Ask Ubuntu General Room

12:12 AM

@Lucio: Yup, I tried Android Studio the week before last - if you search the transcript, there should be some screenshots I posted.

mateo_salta

1:49 AM

Hey everyone, i'm not sure we shoul encourage answering with xkcd comics... it dosnt add anything new to the answers and is making fun of the user askubuntu.com/a/300894/47291

Journeyman Geek

lol

@mateo_salta: there's ONE situation where that was apt, but someone got offended :/

but thats an edited comic for more annoyingness.

mateo_salta

yeah, funny. But he has enough rep for chat... and someone allready linked the comic in a comment.

Journeyman Geek

oh, I agree it dosen't belong there

question is, to me is is it not an answer?

commented as such

mateo_salta

2:06 AM

Technically... it is the same answer without citation to source and without linking or attributing to xkcd

Since xkcd is cc wth attribution xkcd.com/license.html

Journeyman Geek

@mateo_salta: and its not an answer ;p

mateo_salta

Ok, i'll flag it again, it needs more flags anyway

Call me V

2:35 AM

@NathanOsman is there a way with android studio to do usb passthrough (so for example i want to run an app that accesses a vm through adb from a second device i connect to the hardware running the vm)? <-- should probably be asked on android enthusiasts

Nathan Osman

@CallmeV Whoa... I'm having trouble understanding your question :)

Does anyone here have experience with ASUS monitors?

Call me V

@NathanOsman I have a nexus 7 running adb. I want to connect to a computer with a usb cable. That computer will be running an android VM. I want adb on the nexus to see the virtual device.

@NathanOsman asus products in general, but not specifically their monitors.

Nathan Osman

@CallmeV Okay, now I understand.

@CallmeV I was just wondering if their products would compare to, say, Samsung.

I'm looking at an ASUS monitor, but I don't want to end up with a really crumby product.

Call me V

their gaming laptops are epic. i'm guessing their monitors are similar in quality (also, they make the nexus 7, which is pretty nice on visuals).

Nathan Osman

@CallmeV I think you're going to need help from the kernel to get that working.

Call me V

2:49 AM

okay. i know you can blacklist a usb device in modprobe and have qemu explicitly grab it, but i didn't know if the "studio" had an easy-button for it

master slave issues might need kernel help if they exist

Nathan Osman

I would suggest VirtualBox - I find it much easier to do "USB pass-thru" with VirtualBox (in fact, I haven't even attempted it in qemu).

Call me V

Yes, but do you get loads of "versions" of android in vbox? If you have a link it would be awesome. If you don't but you're sure it exists that would be awesome too.

Nathan Osman

To an x86 build of Android for VBox?

Let me see if I can dig one up...

I think I have an image on this flash drive here...

Call me V

Oh I know an x86 android image exists. I was more wondering if you were aware of versioning coverage (say 1.6 to 4.0)

Nathan Osman

Are you looking for a range of versions or one particular version?

Call me V

2:54 AM

I'm looking for maximum width

Nathan Osman

The Android SDK provides x86 images for each x86 Android release available.

You might be able to load those into VirtualBox.

In fact, I might try that :P

Call me V

thanks. that's just what i needed to hear. i can convert qemu images to vbox images

Nathan Osman

Great. I'll see if I can find where the SDK puts the images.

$SDK/system-images/android-17/x86/system.img

...looks like it might be the right one.

Let me fire up VBox and see if it will work.

Call me V

resists an innate need to post a rick flair woo image

Nathan Osman

I can't seem to load any of the files into VBox :(

mateo_salta

2:59 AM

Why do we even have the low quality flag?

Call me V

@NathanOsman it's fine. i'll do some testing and post the results somewhere and ping you about it. i think it's a great testing platform for things that would be worth getting working.

Nathan Osman

I'm curious now.

Call me V

@mateo_salta because people that make me angry can argue on-topic-ness of low quality questions

Nathan Osman

@CallmeV: Making progress:

VBoxManage convertfromraw -format VDI system.img system.vdi

Call me V

next is peripheral support... which would be where it would die if it's going to

Nathan Osman

3:01 AM

Or not:

Call me V

:(

Nathan Osman

That must not be a bootable image. But there are others in the folder.

