[00:02] <sarnold> robert45: try sudo dpkg --configure -a   ?
[00:02] <robert45> sarnold, same thing: https://dpaste.org/LKpM
[00:05] <sarnold> robert45: okay, this is a bit gross but I'm running low on ideas; edit /var/lib/dpkg/info/mdadm.postinst and add 'set -x'  near the top, just under the 'set -e' -- and re-try the dpkg --configure -a  command, and lets see what falls out of this..
[00:10] <robert45> sarnold, Thanks, this is what it returns: https://dpaste.org/EiAa
[00:15] <sarnold> robert45: maaaan :( so, do you use mdadm? if not, maybe just apt purge mdadm ubuntu-server   and try to move forward?
[00:15] <robert45> what is ubuntu-server, is that a required package?
[00:15] <sarnold> it's a meta-package that depends upon a bunch of 'usual server things'
[00:16] <robert45> So it wont happen anything if I remove it?
[00:18] <sarnold> nothing will happen immediately; I think it might be used by do-release-upgrade to help sort out the *next* upgrade, but I'm not sure on that
[00:18] <robert45> ok thanks
[00:22] <robert45> That worked
[00:23] <robert45> Thanks for all the help sarnold, you have been helpfup! Bye!
[00:23] <oerheks> !cookie |  sarnold
[00:24] <sarnold> robert45: don't go yet!
[00:24] <sarnold> robert45: try another dpkg --configure -a
[00:24] <robert45> sarnold, it run with no output :)
[00:24] <sarnold> YAY
[00:24] <sarnold> okay, cool
[00:24] <sarnold> did you reboot into a 20.04 kernel or is it still an 18.04 kernel?
[00:29] <Intelo> don't ubuntu has go package?
[00:30] <oerheks> Intelo, did you check launchpad for golang?
[00:31] <oerheks> i know you are lazy ..
[00:32] <sarnold> Intelo: apt-cache search golang-1
[00:34] <robert45> sarnold, Im still running an 18.04 kernel for some reason even after rebooting. I presume I need to edit grub? Or maybe this dpkg-reconfigure would have fixed this?
[00:34] <sarnold> robert45: normally do-release-upgrade manages the kernel transition :( bummer...
[00:34] <oerheks> run a full-upgrade on that 18.04, and try again?
[00:35] <sarnold> robert45: how about dpkg -l linux-generic ?
[00:35] <robert45> oerheks, how do I do that?
[00:36] <oerheks> apt update && apt dist-upgrade
[00:36] <Intelo> sarnold: oerheks oh 'go' is 'golang'?
[00:40] <robert45> sarnold, see here: https://dpaste.org/wznr
[00:41] <robert45> oerheks, it shows nothing to install
[00:41] <sarnold> 5.4.0-66 versions are installed.. why the heck did it boot into the 4.15 kernels
[00:42] <robert45> I assume grub didnt update properly because of my forced reboot while running the Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20 upgrade
[00:43] <robert45> sarnold, my upgrade process got stuck and I couldn't find a way to get out so I had to reboot, fortunately it rebooted correctly but maybe some things are broken
[00:46] <robert45> I ran update-grub which finds the new kernel but it doesnt update the config file: https://dpaste.org/udBf
[00:51] <oerheks> then the kernel is incomplete, sudo apt install -f
[00:51] <sarnold> hrm. my bionic system has a /boot/grub/default and /boot/grub/menu.lst, my focal system doesn't
[00:53] <robert45> oerheks, nothing to install
[00:53] <robert45> sarnold, maybe your Ubuntu 20 is grub2 ?
[00:54] <robert45> I noticed my upgraded system still uses grub not grub2
[00:54] <robert45> Not sure if its related
[00:54] <sarnold> there's stuff in /boot/grub/, just not those things :) but that machine's weird, I followed the 'zfs on root' guide to get there
[01:07] <JPSman> So, there is an update available, but its saying its for kernel images and I need to use a specific kernel for my wifi -- How can I update without updating the kernel images?
[01:07] <oerheks> JPS what makes you think a fresh kernel does not work with your wifi?
[01:08] <oerheks> does your wifi driver give a DKMS?
[01:08] <JPSman> nope!  --- oh wait a second, I got a new wifi dongle for this reason .....
[01:09] <JPSman> I'll have to see what I can do to have grub work with my kernel I know works....
[01:28] <jayjo> what's the 6 in libc6?
[01:30] <rfm> jayjo, a version id I believe
[01:30] <sarnold> vs libc5, which, uh .. think 25 years ago
[01:34] <sarnold> "The End of libc5" -- an interview from 1998 -- https://linuxgazette.net/issue32/tag_libc5.html
[02:00] <r15> Hi, how do i increase 'Max open files            1024                 524288               files     '
[02:01] <r15> Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
[02:02] <r15> for nginx, tried to set in /etc/security/limits.conf as well as in /etc/systemd/system/nginx.service file by adding LimitNOFILE=500000
[02:06] <r15> any idea?
[02:06] <eelstrebor> this kaffeine app lacks a lot to be desired. yesterday it began recording a half hour TV show but i got a 0 byte file. tonight, it recorded more but didn't complete the recording. not a trustworthy app.
[02:07] <wenxin> Hey every one. I just installed Ubuntu server on my machine. I can use curl command to get pages. But when I ran git clone https://github.com/blablabla/blabla. I get :gnutls_handshake() failed: The TLS connection was non-properly terminated.
[02:07] <wenxin> also get error when i ran  sudo apt install g++
[02:08] <wenxin> Unable to fetch some archives, maybe ran apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
[02:10] <sarnold> r15: did you systemctl daemon-reload after making the change?
[02:11] <r15> sarnold: i did  a systemctl restart nginx
[02:12] <sarnold> r15: that won't re-read the .service file
[02:12] <sarnold> if wenxin returns, can someone pass along https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/+bug/1913201 ?
[02:13] <MrMagoo> I'll keep and eye open while I'm around
[02:13] <MrMagoo> @ pass along
[02:13] <r15> sarnold:Thanks, it worked.
[02:14] <sarnold> r15: yay :)
[02:14] <sarnold> wenxin_: the last time this came up, it turned out to be interference from an ISP or country https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/+bug/1913201
[02:33] <jayjo> sarnold: cool article, thanks! I wasn't sure if there was something with C17.
[02:33] <jayjo> seems like the most important package in ubuntu. is there a way to look into that? (Just curious)
[02:36] <jayjo> most depended upon
[02:52] <sarnold> jayjo: libc6 is indeed a *very* important package; without it, there's no ubuntu. there is an alternative libc available, musl, but it's got a lot of limitations that prevent it from being widely adopted
[04:34] <bobdobbs> Hi all. I'm using ubuntu 20.04. I'd like to put music on my android phone (galaxy s9+) and be able to manage playlists. Is there is a media manager that can do this?
[04:36] <bobdobbs> I tried lollypop, but it was slow and pretty limited.
