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aking1012

9:00 AM

@jokerdino yeah, i got that impression ... got an upgoat

Anwar Shah

i am talking about this one askubuntu.com/users/92401/digvijay

jokerdino

@aking1012 yeah i also upvoted.

@AnwarShah don't be silly. we all know he meant fuduntu

Anwar Shah

sorry. i'm totally in dark

what question (or answer) got upvoted from you?

jokerdino

@AnwarShah power cut?

Anwar Shah

No, ;)

aking1012

9:04 AM

what's the canonical fix mbr question?

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Q: I'm having problems with Ubuntu

Yesterday I tried to install Ubuntu. I burned Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop on a CD, and it was really slow when I tried to boot from the CD. So, I tried to install it from a USB-flash. I used Universal USB Installer and set it to my E:/ hard disk. Now, I can't load any system. Windows can't load I don'...

grub2

jokerdino

I dont know. Anwar answers one every week.

Anwar Shah

No

jokerdino

jk

Anwar Shah

I think, he accidentally deleted the E: drive in the internal disk

lol

aking1012

i found one to dupe it to

btw, a recent update nuked my screensaver settings. grr

Anwar Shah

9:10 AM

follow my method: "don't update" ;P

jokerdino

follow my method: don't bother customizing

stick to defaults

remove settings every day

or use unity

Anwar Shah

or another one: "remove your .folders in home every week"

jokerdino

you can't customize much anyway

aking1012

power management - never modify behavior, screensaver - always off, starts hulu...laptop goes to suspend and fails to resume

jokerdino

@aking1012 that was a bug in 12.04

aking1012

9:12 AM

headdesk

it was working for me until last night

jokerdino

someone sent me an email from ask ubuntu regarding power management today.

aking1012

let's patch in some regression...

Anwar Shah

I liked these screenshot tooo much.. nicee askubuntu.com/a/154554/61218

I'm seriously considering switching to KDE

jokerdino

@AnwarShah that looks like wallpaper

aking1012

@AnwarShah i'll switch to server with openbox first. i saw a nice theme i like on boxlook

jokerdino

9:13 AM

i am gonna switch to LFS

Anwar Shah

@jokerdino i am talking about the shadows.

jokerdino

@AnwarShah oh i read it as screensaver instead of screenshot.

aking1012

@jokerdino this is the same guy that was going to switch to fedora for deb-delta's right???

jokerdino

@aking1012 ehehe

fedora's fonts look ugly

Anwar Shah

@jokerdino you should install a package

wait i remember the name

freeworld-freetype or something

As you may already know, all of my plan is planned for planning

jokerdino

9:16 AM

hm

your plan is planned for planning.

aking1012

let's have a meeting where we'll discuss a timeline for putting together a plan... joke

jokerdino

haha

Anwar Shah

nice idea

aking1012

meanwhile in the dark reaches of somewhere, a lone developer solves the problem...

time to go cut up a bunch of vegetables...bbl

Anwar Shah

@aking1012 cya

yes the package is "freetype-freeworld"

jokerdino

9:21 AM

thanks

Anwar Shah

Thanks to you too

for supporting me

jokerdino

support you?

where?

Anwar Shah

I am very much (....don't know the exact word) about font-rendering

:P

The Interrupter

Bounty offered: Prevent shutdown when rsnapshot is running http://askubuntu.com/q/164139?atw=1 #kde

Tweeted by AskUbuntu on September 24, 2012 at 9:01 AM

Anwar Shah

What is the canonical question for 404 error in apt?

jokerdino

9:34 AM

is it a ppa?

No

OK

ok

9:53 AM

someone up for a little favour?

Anwar Shah

what favour?

jokerdino

need to find an email id here

Anwar Shah

ok.

@jokerdino is it?

jokerdino

thanks

Anwar Shah

BBL

class is starting

jokerdino

9:57 AM

bye

jokerdino

10:11 AM

@AnwarShah around? need one more.

