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guntbert

22:03

@AbrahamVanHelpsing origin is not that important - knowledge is - have a nice new year :-)

AbrahamVanHelpsing

i'll try

George Edison

They say BlackBerry 10 will support Qt out of the box.

...and Qt is saying that they will have iOS and Android support by the end of the year.

AbrahamVanHelpsing

i'll have is a large step from i have

Alvar

22:30

... And I'm all out of close votes. :)

iSeth

me too. (well, flags actually)

Alvar

not the same, we have to review those flags :P

iSeth

yeah, I know.

@Alvar have you ever thought about using Cinnamon with Ubuntu? Its a lot like Windows 7

Alvar

@iSeth windows 7 is almost as ugly as Unity and yes I tried it half a year ago when it was brand new. not as good as the classic desktop.

iSeth

OK :)

Alvar

22:33

I want the 10.04 classic desktop look back that's the only thing that would make me start using Ubuntu again..

iSeth

MATE (desktop environment)

MATE () is a desktop environment forked from the now-unmaintained code base of GNOME 2. The name derives from yerba mate, a species of holly native to subtropical South America used to prepare a beverage called mate. The renaming is necessary to avoid conflicts with GNOME 3 components. History The release of GNOME 3, replacing the classic desktop metaphor with a new interface built on top of GNOME Shell, led to some criticism from the Linux community. Many users refused to accept the new GNOME, calling on someone to continue development of GNOME 2. The MATE project was ...

that looks very similar... shrugs

Alvar

shrugs??!?!?!

iSeth

just sayin' there are options although you've probably looked at them all.

Alvar

@iSeth that looks good, I mean it's not as ugly as Unity ur as unusable as Unity... There's a Desktop and everything!

never seen that one...

iSeth

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Q: How to install MATE?

I have seen several youtube videos that are showing MATE (The Gnome 2.x fork) installed in 11.10. How can I install it to test it out in 11.10 and above. If it helps the only sources I know of are: SourceForge - http://sourceforge.net/projects/matede/ GitHub - https://github.com/Perberos/Mate-...

+1 for @LuisAlvarado!!

Alvar

22:39

LOVE TO FOSSFREEDOM FOR THAT ANSWER! askubuntu.com/a/87567/10698

;)

brb need to reboot and try that out! :D

iSeth

@Alvar OK, let me know how it works!! :D

Alvar

hehe, and I'm in Ubuntu...

iSeth

alrighty :)

RolandiXor

@Alvar it sucks.

It's Gnome2.

That's all.

iSeth

@RolandiXor he WANTS gnome 2

com'on man

RolandiXor

22:46

oh

scrolled up.

it still sucks though.

iSeth

shrugs

RolandiXor

They haven't improved on Gnome 2 and it also conflicts a lot with any other desktop

it replaces the image viewer you normally use, the notification system... bleh

iSeth

double shrug

RolandiXor

I tried it for a couple days then purged it

iSeth

I'm trying to fix screen resolution issues in KDE

AbrahamVanHelpsing

22:48

you're either a fan of progress and accept gtk3 or the antipathy of progress and keep clinging to gnome2. pick one. i think we all know what the right decision is --- it's just that people like to complain

RolandiXor

IMHO if you're going to fork GNOME, fork GNOME Fallback/Classic and make it something useful.

iSeth

and font issues

RolandiXor

@AbrahamVanHelpsing exactly

iSeth

need I do it again???

triple shrug

RolandiXor

@iSeth use Unity :D

That solves my KDE issues...

Alvar

22:49

that's my current desktop it's OK, a bit slow in the menu but it works

iSeth

@RolandiXor :|

RolandiXor

@Alvar dirty.

Alvar

clean

RolandiXor

iSeth

@Alvar is that mate or gnome fallback?

Alvar

22:50

@iSeth gnome fallback

havent updated in half a year on 12.04

RolandiXor

OH that's why it looks so... modern.

iSeth

@Alvar ok.

Alvar

haha

RolandiXor

Mate uses it own theme...

It's a bit alien.

