| <RememberPOL> Sweet I solved my issue (of FLV video not playing in Xubuntu 6.10 due to outdated ffmpeg [fixed in fiesty-7.04, not being backported because ffmpeg breaks api/abi]) by downloading http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/9/flash_player_9_linux_dev.tar.gz then extracting libflashplayer.so and flashplayer.xpt from /flash_player_9_linux_dev/plugin/debugger/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz/install_flash_player_9_linux/ in | |
| * somerville32 cheers. | |
| <mark488> How do I get media to play within a browser (firefox)? I have two media players, but trailers.apple.com (as an example) keeps trying to call quicktime (understandably), which isn't here. | |
| <Jester45> install the quicktime plugin | |
| <Jester45> hi max | |
| <maxamillion> hello | |
| <Jester45> mark488: mozilla-plugin-vlc would work but you might need vlc | |
| * maxamillion recommends vlc | |
| * Jester45 recommends mplayer | |
| <maxamillion> to each their own | |
| <cheatersrealm> I wish I had mplayer from svn, but that's a pain | |
| <cheatersrealm> so I don't really wish that | |
| <maxamillion> lol .. yeah, apt has made me lazy | |
| *** sc0tt_ is now known as sc0tt | |
| <cheatersrealm> ahh, twinview | |
| <cheatersrealm> how I missed thee | |
| <mark488> Sorry I stepped away... I'd been to apple to get quicktime, but apple couldn't detect my OS. It said to select from choices: MacOSX or Win2kXp does apple not make quicktime for linux? | |
| <cheatersrealm> mark488: as far as I know, there is no quicktime for linux | |
| <cheatersrealm> but a lot of linux players play quicktime files | |
| <maxamillion> http://lunapark6.com/?p=2790 <--- for anyone who hasn't seen it | |
| <mark488> thanks | |
| <totalwormage> :D | |
| * totalwormage wants | |
| <cheatersrealm> what runs the desktop icons? | |
| <maxamillion> xfdesktop | |
| <cheatersrealm> thanks | |
| <maxamillion> np | |
| <cheatersrealm> I think mine crashed | |
| <cheatersrealm> *investigates* | |
| <cheatersrealm> well, hopefully it doesn't mess up again | |
| <maxamillion> alt+f2 .... enter: xfdesktop ... should be fine | |
| <cheatersrealm> yeah | |
| <cheatersrealm> I don't know why it quit though | |
| <maxamillion> that's just an issue with the xfce4.4RC1 ... it is fixed in 4.4-stable (just came out a couple days ago, i'm not sure how long it will take to get it in the edgy repos .... if it ever makes it in there) | |
| <cheatersrealm> maybe it'll show up in backports | |
| <Commander-Crowe> ah | |
| <Commander-Crowe> me head hurts | |
| <maxamillion> i think it might show up in backports or we might see it as an upgrade | |
| <maxamillion> Commander-Crowe: why so? | |
| <Commander-Crowe> How can I help someone? | |
| <cheatersrealm> wow, this is a really dumb question, but where is the prefrence about the size of the buddy icons in gaim? | |
| <cheatersrealm> ah | |
| <cheatersrealm> 'show buddy details' | |
| <cheatersrealm> I keep getting gaim confused with trillian | |
| <mark488> (Re: media in firefox) well, i have gxine, kaffeine, and movie player installed. Any help on how I get one to play media within firefox? (might it be setting preferred apps for file types, or setting firefox to recognize kaffeine et al as plugins?) | |
| <maxamillion> cheatersrealm: i keep confusing gaim 1.5 with 2.0 ... :/ | |
| <cheatersrealm> :) | |
| <Powha> Hi I have just installed ubuntu 5.10 i think. I did the installation with grub from windows 2000, I originally wanted to install xubuntu. But grub didn't want to load the vlinuz file. So I changed to an old linux file and a network install started. Is it possible to update ubuntu 5.10 to 6.10 from within ubuntu? I don't have any input device except the network card. Update-manager don't seem to work. | |
| <cheatersrealm> wow the xfce file manager reminds me of OSX finder | |
| <Commander-Crowe> which one? | |
| <Commander-Crowe> PCfileman? xffm thunar? | |
| <cheatersrealm> thunar | |
| <maxamillion> xffm reminds me of windoes 3.1 | |
| <Commander-Crowe> yeah Thunar is nice | |
| <cheatersrealm> I like the finder interface, because if I need to do anything more complicated I just use bash | |
| * maxamillion <3 thuanr | |
| <Commander-Crowe> I have Windows 2.0 still | |
| <maxamillion> thunar even ... | |
| <maxamillion> lol | |
| <cheatersrealm> windows 2.0? | |
| <cheatersrealm> wow | |
| <cheatersrealm> I can't wait for vista, btw | |
| <cheatersrealm> because I'm going to laugh at everyone who can't upgrade | |
| <somerville32> Vista looks crappy anyhow | |
| <cheatersrealm> I like aero | |
| <Commander-Crowe> yeah Beryl > Vista | |
| <cheatersrealm> the only problem is, I don't have a DirectX 50 card so I don't get it | |
| <cheatersrealm> :) | |
| <cheatersrealm> beryl is kind of buggy for me | |
| <Commander-Crowe> oh? | |
| <Commander-Crowe> DX5 is sper old | |
| <cheatersrealm> no | |
| <cheatersrealm> 50 | |
| <Commander-Crowe> thats like Windows 95 | |
| <cheatersrealm> there's no decimal point :) | |
| <Commander-Crowe> DX50? | |
| <cheatersrealm> doesn't exist yet | |
| <cheatersrealm> I'm just poking fun at the fact that you need at least like dx8 to get vista and dx9 card to get aero | |
| <Commander-Crowe> haha | |
| <cheatersrealm> and you need vista to get dx 10 | |
| <Commander-Crowe> well | |
| <Commander-Crowe> DX9 for vista to run | |
| <Commander-Crowe> DX10 for aero | |
| <cheatersrealm> haha, I'm like, "Why isn't this playing any music?" | |
| <cheatersrealm> then I realized I needed to install mp3 libraries | |
| <Kyl1> Hey, how do I delete some files, that are not letting me upgrade to 6.10 Edgy? (xli xlito) | |
| <cheatersrealm> is that the package names? | |
| <Kyl1> I quote... | |
| <Kyl1> Cannot remove /usr/X11R6/bin directory │ | |
| <Kyl1> │ │ | |
| <Kyl1> │ This upgrade requires that the /usr/X11R6/bin directory be removed and │ | |
| <Kyl1> │ replaced with a symlink. An attempt was made to do so, but it failed, │ | |
| <Kyl1> │ most likely because the directory is not yet empty. You must move the │ | |
| <Kyl1> │ files that are currently in the directory out of the way so that the │ | |
| <Kyl1> │ installation can complete. If you like, you may move them back after the │ | |
| <Kyl1> │ symlink is in place. │ | |
| <Kyl1> │ │ | |
| <Kyl1> │ This package installation will now fail and exit so that you can do │ | |
| <Kyl1> │ this. Please re-run your upgrade procedure after you have cleaned out │ | |
| <Kyl1> │ the directory. | |
| <Commander-Crowe> !pastebin Kyll | |
| <ubotu> Sorry, I don't know anything about pastebin Kyll - try searching on http://bots.ubuntulinux.nl/factoids.cgi | |
| <Commander-Crowe> !pastebin | |
| <ubotu> pastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org (be sure to give the URL of your paste - see also the #ubuntu channel topic) | |
| <cheatersrealm> right | |
| <Kyl1> Oh, sorry bout that. | |
| <cheatersrealm> that's what I was looking for :) | |
| <Kyl1> Well, you got what I was getting at, right? | |
| <cheatersrealm> Kyl1: sudo rm -rf /usr/X11R6/bin/ <- this should delete that directory, but it will kill any X install | |
| <Kyl1> Good! | |
| <Kyl1> It was being buggy anyway. | |
| <cheatersrealm> I feel like it's a 'bad' idea | |
| <Kyl1> Returned error code 1 | |
| <Kyl1> What the flip?! | |
| <Kyl1> Process halted because there were too many errors. | |
| <cheatersrealm> that's odd | |
| <cheatersrealm> how old is the harddrive? is the computer overclocked? | |
| <Kyl1> Close to new, and no over clock. | |
| <cheatersrealm> that is odd | |
| <Kyl1> Acer TravelMate 2423WXCi-XPH | |
| <Kyl1> 60gb HD and 512 ram | |
| <cheatersrealm> laptop? | |
| <Kyl1> Yep | |
| <cheatersrealm> how old? | |
| <Kyl1> 06 | |
| <cheatersrealm> hrm | |
| <cheatersrealm> ever dropped it? | |
| <Kyl1> It's really weird because I had Xubuntu install working fine on it. While upgrading to 6.10, the battery died. Now, it won't update, or hardly do anything. I just don't want to take the time to start all over. Though, I could. | |
| <cheatersrealm> well if rm is failing, that points to hardware failure | |
| <cheatersrealm> or maybe filesystem corruption? | |
| <Kyl1> And to your question earlier, No I have not dropped it. | |
| <cheatersrealm> uh | |
| <cheatersrealm> maybe boot from the XFCE cd | |
| <cheatersrealm> and fsck the partition | |
| <Kyl1> See, that's the thing. | |
| <cheatersrealm> do you know where the / partition is? | |
| <Kyl1> Oh! | |
| <Kyl1> Yet another thing. | |
| <Kyl1> Nautilus won't work when I try to use regular Ubuntu. | |
| <Kyl1> It keeps generating errors. | |
| <cheatersrealm> try the fsck thing | |
| <cheatersrealm> boot using that cd | |
| <cheatersrealm> fsck -A | |
| <Kyl1> k | |
| <cheatersrealm> you might need to do 'sudo fsck -A' | |
| <cheatersrealm> if that doesn't turn up anything | |
| <Kyl1> Wait... | |
| <Kyl1> What does that do? | |
| <cheatersrealm> then I dunno what to say | |
| <cheatersrealm> via man fsck ' fsck - check and repair a Linux file system | |
| <cheatersrealm> ' | |
| <Kyl1> Hm | |
| <Kyl1> That may be what I needed. | |
| <Kyl1> Alright, if my FS dies, you are dead meat. | |
| * cheatersrealm runs away | |
| <cheatersrealm> this shouldn't kill the fs | |
| <Kyl1> Uh | |
| <Kyl1> Won't work. | |
| <cheatersrealm> note I say shouldn't | |
| <cheatersrealm> you can't be using the partition | |
| <Kyl1> System is mounted, cannot complete. | |
| <cheatersrealm> that's why you have to boot from the cd to do it | |
| <Kyl1> Hmm | |
| <Kyl1> Right you are... | |
| <Kyl1> Haha | |
| <cheatersrealm> if you get stuck, try man fsck | |
| <Kyl1> Well, I guess I have to wait... | |
| <Kyl1> Ya see, I am at work right now... | |
| <cheatersrealm> ahh | |
| <Kyl1> So, yeah! Thanks for the help! | |
| <cheatersrealm> no problem | |
| <cheatersrealm> if you have any important stuff on that, you might want to back it up | |
| <Kyl1> Meh | |
| <Kyl1> I just installed fresh last night. | |
| <Kyl1> It's quite alright. ;) | |
| <cheatersrealm> ok | |
| <Kyl1> Ok... | |
| <Kyl1> Lemme ask something | |
| <Kyl1> would it be this? | |
| <Kyl1> sudo apt-get install nautilus? | |
| <cheatersrealm> without ? that will install the nautilus package | |
| <cheatersrealm> but if it's already installed, it will give an error | |
| <maxamillion> that would be valid syntax for the command if that is what you are asking, but i don't recommend anyone ever touch nautilus until they (if they ever) get finished with its overhaul and fixes | |
| <Kyl1> right | |
| <Kyl1> Hmm | |
| <Kyl1> Why not, Maxamillion? | |
| <Kyl1> how do you uninstall nautilus? | |
| <cheatersrealm> Kyl1: it's up to each user, but nautilus is a lot more heavyweight than stuff like Thunar | |
| <cheatersrealm> sudo aptitude remove PackageName | |
| <Kyl1> Well, I have Thunar right now. (Duh) | |
| <Kyl1> Thanks. | |
| <Kyl1> I guess the whole reason why I installed XLI, or tried, was to get the rotating cube for the desktop switching. | |
| <maxamillion> nautilus is slow and generally gives more problems then it solves, its not as bad as it used to be ... but still sometimes it just does strange thins and nobody knows why | |
| <Kyl1> Any ideas for that? | |
| <maxamillion> XLI? | |
| <Kyl1> Yeah... | |
| <cheatersrealm> Kyl1: it's XGL | |
| <Kyl1> No no no | |
| <Kyl1> Sorry. | |
| <Kyl1> See? | |
| <Kyl1> CheatersRealm knows what I am talking about. | |
| <Kyl1> Thanks. | |
| <cheatersrealm> Kyl1: and if you have a more recent card, just follow the beryl guides | |
| <Kyl1> XLI was one of the apps I was trying to remove. | |
| <cheatersrealm> http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Main_Page | |
| <cheatersrealm> ^^ has a bunch of good howtos | |
| <soweto76> I am using XFce4 in Ubuntu -- not Xubuntu. I tried the live Xubuntu CD. XFce4 on Ubuntu runs several Gnome "services" that I can't seem to turn off. XFce4 setting have a selection for starting up Gnome services but they seem to start no matter what the setting. What happens when you run Gnome programs in Xubuntu? | |
| <cheatersrealm> soweto76: they run, you can do the same with kde apps to (you can run kde apps in gnome if you wish) | |
| <simbios> hi | |
| <cheatersrealm> soweto76: the only difference is that the gnome apps might require a few more libraries when you install them | |
| <Kyl1> F*** | |
| <Kyl1> Looks like I have to rebuild it. | |
| <Kyl1> reinstall* | |
| <Kyl1> brb | |
| <somerville32> Kyl1, Watch the language please ;] | |
| <soweto76> cheatersrealm, do you have to select the Gnome start-up stuff in XFce4 on Xubuntu? | |
| <cheatersrealm> soweto76: some stuff starts up | |
| <somerville32> Applications > Settings > Autostarted applications | |
| <maxamillion> soweto76: if you run a gnome application from within xfce/xubuntu it will require a call to each gnome library that the application depends on, which will generally slow the machine down because of extra cpu cycles needed to perform the same function an alternative application can do perfectly well, and it will also require (on average) 32mb more ram to keep required libraries accessable to the application | |
| <simbios> I have xubuntu 6.06 livecd running now, I have many hdaX partitions but they are not listed in /dev... I want to check those partions for errors . How do I make /dev/hdaX appear in /dev? I only have /dev/hda and /dev/hdc | |
| <maxamillion> simbios: mount them :) | |
| <soweto76> Does Firefox require these Gnome libraries on Xubuntu? | |
| <maxamillion> soweto76: no ... firefox doesn't require gnome libraries anywhere | |
| <soweto76> seems to start something called gconf* though -- not gnome related? | |
| <simbios> but I get /dev/hdax (hda5) does not exist, and so on for other hdax | |
| <maxamillion> soweto76: might just be a gtk+ thing | |
| <soweto76> Oh, Xubuntu aims to run just the gtk+ apps to improve performance and save RAM. Is that right | |
| <maxamillion> soweto76: sure is :) | |
| <maxamillion> soweto76: there are a couple gnome libraries i think that couldn't be avoided, but they are atleast lesser memory intensive of the gnome-libs | |
| <soweto76> somerville32, My Autostarted applications check boxes make no difference -- check or not. | |
| <Jester45> soweto76: things with g dont mean gnome and k doesnt mean kde | |
| <cheatersrealm> how do you install new gtk themes on xubuntu? I put the theme in /usr/share/themes but it didn't seem to show up in the list on window manager settings? | |
| <maxamillion> cheatersrealm: not sure, i never changed my themes :/ ... always liked the defaults | |
| <cheatersrealm> hrm | |
| <cheatersrealm> turns out my theme isn't an xfce theme or something | |
| <simbios> I don't get it sudo fdisk -l => /dev/hda5 7 1100 8787523+ 83 Linux then I do => sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/hda5 ~/hda5 and get => mount: el dispositivo especial /dev/hda5 no existe (that means /dev/hda5 does not exist) | |
| <maxamillion> yeah, xfce can technically use gnome themes (iirc) .... it just doesn't use all the stuffs in a "theme" that gnome would | |
| <maxamillion> simbios: cat /etc/fstab | |
| <simbios> unionfs / unionfs rw 0 0 | |
| <simbios> tmpfs /tmp tmpfs nosuid,nodev 0 0 | |
| <maxamillion> simbios: sudo nano /etc/fstab | |
| <simbios> you mean I put /dev/hdax etc etc in fstab? | |
| <somerville32> maxamillion, sudo mousepad /etc/fstab & | |
| <somerville32> maxamillion, People like guis! :D | |
| <maxamillion> somerville32: yeah, rgr ... | |
| <simbios> I am used to vim that's fine | |
| <maxamillion> sudo gvim /etc/fstab ... | |
| <maxamillion> :P | |
| <somerville32> lol | |
| <somerville32> Yucky | |
| <DarthShrine> Hmm, that's weird... | |
| <maxamillion> simbios: yes, you probably need to add it to the /etc/fstab | |
| <simbios> ok | |
| <DarthShrine> I installed Xubuntu on my laptop last night, and my wireless connection was working fine. Now that I'm actually in Xubuntu, it doesn't seem to be detected? :( | |
| <maxamillion> soweto76: http://packages.ubuntu.com/edgy/web/firefox <-- firefox doesn't depend on gnome-libs, it just recommends them (i assume for theme purposes in gnome) and i would assume that since they are not required, xubuntu doesn't use them | |
| <maxamillion> DarthShrine: ifconfig .... does the interface show up? | |
| <maxamillion> DarthShrine: ifconfig -a .... see if the output of those two is different | |
| <DarthShrine> maxamillion, There's only loopback on ifconfig. I get eth0 and irda0 with -a, but not ath0 or wifi0, as was detected before. | |
| <maxamillion> DarthShrine: interesting ... | |
| <cheatersrealm> what about GTK themes, how do you install (and select) them in xubuntu? | |
| <maxamillion> DarthShrine: i actually have to go ... i am getting off work, someone else might be able to help though ... if not, the forums might be able to provide assistance | |
| <cheatersrealm> aha! | |
| <DarthShrine> cheatersrealm, Pop 'em in ~/.themes | |
| <maxamillion> gotta go | |
| <somerville32> !themes | |
| <ubotu> Find your themes at: http://www.gnome-look.org - http://art.gnome.org - http://www.kde-look.org - http://themes.freshmeat.net/browse/58/ - http://www.guistyles.com - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/ - Also see !changethemes and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEyeCandy | |
| <cheatersrealm> there it is | |
| <DarthShrine> magic_ninja, Okies. | |
| <cheatersrealm> excellent, thanks | |
| <DarthShrine> Err. | |
| <soweto76> maxamillion, Well, would you think that just not running the Gnome apps -- just running gtk+ apps -- would achieve about the same results on XFce4 with Ubuntu as with Xubuntu? | |
| <cheatersrealm> ahh, a dark theme | |
| <Jester45> soweto76: no becuase when you isntall gnome libs | |
| <Jester45> soweto76: xubuntu load them at start up | |
| <soweto76> Jester45, Hmm, and ubuntu does NOT seem to like removing Evolution without removing all the gnome stuff | |
| <soweto76> Seems like a lot of Xubuntu users would wind up loading the gnome stuff unless they are quite careful no to. | |
| <simbios> ok, I put this in /etc/fstab : /dev/hda1 /home/ubuntu/hda1 ext2 defaults 0 0 hda1 is a ext2 partition I checked that with cfdisk. then => mount -a => mount: el dispositivo especial /dev/hda1 no existe | |
| <soweto76> ^no to^not to | |
| <simbios> that means /dev/hda1 does not exist | |
| <simbios> with damn small linux /dev/hda1 does appear, so it must be an xubuntu problem... | |
| <DarthShrine> Well I think I might give madwifi-ng a go, see if that doesn't fix something. | |
| <DarthShrine> Maybe not >_> | |
| <cheatersrealm> thanks for the help everyone | |
| <soweto76> !gnome libs | |
| <ubotu> gnome: The GNOME Desktop Environment, with extra components. In component universe, is optional. Version 1:2.14.2.1ubuntu1 (edgy), package size 12 kB, installed size 44 kB | |
| <somerville32> TheSheep: Ping | |
| <Deech> Hello. Is there WPA support in xubuntu yet? | |
| <Deech> At least, gui wise? | |
| <somerville32> I'm sure there is | |
| <Deech> Any ideas where it might be? | |
