[00:02] <jayjo> I did just comment it out - not sure why it was still enabled
[00:16] <flank>  hey all...  I have an old backup in an ISO format, and it is huge. I am unable to mount it, as it says that it is possibly corrupt. Running file on it shows that it is possibly an NTFS partition. I can't remember how to mount this, and I am wondering if it is possible at all. You can see the output of file here : https://hastebin.com/vamohupefo.apache
[00:17] <flank> parted shows this: https://hastebin.com/kuxebujazi.apache and fdisk -l shows this: https://hastebin.com/ejoxegimej.apache
[00:50] <guiverc> flank, I'd ask whoever created it for clues..  maybe https://askubuntu.com/questions/155748/how-do-i-mount-a-disksecure-multiboot-partition is helpful..  (upvoted answers)
[01:39] <Linkandzelda> Could someone assist with mounting 2 exfat volumes via fstab?
[01:42] <butccher> hey i need help
[01:43] <butccher> when i search wifi in settings it says no wifi moudle found. I was using wifi orignailly when i was using Windows??
[01:45] <guiverc> butccher, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessTroubleShootingGuide is where I'd start.. section 3 and the "Device Recognition and Operation" section will tell you your hardware (ie. chipset used) which is key to solution..
[01:45] <butccher> thx
[01:48] <oerheks> Linkandzelda, make a proper folder, sudo mkdir /mnt/<name> and add UUID="xxxx" /mnt/<name> exfat defaults,auto,umask=000,users,rw 0 0
[01:49] <oerheks> this UUID pops up with 'sudo blkid'
[01:49] <oerheks> https://customerhelp.co.za/linux/ubuntu/correctly-auto-mount-seagate-exfat-external-usb-drive-ubuntu-permanent-mounting.html
[01:49] <Linkandzelda> oerheks: im doing this command and it fails: sudo mount -t exfat -o umask=0,uid=nobody,gid=nobody /dev/sda1 /media/ext
[01:51] <oerheks> keep /media/  for automounting, use /mnt/ for fstab
[01:52] <Linkandzelda> oerheks: using those mount options works, thanks, and i didnt think of that
[01:52] <oerheks> have fun!
[02:01] <MIF> how can I force a change of password for all users without having to go through everyone
[03:20] <jayjo-> using the installer shell, or other tools available at that stage, what's the best way to mount a partition (labeled CIDATA) in order to start auto-installations?
[03:25] <jayjo-> looks like lsblk -o name,mountpoint,label,size,uuid shows the label, so should cloud-init just detect the partition is there with userdat and begin the install? I feel like I'm just one step away
[04:54] <pillager86> For some reason on 20.04 it switched me from proprietary Nvidia drivers to Nouveau. How do I prevent this from happening again?
[04:58] <pillager86> Actually nevermind, the last time I blacklisted Nouveau I got kernel panic on upgrade.
[11:00] <Louisina> Hello,
[11:00] <luna_> hey
[11:03] <Louisina> Unfortunately, I have to temporarely install Windows on a laptop. (Nvidia Optimus technology, tried one week to make it work on Linux, without success). But I have some trouble to create a bootable usb stick from a ISO. I tried few solutions (dd, gnome disk restauration), but the laptop doesn't boot on it. (bios already checked, "insert proper boot
[11:03] <Louisina> device"). Can I have some advice please ?
[11:04] <Speiros> Louisina For me, I had to open in Gparted and ensure the boot flag was selected.
[11:04] <Louisina> Speiros, Ok, I'll check this.
[11:05] <antagomir> Dear all - I tried to make a full disk encryption on my laptop with LUKS following the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Full_Disk_Encryption_Howto_2019
[11:05] <Louisina> Boot flag wasn't checked. I check it and try.
[11:05] <Speiros> Ok
[11:06] <jeremy31> Speiros: https://www.linuxbabe.com/ubuntu/easily-create-windows-10-bootable-usb-ubuntu
[11:07] <Speiros> Hi jeremy31 :)
[11:08] <Louisina> Speiros, doesn't work.
