Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

Hi Mac, On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 08:16 +0100, Mac wrote: > # can do WPA encryption > # you actually have seen working out of the box with Gutsy (!) > # I can buy currently from a UK vendor. > http://linuxemporium.co.uk/products/wireless/ is probably a good place to start. Cheers, Al. signatu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wifi PCMCIA card - suggestions, please.

Hi Mac, On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 09:56 +0100, Mac wrote: > For example, linuxemporium recommends Edimax. I bought one some time > ago, but it didn't work 'out of the box' with Feisty. It doesn't work > 'out of the box' with Gutsy live CD. So I'm sceptical of anything that > doesn't come with an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK Marketing: Alternative Article for Local Press

Hi Keith, On Sun, 2007-10-21 at 13:44 +0100, Keith Cleaver wrote: > > > You could think about maybe pointing people in the direction of the list > of LUGs on the UKLUG site (http://www.lug.org.uk/lugs/all.php) when you > mention them, as that will allow people to find their local LUG easily. >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Press Release Idea: "Free support on selected Tescos PCs from Ubuntu UK"

own the country. > LOVE this idea. > The PCs in question run Ubuntu, a free alternative to Microsoft Windows, > including both office software (word processor, spreadsheet and > presentation program) as well as tools for Internet surfing and home users. > > Alan Pope, the r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Press Release Idea: "Free support on selected Tescos PCs from Ubuntu UK"

Hi Chris, On Sun, 2007-10-21 at 20:02 +0100, Chris Oattes wrote: > I would be concerned that people may think of this as some sort of > "contract", and that we would have to support them no matter what. We > would have to have some people who can guarantee that they can travel to > visit people

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Press Release Idea: "Free support on selected Tescos PCs from Ubuntu UK"

Hi Dougie, On Sun, 2007-10-21 at 20:24 +0100, Dougie Richardson wrote: > I agree with this, although I'm not aware of the distribution of members > of the group, if this was to prove popular then there are two problems: > > 1. How would the cost of travel be covered? I'm all for volunteering > b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Press Release Idea: "Free support on selected Tescos PCs from Ubuntu UK"

Hi Kris, On Sun, 2007-10-21 at 20:49 +0100, Kris Marsh wrote: > 1) Ensure ASDA is in the press release too > [http://www.asda-electricals.co.uk/shop/product/esys/linux.html] Good plan. > 2) Suggest we also point users to the forum and IRC, if they're not > interested in face-to-face. Well, we

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux graphics survey

On Mon, 2007-10-22 at 17:23 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote: > [BROKEN] > wfm "Thank you for completing the 2007 Linux Graphics Survey at Phoronix. This survey ends on November 21, 2007 and the results will be made available shortly afterwards." Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A Call to arms to spend 5 mins helping out with ubuntu support :)

Hi Gord, On Mon, 2007-10-22 at 21:27 +0100, gord wrote: > some of you might not be aware of the Ubuntu 'answer support tracker', > its essentially a place where you can go to post a question or 'support > ticket' about Ubuntu and helpful people (such as myself -_-) will answer > them. Good call!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A Call to arms to spend 5 mins helping outwith ubuntu support :)

Hi Daniel, On Mon, 2007-10-22 at 23:58 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: > This may be annoying but could your tutorial be documented somewhere so > others who cant make it can access it? > > Sorry if its already done. > I am logging the channels, and will paste them into the pages linked from https://

[ubuntu-uk] Neat app for downloading youtube videos

Just discovered this relatively new application. http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php?soft_id=2172 "PyTube is a GUI for the use of downloading YouTube videos and convert them to varios selected format". Nice simple interface and converts to more pleasant formats like ogg/theora/vorbis. Cheers, Al

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Open Week

Just realised this hasn't been announced on our mailing list.. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek Ubuntu Open Week is a series of online workshops where you can: * learn about the Ubuntu landscape * talk to some of the key developers from the Ubuntu project

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Any recommendations for graphics cards?

