Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shut down button missing on upgrade

2012-01-05 Thread bodsda
You'll need the shutdown type I think along with that sudo shutdown -P now For a power off, or sudo shutdown -r now For a reboot Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Barry Drake Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shut

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shutdown/Logout and Teamspeak

2011-12-24 Thread bodsda
Hi, Do you mean the client or server? I haven't used teamspeak in years and I don't know if they have a linux version, but when you shutdown, the app will close anyway as any normal program. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: J

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Does anyone have experience with using a usb hard drive docking station with Ubuntu?

2011-12-05 Thread bodsda
in which case you may get a few more distros in your boot list. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: javadayaz Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 13:41:16 To: British Ubuntu Talk Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: [ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Are we missing the point with an OS ?

2011-12-03 Thread bodsda
the developers create for the chosen OS. A closed source OS 'generally' lures closed source apps, whereas an open source OS lures open source apps. Bodsda --Original Message-- From: John Davis Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject: [

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager

2011-11-24 Thread bodsda
it? Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Norman Silverstone Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] update manager Sent: 24 Nov 2011 10:44 I am just trying to find my way around 11.10 and have noticed that there appears to be an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 10.04 lost sound

2011-11-24 Thread bodsda
ld do is a full system update. Remove sound card, boot, shutdown, add soundcard, boot, test. Hope this helps. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: George Tripp Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:33:16 To: ubuntu uk lis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Which boot options on the live CD?

2011-11-12 Thread bodsda
ng the lines of acpi=off and noapic Hth, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Byte Soup Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:51:34 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Which boot options

Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade to 11.10

2011-11-08 Thread bodsda
Hi Norman, I would recommend that you test out the latest live cd (instructions on the ubuntu website) to see if you feel comfortable with the new look and feel. If you like what you see, the upgrade should be painless. Hth, Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Norman Silverstone Sender

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UDS session on Secure Boot in 10 minutes or so

2011-11-03 Thread bodsda
Hi Alan, Will it be possible to download the audio to listen to later? I unfortunately can't attend, but am very interested in the agenda Cheers, Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Alan Bell Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject: [ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux Courses/Certification/UK (Steven Roberts)

2011-10-26 Thread bodsda
HaqKing, Is the CompTIA Linux+ up to date? The practice questions list Xfree86 as a package more suited to workstations than servers. Xfree86 hasn't had a release for almost 4 years where as X.org has had a contribution 30mins ago Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos

2011-10-23 Thread bodsda
You could say that the entire linux community was unable to view - is that figure in the millions or hudred thousands? Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Colin Law Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LO in 11.10 STILL CANNOT USE TBird addressbook as an address data source!!!!!!!!!

2011-10-18 Thread bodsda
Can I suggest that you either file a bug report or dust your programming books off and fix it yourself? Filling my inbox with exclamation marks is not going to resolve your issue Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Gordon Burgess-Parker Sender

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Touchpad problem ....

2011-10-16 Thread bodsda
very difficult. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Barry Drake Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:03:17 To: ubuntu-uk Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Touchpad problem Hi there anyone come

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle

2011-10-06 Thread bodsda
I have a belkin usb dongle, tiny little thing, works a treat. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Gordon Burgess-Parker Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:06:09 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2011-10-01 Thread bodsda
Please don't open any links from emails received from me in the last 24 hours - sorry, it seems my account has been compromised, again. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Bod Soutar Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 19:30:36

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What should be done for 12.04

2011-09-26 Thread bodsda
The only thing I dislike about the direction that the developers are going is unity. Ditch it in favour of Gnome3 LTS releases should focus on stability and nothing else in my honest opinion Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Alan Pope Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Schools Project - literacy

2011-09-21 Thread bodsda
will be much more appealing to the schools. Bodsda P.s: what call for open standards? My council clearly missed the memo --Original Message-- From: Barry Drake Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: b.dr...@ntlworld.com ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject: Re: [ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Schools Project - literacy

2011-09-21 Thread bodsda
Did they have specific issues with the grammar checking in OOo? Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Sarah Chard Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:19:29 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To: sa...@streetentertainers.co.uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] unity in xubuntu

2011-09-06 Thread bodsda
Hi, I don't think there is a danger of xubuntu using unity. The whole point of xubuntu; as the name implies, is that is uses xfce as desktop environment. Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Andres Muniz Piniella Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: Ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Taking notes with Ubuntu

2011-09-04 Thread bodsda
I would stick with a normal editor, vim, and sync via dropbox or ubuntu one. No real need for note applications, or at least, I've never found one that is easier than a text editor Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Joe Smith Sender: ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Press releases .....

