Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] [Bug 1608306] Re: Confusing for users with many websites

2016-10-17 Thread Phill Whiteside
Ah, to watch lubuntu implode Well done Walter. Once Julien gets tired, you better have some people ready. lubuntu.me was always under Canonical ownership and after Rafael screwed it up totally and I had to grab an older backup from a different machine. Else you'd have to rebuild it from

[lubuntu-users] [Bug 1608306] Re: Confusing for users with many websites

2016-08-01 Thread Phill Whiteside
@wxl The GetLubuntu page was out of date upon point release. Is this the best excuse you can up with? But, good luck in getting a founding father of lubuntu to release the name, He has the documents from the Canonical trade mark team. But, as when we had a young group of volunteers (pre

[lubuntu-users] [Bug 1608306] Re: Confusing for users with many websites

2016-08-01 Thread Phill Whiteside
@wxl you are wrong. The site GetLubuntu is the gold standard. Having it not fully up to date is a betrayal of everything that wiki / docs team have striven for. I've had rows with OMGUbuntu over them announcing releases before they are there etc. Latterly, they were happy to take any hints of

[lubuntu-users] [Bug 1608306] Re: Confusing for users with many websites

2016-08-01 Thread Phill Whiteside
@wxl The entry on lubuntu.net points to getlubuntu. I had to a lot of nagging, but now the getlubuntu wiki page is updated, anyone landing on lubuntu.net will get the correct version. This is why the importance is that getlubuntu MUST be up to date. All areas should always point to the

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] [Bug 1608306] Re: Confusing for users with many websites

2016-08-01 Thread Phill Whiteside
Had lubuntu followed the list [1] then lubuntu.net would be pointing to the updated area and to the correct release version and there would have been no confusion. It was written for a reason - The main one? To stop this sort of bug from happening. 1.

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] LXQt wiki area

2016-05-11 Thread Phill. Whiteside
ey <tsimo...@ubuntu.com>: > > Phill, > > > > On 05/09/16 19:06, Phill. Whiteside wrote: > >> As part of this testing, I will be making a server available for > >> Mediawiki just the same as a WordPress one looks after our lubuntu site > >> [2] We h

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] LXQt wiki area

2016-05-10 Thread Phill. Whiteside
It seems that the finer phrasing is irrelevent... 2 votes for moin and everyone else voting for a fresh, new look. But, of course, there may be a late rally of moin supporters I've never run a poll before, it's quite exilerating Regards, Phill. On 10 May 2016 at 06:03, Walter

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] LXQt wiki area

2016-05-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Fb areas and G+ posted it will be very interesting to see how many people actually give a shit and can be bothered to move a couple of fingers and make a vote. I can't recall if we have actually done this since the users voted for a new drupal theme for lubuntu.net which Mario refused to

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] LXQt wiki area

2016-05-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
ver you want with nothing more than a link. I'll set it up for > you if you're unfamiliar. > On May 9, 2016 7:58 PM, "Phill. Whiteside" <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Walter, > > does Doodle have just under 8,000 people and similar for the facebook page > (1

[lubuntu-users] Your thoughts

2016-05-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi, we have a poll opened[1], please do vote as it is not too often we do ask you crazy boys and girls for your views. Many thanks, Phill. 1. http://doodle.com/poll/ga6h8kde3sy85qgc -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at:

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] LXQt wiki area

2016-05-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
of the sort and link it to all the places. > On May 9, 2016 7:31 PM, "Phill. Whiteside" <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 7,769 members <https://www.facebook.com/groups/lubuntu.official/members/>(102 >> new) <https://www.facebook.com/groups/lubuntu.official/#&

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] LXQt wiki area

2016-05-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
or: 1 > Against: 2 > > How does everyone else vote? > On May 9, 2016 7:18 PM, "Phill. Whiteside" <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Walter, >> >> we have exactly ONE page for LXQt How is having two operating systems >> running side

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] LXQt wiki area

2016-05-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
do. It's about limiting the strain on the entire team. > On May 9, 2016 6:24 PM, "Phill. Whiteside" <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Why do you think lubuntu.me is not hosted with canonical, yet they did >> the trade mark registration? They are paying for the

