2008/04/13/#xubuntu.txt

[00:06] <Alvinvvbvv> Stroganoff, thanks. But unfortunately, there is no such option in there.
[00:06] <Stroganoff> is it the screen where you can change the wallpaper?
[00:07] <Stroganoff> at the bottom there should be 4 checkboxes for disabling the special icons
[00:07] <Alvinvvbvv> ok, I see them now
[00:08] <Alvinvvbvv> they are unchecked, icons are still visible, how can it be?
[00:08] <testecletes> I'm trying to install 7.10 and it seems that my CPU keeps running at 100%
[00:09] <Stroganoff> Alvinvvbvv edit the file ~/.config/xfce4/desktop/xfdesktoprc
[00:10] <Stroganoff> testecletes at what point?
[00:11] <Alvinvvbvv> show-trash is set to false
[00:11] <testecletes> It's during the post-installation, after I restart from the LiveCD
[00:11] <testecletes> i'm going to try reinstalling it, and i'll see what's taking up so much
[00:12] <Stroganoff> testecletes you could try the alternate iso
[00:12] <testecletes> i'll look into that :)
[00:13] <testecletes> I'm wondering though, the xfce windows manager loads up fine
[00:13] <testecletes> and then in the middle of it, it starts getting very very laggy
[00:18] <Stroganoff> testecletes you could also try my icewm desktop, its more light weight and uses the alternate iso
[00:18] <Stroganoff> join #ubuntu-light-script then
[00:19] <testecletes> alright, great
[00:19] <testecletes> thanks Stroganoff :)
[00:20] <Stroganoff> install a minimal cli system with the ubuntu alternate iso if you want to use my script
[00:23] <newscane> I have a question about a new install..
[00:23] <Stroganoff> ok
[00:25] <newscane> running 7.10 on a P3 450 (yes, a bit old).  video card is an nvidia riva tnt.  once i boot from CD, all i'm getting out of X is a lot of flickers.  no desktop.  what do i need to do..?
[00:29] <Stroganoff> use ctrl+alt+f8 (for example) to get a shell. then edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and replace nvidia with vesa
[00:29] <Stroganoff> on the other hand i would just use the alternate installer (text based but easy to use)
[00:29] <Stroganoff> furthermore on such old hardware i'd use my icewm install script (sry guys)
[00:30] <Stroganoff> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=741631
[00:32] <newscane> hmm
[00:33] <newscane> that looks promising
[00:33] <newscane> so i get to download another ISO... fun
[00:33] <Stroganoff> well it is
[00:33] <Stroganoff> pretty new though
[00:33] <newscane> i started w/ the latest debian (since that's what i'ved used on other boxes)
[00:33] <newscane> but i was having major issues with my wifi
[00:33] <newscane> so i tried regular ubuntu
[00:33] <Stroganoff> i'd use debian myself if ubuntu wasn't so super awesome :D
[00:33] <newscane> it recognized it
[00:34] <newscane> then realized xubuntu may be better for my older hardware
[00:35] <newscane> and grabbed that one this afternoon
[00:35] <testecletes> sweet, thanks for that link dude
[00:35] <testecletes> appreciate it Stroganoff
[00:36] <testecletes> im going with xubuntu alt. iso
[00:36] <Stroganoff> i'll upload a new version in a couple of minutes
[00:36] <testecletes> or, just ubuntu alt iso rather
[00:36] <testecletes> Strog: is that your site?
[00:37] <testecletes> oh, the forum answered it for me
[00:37] <testecletes> thanks :)
[00:37] <Stroganoff> xubuntu alternate iso should work
[00:37] <Stroganoff> just install cli system
[00:38] <testecletes> alright
[00:38] <Stroganoff> join that channel for further instructions: #ubuntu-light-script
[00:39] <testecletes> for some odd reason i cant seen to join that channel
[00:39] <Stroganoff> join #icebuntu then
[00:39] <testecletes> gotcha
[00:49] <newscane> i'm grabbing the iso now, i'll take a look at it tomorrow.  thanks for the help!
[01:05] <testecletes> hullo
[01:05] <testecletes> hey Stroganoff, what was your channel again?
[01:05] <Stroganoff> #icebuntu
[01:06] <testecletes> for some strange reason my home directory's .dmrc file's permissions were changed...
[01:06] <testecletes> had to work on that for a minute
[01:06] <testecletes> thanks for the recommendation for xchat, its working fine
[01:06] <testecletes> the ubuntu alternate iso CLI is taking some time though (on a 800mhz 256ram tablet pc)
[01:22] <Iskr> testecletes, how did you perform the installation?
[01:22] <Iskr> had the tablet a cd drive?
[01:23] <testecletes> yeah, this computer doesn't have an internal optical drive, so im using an external usb dvd-rom drive
[01:23] <testecletes> right now, im installing the CLI base from the Alternate CD
[01:23] <Iskr> so you had "Boot from usb" in bios?
