Just installed Ubuntu 6.1 and has some "dumb" ques

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:40 pm

Well, as the title said, I have some really really newbie questions.
I downloaded Ubuntu 6.1 a few days ago and wanted to wait till I had installed enough crap on Vista before I wanted to try Ubuntu. The installation and everything went very well. And I must say I am very impressed with both the looks of Gnome and the speed

Now, I have all my passwords stored in a KeyPass file, and found KeyPassX which is a Linux port, I need that to access my passwords, specially to get access to my PB account.

Now, I have installed KeyPassX and there were no error messages. But I can't find the program. I looked at the Ubuntu application manager thing where I can download and install more software and it was listed under Accessories but there is no link to KeyPassX there. What to do? hehehe Know it sound stupid but I really can't find the program

Nik · Post by **Nik** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:13 pm

try runing KeyPressX on the console, try differnet versions with Upper and lower letters.

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:35 pm

I can't find the console

Here's another Linux questions. I can do this all day

I'm trying to get my DV cam to work, it's connected via firewire but it won't detect the camera.

Nik · Post by **Nik** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:58 pm

The console is called terminal, it's probably in the accesories catergory in the Applications menu. Don't know since I have a shortcut to it^^

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:12 pm

Yeah I found that now hehehe

When I try to type in keepass I get this error

keepass: error while loading shared libraries: libpng.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Guess I'm missing a lib. Any quick thing I can do to install that easily? like "install lib now god damn it"?

Nik · Post by **Nik** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:39 pm

Well you are nearly right but instead of saying "install lib now god damn it"
your computer wants you to be as polite as writing "sudo apt-get install libpng3" into the terminal.

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:51 pm

Cool thanks for that. KeyPassX is working now and I got my passwords back. I have downloaded PB now and here's another one hehehe.
I tried the Synopsis packagemanager but I can't find the sdl, gtk and another package.

Btw, what does sudo mean?

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:56 pm

It means "bow before me, for I am root".

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:58 pm

I've tried sudo apt-get install gtk1 sudo apt-get install gtk2 but it says it can't find the package

same with sdl1 too

Post by **freak** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:01 pm

The packages are named a little different. See here for all you need:

http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 032#161032 (search is your friend

)

You can skip the gtk1.2 package now though if you do not plan to use the subsystem.

Nik · Post by **Nik** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:05 pm

For apt-get you need to use the exact Package name, there are several ways to fint it out. On the commandline you can do "apt-cache search gtk" or the easy way: Open Synaptic and use the search function or click in the all packages section and just type gtk, you will only need to install the packages ending in "-dev" both for sdl and gtk. Then you will need to install the GNU Compiler colllection since Purebasic uses it's linker and assembler.
Just use synaptic again and install the packages with "gcc*" and if you also want to code some c++ "g++" it's probable that there is a meta package which contains alle needed packages but I can't fine the name at the moment sicne I'm on my Mac.

Nik · Post by **Nik** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:07 pm

ah you were faster^^

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:18 pm

Thanks guys.
I've used the method in freak's link and it seemed to work fine. But now when I type purebasic I get alot more errors.
Here's a few of the lines at the bottom:

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(purebasic:27054): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_saturate_and_pixelate: assertion `GDK_IS_PIXBUF (src)' failed

(purebasic:27054): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(purebasic:27054): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_draw_pixbuf: assertion `GDK_IS_PIXBUF (pixbuf)' failed

(purebasic:27054): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
The program 'purebasic' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'.
  (Details: serial 4148 error_code 11 request_code 53 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

Nik · Post by **Nik** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:23 pm

go on the commandline and enter "sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf" then scroll down where there is the option for "composite" set it to false and reboot after saving the file. This is due to a current Bug in PB^^

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:27 pm

I can't find composite anywhere in that file. Here's the xorg.conf file

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# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
	# path to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"i2c"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"no"
	Option		"XkbOptions"	"lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ExplorerPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "stylus"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/wacom"          # Change to 
                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
  Option        "Type"          "stylus"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "eraser"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/wacom"          # Change to 
                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
  Option        "Type"          "eraser"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "cursor"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/wacom"          # Change to 
                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
  Option        "Type"          "cursor"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
	Driver		"nv"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"BenQ FP937s+"
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
	Monitor		"BenQ FP937s+"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice     "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection