Re: [ubuntu-uk] High street store handbagged by angry pensioner

2009-05-30 Thread Gordon
James Milligan (Lake54) wrote: Haha - ain't it great when people don't quite know what they're talking about (like me sometimes!). At least when a customer asks me something, I'm stupid enough to say I don't know, then look it up on Google :S better safe than sorry though.. That's the one

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Kier Thomas and Jamie Sicam

2009-05-30 Thread James Milligan
I've actually just checked the book I have and it is the third edition. Starting on page 657 is a bash command index which is very indepth. James On 29 May 2009, at 23:39, James Milligan lak...@lake54.com wrote: Yep this book does. On 29 May 2009, at 22:46, John jake...@sky.com wrote:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Business with Ubuntu

2009-05-30 Thread James Milligan
It's dday lol. Just waiting now, got my ubuntu disks and book. Wish me luck! James -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] High street store handbagged by angry pensioner

2009-05-30 Thread David King
PC World staff are sometimes the worst, they often do not have a clue about anything beyond the written tech specs on the packaging of anything. If you want to know about a product, if it works with linux, you really have to google it first before going to the shop, as salespeople are

Re: [ubuntu-uk] High street store handbagged by angry pensioner

2009-05-30 Thread Sean Miller
I shall ponder that through the day. Only time I've been refused entry to a restaurant was for wearing shorts. One does wonder why these rules exist. How does another customer wearing tracksuit bottoms offend others??? Should we all be in dinner jackets? Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] High street store handbagged by angry pensioner

2009-05-30 Thread James Milligan
I can't believe your friend got thrown out for wearing full length trousers. Like you said - do they want to make money? James On 30 May 2009, at 11:19, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote: I shall ponder that through the day. Only time I've been refused entry to a restaurant was for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Business with Ubuntu

2009-05-30 Thread James Milligan
Just a quick update - the boss wasn't in... I'm not in next Saturday due to exams so at least I've got a bit of time to 'prepare' Speak to y'all soon. James On 30 May 2009, at 09:25, James Milligan lak...@lake54.com wrote: It's dday lol. Just waiting now, got my ubuntu disks and book. Wish

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Kier Thomas and Jamie Sicam

2009-05-30 Thread Lucy
2009/5/29 John jake...@sky.com: basic. Is this book you mentioned worth getting as well as? I am looking for something that deals more with the Terminal, and how to use that now. Anybody know of any books that deal with Terminal basics? I've not read it myself, but

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Kier Thomas and Jamie Sicam

2009-05-30 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/30/09 17:30, Lucy wrote: 2009/5/29 John jake...@sky.com: basic. Is this book you mentioned worth getting as well as? I am looking for something that deals more with the Terminal, and how to use that now. Anybody know of any books that deal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Kier Thomas and Jamie Sicam

2009-05-30 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 30/05/09 17:33, Harry Rickards wrote: snip / You could also try http://tille.garrels.be/training/bash/ (strictly an e-book obviously) I trust you have all had a look at The Ubuntu Pocket Guide? Available for free as a PDF ebook: http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/index_main.html Al --

[ubuntu-uk] upgrade to 9.04, skip blacklist for desktop effects, system freeze on startup

2009-05-30 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- so I finally bit the bullet upgraded to 9.04 on my Macbook 3,1.When will I learn? If it ain't broke ... When I did, it all seemed to go well, but I couldn't enable the desktop effects I had in Ibex, so I googled the problem, found lots of instructions on how to skip the blacklisting of the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade to 9.04, skip blacklist for desktop effects, system freeze on startup

2009-05-30 Thread Saikiran Madugula
doug livesey wrote: So I can't even go in delete the file that skips the blacklisted drivers for compiz. Can anyone advise me as to how I can get back to a working system? I'm rather desperate, as my main dev environment is Ubuntu, and I sort-of need it to do some work! Cheers, Doug.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade to 9.04, skip blacklist for desktop effects, system freeze on startup

2009-05-30 Thread James Milligan
Or live cd? Yay i'm thinking of solutions for ubuntu peeps now! James On 30 May 2009, at 22:59, Saikiran Madugula hummerbl...@gmail.com wrote: doug livesey wrote: So I can't even go in delete the file that skips the blacklisted drivers for compiz. Can anyone advise me as to how I can

Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade to 9.04, skip blacklist for desktop effects, system freeze on startup

2009-05-30 Thread doug livesey
Cheers for that -- I went in to recovery mode (didn't even know it existed!) and saw an option to automatically fix graphics problems there, so selected it, and here I am, back in Ubuntu! There are a few other teething problems I'm having that I shall probably be posting here once I've failed to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] High street store handbagged by angry pensioner

2009-05-30 Thread David King
Maybe they thought my friend was a yob for wearing tracksuit trousers. He is actually a magistrate and a very sensible person. So maybe we all need to wear dinner jackets, not. I think most restaurants welcome any business they can get. David Sean Miller wrote: I shall ponder that through

Re: [ubuntu-uk] High street store handbagged by angry pensioner

2009-05-30 Thread Steve Cook
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sean Miller wrote: Yes, you're right James... that's why I haven't criticised the staff in my post above. If we want them to be consultants then companies like John Lewis have to train them to be open minded, but I don't think the folks who form

Re: [ubuntu-uk] High street store handbagged by angry pensioner

2009-05-30 Thread James Milligan
Similar to car salesmen I guess then ;-) James Ps - was roasting in work today! Steve Cook wrote: They will tell you which ones you are supposed to encourage the customer to buy. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk