<Soccrmastr> so guys how can I change what applications open certain extensions by default?

<PuMpErNiCkLe> Right-click on a file with that extension, select 'properties', 'Open with'.

<Soccrmastr> ah thanks

<Soccrmastr> and, how do I open up the process manager, r there any hotkeys for it, like ctrl+alt+del, lol ya I guess not such a good question to ask a linux user.. heh

<PuMpErNiCkLe> You can set up a hotkey for it.

<PuMpErNiCkLe> You can set a hotkey for anything, if you know the command you want run. Applications -> settings -> keyboard settings.

<Soccrmastr> uh huh.... and where do I open it through the GUI. I know the command for it for the terminal but not the GUI

<PuMpErNiCkLe> Applications -> system -> xfce 4 task manager

<Soccrmastr> oh thanks lol :-P

<PuMpErNiCkLe> np :)

<workin> anyone in her ewilling to help me?

<workin> no one?

<workin> is this room always empty?

<workin> well.. its pretty full

<workin> but no one ever talks

<frig> what do i type in the terminal to shut the computer down?

<PuMpErNiCkLe> sudo shutdown -h

<frig> gah

<PuMpErNiCkLe> gah?

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<sebpizux> hi can i read audio disk by defaukt on ubuntu?

<crimsun> yes, but you may have issues if you use xfmedia.

<crimsun> in that case you may wish to try, say xmms or beep-media-player

<sebpizux> ok and do u resolve the menu-editor bugs?

<crimsun> are you using the latest xfdesktop from dapper-updates?

<crimsun> (or the 6.06.1 point release)

<sebpizux> not at the ment am i on frugalware but i was on ubuntu

<sebpizux> ubuntu too slow

<crimsun> so you would need to update && upgrade

<sebpizux> so i am going to give a try to xubuntu

<crimsun> known issue, noted in the release notes on the wiki.

<chx> hi. even though i have lots of free RAM (49M per free -m) the system swaps -- how can I make buffers/cache less aggressive and let programs actually use that?

<chx> this being a very old laptop, swapping is unbearable slow

<crimsun> chx: free -m |grep -- '-/+' |awk '{ print $4 }'

<crimsun> you'll probably need to tune swappiness; there are various tutorials on the Web

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<chx> so i need to stfw on swapiness? thanks.

<chx> reduced swapiness from 60 to 20, we will see whether this helps

<chx> i hope.

<drbreen> what is swappiness ?

<chx> drbreen: the tendency of kernel to swap

<chx> drbreen: read above about my problem

<crimsun> s/tendency/willingness/

<chx> crimsun: thanks for the correction and the tip

<chx> crimsun: works like a dream!

<crimsun> tendency is controllable via other proc knobs

<crimsun> np :)

<chx> crimsun: does this stick between reboots ?

<crimsun> no

<chx> hmmm

<chx> ok

<crimsun> you can use /etc/sysctl.conf

<chx> just write swapiness=20 into it and be done?

<chx> or do I need the whole sys/vm/swappiness ?

<chx> vm.swappiness ahh

<crimsun> you need the correct syntax (see the example)

<chx> you did not answer so i googled swappiness sysctl.conf and saw how it's done in the result list. great. i learned something today.

<chx> thanks

<chx> bye

<crimsun> ?

<Sgeo_> Why don't I seem to have a panel?

* Sgeo_ pokes

<crimsun> well, is one actually running?

<Sgeo_> No clue

<crimsun> ``pgrep xfce4-panel''

<Sgeo_> Nope

<Sgeo_> Should I somehow delete the session?

<crimsun> so...start it, then save the session when you log out

<Sgeo_> Can I just not use sessions?

<crimsun> sure you can.

<Sgeo_> How?

<crimsun> Settings> Autostarted Applications> Add

<Sgeo_> I mean, prevent it from loading sessions

<crimsun> never tried

<Sgeo_> Where would they be stored?

* Sgeo_ urgently pokes

<crimsun> ~/.config/

<Sgeo_> Delete contents of xfce4-session?

