Re: and without effect

2014-05-14 Thread farinet
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Hi, > What kind of computer is this that you are using? I am using an iBook > and the keys work out of the box for me. Do you have any special > configurations you have made? Also, did you choose the correct keyboard > layout? > I have also noticed xev d

Question from a newbie about backup software and more

2014-05-14 Thread Eric Bradshaw
From: James McCoy I been using Ubuntu (now running 13.10) for some time and know it comes with backup software like Deja Dup already included. I just started learning about Lubuntu 14.04 and plan to install it in my HP 64 bit laptop and wonder does it also have built-in backup software or do I ne

Re: 14.04 seems subject to bug 1046563 with update-manager/notifier

2014-05-14 Thread John Hupp
Hi, Phill. I can be dense at any time of the day, and it's late here now, so the risks are even higher. But: The Release Notes and links on that point (/etc/xdg/autostart shortcuts don't work) seem both succinct and broad enough, but I'm not seeing that they cover this case. I can get updat

Re: and without effect

2014-05-14 Thread Israel
On 05/14/2014 08:59 PM, fari...@arcor.de wrote: > John Hupp: >> The file to edit is ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml. That covers >> per-user settings. I don't know of a way to solve it globally for all >> users. >> >> The most comprehensive single resource I know about for dealing with >> specia

Re: Installing the lxqt metapackage

2014-05-14 Thread Hitesh Shah
On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 10:45 PM, wrote: > > Here is the link: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2145211&page=2&highlight=ubuntu+font+rendering+debian > > The proposed settings on page 2 work just fine (and are very similar to > something i found on arch wiki. > > You can also link to

Re: 14.04 seems subject to bug 1046563 with update-manager/notifier

2014-05-14 Thread Israel
On 05/14/2014 05:38 PM, John Hupp wrote: > For nm-applet, Fix #1 at > http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/fix-lubuntu-1404-network-manager.html > worked for me, and Fix #2 slipped from memory. > > But for this problem with update-notifier, *neither* Fix results in > notification of updates. > > Oddly, i

Re: and without effect

2014-05-14 Thread farinet
John Hupp: > The file to edit is ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml. That covers > per-user settings. I don't know of a way to solve it globally for all > users. > > The most comprehensive single resource I know about for dealing with > special keys is https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MultimediaK

Re: Question from a newbie about backup software and more

2014-05-14 Thread Aere Greenway
On 05/14/2014 01:37 PM, James McCoy wrote: I been using Ubuntu (now running 13.10) for some time and know it comes with backup software like Deja Dup already included. I just started learning about Lubuntu 14.04 and plan to install it in my HP 64 bit laptop and wonder does it also have built-in

Re: 14.04 seems subject to bug 1046563 with update-manager/notifier

2014-05-14 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi, so the release notes do not state it can take two reboots (network), and the initial bug points to the second bug which affects (amongst other) update manager? I'm not being picky, but I added that section and would appreciate how to make it clearer for those people who actually bother to rea

Re: 14.04 seems subject to bug 1046563 with update-manager/notifier

2014-05-14 Thread John Hupp
For nm-applet, Fix #1 at http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/fix-lubuntu-1404-network-manager.html worked for me, and Fix #2 slipped from memory. But for this problem with update-notifier, *neither* Fix results in notification of updates. Oddly, in /etc/xdg/autostart/update-notifier.desktop, neit

Re: Question from a newbie about backup software and more

2014-05-14 Thread Israel
On 05/14/2014 02:48 PM, brendanperrine wrote: > On Wed, 14 May 2014 15:37:25 -0400 > James McCoy wrote: > >> it like? Will Ubuntu Tweak work on Lubuntu? > Lubuntu doesn't come with deja-dup by default but it is in the repos so you > could install it. > > For the things similar to Ubuntu tweak we

Re: and without effect

2014-05-14 Thread John Hupp
On 5/14/2014 4:54 PM, fari...@arcor.de wrote: Ok, my Samsung is a problematic device for linux but BrightnessUp and BrightnessDown should work ;) I checked with xev and the keys show correctly F86brightnessup -down. Now, i thought that would be automatically related to xbrightness -inc respectiv

Re: 14.04 seems subject to bug 1046563 with update-manager/notifier

2014-05-14 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi John (and everyone else), This issue is known about and is on the release notes[1]. It never surprises me that people never read them :) If you are affected, simply log onto the bug and click 'Affects Me', this way you will get updates as the bug progresses. Rest assured, Julien is on the case

