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FEichinger

14:18

Boo.

jrg

14:30

and to you @fossfreedom!

jokerdino

hey @DirtCheapGoldWatchSpam

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Hi...

jrg

ROLAND.

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Need a watch?

@jrg it's Dirk Dirty, dude...

jokerdino

No, not a watch.

But would like a name for an app.

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14:35

Oh well you've come to the right place :)...

See this face:

<----

jokerdino

/me has disabled images. :(

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You can trust this face, for anything.

jokerdino

describe it in words

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It's the most snide smile you'll ever see.

@jrg loves it.

jokerdino

$_$

jrg

14:37

ugh

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Feeling sick?

Gold watch dust can help with that...

jrg

just disgusted.

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by?

That lame "silver" watch you have?

jrg

the lameness of you.

jokerdino

whoa

jrg

14:39

to me more accurate, your joke. :P

jokerdino

:>

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:( that's low

Below the... 16th pixel...

jrg

@DirtCheapGoldWatchSpam: Can I purge the 2buntu user queue?

Dirt Cheap Gold Watch Spam

@jrg yep

jrg

ok, done.

Dirt Cheap Gold Watch Spam

14:41

No one has contact getsocial about joining, so if there are users in the queue they are fake.

jrg

FAKEEEEEEEEEEEEE

ok, all cleaned up.

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lol

Wait, how come the remote sources for pro-forma comments only have so few comments?

I have to go manually import a ton of them now

jrg

they get split.

if it's prefixed with [A], it will only show up for answers.

if [Q], questions.

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yeah but it's missing a lot of them

jrg

if nothing, everywhere.

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14:43

like the one saying "this does not answer the question yadayada"

jrg

if you'd like to help review them, they be on github. github.com/AskUbuntu/ProFormaComments/blob/master/…

probably time to review them.

ManjotSingh

Hi

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@ManjotSingh hey

@jrg I will :D

ManjotSingh

Can anyone tell how to install webmatrix in Ubuntu 12.01 LTS ?

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12.04

not 01

ManjotSingh

14:46

I found this.

Sorry, 12.04.

but of no use :(

or suggest for any tool compatible with Ubuntu for asp.net programming.

I tried this too, but failed to understand.

Dirt Cheap Gold Watch Spam

Have you tried Monodevelop?

ManjotSingh

Nope.

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<----

ManjotSingh

Let me Google for this.

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It's in the Software Center.

It's like... the de facto standard for all things .NET on Linux.

ManjotSingh

14:50

My Software Center crashed always :(

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Including... drumroll please ASP.NET.

Have you installed Synaptic?

ManjotSingh

What is this for?

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(You should also report a bug).

jrg

@DirtCheapGoldWatchSpam: let me know when you submit the pull request for those comments.

ManjotSingh

laul.

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14:51

Synaptic is what we used to use before the Software Center. It's an intermediate level package manager.

@jrg aight

ManjotSingh

How can I take screenshot in Ubuntu?

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@jrg I sent a request for one comment for now.

ManjotSingh

Have a look/

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Can you click show details and post the output on pastebin?

ManjotSingh

:O Me?

Dirt Cheap Gold Watch Spam

14:54

P.S. for an even better screenshot experience, install shutter, and yes, you :)

jokerdino

shutter, that thing written using perl.

ManjotSingh

All these terms seems new for me.

jokerdino

Yep, that's the effect of Mono on you.

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rofl

ManjotSingh

I failed to install Monodevelope :(

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14:56

@ManjotSingh I see you don't get out much (in terms of Linux apps).

it's Monodevelop

if you add the e it won't work

ManjotSingh

Exactly, I am Mac guy :)

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e_e

yuck

jokerdino

3_3

ManjotSingh

:)

I meant Monodevelop only.

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ħ_ħ

jokerdino

14:57

what do you get for sudo apt-get install monodevelop command?

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@ManjotSingh how did you try to install it?

ManjotSingh

From here.

Trying to download it :)

jokerdino

please start using software-center to install stuff like these

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@jokerdino his software-center crashes

He could install muon software center for now

jrg

@DirtCheapGoldWatchSpam well, marco got to it first.

ManjotSingh

15:00

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@jrg oh he must be online then

ManjotSingh

PFA...

jokerdino

well, I still wouldn't want to install whatever shows up on Google.

ManjotSingh

I am trying from terminal now.

How are you guys up to date with Ubuntu updates?

Is there news forum for Ubuntu?

jokerdino

I write them.

oh that.