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] LXQt wiki area

2016-05-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
. While we're at it can we fix that, too? > On May 9, 2016 6:08 PM, "Phill. Whiteside" <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well, >> >> it is vote time. I'm for not the fact that even fedora devs had a >> makeshift script to convert things from moin to mediawiki[1

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] LXQt wiki area

2016-05-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Well, it is vote time. I'm for not the fact that even fedora devs had a makeshift script to convert things from moin to mediawiki[1] Any one wanting to make a new project under moinmoin is making for more work in the future. But, I'm up for what the boss says.

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] LXQt wiki area

2016-05-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
So, simon... have LXQt under moin and await transfer to MediaWiki, or make it MediaWiki from the outset? IMHO, we go for for MediaWiki from the 1st page. Phill. On 10 May 2016 at 01:41, Simon Quigley <tsimo...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > Phill, > > On 05/09/16 19:06, Phill.

[lubuntu-users] LXQt wiki area

2016-05-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi guys and gals, As you may know, as matter of principal I've offered and been accepted as a release manager and general tidier up of wiki for ubuntu-GNOME as they restructure their own team structure. For those who still doubt my ability to test lubuntu along with Server, MATE and GNOME, they

Re: [lubuntu-users] Release Manager

2016-05-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
each milestone as ready for release. Regards, Phill. On 9 May 2016 at 16:46, Phill. Whiteside <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > in the interests of openness and following on from prior criticisms I take > this opportunity to announce that following the resignation of Ali as a

[lubuntu-users] Release Manager

2016-05-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi, in the interests of openness and following on from prior criticisms I take this opportunity to announce that following the resignation of Ali as a release manager for ubuntu-GNOME I have been approved by their head of development to replace him. As this is a public role, I've asked that I

[lubuntu-users] Security update for 16.04

2016-05-07 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Following on from the earlier ssl update, Canonical security team have been busy. Those running 16.04 should update as a matter of some urgency. critical update Has the

Re: [lubuntu-users] ssl vulnarbility

2016-05-04 Thread Phill. Whiteside
The fix is out, get it applied!! http://news.softpedia.com/news/canonical-patches-multiple-openssl-vulnerabilities-in-all-supported-ubuntu-oses-503641.shtml Regards, Phill. On 4 May 2016 at 12:07, Phill. Whiteside <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > a heads up for every

[lubuntu-users] ssl vulnarbility

2016-05-04 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi, a heads up for every one, make sure you're updated if using this. * Severity: High * OpenSSL Security Advisory [3rd May 2016] https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160503.txt … Patch servers ASAP. Regards, Phill. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 52, Issue 30

2016-04-29 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Contents of Lubuntu-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > >1. lubuntu minimal (o...@mailoo.org) >2. Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 52, Issue 29 (Phill. Whiteside) >3. Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 52, Issue 29 (Israel) > > >

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 52, Issue 29

2016-04-29 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Re: Resize Desktop Icons on Lubuntu (0iras0r) Hi, added to wiki[1]. Thanks, Phill. 1. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/FAQ/Guides#Change_size_of_icons_on_desktop On 29 April 2016 at 13:00, wrote: > Send Lubuntu-users mailing

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] issues Installing LXQT\ubuntu using the wiki page

2016-04-25 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hence the big red warning message that was at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw/LXQt#Installing_LXQt_on_fresh_system :D Phill. On 25 April 2016 at 18:36, Simon Quigley wrote: > This was what I was trying to say, > > -- > Simon Quigley > tsimo...@ubuntu.com > tsimonq2 on

[lubuntu-users] A plugin for pidgin

2016-04-25 Thread Phill. Whiteside
As pidgin is our default irc agent, this is a nice addon for google hangouts.. http://www.webupd8.org/2016/04/use-google-hangouts-with-extra-features.html Regards, Phill. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at:

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] issues Installing LXQT\ubuntu using the wiki page

