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#1501
Artwork & Screenshots / Re: January 2013 Screenshots
January 14, 2013, 10:21:33 PM
Originally posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 4:50 pm
Starting off 2013 with a more "Spare" look.  Or maybe 'reserved' is a better description.  That horizontal conky that kept showing up every time I did a new install at the top of the screen, basically all I need I think.  Well, for now anyway.  Who knows what the next hour will bring!

#1502
General Support / Re: Updating problem - 02 Jan 2013
January 14, 2013, 10:16:58 PM
Originally posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 1:53 pm
See, this is why I have vsido!  It's creator is a genius.  You DA MAN!!!
#1503
General Support / Re: Unable to log in <SOLVED>
January 14, 2013, 10:10:51 PM
Originally posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:13 pm
Quote from: VastOneGreat to hear this Jed!  As stated in another post, I got pulled away by life also...

A couple of questions...

Did you see a login as soon as you booted to LiveCD or did it take you to OpenBox in an autologin?

Were there any issues like what lwfitz had not being able to login?

Is there anything you saw out of whack?

Did you 'use' the How To I wrote as a guide or was the install self explanatory?

How do you think a brand new user would do with this install?

Thanks!

Using the LiveCD (LiveUSB for me) it went right into OB with no login required.  I had none of lwfitz's issues.  My only "issue" is hardware related as you know, (the Optimus mess courtesy of nVidia).  I did read the HowTo quite thoroughly before I did my install.  I could have gotten through it however without reading the HowTo.  It was that self explanatory.

When I first started using Sid, I wasn't sure about it being for the new Linux user.  Your VSIDO distro has changed my mind completely in that regard.  Very simple install, accompanied by the fact that everything you need to be up, running, and productive right out of the box makes for a pretty sweet distro!  So, that being said, yes, I believe this could be very beneficial to any New User.  Brand new or otherwise!  With the addition of having smxi already installed and ready to use, it is basically perfection!

One other note, I have gone ahead and edited my grub.cfg manually.  I did this only to avoid the issue on reboot of having to edit the Grub2 menu.  After this edit (NEVER EDIT THE GRUB.CFG FILE MANUALLY!  :ugeek: ) it boots perfectly every time.  I know you submitted a bug report about this, and it is for me, a very minor issue.  I added the bit about never editing the grub.cfg for anyone tempted to do so.  If you do decide to edit grub.cfg (not to be confused with editing and then updating grub which is a completely DIFFERENT file than grub.cfg) please know that you can seriously break your system.  You have been warned!  My only reason for doing so was completely hardware related and in no way due to VSIDO.  I have a hybrid (read, ominous Optimus Intel/nvidia worthless video card in my laptop that this install was done on) graphics system that seriously confuses Linux.  Do a search for Linus Torvalds and the F word rant against nVidia.  You'll get a real chuckle!

If anyone were to install that has a similar hardware setup to mine, making a note of the edit to grub is the only way they'll successfully get it to boot.

Jed
#1504
General Support / Re: Updating problem - 02 Jan 2013
January 14, 2013, 10:07:26 PM
Originally posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 1:26 pm
Quote from: VastOneI have just done an update and saw this:

#697147 - libqt4-dbus: Fails to upgrade from 4:4.8.2+dfsg-6
   Merged with: 697159
Summary:
libqtdbus4(1 bug)
Are you sure you want to install/upgrade the above packages? [Y/n/?/...]


I answered Y(es)

and everything worked, the upgrade and no issues with libqt4-dbus

I did an UP and it seemed to go fine, though I did get this error at the end.
This was also in the terminal output;
Preparing to replace libqt4-designer:amd64 4:4.8.2+dfsg-6 (using .../libqt4-designer_4%3a4.8.2+dfsg-7_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libqt4-designer:amd64 ...
Selecting previously unselected package libqtdbus4:amd64.
Unpacking libqtdbus4:amd64 (from .../libqtdbus4_4%3a4.8.2+dfsg-7_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libqtdbus4_4%3a4.8.2+dfsg-7_amd64.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtDBus.so.4.8.2', which is also in package libqt4-dbus:amd64 4:4.8.2+dfsg-6
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Preparing to replace libqt4-script:amd64 4:4.8.2+dfsg-6 (using .../libqt4-script_4%3a4.8.2+dfsg-7_amd64.deb) ...


Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libqtdbus4_4%3a4.8.2+dfsg-7_amd64.deb


E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Should I be alarmed?

Quote from: VastOnerun

sudo apt-get install -f

Problem solved
#1505
Artwork & Screenshots / Re: January 2013 Screenshots
January 14, 2013, 10:02:23 PM
Originally posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 1:15 am
Happy New Year all...

My first scrot of the year.  Hopefully many more to come.  I'll bet you can't wait!

#1506
Scripts / Re: inxi the super script - bash aliases
January 14, 2013, 09:32:31 PM
Very nice HowTo Sector11.  I'll be using the ssc.sh script myself!  Great idea.  Thanks for this.
#1507
Conky / OB growing on me...
January 14, 2013, 09:17:45 PM
Originally posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:33 pm
Ok, so I like OpenBox a little more than I thought!  I mean look at this scrot; you can't tell the difference between it and say Xfce4.  IMO anyway.  Couple questions though.  I'd like another Tint2 panel at the top left with an icon to logout of OB.  Tried all my feeble mind could think of to no avail. I know I can just right-click on the desktop and use the menu to do it, but I'd just as soon have the icon if possible.  Also, at the top of my screen you see another Tint2 panel (which are actually 2 panels) with the wicd icon there.  The only way I get it there is to go through the OB menu and manually start wicd.  The wireless starts and runs fine without me doing that, I'd just like an icon to look at and see my network is up and running.  I had this working before in OB but I don't remember what I did.  :oops:   Also an icon to adjust the volume would be nice up there as well.  Am I asking too much?  Don't worry about responding with an answer (if you know the answers!!!) until after the holidays!

And at last, here it is, the scrot!



OB is way understated!
#1508
Conky / Re: Too Blue
January 14, 2013, 09:12:28 PM
Originally posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:46 pm
Quote from: VastOneGotta ask, OB or Xfce on that epic layout Jed?
Sorry to disappoint guys, but it's Xfce4.  I don't realy have anything against OB I just find that Xfce4 seems a little more polished and the ease of use, for me anyway, seems easier to tweak on.  OB is really great though, and I have gone to the effort to get it totally tweaked this time as well.  On the Conky's I post, if there is an Xfce menu button or logout button in the Tint2 panel, that'll be the giveaway that it's Xfce.

@Sectpr11. Yes it's prolly my fav color.  Kinda captures the mood for me as well.  I find Christmas time depressing!  Pity Party, Pity Party!!!   :roll:
#1509
Conky / Too Blue
January 14, 2013, 09:10:03 PM
Originally posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:45 pm
Did some rearranging and here's the latest...  Added some color....



Too much blue right?
#1510
VSIDO Discussions / Re: Awesome Install
January 14, 2013, 09:05:44 PM
Originally posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:13 pm
Quote from: VastOneGreat to hear this Jed!  As stated in another post, I got pulled away by life also...

A couple of questions...

Did you see a login as soon as you booted to LiveCD or did it take you to OpenBox in an autologin?

Were there any issues like what lwfitz had not being able to login?

Is there anything you saw out of whack?

Did you 'use' the How To I wrote as a guide or was the install self explanatory?

How do you think a brand new user would do with this install?

Thanks!

Using the LiveCD (LiveUSB for me) it went right into OB with no login required.  I had none of lwfitz's issues.  My only "issue" is hardware related as you know, (the Optimus mess courtesy of nVidia).  I did read the HowTo quite thoroughly before I did my install.  I could have gotten through it however without reading the HowTo.  It was that self explanatory.

When I first started using Sid, I wasn't sure about it being for the new Linux user.  Your VSIDO distro has changed my mind completely in that regard.  Very simple install, accompanied by the fact that everything you need to be up, running, and productive right out of the box makes for a pretty sweet distro!  So, that being said, yes, I believe this could be very beneficial to any New User.  Brand new or otherwise!  With the addition of having smxi already installed and ready to use, it is basically perfection!

