Ask Ubuntu General Room - 2012-05-25 (page 1 of 3)

« first day (604 days earlier) ← previous day next day → last day (4361 days later) »

1:20 AM

@aking1012 you saying that entire account is a troll?

I was saying that there are multiple throw-aways with that name permutation

And I'm telling you that my searches through our super secret admin console aren't pointing to that, but I appreciate the concern. :)

okay. i get it, it was one of those things i thought i should point out

I know. :)

or, let me put it this way - i see plenty of 'throwaway' accounts that match that pattern.

but none of the other info points to like, a voter/spam ring or anything

agreed. i was just putting it out there

1:38 AM

user image

2

I guess i own meta.askubuntu.com

whats funny is his site doesn't load for me

2:26 AM

Great answer: How do I add a DNS server via resolv.conf? http://askubuntu.com/questions/130452/how-do-i-add-a-dns-server-via-resolv-conf/130459?atw=1#130459 #configuration

Tweeted by StackUbuntu on May 25, 2012 at 2:14 AM

1 hour later…

3:46 AM

hi

@jrg Great owner

0

A: How do I resolve unmet dependencies?

what is unmet dependencies Error On Ubuntu packages are the primary way that software is built, deployed, and installed. Very simply, packages are an alternative to downloading, building, and installing software from scratch. They offer a host of advantages in terms of installation, removal, mon...

How can I improve this answer :)

G'morning all

@ShyamK good morning

@jrg you have no idea how hard i lolled at that

@ShyamK sukhamano?

@abcd eh? sukham aanu.. ithu aara?

4:00 AM

An ubuntu user from kerala :D

@abcd alright.. nice.. :) :D

@abcd are you a regular here? I have kinda become a regular.. (for the past few days )

@ShyamK Yeah ,but not in the chatroom , It is difficult to chat from mobile

@abcd oh.. mobile eh.. k k

@ShyamK BTW Are you joined our ubuntu kerala group in facebook facebook.com/groups/ubuntukerala

I'm at the office right now.. No FB access here :(.. So I'll join it when I reach home..
And no, I have not joined that group. By the way whats your name? and which part of kerala are you from? residing?

:4718421 just send me a friend request (if you don't mind) in FB. Hmm

so B.tech.. nice.. I had done EE.. and now in the software field.. :)

4:25 AM

@ShyamK where is your fb id?

@abcd oh great.. I dont know.. Well never mind then.. I shall find and add you..

@ShyamK from which college?

@abcd mohandas college of engg and tech.. lol

@abcd search for shyam kumar maybe I'll be there :)

@ShyamK no :(

General discussion around Ubuntu & Ask Ubuntu and official Ubuntu derivatives.

@abcd never mind then.. I'l; find you in the community and add you from there. :)

5:06 AM

askubuntu.com/questions/141811/…

I thought this question was kind of funny: askubuntu.com/questions/141941/…

i have a similar question.

gedit is opening a new tab when it starts. any fix?

so you see two tabs when it opens?

yeah. one relevant and one otherwise

hm, I thought that happened to me too... let me check

I can swear it used to happen in the past, but it doesn't anymore.... I don't often use gedit, so I don't know what changed.

5:12 AM

it never used to happen until a while ago. does kde has anything to do with it?

it happens in lxde too?

i don't have gedit in lxde

only scratchpad.

this might be a red herring, but I can recall it used to happen in the past, I think when I used a different DE, but it doesn't happen in my current DE

hmm i know it happens if i did a gksu gedit but not a normal one.

ah, maybe that's what I'm recalling

5:16 AM

@jokerdino askubuntu.com/questions/ask :p

you are trudging close lines. abcd.

i don't always ignore people, but if i do, you won't get out of it easily.

yeah, that's what I'm recalling, I think. When you do gksu gedit, there's an extra tab, but when I open it the usual way, there isn't. I just tried to to test.

@ChanHoSuh it sucks that it happens to me regardless.

(I think I can scare people by using random words from a bigger vocabulary)

Yes, that is strange. Anything you recall you changed?

i am using kde now. i don't think i changed anything else.

