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| [Nearly SOLVED] Permissions in Thunar |
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Posted by: ukbrian - 02-01-2015, 01:38 PM - Forum: Suggestions and Feedback
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When running the live DVD if I open thunar and I click on a partition in the sidebar it opens and displays the contents but after installing on a HDD and I do the same thing it asks for my password.
On other 14.04 distros the partitions are displayed unmounted but when you click on one it just auto mounts and displays the contents so I'm guessing the permissions ain't being set by the installer correctly.
Also as I've mentioned elsewhere the default keyboard is not being set by the installer it remains set as US keyboard. this again doesn't happen with other 14.04 versions.
I've added the UK keyboard and deleted the US one, rebooted and gone into keyboard settings, checked " Use system defaults" and it returns to the US settings.
Sorry if I come over as being negative but I feel these points should be addressed.
I like what your doing! you have attracted a strong loyal community, well done the team, good luck be with you all.
ukbrian
PS
I keep getting emails when I post a PM and I can't find where to turn them off, I've been through every profile option, I don't find the software very intuitive.
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| Changing forums username |
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Posted by: Hans - 02-01-2015, 07:31 AM - Forum: Off Topic
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Hi All,
Is there any way of changing my username in the forums, other than requesting it from the admins?
I'm a bit tired of being a legendary vampire... however, if not possible that's all fine.
Cheers!
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| Quick grab Scott's albums |
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Posted by: anon222 - 02-01-2015, 12:27 AM - Forum: Scripting and Bash
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This will download Scott(0)'s albums from imgur.com
If you want to see the images click here.
Instructions.
Save the script anywhere, make executable, run (double click or via Terminal ./scott.sh).
Code: #! /bin/bash
save_path(){
SAVE=$(zenity --file-selection --directory --title="Where do you want to save the images?")
if [ "${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0" ]; then
exit 0
fi
#Create and then enter directory
cd "$SAVE"
mkdir "$NAME"
cd "$NAME"
}
get_list(){
LIST=$(mktemp /tmp/image_list.XXXXXX)
for i in $(curl $URL | grep '{"hash":"' | sed 's/,/ /g;s/}[ ]{/\n/g;s/}].*$//g;s/.*\[{//g;s/"hash":"/i\.imgur.com\//g' | sed 's/"[ ]".*ext":"//g;s/".*$//g')
do
echo $i>> $LIST
done
}
download(){
i=1
TOTAL_LINES=$(wc -l <$LIST)
for line in `cat $LIST`
do
wget -q $line 2>/dev/null
(( PERCENTAGE = 100 \* ${i} / ${TOTAL_LINES} ))
echo "$PERCENTAGE"
echo "#$PERCENTAGE% Downloaded"
let ++i
if [[ "$i" -gt "$TOTAL_LINES" ]]; then
break
fi
done | zenity --progress --auto-close --title="Downloading..."
