[Dorset] Linux Format 116

hey want people to have it, so there's no copyright issues (I assume as long as you don't reproduce any of it in other material). -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ irc://irc.blitzed.org:6667/dors

Re: [Dorset] Linux Format 116

x27;m uploading it as we speak. I'll post a link a bit later this evening. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ irc://irc.blitzed.org:6667/dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman

Re: [Dorset] Linux Format 116

On Thursday 05 Mar 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > On Thursday 05 Mar 2009, Martin Settle wrote: > > I'd love a copy. I buy it occasionally, but usually find the cost a > > bit onerous since I don't have a DVD drive on any of my computers... > > I do like to read th

Re: [Dorset] Suse First, Vista second

Vista and had no problems at all. I've since upgraded to 8.10. The advantage of going to (K)Ubuntu is the large install-base and the level of support available through Google. I'm sure there are other options. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Ku

Re: [Dorset] Suse First, Vista second

to the first partition on the first drive so that it can install ntldr. If there was a small partition left by the laptop manufacturer at the beginning of 'C:', then it could be done. Otherwise, I've never heard of a way. -- Terry Coles 64 bit

Re: [Dorset] Suse First, Vista second

On Monday 09 Mar 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > On Monday 09 Mar 2009, Hugh Frater wrote: > > Linux first, vista secong is pretty easy. I did it a few months back > > but can't remember the instructions I used. Nothing super technical > > though. > > Hugh, > > I c

Re: [Dorset] Linux Format 116

On Thursday 05 Mar 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > It's here: http://www.hadrian-way.co.uk/Misc/linux_format_116.zip > > Just a couple of points. My traffic limit could be totally shot away if > this link is propagated beyond this list, so please don't forward it to > anyone

[Dorset] Changing the Graphics Card

where can I find out the proper settings for xorg.conf? Is it sufficient to just change the Driver name and fix the rest later? If not, how much do I need to change? -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.

Re: [Dorset] Changing the Graphics Card

ity(xconfigure?) which enabled me to wizard the stub into a usable > file. I'm sorry I can't be more specific about the utility, but this was > about a year ago now. Try doing a google for xconfig. This is 8.10 with the KDE 4.2 install from the Kubuntu KDE Service. --

[Dorset] Funny message from my ISP

###> Subject: Re: [Dorset] Changing the Graphics Card Size: 5046 From: "Simon O'Riordan" <#...@#> Subject: Re: [Dorset] Changing the Graphics Card Size: 6287 The funny thing is that when I went to my S##m folder, there were 5 messages, but none were from Ralph!!

Re: [Dorset] Funny message from my ISP

was New. I've disabled that feature now What I don't understand is why my ISPs mail filters thought those five messages were s##m. I couldn't see anything naughty in any of them. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LU

Re: [Dorset] Changing the Graphics Card

performance of the Desktop Effects feature which can't share stuff with other apps. Disappointing, to say the least. I've found a link to the Ubuntu support page for the ATI cards (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver), so when I have more time I'm going to see i

Re: [Dorset] Funny message from my ISP

rs, but the bits in hashes refer to how many of a particular medication one might take. Methinks they need to redo their criteria! -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ irc://irc.blitzed.org:6667/dorset List

Re: [Dorset] Changing the Graphics Card

ts when > watching video or doing 3D. KDE4 has a hotkey to toggle compositing, > which a nice idea. Can't rememeber what it is though! Yes, but it's only really worth doing that if the 3D/special rendering feature support gets good enough to deal with video playb

Re: [Dorset] Changing the Graphics Card

with 'blisteringly fast' graphics (to quote ATI so-called 'tech specs'), I just want to make use of some of the productivity features of the newer desktops, without sacrificing capabilities that I've had for years. And yes, some of the eye-candy is nice :-) --

Re: [Dorset] Changing the Graphics Card

CPU socket, so I might end up having to upgrade the processor too... Once I start going down that route, it starts to look cheaper to replace the PC as a whole. Decisions, decisions. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LUG:

Re: [Dorset] Changing the Graphics Card

On Sunday 22 Mar 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > Looks like I might have to keep my eyes on the market and snap up a 7600 if > one comes available or bite the bullet and upgrade my motherboard to get > PCIExpress. The trouble is, that there aren't many motherboards around > that supp

[Dorset] Next Meeting - One week tonight

Have a good evening. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ irc://irc.blitzed.org:6667/dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-04-01 20:00

