Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Youth
I decided to have a look, the original founder is here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/philipballew but mostly hasn't been around since 2016 or so, except on IRC where he was last seen August last year. I can only assume he stepped down... I went to have a peek in the #ubuntu-youth-council channel and #ubuntu-youth, seems the leader right now is a guy called Jose but there's no-one else there: j...@ubuntu.com - try reaching out? I wouldn't hold out much hope though, it appears to be very inactive. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Leeds Release Party?
Hi All, Just wondering if anyone would be interested in a Leeds/Yorkshire release party? I can't make it down to London but would like to celebrate with some fellow Ubuntu lovers :) -Dan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] GCHQ: Can you find it? competition 2013
Well that's a good start www.canyoufindit.co.uk uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate is only valid for canyoufindit.co.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Securely delete data
I always use DBAN (Boot and Nuke) to securely delete a drive, remember that deleting a user and adding a new one is by no means secure, the next person who has it can easily use completely free recovery methods to get back the data that was on that drive. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Gaming on Ubuntu
Hey guys, If you haven't heard, Windows 8 drops in October (around the release of 12.10) and a lot of speculation says people will be looking for alternate operating systems, Windows 8 gets rid of a lot and it is another Windows Vista as it were, whereas Unity has become a pleasure to use. So I think Ubuntu may get a lot of new users during this time... Some of the main things that stop users migrating are gaming, programs not working etc, but Steam is releasing a client for Linux and Unity (the gaming engine) as well, I think this page could do with an update: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games/ and also, could we write a new page about Linux Gaming and get it to the first page of Google? At the moment the second result is an article from 2009: https://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=chromeclient=ubuntuchannel=csie=UTF-8q=gaming+linux Mono -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Replacing Linux Mint 13 with Ubuntu 12.04
Is your /home directory on another partition or the same as the Mint system? Either way, take a backup somewhere to be sure nothing happens (I've had my power go out in the middle of an install before... it happens!) If your /home is separate, it should be safe, if not... Ubuntu will probably wipe it. On 2 July 2012 22:13, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: On 02/07/12 21:48, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: If I want to replace Linux Mint 13 with Ubuntu 12.04, will it just be a case of installing over the top, and if so will that affect my Home directory at all? In other words if I do this will my Home directory stay intact or do I need to back it up then restore after installation of Ubuntu? I gather that Mint has it's own customisations, so I guess it depends if the installer wipes everything other than everything in /home. If in doubt, boot from a live CD/DVD and backup your home directory somewhere. It's better to have a backup that you can copy back over if it all goes wrong. :-) Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Starting an IT workshop
On 1 July 2012 00:58, Andres Muniz andre...@gmail.com wrote: If you can't find out beforehand, then go for something basic but enjoyable: using the Internet in Ubuntu is a good one, emphasising its secure nature and lack of viruses. I've done this before, a good demo of this that students seem to particularly enjoy is finding a Windows virus, embedding it in a local webpage then going to it in Linux and asking if there is anything unusual... when the students say no, fire up a Windows VM and go to the same place. Really drives the point home that Linux is more secure and people may consider installing it more if they see it in action. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New install 12.04 Ubuntu One error
On 11 May 2012 08:55, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: New clean install of 12.04. Installed Ubuntu One and keep getting this error: Credentials Error This may be a silly question, but are you sure you got your username/password right? It looks like a credentials error.. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New install 12.04 Ubuntu One error
On 11 May 2012 11:37, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/05/12 11:33, Dave Morley wrote Complete fresh install - this netbook had (cough) Windows on it Hmmm...try this sudo apt-get remove --purge ubuntuone* then: sudo apt-get install gir1.2-ubuntuoneui-3.0 libsyncdaemon-1.0-1 libubuntuoneui-3.0-1\ python-ubuntuone-client python-ubuntuone-control-panel\ python-ubuntuone-storageprotocol rhythmbox-ubuntuone ubuntuone-client\ ubuntuone-client-gnome ubuntuone-control-panel\ ubuntuone-control-panel-common ubuntuone-control-panel-qt ubuntuone-couch\ ubuntuone-installer unity-scope-musicstores -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[Bug 991462] Re: confirmation needed before clear
Sure, just right click in a conversation window and click Clear - it often happens to me when I go to copy something and don't quite hit the text I want to copy, I end up clearing instead. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991462 Title: confirmation needed before clear To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/991462/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Precise - some thoughts .....
Just to chime in, a way I use to see hardware on a Windows computer is by downloading and running a program called CPU-Z, it shows the motherboard make and model which you can then use to find the spec. I believe it works on all versions of Windows back to the '95 days as well, a really great piece of software. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 12.04 ....
