[ubuntu-uk] Home folder

2008-06-02 Thread Keith Bowerman
that it is recognised as the normal Home folder? Cheers, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Kubuntu 8.04 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Evolution

2008-02-13 Thread Keith Bowerman
any useful tips? If so, I would be most grateful to hear. Cheers, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu 7.10 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Evolution

2008-02-13 Thread Keith Bowerman
. Cheers, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu 7.10 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I _NEED_ one of these...

2008-02-05 Thread Keith Bowerman
Popey, I was bought one for my (special) birthday (regrettably neither 18th nor 21st) last July and it's proved to be one of the best gadgets I've ever had (and I've had a lot)! Cheers, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu 7.10 on a Linux only machine

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Internet access for second user

2007-12-10 Thread Keith Bowerman
I haven't yet had the opportunity to try out the suggestions put forward to assist me. I shall do so as soon as possible and report back. Cheers, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu 7.10 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Internet access for second user

2007-12-10 Thread Keith Bowerman
with Kubuntu. I don't feel inclined to mess about with different wireless utilities at present so SHMBO will have to manage with Ubuntu for now. it's no great hardship, is it? Cheers, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Kubuntu 7.10 on a Linux only machine

[ubuntu-uk] Internet access for second user

2007-12-09 Thread Keith Bowerman
I have two large hard drives on this computer with Ubuntu 7.10 on the first and Kubuntu 7.10 on the second. I am the administrator on both and there is a second user, my partner, on each. When I boot up the machine and log-in in my name, Internet access is normal. However, if my partner

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop problems

2007-09-06 Thread Keith Bowerman
going to leave things exactly as they are until then! Thanks again Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu 7.04 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Desktop problems

2007-09-05 Thread Keith Bowerman
enter my normal configuration. Nevertheless, the next time I boot up the problem remains the same. The only thing I could think of was to save the session but this has no effect. Has anyone any ideas? Cheers, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop problems

2007-09-05 Thread Keith Bowerman
. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu 7.04 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Desktop problem

2007-09-02 Thread Keith Bowerman
partition (from where I am sending this mail) had had an update and it pinched the first place in the boot menu. Can anyone suggest how to rectify my problem? Cheers, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Using Kubuntu 7.04 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

2007-06-30 Thread Keith Bowerman
, a Mac advert appeared on the page with a very, very fat David Mitchell acting as a PC and a very lean someone else as a Mac, making an issue of this very matter. Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu 7.04 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] creating accounts in gnucash

2007-06-23 Thread Keith Bowerman
Hello Michael, The one thing I can suggest is that you may not be opening the new account as a top level account. Regards, Keith. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Booting Up

2007-06-20 Thread Keith Bowerman
time so that (to me) would not explain the reason for the delay. Since the recent correspondence, I've tried booting using an earlier kernel, but X won't run. Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu 7.04 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] Booting Up

2007-06-15 Thread Keith Bowerman
seconds, including the 10 second countdown for the Grub menu, although the latest time a few minutes ago was 4'29. During this time the orange progress bar stops at the third 'square' from the left and sits there for 3'4. Does anyone have any comments to offer? Cheers, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Booting Up

2007-06-15 Thread Keith Bowerman
Thanks for the replies. The problem message is [ 111.522451] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready Does that mean anything sensible? My set is the same as it has been for a long time. Cheers, Keith -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu 7.04

[ubuntu-uk] Grub on Windows machine

2007-01-02 Thread Keith Bowerman
if there a recommended method to uninstall Ubuntu, or does one merely delete the partition? Also, how does one delete the Grub menu afterwards? Cheers, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, South Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu 6.06 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo

[ubuntu-uk] Kernel upgrade

2006-12-14 Thread Keith Bowerman
into the bios. Can anyone suggest what's going on and, better still, how to fix it? Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, South Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu 6.06 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Command line editing

2006-11-01 Thread Keith Bowerman
favourite Ubuntu. Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, South Staffs, England. Using Ubuntu 6.06 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Command line editing

2006-10-31 Thread Keith Bowerman
Thanks to Andy, Baza and Matthew for your help. I used the sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg suggestion and now have a desktop with my own choice of screen resolutions. Keith -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, South Staffs, England. Using Ubuntu 6.06 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] xserver-xorg

2006-08-22 Thread Keith Bowerman
on the right road. Regards, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, South Staffs, England. Using Ubuntu 6.06 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Networking

2006-05-11 Thread Keith Bowerman
you, Adam. Best wishes to all. Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, South Staffs, England. Using Ubuntu 5.10 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] Networking

2006-05-10 Thread Keith Bowerman
be obliged if someone could tell me how to proceed. Many thanks, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, South Staffs, England. Using Ubuntu 5.10 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Networking

2006-05-10 Thread Keith Bowerman
for the password - maybe this is a bug? Does anyone know if this is fixed in Dapper? Cheers Howy Howy, Yes I am using Breezy, but clicking cancel does not do the business, unfortunately. Thanks anyway, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, South Staffs, England. Using Ubuntu 5.10 on a Linux only

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Networking

2006-05-10 Thread Keith Bowerman
a password on the windows machine. It shows Ubuntu in Network Places, but it also requires a user name and password, of which I have no knowledge nor have I been able to guess logically. Any other ideas? Thanks, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, South Staffs, England. Using Ubuntu 5.10 on a Linux

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Password resetting

2005-07-25 Thread Keith Bowerman
will say that whilst there is not a great deal of activity on this newsgroup compared to some others to which I subscribe, there seems to be an immediate response to those asking advice, which indicates what a nice bunch Ubuntu users seem to be. Again, many thanks, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman