[ubuntu-uk] Format shifting vs. the Criminal Justice Act

2011-08-03 Thread Andrew Oakley
activity (at the time, fox hunting; nowadays, animal experiments). So if the CJA makes it illegal to interfere with legal activity, and the new copyright law makes it legal to copy stuff for personal use, does this new law accidentally make most DRM illegal in the UK? -- Andrew Oakley and...@aoakley.com

[ubuntu-uk] ubuntubooks.com - free transfer to whoever

2011-06-23 Thread Andrew Oakley
this for a community-spirited purpose and can meet the deadlines. -- Andrew Oakley and...@aoakley.com http://twitter.com/#!/aroakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-07 Thread Andrew Oakley
55 quid on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-Network-Attached-Storage-Included/dp/B003RFNHU0 ...so this is probably going to be the one for me. Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242

[ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-02 Thread Andrew Oakley
, thanks all. Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242 211460 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk http://www.hesa.ac.uk/ _ Try

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-02 Thread Andrew Oakley
required, spending most of its life in standby or maybe even hibernate. Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242 211460 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk -Original Message- From: Glen Mehn

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-02 Thread Andrew Oakley
motherboard which takes a 9v/12v power brick mains adaptor. Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242 211460 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk -Original Message- From: David Restall - System

[ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-10 Thread Andrew Oakley
at all? Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242 211460 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk http://www.hesa.ac.uk/ _ Higher

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release schedule

2009-10-14 Thread Andrew Oakley
and a full time job. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Possible NetworkManager bug?

2009-08-25 Thread Andrew Oakley
it on Launchpad and take the time to be as helpful as possible. http://wicd.sourceforge.net/ If wicd also has the problem, but your spare non-Linux device does not, then it is either the drivers or faulty hardware. Check forums for other people using the same hardware as you. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Nokia (Symbian S60) support on Ubuntu

2009-08-08 Thread Andrew Oakley
. Also have got my N95 working as a 3G modem over Bluetooth. Works flawlessly and is very easy to set up using the guides on wiki.ubuntu.com etc. Takes about 15 minutes to set up and then you just use the gnome-ppp GUI to dial whenever you want it. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shell Access for VPS server

2009-07-06 Thread Andrew Oakley
. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Missing write-protect tab on Secure Digital SD card causing read-only?

2009-05-20 Thread Andrew Oakley
, so I really don't want to pull the server apart and swap out the card reader unless I'm reasonably sure it really is likely to be the hardware. It did only cost a fiver at a computer fair, though, so cost is not the concern - just my time. Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Missing write-protect tab on Secure Digital SD card causing read-only?

2009-05-20 Thread Andrew Oakley
Matthew Daubney wrote: On Wed, 2009-05-20 at 10:06 +0100, Andrew Oakley wrote: I understand that the write-protect tab on SD cards is optional: However, when I use an SD card without a tab (no tab at all) on my Linux Ubuntu 8.04 LTS server, it mounts it as read-only (ro) and absolutely

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadband Modem peer-to-peer

2009-05-16 Thread Andrew Oakley
. Then you can wipe and reinstall in the very unlikely event that a problem occurs. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DOS file undelete

2009-05-08 Thread Andrew Oakley
David Restall - System Administrator wrote: I think the files are marked as deleted, is there a utility out there that will let me browse the file system so I can recover the files ? http://foremost.sourceforge.net/ http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Permanently disable Compiz

2009-05-02 Thread Andrew Oakley
Liam Proven wrote: whatever as my WM. Completely turn off and disable Compiz and compositing, for all users, for good. In Hardy and Intrepid, this was done with System menu, Preferences, Appearance, Visual Effects, None. I'd bet it's the same in Jaunty. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using rsync (or something) to remotely backup a windows drive

2009-04-24 Thread Andrew Oakley
their own backups out of the archive. Another feature I considered but did not implement was to use the magic packet to wake the MS-Windows clients from standby a few minutes before the backup. -- Andrew Oakley and...@aoakley.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Work Experience

2009-04-21 Thread Andrew Oakley
On Sun, 19 Apr 2009, Josh Holland wrote: I live in Worcester. Try www,names.co.uk - a large hosting firm based in Perdiswell, who are pretty much 100% Linux. Phone Worcs 342342. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] sound issues - fixed

2009-03-26 Thread Andrew Oakley
sounds in software will almost certainly use PCM, whereas a card which implements MIDI GM sounds in hardware might not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_code_modulation Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Re: [ubuntu-uk] linking laptop to video projector

2009-03-19 Thread Andrew Oakley
into the acpi (IIRC) directories and edit the scripts to do something particularly fancy, if you're particularly adventurous, bored or confident. Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242 211460 F

Re: [ubuntu-uk] get_iPlayer

2009-03-06 Thread Andrew Oakley
. If this defaults to a Flash player, you can select Dial-up modem or Low bandwidth and then select RealPlayer. From there, right-click and select Play in Realplayer, then use the menu to select Properties and copy the URL. Alternatively... view source! Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu print magazine with CD?

