Re: trying to get the compiz cube

2011-10-15 Thread Frank Steinborn
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > I installed compiz and am trying to see the famed cube: it's nowhere. > So I googled and found: > http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/25/enabling-the-cube-in-compiz/ > which says: > > "The first thing you have to do is enable the Custom effects in the > Appearances wind

Re: apt-get update -- invalid since xx xx xx

2011-10-08 Thread Frank Steinborn
Johan Scheepers wrote: > Good day, > > Kindly please what does this means. Never got this before.. > > apt-get update > > Hit http://debian.mirror.ac.za squeeze Release > Hit http://debian.mirror.ac.za squeeze-updates Release > E: Release file expired, ignoring > http://debian.mirror.ac.za/debia

Re: System powers off randomly

2011-09-12 Thread Frank Steinborn
Thomas Neumeier wrote: > Thank you for your answer. > > Well it sounds like a hardware issue, but I would like to test with > an older kernel version. > > Is there an easy way to reinstall the older version? > I tried to pin one in /etc/apt/preferences, but had no success. /var/cache/apt/archive

Re: Need suggestions for internet messenger app

2008-11-13 Thread Frank Steinborn
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:08:22AM -0600, Dennis Wicks wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions, but the really important thing is *webcam*. > Grandma has to be able to see those grandkids > grow! ;) aMSN is a MSN Messenger client that does webcam very well. I know that MSN is not the protocol of choi