RE: Thank you!
>> Message: 2 >> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:18:36 +0900 >> From: "... ..." Subject: Thank you! To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Message-ID: <8be2f25f0902230118t221cb813jc442797f1bc64...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To the demi-gods behind Ubuntu. Just to let you know, you have another Windows user converted. For years I've used Windows, struggling to keep an older version until it became obsolete, then wincing as my computer bent under the bloated coding of the new version. I was watching Vista getting closer and closer, wondering, 'Does it hurt to die? I'll find out soon enough.' Then... WHAM! My poor old hard drive gave out, and I was left aghast. That was half my life, right there. Gone. Dead. Ok, ok, maybe I'm exaggerating a little. But it was rather annoying. I fished out another hard drive (Which, curiously, turned out to have double the gigabytes of my last one), installed Ubuntu 8.04 and. Well, the first few minutes weren't so exciting. My graphics card was still playing up, so everything was (And still is) tinted a slight blue. The network was a pain to join, although not nearly as much as I expected, as I was joining a network with a Windows computer. I couldn't find a hardware manager anywhere, and it was a little bit dull. It looked a bit too much like a Windows clone. I amused myself by looking at the screensavers, of which I must compliment you on collecting so many awesome ones. (I'm currently using Galaxy, and can sit there for several minutes before wanting to keep doing what I was doing.) Then I got the network working, started the update, and realised just how great Linux is. Windows update takes 4 hours, takes 99% of your memory, resets your computer without warning, and you get a service pack about once every 2 years. Linux updates everything on the system, gets on with the job in the background, and leaves you alone. On top of that, everything is so... compatible. I was worried that (Being a less supported O/S) I would have trouble installing drivers for everything, and even more trouble finding Linux-compatible commercial games. My fears were unfounded. I've been looking around and most of my favorites are already Linux compatible. And if they aren't? I just heard of an application called WINE, which apparently recreates Windows libraries under Linux coding, allowing Windows apps to run under Linux, including the Half Life series and the client, Steam! That's fantastic! And for any disbelieving Windows fans reading this, I must quote on of the gods of motoring, Jeremy Clarkson, after driving an electric sports car he actually liked. > 'Yes, this just in: It is snowing in hell!' > I'm really, really enjoying this. Open source, free, comes with a cute penguin mascot and a ton of free programs, from which I can pick and choose? Why does anyone buy anything else? One thing though. In your next release, include SuperTuxKart in the Games. SuperGeek ** It's always good to hear of another fellow user jumping on board the linux train. And welcome to Ubuntu mate. I thought it might be worth noting to you though to not get too over-excited regarding your applications/game working with WINE. I've done this in the past and have been disappointed a few times. I'm very cautious now when trying a Windows application for the first time in WINE and I certainly don't have any expectations anymore. And as you'll discover with more experience, some will work and some will not. But yes, be sure to try them out. Personally, it doesn't really bother me anymore if they don't work because I still have a Windows XP system and a Windows 7 system. So it's always good to have a reliable working Windows system to fall-back on when an application doesn't work in WINE. Anyway, good luck. And enjoy linux and Ubuntu. Cheers. -- Chris Jones -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: permission modification mysteries
Tom Sparks wrote: > so what other option do have for formating my drive that can be read in > windows or should i forget windows compatibility? > There are no good options that allow you to set permissions on individual files and include Windows compatibility. If you are willing to forego permissions, NTFS and FAT32 both are will work. If you're not willing to forego permissions, Samba is an option. Paul begin:vcard fn:Paul Gear n:Gear;Paul org:Liberty Systems & Software email;internet:p...@libertysys.com.au tel;work:07 3122 2198 tel;cell:04 3183 7656 url:http://libertysys.com.au/ version:2.1 end:vcard smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: permission modification mysteries
so what other option do have for formating my drive that can be read in windows or should i forget windows compatibility? tom_a_sparks Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html --- On Wed, 4/3/09, Karl Goetz wrote: From: Karl Goetz Subject: Re: permission modification mysteries To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Wednesday, 4 March, 2009, 12:21 AM On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 05:09:15 -0800 (PST) Tom Sparks wrote: > > I want to change world/other access from read and write to just read > the owner is root i have tryed with sudo nautilus and using Please dont use nautilus with sudo - for that matter, dont use any GUI app with sudo. use gksu or kdesu (as apropriate) > properties to change the files > > ps: I am using a NTFS formated drive This is probably part of the problem. check how the drive is mounted (with `mount`), and that you have it mounted writeable. Past that, I cant help (don't use ntfs). kk > > tom_a_sparks > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Karl Goetz wrote: > > From: Karl Goetz > Subject: Re: permission modification mysteries > To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > Received: Tuesday, 3 March, 2009, 10:40 PM > > On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 02:50:47 -0800 (PST) > Tom Sparks wrote: > > > > > i am trying to change the permission of a group of files > > but ever time I change the permission it snaps back > > > > i am at a lost, can anyone help? > > What are you using to change them, what are you changing from, and > what to? > kk > -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian user / gNewSense contributor http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group -Inline Attachment Follows- -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: permission modification mysteries
Hi Tom, > > I want to change world/other access from read and write to just read > > the owner is root i have tryed with sudo nautilus and using > > Please dont use nautilus with sudo - for that matter, dont use any GUI > app with sudo. use gksu or kdesu (as apropriate) > > > properties to change the files > > > > > ps: I am using a NTFS formated drive NTFS doesn't store POSIX permissions, although the ntfs-3g FUSE driver can approximate them. This may be nothing to do with your problem but for more info see: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/b.andre/permissions.html Karl's advice is good: don't use NTFS. James C P.S. Apologies for misdirecting to you Karl --- / *INTERESTING FACT: * * Windows degrades the quality * * of high definition video on * * purpose at the request of the * * entertainment industry. * * Value your freedom? * * Visit fsf.org & badvista.org * / My System: Description: Ubuntu 8.04.2 Release: 8.04 GNU/Linux 2.6.24-23-generic i686 My website: https://launchpad.net/~james-collier412 www.morerowdy.blogspot.com Public key available from: http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/ Free Software Foundation Associate Member #6883 Become an associate member yourself: http://www.fsf.org/jf?referrer=6883 Started: Wed Mar 4 01:25:51 EST 2009 -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Thank you!
SuperTuxKart is already in Ubuntu, with 0.6.1a now in the archive for Jaunty. You can install it by opening the terminal and giving the command: sudo apt-get install supertuxkart http://packages.ubuntu.com/supertuxkart ... ... wrote: > One thing though. In your next release, include SuperTuxKart in the Games. > > SuperGeek -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: permission modification mysteries
On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 05:09:15 -0800 (PST) Tom Sparks wrote: > > I want to change world/other access from read and write to just read > the owner is root i have tryed with sudo nautilus and using Please dont use nautilus with sudo - for that matter, dont use any GUI app with sudo. use gksu or kdesu (as apropriate) > properties to change the files > > ps: I am using a NTFS formated drive This is probably part of the problem. check how the drive is mounted (with `mount`), and that you have it mounted writeable. Past that, I cant help (don't use ntfs). kk > > tom_a_sparks > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Karl Goetz wrote: > > From: Karl Goetz > Subject: Re: permission modification mysteries > To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > Received: Tuesday, 3 March, 2009, 10:40 PM > > On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 02:50:47 -0800 (PST) > Tom Sparks wrote: > > > > > i am trying to change the permission of a group of files > > but ever time I change the permission it snaps back > > > > i am at a lost, can anyone help? > > What are you using to change them, what are you changing from, and > what to? > kk > -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian user / gNewSense contributor http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: permission modification mysteries
I want to change world/other access from read and write to just read the owner is root i have tryed with sudo nautilus and using properties to change the files ps: I am using a NTFS formated drive tom_a_sparks Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Karl Goetz wrote: From: Karl Goetz Subject: Re: permission modification mysteries To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Tuesday, 3 March, 2009, 10:40 PM On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 02:50:47 -0800 (PST) Tom Sparks wrote: > > i am trying to change the permission of a group of files > but ever time I change the permission it snaps back > > i am at a lost, can anyone help? What are you using to change them, what are you changing from, and what to? kk > > tom_a_sparks > Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: permission modification mysteries
On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 02:50:47 -0800 (PST) Tom Sparks wrote: > > i am trying to change the permission of a group of files > but ever time I change the permission it snaps back > > i am at a lost, can anyone help? What are you using to change them, what are you changing from, and what to? kk > > tom_a_sparks > -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian user / gNewSense contributor http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
permission modification mysteries
i am trying to change the permission of a group of files but ever time I change the permission it snaps back i am at a lost, can anyone help? tom_a_sparks Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Unconfigured packages (was Re: Help!)
