[ubuntu-uk] Restricting the Open Internet - is this a threat to Open Source
Hi. Apology if this is out of order, but if as Windows free at last! suggests Microsoft may be peeved at LibreOffice etc they might just try it on. The US and the EU are on the verge of giving rich corporations the right to control what we all see online -- but we can stop it if we build the largest call for a democratic and free Internet ever. Join me in this campaign here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/internet_apocalypse_pa_eu/?kbnbtab Martin(: -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] evolution
I don't use Evolution, but I foune the following whuch might help - https://help.gnome.org/users/evolution/stable/backup-restore.html.en Martin From: Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org To: ubuntu-uk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Sunday, 1 September 2013, 11:09 Subject: [ubuntu-uk] evolution My wife, who is using Ubuntu 12.04, would like to make a backup of her address book and emails in Evolution prior to setting up a new PC. What is the best way to do this, please? She does not require anything else backed up and she has copies of all her text files on a memory stick. Thanks in advance Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Not everyone is an expert!
For what it's worth! I used to live in Reading and would not have considered Wycombe too far toshare (contributeand benefit) - I started a Singles group on speck many years ago and have been happily married for over 30 years as a result - all things are possible! Good luck, Martin From: Gareth France gareth.fra...@gmail.com To: UK Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Saturday, 24 August 2013, 22:10 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Not everyone is an expert! On 24/08/13 21:48, Alan Pope wrote: On 24 August 2013 21:06, Gareth France gareth.fra...@gmail.com wrote: I often do when I can afford the fuel and I'm already a member of the list where my suggestions were vaguely acknowledged and dismissed as pointless. The problem is anyone who is target audience for a Wycombe group isn't a member there because it's too far. I think you may be going about it the wrong way round. Rather than canvas opinion, just do it. Build it and they will come to paraphrase a film. What seems to work well is just organise an event let everyone know when and where it's happening. If it's a regular event, rather than a one off, then stick to it. Go to the same well published and organised venue every week/month/fortnight or whatever interval you have decided. Publish details clearly somewhere, let everyone know exactly what it is or isn't. It sometimes takes a few goes for people to come along and it become successful (however you measure that). I wouldn't let a few people who say they can't/won't come dent your enthusiasm. Cheers, Al. I agree, it makes sense that people in Reading might not see the point of a meet here. They are getting everything they need right there. No doubt they never consider where the gaps might be. However I've wanted a clear idea in my head of what exactly I'll be promoting the meet as and at least a few people confirmed as interested. If at all possible I'd like to avoid days where I'm the only one who shows up! I've got a lot going on right now (child on the way this weekend!) so I'm thinking the first week of October. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with a freezing machine: All kernels in 12.04 and 13.04
Hi James. For what it is worth I had a similar problem with 12.04 and 12.10 and found the only solution was to reinstall 12.10 and refrain from doing any updates. 13.04 works OK with all updates loaded, but I used both with a Ubuntu One link as security until I was sure. Regards, Martin Dixon On 22/08/13 13:21, James Morrissey wrote: Dear all, I am wondering if someone can help me with a major problem that i have been having in Ubuntu, pertaining to a notoriously hard to diagnose issue of random freezing. The problem started in 13.04, which would freeze randomly, from the day i installed it. I persisted with the issue for a while, hoping that it would work itself out with subsequent kernel updates and as 13.04 was patched. Unfortunately 2 months in i was still losing work to random freezes. I thus found myself with a free weekend and so decided to downgrade to 12.04 which had worked for me previously. Frustratingly however, i found that the problem now manifest there as well (there had been no problem in 12.10 previously). A system freeze appears to happen at random, although it is possibly related to having the machine on battery power. When it happens I can't input anything, and if there is a song playing it skips. Only way out is a hard reboot. I remain on 12.04, 64 bit. I have updated my bios, and run memtest86. The latter found no errors and the former has not improved things. The machine is a Lenovo x131e, Intel, with integrated graphics and broadcom wireless. I have tried filling a bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1174275, but got stuck as i could not properly test the upstream kernel as wireless would not work. The fact that there was a wireless problem on Broadcom BCM43228 and that the freeze appears to correlate with having the machine on battery power (i am still testing this) means that i thought it might be a problem with powersave on the wireless card. There were a number of posts about this but the general solution seemed to be to turn off the powersave option on the card (http://robertbeal.com/1248/ubuntu-10101104-freezing-battery-power). I did this to no avail as i still got a freeze when the machine was on