[11:08] <antagomir> Dear all - I tried to make a full disk encryption on my laptop with LUKS following the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Full_Disk_Encryption_Howto_2019 - Everything was successful and after restart I get the command line prompt that is shown at the bottom of this instruction page. I cannot write the master password there, and regardless of what I write + press enter, it takes me to grub
[11:08] <Louisina> jeremy31, Thx for the link, I'll look at it.
[11:08] <antagomir> command line prompt. As far as I see, the encryption was successful but the system does not start properly after restart and I end up in grub. Any advice?
[11:09] <Speiros> Louisina If it doesn't work again, it might be the UEFI thingy...from that you can tell I'm not too savvy with it. It worked for me on one lappy a long time ago, but I don't remember it.
[11:10] <Louisina> Speiros, Tried in both modes, UEFI and BIOS.
[11:10] <Speiros> Louisina Okay. Sounds above my knowledge level. Someone else might know though.
[11:10] <Speiros> antagomir Sorry, but I haven't had success with LUKS either.
[11:18] <antagomir> Speiros ok hmm - ecryptfs then I guess
[11:20] <Speiros> I hope it works for you. What OS are you loading?
[11:20] <Speiros> 20:04?
[11:23] <EriC^^> Louisina: unfortunately you cant dd a windows iso and have it boot, but if you're going to boot it in uefi mode it's very easy to create the bootable usb
[11:23] <EriC^^> do you know if you will be using uefi or legacy bios?
[11:50] <bubbler> join #gentoo-haskell
[11:51] <bubbler> sry
[11:52] <Speiros> Hi bubbler
[12:04] <markit> hi, trying to install ubuntu 20.10, mouse and keyboard work if I enter bios, keyboar work when I select from USB ISO menu to install Ubuntu, at the first screen instead none works (can't select language).
[12:05] <markit> if I unplug and plug mouose I see the mouse led flash for 1 second, then turns off...
[12:05] <markit> tried different ports...
[12:05] <markit> on another computer everything worked smoothly... Logitech mouse and keyboard
[12:05] <markit> any idea?
[12:07] <lotuspsychje> markit: could try noacpi at boot perhaps
[12:08] <lotuspsychje> markit: whats the brand of that mouse/keyboard? regular usb or BT? most ubuntu installs mouse and KB should just work
[12:09] <lotuspsychje> oh logitech
[12:09] <markit> USB keyboard and mouse, now trying USB3 connectors WORKS!!!
[12:09] <markit> sorry for the noise, just found the solution online after 20 mins of struggling...
[12:09] <markit> https://askubuntu.com/questions/668681/need-help-installing-ubuntu-mouse-and-keyboard-not-working-during-installation
[12:09] <lotuspsychje> !yay | markit
[12:09] <markit> funny, like the poster I thought USB 2.0 was the safer choice...
[13:17] <locsmif_work> Is there something the matter with Firefox's certificate store on 20.04.1 LTS? I get a validation error when visiting a site with a CA R3 from Let's Encrypt, and Thunderbird started carping as well, but Chrome works fine, seeing as (iirc) it uses Ubuntu's certificate store, whereas FF uses its own
[14:07] <BluesKaj> Hi folks
[14:25] <antagomir> has anyone succeeded with LUKS
[14:27] <locsmif_work> antagomir: surely *someone* has
[14:29] <antagomir> ok great
[14:29] <antagomir> what is the best alternative to LUKS atm
[14:32] <locsmif_work> Use plain dm-crypt?
[14:32] <locsmif_work> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system#Plain_dm-crypt
[14:33] <Deano59> BluesKaj: do you join, say hello... and that's it? that's *ALL* I see you do. :D
[14:34] <specter> Thank god Deano is here to keep track of what people do.
[14:34] <Deano59> lol
[14:35] <flying_sausages> Anyone know how to get rar to install on Ubuntu for arm?
[14:36] <Deano59> flying_sausages: /join #ubuntu-arm - though the channel is dead. :D
[14:36] <BluesKaj> Deano59, I wait for a question I can help with...
[14:36] <flying_sausages> hmm... cheers!
