Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Updated to 22.10 and greeted with a Grub screen: what to do now?

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Viktor,

Very strange indeed. I did the the exact same upgrade yesterday, but I 
used the do-release-upgrade command in the Konsole as recommended in the 
Release Notes.


As the upgrade should only be operating on files using the package 
manager and its configuration (changing the active release and upgrading 
packages), I can only think that a new version of Grub could behave 
differently somehow, or you had a hardware failure.


Do you have a backup? If so, you could restore and try again.

Otherwise, I would recommend asking again on a wider Ubuntu 
Forum/Mailing list as you are more likely to find someone experienced in 
trouble-shooting this type of thing. We are more focused on Video and 
Pro-Audio stuff here.


It did happen to me once before (getting a grub prompt) - I can't 
remember why. And there is plenty of advice online on how to diagnose 
the issue from the grub prompt.


Good luck - fingers crossed!

Ross

On 15.02.2023 22.54, Viktor Mastoridis wrote:

Hello again,

In my 10+ years of using Ubuntu and Ubuntu Studio, this is definitely 
the most strange thing.


The root drive, where the operating system should've been installed, 
is empty!

See photo.

As I said in my first email, there were no errors at the end of the 
upgrade process (22.04 to 22.10),  all was well.


And now, there is only an empty, unpartitioned drive (hence the Grub 
prompt.


The SSD drive itself is healthy,  according to Smart Tools.

Should I report this situation somewhere?
If yes - where?
Viktor Mastoridis
Sent from 📱

15 Feb 2023 10:27:49 Viktor Mastoridis :

When I say 'Grub' - I mean a terminal grub prompt, with no
operating systems to select.

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] DNS restoration

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Brian,

That doesn't sound like something specific to Ubuntu Studio. You may 
have more success asking this on a wider Ubuntu forum/mailing list where 
there are likely to be a few networking gurus lurking.


Regards,

Ross

PS: I remember there was an issue with a version of the low-latency 
kernel (that comes with Ubuntu Studio) in the past, but this caused a 
hard and fast broken networking situation, and I think it was in US > 
20.x (and fixed).


On 16.02.2023 16.22, Brian Hagen wrote:

Hello, all,

    I am running Ubuntu Studio 18.04 on a LAN at home. From time to 
time, the modem and/or router has to be reset (ISP issues and such). 
Following that, although the Ubuntu machine can still access the 
Internet itself, the DNS-based access is no longer available. Commands 
such as 'ping ' verify that the sites can no longer be 
reached via DNS. Error messages are typically "Failure in resolution" 
and such text. The machine here still has the same IP address on the 
LAN as before the modem/router resets were done. Manual requests to 
reassign an IP address to the Ubuntu machine do not regain DNS 
connectivity.


    In spite of this errant status, services such as Spotify and email 
functions can still operate. Even so, I end up having to shut down 
every external service, dismount all partitions, and restart. What I 
would like to know is how to restore the DNS services without having 
to resort to a full-scale reboot.


    Comment is invited.

Brian




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[ubuntu-studio-users] Desktops [Was: Re: Subscribe]

[Ross Gammon]

You can always install multiple desktops, and choose the one you want to 
use at the Display Manager after the machine boots. But I have never 
tried this with SDDM.


But I have had problems doing this in the past with strange things 
happening. You really need to know what you are doing.


I am curious. What is so important about using XFCE?

On 04.10.2022 02.27, Joseph Ronne wrote:

Can I install xfce over a  Studio 22.04 installation ?


On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 9:54 AM Ross Gammon 
 wrote:


Hi Joseph,

Erich already answered this question in another thread.

If you want KDE, just install the latest Ubuntu Studio (22.04).

If you want XFCE, then install Xubuntu 22.04, and then install the
Ubuntu Studio packages as described here:
https://ubuntustudio.org/ubuntu-studio-installer/

If you want Gnome, then install the standard Ubuntu and use the
same ubuntu-studio-installer. I can confirm that this works, as I
use this on one of my machines.

This should work for any other flavor of Ubuntu (Lubuntu, Ubuntu
Budgie, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE) as well.

Regards,

Ross

On 03.10.2022 12.01, Joseph Ronne wrote:

Is there an install with KDE or  xfce ?


On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 8:35 AM jibel  wrote:

For studio ubuntu 22.04 for install it with KDE or xfce or
other thank you

Envoyé de mon iPhone

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Subscribe

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Joseph,

Erich already answered this question in another thread.

If you want KDE, just install the latest Ubuntu Studio (22.04).

If you want XFCE, then install Xubuntu 22.04, and then install the 
Ubuntu Studio packages as described here: 
https://ubuntustudio.org/ubuntu-studio-installer/


If you want Gnome, then install the standard Ubuntu and use the same 
ubuntu-studio-installer. I can confirm that this works, as I use this on 
one of my machines.


This should work for any other flavor of Ubuntu (Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, 
Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE) as well.


Regards,

Ross

On 03.10.2022 12.01, Joseph Ronne wrote:

Is there an install with KDE or  xfce ?


On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 8:35 AM jibel  wrote:

For studio ubuntu 22.04 for install it with KDE or xfce or other
thank you

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Network disabled on PC after last update

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Paul,

On 18/04/2021 18:20, sciguy wrote:
> I have a desktop computer that dual boots into Ubuntu Studio and Windows
> 10. It is connected to the internet using a cat-5 cable to my router.
> 
> After the last update and rebooting, it turns out that I no longer have
> ethernet on Linux. This is not true on Windows, as I am writing you this
> email from the same computer.
> 
> I strongly suspect that there is an update issue that is disabling
> ethernet on Linux. Right now, my computer is in splendid isolation from
> the rest of the world. I can't even see computer resources from other
> computers in my apartment. I also can't see the router itself through my
> browser.
> 
> Any ideas as to what to do next to diagnose the problem?
> 
> Paul

If you updated Ubuntu a while back and haven't used it for a while, you
may have been hit by a bug caused by some of the kernel security
releases causing network connectivity to fail if you have a USB audio
device.

This happened to me a couple of times after an update.

The solution was to reboot and select an old version of the kernel in
the GRUB menu. If you are lucky, that version of the kernel will have a
working network and you can do an update of the system. The latest
kernels do not have the problem.

This is a bit of a guess, because you gave more information about your
Windows version than your Ubuntu Studio version. :-)

Regards,

Ross

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] MIDI-Keyboard

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Hans,

I don't have a Steinberg UR22, but these days USB audio devices are less
troublesome to set up.

I would use studio-controls to set up the USB audio device with Jack.
There is advice on doing this on our wiki:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/UbuntuStudioControls

Then I would use Carla (the patchbay) to connect everything up. Just
connect the midi in port (probably shown as a2j) to qsynth "midi in" (or
whatever soft synth you want to use) and connect the qsynth audio out to
"system playback" which will be the Steinberg if everyting is ste up
correctly in studio-controls.

The Ubuntu Studio Audio Handbook is a good reference:
https://ubuntustudio.org/audio-handbook/

Good luck!

Ross


On 03/03/2021 14:47, Hans Schneidhofer wrote:
> hi list,
> 
> am having a MIDI-Keyboard but can only use the MIDI-Interfac to connect
> to my linuxbox, because the USB-Connection is reserved for Windows-
> only-connection (windows-driver required). My Steinberg UR22 has two
> MIDI-Connections, but how can I use this for my setup with jackd,
> qsynth, fluidsynth ? How I have to confugure jackd, especially qsynth,
> so I can see my MIDI-Keyboard ?
> 
> Has anyone from this list an idea or experience with these setups ?
> 
> Thank you in advance for tips or help with this setup.
> 
> Bye hans
> 
> 




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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Support for Digigram PCX822np on Ubuntu Studio 20.04 LTS

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Andrew,

Mucking about with kernel modules is not something I know much about,
and you could be right. I do see some activity on the web delving in to
this area, but it is difficult to know what OS, kernel & and version of
the card they are talking about. It does not look good that it does not
show up in /proc.

Can you run $ aplay -l and $ arecord -l to see what ALSA reports, just
in case.

You might need to get advice from forums wider than Ubuntu Studio e.g.
Linux Audio & ALSA projects, unless someone else reads this and is able
to give further advice.

Ross

On 10/11/2020 18:31, Andrew wrote:
> Hi, I have a digigram pcx822np card I am trying to use with Ubuntu
> Studio on 20.04 lts
> 
> According to digigram, this card is supported by alsa in the kernel, so
> I would expect lsmod to show something related to this.
> 
> I think the card is working ok as I can see that lspci shows:-
> 04:00.0 Multimedia audio controller: PLX Technology, Inc. PCI9080
> 32-bit; 33MHz PCI <-> IOBus Bridge
> as well as the onboard Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio
> Controller.
> 
> But I'm not seeing it in the sound cards part of proc, which I would
> expect if there insn't a module loaded or kernel support:-
> # cat /proc/asound/cards
>  0 [Intel  ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
>   HDA Intel at 0xd060 irq 35
> 
> So I believe the required module is not loaded or the kernel doesn't
> support it. Google doesn't throw up much help regarding a suitable
> module or links to source code. Github lists Digigram-audio as a repo,
> but the README doesn't mention my card. However, the source code does
> refer to pcxhr cards, which may support mine.
> 
> I'm patched up to date.
> 
> What would the advice be to proceed with this please?
> 
> Regards,
> Andrew
> 


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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Steinberg UR22mkII

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Hans,

I am not sure why you say no input is available. I believe the
sub-devices are referring to the number of streams/channels (which could
be internal sources like a software instrument) that can be sent to that
output.

To see what input devices you have, run $ arecord -l

The first error seems to say that ALSA is not happy about a period size
of 16 frames.

Maybe you could use Studio-Controls to change that setting to something
else? Studio-Controls is great for trying different settings until it works.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/UbuntuStudioControls

There is some advice on the settings to use for USB devices there, and
on the previous Pro-Audio link I sent in a previous thread.

Regards,

Ross

On 11/11/2020 15:34, Hans Schneidhofer wrote:
> hi Ross,
> 
> here I have the output of aplay -l
> 
> aplay -l
>  Liste der Hardware-Geräte (PLAYBACK) 
> Karte 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], Gerät 0: ALC892 Analog [ALC892 Analog]
>   Sub-Geräte: 1/1
>   Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
> Karte 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], Gerät 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
>   Sub-Geräte: 1/1
>   Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
> Karte 2: UR22mkII [Steinberg UR22mkII], Gerät 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
>   Sub-Geräte: 0/1
>   Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
> 
> As you can see, UR22mkII will be recognized. But only one channel -
> here 0/1.
> 
> This results in :
> I can only use the output, NO Input is available.
> 
> The same behavior I see in jackd - only the output can be
> reached/handled.
> 
> Maybe, there is a configuration-possiblity in the alsarc-file ?
> Have tried out to set the output "by hand" but up to now  with no
> success.
> 
> The only functioning ouput is directly Input from Guitar to UR22mkII
> and from there to the amp but not to PC --> jackd, or audacity anything
> else.
> 
> The messages from jackd lists as follows :
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: Starting jack server...
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: JACK server starting in realtime mode with
> priority 10
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: self-connect-mode is "Don't restrict self
> connect requests"
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: Acquired audio card Audio2
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: creating alsa driver ...
> hw:UR22mkII,0|hw:UR22mkII,0|16|3|48000|0|0|nomon|swmeter|soft-
> mode|32bit
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: configuring for 48000Hz, period = 16 frames
> (0.3 ms), buffer = 3 periods
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: ALSA: final selected sample format for
> capture: 32bit integer little-endian
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: ERROR: ALSA: cannot set period size to 16
> frames for capture
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: ERROR: ALSA: cannot configure capture channel
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: Released audio card Audio2
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: ERROR: Cannot initialize driver
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: ERROR: JackServer::Open failed with -1
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:01 2020: ERROR: Failed to open server
> Wed Nov 11 15:29:03 2020: Saving settings to
> "/home/silberlocke/.config/jack/conf.xml" ...
> 15:29:06.960 Keine Verbindungsaufnahme als Client zum JACK-Server
> möglich. - Gesamtbetrieb schlug fehl. - Verbindungsaufnahme zum Server
> gescheitert. Bitte sehen Sie im Meldungsfenster nach weiteren
> Informationen.
> Cannot connect to server socket err = Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht
> gefunden
> Cannot connect to server request channel
> jack server is not running or cannot be started
> JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1,
> skipping unlock
> JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1,
> skipping unlock
> 
> in my opinion there maybe either a hardware- or a driver-problem.
> Possibilty the missing driver for the yamaha.chip in the UR22mkII ?
> 
> bye hans
> 
> 
> 


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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] ubuntu-studio-users Digest, Vol 163, Issue 4 (Ross Gammon)

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Hans,

On 08/11/2020 14:16, Hans Schneidhofer wrote:
> hi list,
> 
> here is my output of aplay -l
> 
>  Liste der Hardware-Geräte (PLAYBACK) 
> Karte 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], Gerät 0: ALC892 Analog [ALC892 Analog]
>   Sub-Geräte: 0/1
>   Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
> Karte 1: UR22mkII [Steinberg UR22mkII], Gerät 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
>   Sub-Geräte: 1/1
>   Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
> Karte 2: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], Gerät 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
>   Sub-Geräte: 0/1
>   Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
> 
> And yes, you are right, I have a Steinberg UR22mkII 
> 
> This device is first there for testing.
> If it doesn't work, I'll get a Focusrite with MIDI.
> This one I saw on the "alsa-website" for supported hardware in linux.

I did an internet search and saw some posts saying that it works fine
with Linux. Most USB devices just work in Linux these days if they are
compliant with the spec. It is normally access to internal mixing paths
that might not be available. But this should not be a problem with 2 inputs.

Have you tried setting it up in studio-controls as the USB device, and
clicked to start Jack? What do you see when you do that?

Ross


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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] ubuntu-studio-users Digest, Vol 163, Issue 4

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Hans,

It is unusual to need to dig into config files these days unless you
have some unusual hardware/software configuration, or to diagnose a
hardware problem. Most times you are up and running with the default
settings in Ubuntu Studio. And Studio Controls has been designed for you
to be able to set up audio in a multiple card setup with multiple
bridges between pulse and jack, and is continuously being improved.

OK, I think from your mail that you have a Ste­in­berg UR22 MK2 audio
device. Could you run the following command to confirm this, and so we
can see what other ALSA devices you have?
$ aplay -l

So if you go into Studio Controls and set the "USB device that should be
master" to the UR22, then click "Apply Audio Settings" to save the
configuration, and then click "Start or Restart Jack", do you get the
"green tick" and the message "Jack status: Running DSP: 0.nn%"?

If you do, then do you see the device (and the bridges to pulseaudio) if
you click on the Carla button to start Carla, and open the patchbay window?

Regards,

Ross

On 06/11/2020 20:48, Hans Schneidhofer wrote:
> hi list, hi Ross,
> 
> sorry for my delay. I have tried something in the meantime. Have
> installed ubuntustudo-control and made some entries but without a
> success.
> 
> Here you can see the entries, which was written in the so called
> ~/.config/jack/conf.xml:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
>   alsa
>   true
>   false
>   500
>  
>  
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>hw:SB,0
>hw:SB,0
>hw:SB,0
>48000
>1024
>128
>false
>false
>true
>false
>false
>n
>false
>seq
>   
>  
>  
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>   
>  
> 
> 
> It differs from the entries, which i can see in the settings of jackd
> itself.
> The entry hw:SB,0
> should be USB Jack Master
> and UR22mkII,0,0
> 
> I had stored it, but as you can see, the entries are the same as before
> storing the changes.
> 
> I cannont see, that this tool ubuntustudio-control is a
> really facilitation.
> 
> The messages I get, are these here:
> cat qjackctl.log
> 20:40:03.304 Protokollierung gestartet --- Fr. Nov. 6 20:40:03 2020 ---
> 20:42:04.740 D-BUS: JACK-Server konnte nicht gestartet werden. Tut mir
> Leid
> Cannot connect to server socket err = Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht
> gefunden
> Cannot connect to server request channel
> jack server is not running or cannot be started
> JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1,
> skipping unlock
> JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1,
> skipping unlock
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: Starting jack server...
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: JACK server starting in realtime mode with
> priority 10
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: self-connect-mode is "Don't restrict self
> connect requests"
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: Acquired audio card Audio0
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: creating alsa driver ...
> hw:SB,0|hw:SB,0|1024|128|48000|0|0|nomon|swmeter|-|32bit
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: configuring for 48000Hz, period = 1024 frames
> (21.3 ms), buffer = 128 periods
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: ALSA: final selected sample format for
> capture: 32bit integer little-endian
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: ERROR: ALSA: got smaller periods 8 than 128
> for capture
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: ERROR: ALSA: cannot configure capture channel
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: Released audio card Audio0
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: ERROR: Cannot initialize driver
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: ERROR: JackServer::Open failed with -1
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:04 2020: ERROR: Failed to open server
> Fri Nov  6 20:42:05 2020: Saving settings to
> "/home/silberlocke/.config/jack/conf.xml" ...
> 
> Hope, these messages does help to find out, what is going wrong here.
> 
> I cannot find more information on how to configure a correct jackd-
> setup with my hardware.
> 
> It would be really nice, if you could help to setup jackd.
> 
> bye hans
> 
> 
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] pulseaudio

[Ross Gammon]

Hi there Hans,

It should be possible to get your machine working with both Jack and
Pulseaudio installed using the pulse to jack bridge.

Some of the advice on the internet can be a bit old. These days we use
the Studio Controls application to set everything up.

There is some basic help here for setting things up:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/ProAudioIntro

So why won't Jack run (what error messages do you see)? What audio
devices do you have plugged in?

Cheers,

Ross

On 05/11/2020 20:19, Hans Schneidhofer wrote:
> hi list,
> 
> after installing ubuntustudio over xubuntu 20.04.lts, I have some
> trouble with pulseaudio and jackd - jackd won't run.
> 
> In some descriptions I found out, that pulseaudio should be
> deinstalled, in some other descricptions a deactivation of pulseaudio
> is prefered.
> 
> What would be the best for working with ubuntustudio as a music-daw ?
> 
> It is not absolutely necessary to have pulseaudio on this computer
> because I could switch to another computer for sound on the Internet
> (via firefox).
> 
> Can someone shed some light on this or give some hints, whats to do
> here ?
> 
> thanks a lot 
> by hans
> 
> 


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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] radiotray and gluqlo

[Ross Gammon]

Hi,

This is a bit off topic as these are not applications related to Ubuntu
Studio.

Radiotray was removed from Debian. You can see the reasons here:
https://tracker.debian.org/news/1107197/removed-073-6-from-unstable/

Gluqlo has never been packaged for Debian or Ubuntu as far as I can tell.

You could try building them from source, or from unoffical ppa's, but
you will be pretty much on your own here as Ubuntu Studio cannot support
you. You could try following the Debian process to (re)introduce a package:
https://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/
But I doubt you will get very far unless there are many others
(including the upstream project) that are willing to help.

Are there other packages that will do the same or similar?

On 02/11/2020 13:19, jibel wrote:
> It's imposible  for install it  app's , thank you for your help :-)
> 
> 

Regards,

Ross

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] weird ssh issue

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Bart,

This is a bit off-topic for Ubuntu Studio, and you might have more
success asking in a forum more used to dealing with networking issues.

If you can connect to a different Raspberry pi from the same computer
plugged into the same network location, and if you can connect to this
Pi from a mobile phone, are you sure you are using the right IP address
in the ssh command? I assume the mobile phone is using a public IP
address and the router is set up to divert Port 22 connections to the
right internal IP address.

Can you connect to this pi from the other pi? Assuming they are on the
same subnet then this would confirm that the problem is on your Ubuntu
Studio computer setup.

Regards,

Ross

On 01/11/2020 22:32, bart deruyter wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've got a weird issue here. I'd like to move some of my finished videos
> to a drive connected on a raspberry pi 3 device, which is running LibreElec.
> I recently upgraded to 20.10, on my laptop, fresh install actually, with
> the new KDE environment, and since then I can't reach this device over ssh.
> I get this as result: ssh: 
> connect to host 192.168.1.xx port 22: No route to host 
> (last number is a real number, don't worry :-) )
> username is correct, I don't even get the chance to enter a password.
> 
> When trying:
> nmap -sn 192.168.1.0/24 , the ip-address of the
> device is not listed.
> 
> The strange thing is, when I ssh to the same device with my android
> phone, using Termux I do gain access without any issues at all. Checking
> on the device, it should be there, the IP has not changed, checking the
> connected ip-addresses on the router, it is listed too.
> 
> Even stranger is, I have another raspberry device I can connect to over
> ssh with my laptop.
> 
> The only thing I can guess at the moment that might be causing it, is
> the last number in the ip-address. It is quite high, maybe that has
> something to do with it. The other raspberry device runs raspbian and
> has a much lower ip-address. Is there some limit built-in some config
> file which prevents scanning the ip-addresses from a specific number
> onwards for some security reason I'm not aware of?
> 
> thanks in advance,
> Bart
> 
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] uninstall

[Ross Gammon]

Hi,

On 25/08/2020 04:46, 0therm...@protonmail.com wrote:
> Hi there,
> How do I uninstall the preinstalled programs?
> I want to remove pure data (to replace it with the latest version)
> I've spent a bit of time googling and have tried a few different things
> such as :
> sudo apt-get remove puredata
> sudo apt-get --purge autoremove puredata
> etc
> but then if i go to the terminal and type : puredata
> the program still starts as if nothing has happened !
> thanks for any tips !

On my machine:
$ dpkg -s puredata
Package: puredata
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: sound
Installed-Size: 32
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers 
Architecture: all
Version: 0.50.2-3
Depends: puredata-core (>= 0.50.2-3), puredata-core (<< 0.50.2+1~),
puredata-dev (>= 0.50.2-3), puredata-dev (<< 0.50.2+1~), puredata-doc
(>= 0.50.2-3), puredata-doc (<< 0.50.2+1~), puredata-extra (>=
0.50.2-3), puredata-extra (<< 0.50.2+1~), puredata-gui (>= 0.50.2-3),
puredata-gui (<< 0.50.2+1~), puredata-utils
Recommends: gem
Suggests: pd-aubio, pd-csound, pd-pdp, pd-zexy, multimedia-puredata
Description: realtime computer music and graphics system
 Pure Data (also known as Pd) is a real-time graphical programming
environment
 for audio and graphics processing. Pd's audio functions are built-in;
 graphical computations require separate packages such as gem (Graphics
 Environment for Multimedia) or pd-pdp (Pd Packet).
 .
 This is a metapackage that depends on all components of the core of Pd.
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers

Homepage: https://puredata.info

If you have removed the package, then maybe the executable is in one of
the dependencies?

$ dpkg -S puredata | grep bin
puredata-core: /usr/lib/puredata/bin
puredata-core: /usr/bin/puredata
puredata-core: /usr/share/puredata/doc/5.reference/otherbinops-help.pd
puredata-core: /usr/lib/puredata/bin/pd-watchdog
puredata-core: /usr/lib/puredata/bin/pd
puredata-gui: /usr/lib/puredata/tcl/pd_bindings.tcl
puredata-core: /usr/share/puredata/doc/5.reference/sigbinops-help.pd

Maybe you haven't removed the puredata-core package?
Maybe you have another puredata installed locally (built from source or
whatever)?

Regards,

Ross



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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Carla - sound card not showing up

[Ross Gammon]

Hi,

On 02/08/2020 08:04, 0therm...@protonmail.com wrote:
> Hello, 
> 
> I have just done a fresh install of kubuntu 20.04 + the ubuntu studio
> installer.
> 
> However when I open Studio Controls and click on 'start or restart Jack'
> nothing happens (jack does not start). I am able to start jack via
> Qjackctl.
> 
> But when I open Carla, my sound card (focusrite scarlett) does not show
> up in the patch bay. (It is detected and listed if i type 'lsusb' in the
> terminal)
> 
> I have used carla with this sound card in the past on an older version
> of ubuntu studio and I'm sure it was plug and play. Have tried a few
> different sound cards.
> Am I forgetting or missing something obvious? Thanks for any tips

I also have a Focusrite Scarlett (2nd Gen) with a similar set up, except
it is standard Ubuntu (Gnome) 20.04. I have not had problems until
recently when sometimes the device is not available and I have to turn
it off and on again. It has only happened twice and I have not tracked
the problem down.

What are your settings in Studio Controls (Audio Setup)? Do you have the
Ubuntu Studio ppa set up to get the latest versions of the US packages?

Ross

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] ubuntustudio and KDE

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Erich,

I apologise for top posting, but I wanted to ask a quick related
question. Maybe I missed it, but one thing I haven't seen mentioned is
the upgrade path.

It is clear to me that if you stay with 20.04 for the supported 3 years,
you will keep whatever desktop you have (e.g. XFCE which is default for
Ubuntu Studio).

It is also clear that if you do a fresh install of Ubuntu Studio 20.10
you will get Plasma.

But what happens if you upgrade Ubuntu Studio from 20.04 to 20.10 (or
from 20.04 to the next LTS release 22.04)? The announcement mentioned
likely breakage? Personally, I would prefer that either I kept the same
desktop, or I was smoothly migrated over to Plasma.

I have always wondered what all the fuss is about with the "desktop
debate". I use Ubuntu Studio on two machines. One is standard Ubuntu
Studio (XFCE), and the other is standard Ubuntu with Ubuntu Studio
installed on top with the installer (Gnome).

The most important thing for me is being able to find the applications,
and then learning the tricks to arranging the open windows the way I
want them. It has never taken me long to work out a new desktop (but I
am a very basic user).

Maybe we should publish a guide to help people migrate from XFCE to
Plasma? What are the tips and tricks to carry on recording in the new
environment without embarrassing yourself in a professional scenario?

Cheers,

Ross

On 25/06/2020 22:37, Erich Eickmeyer wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 12:32 PM Mac  > wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm not sure I'm too upset either way.
> 
> I apologise, I did go to the archive and didn't find the beginning
> of this thread...but am curious, and I do remember the early
> posts...but, didn't take note:
> Can you reiterate why the change to KDE is being made?
> 
> 
> It was all covered
> here: https://ubuntustudio.org/2020/04/ubuntu-studio-20-04-lts-released/
> 
> The website should be your first source of information, not a mailing list.
>  
> 
> I will say I like the clean look of xfce and find KDE, in general,
> more "candy crush"ish or "Chiclets" to look at.
> 
> 
> The Plasma desktop we're using for 20.10 is themed exactly the same as
> KDE. And, if you have that opinion, it's clear you haven't even looked
> at Plasma in several years, perhaps even decades. There are some
> screenshots as to the progress made in the news section on the website,
> and you'll notice that the Plasma desktop for 20.10 looks nearly
> identical to our default Xfce for 20.04 LTS.
> 
>  
> 
> Also, again, just so I'm clear: I should not (when 20.10 arrives)
> install UbuntuStudio 20.10 and then xfce on it (this is what I do in
> vanilla, Debian, but I, of course don't have Ubuntu studio there
> either...). Again, just curious, is UBS that entwined in the desktop?
> 
> 
> Remember: Ubuntu Studio is Ubuntu and is not entwined with a destop. For
> the *supported* method of installing Ubuntu Studio on a different Ubuntu
> flavor (therefore, desktop), see
> here: https://ubuntustudio.org/ubuntu-studio-installer. Long story
> short, you'd use Xubuntu for Xfce.
> 
> Additionally, nobody is forcing you to use 20.10. 20.04 is an LTS
> release and is supported for 3 years.
> 
> (Note: to date, I've not paid much attention to desktops in general.
> To be honest I have better things to do than tweak colors, and
> backgrounds, etc. I'm one of those users who don't have ANY games on
> my PC's...and yes, I have far too many Linux machines on my home
> net...double digits.   )
> 
> 
> I'm going to be blunt here: you're not paying much attention in general,
> to either the website or to this mailing list where I've answered these
> questions ad-nauseum. This is literally the third time I've answered
> this question this week. Please read the website before posting on this
> mailing list in the future as all of these questions have been answered.
> 
> I mean, I'm sorry to sound rude, but you're simply not paying attention
> to already published information and answered questions.
> 
> -Erich
> 
> Erich Eickmeyer
> Project Leader
> Ubuntu Studio
> 
> ubuntustudio.org 
> 




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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Geonkick&EQ10Q en UBUNTU

[Ross Gammon]

Hi,

You will need to remove all traces of the old version to avoid problems.

The location of the downloaded tarball should not matter according to
the projects build instructions (see the README text at the bottom). You
can build it in your home partition with normal user permissions. The
"make install" step is where you will probably need "sudo" for
permission to install it (normally under /usr):
https://github.com/iurie-sw/geonkick
It is a pretty standard make & make install build system with cmake.
Although you need to build the Redkite GUI toolkit first.

I copy the instructions here:
On Debian, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Studio install:

build and install first Redkite, than:
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install cmake
apt-get install qjackctl libjack-dev libsndfile-dev
apt-get install rapidjson-dev
apt-get install lv2-dev

Build & install Geonkick

Clone the Geonkick code repository, compile and install

git clone https://gitlab.com/iurie-sw/geonkick.git
mkdir geonkick/build
cd geonkick/build
cmake ../
make
make install

Have you considered requesting that it is packaged for Debian to make it
easy for everyone to install it in the future? Debian packages will
eventually migrate to Ubuntu. It looks like it is Free software - GPL-3.
https://wiki.debian.org/RFP

On 25/05/2020 21:15, Yves Yves wrote:
> Aloha Amigos.
> 
>   We got Geonkick (Version *1.9.0*) thanks to UNFA's U-Tube video
> instructions (starting at 20:16);
> /https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtWSnbmdB9w/
> 
> Now we would like to update that Geonkick version to the latest
> (*2.1.1*) but this must be done with the tarball, which we downloaded
> from GitHub ;
> /https://github.com/iurie-sw/geonkick/releases/
> 
> & extracted into a folder we made via the terminal called ; (
> */usr/local/src* )
> 
> btw; The previous Geonkick Version *1.9.0* appears to be located in the
> folder called; ( */usr/lib/lv2/geonkick.lv2/* ) *?*
> 
> We also prep'ed our system for making packages by running;
> 
> |sudo apt-get install build-essential checkinstall sudo apt-get install
> cvs subversion git-core mercurial sudo chown $USER /usr/local/src sudo
> chmod u+rwx /usr/local/src |
> 
> Due to a lack of knowledge, now we are STUCK & don't know how to proceed
> . Nor how to get the GUI for the equalizer '*EQ10Q*' to appear in
> Ardour, even after visiting their web-page & reading their instructions
> ! Any help available for these two problems from anyone who can provide
> instructions for a 'beginner' (/please/) ?
> 
> 
> 




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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Next Gimp issue - no python

[Ross Gammon]

In case it helps. The Focal (20.04) Release Notes have some information
about the "Python 3 by default" change. How to handle it depends on
whether it is a fresh install, or an upgrade.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes

On 11/05/2020 23:52, BabsKy wrote:
> I just checked the US 20.04 beta (run from disc) and that has loads of
> '/usr/bin/env: ‘python’: No such file or directory' too, and no python.
> Did the update alternatives, now getting loads of "from gimpfu import
> * ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'gimpfu'" errors. 
> These errors are for the .py scripts now 'built in' to Gimp.
> There's more people with the same issue online now than there was
> yesterday but the only solutions are either get the appimage or use Gimp
> on Windows 😟 I really don't want to do either of those but if I get too
> stuck I'll probably go with the appimage option and hold out for a
> better solution.
> Thanks for all your help Ross 👍
> 
> 
> On Mon, 11 May 2020 at 21:25, Ross Mohn  > wrote:
> 
> The update-alternatives command should create the
> /etc/alternatives/python link for you just fine.
> 
> On 5/11/20 3:56 PM, BabsKy wrote:
>> Sorry, had to dogsit for a bit.
>> env is in usr/bin, don't know how I missed it before.
>> There are a few pythons in usr/bin (2 (link to py2.7), 2.7 (shared
>> lib), 3 (link to py3.8), 3.8 (exe), and a few more py 3) but none
>> in alternatives. 
>> Setting usr/bin/python to point to /etc/alternatives/python won't
>> work if it's not there.
>>
>> Do I have to set the python path environment variable? I'm only
>> guessing but is 'env' a list of environment variables? All I know
>> is that it's a library. 
>>  
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 11 May 2020 at 19:26, Ross Mohn > > wrote:
>>
>> Take a look at what python stuff is in /usr/bin right now.
>> There should be several symbolic links.
>>
>>     * ls -l /usr/bin/python* /etc/alternatives/python*
>>
>> My guess is that /usr/bin/python is either missing altogether
>> or is pointing to some version of python2 that has been
>> removed. If you run this command it will set /usr/bin/python
>> to point to /etc/alternatives/python, which in turn will point
>> to /usr/bin/python3.
>>
>>     * sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python
>> python /usr/bin/python3 1
>>     * python --version
>>     should now return 'Python 3.8.2'
>>
>> That should get the 'python' command pointing to a valid
>> python installation again. Your next issue might be that some
>> older python scripts will have to be updated to be compatible
>> with python3, but fixing those will be a one-time thing and
>> will get you positioned well for the long term.
>>
>> -Ross
>>
>>
>> On 5/11/20 1:58 PM, BabsKy wrote:
>>> All 'python' commands (tried a few variations) returned
>>> "command 'python' not found", 
>>> 'python3  --version' returned 'Python 3.8.2'.
>>> I think it's Gimp python as this has been an issue before, as
>>> I mentioned, but I don't know what specifically to install,
>>> it doesn't seem to be 'Gimp python' as it was before.
>>> I've tinkered with thonny for writing python scripts for Gimp
>>> and it that it was pygimp but I'm stumped. I don't want to
>>> randomly install stuff in case I make it worse.  
>>>
>>> On Mon, 11 May 2020 at 17:58, Ross Mohn
>>> mailto:rpm...@waxandwane.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Here are the steps I used:
>>>
>>>  1. Check current system python version is 2.x
>>>     sudo python --version
>>>  2. Execute this command to switch to python3
>>>     sudo update-alternatives --install
>>> /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 1
>>>  3. Verify system python version is now 3.x
>>>     sudo python --version
>>>
>>> based on steps I found in this post:
>>>    
>>> 
>>> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/410579/change-the-python3-default-version-in-ubuntu
>>>
>>> -Ross
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/11/20 12:10 PM, BabsKy wrote:
 I'm surprised that python (for Gimp) isn't installed by
 default on Linux, that's what's caused this issue before. 
 I'll try anything to get it working, python plays a
 large part of my Gimp workflow.
 Sorry to ask but how would I manually set python3 as the
 default?  

 On Mon, 11 May 2020 at 16:54, Ross Mohn
 mailto:rpm...@waxandwane.org>>
 wrote:

 Can you try 'python3'? On a side note, I was
 s

Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Cinelerra-GG

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Mike,

On 02/05/2020 20:24, Mike Squires wrote:
> 
> I've done a little, including a video that merged a video track shot
> with a smartphone with an audio track recorded using a Zoom H4 using
> OpenShot; it worked well.  However, OpenShot can't as far as I know
> allow the windowing of video streams as the audio content changes and I
> don't see that in KDEenlive either.

Would it be possible to use Obs-studio? I have never used it, but a
quick search of their website showed it is possible to mixed several
video sources, and also syncronise a separate audio source using the
delay setting in the mixer.

> 
> One package that I have a little experience with is Cinelerra.  I had
> previously played with Cinelerra-CV but it appears that this project has
> been merged with Cinelerra-GG.The path used by others has been to send
> out a click track with charts for the rhythm section.  Once the rhythm
> section audio is merged it is then send to the section leaders, if any
> and the result of that process is merged and then sent to the section
> members.  The result of this process is then sent to the soloists and
> the final merge of audio tracks and video tracks is then done on
> something like Cinelerra.  The individual recordings can be done as
> simply as shooting video from a smartphone but a separate recording on
> better equipment is of course a good idea.

I have been watching several TV shows with bands playing songs together,
whilst "Coronavirus isolated" in their own separate home studios. It was
good to see the pros using similar setups to mine, but with more
expensive gear! I saw lots of Macs and ProTools. I have not done it
myself, but I assume you would use Ardour to bounce the audio tracks
around the different band members/sections?

Incidentally, there have been some attempts to get cinelerra into Debian:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=331072
If you were willing to learn Debian packaging, you could try and revive
that effort. Or you could try and convince one of the Debian Developers
that are interested to restart there efforts.

Cheers,

Ross



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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Ubuntustudio controls and 19.10

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Mac,

If you are getting a crash, then that should probably be reported as a bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntustudio-controls/+filebug

Or type "ubuntu-bug ubuntustudio-controls" on the command line.

After that you could try using ubuntustudio-installer to add our
backports-ppa and see if the latest versions of Ubuntu Studio packages
have the problem already fixed.

Regards,

Ross

On 26/12/2019 20:18, Mac wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a fresh install of UBS 19.10.
> 
> If I start the browser and play a youtube video, the stream shows in the
> playback and output devices tab in volume control. (pavucontrol).
> 
> But, the local hardware is not making noise.
> 
> If I try to launch UBS controls, it appears to hang. If I launch it from
> the terminal, I get:
> 
> CheckRes error
> Could not read result type = 23
> Cannot open controls client
> JackShmReadWritePtr1::~JackShmReadWritePtr1 - Init not done for -1,
> skipping unlock
> JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1,
> skipping unlock
> JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1,
> skipping unlock
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/ubuntustudio-controls", line 724, in 
>     Gtk.main()
>   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gi/overrides/Gtk.py", line 1630,
> in main
>     return _Gtk_main(*args, **kwargs)
>   File "/usr/lib/python3.7/contextlib.py", line 119, in __exit__
>     next(self.gen)
>   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gi/_ossighelper.py", line 251, in
> register_sigint_fallback
>     signal.default_int_handler(signal.SIGINT, None)
> 
> Obviously, I killed it with ctrl-C there at the end.
> 
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks!
> 


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[ubuntu-studio-users] Fwd: Eoan Ermine (19.10) Beta Freeze

[Ross Gammon]

There are some Beta images for Ubuntu Studio 19.10 ready for testing!

http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/406/builds

Sing out if you want to take part but need some help to get going.



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Subject:Eoan Ermine (19.10) Beta Freeze
Date:   Mon, 23 Sep 2019 21:23:22 +
From:   Adam Conrad 
To: ubuntu-devel-annou...@lists.ubuntu.com
CC: ubuntu-rele...@lists.ubuntu.com



As of several minutes ago, eoan has entered the beta[1] freeze,
with a goal of releasing Beta[1] images sometime late Thursday.

The queue freeze will last from now until final release in October,
which means that all seeded packages will now need a spot-check and
review in the queue from a release team member before they are let
into the archive.

As with the previous releases, we have a bot in place that will accept
uploads that are unseeded and don't affect images. Don't take this as
an open invitation to break Feature Freeze on those components, this
is just to reduce the burden on the release team, so we only review the
uploads that need very serious consideration. If you find the bot is
blocking an upload that you think should have been auto-accepted, let
us know and we'll sort it out.

I will be spinning a set of beta candidates after proposed-migration
has settled this evening which I encourage people to get to testing
ASAP for their favourite flavour(s) as they come off the line.

Happy bug-hunting from now until the final release, and please do help
out and test ISOs, netboot, etc, where you can and let us know what's
broken in your environment(s).

On behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team,

Adam Conrad

[1] Formerly known as Final Beta, but we now only have one beta per
cycle, having removed the opt-in beta from the schedule.

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] 18.04 backport, Ubuntustudio controls and ffado

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Mac (and others),

Yesterday, I tried this for myself and can confirm that the Alsa Jack
bridge is always enabled after a reboot even if you turn it off before
shutting down.

I had a quick look at the code to see which configuration files are
written, but ran out of time before I worked it out.

Hopefully Len who wrote the code will have the time soon to take a look
at it. In the mean time I will try and take another look and see if I
can find a workaround.

I submitted a bug to track it:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntustudio-controls/+bug/1826413

Regards,

Ross

On 4/25/19 2:48 PM, Mac wrote:
> After much messing around, on two different installs of 18.04 with the
> UBS back port with UBS Controls...
> 
> I can find no way to get the settings I select in Ubuntu Studio Controls
> to be retained.
> 
> In the case of the laptop I tested the onboard audio works, but, there
> is no way to activate the headphone outputs. And, since JACK is started
> from UBS Controls, I can'[t even get back to the no JACK setup, which
> did work when the headphones were plugged in.
> 
> On both PC's the onboard mic input does not seem to sow up on the
> capture ports, even though 2 are shown. If I have another, capture, for
> instance, from a USB or firewire mixer, the mic capture works.
> 
> As a side note. On the desktop, the mobo has 8 outputs, but when these
> show up in, say Carla, via JACK, only the first two output sound.
> 
> Since UBS Controls won't allow me to switch back and forth from
> JACK/ALSA it makes it difficult to really test things.
> 
> Are there config files that I can edit by hand to force UBS Controls to
> behave? All the files I've found have not helped.
> 




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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Problem with 19.04 and Linux 5

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Alan,

On 4/24/19 10:32 AM, Alan Ward wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have just upgraded from 18.10 to 19.04 using the automated upgrade
> process.
> 
> By default, my system will no longer boot.
> 
> If I use the grub menu to select Linux 4.8 rather than 5.0, it loads OK.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 

I am no expert with kernel stuff, but the first step I suppose is to try
and find any error messages.

Try following this page:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingKernelBoot

Disconnecting hardware (e.g. graphics cards) can sometimes help to
narrow down the problem.

Regards,

Ross

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Offer to upgrade failed

[Ross Gammon]

I think all the package configuration errors at the end are just the
result of the upgrade aborting midway. The actual problem happened
before, and may be something to do with the systemd-shim at the top of
the pastebin (or maybe something before that). But there I am at a bit
of a loss.

It looks like bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd-shim/+bug/1773859

You might also want to add a comment to the bug that you have the same
problem coming from Xenial to Bionic. The same fix is probably
backportable to Xenial.

You could try one of the workarounds listed in the bug (eg. renaming the
conflicting file).

But on the other hand, a fresh install does not hurt sometimes to clean
things up. Though, even with the old "/home", it might take a while to
get everything set up again exactly how it was.

Cheers,

Ross

On 1/20/19 5:29 AM, sci...@vex.net wrote:
> That was a great suggestion, and that finally got the upgrade started. The 
> upgrade led to nearly countless errors. Near the end of the install, pretty 
> much every message was an error message. The end of the installation, done in 
> an xterm, is located at: https://pastebin.com/wWEitiTk
> 
> Near the start of the pastebin, it says the upgrade has aborted.
> 
> There are 149 references to various libraries relating to Python in the error 
> messages in the pastebin.
> 
> Booting into the system gives me a console showing services starting, but 
> then the system pretty much dies.  As predicted by the error message, the 
> system is in an unusable state.
> 
> It looks like a  lot of work to fix. I think at this point, it is feasible to 
> create a DVD and install fresh (with the same /home partition). Thanks for 
> all your efforts.
> 
> Paul King
> 
> -----Original Message-
> From: ubuntu-studio-users  On 
> Behalf Of Ross Gammon
> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2019 8:14 AM
> To: ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Offer to upgrade failed
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> Aah - I vaguely remember this problem. Python-enum has been removed from 
> Debian. I ported laditools to use python-enum34 instead, which is the latest. 
> Actually you don't even need this if you have python v3.5 and above.
> 
> Anyway, if you "apt remove python-enum", laditools will probably also be 
> suggested for removal (and maybe some others). Then hopefully the upgrade 
> succeeds, and after that you can reinstall laditools and the other stuff (if 
> you need to use them).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ross
> 
> On 1/19/19 12:26 PM, sci...@vex.net wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>>  
>>
>> As for “sudo apt —fix-broken install” clearing up my problems, I 
>> wouldn’t break out the champagne just yet.
>>
>>  
>>
>> I have another pastebin at https://pastebin.com/qYTLsTCZ
>>
>> which tells more of the story. Overall, the error messages are circular:
>> apt complains about conflicts with packages that don’t exist on my 
>> system; apt wants me to install packages that it will later on say are 
>> “no longer needed”, and when I uninstall them, it will request them 
>> again. Unless these problems are resolved, apt will refuse to upgrade 
>> my OS to 18.10. Nearly all of these package problems involve Python 
>> packages, I noticed.
>>
>>  
>>
>> The pastebin was supposed to have bash highlighting. However, it 
>> seemed to color nearly everything. Clicking on the “raw” button to see 
>> the un-highlighted version might be better.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Paul King
>>
>>  
>>
>> *From:*ubuntu-studio-users
>>  *On Behalf Of 
>> *webmas...@jtbadn.com
>> *Sent:* Friday, January 18, 2019 1:11 PM
>> *To:* Ubuntu Studio Users 
>> *Subject:* Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Offer to upgrade failed
>>
>>  
>>
>> Also,
>>
>>  
>>
>> sudo apt dist-upgrade
>>
>> (sudo dist-upgrade may have been a typo on my part)
>>
>>  
>>
>> Regularly I use
>>
>>  
>>
>> apt update
>>
>> apt upgrade
>>
>> apt dist-upgrade
>>
>> apt full-upgrade
>>
>> apt autoremove
>>
>> apt autoclean
>>
>> do-release-upgrade
>>
>>-p for proposed
>>
>>-d for development
>>
>> Respectfully,
>>
>>  
>>
>> Joshua T. Sieber
>>
>>  
>>
>>
>> On Jan 18, 2019, at 1:06 PM, "webmas...@jtbadn.com 
>> <mailto:webmas...@jtbadn.com>" > <mailto:webmas...@jtbadn.com>> wrote:
>>
>> I actually think one of them is supposed to be
>>
>>  

Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Offer to upgrade failed

[Ross Gammon]

E: Couldn't find any package by glob
> 'python-laditools-1.1.0-2'
> 
> E: Couldn't find any package by regex
> 'python-laditools-1.1.0-2'
> 
> paul@rivendell: ~paul rivendell~ $ apt remove
> python-oauthlib-1.0.3-1
> 
> Reading package lists... 0%
> 
> Reading package lists... 100%
> 
> Reading package lists... Done
> 
> Building dependency tree... 0%
> 
> Building dependency tree... 0%
> 
> Building dependency tree... 50%
> 
> Building dependency tree... 50%
> 
> Building dependency tree  
> 
> Reading state information... 0%
> 
> Reading state information... 0%
> 
> Reading state information... Done
> 
> E: Unable to locate package python-oauthlib-1.0.3-1
> 
> E: Couldn't find any package by glob
> 'python-oauthlib-1.0.3-1
> 
> E: Couldn't find any package by regex
> 'python-oauthlib-1.0.3-1
> 
> paul@rivendell: ~paul rivendell~ $ sudo apt remove
> python-openssl-0.15.1-2ubuntu0.2
> 
> Reading package lists... 0%
> 
> Reading package lists... 100%
> 
> Reading package lists... Done
> 
> Building dependency tree... 0%
> 
> Building dependency tree... 0%
> 
> Building dependency tree... 50%
> 
> Building dependency tree... 50%
> 
> Building dependency tree  
> 
> Reading state information... 0%
> 
> Reading state information... 0%
> 
> Reading state information... Done
> 
> E: Unable to locate package python-openssl-0.15.1-2ubuntu0.2
> 
> E: Couldn't find any package by glob
> 'python-openssl-0.15.1-2ubuntu0.2
> 
> E: Couldn't find any package by regex
> 'python-openssl-0.15.1-2ubuntu0.2
> 
> paul@rivendell: ~paul rivendell~ $ exit
> 
>  
> 
> Script done on Wed 16 Jan 2019 07:06:30 AM EST
> 
>  
> 
> This is all I have. Let me know if this helps.
> 
>  
> 
> Paul
> 
>  
> 
> *From:* ubuntu-studio-users
>  <mailto:ubuntu-studio-users-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com>>
> *On Behalf Of *Ross Gammon
> *Sent:* Monday, January 14, 2019 2:41 PM
> *To:* ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com
> <mailto:ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Offer to upgrade failed
> 
>  
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> There are some instructions for upgrading from 16.04 &
> 17.10 to 18.04 here (which seems to be what you have done):
> 
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes#Upgrading_from_Ubuntu_16.04_LTS_or_17.10
> 
> As you have hit errors, it might be better to follow the
> Ubuntu Server update instructions and do a
> "sudo do-release-upgrade" on the command line. Then it
> might be easier to copy and paste any error messages on
> an email to the list.
> 
> There are places you can retrieve the apt logs, but you
> probably won't need to if the error is obvious to us here.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ross
> 
> On 14/01/2019 11:58, sci...@vex.net
> <mailto:sci...@vex.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
>  
> 
> I am using Ubuntu Studio 16.04.xx, and I noticed
> that I was offered, through the “software updater”,
> an opportunity to upgrade to the next LTS version. I
> cliked the button that said “Update …”, and all the
> window does is disappear, with no further response.
> I have tried this several times.
> 
>  
> 
> I have had what I call minor problems with the
> software updater in the past, where it would say
> that update has failed for some unknown reason, I
> dutifully click “send report”, but in fact, the
> system was updated, but for a few Python packages
> which look old, and “blocked” from update.
> 
>  
> 
> It appears as if the “minor” problems may be causing
> update to fail. I cannot find any system log that
> tells me what crashed, although I managed to read
> one of my reports that Software Updater would send,
> and I remember seeing a message that apt had crashed
> (I recall it was apt and not aptd). I did not see
> information there that gave a reason.
> 
>  
> 
> Paul King
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Offer to upgrade failed

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Paul,

There are some instructions for upgrading from 16.04 & 17.10 to 18.04
here (which seems to be what you have done):

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes#Upgrading_from_Ubuntu_16.04_LTS_or_17.10

As you have hit errors, it might be better to follow the Ubuntu Server
update instructions and do a "sudo do-release-upgrade" on the command
line. Then it might be easier to copy and paste any error messages on an
email to the list.

There are places you can retrieve the apt logs, but you probably won't
need to if the error is obvious to us here.

Regards,

Ross

On 14/01/2019 11:58, sci...@vex.net wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>  
>
> I am using Ubuntu Studio 16.04.xx, and I noticed that I was offered,
> through the “software updater”, an opportunity to upgrade to the next
> LTS version. I cliked the button that said “Update …”, and all the
> window does is disappear, with no further response. I have tried this
> several times.
>
>  
>
> I have had what I call minor problems with the software updater in the
> past, where it would say that update has failed for some unknown
> reason, I dutifully click “send report”, but in fact, the system was
> updated, but for a few Python packages which look old, and “blocked”
> from update.
>
>  
>
> It appears as if the “minor” problems may be causing update to fail. I
> cannot find any system log that tells me what crashed, although I
> managed to read one of my reports that Software Updater would send,
> and I remember seeing a message that apt had crashed (I recall it was
> apt and not aptd). I did not see information there that gave a reason.
>
>  
>
> Paul King
>
>


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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] [ubuntu-studio-devel] Fwd: Non-final, but very testable (hint, hint) Cosmic RC builds

[Ross Gammon]

On 10/15/2018 04:49 PM, Glenn Holmer wrote:
> On 10/14/2018 11:03 AM, Len Ovens wrote:
>> In particular, ubuntustudio-controls has had the most changes. Please
>> test it to death.
> 
> What exactly is that?
> 

It is an application that has been in Ubuntu Studio for a long time, but
has been completely re-written by Len recently, adding new features. It
allows you to change your audio settings.

