[ubuntu-uk] 10.04 software center - cannot install untrusted packages
Hi Folks, Since I upgraded to 10.04 - 64bit I noticed i couldnt install from untrusted sources in the software centre, I can however on command line. The error message I see is The action would require the installation of packages from unauthenticated sources. However in my Software Sources I have enabled all the main, universe etc, do i need to add another repository? thanks Markie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 64-bit not recommended for daily use?
Does any one know why on the ubuntu site here http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download They say 64-bit is not recommended for daily useage? A bug has been entered in launchpad https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-website/+bug/585940 Any comments on why this was on the ubuntu page? Im concerned as Im using 64-bit now for the last few weeks previously I was using 32-bit Thanks Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 64-bit not recommended for daily use?
Hi Alan On 1 June 2010 09:39, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: For many it will work fine, but for most people there's little or no advantage to using 64-bit Linux over 32-bit. True, Ive not seen any difference in how it feels , all seems the same Why worry if it's working fine for you? I thought there was something that I hadnt noticed that was going to pop up later. Im using this on my everyday work laptop so I just wanted to check there was nothing that meant I needed to go back to 32-bit. Better to do it now than later. Thanks for clarifying this Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound problem in Sony Vaio VPCEC1S1E
Hi Dave On 1 June 2010 12:18, DaveGK dav...@gmail.com wrote: Any help will be greatly appreciated - only have a couple of days before I have to either keep or return this laptop. Please post up the output of lshw -C sound here, this will specify your hardware -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound problem in Sony Vaio VPCEC1S1E
Hi Dave - *-multimedia description: Audio device product: Redwood HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5600 Series] vendor: ATI Technologies Inc physical id: 0.1 bus info: p...@:01:00.1 version: 00 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm pciexpress msi bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 resources: irq:37 memory:f004-f0043fff *-multimedia description: Audio device product: 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1b bus info: p...@:00:1b.0 version: 05 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 resources: irq:36 memory:f5e0-f5e03fff - I found this post on the forums, and this seems to be the same hardware as your sound card http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1468048 Have a read through that post, you may have already tried some of this though HTH Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound problem in Sony Vaio VPCEC1S1E
Hi Dave to change that in Skype audio devices properties, i.e. only PulseAudio is listed. And all my business contacts are on skype :( Im not too sure on this, but i found a couple of links I googled around for and this is what I come up with http://forum.skype.com/topic/10858-linux-sound-faq-alsa/ http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/support/user-guides/sound-setup-linux/ HTH - Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash
Hi Folks, Update on this... I found this how to and this worked for me. Can anyone tell me what the purpose of this file is? http://heratech.net/blog/sham/cant-click-playpause-flash-youtube-etc-ubuntu Thanks Mark On 18 May 2010 09:46, Markie mark.curtis.1...@googlemail.com wrote: File: npwrapper.libflashplayer.so Version: Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45 This would indicate that the 32-bit plugin wrapper is still installed, which will cause all sorts of problems when trying to use the 64-bit plugin (it's probably trying to wrap the 64-bit plugin you installed by hand, which isn't going to work). Jonathon It seems I was mistaken, sorry. So whats the best way of removing the old flash wrapper package? Thanks Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Improving Support
Hi Matt So really, what drives you to support people? When I receive support Im extremely grateful, so the best way to show gratitude is by reciprocating that support. What, in your own opinion, could be done to help motivate yourself to do better? Learn more, and then be able to share more. Motivation is not always the issue, in a lot of cases its spare time (I think I speak for many people here). Some more thoughts on the general subject of support: Forums are a very good resource but people do tend to re-post problems rather than search old posts, information re-use would help to keep the amount of posts down and searches more succinct, I think tags and good search practices help here. A good idea might be a sticky post on forums with tips on how to get the best searches etc. My daily job involves support. Sometimes customers re-raise known issues and the company I work for is on a drive to improve knowledge re-use and discouraging repeat issues etc. Its a good idea but a tricky task. I think its difficult to create a balanced knowledge base with not too many articles but with a good range of topics covered. Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gnome Shell
This might only work however if you set it as your default gnome-panel provider? I get the notifications in the top right corner when I get a new email. Thanks, and how do you go about setting that? Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gnome Shell
Its a nice looking desktop and feature but I gave it a quick shot this morning and one thing that seems not to be working is the notification icon when you have a new IM or email, perhaps I need to configure something else? Markie On 23 May 2010 12:00, chris cbain...@gmail.com wrote: I have been testing the Gnome Shell in lucid for the past few days and I have to say I love it! The interface is slick, smart and while the compositing manager (clutter) is not as feature rich as Compiz, its fast and enabled from the off. I have been adding to the Ubuntu Wiki about the Gnome Shell: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/gnomeshell The wiki page contains instructions on installing, testing and moving to gnome shell. I would recommend having a look to see if you like it, Chris P.S. This is my first post to the Ubuntu UK List. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu one music store - basket content disappears?
