Re: [opensuse] Problem getting printing to work in OpenOffice

2008-01-14 Thread Fergus Wilde
(will ever) have. I may have to go back to DOS.. Kind Regards Johannes Meixner Ciao. -- Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk

Re: [opensuse] Re: [OT] British time

2007-12-05 Thread Fergus Wilde
, far pleasanter in the Mediterranean. You may well feel like a nice cold beer on a sunny day, but you're far more likely to lock yourself in with a bottle of whisky when it goes dark at three thirty in the afternoon as it will here today :-( -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate

Re: [opensuse] Re: [OT] British time

2007-12-05 Thread Fergus Wilde
that instead of cars being fitted with seat belts, they should be fitted with a row of spikes along the dashboard. A popular view among motorcyclists, in fact - probably the only way you'll stop Volvos pulling out in front of you at junctions :-) Cheers, Dave -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library

Re: [opensuse] Re: [OT] British time

2007-12-05 Thread Fergus Wilde
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Re: [opensuse] No space left (but there is some!!)

2007-10-24 Thread Fergus Wilde
Size Used Available %Used Mounted on -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [opensuse] Good or Bad of SuSE Novell Takeover - Was: Re: subpixel hinting...

2007-10-09 Thread Fergus Wilde
at SuSE. -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [opensuse] openSUSE 10.3 not detecting SATA HD

2007-10-08 Thread Fergus Wilde
Sorry if this gets sent twice. I had a brain fart with the addresses at the top. :-s -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e

Re: [opensuse] Ext3 vs Reiser FS

2007-09-11 Thread Fergus Wilde
securityfs (rw) I hope I haven't missed this elsewhere, but I'd be interested to know if there are special reasons why you've used ext3 on / and xfs on your other Linux partitions - just as a pointer next time I'm setting up a disk. Cheers Fergus -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate

Re: [opensuse] OT: Things are getting interesting at Groklaw

2007-08-30 Thread Fergus Wilde
(and guess what they would have voted for..), where cut out :/ Greetings Michael -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [opensuse] Suse 10.2

2007-08-28 Thread Fergus Wilde
a desktop at boot up. Install the system, and then you can install any desktop you want and provide for it to be available from a desktop login screen. There's no need to reboot. Rob -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http

Re: [opensuse] Who said Linux doesnot get Virus infections

2007-08-10 Thread Fergus Wilde
On Thursday 09 August 2007 15:18, James Knott wrote: Tero Pesonen wrote: On Thursday 09 August 2007, Fergus Wilde wrote: he proprietary video formats issue is one for the lawyers, not Linux people. These formats don't play back because copyright and patent owners or abusers will not allow

Re: [opensuse] Who said Linux doesnot get Virus infections

2007-08-09 Thread Fergus Wilde
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Re: [opensuse] Who said Linux doesnot get Virus infections

2007-08-07 Thread Fergus Wilde
an infected file or execute an infected .bin file Scott How is the presence of a phishing email a virus infection in Linux? -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [opensuse] Google hosts as Ira Hyman introduces PC LinuxOS

2007-05-08 Thread Fergus Wilde
a deal more for your carbon footprint than much of the other advice out there. Jack a bit more RAM in there and you're good for years more fun, as the farmer said to the ewe. -- _ John Andersen -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3

Re: [opensuse] Trying to recover a hard drive

2007-04-30 Thread Fergus Wilde
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Re: [opensuse] Trying to recover a hard drive

2007-04-30 Thread Fergus Wilde
On Monday 30 April 2007 12:53, Pueblo Native wrote: Fergus Wilde wrote: On Monday 30 April 2007 02:54, Pueblo Native wrote: Here's a problem one of my friends sent me, his words. i had a fedora 2 box crap out so i took the HD out and put it in a USB enclosure to plug into another fedora

Re: [opensuse] Blocking foreigners!

2007-02-27 Thread Fergus Wilde
have something more innocent than mere xenophobia on hand? If I just blocked all non-RIPE addresses that would restrict me to Europe only but there doesn't seem to be a list per country, does that mean they're all mixed up? Regards Matthew -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate

Re: [opensuse] Some more oil in the fire ...

2007-02-21 Thread Fergus Wilde
and I beg all and sundry to turn their backs upon him and upon his works. Novell has been exceedingly foolish in getting anywhere near the bedroom with him, let alone into bed. -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http

Re: [opensuse][OT] The BBC is asking if they should support Linux

2007-02-16 Thread Fergus Wilde
specialists. Cheers Fergus -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [opensuse] I give up!

2007-01-30 Thread Fergus Wilde
On Monday 29 January 2007 13:17, Charles R. Buchanan wrote: On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:03:45 +, Fergus Wilde [EMAIL PROTECTED] took time to say the following: (^_^) Maybe in a few years when I'm 70 will Linux FINALLY be ready for prime (^_^) time! Just think, I haven't even gotten

Re: [opensuse] I give up!

2007-01-29 Thread Fergus Wilde
find shutdown -h from a root prompt usually does it. -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [opensuse] Re: suse 10.0 and WD external harddrive

2007-01-29 Thread Fergus Wilde
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Re: [opensuse] openSUSE 10.2 RC1 upgrade stories

2006-12-05 Thread Fergus Wilde
best Fergus -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[opensuse] Good fast PC and printer in the UK?

2006-11-17 Thread Fergus Wilde
, and onto a decent colour laser that is known to perform well with Linux. It needs to be available in the UK, too. Any thoughts? Thanks, Fergus -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e