You can find it in the System menu.

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[ubuntu-studio-users] Fwd: Non-final, but very testable (hint, hint) Cosmic RC builds

[Ross Gammon]

As you can see below, final testing has started for Ubuntu Studio 18.10
(Cosmic Cuttlefish).

http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker

I you have an interest in helping a good release, then please get
testing. Instructions are on the tracker (link above).

There will be other builds with fixes, so please plan to test several
(or all) nights this week until Thursday (18th October).

Regards,

Ross

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Subject:Non-final, but very testable (hint, hint) Cosmic RC builds
Date:   Sat, 13 Oct 2018 23:31:45 +
From:   Adam Conrad 
To: ubuntu-rele...@lists.ubuntu.com



Over the next few hours, builds will start popping on the Cosmic Final
milestone page[1] on the ISO tracker.  These builds are not final.
We're still waiting on a few more fixes, a few things to migrate, etc.
I've intentionally not updated base-files or the ISO labels to reflect
the release status (so please don't file bugs about those).

What there are, however, are "close enough" for people to be testing in
anger, filing bugs, fixing bugs, iterating image builds, and testing
all over again.  So, please, don't wait until Wednesday night to test,
testing just before release is TOO LATE to get anything fixed.  Get out
there, grab your favourite ISO, beat it up, report bugs, escalate bugs,
get things fixed, respin (if you're a flavour lead with access), and
test, test... And test.  Did I mention testing?  Please[2] test.

Thanks,

... Adam

[1] http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/397/builds
[2] Please.

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[ubuntu-studio-users] Ubuntu Studio Xenial 16.04.4 Image is ready for testing

[Ross Gammon]

Hi all,

For those that would like to help out with testing Ubuntu Studio, the
latest "point" release for Ubuntu Studio 16.04.4 (Xenial) is ready for
testing.

http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/386/builds

Click on the link to the 32 or 64 bit test cases, and you will find
download instructions there. There are also links to testing instructions.

Please make sure to record your result on the tracker (good or bad) so
we can see how much testing has been done.

Regards,

Ross



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[ubuntu-studio-users] Introducing the potential new Ubuntu Studio Council

[Ross Gammon]

Introducing the potential new Ubuntu Studio Council
===

Back in 2016, Set Hallström was elected as the  new Team Lead for
Ubuntu Studio, just in time for the 16.04 Xenial Long Term Support
(LTS) release. It was intended that Ubuntu Studio would be able to
utilise Set's leadership skills at least up until the next LTS
release in April 2018. Unfortunately, as happens occasionally in the
world of volunteer work, Set's personal circumstances changed and he is
no longer able to devote as much time to Ubuntu Studio as he would like.

Therefore, an IRC meeting was held between interested Ubuntu Studio
contributors on 21st May 2017 to agree on how to fill the void. We
decided to follow the lead of Xubuntu and create a Council to take care
of Ubuntu Studio, rather than continuing to place the burden of
leadership on the shoulder of one particular person.

Unfortunately, although the result was an agreement to form the first
Ubuntu Studio Council from the meeting participants, we all got busy and
the council was never set up.

Who was willing to be in the Ubuntu Studio Council?
---

The attendees of the IRC Meeting that were to form the Ubuntu Studio
Council are: - **Set Hallström** (sakrecoer) - **Eylul** (eylul) -
**Len Ovens** (len-ovenwerks) - **Ross Gammon** (rosco2)

Now times have changed, and Eylul and Ross have also become very busy.
We are also aware that some regular contributors to Ubuntu Studio (I can
think of Krytarik for example) were not present for the IRC meeting.

So, now we are considering expanding the size of that original proposed
Council to try and bring in some new blood to Ubuntu Studio, and keep
the project going. In particular, we really need someone to step up help
with some leadership and direction, and build up the Ubuntu Studio teams.

How would the Ubuntu Studio Council Work?


The Ubuntu Studio Council would exist to provide security and stability
for the Ubuntu Studio project, and to spread the workload of
administering the project. However, the actual work of producing
and maintaining each release of Ubuntu Studio would not done by the
Council. The actual work and decision making would be carried out,
through the various existing teams (e.g. Artwork, Development,
Testing, Website etc.). The council will of course help with
agreeing the long term direction of Ubuntu Studio and resolving
disputes as required.

The exact details of the working of the Ubuntu Studio Council need to be
documented on our wiki, but the following points were discussed and are
the likely way of working:

- A Council Chair
will be elected from within the Council with a minimum term of one
release of Ubuntu Studio.
- Elections to the Council will be carried out yearly to encourage
participation, and generate fresh ideas. Council membership terms will
be set to expire at overlapping intervals for stability, and re-election
is allowed.
- The size of the council is preferably between 3 and 5 members.

What do you think? Want to help out and keep Ubuntu Studio going?
-

If you have any questions about this, please make contact on the
#ubuntustudio-devel IRC channel on irc.freenode.net, or the
developer mailing list
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel.

If this has inspired you to help out, we are always after more
help. Help to write and improve documentation, add new features,
test and fix Ubuntu Studio applications, help users solve problems,
is always welcome. Get in touch!

Please state whether you would like to join one of the teams and help out.

Please state whether you would be willing to join the council and be the
chair/leader for a release cycle (or more).

Regards,

Ross Gammon
Test Team Lead



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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Upgrade to 17.10 audio problem : no detectable sound card in xfce

[Ross Gammon]

Thanks for reporting back. It could potentially be useful for others.

http://ubuntustudio.org/merchandise/

As it says there, we don't get any money. But the advertising helps to
spread the word!

As you seem to know what you are doing, helping out here with user
queries is always welcome.

You could also try triaging a few bugs on Ubuntu Studio packages:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs
Just when you have a spare hour or so here and there. It all helps.

Cheers,

Ross

On 02/23/2018 12:43 PM, Achilleas Mantzios wrote:
> Hello Ross,
> for some reason there was a newer kernel in /boot/ which was not part of
> Ubuntu Studio. The installation didn't touch the kernel, but wiped out
> (as should and expected) all files under /lib/modules for this kernel.
> As a sequence, grub recognized the kernel, being the newest, placed it
> in top, my son kept selecting it being the default, and so there was no
> sound, since there were no drivers in /lib/modules at all. I am puzzled
> even at how the system managed to boot ...
> 
> Another problem prior to that, was the X11 upstart. Due to this I could
> not get XFCE loading completely, so all I kept seeeing was an empty
> screen with the mouse moving (slow).
> 
> The upstart problem was solved by the upgrade. The drivers problem by
> running install-grub from the live CD.
> 
> All went good. My son tells me this better than the previous version.
> 
> You guys are doing a great job.
> 
> I would like to contribute, some way, maybe by buying something I guess.
> Ubuntu Studio must stay alive.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> On 23/02/2018 12:31, Ross Gammon wrote:
>> Hi Achilleas,
>>
>> Yuck. If you don't stick with the LTS's, you need to keep up to date
>> with the latest release!
>>
>> On 02/21/2018 09:02 AM, Achilleas Mantzios wrote:
>>> Hello list! My son uses and likes Ubuntu Studio for audio/video/gaming.
>>> I am an old Unix die-hard using unix since early SunOS, and also
>>> FreeBSD/Linux since the early 90s.
>>> Ok, enough with the intros, here is the steps that lead to the problem :
>>> At first I tried to upgrade from 16.10 but obviously there was no update
>>> path due to 16.10 being obsolete. Then I tried a hack to force upgrade
>>> directly to artful , by changing /etc/apt/sources.list but this resulted
>>> in an unstable system (no grub, ultra slow USB wireless mouse and
>>> keyboard, etc). And finally decided to bite the bullet, back everything
>>> up and go for a fresh installation. In the process of installation I
>>> decided to keep old user data files (i.e. not format).
>>> Files were kept, but not the exact users -> uid , groups -> gid
>>> mappings. So I had to do some editing there.
>>> Everything seemed to go semi-OK, but then started some more problems.
>>> Mouse/Keaybord were still slow, laggy even lossy (keyboard). I changed
>>> the USB port and keyboard and mouse started behaving good.
>>> Then I decided to test some sound. I am not currently on the box, but i
>>> supposed the tool I used was : xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin . This detected
>>> no audio card. Just a dummy card.
>>>
>>> Can you guys shed some light on what to do next?
>>>
>> I am afraid that I am not the best person to help out here. There is
>> some help (although getting dated) here:
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio
>>
>> You could also try running from a Live DVD, to compare settings etc.
>>
>> Ralf has also emailed some good troubleshooting commands on this list,
>> if you search the online archives.
>>
>> Let us know how you get on.
>>
>> Ross
>>
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Upgrade to 17.10 audio problem : no detectable sound card in xfce

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Achilleas,

Yuck. If you don't stick with the LTS's, you need to keep up to date
with the latest release!

On 02/21/2018 09:02 AM, Achilleas Mantzios wrote:
> Hello list! My son uses and likes Ubuntu Studio for audio/video/gaming.
> I am an old Unix die-hard using unix since early SunOS, and also
> FreeBSD/Linux since the early 90s.
> Ok, enough with the intros, here is the steps that lead to the problem :
> At first I tried to upgrade from 16.10 but obviously there was no update
> path due to 16.10 being obsolete. Then I tried a hack to force upgrade
> directly to artful , by changing /etc/apt/sources.list but this resulted
> in an unstable system (no grub, ultra slow USB wireless mouse and
> keyboard, etc). And finally decided to bite the bullet, back everything
> up and go for a fresh installation. In the process of installation I
> decided to keep old user data files (i.e. not format).
> Files were kept, but not the exact users -> uid , groups -> gid
> mappings. So I had to do some editing there.
> Everything seemed to go semi-OK, but then started some more problems.
> Mouse/Keaybord were still slow, laggy even lossy (keyboard). I changed
> the USB port and keyboard and mouse started behaving good.
> Then I decided to test some sound. I am not currently on the box, but i
> supposed the tool I used was : xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin . This detected
> no audio card. Just a dummy card.
> 
> Can you guys shed some light on what to do next?
> 

I am afraid that I am not the best person to help out here. There is
some help (although getting dated) here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio

You could also try running from a Live DVD, to compare settings etc.

Ralf has also emailed some good troubleshooting commands on this list,
if you search the online archives.

Let us know how you get on.

Ross

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Coming Ubuntu Studio Releases

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for your interest in helping out.

On 02/23/2018 03:10 AM, Thomas Pfundt wrote:
> On February 22, 2018 5:38 PM, Ross Gammon  <mailto:ro...@ubuntustudio.org>> wrote:
>>> Who is around to help testing for the first 3?
>  
> I will make sure to test all of the releases. However, I'm not sure yet
> how extensive I'll be able to test them. For the 16.04.4 release, I will
> can do a full install and test it thoroughly. With the 18.04 releases,
> I'll maybe have to test some installations on an external drive. I'll be
> able use another machine though at one point to verify any errors that I
> come accross.
>  
> I would also be in favour of releasing 18.04, even if it's just for
> software updates. The fact that there's a low-latency kernel
> preinstalled and some configurations regarding the audio group is
> already very helpful for people who are not able to set everything up
> manually.

Yes, a fresh release is always best to gather new users and fans of
Ubuntu Studio.

However, without a release it is still always possible to upgrade.
Although if nobody has tested it, there might be bugs. This is what I
always do. There are instructions in the wikis.

>  
> Unfortunately, I can't offer to manage the project, because of the time
> constraints that we all have and also because I don't feel competent
> enough, still being relatively new to Ubuntu/Linux in general. However,
> I've worked on a project for about 1,5 years, taking some advertisement
> and social media duties, so if I can take off some workload there, I'm
> more than happy to help. Don't hesitate to send me some details on what
> is needed.

No problems. Any help is welcome. Take a look at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio and look around for interesting
tasks and teams to join. Start slow and chip in here and there. Who
knows, in a few years you might be a Team Lead :-)

Cheers,

Ross

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] When is 18.04 64 bit out Studio. what0 do yyou need in Beta Ttesters. to dual boot with windows 10

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Alex,

On 02/21/2018 05:35 PM, Alex Armani wrote:
> When is 18.04 64 bit out Studio released please?.

April 26th is the current release date. The first release candidate is
normally available for testing on the Monday before that.

See the other thread for Beta release dates.

 what do you need in Beta Ttesters.

It is best to do beta testing on a separate machine. It is rare, but
possible, for the ISO image to contain a bug that causes difficulty
booting your machine afterwards, or erases data. It is also easy to make
a mistake and install over the top of your data.

But if you have backups, and trust yourself to repair any damage, you
could also test the install on a plug-in external disk (or a spare
internal one).

You can test inside a Virtual Machine (e.g. using Virtual Box), and
there is no danger of breaking anything this way, but if everyone does
this, then we are not testing on a wide variety of hardware.

Tests of the live image (without installing) are useful for us, and help
pickup

If want to have a practise, you could try with one of the "daily" ISO
images:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/

There is lots of help and instructions linked from that page. Sing out
on the -devel mailing list for help, or look for help on our IRC channel.

