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Thomas W.

00:00

@NathanOsman I found an old question of yours heh. I found the simplest way to just be a reprepro repository xD

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

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Q: How to configure RAID 1 from Recovery Mode?

I have a server is composed from two HDD 1500 GB SATA (/dev/sda and /dev/sdb), one of this have failed and server is in recovery mode. I want to fix it, first I made a backup of the important information. Then I changed the hard disk that failed. I don't know how to start. I need to know how to ...

Zacharee1

If I'm not mistaken, this person is trying to use a splitter to get a third extended monitor:

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Q: Use 3 monitors?

I am a novice on trying to do something like these, so please bear with me. I am using ubuntu 14.04 LTS I have 1 Acer, 1 Compaq and a generic monitor. 1 is on the DVI and the other 2 are presently on the VGA with a spliter. I don't know what model the video card is. I have read like 20 dif...

nvidia multiple-monitors

user139252

>However, by submitting or posting such Content on areas of the Service that are accessible by the public or other users with whom you consent to share such Content, you grant Apple a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Conten

user139252

Don't share anything on the iCloud

Thomas W.

@TheBrownOne or, don't put anything on iCloud in the public view

user139252

00:13

If you grant anybody else permission to view something you upload, Apple can use it.

Thomas W.

@TheBrownOne no, that's not the legal interpretation

Zacharee1

So Apple is fighting against putting a security backdoor in their software, but atomatically takes ownership of stuff you upload to iCloud?

Thomas W.

oh wait, wow

really

@Zacharee1 no only if you share it with others

damn

Zacharee1

@ThomasW. still

It's kind of the same thing

Thomas W.

@Zacharee1 key points being: areas of the Service that are accessible by the public or other users with whom you consent to share such Content

user139252

00:13

or other users with whom you consent to share such Content

Thomas W.

@TheBrownOne too slow, read backwards

and process words faster

Zacharee1

@ThomasW. A lot of stuff people put on iCloud they make public

Thomas W.

whelp, Microsoft updates suck ass

Zacharee1

@ThomasW. REALLY? I HADNT NOTICED

Thomas W.

@Zacharee1 A large number of others put it in private areas

@Zacharee1 reinstall of a VM - taking forever in updating time

Zacharee1

00:15

@ThomasW. It's still not good

@ThomasW. My computer woke up overnight, rebooted to install a new build of Windows, booted into deepin, and I didn't notice until I had to use it in class to write an essay.

The update took over an hour

And there was no way to stop it

Whose idea was it to force auto updating?

user139252

Bob Newhart's.

Zacharee1

@Seth Here's that Kali guy:

Shady Programmer

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14.04 command-line mount

Thomas W.

00:31

@Zacharee1 Yes, that's Windows 10

@Zacharee1 blame Microsoft, but im' not even there yet - fresh Win7 :p

in the mean time, lol at someone using 'r' to mount as readonly, not thinking to bother reading manpages or help docs

everyone can +1 me now :)

Mateo

twitter.com/ubuntu_mate/status/701910620766150657

hrm

Zacharee1

@ThomasW. Already did :)

@Mateo Whole lotta grün

Thomas W.

@Zacharee1 did I mention that Dell's USB 3.0 drivers didn't actually contain a USB 3.0 driver in them?

Zacharee1

@ThomasW. wat

Thomas W.

and I had to spend three hours on the phone with Dell to get them to remote in and run the actual installer

Zacharee1

00:37

@Mateo since when does MATE have a launcher?

Thomas W.

which then put the correct drivers on Win7

Zacharee1

lol

That's very un-Dell-like

Mateo

@Zacharee1 read my link ;)

Thomas W.

@Zacharee1 i think they broke their things, but yes. they solved it though

Zacharee1

@Mateo A "top menu?"

Mateo

00:44

lol

Zacharee1

what

Mateo

lol, they were probably just syncing with plain ubuntu - then adding stuff back in

Zacharee1

OK?

