Meeting 19th Feb
Greetings, Well, since we missed the meeting last fortnight due to LCA. Our next meeting is now marked down for the 19th for February, 9pm Sydney time. Check http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=2day=19year=2008hour=21min=0sec=0p1=240continent=australasia for how this translates to your part of the country. Agenda ^^ See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Meetings for existing agenda items and to add agenda ideas. How? Use your favourite IRC client (defaults are Pidgin in Ubuntu and Kopete in Kubuntu) to connect to irc.freenode.net (port 6667 or 8001) and join #ubuntu-au -- Sincerely Melissa Draper http://www.meldraweb.com Phone: 0404 595 395 (intl): +61 404 595 395 P.O Box 1412 Lavington, NSW 2641 -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
ubuntu 6.10 login and password
Hi There, I installed ubuntu 6.10 on one of my pc's a few months ago. I have no recollection of setting a login and password but now when it boots up it asks for a login and a password? I have tried all my usual combinations with success. Is there any way around this or do I have to reformat and reinstall? Thanks Pat.-- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Downloading Ubuntu 7.10 To EHD New User.
Hi, I am ordering Ubuntu 7.10 and will download it in my free time to my EHD. I need some advice or links, or files to explain how it is done. I am not sure if I want to partition my EHD or have it only for Ubuntu. Do I need a partition utility? Afterwards I will want to get software such as Gnome Sword and others. So I want to get the graphics right, partitions too, learn how to start up from my EHD, through F2, or F8... and learn how to download or buy CDs and where from... both sites for downloads and contacts for CDs. I'll need set up my broadband modem with Ubuntu, my printer/copier/ scanner, mobile phone... will this need Wine? Also I am unfamiliar with Ubuntu and the net, explorers and alternative to windows operating of programs. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Downloading Ubuntu 7.10 To EHD New User.
Greetings Tatian, A couple of questions? - Is EHD - External hard drive? - Can you boot from this harddrive? (This would be a BIOS setting. Most modern computers can.) - What sort of computer do you have? If you have ordered the 32bit 7.10 CDRom you can boot from the CD itself, and have a play without actually installing anything directly. This is called a 'liveCD'. - Whare do you live? Are you in Australia? (ubuntu-au is the Australian Ubuntu Team) It might be able to get some to help you who's closer to where you live, or point you to a local Linux User Group (LUG). Cheers, Paul On Feb 9, 2008 11:20 PM, Tatian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am ordering Ubuntu 7.10 and will download it in my free time to my EHD. I need some advice or links, or files to explain how it is done. I am not sure if I want to partition my EHD or have it only for Ubuntu. Do I need a partition utility? Afterwards I will want to get software such as Gnome Sword and others. So I want to get the graphics right, partitions too, learn how to start up from my EHD, through F2, or F8... and learn how to download or buy CDs and where from... both sites for downloads and contacts for CDs. I'll need set up my broadband modem with Ubuntu, my printer/copier/ scanner, mobile phone... will this need Wine? Also I am unfamiliar with Ubuntu and the net, explorers and alternative to windows operating of programs. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu 6.10 login and password
Hi Pat, If you press 'Esc' as the computer is going through 'grub' you'll get a kernel selection to boot into, choose the 'recovery' kernel. This will boot you into 'root' user in terminal mode. at the prompt type 'passwd user' and press enter. This will allow you to change your password to your user account. After you have done that type 'shutdown -r now' this will reboot the computer for you and just let it run through so you can login normally. Regards Dale On Feb 9, 2008 9:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi There, I installed ubuntu 6.10 on one of my pc's a few months ago. I have no recollection of setting a login and password but now when it boots up it asks for a login and a password? I have tried all my usual combinations with success. Is there any way around this or do I have to reformat and reinstall? Thanks Pat. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- [WWW] http://southernvaleslug.org/ [IRC] #southern-vales.lug on irc.freenode.net The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them Albert Einstein -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
