Re: unsubscribe
On 15/07/2010 2:15 PM, Steve Pagratis wrote: > If I cant remember what email address I subscribed with - how do I > unsubscribe to this list ? > Try looking in the email headers. On this email I have "Received: from localhost (localhost.localhost [127.0.0.1]) by buz.ahbit.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17CA06E0B9 for ; Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:11:10 +0200 (CEST)" -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Ubuntu-AU Digest
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Scott Evans wrote: > Well IMHO all this could be much easier sorted if the default behaviour > of the mailing list was set-up to reply to the list instead of the > individual. This is why most simply use reply-to-all option because the > action of reply goes direct to the poster thus then whatever one has to > say is only seen by the originator of a thread. Why mailman was set-up > this way in the first place has me beat! > > -- > Scott Evans I really hope this doesn't happen. http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html http://woozle.org/~neale/papers/reply-to-still-harmful.html -- Harrison Conlin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Permissions
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Geoffrey wrote: > I recently purchased an "Open USB IO Board" for experimental work. > The software for it can be run using a Live DVD which came with the > purchase or directly from within Ubuntu, the latter being preferable I > think because it saves me boot switching. Below is an extract from the > Quick Start instruction from the reference manual: > > Open USB-IO Board: Extract from "Quick Start" > • Go to www.pjradcliffe.wordpress.com and download the appropriate ousb > binary. If the Live-DVD of development tools is being used then the ousb > binary and much more is already installed. For Windows select ousb.exe > file and place it in a convenient directory, ideally in the path. For > Linux obtain the ousb binary and place it in /usr/local/bin, you may > need root permissions to achieve this. If you cannot be root, then use > any convenient directory, ensuring the file has execute privileges set. > • Open a terminal and try running the program with no parameters to see > help information. Under Windows select Start->Run, type cmd in the text > box then hit enter. If the ousb.exe program is not in the current path > then use the cd command to move to the directory that contains ousb.exe. > Under Linux start a terminal and type ousb. If the binary was not placed > in the path again use cd to move to the right directory and type ./ousb > then enter. > If ousb under Linux gives an error message about missing libraries then > go back to the web site and obtain ousb_static (much larger but includes > the libraries) and try again. Some Linux distributions protect USB > access and so try using a root terminal. > > I tried putting ousb.exe in /usr/local/bin (an empty folder) but was > denied because this need Permission. Of course I can use an accessible > "convenient directory" as mentioned above. However I am curious to know > about Permisssions. Please advise. > Geoffrey Combes Since the file ends in exe it sounds like you downloaded the windows version. The folder /usr/local/bin is owned by root and normal users don't have write privileges. harris...@devenv1:~$ ls -l /usr/local total 32 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-10-29 07:55 bin Your best option would be to use copy the file in there as root (use sudo) If your curious to learn more about file permissions in general check out https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissions -- Harrison Conlin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Creating A Linux Disro - Need Programmers, Disginers etc!
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Julius Papz wrote: > Hey all, > > We need people who can create us a linux distro were planning > to bring to the market! we need anyone who wants to help out > > we attached a document regarding our project! And we will have a website > about this project in a matter of weeks > > > cheers > > Julius Papadopoulos > > > Win 1 of 4 Sony home entertainment packs thanks to Yahoo!7. Enter now. > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > Converted to a less evil format -- Harrison Conlin The Distro Project - JulzzZ2@yahoo.com.au.odt Description: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: whats with this your not a member and wait for a moderator yet it appears I *am * member
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:11 AM, Phil in the scrub wrote: > Your mail to 'ubuntu-au' with the subject > > Re: 10 useful yhings to do after installing Karmic > > Is being held until the list moderator can review it for approval. > > The reason it is being held: > > Post by non-member to a members-only list > > Either the message will get posted to the list, or you will receive > notification of the moderator's decision. If you would like to cancel > this posting, please visit the following URL: > > > I reckon this sort of thing will turn a lot of folks away > as well as the big flashy sigs when using expensive connections when > away > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > It's an anti-spam measure and quite a good one. I'm a moderator for a number of other mailing lists and the number of times I've seen useful posts from non-members is significantly low. I suggest you sign up to the list (by clicking the link at the bottom of the email) this ensures that all your messages are sent instantly to the list and that that you also see all the responses to your question. By 'big flashy sigs' you mean an image in a signature? If you look at most mailing lists posts they are plain text (this message included). There is a very small minority of posts that are HTML and even fewer with an image. If you have an issue with someone including an image in a signature I suggest you talk to them directly and not make accusations against all the members of the mailing list. -- Harrison Conlin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Linux C Compiler to produce windows .EXE files
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 9:33 AM, David Bowskill wrote: > > Hello Folks > I have been writing (for fun) a few C programs which I wish to share > with friends. All of these friends use MS Windows - although I am > working on changing that! > What I am after is a C compiler which will run under Ubuntu but produce > .EXE binaries. > Can any one help ? > Thanks > David Bowskill Try MinGW sudo apt-get install mingw32 -- Harrison Conlin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: ubuntu.org.au site down
