| [01:40] <nblracer> hey | |
| [01:42] <HedgeMage> hi nblracer | |
| [01:44] <nblracer> i been on and odd off of this channel, for the past month | |
| [01:44] <nblracer> im looking for a way to do roming profiles | |
| [01:45] <nblracer> or better yet have a user auth with other computers on the network then sync files, that meet some requirements date range and size | |
| [01:46] <HedgeMage> not sure off the top of my head: the only lab I have running is all thin clients | |
| [01:46] <nblracer> this is small network, 5 computers some wired some wireless on a G network | |
| [01:47] <nblracer> thin will not work, :( | |
| [01:48] * HedgeMage nods | |
| [01:48] <nblracer> i was thinking i could maybe write a bash script or even a small program to sync user data | |
| [01:49] <nblracer> but im some what new to linux, so... | |
| [01:49] <HedgeMage> I'm sure you could script something with rsync, just not sure of the particulars without a central file server for home dirs | |
| [01:50] <HedgeMage> (standalone machines sharing a file server are easy) | |
| [01:51] <nblracer> well it would look for the client with the newest user data to sync with, but | |
| [01:51] <nblracer> my problem/consern would be how to remotly auth? | |
| [01:51] <HedgeMage> not sure | |
| [01:52] <nblracer> like where are the keys stored, and what kind of hash is used | |
| [01:52] <nblracer> and would it be secure? | |
| [01:54] <nblracer> do you know where i can get more info or/and help? | |
| [02:06] <HedgeMage> the general #ubuntu chan maybe, it's not an edu-specific question | |
| [02:11] <nblracer> yea that channel is over populated imo | |
| [02:31] <HedgeMage> it happens to good channels that support popular projects | |
| [02:32] <HedgeMage> you get used to it | |
| [02:32] <HedgeMage> nblracer: In a busy channel, it is customary to preface a comment with the name of the primary person/people you are speaking to, like this, so their clients will make those statements stand out. | |
| [05:50] <lobaman> hi there. i just need some advice. whats the best torrent client for edubuntu? | |
| [05:53] <LaserJock> what version of Edubuntu? | |
| [05:55] <lobaman> 7.10 | |
| [05:55] <kgoetz> anyone here familiar with edubuntus bzr doco structure? | |
| [05:55] <lobaman> i have tried ktorrent. but is there any other which is better? | |
| [05:58] <LaserJock> kgoetz: I am | |
| [05:58] <LaserJock> kgoetz: what's up? | |
| [05:58] <LaserJock> lobaman: transmission and deluge are the popular ones | |
| [05:59] <LaserJock> lobaman: I don't know if either are in the the 7.10 repos | |
| [05:59] <LaserJock> but I'm sure you can find a .deb somewhere | |
| [06:02] <kgoetz> LaserJock: i have the checkout of edubuntu-hardy, and i'm wondering what dirs i need to take note of for proof reading. just edubuntu? | |
| [06:03] * kgoetz notices [x,k]ubuntu stuff in there too | |
| [06:04] <LaserJock> kgoetz: umm, there shouldn't be | |
| [06:04] <LaserJock> kgoetz: where are you getting the branch? | |
| [06:05] <kgoetz> LaserJock: some months ago, but from parent branch: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-core-doc/ubuntu-doc/edubuntu-hardy/ | |
| [06:06] <kgoetz> when i run 'bzr status' theres lots of 'unknown' dirs (including the [k,x]ubuntu's. | |
| [06:06] <kgoetz> i'm using shared repository for my edu/k/ubuntu doc checkouts (incase thats relevent) | |
| [06:07] <lobaman> thanks LaserJock | |
| [06:08] <LaserJock> kgoetz: yeah, the k,x,ubuntu dirs are not actually in the branch | |
| [06:09] * kgoetz checks if bzr has a 'kill all unknown files' option | |
| [06:10] <kgoetz> not that i can find. | |
| [06:26] <kgoetz> i just finished rm'ing all the dirs bzr didnt know about, and its much less scary :) | |
| === freeflyi1g is now known as freeflying | |
| [06:38] <LaserJock> kgoetz: yeah :-) | |
| [06:39] <LaserJock> kgoetz: are you planning on doing some doc work? | |
| [06:40] <kgoetz> LaserJock: i was thinking of helping with proofreading over the next few weeks (until string freeze) | |
| [06:43] <LaserJock> well, nobody has done anything for hardy so it'd be appreciated | |
| [06:43] <pygi> ah,always the handbook problem ... | |
| [06:43] <LaserJock> since we have a totally different installation method we for sure need to do fix that | |
| [06:44] <LaserJock> and of course s/gutsy/hardy/ stuff | |
| [06:44] <kgoetz> i'm time limited, but i'll try and help out... rather then just chat on irc *grin* | |
