Re: [Hampshire] Gallery software
On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:49:17 + Ian Grody wrote: > Gallery2 is the nicest of them, I've tried gallery3 and didn't like it > so much. It's worth a shot to try it, you might like it. Zenphoto is > another nice one, but I still prefer gallery2 to most of them.. thanks Ian, I downloaded the deb file from sid and installed using dpkg rather than adding the sid repo to /etc/apt/sources.list and then using aptitude to install. It won't get updated automatically but since there has been no development of this version for some time I don't suppose that matters. It has taken me an hour or so to add the images from the old location to the new as there seemed to be no simple way to do it in bulk. Still have to go through the pics adding captions as they seem to be missing in many cases but I can take my time over this -- John Lewis using Debian sid -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] simple description of open source etc.
On Wednesday 23 March 2011 08:40:57 Edward Beckmann wrote: > I have a sneaky feeling > that uptake of open source, especially in a small office context, is > closely related to the number of people who cannot answer a simple question > in a helpful manner. I have found that "It's a lot more secure" and the odd mention of Big Boys who use it goes a long way. If X uses it (Specsavers, Wimbledon, the vast majority of supercomputers ), then it can't be that bad. But I actually find that it is no use unless I have been asked for advice. It's no good preaching to those who are not open to it in the first place. They just dig their heels in further. Oh - and lending someone a laptop running Linux while his desktop is out of commission being repaired/rebuilt works brilliantly! (I found that one out by happenstance!) When I was young, women were bra-burning and demonstrating stridently in support of Women's Lib. But some of us just edged our toes into the crack in the door. The second worked, in my opinion, far better. Lisi -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Gallery software
On Wed, 2011-03-23 at 09:06 +, john lewis wrote: > I was using Gallery2 on my original VPS running on lenny which I'd > installed from the sid repo. > > Gallery2 hasn't even made it into testing, or rather it did but was > withdrawn for some reason so isn't likely to get into squeeze any time > soon. > > It is still in sid and is in lenny-backports so am wondering which would > be the best version to install - or should I download the zipped > tarball for Gallery3 and install that. > > I know some people on the list had also used Gallery2 but wonder what > their current thinking is and if anyone has switched to Gallery3. > > I actually liked the ease of use of Gallery2 and am not sure I'd want > to switch to another app, like albumshaper for example > Gallery2 is the nicest of them, I've tried gallery3 and didn't like it so much. It's worth a shot to try it, you might like it. Zenphoto is another nice one, but I still prefer gallery2 to most of them.. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] External Drive Permissions.
On Wed, 2011-03-23 at 09:46 -0500, Mike Burrows wrote: > Hi Folks. > > I have a western digital hard drive attached to a usb port on my deb > box. It mounts automagically on boot and I can access the file structure > and read/write files from a windows samba client. However, when working > on the Deb box I found the non-root users only had read permissions. So > I changed the ownership of the device (which is mounted as > /media/mybook) to my non-root user. Still cannot write to the external > drive. > > Interestingly the mount point shows linked to /dev/sda1 when the > properties of the device are checked. However, when I look in /dev the > fdd1 is mapped to sda1?? > > What have I got wrong on the Deb box please? > > TIA > Mike > > -- > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > -- Test it locally sudo mkdir /tmp/extdrive #this means mount the block device /dev/sda1 at location /tmp/extdrive, #read-write permissions with user id of 900 sudo mount /dev/sda1 /tmp/extdrive -o rw,uid=900 #Same thing but with your own uid, backticks mean run this command + get #the result.. sudo mount /dev/sda1 /tmp/extdrive -o rw,uid=`id -u` Changing ownership or permissions of the /dev block device is not the solution. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] External Drive Permissions.
Hi Folks. I have a western digital hard drive attached to a usb port on my deb box. It mounts automagically on boot and I can access the file structure and read/write files from a windows samba client. However, when working on the Deb box I found the non-root users only had read permissions. So I changed the ownership of the device (which is mounted as /media/mybook) to my non-root user. Still cannot write to the external drive. Interestingly the mount point shows linked to /dev/sda1 when the properties of the device are checked. However, when I look in /dev the fdd1 is mapped to sda1?? What have I got wrong on the Deb box please? TIA Mike -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] simple description of open source etc.
