I tried changing the GLtext following various threads [URL] and others, but i cannot do it. The text insist on staying the same. It displays my kernel. My OS is Ubuntu 10.10. Does anybody have a clue? It has become really frustrating... In older versions of Ubuntu I could easily change it following the procedure offered by these threads.
View 1 RepliesThis one seems to have been done to death, but I still can't seem to get a clock going. I had done it in Jaunty, but no matter how I configure it, it's not working in Lucid! One issue I've found in the many threads and how-to docs is that everyone says that it's only a matter of adding the options to this line in /usr/share/applications/screensavers/gltext.desktop:
Code:
Exec=gltext -root
However, my gltext.desktop looks like this:
Code:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=GLText
Exec=/usr/lib/xscreensaver/gltext -root
TryExec=/usr/lib/xscreensaver/gltext
Comment=Displays a few lines of text spinning around in a solid 3D font. The te$
StartupNotify=false
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Screensaver
OnlyShowIn=GNOME;
I've tried adding my time options to "Exec=..." and then to "TryExec=..." lines, with single quotes and double quotes, but to no avail. Am I doing this in the wrong file?
Code: Exec=gltext -root -front -text 'The Ozz Microsystems %l:%M:%S %p' Is the proper syntax for the gltext screen-saver? If it is, why don't it work with 10.04 RC?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI am trying to get the X screensaver gltext to monitor my system temp and maybe some other stats. Writing a script that puts together the stats periodically is no problem, but the main thing I'm running into is that gltext doesn't refresh - whatever text I feed it stays there.So, for example, I run this command:$ /usr/lib/xscreensaver/gltext -text "`cat /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THRM/temperature`"and get a gltext window showing:temperature:60 CI can manipulate it and format it as necessary, but as my CPU heats up and cools down, it doesn't update, even if I include time variables that do.I have a script that feeds gltext the time as the first line and the temp as the second line - and although the time updates continuously as the time changes, the temperature value remains the same as whenever the screensaver started.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI currently have a Windows XP OS which i want to dual-boot with Ubuntu Linux 10.10 . I put the disk in the drive and chose the option to install Linux through Windows. But it hangs in the middle. I am also unable to change my BIOS settings due to which i can"t change my boot preference. My first Boot is the HDD. I want to change it to CD-ROM. Any suggestion? I also have another PC where i can boot through the CD...I tried installing there by booting from the CD but i get this error message after seeing the purple Linux screen with the loading dots. "(Process:286):Glib warning**:getpwuid:failed due to unknown user id (0)
P.S.- I am not able to see any options while the boot is going on
I can't change my usplash :S I'm using Ubuntu 9.10 x64 and Grub2.I installed already startup manager and added the .so. I set all the resolutions to 1280x786 (my real resolution is 1920x1200 though). But when I reboot I see the grub,choose my os, and then all I see is a small white bar flashing in my left upper corner.My question isHow do I change my usplash?'d like to have this usplash screen, but it isn't downloadable.
View 2 Replies View RelatedWhenever I want to change my cursor to something else, the "new" cursor only shows up when I'm doing certain things in certain apps. How do I make it so that my replacement, new cursor is OS-wide, instead of making little cameo appearances?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI was not able to change my wallpaper.I think it might be due to permission i guess..See the gconf-value
View 1 Replies View Relatedi cant change my wallpaper, no mater how many times i tried to change its still same default ubuntu Wallpaper. But in configuration editor it shows that i changed my wallpaper. Desktop enviroment is gnome 3
View 1 Replies View RelatedRecently I installed ubuntu 10 on my machine. Installed using windows installer and it is installed in one of the windows drive. It didnt asked me for root password, so i used sudo -i to become a root user.
now when i was trying to execute a file named all.bash [URL].. using ./all.bash but it says permission denied error. I saw that the file have only read and write permission. I tried to change the permission by using chmod u+rx all.bash but it does nothing. Is there any way to change the permissions.
I have been using Ubuntu for a couple of years and always at the 1024 768 screen resolution.
I just finished installing version 10.04. It defaulted to 1280 1024.
I much prefer the 1024 768 because it is better for my older eyes, but when I attempt to change, the screen goes black for a minute and then stays at 1280 1024.
Since earlier versions of Ubuntu did it, this should also, but..
Whenever I change themes to the azenis theme in ubuntu 10.04 the cursor will not change themes properly for example it will change to the proper cursor when I hover over a close button (I'm using emerald themes too) when hovering in certain programs (like firefox) and when moving icons. I have tried to change the theme to another one reboot to hopefully "reset" the mouse then change back but it didn't work. I'm using ubuntu 10.04 64 bit.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI've noticed there are various plymouth themes (the booting animation sequence) on synaptic but I can't figure out how to actually my plymouth theme. I was using Ubuntu studio theme and now I changed but I can't change the plymouth theme. Is there a plymouth manager or anything?
View 5 Replies View RelatedAfter having been seduced by Windows 7 I have finally come back to Ubuntu (10.04), imagine my shock at having found that the Dev's for god only knows what reason have removed the ability to change the GDM login theme. I have downloaded a couple of themes from Gnome look and want to install / apply the theme, ideally with an app with a GUI interface.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI recently did a fresh install of Ubuntu Maverick, and have found a slight issue with file permissions. Before starting the installation I backed up all my files to an ext3 partition, then during the process I moved all of these files over to an NTFS partition that I am using as a joint storage location for both Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows 7. Upon booting into my fresh Maverick install I found that all the files on my NTFS partition are now owned by root and I am unable to change the permissions using the conventional methods I am used to. I have tried using the GUI method through the properties of the folder, I've also tried using chown and chmod, but all to no avail... No matter how I make the change to the permissions, it will always revert back to root within seconds. who desperately wants full read/write access back to their data?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI just got a used machine with ubuntu on it, and can't seem to change the name of 'Home.'
View 7 Replies View RelatedI have a usb that got corrupted whilst attached to a Vista computer.Now what was once a directory is now a file!It now reads as -rwxr -xr -x instead of drwxr -xr -x how do I change this back to a directory?
View 2 Replies View RelatedJust Installed the latest version of Ubuntu Netbook on my Toshiba Portege 7200 and the screen resolution is set to 800x600. The OS is not recognizing the fact the laptop can do 1024x768. I've been searching the net for a few hours to fix the problem and I'm not getting anywhere. The fix to the problem is to add the info below to the Xorg.conf file. This file does not seem to exsist on the latest version and if I create it manually it does not work.
# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg package.
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings. Here are ignored. If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "Device"
Identifier "Trident Microsystems Cyber 9540 (rev 52)"
Driver "trident"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Integtrated LCD"
HorizSync 28-90
VertRefresh 43-85
#Modeline "1024x768_60.00" 63.50 1024 1072 1176 1328 768 771 775 798 -hsync +vsync
#Option "PreferredMode" "1024x768_60.00"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "VGA-0"
Option "Ignore" "true"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Monitor "Integtrated LCD"
Device "Trident Microsystems Cyber 9540 (rev 52)"
EndSection
I am using Ubuntu 9.10 for about three months now (I am a total greenhorn) . A few hours ago, I decided to add the KDE 4.4 desktop environment. I followed the procedure on this link. It was all in GUI, no terminal commands required. [URL]
Installed KDE and everything is fine except two problems.
1. The KDE mouse pointer has become default in GNOME and I just can't change it. Tried everything, changing theme, customising theme and even downloaded the "mouse pointer" app from Software Centre. Nothing works.
2. I am not able to upgrade anything using Kpackagekit. It keeps telling me I don't have authorisation, without asking for my password.
Was messing around with Compiz and plymouth themes. I installed one and now my bootscreen is text of linux mint in the center screen. How am i able to change this back to my plymouth bootscreen
View 3 Replies View RelatedWhen right clicking a song in Rhythmbox and selecting properties I should be able to change the name of the album for example. However I am able to select the content of the field I am not able to alter it.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI click unlock repeatedly but nothing happens... I ran it in terminal and got this
Code:
sudo gdmsetup
[sudo] password for wordsmith:
** (gdmsetup:5106): DEBUG: init delay=10
** (gdmsetup:5106): DEBUG: "/usr/share/xsessions/une-guest-restricted.desktop" is hidden or contains non-executable TryExec program
** (gdmsetup:5106): DEBUG: "/usr/share/xsessions/guest-restricted.desktop" is hidden or contains non-executable TryExec program
** (gdmsetup:5106): DEBUG: "/usr/share/xsessions/une-efl-guest-restricted.desktop" is hidden or contains non-executable TryExec program
** (gdmsetup:5106): DEBUG: Init default session found:'xsession'
** (gdmsetup:5106): DEBUG: Failed to identify the current session: Unable to lookup session information for process '5106'
** (gdmsetup:5106): WARNING **: Unable to find users: no seat-id found
I was running my Acer V193 monitor at 1280x1024 resolution on KDE 4.3.1. Then after someone else used the computer the resolution changed to 1024x768 and I am unable to change it. Yast recognizes the monitor correctly, but when I run Sax2 it will not change it back to 1280x1024. It accepts that setting but when I start it again it is set at 1024x768. My xorg.conf indicates...
Section "Monitor"
Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool"
DisplaySize 376 301
[code].....
