something simple I may have missed that would restore the gateway functionality (internet still works, just not the shared internet gateway).  Original setup was almost18:27
d1g1ta1exactly https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Internet/ConnectionSharing plus a couple steps modifying firewall files with filenames containing 50 and 7018:27
laerlinglordcirth: Yes and yes. Also I'm setting aliases18:27
d1g1ta1Or is it time to start over from scratch?18:31
m_tadeuhi...has anyone seen or know anything about these boot messages? https://pastebin.com/LL4GPfj318:45
pavloslaerling: I added export LAER="yes" to the bottom of my ~/.profile, then logout, login, echo $LAER gives me set18:47
GLAT-agentCHEAP GNU/LINUX LICENSES $49 SINGLE USER18:48
GLAT-agentPM TO PURCHASE18:48
oerheks!ops18:49
ubottuHelp! Channel emergency! (ONLY use this trigger in emergencies) - Pici, Myrtti, jrib, Amaranth, tonyyarusso, Nalioth, lamont, CarlK, elky, mneptok, Tm_T, jpds, ikonia, Flannel, genii, wgrant, stdin, h00k, IdleOne, Jordan_U, popey, Corey, ocean, cprofitt, djones, Madpilot, gnomefreak, lhavelund, phunyguy, bazhang, chu, dax18:49
cnnxi'm building a system and want to know if the ASRock B450M/AC would work well with ubuntu? specifically the bluetooth and wifi internal components18:49
housecatheh, the GLAT scam comes to IRC18:49
d1g1ta1The 70 file was 70-persistent-net.rules (missing an entry) though I have a backup of that file.18:57
laerlingpavlos: Thanks for trying.18:57
laerlingAt least I know now that my expectation should be correct.18:58
d1g1ta1I gather it deleted the network config files as well and that's why it came up with new names.18:59
d1g1ta1Also, the Gnome network config tool no longer works for the ethernet adapter.18:59
_plasmaWhere are 19.04 Disco's repos located now?19:03
_plasmaus.archive.ubuntu.com deleted them19:03
_plasmacan't believe this version is only good for 9 months19:03
kostkon!eol19:04
ubottuEnd-Of-Life is when security updates and support for an Ubuntu release stop. Make sure to update Ubuntu before it goes EOL so you get updates promptly for newly-discovered security vulnerabilities. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOL and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases for more info. Looking to upgrade from an EOL release? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades19:04
ioria!release | _plasma19:04
ubottu_plasma: Ubuntu releases a new version every 6 months. Each version is supported for 9 months (non-LTS) or 5 years (LTS). More info at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeBasedReleases19:04
_plasmaubottu: thanks. What's the intended upgrade path from 19.04? 20.04?19:05
ubottu_plasma: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)19:05
_plasmadamn.19:05
_plasmaioria then19:05
ioria_plasma, you change your sources.list, upgarde to eoan, then ... you'll wait for the 20.04 path or try with -d flag19:06
_plasmaeoan = 19.10?19:06
ioriayes19:06
_plasmadunno how everyone keeps these name to version number mappings in their heads19:06
_plasmain the past I've had a terrible time upgrading ubuntu. I'll try that though, thanks19:07
ioria_plasma, ok19:07
_plasmathings usually break19:08
ioria_plasma, depends19:08
_plasmahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRLEXAFOvkM19:08
ioria_plasma, yes, kinda19:09
woenxHi. I started using Xsane to scan some pictures, because the simple scan software is more limited. However, I must have changed some options and now the software crashes as soon as I try to acquire a preview. I tried doing a apt remove xsane --purge, but after reinstalling it, it seems that it has retained the old configuration. Where could I find that configuration to restore it to defaults?19:11
oerheksin ~/.config/ likely19:12
woenxoh, yes, got it19:13
woenxI just did a "locate xsane"19:13
woenxthanks!19:13
oerheksand ~/.cache/ perhaps?19:13
oerheksno, in /etc/sane.d/saned.conf .. but that should be regenerated..19:14
woenxit was in ~/.sane19:14
woenxit was in ~/.sane/xsane to be more precise19:14
woenxfor some reason it survived a "purge"19:14
oerheksah nice, i'll remember that, hardly used sane before19:14
woenxis there another decent scanning software for linux?19:15
kostkonwoenx, --purge does not delete user folders19:15
woenxahm19:15
oerhekswell, purge handles packages, not user settings..19:15
woenxis there an option to delete related user settings?19:15
kostkonwoenx, afaik there is not when dealing with apt. could be wrong though, very wrong19:16
woenxaha19:16
housecatapt doesn't touch anything inside user folders, correct19:16
woenxi thought purge took care of these config files too19:16
woenxeveryday you learn something new\19:16
housecatnope, just system-wide ones in /etc/ etc.19:16
woenxOk19:16
woenxgood to know19:16
oerheksmanually. or use a tol like stacer or a guide like this https://itsfoss.com/free-up-space-ubuntu-linux/19:17
ioriaif there's a way, i guess is via   dconf-editor /org/gnome  , right click and reset19:30
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lordcirth!ops | invalidlicensed19:31
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oerhekshttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue62720:19
oerheksoops, sorry Bashing-om20:19
kevrHmm.. my google chrome notifications keep popping up even though i've blocked all https://* in the notifications settings20:21
kevrAh, i figured out why. nevermind.20:23
Bashing-omoerheks: :D At least I lnow UWN gets some attention :P20:23
MancheDePelleWHat happenend if I install en AMD64 architecture version Ubuntu on a computer with an Intel processor ????20:23
kevrMancheDePelle: it'll be fine.20:23
kevrAMD64 is not actually requiring AMD processors.20:24
Bashing-omMancheDePelle: Same same - the name just belongs to AMD by copywrite.20:24
kevrsame same, but diiiifferent. but still same. haha, man that was hilarious.. damn franko20:25
oerheksand Ryzen is also no problem20:25
pavlosBashing-om: is there a difference copywrite v. copyright ?20:25
oerheksamd was 1st with the 64 bit standard20:25
oerheksso20:25
oerhekscopyrite :-D20:26
* oerheks goes back to Focal testing20:27
cnnxis it ok to regiser a domain with the word the in the front?20:52
cnnxor looks stupid?20:52
sarnoldthefacebook.com somehow managed to survive their choice20:56
pavloscnnx: you mean, theinexample.com20:56
d1g1ta1What is the best approach to fix internet gateway broken after an fsck operation reported some file system issues and hosed Fedora 31 (Ethernet to internet) gateway (by, among  other things, doing things that resulted in the renaming all the interfaces)?  Restoring backups (including Timeshift) did not work.21:13
d1g1ta1Original setup was almost exactly https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Internet/ConnectionSharing plus a couple steps involving 50 and 70 persistent rules I don't see there.  Would the scripts at the bottom of the article do an adequate reset to start over?  Is there a way to refresh the OS to ensure no other damage without further bonking config21:14
d1g1ta1files?  Should I just face facts and start fresh?21:14
pavlosd1g1ta1: does the disk (/dev/sda) show errors (smart data)?21:17
Hamilton1Is `$ sudo dpkg -i $HOME/Downloads/blah.deb    $ sudo apt-get install -f` the same as "sudo apt install ./blah.deb"?21:22
jeremy31Hamilton1: sudo apt-get install -f might be fix broken21:23
Hamilton1jeremy31, I have a deb file. I want apt to manage it (so I can remove it later). What is the best way to install?21:25
oerheksapt uses internet, dpkg the local filesystem21:25
sarnoldthe apt install ./foo method is one fewer step :)21:25
d1g1ta1pavlos:  No21:25
oerhekswhat makes you think sudo apt install ./blah.deb works?21:25
Hamilton1oerheks, I don't know. I've used this method for a few apps I sue21:26
sarnoldoerheks: https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/785#issuecomment-61548358221:26
sarnoldoerheks: I'm sorry, this is the better link https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/785#issuecomment-61386366221:26
