[lubuntu-users] With console boot in place .. control which Desktop runs

New vm install of ubuntu 20.04.1 using the zfs options. My first little while running 20.04.1 I left the graphical boot in place and after installing the lubuntu desktop, I chose `lubuntu' on login screen. so been running in lubuntu desktop. Now I got around to setting up my normal preference

[lubuntu-users] does latest 20.04.1 have the zfs option duing install?

I missed seeing the zfs option during install of lubuntu 20.04.1 in a vm (VBox). Did I just overlook it? -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users

Re: [lubuntu-users] Rebuild 19.10 iso enlarge usr

Walter Lapchynski writes: > On 2020-01-30 11:50, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I'm attempting to create a zfs on root install (Virtualbox vm) with >> lubuntu-19.10 > > Why are you trying to do this on the ISO and not just create an > installation? Ubiquity (the installer u

Re: [lubuntu-users] Rebuild 19.10 iso enlarge usr

Nio Wiklund writes: > Sorry if I misunderstand the problem that you describe. Please explain. > > The size of the partitions in a live system (when booted from an iso > file) and the size of the corresponding partition in the installed > system are rather independent of each other. The size in

[lubuntu-users] Rebuild 19.10 iso enlarge usr

I'm attempting to create a zfs on root install (Virtualbox vm) with lubuntu-19.10. When I mount the ISO in Virtualbox setup df -h shows the user directory being 48 percent used... it leaves very little room for installing the tools I use like openssh-server and zfs-initramfs. zfs-initramfs pulls

[lubuntu-users] Obstructive screen keyboard during greeter screen

Setup: Focal running lubuntu in newly built vbox vm. Built the vm with zfs-on-root and initially setup to just boot into console. Once I got X working, I still login to console (by choice) and at some point restart sddm. I'm then met with a greeter screen (sddm I think) with A login Icon

[lubuntu-users] About booting Focal-Fossa to text mode

Running updated forcal-fossa I want to boot to console/text mode and later call startx if I want X. Found the directions for doing that except its for 14.?? from the handbook and made the modifications suggested there, in /etc/default/grub. Then ran `update-grub' /etc/default/grub # If you

Re: [lubuntu-users] Installed with focal-fassa ISO but comes up 19.10

Chris Guiver writes: > The 20.04 wallpaper competition has only just started > (https://discourse.lubuntu.me/t/focal-fossa-20-04-lts-wallpaper-competition/566) > and we're accepting entries, so we don't have a Lubuntu 20.04 > wallpaper yet. > > The wallpaper is usually changed very late in the

[lubuntu-users] Installed with focal-fassa ISO but comes up 19.10

What gives here: Installed from 20.04 Focal Fossa iso but when I remove the ISO and boot the OS, it shows me the 19.10 desktop and has 19.10 in big numbers across the login screen. Then once logged in still a 19.10 desktop continues being dsiplayed. I mean it actuall has the 19.10 scrolled

[lubuntu-users] No X following recent update 19.10 (eoan)

Setup: ubuntu 19.10 running under LUBUNTU setup A VBox guest on an `openindian (an offshoot of solaris) Host. I have the OS setup to boot to console. Just a personal preference that has been in place thru several versions of ubuntu over a couple of years. So I have been booting 19.10 this way and

[lubuntu-users] xev output alt(left)

Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 19.04 Release: 19.04 Codename: disco Unicomp keyboard (UNIQ44A) (A starndard layout US keyboard) Lubuntu desktop (LXDE) --- --- ---=--- --- --- Running as vbox guest on an

[lubuntu-users] Alt+(anyletter) and input box appears in upper right corner

Ubuntu with lubuntu (as guest, with openindiana (solaris) as host) lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description:Ubuntu 19.04 Release:19.04 Codename: disco Using LXDE desktop The above version and at least two previous have exhibited the

Re: [lubuntu-users] No desktop appears on reboot of lubuntu 17.10

Harry Putnam writes: > Israel writes: > > [...] > >> Did you install any software on top of the vanilla Lubuntu install? > > Thanks for the kind reply but that post intended for a debian > newsgroup and inadvertently posted here. > > Thank you for the in

Re: [lubuntu-users] No desktop appears on reboot of lubuntu 17.10

Israel writes: [...] > Did you install any software on top of the vanilla Lubuntu install? Thanks for the kind reply but that post intended for a debian newsgroup and inadvertently posted here. Thank you for the input. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify

Re: [lubuntu-users] compile of tool `mailsend' fails to find openssl

Harry Putnam writes: > cat /etc/debian_version > 9.4 (Please ignore the post, it was inadvertently sent to wrong group) -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users

[lubuntu-users] compile of tool `mailsend' fails to find openssl

cat /etc/debian_version 9.4 Summary: Trying to compile a tool called `mailsend' (https://github.com/muquit/mailsend/releases/) (Which does not appear to be available in the regular repo). But cannot get it to find openssl. I do have openssl and libssl-dev installed; --- ---

Re: [lubuntu-users] About scanning for and turning wifi on/off

Harry Putnam writes: > Equipment: Toshiba Satellite NB 151 > > Summary: > > I've run lubuntu on this laptop for many months but only ever used > ethernet. > > What do I need to install or do to be able to scan for wifi networks. > How do I turn wifi on/off u

[lubuntu-users] About scanning for and turning wifi on/off

Equipment: Toshiba Satellite NB 151 Summary: I've run lubuntu on this laptop for many months but only ever used ethernet. What do I need to install or do to be able to scan for wifi networks. How do I turn wifi on/off under Lubuntu Details: I probably should know how to do above but: I

Re: [lubuntu-users] how to run the pkg updater from cmd line

at tool. What is it called? > > I would normally run `aptitude full-upgrade' but having done that I > see the updater does not agree and that there are still updates > available Eric replied: > Harry Putnam, > > As far as I know, the tool is named APT for Advanced Packaging Tool.

