[Bug 2063221] Re: Drop libglib2.0-0 transitional package

You have a typo in the description: > the massive Y2028 time_t transition I think you mean Y20*3*8. Not a big deal, but just for clarity you should probably fix that. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 2043863] Re: Keyboard Settings Won't Open (Ubuntu Unity 23.10)

Further info may be relevant: https://www.reddit.com/r/UbuntuUnity/comments/1axuqy5/2310_cant_open_keyboard_settings/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2043863 Title: Keyboard Settings

[Bug 2043863] Re: Keyboard Settings Won't Open (Ubuntu Unity 23.10)

Also affects right shift key, but left still works. I had to use cut and paste even to log in to register this affects me too. No Ctrl keys, only 1 shift, can't open keyboard settings. Goes away on reboot but soon recurs. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1743798] Re: Kernel sometimes panics during early boot if CPU microcode archive prepended to initramfs

I had the same issue with 20.04 on a Thinkpad X220. I managed to resolve it by installing the HWE kernel, adding a dedicated swap partition on another drive, purging ZRAM, and rebuilding my `initrd`. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hello is it possible for me to buy a ubuntu dvd

your local library. They have very cheap or free Internet access and many of them will let you burn DVDs for the cost of the medium -- which is pennies. If you are not in the UK, you are on the wrong list. -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – gMail/gTa

[Bug 1893964] Re: Installation of Ubuntu Groovy with manual partitioning without an EFI System Partition fails on 'grub-install /dev/sda' even on non-UEFI systems

@jeremie2 Ah, fair enough. Mostly I use Ventoy these days, and once the USB key is formatted with Ventoy, you just copy .ISO files onto it and they automagically appear in the Ventoy boot menu. So no need for Balena Etcher etc. any more. Ventoy itself is bootable on BIOS and UEFI PCs and on Intel

[Bug 1893964] Re: Installation of Ubuntu Groovy with manual partitioning without an EFI System Partition fails on 'grub-install /dev/sda' even on non-UEFI systems

In replie to @jeremie2 in comment #24: I don't think this is a general description of the problem, because for me, my USB boot keys don't have separate EFI boot partitions. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

Re: Will installation on BIOS systems with no ESP be supported in 21.04?

s to our attention > again, I appreciate that. I'll go see if we can improve our processes > to reduce the chance of this happening again. Thank you very much for fixing it so quickly, and I look forward to running Ubuntu on my various BIOS-only boxes for years to come. :-) -- Liam Proven – Pr

Re: Will installation on BIOS systems with no ESP be supported in 21.04?

notifications that someone has taken over the bug and submitted a fix, but it took threads on here, on Discourse and a post to Hacker News to get some action. This is to me an astonishing failure in bug triage. -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – gMail/

Will installation on BIOS systems with no ESP be supported in 21.04?

report has attracted no attention so I wanted to ask if anyone had tried this in 21.04 yet? I do not want to repartition and reformat the HDDs of several computers just to install a new release of Ubuntu. :-( -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – gMail

[Bug 1915152] Re: Installation of Ubuntu Unity 20.10 always fails if there is no EFI partition

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1893964 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1893964 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1893964 Installation of Ubuntu Groovy with manual partitioning without an EFI System Partition fails on 'grub-install /dev/sda' even on non-UEFI systems

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Full upgrade request from Ubuntu updater

ussions" Secondly: are you running Ubuntu (i.e. with GNOME) or Lubuntu (with LXQt)? Also: is this not just an update to 20.04.02, perhaps? https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item=Ubuntu-20.04.2-LTS-Released -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – g

[Bug 1915152] Re: Installation of Ubuntu Unity 20.10 always fails if there is no EFI partition

Confirmed and reproduced in Xubuntu 20.10 as well. This issue is _not_ confined to Ubuntu Unity and is also present in an official remix. Steps taken to try to resolve it: * updated system BIOS (machine is a Lenovo Thinkpad W500; was on 3.18, now on 3.23, latest) -> no change • tried 2 different

[Bug 1915152] [NEW] Installation of Ubuntu Unity 20.10 always fails if there is no EFI partition

Public bug reported: Even on BIOS systems with no UEFI ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: ubiquity 20.10.13 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-25.26-generic 5.8.14 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-25-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help on debugging desktop issue?

ave called a "recreational impossibility". The fact that they chose Javascript to implement GNOME Shell tells you all you need to know about their position towards reliability, stability, supportability etc. -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How to get Ubuntu DVDs?

t is a bit of a long shot and anyway, since the cost is pennies and the OP is likely to get an old version at best. -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – gMail/gTalk/gHangouts: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn/Flickr: lproven – Skype: liamproven

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How to get Ubuntu DVDs?

