[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Pre installed - HP 'standard images' 'may not work' WTF

I was very interested in the HP laptops on EBuyer - Ubuntu pre installed. '..HP ProBook 455 Notebook PC is powered by an AMD A10-7300 APU with AMD Radeon™ R6 Graphics. ..' http://www.ebuyer.com/705955-hp-455-quad-core-laptop-l8b56es then I came across the caviat on the official certification si

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone performance one month on

The phone is improving with every update so all is good. On 28/05/15 00:12, ubu...@loki.33mail.com wrote: I don't have any of this on BQ 4.5 I had occasional issue answering the phone (ringtone rings, but no interface to answer/reject. After reboot it is back to normal. I don't use camera much,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone performance one month on

The phone is improving with every update so all is good. On 28/05/15 00:12, ubu...@loki.33mail.com wrote: I don't have any of this on BQ 4.5 I had occasional issue answering the phone (ringtone rings, but no interface to answer/reject. After reboot it is back to normal. I don't use camera much

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone performance one month on

I don't have any of this on BQ 4.5 I had occasional issue answering the phone (ringtone rings, but no interface to answer/reject. After reboot it is back to normal. I don't use camera much, but when I do I have no issues. With apps crashing and loading logo showing - I have it with much lower

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Phone questions

Hi Gordon, To be perfectly honest, if you are looking for a great fully developed reliable phone, Ubuntu is not quite there yet unfortunately :/ The things that I personally find annoying is that it takes 4 seconds for contacts to load and than when I choose person to call - another 3 second

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Phone questions

On 15/05/15 10:37, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Yes I saw that - I assumed that was about the first releases, and that it might have improved for general sale... The BQ devices have now received their second major update. We are just starting to see the big issues being resolved. I think it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Phone questions

On 15/05/15 10:28, Simon Greenwood wrote: You might want to hold off until Monday as Meizu look like they are about to announce theirs. Thanks for that - the problem is now not so urgent, as I've managed to sync my Windows Phone (I hate Android!) with Memotoo and so to my two Xubuntu laptops.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Phone questions

You might want to hold off until Monday as Meizu look like they are about to announce theirs. However, there is a thread about experience on this list and the general consensus suggests that it isn't quite ready for primetime. On 15 May 2015 at 09:56, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > Hi all, > as

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Phone questions

Hi all, as ubuntu Phone is now on sale generally, before deciding whether or not to purchase, I have some questions. 1. What email, calendar, tasks and contacts apps are available? 2. Does it come with an ODF viewer/editor? 3. Presumably the apps in (1) will sync with Caldav/Carddav servers? 4.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone performance one month on

Which precise update is installed? No idea how to check I'm afraid. What precise steps are you taking to: (a) make a call (b) receive a call a - type the number in or select a contact and push the green button b - move the slider to answer the phone Where is the call being made to,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone performance one month on

On Sat, 9 May 2015, Gareth France wrote: > the last week or so Which precise update is installed? > it seems to be pot luck as to whether I can make or receive calls. What precise steps are you taking to: (a) make a call (b) receive a call Where is the call being made to, or from. > The v

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone performance one month on

I'm doing this through the mailing list as it's not a specific bug report but rather just a general bad mood my phone has developed! I have updates set to manual so I know what is being updated and when, the last system update was weeks ago. However over the last week or so it seems to be pot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

On 27/03/15 23:11, David King wrote: On 23/03/15 18:47, Gareth France wrote: Having said that I've had it since about 2pm and I've broken it already! Looking at the scopes there is a star icon at the top right, it took several clicks before I realised it was removing my scope screens (n

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

On 23/03/15 19:38, Alan Pope wrote: https://static-bqreaders.s3.amazonaws.com/file/Ubuntu-Aquaris_E4_5/Manual_Aquaris_E4.5_ubuntu_EN.pdf is the manual. Thanks for the link. I have no idea why this is not on the Ubuntu site nor on the Ubuntu Facebook page, was searching Google for this and f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

On 23/03/15 18:47, Gareth France wrote: Having said that I've had it since about 2pm and I've broken it already! Looking at the scopes there is a star icon at the top right, it took several clicks before I realised it was removing my scope screens (nearby, weather etc). I don't have the ma

