IRC log for #gllug on 20070713

01:56.32*** join/#gllug clive-h (n=ch@chills.demon.co.uk)
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08:25.38bilarhwho here has a dog?
08:30.07Copewe have two dogs
08:30.22Copewell, they belong to parents
08:30.28bilarhwhat's it like?
08:30.38bilarhlike is it possible to fit one in if you're working etc?
08:31.00Copehmm, i don't know; ours need lots of walking etc
08:31.20Copend they're dirty and smelly
08:31.59Copei think dogs are like children - they're fun as long as you can give them back to their owner
08:32.28bilarhhehe
08:32.47bilarhwhat breed are they?
08:34.49halibilarh: so the missis is nagging about a baby and you want to cool her off with a dog? ;)
08:36.05bilarhnah, i just might want a dog :)
08:36.15bilarhit's only a little puppy
08:36.18bilarh*awwww*
08:37.15bilarhit's a staffordshire and bull mastif cross breed, i think
08:37.35bilarhand it's up for grabs or to the knacker's
08:58.34niv_one_threehi all , pls remind me the name of the command to race which files a program uses?
08:59.16niv_one_threelike when I run vi file - the command tells me vi is accessing file
09:01.37SlayerXPniv_one_three: lsof
09:02.52bilarhniv_one_three: not race, list :)
09:03.10niv_one_threeI mean like a trace command
09:06.54niv_one_threedamn it - this command is so common , how come I cant find it in Google
09:08.45clive-hpmap will show the files that are opened by a process
09:09.20niv_one_threebut I seek an interactive command that show each file , as it is accessed
09:09.55clive-hstrace?
09:09.59niv_one_threeYES!
09:10.01niv_one_threethanks
09:13.16Ch0Hagwatch ls -lR /proc/*/fd
09:16.41clive-hAs always there's more than one way to do it
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10:30.06bilarhcpufreak?
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10:58.25Ch0HagUm...
10:58.34sabinef72morning all
10:59.15cpufreakwhat?
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11:14.14kant_hi all..
11:15.13kant_i've just moved to london and i'd like to join your lug. I'm italian and i'm looking for a job. suggestions (recruitment centres for instance) are welcome.
11:15.54kant_if you have periodical meetings, i'd like to join you .. I have already been in a Lug (in Naples, Italy).
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11:40.28Kreamhey all
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11:40.58Kreammathew, hi
11:41.09gazalhello
11:41.36Kreamthere you go now :) you should google "irc netiquette" and "irc basics" to figure out some stuff
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13:46.57bilarhman, it is *really* quiet today
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14:08.23AnneCbling bling bling
14:20.54boudiccaskboing
14:21.33bilarhthe friday afternoon lull is upon me
14:32.07boudiccasdum de dum
14:37.52bilarhuh-oh, the motivated feeling is gone again :-\
14:38.18boudiccasQ: What does a houseboat become when it grows up?  
14:38.18boudiccasA: A township.  
14:38.34bilarhand some weirdo called "Glugg" keeps spamming my email inbox as well
14:38.51bilarhboudiccas: any more?
14:39.07boudiccaspossibly
14:39.15bilarhshould i get the dog?
14:39.32bilarhi can take it out for walks and go "Alright daaawg" to it all the time
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14:39.41bilarhthat would be so ace
14:39.47boudiccas"In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the
14:39.47boudiccaswindshield."
14:39.58bilarhhehehe
14:40.21bilarhi'm scared of being stereotyped into a "wideboy" if i get it though
14:40.25rhoweboudiccas: co-worker came up with "Why shouldn't you hire a dwarf with learning difficulties?"
14:40.43boudiccaswhy shouldn't you?
14:41.18boudiccasor is this a rhetorical question?
14:41.37boudiccasme neither
14:41.59bilarhrhowe: your jokes suck! ;)
14:42.07boudiccasthat went 'woosh' straight over my head
14:43.12bilarhapparently, it's because you shouldn't pet the dog
14:43.23bilarhhttp://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Why+shouldn%27t+you+hire+a+dwarf+with+learning+difficulties%3F&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
14:45.38boudiccasits working
14:46.07bilarhthe dwarf?
14:47.14boudiccasthe dog
14:47.56bilarhyeah
14:49.28bilarhboudiccas: do you have a dog?
14:49.53bilarhah... i get it now!!
14:49.54bilarhNever buy a dwarf with learning disabilities...
14:49.55bilarh...it's not big, and it's not clever.
14:49.59bilarh:D
14:50.22bilarhrhowe: shame on you for posting such an insensitive joke!
14:52.35rhowebilarh: Not my joke!
14:53.05boudiccashttp://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php
14:54.29bilarhboudccas: lol
15:07.41boudiccaswww.woot.com
15:33.04boudiccasbeer
15:33.12boudiccasbilarh; no
15:33.22boudiccasnor a cat
15:55.19bilarhoh :(
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17:45.36gregjo/
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18:31.52clive-hheh
18:32.03clive-hwhere are flying to?
18:32.43z00_airportOver there..... /me points east
18:33.06clive-hAsia?
18:33.11z00_airportIndia :) go see the family and meet some old friends etc
18:33.27clive-hAhhh right cool, have a nice holiday
18:34.04z00_airportThanks.
18:34.10LeedsHKhave fun
18:35.41morsingLeedsHK!
18:36.11morsingz00_airport: Have fun z00_airport!
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18:47.38morsinghali!
18:51.02morsing[ing wethrin
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19:17.50morsingz00_airport!
19:19.40z00_airportMorsing!
19:19.41z00_airportWhy are you not at the airport ?
19:22.04morsingz00_airport: Well - I wannet to, but then i diidn't?
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20:51.20gazalHi im a newbie with ubuntu fiesty and Im not quite sure how to set up a vpn to the london school of economics using a mppe ... would be great if I could get some help!
20:53.56goibhniuhi gazal ... I've no idea what that's all about :)
20:54.07goibhniuhave you got a howto to follow?
20:54.36goibhniua quick googling suggested it's possible anyway
20:54.37gazalwell yes Im trying to work off this page http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-ubuntu.phtml#install
20:54.53goibhniuok, is it working out ok?
20:55.04gazalive got to the stage of installing the client program
20:55.29gazalbut i dont understand what comes next :-(
20:55.46gazalhow do i add a file to the source list file?
20:56.13goibhniuok .. that much I know :)
20:56.52gazaloh ...great ...
20:57.18goibhniuthere is a nice way, but this will work
20:57.23goibhniufirst you need to be root
20:57.26goibhniusudo su -
20:57.31goibhniuand then your normal password
20:57.48goibhniuthen you need to open the sources.list file in an editor
20:58.02goibhniugedit /etc/apt/sources.list
20:58.40goibhniuthat contains a list of the addresses ubuntu looks for software to download and install
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20:58.54gazalhow do i open the sources.list file in an editor?
20:59.05goibhniuthe gedit line above
20:59.08goibhniugedit /etc/apt/sources.list
20:59.21goibhniugedit is just the name of an editor
20:59.42gazalto be typed in the terminal? it says cannot display
20:59.57gazalcannot open display rather
21:00.03goibhniufirst you need to be the root user (superuser/admin)
21:00.12goibhniuoh
21:00.17gazalI am root
21:00.19gazalI think
21:00.36goibhniuwhoami will tell you
21:00.36gazalyes I in root
21:00.52goibhniuand you're using the desktop ... I mean this isn't a server is it?
21:01.00gazalyes desktop
21:01.21goibhniuwhat happens when you just run gedit from the terminal?
21:02.21goibhniuit should open a text editor
21:02.22gazalit asks me to to type gedit help for more options
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21:02.34gazalno it doesnt if i just type gedit
21:02.56goibhniuhmm ... ok ... lets try nano instead
21:03.09goibhniunano /etc/apt/sources.list
21:03.38gazalyea
21:03.49goibhniucool, now scroll to the bottom of that
21:04.02gazalok at bottom
21:04.07goibhniudeb http://quozl.netrek.org/pptp/pptpconfig ./
21:04.11goibhniupaste that in
21:04.41goibhniuthen do ctrl+o to write the file
21:05.13goibhniuthen ctrl+x to exit
21:06.04goibhniuok?
21:07.13goibhniuthere is some way to do this by clicking buttons ... but I don't have an ubuntu box right now
21:07.43gazalIve got a command which says file name to write: etc/apt/sources.list/
21:07.54goibhniuyep
21:08.09goibhniuhit return
21:08.29gazalthen what ? save under a different name?
21:08.33gazalno right?
21:08.51goibhniuso you just want to save the change you've made to this file
21:09.03goibhniusorry .. you could have just done ctrl+x
21:09.22goibhniujust hit return to confirm you want to write this file
21:09.35goibhniuthen ctrl+x to exit
21:10.24gazalIm not getting that ... I have three options ... save file under different name? yes, no, cancel
21:11.09goibhniuno
21:11.26goibhniuctrl+c
21:11.29goibhniuto cancel
21:12.28goibhniuctrl+x to exit
21:12.53gazalsave modified buffer ?