Hi, I was using the Ubuntu one music store the other day for the first time having a rummage around and found a couple of tracks I wanted, I put them into my basket but a few days later on, they seem to have disappeared. Does your basket get cleared out if you dont make purchases after a certain amount of time? Thanks, Markie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash
I tried this but im still not having any joy, downloaded gunzipped and untarred the file into /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/ even removed the old one. Tried BBC iplayer and on this site the play button shows but you click it and it doesnt do anything. It seems odd how some sites work and some dont. Any other things I can try? Thanks Mark On 14 May 2010 09:45, Matthew Ames m...@supermatt.net wrote: Download the flash plugin here, http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/64bit.html, and then copy it into your mozilla plugins folder. Although this isn't the official ubuntu way, it's the method that Adobe support, so I figure why not? This plugin also works for Chrome. On 14 May 2010 09:35, Markie mark.curtis.1...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Folks, I can see theres a lot of info on the forums and generally on the web about getting 64-bit flash working. It seems some sites work ok for me like you tube etc. but some sites like BBc iPlayer dont seem to. I installed the ubuntu-restricted-extras package but Im wondering if Ive missed something? Thanks Markie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash
On 18 May 2010 08:29, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: Try making the plugin executable: chmod 755 libflashplayer.so and restart the browser. Check to see if it's registering with firefox by typing about:plugins into the location bar and looking down the list. Thanks, the file has execute permissions cur...@homer:/usr/lib/firefox/plugins$ ls -l total 9348 -rwxr-xr-x 1 curtis curtis 9570824 2010-01-27 05:05 libflashplayer.so and the plugin is in use it seems File: npwrapper.libflashplayer.soVersion: Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash
You could try the Linux Mint 64-bit Flash package: http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/import/m/mint-flashplugin-x64/mint-flashplugin-x64_10.0.45.2-mint1_amd64.deb Would we happen to have this in our ubuntu repos? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash
File: npwrapper.libflashplayer.so Version: Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45 This would indicate that the 32-bit plugin wrapper is still installed, which will cause all sorts of problems when trying to use the 64-bit plugin (it's probably trying to wrap the 64-bit plugin you installed by hand, which isn't going to work). Jonathon It seems I was mistaken, sorry. So whats the best way of removing the old flash wrapper package? Thanks Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.04 64bit -- Firefox and Adobe flash
Hi Folks, I can see theres a lot of info on the forums and generally on the web about getting 64-bit flash working. It seems some sites work ok for me like you tube etc. but some sites like BBc iPlayer dont seem to. I installed the ubuntu-restricted-extras package but Im wondering if Ive missed something? Thanks Markie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Call for help - ISO testing
Hi Alan, Im happy to help out too. Cheers Markie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Wiki for shortcut keys?
Hi Folks, Do we have a wiki to point people to to show some of the special effects shortcut keys? The help files as installed in 10.04 does mention some but not others, for example: windows (super) key + a = shows all windows windows (super) key + e = shows all desktops Its nice to show new users some of these special effects, generally most PCs have decent enough spec nowdays to handle the extra visual effects as standard in the appearance settings. I know the visual effects are by far not the most important feature in ubuntu but it some of these visual shortcuts do actually make desktop navigation and window management better. Thanks Markie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] When buying a new pc...
Well, how did the visit to PC world go? :-) On 11 May 2010 17:31, Dave Smith d...@p3computers.com wrote: I work in an independent store. We would definitely – but I am going to PC world tonight just to find out, heheh!! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] When buying a new pc...
Lets say your want to buy a new PC and keep the bundled windows etc on there, but you wish to install Ubuntu into a new partition / disc. If you cant find anyone whos used your PC with Ubuntu before and you dont find it listed here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport, then would you / could you go to the store with your live CD and try it out to make sure your not going to have any hardware compatibility issues? Has anyone done this? What was the reaction from the store when you asked? Thanks Markie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] When buying a new pc...
Live CDs: For people who are still upset that you can't go into a computer shop and type 10 PRINT ARSE 20 GOTO 10 any more... ROFL! ...brings back some memories of being a kid there... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Running off a USB connected HDD?
