Re: [ubuntu-uk] Remote start torrents

2009-07-23 Thread Stephen Garton
2009/7/21 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: javadayaz wrote: its a cable connection. with virgin. its a linkys router. not sure of what model. i will check and revert back. Ahh in that case I assume the modem is the standard cable modem that Virgin supply? In that case you'll just need to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Remote start torrents

2009-07-23 Thread David Jones
Stephen Garton wrote: 2009/7/21 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: javadayaz wrote: its a cable connection. with virgin. its a linkys router. not sure of what model. i will check and revert back. Ahh in that case I assume the modem is the standard cable modem that Virgin supply? In that case

Re: [ubuntu-uk] card reader not recognised

2009-07-23 Thread Alan Pope
2009/7/23 Rowan Berkeley rowan.berke...@googlemail.com: Norman Silverstone nor...@littletank.org wrote: I don't mind buying a new one but it feels a bit like you know who, change the operating system and you need to change some hardware. Who? Alluding to Microsoft Windows I suspect.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Remote start torrents

2009-07-23 Thread javadayaz
well there is all something called gmote? could that be used? 2009/7/23 David Jones djones.dan...@googlemail.com Stephen Garton wrote: 2009/7/21 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: javadayaz wrote: its a cable connection. with virgin. its a linkys router. not sure of what model. i will

Re: [ubuntu-uk] TomTom One

2009-07-23 Thread Mark Fraser
On Wednesday 22 July 2009 21:02:35 Lucy wrote: My Dad has a computer running Xubuntu, shortly to be replaced by a slightly newer machine running Ubuntu 9.04. About 18 months ago he bought a TomTom One and would like to be able to update it using the TomTom Home Client. Now I know this is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] TomTom One

2009-07-23 Thread Lucy
2009/7/23 Mark Fraser kubu...@mfraz.orangehome.co.uk: On Wednesday 22 July 2009 21:02:35 Lucy wrote: My Dad has a computer running Xubuntu, shortly to be replaced by a slightly newer machine running Ubuntu 9.04. About 18 months ago he bought a TomTom One and would like to be able to update it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Where Ubuntu falls short

2009-07-23 Thread Jai Harrison
Hey, I'd just like to correct the misconception about audio format support in Windows XP. Windows XP only comes with WMA playback support! MP3 codecs cost money to the user and,although most machines bought with Windows on have had the MP3 codecs installed, it doesn't make MP3 support a part of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread Bill Quinn
Alan I am more interested if you have anymore information on LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 as to my knowledge there is no more Linux related shows for the rest of 2009. Bill -Original Message- From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread Lucy
2009/7/23 Bill Quinn bill.qu...@linuxit.com: Alan I am more interested if you have anymore information on LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 as to my knowledge there is no more Linux related shows for the rest of 2009. There's LUG Radio Live in Wolverhampton during October. That's Linux related! --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread Daniel Drummond
also the UKUUG Summer Conference 07 / 08 / 2009 in Birmingham Dan 2009/7/23 Lucy lucybrid...@gmail.com: 2009/7/23 Bill Quinn bill.qu...@linuxit.com: Alan I am more interested if you have anymore information on LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 as to my knowledge there is no more Linux related shows

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread Alan Pope
2009/7/22 alan c aecl...@candt.waitrose.com: I have just noticed this expo. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend these dates. Where did you notice it out of interest? Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread Daniel Drummond
heres a link for linuxworld expo:http://tinyurl.com/mrfjfn 2009/7/23 Daniel Drummond dmdrummo...@gmail.com: also the UKUUG Summer Conference  07 / 08 / 2009 in Birmingham Dan 2009/7/23 Lucy lucybrid...@gmail.com: 2009/7/23 Bill Quinn bill.qu...@linuxit.com: Alan I am more interested if

