[05:53] <phillhocking> oh hi, is there a super special trick to installing k8s on focal? i keep getting E: The repository 'https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/dists kubernetes-xennial Release' does not have a Release file.
[05:54] <phillhocking> this is after following the advice in https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53068337/unable-to-add-kubernetes-bionic-main-ubuntu-18-04-to-apt-repository
[05:55] <phillhocking> i even added `dists` to the end, and i can see the Release file
[05:55] <oerheks> xennial is a typo
[05:55] <phillhocking> oh shit
[05:55] <phillhocking> lol
[05:55] <oerheks> and xenial is EOL, dead Jim
[05:56] <oerheks> and that lone'curl -s https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | apt-key add' is also old ..
[05:57] <phillhocking> holy wow fam, i love you
[05:57] <phillhocking> i know xenial is eol, but there isn't a focal
[05:58] <phillhocking> you would think the CNCF and canonical could figure that one out ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[05:58] <oerheks> https://ubuntu.com/kubernetes/install
[05:58] <oerheks> recent; https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2021/07/setup-kubernetes-ubuntu-20-04-step-by-step-cluster-configuration/
[05:59] <oerheks> apt-key is depreciated, AFAIK
[06:00] <phillhocking> oerheks: when i saw stuff saying to use the docker repos, i was confused
[06:01] <phillhocking> thought that wasn't ideal, but also, this probably should be documented a little better in more placesr
[06:01] <phillhocking> thanks for setting me straight, fam! <3
[06:01] <oerheks> have fun!
[06:08] <mamut> salve
[06:09] <mamut> list
[06:21] <samuelsamuel> cananyone HELP me I'm trying to crash thunar
[06:22] <samuelsamuel> they said just download theScript.txt and run in the empty directory for tumbler then the ThunAr will Crash!
[06:22] <samuelsamuel> but iitried it really hard and didn't work :9
[06:22] <samuelsamuel> heres thealink
[06:22] <samuelsamuel> https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/issues/698
[06:22] <samuelsamuel> check it out Guys
[06:22] <samuelsamuel> Than kyou For your help
[06:22] <samuelsamuel> Guys?????? HELLO
[06:23] <samuelsamuel> Motherfuckres
[06:23] <samuelsamuel> I'm out
[07:00] <maxzor> Hello, how do debian packages end up in ubuntu archives? I cannot find a read about the downstream pipeline.
[07:05] <JackFrost> Basically stuff is uploaded to Debian unstable, then Ubuntu archive has an autosync tool that pulls it into the development release (proposed pocket) and rebuilds it, if all tests pass it gets out of proposed.
[07:05] <maxzor> found this which is a beginning https://askubuntu.com/questions/104287/how-is-ubuntu-more-updated-than-debian
[07:06] <maxzor> JackFrost, thank you
[07:06] <JackFrost> There's also an autosync blacklist, and if 'ubuntu' is in the version string, it won't be autosync'd over.
[07:07] <maxzor> so it's a matter of days/weeks before an upload to unstable in debian and a user being able to check the package out on ubuntu unstable?
[07:07] <JackFrost> Hours/a day.
[07:09] <ravage> there is a sync freeze from unstable before every release
[07:10] <ravage> after that no new packages will be added. you can check the current dev version (jammy) to see what is being synced
[07:12] <maxzor> jammy freezes february 24th? 😱
[07:12] <ravage> sounds about right
[07:12] <maxzor> will never have rocm in stable by then, so it will miss blender 3.1 :<
[07:13] <maxzor> guess we'll make links to tutorials for installing unstable packages
[07:13] <ravage> https://snapcraft.io/blender *cough*
[07:14] <maxzor> do you have cycles working in this snap? would be shocked
[07:14] <ravage> i have no idea. i googled it
[07:55] <ns12> Hi, I noticed that the cmucl package has been available in the Debian repository for years (https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/cmucl), but cmucl is not available from the Ubuntu repositories. Is this normal?
[08:02] <tomreyn> ns12: current ubuntu releases do not support i386
[08:04] <tomreyn> (or just partially)
[08:05] <ns12> tomreyn: I see. CMUCL does not support 64-bit https://cmucl.org/projects.html
[08:09] <tomreyn> ns12: otherwise debian would probably have built it, too. ;-) other common lisp implementations exist in ubuntu, though, such as clisp
[08:25] <ns12> tomreyn: Thanks. I guess I'll use SBCL, which started as a fork of CMUCL.
[09:33] <Guest79> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70395116/collisions-dont-get-detected-in-my-three-js-game-code
[09:39] <WickedDekciw> Hey there folks. Wondering if there exists a way to just copy used space from a drive without restoring to dd it full of zeros and compress it back? It is the most popular solution I could find but that seems horribly inefficient
[09:43] <WickedDekciw> because that would be just crazy
[09:44] <oerheks> dd if=/dev/sdXY | gzip > sdXY.gz ## restore: dd if=sdXY.gz | gunzip > /dev/sdXY
[09:45] <oerheks> Guest79, is that an ubuntu issue?
[09:45] <Ashubrry> I would like to report a serious bug in Ubuntu 20.04 and all versions of linux I have tested as a replacement.
[09:46] <oerheks> !bug
[09:47] <oerheks> make a launchpad account first, so you get feedback
[09:49] <Ashubrry> ubuntu-bug xorg The screen keeps flickering or going black. Adjusting the screen brightness to below the half mark and setting it to Clear Blue Sky makes the OS stable but is hard to see. Sometimes it flickers. And I cannot save a file to /sys/class/backlight to make it set the brightness on boot.
[09:50] <Ashubrry> did that work?
[09:51] <Ashubrry> ubuntu-bug xorg
[09:51] <Ashubrry> not working
[09:52] <oerheks> in terminal?
[09:52] <Ashubrry> oh
[09:52] <oerheks> ubuntu-bug xorg  # then you get a space to give details, also it collects sysinfo
[09:52] <ducasse> WickedDekciw: i tink ddrescue skips empty space
[09:52] <ducasse> clonezilla too
[09:54] <Ashubrry> anyone else having the screen flickering problem?
[09:55] <WickedDekciw> ducasse, ddrescue wouldn't skip empty space because it is used for recovery purposes. I do not have much interest for this particular device anyway to have a complete image of a disk where only less than 10percent has been used.
[09:55] <WickedDekciw> Although it being an older system I thought was actually dead, testdisk does show multiple partitions that were not previously there which is remarkably weird
[10:02] <Assid> heya
[10:02] <Assid> how come fingerprint authentication is not available by default if a laptop supports it ?
[10:02] <oerheks> Ashubrry, sounds like a GPU issue, or driver.
[10:02] <Ashubrry> I just have onboard video is that a GPU?
[10:03] <weedmic> Work has a brother ql-700 label printer - It is working fine and I'm using OO, but...  Is there an equivalent to "P-touch Editor" which can automatically insert changing bar codes and slice the label, etc. for linux?
[10:03] <oerheks> Assid, it should be available, systemsettings, users, fingerprint
[10:03] <Assid> i dont even get the option of "fingerprint login"
[10:03] <oerheks> unless your device is not supported
[10:03] <guiverc> Assid, makers of fingerprint hardware tend to be secretative about using the fingerprint devices; so open source code is more difficult than closed source
[10:04] <Assid> damn
[10:04] <Ashubrry> saying damn or damn-it will disease your problem making it more difficult for you
[10:04] <weedmic> Ashubrry: yes, probably intel chip - you can check with "inxi -G"
[10:04] <oerheks> this list on this ppa page https://launchpad.net/~fingerprint/+archive/ubuntu/fingerprint-gui   gives a few devices, the rest on https://fprint.freedesktop.org/supported-devices.html
[10:05] <Assid> yeah.. mines goodix .. so not really well supported.. this sucks :(
[10:05] <oerheks> onboard, could be AMD or Nvidia too..
