[Lubuntu-desktop] How to create a custom launcher
Hi, How do I create a custom launcher on the desktop. I have firefox 3.6.19 in the /opt dir and it starts OK with $ /opt/firefox/firefox I'd like a desktop launcher for it. In Xubuntu I'd just right click and there's create launcher option but don't see equivalent way in Lubuntu. Thanks -- http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail... ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] ntp too chatty
Thanks, I stand by by my crazy qualifier. I used etherape to look at the activity. I've done that a lot for years and have never seen anything like he ntp activiy I saw. I have uninstalled ntp and now do $ sudo ntpdate 0.us.pool.ntp.org once in a while. On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:20 -0700, Jonathan Marsden jmars...@fastmail.fm wrote: On 07/18/2011 08:05 AM, Lee Gold wrote: Using Lubuntu 11.04. I want to limit ntp activity. I see continuous ntp activity like Ive never seen before. (1) Compared to Ubuntu 11.04 ? Or to what? (2) How are you seeing it -- wireshark or tcpdump packet captures? (3) Are you using the same ntp.conf file on the two machines you are comparing? (4) Is there anything else different about the two machines that could be relevant? (5) Is either of them a virtual machine running on top of some other OS? Of course I want it checked but I want to control what sites and only at boot time and at reasonable intervals. The first is controlled in ntp.conf, the second (intervals) grow as the clock stabilizes, and has done so for some years. The ntp activity is unlike anything I've ever seen and I've looked at it in previous editions and I'd classify it as crazy now. If you can see very different behaviour in 11.04 from other machines with the *exact* same ntp.conf file, then I'd suggest opening a bug in Launchpad, and providing sufficient detailed information that others can duplicate this behaviour. That would include: (A) the specific version of ntp you are running, (B) your ntp.conf file, (C) sample output of /usr/sbin/ntpq -p after the machine has been running ntpd for a few hours, (D) /var/log/syslog (or equivalent) lines containing the string ntpd, and probably also (E) a wireshark or tcpdump packet capture file of all the crazy NTP traffic you are seeing. Without this kind of specific and clear information, no-one but you can possibly know how crazy the behaviour you are seeing is, and no-one can even attempt to duplicate it, to help you further! As far as I can see from systems around here, the initial ntpd peer poll frequency is still 64 seconds, as it has been for years now, and the backoff down to 1024 second polling seems to me, very unscientifically I realize (!), to be about the same as it always has been. I tried going into ntp.conf and commented out these two lines- it seemed like it would help from the description above them I'd suggest reading the relevant man page, by doing man ntp.conf and fully understanding the ntp.conf file, before suggesting that ntpd behaviour is crazy. My understanding is that restrict determines which machines *can* interact with your NTP server and *how* they can interact with it. It does not change the frequency your server polls its peers, as far as I know. I don't think it ever has. Hoping this helps, Jonathan ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Mouse and Keyboard control problem
For your touchpad please try installing the app gpointing-device-settings as you may set there specifically settings for your touchpad. Installed it. It didn't show up in the menus after rebooting. Opened it from command line and it opened with an error. GUI did appear though but seems to have no effect on the scrolling. I'll try a usb mouse when I can with the preferences keyboard and mouse and see if the applet stays open and I can use it w/mouse. Hey, lots of people use laptops with Synaptic touchpads - there should really be stable native support to config it in Lubuntu...any other ideas appreciated. Thanks. -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] Launcher/icon stays highlighted (in focus?) after the associated app opens
Hi, Lubuntu has this action that I don't see in other flavors. If desktop icons/launcher is clicked to open it - the launcher/icon stays highlighted (in focus?) after the associated app opens. This has caused unwanted multiple windows to open and many things to be deleted I don't want deleted. I think focus on the icon should be released after the window opens. This never happens with other flavors. An activity like a double click/open does not imply a selection to persist - but that's what's happening. Thanks. -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] Mouse and Keyboard control problem
