[ubuntu-uk] PHP security
Hello server admins! I'm migrating a web server with a few sites from a CentOS based VPS with a DirectAdmin control panel to an Ubuntu Lucid server. I'm not incredibly bothered about losing the control panel, but I wondered if anyone had any advice on securing PHP scripts so that scripts owned by separate 'site owners' don't interfere with one and other. I've looked at suPHP ITK-MPM but as I've not used either before I'm not sure of the pros and cons. Anyone out there running this kind of setup with any advice to offer? As always, thanks in advance :-) Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Still having problems with recovery......
John Matthews wrote: Isnt it funny really, you are all too busy to answer an e-mail, because you are all volunteers, yet you arent too busy to chat quite avidly about games and things like that on IRC. From what I see that happens all day on IRC. No wonder you dont have the time. Yep, really helpful. John I don't talk about games on IRC, there may be a channel about games but I am not aware of such a thing. As I explained, a lack of response on email could mean that nobody knows the answer to your question, it does not necessarily indicate an overwhelming time pressure. If you want interactive assistance then IRC is the better medium. If you have a question to which there is an answer then email can work well. Alan. Evening John, To be honest I haven't got a clue what's causing the problem. If you haven't already, you might want to try posting your question here: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu Cheers, Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Still having problems with recovery......
What is the point of having IRC chat and this e-mail chat, when nobody is prepared to help. Its kind of really a piss take when you get threads that talk about changing the way support is given, but all you get is those same people can just barely post to take you to task, yet they cant be bothered to post to help. Launchpad, well that is a joke too. You go through, and find out all the things that I have asked about on there, and you will find the same results as here, posts gone unanswered. So you will have to excuse me, if I dont bother. The only reason I bother coming back is cause I cant not use Ubuntu, I just cant afford it to reformat everything. Believe me, I dislike doing this even more than you do. If I could learn I would do it myself. I would even try to help. But I cant. So I am stuck. Sorry, does that mean that you've tried using the answers system or not? Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install
On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 8 June 2010 12:18, Chris Rowson christopherrow...@gmail.com wrote: ubuntu-10.04-rc-dvd-amd64Ubuntu 10.04 x86_64 DVD ubuntu-10.04-rc-dvd-i386Ubuntu 10.04 i386 DVD o_O rc? Cheers, Al. Yeah, I noticed that. To be honest though, if you only install the core system, you only have to install 80MB or updates or so to bring it up to date. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install
Yeah, I noticed that. To be honest though, if you only install the core system, you only have to install 80MB or updates or so to bring it up to date. Getting owned in the time between the install and you doing updates? Surely a machine should be provisioned with an updated install? Or am I missing something? Cheers Al. You're technically right, I'll message the server operator and see if he can update the available images. I don't think that the risk is exceptionally high however as OOTB with a core install there are no network services like Apache or SSH running so the attack profile would be pretty small. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install
Surely a machine should be provisioned with an updated install? Or am I missing something? Oooh, and come to think of it under Xen HVM the machine isn't provisioned with any kind of install. You're responsible for setting it up yourself. Of course it doesn't help with the install media is old! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] fail2ban custom iptables rules
Hi folks, I've been experimenting with using fail2ban to protect Internet facing servers. I was wondering if it is possible to implement your own iptables rules alongside fail2ban. For instance, I'd probably want to set up an iptables rule that drops any inbound traffic not going to ICMP, HTTP, HTTPS or SSH. Does anyone know if it's possible to use your own rules alongside fail2ban? Cheers, Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install
I'm posting this information here just in case anyone finds it interesting. I don't have any connection to the company mentioned but as these VPSs seem pretty cheap considering they're hosted in the UK, I thought I'd share the info! The new Xen HVM provider I have been using (and this thread was in reference to) is called Damn::VPS. www.damnvps.com I can't vouch one way or the other for them (they are new and I've only just set up an account with them) but as it's only a little over six quid for a VPS with 512MB RAM, 15GB HDD 1000GB Monthly bandwidth, it's worth getting a VPS just for learning/testing. Use the coupon code OPENING for 10% off at checkout. Once you're setup, you can choose from the following install media: 8.0-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1FreeBSD 8.0 64 Bit 8.0-RELEASE-i386-dvd1FreeBSD 8.0 32 Bit CentOS-4.8-i386-binDVDCentos 4.8 i386 DVD CentOS-4.8-x86_64-binDVDCentos 4.8 x86_64 DVD CentOS-5.4-i386-bin-DVDCentos 5.4 i386 DVD CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVDCentos 5.4 x86_64 DVD Fedora-12-i386-DVDFedora 12 i386 DVD Fedora-12-x86_64-DVDFedora 12 x86_64 DVD Gentoo-amd64-20100408Gentoo x86_64 Gentoo-i386-20100408Gentoo i386 NetBSD-5.0.2-i386NetBSD 5.0.2 i386 NetBSD-5.0.2-x86_64NetBSD 5.0.2 x86_64 OpenBSD-i386-4.6OpenBSD i386 4.6 OpenBSD-x86_64-4.6OpenBSD x86_64 4.6 chrome-i686Chrome i386 debian-504-amd64-DVD-1Debian 5 x86_64 DVD debian-504-i386-DVD-1Debian 5 i386 DVD slackware-12.2-install-dvdSlackware 12 Install DVD slackware-13.0-install-dvdSlackware 13 i386 Install DVD slackware64-13.0-install-dvdSlackware 13 x86_64 Install DVD ubuntu-10.04-rc-dvd-amd64Ubuntu 10.04 x86_64 DVD ubuntu-10.04-rc-dvd-i386Ubuntu 10.04 i386 DVD ubuntu-8.04.1-dvd-amd64Ubuntu 8.04 x86_64 DVD ubuntu-8.04.1-dvd-i386Ubuntu 8.04 i386 DVD ubuntu-9.04-dvd-amd64Ubuntu 9.04 x86_64 DVD ubuntu-9.04-dvd-i386Ubuntu 9.04 i386 DVD dsl-4.4.10-syslinuxDamn Small Linux osol-0906-x86OpenSolaris 0906 Windows2008-r2Windows 2008 R2 clonezilla-live-1.2.4-28-686Clonezilla CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD-1of2Centos 5.5 x86_64 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-DVDCentos 5.5 i386 DVD Windows2003Windows 2003 openSUSE-11.2-NET-x86_64OpenSuse 11.2 Network Installer Elastix-1.6.0-x86_64-bin-29oct2009Elastix 1.6 VOIP Fedora-13-i386-DVDFedora 13 i386 Fedora-13-x86_64-DVDFedora 13 x86_64 Windows2003-32bitWindows 2003 32bit Cheers, Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install
Hey ladies gents, I've been trying to install Ubuntu Lucid Server onto a XEN HVM based VPS and have come across a strange problem. Using the Ubuntu 10.04 i386 DVD I highlighted 'install ubuntu in text mode' and selected the 'install a server' option. I then went through the installer selecting default options (except choosing a standard partition layout instead of LVM) and finished up the installation by leaving all of the server setup options like 'setup a LAMP server' etc deselected (thus leaving only a core system install on the VPS). Upon logging into the newly installed system (and I've done this twice now) I find that the server is running a generic rather than a server kernel. Running sudo apt-get install linux-server and rebooting doesn't seem to replace the kernel either. Any ideas where I may have gone wrong? :-S Thanks in advance, Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install
Hey ladies gents, I've been trying to install Ubuntu Lucid Server onto a XEN HVM based VPS and have come across a strange problem. Using the Ubuntu 10.04 i386 DVD I highlighted 'install ubuntu in text mode' and selected the 'install a server' option. I then went through the installer selecting default options (except choosing a standard partition layout instead of LVM) and finished up the installation by leaving all of the server setup options like 'setup a LAMP server' etc deselected (thus leaving only a core system install on the VPS). Upon logging into the newly installed system (and I've done this twice now) I find that the server is running a generic rather than a server kernel. Running sudo apt-get install linux-server and rebooting doesn't seem to replace the kernel either. Any ideas where I may have gone wrong? :-S Thanks in advance, Chris Hello Chris, You may not have gone wrong at all. According to the dependencies for linux-image-server it depends on a package linux-image-generic-pae which installs the latest linux-generic-pae image. Are you running the linux-image-generic or the linux-image-generic-pae. If you see the grub menu at boot up, what images are displayed in the kernel list? Is the one you want at the top? I think either shift or space key displays grub if it is not shown as the system boots. There also seems to be separate packages for kernel running as a virtual guest, linux-image-virtual. Maybe that is a more appropriate image for running on Xen, I am afraid I dont know at present. -- John Stevenson jr0cket.com leanagilemachine.com Hi John, It is running the linux-generic-pae kernel. I wanted the server kernel as I was worried that the generic one might have kernel preemption turned on. I'm not an expert in this, but I believe that Xen HVM (where virtualisation is done in hardware) doesn't require that the guest has a modified kernel. Cheers, Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install
It is running the linux-generic-pae kernel. I wanted the server kernel as I was worried that the generic one might have kernel preemption turned on. a...@wopr:~$ grep CONFIG_PREEMPT /boot/config-2.6.32-22-generic CONFIG_PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS=y # CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE is not set CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=y # CONFIG_PREEMPT is not set Cheers, Al. Ah, not good for a server then! I wonder why this has been installed when I selected a server install then ?! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server Install
It is running the linux-generic-pae kernel. I wanted the server kernel
as I was worried that the generic one might have kernel preemption
turned on.
a...@wopr:~$ grep CONFIG_PREEMPT /boot/config-2.6.32-22-generic
CONFIG_PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS=y
# CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE is not set
CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=y
# CONFIG_PREEMPT is not set
Cheers,
Al.
Ah, not good for a server then! I wonder why this has been installed
when I selected a server install then ?!
Chris
Ah. In answer to my own question, it looks like the i386 server kernel
was 'dropped' in Karmic.
Note that the i386-server flavour is being dropped. I can think of no
good reason to continue to support a 32 bit server. The 32 bit
-generic kernel ought to suffice for those headless implementations
that have used the -server flavour in the past, such as home gateways.
All of the -server unique settings can be made at runtime to a
-generic{-pae} kernel, the most important of which are I/O and process
scheduler settings.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Specs/KarmicKernelFlavours
Chris
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Site Rebranding - Mockups
On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.comwrote: On 03/06/10 13:34, Liam Proven wrote: snip / #1 is pretty good. The rest, not so much, I'm afraid, at least for me. +1. Al Idea 1 with a rotating image... Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is the demise of Becta an opportunity for FOSS?
Hi all, Just a thought I wanted to put to the list. Considering today's news [1] and in particular the demise of Becta, the government's technology agency for schools, is there an opportunity for FOSS to replace some or all of what Becta used to provide? I think that the software used in schools will be driven by the support staff delivering IT solutions. Most schools don't have their own IT folk but buy them in from the local authority and/or the private sector. I'd have thought that getting OSS in schools kinda depends on getting it into the organisations who provide IT to schools first... Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] When buying a new pc...
Lets say your want to buy a new PC and keep the bundled windows etc on there, but you wish to install Ubuntu into a new partition / disc. If you cant find anyone whos used your PC with Ubuntu before and you dont find it listed here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport, then would you / could you go to the store with your live CD and try it out to make sure your not going to have any hardware compatibility issues? Has anyone done this? What was the reaction from the store when you asked? Thanks Markie I've never tried, but it'd probably be a laugh to go to PC World with a bunch of live CDs, insert them into the PCs and reboot them (observing the resultant chaos). Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Nicht im Haus bis 2010-05-28
Ich werde ab 07.05.2010 nicht im Büro sein. Ich kehre zurück am 28.05.2010. Bin im Urlaub! Ab 2010-05-31 stehe ich Ihnen gerne wieder zur Verfügung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Marco Fisch Ooops, your out of office seems to be replying to this mailing list! ;-) Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Running .exe's off a CD?
I didn't think virus.exe would have much effect on an Ubuntu PC, regardless of whether it was using Wine or not, but thanks for pointing that out anyway. :) I wouldn't be so sure ;-) If you think about it, if Wine can execute virus.exe, virus.exe can access/modify anything that Wine can. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[Bug 572568] Re: Cannot delete a search when only one stream is open in Lucid
** Attachment added: Gwibber with two streams open http://launchpadlibrarian.net/46703279/2streams.png ** Also affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Package changed: ubuntu = gwibber (Ubuntu) ** Description changed: Version: 2.30.0.1-0ubuntu1 I can't find a way to delete a search in Gwibber without opening another stream. This can be problematic, because by default in Lucid (at least my install), Gwibber only has one stream open. Expected behaviour: After creating a search when Gwibber is displaying a - single stream, there should be a 'x' icon (indicating delete) next to - the magnifying glass (which indicates the search) in the left hand icon - bar to allow the user to delete the search again when he/she has - finished. + single stream, there should be a 'x' icon (to indicate delete) next to + the magnifying glass search icon in the left hand icon bar to allow the + user to delete the search again when he/she has finished. Actual behaviour: There is no 'x' next to the magnifying glass icon in the left hand icon bar. In order to delete a search the user must open another stream. When two or more streams are open the 'x' icon is visible next to the search icon. ** Description changed: Version: 2.30.0.1-0ubuntu1 I can't find a way to delete a search in Gwibber without opening another stream. This can be problematic, because by default in Lucid (at least my install), Gwibber only has one stream open. - Expected behaviour: After creating a search when Gwibber is displaying a - single stream, there should be a 'x' icon (to indicate delete) next to - the magnifying glass search icon in the left hand icon bar to allow the - user to delete the search again when he/she has finished. + Expected behaviour: When Gwibber is displaying a single stream, there + should be a 'x' icon (to indicate delete) next to the magnifying glass + search icon in the left hand icon bar to allow the user to delete the + search again when he/she has finished. Actual behaviour: There is no 'x' next to the magnifying glass icon in the left hand icon bar. In order to delete a search the user must open another stream. When two or more streams are open the 'x' icon is visible next to the search icon. -- Cannot delete a search when only one stream is open in Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572568 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 572568] Re: Cannot delete a search when only one stream is open in Lucid
In actual fact, I now realise that pressing the delete button next to a search when in multi stream mode does not actually delete the search itself, all it does is delete the new stream window. When I go back to a single stream display, the search is still there... Surely there must be some way to delete a search? :-S -- Cannot delete a search when only one stream is open in Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572568 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 572568] Re: Cannot delete a search when only one stream is open in Lucid
Ah right - get it now. It seems if you delete all of your searches, you get a 'cache' of old search results stuck next to the remaining 'placeholder' magnifying glass. It makes it look like the search hasn't been deleted as such (although it has). Perhaps it would be an idea to delete the cached search details when deleting the last search? ** Changed in: gwibber (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid ** Description changed: Version: 2.30.0.1-0ubuntu1 I can't find a way to delete a search in Gwibber without opening another stream. This can be problematic, because by default in Lucid (at least my install), Gwibber only has one stream open. Expected behaviour: When Gwibber is displaying a single stream, there should be a 'x' icon (to indicate delete) next to the magnifying glass search icon in the left hand icon bar to allow the user to delete the search again when he/she has finished. Actual behaviour: There is no 'x' next to the magnifying glass icon in the left hand icon bar. In order to delete a search the user must open another stream. When two or more streams are open the 'x' icon is visible next to the search icon. + + * UPDATE ** + + + Ah right - get it now. It seems if you delete all of your searches, you get a 'cache' of old search results stuck next to the remaining 'placeholder' magnifying glass. It makes it look like the search hasn't been deleted as such (although it has). + + Perhaps it would be an idea to delete the cached search details when + deleting the last search to avoid this confusion? I've come across a + couple of other people who have found the same confusion. -- Cannot delete a search when only one stream is open in Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572568 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Joggler crackling, idle=halt in Grub.cfg
HI I have picked up the flash image from dysentry referenced in http://www.joggler.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33t=235 and it works fine. In http://www.jogglerwiki.info/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Netbook_Remix it is suggested the the crackling sound can be fixed by adding idle=halt to Grub.cfg. I can't find the file to edit. Can anyone help? Colin Joggler uses .efi instead of BIOS to boot. If you're booting from USB stick check the boot.nsh file. It should look like fs1: cd \efi\grub grub You're likely to find grub.cfg in the same folder as the grub.efi bootloader application. In this case it's at /etc/grub/grub.cfg Cheers Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Joggler crackling, idle=halt in Grub.cfg
You're likely to find grub.cfg in the same folder as the grub.efi bootloader application. In this case it's at /etc/grub/grub.cfg Sorry, that was a typo, it should be efi not etc (so you'll find it at /efi/grub/grub.cfg) Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Warn users about dodgy hardware
Wouldn't it make sense to run hardware detection during the installation process and if detected, warn users that certain hardware is known not to work well with Ubuntu? I can imagine that Jo Public would be rather miffed if he found after spending a lot of time installing and configuring his system that he didn't have 3d support, or that his computer ended up running so slowly that he couldn't use it after an hour or so? He might appreciate it if he was told this before he wasted too much time trying to get Ubuntu with hardware that is only going to cause him problems. Whilst I think this is a very good idea, you currently have the opportunity to test Ubuntu on your hardware without installing any software by running Ubuntu live from a CD / USB stick. This is the default option on the standard Ubuntu image. -- John Stevenson This is true, however you'll find that in the case of 3D hardware for instance, the driver often isn't enabled in the live-CD session so the user only finds out after he/she has installed Ubuntu properly. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Warn users about dodgy hardware
If your USB is created with persistent storage you can install and run updates to the live CD. Or you can install Ubuntu directly to a USB and install / update what you choose. True, but if you're talking about average Joe, he's more likely to just run the live CD from disk and install from there... Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..
