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

2008-11-10 Thread andylockran
Michael G Fletcher wrote: Hi Guys I remember awhile ago that someone mentioned they received the powered by... stickers that came with Linux Format. I am trying to get one of the powered by Linux stickers (the one with tux on it) If anybody has one and is happy to part with it, please

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [SB] Spring 2008 UKUUG - Audio]

2008-09-22 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thought others may be interested. Regards, Andy - Original Message Subject: [SB] Spring 2008 UKUUG - Audio Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:54:59 +0100 From: Ciaran Mooney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Birmingham Linux User Group [EMAIL

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Wireless, was: A Windows Mobile- Ubuntufied?

2008-09-01 Thread andylockran
Javad Ayaz wrote: sticking with this topic i want to ask a question...can i install a windows app on windows mobile i.e Virtualbox, and then install a ubuntu mobile version on that? and do a dual boot ...a bit like my pc..i could boot ubuntu of a memory card. Apologies to everyone

Re: [ubuntu-uk] webmin, was Ubuntu RAID Management

2008-08-26 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Daniel Lamb wrote: To be fair the same could be said about any gui, like ebox as well, if you cant do it manually and know what your doing then dont use something like webmin or ebox, because if it doesnt work then you do need to know what your

Re: [ubuntu-uk] WTB: Ubuntu Laptop

2008-08-21 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jai, I believe the Dell EEE beater is coming out tomorrow with Ubuntu / XP on it. I'd see what you think of that before moving forwards. I reckon it'd be great in lecture theatres. Andy Jai Harrison wrote: Hey all, University starts in about

Re: [ubuntu-uk] WTB: Ubuntu Laptop

2008-08-21 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Louisa Parry wrote: On Thu, 2008-08-21 at 12:18 +0100, Jai Harrison wrote: I have looked at what Dell has to offer in the UK but they currently offer only 1 laptop in the UK (the XPS M1330 (UBUNTU)). What I'm after is a decent laptop with Ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] transcriber question

2008-08-21 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mac wrote: Stephen O'Neill wrote: Has it ever worked? Maybe try completely uninstalling transcriber, trashing /etc/transcriber and reinstall... It has never worked at the right speed - always played back too fast. So I uninstalled it (sudo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Opinions for a mobile phone in the Ubuntu community

2008-08-05 Thread andylockran
£300 is alot to spend on a brick to post around friends. Regards. AndyLockran Tim Dobson wrote: Javad Ayaz wrote: Hi, Coming to the end of my contract, Im just wondering what Ubuntu community uses for its mobile needs, in relation with ubuntu ? i.e Sync, contacts, rss! Neo Freerunner

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New FreeRunner

2008-08-05 Thread andylockran
Tim, I read this after I posted to the list. I'd _love_ to get the 'moko back up and running. Make sure you remember that blog post link when you write it! andylockran Tim Dobson wrote: James Tait wrote: Tim Dobson wrote: I have a freerunner which I bought from www.truebox.co.uk So what

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Green and Open Computing

2008-07-23 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael G Fletcher wrote: What do you think of this? At $250 dollars (about £125) it seems a winner if the performance is usable... www.cherrypal.com --Michael _ Michael Fletcher Visit my website here -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] run Windows XP in Ubuntu

2008-07-10 Thread andylockran
. Norman http://blog.zrmt.com/2008/04/18/virtualbox-bridged-networking/ It might be useful, as I couldn't locate clear documentation on how to do this myself. Regards, andylockran -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http

[ubuntu-uk] Oyster Open Source (Free Software) case study.