Hi, Using Lubuntu 11.04 the scrolling when using my Synaptics keypad scroll area on my laptop is too fast and jerky. I went into preferences keyboard and mouse. I can not modify acceleration nor sensitivity. I move the slider and when I go to click OK the window closes by itself suddenly before I can hit OK, and any changes do not stick. I don't know if this is a bug or a peculiarity with my laptop. In any event I'm sure there's a config file somewhere where I can manually make these changes. Where would such a file be located? Also is there a way I could activate changes without having to reboot? Thanks -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] How to get an app to autostart in Lubuntu
Hi, Using Lubuntu 11.04. I put xfce4-clipman in my rc.local file hoping that would make it start when I boot. Though I installed this program with Synaptic it does not show in any menu and does not autostart at boot as I would like it to. I can start it via command line or with run Alt-F2... I think rc.local is the wrong place to start it from and it does not start with rc.local. I think rc.local is more for processes that need to start as root(?) unlike xfc4-clipman. In any event, how to I get xfce4-clipman ( a clipboard manager) to autostart and hopefully appear in the panel tray at boot? Lubuntu is not automatically picking it up. Thanks -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] Wine 1.3 and other apps installed not showing up in menu
Hi, Using Lubuntu 11.04. Installed Wine 1.3 and it does not show up in the menu. Also installed Xfce Clipman and it does not show up too. What is the fix? Some installs (via Synaptic) show and some don't. -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] disable caps lock in Lubuntu 11.04
How do I disable caps lock key in Lubuntu 11.04? What worked in 10.10 does not work in 11.04 to disable. I think it's called xmapmode - I'm pretty sure this method does not work anymore. Thanks -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Notification Daemon
I know all the flavors of Ubuntu do this. IMO these popups should be configurable. In XP there's a registry hack when you don't want to see the equivalent. Shouldn't there be a way in Lubuntu? On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:24 +0200, Chris cyber.dr...@gmail.com wrote: Aloha Lee, I think it should be configurable per app. And maybe the notify-osd (if I remember correctly) is more to your liking. Afaik it doesn't tell you when a file is downloaded. Other then that I can't help. With metta, Chris On Jul 15, 2011 1:06 AM, Lee Gold leeg...@operamail.com wrote: Hi, The notification daemon was telling me I was connected and telling me a file downloaded. Really annoying and I uninstalled it. This is why I want to use Lubuntu - so I can get away from unnecessary fluff that disturbs my work flow. But I noticed that the Gnome power manager depends on the notifications. I do want to know if my battery runs low though. I suggest a unique Lubuntu GUI that can give the user control over these notifications. I don't want things to be so dumbed-down that I need a popup to tell me I'm connected or a file downloaded... Thanks, Lee G. -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] Notification Daemon
Hi, The notification daemon was telling me I was connected and telling me a file downloaded. Really annoying and I uninstalled it. This is why I want to use Lubuntu - so I can get away from unnecessary fluff that disturbs my work flow. But I noticed that the Gnome power manager depends on the notifications. I do want to know if my battery runs low though. I suggest a unique Lubuntu GUI that can give the user control over these notifications. I don't want things to be so dumbed-down that I need a popup to tell me I'm connected or a file downloaded... Thanks, Lee G. -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Uninstalled package asks for updates in updatemanager
Hi,
Following your instructions, here's what I get. Could it be that only
the graphic utility - the Update Manager - has the problem? Anyway here
is the output of the command:
giga1@giga1:~$ aptitude full-upgrade --show-deps --simulate
The following packages will be REMOVED:
cryptsetup{u} dcraw{u} dmraid{u} ecryptfs-utils{u} gedit-common{u}
keyutils{u} (D: ecryptfs-utils) libasound2-plugins{u}
libdmraid1.0.0.rc16{u} (D: dmraid) libecryptfs0{u} (D:
ecryptfs-utils)
libgtksourceview2.0-0{u} (D: python-gtksourceview2)
libgtksourceview2.0-common{u} (D: libgtksourceview2.0-0)
libspeexdsp1{u} (D: libasound2-plugins) localechooser-data{u}
lzma{u}
ndiswrapper-common{u} python-gtksourceview2{u} python-pyicu{u}
rdate{u} reiserfsprogs{u}
The following packages will be upgraded:
libjson-glib-1.0-0 libperl5.10 perl perl-base perl-modules php5
php5-cgi php5-cli php5-common php5-gd php5-mysql xdg-utils
12 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 19 to remove and 0 not
upgraded.