snip installing the updates, it is now asking me which partitions to install grub on, with a choice of /dev/sda and /dev/mmcblk0 and I don't know which (or both) to select. Are those the two partitions on the stick or is one the internal flash in the joggler? /snip Hi Colin, /dev/mmcblk0 refers tonthe internal memory. I wouldn't stick grub there because it'll interfere with the default install. The internal mmc looks like this in fdisk Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/mmcblk0p1 * 11954 62520 ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32) /dev/mmcblk0p219559768 250048 83 Linux /dev/mmcblk0p39769 17582 250048 83 Linux /dev/mmcblk0p4 17583 31376 441408 83 Linux Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Warn users about dodgy hardware
I've been testing Lucid recently, and found that support for the ATI X1200 graphics card is pretty rubbish. For those who aren't aware of the issues, the problem basically boils down to ATI sending the X1200 (and a raft of other chipsets) into legacy support despite the fact that manufacturers were still shipping laptops with them installed. As you might expect, ATI are not maintaining the legacy driver and as luck would have it, the driver doesn't work with newer versions of X.Org (so anything after Ubuntu 9.04). The community contributed driver is pretty immature, and renders my laptop pretty much unusable. Because of this, I'm going to have to revert back to Windows 7 (saving Ubuntu merely for the netbook unfortunately). Anyway, my point is this Wouldn't it make sense to run hardware detection during the installation process and if detected, warn users that certain hardware is known not to work well with Ubuntu? I can imagine that Jo Public would be rather miffed if he found after spending a lot of time installing and configuring his system that he didn't have 3d support, or that his computer ended up running so slowly that he couldn't use it after an hour or so? He might appreciate it if he was told this before he wasted too much time trying to get Ubuntu with hardware that is only going to cause him problems. Cheers, Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Joggler running UNR
Hi, I have got the Joggler running with sound and it seems to work really well, thanks very much for the info on how to install Ubuntu Netbook Remix. I still have the keyboard attached via a USB hub. How do you enable an on screen keyboard? I have managed to get onboard (Which is a on screen keyboard) to flash up and then appear to close. I tried Gok but that didn't seem to work properly either. I have the on screen keyboard on the X login though. Thanks, Toby. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Nice - Which instructions were you using? Also, do you have the touchscreen working too? Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[Bug 565524] [NEW] CPU frequency applet intermittently fails to change CPU speed
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-applets Release: Ubuntu lucid (development branch) Gnome: Candidate: 1:2.28+1ubuntu3 Expected behaviour: When selecting either the performance option or a higher CPU speed in the CPU frequency applet, the CPU speed should be increased. Actual behaviour: Usually this application behaves as expected. However in some instances top shows CPU usage reach 100%,, the CPU remains locked at 800MHz and selecting any other option seems to have no effect. The laptop then becomes sluggish. Other data: The CPU fan is constantly on. lshw report attached. When attempting to report this bug, launchpad insists that gnome- cpufreq-applet does not exist in Ubuntu ** Affects: gnome-applets (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- CPU frequency applet intermittently fails to change CPU speed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565524 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 565524] Re: CPU frequency applet intermittently fails to change CPU speed
Output of lshw on this system. ** Attachment added: lshw output http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44617309/lshw -- CPU frequency applet intermittently fails to change CPU speed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/565524 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [ubuntu-uk] media centre remote
i want a remote to use with a revo running xbmc and boxee on mint, do they all work or are some better than others? tia richard If you enable the http server within XBMC you can use any cellphone with Wifi and a browser... Can't comment on using an *actual* remote as never felt the need due to the ability to control the media centre through my mobile... I've heard some say that the PS3 remote is OK for this, as it's bluetooth... Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..
On 12 April 2010 18:30, Chris Rowson christopherrow...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Kris Douglas krisdoug...@gmail.com wrote: On 12 April 2010 17:28, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.com wrote: Did you modify the boot files in partition 1 so it linked correctly to the new kernal? I'd say yes, but I honestly don't know, I used my poor knowledge of grub to change the boot line in grub.conf to the new kern, but that's about as 'changed' as it got. Try copy initrd vmlinuz from the ext3 partition on your USB stick to the fat16 boot partition on your stick, then point your grub.conf at these files. Am I right to assume that if I were to update the kernel through update-manager, and i then copied those kernel files onto the FAT16 partition, it would boot using the new shiny kern? AFAIK ;-) You'd have to try it and update the entries in grub.conf to point at the newly created files. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Kris Douglas krisdoug...@gmail.com wrote: On 12 April 2010 17:28, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.com wrote: Did you modify the boot files in partition 1 so it linked correctly to the new kernal? I'd say yes, but I honestly don't know, I used my poor knowledge of grub to change the boot line in grub.conf to the new kern, but that's about as 'changed' as it got. Try copy initrd vmlinuz from the ext3 partition on your USB stick to the fat16 boot partition on your stick, then point your grub.conf at these files. Regards Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[Bug 548814] Re: Indicator applet shows 'setup broadcast accounts', even when accounts are setup and running
Just installed a fresh copy of Intrepid Beta 2, updated and then tried to setup accounts. python-indicate not installed by default - I'm getting the same problem as reported in this thread. -- Indicator applet shows 'setup broadcast accounts', even when accounts are setup and running https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/548814 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 548814] Re: Indicator applet shows 'setup broadcast accounts', even when accounts are setup and running
*Sorry - I meant Lucid, not Intrepid -- Indicator applet shows 'setup broadcast accounts', even when accounts are setup and running https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/548814 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [ubuntu-uk] iPhone software....
Here I go, eating some humble pie. popey just posted a link to an *amazing* video of Lucid Lynx (10.04) doing things to, and having things done by, an iPhone. Watch and wonder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGf4i_kxqRU Al Wow, that's impressive :-) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..
No, not that Apple thing, but the O2 Joggler. 50 quid (for 14 days from 2nd April) and free delivery gets you a 7 inch touch screen device with:- 1.3GHz Intel Atom CPU 1GB storage 512MB RAM Wired ethernet Broadcom b/g/n WiFi Audio + headphone jack USB port http://shop.o2.co.uk/joggler It seems to come with a cut-down version of Ubuntu Hardy and can be flashed to run 'proper' Ubuntu or Netbook Edition if you wish. I thought it might be useful as a mythtv frontend for my desk or bedside, or maybe even an IP telephone when paired with a suitable USB headset. Some links I've gathered:- http://shop.o2.co.uk/joggler http://robhu.livejournal.com/750902.html http://magician.gforums.de/wiki/index.php5?title=UNE_Installation http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?p=21187242 http://www.trustedreviews.com/peripherals/review/2009/07/01/O2-Joggler/p1 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/peripherals/253801/o2-joggler http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/646001/o2-joggler-49-99-now-with-free-app- Cheers, Al. Thanks for the tip Al, just ordered one. Cheers Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] Heads up - Government wants FOSS
As much as I'd like to see a greater take up of OSS within Government, I don't think we're there yet. It's interesting that the document mentions Birmingham City Council's forays into the Linux desktop. I wrote about this some time ago: http://www.justuber.com/blog/2006/11/20/how-to-spend-half-a-million-on-free-software/ Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Restarting WLAN after Suspend - 9.10
I find that if I use Suspend, and the machine is in Suspend for longer than a few minutes, the WLAN stops and I can't restart it without restarting the machine. I presume there's a Command I can issue to restart the WLAN, can some kind person tell me what it is? Thanks! This behaviour isn't restricted to Ubuntu. I have the same problem with a Windows XP laptop I have knocking about somewhere. Perhaps it is dodgy wireless drivers? Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Karmic networking broken
On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:13:52 +, Chris Rowson christopherrow...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm trying out karmic, and the networking seems to be broken on both my Lenovo N500 laptop and VMWare Fusion virtual machine atop of OS X Snow Leopard. It claims to be connected, and I can log into my router, but cannot get anything through firefox, thunderbird, synaptic etc. The hardware test claims to be able to touch the net. Can anyone help with diagnosing these problems? TIA John I also had similar problems. Disabled IPv6 in Firefox. It's very bad that this bug is present so close to release. I hope that this is sorted before Thursday. Personally I have found Karmic to be pretty much unusable on both machines I tested it on. :-( Chris I've been running Karmic since about Alpha 5 and had very few problems. The RC (on the 3 machines I'm running anyway) seems to be quite stable. The performance improvements are quite startling, especially the boot time on my laptop. If you have found some problems, make sure you report bugs! The next release is an LTS so should be by far more stable on release. -Matt Daubney I notice that the DNS / potential IPv6 bug has been reported and has loads of activity against it. Nothing seems to be happening though. For one laptop after the network / graphics / CPU power management all went wrong I kinda got a bit fed up lol! I might sit this release out... Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Karmic networking broken
Hi, I'm trying out karmic, and the networking seems to be broken on both my Lenovo N500 laptop and VMWare Fusion virtual machine atop of OS X Snow Leopard. It claims to be connected, and I can log into my router, but cannot get anything through firefox, thunderbird, synaptic etc. The hardware test claims to be able to touch the net. Can anyone help with diagnosing these problems? TIA John I also had similar problems. Disabled IPv6 in Firefox. It's very bad that this bug is present so close to release. I hope that this is sorted before Thursday. Personally I have found Karmic to be pretty much unusable on both machines I tested it on. :-( Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Internet via Nokia e63 on Bluetooth
Hi folks, About a month ago I got a Nokia e63 phone on a Three contract. As part of the contract I get 1GB of internet allowance which works great on the phone. However what I'm trying to do is connect to the Internet via the phone using a Bluetooth connection (I've yet to get a USB cable). Hey Rob, Just be careful about falling foul of mobile contract rules on 'tethering' if you're not on a 'mobile as a modem' plan. I think three does a separate tethering plan here: http://www.three.co.uk/Internet_Services/Great_value_Add_ons/Your_mobile_as_a_modem I don't know if they'd be able to find out if you had been tethering off contract, but I seem to remember noticing that if you do it through the standard nokia app, it chooses a different connection to the standard '3' one you connect to when browsing mobile internet. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptops and broadband dongles
Most of the dongles are plug and play, I'm not sure about the Vodaphone one though, as the field has developed so quickly, then the drivers aren't in Ubuntu yet for the most modern ones. The Vodafone K3565 works OK on Jaunty but I did need to change some of the default settings in Network Manager. One you've plugged it in and created a 'Vodafone (pre-pay)' entry, edit the settings to change the APN to 'pp.internet' and restrict the allowed authentication methods to: PAP CHAP MSCHAP v2 Back in the murky depths of time I wrote this tutorial on getting a 3G USB modem to work with Ubuntu using the Vodaphone connect drivers. I've not used this for a while but it *might* still be relevant today. http://www.justuber.com/blog/2008/06/25/setting-up-your-huawei-e220-3g-usb-modem-on-ubuntu-three-uk/ Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless File Server
Hi all Some pointers please. I am having to move my 9.04 SAMBA file / printer server to another room at home which doesn't have ethernet cabled into it. I'm looking for an alternative way to connect it back into the network. I know of the powerline adaptors, but not keen on this solution. I would like to try and set up a wireless connection, but would like advice on whether any of the network managers, or other network monitoring apps, can be installed and setup to scan for my AP when it disappears, and reconnect once it reappears. Cheers Ian. Well I'm not sure about Ubuntu server but at least on Ubuntu Desktop it is intelligent enough to automatically connect to my wireless networks when it is in range. Hope this helps. Rob Do you not have to make sure you're logged in first? Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Microsoft Releases Linux Device Drivers as GPL
Interesting little story found on /. http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/07/20/1643251/Microsoft-Releases-Linux-Device-Drivers-As-GPL Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server Suppliers
Hi Guys, Company hat on today, apologies ;) I'm looking for reccomendations for a supplier of cheap, reliable basic spec tower servers of about: http://www.serversdirect.co.uk/ are pretty good on price: HP ProLiant ML110 G5 Intel Dual-Core Xeon 3065 / 2.33 GHz 1 GB RAM / 8 GB (max) 1 x 160 GB - standard - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year £199.97 ex. vat. Crappy embedded RAID rubbish built in, but I guess you could disable it and set the controller to direct access. Chris -- 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
Post to a Windows mailing list commenting on how great Linux is, or vice versa. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Website Hacked..... (now showing online?)