2011-08-02 Thread bodsda
I don't think it goes to any media, but there is the excellent Full Circle Magazine - well worth checking out. http://fullcirclemagazine.org Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Barry Drake Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Tu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux Courses

2011-07-21 Thread bodsda
passed by anyone with minimal linux admin experience, so you would need at least LPI-2 to prove your worth. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Simon Redmond Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:54:04 To: UK Ubuntu Talk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

2011-07-15 Thread bodsda
consumption and is extremely quiet but apart from that its nothing special. Unless you can get it for <£200 I would save your money for a proper machine. Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Paul Sutton Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject

Re: [ubuntu-uk] hard disk problem ?

2011-07-07 Thread bodsda
Instead of waiting for someone else to post a blog about it, why not test it? Use dd to create a file to fill your hdd. Getting into a root terminal is easy, just alt+F1 then login (assuming you have set a password for root) Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original

[ubuntu-uk] Delete my emails

2011-07-05 Thread bodsda
Please delete any emails received from me in the last 24 hours, my account appears to have been compromised. Apologies to anyone who has received strange emails from me. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LAMP SERVER DISTRIBUTIONS

2011-06-08 Thread bodsda
I would recommend CentOS - it has an extremely simple web interface for configuration. Hth, Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Paul Sutton Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] LAMP SERVER DISTRIBUTIONS Sent: 8 Jun 2011 10:39

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Simple backup script

2011-06-02 Thread bodsda
that you should create the backup first, and only if the backup is created successfully should you delete the old one Hth, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Chris Rowson Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 17:28:57 To:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity and Gnome 3

2011-05-06 Thread bodsda
Someone shouldn't be put off just because of the desktop environment. I have the latest ubuntu but have installed fluxbox because I prefer it. There's no reason to swap distro's just because you don't like a choice someone made Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Borked my Mac installing Ubuntu 11.04, now blackscreens & beeps on restart then takes exactly 4 attemptsto boot

2011-04-30 Thread bodsda
e all internal hard drives, reseat any cards/modules (ram, gfx card etc.) Then boot. If that works, add the HD in and test, if that is reliably booting, then try the ssd, if that fails, take the HD out and try the ssd on its own. HTH, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Me

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New omputer.......Ubuntu install help

2011-04-07 Thread bodsda
I doubt it. The specs look fine to me. Only thing is that unless you plan on adding more than an extra 1gb of RAM, you won't see much benefit running 64bit instead of 32 Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: scoundrel50a Sender: ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Remote support for family & friends

2011-03-29 Thread bodsda
Logmein is the same company that produce hanachi. When I need to support a new machine, I get them to install the hamachi client (straight forward install wizard) and then get them to enter my vpn IP and I can then access there computer - rdp, vnc, ssh etc. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry®

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Programming in Python User Interface

2011-03-25 Thread bodsda
Pythonchallange is probably not the best place for a beginner to start, unless they enjoy headaches, mysteries and extremely fast paced learning Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: "Tyler J. Wagner" Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Remote support for family & friends

2011-03-25 Thread bodsda
I believe ssh keys are generated from hardware I'd's, things like mac address etc. So I would expect if you created a new users, the old key would still work. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Byte Soup Sender: ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Programming in Python User Interface

2011-03-25 Thread bodsda
Hi, Python is an excellent choice of language Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Ubuntu Forum Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:03:00 To: Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Programming in Python User Interfac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Remote support for family & friends

2011-03-24 Thread bodsda
Hi, I don't 'support' my dad, but we both run linux and have set up a hamachi network between our computers. We can now use vnc, ssh, scp etc. As if we were on a local lan. Definitely the best solution I have found. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -O

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SATA drive problem .....

2011-03-18 Thread bodsda
I'd definitely recommend a bios update, and also check for any controller firmware updates. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Barry Drake Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:03:42 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Removing Windows dual boot

2011-03-18 Thread bodsda
That sort of thing is character building :) Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Gordon Burgess-Parker Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:59:40 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Irc channels.....

2011-03-14 Thread bodsda
Care to elaborate on what the fix/problem was? Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: John MM Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:45:02 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Irc channels

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Some advice about /boot

2011-03-10 Thread bodsda
il grub is updated. Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Matthew Daubney Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Some advice about /boot Sent: 10 Mar 2011 09:51 Hello, I'm looking at quad booting my laptop (Win 7, Ubuntu (dev), deb

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Menu item

2011-03-07 Thread bodsda
Hi John, Try giving the full path the the executable 'java', it will probably be something like '/bin/java' - you can find out by running 'which java' Hope this helps, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- Fr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Stuff appearing in Terminal, I dont know what it is......

