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Flabricorn

01:14

@izx Oop, my question can be bountied now, no hurry, just when you have the time.

The Interrupter

02:29

How do I set a path permanently? http://askubuntu.com/questions/170222/how-do-i-set-a-path-permanently?atw=1 #bash

Tweeted by AskUbuntu on July 31, 2012 at 2:10 AM

jrg

@ObsessiveFOSS What Eliah said.

George Edison

02:59

Just joined LinkedIn.

(Some of you might get invites-whatever-they-are from me.)

Anwar Shah

03:24

hello

He is two questions in disguise on a single question

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Q: Does wubi need seperate partition? Can I manually allocate space for my home folder?

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04, but there are some programs like AutoCAD, SolidWorks and Comsol Multyphysics, that can run only on a Windows system ... I decided to reinstall my laptop, so I will install first Windows XP, and than Ubunti 12.04 again ... My first question is: While installing Windows ...

Eliah Kagan

@AnwarShah It seems like it's really one question. The OP could have worded it, "Do I have to do any special partitioning to install a Wubi system? I'm specifically wondering if I have to set up partitions in a special way when installing the host Windows system, and if I should be creating a separate partition for my Ubuntu system's /home folder.)

Strictly speaking it's two questions, but they're highly related and the accepted answer (which is a more detailed version of, "no, you don't have to do anything special") answers both at once. I don't think we need to do anything about this question.

Anwar Shah

Thanks, I've edited the title. and I am not going to do anything.

We have missed you last 2 days may be ;P

Anwar Shah

03:44

where do the screenshot stored after i press Alt+prtScR in gnome

Eliah Kagan

Are they in ~/Pictures?

If not this duplicate suggests that this answer may help.

Anwar Shah

@EliahKagan yes, they are in Pictures. I have many scshots there, that was the reason of confusion

@EliahKagan I think, We had a plan for discuss something? ;P

Eliah Kagan

04:00

@AnwarShah Yes, I believe that's this. I've re-joined the room.

Anwar Shah

04:32

data.stackexchange.com/ubuntu/query/6627/… prolific means ?

Anwar Shah

05:33

Why there isn't any --no-splash options. You should explain it or I have not other way except to flag it as not an answer — Anwar Shah 30 secs ago

The Interrupter

Bounty offered: How do I disable ALT + ` ? I need to use that keystroke in my VM to switch IME ke... http://askubuntu.com/questions/168265/how-do-i-disable-alt-i-need-to-use-that-keystroke-in-my-vm-to-switch-ime-k?atw=1 #shortcutkeys

Tweeted by AskUbuntu on July 31, 2012 at 5:10 AM

Anwar Shah

05:50

1

Q: How do I remove Cinnamon?

Today I installed Cinnamon 1.4 but when I log in to it I can't see any panels, just my background image. Can you tell me how to log in to Unity using the terminal and how to remove Cinnamon?

11.10 uninstall cinnamon

the question is really about login to Unity when autologin is enabled.. removing cinnamon is not a big problem as describing the title

Anwar Shah

06:23

anybody here?

jokerdino

no

Anwar Shah

@jokerdino about the question above

Oh, I see, there is on one in this room

What am i doing here? and why staying here

jokerdino

@AnwarShah bah don't care.

Anwar Shah

I can't let him own that title!!

jokerdino

ok

Anwar Shah

06:34

Also want to flag that question

o/

Anwar Shah

06:48

jokerdino still around here?

See how's the title now

1

Q: How can I login to Unity to remove cinnamon with autologin enabled?

Today I installed Cinnamon 1.4 but when I log in to it I can't see any panels, just my background image. Can you tell me how to log in to Unity using the terminal and how to remove Cinnamon?

11.10 uninstall cinnamon

more realistic, isn't it?

It now becomes a half dupe to this question askubuntu.com/q/62833/61218

Or this one askubuntu.com/q/106428/61218

Mahesh

@jokerdino u around?

Anwar Shah

sshhh don't ping @jokerdino

jokerdino

@AnwarShah yeah

Anwar Shah

I didn't ping you. @Mahesh did

jokerdino

@AnwarShah wrong.

