IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:06:53
What the fuck is this? Ubuntu 16.10 i have English US keyboard. When i am programming i type "shift + m" why the fuck its typing ";" instead of ":"?
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:07:31
neither of those should show up if you type shift m.
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:08:04
Syzygy: press SHIFT + m in my Macbook is ":" not ";"
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:08:18
in my Macbook OSX i have English US keyboard.
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:08:36
shift + m is M on my notebook. granted i'm on windows right now.
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:09:32
Really? even though its typing ";" Syzygy
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:10:16
shift plus letter is usually the capital letter.
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:10:45
Syzygy: Even though its typing not capital but symbol as ";"
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:11:44
are you sure you're talking about the shift and the m key?
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:12:19
YES - Syzygy on my English US keyboard on right SHIFT key and i am pressing the M key
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:13:23
then how are you writing a capital m?
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:14:39
Syzygy: There is a keyboard layout in Ubuntu where its showing where my m is as ; or :
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:15:10
Syzygy: when i type SHIFT + m it types small m
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:15:29
could it be that my shift key is completely locked or blocked Syzygy?
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:15:38
but that's not the standard US layout then.
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:15:42
which is why nothing is happening with shift key related?
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:16:00
if it doesn't happen with other keys, then i doubt your shift key is stuck
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:16:12
Syzygy: Ubuntu completely ignoring my SHIFT key which is confusing me the hell out.
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:16:36
Syzygy: in have 2 shift key in my laptop. and both are not understood by Ubuntu 16.10
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:16:50
its Sony Vaio VGN-AR61ZU laptop
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:17:08
i never heard of a keyboard that doesn't have two shift keys.
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:17:26
It HAS 2 SHIFT key
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:17:40
Sony Vaio VGN-AR61ZU model
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:17:46
yeah, like pretty much every keyboard.
cfhowlett 2017-02-25 14:18:11
you've chosen a non-standard keyboard layout.
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:18:42
Syzygy: on the same PC i have Windows OS, shift key works on it. But when Ubuntu 16.10 boots then its inactive.
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:19:21
cfhowlett: NO , keyboard is selected the standard worldwide English US
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:19:23
didn't you say mac os earlier btw? what was that about/
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:19:39
Syzygy: i personally use OSX, Macbook Air
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:19:50
Syzygy: all the rest is Linux and Windows PC's
cfhowlett 2017-02-25 14:19:54
IamTrying, you do have an option for the sony laptop keyboard, though, yes? suggest you select that standard
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:20:15
so you're using a macbook air with us layout as a reference for your current vaio layout/
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:20:18
The standard is selected since day 1 cfhowlett
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:20:43
Syzygy: exactly. since day 1 while installing ubuntu 16
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:21:04
i just noticed that shift key was not working with ubuntu 16.10 if i go back to old ubuntu it works
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:21:13
what's the native keyboard layout on the vaio?
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:21:51
Syzygy: all my PC's keyboard native layout is Belgium French keybaords. But i only use English US (my mind only know that keyboard layout)
lebeev 2017-02-25 14:21:53
while trying to install VLC on yakkety, apt spits out this
lebeev 2017-02-25 14:21:55
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
lebeev 2017-02-25 14:21:57
vlc : Depends: libgles1-mesa (>= 7.8.1) but it is not going to be installed or
lebeev 2017-02-25 14:21:58
libgles1
lebeev 2017-02-25 14:21:59
Depends: libgles2-mesa (>= 7.8.1) but it is not going to be installed or
lebeev 2017-02-25 14:22:00
libgles2
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:22:32
Syzygy: SHIFT is not inactive. When i open Ubunut keyboard test tool
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:22:45
and press SHIFT key it show me keyboard inputs in the keyboard
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:23:23
the m part was quite confusing considering no one would know that it owuld be located this way.
lebeev 2017-02-25 14:23:47
libgles2-mesa : Depends: libglapi-mesa (= 12.0.3-1ubuntu2) but 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 is to be installed
Bashing-om 2017-02-25 14:24:02
IamTrying: ' cat /etc/default/keyboard ' shows - XKBMODEL="pc105" XKBLAYOUT="us" - ?
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:24:14
Syzygy: i think the summary is. Ubuntu 16.10 is unable to handle the SHIFT key inputs for this model of laptop (this laptop is anyway very old maybe thats why)
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:24:34
I wouldn't know, but by now some other people tuned in, maybe they know.