Call me V

i'll look in to it. i'm coming up on three days off

Nathan Osman

Here is what I see (and the .vdi image is the one I just created).

ramdisk.img looks interesting...

Maybe that one's bootable.

Call me V

possible. the issue is the boot process and chain mounting i think. it could be resolved with naming convention finagling.

mateo_salta

3:06 AM

@CallmeV yeah the one time I fonud a use for it on a answer it gets disputed

Call me V

they could css replace it with "I'm too lazy to edit this, but someone else will like it"

Nathan Osman

Aha! it appears kernel-qemu is the bootable "image".

Call me V

yes, but that's like saying i found /boot. getting the kernel to accept the /dev/notmmsomething is the next challenge that is easily solvable. finally you get to peripherals, which could fall over.

Nathan Osman

I just discovered a problem with my Microsoft Wedge Bluetooth keyboard.

It has no right control key.

...which for VirtualBox, is a problem.

Call me V

you can remap that

Nathan Osman

3:11 AM

Thankfully.

^--- We're making progress.

I guess I need another image with Grub on it.

At this point, I think I will take a break.

I could spend the rest of the evening hacking this together, but I have important things to do.

@CallmeV: Feel free to take it from here.

Drools...

Call me V

3:32 AM

@NathanOsman i'll give it a look on the days off. on the asus monitor, i wouldn't hesitate. asus makes good stuff

Nathan Osman

I just checked Best Buy and they're offering a Samsung 23.6" LED monitor on sale for $159.

Call me V

the walmart where i work has lots of TVs hdmi capable going on clearance. i'll accept that they're not identical for a 50% price cut

Aryo Adhi

4:09 AM

hi!

anyone there?

Am I the only one online here?

...

thinking to ask what

Ok, so I'm online here using my modem

unfortunately, it's not automatically connected

so I using modprobe and wvdial to connected

I want to install apps from Ubuntu Software Center

but the Install button is not available

What should I do?

JohnMerlino

apt-get?

you can run apt-cache policy program name to check if its available

Aryo Adhi

@JohnMerlino Exactly, but it's too complicated

I just wanna install via Software Center

Aryo Adhi

Oh yeah, any package downloader for Windows?

And downloading its dependencies automatically?

JohnMerlino

4:25 AM

apt-get does install all dependencies automatically

Aryo Adhi

I know

But sometimes I changed to Windows

And back to Ubuntu

JohnMerlino

Oh I would just remove Windows, that should eliminate the troubles

Aryo Adhi

lol :D

Did I say which modem I use?

I forget...

Oh yeah, it's CDMA modem

Journeyman Geek

5:02 AM

@AryoAdhi: closest think I can think of is chocolatrey

tho for an initial install ninite is probably easier

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Q: autoscaling with aws loadbalancer

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Takkat

6:31 AM

<-- wonders who told people that purging and reinstalling pulseaudio will resolve sound issues

Rinzwind

7:34 AM

yo @takkat :=)

question: is this an acceptable answer: askubuntu.com/a/300894/15811

Takkat

Hi @Rinzwind :)

Rinzwind

mind you: there is an already accepted answer and this feels to me like an answer solely to post the image.

Takkat

@Rinzwind I don't mind some humor, but its not really something new.

Self answered question rule!

Rinzwind

ah well. bbl >:D (need to do some stuff before friday (when my holiday starts))

Takkat

Noooooooo all people are on holidays (but me)

Journeyman Geek

7:43 AM

@Takkat: I find reloading it helped sometimes

Takkat

reloading holidays?

Pulseaudio issues rarely if at all fix by reinstalling. Usually you had irreparably messed up your sound system after purging pulseaudio.

FEichinger

8:08 AM

@Takkat Well, there's the assumption that the origin of the error is that pulse is messing with the audio ... Whiiich tends to be the wrong assumption.

