Re: [lubuntu-users] Current State of Spectre and Meltdown

On 28/05/2019 6:35 am, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > Your subject is misleading, since you question the support of aged CPUs. This is the problem with typing a email while I'm tired and grumpy. :) > > A lot of hardware and software development happened and still happens > because it's coupled with

[lubuntu-users] Current State of Spectre and Meltdown

Hi All, [Rant Alert] I have been doing a bit of background reading about the CPU faults nicknamed Spectre and Meltdown, and have been getting more and more annoyed by what I have read. I would like to ask you all for your opinions on whether I am justified in my feelings. As I understand it Spect

Re: [lubuntu-users] GPS Recommendation(s) Requested

On 09/06/18 06:47, Eric Bradshaw wrote: > My trusty Garmin just bit the dust about a week ago now. I had purchased it > for $5 at a garage sale many years ago. I used Open Street Map maps on it, > but had to limit the data as the HDD wasn't very big. I also enjoyed using > different "vehicles" l

Re: [lubuntu-users] No sound

On 24/12/17 13:58, Ian Bruntlett wrote: > > 1. A friend that benefited on a refurbished laptop from the Computer > Wombling Scheme had a sound problem. It was fixed by clicking on the > loudspeaker icon on the bottom right of the screen and selecting > "unmute" (IIRC). > > > HTH, > > > Ian >

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] i386 / 32-bit images

On 29/09/17 23:28, Simon Quigley wrote: > As said on Twitter[1]: > > "Just to clear up any misconceptions, even though Ubuntu Desktop is > dropping i386 (32 bit) ISOs, Lubuntu will continue to support it." > > https://twitter.com/LubuntuOfficial/status/913532513234096128 > > Thank you Simon, t

Re: [lubuntu-users] Drivers for Brother printer/scanner DCP 7010L

On 12/07/17 16:04, Radim Posladek wrote: > Hello there, > > I was wondering if anybody knows where to get hold of drivers > for Brother printer for Lubuntu 16.04. > > I already contacted Brother customer support, however they > were unable to answer my request. > > As soon as I plug in my print

Re: [lubuntu-users] Guest Session

On 16/05/17 03:57, Ajay Patel wrote: > Hello, I recently installed Lubuntu 16 on and old Asus Eee PC. Mostly > runs fine. However I cannot log in as a Guest. The LightDm Greeter > screen does not have a Guest user in the menu, only my main user is listed. > > I have found several posts about how t

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu Linux spotted at a Cheese Shop in Belluno, Italy

On 15/11/16 19:26, Rafael Laguna wrote: > Yes. But I was wrong. Not the OS, but the Office suite used. Here're > some links: > > http://www.zdnet.com/article/huge-savings-prompt-italian-city-to-dump-openoffice-for-microsoft-after-four-years/ > http://www.zdnet.com/article/another-italian-city-anno

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu Linux spotted at a Cheese Shop in Belluno, Italy

On 15/11/16 06:55, Rafael Laguna wrote: > Beautiful. > Sadly Italy's government is coming back to Windows. Their OpenSource try > was unsuccessful. > > :( > Hi Rafael, Do you have a link to an english language review of the Italian government's experience with open source? Munich is in the new

Re: [lubuntu-users] Scanning thru network not working?

On 02/09/16 13:08, Liam Proven wrote: > On 2 September 2016 at 13:57, Marlon Ng wrote: >> As stated above, network printing is possible. But I get this error when >> running "Simple Scan": > > > Printing and scanning are 2 totally different functions. > > The computers do not "know" that the f

Fwd: Re: Lu for student accounts & wifi--B. T.

Forwarded Message Subject: Re: Lu for student accounts & wifi--B. T. Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 20:43:28 +0100 From: Barry Titterton To: Marc Tremblay On 18/06/15 15:46, Marc Tremblay wrote: > > Because these are shared devices he wants to connect them using &

Re: Security question regarding hiding the WIFI configuration username and password

On 16/06/15 14:15, Marc Tremblay wrote: > Good morning, > > > > At our school board we have been converting all our older technology to > Lubuntu. Our network manager has brought up a problem that he views as a > security risk. He is not familiar with Linux and does not really like > having the

Re: Linksys AE2500 on Lubuntu?