Hi, On Tue, 2007-10-23 at 14:36 +0100, Peter Lewis wrote: > I can't help thinking that if there isn't even an interest in nvidia opening > up their drivers / specs, then I really don't want to be buying something > from them. > Indeed. I previously bought a laptop with an Nvidia chipset and a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Any recommendations for graphics cards?

Hi, On Tue, 2007-10-23 at 15:58 +0100, Kirrus wrote: > I guess this is the difference between the two camps: > > a) Want all software & hardware to be free/OSS > > b) Want their computer working 100% without fuss, or caring about OSS stuff > c) Want to support free and open software and where

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Any recommendations for graphics cards?

Hi Matt On Tue, 2007-10-23 at 15:17 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote: > It would be nice if the drivers are open source, but it shouldn't > affect your buying decision that much, as long as they have linux > drivers! And they are pretty good linux drivers for Nvidia, ATI's > linux drivers are a mess. >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Best ISP?

Hi Jai. On Tue, 2007-10-23 at 21:55 +0100, Jai Harrison wrote: > I figured this would be an interesting topic for people to discuss. > We're all from the UK so it should work nicely. What is the best > Internet Service Provider in your opinion and why? Please state > whether it is ADSL or cable. >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade to Gutsy- Via Live CD or via Synaptic!

Hi, On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 11:44 +, STONE COLD wrote: > Will Synaptic be able to configure my partitions like i currently have > them! ? > > Pros and cons?which one? > Technically you can't "upgrade" using the live CD. You can re-install over the top which will lose all your current applic

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy install bug

Hi Paul, On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 13:04 +0100, Paul Tansom wrote: > I've tried using 'all_generic_ide', but not had any success. I'm working > on the basis that I need to load the pata_it821x driver that supports > the card the drive is connected to into the ramdisk at boot time. > Tried using:- a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy server

On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 16:13 +0100, Dave Morley wrote: > I believe that it wasn't complete so it was dropped in favour of a > complete version for hardy On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 16:45 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: > Any ideas when it will be implemented? > Cheers, > Daniel > Hardy is Ubuntu version 8.0

Re: [ubuntu-uk] VMWare on gutsy

Hi Kris, On Thu, 2007-10-25 at 11:29 +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: > Sorry about that, I was looking to install Virtual Box on my machine, > but I need to know whether it supports usb devices *cough* ipod touch > *cough*. I believe the non-Free version of VirtualBox supports USB devices, yes. Cheers

Re: [ubuntu-uk] VMWare on gutsy

On Thu, 2007-10-25 at 13:04 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: > Why not use qemu? > USB support is somewhat lacking in QEMU compared to some other VM systems. Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What mail client do people use.

Hi Dave, On Thu, 2007-10-25 at 13:01 +0100, Dave Morley wrote: > So I just wondered what everyone else uses? This is clearly a Friday question :) Evolution when I am at home connecting via IMAP to my mail server in telehouse. If I am away from home and don't have my laptop, or have no connectiv

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kittens in ubuntu pose

On Thu, 2007-10-25 at 13:58 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: > Just realised my kittens are kind of doing the Ubuntu sign, maybe not > though, check it out http://www.openyourwindows.com/ubuntu.JPG. > 404 http://www.openyourwindows.com/ubuntu.jpg works though :) Cheers, Al. signature.asc Descripti

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

Hi, On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 15:45 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > Does anyone know where (whether?) it's possible to get solid-state > "disks" in a format that has an IDE / SATA cable attached? > Dell actually sell laptops with 36GB SSD now. http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3658 C

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Solid State hard disks?

Hi Mark, On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 18:52 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > Do you know if they're available outside the USA? > > I couldn't work out how to spec one up on the UK Dell website :-( I don't know about models, but I just searched for "ssd" on the uk site and found the individual disk itself.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu TV Advert

Hi Andy, On Sun, 2007-10-28 at 15:16 +, Andy wrote: > On 28/10/2007, Tony Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/6733501.stm > (Incidentally I did find a way around the ActiveX problem by > viewing source and finding exact address of stream. Jus

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

On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 13:27 +, STONE COLD wrote: > sorry perhaps i didnt make myself very clear...i meant an app > independant of OO! What do you want to convert to PDF? Documents or some other media? Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubunt

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

On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 13:00 +, Daniel Lamb wrote: > Openoffice is written in java No it isn't. > which means it is platform independent, Not it doesn't. Just because something is written in Java (which OO.o isn't) doesn't mean that it's instantly cross platform. Cheers, Al. signature

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UbuCon UK Ideas

Hi John, On Mon, 2007-10-29 at 19:54 +, John Levin wrote: > As we've hit 12 people expressing interest in making an UbuCon UK > happen, I want to take the discussion of an UbuCon in the UK onward. > Yay. Thanks for taking the initiative on this John, it's a great idea and I think we can come

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

On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 14:10 +, STONE COLD wrote: > yep documents! Why not use OO.o as has been already suggested? Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Launchpad and the Slashdot effect

Hi Dougie, On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 19:13 +, Dougie Richardson wrote: > There's an interesting piece on bug #59695 (decrease in hard drive > life), Which has been all over planet ubuntu for about a week or so. Slashdot is quite behind on this topic. > Launchpad is suffering the Slashdot effect

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

Hi Alec, On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:47 +, Alec Wright wrote: > Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly > stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the > feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy? The Hardy repository isn't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

Hi Alec On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 14:55 +, Alec Wright wrote: > I phoned Evesham tech support, and they immediately said it was a > windows driver problem. When I told him it didn't have windows on it, > but had Linux on it, he put me on hold for a few minutes. When he got > back, he told me that h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

Hi, On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 15:02 +, John Levin wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > > Hi Alec, > > > > On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:47 +, Alec Wright wrote: > >> Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly > >> stable, because Hardy&

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

Hi Dave, On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 18:26 +, Dave Walker wrote: > The Gutsy repo has 23268 packages compared with Hardy's repo of a current > 23373 packages. > Although the vast majority of packages are identical, it's also showing up > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ > Hmm. I was wron

[ubuntu-uk] Do you use the forums...?

If so could you please vote in this poll? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=599844 Many thanks! Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Do you use the forums...?

On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 18:07 +, Dave Walker wrote: > On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 17:19 +, Ian Pascoe wrote: > > and if we don't > > > Then you cannot take part in the "Poll" .. yet another reason the forums > are limiting. Woah there cowboy. I created the poll on the forum _specifica

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Goodbye all

Hi Dave, On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 19:00 +, Dave Walker wrote: > On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 18:20 +, Andy wrote: > > On 02/11/2007, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > When did all this happen? > > > > I *presume* Mark is referring to the thread that evolved from this > > > I think it's

[ubuntu-uk] [ADVERT] Ubuntu case badges

Hi, I have a bunch of Ubuntu case badges which I am selling for 25p each. They are robust aluminium ones which can replace the Windows/Intel stickers you often find on laptops. They are bright & shiny and very sticky. This is what they look like:- http://linkpot.net/stonewall/ If anyone is inte

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [ADVERT] Ubuntu case badges

Hi Jim, On Sat, 2007-11-03 at 20:26 +, Jim Kissel wrote: > I'll take 20. There might be someone interested on the Surrey LUG this > coming weekend. > I should be there. Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Do you use the forums...?

On Sat, 2007-11-03 at 23:05 +, Matthew East wrote: > Hi > > On 02/11/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If so could you please vote in this poll? > > > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=599844 > > It might help if you refer to the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [ADVERT] Ubuntu case badges

On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 01:29:43AM +, Tom Bamford wrote: > Sorry, I meant 20. > That depends. If everyone who has mailed me asking for some sends me the money for the amount they requested then no, I'll have run out! I'll look at getting some more though! They are clearly popular. Of cours

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc frequency monitoring thing in taskbar

On Tue, 2007-11-06 at 11:28 +, STONE COLD wrote: > ok so its not reliable...ill set it up in frequency! > > is there an alternative to this app? > I don't think it's unreliable. It's just not showing information that you might find easy to digest. If you right click the applet you can ch