oerheksoh .. 6y ago21:26
Hamilton1oerheks, So you say I should use the first method?21:27
oerheksthanks!21:27
oerheksdpkg would be my 1st one indeed21:27
sarnoldthanks to pabs for doing the research on which versions it works, hehe21:27
sarnoldHamilton1: do note that just because you install it using apt doesn't mean that you'll then magically get updates for it -- apt can only provide updates for a package when you've configured a *repository* for it, in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/21:28
Hamilton1sarnold, It does upgrade if I "apt install ./blah2.deb"21:29
sarnoldHamilton1: sure21:29
oerhekssome downloadable debs like dropbox and chrome, give the repo and the key in the deb.21:29
sarnoldHamilton1: but you have to be the one to go download those new versions by hand21:29
Hamilton1Yeah if I wanted auto-updates, I didn't have to use manual deb files21:29
d1g1ta1Is the consensus that sudo apt-get install -f is the best way to ensure nothing else is broken?  I was able to manually put the network device names back and even fix the GNOME control panel error on eth0, but the gateway still doesn't work despite updating the firewall rules to reflect the one network device name I didn't put back.  At this point,21:30
d1g1ta1it seems I can either (1) rename the last network device and update firewall rule, (2) run the iptables scripts to reverse the setup at the bottom of the article posted, (3) go through the setup again (but already did most of that) or (4) run the apt-get -f command or (5) start over21:30
Hamilton1So the meme was right? Debian/Ubuntu has apt, apt-get, dpkg, .... as package manager21:30
oerheksand snap21:31
oerheksflatpak can also be enabled21:31
oerheks appimage ..21:32
sarnoldand rpm and zypper are packaged, but probably best to not actually use them for managing packages21:32
Hamilton1I mean I *can* potentially get away from those but having to use dpkg is on borderline for  me a little21:32
Hamilton1apt uses dpkg inside, why should I be forced to use the lower-level utility21:33
matsamanHamilton1: to do what?21:37
Hamilton1matsaman, To install a program in the most sane/organized way21:37
matsamanHamilton1: a program in the repo?21:38
Hamilton1matsaman, No a deb file21:38
Hamilton1which has no repo21:38
matsamanwell the most sane way to do that _is_ dpkg -i21:38
pavlosHamilton1: you're not forced ... apt install some.deb works equally as dpkg -i some.deb21:38
Hamilton1matsaman, Then why apt insall ./blah.deb works?21:38
matsamanHamilton1: probably because the point of apt is to be a big wrapper21:39
Hamilton1There should be just one way to do stuff like this21:39
sarnoldbecause a few years ago someone decided to make that work21:39
sarnoldso taht you wouldn't have to run dpkg -i, have it fail, then use apt-get install -f to fix it up21:39
sarnoldyou could just use apt to have it install the dependencies directly21:39
matsamanHamilton1: one way to do disparate things is a good way to make bad software21:39
sarnoldand it'd be less typing21:39
matsamanbut stupid wrappers, yeah those are cool21:39
Hamilton1sarnold, So `apt install ./blah.deb` *is* equivalent to the chain of dpkg -i && -f install21:40
kostkonHamilton1, are you asking or confirming21:41
matsamanthe only way to confirm 100% would be to examine the source code21:41
Hamilton1kostkon, asking "what makes you think sudo apt install ./blah.deb works?"21:41
matsamanalthough comparing expected happenings of each command would be almost as good21:41
Hamilton1matsaman, So it is NOT equivalent21:42
matsamanHamilton1: like I said, there is only one way to tell 100%21:42
matsamanand nobody is that bored21:42
Hamilton1In other words, the wrapper does not work to the specs21:42
sarnoldHamilton1: depending upon how broken your installation is before you start, a plain apt install -f might *already* do something21:43
matsamanI doubt there are any specs21:43
sarnoldI have no idea what apt install ./foo.deb does in that case21:43
