[ubuntu-uk] (Slightly OT) Standalone databases
Hi listers, Firstly, I read on a tweet today that it's Ubuntu's 7th birthday today. Happy birthday Ubuntu! Now for the real reason for the post. I want to create a simple database that I can distribute to others and was hoping to come up with a solution that just allowed me to distribute it as a standalone package in much the same way that MS users can with Access. I want it to run under linux. If it was cross platform, that would be even better but not essential. I do not want to be in the position of saying that you have to have a given package installed to run the database. For example, I could easily produce what I want in LibreOffice Base but would then have to assume that recipients run LibreOffice. I have googled and the only programs that appear to come close are Kexi and Firebird. Does anyone have any experiences of either or recommendations for other packages. I have played about with Kexi which runs under KDE desktop but it appears to crash with boring regularity. (That could be because I favour the Gnome desktop.) As I said, the proposed database is simple and does not necessarily have to be relational although it will contain many records. I want to keep records of magazine articles from a variety of publications but can't find a bespoke package that fits what I want to do. Any suggestions would be gratefully received. TIA Bob. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] (Slightly OT) Standalone databases
Thank you all who have taken the trouble to respond so quickly. I have put together a combined response to the suggestions received so far. Please, if anyone has any further observations or suggestions, I would like to here them. Am now no more than a 'hobbyist' and so have time to consider what is a 'labour of love! Thanks again, Bob. On 20/10/11 11:10, Simon Greenwood wrote: To be Ubuntuesque I have to point a desktopcouch, which is at the core of Gnome, but I'm not sure how easy it would be to port to other platforms. There are Windows and Mac projects but I have no idea how mature they are. If users don't need to directly access the database then look at SQLite, which is cross-platform, included with most Linux distributions and easy to bundle. It's used in Firefox among other things, and there is a plugin for Firefox if direct access is required. Next up from that is something like HSQLDB, which is the engine in OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice which is written in Java and can be plugged into a package as part of a distribution. Downside there is that it needs Java to be present. Simon, Thanks for the suggestions. I looked at couchdb v desktopcouch and to be honest, my eyes glazed over! However, I like the idea of a web interface as all users would have Internet access. LibreOffice was my first thought but didn't want to assume that everyone had access to it. == On 20/10/11 11:10, Kris Douglas wrote: A spreadsheet package would be ideal, multiple sheets in a workbook so you have your tables. Can be distributed as ods,xls,csv... Kris, In the days when I used to work (retired now, not unemployed per se!) I used to develop applications using Excel and this idea certainly has some appeal. Again though, I would have to assume that users had the same application or were able to manipulate the data in the absence of a 'front end'. == On 20/10/11 11:23, Avi Greenbury wrote: I'm guessing when you say you'd like to distribute the database, you'd also like to distribute some sort of a user interface to it? Else SQLite is popular for bundling SQL dbs, and SQLite is available on basically every platform, or Couchdb seems popular for this NoSQL thingy. In any case, if the users will have internet access or similar, the easiest way to do it (and probably the only way to get guaranteed cross-platform) is to use a web interface and host it somewhere they can all get at. Avi, I think that you may be right. My initial idea was to distribute the database 'manually' but I am getting drawn to this idea as it would totally negate the worry about what software the recipients have installed. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] (Slightly OT) Standalone databases
On 20/10/11 11:39, Alan Lord (News) wrote: On 20/10/11 09:23, Avi Greenbury wrote: In any case, if the users will have internet access or similar, the easiest way to do it (and probably the only way to get guaranteed cross-platform) is to use a web interface and host it somewhere they can all get at. This was my thought too. Joomla! has a brilliant extension available called Fabrik which is essentially a database form design tool that allows the user to build custom storage for pretty much anything (I use it frequently on websites we build for customers). As it is a Joomla! extension it runs atop of the same MySQL database. Joomla!, being a web cms, allows the developer pretty much unlimited ways to present this data for user access and search etc. Alan, I like that! I have knocked up a few sites using Drupal and Wordpress and never thought of CMS as a front ends. I'm getting old! This is particularly attractive as I have access to a resellers package through a friend. I have not used Joomla! but how hard can it be? :-) Thanks again. Bob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] (Slightly OT) Standalone databases
On 20/10/11 15:26, George MacLeod wrote: You could consider DaDaBik http://www.dadabik.org/ which provides a web based Open Source PHP front end which has been tested on MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle and MS SQL Server. I use it at both home and work. It's very easy to import spreadsheets into the Db and provide users password login etc. George, Thank you. I have just had a quick look at http://www.dadabik.org/. It looks as if the project is very mature. I will investigate further. The author suggests that it is very easy to use but I'd like to be the judge! Thanks again. Bob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Acer 5742 laptop compatibility with Ubuntu
Hi Listers! Having successfully converted my wife to Ubuntu Linux the time has come to replace her ageing laptop. I have seen an advert from Dabs offering an Acer 5742 I5 laptop for £399 inc VAT. (http://goo.gl/zcPyN) This appears to fit the bill but I have a couple of concerns. I am happy to remove the installed Windows 7 and replace it with Ubuntu but was wondering whether anyone here has any experience of this model running under Ubuntu. My main concerns are around compatibility of the wireless NIC and graphics. The wireless NIC purports to be Acer InviLink Nplify and the graphics are Intel HD Graphics Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0. Does anyone have any experience of either this machine or perhaps more importantly the compatibility of these components. Any observations would be welcome as I am due to travel to the UK at the week end and was considering making the purchase. The selection here in Greece is both limited and expensive! Thanks for your time. Bob Giles -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer 5742 laptop compatibility with Ubuntu
On 17/10/11 10:24, Hakan Koseoglu wrote: On 17 October 2011 07:32, Bob Gilesthecorf...@gmail.com wrote: Having successfully converted my wife to Ubuntu Linux the time has come to replace her ageing laptop. I have seen an advert from Dabs offering an Acer 5742 I5 laptop for £399 inc VAT. (http://goo.gl/zcPyN) This appears to fit the bill but I have a couple of concerns. I got a similar one (Acer Aspire 5742 Laptop, Core i3 380M) for my mother a couple of months ago and everything appeared to work with Kubuntu 11.04. A couple of people asked if it worked with dual screen and I couldn't test it because it was already off my desk. Now I have managed to test it with a 2nd screen and can report that it works fine (both the VGA and LVDS are 768 pixels high and at 60Hz and I haven't seen any flickering or artifacts, it might be an issue with some other configuration). Their ADSL is pretty ropey and I'm only with them for a couple of days so I'm going to delay the 11.10 upgrade for a while in case there are issues. I managed to leave my Kubuntu installation, any blanks Knoppix CDs at home so if it goes wrong, the laptop will become unusable until I visit next time so better not to risk it. As a result your mileage might vary with 11.10. She's been quite happy with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS for a while on an older Tosh, this was supposed to replace that one. Unfortunately I didn't want to inflict the bug called Unity to her so I went with Kubuntu. It's been some time since she used something else than the Gnome 2 interface so as a result so far all I heard is complaints! On the other hand, she's getting used to it. For a 70+ year old, that's some progress! Now if only I could convince my father to pick up the news from the internet, not the newspapers! Tried it this week and failed so far. Apparently the newspapers are cheap enough for to be bothered with the keyboard and a mouse. Hakan, Thank you for your speedy, lengthy and encouraging response! I am seriously tempted to put the order in now! Interestingly, There was a similar model for sale locally a couple of months back that was running a flavour of Linux but it came with a Greek / US keyboard which we passed on. I can't recall the model but I do know that it was not available in the UK market. It seems that it was aimed at the Eastern Europeans. Strange! (The marketing, not Eastern Europeans!) I was drawn to this machine by both the pricing and the fact that I have one of the earlier Acer Aspire Ones that I have been running Ubuntu on since its purchase. Having just installed 11.10 and Gnome 3 plus some serious tweaking, it seems quite sound but then it's early days. I tend to use this machine as something of a test bed. If it works on that ... I have to confess that Unity drove me to LinuxMint on my desktop but am considering returning to the fold! Thanks again for your experiences. Bob Giles -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Taking notes with Ubuntu
On 09/05/2011 02:11 AM, Joe Smith wrote: With the new college, school and university year starting soon, I was wondering what tools can be used to take notes for lectures, classes, meetings, etc. in Ubuntu, or on Linux in general. There are popular tools like MS OneNote and Evernote, but neither support Linux (granted they can apparently work with Wine but that's not the focus) So, does anyone on here use or know of any decent software/methods to use? P.S. My first time posting on the mailing list after being subscribed for a long time. Hi Joe, I would suggest Rednotebook which is available in the Ubuntu repositories. I have used it for quite a while and it does all that I want it to. It is open source and actively being developed. I know that it is technically a journal but you can adapt its use to suit. I guess having your notes on a daily basis may not be such a bad thing. Check it out at http://rednotebook.sourceforge.net/ Lots of features! If you want to spend money, Notecase Pro is well worth a look but if you just want to take notes, it's probably a bit of overkill. Check it out at http://www.virtual-sky.com/ Even lots more features! HTH Bob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 11.04 64bit and wired network issues.