18-04-4-Latest-Version/dp/B085FS9JQ5 Not good. Not the current version & rather expensive. I used to recommend the Linux Emporium but they've gone out of business. :-( How about: https://thelinuxshop.co.uk/ -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk –

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 20.04 freezing at startup

s/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=ykctt=wt64a=latitude-15-5500-laptop This was updated just last month so it is clear there were issues. -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – gMail/gTalk/gHangouts: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn/Flickr: lprove

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New to Ubuntu

me computer, just install updates and reboot. > Also need to know if I can register for some paid assistance in the UK. You can, but you really don't need to. -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – gMail/gTalk/gHangouts: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Faceb

[ubuntu-uk] Distributions Devroom Call for Participation - FOSDEM 2020

This isn't a spam. I am not affiliated with the event in any way except that I hope to speak there. --- # FOSDEM 2020 - Distribution Devroom Call for Participation The Distributions devroom will take place Sunday 2 February 2020 at FOSDEM, in Brussels, Belgium at the Université Libre de

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 19.10 release Get Together

am in Prague these days, so I can't. :-( I don't know of a Prague release party, but then, I don't really speak Czech yet... I've only been learning for 5 years. -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Raspberry Pi 4 and Ubuntu

e definitely will not work. Yes, I am absolutely certain it will be supported in time. You may need to wait until 19.10 though. -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven - Skype/LinkedIn: l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] todoman bug

On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 at 14:40, Ade Attwood wrote: > > However, I need an > account on launchpad. So create one...? > If it > means creating an Ubuntu one account I can. That should work. Or see if it's in Debian Sid. -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liampro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprising Wi-Fi Problem Cure

e is that replies should go _below_ the text one is responding to, and that one should trim the quoted text to the part that one is addressing. This is especially important for those who only subscribe to the digest. -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Goog

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprising Wi-Fi Problem Cure

ogin screen you see before the graphical desktop loads. No you can't load the desktop, because it is already loaded and still running. To get back to the desktop, press Ctrl-Alt-F7. -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can't update grub

On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 at 16:08, Mark Fraser wrote: > > On 08/10/18 10:24, Liam Proven wrote: > > On Thu, 4 Oct 2018 at 12:35, Mark Fraser wrote: > >> > >> I've tried asking this questions in numerous other places and so far > >> I've had no response, so I'm h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can't update grub

n't look good. Remove that device/those devices and try again? Also, you seem to have a small /boot partition -- is that right? Is there any free space in it? -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Fl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adobe Flash problem

s a built-in Flash player. It is freeware but not FOSS. Chromium is FOSS and has no Flash player. Solution: use Chrome. -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven - Skype/LinkedIn: liam

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ppa problem

questions/525088/how-to-delete-broken-packages-in-ubuntu https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1597294 -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven - Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] openSUSE conference 2018: fancy a weekend away in Prague?

eard of it, but sadly, it's almost exclusively meat-oriented. I'm a total chili fiend, but I'm also a vegetarian chili fiend... -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn: l

[ubuntu-uk] openSUSE conference 2018: fancy a weekend away in Prague?

. -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 • ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Booting ubuntu 18.04 - problems

On Wed, 9 May 2018 at 13:23, Paul Sutton <zl...@zleap.net> wrote: > On 09/05/18 11:22, Liam Proven wrote: > > Which file? > Any file which is saved under a dual boot system. Yeah, I think we understood that. :-) What I meant is this: are there any particular files that you t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Booting ubuntu 18.04 - problems

icult. You haven't narrowed down for us what output yet... -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 • ČR (+ WhatsApp/Tele

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Booting ubuntu 18.04 - problems

te errror messages or whatever? It can do everything Ubuntu can. -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 • ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flash and 18.04 update