| <Deech> According to the doc, the network admin app doesn't handle wpa, only wep | |
| <somerville32> !wpa | |
| <ubotu> Wireless documentation can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs | |
| <DarthShrine> This is annoying :( | |
| <elijah> hi, where can i get a copy of the xubuntu hashes? | |
| <somerville32> DarthShrine, What is? | |
| <somerville32> elijah, One sec. | |
| <elijah> so that i can compare the md5 | |
| <elijah> ok | |
| <elijah> thanks | |
| <DarthShrine> somerville32, That my WiFi was detected during the install but not in Xubuntu. | |
| <somerville32> !verify | elijah | |
| <ubotu> elijah: To verify your Ubuntu ISO image (or other files for which an MD5 checksum is provided), see http://help.ubuntu.com/community/VerifyIsoHowto or http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/LQ_ISO/Checking_the_md5sum_in_Windows | |
| <elijah> ok thanks, i'll try that | |
| <Munchkinguy> I want to run a web browser in Xubuntu that's faster that Firefox. Should I use Epiphany? | |
| <cheatersrealm> is there a gmail notifier for xubuntu that isn't gmail-notify ? | |
| <kalikiana> cheatersrealm: there is the mailwatcher plugin | |
| <cheatersrealm> aha! | |
| <cheatersrealm> I was about to install gmail-notify | |
| <cheatersrealm> thanks | |
| <kalikiana> I like the plugin as you can add as many mail accounts as you like and the icon indicates new mail subtlely | |
| <kalikiana> :) | |
| * somerville32 uses it too. | |
| <elijah> if i want it dual boot, which one should be installed first? ubuntu or kubuntu? | |
| <kalikiana> elijah: are you planning on installing each off a cd? | |
| <somerville32> elijah, You can run both of them off the same partition | |
| <somerville32> ie. no need to dual boot | |
| <knight> hey | |
| <knight> hi all | |
| <kalikiana> hi | |
| <knight> anyone installed ltsp with xubuntu | |
| <knight> was the issue with the thin clients taken care of | |
| <knight> where the thin client can shutdown the machine | |
| <knight> the machine "LTSP server" | |
| <somerville32> knight: I'm not sure | |
| <somerville32> Hi synic | |
| <synic> heya | |
| <Jester45> hi | |
| <Kyl1> Hiya! | |
| <Kyl1> I'm back, and with a vengance | |
| <Kyl1> Hmm | |
| <Kyl1> Quiet room eh? | |
| <Kyl1> I thought this was supposed to be hoppin'! | |
| <Kyl1> Pft, some sources I have... | |
| <MagicFab> depends when you come in | |
| <Kyl1> Well, when are most of the people in here? | |
| <somerville32> Earlier in the day | |
| <somerville32> :) | |
| <MagicFab> not now :) | |
| <somerville32> lol | |
| <knight> ok | |
| <somerville32> But we can still have a party! | |
| <MagicFab> but ask away, you may bring them back :) | |
| * somerville32 nods. | |
| <Kyl1> Well, that's cool. | |
| * Kyl1 dozes off.... | |
| <Jester45> im back | |
| <Kyl1> Hi Jester | |
| <Kyl1> What's goin' on? | |
| <Jester45> finding my DSL cd | |
| <Kyl1> I see.... | |
| <Kyl1> I just got my Linux system up and running the fastest ever. | |
| <somerville32> Awesome :) | |
| <Kyl1> Got all of my environments installed and updated uber quick. | |
| <Kyl1> Like 3 hours. | |
| <Kyl1> KDE, Gnome, and, Xfce | |
| <Kyl1> :D | |
| <Kyl1> Alright, I need an opinion though. | |
| <Jester45> k? | |
| <Kyl1> I want to make my computer flashy. | |
| <Kyl1> For example, having the desktops switch as if on a cube. | |
| <Kyl1> Know what I am talking about? | |
| <somerville32> !beryl | kyl1 | |
| <ubotu> kyl1: Beryl is a window manager that takes advantage of an OpenGL accelerated X environment. See http://forum.beryl-project.org/ - Help in #ubuntu-xgl | |
| <Jester45> beryl | |
| <Kyl1> Hmmm | |
| <Kyl1> Well, let's see what I can do. | |
| <Jester45> http://jesteris.boldlygoingnowhere.org/Videos/XGLBeryl.avi | |
| <Jester45> like that? | |
| <Kyl1> So. | |
| <Kyl1> Yeah./ | |
| <Kyl1> Help, puhlease? | |
| <kalikiana|away> !ask | |
| <ubotu> Don't ask to ask a question. Just ask your question :) | |
| <Kyl1> Haha | |
| <Kyl1> I like you, Ubotu. | |
| <Kyl1> So, I am tryin' to install Beryl. | |
| *** kalikiana|away is now known as kalikiana | |
| <Kyl1> And, am following the wiki thing... | |
| <Kyl1> And it seems that installing AIGLX doesn't want to install. | |
| <kalikiana> If it's a AIGLX specific problem, #ubuntu-xgl might be better for you | |
| <Kyl1> sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-air-core linux-dri-modules-common linux-dri-modules-`uname -r` | |
| <Kyl1> It appears that the third part of it doesn't want to work. | |
| <kalikiana> What doesn't work? | |
| <Kyl1> The "linux-dri-modules- `uname -r` | |
| <Kyl1> " | |
| <Kyl1> That part doesn't seem to work. | |
| <kalikiana> What does it say if you type 'uname -r' in a Terminal? | |
| <Kyl1> Un momento | |
| <Kyl1> 2.6.15-27-386 | |
| <kalikiana> I just did an 'apt-cache search linux-dri-modules' with no result, so possibly you need to enable restricted repositories? | |
| <kalikiana> (because I don't use those) | |
| <Kyl1> I see... | |
| <Kyl1> Hmmm | |
| <kalikiana> So I don't know your tutorial, but if you're using a proprietary driver... | |
| <Kyl1> Well... | |
| <Kyl1> Is there like, one easy terminal command I can put in and like, have the whole thing work? | |
| <Kyl1> (Beryl) | |
| <Kyl1> I don't see how this is such a difficult thing. I just installed 3 different DE's and that was all with one command. (each) | |
| <Kyl1> This was the tutorial I was using. | |
| <Kyl1> http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Install_Beryl_on_Ubuntu_Dapper_with_AIGLX | |
| <kalikiana> what about https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BerylOnEdgy | |
| <Kyl1> Lemme take a peek at it. | |
| <kalikiana> That worked for me very easily | |
| <Kyl1> Alright, I did the glxinfo | grep direct | |
| <Kyl1> command. | |
| <Kyl1> And I got neither a yes, nor a no for an answer. | |
| <Kyl1> Oh | |
| <Kyl1> Damn | |
| <Kyl1> Nevermind. | |
| <kalikiana> So does that wiki help you any further? | |
| <Kyl1> Yes, it helps. But not in the way I wanted it to... ;( | |
| <Kyl1> :( | |
| <kalikiana> I suggest you ask for help in #ubuntu-xgl because they have more experience with your problems in general | |
| <Kyl1> Well, no problems now. | |
| <Kyl1> It says no. | |
| <Kyl1> I just wanted to have a 3d desktop switcher.. | |
| <Kyl1> But apparently it won't work... | |
| <kalikiana> If you are running Beryl, the settings app of Beryl has many, many options... | |
| <Kyl1> Ooh... | |
| <Kyl1> Shiny. | |
| <Kyl1> So, you have it installed? | |
| <cellofellow> I would like to know how to make something similar to a Windows Briefcase. I want to be able to put files in a folder on my desktop, and have a syncronizable folder put on a USB Thumbdrive. | |
| <Kyl1> Uh | |
| <Kyl1> Just copy and paste? | |
| <Kyl1> Or! | |
| <Kyl1> hahaha | |
| <Kyl1> Kyle = stupid. | |
| <Kyl1> Ummm... | |
| <Kyl1> lemme take a peek, I knew there was a way you could do it... | |
| <cellofellow> copy and paste works, but I wanted something more, controllable and automatic maybe? | |
| <Kyl1> Uh | |
| <cellofellow> AND the portable folder has to work in Windows. | |
| <Kyl1> Is there not a "synchronize" option in the programs bar? | |
| <Kyl1> Oh | |
| <Kyl1> Hmmmmmmmmmm | |
| <cellofellow> where in the menu? | |
| <Kyl1> Hmmmm | |
| <Kyl1> I am using Kubuntu... | |
| <Kyl1> So, it's a bit skewed.... | |
| <cellofellow> oh, hehe | |
| <cellofellow> SVN would actually do the job, but I don't have the time or the know-how to do that. | |
| <Kyl1> I would suggest looking in the "Synaptic Package Manager | |
| <Kyl1> " | |
| <cellofellow> for... ? | |
| <Kyl1> For a synchronizing program | |
| * cellofellow uses aptitude, not synaptic | |
| <Kyl1> Of course. | |
| <cellofellow> well, ok | |
| * kalikiana uses apt-cache search | |
| <kalikiana> :P | |
| <Kyl1> Synaptic has a much better GUI | |
| <Kyl1> Pft | |
| * Kyl1 uses the n00b way. | |
| <cellofellow> actually, apt-cache search I use instead of aptitude search. Sides, aptitude does have a GUI. And I like how it handles uninstallation better than apt. | |
| <kalikiana> Synaptic is slow... so I use it when I need to install/ remove/ update a lot only | |
| <Kyl1> I like synaptic.... | |
| <cellofellow> aptitude gui mode. :) | |
| <Kyl1> It's easy to use! | |
| <Kyl1> Ooh | |
| <Kyl1> That too.... | |
| <Kyl1> Wait. | |
| <Kyl1> That still in the terminal, much like windows 3.1 | |
| <Kyl1> ? | |
| <cellofellow> it is Curses, not GTK or QT. | |
| <kalikiana> curses would be more like dos | |
| <cellofellow> But maxamillion is making a GTK frontend called RipTide. | |
| <Kyl1> He is the guy doin' that? | |
| <Kyl1> Holy flip. | |
| <cellofellow> I came up with the name. :) | |
| <kalikiana> cellofellow: why? since there is synaptic | |
| <somerville32> cellofellow, I thought Adam wanted to keep that a secret :P | |
| <cellofellow> Cause he likes Aptitudes auto-installed stuff. | |
| <cellofellow> he did? oh yeah. Well, he's got in on SourceForge now. | |
| <kalikiana> link, please | |
| <cellofellow> sf.net/projects/riptide | |
| <kalikiana> and again, what is his motivation? | |
| <cellofellow> Also, he wants to use it to learn Python. | |
| <kalikiana> He said so, makes sense then :) | |
| <cellofellow> Cause he likes how Aptitude auto-removes dependancies, and he doesn't like Synaptic. | |
| <Kyl1> Well, I am a big fan of the GUI. | |
| <Kyl1> Long as it's easy to use. | |
| <kalikiana> hm... no content no that site? :'/ | |