2008-06-11 Thread andylockran
http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/casestudy/0,101994,39419829-2,00.htm Interesting Case Study brought to my attention from another mailing list. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Click! Online - Ubuntu + Free/Libre Open Source Software]

2008-05-20 Thread andylockran
---BeginMessage--- -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 *http://tinyurl.com/3sdjoh *BBC's Click! Online. They review Ubuntu, and loads of other Free/Open Source Software. Their aim is to build a fully functioning PC - for nothing. :) More stuff like this is fantastic given the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Messages not getting through

2008-05-20 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kris Douglas wrote: On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 12:51 PM, andylockran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hash: SHA1 Hey, Email I'm sending are no longer getting through to the list? Any ideas? Regards, This one seems to have made it through OK... Yeah

[ubuntu-uk] Click! Online - Ubuntu + Free/Libre Open Source Software

2008-05-20 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 *http://tinyurl.com/3sdjoh *BBC's Click! Online. They review Ubuntu, and loads of other Free/Open Source Software. Their aim is to build a fully functioning PC - for nothing. :) More stuff like this is fantastic given the current financial climate

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenSSL vulnerability

2008-05-19 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 http://xkcd.com/424/ :) -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIMVicauMjEM4rxIQRAmwtAKCk+LQQTfxSpicK047a4gzQXlbZUwCgmJDT y63WMnhUMtexWw9IhXrU9Ho= =QOD7

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [USN-612-2] OpenSSH vulnerability]

2008-05-13 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mac wrote: Alan Pope wrote: I thought it wise to forward this to the group. There will likely be further discussion about this issue as the week progresses. In a nutshell there's a flaw in OpenSSL in Debian, which we also have in Ubuntu. Read the

[ubuntu-uk] Tribute to Guido Sohne

2008-05-12 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 http://djehuty.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/11/1481298-rest-in-peace-guido-sohne Had some bad news this morning. Guido Sohne - massive Open Source activist across 52 countries in Africa has died, aged only 34. I only ever read a couple of articles by

Re: [ubuntu-uk] possible to install ubuntu like gentoo?

2008-04-17 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you sure this isn't a hardware issue? Could it be overheating/a drive DOA? What components are you using, as there may be issues relating to drivers that are causing the instability. As to the Installing Ubuntu like

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

2008-04-17 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrew Oakley wrote that he'd only had two motherboards die in the last 20 years. I've not been so lucky, putting down around 5 of my PCs failings to the motherboard dying (albeit through some kind of PSU surge in a couple of cases). So how common

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Competition starting on the Ubuntu UK Podcast

2008-04-16 Thread andylockran
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alan Pope wrote: Episode 4 is going to feature a new item. A competition with rather awesome prizes! Stay tuned! (feel free to speculate wildly as to what it might be) Dinner with Mr Shuttleworth to present your new ubuntu-based business plan -

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

2008-04-11 Thread andylockran
Lucy wrote: On 11/04/2008, Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any web interface built into CUPS that I can install the printer and setup sharing with? The CUPS web interface is installed by default at http://localhost:631 There are options under the the Administration

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network traffic analysis

2007-11-26 Thread andylockran
I like ntop. It's really easy to set up on debian/ubuntu. It's quite configurable too. Regards, Andy On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:25:14 +, David Restall - System Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I want to see where and what the traffic profile is on a server. What I have used

Re: [ubuntu-uk] workplacement

2007-11-16 Thread andylockran
I'm not sure if this thread isn't dead (I've had a very long week and not really been checking my personal email address) - but I thought I'd give my two pennies worth. Shen, I first got involved with FLOSS on a voluntary do nothing but read basis by joining a few lists and just learning how

Re: [ubuntu-uk] edubuntu

2007-11-15 Thread andylockran
, andylockran wrote: Norman, I _really_ like edubuntu so much that it's become my choice for the desktop at home. It was great fun to have friends at uni come with their XP laptops complaining about their speed - and set them up to boot off their network cards onto my edubuntu server. That's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Webcam

2007-11-12 Thread andylockran
Chris Rowson wrote: Interesting you are asking about webcams, because I'm playing with camE for a local pub that (for some reason I can't fathom) wants a webcam in their bar. Currently recording my every move... http://seanmiller.net/webcam Sean Mmm multiple monitors ! Chris

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?

2007-11-11 Thread andylockran
Kris Douglas wrote: On 11/11/2007, *Alec Wright* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 23:29 +, Kris Douglas wrote: Hi, a while ago I noticed a thread going on about the iPod Classic 160GB... Now I know, they're expensive and all that,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadband speeds and prices!

