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1:55 AM

I'm looking for ebook or tutorials to learning use terminal http://askubuntu.com/questions/168142/im-looking-for-ebook-or-tutorials-to-learning-use-terminal?atw=1 #commandline

Tweeted by AskUbuntu on July 26, 2012 at 1:35 AM

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3:28 AM

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Q: Where does package make-doc end up after installation?

I am on Mint 12 KDE. I used Software Manager to install make-doc - "Documentation for the gnu version of the "make" utility". How do I access what was downloaded?

msPeachy

3:48 AM

hello? i need help on "waiting for network configuration" error on boot

Mahesh

@MarcoCeppi Do you add salt/pepper to anything you eat?

:P

Anwar Shah

4:35 AM

good morning

Thanks Captain! — Scooter 24 mins ago

ha ha

The Interrupter

4:58 AM

Can you answer this? Set which pulseaudio sink is affected by volume control buttons http://askubuntu.com/questions/97540/set-which-pulseaudio-sink-is-affected-by-volume-control-buttons?atw=1 #pulseaudio

Tweeted by AskUbuntu on July 26, 2012 at 4:35 AM

Anwar Shah

BBL

George Edison

5:24 AM

I can't use my OpenID to register on pypi.python.org - does anyone know who I should talk to?

Ask Ubuntu Meta

5:46 AM

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Q: What should I do when an answer to my question is no longer required?

Having moved to new hardware, a problem I was having has gone away. What should I do with the question I raised? Delete it?

discussion

Roland Taylor

6:19 AM

Hi all.

Anwar Shah

Hi

jokerdino

hi

Anwar Shah

just answered the above question

feedback is welcome

Anwar Shah

6:30 AM

Can anyone tell me, what is the reason here. meta.askubuntu.com/a/3679/61218

Takkat

6:45 AM

@AnwarShah askubuntu.com/badges/61/sportsmanship ;)

Hi

jokerdino

dupe - askubuntu.com/q/160769/25798

Anwar Shah

7:07 AM

@Takkat congratulations !

I also try to upvote

Takkat

Yeah upvoting good competing answers is not a bad thing. However I downvote really evil stuff only anyway.

Anwar Shah

See my DV numbers here askubuntu.com/users/61218/anwar-shah

116 downvotes , 782 upvotes

Takkat

O.O do we have that many evil posts? /jk we do

Anwar Shah

many of them are on questions

bad, vague question deserves downvotes , IMO

Takkat

<-- tends to just ignore those - not very helpful, I know.

Sometimes I comment to give the OP a chance to improve but always forget to downvote if they don't :/

Anwar Shah

7:13 AM

<-- he learns it from @jokerdino :-) who can brute fully downvotes questions

and also wants to give more votes on questions to get a badge

Takkat

:) dino (!) is a good teacher indeed

Anwar Shah

look at his DV numbers, one - fouth of his votes askubuntu.com/users/25798/jokerdino are DV

Takkat

Yeah, that's professional voting. :)

Because I always feel bad on getting a downvote I don't do that to others, but this may be the wrong approach.

Anwar Shah

He wants to put old, unanswered, abandoned questions to feed deletion machine

@Takkat I don't think so, it is a personal matter

also a kindness

Only 11 users with sportsmanship badge !

Takkat

Leaving bad questions or answers not downvoted is not kind to people that put all their efforts in.

I know 11 is too few!

Anwar Shah

7:21 AM

Yes, I agree, you should downvote bad questions and answers. if they are really bad

but I also give a downvote to questions which seems to me ordering something

Takkat

Ha - there the problem arises: what's the definition of really bad?

Downvoting for ordering is not fair, I go the upvote approach in these cases.

Anwar Shah

I mean harsh, demanding something like that is a right of him

In my opinion: the really bad answers are, which are far from a possible solution to the question

jokerdino

What's going on in here?

pang me?

Mahesh

@jokerdino yup. now i did. :P

Takkat

we say you're a good teacher :)

jokerdino

7:28 AM

@Mahesh no you didn't

Anwar Shah

^^ that

jokerdino

@Takkat i am a learner. :-)

Takkat

Teaching learners are the best ;P

3

Anwar Shah

I know a user with name "student"

haven't seen any with "teacher" name yet

jokerdino

I stick around in Ask Ubuntu because I can learn new things that way. Otherwise not that easy.

Anwar Shah

7:31 AM

I need a help

jokerdino

sup?

