Re: [ubuntu-uk] Router reccomendations
2009/2/27 John Levin j...@technolalia.org Hi all, I've been having terrible router problems; one is near death, and a back-up I had lying around (SafeCom Swart2) appears to be shoddy, not saving settings etc. So it's time to buy a new, reliable router. Can anyone reccommend a decent, reliable wireless router? TIA John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ Hi there, When I am working at a colleague's house, I use my laptop and her wireless connection- it was BT and the connection was unreliable for her desk-top and I could not get a connection at all. I now have a new lap-top and coincidentally she has switched to Tiscali and they sent her a new router or is it a modem? You would think all would be well? All was well for a few months and now once again her connection is on and off although it says there is excellent strength, and I never get a connection- Any ideas? Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] over-sensitive mousepad
I have an Inspiron 1525. Had it for a few months- always as I type the cursor sometimes flies backwards or upwards to a different part of the text- it happens so often that I am on the verge to throwing the thing out. Is it the computer or as a friend suggests could it be Ubuntu? Any suggestions? Any solutions? Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] itunes and ubunto
Hi there can anyone tell me if I can download itunes onto Ubuntu? Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Japanese
I have a Japanese friend staying. I have been trying to sort out my laptop for her to se in her own language- we can get Japanese Kano, but the letters are in the wrong places- can anyone help? Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender
2008/8/28 Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:20 AM, Lucy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: computers is mainly because of social upbringing. For example, in India (and some other asian countries) there are more equal numbers of men and women working in programming). It wasn't so long ago that This wasn't my experience during my 2 months at Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram, training IT developers and interviewing for new ones. There wasn't one woman involved in the IT area, which numbered about 20 or 30 personnel, and not one of our interviewees were female. I was actually surprised at this. In contrast, in the call centre which was in another wing of the same building, there were hugely more women than men. What worries me about any thread such as this is that there is a serious danger that we create allegations of discrimination when in reality it's just the way it is - women are programmed differently to men (no pun intended) and seem, from my observations at least, to drift by default into different types of job to their male counterparts. The nursing profession, for instance, is dominated by women whereas road builders and railway maintenance engineers appears to be virtually a male domain. I grew up in a very exciting period when it came to computers, just as the home computer concept was starting. My school in Glastonbury initially had an RML-380Z which did exciting things like text-based puzzles and not much more. The BBC Micro then arrived in my second year of secondary school and we used to play Digger and Space Invaders at lunchtime. A fella called Hogan then took over the maths department and set up a network of Commodore 64s in the Maths Room - it was always a fight between the BBCs in the science dept. and the Commodores in Maths. BBC was most definitely the better, though - you could actually do things without having to use PEEK and POKE all the time. For 'A' Levels I went to the private sports-orientated school Millfield. They had a really nifty Econet network, which ran on 5.25 floppy disks. But technology was improving at a pace and by the time of my upper sixth this had been replaced with a network of BBC Master Series computers with (shock!) hard drives for storage. Interesting thing here was that it wasn't trendy at all to be involved with computers - you sort of got sidelined, called nerds, and so I had to also do cross-country running to keep my reputation intact and visit the Computer Room with dark glasses and false beard. As for women on computers, there was only Mrs Thomas (God bless her!) - no Millfield girls would have been seen dead near a computer. During my time there, however, I met the mighty Hugo Fiennes who is now working (I believe) for one of the major MP3 player manufacturers, having sold his EMPEG business to them which was a pioneering car MP3 player which achieved relatively cult status in the mid-90s. But this was much earlier... together we coded a BBC-micro based BBS system called Viewdata+ which was based on Prestel and at one stage had 7-10 Sysops around the UK using it. But I never recall any females phoning my BB. Sean Since posting the original age/gender question, I have been very interested reading the discussion. Working in the arts there are probably more women than men, and the use of computer technology seems to go with most of the jobs. I don't agree that men and women are ' programmed' differently. Much relates to necessity and opportunity. As most management is male, then there will be fewer opportunities given to women. But I know several women working in IT, and everyone I know uses computers to some extent. I am the only person I know using Ubuntu- does the very concept 'open source' smack of blokishness and nerdimen? Is it all a question of marketing? Rather than anything to do with how men and women respond to computer technology? Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender
2008/8/28 Lucy [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 28/08/2008, Dianne Reuby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We're having practically this same discussion on one of my crochet mailing lists - except that we're wondering why females dominate the lists and there are so few men. :) I think the ways of social interaction between groups of men and women tend to be different and can be quite incompatible. It could be why once a group of one gender forms it's very hard to change. This article does a good job of explaining the difference in interaction and culture between mostly male tech groups and mostly female groups: http://www.devchix.com/2007/06/09/let%E2%80%99s-all-evolve-past-this-the-barriers-women-face-in-tech-communities/ --Dear Lucy- the article and the comments that follow are excellent. Thank you. Caroline ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender
2008/8/28 Lucy [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 28/08/2008, London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Much relates to necessity and opportunity. As most management is male, then there will be fewer opportunities given to women. But I know several women working in IT, and everyone I know uses computers to some extent. I am the only person I know using Ubuntu- does the very concept 'open source' smack of blokishness and nerdimen? Is it all a question of marketing? Rather than anything to do with how men and women respond to computer technology? Well said! Those are some interesting questions. I think with so few women currently in free/open source software then it's bound to have a 'blokishness' feel about it. I wonder if with the increase in popularity of firefox and umpcs with linux, whether the 'nerdiness' feel is going though? I certainly think that 'marketing' of a sort has a lot to do with it. If you were to attend a local LUG or other linux event that was 50% female would it start feeling less 'blokish' to you or do you think more would need to be done? Hi there - I suppose my concern is not a personal need to join a group etc- but rather the impression an organisation makes- I think Ubuntu is great- and the support from the 'community'(male or female) helping me to make a necessity work - I am irritated by female Windows users I know who don't need it for games, sound and film editing and so COULD switch to Ubuntu but it seems such a big deal because of the atmos surrounding open source.anatmosphere that has never bothered me personally-I have to say! My original comment was an observation and question- and the rest has developed in the discussion. I think the 'community' is a great thing, but separate from that has to be the marketing of an excellent product for all. But for some the M word is unacceptable so Linux perhaps has to rely on the more honest word or mouth slog. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender
2008/8/28 Lucy [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 28/08/2008, London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there - I suppose my concern is not a personal need to join a group etc- but rather the impression an organisation makes- I think Ubuntu is great- and the support from the 'community'(male or female) helping me to make a necessity work - I am irritated by female Windows users I know who don't need it for games, sound and film editing and so COULD switch to Ubuntu but it seems such a big deal because of the atmos surrounding open source.an atmosphere that has never bothered me personally-I have to say! Hmm, interesting. Why do computers create such fear in people? I've known plenty of users who were scared of changing their basic computing habits, never mind their OS. I've not considered the effect that the perception of open source could have though, I thought that was something which mainly affected large organisations. I'd be interested to know whether people were put off using linux/Ubuntu because it's 'open source' and why, and what we as a community could do to change it. Hi, I think sometimes people think big is best. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender
2008/8/8 James Edward Grabham [EMAIL PROTECTED] everyone is welcome and no one is put off (hopefully!) I know some people (geeks, and red hat users) who don't like ubuntu, because of the community, and general opinion of Ubuntu, but that's another issue all together. :S James (male, Ubuntu user for just over 2 years, and 16 BTW) Dear All, The forum is what makes Ubuntu so enjoyable...I don't particularly want a women's forum.an everybody one is great.. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Age and gender
In a conversation recently someone said to me that Ubuntu is only for techies.and blokes at that- and young blokes at that! Out of interest, as a middle-aged woman- I rarely see any other female names on the forum- but I really like Ubuntu but could not do without the help from the Forum -what is the general format of the forum?and could anything be done to change the age/gender profile to make Ubuntu more accessible to others-OR are there lots of middle-aged females out there? Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] crashing
When I try to shut down the computer crashesjust started happening. Any ideas? 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/
[ubuntu-uk] crashes
I have just asked for help re the computer crashes- it seems that everything in the top tool bar freezes- applications, places, system , updates and shut down button, and the bottom of the page any open documents won't close- they don't respond to the mousepad. 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] OT: Good Laptop Brands for Linux?