@Mahesh sup

Anwar Shah

07:01

@jokerdino why?

jokerdino

the question wants to remove cinnamon because it is broken

Mahesh

@jokerdino webapps testing pages were updated earlier?

jokerdino

@Mahesh probably. i haven't checked yet

Mahesh

the extension, iirc, was unity webapps extension, which is what got installed.

jokerdino

so, he wants to log out using the terminal and then remove etc etc

Mahesh

07:02

and i marked the test as passed.

Anwar Shah

what should be the title, because he also need to get to unity to remove that, and the accepted answer shows, the major part of the problem is login to Unity

Mahesh

now, when i checked, it mentions different ones, and now, FF is ok, but i must file a bugfor chromium.

/me in dilemma..

jokerdino

dont know

@AnwarShah what was wrong with the previous title? the instructions are just fine

@Mahesh ok start over and then check if it works

Anwar Shah

OK.. I thought, there should be something about the autologin option enabled. Ok, i'll rollback

jokerdino

i am guessing they updated packages and then so updated the testing instructions

@AnwarShah those things can be mentioned in the body

you dont have to mention EVERYTHING in the title

Anwar Shah

07:07

Ok. solved.

I did that, cause, I saw some edits to include more things on title

jokerdino

you would add things if the title sucks

Anwar Shah

any way, solved now, thanks

Mahesh

@jokerdino u mean purge and re-install?

Good idea. :D

jokerdino

yeah

Mahesh

ppa-purge-ing

jokerdino

07:09

yep

Anwar Shah

I think, we need good titles like this.( asking this as a general suggestion )

jokerdino

you know what, if you are determined to disagree, don't bother asking my opinion

Anwar Shah

I was really asking your opinion. and I am not determined to disagree. sorry, if that sounds like that

I am asking to be sure that, "We don't need to add more things on titles." Cause i sometimes do add more things.

jokerdino

6 mins ago, by jokerdino

you dont have to mention EVERYTHING in the title

Mahesh

Terrible..

it wants to remove 226 packages.. :/

jokerdino

07:16

o.O

Mahesh

all my 32 bit compatability libraries, wine, and what-not!

jokerdino

hah

Mahesh

and it wants to leave 224 unmetdependencies after that

jokerdino

your problem. good luck

Mahesh

all of which arecaused by the removed packages, which are NOT from that ppa.

okay, i got an idea.

grep apt history, manually purge the installed candidates, try ppa-purge again.

Anwar Shah

07:18

@jokerdino you said something about "if the title sucks". that was the reason for re-asking. thanks anyway

Mahesh

it wants to remove all of my desktop and GUI

RAGEQUIT

jokerdino

@Mahesh install ubuntu-desktop after that

installing that will fix any of your problem

@AnwarShah ok

Anwar Shah

We were agree of the dupeness of this question and I also did a close vote. but it is still opened

Anwar Shah

07:51

A dupe I think askubuntu.com/q/135337/61218

jokerdino

@AnwarShah there are lots of 404 not found questions. you can hunt them down and close them as dupe when you are bored

Anwar Shah

the problem is some are very specific to a package. should i also flag and close those?

Ask Ubuntu Meta

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Q: This question mistakenly flagged as a duplicate, correct?

This question from an experienced AU member was closed yesterday. I think it was a mistake to close it. The question is clear and the linked duplicate does not fully answer the original. Direct quote from the original: "What I want is not only to forbid the package to update but to save ...

discussion

Anwar Shah

<------------ (always feels boring for several days now)

jokerdino

@AnwarShah actually not a dupe

Anwar Shah

07:57

hmm..

jokerdino

one is a ppa error and another one is, there is no package in repo

Anwar Shah

hmm. I answerd to change repo source. a bad one.

jokerdino

yes bad one

Anwar Shah

it was in my earlier days

thx for the feedback

jokerdino

so, having a wrong answer not deleted is wrong

Anwar Shah

08:01

am deleting. actually going to my answer list to do this

now editing the question

wait a few sec

The Interrupter

08:14

Bounty offered: What does admin-secret mean in Juju config file for Ec2 environment http://askubuntu.com/questions/149797/what-does-admin-secret-mean-in-juju-config-file-for-ec2-environment?atw=1 #juju

Tweeted by AskUbuntu on July 31, 2012 at 8:10 AM

Anwar Shah

08:26

Anybody here?