Anwar Shah

Need to know, the equivalent of Details window in Ubuntu for XUbuntu

jokerdino

hmm no idea

Anwar Shah

particularly interested in the "Removable Media" settings

Takkat

sorry no Xubuntu here at work, can't look it up

Anwar Shah

7:33 AM

I have found a question which ask a solution, found that solution for Ubuntu but now I need to give him Xubuntu solution

The question is here askubuntu.com/questions/143004/…

Takkat

docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/using-removable-media

Anwar Shah

If I can answer that, I'll earn my fourth revival badge!

Thanks Takkat.

But the settings i am looking for isn't there

Roland Taylor

Good night all.

Anwar Shah

I am trying to change the default autorun behaviour of specific types of media

jokerdino

@RolandTaylor Nightz

Takkat

7:36 AM

nß @RolandTaylor

Anwar Shah

Good night @RolandTaylor

Roland Taylor

━⌁

Anwar Shah

How can I unload a library without logging out ?

l is doing the same things as ls !!

whoever added this feature, is a very good guy

I am going to ask this question, "Is there any alternative to gconf-editor/dconf-editor for xubuntu?"

Mahesh

7:54 AM

@AnwarShah l is an alias.

Anwar Shah

I searched but found no question, If anyone knows an already existing question, please give me the link

before me asking another dupe

Mahesh

try typing alias l in terminal to see yourself.

jokerdino

right. there are couple of alias for different ls parameters

Mahesh

and alternative.. no idea.. why not use the same..

Anwar Shah

the same do not work

yes, it must be alias

Mahesh

7:55 AM

O.o..

Anwar Shah

but I only pointing to the nice thing, doing l for ls

jokerdino

gconf / dconf are for gnome.

Mahesh

then, alternatives wont exist

xubuntu uses xfce, iirc

jokerdino

yep

Mahesh

and not gnome.

jokerdino

7:57 AM

you can't use unity configuration tools to tweak openbox and likewise.

Anwar Shah

But, xfce needs settings change

Mahesh

if dconf and gconf backends are not used, editors do nothing.. so dont work

Anwar Shah

and I want to change settings

jokerdino

just ask how to change the settings for whatever you want.

the current question you want to ask was a perfect example of X-Y problem.

Mahesh

^ yep that.

Anwar Shah

7:59 AM

so, I should ask, "How to disable autorun of USB drive in xubuntu?"

jokerdino

yes

Anwar Shah

is that a dupe already?

jokerdino

maybe?

Anwar Shah

help me with your power searching technique

jokerdino

linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/…

@Mahesh --^ free rep for you :P

The Interrupter

8:04 AM

Will Ubuntu 12.04.1 include the new Linux kernel? http://askubuntu.com/questions/168218/will-ubuntu-12-04-1-include-the-new-linux-kernel?atw=1 #kernel

Tweeted by AskUbuntu on July 26, 2012 at 7:35 AM

Mahesh

@jokerdino :D thanks.. sure AU has no q on this?

Anwar Shah

nop

Mahesh

@AnwarShah link your q

Anwar Shah

I want to disable autorun, but still want to mount it

So, it will not work

but As a generic question and for @Mahesh I should ask-)

Mahesh

/me installing xubuntu in virtual box..

Takkat

8:05 AM

jokerdino

hmm i see

Mahesh

wait.. i need to download first.. :(

okay, zsyncing it..

Takkat

Does this not do it?^^

Anwar Shah

I have xubuntu and I can answer my question :-)

Takkat

All power to Xfce users :)

Mahesh

8:07 AM

ask and answer yourself or let takkat anawer.. :)

Takkat

I cant because I can't test here

Mahesh

@Takkat umm... dont tempt me to try it. i want to stick tomy buggy unity.. :|

Takkat

I also have Unity at home - like it someway

Anwar Shah

Takkat, that still mounts drives

Takkat

There are separate tick boxes for mounting, and for autorun... Needs testing

(curious how you autorun when untick mount) ;P

2

Anwar Shah

8:12 AM

Is this an example of autorun?

When you insert a USB.

Takkat

Hmm autorun/autoopen/askwhattodo - any of those. They may treat Ubuntu CD seperate but no idea where (its the same in Ubuntu afaik)

Anwar Shah

Yes, I figured out to disable that in Ubuntu

But need a way to disable that in xubuntu too.

Takkat

docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf/start this?

