[ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu Kmail and IMAP
Morning All, Wonder if anyone can suggest anything to help me fix a small problem I am having. I am using Kubuntu with KDE 4.6.5 and Kmail 1.13.6 collecting email using IMAP. Whenever I open Kmail any existing mail does not show in the preview pane until I double click to open it. After this it shows as expected as does any new mail delivered once Kmail is opened. I have done some Googling for a fix but haven't come up with anything yet to solve this. Does anyone have any suggestions please? Vince -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu Kmail and IMAP
On Sunday 31 Jul 2011 11:35:52 Vince Marsters wrote: Morning All, Wonder if anyone can suggest anything to help me fix a small problem I am having. I am using Kubuntu with KDE 4.6.5 and Kmail 1.13.6 collecting email using IMAP. Whenever I open Kmail any existing mail does not show in the preview pane until I double click to open it. After this it shows as expected as does any new mail delivered once Kmail is opened. I have done some Googling for a fix but haven't come up with anything yet to solve this. Does anyone have any suggestions please? Vince I've sort of resolved the problem by upgrading to KDE 4.7 and KDE PIM 4.7. Things are working as expected for me now so not sure what was wrong and thus what fixed it in the end. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu Hardy to Jaunty failed
On Friday 16 Oct 2009 21:00:56 Alan Pope wrote: 2009/10/16 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: Oh dear. I'm sure it was discussed a week or so ago about upgrading between versions. I gather it's not a good idea to upgrade from more than one version to another at a time, so I guess from Hardy, you'd need to upgrade to Intrepid, then Jaunty. Indeed. The best approach is to go from one release to the next consecutive one. The documentation for this is here:- http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading That is for Ubuntu, I was upgrading Kubuntu and there is documentation https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JauntyUpgrades/Kubuntu/8.04 on how to do it. Also the upgrader doesn't give you any option other than to upgrade to Jaunty. Seeing as it worked on two other computers, I can't see why it didn't on this one. Probably because it knew the wife would be annoyed if I broke her computer! -- Registered Linux User #466407 http://counter.li.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu Hardy to Jaunty failed
Mark Fraser wrote: I've tried the Kubuntu mailinglist, but haven't had a response. So I thought I'd try here. I tried to upgrade my wife's computer from Hardy to Jaunty this week after successfully doing it on 2 other computers. This time it started coming up with error messages saying certain packages couldn't be installed and stopped. I dropped into tty1 and carried on with the install there, but the part of the upgrade where it removes old packages didn't happen. If I do apt-show-versions |grep hardy on the computer I'm presented with a whole list of packages that I presume should have been removed. Can I safely remove all these packages? Also, if I do apt-show-versions |grep -v jaunty on my computer I have a list of packages that must've been from when I had Gutsy. Oh dear. I'm sure it was discussed a week or so ago about upgrading between versions. I gather it's not a good idea to upgrade from more than one version to another at a time, so I guess from Hardy, you'd need to upgrade to Intrepid, then Jaunty. Fraid I can't help much other than suggest maybe looking at backing up the system, at least the home directory and then reinstalling from a fresh install of Jaunty. Maybe someone else might be able to offer some more advice on how to fix it? Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu Hardy to Jaunty failed
2009/10/16 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: Oh dear. I'm sure it was discussed a week or so ago about upgrading between versions. I gather it's not a good idea to upgrade from more than one version to another at a time, so I guess from Hardy, you'd need to upgrade to Intrepid, then Jaunty. Indeed. The best approach is to go from one release to the next consecutive one. The documentation for this is here:- http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading Fraid I can't help much other than suggest maybe looking at backing up the system, at least the home directory and then reinstalling from a fresh install of Jaunty. Maybe someone else might be able to offer some more advice on how to fix it? You can install over the top and if you choose 'manual' partition, and _don't_ tick the 'format' option, it will install over the top without wiping the home folder. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu Hardy swirly wallpaper - wow!
