[00:00] leftyfb: Ok i will try [00:01] is there an irc channel specialized to grub/boot-repair etc? [00:02] would #ubuntu-boot be appropriate for me to try? [00:04] ha ha there are 2 other people there, we'll see... [00:11] leftyfb: Solved, thanks [00:27] hi [00:28] Does anyone of you guys have experience with "ffmpeg"'s filter_complex and timestamps? === Blade_Runner is now known as Blade-Runnerr === Blade-Runnerr is now known as Blade_Runner [00:28] I would like to re-format a timestamp that is dynamically being added [00:28] something like: "1 hour and 22 minutes" would be nice [00:28] currently, I just get a really long line of seconds === Blade_Runner is now known as Blade-Runner [00:29] https://dpaste.org/66UK [00:30] oops, hit the wrong keys [00:31] Jeremy31, oerheks, ramblebamble, leftyfb, EriC^, thanks for all your help, i really appreciate it. unless anyone has any more ideas, i'm gonna take a break. if you think of anything or could direct me to someone you recommend talking to, could you let me know? i've got this issue posted at [00:31] https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2470507&p=14073470#post14073470 and https://askubuntu.com/questions/1384496/boot-hangs-at-grub-prompt-instead-of-grub-menu [00:36] I understand that SuSE Alienware has trouble with WiFi. [01:01] !kernel [01:01] The core of Ubuntu is the Linux kernel: see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel - You shouldn't have to compile your own, and if you need to troubleshoot issues, you can try a !Mainline kernel instead, but if you insist, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile (see also !Stages) [02:13] i heard ubuntu is moving to the windows kernel, is this true? [02:17] ...Windows kernel? [02:17] Ubuntu uses Linux, because it's a linux distro. WSL offers Ubuntu though. [02:25] Yes I heard that too. Supposedly they're also bringing back the BSOD, to be renamed the USOG, the Ubuntu Screen of Gloom. [02:31] Is this April or something? Did someone change the calendar on me? [02:47] how can I do a fsck on ubuntu upon boot up? using 20.04 server ed. I tried touch /forcefsck but it does not work [02:53] dman777: ' fsck.mode=force ' as a kernel parameter. [02:54] Bashing-om: thanks [02:55] dman777: :D [02:55] could anyone please help me? [02:55] I have a command that works, but it shouldn't work [02:55] the fact that it works goes back more to trial an error, rather than anything else [02:55] https://dpaste.org/5vJP [02:56] the video is sped up 15x (time lapse) so that's why the CONST value is 240 rather than 3600 [02:56] 3600 / 15 = 240 [02:56] so, the "hour" timestamp should change once every 4 minutes [02:56] however, the _seconds_ timestamp changes. [02:56] why?! [02:58] Nobrem: I think your question should be directed at the ffmpeg project [02:59] leftyfb, in #ffmpeg there has only been 1 person actively chatting, and they seam to have left [02:59] leftyfb, I have been there for the better part of today [02:59] Nobrem: it's New Years day. You're probably not going to get a whole lot of activity on IRC today [02:59] Nobrem: and a weekend [03:00] my systemd says it boots in 23s, is it slow [03:00] i use a 400m/s ssd [03:01] Aarch64debian: (cat /etc/os-release ; uname -a ) | nc termbin.com 9999 [03:09] Aarch64debian: Aarch64debian: sysop@2004x-c:~$ systemd-analyze >> Startup finished in 2.841s (kernel) + 11.398s (userspace) = 14.240s ; graphical.target reached after 11.375s in userspace . [03:10] what is your disk io speed [03:11] Aarch64debian: No idea - never had a reason to find out . [03:12] my kernel is 7s usespace 15s [03:12] I set my ethernet device with a manual ip in /etc/netplan. ifconfig shows it correctly at net apply. However, I do not have connection to the internet. I noticed the netmask shows 255.255.255.0 instead of 255.255.255.255. where would I fix that? === Raqbit6 is now known as Raqbit [03:12] !netplan | dman777 [03:12] dman777: Netplan is a network configuration abstraction renderer which uses YAML descriptions of a network to work with either a NetworkManager or Systemd-networkd "renderer". More information at https://netplan.io/ [03:13] dman777: why would you want 255.255.255.255? [03:13] leftyfb: that is what worked on my old system. what is wrong with 255.255.255.255? [03:14] dman777: that is the netmask for a network with exactly 1 usable ip address [03:14] dman777: if you have no intention of communicating with anything else on your network, I guess that's fine [03:15] dman777: what