SuperGeek wrote: > ... > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' > to correct the problem. > > E: _cache-> open() failed, please report. > > I might have only installed Ubuntu last week, and it was my first ever > Linux distro, but I at least recognized the command 'dpkg --configure > -a' as a Terminal command, which seems to be the Linux version of the > DOS prompt. I put in the terminal command and it comes up with this: > > dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege > > So what's a superuser? I set up this computer, and I gave my user > account full access to everything. So why is it telling me this? > Help! > Don't panic! Everything is probably fine. The superuser is called 'root', and is the equivalent to administrator on Windows. Normally on Ubuntu the way people access the root account is by using the sudo command. I usually just "sudo bash", which runs a command shell as root, then all subsequent commands don't need the sudo in front. Anyway, to fix your problem, just run sudo dpkg --configure -a You may be prompted with a couple of questions, depending on the package. Make your best guess if you're not sure - you can always come back later and do it again after you've posted your results to the mailing list. Paul begin:vcard fn:Paul Gear n:Gear;Paul org:Liberty Systems & Software email;internet:p...@libertysys.com.au tel;work:07 3122 2198 tel;cell:04 3183 7656 url:http://libertysys.com.au/ version:2.1 end:vcard smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Thank you!
Welcome to Linux. Please enjoy your stay :) On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 8:18 PM, ... ... wrote: > To the demi-gods behind Ubuntu. > > Just to let you know, you have another Windows user converted. For years > I've used Windows, struggling to keep an older version until it became > obsolete, then wincing as my computer bent under the bloated coding of the > new version. I was watching Vista getting closer and closer, wondering, > 'Does it hurt to die? I'll find out soon enough.' > Then... WHAM! My poor old hard drive gave out, and I was left aghast. That > was half my life, right there. Gone. Dead. > Ok, ok, maybe I'm exaggerating a little. But it was rather annoying. I > fished out another hard drive (Which, curiously, turned out to have double > the gigabytes of my last one), installed Ubuntu 8.04 and. > Well, the first few minutes weren't so exciting. My graphics card was still > playing up, so everything was (And still is) tinted a slight blue. The > network was a pain to join, although not nearly as much as I expected, as I > was joining a network with a Windows computer. I couldn't find a hardware > manager anywhere, and it was a little bit dull. It looked a bit too much > like a Windows clone. I amused myself by looking at the screensavers, of > which I must compliment you on collecting so many awesome ones. (I'm > currently using Galaxy, and can sit there for several minutes before wanting > to keep doing what I was doing.) > Then I got the network working, started the update, and realised just how > great Linux is. Windows update takes 4 hours, takes 99% of your memory, > resets your computer without warning, and you get a service pack about once > every 2 years. Linux updates everything on the system, gets on with the job > in the background, and leaves you alone. > On top of that, everything is so... compatible. I was worried that (Being a > less supported O/S) I would have trouble installing drivers for everything, > and even more trouble finding Linux-compatible commercial games. My fears > were unfounded. I've been looking around and most of my favorites are > already Linux compatible. And if they aren't? I just heard of an application > called WINE, which apparently recreates Windows libraries under Linux > coding, allowing Windows apps to run under Linux, including the Half Life > series and the client, Steam! That's fantastic! > And for any disbelieving Windows fans reading this, I must quote on of the > gods of motoring, Jeremy Clarkson, after driving an electric sports car he > actually liked. > >> 'Yes, this just in: It is snowing in hell!' >> > I'm really, really enjoying this. Open source, free, comes with a cute > penguin mascot and a ton of free programs, from which I can pick and choose? > Why does anyone buy anything else? > > One thing though. In your next release, include SuperTuxKart in the Games. > > SuperGeek > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > -- "None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free." -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Thank you!