2016-04-24 Thread Phill. Whiteside
the daily PPA. Simon's causes no such > problems. Thus, while you're thinking is not wrong, it's not relevant. If > anything, we should warn people not to use the daily PPA. > On Apr 24, 2016 1:22 PM, "Phill. Whiteside" <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > > hi, > &g

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] issues Installing LXQT\ubuntu using the wiki page

2016-04-24 Thread Phill. Whiteside
hi, I do appreciate the keeness, but when faced with "it doesn't work" I ran https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw/LXQt#Installing_LXQt_on_fresh_system and it worked. My reasoning is therefore that we should stick to a proven working system that will, after all, be what Julien pushes forward for

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] issues Installing LXQT\ubuntu using the wiki page

2016-04-24 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi Simon, in that case, would you revert the instructions back to using the lubuntu ppa which is more recognisable than a single person's ppa I followed https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw/LXQt#Installing_LXQt_on_fresh_system last night (an earlier edition of the page) and it worked fine. Regards.

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] Final push

2016-04-20 Thread Phill. Whiteside
I'm also off to bed Alternate 32 bit and 64 bit both install. Happy testing :) Regards, Phill. On 20 April 2016 at 22:57, Ian Bruntlett <ian.bruntl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Phil, > > On 20 April 2016 at 21:51, Phill. Whiteside <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > >

[lubuntu-users] Final push

2016-04-20 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi, the alternate images have now had their final re-spin. Please give these a test while we await the desktop images to land. Thanks, Phill. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users

[lubuntu-users] Planned meeting

2016-04-19 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi Svetlana Belkin, may I respectfully request a change of date? We will be knee deep in the launch of the 16.04 LTS release on that date. A week after the release would, to me, make a whole lot more sense. Regards, Phill. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] 16.04

2016-04-18 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi, I do not see a report on http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/359/builds ?? Regards, Phill. On 19 April 2016 at 02:44, Herminio Hernandez < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > Done! > > On 4/18/16 7:52 PM, Phill. Whiteside wrote: > > Herminio, > >

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] 16.04

2016-04-18 Thread Phill. Whiteside
ri a lot and it works great. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 18, 2016, at 5:30 PM, Phill. Whiteside <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > there is currently a re-build of all the images for lubuntu[1]. We have > been told that there will the will be at least one m

[lubuntu-users] 16.04

2016-04-18 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi, there is currently a re-build of all the images for lubuntu[1]. We have been told that there will the will be at least one more re-build. A new kernel is coming and other fixes. Again, those who can test PPC are really needed for us to have this variant out as an LTS. So, for those who can

[lubuntu-users] Fwd: Please all favors indicate if LTS and support length

2016-04-18 Thread Phill. Whiteside
For information, Lubuntu 16.04 will be supported by our devs for 3 years, the kernel will still get 5 year support. Regards, Phill. -- Forwarded message -- From: Julien Lavergne Date: 18 April 2016 at 16:01 Subject: Re: Please all favors indicate if LTS and

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 52, Issue 11

2016-04-17 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Re: 13.10 Hi Georgios Fradelos, You need to upgrade to 14.04 .. Thankfully, there is still an upgrade route available[1]. Open up a terminal session and issue sudo update-manager Regards, Phill. 1. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TrustyUpgrades On 17 April 2016 at 21:20,

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 52, Issue 4

2016-04-05 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi Laine, as late as it may seem, but did you run the self check on the install media? If there is so much as one bit wrong, you will have issues. Boot using it, and then select check media. If it returns an error, then the image / iso you have is corrupt. Regards, Phill. P.S. to save us couple

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] Fwd: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) Final Beta released

2016-03-26 Thread Phill. Whiteside
testing, but others do nag about Ubiquity etc As it happens, a lubunteer was 1st to mention such a bug. Regards, Phill. On 26 March 2016 at 20:12, Ian Bruntlett <ian.bruntl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Phil, > > On 25 March 2016 at 05:56, Phill. Whiteside <phill..