ManjotSingh

15:01

You?

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Lol same here :P

ManjotSingh

You mean you write them?

Cool.

jokerdino

I write the word "updates".

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There are so many Ubuntu news blogs out there :P

jokerdino

You might want to check all of the community blogs.

ManjotSingh

15:01

Ok.

jrg

updates < see? I wrote it.

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hax.

ManjotSingh

I was aware of Ubuntu site and Ask Ubuntu only.

jokerdino

@jrg, wow, so pro.

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ManjotSingh

15:02

Nothing, much. I usually write iPhone applications.

jrg

er, no seriously. jokderino, DirtCheapGoldwatchSpam, and myself are part of 2buntu.com. There is another site called OMGubuntu.co.uk.

ManjotSingh

Oh! Great.

jokerdino

2buntu.com

ManjotSingh

You all guys write Ubuntu applications?

jokerdino

omgubuntu.co.uk

@ManjotSingh In a month or so, yes :-]

jrg

15:03

no, we write news about ubuntu. and we have our plethora of sources.

ManjotSingh

I hope you are not joking guys.

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@ManjotSingh and there is also Webupd8.com, iloveubuntu.net, and so many more

jrg

no, we aren't. there are a lot of ubuntu blog news sites out there.

ManjotSingh

Forget about. Please let me know how can I write asp.net in Ubuntu?

Dirt Cheap Gold Watch Spam

lol...

Monodevelop.

sudo apt-get install monodevelop

jokerdino

15:04

did you not run that command?

ManjotSingh

4 mins ago, by ManjotSingh

jrg

12

Q: VB.NET programming in Ubuntu

I have just started at sixth form college, and I'm going to take a Computing A-level. I have been informed all the programming in the first year is in VB.NET on Windows (I believe you are allowed more freedom in the second year...) I do have a Windows XP partition and you can download Visual Bas...

ManjotSingh

I tried but terminal halt at above statement.

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Wait...

jrg

that should cover it for you.

Dirt Cheap Gold Watch Spam

15:05

Did you install this Ubuntu on a hard drive?

ManjotSingh

Yes.

Dirt Cheap Gold Watch Spam

Okay, well, disable the cd rom in your software sources.

ManjotSingh

Earlier, there was Windows 7 but it got crashed.

I tried with Ubuntu latest version and started development on text editor.

Now, I can't write code of asp.net on text editor.

W3School is recommending for Webmatrix and all.

jokerdino

lol w3school

jrg

gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhg.

jokerdino

15:07

apt.ubuntu.com/p/libmono-webmatrix-data4.0-cil

jrg

w3fools.com

2

ManjotSingh

Yes, this is where I learnt HTML, CSS, JS, jQuery, AJAX, XML etc.

jrg

GAHHHHHHHHHHHHH BEGONE!

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=)

ManjotSingh

Now, moving towards asp.net, PHP and xml.

W3fools?

jrg

15:08

use MDN, or Opera's docs. Please.

jokerdino

PHP *_*

ManjotSingh

You are mistaken, it is W3school.

jrg

Don't use w3schools. for the love of web standards and compatibility, don't.

ManjotSingh

gaaah.

Why?

jrg

read the w3fools link above.

ManjotSingh

15:09

I know this source of learning web-technologies.

I read.

Or you recommend any book or resource for it.

jokerdino

He just linked you to two other stuff.

ManjotSingh

I am getting flummoxed.

jrg

basically, it boils down to w3schools has no affiliation to W3C, they have poorly written and inaccurate documentation, and they have no accountability to the 'ruling' web standards bodies.

jokerdino

@ManjotSingh Mono, that's why.

ManjotSingh

I saw both links, quite lengthy.

jrg

15:11

MDN is the resource for web standards. you'll be able to find almost anything you want on there, as long as it's related to web development.

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jrg

it's the same reason we prefer people use askubuntu instead of the ubuntu forums - if something is wrong on askubuntu, we can fix it - there is an edit button next to every post. Whereas with the ubuntu forums (and w3schools), the community at large can't fix stuff.

ManjotSingh

How to reach this above screen?

I am looking into MDN.

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type sofware sources in ŧhe dash

ManjotSingh

I don't them.

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15:14

?

jokerdino

You accidentally a word.

