[OCLUG-Tech] Linux, bash script and calling directory

2010-11-11 Thread ZA
Hello I have a bash script, which I named c2c12.sh. This script does some statistical work on my data. I have my main directory, 4%GXG, which contains 3 sub directories, plate 1, plate 2, and plate 3. In wach of these sub directory, there is 10 directories (c1...c10) in each of plate 1, 2, and 3.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] News: About Computer Books for Less

2010-11-11 Thread Vu Nguyen
Hi Bruce, It is unfortunate that the paper book business is suffering, but I think it is just the sign of the time. There are now ebook readers as well as free online resources that anyone with Internet access can tap into. For me as a developer, if I needed to find a solution to a problem

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] persistent live usb

2010-11-11 Thread Robert Echlin
Does this work for non-Intel platforms, like my MIPS-ish JZ4750? Rob From: Michael Walma To: nas...@uottawa.ca Cc: linux Sent: Fri, April 16, 2010 6:08:46 PM Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] persistent live usb And I should have added that it is pretty easy: download

[OCLUG-Tech] Tech Questions

2010-11-11 Thread Marvin Krym
I have some questions about building kernel modules and using netfilter in Linux 2.6. Is there someone at OCLUG that might be able to help me? Thanks in advance, Marvin -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS -- Teach CanIt if this mail (ID 0

[OCLUG-Tech] Fwd: Need Presenter Information ASAP

2010-11-11 Thread Prof. John C Nash
The Board did discuss topic below at last exec meeting, but did not really make a decision. I had already suggested that for a WINE session it makes no sense to talk in generalities -- one needs to have a set of applications which are to be run BEFORE presenting or will get "Does it run XYZ?" q

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] informing the masses of IPv6 [Was: Canadian domain registrar with IPv6 support]

2010-11-11 Thread Michael Richardson
okay, I'll try to edit the wiki once I have more 20kbps dialup. If we want to have a 1 day event, I suggest that we make it a kinda of installfest. The idea is to have native IPv6 in some location, and invite people to use it, and then add tutorials and talks around this. ("native" means you d

[OCLUG-Tech] Fwd: Need Presenter Information ASAP

2010-11-11 Thread Prof. John C Nash
Sending this again. We seem to still have moderation / mailing list problems. JN Original Message Subject: Fwd: Need Presenter Information ASAP Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:43:41 -0500 From: Prof. John C Nash Reply-To: nas...@uottawa.ca To: linux The Board did discuss topic bel

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] informing the masses of IPv6 [Was: Canadian domain registrar with IPv6 support]

2010-11-11 Thread Michael Richardson
> "Bart" == Bart Trojanowski writes: >> On 09/06/2010 08:48 AM, Bart Trojanowski wrote: >>> Panic! Only 270-some days of IPv4 left! :P >> This may be worth pushing as an "event" for OCLUG and others >> (GOSLING?), say on the "only 6 months left" date. It is a >> political

[OCLUG-Tech] Rogers SMTP Setup using Sendmail

2010-11-11 Thread John Mellor
Several years ago, Rogers began blocking SMTP to block their Customers from hosting spam sites. They have never documented a generic set of instructions on what it takes to get through their firewall, and refused to let you talk to their AIX admins to get a functioning setup. You could not send m

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Myth TV Q

2010-11-11 Thread Jim Little
On Tue, December 8, 2009 8:22 am, sylvain.m...@ic.gc.ca wrote: > > Is it possible to have two sound cards and play music on one and watch > movies on another at the same time? Yes it is possible (try googling "linux two sound cards") but it is much easier to just use two machines. How many hours/

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] [Fwd: Ubuntu user sessions...?]

