Re: [ubuntu-uk] Which NVIDIA GPU for Natty?

2011-06-13 Thread Simos Xenitellis
. The capturing of the frames is mostly a CPU task. Therefore, you can get away with an entry level graphics card from AMD/ATI or NVidia, especially if your budget is around £30-40. Phoronix, http://www.phoronix.com/ does a good job benchmarking graphics cards on Linux. Simos -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lenovo N500: further gremlins

2010-08-08 Thread Simos Xenitellis
under the System menu, since the Indicator Applet has the Shutdown functionality. Which version of Ubuntu do you use? There is a difference in the shutdown button between 10.04 and previous versions. Simos -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit flash plugin and iPlayer (Was 64 bit lucid install)

2010-04-26 Thread Simos Xenitellis
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so If it is 64-bit, it should show /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 If it is 32-bit, it should show many references to 'lib32'. Simos -- A. Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion Q. Why is top posting bad? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit flash plugin and iPlayer (Was 64 bit lucid install)

2010-04-26 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 7:19 PM, A J Binnie gus.bin...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Simos, Thanks for your reply. On 26 April 2010 16:27, Simos Xenitellis simos.li...@googlemail.com wrote: Verify what you have at the moment, at 'about:plugins'. With the latest 64-bit Flash from http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Joggler crackling, idle=halt in Grub.cfg

2010-04-22 Thread Simos Xenitellis
. These should be a few lines of changes, which should be easy to update to the latest Linux kernel. You can post these changes to the list. For a similar situation with audio driver support, see http://simos.info/blog/archives/984 Simos -- A. Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion Q. Why

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-08 Thread Simos Xenitellis
problems. Simos -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-08 Thread Simos Xenitellis
investment in this device, it's good to push it further and get it to work out of the box in newer versions of Linux. Simos -- A. Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion Q. Why is top posting bad? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] C64 running Ubuntu?

2010-03-19 Thread Simos Xenitellis
modern desktops? I cannot think of any technical advantages. It mentions a Core Duo CPU (instead of Atom), which means it's rather heavy duty instead of an eco friendly computer. The market they are looking into is those who want to revive their old C64 memories. Simos -- A. Because it breaks

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is there an mp3 tag editor in the repositories?

2009-06-13 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Farran Leefazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com wrote: On Fri, 2009-06-12 at 16:16 +0100, Simos Xenitellis wrote: Try 'easytag'. There is also an 'easytag-aac' which relates to some special MP3 files. If easytag does not work on your MP3 files, look into 'easytag-aac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is there an mp3 tag editor in the repositories?

2009-06-12 Thread Simos Xenitellis
'. There is also an 'easytag-aac' which relates to some special MP3 files. If easytag does not work on your MP3 files, look into 'easytag-aac'. Simos -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7

2009-05-14 Thread Simos Xenitellis
-linux-on-netbooks-is-doomed/ we see that the said analyst has very low grasp of what open-source and Linux is about. 4. The analyst is actually only now 'well-known' in the open-source community because of the blorge.com articles that expose him as an uninformed person. Simos http://simos.info/blog

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7

2009-05-14 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:44 PM, John jake...@sky.com wrote: Simos Xenitellis wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:30 PM, jakewc2 jake...@sky.com wrote: Who is Bill Weinburg? Is he something high up in the Linux world, I came across this article which has cropped up from the article I posted

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7

2009-05-13 Thread Simos Xenitellis
/Structure:%20/2009/04/21/lenovo-analyst-linux-on-netbooks-is-doomed/ Simos -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Click downloaded Ubuntu

2009-05-03 Thread Simos Xenitellis
with the availability of a fast distribution server, so one can put together a simple benchmark. Still, this was good. If you get 'get_iplayer' (http://linuxcentre.net/iplayer), then you can download the episode with get_iplayer --get 128 (expires on the 10th May) Simos -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] remote accessing an ubuntu machine (vnc or similar)

2009-03-31 Thread Simos
-source software. Simos -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Nonsensical jack sensing - A bug day idea

2009-02-20 Thread Simos
issue is to make the integration of Pulseaudio as good as possible. VirtualBox, Skype and others do not work well out of the box. Simos -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hooking up a machine running Ubuntu to a Mark 1, BT HomeHub

2009-02-19 Thread Simos
. If this is your case, then there is a special set of steps to solve the problem. Simos -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hooking up a machine running Ubuntu to a Mark 1, BT HomeHub

2009-02-19 Thread Simos
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Rowan rowan.berke...@googlemail.com wrote: That's interesting, Simos, but the Hub has recognised and connected quite normally (via Ethernet) the Windows machine I am using now, since its last hard reset. However, in any case, please tell me where can I find

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hooking up a machine running Ubuntu to a Mark 1, BT HomeHub

2009-02-19 Thread Simos
. A google search for 'RTL8111/8168B Intrepid' reveals the following bug report https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/285430 that includes a workaround to make it work. Have a go at it and report back. I did not notice the version of Ubuntu you have, so I assume you have 8.10. Simos vendor

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Iplayer download on Linux

2008-12-20 Thread Simos Xenitellis
support (for Logmein). Not sure if I should just stick to the 32-bit version and just live with only about 3.25GB when in the 32-bit OS. Since recently (a few days ago) there has been 64-bit Java plug-in support. For installation hints, see http://simos.info/blog/archives/846 Simos -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Iplayer download on Linux

2008-12-19 Thread Simos Xenitellis
think! Steve Is this adobe-flashplugin available for Intrepid AMD64? I think not. 'apt-cache show' on the flash plugin shows that it depends on nspluginwrapper. You can want to install the 64-bit version manually. For some help, see http://simos.info/blog/archives/804 Simos -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] usb boot ?

2008-11-09 Thread Simos Xenitellis
' package (search Add/Remove...), which adds a tool at System/Administration/Install Live USB It requires to have an Ubuntu 8.04 installation CD in the drive. I think that in Ubuntu 8.10 there is a tool already there for the job. Simos -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-05 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Many people make the mistake to install the stock Ubuntu on the EEE. The specialised version that Yishay mentions below is what people should be installing instead. Advanced users would stick to the stock Ubuntu on the EEE. Simos On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Yishay Mor [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 8.10

2008-11-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
be gratefully received. Otherwise, Ubuntu does it again. I did a search for 'evolution mail send receive greyed' and I got this relevant result, http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=793930 I hope it helps, Simos -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 8.10

2008-11-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
://bugzilla.gnome.org/browse.cgi?product=evolution Finally, link the bugzilla.gnome.org report to the Launchpad page. Simos -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intrepid release party, Waxy O'Connors, London - who's coming?

2008-10-30 Thread Simos Xenitellis
. The Cotswolds are a lot quieter... I should be there at around 8! hoping there will be some cake left! :) See you there. I'll make it as well. I did not see a time at the announcement of the release party. Is it the usual 6pm? Simos -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman