Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dual monitors with independent desktops

2008-02-12 Thread Rob Beard
Steve Cook wrote: > On Tue, 2008-02-12 at 22:45 +, Rob Beard wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> The graphics card on my PC has dual DVI video output (it's an ATI Radeon >> X300). >> >> At the moment I'm only using a single display on a 17" LCD monitor, >> however I was wondering if it's possible to ru

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dual monitors with independent desktops

2008-02-12 Thread Rob Beard
Steve Cook wrote: > On Tue, 2008-02-12 at 22:45 +, Rob Beard wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> The graphics card on my PC has dual DVI video output (it's an ATI Radeon >> X300). >> >> At the moment I'm only using a single display on a 17" LCD monitor, >> however I was wondering if it's possible to ru

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dual monitors with independent desktops

2008-02-12 Thread Steve Cook
On Tue, 2008-02-12 at 22:45 +, Rob Beard wrote: > Hi folks, > > The graphics card on my PC has dual DVI video output (it's an ATI Radeon > X300). > > At the moment I'm only using a single display on a 17" LCD monitor, > however I was wondering if it's possible to run two screens but > ind

[ubuntu-uk] Dual monitors with independent desktops

2008-02-12 Thread Rob Beard
Hi folks, The graphics card on my PC has dual DVI video output (it's an ATI Radeon X300). At the moment I'm only using a single display on a 17" LCD monitor, however I was wondering if it's possible to run two screens but indepdendently of each other. For example, on my main monitor I'd like

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - sys req?

2008-02-12 Thread Matthew Daubney
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrew Oakley wrote: > Matthew Daubney wrote: >> Kris Douglas wrote: >>> On Feb 12, 2008 2:45 PM, Matthew Daubney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: concerned about laptops, heat and dust. I might just buy a cheap case and some fans and try and fit t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ownership of #ubuntu-uk

2008-02-12 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 08:59:49PM +, Joseph Price wrote: > Gary has requested ownership of #ubuntu-uk be transferred to him from > the now idle LoudMouthMan so that the it can be more effectively > managed. > I originally requested this, thanks to both you and Gary (and the IRC council) for

[ubuntu-uk] Ownership of #ubuntu-uk

2008-02-12 Thread Joseph Price
I'm delivering this message on behalf of the Ubuntu IRC Council (1) Gary has requested ownership of #ubuntu-uk be transferred to him from the now idle LoudMouthMan so that the it can be more effectively managed. He is an operator in some of the main Ubuntu channels, freenode staff, known, respect

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - sys req?

2008-02-12 Thread Andrew Oakley
Matthew Daubney wrote: > Kris Douglas wrote: >> On Feb 12, 2008 2:45 PM, Matthew Daubney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> concerned about laptops, heat and dust. I might just buy a cheap case >>> and some fans and try and fit the laptop guts into that when the time >> it as it is, as the cooling in l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - sys req?

2008-02-12 Thread Matthew Daubney
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kris Douglas wrote: > On Feb 12, 2008 2:45 PM, Matthew Daubney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I've got an old laptop doing the job at the minute, but I'm always >> concerned about laptops, heat and dust. I might just buy a cheap case >> and some fans

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome-terminal question

2008-02-12 Thread Vitorio Okio
> How peculiar. indeed. even after resolved it still puzzles me. why?.. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - sys req?

2008-02-12 Thread Kris Douglas
On Feb 12, 2008 2:45 PM, Matthew Daubney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got an old laptop doing the job at the minute, but I'm always > concerned about laptops, heat and dust. I might just buy a cheap case > and some fans and try and fit the laptop guts into that when the time > comes > I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome-terminal question

2008-02-12 Thread Kris Douglas
On Feb 12, 2008 5:33 PM, Vitorio Okio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't think we quite understood your situation as gnome-terminal > > does > > auto-wrap, in the sense that what ever the width of the terminal the > > characters will fit up to it and then continue on the next line. > > well, in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless connection