Mateo

that link sure does make it sound as if they jumped ship to unity ;P

Thomas W.

@Mateo which link?

Mateo

00:45

There's a Mutiny coming! Yes, that is a top menu. Yes, this is Ubuntu MATE. See you Thursday for the Beta 1 release! https://t.co/PVmvkHj8fc

Tweeted by ubuntu_mate on February 22, 2016 at 11:25 PM

yay, it oneboxed

Seth

@Mateo Wow! I like that.

If that works similar to Unity I'll switch.

Mateo

or maybe they themed a launcher and made a lightweight alternative?

Seth

I'm pretty sure that's what they did.

Mateo

or better yet - remade unity-2d-launcher! (and updated/fixed)

oh, look towards the bottom left - you can see the workspaces

so their launcher

also - someone please make this type of thing possible integrated into ubuntu:

Seth

where'd that come from?

Mateo

00:59

it's an old windows program

Seth

ah. hmm.

Mateo

thus the button only popups on wine programs

but it is so awesome

Seth

I was gonna say, that looks like an ubuntu theme ;p

what's the program?

Mateo

think of it like a partial minimize

then bam, you have a program kindof off to the side, but still visible

Seth

reminds me of the android app view. So, what's the program called?

Mateo

01:03

"Madotate" was the name

it's really simple - they basically screen shot the window - and give you that

Seth

Hey, did anyone know SourceForge was sold this month?

Thomas W.

yes

Mateo

oh dear, how worse can they get - or is the new owner trying to salvage

Zacharee1

@Mateo read it

Seth

@Mateo trying to salvage I believe.

They bought Slashdot too.

Mateo

01:14

oh ok... I'll click on a sourceforge link - It might be ok since I have ad block on...

Zacharee1

01:37

@Mateo So, how'd your adventure go?

Mateo

skepticism

Zacharee1

:p

Mateo

and a bit of optimism

Zacharee1

Adblock only said one ad was blocked, so that seems to be an improvement judging from what you said

Mateo

remember the the people complaining on AU a while back that the CD burner that ubuntu recommended for windows was malware?

Zacharee1

01:39

no

Mateo

yeah... so they were fooled by the ad's on sourceforge...

Zacharee1

lol

Seems better now

muru

Spam that lasted for 7 hours without a flag

-1

A: How to stop background processes from outputting permanently?

You can find your problem answer on http://www.helpersways.com/2014/11/Best-Time-Tracking-and-Billing-Wordpress-Plugins-2014.html

Zacharee1

nice

Mateo

answer spam is sometimes harder...

Zacharee1

01:48

Can someone tell me why Wubi still exists if it's so bad?

muru

@Zacharee1 because 14.04 is still supported?

Seth

because 12.04 is still supported. Wubi was declared deprecated with 13.10.

Zacharee1

Ah

But why does it exist in newer versions of Ubuntu?

Seth

because it still kinda works.

at least with legacy BIOS.

Zacharee1

02:02

Seth

I just do not find that comic amusing.

Zacharee1

wai

Seth

it's just not funny..

Zacharee1

:/

Did you read from the very first comics?

I thought you of all people would like cynical humor @Seth :p

Seth

02:17

Garfield elicits no emotion from me whatsoever.

For whatever reason.

Zacharee1

You've moved beyond Davis's cynicism. You've become..... THE ULTIMATE CYNICIST

(I MADE THAT WORD UP FOR LACK OF A NOUN)

How about that one?

This one's relevant to your feelings on the G5 :P

Seth

@Zacharee1 that one made me smile a little.

Zacharee1

kos

@Zacharee1 This one made me grin, but I think it's because it caught me off guard.

Zacharee1

There are some good ones

O_o

I think this one's relatable:

Seth

02:55

ok, enough comics.

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

03:37

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Q: Does gotomeeting work with Ubuntu?

