[Ilugc] how to configure oracle10g in ubuntu10.04

2010-07-08 Thread balaji sivanath
I have downloaded and successfully installed oracle 10g express edition,but i cant configure it, when i executed this cmd "/etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure" showed an error "bash: /etc/init.d/oracle-xe: No such file or directory" pls help me to configure it,started using ubuntu few days before only

[Ilugc] how to use zipped packages to install

2010-08-04 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, i want to install softwares which i have downloaded as zip,tar.gz,tar.bz formats, i came to know ./configure then make then install to be used to install those stuffs,but this is not working in all packages, how to install those packages then another question what's the difference between those

Re: [Ilugc] how to use zipped packages to install

2010-08-04 Thread balaji sivanath
can anyone tell detail about the 3rd point On 8/5/10, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Thu, 2010-08-05 at 07:31 +0530, balaji sivanath wrote: >> i want to install softwares which i have downloaded as >> zip,tar.gz,tar.bz formats, i came to know ./configure then make then >>

Re: [Ilugc] how to use zipped packages to install

2010-08-06 Thread balaji sivanath
On 8/5/10, Anthoni Shogan wrote: > On Thursday 05 August 2010 08:14 AM, balaji sivanath wrote: >> can anyone tell detail about the 3rd point >> > > http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools > > -- > Anthoni Shogan > >

[Ilugc] how to get grub as default loader

2010-08-17 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, I have used ubuntu and xp as dual boot, unfortunately yesterday i have installed windows7 in a new partition. now windows boot loader is getting loaded on startup and it cant find ubuntu os:( Is the reinstalling of ubuntu is the only way to use ubuntu? i have installed many softwares in ubun

[Ilugc] session in opensource

2010-08-17 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, i want to share my thoughts to my juniors about open source in my college,my friends also said they will also combine with me. the following things i got in my mind to share with them, --what is opensource? --why opensource,disadvantages of proprietory s/w? --brief notes about licensing --gnu/l

Re: [Ilugc] how to get grub as default loader

2010-08-17 Thread balaji sivanath
ubuntu 10.04 ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] session in opensource

2010-08-17 Thread balaji sivanath
thanks to all..i will tell about free software and its history,compiz effects. i think i didnt said clearly,viewers are my juniors only.my friends said they also interested to take session with me. two of them going to take about gimp,basic linux commands,basics in python:) This will be my first s

Re: [Ilugc] session in opensource

2010-08-18 Thread balaji sivanath
> Also you can get the following distro repository from us (bring external HDD with atleast 80 GB free space) how to get it,am in madurai > Imho, Free(Libre) Open Source Software would be a better term to use > than Open Source. > IMHO open source would be a better term to use than Free(Libre) Op

Re: [Ilugc] session in opensource

2010-08-20 Thread balaji sivanath
-> If you have contacts in Chennai, ask them contact us and we will provide to -> them. If that's not possible, give your college details and we will send -> them by courier to college/dept. and you can collect from them. i dont have contacts in chennai,by college means how? how will u send (media

Re: [Ilugc] how to get grub as default loader

2010-08-20 Thread balaji sivanath
i tried with the above links.. but many methods r thr,so i chosen suitable method and tried it but it didnt worked.. am having 500gb hard disk,so i can install ubuntu in another partition.if i do like that is there any method to use the softwares which i have installed in older partition(which is

Re: [Ilugc] session in opensource

2010-08-20 Thread balaji sivanath
hi guru, I am doing B.tech IT in kln college of information technology, can u tell me how to contact them On 8/20/10, Guruprasad wrote: > Hi Balaji, > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:14 PM, balaji sivanath > wrote: >> -> If you have contacts in Chennai, ask them contact us and

Re: [Ilugc] session in opensource

2010-08-20 Thread balaji sivanath
hi guru, I am doing B.tech IT in kln college of information technology, can u tell me how to contact them ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] how to get grub as default loader

2010-08-20 Thread balaji sivanath
My problem resolved by following the given ubuntu forum link.. Thanks to all ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] session in opensource

2010-08-21 Thread balaji sivanath
hi baskar, i dont know whether i can give college address to get those repository, sorry i have to ask HOD so i can tell about it on monday evening or tuesday only. whether can you send to my home if there is no problem. i dont know whether i will be allowed to get those dvd and use it in home. t

