Re: [SLUG] Linux hosting providers - recommendations
I've been using WebCity (webcity.com.au) for quite a while and have been very satisfied with them. Their Business Pro plans are good value. Pete On 10/05/2010 6:05 PM, Dean Hamstead wrote: I was looking at crazydomains.com.au. Any experience with them? Google for reviews about them, I don't have personal experience but found many horror stories (now that I think - maybe on the whirlpool forums too). They are fantastically cheap for buying domains. But for hosting, their mail servers are frequently blacklisted. A relative had his business on their for a year, and the hassle of blacklisting wasnt worth the few dollars savings. I have a VPS with crucial.com.au, they are quite good and competitively priced. Dean -- 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] Joomla
Several questions here - I've answered them separately for clarity: Q: Why is Joomla! not in the repositories? A: I think it was at one point, but I prefer to install this type of application manually - I've found that patches and critical security stuff take too long to filter through the repositories, and the manual patch process is usually a no-brainer. Q: Unknown suffix error message A: Use 'unzip' as the archive is in pkzip format not gzip. Q: How do I get a copy of Joomla! installed? A: I'm assuming you have Apache, PHP and MySQL already installed - these are pre-requisites. You've downloaded the archive - that's the first step. The brief instructions are to unzip the archive in your apache doc root directory, create a MySQL database and user and then browse to the location where you installed the archive - an installation window will be displayed and you just follow the instructions. If the above is too brief, try the instructions at http://help.joomla.org/content/category/15/99/132/ Joomla is a great CMS - stick with it and Good Luck! Regards - Peter Heracles wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 How do I get a copy of Joomla installed on Ubuntu 9.10? I have downloaded the file package ffom their site, but it is in zip format and gunzip says unknown suffix --ignored and does nothing NOTE: If it is gpl, why is it not in the Ubuntu repositories? Heracles -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkuB0aEACgkQybPcBAs9CE9KDgCfWsNye1bfwLRpVbQaaMI+FQSi azIAn1xXH33u/+IuGPzpnPV6cP6fFnqf =F00d -END PGP SIGNATURE- Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2687 - Release Date: 02/14/10 07:35:00 -- 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] Wireless Broadband?
I have a laptop with a Sierra Wireless modem built-in. Stuffed if I can get the sodding thing to work on Ubuntu Karmic. The SIM (3 prepaid) works fine with other modem dongles on Ubuntu and also works with the PC modem on Windoze. I guess the moral is - check before you buy :) BTW the 3 prepaid is a very good deal - $149 for 12GB and 12 months to use it. If you don't use it in 12 months, you can rollover the balance. I'm mobile between the CBD, western suburbs, south western suburbs and southern suburbs and the coverage is pretty good. Also the network is not as congested as, say, Optus which can be unusable during normal online time. Pete Ben Donohue wrote: From memory you can get them in two general packages... time online or monthly download. you really have to watch the downloads of these... If you go over, you get slugged quite heavily. They are not capped at whatever and then shaped. You get hit for every additional MEGABYTE! (unless their plans have changed recently...) If you are not careful, you'll have the finance dept. knocking on your door. Also useful to record the IMEI number and serial number and anything else you can, 'cause if you lose it you want to disable it ASAP before someone else uses it to death and you get the $$$ bill at the end of the month. Treat it like a credit card with the PIN written on it. Anyone else who finds/steals it can simply plug it in and use it. Ben Amos Shapira wrote: Since this became a discussion of broadband modems - I got an OK from my workplace to buy the Telstra Turbo USB pre-paid modem (currently costs $149) but so far Google, whirlpool and ubuntuforums failed to provide a positive answer about the hardware compatibility to linux (Ubuntu 9.10). Can anyone here have positive experience with this moddem? Thanks -Amos On 1/21/10, j blrown gonz...@fastmail.fm wrote: I've been looking at getting a wireless Broadband Prepaid kit from either Vodaphone,Optus or Bigpond. I just want it to use in addition to my ADSL Broadband connection, and will use it with either my Laptop or Netbook. I'm running Ubuntu in one form or another, from 8.10 to 9.04. Any advice Pros/Cons re the above providers and their supplied modems? I've had no experience with wireless connectivity. Thanks Bill -- j blrown gonz...@fastmail.fm -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- 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] ftp client recomendations ?
I think the problem is caused by a lack of a keep-alive process. Filezilla v2.x had this, but it seemed to disappear in v3. However, the current version (3.2.7) is promoted as having this feature - http://filezilla-project.org/client_features.php NOTE: there is a linux version, too although I haven't used it. I've only installed 3.2.7 today, so can't comment on the effectiveness of the keep-alive. I still recommend Filezilla - I use it at work and it's never let me down. Pete Marghanita da Cruz wrote: Voytek Eymont wrote: what is a good ftp client for windoze ? From memory, which could be faulty, I used ftppro on Win95. It still seems to be around. http://www.ftppro.com/ Does anyone have recommendations for FTP clients for Linux? I use pftp at the command line...but others prefer something prettier. Marghanita I have a user with Filezilla, since he moved ISP, his Filezilla times out with my ProFTPd on Centos (but, it worked till now with the former ISP) googling brings similar issues elsewhere; increasing timeout in Filezilla didn't help I can log to the ProFTPd from command line, and, upload with no issues I suspect the issue is with Filezilla rather than at the ProFTPd end ? --- Status:Resolving IP-Address for domain.com.au Status:Connecting to 111.222.333.444:21... Status:Connection established, waiting for welcome message... Response:220 FTP Server ready. Command:USER domain.com.au Response:331 Password required for domain.com.au Command:PASS Response:230 User domain.com.au logged in. Command:SYST Response:215 UNIX Type: L8 Command:FEAT Response:211-Features: Response: MDTM Response: MFMT Response: MFF modify;UNIX.group;UNIX.mode; Response: MLST modify*;perm*;size*;type*;unique*;UNIX.group*;UNIX.mode*;UNIX.owner*; Response: REST STREAM Response: SIZE Response:211 End Status:Connected Status:Retrieving directory listing... Command:PWD Response:257 / is the current directory Command:TYPE I Response:200 Type set to I Command:PORT 192,168,97,49,226,65 Response:500 Illegal PORT command Command:PASV Response:227 Entering Passive Mode (116,197,145,51,175,75). Command:LIST Error:Connection timed out Error:Failed to retrieve directory listing No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.55/2301 - Release Date: 08/13/09 18:16:00 -- 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] USB ports
That's fairly common on many motherboards, not just laptops. If you can get external power to the HDD, that may help Pete David Gillies wrote: Ken Foskey wrote: I bought a huge backup drive and went to plug it in today and it kept mounting and unmounting it spawning windows along the way. Strange thing is I plugged the same drive into the rear of the computer and it now works correctly. Is it possible that they are two different types of USB port? Sounds like the first port you plugged it into might not have enough power to run the usb hdd? I know some Apple notebooks (just off the top of my head) have slightly different power ratings for different usb ports on the same machine. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.53/2155 - Release Date: 06/04/09 17:55:00 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