2009-03-05 Thread Andrew Oakley
was? Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242 211460 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk http://www.hesa.ac.uk/ _ Higher Education

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu print magazine with CD?

2009-03-05 Thread Andrew Oakley
the glossy magazine, this might do. Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242 211460 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu print magazine with CD?

2009-03-05 Thread Andrew Oakley
and shipped with 7.10, not 8.04. Shame. Available now as free PDF download: http://www.tuxradar.com/linuxstarterpack Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242 211460 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID 1 with three drives

2009-03-02 Thread Andrew Oakley
the resync was underway (eg. copying a movie to a different filesystem). Then, that process runs slow. Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242 211460 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID 1 with three drives

2009-03-02 Thread Andrew Oakley
simple and effective. Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242 211460 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk _ Higher Education

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound unlistenably quiet on Macbook 3, 1 with Intrepid

2009-02-22 Thread Andrew Oakley
doug livesey wrote: sound is incredibly quiet Make sure all the volume controls are up, and not just the speaker volume, or headset volume, or master volume etc. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] new arm notebooks

2009-02-20 Thread Andrew Oakley
. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] KVM switch - suggestions?

2009-02-17 Thread Andrew Oakley
to do 1024x768 @ 60Hz over a VGA connector, then any old second-hand rubbish will do. If you want 1280x1024 @85Hz then you'll need to shell out in the region of 50 quid. If you want 1080p widescreen over DVI then you may be looking at nearly 100 quid or more. Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development

Re: [ubuntu-uk] KVM switch - suggestions?

2009-02-16 Thread Andrew Oakley
with something a bit more expensive? Digital video connectors would be useful, if all your kits supports it. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help get Windows out of schools

2009-02-09 Thread Andrew Oakley
LeeGroups wrote: Andrew Oakley wrote: [MS home/academic/student licences at up to 90% discount] If you try to argue against Microsoft on grounds of price, you'll fail every time. Home users, schools, universities and students don't pay full rate for software. Only ... I understand what

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Clearing home directory at logout

2009-01-30 Thread Andrew Oakley
; for example, I have it load the Firefox browser straight away, since that's what 99% of visitors want to use. Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ begin loadguest #!/bin/bash # Loadguest by Andrew

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dialup from Ubuntu

2009-01-29 Thread Andrew Oakley
repos. sudo apt-get install gnome-dial The aging gnome-ppp website is: http://web.oneonline.it/daste/ Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ T 01242 211460 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu key board issue

2009-01-29 Thread Andrew Oakley
, and the first had caps lock on, and the second did not. As far as I can ascertain, the light has no bearing on the actual computer. The light, and the process of forcing capitals, seem entirely separate and unconnected processes. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] So, would you vote for them? (see The Reg)

2009-01-28 Thread Andrew Oakley
this has got to do with Linux, though. The BSI provide thousands of open standards, only a handful of which are anything to do with Linux. Rather, I think the policy focus is on open standards such as XML. -- Andrew Oakley

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu for the Eee

2009-01-03 Thread Andrew Oakley
://blueman.tuxfamily.org/ and they provide a repo for Ubuntu 8.04 . * I prefer to mount everything on the SDA SSD, and then have /home2 on SDB with symlinks from /home/user directories as required. SDA is a much f aster flash card and things work faster if you have all your .preferences folders on SDA. -- Andrew

[ubuntu-uk] Laptop lid event to standby/hibernate at GDM login?