I have an interview in 2 days and I have been informed that the meeting will be through gotomeeting. I am using ubuntu 15.10, does it work ? or do I need to have the interview on a windows or a mac system.

ubuntu software-installation compatibility

Nathan Osman

07:06

@James is going to hate me for saying this but... I am really liking Angular... :)

blade19899

07:49

> "Just a few days ago, we reported the fact that the official Ubuntu flavors are having their first Beta release as part of the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) cycle this Thursday, February 25, 2016." - Softpedia, Must See: Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS Looking Like Ubuntu Linux with Unity

kashish

09:16

Hi I need some help! After installing vulkan , i ran vulkaninfo which gives me the message failed with VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER . Does this mean that my graphic card is not supported by vulkan???

terdon

09:39

@kashish No idea. I suggest you post a question on the site, inlcuding the exact command you ran and their error messages as well as your graphics card and what driver you using for it.

kashish

@terdon can't post the question... :'( askubuntu.com/help/question-bans. Thanks for reply :)

terdon

@kashish Well, you can try on Unix & Linux or even Super User. Just make sure to include enough information to make the question answerable.

kashish

@terdon Thanks. I'll do it.

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

10:05

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Q: Got the error `failed with VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER` when I ran `vulkaninfo` after Installing vulkan

I installed Vulkan as mentioned in the instructions on their website. After installing, when I ran vulkaninfo in terminal , I get =========== VULKAN INFO =========== Vulkan API Version: 1.0.3 INFO: [loader] Code 0 : Found manifest file /etc/vulkan/explicit_layer.d/VkLayer_draw_state.json, ver...

ubuntu nvidia opengl

kashish

@terdon ^^^^^^^^^

Rinzwind

10:43

@kashish if it is amd then yes :=)

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

@Mateo Thanks! ;-)

@Mateo :D :D :D

@cl-netbox Sorry!

I try to connect only when I'm on a free Wifi: my phone's hotspot is used for tox and job hunting only!

cl-netbox

11:10

@dn-ʞɔɐqɹW nothing to be sorry about - I am glad to see you my friend ! :)

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

@cl-netbox Phone call finished, but now they expect me to reply to an in-depth assessment within the hour!

cl-netbox

@dn-ʞɔɐqɹW Hey ... that sounds quite promising ! :)

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

We'll see... ;-)

cl-netbox

@dn-ʞɔɐqɹW Yes ... we'll see ... fingers crossing for you starts in 55 minutes ! :)

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

No, now! It needs to be finished in 45 minutes!

cl-netbox

11:14

@dn-ʞɔɐqɹW STARTED !!! NOW !!! :) :) :)

kashish

@Rinzwind No, nvidia .

DummyBeginner

11:48

A very neglected question:

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Q: Forcing Genymotion network traffic to pass through Ubuntu proxy settings

On a Genymotion virtual device (Android 6.0.0 API 23) I need it to follow the network proxy rules of Ubuntu which are set in Settings --> Network --> Network proxy. I tried on both enabled "apply system wide" and without that, but have not met the purpose. Since Genymotion uses VirtualBox to run...

networking virtualbox android proxy emulation

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

@DummyBeginner You need an expert on: Genymotion, Ubuntu and Android to help you with that...

so not neglected, just hard to find...

(E.G. I can't help you...)

DummyBeginner

@dn-ʞɔɐqɹW Thanks for your attention however, it was a morale :)

James

13:31

@NathanOsman nateberkopec.com/2015/05/27/…

Turbolinks and the like is where it's at.

Basically, View-over-the-wire

blade19899

14:08

Whats the difference between adding scripts in the /etc/cron.daily/ or editing in your script in crontab(-e)

geotavros

hi

reversiblean

@geotavros hey

can you run lsusb again. just post the line for your device

geotavros

@reversiblean usb-devices command shows now Driver=usb-storage for Huawei

reversiblean

yup. your device is detected as a storage device. you should switch it

geotavros

@reversiblean how?