snip Since installing 11.04, the connection to the internet is erratic at best and non-existent at worst. Downloads drop out indefinitely. Connections across the home network remain fine. snip Hi guys, I know that nobody came up with any suggestions but thought that I would report that the issue seems to have emanated from a dreadfully corrupted sources.list file. Once corrected everything seems fine. Don't ask how the corruption occurred 'cos I don't know and as to why I should have experienced the symptoms, I am equally mystified. Bob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 11.04 64bit and wired network issues.
Hi guys, Please excuse my verbosity! I am hoping that the gurus here can point me in the right direction. I have been pulling my hair out over a wired networking issue. I have been using Ubuntu for some time on a variety of older machines. The experience has always been good! However, I have recently lashed out on a new box and things aren't so good. I will outline the problem that I am experiencing and then give the output from various commands in an attempt to show what the system comprises of. My new machine came with Windows 7. I immediately shrunk the partition and installed Ubuntu 10.10 64bit and all of the updates until 11.04 64bit appeared. I still gave it a few weeks before upgrading to 11.04. Under ver. 10.10 my connection to the internet was fine, as too was the connection across our home network. Since installing 11.04, the connection to the internet is erratic at best and non-existant at worst. Downloads drop out indefinitely. Connections across the home network remain fine. The new machine connects to the internet and home network under Windows 7 (64 bit) without issue. We also have two laptops running Linuxmint 11 and Ubuntu 10.10 respectively without issue (Both 32 bit) across the home network. Both connect to the Internet. I have googled the issue and cannot find an obvious solution. I understand that merely 'ignoring' IPv6 in Network Connections is not always sufficient and have therefore disabled IPV6 by editing /etc/sysctl.conf and inserting:- # IPv6 net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1 net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1 net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1 I have reloaded the configuration with sudo sysctl -p and the output from cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/disable_ipv6 shows IPv6 disabled. This has made no difference, if anything the issue is worse! (Nothing scientific, just a perception!) This behaviour is replicated with Firefox, Chromium and Opera browsers I guess that I should give some info about the network here. The output from hwinfo --netcard follows: 37: PCI 701.0: 0200 Ethernet controller [Created at pci.318] Unique ID: rBUF.K8HxcuSc1R8 Parent ID: 6NW+.mTebKEmhWYA SysFS ID: /devices/pci:00/:00:1e.0/:07:01.0 SysFS BusID: :07:01.0 Hardware Class: network Model: Realtek RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet Vendor: pci 0x10ec Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device: pci 0x8167 RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet SubVendor: pci 0x1043 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. SubDevice: pci 0x820d Revision: 0x10 Driver: r8169 Driver Modules: r8169 Device File: eth0 I/O Ports: 0xe800-0xe8ff (rw) Memory Range: 0xfbeffc00-0xfbeffcff (rw,non-prefetchable) Memory Range: 0xfbec-0xfbed (ro,non-prefetchable,disabled) IRQ: 19 (79737 events) HW Address: bc:ae:c5:1e:99:d3 Link detected: yes Module Alias: pci:v10ECd8167sv1043sd820Dbc02sc00i00 Driver Info #0: Driver Status: r8169 is active Driver Activation Cmd: modprobe r8169 Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown Attached to: #28 (PCI bridge) In desperation, I have done a clean install of Ubuntu 11.04 to no avail. I will be extremely grateful for any suggestions. I am prepared to try anything but please treat me as having the skills of a 10 year-old! (Not entirely true but you may have to use little words!) Regards, Bob. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?
