I use a program called gshutdown, available in the repos. Basically, it's
just a GUI for the command line shutdown, but I like to watch a film when I
go to bed, but often fall asleep. What I do is load up gshutdown and my
film, and tell gshutdown to turn off my PC after a delay (the length of the
f
Hi -- I (sort of) noticed a while back some marketing gumph that suggested
that Ubuntu servers can be configured to reduce power consumption when they
are not under heavy load, and was wondering if something similar was
available (generally, I mean, not *just* for Ubuntu) for domestic use.
The obvi
so much Mike, I really appreciate
all the time you spent helping.
John.
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> Gitso:
> Thanks for the heads up! I have used it - and it works! :-)
> I will be using it a lot more in future to support friends and family
> with ubuntu.
Gitso, I'm in love :-) so simple and easy to use! Just helped John
solve his wireless issues using gitso, very nice indeed :-) Thanks
2009/4/8 alan c :
> Gitso:
> Thanks for the heads up! I have used it - and it works! :-)
> I will be using it a lot more in future to support friends and family
> with ubuntu.
>
> I am also using vnc with ssh tunnel to support a particular person,
> and I have been trying to fathom what the diff
Alan Pope wrote:
2009/4/8 John :
How can I get any network manager, to be able to connect now.
Ok, from the top, on my phone Joikuspot is configured like this:-
Network name: Haha!
Access point: Orange Internet
802.11 Channel: Automatic
Encryption: WEP Open
Encryption
Marco, can you view the wifi networks, or are you not getting anything for
wifi?
>From my experience putting Intrepid on my sisters laptop (a Fujitsu V5355),
Atheros cards need a wifi driver installing, because they don't have the
right ones by default. My fix for this was to *do sudo apt-get inst
On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 16:12 +0100, Matt Jones wrote:
> No?? The US uses a narrower range of channel IIRC, but that's about it.
>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Alec Wright wrote:
> > I think there could be a problem with WiFi standards... isnt european
> > wifi incompatible with UK WiFi
> >
>
No?? The US uses a narrower range of channel IIRC, but that's about it.
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Alec Wright wrote:
> I think there could be a problem with WiFi standards... isnt european
> wifi incompatible with UK WiFi
>
> 2009/4/8 Rob Beard :
>> m.pal...@tiscali.it wrote:
>>> Dear Folks
2009/4/8 John :
> How can I get any network manager, to be able to connect now.
>
Ok, from the top, on my phone Joikuspot is configured like this:-
Network name: Haha!
Access point: Orange Internet
802.11 Channel: Automatic
Encryption: WEP Open
Encryption key type: ASCII
Encryption key length: 12
Michael G Fletcher wrote:
Hi Lucy,
thank you for getting back to me. I posted after you messaged, so I'm a bit
of a mess. I have no connection now. The WICD wouldnt connect, had an
authentication problem, just like in Network manager, wouldnt connect at all
to the internet using any of
I think there could be a problem with WiFi standards... isnt european
wifi incompatible with UK WiFi
2009/4/8 Rob Beard :
> m.pal...@tiscali.it wrote:
>> Dear Folks,
>> I am an Italian ubuntian who came to Exeter for a course.
>> I brought my notebook with me, I was hoping to use it wireless, but
m.pal...@tiscali.it wrote:
> Dear Folks,
> I am an Italian ubuntian who came to Exeter for a course.
> I brought my notebook with me, I was hoping to use it wireless, but I
> cannot.
> Maybe If you have a ubuntu community center, or a pub we can meet
> there and you can teacdh me how to connect w
>
> Hi Lucy,
>
> thank you for getting back to me. I posted after you messaged, so I'm a bit
> of a mess. I have no connection now. The WICD wouldnt connect, had an
> authentication problem, just like in Network manager, wouldnt connect at all
> to the internet using any of my wireless connections.