5:19 AM

has it always been like that in kde?

no idea, i only installed it two days ago.

is the gedit in kde the same? or is there a qt version of it?

hmm i think it is the same. i didn't install anything fancy

never mind, you shall look through this as i finish off my lessons for the day :) :P

anyway, maybe it's time for you to ask a question as abcd suggested :-)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, ok may be it is a better idea.

@abcd ping you for fun. Don't be scared. :P

5:23 AM

you're just afraid someone will tell you, check this option in preferences :-p

@ChanHoSuh yeah that is a nightmare.

anyway, I GTG. see ya

that's what jokerdino has nightmares about? :-) cya

@jokerdino oh I was away :D

2 hours later…

6:57 AM

Hi guys

@ShyamK hi

@857628 hi

yesterday i install the ubuntu os in my machine

i am a php developer

where i install the LAMP server in my machine

Can you guide me

sudo apt-get install tasksel.. in that there is LAMP option.. (I think)

means i am asking Location dude

aah.. that I dont know.. I usually use sudo apt-get

it does the rest :)

but to install LAMP server just install the tasksel.. then sudo tasksel and select it from the options :)

thats what I did..

:D

7:14 AM

ok

@857628 why do you want the location when this is so much easier? or are you trying to learn the inner workings of ubuntu?

@ShyamK no inner work

@857628 then use the simple easy peasy way :)

i am trying to connect to EDUROAM with my laptop which runs on Ubuntu 10.04

but it doesn't work

i used this website as a guide:

ucs.cam.ac.uk/wireless/eduroam/configuring-ubuntu10.04

@ShyamK ok sure

7:19 AM

but where should i set up radius servers?

radius servers for my university are:

radius1.[faculty].[university].de;radius2.[faculty].[university].de;

@user1111261 sorry I have no idea about this and hence cant help you with it.. maybe @jokerdino can help you..

OK

my another question

What can I do to get rid of the question ban?

As soon as possible...

:o)

I shoudl answer at least 5 questions?

That too I have no idea.. ask a moderator maybe..

ok

@user1111261 sorry.. I have the same issue in SO.. question ban :(

8:19 AM

I need help. Please consider to look at this question : askubuntu.com/questions/141746/…

8:31 AM

Please help. askubuntu.com/questions/141746/…

@Ravi If you want help with a problem, calling an Ubuntu version annoying is probably not the best way to invite help

Bounty offered: Emulate Keypad on Laptop http://askubuntu.com/questions/133113/emulate-keypad-on-laptop?atw=1 #keybinding

Tweeted by StackUbuntu on May 25, 2012 at 8:14 AM

8:53 AM

What should happen to questions that are more suited to open discussion, like forum threads? i.e. askubuntu.com/questions/141987/…

Ask Ubuntu Meta

2

Q: Is it prefered to use English (US) spelling to English (UK)?

I sure it doesn't really matter, but I noticed the other day that that package name for the Ubuntu Software Centre is software-center which is the American spelling of center, so I thought it would probably be preferable for me to use that spelling in general when discussing the Software Centre e...

discussion languages

9:11 AM

@loklaan I don't think that's a discussion type question. It just needs a set of eyeballs that owns the same hardware. Ubuntu-forums is typically recommended for discussion types though

hmm i am back after some fun games

What is the course of action for questions ment for the forums?

not constructive i think

@loklaan close it as not constructive and ask OP to go to forums.

Ok, thanks

9:54 AM

Hi @BrunoPereira

any idea why gedit is opening a new tab if i open a file?

user image

10:29 AM

@ChanHoSuh @abcd I asked the question. Couldn't figure out anything - askubuntu.com/q/142024/25798

10:45 AM

-1

Q: I am looking for CANON PIXMA MP250

I am looking for CANON PIXMA MP250 for ubuntu 12.04 LT, anyone has it?

printing canon pixma

Who has the printer??

Hello all

11:22 AM

0

A: Is it prefered to use English (US) spelling to English (UK)?

Nobody can speak English, we all speak the 21st century. Anyway, I don't think it really matters - as someone who hangs out with Canadians a lot, I tend to (as an example) do color and colour interchangeably - so as long as we are consistent in our answers, and we are also naming packages correc...

Hello

Howdy Amith.

