Re: [ubuntu-uk] A quick warning if you're trying out Windows 7

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Ian Betteridge wrote: > I wiped my tiny remaining Windows partition last night to replace it with > the beta of Windows 7 (it's only taken me a month to get around to having a > play). It's nice, but nothing that exciting - just basically Windows Vista > done bet

Re: [ubuntu-uk] enlightenment?

Why don't you try it in a VM or a spare box? Not tried it myself... On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Farran Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2008-07-10 at 20:31 +0100, Philip Stubbs wrote: > > 2008/7/10 Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > does anyone know what's happening with the enlightenm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Inspiron 1525

I bought one of these laptops today with Vista preinstalled. I loaded the hardy live CD but the wireless doesn't work. Nice laptop - paid £450 for it. I'm sure with a bit of research I'll get the wireless to work with Hardy - what's funny is that the Ubuntu Live CD is much faster than Vista on the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Copying files from a reiser3 partition to LVM problem

> I'm creating an ext3 filesystem with a block size of 1024. Hopefully > the smaller block size will reduce wastage as I have lots of small > files. Thanks for your time. Will let you know tomorrow how this one > works out. > Yay! Using a 1024 byte block size on ext3 worked! I still don't understa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Copying files from a reiser3 partition to LVM problem

> Now that is strange. I'd expect it if they were different block sizes, > and possibly if they were different file systems but not if they're the > same filesystem. > > I'm stumped for ideas. Have you tried backing up to an ext3 filesystem? > I'm creating an ext3 filesystem with a block size of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Copying files from a reiser3 partition to LVM problem

> They've got both the same block size? The LVM: > /sbin/debugreiserfs /dev/mapper/backupvg-backuplv | grep Blocksize debugreiserfs 3.6.19 (2003 www.namesys.com) Blocksize: 4096 The original (source) partition: > /sbin/debugreiserfs /dev/sdc1 | grep Blocksize debugreiserfs 3.6.19 (2003 www.name

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Copying files from a reiser3 partition to LVM problem

> I don't know about Reiser, but on other file systems you can specifiy > the block/cluster size, if this isn't the same on both of your > filesystems, then there would be more slack space on the destination, > which would have the effect you're seeing... That's the thing. Both filesystems are ex

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Copying files from a reiser3 partition to LVM problem

> I had this a couple of years back on a Linux backup server which I used > to copy PC backups to. Turns out it was because it was full of little > files they took up lots of room. Not sure if you have lots of smaller > files on your disc that could be doing this. Could you try tarring > everyth

[ubuntu-uk] Copying files from a reiser3 partition to LVM problem

Hi there, I have a frustrating issue. I have three disks in my Ubuntu 8.04 home server configured as follows: > df -h FilesystemSize Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda2 7.8G 2.5G 5.1G 33% / /dev/sdc1 466G 436G 31G 94% /var/lib/backuppc_old /dev/mapper

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules

John Atkinson wrote: > > Look guys > > The only thing I want to see in my inbox is constructive debates > > I don’t want to see whinging I didn’t subscribe to this!!! > > John > LOL! Good one. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.or

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Laptop

> Thanks, I'll bear that in mind. Gosh, purchasing a laptop is like > choosing a partner. They've all got great features but there's always > something missing IMHO ;) > The thing that annoys me with laptops is the lack of storage space. I quickly filled my 250Gb drive on my MacBook with VMs,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 4OD- need help!

Javad Ayaz wrote: > Ok dumb question indeed. Is there anyway of connecting buntu to 4od. > I was thinking maybe through some way through vlc (streaming > connection to the website) or someother play...elisa media > centre...myth...anything? > > Just a thought? Use a virtual machine? -- ubuntu-u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 8.04

> > To be honest, I think that if I pay my ISP a reasonable amount (£25 > atm), as long as I don't take the micky with the amount I download, I > should be able to utilise whichever services I require. > > I'm still shaped heavily despite spending all that cash and > transferring less than 10 G

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 8.04

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Pete, > > > > Pete Stean wrote: > > > I've started to observe behaviour over the last couple of weeks that > > > definitely indicates that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing printer with Cups on Ubuntu server

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home network configuration

I am double firewalled which is nice. Thanks for all your help - I feel like I've achieved something setting that lot up as I'm not a sysadmin. Thanks, Mark. On Jan 9, 2008 12:58 AM, Dave Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2008-01-08 at 19:16 +, Mark Alli