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

Having said that I've had it since about 2pm and I've broken it already! Looking at the scopes there is a star icon at the top right, it took several clicks before I realised it was removing my scope screens (nearby, weather etc). I don't have the manual with me so does anyone know how to put t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

On 23 March 2015 at 18:47, Gareth France wrote: > Buying this phone is a big leap of faith, the hardware is pretty immaterial > and we trust that the software will be developed and taken seriously enough > to become fully featured in time. I think it's an amazing start. > I appreciate everyone wh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

Buying this phone is a big leap of faith, the hardware is pretty immaterial and we trust that the software will be developed and taken seriously enough to become fully featured in time. I think it's an amazing start. Having said that I've had it since about 2pm and I've broken it already! Loo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

It is a bit of an odd launch, but I have fairly low expectations. We were in the first batch but don't have handsets yet, probably confused them by ordering two rather than one so they will have to think about how to package it. I am trying hard not to compare it with any kind of Apple launch a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

Paul, I think you have missed my point. It is about customer service standards. If you promise something, you deliver. Regardless of how much or little the value. Also I stopped working on the PAT testing data files at the same time you stopped replying to my emails. There seemed no point.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

On 23/03/15 16:03, Tony Pursell wrote: I'm getting quite used to it now, and I only got it this morning. I have literally only had it for about an hour. I'll get there There are a lot of things missing that my Android phone (a Motorola MOTO G) has got. But I was pleased to get synchronisat

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 23 Mar 2015, Gareth France wrote: Lets assume that every minute of replying takes away from potential debugging/improvement time on Ubuntu and the Ubuntu Phone; Oh well, I guess it's important. > Is it just me or have Canonical chosen ...a m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

Yes, I am aware of this, yet I can't break the android habit of expecting to push a button and have them listed like a start menu or the dash. Habit I guess. On 23/03/15 15:28, Tony Pursell wrote: Apps are in the Apps scope -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listi

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

Is it just me or have Canonical chosen a bunch of cowboys to ship the first phone? After the initial server issues causing problems for buyers I managed to lay my hands on one. Shortly after someone mentioned that the free case being offered to early adopters did not show on their invoice and

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu machine spotted at CERN!

Just watching the Horizon programme about dark matter from Wed night, spotted an Ubuntu machine being used at CERN! https://uk.owncube.com/public.php?service=files&t=b548d9ad0d2deb2174535367004de1df Cheers Gordon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotted on BBC

On 14 February 2015 at 14:55, Barry Titterton wrote: > Hi All, > > Just spotted Ubuntu on the BBC Click magazine program. It was in a story > about teaching inmates to code at San Quentin jail in the USA. There is > a brief shot of a monitor that is clearly running Ubuntu Unity. It is > about 15 m

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotted on BBC

Hi All, Just spotted Ubuntu on the BBC Click magazine program. It was in a story about teaching inmates to code at San Quentin jail in the USA. There is a brief shot of a monitor that is clearly running Ubuntu Unity. It is about 15 minutes into the show. Regards, Barry T -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 116, Issue 1

Hi Firstly sorry if this has top posted - not sure how to bottom part with Gmail on my phone. My oldest in use pc is an Acer Aspire 1351 from 2003. Use daily in my commercial (small) laundry for scanning forms printing forms and generating invoices. It runs Bodhi linux 2.4.0 (ubuntu after 8.04 w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 115, Issue 25

Thanks Colin for your reply. When I do a software update sometimes I'm asked to re-start. So I click on the star in the top right hand corner of the desk top menu and a drop-down menu displays two options:- shutdown and re-start. I click on re-start as requested and when it's complete I have no net

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu tablets?

On 21 August 2014 20:31, wrote: > Are there any to buy retail? > If not does anyone know if there are any in the pipeline? > Not yet. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu tablets?

Are there any to buy retail? If not does anyone know if there are any in the pipeline? Cheers Gordon-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 14.04.1 missing "Open With Decrypt File" in Nautilus?