I really like the Hardy (alpha 5) Kubuntu curly swirly wallpaper. 6.06 (misty bubbles) was not bad, it had a level of subtlety and mystery which I appreciated, but since then I have been a bit unhappy with the un inspired defaults - which live CD users get. This Kubuntu alpha 5 has what looks like a fractal series based wallpaper. I am a fan of this one! -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users
Chris Rowson wrote: Scrase, Eddie wrote: I'm probably stating the obvious here, but if the two bars are a problem, you can always move everything from the top bar down to the bottom and then delete the top bar (which is what I have done on my installation). You can also replace the Gnome Applications/Places/System menus with a combined menu along the lines of KDE or Windows, although as far as I'm aware, you can't add text label to it. It might be quicker to add the bottom applets to the top panel, delete the bottom panel, and them move the top panel to the bottom. YMMV Yeah, I did think of that ;-) The problem is however, although it's easy to move the panel/s, what happens when the user creates another user for another family member on their PC? I'm kinda trying to compare these DE's on their out of the box environment. I suppose, imagine that you're installing using the OEM option. If you're trying to solve the problem of new accounts needing the same customization, it can be done, though it not a drop-and-drag operation. You need to delve into where the default gnome/KDE configuration files live and do a bit of editing on them, but don't blame me if you make a mistake end up with a non-operational system. I played with the gnome-main-menu package too (forgot about that till you reminded me) and quite liked that http://www.justuber.com/blog/2007/03/11/suse-style-gnome-menu-on-ubuntu-edgy/ Cheers Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users
On 17/09/2007, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scrase, Eddie wrote: I'm probably stating the obvious here, but if the two bars are a With reference to the 2-bars setup, My mother-in-law uses Ubuntu (on my recommendation!), and the first thing she mentioned when I asked her how she was finding it (we are talking 6 months ago when I first got her using it) was how much clearer it was. She likes having the 2 bars. The stuff at the bottom is the stuff she has open, and the stuff at the top is stuff she can open. Bit of background, she had a storke at the back end of last year, and still gets a bit confused with things, so the simpler the better! She also prefers the gnome-main-menu to the default, but I think that is because she only uses a half dozen programs, so gnome-main-menu makes it easy to find them. -- Steve Garton http://www.sheepeatingtaz.co.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users
It all comes down to personal preference I guess, but the nice thing about Gnome is that it hides the complexity of the system from the user unless they actively go searching for it - and to someone for whom a computer is effectively just a web-browser and a platform for email and IM clients that's no bad thing IMHO. That describes the last 3 people i've installed Ubuntu for perfectly - they don't even have any music collections to speak of, never mind loads of video files (don't ask me how anyone can live without music - I know I can't...) Pete On 18/09/2007, Stephen Garton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 17/09/2007, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scrase, Eddie wrote: I'm probably stating the obvious here, but if the two bars are a With reference to the 2-bars setup, My mother-in-law uses Ubuntu (on my recommendation!), and the first thing she mentioned when I asked her how she was finding it (we are talking 6 months ago when I first got her using it) was how much clearer it was. She likes having the 2 bars. The stuff at the bottom is the stuff she has open, and the stuff at the top is stuff she can open. Bit of background, she had a storke at the back end of last year, and still gets a bit confused with things, so the simpler the better! She also prefers the gnome-main-menu to the default, but I think that is because she only uses a half dozen programs, so gnome-main-menu makes it easy to find them. -- Steve Garton http://www.sheepeatingtaz.co.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- 'In letters of gold, on a snow-white kite, I will write I Love You! And send it soaring high above you, for all to read!' RIP Billy M 1957-1997 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users
