[01:12] <mmikowski> user|16 easy test: type 'cd; df ./'
[01:13] <mmikowski> if you see /dev/mapper/vgkubuntu-root or similar, you have an encrypted drive.
[01:14] <mmikowski> if you see a real device like /dev/nvme0n1p3 or /dev/sda5, then your partition is likely unencrypted.
[01:16] <mmikowski> This, btw, is checking for the default Kubuntu LVM + Encryption setup. It is possible to have encryption directly on a partition too, but it also look different than a standard device.
[01:16] <mmikowski> But unless you did your own layout, I think the above should give you the answer you need.
[01:29] <mmikowski> user|16: You can run lsblk |grep -v ' loop ' to see attached disk partitions. The mount the partition like so: sudo mount /dev/nvme0n1p3 /mnt.
[01:29] <mmikowski> You can use this link, up to and including step 3. It might be helpful: https://kfocus.org/wf/recovery.html#bkm_use_chroot_to
[02:23] <mackeral> anyone experience a dissapering desktop effect when running multimonitors after the first screen timeout?
[03:06] <mmikowski> mackeral: you mean desktop effects reset, or something else?
[03:09] <mackeral> mmikowski: I have 3 monitors, but it does it with just two. Its starts up fine but after the first screen timeout, when I don't use the computer for 10 minutes, the wall paper on one monitor and its response to the mouse dissapear. I can drag windows to the wacked out montor and use it just fine, but if it doesn't have a panel I can't interact with it at all
[03:10] <mmikowski> Ah, I've definitely seen that.
[03:10] <mmikowski> It was worst in Plasma 5.25 and 5.26.
[03:10] <mackeral> oh no way
[03:10] <mmikowski> 5.24.7 is fairly good.
[03:10] <mackeral> I thought it was just me
[03:10] <mmikowski> 5.27.4 is pretty good too.
[03:11] <mmikowski> We considered upgrading kfocus to both (on approval of kubuntu, of course!)
[03:11] <mmikowski> so we tested both extensively.
[03:11] <mmikowski> That was a blocking issue.
[03:12] <mmikowski> What version of Kubuntu and plasma are you running? You can likely upgrade your way out of it.
[03:12] <mackeral> I'm runnig kubuntu 22.04 and kde 5.24.7
[03:12] <mackeral> whatever is default with kubuntu 22.04
[03:13] <mmikowski> 5.24.7 is default if you have backports enabled.
[03:13] <mmikowski> However, if you don't, I'm not certain that is the current plasma version.
[03:13] <mmikowski> Can you check from the control center (if you haven't already) ?
[03:14] <mmikowski> System Settings > About this system
[03:14] <mackeral> yea it is 5.24.7
[03:14] <mackeral> I dunno about backports though
[03:14] <mmikowski> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports IIRC
[03:14] <mmikowski> ^er, don't type IIRC :)
[03:15] <mmikowski> Generally, kubuntu runs better with backports IME.
[03:15] <mmikowski> You likely already have it enabled.
[03:15] <mackeral> ok
[03:15] <mackeral> yea it was pretty much just stick the usb drive in and hit OK
[03:16] <mackeral> no custom kernel
[03:16] <mackeral> ;)
[03:16] <mmikowski> grep . /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubuntu-ppa-ubuntu-backports-jammy.list
[03:16] <mmikowski> that'll show what you have.
[03:16] <mackeral> ok thanks
[03:16] <mmikowski> Hey, no custom kernel is what you want!
[03:16] <mackeral> Im not familiar with ubuntu
[03:16] <mmikowski> The more custom, the more trouble.
[03:17] <mackeral> or systemd i think
[03:17] <mmikowski> The hwe kernel is the best generally. If you type uname -r, what do you see?
[03:17] <mackeral> 5.19.0-41-generic
[03:18] <mmikowski> Ah, that's good. Hmm, you should be due for 5.19.0-42-generic shortly.
[03:19] <mmikowski> fwiw, if you see issues with sound over hdmi, it's because it was fixed in 5.19.0-42.