battery power. I have also tried posting this problem on the forums (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2166195), providing a list or kernel errors that i get after a freeze. Understanding this list is beyond my ability, so i don't know where to start. I haven't had much luck with anyone there. At this point i am not sure what else to do. I don't know how to diagnose the problem any further as many forums simply say that analysing a system freeze is difficult. This is a bit of a massive bug for me as random system freezes really interrupt with my daily work. I'd love to get this resolved, or at least work out what the problem is so that i can get it reported. Ideally i'd have 13.04 working, but will settle for 12.04. If anyone can give me any advice on what steps to take to work out what the problem is, i would really appreciate it. Thanks, James. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] 12.10 without updates works
Hi. Regret if this is a little vague (I have ME). I would be grateful for some (idiot guide level) advice but am prepared to put in some real effort! Background see question 225170 also I started on Ubuntu 11.04 added all updates and upgraded to 11.10 ditto to 12.04 ditto to 12.10 which I found rather slow so reverted to 12.04. About 19th March I received updates which I noticed included a kernel update (although this may be a red herring) - result random system fail messages, references to precise and diagonal coloured bars on screen all resulting in total lockup apart from the mouse. I could not see any way to get any sensible bug type evidence so raised the question. Having become complacent and not having done an immediately preceding backup I panicked and may have altered some basic settuings So to try a clean start I obtained the 12.04 and 12.10 discs. I have trialled various combinations and have found the only successful system is to erase the HD and reinstall 12.10 with no updates. I have not lost any vital data and am relaxed with the 12.10 at present, but am concerned that I am repidly getting out of date. I would also like to try to make some real contribution to the 'community'. Any advice re finding the cause, reporting a real bug, etc would be gratefully received. Be blunt I can stand it! Martin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.10 without updates works
Thanks for reply Barry, as soon as it was available I made three different attempts to get the 13.04 ISO on to my pendrive and have failed so far - regret I did not document these. It was an option I was keen to persue, but time is a challenge at present so I will recheck methods and try again. Any tips? The dual HD is also an option for the future as I have a dud m/c which I can raid. Regards, Martin From: Barry Drake ubuntu-advertis...@gmx.com To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Friday, 3 May 2013, 17:29 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.10 without updates works On 03/05/13 16:52, MARTIN DIXON wrote: Having become complacent and not having done an immediately preceding backup I panicked and may have altered some basic settuings So to try a clean start I obtained the 12.04 and 12.10 discs. I have trialled various combinations and have found the only successful system is to erase the HD and reinstall 12.10 with no updates. As we are now on 13.04 with a couple of updates, and as 13.04 seems slightly slicker and more stable already than was 12.10, I'm surprised you have not yet tried the current distro! Generally - because of their history of use - a distribution upgrade often seems to give problems that a fresh install of the new distro is often better, quicker and simpler! Others may disagree, but personally, I work on two hard-drives, one with the current distro and one with the next (testing) version. During the next few days, I will install 13.10 Saucy Salamander from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ and start using it as dual boot with Raring Ringtail as the second option. Kind regards, Barry. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Fw: [Ubuntu One #32010] Broken - mh.di...@btinternet.com
Is this the right route to get a soluttion ? - Forwarded Message - From: Chase Livingston ubuntuone-supp...@canonical.com To: mh.di...@btinternet.com Sent: Monday, 15 April 2013, 15:23 Subject: [Ubuntu One #32010] Broken - mh.di...@btinternet.com Hi, This support channel is for getting help with Ubuntu One, services for sharing and syncing files and more. We'd love to help you out but we need to focus our energy on helping people with Ubuntu One. There are some great places to get general Ubuntu support. I would recommend AskUbuntu and the Ubuntu Forums. AskUbuntu - http://askubuntu.com/ Ubuntu Forums - http://ubuntuforums.org/ These are great places to search for answers and ask questions. You can also click on the following link for free and paid Ubuntu support options: http://www.ubuntu.com/support Thanks, Chase Livingston On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 3:39:59 PM, mh.di...@btinternet.com wrote: I have no idea what should happen but on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/UKLugMembers the link http://www.lug.org.uk/lugs/all.php results in 404 http://lug.org.uk/lugs/all.php I had wanted to add my name to the UK LUG members under West Wales Martin Dixon (launchpad ID mh-dixon --- Problem Type: Broken Email: mh.di...@btinternet.com User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux i686; rv:16.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/16.0 Please rate my reply: http://nicereply.com/canonical/chaselivingston/32010-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