Re: [ubuntu-uk] screen resolution, configuration details, graphics card

Hi Pascal, On Tue, 2007-11-06 at 14:33 +, Pascal Khoury wrote: > My graphics card is an Intel 945 i810. A fine example of a video card. There is an "i810" driver, and now in 7.10 (Gutsy) the "intel" driver which is much better. > Does that help? I reckon there must a way to adjust my screen

Re: [ubuntu-uk] screen resolution, configuration details, graphics card

On Tue, 2007-11-06 at 16:19 +, Kris Douglas wrote: > A good thing to do is install 915resolution from synaptic, it lets you > force the screen resolution, works well on my MicroPC > 915resolution is not required if you use the "intel" video driver. It's only needed with the "i810" one. Ch

Re: [ubuntu-uk] trying to upgrade

Hi Caroline, On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 00:23 +, London School of Puppetry wrote: > When I try to upgrade a box comes up telling me that it is going to > take several hours- I click, then go to bed after all the fetching > files is completed. However the computer switches itself off after a > perio

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Webcams

On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 21:57 +, Michael Rimicans wrote: > Anyone recommend a webcam for use with feisty? > I have had no trouble with a Philips Toucam 740K which I bought some years ago. It just works. Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 21:57 +, STONE COLD wrote: > I cant write to an ext2 partition, what should i do? > Provide more details? Contrary to popular opinion, we're not psychic. :) If we spend all our time working out the possible reasons for your problem then we'd never get any work done. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)now: my messed up emails!

Hi Tony, On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 11:32 +, Tony Arnold wrote: > Thsi si true, but bear in mind that messages will be left in your inbox > on the server. Some clients may also get confused about what has been > read and what has not, so you may end up processing messages more than > once if you co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)now: my messed up emails!

Hi Chris, On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 10:02 +, Chris Rowson wrote: > On Nov 8, 2007 9:44 AM, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > i already have a gmail account! > > > > ive always thought thunderbird and evolution would always save the email on > > my hard drive..thats why i never use it!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Skype with video now on linux

Hi Anders, On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 10:58 +, Anders Jacobsen wrote: > Users and Maintainers of video drivers around the world, take note: > Skype is now in beta with video support. Well spotted! :) Whilst skype is evil, if someone wants to test this I have my webcam working. Feel free to add a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Im Back!

Hi Javad, On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 15:33 +, Javad Ayaz wrote: > ok im back with a gmail add!! > > Can someone tell me if this is ok now? > > everyone happy? :) I can't tell because my email client seems to not be bothered by your mails. However what I will say is a big thank you for comply

[ubuntu-uk] Announcement/Advert/Offer from MeWe

"We are currently taking bookings on a first-come-first serve basis and LoCo members are entitled to discount on all courses and 50% discount on the ExamLab." Cheers, Al. --begin announcement-- The annual LPI ExamLab will be held at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Spring 2008. This year's eve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wifi mini-survey

Hi Mac, On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 17:24 +, Mac wrote: > Do you use Ubuntu on a laptop + wifi? > Yes, a Toshiba M400, a Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 and an Intel Classmate. The Tosh has Intel 3945, the Dell has Intel 2200 and ironically the Intel has a ralink wifi card. > no encryption / WEP / WPA /

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Skype with video now on linux

Hi Chris, On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 12:06 -0500, Chris Jones wrote: > I've been using it for some time to make daily video calls to my girlfriend. > So it was YOU using all the bandwidth at UDS! :) Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Community Gaming Server

I've recently been chatting with someone who is enthusiastic about an Ubuntu Community Gaming Server, and wanted to run it past you lot to get opinions/ideas. The idea is that a physical server would be provided which would run servers for a number of popular games. The game servers would be run i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wifi mini-survey

On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 21:11 +, Tom Bamford wrote: > Chris Rowson wrote: > > no encryption (me likey give free internet!!) > > > > Is that wise? Surely you are liable for activities conducted through > your Internet service... > Liable in that you could be cut off for infringing your ISP

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wifi mini-survey

Hi Eddie, On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 08:47 +, Scrase, Eddie wrote: > If anyone out there thinks there is no real difference between WEP and WPA, I > would very strongly advice them to list the following Security Now podcast, > which might well prove to be a bit of an eye opener: > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Elisa MC- config question