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:25:14
let me share Bashing-om, i have to ssh from my OSX to it. cause many keys are not working on that keyboard.
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:26:04
wow ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.24 port 22: Operation timed out
Auprivave 2017-02-25 14:26:13
lost some files, or cant see them. message from the system is that the structure need to be cleaned up. what can I do? its only one folder thats blank. the rest seem to be okay.
Bashing-om 2017-02-25 14:27:42
!info libglapi-mesa | lebeev : Begs the question why = 12.0.3-1ubuntu
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:27:42
I'm trying to find drivers for my (built in) wifi adapter. The adapter is a killer 1535. I need them for Ubuntu 14.04 (old version due to machine learning toolkit only requiring that version). Currently on windows wifi isn
ubottu 2017-02-25 14:27:44
lebeev : Begs the question why = 12.0.3-1ubuntu: libglapi-mesa (source: mesa): free implementation of the GL API -- shared library. In component main, is optional. Version 12.0.3-1ubuntu2 (yakkety), package size 22 kB, installed size 175 kB
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:28:06
I'm trying to find drivers for my (built in) wifi adapter. The adapter is a killer 1535. I need them for Ubuntu 14.04 (old version due to machine learning toolkit only requiring that version).
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:29:43
The killer page suggests installing backports, but the backport page mentions a couple of apt-get commands which won't work since I don't have network access on this notebook.
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:31:08
http://i.imgur.com/gdUkDge.png - Bashing-om
Auprivave 2017-02-25 14:33:00
entire folder just went blank. what do I do?
Bashing-om 2017-02-25 14:33:02
IamTrying: Got me too, as you do have a US keyboard and with the US layout .
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:34:03
Right. But the problem is Ubuntu failed to understand the SHIFT key, it does not react at all Bashing-om. But on same machine CentOS 7 or Windows 10 works for shift key
basil-pesto 2017-02-25 14:37:28
hi hi - i have a weird issue. I'm using sublime text 3, which is working ok. But when I open sublime with terminal or via keyboard shortcut, it shows on my dock that it opens with a different icon. I right click that and it doesn't have a "show details" option, so it doesn't have any .desktop file associated with it.
basil-pesto 2017-02-25 14:37:36
I run the same command in the Exec= portion of the .desktop file, and it'll still do this.
basil-pesto 2017-02-25 14:37:49
i ran ps ax and see that it's all running "subl"
basil-pesto 2017-02-25 14:37:55
so i am not sure why it opens with a brand new icon with no .desktop association
basil-pesto 2017-02-25 14:38:02
im using gnome 3
Bashing-om 2017-02-25 14:38:22
IamTrying: Well, a thought . what does 'xev' reveal when you give focus to the xev window and press a shift key ?
OerHeks 2017-02-25 14:39:00
basil-pesto, sublime text is paid software, they provide support http://docs.sublimetext.info/en/latest/getting_started/install.html
OerHeks 2017-02-25 14:39:17
incl desktop file
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:39:32
basil-pesto: `xev` do not respond on any SHIFT key but for all other key it react.
basil-pesto 2017-02-25 14:40:17
@OerHeks, this seems more like it's responding to something in gnome, though
basil-pesto 2017-02-25 14:40:37
@IamTrying, sorry i dont understand.
OerHeks 2017-02-25 14:41:10
basil-pesto, hart to say what is wrong, ask the man with the money?
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:41:15
basil-pesto: CTRL, FN, SHIFT key do not work (while xev running)
basil-pesto 2017-02-25 14:42:26
@IamTrying, I think that's for Bashing-om, not me.
OerHeks 2017-02-25 14:43:14
maybe it is <> rename the "Sublime Text 2" directory to "SublimeText2" ( folder with spaces, lolz)
kaosine 2017-02-25 14:43:15
does xubuntu not have a boot from 1st drive option? I'm trying to see what's wrong with my server install(beyond the fact the machine needs some new thermal paste).
