Re: [SLUG] Re: ubuntu/debian

2006-03-19 Thread Alan L Tyree
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:18:53 +0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Monday 20 March 2006 12:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:17 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > On Monday 20 March 2006 04:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 01:03:26PM +0800, [

Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help

2006-03-19 Thread tuxta2
Matthew Hannigan wrote: On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 10:00:15AM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 19 March 2006 09:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone reccomends ubuntu, maybe I don't remember the sys-admin, I strongly reccomend SuSE, get 9.3 not

Re: [SLUG] Re: ubuntu/debian

2006-03-19 Thread jam
On Monday 20 March 2006 12:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:17 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Monday 20 March 2006 04:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 01:03:26PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > I downloaded skype: > > > > > >

Re: [SLUG] info needed desperately

2006-03-19 Thread Michael Fox
On 3/20/06, Glen Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you don't want colour the personal laser printers are > a much better choice than ink jet as the running cost is > a lot, lot lower. And the most important reason... well for myself anyways. The ink/toner doesnt dry out like inkjets. So I can

Re: [SLUG] info needed desperately

2006-03-19 Thread Glen Turner
Ken Wilson wrote: When I was looking a Samsung was advertised as supported for linux, drivers included. It was a less convienient shape and more plasticy at about $350 at Harris technology. The Samsung personal lasers are definately plasticy, but I can tell you from personal experience that t

Re: [SLUG] Re: Missing mouse cursor

2006-03-19 Thread Russell Davie
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 03:23:14 + (UTC) Mary Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2006-03-20, Simon Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What if you try reapplying the cursor theme from the mouse preference? > > It does not reappear, although it's not entirely clear what constitutes > reapply

Re: [SLUG] ubuntu/debian

2006-03-19 Thread Adam Kent
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > dpkg: error processing Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb (--install): package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64) Errors were encountered while processing: Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb resolvable? I've had some luck installing skype on amd64 usi

[SLUG] Re: Missing mouse cursor

2006-03-19 Thread Mary Gardiner
On 2006-03-20, Simon Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What if you try reapplying the cursor theme from the mouse preference? It does not reappear, although it's not entirely clear what constitutes reapplying it. There is only one Mouse theme (Human), and it is already selected. I can't de-select

Re: [SLUG] Missing mouse cursor

2006-03-19 Thread Simon Wong
On Mon, 2006-03-20 at 13:46 +1100, Mary Gardiner wrote: > turned on. But there's no arrow icon, no visual marking at all, of its > location. What if you try reapplying the cursor theme from the mouse preference? -- Simon Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing Lis

[SLUG] Missing mouse cursor

2006-03-19 Thread Mary Gardiner
Hi all, I'm using Ubuntu Breezy/5.10 with what should be a fairly generic GNOME setup (a custom background, that's about it). Specifically, I don't recall making any changes whatsoever to it in the last week or so. As of this morning, when my laptop comes back from suspend or hibernate, I can't s

Re: [SLUG] Re: ubuntu/debian

2006-03-19 Thread Simon Wong
On Mon, 2006-03-20 at 13:27 +1100, Alan L Tyree wrote: > Yes they can. Gizmo is **much** better than Skype on Windows (as Adam > says, more colourful and has a neat map function). And, if you ever use > PC -> PSTN it is generally cheaper. Once you talk them into trying it, > they will never go back

Re: [SLUG] Re: ubuntu/debian

2006-03-19 Thread Alan L Tyree
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:45:04 +0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Monday 20 March 2006 09:38, Adam Bogacki wrote: > > Skype ? Nah, dull and boring. > > > > apt-get install gizmo > > > > ... which can be encrypted with Zimmerman's newly released > > VOiP version of peer-to-peer Zfone. > > > > Gizmo

[SLUG] Login with radius authentication

2006-03-19 Thread Simon Wong
Here's on for the RADIUS gurus... I'm trying to piggy back off a radius authentication setup that I have for wireless access and use that for logging into some Ubuntu PC's. Now, I have the authentication working so that password is checked and accepted or rejected from the radius server via PAM o