Hi Folks, I have a 9.10 32-bit system on my internal SATA drive and ive been trying out 10.04 64-bit on an external connected IDE drive on USB (usb2 I believe). I find that the 10.04 system seems sluggish in comparison. Would it be because im using USB connection? I done a similar test on a different machine back in release 8.04 / 8.10 but that had an internal IDE drive instead, in that case the speeds seemed similar. I wanted to make sure before I installed 10.04 onto my internal drive Thanks Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [Symphonic-testers] JSymphonic v0.3.0 Ode To Freedom and v0.4.0 pre-alpha1
Hi Folks, I may have mentioned this app before, I cant remember, but anyway the mail below is news of a new release. If anyone is interested in trying it out and providing some feedback... JSymphonic allows you to manage music on your Sony Walkman device without the need for the usual sonic stage app with is like sony's equivalent for itunes. Also (and this is the best bit) its only a small app so you can load it onto the stick and run it from and platform thats got a JRE installed. Breathed a new life into my walkman when I switched to Ubuntu. Cheers Mark -- Forwarded message -- From: Nicolas Cardoso nicolas_card...@users.sourceforge.net Date: 30 April 2010 17:50 Subject: [Symphonic-testers] JSymphonic v0.3.0 Ode To Freedom and v0.4.0 pre-alpha1 To: Hi everyone ! ### v0.3.0 First stable version of JSymphonic, named Ode To Freedom, v0.3.0 has been released on February. If you haven't done so yet, download and test this version. Please remember that it is declared to be a stable version, so it is important to report any bug you may encounter!! Some languages are missing for this version. If the translators take the time to complete the translations, new version will be released to include them. ### v0.4.0 Next version is still under development. But a pre-alpha has been released last week. Done: - GUI has been reviewed and one important new feature appearing is the drag'n'drop. - playlist importation is now implemented To do: - fully implement the playlist feature (it is not possible for the moment to create a playlist from the content of the player,...) Please test the new pre-alpha, to be downloaded here: http://symphonic.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/symphonic/jsymphonic/trunk/ All report for this version should be made directly to me by email or in the developer part of the forum, but since this release is not official, please do not post in the public forum. Enjoy these versions :-) Greets, Nicolas -- ___ Symphonic-testers mailing list symphonic-test...@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/symphonic-testers -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Evolution crashes when accessing Exchange 2003 server
Have you tried the Evo mailing lists? evolution-l...@gnome.org http://projects.gnome.org/evolution/ Thanks Markie On 30 April 2010 19:30, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: Hi folks, I've just started a new job and at the moment I've been using my own personal laptop which is running Ubuntu 10.04 (actually I'm the only IT guy where I work so when I get another machine it may end up running Ubuntu rather than Windows). Anyway, I've been trying to get Evolution working with the company's Exchange server (running Exchange 2003). I did manage to get it working okay with Ubuntu 10.04 Beta 2 (i386) and it was fairly stable but having installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (AMD64) on my laptop (on a brand new hard drive) I'm finding that Evolution crashes when connecting to the Exchange server. The initial setup appears to work okay but when it comes to doing a Send/Receive it crashes Evolution with a segmentation fault. I've done a bit of searching and it appears this problem occurred with older versions of Evolution, but I haven't found anything related to Evolution on Lucid. I have reported it as a bug but I wondered if anyone else had seen this? Ta, Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Including thundebird into the gnome desktop notification
Hi Folks, I installed Lucid onto a spare old external HDD last night and its doing great so far. I wondered if Thunderbird might have been included into the desktop notification but alas it hasnt. Its no big deal but the way pidgin has been integrated it would be nice to see TB. Especially seeing as Thunderbird 3 seems to come with the default install now which is a marked improvement on its predecessor. Does anyone know if theres plans or a way to include it into the notification area? Thanks Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Including thundebird into the gnome desktop notification
Perfect! Thanks Alan! Markie On 30 April 2010 16:52, Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com wrote: On 30/04/10 16:46, Markie wrote: Hi Folks, I installed Lucid onto a spare old external HDD last night and its doing great so far. I wondered if Thunderbird might have been included into the desktop notification but alas it hasnt. Its no big deal but the way pidgin has been integrated it would be nice to see TB. Especially seeing as Thunderbird 3 seems to come with the default install now which is a marked improvement on its predecessor. Does anyone know if theres plans or a way to include it into the notification area? Hi Markie, yes, there is some code that was introduced into the forthcoming 3.1 release that adds support for the various notification mechanisms: Growl (MacOS) and Libnotify (Linux) and whatever the windows equivalent is. However, a recent comment on bugzilla indicates that it might have been pulled due to a blocking bug for the time being: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478463 There is however a Thunderbird extension that adds the Indicator Applet and libnotify support which you could use for the time-being: http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2010/02/09/indicator-applet-libnotify-support-for-thunderbird/ HTH Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Ferrari One - First Hurdle Failure
Hi, Then the machine froze on that loading screen with the mouse on display, immobile. I couldn't even turn caps lock on, which is usually a dead certainty something has gone wrong. Can you hit the ALT+CTRL+F1 key to get a terminal? You can then access /var/log to take a look in the logs. The Xorg logs may have something, personally I dont understand those logs much myself, but someone on here or the ubuntuforums will be able to help. Also running sudo lshw will give useful output on hardware if you get to the command line. I wish I could give you more information, but I honestly can't, that is all that happens. No errors on load, it just crashes. Machine spec: AMD Athlon X2 L310 1.2GHz 2GB DDR2 250GB Toshiba drive ATI 3200HD graphics - I think this is most likely the culprit. (my opinion) Windows 7 in most of it, 20 gig for Ubuntu Try searching the ubuntu forums for this card if you think its the graphics. Can you try booting and running from a Live CD? How does that work? Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with facebook/photouploads/plugin in Google Chrome
Hi thank you for your message. I wonder, do you know if there is only one version on fspot. Do you mean the actual application? If so then yes it comes standard with the desktop install, you do see upgrades for it every so often I have tried to use it, but it doesnt seem to do much. At least I cant get it. It seem to find every picture and open it, it doesnt do folder, so you have to look. Fspot is quite good once you get using it, to add folders you need to use the photo -- import menu, you can import a range of pictures or a complete folder. Under the same photo menu you have a export submenu and you can export to sites like picasa and flickr. I use picasa and also have used the picasa app for linux which i thought was pretty good but then your tied to one site only. I got use to Fspot now. What are you trying to get working with F-spot? I managed to find the plugin to add for Facebook, but it is a bit confusing. Ive not added any plugins to Fspot, but im sure someone on this mailing list has. Thanks Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 bit lucid install
Hi Tony Well, it's because the BIOS tells GRUB what it thinks the disks are while the USB disk is still connected... Thanks! At least I know what to do now :-) I'm still not able to get Thunderbird running 'Lightning' in 64-bit, though - Anyone else succeeded? I've installed the ia32 libraries. Are you using TB3.x ? Its much better than the previous releases imo. Im running 3.04. Are you saying the lightning extension does not work on 64-bit? I'm still undecided about Evolution, but at least the Calendar works! Evolution had one thing missing - no undo if you accidentally delete an email - a small thing but a real pain. I asked about it on the Evolution mailing list and apprently its not planned to be added in anytime soon, a shame as evolution is a good program. I do prefer Thunderbird though and the new searching and tabbing is a big improvement. Thanks Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking to make sure you are safe...port checking etc.
