Re: [ubuntu-uk] New screencast on installing updates

2006-11-08 Thread Alan Pope
On Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 12:01:51AM +, Martin Fitzpatrick wrote: > It's nicely done & comes over very professionally / easy to follow. Thamks! > One problem I have though is that the video quality makes it sometimes > impossible to read what's actually on the screen - especially large > lines

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New screencast on installing updates

2006-11-08 Thread Martin Fitzpatrick
On 08/11/06, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 11:30:54PM +, Alan Pope wrote: > > I am also currently uploading the video to Google, as I believe this can > > help raise the > It's live already:- > http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=453662309640788290&hl=en-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New screencast on installing updates

2006-11-08 Thread Alan Pope
On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 11:53:48PM +, Rob Beard wrote: > That sounds good. I'll take a look at it tomorrow at work and show a > couple of the non-Linux users and see what they think. > Excellent idea. They're target audience as far as I'm concerned. > Having it available in MPEG 2 format s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New screencast on installing updates

2006-11-08 Thread Rob Beard
Alan Pope wrote: > Hi, > > Thought I'd have another go at a screencast. This one is about installing > updates as and when > required. It's only 7 mins long and doesn't go into massive detail, but shows > the basics of > installing updates on Ubuntu. I added the header and footer at the start a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New screencast on installing updates

2006-11-08 Thread Alan Pope
On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 11:30:54PM +, Alan Pope wrote: > I am also currently uploading the video to Google, as I believe this can help > raise the It's live already:- http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=453662309640788290&hl=en-GB Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://l

[ubuntu-uk] New screencast on installing updates

2006-11-08 Thread Alan Pope
Hi, Thought I'd have another go at a screencast. This one is about installing updates as and when required. It's only 7 mins long and doesn't go into massive detail, but shows the basics of installing updates on Ubuntu. I added the header and footer at the start and end. I'm not entirely hap

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission!

2006-11-08 Thread Andy
It is possible that you managed to change the owner of the file, though unlikely. Can you type: ls -dl ~/Desktop observe the output drwxr-xr-x 8 [owner] [group] 4096 2006-11-08 15:24 /home/**/Desktop/ Owner and Group should normally be your user name. If owner is wrong type: sudo chown [you

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-08 Thread Martin Fitzpatrick
On 08/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ok heres what happens i try clicking on the folder and changing permissions > to it..but it wont let me..i click on the ticks but after being highlighted > for a second will just go off.. > > secondly... > cd /your/shared_directory > >sudo chmo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-08 Thread STONE COLD
SUCCESS! This is what i typed in t0 regain desktop permission: sudo chmod 644/file location > Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 21:11:01 + > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-08 Thread STONE COLD
right , now i unnderstand that bit! > Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 21:11:01 + > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!! > > On 08/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission!

2006-11-08 Thread Leon Barker
On 08/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok i typed this : > > chmod 755 ~/Desktop > > ...nope it still didnt work!!! It would be more useful for you to post the error output. Leon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission!

2006-11-08 Thread STONE COLD
ok i typed this : chmod 755 ~/Desktop ...nope it still didnt work!!! > Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 21:06:31 + > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission! > > On 08/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-08 Thread Leon Barker
On 08/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > can you give me an example of a path to a directory? Also would i type "your" > in there too? > An example would be /home/javad/media/films/ The website below provides excellent information about linux filesystems: https://help.ubuntu.com/6

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission!

2006-11-08 Thread Matthew Saunders
On 08/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > just tried this...unfortunately it didnt work!! Take off the -r and it should be okay. Matthew -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-08 Thread STONE COLD
can you give me an example of a path to a directory? Also would i type "your" in there too? > Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:59:46 + > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!! >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission!

2006-11-08 Thread STONE COLD
just tried this...unfortunately it didnt work!! > Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:56:52 + > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission! > > On 08/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission!

2006-11-08 Thread STONE COLD
ok i just tried this: chmod 755 -r ~/Desktop it didnt worktells me this: chmod: cannot access `755': No such file or directory > Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:56:27 + > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-08 Thread Leon Barker
On 08/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ok heres what happens i try clicking on the folder and changing permissions > to it..but it wont let me..i click on the ticks but after being highlighted > for a second will just go off.. > > secondly... > cd /your/shared_directory > >sudo chmo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission!

2006-11-08 Thread Leon Barker
On 08/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi > > In my quest to change the permissions of my media (which i havnt been able > to do so far. :( ) i have somehow manage to change the permission for > desktop. so now it will no longer save anything to my desktop. > > Anyone know how i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission!

2006-11-08 Thread Rob Beard
STONE COLD wrote: > hi > > In my quest to change the permissions of my media (which i havnt been able > to do so far. :( ) i have somehow manage to change the permission for > desktop. so now it will no longer save anything to my desktop. > > Anyone know how i can fix this?? > > Open a te

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission!

2006-11-08 Thread Matthew Saunders
On 08/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In my quest to change the permissions of my media (which i havnt been able > to do so far. :( ) i have somehow manage to change the permission for > desktop. so now it will no longer save anything to my desktop. Open a Terminal window, and

[ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission!

2006-11-08 Thread STONE COLD
hi In my quest to change the permissions of my media (which i havnt been able to do so far. :( ) i have somehow manage to change the permission for desktop. so now it will no longer save anything to my desktop. Anyone know how i can fix this?? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://list

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-08 Thread STONE COLD
ok heres what happens i try clicking on the folder and changing permissions to it..but it wont let me..i click on the ticks but after being highlighted for a second will just go off.. secondly... cd /your/shared_directory >sudo chmod -R o+r * Do i input exactly how it is..whats "your" stand fo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xbox ubuntu connection update!!!

2006-11-08 Thread Martin Fitzpatrick
On 07/11/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok heres the thing...ive just tried thatand it wont let me change > anything in those screens...and the files in those folders are various > videos and music files im trying to play on the xbox!...so for some reason i > still cant change perm