Re: [ubuntu-uk] HP Netbook release based on Ubuntu
On 06/02/2009 20:10, Matt Jones wrote: > Except HP won't be selling any linux versions in the UK anymore. It > does look very nice. Was gonna say, funny that since HP are no longer going to sell Linux netbooks. I thought the only Linux netbook they had out had OpenSuSE on anyway? I think I'll stick with my Heinz, um... I mean Acer... Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] HP Netbook release based on Ubuntu
Except HP won't be selling any linux versions in the UK anymore. It does look very nice. On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Chris Rowson wrote: > You may have seen this already, but I hadn't and thought it was pretty > good! > > > http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/02/04/hp-releases-netbook-interface-for-ubuntu/ > > HP have managed to make Ubuntu look very pretty indeed, and if you've got a > PC you'd like to install the theme on, you can do that too... > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1021351 > > Chris > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] HP Netbook release based on Ubuntu
You may have seen this already, but I hadn't and thought it was pretty good! http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/02/04/hp-releases-netbook-interface-for-ubuntu/ HP have managed to make Ubuntu look very pretty indeed, and if you've got a PC you'd like to install the theme on, you can do that too... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1021351 Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4?
On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:44:46 +, Rob Beard wrote: > On 06/02/2009 17:59, Paul Sutton wrote: >> >> >> Thomas Ibbotson wrote: >> >>> Chris Rowson wrote: >>> http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Is-it-Windows-7-or-KDE-4-/0,139023769,339294810,00.htm Chris >>> One of the applications they showed off there was Amarok. Personally I >>> don't find that easy to use. I installed it to have a play, decided I'd >>> like to randomly play all my tracks, and couldn't find a button to do >>> that. The only way I could find to do it was to Ctrl-A to select all the >>> tracks in the collection and add them to the playlist. I then spent a >>> while finding the button to turn random on. Found it pressed it, pressed >>> play and some time later realised that my tracks were playing in order, >>> not randomly. At that point I did just what one of those women did: got >>> "het up" and turned it off. Went back to Rhythmbox which I find much >>> more easy and intuitive to use. >>> >>> >> This is the nice thing about Linux based systems you have choice out of >> the box :) >> >> Paul >> >> > You mean the 'virtual' box? > > I don't think I've ever dug out a Linux CD out of a box... Oh hang on, I > did buy SuSE 5.2 with the big thick manuals a few years back. Ahh those > were the days, paper manuals and all that. > > Rob At least the Virtual Box doesn't need instructions on how to open it, unlike Vista's Box, see http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/2e680b8d-211e-41c5-a0bf-9ccc6d7e62a21033.mspx. -- _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) against HTML e-mail X / \ -BEGIN PGP MESSAGE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: http://getfiregpg.org owF1Vc2LHEUUHzfRxQY/4l/wWIRNsL/mY2d3xrC62WRxMJKQDdksCFLdXTNdme6q pqp6esebB1HEgxfx4EEELyLiPyG55CB7EvwP9ODBixcPvlc9OyGgDbtT0/Xe7/1+ 72u+eOlSZ+OK/yV786+Pv/37uSd/JJ3J55/8c0fCkRY+xEM44gn04ngE3b3xYDAe DOGNGB8f7qkEbnCmM7iuVfI2NxkvCh6mKqzn+9BoZfnY2weEiodR3ItakN3xzsiH u6wu4Li2Vsm15T7gH33cz1XJDEySRFnzjAE++LEPh7kWBgk0z1y7+9ZiH3Jrq3EU NU0TfphJbpFXGbI6EtKIWW4jo6a2YZrjgUUTEwgbnAiZIWSwGygdvHvzVjAIotjv 9kdxr787HPn9/qg3Gux1Yz+Ow9yWLlAbzRFqj/CUBWrnoKZgcw6sqgqRMiuUNPRi CSZXDc/w3hloDg2KPiiZVvMQ7nKN2lhRLGHioDIlty1MkSJaMwucmSVYBbXhIUwA ZVm0Rjxh6XXOFhgTqoItfch4KjK8mmxnDqsQc05GmqHgEkOQGaA7lIipWTo3PuAd pKousnVcBklbMXTNlEMiKiEWDGVKxGkQZtJ6raiSJVEibfjl0OoiOKCT4QVPrQuK 6lswFxmluISlqiALzJejwjISzkvypWuiXAhjSTx+l2AqLhHPITW5KLhjIOTMmT9l bmstV8qRdAhHqpYua5XmxrgE+hdnB9YmB22MKjFtAv8VzHINmjNkwFcFWacOGiom eVFwVKN0xrXvsKSy66yHcGBb10oJpD6BTGTwqDaYLXqrLppHGewNjC3JYAwzZR3W Vs4t1NWW40aq2uJjP4VwQrlIkA0pvpcvbV4m6ozykuYYyNWmrNPcAZUK+bp+QqTf kbGthRULftFe3qrN142NBcfxE66PQYoULXPSyhJVW7gtZH2GwSkzZmksLw0sVd22 ZJorsic7NfVcB2FxkNr42mr6aTWsji4anKJvyVnbFdsLoW3Nim1yesujnUGJc8NB JObY5BiGL7A+WT1zgdiK0uHNVVzqZHUWhiHcyZEWMlfSRxjEohIk9RJ30/Et2Al7 0AibtyQFdZLAlJZMIgODKFPewBJXoHG5DgEO8nxVMMRyfUCuGVviQFWsQlJrZ+pp 1/w4Qa0OXKiehz1RYC2sc3zQioUbmKBMcUMqJac647jrOm23CfY1rhKqlsIZcP1b SzfjD3BA2LYhfx8njq+3Yrvpcl5UYSlSrWgb0oaMTsQP7iriMqhNRBZRjw/34mQv C3rdLg8G3XQnYHEyDUZpmg6zXT7ssV437vfD0lRnoecFAXge/PfzgXdwfDiZgBa4 3SWkrKyYmEm4Ctc8YDNGwuCd++/dBh6UTBTo8vB/sCJ4/9Ojy50rG50Xnt+gH62O 9+KrF79kXyWdbxaLycuXrn+fbD5++Oevp+fnj49+/qzz9eWPftnafPLdT1e756+c /Pj65qPT1377Fw== =Dur7 -END PGP MESSAGE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4?
