[fsug-tvm] Linux User Group in College of Engineering,Trivandrum (CET)

2009-02-08 Thread Yadu Nand
free software and support to the linux community. 3.Through FOSS projects gain coding and project management skills. Suggestions regarding activities,and their conduct are welcome. If you think you can help and participate in this group..feel free to contact. Yadu Nand B ( S4 comp.sc CET

[fsug-tvm] Re: Linux User Group in College of Engineering,Trivandrum (CET)

2009-02-08 Thread Yadu Nand
On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 7:50 PM, junise safvan wrote: > my suggestion: > > change the name linux user group to GNU/Linux user group. > > > On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Yadu Nand wrote: > >> After a long stretch of inactivity, the CET- linux user group is b

[fsug-tvm] Re: Linux User Group in College of Engineering,Trivandrum (CET)

2009-02-08 Thread Yadu Nand
Thank you very much sir, We have already met with the Dr.Gopakumar (HOD ECE dept), and Dr. Baiju sir, we will meet with Anil Lal sir as soon as possible... More suggestions are totally welcome.. > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Un

[fsug-tvm] Re: Linux User Group in College of Engineering,Trivandrum (CET)

2009-02-09 Thread Yadu Nand
soon . Yadu Nand B --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this

[fsug-tvm] We are FOSS-CET ( previously Linux User Group CET )

2009-02-11 Thread Yadu Nand
With changing times come changing minds . We are refined and redefined . Keeping in tune with the need for emphasis on FOSS rather than being centred around LINUX we have seen a shift of our goals. Plans have been laid down to setup the local server in CET to host the major distributions of LINUX

[fsug-tvm] Re: We are FOSS-CET ( previously Linux User Group CET )

2009-02-11 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, We are planning for an inaugural meeting, an informal one, to kickstart the activities. We are hoping that we can arrange a half day programme.. Saturday will be most convenient and we can easily arrange for a hall, by march. Most probably we'll get the CGPU hall CET . As for the other activi

[fsug-tvm] Re: We are FOSS-CET ( previously Linux User Group CET )

2009-02-14 Thread Yadu Nand
Guys, With , the Dhwani scheduled for Mar 19 -22, we might have to reconsider the timings for our first Introduction to LINUX with Demo class . I think that it would be possible to arrange everithing by the first week of March.The resource persons we are in touch with are more than happy with an e

[fsug-tvm] Re: difference between linux ultimatum and linux?

2009-02-14 Thread Yadu Nand
Well i think its because you searched the wrong keyword.. Try searching for UBUNTU ULTIMATE instead. The UBUNTU ULTIMATE version 2.0 is out and rocking..! It has got most of the popular apps ready and installed with the necessary codecs and stuff Sure makes life easier for a newbie :) And the

[fsug-tvm] How to update online repositories ?

2009-02-16 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, As part of the activities planned by FOSSCET ,we are trying to make the major linux distros along with complete repositories, easily accessible to the student community.With this in mind we have requested for server space in the local server CET to host the items. Is there a way to automatical

[fsug-tvm] FOSSCET:Tentative date for inaugural talk

2009-02-16 Thread Yadu Nand
The inaugural talk with demonstration class is scheduled for march 1st.If there are any inconveniences please notify us immediately. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you

[fsug-tvm] Re: FOSSCET:Tentative date for inaugural talk

2009-02-17 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, We are most probably going to have to use the electronics seminar hall. Though it accomodates around only 150 people,it is the next best to CGPU hall in the college.Its airconditioned but with a major drawback- no NET connection . Since its a sunday , it would be very difficult to get someone

[fsug-tvm] Re: FOSSCET:Tentative date for inaugural talk

2009-02-17 Thread Yadu Nand
Thanks, But, honestly i don't know how much the MaSH would have on the majority, which are juniors. The shell is demanded only by the few advanced folks. I guess a little time with Qt and some BaSH scripting basics would keep them happy ! To be honest i think its better left to your discretion,i

[fsug-tvm] command to show BaSH commands

2009-02-19 Thread Yadu Nand
In BaSH pressing tab twice gives all possible commands for BaSH. My system listed about 2600 +. But since i cannot grep through the results or find a way to take a look at any particular command. Neither can i find man pages for most of the commands.Is there a solution ??? --~--~-~--~~

