[00:41] I've two machines behind firewalls. One creates a html report that I need to get on the other machine. Any ideas? [00:42] pycurious: if port 22 is open on either end you could probably scp it from one to the other? Very unsophisticated but would do in a pinch. [00:52] Kel: the only thing these machines have is access to the internet. no public ips or things like that. [00:53] pycurious: oh, poopsie... hmm. [00:55] tons of public paste sites, if you limit yourself by not opening a port for safe transfer, you would have no other option. === stoned is now known as Hash [01:31] is there any way i can keep the number of monitors, displays on my system static? without allowing any changes in connectedness or powered on status affect my desktop layout? all the black blinking whenever i power one on or off is super annoying [01:32] pycurious, scp is one of your best options for securly transfering files. you can open a listen server on a port that is not 22 and avoid having those machines exposed to the myriad of botnets that try to penetrate the SSH port every day. you can also limit what's available on that listen server. i recommend using RSA or similar keys to give access to the sending machine, allowing passwordless unattended results. [01:33] oerheks: sneakernet! :P [01:53] aarch64 on ubuntu has lacking ports [01:54] I wonder when that arch will take off. [01:54] Ampere amd arm cpus [01:56] step one: have a website with a "buy button" on a computer that can have more than 4gigs of memory [01:58] https://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b?variant=31994565689406 [01:59] finally, they can take over the world! look out supermicro and dell and lenovo! === M4he is now known as mahe === genii is now known as genii-core === bloodninja123 is now known as bloodninja [02:25] i changed my bios setting from ahci to ide and then booted linux by mistake. Does that cause problems? If I change it back to ahci will linux mess up? [02:25] if you're using uuids no. at worst linux just don't boot [02:28] i did a default install and there's only one ssd, so if that uses uuids then i am using uuids === Bebef9 is now known as Bebef [02:30] is there anything I could check from a live usb before attempting to boot the real one with ahci again? [02:47] Guest68: cat /etc/fstab [02:48] Guest68: That will show how the system's mounting devices. [02:58] We love our ghosts. [02:59] oh, yeah fstab shows it using uuid [04:21] o/ [04:22] i wanna move all files with hidden with dot folder1 to folder2 [04:22] what is the correct way for to do this in ubuntu [04:22] i am using ubuntu 20 LTS [04:23] ctrl + h shows them [04:23] Rockwood: show the hidden files, and then drag and drop them [04:23] then select them all, cvoila [04:23] cvoila?? [04:23] is it any command? [04:24] mv ~/var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/* ~/var/www/api.rockwood.test < i have done like this [04:24] nope, it's mis-spelled "voila", not to be confused with viola [04:25] mv: cannot stat '/home/rockwood/var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/*': No such file or directory [04:25] i am getting this [04:25] by above mention command [04:26] mv source_path/* destination_path/ i used this way [04:26] Rockwood: does /home/rockwood/var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/* exist? [04:26] no [04:26] only /var/www/ [04:26] well don't use that path then :P [04:27] what should be there? [04:27] drop the tildes from `mv ~/var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/* ~/var/www/api.rockwood.test` [04:27] means? [04:27] (~ is expanded to /home/rockwood by your shell) [04:28] so i should be start directly with /var/www/ [04:28] yep [04:28] the tilde is a shorthand for "start in my hope directory" [04:29] so ~/Video would, to the computer, look like /home/leaftype/Video [04:29] and be careful with using `mv` and glob expansion. I think your current command will ignore any hidden files [04:30] don't want to miss any toplevel .htaccess files [04:31] i don't want to miss any kind of file [04:32] i am getting rockwood@cyberia:/var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart$ drop the tildes from `mv ~/var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/* ~/var/www/api.rockwood.test [04:32] > [04:32] um [04:33] you'll want to run something like: [04:33] mv /var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/* /var/www/api.rockwood.test [04:37] cp -r /bla.bla/{.,}* /target ## includes all files and directories (also starting with a dot) [04:37] oops [04:38] now i am getting 500 error [04:38] files