[ubuntu-uk] BT speedtester and java

2012-10-21 Thread Colin Law
I find I am unable to run the bt speedtester [1] on ubuntu 12.10 in Firefox or Chromium. It says We have detected that Java is not installed or enabled on your device.To use the diagnostic tests on this Performance Tester Java must be installed on your device and enabled in the browser. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BT speedtester and java

2012-10-21 Thread Neil Greenwood
You may find that you need the java plugin installed too, that's the bit that runs java applets in Web pages. Also, even the BT engineer that came to my house didn't recommend using their speed test! I can't remember which one he did use though... Google should find something. HTH, Neil On Oct

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BT speedtester and java

2012-10-21 Thread Tony Arnold
Colin, On 21/10/12 15:46, Colin Law wrote: I find I am unable to run the bt speedtester [1] on ubuntu 12.10 in Firefox or Chromium. It says We have detected that Java is not installed or enabled on your device.To use the diagnostic tests on this Performance Tester Java must be installed on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Nexus 7

2012-10-21 Thread Andres Muniz
- Mensaje original - On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:02:58 +0100 Alan Pope alan.p...@canonical.com wrote: [snip] Can it run Jack Audio and puredata? I'll find out next week. Excellent http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4677528 and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BT speedtester and java

2012-10-21 Thread Colin Law
On 21 October 2012 16:06, Neil Greenwood neil.greenwood@gmail.com wrote: You may find that you need the java plugin installed too, that's the bit that runs java applets in Web pages. That's it, many thanks. sudo apt-get install icedtea-6-plugin did it. Also, even the BT engineer that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BT speedtester and java

2012-10-21 Thread Colin Law
On 21 October 2012 16:42, Tony Arnold tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk wrote: Colin, On 21/10/12 15:46, Colin Law wrote: I find I am unable to run the bt speedtester [1] on ubuntu 12.10 in Firefox or Chromium. It says We have detected that Java is not installed or enabled on your device.To use

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Royal mail using acrobat

2012-10-21 Thread Andres Muniz
- Mensaje original - On Sat, 20 Oct 2012, Andres Muniz wrote: cannot open pdf postage from the royal mail website? Could you give a URL/link, and some additional context about exactly what you're seeing. For myself, the following PDF opens automatically in Evince:  

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BT speedtester and java

2012-10-21 Thread Tony Arnold
Colin, On 21/10/12 16:44, Colin Law wrote: On 21 October 2012 16:42, Tony Arnold tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk wrote: Colin, You probably need the plugin. Install icedtea-plugin, which is the one that is part of openjdk. icedtea-6-plugin in fact. Both will work. icedtea-plugin depends on

[ubuntu-uk] Saving history in the terminal

2012-10-21 Thread scoundrel50agmail
How can I get the history to save in the terminal. Everytime I use it, it keeps the history of that window, but when I close it, its gone. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Saving history in the terminal

2012-10-21 Thread Mark Einon
On 21 October 2012 18:25, scoundrel50agmail scoundrel...@gmail.com wrote: How can I get the history to save in the terminal. Everytime I use it, it keeps the history of that window, but when I close it, its gone. I think you need to be more specific in order for me to understand your problem.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Royal mail using acrobat

2012-10-21 Thread Neil Greenwood
Maybe it's some DRM that prevents the file being re-used, and is tied to Acrobat. Just a guess, since we still use the stamps you buy in the post office! On Oct 21, 2012 4:48 PM, Andres Muniz andre...@gmail.com wrote: ** - Mensaje original - On Sat, 20 Oct 2012, Andres Muniz wrote:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BT speedtester and java

2012-10-21 Thread Colin Law
On 21 October 2012 18:20, Tony Arnold tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk wrote: Colin, On 21/10/12 16:44, Colin Law wrote: On 21 October 2012 16:42, Tony Arnold tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk wrote: Colin, You probably need the plugin. Install icedtea-plugin, which is the one that is part of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BT speedtester and java

2012-10-21 Thread Neil Greenwood
For reference, you don't need to remove it and install the other. You can install the new one and mark the old one as automatically installed. On Oct 21, 2012 8:26 PM, Colin Law clan...@googlemail.com wrote: On 21 October 2012 18:20, Tony Arnold tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk wrote: Colin,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BT speedtester and java

2012-10-21 Thread Tony Arnold
On 21/10/12 20:25, Colin Law wrote: On 21 October 2012 18:20, Tony Arnold tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk wrote: Colin, On 21/10/12 16:44, Colin Law wrote: On 21 October 2012 16:42, Tony Arnold tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk wrote: Colin, You probably need the plugin. Install icedtea-plugin,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Royal mail using acrobat

2012-10-21 Thread Paul Sladen
On Sun, 21 Oct 2012, Andres Muniz wrote: On Sat, 20 Oct 2012, Paul Sladen wrote: Could you give a URL/link, and some additional context the pdf was of a printed postage, so it's after paying for it So I'm guessing at the Royal Mail Online Postage system, here:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BT speedtester and java

2012-10-21 Thread Colin Law
On 21 October 2012 21:28, Tony Arnold tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk wrote: On 21/10/12 20:25, Colin Law wrote: On 21 October 2012 18:20, Tony Arnold tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk wrote: Colin, On 21/10/12 16:44, Colin Law wrote: On 21 October 2012 16:42, Tony Arnold

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BT speedtester and java

2012-10-21 Thread bumaw
I have disabled the plugin in the browsers so there should be no security issues. In Firefox : about:config plugins.click_to_play = true -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/