Re: [SLUG] advice for new laptop...
On Sun, 2011-12-04 at 11:55 +1100, simran wrote: . is there truly nothing obvious that is a good replacement for mac users to move back to linux. Just a heads-up that installing any distribution of Linux on the current Mac hardware is a nightmare. If you are buying a computer to run Linux, don't buy a Mac. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] monitoring aspx website, how ?
On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 10:13, Voytek Eymont li...@sbt.net.au wrote: I have userid/password to an aspx based website, what can I use to script a login and get info or monitor for new info on a page ? is wget the way to go for aspx site, or what's a good tool for that ? A wise man once said, You are entering a world of pain my friend, a world of pain :) For projects like PlanningAlerts[0] we need to scrape ASPX sites quite often. They are routinely built in the most insane way and the usual wget/curl magic won't cut it. Even for a simple get requests they'll use Javascript to do a postback with incomprehensible session data. I'm not sure if coding a scraper is a solution you're considering but if you are, check out some of the PlanningAlerts scrapers we've written on ScraperWiki[1] for ideas. I like using Mechanize with Ruby but I'm sure there are similar libraries in other languages if Ruby's not your thing. If you end up going the scraping route I'll be happy to lend a hand if I can (the ScraperWiki list[2] is a pretty awesome way to get scraping help too). Cheers, Henare [0] http://www.planningalerts.org.au/ [1] https://scraperwiki.com/tags/planningalerts [2] http://groups.google.com/group/scraperwiki -- Henare Degan e » henare.de...@gmail.com t » @henaredegan w » www.henaredegan.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Seeking recommendation for music/video player
Just as an update on this request. Sony has a new Z model 'Sony Walkman Z' coming out which runs Android. Samsung has a new model out called the Galaxy Player (!) which is similar to the Galaxy SII in size/specs and while it has no phone capacity, it has WiFi and you can install a VOIP app like Fring or Skype. Both seem quite interesting. Regards, Patrick -- www.patrickological.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Cannot create static IP address for Ubuntu 10.4
Hi all, I know this comes under the 'Doh' list but... I have a fresh Ubuntu 10.04 install. On this particular machine I want a static address - I'm going to try out OpenSim (long story for later). This machine runs off a hub which is in turn connected to my modem/router. I've edited the /etc/network/interfaces file as follows: auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.12 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.0.1 but no success. The machine is simply not happy (I've also lost the network icon from the toolbar - another story) and doesn't want to connect to the network. Should I just give up and assign an address to the machine's mac address via the router or is there something simple (I'm guessing so) that I'm missing. Thanks in advance. Regards, Patrick -- www.patrickological.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] advice for new laptop...
On 10/12/2011, at 9:00 AM, slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote: . is there truly nothing obvious that is a good replacement for mac users to move back to linux. Just a heads-up that installing any distribution of Linux on the current Mac hardware is a nightmare. If you are buying a computer to run Linux, don't buy a Mac. I found it to be utterly easy: Boot Favourite CD/DVD Install as usual I found some things: The iMac on snow leopard gives install discs, Lion and laptops do not. Reinstall mac OSX becomes an issue Macs do heavy lifting to save power, in particular the linux throttle back makes the mac hardware run HOT. EFI bios needs hard disk and disk utils to change and setup so you really want to dual boot. (Ive not investigated EFI-grub) iMac speakers are terrid, OSX fiddles 'till they sound good So Apple is utterly evil In quest of ever more money they make nice hardware And take great care of their customers If and when you need, native word et al, native Adobe et al, and native camera utils (only RawTherapee handles .CR2 canon raw format, not ufraw and friends) are good VBOX runs my many linux systems finc and macports do a fine job of taming this alien landscape My mac runs gnome-terminal, gimp, gnuplot, mythtv, ogg audio That makes the NO a definte-maybe, have fun James-- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Cannot create static IP address for Ubuntu 10.4
Hi Patrick, Thus spake elliott-brennan: auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.12 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.0.1 The above is correct (I assume eth0 is the interface you are trying to configure). Dumb question, but have you tried rebooting? NetworkManager may still assume ownership of the device (and will do so until the service is restarted). It is possible to restart NetworkManager and /etc/init.d/networking on-the-fly, but might be easier for me if I just tell you to reboot. Also can you elaborate on the deliciously vague: but no success. The machine is simply not happy (I've also lost the network icon from the toolbar - another story) and doesn't want to connect to the network. Losing the network icon from the toolbar is a Feature, Not A Bug™ (as NetworkManager is no longer controlling the interface) but “doesn’t want to connect to the network” doesn’t tell me anything. Jeremy. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] advice for new laptop...
I found it to be utterly easy: Boot Favourite CD/DVD Install as usual With respect James, that has not been my experience with a 2011 MacBook Pro at all. Distribution DVDs don't even boot, standard boot loaders don't support Apple's UEFI, the kernel dies. And sure, I've got Fedora working now. But wasn't something I'd put anyone else through. Apparently the next Fedora release will work out of the box -- but that's 12 months since the hardware appeared. -Glen -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