Just to add some more thought to this post. A lot of routers come with uPnPhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Playcapability enabled. There have been some cases of the router itself having a uPnP vulnerability. I just picked thishttp://www.haveyougotwoods.com/archive/2008/01/15/common-home-router-exploit-upnp-enabled-routers-only.aspxlink of a google search for example. There was a BT Home Hub backdoor that was doing the rounds once a while ago here http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/bt-home-flub-pwnin-the-bt-home-hub/ Personally I turn off uPnP unless its needed, some applications and gaming consoles will use it I think. Id be interested to hear if anyone knows if reported backdoors on sky netgear routers? Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking to make sure you are safe...port checking etc.
Hi John, Now that is interesting. I did all the checks, and came back telling me I am 100% in stealth, but I still failed because they could ping me. Some routers by default block WAN pings some do not. My Sky router has a field called respond to ping on WAN port its checked off. I passed the test with all my ports in stealth mode. Basically the check at the link rob passed runs a port scan against the WAN side of your router. This is if your are connected via a router. If you connect directly via a USB modem or a Cable modem then it will scan your PC directly. Plus, it was a bit strange because on one of the things it said 'it was unusual to find a windows machine so completely hidden'. But I'm not using windows, I'm using Ubuntu. That is amazing really considering. :-) I would say that its making an assumption that your running windows. Lets face it us Linux users are pretty much in a minority at least when it comes to the OS of choice on the desktop / laptop. Thanks Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] application indicator
Hi Norman, you may have added a divider into the panel or an object into the panel that takes up room but is invisible. Try right clicking the space and see if you get a remove from panel option Mark On 21 April 2010 09:22, Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: I am using Ubuntu 9.10 and have used Ubuntu from the very first version. When an application is selected a box appears on the bottom panel with the application name etc. and the first application selected always appears on the extreme left hand side of the panel. At least it did until this morning. I must have done something of which I am not aware and now the first application box appears on the bottom panel about 4cm in from the LHS. It is almost as if another application has been selected which has no name and no box but occupies the space of a box. Has anyone any idea on what I need to do to rectify this situation, please. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] For folks on Ubuntu with sony walkmans
Hi, Some of you may already know about this, but when I switched over to using Ubuntu a couple of years back I couldnt find an app that managed my Sony Walkman, Sony only supplies their Sonic Stage application on Windows. If I remember right, someone on the ubuntu forums recommended this sourceforge project below, which allows you to manage your music via a small a java app. It also has the unique ability of being able to be stored on the player itself so you can use any PC to manage your music. Its a great little application and is another thumbs up to open source. http://symphonic.sourceforge.net/page.php?4 Thanks Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox wont open up since yesterdays nightly update
Sounds very similar to noscript which I think will do the same thing except that it stops lot of other site scripting. Also are you going via any proxy servers? I had a similar problem a while ago and someone on the #ubuntu-uk IRC channel told me its likely a proxy, following their advice i took any proxy out of my gnome proxy settings and firefox and connected directly to BBC iplayer site and i could view the content just fine. Thanks Mark On 14 April 2010 14:13, Rowan Berkeley rowan.berke...@googlemail.comwrote: On Wed, 2010-04-14 at 13:08 +0100, John Matthews jake...@sky.com wrote: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.4pre) Gecko/20100410 Ubuntu/9.10 (karmic) Namoroka/3.6.4pre GTB6. That is what I am using, and FF worked ok opened, fine. Then after that Firefox window will now open, but it fails to completely download the page. I use firefox to read the BBC news on its website, now I cannot even open the pages. It just stops half way though, and greys out, and I have to force close the window. Can somebody help please? I have discovered its any page that has a video playback on it. It loads part way, then the whole page sort of goes grey, and hangs. I have to force quit then. So since the update, its either flash, or something like that isnt working. If you want I can take a video, if it will work to show you. John I have had the same problem in the past, and found that stopping and restarting FlashBlock cleared it. Rowan Hi, um not sure what flashblock is, is that an addon? I only have a few addons, because I found too many took up to much cpu usage. I am pretty certain its not an addon. John Yeah, sorry. FlashBlock is an add-on I have personally never been without; I regard it as essential. In fact, if you have never tried it, maybe you should. It stops all flash content from loading automatically when you open a page. It is possible, I think, that your browser is trying to load some flash content that is causing it to hang, so FlashBlock would in fact solve your problem. When you have FlashBlock, you see the embedded video window and see a big start button instead of a sample frame from the video. If you want to load the video you press it; if not, it stays unloaded, thereby saving the browser time and trouble, and sparing you many animated advertisements. It also contains an easy-to-use allow flash content on this page button, so that you can tell it to load the flash content normally on pages where you visit regularly and know the flash content is safe and desirable. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] For folks on Ubuntu with sony walkmans
