Hi Allan, That is a great idea. Can you organise a room & a time?
Are there any people that would like to present? This is your time to step forward! rgds, reinier > Hi, > I like you contribution guys. UMU used to have a strict policy on > using Open Source Software but all that is slowly dying out. I think > this could be because the pioneers of that policy at that time have > now left or retired to other private work. I would suggest we hold one > of our LUG meetings there some time this year. What do you think. > > regards, > ALLAN > > > On 9/20/11, Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The best way forward for the university is to place a proxy between the > > students and the internet. With that proxy they can manage what people can > > download and what not. No machine gets direct access to the internet, only > > the > > proxy does. > > Now, they can allow the ubuntu cache access to our cache in town. If they > > only > > allow that, there is no risk. > > Next, they could consider to cache windows updates too. > > > > That way, step by step, they can reopen the internet to a useful level > > again. > > > > My preferred piece of software to do this with is ipcop. Its a 40MB > > download, > > and can cache windows updates (with the update accelerator plugin > > installed). > > > > There is another plugin called urlfilter that allows you to shut down a big > > chunk of pr0n, slackware etc etc sites using blacklists. > > > > good luck with the Revman first though! > > > > rgds, > > reinier > > > > > >> Thanks guys, > >> So far ive managed to get him pspp ( linux version of SPSS and he > >> seems to love it. But now i have a bit of a problem installing RevMan. > >> How can i do that. I have tried out all options given on the internet > >> but failed. The option thats available on google is installing RevMan > >> 5 on FEDORA. > >> > >> Reinier, i like you idea of setting up a cache but do you think he can > >> still be able to get downloads or updates because the University has > >> put a policy of not downloading anything. They are doing this because > >> although they use Linux, they have another side that uses windows that > >> has always been complaining of viruses. So he can only use the > >> internet but can't get updates because they are blocked. > >> > >> Regards' > >> Allan > >> > >> On 9/19/11, Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > When I read the lecturers email, i can not see anywhere he is asking to > > run > >> > a > >> > program that requires Wine. He actually suggests to use a linux version > >> > of > >> > software he needs several times. > >> > > >> > He might want to provide a license key or login for the proprietary > > software > >> > he needs, which would allow Allan to install the legitimate version of > > some > >> > of > >> > the sofware suggested (like SPSS) > >> > > >> > (and yes, VLC will play almost anything, its pretty amazing, especially > >> > if > >> > you > >> > compare it to the amount of codec packs you need to install on windows > >> > to > >> > get > >> > the same functionality) > >> > > >> > In regards to the update manager issue, standard updates for ubuntu are > >> > downloaded over port 80. You might want to read > > http://linux.or.ug/aptcache > >> > too. (and if you rock you setup your own cache within the university. > >> > http://linux.or.ug/content/26-how-run-apt-cacher-server ) > >> > > >> > rgds, > >> > reinier > >> > > >> > > >> >> *Hello everyone, i recieved this email from a lecturer at UMU that i > >> >> had > >> >> just moved from windows to linux. Can anyone help me out on this?* > >> >> Dear Allan, > >> >> I hope you are doing fine. I am also still struggling to acquaint > >> >> myselfbetter with Ubuntu 11.04, here at UMU. > >> >> But I think I am making someprogress.However, there are some programs > > that > >> >> I > >> >> need to install into my computer,which I need you to know about in > >> >> advance, > >> >> so that when I come there onSaturday, it will be quicker/faster for you > >> >> > > to > >> >> do it, so that I catch upwith our transport back to UMU. The programs > >> >> are > >> >> as > >> >> follows: > >> >> 1) RevMan 5 (This is a Review Manager 5.1.4 for researchers. It is > >> >> alreadyavailable for windows and linux in general. I have failed to get > >> >> one > >> >> forUbuntu 11.04) > >> >> > >> >> 2) SPSS (This is a Statistical Package for Social Scientists. There > >> >> seems > >> >> tobe a trial version already of Linux (SPSS 19). I don't know if there > >> >> is > >> >> onefor Ubuntu 11.04 > >> >> > >> >> 3) RealPlayer (Basic) > >> >> > >> >> 4) Google search (RSS feeds). The other time you had managed to > >> >> activate > >> >> itwhen you installed Ubuntu 10.04. Now I can't do it in Ubuntu 11.04 > >> >> > >> >> 5) Updating (Update Manager can't intall updates from here in UMU. I > >> >> hope > >> >> it > >> >> will work from there) > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> NB. I have managed to install skype by myself, and it is working. My > > Skype > >> >> name is adaktar. The Sound is also on now, and I can play DVDs without > >> >> problems. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> If any new problem emerges, I will tell you later. > >> >> > >> >> Thanks. > >> >> > >> >> Joseph. > >> >> > >> > -- > >> > rgds, > >> > > >> > Reinier Battenberg > >> > Director > >> > Mountbatten Ltd. > >> > +256 758 801 749 > >> > www.mountbatten.net > >> > http://twitter.com/batje > >> > http://twitter.com/mapuganda > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> > > >> > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > [email protected] > >> > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> > > >> > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> > > >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > >> > attachments if any). 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The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > > any > > way. > >> > > -- > > rgds, > > > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > +256 758 801 749 > > www.mountbatten.net > > http://twitter.com/batje > > http://twitter.com/mapuganda > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). 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