Lucy wrote:
2009/4/7 John :
Been still trying a few things out, to get this to work. I have discovered
that I tried to connect to Joiku via a windows xp machine, and found I could
connect really easily using both 68 and 128 bits encryption. So it makes me
think that there might be
2009/4/8 John :
>
>
> Well, I'm totally fd. I tried to uninstall Network manager, and
> installed WICD, it wouldnt connect, had problems with authentication. Now I
> cannot connect to the internet at all. It just wont connect. How can I get
> my internet connection back, to my netbook, now I do
Harry Rickards wrote:
Quoting jakewc2 :
Sorrym to keep on about this, but I am still having problems. i just
wondered, could there be something wrong with the networkmanager applet?
Could somebody help please?
Thank you.
John
If there is a problem with network manage
2009/4/7 John :
> Been still trying a few things out, to get this to work. I have discovered
> that I tried to connect to Joiku via a windows xp machine, and found I could
> connect really easily using both 68 and 128 bits encryption. So it makes me
> think that there might be something wrong with
Hi I know I am keeping on asking this, but I really want to get this to
work. I sent an e-mail some time, about this, but I'm not sure if it
has reached you, so I am going to post it again. If install WICD, am I
going to end up with worse problems.
Been still trying a few things out, to get th
2009/4/8 Alan Pope :
> 2009/4/8 Lucy :
>> 2009/4/8 Gordon Allott :
>>> On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 10:00 +0100, Lucy wrote:
Can someone forward this to ubuntu-event-plann...@lists.ubuntu.com and
ubuntu-l...@lists.ubuntu.com (if appropriate), please?
>>>
>>> Forwarded to ubuntu-event-planners -
2009/4/8 Lucy :
> 2009/4/8 Gordon Allott :
>> On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 10:00 +0100, Lucy wrote:
>>> Can someone forward this to ubuntu-event-plann...@lists.ubuntu.com and
>>> ubuntu-l...@lists.ubuntu.com (if appropriate), please?
>>
>> Forwarded to ubuntu-event-planners - I'm not quite sure who you ar
Hello, I'm struggling to boot Ubuntu 8.04 or 8.10 on an IWill Zmaxd2:
The kernel hangs after loading the tg3 (Broadcom) driver module. There
are lots of reports about problems with the tg3 module on the web but,
so far, none of the suggested fixes works for me. My Zmaxd2 boots fine
under Ubuntu
2009/4/8 Gordon Allott :
> On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 10:00 +0100, Lucy wrote:
>> Can someone forward this to ubuntu-event-plann...@lists.ubuntu.com and
>> ubuntu-l...@lists.ubuntu.com (if appropriate), please?
>
> Forwarded to ubuntu-event-planners - I'm not quite sure who you are
> after with 'ubuntu-
right click on the .run file. change permissions to allow to open as an
executable file (can't remember the exact terminology) but there is a check box
to tick. Close then double click and choose to run in a terminal. It should
then work.
Chris
From: biot...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2
Dear Folks,
I am an Italian ubuntian who came to Exeter for a course.
I brought my notebook with me, I was hoping to use it wireless, but I
cannot.
Maybe If you have a ubuntu community center, or a pub we can meet
there and you can teacdh me how to connect wifi with my notebook here.
My version i
On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 10:00 +0100, Lucy wrote:
> Can someone forward this to ubuntu-event-plann...@lists.ubuntu.com and
> ubuntu-l...@lists.ubuntu.com (if appropriate), please?
Forwarded to ubuntu-event-planners - I'm not quite sure who you are
after with 'ubuntu-loco' is that an actual list? (I'm
> Try:-
> $chmod +x shoes2.run
> then see if it will run.
Like a charm! Thanks very much!
Doug.
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2009/4/8 doug livesey :
> When I try "./shoes2.run", I get the following output: "bash: ./shoes2.run:
> Permission denied".
> So, for completeness' sake, I try "sudo ./shoes.run", and then get: "sudo:
> ./shoes2.run: command not found".
>
> Can anyone advise me on what to try next?
> Thanks very mu
Quoting doug livesey :
> Hi -- I'm trying to install Shoes (http://shoooes.net/) on Ubuntu Ibex, and
> am running into a few problems.