I'm probably stating the obvious here, but if the two bars are a problem, you can always move everything from the top bar down to the bottom and then delete the top bar (which is what I have done on my installation). You can also replace the Gnome Applications/Places/System menus with a combined menu along the lines of KDE or Windows, although as far as I'm aware, you can't add text label to it. So far I'm finding KDE seems to be a bit more responsive and erm... sharper than gnome, but it doesn't seem to be as solid. I've found myself experiencing more application crashes in kde although as I'm using the tribe 5 release of 7.10 it could be because of that. Some time ago I read an article where someone did a comparison of the memory usage of Gnome, KDE, and XFCE. Gnome used more memory that KDE, which may explain why KDE seems more responsive than Gnome. For what it's worth, XFCE was significantly better than either Gnome or KDE, and I have to say that I do like XFCE (and have it running on a very old Toshiba laptop). There seem to be more options for configuration in KDE, but I'm not so sure that new users would use them, and that they may get a bit tied up in them. Gnome layout seems a bit more sane, and I imagine it makes more sense to a new user. Despite KDE being more customisable, I do personally like the simplicity of Gnome. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users
Scrase, Eddie wrote: I'm probably stating the obvious here, but if the two bars are a problem, you can always move everything from the top bar down to the bottom and then delete the top bar (which is what I have done on my installation). You can also replace the Gnome Applications/Places/System menus with a combined menu along the lines of KDE or Windows, although as far as I'm aware, you can't add text label to it. It might be quicker to add the bottom applets to the top panel, delete the bottom panel, and them move the top panel to the bottom. YMMV -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users
Scrase, Eddie wrote: I'm probably stating the obvious here, but if the two bars are a problem, you can always move everything from the top bar down to the bottom and then delete the top bar (which is what I have done on my installation). You can also replace the Gnome Applications/Places/System menus with a combined menu along the lines of KDE or Windows, although as far as I'm aware, you can't add text label to it. It might be quicker to add the bottom applets to the top panel, delete the bottom panel, and them move the top panel to the bottom. YMMV Yeah, I did think of that ;-) The problem is however, although it's easy to move the panel/s, what happens when the user creates another user for another family member on their PC? I'm kinda trying to compare these DE's on their out of the box environment. I suppose, imagine that you're installing using the OEM option. I played with the gnome-main-menu package too (forgot about that till you reminded me) and quite liked that http://www.justuber.com/blog/2007/03/11/suse-style-gnome-menu-on-ubuntu-edgy/ Cheers Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users
Chris Rowson wrote: I promise, I'm not trolling! I've been moving users across from Windows to Linux for a while now, with - on the large - reasonable success. Because I use Gnome, and don't have much experience of using KDE, I've just always installed Ubuntu by default and not really given Kubuntu the time of day. Lately, I've demonstrated Ubuntu to some real computer novices who've commented why is the start button at the top, and why are there two bars at the top and bottom of the screen, who have then shaken their heads in disapproval at this deviation from the Windows norm! Kubuntu, I notice is much more similar to the interface they know and love, so it'd make sense that it'd be the best choice for migrating users from Windows. Is this true? Should I try using Kubuntu as novice users first Linux distro? I have installed kde distros for new users who own the machines, and who will be supported personally by me as a friend. I use kde myself although not exclusively, and I still prefer it after a few years of being a newbie. My personal preference is based in its feature rich menus. I tend to recommend it to real windows based newcomers who are intending to go it alone because it looks a bit more like the windows layout initially, and - the menus are feature rich. I believe there is probably slightly less need for command line use initially with kubuntu for example. (versions 7.04, say). With my current experience level and modes of use I am more ready to appreciate gmone, and I use it more now than I used to. I have a installed a few machines for a local charity - with edubuntu - (gnome) - and the users have not had any difficulty at all. However, I will personally have to work harder to manage them because I have always preferred a non cl approach. It is not the end of the world though. I note with special interest that a number of apparently most popular distros are kde based. Suse used to be kde by default, with an easy choice of gnome, there is now pclinuxos, mepis, and maybe others. This is not much of an analysis, but my impression is that kubuntu takes the user a little further away from the command line at least initially, than ubuntu does. I still suggest kubuntu to real newcomers who will have no LUG support or seem as if they will shun cl, for that reason. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users
