[ubuntu-uk] Non-proprietary EPUB (or even MOBI) bookstore?
Hi -- so I have a Kindle, which I love, and I purchase books for it on Amazon, which I don't love quite so much, once I've realised how locked-in the platform seems to be. (Well, I still love AWS, but that's another story ...) If you can buy EPUB books, and then have access to the actual file, it's pretty trivial to then convert that to the Kindle format. However the problem I've had is even getting to the actual file. Everyone so far seems to insist on some platform to read the books on, like that horrible Adobe reader. Is the geek gestalt aware of anywhere where I can buy the latest books in a form that I can then either read on the Kindle, or convert to read on it? Cheers, Doug. PS -- Bound to be a tonne of people get a cross-posted email, there, so sorry about that. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the Vaio S series
Very interesting, cheers for that. I'm pretty sure my next machine is *not* going to be a mac, but still want something really performant cool-looking. :) (I'll be spending a lot of time, there, after all.) The S series was about the best spec non-apple laptop that I found in my noodling around -- although if there were any recommendations, here, I'd be grateful to hear 'em. Cheers, Doug. On 1 July 2012 23:50, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: On 1 July 2012 23:17, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- has anyone got Ubuntu up running on a Sony Vaio S series? I've read a little bit that suggests there may be difficulties with the graphics drivers, which switch between two modes. Just wondered, is all -- I was fantasising about a new machine playing with the online configurers, and the Vaio S series looks bloody lovely! :) There are open source Intel HD 4000 drivers according to Phoronix, and for another £100 you can have an Nvidia card that is supported through Additional Drivers. You could always go to a Sony store with a Live USB ;) s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood TBA are particularly glib -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the Vaio S series
Hi -- has anyone got Ubuntu up running on a Sony Vaio S series? I've read a little bit that suggests there may be difficulties with the graphics drivers, which switch between two modes. Just wondered, is all -- I was fantasising about a new machine playing with the online configurers, and the Vaio S series looks bloody lovely! :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Recommendations for a small, cheap, ubuntu staging computer/server?
Hi -- what box would people recommend for setting up a small, cheap staging Ubuntu web server? It would pretty much only be needed to test deploys before we push them live. Thanks for any all advice, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommendations for a small, cheap, ubuntu staging computer/server?
I do rather like the look of that desktop! But maybe I should have a hunt on ebay, as well. Maybe a new machine is a bit too much to spend on just a staging server. On 16 September 2011 11:54, Tyler J. Wagner ty...@tolaris.com wrote: On 2011-09-16 11:48, Alan Pope wrote: On 16 September 2011 11:40, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- what box would people recommend for setting up a small, cheap staging Ubuntu web server? This:- http://www.ebuyer.com/253305-hp-proliant-athlon-ii-neo-n36l-microserver-100-cashback-633724-421 That's a great server. I've got one myself, and it does plenty. But if it's just a staging web server, you could easily run it as a VM on any hardware that's not loaded. Regards, Tyler -- I have taken more good from alcohol than it has taken from me. -- Winston Churchill -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Woke up this morning in low-res mode
Woke up this morning, In low-res mode Couldn't render vi, Even good enough to code. Whoa! I got the blues! ... I'll get my coat. On 19 July 2011 09:18, Yorvyk yorvik.ubu...@googlemail.com wrote: On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 06:48:09 +0100 Rowan Berkeley rowan.berke...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, It says 'desktop effects could not be enabled', so it's running in low-res. Could this be a side effect of recent upgrades, or is it a hardware failure? If the latter, I suppose that means a new graphics card. I've never seen a graphics card partially fail. So I would suggest it's a software problem. More information would be useful. What machine, graphics card, driver, etc. Try booting with an older kernel. Have a search round launchpad to see if others have had the same problem. If using a proprietary driver try the open one or try updating or reinstalling it. -- Steve Cook (Yorvyk) http://lubuntu.net -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] new laptop
Nice. Just played what if? with the specs on that -- got it to a cool £1,600 easy! :) On 13 May 2011 12:16, Trevor Hyde trevorh...@gmail.com wrote: On 13/05/11 10:57, Richard Smith wrote: I am thinking of buying a xenon 14 laptop from pcspecialist, can anyone see any major problems with ubuntu on it. http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/xenon/ Doesn't appear to be be over exotic as far as ubuntu's concerned. Nice to see how the price falls away when you dispense with the Windows options! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Booting to ubuntu with VM, for now -- advice needed
You're sort-of right -- I've got it working, now, by booting my Mac into the 64 bit Kernel. Cheers, Doug. On 12 May 2011 17:15, Paul Morgan-Roach roa...@roachy.net wrote: On 11 May at 1:15, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- so this is being typed from an Ubuntu VM under Mac OSX. I've given up the hope of dual-booting for now -- maybe I'll try again sometime later with 10.04. However, I have 8 gig RAM on my MBP, yet seem only to be able to assign less than 4 gig to my ubuntu image in VirtualBox -- I'm guessing because VirtualBox isn't clever enough to figure out that I have two modules (both report okay in Snow Leopard). Can I hazard a guess that the installation media you used is 32bit? AFAIK you need to use a 64 bit OS / CPU to use more than 4Gb RAM -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Booting to ubuntu with VM, for now -- advice needed
Hi -- so this is being typed from an Ubuntu VM under Mac OSX. I've given up the hope of dual-booting for now -- maybe I'll try again sometime later with 10.04. However, I have 8 gig RAM on my MBP, yet seem only to be able to assign less than 4 gig to my ubuntu image in VirtualBox -- I'm guessing because VirtualBox isn't clever enough to figure out that I have two modules (both report okay in Snow Leopard). Is it possible to run a VM that has access to the majority (or, potentially, all) of your processor and RAM? Is there a better tool than VirtualBox that would allow me to do this? I don't want to get too invested in this image if there's a better way to do it out there. Cheers for any all help, Doug. PS -- Sorry to any Geekuppers who have suffered a double post on this. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Borked my Mac installing Ubuntu 11.04, now blackscreens beeps on restart then takes exactly 4 attempts to boot
Hi -- a few other people have seen this, so I thought I'd post the links here, for anyone interested. * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/774089 * http://pubmem.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/flash-efi-firmware-update-manually-on-a-macbook-51/ The second article looks like the answer. Unfortunately, there are firmware updates available for all *but* my model (MBP 5,4), so it looks like I'm going to have to talk to someone at Apple to find out what firmware package I can use. On 30 April 2011 15:58, Matthew Daubney m...@daubers.co.uk wrote: On 30 April 2011 01:55, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: So guess who broke his Mac trying to install the latest Ubuntu? Every now then, I think I'm more of a geek than I really am, and try to do something to make myself feel hardcore, but that ends up just being plain humbling! There follows a cut paste from a post I left on the Ubuntu forums, but basically I've been stung by over-ambitious early-adopter's syndrome (which may or may not be a real term, I've been trying to fix my computer for the last 2 days straight can't remember how humans actually talk to each other). Anyway, in the hope that some local talent may see this know what's going wrong ... Hi -- I've tried to install 11.04 on my Macbook Pro (5,4) today. I had two drives in the machine, an SSD as my main drive, and an HD. I installed rEFIt before attempting to install Ubuntu. I moved my Snow Leopard install to the secondary HD made sure I could boot to it. Then, I used the live CD gparted to clear the 1st drive (the SSD), create the swap space, create the Ubuntu partition, and launch the install, where I used what I had just created on the SSD. The install completed okay (but with no option to select where the GRUB installer went, like some tutorials tell you to look out for). This seemed to go okay, so I went to restart at the end of the install, but the machine didn't come back up. Instead, the power came on I could hear the drives, but the screen stayed black, the battery light flashed a load of times really quickly (too quickly to count, but at least 10 times), and then the machine let out 1 long beep and stayed on the black screen. I forced it to power down tried again, and just got a black screen, the battery light shining steadily, and no beep. I forced it to power down again, and got the same, then again, and got the same, and then a 4th time, which actually allowed me to boot. And this has been the pattern since then. I shut down, and my first attempt to restart gets me the flashing light and the beep, with the black screen. I try 3 more times to power down and restart, and just get the black screen. Then, *every* time on the 4th time, I'm allowed to boot. The same routine will be gone through the next time I power down and try to restart. I've tried totally clearing the disk in gparted, restoring the OSX install from TimeMachine, everything I could think of, but all to no avail. Finally, thinking that maybe the OSX install I had safe on the secondary HD might still be okay (looking at it in gparted showed an EFI boot section everything), I opened up my MBP, swapped the drives around so that the HD is now the main drive, and the SSD the secondary, and renamed the drives so that the primary HD is now called 'Macintosh HD' and is first in the list of drives that appear when I manage to boot each 4th attempt. But, to my great disappointment, I still got exactly the same error. Can anyone offer any advice on how to: 1) Get my machine booting to a safe Snow Leopard install on the (now primary) HD? 2) Safely install Ubuntu on the (now secondary) SSD? Obviously the first is a top priority, as I need my machine in order to work! Then I can concentrate on moving my dev environment to Ubuntu, which I've been dying to do for ages. Thanks very much for any all assistance. Bed, now. I hate going to sleep defeated, but I've no idea what else to do. 'Night! Doug. PS -- apologies to any Geekuppers for the cross post. If you have a time machine backup I'd do the following. 1. Grab the OSX install CD and throw it into the drive 2. Using that CD flatten the OSX drive using the disk utility on the CD 3. Reinstall OSX 4. Attach time machine disk and restore from backup. Hope that helps. -Matt Daubney -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Borked my Mac installing Ubuntu 11.04, now blackscreens beeps on restart then takes exactly 4 attempts to boot