| <cellofellow> He said it's still set to the Stage 1 - Planning setting. | |
| <kalikiana> so if he makes it FAST, it might become ncie | |
| <kalikiana> s/ncie/nice | |
| <cellofellow> He's mostly doing paper coding, brainstorming, and stuff. | |
| * kalikiana doesn't plan | |
| <Kyl1> Nice correction there, Kalikiana | |
| * cellofellow does. I have paper covered in pseudo-code all over. | |
| <kalikiana> :) | |
| <kalikiana> just start from scratch and see if it's any good *before* telling anyone | |
| <Kyl1> I am! | |
| <Kyl1> Not doing any sort of programming... | |
| <kalikiana> it's a matter of taste anyway | |
| <kalikiana> Kyl1: what you're doing? | |
| <Kyl1> Well, my skillz lack wholesomeness. | |
| <Kyl1> I am sitting here... | |
| <Kyl1> Pondering on ways to make my KDE look sexy | |
| <Kyl1> Well... | |
| <Kyl1> KDE, Gnome, or Xfce..... | |
| <Kyl1> One of em. | |
| <Kyl1> I want a really good lookin system. | |
| <Kyl1> So far, KDE is lookin' pretty snazzy. | |
| <cellofellow> http://mellowcellofellow.googlepages.com/screenshots | |
| <Kyl1> Hey! I have the same background! | |
| <cellofellow> Cool, isn't it? | |
| <Kyl1> Cept, mine is widescreen.... | |
| <Kyl1> Laptop....;) | |
| <cellofellow> stretched? | |
| <somerville32> I have the same one too | |
| <Kyl1> Probably. | |
| <cellofellow> I don't like stretching wallpapers. | |
| <Kyl1> I also shortened the bar at the bottom, and enabled the auto-hide feature. | |
| <Kyl1> Kinda like a mac now. | |
| <Kyl1> ;) | |
| <Kyl1> Is there any way to make the icons bounce? | |
| <Kyl1> Like in OSX? | |
| <cellofellow> Use KXDocker | |
| <Kyl1> K. | |
| <cellofellow> like me, see the screenshots page? | |
| <Kyl1> I saw that one s/c | |
| <Kyl1> Ok, the one on the bottom. | |
| <Kyl1> How do you do it? | |
| <Kyl1> The KXDocker? | |
| <cellofellow> Install KXDocker. | |
| <Kyl1> K | |
| <cellofellow> and move the panel out of the way, mine's just a little thing in the corner with the workspaces. | |
| <cellofellow> transparent. See it? | |
| <Kyl1> Mmhmmm | |
| <cellofellow> and I enabled Mac-style Menubar on the top. | |
| <Kyl1> So, is there a GUI for the installer, or is it by the terminal? | |
| <cellofellow> it's in the repos. | |
| <Kyl1> Ugh | |
| <cellofellow> just install it and run it from the menu | |
| <Kyl1> K. | |
| <cellofellow> ask about in #kubunti I haven't used KDE in a while. | |
| <kalikiana> the macbar patch on the forums is funny | |
| <Kyl1> Sure. | |
| <cellofellow> it's not a patch. It's built in. All you have to do is check a checkbox. | |
| <cellofellow> Of, for XFCE, gotcha. | |
| <kalikiana> but i didn't like it in terms of usability | |
| <cellofellow> that link is broken, sad. :( | |
| <Kyl1> Hmmmm | |
| <Kyl1> How do you install it? | |
| <Kyl1> Oh | |
| <Kyl1> nevermind... | |
| <Kyl1> Off to the Kubuntu room. | |
| <Kyl1> :D | |
| <Kyl1> Be back in a bit. | |
| <cellofellow> ah, forget it. I'll just Copy/Paste. | |
| <Kyl1> I love you! | |
| <Kyl1> Cept, not like that... | |
| <Kyl1> Kinda creepy.... | |
| <cellofellow> I'm going to bed now. | |
| <Kyl1> What? | |
| <Kyl1> You didn't copy and paste. | |
| <Kyl1> Damn.... | |
| <somerville32> :/ | |
| <Kyl1> Yeah | |
| <Kyl1> Oh well... | |
| <Kyl1> Google, here I come.... | |
| <Powha> Hi I have installed ubuntu and now I have installed the xubuntu-desktop. Is it possible to remove gnome and kde? | |
| <kalikiana> Powha: how about removing ubuntu-desktop and kubuntu-desktop? | |
| <Powha> I documentation earlier for this. but I can't find it now. It was some commands which should be run in the terminal. | |
| <Powha> found* | |
| <kalikiana> Powha: Use Synaptic, in the 'Applications'->'System' menu. | |
| <Powha> hmm yhea. This was some tuturial to convert ubuntu to xubuntu. My laptop has no cd/floppy so I have already gone from win98 -> win2k -> ubuntu 5.10 -> ubuntu -> 6.10 -> get the xubuntu-desktop | |
| <kalikiana> If reinstalling is an option, backing up your home(s) and reinstalling xubuntu from scratch might be cleaner. | |
| <kalikiana> But removing any package with kde, qt or gnome in its name could work already pretty good | |
| <Powha> Ok, I am checking everything under gnome/kde desktop enviroment for complete removal.. hope it will work :p | |
| <Menisk> How would xubuntu run on a Pentium 200mhz with MMX and 128mb of very slow RAM? | |
| <Gryfft> I'm trying to use unshield to extract an installshield cab file but it just says Aborted (core dumped.) Is Unshield installed wrong, or what? | |
| <Menisk> How would xubuntu run on a Pentium 200mhz with MMX and 128mb of very slow RAM? | |
| <axion_> hi, why dont my laptop volume keys work in xfce but they do in gnome? | |
| <kalikiana> axion_: try to bind them manually | |
| <axion_> i would like the application that pops up in gnome to pop up in xfce if possible. it pops up a little volume bar when pressed | |
| <axion_> or something similar, not just mapping keys with xev and such | |
| <kalikiana> how about using the panel plugin to visualize volume? | |
| <kalikiana> i can't currently remember how you'd have such a volume bar in xfce | |
| <axion_> ok thanks | |
| <kalikiana> Is there a way to see which program(s) transfer data over the network? | |
| * kalikiana waves at maxamillion | |
| <maxamillion> hi hi :) | |
| <kalikiana> you're working on an aptitude frontend? | |
| <maxamillion> i'm currently planning one, yes ... i actually don't have any code written, just a notebook with some scribbles | |
| <kalikiana> what's the main difference to synaptic? | |
| <maxamillion> simplicity | |
| <maxamillion> it will perform: search, install, remove, upgrade | |
| <kalikiana> will it be able to replace any other frontend? | |
| <maxamillion> that's it .... synaptic has _alot_ of features that i don't feel new users should be given | |
| <kalikiana> imho speed is the biggest issue with synaptic | |
| <maxamillion> synaptic is a very powerful package manager and i like it, but when you go look at the docs on their website, that software is capable of alot more than the average desktop user needs | |
| <maxamillion> kalikiana: lets move to -devel | |
| <kalikiana> ok | |
| *** ChanServ sets mode: +o maxamillion | |
| *** maxamillion sets mode: +o somerville32 | |
| *** maxamillion sets mode: -o somerville32 | |
| * maxamillion had to for old times sake :( | |
| *** maxamillion sets mode: -o maxamillion | |
| <DarthLappy> Wha? | |
| <somerville32> lol | |
| <maxamillion> DarthLappy: long story ... admin stuffs, not sure if i am allowed to talk about it yet | |
| <kalikiana> :P | |
| <DarthLappy> Okies. | |
| <Gryfft> I'm trying to compile Ndiswrapper, and I don't think I'm succeeding. | |
| <axion_> kalikiana: i found out a way to get a volume meter to pop up when you use your laptop volume keys | |
| <axion_> apt-get install keytouch | |
| <axion_> has an amixer plugin that does the job | |
| <maxamillion> axion_: that's rather interesting .... i might look into that, thanks for the info :) | |
| <axion_> yep :) | |
| <Gryfft> I can't get ndiswrapper to compile. | |
| <kalikiana> !info keytouch | |
| <ubotu> keytouch: A program to configure the extra function keys of the keyboard. In component universe, is optional. Version 2.2.1-0ubuntu2 (edgy), package size 412 kB, installed size 1824 kB | |
| <guigz> hello | |
| <guigz> Can someone expain me how initramfs work? | |
| <maxamillion> guigz: http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4017834659.html | |
| <esc_> morning | |
| <maxamillion> hi hi | |
| <elijah> i tried installing ubuntu 6.10, but when i chose to install it, it didn't go through, what could be wrong? | |
| <elijah> somerville, what could be wrong? | |
| <RememberPOL> How might I go about adding a russian keybord layout to my system? | |
| <kalikiana> you could use SCIM | |
| <RememberPOL> their page seems to be down | |
| <RememberPOL> is it in the repo? | |
| <kalikiana> yes | |
| <RememberPOL> im-switch - Input method switch framework | |
| <RememberPOL> scim - smart common input method platform | |
| <RememberPOL> what's the difference? | |
| <kalikiana> I use SCIM to input japanese characters, possibly you don't need it | |
| <kalikiana> I have a list of input options when I right-click a textbox, including cyrillic | |
| <RememberPOL> does it work in virtual terminals too? | |
| <kalikiana> yes | |
| <RememberPOL> ctrl+alt+f3 | |
| <RememberPOL> etc | |
| <RememberPOL> hm okay | |
| <kalikiana> oh you mean 'these' terminals? let me try... | |
| <RememberPOL> yeah heh | |
| <kalikiana> I guess it's GUI only | |
| <kalikiana> I remeber what the difference is: im-switch enables a new input for your/ any language | |
| <RememberPOL> ah | |
| <kalikiana> SCIM is actually the input engine | |
| <kalikiana> so as I have cyrillic "without wanting" it, if you install scim it might already work | |
| <kalikiana> and im-switch would be if you want to have the input methods without having everything in e.g. russian | |
| <RememberPOL> oh | |
| <Laibsch> what files in a package are responsible for creating the menu entries (in XFCE and Gnome)? | |
| <kalikiana> Laibsch: *.desktop | |
| <kalikiana> typically installed in /usr/share/applications | |
| <Laibsch> thanks | |
| <blizz> which package do i need for different spelling dictionaries in vim? | |
| <nickb_ldn> hello, I'm running Edgy, with Fluxbox - I cant seem to get my USB hard drive to eject and physically unmount itself. When I issue umount /medi/usb , it *seems* to be unmounted, but I can still hear it spinning - no luck with eject either. | |
