User1: How do I prevent bluetooth from auto-starting when I boot?  Disable the service?  Edit /etc/bluetooth/main.conf?  Blacklist the driver?  All three?
User1: I tried removing AutoStart=true from /etc/bluetooth/main.conf with no luck
User1: (also, for some reason the "airplane mode" button on this laptop does nothing)
User2: cousteau, instead of removing did you try changing it to "false"? if you want to disable it completely you can also check your BIOS settings
User2: maybe disabling blueman-applet from autostart will help (but probably not)
User1: well no, I did not try that because the .conf file said it defaulted to false.  Admittedly it was something worth trying.
User1: the problem is that if I disable blueman-applet from autostart I have no idea how to check if bluetooth is running or not
User1: so I wanted to avoid that option
User3: have problem
User3: using denis5 usb creator
User1: I've also tried pressing the "airplane" key on my keyboard (Fn+F2) but I'm not sure it's even wired... what's it even supposed to do, I wonder?
User3: User1 is the firmware loaded
User1: the firmware for what?
User1: bluetooth and wifi are working, if that's what you mean
User3: airplane mode means block all radios
User1: yes, so if bluetooth and wifi are working that means airplane mode isn't working, but the firmware for bluetooth and wifi has been loaded (I assume)
User1: or did you mean the firmware for the keyboard?
User3: use rfkill
User3: rfkill block all
User3: then rfkill list all
User1: gotta figure out what's rfkill... I had seen it before but I thought it was something to do with drivers in general; it didn't occur to me that "rf" means radio-frequency stuff
User1: ok, just did, thanks!
User3: User1 what is ubuntu core 16
User3: User1 maybe you can figure this out
User3: User1 mind a pm?
User3: ââ $ â¶ liveusb-creator
User3: (process:964): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
User3: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
User3: Traceback (most recent call last):
User3: File "/usr/share/liveusb-creator-ubuntu/liveusb-creator", line 66, in <module>
User3: main()
User1: sorry I have no idea of the usb creator issue
User1: I just used a CD to install mine...
User1: brb, trying if the rfkill block thing is permanent
User4: you do not need to do anything; you are essentially running xubuntu now
User4: that part is a little complicated; it's not trivial to create that list
User4: Mr-Potter, apt show lubuntu-desktop
User4: it's spelled just how it should ;)
User4: (it's not even meant as a joke, it's just a coincidence from before i started using linux even...)
User4: well, that's the non-trivial part
User4: you don't *WANT* to remove all of it, since part of it is something that is considered core ubuntu, some of it is used by xubuntu...
User4: not necessarily breaking xubuntu, but you might be removing something you don't want
User4: removing most things that start with lx should be ok
User4: abiword isn't used in xubuntu
User4: neither is sylpeed
User4: not that either
User4: though - you might prefer them to libreoffice
User4: in that case don't remove ;)
User4: that looks like most of the big components
User5: Hi - I have a laptop connected to an external monitor, and I keep the laptop screen off. When I turn the monitor off and on, the laptop screen comes back on, and as a result a bunch of my windows get repositioned, I guess because the framebuffer size changes. Any ideas on how to prevent that?
User4: eater9, is the laptop monitor set as the primary one?
User5: nope
User4: Mr-Potter, "dpkg-reconfigure lightdm" maybe?
User6: splash screen is plymouth
User6: did you remove packages starting with lubuntu- yet?
User6: I'd think that should remove the lubuntu branding
User4: brainwash, thanks, i've never done this so things get messed up in my head.. :)
User6: Mr-Potter: actually plymouth-theme-lubuntu-* packages
User6: User5 I haven't tested it, but you can configure displays via xfce4-display-settings, including disabling unneeded ones
User5: User6 thanks, I've done that, but it doesn't STAY disabled when the external monitor is switched off and on
User6: Mr-Potter: you cannot install firmware/bios updates with synaptic
User6: Mr-Potter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fwupd
User6: >Updates can be exposed via a command line tool, or within graphical package managers (such as GNOME Software) via a D-bus interface.
User6: (GNOME) Software
User6: right?
User6: the store application
User6: like I said, Software has support for Fwupd
User6: that would be a difference when compared to synaptic
User2: Mr-Potter, yes it is included by default, but it's good to still have Synaptic installed
User6: Software allows you to install snaps also
User2: Software + Synaptic is a best solution
User2: in my opinion
User6: it's not like you are forced to use one of them exclusively
User6: try it
User2: Software for installing Snaps and DEB packages, Synaptic if you want to search for (or install) a specific package, it also shows you dependencies etc.