On 06/02/2009 17:59, Paul Sutton wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Thomas Ibbotson wrote: > >> Chris Rowson wrote: >> >>> http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Is-it-Windows-7-or-KDE-4-/0,139023769,339294810,00.htm >>> >>> Chris >>> >> One of the applications they showed off there was Amarok. Personally I >> don't find that easy to use. I installed it to have a play, decided I'd >> like to randomly play all my tracks, and couldn't find a button to do >> that. The only way I could find to do it was to Ctrl-A to select all the >> tracks in the collection and add them to the playlist. I then spent a >> while finding the button to turn random on. Found it pressed it, pressed >> play and some time later realised that my tracks were playing in order, >> not randomly. At that point I did just what one of those women did: got >> "het up" and turned it off. Went back to Rhythmbox which I find much >> more easy and intuitive to use. >> >> > This is the nice thing about Linux based systems you have choice out of > the box :) > > Paul > > You mean the 'virtual' box? I don't think I've ever dug out a Linux CD out of a box... Oh hang on, I did buy SuSE 5.2 with the big thick manuals a few years back. Ahh those were the days, paper manuals and all that. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4?
An interesting video. Of course I expect we would all spot the KDE icon on the taskbar without being tricked into thinking it was Windows 7. But what it shows is that what people really want is an OS that works, is easy to use and does what they want. They really do not care who makes it or what it is called, except that most people probably still perceive that they need something called "Windows" on their computer because they believe there is no other choice. I have used the Windows 7 beta, as a virtual machine, and I have also used Vista on a friend's laptop. Windows 7 is a big improvement over Vista, but I still prefer using any Linux over Windows 7, as it is the easiest to use. I have also briefly used Mac OS X in an Apple shop, and still think Linux is the easiest. I suppose if people really did have a choice when buying a PC, they are still going to go for 1. Whatever comes with the PC so long as it works 2. Or, if they know what they are doing, go for the OS that does what they want, including running the software they want to use or something that works with the hardware they have 3. Or the OS that is marketed most successfully to them. Maybe what we really need is for PC vendors to offer a choice of various OSes to the end user, with demonstration models set up in the shop that people can try out. Of course the netbooks give users a taste of Linux, but the basic interfaces they use can make people think such an OS would not work on a proper PC. If I had a computer shop or was running a branch of PC World, I would try to do that, and let each person try out each OS. Although Mac OS X can only be used on a Mac, but Linux is the OS that runs on any hardware. I would also like to offer buyers a dual-boot system, preinstalled on the PC they buy, either Mac OS X/Linux, Windows/Linux, or even two versions of Linux. We really need to get PC sellers on our side, particularly the shops, so that people can try out Linux for themselves before buying a PC. The video shows that anyone can use Linux, if they are given the opportunity and without being given any geeky terminology. David King Chris Rowson wrote: > http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Is-it-Windows-7-or-KDE-4-/0,139023769,339294810,00.htm > > Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4?