[fsug-tvm] Re: command to show BaSH commands

2009-02-19 Thread Yadu Nand
Surely,someone must know a solution to this. Is there any way to learn the BaSH commands from the commandline?? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[fsug-tvm] Re: command to show BaSH commands

2009-02-19 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, First, Thanks a lot.Grepping from /usr/bin and then command --help is doing the job. Secondly, I had this problem in the first place because i had trouble sending a file to my phone through bluetooth via obex push.Only obex-data-server is listed. The pages from net are either too vague or just

[fsug-tvm] Cursor problem in Ubuntu 8.10

2009-02-19 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, I'm using ubuntu 8.10, and i've had a problem with the cursor for sometime. The problem is that, when i type into the terminal or type a mail,suddenly the cursor jumps back a few words and this is very irritating.It gets the text all messed up. Is there something that can be done? --~--~

[fsug-tvm] Re: Cursor problem in Ubuntu 8.10

2009-02-20 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, The cursor jumping from one place to another is not because of the program checking for correct parsing. It happens in the internet browser and even the terminal. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You

[fsug-tvm] Re: Connecting Redhat using Asianet dataline

2009-02-20 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, I do not use red hat, i use ubuntu .But i had this same issue,and i think its got more to do with getting the dynamic ip automatically from the ISP, and browser getting it properly. Try doin ifconfig and jot down the ip,subnet mask,default gateway etc.. and put em manually in the config of th

[fsug-tvm] Re: RMS On ISP filtering and censorship

2009-02-21 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, It feels very nice to have someone speak what is in the minds of most students in CET (College of Engg. Trivandrum). The IIT's and the NIT's provide total freedom to their students with regard to the internet,they have no problems with it there. But our college authorities think otherwise.The

[fsug-tvm] Re: RMS On ISP filtering and censorship

2009-02-22 Thread Yadu Nand
Hey, Proxies are workarounds. If you want to access sites you can very well hack your system to use a different ip and pass by the whole system. But that is not the solution. Why are the authorities still blind to the fact that controlling access to the net is not doing any good.I dont understand

[fsug-tvm] FOSSCET - Seminar on FOSS

2009-02-27 Thread Yadu Nand
Venue: Seminar hall , Electronics and Communication dept, CET* Please contact the following for further information. Yadu Nand B ( 9447780725 ) Aravind Narayanan ( 9447922677 ) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged"

[fsug-tvm] Re: We are FOSS-CET ( previously Linux User Group CET )

2009-03-02 Thread Yadu Nand
e not yet decided on whether the servers will host 24/7 or whether the services will be available outside of the college intranet. Lots more to be decided on...lots more to be done We need more help on this Any suggestions ,any ideas? please feel free to let us know Cheers! Yadu Nand B S4 com

[fsug-tvm] Re: We are FOSS-CET ( previously Linux User Group CET )

2009-03-02 Thread Yadu Nand
ave to get the permissions on paper though. > Another interesting thing would be an FOSS notice-board at some > place.. featuring news and distro-reviews, tips and tricks :) > Now, this would be something I say better left to the First years :) Yadu Nand B S4 Comp.Sci , CET >

[fsug-tvm] Window manager crashes with firefox

2009-03-04 Thread Yadu Nand
buntu 8.10. Can someone please help me with this ? Yadu Nand B --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm&

[fsug-tvm] Re: Please review this article on Free Software

2009-03-04 Thread Yadu Nand
the programmer well. Yadu Nand B S4 comp.sci CET On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 6:37 PM, Anoop John wrote: > > Hi, > > I have written an article on Free Software for the upcoming CET > college magazine. I have posted the article here > > <http://www.thondomraughts.com/2009/0

[fsug-tvm] Re: Window manager crashes with firefox

2009-03-04 Thread Yadu Nand
alone. Includes all the window buttons, the panel with the buttons on top of the window itself is missing. Once i click on the firefox window the top and bottom panels disappear as well. This is making life miserable, someone please come up with a solution soon. Yadu Nand B. On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 6:

[fsug-tvm] Re: Window manager crashes with firefox

2009-03-05 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, I'm almost fully sure this is not a Hardware problem . The following is what i get from the terminal when i start firefox from the terminal Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "aurora", Can someone please help me with th