How to deal with questions having two parts and both parts individually duplicate to two separate questions?

jokerdino

close it as dupe of first and then insert the link of second one in the dupe box

Anwar Shah

Referring to the boot splash screen is a duplicate to this one and referring to revert back to lightdm login screen is a duplicate of this question — Anwar Shah 2 mins ago

dupe box means the other options ?

jokerdino

no

the box that is inserted in the question

Anwar Shah

Oh. editing the question to insert the box?

jokerdino

yeah

Anwar Shah

08:33

Can you check if this is what you said. askubuntu.com/q/129218/61218

jokerdino

no

NOOO!

Anwar Shah

the auto dupe comment wasn't inserted also.

jokerdino

i said insert it after the question is closed

Anwar Shah

are you busy?

jokerdino

no

Anwar Shah

08:34

you missed the essential part in your answer ;P

fixed now

jokerdino

you don't have to rollback

just manually replace so it does not exist in revisions

i don't expect you to comprehend it. nvr mind

you should have done that before rolling back

and that only works within 5 minutes

Anwar Shah

@jokerdino which part? (I didn't part)

jokerdino

the manually undoing the edit

Anwar Shah

so, why you said that? (just manually replace so it does not exist in revisions)

jokerdino

well, just trying my luck

@AnwarShah in case you want to do it in the future

Anwar Shah

08:41

I knew that, i can edit in 5 mins. but haven't done it until now.

jokerdino

okay good luck

i thought you knew i was talking about the auto insert box when question was closed

and then i thought you wouldn't roll back and just manually replace

well, two mistakes on my part

Anwar Shah

i knew the second part (though never practiced) but i thought the boxes are auto inserted only by Mods

jokerdino

ok, good that you know the second part

this is the first part - askubuntu.com/revisions/167/6

adding the dupe link box

Anwar Shah

I saw that boxes sources just before the link. thanks

jokerdino

wait what?

Anwar Shah

08:47

I mean, i have seen a questions source to see how to format that box

jokerdino

oh okok

next time, if a question is multi dupe, close the question and then add the second link to the box

Anwar Shah

when i am the first voter, i must wait ? don't i?

jokerdino

yeah

Anwar Shah

so. I must maintain a close voted questions list. thanks

jokerdino

hmm

Anwar Shah

08:50

Is there any other way to see your close voted posts in the system?

jokerdino

you have the list in your profile

Anwar Shah

ok. ..

jokerdino

askubuntu.com/users/61218/anwar-shah?tab=votes

Anwar Shah

got it. I think, the major fault of me is, not exploring the profile completely yet

jokerdino

.

Anwar Shah

08:53

You haven't voted yet

jokerdino

well, i don't feel like it

i just managed to not explain something properly thrice to someone now

and that disturbs me

Anwar Shah

.

Anwar Shah

09:17

Most favorited question of the site?

jokerdino

272

Q: What Application Indicators are available?

This question is present as a matter of historical interest. While you are encouraged to help maintain its answers, please understand that "big list" questions are not generally allowed on Ask Ubuntu and will be closed per the FAQ. I installed Ubuntu 11.04 on one of my systems and I am usin...

software-recommendation indicator

Anwar Shah

How to view a list ?

votes?

jokerdino

well, find the questions that got stellar question badge.

Anwar Shah

BBL

thanks also

Prasad

10:07

Zzz zleeping beautiez

The Interrupter

11:20

What should I do when an answer to my question is no longer required? http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/3770/what-should-i-do-when-an-answer-to-my-question-is-no-longer-required?atw=1

Tweeted by AskUbuntu on July 31, 2012 at 11:10 AM

Anwar Shah

12:12

I have got -2 on a question or answer now, but I don't see anything , no downvotes. When I click the title, It redirects me here askubuntu.com/a/163290/61218

jokerdino

your question got merged

izx

Close as off-topic/bug, guy's wondering why his bleeding-edge Xorg and Nvidia drivers from X-swat are buggy:

-1

Q: X-Swat: Xorg 100% cpu usage when switch videomode

I am just trying to solve the problem with myself but I get tired about it. I updated with x-swat repository. I have Xorg 1.11.3 right now. I have nvidia 302.17 and I'm running only WindowMaker. So there are nothing more than Xorg and some little and few applications running on it. What happen...

12.04 nvidia xorg

Amith KK

Hello all

izx

ta!