[01:23] <testecletes> its been stuck at 95% for a good 20 minutes
[01:23] <testecletes> unfortunately, it doesn't read pendrives or thumbdrives for some odd reason
[01:23] <testecletes> yet it seems to pick up the external hard drive quite well
[01:23] <Iskr> what tablet is it?
[01:24] <testecletes> the acer travelmate c100
[01:24] <Iskr> ah ok
[01:24] <testecletes> have you any experience with it?
[01:25] <Iskr> no i have no experience with tablet but i'm willing to try one beacause it could be a solution for a problem: how to read comfortably ebooks
[01:25] <testecletes> oh yeah, definitely, it will be great for reading ebooks :)
[01:26] <Stroganoff> Iskr only epaper is comfortable for reading ebooks
[01:26] <Iskr> Stroganoff, i am afraid you are right
[01:26] <Iskr> still
[01:26] <Stroganoff> unfortunatly theres no epaper-reader with open source software
[01:26] <Iskr> i would like
[01:26] <Iskr> to try a tablet
[01:26] <Stroganoff> amazon has released an ereader but software and formats suck
[01:27] <Iskr> yes i have seen it
[01:27] <Iskr> Stroganoff, have you ever tried a tablet for ebooks?
[01:27] <Stroganoff> nope i'm just saying
[01:27] <Stroganoff> solely for battery life
[01:27] <Stroganoff> epaper needs no power while displaying
[01:27] <Iskr> i don't think it is a major issue...
[01:28] <Iskr> one or two hours of reading could be enough
[01:29] <Iskr> i tried to read with a 14" screen laptop, rotating it of 90° counterclockwise
[01:30] <Iskr> i had some problem with light incidence on the screen
[01:30] <Iskr> i think that a tablet would have been much better =P
[01:30] <Iskr> unfortunately they cost MUCH
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[04:12] <cdecarlo> hi, I accidentally kill -1'd the panels in xfce, what's the command to load them up again?
[04:14] <Stroganoff> xfce4-panel
[04:14] <Stroganoff> alt+f2
[04:34] <duwee> anybody home?
[04:36] <boskone> nope, not a soul
[04:38] <duwee> oh
[04:40] <danielm> !anyone | duwee
[04:40] <ubotu> duwee: A large amount of the first questions asked in this channel start with "Does anyone/anybody..."  Why not ask your next question (the real one) and find out?
[04:40] <duwee> a thousand pardons
[04:42] <duwee> in synaptic i saw kde base... where can one find gnome base?
[04:48] <duwee> also... i've seen conflicting advice on installing real player... best practice, anyone?
[04:49] <boskone> perhaps debian-base?
[04:49] <duwee> <<< nubi
[04:49] <boskone> unless you have an explicit reason, why bother?  It's a pretty crappy delivery method
[04:49]  * boskone is not all that much better
[04:52] <duwee> it was my impression that xubuntu comes with xfce and gnome installed
[04:52] <boskone> nope, just xfce
[04:52] <duwee> ah
[04:52] <duwee> noticed gnome components in synaptic
[04:52] <duwee> was wondering
[04:52] <boskone> I don't believe it takes much, if anything, to get gnome apps installed in xfce, though
[04:53] <boskone> well, synaptic lists packages for all 3 releases
[04:53] <boskone> (ubuntu, kubuntu, xubuntu)
[04:53] <duwee> gotcha
[04:53] <boskone> and xfce is done up by some of the original gnome devs, to do away with the cruft
[04:53] <boskone> and over some design differences, I believe
[04:53] <duwee> so far i'm jazzed about xubuntu
[04:54] <boskone> I use it.  :)
[04:54] <duwee> xine didn't pan out...
[04:54] <duwee> so i got flashplayer
[04:54] <boskone> The only issue I'm having (which I keep forgetting to ask in here about) is that shortcuts for my xfce4-popup-menu never work.  :p
[04:54] <boskone> what're you trying to play?
[04:54] <duwee> <<< listening to pandora radio
[04:54] <boskone> ah
[04:55] <duwee> was hoping to listen to npr
[04:55] <duwee> too
[04:55] <boskone> tried rhythmbox?
[04:55] <boskone> I think it can do webcasts
[04:55] <duwee> saw some docs about it
[04:56] <duwee> do u use it?
[04:56] <boskone> rhythmbox?
[04:56] <boskone> Install it, crank it up.  :)
[04:57] <boskone> It doesn't have global shortcuts, but you can set 'em pretty easily through the keyboard settings
[04:57] <duwee> customizable within the app?
[04:57] <boskone> Nah, from XFCE
[04:57] <boskone> you set whatever shortcut to rhythmbox-client --whatever
[04:57] <boskone> play-pause, next, stop, etc
[04:58] <boskone> My MM keys don't work, but that's 'cause I'm too lazy to set them up.  :D
[04:58] <duwee> on the shortcuts tab?
[04:58] <boskone> so I have prev, play-pause, and next set to win+z, x, and c (respectively)
[04:58] <boskone> yea
[04:58] <duwee> click add?
