Re: [ubuntu-uk] Test

2009-03-20 Thread Kev
Doubtful - I understood every word :D Kev doug livesey wrote: > Wow. Were you a scriptwriter on "Yes, Minister"? ;) > > 2009/3/20 Alan Pope mailto:a...@popey.com>> > > 2009/3/20 Rowan Berkeley <mailto:rowan.berke...@googlemail.com>>: &

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Truly, a vanilla install

2009-03-15 Thread Kev
I was talking more generally - not mozilla specific Kev Sean Miller wrote: > On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Kev wrote: >> And because I forgot - while complete >> removal will remove the configuration files as well it doesn;t to my >> knowledge deal with any personal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Truly, a vanilla install

2009-03-15 Thread Kev
And because I forgot - while complete removal will remove the configuration files as well it doesn;t to my knowledge deal with any personal configs in your home directory Kev Kev wrote: > Firefox is a metapackage - whatever the exact description of that > entails I know not. I just th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Truly, a vanilla install

2009-03-15 Thread Kev
3.0 is actually the firefox app and it has it's dependencies. Kev Tony Arnold wrote: > Rowan, > > Rowan Berkeley wrote: > >> It makes it sound as if I can't be bothered to read the help notes >> before taking up people's time, which is not the case. I was

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adding a second hard drive

2009-03-11 Thread Kev
You can use the livecd to reinstall grub, or supergrub - easily accomplished either way. If you are though just using xp to run sage will running it in a virtual machine be sufficient - if that was the case you could run xp inside ubuntu and not need to worry - just a thought Kev Howard Berry

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing over Failed Upgrades

2009-02-15 Thread Kev
I would install with a cd - overwriting the existing buntu partitions - backup your data - which I assume you do anyway :) With the livecd - pick manual when it gets to the partitioning, you can then choose which to use - I think the alternate cd allows you to pick partitions. Ian Pascoe w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A thank you and a quiery....

2009-02-13 Thread Kev
I've lost the old e-mails - what version are you running - do you have universe enabled ? The link I gave goes back to gutsy Kev John wrote: > Hi, thank you for the quick reply. I have that in front of me now, and > it says No matching Application Available. > > That&#

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A thank you and a quiery....

2009-02-13 Thread Kev
http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=default§ion=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=lightning-extension Should find it for you - it should be in Universe - but if you've searched for lightening then it won't find it Kev Simon Wears wrote: > Load up add/remove p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 8.04 Audio Problems

2009-02-11 Thread Kev
tab cycles between playback, capture and all not sure what it was like in 8.04 - can't remember - but if you only get one pulseaudi slider try alsamixer -Dhw Kev mac wrote: > mike daniels wrote: >> Having downloaded Skype, I cant get my mic to work. I have looked at the uk &g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] MBR

2009-02-03 Thread Kev
No you can have OS's installed on a number of hdds and grub will multiple boot them all Kev Dave Morley wrote: > On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 12:55 +, Jamie Pow wrote: >> Hi Guys, >> >> >> This may sound like a silly question but will the GRUB boot loader >&g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using an Nvidia MX440

2009-02-01 Thread Kev
Oh - sorry - I didn't even look at it :( tbh I think I was mucking about with it helping someone on the forums - that xorg was my working one with TV out etc before I changed my card and was using the 96.43.09-0ubuntu1.1 driver. Kev Steve Baugh wrote: > Kev, > > Thanks for