[ubuntu-uk] PCMCIA USB 2.0 Adaptors
Any known issues with these working with Ubuntu? I have an old Dell Latitude that only has a single USB 1.1 socket but available PCMCIA slots. If this works, will it be the same speed as a regular USB 2.0 socket? Was looking to use a 4 way adaptor. Want to plug in an external HDD. Cheers Jon Reynolds (j0nr) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Backup strategies: [Was Hard drive- Bad sectors]
On 17/04/10 22:55, Rob Beard wrote: snip / It is pretty good advice taking nightly backups (or at least regular backups). I tend to backup more now than I did in the past, touch wood when drives have failed it's not been really critical stuff that I've lost. I now tend to backup a lot of stuff like pictures on to my server and also onto DVD (although I also do put some stuff on DVD-RAM disc too) and I'm looking at probably putting some stuff on my Ubuntu One account just to be safe. :-) I have a dinky little bash script that backups up all the important machines in our house, every night to another machine - uses WakeOnLan and ssh keys so no login passwords needed. I add 'rsync' and 'halt' to the sudoers file for the machines' backup users so no password is needed to run these commands either). It runs on a low power server that is always on. In the params for each backup job I can specify both the src and dest machines. So in effect I spread the backups across various alternative computers. It sends me an eamil with some information about each backup job so in the morning I know if each backup worked or not. It isn't perfect - currently it uses rsync but this makes it hard to recover from a few days (or weeks) ago. I've been meaning to migrate it to rsnapshot but just haven't got round to it yet. 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] Ubuntu-UK GeekNic
Hey Everyone, In regards to the Ubuntu UK GeekNic, there is now a Doodle Poll. It has all of the dates of school Summer Holidays that I know of If you could all add when you're available, that would be great. http://doodle.com/7n3mgfzgds7twnfy Thanks Joe --- Joe O'Dell GreenerClassrooms Project Co-Ordinator http://www.greenerclassrooms.co.cc Fedora Ambassador Contributor (FreeMedia) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ascenseur bedsLUG Co-Ordinator beds.lug.org.uk DFEY Member (SouthEast) dfey.org Ubuntu-UK Group Member (ascenseur) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JoeODell -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] #uukout and other gubbings :)
On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 21:37 +0100, Joe O'Dell wrote: Hey everyone, Just two things to share: 1) A big thanks to Issy for organising the Science Museum geek-out today! It was great fun and I can confidently say we all enjoyed it, (well, apart from waiting for the lifts!). *geek hug to all of you that came!* :) It was great to finally put names to IRC nicks! I only managed to make it at 3pm so obviously didn't find anybody :-( I had fun playing with the stuff in the Launchpad floor instead :-) 2) I was thinking perhaps another #geeknic in summer sometime - I've started planning it at https://uukout.lighthouseapp.com/ if anyone wants to have a look (its publicly viewable). I was also talking about this with issyl0, and the idea of a GeekNic in Hyde Park sounded promising :) Any of your thoughts are appreciated, and I will be moving it onto the wiki soon! That's a great idea! And this time I'll try to make it on time. Bruno -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] CD Collector Swap Shop at OggCamp
I just saw on my CD shelf that I have a few extra Ubuntu CDs and thought OggCamp might be a good place to get together and swap CDs with other collectors. I've added it to the OggCamp ideas wiki. http://ideas.oggcamp.org/activities#cd-collector-swap-shop So if you're a collector of old releases of Ubuntu, or would like to be, maybe you could bring along some of whatever you have and we can kick off a bit of a swap shop whilst we're there. I envisage an informal session with people doing their own swaps, nothing formal or requiring any other resources. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] #uukout and other gubbings :)
Hey Bruno, By 3pm we had all retired to the coffee shop on the first floor and were talking, a lot! Sorry we missed you :( But hopefully we'll see you next time! And yes, Launchpad was brilliant :) Joe --- Joe O'Dell GreenerClassrooms Project Co-Ordinator http://www.greenerclassrooms.co.cc Fedora Ambassador Contributor (FreeMedia) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ascenseur bedsLUG Co-Ordinator beds.lug.org.uk DFEY Member (SouthEast) dfey.org Ubuntu-UK Group Member (ascenseur) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JoeODell On 18 Apr 2010, at 12:21, Bruno Girin wrote: On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 21:37 +0100, Joe O'Dell wrote: Hey everyone, Just two things to share: 1) A big thanks to Issy for organising the Science Museum geek-out today! It was great fun and I can confidently say we all enjoyed it, (well, apart from waiting for the lifts!). *geek hug to all of you that came!* :) It was great to finally put names to IRC nicks! I only managed to make it at 3pm so obviously didn't find anybody :-( I had fun playing with the stuff in the Launchpad floor instead :-) 2) I was thinking perhaps another #geeknic in summer sometime - I've started planning it at https://uukout.lighthouseapp.com/ if anyone wants to have a look (its publicly viewable). I was also talking about this with issyl0, and the idea of a GeekNic in Hyde Park sounded promising :) Any of your thoughts are appreciated, and I will be moving it onto the wiki soon! That's a great idea! And this time I'll try to make it on time. Bruno -- 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] PCMCIA USB 2.0 Adaptors