[04:59] <boskone> yea
[04:59] <boskone> I think you have to add a theme, then you can add actual shortcuts
[04:59] <duwee> ah
[04:59] <boskone> I don't believe you can modify default (through the app, at least)
[04:59] <boskone> Makes sense, when you think about it; always have a good fallback set.  ;)
[04:59] <duwee> <<< downloading rhythmbox
[05:00] <boskone> I'm using it now.  ;)
[05:00] <duwee> comes with gstreamer
[05:00] <boskone> not for webcasts, just files
[05:00] <boskone> but I see options for podcasts and internet radio
[05:00] <duwee> was wondering which gstreamer to get
[05:00] <boskone> unless you have a problem just use defaults
[05:01] <duwee> is it necessary to close open programs like firefox when installing rhythmbox?
[05:02] <boskone> nope
[05:02] <duwee> cool
[05:02] <boskone> only time you should have to close any program is when modifying the program itself or--maybe--installing plugins
[05:03] <duwee> you mean close and reopen after installing?
[05:03] <boskone> yea
[05:03] <duwee> i like xubuntu even more
[05:05] <boskone> that's pretty standard for linux; it's not as big on rebooting and such as windows
[05:05] <boskone> Dunno about OSX; haven't used it much at all
[05:06] <duwee> could you explain about sessions?
[05:06] <duwee> is it like a user profile?
[05:07] <duwee> config stuff?
[05:07] <boskone> sessions...?
[05:07] <boskone> like logging in?
[05:07] <duwee> yeah and that prompt to save at logout
[05:08] <boskone> well, it's just what it says: session
[05:08] <boskone> so when you log in you're starting a session, when you log out you're ending it
[05:08] <duwee> how much is saved?
[05:09] <duwee> does it use more memory?
[05:09] <duwee> i know a little bit about hive cleanup
[05:09] <boskone> not realy
[05:09] <boskone> saves window positions, I think open apps
[05:10] <boskone> so when you log in stuff automatically opens up
[05:10]  * boskone tries to remember last time he logged in
[05:10] <boskone> of course, as I'm prosetylizing linux my sansa is industriously going nuts.  :p
[05:11] <duwee> you mean you can just stay logged in and the shell doesn't deteriorate?
[05:11] <boskone> not particularly
[05:11] <boskone> some programs will leak
[05:11] <boskone> I close Opera for that very reason
[05:11] <duwee> i have opera
[05:11] <boskone> but in general you'd probably have to stay logged in for a horribly long time
[05:11] <duwee> but can't get flash to work
[05:11] <boskone> Yea, mine's acting weird
[05:11] <boskone> same plugin works fine in firefox
[05:12] <boskone> so if I just absolutely have to have flash for something, I open ff
[05:12] <duwee> ff?
[05:12] <boskone> again, just haven't been assed to look at it and get it fixed
[05:12] <boskone> firefox
[05:12] <duwee> ah
[05:12] <boskone> I'll have to run Windows come May, thought, for Age of Conan.  :\
[05:13] <duwee> what is armorapp?
[05:13] <boskone> amarok
[05:14] <boskone> it's a QT-based music player
[05:14] <boskone> it's nice, but too heavy for my taste
[05:14] <duwee> i thought it was a firewall
[05:14] <duwee> lol
[05:14] <boskone> hehe
[05:14] <duwee> related to ip tables or something
[05:15] <boskone> I'm assuming you actually mean "amarokapp"
[05:15] <duwee> armor app
[05:15] <duwee> do you use firestarter?
[05:16] <boskone> I don't actually bother with a firewall on my desktop, as my router's is sufficient
[05:16] <duwee> ah
[05:17] <duwee> how can i monitor my open ports?
[05:17] <boskone> netstat, I believe
[05:18] <boskone> -n switch, something like that
[05:20] <duwee> net tools is already installed
[05:20] <duwee> will that help
[05:20] <duwee> ?
[05:21] <boskone> try the netstat command from a terminal
[05:21] <boskone> netstat -n, that is
[05:21] <duwee> is see netstat-nat in the list
[05:21] <boskone> come again?
[05:22] <duwee> my terminal doesn't work right
[05:22] <boskone> how so
[05:22] <boskone> ?
[05:22] <duwee> logs me out when i launch it
[05:22] <boskone> hrm...try alt+f2, then run xterm
[05:22] <duwee> that's why i installed kde base in the first place
[05:22] <boskone> O.o
[05:23] <duwee> any ideas what's up with my xfce terminal
[05:23] <duwee> ?
[05:24] <boskone> not offhand
[05:24] <boskone> does xterm work correctly?
[05:25] <duwee> should run in terminal be flagged?
[05:26] <boskone> nope
[05:26] <duwee> yeah!
[05:27] <duwee> my ff won't close?
[05:27] <boskone> heh
[05:27] <boskone> does it respond at all?
[05:27] <duwee> nope
[05:27] <boskone> holy crap...2330?  O.o
[05:27] <duwee> LOL
[05:27] <boskone> ah, then it's just locked up.
[05:27] <duwee> but what to do?