[fsug-tvm] Re: Window manager crashes with firefox

2009-03-05 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, I got a solution. Press F11 twice, and then press alt + mouse button 1 and drag to resize. this would normally fix the problem. Cheers! Yadu Nand B On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Aswin S wrote: > Alt + F2 --> type gconf-editor. > Select Desktop--> interface > Change the

[fsug-tvm] FOSSCET- Request for volunteers

2009-03-07 Thread Yadu Nand
request volunteers for this effort.If someone could come over to help please mail a reply to this.I'm sure that you will be surprised by the size of the crowd waiting to switch to linux :) Session 1: 11th March , Wednesday . 4pm to 5.30 pm Yadu Nand B CET( s4 comp.sci ) 94477

[fsug-tvm] Re: FOSSCET- Request for volunteers

2009-03-09 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, If someone could help us out,please reply to this mail thread with your phone number in it.You will be meeting a crowd of very enthusiastic students full of doubts.So it will be nicer if some one experienced could spare his time for us.And as for the people who are beginners,you'd not feel lef

[fsug-tvm] Re: Window manager crashes with firefox

2009-03-10 Thread Yadu Nand
tll the packages as: gtk-engines using yum or other tools. > Maybe u also need to install the exact gtk-engine for the theme > aurora. as "gtk2-engines-aurora" > > Please let me know if this helped you. > > > Regards > Dheep > Linux Engineer > > On Mar 5, 1

[fsug-tvm] Re: FOSSCET- Request for volunteers

2009-03-11 Thread Yadu Nand
volunteers. If you can help us out please reply to this mail thread. Yadu Nand B S4 comp.sci CET --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[fsug-tvm] Grub failing to load

2009-03-13 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, I recently installed ubuntu ultimate edition 2.0 on a friends laptop and it booted fine for the first few times.But now it refuses to load grub at all and gives nothing but an error 17.I tried reinstalling grub from a live cd but it did not help at all. Someone please help with this. Yadu

[fsug-tvm] FOSSCET session.. 18th march

2009-03-18 Thread Yadu Nand
se.We will be conducting similar sessions on every wednesday in the college (room 104 s1s2 comp.sci).All are welcome to attend these sessions. Its all thanks to the efforts of people like Anoop and Aashik,and the support of fsug-tvm. Your suggestions are welcome. Yadu Nand B s4 comp.sci CET 94477

[fsug-tvm] Re: splash screen

2009-03-20 Thread Yadu Nand
hi, this is needs a bit of work on the terminal. http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-change-the-bootsplash-in-ubuntu-810-intrepid-ibex.html Yadu On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 7:50 PM, junise safvan wrote: > how to make a new boot splash screen in ubuntu > > -- > junise safvan > project guidance

[fsug-tvm] Re: Discontinuing Install Fests

2009-03-21 Thread Yadu Nand
s would be benifitted by this. Yadu Nand B S4 comp.sci CET --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" gro

[fsug-tvm] Re: One day workshop on re-mastering Ubuntu

2009-03-30 Thread Yadu Nand
Sir, It would be very nice if you could give a list of topics you plan to touch during the workshop. thanks Yadu Nand B s4 comp.sci CET --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You r

[fsug-tvm] Re: Can Linux destroy the hardware?

2009-04-01 Thread Yadu Nand
ystem. Hope you get your system fixed. Yadu Nand B --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group

[fsug-tvm] Foss classes in CET

2009-04-01 Thread Yadu Nand
who don't own a laptop as well. Anyone who is interested to participate or volunteer are free to do so, and suggestions are totally welcome. Thanks and Regards, Yadu Nand B S4 comp.sci CET --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Fre

[fsug-tvm] Re: Foss classes in CET

2009-04-01 Thread Yadu Nand
Yes! Totally open! We will be posting details here in the mail list. The usual venue is : Computer science Dept. Lab 1, CET We usually have classes every wednesday, 4 pm to around 5.45pm . We might not have classes next wednesday as we are having Dhwani, the cultural fest of CET. Topics are most

[fsug-tvm] Re: Can Linux destroy the hardware?

2009-04-02 Thread Yadu Nand
" completely insane ! ", " experimental " etc which is enough of a warning :) Thanks, Yadu Nand. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because

[fsug-tvm] Re: Can Linux destroy the hardware?