Please make sure you add your results on that website. Even for the
daily image. Success, or Fail, it doesn't matter.

 to dual boot with windows 10 1 Tb.

There is an option in the Ubuntu Studio installer to install alongside
Windows. I do this on one PC at home. Expect Windows to occasionally
overwrite your boot settings without telling you though :-)

Cheers,

Ross

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[ubuntu-studio-users] Coming Ubuntu Studio Releases

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

We have some coming release dates that require testing of the ISO images.

Ubuntu Studio 16.04.4 Xenial point release: The date has been put back
to the 1st of March. I should be around for that.

Ubuntu Studio First Beta: As far as I know, we have no new features to
test, so we should probably opt out of this release.

Ubuntu Studio 18.04 Final Beta: April 5th. I should be around for that.

Ubuntu Studio 18.04 Final Release: April 19th - 26th. I will not be
available for that (due to work).

Who is around to help testing for the first 3?

Who is around to do the Release Manager duties for the 18.04 Final
Release (testing, confirming when images are releasable, writing release
notes, helping with website/social media announcements)?

Should we release 18.04 at all?

Regards,

Ross
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] ubuntustudio 17.10 as virtualbox guest

[Ross Gammon]

Glad to hear you got somewhere.

I just fired up my 17.10 64 bit Ubuntu Studio VM which I used to test
the original release (on a 17.10 Ubuntu Desktop host) and it worked
fine. After an apt upgrade and reboot it is still working OK for me.

Cheers,

Ross

On 01/26/2018 03:38 PM, marcart...@t-online.de wrote:
> Addendum: Since you were talking about 32 and 64 bit, I tried the 32 bit 
> version of ubuntustudio 17.10 once. This works perfectly.
> 
> Thank you for your support.
> 
> 
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[ubuntu-studio-users] Testing Team Leader Role in Ubuntu Studio

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

This is a call for assistance with Testing in Ubuntu Studio.

I am currently finding it very difficult to put the time I would like
into fulfilling the role I took on some time ago, to be the Test Team
Lead for Ubuntu Studio. Therefore, I am looking for volunteers to join
the team (if not members already), and take over as Test Team Leader
after 18.04 (Bionic) LTS is released.

There is some information about the team on the wiki here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/TestingTeamPage

There is also a need to be available for release tasks during the times
we are working on the next release, or there is an update to an LTS
release. Some of the things that need to be done for a release are
listed here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/DevEvents/Release

As a summary, the role involves:
- Managing the Manual Test Cases at http://packages.qa.ubuntu.com/
- Being the Release Manager at the appropriate points in the test cycle:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseSchedule
- Announcing the coming tests and encouraging others to take part in the
tests.
- Triaging bugs found during the test campaigns.
- Writing the Release Notes & helping the documentation team with text
for the announcements.

I still plan to be a member of the team to help out where I can, and to
assist the new Test Lead develop into the role. But would like to spend
what spare time I have, concentrating on getting more evidence of
uploads to Ubuntu for my Developer application.

If you would like to help out, please apply to be a member of the
testing team on Launchpad (https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-testing),
and let us know on the developers list that you would like to volunteer.

Lets all chip in to help make the next (and future) Ubuntu Studio
releases a success.

Regards,

Ross Gammon
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] ubuntustudio 17.10 as virtualbox guest

[Ross Gammon]

Hi marcarth,

Which image did you use for the install into the guest? Was it the
recent 17.10.1 Test Build (2018), or the original 17.10 Release (2017)?

If it is the latest one, you might be the first person to test it.
Unfortunately, nobody from Ubuntu Studio took part in the latest
emergency release of Artful.

The original release worked for me in a Virtual Box guest on an Ubuntu
17.04 host. Are you talking about 64 bit, or 32 bit?

Regards,

Ross

On 01/25/2018 01:15 PM, marcart...@t-online.de wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to install Ubuntustudio 17.10 as a guest in Oracle Virtualbox. 
> The start and boot process still works, the user interface of ubuntustudio 
> appears. But then the system suddenly freezes. An installation is therefore 
> impossible. With other Ubuntus in version 17.10 (Ubuntu Budgie 17.10, Xubuntu 
> 17.10) I have no problems to install. I've also experimented with the guest 
> settings in Virtualbox (one or two CPUs, chipset changes and 3D 
> acceleration), but it doesn't help. I am using Virtualbox version 5.2.6. 
> Ubuntustudio 16.04.1 works fine as a guest.
> 
> Best regards
> marcarth
> 
> 
> 




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[ubuntu-studio-users] Fwd: Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) End of Life reached on January 13, 2018

[Ross Gammon]

FYI

 Forwarded Message 
Subject:Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) End of Life reached on January 13,
2018
Date:   Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:13:36 +0200
From:   Steve Langasek 
To: ubuntu-annou...@lists.ubuntu.com


This is a follow-up to the End of Life warning sent earlier this month to
confirm that as of January 13, 2018, Ubuntu 17.04 is no longer supported. 
No more package updates will be accepted to 17.04, and it will be archived
to old-releases.ubuntu.com in the coming weeks.

The original End of Life warning follows, with upgrade instructions:

Ubuntu announced its 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) release almost 9 months ago, on
April 13, 2017.  As a non-LTS release, 17.04 has a 9-month support cycle
and, as such, will reach end of life on Saturday, January 13th.

At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or
updated packages for Ubuntu 17.04.

The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 17.04 is via Ubuntu 17.10.
Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Upgrades

Ubuntu 17.10 continues to be actively supported with security updates and
select high-impact bug fixes.  Announcements of security updates for Ubuntu
releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information
about which may be found at:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce

Development of a complete response to the highly-publicized Meltdown and
Spectre vulnerabilities is ongoing, and due to the timing with respect to
this End of Life, we will not be providing updated Linux kernel packages for
Ubuntu 17.04.  We advise users to upgrade to Ubuntu 17.10 and install the
updated kernel packages for that release when they become available.

For more information about Canonical’s response to the Meltdown and
Spectre vulnerabilities, see:

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/01/04/ubuntu-updates-for-the-meltdown-spectre-vulnerabilities/

Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly
regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools,
businesses and governments around the world.  Ubuntu is Open Source
software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customise or
alter their software in order to meet their needs.

On behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team,
-- Steve Langasek


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This is a follow-up to the End of Life warning sent earlier this month to
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No more package updates will be accepted to 17.04, and it will be archived
to old-releases.ubuntu.com in the coming weeks.

The original End of Life warning follows, with upgrade instructions:

Ubuntu announced its 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) release almost 9 months ago, on
April 13, 2017.  As a non-LTS release, 17.04 has a 9-month support cycle
and, as such, will reach end of life on Saturday, January 13th.

At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or
updated packages for Ubuntu 17.04.

The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 17.04 is via Ubuntu 17.10.
Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Upgrades

Ubuntu 17.10 continues to be actively supported with security updates and
select high-impact bug fixes.  Announcements of security updates for Ubuntu
releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information
about which may be found at:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce

Development of a complete response to the highly-publicized Meltdown and
Spectre vulnerabilities is ongoing, and due to the timing with respect to
this End of Life, we will not be providing updated Linux kernel packages for
Ubuntu 17.04.  We advise users to upgrade to Ubuntu 17.10 and install the
updated kernel packages for that release when they become available.

For more information about Canonical=E2=80=99s response to the Meltdown and
Spectre vulnerabilities, see:

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/01/04/ubuntu-updates-for-the-meltdown-spec=
tre-vulnerabilities/

Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly
regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools,
businesses and governments around the world.  Ubuntu is Open Source
software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customise or
alter their software in order to meet their needs.

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[ubuntu-studio-users] Ubuntu Studio 17.10 Artful Aardvark Released

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

It's party time!

The latest version of Ubuntu Studio has been released.

Read more on the website (with links to the release notes & download
pages etc.).

Regards,

Ross



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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] [ubuntu-studio-devel] Testing for Ubuntu Studio 17.10 Artful Aardvark Release & Hangout

[Ross Gammon]

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Hi All,

On 10/12/2017 11:55 AM, Ross Gammon wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> It is planned to release Ubuntu 17.10 next week on the 19th
> October. So we need lots of help to test the ISO images between now
> and then.
> 
> Back on September 28th we released the Final Beta:
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Beta2/UbuntuStudio
> 
> So feel free to read those release notes, grab the ISO image and
> give it a test install. There are links from there about how to do
> the test. Please don't do the test on a machine that to rely on, or
> don't have backups for. The Beta has been tested, and should not
> cause too many problems, but you never know - that is why we need
> to test! :-)
> 
> There is also a planned On-Air hangout on Monday 16th October, for 
> people to learn how to do ISO testing. There should be many
> experienced people online to answer any questions. Read more here:
> 
> https://community.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-17-10-community-iso-testing/458
>
> 
The first Release Candidate for Artful is now available:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/383/builds

It is not the last release candidate, but as Adam Conrad (Ubuntu
Release Manager) says "If we get no testing, we get no fixing, so no
time like the present to go bug-hunting."

Regards,

Ross
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[ubuntu-studio-users] Testing for Ubuntu Studio 17.10 Artful Aardvark Release & Hangout

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

It is planned to release Ubuntu 17.10 next week on the 19th October. So
we need lots of help to test the ISO images between now and then.

Back on September 28th we released the Final Beta:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Beta2/UbuntuStudio

So feel free to read those release notes, grab the ISO image and give it
a test install. There are links from there about how to do the test.
Please don't do the test on a machine that to rely on, or don't have
backups for. The Beta has been tested, and should not cause too many
problems, but you never know - that is why we need to test! :-)

There is also a planned On-Air hangout on Monday 16th October, for
people to learn how to do ISO testing. There should be many experienced
people online to answer any questions. Read more here:

https://community.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-17-10-community-iso-testing/458

Regards,

Ross




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[ubuntu-studio-users] Artful 17.10 Final Beta Testing underway

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

Please help make sure the release of Ubuntu Studio Artful goes smoothly,
and begin testing the Final Beta with us:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/382/builds

We need as many different types of machine and hardware tested as
possible. Please do not use your "only" machine for this, use a spare
one, or a spare hard disk. Accidents can occasionally happen with a Beta
release.

Take a look and see what has changed since the version of Ubuntu Studio
you are using. Tell us what you think.

Instructions and download links are on that page, but if you need help
then sing out here (or on irc).

The Final Beta release is planned for Thursday 28th September.

Regards,

Ross



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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] [solved] Ubuntu Studio 16.04 XFCE all icons missing

[Ross Gammon]

Hi David,

On 09/20/2017 05:24 PM, David King wrote:
>>
>> This likely means that your installation is broken.
>> Try running the command
>>    gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders >
>> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache
>> to make things work again for the time being.
>>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I noticed the above lines, and decided to restore a loaders.cache file
> from a backup, and it worked. Now I can boot into Ubuntu Studio with all
> icons and wallpaper restored.
> 
> But I still have no idea why that loaders.cache file disappeared.
> 
> David

You probably don't care now that you got it working, but unless you have
been careless with a sudo command, that file can normally only be
removed by the package that installed it.

$ apt-file search
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache

This would tell you which package owns the file. It was probably an
update to that package which caused it. But actually you can see it is
the gdk-pixbuf-2.0 package from the path name.

Maybe this package was updated? But then I would have to dig deeper to
see what maintainer scripts might be run to update/add/delete that cache
file when something is updated.

Anyway - you fixed it!

Regards,

Ross


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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Random total lockups, Ubuntu Studio 17.04, getting increasingly frequent :(

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Brian,

On 09/21/2017 04:23 PM, Brian wrote:
> On 09/19/2017 08:50 AM, Charlie wrote:
> 
> For anybody still following this :-
> 
> 1) The problem was unaffected by a downgrade to 16.04 LTS.
> 
> 2) I'm becoming more and more convinced that I'm actually dealing with
> some kind of hardware problem, i.e. a defective component of my PC
> rather than an Ubuntu-related problem. I've got a couple of ideas for
> things to try, if one of them is successful in stopping the lockups I
> will post again to confirm that it wasn't an Ubuntu problem.
> 
> 
> Brian.
> 

It can take some time to find the right triaging advice with all the
links in there, but I always turn to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad/
when I want to find some tips on bug triage.

There is a page on Bug Triage, and a Knowledge Base page. Normally for
freezes and lockups that page points you to a page on Kernel triage & X
triage.

But of course, it could also be hardware. You could try running another
distro/release on a live CD or installed to a spare hard disk to try and
eliminate a software bug.

Keep us up to date. Someone else with more experience might have time to
help out when you report back.

Ross

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] [ubuntu-studio-devel] Ubuntu Studio Xenial 16.04.3 Release Testing

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Hi All,

It is great to see a new tester in the ISO Tracker page. Thanks Helios!

Is anyone else planning to run a test of the latest Xenial installation
image? The more tests we have (especially on different hardware etc.),
the better.

Please let me know, as I need to let the Release Team know when we are
finished testing, and they want to release later today.