@reversiblean lsusb shows Bus 001 Device 006: ID 12d1:1505 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E398 LTE/UMTS/GSM Modem/Networkcard

reversiblean

14:13

ls /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/

geotavros

12d1:1505

reversiblean

sudo usb_modeswitch -I -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1:1505 -R

try this

geotavros

what does this do?

reversiblean

It's how you switch the mode

geotavros

No default vendor/product ID given. Abort

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

14:19

@blade19899 none.

;-)

blade19899

@dn-ʞɔɐqɹW Should have said that sooner, before I asked this on U&L...

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

@blade19899 Ah, security-wise I don't know.

From a usability perspective: they're just 2 different ways of accomplishing the same...

reversiblean

@geotavros chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/36123/…

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

@thebluesquirel Apparently you didn't read this

terdon

Not quite, there's also a slightly different format. Your crontabs are always run by you but you can choose what user will execute them in /etc/cron*. @blade19899

Could you edit your question and explain what you're worried about. What kind of security implications are you thinking of?

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

14:25

@Seth I agree...

@hbdgaf Nah! Doesn't look like me at all!

;-)

blade19899

@terdon Edited.

cl-netbox

@dn-ʞɔɐqɹW : what about my fingers ... ? :)

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

@hbdgaf Not true. >:-) But I know as a PM that if one person can install one server in one day, waiting for 7 hours total of that day and actually working 5 minutes every hour, he can install 7 as well in one day and 8 if he's lucky.

@cl-netbox :/ I don't get it...

terdon

@blade19899 Thanks. So, what you really want is a crontab that is only visible to root? Does it need to be run as a regular user or can it be run as root?

cl-netbox

@dn-ʞɔɐqɹW Did you get the thing done in time ? Can I now uncross my fingers ? they hurt ... a little bit ... :)

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

14:31

@cl-netbox :D :D :D They sent me a screenshot! :(

I had to type everything because they were too lazy to copy-paste as text (or too afraid of giving me too much background info)

cl-netbox

@dn-ʞɔɐqɹW ??? ... :)

Hi @Seth ! :)

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

@cl-netbox So, please uncross!

blade19899

@terdon I 'm always logged in as root in this particular server. I just need to know who/what/when about cron, so that I can choose wisely, how to implement cron jobs.

cl-netbox

@dn-ʞɔɐqɹW uuuhhh ... nice ... but what is this screenshot reply about ? Is this a joke like it could have been from a person I knew that once called himself Fabby ?

terdon

@blade19899 Well, it very much depends on what user's crontab you're talking about. mention the fact that you're root in your question.

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

14:36

@cl-netbox :D Instead of sending me a link to somewhere or instead of copy-pasting text, the recruiter sent me a screen shot, so I had to type the text of the questions as well as the answers...

blade19899

@terdon Done

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

(as the questions weren't even numbered) @cl-netbox

let me try to change back to Fabby.

cl-netbox

@dn-ʞɔɐqɹW Times are getting worse and worse and worse ... unbelievable !

blade19899

Now, to continue on my Plan Of Action on how to update our (CentOS 6.6)servers. Anybody has experience with that?

dn-ʞɔɐq ɹW

@cl-netbox yeah... People just don't understand technology...

Display name may only be changed once every 30 days; you may change again on Mar 6 at 0:46

Rinzwind

14:42

@blade19899 nope. we let them rot away :-D

blade19899

@Rinzwind That's not an option here. xD

terdon

What kind of security sensitive stuff would you even be doing from a crontab anyway?

Why bother making the crontab secure? Just have the crontab load a script and make sure the script is only readable by root.

Rinzwind

@terdon stating the obvious are we? :-P

blade19899

I always put scripts in the /etc/cron.*/ folder. Never knew the difference between crontab and the cron folders. Thought I'll ask. Just in case.

terdon

@Rinzwind Somebody had to. Blade was asking which of the various crontabs is more secure, as in which is only readable by root.