2008/7/30 norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know very little about what to expect from a laptop having always used desktop models both bought and home made. However, I have recently bought a Dell Inspiron 1525N with a slightly better set up, a bigger hard drive and increased memory. It came with Ubuntu 7.10 installed which I upgraded to 8.04. There was a slight problem with sound after the upgrade but that was soon put right. Apart from that everything else I needed to do, including the wireless connection, worked without any problem. I am impressed with the quality and ease of use. Norman I also bought a Dell Inspiron 1525 and upgraded etc and changed the processor- all good- apart from it won't hibernate or suspend. Caroline [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- 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] drawing programme
2008/7/6 alan c [EMAIL PROTECTED]: London School of Puppetry wrote: Hi there can anyone advise me on a drawing programme using a stylus that I can use with Hardy Heron- and tell me where I can get it. Thanks. Caroline Do you mean a sort of drawing such as layout of a bathroom, or a manufacturing drawing of a double gate for welding? If so, then I can happily report that Open Office Draw is suitable and fairly simple. With the gate - overall size is about 2 meters square of welded iron bar and tube, I was able to create a scale drawing at about 1/16 size (for a4 printed page) and also extract dimensions to less than a millimeter. It is being manufactured now. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 Linux user #360648 *No Alan, actually it is more 'artistic' type drawing-I am attaching an example to you- done in Open Office Draw-you will see the limitations! But could I use this programme with a stylus, I wonder?* *Caroline * ** -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com Puppetry the semiotic event. 1..pdf Description: Adobe PDF document -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Wacom tablet and stylus
Hi all, are there any graphic designers out there. I need a Wacom tablet and stylus to use with Hardy Heron (I have gimp) and have down loaded xjournal- but haven't tried either of them.Could someone give me the name of a Wacom tablet which would be suitable for Linux- our local computer shop does not know. Carol;ine -- --- 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/
[ubuntu-uk] drawing programme
Hi there can anyone advise me on a drawing programme using a stylus that I can use with Hardy Heron- and tell me where I can get it. Thanks. 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] please, help me buy a laptop.
2008/6/21 Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED]: James Grabham wrote: Dell Vostro 1310?- business grade, should have decent compatibility- They start at £250, plus VAT, plus £60 delivery! Far too expensive, shame, I'd love one. Ring them. Explain your total budget is £300 and not a penny more. They'll almost certainly knock the price down, especially this time of year (the business people who buy laptops in bulk are on holiday this time of year, and the home market doesn't pick up till nearer Christmas). Be cheeky and ask if they can throw in dual core AND delivery for 300 notes. Mention you're happy to have Vista Home (it's not like you'll be running DX10 games on a low-end desktop), since you plan to dual-boot into Ubuntu anyway. I've had a Dell Inspiron 1520 for about 6 months now, total Ubuntu bliss; everything works. Dell even gave free laptops to Ubuntu developers for Hardy development. A friend at work has a Vostron, they're lovely solid reliable machines. And with Dell you know the hardware drivers will work with Ubuntu. -- Andrew Oakley I have a Dell Inspiron 1525, all great upgraded very easily to Hardy Heron. But I don't play games etcI think it started at £299 then I got rid of the Celeron processor for something else- my son changed it for something else Dell was offering so it came out a bit higher. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- 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] Ubuntu Spotting
2008/6/7 Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 12:24 +0100, Chris Bannister wrote: On 07/06/08 12:11, London School of Puppetry wrote: Where do you get this Ubuntu merchandise - I would love a Hardy Heron Sweatshirt - Caroline A good place to start is the Canonical shop, https://shop.canonical.com/ ..and if you listen to the next podcast episode we'll have another competition which (if you win) will save you 20 quid in the canonical shop :) We're making the question harder this time though, so be warned :) Cheers, Al. -Have looked at the shop- HUH so why is it that lovely Heron image is on the ugly man's shirt? Caroline ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- 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] Ubuntu Spotting
2008/6/7 Ged [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 21:06 +0100, Johnathon Tinsley wrote: I saw someone walking through Victoria tube station wearing an Ubuntu polo shirt this morning... does that count? :) Heh. I went to BQ wearing my Ubuntu Hoodie https://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=145 (which is awesome btw) Some guy pointed at me and gave a knowing smile and said niiice!. Cheers, Al. XXL is out of stock. Should we not be doing an ubuntu diet or exercise plan ? Just a thought. Ged -I would be very happy to diet online with someone- None of my size is in stock-xxxl Caroline - ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- 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] my new lap-top
2008/6/7 Matt Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Philip Wyett wrote: 2008/6/6 London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2008/6/6 Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]: London School of Puppetry wrote: It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but I'm not. I am using Hardy Heron. Cheers, Caroline What make/model laptop is it? Someone on the list might have the same model. I found that with regards to hibernation, if you don't have a swap partition larger than the amount of physical memory in your machine it won't hibernate. Not sure how much more though, I've generally got away with a 1.5GB swap partition in my 1GB laptop and it hibernates okay (Dell Latitude D610). Rob *Hi, Dell Inspiron 1525* ** * Cheers, Caroline* -- Whats the output (from the terminal) of command: sudo lshw Regards Phil *How do I check for the output- can you give me a step by step procedure-I just love and use Ubuntu I'm not a techy. Caroline * I suspect the jubling of letters may be a hardware fault, did you try windows, or was it one of the dell preinstalled ubuntu ones? Mj *It was preinstalled but we upgraded to Hardy as soon as we got it. *Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- 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] Ubuntu Spotting
2008/6/7 Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 21:06 +0100, Johnathon Tinsley wrote: I saw someone walking through Victoria tube station wearing an Ubuntu polo shirt this morning... does that count? :) Heh. I went to BQ wearing my Ubuntu Hoodie https://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=145 (which is awesome btw) Some guy pointed at me and gave a knowing smile and said niiice!. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ Where do you get this Ubuntu merchandise - I would love a Hardy Heron Sweatshirt - 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/
[ubuntu-uk] my new lap-top
It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but I'm not. I am using Hardy Heron. Cheers, 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] update icon
2008/6/6 Kris Douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 6:06 PM, norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could someone please explain why there are two different icons to indicate that there are updates available one of which is a broad arrow pointing downwards and the other resembles a gear wheel. Norman I had that too, I beleive it is the high priority updates, like kernel updates, or security updates. Not only that I suddenly felt a vibration and a little noise then saw the red broad arrow. Caroline -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Company No. 6135915 Registered in England -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- 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] my new lap-top
2008/6/6 Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]: London School of Puppetry wrote: It does not hibernate or suspend- can anyone help? and as I write, the letters keep getting jumbled up- as if I was mad but I'm not. I am using Hardy Heron. Cheers, Caroline What make/model laptop is it? Someone on the list might have the same model. I found that with regards to hibernation, if you don't have a swap partition larger than the amount of physical memory in your machine it won't hibernate. Not sure how much more though, I've generally got away with a 1.5GB swap partition in my 1GB laptop and it hibernates okay (Dell Latitude D610). Rob *Hi, Dell Inspiron 1525* ** * Cheers, Caroline* -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- 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
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 Hi all Would the Dell Inspiron 1525 upgrade to Hardy without any problem? ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com tu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ukhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- 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
2008/5/10 Michael G Fletcher [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 London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com http://www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com The guys at LUGradio did a review of the dell one, the XPS M1330 and seemed very chuffed with it. http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m1330?c=ukl=ens=dhscs=ukdhs1~oid=uk~en~202~may_xpsnb_m1330_ubuntu_n05x3315~~http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m1330?c=ukl=ens=dhscs=ukdhs1%7Eoid=uk%7Een%7E202%7Emay_xpsnb_m1330_ubuntu_n05x3315%7E%7E There is also efficientpc http://efficientpc.co.uk/laptops/anubis/ And an American company (not sure about the shipping costs) http://system76.com/index.php?cPath=28 --Hi there thanks for your help- is Gutsy what I should be asking for- not Hardy? Sorry I'm so ignorant- also I looked for the XPS M1330 and it seemed to only have Windows on it. --- 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
2008/5/11 Andrew Barber [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Really useful website-an you tell me what Linux (modified Xandros)is 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/ -- --- 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/
[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/
[ubuntu-uk] adding a guest user
Can someone help. I am trying to open a guest account. I went into Users and Groups, clicked on add New User, filled in the form that popped up, then pressed okand nothing happened. I used the word Guest for the name then Guests as the password. Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Persuading a school to switch
On 25/03/2008, Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everyone, I have been an Ubuntu user for not very long (since around October) and have been amazed at the stability, compatibility and usability amongst many other things. I think it really shows what a community can do if they pull together - they can develop an operating system that (in my biased opinion) is better than that of a multi-billion pound company. I am 13 and go to Court Moor School in Hampshire. The school is very keen on getting the latest technology - virtual learning environments, computerised registration etc. Currently I am persuading various people around the school to switch to ubuntu. I have found quite a few people who would be interested in having someone who really knows what they're talking about to show them some of the features and the security they could use and some of the things included in edubuntu. Obviously this is still in early stages, I was just wondering if this is something that anyone would possibly be interested in doing so I could negotiate further. Otherwise, any ideas on ways to persuade a school to switch to ubuntu? Craig. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ Hi there Craig, I think Richmond School in North Yorkshire witched completely to Open Source. There was also stuff said in Parliament about the benefits of OS too - you might have to have a hunt for the info. Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] New computer nightmare!
On 14/03/2008, norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Probably the best way to go, Norman. Was it a national supplier, or one local to you? I'm in Cheshire. This company is in Cambridge but, as you now realise, there are lots about. Norman This discussion is really interesting and most useful. I am interested in getting a Dell already fixed up with Linux- Ubuntu- Someone I met said this is possible- approx £300. But perhaps it would be an idea to get one built- My needs are really simple. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] where is everyone?
On 05/03/2008, Farran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 18:04 +, Rob Beard wrote: alan c wrote: Is it me, or something at my end here, but things seem uncommonly quiet on this list for the last several days? I've been busy with work over the past few days, and also struggling to get my dual head video card working 100% (got dual head working but with an odd resolution on my monitor!!!) Rob I'm here! Just got lots of school work, what with all the coursework and early exams... :S Well there was an earthquake Caroline === Farran Lee I'm only 15 [image: :-P] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!
On 26/02/2008, Tony Travis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tony Arnold wrote: Kris, Kris Douglas wrote: [...] Is this proper Ubuntu-as-in-Linux cola? Or just because of South African etc... No, it has nothing to do with Ubuntu Linux. They've just coined the African word. Furthermore, something we could look at is making OpenCola for our Ubuntu events :) Hmm, interesting! Hello, Tony. I think it's the other way around - Canonical adopted the name Ubuntu to describe the philosophy of their project just as the Fair-Trade people have adopted the name Ubuntu for their Cola. As I understand it, people have 'Ubuntu' if they show humanity to others: http://www.ubuntu.upc.edu/ Seems a pretty good model for a Linux distribution to follow too ;-) Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis, | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Rowett Research Institute, |http://www.rri.sari.ac.uk/~ajt Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, | phone:+44 (0)1224 712751 Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, UK.| fax:+44 (0)1224 716687 This is from the parish magazine for February (Grassington North Yorks) There's a special word in the Nguni languages of South Africa: Ubuntu. Ubuntu doesn't translate into English but its a word that describes the essence of being human. I am a person because of you. I am human because I belong. My life is bound up and tied to together with yours- not just with my close family and friends but with everyone's. A person with Ubuntu is welcoming, hospitable, warm and generous and recognises others as persons. A person has Ubuntu if he or she knows that our lives and the world around us are delicately knit together and completely interdependent. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?
On 27/02/2008, Tony Travis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael Rimicans wrote: I'm in Huddersfield in W.Yorkshire. Me and the wife slept through it, the wife's father and sister was woken by a bang about 0100hrs. I think that people who live in California will probably be amused by the reaction the event has generated ;-) Hello, Michael. Well, I was going to ask if this demonstrates what sensitive people Ubuntu users are, but you slept through it :-) Tony. Hi there- I was working at my computer and then suddenly my inbox woke up with Ubuntu- that's what I'll remember..the rumbling, the sound as if an avalanche was hitting the side of the house and I didn't understand what was happening until Kris or someone told the forumhow did you know? We had terrible winds all day and they were still very noisy I thought it was a variation on those. Caroline -- Dr. A.J.Travis, | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Rowett Research Institute, |http://www.rri.sari.ac.uk/~ajt Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, | phone:+44 (0)1224 712751 Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, UK.| fax:+44 (0)1224 716687 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?
On 27/02/2008, Kris Douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:21 AM, Matthew Wild [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:14 AM, Kris Douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:11 AM, Josh Blacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kris Douglas wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Kris Douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:03 AM Subject: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake? To: StaffSlug Linux UserGroup [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm no geologist.. But at 12:57 on 27th... I felt the whole house shake... as in my monitor was moving, as was the stuff in my cupboard... and there were no large vehicles passing outside. The feeling was very weird, I couldn't say it was an earthquake... but It was damn weird. Thought I'd just let you know. I'm in Staffordshire near Leek and Cheadle... FYI. -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: Yes, felt it here in London just now. http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/db/eqinfo.php shows it, apparently centred in Lincolnshire: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=qhl=engeocode=q=53.35+N+0.28+Wie=UTF8ll=53.166534,0.192261spn=1.560969,5.141602z=8 #ubuntu-uk is abuzz with it. Josh -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ Wow, i got people in L'pool and midlands feeling it. Hmm, I was asleep :) Must have been slight if it came as far as this (W. Mids) Matthew. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ MSN has gone wild with people hollering about it. -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ The whole house shook- up here in Yorkshire- but very wild wind- could it have been that? but Gracie the dog noticed too. Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Wireless connection
I have an old Dell with linux.(Ubuntu) Usually I have no problem with wirelass connection but working with a colleague who has Netgear it is proving a puzzle. There is a passphrase, but the system does not recognise it. I have tried connecting up my laptop with the router using a lead- and it actually worked for a day (and stopped asking me for the phrase) then after being away- when I returned and reconnected via the lead it has gone back to its old habits and does not recognise the laptop at all. Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless connection
On 23/02/2008, Gavin Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 07:17:20PM +, Rob Beard wrote: What this the security type (WPA, WEP etc) and how many characters is the passphrase? I've had a similar problem with my dad's wireless once, turns out the passphrase was too short (was about 6 characters rather than the required 8 or something). I had this once, I had to add '0x' to the start of the key to make it up to 8 the required 8 characters. Hi there thanks for your reply, the pass phrase is 10 characters- I'll try to vary it...But is this a Ubuntu problem...is there something that might not work between NeGear and Linux? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Reconfigure the communications breaker -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHwIPzXb7GbL/bCboRAiA4AKDiKo1jJI8iGCgi1irHs8UUA0SeBACcCA08 XIUIyqUTpDS1Ym+VtZtYqtI= =M6Uw -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Notebook Problems
On 20/02/2008, Jai Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Garry, As I said above it turned out the problem wasn't with Ubuntu Satanic Edition but with the Power Management in Ubuntu. Blank Screen on When laptop is closed is definitely the cause of this (although it may only apply to the intel driver as I haven't tried it with vesa). I'd like to take a moment to congratulate you on Ubuntu Satanic Edition. I personally use the bootup/down part and the Eternal Damnation screensaver (as the rest doesn't match my specific tastes) and these work a treat. Jai On 2/19/08, parker13 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alan Pope-2 wrote: Create a new user under your current install, and start from scratch. If the system still fails then it isn't something in your ~ That's a good suggestion and I'd be interested to know whether it worked. I'm the creator of Ubuntu Satanic Edition and if it's causing problems on people's notebooks I'd like to know about it. All I can think of is that the gnome theme uses the Aurora GTK engine: http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Aurora+Gtk+Engine?content=56438 This is a fairly heavyweight theme engine and *maybe* this is the issue. However, it's the first I've heard of any such thing. Garry. Dear Garry I find it curious that such loaded names: Satanic and Eternal Damnation are used with the extremely user friendly term UBUNTU. How were they thought up? Makes Ubuntu sound like a student project. Just a thought. Caroline -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Notebook-Problems-tp15524433p15560783.html Sent from the ubuntu-uk mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Notebook Problems
On 20/02/2008, parker13 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Garry I find it curious that such loaded names: Satanic and Eternal Damnation are used with the extremely user friendly term UBUNTU. How were they thought up? Makes Ubuntu sound like a student project. Just a thought. Hi Caroline, Ubuntu Satanic Edition is tongue-in-cheek, really, and should not be taken too seriously. It started off because I thought that Ubuntu Christian Edition was a daft idea and I did a few wallpapers and it grew from there. It's now quite a comprehensive set of themes for people who like their desktops dark red/yellow/black instead of the standard brown. I take my inspiration from heavy rock music and album covers and quite a few people seem to like it. The ironic thing is that I kind of now see where the guys at Ubuntu Christian Edition are coming from and I get on with its creator, Jereme, quite well. Not everyone has the knowledge (or inclination) to customise their Linux system and if we spread the word to a wider audience then that's great. Hi Garry, I find your reply really interesting- and I really think that Ubuntu is something special and it is great that customising is so important to you all- but was it the Christians who thought up using the word Ubuntu? I ask because I noticed in the local church rag- they had a whole sermonette using Ubuntu (the south african word) as the central idea. Caroline -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Notebook-Problems-tp15524433p15589290.html Sent from the ubuntu-uk mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] ONE laptop