matsamanand you've already drawn a conclusion without doing what I said was the one thing that would prove parity21:43
jjakobno candidate ver: systemd-services (upgrading from xenial to bionic)21:44
jjakobthe upgrade is still going but I'm a bit worried21:44
kostkon!info systemd-services bionic21:44
ubottuPackage systemd-services does not exist in bionic21:44
jjakobah21:45
kostkonjjakob, most likely was replaced by something else21:45
Jordan_UHamilton1: The two should be equivalent. "sudo apt install /path/to/package.deb" is a perfectly reasonable way to install a .deb package, as is dpkg -i followed by apt -f install. I don't think further discussion of why things are the way they are is productive here.21:45
jjakobhow about other ones that are also no candidate ver? can I remove them afterwards?21:45
Hamilton1Jordan_U, Thank you I just wanted to know it these 2 are equivalent21:45
kostkonjjakob, an auto or manual autoremove will take care of them afterwards21:46
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jjakobhmm I'll check then, I think most of them were already no candidate ver when upgrading trusty->xenial (I'm going trusty->xenial->bionic->(eoan?))21:47
jjakobI did do a apt-get autoremove after getting to trusty and cleaned out old kernels21:49
kostkonjjakob, like 3 in a row? we'll see21:49
jjakobyeah lol, this is a noncritical minimal server so it's a test21:50
jjakobit did nuke one custom systemd service I had so I'm slightly angry at that, but it was probably my fault for not putting it in the right place.21:51
Jordan_Ujjakob: And you're using do-release-upgrade, correct?21:52
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jjakobyes21:52
Jordan_Ujjakob: Great :)21:52
d1g1ta1-f didn't work, it just says "is already at the newest version... 1 not upgraded"21:53
d1g1ta1Need to uninstall and reinstall at least 1 application that is down, and then refresh Ubuntu 16 to ensure no other files were harmed.21:53
Jordan_Ud1g1ta1: Please run "sudo apt full-upgrade" but do *not* say yes to any questions it asks yet. Pastebin the full output for us to read here, then we can give you advice for what to do next.21:55
tomreynthere's --assume-no21:58
tomreynalso -V can help identify foreign package versions.21:59
d1g1ta1That didn't do much, it only reported "The following packages will be upgraded:  / file-roller / Need to get 303kB of archives22:01
d1g1ta1When I said N it aborted22:01
d1g1ta1Also, my internet adapter and software is down.22:01
d1g1ta1Is there a repair what's already here option vs try to go on the internet and get it again option?22:03
jjakobEverything went smoothly to bionic. Need to wait for eoan to get released22:03
Jordan_Ujjakob: Don't know if it applies to you, but I use btrfs on most of my machines and I really like the ability to go back to a pre-upgrade snapshot and try again if an upgrade fails.22:05
d1g1ta1I think this occurred when I updated GRUB to fix the GUI network error, which it did, but it looks like it removed my internet adapter at the same time.22:05
Jordan_Ujjakob: LTS to LTS upgrades generally aren't offered until a while after the newest LTS is released.22:05
d1g1ta1I've got ext422:06
d1g1ta1And apparently poor backup software.22:06
matsamanFWIW there are many ways to create snapshots in addition to using btrfs22:06
tomreynd1g1ta1: if you have a matching live boot system you can always boot of that and chroot into the existing system and try repairing it that way.22:06
d1g1ta1That won't work, I still won't have the internet adapter.22:06
d1g1ta1It's software.22:06
Jordan_Ud1g1ta1: You can convert in place to btrfs, if that's something your interested in. You should really fix your backup software though. No matter the FS / array good backups are critical.22:07
Jordan_Us/your/you're/22:07
Jordan_Ud1g1ta1: Are you saying that your internet adaptor (USB Wirless Card?) doesn't work from an Ubuntu LiveUSB?22:08
d1g1ta1Jordan_U:  I will look into that.22:08
tomreyni'm not really understanding the setup, i think.22:08
d1g1ta1Jordan_U Yes22:08
jeremy31d1g1ta1: can you post URL from terminal for command>  lspci -nnk | grep -iA3 net | nc termbin.com 999922:09
Jordan_Ud1g1ta1: Sorry, my btrfs comments were intended for a different user, that was talking about upgrading from one release of Ubuntu to the next on a server.22:09
jeremy31d1g1ta1: if it is USB, do>  (lsusb && lsmod) | nc termbin.com 999922:10
d1g1ta1It won't paste due to internet down, shows Ethernet controller [0200] Broadcom Inc. 5764M [14e4:1684] (rev 10) and Network Controller [0280] Broadcom BCM4312 802.11 b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)22:13
d1g1ta1My internet adapter is missing22:13
luna_022:14
d1g1ta1I have the .deb file and can download it again.22:14
jeremy31d1g1ta1: check in terminal> apt policy firmware-b43-installer22:14
jeremy31see if it is installed22:14
d1g1ta1firmware-b43-Installer / Installed: (none) / Candidate: 1:019-2 / Version table: / 1:019-2 500 / 500 http://us.archive.ubutu.com.ubuntu xenial/multiverse amd64 Packages / 500 http://us.archive.ubutu.com.ubuntu xenial/multiverse i386 Packages22:16
jeremy31d1g1ta1: according to once source that wifi should work with the firmware installed or the bcmwl-kernel-source package, if you installed in UEFI, Secure Boot has to be disabled for bcmwl to load22:18
d1g1ta1Is there a way to say "reinstall package xyz from previously fetched local code, do not go to the internet to do the install"?22:18
d1g1ta1It's a different connection, not using the broadcom WiFi22:19
jeremy31d1g1ta1: If you have a deb file, you might be able to double click it and I think Ubuntu Software might install22:19
jeremy31d1g1ta1: can you use USB tethering to a smart phone?22:19
TJ-d1g1ta1: check if a kernel module is loaded and "in use" for that device. "lspci -nnk -d ::0280"22:30
d1g1ta1It says it installed (button changed from Install to Remove) but the adapter is not present and the internet does not work.22:30
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d1g1ta1It says Kernel drive in use: wl22:31
d1g1ta1(this isn't the adapter that isn't working, the one that isn't working isn't showing up)22:32
TJ-d1g1ta1: does it show other kernel modules as options on another line after that ?22:32
TJ-d1g1ta1: ahhh, OK22:32
d1g1ta1kernel modules: ssb, wl22:32
jeremy31That one should work with either ssb/b43 or wl22:33
jeremy31d1g1ta1: any results for> dkms status22:33
TJ-d1g1ta1: so the PC also has a USB wifi plugged into a USB port?22:34
d1g1ta1I'm not having any issue with the broadcom, it's my non-WiFi wireless22:34
TJ-d1g1ta1: wooooah!22:34
d1g1ta1It's not wifi, but yes22:34
d1g1ta1it is wireless22:34
TJ-d1g1ta1: OK, I think I know what is going on here, let me explain22:34
TJ-d1g1ta1: this is on a desktop system using NetworkManager?22:34
d1g1ta1Y22:35
d1g1ta1I suppose I could try TimeShift and return back to the broken GUI network Broadcom GEthernet adapter, that would be better than this.22:35
TJ-d1g1ta1: OK, do this: "sudo touch /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf" then do "sudo systemctl restart network-manager"22:36
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TJ-d1g1ta1: if it is what I suspect, NM is configured by default NOT TO MANAGE 'wired' devices, and currently that USB appears as a wired Ethernet device. We're over-riding that so NM manages it22:37
d1g1ta1No change (network disconnected briefly), do I need to reboot?22:38
d1g1ta1What if we disabled network manager and just managed all the interfaces manually?22:39
d1g1ta1oh, wait, that uninstalled the driver.22:39
TJ-d1g1ta1: no need to reboot22:40
TJ-d1g1ta1: do "nmcli con" do you see any 'wired connection X' reported?22:40
TJ-d1g1ta1: to be clear, is the Broadcom built-in Wifi working and does connect to the Internet (so we can collect some logs) ?22:41
d1g1ta1No, using non WiFi wireless internet, which is currently down.22:42
jeremy31d1g1ta1: some cellular device?22:42
d1g1ta1The wireless installer is currently stuck on Pending.  It took 30 seconds or less the last time.22:43
d1g1ta1y22:45
