Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of OS in work

2016-03-19 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
like the torment of Tantalus. ​ -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of OS in work

2016-03-19 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
me > people use Ubuntu to log into Windows. > ​Now that really is saddening - working on an excellent OS with the sole purpose of ignoring it and instead connecting to another less-awesome OS. Sounds like typing "google" into Bing (or vice versa) to get to a page where you can sea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of OS in work

2016-03-19 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
On 18 March 2016 at 21:44, Gareth France wrote: > > It's like using a high def TV to watch old, warn VHS tapes. ​Or maybe buying a blurry disc to watch on a 12inch black and white SD CRT TV?​ -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/list

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of OS in work

2016-03-18 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
support for them. It's nuts. * The laptop they provide cannot be connected directly to the internet and thus cannot run Windows Update.​ -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partitioning

2016-02-18 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
should I run to give me confidence I have a full 120GB? Thanks DaveG On 8 February 2016 at 22:49, Daniel Llewellyn <mailto:diddle...@gmail.com>> wrote: On 8 February 2016 at 22:32, David Goldsbrough mailto:da...@boavon.plus.com>> wrote: $ sudo parted -l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partitioning

2016-02-08 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
further into the disk means that the lvm metadata is dangling unaddressable at 257MB) and as above rerun the pvresize, lvextend and resize2fs again. -- Regards, The Honeymonster Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partitioning

2016-02-08 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
response needs to be to type the word "logical" followed by enter.) -- Regards, The Honeymonster Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Partitioning

2016-02-07 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
tter to do it via a live-cd so that the root filesystem is not mounted and therefore less likely to get its knickers in a twist (technical term :-p) -- Regards, The Honeymonster Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] partitioning

2016-02-07 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
e filesystem resides: lvextend -l+100%FREE /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root Step 4. Finally the filesystem itself: resize2fs /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root You should be done now, but you can run an `fsck /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root` to be sure that the filesystem is still working before rebooting. -- R

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I want to stop receiving this mail

2015-12-17 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
binZAiAWTdebu.bin Description: PGP/MIME Versions Identification encrypted.asc Description: OpenPGP encrypted message -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I want to stop receiving this mail

2015-12-17 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
> On 18 Dec 2015, at 03:11, Angie Brown wrote: > > Hi, I would really like to stop receiving these emails but I can't find > anywhere to unsubscribe, could someone please remove me from these emails the following text is on the bottom of every email you receive from the list: > -- > ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Annoying installation problem ....

2015-06-06 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
>> > > I'll do a bit more research and write a very detailed report to go with > the bug report, then do it from the live DVD version. Thanks for that. I > don't know how I'd cope with a slow interned feed these days. The DVD ISO > took less than ten minutes t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Implications Of Secure Boot Lockout

2015-04-06 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
G" end of the stick here. While there is the possibility that some OEMs may take this relaxation and lock their hardware down to only allow MS certified software, that is not what MS are requiring. The wording is "no longer require an opt-out" and NOT "require that there is no o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problem with wine ....

2015-01-27 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
27;m talking about most of the time! you mentioned earlier in the thread that you successfully ran the installation on an copy of mint using the same ubuntu packages. Was that possibly using a different .wine directory? Have you tried against an entirely virgin .wine directory (or separate $

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How old is your computer?

2015-01-05 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
or actually working on. It's got to the point now that I get annoyed when using a non-mac keyboard layout. -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Curious installer behaviour .....

2014-11-09 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
> the other drive and re-install. That gave me the expected partitioning. > I'm really curious as to what was going on. Any thoughts? > > Regards,Barry. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Automating find and replace

2014-09-17 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
our latest backup is a tar archive (compressed or not) then it will retain the modified times when you extract it to an arbitrary location so you are able to do the analysis on that backup if you are so inclined). -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Automating find and replace

2014-09-17 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
ontrol allows you to immediately isolate the offending code and excise it by either rolling-back the commit that added it (in the case your vcs was hacked in addition to your live site) or just re-deploying your latest golden master over-the-top of the current infected live site (in the case your

Re: [ubuntu-uk] old Toshiba/OpenBSD

2014-09-09 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
imilarity between Debian/kFreeBSD and a GNU/Linux is the GNU part. -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.04.5 on server

2014-08-08 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
> -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Color. Labor. Aluminum.

2014-07-09 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
rt guide linked at the top of the page. It's really > easy to do, and is a great way to contribute to Ubuntu if like me > you're not a coder, artist or designer! > > If you have any questions, do ask. > > Cheers, > Al. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] execute command on startup ....