Big clear warnings get a +1 from me - I was in #ubuntu and on the Ubuntu Forums the last few days and have noticed others have also been screwed by the upgrade - A lot of people assume it's safe, a lot of people have lost a lot of data attempting it. People also need a clear warning to backup their system - we assume it's common sense, but apparently most don't. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[Bug 991373] [NEW] Ubiquity always attempts to open a new Firefox process
Public bug reported: Hey, While ubiquity was installing, I had firefox open and on a web page. I went back to the installer to see some interesting links, attempted to click but got a message saying that firefox is already open. It doesn't seem to take into account when FF is already open and always attempts to launch a new process (and fails) I've attached a visual image of the bug as well. Mono ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: ubiquity 2.10.16 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.315 Date: Sun Apr 29 19:38:01 2012 InstallCmdLine: initrd=/casper/initrd.lz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash -- BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Release amd64 (20120425) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise ubiquity-2.10.16 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991373 Title: Ubiquity always attempts to open a new Firefox process To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/991373/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 991373] Re: Ubiquity always attempts to open a new Firefox process
** Attachment added: bug.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991373/+attachment/3116855/+files/bug.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991373 Title: Ubiquity always attempts to open a new Firefox process To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/991373/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 991462] [NEW] confirmation needed before clear
Public bug reported: I keep finding myself accidentally hitting clear, it seems to be when I go to copy something. I figure I can't be the only one with this problem and think there needs to be some kind of confirmation message before clearing an entire conversation window. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: empathy 3.4.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Apr 29 21:51:11 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Release amd64 (20120425) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: empathy UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: empathy (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991462 Title: confirmation needed before clear To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/991462/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 991462] Re: confirmation needed before clear
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and GIGABYTE
Just to chime in, I have a GA-880-UD2H at home and it works wonderfully with Ubuntu :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screen power off timing
Hey Andres, I couldn't find a way to set the time to more than 1 hour, but I remember there was a command that switched it off. You may be able to make a script if you are good with the terminal. xset dpms force off On 9 April 2012 16:09, Andres Muniz andre...@gmail.com wrote: ** Hi, i was watching a film today and i wanted the screen to go off some time after i was done watching the film. I found the max time for screen to go off is either 1 hour or never. Is there a way to set it to 2 or 3 hours. Or maybe a costume time? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[Bug 976214] [NEW] nautilus not showing copy/paste correctly
Public bug reported: I have attempted to get screen-shots, but apparently the print screen key does not work while I have something right clicked. I do have some pictures on my phone though so I will upload those. I have two partitions on my hard drive, I want to copy some data from the storage partition onto the / partition (the storage partition is mounted by me clicking it in the Devices section on nautilus) Now, when I right click something in the storage partition and go to Copy it brings up an outline instead of the usual orange highlighted color. Regardless, I can click it. When I go to the area in the / partition I would like to copy it to (/home/user/Documents) and I right click, the paste button is blanked out. However, I can still hover over it and press it, and it will still copy. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.4.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-22.35-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Apr 7 21:49:05 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes GsettingsChanges: InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Beta amd64 (20120328) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/976214 Title: nautilus not showing copy/paste correctly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/976214/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 976214] Re: nautilus not showing copy/paste correctly
** Attachment added: IMG_0032.JPG https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/976214/+attachment/3024904/+files/IMG_0032.JPG -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/976214 Title: nautilus not showing copy/paste correctly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/976214/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 976214] Re: nautilus not showing copy/paste correctly
** Attachment added: Right clicking the target directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/976214/+attachment/3024907/+files/IMG_0033.JPG -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/976214 Title: nautilus not showing copy/paste correctly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/976214/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 976214] Re: nautilus not showing copy/paste correctly
** Attachment added: Hovering over the Paste button in the target directory. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/976214/+attachment/3024912/+files/IMG_0036.JPG -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/976214 Title: nautilus not showing copy/paste correctly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/976214/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 976214] Re: nautilus not showing copy/paste correctly
Image 0032 in the original post is me right clicking in the source directory and trying to Copy (it lets me, but it doesn't show the normal highlight) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/976214 Title: nautilus not showing copy/paste correctly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/976214/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 975470] [NEW] Crashed out during install - flgrx
Public bug reported: flgrx caused a crash during install (I think) there were also some mentions of /home/ubuntu not being ours ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: ubiquity 2.10.4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.312 Date: Fri Apr 6 21:17:30 2012 InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Beta amd64 (20120328) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8 TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise ubiquity-2.10.4 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/975470 Title: Crashed out during install - flgrx To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/975470/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 975470] Re: Crashed out during install - flgrx
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shutdown bug?
Hi Andres, I have the same problem, so I will be monitoring this thread if anyone has any answers. What I did as a workaround was create a keyboard shortcut with gksudo shutdown -h now and it does the trick, just press the key combination, type my password and the system is on its way to a clean shutdown. Daniel On 29 March 2012 22:11, Andres Muniz andre...@gmail.com wrote: ** Hi all, I do not know if this is a bug nor do i know how to call it to report it. And maybe it was reported. If I am logged in with one user(a) i then choose to open another user(b) without logging out of user(a). When logged in as (b) and tap shutdown button on my computer and the message apears to saying it will shut down in 60s. I choose shutdown. But it sends me to the log in screen with no feedback as to why i can not shut down. In the log in sceen i tap the power button once like befor but nothing happens. I then go to the top right and select shutdown and nothing happens. What i need to do is log into user (a) and shutdown from there. (A) is a normal user. (b) is admin group. -- 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] Unity launcher ....
On 23 March 2012 20:16, Hakan Koseoglu ha...@koseoglu.org wrote: But the new users don't discover Linux all by themselves, in most cases someone shows them and I don't want to show and talk about Ubuntu to anyone anymore. I discovered it myself, but I agree that the launcher should not permanently be there. This drove me up the wall while I was testing it, almost 10% of my screen is unusable the majority of the time (how will that work on 9 netbooks?) I'm still on 10.04 which I really love as a system, my menu, icons, notifications etc are where I expect them to be, it's fast and reliable and I know when, for example, I have two terminal windows open, and at a glance what I have on each virtual desktop. My menus are tucked away until I need them. I started with 7.04 and used to be on the cutting edge right up until 10.04, I installed 10.10 (when unity first hit) and hated the instability of the system. Now I test each release in a virtual machine from time to time (I tested the beta for 12.04 a few days ago) I'm not saying don't evolve, just evolve in a way that most users agree is a good idea, I thought that was the aim of Linux? Who's driving the development course here? The users or canonical? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....
On 23 March 2012 21:11, Colin Law clan...@googlemail.com wrote: It doesn't have to be there all the time, there is an option to hide it. It then appears when the mouse is pushed against the edge of the screen (on 12.04) I noticed this, however it often comes out when I go for the close button on a window. The original dodge function was a perfect fit, is there no way we can have this reinstated along with the other options as well? That way it keeps everyone happy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....
On 23 March 2012 21:21, Neil Greenwood neil.greenwood@gmail.com wrote: They spent lots of money testing different behaviours In my opinion, this is where the problem lies. The main people Linux attracts, no matter which way you look at it, are hackers (in the general sense). The reason Ubuntu grew was because the hackers advocated it, gave it to users to try when Windows broke or when they complained and could reasonably say this is better. It's a hacker culture, reaching out to the wider world and telling them there is something different, something better that you can try, and taught them how to use it. Now hackers are good with computers, they know what they are doing (in an ideal world) I gave 10.04 to someone who originally had Windows 7, he didn't know much about computers, you should have seen his face when he realized he could have all his applications at the bottom in an easy to reach fashion again and we talked about how simplicity and design go hand in hand and conquer all others. The more complex it is to navigate through to get to what you want to do, the more of a pain in the ass it becomes. The OS should be seamless, it should keep out of the way when it isn't needed, and allow users to find precisely what they want quickly when it is needed, that to me, is a perfect OS. The direction we are all heading is away from simplicity. Simplicity is key to hackers, Unity interferes with that, it makes you more hands on with the OS. This perhaps makes it marginally easier for the new user, but it makes life more difficult for the hacker. Which brings me back to my first point, who's going to advocate Ubuntu if it annoys the hacker and makes life more difficult? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....