On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 11:23 +, Javad Ayaz wrote: > Hi i have question regarding the config of elisa media centreHow > do i get it to see my media on the hard drive? > There is a configuration file called ~/.elisa/elisa.conf which you can edit with a text editor. It has entries like:-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Elisa MC- config question

On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 11:43 +, Javad Ayaz wrote: > i tried thisbut nothing happend! Once again you're falling into the trap of giving zero detail and expecting us to know how to resolve the problem. What did you edit, what did you add/remove/change and what happened. Did you stop/start e

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Elisa MC- config question

On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 11:59 +, Javad Ayaz wrote: > sorry.! > > i followed the instructions...entered the location details for media. > restarted my whole pc. Then ..nothing...from memory..i think elisa > stopped working..then had to take the location and it worked ok > again...but without my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Elisa MC- config question

Hi Javad, On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 17:20 +, Javad Ayaz wrote: > ok sorry im gona do the ultimate sin and copy and paste! sorry guys! > In the future you can paste large gobs of text to the pastebin and just provide a link to it. http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org/ > This is what i have in the elisa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] problems upgrading

Hi Caroline, On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 18:54 +, London School of Puppetry wrote: > > Dear Lucy and Kris, Ah okyes I AM thick. This time I did enter- > this is the response: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg --configure -a > dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege > [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Community Gaming Server

On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 15:47 +, Chris Rowson wrote: > Is there a server/bandwidth sorted for this yet, or will we be needing one? > For the US based server yes, I believe bandwidth and physical hardware are already in place. Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Community Gaming Server

Hi Chris, On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 19:34 +, Chris Rowson wrote: > > > > For the US based server yes, I believe bandwidth and physical hardware > > are already in place. > > > > Cheers, > > Al. > > The only problem with US based servers and gaming = latency for UK folks. > Indeed, which is why

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wifi mini-survey

Hi Mac, On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 14:04 +, Mac wrote: > Twenty five. What proportion of the whole membership is that, Al? > About 20% (guessing)? > We have about 450 members right now. 5% response rate. Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -

[ubuntu-uk] Yet another happy user...

A friend of mine pinged me on MSN. I thought I'd share it with you. (21:01:15) Matthew: evening! (21:01:18) popey: yo (21:01:29) Matthew: loving this 7.10 (21:01:38) popey: :) (21:01:49) Matthew: I just received new laptop, it was oh so slow on the vista (21:01:56) Matthew: so it has now been conv

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Games with a Christmas theme

On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 21:41 +, Dianne Reuby wrote: > We're planning a gamers day for Christmas at the Museum of Computing - > we have quite a few games with a Christmas theme lined up for consoles, > handhelds and Windows. I thought it would be an opportunity to show off > Ubuntu both to our v

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

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, so lets forget > all that flaming... > Holy cow. I never realised they did iPods that massive. No, stoppit, must resi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Games with a Christmas theme

Hi Rob, On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 00:08 +, Rob Beard wrote: > What would make my evening complete though is finding a Linux version of > Workbench Lemmings (which was a small app for the Amiga which made > Lemmings walk down windows on the Amiga Workbench Desktop). > xpenguins is what you ar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)

Hi Chris, On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 00:32 +, Chris Rowson wrote: > She preferred it to Ubuntu because the 'start menu' was located in the > bottom left where she expected it to be; and that by having only one > panel, the interfaces took up less screen real estate (which is > important on her old

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wifi mini-survey

Hi Mac, On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 08:01 +, Mac wrote: > feels more > like the relative level of laptop wifi use generally, if the content of > the forums is any guide to a guestimate (not that my track record with > guestimates is very impressive). > Depends who you ask. Last week at UDS I'd

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xmas Dinner and Pub evening

Hi Dave, On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 10:21 +, Dave Walker wrote: > It has been discussed over the last few weeks on IRC to have a dinner > and pub evening around the festive Xmas time. > Thanks for organising this. > If you are interested, please reply to this thread - or send me an > offlist ema

Re: [ubuntu-uk] lack of command-line installation...