[05:27] <duwee> lol
[05:28] <boskone> killall firefox-bin from the terminal
[05:28] <boskone> "killall firefox-bin", perhaps I should be more explicit
[05:28] <duwee> "killall firefox-bin" ?
[05:28] <boskone> yea
[05:28] <duwee> that did it
[05:29] <duwee> you're a genius
[05:29] <duwee> thanx
[05:29] <boskone> I think you can do the same with ctrl+alt+esc, or something; there's a shortcut in the shortcuts app for xkill
[05:29] <boskone> I'm used to killall, so I just use it.  :)
[05:29] <boskone> here's a last bit before I hit the hay, save you some annoyance possibly
[05:29] <boskone> download "screen"
[05:30] <duwee> screen?
[05:30] <boskone> long story short, you can open a screen session in a terminal, do stuff, and detach the session and leave the stuff running
[05:30] <boskone> for instance, I use irssi for irc in a screen session on my fileserver
[05:30] <boskone> so I can ssh in to it from, say, a buddy's house and take up IRC without necessarily missing anything
[05:31] <boskone> or in the Bad Old Days when I used Gentoo, I could leave stuff building without having to stay logged in
[05:31] <duwee> thanks for the chat
[05:31] <boskone> anyway, good luck with xubuntu; it's past my curfew.  ;)
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[05:32] <duwee> pleasent dreams
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[06:34] <VikDAkinG> Hi, I have a question
[06:35] <VikDAkinG> When i tried installing Xubuntu on my system I always get an error saying something like BIOS bug APIO not connected or something
[07:03] <S0210> Hi! I'm using beta Hardy with Hungarian language packages. That works fine mostly. But at switching off the goodby screen offers me these option: "Switch user", "Log out", "Újraindítás" ... What package have I missed if the buttons mix en & hu labels?
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[09:24] <Iskr> where are settings for characters stored?
[09:24] <Iskr> this morning everything is smaller
[09:24] <Iskr> i didn't touch anything
[09:59] <Iskr> anyone had hypothesis in the meantime? =P
[10:31] <TheSheep> Iskr: maybe your graphic card detected your monitor wrong and assumed different dpi?
[10:32] <Iskr> TheSheep, why today?
[10:32] <Iskr> anyway, it is possible
[10:32] <Iskr> how i change it?
[10:36] <TheSheep> you can set the dimesnions of your monitor screen in your xorg.conf, then it won't try to detect it
[10:38] <Iskr> i have a 15" screen...
[10:40] <TheSheep> Iskr: there are some details here: http://scanline.ca/dpi/
[10:40] <Iskr> thanks
[10:42] <Iskr> still i don't know how to set the 96 value
[10:45] <Iskr> i also have this in Xorg.0.log
[10:45] <TheSheep> http://xubuntulinux.blogspot.com/2006/07/ubuntu-set-correct-dpi-for-x-server.html
[10:45] <Iskr> ==) SIS(0): DPI set to (100, 100)
[10:45] <Iskr> but i@is:~$ xdpyinfo | grep resolution
[10:45] <Iskr>   resolution:    73x73 dots per inch
[10:47] <Iskr> edit ~/.config/xfce4/Xft.xrdb (if using XFCE4) and add line: <- i already tried it. didn't work
[10:56] <Iskr> let's try displaysize...
[11:04] <Iskr> it worked
[11:07] <TheSheep> Iskr: great
[11:08] <Iskr> thank you very much
[11:51] <The_Druid-> any idea on how to fix the busybox stucking?
[12:30] <jnet> yooo guysss
[12:30] <jnet> can i get a bit of tech support
[12:31] <ere4si> only if you let us know what is going on :)
[12:31] <jnet> my taskbars arent there anymore
[12:32] <jnet> like neither the top or the bottom one
[12:32] <ere4si> jnet: hit the alt + F2 buttons and type xfce4-panels &
[12:33] <ere4si> and hit enter
[12:35] <jnet> comes up with program failed to run?
[12:37] <ere4si> jnet: try xfce4-panel - without the 's" on the end - sorry
[12:38] <jnet> oh wicked
[12:38] <jnet> pheww
[12:38] <jnet> will they stay up if i reboot?
[12:38] <ere4si> they should
[12:39] <ere4si> what happened to make them go?
[12:39] <jnet> no clue
[12:39] <jnet> i dont use the machine
[12:39] <ere4si> well - try it and see
[12:40] <ere4si> if it doesn't you can add that command to autostarted apps
[12:40] <jnet> oh no i see
[12:41] <jnet> when i go to quit on the top panel next to the time
[12:41] <jnet> it no longer comes up with the 5 options
[12:41] <jnet> i just get exit xfce panel
[12:41] <jnet> ?
[12:42] <jnet> how do i get the 5 options back on that neat little menu
[12:42] <ere4si> open the session manager and then sessions and startup and check some boxes
[12:43] <ere4si> there should be an option to show hibernate etc
[12:43] <The_Druid-> guys, can i install the 64bit version on a pentium D 3,2 machine?