[lubuntu-users] Fwd: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) Final Beta released

2016-03-24 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi, and for all those outside of the USA, please also be aware of bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/1549529 which will cause you issues every time. Regards, Phill. -- Forwarded message -- From: Adam Conrad Date: 25 March 2016 at

Re: [lubuntu-users] bug #1549529, failure to install a non-US-English keyboard

2016-03-24 Thread Phill. Whiteside
- > > Finally, remember that it also works to use Lubuntu's menu option to > install a language. > > 1. In the live session before starting the installer (ubiquity) > > 2. In the installed system after reboot > > But not while the installer (ubiquity) is running. > > Be

Re: [lubuntu-users] bug #1549529, failure to install a non-US-English keyboard

2016-03-23 Thread Phill. Whiteside
With the alternate lubuntu iso I just needed to do the sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration and it updated the /etc/default/keyboard file. Phill. On 23 March 2016 at 20:13, Phill. Whiteside <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > using the server iso I followed an answ

[lubuntu-users] 16.04 Release Notes

2016-03-11 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi, As most of you will be aware, Lubuntu led the Ubuntu flavours in internationalisation in 15.10 with Rafael encouraging people on our FaceBook group[1] (along with other media contact areas) to become translators for our Wily release notes[2]. As the Xenial timetable[3] already has freezes

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 51, Issue 3

2016-03-05 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Re: broken packages I've had good success asking synaptic package manager to find and fix broken packages[1] Regards, Phill. 1. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto#How_to_fix_broken_packages On 5 March 2016 at 12:00, wrote: > Send

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] There is a new version of 14.04.4 (dated 20160215) at the testing tracker. Happy testing //

2016-02-15 Thread Phill. Whiteside
rumbling on #ubuntu-release about unenabling the proposed > repo. I haven't been able to confirm that's the case, but that's my guess. > > Sadly, yes, this means we have tests to do all over again! > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Phill. Whiteside <phill...@gmail.co

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] There is a new version of 14.04.4 (dated 20160215) at the testing tracker. Happy testing //

2016-02-15 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Do we have indication of what to look for that caused a re-spin? Regards, Phill. On 15 February 2016 at 20:29, Nio Wiklund wrote: > > -- > Lubuntu-devel mailing list > lubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 50, Issue 1

2016-02-01 Thread Phill. Whiteside
anges in api or > on web pages. I can suggest to migrate into open weather map API > http://openweathermap.org/ but I'm not programmer nor developer. > > > > Best Regards, > > Peter. > > ______ > > Od: "P

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 50, Issue 1

2016-02-01 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi, I recently checked up on behalf of another user and found the same issue. I've raised a bug report[1]. Please do take a look at the report and if it is what you're seeing, click on the 'affects me' button. That way as work is carried out, you will be informed. @Walter Hmm, seems we have

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 49, Issue 10

2016-01-15 Thread Phill. Whiteside
lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com will no longer receive emails from Dropbox. :) On 15 January 2016 at 12:00, wrote: > Send Lubuntu-users mailing list submissions to > lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] regular IRC meetings

2015-11-09 Thread Phill. Whiteside
irst time in a long time this > Thursday at 17:30 UTC. More details can be found here: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/IRC%20Meetings/Agenda > > On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Phill. Whiteside <phill...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Walter, >> >> I always used t

Re: isotesting

2015-10-31 Thread Phill. Whiteside
I have the mtab bug, which I see has been sent back for further checking by Colin. Regards, Phill. On 31 October 2015 at 10:39, Phill. Whiteside <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > Grabbing iso now :) > > Phill. > > On 31 October 2015 at 08:26, Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@g

Re: isotesting

2015-10-31 Thread Phill. Whiteside
I'll try side by side install now. Phill. On 31 October 2015 at 11:56, Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Phill, > > So you have no problem creating the ext4 file system. I'll try in > another computer. > > Best regards > Nio > > Den 2015-10-31

Re: isotesting

2015-10-31 Thread Phill. Whiteside
No ext4 issue with either 'full disk' or the side by side installation using the desktop 32 bit iso. Regards, Phill. On 31 October 2015 at 12:00, Phill. Whiteside <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'll try side by side install now. > > Phill. > > On 31 October 2015 at 11:56,