So guess who broke his Mac trying to install the latest Ubuntu? Every now then, I think I'm more of a geek than I really am, and try to do something to make myself feel hardcore, but that ends up just being plain humbling! There follows a cut paste from a post I left on the Ubuntu forums, but basically I've been stung by over-ambitious early-adopter's syndrome (which may or may not be a real term, I've been trying to fix my computer for the last 2 days straight can't remember how humans actually talk to each other). Anyway, in the hope that some local talent may see this know what's going wrong ... Hi -- I've tried to install 11.04 on my Macbook Pro (5,4) today. I had two drives in the machine, an SSD as my main drive, and an HD. I installed rEFIt before attempting to install Ubuntu. I moved my Snow Leopard install to the secondary HD made sure I could boot to it. Then, I used the live CD gparted to clear the 1st drive (the SSD), create the swap space, create the Ubuntu partition, and launch the install, where I used what I had just created on the SSD. The install completed okay (but with no option to select where the GRUB installer went, like some tutorials tell you to look out for). This seemed to go okay, so I went to restart at the end of the install, but the machine didn't come back up. Instead, the power came on I could hear the drives, but the screen stayed black, the battery light flashed a load of times really quickly (too quickly to count, but at least 10 times), and then the machine let out 1 long beep and stayed on the black screen. I forced it to power down tried again, and just got a black screen, the battery light shining steadily, and no beep. I forced it to power down again, and got the same, then again, and got the same, and then a 4th time, which actually allowed me to boot. And this has been the pattern since then. I shut down, and my first attempt to restart gets me the flashing light and the beep, with the black screen. I try 3 more times to power down and restart, and just get the black screen. Then, *every* time on the 4th time, I'm allowed to boot. The same routine will be gone through the next time I power down and try to restart. I've tried totally clearing the disk in gparted, restoring the OSX install from TimeMachine, everything I could think of, but all to no avail. Finally, thinking that maybe the OSX install I had safe on the secondary HD might still be okay (looking at it in gparted showed an EFI boot section everything), I opened up my MBP, swapped the drives around so that the HD is now the main drive, and the SSD the secondary, and renamed the drives so that the primary HD is now called 'Macintosh HD' and is first in the list of drives that appear when I manage to boot each 4th attempt. But, to my great disappointment, I still got exactly the same error. Can anyone offer any advice on how to: 1) Get my machine booting to a safe Snow Leopard install on the (now primary) HD? 2) Safely install Ubuntu on the (now secondary) SSD? Obviously the first is a top priority, as I need my machine in order to work! Then I can concentrate on moving my dev environment to Ubuntu, which I've been dying to do for ages. Thanks very much for any all assistance. Bed, now. I hate going to sleep defeated, but I've no idea what else to do. 'Night! Doug. PS -- apologies to any Geekuppers for the cross post. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu 64 on basic laptop
Hi -- a local shop got sold a Dell with 1gig RAM running a 64 bit version of Windows a couple of weeks ago, and they are saying that it is running really slowly. As it's an independent shop I use lots want to support (support your local bookshop!), I've offered to set it up as dual-boot with Ubuntu to see if they prefer that, and then to either return it to M$ or convert fully to Ubuntu depending on which they prefer. My question is, should I go with the 32 or 64 bit Ubuntu? The Ubuntu page recommends 32 bit for most users, and it's not a high-powered machine, but it is already running a 64 bit OS (albeit one that could be part of the problem -- I don't know enough about these things). Oh, and I've told them to have a think about everything they use it for, but from an initial conversation everything is easily do-able in Ubuntu, and, more importantly, easy for me to show them. Any all advice appreciated, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu 64 on basic laptop
Hmm, thanks for all the responses! I think, as I tend to be rather conservative with other people's machines, that based on what I've read here, I'll go 32 bit for this one. I'm not a guru, just someone who's comfortable setting Ubuntu up, so I'll go with what seems to be the path of least resistance. Thanks a lot for all your advice -- from me my favourite book shop! :) Doug. On 24 July 2010 13:40, John Stevenson j...@jr0cket.com wrote: On 24 July 2010 12:34, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- a local shop got sold a Dell with 1gig RAM running a 64 bit version of Windows a couple of weeks ago, and they are saying that it is running really slowly. As it's an independent shop I use lots want to support (support your local bookshop!), I've offered to set it up as dual-boot with Ubuntu to see if they prefer that, and then to either return it to M$ or convert fully to Ubuntu depending on which they prefer. My question is, should I go with the 32 or 64 bit Ubuntu? The Ubuntu page recommends 32 bit for most users, and it's not a high-powered machine, but it is already running a 64 bit OS (albeit one that could be part of the problem -- I don't know enough about these things). Oh, and I've told them to have a think about everything they use it for, but from an initial conversation everything is easily do-able in Ubuntu, and, more importantly, easy for me to show them. Any all advice appreciated, Doug. If its a brand new machine, I would be tempted to use 64bit Ubuntu, especially if the shop plan to keep the machine for several years (for the same reason mentioned by Allan Bell) However, if the shop are likely to want to buy support from Ubuntu, I am not aware if it makes a difference if its 32bit or 64bit desktop (hopefully not), so you might want to check that out. -- John Stevenson Lean Agile Consultant / Coach jr0cket.com | leanagilemachine.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Digital economy bill
And if you're as appalled as other people, this may come in handy: http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/speakout/extremeinternetl You never know -- democracy might actually work. I know, I know ... On 6 April 2010 22:32, Thomas Ibbotson thomas.ibbot...@gmail.com wrote: I'm surprised no-one's pointed this out yet: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8605648.stm Tom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?
I don't know about tuts, but if you look up Gitso, that does what you need -- there'll be instructions on its page. 2009/11/11 Gordon gbpli...@gmail.com Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Updating an Ubuntu machine to Ruby 1.8.7
Hi -- I've rather gracelessly let one of my Ubuntu machines stay at Ruby 1.8.6, and the official release has moved on to 1.9 For the apps that are currently on that box, I need it to be running 1.8.7, now. I found an instruction that details how to do it here: http://samneang-ngeth.blogspot.com/2009/08/update-ruby-to-version-187-in-ubuntu.html The thing is, the apps running on this machine are vital, and I can't afford to have them down for long. Does this look okay to the gurus here? Is there another approach that someone would suggest (like a nice painless one involving Synaptic)? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Backdoors into computer systems was Ubuntu on the BBC!!!
Is this like what was reported with the Delphi compiler recently? 2009/10/23 jim.came...@buhlersortex.com Daniel Drummond: This reminds me of a story I heard a few years ago, [snip ken's evil compiler story] I had a paper related to that (On Trusting Trust) somewhere ... rummage rummage ... ah, here we go. Countering Trusting Trust through diverse double-compiling, David A. Wheeler. http://www.dwheeler.com/trusting-trust/ The basic idea is that you recompile the suspect compiler from source using a different, trusted compiler of your own. Then you use the result to compile itself from source and compare that binary with the original, suspect binary. If they're identical, the compiler is clean. jim -- Jim Cameron Software Engineer Buhler Sortex Limited Research and Development Department 20 Atlantis Avenue London E16 2BF Registered in England No. 434274 T +44(0)20 7055 7607 F +44(0)20 7055 7701 Mail to: jim.came...@buhlersortex.com www.buhlersortex.com This e-mail (including any attachments) is confidential, may be legally privileged and is designated exclusively for the intended recipient. Access by any other person is not authorised. Any disclosure of this e-mail or of names of persons mentioned therein as well as any storing, copying, distribution and dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail and notify the sender by phone or by e-mail. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the BBC!!!