| [06:45] <kgoetz> should i open a bug about issues with the docs or try and write a patch? i'm looking at the "what is Linux" section atm. | |
| [06:47] <LaserJock> I think opening a bug and attaching a diff would be the easiest | |
| [06:49] <kgoetz> ok | |
| [06:49] <LaserJock> you can send them to me too if you want | |
| [06:50] <LaserJock> or edubuntu-devel or ubuntu-docs or ... | |
| [06:50] <LaserJock> :-) | |
| [06:50] <kgoetz> :) | |
| [06:50] <kgoetz> i'm at at a mates place atm, but when i have time i'll try and work my way through the docs | |
| [06:50] <LaserJock> nixternal and I are the guys taking care of the bzr repo so as long as it gets to one of us it should work | |
| [06:54] * kgoetz nod | |
| [06:57] <nixternal> oi | |
| [06:58] <kgoetz> hide! | |
| [06:58] <nixternal> hehe | |
| [06:58] <kgoetz> hey mate | |
| [06:58] <nixternal> howdy | |
| [07:37] <kgoetz> the edubuntu handbook looks quite long | |
| [08:37] <kgoetz> blokes, i notice the requirement is 'US english'. is "administrate" a word in US english? | |
| [08:39] * kgoetz will go crazy if stuff like that is part of en_US | |
| [08:40] <kgoetz> i notice theres 'administer' and 'administrate' in the same paragraph, so i'll asume ..ate is wrong | |
| [09:33] <kgoetz> perhaps i should stop looking for errors. i just realise di have to fix them when i find them :p | |
| [10:00] <jvanrooyen> Hi all, how do I get my changed login theme to show on my terminals? | |
| [10:00] <jvanrooyen> I'm using Gutsy | |
| [10:19] <kgoetz> jvanrooyen: not sure i get your question | |
| [10:26] <jvanrooyen> kgoetz: the edubuntu login window theme? I changed that and its only showing on the server side | |
| [10:27] <jvanrooyen> kgoetz: when I boot up a client it shows the edubuntu login theme instead of the one I installed? | |
| [10:49] <jvanrooyen> kgoetz: did you get my last msg? | |
| [10:55] <kgoetz> jvanrooyen: yeah, sorry, i'm watching a film | |
| [10:55] <kgoetz> i'm not sure how the clients theming works | |
| [10:57] <jvanrooyen> oh k, because it works fone on the serve side, just struggling with the clients | |
| [13:23] <sakhi> kbye | |
| === paulj1 is now known as pauljw | |
| [21:36] <edistar> will the new edubuntu be released in 8.04 too? | |
| [21:41] <johnny> there may not be an edubuntu 8.04 | |
| [21:42] <johnny> it will be ubuntu + educational addons or something | |
| [21:42] <johnny> i'm not sure of the mechanics of it tho | |
| [21:43] <nblracer> why? | |
| [21:43] <johnny> because it doesnt need its' own name | |
| [21:43] <johnny> because all it is is ubuntu + some apps and icons/backgrounds and such | |
| [21:44] <johnny> that way it is easier to have the base desktop be whatever you like | |
| [21:44] <johnny> and just install the extra packages | |
| [21:44] <johnny> like xfce,kde, or gnome | |
| [21:55] <edistar> johnny: it would make the project seem smaller | |
| [21:55] <edistar> and all the LTSP bit? | |
| [21:56] <johnny> will be able to be done via ubuntu install i think | |
| [21:56] <edistar> ok | |
| [21:56] <johnny> for every desktop cd i think | |
| [21:56] <johnny> i'm using ltsp on regular ubuntu right now | |
| [21:56] <edistar> johnny: ah.. easy to set up? | |
| [21:56] <johnny> yes | |
| [21:56] <johnny> just apt-get install | |
| [21:56] <johnny> and a tiny bit of tweaking for network setup | |
| [21:57] <johnny> most people are already using dhcp servers, so tweaking is definitey necessary in 99% of cases | |
| [21:58] <edistar> johnny: ok | |
| [21:58] <edistar> johnny: ssh tunneling default? | |
| [21:58] <johnny> yes | |
| [21:58] <edistar> cool | |
| [21:58] <johnny> hardy is coming out soon, it will have many many fixes for ltsp | |
| [21:58] <johnny> and stability :) | |
| [21:58] <edistar> brilliant :) | |
| [21:59] <edistar> we are using edubuntu at school | |
| [21:59] <edistar> I set it up | |
| [21:59] <edistar> but it's slow | |
| [22:00] <johnny> turn off ssh compression :) | |
| [22:00] <johnny> err ssh tunneling.. | |
| [22:00] <edistar> johnny: I don't know why it's slow.. | |
| [22:00] <johnny> could be hardware related | |
| [22:00] <johnny> or app related | |
| [22:00] <johnny> hardy will also include firefox 3 which should help | |
| [22:00] <edistar> johnny: yeah, I haven't profiled yet | |
| [22:01] <johnny> i deployed that recently | |
| [22:01] <johnny> much nicer | |
| [22:01] <edistar> nice | |
| [22:01] <johnny> hopefully the OOo folks will continue their work too | |