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Braiam

00:18

@guntbert I'm seriously asking myself who handled that one...

@Seth awesome... now figure out why the timeout() doesn't work >:)

if I have to guess, the system overrides it and the library is being stupid and do not impose itself...

Ask Ubuntu Meta

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Q: how to add code with comments in it? Such as "#some comment"?

I am trying to add code to an answer and have tried using the < code> tag. But every line that has a # becomes bold. Is this a bug or am I missing something? Like this: !/usr/bin/python this script can installed to the current user account by running the following commands: sudo apt-get ins...

Seth

@Braiam Yeah, I need to figure that out.. Hmm, maybe I'll ask a question on SO.

Man, the libnotify tag on SO is... bad.

Braiam

@Seth I would do GTK/Java/libnotify

between those there's the culprit

Seth

01:01

O_O

Braiam

@Seth D:

libnotify had ~21 something questions, but java and gtk has more...

Seth

Guess maybe I do need to do a Q/A..

Braiam

meh, my 2 more popular questions are selfanswered...

Seth

So are mine.

Hmm.

Who's second?

Braiam

no one

Oli is alone in 2nd...

but appears 3rd

we have both 1st and 2dn

I want that marauder hat... looks so cool on @Oli

I found the solution for this... I had to clear the cache and data from google play store on my device. After this update the google play services on my device I my app worked. — Luis Rochinha Nov 7 at 9:46

pebcak

hbdgaf

01:21

@AskUbuntuMeta really?

Braiam

@hbdgaf yeah... is the sad truth

hbdgaf

so i'm looking at a fan based tribute mission for l4d2 involving walking dead characters and severe ammo limitations... oh and slower zombies. much slower zombies. loving my xmas prezzi from valve. just thinking that someone in the walking dead crew could license the crap out of it and make a mint.

Utkarsh

02:11

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

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Q: WHAT HAPPENS, IF WE DO IMPROPER SHUTDOWN IN LUBUNMTU 13,10

i have lubuntu in my 7 year old PC with 512 MB RAM and Intel Dual Pentium Processor 3.00Ghz*2 I sometimes unplug it from mains as i get in emergency sometimes. please tell me if somethin nwill happen thanks and regard SCREW

ubuntu shutdown lubuntu

Braiam

@UbuntuQuestionsonU&L YUCK

Utkarsh

@Braiam correct!

Mateo

ok, cromecast just got way cooler - found an advanced option that sends my entire Ubuntu Desktop!

4

Utkarsh

oooooh got GREAT viruses on my Pendrive

Mateo

02:24

78? wow.

Utkarsh

it was my friens's

Mateo

It is turning out to be really nice, can send stuff from the phone/tablets/computers, The box said chrome for windows and mac - but it turns out to work perfectly fine for chrome on ubuntu!

Utkarsh

@Mateo did yo bought it?

Mateo

yeah, used some christmas money it is $35

Utkarsh

mmm google.co.in/…

what else can you buy in 35$?

Mateo

02:29

not sure how available it is out side us.. . google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromecast

@Utkarsh raspberry pi

Utkarsh

@Mateo nope. not availabe

but will be available soon :-)

Mateo

he named himself after this: newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-modb-512m/… :)

Utkarsh

XD

we must tell him

:-)

its too cold outside!

@Mateo what is your fav. tv show?

oh! mom has come! bye

Mateo

@Utkarsh way too many to be one favorite

later

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

03:10

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Q: How to run the Python program in the background in Ubuntu machine?

I am running my Python program from my ubuntu machine as follows - root@dbx1145:/home/david/zookteck# python test.py But if I close my ubuntu machine, then my whole program will get stopped.. Is there any way of running this python program in the background and if I close my terminal then sti...

linux ubuntu python background

RPi Awesomeness

03:22

Possible duplicate on above question: askubuntu.com/questions/106351/…

RPi Awesomeness

03:40

@Mateo You talking about me? chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/12859996#12859996

@Seth @Braiam Another one of the Akls Bunto questions :D askubuntu.com/questions/396605/…

Utkarsh

04:42

ZZZZZ

:Z:Z:Z:Z:Z:Z

Nathan Osman

05:33

Added this to the home network:

amazon.com/Personal-Cloud-Storage-Share-Photos/dp/B00439GMJ2

It's currently performing a firmware update, so I haven't had a chance to configure it fully yet.

Nathan Osman

05:48

Remind me not to restart this device too often... it takes like three minutes to boot.

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

06:02

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Q: What interface linux use for default?

I have a VPS with 4 IP Addresses , i am changing eth0 ip address on daily basis. eht0:1 has it's own ip address. eth0 (192.168.1.3,192.168.1.4,192.168.1.5) eth0:1 (192.168.2.1) I have my custom written python scripts those are continuously uploading data to remote database and other processes ...

linux ubuntu interface

Nathan Osman

07:33

Hey - I found the source code for FlackBot's WebKit engine.