Although I have no hard evidence ... the truth is out there. No offense, but by speculating like they do on government's spying in on us through our computers whilst offering no hard evidence, they rather run the risk of coming across a little tin-foil hat. I don't know the Enquirer -- how respected a journal is it? There are plenty of sound usability, technical, financial, ethical, political, and security-related reasons to both reject M$ embrace Ubuntu with lots of hard evidence to back them -- so many that I doubt I'll ever get around to worrying on account of article as heavy on paranoia thin on corroborating facts as that first link! Interesting second article, though, cheers. Doug. 2009/10/22 David King linux...@avoura.com Although I have no hard evidence, it was years ago that I heard about the US govt/FBI having a backdoor into Windows, and that all antivirus software by law cannot be allowed to detect what the FBI, etc., put onto people's computers. It might be true, it might be partially true. But the fact is that, AFAIK, this kind of spyware can exist on Windows PCs, but not so much in Linux. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1025684/us-government-snoops-used-vista-to-spy-on-me As for WGA, this is the Windows Genuine Advantage tool, that checks if the Windows you are using is valid or not, and if not, reports back to Microsoft. It is a type of spyware which might also be used to report other information to MS. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,100121,39277823,00.htm This article suggests that early versions of WGA did report to Microsoft at every startup time, but later versions were modified not too after people complained about it. At least two of the people who replied to that article wrote that they switched to linux, and the WGA was one of the main reasons why I personally decided to return to linux and try to use it full time at home. As in all things, I expect the truth is out there. David King Alan Pope wrote: 2009/10/22 Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com: There was a story (poss. last year or earlier) about a FBI(or Police) conference in the US where MS apparently handed out a USB key to all delegates that had backdoors into Windows. If I get chance I'll try to search for it. Interesting, I'd not heard about that. Google turned up this:- http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080429/095514977.shtml Apparently, they're giving out special USB keys that simply get around Microsoft's security, allowing the holder of the key to very quickly get forensic information (including internet surfing history), passwords and supposedly encrypted data off of a laptop. ... Update: Some folks in the comments, and Ed Bott, claim that this post is a misreading of the original story. The USB key includes a bunch of standard tools, not access to a backdoor. The confusion, on my part, was due to the original article claiming that the device can decrypt passwords and analyze a computer's Internet activity, as well as data stored in the computer. In saying so, it appeared that the device must have access to a backdoor to decrypt the password -- but an update claims that it's merely password security auditing technologies. Which could be achieved with one of many Linux based Live CDs or USB keys:- http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/10-best-security-live-cd-distros-pen-test-forensics-recovery/ Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Throw a release party to get free software.
How do you see apple as a threat? I can see them as a challenge, and something to raise the game for free OS developers, but a threat? Do you mean that they are practicing seriously monopolistic practices? (Serious question, btw, not trying to start a flame war.) Cheers, Doug. On 05/09/2009, Tim Dobson li...@tdobson.net wrote: Matt Jones wrote: I wonder where they got this idea from? http://houseparty.com/windows7 Apple? In all seriousness, I was thinking of throwing a windows 7 release party (in my windows free house) and sending them home with a karmic CD... Tbh though, I don't really care about microsoft these days, I see Apple as much more of a threat because they have user loyalty. Tim -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Judge bans Microsoft Word sales
I disagree that everyone should use Plain English, however; if you're not sure what a word means, look it up and extend your vocabulary :) +1 -- every day's a school day. 2009/8/16 William Anderson ne...@well.com Paul Sutton wrote: Alan Lord (News) wrote: I disagree. Making *everything* open source would be pyrrhic panacea. Competition is good. Competition is what has spurned the FOSS movement and proprietary vendors alike. Trying to eradicate the proprietary market is unrealistic and would stifle innovation. what does pyrrhic panacea mean? Would it be possible to use Plain English please, so people know what you are talking about A pyrrhic (pirr-ik) victory means winning something at a terrible cost to yourself, referring to King Pyrrhus of Epirus, who fought and won battles against the Romans in 280 BC and 278 BC, but lost a great number of his soldiers, including key personnel and his close friends. A panacea (pan-ah-see-ah) means something that can solve all problems, or a medicine or remedy that can cure all ills and diseases, and extend life. It refers to Panakea (Πανάκεια), the Greek goddess of healing, who was said to heal the sick with potion. So I guess from those two definitions, Alan means that making everything open source would be something that could solve all problems, but at a terrible cost to us all. I disagree that everyone should use Plain English, however; if you're not sure what a word means, look it up and extend your vocabulary :) -n -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choosing a new phone
Ugh. I *hate* my HTC Touch Diamond2 -- tries to be an iPhone, but fails miser- and epic- ally.Really wish I had a real iPhone. Or a G1. Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] install just the command-line
Hi -- I have a laptop that is really struggling to display anything, as something that handles display in both windows the Ubuntu loader is very gone. (Trying to install Xubuntu, I get as far as clicking next on the keyboard layout chooser, then weird stripes begin to follow the mouse around, and we hang. Not especially healthy.) Not really liking to let things die gracefully be at peace, I wondered if I could perhaps install just the basic, command-line parts of Ubuntu (linux with all the package managers, I guess) see if I can get it running as a little server for cron jobs or something that I can just ssh on to. What would I be looking for to do this? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] install just the command-line
Cheers for those -- downloading the 32 bit ubuntu server version now! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Where Ubuntu falls short
Hi -- just sharing a couple of thoughts, really, as an Ubuntu user of 6 months or so. The first is, for myself, I *love* using linux, and am very happy I made the switch to Ubuntu. That said, I am a programmer, and a geek, and so am getting the most benefit from the tools that linux users have long taken for granted, from EMACS, to gcc, to everything being developed for linux as a first, and therefore a first-class, platform. So that's great. However, I have found that Ubuntu has fallen rather short in a couple of areas that mean that I would not recommend it to an average user (as I have earlier this year, to mine their chagrin) who would use it as a 'leisure' OS. One is: setup. It's an impossible task to write drivers that will work on any amount of machines, particularly when the manufacturors of those machines don't give a fig about you, so I'm not having a do at any of the amazing developers here, but the issues I had/have with sound cards keyboards, and that I've had/have with other machines with sound wireless connections, mean that I could not recommend Ubuntu to an 'average' user -- I would *have* to be on-hand and prepared to sacrifice some serious support time to compliment my recommendation if I did. Another is video and sound (in general): I find that the quality of playback for both audio and video (but esp. video) to be significantly lower than on OSX (on the same machine) and Vista. The screen flickers and has refresh breaks in the middle of the screen, and on a lower-end machine, jumped intolerably for the majority of files. I've found some embedded video files like those embedded from youtube to be of an unwatchable quality in Ubuntu, with black squares flickering in the middle of the screen. Again, I imagine the task facing those who write drivers for *all* variants of machine to use, and am awed -- but this would still bug the average user. Another is supported proprietary software, which just isn't Ubuntu's fault (as I don't think the others are, tbh). The biggie being iTunes, which you need for an iPhone, and everybody their dog seems to want one of those. There's no way for an 'average' user to easily get up running with it in an emulator or dual-boot or whatever. Another would be games, I imagine, but I don't really play those. All of this, like I say, isn't a whinge, it's just some observations. For me (as a geek), I'm delighted with Ubuntu, and know that I will continue with it ( maybe other variants of linux) for the forseeable future, as it has an amazing set of tools repositories that make my life as a geek much happier, and I love the free software philosophy. And I could happily recommend it for office users, too. But, for me, it still isn't something I'd recommend to the average, leisure user, unless they really expressed an interest in learning all about it -- even I haven't been able to fully put away OSX for media stuff. Please bear in mind that Ubuntu is the only variant of linux that I've spent any real time with, and that my experience of using it as a lesiure OS is limited to a couple of machines (Asus Aspire Macbook) -- I've used many more at work *for* work have nothing but joy to report. Anyway, I hope this message is taken in the spirit it is offered -- not as a flame or whinge, but as some (hopefully) constructive observations on an OS I've really come to love. What do others think? Is it something they would recommend to non-geeks as a swap in for OSX, or Windows? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Where Ubuntu falls short
You've had issues with keyboards? Never heard of that one before... what type of keyboard? And what was the issue? The machine I set up for someone else, I set up using my preferred layout (Dvorák), and then set it to normal ASCII, but it keeps reverting. No big deal, but annoying, especially to a novice. Are you using proprietary Flash plug-in or the open one? Might be worth trying the other... I'll look into that, cheers. Ah, but if more people started using Linux then Apple might consider it a good idea to port their software... it's a supply demand thing... ;-) Yeah, but if you're setting up a system for someone who trusts you to do the best job you can for them, until that supply demand thing is settled, is it really ethical to stick them with being a statistical martyr to the cause? The iPhone requirement came after I'd set the system up, but still something like that should perhaps have been anticipated. And have you proven iTunes doesn't work? I've looked at a fair few places to get iTunes working on Ubuntu, and all of the ones I saw seem to say it won't (under WINE or anything else). I'll look at the link you've provided (cheers again), but I'm not holding out much hope (from past experience), and even less for getting it working to update an iPhone. As for *proving* it can't work, I'm afraid I'm not nearly enough of an expert to begin to exhaustively set about that task! Besides, you can't prove a negative, you can only *dis*prove it. ;) But I'd probably suggest Linux to those people over OS-X, because their Windows mates might be able to figure out how to use Linux as it is similar (and the majority of the key combinations (eg. ctrl-alt-delete)) are the same whereas OS-X has a completely different methodology altogether. I wouldn't have expected that! I must admit that I'm very fond of OSX the way it works, so much so that I can bear to work in it from time to time when I can't in linux. And it was OSX (being built on Darwin) that got me into trying out linux. For a newb, as well, my experience has been that OSX is *miles* more intuitive than any other OS, so that people don't really *need* their mates to come around -- it just does what they expect intuitively -- human-oriented software! Again, I must declaim that my experience of seeing newbs on various systems is limited to my own trials observing a few others, but in that experience, OSX definately seems to be the one that people can take to with most confidence. So I guess I'm the opposite! ;) I'd recommend OSX to any 'average' user with a budget, Ubuntu to anyone with any technical bent, and Windoze to anyone with little cash who just wanted basic stuff (web, video, audio, wireless) to work didn't know how to get it to if it didn't. Although maybe I'd recuse myself before that last recommendation. ;) Cheers for the considered response, Doug. PS -- the system I setup was for someone who lives in a different country, just in case anyone's thinking that maybe I should just get 'round there fix it. :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Flame Wars mailing list
Alan was referring to the Monty Python Arguement Sketch No he wasn't. I'll get my coat. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Can I run my OSX partition in VirtualBox (or something like it)?