On 19/02/2008, Javad Ayaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok cool. thanks for the speedy reply On 19/02/2008, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Im sorry if this has already been discussed...but what are the specs for this laptop? Regards Javad -- The Elonex One will feature a 7-inch 800x480 display, a 300 MHz X86 processor, 1GB of flash memory, three hours of battery life, weighing 2.2 pounds and running Linux. There will also be a more expensive version costing £120 that will include 2GB of flash memory and also Bluetooth. http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/elonex-to-introduce-a-200-linux-based-umpc// Chris Can you tell me if this laptop can used with wireless and where it is available from? Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] change of email address
On 19/02/2008, Johnathon Tinsley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Ciaran Mooney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think you will need to sign up again to the mailing list from the new email address. https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk Ciarán -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ Nope, easier than that ;) Go here: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk Scroll to the bottom of the page, enter your email address into the box to the left of the button that says Unsubscribe or edit options Click the button Enter the password that you set when you signed up to the list (you can use a reminder if you want) You can now change your address in the top-left two fields, just enter the new email address, and click Change address and name. HTH, Johnathon -- Blog: http://www.kirrus.co.uk UK Plone Hosting: http://www.plone-hosting.co.uk RPG: Lt Aieron Peters, XO DS5. http://ds5.brisub.net Thanks Johnathon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] mailing lists
On 18/02/2008, andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Matthew Wild wrote: On Feb 8, 2008 2:36 PM, John Levin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kirrus wrote: - Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Failing all of those, Yahoo Groups is one of the better free web-based mailing list managers, and certainly VERY easy to use. Although I would recommend staying away from Yahoo Groups - They stick adverts all over your email. (I play on a Play-By-Email Role Playing Game, which uses yahoo groups for it's mailing list.) I didn't think of hosted services. Avoiding Yahoo is seconded; ads everywhere. Avoiding Yahoo is thirded... I have used Google Groups many times, and don't have any complaints. http://groups.google.co.uk/ Matthew. I was wondering where I signed up to puppetry courses... Let me know when you're re-organised so I can remove myself. Regards, Andy Sorry - I will remove you now. Thanks for telling me about it. Regards Caroline -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHuhgIauMjEM4rxIQRAg9HAJ9NfqyqNEQltgKpItSOKxBRr4aFnACgkk7a cE7MGCcKcTTeSxk4vpzUNPc= =gNks -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] mailing lists
My mistake different Andy- you are now deleted. Caroline. On 18/02/2008, London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 18/02/2008, andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear Andy- I have just checked my contacts and you aren't on the list- so how did you get something today? Caroline Matthew Wild wrote: On Feb 8, 2008 2:36 PM, John Levin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kirrus wrote: - Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Failing all of those, Yahoo Groups is one of the better free web-based mailing list managers, and certainly VERY easy to use. Although I would recommend staying away from Yahoo Groups - They stick adverts all over your email. (I play on a Play-By-Email Role Playing Game, which uses yahoo groups for it's mailing list.) I didn't think of hosted services. Avoiding Yahoo is seconded; ads everywhere. Avoiding Yahoo is thirded... I have used Google Groups many times, and don't have any complaints. http://groups.google.co.uk/ Matthew. I was wondering where I signed up to puppetry courses... Let me know when you're re-organised so I can remove myself. Regards, Andy -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHuhgIauMjEM4rxIQRAg9HAJ9NfqyqNEQltgKpItSOKxBRr4aFnACgkk7a cE7MGCcKcTTeSxk4vpzUNPc= =gNks -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] mailing lists
On 18/02/2008, andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear Andy- I have just checked my contacts and you aren't on the list- so how did you get something today? Caroline Matthew Wild wrote: On Feb 8, 2008 2:36 PM, John Levin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kirrus wrote: - Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Failing all of those, Yahoo Groups is one of the better free web-based mailing list managers, and certainly VERY easy to use. Although I would recommend staying away from Yahoo Groups - They stick adverts all over your email. (I play on a Play-By-Email Role Playing Game, which uses yahoo groups for it's mailing list.) I didn't think of hosted services. Avoiding Yahoo is seconded; ads everywhere. Avoiding Yahoo is thirded... I have used Google Groups many times, and don't have any complaints. http://groups.google.co.uk/ Matthew. I was wondering where I signed up to puppetry courses... Let me know when you're re-organised so I can remove myself. Regards, Andy -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHuhgIauMjEM4rxIQRAg9HAJ9NfqyqNEQltgKpItSOKxBRr4aFnACgkk7a cE7MGCcKcTTeSxk4vpzUNPc= =gNks -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Wireless connection
Hi there,I usually have no problem with connecting to wifi, except today I was in a place where it is netgear. Impossible. I was given the password but nothing happened, tried switching on and off, but nothing- then using a default system code,, caused the other PC in the house to lose connection completely. Any ideas how I might have connected? Is linux incompatible? Caroline (Lsp) -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] mailing lists
I want to apologise for mixing up mailing lists and sending some of you unwanted information about a puppetry course.I do sift people out if I have more extended exchanges, but it issometimes difficult to remember who is who. However, can anyone give me information about how to organise mailing lists so that this does not happen. I use googlemail. Caroline (London School of Puppetry) -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Evening All
On 03/02/2008, Andrew Hudson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, Just wanted to post a 'Hello' to the list to introduce myself. Are there any UK SIGs at all, or is it just the Ubuntu UK list? Cheers, Andy Hudson Hi Andy, This forum is great! Hope you enjoy it. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] fsck
On 29/01/2008, Tony Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris Bannister wrote: On 29/01/08 19:53, London School of Puppetry wrote: Can someone tell me the code for doing a manual fsck check? Unless you need it to do something specific you just need to run fsck /dev/device_name as root or via sudo (replacing /dev/device_name with the real device of course) fsck will complain if the device is mounted. It will continue if you let it but it warns that it may cause severe file system damage. I suggest you boot from a live CD and then run fsck from there. Regards, Tony. Oh.I put in fsck and it all came to life and it took several hours. Everything fine now. How will I know if damage has been done? Caroline -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] fsck
Can someone tell me the code for doing a manual fsck check? Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Hole in the Wall Project
Does anyone know anything about this project? Taking place in India. Computers are built into walls in India in open spaces for children to play with thousands of them have learnt English over the past year by playingApparently they did try OS tech. but said it didn't work- stuff likes Red Hat I was told vaguely.anyone know anything about it? Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: My computer is running very very slowly
On 14/11/2007, Kirrus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip If your computer stays slow, or if you haven't upgraded to gutsy, whilst your computer is slow, please can you open a terminal, type the command top, and then hit the letter q. Copy and paste what is in that window into an email. snip Tasks: 107 total, 2 running, 105 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie Cpu(s): 35.5%us, 7.3%sy, 9.2%ni, 25.8%id, 21.7%wa, 0.2%hi, 0.3%si, 0.0%st Mem: 254916k total, 249768k used, 5148k free, 8264k buffers Swap: 738948k total, 75760k used, 663188k free, 64184k cached PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 6684 castellb 15 0 2356 1052 792 R 3.8 0.4 0: 00.05 top 5593 castellb 15 0 20044 7664 6904 S 1.9 3.0 0:18.96 bubblemon-gnome 1 root 25 0 2952 1816 496 S 0.0 0.7 0:02.65 init 2 root 16 -5 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kthreadd 3 root RT -5 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 migration/0 4 root 34 19 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 ksoftirqd/0 5 root RT -5 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 watchdog/0 6 root 10 -5 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.02 events/0 7 root 18 -5 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.04 khelper Here it isthanks (Kirrus - Note, I have forwarded this to the list, as it was sent to my mail address) Thanks- I don't how that happened. Caroline -- Blog: kirrus.co.uk Work: encryptec.net RPGs: Captain Senaris Vlenn, CO, USS Sarek Lt Aieron Peters, XO DS5 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] edubuntu
On 14/11/2007, alan c [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
norman wrote:
Has anybody here installed Edubuntu, please and, if so, did you have any
problems? I tried this evening and everything went well until I came to
type in names and so forth. Instead of appearing in English everything I
had typed came in what looked like Arabic. Nothing in life runs
smoothly.
It rather sounds as if you inadvertently chose a non english language!
I have installed a number of edubuntu. They install just like
ubuntu/kubuntu and use gnome just as straight ubuntu does.
They are aimed at children so the artwork is a bit more fancy. They
also are geared for a client ('workstation') and server arrangement -
for a class full of children if needed. I have only needed to use them
as a stand alone PC - that is 'workstation'.
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My son installed Edubuntu in a school library where he was working- no
problems, he was very enthusiastichowever the school was in the grip of
North Yorkshire and their fascination for Windows and throwing away public
money on it...and after he left I am sure they relapsed...sorry am off
the point .he had no problems.
Caroline
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Spam
On 13/11/2007, Dougie Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 15:27 +, Kris Douglas wrote: I use askimet too, but anythin with /blog or blog. will get spam. Thanks to all, Akismet seems to be the ticket. I know what you're saying Kris but I'll be blown if I'm picking and changing the naming policy of my sites because some tube thinks they can get hits for Viagra. It never ceases to amaze me, not that spam gets through but that people bother. I honestly don't know anyone who would respond to an comment like this: strongAmbien/strong Ambien us pharmacy. Ambien. Where can i buy ambien for next day delivery. Ambien lethal I mean it ends with lethal for goodness sake. Cheers, -- Dougie Richardson // [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stop breathing down my neck! // blog.lynxworks.eu My breathing is merely a simulation! // wiki.lynxworks.eu So is my neck, stop it anyway! //gallery.lynxworks.eu Hi Dougie- interesting following this thread...thank goodness for this forum...after an afternoon trying to sort out a Windows problem for my old dad!. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] memory lane, was: Please can someone look at this and try to help
On 13/11/2007, David Restall - System Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, lots of interesting stuff on this subject but I have to disagree with Norman (I think) the best terminal EVER was the DEC VT100 closely followed by the wonderful VT220. DEC lost it after that :-( Best ever printer was the DECWriter III. I've seen cars with smaller starter motors than that printer's head motor :-) I currently have (though not used for a couple of years) an HP 2563A line printer, another good piece of kit but not with the same cachet as the DECWriter :-( I think it was Alan that mentioned solder bridges etc. I realised a couple of years ago that that was why computers are not as much fun as they used to be. When I started you had to know how to use a soldering iron, you had to know that a paperclip was the perfect tool for testing that a dumb terminal's RS232 port was working properly, you had to be able to solder RS232 cables and later centronics cables if they broke. We have lost something over the years because of this lack of understanding - I too remember having to use the CP/M debugger to read the wordstar binary in and edit the binary by hand and then save it back to another floppy just to get the thing to do stuff like print underscores and bold on a printer that wasn't known. Now, you can't even have a soldering iron without a qualification from the safety inspector and lead in solder - whoa there - toxic material - can't have that - you'll need hard hat, eye protection, fume protection, gloves and a leather apron before you can touch it. We were so poor we couldn't afford evo-stik - we got our highs breathing in resin cored solder fumes :-) TTFN Great reading! Caroline D ubuntu/uk-2007-11-13.txubuntu-uk ++ | Dave Restall, Computer Nerd, Cyclist, Radio Amateur G4FCU, Bodger | | Mob +44 (0) 7973 831245 Skype: dave.restall Radio: G4FCU | | email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : Not Ready Yet :-( | ++ | I'd like to meet the guy who invented beer and see what he's working | | on now.| ++ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] My computer is running very very slowly
Hi all, I have just completed an update- (partial) and the computer is running very very slowly- any suggestions? why and what I can do about it?. Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] memory lane
On 12/11/2007, Dianne Reuby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're making me feel prehistoric! I had a C64 for my first personal machine, but I'd worked on IBM mainframes for about 6 or 7 years before that. Card job control input, data input mainly on card or paper tape - our punch room still had an old hand punch in case all the electric punches failed! Dianne On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 17:01 +, Kris Douglas wrote: I was born in '92 but I know that they had a ZX81 with the 16K ram upgrade (fancy :D)... and a BBC. Then they went straight over to a 286 DOS machine, which they then put 3.11wg on. (That 500mb drive still boots, as does windows and Qbasic and SQL Anywhere) Then they went onto a 486 then a 486 Over Drive then a Pentium MMX and so on Just because I wasn't there, doesn't mean I miss anythin'. We still have most of these machines, beauties. This sounds so interesting to read- the history of these things is so interesting- I find the card/paper punch things fascinating. Has anyone written an easy to read non-techy history of the computer? Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy
On 11/11/2007, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Upgrading the memory of the computer will improve performance, but may not be required. Ubuntu, like Windows but to a lesser extent, becomes more memory hungry each release... that isn't, to be fair, really Ubuntu's fault but rather the packages therein... Openoffice, for instance, is becoming absolutely huge and tools like Firefox, Thunderbird, Evolution etc. don't get any smaller (!)... that said, a lot more things are being loaded by default (because they can!) and that takes memory too... 128MB of RAM really isn't enough... with so little memory you're going to get a lot of swapping onto disk which is obviously going to slow the machine down a lot... the drive itself may also be, to put it nicely, slightly short of bleeding edge which would mean swapping should be avoided if possible. It's probable that if you are running Feisty with 128MB you will be able to upgrade and run Gutsy but it is likely you will see a deterioration in performance. Memory is very cheap these days, have you thought about perhaps buying some extra RAM to breath a bit of new life into the old beast? Sean Listen, you are talking to a puppeteer not a techy! RAM where do I put it...post it into the CDdrawer? is this a very technical job to put in more memory? Is this DIY of for technical son to do? Caroline ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)
On 10/11/2007, Kris Douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/11/2007, Philip Newborough [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good job Rob. Philip -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ You're a poet, though you do not know it. Anyway, that's a nice job you did there, when it comes to people doing as you said, word processing and email Ubuntu really sticks out as a green light, mainly because of how suitable it is for that, not all pc's are for the power user *cough Slackware *cough* and it's nice to see someone that is finding Ubuntu a comfortable distro to use. -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ I am absolutely delighted with Ubuntu- when my friends tear their hair out with Windows, and have to get someone in to have a look and be paid for it.well when asked for advice, I have to shrug my shoulders and say in my non-techy way- I don't know- that sort of thing doesn't happen with Ubuntu or I've got this problem- but I'll the forum- someone always helps Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Thanks for being so patient
Just a big thanks to all who helped me achieve my updates, taught me to use the terminal, filter out broken programmes, mend the messed up update manager.Thanks so much to everyone who helped. Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] wifi mini-survey
On 10/11/2007, Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 17:24 +, Mac wrote: Friends Following the surprisingly few responses to some recent questions about wifi, I'm beginning to wonder how many of us are actually using Ubuntu wirelessly on laptops. So here's a quick poll: Do you use Ubuntu on a laptop + wifi? And, if you do, do you use no encryption / WEP / WPA / WPA2 with ESSID broadcast / hidden? Mac ESSID broadcast. I used to have no security until 10 minutes ago, when I enabled either WPA or WPA2 (not sure which), with 128 bit passphrase. My lappy with intel 3945abg wireless connects fine, as does my brother's desktop with an rt61. Both of the above run gutsy. I haven't tested my desktop with bcm4306 yet. Since there's noone in the house who has any sort of idea about windows wireless at all, my parents' XP MCE 2005 with bcm4311 isn't connecting. If you use the windows utility, it says the passphrase isn't the right length (it says it'll only accept 5 or 13 characters and mine's 12) and if you use the belkin utility, it cant decide whether ive got security enabled or not. -- Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi there I am using Ubuntu wirelessly on my lap top- but I don't know the answer to your list of techy questions, but I can ask a friend. What is the survey for? Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy
On 10/11/2007, Kirrus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, - London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sean It is only 128mb. so I think I'll leave the upgradeFeisty seems fine. Can you tell me why the upgrade manager will only do a partial upgrade? It probably needs to remove something in order to complete your upgrades: upgrades won't remove anything. You will at some point need to move to Gusty, as Feisty will reach end-of-life security support wise in October next year. Kind regards, Kirrus - Hi there- if I have to move to Gutsy, then will I have to increase the memory of my computer? - How do I find out what to remove? Caroline -- Blog: kirrus.co.uk Work: encryptec.net RPGs: Captain Senaris Vlenn, CO, USS Sarek Lt Aieron Peters, XO DS5 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] problems upgrading
