[ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files
leading on from my previous question, i want to give mencoder a go (i recently successfully joined files via command line. Just wondering if someone can give me an example of this? as in what to put in terminal Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH through FIrewall
On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 09:37 +0100, Seif Attar wrote: Hello, My mother's machine in Jordan running ubuntu feisty needs some maintenance, she is behind a router firewall, which she cannot open a port on. Is there a way to gain access to that machine through the firewall? is there something she can do on her machine (like connect to my machine via SSH and forword port 999 on my local machine to port 22 on her machine) and then i can connect to my local machine:999 and gain access to her machine, is such a thing possible? if yes, how do I go about it? thanx, Seif A. I think you can solve this problem using a reverse ssh tunnel. There's quite a bit of info on google. Someone else might know more but I've never tried it. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: Re: Re: Firefox 3 bookmarks
Mac wrote: LeeGroups wrote: big snip Ah, sorry, I manually removed firefox-3.0-gnome-support and firefox-gnome-support too. snip Just - sudo apt-get remove firefox-3.0-gnome-support firefox-gnome-support and it'll be OK... Ubufox just tailor FF to Ubuntu, it works with FF2 just fine. Lee See! I said it sounded too simple! ;-) Anyway, I did the manual removal of the -gnome-support stuff, as you suggested, and then firefox / firefox-3.0 removed with no complaints. I now have FF2 up and running in Hardy, and sharing my bookmarks on the LAN with machines running Gutsy and Debian Etch, just as it should. Thanks for your help. Mac Hey Mac, I have also reverted back to FF2 - but I am having troubles with the totem video playerplugin... doesn't seem to be working at all... The VLC one works, but when I get to the page to watch the video i want (Apples movie trailer site) VLC plugin just says no video! Anyone got any similar issues? --Michael -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH through FIrewall
... Is there a way to gain access to that machine through the firewall? is there something she can do on her machine (like connect to my machine via SSH and forword port 999 on my local machine to port 22 on her machine) and then i can connect to my local machine:999 and gain access to her machine, is such a thing possible? if yes, how do I go about it? ... I think you can solve this problem using a reverse ssh tunnel. There's quite a bit of info on google. Someone else might know more but I've never tried it. You could try Hamachi, the zero configuration VPN. https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/vpn.asp?lang=en Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files
cool...thank you i will check it out 2008/5/10 Matthew Wild [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:10 AM, Javad Ayaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: leading on from my previous question, i want to give mencoder a go (i recently successfully joined files via command line. Just wondering if someone can give me an example of this? man mencoder in Terminal :) If you are not familiar with manpages or the less command: up/down scroll, page up/down, home, end and all keys work as you would expect. Press 'q' to exit. You can also see the mencoder online manual: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/mencoder.html Both show examples and describe how to use mencoder. Matthew. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] miro? how to improve?
ok how can i improve my miro experience? i mean like adding channels? what good channels can i add? changing its look? anything else? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] miro? how to improve?
On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 12:28 +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: ok how can i improve my miro experience? i mean like adding channels? what good channels can i add? changing its look? anything else? the channels i have are diggnation the revision3 gazette systm progbox there are loads of others, i like the style of the revision3 shows. Cheers MooDoo -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] IMAP Server
I would use postfix, dovecot and fetchmail but dovecot is a very good imap server, look at webmin for administering it, ebox isnt quite there yet. Also for groupware look at egroupware, install is very easy and you can just use your imap server for connect and groupdav for contacts. Regards, Daniel Chris Rowson wrote: On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Andrew Barber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys, I am just looking for a couple of suggestions on good IMAP Server software. We was looking over DOVECOT recently, but just wondered what you guys thought of that and others that are out there. Thanks :) I keep meaning to give this a try. http://www.zimbra.com/products/product_editions.html Check out the open-source edition product. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] miro? how to improve?