Hi -- I run Ubuntu dual-boot with OSX on a Mac, and I love it, and hate having to duck out to use OSX for things like iTunes, etc. So would it be possible for me to run the OSX partition from inside VirtualBox, or something like that? I've had a bit of a google, and not come up with much, so I thought I'd ask the assembled Ubuntu gurus. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I run my OSX partition in VirtualBox (or something like it)?
Ah, well -- rebooting every now then isn't exactly the worst fate that could befall one! I was sure that I'd read that exactly what I propose could be done with Windows partitions -- I shall have to see if I can find where, again. Cheers for all the replies, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] No IE in Windows 7
A better model would be to let the customer customise their install. So they can see the price rocketing up as they select Windows IE the like. Like the way the Dell customise app works. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] No IE in Windows 7
Well, no, because Ubuntu comes bundled with FF. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] reminder tool
Hi -- can anyone recommend a handy little reminder tool for Ubuntu? Just something I can quickly easily set reminders in that will pop up annoy me until I deal with them. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] reminder tool
Cheers for that -- yeah, I think it would be overkill in my case, as I'm happy using GMail. I was hoping there would be something like there is in OSX that would run on its own. 2009/6/11 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk doug livesey wrote: Hi -- can anyone recommend a handy little reminder tool for Ubuntu? Just something I can quickly easily set reminders in that will pop up annoy me until I deal with them. Cheers, Doug. I believe that Evolution has this feature in the calendar. Possibly a bit overkill for what you want but it would probably do the job. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] copying 34gig to a FAT32 external hard drive -- 3 hours?
Surely that can't be right? I'm running Jaunty on a Macbook 3,1 w/ 2gig RAM -- hardly the most recent machine, but still! This isn't a one-off, though -- copying to this drive is always slow (currently 3.2 MB/Sec). Is there something I'm not doing right? Something I should set or unset? Should I reformat the drive? It's fine under OSX. I wanted FAT32 so that I could use any OS to access it. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] copying 34gig to a FAT32 external hard drive -- 3 hours?
Cheers for the reply, but I'm not sure what you mean, sorry -- is it that any copy operations over 2gig would do this? Is this only for linux, as OSX seems to handle it fine. thanks again, Doug. 2009/6/11 Jim Kissel j...@osml.eu doug livesey wrote: Surely that can't be right? I'm running Jaunty on a Macbook 3,1 w/ 2gig RAM -- hardly the most recent machine, but still! This isn't a one-off, though -- copying to this drive is always slow (currently 3.2 MB/Sec). Is there something I'm not doing right? Something I should set or unset? Should I reformat the drive? It's fine under OSX. I wanted FAT32 so that I could use any OS to access it. Cheers, Doug. IIRC, FAT32 is limited to 2G, or it was the last time I was forced to use this format, but that was more than 10 years ago. I could be wrong. My memory could be wrong. YMMV -- Life is too short. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] copying 34gig to a FAT32 external hard drive -- 3 hours?
2.0 on a Mac 3,1 (I'm pretty sure). I reckon I'll reformat the drive when I get a slow moment in the schedule. Thanks again for all advice! Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Set up an internal email server to launch processes
Hi -- I want to setup an internal web server on an Ubuntu machine that I will use to trigger scripts when emails arrive with certain addresses. The emails will be parsed for args to send the scripts, and the scripts will be written in Ruby. I've worked on projects before where this has been done, but I wasn't involved in that side of things, so have no idea where to start looking to implement it. Could anyone offer any advice on email server packages that would be good for this, and maybe pointers to resources I could research to figure out how to go about it? Thanks very much, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] upgrade to 9.04, skip blacklist for desktop effects, system freeze on startup
Hi -- so I finally bit the bullet upgraded to 9.04 on my Macbook 3,1.When will I learn? If it ain't broke ... When I did, it all seemed to go well, but I couldn't enable the desktop effects I had in Ibex, so I googled the problem, found lots of instructions on how to skip the blacklisting of the graphics driver in compiz. So I did this, and then thought I might enable the reflection effect in compiz. And 30 seconds later my system (mouse all) froze. I gave it some time, and then forced a shutdown. Now, whenever I boot to Ubuntu, the system logs on, shows me my desktop, then totally freezes. So I can't even go in delete the file that skips the blacklisted drivers for compiz. Can anyone advise me as to how I can get back to a working system? I'm rather desperate, as my main dev environment is Ubuntu, and I sort-of need it to do some work! Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade to 9.04, skip blacklist for desktop effects, system freeze on startup
Cheers for that -- I went in to recovery mode (didn't even know it existed!) and saw an option to automatically fix graphics problems there, so selected it, and here I am, back in Ubuntu! There are a few other teething problems I'm having that I shall probably be posting here once I've failed to find a fix for them, but I'm chuffed with this -- cheers again! Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Business with Ubuntu
Is this a publicly viewable list? If so, we're all starting to look (as Ubuntu users) a bit partisan shifty. Or am I being soft? Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] What to buy as an Ubuntu web server?
Hi -- I may be looking to buy a web server for a number of web apps (RoR served with Passenger Apache) quite soon. Could anyone advise me on what hardware to be looking for? I would want decent speed, so good processors RAM, and I would like, if possible, for it to be quite clever about power usage. Also ( isn't this always the kicker?) I don't want to spend a fortune. I'll say a few hundred quids, tops, for now, but I don't want that to limit people's suggestions too much. if people have good resources for new not-so-new machines I could buy, that play nicely with Ubuntu, that would be great, too. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] What to buy as an Ubuntu web server?
I appreciate the advice there, and that is definitely the route I take with external, client-facing websites (although I use Mampi -- just get a recommendation in there!). This, however, is for a suite of inter-operating internal apps, so the requirement is to have them hosted internally. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Upgrade vs Reinstall
Hi -- I was just wondering, why it is that the community-at-large seems to think that it is better to reinstall to a newer version of Ubuntu rather than to run the upgrade? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade vs Reinstall
Well, then I stand corrected! ;) When I installed Ibex on my Macbook, there was loads of buggering around in the config files to get things like the touchpad scrolling working, and loads of sound issues, and other things which I don't recall just to hand. Which is fair enough, as there's a hell of a lot of machines out there, and you can't configure everything to run out of the box on everything. But could an upgrade rather than a reinstall save me some of that hassle? Cheers, Doug. 2009/5/12 Lucy lucybrid...@gmail.com 2009/5/12 Robert Longstaff dreamf...@dreamfish.org.uk: Hi -- I was just wondering, why it is that the community-at-large seems to think that it is better to reinstall to a newer version of Ubuntu rather than to run the upgrade? I'm personally an 'install from fresh' person, but that's just me ;) Otherwise, I heard two anecdotal stories at a recent LUG meeting of people upgrading to Jaunty and it taking several hours. In fact, one person re-did it from fresh on their machine at the meet and it took about 35mins. Any thoughts on this? The upgrade I just did downloaded over a gig worth of data, but as I'm on a fast connection the entire install was complete in about 30-40 minutes. If I was on a slower connection I would probably have been better off using a cd instead. On the other hand, f I had less installed on this computer then it would have been quicker again. Generally, if my machine is working nicely I'll just upgrade. If I've installed a lot of crud or otherwise broken things then I'll go for a fresh install. I certainly don't see the need for a fresh install each time. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] to upgrade or not (Macbook 3,1 on Ibex)
My discipline says leave it, as there was a bunch of stuff to do before I got my system working (mostly) as I like it, and I really don't have time to be mucking about configuring a new system that I use for *everything*, personal stuff, work, everything. But I'm hearing all over the place that Jaunty is amazing, and it's a new toy, and I wanna play! What do those on the list who need to be rather more conservative with upgrades do? Should I leave it a bit for the more adventurous to write tutorials on how to avoid the frustration they went through? Will there be any advantage to letting a few weeks a number of update fixes pass? Or should I man up? Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Using rsync (or something) to remotely backup a windows drive
Hi -- I have a drive that gets a weekly backup of a Windows network stored to it, and I would like to have that backed up in turn remotely. To that end, I have an IP address that I wish to sync it to, and can setup any machine/OS behind it that I want to. What I was hoping to do was to have the backup drive synced each week, in a manner similar to TimeMachine's, so that after an initial sync, only the changes get sent, but that allows us to access any week's synced backup image if needed (TM lets you browse them amazingly, but as long as it could be done, it wouldn't have to be that posh). My thoughts so far have been to setup a linux box running rsync to remotely access the backup drive, for the following reasons: 1) I beleive that rsync has the functionality I require (though I could be wrong). 2) If our Windows network gets taken out by a virus or something, having the backup be on a different OS would provide extra security. 3) I'm more confident in setting this up on a linux machine than a Windows one (though still not exactly cocky about it). I'd really appreciate any advice that folks could give me on this -- am I wrong in my ideas? would this even work? are there any hideous pitfalls awaiting me? is there a better way to do it? etc. Cheers for any all input, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using rsync (or something) to remotely backup a windows drive
Also, do check out rdiff-backup (It's in the repos). I love it! I'm going to have to rethink my original idea, due to the incremental vs BackupExec files thing, but for a personal backup strategy, rdiff-backup seems to be the ticket. Nice simple, like me! (Okay, I'm not that nice.) 2009/4/24 Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com On 24/04/09 13:03, Samuel Toogood wrote: doug liveseybiot...@gmail.com wrote Hi -- I have a drive that gets a weekly backup of a Windows network stored to it, and I would like to have that backed up in turn remotely. Also, do check out rdiff-backup (It's in the repos). It does reverse incremental backups using rysnc: http://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/non-gnu/rdiff-backup/ HTH Al -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] what directories to backup?