* Sgeo_ hopes this works

<PuMpErNiCkLe> xwd is one really cool program

<Gilly__> hello all

<Gilly__> i'm installing xubuntu on my laptop as i type

<Gilly__> it should be noted that the text-based installation is more like a gui

<Gilly__> i think that "text mode" might intimidate some n00bs

<Gilly__> but it's really a easyily-navigated install

<Sgeo> I did two things to fix everything:

<Sgeo> installed xubuntu-desktop

<Sgeo> and deleted ~/.cache and ~/.config

<_mat_> how would you install a new font into xubuntu?

<Gilly__> need a little help here

<Gilly__> i'm having the same problem with the desktop cd and the alternate

<Gilly__> it gets a few minutes into the install and then freezes

<Gilly__> the desktop cd just stops progress and my cd drive speeds up and then stops over and over again

<Gilly__> the alternate cd gets a few minutes in and the screen goes blank with two grey spots

<Gilly__> if I reboot, I get a "no bootable devices" message

<Gilly__> FIXMBR won't correct

<_mat_> sounds like a read problem, maybe try burning your disk again, maybe at a slower speed

<Gilly__> mat: could be I guess. i'm sure it makes no difference but all my other images are burned at the same speed

<Gilly__> xp pro installs fine

<Gilly__> from a burned image

<Gilly__> but, i realize that doesn't really mean much

<Gilly__> any advice on what I should do now, because I'll have to do a full restore I suppose to get windows up

<Sgeo> How do I stop the titlebars from being brown?

<_mat_> check your partitions

<_mat_> the linux probably started installing and added the swap partition

<_mat_> it'll be real small, delete it and see if your windows install is still there, if so set it to boot it

<Gilly__> my windows partition is still there

<_mat_> was there any others?

<Gilly__> lemme see here

<Gilly__> i need to take the drive out and put it in my usb case

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<Gilly__> you think the linux partition would cause that error message?

<Gilly__> does it put itself in front of everything else?

<Gilly__> yeah, my windows partition is still there

<Gilly__> and all of my other partitions

<_mat_> huh

<_mat_> what format are they?

<Gilly__> ntfs

<_mat_> all?

<_mat_> beats me

<_mat_> is the windows still set to boot?

<Gilly__> uh, not sure

<Gilly__> it's the only primary partition

<feliciano> hello... What is this about edgy??

<feliciano> just change the "dapper" on the repositories to "edgy"??

<ruoho> hi does anyone use xsane?

<ruoho> i want to get back the desktop entry that i messed up bad. it should be places at /usr/share/applications/xsane.desktop. if anyone would be kind enough to post it somewhere let me know.thx

<ruoho> placed*

<Rexkwando> how to add or find printer in Xubuntu?

<ruoho> have u tried the xfprint stuff in acessories?

<Rexkwando> yes

<ruoho> dont know then i dont have one connected atm

<timothy> how is it connected?

<timothy> i suggest using cups..

<timothy> which sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys start should sort out

<timothy> oh, he;s gone

* timothy clown

<fontppp> so ... to install xubuntu, I can use the regular ubuntu install media?

<timothy> no..

<timothy> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Releases?action=show&redirect=XubuntuReleases

<timothy> but i guess you can install ubuntu and switch to xfce

<fontppp> cool. just misread the instructions.

<fontppp> i thought it was just a matter of post install packages or somethign.

<timothy> :)

<timothy> if you're installing it on a low memory system, make sure you grab the 'alternate' cd..

<timothy> i fell foul of that one

<fontppp> oh this is a pretty husky box. FF should be the only chokepoint.

<Zambezi> Är det någon som får spam från Visste du att?

<Zambezi> Wrong channel.

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<PingunZ> can anyone tell me the exact location of the moving xubuntu splash screen ( the one after the login screen ).

<Gloubiboulga> PingunZ, in /usr/lib/xfce4/splash/engines

<PingunZ> thank you very much Gloubiboulga

<PingunZ> hmm its .so

<PingunZ> how can I edit that ?

<Gloubiboulga> PingunZ, you can patch the C code which generated the .so file

<PingunZ> Gloubiboulga, so I'll do : sudo apt-get source xubuntu-... ?

<PingunZ> what package is it ?