[14:37] <locsmif_work> flying_sausages: is there even an arm arch version in the package?
[14:38] <flying_sausages> there are _some_ IIRC
[14:38] <flying_sausages> raspbian have them in multiverse
[14:38] <Deano59> flying_sausages: unrar/groovy 1:5.6.6-2build1 arm64
[14:52] <wolfram> Hello, I am on Ubuntu 18.04. I am use "tc" to force TCP packets to be dropped between a program on my desktop and a server to which I am connecting via WiFi. This works nicely but when I tell tc to drop 95% of packets, it literally includes everything that goes out through that WiFi's interface, which includes my web browsing and an SSH session to that server.
[14:53] <wolfram> I wonder what kind of a tool I can use to make another, kind of a virtual interface for packets to that server to go through and which I will then use tc with to drop packets at will without interfering with the other connections.
[14:54] <wolfram> I am just asking for some general, high-level directions and keywords to look up, I can work out the details myself. Thanks a lot.
[15:00] <jpds> wolfram: Do the testing in a live CD VM
[15:01] <wolfram> jpds: Oh, no, there is too much setup involved.
[15:02] <wolfram> jpds: In the sense that the program here needs it, not the Live CD.
[17:31] <adfeno> Hi there, is there a replacement for mate-screensaver or a tool to be used with it that correctly authenticates with libpam-oath?
[17:34] <adfeno> Tried using set-user-ID with both mate-screensaver and mate-screensaver-command but one didn't work and other raised GTK warnings about it, complaining that MATE's lacks a “helper” program to aid in this case.
[17:38] <tomreyn> it#s good that you asked this in #ubuntu-mate, that's probably the right place.
[17:39] <adfeno> tomreyn: Indeed.
[18:16] <adfeno> mate-screensaver, libpam-oath and absense of helper program to unlock session: https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/162; https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mate-screensaver/+bug/1784255; https://trisquel.info/en/issues/24667
[18:18] <cpare> Having USB problems - some devices (mouse, usb audio) are turning off for periods of time
[18:19] <cpare> I can create the issue on demand by attempting to play a video
[18:19] <lotuspsychje> cpare: can you share your logs with the volunteers, so they can think along with you to help?
[18:20] <cpare> @lotuspsychje  - sure, which logs to begin with?
[18:20] <lotuspsychje> cpare: dmesg and journal logs are usualy a good start
[18:27] <MikeRL> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/79XB8GVvPs/
[18:28] <MikeRL> I am having issues with Source 1 games on Steam on Ubuntu 20.10. Specifically, they launch in a non-resizable window and the controls for the mouse don't work. This happens every time. No idea if this is the place to put this.
[18:29] <MikeRL> However, I tried uninstalling the NVIDIA drivers and using the open source community nvidia ones. I tried ppa purge for the obilaf ppa. Rebooted between steps. No dice.
[18:29] <adfeno> MikeRL: Perhaps ask the makers of the game?
[18:29] <MikeRL> Groovy didn't have this issue till recent months.
[18:29] <MikeRL> adfeno, Steam doesn't offer game specific support.
[18:29] <cpare> Logs - https://anotepad.com/notes/acrywa8j
[18:30] <adfeno> MikeRL: Source 1
[18:30] <MikeRL> I'm wondering if anyone here is on 20.10, has Steam with HL2, Episode 1, or Episode 2, and has the same issue.
[18:30] <MikeRL> I can also try Steam Linux forums.
[18:31] <adfeno> MikeRL: same goes for HL2, ep 2 and ep 3, ask those.
[18:31] <lotuspsychje> cpare: IO errors are usually not great news, hd might go flaky, you might wanna take backups and test your HD
[18:32] <adfeno> MikeRL: I'm not a fosterer of Steam, but any senile repository/store surely Steam has detailed information on who is responsible for providing that game
[18:32] <adfeno> s/surely Steam has/surely has/
[18:33] <cpare> I will go back and check sr0
[18:33] <cpare> I guess that could be the cause, but my mouse just dies for a few seconds at a time each time it happens
[18:34] <MikeRL> Aha.