Following on from an earlier thread, I now am about to (this weekend, anyway) set up a backup policy for my machine using rdiff-backup. So what files dirs do people backup on an Ubuntu machine? I guess everything in my home directory -- should I try for anything else? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] open/forward port 5500 (for gitso)
Brilliant -- cheers for all those replies, I reckon I know what to do next time my brother comes online needs help. (Although I might be back, yet!) Cheers again, Doug. 2009/4/17 Michael G Fletcher mich...@ilovemylinux.com On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:29 PM, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- there was a thread recently during the course of which someone recommended gitso, and several people appeared to be converted on the spot! I'm after following the advice there, now, but am stuck on the bit where I'm supposed to open/forward port 5500. Basically, I haven't a clue how to. Could someone advise me on how they did it / where I should look to learn? Thanks, Basic instructions - I did this for the a sky router, but hopefully will be vaguely similar for any other one. 1 - Log into your router's administration site 2 - Look for something relating to services 3 - Add a new service, if it asks for a beginning and end port, you can just select 5500 for both. 4 - If you are using DNS to assign IP addresses to your local network, you may want to check this section and try to reserve an IP address for the machine you want to use Gitso on - this will mean that the firewall will use the same IP address to send the gitso information to. 5 - Go to the firewall rules. Add an outbound rule for the service you created previously. Add an incoming rule for the service and point it towards the internal LAN IP address that you have reserved for the machine you are going to give support from. 6 - Save and apply settings. Remember when giving support, the person needs to use your IP address that is your connection to the internet. this can be found by either looking at the routers status / connection page, or visiting a site such as http://whatsmyip.org/ - this IP address might change if your router re-connects. If all else fails, I could use gitso to help you out - hehe --Michael _ Michael Fletcher Visit my website here - http://www.mgfletcher.com/blog Interested in Linux? Then visit - http://www.ilovemylinux.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] recommended pod/screencast client
Hi -- I use iTunes on my OSX partition for most of my podcasts, but there are some technical ones I'd like to start collecting on my Ubuntu partition -- usually screencasts. So what does the wider, great british ubuntu community recommend as a podcast collector? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] recommended pod/screencast client
Looking at Miro, now -- seems pretty cool, cheers. 2009/4/17 Alan Pope a...@popey.com 2009/4/17 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com: Hi -- I use iTunes on my OSX partition for most of my podcasts, but there are some technical ones I'd like to start collecting on my Ubuntu partition -- usually screencasts. So what does the wider, great british ubuntu community recommend as a podcast collector? I use miro to download video podcasts on Ubuntu. I use hpodder for audio ones. I use two separate apps because I do different things with the content, so like to keep it separate. The video ones I watch in miro after they download. The audio ones I tend to sync to my mp3 player or phone. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] recommended pod/screencast client
Dumb question :) No such thing :) Whilst I question the first comment (although I suppose if I was asking the dumb question, then I would), I take the second as a challenge! ;) 2009/4/17 Alan Pope a...@popey.com 2009/4/17 Dianne Reuby pramc...@yahoo.co.uk: Dumb question :) No such thing :) Is there a difference between video podcasts and any other videos (eg YouTube and similar)? In simple terms, a podcast of any kind (audio or video) is in essence a media file delivered over http as a downloadable 'enclosure' item listed within an RSS feed. A podcatcher (such as miro) is given a bunch of those RSS feeds (which are xml text files also delivered over http) and scans them for any new enclosures not yet downloaded. The software then (based on your preferences) will download the enclosures completely so you can play them 'offline'. Compare that to youtube which is designed to be streamed. You visit their site and watch the video in a browser based flash plugin as opposed to downloading them. That said there are ways and means to download video from youtube, and indeed miro can do that too. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] open/forward port 5500 (for gitso)
Hi -- there was a thread recently during the course of which someone recommended gitso, and several people appeared to be converted on the spot! I'm after following the advice there, now, but am stuck on the bit where I'm supposed to open/forward port 5500. Basically, I haven't a clue how to. Could someone advise me on how they did it / where I should look to learn? Thanks, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Plugging ubuntu machine into a TV (on Mac on PC)
Hi -- I have a couple of machines that are used often to view avi files the like. One is a Macbook (mine) running Ubuntu. Currently, when I want to watch a file on TV, I boot to my OSX partition, and plugin to the TV with a miniDVI cable. The other is an Acer laptop (my brother's), and is currently never plugged into a TV, cuz we've no idea how to do it. Could anyone advise on how I could a) Get the Macbook on TV without having to reboot to the (now largely dormant) OSX partition, and b) How to plug my brother's laptop into a TV. Neither of us have plasma screen TVs, or anything posh like that. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] downloading slow torrents energy consumption
So these Viglen machines are recommended as low consumption options? 2009/4/9 Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com Alan Pope wrote: 2009/4/9 javadayaz javada...@gmail.com: i raised this topic of torrents and low powered green machines a while ago if anyone remembers! Indeed, and I'm also using another Viglen for doing exactly that. A viglen running torrentflux is perfect for this task. Cheers, Al. I would also like to recommend many of the the Mini-itx type boards based around either VIA or Atom CPUs. My home server is based in a Jetway Mobo (with dual 100MB LAN i/f) and it has a VIA C7 processor and 1G of RAM. I stuck a 320MB HDD in the box when I built it. The whole thing draws about 15W from the plug. It runs Ubuntu Server, Our business telephone system on Asterisk, acts a development platform (Apache MySQL, PHP, SVN blah blah blah) and is left on 24/7. FYI I got the mobo from here: http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=11212 I bought a case and PSU from eBay IIRC (It's an InWIN box for uATX or smaller mobos) that cost about £15. It has been very reliable. And, oh yes, I down-clocked it from 1.2Ghz to 1Ghz. I could probably go lower but it makes little difference to power consumption. HTH Al (Another one!) -- Founder of http://www.thealans.com Social networking just for people called Alan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] downloading slow torrents energy consumption
Cool -- and these are laptops? They could be perfert servers, with their battery as a UPS. Is there any particular model people recommend? Doug. 2009/4/9 Alan Pope a...@popey.com 2009/4/9 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com: So these Viglen machines are recommended as low consumption options? Depends what you want to do with them. I know a few people who have them, and they seem to be pretty useful for non-intensive server type tasks. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] downloading slow torrents energy consumption
Wow. If you could spec up the RAM, would that run as a decent web server? 2009/4/9 Alan Pope a...@popey.com 2009/4/9 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com: Cool -- and these are laptops? They could be perfert servers, with their battery as a UPS. Is there any particular model people recommend? The Viglen is a tiny desktop computer. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ViglenMPC http://www.viglen.co.uk/viglen/Products_Services/Product_Range/Product_file.aspx?eCode=XUBUMPCLType_Info=DescriptionType=Desktops Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] downloading slow torrents energy consumption
I'll be looking into running several apps off it (whatever it is, in the future), in Ruby on Rails, mainly, so maybe I need a little more RAM. Definitely liking the looks of those crazy Viglens, though. 2009/4/9 Harry Rickards hricka...@l33tmyst.com On 9 Apr 2009, at 14:56, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: 2009/4/9 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com: Wow. If you could spec up the RAM, would that run as a decent web server? 512MiB is the maximum RAM it will take. It runs just fine as a webserver with that much :) Cheers, Al. +1 I have a server (a VPS with FSCKVPS) running Debian (it's a VPS and Ubuntu Server isn't avaliable) with 512mb of RAM, and it's currently running Horde Webmail on Apache, PHP, MySQL. Courier and Postfix fine with a load average of 0.00. Thanks Harry -- Contact info at l33tmyst.mp -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Running a .run file -- Permission denied command not found
Try:- $chmod +x shoes2.run then see if it will run. Like a charm! Thanks very much! Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Running a .run file -- Permission denied command not found
Hi -- I'm trying to install Shoes (http://shoooes.net/) on Ubuntu Ibex, and am running into a few problems. The way to install Shoes on a Linux system is with a .run file, and the instructions there say little more than double-click it. When I try that, I get gedit complaining that it can't read the character encoding of the file, so I think that it's time to try the trusty terminal, with little concern for the flagrant alliteration. The .run file is saved in a subdir of my home directory, btw, and was saved to there by the current user (me). When I try ./shoes2.run, I get the following output: bash: ./shoes2.run: Permission denied. So, for completeness' sake, I try sudo ./shoes.run, and then get: sudo: ./shoes2.run: command not found. Can anyone advise me on what to try next? Thanks very much, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] downloading slow torrents energy consumption