[12:44] <jnet> session manager?
[12:44] <jnet> sessions and startup settings?
[12:45] <ere4si> jnet: it is in the first option when you open the applications menu
[12:46] <jnet> applications - settings - ?
[12:46] <jnet> settings manager!!
[12:47] <ere4si> found it?
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[12:48] <ere4si> The_Druid-: looks like you can
[12:49] <wqfqwwf> prophet muhammad sucks camel dick
[12:49] <The_Druid-> can't get it started
[12:49] <wqfqwwf> prophet muhammad sucks camel dick
[12:49] <wqfqwwf> I'm going to write a perl script to auto-vandalize ubuntu channels
[12:49] <wqfqwwf> `wvdial isp1`
[12:49] <The_Druid-> seems that it cannot find the boot device
[12:49] <wqfqwwf> `poff`
[12:49] <wqfqwwf> `wvdial isp2`
[12:49] <wqfqwwf> `poff`
[12:49] <wqfqwwf> prophet muhammad sucks dick
[12:50] <jnet> ^? yeah settings manager - sessions an startup - and ticked all the boxes in logout settings
[12:50] <wqfqwwf> prophet muhammad sucks dick
[12:51] <ere4si> jnet: click the shutdown icon and see if its' changed
[12:51] <ere4si> The_Druid-: has the live cd started at all?
[12:51] <The_Druid-> yeah, it only stucks when i finish installing
[12:52] <The_Druid-> and try to start it without the cd
[12:52] <jnet> nope? same thing
[12:52] <jnet> ooh if i go to quit in the applications menu the warning is different?
[12:54] <jnet> it says-  unable to quit session ' quitting the session requires that the xfce session (xfce4-session) is running, but it was not detected. Please quite Xfce via another means
[12:55] <ere4si> jnet: try a reboot with the command - sudo shutdown -r now - and at the login click on session and make sure you select xfce
[12:56] <ere4si> The_Druid-: I would boot in the live cd and reinstall grub to hd0
[12:57] <The_Druid-> how do i do that?
[12:57] <jnet> '- sudo....now -' with the hyphens
[12:57] <jnet> oh right
[13:00] <ere4si> The_Druid-: in the live cd open a terminal - type sudo grub - then - find /boot/grub/stage1 - it will give an answer (hd,3) or similar - type root (hd0,3) substituting the answer - then type  - setup (hd0)
[13:00] <ere4si> then type quit and reboot
[13:01] <ere4si> if you're on another comp I'll walk you through it
[13:01] <The_Druid-> ere4si: thx, i'll try to do it here, and if it doesn't work, i'll get back to windows
[13:01] <ere4si> k
[13:02] <jnet> eyyyyy
[13:02] <jnet> thanks matey
[13:02] <jnet> **loveeee
[13:02] <ere4si> :)
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[14:10] <Gar1> Hi! how do i edit grub (boot manager)? where do i find it?
[14:10] <TheSheep> !grub
[14:10] <ubotu> grub is the default Ubuntu boot manager. Lost grub after installing windows: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows - Making GRUB floppies & other GRUB howtos: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto
[14:10] <TheSheep> !boot
[14:10] <ubotu> Boot options: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions - To add/remove startup services, you can use the package 'bum', or update-rc.d - To add your own startup scripts, use /etc/rc.local - See also !grub and !dualboot - Making a boot floppy: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto/BootFloppy - Also see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SmartBootManagerHowto
[14:11] <Gar1> mo gui?
[14:11] <Gar1> no gui?
[14:11] <TheSheep> no, I'm afraid not
[14:11] <Gar1> thanks
[14:12] <TheSheep> messing with grub is a pretty low-level thing
[14:12] <Gar1> something new for me to learn
[14:12] <TheSheep> great
[14:13] <Gar1> just loving xubuntu....even all the mistakes i make lol
[14:13] <TheSheep> glad to hear that
[14:35] <Gar1> wish me luck...time to reboot...thanks for your help
[14:37] <Iskr> now that i fixed that thing
[14:37] <Iskr> my gnubackgammon board looks too small
[14:37] <Iskr> -.-
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[15:09] <birgi> good morning everybody, today I booted my computer and xfce is behaving strangely. To start with the applications don't have any borders... How can I fix this?
[15:11] <boolka> hi - is the 8.04 fairly safe to use ?
[15:11] <cody-somerville> It is not recommended for production machines
[15:12] <cody-somerville> there are still the odd update which seems to break things
[15:12] <boolka> i just need it for a laptop
[15:12] <cody-somerville> The official release is the 24th
[15:12] <boolka> yes i know .. but im eager
[15:12] <cody-somerville> If you're willing to accept that it *might* break, then yes, 8.04 is pretty safe to use
[15:13] <boolka> and on 24th will i have an option to automatically upgrade to the new release?
[15:13] <cody-somerville> Yes
[15:13] <boolka> hmm
[15:14] <boolka> is there a big difference between 7.10 and 8.04?
