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Rinzwind

6:00 PM

seth sure made some n00b questions back in the day askubuntu.com/questions/215262/… _O-

Seth

Actually, I did :P

IanC

that moment when you regret removing tons of files without using --verbose

Rinzwind

:D

IanC

now I've no idea how longer will it take

Seth

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Q: How do I create a script file for terminal commands?

In Windows I can write a file containing commands for cmd (usually .cmd or .bat files). When I click on those files it will open cmd.exe and run them commands the file contains. How would I do this in Ubuntu? I'm sure this is a duplicate, but I can't find my answer. Its similar to these que...

Rinzwind

6:01 PM

w t f @Seth

I downvoted that q it seems?! :X

hmm

probably by mistake :X

there edited and +'d _O-

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I have a dynamic Wordpress website with multiple plugins, installed over an AWS EC2 t2.micro Instance with a Linux Ubuntu 16.04. At some point of working on the admin panel on different occasions, the website becomes extremely slow. I Installed netdata here for an easier way of monitoring the CP...

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Zanna

@Zacharee1 I've never heard anyone British actually say "good sir" outside of period drama

Serg

@Seth intersting question there. Don't mind me adding an answer to it ?

Seth

@Serg I can't stop you :P

Haha @Rinzwind ;P

noɥʇʎPʎzɐɹC

How to copy folder to other folder - not the contents of the folder, the folder itself.

e.g. blablah foo/bar spam/ should make a foo folder in spam/

Rinzwind

6:14 PM

@Seth :D

rename the folder :P

or use mv :)

IanC

man, I'm watching the Hillary vs Trump debate, I'm feeling so sorry for the guy that asks the questions

looks like a high school debate so far, no respect for the time, for the other candidates speaking time or even for the host asking for them to shut up

Serg

I really don't understand how they added switches to menu in bluetooth indicator

I've read the code, but menu building method is just . . . too simple

and only label is added there

IanC

where is the code? I think you need to add a container in the menu and then add the radio buttons

but I'm not sure, on my indicators I've only added labels, submenus and menu divisors

Serg

I've already tried that. I tried adding Gtk.Box, then adding stuff to it.

IanC

are you using gtk 3?

Serg

6:23 PM

I'm going off this askubuntu.com/q/16431/295286

Yes, Gtk 3

It suggests that over Dbus you can only send very very limited menu

IanC

was kind of a stupid question because I think gtk 2 supports radio menus too, but I found this

developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkRadioMenuItem.html

not sure what the python wrapper calls it, but try to look for some Gtk.RadioMenuItem

wow, that's exactly what they are called! lol

pygtk.org/pygtk2reference/class-gtkradiomenuitem.html

Serg

I did do this :

self.item = gtk.RadioMenuItem("Hello")

But it displays as regular menu item, no radio , nothing

IanC

it takes more arguments

I think

you need a group and a label

Serg

@IanC actually no ! It works.

It has set a nice little dot next to it

i had to click on it

IanC

does python overrides the method construction if you use less arguments then the original one requires?

because the pygtk reference gives that constructor gtk.RadioMenuItem(group=None, label=None, use_underline=True), so it might be working, but you would be giving a label where you should give a group

in C I think you pass NULL in the group parameter if it's the first Radio button you're creating

Rinzwind

6:34 PM

same in Python :P

Severus Tux

go to file:////

its cool

Rinzwind

no I refuse

Severus Tux

URL : file:////

Serg

Just shows root directory, nothing exceptional

Severus Tux

Well, I think its an alternative for Nautilus :P

No, scratch it

Serg

6:37 PM

@IanC well, you are looking at pygtk. What I use is slightly different , gi.repository.Gtk

As for arguments, you have to pass all of them

at least i do so in custom functions

if i miss one, it complains

Severus Tux

Which is better in terms of security Signal or Telegram ?

On android

Serg

best security is no internet at all

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IanC

@Serg oh sorry, didn't know there was another wrapper :p

could you find the RadioMenuItem on gi.repository.Gtk docs?

jokerdino

@Serg mail that to Panda please

Serg

sigh . . . this is fun but also frustrating

@ParanoidPanda chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/32646616#32646616

@jokerdino done, yessir

jokerdino

6:40 PM

Thank you, kind sir.