Hi -- I (sort of) noticed a while back some marketing gumph that suggested that Ubuntu servers can be configured to reduce power consumption when they are not under heavy load, and was wondering if something similar was available (generally, I mean, not *just* for Ubuntu) for domestic use. The obvious case that springs to mind is when I have a long download going want to leave my PC on overnight. (Currently, I generally don't, as I feel bad about the energy I'm wasting.) So would it be possible to leave a download going in some way put the rest of your computer to sleep to save on power? Is there anything that does that? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] remote accessing an ubuntu machine (vnc or similar)
Hi -- I already remotely administrate a PC for my Mum one for my Dad, and both are Windows machines. So LogMeIn.com is perfect for those. However, I am setting up an Ubuntu machine for my brother that will also require remote administration, and was wondering about the best way to set that up. Unfortunately, LogMeIn.com only works for Mac and Windows. Could anyone offer any advice? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] remote accessing an ubuntu machine (vnc or similar)
Cheers for that -- I'm just doing some work-related reading on OpenSSL, so that's all very synchronous! ;) 2009/3/31 Ciarán Mooney general.moo...@googlemail.com Hi, Linux has had this for years. You can use both a shell login (that gives you a terminal on the remote machine) or combine it with VNC. VNC will enable you to have a remote graphic desktop. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSHHowto https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNC Have a read of those two pages, and have a stab at it. You will have to get your hands a bit dirtier than with LogMeIn, but you'll have a more secure connection with no mysterious third parties involved. You will definately have to forward some ports on routers and firewalls. Good luck. Ciarán On 3/31/09, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- I already remotely administrate a PC for my Mum one for my Dad, and both are Windows machines. So LogMeIn.com is perfect for those. However, I am setting up an Ubuntu machine for my brother that will also require remote administration, and was wondering about the best way to set that up. Unfortunately, LogMeIn.com only works for Mac and Windows. Could anyone offer any advice? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] remote accessing an ubuntu machine (vnc or similar)
Apparently OpenSSH uses OpenSSL extensively -- that's what me book says, anyway. Probably not on any level that I'll ever need to know about, though. I use SSH at work (in a safe environment), so once I've got it set up, at least I'll be familiar with the easy bits. 2009/3/31 Ciarán Mooney general.moo...@googlemail.com Well that's lucky! I'm not sure how related OpenSSL and OpenSSH are though. To be honest don't get frustrated if you can't figure out what to do. I find it very confusing, but I've just about got my head around it. Ciarán On 3/31/09, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Cheers for that -- I'm just doing some work-related reading on OpenSSL, so that's all very synchronous! ;) 2009/3/31 Ciarán Mooney general.moo...@googlemail.com Hi, Linux has had this for years. You can use both a shell login (that gives you a terminal on the remote machine) or combine it with VNC. VNC will enable you to have a remote graphic desktop. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSHHowto https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNC Have a read of those two pages, and have a stab at it. You will have to get your hands a bit dirtier than with LogMeIn, but you'll have a more secure connection with no mysterious third parties involved. You will definately have to forward some ports on routers and firewalls. Good luck. Ciarán On 3/31/09, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- I already remotely administrate a PC for my Mum one for my Dad, and both are Windows machines. So LogMeIn.com is perfect for those. However, I am setting up an Ubuntu machine for my brother that will also require remote administration, and was wondering about the best way to set that up. Unfortunately, LogMeIn.com only works for Mac and Windows. Could anyone offer any advice? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] remote accessing an ubuntu machine (vnc or similar)
I'll look forwards to that, then! Cheers again, man, Doug. 2009/3/31 Ciarán Mooney general.moo...@googlemail.com Well ssh is the easy bit! I always got confused with setting up the ssh tunnel on the machine you were sitting at. I think I've got it now though. The actual setting up of OpenSSH and VNC on the remote machine was easy. It's connecting to the damn things though firewalls and stuff! Ciarán On 3/31/09, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Apparently OpenSSH uses OpenSSL extensively -- that's what me book says, anyway. Probably not on any level that I'll ever need to know about, though. I use SSH at work (in a safe environment), so once I've got it set up, at least I'll be familiar with the easy bits. 2009/3/31 Ciarán Mooney general.moo...@googlemail.com Well that's lucky! I'm not sure how related OpenSSL and OpenSSH are though. To be honest don't get frustrated if you can't figure out what to do. I find it very confusing, but I've just about got my head around it. Ciarán On 3/31/09, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Cheers for that -- I'm just doing some work-related reading on OpenSSL, so that's all very synchronous! ;) 2009/3/31 Ciarán Mooney general.moo...@googlemail.com Hi, Linux has had this for years. You can use both a shell login (that gives you a terminal on the remote machine) or combine it with VNC. VNC will enable you to have a remote graphic desktop. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSHHowto https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNC Have a read of those two pages, and have a stab at it. You will have to get your hands a bit dirtier than with LogMeIn, but you'll have a more secure connection with no mysterious third parties involved. You will definately have to forward some ports on routers and firewalls. Good luck. Ciarán On 3/31/09, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- I already remotely administrate a PC for my Mum one for my Dad, and both are Windows machines. So LogMeIn.com is perfect for those. However, I am setting up an Ubuntu machine for my brother that will also require remote administration, and was wondering about the best way to set that up. Unfortunately, LogMeIn.com only works for Mac and Windows. Could anyone offer any advice? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] remote accessing an ubuntu machine (vnc or similar)
Gitso looks perfect, cheers! I don't want access any time -- I could get blamed for things, then! 2009/3/31 Stephen Garton sheepeating...@sheepeatingtaz.co.uk 2009/3/31 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com Hi -- I already remotely administrate a PC for my Mum one for my Dad, and both are Windows machines. So LogMeIn.com is perfect for those. However, I am setting up an Ubuntu machine for my brother that will also require remote administration, and was wondering about the best way to set that up. Unfortunately, LogMeIn.com only works for Mac and Windows. Could anyone offer any advice? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ I have used gitso (http://code.google.com/p/gitso/) with a reasonable amount of success, for connecting linux and windows machines in all configurations (i.e. L-L, L-W, W-L and W-W). I say reasonable amount of success purely because I don't use it very often, but everytime I've needed it it works. It does require instigating by an end user (i.e. they ask for help) which is different to having full access as and when you want it, but if you are just supporting your brother, it could be ideal. If you do want access anytime, then +1 to the ssh option mentioned later in the thread to where I have replied from. Steve Garton sheepeatingtaz.co.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Test
To be honest, I hadn't even noticed it. 2009/3/20 Stephen Garton sheepeating...@sheepeatingtaz.co.uk 2009/3/20 Dave Morley davm...@davmor2.co.uk On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 10:24 +, Toby Satchell wrote: Test, please ignore. Duly ignored -- Fail ;-) Steve Garton sheepeatingtaz.co.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Test
Wow. Were you a scriptwriter on Yes, Minister? ;) 2009/3/20 Alan Pope a...@popey.com 2009/3/20 Rowan Berkeley rowan.berke...@googlemail.com: Many servers think that gmail and googlemail are two different things, so if your emailer sends out your return address as googlemail and you personally send it out as gmail, this can cause problems. That's not the servers fault, but googles. Anyone who signed up for a Google Mail account before the court case in which it was revealed GMail was a trademark held by another company would have an @gmail account. Those who registered after would have an @googlemail account. The problem comes in that google still accept mail addressed to @gmail to people with @googlemail accounts. However when people with @googlemail accounts send email it appears to come from @googlemail and not @gmail. This means that people with @googlemail accounts believe falsely that they have a @gmail account. So they sign up for mailing lists (like this one) as foo@gmail.com and then wonder why their mail to the list bounces because they're not subscribed. The reason being that mailman will send the confirmation mail to @gmail but any mails the user sends to the list will appear to come from @googlemail and as such mailman spits it out complaining that the @googlemail is not subscribed to that mailing list. In my mind that's googles fault for not educating the users about their address and the implications of having an @googlemail account, and not rejecting @gmail mail for @googlemail accounts. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Launch Party Manchester
I'd attend anywhere, if I'm around, but a pub would be extra-specially nice. :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introduction
I'm terrible at actually making it to meetups, but nonetheless would be interested in such a group. I'm loving Ubuntu, but work pressure being what it is, I'm just not getting the time to explore it properly on my own, so a group could be perfect. I'm based just down the road near Blackburn. Doug. 2009/3/19 Simon Wears munkyju...@googlemail.com I'm in Manchester city center, and would be interested in such a group. Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com http://MunkyJunky.com | http://Twitter.com/MunkyJunky MunkyJunky on irc.freenode.net On 19 Mar 2009, at 07:39, James Milligan lak...@lake54.com wrote: Hi Matt I run Ubuntu on a virtual machine and don't really have a lot of experience with it to be honest. I also live in south Manchester - well more Cheshire really - so it'd be helpful for me to have one of those groups ;-) James On 19 Mar 2009, at 07:24, Matt matthas...@ntlworld.com wrote: Hello everyone I just wanted to introduce myself to the group. I am an experienced Linux user, living in South Manchester. My interest is in the promotion of free software to the general public. I am an experienced Ubuntu user, web designer and can program in Java and Python to an intermediate level. My hope is to help create a South Manchester Ubuntu group, that could organise regular meetings providing installation and usage advice as well as attend events within the local community to promote free software and help people move away from their usual (and expensive) OS's. I have helped a number of people convert to using Ubuntu and the response has always been positive. I hope this can be broadened to the wider community in a face-to-face way. I believe that around the Chorlton area of the city this would be embraced with open arms Thanks for your time. Matt -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introduction