Hi guys, I have yet to convince anybody to send an invite to Google+! Please can somebody put me out of my misery! TIA. Bob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?
Thanks for the invites. Appreciated. Bob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Facebook page - now with extra vanity
On 07/01/2011 04:35 PM, Dino T. wrote: I can send google+ invites to anyone, just need a gmail address or hotmail/yahoo that has a google account associated. Dino, I would be grateful for an invite. Bob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.04 and Firefox 4
On 05/23/2011 01:44 PM, Liam Gallear wrote: On 23 May 2011, at 11:40, alan c wrote: Trying out Ubuntu 11.04 still an dI noticed something in Firefox which puzzles me. My usual action with my bookmarks list is to right click in the list to open the chosen bookmark item in a new tab. But I do not seem to be able to do this in Firefox 4. Am I missing something here? Is there a function which replaces bookmarks going chosen going into tabs? My immediate workaround of the apparently lost feature is to first open an empty tab then choose the bookmark, but this is an -extra- click. What gives? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Hi, Have you tried to use the middle-click to open it into a new tab? Thanks and Regards, Liam Gallear liam.gall...@gmail.com I am using Firefox 4.0.1 from with 11.04 running the Classic desktop. I can confirm that pressing the middle mouse button when selecting a bookmark opens it in a new tab. Bob G. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT Kindle
Hi all, Again, I am late to the discussion but I thought that I would add my two cents worth! I have always preferred to read conventional books. Then my daughter bought one of the original Kindles. The 'liquid paper screen' was very readable. As I live in Greece where we tend to have slightly more intense sunlight than the UK, I was surprised to find that the claim that you can read a Kindle comfortably in any light that you would read a conventional book in is 100% accurate. My wife was so impressed that she hinted sufficiently strongly that I bought her one for Christmas. I have now read a couple of books on it and am on the verge of buying another for yours truly. There are a couple of features that I really like. Firstly, the ability to alter the font size is great. This might be more of a boon to old gits like me but I can imagine others such as students who have to cram a lot of reading into a short space of time might find this an advantage. (Thinks! Uni = 3 years boozing + 1 year working! Just kidding!) The ability to highlight a word and immediately be presented with a dictionary definition rather than hunt for the paper dictionary is also advantageous for thick oldies like me. A very useful feature. However, as has already been commented upon, the Kindle's ability to deal with some PDF files leave a lot to be desired although the latest (automatic) upgrade has improved it a little. As I said, just my two cents worth. Bob G. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diaspora
Hi all, I know it may be a little late in the day but I'd be grateful for an invite. Bob G. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with CR2 files from a Canon 60D
On 19/12/10 14:36, Anton Piatek wrote: It's not free, but bibble is very good (i use the pro version with my 40D). Have a look at it as a lightroom alternative. Anton et al, I couldn't agree more. I too use Bibble 5 Pro and find it excellent. Interestingly, I note that with the release of version 5.2 RC1, they claim to have improved the support for the Canon 60D. As I don't shoot with such a beast, I can't comment on how good or otherwise it handles the RAW output from the 60D with either the production version or release candidate. Their site, (www.bibblelabs.com) has a wealth of information and examples. It might be worth checking out their free fully functioning demo version. (Essentially a 14 day trial). At £130, I don't think that it is overpriced, when I consider what gets spent on other pieces of kit! Just my 2 cents worth! Bob G. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Camera ?