ManjotSingh

Sorry, I don't have software sources in the dash.

jokerdino

actually, you are right. they removed the .desktop file for 12.04

ManjotSingh

So, now what next?

jokerdino

open a terminal and type software-properties-gtk

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15:17

It can be found in the system settings as well

ManjotSingh

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Good

now click on other software

disable the CD rom,

do sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install monodevelop

ManjotSingh

I don't have option for disabling CD rom.

jrg

updates?

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Oh wait, my mistake

it's on your first tab

the Ubuntu Software tab

disable it from there

ManjotSingh

15:21

Done.

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good now:

2 mins ago, by Dirt Cheap Gold Watch Spam

do sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install monodevelop

ManjotSingh

zohreh

hi everybody .please see my question askubuntu.com/questions/233229/…

ManjotSingh

Terminal got stuck, then I start new instance of it and now this error.

zohreh

any idea?

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15:24

@zohreh needs more cowbell.

Please put spaces after fullstops.

ManjotSingh

Me?

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@ManjotSingh how did you get a google.list?

jokerdino

no, me

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@ManjotSingh no @zohreh

ManjotSingh

How would I know?

I just pasted sudo apt-get update in terminal.

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15:26

e_e...............

jrg

excuse me, but this is your period reminder that all multimedia formats suck. big-time. ok, bye.

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okay tell you what,

ManjotSingh

Sorree.

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disable the google line in the software sources

(though hast confused me, sire)

ManjotSingh

Updating.

Done with updates, what next?

jokerdino

15:32

install monodevelop

ManjotSingh

Wait, I got Update Manager window.

Should I go for Install updates or what?

jokerdino

1 min ago, by jokerdino

install monodevelop

updates are obviously necessary.

ManjotSingh

Ok.

It is downloading.

Anything else is required?

jokerdino

yeah, stop usiing mono

ManjotSingh

Why?

jokerdino

15:35

because mono, that's why.

ManjotSingh

@DirtCheapGoldWatchSpam recommended.

Can I have dreamweaver too in Ubuntu?

jrg

no, it's mac and windows only.

jokerdino

Oh wait, isn't Adobe suite available on Linux?

/me trollish

ManjotSingh

Ok, Is anything else required for web pages development?

jokerdino

lol

ManjotSingh

15:38

I follow MDN from today onwards,

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@ManjotSingh Bluefish is a good editor to have

ManjotSingh

Will it available in Ubuntu Software?

Dirt Cheap Gold Watch Spam

yes

See if the software center comes up now

ManjotSingh

Yes.

I am using basic text editor.

It is now opening.

Thanks.

Dirt Cheap Gold Watch Spam

cool =D

okay now

you have monodevelop and bluefish, right?

ManjotSingh

15:41

Yes, both are installing.

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cool

install a feedreader like liferea,

and add some blogs =)

when you are done

ManjotSingh

feereader for?

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You will learn about ubuntu from them

(and you should, if you are going to use it for web development)

ManjotSingh

Thanks for your valuable time and help. (for all guys).

Dirt Cheap Gold Watch Spam

No problem, that's what we're here for.

To look at screenshots and type commands.

And in my case, to look a little creepy with this gravatar...

ManjotSingh

15:44

Which type of commands?

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yay

@ManjotSingh do this, do that, etc.

ManjotSingh

I try write commands but copy from the sites.

As I am not computer science. I jumped from Electronics background.

I am in learning stage,

Nevermind, I am done with Monodevelop let me dig into it. :)

Thanks once again.

Bye.

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ManjotSingh

WAIT!!! How to handle this EULA?

jrg

tab, enter

ManjotSingh

15:52

Thanks.

iSeth

16:11

@jrg interesting link, about w3schools... I certainly thought they were affiliated.

jrg

@iSeth you and a few million other people. :P

iSeth

Yeah, I know. I hope they aren't taken down though. Its still useful.

Ok, give up. I'm going back to Unity brb.

Ok, back

ManjotSingh

You are doing Unity 3D?

iSeth

@ManjotSingh yes.

ManjotSingh

Cool, I tried in decades for iOS :)

iSeth

16:22

Kde is just giving me loads of problems... giant fonts, screen brightness issues.. screen resolution, etc.

ManjotSingh

For which technology are you using it?]

iSeth

It was Kubuntu.

ManjotSingh

:)

Eliah Kagan

16:41

We have several questions about a debconf: apt-extracttemplates failed: No such file or directory error when trying to install packages. None are solved. If you have insight into how to solve it, you might want to answer this one which is being actively worked on (or, if it's duped, then answer whatever the master question is). See this for details.

iSeth

aha! I got past Rick Green again. :D

Ask Ubuntu Meta

17:47

0

Q: Are my flags helpful?