Rinzwind

14:45

ah

well

terdon

@blade19899 The format is completely different. The /etc/cron* stuff are scripts, run at specific times by cron where the time depends on the dir name and the contab -e ones are crontabs where you set the time and the command to be run.

hbdgaf

@blade19899 cron is usually global tasks on a schedule. crontab is usually user tasks on a schedule. at least that's how i read "crontab is cron for individual users"

Rinzwind

naaah

/etc/crontab is handy since you have 1 file for all tasks

Thomas W.

@Seth @Florian Neither of your answers here are satisfactory, in my opinion.

Rinzwind

I have a client with 500 users ... /etc/crontab has lines in there i would not like to copy to their own crontab :X

Thomas W.

14:47

@Seth your answer pokes at the core of the issue and why it's failing, and gives a long and roundabout way to solve it. Florian's answer is more pointed but requires manual steps. I solve both,.

@Rinzwind Forgive me but /etc/crontab is for Root, not users. SHould only be used for system-level crontabs...

hbdgaf

@Rinzwind fair enough. it just felt like the intention when allowing all users to schedule tasks.

Seth

@ThomasW. that's nice, but the OP still needs to edit the changlog, since they made changes. I'll remember that though for the times I haven't made changes but need to sign.

Rinzwind

@ThomasW. nope. it is maintained by root where he can start script with the user as the one executing it

terdon

^^

Rinzwind

so it is not just for root ;-)

Thomas W.

14:54

@terdon erm, I meant as to whom the crontab is targeted for, not 'what can it do'

i.e.

only root is supposed to use that

not others ;)

Rinzwind

oh like that. sure :=D

terdon

Only root can, anyway.

Thomas W.

and in most cases userspace crontabs can have similar results

@Seth If and only if they made changes; "I'm trying to build cairo with debuild." doesn't mean they made changes

they may be working off a source package and want to just produce the .deb binaries

(such as a Version Controlled repository of the Source package)

in which case they don't need to edit the changelog, but they need to tell it what key to sign with

there are cases where this is true

crap, i left my laptop charger at home >.<

Rinzwind

noob! I have 2 chargers. 1 at home 1 at work :=)
1st thing I do with any notebook: order an extra battery and an extra charger _O-

Seth

@ThomasW. read the comments ;)

They're recompiling with different build flags.

@ThomasW. ouch. Hopefully it's not a weird brand specific one so you can borrow someone else's.

@Rinzwind hopefully the second one is more than 50 watts!

Rinzwind

15:10

@Seth yeah right. 2 pple here both have Dells. Model number is what ... 1 digit off. Think they can exchange chargers? :-D

oh and this is a guess askubuntu.com/questions/738146/… _O- Hope I dont get burned :D

@blade19899 ok largerst /etc/crontab I could find has 284 lines

user139252

@Rinzwind I thought all Dells have the same charger these days?

user139252

The Dell Chromebooks and various laptops I have here at work all have the same

user139252

@Zacharee1 Update CloudFlare: 96.41.61.130

Thomas W.

15:30

@Seth it's a Dell one - we have working chargers at my workplace at the University, and I'm trying to see if I can arrange to borrow one to get through classes.

if not, i'll be skipping a class to obtain my charger from home

which is really bad to do

hbdgaf

15:52

My thoughts on the iPhone unlock debacle:

blade19899

@Rinzwind Lol, don't think I'll be doing that much.

Seth

@hbdgaf hahaha

hbdgaf

sorry genghis khan meme

Seth

NEW: $AAPL involved in other court fights beyond San Bernardino; Justice Dept seeking data from ~12 other iPhones in criminal cases - DJ

Tweeted by CNBCnow on February 23, 2016 at 4:16 AM

hbdgaf

@Seth There was a story about dozens of phones waiting to be unlocked if Apple loses.