ok thank you.. anymore anyone? 2008/5/10 Paul Mellors [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 12:28 +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: ok how can i improve my miro experience? i mean like adding channels? what good channels can i add? changing its look? anything else? the channels i have are diggnation the revision3 gazette systm progbox there are loads of others, i like the style of the revision3 shows. Cheers MooDoo -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] a new laptop
Hi there I am about to buy a new laptop- I was told that Dell do one with Hardy Heron already installed. Is this ok, oe should I get one with nothing then put HH onto it. I suppose this is just -- -basic advice I need. Caroline London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] a new laptop
London School of Puppetry wrote: Hi there I am about to buy a new laptop- I was told that Dell do one with Hardy Heron already installed. Is this ok, oe should I get one with nothing then put HH onto it. I suppose this is just -- -basic advice I need. Caroline I bought Dell's entry-level laptop last year (then, the 6400N) with Feisty pre-installed. Worked flawlessly; and upgraded to Gutsy without a hitch. Dell are currently selling these: http://tinyurl.com/34fctn The laptops look as though they come with Gutsy. Should upgrade OK in the normal way. I've been very happy with my Dell laptop - solid, reliable, and the cheap one seems good value for money. I'd buy another if I needed a laptop. Only thing to mention is that Dell partitions the disk rather idiosyncratically. If you want a classic partitioning scheme - e.g. '/' + 'swap' + '/home' - you're going to have to reinstall Ubuntu on the Dell. And in that case, you might want to consider other options, where you'd have to install the OS yourself anyway. But, of course, you can be confident with the Dells that the hardware will work, even if you do reinstall. HTH Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] A Possible Experiment
Hi, I don't think it would be too difficult to set up a temporary set of Ubuntu machines in a local library, and ask the public to do a series of tests for us. Usually helps if you offer a chocolate bar... done quite a few product testings, always helps when they offer free chocolate. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] A Possible Experiment
On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Ciaran Mooney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I don't think it would be too difficult to set up a temporary set of Ubuntu machines in a local library, and ask the public to do a series of tests for us. Usually helps if you offer a chocolate bar... done quite a few product testings, always helps when they offer free chocolate. Ciaran, that's a great idea :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files
ok im going to be stupid.. can someone give me a good line for conversionconsidering all scaling and audio bitrates my target filesize would be about 1gb. my video quality...well xvid or divx or avi is fine! help please? :) 2008/5/10 Matthew Wild [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:10 AM, Javad Ayaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: leading on from my previous question, i want to give mencoder a go (i recently successfully joined files via command line. Just wondering if someone can give me an example of this? man mencoder in Terminal :) If you are not familiar with manpages or the less command: up/down scroll, page up/down, home, end and all keys work as you would expect. Press 'q' to exit. You can also see the mencoder online manual: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/mencoder.html Both show examples and describe how to use mencoder. Matthew. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video
Tim Dobson wrote: == RMS Video: == The video of last week's Manchester Free Software, (in collaboration with the BCS and IET) talk by Richard Stallman has been released, thanks to Andrew John Hughes. You can find a torrent and http mirrors for the video on the Manchester Free Software Website. Where possible, please use the torrent. :) For more information please visit: http://manchester.fsuk.org/blog/2008/05/06/free-software-in-ethics-and-society-richard-stallman-manchester-1st-may/ Please forward this to any other lists where you think it might be of interest. = Next Meeting: = The next Manchester Free Software Meeting is on the 20th of May at Manchester Digital Development Agency. See you there! | Manchester Free Software Group | | http://manchester.fsuk.org | Thanks for this. I've finally had the time to watch it, I found it very entertaining and interesting. I've never heard a talk by Richard Stallman, he clearly does that sort of thing a lot and has some very well laid out and convincing arguments. I am interested in particular in the relationship between software freedom, copyright and patenting. There seems to be a problem here in a clash between the rights of the users and the rights of the creators/inventors. I agree that it is right for users to be in control of the software that they own, and that a part of that is the requirement that they should be able to obtain the help of others in getting that control by providing copies of the code both modified and not to allow others to help them modify it to do what they want (if it doesn't