Takkat

I know - audio messes with pulse ;P

Trufa

8:51 AM

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A: Run same command again but as sudo

Answer: you enter sudo !! straight afterwards to repeat the previous command with escalated privileges. edit: Image found via reddit, and it's a parody of the original xkcd comic by Randall Munroe.

I flagged that as it is not an answer.

Aryo Adhi

9:14 AM

Hi!

Anyone there?

I'm AFK

Rishee

9:46 AM

0

Q: How to use specific IP with vsftpd?

Here is the scenario: 1) We have one AWS Ubuntu server Server 2) This server is working as ftp client 3) Now when we try to connect to XYZ companies ftp server using this AWS server as client, it is sending it's local LAN IP while connecting to the ftp server, because of which listing of ...

ftp vsftpd pure-ftpd

Amith KK

10:42 AM

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Andrew

11:21 AM

hello

Rishee

2:00 PM

Hi all Gooood Evening guys...

any one online?

Call me V

me

Rishee

k can you please check the quetion that I have posted and let me know if it needs any modifications or additional information?

Call me V

someone check this to confirm i did the right thing...read the comments and edit reasons.

19

Q: Run same command again but as sudo

Sometimes when I run a command I don't notice that I needed to run it as super user to have enough permission. Is there a way to run the same command again but as a super user?

command-line permissions sudo

@Rishee shoot

if it's your vsftpd question it seems like a good question

jokerdino

2:19 PM

@CallmeV why did you do that? i don't understand the need.

Call me V

@jokerdino I moved the funny so it was in the duplicate answer unless you're going to delete the dupe. I just thought a) that's relevant and funny, b) if funny is the goal in addition to functional it should be in the original answer.

Revert the edit if you wish, but now you know why I did it.

mateo_salta

@CallmeV wow, that works. I had actually left it alone after the user dug up my e-mail an was spaming me, It was like yikes i actually helped you by having you cite.

Still was something should have only been a comment, or in chat...

jokerdino

@CallmeV but the guy who added a comic is not getting the credit, you see.

Call me V

Agreed, you see what I was doing though. And that's what's important

jokerdino

i would just leave it to however it was.

Call me V

2:23 PM

@jokerdino I grasp that. revise it if you want. a comic is not a reason to get upvotes. that is what i was trying to fix.

jokerdino

what's wrong with a comic anyway?

Call me V

nothing. but it doesn't make a newer answer more valid than a duplicate older answer.

i addressed that in my comment

jokerdino

and that's why it's not the top answer. i don't think there is any issue.

Call me V

it's fine. i just wanted someone to check behind me on the "is this okay" thing. revert if it's not, otherwise let it be.

mateo_salta

He started by posting just a comic that isthe same techincal answer, i posted a meta link

Personally, im offended by the word "noob" but I'll let others handle it from here.

Journeyman Geek

2:33 PM

@jokerdino: it didn't answer the question, and it was designed to be a smartass. He then edited in an answer copied from the most upvoted answer

funny answers are fine if they arn't designed to hurt (and even then, there was an issue with someone posting the xkcd trackpoint comic cause someone felt it was NSFW - DESPITE it answering the question on SU)

jokerdino

guess we can keep our own opinions. i cw-ed it.

Call me V

cool beans. there's a reason for what i do. i just don't think a technical answer should be downmarked relatively because there's a comic or that a comic should get free upgoats

jokerdino

neither of them actually happened.

Call me V

fair point, but they could have. i was trying to stop it pre-emptively

Journeyman Geek

@CallmeV: a great technical answer with humour tends to get upvoted

but you gotta walk the line

one of my most upvoted answers on SU was uninentionally humourous, BUT answered the question

Call me V

2:41 PM

the gray area is why i asked peeps to check. so no hard feelings on editing and reverting. just saying. if it's black and white, i get bent. if it's gray, i just write it off.

i just didn't want the technical answer to eventually get overridden by a comic.

Journeyman Geek

@CallmeV: the original answer was context free and mean

hell, if he used the vanilla xkcd comic, it would not have added anything to the answer

Call me V

i don't think it was mean, but it was just technical and both barrels. which is how i tend to answer...

