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user136984

8:01 PM

@HunterStevens: That reminds me about a joke I made up about which Linux package manager is the tastiest... :P

kos

@HunterStevens You want apt-cache madison .

Anonymous

Besides using xfce, is there a difference between xubuntu and ubuntu?

user136984

@HunterStevens: There is a mouse I believe.

kos

(mind that the dot it's not the end of the statement, it's part of the command)

Zacharee1

@HunterStevens I think Xubuntu just includes XFCE and its programs instead of Unity and its programs and that's the only difference

Anonymous

8:03 PM

Okay, thank you all.

Zacharee1

So there are some apps that are different, but the OS itself is the same

Anonymous

It is recommended I use ubuntu for some contract work, but I do not like apt-get.

Anonymous

I want yum... :-(

user136984

Well, actually it's APT, apt-get is just a collection of useful scripts.

KGIII

Can't you just install yum? @HunterStevens?

Anonymous

8:04 PM

I know this is dated, but yum still looks like this: docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/15/html/Deployment_Guide/…

Anonymous

@KGIII I have read that YUM only accepts RPM, while ubuntu is desgined for deb packages.

KGIII

Hmm... That seems silly. :/ I can't say that I've ever tried to do so on Ubuntu.

Anonymous

@KGIII Well, thats what some forums have said. Anyone have experience with a different package manager for ubuntu?

Zacharee1

Why not try it out and see?

user136984

@hg8: Have you got rid of your qTox profile picture by the way?

KGIII

8:07 PM

I typically use Synaptic @HunterStevens. I think, I'm not positive, that you can alien the packages.

user136984

Because I can't see it any more and I'm wondering if it's just me...

Zacharee1

@KGIII works in some cases

user136984

Though I am encountering a lot of bugs in that area.

KGIII

@Zacharee1 I thought so. I'm not sure if I'd actually recommend that route. :/ As i recall, it's not always effective.

Zacharee1

Like I said, some cases

KGIII

8:09 PM

It looks like I do have it installed. I wonder what I converted? :/ That is checking my home box. It doesn't appear to be installed here.

user136984

@hg8: By the way, you might be interested in this. :)

user136984

@ByteCommander: Do you use Tox by the way? :)

Byte Commander

@ParanoidPanda Yep.

user136984

@ByteCommander: Do you know if it's possible to track someone through Tox if they don't connect through Tor?

user136984

Because that thing's meant to be P2P, however when I captured packets entering leaving it I couldn't trace anyone nor could they trace me (well, my IP).

user136984

8:18 PM

So I was wondering how that works? Or if I am just not noticing the connections (as there are a lot of them)?

GeoMint

@HunterStevens it was just a thought

Byte Commander

@ParanoidPanda Sorry, I don't know. Never researched that deep, I just use it and believe that it works and is secure. And I don't communicate with anybody I do not have at least a minimal level of trust in.

Need to go for today again. Seeya!

GeoMint

@HunterStevens you can try Ubuntu Software Center if you like. its Graphical. hope this helps

kos

See ya @ByteCommander

@HunterStevens You might want to give aptitude a shot

GeoMint

@ByteCommander goodnight

@HunterStevens take a look here: askubuntu.com/q/12870/228051

Anonymous

8:40 PM

I am using Xubuntu 14, lts, but only git 1.9 was installed... HMMM

kos

8:57 PM

If there's any mod around, offensive comment here: askubuntu.com/questions/701249/…

GeoMint

@kos goodjob

Seth

@kos ugh.

GeoMint

@Seth i have screenshot :P

Seth

;p

GeoMint

@Seth chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/31969/… LOL

kos

9:04 PM

@Seth Yup. :D

hg8

@ParanoidPanda Great! Upvoted and favorited ;)

@ParanoidPanda I have a problem with tox. My avatar disappear every time I restart it. I don't know why and I look like I am the only one affected by this bug.

kos

@GeoMint Yep. I think OP is blindly downvoting and randomly ranting without a real reason.