http://hamstercareforum.co.uk/ ?? I can see it I think -- alan cocks Me too.. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless Networking question: Ps3 or Xbox 360
i too have an original xbox and would like to connect it that way...but she who must be obeyed probably wont allow that because of all the wiring...and i really dont wana buy extra hardware.If i could wifi enable my xbox somehow that would be brilliant solution too You can get wireless to ethernet adaptors. It's basically a small box with an ethernet port and a wireless ariel. Chris -- 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?
On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 12:22 PM, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: 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. Hi Doug, You could check out http://www.serversdirect.co.uk/ HP Proliant ML*** stuff there seems pretty cheap and servers that I've looked at come with 3 years on site warranty (ymmv). Just be aware that at that price, any servers advertised as RAID are likely to be using rubbish Windows orientated driver assisted fakeRAID so you'll just be better off setting them up on software RAID. Your selection of hardware will be influenced by how mission critical your applications are of course. Hope that helps Chris -- 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?
On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 5:03 PM, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: 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. Hi Doug, It's hard to advise specific hardware without knowing the scale or mechanism of the application you want to run on it. Additionally other hardware options may also depend on any SLA you have with a customer you are providing (i.e what level of uptime are they expecting etc). Personally if the most important factor is that the server is cheap, I'd go with an entry level HP server with 3 years warranty as suggested in my earlier post, although as I say, you 'get what you pay for' in terms of no proper hardware RAID, non-swappable SATA drives, no redundant PSU etc. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bloomin' ATI and Linux....
My Dell D600 Latitude laptop runs an ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] and I have always suffered with poor performance. Unfortunately I never get to the bottom of it. I really should try and get to a LUG meeting one day see if someone who knows what they are doing can improve it. But with 9.04 (well and others I have tried) I always get full compix effects, wobbly windows etc on the fresh install but it seems almost straight away to degrade and within the same day I seem to loose the ability to have any effects. Now (less than a week into a fresh clean install) I cannot enable any effects. Scrolling web pages can get very cumbersome. Just minimising windows can be a bit slow. I seem to be using the vesa driver. I tried the fglrx but it broke...so I will just leave it as it is for now. Jon Hi Jon, Just out of interest, have you tried adding the 'CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor' object to your panel? If not, add it and change the setting to 'performance'. One strange habit I've found that Ubuntu has is that it sets the power management setting on my laptop (perhaps all laptops?) to 'Powersave' by default restricting the CPU speed to 800Mhz. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bloomin' ATI and Linux....
Hi, two quick questions. Do you get the same degregation with any other distros you've tried? That is is it Ubuntu specific or distro wide? Secondly, have you tried Dell's own Ubuntu clone to see if that gives you the performance stability you're after? Dependant on your answers, it may then be worth while raising a bug Cheers Ian Do Dell have an Ubuntu clone that we can download? I only ask because I'm also running Ubuntu on a Dell Lattitude with an ATI card. I wasn't sure whether or not Dell shipped laptops with ATI cards and Ubuntu. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bloomin' ATI and Linux....
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: Seif Attar wrote: I have a laptop with an ATI 200m xpress video card, I tried upgrading to Jaunty, but before the upgrade I got a message the my hardware will not work on Jaunty (I had mixed feelings of disappointment and happiness that it actually warned me!), so the fglrx drivers won't work, but how will this affect me? i don't care much about 3d stuff, so I am willing to give that up, but will my resolution be correct? and what about XV video? has anyone here had any experience with this? I was shocked that ATI dropped support for this card, as I don't consider my laptop old (well yeah, I bought it 3 years ago, but i still think of it as new and up to spec :) Peace, Seif From what I understand, it is supported at least for 2D graphics so you'll still be able to use the machine and it should display at the correct resolution but you won't be able to use anything like Compiz so you won't get fancy effects or wobbly windows. I do agree that it's not very good of ATI/AMD to leave their customers in the lurch like this. I have a couple of ATI graphics cards that luckily are still supported (just) by the fglrx drivers or by the open source drivers but I would certainly give it some more thought when choosing another card. I know NVidia aren't that great for support (closed source drivers etc) but on the other hand they still do have drivers which support back to the TNT2 and Geforce 256 cards (I have a couple of these kicking around still, and even an old Voodoo 4). I personally think that AMD should at least support their older cards (I'm not expecting all the latest features, just basic support) until the community can get the open source drivers up to scratch, although I guess their argument is that they have released the documentation to the community to assist in writing the drivers (which NVidia on the other hand haven't done). Rob I'm using an ATI Radeon X1200 which is supported under the Open Source driver. 3D acceleration exists but is a bit rubbish. That said however, basic compiz effects do work reasonably well. I believe your card (like mine) is no longer supported by the proprietary fglrx drivers. I'm not sure if it is supported by the Open Source ATI drivers, but you pop in a copy of Jaunty and find out ;-) Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Release Party Pics
2009/4/27 Alan Pope a...@popey.com: 2009/4/27 Tim Dobson li...@tdobson.net: While I was at FOSDEM this year, in the build up to the Debian Lenny release, I hung out with a load of Debian Devs. Despite declaring Lenny stable being more of a formality for the developers than anything else, the atmosphere was electric.. You were at a Free and Open Source Developers Meeting, where I am not surprised there was some excitement around the Lenny release. I didn't see that translate into the real world in the way it did with Ubuntu, and I haven't seen many reports of Fedora release parties either. There's a big difference between insular excitement ad a developer conference and real world excitement involving users of the software. Agreed. I don't doubt that there was some excitement amongst developers and that the developers are lovely, friendly people. However, it doesn't get translated out to the rest of the world as much as it should. I've never felt the Debian community to be particularly welcoming, as an outsider, and what I hear from news sites/blogs tends to involve a lot of arguments/negativity rather than their positive achievements. In two-three years time, when I expect Squeeze will be released, I for one will be celebrating the release, and I hope many Ubuntu users will join me. :) I'd certainly go along to a Debian release party and I look forward to you organising it ;) jk Well you're all invited to my Windows 7 release party anyway /jk Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Bloomin' ATI and Linux....
I have a laptop (less than a year old) with an ATI Radeon X1200 series graphics chip in it. After having installed Jaunty, I was pleased to see that suspend and resume worked (using the Open Source) drivers. Unfortunately however 3D acceleration is totally miserable. Google Earth runs like a proverbial pile of pants Doing a bit of research, I notice that ATI has depreciated support for X1200 series cards so that there are no proprietary drivers available for Jaunty (although suspend/resume never worked with the proprietary drivers anyway!). So, it looks like a choice of either stay with an older version of Ubuntu with proprietary driver support (but loose the ability to suspend/resume) or stick with Jaunty, but loose 3D acceleration features because of the pretty poor Open Source drivers. Sometimes I wonder why I bother! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bloomin' ATI and Linux....