No worries! Incase you change your mind or become curious (or someone reading these messages does!), it was 'nautilus-actions' i was thinking of (http://askubuntu.com/questions/449009/encrypt-file-with-asc-extension-from-nautilus) good instructions here - you can make your own context menu items (

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 14.04.1 missing "Open With Decrypt File" in Nautilus?

On 16/08/2014 22:58, Anthony Harrington wrote: [snip] mind if i ask what version of /seahorse /and /seahorse-nautilus /you're running, for completion's sake? And also which version (of ubuntu?) you upgraded from? But it does sound like you're fully up to date Upgraded 12.04 LTS to 14.04.1 LTS.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 14.04.1 missing "Open With Decrypt File" in Nautilus?

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=831061 shows that 'Gerard Fernandes' had the same problem in 2012 that was solved by updating all the concerned packages to their latest versions - mind if i ask what version of /seahorse /and /seahorse-nautilus /you're running, for completion's sake? And

[ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 14.04.1 missing "Open With Decrypt File" in Nautilus?

I've just upgraded to 14.04.1, and I find that Nautilus no longer offers "Open With Decrypt File" when I right-click on a .pgp file. (Yes, I can open gpg/pgp files in the CLI; but using Nautilus is quicker.) The first item on the context menu is "Open With seahorse", which is, of course, not h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.04.5 on server

** Daniel Llewellyn [2014-08-08 17:30]: > On 8 August 2014 17:06, Paul Tansom wrote: > > I've just seen teh LTS update release notice [1] and noted the kernel > > updates > > for new installations. From looking at details on the LTS Enablement > > Stacks [2] > > I see that you can upgrade existin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.04.5 on server

** Alan Pope [2014-08-08 17:31]: > On 8 August 2014 17:06, Paul Tansom wrote: > > Looking at the packages available it looks as though this is aimed at > > desktop > > installs as there doesn't appear to be any matching packages for the server > > kernels. Am I reading this wrong? > > What kern

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.04.5 on server

On 8 August 2014 17:06, Paul Tansom wrote: > Looking at the packages available it looks as though this is aimed at desktop > installs as there doesn't appear to be any matching packages for the server > kernels. Am I reading this wrong? > What kernel are you currently running? Cheers, Al. -- u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.04.5 on server

As far as I'm aware you shouldn't be running on the linux-image-server kernels anymore because the -image-generic is supposed to do everything these days. (I'm fine to be corrected on this.) On 8 August 2014 17:06, Paul Tansom wrote: > I've just seen teh LTS update release notice [1] and noted

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.04.5 on server

I've just seen teh LTS update release notice [1] and noted the kernel updates for new installations. From looking at details on the LTS Enablement Stacks [2] I see that you can upgrade existing installs to the new kernel if you want to using the linux-generic-lts-[quantal|raring|saucy] packages (an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu at Oggcamp

On 5 August 2014 13:22, Mike Hingley wrote: > I'll be attending OggCamp - perhaps we could meet up there and perhaps even > take turns manning the table - > Yeah, I'd be up for manning the table for a bit. Happy to bring along a laptop and/or phone/tablet to have a demo on too. Cheers, Al. --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu at Oggcamp

I'll be attending OggCamp - perhaps we could meet up there and perhaps even take turns manning the table - > Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 13:13:32 +0100 > From: m...@barrenfrozenwasteland.com > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu at Oggcamp > > Hi Ev

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu at Oggcamp

Hi Everyone, As you may or may not know, Ubuntu is a gold sponsor of Oggcamp[1] this year, via the Ubuntu community fund. One of the perks of Gold sponsorship is a stand in the exhibition, so I was wondering if some Ubuntu UKers would be interested in running an Ubuntu stand? We can provide a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu MATE Remix

On 3 July 2014 19:30, Jim Price wrote: > I noticed that after I hit the download link. I was hoping for something > based on 14.04, as that's what I'll be using for the next few years. > We'll likely make a 14.04 image soon too. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu MATE Remix

On 07/03/2014 07:15 PM, Alan Pope wrote: On 3 July 2014 19:05, Jim Price wrote: On 07/03/2014 05:59 PM, Alan Pope wrote: Hi all, One of the MATE developers - Martin Wimpress - has (with a tiny bit of help) spun up an Ubuntu MATE Remix. It's Ubuntu, but with a hint of 2010 ;) You can get the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu MATE Remix