Anwar Shah

Thanks, I am trying

Takkat

xfconf-query - Command line utility for xfconf system

Usage: xfconf-query [OPTION...] - xfconf commandline utility Help Options: -h, --help Show help options Application Options: -V, --version Version information -c, --channel The channel to query/modify -p, --property The property to query/modify -s, --set The new value to set for the property -l, --list List properties (or channels if -c is not specified) -v, --verbose Verbose output -n, --create Create a new property if it does not already exist -t, --type Specify the property value type -r, --reset Reset property -R, --recursive Recursive (use with -r) -a, --force-array Force array even if only one element -m, --monitor Monitor a channel for property changes

Anwar Shah

8:24 AM

> Create a new property if it does not already exist

How do I know, which property it supports? <<--- in this step now

disabling "automount-drives" disable automount and that message being popped up. but when You mount it....

Takkat

@AnwarShah that's the fun finding out ;)

<-- is getting more and more absorbed by work

Anwar Shah

why is that fun?

I am in this and this now

following a link with hope to find the long expected answer gives me this

:/

sigh

Takkat

Only by things like this we get an idea on how important it is to write documentations. Without docs the best app is worth nothing.

sighs back

Anwar Shah

8:39 AM

Yes, 100% true

Well, I can answer now that question like this:
"I have searched in the sea of information to disable that thing on Xubuntu with help of Google and with power searching technique of jokerdino, who gets 100% number in google tutorials, but **sorry** there is none. but I can give you a hint,
Go to Ubuntu and edit the question for finding the same thing in Ubuntu, I'll give you the answer"

Takkat

lol

Anwar Shah

adding also this: for additional help, you can visit this link‌, thanks

Or suggest him, to prefer a Pangolin over a mouse, cause Pangolin is bigger than mouse

BBL

izx

9:21 AM

Let's backtrack this one to version -0.1 ;)

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Q: backtrack5 R2 - Injection test failed

hi i am a new users of backtrack , i have a usb wifi : Interface Chipset Driver wlan0 Ralink RT2870/3070 rt2800usb - [phy0] i have tried the injection test : http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=injection_test aireplay-ng -9 wlan0 ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: Device or resource...

ubuntu-one

jokerdino

too fast. Lurking mods boo

Bruno Pereira

there were no survivors

izx

I say ALL HAIL @BrunoPereira ;)

BTW I notice @BrunoPereira has put up a "formal-looking" avatar.... :p

jokerdino

he sold off his "son" :p

Anwar Shah

eureka !! I found it !!!

jokerdino

9:26 AM

in that case, it is not hurray. more like eureka!

Bruno Pereira

@izx Look, I am even smiling...

this is me normally

Anwar Shah

I am going to receive my fourth "revival" badge

Bruno Pereira

@AnwarShah goes on his back and deletes recent answers...

Anwar Shah

Noooooo

izx

BTW @jokerdino, been away for a while, ajaxterm working OK?

jokerdino

9:30 AM

i think it breaks apart quite often.

i just hope it comes back alive after the cron restart or something.

izx

I never got to the cron bit :/ sorry

Anwar Shah

Done!

jokerdino

@izx ok noted. thanks.

Anwar Shah

I noted that also, thanks

jokerdino

:/

@izx oh oops.

Anwar Shah

9:34 AM

thanks to the upvoter

izx

lol @AnwarShah, if you get burdened with a firewall like jokerdino I'll give you a remote web-ssh terminal too ;)

@jokerdino, done, will restart at 0015 and 0545 SGT

jokerdino

@izx tyvm

izx

may have to give you a second one on another machine just to be able to restart this one :D

jokerdino

@izx :D

Bruno Pereira

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Q: Simple maths problem made hard, Futurama style

This should be fairly simple for you guys but its generating a bit of discussion where it was posted. Since comments are noise if people cannot rate then, can someone give the correct answer here and explain why is that the correct way of calculating it?

calculus

Anwar Shah

9:37 AM

The solution came with gsettings, so my searching for dconf, gconf alternatives was a good one

Bruno Pereira

to be closed in: 3, 2, 1...

Anwar Shah

Thanks, added another 101

though no upvote there

jokerdino

/me checks my math.

i answer like a natoob.

izx

Exact dupe:

-1

Q: Why is sudo apt-get warning me about duplicate sources?

I get warnings with sudo apt-get update. Here is such an example: W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/restricted amd64 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages) How to get rid ...

apt

I'm loving the insta-delete privilege!