2009/4/26 Chris Rowson christopherrow...@gmail.com I have a laptop (less than a year old) with an ATI Radeon X1200 series graphics chip in it. After having installed Jaunty, I was pleased to see that suspend and resume worked (using the Open Source) drivers. Unfortunately however 3D acceleration is totally miserable. Google Earth runs like a proverbial pile of pants Doing a bit of research, I notice that ATI has depreciated support for X1200 series cards so that there are no proprietary drivers available for Jaunty (although suspend/resume never worked with the proprietary drivers anyway!). So, it looks like a choice of either stay with an older version of Ubuntu with proprietary driver support (but loose the ability to suspend/resume) or stick with Jaunty, but loose 3D acceleration features because of the pretty poor Open Source drivers. Sometimes I wonder why I bother! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Chris, I'm in the process of re-installing intrepid now, as the machine I run my media centre (boxee) on has an old ATI Radeon 9600 card in it. This card *should* be fine with both 2D and 3D but it isn't, so I'm downgrading until I get my hands on a newer (probably nvidia) card - although I appreciate that isn't an option for you laptop! From what I can see, the problem is an incompatability in Xorg 1.6 (in Jaunty) and the Proprietory fglrx drivers that stop me from being able to use the proprietory drivers. Steve Garton sheepeatingtaz.co.uk It looks like AMD are trying to concentrate on their most recent hardware: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=articleitem=amd_r500_legacynum=1 'Tis rather irritating that the laptop I have isn't actually that old though! (although it is a basic cheapy business model). Perhaps one day in the future the Open Source drivers will get better now that AMD has released more code and documentation on ATI kit to the community. I do know what you mean Tony about making a stand against a monopoly market but it sure is irritating sometimes! ;-) Don't get me wrong, I love Linux on the server, but sometimes the desktop drives me round the twist lol! Perhaps I should save up and invest at some point in an Ubuntu certified/reccomended laptop. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Release Party Pics
2009/4/26 Andrew Williams a...@tensixtyone.com: A few people may of spotted me firing away with a camera at the event, and as requested i've made them available online. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nik_doof/sets/72157617311869238/ Brilliant, thanks! It was a good party and it was great to meet everyone. Thanks to everyone who came along! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Looks like you all had a good time :-) Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Survey
Hi Guys, I am doing a server on Ubuntu server and desktop. I am looking for newspapers article nad companies who has adopted this wonderful operating system. I am even looking to conduct some interviews. If you guys can point me in the right direction, I will be very grateful. Thanks in advance. -- Surfing the web just got more rewarding. Download the New Internet Explorer 8http://extras.uk.msn.com/internet-explorer-8/?ocid=T010MSN07A0716U -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ You could start here: http://www.ubuntu.com/products/casestudies Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] BBC's CBBC game 'Adventure Rock'
My little lad wants to play the new CBBC game 'Adventure Rock' from the BBC on my laptop. It seems that game is available for only for Windows XP however: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/adventurerock/hints/faq.shtml I'm going to give it a bash on Wine but I'm not sure I'll have much luck. I find it infuriating that the BBC keep locking their products into Microsoft operating systems Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC's CBBC game 'Adventure Rock'
It doesn't surprise me at all that they do, though: I think it is a typical Establishment expression of the sticky Anglo-American 'special relationship' (incidentally, Britain is not the only entity claiming a 'special relationship' with the USA). On Sat, 2009-03-14 at 14:24 +, Chris Rowson wrote: My little lad wants to play the new CBBC game 'Adventure Rock' from the BBC on my laptop. It seems that game is available for only for Windows XP however: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/adventurerock/hints/faq.shtml I'm going to give it a bash on Wine but I'm not sure I'll have much luck. I find it infuriating that the BBC keep locking their products into Microsoft operating systems Chris Meh, just for anyone who was interested. Running this game in wine doesn't seem to work easily. Has dependencies on DirectX 9 and Windows Media Player 9+. I can't be bothered to keep going at it! I'll just have to let the little one use my seldom used Windows partition!! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC's CBBC game 'Adventure Rock'
Hash: SHA1 Chris Rowson wrote: My little lad wants to play the new CBBC game 'Adventure Rock' from the BBC on my laptop. It seems that game is available for only for Windows XP however: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/adventurerock/hints/faq.shtml I'm going to give it a bash on Wine but I'm not sure I'll have much luck. I find it infuriating that the BBC keep locking their products into Microsoft operating systems Chris I thought of a solution to this, online petition site, on the ubuntu site, similar in style to the parliment one, but this could be for users to campaign for specific ports, etc. Or simply an open source site somewhere that can faclitate this. Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Next Linux User Group meet : April 4th : 3pm, Shoreline Cafe Paignton -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkm7+CMACgkQaggq1k2FJq0kpwCfRTXTRyIysStVBJH9NlObZEhp 7noAnR2ZU5HZ0wCxGp80HG3CCNSgGnQy =vNhW -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ If you have a copy of XP around, you coil install it in VirtualBox if you've got enough memory. Harry Managed to get the game installed under XP, only to find that there's a fault with it anyway which is intermittently preventing people from logging on. My little lad gave up! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] French Police save millions switching to Ubuntu
A nice Ubuntu success story in the Enterprise! http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/12/1854224 I love this comment: *Moving from XP to Ubuntu, however, proved very easy. The two biggest differences are the icons and the games. Games are not our priority.* Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] CPU running fast?
Hi folks, I've just installed Kubuntu Intrepid on my partner's old Dell Latitude, and I notice that the reported CPU speed is faster than the CPU is rated... Is this a reporting mistake, or is this something else odd? Here's the cpuinfo output, I believe the CPU is a Pentium III class Celeron. processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 11 model name : Mobile Intel(R) Celeron(TM) CPU 1200MHz stepping: 4 cpu MHz : 1333.000 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug: no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug: no coma_bug: no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse up bogomips: 2657.14 clflush size: 32 power management: -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[Bug 339629] [NEW] Guidance Power Manager should also manage desktop effects
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: guidance-power-manager Guidance Power Manager manages CPU speed to help save power when a laptop is running on battery. It would make sense if it could also disable desktop effects, as the graphics card in a PC consumes more energy with desktop effects enabled. This could be an extra option in the power manager. This sort of behaviour is present in Windows 7 (and probably Windows Vista although I haven't checked!) ** Affects: guidance-power-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Guidance Power Manager should also manage desktop effects https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339629 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 222122] Re: Theme looks horrible in Kubuntu Hardy
This theme has been written specifically for Firefox running on KDE 4: http://ramonantonio.net/kde-firefox Works nicely -- Theme looks horrible in Kubuntu Hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222122 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kubuntu-meta in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
Re: [ubuntu-uk] process control charts! Chart software
I don't know of one particularly, but I did some training in business analysis at work recently and the tutor pointed out a couple of Open Source tools he used. If you're doing stuff around that kinda field you might find some of the following interesting too... Requirements management tool to help organise system requirements when planning. OSRMT: http://sourceforge.net/projects/osrmt UML development platform StarUML (probably more relevant, help model systems?) : http://staruml.sourceforge.net/en/ (Windows only but I wonder if it'd run on Wine perhaps?) Chris On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 5:03 PM, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: looks like it is command line based. so probably not for me then ! :( 2009/2/27 Philip Stubbs phi...@stuphi.co.uk 2009/2/27 javadayaz javada...@gmail.com: Hi, i dont know if this is the right place to ask. Does ubuntu/linux have any software that can help in plotting charts like pareto and SPC etc? im doing a course at work and something like this would be so helpful. I use gnuplot at work quite a lot. It can be a bit long winded to create the first graph, but if you are creating lots of similar graphs, the output is first class. The documentation is very good as well. http://www.gnuplot.info/ -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Javad -- 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] UK government backs open source
And here's the response from the president of Socitm. No comments yet I notice, but this seems like a very MS point of view! http://socitmpresident.blogspot.com/ Open Standards are definitely required. I don’t like the term “Open Source”. It’s misleading; what many people mean is “anything but Microsoft”; few businesses actually use open source directly – they buy software derived from open source that has been commercially packaged and sold with support, which, in practice, is little different to licensed software. Nevertheless, competition is great for keeping suppliers focussed on delivering customer value, and “Open Source” has certainly played its part. All the same, software is only one part of the Total Cost of Ownership equation; don’t consider it in isolation, but as part of the full TCO and lifecycle costs. “Open Source” software development, in my experience, lags proprietary development by several years. I don’t think we could achieve the anytime, anywhere fixed and mobile infrastructure with tele-presence we require, now, for flexible and new ways of working using only Open Source. I agree with reuse, and it’s a very significant factor in the Microsoft Public Sector software licensing project I’m involved in (and not allowed to talk about). If it works for you – fine. I wouldn’t rule-out so-called “Open Source”; Newham has used it for some applications since the time it did its deal with Microsoft (probably the first UK public sector procurement of Microsoft as a supplier) and continues to do so. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu comic: Hackett and Bankwell