On 25/11/10 16:19, Ted Wager wrote: I am thinking of buying a Panasonic TZ8 digital camera Could anyone tell me if this will mount in Linux ? Ted, The Panasonic TZ8 can either be connected to the computer with the USB lead provided or you can insert the SD card in a card reader. In both cases, Ubuntu will mount it as an external drive. You can then import your images using your favourite photo manager. What you will not be able to do under Linux is run the provided software that accompanies the camera. I suspect that it would run in a virtual Windows machine under Virtualbox or another similar package although I haven't bothered to try it. It almost certainly will not run in Wine. I hope that helps. Bob G. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Powerline Recommendations
On 22/10/10 12:31, Simon Swaysland wrote: Hi, I need to connect a server to my home LAN, but it's too far for a reliable wireless connection. Ideally I would like to use CAT5, but I don't think the wife would apprecite me pulling up the laminate floor to lay it! Does anyone have any recommendations for powerline adapters? All the power wiring in my house is 5 years old. Cheers, Simon -- Simon, I too will add my voice in support of the Devolo system. It has been running faultlessly here. Don't worry about the age of your wiring. Mine is running on a Greek three phase system and as for people worried about lightning, I have a surge protection system wired into the distribution box that is so sensitive that it trips every time a sparrow lands on the power lines! Power surges and lightning strikes are a serious issue here in Corfu! Voltage regulators and UPSs reign supreme here! Regards, Bob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query
Hi guys, I always work on the theory that most problems are caused by the lowest common denominator Me! However, this time I am not so sure. There is probably a simple answer to my query but so far it has eluded me. I have added a line to /etc/fstab which originally mounted a couple of shares on my Netgear Duo NAS at bootup. It worked fine for a couple of days and has now stopped working. However, if I run sudo mount -a in terminal the shares mount as expected. It may help solve this if I outline the background to this. I am running 10.04 32bit. I have always been unable to access images which I have stored on the NAS in shared folders from programs such as Picasa, Gwenview or Digikam. I guess that I am not alone with that problem. After a lot of googling I found a 'solution' that was originally published in respect of version 7.10. I will summarise the 'solution'. 1. Install smbfs 2. Create a folder inside /media. In my case /media/NASmedia 3. Create a credentials file in /root. (.cifscredentials) It contains passwords and is protected by the root account. 4. Edit .cifscredentials to contain username-USERNAME and password=PASSWORD. Save and close the file. 5. Edit /etc/fstab and add the following line at the end of the file: //192.168.1.15/SHARENAME /media/Storage cifs auto,iocharset=utf8,uid=USER,gid=users,credentials=/root/.cifscredentials,file_mode=0775,dir_mode=0775 0 0 NB. 192.168.1.15 is the IP address of my NAS SHARENAME is the share name to mount. USER is my Ubuntu username. The file_mode=0775,dir_mode=0775 part sets the mounted directory as read/write for all users so long as the SMB username you set in .cifscredentials has read/write access. Once saved, the system would display a drive icon for the mounted share and it was accessible to all programs after running sudo mount -a or upon reboot. Now it only works if I run sudo mount -a after bootup. Any ideas? TIA Bob Giles -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] mount and fstab query
On 15/07/10 11:27, ByteSoup wrote: On 15/07/10 07:36, Bob Giles wrote: Now it only works if I run sudo mount -a after bootup. Any ideas? == Snip == Alan, Tyler and Mark, Thank you all for your suggestions and references. This does indeed appear to be a timing problem. The power supply here in Greece where I live has been particularly tiresome lately and as a result, everything gets powered down overnight. Tyler's suggestion seems to be the way to go. I did not realise that networking started on bootup as opposed to login. Thanks again to you all for your time. Regards, Bob Giles -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Increasing start up problems since upgrade to 10.04