[04:37] <bobdobbs> Rhythmbox lets you manage playists, but it doesn't let you transfer playlists to devices
[04:37] <bobdobbs> banshee crashes on startup
[04:46] <bobdobbs> I'm trying Clementine. But Clementine crashes when I use it to access my phone
[05:28] <Qen-Joana> bobdobbs, I use Phonograph, and I believe it can handle playlists.
[05:28] <bobdobbs> Qen-Joana: thanks. I'll check it out.
[05:29] <bobdobbs> Qen-Joana: uhm, sorry, I can't find it
[05:30] <Qen-Joana> Phonograph Music Player on the Play Store.
[05:31] <Qen-Joana> I opened it up and it has a tab for playlists, including from my PC
[05:33] <Qen-Joana> It may also be on FDroid
[05:37] <Batoeh> Good morning. I am getting time out errors when attempting apt-get update for certain repos. The repos are sadly just very slow but they are up and running well but I am get timeout errors. I was having trouble searching for an answer but maybe I am not using the right terms. Is there a way to increase the amount of time  apt will wait?
[07:07] <rory> Batoeh, could you choose a different mirror that may be faster?
[07:08] <rory> Batoeh, to answer your question: You can control these timeouts via the following apt.conf options:
[07:08] <rory>   Acquire::http::Timeout "10";
[07:08] <rory>   Acquire::ftp::Timeout "10";
[07:08] <rory> those are seconds.
[07:09] <rory> Batoeh, if you were interested, there is a funky way to find the fastest server for your location from the terminal: https://askubuntu.com/a/141536/62969
[07:33] <Batoeh> thank you rory! I appreciate it. I have good reason for using these slow repos trust me. Thanks again. I hope you have a good night!
[07:34] <LSD-25> hey does anyone know of a decent laptop that could run lubuntu smoothly
[07:34] <LSD-25> i bought a really cheap one to experiment and it works but i want to buy a better one in the near future
[07:35] <LSD-25> i have problems with firmware type issues and proprietary stuff on my normal rig
[07:35] <ThinkT510> you could check out system76
[07:35] <LSD-25> i think ive heard of that but i have bad memory sorry, thanks lol
[07:35] <LSD-25> its a website that sells linux laptops right
[07:35] <Batoeh> Can't go wrong with the the older thinkpads. The x220/x230 and the w520/w530 are great
[07:36] <Batoeh> options for libreboot/coreboot. Loved and supported by pretty much every open source project. Tons of replacement parts for when they break. Easy to buy cheap on ebay.
[07:36] <LSD-25> yeah man i had a bad ass thinkpad back in the day but it turned to trash the second something broke the screen lol
[07:36] <LSD-25> even had a fingerprint scanner
[07:36] <Batoeh> Got to replace the screen :)
[07:37] <LSD-25> eh i didnt have the money to fix it they wanted me to pay what the laptop was worth lol
[07:38] <Batoeh> that is what is cool about those thinkpads. You can do it yourself. Tons of videos showing how and its way easier than with most laptops. Anyways later. Good luck.
[07:38] <LSD-25> i have the cheapest/lamest laptop on amazon from 2020 though lol
[07:38] <LSD-25> it only has a 1.1ghz celeron proc lol
[07:39] <LSD-25> im proud to own such a unique artifact, the crappest craptop lol
[07:39] <LSD-25> im on a i7-6700 right now though
[08:04] <monojamoon|> Hello everyone, I am using Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS on my laptop.
[08:04] <monojamoon|> Unfortunately, I dropped it & broke its screen
[08:04] <monojamoon|> Can't see anything on it now
[08:05] <monojamoon|> I connected it to the laptop, but all I am getting is the ubuntu background on it
[08:07] <monojamoon|> * I have a spare monitor & I connected it to the laptop
[08:07] <EriC^^> monojamoon|: likely the login screen is still on the other monitor
[08:07] <monojamoon|> Yes
[08:07] <EriC^^> if you type the password blindly and press enter it should login i guess
[08:07] <monojamoon|> I does
[08:08] <monojamoon|> *It does
[08:08] <monojamoon|> However, I am still getting desktop background on it
[08:09] <monojamoon|> Anyway to get the content of the laptop on the monitor?
[08:09] <EriC^^> monojamoon|: try to right click the desktop and go to change background picture then back to settings > display
[08:10] <EriC^^> there should be a 'mirror' displays set it to on
[08:14] <monojamoon|> Done!
[08:14] <monojamoon|> Thanks EriC^^!!! :) :)
[08:14] <EriC^^> monojamoon|: no problem! :)
[08:52] <mlokpc> Hello, I would like to ask, does anybody know why NTP is actived (exited) from time to time?
[08:52] <mlokpc> Ubuntu 16.04.2
[08:53] <gordonjcp> mlokpc: anything in the logs?
[08:53] <gordonjcp> mlokpc: not that it matters since you're planning your move to 20.04, right?
[08:54] <mlokpc> gordonjcp: maintaining legacy systems
[08:54] <mlokpc> gordonjcp: ntpd[755]: ntpd exiting on signal 15 (Terminated)
[09:21] <mlokpc> exit
[09:39] <nucc1> is there a way to see the build flags for the distribution of php on my box?
[09:41] <oerheks> You find the source on launchpad, for 7.4 = https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.4
[09:48] <nucc1> thanks @oer
[09:48] <nucc1> oerheks
[09:48] <oerheks> nucc1, have fun!
[10:51] <ice9> anyone has tried Ubuntu with Asus zenbook laptop? is it compatible or was there some issues?
[10:52] <lotus|NUC> !hardware | ice9
[10:53] <ice9> lotus|NUC, the model i'm asking about not in that page that's why i'm asking here
[10:54] <lotus|NUC> ice9: most machines can install ubuntu fine, but depending on the chipsets from the hardware inside, we cant generalize/predict issues upfront
[10:55] <lotus|NUC> ice9: if you have specific details of that model and know the hardware inside, you can discuss it in #ubuntu-discuss if you want
[11:19] <dbugger> Hi, fellas. I got an issue. I have a ZIP file, and archive manager will unzip some files but others not, without giving any error. But weirdly, if I try to do it through the terminal with "unzip", it works without a problem. Why could this be?
[11:24] <Qen-Joana> dbugger, Are you getting the error with the R-click "extract..." commands?
[11:25] <dbugger> Qen-Joana, nope, not one
[11:26] <dbugger> The operation seems to be totally successful (even thought it is not)
[11:26] <Qen-Joana> Sorry, I didn't mean 'error'
[11:26] <dbugger> I have posted it with more detail in here, if you want to check:
[11:26] <dbugger> https://askubuntu.com/questions/1319233/unzipping-from-the-desktop-extracts-less-files-that-from-the-terminal
[11:27] <Qen-Joana> When this happened to I last week, I had problems with R-click extracting sometimes no files, but double-clicking and extracting with the GUI app worked fine.
[11:27] <dbugger> Qen-Joana, I am not getting any kind of output. Actually I wasted yesterday the whole day, trying to figure out why my program was not executing. I didnt realize until this morning that the extraction was not working :(
[11:28] <Qen-Joana> From your post, it seems like we had the same problem.