[03:19] <mmikowski> so the screen issue may very well be hardware related.
[03:19] <mmikowski> Are you running Wayland or X11?
[03:19] <mmikowski> AMD, Intel, or Nvidia?
[03:20] <mackeral> X11
[03:20] <mmikowski> fwiw, I have experience with Intel and Nvidia. 5.24.7 has been fairly stable on both, but it can run into issues when the changing themes.
[03:20] <mackeral> don't know about wayland. Intel grasphics and i think a amd
[03:20] <mackeral> intel motherboard and cpu
[03:21] <mmikowski> Ah, then likely Intel graphics.
[03:21] <mmikowski> That's actually mostly good news.
[03:21] <mackeral> but I always seemed to have issues with sound over hdmi (on the monitor)
[03:21] <mmikowski> See above - should be fixed in 5.19.0-42.
[03:22] <mmikowski> You might be able to update your kernel now, reboot, and have it fixed.
[03:23] <mackeral> how you update your kernel?
[03:23] <mmikowski> sudo apt update full-upgrade
[03:23] <mackeral> ah ok
[03:24] <mmikowski> that should do it; however, because of staged releases it might not upgrade yet.  Or use Discover from the menu or plasma-discover from the CLI.
[03:24] <mackeral> yea supposedly system is up to date from discover
[03:25] <mmikowski> oh boy, yeah, 42 isn't out yet.
[03:25] <mackeral> but Im not sure if that is just for applictatiopn
[03:25] <mmikowski> one sec ...
[03:26] <mackeral> so backports opens up the ubuntu repository to kubuntu?
[03:27] <mmikowski> ah, 5.19.0-42 is NOT out yet.
[03:27] <mackeral> srry, not sure how specialized this all is
[03:28] <mackeral> ah well,. at least the screen times out
[03:28] <mmikowski> Whoops, I misread that. To fix, you need to rollback to 5.19.0-32.
[03:28] <mackeral> for a while it seemed to do that, or faIL TO DO THAT RATHER, ALSO
[03:28] <mackeral> oops
[03:29] <mmikowski> That is, to fix sound over HDMI, as there is a regression there that affects at least some systems (kfocus too).
[03:29] <mackeral> anyone use kfocus to simply enlarge everything by 10%?
[03:30] <mmikowski> Backports provides backported fixes.
[03:30] <mackeral> Oh ok
[03:30] <mmikowski> You can use KDE to set global scale.
[03:30] <mackeral> oh interesting
[03:30] <mmikowski> System Settings > Displays
[03:32] <mackeral> ah 'Change will come after restart'
[03:32] <mackeral> cool mmikowski thanks for the info!
[03:32] <mmikowski> So my advice is to 1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa 2. sudo apt full-upgrade 3. Reboot. Then see if issues continue.
[03:33] <mackeral> I gave up on sound over HDMI
[03:33] <mackeral> ok.
[03:33] <mmikowski> It's almost certainly the kernel.
[03:34] <mmikowski> ok mackeral, best of luck. I hope that was helpful.
[03:34] <mackeral> I got a mutlipartioned drive ready, I guess the smart thing would be a parralel install...
[03:34] <mmikowski> I gotta get back to my night job.
[03:34] <mackeral> Very helpful. Thank you very much
[03:35] <mmikowski> If you're going to reinstall on intel, kfocus takes stock kubuntu and curates the kernel etc. So you might want to try that. If interested, you can download at https://kfocus.org/try.
[03:35] <mmikowski> The kernel there is held back to 5.19.0-32, so sound over hdmi /should/ work.
[03:35] <mmikowski> Among other things.
[03:36] <mmikowski> kk mackeral, best of luck!
 Hi guys, I wouldn't write, if I wasn't desperate at this point. I am a Linux-beginner and want to use Ulauncher on Kubuntu. The hotkey works perfectly and after pressing enter the desired program is selected/activated. Unfortunately the launcher doesn't focus on the window of the selected program (it remains in the background). Firefox for example even opens a new window/tab in the background when selected via Ulauncher (which is pretty annoyi
[07:05] <mmikowski> Damian: Why Ulauncher? What does it give you that you don't get with the standard Plasma launcher?