IamTrying 2017-02-25 14:43:23
Oh yea sorry its midnight here, i am very tired doing mistakes and overstressed with dead lines basil-pesto
mav__ 2017-02-25 14:44:09
Hello
basil-pesto 2017-02-25 14:45:28
no problems, i was just confused :D
zerorax 2017-02-25 14:45:42
wow, i managed to break ubuntu in under 40 minutes
zerorax 2017-02-25 14:45:52
ubuntu is great until it isn't
kaosine 2017-02-25 14:46:33
zerorax: wait a minute I recognize that nick....are you a racketboy user?
Syzygy 2017-02-25 14:46:38
any chance I can download a backport manually (in windows) from this site http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-backports/ and then install them from the file in ubuntu?
zerorax 2017-02-25 14:46:56
no kaosine and I'm surprized anyone else is clever enough to make this nick
zerorax 2017-02-25 14:47:20
I've talked to thousands of hackers and hundreds of os developers and i've only ever had 1 person get the reference
kaosine 2017-02-25 14:47:21
zerorax: worth a shot....know a guy on those forums who has that same nick XD
OerHeks 2017-02-25 14:48:26
zerorax, is there any support Q in that? else join #ubuntu-offtopic for chitchat please
zerorax 2017-02-25 14:48:46
oh this is only for support?
OerHeks 2017-02-25 14:48:59
zerorax, jups
zerorax 2017-02-25 14:49:00
I thought it was just ubuntu related chat...
zerorax 2017-02-25 14:49:08
but yeah I could ask someone to advise me
zerorax 2017-02-25 14:49:16
probably a good idea cause otherwise I gotta reinstall
kaosine 2017-02-25 14:49:46
blech I need to burn a ubuntu live disc since I can't find a option to boot into my ubuntu server from xubuntu >_<
zerorax 2017-02-25 14:50:17
you can make grub boot iso's from your drive if it's compiled the right way
OerHeks 2017-02-25 14:50:18
kaosine, hold shift @ boot, and grub menu appears
kaosine 2017-02-25 14:52:29
OerHeks: that may be the problem the more I look at it. If I push the button on the machine it acts like nothing is installed and boots right off after the bios screen so i'm thinking there might be a issue with grub or something
OerHeks 2017-02-25 14:53:10
kaosine, keep pressing left shift repeatedly, it should work
kaosine 2017-02-25 14:54:43
OerHeks: nope nothing. the files are obivously there because the xubuntu disc could see them but I get no grub apparently
OerHeks 2017-02-25 14:58:05
kaosine, keep trying.. or edit grub from xubuntu >> http://askubuntu.com/questions/16042/how-to-get-to-the-grub-menu-at-boot-time
kaosine 2017-02-25 14:58:11
OerHeks: ok yeah retried it after selecting the cd and told it to boot to first disk "Boot failed"
OerHeks 2017-02-25 14:58:28
not from live iso, from your install!!!!!
kaosine 2017-02-25 14:59:24
OerHeks: yeah but holding it as it boots does nothing from the install
kaosine 2017-02-25 15:01:18
OerHeks: I'm just going to burn a actual ubuntu server disc and reinstall. I didn't really have anything on the server to begin with beyond trying to set up quassel(which that part I shifted to digital ocean for now)
journal 2017-02-25 15:03:04
I need a login manager i can set a primary monitor and ive looked around the net and get that gdm cant be set to a specific monitor will kdm allow me to do so?
RonWhoCares 2017-02-25 15:03:36
I've just created the file /usr/share/applications/phpstorm.desktop Now how do I actually get that icon onto my desktop?
journal 2017-02-25 15:04:08
put it into the desktop folder i think
journal 2017-02-25 15:04:34
under /home/youruser/desktop
Bashing-om 2017-02-25 15:05:05
kaosine: Id this is a EFI machine, it is the escape key (spammed ) that grub looks for .
kaosine 2017-02-25 15:06:41
Bashing-om: nope just clicks when I hit anything other than shift
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:09:02
Is there something I can do to make ubuntu work with a 4k screen? as it is right now, it's an OS made for ants.
cfhowlett 2017-02-25 15:09:35
Syzygy, meaning less question. Any useful details??
Bashing-om 2017-02-25 15:09:46
kaosine: Got the better of me then, Need to boot something somewhere and find out if this box is MBR or EFI arch .
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:10:05
seems like the OS ui is scaled to pixels rather than screen density. letters are millimeters in size.
OerHeks 2017-02-25 15:10:09
Syzygy, SYSTEMSETTINGS > DISPLAYS > SCALE ...
