Just checking to see if someone deleted my ubuntu-au account

2010-04-17 Thread Cary Bielenberg
testing 1 2 3 4! -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Installing Ubuntu on a new PC

2010-04-17 Thread Geoffrey
I am about to buy a new PC with a blank HDD which is to be installed with Ubuntu. Bearing in mind that 10.04 is on the horizon how should I go about this? My existing working PC has 9.10 (fully upgraded of course) and its home directory is backed up on an external HDD. This PC will continue to be

Re: Installing Ubuntu on a new PC

2010-04-17 Thread Andre Mangan
Lucid Lynx will be released in 12 days. I suggest that you wait until then. Andre On 17 April 2010 13:55, Geoffrey gcomb...@bigpond.com wrote: I am about to buy a new PC with a blank HDD which is to be installed with Ubuntu. Bearing in mind that 10.04 is on the horizon how should I go

Re: Installing Ubuntu on a new PC

2010-04-17 Thread Mitch Towner
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 17/04/10 13:55, Geoffrey wrote: I am about to buy a new PC with a blank HDD which is to be installed with Ubuntu. Bearing in mind that 10.04 is on the horizon how should I go about this? My existing working PC has 9.10 (fully upgraded of

Re: Just checking to see if someone deleted my ubuntu-au account

2010-04-17 Thread Cary Bielenberg
Was concerned that the list server may have died, I haven't seen the list quite so quiet in a while. Cary Andre Mangan andreman...@gmail.com wrote .. Melissa was invited to respond in AndrewG's post to the list. I think that everyone is waiting for this response. Be patient,

Re: Installing Ubuntu on a new PC

2010-04-17 Thread Paul Gear
On 17/04/10 18:30, Mitch Towner wrote: ... Hi Geoffrey, I believe that option 2 would be your best plan of attack. You can load the files from your backup copy of your old home directory. That's basically what I do as I've never really had much luck with upgrading. I prefer to do a fresh

question re mobile internet connection

2010-04-17 Thread richardmalter
Hey folks, warm hello, Just wondering if anyone has experience connecting to a mobile Telstra broadband account - with a plug-in USB chip. Ubuntu is recognizing the chip but doesn't connect, anyone have any ideas? I am in VIC. Thank you. Richard -- Best regards, Richard Malter --

Re: Just checking to see if someone deleted my ubuntu-au account

2010-04-17 Thread Michael
Maybe everyone is out-there acting and not talking. I initially thought th change to the Google list may have affected your account but it seems it hasn't cause you can still post. Cheers. Michael (k3lt01) On Apr 17, 8:14 pm, Cary Bielenberg c...@bielenberg.id.au wrote: Was concerned that the

Debate Decisions: Repost

2010-04-17 Thread AndrewG
Apologies, I am reposting this as I have been informed that the 'Format' of the previous post made it a bit difficult to read. Hopefully this rectifies it. I have made no contextual alterations. To the Ubuntu Au community, On Monday, I posted an email to this list with a proposal to create an

Re: question re mobile internet connection

2010-04-17 Thread Simon Ives
Hi Richard. I've got a new Telstra Turbo Wireless Next G Broadband USB modem that I use for work and it 'just works' on my Ubuntu 10.04 installation. The details on the back of the device read - Sierra Wireless USB, Qualcomm 3G, NI246. Last year I was having a similar issue with the previous

Re: Debate Decisions: Repost

2010-04-17 Thread Michael
On Apr 18, 12:43 pm, Steve Thomas st3v3th0...@gmail.com wrote: Oh yeah, forgot to mention : I like the website redesign, except -- the half-naked woman at the top is not good. We have enough trouble attracting women to IT, without turning them off. Steve I agree with this sentiment. --