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The EADD Linux Technical Gibberings Thread

My brand new laptop is running Ubuntu 11.10 (because I was in a hurry).

I actually quite like the new Unity interface. At least it makes more efficient use of screen real estate (KDE's bar across the bottom and individual menu bar on each application window would have made it look as though I was viewing it through a letter box).

Still needs a bit of licking into shape, but I think I'm getting there.
 
'cancel current operation' n
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1082344 the rest is here.

Arch is running fine here, had to google a few mistakes it threw up and delete files and change a few things. Had the upgrade pacman first crap too so told it to go and eat a few dots.
Should have stuck with puppy on virtualbox as it's much quicker imo as an operating system if I need something to play with (bar the other 4 linux boxes that are installed on vb)
 
hello, Linux gibberings ;)

success with Big Ted today:

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:D
 
nice one felix, openbox is a great window manager, lightweight and customisable. How is performance? Also please keep uptime stats for marmz.
 
this is still brand new today and still needs a lot of configuring, so it's too soon to say how it performs in the "real world". but as it stands it boots super quick and it hasn't crashed yet. ;

the Archbang installation was a noob's dream compared to Arch.

and I don't care about no stinking uptime stats - this box shares a monitor with my main one so it gets switched off when it's not in use!
 
Linux can go and fuck a donkey here for the moment, virtual box has stopped working and after four hours of sweating like some underpaid Thai hooker no joy.
Trying to Install libvisio was as much joy as the sexual joy Gary Glitter would get in an oap home.
Mp4a porn shit still won't play....

whinge moan whine...
 
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Been switching between a few distros lately. Currently using Ubuntu 10.04LTS.

Also been switching between Mint 11 and 12. Not getting along with Gnome 3 / Unity(?) but have just learn you can use Mint 12 in classic mode.

I'd love to have a crack at Arch but the benzos have fucked up my attention span and I looks like it needs a bit of attention to set up right, so might have to give it a right few months to get back on track (hopefully)
 
Well done Felix! I'm not sure why you didn't stick with Puppy, but there you go. You seem to be afflicted by Linux Distro wanderlust. BigTed needs to be :sus: about your next moves.
 
*snoo snipped* If only I could remember how to set the settings up so the screen doesn't switch to standby every ten minutes when watching summat on fullscreen I'd be a bounteouosly blissful bunny as opposed to a merely hugely happy hare. If any of y'all happen to know offhand how to keep the pic on the monitor without having to jiggle the mouse at regular intervals feel free to chip in. Am using Ubunto 12.10 and can't for the life of me remember what needs doing to achieve fullscreen viewing pleasure without having to get out from under me nice warm duvet to jiggle the mouse every ten minutes when the screen goes blank.
 
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Ah, that old chestnut shambles. I watch films through my PS3 so it doesn't bother me, but I remember Ubuntu used to do the right thing and disable your screensaver when you were watching video but they went and cocked it up with an update somewhere along the road.

Presumably another update will fix it but apparently there are workarounds so I'll try and find the best one and let you know.
 
Shambles said:
That's nearer a miracle than a mere snoo, Brimz 8o

My snoo for the last 24h is (a) new 'puter is up and running and not yet exploded or melted or owt and (b) managing to find the sweetspot where I can have it arranged so as it still fits under me table whist being just close enough to me settee for the headphone cord to reach me sitting spot and related duvet warmth. Can't attach speakers yet cos I need to find the plug/a plug that fits and also dig out a multiplug adapter thingy cos I've run outta sockets. If only I could remember how to set the settings up so the screen doesn't switch to standby every ten minutes when watching summat on fullscreen I'd be a bounteouosly blissful bunny as opposed to a merely hugely happy hare. If any of y'all happen to know offhand how to keep the pic on the monitor without having to jiggle the mouse at regular intervals feel free to chip in. Am using Ubunto 12.10 and can't for the life of me remember what needs doing to achieve fullscreen viewing pleasure without having to get out from under me nice warm duvet to jiggle the mouse every ten minutes when the screen goes blank.
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Perhaps this might be useful, Sham? http://superuser.com/questions/155881/how-do-i-prevent-ubuntu-from-putting-my-monitor-to-sleep

''Check System>Preferences>Screensaver and see if "Activate screensaver when computer is idle" is checked.

Also, if you hit Alt + F2 and enter gconf-editor then navigate to /apps/gnome-power-manager/lock you can see if blank screen is checked.''
 
Actually this problem is NOT the screensaver as such but a power-saving feature that used to get disabled by default but Canonical fucked it up and stopped disabling in the latest release of Ubuntu.

Bug report here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1072531


Easiest solution seems to be this:
To permanently correct this, add this line at the top of /home/YOU/.profile :
Code: 
xset s 0 0
The file should look just like this :

Code: 
# ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells.
# This file is not read by bash(1), if ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login
# exists.
# see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files for examples.
# the files are located in the bash-doc package.

xset s 0 0
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If you need any further help let us know Shambles.
 
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Thanks, fellas. Am a bit Linux rusty - missed several versions since I last used it and loadsa stuff's been changed. Not necessarily all for the better either. They seem to have opted for a weird mix of oversimplified and more complicated at the same time. New menus and icons and stuff may be pretty but are a pain in the arse to find owt in. Am sure I'll get used to it soon enough though. One of the icons they don't seem to have bothered replacing is the screensaver one. That linky you posted may've helped though, Urb (thanks :)). Not the bit you posted cos that's for an old version but the other answer on there is apparently for new versions. Done and done. Hopefully it did the trick. Is certainly simpler if it does but they could've bloody labelled it properly or made it a bit clearer.

Just teething problems though. Will potter about to see wha' gwan amongst the swooshy menus as and when and I almost forgot about all the Linkux forums. Bloody handy things they are too. All in all, is still a mighty fine snoo. Nay a damn fine snoo =D
 
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If you need any further help let us know Shambles.
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Ya. Just been looking around the forums and was just coming back to ask you about that. Editing the profile file does seem easiest... only I can't find it. There's no files at all in my Home folder - only the usual folders (Desktop, Music, Videos, etc). I'm sure I'm missing the bleedin' obvious cos I never used to have trouble finding the profile file. Memory of a retarded goldfish with advanced Alzheimer's me. Tried searching for it but that didn't seem to turn it up either for some reason.
 
files beginning with a dot are hidden

open a console do a 'ls -a' in your home directory to see it, i think ubuntu comes with gedit as standard so just type 'gedit .profile' while in your home directory in a console

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well done on getting bigted up and running felix :D

not tried archbang. will take a look at that
 
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