[05:37] hello [05:38] how can I enable accelerated video on my vmware host [05:41] Type this into a terminal: glxinfo | grep rendering and see if it says "direct rendering: Yes" [05:43] k [05:43] one sec [05:46] ah ok [05:46] it says yes [05:46] what does grep do? [05:46] it searches for that word [05:46] ? [05:48] Basically, gets that line [05:48] Now you'll just need to enable it on VMWare [05:49] May also want to try glxgears [05:49] Unit193 ok [05:50] one sec again, i closed it [05:50] i just installed cinnamon [05:51] Can't help you there, not used it (and that'd not be Lubuntu anyway :P ) [05:52] well, I am useing lxde still [05:52] i just saw some peeps talking about it [05:52] it works fine [05:54] glXGEARS wokrs [05:55] Righto, your hardware is good to go [05:56] great [05:58] Now is where I say "There should be a setting in VMWare to enable it somewhere" :P I can try to find it, but as I've never used it... [05:59] there is [05:59] its under Display [06:37] ok [06:37] any idea how to let me open files to and fro VMware [06:38] tertl6: o/ [06:39] you want a shared folder or whatever? [06:39] Well, as I said I haven't used it, but I know VBox has a Shared folders option, might be something like that [06:39] But #vmware may be of more help than I :P (Unless holstein knows) [06:39] yeah, that "just works" in theory [06:39] the setup is more on the guest end [06:41] oh I thought it would open the entire drive [06:42] nah, they are pretty isolated unless you want them not to be [06:57] hey guys [06:58] does lubuntu 11.10 have apt disable or something? [06:59] Apt disable? [06:59] if i try to update, do apt-get, or remove anything, the system just sits there doing nothing [06:59] disabled* [06:59] sudo apt-get update gives you nothing? [06:59] no [07:00] it just moves down to the next line like it as about to do something, and then sits there [07:00] ctrl+c doesnt even kill it [07:00] How long do you wait? [07:00] it isnt unresponsive or anything, i can still do other stuff [07:00] about 5 minutes [07:01] i am looking for a nice light distro to put on my old but still very functional laptop, but if it doesnt have apt it is a bit of deal breaker for me [07:02] I use it almost daily [07:02] i know [07:03] i tried the 3 different terminal emulators it came with [07:03] no result [07:03] You can't know that, I just told you :P Right, can you use "sudo $something?" [07:03] (Something being pick lspci ro something) [07:04] when i said i know i meant, yes that is self evident :P [07:05] no i cant do that wither [07:05] either [07:05] seems the issue is with sudo, actually [07:05] nice catch [07:05] Yep [07:05] http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/fixsudo [07:06] "Or you may just see the next command prompt without any action being executed. " [07:07] strange that it is broken on a fresh install. but meh [07:11] nope. [07:14] no it is telling me that it is a read only file system. so step 2 of those instructions fails [07:15] There should be a "remount read/write" or something [07:16] where? [07:16] in the root terminal? [07:17] Recovery mode [07:20] ok i worked it out.. [07:20] bit of a bug there. but hopefully it is okay from here. [07:21] seems all the major distro's have a major dealbreaker bug on first boot after reinstall. [07:21] Heh, I only hit on upgrade :P [07:22] well i have been tryng a few different distros [07:22] ubuntu doesnt have a working browser [07:23] arch doesnt have a working package manager [07:23] fedora.... well i wont go into that [07:23] so something as small as having to run visudo and fix broken entries is minor really [07:24] So, you like this or going on to the next one? (AntiX or Puppy on that list?) [07:25] already tried puppy.. no wifi with that. [07:25] no wifi with this one either, but i havent really tried much [07:25] (and i didnt have any sudo access :P) [07:26] !wifi |I can toss you this :P [07:26] I can toss you this :P: Wireless documentation, including how-to guides and troubleshooting information, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs [07:26] lol i wasnt gonna ask that.. but thanks i would have eventually ended up there. [07:31] hmmm it looks like a disaster. is this machine possible just too slow for lubuntu? [07:31] pentium m 720(2ghz), 1.25 gb ram, 40gb hdd [07:35] Better than what I have [07:40] i dont know what witchcraft you must be doing then :) the system is totally overcome by running update manager. [07:41] it's the hard drive [07:41] too slow? [07:41] probably so [07:41] 5400RPM with almost non cache is slow [07:42] thats odd. given that i can run kubuntu on this machine alright. i thought lxde was supposed to be lighter than KDE? [07:44] hey crsh i know you from LAS channel sup! [07:44] SUP!! [07:44] task manager shows 100% cpu usage load average 1.95 [07:45] yet top is not showing any kind of process which could be hogging cpu [07:45] if cpu usage is 100%, then it should show you processes that takes CPU [07:45] right? [07:45] yeah [07:47] okay rebooting now [07:48] i will keep digging away at it, thanks for your help anyway [08:00] no it seeme to be horribly broken [08:00] cross that one off the list