21:12.59goibhniuyep
21:13.39goibhniunow do
21:13.49goibhniuapt-get update
21:14.34gazalbut now Im back to the line - 'file name to write'
21:14.41gazalsorry
21:15.07goibhniuit's fine
21:15.11gazalfile name to write: /etc/....
21:15.18gazalis what what i have on my screen now
21:15.43goibhniuhit return
21:15.52gazalok
21:15.54gazaldone
21:16.10gazalback to root
21:16.17goibhniucool, I know that probably seems like a very awkward way to do things ... but it works :)
21:16.26goibhniuok ... apt-get update
21:16.43goibhniuthis should cause it to look for updates
21:16.48gazalwell anything is good ... im just begining to learn linux cmd lines
21:17.08goibhniuand it will pick up the new packages in the list of sources
21:17.41gazalE: Type ‘http://quozl.netrek.org/pptp/pptpconfig’ is not known on line 59 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
21:18.16goibhniuhmm
21:18.30goibhniuthat sounds like you're missing "deb" from the start maybe
21:18.43gazalwhats that?
21:18.51goibhniuso you can use the up arrow to edit the file again
21:19.05goibhniunano /etc/apt/sources.list
21:19.17goibhniuand go back to the new line you added
21:19.32goibhniuand then paste that in here ... but just that one line, ok?
21:19.45goibhniupeople will get upset if you paste everything in here :)
21:20.08gazalpaste 'deb' right?
21:20.29goibhniuI'd like to have a look at the line that's in your sources.list to make sure
21:20.50goibhniudeb http://quozl.netrek.org/pptp/pptpconfig ./
21:20.55gazalhttp://quozl.netrek.org/pptp/pptpconfig
21:20.55goibhniuit should say that
21:21.08goibhniuok ... so you need deb in front of it
21:21.11goibhniuand ./ after it
21:21.34gazalok have the deb in the file just that it wouldnt copy when i tried for some reason
21:21.45goibhniudoes that make sense?
21:21.51goibhniubrilliant
21:21.55goibhniunow the same trick
21:21.58goibhniuctrl+x
21:22.04goibhniuy to save
21:22.23gazalok done
21:22.28goibhniuand try apt-get update again
21:22.34gazalupdating
21:22.37goibhniusuper
21:22.52gazalok done
21:22.53goibhniuapt-get install pptpconfig
21:23.24goibhniuit will complain about them not being authenticated
21:23.30gazalyes
21:23.35gazalallow?
21:23.38goibhniulet it install them anyway
21:23.39goibhniuyep
21:24.07goibhniuof course that's not a good idea in general ... but I think we're ok
21:24.24gazalok ... because?
21:24.48gazalsorry ... we are ok in this case because?
21:24.51gazal..
21:25.26goibhniuwell, I've installed quite a few apps like that, it can be a bit tricky to set up the authentication stuff I believe
21:25.45gazaland all this happened in a blip so i will have to go back through what we have done to get a sense of what has happened
21:25.51gazalanyway thats a separate problem
21:26.10gazal:)
21:26.39goibhniuI trust them ... because they've got a nice website :)
21:26.50goibhniuok ... now the rest should work
21:27.17goibhniui.e. run pptpconfig and fill in your details
21:28.27gazalok ... great .... many thanks goibhniu for a few steps around my new os :)....
21:28.44goibhniugazal: you're very welcome :)
21:28.47goibhniudid it work?
21:28.58gazalwill tell you in a min
21:30.57gazalactually more trouble ...Fatal error: php-gtk: Could not open display in /usr/bin/pptpconfig.php on line 31
21:32.05goibhniuhmm ... these display errors are a bit odd
21:32.13goibhniucan you open a fresh terminal
21:32.28gazalsure
21:33.10goibhniutry running xclock from the new one
21:33.24goibhniuit should fire up a clock
21:33.27gazalyes
21:33.30goibhniucool
21:33.35gazala rather nice on
21:33.36gazale
21:33.42goibhniunow log in as root there
21:33.45goibhniusudo su -
21:33.59goibhniuand try xclock again
21:35.08gazalI cant do it ... im not getting my login id after xclock
21:35.50goibhniusorry gazal, I'm afraid it's time to make dinner
21:36.06gazalcool ... carry on
21:36.09goibhniumaybe someone else will chip in
21:36.20gazalthanks
21:36.44goibhniuyou're welcome ... if nobody is awake/sober, drop in again and we'll sort it out
21:36.55gazal:)
21:37.13clive-hHmmm
21:37.40clive-hIf you're running pptpconfig as root
21:38.32clive-hThen maybe you need to do 'xhost +' before you su to root
21:38.40gazalFatal error: php-gtk: Could not open display in /usr/bin/pptpconfig.php on line 31
21:38.44gazalthis si the command i get
21:38.50gazalok let me try
21:39.54gazalok did xhost and logged onto root
21:40.14clive-htry pptpconfig then?