> I don't think you're on the side of anyone you call "small, ferret-like" :-/ > -- Easy. It was only a modest proposal. Stallman could not be described as underweight, like many of our ilk. Bryan -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] simple description of open source etc.
On 23 March 2011 09:44, bryan hunt wrote: > I wasn't even trolling. Those were just the thoughts that came out of my > head. The extremists were quick to respond though. ??? Your posts were the most extreme, and the quickest responses, and the only ones to get snide. > Word up guys, we're on the same side, I was just checking that you were > the real deal. I don't think you're on the side of anyone you call "small, ferret-like" :-/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] simple description of open source etc.
> I can only assume that someone who holds such an extreme view of > Linux and expresses it on a Linux mailing list has got to be > trolling, and apparently succeeding; this is one of the larger > threads in recent times! > > Well done with your "Linux is only for tinkerers and the socially > retarded" bait. It was a master-stroke to wait for someone else to > post about how open source is going to make them rich; c-c-c-combo! > > Cheers, > Andy > -- Seriously, I wasn't even trolling. Those were just the thoughts that came out of my head. The extremists were quick to respond though. Word up guys, we're on the same side, I was just checking that you were the real deal. Also at least the majority of the replies didn't top-post. For that I am grateful to Allah. On another note, I can appreciate mutt's many and varied charms just as much as the next guy. But, 2011, have you tried notmuch yet? I can heartily recommend the offlineimap/notmuch/emacs threesome. Best Regards, Bryan Hunt -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] Gallery software
I was using Gallery2 on my original VPS running on lenny which I'd installed from the sid repo. Gallery2 hasn't even made it into testing, or rather it did but was withdrawn for some reason so isn't likely to get into squeeze any time soon. It is still in sid and is in lenny-backports so am wondering which would be the best version to install - or should I download the zipped tarball for Gallery3 and install that. I know some people on the list had also used Gallery2 but wonder what their current thinking is and if anyone has switched to Gallery3. I actually liked the ease of use of Gallery2 and am not sure I'd want to switch to another app, like albumshaper for example -- John Lewis using Debian sid -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] ownership of files in /var/www
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 08:29:49AM +, john lewis wrote: > Thanks Tim, it was on the CD so got missed somehow when I copied the > files to my local hard drive, have now uploaded it and you can now read > all the gory details! I occasionally use a program called linkchecker[1] to identify broken links on a site. It is very thorough (perhaps too thorough: it often complains about things I think are OK). [1] http://linkchecker.sourceforge.net/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] simple description of open source etc.
Hi Thanks to those of you who read my post and gave a considered response. Those who know me are aware that my income does not come from selling computer services. They will know that I just happen to be a non-technical person who wants to share the benefits I have received but have no simple response to every question. For those of you who run open source support - do contact me off line. Completing the case for someone to consider a wider range of software is your job - my aim is to encourage people to get as far as phoning you. For those who went nowhere near being helpful and imagined many things about my reasons for asking, never let the facts get in the way of your opinions because the real world can be quite frightening. I have a sneaky feeling that uptake of open source, especially in a small office context, is closely related to the number of people who cannot answer a simple question in a helpful manner. Enjoy the sunshine everyone - see some of you at the next LUG as long as I can get that damn phone box to take off. -- Ed -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] ownership of files in /var/www
On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:30:23 + Daniel Pope wrote: > > the file is located correctly in /var/www/KingclereHistory > > I assume the missing 's' is a typo. Yup! what I really need is a spell checker that knows the errors I regularly make and corrects them on the fly. I often type Hnats or Debain and there are several other two letter combinations my fingers regularly reverse. I know there are lots of typos of that sort in the data on my geneweb database and one of these days I'll run a spell checker on the text version of it, yet agian (I didn't make that error intentionally) -- John Lewis using Debian sid -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] ownership of files in /var/www
On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:45:17 + Tim wrote: > Minor problem for you John > > Not Found > > The requested URL /KingsclereHistory/pdf/murders.pdf was not found on > this server. Thanks Tim, it was on the CD so got missed somehow when I copied the files to my local hard drive, have now uploaded it and you can now read all the gory details! -- John Lewis using Debian sid -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