Re: isotesting

2015-10-31 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Grabbing iso now :) Phill. On 31 October 2015 at 08:26, Nio Wiklund wrote: > Hi everybody, > > Please try to install from the Lubuntu xenial desktop i386 iso file - > either confirm the bugs I have reported 'affects me too' or advice how > to succeed with the

Re: isotesting

2015-10-31 Thread Phill. Whiteside
stalled system boots but gets stuck > at the 'mtab' bug. > > Best regards > Nio > > Den 2015-10-31 kl. 13:09, skrev Phill. Whiteside: > > No ext4 issue with either 'full disk' or the side by side installation > > using the desktop 32 bit iso. > > > > Regards

Re: isotesting

2015-10-31 Thread Phill. Whiteside
October 2015 at 12:09, Phill. Whiteside <phill...@gmail.com> wrote: > No ext4 issue with either 'full disk' or the side by side installation > using the desktop 32 bit iso. > > Regards, > > Phill. > > On 31 October 2015 at 12:00, Phill. Whiteside <phill...@gma

Re: isotesting

2015-10-31 Thread Phill. Whiteside
case) > > And, yes, now I can continue to test Lubuntu Xenial. The installed > system boots and runs well. > > Thanks Phill :-) > > Best regards > Nio > > Den 2015-10-31 kl. 14:11, skrev Phill. Whiteside: > > Hi, > > > > further to the symlink bug, if you

Re: Fwd: Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) released

2015-10-22 Thread Phill. Whiteside
e involve in this release, from testers to artwork > makers, from devs to wiki readers, and to all people who talk about it, and > like it :-) > > Regards, > Julien Lavergne > Le 22 oct. 2015 5:47 PM, "Phill. Whiteside" <phill...@gmail.com> a écrit : > >> We are plea

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Lubuntu daily rebuilds in progress

2015-09-25 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi Walter, all images appear to have arrived safely. Thanks, Phill. On 25 September 2015 at 21:01, Walter Lapchynski wrote: > When milestones (like Beta 2!) go into testing, the [cron jobs that > produce daily images][1] get turned off. Usually, when a milestone is >

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] replacing the Startup Disk Creator in Lubuntu 16.04 LTS

2015-09-17 Thread Phill. Whiteside
Hi Nio, for that to be considered, it would have to be in the debian repository[1], which would require a sponsor and it being packaged up as a .deb etc. Regards, Phill. 1. https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/distribute-deb/distribute-deb.html#adding-packages-to-debian On 17 September 2015 at

Re: [Lubuntu-qa] the current version of Lubuntu trusty-desktop-i386.iso

2015-08-06 Thread Phill. Whiteside
The alternates have been pulled. Nio / Walter / Julien. Do we release with over size for 14.04.3 and say it needs DVD / USB or no release at all? I'm minded to allow 14.04.3 out with the proviso it is solely dvd / usb based and people needing CD can use an earlier version and simply update.

Re: System program error detected

2015-02-26 Thread Phill Whiteside
I get it regularly, I think it is a bug in the crash reporter. Can't recall the bug number which has a workaround. Regards, Phill. On 26 February 2015 at 16:06, Andre Rodovalho andre.rodova...@gmail.com wrote: This window has a Report problem option? You can search for the error report to

Re: System program error detected

2015-02-26 Thread Phill Whiteside
Further to my earlier email, the work around is at http://www.webupd8.org/2012/06/how-to-get-rid-of-internal-system-error.html Regards, Phill. On 26 February 2015 at 16:09, Phill Whiteside phi...@phillw.net wrote: I get it regularly, I think it is a bug in the crash reporter. Can't recall

Re: One Button Installer version 2.7

2015-01-02 Thread Phill Whiteside
Nice work :) Regards, Phill. On 29 December 2014 at 16:53, Nio Wiklund nio.wikl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Lubuntu users, There is a new and polished version of the OBI version 2.7 in Lubuntu, that you can download from http://phillw.net/isos/one-button-installer/

Re: How old is your computer - the sequel.