version of ubuntu is this that you have netplan and ifconfig? [03:15] leftyfb: 20.04 server edition [03:16] dman777: was it upgraded from a previous version? [03:16] leftyfb: no, new install [03:16] leftyfb: switching from gentoo to ubuntu === polymorp- is now known as polymorphic [03:17] leftyfb: I can not ping 8.8.8.8 ether [03:17] dman777: did you manually install net-tools or ifupdown? [03:18] yes [03:18] dman777: which one? [03:18] leftyfb: net-tools [03:19] dman777: how many files are in /etc/netplan/ ? [03:19] leftyfb: juse one.... 00-installer-config.yml which I modified with my own info [03:20] dman777: ok, can you paste it to a pastebin site? [03:20] leftyfb: I will need to manually type it.... one min please [03:21] dman777: why? [03:21] oh, no network, right [03:21] I am on my laptop for irc :) [03:21] can you ssh to the machine at all? [03:21] no [03:22] dman777: a picture also helps [03:25] leftyfb: https://dpaste.org/jOi2 if it is ok, I masked the last 2 octects [03:25] with the x.x [03:25] Only for the paste.... I actually have numbers there in the real file [03:26] dman777: can you ping your gateway? [03:27] leftyfb: no I can not [03:27] dman777: /sys/class/net/ [03:27] dman777: ls /sys/class/net/ [03:27] what's in there? [03:28] leftyfb: ah! just got it working... I had to change 24 to 32 in 192.168.x.x/24 [03:28] leftyfb: oh wait [03:28] leftyfb: nevermind...that was gmail being cached [03:28] Why would you want to use 255.x.x.255 [03:28] that is not correct [03:29] can you change it to 255.x.x.0 or /24 [03:29] +1 [03:29] dman777: a /32 or 255.255.255.255 means 1 ip on the entire network not communicating with anything else. I don't see any case where you'd want that [03:29] dman777: ls /sys/class/net/ # what is in there? [03:29] leftyfb: yep.... still no internet connection [03:30] wait, gmail? [03:30] dman777: I thought you said this was a server [03:30] dman777: is there a desktop environment installed on it at all? [03:30] yes... I installed X [03:30] dman777: gnome? [03:30] dman777: also, why? [03:30] dman777, is the ip of the machine static or dhcp in your routers table? [03:31] leftyfb: min gui environment [03:31] dman777: please see my above 2 requests [03:31] leftyfb: /sys/class/enp37s0 and also lo [03:31] dman777: cat /etc/sys/class/net/enp37s0 [03:31] dman777: cat /etc/sys/class/net/enp37s0/operstate [03:32] up [03:32] internet was working before I modified it and set a manual ip addresss [03:32] dman777: ip a |grep inet [03:33] dman777: which ip's do you see there? [03:35] inet 127.0.0.1/8 ::1/128 192.168.x.x/24 brd 192.168.x.255 scope global enp37s0 and then a inet6 address that is really long [03:35] yeah, you've still got 255.255.255.255 [03:36] dman777: reboot [03:36] dman777: and make sure /24 and 255.255.255.0 are in your netplan [03:37] leftyfb, can you direct me to a tutorial to syncing folders in ubuntu from nfs share. not sure how to ask google that. I cant seem to find any. It may be simpler then I make it. [03:37] MrCollinsGA: rsync [03:37] k [03:38] thanks. what I discovered is I have to get into using 'melt' and I can do command line stuff. Your link above was awesomely helpful. I have been at this all day! :) [03:38] terminal encoding instead of 'stuff' lol [03:39] leftyfb: ok, just rebooted and same data [03:39] leftyfb, so I figure I setup sync to auto copy the files to the machines, still trying to work out the flow :) [03:39] dman777: add "dhcp4: false" to your netplan config [03:40] dman777: also, be sure that your static ip you set isn't in the range of ip's your DHCP server(router) is giving out [03:40] leftyfb: dhcp4 doesn't exist at all in my netplan config [03:40] dman777: right, add it [03:40] leftyfb: it's the same one from my gentoo [03:44] leftyfb: reboot? or is apply enough? [03:44] dman777: I would reboot [03:45] Do you have a link light on your nic card? maybe you have a sketchy cable and you accidently bumped it? :) [03:46] naw, works in my gentoo sys on same pc [03:46] MrCollinsGA: we already checked that with the operstate [03:47] k [03:48] after reboot still no success [03:49] dman777: something isn't right. Something simple [03:49] dman777: ip a # do you still see 255.255.255.255? [03:51] leftyfb: yes, I see brd 192.168.3.255 [03:51] leftyfb: but ifconfig shows 255.255.255.0 [03:51] brd? [03:51] for netmsk [03:52] oh, rght [03:52] dman777: ok, that's your broadcast, that's fine [03:53] dman777: is the ip of your machine the same as your gateway besides the last octet? [03:54] yes [03:54] can you ping your own ip? [03:54] do you have a firewall installed and rules applied? [03:55] yes, I can ping my own ip. I uninstalled ufw and I have iptables disabled [03:55] I also did a iptables -f [03:55] -F [03:56] dman777: ip route [03:56] dman777: how many listings are there and do you see your gateway as the default? [04:01] sorry, let me reboot...tried something that did not work [04:04] leftyfb: default via 192.168.xx.xx dev enp37s0 proto static; 192.168.xx.0/24 dev enp37s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.xx.xx [04:06] dman777: if your default route matches your gateway, then everything looks fine [04:06] something aint right [04:06] dman777: make a copy of the netplan file, put it all back to DHCP, reboot into a DHCP ip and compare the ip and gateway and netmask and such [04:23] leftyfb: oh wow.... I assigned the ipaddress from the router to my pc using the mac address. then with this config https://dpaste.org/XM0o I got it working with the static ip address...despite having dhcpd being set to yes [04:24] compare your "ip a" and "ip route" outputs to what you had before [04:25] and yes, having your machine set to DHCP now for your router to assign it a dedicated lease is correct [04:25] leftyfb: strange...how come I have to have dhcpcd set to true when the router will be assigning the ipaddress? [04:26] dman777: because your machine is getting it's IP via DHCP [04:26] the router is just giving it the same ip every time [04:26] leftyfb: ah! [04:27] dman777: you should still figure out what went wrong with the static ip config [04:27] yep... one sec... rebooting and then I will get that info [04:30] leftyfb: https://dpaste.org/E3pL the routes are different this time with it working [04:31] There are 3 routes instead of 2 as before when it was not working [04:32] leftyfb: the new route 192.168.x.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 was added with the working version. Why is this? [04:33] leftyfb: oh...and the gateway is different also [04:33] e [04:33] then your gateway with the static config was wrong [04:34] leftyfb: oh! [04:34] leftyfb: ok... thank you so much for your help!!! :) [04:35] "[23:06:12] dman777: if your default route matches your gateway, then everything looks fine" [04:35] you should have responded with the fact that the default route was not the ip if your gateway [04:36] leftyfb: ah... ok. my bad [04:37] leftyfb: I should of realized. Been a good 2 years I think since I missed with my network. [04:37] ls [04:37] ugh [04:38] one of these days I'm going to figure out how to stop hexchat from stealing focus [04:39] well, I am out of here [04:39] leftyfb: thank you again and happy new year! [05:56] Any ideas on what could disable integrated bluetooth system wide (visible via lsusb) other than a udev rule? [06:25] BrokrnRobot: try stacer, see if the systemd units are loaded === launchd is now known as l [07:54] BrokrnRobot: rfkill, i guess [08:06] is there an issue witrh the package manager / software app ? [08:06] i keep having this issue.. https://pasteboard.co/T0RitKJGFqMl.png [08:07] it happenes with various apps i try and install.. [08:09] try another paste url assid, yours is marked as a risk on FF [08:10] works fine here on FF... [08:12] any suggestions on a place to post ? [08:12] imgur.com Assid [08:12] or dpaste [08:12] https://imgur.com/a/1SiBfM4 [08:13] it happens like this for most snaps [08:13] hmm thats what weird indeed, have you tryed to terminal way Assid ? [08:14] nah.. im pretty sure apt is mature enough.. [08:14] never installed snaps via terminal though [08:14] that said.. i would like to have the gui working fine [08:14] its just to test and findout the culprit Assid [08:15] sudo snap install discord, try [08:16] let me uninstall first [08:16] or whatsie, in your case [08:16] works here on 22.04 devel and ubuntu software [08:17] it was working fine before.. i screwed up something.. and i tried to rollback using history.. which didnt rollback zfs correctly.. and well.. long story short.. i ended up reinstalling [08:18] never seen that snap error myself before, maybe ogra_ did? [08:19] and now things arent as clean as they should be.. even in kvirc .. a single space shows up as double space in the text input.. but becomes ok once i press enter [08:19] https://imgur.com/a/ljuKqVO [08:20] cli seems fine [08:21] Assid: snap info snap-store, what version gives? [08:22] great is just hung now [08:23] did anyone say anything after my last message [08:24] Assid|2: Assid: snap info snap-store, what version gives? [08:24] hey i can't run ubuntu-tweak-tool [08:24] any fixes? [08:24] it does not show up in the menu [08:25] man .. it just feels slower since ive reloaded [08:27] mannequin: its gnome-tweaks these days [08:28] what you mean? [08:29] https://imgur.com/a/scaXrhH [08:31] Assid: check the recent snap store bugs here; https://bugs.launchpad.net/snap-store-desktop/+bugs?orderby=importance&start=0 [08:31] Assid: if you dont see your bug, consider filing a new one for your case [08:34] is there a way to automatically throttle RAM speed for any application that uses more than, say, 10GB of RAM? [08:38] lotuspsychje: can you post it.. the link is available in the snapshot [08:39] is there any VNC that works with wayland ? [08:49] btw: when i login.. i dont see the settings /gear icon to choose wayland / x11 [08:49] Let's play Counter-Strike: Condition Zero - connect 62.113.96.107 [08:55] shouldnt wayland be the default ? === fragment is now known as orbit === orbit is now known as kulesh [09:25] Ubuntu is truly a great operating system. Thanks for all your hard work. === humberto1 is now known as humbertowoody [10:27] is there a good GUI for managing virtual machines (kvm based) [10:28] also .. im using ZFS .. so would be good if i could use a ZFS zvol as a storage [10:34] Assid|2, virt-manager [10:38] so i currently have a dataset like rpool/USERDATA/user_f2x0n1 something [10:39] technically i should be creating a zvol below that right.. would it automatically create snapshots next time zsys does a snapshot ? [10:39] does it take recursive snapshots ? === Assid|2 is now known as Assid [11:24] Is there any good reason why the ubuntu-live system creates a writable parition on my usb pendrive for persistence _without_ asking me to do so? [11:24] *partition [11:31] whenever I lock gdm in Ubuntu for while, it freezes and I have to force shutdown, anybody facing this issue? btw it's hyprid graphics laptop [11:36] ice9: by "it freezes" you mean only gdm freezes or anything else? [11:37] i mean i can toggle capslock but nothing else works, it's completely freezing [11:38] did you try using only one of your gpus? for example the igp only? [11:53] what all about here [11:54] cos am new [12:09] okay, no one? then please at least explain how to permanently disable the creation of a writable partition. [12:10] hmm.. so i cant seem to be able to use ZVOL with virtual machine manager [12:25] how to install boost signals lib? [12:25] i isntalled libboost-all-dev but it's not included [12:32] zenof: `sudo chmod -w /dev/sdX`? [12:33] ice9: try libboost-signals-dev [12:34] KBar, there is no such package in the repo [12:34] ice9: what version of Ubuntu? [12:34] KBar, 21.10 [12:34] its available in Bionic [12:37] ice9: libboost1.74-dev [12:37] libboost1.74-tools-dev [12:58] KBar: haven't tried that, but my inital question was :Is there any good reason why the ubuntu-live system creates a writable partition on my usb pendrive for persistence _without_ asking me to do so? === fling is now known as swing [13:00] and I don't want to change the write permissions on a partition that will be mounted once I booted a system already.. [13:01] zenof: I don't think it does that by default. It's mounted read-only and you can't access it. Are you sure you did not modify it with things like mkusb? [13:04] yes, I am sure. I just cloned the *.iso to my pendrive, and once I booted from it, it creates a partition called "writable" in the left free space, and puts install logs and stuff inside. [13:05] zenof: that's interesting. is it persistent though, i.e. can you write data to it and access it later after removing it from the computer? [13:06] and I expect a live system to not change anything in my partition tables at all, not on my actual hdd nor on the pendrive itself. just for security reasons. [13:08] zenof: I found a thread on ubuntuforums that explains what might be the reasoning behind it: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2446272 [13:08] yes, it is persistent. when I later plug this usb pendrive to a installed system, the ubuntu live partition (ro) is there a long with writable ext part [13:13] okay, from that thread "a cloned live drive is no longer read-only, but it creates an ext4 partition with the label 'writable' behind the cloned part of the drive automatically. ". why on earth is that done as default "automatically". I mean it would be okay to opt-in in something like that, but why do I have to proactively turn it off? [13:14] again, from a so called live-system I expect to leave everything untouched ... [13:15] zenof: there is probably a log of this change somewhere. keep in mind that you're not the only user of Ubuntu. there's probably a good reason to it. #ubuntu-devel might be a better place to ask and discuss such things [13:17] zenof: if you think it's potentially dangerous, file a bug report on launchpad.net against the affected packages or send a message to ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com [13:21] KBar: yes, I'm aware of not being the only ubuntu user. And yes, I will have some further read about that, maybe asking the dev-guys.. thx. [13:47] hi! anyone using veracrypt here? [13:49] jsbach: usualy this channel focuses on ubuntu issues, if you think its related ask in this channel so volunteers can think along with you [13:51] jsbach: https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Contact.html [13:52] lotuspsychje, well yeah, as i installed the default pacage from the repo. The Problem: Auto-Mounting with Favourite Volumes don't work on my Ubuntu 20.04 with 5.11 Kernel [13:54] jsbach: ? it's not available from the default repositories [13:55] jsbach: I don't see an option to automatically mount favorites on launch, I do see a button to mount all favorites though. [13:55] K8ar, hmm apt-cache tells me it is available. gotta check if i added external repo [13:55] You likely have a PPA for it, or downloaded the *.deb from sf.net/p/veracrypt [13:56] JackFrost, exactly. According to theory of VeraCrypt, it is "all" mark the volume as "favourite" [13:57] To remind you, this channel is for Ubuntu support. [14:00] jsbach: Reading up on the doc about favorites (https://veracrypt.eu/en/docs/favorites/), it is written geared towards Windows and I'm not sure the same quite applies to Linux. You have the option to add things to favorites and you can mount/dismount all from the tray and whatnot, butt I don't think you can do so on launch unless you're passing veracrypt --auto-mount=favorites [14:00] (I have never used such a feature though, so do not know it well.) [14:00] JackFrost, thanks for the pointer. gotta check that out though. [14:01] alternate, zulucrypt is on the ubuntu repos [14:02] wierd, i haven't added any veracrypt repos. I checked the /etc/apt/sources.list and sources.list.d/. Also the "Software Updater" UI [14:02] cryptsetup itself has support for veracrypt volumes too, though of course doesn't have a GUI like zulu does. [14:02] anyhow. [14:02] jsbach: Can you pastebin the output of `apt-cache policy veracrypt`? | nc termbin.com 9999 should work I think. [14:03] JackFrost, ok. [14:03] If you aren't super attched to the UI, maybe look into zulucrypt too. [14:04] jsbach: or do this (more reliable): `dpkg -S $(which -a COMMAND)` [14:05] That's...not at all the info I'm looking for. [14:05] it will print the name of the package the executable came from [14:05] JackFrost, https://pastebin.com/33q1Gx63 [14:05] got more info for you guys. name of ma machine [14:05] lol [14:05] jsbach: https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=veracrypt&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all [14:06] jsbach: You didn't get that from a repo, there's no downloadable source. I also don't recognize the version string right off either. [14:06] tell me you see a package called veracrypt there [14:06] K8ar, got you [14:06] 1.25.4 is out, fwiw. [14:06] i might have added temporarly i guess [14:06] you got it from launchpad [14:06] JackFrost, thanks [14:06] the deb package [14:06] and installed with dpkg -i [14:06] KBar, launchpad! aha! nice one. [14:06] i might yes [14:07] Or, sf.net/p/veracrypt, which the releases are uploaded to and there's a pretty active community forum. [14:08] jsbach: FWIW, the docs should already be on your system at /usr/share/doc/veracrypt/HTML/ [14:08] JackFrost, i'll try the automount switch as you mentioned. if not, the update. just about time, those updates. then the configuration is gone etc. etc. [14:08] JackFrost, thanks for the advice. veracrypt works fine, don't mind if ui or not ui. just a question of time investment [14:09] JackFrost, well yeah. read the manual. i know [14:16] jsbach: Hah, I just meant there's a copy on your system, not just online. [14:18] is there a way to make tweak tool work? [14:19] JackFrost, ah! i see! [14:20] !info gnome-tweaks | mannequin [14:20] mannequin: gnome-tweaks (40.0-3, impish): tool to adjust