Correct, it will work on windows too. Ive not tried it myself, but as its a java app it should work on any OS with java installed. Ive loaded the java app onto the stick itself and it runs like this; cur...@homer:/media/disk$ ls JSymphonic OMGAUDIO skeptoid-4187.mp3 cur...@homer:/media/disk$ cd JSymphonic/ cur...@homer:/media/disk/JSymphonic$ ls JSymphonic_0.3.0beta.zip JSymphonic_v0.3.0b.jar JSymphonic.xml README_v0.3.0b.html cur...@homer:/media/disk/JSymphonic$ java -jar JSymphonic_v0.3.0b.jar 15-Apr-2010 11:16:00 org.danizmax.jsymphonic.gui.SettingsHandler startDocument INFO: Reading file /media/disk/JSymphonic/JSymphonic.xml...! 15-Apr-2010 11:16:00 org.danizmax.jsymphonic.gui.SettingsHandler endDocument INFO: Done reading file (truncated the rest of the output) - Thanks Mark On 15 April 2010 10:09, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: On 15/04/10 09:31, Markie wrote: Hi, Some of you may already know about this, but when I switched over to using Ubuntu a couple of years back I couldnt find an app that managed my Sony Walkman, Sony only supplies their Sonic Stage application on Windows. If I remember right, someone on the ubuntu forums recommended this sourceforge project below, which allows you to manage your music via a small a java app. It also has the unique ability of being able to be stored on the player itself so you can use any PC to manage your music. Its a great little application and is another thumbs up to open source. http://symphonic.sourceforge.net/page.php?4 Thanks Mark Thanks's for posting that Mark. The wife has a Network Walkman which requires the god awful Sonic Stage software (which luckily still works in Windows 7 which is what the wife uses). I've personally got a couple of Minidisc recorders (a NetMD model and a HiMD model). I'm going to give it a try and see what happens (as they both use Sonic Stage). I'll post back if they work or not. I presume being a Java app it'll also work on Windows? Ta, Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox wont open up since yesterdays nightly update
I would try disabling your addon; tools -- addons -- extensions -- select the extension and click disable or unintsall Also you could re-install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package in synaptic assuming you have this installed already? Mark On 15 April 2010 10:13, John Matthews jake...@sky.com wrote: I dont uswe noscript either, not sure what it is. Its only since a nightly update a couple of days ago, and it seems to be a bit more widespread than that now, as I can read some pages in Chrome or Chromium,, and what is most frustrating I cannot access my admin section of wordpress for some reason. I am pretty certain its flash problem. I was able to watch it, even it did jump around the page. Now nothing. Cant use FF at for any pages with flash on them now. John. John On 15/04/10 09:34, Markie wrote: Sounds very similar to noscript which I think will do the same thing except that it stops lot of other site scripting. Also are you going via any proxy servers? I had a similar problem a while ago and someone on the #ubuntu-uk IRC channel told me its likely a proxy, following their advice i took any proxy out of my gnome proxy settings and firefox and connected directly to BBC iplayer site and i could view the content just fine. Thanks -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox wont open up since yesterdays nightly update
OK, the pics can be viewed, did you check for proxy settings and also did you try re-installing the restricted packages? Mark On 15 April 2010 12:40, John Matthews jake...@sky.com wrote: I hope this will work, I know you cant upload pictures so I have uploaded them to a picture host and will add the urls. First picture shows FF with all addons enabled second without, and both hang half way though downloading page, and the vid doesnt appear. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v420/jmatt21/Misc/?action=viewcurrent=IMG_1095.jpg http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v420/jmatt21/Misc/?action=viewcurrent=IMG_1096.jpg Hope that helps. Some more information, I play games on Facebook, using both Chrome and Chromium, now I cant. This was after a nightly update two days ago. John. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox wont open up since yesterdays nightly update
If you didnt setup a proxy then chances are your connected direct. For the system proxy go to the main menu (ALT+F1) and then System -- preferences -- Network proxy. I use it quite a lot as I run ubuntu on my work machine and when im vpn-ed in i need to set the proxy to allow things like the package updater to get internet access. When applications use system proxy settings this is where it refers to. For firefox go to Edit menu -- preferences -- advanced -- network and click the Settings button. Again, chances are this isnt an issue. I would recommend you post up a question on the ubuntu forums for this if you havent already; http://ubuntuforums.org/index.php I have a feeling its likely a broken package on your system that didnt install correctly. As regarding the firewall I wouldnt worry too much about that. There is a firewall included by default in Ubuntu ufw is the command ufw --help will give you a list of commands. By default no ports are open on ubuntu as installed. Sorry I cant be of any more assistance really, but im sure you'll get to the bottom of it on the forums. Dont give up! Mark On 15 April 2010 13:49, John Matthews jake...@sky.com wrote: Ok, I reinstalled the restricted packages, still the same. As far as proxy settings, not sure what you mean there? I dont have a firewall in Ubuntu, the nearest to a proxy setting I can think of could be my router, but would that have a problem with an ubuntu update? The lack of firewall in Ubuntu does kind of worry me a bit. Tried to install one, but it got too complicated. John. On 15/04/10 13:01, Markie wrote: OK, the pics can be viewed, did you check for proxy settings and also did you try re-installing the restricted packages? Mark On 15 April 2010 12:40, John Matthews jake...