[Ilugc] difference between free and opensource software

2010-08-21 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, can anyone tell what is the actual difference between opensource and free sofware.i came through documentation but i didnt get it in crystal clear manner is there any video illustrating them ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/l

Re: [Ilugc] difference between free and opensource software

2010-08-21 Thread balaji sivanath
>But if they decide to charge >then it could be classified as POSS/COSS. Are you telling that charge for source code? Anyhow i asked what's the difference between opensource and free software if free software means "freedom to use,modify,redistribute" then what opensource refers? Which type is to

Re: [Ilugc] FOSS awareness program @ Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

2010-08-21 Thread balaji sivanath
hi baskar, FOSS awareness means what topics will be discussed ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] difference between free and opensource software

2010-08-21 Thread balaji sivanath
from senthil >Free Software means not necessarily to be an open source product. from vijay >Open Source software may not necessarily be Free Software. the sourcecode of free and opensource software are open to the world or not. this is now am having in my mind. free software-source code may not

Re: [Ilugc] difference between free and opensource software

2010-08-21 Thread balaji sivanath
Thanks to all discussed here. i hope i have understood correctly,here's what i have understood Proprietary: closed source, free in cost when it said as "freeware",no freedom at all Free software: source is open to all,freedom is mandatory(free to use,modify,redistribute), when redistributed it s

Re: [Ilugc] FOSS awareness program @ Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

2010-08-22 Thread balaji sivanath
hi baskar, this link has no content http://www.apdip.net/publications/*foss*eprimers/*foss*-edu.pdf >Setup a FOSS lab (a minimum of 60 computers) in the college using >Fedora-13 (We install about 4225 packages in all the computers using >kickstart method and ask the students to work on it for som

Re: [Ilugc] session in opensource

2010-08-22 Thread balaji sivanath
hi baskar, Whether i have to pay transport charges? i am very eager to get those stuffs and showing to others, i will tell you within tomorrow evening. how long will it take to reach here. ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listin

Re: [Ilugc] FOSS awareness program @ Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

2010-08-22 Thread balaji sivanath
>Try this http://www.apdip.net/publications/fosseprimers/foss-edu.pdf it works sorry, without seeing *. i said as "not working" ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] session in opensource

2010-08-24 Thread balaji sivanath
hi baskar, I have got permission from our HOD,please send me repositories to below address The Head of department, Information technology, K.L.N.college of information technology, pottapalayam-630 611 sivagangai district. Thanks. ___ ILUGC Mailing List:

Re: [Ilugc] [Tip] When feeling down, this command helps

2010-08-24 Thread balaji sivanath
he he.. nice one.. :-) On 8/23/10, Tha.Suresh wrote: > When feeling down, this command helps > > $ sl > > $ sudo apt-get install sl > > $ man sl > :-) ;-) > > > -- > Regards, > Tha.Suresh > http://thasulinux.wordpress.com > ___ > ILUGC Mailing Li

Re: [Ilugc] session in opensource

2010-08-26 Thread balaji sivanath
Thanks a lot... ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

[Ilugc] problem in network icon

2010-08-31 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, Am using mobile gprs in ubuntu 10.04. sometimes the icon in the panel is not displayed or sometimes volume icon will be shown (at this time i have two volume like icons in the panel and one volume icon only works and other will be just shown if i click it no option will come) but i can use inte

[Ilugc] how to upgrade to ubuntu 10.10 without reinstalling existing application

2010-10-13 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, i am using ubuntu 10.04 in which i have installed all software which i require (like oracle,chrome browser,vlc...), am going to upgrade to 10.10 using cd image. how to upgrade so that i dont need to reinstall all those stuffs. another query: where all my installed softwares reside (like in wind

[Ilugc] how people are gaining money using opensource softwares

2010-10-13 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, This is an unanswered question for me from the time i entered into open world! (8 or 9 months before). how people doing business using opensource software. Most of the opensource software are available at free of cost how are they gaining money to run the organization, for eg. canonical ltd. pr

[Ilugc] afraid of virus

2010-10-13 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, i installed wine for using my windows application,now exe files can be run in ubuntu. if i insert pendrive which is having virus and mistakenly if i ran it in wine,will the virus affect my system? ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailm

