Re: [ubuntu-in] Upgrading directly to 10.04 LTS from 8.04 LTS

2010-05-16 Thread Sriranga(77yrsold)
could not follow - please eloborate. Ubuntu will not change the partitions whereas windows will change - how and what way? Kindly quote website address for HOWTO ... for the same Regards, -sriranga(77yrsold) On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Easwar Hariharan wrote: > And I would like to clear th

Re: [ubuntu-in] Upgrading directly to 10.04 LTS from 8.04 LTS

2010-05-16 Thread Easwar Hariharan
And I would like to clear this very common misconception. Installing Ubuntu WITHIN Windows is NOT the same as dual booting Ubuntu and Windows. The former doesn't change your partitions, the latter does, by definition. You can migrate from a Wubi installation to a TRUE dual boot. There is a HOWTO o

Re: [ubuntu-in] Intel turbo boost and ubuntu

2010-05-16 Thread Hardik Dalwadi
On Tuesday 27 April 2010 10:35 AM, Jkhatri wrote: > Dear * > > does any one using Intel's turbo -boost enabled processor with ubuntu > ??? I'm using Intel core i5 430M processor > which is turbo-boost capable , but not seams to be working in ubunut > ...it works fine with windows 7 > > does anyone

Re: [ubuntu-in] Schools/Educational institutions in India using FOSS/Linux

2010-05-16 Thread Saaz Rai
Thank you all for the kind reply. I'm glad that so many others schools are already using FOSS in education. Kindly do share the activities/applications being used for ICT using FOSS. Regards, Saaz Rai On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:17 PM, mahesh paleri wrote: > > > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:44 AM, S

Re: [ubuntu-in] Upgrading directly to 10.04 LTS from 8.04 LTS

2010-05-16 Thread Onkar Shinde
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 1:56 PM, $reeHari wrote: > I am not sure whether u can upgrade from 8.04 to 10.04 directly . Anyway all > I can say is that YOU CANT UPGRADE YOUR UBUNTU WITH A LIVE CD . You should > download the ALTERNATE CD iso image from the site and mount it . The package > manager auto

Re: [ubuntu-in] Upgrading directly to 10.04 LTS from 8.04 LTS

2010-05-16 Thread Onkar Shinde
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Sriranga(77yrsold) wrote: > Narendra, > wanted to install it within windows which works as dual boot with windows. > At present ubuntu9.04 installed within Windows and works as dual boot with > windows. So far no problems faced. Updating will carried out in ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-in] Schools/Educational institutions in India using FOSS/Linux

2010-05-16 Thread mahesh paleri
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Saaz Rai wrote: > Hey all, > > I work in one of the best schools in India and as an educational initiative > we are now increasingly moving towards the use of FOSS and Linux > (Ubuntu/LTSP). I wanted to know how many other schools or educational > institutions in

Re: [ubuntu-in] Upgrading directly to 10.04 LTS from 8.04 LTS

2010-05-16 Thread Sriranga(77yrsold)
Narendra, wanted to install it within windows which works as dual boot with windows. At present ubuntu9.04 installed within Windows and works as dual boot with windows. So far no problems faced. Updating will carried out in ubuntu itself as usual. It is better to wait for another one month by the

Re: [ubuntu-in] How best to clear Var apt cache

2010-05-16 Thread Ashutosh Rishi Ranjan
On 15 May 2010 15:18, NARENDRA DIWATE wrote: > I know i can go gksu nautilus and delete the Apt Cache in /var, but is there > a better way of doing it. > Something that will delete all extraneous cache and log files that buildup > after a while of usage. Something like CCleaner in Windows. I know

Re: [ubuntu-in] Upgrading directly to 10.04 LTS from 8.04 LTS

2010-05-16 Thread Narendra Diwate
Sriranga(77yrsold) : Suggest you to uninstall 9.04 and then install 10.04. This applies whether you want to install it within Windows or as a dual boot with Windows. On 16/05/2010, Sriranga(77yrsold) wrote: > I have installed ubuntu 9.04 in WinxP as a part of software. Ubuntu9.04 can > be uninst

Re: [ubuntu-in] How best to clear Var apt cache

2010-05-16 Thread Narendra Diwate
Read Somewhere on the Ubuntu forums not to use Bleachbit as it does not work as ideal, i.e removes things that should not be and leaves stuff that needs to go. On 16/05/2010, Nandan Vaidya wrote: > On 15 May 2010 15:18, NARENDRA DIWATE wrote: > >> I know i can go gksu nautilus and delete the Apt

Re: [ubuntu-in] How best to clear Var apt cache

2010-05-16 Thread Nandan Vaidya
On 15 May 2010 15:18, NARENDRA DIWATE wrote: > I know i can go gksu nautilus and delete the Apt Cache in /var, but is > there a better way of doing it. > Something that will delete all extraneous cache and log files that buildup > after a while of usage. Something like CCleaner in Windows. I know

Re: [ubuntu-in] How best to clear Var apt cache

2010-05-16 Thread ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Narendra Diwate wrote: > >> I know i can go gksu nautilus and delete the Apt Cache in /var, but is > there > >> a better way of doing it. > >> Something that will delete all extraneous cache and log files that > buildup > >> after a while of usage. Something like C

Re: [ubuntu-in] Upgrading directly to 10.04 LTS from 8.04 LTS

2010-05-16 Thread Sriranga(77yrsold)
I have installed ubuntu 9.04 in WinxP as a part of software. Ubuntu9.04 can be uninstalled easily thro' Add/Remove of Control settings of Winxp. How to install latest version 10.4 in WinXP without uninstalling existing 9.04 On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 1:56 PM, $reeHari wrote: > I am not sure wheth

Re: [ubuntu-in] Upgrading directly to 10.04 LTS from 8.04 LTS

2010-05-16 Thread $reeHari
I am not sure whether u can upgrade from 8.04 to 10.04 directly . Anyway all I can say is that YOU CANT UPGRADE YOUR UBUNTU WITH A LIVE CD . You should download the ALTERNATE CD iso image from the site and mount it . The package manager automatically asks if you want to upgrade the distro , once th

Re: [ubuntu-in] Upgrading directly to 10.04 LTS from 8.04 LTS

2010-05-16 Thread Danish Lala
Hello! Why don't someone suggest a way to upgrade from the CD?? I have the iso file downloaded and a bootable Live Cd made of it. When you insert it when your machine is on the package manager detects it. I think the packages are detected and one can upgrade through the CD and then install the addi