On 3 July 2014 19:05, Jim Price wrote: > On 07/03/2014 05:59 PM, Alan Pope wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> One of the MATE developers - Martin Wimpress - has (with a tiny bit of >> help) spun up an Ubuntu MATE Remix. It's Ubuntu, but with a hint of >> 2010 ;) >> >> You can get the details here, do feel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu MATE Remix

On 07/03/2014 05:59 PM, Alan Pope wrote: Hi all, One of the MATE developers - Martin Wimpress - has (with a tiny bit of help) spun up an Ubuntu MATE Remix. It's Ubuntu, but with a hint of 2010 ;) You can get the details here, do feel free to test and fire feedback at us via the bug reporting li

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu MATE Remix

Hi all, One of the MATE developers - Martin Wimpress - has (with a tiny bit of help) spun up an Ubuntu MATE Remix. It's Ubuntu, but with a hint of 2010 ;) You can get the details here, do feel free to test and fire feedback at us via the bug reporting link on the site. http://ubuntu-mate.org/blo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu One is dead, long live U1!

On 6 June 2014 08:22, Gareth France wrote: > Thank you, it was starting to drive me insane! The tray applet is still > there, can I assume that will disappear after a reboot? > Yup. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu One is dead, long live U1!

On 06/06/14 08:11, Alan Pope wrote: On 6 June 2014 08:06, Gareth France wrote: Hopefully someone can assist. As I'm sure some of you know, the Ubuntu One file storage service has been retired. However it is bugging me with messages attempting to upload files to the server every 30 seconds or so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu One is dead, long live U1!

On 6 June 2014 08:06, Gareth France wrote: > Hopefully someone can assist. As I'm sure some of you know, the Ubuntu One > file storage service has been retired. However it is bugging me with > messages attempting to upload files to the server every 30 seconds or so. I > can't find an entry for it

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu One is dead, long live U1!

Hopefully someone can assist. As I'm sure some of you know, the Ubuntu One file storage service has been retired. However it is bugging me with messages attempting to upload files to the server every 30 seconds or so. I can't find an entry for it in the software centre at all. I have found a pr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone

On 2 June 2014 15:08, Tony Pursell wrote: > See > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27660366 > > It seems that the Ubuntu phone will be too late into the market if all the > manufacturers start bring out their own OS. > > Few have the resources or will to create their own OS, or even bring a

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27660366 It seems that the Ubuntu phone will be too late into the market if all the manufacturers start bring out their own OS. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on Macs

Hey guys, I have been a Ubuntu’er for a long long time (since 4.10 Warty Warthog) and until a few years ago I had Ubuntu on my desktop and my old Dell XPS M170 laptop. However I replaced the ageing M170 with a Macbook Pro so for the last few years I have been using a Macbook Pro and putting up

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu One and Software Centre

I've just been clearing out my Ubuntu One data, not much to do as it only ever worked from my phone (until yesterday ironically) so I stopped using it pending getting time to fix it. I still wanted to check what was there before it was deleted though, and looking at the list of devices I notice tha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK)

ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK) I almost sent Peter an SAE for some stickers to hand out to our IoM LUG, but then I realised that Isle of Man stamps wouldn't be any good for post in the UK...:) I'll have to have a think. I can probably get ho

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK)

On 27/02/14 13:00, Dan Wood wrote: > I almost sent Peter an SAE for some stickers to hand out to our IoM > LUG, but then I realised that Isle of Man stamps wouldn't be any good > for post in the UK...:) > > I'll have to have a think. I can probably get hold of some UK stamps > somehow! > > > Th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK)

I almost sent Peter an SAE for some stickers to hand out to our IoM LUG, but then I realised that Isle of Man stamps wouldn't be any good for post in the UK...:) I'll have to have a think. I can probably get hold of some UK stamps somehow! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK)

On 27/02/14 12:30, Peter Maddison wrote: > I nearly forgot, I am emailing Universities and asking if they will put > up a 'flyer' advertising the fact that I am offering FREE Ubuntu > stickers by return of a SAE. > > Maybe you should also mention that Dr Sheldon Cooper of The Big Bang Theory pref

