[01:25] <CodeBug> are there ways to speed up ubuntu
[04:31] <Roey> hello!
[04:31] <Roey> hello! I have two directories, sourcedir and targetdir, holding identical files but with different ctimes; I want to change the ctimes of all the files in targetdir so that they match the ctimes of the files in sourcedir.  How do I do this?
[07:21] <obert> morning, is this usable on linux? https://www.amazon.it/Elements-Portable-Hard-Disk-Esterno/dp/B06W55K9N6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521292028&sr=8-1&keywords=western+2+tb
[07:39] <hateball> obert: I don't see why not
[07:40] <obert> it seems it's formatted for windows hateball
[07:40] <hateball> the windows software included with it will obviously not work
[07:40] <hateball> obert: Yes, it's usually NTFS formatted with some preinstalled software, but you can just format it the way you like
[07:40] <obert> how?
[07:41] <obert> rm -rf *?:)
[07:42] <hateball> obert: Kubuntu comes with a Partition Manager
[07:42] <hateball> alt+space -> search for partition
[07:43] <obert> found it
[07:43] <obert> but never used it
[07:43] <obert> I am scared to make mistakes
[07:45] <hateball> Well we can walk you through it if you need help after you buy that drive
[07:46] <obert> ok thanks
[07:46] <obert> better close partition manager for now
[07:50] <hateball> obert: Luckily you can't make changes to mounted partitions, so you cannot mess up your running system :)
[07:52] <obert> who knows?  The problem is that Wifi doesn't connect at startup. It errors out saying that it doesn't have "secret" or password or something like that. But if I click the "Connect" button after, it works ok.
[08:52] <ktecho> I don't know if the problem could be that KWallet is not available at boot, but it's available later, so it works when I click the button.
[08:53] <ktecho> This is with 18.04 updated.
[08:53] <hateball> ktecho: 18.04 is in #ubuntu+1
[08:54] <ktecho> ops!
[08:54] <ktecho> Thanks a lot hateball
[09:04] <BluesKaj> 'Morning folks
[10:52] <obert> bought the hdd! \o/
[11:21] <hateball> :)
[11:23] <Mrokii> This may be nitpicking, but can somebody explain the logic behind using "Ctrl+Q" to close a file-Window in Dolphin? The usual shortcut (from my experience anyway) in other apps seems to be "Ctrl+w" (to close windows). I think using "Q" isn't very logical, as Dolphin isn't being quit just by closing any kind of its windows.
[11:27] <obert> 22th of this month will be here
[11:29] <Mrokii> "22nd" if anything. :p
[11:29] <obert> really?
[11:29] <obert> march, 22
[11:30] <obert> :)
[12:57] <meri> Hi, I am having problem with keyboard, I am using slovak keyboard layout and I can't put caron on any letter. Can you give me hint where to look?
[12:57] <meri> I am using standard configuration and it doesn't work just from last update
[15:43] <user|82880> in kubuntu,which installer used
[15:43] <user|82880> ?
[15:47] <user|82880> in kubuntu,which installer are used to install any operating system
[15:47] <user|82880> in kubuntu,which installer are used to install any operating system
[15:50] <user|82880> ?
[15:50] <shuforov> user|82880, Hello, if you want install some package you can use Discover application
[15:50] <user|82880> thnkx
[15:51] <user|82880> thank u shufovor
[15:52] <shuforov> user|82880, your welcome
[16:14] <user|30136> how i m install a pyhton on kubuntu?
[16:15] <user|30136> how download and install pyhton for kubuntu?
[16:18] <user|30136> i m a new user i want to know that how i m download and install python on kubuntu ..
[16:21] <user|30136> ?
[16:23] <Tm_T> user|30136: you can install from software center
[16:23] <Tm_T> or if commandline is your home, using apt-get
[16:24] <user|30136> if i have no commandline in my home?
[16:26] <user|30136> what is commandline tm-t
[16:31] <Tm_T> user|30136: allright, I recommend using software center ow whatever the installer is called
[16:31] <Tm_T> let me dig up things
[16:31] <Tm_T> "Discover
[16:31] <Tm_T> yeah, that might be the tool you're looking for
[16:31] <Tm_T> in there, if you search for python, I hope it gives reasonable results to install
[16:32] <Tm_T> user|30136: ^
[16:32] <user|30136> oky thank uhh Tm-t
[16:36] <Tm_T> user|30136: hmm, for what you are planning to use python?
[17:22] <Mrokii> He'll be having a hard time using python without knowing about the Konsole / commandline, I think. o.O
[19:37] <mootz> hi
[20:01] <Lin-Buo-Ren> mootz: Hello
[23:28] <pickle--> Hello, I'm fairly new to KDE. Does the version of KDE that ships with Kubuntu 16.04 LTS not allow a desktop that shows the contents of the Desktop folder in the home directory without a widget? Does it also not allow click and drag? I had tried out a newer version of KDE on Antergos and noticed this feature existed, so I was curious if there's something wrong with my installation. Thanks for your time.


[14:28] <jrwren> this was on hacker news and it wasn't until page14 that there was something new to me, but WOW... very cool. https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/conference/protected-files/lisa19_maheshwari.pdf
[15:13] <cmaloney> I just got rejected from this team: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-wiki-editors
[15:13] <cmaloney> TIL: I applied to be on this team.
[15:13] <jrwren> lol.
[16:22] <_stink_> surprise!
[19:45] <jrwren> windows got a pkg mgr -= https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-package-manager-preview/?WT.mc_id=ITOPSTALK-reddit-abartolo
[20:11] <jrwren> WTF is going on?!?! https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21263377/microsoft-windows-10-linux-gui-apps-gpu-acceleration-wsl-features
[20:44] <cmaloney> They're trying to out-Linux Linux. :)
[20:46] <rick_h> embrace/extend?