On 02/03/15 08:55, Marlon Ng wrote: > Hey Barry, how exactly do I execute this command? > ndiswrapper -i drivername.inf > > It's from this link > http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-865-post-3760.html#pid3760 > number 8 instruction > > I can't find a file with the .inf extension. > I'm getting s

Re: Linksys AE2500 on Lubuntu?

On 01/03/15 09:02, Marlon Ng wrote: > Hi Barry, I've tried it in the past but always get some kind of error. > I'll try it again soon and I'll let you know about it. Have you tried > it yourself? > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Barry Titterton > mailto:

Re: Fwd: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Keyobard issues in 14.10

On 17/01/15 19:35, Israel wrote: Hi, Thanks for sharing this Barry! This has been a very popular topic on the list recently On 01/17/2015 09:29 AM, Barry Titterton wrote: Forwarded Message Subject:Re: [ubuntu-uk] Keyobard issues in 14.10 Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 14

Fwd: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Keyobard issues in 14.10

Forwarded Message Subject:Re: [ubuntu-uk] Keyobard issues in 14.10 Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 14:03:25 + From: Colin Law Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk To: UK Ubuntu Talk On 17 January 2015 at 13:42, Barry Titterton wrote: On 17/01/15 13:14, Colin Law

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Keyobard issues in 14.10

On 17/01/15 13:14, Colin Law wrote: On 17 January 2015 at 12:42, Gareth France wrote: I've been suffering from this since release day but it's driving me nuts so I have to speak out and see if anyone knows the solution. My machine keeps defaulting to the American keyboard layout. The icon in th

Re: unable to install lubuntu & Ubuntu

On 09/01/15 17:32, Tan, Sek-Aun wrote: > Hello Barry, > > I have no intention to replace the Windows OS. > > My only intention is to install all these necessary systems (VirtualBox and > Lubuntu/Ubuntu) just to run the SPDlib software for LiDAR data processing. > > BTW, after couple hours of t

Fwd: RE: unable to install lubuntu & Ubuntu

Forwarded Message Subject: RE: unable to install lubuntu & Ubuntu Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 17:32:09 + From: Tan, Sek-Aun To: Barry Titterton Hello Barry, I have no intention to replace the Windows OS. My only intention is to install all these necessary sys

Re: unable to install lubuntu & Ubuntu

On 09/01/15 16:31, Tan, Sek-Aun wrote: > Hello Barry, > > thanks for your prompt reply. > > the first attempt was on the lubuntu-14.10-desktop-i386, the error message > pop-up. > > the second attempt was on the ubuntu-14.04.1-amd64, the same error message > pop-up. > > my OS is 64-bit Windows

Re: hardware - audio aux in vs mic

On 10/12/14 06:42, Lars Noodén wrote: > Can the mic port be safely used for audio in or must I stay with the > machine with aux in? > > I will probably be digitizing some analog audio cassette tapes early > next year. I have an old ghettoblaster with a 3.5mm jack that can play > the tapes and a c

How old is your computer - the sequel.

Hi All, Thank you for all of your replies. I am very impressed by all of the wonderful veteran machines that are still being used, and I thought that I was doing well with a 9 year old machine! You may recall from my original post that the question was prompted by a conversation at a local (Windo

How old is your computer?

Hi All, How old is the oldest computer that you have in regular use? I was prompted to ask this question by a comment that I over heard while doing some Linux advocacy at my local community centre. They run beginners computer courses (Windows only) so I popped along to see if anyone would be inte

Re: WIFI connectivity issues with WPA2 enterprise and Lubuntu 13.10 and up

On 25/10/14 16:56, Marc Tremblay wrote: Hi Barry, Do you remember what version of Ubuntu your wife was using back then? We are able to connect without a problem with V12.04 LTS but cannot connect with anything more recent. I hate to say it but I think you might be on to something. This re

Re: Reporting printer ink levels?

On 25/07/14 04:34, Eric Bradshaw wrote: The OpenPrinting one is an extra huge database featuring what seems to be every printer that ever was. I looked up my printer and it said that it wasn't supported, but there were also several comments, three years old, that said that it was supported.