Journeyman Geek

it was mean.

and totally missed the point

Call me V

okay, please explain how this is mean: askubuntu.com/a/300833/5768 , I might just be missing it.

Journeyman Geek

OH

I mean askubuntu.com/a/300894/17681

mateo_salta

2:45 PM

the other answer before editing?

Journeyman Geek

the accepted answer is AWESOME and covers the point entirely!

Call me V

yes. when i said original i meant the original dupe answer

/thought

Journeyman Geek

@CallmeV: OH, I see

so it DID answer the question

jokerdino

@mateo_salta if it was only a comic, i would have removed it. but not after the revision.

we aren't getting anywhere until I read more and flip the switch.

mateo_salta

And that is why you don't tell people why you downvote.

Call me V

2:48 PM

@JourneymanGeek they're the same answer. i edited the comic in to the original since it answered the question with the same data. it was removed, which doesn't really matter, but the point remains that i wanted to purgify a comic answer since a technically correct answer existed before...with the same data. and comics should not be rewarded with rep.

Journeyman Geek

@CallmeV: that was less than obvious when I commented

@mateo_salta: I made it clear I didn't ;p

I have no clue why i commented twice tho ><

Call me V

i'm not complaining, i'm just making my reasons known

@JourneymanGeek lag

Journeyman Geek

lol, Its me being spazzy

been too distracted by my new toy

Call me V

and my comment got deleted on the dupe answer. sounds a lot like a moderator sock-puppet

Journeyman Geek

I'll be worse next week

jokerdino

2:51 PM

i deleted the comment because it was no longer relevant.

Call me V

but it is

jokerdino

oh yep.

Call me V

new comment to the flavour of "this is a dupe answer but with a comic"?

jokerdino

feel free to add it back

he is not going to get more rep from that answer. so, most of the argument with free upvote is gone.

Journeyman Geek

XD

Call me V

2:53 PM

feel free to upboat it to get it onto the list without expansion: askubuntu.com/questions/300832/…

jokerdino

do i have an option to mark myself retroactively wrong?

Call me V

no, but you can remember it for the next time i raise a query

jokerdino

yeah remind me.

i am going to ask another mod to relook into the comic answer. <zip>

mateo_salta

3:11 PM

@NathanOsman nice update on gitdroid, that is cool that you can now open other files with the editor.

Seth

3:39 PM

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Q: remove/replace/purge evince

I want to use my own document viewer (okular) and never want to see evince again. In Ubuntu 13.04 when I try 'dpkg -P evince' it says that ubuntu-desktop depends on it. Ubuntu, stop this silliness or ubuntu-desktop and/or Ubuntu go out the window as well.

uninstall evince okular

Hmm. It has a good answer....

Chan-Ho Suh

so I missed the whole controversy over the comic huh.

jokerdino

@Seth unfortunate for the answer

@Chan-HoSuh good

Chan-Ho Suh

@jokerdino beats me why people are getting so excited over that, rather than fixing my vimrc problem :-/

jokerdino

Hah

use emacs.

Chan-Ho Suh

let's not get into that. ><

jokerdino

3:47 PM

OOOL

sadmicrowave

4:03 PM

hey guys, what could be going wrong with my file permissions with user "coreyf":

$ ls -al
-rwxrwxr-x 1 lv_admin systems 10774 2013-05-22 14:47 itc_d.py
$groups coreyf
coreyf : admin sudo ssh sambashare systems

notice the "systems" group that the file is in and the fact that my user is in this group as well..... yet the file appears as read only when mounting this directory from a remote system

Amith KK

appears

Rishee

4:21 PM

@CallmeV Thanks for checking it out. :)

can anyone please check the question that I have posted and let me know if it needs any modifications or additional information?

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Here is the scenario: 1) We have one AWS Ubuntu server Server 2) This server is working as ftp client 3) Now when we try to connect to XYZ companies ftp server using this AWS server as client, it is sending it's local LAN IP while connecting to the ftp server, because of which listing of ...

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Amith KK

4:37 PM

BBT

Good Night

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and the poster even said as such.

RolandiXor

8:29 PM

I'm about ready to throw something at my screen

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