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home network configuration

> Change your search terms - what you want is a Wireless Router with a > Gigabit switch. I found a couple from Belkin and Netgear. If the price > is too much, try the following alternative: Cool, will have a look, thanks! > Save yourself some hassle and replace the Ubuntu server with IPCop and >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home network configuration

ss, but it looks too prohibitively expensive for home use. I would prefer not to have to buy another two devices (gigabit swtich and wireless AP) to implement the solution. Mark. On Jan 4, 2008 11:57 PM, Tom Bamford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mark Allison wrote: > > Hi there,

[ubuntu-uk] Home network configuration

Hi there, I have 6 PCs at home, and have them all connected to a Netgear DG834G wireless ADSL modem. Some PCs are connected directly, others via wireless. The current topology is: ADSL Router-->Home LAN One of my PCs is an Ubuntu server running squid and dansguardian and I'd like to configure th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Why some people will never switch

Great responses! Thanks everyone. I think it comes down to some people view their computer as a tool, and some people as a hobby. My Dad is certainly in the former and doesn't care what OS he is using as long as it does the stuff he wants. I'm sure that Ubuntu would do the stuff he wants, albeit in

[ubuntu-uk] Why some people will never switch

Hi there My Dad bought a new PC last week, and me being the family geek, was asked to set it up for him. He has been using XP for the last five years or so and is reasonably happy with it, when it works. When I arrived to configure his new machine and move all his email, documents over it turned

Re: [ubuntu-uk] When server is rebooted need to restart cupsys

> I don't have a great deal of experience with cups but if you post your > error log from /var/log/cups (just after you boot and it fails to load) > maybe it will shed some light. The log is just one line: [11/Oct/2007:22:00:35 +0100] Creating missing directory "/var/run/cups/certs -- ubuntu-uk@

Re: [ubuntu-uk] When server is rebooted need to restart cupsys

On 10/10/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You might want to look at the update-rc.d command that will do this for > you. There is a man page for it. > Thanks guys - yes "sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys start" works too. I had a read of the update-rc.d man page and I ran this command: "updat

[ubuntu-uk] When server is rebooted need to restart cupsys

Hi there, I have ubuntu-server 7.04 running headless. If I reboot the server I can't access my Printer web page - you know the http://localhost:631 page? Anyway I hope you know what I mean, lol. It works if I do a sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys restart Everything is then fine. I don't want to have to r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How 'Gnu' are you?

On 10/5/07, andylockran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please append your results to the list below: > > andylockran - 15 non-free packages, 1.1% of 1381 installed packages. > > On my Ubuntu Server: -8<- linux-server Complete Linux kernel on Server Equipment. 1 non-free packa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preparing my Server for Gutsy - help

> > You can also do this through the Software Sources application on the > > System > Administration menu, if you don't like the command-line. > > > > Not usually on a server :) > > I am only guessing that it's a server based on the subject line ;) Yes, I'm using Ubuntu Server 7.04 and administeri

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preparing my Server for Gutsy - help

On 10/3/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > On Wed, 2007-10-03 at 09:37 +0100, Mark Allison wrote: > > I want to upgrade to Gutsy when it is released on my Ubuntu Feisty > > headless server. > > Why? What is there in Gutsy that isn't in

[ubuntu-uk] Preparing my Server for Gutsy - help

Hi, I posted this on the Ubuntu forums, but no replies. I wonder if you guys have any ideas? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=565302 Text of post: Hi there, I want to upgrade to Gutsy when it is released on my Ubuntu Feisty headless server. What I'd like to do is to take an image of my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone buy Linux Format magazine?

u, 2007-09-20 at 08:31 +0100, Mark Allison wrote: > > > Why not buy the back issue? > > > > Actually they have sold out - so if anyone has a copy please let me > know! > > I don't really want to part with my copy, but I can photocopy the > article and send you it,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone buy Linux Format magazine?

> Why not buy the back issue? Actually they have sold out - so if anyone has a copy please let me know! Mark. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone buy Linux Format magazine?

On 9/19/07, SteVe Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why not buy the back issue? > http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=4&page=1 Thanks SteVe I will! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk htt

[ubuntu-uk] Anyone buy Linux Format magazine?

Hi there, I'm just reading through this month's Linux Format mag (LXF97 Oct 07) and noticed that there was a good article on the linux filesystem in issue LXF95 (Aug 07). Does anyone have a copy that they don't want any more? Could you post it to me (I'll cover the cost of the mag and postage)