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK)

I nearly forgot, I am emailing Universities and asking if they will put up a 'flyer' advertising the fact that I am offering FREE Ubuntu stickers by return of a SAE. > From: a...@popey.com > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:28:39 + > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > S

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK)

Hi Kris,At the moment I just post the fact that I am System76's UK outlet for the 'Ubuntu' Stickers on my facebook, twitter and Google+ accounts. Pete Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:31:18 + From: krisdoug...@gmail.com To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK)

Hi Al,Yes, check out my facebook, twitter or Google+ accounts, I've been posting the 'Free Stickers' on there. Pete > From: a...@popey.com > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:28:39 + > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK)

On 27 Feb 2014 15:31, "Kris Douglas" wrote: > > Need a little web page or a blog post which explains how to get hold of them from you. > > How do you currently distribute them? > > Kris Douglas MBCS > > On 27 Feb 2014 15:29, "Alan Pope" wrote: >> >> Hi Peter, >> >> On 27 February 2014 11:26, Pete

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK)

Need a little web page or a blog post which explains how to get hold of them from you. How do you currently distribute them? Kris Douglas MBCS On 27 Feb 2014 15:29, "Alan Pope" wrote: > Hi Peter, > > On 27 February 2014 11:26, Peter Maddison > wrote: > > My name is Peter Maddison (pooky2483),

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK)

Hi Peter, On 27 February 2014 11:26, Peter Maddison wrote: > My name is Peter Maddison (pooky2483), I am the UK supplier of the 'Powered > By Ubuntu' & 'Ubuntu Key' stickers for System76. You can either contact me > for my address or go to System76's website... > Yay! Everyone loves stickers!

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Sticker Outlet (UK)

Hi All,My name is Peter Maddison (pooky2483), I am the UK supplier of the 'Powered By Ubuntu' & 'Ubuntu Key' stickers for System76. You can either contact me for my address or go to System76's website... I have been doing this for a year now and have only given out to just under 40 people so I a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 104, Issue 1

Ha, ok, no probs. My mistake. Thanks anyway. > From: ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 104, Issue 1 > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 12:00:04 + > > Send ubuntu-uk mailing list submissions to > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > To s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 103, Issue 2

On 5 Nov 2013 22:59, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: > > >> >> Cheers, guys, maybe you're right, I might need to up my game a bit in the Shell script stakes at least (and with aliases). >> >> To answer the question of why I need so much history - I forget stuff! >> >> I'd never be a programmer (I reckon)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 103, Issue 2

> > Cheers, guys, maybe you're right, I might need to up my game a bit in the > Shell script stakes at least (and with aliases). > > To answer the question of why I need so much history - I forget stuff! > > I'd never be a programmer (I reckon) as I forget things - the command > history is a remind

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 103, Issue 2

> > On 5 November 2013 17:18, Steven Roberts >wrote: > > > I just discovered that, as a default, only the last 1000 commands are > > stored in the bash history file. Pretty horrified! A quick bit of > googling > > gave me the fix to increase the limit etc. > > > > Not sure if this is just Ubuntu

[ubuntu-uk] ubuntu forum ** important **

Hi, well what can I say? Sorry if you get this more than once... but as the key phrase is: - Unfortunately the attackers have gotten every user's local username, password, and email address from the Ubuntu Forums database. I have sent it to all the mailing lists I know of, please do pass

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu logon screen bongos disppared

On 20 May 2013 19:31, Mark Einon wrote: > Remember - they may take your bongos, but they'll never take your freedom. > the child in me smirks whenever someone mentions "bongos". I mean: "he said bongos!" * Tony from Men Behaving Badly, as if you didn't already guess :-p -- Daniel Llewellyn --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu logon screen bongos disppared

On 18 May 2013 21:51, SuperEngineer wrote: > Some interesting stuff there [though mostly about turning it off, not > on]. > Nothing has worked... even reversing the "off" info so as to turn it on. Well, that was the idea. As the Haynes manuals say, "assembly is the reverse of disassembly"! I was