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meeting Tonight, 2009-04-01

Funny you should say that; there were lots of people in the steak restaurant in Chester City Centre that I went to that evening. > :-) Or England playing football. No. No football. Must have been me. :-) -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu

[Dorset] New Motherboard and Graphics Card just worked - But ;-(

17, Amarok, Foobillard, amongst others. Can anyone shed any light on what might have happened? Is there something that the KDE desktop and Dragon Player uses, but not the other apps. I was dead chuffed when Kubuntu detected the new M/B and card, but now I don't know what to blame. --

Re: [Dorset] New Motherboard and Graphics Card just worked - But ; -(

On Sunday 05 Apr 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > Now, I can get the KDE startup and shut-down chimes, the audio in Dragon > Player, (but not Kaffeine) and when I test the audio in the Kubuntu > Settings tool, I get the chimes. I have no audio in GL-117, Amarok, > Foobillard, amongst other

Re: [Dorset] New Motherboard and Graphics Card just worked - But ; -(

eason for it. Kubuntu usually has KMix installed by default. The funny thing about this is that it was an old installation and all that happened was a (slightly) uncontrolled reboot. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LUG: http://d

Re: [Dorset] kubuntu 9.04

t out through Google. BTW, if you use Digikam, you'll have to reinstall it. For some reason 9.04 takes it of and puts flphoto on instead. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ irc://irc.blitzed.or

[Dorset] Next Meeting: Dorchester - One Week Tonight

The next pub meeting is in Dorchester, next Tuesday. Tuesday 2009-05-05 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_royal_oak I'll see you there. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LUG:

Re: [Dorset] Invalid security certificate

uot; Also out of curiosity why the site doesnt have a valid > certificate. I've always done it if I knew who I was dealing with. YMMV (as the Yanks would say). -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/

Re: [Dorset] Dorchester Pub Meet Tonight, 2009-05-05.

lling looking for them so they're ignored.) I usually delete those unread. BTW I'll be there tonight and I should be bringing Paul, unless he's forgotten; I'm off work today. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset L

[Dorset] Installing Ubuntu Package usb-imagewriter

put 'gtk' or 'glade' into its search bar and nothing when I put in gtk.glade. Any thoughts? -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ irc://irc.blitzed.org:6667/dorset List info: https://ma

Re: [Dorset] Installing Ubuntu Package usb-imagewriter

On Thursday 07 May 2009, Andrew Montgomery-Hurrell wrote: > I think you probably want to do a "apt-get install python-glade" or > something to that effect Thanks. That was it. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux --

[Dorset] UNR Report

update this when the wife has decided what she wants to do. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ irc://irc.blitzed.org:6667/dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset Next meeting: Bournemouth, 2009-06-03 20:00

Re: [Dorset] Installing Ubuntu Package usb-imagewriter

'python-glade' into KPackageKit (I didn't use apt at the console as Andrew originally suggested), and it found it. I've just added this to your bug report in case anyone else has the problem. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubun

Re: [Dorset] Playstation 3 Cell Processor Talk Tonight, 2009-05-14.

you see him; I only get to speak to him when these things happen. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, 2009-06-03 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&

Re: [Dorset] Save Bletchley Park Petition

d to be destroyed. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, 2009-06-03 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset

[Dorset] Next Meeting - 1 week tommorrow evening.

a good evening. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, 2009-06-03 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset

[Dorset] Google Wave

look and let us know what you think of it. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, 2009-06-03 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset Lis

Re: [Dorset] Google Wave

On Friday 29 May 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > The good news is that most of the code is going to be Open Sourced and the > protocols are open too. Google have already been collaborating with two > other organisations who have produced their own clients for this. They say > that they ga

[Dorset] Totally OT, but Important: Firefox vulnerability on Windows Installed by MS Update

ET1 Needless to say I disabled it. So, if you use Firefox on Windows it's worth checking for this. Better still, consider keeping Windows for gaming and use Linux for your 'proper' computing needs :-) -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu L

Re: [Dorset] Google Wave

ty good, but it's not a patch on Google Wave. We could do some really powerful stuff if we went over to Wave and save money too. > Maybe something to discuss over a beer tomorrow. ;-( I just got back from Chester. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with K