Yeah -- sadly they filled them in with pound shops! 2009/3/19 Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net 2009/3/19 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com: I'm terrible at actually making it to meetups, but nonetheless would be interested in such a group. I'm loving Ubuntu, but work pressure being what it is, I'm just not getting the time to explore it properly on my own, so a group could be perfect. I'm based just down the road near Blackburn. Have they filled in all those holes the Beatles reported? ;-) Sean (Somerset, so far too far away to visit your proposed LUG, though if on holiday or whatever never say never) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] PDA running linux?
Hi -- does anyone have any experience with PDAs running linux? I need to write an on-site data-gathering app, and such a machine would be perfect. I'd also need a clue about the best way to rapid-dev for a linux PDA. I've got about 2 weeks, typically! Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] unmap f11 f12 keys from mouseclicks
Hi -- I'm on a Macbook running Ubuntu, and by default the install maps the left right clicks to the f11 f12 keys. I want to unmap this -- could someone advise me on how this is done? Thanks very much, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] unmap f11 f12 keys from mouseclicks
Cheers for that, Colin. I removed the line that referenced f11 from the file you suggested rebooted, but that did nothing. Is this perhaps set somewhere else, too? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free PDF of latest Linux Format magazine
Cheers for that, Tom! Doug. 2009/3/3 Thomas Ibbotson thomas.ibbot...@gmail.com This just came up on my local LUG mailing list. Thought I would spread the word: http://www.tuxradar.com/content/linux-format-free-download-24-hours-only Tom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Setting JDK 6 as default Java alternative on Ubuntu
Hi -- as part of trying to get OpenLaszlo to work on my Ubuntu machine, I need to set it up so that the default version of Java it is running is a JDK (preferably 6). I've found tuts that tell me how to select from the java alternatives on my machine, but I've no idea how to add the JDKs I've installed through Synaptic to this list of alternatives. I'll also need the JDK to install the latest version of Freemind other Java apps from source. Can anyone advise me on how this is done? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting JDK 6 as default Java alternative on Ubuntu
Sorry -- don't know why this just appeared -- wasn't me, honest! This was posted sorted a day or two ago! Doug. 2009/2/24 doug livesey kaless.arten...@googlemail.com Hi -- as part of trying to get OpenLaszlo to work on my Ubuntu machine, I need to set it up so that the default version of Java it is running is a JDK (preferably 6). I've found tuts that tell me how to select from the java alternatives on my machine, but I've no idea how to add the JDKs I've installed through Synaptic to this list of alternatives. I'll also need the JDK to install the latest version of Freemind other Java apps from source. Can anyone advise me on how this is done? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Java app (FreeMind) installed through Synaptic -- where is it?
I've just this moment taken your sage advice -- cheers! 2009/2/23 Timothy Rittman tim.ritt...@doctors.org.uk Hi, Freemind is a great mindmapping programme, and is the only programme I use regularly that works on linux, mac and windows! I would strongly recommend installing the .deb file direct from the freemind website - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7118package_id=161831release_id=574421 Pick the top file from the list. The version in the repository is quite old and has lots of bugs (only one of which you have found!) that have been fixed. Regards, Tim -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound unlistenably quiet on Macbook 3, 1 with Intrepid
Cool -- I've signed up to the bug, so I'll wait for that to be sorted. Meantime, Ubuntu still rocks, and I'm dual booting OSX for media stuff, anyway. Thanks a lot, Doug. 2009/2/23 Chris Weaver ch...@resonancefm.com At the moment there is no fix. By the way, this only affects the sound coming through the internal speakers if you plug something into the headphone socket it sounds fine (I have the same issue) - CW 2009/2/22 Andrew Oakley and...@aoakley.com doug livesey wrote: sound is incredibly quiet Make sure all the volume controls are up, and not just the speaker volume, or headset volume, or master volume etc. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Chris Weaver Production Manager Resonance104.4FM resonancefm.com +44 (0)207 407 1210 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Advice on backing up Ubuntu machine
Hi -- I've recently switched my main dev machine from OSX to Ubuntu Ibex, and would like to start implementing a regular backup regimen. In OSX I used TimeMachine, an excellent app that has saved my arse on more than one occasion. I've seen that there are supposed to be equivalents, like FlyBack (which I haven't managed to get working, yet), but thought a quick straw poll on what other ubuntu geeks are using could be helpful. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advice on backing up Ubuntu machine
Thanks for that brilliant comprehensive list! I'll get cracking on those. 2009/2/24 Jason Liquorish ja...@dropshock.com - Show quoted text - doug livesey wrote: Hi -- I've recently switched my main dev machine from OSX to Ubuntu Ibex, and would like to start implementing a regular backup regimen. In OSX I used TimeMachine, an excellent app that has saved my arse on more than one occasion. I've seen that there are supposed to be equivalents, like FlyBack (which I haven't managed to get working, yet), but thought a quick straw poll on what other ubuntu geeks are using could be helpful. Cheers, Doug. Hi, I thought Time Machine rang a bell so checked my browser bookmarks and found two links of interest. One is for FlyBack which you seem to have already tried and the other is a more manual, and thus more confusing, way of implementing pretty much the same as what Time Machine does. The site for the manual method can be found at [0] although I would recommend having a good read of the FlyBack documentation just to make sure you fully understand how it works [1] and maybe take a look at the FAQs [2]. If however you do not necessarily want a direct replacement for Time Machine, just a solid backup solution, then I have heard some ubuntu-uk members mention rdiff-backup [3] and backup-manager [4]. Hope that helps you out and let us know how you get on and if you encounter any more problems, documentation is your friend and it is always advisable to read so that you get a good understanding of how the program functions and what the options do, especially with something as important as backups! [0] http://blog.interlinked.org/tutorials/rsync_time_machine.html [1] http://code.google.com/p/flyback/wiki/HowItWorks [2] http://code.google.com/p/flyback/wiki/FAQ [3] http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/ [4] http://www2.backup-manager.org/ -- Jason Liquorish - ja...@dropshock.com - Show quoted text - -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound unlistenably quiet on Macbook 3, 1 with Intrepid
Cheers for that -- yeah, it's both quiet *and* tinny. I guess maybe I need to hunt around some settings, but all the ones I've checked so far are at 100%. Incidentally, for the bug report, what happens with that? I'm a bit of a noob -- do I register an interest in it get informed when there are fixes or updates or whatever? thanks for your response, Doug. 2009/2/22 Chris Weaver ch...@resonancefm.com Quiet or tinny? There is a bug that does't regonise the To quote from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook3-1/Intrepid The sound card should be automatically detected, and you will get sound in the internal speaker. However, the driver doesn't know about the MacBooks third speaker that handle the mid range, and the sound will sound very tinny. The sound in the headphone socket will sound fine. A bug reporthttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/234165has been filed. Chris Weaver 2009/2/21 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com Hi -- I'm running Ubuntu on my Macbook (3,1), and the sound is incredibly quiet. I've read that this is a known issue, but was wondering if anyone knows of a fix for it. I've not managed to find anything that suggests there is. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Chris Weaver Production Manager Resonance104.4FM resonancefm.com +44 (0)207 407 1210 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Setting JDK 6 as default Java alternative on Ubuntu
Hi -- as part of trying to get OpenLaszlo to work on my Ubuntu machine, I need to set it up so that the default version of Java it is running is a JDK (preferably 6). I've found tuts that tell me how to select from the java alternatives on my machine, but I've no idea how to add the JDKs I've installed through Synaptic to this list of alternatives. I'll also need the JDK to install the latest version of Freemind other Java apps from source. Can anyone advise me on how this is done? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Remove mouse-click mapping from f11 f12 on a mac
Hi -- my google-fu is apparently weak! I've been trying to find out how to handle mouse mapping in Ubuntu, as I want to remove the mouse middle right clicks from the f11 and f12 keys. For some reason, this happens as standard on a mac with ubuntu, but obviously gets in the way of fullscreen functionality, so I want to change it. Can anyone point me at a reasonably detailed guide? I've found a few things, but they all seem to assume a level of knowledge that I simply do not possess (it happens often in all areas of my life). Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Java app (FreeMind) installed through Synaptic -- where is it?