advanced configuration settings for GNOME. In component universe, is optional. Built by gnome-tweaks. Size 59 kB / 428 kB [14:20] ok, gotta restart. cheers! [14:22] lotuspsychje: thanks man [14:28] mannequin: what do you mean make it work and how exactly it's not working? [14:28] well i want system monitor [14:28] on debian gnome is on the top [14:29] mannequin: that's very vague. You want to keep tabs on system resources usage and system performance? [14:30] yes i want my eye on it on the top bar [14:31] mannequin: what's the output of `lsb_release -ds` and `gnome-shell --version`? [14:31] mannequin: also, can you link to a screenshot? [14:32] lsb_release -ds [14:32] mannequin: type it into the shell [14:32] oops [14:32] mannequin: open Activities > search for "Terminal" [14:33] mannequin: paste this command without the backquotes [14:33] we just use them to help it separate from our message, e.g. `this is a command you need to type in` [14:34] i know === swing is now known as bedroller [14:36] Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS [14:37] GNOME Shell 3.36.9 [14:37] maybe idk how to run it? [14:37] KBar: [14:37] mannequin: thanks. Did you install any software for that? [14:38] What exactly did you install? [14:39] the point is [14:40] i do want the ayatem monitor on top [14:40] mannequin: you need to install the `gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor` package for that. [14:40] That's why I'm asking. [14:40] Did you install it or what else did you install? [14:41] GNOME Shell is very strict. You can't just move things to top panel. [14:41] mannequin: install the aforementioned package and enable it from the "Extensions" app. [14:42] it's not there [14:42] should i relog? [14:43] mannequin: what's not there? The package or the extension in the list? [14:43] which drivers should i install for 2080ti? [14:43] nvidia [14:43] mannequin: yes. You need to relogin [14:43] dobbicorp: `sudo ubuntu-drivers install` [14:43] nvidia-driver-4* ? [14:43] the extension is not present [14:43] mannequin: log out and log back in. [14:44] KBar: ahh just like that, without actual numbers like 465 and 470 [14:44] ? [14:44] that has to wait but thank you very much [14:44] dobbicorp: it will pull whichever fits the best. [14:44] nice, thank you [14:45] mannequin: just to make sure. Is the package installed? [14:45] Did you install it? [14:45] i did [14:45] with apt [14:45] mannequin: can you post the output of `dpkg -l gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor`? [14:45] i'm just currently doing something else on slow connection [14:46] mannequin: that command doesn't require any connection. [14:46] ii gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor 38+git20200414-32cc79e-1 all Display system information in GNOME Shell status bar [14:46] but if relog i'll waste time [14:47] some extentions need a logout/login again.. [14:47] +1 [14:48] actually, restarting the shell should also work [14:48] but since you're on Wayland, i dont know the equivalent of `-r` for it :( [14:49] oerheks: is there one for Wayland sessions? [14:52] scrap that. ofc G**** removes that feature too: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/commits-list/2015-March/msg01019.html [14:54] hey I have ubuntu flash drive [14:54] how do I write files on it too [14:54] I don't want the whole drive used for ubuntu alone [14:54] it's 32gb [14:55] Guest59: my guess is to create separate partitions [14:55] guide a bit if You know [14:56] Guest59: unfortunately i dont know. but i found this answer https://askubuntu.com/questions/1038927/make-a-ubuntu-live-usb-without-having-it-waste-the-whole-usb [14:56] Guest59: read through it and come back if you have more questions [14:58] Guest59: this one is much more comprehensive: https://askubuntu.com/questions/423300/live-usb-on-a-2-partition-usb-drive [14:58] just use gparted [15:01] https://ibb.co/frcB506 [15:01] so [15:01] from this window [15:01] what do I do [15:01] resize? [15:02] you see your installed ubuntu , sda [15:02] first change it to your usb, top right corner.. [15:02] or the top menu, whatever [15:03] it is usb [15:03] 30 gb must be usb drive [15:03] good [15:03] Guest59: I mean, the second link has it all. just follow the steps [15:03] JackFrost, thanks. it worked with the switch. I also got the VeraCrypt to the latest update. [15:03] oh wait, you want to edit the live usb? [15:03] not possible. [15:04] KBar I don't see steps [15:04] do this from an other installed ubuntu [15:05]