[00:28:03] <jiltdil> Why ubuntu is widely used over other ubuntu variants??? [00:28:06] <Darkhacker> dr_willis im using ubuntu because im more of a homebrew dev i love coding open source application and games and so on and i thought a open source os would be best in the long run 
[00:28:22] <Darkhacker> google DarkhackerPS3 [00:28:37] <dr_willis> jiltdil: its the first, the most popular, and the manuals/docs all refer to bntu [00:29:05] <jiltdil> dr_willis, hm 
good one [00:29:14] <dr_willis> for low end hardware lubuntu is gaining a following [00:29:37] <dr_willis> xubntu is sort of in the middle… its heavier then lbntu. [00:30:01] <Darkhacker> dr_willis what do you think ? [00:30:03] <dr_willis> and of course kubuntu for kde lovers [00:30:34] <dr_willis> Darkhacker: im on my android phone – so i dont youtube from it. 
[00:31:06] <Darkhacker> nice i just got my first android last week [00:31:15] <Darkhacker> just got it rooted today [00:31:22] <cattune> hello….can anyone point a complete newb to some grassroots ubuntu information? [00:31:27] <og01> hi there i’ve got a little stuck, i tried out the xbmc unstable PPA and now want to revert to their stable, I removed the source and did aptitude update, but when i try and install xbmc it sats that x<dr_willis> cattune: ask away [00:31:42] <og01> how can I make it forget about the newer packageS? [00:32:12] <dr_willis> og01: try the ppa-purge tool/ [00:32:54] <cattune> thanks dr-willis……at the moment i have an error msg that appears as i suspend the machine – error edid checksum is invalid [00:32:54] <dr_willis> !info ppa-purge [00:32:58] <ubottu> ppa-purge (source: ppa-purge): disables a PPA and reverts to official packages. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.2.8+bzr56 (oneiric), package size 4 kB, installed size 56 kB [00:33:10] <Darkhacker> how do i install xbmc or showtime T.T ? [00:33:46] <dr_willis> cattune: i never use sspend or hibernate so no idea.. my ubntu box has like 4 weeks+ uptime [00:34:03] <bullgard4> In gnome-terminal pressing Ctrl+Shift+T will open another Tab within the gnome-terminal program window. What is the analogous command for urxvt? [00:34:03] <dr_willis> Darkhacker: via the xbmc ppa normally [00:34:24] <cattune> ah,ok….but i have many others too!..:) [00:34:57] <tensorpudding> urxvt, to my knowledge, doesn’t support tabs [00:35:10] <Darkhacker> E: Unable to locate package xbmc [00:35:16] <dr_willis> been ages since i used urxvt [00:35:20] <rootofjesse> i am looking for some help with a dual boot xp ubuntu 11.10 problem [00:35:26] <dr_willis> !ppa | Darkhacker [00:35:27] <ubottu> Darkhacker: A Personal Package Archive (PPA) can provide alternate software not normally available in the offical Ubuntu repositories – Looking for a PPA? See https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas – WA<Darkhacker> i did this sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc [00:35:53] <dr_willis> xbmc is not in the default repos. [00:35:56] <Darkhacker> then sudo apt-get update [00:35:56] <cattune> i set preferences in thunderbird on last boot,but this boot has discarded those preferences,i didn’t see a save button at the time,but i may have accidentally logged in as a different user?? [00:36:37] <dr_willis> theres some how to install xbmc on 11.10 gides out there [00:36:42] <og01> Darkhacker: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_on_Ubuntu [00:37:02] <cattune> what would be the best setup proceedure to set user profiles? [00:37:41] <dr_willis> cattune: each user has their own settings.. so im not clear on what you mean [00:37:44] <cattune> i have searched for some info,but it is mainly cmd line based and i’m spoon fed windows user..:) [00:38:53] <cattune> as i understand it each user has thier own priviledges for security,at the moment i’m logged in as a guest [00:39:17] <dr_willis> cattune: guest user settings are not saved.. [00:39:25] <dr_willis> thats why they are guest [00:39:42] <cattune> a ubuntu for dummies guide seems appropriate for me.. [00:39:45] <dr_willis> add new users if you want a new user [00:39:52] <dr_willis> !manual [00:39:52] <ubottu> The Ubuntu Manual will help you become familiar with everyday tasks such as surfing the web, listening to music and scanning documents. With an emphasis on easy to follow instructions, it is suitabl<redshiftquasars> #minecraft [00:40:19] <dr_willis> that manual is a little out of date but the fundamentals still apply [00:40:26] <Darkhacker> guess ill try to compile showtime [00:40:29] <Darkhacker> anyone else use it ? [00:40:45] <dr_willis> never heard of it. [00:41:02] <dr_willis> i use boxee or xbmc for my video playback needs [00:41:06] <Darkhacker> dr_willis google showtime media player [00:41:11] <Darkhacker> it the F****** bomb [00:41:25] <Darkhacker> i did some work on the port to ps3 [00:41:30] <jtr__> Darkhacker: seriously ? [00:41:40] <jtr__> Darkhacker: i’m gonna try rightnow! [00:42:08] <Darkhacker> yes [00:42:09] <cattune> ah,thank you dr-willis,just found your msg re guest users [00:42:31] <dr_willis> !tab | cattune [00:42:31] <ubottu> cattune: You can use your [00:43:46] <Darkhacker> https://www.lonelycoder.com/hts/showtime_overview.html [00:43:56] <jtr__> Darkhacker: my distorted nick jtf_ 
[00:44:40] <tmus> Does anyone have a clue why we haven’t seen Firefox8 on Oneiric yet? When FF8 was released, speculation was “in a few days”, but that’s way overdue now… Serious issues with it or something? [00:45:29] <dr_willis> you would use a ppa to get ff8 i thought [00:45:36] <lng> hi! how to fix it? http://paste.ubuntu.com/742940/ [00:45:44] <dr_willis> normal repos wont be pdated to include it. [00:45:56] <tensorpudding> lng, install ncurses [00:46:01] <dr_willis> !ff8 [00:46:07] <dr_willis> !ff [00:46:07] <ubottu> firefox is the default web browser on Ubuntu. To install the latest version, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion | To install plugins: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxPl<Darkhacker> jtr_ if you install you need this page https://github.com/andoma/showtime/blob/master/README.markdown [00:46:15] <jtr__> this channel is the most useful invention of man [00:46:37] <jtr__> Darkhacker: ok, i’ll read [00:47:35] <lng> tensorpudding: what is package name? [00:48:12] <tensorpudding> libncurses5-dev should do it [00:49:04] <tmus> dr_willis, thanks [00:49:18] <lng> tensorpudding: I already have it [00:49:37] <dr_willis> tmus: funny thing.. i use opera [00:49:38] <Darkhacker> jtr__ there many media players out there but showtime has many options in it for use and play many formats and even does subtitles from internet and hell of plugins and you can even rent mp3′s o<Darkhacker> and rent adult movies if your over 18+ [00:50:27] <tmus> dr_willis, heh [00:50:29] <jtr__> Darkhacker: sounds really cool, why is it still on git, why not a .deb ? [00:50:49] <rootofjesse> i decided to redo xp and oneiric installations and rearrange the partitions of the ubuntu, did gparted from live, committed, did not touch ntfs, rebooted and installed xp from cd with full form<tensorpudding> lng, it could be an issue with the thing you’re building [00:50:56] <tensorpudding> ask the people who wrote it [00:51:52] <tmus> dr_willis, ff8 is now in the ppas for oneiric though – it was worth a shot [00:51:59] <lng> tensorpudding: I have that compiled on the other machine [00:54:29] <Darkhacker> jtr__ because of the process of getting it setup i think but it worth it [00:54:34] <Darkhacker> it on osx linux and ps3 [00:55:07] <gulzar> how to use my GPRS connection with QEMU? [00:56:12] <jtr__> Darkhacker: oh, okay [01:01:20] <packrit> bonjour, [01:01:44] <packrit> pas sûr que qq’un soit làun samedi matin… [01:02:18] <packrit> J’intalle xubuntu 11.10 hier soir… [01:02:44] <jtr__> !french [01:02:45] <ubottu> Ce canal est en anglais uniquement. Si vous avez besoin d’aide ou voulez discuter en français, veuillez taper /join #ubuntu-fr ou /join #ubuntu-qc. Merci. [01:02:51] <jtr__> !help|french [01:02:51] <ubottu> french: Please don’t ask to ask a question, simply ask the question (all on ONE line and in the channel, so that others can read and follow it