Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe

2010-06-14 Thread Paul Gear
On 14/06/10 15:07, Mitch Towner wrote: ... currently we use a program called Deep Freeze (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Freeze_%28software%29 ) on our windows computers the close likeness I seen is the ubuntu LiveCD Is there a ubuntu like program? tom PS: sorry for relying to

Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe

2010-06-14 Thread Basil Chupin
On 14/06/10 16:20, Paul Gear wrote: On 14/06/10 15:07, Mitch Towner wrote: ... currently we use a program called Deep Freeze (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Freeze_%28software%29 ) on our windows computers the close likeness I seen is the ubuntu LiveCD Is there a ubuntu like

Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe

2010-06-14 Thread Paul Gear
On 14/06/10 16:31, Basil Chupin wrote: ... Deep Freeze is available for Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, so it's likely that it could be hacked (possibly only with Faronics' involvement) to work with Ubuntu: http://www.faronics.com/en/Products/DeepFreeze/DeepFreezeLinux.aspx Paul

Re: Evolution error while synchronising inbox

2010-06-14 Thread WasserLand
Mitch, I am most grateful for the attention and detail you have provided. While you were doing that I was laboriously emptying, in turn, each Evolution folder that protested with the error while synchronising message. I emptied them to separate temp folders and found that the original folder,

Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe

2010-06-14 Thread Basil Chupin
On 14/06/10 16:34, Paul Gear wrote: On 14/06/10 16:31, Basil Chupin wrote: ... Deep Freeze is available for Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, so it's likely that it could be hacked (possibly only with Faronics' involvement) to work with Ubuntu:

Re: Evolution error while synchronising inbox

2010-06-14 Thread Mitch Towner
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 14/06/10 16:38, WasserLand wrote: Mitch, I am most grateful for the attention and detail you have provided. While you were doing that I was laboriously emptying, in turn, each Evolution folder that protested with the error while

Re: Evolution error while synchronising inbox

2010-06-14 Thread Simon Ives
I don't know if it'll be helpful but Evolution did this to me a while ago with my work emails. The problem for me was that work's mail server would 'reset' the conection as Evolution didn't sync often enough. I had IT change the mail server settings and I've not had the issue again. Regards.

Re: using a usb turbo modem

2010-06-14 Thread Simon Ives
Hi Terry. I recently purchased a Telstra Turbo modem for work (Sierra Wireless USB 301) and it just works with Ubuntu 10.04 (also on 9.10, haven't tested it on any other versions). What is written on the bottom side of the modem and what Ubuntu version are you using? Regards. -- SIMON IVES

Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe

2010-06-14 Thread Paul Schulz
You can install Ubuntu on a USB stick and boot from that. - unetbootin - General tool for putting an ISO image onto a USB stick - usb-createor-gkk (or -kde) - Ubuntu specific tool. so.. if you have an iso (CD or DVD) that does what you want, you can get to boot from from a

Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe

2010-06-14 Thread Basil Chupin
On 15/06/10 10:21, Paul Schulz wrote: You can install Ubuntu on a USB stick and boot from that. - unetbootin - General tool for putting an ISO image onto a USB stick - usb-createor-gkk (or -kde) - Ubuntu specific tool. so.. if you have an iso (CD or DVD) that does what

Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe

2010-06-14 Thread Tom Sparks
--- On Tue, 15/6/10, Paul Schulz p...@mawsonlakes.org wrote: From: Paul Schulz p...@mawsonlakes.org Subject: Re: ubuntu for Internet cafe To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Received: Tuesday, 15 June, 2010, 10:21 AM You can install Ubuntu on a USB stick and boot from that. - unetbootin