On 09/11/2007, Kris Douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 09/11/2007, Lucy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 08/11/2007, London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I typed, nothing happened...the typing is there and that's all. So I closed the terminal window, tried to open update manager- nothing happens synaptic packages...shows the same error message. If I was to back up all my files, would it be an idea to reinstall with Gutsy instead of attempting the update- the partial updates perhaps have caused this problem. I have now changed the computer to Never- shutting down in inactive. Hi Caroline, This might be a daft question, but did you press enter when you finished typing? If you have, can you provide a screenshot of the terminal window please? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ That did cross my mind, it seemed that you just typed, and didn't press enter after entering the command. As Lucy said, can you post a screenshot? -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Lucy and Kris, Ah okyes I AM thick. This time I did enter- this is the response: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg --configure -a dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Gutsy
Hi there- if I am able to run Feisty, will my computer be able to upgrade to Gutsy? Anything I should look out for? Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] problems upgrading
On 07/11/2007, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Spaces shouldn't matter... When you say nothing happened what do you mean? If it returned to the prompt that is not necessarily a bad sign... it has probably worked... Sean I typed, nothing happened...the typing is there and that's all. So I closed the terminal window, tried to open update manager- nothing happens synaptic packages...shows the same error message. If I was to back up all my files, would it be an idea to reinstall with Gutsy instead of attempting the update- the partial updates perhaps have caused this problem. I have now changed the computer to Never- shutting down in inactive. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] problems upgrading
On 07/11/2007, Neil Greenwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Caroline, On 07/11/2007, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What happens when you type sudo dpkg --configure -a as instructed? Does it resolve the issue? If not, what does it do? Sean didn't specify, so just in case you're puzzled, you need to type that command into a terminal. When you type 'sudo' in front of another command, it prompts for your user password. Sorry if you already knew this! Don't apologise I know nothing! on the terminal there is already my userpassword so I wrote the command after that. Nothing is happening. Hwyl, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] problems upgrading
On 07/11/2007, London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 07/11/2007, Neil Greenwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Caroline, On 07/11/2007, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What happens when you type sudo dpkg --configure -a as instructed? Does it resolve the issue? If not, what does it do? Sean didn't specify, so just in case you're puzzled, you need to type that command into a terminal. When you type 'sudo' in front of another command, it prompts for your user password. Sorry if you already knew this! Don't apologise I know nothing! on the terminal there is already my userpassword so I wrote the command after that. Nothing is happening. Hwyl, Neil. I have typed onto the terminal sudo dpkg --configure -a as instructed and nothing happened at all. Can anyone help? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] trying to upgrade
When I try to upgrade a box comes up telling me that it is going to take several hours- I click, then go to bed after all the fetching files is completed. However the computer switches itself off after a period of time, so the upgrade is never completed. Can someone help? Caroline-London School of Puppetry -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] still trying to upgrade
I have been trying to upgrade from Feisty repeatedly. Alan has told me how to stop the computer switching itself off- but prior to that it was switching off after several minutes of inactivity while I was attempting the upgrade- and I was starting off the upgrade process again and again. Well now I understand what was going on, when I click on upgrade manager nothing happens- Have I broken it? What do I do? Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] problems upgrading
Hi there I am reporting something here: The Service Settings comes up blank Update Manager does not respond to the click E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. E: _cache-open() failed, please report. Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Who's got/ordered Dell Ubuntu Laptops?
On 08/10/2007, James Grabham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, I need a laptop for under £100 to replace my IBM TP 600 at some point though. Having no money sucks. On 10/7/07, Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Title says it all really. I just ordered one three minutes ago xD -- Alec Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I got a cheap Dell from [EMAIL PROTECTED] - and put Ubuntu onto ityou might try contacting them. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tag Lines?
On 08/10/2007, James Grabham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ubuntu - cos were better than you. And we know it. :D (yes I did steal it from dodgeball) Seriously though I think it needs to explain what Ubuntu is, and what an OS is, as well as saying how easy it is, and of course that its free, and up to date. - This could be difficult On 10/2/07, Philip Newborough [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list I'm working on some web based adverts to do a little Ubuntu advocacy. Now I know you 'orrible lot are a talented bunch [FYI - that was some flattery] so I thought I'd ask for your ideas and opinions. Basically there's an image based link along with a text based link. The images are already sorted but the text based links need a little creative thinking. The format goes like this: Ubuntu Linux, --insert tag line with 10 words or less-- The tag line needs to sell Ubuntu as best as it can. Serious and comical suggestions welcome :-) Any help is greatly appreciated. Cheers Phil/. P.S. No points for suggesting Linux for Human Beings! :D Hi there- Ubuntu for troublefree excitement, or Free rides with Ubuntu or The Best Things in Life are trouble-free- including Ubuntu... Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another reason to use Linux ?
On 20/07/07, Paul Mellors [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 08:55 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: Cue black helicopters hovering overhead. http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/07/fbi_spyware I loved this comment because internet users have no reasonable expectation of privacy in the data when using the internet. Maybe we would if people stopped with all the spyware and phishing etc, thank goodness for linux, although i'm sure it won't be long before they design linux versions. Paul (MooDoo) Hi there- as a linux user do you mean I don't have to have anti spyware or firewalls- and if I need then what do I ask for and from whom? Are they downloadable? Caroline(LSP) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flickr
On 01/06/07, Alex Latchford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: London School of Puppetry wrote: Hi there can anyone help? I am trying to use Fspot to export photos to Flickr but keep getting error when uploading for not apparent reason. Does anyone else use this application successfully? Caroline(lsp) -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com http://www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com You need to be logged in via your web browser, I use F-Spot a lot to upload to Flickr, you have to login first using Firefox, (may have to use the 'Keep logged in' checkbox also), then go to F-Spot and it will send you to Flickr to allow F-Spot to have Read/Write support, once you have allowed that, it should allow you to authorise your account, then you will have the list of photos which you selected in an final upload dialogue screen.. Each step is literally 1 push of a button, it should take under a minute :) Good Luck, Alex. Dear Alex, So far so good, but I get the error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Flickr
Hi there can anyone help? I am trying to use Fspot to export photos to Flickr but keep getting error when uploading for not apparent reason. Does anyone else use this application successfully? Caroline(lsp) -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Wireless connection
Can anyone help me? I have a desktop computer and have been using an Alcatel Speed Touch Pro router to connect to the internet. I have just bought a lap top (second hand) both computers are set up with Feisty. In order to use the lap top in another part of the house I was hoping to get a wireless connection and have an 802.11b/g Security Gateway. When I joined everything up the little swirly icon came up and after a few seconds I was told that I had a wired connection, but then when trying to get onto any email account or google' the problem loading page warning came up telling me that Firefox couldn't find the server. Is there something incompatible here? Caroline (LSP) -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] WEP key
Can anyone tell me what a WEP key is and what it does? Caroline (LSP) -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] WEP key
On 30/05/07, Pete Ryland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 30/05/07, London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell me what a WEP key is and what it does? WEP is one of the encryption methods used over wireless ethernet (802.11), encrypting all traffic with a shared secret known as the WEP key. Unfortunately, it's not very secure, so it's recommended to use WPA if you desire that your communications not be eavesdropped. The first hit on Google for WEP brings up the Wikipedia article which contains more details. Pete Thanks Pete- I will check out the articlce. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] What do non-techies like the most about Ubuntu?