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu logon screen bongos disppared

On 18 May 2013 21:51, SuperEngineer wrote: > On Sat, 2013-05-18 at 21:02 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: >> On 18 May 2013 20:58, SuperEngineer wrote: >> > What had gone missing (& still is] though is the bongos on arrival >> at the login screen. > >> http://askubuntu.com/questions/24946/how-do-i-disab

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu logon screen bongos disppared

On Sat, 2013-05-18 at 21:02 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: > On 18 May 2013 20:58, SuperEngineer wrote: > > What had gone missing (& still is] though is the bongos on arrival > at the login screen. > http://askubuntu.com/questions/24946/how-do-i-disable-the-drum-beat-sound-on-the-login-screen Some in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu logon screen bongos disppared

On 18 May 2013 20:58, SuperEngineer wrote: > What had gone missing (& still is] though is the bongos on arrival at the > login screen. http://askubuntu.com/questions/24946/how-do-i-disable-the-drum-beat-sound-on-the-login-screen -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu logon screen bongos disppared

On Sat, 2013-05-18 at 20:00 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: > However, some startup applications are hidden. This is how to unhide > them: > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ShowHiddenStartupApplications Liam - I had enabled the above yonks ago... but had given up on the "chorus music" at desktop arri

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu logon screen bongos disppared

On 18 May 2013 19:34, SuperEngineer wrote: > Am I the only one who lost the Ubuntu bongos at the logon screen with > the latest kernel update [3.2.0-43-x86_64]? There is a special startup application to play the login sound. However, some startup applications are hidden. This is how to unhide t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

On 18/05/13 17:10, pete smout wrote: > On 18/05/13 16:58, A wrote: >> On 18/05/13 16:35, pete smout wrote: >>> On 18/05/13 16:27, pete smout wrote: On 12/05/13 09:31, pete smout wrote: > On 12/05/13 09:24, pete smout wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am having a strange issue after upgrade

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu logon screen bongos disppared

I haven't herd them for years. On 18 May 2013 19:34, SuperEngineer wrote: > Am I the only one who lost the Ubuntu bongos at the logon screen with > the latest kernel update [3.2.0-43-x86_64]? > > What am I supposed to wiggle my bum at now? > -- > Cheers, > Bill B. [SuperEngineer] > >

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu logon screen bongos disppared

Am I the only one who lost the Ubuntu bongos at the logon screen with the latest kernel update [3.2.0-43-x86_64]? What am I supposed to wiggle my bum at now? -- Cheers, Bill B. [SuperEngineer] -- -Registered Linux User 523667- -Registered Ubuntu User 32366- -Free

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

On 18/05/13 16:58, A wrote: On 18/05/13 16:35, pete smout wrote: On 18/05/13 16:27, pete smout wrote: On 12/05/13 09:31, pete smout wrote: On 12/05/13 09:24, pete smout wrote: Hi, I am having a strange issue after upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, ubuntu tweak wont start! When I run from terminal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

On 18/05/13 16:35, pete smout wrote: > On 18/05/13 16:27, pete smout wrote: >> On 12/05/13 09:31, pete smout wrote: >>> On 12/05/13 09:24, pete smout wrote: Hi, I am having a strange issue after upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, ubuntu tweak wont start! When I run from terminal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

On 18/05/13 16:27, pete smout wrote: On 12/05/13 09:31, pete smout wrote: On 12/05/13 09:24, pete smout wrote: Hi, I am having a strange issue after upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, ubuntu tweak wont start! When I run from terminal (ubuntu-tweak -d) i get the following message: (ubuntu-tweak:2174

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

On 12/05/13 09:31, pete smout wrote: On 12/05/13 09:24, pete smout wrote: Hi, I am having a strange issue after upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, ubuntu tweak wont start! When I run from terminal (ubuntu-tweak -d) i get the following message: (ubuntu-tweak:21744): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_error_trap_po

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

On 12/05/13 12:13, Colin Law wrote: On 12 May 2013 11:40, pete smout wrote: On 12/05/13 11:31, Colin Law wrote: On 12 May 2013 09:35, pete smout wrote: On 12/05/13 09:29, Simon Greenwood wrote: On 12 May 2013 09:24, pete smout mailto:psmo...@live.com>> wrote: Hi, I am h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

