Re: [ubuntu-uk] Posters for Quantal

2012-10-05 Thread Rafael Laguna
https://plus.google.com/106362800741775815583#106362800741775815583/posts :) -- 紳癒礁湖 (Rafael Laguna) Lubuntu Artork Team 2012/10/4 paul sutton zl...@zleap.net On 04/10/12 21:43, 紳癒礁湖 (Rafael Laguna) wrote: 目 Thu, 4 Oct 2012 20:39:15 +0300 (EEST), Lars Nooden lars.noo...@gmail.com

[ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
According to this page http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/10/libreoffice-3-6-2-maintenance-update-released/ LO 3.6.2 is in the libreoffice ppa repository. When I attempt to do the upgrade I get the message that there is nothing to install as I already have the latest version - 3.6.0.2. Can anyone

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread daniel wainwright
Just a thought... Do you need to apt-get purge libreofice* and apt-get autoremove before trying to install latest version? Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 05/10/12 08:58, daniel wainwright wrote: Just a thought... Do you need to apt-get purge libreofice* and apt-get autoremove before trying to install latest version? Didn't need to do that when going from 3.5 to3.6 via the same method - I'll give it a try though... -- Registered Linux

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 05/10/12 09:02, Avi Greenbury wrote: Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: According to this page http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/10/ libreoffice-3-6-2-maintenance-update-released/ LO 3.6.2 is in the libreoffice ppa repository. When I attempt to do the upgrade I get the message that there is nothing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread Avi Greenbury
daniel wainwright wrote: Just a thought... Do you need to apt-get purge libreofice* and apt-get autoremove before trying to install latest version? You shouldn't. Purging before reinstalling should be exactly the same as simply upgrading, but with the additional erasure of any configuration.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread Avi Greenbury
Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 05/10/12 09:02, Avi Greenbury wrote: Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: According to this page http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/10/ libreoffice-3-6-2-maintenance-update-released/ LO 3.6.2 is in the libreoffice ppa repository.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread daniel wainwright
But it's not getting as far as reinstalling because apt thinks latest version is installed already. Avi Greenbury li...@avi.co wrote: daniel wainwright wrote: Just a thought... Do you need to apt-get purge libreofice* and apt-get autoremove before trying to install latest version? You

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread Mark Fraser
On Oct 5, 2012 9:04 AM, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: On 05/10/12 09:02, Avi Greenbury wrote: Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: According to this page http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/10/ libreoffice-3-6-2-maintenance-update-released/ LO 3.6.2 is in the libreoffice ppa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 05/10/12 09:14, Avi Greenbury wrote: Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 05/10/12 09:02, Avi Greenbury wrote: Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: According to this page http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/10/ libreoffice-3-6-2-maintenance-update-released/ LO 3.6.2 is in the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 05/10/12 09:20, Mark Fraser wrote: On Oct 5, 2012 9:04 AM, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com mailto:gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: On 05/10/12 09:02, Avi Greenbury wrote: Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: According to this page http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/10/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread Avi Greenbury
daniel wainwright wrote: But it's not getting as far as reinstalling because apt thinks latest version is installed already. Currently he has 3.6.0.2 installed, and Apt thinks that the latest available version is 3.6.0.2. Uninstalling the current version shouldn't suddenly make apt realise

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Computer restarts on shutdown

2012-10-05 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On 2012-10-04 21:11, James Morrissey wrote: All of this takes place when shutting down via the cog in the top right of the panel. Do you get the same behaviour with this at the command line? sudo poweroff sudo shutdown -h now Technically they should all be calls to ACPI, but I'd start by

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread Avi Greenbury
Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 (/var/lib/apt/lists/ ppa.launchpad.net_libreoffice_ppa_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_binary-i386_Packages) (/var/lib/dpkg/status) File: /var/lib/apt/lists/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Computer restarts on shutdown