Cheers for that -- will experiment let you know how I get on. 2009/2/19 Jacob Williams jacobw...@googlemail.com Right click the Applications menu, click Edit, click on the sub menu you want your launcher appear in, click New on the right hand side, fill in the command section as /usr/bin/freemind and fill the other sections as you please :) As far as I know, GNOME-Do gets its list of programs from the applications menu; maybe someone else can correct me if not. On 19 Feb 2009, 11:23 AM, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Cheers, that found it. Can anyone advise me on how to get it into applications Gnome-do? Thanks, Doug. 2009/2/18 Ron Rhodes owdronrho...@tiscali.co.uk doug livesey wrote: Hi, I've installed the app FreeMind through Synaptic, so that should be... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Java app (FreeMind) installed through Synaptic -- where is it?
Jacob -- that fixed it, cheers -- and you were right about Gnome-go. Thanks, Doug. 2009/2/19 Jacob Williams jacobw...@googlemail.com On 19 Feb 2009, 11:23 AM, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Cheers, that found it. Can anyone advise me on how to get it into applications Gnome-do? Thanks, Doug. 2009/2/18 Ron Rhodes owdronrho...@tiscali.co.uk doug livesey wrote: Hi, I've installed the app FreeMind through Synaptic, so that should be... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Java app (FreeMind) installed through Synaptic -- where is it?
Hi, I've installed the app FreeMind through Synaptic, so that should be all good canonical. However, I can't seem to find it in either the Applications tab or with Gnome-go. (I even tried a restart -- hang up from my M$ days!) Can anyone advise me on where it might be how maybe I should get the Applications folder Gnome-go to see it? Thanks very much, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dual boot on Macbook problems
Ah -- apparently this is a known bug in Ubuntu-mac installations.If you get rEFIt first, that can ease the pain. In the end, I created a bootable rEFIt disk, used the partition tool on that to synch the drive (the tool asked me if I would let it fix it I said yes), and then restored the working external drive to the internal, and all was well. Grief! I'm going to do the Ubuntu install again some time when the adrenaline has worn off! Cheers, Doug. 2009/2/10 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com Cheers for that -- I'm thinking the same way, after seeing how hot the ext drive is getting as a boot drive! 2009/2/10 Michael Holloway mich...@thedarkwinter.com Doug, I'm no Mac user but I would throw caution to the wind when dual booting between and internal and external hard drive. Could cause problems with the MBR/active/boot partition being in the wrong location when the drive is removed etc. I would suggest partitioning the internal hard drive and having that boot both OS's, and use the external as a Data drive or something. Cheers, Michael On Tue, 2009-02-10 at 10:32 +, doug livesey wrote: Hi -- I tried last night to install Ubuntu on an external FW drive on my Macbook. It wouldn't reboot from the external drive, and managed to kill the install on my main HD -- hopefully the drive itself is ok, but I'm not sure (I can see it in the restore list). I tried restoring from TimeMachine to my internal drive, but that didn't work, so I ended up restoring OSX to the external drive, and am currently booting from that. What I'm hoping to do now, then, is to install Ubuntu on the internal HD, as I want to use it as my main dev environment anyway, so that could all have worked out in the end, if my internal HD is ok. I thought, however, I'd ask the expert collective about any potential gotchas before trying this -- there appear to be a few to ubuntu on a mac that I was not previously aware of! ;) Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Dual boot on Macbook problems
Hi -- I tried last night to install Ubuntu on an external FW drive on my Macbook.It wouldn't reboot from the external drive, and managed to kill the install on my main HD -- hopefully the drive itself is ok, but I'm not sure (I can see it in the restore list). I tried restoring from TimeMachine to my internal drive, but that didn't work, so I ended up restoring OSX to the external drive, and am currently booting from that. What I'm hoping to do now, then, is to install Ubuntu on the internal HD, as I want to use it as my main dev environment anyway, so that could all have worked out in the end, if my internal HD is ok. I thought, however, I'd ask the expert collective about any potential gotchas before trying this -- there appear to be a few to ubuntu on a mac that I was not previously aware of! ;) Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dual boot on Macbook problems
Cheers for that -- I'm thinking the same way, after seeing how hot the ext drive is getting as a boot drive! 2009/2/10 Michael Holloway mich...@thedarkwinter.com Doug, I'm no Mac user but I would throw caution to the wind when dual booting between and internal and external hard drive. Could cause problems with the MBR/active/boot partition being in the wrong location when the drive is removed etc. I would suggest partitioning the internal hard drive and having that boot both OS's, and use the external as a Data drive or something. Cheers, Michael On Tue, 2009-02-10 at 10:32 +, doug livesey wrote: Hi -- I tried last night to install Ubuntu on an external FW drive on my Macbook. It wouldn't reboot from the external drive, and managed to kill the install on my main HD -- hopefully the drive itself is ok, but I'm not sure (I can see it in the restore list). I tried restoring from TimeMachine to my internal drive, but that didn't work, so I ended up restoring OSX to the external drive, and am currently booting from that. What I'm hoping to do now, then, is to install Ubuntu on the internal HD, as I want to use it as my main dev environment anyway, so that could all have worked out in the end, if my internal HD is ok. I thought, however, I'd ask the expert collective about any potential gotchas before trying this -- there appear to be a few to ubuntu on a mac that I was not previously aware of! ;) Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help get Windows out of schools
Signed -- cheers for setting that up. Doug. 2009/2/9 David King linux...@avoura.com The other way to get windows out of schools is to remove the glass and replace with bricks :-) David King Vinothan Shankar wrote: I've created a petition to the Prime Minister to make the primary OS in schools free and open source - it can be found at http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/nonMSschools. To anyone that points out I should have suggested Ubuntu for Education, the first submission did, but was rejected on the grounds that it was promoting commercial products or services. The petition should probably also have pointed out that schools could keep the same hardware, but petitions there are restricted to 1000 characters including spaces. Please sign. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Google blocking the Ubuntu home page
Hi -- is there a good reason for Google warning me away from the Ubuntu site?It's telling me that the site may harm my computer, then throwing me a 502 when I look for details. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google blocking the Ubuntu home page
Kickass!I thought that was a little bizzare -- it seemed to be every site that even _mentioned_ Ubuntu. 2009/1/31 Chris Rowson christopherrow...@gmail.com And it's working again now :-) On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote: That's reassuring - I thought it was something on my PC. Sean On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Alec Wright ale...@gmail.com wrote: Its doing that for every single website. Its a bug, they should have it fixed soon. 2009/1/31 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com Hi -- is there a good reason for Google warning me away from the Ubuntu site? It's telling me that the site may harm my computer, then throwing me a 502 when I look for details. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] So, would you vote for them? (see The Reg)
Really, it's a no-lose proposition.If they embrace OS, they gain potentially loads of geek goodwill, and if they don't, they won't lose any ... unless to the other side if they embrace OS. So any sensible politician ... Oh, right. And also, I imagine M$ lobby *very* hard against that kind of thing. 2009/1/28 mac ammonius.grammati...@gmx.co.uk Andrew Oakley wrote: mac wrote: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/01/27/tory_linux_push/ I've got quite a few contacts in the Conservative party, so I'll see what I can dig out. It'd be particularly interesting to know whether GNU/Linux in general and Ubuntu in particular appear in their plans, and what's said about them. The Register has updated the article (above), which had said that the full report was available by e-mail; it seems the Conservatives are not now going to publish their report. So if you can find out a bit more, that would be good. Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