Regards,

Ross

On 08/01/2017 05:55 PM, Ross Gammon wrote:
> HI All, > > This is a call for help. > > It is time for the 2nd last release
update of Ubuntu Studio Xenial > (16.04.3), and we need help to test the
images before we release them to > the public. > > The images are now
available, and the release is planned for Thursday > 3rd August. > >
Images (download instructions are linked from there): > > 32bit: >
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/380/builds/153566/testcases
> > 64bit: >
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/380/builds/153565/testcases
> > There are links for how to test and use the testing tracker here: >
> http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker > > Get cracking, and sing out for
help here, or on IRC if you need it. > > Regards, > > Ross > > Ubuntu
Studio Test Team Lead > > > >
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[ubuntu-studio-users] Ubuntu Studio Xenial 16.04.3 Release Testing

[Ross Gammon]

HI All,

This is a call for help.

It is time for the 2nd last release update of Ubuntu Studio Xenial
(16.04.3), and we need help to test the images before we release them to
the public.

The images are now available, and the release is planned for Thursday
3rd August.

Images (download instructions are linked from there):

32bit:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/380/builds/153566/testcases

64bit:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/380/builds/153565/testcases

There are links for how to test and use the testing tracker here:

http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker

Get cracking, and sing out for help here, or on IRC if you need it.

Regards,

Ross

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Software for image browsing

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Auro,


On 11/06/17 04:36, AURO KUMAR SAHOO wrote:
> Sir, 
> It's a great effort in bringing Ubuntu studio to this point. As a
> suggestion may I request you to include digiKam, for image browsing. I
> think it's as competitive as adobe bridge and supports raw and all
> image format. 
>
> The requirements arise as when a single folder containing JPEG and
> RAW, only JPEG is viewed for quick review in rastretto but no raw. 
>
> I myself install the digikam but it will be great if included and
> mastered and syncronized with other softwares in bundle. 
>
> I know it requires many effort but if made it can make the graphics
> section more fulfilling. It may not be digiKam, but any thing as
> competitive.
>
> Thank you 
>

Sorry for not replying sooner.

At the moment, we don't include any photo organaniser/manager or photo
viewing type of applications in our photography meta package. We instead
concentrate on photo manipulation/editing applications.

There are many organisers and viewers out there as well as digikam. Are
there others out there that think it would be a good idea to include
one. Which one? Digikam?

Regards,

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[ubuntu-studio-users] Fwd: Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) End of Life reached on July 20 2017

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

I am sure you have all seen the announcement, but just in case - if you
are running Ubuntu Studio Yakkety (16.10), it might be a good time to
upgrade to Zesty (17.04). See a copy of the full announcement below.

Regards,

Ross

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Date:   Thu, 20 Jul 2017 23:23:31 +
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This is a follow-up to the End of Life warning sent earlier this month
to confirm that as of today (July 20, 2017), Ubuntu 16.10 is no longer
supported.  No more package updates will be accepted to 16.10, and
it will be archived to old-releases.ubuntu.com in the coming weeks.

The original End of Life warning follows, with upgrade instructions:

Ubuntu announced its 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) release almost 9 months
ago, on October 13, 2016.  As a non-LTS release, 16.10 has a 9-month
support cycle and, as such, the support period is now nearing its
end and Ubuntu 16.10 will reach end of life on Thursday, July 20th.

At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include
information or updated packages for Ubuntu 16.10.

The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 16.10 is via Ubuntu 17.04.
Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ZestyUpgrades

Ubuntu 17.04 continues to be actively supported with security updates
and select high-impact bug fixes.  Announcements of security updates
for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing
list, information about which may be found at:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce

Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most
highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes,
schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open
Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to
customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs.

On behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team,

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Can't load Internet DJ Console

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Alex,

On 06/17/2017 02:26 PM, Alex Armani wrote:
>> How did you get the MATE desktop, did you manually install this from the
>> standard Ubuntu Studio installation? Are you on Zesty (17.04)? The 
>> version is the same in Zesty & Artful (0.8.16).
> Hi Ross. Thanks for your message. I'm running 64 bit Zesty. Installed MATE 
> via Synaptic.
>
I just tried running idjc on the command line in my standard Zesty
setup, and it fires up OK for me there as well. There is a lot of output
to the terminal as idjc starts up too. Maybe you should try running idjc
from the terminal, and if there are useful error messages you could
submit a bug on Launchpad (and include the messages logged to the terminal).

Cheers,

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Can't load Internet DJ Console

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Alex,

I see it is nearly a month, and you got no response to your query. I
hope you managed to get things going somehow.

On 05/24/2017 02:56 PM, Alex Armani wrote:
> Heya guys, hope you are all well. One thing I've never managed to get working 
> with 64 bit Ubuntu Studio. I've not tried other flavours of Linux. I always 
> install to the latest general version available {ie not beta or rc's}, but 
> have never managed to get Internet dj console loaded up since it was first 
> added to Ubuntu Studio. 
>
> What happens is I select Internet dj console from the internet menu. I use 
> the mate desktop. Could that be causing the problem? I select it from the 
> internet menu but nothing happens. Checking with the system monitor 
> immediately after booting up. Not even any new processes created. Have tried 
> searching on google to no avail. Am I doing something wrong?
>
>
> aha tia
>
> From: Alex.

I have never used idjc personally myself, so I thought I would try
firing it up. I ran idjc in a freshly installed development version
(Artful - to be 17.10) of the standard XFCE Ubuntu Studio from the menu,
and it brought up a dialog from which I chose the default profile. When
clicking open, the Internet DJ Console opens up. I don't really know
what you are supposed to do next, but at least the program seems to run
for me.

How did you get the MATE desktop, did you manually install this from the
standard Ubuntu Studio installation? Are you on Zesty (17.04)? The
version is the same in Zesty & Artful (0.8.16).

Cheers,

Ross




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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Xpra attach segmentation fault only under Ubuntu Studio

[Ross Gammon]

On 22/05/17 22:05, DjZU wrote:

Hi there,

I can't find out why 'xpra attach' from the same machine gives a 
segmentation fault under Ubuntu Studio only, not Xubuntu nor Ubuntu.


'xpra start; xpra attach;' is working from a fresh Ubuntu or Xubuntu 
but not Ubuntu Studio and since my system is running Ubuntu Studio I'd 
like to find out why.


I badly need help since my system is Ubuntu Studio and I'd rather 
avoid starting again from scratch.


Looking forward for some input,

DjZU



Hi DjZU,

I am not familiar with xpra, as it does not come with the standard 
Ubuntu Studio install, and I haven't used it myself.Therefore I cannot 
offer much help.


But if you are getting a crash, then this really needs to be reported as 
a bug in Launchpad so a wider audience can try to help with a fix.


Please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs. It is 
important to use the correct tools to report the bug so that all details 
of the crash are included.


Regards,

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[ubuntu-studio-users] Fwd: Ubuntu ISO Testing: New build notification

[Ross Gammon]

If you haven't noticed already - the Zesty Release Candidates are ready 
for testing.


http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/375/

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A new build of Ubuntu Studio DVD amd64 is ready for testing!
Version: 20170408
Link:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/375/builds/145588/testcases

Testcases:
  - Install (entire disk)
  - Live Session
  - Post-installation (Ubuntu Studio)

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Testing for the coming Ubuntu Studio Zesty Release (17.04)

[Ross Gammon]

There was an announcement on the Ubuntu Development Announce list. Zesty
is now frozen.

The first Release Candidate will be available today (Friday) or Saturday.

Cheers,

Ross
On 04/06/2017 08:37 PM, Ross Gammon wrote:
>
> Hi Pedro,
>
> It's not just you. :-)
>
> Some of the release team are USA based, and I can sometimes be ready
> for bed here in Europe before there is some action. Or sometimes there
> is a last minute bug somewhere that they want to fix first.
>
> If you are keen to get started, it wouldn't hurt to zsync the Zesty
> Daily image. It will only be one day old, and probably not too much
> different. Then if you want to test again another day with the real 
> release candidate, it won't take very long to zsync the changes.
>
> Thanks for helping out.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ross
> PS: We on the release team normally get an email when the image is
> ready. I will forward that as soon as I see it.
>
> On 06/04/17 17:54, Pedro Ribeiro wrote:
>> Hi Ross
>>
>> Is it just me?
>>
>> None of the http links in that webpage are working.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Pedro Ribeiro
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 9:41 AM, Ross Gammon > <mailto:ro...@ubuntustudio.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> The Zesty release is right around the corner and there will be
>> release
>> candidates published starting on April 6th. The release is
>> planned for April 13th.
>>
>> The date is not so convenient for people that take Easter
>> holidays, so in anticipating a shortage of our normal testers, we
>> are reaching out (no - begging) for extra people to come forward
>> to test the Release Candidate ISOs during that week, to help make
>> it a successful release.
>>
>> The release candidates will appear here when they are ready:
>> http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker
>> <http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker>
>> And there are instructions on how to use the tracker and the
>> process to conduct the tests linked from there.
>>
>> Please DO NOT do the tests on your favourite machine, in case
>> something goes wrong. Use a spare machine, or do it in a Virtual
>> Machine (a spare hard disk can be used - but only if you know
>> what you are doing - we don't want you to accidentally install
>> over your working hard disk!).
>>
>> It takes time to get set up for the tests, so please prepare
>> early. You can also do a practice run using the Zesty Daily image.
>>
>> If you get into trouble, please sing out here or on IRC. And
>> please report "positive" tests on the tracker, as well as submit
>> bugs for problems you find.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ross
>> Test Team Lead
>>
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Testing for the coming Ubuntu Studio Zesty Release (17.04)

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Pedro,

It's not just you. :-)

Some of the release team are USA based, and I can sometimes be ready for 
bed here in Europe before there is some action. Or sometimes there is a 
last minute bug somewhere that they want to fix first.


If you are keen to get started, it wouldn't hurt to zsync the Zesty 
Daily image. It will only be one day old, and probably not too much 
different. Then if you want to test again another day with the real 
release candidate, it won't take very long to zsync the changes.


Thanks for helping out.

Cheers,

Ross
PS: We on the release team normally get an email when the image is 
ready. I will forward that as soon as I see it.


On 06/04/17 17:54, Pedro Ribeiro wrote:

Hi Ross

Is it just me?

None of the http links in that webpage are working.

Best regards

Pedro Ribeiro


On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 9:41 AM, Ross Gammon <mailto:ro...@ubuntustudio.org>> wrote:


Hi All,

The Zesty release is right around the corner and there will be release
candidates published starting on April 6th. The release is planned
for April 13th.

The date is not so convenient for people that take Easter
holidays, so in anticipating a shortage of our normal testers, we
are reaching out (no - begging) for extra people to come forward
to test the Release Candidate ISOs during that week, to help make
it a successful release.

The release candidates will appear here when they are ready:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker
<http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker>
And there are instructions on how to use the tracker and the
process to conduct the tests linked from there.

Please DO NOT do the tests on your favourite machine, in case
something goes wrong. Use a spare machine, or do it in a Virtual
Machine (a spare hard disk can be used - but only if you know what
you are doing - we don't want you to accidentally install over
your working hard disk!).

It takes time to get set up for the tests, so please prepare
early. You can also do a practice run using the Zesty Daily image.

If you get into trouble, please sing out here or on IRC. And
please report "positive" tests on the tracker, as well as submit
bugs for problems you find.

Regards,

Ross
Test Team Lead


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[ubuntu-studio-users] Testing for the coming Ubuntu Studio Zesty Release (17.04)

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

The Zesty release is right around the corner and there will be release
candidates published starting on April 6th. The release is planned for April 
13th.

The date is not so convenient for people that take Easter holidays, so in 
anticipating a shortage of our normal testers, we are reaching out (no - 
begging) for extra people to come forward to test the Release Candidate ISOs 
during that week, to help make it a successful release.

The release candidates will appear here when they are ready:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker
And there are instructions on how to use the tracker and the process to conduct 
the tests linked from there.

Please DO NOT do the tests on your favourite machine, in case something goes 
wrong. Use a spare machine, or do it in a Virtual Machine (a spare hard disk 
can be used - but only if you know what you are doing - we don't want you to 
accidentally install over your working hard disk!).

It takes time to get set up for the tests, so please prepare early. You can 
also do a practice run using the Zesty Daily image.

If you get into trouble, please sing out here or on IRC. And please report 
"positive" tests on the tracker, as well as submit bugs for problems you find.

Regards,

Ross
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[ubuntu-studio-users] Ubuntu Studio Zesty 1704 Beta 1 Testing

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

I seem to be constantly a week behind at the moment!

Anyway, the First Beta images for Ubuntu Studio Zesty (17.04) are ready 
for testing:


http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/373/builds


If you would like to help out and it is your first time, there are links 
to help from the page above. But of course, feel free to sing out to the 
more experienced hands on this list or on IRC if you need to.


The plan is to release the Beta 1 on Thursday. So even if you miss the 
Thursday deadline, you are welcome to download the First Beta anytime to 
give it a spin and give us feedback.