[10:06] <weedmic> oerheks: if that was for me, my device is working fine - i am looking for software to make it print, walk away, pick lables off the floor.
[10:06] <Assid> wait let me get back here for help when i got my laptop with me
[10:06] <Ashubrry> (base) ashburry@ashburry-ThinkCentre-M92P:~$ inxi -G
[10:06] <Ashubrry> Graphics:
[10:06] <Ashubrry>   Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor
[10:06] <Ashubrry>   Graphics
[10:06] <Ashubrry>   driver: i915 v: kernel
[10:06] <weedmic> just do inxi-G to list all your gpu info
[10:06] <Ashubrry>   Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: i915
[10:06] <Ashubrry>   resolution: 1680x1050~60Hz
[10:06] <Ashubrry>   OpenGL:
[10:06] <Ashubrry>   renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 2500 (IVB GT1)
[10:06] <Assid> Ashubrry:  learn use pastebin
[10:06] <oerheks> weedmic, no
[10:07] <weedmic> or not - ur life
[10:07] <oerheks> check openprinting.org for  brother ql-700 ??
[10:07] <oerheks> oh wait, 'automatically insert changing bar codes and slice the label'
[10:08] <weedmic> i looked at glabel, but it appeared to print sheets, not a continuous role of 1 sticker that then gets sliced.  anyone have experience with glabel?
[10:08] <weedmic> I mean I "can" make openoffice do a merge document (and probably will), but the windows people will laugh at me.
[10:10] <gordonjcp> morning
[10:10] <oerheks> the slice part should be part of the labelprinter driver
[10:10] <oerheks> !info barcode
[10:11] <gordonjcp> since switching to Ubuntu 21.10, I'm having a weird problem with Evince.  If I click on links in a PDF that go to another document, I get a message "Security alert: this document has been prevented from opening the file "<whatever.pdf>"
[10:11] <gordonjcp> how can I disable that?
[10:12] <weedmic> oerheks: i think u r right - i selected size of label  inside OO and it "did" slice it at that size, so that is ok
[10:12] <oerheks> if you are missing barcodefonts; https://www.barcoderesource.com/ubuntubarcodefontsinstall.shtml
[10:12] <weedmic> i'm going to try installing the windows app in wine - haven't used it in aeons - might be better now
[10:12] <oerheks> sudo apt install barcode
[10:15] <oerheks> info qpdf
[10:15] <oerheks> !info qpdf
[10:15] <oerheks> qpdf --decrypt in.pdf out.pdf
[10:15] <oerheks> https://blog.wirelessmoves.com/2019/12/how-to-open-protected-pdfs-on-linux.html
[10:16] <oerheks> gordonjcp, ^^
[10:16] <gordonjcp> oerheks: it's not a protected pdf
[10:16] <gordonjcp> oerheks: it works perfectly in 20.04
[10:16] <oerheks> oh, that is odd then
[10:17] <gordonjcp> oerheks: if I create PDFs with links to another document with pdflatex, it doesn't work either
[10:17] <gordonjcp> it's like links have been disabled in evince
[10:18] <gordonjcp> well, running 21.10 was an experiement
[10:18] <gordonjcp> I'll upgrade to 20.04
[10:21] <weedmic> i think i'll just use calc with a formula - unsure about the bar code part, but wine did not work for me.
[10:33] <WickedDekciw> How do I set another input method for a multi-language keyboard? All I can see is switching UI language which I don't care for.
[10:40] <oerheks>  multi-language keyboard, how to see that?
[10:41] <oerheks> not even possible in windows, AFAIK, add a layout and just switch layout
[10:41] <oerheks> if you find a solution, let me know
[10:43] <WickedDekciw> I suppose "multi-language" isn't the best term? I did in fact mean a keyboard with multiple languages printed on it, which I actually solved a few moments after the question (LOL) by configuring the input method properly.