[15:18] <boolka> is there a torrent for 8.04?
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[15:35] <BobSapp> hey there anyone know the score on the distribution upgrade?
[15:59] <birgi> hey again, how can i get the history of packages that i had installed?
[16:07] <Iskr> birgi, synaptic?
[16:08] <birgi> Iskr: oh I did not know that synaptic was showing the history, thanks :)
[16:11] <Dartrunner> Stroganoff, Evening, I noticed that the memory use keeps slowly increasing, is this normal, and I still haven't any sound :(
[16:12] <Stroganoff> to what extent? it shouldnt increase while doing nothing.
[16:16] <Dartrunner> I rebooted yesterday and had 22MiB/186MiB, it has sat idle till now (aprox 16 hrs) and is at 73.6MiB/186MiB
[16:16] <Stroganoff> wow
[16:17] <Stroganoff> run this command: ps axl > usage.txt
[16:17] <Stroganoff> !pastebin usage.txt
[16:20] <Dartrunner> well, it seems to be locked-up
[16:21] <Dartrunner> mouse won't move
[16:21] <Stroganoff> ctrl+alt+f8
[16:22] <Dartrunner> I got a blank screen with a blinking cursor but can't type anything
[16:23] <Stroganoff> ctrl+alt+f7
[16:23] <Stroganoff> ctrl+alt+backspace
[16:25] <Dartrunner> looks like it made it partway through a boot and has stopped
[16:26] <Dartrunner> last thing on the screen is Starting X display manager: slim
[16:28] <Stroganoff> join #minimalubuntu
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[17:37] <gNewPower> anyone here today?
[17:40] <boskone> nope, everyone's nursing hangovers
[17:40] <Stroganoff> ;)
[17:41] <boskone> do you have a question?
[17:41] <gNewPower> Hi, I was wondering: I originally installed Ubuntu.  Then I fell in love with Xubuntu on a live-CD version.  So I used Synaptic to install everything XFCE. Xubuntu and the apps like Abiword, etc.  Does that give a full Xubuntu equivalent now?
[17:41] <boskone> if you used xubuntu-desktop, yes.
[17:42] <boskone> if you installed piecemeal, probably not quite
[17:42] <boskone> :)
[17:42] <gNewPower> also - are the new versions of Xubuntu released at the same time as Ubuntu & Kubuntu
[17:42] <gNewPower> boskone: why not?
[17:43] <gNewPower> it would be silly to multibooot between Ubuntu and Xubuntu when all I need is choose sessions, no?
[17:43] <boskone> gNewPower: there are a lot of packages involved in any of the GUI choices; I'd be surprised if you managed to get them all.
[17:43] <boskone> yea
[17:43] <boskone> but you can install both ubuntu-desktop and xubuntu-desktop, no problems
[17:43] <gNewPower> boskone: the GUI I configured myself, and as far as I can tell I now have all the Xubuntu aps.
[17:44] <boskone> gNewPower: then you probably don't actually _care_ if you have the whole xubuntu experience, yes?  ;)
[17:44] <boskone> If it'd ain
[17:44] <boskone> 't broke, and all that
[17:44] <gNewPower> boskone: yes, I fell in love with Xubuntu, badly :-)
[17:44] <gNewPower> the only think I dislike about Xubuntu is the menu editor, which I do not even understand to tell you the truth...
[17:44] <boskone> Honestly, just run apt-get install xubuntu-desktop (or install from synaptic), and see if it installs anything.  :)
[17:45] <Stroganoff> the menu editor is unusable
[17:45] <boskone> yea, the menu editor is a bit odd
[17:45] <boskone> I dunno that I'd go quite that far
[17:45] <gNewPower> so how do you guys edit your menus?
[17:45] <Stroganoff> it breaks the menu file, boskone
[17:45] <boskone> I actually just don't use it, to be honest
[17:45] <Stroganoff> try moving the "programs dir" hook
[17:45] <Stroganoff> me neither. i use icewm ;)
[17:45] <boskone> hehe
[17:46] <boskone> I just got in the habit of using the run dialogue and program
[17:46] <gNewPower> lemme guess: you use the GNOME Alarcate menu editor, right?
[17:47] <gNewPower>  are the new versions of Xubuntu released at the same time as Ubuntu & Kubuntu?
[17:47] <boskone> yup
[17:47] <gNewPower> same repos and all
[17:48] <boskone> yea
[17:48] <boskone> My current xubuntu install started life as a 7.04 server cd, because the download was taking forever.  :)
[17:48] <gNewPower> boskone: so if I have both Ubuntu and Xubuntu installed the updates will automatically updates both distros?
[17:48] <boskone> yea
[17:48] <gNewPower> sweeeeeeet!!
[17:48] <boskone> there's no real core difference between the two
[17:49] <boskone> same repos, mostly the same devs
[17:49] <boskone> er, maintainers
[17:49] <gNewPower> except that I find Xubuntu far more elegant, faster, and better designed than Ubuntu and, even more so, Kubuntu.  I just love Xubuntu!