2009-04-02 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi Visakh, Yup, It was marked " completely insane " . I mean the section on undervolting the processor. I just found the page, https://wiki.edubuntu.org/InstallingUbuntuOnADellXPSM1530#COMPLETELY%20INSANE:%20Undervolting%20the%20CPU I use a dell xps, thats how i got a glance at this page. --~-

[fsug-tvm] Re: Can Linux destroy the hardware?

2009-04-06 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, I read the post about lizards finding home in the pc,and i couldn't resist posting this. My laptop's motherboard was ruined by ants. It seems ants have taken a liking for my laptops motherboard as well as the keyboard. People who use dell laptops take this seriously, i had to change the mother

[fsug-tvm] Re: kind of attack

2009-04-06 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi , If i knew how to go about writing code for a rootkit i'd definitely try to write one for linux.Linux is THE best in terms of security, writing a rootkit for something like that would give tons of satisfaction. Besides the dark,cracker attitude, people do write code as a proof of concept and

[fsug-tvm] fingerprint logon in ubuntu

2009-04-19 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, I use a dell xps M1530 model with built in fingerprint scanner. In windows it was run by a software called UPEK server. Is there any equivalent software for ubuntu . I would like to have the logon with fingerprint option. Thanks, Yadu --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "F

[fsug-tvm] Re: fingerprint logon in ubuntu

2009-04-19 Thread Yadu Nand
so, there is currently no support ? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug

[fsug-tvm] Re: fingerprint logon in ubuntu

2009-04-19 Thread Yadu Nand
hi, the following is the output : Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 05a9:2640 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 006 Device 005: ID 0a5c:4503 Broadcom Corp. Bus 006 Device 004: ID 0

[fsug-tvm] FOSSCET is now an OSUM affiliate.

2009-04-19 Thread Yadu Nand
students to the FOSS community,and the spirit of FOSS at the same time provides opportunity to learn,and get certified . If you are interested please visit: http://osum.sun.com http://osum.sun.com/group/cet Thanks and regards, Yadu Nand B

[fsug-tvm] Re: fingerprint logon in ubuntu

2009-04-20 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, First of all... It works fine ! Sadly something like this is still only available from the commandline. I hope someone comes up with a simple and friendly gui . Thanks and regards. Yadu --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" ht

[fsug-tvm] Re: mysterious problem

2009-04-20 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, Are you having trouble connecting your laptop using wifi to a network or for making an ad-hoc connection ?? I haven't been able to configure an ad-hoc connection for months,but I can easily connect to wifi networks. Yadu --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the

[fsug-tvm] Re: mysterious problem

2009-04-20 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, Do you think we can resolve the problem with ad-hoc network. I need it to host a wireless net for the people staying with me. I am on ubuntu 8.10 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965

[fsug-tvm] Re: Anybody needs Ubuntu 9.04 ?

2009-05-01 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, Very nice to hear that people are trying out Ubuntu 9.04. I have downloaded the ISO but i'm having a slight problem with burning the cd. The CD is simply refusing to get burnt. Is there a way i could dist-upgrade directly from the ISO ? Thanks Yadu N

[fsug-tvm] Re: Anybody needs Ubuntu 9.04 ?

2009-05-06 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, I have downloaded and installed ubuntu 9.04 from a usb startup disk. The installation is very simple and exceptionally quick. The installation from a ubb disk took me less than 10 mins. Since i only have dial up at home, jaunty refuses connection as modem support is not there in the default i

[fsug-tvm] Youtube audio fails in Firefox

2009-06-04 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, My youtube flash videos were working fine but suddenly there was no audio. My .flv files which were copied from /tmp also weren't being properly played by Mplayer . I googled and could not find a solution .However I reinstalled adobe flash and it works fine now. I am worried about what caused

[fsug-tvm] Re: Youtube audio fails in Firefox

2009-06-05 Thread Yadu Nand
On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 7:39 PM, stranger in black. wrote: > which plugin do u install, adobe flash player or gnash?? if both are > found, sound may not work properly. > Well , the adobe flash plugin only . See the videos were working just fine till they simply stopped working. Very we