Re: [Ilugc] afraid of virus

2010-10-13 Thread balaji sivanath
>1. Do you really need WINE? (linux has better softwares than the one >that will run on WINE and the softwares that are truly unique and not >available in linux usually don't run on WINE) installed wine just for getting knowledge how windows application runs in linux thanks for your replies _

Re: [Ilugc] how people are gaining money using opensource softwares

2010-10-13 Thread balaji sivanath
Their sources are selling customer support and training, then i think in the business point of view opensource softwares can make profit much lower than that of proprietary. Is that be true? ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinf

Re: [Ilugc] how to upgrade to ubuntu 10.10 without reinstalling existing application

2010-10-13 Thread balaji sivanath
>Try to knock windows off your mind when you think about software in Linux. >They work differently. Windows has its own idiosyncrasies. Read up on Linux >filesystem hierarchies and about what goes where. i will check out.. thanks:) but what about how to upgrade using "cd image" without reinstalla

Re: [Ilugc] how people are gaining money using opensource softwares

2010-10-14 Thread balaji sivanath
> > can you be more specific - the link to show where they sell open > source > > software > > > That's the one.  RHEL is Red Hat Enterprise Linux.  More on that page, > and on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux >I still do not see where they are selling open source software - a

Re: [Ilugc] Re: how to upgrade to ubuntu 10.10 without reinstalling existing application

2010-10-14 Thread balaji sivanath
>Hi friend, there is something called search-engine, try to use it. sorry forgot :) ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

[Ilugc] why people going for proprietary?

2010-10-15 Thread balaji sivanath
at is available in proprietary software. What's the problem... why popularity is not there.. why they are hesitating to come into free world Regards, Balaji Sivanath ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] why people going for proprietary?

2010-10-15 Thread balaji sivanath
>Great thought! :-) thank u :-) >That is, most people don't want to move to new things >until they have no other go. Once accustomed to something its difficult to >switch over to something else, unless one has a strong will to do so. today morning only thought if something happens and a situation

Re: [Ilugc] why people going for proprietary?

2010-10-15 Thread balaji sivanath
> Ha.. No need for such a "no more" situation.. If Microsoft finds a way to > ban all pirated copies of Windows, thats enough. Except a few corporate > offices and Windows fans, none will be ready to purchase the original > version! Does MS have the guts to do that?? > +1 __

Re: [Ilugc] lugc-new installation grub error

2010-10-17 Thread balaji sivanath
>From your mail i think your ubuntu installation completed successfully but the grub loader is having problem, search in google for how to configure grub for dualboot system, use ubuntu live bootup & configure it. Hope this will solve your problem On 10/17/10, Anand G wrote: > Hi friends, > > I

[Ilugc] several monitors with one laptop

2010-10-18 Thread balaji sivanath
use virtual desktops which will be in ubuntu by default.. Why we need another monitor? Regards, Balaji Sivanath ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

[Ilugc] Re: several monitors with one laptop

2010-10-18 Thread balaji sivanath
sorry for thread hijack, used mobile device to mail instead of composing i replied to existing mail regards, Balaji Sivanath On 10/18/10, balaji sivanath wrote: > On 10/18/10, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: >> hi, >> >> my productivity has jumped after adding an additional mo

Re: [Ilugc] several monitors with one laptop

2010-10-18 Thread balaji sivanath
On 10/19/10, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 18:48 +0530, balaji sivanath wrote: >> On 10/18/10, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: >> > hi, >> > >> > my productivity has jumped after adding an additional monitor to my >> > laptop. >>

[Ilugc] Final year project

2010-10-24 Thread balaji sivanath
rojects in opensource. Regards, Balaji sivanath. ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] Final year project

2010-10-25 Thread balaji sivanath
ors, and may be ask them > to create a distro, so that they can learn and they would fee a part of the > FOSS activities in your college. i already planned but due to some reasons we dont have chances to meet juniors,hope next semester we will do it th

Re: [Ilugc] free download manager freeware?