[10:45] <WickedDekciw> The real issue was simply that the new shortcut is Super+Space and not the Windows equivalent
[10:45] <WickedDekciw> Hence why it wasn't doing anything
[11:02] <weedmic> WickedDekciw: I am reading your texts, but know how to do that for arabic russian and hebrew
[11:03] <WickedDekciw> weedmic, Bit confused here, is that phrased as a question? If so, just open settings, region and language, and add an input method from "other
[11:05] <weedmic> I use kde, but you should have similar options in your DE.  in "system settings", you need to set input>keyboard>layouts
[11:06] <WickedDekciw> Oh, I thought _you_ were asking for it. I've already managed to fix the issue, but I do appreciate the added input.
[11:06] <weedmic> if you have ltr and rtl you need to also add "lyx" as a varient
[11:06] <weedmic> sorry, i was away at dinner
[11:06] <weedmic> i have a checklist and do this on every machine before it is released.
[11:11] <DocMors> Hi, I experienced some odd behavior when trying to dd in image onto an SD card. I did what do for donkeys years "dd if=someimage of=/dev/sdX bs=4M && sync" in the past that worked with no problems. This time I bricked 2 SD cards before I tried an imager app. That worked well. Now has there anything been the way this DD command is being executed?
[11:13] <oerheks> DocMors,  use sudo?
[11:14] <oerheks> else you should not been able to write 1st sector, AFAIK
[11:14] <DocMors> sure
[11:14] <DocMors> like said I do this for years
[11:15] <DocMors> I even tried to clean the SD by witing dev/null to it but no joy either
[11:15] <DocMors> I thought I'd lost the plot
[11:15] <oerheks> that dd line should work then, no idea what is wrong if an app works successfully
[11:15] <DocMors> also wasn't able to rewrite a partition table, so either two SD duds after each other or I was dreaming
[11:16] <oerheks> ..of=/dev/sdXY ...
[11:16] <DocMors> I'll watch it
[11:16] <oerheks> sda1 or something
[11:16] <DocMors> yes tried it on two machine
[11:17] <DocMors> one recognised the disk as an sda3 and the other as an mlbc3
[11:17] <DocMors> mmcblk3
[11:18] <DocMors> OK thanks, I'll just watch it and report back if this repeats itself.
[11:25] <Ashubrry> Do I need to install Windows to update a bios? Writing an .iso to a usb stick does not seem to run autoexec.bat
[11:26] <DocMors> ihhhhhh he said the a********.**t word
[11:26] <Ashubrry> autoexec.bat word?
[11:27] <DocMors> ihhhh and again
[11:27] <DocMors> soap, we need soap!
[11:28] <oerheks> Ashubrry, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate
[11:28] <Ashubrry> thank you
[11:28] <oerheks> also https://itectec.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-how-to-update-the-computer-bios-firmware-without-using-windows/
[11:29] <oerheks> !info fwupd
[11:33] <oerheks> Krita 5.0 is out!
[14:02] <darrend> Is requesting a package sync from the latest Debian stable into a current Ubuntu LTS to fix a core bug in a package a thing I can do? Or can syncs only be done on non-LTS versions?
[14:09] <kimi> hi, i got a ppa from launchpad, works great, cept there is a bug that has been there for years that is quite annoying.
[14:10] <kimi> how can i tell the dev what i going on? it should be an easy fix.
[14:11] <kimi> it's this:  https://launchpad.net/~stefansundin/+archive/ubuntu/powermate         the code is great (it's a lil volume knob) but when it makes the volume 100% it won't go back down to say 70 or 88%
[14:22] <xheimlich> I have an usb thumb/pen drive that was used as an ubuntu install disk long ago.
[14:22] <xheimlich> I'd like to reuse it, but it seems to be partitioned weirdly somehow and can't do it from Nautilus.
[14:22] <xheimlich> what's the most aggressive way to zero out a usb drive and format it to FAT?
[14:22] <xheimlich> (it's meant to be used in TVs)
[14:25] <xheimlich> (this is important for christmas. I have a baby with weird tastes in music.)
