Re: Searching for Duplicate Files

2004-12-18 Thread Nick Rout
On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 17:32 +1300, Jamie Dobbs wrote: I have a directory full of sound bytes and clip art (approx. 45,000 files) that I have collected over many years. I want to search the entire directory (and sub directories) and find any duplicate files, by content rather than by

Re: Searching for Duplicate Files

2004-12-18 Thread Nick Rout
On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 19:10 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote: Jamie Dobbs wrote: I have a directory full of sound bytes and clip art (approx. 45,000 files) that I have collected over many years. I want to search the entire directory (and sub directories) and find any duplicate files, by

Re: SuSE 9.2, KDE, CD burners .mp3 files - was ... .ogg files

2004-12-18 Thread Ralph Stoker
On Saturday 18 December 2004 18:54, Ralph Stoker wrote: Well after a long day I have finally managed to successfully rip and encode .mp3 files from audio CDs. True..it's no big deal..but it was my first successfull attempt at downloading and installing a non SuSE .rpm, playing with a perl

Re: Searching for Duplicate Files

2004-12-18 Thread Steve Holdoway
Nick Rout wrote: On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 19:10 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote: Jamie Dobbs wrote: I have a directory full of sound bytes and clip art (approx. 45,000 files) that I have collected over many years. I want to search the entire directory (and sub directories) and find any

Re: Searching for Duplicate Files

2004-12-18 Thread Steve Holdoway
Steve Holdoway wrote: Nick Rout wrote: On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 19:10 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote: Jamie Dobbs wrote: I have a directory full of sound bytes and clip art (approx. 45,000 files) that I have collected over many years. I want to search the entire directory (and sub directories)

Re: Searching for Duplicate Files

2004-12-18 Thread Col
Jamie Dobbs wrote: I have a directory full of sound bytes and clip art (approx. 45,000 files) that I have collected over many years. I want to search the entire directory (and sub directories) and find any duplicate files, by content rather than by filename or filesize. Can anyone tell me of

Re: USB flash drive woes with 2.6.9

2004-12-18 Thread Alasdair Tennant
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:57:31 +1300 Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, an update on where I am with this. The little write-protect switch was set to unlock - read/write. I experimentally flicked this to lock, Just a little point. I had some trouble with my pen drive recently, where it

Re: Searching for Duplicate Files

2004-12-18 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
NAME fdupes - finds duplicate files in a given set of directories Wow, pretty nifty and very efficient compared with the kind of method that Steve posted and which I've been using too. I've made some packages here: http://volker.dnsalias.net/soft/rpm/suse9.2/ Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann

Re: OT - Homeschooling.

2004-12-18 Thread Jason Greenwood
I mostly agree...=) My fiance probably wouldn't even know what Wondows looked like if she saw it. Her only computing experience has been on my Linux/KDE boxen. Cheers Jason Christopher Sawtell wrote: On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 16:10, Steve Bell wrote: Actually, just try picking up linux at any time...

Re: Searching for Duplicate Files

2004-12-18 Thread Col
Volker Kuhlmann wrote: NAME fdupes - finds duplicate files in a given set of directories Wow, pretty nifty and very efficient compared with the kind of method that Steve posted and which I've been using too. I've made some packages here: http://volker.dnsalias.net/soft/rpm/suse9.2/

Problems with Kontact 1.0

2004-12-18 Thread Chris Griffith
Yes I would like to backup Robert Fisher post about Kontact/Kmail. It has a lot of potential but it inability to read html emails properly is a real dampner. I too am sticking with evolution until the bugs are sorted. I think it is also important that Linux email packages can read Outlook files --

Re: xmule for SuSe 9.2

2004-12-18 Thread Darrell Olsen
On Wednesday 15 December 2004 20:41, Jamie Dobbs wrote: Jamie Dobbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Try here http://www.linux-administrator.com/downloads/suse9.2/xmule-1.9.4b-1_suse92.i586.rpm

OK to advertise Linux PC's Forsale here?