Bounty offered: Alpha wireless adapter disconnect at random time http://askubuntu.com/questions/138548/alpha-wireless-adapter-disconnect-at-random-time?atw=1 #wireless

Tweeted by StackUbuntu on May 25, 2012 at 11:14 AM

Hello @Mahesh

hi!!

wazzup?

@jrg should we not give choice? i mean, why not have another proforma comments remote-source with MOST comments, and let users del those they dont want once imported? of course, this would be in addition to existing one. as a separate file.

11:51 AM

@AmithKK hellooooo

@Mahesh hi

@abcd Hello

arewegonnadosomethingotherthanthishiandhello??

sorry, forgot that i have a space bar here. :P

@AmithKK malayalam or manglish ,which is preferred meta.askubuntu.com/questions/3225/…

I get afk for dinner and I get 4 comments?! (oh and 3 upvotes as well)

@Mahesh lol I thought It was just random letters :D

11:57 AM

@Mahesh STOP MAKING THIS COMPLICATED. ;P

.

are we gonna do something other than this hi and hello ,

HI GUYZ

@jrg hmm.. i take it as a yes. u'll get a pull request in a day or two. thanks. :)

@jrg Hello

¡Hola

@abcd that deserves a star. :/

11:59 AM

नमस्ते

வணக்கம்

Don't blame me if you only see boxes.

@AmithKK lets write in all local indian dialects.i guess we have few hundred of them

@jrg the 500 bounty thingy got unpinned. keep it pinned for this week.

@jokerdino is that tamil? I can't read tamil though.. I guessing its "vanakam" ?

Ḑ͇̭̖̬̫̘͔͔ͮͯ͜o̡̤̮̙̱̽ͩ͐̓̂̌ͣn̋̏ͥ͐ͯ̋͢҉͉̫͕̱͍̯͈'̐̕҉̠̕ͅt̬̝͚̝̯͆̃̋̓͠͡ ̹̱̙̪̝̟̺ͣͬ͂͐ͅb̵̫̬͈̣͚̣ͮ̀ͫ͜͞l̨̰̤͚̒͐̎͗͐͌͗a̝̜̟̖ͦͭ̿̇͐ͯ͠ḿ͌̑̎͒ͬ҉̪̥̼̬̤̲͔̤e̴̡̼̰̤̝̺͓̹͊ͫͤ̀͂ ̟͕̹̓ͪ̑̾̓̿m͊̓̊͜҉͓̬͇e̡̹̯͔̙̤ͤ̌̊ͦ̓͢ ̝̦̦̖͑ͥ̏͞͡i̙̖͖̱͂̊̏ͩ͊͑̓ͦ̚̕f̶̙͍̘̙̪̖͗ͮ̅̃̓ ̡̐ͩ̌̆̑͢͏͍̼̙̳̲͈̺y̨̻̦̯̙̗̑ͭͣͥ̑̓̓͛̕o̺̻̤͓̞̩̖͓̅͌̑ͣ́͗ͧ̔ṳ̸̣̲̼̖̝̞̻ͣ̓ ̡͍͙̰̰̇͂ͧ̚͠o̢̘̣̬̰͚̘̳̊̅ͤ͒ͭ́n̡̥̑̃͒̒̿̄̇̉l̢̡̟̃ͨͅy̠̮̟͙̌̐́ ̷͕͓̼͖̎͂͜sͥ̏̀̐ͣ̇҉̮̭͉̘͕̯̖ḙ̡̲̱͂ͬ͆̐ͭͫ̍̏è̛͍̝͙̯͈̹͓͇ͧ̈̓͠ ̰͚ͭͣ͡b̦̫̝̻̾ͭo͌ͨ͋̑͒҉̱̫̙̮̜̦̤͟x̠̙̼̼͛̐̄̚e̷̛̙̬̲ͥ̉͑͘s͙̱̯̗͉̄̃̏̈́̽͟

4

@ShyamK yes, ok. yes.

12:01 PM

@Mahesh Nah, it's gotten tons of attention.

മലയാളം

(btw, @marco, the Enthiran was originally made in Tamil. Just saying.)

@jokerdino I know, we watched the sub-titled version

o.O I am impressed dude.

@MarcoCeppi You speak Vietnamese?

12:03 PM

@abcd hehe.. it totally sucks that I'm only speech literate in my own mother tongue. :(

@jokerdino Isn't Rajinikanth a pretty big action star over there?

@MarcoCeppi the biggest..

@MarcoCeppi yes. absolutely. every Indian should have heard of him :P

@MarcoCeppi Yep

@jrg u sure? hmm... ok.

12:03 PM

Sweet, got any recommendations for other good films he's in?

hmm ok.

I don't want to get bashed later though.

@MarcoCeppi Badshah maybe? Heard its nice..

Sivaji?

@ShyamK I think @AmithKK also

Yeah

12:05 PM

darn, typing Tamil movie names in English is looking weird.

Yes, Yes it is

@jokerdino lol

Check out malayalam "Sneha Veedu"

lol

padaiyappa, muthu, etc.

I heard Japanese liked Rajnikanth's movies.

@AmithKK in english love house?

എല്ലാവര്ക്കും സുഖമാണോ

12:06 PM

Technically

Snehaveedu (Malayalam: സ്നേഹവീട്) is a 2011 Malayalam family drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. It stars Mohanlal, Sheela and Rahul Pillai in the lead roles. Plot The story revolves around Ajayan (Mohanlal), who, after having tried his luck in different cities around the world, comes back to his village to look after his ageing mother Ammukutty Amma (Sheela) and to get her love and the nostalgia of his growing up years. There, he starts a company for producing agricultural equipment and earns his living as a farmer. One day a boy comes and meets Ajayan claiming to be his...

Like I said, we really enjoyed Endhiran

2

@MarcoCeppi Rate it, In a scale of 1-10

I would say probably an 8. Only because some of the subtitles were poorly translated, so at times it was hard to follow

@AmithKK plus.google.com/109912333998846923817/posts/TJi8QgF8yee

@MarcoCeppi Pfft... Learn Tamil

12:09 PM

Preparing list of Rajni's movies that are good. So to speak.

our star @jokerdino has made this new room for users who would like to get annoyed with feeds from elsewhere, and i am annoyed coz it has no posts. :|

@Mahesh you get only 7 questions tagged Ubuntu across the network. No kidding.

Rajinikanth General Room

<_<

>_>

superuser.com/questions/tagged/ubuntu

12:10 PM

/looks around for the one who said its highvolume

Rajinikanth (born 12 December 1950 as Shivaji Rao Gaikwad) is an Indian film actor, media personality, and cultural icon. He made his debut as an actor in the National Film Award–winning motion picture Apoorva Raagangal (1975), directed by K. Balachander, whom the actor considers his mentor. After a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films, he gradually rose to become an established film actor. Within a few years of his career, he was claimed to be the superstar of Tamil cinema and has since continued to hold a matinee idol status in the popular culture of Indi...

3

Hmm they have the awesome list of good movies. Most of them are noteworthy but not exactly recent.

Rajni deserves a star. \m/

LOL, we are veering towards O/T talk.

I wonder what jrg has to say about this.

:4720439 haha

12:13 PM

General discussion around Ubuntu & Ask Ubuntu and official Ubuntu derivatives. ,

I think rajinikanth is an official ubuntu derivative :p

#8 The number of times @abcd has quoted that.

isitso?

Actually more. I missed a couple.

ubuntu@rajinikanth:~$

ManTodayImLazyToUseSpaceBarSoIHaveToUseCamelCase

0

Q: installing Ubuntu 12.04 failing

I am frustrated in installing ubuntu 12.04.I can't installing ubuntu anywhere. I write the .iso file in a DVD and open it .chose wubi.exe file.I select Demo and Installing but goes to Rebot page quickly without copying any file! then I restart my pc and boot from cd . I have 3 switch ,installin...

12.04 installation

anyone try to make sense of what this poor soul has to say

12:16 PM

user image

@jokerdino search It :D

superuser.com/a/427915/111116 Got 10 upvotes :D

@AmithKK No comment.

@abcd resetting KDE config doesn't help in anyway

0

Q: Skype (on Linux): how to block a bunch of contacts

I am using Skype (Beta) 2.2.0.35 on my Ubuntu and after some trial I believe that it is not possible to block a whole bunch or group of contacts all in one move. It would be a very handy feature: being able to block entire groups might avoid the need to create two different Skype accounts, which...

linux skype blocking

@jokerdino On KDE?

yeah

12:27 PM

The nvidia drivers aren't fixed yet?