2

Seth

16:05

yeah. It's a disaster waiting to happen.

hbdgaf

Honestly, I don't really care if they're forced to unlock the iPhone. I just don't want it to be under disingenuous pretenses. "We want all phones unlocked for all LE now". Okay, at least you're being honest. "Oh, and computers. Why don't we just ban encryption altogether." <-- nobody votes FOR that.

this

jokerdino

who was that

Seth

@hbdgaf I agree. I wouldn't mind if this specific iPhone is unlocked. I recognize that the government should be able to search most things with a warrent, but at this point they do it too recklessly.

(besides the fact that they have stopped asking for warrents, and that judges give them willy-nilly too)

@jokerdino hm?

jokerdino

@Seth deleted chat message before I clicked on spam. Nothing serious.

Seth

@jokerdino Oh. That was me. chat.stackexchange.com/messages/27777390/history

jokerdino

16:14

I saw.

And cursed a little under breath.

Seth

heh

hbdgaf

personally, i hope mcaffee makes good on his offer and takes the whole problem out of the discussion.

Seth

I want to see him eat his shoe.

user139252

@Seth Me too.

user139252

I'm wondering, what type of shoe?

Seth

16:17

but maybe it would be better he unlocked it.

@TheBrownOne how about those Wal-Mart ones that feel like you're wearing plastic bottles?

user139252

Like, the shoe off of his foot? A brand new infant size Converse shoe? Crocs?

hbdgaf

I would suspect that if he made the offer, they're sitting on an iphone unlock/0day.

Seth

Ooh, crocs. That'd be interesting.

@hbdgaf You're probably right.

I saw one on YouTube that allowed unlimited guesses, but only by hand.

(and that was iOS 8)

hbdgaf

@Seth There were some German fellows that made a mechanical finger to handle that

Seth

lol

user139252

16:25

If you get unlimited retries, and you have to wait 5 seconds between attempts, it would only take 1 hour, 23 minutes, 20 seconds to crack it.

user139252

wait, oops, that was 1000, not 10000

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

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Q: Files are being created in folder before fstab mount point is complete

This is a new problem that started after an apt-get upgrade today. OS: Ubuntu 14.04 The LXD container hypervisor puts everything in /var/lib/lxd, but my / partition is a little tight so I bind the /var/lib/lxd folder to a larger volume in fstab. This has worked fine until today. All of a sudd...

ubuntu fstab containers lxd

hbdgaf

if we're raw editing memory and tuning off the lockout, we're probably also turning off the 5 second stall

Mateo

@hbdgaf yeah, should be a third party arangment - other group gets credit/blame for whatever happens - even if they "talk" with apple devs on how to procede. officially making the try to hack their own phones is bad either way for them

wow did you see the directors statment...

encryption that doesnt take 10 years... ?

he has no idea...

user136984

16:46

How do I search DDG for results which only exist on this site?

Mateo

of course that can be reduced with better computers...

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

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Q: how does `man git init` get theright man page?

So it seems that typing man git init into a bash prompt on an ubuntu 14.04 system does the same as man git-init, only I'm not quite sure how. The man page for man (i.e. man man) doesn't seem to allow for this construct, unless git were a section of the manual, but the man page seems to come from...

bash ubuntu man

Mateo

17:01

techrepublic.com/article/the-truth-about-ubuntu-unity not bad, like the > ever use a search engine... enough said. part

Seth

@Mateo Well written article.

I am really tired of hearing all the Unity hate. I really dislike the GNOME 3 shell, but you don't see me spewing hate all over the place at Fedora and SUSE and the like because it's their default..

user139252

Having to use Unity on my new desktop at work, I'm getting use to it and I quite like it now.

Seth

You get to use Ubuntu at work? Nice!

user139252

17:20

@Seth Yeah, I made a very convincing budgetary argument when our contract with our PC supplier ended.

Seth

Awesome.

user139252

@Mateo That site doesn't account for dictionary attacks

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