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

10:33 AM

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Q: Local ftp access

I had a strange situation where I was setting up a small network all with fixed IPs. I had a NAS drive that I had enabled ftp on. I was using ubuntu 10.10, when I used the 'connect to server' menu I was able to connect fine (or just entering in the URL in nautilus). However from the command line ...

ubuntu command-line ftp gvfs

Prasad

10:44 AM

hello...everyone :)

O.O....new gravatar....cool

smartboyhw

Hi guys

RobinHood

11:04 AM

hiya

smartboyhw

Hi @RobinHood

RobinHood

12.04 suck

smartboyhw

@RobinHood For what reasons?

RobinHood

I'm fed up,

keep hanging and hanging, I have to restart my system five times in a day

is there any plug-in is missing or some others issue I'm facing?

can someone suggest me which version is recommended one?

sleep time? :P

@smartboyhw copy cat :D

ooh.. your one is in zoomview :P

smartboyhw

@RobinHood ;D use 12.10 then

RobinHood

11:12 AM

are you using? & performance?

smartboyhw

@RobinHood 1. Yes and 2. Great!

RobinHood

can I upgrade directly?

without uninstalling and installing/

smartboyhw

@RobinHood Yes:)

RobinHood

hummm..thanks..lemme search the steps.

It will erase any kind of data while upgrading?

jokerdino

@RobinHood don't

don't upgrade to 12.10 listening to a wannabe

penreturn

11:23 AM

hahahahaha

jokerdino

it is still in development.

if you can't even use 12.04 without frustration, 12.10 will drive you to windows

2

penreturn

1 . Backup everything
2. Prepare to fakap ( lost everything)
3. Remain 12.04 which is LTS version

smartboyhw

Hi @jokerdino

jokerdino

@smartboyhw please don't give unsuspecting users malicious advice.

smartboyhw

@jokerdino /me does not think it is malicious....

jokerdino

11:27 AM

@smartboyhw i don't concur with you

i run development release and i know how unstable it is compared to precise

RobinHood

O C'mon thanks, but then what problem messing with my system?

jokerdino

common thanks?

i wouldn't know what problem you are facing.

penreturn

@RobinHood graphic?

RobinHood

23 mins ago, by RobinHood

keep hanging and hanging, I have to restart my system five times in a day

jokerdino

there are million questions about "ubuntu keeps hanging"

and none of them would get a good answer because they can't give relevant technical details

penreturn

11:29 AM

hahhaha spec it self

jokerdino

it can be graphics, it can be lack of ram, lack of disk space, poor hard drive performance, bad hardware drivers, etc

penreturn

+1

jokerdino

see if unity-2d makes your experience better.

or switch to a lighter DE like LXDM.

RobinHood

but normally it occur while I'm using browser(chrome or fire fox) and sometime its due to eclipse.

penreturn

ram? run top and see the output

jokerdino

11:32 AM

they are both resource intensive programs. sounds like you could use more ram

RobinHood

2GB

jokerdino

there you go.

32 bit?

RobinHood

yup

jokerdino

so you have limited resources.

penreturn

what kernel are using right now? im using 3.2 and it use almost 50% with ff chrome, xchat, skype, firewall, virtualbox on 8g ram... but when im using kernel 3.4 i feel like its more stable... ram around 32%

jokerdino

11:34 AM

i run a 64 bit, 4 GB ram and unity can be sluggish. you have half of what i got.

RobinHood

so all blame goes to ram?

jokerdino

unity is itself resource intensive. so, with 2GB ram, it is pretty tricky

try lighter DE, that's all i can tell.

fossfreedom

--^ yeah - that.

o/ all

jokerdino

o/

RobinHood

DE?

penreturn

11:37 AM

\o/

jokerdino

desktop environment.

fossfreedom

11:47 AM

@jokerdino - you have been promoted to moderator ... (!) one for you I think. meta.askubuntu.com/questions/4117/…

jokerdino

@fossfreedom oh wow. that comment gave me a heart attack for a second.

penreturn

wewww... congrats!

jokerdino

@penreturn lol it's a joke

penreturn

LOL!

smartboyhw

/me congrats @jokerdino

jokerdino

11:51 AM

don't rub it in guys. It has never happened

Ask Ubuntu Meta

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Q: Was there a debate about my post? If so, can I see it?