@sky.com wrote: I hope this will work, I know you cant upload pictures so I have uploaded them to a picture host and will add the urls. First picture shows FF with all addons enabled second without, and both hang half way though downloading page, and the vid doesnt appear. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v420/jmatt21/Misc/?action=viewcurrent=IMG_1095.jpg http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v420/jmatt21/Misc/?action=viewcurrent=IMG_1096.jpg Hope that helps. Some more information, I play games on Facebook, using both Chrome and Chromium, now I cant. This was after a nightly update two days ago. John. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Ubuntu User #30817 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Audio Conversion: WAV to WMA
Hi Nigel, I used 320K mp3s and found little difference myself to WAV quality wise. Althought I dont doubt if you feed this into a decent Amplifier setup you will hear the difference, the output can also be affected by the quality of the soundcard. I used 320k MP3 on CD players them alongside Vinyl with decent quality Ortofon cartridges and there wasnt much difference to be heard. If you start dropping below 192k then you can start to hear the difference especially if you are passing through a mixer into a PC and re-encoding to stream to a shoutcast server. So I would say 320k mp3 would be great for a portable player and you shouldnt hear the quality difference at all. Mark On 14 April 2010 15:08, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi Guys All the advice is very much appreciated, and the views expressed about the merits of different audio formats and players are of great interest too. Like everyone else on this forum, I'm not happy about resorting to a Microsoft audio format. However, when funds are tight, upgrading players isn't an immediate option. My only format options at the moment are WMA and MP3. Which format sounds best is, I believe, somewhat subjective. All I can give is my own experience using the equipment I have available. The insertion of -acodec wmav2 into the ffmpeg command line has done the trick. Many thanks to those who suggested it. Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Question on fsck
Hi All, This is also posted on ubuntuforums, I wonder if someone on this mailing list might also be able to give me some information as this has worried me slightly http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1442534 *I booted my regular machine today and it failed to boot complaining it was unable to mount the disc and threw me out to a root prompt. So I tried booting into the failsafe kernel and it gave me some more detailed messages from fsck. Basically what I could deduce from the errors was that a file I had ftp-ed onto the machine yesterday was pointing to the same disc block as one of the gdm log files. Fortunately I have a external USB with ubuntu installed so after making a note of which files were clashing, I booted from that and mounted the drive. I deleted one of the files (not the gdm log) and then unmounted to drive and run fsck against it choosing the y when prompted to fix. Now I can boot the machine normally off the internal hard drive. I have some questions on this; 1. How could two files ever point to one disc block? 2. If I faced this error where would boot time fsck errors be written to? 3. Which logs would show any errors such as this so I could check before finding out on next boot I had a problem?* -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Update causing problems with video playing...
Hi John, have you got the restricted-extras package installed? Search for restricted in the ubuntu software center Mark On 18 March 2010 12:31, John Matthews jake...@sky.com wrote: I was just getting used to Ubuntu working just about ok on my pc, when we had an update for something yesterday, now I cant play them again. I have tried FF, Chrome and Chromium and none will play videos. Can somebody help? John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rdesktop working when Tsclient does not
Hi Liam, Try installing gnome-rdp in Ubuntu from the software center menu, it give you options to add profiles and resize the screen, its a front end on the rdesktop command I believe. Im not sure why tsclient doesnt work, I would have thought they both use the sam port numbers if they support the same RDP protocol. Thanks Mark On 9 March 2010 20:00, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: This is a little odd. I have a Windows 2008 Server (r1, 32-bit, SP2) box sitting here, right next to on the same subnet as my Ubuntu 9.10 (64-bit) desktop PC. Both are patched fully up-to-date. I would like to use the Ubuntu machine to access the remote desktop on the Windows server. I normally use the Terminal Services client to do this, but it will not connect. It will from my XP laptop, it will from my Macs, but not from Ubuntu. Googling for info on this problem, eventually I found this: http://gerardmcgarry.com/blog/how-remotely-connect-ubuntu-a-windows-machine ... which told me about the rdesktop command. I tried it to my surprise it worked instantly. The snag is, I'd prefer the resizable window and so on of tsclient to rdesktop. Any ideas why tsclient won't connect when rdesktop will? It's not a firewall issue - neither machine has one on. It's not a routing issue - there is no routing, they're on the same hub. Not switch, hub. Direct circuit. Does not matter if I pick RDP or RDPv5 in tsclient - it eventually times out (very slowly - after about 2min) . It's not a user account issue. There are only 2 accounts on the server both work. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] keycombo to restart gdm?