I promise, I'm not trolling! I've been moving users across from Windows to Linux for a while now, with - on the large - reasonable success. Because I use Gnome, and don't have much experience of using KDE, I've just always installed Ubuntu by default and not really given Kubuntu the time of day. Lately, I've demonstrated Ubuntu to some real computer novices who've commented why is the start button at the top, and why are there two bars at the top and bottom of the screen, who have then shaken their heads in disapproval at this deviation from the Windows norm! Kubuntu, I notice is much more similar to the interface they know and love, so it'd make sense that it'd be the best choice for migrating users from Windows. Is this true? Should I try using Kubuntu as novice users first Linux distro? Comments? Chris. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users
On 9/15/07, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I promise, I'm not trolling! It's unavoidable when you mention KDE and GNOME in the same email :) Lately, I've demonstrated Ubuntu to some real computer novices who've commented why is the start button at the top, and why are there two bars at the top and bottom of the screen, who have then shaken their heads in disapproval at this deviation from the Windows norm! Happens to me too :) Kubuntu, I notice is much more similar to the interface they know and love, so it'd make sense that it'd be the best choice for migrating users from Windows. Is this true? Should I try using Kubuntu as novice users first Linux distro? I tried this with my Dad, also after thinking Kubuntu would better suit a Windows user. A week later I was installing Ubuntu, with GNOME, over the top. Some of KDE's quirks got on his nerves a bit. He has been happy with GNOME (despite being a Windows user (*developer*) for most of his life, and reluctant to learn anything else). Comments? Also on the family PC I installed Xubuntu, which, when the menu is moved to the lower left, and renamed Start, most barely noticed any change (already used to FF and OpenOffice). GNOME does not allow you to set any text for the single-icon main menu. Xfce is simple, clean, and quite fast. The only problem is (well, when I last used it, Edgy) it lacks all the supporting apps that Ubuntu/GNOME has. For example until Edgy, it was required to install GNOME's printer manager to add a printer using a GUI. Still, it is definitely worth a look so you can see for yourself. Matthew. PS. I have been laughed at for being both a developer and a GNOME user. To each his own! :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users
definitely worth a look so you can see for yourself. Matthew. I thought that might be worth a bash Matthew, I've just installed Kubuntu Gutsy Tribe 5 to see what all of the fuss is about. In the past I've only tried installing kubuntu-desktop over the top of gnome. First impressions are that menus seem more cluttered, but I've got to say I'm not minding it so far. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 15/09/2007, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: definitely worth a look so you can see for yourself. Matthew. I thought that might be worth a bash Matthew, I've just installed Kubuntu Gutsy Tribe 5 to see what all of the fuss is about. In the past I've only tried installing kubuntu-desktop over the top of gnome. First impressions are that menus seem more cluttered, but I've got to say I'm not minding it so far. I think this is definitely one for personal preference. I think that Kubuntu and kde have a lot to offer. However I personally prefer gnome. This isn't because I'm some numpty like some people would insist but because it works the way I expect it to. This is definitely a suck and see situation. Personally I recommend the Ubuntu family and tell people to check out the screen shots and see which they prefer. - -- Seek That Thy Might Know -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: http://firegpg.tuxfamily.org iD8DBQFG7CrkX4FYB1hgGOIRAtP4AJ9ryl22gsIZAUzBQYTSie28+3937gCfSxQm avLjzZznvDMtO19tewqM0OE= =mJaI -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users