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread danattwood
Daniel Drummond wrote: heres a link for linuxworld expo:http://tinyurl.com/mrfjfn that link just made my day dan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread Alan Pope
2009/7/23 Daniel Drummond dmdrummo...@gmail.com: heres a link for linuxworld expo:http://tinyurl.com/mrfjfn +3 points for using lmgtfy +2 points for obscuring it via tinyurl -5 points for top posting -10 points for not noting that that the subsequent results don't actually link to any official

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread alan c
Alan Pope wrote: 2009/7/22 alan c aecl...@candt.waitrose.com: I have just noticed this expo. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend these dates. Where did you notice it out of interest? I must admit I was slightly surprised to see it, but here is what I saw:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread Alan Pope
2009/7/23 alan c aecl...@candt.waitrose.com: I must admit I was slightly surprised to see it, but here is what I saw: http://www.bvents.com/event/172935-linuxworld-expo-uk-2009 Looks like a duff business events site to me. They seem to have just scraped data from around the place. They even

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread Bill Quinn
All Looking at the Olympia website: Olympia National Hall has an event from 2nd of October, Olympia Two has events on both the 30th and 2nd. Neither of them are Linux related. The Linux Expo, as was, typically was at Earls Court in October. This show changed to CLOUD Expo Europe, at the Barbican

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread alan c
alan c wrote: I have just noticed this expo. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend these dates. [...] Thanks Alan and Bill - it seems my information is groundless, sorry all. -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] install just the command-line

2009-07-23 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I have a laptop that is really struggling to display anything, as something that handles display in both windows the Ubuntu loader is very gone. (Trying to install Xubuntu, I get as far as clicking next on the keyboard layout chooser, then weird stripes begin to follow the mouse around, and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] install just the command-line

2009-07-23 Thread Stephen Garton
2009/7/23 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com: Hi -- I have a laptop that is really struggling to display anything, as something that handles display in both windows the Ubuntu loader is very gone. (Trying to install Xubuntu, I get as far as clicking next on the keyboard layout chooser, then

Re: [ubuntu-uk] install just the command-line

2009-07-23 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 doug livesey wrote: Hi -- I have a laptop that is really struggling to display anything, as something that handles display in both windows the Ubuntu loader is very gone. (Trying to install Xubuntu, I get as far as clicking next on the keyboard

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread Sean Miller
Earls Court??!?! Linuxworld Expo never was at Earls Court when I attended it... was always Olympia 2. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] install just the command-line

2009-07-23 Thread Philip Taylor
Or you can install a CLI system from the alternate cd. pmt aka brobostigon On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 06:08:49PM +0100, doug livesey wrote: Hi -- I have a laptop that is really struggling to display anything, as something that handles display in both windows the Ubuntu loader is very gone.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] install just the command-line

2009-07-23 Thread Alan Pope
2009/7/23 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com: Not really liking to let things die gracefully be at peace, I wondered if I could perhaps install just the basic, command-line parts of Ubuntu (linux with all the package managers, I guess) see if I can get it running as a little server for cron

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] LINUXWORLD EXPO UK 2009 Oct 1 2009

2009-07-23 Thread Liam Proven
2009/7/23 Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net: Earls Court??!?! Linuxworld Expo never was at Earls Court when I attended it... was always Olympia 2. Sean Same here, FWIW. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] install just the command-line

2009-07-23 Thread doug livesey
Cheers for those -- downloading the 32 bit ubuntu server version now! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] install just the command-line

2009-07-23 Thread Rob Beard
doug livesey wrote: Hi -- I have a laptop that is really struggling to display anything, as something that handles display in both windows the Ubuntu loader is very gone. (Trying to install Xubuntu, I get as far as clicking next on the keyboard layout chooser, then weird stripes begin to

[ubuntu-uk] Xubuntu 8.10/9.04 Upgrade Issue

2009-07-23 Thread Nigel Verity
Hi Guys I'm running Xubuntu 8.10 and am considering upgrading to 9.04. However, I removed the OpenOffice.org 2.4 that originally came with the distro and replaced it with v3.1. Will an upgrade remove v3.1 and replace it with the standard v3.0, or attempt to install v3.0 alongside? I'd