jeremy31d1g1ta1: Open file manager and eject any cdrom/DVD/USB devices listed22:47
d1g1ta1Did that and unplugged the device, still stuck on Pending.  Cancel and retry?22:48
jeremy31d1g1ta1: Try a reboot and after it boots up, then plug that dongle in22:55
d1g1ta1Already trying...22:56
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jeremy31d1g1ta1: You might want to search for the model number of the device and Ubuntu, see what you can find.22:58
pillager86what is a good image editor for cropping pictures besides GIMP (too long to load) or Kolourpaint (lacks that feature except creating new file)?22:59
sarnoldif you trust the source of the image, imagemagick is good for those kinds of tasks; just don't run it on images supplied by someone you don't trust22:59
pillager86ok23:00
matsamanyeah imagemagick has a real light thing23:00
d1g1ta1jeremy31:  I downloaded a clean copy from the mfg site (in case fsck that started all this trouble bonked the file)23:06
d1g1ta1It just says installing and then just goes back to Install23:08
d1g1ta1Tried with and without device connected23:08
jeremy31d1g1ta1: can you check SMART data in Disks program?23:09
d1g1ta1jeremy31:  smart not enabled (it's an SSD)23:11
jeremy31d1g1ta1: what is the device model?23:12
d1g1ta1I don't think it's a problem with the disk.  Should I (1) restore from TImeshift to see if it puts it back or (2) try to disable Network Manager and install the device manually, (3) start over from scratch [with a different drive] or (4) something else?23:12
jeremy31d1g1ta1: If it is a cellular device with a SIM card, you might want to try posting on askubuntu.com or ubuntuforums.org23:14
d1g1ta1It could be the  OS installed on the drive.  Not having trouble with the device on other systems.23:14
jeremy31d1g1ta1: can you run lsusb in terminal and tell if the ID numbers?23:15
d1g1ta104e8:686023:17
d1g1ta1What about apt remove and then install?23:17
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jeremy31d1g1ta1: android phone?23:18
d1g1ta1Yes23:18
d1g1ta1Settings on phone app look correct, and I think the device driver and network adapter show up even if the device is not connected.23:19
sarnoldbtw there's an apt install --reinstall foo that is probably easier to use than removing and then installing23:20
jeremy31d1g1ta1: trying to access files on the phone?23:21
d1g1ta1N, tether23:21
d1g1ta1sarnold: works for local .deb package?23:22
jeremy31d1g1ta1: see if USB tethering is enabled on the phone, might be in internet/networking or hotspot settings23:22
sarnoldd1g1ta1: I hope so :) report a bug if it doesn't, hehe23:22
jeremy31d1g1ta1: https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/how-do-i-set-up-mobile-hotspot-tethering-galaxy-note5/23:25
d1g1ta1jeremy31:  already did, yes it's on, it's actually tethered via USB to this machine.23:26
d1g1ta1err, Bluetooth23:26
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jeremy31d1g1ta1: I would think it is unlikely that it can bluetooth and USB tether simultaneously23:29
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d1g1ta1sarnold:  apt install --reinstall completed without error, but no device showed up even after a reboot and killng the autostart driver and relaunching it from the cli23:33
d1g1ta1Still doesn't work.  Should I (1) restore from TImeshift to see if it puts it back or (2) try to disable network manager or (3) rebuild machine from scratch or (4) something else?23:34
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sarnoldd1g1ta1: I have no idea what problem you';re actually trying to solve :) I just know an easier way to performa package reinstalls23:34
jeremy31d1g1ta1: You shouldn't need any drivers in Ubuntu to USB tether to a smart phone23:35
d1g1ta1an fsck wrecked my install (resulted in relabelled network devices).  I relabelled them back and also decided to fix the broken GUI network item for GEthernet, after doing the latter the wireless adapter disappeared (assuming network manager killed it) and I can't get it back.23:36