On 12 May 2013 11:40, pete smout wrote: > On 12/05/13 11:31, Colin Law wrote: >> >> On 12 May 2013 09:35, pete smout wrote: >>> >>> On 12/05/13 09:29, Simon Greenwood wrote: On 12 May 2013 09:24, pete smout >>> > wrote: Hi, >>>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

On 12/05/13 11:31, Colin Law wrote: On 12 May 2013 09:35, pete smout wrote: On 12/05/13 09:29, Simon Greenwood wrote: On 12 May 2013 09:24, pete smout mailto:psmo...@live.com>> wrote: Hi, I am having a strange issue after upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, ubuntu tweak wont star

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

On 12 May 2013 09:35, pete smout wrote: > On 12/05/13 09:29, Simon Greenwood wrote: >> >> >> >> >> On 12 May 2013 09:24, pete smout > > wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I am having a strange issue after upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, >> ubuntu tweak wont start! >> >> >> Da

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

On 12/05/13 09:29, Simon Greenwood wrote: On 12 May 2013 09:24, pete smout mailto:psmo...@live.com>> wrote: Hi, I am having a strange issue after upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, ubuntu tweak wont start! Daft question perhaps, but did you reinstall Ubuntu Tweak after the upgrade?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

On 12/05/13 09:24, pete smout wrote: Hi, I am having a strange issue after upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, ubuntu tweak wont start! When I run from terminal (ubuntu-tweak -d) i get the following message: (ubuntu-tweak:21744): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_error_trap_pop_internal: assertion `trap != NULL' f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

On 12 May 2013 09:24, pete smout wrote: > Hi, > > I am having a strange issue after upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, ubuntu > tweak wont start! > > Daft question perhaps, but did you reinstall Ubuntu Tweak after the upgrade? -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "TBA are particularly glib" -- ubuntu-uk@lists.u

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tweak not working after upgrade from precise to quantal

Hi, I am having a strange issue after upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, ubuntu tweak wont start! When I run from terminal (ubuntu-tweak -d) i get the following message: (ubuntu-tweak:21744): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_error_trap_pop_internal: assertion `trap != NULL' failed [gtk][DEBUG] : (debug.py:182

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu as a Disruptive Technology

On 15 April 2013 05:43, Ramu Iyer wrote: > I want to make a conscious transition from Windows to Ubuntu. At the > office, everybody is required to use a Windows laptop because that is the > standard IT policy. As a Project Manager, I use the following applications: > * MS Outlook (for email) > *

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu as a Disruptive Technology

Well done for your aspirations, I wish you well. Do you currently have contact with any FLOSS groups elsewhere to date? On 15/04/13 05:43, Ramu Iyer wrote: I want to make a conscious transition from Windows to Ubuntu. At the office, everybody is required to use a Windows laptop because that is

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu as a Disruptive Technology

I want to make a conscious transition from Windows to Ubuntu. At the office, everybody is required to use a Windows laptop because that is the standard IT policy. As a Project Manager, I use the following applications: * MS Outlook (for email) * Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio * Microsoft Project A

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu unusably slow

On 11/02/13 17:54, Neil Greenwood wrote: Doesn't look like the swap is thrashing the disk - there's memory and swap free, but I/O is blocking 56% of the CPU time. Next time it happens, try getting the vmstat output that Alan suggested. My machine has had a hissy fit and lost control of the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu unusably slow

On 11/02/13 17:54, Neil Greenwood wrote: Doesn't look like the swap is thrashing the disk - there's memory and swap free, but I/O is blocking 56% of the CPU time. Next time it happens, try getting the vmstat output that Alan suggested. Neil. Will do, thanks -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu unusably slow

Doesn't look like the swap is thrashing the disk - there's memory and swap free, but I/O is blocking 56% of the CPU time. Next time it happens, try getting the vmstat output that Alan suggested. Neil. On Feb 10, 2013 5:49 PM, "Gareth France" wrote: > On 07/02/13 18:54, Alan Pope wrote: > > On 0

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