One other note, I have gone ahead and edited my grub.cfg manually.  I did this only to avoid the issue on reboot of having to edit the Grub2 menu.  After this edit (NEVER EDIT THE GRUB.CFG FILE MANUALLY!  :ugeek: ) it boots perfectly every time.  I know you submitted a bug report about this, and it is for me, a very minor issue.  I added the bit about never editing the grub.cfg for anyone tempted to do so.  If you do decide to edit grub.cfg (not to be confused with editing and then updating grub which is a completely DIFFERENT file than grub.cfg) please know that you can seriously break your system.  You have been warned!  My only reason for doing so was completely hardware related and in no way due to VSIDO.  I have a hybrid (read, ominous Optimus Intel/nvidia worthless video card in my laptop that this install was done on) graphics system that seriously confuses Linux.  Do a search for Linus Torvalds and the F word rant against nVidia.  You'll get a real chuckle!

If anyone were to install that has a similar hardware setup to mine, making a note of the edit to grub is the only way they'll successfully get it to boot.

Jed
#1511
Conky / Re: Mayans were wrong!
January 14, 2013, 09:01:25 PM
Originally posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:03 pm
Thanks guys!  It only looks that way because of Sector11 and VastOne's hard work!  I really do only know how to Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V!!!
#1512
Conky / Re: Mayans were wrong!
January 14, 2013, 09:00:12 PM
Originally posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:16 am
Quote from: Sector11That's one sweet setup Jed.  You have yours on one large piece of real estate. Mine is smaller so I build on each  Desktop.  :D
Thank you kindly sir!  Yes the (I know I shouldn't say it) 1920x1080 res is pretty sweet.  One drawback on a laptop though is the smallness of the fonts.  Also when I 'borrow' one of you guys' Conkys, there is always so much tweaking to do to make it big enough for my screen!  Complain, complain, complain!  Is this vsido build awesome or what?  Lovin' it!!!
#1513
Conky / Mayans were wrong!
January 14, 2013, 08:55:23 PM
Originally posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:09 am
Well congratulations Earth!  It's the 22nd of Dec. and the Mayans got it wrong.  The new Epoch has begun.  In celebration of this magnanimous event, heres my latest VSIDO build logged in to Xfce4, with 3 Conky's and 4 Tint2 panels!  Thanks VastOne for the greatest distro ever, and thanks again Sector11 for getting me here and the outstanding help from the both of you in all things Conky and Linux!  Your both scholars and gentlemaen!
VSIDO (built from the iso image of 20 Dec. 2012) logged into Xfce4.10.

#1514
VSIDO Discussions / Awesome Install
January 14, 2013, 08:49:36 PM
Originally posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:16 am
Ok, most awesome install ever!  Less than 20 minutes flat!  Hardest bit was typing in "ifup wlan0" to get wireless going.  Real toughy!  Tweaking now, and I have NOT installed Bumblebee.  For those who would use this distro in an Optimus environment, a tip in the HowTo instructing them to use the Tab key at the initial boot to edit the boot process.  (it evidently hates the Nouveau driver)  I had to add 'acpi=noirq' before 'quiet' and 'no splash' after 'quiet' in the boot line in grub.  Once installed, edited the grub file, update-grub to make it stick and presto!  I gotta say this was a lot less painful than the last time I tried Sid on my own.  Adding a couple of letters seems to have taken all the work out of it!  (VSIDO)  I also notice my transparency is a lot better now.  And, Sector11, I'm using OpenBox!  Shout it to the masses!
I was going to get this all done before VastOne went to bed but got tied up with life as usual.  You'd think by waiting till everyone was in bed, I'd have the pleasure of some alone time with Sid. (VSIDO)  VastOne, you definitely have a "present" headed your way!  Remember to get me an addy to send it to!

VSIDO absolutely ROCKS!  I still have some tweaking to do like I said, but this was a definite "No Complaints" install.  Working on Conky and Tint2 now of course, but that is also rocking right along!  Many Many Many Thanks VastOne!

Jed
(yeah I know it didn't happen till you all see the screenshot!  Coming soon I promise!)
#1515
Introductions / Re: Hello from Detachment 7
January 14, 2013, 08:45:58 PM
Quote from: VastOneYou cannot believe how excited I am about that!!!! Wow!  I was a MONSTER OS/2 fan and it still holds a close place in my heart.

I will try to VSIDO it once I get it!

Thanks for the trip down memory lane...

No problem!  Just PM me a place to ship it to and it's yours!  Least I can do after all the success I've had with VSIDO!  A small price to pay for the best all around distro I've ever had.