Re: Freenode fallout

2021-06-27 Thread Rob Whyte [Fudge]
I havent moved there as yet On 18/06/2021 4:39 pm, Svetlana Tkachenko wrote: ubuntu channels moved to libera, i'm also there -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: Update app not responding

2018-03-24 Thread Rob Whyte
he update server to see what would happen. I changed from > 'Australian server' to 'Main server'. That worked, the updater is now > downloading packages, quickly as usual. > > Geoffrey Combes > > -- Warm regards Rob Whyte -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: Ubuntu Unity desktop

2017-12-04 Thread Rob Dawson
don't miss anything about Unity now; in a very short space of time I was comfortable with Gnome and have been even happier with it as time passes. Rob On 04/12/17 10:48, Geoffrey Combes wrote: I have been asked what do I think of Ubuntu's Gnome desktop. I am using 16.04 LTS and will continue to d

Re: Installing distro iso images

2017-08-16 Thread Rob Whyte
Think they are hybrid images. On 17/08/17 11:24, Chris Debenham wrote: > An iso file is actually a DVD/CD image rather than a disk image and so > can't be directly written to a disk via dd. > Instead use something like 'usb-creator' to take the iso image and put it > on the disk in the right

Re: Wireless printer with Linux compatibility

2012-10-15 Thread Rob Dawson
is no problem, I've been using their printers for 5 years on Linux. Cheers, Rob On 16/10/12 09:01, Paul Gear wrote: On 10/16/2012 05:41 AM, Jim Tippett wrote: I intend to purchase a wireless printer for our home network. We use Ubuntu 12.04, Peppermint 3 and Windows 7. Was thinking about

Re: Wireless printer with Linux compatibility

2012-10-15 Thread Rob Dawson
time. There are other ways to do it I'm sure but this works for me. Hope this helps. Cheers, Rob On 16/10/12 09:37, Boden Matthews wrote: At home, I have a HP Photosmart Premium C310 that has WiFi, I had no issues connecting to it and printing from it. It's got internet connectivity

Re: Wireless printer with Linux compatibility

2012-10-15 Thread Rob Dawson
October 2012 09:49, Rob Dawson radaw...@netspace.net.au mailto:radaw...@netspace.net.au wrote: That sounds weird that it won't print OO docs Boden, my HP's have always printed any type of document. Do you have hp-lip installed? Rather than wait for the mods, here is what I posted

Re: Evince not opening PDF

2012-07-18 Thread Rob Dawson
just to get all it's 'bells and whistles' but as a troubleshooting exercise you might want to install AR and try opening it with that so you can eliminate either of the document or the application as the cause? Cheers, Rob On 18/07/12 21:38, OPM595 wrote: Hi Guys, I installed 12.04 on a friends

Re: pdf editor

2011-03-04 Thread Rob Dawson
documents, I had to resort to Acrobat Pro on my XP virtual machine. Cheers, Rob On 05/03/11 07:54, Larry North wrote: Hi, I looked through the lists and a package called pdfeditor seems to cover what is needed. Try https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PDFedit regards Larry North

Re: Jared Norris Nominated as Contact

2011-02-18 Thread Rob Dawson
seem an excellent choice in my opinion. Cheers, Rob -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: Email on the move

2010-11-27 Thread Rob Dawson
help but it is very simple to do. Cheers, Rob On 28/11/10 07:48, Ray wrote: Hi there, My laptop has Ubuntu 10.10 on it and I want to be able to use it when we are away in the caravan without mains power. Yesterday I purchased a small inverter that runs off the 12 volts from the 4x4

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: bookmarks in firefox]]

2010-11-06 Thread Rob Dawson
of these resolutions fix your issue. Rob -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: bookmarks in firefox

2010-10-29 Thread Rob Dawson
' backup function should I ever suffer the issue you just have. The add-on has been around for ever and has worked flawlessly for me for years, and best of all - it's free! Hope this info helps. Cheers, Rob On 29/10/10 18:48, David Johnson wrote: Hello all I am using 10.04.on Acer 55386

Re: How to Set Adam Internet as the download server

2010-10-27 Thread Rob Dawson
Hi Regan, Here is a link that should help, just follow the instructions at the top of the page to set your sources to the mirror required. Adam looks like it is the FileArena mirror. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/LocalAptMirrors#Australian%20Mirrors Cheers, Rob On 28/10/10 12:05

Re: Ubuntu - never again - please read

2010-09-05 Thread Rob Dawson
download of a service pack at that point and left me having to reinstall xp from scratch. No matter what OS is chosen there will be hicups at some point. Mostly minor ones and the occasional hum dinger. Part of life. It happens I'll repeat a Q now for Rob Did you verify the checksum after

Re: Ubuntu - never again - please read.