Need to get 18.4MB of archives. After unpacking 9,396kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Y
Would download/install/remove packages.
giga1@giga1:~$
Thanks,
Lee G.
- Original message -
From: Chow Loong Jin hyper...@ubuntu.com
To: Lee Gold leeg...@operamail.com, lubuntu-desktop
lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 08:12:36 +0800
Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Uninstalled package asks for updates in
updatemanager
On 10/05/2011 06:18, Lee Gold wrote:
The update manager wants to update Apache - Apache updates are cited in
my update manager, yet I uninstalled Apache weeks ago. Please see my
previous screen print attachment. Why does my update manager want to
update something that I have uninstalled?
Try something like:-
aptitude full-upgrade --show-deps --simulate
That should show why apache's getting installed.
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Uninstalled package asks for updates in updatemanager
The update manager wants to update Apache - Apache updates are cited in my update manager, yet I uninstalled Apache weeks ago. Please see my previous screen print attachment. Why does my update manager want to update something that I have uninstalled? - Original message - From: Jonathan Marsden jmars...@fastmail.fm To: lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 13:36:50 -0700 Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Uninstalled package asks for updates in updatemanager On Mon, 09 May 2011 08:32:50 -0700 Lee Gold leeg...@operamail.com wrote: Sorry for the delay. Also, in case you don't believe me I've included a screen shot of the update manager showing the request for Apache updates, but I don't know if the image attachment will be scrubbed or not...Thanks! Cut and paste is fine... but looking at this list: The following packages will be upgraded: libjson-glib-1.0-0 (0.10.2-2ubuntu2 = 0.10.2-2ubuntu2.1) libperl5.10 (5.10.1-12ubuntu2 = 5.10.1-12ubuntu2.1) perl (5.10.1-12ubuntu2 = 5.10.1-12ubuntu2.1) perl-base (5.10.1-12ubuntu2 = 5.10.1-12ubuntu2.1) perl-modules (5.10.1-12ubuntu2 = 5.10.1-12ubuntu2.1) php5 (5.3.3-1ubuntu9.3 = 5.3.3-1ubuntu9.5) php5-cgi (5.3.3-1ubuntu9.3 = 5.3.3-1ubuntu9.5) php5-cli (5.3.3-1ubuntu9.3 = 5.3.3-1ubuntu9.5) php5-common (5.3.3-1ubuntu9.3 = 5.3.3-1ubuntu9.5) php5-gd (5.3.3-1ubuntu9.3 = 5.3.3-1ubuntu9.5) php5-mysql (5.3.3-1ubuntu9.3 = 5.3.3-1ubuntu9.5) xdg-utils (1.0.2+cvs20100307-1ubuntu0.2 = 1.0.2+cvs20100307-1ubuntu0.3) I do not see the word apache anywhere! So none of those packages that it is trying to update seem to me to be apache. and I suspect all of them are in fact currently installed on your system, so what makes you say that this is an uninstalled package asking for updates? Which of these 12 packages do you think are apache, or which do you think are currently uninstalled on your machine, and why? Jonathan ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Uninstalled package asks for updates in update manager
maverick/multiverse Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick/universe i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick/multiverse i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates/restricted Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates/universe Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates/multiverse Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates/universe i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates/multiverse i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-security/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-security/restricted Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-security/universe Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-security/multiverse Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-security/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-security/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-security/universe i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-security/multiverse i386 Packages Reading package lists... Done giga1@giga1:~$ - Original message - From: Jonathan Marsden jmars...@fastmail.fm To: Lee Gold leeg...@operamail.com Cc: lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 18:06:27 -0700 Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Uninstalled package asks for updates in update manager Lee, On Tue, 03 May 2011 12:37:18 -0700 Lee Gold leeg...@operamail.com wrote: /etc/apache2 /etc/apache2/conf.d /etc/apache2/conf.d/javascript-common.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/phpmyadmin.conf I'd say you could safely delete these, since they are not doing anything useful. /etc/php5/apache2 /etc/php5/apache2/.start And these, for the same reason. /var/lib/update-rc.d/apache2 That's an interesting one... you might want to see what it is and move it somewhere safe... it is not directly installed by any Ubuntu (natty) package, according to apt-file. So I do not know who or what created it... giga1@giga1:~$ dpkg -l apache\* libapache\* |grep ^ii This means that you do not have any apache-related packages on your machine. What exactly *are* you seeing when you try to update that makes you think you do? Maybe you can email us the output of: sudo apt-get -s update so we can see exactly what it is trying to update? The -s does a simulate, so it will not really update anything. Jonathan -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Uninstalled package asks for updates in update manager
