[ubuntu-uk] 7.10 Release Candidate available

2007-10-11 Thread Mac
This is up this morning: http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-7.10rc Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] When server is rebooted need to restart cupsys

2007-10-11 Thread Tom Bamford
Mark Allison wrote: > Thanks guys - yes "sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys start" works too. I had a > read of the update-rc.d man page and I ran this command: > > "update-rc.d cupsys defaults" > > and I get returned: > > "System startup links for /etc/init.d/cupsys already exist." > > I'm quite new to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Disc duplication - anyone know any places that can do it cheap?

2007-10-11 Thread Mark Harrison
On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 20:49 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > >> When I was looking into this before I figured it was rather expensive, >> even when using cheap 9p CD-R discs (when factoring in duplication of >> many thousands of discs, printing etc). I was wondering though if >> anyone knew of a go

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Disc duplication - anyone know any places that can do it cheap?

2007-10-11 Thread Rob Beard
Tony Arnold wrote: > Rob, > > On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 20:49 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > >> When I was looking into this before I figured it was rather expensive, >> even when using cheap 9p CD-R discs (when factoring in duplication of >> many thousands of discs, printing etc). I was wondering thou

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Disc duplication - anyone know any places that can do it cheap?

2007-10-11 Thread Tony Arnold
Rob, On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 20:49 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > When I was looking into this before I figured it was rather expensive, > even when using cheap 9p CD-R discs (when factoring in duplication of > many thousands of discs, printing etc). I was wondering though if > anyone knew of a good

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Testing a machine with a Live CD

2007-10-11 Thread Mac
Neil Greenwood wrote: > On 11/10/2007, Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Neil >>> Which TravelMate model? > > It's a TM2701LC, if that makes sense. Google only turns up Eastern European / Greek sources for that model - no UK ones at all. Is it an import? Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] When server is rebooted need to restart cupsys

2007-10-11 Thread Mark Allison
On 10/10/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You might want to look at the update-rc.d command that will do this for > you. There is a man page for it. > Thanks guys - yes "sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys start" works too. I had a read of the update-rc.d man page and I ran this command: "updat

Re: [ubuntu-uk] package removal.

2007-10-11 Thread norman
On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 21:05 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote: > Hi Norman, > > On 11/10/2007, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 18:53 +0100, norman wrote: > > > > I was thinking, (I know a dangerous thing to do), if I removed the Gimp > > > > 2.2.X folder from /var/cache/apt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Testing a machine with a Live CD

2007-10-11 Thread Neil Greenwood
Hi Mac, On 11/10/2007, Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Neil Greenwood wrote: > > I can report that the laptop (Acer TravelMate) worked perfectly out of > > the box with Feisty > > Neil >>> Which TravelMate model? It's a TM2701LC, if that makes sense. I haven't looked at the laptop testing pages

Re: [ubuntu-uk] package removal.

2007-10-11 Thread Neil Greenwood
Hi Norman, On 11/10/2007, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 18:53 +0100, norman wrote: > > > I was thinking, (I know a dangerous thing to do), if I removed the Gimp > > > 2.2.X folder from /var/cache/apt/archives/ would that cause any > > > problems? > > > > > > > Nope, n

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Disc duplication - anyone know any places that cando it cheap?

2007-10-11 Thread james
I have a duplicator that does three at a time! James. - Original Message - From: "Rob Beard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "British Ubuntu Talk" Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:49 PM Subject: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Disc duplication - anyone know any places that cando it cheap? > Hi folks, > > Got

[ubuntu-uk] OT: Disc duplication - anyone know any places that can do it cheap?

2007-10-11 Thread Rob Beard
Hi folks, Got a bit of an off topic question here. With Christmas coming up I was was thinking of a way of spreading the word on FLOSS and also doing a bit of promotion for a local media company I work for. The idea I came up with (which I've mulled over before) is to distribute copies of The

Re: [ubuntu-uk] package removal.

2007-10-11 Thread norman
> On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 18:53 +0100, norman wrote: > > I was thinking, (I know a dangerous thing to do), if I removed the Gimp > > 2.2.X folder from /var/cache/apt/archives/ would that cause any > > problems? > > > > Nope, no problems. The "nice" way to do it is to issue the "apt-get > clean" co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] package removal.

2007-10-11 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Norman, On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 18:53 +0100, norman wrote: > I was thinking, (I know a dangerous thing to do), if I removed the Gimp > 2.2.X folder from /var/cache/apt/archives/ would that cause any > problems? > Nope, no problems. The "nice" way to do it is to issue the "apt-get clean" command

Re: [ubuntu-uk] package removal.

2007-10-11 Thread Jai Harrison
On 10/11/07, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > < snip > > > > Yes there is a cache in /var/cache/apt/archives/ so it might have > > still > > been there, but if it wasn't and was a dependency of the plugin you > > installed apt would have downloaded the package from the repository > > server on t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] package removal.