I think this is definitely one for personal preference. I think that Kubuntu and kde have a lot to offer. However I personally prefer gnome. This isn't because I'm some numpty like some people would insist but because it works the way I expect it to. This is definitely a suck and see situation. Personally I recommend the Ubuntu family and tell people to check out the screen shots and see which they prefer. So far I'm finding KDE seems to be a bit more responsive and erm... sharper than gnome, but it doesn't seem to be as solid. I've found myself experiencing more application crashes in kde although as I'm using the tribe 5 release of 7.10 it could be because of that. There seem to be more options for configuration in KDE, but I'm not so sure that new users would use them, and that they may get a bit tied up in them. Gnome layout seems a bit more sane, and I imagine it makes more sense to a new user. The voyage of discovery continues! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu on Live CD
Hi Folks At the LUG meeting I went to last night, one of the guys was trying to install kubuntu onto his new laptop - an Advanta (?) that currently has vista on it. He wanted to make it a dual boot machine, so far so good. However, when the Live CD booted up, the maximum screen size it would allow was 1024 x 768 although the laptop is a 1260 jobiie. After lots of playing around with various configs in various parts of the system we gave up trying to get the correct screen resolution, putting it down to the fact that the chip set could not be fully supported so we installed it. And after installing and re-booting it detected the screen resolution properly and away it went - weird! So just for the hell of it, we re-booted with the Live CD again and got back to the original results. The laptop was NOT connected to the Internet at any time during this install. My question is is this a bug, and is this worth reporting? It was Kubuntu 7.04. Cheers E -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu
On Thu, 2007-04-19 at 19:03 +0100, James Hargreaves wrote: For anyone downloading Kubuntu 7.04 desktop i386 , I suggest using the HTTP download, the torrent is much slower (25kbps compared to ~70kbps for HTTP) at the moment. Are you on British Telecom? I heard a rumour that bittorrent was throttled and I was getting both slow download and slow upload for Ubuntu 7.04 desktop i386 on Friday night. (bittorrent download was estimated to take 17h, while HTTP download took 19 minutes). Is there any way to test this throttling theory? -- Tristan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu
Tristan, Tristan Wibberley wrote: On Thu, 2007-04-19 at 19:03 +0100, James Hargreaves wrote: For anyone downloading Kubuntu 7.04 desktop i386 , I suggest using the HTTP download, the torrent is much slower (25kbps compared to ~70kbps for HTTP) at the moment. Are you on British Telecom? I heard a rumour that bittorrent was throttled and I was getting both slow download and slow upload for Ubuntu 7.04 desktop i386 on Friday night. (bittorrent download was estimated to take 17h, while HTTP download took 19 minutes). I'm with Pipex who resell BT ADSL, effectively and I know that bittorrent is throttled to about 25kbps. I can set up a VPN to work and overcome this though! A bit cheeky, but it works! Is there any way to test this throttling theory? Searching the suppliers terms and conditions might turn up something. If you can set up a VPN to somewhere, then that might verify it. Regards, Tony. -- 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/
[ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu
For anyone downloading Kubuntu 7.04 desktop i386 , I suggest using the HTTP download, the torrent is much slower (25kbps compared to ~70kbps for HTTP) at the moment. Cheers, James -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu
On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 07:03:06PM +0100, James Hargreaves wrote: For anyone downloading Kubuntu 7.04 desktop i386 , I suggest using the HTTP download, the torrent is much slower (25kbps compared to ~70kbps for HTTP) at the moment. That's not normal. Have you opened the necessary ports on your firewall? 6881-6889 and pointed them to your bit torrenting box? I have been seeding all the ISOs (except the sparc ones) since earlier on today and they are unsurprisingly constantly maxing out the connection. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu Screencast
Ok, I gave this whole screencast thing a go, it's on upgrading packages, like Alans last one, but for Kubuntu. It's not what you'd call in-depth but I tried to cover the same stuff Alan went over in his one. It's about 7 mins long and covers the Adept updater and Adept package manager, which was fun because I actually use Synaptic and update-notifier as I severely hate Adept :-P . Before you look at it, just remember I'm not popey, I'm a guy from B'ham so I don't have The voice of the balls. Hey mate, there is nothing at all wrong with your accent. Even this 'dumb northerner' could make out every word. Besides, I don't know if being 'The voice of the balls' should be a compliment of an insult! It's also on archive.org but doesn't seem to be live yet, so here's a tinyurl'd link to the ogg file: http://tinyurl.com/y35p86/2006_installing_updates_kubuntu.ogg (15 MB) The tinyurl downloaded for me great - I didn't check archive.org. Let me know what you think of it, but don't be to harsh :-D Totally excellent work! Nicely themed both in keeping with Kubuntu and the work that Alan has done. Long enough to be interesting and relevant without over doing the point. Not being a KDE user at all (well not since v2), I've just learned lots. Regards Stuart -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu Screencast
