Due to a combination of factors, such as the age of her Mac, the cost of
a new Mac, and the constant presence of two Linux die-hards in the
house, my partner is willing to at least consider replacing her iMac
with a Linux system.
We household geeks have been, if not happy, at least willing to p
own kernel...
--Mike
-Original Message-
From: Rex Johnston [mailto:g...@sclnz.com]
Sent: Wed 5/6/2009 5:25 PM
To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz
Cc:
Subject: Re: Jaunty won't run with new kernel
Gauland, Michael wrote:
> I've upgraded from Ubuntu 'Int
I've upgraded from Ubuntu 'Intrepid' to 'Jaunty', and can't boot with
the new (2.6.28-11) kernel, though the old one (2.6.27-13) still boots.
With the new kernel, I can go to 'rescue mode', but not do a full boot.
The last message is about starting 'wicd', though if I disable wicd the
system still
Thanks for all the responses. It seems to be working now, though I'm not
sure why. 'network-config' kept failing at DHCP negotiations. I turned
off the firewall ('ferm'), then it worked, and now it doesn't seem to
care whether the firewall is up or not. My own rather amateurish reading
of the iptab
s with wireless. Try installing wicd -
it solved all sorts of problems for me.
- D
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Gauland, Michael
wrote:
If we haven't actually entered the modern age, we're at least standing
on its doorstep, huddled against the cold and rain, peering jealously at
If we haven't actually entered the modern age, we're at least standing
on its doorstep, huddled against the cold and rain, peering jealously at
the wonders within.
What I mean is, we've finally been able to move beyond dial-up to
something approaching reasonable network speeds, thanks to the fo
I finally got tired of scrounging for disk space, and bought a new hard
drive for my laptop. Now, I'm puzzling over how to partition it. My
current drive has separate partitions for Microsoft Windows (which I
only admit to here out of sense of honestly, but I do occasionally need
it for work), swap
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> From: Volker Kuhlmann [mailto:list0...@paradise.net.nz]
>
> If it works only sometimes, your outgoing email system is behaving
> inconsistently. The software running this list is *very* reliable,
> though not necessarily always behaving the way you expect.
>
> ...
> Ye
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Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:44:44 +1300
From: "Gauland, Michael"
To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz
Subject: RE: Asus eee pc 901 Linux
Your message cannot be delive
What good is vi without emacs? It's like having without .
Or rather, the other way around.
-Original Message-
From: Andrew Errington [mailto:a.erring...@lancaster.ac.uk]
Sent: Friday, 13 February 2009 11:35 a.m.
To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz
Subject: Re: Asus eee pc 901 Linux
O
Who maintains the mailing list? I've had problems posting, but got no
response from linux-users-ow...@it.canterbury.ac.nz. A couple of days
ago I tried un- and re-subscribing, and as able to post once, but was
bounced when I tried to reply to another message. You're reading this
because the same tr
I've found a "New Zealand English" dictionary for OpenOffice, but not
for aspell. Does anyone know if one exists (or of a project to create
one, or even a word list to use as a starting point)?
Thanks,
Mike
**
This elect
At some point, Ubuntu stopped automounting my USB drives. It hasn't been
a major inconvenience, but I thought I'd probe the collective wisdom and
see if I can't come up with a solution.
If I plug in a memory stick, nothing happens. Then I open the "Removable
drives and media" control panel. *Somet
A simple "diff -qr" might be enough for your purposes.
--Mike
-Original Message-
From: Roger Searle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 16 January 2008 12:05 p.m.
To: CLUG
Subject: comparing folder contents
Hi, I am looking for list recommendations on packages or methods for
r
I'm thinking "Eliza" would fit in well here. "Why do you say your team
is still busy on previous calls?".
-Original Message-
From: John Carter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 29 August 2007 9:28 a.m.
To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz
Subject: Things that waiting on Telec
Aidan's got his new PC, and has decided to go with Debian. Being limited
to dial-up, the plan is to do a base install from disk, retrieve the
repository indices from the 'net, generate a download script for the
desired packages, and do the actual download off-site.
Does this sound workable?
Now that Aidan's developed a Computer Acquisition Strategy, he'd like
some advice on distributions. He writes:
Hello Linux people,
I am using Ubuntu now (on an old eMac, but I'm switching to an x86
machine), but I am wondering if there is anything closer to my idea of
a perfect (as perfe
Aidan asked me to pass on is thanks for all the friendly advice. He's
decided to buy an inexpensive used PC from TradeMe, then play around
with adding, swapping, and upgrading components as time, money, and
inclination dictate.
Thanks again,
Mike
***
My fifteen-year-old son's running Ubuntu on a old eMac, and would like
to switch to an x86 machine. He wants to "roll his own", rather than
purchase a ready-built machine. This isn't something I've ever done, so
I'm looking for advice on going about this.
Should he buy a second-hand machine to
Andrew Errington wrote:
>Why not take a look next time you're down there, and *write it down*?
What sort of high-tech solution is that?
No, no, no. Next time you're down there, type it into your favourite
editor[1], and save it to a file.
--mag
[1] If you can't turn it into
In my install of OO 2.2, I have a PDF button on the toolbar, and an
"Export as PDF" choice in the "File" menu. Is that what you're looking
for?
-Original Message-
From: Barry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, 3 July 2007 12:02 p.m.
To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz
Subject: PDF
John,
I'm a bit confused by all of this--why isn't "hashbang" just invoking
the ruby interpreter directly? I think you've lost something in
simplifying the example.
Any way, I had a play, and found that by modifying "flashbang" to copy
all but the first line of the first argument to a temporary fi
The certificate may not be worth much, but the experience of somewhat
formal coursework will be. Aidan's been homeschooled his whole life, and
we think getting a few "official" education credentials under his belt
would help him ease into uni/real-world life.
-Original Message-
From: Andr
My son is interested in a certificate in "Internet and Webpages" from
Southern Institute of Technology (a distance-learning course). They say
students will need:
PC with Internet connection, Microsoft Office version 2003 or 2007
(including Outlook, Word, FrontPage), Adobe Reader, Winzip, printe
I'd love to see a Linux conference held in Christchurch-two or three
days of full-on geekiness, with seminars, workshops, demonstrations,
etc., serving everyone from complete neophytes to those twisted souls
who write kernel modules for relaxation. Do others on this list share
the dream? Are you wi
It's a long way for me to come in for a meeting, but I'm sure my son
would be interested enough in a talk about music creation and editing
that we'd make the trip.
--Mike
-Original Message-
From: Douglas Royds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 14 February 2007 9:49 a.m.
To: linu
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