[11:28] <dbugger> Yeah, that works fine, but I want to find out how come that "Extract here" will not work. I wonder if it has to do with the contents of the ZIP
[11:28] <dbugger> The program that generates those ZIPs, also generates executables for MacOS. And those are not working either.
[11:29] <dbugger> Which makes me think that the problem lies in the contents of the ZIP file, but I have no idea what could it be...
[11:29] <Qen-Joana> Considering the timing, perhaps it is a new bug in the archive tool?
[11:29] <dbugger> You think so??
[11:29] <Qen-Joana> Do you have the ability to downgrade the tool?
[11:29] <dbugger> What about the timing? Has anything happened?
[11:29] <dbugger> I have 3.63.3
[11:30] <Qen-Joana> I'm not on my Pop!_OS system right now, I cannot check my version.
[11:30] <Qen-Joana> But my suggestion is to try different versions of the archive tool.
[11:31] <dbugger> The thing is, since the generated file is also not working on macOS, I doubt a lot that it is a problem of Archive Manager..
[11:33] <Qen-Joana> Are you saying you have a tool on OSX that runs on similar libs or architecture?
[11:37] <dbugger> No no
[11:37] <dbugger> Let me explain better.
[11:38] <dbugger> I am using Unity Cloud Build to make builds of a game I am development. At some point, those builds stopped working, for every platform, even though the build was successful.
[11:38] <dbugger> The build of Linux was not working, until this morning I discovered that the whole ZIP file was not extracting properly
[11:39] <dbugger> The generated files for other OS, like windows or Mac are also not working
[11:39] <dbugger> so the timing is too good, it cannot be that it is a problem of Archive Manager...
[11:40] <dbugger> All the builds stopped working at the same time, for everyplatform, which makes me suspect that the problem lies on some files inside the generated build. Probably in that folder that is not extracting... but I have no idea which could be.
[11:41] <Qen-Joana> Sorry, but the details are beyond I, and I am awake at 3:40am with no sleep yet. I suspect I and others have this problem, and my only 'symptom' was the archive manager not working. I will bookmark your post and hope for a solution!
[11:41] <dbugger> Thanks
[11:50] <EriC^^> dbugger: if i run 'while true; do ps aux; done > ps' and do extract here on the file then see the log for 'grep filename ps' it shows the command it uses, maybe that will give more insight
[11:51] <EriC^^> it gives this for me "file-roller --extract-here file:///......."
[11:51] <dbugger> Not sure I understand what you mean, but let me try...
[11:52] <EriC^^> dbugger: i mean, maybe try to run the command manually in the terminal to see if it gives you any info on why it fails if it does fail
[11:52] <dbugger> EriC^^, No, in the terminal there are no problem
[11:53] <dbugger> It works perfectly
[11:53] <EriC^^> dbugger: but you said you're using unzip in the terminal?
[11:53] <dbugger> Look at this link. I pasted the output:
[11:53] <dbugger> https://askubuntu.com/questions/1319233/unzipping-from-the-desktop-extracts-less-files-that-from-the-terminal
[11:53] <EriC^^> dbugger: this is the command it actually runs when you press 'extract here'
[11:54] <dbugger> Which one? file-roller ?
[11:54] <EriC^^> yes
[11:54] <dbugger> oh, ok. let me try that
[11:54] <EriC^^> for me at least, that's what it's running
[11:57] <dbugger> ok, the command works also well...
[11:57] <dbugger> let me see the ps file..
[11:59] <dbugger> EriC^^, I do not see anything remarkable in the ps file
[11:59] <dbugger> https://pastebin.com/fYKkZme8
[12:00] <EriC^^> seems to be using 7z /usr/lib/p7zip/7z x -bd -y -o/home/dbugger/Downloads/emt-it-services-notan-linux-desktop-x64-7 -- /home/dbugger/Downloads/emt-it-services-notan-linux-desktop-x64-7.zip
[12:01] <dbugger> But the thing is... it is working, when I use the command
[12:01] <dbugger> Should I do the loop, while using the GUI?
[12:01] <EriC^^> yeah, that's what i meant
[12:01] <dbugger> ok, lets see
[12:02] <dbugger> lol... not even one match o_O
[12:03] <dbugger> That cant be right. I will try it again
[12:04] <dbugger> nope.... 0 matches o_O
[12:04] <dbugger> wtf...
[12:04] <EriC^^> maybe the gui is broken, not running anything
[12:05] <dbugger> if it was broken, it wouldnt extract a part of the file, no??
[12:05] <EriC^^> same file, no caps on the filename etc?
[12:05] <EriC^^> oh
[12:05] <dbugger> :P
[12:05] <EriC^^> try with grep -i ?
[12:06] <dbugger> ok..
[12:06] <dbugger> nope.... nothing... o_O
[12:07] <EriC^^> i wonder where the info is for what to run when one clicks a context item
[12:07] <dbugger> clearly not in ps aux...
[12:07] <dbugger> I have no clue ... :/
[12:08] <EriC^^> hmm, grepping etc for file-roller shows interesting stuff in /etc/xdg/menus/gnome-applications.menu
[12:08] <dbugger> what is the grep command I should run exactly?
[12:10] <EriC^^> seems a dead end
[12:11] <dbugger> :/
[12:12] <EriC^^> the stuff there points to /usr/share/applications/file-roller.desktop that's all
[12:13] <dbugger> Im browsing the zip file for weird file names...
[12:13] <dbugger> There are plenty of DLL files, but that cannot be...
[12:18] <EriC^^> dbugger: which ubuntu version are you using
[12:18] <dbugger> 20.04
[12:20] <EriC^^> it's just that one archive it has problems with?
[12:21] <dbugger> yes
[12:25] <Qen-Joana> I was on Pop!_OS 20.04 and I had the same problem.
[12:34] <dbugger> :/
[12:38] <BluesKaj> Hi folks
[12:49]  * oerheks reading https://askubuntu.com/questions/1319233/unzipping-from-the-desktop-extracts-less-files-that-from-the-terminal
[12:51] <dbugger> oerheks, thanks
[12:52] <oerheks> dbugger, do you have an url, so we can try that zip?
[12:52] <dbugger> Not really, since it is a private company project :/
[12:53] <oerheks> oh oke.
[12:53] <oerheks> so, if i understand correctly, that 1st folder 84,4mb is placed at / ?
[12:54] <oerheks> or totally not unzipped at all?
[12:54] <dbugger> Yeah, the screenshot is at the root of the compressed files
[12:54] <dbugger> ah no
[12:54] <dbugger> it does not appear at all
[12:54] <dbugger> not even empty
[12:55] <oerheks> what if you open it in fileroller, and extract just that folder?
[12:55] <dbugger> Yes, it works
[12:55] <dbugger> The only way it does NOT work, is with the GUI
[12:55] <Qen-Joana> When I was dealing with this problem, I had downloaded some .zips from www.esoui.com and also had less (and sometimes zero) file output from context-menu "extract here (smart)".
[12:56] <dbugger> with file-roller and unzip, works fine
[12:56] <dbugger> It is just the "Extract here" that does it partially
[13:00] <oerheks> weird, hard to say what is going on.
[13:00] <dbugger> Yeah it is...