Hi, Tried some recommended commands. Please let me know if there's anything you see that could be causing my problem and if I can safely delete it. Thanks: giga1@giga1:~$ locate apache /etc/apache2 /etc/apache2/conf.d /etc/apache2/conf.d/javascript-common.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/phpmyadmin.conf /etc/apparmor.d/abstractions/apache2-common /etc/bash_completion.d/apache2ctl /etc/php5/apache2 /etc/php5/apache2/.start /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf /home/giga1/cedt-286-portable/spec/apache-conf.key /home/giga1/cedt-286-portable/spec/apache-conf.spc /home/giga1/libvpx/examples/includes/geshi/geshi/apache.php /usr/share/doc/librpc-xml-perl/README.apache2 /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-addtype_all.sh /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-cominclude.sh /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-cominclude_all.sh /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-include-postrm.sh /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-include.sh /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-include_all.sh /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-index.sh /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-index_all.sh /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-php.sh /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-run.get /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-uncominclude.sh /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-uninclude.sh /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache-uninclude_all.sh /usr/share/wwwconfig-common/apache.func /var/lib/update-rc.d/apache2 giga1@giga1:~$ locate libapache giga1@giga1:~$ dpkg -l apache\* libapache\* |grep ^ii giga1@giga1:~$ - Original message - From: Jonathan Marsden jmars...@fastmail.fm To: lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 18:03:10 -0700 Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Uninstalled package asks for updates in update manager Lee, On Mon, 02 May 2011 Lee Gold leeg...@operamail.com wrote: Using Lubuntu 10.10. I've uninstalled Apache through Synaptic (I also previously installed it through Synaptic) - so Apache is not istalled - but when the update manager runs it offers many updates related to Apache. Apache comes in many packages. Are you sure you uninstalled all of them? I suspect some remain installed on your system and so are being updated. What does dpkg -l apache\* libapache\* |grep ^ii output? This should be a list of packages starting with the text apache or libapache that are still installed on your machine. If appropriate, you can then sudo apt-get purge any such packages that you do not want on your machine any longer. Could there be any residue, left over config in my home directory causing this? Not in your home directory, but in the package database :) In maybe a related event upon logging in I had options related with my home dir config that I had deleted days ago. ... I can not recreate the problem... If you cannot recreate it, the chances anyone else will be able to help you with it are very low. When I am in the (not sure what it's called) at the very top of a window theres usually x _ and box, x will close the window, _ will minimize - the top colored tool bar of a window. When I place my cursor there and with the laptop scroll area strip begin to scroll the whole window rolls up and down according to the scrolling. How do I disable this? I'll leave this one for others to answer. Incidentally, it is usually easier for those helping you if you report one issue per email or per bug report :) Jonathan -- Jonathan Marsden jmars...@fastmail.fm ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] Uninstalled package asks for updates in update manager
Hi, Three questions or issues, Using Lubuntu 10.10. I've uninstalled Apache through Synaptic (I also previously installed it through Synaptic) - so Apache is not istalled - but when the update manager runs it offers many updates related to Apache. I installed Lighttd server in it's place. Why do I get offered Apache updates? It's very confusing when the update manager shows this. Could there be any residue, left over config in my home directory causing this? In maybe a related event upon logging in I had options related with my home dir config that I had deleted days ago. Eg. my Geany editor syntax colors were changed to something I tried then deleted days ago. It seemed that anything related to home config had a hiccup. Something I put in the bash config file a few days ago to deactivate the caps lock key was not working. Very strange, I rebooted and everything's OK now - I can not recreate the problem... When I am in the (not sure what it's called) at the very top of a window theres usually x _ and box, x will close the window, _ will minimize - the top colored tool bar of a window. When I place my cursor there and with the laptop scroll area strip begin to scroll the whole window rolls up and down according to the scrolling. How do I disable this? There's a config file for this but I'm not sure what to edit. Thanks, Lee G. -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] Strange issue of unwanted jpeg in terminal window