Hi Alan, I appreciate what the design teams are trying to do and I appreciate that it is very difficult (or even impossible -as I have never seen it done effectively) to provide the same operating system that works for both new users and hackers alike. New users like the OS to guide them through the process, whereas hackers want it to get out of their way so they can be more productive. Two very different approaches, you either confuse one or annoy the other and it's very difficult to reach that middle ground. I personally would have even gone for having two separate systems under the Ubuntu name to cater to both. I've been in the Ubuntu community for 5 years already and don't plan on leaving any time soon, but I think there needs to be some representation of the hacker culture that Ubuntu has built up over the years so that we can find the middle ground, it seems to me as though Canonical wants to believe that we are not here! I personally like the interactions I've had with Unity. I can see why it would be appealing to a user who just wants to go on Facebook or write some documents, but I can also see the reason that many of us folk who have been here for a long time don't like it. I've seen lots of criticism of little parts and even some general big rants, I'm trying to come at this in a more level headed way to work with you on solving the bigger problem, trying to please both sets of users and everyone in between. So I'm not saying Unity is fundamentally broken, it's great for one set of users, but I think canonical needs to accommodate us with more customization options and hacks so that we can all move forward. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....
On 23 March 2012 22:34, Barry Drake ubuntu-advertis...@gmx.com wrote: Anyone who still has doubt, start testing Windows 8 . 'shoot' and 'foot' spring to mind. That's certainly true. But I can't help feeling that everything is heading towards the post-PC era too early. For example, I can see Unity working perfectly on a touch screen. I genuinely care about the Ubuntu community as a whole, it feels like home since I've been here and always welcomed for almost 5 years, I know that ranting, shouting and saying I'm going to leave won't help (and I don't think I could bring myself to do so anyway) but I was hoping that highlighting the issues as I see them may help more. PS. Sorry for taking over your email thread Barry... :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity launcher ....
On 23 March 2012 22:44, Alan Pope alan.p...@canonical.com wrote: Actually my patience is somewhat thin today because we cremated my best friends Mum. Perhaps that has a bearing on my response, but it puts things in perspective. Life is short. I'm sorry to hear that Alan, my thoughts are with your friend and his family, I hope they are okay. There is never any need for personal attacks over a mailing list. I was just trying to highlight the general problem I've been having and have a constructive discussion on the mailing list to see what others thought, I'm not attacking Ubuntu or Unity in any way and I think it is great that Canonical are trying to evolve. I just think we need more customization options, I will go ahead and try to find the right people to bring this up with :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Linux Sticker
Just thought I would show you guys this, was just watching the IT Crowd (hadn't got round to Season 4 until now!) when I saw this: http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/4205/mossu.jpg Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Jobs For Programmers
I was going to, but: We're hiring for positions in SF and NYC only. Sorry, no telecommuting. makes it out of reach for a lot of us :( Maybe one day..! On 8 January 2012 21:06, Pete psmo...@live.com wrote: Hi all, I've just signed up for this as a way of teaching myself programming www.codecademy.com ! They are looking for programmers (paid) for their organisation thought some of you might be interested! http://www.codecademy.com/jobs Cheers Pete Smout (would be programmer) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ukhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**UKTeam/ 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] Printer Authentification
Hey Michael, Is it a local printer, or is it done across the network with CUPS? Daniel On 30 November 2011 00:08, Michael Daniels michae...@hotmail.co.uk wrote: I now get a request to enter authentication for each print job, 10.04, have never previously needed a password to print something, have looked everywhere for help, nothing found. Any ideas, please ? -- 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: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share
Searching for something by name reminds me of being told to look up words I could not spell in the dictionary as a kid. How else are you supposed to search for something other than by name..? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 Title: Microsoft has a majority market share To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/clubdistro/+bug/1/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [ubuntu-uk] help contact a French group near Nice?
http://ubuntu-fr.org/ would probably be the first place to check, I'm pretty sure they have an IRC room (#ubuntu-fr) and a mailing list too. If nothing comes from there, you can maybe try the local LUG? Daniel On 9 November 2011 19:42, alan c aecl...@candt.waitrose.com wrote: Anyone know or can you help with me making contact with an Ubuntu local resource in or near Nice France? I have a relative there and may be able to set them up with a dual boot system when I visit in a few weeks time. However, although it is possible for me to do some support remotely, it would be invaluable to be in contact with someone locally who could occasionally, if important, take local action. My French is mostly pants, so some English would be also quite useful... tia -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- 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] Open Source VOIP
These are all good, but I can't seem to find an 'unlimited' plan on any of them, or prepay for 3000 minutes cheaply. They all seem to be pay as you go, while 1.20p is cheap...I go through 3000-5000 minutes to UK home phones which was why I got the 'Skype unlimited' subscription for £5, do any SIP providers do a similar thing? On Tuesday, 18 October 2011, Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com wrote: On 17/10/11 22:21, Daniel Case wrote: I'm looking to move to an open-source alternative to Skype... Gradwell have a very good reputation; we have several customers using them and being delighted with costs and services. Although they are really for business services they may have consumer packages too: http://gradwell.com/ Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP
I assume they will be doing what most 'unlimited' providers do, and giving the heavy users the unused minutes from the lighter users. Pretty sure that's how unlimited plans work? Anything similar I can get? It's going to become very costly on pay as you go Daniel On Tuesday, 18 October 2011, Kris Douglas krisdoug...@gmail.com wrote: That many minutes for only £5 is very hard to match, no doubt Skype is somehow doing that at a loss. Sent from my Desire HD running CM7 On Oct 18, 2011 12:03 PM, Daniel Case danielcas...@gmail.com wrote: These are all good, but I can't seem to find an 'unlimited' plan on any of them, or prepay for 3000 minutes cheaply. They all seem to be pay as you go, while 1.20p is cheap...I go through 3000-5000 minutes to UK home phones which was why I got the 'Skype unlimited' subscription for £5, do any SIP providers do a similar thing? On Tuesday, 18 October 2011, Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com wrote: On 17/10/11 22:21, Daniel Case wrote: I'm looking to move to an open-source alternative to Skype... Gradwell have a very good reputation; we have several customers using them and being delighted with costs and services. Although they are really for business services they may have consumer packages too: http://gradwell.com/ Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP
Hi Michael, Skype is what I use at the moment, but the quality of the call isn't anywhere near as good as I'm getting using SIP. Also the fact Skype for Linux doesn't work very well for me, and the fact I'm on a contract with O2 at the moment would probably make that a no go. Sent from my iPhone On 18 Oct 2011, at 14:03, Michael Daniels michae...@hotmail.co.uk wrote: use my contract minutes should read have used all of my contract minutes, sorry about that. -- From: michae...@hotmail.co.uk To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:00:20 + Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP As 3 are currently promoting Skype, it is free over a 3 phone with all Skype account privileges, when I looked around , Skype seemed to be the best deal for overseas and UK calls. So on a low minutes contract with 3, I can use Skype if I use my contract minutes. I do not know if the Skype support is available to pay as you go phones. Hope this helps. -- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:49:43 +0100 From: danielcas...@gmail.com To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP I assume they will be doing what most 'unlimited' providers do, and giving the heavy users the unused minutes from the lighter users. Pretty sure that's how unlimited plans work? Anything similar I can get? It's going to become very costly on pay as you go Daniel On Tuesday, 18 October 2011, Kris Douglas krisdoug...@gmail.com wrote: That many minutes for only £5 is very hard to match, no doubt Skype is somehow doing that at a loss. Sent from my Desire HD running CM7 On Oct 18, 2011 12:03 PM, Daniel Case danielcas...@gmail.com wrote: These are all good, but I can't seem to find an 'unlimited' plan on any of them, or prepay for 3000 minutes cheaply. They all seem to be pay as you go, while 1.20p is cheap...I go through 3000-5000 minutes to UK home phones which was why I got the 'Skype unlimited' subscription for £5, do any SIP providers do a similar thing? On Tuesday, 18 October 2011, Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com wrote: On 17/10/11 22:21, Daniel Case wrote: I'm looking to move to an open-source alternative to Skype... Gradwell have a very good reputation; we have several customers using them and being delighted with costs and services. Although they are really for business services they may have consumer packages too: http://gradwell.com/ Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP
Hey Guys, Sorry for the off-topicness, but I figured you guys would be the most knowledgeable people I know for this kind of thing. I'm looking to move to an open-source alternative to Skype, I know SIP is one of the protocols used, and I tried SipGate today. On initial testing (a 2 hour call to a home phone in the UK), far better sound quality than skype could ever have given me, and even a free local number! However, I need something that will allow unlimited (or 2500-3000 minutes) for £5-£10 a month as I usually use Skype (with the UK Home Phone Unlimited subscription) to make an hour or two call every night. Since SIP is open, are there any providers doing this? On an initial Google I can't seem to find any. Also, on pay and go with any VOIP provider, why do all providers charge 8-9 pence per minute for a mobile call, but only 1 penny for a landline call? Mobiles and Landlines are always 1 pence per minute for calls made to the USA, is there anyone who would offer 1 pence per minute calls to mobiles in the UK? Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP
Just to clarify, the unlimited subscription is needed to call a home phone, the mobile issue is a separate one I've just wondered about for some time. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] error: invalid arch independent ELF magic
I haven't used it myself, but I found a wiki page that might be of some use: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFIBooting On 14 October 2011 12:56, James Morrissey morrissey.jam...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am having a problem installing 11.10. Install seems to go fine but when i try and boot i get: error: invalid arch independent ELF magic grub rescue I think it has to do with this being a thinkpad and having UEFI. Apparently i need to install grub-efi while on the live CD (http://askubuntu.com/questions/37692/grub-invalid-arch-independent-elf-magic-after-natty-install-on-ssd) but don't really know what to do. If anyone would help with some handholding i would appreciate it. Thanks james -- 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] Leeds Release Party
Hey Guys, With regret I'm not going to be able to make the release party, I caught the flu at the weekend and was hoping it would be gone by now. Sadly it's not so I don't really want to be infecting anyone or straying too far from home. Please have a great time without me though, and hopefully we'll have a meet up soon :) Sorry again! Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Minecraft!
Hi All, Courtesy of Bitfolk Ltd (thanks to Andy!), I have a minecraft server to test out with as many players as I can fit on it :) It's a test to see how well Minecraft runs on their VPS's. We are in creative mode on 1.8.1 at the moment, but may be switching to survival mode soon. If anyone could join, chat, build a house or two and let me know of the performance and issues of the server, that would be great! The address is: minecraft.monotoko.co.uk, I thought it could also act as an unofficial meet up and get to know each other better for us ubuntu-uk'ers :P Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Happy Hour - Nottingham for November?
Might come down to Nottingham for that one :) Daniel On 24 September 2011 16:48, Alan Bell alan.b...@libertus.co.uk wrote: thanks, and yes it was fun! lets do it again, in fact lets do it: in the same place on 13th October for the London release party of Ubuntu 11.10 http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1283/detail/ in Farnborough on 20th October http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1277/detail/ in Blackpool Pleasure beach for a big unconference http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1286/detail/ . . . and quite possibly in Nottingham on the 10th November. If you are in the Nottingham area and that date doesn't work for you then right now is the time to squeal! If there are no objections we will settle on a pub and put that up on the LoCo directory site during the week. Alan. -- Libertus Solutions http://libertus.co.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Leeds Release Party!