I just completed a clean install of 11.4 -- using KDE 4.6. It's absolutely a love-hate relationship so far after upgrading from 11.1 and KDE 3.5.With 11.1 it was incredibly easy to change my icons whether they were on the desktop, or in a Konqueror folder, or on the bar at the bottom of the screen. I simply right clicked on the icon, up would pop a configuration screen, I browsed to where the icons were stored, selected one, clicked "apply" and it was done.
But not in 11.4... For the icons I've dragged onto the bottom bar (e.g., YaST, Personal Settings, Dolphin, GIMP) if I right click on any of them and then click "icon settings" I get a screen where I should be able to see and change the icon, but instead I see a grayed-out gear, and all of them seem to be controlled by root. Under 11.1 and KDE 3.5 I could change these icons, but not with 11.4.
Another example... Under System Settings>File Association>inode>directory. Here you see a plain blue folder icon.Upon left clicking that icon I can then browse to my icons, choose one, click it, and then "apply," and the icon **does** change here in the "inode/directory" screen. But the change does **not** carry over to anywhere else. Under KDE 3.5 and 11.1 it would change every folder everywhere in my home directory. I would do the same thing in "file associations" with some applications (e.g. Word, Powerpoint, and Excel which I run with Crossover Office), and by changing the icon under "file associations" it would change every similar document in my home directory. But not in 11.4. In the first case with icons on my desktop I am unable to change them (seemingly locked to root).In the second case with icons I see in "file associations" I can change them in that screen, but the changes do not then apply globally.
I am using glib version 1.2.10.I came to know from somewhere that "pthread_attr_setaffinity_np(3)" does not work on this version for POSIX threads. Following error was coming:(.text+0x112): undefined reference to `pthread_attr_setaffinity_np'collect2: ld returned 1 exit status.All I want to do is to run 2 threads on two different processors. I cannot change the glib version.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI wanted to create another panel on my computer. I created one, which formed directly above one that I already had (at the bottom of one of my two screens). Just out of curiosity I asked it to autohide. That was a big mistake. Now, I am unable to right click to remove or change the panel (the right click menu doesn't appear). This is true for all my panels. I thought logging out might fix it. No luck. Restart. No luck. Now my "top level" panel won't load, which means I don't have access to any of the main menus at all. Basically, the only think I can access at this point is what is on my desktop.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI recently upgraded my clean install Ubuntu Studio 10.10 64bit to Natty 11.04 and whilst everything is working well (except for having no plymouth boot splash - but I'm looking into this) I have noticed that when I log in to the "Ubuntu" desktop (with the Unity launcher and Menu bar in the top panel) I can't seem to change how the time and date is displayed. It seems to be stuck showing 24 hour time only with no date no matter which setting I select in the 'Clock' tab of 'Time & Date Settings' menu.
The clock applet works perfectly when I log into the 'Ubuntu Classic' desktop and I am able to display the date and weather ok.
I have a laptop which I upgraded from Ubuntu 10.10 64bit to 11.04 as well and it doesn't have the same issue.
I thought it might have been a rouge Gconf setting so I dumped my entire gconf using
Code:
gconftool-2 --dump / > ~/Desktop/allgconf.entries
then restarted into recovery and removed my ~/.gconf folder entirely, rebooted again and logged back on. Apart from losing some settings like Evolution and Networking, which I reloaded, and my theme going back to the default theme, the problem still exists.
this is my first real problem that I can't solve my self.I've a test samba share called "Share" and I've created three users:
-mones
-fsu
-fsu2
[code]....
I installed debian 8 on a usb drive using this guide. I used a debian 8.2 64-bit image with mate. It has all worked as I wanted it to. However recently I needed to change the PATH variable, and create another environment variable. I have not been able to do neither. What I have tryed (from google):
1. adding "export PATH=$PATH:/xxxx/" to etc/profile or to /home/user/.profile
2. adding ":/xxxx/" to a point in /etc/profile where the PATH variable is set
3. creating a script in /etc/profile.d which run "export PATH=$PATH:/xxxx/"
(where xxxx is the the location i want to add)
I'm new here as I'm new to openSUSE. Having used Mandriva 2006 for years, I've gotten used to KDE3, and I'm still using it. I've got a few problems right now, but one of the most annoying is this: I changed my Yakuake skin (I can't remember the name of the skin), and Yakuake became really slow. It can take even ten seconds for it to scroll down, which to me is a bit too much. The thing is, I can't change the skin back. Here's what I tried to do:
1. Look for the right file and set the skin from there. (Didn't work)
2. Delete the skin file. (Nope.)
3. Reinstall yakuake. (Nope, same skin.)
Now okay kde4-yakuake is an option. However I feel like this is something I should be able to solve. My attempts this far have been a bit foolish, but usually something works.
Here's a screenshot: [URL]..