GeoMint

hahah ok

the whole page of the question is confusion

@kos this happend to me everytime at my laptop. my usb ports are not working right after some years :P too much usage

so the only way to install an operating system is CD or DVD :P

kos

@GeoMint If OP is angry at his USB ports they should express their anger otherwise though. XD

GeoMint

hehe

can someone review that askubuntu.com/questions/701255/… so the image be shown? thanks

user136984

9:18 PM

@ByteCommander: Bye! :)

user136984

@hg8: You're not, I experience this bug too, I have even filed a bug report on it here. :)

user136984

@Nathan: Have you seen issue #28 by the way? :)

Serg

@kos what's the markup tag for bash language ?

@muru cc ^

kos

@Serg 

GeoMint

@hg8 @ParanoidPanda thanks for qTox

github.com/irungentoo/toxcore :D

kos

9:33 PM

Ok, I've read the question and my answer again three times, I still don't get the downvote. askubuntu.com/a/701257/380067. Not begging for upvotes, really, just give me a genuine review of the answer. I don't understand if the downvote came from OP during their enragment moment or there's really something wrong.

Serg

@A.B. Answer posted. askubuntu.com/a/701273/295286 cc @KGIII @ByteCommander @ParanoidPanda

A.B.

@Serg great work askubuntu.com/a/701273/367165

user136984

@Serg: I have fixed your error by the way. ;P

user136984

But other than that, great answer! :)

KGIII

@Serg I'm looking now. The missus is taking off with a debit card and my car for a little while so I'm going to read for a bit while the football game is making background noise. :D

Serg

9:38 PM

@ParanoidPanda which errors ?

Oh . . . .OK

KGIII

@Serg Looks good. UV from me. :D

Serg

@KGIII @ParanoidPanda @A.B. thank you folks, I thoroughly enjoyed working on this script

KGIII

That's important. :D If you're doing it for fun then it's probably not like work.

Serg

OK . . . .nicotine break and lunch . .. i havent eaten anything besides a sandwich since 6 AM

user136984

@Serg: And what's the time where you are now? Because here it's nearly 10 PM so I hope it's not that late where you are... :D

Serg

9:43 PM

It's 2:43 PM

KGIII

Sound is disabled in chat now. Don't want it going bonk while I'm streaming football. :D I could just turn on the TV but the remote is so very far away.

user136984

@Serg: That's still a long time, you should definitely eat something now! :)

user136984

I'm always eating, at my computer... :P

user136984

Which doesn't always work out so well...

user136984

:D

user136984

9:45 PM

VTC this EOL question.

Serg

Same here . . . especially if i watch youtubes

user136984

Chocolate cake broke my fan... And I think it also got into my touchpad... I'm not sure though how the honey got to my battery... :P

user136984

I imagine this should be pretty easy, anyone want to answer it? :)

muru

@Serg kinda late, but by our very own @kos

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A: How do I format some code specifically for the language used? Or how do I prevent it to be formatted? Which languages are supported?

Add the line  (where <language_string> is the string identifying the language) before the start of the code, and make sure that the code itself has an empty line before it:  ... <line 1> <line 2> <line 3> ...

kos

Worth mentioning, with the collaboration of @muru and @terdon.

A.B.

9:53 PM

Apt magic :) askubuntu.com/a/701228/367165

user136984

@A.B.: Do you have any idea about this by the way? :)

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user136984

10:14 PM

@muru: Do you know if 200 kbs would be considered a good broadband speed?

kos

@ParanoidPanda I don't know if aplay will support that file, but you can try putting aplay /path/to/file in Startup Applications.

If not aplay an equivalent one

user136984

@kos: Thanks! I'll give that a go tomorrow!

user136984

Goodnight! :)

kos

Night @ParanoidPanda!

Serg

10:29 PM

@A.B. i can see where my script could be useful.

Referring to your answer on apt magic

muru

@ParanoidPanda kilo*bits*/s?

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Mateo

11:34 PM

@HunterStevens 1.9.1 on 14.04 - try this askubuntu.com/a/579591/47291

@ParanoidPanda oh, computer fan? otherwise I got a mental picture of a panda throwing cake at a room fan...

@ParanoidPanda youtube.com/watch?v=X21mJh6j9i4

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