2009-01-03 Thread Andrew Oakley
- Hibernate and Options - Suspend items work. What doesn't work is the lid closure to trigger these calls. -- Andrew Oakley and...@aoakley.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu for the Eee

2009-01-03 Thread Andrew Oakley
On 03/01/2009, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/1/3 Andrew Oakley and...@aoakley.com: * I prefer eee-control to eeepc-config . eee-control supports What is eeepc-config? Eeepc-config is a bunch of scripts that configure Ubuntu for the Eee, such as the hotkeys, wifi, camera etc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] compiz startup doesn't work

2008-12-16 Thread Andrew Oakley
Alan Pope wrote: 2008/12/16 Andrew Oakley and...@aoakley.com: This sounds like a broken xorg.conf file. Try running without an xorg.conf file. Hardy and Intrepid should manage without one, and/or automatically generate a new one for you. Then use the restricted drivers utility System

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gradual Distribution update

2008-12-11 Thread Andrew Oakley
. Anything with a support life of only 18 months isn't stable IMHO. -- Andrew Oakley _ Higher Education Statistics Agency Ltd (HESA) is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England at 95 Promenade Cheltenham GL50 1HZ

Re: [ubuntu-uk] EeePC 900A vs Acer Aspire One

2008-11-14 Thread Andrew Oakley
instructions (pretty straightforward): http://wiki.msiwind.net/index.php/Ubuntu_8.04_Hardy_Heron -- Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Linux Sticker wanted

2008-11-10 Thread Andrew Oakley
case sticker mod is the Tux logo one (horizontal sticker) ubuntu Linux LOGO sticker for laptop mod is the Ubuntu one (vertical sticker, like the Designed for Windows or Intel Core 2 Duo ones) Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 95 Promenade

[ubuntu-uk] Single Ubuntu instance both bootable AND virtual?

2008-11-05 Thread Andrew Oakley
Ubuntu, so for the first stage I'm not trying to use any fancy 3D graphics nor worry about network connectivity. Note that this is my third machine, mainly used only for gaming. I only boot Ubuntu on my other machines. -- Andrew Oakley

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Question about Ubuntu installed Dell Laptops....

2008-11-05 Thread Andrew Oakley
where the at-symbol should be, and the pound sign nowhere to be found. http://www.saunalahti.fi/janij/blog/images/2007_feb_us_keyboard_layout.p ng I use Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 on a Dell Inspiron 1520. It's wonderful. Andrew Oakley Head of Software Development Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA

[ubuntu-uk] Wikipedia migrates to Ubuntu

2008-10-10 Thread Andrew Oakley
of various versions of Red Hat and Fedora. http://tinyurl.com/4jqkdj (ars technica) -- Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UBUNTU Server (Was: Re: Wikipedia migrates to Ubuntu)

2008-10-10 Thread Andrew Oakley
to administer from the commandline. Stuff just works. I've not had a single dependency issue yet, everything works straight off the bat. -- Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Datacentres outside London

2008-10-07 Thread Andrew Oakley
is through CheapVPS, part of Verio: http://www.cheapvps.co.uk/ http://www.vaserv.com/ Server, should you wish to run ping tests: isis.aoakley.com Sample 10 meg file stored on my server: http://www.aoakley.com/misc/novellini-bowser-20070724-1800.3gp The server runs Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server. -- Andrew

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Datacentres outside London

2008-10-07 Thread Andrew Oakley
in Worcester. -- Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 07/10/2008, Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 07/10/2008, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for recommendations for data centres outside of London, preferably close to the England/Wales border or in Wales

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardware failure?

2008-09-30 Thread Andrew Oakley
is faulty; test each in turn. If after all that you haven't identified the problem, suspect the motherboard or PSU. -- Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] flash still doesnt work, when try to play flash stuff inside FF2 and FF3

2008-09-29 Thread Andrew Oakley
). This fixed flash plugin related browser crashes in FF3+U8.04 on my i386 system. Dunno whether it will help with x86. -- Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Intrepid Release Parties]

2008-09-29 Thread Andrew Oakley
. -- Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Decisions. Decisions, Decisions

2008-09-29 Thread Andrew Oakley
. Alternatively, anything approved by Red Hat (I know, heresy on an Ubuntu list, but the reality is that they're well recognised). -- Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Job hunting

2008-09-22 Thread Andrew Oakley
They are a very strong Linux house, mostly Red Hat and Perl. They also host the monthly Gloucestershire Linux User Group meetings, which is a nice way to see inside their very nice buildings. http://www.gloucs.lug.org.uk/ -- Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Job hunting

2008-09-22 Thread Andrew Oakley
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: I'm looking for a job that will make use of my Linux skills and enable me to work towards becoming a Senior Solutions Architect. ... Although I'm currently based in Monmouth, FYI, posted to gloucs.lug.org.uk : Original Message Date: Mon,

[ubuntu-uk] DVD Xvid playback with zoom/crop facility?