2004-12-18 Thread Chris Wilkinson
Hi there, Its official...I'm skipping the country to seek (fame and) fortune in Brisbane Horsetralia... That means I'll have 2 PC's currently running Linux to sell. Is it OK to advertise these on the list? I wasn't sure if doing so would be considered inappropriate 'commercial' activity... :-) --

Re: OK to advertise Linux PC's Forsale here?

2004-12-18 Thread Paul Swafford
chuck OT in the subject .. most long timers have filters for such things setup :) Regards Paul Swafford Chris Wilkinson wrote: Hi there, Its official...I'm skipping the country to seek (fame and) fortune in Brisbane Horsetralia... That means I'll have 2 PC's currently running Linux to sell. Is it

Re: OT - Homeschooling.

2004-12-18 Thread Martin Bähr
On Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 10:42:01AM +1300, Jason Greenwood wrote: I mostly agree...=) My fiance probably wouldn't even know what Wondows looked like if she saw it. Her only computing experience has been on my Linux/KDE boxen. in that light i can tell you a funny story that happened yesterday:

Re: OK to advertise Linux PC's Forsale here?

2004-12-18 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 13:16, Chris Wilkinson wrote: Hi there, Its official...I'm skipping the country to seek (fame and) fortune in Brisbane Horsetralia... Best of luck sorry to see your go, but a man has to do what a man has to do. That means I'll have 2 PC's currently running Linux to sell.

Re: Problems with Kontact 1.0

2004-12-18 Thread Hadley Rich
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 11:19, Chris Griffith wrote: Yes I would like to backup Robert Fisher post about Kontact/Kmail. It has a lot of potential but it inability to read html emails properly is a real dampner. What exactly are you having problems with? I use Kontact [1] solely including the

Re: [Fwd: Re: Laptop + projector (Was: meeting : Weds, December 1st)]

2004-12-18 Thread Rik Tindall
To conclude,.. You were at least partially right Nick, thanks. The combination of installing the ATI driver package(s) increasing the default monitor frequencies in XF86Config-4 has put Ubuntu correctly on the big screen now, via laptop video out. And I didn't even need to restart X! Last job:

Re: [Fwd: Re: Laptop + projector (Was: meeting : Weds, December 1st)]

2004-12-18 Thread Rik Tindall
Thanks Chris, Christopher Sawtell wrote: On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 17:51, Rik Tindall wrote: # XF86Config-4 (XFree86 X Window System server configuration file) There are no mode lines in the file. Whilst they are no longer essential for the X Windowing Server to function in a rough and ready

11 th. January 2005 Meeting (was:- Laptop + projector )

2004-12-18 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 05:48, Rik Tindall wrote: Thanks Chris, No problems. I'm glad you have got everything sorted out. I see on the Wiki that we currently have Caleb booked to speak about Blender on 11 January 2005. I am somewhat concerned that we might find:- a) No audience, and b) No suitable

Re: OT - Homeschooling.

2004-12-18 Thread Jim Cheetham
On Dec 19, 2004, at 2:16 PM, Martin Bähr wrote: this should happen again. this is not easy when they are not familiar with the terminology, and use strange words to explain their problems. sometimes i get emails where i simply have no clue as to what in the world they are talking about. Don't

Re: 11 th. January 2005 Meeting (was:- Laptop + projector )

2004-12-18 Thread Robert Fisher
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 17:20, Christopher Sawtell wrote: List Member Folks:- Could you indicate if you are coming by an off list email to csawtell - at - paradise.net.nz . I will still be busy with our house building project so it is unlikely I will make it. -- Robert Fisher (aka - Rob, Bob,

Re: 11 th. January 2005 Meeting

2004-12-18 Thread Rik Tindall
Christopher Sawtell wrote: I see on the Wiki that we currently have Caleb booked to speak about Blender on 11 January 2005. I am somewhat concerned that we might find:- a) No audience, and You could poll Caleb the list sometime nearer then, to see if postponement is preferred (?) b) No

IPCOP + Lynx what side effects might this have

2004-12-18 Thread Brendan Greer
Hi guys You could think of this as me having to much spare time but it does have a purpose(learning about IPCOP and as an internet browsing backup) First off I have successfuly got lynx installed and working on ipcop. Now due to my lack of knowledge in the linux security area what side effects