[fsug-tvm] Re: Youtube audio fails in Firefox

2009-06-05 Thread Yadu Nand
Well I'm on Ubuntu 9.04 and i'm using adobe flash 10. I installed both of the packages you recommended - flashplugin-nonfree flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound But as I said the youtube videos were working after I reinstalled the adobe flash 10. Anyways now its working just fine. Thanks to all for th

[fsug-tvm] Re: BING !!!! THE GOOGLE KILLER - - FROM MICROSOFT

2009-06-17 Thread Yadu Nand
I can't figure what the fuss is about.. BING is good... the interface is better and some added features are cool too ... But beyond that, as far as I see Google does come up with higher search results ( anyway,a million search results isn't very helpful : ) but search efficiency is better for

[fsug-tvm] Re: free games

2009-07-09 Thread Yadu Nand
I think there are other games besides the ones listed which are very nice too like , nexuiz and sauerbraten ... it seems that there is a serious lack of strategy games.. all the listed games are first person shooter type... On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 1:51 PM, BINNY THOMAS wrote: > I thought Half-L

[fsug-tvm] Invitation to attend sessions at CET

2009-07-23 Thread Yadu Nand
mming Besides these topics,we are open to suggestions for new topics. We basically would have access to classrooms for presentations as well as labs for demos and hands on sessions.The session usually starts by 4.15 pm and concludes by 5.45 pm. If you are interested please mail me. Thanks and Regards,

[fsug-tvm] Re: Invitation to attend sessions at CET

2009-07-24 Thread Yadu Nand
>> >> As of now the following topics are most preferable,and if anyone could >> take a >> session please contact me. >> >> * Application of OOP concepts in Industry >> * GUI development >> * Free software development tools >> * Multicore and GPU programming > > I can do "GUI development with Qt" o

[fsug-tvm] Re: Invitation to attend sessions at CET

2009-07-24 Thread Yadu Nand
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Aneesh A wrote: > Which day?? > > every day?? I am not quite sure what you meant by that. We plan to hold sessions weekly ,preferably wednesdays as we have had the classes till date on wednesday evenings .But to taking the convenience of the volunteers who'd lik

[fsug-tvm] Re: Opportunity to meet with Canonical India head Prakash Advani

2009-07-27 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, I am interested in this meeting . Can I bring some friends from my college CET to the meeting ? Please post more details regarding the meeting . Thanks, Yadu On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Prasad SR wrote: > > > cOOL!! > > wE can show him the freedom toaster tooo,... > > -- > -- > Regards

[fsug-tvm] Re: One Day Workshop on BOSS at Thiruvananthapuram

2009-08-05 Thread Yadu Nand
The link does work... Its just that the registration page is not very good.. The button is a bit inconspicuous. Please try this http://bosslinux.in/support-centres/thiruvananthapuram/workshop-cum-demo/portal_factory/Registrant/registrant.2009-08-05.4418868307/base_edit Regards, Yadu On Wed, Aug

[fsug-tvm] Re: One Day Workshop on BOSS at Thiruvananthapuram

2009-08-05 Thread Yadu Nand
I am not sure,but I can't stop wondering what good a certificate would do? Come on,this is a demo+workshop for an introduction to BOSS operating system. On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Anoop Jacob Thomas wrote: > Do we get certificates for that? > -- > Anoop Jacob Thomas > Trivandrum > > http://

[fsug-tvm] Re: Pidgin with Video and Voice support

2009-08-21 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, >From what I read at their site ,Pidgin would be having voice chat support from version 2.6.1 . I have already installed it directly. I haven't figured out if the voice support is there in the one I downloaded. Some one please help out with this. I think this link would be useful ---> http:/

[fsug-tvm] Re: Pidgin with Video and Voice support

2009-08-21 Thread Yadu Nand
@Ashik, Yes i did install farsight2 . I believe my issue has got to do with pidgin not being compiled after installing farsight2 . On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Ashik S wrote: > > I tried pidgin 2.6.1 on my Arch linux for a few minutes . I didnt get to try > video, but I could call a contact o

[fsug-tvm] Re: Pidgin with Video and Voice support

2009-08-21 Thread Yadu Nand
I confirm this same problem . My voice and video is not " Enabled " On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Sajjad Anwar wrote: > @Ashik > @Yadu > > I also tried to voice and video with pidgin. After satisfying a whole lot of > dependency packages, i some how installed it. and found the similar problem