| <thoreauputic> nickb_ldn: try pumount /media/usb or whatever - or try the device name, maybe pumount /dev/sda1 or whatver it shows as in /etc/mtab | |
| <nickb_ldn> no luck. Mtab says: /dev/sdb1 /media/nick_usb vfat rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,user=nick 0 0 | |
| <nickb_ldn> but issuing pumount /dev/sdb1 or /media/nick_usb does not stop the drive | |
| <mAIJK> Hello! How many MB ram does xubuntu use after a fresh install? My 400Mhz 128mbram lappy running on TinyXp now, only using 45Mb ram. But I hate microsoft so.... How many mb ram does xubuntu use? Is it going to run nice on my lappy? | |
| <grazie> mAIJK: many people run xubuntu on similar spec machines and are very pleased with the results. | |
| <grazie> mAIJK: you'll need the alternative cd to install though (not the live cd) | |
| <mAIJK> PC (Intel x86) desktop CD | |
| <mAIJK> ?? | |
| <thoreauputic> mAIJK: not desktop, uswe the "alternate" CD | |
| <thoreauputic> *use | |
| <mAIJK> why? | |
| <thoreauputic> becuse it uses less RAM for the installer | |
| <mAIJK> okey | |
| <mAIJK> good | |
| <thoreauputic> you need about 256 MB for the desktop installer - the alternative uses less and should work fine with 128 | |
| <mAIJK> ok | |
| <mAIJK> Thank you! | |
| <thoreauputic> :) | |
| <mAIJK> thoreauputic what is oem mode? | |
| <mAIJK> SHould I install with textmode or oem mode? Whats the option for a freaking noobie | |
| <mAIJK> :) | |
| <thoreauputic> mAIJK: if you don't know, you don't want to use it :) | |
| <mAIJK> okey | |
| <mAIJK> :P | |
| <mAIJK> textmode it is then :) | |
| <thoreauputic> mAIJK: just hit "enter" and answer the questions :) | |
| <mAIJK> Thank you mate! | |
| <thoreauputic> :) no worries | |
| <mAIJK> Never used XFCE, hopefully I will like it | |
| <mAIJK> I love gnome.. | |
| <thoreauputic> it's pretty nice :) I use several DEs - window managers | |
| <thoreauputic> xfce is a nice option for low resorce machines, and quick on higher spec ones | |
| <thoreauputic> *resource | |
| <mAIJK> sounds great | |
| <thoreauputic> </spelling pedant> | |
| <mAIJK> hopefully it will find all my drivers for my lappy | |
| <thoreauputic> I'm always correcting my typos... | |
| <mAIJK> Can I look this up before the installation? | |
| <thoreauputic> mAIJK: just do it - it will probably work fine | |
| <thoreauputic> if not, you can try again :) | |
| <thoreauputic> there s a hardware info page on the ubuntu wiki though | |
| <thoreauputic> hmm | |
| <thoreauputic> !hardware | |
| <ubotu> For lists of supported hardware on Ubuntu see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport | |
| <mAIJK> It's supported | |
| <mAIJK> wee | |
| <thoreauputic> :) | |
| <mAIJK> Where do I find the hardware monitor in xfce? | |
| <bur[n]er> ? | |
| <bur[n]er> to tell you what exactly? | |
| <bur[n]er> there's xfce4-taskmanager if that's what you're after.... or add the applet to your bar | |
| <Gryfft> I | |
| <Gryfft> sorry, accidentally hit enter. | |
| <Gryfft> I'm running Xubuntu on a compaq presario v2000. I'm trying to get the wireless to work- as I understand it, broadcom has refused to release anything so I'm forced to use ndiswrapper. I think I've done everything right, but modprobe doesn't give a message when I run modprobe ndiswrapper, and the light on my wireless isn't turning on. I've followed a few separate tutorials to get where I am now, but I can't seem to get my wireless card to activate. Furthermo | |
| <synic> Gryfft: is this the 4139 card? | |
| <synic> er... 4319 | |
| <bur[n]er> if it is a 43xx... there are packages out there made by cafuego that work | |
| <pjgat09> hi again | |
| <bur[n]er> anyone know if xfce 4.4 is going to be backported to edgy now that it's released? | |
| <TheSheep> bur[n]er: thats unlike | |
| <TheSheep> bur[n]er: but you never know | |
| <TheSheep> bur[n]er: I think it'd be more sense to backport it to dapper though -- edgy is not LTS | |
| <pjgat09> Hi TheSheep, i think i found (one of) the reason why xubuntu doesnt work too well on my computer | |
| <pjgat09> windows lied, i only have 128mb ram | |
| <TheSheep> pjgat09: why? | |
| <TheSheep> pjgat09: well, 128MB should be enough to use it | |
| <TheSheep> pjgat09: not enough for the livecd installer, though | |
| <pjgat09> yeh, that might explain that | |
| <TheSheep> pjgat09: did you use the alternate cd? | |
| <pjgat09> yes, i did | |
| <pjgat09> text mode install | |
| <bur[n]er> xfce should work on 128... but don't open firefox :) | |
| <TheSheep> pjgat09: still no good? | |
| <pjgat09> what happens? :P | |
| <pjgat09> yeh, the alternate cd did me no good | |
| <TheSheep> pjgat09: nothing spectacular, it's just slow | |
| <pjgat09> the x server remains unstable | |
| <bur[n]er> pjgat09, just slooooooooow... dillo might work bettter | |
| <pjgat09> or just slow, maybe its just slow | |
| <pjgat09> would slow loading cause the x server, along with most of the rest of the install to freeze? | |
| * bur[n]er runs a p3 1 ghz w/256 on xubuntu very well | |
| <bur[n]er> proly not | |
| <guigz> hello | |
| <pjgat09> thats what happens to me | |
| <bur[n]er> wow... very odd... this a laptop by chance? | |
| <pjgat09> nope, desktop | |
| <guigz> is there a way to make xubuntu basic install smaller? | |
| <bur[n]er> sorry pjgat09, wish I knew | |
| <pjgat09> i got the x server to load yesterday, but when i tried to open firefox, the cursor disappeared, and i couldnt do anything | |
| <TheSheep> pjgat09: do you have a swap partition set up? | |
| <bur[n]er> pjgat09, maybe it's swapping to your hard drive and your hard drive is bad? | |
| <krenjon> ah finally there is the transparent terminal in xfce ;) | |
| <pjgat09> i believe i have a swap partition setup | |
| *** UbuntuSt1ts is now known as UbuntuStats | |
| <pjgat09> its a 4gb HDD, kinda old | |
| <pjgat09> i can see it being bad | |
| <krenjon> Is there another starterbar besides this gdesklets plugin? | |
| <pjgat09> i suppose i could buy more ram, thats no big deal | |
| <pjgat09> ill just have to dig through IDE and other misc cables to find the slot :P | |
| <guigz> is there a way to remove gnumeric and abiword from xubuntu?Each time I try to remove it using synaptic,it says it will uninstall xubuntu desktop... | |
| <pjgat09> ill worry more about getting an install working later, i still have to help my family move files they want off of this computer | |
| <TheSheep> guigz: don't worry, xubuntu-desktop is just a dummy package to keep it all together | |
| <TheSheep> guigz: you can safely remove it | |
| <TheSheep> guigz: it's empty | |
| <guigz> cool | |
| <krenjon> and next time you install a package which depends on gnumeric, it will get reinstalled ;) | |
| <guigz> In fact I installed xubuntu on a 2GB usb key and I'm quite short with disk space.Do I need swap to,since I have 1GB Ram? | |
| <nicolah> Hi guys, what is the path of the trashcan ? I Can't find it | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: ~/.Trash or ~/.local/share/trash | |
| <krenjon> it's always good to got a bit swap... 256 mb should be enough if you got 1gb ram | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: but the files are not just kept as files in it | |
| <nicolah> thanks | |
| <nicolah> /home/nicola/.local/share/Trash/files | |
| <guigz> I have 128mb and it's fine... | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: freedesktop.org has a full spec, if you're interested ;) | |
| <guigz> but I was just wondering whether I should disable it since it's located on an USB key which is quite slow.... | |
| <krenjon> i don't know which apps, but i read something about some ones which needs a swap... | |
| <krenjon> so maybe you run in trouble, maybe not | |
| <nicolah> thanks TheSheep, I have also another problem with xubuntu | |
| <nicolah> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/2878/ | |
| <nicolah> I'm not able to mount this compact flash (it work normally with other cf) | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: maybe you need to specify codepage? | |
| <krenjon> hm is there a xchat with compiz transparancy enable? | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: man mount and then search for vfat | |
| <TheSheep> krenjon: just use irssi in a transparent terminal :) | |
| <krenjon> *laugh* | |
| <krenjon> thanks for the good tip TheSheep ;) | |
| <krenjon> and i can't say it often enough - i love xubuntu feisty ;) | |
| <TheSheep> yes, it's nice | |
| <krenjon> some beauty bugs still there... | |
| <krenjon> like desktop-effects don't recongise xfwm... | |
| <krenjon> and no autoconfig for this XRGB nvidia thing... | |
| <TheSheep> krenjon: what's desktop-effects? | |
| <krenjon> desktop-effects is that plugin which enables easily compiz | |
| <krenjon> or not really plugin - it's a simple windows with 1 button and 2 checkboxes ;) | |
| <TheSheep> krenjon: well, eaither you use compiz or xfwm4 | |
| <krenjon> yes but with desktop-effects you can put it on or off | |
| <krenjon> and if you want to put it off, it looks for metacity and not xfwm4 | |
| <nicolah> TheSheep, there's something wront in this syntax | |
| <nicolah> sudo mount -t vfat codepage=47 /dev/sde1 /home/nicola/Desktop/prova | |
| <TheSheep> krenjon: use the beryl-manager instead :) | |
| <krenjon> hehe i don't want to use beryl ;) | |
| <TheSheep> krenjon: it can be configured to use whatver wm you want | |
| <krenjon> i like to use what's given with the "original" repos | |