On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 10:52 +, Sean Miller wrote: > Thoughts? > As well as the suggestion of using the alternate CD you can also use the Live CD with an option to not boot to a live environment, but only boot to X and the Ubiquity installer. This saves some memory as you'd imagine. The o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please can someone look at this and try to help............ SATA Hdd Problem.

Hi Rohan, On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 11:21 +, Rohan Omard wrote: > As for what you call name dropping, I have no intention of "dropping > names" as you call it. > Rather, I'm quite disappointed that I actually met them and that they > seemed quite genuine > about trying to help, yet when I posted

[ubuntu-uk] memory lane, was: Please can someone look at this and try to help

On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 13:36 +, Sean Miller wrote: > These youngsters, eh? When I started in IT greenscreen was cutting > edge, lol ;-) > My first PC had a mono green text only MDA "video card". I had to _upgrade_ to a Hercules graphics card. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monochrome_Disp

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Webcam

Hi Pascal, On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 15:38 +, Pascal Khoury wrote: > Is there a good webcam software to interact with msn hotmail users? I > don't think you can do that using Pidgin.. > amsn can do this. Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] java6 JDK documentation

Hi Pascal, On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 17:04 +, Pascal Khoury wrote: > I have installed ndisgtk, as I am missing the JDK documentation from > the installer package, I was prompted to download jdk-6-doc.zip from > http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/ > > I have downloaded the *.zip file, however I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] memory lane, was: Please can someone look at this and try to help

Hi Keith, On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 21:55 +, Keith Cleaver wrote: > James Grabham wrote: > > Where as these days we just shove ubuntu live CDs in the PCs at PC > > world, reboot them, and laugh as people say "wow this Vista thing > > looks great" > > > LOL, I'm gonna try that next time I go in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] memory lane, was: Please can someone look at this and try to help

Hi Ronnie, On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 21:06 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Running in to Dixons/Comet, going to the C64's and doing the old: > 10 PRINT "DIXONS SUCK!" > 20 GO TO 10 Heh. Yeah, I used to do that too. On the spectrums I'd do RANDOMIZE USR 1331 Which gives nice pretty blue and purp

Re: [ubuntu-uk] memory lane, was: Please can someone look at this and try to help

On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 15:54 +, Neil Greenwood wrote: > On 12/11/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Speaking of sabotage, at UDS someone walked out of a room and left their > > laptop unlocked with a root propt open. I took it upon myself to type:- > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Spam

Hi Dougie, On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 17:31 +, Dougie Richardson wrote: > No that's what I mean - I find it hard to believe that people click on > the links not that spambots send it out. They don't. The spambots put URLs in the comments section of popular blogs in order to boost the google pagera

Re: [ubuntu-uk] serious advice

Hi Norman, On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 09:50 +, norman wrote: > I am contemplating buying my 9 year old granddaughter a new PC for > Christmas. Presently, she has a fairly old PC and has been using Windows > both at home and at school. I have a policy of not supporting Windows on friends and famili

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Getting my VFD (case VFD) to work

Hi Javad, On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 11:47 +, Javad Ayaz wrote: > Is there any way i can take advantage of the VFD in my case...My case > is a thermaltake mozart sx and it came with the Soundgraph imon > software. This software enabled my pc to display various info on a > vfd! After googling for t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing RealPlayer in Gutsy (Re: RealMedia streams (rtsp:) in Gutsy)

On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 20:50 +, Neil Greenwood wrote: > On 12/11/2007, Greg K Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Adding > > deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper commercial > > in Software Sources returns: > > "http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper/Release: Unable to find >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing RealPlayer in Gutsy (Re: RealMedia streams (rtsp:) in Gutsy)

Hi Mac, On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 06:38 +, Mac wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > > > So the line in sources.list would be:- > > > > deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner > > Al >>> The 7.10 Release Notes say > > deb http://archive.can

[ubuntu-uk] Porting educational software, was serious advice

Hi Rob, On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 22:14 +, Rob Beard wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > > I have ordered a couple of Asus Eee PCs, one for my wife to use and one > > for Sophie. I wanted to get something small and lightweight which runs > > "normal" software. I have just

[ubuntu-uk] "What Intel Giveth, Microsoft Taketh Away"

I was just passed this very interesting article. http://exo-blog.blogspot.com/2007/09/what-intel-giveth-microsoft-taketh-away.html "What Intel giveth, Microsoft taketh away.” Such has been the conventional wisdom surrounding the Windows/Intel (“Wintel”) duopoly since the early days of Windows 95

Re: [ubuntu-uk] sshd died?