Hi Guys, It's official, I'm organising a Leeds release party for us Northerners! As for venue I propose North Bar: http://www.northbar.com/home.php but if you have an idea of somewhere better please let me know :) it is small, but it is also a Thursday night so it shouldn't be busy (I hope!) And here is the loco event, feel free put your name down if you want to come or might be coming :) http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1293/detail/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 11.10 The Oneirc Ocelot Release Party
Are there enough people for a York/Leeds based release party? :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 11.10 The Oneirc Ocelot Release Party
If we could find somewhere to do it I'd be interested (Leeds rather than York). Awesome! Leeds is good by me... where do you suggest? I haven't really spent much time in Leeds (mainly go through it to get to a destination...but that's another story entirely..) Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Happy Hour
Mike, I'm from the North East as well...would be nice to see who else is up here! If there's enough interest we should suggest a pub :) Daniel On 2 September 2011 17:08, Barry Drake ubuntu-advertis...@gmx.com wrote: On 02/09/11 11:12, Alan Bell wrote: We are kicking of a series of pub meetings around the UK, starting in three weeks in London. The list of venues we have proposed so far is here: Oh dear - and here I am stuck in Mallorca till October. I'll be thinking about you, and hope to join you if the initiative is still going when I return to the UK. If enough folk want to come to Nottingham in or after October, I can contact Fellows Morton and Clayton, where the Nottingham LUG meets. Regards,Barry. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. http://ubuntuadverts.org/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ukhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**UKTeam/ 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] AM3 processor
I was wondering if anyone here has a spare - or knows where I can get, a cheap AM3-socket processor? Mine recently gave up the ghost and I don't have much money to replace it until the end of September, so I figured it was worth asking here first. I currently have a netbook (with Windows XP - ugh) plugged into my monitor, the situation is getting desperate here! :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] AM3 processor
Looks good, does the OEM version come with a fan? Daniel On 12 August 2011 18:50, Kris Douglas krisdoug...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-279-AMgroupid=701catid=6subcat= This one is pretty good price wise, and they will do next day delivery for very little as they are right next to DPD On 12 August 2011 18:21, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.com wrote: I was wondering if anyone here has a spare - or knows where I can get, a cheap AM3-socket processor? Mine recently gave up the ghost and I don't have much money to replace it until the end of September, so I figured it was worth asking here first. I currently have a netbook (with Windows XP - ugh) plugged into my monitor, the situation is getting desperate here! :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Regards, Kris Douglas. T. 0845 004 2066 | M. 07728574285 -- 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] AM3 processor
It is indeed...do you know where I can get a decent fan as well? :) On 12 August 2011 19:43, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: On 12/08/11 19:05, Daniel Case wrote: Looks good, does the OEM version come with a fan? Daniel Not generally unless specified, it's usually the retail boxed ones that come with a fan. That is a great price, I'd be tempted to get one myself at that price, especially since the review says it can be overclocked to 3.6Ghz! (although maybe on a standard cooler you might not get speeds like that). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ukhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**UKTeam/ 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] team meeting in 5 minutes or so
Sorry I missed it, the happy hour sounds great! Let me know when your coming up north :) As for the reapplication, good luck guys! Daniel On 9 August 2011 23:43, Alan Bell alanb...@ubuntu.com wrote: On 09/08/11 20:54, Alan Bell wrote: in #ubuntu-uk-meeting on freenode basically discussing the reapproval application of the UK team, we have to prove our awesomeness so Canonical continue to give us lovely goodies. http://webchat.freenode.net/?**channels=ubuntu-uk-meetinghttp://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-uk-meeting see you shortly . . . Alan. here are the minutes https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**UKTeam/MeetingNotes/20110809https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/MeetingNotes/20110809 and also the last one I forgot to circulate https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**UKTeam/MeetingNotes/20110723https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/MeetingNotes/20110723 in summary, we are looking forward to OggCamp this weekend, the reapproval application needs some work, the reapproval deadline is next Tuesday so we had best get on with it, and finally we are going to launch a regular Ubuntu UK happy hour on a monthly basis in a different pub each month bouncing about the country. Alan. -- The Open Learning Centre is rebranding, find out about our new name and look at http://libertus.co.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ukhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**UKTeam/ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 11.04 64bit and wired network issues.
Hi Bob, Thanks for letting us know. I looked at your email several times but couldn't work out why you were having the problem as my card uses the same driver. Anyway, glad it's all sorted now, have a good day, Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] For Rock/Metal fans :)
Hey all, Sorry for the off-topicness of this email, but I have a ticket that I can't seem to sell for Iron Maiden on the 24th July in Sheffield, I'm now going with a friend so have a ticket spare. If anyone would like it, let me know as soon as possible. The listing price was £42.50 but I'm open to any price at this stage of the game ^^ Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Further Decluttering
Damn, if only I lived closer to London! Daniel On 13 June 2011 20:43, TT Mooney ttmoo...@dilettantism.com wrote: Hi all -- I am getting rid of some surplus equipment from home, and rather than fuss with Ebay, I thought perhaps someone on the list would be interested. Current techie toys littering the flat include: O2 Joggler (works, briefly used, still in box, replaced with Nook Color Tablet for kitchen computing) £50 Powermat Wireless Charging Pad with 1 USB Charger (new in box, tradeshow gift) Free Nokia N800 Tablet (no PSU, but it takes the typical Nokia Phone type. Comes with a whopping 128 MB MiniSD) Free Sun Ultra 5 170 (complete but without OS or CD-ROM drive) Free Sun Sparcstation 5 110 (complete without OS but with CD-ROM drive and spare MB) HP 715/100 XC (complete with AUI to 10bT, PS/2 to HP keyboard) Free items can be purchased for the price of the first round at any decent hostelry in W1 or NW8 should the buyer like. Pick up is preferred to shipping -- I will not ship free items. If you're interested, reply off-list. I would like to get rid of this stuff in the next week. There are some other odds and ends around the office -- a Sony 20 inch CRT (great screen, but heavy as sin) and the like as well. I will post a full list when there is a chance. Kind regards, travis -- 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] Microsoft proprietary file types?
Hi guys, I'm a web designer and host, and I often get clients email with .doc, .ppx and even .docx nowadays the question is, what should I be doing about these people? I often send an email back asking them if they would mind sending in an open format so I can open it without problems, but I have had one person cancel a job over it (extreme, I know, apparently I was wasting time..) so the question is how can I educate these people, especially if they are willing to cancel a project over it? (I make my income from this stuff!) Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [LEEDS] Release Party Next Weekend (Alan Bell)
Hiya Dave, Around the evening from about 17:00 onwards, not too late though as I will need to get the trains back to my home town. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] [LEEDS] Release Party Next Weekend
Hi Guys, Going to be having a release party next weekend (couldn't do anything this weekend as I have been busy) in Leeds, there will be fun, laughter, drinks and Natty! If anyone can suggest a good venue in or around Leeds then please feel free, also let me know if you can come so I know approx numbers (although anyone can drop in on the day!) :) Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] A friendly hello...
Hiya Haz! Welcome to the list, we're a friendly group :) I am also a web developer mainly devoted to the Linux side (Linux, Apache, MySQL PHP mainly) so if you need a hand with anything let me know ^.^ Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] BIOS Upgrades
Hi Nigel, On my ACER system, I had to download a bootable CD which would then rewrite the BIOS. Make sure it isn't interrupted though, if it is interrupted while doing a BIOS chip update it can cause major problems. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] New Linux website - Feedback?