> The way to install Shoes on a Linux system is with a .run file, and the
> instructions there say little more than double-click it.
> When I try that, I get ged
Hi -- I'm trying to install Shoes (http://shoooes.net/) on Ubuntu Ibex, and
am running into a few problems.
The way to install Shoes on a Linux system is with a .run file, and the
instructions there say little more than double-click it.
When I try that, I get gedit complaining that it can't read th
Quoting Pete Stean :
> That's 10pm in England right? If so, the stream will be available at
> http://twitlive.tv
>
> Pete
Yeah. The stream at twitlive.tv is the Stickam stream, which is also
available at http://stickam.com/leolaporte. There's also a UStream
stream avaliable at http://www.u
That's 10pm in England right? If so, the stream will be available at
http://twitlive.tv
Pete
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Alan Bell wrote:
> Stephen Garton wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> I have used gitso (http://code.google.com/p/gitso/) with a reasonable
>> amount of success, for connecting linux and windows machines in all
>> configurations (i.e. L->L, L->W, W->L and W->W).
>>
>> I say reasonable amount of success purely bec
On 8 Apr 2009, at 10:57, Colin McCarthy wrote:
I don't think we really need the actual release information, it's
not like peole are going to get confussed and twitter about the
wrong release party :-)
Colin
2009/4/8 Lucy
Thanks :)
2009/4/7 Simon Wears :
> It's up on the Forums - http
I don't think we really need the actual release information, it's not like
peole are going to get confussed and twitter about the wrong release party
:-)
Colin
2009/4/8 Lucy
> Thanks :)
>
> 2009/4/7 Simon Wears :
> > It's up on the Forums - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1118879
> >
>
Thanks :)
2009/4/7 Simon Wears :
> It's up on the Forums - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1118879
>
> 2009/4/7 Simon Wears
>>
>> The release party is the weekend before term begins, so people should be
>> back in their flats. I just hope they check their student mail over easter!
>>
>>
On 8 Apr 2009, at 10:44, Lucy wrote:
> 2009/4/8 Colin McCarthy :
>> 2009/4/8 Lucy
>>>
>>> 2009/4/7 Simon Wears :
Also, seeing colins email on London party, Twitter? Do we have a
hashtag for it?
>>>
>>> I'm on identi.ca rather than Twitter but a hashtag would be great.
>>> I'm
>>>
>
2009/4/8 Colin McCarthy :
> 2009/4/8 Lucy
>>
>> 2009/4/7 Simon Wears :
>> > Also, seeing colins email on London party, Twitter? Do we have a
>> > hashtag for it?
>>
>> I'm on identi.ca rather than Twitter but a hashtag would be great. I'm
>>
>> terrible at thinking up such things. Anyone have any
2009/4/8 Lucy
> 2009/4/7 Simon Wears :
> > Also, seeing colins email on London party, Twitter? Do we have a
> > hashtag for it?
>
> I'm on identi.ca rather than Twitter but a hashtag would be great. I'm
>
> terrible at thinking up such things. Anyone have any suggestions?
>
I would suggest #urpl
Thought some people might be interested in watching this:
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Subject: merlyn: confirming @jonobacon - Ubuntu Community Manager on
FLOSS Weekly (twit.tv/f
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2009/3/25 Lucy :
> I'm pleased to announce that Ian Forrester (from BBC Backstage) has
> booked us the BBC Manchester Bar on Friday 24th April for the
> Ubuntu-UK Mancheste
2009/4/7 Simon Wears :
> Also, seeing colins email on London party, Twitter? Do we have a
> hashtag for it?
I'm on identi.ca rather than Twitter but a hashtag would be great. I'm
terrible at thinking up such things. Anyone have any suggestions? Was
there a hashtag for the last London party?
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Hi all,
As previously announced our 9.04 UK launch party will take place at The
Warwick, which like many large London venues has a general over-21s only
admission policy. Following feedback from some of our younger community
members, we have negotiated an agreement with the Warwick to allow entr
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