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Simon Wears munkyju...@googlemail.comwrote: Its very informative, and I actually learned a bit from it, but it was far too detailed for me to be able to sit and read happily. If I was trying to educate my mum on Linux, I may send her to it since my explanations failed. Simon wearsmunkyju...@gmail.com | http://munkyju...@gmail.com http://munkyju...@gmail.com MunkyJunky on irc.freenode.net On 26 Feb 2009, at 16:36, Guy Thouret li...@thouret.co.uk wrote: Wow, that comic is truely awful. I feel sorry for the person who put all that effort into the graphics, I really liked the attention to detail with the penguin receiving a call on his OpenMoko Freerunner. Shame the text was so bad - this is definitely NOT the message that should be put out there. Guy. On Thu, 2009-02-26 at 11:58 +, John Levin wrote: Hackett and Bankwell is a series of cartoon manuals that teaches readers how to get started with Linux-based operating systems. The first issue is best for users who are interested in switching to Ubuntu, including those who have tried to make the jump to Linux in the past but got confused and went back to a commercial operating system. First issue downloadable for free.http://hackettandbankwell.com/ -- John Levinhttp://www.technolalia.org/blog/ I thought that the comic was illustrated beautifully but I felt that some of the storyline made me feel a little uncomfortable. I feels like a bit of a (for want of a better word) FUD'dy attack against Microsoft. Somewhat sensationalist, evangelical and perhaps slanderous. The concept is fantastic but the delivery focusing on FUD is pretty bad and could scare people off. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Unfinished video for perusal
Hi, After the multiple video threads I thought I'd have a play. I'd actually intended getting this finished for the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase competition but that wasn't to be. The concept was to Show that Ubuntu can be used by a diverse range of people for a myriad of tasks. A series of screenshots to be shown one after the other, getting faster and faster, being on the screen for shorter durations, with a shorter fade between each one. Eventually we split the screen and show 4 shot then 9, then 12 and so on up to hundreds of screenshots. As we increase we turn into a photomosaic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_mosaic depicting the Ubuntu logo (this part of the idea came from a discussion with Dave Murphy). In the background is a ticking clock from the very start which accelerates along with the video, and when the logo is finally displayed we hear an alarm clock going off (or perhaps a bomb) symbolising the wake up call (or explosion of use) to/of ubuntu. I played with blender to make this little video, and have discovered the following whilst doing it:- * Photo Mosaics are patented ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_mosaic#Intellectual_property ) - annoying * Virtualbox is great for creating virtual machines. * Blender is an awesome video editor * Blender can't export to avi codec in Ubuntu (option not listed) * Blender can't export via ffmpeg in Ubuntu (crashes) - also annoying * Blender _can_ export using avi raw The reason I mention this is because the result is that the videos you get out are enormous due to them being uncompressed, leading to this problem:- * Blender can't output videos greater than 2G size on 32-Bit Ubuntu. However, I have managed to get a sample out and compressed it down. Here it is in freedom loving ogg format:- http://popey.com/~alan/ubuntu-marketing/unfinished_640x360_10.ogvhttp://popey.com/%7Ealan/ubuntu-marketing/unfinished_640x360_10.ogv- 640x360, 4.9MB http://popey.com/~alan/ubuntu-marketing/unfinished_1280x720_10.ogvhttp://popey.com/%7Ealan/ubuntu-marketing/unfinished_1280x720_10.ogv- 1280x720, 14MB The original is 1280x720 (HD 720p effectively) so that it looks good on big screens. It scales down fairly well. Comments, questions, positive or negative - I can take it :) Cheers, Al. Looks great Al, you've certainly got the start of something there and you've obviously put a lot of hard work into it! Ending the video with an explosion of some kind, perhaps with the smoke clearing to reveal www.ubuntu.com or the Ubuntu logo would seem like a nice way to end the show. On a side note - The Evolution shot about three quarters of the way through at least shows you read my emails! Chris -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-uk] £7 laptop in india - runs Linux
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Paul Sutton zl...@zleap.net wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Yay http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1134609/India-set-launch-worlds-cheapest-laptop--7.html Paul - -- Paul Sutton I'm a wee bit dubious about that claim lol! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] iPlayer + Ubuntu + Firefox + Squid = Broken
Hi there, I don't know if anyone else has come across this, but I'll ask anyway. I'm trying to visit iPlayer on my Ubuntu laptop using Firefox, but I keep getting the message 'content unavailable, please try again later' (or along those lines). If I visit iPlayer using a Windows PC with Firefox I don't receive the message. I'm pretty sure that it must have something to do with the proxy I have to go out through when I'm at this location. It's a Squid proxy (running on Ubuntu Dapper) and I can only think that there must be some kind of incompatibility somewhere. If I don't go through the proxy (for instance if I'm at home) then iPlayer works fine. Has anyone seen anything like this before, does anyone have any suggestions? Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] iPlayer + Ubuntu + Firefox + Squid = Broken
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Kris Douglas webbox...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/2/7 Chris Rowson christopherrow...@gmail.com: Hi there, I don't know if anyone else has come across this, but I'll ask anyway. I'm trying to visit iPlayer on my Ubuntu laptop using Firefox, but I keep getting the message 'content unavailable, please try again later' (or along those lines). If I visit iPlayer using a Windows PC with Firefox I don't receive the message. I'm pretty sure that it must have something to do with the proxy I have to go out through when I'm at this location. It's a Squid proxy (running on Ubuntu Dapper) and I can only think that there must be some kind of incompatibility somewhere. If I don't go through the proxy (for instance if I'm at home) then iPlayer works fine. Has anyone seen anything like this before, does anyone have any suggestions? Could the squid be blocking the port the media from iPlayer streams on? -- Kris Douglas I don't think so Kris because Windows + Firefox works through the same proxy and Ubuntu + Firefox doesn't. Wierd eh? Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] iPlayer + Ubuntu + Firefox + Squid = Broken
2009/2/7 Chris Rowson christopherrow...@gmail.com: Hi there, I don't know if anyone else has come across this, but I'll ask anyway. I'm trying to visit iPlayer on my Ubuntu laptop using Firefox, but I keep getting the message 'content unavailable, please try again later' (or along those lines). If I visit iPlayer using a Windows PC with Firefox I don't receive the message. I'm pretty sure that it must have something to do with the proxy I have to go out through when I'm at this location. It's a Squid proxy (running on Ubuntu Dapper) and I can only think that there must be some kind of incompatibility somewhere. If I don't go through the proxy (for instance if I'm at home) then iPlayer works fine. Has anyone seen anything like this before, does anyone have any suggestions? Could the squid be blocking the port the media from iPlayer streams on? -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.co.uk Mastil: k...@softdel.co.uk Company No. 6135915 Registered in England and Wales Have you setup the proxy for Firefox, or for the whole system? If just for Firefox, Flash may not be using the proxy, thus the error. I've set it up for just Firefox. I'm using CrunchBang at the moment and it doesn't have a general system proxy option like Ubuntu Gnome (as far as I can see). Sites like youtube work though. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] iPlayer + Ubuntu + Firefox + Squid = Broken
2009/2/7 Chris Rowson christopherrow...@gmail.com: Hi there, I don't know if anyone else has come across this, but I'll ask anyway. I'm trying to visit iPlayer on my Ubuntu laptop using Firefox, but I keep getting the message 'content unavailable, please try again later' (or along those lines). If I visit iPlayer using a Windows PC with Firefox I don't receive the message. I'm pretty sure that it must have something to do with the proxy I have to go out through when I'm at this location. It's a Squid proxy (running on Ubuntu Dapper) and I can only think that there must be some kind of incompatibility somewhere. If I don't go through the proxy (for instance if I'm at home) then iPlayer works fine. Has anyone seen anything like this before, does anyone have any suggestions? Could the squid be blocking the port the media from iPlayer streams on? -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.co.uk Mastil: k...@softdel.co.uk Company No. 6135915 Registered in England and Wales Have you setup the proxy for Firefox, or for the whole system? If just for Firefox, Flash may not be using the proxy, thus the error. I've set it up for just Firefox. I'm using CrunchBang at the moment and it doesn't have a general system proxy option like Ubuntu Gnome (as far as I can see). Sites like youtube work though. Chris Can you access Youtube without the proxy though, as it may be that Firefox is using the proxy whilst Flash is just using a direct connection? Hi Harry, the only IP address on the network that can get out to the 'net is that of the proxy. All traffic has to go through the proxy. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] iPlayer + Ubuntu + Firefox + Squid = Broken
2009/2/7 Chris Rowson christopherrow...@gmail.com: Hi Harry, the only IP address on the network that can get out to the 'net is that of the proxy. All traffic has to go through the proxy. Try installing the user agent switcher addon for firefox to make ff on ubuntu appear as if it is whatever browser works on windows. I have seen poorly configured squid proxies which look for specific user agent strings from the client. Cheers, Al. Thanks for the suggestion Al but unfortunately that didn't work (tried Windows + IE7 settings and confirmed it was sending that user agent out). For anyone interested, heres what the full header sent by the browser normally contains (according to whatsmyuseragent.com) I do manage the proxy so if it's mis-configured then it's my fault lol ;-) HTTP_CACHE_CONTROL:max-age=0 HTTP_CONNECTION:keep-alive HTTP_KEEP_ALIVE:300 HTTP_VIA:1.1 InternalProxy:3128 (squid/2.5.STABLE12) HTTP_ACCEPT:text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8 HTTP_ACCEPT_CHARSET:ISO-8859-1,utf-8;q=0.7,*;q=0.7 HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING:gzip,deflate HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE:en-gb,en;q=0.5 HTTP_COOKIE:ASPSESSIONIDQQRDRARC=LACGFILCKFHKBKIGFEODJOBC HTTP_HOST:whatsmyuseragent.com HTTP_REFERER: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=what+is+my+user+agentie=utf-8oe=utf-8aq=trls=com.ubuntu:en-GB:unofficialclient=firefox-a HTTP_USER_AGENT:Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008121622 Ubuntu/8.10 (intrepid) Firefox/3.0.5 HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR:192.168.0.127 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] iPlayer + Ubuntu + Firefox + Squid = Broken
Hi Chris, I connect through a proxy to watch iPlayer all the time (I'm currently living in the US temporarily and have a server in the UK). I get this message quite a lot, mainly it's when trying to watch streams with the 'High Quality' setting. Sometimes I need to refresh the page 2 or 3 times to get the stream to play, but I can always get it to play in 'Normal Quality'. Another trick I have found is starting off playing in normal quality, then switching to high quality after a minute or so. I connect through a squid proxy and the only setting I ever change is the http proxy setting in firefox. If you have SSH access to any servers, you could try using your SSH connection as a SOCKS proxy: ssh u...@host -Dport (I normally use port 9000) Then clear any http proxy settings from firefox and put 127.0.0.1 and the port number into the 'SOCKS host' box and set the option to SOCKS 5. This trick is also good if you ever want to encrypt your web traffic from an unsecured wireless network. Guy. PS. I have a current UK TV Licence so I am entitled to watch BBC iPlayer even if my method of access is unconventional Hiya Guy, Now why didn't I think of that? I've done the whole SOCKS proxy thing before whilst mucking about with Ubuntu but it didn't occur to me to use it to get around this problem. Thanks mate! Doh Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] changes
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 4:54 PM, David King linux...@avoura.com wrote: Maybe people have been preoccupied with the snow and building snowmen instead of using their computers :-) David King Meh I wish. We've only had a dribble here :-( Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4?