2010-09-04 Thread Rob Dawson
enjoy what we do. Rob -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: Rob's Project: Getting Ubuntu Doing What He Needs

2010-08-15 Thread Rob Dawson
Hi Rob, I may have mentioned on an unrelated post in here that daily I work in (almost) exclusively Windows environments at large corporate and government organisations installing and configuring enterprise-wide service management software (Windows based) so you would understand from

Re: Rob's Project: Getting Ubuntu Doing What He Needs

2010-08-15 Thread Rob Dawson
Hi Rob, I may have mentioned on an unrelated post in here that daily I work in (almost) exclusively Windows environments at large corporate and government organisations installing and configuring enterprise-wide service management software (Windows based) so you would understand from

Rob's Project: Getting Ubuntu Doing What He Needs

2010-08-13 Thread Rob Farquhar
everything I want to do is a handful of clicks and a smattering of seconds away at any given moment. I'd be willing to tolerate a dual-boot setup if all I used Windows for was gaming, though. So what do you think? Can I accomplish my dream? What will I need to do? Cheers, folks, Rob Farquhar

Re: Pando on Linux

2010-08-06 Thread Rob Dawson
working within a single file that can be copied, deleted, rebuilt whatever. So my plan to get around your Pando requirement would be to install VirtualBox, build yourself an XP or Win 7 virtual machine, install Pando and enjoy. Cheers, Rob On 06/08/10 21:54, peter goggin wrote: I do a lot

Re: skipe for ubuntu?

2010-06-13 Thread Rob Dawson
SMS etc) work flawlessly. Cheers, Rob On 13/06/10 19:15, abdul basit wrote: hello group i need skipe for ubuntu please send me thanks!!! -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: Do you want to see an official Australian Ubuntu LoCo?

2010-05-13 Thread Rob Unsworth
It's a yes from me -- Regards,| Lions District 201 Q3 Rob Unsworth| Webmaster IT Chairman Ipswich, Australia | http://www.lionsq3.org.au On Fri, 14 May 2010, Lisa Milne wrote: Well, with comments

Re: question re mobile internet connection

2010-04-18 Thread Rob Dawson
) and once I got that right it has worked flawlessly since. Rob On 18/04/10 16:31, Christopher Lees wrote: On Sun, 2010-04-18 at 02:03 +0100, richardmalter wrote: Hey folks, warm hello, Just wondering if anyone has experience connecting to a mobile Telstra broadband account - with a plug

Did It! Now To Do It Again...

2009-06-20 Thread Rob Farquhar
a legit version of XP Home so he can still run Windows apps and play games like Diablo. Would there be any issues with installing XP after Ubuntu instead of before? Cheers, Rob Farquhar -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: Did It! Now To Do It Again...

2009-06-20 Thread Rob Farquhar
ubuntu-au-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: From: Cary Bielenberg c...@bielenberg.id.au Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:57:05 +1000 Rob, It is advisable to have windows installed 1st as Ubuntu will write a boot manager in the master boot record for all operating systems. Windows will blow

No Sound Under Jaunty

2009-06-20 Thread Rob Farquhar
and the SoundTroubleshooting page, and it's got to the point where I've filed a bug report under Launchpad ( https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/390060 ). Have any of you folks had any similar issues? Cheers, Rob -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: Upgrading from 8.04 to 9.04

2009-05-21 Thread Rob Farquhar
...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: From: Cary Bielenberg c...@bielenberg.id.au Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 19:11:08 +1000 Rob, I believe that the official line is that you can't upgrade from Hardy - Jaunty but I have done it 7 times so far with no ill effects. Admittedly all my installs have been Kubuntu

Re: Two instances of the same printer?

2008-10-28 Thread Rob Unsworth
select which printer you want to use. -- Regards, | Lions District 201 Q3 Rob Unsworth | Webmaster IT Chairman Ipswich, Australia| http://www.lionsq3.asn.au - -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https

Interest in Australian Ubuntu Locos

2008-06-02 Thread Rob A
Hello, New to Ubuntu, anything happening in this loco? Yours Rob Amos -- ...and the child who masters these Lectures knows more of fire than Aristotle did. Michael Faraday T/He C/Hemical H/I/story of a Candle. Disclaimer This e-mail (and any attachment) is copyright, and the content

Interest in Australian Ubuntu Locos

2008-06-02 Thread Rob A
Hello, New to Ubuntu, anything happening in this loco? Yours Rob Amos -- ...and the child who masters these Lectures knows more of fire than Aristotle did. Michael Faraday T/He C/Hemical H/I/story of a Candle. Disclaimer This e-mail (and any attachment) is copyright, and the content