[20:46] <rick_h> sorry, I didn't have any $ in that answer, I lose
[20:47] <cmaloney> extingui$h
[20:48] <cmaloney> Honestly I'm impressed with their trajectory
[20:48] <jrwren> https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/directx-heart-linux/  it is crazy really
[20:48] <cmaloney> not that I'm planning on adopting Linux any time soon
[20:48] <cmaloney> oh noes
[20:48] <cmaloney> they've got to me
[20:48]  * cmaloney withers
[20:48] <cmaloney> not that I'm planning on adopting _Windows_ any time soon
[20:49] <jrwren> in the last case, i think it is because they want apps running on azure, and that is how they'll let them GPU accel on azure in linux
[20:49] <jrwren> but still.... 🤯
[20:56] <cmaloney> Ah, that makes totes sense


[00:19] <Yikes> I want to attach my IRC username on my ubuntuforums account since I never check the associated email anyway.  Do I have to specify the  server as well?
[00:20] <dax> freenode's the largest IRC network and where all Ubuntu stuff is normally, but if you'd like you could mention chat.freenode.net i guess
[00:21] <Yikes> thanks
[00:24] <Yikes> btw why is my server rajaniemi.freenode.net instead of irc.freenode.net?
[00:26] <dax> irc.freenode.net is a pointer to chat.freenode.net, which is a "round robin" pool of different servers. from that pool, your computer picks one to connect to. in this case, you got the untypable finnish one
[00:26] <Yikes> Is there a server backbone and it depends on where you are?
[00:27] <Yikes> okay, thank you.
[00:27] <dax> (which one it chooses is random)
[00:32] <Yikes> I filed an IC3 report just because it  has been happening for over a year now.  It  would be nice if I actually had an IP address or something, but they can be spoofed anyway.
[00:36] <Yikes> The things that have been happening are just too weird, and they only got weirder after I was diagnosed and put on anti-psychotics which I reluctantly took at near full dose.
[00:38] <dax> are you still on them?
[00:38] <Yikes> So the altered Web content has gotten even more blatant such that now I know it's human intent.  Prior to this, I was in the nearby CVS at night, the only one there, looking for a wire to unlock my car with, and somebody played a series of short music clips that seemed to pertain to some thoughts that I spoke out loud recently while at home.
[00:38] <Yikes> No, I have lots of extra because I was taking just below normal dose for over 6 months, but I'm not on them currently.
[00:38] <Yikes> and I was being over-prescribed anyway.
[00:38] <dax> psychiatrist is happy about that?
[00:39] <Yikes> I stopped seeing him after the deductible was renewed.  I'll see how the payments are going through soon enough.  I was diagnosed after all of this began, in part because of this.
[00:40] <Yikes> In large part because of this.  In fact this is what stressed me to the point of self-harm.
[00:42] <Yikes> That thing at the CVS happened while I was on a high dose of the meds.  One mood stabilizer and one anti-psychotic.
[00:43] <Yikes> But that's unrelated to Ubuntu isn't it, unless it can provide insight into what the hacker may be doing.
[00:43] <Yikes> It's odd that somebody would try to let me know without actually coming up to me and telling me.
[00:53] <Yikes> Maybe my dad is under investigation or something.
[00:54] <Yikes> No, how would random people know?
[00:55] <Yikes> and now it's on my isolated devices, and it seems like the hacker despises me, or used to.
[01:02] <Yikes> I was apparently free of him when my laptop had a wired connection to the hotspot, but that hotspot became obselete.
[01:02] <Yikes> It was the freedompop hub burst, now replaced with the netgear mingle, which lacks ethernet ports.
[01:07] <Yikes> Does anybody know of any other low cost wired internet solutions?
[01:07] <Yikes> In fact, freedompop is no longer 100% free, and I've been goin over lately.
[01:09] <Yikes> Please help me despite my diagnosis!  It's a shame that I got diagnosed largely because of this and now people assume I need medication rather than technical support.
[01:10] <Yikes> The fact is my family thought I was autistic, and was shocked.
[01:36] <Yikes> My room doesn't have a phone jack, so I've been using 3G/4G modems.
[01:44] <Yikes> But that would only be for a dial-up connection, wouldn't it?  They have connections that run over power lines now.
[01:44] <Yikes> satellite is too expensive.
[01:45] <Yikes> as is 3G/4G
[01:46] <Yikes> HomePlug goes over powerlines
[01:47] <Yikes> http://www.homeplug.org/
[01:54] <Yikes> I just can't find the cost of service.  It seems like it would work!
[01:56] <Yikes> Don't worry.  I notified my father.
[02:02] <Yikes> Apparently "fixed wireless" is a cost effective solution, but will it require a phone jack?
[02:04] <Yikes> It uses an antenna!  Does the antenna just hook up to the modem and it works?
[02:07] <Yikes> I just love all the different types of ways to connect to the Internet!  I considered stealing public hotspots with a powerful antenna, but realized it would probably be illegal as a long-term solution.
[02:08] <Yikes> But neither computer science nor physics, but biology, is what I know the most about.
[02:15] <Yikes> fiber-optic internet service sounds like it will probably be expensive if it's available at all.  I don't know whether HomePlug or fiber-optic will be available for my home, so I might have to resort to fixed wireless.
[02:15] <Yikes> or 4G of course, if I can find another 4G modem with an ethernet port.
[02:17] <hggdh> Yikes: your monologue is out of topic for this channel. Please go elsewhere for it.
[02:17] <Yikes> I'm sorry.  Thank you.
[02:18] <Yikes> I usually cut out the monologue whenever other conversations are sparked.
[02:19] <Yikes> btw I'm haplorrhie on UF
[12:08] <BluesKaj> Hiyas all