OpenSUSE doesn't do separate remixes or respins as such but third parties do: https://geckolinux.github.io/ -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flash and 18.04 update

On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 at 20:05, Jim Price <d1vers...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On 30/04/18 11:47, Liam Proven wrote: > > So I myself am looking for a way to update my 16.04 install and _not_ get > > GNOME. I have not found one yet. I may have to do a clean install with one >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flash and 18.04 update

/52807.html So I myself am looking for a way to update my 16.04 install and _not_ get GNOME. I have not found one yet. I may have to do a clean install with one of the 3rd party Unity remixes. -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mouse accessibility problem

On 10 April 2018 at 16:06, Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > But an overlay with holes above the screens can be a big help for > those with severe motor deficits. Holes above the *keys*. Sorry. Example: http://atmac.org/ipad-keyguards-available/keyguard-infogrip

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mouse accessibility problem

Child-Computer-Keyboard-Big-Yellow-Keys-/112405647101 Also see: http://www.inclusive.co.uk/big-keys-lx-p1997 But an overlay with holes above the screens can be a big help for those with severe motor deficits. -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Goog

FOSdem

Any Ubuntu people at FOSdem? -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Talk/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn/AIM/Yahoo: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 • ČR/WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal: +420 702 829 053

[Bug 1665048] Re: xfce4-display-settings crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke()

Confirmed in 17.10 as well. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1665048 Title: xfce4-display-settings crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke() To manage notifications about this bug go

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Any reasons why Ubuntu(-MATE) wouldn't work on this laptop?

money on anything except Lenovos from the Thinkpad (*NOT* IdeaPad or anything else) range, TBH. Good UK sources: http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/c/512/IBM-Lenovo/ (My last one came from there.) http://www.tier1online.com/ (Comes well recommended but I've not tried them myself.) -- Lia

[Bug 327793] Re: Window decorations in title bar missing with compiz enabled

This bug has reappeared as of 7 May 2017 in 16.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/327793 Title: Window decorations in title bar missing with compiz enabled To manage notifications

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

or features. It basically has been for some years now... -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Talk/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn/AIM/Yahoo: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 • ČR/WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

very good point though. I personally hate that and when I can I disable it, but I guess it might have some fans. -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Talk/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn/AIM/Yahoo: lia

[ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

/ -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Talk/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn/AIM/Yahoo: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 • ČR/WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal: +420 702 829 053 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wifi dongles

not work on ARM Ubuntu, though, from personal experience. -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Talk/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn/AIM/Yahoo: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 • ČR/WhatsApp/Telegram/Sig

[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Please share as appropriate - distro devroom

Just in case anyone is going to be at FosDem and is interested... This is from a friend of mine, who happens to be the Fedora community liaison. -- Sent from my phone - please pardon brevity & typos. -- Forwarded message -- From: "Brian Exelbierd" Date: 23 Nov

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu - Entroware contact?

it's hard to see any other incentive. Immunity from malware, spyware etc.? Guaranteed openness, freedom, security? Performance? There are many possible reasons, if sold correctly. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/Twitter/Facebook/Flick

[Bug 1622880] Re: nautilus crashes on Ubuntu 16.10

I am still having problems. I tried removing, purging & reinstalling Nautilus; no joy. Then I found this bug and tried: * Removing ~/.config/nautilus This worked. I have desktop icons again and a file manager. However, Nautilus has just one menu, titled "Files", and it contains no entries. A

[Bug 1622880] Re: nautilus crashes on Ubuntu 16.10

Ah, apparently a known problem for years: http://askubuntu.com/questions/75733/nautilus-menus-empty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1622880 Title: nautilus crashes on Ubuntu 16.10

[Bug 1622880] Re: nautilus crashes on Ubuntu 16.10

This might be connected: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/403139 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1622880 Title: nautilus crashes on Ubuntu 16.10 To manage

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Keyboard " and @ change.

he same problem as you describe, on several systems. As a workaround, I just install the US English layout _as well as_ the UK English one, and when it goes wrong, I switch to US and then back to UK again. This resolves it, but it's not a fix. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Nautilus icon position bug

knot. I replaced Nautilus with Nemo. This did have some regrettable side-effects when updating 15.10 to 16.04. (Oddly, 14.04 -> 16.04 was fine.) But I'm happier with it. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 16.04 fsck and display issue

must run sudo update-grub .. afterwards for it to take effect. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (U

