Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade vs Reinstall
2009/5/13 Dean Sas : > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 04:29, Liam Proven wrote: >> 2009/5/12 Alan Pope : >>> 2009/5/12 Liam Proven : The key thing is to keep your /home directory tree on a separate partition. That makes re-installing much less painful and fiddly. >>> >>> Not really. You can reinstall over the top these days and it will wipe >>> everything except /home - even if it's all on one partition. This >>> gives you the benefit that having /home in a separate partition has, >>> but with the added benefit of not having to maintain extra partitions, >>> and the possibility of having space in the "wrong" part. >>> >>> Not for everyone, some people like separate partitions for /home, just >>> pointing out you don't have to, to get that benefit. >> >> Oh, really? I didn't know about that. When did it come in & what's it >> called? I'd like to go and do some digging and reading... > > Hardy. See > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/ubiquity-preserve-home > for detail. > > Dean Thanks! -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microphone on Toshiba L40 laptop Ubuntu 9.04
Try this Right click on the volume control icon (top right) and select 'Open volume control' Click on Preferences. Is 'Capture' ticked? If not, tick it. Go to the 'Recording' tab. Make sure the volume is turned up on Capture and microphone symbol does not have an 'x' on it (click it to remove) Tony On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 16:02 +0100, Gordon wrote: > The sound card is a Realtek - the sounds work, my Logiteck webcam works > but it won't see the microphone at all. (Plugged into the Mic jack on > the side). > > Any tips on how to get the mic working? > > 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.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Changed something from i386 to amd64??Plus installed kde desktop and having problems...
Sorry about the Subject line. I have no idea how to explain this, and I hope I can. I have been playing around trying to add some codecs, because I couldn't get sound on some of the vids I have been transfering from windows to Ubuntu. In the process, I can now no longer install using deb installer, it gives me an error message saying Error: Wrong architecture 'i386'. I only found out, because I remembered from a while back when I first installed Ubuntu, that there was a difference. I tried to install the package, but using the amd64 package and it worked. How do I get back to i386? Also, I was trying to take a look at the KDE desktop, to see what it is like, and now for some reason, even though I have told it to load into Gnome, it is loading into KDE. How can I stop that? I like playing around in the KDE desktop, but don't want it to load. Thank you. John. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:44 PM, John wrote: > Simos Xenitellis wrote: > > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:30 PM, jakewc2 wrote: > > > Who is Bill Weinburg? Is he something high up in the Linux world, I came > across this article which has cropped up from the article I posted. It seems > thigns are hotting up because of that article. > > http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5658010765.html > > > I do not know about this Bill, however he starts his article with «A > well-known Linux analyst > has published a blog saying that Linux is failing in the > once-promising netbook market.», > which is an EPIC FAIL by itself. > > Let's examine this first sentence, > 1. The information does not come from the analyst's blog (it's a > result of interview/contact). > 2. The analyst did not say that 'Linux is failing in the > once-promising netbook market' (the analyst make a prediction) > 3. That 'analyst' is not a 'Linux' analyst. In > http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2009/04/21/lenovo-analyst-linux-on-netbooks-is-doomed/ > we see that the said analyst has very low grasp of what open-source > and Linux is about. > 4. The analyst is actually only now 'well-known' in the open-source > community because of the blorge.com articles that expose him as an > uninformed person. > > Simos > http://simos.info/blog/ > > > > Ah, it seems we get back to that article again, I dont know, but it seems to > me that a lot of negative stuff is going round, but all based on one > article. It still doesnt bode well, even if the guy is misinformed. I cannot argue about individual bloggers. One thing I would keep through reading those articles is the article "Intel: Some Netbook resellers saw 30% return rate" http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10239390-64.html Most of us would be quick to jump and say 'Oh noes, it's due to Linux'. If you read the article, it does not mention Linux, nor Windows at all. The issue that the article tackles is that consumers have high expectations, at least in terms of performance, when using netbooks. In this respect, netbooks with Windows XP would be at a disadvantage here since the interface is identical with that of your desktop computers with XP. Thus, consumers would expect to install the same heavy applications, which now would be quite slow. Simos -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Microphone on Toshiba L40 laptop Ubuntu 9.04
The sound card is a Realtek - the sounds work, my Logiteck webcam works but it won't see the microphone at all. (Plugged into the Mic jack on the side). Any tips on how to get the mic working? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7
Simos Xenitellis wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:30 PM, jakewc2 wrote: Who is Bill Weinburg? Is he something high up in the Linux world, I came across this article which has cropped up from the article I posted. It seems thigns are hotting up because of that article. http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5658010765.html I do not know about this Bill, however he starts his article with «A well-known Linux analyst has published a blog saying that Linux is failing in the once-promising netbook market.», which is an EPIC FAIL by itself. Let's examine this first sentence, 1. The information does not come from the analyst's blog (it's a result of interview/contact). 2. The analyst did not say that 'Linux is failing in the once-promising netbook market' (the analyst make a prediction) 3. That 'analyst' is not a 'Linux' analyst. In http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2009/04/21/lenovo-analyst-linux-on-netbooks-is-doomed/ we see that the said analyst has very low grasp of what open-source and Linux is about. 4. The analyst is actually only now 'well-known' in the open-source community because of the blorge.com articles that expose him as an uninformed person. Simos http://simos.info/blog/ Ah, it seems we get back to that article again, I dont know, but it seems to me that a lot of negative stuff is going round, but all based on one article. It still doesnt bode well, even if the guy is misinformed. John. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4075 (20090514) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:30 PM, jakewc2 wrote: > Who is Bill Weinburg? Is he something high up in the Linux world, I came > across this article which has cropped up from the article I posted. It seems > thigns are hotting up because of that article. > > http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5658010765.html I do not know about this Bill, however he starts his article with «A well-known Linux analyst has published a blog saying that Linux is failing in the once-promising netbook market.», which is an EPIC FAIL by itself. Let's examine this first sentence, 1. The information does not come from the analyst's blog (it's a result of interview/contact). 2. The analyst did not say that 'Linux is failing in the once-promising netbook market' (the analyst make a prediction) 3. That 'analyst' is not a 'Linux' analyst. In http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2009/04/21/lenovo-analyst-linux-on-netbooks-is-doomed/ we see that the said analyst has very low grasp of what open-source and Linux is about. 4. The analyst is actually only now 'well-known' in the open-source community because of the blorge.com articles that expose him as an uninformed person. Simos http://simos.info/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7
Who is Bill Weinburg? Is he something high up in the Linux world, I came across this article which has cropped up from the article I posted. It seems thigns are hotting up because of that article. http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5658010765.html John. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
