JohnVivirito

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John Vivirito

Email: MailTo(gnomefreak AT gmail DOT com)

OpenPGP keys: [http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x03B9D4425A97DBB9BABAC1DDAA2838413C1C3C2A 3C1C3C2A]

I am a member of the Ubuntu New User Network: https://launchpad.net/people/unp

I am a member of TriLug http://www.trilug.org/

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About

Im a 29 year old living in Apex N.C. USA. I am currently going to Wake Tech Community College studying Bio Manufacturing. I have been using linux for about 2 years and Ubuntu since Hoary.

Interest

I am an active participant on #ubuntu, #ubuntu+1, and #ubuntu-offtopic channels on irc.freenode.net. I started helping proir to December 1 2005, but have been helping alot more since December 1 2005 in #ubuntu. I am a member of the Ubuntu New User Network. I subscribed to sounder, ubuntu-doc, ubuntu-users, launchpad-users and the ubuntu-devel mailing lists. I have tested Breezy and Dapper before they were released and have been filing bugs and helping other users file bugs that they find. I have been ordering alot of Ubuntu cds from shipit to hand out at school.

Contributions

I wrote the ww2d instructions on my personal website for a user. He didnt understand the instructions so I wrote the step by step for him. I than turned it into a Wiki for everyone to use.

Here are a few people I have helped

The name of the Ubuntu user was changed to "usr" for privacy reasons. This help was on Gedit not opening /etc/apt/sources.list. Found it to be a bug in Ubuntu 5.10 where you need to put " " around the command. There have been alot more users I have helped like this, I was going to give another example but most of the time I ask them to join #ubuntu-offtopic so I can help them without disrupting the main support channel. 

11:27   usr     Hi, I need support. My gedit does not work :(
11:27   gnomefreak      usr: do you have any gui?
11:28   usr     gnomefreak, Gui ?
11:28   gnomefreak      usr: do you have any graphics or is it just command line
11:28   usr     gnomefreak, Ah, ok. I am using graphics.
11:29   gnomefreak      usr: what happens when you go to applications>accesories>text editot?
11:30   usr     gnomefreak, Nothing! I dont open the command. sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
11:30   usr     / Was created a log error.
11:30   gnomefreak      usr: did it open?
11:30   gnomefreak      usr: and opening from menu doesnt work either?
11:31   usr     gnomefreak, In menu work.
11:31   gnomefreak      usr: type gedit in terminal
11:31   gnomefreak      just gedit
11:31   usr     gnomefreak, I will paste and you look ?
11:31   usr     ok ?
11:32   gnomefreak      usr: wait a sec
11:32   usr     gnomefreak, Ok!
11:33   usr     https://launchpad.net/distros/baltix/+bug/40989
11:33   gnomefreak      usr: type gksudo "gedit /etc/apt/sources.list"   as i typed it with quotes and all
11:33   gnomefreak      usr: let me know if it opens than
11:33   usr     gnomefreak, Wait..
11:34   gnomefreak      usr: you on ubuntu?
11:34   usr     gnomefreak, Yes.
11:34   gnomefreak      usr: batix is not ubuntu bugs may not be same
11:36   usr     gnomefreak, I can paste her ? 3 lines
11:36   usr     here*
11:36   gnomefreak      ubotu tell usr about paste
11:37   usr     gnomefreak, i Write o command type gksudo "gedit /etc/apt/sources.list"
11:37   gnomefreak      usr: did it open?
11:38   usr     gnomefreak, gksudo is /usr/bin/gksudo
11:38   usr     gnomefreak, gedit is /usr/bin/gedit
11:38   usr     gnomefreak, And the most important, bash: type: /etc/apt/sources.list: not found
11:38   gnomefreak      usr: gksudo is used to open gui apps with sudo priveldges
11:39   gnomefreak      usr: run sudo apt-get update
11:39   usr     gnomefreak, Not open nothing, only this commands.
11:40   gnomefreak      usr: sudo apt-get update work?
11:40   usr     gnomefreak, Yes! \o/
11:40   gnomefreak      usr: it works?
11:40   usr     gnomefreak, Done. Update!
11:40   usr     gnomefreak, And now ?
11:41   gnomefreak      usr: type this next command as i type it please
11:41   gnomefreak      usr: gksudo "gedit /etc/apt/sources.list"
11:41   usr     gnomefreak,  with " ?
11:42   gnomefreak      usr: yes
11:42   gnomefreak      usr: exactly as i typed it
11:42   usr     gnomefreak, (gedit:9266): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager:
11:42   usr     Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed.
11:42   gnomefreak      usr: thats normal
11:42   gnomefreak      usr: stop pasting
11:42   gnomefreak      usr: did it open?
11:42   usr     gnomefreak, Sorry!
11:42   usr     gnomefreak, No yet!
11:43   gnomefreak      usr: hit ctrl+c in terminal please it should bring you back to prompt
11:44   usr     gnomefreak, Done.
11:44   gnomefreak      LoMonteiro: now type  sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
11:45   usr     gnomefreak, Sorry, the command is: type sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list ou sudo nano /etc/apt...
11:45   gnomefreak      usr: dont type type
11:45   usr     gnomefreak, Open the sources list now!
11:45   gnomefreak      usr: sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
11:45   gnomefreak      usr: good close it
11:46   gnomefreak      usr: gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
11:46   gnomefreak      type that in command line ^^^ LoMonteiro
11:47   usr     gnomefreak, Wait, i waiting open...
11:47   gnomefreak      usr: type that command in ill brb
11:48   usr     gnomefreak, Please explain... ill brb ?
11:48   gnomefreak      usr: ill be right back
11:48   gnomefreak      usr: type the command in and lets see if it opens
11:48   usr:    gnomefreak, Ah, You will exit  ?
11:50   usr:    gnomefreak, Open! o/ But does not have nothing wirite. I write gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
11:50   usr:    gnomefreak, Ah, i used " " and work. :D
11:51   gnomefreak      usr: thats how you will have to open it in gedit until its fixed
11:51   usr     gnomefreak, I can try sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list ?
11:52   gnomefreak      usr: with gedit use gksudo
11:52   gnomefreak      ubotu tell usr about gksudo
11:52   usr:    and always i have use " " 
11:52   gnomefreak      with gedit yes for time being
11:52   gnomefreak      usr: im gonna look into it now see if bug was filed
11:53   gnomefreak      usr: if i find a bug on it i will post the link
11:54   usr     gnomefreak, Ok. So everything ok in my system ?
11:54   gnomefreak      usr: yes
11:55   gnomefreak      well yeah i guess its a bug but its not gonna mess anything upo
11:55   usr     gnomefreak, Ok! Thanks, thanks, thanks.
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I had an Ubuntu user from my lug call me with: "i have a dell notebook and Upgrading from breezy to dapper and its not working it gets about half way and than errors". I went and met him for lunch and took a look at his upgrade. Found that he didnt have the right repository list (he was missing key repos) so i got him a good repo list and ran through the upgrade with him.