[07:06] <mmikowski> fwiw, many apps these days open tabs in running processes instead of creating a whole new instance. You can get around this often with command line arguments. Even then, though, they will often attach to the running process to share resources.
 Thank you for the swift answer! I read about Ulauncher while looking for a program comparable to Quicksilver (a program launcher I use on MacOS) and it seemed promising. But maybe the plasma launcher will do the job as well. I was so focused on Ulauncher that I maybe lost sight of possible alternatives. I will give it a try!
[07:33] <mmikowski> Damian: I think the Plasma launcher will probably do everything you need. I use alt+space quick launcher all the time, and it is very handy. If you want a full screen launcher, the plasma launcher can do that too - just right click on it and select "Show Alternatives"
[07:34] <diogenes_Vx15> Damian, if you want something similar to what you are used to then install kupfer and synapse and see which of the two suits you better.
 Just tried it. The plasma launcher basically does what I was looking for. For now I will stick to it and see whether it offers what I am used to on MacOS/Quicksilver. I will also consider the recommended alternatives. Thank you both very much and have a great day!
 Not able to find wifi option. Please help : https://irc-attachments.kde.org/5e2c945d/file_65468.jpg
[10:47] <diogenes_Vx15_> Yash, is this a real or virtual machine?
 It is a real machine
 I face frequent issues regarding wifi 😔
 This is the only thing which disappoints after switching from windows
[11:01] <diogenes_Vx15_> Yash, run in terminal: sudo rfkill list | nc termbin.com 9999
[11:01] <diogenes_Vx15_> share the url
 Okay
 https://termbin.com/k1b4
[11:04] <diogenes_Vx15_> Yash, do you dual boot with windows?
 yes
 windows 11
 and Kubuntu version is LTS 22.04
[11:05] <diogenes_Vx15_> Yash, then load the windows, see if you get wifi wirking there and then, IMPORTANT reboot into Linux, it's important to reboot and not to shutdown windows and then boot into Linux but only reboot from windows into Linux.
 I tried that
 in windows as well the wifi is not working
[11:06] <diogenes_Vx15_> try it now and after that we can try and troubleshoot it further on.
[11:06] <diogenes_Vx15_> ohhh
 okay
[11:06] <diogenes_Vx15_> wait
[11:06] <diogenes_Vx15_> wait
 yup
[11:07] <diogenes_Vx15_> dod you just say that it doesn't work under windows too?
 yes
 it doesnt work there as well
[11:07] <diogenes_Vx15_> doesn't it ring a bell?
 hmm??
 It stopped working suddenly
[11:08] <diogenes_Vx15_> it's kind of a hint that the wireless device itself is either damaged or not supported?
 at 2 PM I was using wifi
 then there was an issue from my service provider's end
[11:09] <diogenes_Vx15_> well yesterday i was using my old PC and today it died.
 I agree
[11:09] <diogenes_Vx15_> everything has a period of activity.
 But you know it is brand new laptop
 and
 I faced the similar issue earlier
 and it got fixed automatically
 6 months old (re @Yash: But you know it is brand new laptop)
 2 weeks before (re @Yash: I faced the similar issue earlier)
[11:11] <diogenes_Vx15_> Yash, for your information, "new" in todays terms means worse, less reloable, poorly designed and designed to break after a certain period of time and if it doesn't work on windws the go back to the store and claim the flaw.
 https://termbin.com/7r111
 can you please check this link as well
 Agree! Will contact to customer care 😄 (re @IrcsomeBot: <diogenes_Vx15_> Yash, for your information, "new" in todays terms means worse, less reloable, poorly designed and designed to break after a certain period of time and if it doesn't work on windws the go back to the store and claim the flaw.)
[11:14] <diogenes_Vx15_> Yash, and besides, the link you provided also doesn't show your wifi so go to the store as soon as possible.
 Okay!