| <krenjon> i know, i'm just talking about beauty bugs :) i know the basics of linux and don't have to use that tools, but i like it easy and confortable ;) | |
| <krenjon> and i love it, when linux comes that easy that every windows noob can handle it... | |
| <krenjon> coz that means that more people use linux, and that means more software (especially games) ;) | |
| <nicolah> thesheep where do I read the right codepage ? I read that the default codepage for vfat is 437 | |
| <Toran> I was editing my menu manually and I accidentally removed the settings menu. I can get an entry in the menu now for the settings control center, but I would like a submenu where I can choose what I want to configure specifically. How can I get this menu back? | |
| <nicolah> there's now codepage option for vfat in man | |
| <TheSheep> Toran: just include a system menu somewhere | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: sudo mount -t vfat -o codepage=47 /dev/sde1 /home/nicola/Desktop/prova | |
| <Toran> TheSheep: Which system menu? | |
| <nicolah> same error | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: you're sure it's the right partition? | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: try fdisk -l /dev/sde | |
| <krenjon> i still need a standalone launcherbar as a replacement for gdesklets... | |
| <guigz> hello | |
| <guigz> I'd like to remove unused video drivers,but synaptics tells me it will remove "xorg" "xserver-xorg" "xserver-xorg-video-all" | |
| <guigz> Are they all needed | |
| <TheSheep> Toran: you can examine the .desktop files in /usr/share/applications/ | |
| <TheSheep> Toran: that's what the menu is generated from | |
| <vai_ro> how can i tell what resolution i'm currently running? | |
| <TheSheep> vai_ro: hmm... xvidtune maybe? | |
| <vai_ro> i'll give it a try | |
| <TheSheep> HDisplay×VDisplay | |
| <vai_ro> xvidtune worked thanks | |
| <nicolah> TheSheep, it was a cf problem. I formatted the flashmemory and now it works normally | |
| <nicolah> thanks | |
| <nicolah> is there a way to have a visual tool for search in xubuntu ? | |
| <nicolah> I tryed with some script but I couldn't get it to work | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: yes, there is a number of them available | |
| <guigz> Hello,I'd like to remove unused X drivers,but when I use synaptic to remove it,it says it will remove "xorg" "xserver-xorg" "xserver-xorg-video-all"...is it safe to remove them?? | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: install tracker-search-tool | |
| <nicolah> thanks | |
| <TheSheep> guigz: I think that 'xserver-xorg' is needeed, the other two are just empty | |
| <TheSheep> !info xorg | |
| <ubotu> xorg: X.Org X Window System. In component main, is optional. Version 1:7.1.1ubuntu6.2 (edgy), package size 17 kB, installed size 44 kB | |
| <TheSheep> !info xserver-xorg-video-all | |
| <ubotu> xserver-xorg-video-all: the X.Org X server -- output driver metapackage. In component main, is optional. Version 1:7.1.1ubuntu6.2 (edgy), package size 17 kB, installed size 44 kB | |
| <TheSheep> !info xserver-xorg | |
| <ubotu> xserver-xorg: the X.Org X server. In component main, is optional. Version 1:7.1.1ubuntu6.2 (edgy), package size 165 kB, installed size 584 kB | |
| <guigz> !info | |
| <ubotu> info: Standalone GNU Info documentation browser. In component main, is standard. Version 4.8.dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1 (edgy), package size 159 kB, installed size 328 kB | |
| <guigz> how do !info work? | |
| <nicolah> hey TheSheep I searched for "tracker search" in synaptic but I couldn't find it, any hints | |
| <nicolah> ? | |
| <TheSheep> guigz: the same as apt-cache search <foo> | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: hmm.. maybe it's in feisty only... | |
| <guigz> So I can safely uninstall the drivers? | |
| <nicolah> Ok, probably I'll wait till april | |
| <TheSheep> guigz: yes, just make sure you install xserver-xorg back | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: I think there are debs for dapper and edgy too | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: http://live.gnome.org/Tracker | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: http://www.gnome.org/~jamiemcc/tracker/DEB/Edgy/ | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: you need to add trackerd to autostarted applications | |
| <nicolah> which one should I download ? | |
| <nicolah> http://www.gnome.org/~jamiemcc/tracker/DEB/Edgy/ | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: 5.2.0 | |
| <TheSheep> nicolah: it still doesn't have all the features that are planned, but works pretty good | |
| <nicolah> thanks | |
| <kalikiana> I don't have tracker in my autostart, it's running whenever tracker-search is run.. | |
| <TheSheep> kalikiana: then it has to re-check all the files that changed at the startup | |
| <TheSheep> kalikiana: if it runs all the time, it just updates the database when the files are written | |
| <TheSheep> kalikiana: much faster | |
| <krenjon> hm damn... xfmedia won't work with shoutcast streams (not with all) | |
| <kalikiana> hm... seems very reasonable. did you just add trackerd to your autostart? | |
| <TheSheep> kalikiana: via settings->autostarted applications | |
| <TheSheep> kalikiana: it takse about 4MB of ram | |
| <kalikiana> i'll try, i am usually on 300/1000gb :P | |
| <kalikiana> ^^ mb of course | |
| <TheSheep> O.o | |
| <TheSheep> shame | |
| <kalikiana> and still on xubuntu *lol* | |
| <slow-motion> hallo | |
| <TheSheep> hi slow-motion | |
| <slow-motion> hi TheSheep | |
| <slow-motion> do i still need unrar when i have 7zip? | |
| <TheSheep> slow-motion: I think so | |
| <slow-motion> TheSheep you are right | |
| <TheSheep> that's good :) | |
| <slow-motion> i dont know what is better bzip, bz2, tar+bzip, tar+bz2, rar, 7zip | |
| <orByt1> hi guys | |
| <kalikiana> hi | |
| <sk> Hello, I have a question, is anybody there? | |
| <kalikiana> !ask | |
| <ubotu> Don't ask to ask a question. Just ask your question :) | |
| <sk> Alright, I'm on xubuntu, and I have installed the gnome-core packet, how do I actually switch to gnome now? | |
| <kalikiana> You'll be having gdm, right? So you can choose a session. | |
| <sk> What's that? (sorry, this is my first time running a Linux) | |
| <kalikiana> It's the login dialog. | |
| <sk> Well, I don't know, I only installed the package. I could try to log-off. | |
| <kalikiana> If you log off you normally get to gdm == the login screen. | |
| <kalikiana> There you can choose a session, which may be gnome, xfce, a backup terminal or whatever you installed. | |
| *** skapism_ is now known as sk3 | |
| <sk3> Alright, thanks for the help. | |
| *** sk3 is now known as sk_3 | |
| <sk_3> Hmm, I connect to the internet using the VPN client, is there anyway to automate it at least partly? | |
| <Powha> Is it possible to restore the default applications menu in xubuntu. Somehow mine is gone, just a tiny dot appears. | |
| <nominal> Hello? | |
| <somerville32> Hi | |
| <nominal> I have a question. | |
| <somerville32> Powha: Right click, properties, use default desktop menu <-- See if this works. | |
| <somerville32> !ask | nominal | |
| <ubotu> nominal: Don't ask to ask a question. Just ask your question :) | |
| <nominal> I can't find a driver for my wireless adaptor, what am I to do? | |
| <somerville32> !wireless | nominal | |
| <ubotu> nominal: Wireless documentation can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs | |
| <nominal> Alright, thanks! | |
| <Powha> somerville32: nope it's empty. | |
| <nominal> ~$ means? | |
| <somerville32> nominal, It is a prompt. | |
| <nominal> Got it. | |
| <somerville32> Powha, Interesting. Any idea how it got like this? | |
| <sk> How can I mount an external harddrive so that I can edit/create/delete files? | |
| <sk> Xubuntu doesn't normally let me do it. | |
| <Powha> somerville32: hmm, I think I was in edit menu or something. when I clicked the "edit meny button" nothing happened. So I clicked it a couple of times, and suddenly it appered like 10 windows of the edit meny thing. I closed them and now it is like this. | |
| <somerville32> sk: Is it a USB hard drive? | |
| <somerville32> Powha: Maybe try restarting the applet? | |
| <sk> Yup. | |
| <Powha> I have restarted the system since. | |
| <fijam> Powha: I may know how to solve your problem, just give me a while | |
| <somerville32> sk: Then plugging it in should mount is automatically. | |
| <sk> Well, it gets mounted, but I can't do anything other than play the files in the system. | |
| <sk> No creating folders etc. | |
| <sk> Or editing existing ones. | |
| <Powha> fijam: ok | |
| <sk> When I go to its Permissions and try to change it to "Create and delete files", it returns the error "Couldn't change the permissions of 'Volume' because it is on a read-only disk." | |
| <fijam> sk: I've also had troubles with mounting external drives in read-write mode, as far as I remember you have to do this manually with some umask setting | |
| <sk> Well, can I change my permissions in general so I can do more? | |
| <sk> I mean, it's my system, I'm not gonna start to delete files I don't know, I don't know why xubuntu limits my actions so much. | |
| <fijam> Powha: open your terminal and type cd ~/.config/xfce4/desktop | |
| <fijam> sk: what filesystem is that drive? | |
| <Powha> how do I open the terminal? it was in the menu :p | |
| <somerville32> sk: What version of Xubuntu do you use? 6.10 or 6.06? | |
| <sk> mount says ntfs | |
| <somerville32> Oh! | |