2014-05-26 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
#x27;t expecting; worse losing sight of it entirely because the window was in a transient state just for the draggy-drag and now it's reverted and you have no idea where you just put the folder you were manipulating. -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] execute command on startup ....

2014-05-26 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
> what two finger scroll is supposed to do! it allows you to scroll with two fingers :-) see how the apple trackpads do it and you'll get the idea. instead of an edge-of-the-trackpad-based scroll, you use two fingers anywhere on the trackpad simultaneously. -- Daniel Llewellyn -- u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ending Dual-Boot

2014-03-10 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
Using GnuPG with Icedove - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJTHKYfAAoJEN21sR4u/WmY2FcH/iPMcmf/EKxIiHZHIjq6hzec > oeTdNtBSKFOQmfSIRkzDOMbftwQ7x+8W4VTvs7Y99/MMCGgo9olt9j2N5d0U/Itg > +fHBwoqP6OdpNJPp/vJ1LVCSaqZi3D5x46YlAZif34zB6Z8ZIMXtlGxsrmCWf21b > dkOal/aEPTmdcicftQo5M3zWAOuod8lblhC6TlBQi2U2WseK78sbwlrwDQlCEBKf

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ending Dual-Boot

2014-03-10 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
On 10 March 2014 16:38, Daniel Llewellyn wrote: > dpkg -l | grep '^i' > > -- > > dpkg -l (lowercase L) lists all packages that are installed or otherwise > known to the system (such as those packages you've removed but not purged). > To filter the list to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Should ubuntu play DVDs gratis?

2014-03-01 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
this, f(…) something? Might be an option to buying a new DVD. > > > > -- > Enviado desde mi teléfono con K-9 Mail. > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- Daniel Llewelly

Re: [ubuntu-uk] lumia 520

2014-02-23 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
On 23 February 2014 17:33, Daniel Llewellyn wrote: > > On 23 February 2014 17:20, Ted Wager wrote: > > > [Daniel Llewellyn] .related > Ted > [doc-bot] Ted, just because you're using ubuntu doesn't mean you have an > ubuntu-related question > > > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] lumia 520

2014-02-23 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
our phone does not have psychic powers and cannot >> magically see the contents of media you have not inserted yet. >> >> >> Sorry.. > In ubuntu I copy my music files to the memory card then insert the card > into the phone I then remount the phone a see all the files

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dual booting Windows 8.1 woth Ubuntu 13.10

2013-11-06 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
rives, but neither can > now mount them. if your windows system is set to hibernate instead of shutdown when you click the poweroff button then ubuntu won't be able to mount the windows partition because windows retains a lock while hibernated. -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Saucy Salamander - [Name]

2013-09-22 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
On 22 September 2013 19:28, Bruno Girin wrote: > On 21 September 2013 10:37, J Fernyhough wrote: > >> Telephonic Triggerfish >> > > Toothy Tigershark. > the one that nobody would like to come across because they know exactly where you are at all times: telep

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Deleting unwanted Libre Office Document.

2013-09-05 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
er methods that I haven't mentioned but, basically, deleting a libreoffice document is exactly the same as deleting any other file on the system; there is no magic incantation to perform and no (d)RAMs need sacrificing. -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/ma

Re: [ubuntu-uk] adobe connect

2013-09-05 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
the warning and get the package installed. -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anybody seen this, thought it might be shown, as nobody has mentioned it on here yet.....

2013-08-21 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
unlikely to get a virus or > we are very likely to. > And that's the problem with starting with a negative and then negating it! I believe the intention was similar to the following: "If you REGULARLY use UNOFFICIAL REPOs and you are totally careless with your system then there

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dual-booting Ubuntu 13.04 and Windows 8

2013-07-24 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
ibernation or fast restarting), or mount the volume > > read-only with the 'ro' mount option. > > Can anyone help as to why it still thinks that Windows is hibernated when > I've disabled Rapid Start and re-booted? > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home folder keeps disappearing

2013-05-31 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
ne by them. re-reading the above sounds harsh, it's not meant to, but it is a valid point that a lot of people forget or don't realise or ignore. -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu logon screen bongos disppared

2013-05-21 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
On 20 May 2013 19:31, Mark Einon wrote: > Remember - they may take your bongos, but they'll never take your freedom. > the child in me smirks whenever someone mentions "bongos". I mean: "he said bongos!" * Tony from Men Behaving Badly, as if you didn't alr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL provider (BT)

2013-05-08 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
ld be applied to profanity filters instead of the out-and-out blacklists of words/part-words. -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Locking in the wireless drivers

2013-04-23 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
tu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > > > -- > Kris Douglas MBCS > www.krisd.eu > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Daniel Llewellyn -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/