Re: 14.04 seems subject to bug 1046563 with update-manager/notifier

2014-05-14 Thread John Hupp
On 5/13/2014 6:40 PM, brendanperrine wrote: On Tue, 13 May 2014 17:39:52 -0400 Dale Visser wrote: I may be seeing this as well on my two Lubuntu 14.04 Also I think this may be a related issue but if I do update and then have a kernel update then the reminder to restart your computer does not

and without effect

2014-05-14 Thread farinet
Ok, my Samsung is a problematic device for linux but BrightnessUp and BrightnessDown should work ;) I checked with xev and the keys show correctly F86brightnessup -down. Now, i thought that would be automatically related to xbrightness -inc respectively -dec. But obviously it isn't. Btw, i've the

Re: Question from a newbie about backup software and more

2014-05-14 Thread brendanperrine
On Wed, 14 May 2014 15:37:25 -0400 James McCoy wrote: > it like? Will Ubuntu Tweak work on Lubuntu? Lubuntu doesn't come with deja-dup by default but it is in the repos so you could install it. For the things similar to Ubuntu tweak we have two things that are currently similar obconf shows a

Question from a newbie about backup software and more

2014-05-14 Thread James McCoy
I been using Ubuntu (now running 13.10) for some time and know it comes with backup software like Deja Dup already included. I just started learning about Lubuntu 14.04 and plan to install it in my HP 64 bit laptop and wonder does it also have built-in backup software or do I need to install it

Re: Lubuntu 14.10 and after

2014-05-14 Thread Ali Linx
On 05/14/2014 10:25 PM, Julien Lavergne wrote: 2014-05-13 16:34 GMT+02:00 Ali Linx : Hi, On 05/12/2014 11:48 PM, Julien Lavergne wrote: 2014-05-11 17:11 GMT+02:00 Julien Lavergne : Regarding the change of default applications, I'm preparing blueprints to discuss every topics, please don't

Re: Lubuntu 14.10 and after

2014-05-14 Thread Julien Lavergne
2014-05-13 16:34 GMT+02:00 Ali Linx : > Hi, > > > > On 05/12/2014 11:48 PM, Julien Lavergne wrote: >> >> 2014-05-11 17:11 GMT+02:00 Julien Lavergne : >>> >>> Regarding the change of default applications, I'm preparing blueprints >>> to discuss every topics, please don't create any extra topics unti

Re: Lubuntu 14.10 and after

2014-05-14 Thread Julien Lavergne
2014-05-13 11:10 GMT+02:00 Lars Noodén : > On 05/12/2014 10:48 PM, Julien Lavergne wrote: >> Blueprints are set up, you can start to be crazy with them :-) Enjoy, >> we don't discuss every applications every cycle :-) >> >> Regards, >> Julien Lavergne > > Excellent. Would one of the goals be to st

Re: Lubuntu 14.10 and after

2014-05-14 Thread Julien Lavergne
2014-05-12 22:04 GMT+02:00 Israel : > On 05/12/2014 02:45 PM, Julien Lavergne wrote: >> 2014-05-11 23:27 GMT+02:00 Israel : >>> On 05/11/2014 10:11 AM, Julien Lavergne wrote: - Releasing testing ISOs with Qt packages (outside the official Ubuntu building system). >>> Can we test for Power

Re: Installing the lxqt metapackage

2014-05-14 Thread farinet
Hitesh Shah: > On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 3:19 PM, wrote: > >> > ... >> > At a first glance: It's my impression that font rendering and hinting is >> > not as brilliant as it is usually in all (*)ubuntus. Or am i wrong? >> > > It's possible but I didn't notice this time around. The reason for not >

Re: Installing the lxqt metapackage

2014-05-14 Thread farinet
Hitesh Shah: > On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 3:19 PM, wrote: > >> ... >> At a first glance: It's my impression that font rendering and hinting is >> not as brilliant as it is usually in all (*)ubuntus. Or am i wrong? >> > > It's possible but I didn't notice this time around. The reason for not > noti

Fwd: Installing the lxqt metapackage

2014-05-14 Thread Hitesh Shah
On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 3:19 PM, wrote: > ... > > At a first glance: It's my impression that font rendering and hinting is > not as brilliant as it is usually in all (*)ubuntus. Or am i wrong? > It's possible but I didn't notice this time around. The reason for not noticing is that I've also be

Re: Installing the lxqt metapackage

2014-05-14 Thread farinet
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: >> Hi, I got the help I wanted at the github link I posted earlier. Julien > posted some pointers which I followed and now I have a functional LXQt > desktop session available on login with a proper Lubuntu 14.04 (as opposed > to trying on a mini-iso). > > N

Re: error of pcmanfm mounting a usb stick

2014-05-14 Thread farinet
Nio Wiklund: > I think it helps if you change the ownership or permissions of > > /media/ > > For example, try changing the ownership > > sudo chown farinet:root /media/farinet > > Best regards > Nio Thanks for the idea, but it did not work. The only visible result is, now i've in /media/ two