[fsug-tvm] Open Source University Meetup and #! at AAVISHKAR09 @ CET

2009-09-08 Thread Yadu Nand
.For further details and registration for the competition event please visit Aavishkar 09 's site mentioned above . Thanks and Regards, Yadu Nand B --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-t

[fsug-tvm] Re: Open Source University Meetup and #! at AAVISHKAR09 @ CET

2009-09-09 Thread Yadu Nand
at 12:58 PM, Aneesh A wrote: > Any fees ..?? > > On 9/8/09, Yadu Nand wrote: >> >> Hi , >> >> Aavishkar09 ( http://aavishkar.in/index.php ) is an annual technical >> festival conducted >> by the ISTE at CET. As part of Aavishkar09 we are holding tw

[fsug-tvm] [OT] How to extract the original image files from a website

2009-09-24 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, I need to extract the original images from a website. When I google search for images, I get links with a top pane which give an option see full size image with a higher resolution than whats posted in the actual site. Is there a way to extract the original sized images, in some sites right cl

[fsug-tvm] Re: [OT] How to extract the original image files from a website

2009-09-26 Thread Yadu Nand
@Adhin, the cache trick worked,thank you. And,about copy rights,c'mon we gotta break some rules once in a while,don't we? Thanks, yadu On 9/25/09, Adhin D wrote: > On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Adhin D wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 12:14 P

[fsug-tvm] Re: BSNL Charging for Free Period

2009-10-14 Thread Yadu Nand
this same problem, he went to the office and got it cleared. It is not that bsnl is unaware of this glitch,you just have to go and make them take notice of this mistake. This happens all the time,it's nothing to worry over. Hope you don't lose an

[fsug-tvm] Re: Firefox Bookmarks Backup

2009-10-14 Thread Yadu Nand
e the /home directory on a separate partition all these preferences and personal stuff would be safe even after an upgrade. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org

[fsug-tvm] Re: Installing /home in separate partition

2009-10-15 Thread Yadu Nand
erciti.biz/tips/howto-copy-compressed-drive-image-over-network.html Now this is a bit more fancy, but it requires a working network and some other system on the network to copy your files onto. This needs a bit of terminal work. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B --~--~-~--~~

[fsug-tvm] Re: Download updates for ubuntu using another computer.

2009-11-02 Thread Yadu Nand
lution to this. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this gr

[fsug-tvm] Re: [Ilugc] Karamic Kola problem

2009-11-11 Thread Yadu Nand
+1 @ashik Only a bad worksman blames his tools :P --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send

[fsug-tvm] Re: [Ilugc] Karamic Kola problem

2009-11-11 Thread Yadu Nand
@JAGANADH G Honestly I *used* to be an ardent fan of ubuntu. But karmic was just past my breaking point. I would happily revert to good ol' Jaunty but I dont' know if there is a sudo dist-revert/go-back command :) And that worksman comment, I was just kidding :P -- Regards, Y

Re: [fsug-tvm] Ubuntu 9.1 100% CPU use

2009-11-14 Thread Yadu Nand
unless you are on [...guess..] For reinstallation just use the ubuntu installation disk and install onto the same partitions that you used for the current installation and check the box for formattiing the partition before a reinstall. > Thanks in advance for both solutions. -- Regards, Yadu Na

[fsug-tvm] Gnome-do hogs CPU in Karmic

2009-11-14 Thread Yadu Nand
any fix for this ? -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@google

Re: [fsug-tvm] Re: Gnome-do hogs CPU in Karmic

2009-11-15 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, > This is a solved problem from the launchpad. > https://answers.launchpad.net/do/+question/32494 Not solved yet. It seems bug fix is underway only. The temporary fix mentioned on the site does not work for me. :( -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". &q

Re: [fsug-tvm] Re: Karmic Koala for non techies

2009-11-19 Thread Yadu Nand
ng aside the philiosophy points on this ) . After all for some "dummies" only windows works :P P.S Don't start a flame war on this :P -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because

Re: [fsug-tvm] Don't Use Facebook :) From RMS' home page...