unset URL
unset i
}
main_window(){
URL=$(zenity --list --radiolist --ok-label="Select" --cancel-label="Exit" --title="Quick Grab Scott's images" \
--text="Select Scott's albums you whish to download.\nThen, select the location you whish to save the images.\nAlbum's directory will we automatically ceated.\nhttp://scott53.imgur.com/" --height=490 --width=390 --hide-column=4 --print-column=4 \
--column="Pick" --column="Name" --column="Total images" --column="url" \
"TRUE" "Chalet OS 14.04" "50" "http://imgur.com/a/sp8Lu" \
"FALSE" "Elementary OS - Luna" "21" "http://imgur.com/a/8BZYD" \
"FALSE" "Linux Lite 2.2" "17" "http://imgur.com/a/mPNBt" \
"FALSE" "Linux Lite 2.0" "13" "http://imgur.com/a/bKmTP" \
"FALSE" "Linux Lite 1.0.8" "11" "http://imgur.com/a/U60p3" \
"FALSE" "Linux Lite 1.0.6" "19" "http://imgur.com/a/ZTnG4" \
"FALSE" "Linux Mint 17 Qiana XFCE" "24" "http://imgur.com/a/39E1J" \
"FALSE" "LXLE 14.04" "100" "http://imgur.com/a/EyYpO" \
"FALSE" "LXLE 12.04.4" "98" "http://imgur.com/a/hPT7V" \
"FALSE" "Makulu Cinnamon Debian Edition 1.0" "45" "http://imgur.com/a/86cL2" \
"FALSE" "Makulu 5.0 - XFCE" "79" "http://imgur.com/a/SuPAb" \
"FALSE" "Ubuntu Mate 14.10" "37" "http://imgur.com/a/ZXfzb" \
"FALSE" "Voyager 14.04.2" "176" "http://imgur.com/a/E6EiL" \
"FALSE" "Zorin 9 - Core" "18" "http://imgur.com/a/MD0If" \
)
if [ "${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0" ]; then
exit 0
fi
case $URL in
"http://imgur.com/a/sp8Lu")
NAME="Chalet OS 14.04"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/8BZYD")
NAME="Elementary OS - Luna"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/mPNBt")
NAME="Linux Lite 2.2"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/bKmTP")
NAME="Linux Lite 2.0"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/U60p3")
NAME="Linux Lite 1.0.8"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/ZTnG4")
NAME="Linux Lite 1.0.6"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/39E1J")
NAME="Linux Mint 17 Qiana XFCE"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/EyYpO")
NAME="LXLE 14.04"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/hPT7V")
NAME="LXLE 12.04.4"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/86cL2")
NAME="Makulu Cinnamon Debian Edition 1.0"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/SuPAb")
NAME="Makulu 5.0 - XFCE"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/ZXfzb")
NAME="Ubuntu Mate 14.10"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/E6EiL")
NAME="Voyager 14.04.2"
;;
"http://imgur.com/a/MD0If")
NAME="Zorin 9 - Core"
;;
esac
}
main_window
save_path
get_list
unset URL
download
rm $LIST
thunar "$SAVE" &
exit 0
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| [SOLVED] Custom Avatar for the Forum? |
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Posted by: gold_finger - 01-31-2015, 10:37 PM - Forum: On Topic
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Ok -- I'm lost!
I can't seem to figure out how to setup a custom avatar for my profile on the forum. Want to change from the default penquin I picked to something else. Anyone have any idea how to do that? And is it possible to upload an image to imgur and link to that for this purpose?
Thanks.
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| Pipelight-plugin |
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Posted by: iwar - 01-31-2015, 10:54 AM - Forum: Other
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I have run Pipelight for a long time from 1.06 to now and it have worked fine. But now it wont start the blue cirkel of dots keep running
any sugest to help. I run ll 2.2
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| Backups with Redo, Deja Dup, & Time Machine |
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Posted by: Coastie - 01-30-2015, 07:37 PM - Forum: Off Topic
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I read about Redo in dfgkh547-jsdfv8.iyhkj.tk/forums/index.php?topic=1561.msg11043 topic. I use Deja Dup to back up my doc, pictures, .mozilla, .thunderbird, etc. but not my desktop settings. Not sure how or if I should backup my desktop settings. I have used these backups moving up in versions of Linux Lite.
Is Redo just a different or is it a better back up program. If Redo is in the DVD drive will it back up to a separate writable CD drive? How big of a USB would I need? Does it need a separate USB from the one that Deja Dup uses?
I do have an external hard drive that my iMac uses with Mac Time Machine. Plenty of room but I do not know if Redo and Time Machine will share it.
:-\
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| Thoughts from a Linux Lover |
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Posted by: Levolution - 01-30-2015, 10:25 AM - Forum: Suggestions and Feedback
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I am not a Linux dev (haven't coded since I was 17) but I do have some Idea's which I would like this community to think about. I am going to throw these idea's out there and explain my reasons. I am hopeful that this will be a thought provoking thread about the future of Operating systems in general and Linux in particular.