2007-10-31 Thread andylockran
STONE COLD wrote: Im starting this in the hope of helping myself and maybe others! pooling our knowlegde will be good for the consumer in the end!! Im paying £19.99 for a 2mb connection and unlimited usage. This also includes a phoneline with unlimited calls 24/7. Anyone getting

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UbuCon UK Ideas

2007-10-30 Thread andylockran
Pete Stean wrote: I have *major* connections in Manchester, and may be able to sort out something with the City Council IT people if this gets a bit firmer (I'm not the Government liason with the Digital Challenge 10 group of local authorities for nothing...) I could also move some levers

Re: [ubuntu-uk] PDF file ADOBE alternative...in Ubuntu and windows

2007-10-30 Thread andylockran
STONE COLD wrote: Does anyone know of a free PDF creatr i can use on both platforms!? Sorry if this q is irrelevant to the forums! Regards Javad OpenOffice.org exports to pdf - would that be suitable for your needs? Andy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] PDF file ADOBE alternative...in Ubuntu and windows

2007-10-30 Thread andylockran
STONE COLD wrote: sorry perhaps i didnt make myself very clear...i meant an app independant of OO! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:00:52 +

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Profile

2007-10-29 Thread andylockran
Sean Miller wrote: Without being a pain in the bottom.. I understand the whole Linux situation very clearly.. but at the end of the day if it doesn't work on Linux then consumers are going to blame Linux - not the manufacturers. No, that's a misconception... nobody would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reply to my post

2007-10-29 Thread andylockran
John DAVIS wrote: I would like to thank John Levin for his response to my post. The information given, was very helpful and I would like to post further, enclosing details of the pc,card and distro,(Gutsy Gibbon) My residence is France, I am from the UK. The French LUG's are very

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu TV Advert

2007-10-28 Thread andylockran
alan c wrote: Tony Scott wrote: Click (BBC TV News): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk92zMa84aU http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/6733501.stm The bbc click episode is a good one. It introduces Open Source in a convincing way, and also Ubuntu, followed by the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Interesting BBC Poll Choices

2007-10-26 Thread andylockran
Martyn wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/default.stm Options: Will you be buying Leopard? Yes - I need new spots! No - Tiger for me! I'm a Windows user! Vote! -- Matthew G Larsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The options have changed a bit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK Gutsy Release Party

2007-10-19 Thread andylockran
I'll try and make it to the next one sounds like a right laugh. Although a LTS release I hope does not gurantee a LTH (Long Term Hangover). On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:33:54 +0100, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I have _just_ got back from London after the release party organised by

Re: [ubuntu-uk] unsubscribe

2007-10-16 Thread andylockran
I hope someone takes that thread and puts it into fortune-mod. Andy On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:13:45 +0100, Matthew Larsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS (just a thought!) If you picked the digest option and unsubscribed at lunchtime would you recieve the mails up untill that time or nothing or all

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Full Circle Magazine looking for podcasters

2007-10-12 Thread andylockran
Chris, If you're suggesting something like a group podcast - then I +1 the idea. Andy On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:26:42 +0100, Chris Rowson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The people behind the Full Circle Magazine are looking for people to pitch to make an official podcast. Sounds interesting. You

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

2007-10-05 Thread andylockran
. (If you haven't got it already, just : sudo apt-get install vrms, then run vrms. Please append your results to the list below: andylockran - 15 non-free packages, 1.1% of 1381 installed packages. Regards, Andy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu

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

2007-10-05 Thread andylockran
modules that's holding them back.. also the generic linux kernel too for some reason.. I think you can look into the results more thoroughly. Regards, On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:15:23 +0100, Tom Bamford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: andylockran wrote: We had some fun on Wednesday night on IRC

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

2007-10-05 Thread andylockran
by the way - the current leader is popey with 0 non free packages on his server. I only have 1 non free on my server - something to do with rar - and I can't get rid :( On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 16:16:18 +0100, Peter Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 05 October 2007 15:40:38 andylockran wrote

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Home Server

2007-10-04 Thread andylockran
I'm about to start playing with an old Qube. I'm not sure how many of the people on this lists would have heard of them - but I'll post a review once I'm done. They're old linux technology - but a similar software based approach for ubuntu server is, I think, what we all want :) On Thu, 4