2014-12-09 Thread Phill Whiteside
You may also want to look at ToriOS[1] which is a respin of ubuntu. Regards, Phill. 1. http://torios.org/ On 9 December 2014 at 16:27, Nio Wiklund nio.wikl...@gmail.com wrote: Den 2014-12-09 14:57, Barry Titterton skrev: Hi All, Thank you for all of your replies. I am very impressed by

Re: How old is your computer?

2014-12-04 Thread Phill Whiteside
I have a donated win98 server machine running lubuntu 14.04 at the local youth centre. Not the fastest machine in the world, but can handle f/fox okay. I was thinking it would need xombrero. For old desktops / laptops, there is a very cheap usb WiFi device (about 10 GBP) that is plug and play,

Re: Donate

2014-11-21 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi folks, as per Steven's request, he now has the email account of ste...@linuxpadawn.net So, he's a little borg drone now - just needs to be taught how to actively assimilate new drones :) The other drone will be arriving in January after his university exams. Oh, and Steven, we wear the

Re: donate

2014-11-20 Thread Phill Whiteside
is paying shipping charges for when kit is sent to new testers. It's not a massive charge, but one which the donator of the computer has to pay for. Regards, Phill. On 20 November 2014 08:57, Rafael Laguna rafaellag...@gmail.com wrote: Anyway, you should ask Phill Whiteside, our coordinator

Re: donate

2014-11-20 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi Fran, the greedy page that takes your money is at http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/contribute On there you get to say which area(s) it goes to. (Lubuntu comes under the banner 'community projects') But, as you will have read from Rafael and Walter - the most precious gift is not money,

Re: mkusb PPAs for vivid (Phill Whiteside)

2014-11-17 Thread Phill Whiteside
I take it that this is an attempt to blow my brain up? :P In the words of Jon Luc Piccard make it so... aka, get it done :) Kindest Regards, Phill. On 17 November 2014 12:57, Andre Rodovalho andre.rodova...@gmail.com wrote: Thankyou... 2014-11-17 10:52 GMT+00:00 Nio Wiklund

Re: Vivid Vervet+ LXQt (sound issues)

2014-11-17 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi, thanks for your thoughts on this, I've posted it upstream to the dev area so that they can add it to the massive TODO list of what we use on LXQt. As you are interested in testing things, please make contact with wxl[1], who is TL for testing. Regards, Phill. 1. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/wxl

Re: mkusb PPAs for vivid (Phill Whiteside)

2014-11-17 Thread Phill Whiteside
wrote: Hi, On 17 November 2014 13:04, Phill Whiteside phi...@phillw.net wrote: I take it that this is an attempt to blow my brain up? :P In the words of Jon Luc Piccard make it so... aka, get it done :) In the words of GNU make... ian@rutherford:~$ make it so make: *** No rule to make

Re: mkusb PPAs for vivid

2014-11-10 Thread Phill Whiteside
As soon as you have confirmation, you know the drill... get them added :) Regards, Phill. On 10 November 2014 19:46, Nio Wiklund nio.wikl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Lubuntu users, There are mkusb PPAs ('ppa' and 'unstable') for Vivid now. I tested it in a Lubuntu Vivid i386 live session, and

Re: New Lenovo Netbook

2014-10-04 Thread Phill Whiteside
That's plenty of room! I've watched this thread with interest, but I've always been advised to make windows resize it's own stuff. Glad that patience is paying off! Do let me know how many primary partitions you have free Regards, Phill. On 4 October 2014 16:58, J. Van Brimmer

Re: Live DVD (14.04) works fine but problems after install

2014-10-02 Thread Phill Whiteside
HTML5 is the way forward, all this rubbish about OOOH you must have flash.. Get real, it's old, it is owned by a non-foss company who no longer provides updates. So all the security holes in it will not be patched. OSX / MAC do not have flash, they seem to get on okay without it. Just my 2

USB installing

2014-09-14 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi folks, currently we advise people to use UnetBootin[1], We know it does not work all the time, we do have the option of OBI[2]. I'd appreciate it if people can try both and report back how they get on. Regards, Phill. 1. http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ 2.

Re: Hi!