http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Is-it-Windows-7-or-KDE-4-/0,139023769,339294810,00.htm Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] HP Netbook release based on Ubuntu
You may have seen this already, but I hadn't and thought it was pretty good! http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/02/04/hp-releases-netbook-interface-for-ubuntu/ HP have managed to make Ubuntu look very pretty indeed, and if you've got a PC you'd like to install the theme on, you can do that too... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1021351 Chris -- 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
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/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Locking down Firefox settings
Hi folks, I was wondering if anyone knew how to lock down the settings on Firefox on Ubuntu 8.04? Basically I'm nearly done setting up an LTSP Server and I want to make sure that no one who logs on can fiddle with the settings. I've got Tinyproxy and Dansguardian installed and working but only if I manually specify the proxy settings. I found something about entering some settings in /usr/lib/firefox/firefox.cfg which I have entered (details here: http://m.linuxjournal.com/article/9044) but I'm finding I can enable and disable the Firefox proxy settings and alter the rest of the settings as I please. I did try Firehol to force the proxy transparently but it stopped the LTSP clients from booting unless I enabled a whole lot of ports on the Firehol configuration (I got so far but got stuck on the nbd ports). Just wondering if anyone knows how to do this? Ta, Rob Hiya Rob, I've not tried locking down FF before but I did jot down some documentation about how to set up a transparent proxy for a community wireless network. The same should apply to your LAN too. Go to http://www.justuber.com/publicwifi:public_wireless_internet_access and check out the transparent proxy bit. As I recall, it lets traffic on any other than port 80 go on to it's destination, but redirects port 80 through the content filtering. Chris -- 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)
Any political party that is interested in the free software world, in particular Linux, is a candidate for using Ubuntu. Despite the attention grabbing strap-line of 'Tories put toes on Linux bandwagon' that el' Reg seem to have used; I'm not sure that the 'Tories are necessarily advocating Linux over Windows operating systems to be fair. I'd be willing to bet that they were talking about stuff like.. - Open Office instead of Microsoft Office - MySQL/PostgreSQL instead of MSSQL - Sendmail/Postfix etc instead of Exchange - SugarCRM instead of proprietary CRM etc, etc, etc. Still, it's all good, and hopefully it'll help spurn on a greater usage of Linux in the public sector. I imagine at the moment though it'll be on the server rather than the desktop Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing GUI on Ubuntu Server
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: Hi folks, I'm in the process of building up an old PC to use as a basic Ubuntu box at a remote site (to replace a bodge up job of a VMWare virtual machine). Now I was wondering, is it possible to install the Gnome or even XFCE on top of the server installation, and if so what packages do I need? I'm not looking for the entire desktop (OpenOffice etc), I just want at most a Terminal, Firefox browser and Remote Desktop viewer. I was hoping to use FreeNX to connect to the machine too. Anyone know the best way of doing this? Ta, Rob There was a thread here about installing Gnome on Dapper Server... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=186298 I've not followed that particular example but have I tried Nomachine NX to do something similar in the past. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mobile Broadband
Anybody got any experience of mobile broadband? I may be moving to rented accommodation shortly and don't know how long I'll be there, so the mobile broadband concept is tempting as it'll allow me to not worry about minimum contracts and so on with phone lines etc. How supported is it with Ubuntu? Is there a particular network that works well, are they all as easy as it comes or should I just forget it entirely and route through a Windows PC? Any advice very much appreciated :-) Best, Sean Here are my notes from a few months ago if they're any use. I used vodaphone drivers and app to run a three mobile dongle. It worked well and includes bandwidth monitoring with the ability to stop you using your dongle when you hit a pre set level. http://www.justuber.com/blog/2008/06/25/setting-up-your-huawei-e220-3g-usb-modem-on-ubuntu-three-uk/ Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [ubuntu-marketing] Hopeful News for a 2009 Advertising Campaign
Actually this competition has coincided quite nicely with a recent whim of mine to spend more time being creative! I see where Al is coming from with the I am Fedora et al vids. I can't help but think that one of the problems with this format is the repetitiveness of the message. I think that a video following a similar I am.. format; but allowing the participant more 'freestyling' might be a little more palitable. Cheers Chris Ooops - sorry. This was meant for the Ubuntu Marketing mailing list. Damn and blast you gmail! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [ubuntu-marketing] Hopeful News for a 2009 Advertising Campaign
Actually this competition has coincided quite nicely with a recent whim of mine to spend more time being creative! I see where Al is coming from with the I am Fedora et al vids. I can't help but think that one of the problems with this format is the repetitiveness of the message. I think that a video following a similar I am.. format; but allowing the participant more 'freestyling' might be a little more palitable. Cheers Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu for the Eee
On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 2:13 AM, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: Setting up an Eee 900 for a mate. £40 off eBay! Great deal! Nice one Liam. I can't see anything anywhere near that price on eBay at the mo - I never manage to get deals like that lol! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Problems with Google Earth
Hi folks, I'm running a laptop with an ATI Technologies Inc RS690M [Radeon X1200 Series] integrated graphics card on Ubuntu Hardy. If I use the restricted ATI drivers, suspend doesn't work so I'm using the open source drivers. I tried to install Google Earth today and it runs absolutely terribly. I have set using driconf to disable the low impact fallback settings as suggested elsewhere but to little avail. Does anyone have any suggestions? Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Submission for I am Ubuntu
Hi Jacob, Well done for taking the lead on this project. Whilst I know people are discussing the pros and cons of putting up sites like this, I think it's admirable that someone is just getting on and doing it. Keep going! 2008/12/31 Jacob F. Roecker ja...@roeckerfam.com: Here's what I need: Get every Ubuntu user you know to sit behind their webcam (or some other digital camera) and say Hi, I'm (name), and I am Ubuntu Variations of this are also acceptable, but should be sent in addition to the basic version. Whilst I appreciate that webcams are one very easy way to do it, it might be nice to get some videos that are made out and about. People on trains, buses, walking the dog, in a bar/restaurant, basically anywhere normal (whatever that means) people go. One thing you'll note about the Microsoft adverts is that you don't see many people sat _at_ a PC. Do we really want a hundred videos of pasty faced poorly lit low res nerds? :) (Note I include myself in that) Many people have mobile phones and digital stills cameras which can do short video clips, some can even do decent quality video ;) Just a suggestion to diversify the video that you get. Possible variations include this example for my daughter: Hi, I'm Eliza. I'm 7 years old, and I am Ubuntu. Those from other parts of the world may want to use something like this: Hi, I'm (name) from (place), and I am Ubuntu. other parts of the world? Surely everyone is from an 'other' part of the world relative to everyone else? I'd say you choose one or the other phrase for consistency but don't make the assumption that if someone doesn't say where they are from, they're from where you are. I'll certainly submit a video or two :) Cheers, Al. Hi there, I agree with Al, well done for just cracking on and doing it :-) In the MS adverts I notice that the people making the videos have included a little bit about themselves in it too. Perhaps it'd be a nice idea if some submissions could go along the line of. I am Ubuntu and I arrest criminals... (for example showing a policeman with his laptop) I am Ubuntu and I predict the weather.. (for example showing someone at a university using Ubuntu to run a research project) You get the general idea... I'm just a bit worried that saying I am insert name here and I am Ubuntu might get a bit repetitive. I think that people might be more interested in what people are/do than in what that person's name is. What do you think? Chris -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The I'm Linux Video Contest (Mike Feravolo)
I am confused about how I'm Linux is going to sell anything to anyone, maybe you should consider using the mascot Tux the Penguin is you are going to produce a copycat commercial in the first place. The way I read it there is no _requirement_ for it to be I'm Linux... While you may be inspired by the Apple or Microsoft commercials, it's not a requirement to parody or make reference to them. I certainly wouldn't make anything that makes reference to them as the Mac ads are old and the Microsoft ones are a poor imitation (of an old concept), so what would that make a second generation copy? Cheers, Al. I dunno if I agree with you there Al, I think that it might be a good idea to capitalise on the 'I'm a PC' adverts that MS is currently spending millions of dollars on forcing down our necks. I guess if MS is good at anything, they're good at advertising/sales/promotion. I think coming back with a challenge to that ad format helps create an association with Linux being a 'big player' operating system along with Microsoft Windows (and of course Apple Macintosh). Subverting the MS message delivered via this advertising method would be one way of using the 'I'm a PC' message against them. If MS is spending a great deal of money on building this brand image, it'd be interesting to try to turn their brand 'equity' if you like, against them. Cue Kung Foo phrase! Of course it's got to be clever though, as you rightly say we don't just want a second generation poor imitation. Just my two penneth worth! Chris -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