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

08:44

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Q: How DO I use unused Partition in Dual Boot Environment

I have Ubuntu installed as an Host with Windows Operation system.I have installed Ubuntu on one windows drive having around 70 GB of space. While Installing Ubuntu I just specified 30 GB of disk space and rest of 40 GB space is not used. Now for some requirement I wanted to this rest of 40 GB o...

linux ubuntu partition gparted

Joshua Robison

09:12

argg. help. I can't find this on Google. A while back I used to often create img files that were auto resizeable . They would auto expand as they were filled with data. I can not remember how I did this.

I used to make these to contain linux distros on my android tablet

I know it sounds crazy and I was shocked when I learned how to do this the first time.

but there is a way to create img files and format them in a way that their size is not fixed.

Utkarsh

09:25

@JoshuaRobison sorry, don't know

Joshua Robison

maybe it's a qemu img thing?

Utkarsh

I don't know what has happened to chat.askubuntu.com

no one is online? where are you @Braiam @fossfreedom

Joshua Robison

same here

this place used to be hopping

this is so frustrating because I had awesome notes on how to do this a really simple way and they are lost somehow

there is a great trick when making img files

Utkarsh

@JoshuaRobison :-)

Joshua Robison

from what I remember ..... which is super hazy but , I didn't even have to use dd to create the img file

I think I just used touch

Utkarsh

09:31

@JoshuaRobison you use ubuntu?

Joshua Robison

touch name.img

then I used some formatting magic to make an auto expandable file system

the file started out super small

and as it was filled or as I installed software on it, it would magically grow

I'm using elementary right now

elementaryOS

hjacking on the back of precise

Utkarsh

oh

Joshua Robison

been an ubuntu user since just before maverick

off and on since then

got many old machines running random crap

including tablets etc.

my powerpc runs ubuntu

xubuntu anyways

Nathan Osman

Joshua Robison

haha

hilarious

Utkarsh

09:42

@JoshuaRobison yea xubuntu is great!

currently downloading puppy linux

i want to test it

Joshua Robison

Ive learned a little more

they are called dynamic size images

qemu looks fishy.... it may have been a qemu img file

hbdgaf

10:30

@JoshuaRobison qcow2 can do that, as can vdi and vmdk. something you might find good reading rwmj.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/tip-making-a-disk-image-sparse

Joshua Robison

@hbdgaf, it seems that qcow2 can do it and ive been trying to make img files with qemu-img right now but having no luck

im trying to format them ext3

but that is notworking

what I had before was a legitimate .img file that my android phone could actually mount

this img file would dynamically resize as it was filled

this is so irritating

hbdgaf

eh. i just use statically sized img resized images after resize for my tablet. phones/tablets tend to deal with fancy in unpredictable ways.

.img usually indicates raw. raw format does not support dynamic resize. some images come smaller, but when you flash them with whatever installer they auto-resize on first boot. it seems like a good idea, but it breaks thinks like some multiboot software b/c no matter what it wants the whole physical disk

Fitzroy

11:24

Contemplating buying an HP MicroServer....

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

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Q: Binary package lm1100 has no trusted origin, rejecting

I've been trying to install Lexmark x1100 series drivers, but this error popped up. I've read I need to find a binary file and somehow execute it myself, but I don't even know where this file is.

ubuntu drivers

Crake

13:29

Hey. Does anyone know if Xubuntu allows for window snapping?

Like, moving a window to the top makes it maximise, to the left makes it take the left side of the screen, etc etc

Utkarsh

14:00

@Crake don't know but you can use scrot command for screenshot

@Crake Installed Puppy Linux today!

Crake

What do you mean by "scrot command for screenshot"?

Utkarsh

@Crake open terminal and type scrot after that see your home folder

Crake

Can't one just click on "prt sc"?

Utkarsh

yea thats also you can do but there is a risk: what, if we copy something else also? the older file gets deleted

@jrg welcome!!

Crake

On unity, when one clicks on "prt screen"

we're automatically asked to save the screenshot

Utkarsh

14:03

@Crake no it does not happen in xfce

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

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Q: Unable to backup data on DVD

I'm working on Ubuntu 13.04. I want to make backup of my data on DVD but unable to do so. To test this I'm backing up file name 'tomboy' from my current directory to DVD. ravbholua@ravbholua-Aspire-5315:~/Documents/Other$ dd if=./tomboy of=/dev/cdrom dd: opening ‘/dev/cdrom’: Read-only file sys...

ubuntu backup dvd data-cd

Utkarsh

^

I

I hate meta

PUPPY LINUX IS JUST AWESOME!

Fitzroy

14:23

Are you uising puppy with a particular aim? I understand its a pretty lightweight distro.

