Re: Mid-Cycle Events

"Workshop" sounds onerous. "Open Day" sounds open and inviting. If I lived in Brisbane and wanted to know more about Ubuntu, I would read "Open Day" as an event that was open to all and inviting my attendance to receive enlightenment whereas "Workshop" has connotations of "bring your wellies and

Re: Mid-Cycle Events

11:58, George Patterson wrote: > On 24 May 2012 10:07, Andre Mangan wrote: > > > > "InstallFest" does not generate any interest - it is a fabricated word > used > > by cognoscenti only. > > > > Speaking of words, who the uses a word like cognoscenti, pro

Re: Mid-Cycle Events

George > > On 24 May 2012 18:44, Andre Mangan wrote: > > i think it a sad state of affairs that a contributor's chosen vocabulary > > should be under attack. One single word. This is a forum for exchanging > > ideas. What ever happened to signing the Code of Conduct

Re: Hardy Heron for the eeepc

Re installation of the customised hardy edition for the eeepc: I have been successful today in installing it via a USB device onto a 701 eeepc today and in order to spare some pain to those who would also like to "jump off the deep end" and try this, I have prepared a brief HowTo. Would someone p

Re: ubuntu installation

It is easy to get confused but it is all really quite simple: Ubuntu 8.04, Hardy Heron comes complete with the Open Office suite which will read and convert, if necessary, any of the popular formats, even MS Word and Excel. A PDF reader and creator is standard. Firefox is the standard browser wh

Re: Printer Problems

You can get this machine to work, see: http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Brother-DCP-115C Most HP printers work out of the box. If you need a multifunction printer, a currently available model is the HP Photosmart C5280 which works out of the box in Hardy Heron except for printing

Re: Ubuntu webcam drivers & Skype

2008/10/15 The Wassermans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I recently installed Skype (for Linux) and it works very well. > > There is a problem with the webcam in as much as it tends to zoom in > after a few minutes. There is much chatter on the web about this and > it's a known irritation to Skype users.

CrossOver

If anyone would like to try Codeweaver's CrossOver Linux or Mac, it is available for download free of charge for today only, Tuesday, 28th October from http://www.codeweavers.com Andre -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: CrossOver

Some questions have been raised about this offer, referring to the time difference as well as whether or not the offer extends to residents of countries other than the US. I have written to Jeremy White, CEO of CrossOver and asked for clarification. Andre -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists

Re: CrossOver

No word yet, however, the applicable timezone is Central Standard Time (US and Canada) which means that in one hour it is Tuesday 28th October in the US (are they really the only country in the world without a proper name?). Register here: http://lameduck.codeweavers.com/free/ Andre -- ubuntu-a

Re: Two instances of the same printer?

2008/10/28 David Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi, > Does anybody know, if it is possible, how I can set up two instances of the > same printer in Hardy? It is a Canon LBP3000 installed using the technique > and script > here

Re: Two instances of the same printer?

The gnome cups manager just makes it easy to switch printers. Andre 2008/10/29 David Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, 2008-10-28 at 15:48 +1100, Andre Mangan wrote: > > > > > > 2008/10/28 David Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi, > >

Re: Two instances of the same printer?

2008/10/29 William Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Andre Mangan wrote: > > The gnome cups manager just makes it easy to switch printers. > > Why do you recommend the obsolete gnome-cups-manager over the more > curren

Re: Two instances of the same printer?

2008/10/29 William Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Andre Mangan wrote: > >> If it is obsolete, why is it still available in the repository? > > Probably because nobody has thought to remove it. We don't just rem

Re: Two instances of the same printer?

suggestion, when your ink or toner runs out, consider replacing your printer. Often, the cost of ink or toner are close to the negotiable replacement cost of the whole machine. Cheers, Andre 2008/10/30 David Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Thu, 2008-10-30 at 07:58 +1100, Andre Mangan wrote:

Re: A new Blueprint I have just proposed

Right now, I have in my hand a DVD called "Ubuntu 8.04 Sixpack" distributed with Linux Magazine, issue 93, August 2008. The DVD contains Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Mythbuntu, Edubuntu and Ubuntu Studio. As long as you can boot from USB (set in the BIOS) you can install from USB. Andre 2008/10/31

Re: skype

Hardy and Skype 2.0.0.72 are working together very well here. Audio is set to default sound device and works very well. Video quality depends on the webcam and works well too. If audio is not working well, it could possibly be due to a conflict of audio processor. Do you have a soundcard install

Re: webcam

Camorama is a comparatively primitive application and has seen very little, if any, development for quite some time. The currently favoured webcam application is Cheese. Cheese, when it works is very good - unfortunately it does not work properly all the time. A newer version than the one in syn

Re: Webcam

It is always a pleasure to read of success. Here is the address you want: http://ubuntu.net.au/ Andre 2008/11/30 Michael Harold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Andre and Other Listers > > I have been watching the various threads on the list and saved the odd > one or two of interest to me, includin

Re: Corrupt Filesystem

Bigpond: No - Internode: Yes http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/ http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/ubuntu/releases/8.04.1/ Andre 2008/12/9 David Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi, > > HARDY LTS - i386 Alternate > > After the updates on Monday I have had severe file system corruption > problems

Re: Evolution .jpg attachments

You right click on the jpeg and select "Open with", go to "Properties", "Open with" and put a tick next to gthumb Image Viewer. If gthumb is not listed, click on "Add" and select it from the menu. Andre 2008/12/14 The Wassermans > On Thu, 2008-12-11 at 11:04 +1000, Paul Gear wrote: > > > You

Re: Hardy AMD64 compatible printers

Take your pick: http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi?make=HP Not laser printers but the HP Photosmart series are inexpensive and work very well. Andre 2008/12/15 David Ryder > Hi, > > Does anybody know, please, of a currently available compatible low-cost > HP (preferably) b&w lase

Re: Old Kernels . . .(never die!)