To the demi-gods behind Ubuntu. Just to let you know, you have another Windows user converted. For years I've used Windows, struggling to keep an older version until it became obsolete, then wincing as my computer bent under the bloated coding of the new version. I was watching Vista getting closer and closer, wondering, 'Does it hurt to die? I'll find out soon enough.' Then... WHAM! My poor old hard drive gave out, and I was left aghast. That was half my life, right there. Gone. Dead. Ok, ok, maybe I'm exaggerating a little. But it was rather annoying. I fished out another hard drive (Which, curiously, turned out to have double the gigabytes of my last one), installed Ubuntu 8.04 and. Well, the first few minutes weren't so exciting. My graphics card was still playing up, so everything was (And still is) tinted a slight blue. The network was a pain to join, although not nearly as much as I expected, as I was joining a network with a Windows computer. I couldn't find a hardware manager anywhere, and it was a little bit dull. It looked a bit too much like a Windows clone. I amused myself by looking at the screensavers, of which I must compliment you on collecting so many awesome ones. (I'm currently using Galaxy, and can sit there for several minutes before wanting to keep doing what I was doing.) Then I got the network working, started the update, and realised just how great Linux is. Windows update takes 4 hours, takes 99% of your memory, resets your computer without warning, and you get a service pack about once every 2 years. Linux updates everything on the system, gets on with the job in the background, and leaves you alone. On top of that, everything is so... compatible. I was worried that (Being a less supported O/S) I would have trouble installing drivers for everything, and even more trouble finding Linux-compatible commercial games. My fears were unfounded. I've been looking around and most of my favorites are already Linux compatible. And if they aren't? I just heard of an application called WINE, which apparently recreates Windows libraries under Linux coding, allowing Windows apps to run under Linux, including the Half Life series and the client, Steam! That's fantastic! And for any disbelieving Windows fans reading this, I must quote on of the gods of motoring, Jeremy Clarkson, after driving an electric sports car he actually liked. > 'Yes, this just in: It is snowing in hell!' > I'm really, really enjoying this. Open source, free, comes with a cute penguin mascot and a ton of free programs, from which I can pick and choose? Why does anyone buy anything else? One thing though. In your next release, include SuperTuxKart in the Games. SuperGeek -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Help!
Uh oh. I'm in the blender now. Ok, here's what happened. I was using the Add/Remove to download some files, while playing Sauerbraten (Cube 2). Unfortunately, while loading a map, Sauerbraten crashed, as it has a tendency to do so occasionally. I was forced to reboot my computer, and I fear that the downloaded files were badly corrupted. None of the programs I was installing worked, and now every time I try using the package manager, the update manager, or anything like that, it comes up with this error message: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. E: _cache-> open() failed, please report. I might have only installed Ubuntu last week, and it was my first ever Linux distro, but I at least recognized the command 'dpkg --configure -a' as a Terminal command, which seems to be the Linux version of the DOS prompt. I put in the terminal command and it comes up with this: dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege So what's a superuser? I set up this computer, and I gave my user account full access to everything. So why is it telling me this? Help! -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