 Thanks
 😄
 Hi! Are you still there? (re @IrcsomeBot: <diogenes_Vx15_> Yash, and besides, the link you provided also doesn't show your wifi so go to the store as soon as possible.)
 it has started working again after a reboot
 I dont know why it stops randomly
[11:34] <diogenes_Vx15_> Yash, then you have to decide, either endure those random disconnections or get it back to the store and replace with a new one or at least to service it because that's not a normal behsvior.
 Agree! Will have to visit the store (re @IrcsomeBot: <diogenes_Vx15_> Yash, then you have to decide, either endure those random disconnections or get it back to the store and replace with a new one or at least to service it because that's not a normal behsvior.)
[11:37] <diogenes_Vx15_> Yash,a nd i'd suggest you go there with windows only starting up, otherwise they might claim something like warranty void.
[11:43] <user|16> thank you very much mmikowski !  sorry for the delay i was sleeping  . . . hihi
[11:45] <user|16> yes it looks like my old home directory in the hard drive was not encrypted.
[11:45] <user|16> still how can i acces my old directory to recover some files now that i am booted with a live dvd?
[11:47] <user|16> when typing ls -alF is shows that the owner is root root.  is that why it shows a lock and cannot see the files inside?
[11:49] <user|16> hopefully after recovering some files i will start a clean installation of Kubuntu 23.04
[11:50] <user|16> as mentioned before my upgrade from 22.10 to 23.04 failed and i cannot boot from the hard drive
[11:53] <user|16> genii was helping me yesterday, but i don't know if he is still on line . . .
[12:39] <BluesKaj> Hi all
 hello , i want to install sway wm to my kubuntu ... any help , btw i m following a web page for the same
[13:50] <BluesKaj> @milesdredd, sway can be installed with apt in the konsole or your GUI package manager/Discovery
 discovery ?? discover? (re @IrcsomeBot: <BluesKaj> @milesdredd, sway can be installed with apt in the konsole or your GUI package manager/Discovery)
[13:52] <BluesKaj> oops Discover even
[13:53] <BluesKaj> I don't use Discover, but some users like using a GUI vs the terminal
 i like cli moree
[13:54] <BluesKaj> then use it, they're all based on dpkg anyway
 i have an error while installing it . i m following a web page for this
 but i got error
[13:56] <BluesKaj> what's the error?
 https://i.imgur.com/QSNV8vI.png
 i cant able to build this
[13:58] <BluesKaj> have you upgraded your packages lately?
 updated all dependency (re @IrcsomeBot: <BluesKaj> have you upgraded your packages lately?)
 rn
[14:11] <BluesKaj> compiling isn't working using ninja,  try,  sudo apt install sway
 okay
 thanksssss (re @IrcsomeBot: <BluesKaj> compiling isn't working using ninja,  try,  sudo apt install sway)
[14:23] <BluesKaj> no need to repost my suggestion
 This is what I have been using for over 5 years - but what is the difference between the root and non-root versions? Why choose one over the other? The root version does not respect user theme. (re @IrcsomeBot: <mmikowski> user|22, if you return, try backintime-qt)
[15:56] <user|35> I installed Kubuntu 23.04 on a new Samsung SSD. After the installation everything works fine but I decided to look at driver manager in the kde system settings app. Get into additional drivers. Saw that if I'm not wrong do not use the device was selected instead of using dkms source for Broadcom STA Wireless Driver from broadcom-sta-dkms
[15:56] <user|35> (proprietary). I selected it and appyl changes. After that restarted the computer and the wireless was broken.
[16:04] <diogenes_Vx15> user|35, i guess you should have asked before applying )
[16:13] <alkisg> user|35: and why don't you just uninstall that package?
[18:03] <user|8> My Acer Predator Helios 300 has an NVIDIA graphics card which causes my kubuntu os to crash. How do I fix this?
[23:18] <marcopolo1> t
[23:51] <marcopolo1> HI
[23:51] <marcopolo1> can someone help me real quick
[23:52] <marcopolo1> this is what i get when i download from teams https://imgbb.com/