[Dorset] Host/Network name

computer. Entering hostname into a console returns BEIGE and the hostname file contains BEIGE. I've looked at all the likely looking files in /etc and can find nowhere that defines a network name of anything, let alone 'ubuntu'. -- Terry Coles

Re: [Dorset] Host/Network name

.04 and was a clean install. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, 2009-06-03 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset

Re: [Dorset] Host/Network name

On Sunday 07 Jun 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > On Sunday 07 Jun 2009, Peter Merchant wrote: > > > Bug in the router? When it interrogates your Computer, it asks for OS > > > rather than Name? > > No. It's not that. All the other PC's advertise themselves prope

Re: [Dorset] Is Linux suffering from Mono ?

eps adding them to the playlist. Apparently it's been fixed, but I suspect it won't appear in the distros for a while. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-07-07 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dors

[Dorset] Next Meeting - One week tonight

I'm 'Up North' again at the moment, and I expect to be next week too, but for those who can, the next Meeting is in Dorchester at 8pm on Tuesday 7th July. See the website for more details (see http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_royal_oak). -- Terry

Re: [Dorset] Slightly O/T: Technical authoring decisions...

've just completed, so I will probably get to know in the next few days. If you are still interested I'll ask the developers and let you know. > I have been dong some research into what I should use to author this > help system/manual and have a few queries: If you use html, th

Re: [Dorset] [OT] Internet Explorer on Windows 7

inux comes with more applications than any one person could ever need, I always fail to impress my Windows loving acquaintances that this is worth having. However, If there isn't a browser, they'll think they've been cheated. -- Terry Coles

Re: [Dorset] [OT] Internet Explorer on Windows 7

On Friday 10 Jul 2009, Nathan Baum wrote: > On 10/07/09 14:40, Terry Coles wrote: > > Presumably, the developers of W7 have managed to separate the browser > > from the OS, so that MS can 'offer' this. Whether or not the dangerous > > parts will really be removed

[Dorset] Kubuntu - Blocked Updates (Again)

-get, but I can't remember the fix and I can't seem to find the original message in my archives. Can anyone remind me? I've tried sudo dpkg --configure -a, apt-get update and apt-get install without success. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing wit

Re: [Dorset] Kubuntu - Blocked Updates (Again)

t list. I also found Yes. That worked. However, Medibuntu didn't fix the original problem. (See separate post.) -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-08-05 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.

[Dorset] Can't read CD to rip.

nother, I seem to be stymied. Either the tool doesn't support MP3 encoding (eg, the newer versions of iTunes the Cowan Jet Audio tool on Windows) or doesn't read the CDDB (eg, Windows Media Player (spit) or VLc on either platform. Any ideas, apart from writing the track info by hand? -

Re: [Dorset] Can't read CD to rip.

o read an audio CD fails and (presumably) K3b itself (not lame, which it calls), uses it's own routine. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-08-05 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: h

Re: [Dorset] Can't read CD to rip.

3 support. I guess I should be able to install that now. To be honest, I'd put that onto the back burner until I was sure that there was no other solution. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-0

Re: [Dorset] blocked updates

It was the sudo apt-get dist-upgrade that worked, but I'd also run the others, so you might have to do them all. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-08-05 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lu

Re: [Dorset] backup tools

ng anyone wants to do in the midst of a disaster is to try to mug up on *how* to get their files back. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-08-05 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ C

Re: [Dorset] backup tools

ide to that of course, is that I haven't done much that I would regret losing during the intervening period; this is only a home computer and doesn't contain any work. If I used it for work, I think I'd use a server solution to ensure that the backups are on a completely separate

Re: [Dorset] help in sorting files for duplicates

09:09 today. Did this happen to anyone else? -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-08-05 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23do

[Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

#the_king_s_arms. I should be there this time, since I back from Chester and officially on leave. (I was going away, but other commitments have put paid to that :-) ) I expect Paul will come along too. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting

[Dorset] KDE 4.3 Released

2 that don't seem to be present any more, plus there are new versions of quite a few of the standard KDE Apps. I'll let you know how I get on over the coming days. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bourne

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meet is Tonight, Wednesday 2009-08-05 20:00.

collarbone and cannot drive. Sorry to hear that, I hope it won't keep you out of circulation too long. I'll be there tonight and I'll be bring two others; Paul from work and Steve (who I used to work with0. See you there. -- Terry Coles 64 bit comp