2007-10-11 Thread norman
< snip > > Yes there is a cache in /var/cache/apt/archives/ so it might have > still > been there, but if it wasn't and was a dependency of the plugin you > installed apt would have downloaded the package from the repository > server on the internet. I was thinking, (I know a dangerous thing to d

[ubuntu-uk] Gnome!

2007-10-11 Thread John Taylor
For reason totally beyond me I can not install latest SeaMonkey on Gnome Desktop - I have followed the instructions but a big no! It was (is) there under KDE and has(is) letting me access the old desktop file but cant update or see Icon on Gnome Any bright ideas its driving me balmy John -- u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Does ElisaMC require hardware acceleration?

2007-10-11 Thread STONE COLD
those themes seem much better... > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Thu, 11 Oct > 2007 15:32:34 +0100> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Does ElisaMC require hardware > acceleration?> > Hi again,> > On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 14:06 +, STONE COLD > wrote:> > The prob

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy release party: The Pembury Tavern

2007-10-11 Thread Pete Stean
I'm sure I can make this - the pub is only 4 stops from me on the Norf London line, so I'll be there - will go home and install Gutsy to celebrate lol Pete aka Milesteg on the LUGRadio fora/IRC On 11/10/2007, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's only four of us listed...could be chea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Does ElisaMC require hardware acceleration?

2007-10-11 Thread Alan Pope
Hi again, On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 14:06 +, STONE COLD wrote: > The prob is well documented...i had asked before but couldnt get an > answer..with .my onboard graphics i cant get it to work! with gutsy i > only get wobbly windows..(yet)..fiesty i cant get anything! I'd wait for gutsy then given

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Does ElisaMC require hardware acceleration?

2007-10-11 Thread STONE COLD
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Thu, 11 Oct > 2007 14:16:44 +0100> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Does ElisaMC require hardware > acceleration?> > Hi,> > On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 13:00 +, STONE COLD wrote:> > > As i cannot get hardware acceleration, namely beryl a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy Release Party

2007-10-11 Thread Peter Lewis
On Wednesday 10 October 2007 21:49, Darren Mansell wrote: > Just to let everyone know the SBLUG (Birmingham) is having a release > party for Gutsy a week tomorrow on launch date (18th Oct) > > I'm booked to do a small talk and demo of the new features of Gutsy so > everything is likely to go wrong

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy release party: The Pembury Tavern

2007-10-11 Thread Josh Blacker
There's only four of us listed...could be cheap for Popey. I'm bringing a geek friend (who keeps putting off buying a new hard drive to install ubuntu on, damn her - yes, her!), so that makes five... Josh On 10/11/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 13:36 +0100, Matt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Does ElisaMC require hardware acceleration?

2007-10-11 Thread Alan Pope
Hi, On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 13:00 +, STONE COLD wrote: > As i cannot get hardware acceleration, namely beryl and fusion and all > that other fancy stuff working.. What's the problem? > i was wondering does elisaMC use this ? Nope. It does all the funky rendering using it's own libraries. It

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy release party: The Pembury Tavern

2007-10-11 Thread Alan Pope
On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 13:36 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote: > I nominate the first round is on Popey for winning the election > Ok. Deal. If you can find me :) Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/

[ubuntu-uk] Does ElisaMC require hardware acceleration?

2007-10-11 Thread STONE COLD
As i cannot get hardware acceleration, namely beryl and fusion and all that other fancy stuff working..i was wondering does elisaMC use this ? I have tried mythbuntu and looks a bit bland and boring so want an alternative!-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy release party: The Pembury Tavern

2007-10-11 Thread John Levin
Alan Pope wrote: > Hi John > > On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 17:29 +0100, John Levin wrote: >> I visited the Pembury Tavern, the venue I suggested for the Gutsy London >> launch party. >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/GutsyReleaseParty >> > > Good man! /takes bow > >> It's a nice large pub, one room

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy release party: The Pembury Tavern

2007-10-11 Thread Matthew Larsen
I nominate the first round is on Popey for winning the election On 11/10/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi John > > On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 17:29 +0100, John Levin wrote: > > I visited the Pembury Tavern, the venue I suggested for the Gutsy London > > launch party. > > https://wiki.ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy release party: The Pembury Tavern

2007-10-11 Thread Alan Pope
Hi John On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 17:29 +0100, John Levin wrote: > I visited the Pembury Tavern, the venue I suggested for the Gutsy London > launch party. > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/GutsyReleaseParty > Good man! > It's a nice large pub, one room but with a spur to the right that we > could e

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu JeOS

2007-10-11 Thread Michael Holloway
Hi jeOS looks really interesting, does anyone know when this is actually going to be made available? I am in the process of setting up new servers based on VMWareServer on 6.06.1, running 7.04 virtual machines. Why the different versions: Well the host machine is more difficult (and critical?)