Here is one user i help with a sources.list file problem. Once again the name has been changed to "usr" to insure privacy. This one ended with him leaving he pmed me and said thank you for helping him. 

04:40   usr     on a new install, apt-get install java-package fakeroot can't find package java-package
04:40   usr     I can't even apt-get install emacs
04:40   usr     is there something in apt that needs to be enabled?
04:40   gnomefreak      usr: what kind of output are you getting?
04:41   usr     gnomefreak, just that it can't find the package
04:42   gnomefreak      usr: you need to go into /etc/apt/sources.list and take the # away from the repos with the word deb starting them and put a # on the very first line that has cdrom in it
04:42   usr     gnomefreak, thanks.
04:42   gnomefreak      yw
04:43   usr     gnomefreak, the dep ones seem to be enabled.
04:43   usr     such as deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
04:43   usr     ^^ that's not commented out
04:43   gnomefreak      usr: the very first line does it have the # infront of it?
04:43   usr     no
04:44   usr     gnomefreak, is there a command I have to run to initialize a cache?
04:44   gnomefreak      usr: put one there and take the # away from the rest with the word deb
04:48   usr     gnomefreak, http://papernapkin.org/pastebin/app/view/315
04:49   gnomefreak      usr: you still havent put the # in line one or taken the rest away
04:49   usr     gnomefreak, ok
04:50   gnomefreak      usr: ok here in line 1 put a # at the very begging of it
04:50   gnomefreak      opcon lines 20 29 30 35 36 take the # away from them
04:51   gnomefreak      usr: also on lines 35 and 36 add the word multiverse at the end
04:51   usr     gnomefreak, and uncomment 35 and 36?
04:52   gnomefreak      usr: yes and add multiverse to the end
=== usr [n=username@someIP] has left #ubuntu ["Leaving"]

In The Future

I am working on my programming, so i can start writing/packaging/maintaining Ubuntu programs/apps. I also am working on my coding so i can try to join the launchpad-bugs team so i can help fix bugs. I am looking into starting a Ubuntu-nc team on launchpad for members of the community that use Ubuntu/Kubuntu to beable to get help locally, or just to beable to ask questions.

Mailing Lists

Here are some of my posts to the mailing lists

Ubuntu-user

[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2006-April/072490.html 2nd April 2006] Graphics Install

[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2006-April/072880.html 5th April 2006] Binary Graphics Drivers

[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2006-April/073112.html 7th April 2006] Binary Graphics Drivers

Sounder

[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/sounder/2006-April/005565.html 9th April 2006] Cross-Platform Virus

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