| <sk> 6.10 | |
| <somerville32> Thats why | |
| <somerville32> You need to install ntfs drivers! :) | |
| <somerville32> !ntfs | sk | |
| <ubotu> sk: To view your Windows/Mac partitions see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticallyMountPartitions. For write access see !ntfs-3g or !fuse | |
| <sk> /dev/sda1 on /media/Volume type ntfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=077,iocharset=utf8) | |
| <fijam> in that case you'd need to use e.g fuse to mount it | |
| <fijam> yeah | |
| <sk> I see | |
| <fijam> Powha: oh, it was indeed. You can add verva panel plugin with command line | |
| <fijam> and run Terminal from there | |
| <Powha> I will log out and do a terminal session. | |
| <fijam> there was a keybord shourtcut... | |
| <fijam> wait a sec | |
| <sk> Well, how do I install those drivers / fuge? | |
| <sk> fuse | |
| <sk> The only thing written in that document that's related is "*At this time, NTFS may only be mounted read-only by the kernel. This means information may be read, but no information may be written." | |
| <Pekke> owha: i couldn't get that verva to work, can you tell me what to do, to get it to work like a terminal? | |
| <fijam> Powha: alt+ F2 | |
| <Pekke> Powha, i ment, sorry | |
| <fijam> Powha: and then Terminal, xterm or whatever you use | |
| <fijam> got it? | |
| <Powha> It says the directory can't be found. | |
| <fijam> ok, so step by step | |
| <fijam> are you in your home directory? | |
| <Powha> Can't I get to the appmanager and just reinstall the meny? | |
| <fijam> ok, this should solve the problem | |
| <fijam> cp /etc/xdg/xfce4/desktop/menu.xml ~/.config/xfce4/desktop/menu.xml | |
| <Powha> If I press alt+f2 I get "Run program" | |
| <Powha> ah "T"erminal (: | |
| <fijam> yes, type Terminal there | |
| <fijam> yeah, I got caught on that too | |
| <fijam> sk: http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy#How_to_mount_Windows_partitions_.28NTFS.29_on_boot-up.2C_and_allow_users_read_and_write_access | |
| <fijam> a second too late | |
| <Powha> fijam: thnx! It worked :D | |
| <fijam> you're welcome :) | |
| <Ramla> Is there an easy way to troubleshoot which is causing loss of internet connection, software/hardware or something outside the computer? | |
| <fijam> What kind of connection is that? Ethernet, ADSL? How often does it happen? What are the symptoms? | |
| <pjgat09> lol | |
| <mark488> Anyone know how I can enable my right alt key to behave like the left one? (a setting in xfce or x? preferably easily, without manually editing the keymap) | |
| <torrr> hi, I am window shopping for a distro | |
| <torrr> I wonder if there is a difference between xubuntu and ubuntu-desktop? | |
| <torrr> beside the DE ? | |
| <mark488> sorry, seems like you hit a quiet time here | |
| <torrr> seems like it mark488 | |
| <mark488> my impression is that beneath the DE, things are similar | |
| <torrr> it is hard to tell... | |
| <torrr> I think things can be added to the compilation to support features perhaps | |
| <torrr> but I am not sure | |
| <mark488> xfce / gnome .... speed difference | |
| <torrr> I've downloaded ubuntu-desktop, I think I could install xfce on top of it if I wish | |
| <torrr> I am just wondering since I want a multi-user environment when many users are accessing the ubuntu-server via X | |
| <torrr> via network | |
| <torrr> LAN | |
| <torrr> and so I want it to be responsive for 15 users | |
| <mark488> so you're desiring greater speed or functionality? | |
| <adamwest_> hey guys, is the new xfce available for ubuntu? | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, It is available in the development version, Feisty Fawn | |
| <adamwest_> but what if i want to try it out on my current edge? | |
| <adamwest_> *edgy | |
| <torrr> mark488: I desire grater speed, since the DE will probably be the client's own DE. | |
| <torrr> mark488: and the client would probably run rootless | |
| <torrr> mark488: and there would probably be many clients | |
| <torrr> mark488: but I also want to be able to administrate the server easyly | |
| <somerville32> torrr, so you're looking to setup an LTSP? | |
| <torrr> somerville32: from what I understood LTSP don't have client apps for other OSs | |
| <torrr> somerville32: otherwize I would have tried it | |
| <torrr> somerville32: though I didn't get into it deeply so I may be wrong | |
| <mark488> torrr: very cool. beyond me as a linux newbie | |
| <torrr> mark488: you make me feel good about my self :) | |
| <somerville32> torrr: Xubuntu and Ubuntu are the same except for the default packages installed. | |
| <adamwest_> guys is it safe to install the graphic installation of the new xubuntu on ubuntu edgy? | |
| <torrr> somerville32: can you give me example for packages that come with xubuntu? | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, No, it is not "safe". | |
| <bigfuzzyjesus> adamwest_, i dont know yet, i tried and b0rked my system, but i am working to fix it, there is a forum thread and they didnt have problems | |
| <somerville32> torrr: Xfce4 instead of gnome | |
| <torrr> somerville32: I can add that in later in ubuntu right? | |
| <adamwest_> somerville32: so how come they just let people download it as "stable release"? | |
| <bigfuzzyjesus> adamwest_, how knowledgeable are you with ubuntu/linux/xfce | |
| <somerville32> torrr: Yes. You can install any packages you like. | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, Why not? | |
| <adamwest_> bigfuzzyjesus: i juststarted using linux a week or ago or so | |
| <adamwest_> :) | |
| <adamwest_> somerville32: .. u said it might not be safe | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, In the linux world, most people use package management. | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, ie. Your distro packages and ensures that the software will work with your system | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, It is possible to download and install what ever you want but it is better to use the package management system. | |
| <adamwest_> oh, ok | |
| <adamwest_> btw just out of curiosity, how do you run ".run" files? | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, Xfce 4.4.0 will be available in Feisty which will be released in April. | |
| <bigfuzzyjesus> adamwest_, you could install but in your situation i dont think i would, as you are a new user etc. etc., BUT have fun with xubuntu! | |
| <adamwest_> somerville32: D: that's a long time from now ^_^ | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, However, there isn't a big difference between Xfce 3.9.9.2 | |
| <adamwest_> bigfuzzyjesus: thanks but i'm currently a gnome user :) | |
| <bigfuzzyjesus> adamwest_, chmod +x <package name>.run | |
| <adamwest_> thanks bigfuzzyjesus | |
| <bigfuzzyjesus> sudo ./<package name>.run | |
| <adamwest_> ! ok ok :) | |
| <ubotu> Sorry, I don't know anything about ok ok :) - try searching on http://bots.ubuntulinux.nl/factoids.cgi | |
| <somerville32> bigfuzzyjesus, You could also tell him how to do it through Thunar | |
| <somerville32> bigfuzzyjesus, Some people don't like using the command line | |
| <adamwest_> no it's ok, somerville32 | |
| <bigfuzzyjesus> adamwest_, you could do sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop and get xcfe 3.9.9.2 for your desktop | |
| * bigfuzzyjesus nudges somerville32 i think he wants us to shut up :) | |
| <adamwest_> isn't the last version 4.2? | |
| <bigfuzzyjesus> somerville32, i like using the command line... its so much quicker, lightweight, functional etc., its like the swiss-army knife of programs :) | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, no | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, The latest version is 4.4 | |
| <adamwest_> no i meant the LAST version... as before 4.4 . or my english can be bad sometimes :P | |
| <somerville32> There are two branches | |
| <somerville32> 4.2 and 4.4 | |
| <somerville32> However, 4.2 had it's last release the other week | |
| <adamwest_> yeah i saw that | |
| <Gryfft> (sorry to jump in) I've been trying to make a broadcom card work. Hence, ndiswrapper. I've done everything exactly as the walkthroughs say to do, but ndiswrapper -l gives me this message: bcmwl5 : driver installed device (14E4:4318) present (alternate driver: bcm43xx) | |
| <adamwest_> so the latest xubuntu was actually 3.9.9.2? | |
| <adamwest_> *xfce i mean | |
| <Gryfft> Eh, that error message didn't look so big when I typed it. Sorry. | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, I think it might have actually been 3.9.9.1 | |
| <somerville32> ie. 4.4RC1 | |
| <adamwest_> somerville32: lol kinda old, aint it? :P | |
| <adamwest_> i think i already asked that sometime, but is there a way to make sure linux is performing at its best? i mean nothing slows it down and stuff (still has windows issues in my head) | |
| <adamwest_> *have | |
| <somerville32> I've never done anything special | |
| <adamwest_> because i feel like it's kinda slow D: mostly firefox | |
| <adamwest_> it's not supposed to be slow .. even if i dont have the strongest comp | |
| <Gryfft> under dmesg it says loadndisdriver failed. which according to the wiki means I'm using an old kernel? | |
| <Gryfft> sorry to derail. | |
| <Gryfft> I'm using ndiswrapper 1.34... did I compile ndiswrapper wrong? | |
| <somerville32> Gryfft, I'd wait until Maxamillion get heres. He has lots of experience with Wireless. | |
| <bigfuzzyjesus> Gryfft, i have never used a linux computer without ethernet, for me there is really no need, until i get my laptop | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, What version of Firefox are you using? | |
| <bigfuzzyjesus> adamwest_, have you thought about swiftfox | |
| <adamwest_> 2.0.0.1, latest | |
| <adamwest_> never tried that | |
| <Gryfft> I'll drop back in in an hour or two, thanks anyway. I've now managed to make xubuntu forget my wireless card even exists... I'll keep troubleshooting, thanks. | |
| <bigfuzzyjesus> adamwest_, it is optimized for what ever hardware you have and for linux :) | |
| * bur[n]er takes the feisty plunge to feel 4.4.0's goodness :) | |
| <adamwest_> swiftfox is automatic adjusting? | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, How much processing power do you have and how much ram? | |
| <somerville32> I have a 333mhz w/ 256mb of ram and Firefox is alright for me | |
| <adamwest_> 1300mhz, 512ram | |
| <somerville32> lol | |
| <adamwest_> why lol :D | |
| <frankabel> I just install the fileinfo php module with "pecl install fileinfo"... but it don't show installed... I found on the web that I must enable it on the php.ini file | |
| <g333k_work> Hi if I installed my xubuntu in english and now I want to set it up to spanish, what do I have to do? | |
| <adamwest_> somerville32, why the laugh? :P | |
| <frankabel> exist a command to enable such extension? or is just editing the php.ini | |
| <somerville32> ;] | |
| <adamwest_> nu why somerville32! :) | |
| <bigfuzzyjesus> #join #xubuntu-offtopic | |
| <slow-motion> n8 | |
| <g333k_work> Hi if I installed my system in english and now I want to set it up to spanish, what do I have to do? | |
| <adamwest_> please somerville32!!! :) i need heeeeelp | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, What do you need help with? | |
| <adamwest_> somerville32: about swiftfox... | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, I've never used it | |
| <adamwest_> somerville32: and why did u laugh at me ^_^ | |
| <somerville32> !swiftfox | adamwest_ | |
| <ubotu> Sorry, I don't know anything about swiftfox - try searching on http://bots.ubuntulinux.nl/factoids.cgi | |
| <somerville32> hehe | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, http://getswiftfox.com/ | |
| <adamwest_> thanks | |
| <adamwest_> you're not going to tellme why u laughed... do you :) | |
| <somerville32> Also see: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=142798 | |
| <adamwest_> where do i find my system processor stats on linux? device manager? (to make sure what i have) | |
| <adamwest_> umm -- how do i find my processor info ? | |
| <somerville32> Solsol: So, you're having problems with your Internet in Xubuntu? | |
| <Solsol> Can someone help me make my internet connection work in xubuntu? | |
| <Solsol> n ya. | |
| <Solsol> i get a "network is down error" | |
| <Solsol> when i try to use pppoeconf to set it up | |
| <fxr> how safe is sudo apt-get auto-remove ?? I wanna clean up my xubuntu install so i have installed only what i need or am actively using... | |
| <somerville32> Solsol: What kind of connection do you? | |
| <somerville32> Solsol: ADSL, Cable? | |
| <Solsol> I am trying to set it up thru my dsl modem currently | |
| <somerville32> Solsol: Can you please pastebin the output of ifconfig? | |
| <somerville32> !pastebin | |
| <ubotu> pastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org (be sure to give the URL of your paste - see also the #ubuntu channel topic) | |
| <Solsol> k. | |
| <Solsol> i can do that in windows right? | |
| <Solsol> !pastebin | |
| <ubotu> pastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org (be sure to give the URL of your paste - see also the #ubuntu channel topic) | |
| <somerville32> Oh right | |
| <somerville32> Unfortunately you'll need to get that info from your Xubuntu install. | |
| <somerville32> Are you dual booting? | |
| <Solsol> yes. | |
| <adamwest_> guys where can i find my computer processor info? | |
| <somerville32> adamwest_, There are some applets you can use and you can look in /proc/cpuinfo | |
| <Solsol> i can get that indo and be back in a few minutes. | |
| <Solsol> info* | |
| <adamwest_> thanks somerville32 | |
| <somerville32> Solsol: Alright, thanks :) | |
| <Solsol> so. brb | |
| <Solsol> n you're welcome | |
| <g333k_work> Hi, when I do #dpkg-reconfigure locales it doesnt ask me to choose languages, why? I just receive a message "Generation complete." | |
| <somerville32> g333k_work, Applications > System > Language Support | |
| <adamwest_> somerville32: that file's empty D: | |
| <somerville32> /proc/cpuinfo ? | |
| <adamwest_> yes | |
| <TheSheep> mount /proc | |
| <TheSheep> and try again | |
| <adamwest_> u did sudo gedit /proc/cpuinfo nad didn't work | |
| <adamwest_> *i | |
| <TheSheep> lol | |
| <somerville32> No need to open it as root | |
| <TheSheep> and no way to edit it :) | |
| <adamwest_> it says permission denied | |
| <adamwest_> so what do i do | |
| <TheSheep> cat /proc/cpuinfo | |
| <adamwest_> what's cat? | |
| <somerville32> It displays it all at once | |
| <adamwest_> ah ok | |
| <Solsol> http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/2907/plain/ | |
| <Solsol> there you are somervile | |
| <Solsol> help any? | |
| <somerville32> Solsol, Make sure to type my entire name to get my attention | |
| <Solsol> o. ok | |
| <somerville32> Solsol: Are you using a router? | |
| <Solsol> Not with my ethernet connection. It only needs my modem | |
| <somerville32> It says that you have an internal ip address already assigned to eth0 | |
| <Solsol> I may have it set to a static IP | |
| <somerville32> What kind of ADSL model do you have? | |
| <Solsol> A Parydyne | |
| <somerville32> Can you give me make and model number? | |
| <Solsol> yes. hold on | |
| <Solsol> 6381-a3-200 | |
| <Solsol> You there? | |
| <somerville32> Yes :P | |
| <somerville32> I'm researching | |
| <Solsol> ok | |
| <Solsol> If it helps any, my windows detects the linux gateway and that is active | |
| <somerville32> Solsol: Linux gateway? | |
| <Solsol> yes, i'll send the full name of the connection | |
| <Solsol> hmm...it was there earlier | |
| <Solsol> nvm that | |
| <ShoeUnited> Heyo | |
| <ShoeUnited> It's been bothering me (as well I'm sure others) What happened to xfskin? | |
| <ShoeUnited> !xfskin | |
| <ubotu> Sorry, I don't know anything about xfskin - try searching on http://bots.ubuntulinux.nl/factoids.cgi | |
| <ShoeUnited> !theme | |
| <ubotu> Find your themes at: http://www.gnome-look.org - http://art.gnome.org - http://www.kde-look.org - http://themes.freshmeat.net/browse/58/ - http://www.guistyles.com - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/ - Also see !changethemes and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEyeCandy | |
| <ShoeUnited> !changethemes | |
| <ubotu> [Ubuntu] Install gnome-themes or go to menu, system settings, appearance. [KDE] For a good KDE guide, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeKubuntu | |
| <ShoeUnited> :/ | |
| <somerville32> Solsol: Ok | |
| <Solsol> find something? | |
| <somerville32> Solsol: Yes. I found a person who had the same modem as you and how they fixed it. | |
| <somerville32> http://www.mepis.org/node/9240 <-- Last comment | |
| <Solsol> ahh, sounds perfect. | |
| *** nyu2-away is now known as nyu2 | |
| <somerville32> They are using a different OS though so the instructions don't translate perfectly | |
| <ShoeUnited> oo mepis | |
| <Solsol> the one by robert59? | |
| <somerville32> Solsol: Basically, I believe that your ADSL modem acts sort of like a router | |
| <Solsol> oh | |
| <somerville32> I saw that you already had an ip address | |
| <somerville32> Did you try to see if it even worked in Linux yet? | |
| <Solsol> yes | |
| <somerville32> And you couldn't access anything? | |
| <Solsol> the only thing that even remotely had access was itune's update service | |
| <Solsol> but, i couldnt actually download | |
| <Solsol> (i used a seperate application to add itunes) | |
| <Solsol> hmm, what is a "broadcast number"? | |
| <somerville32> Not completely sure | |
| <Solsol> nor am i, and these things are usually what i am good at....but of course that's in windows | |
| <ShoeUnited> I need help switching themes on Xub I untarred the file into ~/.themes and /usr/share/themes and I still get nothing. xfskin doesn't exist. :( pleas a little guide/guidance | |
| <ShoeUnited> *please | |
| <somerville32> Solsol: Did you know that your model uses embedded linux? lol | |
| <somerville32> *modem | |
| <Solsol> nope. haha | |
| <Solsol> i shall try that and see what happens. | |
| <Solsol> be back later perhaps. | |
| <somerville32> ShowUnited: You untar the file to ~/.themes/ | |
| <somerville32> and then they appear in applications > settings > user interface settings | |
| <ShoeUnited> That's the part that's getting me, it's not appearing in ui s | |
| <ShoeUnited> Should I restart? | |
| <ShoeUnited> cause I restarted X after doing that (ctrl+alt+bckspc) | |
| <ShoeUnited> And it still doesn't show up. Unless there's a scripting speciality I'm not aware of. | |
| <somerville32> ShowUnited: What theme are you trying to install? | |
| <ShoeUnited> Lemme find the link | |
| <ShoeUnited> http://www.xfce-look.org/content/show.php?content=51954&PHPSESSID=ab29be9a0c0284d707e1e93dfc628481 | |
| <somerville32> ShowUnited: Try looking in Applications > Settings > Windows Manager | |
| <somerville32> Also, can you pastebin the output of ls ~/.themes/ ? |