Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Podcast Episode 5 out!

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 12:04 AM, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all.. > > We released episode 5 of the podcast today. Here's the link:- > > http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2008/05/07/s01e05-everybody-come-aboard/ > > As always feedback and comments are welcome, both positive and negative

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Podcast Episode 5 out!

Hi all.. We released episode 5 of the podcast today. Here's the link:- http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2008/05/07/s01e05-everybody-come-aboard/ As always feedback and comments are welcome, both positive and negative. Thanks, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/list

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: Re: Re: Firefox 3 bookmarks

LeeGroups wrote: > Ah, sorry, I manually removed firefox-3.0-gnome-support and > firefox-gnome-support too. > Just - > sudo apt-get remove firefox-3.0-gnome-support firefox-gnome-support > and it'll be OK... > Ubufox just tailor FF to Ubuntu, it works with FF2 just fine. Lee >>> See! I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] how do i check what DVD writer i have installed? Hardy!!1

On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 19:50 +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: > any command i can use in terminal..without having to install anything? > > 2008/5/7 Stephen Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > For the CLI fans there's lshw or grepping through dmesg > output. CLI = Command Linux Inter

[ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: Re: Re: Firefox 3 bookmarks

> Mmm... So, I tried and got > > ## > The following packages are BROKEN: >firefox-3.0-gnome-support ubufox > The following packages will be REMOVED: >firefox firefox-3.0 > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 0B of archives. After

Re: [ubuntu-uk] how do i check what DVD writer i have installed? Hardy!!1

any command i can use in terminal..without having to install anything? 2008/5/7 Stephen Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 17:37 +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have two questions this one leading to anotherboth dvd > > related :) > > > > So how do i check what

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy crashing

Hi I have been having similar problems with 7.1 locks up solid when trying to retrieve mail from talktalk or when trying to watch Utube items on Totem. problem seemed to start after installing the plugin required to view Utube. I have also been trying to configure send mail so this could be co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: Re: Firefox 3 bookmarks

LeeGroups wrote: >>> Mac wrote: >>> Can anyone advise how best to revert Hardy to Firefox 2? >> >> LeeGroups wrote: >> >>> remove firefox firefox-3.0 >>> install firefox-2 >>> >> >> Mmm... Sounds way too simple... (I wonder what's going to go wrong!) >> >> ;-) >> >> Ma

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox 3 bookmarks

I use Foxmarks with FF3.. there is a Beta testing team running Works fine Rgds Ken On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 07:30 +0100, Sean Anderson wrote: > > An option would be to use Foxmarks syncronisation from addons.mozilla.org... > It was my understanding that Foxmarks has not been migrated to FF3 yet? >

[ubuntu-uk] Sudden trouble with Hardy repositories

Hi guys Suddenly last week I started getting errors when running the update in synaptic, I don't think that I changed anything... here is the error - Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/Release Unable to find expected entry web/binary-i386/Packages in Meta-index

Re: [ubuntu-uk] how do i check what DVD writer i have installed? Hardy!!1

On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 17:37 +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: > Hi, > > I have two questions this one leading to anotherboth dvd > related :) > > So how do i check what dvd writer i have installed? system monitor>? > > thanks Hi, You can try installing gnome-device-manager. It's not perfect,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Heron Tee shirts available again (2nd edition)

On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 11:50 +0100, alan c wrote: > Heron Tee shirts available again (2nd edition) in the canonical store. > I was sad to find I missed the first lot, it is such a nice heron. > > -- > alan cocks > Kubuntu user#10391 > Thanks for the heads up! I was only looking at them a coup

[ubuntu-uk] how do i check what DVD writer i have installed? Hardy!!1

Hi, I have two questions this one leading to anotherboth dvd related :) So how do i check what dvd writer i have installed? system monitor>? thanks -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy crashing

Hi, On 7 May 2008, at 13:24, James Tyrrell wrote: > Sounds like a different issue to mine then, I was wondering for both > Thomas' and my sake, what is the best way of debugging and finding > the cause of these issues, I mean we can't just look at the terminal > output as the screen locks.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 13:03 +0100, Tim Dobson wrote: > The torrent contains: > 20080501-rms.ogg > 20080501-rms_med.ogg > 20080501-rms_low.ogg > 20080501-rms.spx > > Most torrent clients allow you to choose which files you want. > > Sorry if this wasn't clear Unfortunately the default one in Ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy crashing

