Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unwelcomed desktop sharing......
Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 22:40 +, alan c wrote: What I would like to have is separate and different desktop configurations for each installation, and would be grateful for suggestions about how I now arrange for a different desktop configuration for the 6.10 version. Well of course the blindingly obvious answer is to have separate /home directories. Thanks Alan, yes, I suppose I should have originally done that and then also mounted the 6.06 home-606 in a distinctive way from inside 6.10 Ah well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. You could do that one one of the installs (the newer one?) by temporarily by editing the /etc/fstab and commenting out the line referring to /home. Do this in single user/recovery mode, then make sure it isn't currently mounted (umount /home) and make a home directory (mkdir /home) and make a home directory for your user (mkdir /home/alan) then change ownership of it (chown alan:alan /home/alan) thanks. (A first time for me with chown and group) Of course replacing all occurrences of alan with your user name. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Curve-fitting program or package (a gnuplot example)
On Sat, 3 Mar 2007 15:25:28 + Robin Menneer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Postscript. Found (eventually) at www.xru.org.index.asp a program which I used on line (on a mac), is very simple, and apart from not drawing the graph, did all I wanted, including giving me the points for me to draw. It should be part of the Ubuntu package. I've just discovered that oocalc may in fact do what you want, or at least a bit closer to it than I thought, if you select XY plot instead of line graph for the plot type (the next step lets you select between points or lines etc.) I've put a screenshot showing the icon for XY plot online at http://ormiret.com/foo/x-y.png since oocalc doesn't seem to display the name until after you click on the icon. This just draws straight lines between the points rather than higher order interpolation so if you don't have many points you might have to implement some form of interpolation in the spread sheet (I can't find any interpolation formulae in oocalc). I think this is proving complicated because although you have what seems like a fairly simple plotting problem it is quite rare for someone to want this without wanting to do other data processing steps and so using something like octave[1], or the numeric libraries for their programming language of choice[2]. You've unfortunately got a problem that lies just beyond what is easy with oocalc (unless joining the dots is sufficient). [1] http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ [2] e.g. http://scipy.org/ for python Robert McWilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED]www.ormiret.com Instructions should be read first, or not at all. Anything else is admitting defeat... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] my laptop
I have a secondhand Dell laptop- bought with nothing on it...and now I have Ubuntu- the person who set it up for me says there is a problem with it recognising a wireless signal...does that make sense to anyone? Can something be done about this? Caroline (lsp) -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Thinking about switching to linux
On 03/03/07, London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 03/03/07, Philip Wyett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 03/03/07, alan c [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Benjamin Webb wrote: I am thinking about swithcing to ubuntu, Welcome! but I use an AOL ADSL modem to access the internet. This will not work well with linux (apparently the eccisadsl drivers may be uncompatible). Therefore, I a router to replace it with. I have found this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linksys-5-Port-100-Switch-SD205/dp/B000225CXG/ref=sr_1_75/203-8642488-2050310?ie=UTF8s=electronicsqid=1172871998sr=1-75 This does not seem as if it includes an ADSL modem, it looks like just a switch only. I believe you are looking for an ADSL modem/router combination unit. This unit will have at least one ethernet out socket (port) to connect to your network card in the PC. Already answered this. Some units may have (more) 4 ports, which can be very useful in future when you also want to connect up a laptop temporarilty or the spare PC you can now use easily with linux(!) Expandability is a user preference. The mailer specified that he would be really only attaching one PC and had a specific budget. I did offer alternatives that were supported by his provider, but he stated he only had certain requirements and asked if a certain bit of hardware would do the job. Based on this I looked at the hardware providers manuals and gave an assessment. It is good to have the elements of hardware firewall that are included in most such modem/routers for example: Technical Details ADSL 2/2+ Modem Router Single port Stateful Packet Inspection firewall Cost Effective Solution MAC Address filtering Quick Setup Wizard (for the modem part, for windows software) You do not get similar 'firewall' protection when using a usb connection from the modem. The solwise unit mentioed elsewhere in this thread http://www.amazon.co.uk/Solwise-ADSL-SAR-600E-Single-ADSL2+-Router/dp/B000IB9R3C/ref=sr_1_8/203-8642488-2050310?ie=UTF8s=electronicsqid=1172874514sr=1-8 looks like a nice item, although I see it has only a single port. It also does not specifically say that the setup menus may be accessed via a browser (web, HTTP) interface Even looking at the quick setup guide shows you there is access via a browser with the default username of 'admin' and password of 'admin'. snip Regards Phil Dear Phil, I have recently switched from Windows XP to Ubuntu on my desktop- I am using an Alcatel Speed Touch Pro router.(with one port) I have just bought a secondhand laptop which also has Ubuntu- and I was interested in the possibility of getting a router with more than one port-have you come across one? I see you mention it here but without any specs- so I was not sure if it was wishful thinking? Also can you tell me where I could purchase one? Thanks. Caroline (lsp) Hi Caroline, DSL modem routers with multiple ports are quite common. As I live in Bradford, I tend to shop at CCL for most of my kit and have never had an issue with level of service being very good. You can see a listing of DSL modem routers using the link below. http://www.cclonline.com/product-categories.asp?category_id=160 Personally... I still use an old DLINK that I have been using since DSL came out and until it dies I'm not going to rush to change it. :-) Regards Phil -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] my laptop
On 03/03/07, London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a secondhand Dell laptop- bought with nothing on it...and now I have Ubuntu- the person who set it up for me says there is a problem with it recognising a wireless signal...does that make sense to anyone? Can something be done about this? Caroline (lsp) Hi Caroline, What is the model of the laptop and which version of Ubuntu are you running? Regards Phil -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] my laptop
On Sat, 3 Mar 2007 23:44:55 + London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a secondhand Dell laptop- bought with nothing on it...and now I have Ubuntu- the person who set it up for me says there is a problem with it recognising a wireless signal...does that make sense to anyone? Can something be done about this? I would be very surprised if there are enough details about the problem there for anyone to diagnose it. We need more details about what you have tried to do and what has gone wrong. Ubuntu comes with network manager for controlling connections to wireless networks, and this should be in the system tray, if you click on it you should get a list of available networks. Do you see Wireless Networks as a line in that list. If it is an irreparable problem with the built in wireless you can probably add a PCMCIA wireless card. Robert McWilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED]www.ormiret.com Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Thinking about switching to linux
Dear Phil, I have recently switched from Windows XP to Ubuntu on my desktop- I am using an Alcatel Speed Touch Pro router.(with one port) I have just bought a secondhand laptop which also has Ubuntu- and I was interested in the possibility of getting a router with more than one port-have you come across one? I see you mention it here but without any specs- so I was not sure if it was wishful thinking? Also can you tell me where I could purchase one? http://www.linuxadsl.co.uk/ for all your linux-friendly broadband equipment. http://www.linuxadsl.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.browsecategory_id=6option=com_phpshopItemid=6 for routers, all with more than one ethernet port Happy customer, not employee, btw :) John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