2008-09-15 Thread Andrew Oakley
format. Since I have a widescreen laptop, this meant not only black bars at the top bottom (letterbox) but also black bars at the sides (padding 4:3 to 16:9). This drove me nuts! -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] stickers free with Linux Format Magazine this month

2008-08-16 Thread Andrew Oakley
a 6-quid pricetag on what should be a 4-quid mag is ridiculous. Thankfully the subscription discount is significantly large enough for me to ignore this. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server OS Suggestion

2008-08-11 Thread Andrew Oakley
/CentOS is a proven platform for extremely high-demand applications requiring things such as load balancing, whereas Ubuntu is unproven in that area. Work happens to be a government agency, whereas my own servers just run middle-of-the-road ecommerce sites. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread Andrew Oakley
phone/email/ticket support, there's a very good forum which is used by staff and users alike. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] recommend some cheapish headphones for me! NON ubuntu related topic!!!

2008-07-08 Thread Andrew Oakley
with Free Software politics. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Password recovery

2008-07-06 Thread Andrew Oakley
...and change the other user's password. Also, now would be a good time to check whether your backups are readable. There's no need to restore from them yet, but it would be useful to know just how cautious we need to be in helping you further. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC News - Stallman

2008-07-04 Thread Andrew Oakley
programs = good Changing documents = bad? -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Computer Weekly (was: BBC News - Stallman

2008-07-04 Thread Andrew Oakley
all anyone ever uses them for, anyway. I don't think I've actually bought any sleepwear since my first IBM exhibition in 1992. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lock keyboard/mouse without locking screen?

2008-06-26 Thread Andrew Oakley
to lock the mouse buttons: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=184401package_id=214498 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=841442p=5266711 -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Lock keyboard/mouse without locking screen?

2008-06-25 Thread Andrew Oakley
on the other side of the room and not have to constantly pull her away from it. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] please, help me buy a laptop.

2008-06-21 Thread Andrew Oakley
has a Vostron, they're lovely solid reliable machines. And with Dell you know the hardware drivers will work with Ubuntu. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] How do I know when to reboot after upgrading Ubuntu Server?

2008-06-20 Thread Andrew Oakley
or not I need to reboot please? -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Compiz-Fusion

2008-06-19 Thread Andrew Oakley
has in the Compiz Workspace Switcher. I can't see that it does anything at all, or at least not with the Compiz Cube. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Top 500 Supercomputers

2008-06-19 Thread Andrew Oakley
of parallel computing and supercomputing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheltenham#Major_employers Ahem. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] choice of laptop

2008-06-04 Thread Andrew Oakley
://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/41994/comments/21 -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shuttleworth interview in today's Technology Guardian

2008-05-22 Thread Andrew Oakley
John Levin wrote: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/22/internet.software Most interesting is his statement about an official Ubuntu remix for UMPCs (Asus Eee and the like). There is already an eeebuntu RC1 so it will be interesting to watch the progress. -- Andrew Oakley

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Any Xubuntu users?

2008-05-21 Thread Andrew Oakley
was substantially improved/re-written for Hardy so you might want to at least try a LiveCD. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server Setup - Help Needed With Email

2008-05-20 Thread Andrew Oakley
. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] CTRL+ALT+F(n)

2008-05-19 Thread Andrew Oakley
for your new xorg /etc/X11/xorg.conf Haven't tried it yet, but will when I get home to my laptop. Would appreciate it if you could let me know if this fixes it! -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] CTRL+ALT+F(n)

2008-05-19 Thread Andrew Oakley
messed up my xorg.conf, Eeek! Sorry. Only problem is now i have an american keyboard! System menu - Preferences - Layout tab - Add... - Layout: United Kingdom - Variants: Default - Add - and click Default radio button -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com

[ubuntu-uk] How to back up Dovecot IMAP?

2008-05-16 Thread Andrew Oakley
7 days worth of mail)? If it makes a difference, I am the only IMAP user on the server. Couldn't find anything immediately relevant with Google, but links to RTFM-esque articles would much appreciated. Thanks, -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How to back up Dovecot IMAP?

2008-05-16 Thread Andrew Oakley
Chris Smith wrote: Andrew Oakley wrote: First I would like to back up everything on the IMAP server. I personally use rsnapshot [1] to backup my /var/mail folder which is Then, how do I restore this to a clean install of Dovecot? Throw the directory structure back in at /var/mail and set up

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: transferring files between Ubuntu and XP slow!!!!

2008-05-15 Thread Andrew Oakley
your 47.7kB/s. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] watch tv on ubuntu!