Hi All, Before 9.10 you use to be able to restart gnome by pressing CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE. This seems to have been disabled now, I remember reading in somewhere. However on a couple of occasions on two seperate machines running 9.10 I have seen the desktop session restart in front of my very eyes and on both occasions when i was typing some commands in the terminal. I didnt type anything unusual I may have hit a shift key, and no I didnt type sudo gdm restart or anything like that, It was just normal commands. Now Im guessing I hit a different key combo or something, but how can I tell from the logs whether its a user requested shutdown or a unscheduled restart of gdm? Thanks Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB NAS adapter samba connection
Hi, Is the USB drive connected to a USB1 or USB2 port on your PC? I wonder if the bottleneck is there instead of across your network? On 5 March 2010 15:53, Tommy Pyatt tommy.py...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello everyone, I've been trying to use my old Eee PC 701 as a server on my home network for data on a 1TB external USB hard drive, however for some reason files are being transferred painfully slow to my desktop via samba. I am considering giving NFS a go to see if I can achieve faster transfers, but I also remembered seeing a NAS adapter for USB storage a while back. Here's an example of which, from MicroDirect http://www.microdirect.co.uk/home/product/38589/Single-Port-USB-NAS-Adapter The spec mentions that this product (as do many other NAS-USB adapters) 'only supports XP or Vista'. Does anyone have any experience on using these sort of things on Ubuntu? Specifically I wanted to know whether I will be able to use samba to access the share that it creates and how the speed will compare to using NFS on my old netbook. I am using Karmic on my desktop and Karmic NBR on the netbook. Any response would be greatly appreciated, thanks, Tommy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Audio in, Record and transmit over Network
Im guessing Cornelius needs to stream to a server like a shoutcast server for example rather than running one and having multiple clients, but correct me if im wrong. Wont VLC also stream to a shoutcast server? I know theres a package called Internet DJ console but it doesnt support mp3 streaming out of the box. However Id say what you need is simply something that takes your input and encodes it on the fly and streams it to a server. Shoutcast apparently have their own tool to stream to a shoutcast server. I havent used it though yet. I only used the windows version a year or so ago. I also used Eddcast on windows which was good as it recorded the outgoing stream too. However I dont believe eddcast is available for Linux? http://www.shoutcast.com/download#14 Mark On 1 March 2010 15:21, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: On 1 March 2010 14:07, Cornelius Mostert corneliusmost...@googlemail.comwrote: Hallo all I know I have asked this before but only now have all my ducks in a row to do this project so please could you tell me what apps I could use to do the following: I have an audio stream coming in via usb or input jack (line in) and would like to: 1. Record this and 2. Live stream this to the network Now I know I can use Audacity to record but does it also have a Live stream mode server and then what clients can I use to play the stream. Please tell me what Software you use or prefer to use. PS. I guess this does not matter but I will be using a WiFi connection for lan trafic and the stream will not go out to the Internet. The simplest reliable way is probably through Shoutcast or Icecast, which are fairly straightforward although they can need a little bit of planning to deliver streams, very much depending on your wireless connection and bandwidth and also on the content that you're delivering. If you stream MP3, users can use a wide range of common players including iTunes and Winamp, or even browser based players. You deliver a m3u playlist which includes the stream and should be handled by some player by default. The only thing that I would suggest is, if it's possible at all, not to stream from the wireless connection as that won't handle enough connections. If your clients are on a wired LAN, put the streaming server there. If the input file is being made on a wireless laptop (for example), export the file to a server using an SMB or NFS share. It's even possible using FTP. Simon -- My CV: http://sites.google.com/site/simongreenwoodscv/ Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/simonfgreenwood Support for unemployed IT professionals: -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] My Desktop's disappeared
I would also free up some space. Check your logs under /var/logs too, there may be some relevant warnings on there too. Mark On 25 February 2010 21:45, Jonathon Fernyhough j.fernyho...@gmail.comwrote: OK, different tack. On 25 February 2010 19:19, Dianne Reuby pramc...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: My /home is up to 94% suddenly, so could that be it? I really must reallocate that XP partition to Ubuntu. Can you find anything that is taking up a lot of space? Video? Audio? Could you try moving it to the XP drive and free up some space - Linux file systems tend to reserve 5% so your drive is essentially full. I've no idea what happens when Ubuntu runs out of space, but I can't see it being good. Try Applications, Disk Usage Analyser (press Scan Home) and see if it turns up anything interesting. Jonathon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Webconferencing - what do you use?
Thanks folks. Do any of these support remote control? I know webex does but any of the others? Mark On 20 February 2010 15:13, Colin McCarthy binarysig...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 February 2010 11:24, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: You might want to look at Yuuguu[1], who provide cross-platform conferencing and screen sharing at a reasonable price. Yuuguu is great, and free as in no cost depending on your conference requirement. Also a viewer does not need to install anything, they can just view your conference from a browser. Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mounting NAS using curlftpfs
I have a crunchbang machine here and i use this script to mount my Freecom NAS drive; #!/bin/bash # Script to mount network drive echo 0 /proc/fs/cifs/LinuxExtensionsEnabled mount -t cifs //192.168.0.2/Shared ~/HomeShare -o username=curtis So I would say that this is something to do with lack of memory or swap perhaps? Hows your memory settings? free works on this machine to give a memory output Mark On 20 February 2010 10:26, Dan Fish d...@fishms.org wrote: Jon, Any luck with mounting the NAS from the desktop from 'Places - connect to server' then choosing 'FTP (with login)'? Regards Dan On Sat, 2010-02-20 at 00:50 +, Jon Reynolds wrote: Thanks for the link, but I think I can't solve my problem like that as this is a NAS drive, not another machine's share. So am still a bit dumbfounded. Thanks again Jon On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 04:00:00PM +, Alan Pope wrote: Hi, Googling for the error... On 19 February 2010 15:45, Jon Reynolds maill...@jcrdevelopments.com wrote: ? ?j...@jonr-laptop:~$ sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.3/PUBLIC/media/fnd/ ? ?-o username=jonr ? ?mount: Cannot allocate memory http://linux.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.os.linux.networking/2006-10/msg00629.html This is not a Linux problem, but the Windows machine is the one that is causing it and refusing to allow the mount. I found this by running tail on the messages file in one term and then running the command in another terminal window, then watching the tail command to see what errors were generated by the mount commmand. Lots more info at the above link.. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Simple network
This is for 8.10 but it should give you a good start https://help.ubuntu.com/8.10/internet/C/networking-shares.html On 20 February 2010 10:42, Rik Boland rik_bol...@btinternet.com wrote: Hi I am wanting to create a real simple network between 2 unbuntu machine where sould, I start? Shalom Rik Boland 15 Stanley Place, Lancaster, LA1 5PN Mobile 07866439588 We need Justice but we also need Grace and Mercy from God to do this. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Webconferencing - what do you use?
