heyy!!

2009-01-29 Thread blakey
im in desperate need for a link to a past release of Ubuntu that will work on my PowerPC iMac G3. I love it alot and i want to do something useful with it. if anyone could help me, please e-mail me:) Blake:) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu-au meetup at LCA2009

2009-01-29 Thread Charles Gregory
Hi all, I only just got around to thinking about it - ss it too late to arrange some sort of gathering in Hobart this week? Regards, Charles -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: linux hardware shops

2009-01-29 Thread Matt Lye
The problem is there isnt Linux Hardware Almost every computer shop will sell the hardware you need, you just need to know what brands tend to have better support. Id recommend intel chipset, asus motherboard, an an Nvidia graphics card. That being said, there are many other viable options. You

Windows Emulator

2009-01-29 Thread nintendo...@gmail.com
Does anyone know a good free windows emulator? not wine and if you use wine how do you get it working properly??? -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: linux hardware shops

2009-01-29 Thread Dejai
Sorry I don't know of any stores... However there is a really neat website at: www.staticice.com.au which lists around 262 Australian retailers and compares there prices so you can find some of the better deals for hardware in Australia. Hopes this helps. Tom Sparks wrote: are there any shops

Re: Global Bug Jam

2009-01-29 Thread Dejai
Ya I would really like to get more information on these Bug Jams. There is a talk about it on the Ubuntu Podcast Ep 18. On Jan 15, 9:06 am, Sebastian sebastian.spi...@gmail.com wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi List, thinking about Jason Allen's post [1] the other day

Re: Netbooks

2009-01-29 Thread Matt Lye
The Dell Mini 9 works very well with the Netbook Remix. The setup information can be found at www.ubuntumini.com I recommend buying the Mini with the least amount of ram you can, then upgrading it to 2gb yourself. You can do anything you set your mind to when you have vision, determination, and

Introducing myself

2009-01-29 Thread Dejai
Hello I thought I would introduce myself to the Ubuntu-AU mailing list. I am a new to this whole Ubuntu Australia subgroup but I have been following the Ubuntu project since 7.04 . And I have been on the Ubuntu-au IRC for about 4-6 months and I thought it was time to move deeper into both the

View this page Installing Office 2003 on Ubuntu Through Wine

2009-01-29 Thread Dejai
Click on http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntu-au/web/installing-office-2003-on-ubuntu-through-wine - or copy paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't work. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

How do I set up a dialer to open my account at Tadaust?

2009-01-29 Thread Dean and Margaret Kilsby
Hi For the last two days I have busted my head trying to get Ubuntu to dial up the internet. Ok I am old and not up to these things but I have tried all that I can think of PLEASE help Deani No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database:

View this page Installing Flash on Linux i386

2009-01-29 Thread Dejai
Click on http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntu-au/web/installing-flash-on-linux-i386 - or copy paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't work. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

View this page Internet TV / Media Centers

2009-01-29 Thread Dejai
Click on http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntu-au/web/internet-tv-media-centers - or copy paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't work. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: HELP NEEDED - Kubuntu 8.04 will not boot to login screen. What do I do now???

2009-01-29 Thread Dejai
Well if you log into the terminal as you normally would using first your username, then your password. You can run the command: startx this will start xserver and boot you into your default windows manager from where you can make the necessary changes from there using the gui. Maybe you should try

Re: How do I set up a dialer to open my account at Tadaust?

2009-01-29 Thread Paul Shirren
Hey Dean, are you touring around the country or still in Loxton? There are Ubuntu people everywhere you know :-) Dean and Margaret Kilsby wrote: Hi For the last two days I have busted my head trying to get Ubuntu to dial up the internet. Ok I am old and not up to these things but I have tried

Re: How do I set up a dialer to open my account at Tadaust?

2009-01-29 Thread squareyes
Dean and Margaret Kilsby wrote: Hi For the last two days I have busted my head trying to get Ubuntu to dial up the internet. Ok I am old and not up to these things but I have tried all that I can think of PLEASE help Deani Hi Dean, If you are using Dial up, and have an External Serial modem,

move to Evolution

2009-01-29 Thread Sebastian Spiess
Hi all, I recently decided to move from Thunderbird to Evolution. The two main reasons where better integration into GNOME (I run Intrepid) and address book supporting birthdays. While I was searching on how to do the move as painless as possible I found many who wanted to move from Evolution

Re: Windows Emulator

2009-01-29 Thread IKT
There isn't much to getting wine working correctly as I understand it. To install follow the instructions here: http://www.winehq.org/download/deb Then any windows programs you need to try and run right click on the .exe and choose run with wine or something similar. - ikt On Sat, Jan 17,

Re: Windows Emulator

2009-01-29 Thread Stewart Johnston
Do you have a specific programme in mind? There are plenty of guides for how to set up wine to properly run different software programmes, just search for the one you are needing http://appdb.winehq.com/ StooJ IKT wrote: There isn't much to getting wine working correctly as I understand it.