Re: iinet users

2008-07-03 Thread Owen Townend
On 03/07/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would someone using the iinet mirror please post a line from their sources.list file so that I can get the syntax exact. Alternatively answer question #38066 in Launchpad. Andre Hey, Here's a line from mine which is working: deb

Re: iinet users

2008-07-03 Thread Null Ack
Just use synaptic, click on settings, repos, download from, other, then choose iinet in the list -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: [OT]Re: Microsoft CDs

2008-07-03 Thread Null Ack
Its not lunacy at all. I do own a 360, but I consider the PC gaming experience to be superior to a console. As well, there is many use cases of having cool uses for linux gaming - such as on mobile media devices or mobile phones. There is no technical reason why Linux gaming cant occur. Linux

Linux Servers for Infrastructure

2008-07-03 Thread Null Ack
Im reflecting on a infrastructure project I did recently and how this might have been done using Linux servers (Ubuntu). In this example the desktops have to remain the approved XP SOE. To give an outline of the environment: * 1450 desktops running Windows XP on a SOE in three buildings separated

Re: Microsoft CDs

2008-07-03 Thread James New
hey all im new to the mailing list and thought this was a great to reply to. well my point of view in for this topic is i really have to laugh when some people have no sence of humor, i mean the whole time people were saying jokes not statements about windows. yes it wouldn't be fair if we were

Playstation

2008-07-03 Thread Mark M Lambert
Yesterday I installed Ubuntu on my Playstation 3 [1]. In the process I managed to erase all my wife's high scores, so have been in the doghouse . Apart from some tricky issues with getting wireless to work everything seems to be running as normal. Unfortunately due to the erased high scores (last

Re: Linux Servers for Infrastructure

2008-07-03 Thread Kim Hawtin
Null Ack wrote: Im reflecting on a infrastructure project I did recently and how this might have been done using Linux servers (Ubuntu). In this example the desktops have to remain the approved XP SOE. To give an outline of the environment: * 1450 desktops running Windows XP on a SOE in

Re: Ubuntu upgrades

2008-07-03 Thread Peter Garrett
On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:45:57 +1000 Leslie Gossner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh and i use the US server for al my updates as the default aussie server (optus) is terribly slow to update and down a lot more often than i would like. Agreed. You can, however, use a number of other Australian

RE: Playstation

2008-07-03 Thread Chris Jones
Message: 9 Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:47:30 +1000 From: Mark M Lambert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Playstation To: Ubuntu ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Yesterday I installed Ubuntu on my Playstation 3 [1]. In the process I

Re: Linux Servers for Infrastructure

2008-07-03 Thread Morgan Storey
You can just use cron-apt and your own apt-repo to deploy applications and manage updates, like Microsofts SMS but better. Using PXE and a customised image you could network boot and install all the machines as well, same as MS's RIS or WDS. you could stay with AD if you want or move to straight

Re: Linux Servers for Infrastructure

2008-07-03 Thread Daniel Mons
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Null Ack wrote: | Im not sure about the software distribution aspetcs and group policy? | | Im curious about this. What I see happening is Linux being used for | app / web / DB servers but not alot in infrastructure for desktops - | maybe it just the

Re: Microsoft CDs

2008-07-03 Thread The Wassermans
On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 01:21 +0930, ishwor wrote: While I understand ocassional M$ bashing, what I do not understand is why linux / GNU(moo)/Linux users have to criticise Microsoft Windows all the time? Haven't we got something that's original of our own? I mean can't we just let it alone?

Re: Microsoft CDs

2008-07-03 Thread Les Gray
The Wassermans schrieb: Err. What does BSD mean please? Dave W It's another family of Unix-like operating systems. The acronym is 'Berkeley Software Distribution', because it originated in the University of California, Berkeley (I think). In business contextxs 'BSD' also has a more

Re: [OT]Re: Microsoft CDs

2008-07-03 Thread Les Gray
Null Ack schrieb: Its not lunacy at all. I do own a 360, but I consider the PC gaming experience to be superior to a console. As well, there is many use cases of having cool uses for linux gaming - such as on mobile media devices or mobile phones. There is no technical reason why Linux