[SLUG] Re: ubuntu/debian

2006-03-19 Thread jam
On Monday 20 March 2006 09:38, Adam Bogacki wrote: > Skype ? Nah, dull and boring. > > apt-get install gizmo > > ... which can be encrypted with Zimmerman's newly released > VOiP version of peer-to-peer Zfone. > > Gizmo is also more colourful, functional, etc. > > Google is your friend .. Adam tha

Re: [SLUG] Re: ubuntu/debian

2006-03-19 Thread Alan L Tyree
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:26:17 +1100 James Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:17 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Monday 20 March 2006 04:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 01:03:26PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I downloaded skype: >

[SLUG] Re: ubuntu/debian

2006-03-19 Thread Adam Bogacki
Skype ? Nah, dull and boring. apt-get install gizmo ... which can be encrypted with Zimmerman's newly released VOiP version of peer-to-peer Zfone. Gizmo is also more colourful, functional, etc. Google is your friend .. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] signature.asc Description: Digital signa

Re: [SLUG] Re: ubuntu/debian

2006-03-19 Thread James Gray
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:17 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Monday 20 March 2006 04:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 01:03:26PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I downloaded skype: > > > > > > > > dpkg: error processing Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb > > > > (--i

Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help

2006-03-19 Thread Matthew Hannigan
On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 10:00:15AM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sunday 19 March 2006 09:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > >>Someone reccomends ubuntu, maybe I don't remember the sys-admin, I > > >> strongly reccomend SuSE, get 9.3 not 10. > > > > > >Recomm

Re: [SLUG] Re: ubuntu/debian

2006-03-19 Thread jam
On Monday 20 March 2006 04:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 01:03:26PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I downloaded skype: > > > > > > dpkg: error processing Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb > > > (--install): package architecture (i386) does not match system > > > (a

Re: [SLUG] surround sound on CMI8738

2006-03-19 Thread Linley Caetan
Jeff Waugh wrote: > >What kind of output socket/cable are you using? Multiple analogue cables, or >a single SPDIF, or...? > >- Jeff > > > multiple analogue green black orange. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/f

Re: [SLUG] Re: ubuntu/debian

2006-03-19 Thread Alan L Tyree
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:29:04 +1100 Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 01:03:26PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I downloaded skype: > > > > dpkg: error processing Desktop/skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb > > (--install): package architecture (i386) does not match sy

Re: [SLUG] surround sound on CMI8738

2006-03-19 Thread Jeff Waugh
> This card works fine in windows but Ubuntu Alsa sound will not give me > proper 5.1 surround sound. > Is there a better way of configuring and running this very common card. What kind of output socket/cable are you using? Multiple analogue cables, or a single SPDIF, or...? - Jeff -- FISL 7.

[SLUG] surround sound on CMI8738

2006-03-19 Thread Linley Caetan
This card works fine in windows but Ubuntu Alsa sound will not give me proper 5.1 surround sound. Is there a better way of configuring and running this very common card. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailin

Re: [SLUG] Setting up a Proliant ML530 without SmartStart

2006-03-19 Thread James Purser
On Sun, 2006-03-19 at 17:54 +1100, Scott Gourlay wrote: > > Otherwise do you know some one with a current SmartStart?? Yeah, HP. Apparantly you can actually download SmartStart from the HP Website. For those of us stuck like this here's the url: http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/u

Re: [SLUG] ubuntu/debian

2006-03-19 Thread Bret Comstock Waldow
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:19, john gibbons wrote: > Do you install Easyububtu as a complete OS or is it grafted onto already > installed Ubuntu? Install Ubuntu first Install EasyUbuntu run EasyUbuntu EasyUbuntu does the rest Regards, Bret pgpvMehSMVrL5.pgp Description: PGP signature -- SLUG - Syd