On 17/05/07, christopher chatfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 10:35 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: On 5/15/07, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought it'd be interesting to find out what it is that impresses new non-techie users the most about Ubuntu. For people who are 'into' IT it may be engineering, adaptability or the politics of FOSS. For the large majority though it's likely to be something quite different. I hope that this information will help us sell Ubuntu more effectively and help focus in on some themes that can be included in future marketing campaigns (like the leaflet suggestion for instance). Here's my example. Like many IT folks, I'm the unpaid tech support to an array of family and friends. Anyone who comes to me wanting a basic desktop (ie - who doesn't want to play computer games) gets Ubuntu. What has surprised me is that the most commented on feature of Ubuntu from the perspective of the non-technical user is the add/remove programs menu option. People seem to be very impressed that they can simply click a button and quality software appears for free, ready to use on their computer. Surely more can be made of this to punt the feature to new potential users Any other examples ? Chris Like your people I was and am deeply impressed with the Add/Remove facility (it keeps me away from the dreaded terminal) but it lacks depth. Alter looking through the list of software and finding two or three that attracted me, I couldn't easily find a definitive list of thickie application programs on the web. they are scattered all over the place and I had to use this list to find what I wanted. I had expected some sort of link(s) attached somewhere in the add.remove sector which took me to a long list of free applications which did something for me outside of just getting the computer to work, A keyword search facility should be atttached. I use Ububtu because it is reliable, free and friendly Robin. BTW you could use synaptic, perhaps that's whats needed, an even more graphical synaptic with a tree structure for displaying related packages eg: NetworkingMailClientsKmail. hris Hi There- It is the politics of Linux etc that attracted me. But I also find it easy to use and I like the way updates are continually happening. I now have Feisty on my laptop too. I am always recommending it to friends but they always look so alarmed at the thought of change and I 'm not very good at telling them why Ubuntu is so much better.- someone give me some sales talk quick!!! Caroline (LSP) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] What do non-techies like the most about Ubuntu?
On 20/05/07, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am always recommending it to friends but they always look so alarmed at the thought of change and I 'm not very good at telling them why Ubuntu is so much better.- someone give me some sales talk quick!!! Caroline (LSP) Hi Caroline, Giving someone a good reason to change, when they're happy with what they have is always hard ! I think its important to draw their attention to the negative aspects of Windows. and contrasting them against the positive attributes of Linux may work. Most people have never used anything other than Windows. They assume that all computers are slow, need lots of resources and get virus's (or is it viri!). Show them that there is a choice... Like the bank advert says There is another way.. For instance: Q: Have you ever had a virus? Did you know that some virus's/malware can steal your personal details, turn your Windows computer into a gateway for pornographic emails and get you into trouble? Ubuntu by the way isn't susceptible to virus's like Windows is. Using Ubuntu can safeguard you from bad people on the internet. Q: Does your computer start up slowly? If not, you're guaranteed that it will after time.. Did you know that Windows gets more and more 'bloated' the longer you use it? This slows your Windows computer down, making it unresponsive and sluggish. Ubuntu is designed differently. It doesn't get fat like Windows ;-) Q: Does it cost you a lot of money, every time you need a new program to do something? A standard version of Microsoft Office 2007 could cost you around 300 quid, Photoshop could cost you more. Did you know that Ubuntu has thousands of programs available for free at the click of a button, and you can still open all of your old Microsoft Office documents too! In fact, this sounds like a reasonably good way to market Ubuntu via leaflets etc! Chris Thanks Chris. I am saving your reply. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] What do non-techies like the most about Ubuntu?
On 20/05/07, Robin Menneer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/20/07, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am always recommending it to friends but they always look so alarmed at the thought of change and I 'm not very good at telling them why Ubuntu is so much better.- someone give me some sales talk quick!!! Caroline (LSP) Hi Caroline, Giving someone a good reason to change, when they're happy with what they have is always hard ! I think its important to draw their attention to the negative aspects of Windows. and contrasting them against the positive attributes of Linux may work. Most people have never used anything other than Windows. They assume that all computers are slow, need lots of resources and get virus's (or is it viri!). Show them that there is a choice... Like the bank advert says There is another way.. For instance: Q: Have you ever had a virus? Did you know that some virus's/malware can steal your personal details, turn your Windows computer into a gateway for pornographic emails and get you into trouble? Ubuntu by the way isn't susceptible to virus's like Windows is. Using Ubuntu can safeguard you from bad people on the internet. Q: Does your computer start up slowly? If not, you're guaranteed that it will after time.. Did you know that Windows gets more and more 'bloated' the longer you use it? This slows your Windows computer down, making it unresponsive and sluggish. Ubuntu is designed differently. It doesn't get fat like Windows ;-) Q: Does it cost you a lot of money, every time you need a new program to do something? A standard version of Microsoft Office 2007 could cost you around 300 quid, Photoshop could cost you more. Did you know that Ubuntu has thousands of programs available for free at the click of a button, and you can still open all of your old Microsoft Office documents too! In fact, this sounds like a reasonably good way to market Ubuntu via leaflets etc! Chris - Ububtu is reliable, free and friendly - Windows isn't any of these. Hello Robin- thanks. - ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] problem reports
Can anyone help? I have had a few crashes and the computer produces problem reports for firefox, but I don't know where I should send them to. Caroline(lsp) -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] bug report
I was updating my Ubuntu- and left it running and came back to find that there was a bug report, and I had to forward it. Where do I send it? Can anyone help? Caroline(lsp) -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] bug report
On 05/03/07, James Tait [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: London School of Puppetry wrote: I was updating my Ubuntu- and left it running and came back to find that there was a bug report, and I had to forward it. Where do I send it? Can anyone help? I don't have an instance of the window open to verify this, but if I remember correctly you should have two options -- Send Report and Cancel. If you click the former, a web page should open in your web browser of choice with, I think, a list of bugs filed in Launchpad against the application that crashed. If none of the bug reports matches your own symptoms, you should file a new bug in Launchpad. The crash report window should also be replaced with a new window offering you the option to send the full report or an abbreviated one, with a pointer to the file containing the crash data (under /var/crash) and an option to view the contents of the file. Whether you file a new bug report or append to an existing one, if you're able you should attach the crash report from /var/crash/... to the bug report to help the developers understand what went wrong and hopefully help prevent it from happening in the future. JT Hi James, The report said that they have no record of the kind of bug it is- so to save it then forward it to someone..but I saved it, then the info disappeared leaving me in the dark. I have another one of these from 16th January. I thought there might be someone out there who collects these things- so that I can send it on- you might have realised that I am completely non-technical. How do I file in Launchpad? Caroline ---+ James Tait, BSc|xmpp:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Programmer and Free Software advocate | VoIP: +44 (0)870 490 2407 ---+ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] bug report
I am so sorry I didn't realise the bug report would end up on the forum- I thought I was sending it to launchpad. I feel so embarassed. I do apologise. Caroline(lsp) -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] my laptop
I have a secondhand Dell laptop- bought with nothing on it...and now I have Ubuntu- the person who set it up for me says there is a problem with it recognising a wireless signal...does that make sense to anyone? Can something be done about this? Caroline (lsp) -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] what's happened to ubuntu-uk ?