are moved there [04:39] amazing [04:39] drwxrwxr-x 3 rockwood rockwood 4096 Nov 5 04:34 s-cart i think still something there [04:39] run `ls -a /var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/` [04:40] its behaving like rockwood@cyberia:/var/www/api.rockwood.test$ run `ls -a /var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/ [04:40] > [04:40] don't literally paste in the whole chat message :P [04:40] the command is what I put in `backtickts` [04:41] oh okay [04:41] Command 'run' not found, did you mean: [04:43] try to understand what commands you're running before pasting them in [04:43] I suggested using the `ls` command to check if any files were missed [04:43] you'll need the `-a` argument too, to show hidden files [04:44] run `ls -a /var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/` isn't correct? [04:44] run `ls` `-a` /var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/ should be like this? [04:44] no no no [04:44] no [04:44] then [04:45] Rockwood: please, refer to this beautiful tutorial: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/command-line-for-beginners#1-overview [04:45] To get familiar with the command line. [04:46] Rockwood it will take 20 minutes at most. [04:46] https://kopy.io/sDb87 [04:46] sorry for blindly paste :( [04:46] you said run this comman d [04:46] command and i pasted that is too :D [04:47] anyway still few files remain ther e [04:47] i wanna copy that those too [04:47] Rockwood don't just paste commands into shell. Read and understand them first. [04:48] sure i will keep it in my mind this too [04:48] ok cool, so you can repeat your `mv` command, but like this: [04:48] mv /var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/.* /var/www/api.rockwood.test [04:48] note the period before the * to glob the dotfiles [04:49] Rockwood some commands may ruin your whole system and render it completely unusable. Especially the ones starting with `sudo`. [04:49] mv: cannot move '/var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/.' to '/var/www/api.rockwood.test/.': Device or resource busy [04:49] ok [04:49] sudo need here i think now [04:49] oooh no wait [04:49] ok [04:50] what command did you run? [04:51] mv /var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/.* /var/www/api.rockwood.test [04:51] this one [04:52] huh it should work. Maybe avoid the globbing and move each file individually [04:52] okay [04:52] one would be member of the www-data group, to do so [04:52] mv /var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/.env /var/www/api.rockwood.test/ [04:52] etc. [04:53] that's true, it could be file permissions, rather than missing files that's causing the 500 errors [04:53] still error [04:53] mv: cannot stat '/var/www/api.rockwood.test/s-cart/.env': No such file or directory [04:53] if you could copy before, then something else is going on. maybe files are in use [04:53] ok they've been moved then [04:53] you can `ls -a` the /var/www/api.rockwood.test/ directory to check [04:54] swalladge, https://kopy.io/2CFh4 [04:55] https://kopy.io/p4JfT [04:56] I highly recommend going through the tutorial that KBar linked to. I'm not sure you're understanding what's going on in the terminal, and I'm worried that you'll accidentally nuke the server by pasting something unexpected [04:56] +1 [04:56] but yep that second screenshot looks good. I reckon your files are now where they should be [04:56] but i am facing still HTTP ERROR 500 [04:56] i need to see the log [04:57] Rockwood 1) https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/command-line-for-beginners#1-overview 2) http://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php [04:57] KBar, thanks [05:01] oops nothing like error log there [05:01] in /var/log/ [05:06] HTTP ERROR 500 means something has changed, you moved files he cannot find anymore? [05:06] why [05:07] from where i can chk the logs now [05:07] err, why did you want to move those files as a start? [05:07] and tell us what gives that error 500 exactly? [05:07] from where i can see the logs [05:07] ? [05:08] i wanna download this project https://github.com/s-cart/s-cart [05:09] in my currently working folder [05:09] just that is [05:12] I made a python program and a cpp program that are supposed to be different versions of the same program. I want to make unit tests that check for identical outputs given identical inputs. What's the technical name for such a test? [05:15] oerheks, thanks [05:15] problem solved [05:15] permission was the cuase for that [05:15] cause === Guest7783 is now known as Znevna [06:15] How