already!). However, I am also in favour of credit being given where it's due, and allowing creators/inventors to profit from their work. If someone has put in the time and effort to create or improve something that other people would like to use, surely they should be allowed to profit from it. Now I know free software does not mean free as in beer, so it is perfectly possible for creators/inventors to profit from their work by charging a fee for it initially. However once it has been bought by one person, who is then free to distribute it and modify it, there is no guarantee that the original creator can obtain anything further. So, in order for the effort to be worthwhile for the original creator and consequently to encourage other people to try and create/invent things that other people want to use/enjoy there has to be some mechanism for them to profit from their work. In his talk Richard mentions several ways that this could be achieved for free software. He mentions the fact that developers could provide support, at cost, for the software, much like canonical do for ubuntu. However this is not rewarding the original work, this is rewarding the additional effort of supporting the software, expended above and beyond the original effort to develop the software in the first place. So copyright and patenting has been developed to ensure that creators/inventors can profit from their work. I agree that this has probably gone too far, in that it is restricting users' freedoms in the case of software. So Richard's solution to ensure people's freedom is to reject the idea of copyright, but that leaves us in a situation that prevents us from being able to ensure that creators get what they deserve. I have no solution for this, I have a dilemma in that I agree in the 4 freedoms Richard defines in his talk, they are based on good fundamental principles, but I also can see that those freedoms could prevent the creators from duly profiting from their work, which I also think is important. I believe that useful work should not go unrewarded, it allows the originator to go on and produce more good work and provides an incentive for others to attempt to produce good work. So, if any of you got this far, what are people's opinions on this? Should I just accept that creators/inventors need to find other ways of earning money and only work on these things as a hobby as Richard seems to suggest? Or should the apparent conflict between the freedoms and my view that the creator should profit from their work cause me to reject some/all of them? Is there a solution I have missed? Is there a reasonable compromise? Tom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] miro? how to improve?
ok i have now added loads of hd channels in there!!! try 720p ...thoughts? 2008/5/10 Gavin Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 01:57:34PM +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: ok thank you.. anymore anyone? Podcasts I subscribe to are: Alive in Baghdad http://feeds.feedburner.com/AiBquicktime Channel Frederator http://www.channelfrederator.com/rss The Onion http://feeds.theonion.com/OnionNewsNetwork http://www.theonion.com/content/feeds/radionews Tikibar TV http://feeds.feedburner.com/tikibartv Stephen Fry's Podgrams http://www.stephenfry.com/podcasts/rss2.xml Alive in Baghdad is an on the ground show made by people living in occupied Iraq. Channel Frederator is a showcase of new cartoons from around the world. The Onion is a spoof news show, the top feed is video and the bottom audio. It's well worth subscribing to both. Tikibar TV is a comedy about booze. Stephen Fry's Podgrams is mostly him reading his blog entries, usually quite funny. If you like QI you'll like this. -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Attach the geo-thermal field -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIJa0lXb7GbL/bCboRAn73AKC1KHzFonKlbCFeQK6rF4sFn//ueACfS9aV wXT+fVM343urVa7vBGefe24= =Tk0f -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] a new laptop
2008/5/10 Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED]: London School of Puppetry wrote: Hi there I am about to buy a new laptop- I was told that Dell do one with Hardy Heron already installed. Is this ok, oe should I get one with nothing then put HH onto it. I suppose this is just -- -basic advice I need. Caroline I bought Dell's entry-level laptop last year (then, the 6400N) with Feisty pre-installed. Worked flawlessly; and upgraded to Gutsy without a hitch. Dell are currently selling these: http://tinyurl.com/34fctn The laptops look as though they come with Gutsy. Should upgrade OK in the normal way. I've been very happy with my Dell laptop - solid, reliable, and the cheap one seems good value for money. I'd buy another if I needed a laptop. Only thing to mention is that Dell partitions the disk rather idiosyncratically. If you want a classic partitioning scheme - e.g. '/' + 'swap' + '/home' - you're going to have to reinstall Ubuntu on the Dell. And in that case, you might want to consider other options, where you'd have to install the OS yourself anyway. But, of course, you can be confident with the Dells that the hardware will work, even if you do reinstall. HTH Mac http://www.linuxpreloaded.com/ May help you to fins a good source for a GNU/Linux pre-installed laptop. :) Hope it helps. -- Andrew Alexander Barber -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
