[15:01] <xu-irc77w> Does anyone know why xubuntu 20.04 forces numlock to be enabled if the device is a laptop and has an external keyboard? It does so in /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-xubuntu-numlock.conf, which calls out to xubuntu-numlockx, which calls /etc/X11/Session.d/55numlockx, which leaves numlock as auto unless the device is a laptop with an external
[15:01] <xu-irc77w> keyboard.
[15:04] <xu-irc77w> Sorry, it doesn't leave it as auto, it enables it, unless the device is a laptop, in which case it enables it if there is an external keyboard connected.
[19:50] <cimbakahn> Anyone around?
[19:51] <cimbakahn> Does anyone know why i am getting this error at install?  Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda
[19:51] <cimbakahn> Executing `grub-install /dev/sda` failed.
[19:51] <cimbakahn> This is a fatal error.
[19:54] <Bashing-om> cimbakahn: Just a thought - the install is UEFI, and booted the USB in legacy mode ?
[19:57] <cimbakahn> I believe it is UEFI, and i believe i have legacy turned on.
[19:58] <cimbakahn> I just redid my flash USB stick incase that was the problem, but it happened again.
[19:59] <cimbakahn> It is so irritating!
[20:02] <cimbakahn> I am not trying to dual boot, so therefore i feel i should not have to mess with partitions.  I am just using the whole disk to install 1 Operating System.
[20:09] <cimbakahn> I am going to turn legacy of and see if it installs that way.
[20:32] <tomreyn> that's worth a try. bios update can help, too. disabling secure boot, too.
[20:33] <tomreyn> there are also logs you could inspect, to get a better error message.
[20:45] <cimbakahn> Well, that didn't work.
[20:46] <cimbakahn> I think secure boot is already turned off.
[20:51] <Bashing-om> cimbakahn: Might be good at this point to show us in a pastie what it is that you are working with ' sudo parted -l ' from the liveUSB.
[21:08] <cimbakahn> I don't know how to create a pastebin from a laptop i am trying to install a new O.S. in.
[21:16] <Bashing-om> cimbakahn: cimbakahn: I do not know if 'nc' is installed on the live - but try as ' sudo parted -l | nc termbin.com 9999 '. The result should be a URL back in terminal; pass the link back here.