easily). If anyone knows the answer they will most like<jtr__> [01:03:19] <lighta> salut packrit , et sisi ya tjr du monde =) [01:03:27] <packrit> Bien sûr.. jtr [01:03:42] <jtr__> packrit: ca va? [01:03:56] <jtr__> packrit: [01:04:01] <mcsteve> Anyone know how to disable plymouth on 11.04, or at least get it to leave ttyS0 alone? [01:04:13] <packrit> Sur #ununtu6fr, ils dorment tous /o [01:04:30] <katsrc> hey everyone [01:04:36] <katsrc> i’m having some issues with this “update-apt-xapi” process that keeps on consuming as much as 50 to 60% CPU resources [01:04:54] <packrit> nouvelle install hier soir sur tout le disque est ce matin, le disque est plein ? [01:04:55] <katsrc> does anyone have an idea on what it is [01:05:02] <jtr__> packrit: je n’ait pas beaucoup de francais, j’ai anglais, et je ne puex pas comprenez que tu dit [01:05:09] <packrit> 40 Go [01:05:56] <packrit> my hard disq is full after a new install (hier) [01:06:20] <blargg> Using Ubuntu 10.04 and Disk Utility, I formatted a 60GB volume on an MBR’d disk as FAT. I tried to mount on OS X, but no go. I notice that the parition type is still 0×83 (Linux). I want to set this<ActionParsnip> katsrc: let me search [01:08:33] <mcsteve> I can’t figure out what’s going on here, but on this server, plymouthd is interfering with the serial console [01:09:00] <packrit> Lighta ? [01:09:39] <packrit> tu speakes bien le français. [01:10:03] <ActionParsnip> katsrc: http://sapnwnewbie.blogspot.com/2010/11/high-cpu-usage-by-update-apt-xapi.html [01:10:31] <brjannc> blargg: yes; without LBA, FAT32 only supports up to 2 GB I think. so you want type C [01:10:40] <ActionParsnip> !away > virusuy-away [01:10:41] <ubottu> virusuy-away, please see my private message [01:11:00] <blargg> Yay, trying to change partition ID in MBR has hung something. I’ll just use sfdisk, ugh. [01:11:36] <ActionParsnip> !fr | packrit [01:11:36] <ubottu> packrit: Ce canal est en anglais uniquement. Si vous avez besoin d’aide ou voulez discuter en français, veuillez taper /join #ubuntu-fr ou /join #ubuntu-qc. Merci. [01:12:08] <katsrc> ActionParsnip: i’ve done that it still is an issue [01:12:25] <l1nuxman> how can I run apache2 binary without getting error: “apache2: bad user name ${APACHE_RUN_USER}” ?? [01:12:26] <katsrc> it suppose to be fixed, but i’m still having this issue [01:12:39] <l1nuxman> Also without running my init script apache2ctl [01:13:11] <ActionParsnip> katsrc: did you reboot after making the change? [01:13:23] <katsrc> ActionParsnip: yup [01:13:30] <katsrc> i’m going to look into a bug report [01:13:36] <katsrc> seems more people are having this [01:14:07] <packrit> It is possible for a french speaker to go to #ubuntu-fr ? please. [01:14:42] <packrit> My english is too bad to speak. [01:15:08] <brjannc> packrit: have you tried #ubuntu-qc ? there may be some quebecois still awake there [01:15:35] <katsrc> ActionParsnip: i guess it’s an unfixed bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/+bug/830333 [01:15:36] <ubottu> Launchpad bug 830333 in apt-xapian-index (Ubuntu) “randomly, update-apt-xapi will take 100% cpu for an extended period of time” [Undecided,Confirmed] [01:16:21] <packrit> brjannc, I go see the quebecois… [01:16:38] <brjannc> packrit: bonne chance [01:18:01] <cattune> does anyone know where i can download ubuntu for dummies? [01:18:02] <ActionParsnip> katsrc: indeed, you could always modify the cron to not run it but I’m not sure what it does [01:18:25] <katsrc> ActionParsnip: thanks for your help, i think i’ll try that [01:18:28] <supercoder> hello [01:18:37] <supercoder> hello [01:18:52] <supercoder> katsrc: hello [01:19:00] <katsrc> hi supercoder [01:19:02] <ActionParsnip> katsrc: http://examplenow.com/package/apt-xapian-index/ [01:19:32] <packrit> You are very “courtois” here. [01:19:53] <l1nuxman> I’m getting: apache2: bad user name ${APACHE_RUN_USER} however in my /etc/apache2/envars file I have user and group set to www-data. What gives? [01:20:23] <l1nuxman> because I’m trying to run the apache2 binary
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