This question is about posts on askubuntu in general, but I'll use my post as an example: How do I backup the pre-installed Windows before installing Ubuntu? Only recently I've found out that the post has been closed for being off-topic and then later reopened. http://askubuntu.com/posts/16693...

discussion moderation offtopic-questions moderators

RobinHood

I just run this command sudo apt-get install lxdm and its installing packages. @jokerdino

on track?

jokerdino

you run sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop for a better experience

on a terminal

fossfreedom

@RobinHood this one should help you: askubuntu.com/questions/44062/how-do-i-install-lxde-lubuntu

RobinHood

jokerdino

11:54 AM

did you read what it said?

smartboyhw

@RobinHood Just OK

RobinHood

@jokerdino yup

penreturn

@jokerdino <---serious guy

i prefer honey T..T

jokerdino

@RobinHood you only have one choice anyway. nothing much to think ;)

@penreturn lol >..<

RobinHood

if there is more than one choice then?

penreturn

11:57 AM

@jokerdino :3 hehehheheh

jokerdino

then you read it thrice and make sure it makes sense

@penreturn i was using honey to lambast people without a worry.

i think it just got carried over

without the added weight of 12k rep, you don't have much to defend or protect ;D

penreturn

wahahahaha... but i can see the difference between this two character :D

Mahesh

@jokerdino WHAT??

jokerdino

@penreturn you do?

penreturn

@jokerdino yep... honey : a lil bit funny, trolling :D

jokerdino

12:02 PM

@Mahesh was just cautioning people on the illeffects of using devel release

@penreturn oh yes.

i cant troll because i have been in this chat room for almost a year now.

penreturn

ahahahhaha.... but with jokerdino ... kind of scary

jokerdino

actually, i am not scary. i am generally nice.

but when i am grumpy, people hate me >.>

especially those that just came to chat for the first time. when they catch me on grumpy mode, well you know.

smartboyhw

:)

lol @jokerdino

jokerdino

this guy here --^

penreturn

@jokerdino ahahhaa... /me dont hv feeling oh! hahahha

jokerdino

12:05 PM

using steve jobs avatar and calls himself Ubuntero

Mahesh

@jokerdino LIES!!

fossfreedom

@jokerdino now - now - be nice :)

jokerdino

@fossfreedom alright. :)

smartboyhw

@jokerdino LOL

jokerdino

@penreturn if you stay in this chat room for long enough, you won't take me seriously :P

smartboyhw

12:06 PM

@jokerdino well that's the best avatar I can think of:)

jokerdino

@Mahesh don't blow the cover off. i am luring people into the trap

penreturn

o yeah? hmm to bad im only active these few days here

ping me if you in serious mood \o/

Mahesh

@jokerdino If you ever eat an apple, drink apple juice, or as much as go near anything that is either derived from apple or even remotely resembles apple, (This includes a lot of fruits btw) I'm gonna dump you into /dev/chaos

jokerdino

@penreturn lol alright.

@Mahesh How about NO

smartboyhw

@Mahesh +1

penreturn

12:09 PM

else
get apple cyder

smartboyhw

/me dumps @jokerdino into /dev/null

jokerdino

gd luck.

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

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Q: resolution of attached widescreen

I wanted to connect my TV (Sony Bravia) to my Laptop. My laptop has a displayport and the TV a HDMI. So with the adapters, I'm able to connect those two, and that part works. What doesn't work, is both screen are widescreen, but it does configure both of them automatically (Kubuntu 12.04) as 10...

ubuntu screen xrandr resolution

The Interrupter

Can you answer this? How do I change the order in which lenses appear in the dash? http://askubuntu.com/q/192327?atw=1 #unity

Tweeted by AskUbuntu on September 24, 2012 at 12:01 PM

jokerdino

adds @smartboyhw to /dev/ignore.

smartboyhw

12:10 PM

@jokerdino OH NO!

jokerdino

he was out of that for way too long.

penreturn

@TheInterrupter i like this question

Mahesh

I rename @jokerdino to @TheIgnorer :P

smartboyhw

@Mahesh YEAH!

jokerdino

@Mahesh /dev/ignore welcomes you.