jeremy31d1g1ta1: try a reinstall, see if you can tether to the phone from the LIve ISO23:36
d1g1ta1Timeshift restore didn't fix the former problem at all, but it might put undo today's changes and put back the wonky names and the wireless adapter23:37
jeremy31d1g1ta1: Is there a reason to remove the predictable network interface names?23:38
d1g1ta1jeremy31:  I am thinking of doing a clean install of Ubuntu to a new hard drive and just starting over.  No telling what else fsck broke, and this seems like more work.23:38
Jordan_Ud1g1ta1: Did you say that you have a second hard drive to test with? If so, at this point installing Ubuntu fresh to that drive might be a good thing to try. If you can get that working then 1: You may gain insight into how to fix your old install 2: You can chroot into your old install and have working internet to fix things with.23:38
d1g1ta1jeremy31:  was hoping it would restore the internet gateway, but it did not23:38
jeremy31I am going to eat and watch some TV, good luck23:39
d1g1ta1Jordan_U:  by the time I reinstall to a new drive, if and when it works, I'll be abandoning this hot mess SSD23:39
d1g1ta1Thanks for the effort.  Say, is there a apt install --reinstall for the Ubuntu 16 that works without internet access just to see if some other file got bonked?23:43
d1g1ta1sarnold:  and if it works but downgrades to original ubuntu 16 that's fine I don't mind updating again.23:45
Bashing-omd1g1ta1: ' sudo dpkg -C ' .23:45
d1g1ta1Bashing-om: ran for 2 seconds and returned to command prompt23:45
d1g1ta1This was a 14.04 install that got upgraded to 16 over the internet23:46
JadedJ Hi my fresh command line install of ubuntu 19 doesn't boot to login screen23:46
JadedJHow can I diagnose what is going on?23:46
JadedJI have to push ctrl + alt + f1 to get to the loging screen23:47
JadedJ*login23:47
sarnoldd1g1ta1: hmm, that sounds really frustrating :( if your NIC required some extra drivers, you might find them via ubuntu-drivers list23:47
sarnoldd1g1ta1: a reinstall may not be fun but at least it's predictable path forward23:47
Bashing-omJadedJ: A minimal install does not include a login manager, Is this what you installed ?23:47
Jordan_UJadedJ: What do you see when you boot? Are you talking about Ubuntu 19.04 or 19.10?23:47
d1g1ta1sarnold:  I have the drivers, it was working.  I'm just wondering if it's possible to "refresh ubuntu 16 files" without internet connection?23:48
d1g1ta1Or maybe try disabling network manager to see if it's interfering.  I've had issues with it in the past.23:48
d1g1ta1Windows has a system file checker that will check files and repair damaged or replace missing files.  That sort of thing.23:49
sarnoldd1g1ta1: not really -- there's usually a bunch of .debs in /var/cache/apt/archives/ but it's probably not *everything* you have installed23:49
d1g1ta1OK, well, maybe I'll try timeshift restore and if that doesn't work maybe just do a fresh install to a new hard drive.23:50
sarnoldnormally people don't bother with backup software for "system problems", just user data23:51
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d1g1ta1sarnold:  timeshift advertises it doesn't back up user data, only system files23:51
d1g1ta1And the other primary backup failed and hosed the drive.23:51
sarnoldouch :(23:52
d1g1ta1Good first part of the week, bad last part.23:52
JadedJJordan_U: Just a sec23:52
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d1g1ta1Thanks, guys, appreciate the effort.23:53
sarnoldgood luck d1g1ta123:53
JadedJUbuntu 19.1023:53
JadedJI installed a command line install of Ubuntu23:56
JadedJUsing the mini ISO23:56
Jordan_UJadedJ: What do you see when you boot?23:56
JadedJI've just restarted and having a look23:56
JadedJ'/dev/sda4 clean.....blocks23:57
kenwoodfoxHey im working on a friend's PC, trying to install q4wine23:59
kenwoodfoxq4wine installs on theirs but they have no /usr/bin/wine23:59
kenwoodfoxMine installed fine, but wine was also installed23:59

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