2014-08-30 Thread Phill Whiteside
Thanks for that, we usually just get complaints. If you are interested in keeping lubuntu up and running, please head to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing we always need extra people and do not bite at new commers :) Regards, Phill. On 26 April 2014 00:20, Roaster roas...@email.cz

Re: PCManFm and Keyring

2014-08-24 Thread Phill Whiteside
Rafael, looks like a bug, smells like a bug can you give pcman a gentle poke in the ribs to ask his opinion? Regards, Phill. On 24 August 2014 17:29, Rafael Laguna rafaellag...@gmail.com wrote: That happened to me, because there where no app to store all my private passwords (lilke

Re: getting lubuntu CD

2014-08-14 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi Roland, what you should add is which country you are in. A person in your country should be able to mail you one. However, you may like to try a different burning app. It is also maybe worth buying a cd-rw so you are not wasting cd-r's. a cd-rw will last you many years (about 100 re-writes).

Re: Fwd: software center in 14.10

2014-08-06 Thread Phill Whiteside
switching to the right NVDIA driver 14.10 works well sofar except that Light Locker (inconsistently called Screen Locker in LXSession Autostart) remains active even when the slider button shows it is switched off. So I have to unlock each time the screen saver is activated. Henk Phill Whiteside

Fwd: software center in 14.10

2014-08-04 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi Joern, I thought this bug was nailed (fixed)? Can you have a look into it. Many Thanks, Phill. -- Forwarded message -- From: Henk Terhell hterh...@chello.nl Date: 4 August 2014 20:17 Subject: Re: software center in 14.10 To: lubuntu user list lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: Please update the Lubuntu wiki pages from 14.04 LTS to 14.04.1

2014-08-02 Thread Phill Whiteside
, 14.04.1 LTS. Thank you Phill :-) Best regards Nio Phill Whiteside skrev: The links on both GetLubuntu [1] and Alternate [2] have been updated. Regards, Phill. 1, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/GetLubuntu 2. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Alternate_ISO

Re: 14.04.1 Openbox configuration manager crash

2014-08-01 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi Vendo, if you have reported via apport, you will have the bug number(s). Discussing bugs on email reports without a bug number causes the below. Regards, Phill. On 1 August 2014 20:37, Vendo Bici vendobici2...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, i have just joined this ml and i

Fwd: Trusty 14.04.1 Testing this week

2014-07-23 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hmm... not a good day at the office. Regards, Phill. -- Forwarded message -- From: Jean-Baptiste Lallement jean-baptiste.lallem...@ubuntu.com Date: 23 July 2014 08:17 Subject: Re: Trusty 14.04.1 Testing this week To: Nicholas Skaggs nicholas.ska...@canonical.com,

Re: Trusty 14.04.1 testing for Apple

2014-07-23 Thread Phill Whiteside
The file names are messed up! Regards, Phill. On 23 July 2014 20:27, Fritz Hudnut este.el@gmail.com wrote: @Phil: Immediately upon reading I went to download the live ppc iso . . . took over an hour to retrieve and burn . . . but, there was no 14.04.1 in the file name . . . it might

Re: autostart bug

2014-07-23 Thread Phill Whiteside
Nope, it is not. keep your apps updated and my CentOS system is happy with my Lubuntu system. I do have them on seperate drives but use rsync -aS to keep the backup on each. Regards, Phill. On 23 July 2014 18:43, Aere Greenway a...@dvorak-keyboards.com wrote: On 07/23/2014 07:51 AM,

Re: Trusty 14.04.1 testing for Apple

2014-07-23 Thread Phill Whiteside
And. how will we know if no one tests? ... Regards, Phill. On 23 July 2014 23:40, Israel israeld...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'd like to test the PPC version out again as well! However, I am not sure if that nasty sound bug got fixed or not... On 07/23/2014 03:50 PM, Phill

A couple of bugs

2014-07-19 Thread Phill Whiteside
A couple of bugs in 14.04... It is known that the network icon does not show up on the task bar, but also the update manager does not run. Bug reports were raised and fixes are out. For those who used the workaround for the network icon missing, you will have two of them until you reverse the