Anwar Shah

9:55 AM

lol, I support you

izx

@AnwarShah ?

Anwar Shah

He said, delete is for offensive/spam things

jokerdino

well, three community members can overthrow a mod ;p

Anwar Shah

Is there any others?

izx

@AnwarShah Sorry, I meant that at 20k you can vote to delete closed questions immediately instead of the two-day wait (and also vote to delete any -1 or less answers)

Anwar Shah

9:59 AM

Oh. @izx

ok

Anwar Shah

10:10 AM

The answer can be 288 according to wolframalpha.com/input/?i=48%2F2%289%2B3%29

jokerdino

i agree with the main question that the notion is not accurate.

wolframalpha.com/input/?i=48%2F%5B2%289%2B3%29%5D

Anwar Shah

At first I gave the link to wolfram alpha to check the result is 2, but edited later

I support the answer 2

jokerdino

ok.

Bruno Pereira

apparently it is ambiguous and cannot have a true answer, the maths on that is just incomplete :/

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Q: What is 48÷2(9+3)?

There is a huge debate on the internet on 48÷2(9+3). I figured if i wanted to know the answer this is the best place to ask. I believe it is 2 as i believe it is part of the bracket operation in BEDMAS. http://www.mathway.com/ agrees with me. I also said if 48÷2*(9+3) was asked it would be 288 w...

notation arithmetic

Anwar Shah

What is Futurama and simpson?

jokerdino

10:17 AM

@BrunoPereira yep i noted that. i was gonna suggest having a better notation to represent the arithmetic but didn't submit the edit yet. and then, someone just pumped in the close vote comment.

@AnwarShah tv comic shows

Anwar Shah

@AsafKaragila right on, my bad — Bruno Pereira 3 mins ago

is it oh or on? I am confused

right on is right.

ok

right on spot

What silliness. Free your operators! Define your own precedence!

jokerdino

10:20 AM

ta

Bruno Pereira

@izx that is your opinion, I am looking for a consensus here!

Anwar Shah

^^ support that

1

A: Simple maths problem made hard, Simpsons style

Berkeley Ring Theorist Solves 48 ÷ 2(9+3)

latest answer ^^

izx

@BrunoPereira That's like asking for a consensus on: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? :P

5

Anwar Shah

lol

Still draw on 2-2

izx

People are forgetting that division is simply multiplication by the inverse.

Bruno Pereira

10:27 AM

@izx \o/

izx

jokerdino

well, if you put it that way, it is 288.

but you should try to keep the notation as ambiguous as possible. ;p

2

Bruno Pereira

were is the fun if there is no ambiguity? ;)

The Interrupter

10:40 AM

Can you answer this? 12.04 No Audio from HDMI After Switching Monitor Off / On http://askubuntu.com/questions/132091/12-04-no-audio-from-hdmi-after-switching-monitor-off-on?atw=1 #sound

Tweeted by AskUbuntu on July 26, 2012 at 10:35 AM

Anwar Shah

10:57 AM

How to make a question CW from the start?

Takkat

@AnwarShah tick the community wiki box on bottom right (see^^) - oh my bad. there is no such box...

Anwar Shah

There isn't such box in the question, but only in answer.

I wanted to create a Q/A CW

will ticking in the answer make both CW?

@Takkat Oh. FYI I finally given the answer to that question

Takkat

FYI I was the first upvote ;P

Anwar Shah

oh. thanks

Takkat

Well your badge will then have to wait a bit longer... sighs

Anwar Shah

11:02 AM

There is still the question, "How to make a self-answered question C/W at the start ?"

No problem, I have confidence that, I'll get my fourth with that answer... ;-)

Takkat

<-- back to work -- wheeps bitterly

Alvar

11:16 AM

any moderator around?

askubuntu.com looks "worng" for me in chrome (Windows 7), it's all grey ish...

jokerdino

11:28 AM

@Alvar it looks normal here

izx

@Alvar contact user imwrng ;)

Alvar

screenshotting...

bob

I get warnings with sudo apt-get update. Here is such an example:

W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/restricted amd64 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages)

How to get rid of it?

jokerdino

ah, the dreaded user M$ *** is here.

Alvar

great the dual screen fail in windows.... the screen doesn't work in the correct resolution in linux, so no real choice really....