[18:34] <cpare> but I can still alt/tab and do keyboard commands without issue
[18:34] <MikeRL> I found something on the forums from a month ago.
[18:34] <MikeRL> Bug in Mutter causes it.
[18:34] <MikeRL> https://steamcommunity.com/app/220/discussions/0/2963893984920611773/
[18:34] <cpare> so it's not a system lock - it "feels like" the old IRQ/DMA issues from the 90's
[18:56] <BlueEagle> lotuspsychje: I just missed cpare, but could it be that he was playing the video off a USB drive and was simply running out of power on the USB bus?
[18:59] <Petruchio> Hi.  I'm trying to get a USB printer working on 20.04.1.  Printing a test page stalls; syslog says, "io/hpmud/musb.c 515: invalid claim_interface 7/1/2: Device or resource busy"
[19:00] <ExcessiveAggro> Hello all - I'm having an odd issue where I click and icon on the desktop to drag it and it won't release back to the desktop once I click it.  Anyone seen that?
[19:00] <badbodh> press escape
[19:01] <ExcessiveAggro> yeah escape releases it
[19:01] <ExcessiveAggro> but I cant move the icon to another location
[19:01] <ExcessiveAggro> its just stuck in that place on the desktop
[19:01] <badbodh> the desktop-icon shell extension is iffy at best, it doesnt behave like nautilus
[19:01] <badbodh> you can't change position, it auto-arranges every time
[19:01] <kk4ewt> Petruchio, on some usb printers i have had to restart the printer then it works
[19:02] <ExcessiveAggro> What's odd is I can move the Trashcan and the folder referencing my home directory
[19:02] <ExcessiveAggro> but any files I've placed on the desktop are stuck in one spot
[19:02] <badbodh> yes it's a bit inconsistent. so i disabled it
[19:02] <ExcessiveAggro> I see
[19:02] <ExcessiveAggro> I will look in to disabling it also
[19:03] <badbodh> all applications > extensions > desktop icons > disable. alternatively you can install "places" extension. it will give you shortcut to desktop folder among others
[19:04] <Petruchio> kk4ewt: Thanks.
[19:04] <cpare> Back again with my odd keyboard/mouse issue....
[19:04] <cpare> This is 100% related to my new keyboard
[19:04] <pillager86> how do you tell the VSCode linter to ignore certain files until I'm ready?
[19:04] <pillager86> it won't check the file i'm working on because another file is messed up.
[19:04] <cpare> when my mouse hangs I just realized I can unplug the keyboard and get the mouse to immediately respond.
[19:05] <pillager86> wrong chat
[19:06] <ExcessiveAggro> @badbodh Where do I find "all Applications" ?
[19:07] <badbodh> ExcessiveAggro: erm.... you're on ubuntu default (gnome) right? so all applications are in "All" section of application shell dash thingy stuff what-you-call-it
[19:08] <badbodh> or just type "extension" from activity view and it will search for you
[19:08] <ExcessiveAggro> yeah 20.04 - I click the application (9 dot) thing and I'm in the ALL APPLICATIONS but it doesnt show any extensions icon
[19:08] <badbodh> maybe it's under some folder. just search for it
[19:09] <ExcessiveAggro> i searched and nothing comes up for extensions
[19:09] <ExcessiveAggro> not installed
[19:09] <ExcessiveAggro> juust found it in the app store
[19:09] <badbodh> it comes pre-installed, maybe you removed it at some point without knowing. install it then
[19:11] <ExcessiveAggro> Interesting... is it possible they've deprecated this?  I just installed it and it says desktop icons is not compatible with this version of cinnamon
[19:13] <ExcessiveAggro> I will keep searching a bit
[19:15] <badbodh> oh you're on cinnamon. then right click and see if it's auto-arranging by name or something
[19:17] <ExcessiveAggro> I'm not sure honestly... I did a standard Ubuntu install so it's using whatever desktop environment comes with that.  I'm googling to see how i determine which desktop I'm using
[19:19] <badbodh> type "echo $DESKTOP_SESSION" in terminal, or install "inxi" package and run "inxi -S" command in terminal
[19:19] <badbodh> ubuntu standard install uses gnome-shell. it doesn't have typical windows like UI
[19:19] <ExcessiveAggro> gnome 3.36.4
[19:20] <ExcessiveAggro> any suggestions for other desktops that are better with icons on the desktop?