Hi, Further weirdness. A picture jpeg that I viewed in my firefox browser is now showing up when I open a terminal?! The terminal opens and a fragment of the picture is in the terminal background window. Also as I'm browsing the web this picture will show up in the firefox window like half obscuring the window. It's really bizarre! I rebooted and it stopped. I'm doing a lot of LAMP localhost intense work on my laptop, testing pages with a local LAMP stack - using Lighttpd instead of Apache... The Lubuntu 10.10 seems to progressively having strange issues which rebooting seems to temporarily fix... Thanks, Lee G. -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] (no subject)
Hi, Using Lubuntu 10.10. When I close my Laptop (pull the screen/lid down to close it) it goes into a standby mode where I must press my now blinking on/off button to restart it. I want to have it so my laptop stays on. The screen by default will probably turn off (that seems hardwired into the hardware) but other than that I want control over this. Most flavors of Unbuntu easily have control over this by GUI menus but I don't see any way in Lubuntu. Is there a way? With a Synaptics touchpad. Moving the finger along the right edge of the touchpad acts as a scroll wheel. If the cursor is not in any app window but is in open desktop area - then this scrolling action will transport one to a different desktop. I have two desktops enabled so by moving the the finger along the side up/down I go from Desktop1 to Desktop2 and back. This deadly for me and causing much hair pulling. I am in the middle of doing something and desktop will change. No matter how careful I am this eventually happens. So for the sake of sanity I have only one desktop. I'd like multiple desktops but I need to turn-off this scrolling feature. I've seen some hacks in config files but they either don't work or have side effects. I want to keep the scrolling in windows were the touchpad scrolling really helps. I just want to turn-off the scrolling between desktops only. I can't find a GUI in Lubuntu to do this. Is there a way that works that anyone knows? When I double click on a text file (txt extension) nothing happens. I do that with a .doc and Abiword opens the file. I think there's no program associated with the txt extension. I'd like Gedit to open the file and be default program. How do I do this? Related maybe - Say there's a text file on the web with a link to download it. If I click the link the default program to open is Virus Scanner(?). I choose and find the path to Gedit the Always use this to open this kind of file checkbox is checked and grayed out. Gedit opens the file but the preference does not stick. Thanks -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu removes windows from Grub
Hi, Whenever I install Lubuntu 10.10 w/a windows partition side by side, after the 1st update the windows is gone from the grub menu. Only happens with Lubuntu and happens consistently. Will this ever be fixed? Thanks -- ___ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] 10.10 user observations
Hi, Just my user experience w/10.10. The install did not see my XP ntfs partition and Grub just listed Lubuntu. All distros I've tried always see it and list it in Grub or Lilo, but Lubuntu 10.10 installed from the iso didn't. I fixed it so no problem now. But someone who didn't do the homework on how to manually edit Grub would be freaking out - where did my windows go maybe. When I right click and add an app to the desktop as a launcher there was a problem. Say I add Seamonkey as a launcher. I click the launcher icon and the terminal and seamonkey will open. This happened a lot - I'd add a launcher and click the icon and the terminal or leafpad or the file manager would open a window in addition to the app the launcher was made for. So I don't use desktop launcher though I'd like to... Other than that it's fast, clean, and stable and my favorite distro easily. Great job totally! -- ___ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] How do I make a launcher?
Hi, User question, Are there clear easy to follow instructions on how to make desktop launchers in lubuntu? It should be easy but I could not do it even after Googling it. Yes I can right click an existing app in the menu. But let's say I upgrade to a new version before the repository has it and manually install it. Then how do I make a launcher? Right now I just start things from the terminal but would prefer a clickable icon. How do I make a launcher? Thanks -- ___ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