2008-02-12 Thread Kris Douglas
On Feb 12, 2008 6:59 PM, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi there,I usually have no problem with connecting to wifi, except today I > was in a place where it is netgear. Impossible. I was given the password > but nothing happened, tried switching on and off, but nothing- the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server, oidentd and eggdrops

2008-02-12 Thread Michael
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hey, > I have been trying to get an identd daemon running on my Ubuntu Server > so they can identify with IRC servers (some of which require it to > connect). I run a miau IRC bouncer and some eggdrops, each with their > own account. I tried out oidentd as it gets ment

[ubuntu-uk] Wireless connection

2008-02-12 Thread London School of Puppetry
Hi there,I usually have no problem with connecting to wifi, except today I was in a place where it is netgear. Impossible. I was given the password but nothing happened, tried switching on and off, but nothing- then using a default system code,, caused the other PC in the house to lose connection

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome-terminal question

2008-02-12 Thread Vitorio Okio
> I don't think we quite understood your situation as gnome-terminal > does > auto-wrap, in the sense that what ever the width of the terminal the > characters will fit up to it and then continue on the next line. well, in my case it did not for some weird reason. anyway, it was already resolved

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - sys req?

2008-02-12 Thread Tom Bamford
Rob Beard wrote: > Maybe someone else might want to advise on partitioning the drives, I > can never remember if /var should have more space than /usr. IIRC > it's down to what you want to use the server for. > > Rob > /var is where the logs go, as well as MySQL databases and Apache's defa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - sys req?

2008-02-12 Thread Rob Beard
Quoting Eddie Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Rob Beard wrote: >> I'd be reluctant to use NTFS on a Linux box. I'd personally use EXT3 >> format over some proprietary file system with fragmentation issues. It >> doesn't appear to mention that it is possible to get an EXT3 driver for >> Windows,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - sys req?

2008-02-12 Thread Matthew Daubney
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rob Beard wrote: > Matthew Daubney wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Rob Beard wrote: >>> Eddie Armstrong wrote: Rob Beard wrote: > Not sure if you'd need the 32MB card, does it have on-board video? >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome-terminal question

2008-02-12 Thread Michael
Vitorio Okio wrote: > My gnome-terminal uses forced line wrap only. Thus, no matter what the > terminal window is, it wraps lines on line 80. It makes the reading of > the output in many cases very inconvenient. > > Is it capable to auto-wrap instead? If yes, how to turn it on? > > Thank you. > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - sys req?

2008-02-12 Thread Eddie Armstrong
Rob Beard wrote: > I'd be reluctant to use NTFS on a Linux box. I'd personally use EXT3 > format over some proprietary file system with fragmentation issues. It > doesn't appear to mention that it is possible to get an EXT3 driver for > Windows, and in any case, if the machine died I'd use an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - sys req?

2008-02-12 Thread Eddie Armstrong
George MacLeod wrote: > I'm also planning a similar project with an old PIII Thanks for the link - but I expect installing it to be the easy part (wishful thinking?) I shall be fiddling this weekend - good luck with yours. Eddie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Botton Screen Bar

2008-02-12 Thread Alec Wright
Right click on the top one and click New Panel Drag the new panel to the bottom if it aint already there Right click on the new panel click on add to panel and choose the things you want to add. In mine it goes: Show desktop, Window list (not selector), workspace switcher, trash. On 12/02/2008, Joh

[ubuntu-uk] Botton Screen Bar

2008-02-12 Thread John Taylor
After updating to 7.10 some time ago I lost the bottom bar on the screen where the trash can (how I hate that American word) used to sit along with other minimised programs, how the hell can I get it back! John Taylor -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Pyweek Ubuntu-UK entry?

2008-02-12 Thread Thomas Ibbotson
Matthew Daubney wrote: > Next year though I'll make a concerted effort to pitch in! > > No need to wait until next year, it happens twice a year. The next one should be in September (by which time I'll have more time to contribute more myself). Tom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lis