[ubuntu-uk] [ubuntu-marketing] marketing ubuntu in Nigeria
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Adewunmi Adebolatan aaadewu...@yahoo.comwrote: Nigeria is an emerging Market with a lot of potentials. I have started to market the Operating System here in Nigeria. I will be needing some financial assistance to enable me reach a wider audience. Is there any help I can get here? Adebolatan Adewunmi; B.sc,CCNP,MCP www.opensourcenet.com.ng In a strange co-incidence I also received another email from Nigeria today asking for financial assistance. It was from a lady who wanted me to hold on to a few million pounds for her. She had to escape from the country due to a set of unfortunate circumstances. She said in return that she would give me a million pounds! I'm still pondering it ;-) If you are being serious though, there isn't really a 'pot of cash' for people to dip into to promote open source software, but Ruben has given you some great pointers to take away with you. If you are thinking of setting up Nigeria's first Ubuntu LoCo then the very best of luck to you, and please write back to us so that we know how you're getting along, so that we can help you all we can! Good luck. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Greetings
Hello all, Thought I should introduce myself since I'm new to the list. I'm a Developer working for Canonical. I'm part of the Launchpad Bug Tracker development team; at the moment my primary focus is integrating with upstream bug trackers. I'm also a photographer and occasionally make things up for fun. You can find me at http://grahambinns.com As for why I'm here... Well, I spent the last week at UDS with Popey, Daviey and Schwuk, amongst others, and I figured that I really should be more involved in the community, even if my local LUG has all of three people in it (The member of SchwukLUG pointed out that he won the tiniest LUG award). So here I am. Hi Graham - Nice to meet you :-) I'm Chris. www.justuber.com/blog - I also try and do photography now and again but mostly just snap pictures like an tourist without really thinking! Every so often I'll make an attempt at being artistic but mostly fail! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Radio Advertising
On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 11:19 PM, Christopher Swift chris.r.sw...@googlemail.com wrote: I've spoken to the station owner, they have two servers on which they broadcast the radio on. They've said as Ubuntu is a non-profit organisation they have no problem advertising it for free and we can have any length advertisement slot. I'm now in the progress of explaining Ubuntu and OSS. I need to contact another person to get the demographics but they have said that there are roughly 500 people always tuned in with of course peaks at certain times of the night and day. By the thanks for your interest Bret, I obviously won't be able to do this alone, I'm a student of science and not of media :P On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 10:35 PM, Bret Fledderjohn freelancer...@gmail.com wrote: What are we looking at, a :10 second, :30 second, or :60 second spot (commercial)? Also, it is only a one spot, one time deal? It's going to be hard to generate a large response off one ad, especially on a small station like that. I'd be interested in the listener habits (How long they spend listening, and when) and demographics (age, sex, other stats, employement, etc). If this is an on-air station, they should have some Arbitron numbers (ratings) which can shed some light on that info. I don't know if there is any radio ads floating around (although I doubt it), I'd be willing to help out. I've worked in radio advertising for about 4 years (selling), but I have written several spots as well. Regardless, I'd love to hear how this turns out! Bret 2008/12/14 Christopher Swift chris.r.sw...@googlemail.com Hello, I am searching for some advice on radio advertising for Ubuntu-Marketing. I have found out that I can get a free radio slot on a community radio station so I am trying to make the most of it. The community has roughly 48,000 members and I'd hope that 10% listen to the radio daily so that gives me room for about 4800 to listen to the adverts. I am searching for a pre-composed radio advert for Ubuntu; if this is not possible or simply doesn't exist yet then I am willing to try and co-ordinate an attempt to setup a recording myself. If you are able to help out, whether it be with an existing advert or perhaps with voiceovers or help with the radio advert script or even sound editting I'd be fully greatful. Hopefully if it gets done, we can release it under the GPL 2 licence or other for other Ubuntu users to freely use on their respective sites/stations. If you have any ideas, please mail them back to me (and the rest of the list). No matter how silly it sounds ;-). I hope that we can set off and really make this work. I look forward to hearing from you, Christopher Swift chris.r.sw...@gmail.com Have you thought about approaching any Ubuntu podcasters? Chris -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Servers
[...] Doesn't the Hardy server kernel have Physical Address Extensions support enabled by default? That'd grant support for up to 64GB RAM on the 32 bit version of Ubuntu. Hello, Chris. Yes, we're running 8.04.1 LTS with PAE enabled on servers with 8GB RAM and I've tested it with 16GB RAM. Works well, but a single process can 'only' use 4GB. Bye, Tony. I've always used 32bit edition on servers myself. I've heard horror stories about perl scripts using twice as much memory under 64bit etc, etc I've never tested PAE with more than 4GB of RAM - I had heard about the single process limitation, but as I only had 4GB to play with, I've never had the opportunity to hit that limit! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Servers
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Tony Travis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris Rowson wrote: [...] I've always used 32bit edition on servers myself. I've heard horror stories about perl scripts using twice as much memory under 64bit etc, etc I've never tested PAE with more than 4GB of RAM - I had heard about the single process limitation, but as I only had 4GB to play with, I've never had the opportunity to hit that limit! Hello, Chris. In fact you can only alloc() 2GB in a contiguous block if you have 4GB RAM installed. You can get somewhere near 3GB in total per process if you don't care about memory fragmentation with 4GB RAM installed. Things improve quite a lot with 8GB installed, but you still can't get 4GB per process using PAE. For many programs that's not a problem, and you're right about 64-bit doubling the size of memory usage in certain situations. Actually, I don't think 64-bit is worth it unless you have very BIG memory problems to solve. PAE is quite good if you want to run multiple instances of programs that have 4GB memory footprints. Bye, Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis, University of Aberdeen, Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, UK tel +44(0)1224 712751, fax +44(0)1224 716687, http://www.rowett.ac.uk mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], http://bioinformatics.rri.sari.ac.uk/~ajthttp://bioinformatics.rri.sari.ac.uk/%7Eajt Thanks Tony, As ever you helped expand my mind on the list :-) Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Servers
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 5:41 PM, Simon Wears [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Yes, the first thing I did was check for a BIOS update to solve my problems. It currently has 512mb RAM in it, because that's all I have spare for it at the moment, but I plan on putting about 4G into it soon, when I have time to go buy some. So, I figure its worth installing the 64 bit version for now, to save me reinstalling Ubuntu when I get my new RAM. Cheers for the help =) Simon Hi Simon, Don't forget that you can run the 4GB with 32bit too should you so choose! From discussion here and elsewhere, as I see it you just need to weigh up the choices... 64bit = a little bit less 'seasoned' than 32bit, some software requiring more memory to run, less software choice etc. 32bit = a little less use out of your CPU, but less chance of software problems. As Tony and I were discussing, you should be able to see your 4GB of RAM under the 32bit kernel anyway, just as Tony suggested that each process will able to use a couple of gig (although if you only have 4GB or RAM, you won't ever be allocating all of that to one process anyway). Good luck Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Servers
So, long story short: 32 bit or 64 bit server, and 8.04 or 8.10? Do you want stable (8.04) or something a bit more recent (8.10) ? How much memory do you have? If you want to use anything more than 4GB RAM then you'll need the 64 bit version. For a server I'd probably go with 64 bit anyway, whereas for a desktop machine I'd probably go for the 32 bit version since I've had problems with the 64 bit version and it can have problems with certain apps like java and flash (being fixed I know). Doesn't the Hardy server kernel have Physical Address Extensions support enabled by default? That'd grant support for up to 64GB RAM on the 32 bit version of Ubuntu. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
Hey guys, So I just won a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in a prize draw and figured that it's no use to me as an Ubuntu user. I'm pretty sure that it's the retail version (not OEM) and was just wondering if anyone had any tips on how a FOSS user could get some value from it (e.g. sell it on and how I'd go about doing that or other ways of getting something from it). Jai Venko Harrison You could always sell it and donate the cash to your favourite FOSS project :-) Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Announcement: SpreadUbuntu 0.1 - codename “evan”
FYI: See below. If you have any marketing materials, please consider uploading it to the new spread ubuntu site. Cheers, Al. Awesome idea - submitted a brochure! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Intrepid Themes
Hi there, Does anyone know what's going on with the look of Intrepid? I did think that it was supposed to come with a new theme, but from what I've seen so far it seems to be rather similar to Hardy. At one point there was a bizarre slightly unreadable dark theme but that seems to have disappeared... Any info anyone? Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