Hi All, I often use webconferencing tools as part of my job, to view customers desktops and sometimes take control etc. All the tools ive used so far like webex and teamviewer run only on Windows, even our own webconferencing tools within the company I work only runs on IE as it uses active X controls. I know VNC is useful but the problem here that often the customers are on their own internal networks and myself likewise am operating from within my company's network so only regular ports like port 80 are open and also our machines will have private IPs So Im wondering if anyone use a web-based conferencing tool that works on linux and is free? I have used some that work purely on java so they worked fine on Linux and Windows alike but these were still subscription based services that the customers companies paid for. I guess im hoping for too much? :-) Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Alex (laptop, not person)
Its a good idea, but I dont think someone would be able to meet this cost on the average pension. I dont think its a good way to advertise Linux to the masses myself it might give the illusion that its more expensive to have a linux PC. Good point about the data side of this, id rather keep my own data thanks. Mark On 19 February 2010 11:53, Bruce Beardall bruc...@gmail.com wrote: Exactly my point and before you even get there, you pay £300 + for the laptop. A little bit like paying the SIM-free price for a phone and still buying into the full cost of the contract with the network. I applaud their effort but if they're going to copy the mobile networks' business model, then copy it - get the laptop for free (or heavily discounted) and put everything into the support services. I still like the basic concept but it seems they're trying to recoup too much of their initial costs right from the start which makes me think they haven't much of a reserve as it is. And like Sean mentioned, what if they go out of business? It's not like the demographic they're aiming at would be able to simply install their own OS of choice. On 19 February 2010 11:27, Joe O'Dell joseph.od...@googlemail.com wrote: Unfortunate use of the word expensive here. I assume they mean expansive with an 'a'. Bruno No, im not sure they do. It's ~£40 a month for the service, which I think is ridiculous. Especially as broadband is £15 a month. Hmm... we shall see how this goes.. Regards, --- Joe O'Dell Fedora Contributor (FreeMedia) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ascenseur bedsLUG Co-Ordinator bedslug.co.cc DFEY Member (SouthEast) dfey.org Ubuntu-UK Group Member (ascenseur) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JoeODell On 19 Feb 2010, at 10:59, Bruno Girin wrote: On Fri, 2010-02-19 at 10:10 +, Johnathon Tinsley wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Anyone seen this? Looks interesting.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8522952.stm Very interesting indeed. It's a shame that the article looks a bit clobbered together in 5 minutes and contains some very confusing sentences: As well as communication tools such as e-mail, Alex comes loaded with a suite of open office software including a Microsoft version of Excel and read-only PowerPoint. Er... does it means that it comes with MS Excel or with an alternative (such as Open Office)? Because I'm at a loss as to what a Microsoft version of Excel is as I wasn't aware of any other version of Excel :-) Alex is trying to do three things: win new people over to the internet, introduce a new - and more expensive - way of using computers, and take on the might of Microsoft -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mounting NAS using curlftpfs
As Dan says its possible with cifs. have a look at my post here when I was using Xubuntu, it might help http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=915939 Mark On 19 February 2010 14:04, Dan Fish d...@fishms.org wrote: Jon, The drive is probably using Windows Networking ie samba/cifs compliant. Have you tried mounting it with cifs ie - sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.3/ /media/fnd/ -o username=username,password=password,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 It might be easier than using curlftpfs Regards Dan Fish On Fri, 2010-02-19 at 13:29 +, Jon Reynolds wrote: Hi, I have a (dodgey) Freecom Network Drive which seems to mount fine in XP using 'Map network drive' just entering the IP-addy/SHARE. Just cannot get this to mount in Ubuntu (well Xubuntu) so have been trying to mount it using curlftpfs, as I can access it via ftp no problem. When I run: sudo curlftpfs -o user=username:password 192.168.0.3:/media/fnd/ it seems to go ok, as it returns to the command prompt with no error messages, but I cannot 'cd' into /media/fnd bash: cd: /media/fnd: Permission denied ls -l reveals: j...@jonr-laptop:/media$ ls -l ls: cannot access fnd: Permission denied total 8 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root6 2009-12-02 22:13 cdrom - cdrom0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-12-02 22:13 cdrom0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-12-02 22:13 cdrom1 d? ? ?? ?? fnd am not sure what is going on here... Can anyone advise? Thanks, Jon Reynolds -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