I was looking at the posts I flagged on AskUbuntu to see whether my flags were helpful or not. I saw that all my flags were accepted but two: A flag on a question about computer science which has nothing to do with Ubuntu. The flag was disputed, but the question closed. A flag on a question abo...

discussion flagging flags

Ask Ubuntu Meta

18:20

1

Q: Are bug complaints with addressable non-bug causes on-topic?

Sometimes a user asks a question and shows the error message, and the error message clearly indicates that there is a bug in the application. If it weren't for the bug, that message wouldn't be shown. So we know there's a bug that ought to be reported. This happens most often when the message sh...

discussion answers close-reasons scope vote-to-close

Ask Ubuntu Meta

19:56

0

Q: How to remove the closed topic of exact duplicate

Hi its my thread I started Photoshop Installation in 10.10 Actually i asking the question for the version of ubuntu 10.10 but someone's are closed my topic is exactly duplicate. How to inform him about my thread is deals the version 10.10 of ubuntu ??

bug closed-questions duplicates

Ask Ubuntu Meta

20:30

0

Q: Should we allow questions that are about releases which are considered End of Life?

I'd like to rehash this topic as I was under the impression that EOL releases of Ubuntu are off-topic. The site has grown a lot since it was original discussed so I'd like to see if this is something we should continue doing or if we should consider questions about EOL'd releases as off-topic. Th...

discussion close-reasons faq-proposed

iSeth

21:42

This question is really interesting

2

Q: How to choose the better placement for Sidebar: Left or Right?

I have a question about sidebar navigation. I am designing a web page for latest news and placed the sidebar (news navigation) on the right side. My logic was that "On the news page at first people just want to see updates, the other things are secondary. They will go to the sidebar if they want...

navigation placement sidebar

Takkat

Wasn't Adityas edit of the title better? On the sudo question: askubuntu.com/posts/233378/revisions

iSeth

@Takkat I think so.

Takkat

Because I made an answer I feel bad to rollback :/

iSeth

I don't have rollback powers, sorry :(

Takkat

Editing titles to fit to an answer can be frowned at... well nvm :)

iSeth

21:53

@Takkat :)

Takkat

The sidebar thing is really interesting. I wonder if there is a difference from left- vs. right-handed people.

iSeth

@Takkat idk, thats a good point. I personally want it on the left.

Takkat

<-- never had a bar on the right side. Only at the bottom for a while

iSeth

same here.

Takkat

Also I got used to the windows buttons on the left side extremely fast.

htorque

21:57

i want them in the middle

and a sidebar at the top

:D

iSeth

lol

Takkat

Only later I realized they always were on the left side (Atari), only the short time I was on Windows I had to get used to them being on the right side.

iSeth

I got used to the toolbar buttons being on the left really fast.

htorque

windows charms on the right side → no-go.

iSeth

now I can't stand them on the right :D

htorque

21:59

windows → no-go.

hehe

Takkat

I am forced to Windows at work - there I always click on the Firefox Icon left wanting to close it's window.

One more reason to get back home early.

htorque

half of the programmers would quit if they'd force us to use windows :D

Takkat

Yeah, the IT people run Unix on the servers. Windows is for the common people like me.

htorque

foot soldier? :D

"you don't need a horse, here's windows!"

Takkat

sort of - from the administrator's view.

iSeth

22:06

sorry about that, my internet fell to pieces.

Takkat

Shattered net - I thought that was on purpose.

iSeth

:/

Takkat

Good you managed to puzzle it back to proper operational state.

iSeth

@Takkat I got quite good at that since my old B netgear.. lol

Takkat

lol

iSeth

22:19

I for one like Windows 8

Takkat

Windows ∞

4

iSeth

hey, that's cool

Takkat

c∞l?

4

iSeth

lol

Takkat

this is for @htorque: what do you think of Saturated Sphiggurus

htorque

22:35

:D

Takkat

it would be about time now... :)

htorque

about time for another porcupine?

Takkat

+1 yeah. The r was fail.

htorque

or don't you know any more pointy animals from t-z? :D

Takkat

The urchin has to wait a bit.

htorque

22:41

available in canonical purple:

Takkat

loooooovely <3

Anyway - bedtime again. Good night.

htorque

good night

btw, for T there's the Tetraodontidae :P

Takkat

They are Toxic :)

iSeth

23:52

Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09)

is that even a graphics card?

isn't there more to it?

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