2010-10-27 Thread balaji sivanath
ss" in terminal. IMHO there is no specific download manager for music,picture etc. download manager will not check the content whether it is picture or audio or anyother,it will just split the file and download it Regards, Balaji sivanath ___ ILUG

Re: [Ilugc] [Final Year Project Idea] Creating a STL like library for C

2010-10-27 Thread balaji sivanath
On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Girish Venkatachalam wrote: > I will discuss more things later. People tend not to read long mails. > > I have time but later on. Long mails are a problem. Oh..no am so interested,you know we are reading hundreds of pages in books, length of the mail is not a pro

[Ilugc] network protocol analyzer

2010-11-01 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, Tell me any network protocol analyzer for mobile phone modem,wireshark can be used for ethernet card and it does'nt find my mobile modem. wanna create an application i need to find how data is transferred in particular website. Regards, Balaji siv

Re: [Ilugc] Ubuntu 10.10 Screen resolution problem

2010-11-09 Thread balaji sivanath
nto GUI unless reinstall or repair of os. Regards, Balaji sivanath ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

[Ilugc] problem in installing printer driver

2010-11-09 Thread balaji sivanath
cupsys2, i tried to remove libcups2 and install libcupsys2 but libcups2 is needed for lot of other applications. so i cant remove libcups2. What can i do now? Regards, Balaji sivanath ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] problem in installing printer driver

2010-11-10 Thread balaji sivanath
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 1:11 PM, steve wrote: > This might help: > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CanonCaptDrv190 downloaded captdriver 2.0 and installed without any dependency problem, now printer works fine. Thank you! ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http:

[Ilugc] problem using google chrome

2010-11-10 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, i downloaded latest stable version of google chrome(deb package from google site) and installed. it worked perfectly when using old version,now chrome starts and works but when i click close button system gets hanged(black screen with unblinking cursor,keyboard,mouse all gets hanged), am using

[Ilugc] ubuntu 10.04 hangs

2010-11-11 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, whenever i close chromium browser, system gets hanged with black screen. i dont know what cause this.. am using latest chromium browser in ubuntu10.04. how to rectify this. Regards, Balaji sivanath ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in

Re: [Ilugc] [ANN] quadmulc beta available

2010-11-13 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, what is that site.. can we add anything... what is the purpose On 11/13/10, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > hi, > > http://quadmulc.greenchilly.in > -- > regards > KG > http://lawgon.livejournal.com > > ___ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.i

Re: [Ilugc] installing apache linux

2010-11-24 Thread balaji sivanath
Google is there to reply for you in seconds On 11/24/10, anand babu wrote: > Sir, > I want to install apache web server in linux.i am using open suse . > -- > anand > ___ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc >

Re: [Ilugc] installing apache linux

2010-11-24 Thread balaji sivanath
Sorry for top posting,gmail's quick reply added quote without my knowledge ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] want to install oracel in ubuntu

2010-12-03 Thread balaji sivanath
racle will also be created. oracle will be there in your applications menu after installation. Regards, Balaji sivanath ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] Talks about FOSS in Barcamp

2010-12-05 Thread balaji sivanath
hich you have spoke,AFAIK that foss based companies make money by providing service to corporates,giving training program,providing customised distribution(canonical provides,saw in mark shuttleworth blog).. is there anyother things? Regards, Balaji sivanath

[Ilugc] how to stop automatic updates

2010-12-05 Thread balaji sivanath
without my permission, what to do for that? Regards, Balaji sivanath ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] how to stop automatic updates

2010-12-06 Thread balaji sivanath
, Balaji sivanath ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] how to stop automatic updates

2010-12-07 Thread balaji sivanath
On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Mehul Ved wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 10:23 AM, balaji sivanath > wrote: > > how to check correct bandwidth usage and how to stop automatic > > updates,no application should connect internet without my permission, > > what to d

Re: [Ilugc] how to stop automatic updates

2010-12-07 Thread balaji sivanath
. Or else you can try > creating a shell script. Be careful with torrents though! > gkrellm came handy to me for bandwidth usage.. thanks for your info. Regards, Balaji sivanath ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] Bid ByeBye to Google Search, say DuckDuckGo!