2010-11-11 Thread Lisa L
Hi all, I've cc'd the OCLUG mailing list and a couple of gentlemen from the Ottawa Ubuntu LoCo who might be interested in helping as well. Fellow OCLUG members, and Ubuntu folk, meet C4C. :) How 'bout it, guys and gals, do we feel an installfest coming on? =D I'm a huge proponent of installfe

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] safe viewing of encrypted file

2010-11-11 Thread Dave O'Neill
John C Nash wrote: > Some of you may remember my OCLUG talk on tools for carrying encrypted > files on USB. Still on this topic, I'm wondering the best way (for the > moment just in Linux) to simply view the contents of an encrypted plain > text file (my password list!) in a way that doesn't lea

[OCLUG-Tech] KPackageit broken dependencies

2010-11-11 Thread David Maybury
Hello Linux Help; I have been running Linux on my system and my wife's system for a number of years now. I have just done a version upgrade on my wife's machine to KDE4 which uses the KPackageit for system updates. Unfortunately, the KPackageit tells me that it cannot find updates because of broke

[OCLUG-Tech] iproute2

2010-11-11 Thread Bill Strosberg
All: It's been years since I posted here. I've got a situation that I could use some help on. I've got a client who is doing some interesting things. I've got a firewall with four Ethernet interfaces in that connects to the Internet via PPPoE. eth0 - Internal private network eth1 - Public w

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Michael Geist directly addresses Linux DVD issue in new Canadian copyright law!

2010-11-11 Thread James
Play a DVD on linux Canada and become a criminal! On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 10:20 AM, George Standish wrote: > http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5100/125/ > > -- > ubuntu-ca mailing list > ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca > __

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] [Fwd: How to buy a Laptop Best Practices]

2010-11-11 Thread Shawn H Corey
On 09-08-24 09:32 AM, Bruce Harding wrote: > On August 22, 2009 10:27:20 am Robert Radziwilowicz wrote: > >> BTW. I our dep (Elec. Eng / SITE) some MS spoft is provided for free to >> grads. >> > It is the same strategy used by drug dealers trying to get new clients. Free > has the effect of limit

[OCLUG-Tech] A Newbie

2010-11-11 Thread John Baker
Hello I am a very long time user of Windows and before. I now want to try Linux. I have old laptops and older computers with outdated windows and would love to breath new life into them even if only for an experiment. Is there a hands on course on Linux for beginners from downloading OS to in

[OCLUG-Tech] Linux friendly UPS

2010-11-11 Thread N Aitken
Hi I was at the meeting last night and was wondering if somebody could let me know what the name of the linux friendly UPS that Eric mentioned. I couldn't quite hear from the other side of the room. Cheers Nicole -- Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- BEGIN-ANTISPA

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Invitation to CloudCamp Ottawa November 8th

2010-11-11 Thread Bruce Harding
Looks sort of interesting. I might go to that. On Friday 29 October 2010 17:14:32 Bart Trojanowski wrote: > I was asked to forward this invitation to the OCLUG membership. > > -Bart > > -- Forwarded message -- > > I'd like to invite your Linux users group to CloudCamp Ottawa, >

[OCLUG-Tech] Savoir-faire Linux

2010-11-11 Thread Alexandre Miege
Hi, I am the Director of the Ottawa office at Savoir-faire Linux. I attended to some meetings at Algonquin College. It would be great if Savoir-faire Linux could be added to the list of the Businesses in the Community section of the OCLUG website. Here is our website: http://www.savoirfairelinu

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] iproute2

2010-11-11 Thread bruce
Really Really long time Bill. This might sound really dumb, but can't you re-route packets and/or interface by mac address, then to the mac or the router? Quoting "Bill Strosberg" : > All: > > It's been years since I posted here. I've got a situation that I could > use some help on. > > I've

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] [Fwd: How to buy a Laptop Best Practices]

2010-11-11 Thread Bruce Harding
On August 22, 2009 10:27:20 am Robert Radziwilowicz wrote: > BTW. I our dep (Elec. Eng / SITE) some MS spoft is provided for free to > grads. > It is the same strategy used by drug dealers trying to get new clients. Free has the effect of limitings questions. I.e. why look a gift horse in the

[OCLUG-Tech] Trouble with Knoppix

2010-11-11 Thread Kongo Kalunga
Dear sirs, I have got Knoppix 6.2 under linux since 2 days. I love it but i'm wondering why it is so slow; specialy when I open a webradio, nothing else can run. Please help me to speed may laptop. I have a Panasonic CF-29 that is a touchbook (Toughbook), can you send me some pilots to make my scr