Amith KK

►

Ok, how the heck can one move their legs so fast

jokerdino

12:15

Asians.

Anwar Shah

thanks @jokerdino . It only happens for merge ?

jokerdino

5

Q: PDF reader with Highlighting support and save the file

Possible Duplicate: How can I highlight PDFs? I am missing the feature of Highlighting the PDF file directly from reader and saving the changes in the file. This is a feature of Adobe Acrobat Reader (The commercial one). I have tried Okular, but it does not save the changes in the fil...

software-recommendation pdf annotation adobe-acrobat

@AnwarShah ok now i get it fully

you suggested edit on that answer last time. it got accepted = you get +2 rep

now, the question got merged ==> same thing as new answer being posted and you editing it after you get the edit priv. so you lose the 2 rep

Anwar Shah

ok. so, there is no -2 for your question being merged. I was thinking that way after your reply

jokerdino

no, it wasn't

Anwar Shah

ok. got it now

jokerdino

12:21

askubuntu.com/questions/166291/… close vote

close it as NARQ

izx

@jokerdino "timezone=Asia/Calcutta" <--- maybe he needs a Bangla Bondhu (hint hint @AnwarShah)

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

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Q: How to find out if Ubuntu is using DHCP

How can I find out if my IP address is DHCP, Fixed or Dynamic? I need to tell my administrator what IP address my VM is using. I know the numbers, but I don't know if it is fixed or not. I have tried: ifconfig and that returned my IP address. Thank you. Edit I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

ubuntu ip dhcp dynamic-dns

jokerdino

@izx hehe

fossfreedom

Guys - you closed a Q yesterday - can you answer the meta as to why please? meta.askubuntu.com/questions/3795/…

Anwar Shah

@izx I think, the link to your answer (wubi install with iso in the same folder) will be helpful

jokerdino

12:24

@fossfreedom oops ;p

izx

No, he should have edited the question to reflect the new portion -- note it was closed a duplicate of the user's own previous question

jokerdino

Hmm he says this :

> What I want is not only to forbid the package to update but to save it for future installations too.

izx

The comments told him to fix it before the CV'ing started.

jokerdino

true that

Jorge Castro

@izx Can you award that oracle bounty yet?

we need a merge on that

izx

12:28

The forbid update (from the same user) was extensively answered in the original.

jokerdino

and i don't think it is not a dupe

izx

@JorgeCastro Sorry, just started so gotta wait 23-and-change hours. Will do it as soon as eligible.

jokerdino

ok this is what i think. his question can be a dupe of two:

1. how to hold the package
2. how to downgrade skype version

Amith KK

If you are a "security researcher" and you cant take 2 mins to talk to a kid that admires you, you qualify as a rockstar douche bag asshole

Tweeted by purehate_ on July 26, 2012 at 9:47 AM

This is why I love aking, He never does that

jokerdino

@izx you answering that meta question?

Jorge Castro

12:38

@izx oh I didn't realize it was a brand new one

Stephen Myall

Just joined the 2k club. A friend of mine challenged me earlier this month to get to 2k rep by the end of July (deficit 900). Got there by the skin of my teeth. His forfeit is to install Ubuntu exclusively on his Windows 7 machine. Welcome to the community mate will bring the live cd around tonight.

fossfreedom

:) congrats - and a great forfeit by your friend!

Jorge Castro

well done, adding users via gambling is always excellent

Amith KK

@StephenMyall Did that once :P

Hard to keep users stuck to ubuntu with all this facebook flash games that everyone plays

jokerdino

@StephenMyall nice~!

Stephen Myall

12:44

I ll supply the sofware he will get the beers in.

izx

@jokerdino Yes, drafting it right now. Anyone see the irony in an "experienced" ~4k user with a 55% accept rate? <facepalm>

jokerdino

@izx thanks. and o.O

Jorge Castro

the docs somewhere say that an AR in the middle is totally fine

125

Q: How does accept rate work?

What is accept rate? Why doesn't accept rate always appear? How is the accept rate calculated? What does "accepting an answer" mean? How do I do it? Related: How does accepting an answer work? Return to FAQ index

support faq accept-rate

"If you see a middle of the road percentage, it’s an experienced user who understands what accepted answers are for."

Lord of Time

12:59

@ObsessiveFOSS thanks for the bounty award!

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