[Dorset] OT: FSF Campaign Against Amazon

has begun to realise that DRM is a liability rather than an asset, so it's time that the eBook industry followed, their (very overdue) lead. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorset

Re: [Dorset] OT: FSF Campaign Against Amazon

why they had to have the book back. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset Lis

Re: [Dorset] OT: FSF Campaign Against Amazon

evant part of the Ts & Cs, I interpreted it to mean that they could remove illegal content that you (the user) had installed. Certainly not illegal content that they (the supplier) had provided. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: D

Re: [Dorset] OT: FSF Campaign Against Amazon

I don't buy MP3s, so I don't know how this is working out for them. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=i

Re: [Dorset] OT: FSF Campaign Against Amazon

off the content for profit (for example the Sony rootkit DRM was defeated by holding down the shift key). What it does is removes rights from the purchaser and makes it more difficult for him or her to enjoy what they have paid for. -- Terry Coles 64 bit co

Re: [Dorset] OT: FSF Campaign Against Amazon

carefully about what I buy. Any kind of device with DRM is out, especially after this, so that's one Kindle sale they've lost. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorset LUG: htt

[Dorset] OT: MS can't sell Word in the US

is all the way and lets hope that reason prevails and both these patents get overturned and the whole sorry system is reformed as a by-product of the fallout. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-0

Re: [Dorset] OT: MS can't sell Word in the US

On Wednesday 12 Aug 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > Although the first reaction is to say that this 'couldn't happen to a nicer > company' :-), the reality is much more serious. Both of these patents > could affect ODF and since XML is the vehicle for both claims, even wide

[Dorset] OT: Youtube Video of TED Lecture on Delayed Gratification

See this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0yhHKWUa0g Don't worry about the Subject, just watch the subjects in this video. Be warned, you might need a tissue handy to dry up the tears of laughter. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux --

[Dorset] My Son has turned Japanese!

e stuff that he originally installed, but to no avail. (I cannot confirm that he actually removed everything because I wasn't here when he did it, but I've had a look and can't find anything else to remove. Any ideas? -- Terry Coles 64 bi

Re: [Dorset] My Son has turned Japanese!

the Settings Dialogue. See http://www.hadrian-way.co.uk/Misc/snapshot1.png.zip. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?ser

[Dorset] Nexte Meeting - Less than a week away

I've only just back from Chester, so I'm a bit late with this reminder. The next pub meeting is in Dorchester, next Tuesday. Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_royal_oak I'll see you there. --

[Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK.

to start looking? -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK.

wrong. What should I see there? In that directory I get: te...@beige:/var/log/apt$ ls term.log term.log.1.gz term.log.2.gz term.log.3.gz term.log.4.gz Even the .log file seems to a binary and the GZipped files just contain a binary too. -- Terry Coles 64 b

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK.

On Friday 28 Aug 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > On Friday 28 Aug 2009, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > Hi Terry, > > > > > I'm assuming this was a broken update, but what? Anyone got any ideas > > > where to start looking? > > > > If it's a pack

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK.

. I've uploaded the console output to: http://www.hadrian-way.co.uk/Misc/Console.txt in case anyone can see anything else in there. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 D

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK.

r > than the install itself? last(1) will show when boots occurred if you > leave your machine switched on overnight, e.g. `last reboot'. I shut down this PC every night (it's in our bedroom), so it would have been rebooted the next time I switched on on Sunday morning. --

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK.

se. :-( > > I've never struggled with getting sound working too much, so I'm about > out of ideas. Well OK. I can live without sound on the games, but it's surprising how often sound gets used on web pages. -- Terry Coles 64 bit co

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK.

t a few. The problem doesn't seem to be in any particular class of package. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?serv

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK.

is that I don't think I changed anything, but I can't be sure when it happened. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mib

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK. - Update

On Friday 28 Aug 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > Since yesterday evening, I've had no sound when browsing the web, (Firefox > or Konquerer) or when playing games. Playback of music and videos seems to > work OK though when I use Amarok or Dragon Player. > > I'm assuming this

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK. - Update

e for a clean install right from the start. One question. What is PPA? -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.bli

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK. - Update

n disable that in KPackageKit. In fact, I've been wondering what would happen if I did just that, without removing anything. I might try it before I remove KDE. Thanks. I'll let you know how I get on. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux

[Dorset] OT: No 10 Petetion - UK Gov to apologise posthumously to Alan Turing

apologise for his treatment and acknowledge that it was wrong. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&cha

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK. - Update

as a KDE 4.3 update that broke it. The next step is to remove KDE and then let Synaptic put 4.2 back on. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://ww

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK. - Update

On Monday 31 Aug 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > Well I'm halfway. I tried disabling the backports repository in > KPackageKit, but didn't get any prompt. Perhaps if I'd originally done it > in Synaptic it would have worked. > > Anyway, I've installed the XUbunt

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK. - Update

up the "login" box. They're not window > managers. It seems Xubuntu is happy to use either gdm or kdm rather > than coming up with yet another one. I must have misread the message. I get a different login screen now, but presumably I can change it back somewhere. --

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK. - Update

On Monday 31 Aug 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > It turns out that it wasn't as simple as I'd thought and a bit more > experimentation reveals some new clues: > 1. Everything works as normal in the Xfce desktop. > 2. In KDE, Youtube, games, etc work fine *until* I start Amarok. T

Re: [Dorset] OT: No 10 Petetion - UK Gov to apologise posthumously to Alan Turing

On Monday 31 Aug 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > Those who are interested in the history of computing may well wish to sign > this petition: > > http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/turing/?showall=1 The number of signatories has increased by 3000 since I signed this just before my last

Re: [Dorset] No sound in Web Pages and Games. Alerts, music video playback OK. - Update

ng > > strace -tt -p 42 -o /tmp/einstein.st I put the result at http://www.hadrian-way.co.uk/Misc/einstein.st. Does this reveal anything? -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorse

Re: [Dorset] Wifi at Dorchester Pub.

> anyone can be prepared next time to register with some trash email > address, e.g. Gmail, so that we can make the username/password > well-known amongst ourselves it would save repeated effort. Do you think the system will allow multiple logins to the same account? -- T

Re: [Dorset] Wifi at Dorchester Pub.

I could create a real mailbox on my domain with half a dozen or so discardable email addresses. I have a SOHO account with One and One and frequently do this kind of thing, although normally only for my family. Can anyone think of any problems (security or otherwise) with this? --

Re: [Dorset] [OT] Free Compatible Ink for an Epson Stylus Color 680

e package manager and it just worked. On all the Windows boxes I had to insert the CD and go through a convoluted installation to get a peep out of it. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-10-07 20:00 D

[Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

The next meeting is in Bournemouth next Wednesday night; that's 8pm on October 7th. See: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_king_s_arms. I expect to be there with one or two others. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

On Wednesday 30 Sep 2009, Alan Pope wrote: > 2009/9/30 Terry Coles : > > The next meeting is in Bournemouth next Wednesday night; that's 8pm on > > October 7th. > > > > See: > > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_king_s_arms. > &

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

hp?id=administrivia Well. I've entered it and also updated the wiki. There doesn't seem to be a way to enter repetitive events (other than individually), so I've just done next week's meeting for the moment. It hasn't shown up yet, so I assume that the script that trans

Re: [Dorset] Info please on print servers.

t have an idea of the limitations and features to look for in these devices. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-10-07 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

On Wednesday 30 Sep 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > The next meeting is in Bournemouth next Wednesday night; that's 8pm on > October 7th. > > See: > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_king_s_arms. > > I expect to be there with one or two others. In f

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

On Monday 05 Oct 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > On Wednesday 30 Sep 2009, Terry Coles wrote: > > The next meeting is in Bournemouth next Wednesday night; that's 8pm on > > October 7th. > > > > See: > > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_kin

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

me just before 8 pm after an exhausting 2 days. I was in bed by 9 and asleep around 20 ms later! -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-11-03 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www

Re: [Dorset] DLUG meeting 07/10/09

r working for British Aerospace gave a > somewhat contested view of his thoughts on open source. For the record this > BCS Dorset event was on 22/01/2008. Yes. I went to that. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorcheste

Re: [Dorset] OLPC XO finally deployed

ourse at Exeter Uni (http://www.exeter.ac.uk/), a few weeks ago. Reading their IT policy, I was very pleased to see that not only do they accept work submitted using OO.o, they recommend it as a free alternative to MS Office. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing

Re: [Dorset] OLPC XO finally deployed

On Saturday 17 Oct 2009, Simon O'Riordan wrote: Nothing :-) Nothing to say? -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-11-03 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?s

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