[14:56] <ravage> wipefs -a
[15:47] <tomreyn> xheimlich: ravage responded to you up there ^
[18:03] <Intelo> Is there such an application that can record screen / desktop of each participate, upload it to a server or host's pc but do not share screen with each other?
[18:37] <jhutchins> xheimlich: You really don't need to wipe it, just partition and format it, or really just format the whole drive without partitions.
[18:38] <jhutchins> Bootable USB drives have weird data structures, the partitions often look totally ridiculous.
[18:39] <jhutchins> A USB drive with a nonsense partition structure means one of two things: Either it's a bootable drive or the drive is toast.
[18:59] <Intelo> my primary goal is to make the interview non-blocking. no interviewer. should be 100% automatted. Any opensource app like proctoru ?
[19:41] <ash_worksi> can I open an image in eog and have it update automatically if it changes?
[19:41] <ash_worksi> or is there a better application in the canonical repos for that?
[20:35] <newbie--> Hi, does anyone of you run Ubuntu on a Apple Macbook M1 Pro/Air?
[20:36] <newbie--> Instead of Mac OS X
[20:36] <leftyfb> newbie--: you are better off asking a support question as opposed to a survey. Also, M1 isn't officially supported AFAIK
[20:37] <newbie--> Yes, thank you, let me rephrase it, is it possible to run Ubuntu on a Apple Macbook M1 Pro/Air?
[20:37] <newbie--> Instead of Mac OS X
[20:38] <leftyfb> newbie--: if you google for "ubuntu M1" you should find other people who have done so. I even see a video tutorial
[20:38] <leftyfb> oh, it's a VM
[20:39] <leftyfb> newbie--: I don't think it's something that works today
[20:39] <newbie--> Is M1 a new architecture?
[20:39] <leftyfb> yes
[20:39] <newbie--> Ok, maybe better off run Mac OS X then and VMs
[20:39] <newbie--> Thanks
[20:41] <eelstrebor> i have been unable to determine why one of my boxes with firefox does not have widevine installed - it doesn't show up in about:plugins - a resinstall didn't help
[20:43] <newbie--> https://multipass.run
[20:43] <leftyfb> newbie--: yes, that is to run Ubuntu in a VM
[20:43] <newbie--> That seems to be Canonical's software for running Ubuntu VMs on Mac OS X.
[20:44] <newbie--> eelstrebor: and all the other boxes have it?
[20:45] <eelstrebor> yes
[20:48] <newbie--> about:addons
[20:48] <leftyfb> eelstrebor: Did you enable the "Play DRM-controlled content" option in about:preferences? I believe it can be found on "general" tab.
[20:51] <eelstrebor> leftyfb, wow, how did i miss that? thanks!
[20:51] <leftyfb> eelstrebor: first result on google for: "ubuntu firefox widevine"
[20:52] <eelstrebor> i don't use the google search engine
[20:53] <leftyfb> eelstrebor: then you answered your own question
[21:16] <skitto> Hello
[21:20] <jhutchins> skitto: Did you have a ubuntu support question?  That's what we're here for.
[21:22] <skitto> Yep i got Ubuntu Bionic Lowlatency 64-bit that got killed during active connection withusb peripheral and now the boot hangs interminably
[21:23] <skitto> jhutchins: cause-- disconnection of usb audio interface from JACK2 whom was actively connected to it
[21:24] <skitto> https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/VoEhDEHB/20211218_162936.jpg
[21:24] <skitto> Thankful,
[21:24] <skitto> Skitto
[21:50] <oerheks> see systemctl status snap.tor-middle-relay.tor.service ...  and you seen to have a bad cable, unplug and plug back in?
[21:51] <oerheks> linux errors are awesome and helpfull
[21:54] <transhumanist> hi! so i figured out how to add a repository for github (seems I must log in with gh using https or ssh, I also had to manually in the browser add the repository (kinda sucks but ok..) now I have a directory with about 100 files I want to commit to it,
[21:54] <transhumanist> ok but problem is even though I do :git add -A && git commit -m "Original Files and new requirements", no files appear, but it seems to download 200 MiB from the repository to another machine, what gives?