Hi guys, I have just launched a new Linux-based website like Yahoo answers (I got a free script) and could do with a little bit of feedback with modifications to make and maybe some Ubuntu/Linux based images for the header (the current one is the default for the script...) I could also do with some questions asked and answered to give it a kick-start, so if you know of anyone who could volunteer, want to volunteer yourself or you have a question about Ubuntu/Linux feel free to sign up and help :) Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New Linux website - Feedback?
And I forgot to provide the link! http://www.linuxproblems.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New Linux website - Feedback?
Hi Al, I was looking at the Google keyword tool for gaps where people just get caught in a dead end. 10,000 people search for Linux Problems every month, but if you search it yourself, you can see that there is nothing that is really of use (Like a QA site or a forum). Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New Linux website - Feedback?
That's true, but out of the 10,000 people who Google for it. There have to be some people having problems with Linux? And as it grows it will rank for other certain problems and keywords. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New Linux website - Feedback?
Hi Tony, I am glad you brought that up as I am currently making a script to suit the needs of the site (I am a PHP developer by profession) . I would like to make it as unique as possible and add my own spin to the typical Q+A scripts out there. I just wasn't really sure what sort of features would be appreciated in such a site. The site was previously owned by someone else who gave it to me as it was not doing very well. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC Meeting tonight 19th October
On 3 November 2010 22:42, Jacob Mansfield cyberja...@gmail.com wrote: I only just got it for some strange reason The wonders of Google Mail, It does this to me sometimes too. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Setting Up Postfix
Hi guys, I can't seem to set up Postfix, dpkg keeps returning an error, was wondering if anyone can share any insight? I am running Ubuntu 10.04 server: Get:1 http://apt-cacher.lon.bitfolk.com/ubuntu/gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/lucid/main postfix 2.7.0-1 [1321kB] Fetched 1321kB in 0s (4949kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package postfix. (Reading database ... 119401 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking postfix (from .../postfix_2.7.0-1_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up postfix (2.7.0-1) ... update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/postfix: file does not exist dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Errors were encountered while processing: postfix E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] apache not correctly running php scripts
Jacob, did you download libapache2-mod-php5? This package contains the apache modules to enable PHP :) Daniel (PHP Programmer by job) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Dictionary of English words
Hi guys, I am trying to design something to check the whois database against a dictionary of words to see if I can get lucky and pick up a valuable domain (across all TLDs). Now the application is designed and does its job quite well when given a set of words. Now I need a dictionary with every English word to load into it and whois check on all words. I have tried to have a Google but these things are generally frowned upon because they are part of a crackers toolkit, anywhere I have found is now down. Does anyone have any idea where I could get a comma separated list of all English words? Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] LTS or Latest Version??
With the LTS versions they have mini updates. So eventually it goes to: 10.04.1, then 10.04.2...with these will come the stable builds of new software :) Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wanted: Inverness - Support - Where are we in the real world
Would help if I could, I'm based near Doncaster though...I went to Ayr once, lovely place :) Could you try to help them via remote assistance as well as phone Al? Daniel On 16 October 2010 21:57, alan c aecl...@candt.waitrose.com wrote: On 15/10/10 22:31, A J Binnie wrote: On 15 October 2010 21:48, Bill Cummingb...@s0l.co.uk wrote: May as well throw my hat in since I've not seen another Scot in this thread... I'm on the coast in Ayrshire (45 Mins away from Glasgow City Centre) Been using Linux (Ububtu specifically) for the past 3 years. There is another! I'm near Elgin in Morayshire. I don't know of any other Ubuntu users in my neck of the woods. There is a LUG in the area, but their board hasn't been active for a while by the look of it. Gus Wanted: I have some friends in INVERNESS who use Ubuntu after my initial help, but they have some display problems and they are not experienced enough to make best use of phone help. Anyone around Inverness wiling and able, do please contact me? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- 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] Streaming Audio - Cross-Platform
Awesome, Thank you guys! I have just read through that FAQ and it seems like the best way to do things...I will have a go when I have a spare hour or two to set it all up (: Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Streaming Audio - Cross-Platform
Hmmm, just trying to set up the Windows binary, however I get a lot of errors. Is there something I need to set up first? Not really used to setting these sort of things up under Windows... Thought I would maybe ask here before going to see if I can find a Windows person. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Streaming Audio - Cross-Platform
I'm not quite sure where this should be asked as it is a cross-platform thing. I am fed up of listening to my (Windows XP) gaming computer through headphones so I want to get it hooked to the stereo. Rather than use a heck of a lot of wire, I can sit my Ubuntu 9.10 netbook on top of the stereo and stream the audio across WiFi. So, ideally what I am after is something to capture the outgoing audio on the Windows computer, stream it across the wifi to the Ubuntu netbook and finally play it through the speakers. I will of course need it to be cross-platform too, does anybody have any ideas? Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine
Jacob, Just install Ubuntu to a separate partition and it will wipe out the Windows bootloader and replace it with GRUB. You can then boot both Windows and Linux from there :) Daniel On 13 September 2010 10:01, Jacob Mansfield cyberja...@gmail.com wrote: how do you get rid of the windows bootloader, I used wibi but want to fully switch over to ubuntu now On 12 September 2010 22:51, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.comwrote: On 12 September 2010 21:50, Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk wrote: Will work just fine. If you install via wubi Windows keeps the bootloader, Windows is pretty aware of what is Windows and what is a recovery partition. If you were to dual-boot using the GRUB bootloader however it could cause issues, which is where problems start arising because of a Windows recov parition. However installing via wubi will be fine :) -- 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] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine
On 12 September 2010 21:50, Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk wrote: Will work just fine. If you install via wubi Windows keeps the bootloader, Windows is pretty aware of what is Windows and what is a recovery partition. If you were to dual-boot using the GRUB bootloader however it could cause issues, which is where problems start arising because of a Windows recov parition. However installing via wubi will be fine :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Direction