On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 11:13:08AM +, Stuart Parkington wrote: Ok, I gave this whole screencast thing a go, it's on upgrading packages, like Alans last one, but for Kubuntu. It's not what you'd call in-depth but I tried to cover the same stuff Alan went over in his one. It's about 7 mins long and covers the Adept updater and Adept package manager, which was fun because I actually use Synaptic and update-notifier as I severely hate Adept :-P . Before you look at it, just remember I'm not popey, I'm a guy from B'ham so I don't have The voice of the balls. Hey mate, there is nothing at all wrong with your accent. Even this 'dumb northerner' could make out every word. Besides, I don't know if being 'The voice of the balls' should be a compliment of an insult! I totally agree. It's great that other people are keen on doing this too. I am glad that it's not a one-man-band effort. It also helps to cement the community if we work together on something like this (IMO). Let me know what you think of it, but don't be to harsh :-D I really liked it. I added it to http://quickones.org/ and whilst I appreciate that's in no way an official site, don't forget that all the content produced so far is released under a free license. So in the event that an official site is made we can just transfer the content. Totally excellent work! Nicely themed both in keeping with Kubuntu and the work that Alan has done. Long enough to be interesting and relevant without over doing the point. Not being a KDE user at all (well not since v2), I've just learned lots. Yeah, I'm no KDE user, so this is fantastic to have someone tackle Kubuntu. Next we need edubuntu and xubuntu :) Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu Screencast
Stuart Parkington wrote: Ok, I gave this whole screencast thing a go, it's on upgrading packages, like Alans last one, but for Kubuntu. It's not what you'd call in-depth but I tried to cover the same stuff Alan went over in his one. It's about 7 mins long and covers the Adept updater and Adept package manager, which was fun because I actually use Synaptic and update-notifier as I severely hate Adept :-P . Before you look at it, just remember I'm not popey, I'm a guy from B'ham so I don't have The voice of the balls. Hey mate, there is nothing at all wrong with your accent. Even this 'dumb northerner' could make out every word. Besides, I don't know if being 'The voice of the balls' should be a compliment of an insult! well, as long as you can understand me, I guess it's ok. It's also on archive.org but doesn't seem to be live yet, so here's a tinyurl'd link to the ogg file: http://tinyurl.com/y35p86/2006_installing_updates_kubuntu.ogg (15 MB) The tinyurl downloaded for me great - I didn't check archive.org. The tinyurl is the direct link to the file on archive.org, but seeing as I kinda messed up the archive.org one, as in you can't get to the file, I'm going to put another one up. This time with some tips from Alan Pope about formats and such. Let me know what you think of it, but don't be to harsh :-D Totally excellent work! Nicely themed both in keeping with Kubuntu and the work that Alan has done. Long enough to be interesting and relevant without over doing the point. Not being a KDE user at all (well not since v2), I've just learned lots. Regards Stuart Thanks, it's a first attempt and I'm quite proud of it :-P I'm going to try and do kubuntu version of the ones Alan's done, so both kde and gnome users can get the same information. Then maybe we can collaborate on which ones we should do to stay in sync. It could be a good idea to get a team of people working on these screencasts as we can roll them out quicker without loosing any of the quality. Just something to think about/discuss. I'm happy you liked it, and happier you learned something. I'll start working on more, like IRC in Konversation (as a partner to the X-Chat one) and Kopete (to the gaim one). Tez (Off making more screencasts.) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu Screencast
Tez wrote: It's also on archive.org but doesn't seem to be live yet, You can now watch it or download it from archive.org http://www.archive.org/details/Installing_Updates_Kubuntu Tez -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