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:29 PM, peter baker wrote: > anyone else noticed www.ubuntu.org.au is down? The box its on (cerium.canonical.com) is up although it seems as the http daemon has died. Looks like one of the canonical sysadmins will need to poke it -- Harrison Conlin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Telstra's Ubuntu Repos
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:02 AM, David Ryder wrote: > Any idea when or if they will be concurrent for a few days? > > I had missed that change, It currently still works but this is from the index page of the mirror. I don't have exact dates of when its going to die == News == 2009/02/04 - Please note that the base URL for this service will be changing in the near future to http://mirror.files.bigpond.com. Please update your sources if required! -- Harrison Conlin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Question about the 'node mirror
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:01 AM, Junin Toiro wrote: > My assumption is that they're just a few days behind so keep that in > mind I guess. ;) https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+mirror/mirror.internode.on.net-release compared to the rest of the mirrors https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors -- Harrison Conlin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Telstra's Ubuntu Repos
2009/3/30 David Ryder : > ### Usage friendly Ubuntu sources.list for BigPond ISP customers > ### Last modified 26-Jan-2008 > > ## BigPond unmetered repositories - /etc/apt/sources.list > ## Uncomment backports and proposed if you want them > ## Uncomment deb-src lines if you want sources > ## BigPond also has all of the following for Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy) > > deb http://mirror.gamearena.com.au/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted > universe FYI: The location is changing to http://mirror.files.bigpond.com/ubuntu/ Simon, If you use intrepid (8.10 - the latest stable release) then just make sure to change all references of hardy to intrepid otherwise things will get messy, very very messy. -- Harrison Conlin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Laptops
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 10:31 PM, squareyes wrote: > David Ryder wrote: >> Neither would accept my offer of "I will buy it if you guarantee my >> money back if it does not work with Ubuntu (8.04). They would not as >> they then said "They were made to work with Windows XP/Vista". Sorry to say but i'm not surprised by this. I'm sure they wouldn't mind you putting in a live cd just to check that the core things work. I went into a Harvey Norman where one of the sales staff had a Ubuntu 8.10 live cd with him and booted it up (Although in that same store by a different staff member I was told a $1600 laptop would only be useful for web surfing :S) >> So, I ask the list, is it true that all notebooks will work with Ubuntu >> 8.04 (+?) including the camera, mic, Skype for Ubuntu, Ekiga, ethernet >> adapter to my router, Seagate FreeAgent 500 usb drive, wi-fi internet?? Laptops can be real pains to work with no matter what they run. Most of the time they all work fine under linux, sometimes they can just be slight pain to get things working although my experiences are usually its only the little things (like the light detection not working and having to be disabled - useless feature anyway) > Hi David, > can't tell you what to get, can advise you to leave Lenovo alone. Thinkpads usually work well, there is even a wiki for them on linux http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki -- Harrison Conlin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Vmware on 64bit ubuntu
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 6:06 PM, Dave Hall wrote: > I would recommend virtualbox instead. It is free software (as in > speech) and works well. It works with more than 4G of RAM too. As for > vmware workstation. I don't have any real vmware experience, I run > virtualbox on the desktop and KVM in server environments - and most of > my VMs run on servers. +1 There are so many good open source virtualisation tools out there I don't see why you would need to use a proprietary solution. I've had no issues with xen and kvm 64bit (using virt-manager and without). If they want to make a virtual test environment with separate networks for different groups, virt-manager makes it really easy to do and works well -- Harrison Conlin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Ubuntu upgrades
On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Slawek Drabot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > all this talk of downloads has reminded me of something: > > how do you deal with downloading upgrades for multiple installs? > > I have Ubuntu on 2 machines, and it seems a waste to download the same > upgrades twice. What strategies do people use to avoid this situation? In short - http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/net/apt-cacher-ng -- Harrison Conlin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: AAPT linux mirror?
On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Sebastian Spiess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can I use the alternate CD image to do a dist upgrade (xubuntu)? If you get the xubuntu alternate cd you should be able to upgrade most of the packages although it will need to get the rest of the internet -- Harrison Conlin gpg fingerprint = 5F32 C312 82C7 933D DD7B DBCC 60D8 40EA 3A16 1F13 -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Hardy release party
On 3/2/08, Sridhar Dhanapalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Considering that Hardy is an LTS release, all the more reason for a release > party. Of course, we don't know the release date yet, but it might at least > be worth us thinking about how to celebrate its release. The release schedule wiki page [1] says its going to be released on the 24th of April. On 3/2/08, Morgan Storey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe we can have a wiki page like last time for each capital city etc? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyReleaseParties Although there are currently no entries for Australia. > I'll vote the Cohi bar for Sydney again, wifi, power points and plenty of > space. The only problem i have with the Cohi bar is that I remember reading on a mailing list post that it was only for those over 18 Making it a bit hard for those that aren't that old to attend (like myself) [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyReleaseSchedule -- Harrison Conlin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
