[03:10] <Colombo> hi all, I got some wallpapers, then I tried to swith the "xfce or xubuntu session" there and back, now the wallpapers are gone.
[03:10] <Colombo> can someone tell me what are the stock xubuntu wallpapers? Some of them were quite nice.
[03:10] <Colombo> all I get now is the standard xfce ones.
[04:22] <arraybolt3> Colombo: Did you uninstall any packages in order to switch to the xfce ones?
[04:22] <arraybolt3> You might try "sudo apt install xubuntu-wallpapers".
[04:32] <Colombo> arraybolt3 no, literally noticed "xfce session" and "xubuntu session" on the login screen, switched it, switched it back and its gone.
[04:32] <Colombo> Turns out those were gnome wallpapers.
[04:32] <Colombo> ah bullshit, no, sorry
[04:33] <arraybolt3> And the wallpapers aren't available in the wallpaper switcher or whatever?
[04:33] <Colombo> Had to run "gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri" and it was in "xfce4/backdrops"
[04:34] <Colombo> The wallpaper switcher defaults NOW tow /usr/share/backgrounds/xfce. Before I toggled the xfce/xubuntu session, it defaulted to /usr/share/xfce/backdrops
[05:22] <patrickpat> all from a zip file?
[05:22] <arraybolt3> patrickpat: ?
[05:22] <patrickpat> how do i install from a zip file
[05:22] <arraybolt3> Depends entirely on the software you're installing.
[05:23] <patrickpat> i have a wifi adapter i need to install but i just get a folder full of stuff
[05:23] <patrickpat> i am new
[05:23] <arraybolt3> Ah. What is the WiFi adapter, and where did you get the zip file from?
[05:24] <patrickpat> cudy their website but the how to from them is not good lol
[05:24] <arraybolt3> Can you provide a link so that I make sure I'm looking at the right site?
[05:24] <patrickpat> yes
[05:24] <patrickpat> https://newwezhanoss.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com//contents/sitefiles2019/10096568/files/407540..pdf?Expires=1668403061&OSSAccessKeyId=LTAIekGM1705vEQp&Signature=RGhLuHCUZOEhz0%2FD%2BB%2FPf2ot5po%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3DRTL8821CU%2520linux%2520Installation%2520guide.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&x-oss-traffic-limit=83886080
[05:24] <arraybolt3> (Also, yes, WiFi installation instructions are generally *horrible*, but they make sense to people who know what they're looking at, so hopefully I can translate it into something more legible.)
[05:25] <arraybolt3> Oh yikes. OK, one moment...
[05:25] <arraybolt3> (That link kinda scares me so I'm going to open it in a virtual machine, so bear with me while I boot it.)
[05:32] <arraybolt3> (It looks like the first link was to something that was automatically generated for you, and doesn't load for me anymore.)
[05:32] <patrickpat> https://www.cudytech.com/wu650_software_download
[05:33] <arraybolt3> Thanks, that one worked.
[05:35] <arraybolt3> OK, I'm doing some research.
[05:37] <arraybolt3> patrickpat: Alright, I think I get it. Do you have a terminal window open?
[05:38] <patrickpat> yes
[05:39] <arraybolt3> OK, so basically the way this works is that you have the source code for the driver. We build the source code, then install it. In order to build it, we need the necessary build tools, and those can be installed with "sudo apt install build-essential". So run "sudo apt install build-essential" to begin with.
[05:42] <patrickpat> ok i did that
[05:44] <arraybolt3> OK, have you already unzipped the driver?
[05:45] <patrickpat> its now a folder full of stuff i cannot understand lol
[05:47] <patrickpat> but yes its unzipped
[05:47] <arraybolt3> OK, according to the instructions, the next command to run is "sudo make".
[05:47] <patrickpat> ok
[05:48] <arraybolt3> That command will probably spit out a ton of junk - if you don't see anything about failure or anything like that, you should be good.
[05:48] <patrickpat> sudo apt install build-essential
[05:48] <patrickpat> ignore that lmao
[05:48] <patrickpat>  No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
[05:49] <patrickpat> thats what i get
[05:49] <arraybolt3> Oh, right. Use "cd" to enter the folder first.
[05:49] <arraybolt3> cd <foldernamehere>
[05:50] <arraybolt3> "cd rtl8821cu_linux" should do it, but if the folder made isn't named "rtl8821cu_linux" then use the actual folder name instead.
[05:50] <arraybolt3> *Then* do "sudo make".
[05:50] <arraybolt3> (Sorry about that.)
[05:52] <patrickpat>  <rtl8821cu_linux>
[05:52] <patrickpat>  sudo make
[05:52] <arraybolt3> Uh, don't put the <> around the foldername, that was just to indicate that it was a placeholder.
[05:52] <arraybolt3> patrickpat: ^
[05:53] <patrickpat> no such file or directory
[05:54] <arraybolt3> patrickpat: Right. Just do "cd rtl8821cu_linux".
[05:55] <patrickpat> i just get >
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[18:59] <Colombo> Hi all, it looks like the screensarver settings is not respected and I get screensaver even when in fullscreen. Anyone knows how to diagnose it and fix it?