[13:01] <dbugger> It began to happen 2 weeks ago
[13:01] <dbugger> I wonder wtf I changed in my project, that messed up the builds :/
[13:01] <oerheks> get a genuine copy again?
[13:01] <dbugger> a what?
[13:01] <oerheks> weird part is, on comandline it works..
[13:01] <dbugger> Yep..
[13:02] <dbugger> Extracting it directly from the Archive Manager works too
[13:02] <dbugger> Only the "extract here" is what is not working
[13:05] <iekfkk> can ubuntu update after 1year without deps breakage
[13:07] <oerheks> iekfkk, i think so, let us know if you did
[13:08] <oerheks> * only if the release is still supported ofcourse
[13:08] <iekfkk> if i download old iso it seems to update why is that deps dont break here
[13:08] <oerheks> oh, old iso .. no
[13:08] <iekfkk> yup assuming suport
[13:08] <oerheks> then you must do some trick with old-releases.
[13:08] <iekfkk> no assuming 5 year lts support
[13:08] <oerheks> i would boot that old is, download a new iso with it and put it on usb
[13:09] <iekfkk> but why do deps break on arch so easily
[13:09] <oerheks> 18.04(.0) release can still be used.
[13:09] <oerheks> you would end up with 18.04.5 .. or .6
[13:25] <dbugger> I crashed :P
[13:26] <dbugger> Ok, a different question: I seem to have 2 virtualbox commands, "virtualbox" and "VirtualBox". Is this normal...?
[13:27] <EriC^^> dbugger: yup, same here
[13:27] <rory> check with "which virtualbox" and "which VirtualBox"
[13:27] <rory> one is probably an alias for the other
[13:28] <dbugger> "which virtualbox" is "/usr/bin/virtualbox" and "which VirtualBox" is "/usr/bin/VirtualBox"... that didnt help much :D
[13:28] <dbugger> it is still 2 different commands
[13:31] <rory> They're both symlinks to /usr/share/virtualbox/VBox.sh
[13:32] <dbugger> Oh, cool. So i do not have to worry
[13:32] <dbugger> Thanks
[13:32] <dbugger> Another question regarding virtualbox: Is there anyway to prevent it from crashing the host OS? :P
[13:32] <rory> allocate less memory to the guest VM?
[13:32] <rory> and /join #vbox
[13:32] <dbugger> Oh thanks
[13:33] <dbugger> Not it is a memory issue, really. I do not have much at all...
[13:38] <longshanks> if i remove grub-pc will my device fail to boot?
[13:49] <oerheks> !info grub-pc
[13:50] <oerheks> technically, if you have grub-efi, you might be able to remove it.. but why?
[14:00] <longshanks> oerheks: becuase I boot efi/gpt so didn't think I needed it.
[14:01] <longshanks> but on the same note, I also don't want to remove it if it makes my system not boot. So kinda wondered what I'd need to know in order to be able to know it's safe to delete. What test can I do to check before I remove it?
[14:02] <oerheks> ubotto wrote = is optional
[14:03] <oerheks> with understanding you use EFI
[14:03] <oerheks> i would not risk it, it is a few mb
[14:03] <longshanks> oerheks: understood.
[14:07] <DarkTrick> can I change the encoding of a terminal temporary to something different, say SHIFT-JIS?
[14:12] <oerheks> DarkTrick, i find no fix besides coversion of textfiles,
[14:12] <DarkTrick> oerheks, I have file/folder names, that I'd like to read
[14:13] <oerheks> maybe you should join the #ubuntu-jp team, or look at the JP ppa something.. https://launchpad.net/~japaneseteam/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
[14:13] <DarkTrick> oerheks, thanks for the advice!
[14:13] <DarkTrick> I guess I'll give up then
[14:13] <oerheks> iconv should translate https://superuser.com/questions/313032/how-to-convert-a-text-file-from-shift-jis-to-utf-8-and-back-from-the-terminal
[14:13] <oerheks> !info iconv
[14:13] <DarkTrick> And hope one day.... *one day* Microsoft will understand, that SHIFT-JIS is not the way to go
[14:16] <oerheks> yes, some say is is ugly.
[14:16] <oerheks> not an open standard)
[14:51] <floown> Salut
[14:52] <lotuspsychje> !fr | floown
[14:52] <floown> J'ai un petit sushi avec un script bash, je peux en parler ici ?
[14:52] <floown> sorry
[14:53] <lotuspsychje> !discuss | floown en anglais/in english
[14:53] <floown> it's not the good chanel
[14:53] <floown> yes
[14:57] <pajdeg> Hi, I got two drives, one for windows 10 and one for Ubuntu.
[14:57] <pajdeg> I've been playing around with docker on Ubuntu when I decided to go on windows for a while.
[14:57] <pajdeg> When I rebooted into Ubuntu I noticed something was weird as my resolution was like 600x800.
[14:57] <pajdeg> My boot partition on my Ubuntu boot partition is not mounted while my windows boot partition is.
[14:57] <pajdeg> So somehow my ubuntu boot migrated to the windows boot partition.
[14:57] <pajdeg> How could this have happened and how do I fix it? My windows still works but my Ubuntu is -  as I said - broken in terms of drivers.
[15:04] <mort> did canonical just now remove python 2 from its 16.04 archives?
[15:06] <leftyfb> mort: no
[15:06] <leftyfb> mort: https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/wmHj2qpfbf/
[15:08] <mort> the python2 package exists, but a bunch of packages it depends on seems to be missing
[15:09] <mort> https://p.mort.coffee/OFSO
[15:09] <mort> libpython2.7-minimal, python2.7-minimal, libpython2.7-stdlib and python2.7 are all missing even though the python package exists
[15:11] <leftyfb> mort: yup, something looks broken there. Looks like just the updates packages. The previous versions are still there. As seen here: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/p/python2.7/libpython2.7-minimal_2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.13_amd64.deb
[15:14] <mort> so I need to pin the relevant packages to the 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.13_amd64 version, or is there an easier way to fix this than with pinning
[15:15] <oerheks> !info python-minimal xenial
[15:16] <leftyfb> oerheks: I can confirm they're missing. Just got complaints from our build farm about it as well
[15:17] <oerheks> there is some progress going on?
[15:17] <oerheks> see date + time https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/xenial/amd64/python2.7-minimal
[15:18] <mort> so the actual debs were removed but the index still has it listed?
[15:18] <oerheks> also we had a python update today, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4754-1
[15:18] <oerheks> i think we should wait and see..
[15:19] <mort> I'll just try to pin the packages to get on with my work and check back later
[15:21] <mort> seems I don't know how package pinning works. My /etc/apt/preferences contains `Package: python2.7 \n Pin: version 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.13 \n Pin-Priority: 999` yet it's trying to download python2.7_2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.14_amd64.deb
[15:27] <eijebong> Hi, 16.04 security mirrors are currently broken, http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-security/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz references libpython2.7-minimal version 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.14 but the file doesn't exist there http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/p/python2.7/libpython2.7-minimal_2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.14_amd64.deb
[15:27] <eijebong> Is that a known issue ? Any way to work around that ?