2009-11-20 Thread Yadu Nand
s do for their h/w they'd move towards making the code open and free. I feel that holding on to "freedom" too tightly shoos away average ppl too. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received th

Re: [fsug-tvm] Don't Use Facebook :) From RMS' home page...

2009-11-20 Thread Yadu Nand
ink the mail-mods should clear the hate-MS mail that are becoming frequent int the list.This is a FS-user mailing list not a hate-MS list. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread Yadu Nand
est or what you think suits you better, that is the flexibility linux offers you. Maybe, If you mention specific needs, someone could suggest a distro that will fill in perfectly . [otherwise this is like a bunch of kids squabbling over whose shoes are the best :P ] -- Regards, Yadu Nand B --

Re: [fsug-tvm] Don't Use Facebook :) From RMS' home page...

2009-11-21 Thread Yadu Nand
to move to a different social n/w'ing site from the already established ones. [ppl hate change] . And is there anything *wrong* with FB or orkut ? Asking out of curiosity alone . -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.i

Re: [fsug-tvm] Don't Use Facebook :) From RMS' home page...

2009-11-21 Thread Yadu Nand
@Subin > Move to Open Social? And I'll mostly have fewer friends than fingers on my hands. The point of being in a social n/w ing site is then lost . -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You recei

Re: [fsug-tvm] Please Dont use Ubuntu..

2009-11-21 Thread Yadu Nand
exceptionally standard distros ] -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email t

[fsug-tvm] Offline Repos on ARCH-Linux

2009-11-21 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, Does anyone know if arch-linux has got offline repos like the ones made by APTonCD in ubuntu ? Does anyone have the repos ? Downloads are an expensive affair for me. It'll be great if someone has a copy of the Repos for Arch. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law&q

Re: [fsug-tvm] processor heating up more when it runs on ubuntu desktop

2009-11-21 Thread Yadu Nand
onitor to see what applications are over-consuming the CPU. Try doing a sudo pkill and see if that helps. Please use some caution using pkill, and don't kill an app that you want running like the Xorg :) -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplu

Re: [fsug-tvm] phone software update

2009-11-21 Thread Yadu Nand
> On 11/21/09, jeevachaithanyan sivanandan wrote: >> is PC suite free??? Did you mean to ask if it is free or Free ?? :) -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you

Re: [fsug-tvm] processor heating up more when it runs on ubuntu desktop

2009-11-22 Thread Yadu Nand
. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscri

Re: [fsug-tvm] Completely Irrelevant Files In Group Homepage...

2009-11-27 Thread Yadu Nand
espect . -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com

Re: [fsug-tvm] Ubuntu going to dump GIMP

2009-12-02 Thread Yadu Nand
hy and evolution do not go under that. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug

Re: [fsug-tvm] Inability to copy files from external hard disc

2009-12-31 Thread Yadu Nand
a partition as primary and the rest an extended partition. Extended partitions are easier to manage and can be partitioned several times .Otherwise you can only only have 4 partitions in total. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" htt

Re: [fsug-tvm] Wireless connections in Ubuntu

2009-12-31 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi Subin, > If MAC authentication is used, then the admin should lease connections to > each of those laptops. I think WEP/WPA personal is just OK. Can you please clarify this ? I don't understand what you meant by leasing the connection ? -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Fre

Re: [fsug-tvm] Wireless connections in Ubuntu

2009-12-31 Thread Yadu Nand
ments for allowing connections only from the registered MAC id's.. then it can handle the rest :) Hope that helps. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [fsug-tvm] Wireless connections in Ubuntu

2010-01-01 Thread Yadu Nand
a transparent proxy would do, which is really simple. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this

[fsug-tvm] Facebook chat client

2010-01-02 Thread Yadu Nand
this . -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com T

Re: [fsug-tvm] Wireless connections in Ubuntu

2010-01-03 Thread Yadu Nand
y, its definitely not very difficult to spoof your MAC id and pose as someone else :D and as for password protection in a college i'd say that's a joke. IMHO ,in a college environment better put an open network accessible to everyone. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the

Re: [fsug-tvm] Wireless connections in Ubuntu

2010-01-04 Thread Yadu Nand
d be assigned an IP. This is the procedure in my college EC dept. I am not really sure about what the Amrita folks did for MAC authentication. I'd let you know if something turns up. -- Regards, Yadu Nand B -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tv

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