AbrahamVanHelpsing

i used unity until i found openbox. then i realized that i can have a super fast uber-reponsive and clean desktop without complaining about compositing of everything lag. hell even flash is snappy

Alvar

22:51

it's easy to use and exactly what a normal person wants ;)

RolandiXor

@AbrahamVanHelpsing truedat

(Now I feel like logging out to open openbox...)

Alvar

openbox?

iSeth

Flash should die. Just my opinion.

Alvar

:S

flash is dead dude.

RolandiXor

Flash... -_-

iSeth

22:52

@Alvar youtube isn't

AbrahamVanHelpsing

flash should die...hulu, crackle, and numerous other providers won't admit it

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RolandiXor

The day Youtube stops using it... it will die.

iSeth

@AbrahamVanHelpsing exactly.

AbrahamVanHelpsing

there's an html5 version of youtube...not so on the others

RolandiXor

The cascading effect will kill it.

Alvar

22:52

@iSeth u can use html5 in youtube, it's in the settings

iSeth

@RolandiXor only the people running IE7 are gonna get mad :P

Alvar

I use html5, it's sooooo much faster...

RolandiXor

@iSeth they should.

At themselves.

iSeth

@Alvar i tried that. still got flash on right click :/

RolandiXor

For being stupid.

@iSeth same here.

Alvar

22:53

@iSeth remove flash and force it! ;)

iSeth

I might try...

Alvar

that's what i did...

RolandiXor

and lose the rest of the internet ;}

iSeth

I think I'm gonna get my Opera back first.

Alvar

now i can 1080p no lag on asus eee pc, on 720p screen ;)

iSeth

22:53

@RolandiXor lol. true.

Alvar

flash lags on 720p :(

@iSeth the lady?! wtf

RolandiXor

Funny thing is Flash plays smoothly for me...

Until it meets my internet connection.

Alvar

ha!

iSeth

@Alvar good grief. opera.com

RolandiXor

↓

iSeth

22:54

(never mind)

Alvar

@iSeth aha the browser nobody uses. Chrome FTW.

RolandiXor

@iSeth ↑

Alvar

how can i install openbox?

RolandiXor

@Alvar by removing Chrome.

Alvar

@RolandiXor ;)

iSeth

22:55

RolandiXor

(:

iSeth

that is why i'm sick of chrome.

its sooooooooooooo annoying.

Alvar

chrome is awesome, it's so awesome you can't even see that it's so awesome!

RolandiXor

I prefer native notifications.

Alvar

that's awesome!

RolandiXor

22:56

@Alvar er, then it's not awesome.

Alvar

@RolandiXor haha

openbox 12.04 install how?

RolandiXor

Firefox is so awesome that Firefox is so awesome.

@Alvar apt get and the name openbox should give you a hint.

I'm not even going to ask why that's an issue...

P.S. that's what profiles are for, and I don't mean user profiles.

@iSeth hey man I'm trollface 2.0, what do you expect ;)?

iSeth

there. no trolling me :P

RolandiXor

xD

Fixed.

iSeth

lol

RolandiXor

23:02

Hey, where are my partners in crime? @Joshua, @Peachy, and @Mochan ...

iSeth

@Joshua has the week off iirc

RolandiXor

oh

iSeth

@RolandiXor he works for a public school ;)

RolandiXor

I know...

:>

muhahaha

iSeth

@RolandiXor snaps fingers and transports you to another part of the universe

@Alvar status report?

its kinda boring now :(

anybody have a raspi?

RolandiXor

23:16

nope

iSeth

:(

RolandiXor

but raspberry pie sounds interesting

iSeth

yeah it really does :D

RolandiXor

lol too bad...

...I don't know how to make it

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

23:40

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Q: Passwordless sudo of a command containing a comma

I have a number of users of a desktop machine, who each have a folder on a remote samba server. I am trying to set up per-user mounting of these network folders following the instructions here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/67405/auto-mounting-network-shares-per-user That article recommends ad...

linux ubuntu sudo

Alvar

... And there was the power back! :)

iSeth

:)

how is mate?

Alvar

6 min and then i can cast close votes again

:)

iSeth

yay!

Alvar

23:55

o i just found a bug in my installation...

my clock wont work correctly it can only show am/pm time not 24 hour time :/

iSeth

interesting. you use 24 hour?

Alvar

@iSeth CET time

yeah

iSeth

ok

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