[PLUG] Does PLUG have an irc channel?

2014-08-12 Thread elcaseti .
Does PLUG have an irc channel? My search engine isn't finding it, if it exists. -- Free Geek Seattle- Helping The Needy Get Nerdy http://www.freegeekseattle.org/ https://groups.google.com/group/freegeek-seattle/topics?hl=en ___ PLUG mailing list

Re: [PLUG] Does PLUG have an irc channel?

2014-08-12 Thread Keith
Yes, on the freenode IRC server. it is #ORLUG On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 3:49 AM, elcaseti . elcas...@gmail.com wrote: Does PLUG have an irc channel? My search engine isn't finding it, if it exists. -- Free Geek Seattle- Helping The Needy Get Nerdy http://www.freegeekseattle.org/

Re: [PLUG] Does PLUG have an irc channel?

2014-08-12 Thread Michael Dexter
On 8/12/14 6:01 AM, Keith wrote: Yes, on the freenode IRC server. it is #ORLUG There is one also mentioned on the /live/ page: http://pdxlinux.org/live/ #pdxlinux on irc.geekshed.net Yes, the main page deserves one or both. Michael Dexter PLUG Volunteer

Re: [PLUG] How to stop X

2014-08-12 Thread Bill Barry
On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 11:08 AM, John Jason Jordan joh...@comcast.net wrote: I am familiar with startx command, but I need the opposite. E.g., I use Ctrl-Alt-F2 to get to a console and, while in the console I want to restart X. I tried stopx and restartx, but both gave command not found.

Re: [PLUG] Does PLUG have an irc channel?

2014-08-12 Thread Michael Dexter
Improved: http://pdxlinux.org/ Michael Dexter PLUG Volunteer ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] How to stop X

2014-08-12 Thread John Jason Jordan
I am familiar with startx command, but I need the opposite. E.g., I use Ctrl-Alt-F2 to get to a console and, while in the console I want to restart X. I tried stopx and restartx, but both gave command not found. Google told me to use /etc/init.d/gdm stop and then start to restart it, but that

Re: [PLUG] How to stop X

2014-08-12 Thread Steve Dum
Ubuntu decided that ctrl-alt-delete should be used to kill the x-server. which should also occur if you log out. If logging out or ctrl-alt-delete doesn't work to clean up the problem, probably it means its a kernel issue, some corruption in the display driver If you want ctrl-alt-bksp back

[PLUG] Cinnamon desktop auto-logout

2014-08-12 Thread Michael Dexter
Anyone using the Cinnamon desktop? I kinda like it but it constantly logs me out, wiping out my work. (hello tmux!) Anyone know what config file setting controls this feature? Michael ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org

Re: [PLUG] Does PLUG have an irc channel?

2014-08-12 Thread Russell Johnson
I believe Michael was simply referring to the listing. They both have the same channel info. -Russ On Aug 12, 2014, at 1:14 PM, elcaseti . elcas...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for adding that. Is one channel more active than the other? It's unusual to have two for one LUG.

Re: [PLUG] How to stop X

2014-08-12 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:58:44 -0700 Steve Dum dr.d...@frontier.com dijo: If logging out or ctrl-alt-delete doesn't work to clean up the problem, probably it means its a kernel issue, some corruption in the display driver My thinking exactly. But how to fix it eludes me. If you want

Re: [PLUG] Does PLUG have an irc channel?

2014-08-12 Thread Michael Dexter
On 8/12/14 2:06 PM, elcaseti . wrote: Ok, got it. So they are 2 separate irc channels. One is Oregon LUGs, one is PLUG. Michael Dexter PLUG Volunteer ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Does PLUG have an irc channel?

2014-08-12 Thread elcaseti .
oh, ok. that makes more sense. On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Michael Dexter dex...@ambidexter.com wrote: On 8/12/14 2:06 PM, elcaseti . wrote: Ok, got it. So they are 2 separate irc channels. One is Oregon LUGs, one is PLUG. Michael Dexter PLUG Volunteer

Re: [PLUG] How to stop X

2014-08-12 Thread David
On 08/12/2014 11:08 AM, John Jason Jordan wrote: I am familiar with startx command, but I need the opposite. E.g., I use Ctrl-Alt-F2 to get to a console and, while in the console I want to restart X. Are you sure you just don't need to use Ctrl-Alt-F8 ? dafr

Re: [PLUG] How to stop X

2014-08-12 Thread Vincent L. Damewood
On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 1:38 PM, John Jason Jordan joh...@comcast.net wrote: On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:58:44 -0700 The reason I wanted to restart X is because logging out and back in again, while it restarts X, ialso terminates all programs that I have running at the moment. Restarting X will

[PLUG] Laptop Recommendations

2014-08-12 Thread Mark Phillips
Does anyone use an Dell XPS15 or M3800 laptop? I am looking at these two models, or perhaps the developer edition with Ubuntu pre-installed. I have read that these machines get really hot...to the point of the machine crashing. Just wondering about anyone's personal experience. Also, any