does one use a file such as: filename.deb.blob ?? [06:18] Firefishe: that's not a common file extension. maybe run "file" against it to get an idea what this might be. ortell us where you got it from, and what it's supposed to do. [06:19] .deb would be a debian package (also used by ubuntu) [06:25] thanks tomreyn, checking something [06:26] I know what .deb files are. I may have been looking in the wrong file hierarchy. [06:26] it's for linux-surface [06:27] I'm also in that room. My question here was more generic. [06:29] Firefishe, what do you mean "use"? [06:29] Firefishe, a .deb file is essentially an ar archive. [06:31] You can try viewing it with `ar tv /path/to/deb-file` and extracting it with `ar x /path/to/deb-file` [06:33] hello [06:34] Ubuntu taught me about IRC. I've been freaked out bc i couldn't get on Freenode for like a year. Glad there is still IRC. Hoping Libra is similar to what Freenode was. [06:37] KBar: Thanks for that information. A new way to view something for me. [06:37] leptone, it's Libera. Welcome! [06:37] hello [06:37] can anyone see my messages?? [06:38] I'm trying to build a .deb package from source. Using the command: "dpkg -b" what would I place after the "-b" ?? [06:38] leptone38: we can read you [06:38] leptone38: I can see you just fine. [06:38] test [06:38] thx [06:38] leptone38: yw [06:38] leptone: for testing your irc client, please /join #tests [06:40] tomreyn: Will do. Thx. How about a channel for discussing / learning what happened to Freenode? [06:40] !alis | leptone [06:40] leptone: Alis is an IRC service to help you find channels. For help on using it, see «/msg Alis help list» or ask in #libera - Example usage: «/msg Alis list http» [06:41] lately i get prompts from apt/dpkg asking whether i want to restart services [06:41] what's the current way to suppress that? [06:42] can't get X11 forwarding to work on a 20.04.2 install [06:42] ssh -Y -v shows "Requesting X11 forwarding with authentication spoofing." [06:42] xauth list shows entries [06:43] DISPLAY is set to :0.0 [06:43] but every attempt to run any x app results in "Error: Can't open display: :0.0" [06:49] slingamn: same as during the past 20 (?) years ;-) DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive [06:50] neat [06:51] i saw some chatter on stackexchange about that not working anymore and `debconf-set-selections` being needed instead [06:54] in this noninteractive case, how do i control whether services are restarted or not? [07:04] slingamn: "non-interactive" suppresses the prompts and forces debconf to go with the default setting. i assume the default will be not to restart services most of the time, but it really depends on their defaults. [07:04] it's a per-library default? [07:06] i'm currently using 20.04 for all my servers, and i like the current behavior where nginx only restarts on nginx upgrades --- i wouldn't want it to restart unannounced for anything else [07:07] but i'm not clear on how to control that [07:23] slingamn: i don't see why else nginx would restart if not for package upgrades (of nginx itself of libraries it depends on) [07:23] right, that's what i mean, i want it to restart on upgrades of the nginx package, but not for upgrades of any of the library dependencies [07:24] it pulls in a lot of weird stuff like libtiff [07:27] i don't expect that you can handle those cases seperately. [07:27] also, either would likely put it at risk if these are security updates, and restarts are fast, so personally i'd just do it. [07:32] Hi there [07:34] Im looking for an advice regarding a HP laptop (HP ProBook 440 G7 - https://ubuntu.com/certified/202005-27901) [07:34] looks like /etc/profile.d/var-env.sh is clobbering DISPLAY [07:35] well, one of the reasons i want that behavior is that it's at parity with the behavior of 20.04 with unattended-upgrades [07:36] i'm using nginx to proxy long-running TCP connections that can be fairly disruptive to tear down [07:36] b247_eu: what kind of advice specifically? [07:37] slingamn: i see. how long runningis this? like minutes, hours, days? [07:38] It looks that is "certified ... with a custom Ubuntu image" but "standard ubuntu images may not work well ..."; Is there a way where or how to download this "custom Ubuntu image", my problem is that with standard Ubuntu20.04LTS there is no driver for the fingerprint [07:39] it's IRC actually, it can be weeks [07:39] ezakimak: https://packages.ubuntu.com is not aware of this file location. [07:40] i'm not planning on upgrading until 22.04.1 so that's almost a year out...just wanted to get a handle on my options [07:40] b247_eu: if there is, then it'll be available from HP [07:43] slingamn: i guess what i'd do in this scenario is load balancing and then slowly moving connections off of one server, and finally install the updates there, and put it back into the pool. [07:43] tomreyn, I've looked on the HP site, they have a lot of "recovery options" but only Windows images, nothing about Ubuntu; shall I contact (via email/other official ways) HP or Ubuntu for that? [07:44] hmm [07:44] i can deal with killing everything at once, i'd just like to have control over the scheduling, the way i do now [07:46] to be honest, only the fingerprint driver is missing (from any kernel out-there) and thought that "a certified Ubuntu custom image and software" may have this driver [07:49] check your FP device against https://fprint.freedesktop.org/supported-devices.html [07:50] b247_eu: HP most likely provides a recovery iso. or you could try installing the "oem" kernel variant on the ubuntu release HP supports for this model. [07:52] slingamn: unless those are snap packages, you should already have full control on when you run unattended-upgrades. [07:53] as in, i can set specific hours? [07:53] yes, or change the schedule on when it runs [07:54] thank you tomreyn, will try to contact HP then for the recovery iso; already tried standard oem and there is no fingerprint driver for the hp fingerprint; thank you all, wish you well [07:55] good luck [08:03] b247_eu: https://support.hp.com/emea_middle_east-en/document/buh07143 might be of relevance === denningsrogue0 is now known as denningsrogue === pah is now known as pa === david_ is now known as Guest1776 === SmokenatorZ62 is now known as SmokenatorZ6 [08:57] hello, is there a way to verify the operating system integrity in Ubuntu 16.04? I'm looking after something similar to rpm -Va , from rpm-world. [09:03] (install it if you don't have it) [09:03] Check: sudo debsums -s [09:06] thank you alkisg [09:06] check is in progress [09:20] alkisg, no output from debsums [09:20] this means there's no problem, righ? [09:20] ok [09:20] i need --all too [09:20] Right [09:26] thank you. Some config files were changed, but none looks like the reason for our error: fetch-pack: unexpected disconnect while reading sideband packet fatal: protocol error: bad pack header [09:26] i gues i have to reach the network guys, maybe soething is wrong in some equipment port === pah_ is now known as pa [09:58] hello again [09:58] how can i downgrade git in my ubuntu system? [10:29] french serveur please === denningsrogue2 is now known as denningsrogue [10:30] i need help for my wifi [10:38] Is this a security issue or not? I have a Ubuntu host in which I run LXD containers. I opened a shell in one of those containers with 'lxc exec foobar bash' and ran tmux there. Now for some reason I got "Error: websocket: close 1006 (abnormal closure): unexpected EOF" whichafter I was thrown out of the lxc container. But the strange thing is, that i'm still inside the same tmux window. Which was launched inside the container. Normally I can't do this, [10:38] because running just simply exit to exit the lxd, it actually just exists the tmux. Might not be anything, but this seems so strange so I decided to ask here just in case. [10:51] tosaraja: "websocket" infers you were using some network client from within the LXD/tmux session [10:53] I was running on "onedb purge" command that purges old data from our database within that container. Even if that command catastrophically fails, I still don't get why it threw me out of the container [11:02] tosaraja: is the tmux process still running then? check with "ps -efly | grep tmux" for example [11:03] well i do see the borders of tmux in my putty view [11:03] hah..but THAT was a visual bug [11:03] it isn't actually running. Rescaling the putty window took the borders away and also the tmux shortcuts don't work === pah is now known as pa [11:18] I have a Ubuntu installation running xmonad. For some strange reason Ubuntu keeps changing my keyboard layout. I have manually set it with setxkbdmap, but the settings are not staying during the whole session. What is wrong? [11:19] tosaraja: aha! === pah is now known as pa [12:12] engblom, join #xmonad. [12:13] KBar: I am 100% sure xmonad is not chaning my keymap. It is a Ubuntu problem. I have been using xmonad for more than a decade in different distros and never had this problem [12:13] KBar: It is something in Ubuntu overriding my own settings (which are set by setxkbmap) [12:18] https://github.com/netpipe/PulseAudioEQ [12:18] new equalizer in qt [12:19] netpipe: wrong channel [12:20] needs to go into the repos somehow [12:20] after a quick fix [12:20] still, wrong channel netpipe [12:21] this channel is for support with Ubuntu [12:22] put it with pulseaudio already [12:22] not sure if it goes into their repo yet though [12:24] netpipe: if you don't have a ubuntu support question please take it to #ubuntu-discuss or offtopic [12:46] Hi all [13:14] fixed [13:51] quick question, what's a good straight forward pdf editing tool available on ubuntu [13:51] mekhami: a lot of users like inkscape to edit pdf's [13:51] pdftotext the.pdf | $EDITOR [13:56] on 20.04 with gnome, how can I switch to my ttys when I have a multimonitor setup (laptop+external monitor)? pressing ctrl-alt-{f1,f3,f4,f5,f6} brings me to my my latop showing a blank black but switched on screen, and my external display is off. ctrl-alt-f2 brings me back to my x11-session, ctrl-alt-f7 shows me a gdm-login screen. [13:57] Hey ! [13:57] Do you know how to make Ubuntu recognise my screen as a valid charging source (thunderbolt) ? Got the image. But not the charge [13:57] !tty | zenof [13:57] zenof: To get to the TTY terminals 3-6, use the keystroke Ctrl + Alt + F3-F6 respectively. Ctrl-Alt-F2 or Ctrl-Alt-F1 will get you back to your graphical login (Ctrl-Alt-F7 on 16.04). To change TTY resolution, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ChangeTTYResolution [13:59] ubottu: so, it might be due to a resolution set to unmatching values? [14:01] I mean, when I for example gnome press ctrl-alt-f3, my external display becomes dark black (as if switched off) and my laptop an illuminated black, but without any content. [14:10] and, no, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ChangeTTYResolution doesn't help, as in grub I have already set up my proper resolution (1280x800 on a thinkpad), and on while booting the first tty works as expected. [14:20] also, my /etc/systemd/logind.conf is vanilla, but I simply can't access the ttys [14:41] Good morning! Netplan question for any networking experts out there...using Ubuntu 20.04, and netplan apply returns "/lib/netplan/generate: symbol lookup error: /lib/netplan/generate: undefined symbol: get_global_network" and fails to apply the settings. Where am I going wrong here? Thanks in advance for your help :) [14:42] Renevant: pastebin your yaml [14:42] if i'm running openvpn server, do i need to allow via iptables (ufw is not active) [14:44] BinarySavior: if you have iptables rules blocking all non-allowed traffic, then yes [14:44] BinarySavior: also port forwarding if you're doing any sort of NAT on your network [14:45] leftyb thanks [14:46] for some reason even after allowing udp on 1194 in iptables and also on my router forwarding 1194 to the openvpn I still am getting connection refused when trying to connect [14:46] leftyfb: https://pastebin.com/y3HqXXR0 [14:52] weird, must have been my router, after disabling port forwarding, then re-enabling, now it's working [15:03] hello, i installed ubuntu server onto a new disc and after the restart i got the error "connot find required map" any idea what went wrong? - it also shows "ubuntu" in the boot menu of the bios [15:04] hey [15:05] question how do i set a metric on interfaces with systemd-networkd? If i try the manual says that it can be under multiple labels but any i try it says unknown key [15:26] Daulity: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man5/systemd.network.5.html says that the "Metric=" value is only defined in the "[ROUTE]" section (i assume that's what you refer to by "labels") [15:28] (there is also "RouteMetric=" in the "DHCPv4" section (for when the DHCP client receives route metrics from the DHCP server)) [15:30] RiFo: "Cannot find required map" is not a message I've ever heard of - could this be a firmware issued error message? [15:30] a web searc suggests this is an efi shell error message === genii-core is now known as genii [15:36] its comming from the bios probably, it can't seam to find the os [15:36] "Map: cannot find required map name." would be the very error message then, indicating that the UEFI firmware was unable to access some configured storage media path. which probably means it could not resolve a Boot record found in the NVRAM (as reported by efibootmgr -v) [15:37] i tried booting again from the dvd and it keept cycling my monitor on and off somehow [15:37] is this hardware generally reliable? [15:38] it worked since this week when the old hdd kept showing errors (after years of running) [15:40] RiFo: so you're saying the computer worked fine for years, but it