2010-12-16 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, i didnt get any strong reason to switch from google to duckduckgo. what are the things google lacks which ddg gives? i have mail,documents,photos..etc on google various products,how can i switch instantly from google to ddg. Regards, Balaji Sivanath

[Ilugc] how to create custom os distribution

2010-12-19 Thread balaji sivanath
://releases.ubuntu.com/maverick/ .. dont know which files to download. Regards, Balaji sivanath ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

[Ilugc] how to configure server/client in ubuntu

2010-12-22 Thread balaji sivanath
should be prompted to use new passwords ii) Can the server be used as windows and client as ubuntu? iii) How to give access to clients to use internet? (i.e only if the user got permission from the admin then only they should be allowed to use internet) Regards, Balaji sivanath

Re: [Ilugc] Ubuntu CD customisation help needed

2011-02-21 Thread balaji sivanath
and install it without prior > knowledge. My opinion is instead of customizing the cd you can tell them what are the installation types, how to install it & i think it will not take much time to explain it. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization this may help you but it is whol

[Ilugc] How to develop linux skills required by corporates

2011-02-26 Thread balaji sivanath
Hi, I am a final year engg. student. I am using ubuntu as default, I have knowledge in basic commands,linux basics & knowledge of opensource/free software. When going for some interview they asked for RHCE certification, I said "I dont have that certification" the next question from them is "Then

Re: [Ilugc] How to develop linux skills required by corporates

2011-02-26 Thread balaji sivanath
Thanks to all who replied for my queries, All your replies made me got energized & a clear mind what to do next and how to do, I am going to working out one by one which is said by you. Really thankful to you, Balaji ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.a

[Ilugc] Doubt in crontab

2011-02-27 Thread balaji sivanath
Hi, I am just learning to schedule jobs using crontab. I have following doubts 1) When using the following line in crontab file 28 * * * * ls > /home/balaji/testlog In testlog file list of files got written now, 30 * * * * wget www.1.com > /home/balaji/testlog I need to get an er

Re: [Ilugc] Doubt in crontab

2011-02-27 Thread balaji sivanath
>Because error or not send to > but to 2> So replace > with 2> or >better to log both error and output you can redirect standard error >and standard output but redirecting error or output to the other. Like >this >30 * * ** wget www.1.com 2> /tmp/1.txt 1>&2 Can you explain this little bit more? >

Re: [Ilugc] Clarification - Internet Using Mobile Phone

2011-03-25 Thread balaji sivanath
>I am accessing Internet Via Nokia Pc suite now in windows. >Can this is possible in Linux? >How to access the same in Linux. You can also connect your mobile using usb data cable & can connect to internet. Tell your distribution so that i can tell you specifically, If you are using ubuntu goto p

[Ilugc] bsnl data usage in linux

2011-04-02 Thread balaji sivanath
. Regards, Balaji sivanath ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] Ubuntu Hangs

2011-04-05 Thread balaji sivanath
> I have ubuntu 10.04 in my machine.Installed it via wubi.My system hangs > while working.Same thing happened when installing it.Sometimes it hangs even > when no operation is performed.Tried Linux Mint 10,it too hangs while > installing.No idea of whats going wrong:-(.Any more information needed t

Re: [Ilugc] [ILUGC] INSTALLING UBUNTU ALONGSIDE AN EXISTING OS

2011-04-12 Thread balaji sivanath
But next time you installed the ubuntu in your harddisk (here you have formatted the whole hard disk into ext3/ ext4). I dont know how to backup data from a formatted disk, someother here can help you. Regards, Balaji sivanath ___ ILUGC Maili

[Ilugc] ubuntu 11.04 beta desktop environment

2011-04-13 Thread balaji sivanath
hi, I have downloaded ubuntu 11.04 beta. when i tried in virtual box the desktop environment came to me is gnome only. how to get unity interface? Regards, Balaji sivanath ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

[Ilugc] Grub problem

2011-04-27 Thread balaji sivanath
Hi, I had ubuntu 10.10,windows7,xp in my system. Due to some problem reinstalled windows7, then i tried using live cd to recover ubuntu but failed and it lead to damage of all loaders(when i boot system blank screen only came). Then due to some urgent need of system, installed ubuntu10.04 & now got