Cheers,

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[ubuntu-studio-users] Fwd: Ubuntu ISO Testing: New build notification

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

Apparently a new ISO is ready for testing (Ubuntu Studio Xenial 
16.04.2). I am not sure what the problem was with the last one. It 
worked for all those that tested it.


Anyway, if you have time to give a quick test over the next hour or so:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/372/builds

Cheers,

Ross

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A new build of Ubuntu Studio DVD amd64 is ready for testing!
Version: 20170215
Link:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/372/builds/142907/testcases

Testcases:
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[ubuntu-studio-users] Fwd: Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Ubuntu Studio 16.04.2 Release Testing

[Ross Gammon]

Whoops  - forwarding to the ubuntu-studio-users list properly this time.

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Date:   Thu, 9 Feb 2017 17:28:49 +0100
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Hi All,

On 01/18/2017 07:18 PM, Ross Gammon wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> The 2nd point release of Ubuntu Studio Xenial (16.04.2) is planned for
> Thursday the 2nd February.
>
> At that time we will need to test the ISO images to make sure that the
> images work, and can be installed without error.
>
> If you would like to help out (and it is your first time), you could
> get prepared by clicking on the link at
> http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/351/builds to download
> the latest Xenial "daily" build. There are instructions on the
> download page for how to use zsync to update the ISO image when
> testing eventually starts.
>
> There are also links to instructions at the top of the page (linked
> above) about how to do the test and report bugs. Please read these
> ahead of time so you are ready on the day.
>
> You can also ask here or on IRC for help.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ross

Apologies for not giving an update on this. Apparently, there have been
a few issues sorting this release out, and I had been waiting for an
update on the Release Team list.

Anyway, the images are available for testing now:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/372/builds

It is unlikely the release will occur tonight. It might be tomorrow, or
on Monday. But please, if you would like to have a go, then download the
16.04.2 images (or do a zsync of a previously downloaded image) and
begin testing.

Cheers,

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[ubuntu-studio-users] Ubuntu Studio 16.04.2 Release Testing

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

The 2nd point release of Ubuntu Studio Xenial (16.04.2) is planned for 
Thursday the 2nd February.


At that time we will need to test the ISO images to make sure that the 
images work, and can be installed without error.


If you would like to help out (and it is your first time), you could get 
prepared by clicking on the link at 
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/351/builds to download the 
latest Xenial "daily" build. There are instructions on the download page 
for how to use zsync to update the ISO image when testing eventually starts.


There are also links to instructions at the top of the page (linked 
above) about how to do the test and report bugs. Please read these ahead 
of time so you are ready on the day.


You can also ask here or on IRC for help.

Regards,

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Adding flowblade to Ubuntu studio

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Auro,

Thanks for reaching out, and for the suggestions.

On 25/12/16 03:58, AURO KUMAR SAHOO wrote:
In 16.10 I am happy to see graphics and photo editing part is been 
looked into. So can we add some well established video editing 
software to enrich the Ubuntu studio for editors like flowblade  in 
addition to kdenlive, pitivi, openshot.


Flowblade seems to already exist in Ubuntu 
(http://packages.ubuntu.com/zesty/flowblade), so we could easily add 
this to our seeds so it was installed automatically. But we have to be 
careful that we don't just install everything and have a carefully 
selected set of packages. Not having much time for playing with video 
stuff at the moment, what extra features, or workflow support would 
flowblade add on top of the other video applications?



Previous I have requested to add photoflow to gimp.


Photoflow is a bit harder, as it has not been packaged for Debian yet 
(Debian is normally where our packages come from). It looks like it 
almost made it in 2014 
(https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774005). Maybe you 
could reply to that bug (copying in Laszlo), to chase up the status and 
give a friendly push? Maybe if he is no longer interested, he has some 
basic packaging that someone could take forward?


Regards,

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[ubuntu-studio-users] Manual Testing for Ubuntu Studio Future 17.04 Zesty Release

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

We have enabled the testsuite of test cases for Ubuntu Studio Zesty on 
the package tracker:


http://packages.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/370/builds/135507/testcases

If you would like to help out with testing the latest versions of our 
important applications, then go for it!


You will find more background information and links to other helpful 
information on my blog:


https://rossgammon68.wordpress.com/2016/12/11/manual-tests-of-ubuntu-studio-packages/

Regards,

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[ubuntu-studio-users] Ubuntu Studio - Yakkety 16.10 Testing

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

So we are less than one week away from the next release of Ubuntu Studio.

If you have a spare computer that you don't mind breaking (or 
overwriting the data on the hard disk), and you would like to help make 
the next release a beauty, then get testing!


The first Release Candidate has just been uploaded:

http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/368/builds

There are links to download the DVD images, and how to do the testing on 
this page. Don't be afraid to submit bugs on Launchpad and list them in 
your results on the tracker. We want to find & fix as many as we can 
over the next week. If you need help, just ask on this list, or on IRC.


Regards,

Ross


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[ubuntu-studio-users] Testing - Ubuntu Studio Yakkety 16.10 coming soon!

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

We are just coming up to the busy period now, on the approach to the
release of Ubuntu Studio Yakkety.

So if you would like to help out, please dust off that old PC you have
laying about, or that spare external disk, and download the latest daily
Yakkety ISO so that you are ready to go when the time comes.

I am told that the latest ISO is not working, but it is still a good
idea to download it, and then you can use zsync to update to the latest
ISO (instead of a complete new download) once it is successfully
rebuilt. The latest Yakkety dailies can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/360/builds
Click on either the amd64 link, or the i386 one, for Ubuntu Studio.
There you will find three installation Test Cases, and a link to the
download information.

Sing out on the "-devel" list or IRC if you need help.

Note: Please don't install anything on a machine with stuff you don't
want to lose! We don't want any tears.

Thursday August 25th - Yakkety Beta 1
-

In the days leading up to the Beta 1 release, a link for "Yakkety Beta
1" will appear on this page:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker
This is the time to zsync to the latest ISO, and begin running the 3
installation tests, and reporting your findings, good or bad. Don't be
scared to file a bug. They can always be closed.

Be aware that if serious bugs are found, there might be a rebuild of the
ISO triggered, and we will have to run the tests again.

It is important that we have as many testers as possible, and find as
may bugs as possible, so that we have time to try and fix them before
the release in October.

Application Testing
---

In addition to the installation tests above, we also need to
continuously test our main Ubuntu Studio applications. Once you have a
working Yakkety development release installation, go to our package
tracker and run a few of our 20 manual test cases:
http://packages.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/361/builds/117793/testcases

These test cases just give you the steps to gently check that the
applications still run without crashing. If you know the program, you
are of course welcome to "kick the tyres" a bit harder!

End
---

Thanks for reading this far :-)

Please get stuck into the testing and help make Yakkety a great release.
If you would like some personal satisfaction along the way, see if you
can become a top tester:
http://packages.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/testers

Regards,

Ross Gammon


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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Python 3 daemon

[Ross Gammon]

On 08/21/2016 11:42 AM, br...@linuxsynths.com wrote:
>
> On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 11:36:31 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 11:23:03 +0200, br...@linuxsynths.com 
>> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 11:10:07 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
 On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 10:59:44 +0200, wrote:
> Great suggestion Ralf! Already done! :) And, it seems it wasn't needed
>>> anyway, since there were no conflicts indicated in Synaptic when I
>>> selected to remove it.
 You are welcome! You cared to remove apt-xapian-index and not
 software-center?
>>> I only removed the xapian packages (there were another 2 packages
>>> when I did an autoremove). But I kept the software-center installed,
>>> as it can be useful sometimes.
>> Hi,
>>
>> was apt-xapian-index installed by a default Ubuntu Studio install?
>>
>> If so, you perhaps should add a bug report at
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntustudio with a link against
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/+bug/363695 ,
>> if it shouldn't be already reported.
>>
>> I ask, because I didn't make an Ubuntu Studio install and it's even not
>> a default install of any other Ubuntu flavour.
>>
>> Btw. you again missed to reply to the list.
>> Please, always reply to the mailing list. I only send privately, too,
>> 
>> because my mails need to pass moderation and this takes very long.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ralf
>
> Got it. ;) 
>
> Anyway, I don't know for sure whether it was included in the install,
> as I'm always adding new stuff. I should add, that I also use the
> KXstudio  repos, and
> these may have been involved. Most likely I added the files somewhere
> along the way when I didn't actually need them in the first place..
>

Ralf is right. This package is not included in the default install of
Ubuntu Studio:
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/germinate-output/ubuntustudio.xenial/all
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] Python 3 daemon

[Ross Gammon]

Hi Brian,

On 08/21/2016 10:27 AM, br...@linuxsynths.com wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I find that python 3 regularly runs a background daemon that's using
> cpu more than I like. It's the usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index daemon.
>
> Is there a way to stop this or make it run at fewer intervals?
>
>  
>
> Thanks.
>
> brian
>

A quick google confirms that this is a long standing problem (but not
one I've seen myself):
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/+bug/363695

It was a long thread, so I didn't read. But there might be some help in
there somewhere. And you could always add your experience to the bug (or
submit a new one, referencing this one).

Cheers,

Ross

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] lack of screensaver

[Ross Gammon]

Glad you managed to work it all out David! And thanks for the tips for
others that are also missing them.

I am afraid that screensavers are not the "in thing" they once were (in
the days of CRT screens), and many distros no longer set them up by
default. The Ubuntu Studio screensaver package was deliberately dropped
because of this, and because of the lack of resource to maintain the
package.

Cheers,

Ross

On 08/08/2016 12:13 PM, David King wrote:
> I had installed xscreensaver already, even saw the settings for it, but
> no settings in the Settings Manager. Then I looked for it in Synaptic,
> and found it was no longer installed, although its related files were
> still installed. So I reinstalled xscreensaver, now it is working and
> settings option is available in Settings Manager.
> 
> 
> 
> On 08/08/16 11:01, David King wrote:
>>
>> I have recently installed Ubuntu Studio 16.04, but cannot find any
>> screensaver options. Even the ubuntustudio screensaver is no longer
>> available, according to
>> http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/xenial/universe/base/ubuntustudio-screensaver
>>
>> Does this mean that we can no longer use a sceensaver?
>>
>> I installed a screensaver package, but cannot find any way to change
>> the settings.
>>
>> This all worked fine in 14.04, so why no longer in 16.04?
>>
>>
>>
>> David King
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 


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[ubuntu-studio-users] 16.04 Release Candidate Testing - for release Thursday 21st

[Ross Gammon]

Hi All,

On Thursday, hopefully Ubuntu Studio 16.04 will be released. So, if
anyone would like to give a hand in testing the ISO, that would be great.

The first Release Candidate (RC) has been uploaded to
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/359/builds (Xenial Final).
To test, we boot the ISO, install it, and try a few applications to make
sure everything is working. You may then mark the test a success at
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com, or report any bugs.

Hopefully this Release Candidate is the one that is released, but there
may be other release candidates if bugs are found. The best thing is to
get a few tests done early in the week, and keep checking back to see if
a new test is required (especially on Thursday).

More detailed information about how to test can be found here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Testing/ISOTesting.

Happy Testing,

Regards,

Ross

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[ubuntu-studio-users] Fwd: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Ubuntu Studio Xenial - Final Beta ISO Testing

[Ross Gammon]

Sorry - this didn't come through. So forwarding.

 Forwarded Message 
Subject: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Ubuntu Studio Xenial - Final Beta ISO Testing
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:46:41 +0100
From: Ross Gammon 
Reply-To: Ubuntu Studio Development & Technical Discussion

To: Ubuntu Studio Development & Technical Discussion
, ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com

Hi All,

On Thursday 24th March the 2nd Beta (Final Beta) of Ubuntu Studio (and
other Ubuntu flavours) will be released. So please help by occasionally
testing an ISO image from today and especially on the 24th.

The more testing, the more bugs we can identify and try to fix before
the Ubuntu Studio Xenial 16.04 release on 21st April.

*Short instructions on how to test:*

1. Get a launchpad account, if you haven't, at http://launchpad.net
2. Head to http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com, and login
3. Go to http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/358/builds/ and
follow the links for Ubuntu Studio to download the ISO, and to go to the
test cases.
4. Make sure your to do a checksum on your ISO before you report bugs.
5. If you find bugs, check at the bottom of the test case page if the
bug was already reported, then make sure to include it in your test
results. If no one had reported the bug, in a terminal, do: ubuntu-bug

6. Even if all tests are completed, but the build is not yet marked
*ready*, you may still help testing and submitting bug reports.

*Long instructions:*

For those new to ISO testing, please refer to:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Testing/ISOTesting

For even more extensive information, please check out:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/ISO

There may be a need to re-spin a new ISO image during the process. Using
zsync can speed up getting the latest image.

If you need help at any stage, you should find someone on IRC
(#ubuntustudio or #ubuntustudio-devel) who can help, or you can ask here.

Regards,

Ross

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] How do I get individual messages instead of the digest?

[Ross Gammon]

On 05/19/2014 07:30 PM, Alex Armani wrote:

How do I get individual messages instead of the digest? aha tia from Alex.

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I have not tested that it works!

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