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 12:48 PM, James Tyrrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey when you say crashed were you still able to move your mouse? Or was that > a no go, I've had a similar problem where the system just locks, no keyboard > commands do anything and while I can move the mouse the system ne

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy crashing

2008/5/7 Thomas Ibbotson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > James Tyrrell wrote: > > > > > > 2008/5/7 Thomas Ibbotson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >: > > > > Hi all, > > > > Has anyone had Hardy crash recently? It has happened now twice to > > me in > > the last couple of d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy crashing

James Tyrrell wrote: > > > 2008/5/7 Thomas Ibbotson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >: > > Hi all, > > Has anyone had Hardy crash recently? It has happened now twice to > me in > the last couple of days, once on my desktop and now once on my > laptop. I > thi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

2008/5/7 Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Which bizzarely contains multiple copies of the video. I am motivated to > _not_ use torrent in this situation for this reason. The torrent is > considerably larger than one single video. The torrent contains: 20080501-rms.ogg 20080501-rms_med.ogg 200805

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy crashing

Quoting Thomas Ibbotson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi all, > > Has anyone had Hardy crash recently? It has happened now twice to me in > the last couple of days, once on my desktop and now once on my laptop. I > think I was trying to watch a flash video in firefox the first time > although I'm not sur

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy crashing

2008/5/7 Thomas Ibbotson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi all, > > Has anyone had Hardy crash recently? It has happened now twice to me in > the last couple of days, once on my desktop and now once on my laptop. I > think I was trying to watch a flash video in firefox the first time > although I'm not su

[ubuntu-uk] Hardy crashing

Hi all, Has anyone had Hardy crash recently? It has happened now twice to me in the last couple of days, once on my desktop and now once on my laptop. I think I was trying to watch a flash video in firefox the first time although I'm not sure. The second time it was on trying to play a .ram in

[ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: Firefox 3 bookmarks

>> An option would be to use Foxmarks syncronisation from addons.mozilla.org... >> > It was my understanding that Foxmarks has not been migrated to FF3 yet? > > Sean. It's out in beta. I joined the beta programme, but it converts the existing FM data to a new format, which didn't work for me

[ubuntu-uk] weird login/sudo problem

Hi, I've been running Hardy Heron for a couple of weeks now and am fairly happy with it (apart from PulseAudio, which I am choosing to ignore) but I have just noticed something odd. When I try to run a command with sudo (e.g. sudo apt-get-upate) I am asked for my password. I enter the password

[ubuntu-uk] Heron Tee shirts available again (2nd edition)

Heron Tee shirts available again (2nd edition) in the canonical store. I was sad to find I missed the first lot, it is such a nice heron. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

On 5/7/08, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2008-05-06 at 18:03 +0100, Tim Dobson wrote: > > Where possible, please use the torrent. :) > > > > Which bizzarely contains multiple copies of the video. I am motivated to > _not_ use torrent in this situation for this reason. The torrent

Re: [ubuntu-uk] file conv question: pdf to prc?

On Tue, May 06, 2008 at 10:36:15PM +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: > hi > anyone know how i can convert a pdf file to a prc file in buntu or online? What do you actually mean by prc file? Some quick googling found three options: corel presentation file, palm resource control (usually an executable, somet

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

Tim Dobson wrote: > == RMS Video: == > > The video of last week's Manchester Free Software, (in > collaboration with the BCS and IET) talk by Richard Stallman has > been released, thanks to Andrew John Hughes. > > You can find a torrent and http mirrors for the video on the > Manc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox 3 bookmarks

There are a few similar apps... I use one on my desktop with ffx3. I'll get the name when i get home. On 5/7/08, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2008-05-06 at 21:18 +0100, Mac wrote: > > Can anyone advise how best to revert Hardy to Firefox 2? > > > > sudo apt-get install firefox-2

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

On Tue, 2008-05-06 at 18:03 +0100, Tim Dobson wrote: > Where possible, please use the torrent. :) > Which bizzarely contains multiple copies of the video. I am motivated to _not_ use torrent in this situation for this reason. The torrent is considerably larger than one single video. Cheers, Al.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox 3 bookmarks

On Tue, 2008-05-06 at 21:18 +0100, Mac wrote: > Can anyone advise how best to revert Hardy to Firefox 2? > sudo apt-get install firefox-2 ? Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/u