[Bug 1379062] Re: Graphics problem in Virtualbox

This post describes the problem with a screenshot: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/13615 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1379062 Title: Graphics problem in Virtualbox To manage

[Bug 1379062] Re: Graphics problem in Virtualbox

I have confirmed that this bug also affects Lubuntu 16.04.1 (32-bit) running under VirtualBox 5.1 (the latest version, at the time of writing.) The workaround also works: switching to a text console. Others report that it did NOT happen with the original release 16.04. ** Bug watch added:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 16.04 fsck and display issue

o so, replace the "splash" parameter in the GRUB entry with "nosplash". If you want to see the kernel boot messages as they go past, remove the "quiet" parameter. http://askubuntu.com/questions/33416/how-do-i-disable-the-boot-splash-screen-and-only-show-ker

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 16.04 fsck and display issue

k. Then you'll see the results. The file should be automatically removed after the check is run. The easiest way to do this is with the command: sudo touch /forcefsck -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mystic Meg aka Facebook

e the FB client on your smartphone? Did you let it access your contacts? Then it knows who you called, knows his number and made the connection. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64 vs 32bit Applications

-bit libraries to be installed to support it -- however, they come from the Ubuntu repositories and get updated along with the rest of the OS. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.

[Bug 1563184] Re: Chromium-browser armhf crashes with "InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process"

Replicated on Lubuntu 16.04 on RasPi 3. Fully updated, Chromium 50 segfaults. --no-sandbox does not work; still segfaults. As per this page: https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/chromium-crashes-when-starting-segfaults/4578 I also tried --disable-pinch. Doesn't work; still segfaults. -- You

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu laptop

ww.morgancomputers.co.uk/product_detail/14830/Lenovo-IBM-X201-Intel-i5-520M-2-4GHz-12-1-Laptop-4GB-160GB-Windows-7-Pro/ But I already have an X200 so there's really no need. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Fac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of OS in work

recent code, magically combine to make it secure. It's nonsense and totally untrue, but alas, such systems hold the world together now. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partitioning

have discovered, it makes life a LOT more complicated. For servers with complex disk arrays, it might be worth it, but not for standalone workstations. It's one of the things I particularly dislike about Fedora -- it uses LVM by default, IIRC. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/prof

Re: [ubuntu-uk] partitioning

esize /dev/sda1 to the full capacity of the disk. You will need to use a LiveCD to do this, you can't do it from the running OS installation itself, any more than you can change your shoes while you're running. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • G

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Goodnight, Ian

A sad loss, thoughts go to his family and friends. > > Goodnight, Ian. Thanks for the adventure. I was just reading about this, horrified, myself. Terrible news. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lpr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Keyboard shortcuts in 15.04

have all the keys of much larger desktop keyboards. Note that desktops generally don't have a Fn key. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liampro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Keyboard shortcuts in 15.04

On 17 December 2015 at 08:45, Barry Drake wrote: > Sorry not to respond sooner. I've booted into the BIOS settings. I could > not find anything that has to do with wake/sleep. The manual than deals > with the BIOS setup is at: >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Keyboard shortcuts in 15.04

HE FIRMWARE HOTKEYS AS I SUGGEST_ Then this *will not disable Ubuntu's own equivalents*. You will not lose the functionality, just the hotkey. I am trying to help you here. I proposed a possible fix and you told me it was not what you wanted because you didn't understand it. That's not a constr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Keyboard shortcuts in 15.04

On 16 December 2015 at 22:25, Colin Law <clan...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 16 December 2015 at 20:20, Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> * Ubuntu has its own software-driven suspend/resume and hibernate/wake > > Is Ubuntu's hibernate (as opposed

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Keyboard shortcuts in 15.04

leep/wake and hibernate. Then Ubuntu's software versions should still work. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-0

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone

flying pigs, though. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR) -- ubuntu-uk@list

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone

the desktop is not a good experience. Android compatibility would thus be a Very Bad Thing for Ubuntu Mobile. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liampro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone

sentially Java apps -- Android compatibility means 2 things: [1] a sort of special JVM [2] Google Play services, because sadly many apps require these. I believe there is also an Android runtime for Windows Phone, but MS is considering killing it or already has. -- Liam Proven • Prof