Re: [Ilugc] Grub problem

2011-04-28 Thread balaji sivanath
>        Does that mean you are able to boot into all installed > operating systems or do you mean that you just got a list of OSes, but > you are not able to boot into any of them ? All 4 os are bootable. >Did you install 10.04 on a separate partition or did you over >write 10.10 ? May be a litt

[Ilugc] Fwd: Grub problem

2011-04-28 Thread balaji sivanath
>I think you can simply install grub2 to partition that contains 10.10 and >delete the 10.04 partition. Ensure you use the 10.04/10.10 iso/cd to install >grub2 or any version that ships grub2 and not grub legacy. Instructions to >reinstall grub2 can be found here -> https://help.ubuntu.com/communit

Re: [Ilugc] Fwd: Grub problem

2011-04-28 Thread balaji sivanath
> Are you giving /dev/sdX as something like /dev/sda which will > represent the whole hard disk and hence will install grub in the MBR > or something like /dev/sda1 which means the grub will be installed to > the partition specified. The former will make sure that grub is loaded > when you boot. Fo

Re: [Ilugc] Lucid Hangs

2011-05-01 Thread balaji sivanath
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 1:49 PM, sri vats wrote: > Hi, > > Few days back,member of this mailing list suggested me to install ubuntu in > separate partition instead of wubi.This time i have installed ubuntu > ultimate edition(lucid) in separate partition.But no luck,ubuntu hangs even > when there is

[Ilugc] Redhat certification

2011-05-02 Thread balaji sivanath
Hi, I am an engineering student passing out this year. I wanna become system administrator, I started using ubuntu before 2 years, I have basic knowledge in using gnu/linux system but I think this knowledge is not enough to become system admin so i want to do redhat certification. I want to do cer

Re: [Ilugc] Lucid Hangs

2011-05-02 Thread balaji sivanath
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:15 PM, sri vats wrote: > Hi, > > Ubuntu 11.04 struck while browsing internet.No idea of whats going wrong.I > faced same problem in almost all ubuntu versions.Could it be hardware > issue.Any help would be appreciated. which browser? __

Re: [Ilugc] Lucid Hangs

2011-05-02 Thread balaji sivanath
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:46 PM, sri vats wrote: > Hi, > > which browser? > > > Ubuntu natty default firefox I dont know correct solution but try to update kernel & see what happens. Regards, Balaji ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailma

[Ilugc] power of vi editor

2011-05-11 Thread balaji sivanath
Hi, I am using nano or gedit to edit any files. Many said editors like vi or emacs are powerful, I tried to use vi editor but dont know how to use it. After going into insert mode if i press arrow keys some random alphabet gets printed, if i delete that random characters newline spaces are remainin

Re: [Ilugc] power of vi editor

2011-05-12 Thread balaji sivanath
Hi, Let me try vimtutor. vim in 6kb tells exactly what i needed. Bookmarked other links to learn :) >On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Girish Venkatachalam > wrote: > Let me put it this way. > > If you dunno vi keystrokes you dunno UNIX. Shocked when seeing this. suppose if a person knows vi or

[Ilugc] How to reinstall unity

2011-05-13 Thread balaji sivanath
Hi, I am using ubuntu 11.04, I tried to install gnome3 using ppa in ubuntu 11.04. They have said to do dist-upgrade before installing but due to limited broadband connection without doing upgrade i installed gnome3. It ended in installation with errors. Now I have unity interface with some kde th

Re: [Ilugc] How to reinstall unity

2011-05-13 Thread balaji sivanath
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 10:03 PM, Mehul Ved wrote: > > Try > > $ unity --reset > Now only i saw that gnome3 & unity cannot be used side by side. Gnome3 installation made changes to unity files too. So, this reset is not working.. Regards, Balaji ___ IL

Re: [Ilugc] How to reinstall unity

2011-05-13 Thread balaji sivanath
Hi, Installed gnome3 correctly and gonna play with it for sometime. Thanks to all. Regards, Balaji. ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

[Ilugc] Is it necessary that firewall of my desktop should be active?