@jokerdino !?

jokerdino

11:32 AM

i got to go; will explain everything laterz

izx

@bob Your question has a duplicate link, see it. (Hint: Click on a link to go to the referenced page)

bob

I saw the link, it didn't help me.

izx

Too bad.

bob

Does that mean there's no solution for me?

izx

Edit your question then, and flag it with a request to reopen.

@bob None that can be solved without remote desktop or in-person tech support.

bob

11:35 AM

@izx do you mean I have to pay to get an answer to such a simple question ? I'm probably not the first person who has encountered problems with apt-get...

@izx can you clarify what you meant by "None that can be solved without remote desktop or in-person tech support." please ? I don't understand what you're trying to say. Are you saying it's a bug and requires professional support from ubuntu developers?

izx

@bob It appears you can't adapt simple directions in similar scenarios to yours. Additionally, you appear to not accept ANY answers to your questions. That means you either don't care about being grateful to the answerers and the community OR your problems are SO localized that AU answers do not help. In the latter case, then, you need support from someone who can directly manipulate your computer.

bob

@izx it appears you care a lot for people to accept answers. Do you earn money from it ? I could accept any random answer if that's what you want, I don't care about points or whatever, I'm just here to get help from what appears to be the main support channel.

izx

@bob Yes, I do -- see the FAQ for why -- and no, no one gets any money. What pisses me off are serial questioners with zero percent accept rates for no good reason. Case in point:

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A: Step by step copy paste tutorial for configuring VNC/RDP without a reboot

Here is the setup I have working in VMs: A:12.04 Desktop i386, Unity2d and 3d both tested, client, xvnc4viewer B:10.04 Desktop i386, standard GNOME, server, x11vnc, openssh-server From out of the box fully updated with nothing new installed On A: sudo apt-get install xvnc4viewer On B:...

bob

11:50 AM

@izx ok done, I accepted all answers I could in my profile (even though it didn't answer my questions, but if it makes you happy, then at least I made someone happy)

Bruno Pereira

And this conversation will stop now or there will be a time out soon for everyone involved in it... I love you both!

izx

@BrunoPereira :)

bob

izx: so now that I have 100% accept rate, can you help me with my apt-get question?

Apparently this kind of warning comes from duplicates in sources.list. But I don't see any duplicates there, and cat /etc/apt/sources.list | uniq -d doesn't produce any output.

izx

@bob That wasn't the point; note that I have no answers to any of your questions. As for the apt-get question, edit it with HOW you followed the instructions in the duplicate link, WHAT happened, and justify WHY it isn't a duplicate; then flag the question to have the mods/users consider re-opening it.

bob

I'm not that much of an advanced stackexchange user, I don't know how long this reopening process would take, and I don't mind. I'll just try somewhere else. That's why I came in this room actually.

maybe someone knows the answer and can help me.

izx

11:57 AM

@bob: screenshot this please (on your system) -- the Updates tab

Bruno Pereira

@bob Bob, re-opening a question takes no time, you just have to add more details on how the reported solution did not work for you and where you are stuck. From what I'm guessing is that you are not supplying enough details and in the current for your question covers the same ground as another one already existing.

izx

^^^ that, @bob

bob

@izx sorry, I'm not used to using this graphical tool. Where can I access it from, with 12.04 ? I actually tried the second solution provided in the answer given.

izx

pastebin /etc/apt/sources.list then...

bob

@BrunoPereira it's ok I'm not here to argue with moderators about whether or not it needs to be opened or closed or whatever, I don't really care about the specifics of this site, I just want help.

@izx ok give me a second.

izx

12:02 PM

To be honest, UbuntuForums may be a better fit for your questions (based on your profile), because UF's format is much better-suited to somewhat open-ended/less-detailed stuff (i.e. more participant interaction than AU)

bob

@izx thanks for trying to help. Here is what you requested: pastebin.com/qY0rZAnv

Bruno Pereira

@bob I am sure you do

izx

@bob Line 8 and line 48 are duplicates. Get rid of one.

bob

one includes a /

@izx does it not matter ?

They are not really identical: ...com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted vs ...com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted

izx

I present:
deb security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
deb security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted

bob

12:12 PM

that's why they were not picked up by uniq -d.

izx

@bob If you feel apt-get should consider trailing slashes uniquely and not warn about duplicates, I suggest you file a bug with the good people at debian.org

Bruno Pereira

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A: Add custom command in the open with dialog?