had a broken HDD, which you replaced by some new storage a week ago, and it has been running fine from this new storage for a week now? but you reinstalled (?) today, and now it does not seem to boot off this new storage? [15:41] it had been running fine until the hdd broke, i ordered a new one which arrived today, i installed ubuntu server without problems, but it didn't boot after the installtion [15:42] is this server hardware? [15:42] yes [15:42] with just a single disk? [15:43] which ubuntu release did you install today, whihc one were you running previously? [15:43] is secure boot enabled? [15:44] is this a different type of storage media than you used to have (HDD) now (such as an NVME)? is the bios up to date? [15:44] i don't think the server has secure boot, and i installed ubuntu-21.10-live-server-amd64 [15:45] i see, most people would probably stick to LTS releases for servers. [15:46] (but that doesn't mean it's wrong to use 21.10, just unusual) [15:46] some people must enjoy upgrading their production servers every 9 months with non-LTS :) [15:47] RiFo, have you tried to change the sata port ? or reset bios to defaults ? [15:47] ill try changing the port === LabMunkeh is now known as Mechanismus [15:54] resetting bios seams kind of radical ^^' ill try to avoid that [16:08] i changed some configs in the bios then it showed up in the efi console [16:08] i then could manuelly boat the kernel [16:12] Good morning! Netplan question for any networking experts out there...using Ubuntu 20.04, and netplan apply returns "/lib/netplan/generate: symbol lookup error: /lib/netplan/generate: undefined symbol: get_global_network" and fails to apply the settings. Where am I going wrong here? Thanks in advance for your help :) [YAML file here: [16:12] https://pastebin.com/y3HqXXR0] [16:12] ((server boards takes ages to reboot xD)) [16:20] Renevant: why are you specifying NM as your renderer? Are you using NM? [16:23] @leftyb Yes sir. Every primer I've read has directed me to specify NetworkManager or networkd as my renderer, and I've probably upgraded/deployed 4 dozen servers and this is the first time I've encountered this error. I suppose I could change the renderer; I don't think I tried that yet [16:24] Renevant: does this "server" run a GUI desktop? [16:24] @leftyb: It does. ubuntu-desktop on ubuntu 20.04 server [16:26] Renevant: then don't edit/create netplan files. Use network manager to edit your network settings [16:27] Renevant: looks like a possible problem with the netplan package. Does this report that symbol: " strings /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnetplan.so.0.0 | grep get_global_network " [16:27] @leftyb - Herein lies the problem - I don't have direct access to the machine. I use Microsoft Azure, so I don't have access to the GUI, just a CLI [16:27] Renevant: then why is there a desktop installed and running? [16:27] @leftyb I will check that now; thank you [16:28] @leftyb During initial setup and QA, gui is installed. Does it need to be? That could be argued for and against.... [16:28] got it working btw, thanks for the ideas [16:28] Renevant: if it's not used, then don't install it [16:29] pointy-clicky == larger attack surface for malicious code [16:29] NOted, thank you [16:30] Renevant: did you check for that symbol? [16:30] @TJ- I will do so as soon as possible and report back [16:31] Renevant: if it does, then next do "ldd /lib/netplan/generate" and make sure all libraries have been resolved correctly [16:31] Renevant: helps to compare outputs of those commands against a known-good system [16:32] Thank you both. Apologies if the question is juvenile; still getting familiar... === Kamilion|ZNC is now known as Kamilion === pah is now known as pa [17:33] how can i modify what appears on the side-bar of the file browser? Ubuntu 21.10 [17:48] Gallomimia: Load a different page. [17:49] Gallomimia: Which browser? What does your "side bar" look like? Does it persist across pages? === pah is now known as pa [17:52] there's no pages. it's a view of my home directory [17:53] and yes it persists. and i can't change it. i also can't set any button to view root dir === kai61 is now known as kai [17:58] Gallomimia: you drag folders from the main pane on the right over to the side bar on the left, you sould see "new bookmark" appear. Drop it onto that [17:59] ..... i tried that [17:59] Gallomimia: and what happened exactly? [17:59] nothing [18:00] i can't drag root onto it, and i can't drag stuff i don't want off of it [18:01] Gallomimia: you can modify the favorites you add by right-clicking them [18:01] the option to remove is greyed out [18:01] Gallomimia: can you take a screenshot? [18:02] urg, i have to cut off the other two monitors [18:04] brain fart.. where do i post an image to share? [18:04] !paste [18:04] For posting multi-line texts into the channel, please use https://paste.ubuntu.com | To post !screenshots use https://imgur.com/ !pastebinit to paste directly from command line | Make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the channel topic. [18:04] https://imgur.com/a/xz7eKkF [18:05] thx [18:05] ok, what I said still stands [18:05] and what i said still stands [18:05] [14:01:05] Gallomimia: you can modify the favorites you add by right-clicking them [18:05] none of the things you said to do are working. and i tried them already.. it's rather intuitive [18:06] Gallomimia: you can't modify the defaults the same way. I said the ones you "you add" [18:06] well then how do i modify the defaults [18:07] here's a hacky way to do it, let me see if there's a cleaner way https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2375449&s=3a14daae2d4aca4c6c2b0a3821fbee97&p=13718365#post13718365 [18:08] that's not a hacky way, that's an elbows deep way [18:08] in ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs [18:08] there is no way in the default GUI options built into the Gnome desktop [18:09] no this is perfect [18:09] i guess you can't change the first three, starred, recent, home. that's ok tho [18:10] uh, how does it load? [18:10] you might want to set enabled=False in /etc/xdg/user-dirs.conf. Otherwise you might get those bookmarks back when you login again [18:11] i have as yet not had the changes take effect [18:11] they won't until you log out and back in [18:12] ok [18:12] and that true/false switch you mentioned.... rewrites the config in my home dir each login? [18:12] Gallomimia: you might also look at ~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks [18:12] Gallomimia: try them all, see which one works for your needs [18:15] hmmmmm i edited the files in both xdg [18:16] it had an effect. but the ones i deleted are now.... favorites? or. they're in a separate pane, and show a directory icon instead of their old one [18:16] and i tried to add ROOT to the pane. which was unsuccessful [18:18] Gallomimia: can I ask, why do you need / as a favorite on the left? You really shouldn't(and can't by default) be doing anything in the root directory from the file manager [18:18] i do it all the time [18:18] do what ecacty? [18:18] look for things in my root dir [18:18] like? [18:18] things in my root dir [18:19] i prefer to mount several partitions there [18:19] ok, then bookmark the mounts [18:19] still a work in progress on this particular install [18:20] Gallomimia: you're saying you need root because you need to find directories in root. Add the directories you're looking for, not root [18:20] there'll be more than a few when i'm done. so, no. [18:20] Gallomimia: ok, then add all the mounts in /mnt/ and bookmark that [18:22] hey where do ubuntu stores qt5-qmake [18:22] and undesirable solution to just one of the examples i gave. i dig in my root dir lots of times per day. at least one reason for every file there [18:22] ? [18:22] I am on ubuntu 21.04 [18:23] Gallomimia: there should be no reason for you to ever store files in the root directory [18:23] not files, but there's a swap file there if you must know. each dir [18:23] Gallomimia: what on earth are you doing mesing with a swap file? [18:24] ...... messing with a swap file. examining its size? who knows [18:24] qt version not available in qtcreator [18:24] look. you use your computer how you want to use it, and i'll use mine in the way i want to use it. you've been very helpful thus far. i want a way to pick my root directory. i used it 40 times per day on my previous install of ubuntu. [18:25] i really can't answer your inquiries about why i want it besides to say "because i want it." [18:25] Ronalds_Mazitis_: sudo apt install qt5-qmake. qt5-qmake-bin if you need the binary [18:26] I have those [18:26] they don't appear in project settings when choosing kit [18:26] Ronalds_Mazitis_, can you be more specific about what file you're looking for? you can find the binary by typing which [18:27] it shows none in qt versions [18:27] when I open qtcreator [18:27] i'm chomping at the bit here to go to the gym. going to have to continue this modification later... got a good start thanks leftyfb [18:28] ok added qmake from /bin [18:28] added? [18:29] btw my idea is to create widget like video editor [18:29] oh into your project [18:29]