Mahesh

12:12 PM

(jk)

jokerdino

Too late

smartboyhw

/me adds @Mahesh to @jokerdino (aka @TheIgnorer)'s ignore list

/me is also wondering who is NOT in @jokerdino's list

penreturn

LOL

Mahesh

so, does it mean that I can troll dino any way I want, because he wont be able to see my posts?

jokerdino

yes

smartboyhw

12:14 PM

:)

YAY!!!!!!

@Mahesh LOL

hahhahah gilaa

/me dumps @penreturn into @jokerdino's /dev/ignore/penreturn

Mahesh

/me jumps in joy, throws a party... wait.. HE JUST READ THAT!! :( party cancelled

penreturn

12:15 PM

/me dont hv feeling doh :D

Mahesh

/me jumps in joy, throws a party... wait.. HE JUST READ THAT!! :( party cancelled

smartboyhw

@Mahesh lmao but don't double post:)

Mahesh

blame my network. :|

ok, gotta go.

smartboyhw

@Mahesh Delete the post

Mahesh

btw, Hi everyone!!

RobinHood

12:16 PM

hey, something wrong happened

Mahesh

BBT.

smartboyhw

@Mahesh You said bye and then hi? ...

jokerdino

bye

penreturn

@RobinHood whats wrong?

smartboyhw

@RobinHood added to ignore list due to foul languages

Mahesh

12:16 PM

@RobinHood happens State it and someone may help you.

jokerdino

hey @foss.

smartboyhw

BTW hi @fossfreedom

jokerdino

Ninja editing since 1965

RobinHood

he don't have specific answer thats a another problem

jokerdino

:]

RobinHood

12:19 PM

@penreturn I restarted system now its showing screen with some options, like syslog, usbbmux etc, when I entering password its not taking yaar

@smartboyhw tit for tat :D

jokerdino

you haven't asked specific practical answerable question yet. i am still waiting

smartboyhw

@RobinHood !?

penreturn

@RobinHood what command are using to install lubuntu?

RobinHood

28 mins ago, by RobinHood

I just run this command sudo apt-get install lxdm and its installing packages. @jokerdino

and restarted system and nothing

fossfreedom

why doesnt anyone read what I linked to

jokerdino

12:21 PM

link again :]

fossfreedom

5

Q: How do I install LXDE / Lubuntu?

I want to install lubuntu on my current (pre-existing) Ubuntu Install because of it's light-weight footprint. Can I preserve currently installed apps after installation?

desktop-environments lxde lubuntu-desktop

RobinHood

aka ;)

penreturn

T..T please

jokerdino

Yes?

I am guessing he installed lxdm and logged into Unity and expects system to not hang.

i hope i am proven wrong

penreturn

kind off

eh 1 question @jokerdino... do u understand my english? :D

jokerdino

12:27 PM

@penreturn i try :D

penreturn

@jokerdino ahahaha thanks man!

jokerdino

your language isn't unfamiliar. i have seen lots of malaysian's online posts to make a wild guess about what you are generally talking about ;)

if i don't understand what you say, i assume something and reply. or ask for clarifications. you can then clear matters.

Amith KK

appears

penreturn

this is dupe! askubuntu.com/questions/192426/…

jokerdino

dupe of?

RobinHood

12:30 PM

Apologized

jokerdino

@RobinHood not your fault. i just happen to be grumpy today :|

RobinHood

@fossfreedom You made my day :D

penreturn

@jokerdino ive seen something similar last night

fossfreedom

@RobinHood here to help :)

jokerdino

@penreturn i asked in chat earlier today.

answer the question and reap some rep @penreturn

penreturn

12:31 PM

found askubuntu.com/questions/139722/conky-not-working-in-gnome-3-4

is it dupe rite?

jokerdino

@penreturn ah in that case, i found another dupe

penreturn

hahhahahhaa i win \o/

fossfreedom

@jokerdino everything is a dupe - close all questions.

jokerdino

@fossfreedom lol

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Q: Conky Autostart Problem

I am using Ubuntu12.04 with gnome3.4. I installed conky to display my system information. And everything is good except that conky can't autostart when the system starts. I have configure gnome-session-properties with /usr/share/conkycolors/bin/conkyStart but it doesn't work. So how can I have my...