On 18/04/10 09:08, Jon Reynolds wrote: Any known issues with these working with Ubuntu? I have an old Dell Latitude that only has a single USB 1.1 socket but available PCMCIA slots. If this works, will it be the same speed as a regular USB 2.0 socket? Was looking to use a 4 way adaptor. Want to plug in an external HDD. Cheers Jon Reynolds (j0nr) Well it's worth a try, chances are if the machine was made after 1997 then it should support Cardbus (PCMCIA 5.0) which is a 32-Bit connection (rather than earlier revisions of PCMCIA which is 16-Bit). According to wikipedia, it'll support up to 133MB/sec so chances are you should get a pretty reasonable speed (certainly more than USB 1.1). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] CD Collector Swap Shop at OggCamp
Hi Alan I'm happy to offer a section of the ubuntu installfest area for you to use. Thanks Les quarter Pounder Twitter identi.ca @biglesp On Apr 18, 2010 12:42 PM, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: I just saw on my CD shelf that I have a few extra Ubuntu CDs and thought OggCamp might be a good place to get together and swap CDs with other collectors. I've added it to the OggCamp ideas wiki. http://ideas.oggcamp.org/activities#cd-collector-swap-shop So if you're a collector of old releases of Ubuntu, or would like to be, maybe you could bring along some of whatever you have and we can kick off a bit of a swap shop whilst we're there. I envisage an informal session with people doing their own swaps, nothing formal or requiring any other resources. Cheers, Al. -- 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] Firefox loading at log-on
Since the last round of updates towards the middle/end of last week, whenever I log on, Firefox loads itself and opens the UbuntuOne login page. OK, I usually *do* want to run Firefox fairly soon after switching on, but it's still an irritation! Anyone else had this? I have Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.9) Gecko/20100401 Ubuntu/9.10 (karmic) Firefox/3.5.9 GTB6 Dianne -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox loading at log-on
On 18 April 2010 14:41, Dianne Reuby pramc...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Since the last round of updates towards the middle/end of last week, whenever I log on, Firefox loads itself and opens the UbuntuOne login page. OK, I usually *do* want to run Firefox fairly soon after switching on, but it's still an irritation! Anyone else had this? I have Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.9) Gecko/20100401 Ubuntu/9.10 (karmic) Firefox/3.5.9 GTB6 Have a look in ~/.config/gnome-session/saved-session. If there is anything there then delete it, or move it away if you prefer. Colin Dianne -- 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] Firefox loading at log-on
It may be because ubuntu one has not been logged in, so it wants you to login. regards, Hugh W -Original Message- From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Colin Law Sent: 18 April 2010 17:27 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox loading at log-on On 18 April 2010 14:41, Dianne Reuby pramc...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Since the last round of updates towards the middle/end of last week, whenever I log on, Firefox loads itself and opens the UbuntuOne login page. OK, I usually *do* want to run Firefox fairly soon after switching on, but it's still an irritation! Anyone else had this? I have Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.9) Gecko/20100401 Ubuntu/9.10 (karmic) Firefox/3.5.9 GTB6 Have a look in ~/.config/gnome-session/saved-session. If there is anything there then delete it, or move it away if you prefer. Colin Dianne -- 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] PCMCIA USB 2.0 Adaptors
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 01:23:09PM +0100, Rob Beard wrote: On 18/04/10 09:08, Jon Reynolds wrote: Any known issues with these working with Ubuntu? I have an old Dell Latitude that only has a single USB 1.1 socket but available PCMCIA slots. If this works, will it be the same speed as a regular USB 2.0 socket? Was looking to use a 4 way adaptor. Want to plug in an external HDD. Cheers Jon Reynolds (j0nr) Well it's worth a try, chances are if the machine was made after 1997 then it should support Cardbus (PCMCIA 5.0) which is a 32-Bit connection (rather than earlier revisions of PCMCIA which is 16-Bit). According to wikipedia, it'll support up to 133MB/sec so chances are you should get a pretty reasonable speed (certainly more than USB 1.1). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Cheers Rob, Shall give it a go and report back. Jon Reynolds -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox wont open up since yesterdays nightly update