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

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Q: Error while burning DVD

I'm working on Ubuntu 13.04. I purchased a few DVDs of Sony company from a few different shops but it failed to burn all these. Earlier I had used the Sony DVD only to burn the same date & it worked. I don't know why now none are working. But now the same data which didn't burn on Sony DVD was bu...

ubuntu burning

Utkarsh

15:03

@Fitzroy i am using slackware puppy linux

karel

@Utkarsh Are you root by default in your Puppy Linux? If you are not root, what is the command to become root in Puppy Linux?

Journeyman Geek

@Crake: not as far as I remember

tho from-mac-to-xubuntu.tumblr.com/post/41940587105/… I guess my memory is faulty

fossfreedom

15:36

@Crake what version of xubuntu? think this Q&A will help you: askubuntu.com/questions/103456/…

Utkarsh

16:09

@Fitzroy i just wanted an OS that can fit in 512 mb ram and it worked!

@karel I am already logged in as root and see this for more information puppylinux.com/technical/root.htm

@Rinzwind are you here?

Rinzwind

sorta watching darts :)

Utkarsh

@Rinzwind have you ever use puppy linux?

Rinzwind

nope

Utkarsh

@Rinzwind lubuntu?

Rinzwind

no :)

Fitzroy

16:12

@Utkarsh Why are you limited to 512MB - are you using an old PC or just a low spec PC?

Utkarsh

@Fitzroy its 7 year old PC with 3 Ghz Dual Pentium Processor and 512 mb ram

128mb graphics

okay bye good night

Fitzroy

bye bye

Ask Ubuntu Meta

16:59

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Q: Shall we try and clean the close vote review queue to start the new year?

Shall we try and get rid of the close vote queue to start the new year? For quite a while it has been around 200-300 items that are left to review. Are there a few of us that want to invest some time this week to try and get it cleaned up?

discussion review vote-to-close

RPi Awesomeness

17:19

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Q: Choose a mirror of the Ubuntu archive on Lubuntu 13.10 minimal install

I'm attempting to install Lubuntu 13.10 PPC on my PPC iBook G4 and I have got to this point so far, and I have no clue what to select! The two options presented to me are enter information manually and United Kingdom. I selected United States earlier, so I don't know why I'm getting this as Unit...

installation lubuntu archive ubuntu-minimal mirrors

anyone able to help on this? I want to get it working, but I can't seem to get past this step :(

Braiam

@RPiAwesomeness launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors?

RPi Awesomeness

@Braiam will try it. It doesn't need to be Lubuntu specific?

Braiam

@RPiAwesomeness nope

RPi Awesomeness

kdoke. Trying

Braiam

btw, we are trying to get rid of the installation tag :/

RPi Awesomeness

17:27

@Braiam Ah. Will remove it then! Will this link work? launchpad.net/ubuntu/+mirror/us.archive.ubuntu.com-archive

Braiam

@RPiAwesomeness they doesn't have the ppc architecture...

> Since 7.04 Ubuntu, PowerPC downloads of Ubuntu are not available on all Ubuntu mirrors. Below you'll find links to the ISOs on the main Ubuntu server, as well as, help on finding mirrors.

this is the only mirror that has them in the US mirror.us.leaseweb.net/ubuntu-cdimage

wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads

RPi Awesomeness

@Braiam Ah...will try that one..

@Braiam Is this the link I am looking for? launchpad.net/ubuntu/+mirror/us.archive.ubuntu.com-archive

oops

mirror.us.leaseweb.net/ubuntu-cdimage/lubuntu/releases/13.10/…

Braiam

no use this mirror.us.leaseweb.net/ubuntu

RPi Awesomeness

Ah. Trying it..

Bah. Architecture not supported. Grr...

@Braiam Any clue now? This is really annoying.

Braiam

@RPiAwesomeness check the wiki for other mirrors, there are 6 of them at the bottom

RPi Awesomeness

17:39

Ah!

bother. They only support up to 10.04...Sigh.

@Braiam Could I install 10.04 and then upgrade?

Braiam

I dont think so...

RPi Awesomeness

botheration.

That's really annoying. Bother apple for not including USB boot in G4s...grrr.

Okay. That is very strange...Ubuntu 12.04 desktop ISO is less than Lubuntu 12.04 desktop ISO. Whaaat??

Seth

18:37

@NathanOsman That is awesome!

Seth

18:53

It's Linus Torvalds birthday today.

7

Thomas W.

21:10

/me makes a call for missile strikes on this. send the target to oblivion with downvote missiles!

pacificfils

askubuntu.com/questions/395770/… Can someone help me with this?

Braiam

21:37

@ThomasW. the question or the answer?

bcsteeve

22:04

I'm about to panic here.... can I get help in this chat? I have an LVM issue and don't want to screw up and lose data

I'd ask on the forum but I can't get an account. I'd ask in askubuntu but I don't know how to even formulate a question.... I need troubleshooting to get that far!

fossfreedom

@pacificfils smells of a bug - probably a compiz bug with your graphics card. You should add details of your graphics card & driver. Also add the kernel you are using - for example the latest HWE kernel 3.8 could help here.

Braiam