[17:49] <Stroganoff> i love the flowers
[17:49] <gNewPower> Xubuntu has the ideal balance between elegance and speed, I think.
[17:50] <boskone> well, xfce isn't an ubuntu project.  ;)
[17:50] <gNewPower> Stroganoff: what flowers?
[17:50] <Stroganoff> daffodills?
[17:50] <boskone> the band, I'm assuming
[17:50] <gNewPower> boskone: XFCE is BSD, right?
[17:50] <Stroganoff> what band? :D
[17:50] <Stroganoff> xfce is not bsd.
[17:50] <boskone> gNewPower: no, just a UI
[17:51] <boskone> iirc, it was started by some of the original gnome devs
[17:51] <boskone> over design issues or something
[17:51] <gNewPower> really, I thought XFCE had its roots in* BSD... oh well, my ignorance has no limits :-)
[17:53] <gNewPower> bye, guys, see you soon!
[17:53] <boskone> having dispensed my daily dose of probably misinformation...:)
[18:08] <scriptdevil> xubuntu seems to crash for no reason when it is idle for quite sometime
[18:08] <scriptdevil> :(
[18:08] <scriptdevil> then it restarts
[18:09] <boskone> weird
[18:09] <scriptdevil> boskone: very
[18:09] <boskone> checked dmesg and syslog?
[18:09] <scriptdevil> not yet
[18:10] <scriptdevil> just recovered from a crash
[18:10] <scriptdevil> boskone: anyway.. Am running the Beta
[18:10] <boskone> ah
[18:10] <boskone> well, one can't expect perfect stability from prereleases.  ;)
[18:11] <scriptdevil> boskone: If only I knew the reason, I could atleast file a bug report
[18:11] <boskone> best bet is to check the dmesg, syslog, and xorg.log
[18:12] <scriptdevil> boskone: I am reading syslog at the moment
[18:16] <scriptdevil> boskone: i will do it the next time, if a next time occurs!
[18:56] <wiirad> i tried to install the beta and i couildn't install GRUB. I check if i had a valid cd and i made a new one. Should i download again?
[19:00] <zoobox> if the check says that the cd you burned was wrong, then perhaps the fault happened during download yes....
[19:01] <wiirad> thanks
[19:01] <zoobox> wiirad: even though md5-checksums discover most errors you can't be sure that it does find all.... I guess safest is to download again yes.... possible compare the two download....
[19:03] <zoobox> hmm is it 11 days until xbuntu 8.04 releases too? (release the same day as normal ubuntu?)
[19:04] <TheSheep> zoobox: more or less
[19:04] <TheSheep> zoobox: there is usually a small delay
[19:04] <TheSheep> zoobox: severa hours or so
[19:04] <TheSheep> several
[19:12] <zoobox> aha hehe.
[19:13] <zoobox> as long as it isn't like fluxbuntu that haven't released the final version of 7.10 yet.... :-)
[20:59] <S0210> Hi! I'm using Hardy beta with Hungarian language packs. At shutdown I have mixed labels for the buttons like "Switch user", "Újraindítás" "Log out". What package might be missing? Where are they defined?
[20:59] <boskone> rough guess, but the buttons may not be fully translated yet
[21:00] <boskone> it is prerelease, after all.  ;)
[21:01] <S0210> I can hardly imagine. But if it is so how can I check it in https://translations.launchpad.net/ ?
[21:02] <S0210> I go to https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+lang/hu and I check what?
[21:03] <boskone> not sure; gnome-session-2.0, maybe?
[21:09] <S0210> You might be right. But very strange...I found "Újraindítás" (Restart) in this as well as "Switch User" (Felhasználóváltás). I just don't get why I can't see all of them at shutdown.
[21:11] <boskone> Sorry, I'm a native English speaker so I've never had to mess with localisation.  ;)
[21:15] <S0210> Thanks anyway!
[21:51] <gNewPower> is there such things as a Xubuntu DVD and, if yes, where can I download it?
[21:52] <TheSheep> gNewPower: I think that the ubuntu dvd will contain all the packages from ubuntu, kubuntu, edubuntu, xubuntu, etc.
[21:53] <gNewPower> ok. great!  I am downloading the other one right now. thanks!
[22:54] <monishka> hello, this is the first time i am in need of using irc channel so sorry if i do something that is aginst some rules - i need help with xubuntu running on asus eee pc. i have just installed it, everything works perfect, except one thing - i followed this guide - http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ubuntu:eeexubuntu:customization (part - Shutdown when battery is low) and removed gnome power manager. I want to use xfce manager. But I am not able to add icon
[22:54] <monishka> on panel. It is not there. I am a newbie to GNU/Linux. Have been using it about a month. If someone could give me direction how to fix this, I would be glad.
[22:57] <TheSheep> I didn't know xfce has a gnome power manager
[22:57] <TheSheep> there is a battery plugin for showing the battery state
[22:58] <monishka> i was surprise for me too but yes
[22:58] <TheSheep> monishka: I mean, I wdidn't know that xfce has its own power manager, sorry
[23:00] <monishka> do you have any idea what can be wrong? why do i not see it on my panel?