Serg

@terdon The dilution of problems in alcohol doesn't actually solve problems. This is why i don't like drinking when im sad , only when i am celebrating something chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/32642523#32642523

Severus Tux

Bye all :) bed time zzz

Sleep well

night @SeverusTux

thanx

6:43 PM

Well, since I've got rep to spare, I think . . . I might set 500 point bounty . . . I really wanna know how to get the bloody switch widget into indicators

Rinzwind

the miracle of libreoffice :P

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Q: VNC client stuck

I used "Desktop Sharing" to enable VNC on my machine, I connect to it via "Remmina Remote Desktop Client" on another PC. I connect to the server, click on "Allow", and my screen shows up fine on the other PC. However, it does not change... it's frozen. I can, however, see the mouse moving and I c...

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someone explain that relation to me please.

and

@DavidCole-GrammarPolice no: if sudo is installed but not correctly configured (like in many Ubuntu installations) and the malware gets the password of a "non-root" user, it can execute administrative actions and infect the system. All users enabled to have total root access by using sudo should protect their own password with the same security of a root password, because it can be used to execute a command with root privileges. This means that it can infect and harm the system. — Lorenzo Ancora 1 min ago

1st sentence cant be true :P

Byte Commander

Not sure how exactly he wants to misconfigure sudo that badly...

Rinzwind

that's what I was thinking :P

Kaz Wolfe

It's a fair point that users with sudo power can be targeted.

Serg

@ByteCommander how's the testing of brightness setter ?

Kaz Wolfe

6:52 PM

But not correctly configured? I've seen no config issues with base install.

Rinzwind

@ByteCommander :=D

@KazWolfe sure. physical access too/

Byte Commander

@Serg not yet.

Tomorrow maybe.

I have the whole week to award the bounty, no hurries :)

Kaz Wolfe

@ByteCommander translation: He wants you to sweat.

Byte Commander

HUH!!??

Kaz Wolfe

And so you have as little time as possible to fix the script.

Byte Commander

6:57 PM

There was just a strange sound output...

Kaz Wolfe

@ByteCommander yes. i convinced Shog to give my pings a unique noise

Byte Commander

Where the heck did that jingle come from...

I got spooped...

@KazWolfe not that.

Thomas Ward

coughs

Byte Commander

@ThomasWard wrong noise as well

;)

Good evening.

Thomas Ward

you'd rather a fiery swoosh as I appear in a pillar of energy from the skies and land on the ground? :P

Serg

7:00 PM

@ByteCommander Not worried about bounty, just checking up on the customer :) That's how good customer service is done. Also "Agile" programming methodology. Communication with the customer is above everything

Byte Commander

Note the thin border between service and spam... ;-)

Rinzwind

@ByteCommander is that better? :)

Serg

If I was sending you 35 messages per day, that'd be spam ;) So far you got just one

Byte Commander

@Rinzwind Yup. :D Just why do you prefer backticks over command substitution?

Rinzwind

eh

oldskool :=D

Byte Commander

7:04 PM

muscle memory :)

Rinzwind

I am a pre-bash user >:_

saudi princesses are weird

telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/29/…

Serg

@Rinzwind i know, right ? Them saudi princes and princesses keep sending spam emails that they need money to collect money. What's up with that ?

Rinzwind

A church pastor here sent 75000 euro to a nigerian counterpart :P

Windows 3.1

7:24 PM

@KazWolfe

11 hours ago, by Kaz Wolfe

@Windows3.1, can you please mark your post as a Community Wiki?

what do you mean?

Kaz Wolfe

7:46 PM

huh. 4/2 to kill the bot. interesting

Windows 3.1

@KazWolfe the feature of keyword reporting such as MINT or ELEMENTARY is great

Rinzwind

8:08 PM

Eh askubuntu.com/questions/640354/…

he copied the answer to make it an answer+thank you :P

I call plagarism :=)

Zanna

I just flagged it as NAA

seems clueless rather than anything else

David Cole - Grammar Police

8:47 PM

Hey peeps!

Rinzwind

Hey peep

!

Serg

sigh . . .why I live so far from school, mmm ?

I hate it

IanC

10:03 PM

**The last message was posted 1 hour ago.**

Guess that's longest silence I've seem in this chat in a while :p

edwinksl

it is usually quiet at this time :p

Byte Commander

10:53 PM

It's up to you to change that.

boo

moo/

woo

foo?

soo!

11:06 PM

snoo!

Rinzwind

zoo

gimme some q's I can a

need more upvotes before the end of utc :X

who was that serialupvoter? :O

would POO be out of line? :+

Kaz Wolfe

de-pixel your image rinz

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