Hi All, I have just tried the 10.10 Beta and here are my thoughts. Is it just me, or does anyone else think Ubuntu is losing its direction from its initial philosophy? I have seen it happen all too often with company-owned software, first it will be open source, then it will have some closed source stuff (which Ubuntu now gives you option to install at the install screen - despite it being closed source) There is also now a paid software section in the Ubuntu Software Center and finally...a tiny one, but the one that really annoyed me, the fact that ctrl+alt+d no longer takes you the desktop as it does in every other distribution and did since Ubuntu was first thought of, it is now WINDOWS+d. Just my 2p (since its UK ;)) Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Direction
Looking again, its still ctrl+alt+l to lock...crazy! Daniel On 11 September 2010 16:39, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi All, I have just tried the 10.10 Beta and here are my thoughts. Is it just me, or does anyone else think Ubuntu is losing its direction from its initial philosophy? I have seen it happen all too often with company-owned software, first it will be open source, then it will have some closed source stuff (which Ubuntu now gives you option to install at the install screen - despite it being closed source) There is also now a paid software section in the Ubuntu Software Center and finally...a tiny one, but the one that really annoyed me, the fact that ctrl+alt+d no longer takes you the desktop as it does in every other distribution and did since Ubuntu was first thought of, it is now WINDOWS+d. Just my 2p (since its UK ;)) Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISO Testing - Getting Started
Jacob, there is the netbook version: http://releases.ubuntu.com/10.10/ The netbook version is at the bottom i do believe :) Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Latency on 10.04LTS WUBI
Hi there Sean, Have you tried to use an external USB keyboard to see if the problem persists? Daniel On 8 September 2010 12:53, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote: On 8 September 2010 12:50, Dave Morley davm...@davmor2.co.uk wrote: Wubi utilises the hardware directly. The only latency issues you should have are with disk i/o. Wubi basically sets up a virtual partition on the windows HD and and does a pretty standard install into that virtual drive. The only things I can think of is that the partition was too small or there is an issue with the drive itself. Can't be that. because it's the same drive for Windows 7 (from which I'm typing) and there is no such latency. All very odd... Sean -- 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] Latency on 10.04LTS WUBI
Indeed, sorry I should have explained my reasons for trying it. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Your application to Ubuntu Trademarks
Excellent news :D Good work from everyone who voted and designed the logo's :) On 6 September 2010 20:37, Alan Bell alan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.comwrote: On 06/09/10 19:53, Yorvyk wrote: Good Work! One question. What exactly has been OK'd. The colours, font, placement of the circle-of-friends thing. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Logo has been approved incidentally if you log in to the wiki you can go to user preferences and set your theme to light to see all the new branding in place on the wiki. Alan. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Leeds Surrounding Area - IT Businesses
Hi there, Do you guys know of any businesses willing to sponsor a Ubuntu Installfest in Leeds City Center? The total costs look like they will be between £150 and £200 and I am willing to go halves with any company if they would be willing to pledge half. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leeds Surrounding Area - IT Businesses
Simon, I can't see anywhere to post too? And it would be excellent if you could make it :) I will be bringing a few of my friends to show them what Ubuntu is and what were all about at Ubuntu, the more the better ^.^ Daniel On 3 September 2010 15:20, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: Might be worth asking this on GeekUp. I'm in Leeds and would be interested in getting involved. Simon On 3 Sep 2010 15:12, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi there, Do you guys know of any businesses willing to sponsor a Ubuntu Installfest in Leeds City Center? The total costs look like they will be between £150 and £200 and I am willing to go halves with any company if they would be willing to pledge half. Daniel -- 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] Northern Installfest
Leeds it is! I am going to be calling a few venues tomorrow and shall let you all know how it goes :) Daniel On 2 September 2010 21:21, Jacob Mansfield cyberja...@gmail.com wrote: you're right, we just have a massive VR session with users from all over the country :) my ubuntu server can host On 2 September 2010 20:05, Yorvyk yorvik.ubu...@googlemail.com wrote: On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:36:15 +0100 Jacob Mansfield cyberja...@gmail.com wrote: don't worget the south-west, what about Bristol as well? I think you know how to solve that problem ;) -- Steve Cook (Yorvyk) http://lubuntu.net -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Applying for membership
Hi there guys, I am thinking of applying for Ubuntu Membership and was wondering if you guys thought that I have made a sustained and significant contribution I was on the Ubuntu forums far before i joined the loco team and have about 600 helpful posts to both new and old users on the forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=665025 I also own the jogglerwiki which isn't really Ubuntu related but is Open Source, linux and whitehat hacking related. I have submitted a few bug reports before the 10.04 release and was an alpha tester. And I am of course a member of the UK loco group ;) Do you think I am ready to write my wiki page and put my name down for the 7th September meeting? Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Applying for membership
Hi Alan, Excellent advice, I shall do just that I think :) Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Meeting tonight at 9PM
Excellent, I can attend this one :) Daniel (Monotoko) On 1 September 2010 17:54, Alan Bell alan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.comwrote: The meeting agenda is in the traditional place: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeamMeetingAgenda as are the minutes of the last meeting https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/LastMeeting See you there later Alan. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Northern Installfest
Hi there fellow's! In tonight's meeting I brought up the possibility of having an installfest up in the north for those of us who cannot get all the way down to London. I was thinking Leeds or Manchester might be a good place to have it unless you guys would rather have it somewhere else? How many of you would be able to attend? Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Selling Joggler Wiki
Hi there, 2 pieces of good news for you all :) The first is the fact that I have worked it out and I should be able to keep up the hosting and domain for quite a bit longer, the second is the fact that I have taken copies of the files and database in case the site does go down, and I have placed them here for all to see and take a copy if they wish: http://chatify.net/wiki/ http://chatify.net/wiki/The only thing I have edited out is my database info (username/password) for connecting in LocalSettings.php and there should now be a daily backup to that folder. On 31 August 2010 10:48, James Thomas selin...@googlemail.com wrote: +1 to Laura's idea. On 31 August 2010 10:45, Laura Czajkowski la...@lczajkowski.com wrote: On 31/08/10 10:41, Colin Law wrote: On 31 August 2010 10:17, Kris Douglaskrisdoug...@gmail.com wrote: On 31 August 2010 10:07, Colin Lawclan...@googlemail.com wrote: On 30 August 2010 20:21, Daniel Casedanielcas...@googlemail.com wrote: [...] I have decided to sell the wiki ... The website is: http://www.jogglerwiki.info for anyone who has forgotten ;) Does anyone know who runs the forum site http://www.joggler.info/ ? I wonder whether the sites could be combined. Colin That guy could sell a chicken it's egg back. Which guy? Colin Would it not be an idea to copy the content to the UK Team wiki under resource section, seeing as most people here contributed to the information and that way it can be maintained. Laura -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/czajkowski http://www.lczajkowski.com Skype: lauraczajkowski -- 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] Selling Joggler Wiki