2011-06-15 Thread balaji sivanath
Hi, I am using ubuntu 11.04 in my home desktop. Is it necessary that firewall should be active inorder to avoid hack? I heard that we will not be given static ip address, only paid one will get static ip address that can be used for webserver implementation. If my system doesnt have static address

[Ilugc] Is it legal to host a webserver in domestic broadband plan

2011-06-29 Thread balaji sivanath
Hi, I dont have money to buy domain or interested so, I installed apache in my system, Registered with freedns.afraid.org and assigned a subdomain for my ipaddress. Now anyone using that domain name can access the site hosted in my system. I did this for learning purpose and also it is easy to sha

Re: [Ilugc] Is it legal to host a webserver in domestic broadband plan

2011-06-29 Thread balaji sivanath
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Arun Khan wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 8:58 PM, balaji sivanath > wrote: > > Hi, > > I dont have money to buy domain or interested so, I installed apache in my > > system, Registered with freedns.afraid.org and assigned a sub

Re: [Ilugc] Is it legal to host a webserver in domestic broadband plan

2011-06-29 Thread balaji sivanath
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 7:50 AM, Girish Venkatachalam wrote: > On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 8:58 PM, balaji sivanath > wrote: >> Hi, >> I dont have money to buy domain or interested so, I installed apache in my >> system, Registered with freedns.afraid.org and ass

Re: [Ilugc] Is it legal to host a webserver in domestic broadband plan

2011-06-29 Thread balaji sivanath
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Thu, 2011-06-30 at 10:45 +0530, balaji sivanath wrote: >> If i want to share a java >> project, > > put it in bitbucket I just gave example as java project. Anyhow thank you, it will be useful for me someda

Re: [Ilugc] Is it legal to host a webserver in domestic broadband plan

2011-06-29 Thread balaji sivanath
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Akilan R wrote: > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:45 AM, balaji sivanath > wrote: > >> If i want to share a java >> project, i will put it in server & tell my friend (to whom i have to >> send the project) to download it and then i w

Re: [Ilugc] Is it legal to host a webserver in domestic broadband plan

2011-06-30 Thread balaji sivanath
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 1:03 PM, 0 <0...@0throot.com> wrote: > On 06/30/2011 11:24 AM, Akilan R wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:45 AM, balaji >> sivanathwrote: >> >>> If i want to share a java >>> project, i will put it in server&  tell my friend (to whom i have to >>> send the project) to do

Re: [Ilugc] Is it legal to host a webserver in domestic broadband plan

2011-06-30 Thread balaji sivanath
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Thu, 2011-06-30 at 12:09 +0530, balaji sivanath wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves >> wrote: >> > On Thu, 2011-06-30 at 10:45 +0530, balaji sivanath wrote: >> >> If

Re: [Ilugc] Is it legal to host a webserver in domestic broadband plan

2011-07-05 Thread balaji sivanath
On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > On 06/30/2011 06:59 PM, balaji sivanath wrote: >> >> oops. I just know about version control but i didnt use it as i will >> be developing very very tiny apps only by me. So, I thought version >> control is not

Re: [Ilugc] [EXCHANGE] 2x1GB DDR2 RAM Modules for a talk at ILUGC

2011-07-08 Thread balaji sivanath
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Vamsee Kanakala wrote: > Hi Folks, > > > I have a couple of 1GB DDR2 RAM modules (for a desktop) that are lying > around ever since I upgraded one of my workstations. I'm ready to give > them to any student who can give a talk on his favourite topic at the > next (

[Ilugc] complete reference for linux

2011-07-08 Thread balaji sivanath
Hi, I am ubuntu beginner (may be an intermediate level :) ). I often get any doubts or have to find any "how to" when working in my system (for eg: how to configure startup services). Every time web answered all questions but i need book or other material so that i can use it in offline and also bo

Re: [Ilugc] [EXCHANGE] 2x1GB DDR2 RAM Modules for a talk at ILUGC

2011-07-08 Thread balaji sivanath
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Vamsee Kanakala wrote: > On Saturday 09 July 2011 10:12 AM, balaji sivanath wrote: >> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Vamsee Kanakala  wrote: >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> >>> I have a couple of 1GB DDR2 RAM modules (for a de

Re: [Ilugc] complete reference for linux

2011-07-08 Thread balaji sivanath
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Roshan Mathews wrote: > On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:22, balaji sivanath wrote: >> Suggest me such kind of book or pdf. >> > > http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz > Thank you. > -- > http://about.me/rosh > __

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