21:40.23gazaland did pptpconfig and same ersult
21:40.31clive-hhmm
21:42.18goibhniuoh ... I just thought .... how about just sudo pptpconfig
21:42.33goibhniuinstead of logging in as root first
21:43.05gazalok it works
21:44.18clive-hI don't know the specifics of debian/ubuntu
21:45.07gazalok ... but it seems like its working clive ... let me just enter my details and before let out a shot of joy!
21:45.23clive-hheh
21:45.29clive-hgood luck
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21:53.14Ch0HagBloody X crashed again.
21:54.04Ch0HagDo we have a good graphics card yet with a clean stable driver?
21:54.31clive-hwe?
21:54.42Ch0HagEveryone, pretty much.
21:54.55Ch0HagI'm hardly enamoured with the Windows drivers I've seen.
21:55.10clive-hAhhh you mean doze
21:55.17clive-hI wouldn't know
21:55.21Ch0HagSorry.
21:55.27Ch0HagI'm hardly enamoured with even the Windows drivers I've seen.
21:56.01clive-hI dislike the OS
21:56.42Ch0HagThird time lucky? The Linux drivers are all crap and I'm hardly enamoured with even the Windows drivers I've seen.
21:56.47Ch0Hag:)
21:57.05clive-hblimey
21:57.12clive-hwhat card do you have?
21:57.14Ch0HagATI.
21:57.19clive-hAhhh
21:57.30Ch0HagI don't use Windows on this box - that part of the statement is a generalisation.
21:57.38clive-hI gather there are some issues
21:57.44Ch0HagIn fact come to think of it, I don't use Windows anywhere.
21:58.07clive-hMy boxes run linux/solaris/OS X
21:58.25clive-hThe nvidia/matrox/intel drivers work for me
21:59.34Ch0Hagblob or source?
22:00.23clive-hOn Intel stuff , the stock xorg stuff
22:00.41clive-hOn Nvidia regrettably the binary driver#
22:01.08clive-hmatrox xorg again
22:01.36clive-hI must look at nouveau for the nvidia
22:03.12Ch0HagI just use xorg.
22:03.31Ch0HagIt's bad enough with that. I don't know what this thing would be like with ATI's.
22:03.53Ch0HagOn the other hand - do you know how to recover a crashed VGA console?
22:04.08clive-ha crashed VGA console?
22:04.15Ch0HagWhere linux things vt7 is in use, lets you alt-f7 to it only to find that it's not there and the keyboard no longer works.
22:04.39Ch0HagThen even when X is started from ssh you can't get back to a regular tty.
22:04.45clive-hhmm
22:05.21clive-hOn my distro vt7 is the one that runs X
22:05.42Ch0Hag'in use' == 'running X'
22:05.52Ch0HagIt thinks it's running X on vt7 but it's crashed.
22:06.02Ch0HagHmm too many its.
22:06.13clive-hpkill -9 gdm or whatever
22:06.14Ch0HagLinux thinks it's running X on vt7 but X has crashed.
22:06.21Ch0HagI don't use gdm.
22:06.27Ch0HagOr any *dm.
22:06.45clive-hyou use startx?
22:08.54clive-hOn Redhat derived OSes *dm is respawned for /etc/inittab
22:10.11Ch0Hagstartx
22:10.25clive-hpkill -9 startx
22:10.46Ch0HagIt would be Xorg
22:10.50Ch0HagAnyway it's not running at the time.
22:12.55clive-hpkill -9 Xorg
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22:13.58clive-hI'd probably ctrl-alt-backspace and let gdm restart
22:14.08Ch0HagWow I think this might be a Lonix meet I can actually attend.
22:14.14Ch0HagShame it's in the arse-end of London.
22:14.41clive-hOut at park royal?
22:14.43Ch0HagDa.
22:15.08clive-hThat's not somewhere I'd want to be at night
22:15.49Ch0HagThat's just not somewhere I'd want to be.
22:15.54Ch0HagIt's in the afternoon though.
22:16.10clive-hPerhaps not so bad
22:16.22clive-hThough park royal is *grim*
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