On 20/02/07, Gary Kearley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 21:48 +, James Dalley wrote: The list does tend to quieten down on a weekend, but not usually to this extent. All the lists I sign up to seem to follow this pattern of being most active in the week, when were all pretending to work and don't have any family commitments. :) James D (ConvertOne) I've been away and am full of anticipation because I have bought a second hand laptop and am just waiting for Ubuntu to be installed on it- so I expect soon I shall be boring you all with my inane questions and poor mail presentation. My laptop is more powerful than my desktop to I shall be able to play more I hope. I really love this list and have learnt loads so thanks to you all. AND I am looking forward to taking my laptop out for friends and family to play on so that they can be tempted into the OS den. Caroline (lsp) well from my point of view, I have been busy sorting out the admin side of colchester.lug.org.uk So... if anyone is in the Colchester area, I'll be planning a meet up soon, so would love to hear from you if you would like to meet up, and ideas where would be good too. Gary -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sunday Times - In Gear and MS
On 06/02/07, Llywelyn Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was a letter in the IN Gear supplement of last Sunday's edition of Sunday Times where the correspondent was adopting Linux and wanted some tips, Ubuntu was recommended. This was totally unexpected, I've emailed the journalist concerned many times saying that he never encouraged the use of open source, preferring instead to tow the MS line and spending U$s. I've thrown away the supplement so can't scan you a copy. So I tried looking at Sunday Times web site for a link - a link I could not find - apparently the site's been redesigned. HOWEVER, there is a Sponsored by Windows LIVE logo next to the search box - and guess what it doesn't work, last night nor today! The site is also really slow. WHAT A GREAT AD FOR MS! Oh, and some articles about DVDs not working with Vista! This better than beer. Great! Caroline Lsp. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] stop frame animation
On 06/02/07, Stephen Garton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: London School of Puppetry wrote: Is there an OS programme that can be used to animate still images- something similar to Flash? - I have been asked by a local secondary school. They have one computer with Linux installed. Caroline lsp I've just been playing with add/remove... in the applications menu, and noticed there is one called Stopmotion and has the following description: program for creating stop motion animations You can create stop-motion animations with images grabbed from your favourite video device. You just sets stopmotion to use a grabber program which works with your device. It is also possible to do the same with video export; just plug in an encoder capable of doing video export from couple of images. Stopmotion has a set of tools which helps you creating the movements smooth and precise. Version: 0.5.5-1 (stopmotion) I've not used it myself, having used the Gimp also, but this program sounds like it may be up for more profesionnal Oh, and searching packages.ubuntu.com shows that it is at version 0.5.3 in edgy (I'm testing Feisty at the moment). Hope This Helps Steve Garton www.sheepeatingtaz.co.uk Hi Steve- this is really useful- except that I can't find it. am in Ubuntu Edgy Eft- 6.2 does this mean it isn't available? Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] stop frame animation
On 06/02/07, Stephen Garton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: London School of Puppetry wrote: Is there an OS programme that can be used to animate still images- something similar to Flash? - I have been asked by a local secondary school. They have one computer with Linux installed. Caroline lsp I've just been playing with add/remove... in the applications menu, and noticed there is one called Stopmotion and has the following description: program for creating stop motion animations You can create stop-motion animations with images grabbed from your favourite video device. You just sets stopmotion to use a grabber program which works with your device. It is also possible to do the same with video export; just plug in an encoder capable of doing video export from couple of images. Stopmotion has a set of tools which helps you creating the movements smooth and precise. Version: 0.5.5-1 (stopmotion) I've not used it myself, having used the Gimp also, but this program sounds like it may be up for more profesionnal Oh, and searching packages.ubuntu.com shows that it is at version 0.5.3 in edgy (I'm testing Feisty at the moment). Hope This Helps Steve Garton www.sheepeatingtaz.co.uk Sorry Steve I mean Ubuntu 6.10 not 6.2 Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] gimp
On 06/02/07, norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Like many others, I enjoy processing digital photos. In the old days I played in the darkroom, now I like to think that my computer, plus software, is my digital darkroom. So, what do I want to do? I want to be able to selectively crop whilst maintaining a fixed aspect, usually 7 x 5 because I print on paper 7in x 5in and I want the print to be borderless. In addition I want to be able to adjust brightness, contrast, sharpness, colour casts and to be able to remove or change bits of the photo to improve the end result. Not a lot is it? The only application I have found which will give me all of the few things I use is Gimp. I know there are those who say Gimp is too complicated but, by a bit of judicious selection, a relatively few key presses, plus patience. gives me my end result. I am no whizz kid at the keyboard (79 next week) but I would happily try to explain, to anyone interested, how to go about things. Perhaps it could make a useful subject for a video or perhaps there is a piece of software other than Gimp to give the same end result. Norman Happy birthday for next week wish my old Dad would switch to Ubuntu. Caroline(lsp) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] stop frame animation
Is there an OS programme that can be used to animate still images- something similar to Flash? - I have been asked by a local secondary school. They have one computer with Linux installed. Caroline lsp -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] French FLOSS for Schools
On 05/02/07, Benjamin Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 05/02/07, gord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 22:44 +, Benjamin Webb wrote: It seems as if schools in France will be distributing Open Source Software - http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070202/tc_infoworld/85707. Its a shame that our government isn't trying to do anything like this. and they won't unless we keep up the offensive :) try writing to your MP benjamin i think most of us have had positive experiences doing that. I have written once to my MP, about the Early Day Motion. He seemed fairly supportive of Free Software, but couldn't sign the Motion because of his position. Because of his position?? it's because of his position you wrote to him. Actually, I think we should all have a note of the names and addresses of the MPs of everyone on the forum. Then when any of us write to our MP we pass on the word then everyone on the forum also sends a letter- Some years ago stage designers did this every time there was a review of a show that didn't mention the designer- the papers soon got the message and now you never see a review without the designer mentioned in great detail. The trouble with MPs is that they are ambitious and do not want to stand out from the crowd unless they have a lot to gain from a very popular cause. This issue about education is very important to all tax payers- we should be extremely persistent- Maybe the question to the MPs is 'are you in favour of unnecessary and wasteful expenditure in our schools?' Caroline (lsp) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Etiquette
On 03/02/07, James Dalley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any way a list of mailing list etiquette could be sent to every new member?? James D Good idea- then I might have avoided all the faux pas. Though some of the points are a bit too technical for me to understand. Perhaps new members could be asked to send an introductory email about themselves and where they are coming from- then the BUT response is to send the mailing list etiquette. (and a note of welcome) Caroline (lsp) -- Personalize your Live.com homepage with the news, weather, and photos you care about. Try it!http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx?icid=T001MSN30A0701 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] firefox
On 01/02/07, Robert McWilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 23:11:57 + I think [1] London School of Puppetry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you tell me where the profile folder is? Thanks ~/.mozilla/firefox/ profiles.ini in that folder gives a list of the profiles, and subdirectories contain the actual data for the profiles. Robert [1] Please don't put a at the start of lines that aren't quotes. Sorry Rob, didn't know I had. Finger must have slipped. Caroline Robert McWilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED]www.ormiret.com Dawn is nature's way of telling you to go to bed. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] firefox
Can someone make a suggestion? Since switching to Ubuntu- whenever I start up Firefox a warning comes up telling me that my previous Firefox session ended unexpectedly and that I can opt to continue the previous session or start a new session. As far as I can tell I always end the previous session correctly (I think)- am I missing something? Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] firefox
On 01/02/07, paul mellors [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: London School of Puppetry wrote: Can someone make a suggestion? Since switching to Ubuntu- whenever I start up Firefox a warning comes up telling me that my previous Firefox session ended unexpectedly and that I can opt to continue the previous session or start a new session. As far as I can tell I always end the previous session correctly (I think)- am I missing something? Caroline -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com http://www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com This either happens if your browser crashes or you close down ubuntu with the browser window left open. Cheers Paul Can you tell me where the profile folder is? Thanks -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] getting help - UK List
On 29/01/07, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2007-01-29 at 21:15 +, London School of Puppetry wrote: In our area, there are at least two experts who travel around the area giving help, installing repairing etc on the spot face to face- there are many computer literate elderly who benefit enormously from this service (Windows only)- pay is roughly £30.00 per hour. These 'experts' come with no qualifications of any sort. Would you say that was a reasonable amount to charge? Charging (to me at least) enters a whole different ball game and relationship. There is of course a higher expectation of problem resolution, time becomes more of a factor and the Tax/VAT man starts getting involved* :) Cheers, Al. * Not a problem for me personally, but of course some may have issues with this. Hi there- have been exploring charges for the kind of face to face help- locally to me in Yorks- the price varies from £75 first call visit - then after that £40 per hour. The first seems to be flexible timewise. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Consultation
On 31/01/07, Scrase, Eddie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The BBC are running a consultation about introducing on-demand services (for example, replaying shows over the internet). Question 5 of the consultation asks How important is it that the proposed seven-day catch-up service over the internet is available to consumers who are not using Microsoft software? I have filled in the questionnaire (obviously stating my opinion that the BBC should support Linux), and would like to suggest that others do the same: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consult/open-consultations/ondemand_services.html Have just done it thanks for flagging it up, Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] getting help - UK List
On 29/01/07, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2007-01-29 at 22:20 +, Jonathan Roberts wrote: Hi all, I haven't been following the list too closely lately but I've just a quick look through some of the comments about this subject. I hope this hasn't already been said but I'd suggest people join their local LUG! I completely agree. LUGs are great! :) They can provide a great problem-solving resource, a sounding board, or just a place to chat when you're bored/lonely/in need of a beer/coffee/absinthe. In addition I have around a dozen good friends I have met through my local LUG. I've found the people in mine to be very helpful and are quite willing to come and meet you somewhere if you have a problem which face to face help would be good for - usually they suggest for the cost of a pint!! Yup, mine too. I don't think I would have anywhere near the level of technical knowledge about Linux if it were not for my local LUG(s). Cheers, Al. I get the idea from the forum that the aim of the game is for everyone to become fully OSS literate! I have minimal technical knowledge- but I was wondering if there might be people in the Skipton area interested in forming a local LUG- the nearest at the moment is York? Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] getting help - UK List
. But there is no doubt that with the spread and use of it amongst the general public that support has to be available, and this support has to be paid for. It does not prevent anyone in the 'expert' community deciding to give a proportion of their charitably. I was interested to read that one of the forum has installed Linux on 8 friends and family computers and is also giving them support. I actually think that it is the 'community' aspect of Linux I finf most appealing! But local villagers find it all very suspicious as if a group of Travellers was about to invade. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