[21:55] <leftyfb> transhumanist: maybe try #git
[21:56] <Jeremy31> good idea
[21:56] <transhumanist> not a single person respoded in like 4 hours
[21:56] <transhumanist> responded*
[21:56] <Jeremy31> Try #ubuntu-offtopic
[21:56] <transhumanist> any other channel suggestions?
[21:56] <oerheks> https repository ?
[21:56] <transhumanist> ok thanks
[21:56] <leftyfb> transhumanist: you're not even in #git
[21:57] <transhumanist> I know where I am thanks I will go to off topic...
[22:04] <spinningcat> is there a way to see how many ram slots my machine have from terminal?
[22:06] <oerheks> count the banks with 'sudo lshw -c memory
[22:08] <leftyfb> spinningcat: sudo lshw -c memory|grep -c -- "-bank"
[22:09] <spinningcat> two banks
[22:09] <spinningcat> hmm
[22:09] <spinningcat> i see
[22:10] <leftyfb> spinningcat: that doesn't necessarily mean you are able to upgrade using 2x memory sticks
[22:10] <leftyfb> 1 or both could be soldered onto the board
[22:10] <spinningcat> soldered you mean embedded?
[22:10] <leftyfb> sure
[22:11] <spinningcat> so if it is soldered i cannot replace bigger ram ?
[22:12] <leftyfb> not without specialized equipment or really good soldering skills
[22:12] <spinningcat> well i wont do that myself that is for sure
[22:13] <spinningcat> what is that unclaimed thing https://dpaste.com/BMFPFLG5B
[22:13] <jhutchins> spinningcat: Perhaps you could describe your machine?
[22:14] <spinningcat> i dont remember exact model name it is msi
[22:14] <jhutchins> spinningcat: Ok, so a component built tower, right?
[22:14] <spinningcat> is there a wy to check model name? Hmm
[22:15] <leftyfb> spinningcat: sudo dmidecode -t system
[22:15] <spinningcat> what do you mean?
[22:15] <oerheks> memory controller
[22:16] <spinningcat> https://dpaste.com/CU4SQA4C7
[22:17] <oerheks> or read the bottom of that laptop :-D
[22:17] <spinningcat> i cannot read small letters
[22:17] <spinningcat> let me check smt
[22:18] <jhutchins> oerheks: Why do we think it's a laptop?
[22:19] <oerheks> GF75 Thin 10UE gives a nice  MSI GeForce RTX 30 Series gaming laptop
[22:20] <jhutchins> MSI has branched out since I knew them.
[22:21] <spinningcat> well yeah thats it
[22:21] <jhutchins> spinningcat: You can use your phone as a magnifying glass...
[22:21] <spinningcat> oerheks,  you are correct
[22:21] <spinningcat> hmm
[22:21] <spinningcat> is there an app for that?
[22:22] <leftyfb> the camera
[22:22] <spinningcat> ah yeah zoom in zoom out
[22:23] <spinningcat> you are right
[22:23] <spinningcat> but it is gamng laptop i plan to increase ram to 64gb
[22:23] <oerheks> nice, Max 64GB https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GF75-Thin-9SX-GTX/Specification
[22:24] <spinningcat> i wish is there a way to branchmark for my laptop for working with CNN
[22:24] <oerheks> so you have to replace both slots
[22:24] <spinningcat> both 32gb i assume
[22:25] <spinningcat> okay
[22:59] <decimalpig1980> Hi.  Have questions about version of Ubuntu that Dell ships on their XPS laptops.  Anyone here knowledgeable on that sort of thing?  Another Ubuntu channel more relevant where I could ask?
[23:01] <oerheks> decimalpig1980, this is the right channel, what version is on it now?
[23:02] <moowoo> Is there a known guide to setting up ipv6 for Ubuntu 22.04 ?