On 06/02/2009 16:37, Harry Rickards wrote: > It seems as though there's no official packages for Kubuntu/*buntu, but you > can get the latest nightly build of KDE 4 (codenamed Project Neon) by > adding the following to your sources.list: > > http://ppa.launchpad.net/project-neon/ubuntu intrepid main > > and running > > sudo aptitude update > > and > > sudo aptitude kde-nightly > > Great, has to be worth a try. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thomas Ibbotson wrote: > Chris Rowson wrote: >> http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Is-it-Windows-7-or-KDE-4-/0,139023769,339294810,00.htm >> >> Chris > One of the applications they showed off there was Amarok. Personally I > don't find that easy to use. I installed it to have a play, decided I'd > like to randomly play all my tracks, and couldn't find a button to do > that. The only way I could find to do it was to Ctrl-A to select all the > tracks in the collection and add them to the playlist. I then spent a > while finding the button to turn random on. Found it pressed it, pressed > play and some time later realised that my tracks were playing in order, > not randomly. At that point I did just what one of those women did: got > "het up" and turned it off. Went back to Rhythmbox which I find much > more easy and intuitive to use. > This is the nice thing about Linux based systems you have choice out of the box :) Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Next Linux User Group meet : Feb 7th : 3pm, Shoreline Cafe Paignton -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkmMem4ACgkQaggq1k2FJq3XnQCgjl2Cp3VyXsFvUEsjdhKNXMEg dFoAoI6VRjOVRF3trXCaBwPvOfNNavJW =YWHI -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4?
Rob Beard wrote: > On 06/02/2009 14:19, Chris Rowson wrote: > >> http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Is-it-Windows-7-or-KDE-4-/0,139023769,339294810,00.htm >> >> Chris >> > I guess some people don't care as long as they can get what they want. > I'm running Windows 7 at the moment on my laptop (I dumped Vista after > it decided to start spooling phantom documents to my work network > printer). I'm impressed, it does run quicker than Vista (a lot quicker, > although I am running Windows 7 64-Bit compared to Vista Home Premium > 32-Bit so my 4GB is fully utilised) but I'm certainly going back to > Ubuntu as it's more stable (I've had a couple of crashes and a BSOD > today, but in fairness it is a Beta). I'm seriously consdiering KDE4 > actually for a change. Does anyone know if the latest release of KDE4 > (4.2?) has any official packages for Kubuntu or is it more likely to > arrive in Jaunty?). > > Ta, > > Rob > > > There are instructions here http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.2 for adding kde 4.2 to Intrepid. Adam -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4?
It seems as though there's no official packages for Kubuntu/*buntu, but you can get the latest nightly build of KDE 4 (codenamed Project Neon) by adding the following to your sources.list: http://ppa.launchpad.net/project-neon/ubuntu intrepid main and running sudo aptitude update and sudo aptitude kde-nightly On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:29:12 +, Rob Beard wrote: > On 06/02/2009 14:19, Chris Rowson wrote: >> http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Is-it-Windows-7-or-KDE-4-/0,139023769,339294810,00.htm >> >> Chris > I guess some people don't care as long as they can get what they want. > I'm running Windows 7 at the moment on my laptop (I dumped Vista after > it decided to start spooling phantom documents to my work network > printer). I'm impressed, it does run quicker than Vista (a lot quicker, > although I am running Windows 7 64-Bit compared to Vista Home Premium > 32-Bit so my 4GB is fully utilised) but I'm certainly going back to > Ubuntu as it's more stable (I've had a couple of crashes and a BSOD > today, but in fairness it is a Beta). I'm seriously consdiering KDE4 > actually for a change. Does anyone know if the latest release of KDE4 > (4.2?) has any official packages for Kubuntu or is it more likely to > arrive in Jaunty?). > > Ta, > > Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4?
On 06/02/2009 14:19, Chris Rowson wrote: > http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Is-it-Windows-7-or-KDE-4-/0,139023769,339294810,00.htm > > Chris I guess some people don't care as long as they can get what they want. I'm running Windows 7 at the moment on my laptop (I dumped Vista after it decided to start spooling phantom documents to my work network printer). I'm impressed, it does run quicker than Vista (a lot quicker, although I am running Windows 7 64-Bit compared to Vista Home Premium 32-Bit so my 4GB is fully utilised) but I'm certainly going back to Ubuntu as it's more stable (I've had a couple of crashes and a BSOD today, but in fairness it is a Beta). I'm seriously consdiering KDE4 actually for a change. Does anyone know if the latest release of KDE4 (4.2?) has any official packages for Kubuntu or is it more likely to arrive in Jaunty?). Ta, Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4?
Chris Rowson wrote: > http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Is-it-Windows-7-or-KDE-4-/0,139023769,339294810,00.htm > > Chris One of the applications they showed off there was Amarok. Personally I don't find that easy to use. I installed it to have a play, decided I'd like to randomly play all my tracks, and couldn't find a button to do that. The only way I could find to do it was to Ctrl-A to select all the tracks in the collection and add them to the playlist. I then spent a while finding the button to turn random on. Found it pressed it, pressed play and some time later realised that my tracks were playing in order, not randomly. At that point I did just what one of those women did: got "het up" and turned it off. Went back to Rhythmbox which I find much more easy and intuitive to use. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4?
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Chris Rowson wrote: > > http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Is-it-Windows-7-or-KDE-4-/0,139023769,339294810,00.htm > > Chris > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > Well from using both, the start/kde menu are very similar in a way. They are both nasty. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4?
http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Is-it-Windows-7-or-KDE-4-/0,139023769,339294810,00.htm Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