Re: Upgrade to Trusty did not go as expected

On 27/04/14 14:25, Andre Rodovalho wrote: You need flash plugin to get it working on browsers.. You might want to try the non free (adobe) plugin... The machine says that it has the flash plug-in installed but the browsers are not recognising it. Barry T -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubun

Upgrade to Trusty did not go as expected

Hi, I have upgraded a Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 laptop (1 Gig Ram and 1.7GHz Celeron CPU) from Ubuntu 13.10 (Unity desktop) to Lubuntu 14.04. I used the CD to do an upgrade rather than a fresh install. Here are my experiences:- 1. The upgrade went well until the very end where I got the mes

Re: Printer installs, status OK, but won't print

On 21/04/14 15:59, John Hupp wrote: Under the newly installed 14.04, a USB-connected HP 1315 PSC installed cleanly, and its status is OK, but it won't print. A small test job appears in the queue briefly and then disappears, but on the printer there is no activity whatsoever. Printer Propert

Re: UbuntuOne will not auto start in Lubuntu 13.10

On 08/02/14 15:49, Eric Bradshaw wrote: Autostart Ubuntu One and add to LXPanel 1. Go to Menu --> Accessories --> LXTerminal 2. Type (or copy and paste): sudo apt-get install indicator-sync 3. Go to Menu --> Preferences --> Default applications for LXSession 4. Click the "Autostart" tab Then, i

Fwd: Re: UbuntuOne will not auto start in Lubuntu 13.10

Original Message Subject:Re: UbuntuOne will not auto start in Lubuntu 13.10 Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 21:59:29 + From: Barry Titterton To: Israel On 07/02/14 18:28, Israel wrote: On 02/07/2014 05:28 AM, Barry Titterton wrote: Hi, Can anyone give me

Fwd: Re: UbuntuOne will not auto start in Lubuntu 13.10

Original Message Subject:Re: UbuntuOne will not auto start in Lubuntu 13.10 Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:56:22 + From: Barry Titterton To: Israel I think I had problems with it in 13.10, as well... So I would highly suggest putting all your programs in

Fwd: Re: UbuntuOne will not auto start in Lubuntu 13.10

Original Message Subject:Re: UbuntuOne will not auto start in Lubuntu 13.10 Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 21:49:51 + From: Barry Titterton To: John Hupp On 07/02/14 14:58, John Hupp wrote: On 2/7/2014 6:28 AM, Barry Titterton wrote: Hi, Can anyone give me

UbuntuOne will not auto start in Lubuntu 13.10

Hi, Can anyone give me the steps needed to get UbuntuOne to auto start? I have followed the guide here:- http://lubuntublog.blogspot.co.uk/p/ubuntu-one.html ...but it does not work for me. Google search shows that autostarting applications in Lubuntu is a problem for quite a few users, but I

Re: Linux is far from being free of malware??!!

On 04/01/14 12:12, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote: Hi, http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2197530 What do you think? :) Thank you! -- Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." Best Regards, amjjawad Areas of Involvement

Fwd: Re: reinstalling ubuntu 12.10

Original Message Subject:Re: reinstalling ubuntu 12.10 Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:45:17 +0100 From: Barry Titterton To: Phill Whiteside On 08/04/13 20:21, Phill Whiteside wrote: Hi loannis, back in the crazy days it was advised to have a seperate /home

Re: Lubuntu System Requirement

On 04/04/13 16:22, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote: Hi Barry and thanks a lot for your email. Indeed, with 256MB of RAM, Chrome/Chromium will crash. Chromium actually crashes on my Test Laptop with 512MB of RAM. Firefox on low RAM machines as far as I noticed is much stable. There is a Non-Officia

Re: Lubuntu System Requirement

On 04/04/13 11:32, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote: Yeah, I know but that would be changed, hopefully soon as we are trying to re-design and re-write our Wiki Area but of course not the whole thing, only the areas that need changes and this is one of them. Because 700MB is NOT the minimum requirement

Re: Consequences for Lubuntu of Ubuntu's changes

On 12/03/13 18:56, pierre gobin wrote: Hi all, I would like to know what was the Lubuntu Team opinion about recent news about Ubuntu. I am talking about the discussion about making Ubuntu a rolling release for non LTS releases (even if apparently, it will not be the case), and the announcemen

Problem installing from alternate CD

Hi All, This is my first post on the Lubuntu mailing list. I have been using Ubuntu for three years but this is my first experience of Lubuntu, and it didn't go very well. I used to attend a computer club in Derbyshire and had been evangelising Linux in general and Ubuntu in particular for o