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux on the cheap?

rty that much of Ubuntu is developed on Thinkpads -- so driver support is good. I run a desktop Mac (with 3rd party screens and mouse and a vintage Apple keyboard from 1990, when Apple still made good keyboards) -- but for notebooks I've been buying and recommending Thinkpads for years. They've nev

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux on the cheap?

ve earned me thousands of pounds in paid work and also provided lots of fun too. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 793

Re: [ubuntu-uk] . Re: Twin DVD drives not mounting

hout further magnification. Modern Linux tools let you do a lot from the shell -- email, web, chat, music, video, image viewing, etc. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Sky

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Twin DVD drives not mounting

set at bootup according to which drive is on the end of the cable and which is in the middle. This is not very reliable and while it might work with Windows, it might not with Linux. You should also check if you are running the latest BIOS version for your motherboard. -- Liam Proven • Profile:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] High Capacity SD cards

ve. For backups, personally, I'd be looking at grandfather/father/son (i.e. 3 drives) and big-capacity conventional hard disks in USB3 caddies. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com •

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Looking for old computers? (West Mids)

, might try Freecycle and ultimately... the tip. I just thought out of anywhere, someone in a group like this might be interested, or know someone who would be. Try looking for a Hackspace that is close enough to be reachable. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Disappearing characters

On 9 March 2015 at 20:40, Bruce Beardall bruc...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Liam, I'll give it a go. You're welcome. By the way, we bottom-post around here. :-) I'd have given the package name but I'm afraid I've switched my main home machine to a Mac. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Disappearing characters

, this is on Unity, not Maté. I prefer something a bit more modern. ;¬) -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - What phone do you use?

the guts to root it try something else yet. Backup: iPhone 4, still on iOS 6, not even jailbroken. Yet. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotted on BBC

Unity. It is about 15 minutes into the show. Well, it's underneath Eldy in this clip, because I pulled an all-nighter to get it ready -- but you can't really tell: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8352606.stm -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Computer restarts on shutdown

. Update its firmware. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR) -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How old is your computer - the sequel.

or XFCE should work -- neither needs 3D. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How old is your computer - the sequel.

. But yes, that's right, and I agree. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How old is your computer - the sequel.

people with older kit working for now. Replacement cycles for PCs are short, but they are getting longer, because since about 2007, PCs stopped doubling in speed every 18mth. The industry, sadly, has yet to adjust to this... -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bizarre occurrence when attempting to install Ubuntu

, ensure that Windows still boots, and /then/ try installing Ubuntu. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of laptop

/ ... And those machines are shipped with Mint or Ubuntu GNOME. This is a general offer, by the way. I am, or rather used to be, involved with Simplicity and have worked in Wessex's offices many time. But there is no kickback or anything to me in this deal! -- Liam Proven • Profile: http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of laptop

, but just as the public/consumer Internet broke), Digital Research/Novell and others. But the damages were too small to even slow a giant such as MS down. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing files and folders between two 14.04 machines

, if you were /very/ paranoid, but... -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing files and folders between two 14.04 machines

bits of old hardware -- e.g. a Dell PATA/100 hardware RAID controller -- that was just easier to get working with Windows). -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

to be supported out of the box. Cheers, jim Ditto with my X200 and the X31 before it. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

the issue. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

I use Windows, I tend to have to do a few hundred meg of updates first, because I use it so rarely...) -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

faster with a lovely keyboard. Mine cost me £130, so net cost of the upgrade was £30. :-) Suggestion: http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/product_detail/14830/Lenovo-IBM-X201-Intel-i5-520M-2-4GHz-12-1-Laptop-4GB-160GB-Windows-7-Pro/ -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile

Re: [ubuntu-uk] old Toshiba/OpenBSD

it that it can do this and pointing it to some repositories -- this is not functionality that is enabled out of the box. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM

Re: [ubuntu-uk] old toshiba

(10y old), any modern Linux distro will really struggle. About the only *buntu with even a chance is LXLE: http://lxle.net/ Go with the 12.04 version. But it would be better suited to Puppy Linux or DamnSmallLinux. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro

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