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:10:34
thanks.
OerHeks 2017-02-25 15:10:47
sorry for the caps ..
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:10:55
np
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:11:23
before i shut down my system to boot in ubuntu i have two more questions
RonWhoCares 2017-02-25 15:11:41
With thanks
kaosine 2017-02-25 15:11:48
Bashing-om: I'm just going to transfer my server iso to my external hdd and try to burn it on xubuntu once I transfer it over to that computer.....something must've gone screwy with the install since I did do it from a usb drive the first time. Maybe reinstaling it from a dvd will fix it...
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:15:17
first question, where can I get the appropriate drivers for my system? Unfortunately I need to download them in windows since some of the missing drivers are for wifi. My wifi hardware is killer 1535 and i need it for ubuntu 14.04.
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:15:56
according to the killer page, i need a backport (http://www.killernetworking.com/driver-downloads/knowledge-base?view=topic&id=2) but since I can't download it via apt-get like the backport page recommends I somehow need to download it in windows and install it from my filesystem. How can I do that?
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:15:56
seem like this would be the correct thing for the 14.04 backport http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-backports/
kaosine 2017-02-25 15:17:24
Bashing-om: stupid question but what's the best burning software for xubuntu/ubuntu?
tgm4883 2017-02-25 15:18:20
kaosine: whatever works the best for you. I think Brasero is the default for ubuntu
kaosine 2017-02-25 15:19:15
tgm4883: well I guess I'm stuck with xfburn then since that's default in xubuntu
Bashing-om 2017-02-25 15:19:21
kaosine: Nothing stupid at all . But All I can say is 'dd' is my preference . Recall, I do not do Windows or Mac :P
kaosine 2017-02-25 15:19:53
Bashing-om: well I'm in xubuntu and not using dd because knowing me I'd screw it up
Bashing-om 2017-02-25 15:22:04
kaosine: xfburn in xubuntu will get the job done .
fliraction 2017-02-25 15:22:22
I'm currently trying to transfer files from my current user to an external from a bootable USB and was wondering how I could su into the user on the installed volume from the booted iso from the USB
kaosine 2017-02-25 15:22:26
Bashing-om: that's if it gets a move on, kinda froze up on me just now
fliraction 2017-02-25 15:22:37
su *user* and su - *user* says the user doesn't exist
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:23:21
second question. how can I change my grub to automatically and instantly boot into an OS of my choice unless I interrupt the boot process via a button press? (e.g. like it often works for booting from different media)
kaosine 2017-02-25 15:23:24
Bashing-om: ok may be missing some drivers says the drive can't be used for burning o_O
Bashing-om 2017-02-25 15:23:49
kaosine: That ain't good . verify the .iso integrity (md5sum ) ??
kaosine 2017-02-25 15:24:29
Bashing-om: it should be even if I moved it from my mac to xubuntu
Bashing-om 2017-02-25 15:26:01
kaosine: Good think to check and make sure .
Bashing-om 2017-02-25 15:26:17
!md5sum | kaosine
ubottu 2017-02-25 15:26:17
kaosine: To verify your Ubuntu ISO image (or other files for which an MD5 checksum is provided), see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM
azizLIGHT 2017-02-25 15:26:47
anyone on 14.04 can u tell me the output of apt-cache policy libqt5core5 ubuntu-control-center-signon | curl -F 'sprunge=<-' http://sprunge.us
Ben64 2017-02-25 15:27:34
azizLIGHT: http://packages.ubuntu.com
azizLIGHT 2017-02-25 15:27:45
why do i have no candidate for those two packages
wafflejock 2017-02-25 15:28:02
fliraction, don't think you can do that since the live system doesn't have those users in it's /etc/passwd wouldn't have your user info, believe as long as the files aren't encrypted you should be able to access them still for reading no?
wafflejock 2017-02-25 15:28:22
oh gone
azizLIGHT 2017-02-25 15:29:13
Ben64: its not on there for trusty?