2011-03-06 Thread bodsda
plied. Helping others is just as much about teaching the person, as it is about resolving the problem If you want my suggestion, it would be to first find out what changed just before the error started. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: John MM S

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Stuff appearing in Terminal, I dont know what it is......

2011-03-06 Thread bodsda
u started... Your attitude will not help you get this issue resolved Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: John MM Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:47:02 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Right Mouse Click

2011-03-05 Thread bodsda
v > /tmp/somefile.log Then it would be in the /tmp directory. Hope that makes sense, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: John MM Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:40:48 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Right Mouse Click

2011-03-04 Thread bodsda
Look in the directory that you ran the xev command from - I don't know why he was expecting it to be in /tmp Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Bruce Beardall Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 22:50:16 To: UK U

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New twist on file sharing.

2011-03-03 Thread bodsda
And don't you just love it when software developers disable copying text from their dialogue windows :) haha Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Alan Pope Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk Cc: Gordon Burgess-Parker ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread bodsda
a new user and seeing if it happens on that account. Hope this helps, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Rossen Stoyanchev Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:29:07 To: Reply-To: Rossen Stoyanchev , UK

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Web server help please!

2011-02-16 Thread bodsda
Nice to know cheers - I guess I'll look into that and stop paying 123reg for my emails Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Sean Miller Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 07:11:02 To: ; UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Web server help please!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Web server help please!

2011-02-16 Thread bodsda
from - 123reg are a good start Hope this helps Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: "John Davis" Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 07:55:37 To: Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Web serv

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network traffic monitor that only monitors extra-LANtraffic?

2011-02-16 Thread bodsda
Hi Gordon, You'll probably need a proxy to capture that info, perhaps look at 'squid' proxy Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Gordon Burgess-Parker Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:44:18 To:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] local council

2011-02-13 Thread bodsda
trying to replace ms office is that many organisations will have a 5 year enterprise site license which they have paid for, so there is no cost to keep deploying and upgrading the office suite and therefore there is no reason to move to a free alternative. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wirel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Click ....

2011-02-12 Thread bodsda
Damn, if linux isn't for geeks, I'm gonna have to go Free-BSD At least the bbc are talking about it. I work for local government IT, but my bosses won't give FOSS the time of day Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Barry Drake Se

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 69, Issue 59

2011-01-26 Thread bodsda
loads. That was the end of his Linux adventure Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: LeeGroups Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:28:47 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS SQL

2011-01-20 Thread bodsda
itely look into ocsi Cheers, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Dan Attwood Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:23:48 To: ; UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS SQL why not have a look around for an asset management system that's already built? such

[ubuntu-uk] MS SQL

2011-01-20 Thread bodsda
/delete data but my managers won't be. What can I use to build on top of SQL to provide a dummies interface to interact with the db? Thanks, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange file properties change

2011-01-11 Thread bodsda
Hi Gordon, The only thing that springs to mind is that flash drives are usually formatted with some version of FAT file system, which doesn't support permissions. But apart from that, I can't think of anything Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message

Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird is installed, but needs to be installed...

2011-01-08 Thread bodsda
Looking at the output, /usr/bin/thunderbirdshould work Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Jacob Mansfield Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2011 21:31:31 To: Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird is installed, but needs to be installed...

2011-01-08 Thread bodsda
Ok, let's try and find it sudo find / -name thunderbird Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Jacob Mansfield Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2011 21:08:10 To: Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird is installed, but needs to be installed...

2011-01-08 Thread bodsda
Hi Jacob, Run this to see if dpkg thinks its installed dpkg -l | grep thunderbird Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Jacob Mansfield Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 20:54:32 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To: UK Ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu pre-installed ....

2010-12-30 Thread bodsda
I don't know them, but I do live in Andover, so I might pop in. Cheers, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Barry Drake Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:08:30 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To: bdr...@crosswire.or

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Research Required

2010-12-30 Thread bodsda
Yeah :) Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Grant Sewell To: Ubuntu-Uk Cc: bod...@googlemail.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Research Required Sent: 30 Dec 2010 11:28 On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:12:35 + bod...@googlemail.com wrote: > I don't think any interface changes are n

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Research Required

2010-12-30 Thread bodsda
I don't think any interface changes are necessary. Microsoft have made significant changes to the UI recently, it would be no harder to learn how to navigate Ubuntu's UI than it would be to learn how to use that bloody ribbon in MS Office Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wirel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Research required ...