[lubuntu-users] how to run the pkg updater from cmd line

Lubuntu-17.10 lxde desktop How does one run the gui updater that pops up on the desktop showing available updates, from the command line. If I ssh into the box how can I run that tool. What is it called? I would normally run `aptitude full-upgrade' but having done that I see the updater does

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

Ralf Mardorf writes: >> I found this German link >> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschlag_(Waffe)#Schie%C3%9Fpositionen_Faustfeuerwaffe >> . >> German gun freaks seems to be behind the times regarding shooting >> position. Actually it's not my, but your domain.

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

Ralf Mardorf writes: > I like to listen to Donald Trump a lot. English isn't my native > language, so I unfortunately still need to learn how to speak > English less broken than I do it now. In the past it was done by books > for children, teaching short sentences with

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

Ralf Mardorf writes: > PS: > > It must be hard for you to stand the flickering of your LCD's > backlight, let alone the flickering of even the fastest CRT you needed > to use a few years back. Well, it's only a problem if I open my eyes. -- Lubuntu-users mailing

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> writes: > On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:27:55 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: >>I was capable of 2783.7 lines per second (last time I was tested [about >>2 yrs ago]) so boot msgs are easy-squeezy. >> >>My grand kids hate it when I rea

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

Ralf Mardorf writes: > https://askubuntu.com/questions/33416/how-do-i-disable-the-boot-splash-\ > screen-and-only-show-kernel-and-boot-text-inst > https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2331376 > etc. Thanks for that link. And I can report it does work/ >

[lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

How can I cause the boot msgs produced when lubuntu boots up to be displayed on the boot screen Pressing `esc' causes some to show but I can see that some have already flew by. I want to see everthing from grub screen all the way to final login screen. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list

Re: [lubuntu-users] No desktop appears on reboot of lubuntu 17.10

Israel writes: [...] >> How would I know if I accidentally did switch to openbox? is there >> some way to identify the type of session that opens when I log in. >> >> Should I perhaps rename ~/.config then logout and see what happens >> when I log back in? Or would

Re: [lubuntu-users] About sysv-rc-conf services tool

Israel <israeld...@gmail.com> writes: > On 01/25/2018 11:47 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> Setup: >> A newish install of lubuntu, as guest in vbox vm, hosted on a >> solaris-11 host running openindiana (illumos-based) >> >> lubuntu-17.10 >> Virtualbox

Re: [lubuntu-users] No desktop appears on reboot of lubuntu 17.10

Israel writes: > Hi, > I got the files from the list, so they are present I see, yes. Looks like I made a right mess of it. So apologizing to the moderators for loading piles of unnecessary data... some how I manage to post in duplicate. > I looked through things and am

Re: [lubuntu-users] No desktop appears on reboot of lubuntu 17.10

Israel writes: [...] Harry wrote: >> So a black screen but no panel or icons, and its not possible to get >> any response with mouse [...] Israel replied: > Hi Harry, > > It would benefit us to learn the contents of your xerrors, as I suspect > this would give an

Re: [lubuntu-users] No desktop appears on reboot of lubuntu 17.10

Israel writes: [...] Harry wrote: >> So a black screen but no panel or icons, and its not possible to get >> any response with mouse [...] Israel replied: > Hi Harry, > > It would benefit us to learn the contents of your xerrors, as I suspect > this would give an

Re: [lubuntu-users] No desktop appears on reboot of lubuntu 17.10

[Please note that I tried to send this message with the requested files attached but a moderator of this newsgroup sent back a message saying moderaters had to review the message ... but that it is probably considered too big (too much data) and will probably not be posted Considering that

[lubuntu-users] About sysv-rc-conf services tool

Setup: A newish install of lubuntu, as guest in vbox vm, hosted on a solaris-11 host running openindiana (illumos-based) lubuntu-17.10 Virtualbox - 5.2.6 With the default (as installed) /etc/apt/sources.list in place, using `aptitude' (similar to apt-get), I'm unable to find the application

[lubuntu-users] No desktop appears on reboot of lubuntu 17.10

Setup: lubuntu 17.10 as vbox vm guest on Solaris-11 (openindiana) host. Host harware is HP xw8600 workstation. Vbox version is 5.2.6 This is a pretty recent install (a few days old) but has been working normally thru several reboots over a few days. I did do an update thru the software updater

Re: [lubuntu-users] New kernel seems to kill lubuntu in Vbox vm

Israel writes: [...] > Harry you might try another virtualization software, to see if you can > get around this issue, if there are any available for your OS. Just wanted to report that a couple of fellow openindian users with grey beards coached me thru some special

Re: [lubuntu-users] New kernel seems to kill lubuntu in Vbox vm

Israel writes: Harry wrote: >> screen to appear but once logged in it goes to a black screen with no >> buttons on the bottom panel that seems to be frozen and completely >> unresponsive. >> Israel replied: [...] > The issue, may simply be Virtual Box, but be aware it

[lubuntu-users] New kernel seems to kill lubuntu in Vbox vm

[Note: It is an older version of Vbox involved (5.0.40) That is due to complications on Openindiana regarding installing recent vbox versions.] I've been trying to setup lubuntu as guest in a vbox vm on an openindiana host (solaris x86 11 off-shoot). I've run quite a few vms on this oi host some

Re: [lubuntu-users] flash in browsers

Thank you all for the helpful input. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users

[lubuntu-users] flash in browsers

Recent install of lunbuntu 17.18 Attemting to watch msnbc `full episodes' in Chromium-browser I get messages saying: To watch this video, download or enable the adobe flash player plug-in in your security preferences What do we use for `flash' in lubuntu? -- Lubuntu-users mailing