Hi Michael, On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 15:33 +, Michael Holloway wrote: > If by that you mean using a console cable plugged directly into the > server (from a laptop or something) then no. Yes, mine is hosted in a datacentre where they provide ssh-to-serial access so that it's possible to adminis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] sharing files- Gutsy2Xbox

Hi Javad, On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 15:17 +, Javad Ayaz wrote: > Yes its the older xbox..it has been hardmodded and it does indeed run > xbmc...sorry but i dont know which version its using...but i got my > xbox modded a few years ago so its prob an old one!!! > xbmc has an ftp server built in.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] serious advice

Hi Jim, On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 08:44 +, Jim Kissel wrote: > Should be here today. Where did > you order your's from? RM. > If you or anyone you know are working on getting > Ubutnu running on the eeePC, please let me/the group know. > http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,100567,1

Re: [ubuntu-uk] sshd died?

Hi Michael, On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 13:45 +, Michael Holloway wrote: > Anyone have any idea what to do when sshd has died on your server? I > mean without rebooting... > Serial console access is my second method of access to the server. I'm guessing that's not an option here? Cheers, Al. si

Re: [ubuntu-uk] serious advice

On Fri, 2007-11-16 at 08:19 +, Jim Kissel wrote: > > Alan Pope wrote: > > > I probably won't put Ubuntu on it initially, but leave the existing > > software install for Sophie & Clare. > > > > Then maybe I'll buy the 10" version when

[ubuntu-uk] eee PC, was Serious Advice

Hi Jim, On Fri, 2007-11-16 at 05:43 +, Jim Kissel wrote: > Have they delivered? No. When I ordered them it already said that they were not available until the end of November. I've ordered the 4GB/512MB version, not the 2GB/256MB one which was in stock a while ago. My order currently says

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems installing Samba

On Fri, 2007-11-16 at 21:39 +, Rob Beard wrote: > I take it where it comes up with the 403 Forbidden error it means it's > at the server end? It's because there was a samba update that broke samba, so they set the file permissions so you can't download them until it's fixed. It's standard pr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems installing Samba

Hi Rob, On Fri, 2007-11-16 at 22:13 +, Rob Beard wrote: > Ahh I see. I think it's working with the packages I manually > downloaded. Isn't is possible for the developers just to remove the > packages until they're fixed? > Dunno. I suspect if Colin Watson is about and has a moment, he wi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DPKG Broken, now what?

Morning Ian, On Sun, 2007-11-18 at 10:57 +, Ian Pascoe wrote: > Just attempted to update my Ubuntu installation to be told that I need to do > something with DPKG Configurer to resolve a broken DPKG package. I get this > from Update Manager, apt-get, aptitude and DPKG itself, but can't find a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hulu?

Hi Javad, On Tue, 2007-11-20 at 10:08 +, Javad Ayaz wrote: > I just received an invite for Hulu. Wondering though.. will this work > in gutsy? Googling for "hulu linux" took 30 seconds to find out that Linux is indeed claimed to be supported. It's a flash based thing. If you then poke the s

[ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

Saw this today and thought people might be interested in it. http://www.unwiredshow.tv/2007/10/31/14-asus-eee-pc/ He reviews the Eee PC (200 quid Linux Based PC) and seems to quite like it. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 02:13:32PM +, Andrew Loughran wrote: > Is there a way to download the OS of the EEE PC? > Unlikely given Xandros is payware. I guess if you have an Eee PC there will be a recovery CD with it? Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailma

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