tgm4883 2017-02-25 15:29:42
!info trusty libqt5core5
ubottu 2017-02-25 15:29:42
'libqt5core5' is not a valid distribution: kubuntu-backports, kubuntu-experimental, kubuntu-updates, partner, precise, precise-backports, precise-proposed, stable, testing, trusty, trusty-backports, trusty-proposed, unstable, utopic, utopic-backports, utopic-proposed, vivid, vivid-backports, vivid-proposed, wily, wily-backports, wily-proposed, xenial, xenial-backports, xenial-proposed, yakkety, yakkety-backports, yakkety-proposed, zesty, zesty-backports,
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:29:46
azizLIGHT, I wish i could, but I can't connect to the internet yet D:
Ben64 2017-02-25 15:29:47
azizLIGHT: most likely
tgm4883 2017-02-25 15:29:50
!info libqt5core5 trusty
ubottu 2017-02-25 15:29:52
Package libqt5core5 does not exist in trusty
vivid 2017-02-25 15:31:09
!info libqt5core5a trusty
ubottu 2017-02-25 15:31:09
libqt5core5a (source: qtbase-opensource-src): Qt 5 core module. In component main, is optional. Version 5.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu14.3 (trusty), package size 1663 kB, installed size 5056 kB
Bashing-om 2017-02-25 15:33:02
azizLIGHT: tgm4883 Hummm : http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=libqt5core5&searchon=names&suite=trusty-updates§ion=all >>> trusty-updates (libs): Qt 5 core module >>> 5.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu14.3: amd64 arm64 armhf i386 powerpc ppc64el .
wafflejock 2017-02-25 15:33:05
Syzygy, looks like there is native support if you have a new enough kernel http://askubuntu.com/questions/769824/killer-1535-and-e2400-nic-support-in-ubuntu-16-04
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:33:58
ubuntu kernel? I have to use 14.04 which I assume is a bit outdated?
wafflejock 2017-02-25 15:34:59
Syzygy, type, uname -a, will tell you the kernel specifics that may or may not have it I think it's 3.x but 16.04 is 4.4ish
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:35:58
well, since it won't work, i assume it's running an older kernel... let me boot up my desktop PC and boot into ubuntu on this one.
wafflejock 2017-02-25 15:36:01
Syzygy, this page has stuff about customizing grub settings too, basically you typically update the grub user configuration and run update-grub for it to build the actual config it uses on boot http://askubuntu.com/questions/100232/how-do-i-change-the-grub-boot-order
Ben64 2017-02-25 15:36:04
!info linux-image-generic-lts-xenial trusty
ubottu 2017-02-25 15:36:04
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (source: linux-meta-lts-xenial): Generic Linux kernel image. In component main, is optional. Version 4.4.0.64.50 (trusty), package size 2 kB, installed size 28 kB (Only available for i386; amd64; armhf; arm64; ppc64el; powerpc)
Ben64 2017-02-25 15:36:16
can get 16.04'
Ben64 2017-02-25 15:36:20
s kernel on 14.04
cfhowlett 2017-02-25 15:36:33
Syzygy, current 14.04 = 14.04.5 perhaps you should sudo apt full-upgrade ?
wafflejock 2017-02-25 15:36:39
oh nice
Syzygy 2017-02-25 15:37:04
cfhowlett, perhaps i should get internet on ubuntu first? which is exactly the problem i'm trying to solve right now.
cfhowlett 2017-02-25 15:37:21
d'oh! right. sorry.
Ben64 2017-02-25 15:37:38
Syzygy: did you just install ubuntu
Syzygy_ 2017-02-25 15:38:28
Ben64, last week, but haven't really used it since then
Ben64 2017-02-25 15:39:18
Syzygy_: check which kernel you're running with 'uname -a' ... a fresh download&install should be on 16.04's kernel
Syzygy_ 2017-02-25 15:40:28
give me a second, i need to adjust the UI scale first
Syzygy_ 2017-02-25 15:41:40
because out of the box everything's quite small
Syzygy_ 2017-02-25 15:42:40
seems like it\s 4.4.0-31-generic
Syzygy_ 2017-02-25 15:43:01
and 14.04.1
Syzygy_ 2017-02-25 15:44:03
so i guess the drivers are there but it's not working for some other reason...
__Kevin__ 2017-02-25 15:44:53
what's the channel for 17.04?
__Kevin__ 2017-02-25 15:44:55
sorry
Guest71561 2017-02-25 15:44:57
who use idea products?
Aurorasaura 2017-02-25 15:45:33
Silly quick question but what is the lost+found folder?