What's with Nvidia and KDE?\

Unrelated

OpenGL is broken here for quite a long time

oh..k

@jokerdino askubuntu.com/questions/114807/…

I know how to reset. Really.

12:29 PM

Is there something like a usb wirelessifier?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/141647/cant-login-to-unity-3d
any solutions?

21

Q: Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears

When I login, nothing happens. I am presented with my desktop wallpaper. No Dash, no Launcher, nothing.

@jokerdino It results worked before , but now It results segmentation fault

Any Qt experts askubuntu.com/questions/116851/how-to-install-ktechlab

@abcd seg faults should be reported as a bug, AFAICT

@jokerdino What does the Abbrevation mean

12:39 PM

as far as i can tell

@jokerdino It results segmentation fault

@jokerdino sure?

> A segmentation fault is almost always due to a bug in the program where it occurs.

go for it

@Mahesh who is that dude leading foss?

hmm... let me check. @jokerdino

check it for urself.

stackexchange.com/leagues

^ here @jokerdino

ok izx it is

1. How do I use Alt to activate krunner?
2. How to use Meta to activate activities menu?

1:04 PM

Good question

2

Q: Does ubuntu log when USB devices are connected?

When I connect a USB drive to an Ubuntu OS, would there be a textfile which contains details of this connection and if so, where is this file located/named?

BBL

the answer is correct.

oh my, i am missing out on all the fun questions.

1:19 PM

jrg I agree -- I just took too long typing my answer... but it was a great question none the less.

ah yes, the curse of those of us who don't pay attention to the site all the time. :)

"OMG I CAN'T TYPE FAST ENOUGH SOMEONE ELSE ANSWERED IT BEFORE ME!"

6

yawns

hiya

jrg: I never get stressed about it... I think the experience is kinda cool.

so... nobody says hello nowadays?

:/

hello Thomas Ward

1:27 PM

hola @ThomasWard

there we go

It is always interesting to see how many ways a 'task' can be accomplished in Ubuntu

for a minute i thought i was being ignored, like sometimes happens when giving support to someone on the IRC channels

realizes he's out of coffee Well, coffee time.

@ThomasWard we were not ignoring you... our attention is low in the AM :-)

same here, why else is this my third cup of coffee in the last hour :P

1:30 PM

possible duplicate of How to switch window controls to the left? — jokerdino 17 mins ago

needs cv-vote pls

where?

give us the link to the question you flagged on :p

Hmm click on the 17 mins ago?

4

Q: How can I get the buttons back on the left side in GNOME?

I installed Ubuntu 11.10 along with Gnome 3.2. Under Gnome 3.2, the window buttons for closing, minimizing and restoring are on the left side. I got used to (and like) the buttons being on the left hand side. How can I get those buttons back on the left side ?

gnome3 configuration window-buttons

VTC:Dupe. Done

@ThomasWard Thanks

(that's one of my abbreviations: VTC = Vote to Close)

1:34 PM

If a question gathers 3 VTC, I see foss dealing a death blow to that q.

@jokerdino -- is he asking how to make that change in Gnome Shell vs. Unity?

he's asking how to make that change in gnome-shell

it is an old q. - to put the buttons on the left.

i dont think you can though

not since GNOME3

(I tried, didn't work, and I tried yesterday)

i can. there is an answer on the main q.

11

A: How to switch window controls to the left?

For Ubuntu 12:04 You will need dconf-editor, which is part of the dconf-tools package. Install it first: dconf-tools Start dconf-editor: Alt+F2 → dconf-editor Go to org → gnome → shell → overrides → button layout. Change it to close,minimize,maximize: No need to restart the shell. Note: T...

1:37 PM

see, i have that installed

shrugs

although i need it changed in Unity :P

haha :P

oh god, i'm turning into a Windows dev O.O

spent 20 minutes writing this, and now is semi-horrified

0

Q: Creating a Customized (yet still semi-basic) State Machine Workflow with Sharepoint Designer 2k10

How can I create a basic multi-step State Machine workflow without any custom coding from Visual Studio or customized Visio or InfoPath workflows within Sharepoint Foundations 2010 or Sharepoint Server 2010?