There is a lot of talk about desk top OS's being dead as more and more people begin to use their smart phones as their primary computer. Frankly I call BS on that. Desktop computing is just too useful to ever truly disappear. The idea behind the ubuntu edge was great but there were several flaws in the execution. It's the same flaws I see in the development of any phone OS made by the Canonical team. I want to make it clear that I am not criticizing the Ubuntu OS. It is by far the best Linux distro out there and has done a lot of work in bringing more users into the Linux world.
The flaw the Ubuntu team has is that it doesn't do outreach very well. Ubuntu is not the only one that has this problem. For me what makes this so tragic is that Ubuntu lead the way in providing ease of use for new users. There is however a lot more that can be done in this department and has been for some time.
I am not just referring to the OS itself. The problem runs much deeper. What I have see is people become so focused on providing the latest OS with all the bells and whistles that the other software ends up falling short.
In my opinion (which is worth what you pay for it) what we the Linux community needs (both dev's and users) is a long term stable platform which can be built on long term. Operating systems are a decade behind where they should be by now. I am not just referring to Linux but Window's and Apple as well. The one exception to this seems to be Chrome.
What does the average user do on a desktop or laptop?
1) Search the web
2) Check Email
3) Watch video's
4) Visit Facebook
5) visit other social media
6) Play online games (candycrush)
Sure users sometimes use spreadsheets or word processors but that's mostly students.
More and more people's daily lives are migrating off of their hard-drives and onto the cloud. This is where Chrome get's it right. Where Chrome get's it wrong is in not protecting the user. Skynet I mean google is all about invading peoples privacy so it can make money by selling ad space. This means they need to collect all the meta data they can. Gmail, google docs, everything the company offers is all about collecting information on the user.
What the world needs is an OS which is conscious of the fact that we are living more and more in the cloud, and which gives the user control over their data. There is a high demand for a Lite simple and secure OS with a grandma just button. Not "Just" and then 47 lines of code.
There are a lot of new and old technologies that need to be brought together and made to run under the hood.
For example why isn't there an email client which natively uses PGP without the user being aware of it? Honest question. How many hours would it take to create a web-based email client that queried "does such and such have a PGP key?" if yes employ it if no then don't. Messages wouldn't need to be stored on the web client as it's only a gate way.
The same goes for uploading files to any and all cloud services. Encryption should be done automatically in the browser. The user could then share a second level key with other users they wanted to view any content. Such second level key's would allow the user to view but not modify files.
More and more the web-browser is the operating system. I would argue that this is dangerously so right now.
The future of the Net is decentralization. The operating system which will own the future is the operating system which is first to market on something like a MaidSafe.org or Storj.io infrastructure, and which is easy to use. People don't want megacorps holding their personal data. Right now they don't have an alternative.
I would love to see an Linux operating system which focused on browser based computing and security. I would be willing to pay to see something like this developed and I personally know many people who would be willing to do the same in order to see an Anti-NSA OS. Please consider what I have said. I want to see a strong Free and OpenSource OS which can take over the world and I am not seeing anyone working on it.
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| [SOLVED] Security Patch |
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Posted by: Coastie - 01-28-2015, 04:45 PM - Forum: Other
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I received a news article by RSS a few days ago about a new security vulnerability in Ubuntu which allowed someone to gain access to your PC. Since then I have been looking for a security update. (I check Install Updates at least once a day.) Since reading this article, I have not been offered a security update. There was a link in the article to Ubuntu which offered a link to the update. I did not use it because I thought I would get it the usual way in a few days.
Was the article out of date and we already have that update or should I have gotten the patch from the Ubuntu website or just be patient until it is offered the usual way?
(I know my paranoia is showing. :-[ It comes from too many years using Windows and being abandoned by Apple support because I have an iMac PPC* instead of an Intel Mac.)
* as well as this Linux computer[table] [tr] [td][/td][/tr][/table]
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