2008-05-14 Thread Andrew Oakley
to areas that couldn't get decent VHF/UHF TV reception. Zattoo's use of loophole was exposed a year ago, and the BBC et al still haven't kicked up much of a fuss, so Zattoo may be out of the woods. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] a new laptop

2008-05-14 Thread Andrew Oakley
a UK keyboard. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Laptop Choices

2008-05-13 Thread Andrew Oakley
. So long as I don't try to play Team Fortress 2 on it, it seems happy. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] watch tv on ubuntu!

2008-05-12 Thread Andrew Oakley
impressed. I wonder how much outbound bandwidth the peer-to-peer part consumes? -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Print Selection prints blank pages in Firefox 3 beta 5 on Hardy?

2008-05-12 Thread Andrew Oakley
As discussed, Ubuntu Hardy installs Firefox 3 beta 5 by default. Can anyone get Print Selection to work on this please? If so, how? Otherwise, please can you confirm this bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425094 Thanks, -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

2008-05-11 Thread Andrew Oakley
, for example). -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IMAP Server

2008-05-09 Thread Andrew Oakley
used it for small numbers of users, so I have no idea how well (or poorly) it scales for width. My own mailbox on Dovecot is some 60 megs spread across about a dozen folders, and it remains instantly responsive even across the Internet, so it seems to scale well for height. -- Andrew Oakley

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Re-Spins

2008-05-05 Thread Andrew Oakley
does exist, I know this because it came with The Official Ubuntu Book. Also there's a Hardy DVD: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/dvd/current/ Dunno about the other versions. It wouldn't be much trouble to download UCK, remastersys or reconstructor and try out burning a DVD. -- Andrew Oakley

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to Hardy- Trying to make it easy!

2008-05-02 Thread Andrew Oakley
analogy, but sufficient for these purposes. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How to torrent on a remote machine

2008-05-01 Thread Andrew Oakley
, and very difficult to achieve on an NSLU2. [2] There are technical differences between a terminal, a command line, a shell and an SSH session. Again, WAY too advanced for today. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How to torrent on a remote machine

2008-05-01 Thread Andrew Oakley
already taken the trouble to create a version of the Debian operating system, stripped down and ready to use on the NSLU2. Debian is very similar to Ubuntu (Ubuntu is based on Debian) so right now, you should learn how to use the terminal in Ubuntu before worrying about all that. -- Andrew Oakley

Re: [ubuntu-uk] My Hardy problems and their fixes

2008-04-30 Thread Andrew Oakley
this is a Virtuoso configuration issue. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Suggest low power consumption silent PC

2008-04-30 Thread Andrew Oakley
, there's the Eee. I can see the point for thin clients, though. In which case, Aleutia for heavy duty situations, Linutop for domestic/known-safe scenarios. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 8.04 Ubuntu release party - London - 24th April

2008-04-28 Thread Andrew Oakley
the whole top floor though - it was pleasantly crowded!) -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 8.04

2008-04-28 Thread Andrew Oakley
useful, it identifies packages which do not have any other packages dependent on them. By default it just lists unused libraries, but it can be used to identify all top-level packages on your system. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The day after...

2008-04-25 Thread Andrew Oakley
Philip Newborough wrote: ...the release night parties, and all is quite on the list :| I think I was the only attendee at work for 9am - and that was in Worcester! It was great to put so many faces to names. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 8.04

2008-04-25 Thread Andrew Oakley
to download. The new intel X driver is amazing. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] hardy - first impressions problems

2008-04-24 Thread Andrew Oakley
don't use any applets. Try removing your current applets and adding the AWN testing repo as per: https://launchpad.net/~awn-testing/+archive ...then install your favourite applets from that repo. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] show of hands.. was: 8.04 Ubuntu release party - London - 24th April

2008-04-23 Thread Andrew Oakley
/main.php?g2_itemId=3695 I think we should wear name labels with Mailing List written on them. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange disk problem...

2008-04-19 Thread Andrew Oakley
links with the command find . -type l ...where l is the lower-case letter el, not the digit one. You could then pipe this to ls -l which would give you the destination of each: find . -type l | xargs -n 1 ls -l ...where -n 1 is the digit one and ls -l is the letter el. -- Andrew Oakley

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy Issues

2008-04-17 Thread Andrew Oakley
whether this is same issue for Hardy? I don't have my Hardy laptop with me today. The official bug is here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/155840 -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy Issues

2008-04-17 Thread Andrew Oakley
please let me know the bug number you report. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Motherboards dying ( was:Re: possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?)

2008-04-17 Thread Andrew Oakley
daughter presses the UPS-instant-off button (now obscured with a 5p and some masking tape). -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

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