2010 sharepoint-designer

@jrg I have one thing to say to you: Fail.

@ThomasWard Windows Devs make money... but I still left that fold...

holy crap, its a flood of new people! hiya peoples!

hi all

1:41 PM

@ThomasWard lol. The starrer started the starring spree :D

(have I had too much coffee, maybe? :P)

hi all

hiya!

how goes it!

why am i using exclamation points after everyting!

:P

AreWeGonnaDoAnythingOtherThanSayingHiHiallToEachOther?

yep, we're going to ignore spam and people who have bad typing skills

1:43 PM

hmm only Marco can post chat messages without spaces.

xD

@jokerdino indeed

@ThomasWard that works with me :D

... ok - how about this... if you havent already heard ... guess what Mark Shuttleworth is doing at the moment?!

doing something that has nothing to do with why my stock holdings are tanking today?

@fossfreedom he is on Ask Ubuntu answering q?

3

1:45 PM

nah ... feeling very cold ...

he is on Mount Everest would you believe it!

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2149827/…

lol nice

in the clouds

you know what, i was reading an article on the news today about Everest...

where did i put that..

ubuntu rises to the challenge...

@fossfreedom +1

but yeah, Everest's treacherous atm: foxnews.com/world/2012/05/25/…

(okay, so its an AP article, deal with it)

1:46 PM

... yeah the story mentions bodies hanging on mountaineering lines... not nice.

Mark and his daughter. I can't believe he is actually scaling the mountain.

@fossfreedom indeed.

Hi anyone I need a great help on this qustion : askubuntu.com/questions/141746/…

... well he has been in space ... I suppose this is the next nearest thing.

@jokerdino he won't have much time to reach the top

@jokerdino supposedly it'll be impossible to climb next week

1:47 PM

how come?

@ThomasWard oh? that should be bad news.

@fossfreedom deteriorating weather conditions

reads the news too much

0

A: Font setting reset after restart in kubuntu 12.04

Not a fix but a workaround: Kubuntu - cannot change fonts and widget style under sudo after upgrade to 11.10 The Kubuntu is resetting to the default Kubuntu settings (/usr/share/kubuntu-default-settings/kde4-profile/default/share/config/). To fix this I have edited the Kubuntu defaults: /usr/sh...

@Ravi you got the workaround there, see my comment on the answer you have on that question

@Ravi double posting is bad and annoys people

glares very evilly at Ravi

I'm was reading about someone the other day jumping out of an aeroplane without a parachute...

1:50 PM

@ThomasWard sorry. can you tell me how can I get 'Open as administrator' in right click menu in dolphin file browser?

wonder when someone tries that on everest...

@fossfreedom i heard about that, havent watched the video though

... one of those wing suit things... must be mad.

@Ravi my primary environment's Ubuntu, not Kubuntu, i'd recommend patience until someone answers. And for a GUI Open as Administrator, i dont think you can get that in Dolphin

remembers seeing a feature request bug for that in his Bug Squad duties

@fossfreedom i know right? there's a video on fox news about it, can't watch it from work though

@ThomasWard I was previously a user of ubuntu until ubuntu 11.10 because of unity. Yes unity is refined in ubuntu 12.04 but I love kubuntu.. but I find kubuntu is very very complex. Ubuntu seems to much easier than kubuntu....

1:53 PM

@Ravi most of my work is CLI, so... its irrelevant what DE I use

@ThomasWard Excuse me but what is CLI?

CLI = Command Line Interface

aka the terminal

(most of my Linux work is done via that)

@Ravi complex? No.

complex only when setting up network.

It is nice. I mean, really nice.

1:58 PM

@jokerdino KDE has everything that we can configure. As a newbie in kubuntu, it is complex for me.

that might be true.

as i talk to you, my browser fonts look weird.

« first day (604 days earlier) ← previous day next day → last day (4361 days later) »

Transcript for

May '1225

Ask Ubuntu General Room

Normally: General discussion around Ask Ubuntu, Ubuntu & offic...

join this room
about this room

00:00

06:00

12:00

18:00

all times are UTC

site design / logo © 2024 Stack Exchange Inc; legal

mobile