[15:27] <pfak> how do we report a broken mirror? security.ubuntu.com is missing the latest python2.7 update for xenial:
[15:27] <pfak> ooops
[15:27] <pfak> i was just going to say that eijebong :)
[15:27] <eijebong> pfak: :D
[15:28] <Habbie> wherever you're going to report it, probably useful to include the failing IP
[15:28] <eijebong> 91.189.88.152
[15:28] <leftyfb> eijebong: it's currently being reported
[15:29] <oerheks> eijebong, thanks, known issue
[15:30] <mort> any idea how I can work around it? Specifically, why isn't https://p.mort.coffee/yFB in /etc/apt/preferences working?
[15:34] <oerheks> it seems like the .14 is removed an hour ago, bad build? https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial-updates/python2.7
[15:34] <oerheks> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/1916915
[15:35] <leftyfb> it's being worked on as we speak
[15:35] <oerheks> oke leftyfb! so mort, wait a bit.
[15:39] <SuperLag> How do you figure out why a package is being held back from upgrading?
[15:42] <oerheks> SuperLag, which package exactly?
[15:42] <SuperLag> nginx (which I have their repo configured for)
[15:43] <oerheks> with python2.7 ?
[15:43] <SuperLag> No, no python issues here, that I'm aware of
[15:44] <DJ-ArcAngel> hi
[15:44] <DJ-ArcAngel> i have a weird problem on ubuntu 18.04LTS, when i try to install something https://pastebin.com/RDaHZvmQ
[15:45] <oerheks> SuperLag, not sure there, we need more details, what nginx repo, what ubuntu version
[15:45] <DJ-ArcAngel> it says it can't find the IP, while i can ping it and resolv the host
[15:45] <oerheks> DJ-ArcAngel, hi, thanks for reporting, there is an issue with python2.7 , crew is working on it
[15:46] <ogra> DJ-ArcAngel, is says it cant find the file, not the IP btw ...
[15:46] <metbsd> is there a way to save audio mixer setting?
[15:46] <DJ-ArcAngel> ah yea
[15:46] <DJ-ArcAngel> is there something alternative i can use?
[15:47] <mort> regardless of the python issue, I'm wondering why pinning the package doesn't work
[15:47] <mort> I suppose one could just manually download the debs and install them with dpkg
[15:47] <metbsd> now it resets when i reboot
[15:47] <oerheks> alternative, not besides pinning the old version, i would wait a bit
[15:47] <ogra> DJ-ArcAngel, you could try your luck and hope to find a mirror that has not pulled the changes from the archive yet ... but i guess thats a lot more work than just waiting that the archive gets fixed
[15:47] <stonergeek> Good morning everyone. I am hoping one of you can help me. I am attempting to setup an SMTP server. I'm running Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS. I've installed Postfix and Mailtools,I have also configured the UFW to allow the necessary ports, I've also configured my hardware router to also allow the same ports to the specified machine.
[15:48] <DJ-ArcAngel> ogra: is there an ETA.. this needs to go live tomorrow :D
[15:48] <oerheks> no ETA given, only confirmation that is a known issue, and work is in progress
[15:48] <ogra> DJ-ArcAngel, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/1916915
[15:49] <ogra> you can follow that bug to see when it is fixed
[15:49] <DJ-ArcAngel> thanks oerheks, ogra
[15:49] <oerheks> it is not just packaging, also testing.
[15:49] <ogra> yeah
[15:50] <DJ-ArcAngel> i have them installed on another system.. can i re-package them again there as .deb?
[15:50] <oerheks> you should have the original debs there too?
[15:50] <DJ-ArcAngel> if i did not clean
[15:50] <oerheks>  /var/cache/apt/archive/
[15:50] <mort> fwiw, this script works: https://p.mort.coffee/a7p
[15:51] <mort> (that's for 16.04, but should be easy to adapt to 18.04)
[15:54] <mort> needs an `apt install python` after it, but it works otherwise
[16:03] <leftyfb> mort: try again. The indexes should be fixed
[16:03] <eijebong> Looks like it's fixed yeah
[16:04] <oerheks> yay!
[16:04] <oerheks> DJ-ArcAngel, ^^
[16:05] <stonergeek> I was wondering if one of you could help me with an smtp issue?
[16:06] <stonergeek> Or is that off topic here?
[16:06]  * eelstrebor just did a fresh install of 20.04.2 -  some apps take a long time to show up when launched (i.e. gftp took 25 seconds to show up)
[16:07] <mort> is gftp a snap?
[16:07] <eelstrebor> stonergeek, if it's postfix you might have better luck at #postfix
[16:07] <leftyfb> mort: snap search gftp
[16:07] <stonergeek> Ahhhh ... thanks
[16:07] <eelstrebor> mort, i don't know
[16:09] <eelstrebor> mort, i installed it using synaptic
[16:09] <mort> right, the only entry in ubuntu software for gftp is from the repos (and its license is proprietary??)
[16:10] <eelstrebor> i've used gftp for many years, maybe it's time for a change
[16:10] <larkfisherman> hey guys, I just installed Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS and I'm trying to do apt update and upgrade. update passes, upgrade fails with "Failed to fetch [mirror url]/libpython2.7[...] - 404 Not Found [IP: 85.209.96.28 80]
[16:11] <mort> maybe, but don't change away from gftp just because of the license, it seems to be under the GPLv2 and just mislabeled as proprietary in ubuntu software
[16:11] <oerheks> larkfisherman, known issue, try to run sudo apt update again, it should be fixed a minute ago.
[16:11] <leftyfb> larkfisherman: try: sudo apt update   # again
[16:12] <eelstrebor> it came up a lot faster when i ran ubuntu 18.04.5
[16:13] <larkfisherman> Ah, good to know it's a server side issue, and that I haven't just fscked up my system :) Is there any place where I can follow the updates on the issue?
[16:13] <leftyfb> larkfisherman: it's been resolved
[16:14] <larkfisherman> I'm running `sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade` in a loop, and on my machine it still shows the same issue. That's why I'm asking for more information.
[16:14] <mort> maybe it's taking some time for mirrors to update?
[16:14] <oerheks> your mirror is main?
[16:15] <leftyfb> there might be some physical machines as part of the mirrors that are still being updated. Just wait a bit longer then
[16:15] <oerheks> jups, we only can confirm that the fixed packages are out there.
[16:15] <larkfisherman> That makes sense. I will try main mirror, or wait until tomorrow if that doesn't work. Thanks for help :)
[16:16] <oerheks> have fun!
[16:17] <larkfisherman> yep, works again 8)
[16:32] <limbo> How do I reload my GPU driver (nvidia, propietary) without rebooting after an update? I'm getting errors like "Failed initializing any suitable GPU context!" from MPV.
[16:34] <rangergord> (How) can I tell before installing a package, whether it will install a service that will permanently run in the background, or if it will be a standalone executable that I call manually (or any non-executable, like libs, icons, fonts, etc). Basically I want to distinguish between "Service" packages, and packages that have no effect on the system unless I run something manually
[16:36] <limbo> rangergord: extract the .deb file, look at the files. Reading the install script might also tell you. I don't think there's standard metadata for that though.
[16:36] <rangergord> ah, too bad
[16:36] <mort> also might have to look at the debs of any dependencies right
[16:37] <rangergord> yeah that would be really annoying. Was hoping there would be a simple "does this package (or any of its deps) install services? yes/no"
[16:37] <limbo> rangergord: apt-file and search for unit files, or any mention of systemd maybe.
[16:41] <oerheks> rangergord, if there is a systemd file, it should give a clue
[16:42] <oerheks> anyway, if it starts automatic, one can disable the service, even mask it for not to start at all
[16:50] <imi> hi, how do I make ubuntu open a certain file extension with my custom application?
[16:52] <oerheks> imi, open with > choose other, and hope your app is in the list
[16:55] <imi> oerheks: what if it isn't?
[16:57] <oerheks> then it is not registered in /usr/share/applications/  with a desktop file
[16:57] <imi> can I just make my desktop file then? and put it there?
[16:57] <oerheks> sure
[16:58] <oerheks> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UnityLaunchersAndDesktopFiles
[17:01] <imi> thanks
[17:02] <imi> is there a way to resolve trash:/// filenames into /home/imi/absolute/path type filenames from commandline?
[17:02] <dbugger> Well, today my system hates me
[17:02] <dbugger> Does anyone have any idea why could it be that my microphone (recognized by the system) is not recording at all?
[17:03] <oerheks> restpring from trash goes to the original placeholder, AFAIK
[17:03] <oerheks> c/restoring
[17:08] <imi> oerheks: yes it does. However is there a way to "convert" the filename "trash:///a.txt" into "/home/imi/local/share/Trash/files/a.txt" ? or should I write a conversion routine myself?
[17:09] <oerheks> oh, you can actually, in trash; right mouse > move to > select folder
[17:10] <oerheks> ?
[17:10] <imi> no
[17:10] <imi> it's not what I mean
[17:10] <oerheks> renaming a file in trash? no
[17:10] <imi> no
[17:11] <imi> you know that if you have a file in trash it's actually stored somewhere in the old fashioned linux directory tree somewhere?
[17:12] <imi> now I state that if I have a file "a.txt" in trash (a.k.a. "trash:///a.txt") it's actually stored at "/home/imi/local/share/Trash/files/a.txt"
[17:13] <oerheks> in trash, hoover over the row 'name'> right mouse > location
[17:13] <oerheks> that gives the colom where it came from, that is all i find
[17:13] <imi> is there a pre-existing way to convert the string "trash:///a.txt" into the string "/home/imi/local/share/Trash/files/a.txt" on commandline?
[17:15] <imi> ok nevermind thanks for the help anyways
[17:33] <DJ-ArcAngel> oerheks: great.. thanks alot!!
[17:33] <DJ-ArcAngel> O=)
[17:34] <raub> How do I create a group that cannot run or do anything?
[17:39] <frostschutz> raub, it's not really possible (see also 'nobody' user/group), as world permissions still apply. maybe you need a different security mechanism (like a chroot)
[17:39] <jussi_a> Good evening! Since I uninstalled CUDA-drivers I have a problem with my displays (one integrated in laptop, one separate through hdmi) displaying anything only in other screen. Nouveau drivers display anything only in laptop screen (the other screen definitely still exists within the OS because the desktop panel is usable there in the blank
[17:39] <jussi_a> screen), and if i switch to proprietary drivers, the laptop screen will be blank and i can use the computer only through hdmi. Can anyone help me where to manually change the settings so that i could recognize the other screen also?
[17:40] <jussi_a> If that is even the solution for this. I have a hunch it's not a driver problem because changing drivers will not solve it.
[17:50] <leftyfb> raub: what's the point?
[17:56] <jussi_a> can anyone even direct me on how to configure displays on xorg?
[17:57] <oerheks> hi jussi long time no see
[17:57] <oerheks> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution#statically_setup_in_xorg.conf
[17:58] <oerheks> for manually, i would install the regular nvidia drivers through the update menu
[17:58] <jussi_a> heh i might be different jussi than someone else. it's a common finnish name
[17:59] <oerheks> oh, and has that laptop an FN key + internal/external/both switch ?
[18:01] <jussi_a> oerheks, yes the laptop has it and i've tried it. With nouveau drivers i can see the cursor in other screen but nothing is being drawn there. With proprietary drivers it does not even bother to clean up the laptop screen after the boot splash screen so the external monitor has the computer screen and computer itself is showing the computer splash
[18:01] <jussi_a> screen. Never seen anything like this :D
[18:02] <longshanks> Hi all. Is there any issue with security.ubuntu.com?  File has unexpected size (111640 != 111832). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 91.189.91.39 80]
[18:03] <longshanks> Something wrong with the release file?
[18:09] <oerheks> jussi_a, tried nomodeset?
[18:09] <oerheks> !nomodeset
[18:09] <oerheks> longshanks, maybe your mirror was just in sync.. try apt update again?
[18:10] <longshanks> oerheks: ok. since it was security.ubuntu.com I was just being cautious. Will retry now..
[18:11] <longshanks> oerheks: seems to work ok now.
[18:11] <jussi_a> oerheks, thanks for advice! I could try it but what does it do?
[18:11] <oerheks> oke, have fun!
[18:11] <oerheks> jussi_a, it disables nasty powersave features
[18:12] <oerheks> else, state your hw, maybe there is a dedicated fix.. still wonder as you had cuda running.
[18:13] <oerheks> sometimes with such odd video issues, removal of the battery and holding the power button 10 seconds could do a decent reset.
[18:15] <jussi_a> It is as if the laptop screen didn't exist at all in hardware when i did xrandr --query with proprietary drivers
[18:18] <jussi_a> But i'll try nomodeset for now
[18:18] <jussi_a> Wish me luck! If i'm not back today, i'll be stuck in terminal without GUI forever
[18:19] <dbugger> oerheks, do you still want a copy of my ZIP file?
[18:19] <dbugger> I think I can give you something
[18:19] <oerheks> hi dbugger
[18:20] <dbugger> hi mate
[18:20] <oerheks> yes please, only if you are authorized.
[18:20] <oerheks> do this in PM, logs are world readable.. and they do read/index them
[18:21] <dbugger> oerheks, Yes, I will send you one
[18:22] <dbugger> oerheks, sending
[18:22] <dbugger> did you get it?
[18:22] <john38> Can anyone recommend a good vpn for 16.04
[18:29] <oerheks> dbugger, recieved, lets see...
[18:30] <dbugger> cool
[18:34] <dbugger> oerheks, does it work for you?
[18:36] <oerheks> dbugger, works fine with unzip, a file default desktop, and a folder with a folder with a png
[18:36] <dbugger> so, it is only me??
[18:36] <dbugger> o_O
[18:36] <oerheks> yes, i think so
[18:37] <dbugger> I am using "fileroller 3.36.3-stable". you?
[18:39] <oerheks> 3.36.3-0ubuntu1
[18:40] <dbugger> .....