<Gloubiboulga> hm...

<Gloubiboulga> let me see

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<Gloubiboulga> PingunZ, apt-get source xfce4-session

<PingunZ> ty :)

<PingunZ> thanks for helping me Gloubiboulga :)

<Gloubiboulga> PingunZ, you're welcome

<PingunZ> Gloubiboulga, if I remove the icons etc out of the the map, will it still compile and install ?

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<Gloubiboulga> PingunZ, no idea, I've never played with the splash screen

<PingunZ> np :)

<PingunZ> I dont mean the splash screen, the source includes some packages I'm not going to use. I only want to edit one engine. so can I remove the other engines and stuff I'm not going to use ?

<Gloubiboulga> you'll certainly need to modify the autotools files

<Gloubiboulga> and to run autoreconf

<PingunZ> ok

<PingunZ> well I wont remove them then :)

<Gloubiboulga> :)

<rellim> hello world

* Timothy- segfaults

<rellim> ?

<Timothy-> nothing.. just bored :)

<rellim> rgr

<rellim> how goes it?

<epitaf> hello everyone

<rellim> hiya epitaf

<epitaf> can someone please help me unbinX a key..?

<rellim> how goes it?

<epitaf> its the key that i replace with X

<epitaf> just fine thanks, 'cept for this prob :)

<rellim> what's ubunX?

<rellim> ubin*

<epitaf> some guy trieX to help me make a binX

<epitaf> translate X to the last letter of the man in the sky

<epitaf> get my Xrift? :)

<rellim> mildly

<epitaf> see what key i cant use?

<rellim> yeah

<epitaf> ok nice :)

<epitaf> i useX this:

<epitaf> gconftool-2 -t str --set /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/run_command_9 "<Super_L>D"

<rellim> i assume there is a setting in the keyboard configurator in system settings that might be able to just re-keymap it

<epitaf> gconftool-2 -t str --set /apps/metacity/keybinding_commands/command_9 "<Control><Alt>D"

<epitaf> well its not there in the keyboarX shortcuts GUI

<rellim> huh ... ok ... uhmmm, when/how did this happen?

<epitaf> maybe these commanXs just apply to Ubuntu?

<epitaf> Just a few minutes ago

<epitaf> I was trying to binX winXowsbutton-D to show Desktop

<epitaf> aha

<epitaf> I can make big D

<epitaf> :)

<rellim> interesting

<epitaf> that makes it easier for you to reaD

<rellim> :)

<epitaf> I useD the commaDs above

<rellim> ok, just a minute ...

<epitaf> I keep getting an error message saying "There was an error running "<Control><Alt>D":

<epitaf> Failed to execute child process "<Control><Alt>D" (No such file or directory)."

<epitaf> Guess the guy who gave those commanDs wasnt really aware of what he DiD...

<rellim> yeah ... i wouldn't be either, i've never done that stuff before but i might be able to fix the use of your 'd'

<epitaf> hows it going rellim ?

<rellim> can't seem to find the command i am looking for

<rellim> there is a command that completely resets the keymap and for some reason i can't remember it or find it on google

<epitaf> oh ok

<rellim> epitaf: you still there?

<epitaf> yes

<rellim> ok ... so after much deliberation and a substantial amount of research ... this seems to be the best resource for you http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/vectorlinux/docs/vl40/en_pdf/vl_admin_vasm_en.pdf

<rellim> its a little long, but it covers pretty much every way that linux handles the keyboard

<epitaf> wow, thanks a lot!

<rellim> no prob :)

<rellim> oh it also lists ways to handle the mouse

<rellim> errr ... lol, the more i read the more i realize it a complete guide to the legacy X system

<rellim> well ... err, the Xfree system, but either way

<rellim> bbl

<baikonur> I just installed network-manager-gnome, I then made an entry in "autostarted applications" nm-applet and logged out. Now there were two instances of nm-applet running, so I deleted the entry in "autostarted applications" logged out and in again but still to instance fo nm-applet running. Where does this autostart come from?

<Srecko> how do I take a screenshot, please?

<Srecko> anyone?

<Srecko> Akubabu_, B4zzA? pls

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