User6: it's probably gnome-software
User4: theoretically you can uninstall *everything*
User4: it would not
User4: but you could do that.
User4: removing just gnome-software is completely fine.
User4: it's technically just an user interface for installing packages
User4: or in other words, a package manager
User4: yes, exactly like synaptic - but completely different
User4: apt (the command line tool) is also a package manager
User4: you should be able to use a live USB/DVD with a newer xubuntu ISO as a repository for an upgrade
User6: User5 sadly, no idea. it could be the intended behavior.
User4: if you have the desktop or the minimal ISO, then you would be able to use that as a package repository, but you would need to download the xubuntu-specific packages from the internet
User6: User5 I would check the Xfce forums and bug tracker (component is xfce4-settings)
User4: Mr-Potter, i don't understand... you mean if you had an ISO that has newer packages that your current installation?
User4: i guess you could do that but it would make little sense if you have internet connectivity on your machine
User4: ISO != install
User4: so no, that doesn't work like that
User4: depends how your system is broken; most issues are fixable without a reinstallation
User4: even then, if your data was stored under a separate /home partition, you'd be able to keep your files and most configuration -- not the installed package list though
User4: obviously you could keep track of packages you installed/removed after installing, but in my experience it's not likely to be worth it
User4: in case you need to reinstall, getting the configuration right is much more consuming that figuring out which packages you need to install
User4: at least if you mostly use the main repositories
User4: avoid all this by taking backups often enough.
User7: Mr-Potter: "repair"
User7: debsums is a very handy tool :)
User4: Mr-Potter, sorry, i need to run...
User8: hi
User8: do you know why I dont view menu-bar on thunar... like this: https://s33.postimg.cc/8p7cfq84f/Istantanea_2018-08-21_18-10-15.png ?
User9: sacarde, if you press alt does it show up?
User10: Hi all
User10: Why do Xubuntu 16.04 LTS 32 bit and Xubuntu 18.04 LTS 64 bit answer differently about total memory (free command and /proc/meminfo) on a laptopt equipped with 8GiB ram?
User11: Yesterday (sorry my user yesterday was xubuntu76d)  , Spass,  suggest me to purge nvidia-396 driver (and try to have CUDA running with nvidia-390 driver), because I'm not able at running apt install (nvidia related package dependencies problems appear). The problem is that the same occurs qhen trying to use apt purge. Any idea?
User6: User10 and what output do you get?
User6: User11 share the terminal output https://paste.ubuntu.com/
User12: Stek_Turku, because one is 32 bit and the other 64 bit :)
User12: the difference is exactly that: 32 vs 64 bit
User11: brainwash, an output example of trying to install htop, for instance: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/6C4Pc87bfD/
User11: The problem is always the same for whatever I want to install: The following packages have unmet dependencies:  libglx-mesa0 : Depends: libglapi-mesa (= 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1) but 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~18.04.1 is to be installed
User6: sudo apt install libglx-mesa0=18.0.5-0ubuntu0~18.04.1
User12: and otherwise apt-get -f install ?
User12: without the '?' then
User6: you did not try that yet?
User11: no. I will
User11: The output here: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/26R9fhWxF5/
User6: nvidia-396 still there
User11: I cannot delete.... (and anyway, most probably I will not be able at using CUDA than)
User10: User6 64 bit MemTotal = 8058180 kB and 32 bit MemTotal = 8181744 kB
User6: User11 I guess it would be best to ask in #ubuntu then
User10: <User12 sorry for my poor knowledge but 8GiB is the same in the two O.S. (lshw output is the same for both --> size: 8GiB)
User12: A 64bit process is always going to use a little more memory than a 32 bit process
User12: User10 https://askubuntu.com/questions/7034/what-are-the-differences-between-32-bit-and-64-bit-and-which-should-i-choose/70551#70551
User10: User12 thank you for your answer and the article
User12: no problem
User6: Mr-Potter: why ntfs?
User6: sounds like a bad idea
User6: if even possible due to ownership/permissions issues
User8: diogenes_, no
User8: diogenes_, but it show up if I run with "sudo"
User9: sacarde, rename ~/.config/Thunar
User6: User8 ctrl+m
User8: I try
User2: sacarde, F10 to show menubar, F9 to show/hide side panel
User2: or Ctrl+M for menubar
User8: but there is a global configuration in xfce ?
User6: M-Potter: why can't you log in?
User6: M-Potter: it tells you "wrong password"?
User4: sounds like a permission issue
User6: can you log in on a tty?
User2: hello n-iCe
User2: I'm doing "meh", and you?
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