2010-12-27 Thread bodsda
ocess with some prior knowledge, and might even attract some people who can create a solution. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Barry Drake Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:06:18 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dual Monitor set up NVIDIA Twinview

2010-11-27 Thread bodsda
Change the primary monitor in nvidia-settings to be the second one. If you save the config, and after a reboot it fails, all you have to do is delete the /etc/X11/xorg.conf Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Graham Smith Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dual Monitor set up NVIDIA Twinview

2010-11-27 Thread bodsda
Reboots are not necessary, use ctr+alt+backspace to restart X. Saving to the config file is the only way to keep the configuration after a reboot though. When you say the belinia is acting as the primary, does the gnome-panel move to that screen as well? Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry®

Re: [ubuntu-uk] new motherboard- Installing ubuntu

2010-11-22 Thread bodsda
That would be fine. You would need to mount the other hdd's though. Do a google search for "bodhi.zazen how to fstab" for a brilliant guide for doing this Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: javadayaz Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] new motherboard- Installing ubuntu

2010-11-22 Thread bodsda
If there is no OS, then you will need to specify the partitions manually. I would suggest taking a full backup first Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: javadayaz Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:36:21 To: ; UK

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell netbook webcam ....

2010-11-17 Thread bodsda
Its more likely a software issue then hardware. If you have an image of a system that didn't work with the webcam, then you get a new webcam and put the old image on and it stops again, that points to an issue with the image. Try a clean build. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Version Downgrading

2010-11-15 Thread bodsda
Fighting for the old ways here; with a seperate partition, you can share your /home with multiple installs :) Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: gazz Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:22:53 To: UK Ubuntu Talk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Version Downgrading

2010-11-13 Thread bodsda
I'm gonna have to run through the installer again then, because I don't remember seeing it automatically ask me about /home, and if you were doing it manually and didn't specify a mount point for /home and didn't format / then would anything actually happen? Bodsda --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Version Downgrading

2010-11-13 Thread bodsda
If its not set up as a seperate partition, then it is just mounted under /which gets formatted on install Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Alan Pope To: bod...@googlemail.com To: Ubuntu-Uk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Version Downgrading Sent: 13 Nov 2010 18:17 On 13 November

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Version Downgrading

2010-11-13 Thread bodsda
tition for your /home, this saves an immense amount of backup time when reinstalling as you can choose (advanced mode) to only format the / and just mount the old /home Hope this helps, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Nigel Verity Sender: ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cheese on netbook

2010-11-05 Thread bodsda
I don't personally own a netbook with a webcam, but I know dell have a habit of disabling things in their bios. Failing that, is there or have you, tried any other webcam software? Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Barry Drake Sender: ubun

[ubuntu-uk] Gnome-panel replacement

2010-11-03 Thread bodsda
have panel icons . So does anyone know of any replacements that allow apps to still dock their panel icons? That's the main feature I need, anything else is a bonus Cheers Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/lis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Nouveau Cursor Problem

2010-11-02 Thread bodsda
Don't make a permanent move to the proprietary drivers then, just use them to prove that the Nouveau ones are causing the issue Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Neil Perry Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 17:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Nouveau Cursor Problem

2010-11-02 Thread bodsda
s should narrow the problem down. I would then try using the restricted drivers to confirm that it is a driver problem. Hope this helps, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Neil Perry Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Tue, 2 Nov 20

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 10.10 install

2010-11-01 Thread bodsda
Perhaps its an issue with the nm-applet on that toolbar on my netbook. Or its a problem with my eyesight :) I'll rerun the installer to double check. Cheers, Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: "Paul Jones" Date: Mon, 1 Nov 20

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 10.10 install

2010-11-01 Thread bodsda
t to their encrypted wifi, download the 3rd party packages automatically and not have to worry about setting the network up again after the installation. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: "Paul Jones" Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com D

[ubuntu-uk] 10.10 install

2010-11-01 Thread bodsda
configuration options or does it not offer them at all? Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Introduction

2010-10-31 Thread bodsda
Hi, I'm Bodsda Thought I would send a quick introduction. I am a programming hobbyist and linux advocater. I am an Ubuntu member, and a member of the Ubuntu beginners team. My wiki link is http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bodsda Looking for more ways to contribute to the community, I have j