[23:02] <leftyfb> moowoo: Ubuntu 22.04 isn't released or supported here yet
[23:02] <Jeremy31> moowoo: Try #ubuntu+1
[23:02] <moowoo> Oh, okay :)
[23:02] <moowoo> thanks
[23:02] <leftyfb> !ubuntu+1 | moowoo
[23:02] <mybalzitch> dhcp6 ?
[23:02] <moowoo> cheers
[23:02] <oerheks> cat /etc/issue
[23:04] <decimalpig1980> looks like 20.04
[23:08] <decimalpig1980> that's for currently available XPS DE.  haven't bought it yet.  I'm replacing a ~4 year old XPS 2-in-1 that shipped w Windows.  Successfully put Ubuntu on it, but never got around to ironing out all trackpad flukiness...  What I'm wondering about is strategies for identifying/saving drivers so that if I have to reinstall OS, I can quickly get
[23:08] <decimalpig1980> all hardware working...  Any thoughts?
[23:09] <leftyfb> decimalpig1980: if you buy an XPS with Ubuntu preloaded, everything will work
[23:09] <decimalpig1980> I know and am glad that is the case, haha, but what if I need to reinstall/upgrade OS subsequently?
[23:10] <leftyfb> decimalpig1980: then reinstall ubuntu. Then login to Dell's support site for information on any of their custom software or drivers. You can also contact their support for help with this
[23:14] <decimalpig1980> gotcha.  i've had great experiences w Ubuntu and other distros on desktops/RPis/etc, but this 2-in-1 was not an easy experience.  is it the case that 2-in-1's touch screens, etc. are kind of "exotic hardware" so it's less likely Ubuntu will just work on first install?
[23:16] <oerheks> focal seems supported, http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/dists/
[23:17] <leftyfb> decimalpig1980: I personally don't care for touchscreens on laptops. I prefer them on phones or tables.
[23:19] <sem> hey everyone, just want to thank you for encouraging me to put everything on the SSD and not trying to mix and match. The system is a lot faster than when it was on HDD
[23:20] <WickedDekciw> Hello! Wondering as to how to force remapping of bad sectors and refreshing the whole disk onto a new filesystem when fsck does nothing
[23:20] <WickedDekciw> because the filesystem is corrupted and I want to erase it all anyway
[23:20] <leftyfb> WickedDekciw: buy a new storage device
[23:21] <WickedDekciw> leftyfb, I probably will, just looking for a temporary holdover if possible
[23:22] <WickedDekciw> because fsck and e2fsck are no dice
[23:23] <leftyfb> WickedDekciw: then it's faulty hardware. Replace it.
[23:23] <oerheks> sudo e2fsck -fccky /dev/sdXX  .. if e2fsck is no dice, sorry, replace it https://askubuntu.com/a/1278038
[23:24] <oerheks> i guess the first sectors of the drive are damaged beyond repair. no table, no drive
[23:24] <decimalpig1980> I agree re touchscreens... can count on one hand the number of times i used it over 4yrs...  oerheks, thx for link. is that Dell version/updates created by Dell folks?  If I have XPS DE, should it be configured to update/download from Dell-specific repos?
[23:25] <WickedDekciw> oerheks, doesn't work normally because fs table is corrupted and I don't want to dd zeros onto a new etx4 fs to not damage it further ya know
[23:27] <oerheks> decimalpig1980, i have no guide howto add the repo, and dell has no channel on #libera
[23:28] <oerheks> WickedDekciw, well, you have got your answer
[23:28] <jhutchins> !badblocks
[23:29] <oerheks> and.. bad block tend to grow
[23:29] <jhutchins> oerheks: If bad blocks are growing, order replacement disc NOW!!!
[23:33] <decimalpig1980> oerheks: got it.  is there a channel for hardware/drivers in general?
[23:33] <oerheks> #hardware
[23:34] <decimalpig1980> awesome.  thx for the help!
[23:56] <WickedDekciw> oerheks, I know. Thing is, even with 480+ ata errors the disk passed an extended smart test sector by sector so I still have some confidence