[ubuntu-uk] Song Pro or similar

2009-03-06 Thread red
My house mate tonight has finaly taken the step to the world of Unbuntu! He is going to use Audacity to do live recording at Uni Christian Union, but we also need an application the we can import Christian worship song on and do live updating. We connect this through a projector! Can any one h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] get_iPlayer

2009-03-06 Thread David King
Sometimes one of the problems with things like help documentation in a program, is that it lists lots of options but no examples on how to use them. For example, I thought that just using -o option by itself would set the default download location for all downloads, whereas your example shows t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] get_iPlayer

2009-03-06 Thread Alan Pope
2009/3/6 David King : > I downloaded and installed the program as per your instructions, but > when using it there are two things I do not seem to be able to do: > 1. set the output directory (it just lists all the programs when I use > ./get_iplayer -o DirectoryPath) Yes, you have to actually tel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] get_iPlayer

2009-03-06 Thread David King
I downloaded and installed the program as per your instructions, but when using it there are two things I do not seem to be able to do: 1. set the output directory (it just lists all the programs when I use ./get_iplayer -o DirectoryPath) 2. when downloading it always uses iphone mode which means

Re: [ubuntu-uk] get_iPlayer

2009-03-06 Thread Andrew Oakley
I've written a very hacky script to provide this functionality from the BBC's realaudio feeds, which I recently presented at my local LUG. http://aoakley.com/articles/2009-02-17-hacky-scripts.php You can find the RealAudio stream URL by using the BBC's "Listen Live" or "Listen Again" feature. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] get_iPlayer

2009-03-06 Thread Alan Pope
2009/3/6 Gerald Williams : > I tried to download the deb package for the above application from the > Linuxcentre.net site where it is found. While it seems to have downloaded > successfully, it will not install. I get a message that the file may be > corrupt, or I do not have necessary permissions

[ubuntu-uk] get_iPlayer

2009-03-06 Thread Gerald Williams
Hi all I want to save items from BBC iPlayer (radio), for later listening, especially since some of those items are too long to listen to in one go. I tried to download the deb package for the above application from the Linuxcentre.net site where it is found. While it seems to have downloaded

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading, was: booting the ubuntu restore DVD

2009-03-06 Thread Rowan
ha, I asked them that, very pointedly, and they swear there aren't any others. ;=) Sean Miller wrote: > On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Michael Holloway > wrote: > >> Alan, well corrected. I'm an Alpha 4ish kinda guy ( I like change!), I >> forgot that you cant upgrade direct through two rel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading, was: booting the ubuntu restore DVD

2009-03-06 Thread Sean Miller
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Michael Holloway wrote: > Alan, well corrected. I'm an Alpha 4ish kinda guy ( I like change!), I > forgot that you cant upgrade direct through two releases. > > Though I must say, in theory there shouldn't be a problem with it (if > the option is even there). I'm a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading, was: booting the ubuntu restore DVD

2009-03-06 Thread Michael Holloway
Alan, well corrected. I'm an Alpha 4ish kinda guy ( I like change!), I forgot that you cant upgrade direct through two releases. Though I must say, in theory there shouldn't be a problem with it (if the option is even there). I'm almost tempted to install hardy just to try :) But then again, a br

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beware - tempers flare

2009-03-06 Thread Tony Travis
alan c wrote: > 'Tempers Flare as Recession Creeps into Tech Industry' > http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2009/03/tempers-flare-as-recession-creeps-into.html > > Extract: > "It's _ hippy freaks like you that are costing us our > jobs. You got any idea how many people are getting pink sli

Re: [ubuntu-uk] booting the ubuntu restore DVD

2009-03-06 Thread Simon Wears
The RTL 8111 works out of the box in Intrepid, too (at least it did for me). Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com | http://munkyju...@gmail.com MunkyJunky on irc.freenode.net On 6 Mar 2009, at 09:25, Michael Holloway wrote: > Rowan > > For the record, I have just bought a new computer [I7 based

[ubuntu-uk] Upgrading, was: booting the ubuntu restore DVD

2009-03-06 Thread Alan Pope
2009/3/6 Michael Holloway : > After using your system recovery CD (and not updating your system) you > just need to download and burn Jaunty to cd, and then put in in while > ubuntu is running. It will pop up a message saying "Do you want to > update?". Problem solved. > Careful with instructions

[ubuntu-uk] finally got this thing running, la

2009-03-06 Thread Rowan Berkeley
It's nifty -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] booting the ubuntu restore DVD

2009-03-06 Thread Michael Holloway
Rowan For the record, I have just bought a new computer [I7 based ;)] and have installed Jaunty (which is still in Alpha so I would not recommend it yet). I have the same network device as you (RTL8111) and it it works out of the box. If you feel up to it, when Jaunty comes out next month you can