2012-10-05 Thread James Morrissey
Thanks all for getting back to me. Checking logs would be a good answer. You can use Log File Viewer and try and things like Error or Warning in syslog (or, 'rror' or 'arning' - comes in useful more often than you might think) but if it's an abrupt failure being caused by something in BIOS or

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Computer restarts on shutdown

2012-10-05 Thread James Morrissey
What you could do is to patch 12.04 installation fully. I don't think i know what this means. Then try to shut down from terminal I'll try this as per Tyler's email If you are still under warranty and /or lenovo phone support is free/not expensive you could try calling them to see whether it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 05/10/12 09:51, Avi Greenbury wrote: Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 (/var/lib/apt/lists/ ppa.launchpad.net_libreoffice_ppa_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_binary-i386_Packages) (/var/lib/dpkg/status) File: /var/lib/apt/lists/

[ubuntu-uk] UKUUG/Floss-UK London unconference

2012-10-05 Thread Avi Greenbury
There's an unconference on the 27th October at the BCS offices in London, organised by Floss-UK (formerly UKUUG). I'll be going, will any of you be? http://flossuk.eventbrite.co.uk/ -- Avi -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgraing to Libreoffice 3.6.2 via repository?

2012-10-05 Thread Mark Fraser
On Friday 05 Oct 2012 10:14:17 Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 05/10/12 09:51, Avi Greenbury wrote: Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 (/var/lib/apt/lists/ ppa.launchpad.net_libreoffice_ppa_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_binary-i386_P ackages)

[ubuntu-uk] Changing duplicate RAID UUID

2012-10-05 Thread Paul Tansom
I have a RAID mirror in a machine that has ended up with the same UUID as another one - which is causing a few issues with the fact that I was mounting via fstab with the UUID. Is there a way of resetting the UUID without destroying the data on the drive, or am I best to move the data, recreate

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Changing duplicate RAID UUID

2012-10-05 Thread Paul Tansom
** Paul Tansom p...@aptanet.com [2012-10-05 18:01]: I have a RAID mirror in a machine that has ended up with the same UUID as another one - which is causing a few issues with the fact that I was mounting via fstab with the UUID. Is there a way of resetting the UUID without destroying the data

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Creating a library of resources - was Good general book on Ubuntu/Linux?

2012-10-05 Thread keith
On Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:12:18 +0100 Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: [snip] If I want to collect together a library of problems and solutions and other resources from this and other mailing lists that I subscribe to, the main one being Libre Office, what would be the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Poor performance with Ubuntu on my laptop

2012-10-05 Thread keith
On Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:11:38 +0100 Gareth France gareth.fra...@gmail.com wrote: [ snip ] This machine was bought because it was buy now pay next year. The alternative was watch my old system die of old age and do without! My choices were limited. Interesting thread. I buy recycled

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Poor performance with Ubuntu on my laptop

2012-10-05 Thread Gareth France
On 05/10/12 20:46, keith wrote: Interesting thread. I buy recycled electronics where I can for pale green reasons, and because my use need are simple, and I seem to have had good luck. Laptop: Lenovo thinkpad X200s around £130 off the well known auction site. Runs 12.04 really well, manages

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good general book on Ubuntu/Linux?

2012-10-05 Thread Ronnie Tucker
Well, I obviously must recommend the amazingly awesome (and free) Full Circle Magazine (http://fullcirclemagazine.org). FULL DISCLAIMER: I'm the editor. On 03/10/12 15:21, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: I'm a reasonable user of Ubuntu - both on my netbook and dual-booting with Windows 7 on my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good general book on Ubuntu/Linux?

2012-10-05 Thread Sean Miller
On 5 October 2012 21:03, Ronnie Tucker ron...@ronnietucker.co.uk wrote: Well, I obviously must recommend the amazingly awesome (and free) Full Circle Magazine (http://fullcirclemagazine.org**). FULL DISCLAIMER: I'm the editor. That New Guy column makes the Dummies Guide series look to