[ubuntu-uk] Aptitude question

2011-04-01 Thread Neil Greenwood
Hi all, Is there any way to get aptitude to do a full-upgrade while installing a new package? I just had a situation where I was trying to install mumble after doing an 'aptitude update', and got into a conflict state because libqtcore4 was going to be upgraded *as well as* being installed as a de

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT Kindle

2011-04-01 Thread Dean Sas
Hi, On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:41, Paul Sutton wrote: > Looking at the amazon kindle it looks as if i can use it to open / read > normal pdf files such as the one for the ubuntu manual,  if this is the case > it would be useful. > > On another note, part of my Open uni studies requires me to read

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Something strange with my Ubuntu version......

2011-04-01 Thread Yorvyk
On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:03:31 +0100 John MM wrote: > ok, this is odd. I just been fiddling trying to find the version of > Ubuntu I have. In the software sources I have Maverick showing for > everything. Yet if I go to System About Ubuntu, it says I am running > 11.04 - Natty Narwhal. If I go i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Natty Narwhal Launch Party

2011-04-01 Thread James Thomas
There is also an upstairs area you can reserve I believe... :) On 1 April 2011 10:50, John Stevenson wrote: > > On 1 April 2011 06:54, Dan Fish wrote: > >> Scrap my suggestion re the maple leaf - the porterhouse is a much better >> idea! >> Dan >> >> Bruno Girin wrote: >> >> >Or alternatively

[ubuntu-uk] Global Jam

2011-04-01 Thread Alan Bell
Hi all, This Saturday is the Ubuntu Global Jam, a focused event on contributing to Ubuntu. In the UK we are holding a virtual event on IRC and with Voice over IP using a Mumble server. You can see what other teams are doing here: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/global/567/detail/ Mumble is an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Natty Narwhal Launch Party

2011-04-01 Thread John Stevenson
On 1 April 2011 06:54, Dan Fish wrote: > Scrap my suggestion re the maple leaf - the porterhouse is a much better > idea! > Dan > > Bruno Girin wrote: > > >Or alternatively, you've got the Porterhouse across the road: large pub > >and micro-brewery over 3 floors with lots of space so they should

[ubuntu-uk] Something strange with my Ubuntu version......

2011-04-01 Thread John MM
ok, this is odd. I just been fiddling trying to find the version of Ubuntu I have. In the software sources I have Maverick showing for everything. Yet if I go to System About Ubuntu, it says I am running 11.04 - Natty Narwhal. If I go into Terminal and type lsb-release -a I get this No LSB m

[ubuntu-uk] Meeting 31st March 2011...

2011-04-01 Thread Hassan "Haz" Williamson
Hi everyone, The meeting for #ubuntu-uk-meeting has ended. Below is a link to the minutes for this meeting: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/LastMeeting Just to recap: - daubers will be sending out an e-mail about the changes about the team soon (if he hasn't already done so). - Discussions about