[18:40] <dbugger> i have no idea wtf is going on
[18:40] <oerheks> released 	2020-10-12
[18:40] <oerheks> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller
[18:41] <dbugger> then I give up. I have no clue wtf is going on
[18:41] <oerheks> maybe a proper sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade ?
[18:41] <oerheks> packages held back with update?
[18:41] <dbugger> everything up-to-date, says apt
[18:42] <dbugger> unless it is lying, of course
[18:42] <dbugger> Sometimes I think I should never update the system
[18:43] <oerheks> btw in your example earlier, i have seen more files, not 1 file and 1 folder.
[18:43] <dbugger> oerheks, yeah, so that I could send you the file, i had to strip it of all confidential files
[18:43] <dbugger> But the one I sent you does not work for me either way
[18:44] <oerheks> oke, then you altered the file, and made it valid again
[18:44] <oerheks> copy it on an usb on a 2nd machine?
[18:44] <dbugger> So when i altered it, I made it valid, but I cant still use it??
[18:44] <dbugger> That doesnt make sense, no??
[18:44] <oerheks> nope .. but this is what i see
[18:45] <dbugger> mmmm....
[18:45] <dbugger> Still wouldnt solve my problem. The builds I am downloading from the server need to work :/
[18:47] <dbugger> I had another problem today, maybe someone can help me with that... My USB microphone stopped working today. (It actually ruined a job interview). It appears detected in "Setting > Sound", but when I talk, no audio gets captured
[18:50] <oerheks> i find no clue to your issue in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/+bug/1897170
[18:51] <DJones> +
[18:52] <dbugger> pffff
[19:22] <yates> i'm running lubuntu 16.04.5 LTS with a bluetooth dongle inserter. i've paired my backbeat pro headphones to the system, but when i turn them on, click the bluetooth icon in the system tray, and select PLT_BBTPRO=>Connect i get "Connection failed - Use the audio menu to connect to this device"
[19:22] <yates> why isn't this connecting?
[19:23] <yates> correction: 18.04.5
[19:25] <oerheks> yates, standard blueman or bluez? i find bluez more reliable
[19:27] <yates> oerheks: how do i determine ?
[19:27] <oerheks> locate bluez # it is optional
[19:28] <oerheks> !info bluez bionic
[19:28] <yates> oerheks: "locate bluez" returns a whole bunch of lines
[19:29] <yates> i've also installed pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
[19:31] <feyd> does ubuntu 20.04 have selinux pre-installed on it?
[19:31] <feyd> I'm like 95% sure it doesn't
[19:31] <oerheks> feyd, no
[19:31] <yates> oerheks: this is the output of "apt show bluez": http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/GgZh68ssnm
[19:31] <oerheks> !selinux
[19:31] <feyd> oerheks, thank you!
[19:32] <yates> i can't tell if that shows if it is installed or now.
[19:32] <yates> not
[19:32] <feyd> well I sure haven't installed it, and it's a new server, just having some issues with a legacy PHP application and writing to a file, even on 777 folders/files, wanted to rule out SELinux first
[19:32] <feyd> well not first, but wanted to rule it out
[19:33] <yates> does this line indicate it is installed? APT-Manual-Installed: yes
[19:34] <oerheks> yates, so yo have it installed
[19:35] <leftyfb> yates: apt-cache policy bluez
[19:36] <yates> leftyfb: http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/5J4gvwnbQ4
[19:38] <oerheks> and check permissions https://imgur.com/gallery/P1Vvi1K
[19:39] <yates> oerheks: what app do i run to see that?
[19:39] <oerheks> softwarecenter > installed > bluez > permissions
[19:40] <oerheks> this is generally for all programms, to check out
[19:41] <yates> i have no "softwarecenter" menu. i assume you mean on the system menu?>
[19:41] <oerheks> gnome-software?
[19:42] <yates> this is lubuntu
[19:42] <yates> ok i got this
[19:42] <oerheks> boutique .. or is that mate
[19:44] <yates> ok i have gnome-software. when i run it and look under the "Installed" tab i do not see "bluez"
[19:45] <oerheks> ctrl + f; blue enter
[19:46] <yates> not there
[19:46] <dbugger> Is there an official ubuntu discord server?
[19:46] <yates> i see Bluetooth Manager anbd Bluetooth Adapters and BlueWho and Bluefish Editor
[19:48] <yates> oerheks: so what now? why is this happening if apt says i have bluez installed???
[19:49] <yates> i'm all updated as of an hour ago and rebooted
[19:49] <oerheks> wierd..
[19:50] <yates> should i try removing and reinstalling bluez?
[19:51] <yates> that didn't help
[19:52] <oerheks> no reboot required ..
[19:55] <yates> help?
[19:55] <yates> this is my work box. my home box is fedora 32 and it works fine
[19:57] <yates> ok now this is very weird. i randomly get this message on all open terminals, all in red: http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/cjsZv5Tw9K/
[19:57] <yates> it just seemd to start happening an hour ago or so
[19:58] <yates> ok wait. this is from gnome-software. i had it running in another terminal
[20:11] <badboyhalocat> Does anyone know how I can make snaps not mount on boot?
[20:11] <badboyhalocat> Does anyone know how I can make snaps not mount on boot?
[20:12] <badboyhalocat> didn't mean to double send
[20:12] <badboyhalocat> snaps are delaying graphical.target by ~60s
[20:12] <badboyhalocat> is it possible to have them mount after graphical is reached?
[20:28] <meandrain> hi, any idea if I can get a shell when using ubuntu server iso ?
[20:29] <shibboleth> ctrl+alt+f2?
[20:29] <meandrain> thank you !
[20:29] <shibboleth> alsom the menu used to have "execute shell"
[20:29] <shibboleth> dunno about the new... "installer"
[20:29] <meandrain> I am on mac, and the instance is in virtualbox
[20:30] <meandrain> so ctrl+alt+2 did not worked
[20:30] <meandrain> tried command key instead of f2
[20:46] <highfiv3r> leave
[21:20] <bancroft> i'm looking at man 8 apt-get and I see apt-get [-asqdyfmubV], now when I look at docker many people use apt-get like (`apt install -qy`, `apt -q install -y`, and `apt -yq install` ...)
[21:20] <bancroft> all I want to do is quiet the output as much as possible without doing >/dev/null
[21:24] <neoweb> https://ubuntu.com/blog/zfs-focus-on-ubuntu-20-04-lts-whats-new can the installer do mirror yet?
[21:26] <mendi> join #ubuntu-offtopic
[21:26] <neoweb> who?
[21:30] <neoweb> can the zfs installer do rootfs mirror yet?
[21:35] <gst568923> Hi guys, if I use only ubuntu as OS is secure formatting external HDD with ext4 file system instead of NTFS?
[21:37] <ThinkT510> gst568923: sure, ubuntu will handle that fine
[21:38] <neoweb> gst568923: gparted could make things simple for you too
[21:38] <gst568923> and what about forensic analysis, is it easier to recovery data from an ntfs or ext4 file system?
[21:39] <ThinkT510> gst568923: sometimes the filesystem in use doesn't matter for recovery. some tools look at the raw data
[21:43] <gst568923> Ok, when I formatted the external drive with gparted, write permissions had to be enabled. Is the procedure I followed correct?
[21:44] <gst568923> `sudo chown myusername:myusername /media/username/hdd_name` and than `sudo chmod 777 /media/username/hdd_name`
[21:44] <leftyfb> gst568923: you do not have to enable write permissions to format a drive
[21:45] <summonner> the /media is the mount point, not the device
[21:45] <leftyfb> gst568923: you should not have the partition mounted that you want to format. If formatting the entire drive, you do not want to have anything on that drive mounted
[21:47] <summonner> from memory, the process is something like... run gparted -> format the disk -> unplug the drive -> rescan devices -> exit gparted -> plug in the external disk again and it should work
[21:47] <gst568923> leftyfb I don't understand, did I do something wrong?
[21:47] <summonner> but I believe you need to have fuse installed... let me find the page about mounting drives in userspace
[21:48] <summonner> gst568923, what did you format the drive as?
[21:49] <gst568923> I run gparted > unmount device > formatted with ext4
[21:50] <summonner> gst568923, and you have to exit gparted before plugging the drive back in
[21:51] <gst568923> yes then I quit gparted which automatically re-mount the device
[21:52] <summonner> gst568923, and it mounted it under /media/your_user_name/disk_label  but you say you have no permissions to write?
[21:52] <neoweb> sudo gparted
[21:52] <neoweb> gparted need permissions for the device
[21:52] <ThinkT510> no need to exit gparted, just rescan devices
[21:53] <summonner> if gparted mounts it, gparted runs as root though, not your user ID
[21:53] <neoweb> you chmod/chown /dev/device as root/whatever
[21:53] <neoweb> if gparted is ran as root then you do not need to correct
[21:54] <gst568923> the device is mounted on /media/your_user_name/disk_label  but no permissions to write
[21:54] <mahe> hi, will kernel 5.10 land in 20.04 eventually? if so, any ETA on this?
[21:54] <gst568923> than I have run: `sudo chown myusername:myusername /media/username/hdd_name` and than `sudo chmod 777 /media/username/hdd_name`
[21:56] <ThinkT510> 777 is a bad idea
[21:57] <nunya> I have dual boot Ubuntu 20.04 with cinnamon 4.4.8 I ran clamscan -r -i on my Windows partition and got /media/nunya/Windows/Program Files (x86)/Audacity/msvcp140.dll: Win.Dropper.Fileinfector-9832585-0 FOUND Does anyone know how to remove this. I have googled and found no results. Please help.
[21:58] <ThinkT510> mahe: if 5.10 is what will ship with 21.04 then yes, it will be part of 20.04 (usually after a short while after release)
[21:58] <ThinkT510> !hwe | mahe
[21:58] <nunya> Clamscan has actually found it in several places this is just one. Clamscan is still running in the background now. Maybe more intances will be founf later.
[22:00] <gst568923> ThinkT510 why?
[22:00] <ThinkT510> mahe: in the meantime if you need access now you can test a mainline kernel
[22:00] <ThinkT510> !mainline | mahe
[22:00] <summonner> nunya check in #windows for an answer
[22:00] <nunya> with 312.9 GB to scan this could take a while
[22:01] <summonner> nunya you'll need to do some various commands from the windows interface to ensure integrity of the windows files, best to ask them in there
[22:01] <ThinkT510> gst568923: giving everyone and everything access to something via 777 is certainly not good practice. In reality you don't want random processes being able to modify/have access to everything.
[22:03] <newb101> how do I check if 2 folders that are meant to be the same are the same? using sha256?
[22:03] <mahe> ThinkT510: thank you for the information! If the info on distrowatch is correct, 5.10 will ship with 21.04. So I can expect a hwe backport to 20.04 shortly after the 21.04 release?
[22:03] <gst568923> ThinkT510 I am interested in giving access to my username or other usernames if I had to connect it to other PCs
[22:04] <ThinkT510> mahe: yes, I'm not sure exactly when, maybe a month or two
[22:04] <ThinkT510> !permissions | gst568923
[22:05] <mahe> ThinkT510: I see, thank you! Guess I'll wait then.
[22:08] <ThinkT510> nunya: might be worth asking audacity if they can verify if that file should be there when installing in windows. might be a false positive..
[22:26] <Aavar> Can rclone (or some other tool) keep a directory in multiple machines in sync? Simple is better :)
[22:30] <mendi> rsync works
[22:32] <Aavar> mendi: How can it be done?
[22:35] <maxzor> Hello, what is the name of the thing that automatically starts the graphical session smoothly?
[22:37] <jeremy31> nomodeset?
[22:39] <maxzor> ah
[22:40] <maxzor> I was looking for the program that sounds ocean that does the interactive login, but you might got a better lead
[22:40] <maxzor> dmesg http://ix.io/2QS7
[22:40] <maxzor> I am stuck in a loop between "fsck is ok" and black-screen-with-mouse, never reaches login
[22:40] <maxzor> can login in an alt tty
[22:41] <maxzor> if i try to kill the xorg process, it switches back to the graphical tty (7) and goes back to the loop
[22:56] <maxzor> jctl http://ix.io/2QSf
[22:59] <sarnold> ouch that looks like a bad time
[23:02] <maxzor> systemctl status lightdm says it's "green", but when i try to kill the xorg/lightdm process I get swallowed in the loop again
[23:03] <sarnold> I'm not surprised killing things causes systemd to restart them
[23:04] <maxzor> yes makes sense
[23:04] <maxzor> in #linux got the remark that while apu is intel, there are mentions of radeon in dmesg
[23:07] <sarnold> heh, I missed 'apu is intel' thing in there, radeon dominates that dmesg
[23:09] <maxzor> journalctl talks a lot about faulty pam kwallet
[23:09] <maxzor> maybe is that why i never reach the login screen?
[23:09] <maxzor> but i can login in console tty
[23:11] <sarnold> maxzor: that's almost certainly just noise, loads of people have that
[23:15] <maxzor> it keeps restarting the session, maybe is gpu-manager at fault taking an intel for an amd?
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[23:48] <newb101> how do I tar and gzip a bunch files
[23:48] <newb101> i mean folders
[23:48] <newb101> to a high compression ratio
[23:48] <newb101> ?
[23:54] <EriC^^> newb101: env GZIP=-9 tar cvzf file.tar.gz /path/to/directory
[23:55] <EriC^^> actually use this instead tar cvf file.tar.gz /path/to/directory -I "gzip --best"
[23:55] <newb101> EriC^^ thanks and to do this recursively on a bunch of folders and subfolders in their directories
[23:55] <newb101> ?
[23:56] <sarnold> if you *really* need to squeeze it down, you can use xz instead
[23:56] <EriC^^> it already does, just specify the dir
[23:57] <newb101> i want each folder in it's on seperate tar
[23:58] <newb101> File X = file 1 +file 2 + file3
[23:58] <newb101> so if I do it file 1,2,3 will be separate compressed tars ?
[23:58] <EriC^^> newb101: so just all the folders in a dir you want them compressed each alone
[23:59] <EriC^^> ?
[23:59] <newb101> yes