[ubuntu-uk] deleting encrypted linux install
Hi All, I hope you would be able to help me with the following problem that I am facing. Currently I have ubuntu 12.04 installed with windows 7 as a dual boot. Windows 7 is encrypted with truecrypt and linux is encrypted via lvm method. I have run into multiple problems with the install( not very easy to sync files between operating systems, and my new monitor does not seem to work,amongst other problems). Please don't suggest any fixes, I am not getting rid of Linux I simply want to install it via a VM(virtualbox) in windows 7. In theory there is nothing stopping me from logging on to win7 and deleting my linux partition from there. Will that confuse TC bootloader since it is expecting multiple OS's? I havent found a way to extend my truecrypt partition once I delete 12.04- would it work if i simply try to extend it in windows? In that case would i have 100+gb of data unencrypted? or would truecrypt encrypt the new area as well??? Any suggestions on how to do this??? Many thanks in advance AK -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Computer restarts on shutdown
Following up on this issue: sudo poweroff sudo shutdown -h now I'll give it a try once i have run the machine for a few hours. The longer i run it the more likely the restart error occurs. Using: sudo poweroff seems to stop the restart issue from happening. Does this mean that there is a software problem in the shutdown process via the cog? James. On 5 October 2012 10:10, James Morrissey morrissey.jam...@gmail.comwrote: Do you get the same behaviour with this at the command line? sudo poweroff sudo shutdown -h now I'll give it a try once i have run the machine for a few hours. The longer i run it the more likely the restart error occurs. j On 5 October 2012 09:33, Tyler J. Wagner ty...@tolaris.com wrote: On 2012-10-04 21:11, James Morrissey wrote: All of this takes place when shutting down via the cog in the top right of the panel. Do you get the same behaviour with this at the command line? sudo poweroff sudo shutdown -h now Technically they should all be calls to ACPI, but I'd start by ruling that out. Regards, Tyler -- An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. -- George Mikes -- James Morrissey Research Officer Refugee Studies Centre | Department of International Development | University of Oxford Junior Research Fellow in Refugee Studies | Lady Margaret Hall | University of Oxford 3 Mansfield Road | Oxford, United Kingdom | OX1 3TB -- James Morrissey Research Officer Refugee Studies Centre | Department of International Development | University of Oxford Junior Research Fellow in Refugee Studies | Lady Margaret Hall | University of Oxford 3 Mansfield Road | Oxford, United Kingdom | OX1 3TB -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Installing GIMP 2.8
Hi I'm trying to install GIMP 2.8 into Ubuntu 12.04, where the default version is 2.6.1. All the advice I can find seems to be essentially the same, namely: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimpsudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install gimp Each time I try this I just get 2.6.1 installed, regardless. It strikes me that the default version must still be in the list of standard repositories. I'm reluctant to mess around with this list without knowing the effects. I use Synaptic all the time, but without a detailed understanding of how it works behind the scenes e.g resolving dependencies. Consequently I don't what to make a change to the repository lists which might screw things up. Any advice? Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing GIMP 2.8
On 7 October 2012 12:41, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi I'm trying to install GIMP 2.8 into Ubuntu 12.04, where the default version is 2.6.1. All the advice I can find seems to be essentially the same, namely: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gimp Each time I try this I just get 2.6.1 installed, regardless. It strikes me that the default version must still be in the list of standard repositories. I'm reluctant to mess around with this list without knowing the effects. I use Synaptic all the time, but without a detailed understanding of how it works behind the scenes e.g resolving dependencies. Consequently I don't what to make a change to the repository lists which might screw things up. Any advice? Regards Nige First , if you're not confident, leave it alone. :) However, you can install ppa-purge which will allow you to roll back to official packages if the PPA packages don't work as expected, or messes up dependencies: $ sudo ppa-purge ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp This way you can try it without much risk. I'm running with that PPA in Quantal and it works fine for me. :) J -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing GIMP 2.8
On 7 October 2012 12:41, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi I'm trying to install GIMP 2.8 into Ubuntu 12.04, where the default version is 2.6.1. All the advice I can find seems to be essentially the same, namely: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gimp Each time I try this I just get 2.6.1 installed, regardless. It strikes me that the default version must still be in the list of standard repositories. I'm reluctant to mess around with this list without knowing the effects. I use Synaptic all the time, but without a detailed understanding of how it works behind the scenes e.g resolving dependencies. Consequently I don't what to make a change to the repository lists which might screw things up. First try sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade If that does not do it then what do you see if you run, in a terminal apt-cache policy gimp and post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list Colin Colin Any advice? Regards Nige -- 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] Installing GIMP 2.8
On 07/10/12 13:21, Colin Law wrote: On 7 October 2012 12:41, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi I'm trying to install GIMP 2.8 into Ubuntu 12.04, where the default version is 2.6.1. All the advice I can find seems to be essentially the same, namely: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gimp Each time I try this I just get 2.6.1 installed, regardless. It strikes me that the default version must still be in the list of standard repositories. I'm reluctant to mess around with this list without knowing the effects. I use Synaptic all the time, but without a detailed understanding of how it works behind the scenes e.g resolving dependencies. Consequently I don't what to make a change to the repository lists which might screw things up. First try sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade If that does not do it then what do you see if you run, in a terminal apt-cache policy gimp and post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list Colin Colin PPA's should create a file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ This ppa creates on at /etc/apt/sources.list.d/otto-kesselgulasch-gimp-precise.list I think Kev Any advice? Regards Nige -- 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] Installing GIMP 2.8
On 7 October 2012 12:45, J Fernyhough j.fernyho...@gmail.com wrote: On 7 October 2012 12:41, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Each time I try this I just get 2.6.1 installed, regardless. It strikes me that the default version must still be in the list of standard repositories. Any advice? First , if you're not confident, leave it alone. :) However, you can install ppa-purge which will allow you to roll back to official packages if the PPA packages don't work as expected, or messes up dependencies: $ sudo ppa-purge ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp This way you can try it without much risk. I'm running with that PPA in Quantal and it works fine for me. :) J Apologies, I didn't read the question. :( J -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Computer restarts on shutdown
On 2012-10-07 12:26, James Morrissey wrote: Following up on this issue: sudo poweroff sudo shutdown -h now I'll give it a try once i have run the machine for a few hours. The longer i run it the more likely the restart error occurs. Using: sudo poweroff seems to stop the restart issue from happening. Does this mean that there is a software problem in the shutdown process via the cog? The cog *probably* sends an ACPI call, and ACPI has a script that it runs to shut down. I'd start by investigating that. It's possible that replacing whatever it is doing with the poweroff command would solve it for you. A hack, but if it works, great. I recall doing something similar back in the ... edgy (?) days? Regards, Tyler -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual (1925) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