[19:20] <ExcessiveAggro> Or just better in general?
[19:20] <tieinv> lsb_release -a
[19:20] <badbodh> every desktop has their own set of problems and advantages
[19:20] <ExcessiveAggro> I see
[19:21] <ExcessiveAggro> I will read up a bit to see what I might like.  Appreciate th ehelp badbodh
[19:21] <badbodh> ExcessiveAggro: do you have "gnome-shell-extension-prefs" package?
[19:22] <ExcessiveAggro> i just did a sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-prefs ... and its asking me if i want to install... so I'm assuming no
[19:23] <badbodh> tieinv: that command doesn't show desktop environment. only the distribution version
[19:24] <badbodh> ExcessiveAggro: aha, that's the one you use to manage extensions. for some reason gnome-tweaks is broken
[19:24] <ExcessiveAggro> hey I have it now and i can turn off the icons
[19:24] <ExcessiveAggro> So in windows I often placed icons on my desktop for things I click most often.  maybe a link to a website, a link to a SSH session i want to initiate.  What do people in linux do for that type of workflow?
[19:25] <ExcessiveAggro> If you dont have desktop icons
[19:25] <tieinv> echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
[19:25] <badbodh> go to /usr/share/applications and copy-paste the launchger
[19:25] <ExcessiveAggro> got it
[19:26] <tieinv> did that work badbodh
[19:26] <badbodh> tieinv: yes, thank you
[20:02] <mort> What do I do when a package is "kept back"? apt-get upgrade just says "The following packages have been kept back: libc++1". It says this even when I do apt-get dist-upgrade or apt-get --with-new-pkgs upgrade.
[20:05] <mort> Well, aptitude figured it out. It needed to install libc++1-11{a} libc++abi1-11{a}  and remove libc++1-10{u} libc++abi1-10{u} before it could install libc++1. I wish apt was good enough to figure that out on its own.
[20:21] <jayjo-> I've got a VM of the most recent ubuntu server running with from a USB drive (passthrough) and I've got a partition on the drive labeled "CIDATA" with /user-data and /meta-data files.
[20:21] <jayjo-> Should adding 'autoinstall ds=nocloud' to the GRUB menu be enough to autoinstall? It's not working for me
[20:28] <jayjo-> I can enter the shell in the installer and see the partition with fdisk --list, of type "Microsoft basic data"
[20:31] <jayjo-> and by inspecting dmesg I can confirm `Command line: initrd=/casper/initrd autoinstall ds=nocloud; --- priority=low`
[21:23] <lepricated> after following the openrazer installation guide. shouldnt I see an app or some kind of configuration tool?
[21:27] <matsaman> lepricated: maybe it's folded into the general OS settings GUI
[21:28] <matsaman> you should be able to find the individual executables, though
[21:28] <matsaman> dpkg -L packagename | egrep -i 'bin|exec', etc.
[21:35] <lepricated> looks like it olny does the driver and I need to install an app to interact with the drivers
[22:44] <josspyker> I have been using ubuntu since 6.04, but it is time so say good bye to the desktop version. Too many problems
[22:44] <MIF> get the server
[22:47] <josspyker> the server are not the problem. Debian based, but my main issue is the wifi
[22:47] <josspyker> servers
[22:51] <tomreyn> that's most of the time, a chipset manufacturer problem, not an ubuntu one.
[22:52] <tomreyn> use more wired networking. less packet loss, higher stability, less power consumption
[23:54] <CharlesIC> hi
[23:54] <CharlesIC> im trying to pair a bluetooth speaker with blueman-assistant
[23:54] <CharlesIC> blueman-assistant 17.53.55 ERROR    blueman-assistant:198 err       :  Authentication Failed
[23:54] <CharlesIC> it's never prompting me for the pin, what to do?