From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of John Matthews Sent: 15 April 2010 13:50 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox wont open up since yesterdays nightly update Ok, I reinstalled the restricted packages, still the same. As far as proxy settings, not sure what you mean there? I dont have a firewall in Ubuntu, the nearest to a proxy setting I can think of could be my router, but would that have a problem with an ubuntu update? The lack of firewall in Ubuntu does kind of worry me a bit. Tried to install one, but it got too complicated. - Just to pick up on this bit, I feel like giving an explanation on firewalls and network-level protection in Ubuntu :) The networking part of Ubuntu (contained in the kernel) will respond to things called ICMP pings. Pings are a simple way to tell if a computer is there or not. Generally firewalls will stop the computer responding to these pings, depending on the configuration of the firewall. Also, the networking part of the kernel will control how programs 'listen' on ports. A program or service will bind to a port where it can be contacted - these are generally server type programs such as the Apache web server, OpenSSH secure console etc. By default Ubuntu comes with none of these enabled so if a remote user / attacker tried to access any of these on your machine they would get a connection refused from the kernel as there is nothing listening on a specific port. Firewalls seek to increase the security of this behaviour by instead of responding with a connection refused, they silently drop the request and never respond, making it so that the remote user / attacker never knows if there is a computer there or not. Obviously this is safer, but it isn't always desired behaviour. Finally something to note is that if you have any type of ADSL / broadband router at home it will almost certainly have a NAT firewall built in. The firewall can be an explicit firewall or the firewall can be implied due to that fact that a remote attacker can't see anything behind your router. There's lots more to all of this and this is a very simplified view of things but essentially, with Ubuntu, you're pretty safe without a firewall. If you want to go ultra-safe then it can help. Hope this makes sense. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hard drive- Bad sectors
-Original Message- From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk- boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Liam Proven Sent: 16 April 2010 13:49 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hard drive- Bad sectors On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:38 PM, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: the hard drive is only a few months old btw Please try to put your replies /below/ the text you're quoting. Without wishing to start yet another discussion about top-posting v bottom-posting I don't think anyone really minds anymore if anyone who isn't used to or doesn't have the inclination or mailer top-posts. I understand all the history and have seen many arguments about it but it's not in the Ubuntu mailing list code of conduct and most lists these days accept both without anyone being bothered. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Mailing list etiquette, Was Hard drive- Bad sectors
Hi Darren, On 16 April 2010 14:33, darren.mans...@opengi.co.uk wrote: Without wishing to start yet another discussion about top-posting v bottom-posting I don't think anyone really minds anymore if anyone who isn't used to or doesn't have the inclination or mailer top-posts. Hah! There are many that mind quite a lot. :) I understand all the history and have seen many arguments about it but it's not in the Ubuntu mailing list code of conduct and most lists these days accept both without anyone being bothered. I beg to differ:- http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette Quoting Proper quoting:- Proper quoting is very important on mailing lists, to ensure that it is easy to follow the conversation. There are four fundamental rules: 1. When replying to an email, ensure that the email which you are replying to is indented with a symbol such as or | (this is usually done from the preferences of your email client - most should do this by default). 2. When quoting, attribute the quoted text to the person who wrote it (again, most email clients will do this by default). Be careful to attribute the correct text to the correct person. 3. Write your email underneath the email which you are replying to. 4. Tailor your reply to fit the text which you are replying to. Do not quote the whole of the previous email - remove any unnecessary text. To avoid confusion, it's often a good idea to replace removed text with a brief indication that something has been removed, like [snip]. :) Cheers Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [Brighton-lug-misc] Free UNIX shell account
Does anyone know if these people will install software on the server? In particular byobu https://launchpad.net/byobu (which runs on bsd) -- --Louis Taylor-- http://louistaylor.wordpress.com/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