[23:01] <monishka> there is xfce4-bettery-plugin
[23:02] <TheSheep> monishka: what are you doing exactly?
[23:03] <monishka> i did exactly as it is written here http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ubuntu:eeexubuntu:customization in "Shutdown when battery is low" part
[23:03]  * TheSheep reads
[23:04] <TheSheep> monishka: and which part doesn't work?
[23:07] <monishka> i dont know, i am pretty much a newbie to linux, ... well, i removed gnome power manager and did the editing part, then I tried to add the plugin to panel, and I does not show up. I dont see any battery state monitor.
[23:07] <monishka> since eee pc is a notebook, i would appriciate such monitor :-)
[23:11] <boolka> I installed 8.04 on my laptop which is connected to tv through Svideo cable. When I press power button on laptop and function + svideo out, i see the pic on tv. When it all loads up to the screen where im asked to enter user and pass, it turns of and i see image only on laptop, and cant get it to show anything on tv after that. How can this be fixed?
[23:16] <TheSheep> monishka: sorry, was afk, you do right click on the panel, select 'add item', then the battery plugin?
[23:17] <TheSheep> boolka: can you pastebin the result of running 'xrandr' in terminal?
[23:19] <boolka> TheSheep give me a sec
[23:27] <TheSheep> boolka: you can try the command 'xrandr --output TV --auto'
[23:32] <monishka> i am sorry to bother, sometimes, i just dont understand.... i tried to add this plugin to two panels and it did not work, now i tried ... just to see "what if" ... and created third panel, added it, and it shows up. maybe there is something wrong with my panel, but i cannot see what. it must be hidden somewhere but i cannot find it, i am sorry to bother and thank you for your time
[23:33] <boolka2> http://pastebin.com/m7693b07a
[23:33] <monishka> damn, sorry, my chat did not scroll down i did not see what you wrote
[23:33] <boolka> TheSheep: http://pastebin.com/m7693b07a
[23:34] <TheSheep> boolka: so it claims your s-video is disconnected...
[23:34] <TheSheep> boolka: try this: xrandr --output S-video --auto
[23:35] <TheSheep> monishka: I think there is some bug with adding some panel plugins, not sure
[23:36] <boolka2> TheSheep: currently it is.. I bought a vga to rca/svideo cable, but it dont work either :(
[23:36] <boolka2> TheSheep:  do I try that command once im connected to the tv?
[23:36] <TheSheep> boolka2: yes
[23:36] <TheSheep> boolka2: play with it, see 'xrandr --help' for help summary
[23:37] <boolka2> also another problem
[23:37] <TheSheep> boolka2: and 'man xrandr' for more detailed description
[23:38] <boolka2> xubuntu is only using like 2/3 of my screen space
[23:38] <TheSheep> boolka2: that's because it thinks you have LVDS screen connected
[23:38] <TheSheep> boolka2: that is smaller than your screen
[23:38] <TheSheep> boolka2: and it's trying to fit it on that
[23:39] <boolka2> how do i fix that?
[23:39] <TheSheep> boolka2: xrandr --output LVDS --off
[23:39] <TheSheep> boolka2: you can also disable it in your xorg.conf
[23:39] <monishka> well it seems there is a bug, never mind, now i know that it is installed and working, so i will try to find some solution, thank you, good night (0:39 in my town)
[23:41] <boolka2> TheSheep:  i did tha xrandr --outpu lvds --off
[23:41] <boolka2> but nothing changed
[23:42] <TheSheep> boolka2: :/
[23:42] <TheSheep> boolka2: is the output of xrandr alone different now?
[23:42] <boolka2> what do you mean
[23:42] <TheSheep> maybe you need to use LVDS instead of lvds
[23:42] <TheSheep> uppercase
[23:43] <boolka2> oooh
[23:44] <boolka2> it worked i thin
[23:44] <boolka2> omg it did
[23:44] <boolka2> ty!!!
[23:45] <boolka2> now if we can only get the svideo output to work  or at least the vga to rca cable
[23:45] <TheSheep> boolka2: well, the things that the 'xvrt' command lists are various displays of your computer
[23:45] <TheSheep> boolka2: and their state
[23:46] <TheSheep> boolka2: you can also change them using various options
[23:46] <TheSheep> boolka2: so I guess you need to experiment with this
[23:46] <boolka2> sounds messy
[23:46] <TheSheep> boolka2: google might helps too
[23:47] <boolka2> its all a bit more tought cuase my backlight on the lcd screen of monitor dont work :(
[23:48] <TheSheep> http://www.joshgerdes.com/2007/10/29/s-video-tv-out-with-ubuntu-710-on-dell-xps-m140-laptop/
[23:48] <TheSheep> this one looks good
[23:49] <boolka2> let me see
[23:55] <boolka2> hmm  looks promising
[23:55] <boolka2> one more thing, how do i install flash plugins for firefox?