Re: A couple of bugs

2014-07-19 Thread Phill Whiteside
01:20, Aere Greenway a...@dvorak-keyboards.com wrote: On 07/19/2014 12:31 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote: To correct both of these bugs you may have to plug into an ethernet connection if your WiFi is not working. Menu -- Accessories -- LXTerminal once the terminal session opens, type

Re: Lubuntu Version Fro Netbooks

2014-07-17 Thread Phill Whiteside
13.10 support ended today :) Regards, Phill. On 17 July 2014 10:13, Brendan Perrine walteror...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:07:48 -0700 Deborah P avisualthin...@gmail.com wrote: version of Lubuntu is best suited for my netbook. Can The Standard 32 bit is what will work with

Re: autostart bug

2014-07-14 Thread Phill Whiteside
that should do it, if it is the network panel bug you need to turn off your auto-start version else you will have twins (the twins work okay, so take your time to remove one of them). Regards, Phill. On 15 July 2014 00:16, Israel israeld...@gmail.com wrote: On 07/14/2014 05:38 PM, Gary

Re: OBI: two new regular tarballs with new non-pae kernel by Phill

2014-07-08 Thread Phill Whiteside
Thanks, Phill. On 8 July 2014 19:48, Nio Wiklund nio.wikl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everybody, Once started to make a new installed system for the OBI-9w installer, I continued making tarballs. There are two new tarballs for the regular One Button Installer which are up to date with a new

Re: lubuntu-14.04-alternate-powerpc.iso missing fsadm so lvreduce --resizefs aborts...

2014-07-07 Thread Phill Whiteside
I can get everything required in place. At some point I will take the time to deal with doing that. I've not yet created an account to submit bug reports with. It may be a bit before I get to that. === Mark Millard mar...@dsl-only.net On Jul 7, 2014, at 7:13 PM, Phill Whiteside phi

Re: PPC g4 nVidia and nouveau white flag!!!!

2014-07-05 Thread Phill Whiteside
the .1 release is due to released on Thursday 24th July. The call to testing will come pretty shortly :) Regards, Phill. On 6 July 2014 01:30, Fritz Hudnut este.el@gmail.com wrote: Hi!! There is a version for PPC... just not an Alpha release... it is a daily rolling release. It is

Re: lubuntu-14.04-alternate-powerpc.iso missing fsadm so lvreduce --resizefs aborts...

2014-07-02 Thread Phill Whiteside
can you report the outcome of fsadm -h Regards, Phill. On 3 July 2014 01:52, Mark Millard mar...@dsl-only.net wrote: I wanted to release about 45G Bytes of free space from a root file system that is in lvm and so I tried to use a CD built from lubuntu-14.04-alternate-powerpc.iso to do

Re: Lubuntu 14.04 Humming sound in Skype

2014-06-25 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi, have a read of http://www.webupd8.org/2013/10/get-sound-working-in-skype-with-ubuntu.html However, I've just installed skype using as set of instructions based around http://www.noobslab.com/2014/01/skype-released-new-version-install-in.html (The Qt bit is important). Regards, Phill. On

Re: Lubuntu and usb wireless cards

2014-06-25 Thread Phill Whiteside
My plugin WiFi USB dongle worked 'out of the box'. Belkin are well known and I'd think their drivers would be available (unless they use b43 chipset). If you are having issues, head over to http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=336 Regards, Phill. On 25 June 2014 19:41, Steve Lawrence

test email

2014-06-24 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi wxl, did you get this? Regards, Phill. -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users

Re: FW: Now this I disagree with

2014-06-18 Thread Phill Whiteside
I shudder :D The best way I know to switch from one to another is via psychocats http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/ (Lubuntu does mention that link in the wiki area). Regards, Phill. On 18 June 2014 21:45, c. marlow ch...@marlows.org wrote: I wanted to share this with both lists im

Re: FW: Now this I disagree with

2014-06-18 Thread Phill Whiteside
at all... I have already used Thunar on older Lubuntu versions. Not a issue for me. I guess even skype is Qt dependent... 2014-06-18 19:27 GMT-03:00 Phill Whiteside phi...@vpolink.com: I shudder :D The best way I know to switch from one to another is via psychocats http

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