then [08:07] probably drivers [08:58] hi [08:58] what is the name of the program coming up on "alt+f2"? [09:06] the latest dist-upgrade (12.04) is tryxing to pull "libbluray" because it depends on gnome-mplayer which is coming from lubuntu-desktop. is that legal that lubuntu-desktop comes per default with libbluray? [09:07] Hi [09:07] if i am correct it was not allowed to ship "libdvdcss" so i guess the same goes for "libbluray" [09:07] iceroot: That's part of lxpanel [09:08] I'd like to change the colour of the status window (the one which pop up when there is something going on) [09:08] Unit193: thank you, then i will create a bug against lxpanel [09:08] No, not that part.... [09:08] lxpanelctl run is alt+f2 [09:09] Unit193: thank you [09:10] Unit193: but lxpanelctl is coming from lxpanel, so it should be correct to open a bug against the package lxpanel [09:10] What's wrong with it? [09:10] Unit193: no focus after alt+f2 for the run-window [09:11] no focus = run-dialig behind all other windows [09:12] Try searching a little bit at least before reporting bugs >_< [09:13] Unit193: would be great if launchpad would to that when creating bugs [09:13] like the bugzilla from mozilla.org [09:13] Bug #890395 it does [09:13] Launchpad bug 889414 in lubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu) "duplicate for #890395 Run dialog opens up in the background" [Undecided,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/889414 [09:14] Unit193: thank you [09:15] And for blueray, are you sure it's not libbluray1? [09:15] Did you even look at what the package does? [09:15] "Most commercial Blu-Ray are restricted by AACS or BD+ technologies and this library is not enough to playback those discs." [09:17] Legal: libbluray is DRM-circumvention free, and thus, safe to integrate in your software. [09:17] ok, then i was wrong [09:19] Unit193: thank you for the info on lxpanel and libbluray12 [09:19] -2 [09:19] Yea [10:16] i'm on lubuntu :D [15:15] hi guys [15:16] is there any thing world changing new in firefox 9.0.1? [15:16] i usually add the stable PPA https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/firefox-stable [15:17] and when I use the shut down button sometimes the dialogue only contains a few options such reboot or hibernate etc but not shut down. mostly if I cancel and do it again it shows all the options. anyone got an idea why that may be? [15:18] something with power management and your specific hardware maybe?... i would try applying all upgrades and see if that helps.. if you are up to date, you can try an earlier kernel version and see if the performance is different [15:19] well since it is a normal pc(not laptop) it is on normal pc power management [15:19] it doesnt do it alway though just occasionally [15:20] right.. still the kernel is a good place to start... [15:21] I'll have a look into previous version , [15:22] you can set a shortcut or script to use sudo shutdown -h now [15:23] you can search around for a bug relating to your hardware... in my experience, the shutdown button triggers nothing from LXDE or lubuntu, and i assume its misconfiguration on my part, or something i have not yet aquired the skill to setup [15:23] yea- I use the terminal sometimes anyway- buit as I say it is seemingly random whether it does it or not and it shopws everything at second try anyway [16:21] any lightweight ppt viewer? Or do I have to install libreoffice? [16:24] txomon|home: web based ones [16:25] i.e. google apps [16:25] or various "web meeting" sites that let you upload and view powerpoint [16:28] puff so no [16:28] _I meant apps [17:26] Hi i am testing lxfind in lubuntu 12.04. And find do not works in it, get error that it can not get access. Only locate works [17:28] using lxfind_0.0.1-0~17 [18:41] Does someone have a script for wifi-connection verification & connect I can run with cron each 5min? [18:41] ping work for you Wulong ? [18:44] if iwconfig wlan0 | grep -o "Access Point: Not-Associated"; then do-some-rutine;fi works [18:45] But I need the routine. [18:46] I need to send some call to NM to reconnect [18:46] NetworkManager is pretty dumb when it comes to reconnection. [18:48] sudo service network-manager restart seems to do it. [19:09] How do I get ICONS ONLY for the task bar? [19:09] venik212: that's in the guides [19:10] one sec [19:10] I right click on the task bar [19:10] venik212: http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXPanel#Icons_only [19:10] venik212: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/FAQ/Guides#Changing_running_applications_in_panel_to_icons_only [19:10] :) [19:34] bye :) [20:59] i know that ubuntu is using thunderbird for e-mail, what are they using for calerding now? [21:01] You may want to ask a channel that has a better chance of knowing.... Thunderbird has a calendar extension that is rather good though [21:07] it's getting tiring switching from one to the next to the next. what is lubuntu using for calandering? [21:07] Ahmuck: man cal [21:08] j/k ;) [21:08] seriously, though, there's no out-of-the-box support for calendars like you mean it [22:50] !alot [22:50] Do you like to hug alot? - http://bit.ly/aVDMTo