Hello there guys, My joggler sadly got knocked off the counter at the end of June, and I haven't had the money to get a new one and probably won't for some time. I feel like I am neglecting the wiki because of it and have a lot of part-time work to do for university so can't keep maintaining it. The wiki has gone down a few times because I could not keep up with the hosting payments. So after a lot of thought, I have decided to sell the wiki to an owner who is passionate about tech and has the time to continue maintaining it for a truly brilliant group of hackers, the money will go towards my university fees. I was thinking of launching it on flippa but I have a feeling that you guys would care more for the site and what it stands for. The wiki has a lot of visitors, in 1 day it gains 300 unique visitors, here is a condensed list of stats: Yesterday's traffic 305 Visits Traffic this month 9977 Visits Traffic last month 9791 Visits If anyone is interested in making an offer, please feel free to reply :-) The website is: http://www.jogglerwiki.info for anyone who has forgotten ;) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Selling Joggler Wiki
This is why I wanted to see if anyone here wanted it, I would rather it stayed in one place where people may freely access it but I cannot support or maintain it anymore. I decided not to use flippa because it would be against everything the open source community stands for if the buyer sold the information. I know that everybody on this mailing list is a Ubuntu user so will be behind the openness of the website and all that it stands for, I believe it is a gem in the open source world and would not sell it to somebody who would purely monetise the incoming traffic. On 30 August 2010 21:27, Anton Piatek an...@piatek.co.uk wrote: Is there any chance of the data from the wiki being tarred up and released to the community? I suspect most of the people that added data there expected it to be freely available, and depending on who buys the domain this may not be the case. I for one would love to have a backup of the wiki whatever happens Anton -- Anton Piatek email: an...@piatek.co.uk blog/photos:http://www.strangeparty.com pgp: [74B1FA37](http://www.strangeparty.com/anton.asc) fingerprint: 7401 96D3 E037 2F8F 5965 A358 4046 71FD 74B1 FA37 No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message, however, a significant number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- 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] Preventing a hack attempt
Hi there, One of my servers has recently been attacked, it has one remote SSH user which cannot run 'sudo', i made it like that so that if it was comprimized, no-one would be able to do much. However, someone managed to gain the password to that account on the server then used vi /etc/passwd to gain a list of users, then launched a bruteforce using su against my admin account. (that's what I can gather from the logs) This did not get very far before I saw and kicked the user off and changed all of the passwords, but I would like to know how to prevent this sort of thing happening again. I need to know mainly how to stop the SSH user running su in the first place and how to stop the user seeing files like /etc/passwd Anyone have any suggestions? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Bind9
Hi Guys, Can someone please help me understand how to set a nameserver up? At the moment I set it to park in my domain registrar then change the A-Record to point to my server but it would be better if i could just point a domain to my own nameservers that handle all that. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] ASP under Ubuntu?
Alright, so I have a client wanting a few programs modified in ASP, I am mainly a PHP Programmer but do have a bit of ASP knowledge. My question to you guys, i currently have 1 VPS which is running Ubuntu which does fine for the PHP side of things, but could I possibly get it to allow me to execute ASP programs or will I need Windows Server (Arrggg!!!)? Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] FTP Server Problems - Help?
Thanks Simon, That did it :) Daniel On 10 August 2010 07:02, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: On 10 August 2010 03:28, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.com wrote: I just set it in the config file: It told me to uncomment the line which said something along the lines of: DocumentRoot: ~ If i set it to an actual directory it will be fine, for example: /var/www But then how do i set diff users diff directories? Daniel On 9 August 2010 23:54, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: That sounds really familiar but I haven't done anything with ProFTPD for a long time. How do you set up the chroot? S On 9 Aug 2010 23:05, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi There guys, I have a little server that I use for testing purposes and im having some problems with FTP. I am using Ubuntu 10.04 and proftpd When I do not chroot local users it will go to there home directory when they log in (/home/ftp for my FTP user) but the problem with that is they can get out quite easily so i tried to jail them in the chroot. For some reason whenever I set that it puts the user straight into the root directory and doesn't let them into anything. I was expecting it to just chroot the user in /home/ftp I did put this on the Ubuntu Forum but it appears no-one could answer, i bumped it twice after it dropped from the fifth page... -- Ah, found it. You need to set the execute bit on the directory that you chroot a user to. That's a U*ix thing rather than a proftpd thing. Here's[1] a guide to the old fashioned way to set it up. 1. http://aplawrence.com/Bofcusm/2512.html s/ -- My CV: http://bit.ly/sfgreenwood_cv Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/simonfgreenwood Twitter: @sfgreenwood -- 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] FTP Server Problems - Help?
Hi There guys, I have a little server that I use for testing purposes and im having some problems with FTP. I am using Ubuntu 10.04 and proftpd When I do not chroot local users it will go to there home directory when they log in (/home/ftp for my FTP user) but the problem with that is they can get out quite easily so i tried to jail them in the chroot. For some reason whenever I set that it puts the user straight into the root directory and doesn't let them into anything. I was expecting it to just chroot the user in /home/ftp I did put this on the Ubuntu Forum but it appears no-one could answer, i bumped it twice after it dropped from the fifth page... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] FTP Server Problems - Help?
I just set it in the config file: It told me to uncomment the line which said something along the lines of: DocumentRoot: ~ If i set it to an actual directory it will be fine, for example: /var/www But then how do i set diff users diff directories? Daniel On 9 August 2010 23:54, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: That sounds really familiar but I haven't done anything with ProFTPD for a long time. How do you set up the chroot? S On 9 Aug 2010 23:05, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi There guys, I have a little server that I use for testing purposes and im having some problems with FTP. I am using Ubuntu 10.04 and proftpd When I do not chroot local users it will go to there home directory when they log in (/home/ftp for my FTP user) but the problem with that is they can get out quite easily so i tried to jail them in the chroot. For some reason whenever I set that it puts the user straight into the root directory and doesn't let them into anything. I was expecting it to just chroot the user in /home/ftp I did put this on the Ubuntu Forum but it appears no-one could answer, i bumped it twice after it dropped from the fifth page... -- 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/