Liam, Alan, Tyler, Rob and Silner (+anyone else that I may have forgotten), Many thanks for all of your observations and suggestions. I have learned a couple of things. Firstly the pae kernel! (I should point out that I was aware of the limitations re memory and the 32 bit version. I had upgraded my memory since the 10.04 upgrade. I considered the 64bit option but had been put off by some of the adverse comments that I had read.) I can confirm that the PAE option is automatically used upon installation subject to it detecting in excess of 3Gb RAM. I would have replied sooner but things finally came to a head when Thunderbird started messing me about and I ended up losing all emails back to last January. I decided that a total reinstall was in order! Again I learned something! I had recently made a brief foray back to the UK (I live in Greece) and had taken my netbook for company! Before leaving, I had synched my email which meant that upon my return on 20th May I had a backup to that date. As I use GMail to access my additional accounts, I was able to use the 'recent' attribute to download the last 30 days email. (I didn't know about that until I went searching for ways to download archived Gmail!) I know it's no substitute for a daily backup but hey! I *know* that I am not perfect! The long and the short of it is that after a total reinstall, things are fine. I new I should not have gone with the upgrade option! I still can't bring myself to go 64 bit! Thanks everyone yet again. You are a credit to a great list! Bob Giles Corfu -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Increasing start up problems since upgrade to 10.04
On 15/06/10 11:17, Matthew Bassett wrote: Rob: minor suggestion, but if you are using GMail then have you considered accessing your email via IMAP? This would then give you full access to your entire email archive on GMail, plus any gmail label assignment (although GMail labels are mapped to IMAP folders, not as nice as using IMAP keywords but workable). (NB GMail itself might not map IMAP keywords to GMail labels, but it does preserve IMAP keywords) Matthew, Yes, this is a good point that you have raised. I have considered the IMAP solution and have put it off. - It's a case of 'old dog - new tricks'! In the light of my recent experiences, I think I will look into this again and maybe bite the bullet. Thanks for giving me a bit of a nudge! Bob G. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Increasing start up problems since upgrade to 10.04
Hi gurus, I am running 32bit Lucid on a Lenovo 3000 N200 laptop with 4Gb ram. Following upgrading from the previous version I have had a few problems at startup. I will list them in the order which they manifested themselves. I am not suggesting that there is any connection between any of the 'symptoms' but who knows. 1. The first thing that I noticed was that before I get to the login splash screen that there was a considerable amount of 'noise' or 'interference' on a black screen. (This also occurs when shutting down. I have tried all of the three proprietary Nvidia drivers with no success. (I can live with this and didn't get too excited ... at first.) 2. Recently, the system has been booting up and has loading a terminal window at start-up. The system is not configured to remember open programs when shutting down. I always close every running program at shutdown. 3. Today, the machine has started booting up without displaying the splash screen and goes straight into my login without any password. Any clues as to what is going on in respect of any or all of the above will be gratefully received! Where should I be looking? TIA Bob Giles -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..
On 04/06/2010 02:03 AM, Alan Pope wrote: It seems to come with a cut-down version of Ubuntu Hardy and can be flashed to run 'proper' Ubuntu or Netbook Edition if you wish. I thought it might be useful as a mythtv frontend for my desk or bedside, or maybe even an IP telephone when paired with a suitable USB headset. Some links I've gathered:- http://shop.o2.co.uk/joggler http://robhu.livejournal.com/750902.html http://magician.gforums.de/wiki/index.php5?title=UNE_Installation http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?p=21187242 http://www.trustedreviews.com/peripherals/review/2009/07/01/O2-Joggler/p1 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/peripherals/253801/o2-joggler http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/646001/o2-joggler-49-99-now-with-free-app- Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Bugger! Here I am half way up a mountain in Greece thinking, Hmm! This sounds like a good hacking project! Then I hit the link to O2's site only to receive the message, Thanks for visiting the O2 Online Shop. Unfortunately, we are unable to sell to countries outside the UK. Methinks it is time to fire up LogMeIn and speak to them via Cambridge! Bob G. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Not a good press
Alan Pope wrote: 2009/11/3 mac ammonius.grammati...@gmx.co.uk: Sean Miller wrote: Snip=== Note that there are also people saying their upgrade went smoothly.. Snip=== Just to add my two pennyworth ... I upgraded my Acer Aspire One with the Netbook Remix flavour of 9.10 and it went just fine with the exception of there being no means of shutting down the machine. However, Given that this was a known issue with a readily available work around from ubuntu.com, it caused no problem. I do wonder whether some charge into an update without doing their research first. Having said all that, I am holding back on upgrading my laptop and server ... just for a bit, you understand. Bob G. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