As aneeshep's answer explains, the key is creating an appropriate .desktop "launcher". But there's a simpler way than doing it by hand; in many cases, you may not even need to edit the .desktop file. Solution: Use Ubuntu Tweak Ubuntu Tweak is a utility, which among other things, allows you to ...

give this man some rep! he wants it!

bob

it's stupid though, why don't they all use the same syntax, if there are two syntaxes, warnings appear.

@izx anyway, thanks a lot

izx

@bob Well, the solution was exactly what the duplicate suggests, which is what I did -- open the file in an editor and carefully look through for duplicates. You're welcome, good luck.

@BrunoPereira lol...I waited to see if any of the previous answerers picked up on the hints... maybe we need a canonical Q on "How do I use shutter?" ;)

bob

@izx yeah but I had tried looking at the file, and then using that with uniq -d, but didn't work. Thanks for spotting the duplicate.

Bruno Pereira

12:15 PM

@bob it was a dupe after all or do you want us to open your question? ;)

@izx Think we have one ;P

bob

no it was indeed a duplicate line, but I don't understand why they would add such lines that are so identical and then warn me about it. sounds like a bug to me.

I mean, it was certainly not me who added this duplicate line into sources.list, it was added my some process or something.

Bruno Pereira

@bob Go for it! Launchpad.net > create account (if none) > report bug if that is what you think is the right path

@LordofTime You know you're bored when you fix a stared chat post a day after it was posted

bob

there are still duplicates. They're hard to find. What command would help me to spot them ? I tried cat /etc/apt/sources.list | sed'/ubuntu '/ubuntu/ 'g | uniq -d but it gives ">" instead of an output.

izx

@BrunoPereira, thanks for the comments; I still need to edit the answer to include that, what to do with Ubuntu Tweak if the app/command is CLI (e.g. vim, nano, etc.), and maybe on the use of Assogiate to create your own MIME types/extensions

Will get to that tomorrow :)

Bruno Pereira

@izx Assogiate is still needed in 12.04 (does it work???)

izx

12:26 PM

@BrunoPereira Is there another GUI alternative to create/register/edit MIME types in 12.04?

@bob The simplest is to regenerate your sources.list from repogen.simplylinux.ch

bob

thx

ObsessiveFOSS

Oy. I have not slept for 30 hours.

Collapses on keyboard next to cup of herbal tea

SirCharlo

lol

izx

Obsess less. Sleep more.

Also, now would be a good time to kick the decaf habit ;)

ObsessiveFOSS

I need to get some SQL done...

And I do not use caffeine for any reason.

Does anyone know how I managed to get eight small puncture wounds in my thumb within 2 sec?

I don't even know.

izx

12:32 PM

@ObsessiveFOSS Contact House MD

ObsessiveFOSS

Really? Let's not be absurd.

It was actually that I skewered my thumb with a bad BIOS chip I was trying to pry out to put a new one in...

izx

What that has to do with SQL I will never know...

Hi Peachums! :p

msPeachy

hi iz

izx

Good job with all the recent edits!

msPeachy

@izx Thank you.. I do that when I'm bored.

ObsessiveFOSS

12:37 PM

@izx The puncture wounds are not related to the SQL.

izx

@ObsessiveFOSS Yes, I meant what replacing BIOS chips has to do with "getting SQL done"...

ObsessiveFOSS

@izx One needs a BIOS chip for a computer to operate and I do not write SQL in a notebook.

msPeachy

@ObsessiveFOSS why not? :P

Joshua Robison

i really wanna get apt-fast working. I installed it but cant do anything with it cause I keep getting the error "apt-fast allready running verify and remove .lock file"

but there is no .lock file in /tmp

and apt-fast is not running

ObsessiveFOSS

@msPeachy My OCD does not permit me to make my code look like fowl scratches.

izx

12:48 PM

Perhaps try writing it on a notebook, after 30 hours of failing to get your BIOS working?

Joshua Robison

i figured it out, i made a symbolic link of apt-fast as apt-get so that everytime I used apt-get it would just call apt-fast but apt-fast is configured to call apt-get so ... that doesnt work

but I heard that somehow I could do this... somehow make apt-get an alias that links to apt-fast

but Im not sure what that means

does that mean , make it an alias in some bash shell , or making a symbolic link somewhere?

izx

@JoshuaRobison: the considerate thing to do, IMO, would be to ask a question on AU instead of this stream-of-consciousness stuff in chat...

Joshua Robison

@izx you're right. I usually post there second though for good sport

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