2009/1/2 The Wassermans > I am running Ubuntu 8.04. It boots up on Kernel version 22. > Hello Dave and a Happy New Year to you too, However, when booting up I am presented with several lines relating to > older Kernel versions and their respective "recovery mode". Obviously > automatically sa

Re: Old Kernels . . .(never die!)

Addendum If you want to list your installed kernels, type ls /boot into a terminal window. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: Old Kernels . . .(never die!)

2009/1/3 The Wassermans > On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 08:57 +1100, Andre Mangan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > 3. How would I go about deleting them? > > > > > > You can either open the boot menu (sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst) and > >

Re: Wanna create a Linux dist

Hello Julius Linux Magazine, March 2008, has a four-page article written by Klaus Knopper, titled: Roll your own - Tools and Techniques for creating custom Linux systems. Tools such as "Linux from Scratch", "NimbleX Live CD Generator", "Kiwi image system" and "the Ubuntu Customisation kit" are me

Re: Netbooks

2009/1/24 Simon Ives > I listened (read) with rapt attention to the Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) Q&A > session of Ubuntu Developers' Week on freenode this last week and I'm now > considering purchasing a netbook for my wife and one for my daughter. I've > glanced over the UNR website and like what

Re: Netbooks

2009/1/25 Paul Gear > Andre Mangan wrote: > > ... > > What netbooks are best for use with UNR? > > > > > > Asus eee pc 1000H. > > > > ... > > > It works great on the 1000H because of the 10" screen. The 1.6 GB Atom > > proc

Re: Error were encountered while installing Virtualbox on Ubuntu 8.0.4

How to upgrade VirtualBox depends on which version you are using. Judging by the version number you quoted, Victor, you had the Innotek version. Innotek has been bought by SunMicrosystems and all future upgrades will come from this source. Updates will not appear in Synaptic, however, there is a

Re: Hard links

http://howto.wikia.com/wiki/Howto_find_broken_symbolic_links -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: Laptops

Notebook, Laptops, Netbooks are all various incarnations of the same thing = portable computers. They are not built for any particular operating system although they are offered for sale with one operating system or another. Dual monitor connections depend on the graphics card and portable comput

Re: Router Question

2009/3/28 squareyes > Hi all, > am about to at last dive into broadband, unfortunately has to be satellite. > I can setup a dialup connection in my sleep, first time with broadband > so a new learning curve. > My query , I intend to connect 2 machines via a hard wired router, would > I be correct

Re: Router Question

2009/3/28 db > 3g / next g / wimax doesn't reach you ? Pardon? > > > 2009/3/28 Andre Mangan : > > > > > > 2009/3/28 squareyes > >> > >> Hi all, > >> am about to at last dive into broadband, unfortunately has to be > >

Re: Order CD/DVD's link is broken

Did you mean http://ubuntu.net.au/ or http://www.ubuntu.com/ or something else entirely? 2009/4/16 Scott Evans > Hi.. > > I've just been pa rousing the http://ubuntu.org.au/cds to discover > that this link can't be found... > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > ht

Re: laptop

http://www.vgcomputing.com.au/products.html 2009/5/17 Sean Van Buggenum > Hi all, > > Firstly, i'm new to the mailing list, so, firstly, Hi all! Glad to be here. > > > Secondly, ( i will get to the point), I need a new laptop. > > The usual problem. > > Was going to buy a lenovo thinkpad. And

Re: HP LaserJet P1005 on/off problem

Perhaps you need the plugin for the P1005 from this address: http://www.linuxprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/ Andre 2009/5/24 The Wassermans > On Sat, 2009-05-23 at 17:55 +1000, Scott Evans wrote: > > As a guess, what version of HPLIP are you using? it may be that you >

Re: HP LaserJet P1005 on/off problem

For general information, regarding the HP 1005 and the HP P1005 - both printers require the plugin. See list here: http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/plugin.html While HPLIP is open source, the plugins are proprietary and not included in HPLIP. Whether or not the plugin will fix Dave's printer

Re: Bluefish text editor question

2009/8/23 Geoffrey > I am learning to build a web site, using as a the teaching aid the text > book called "Build Your Own Web Site the Right Way using HTML & CSS" by > Ian Lloyd. > As I intend building a website on Ubuntu, I have installed the Bluefish > text editor - the stable version 1.0.7. S

Re: New Motherboard Problems

2009/10/14 Michael Harold > Hi Paul, Dale, > > I have seen yesterdays posts by you and was intrigued - so I looked! > Opened up the Quails page - read - and ducked for cover! But thanks for > the interest, Dale. > > 'tar xzvf' should work on the .tar.gz file. - ? !! Strewth Paul! > What do I

Re: Epson Perfection 3490 Phot Scanner

2009/10/17 Peter Goggin > What do I need to do to get this scanner to work with Ubuntu? > What config files do I need to modify? > Google came up with this answer (among others): http://www.uluga.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=917383 -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.co

Re: Installing Picasa 3 on Karmic Koala

2009/10/26 Stephen > Hi Paul > Thanks - > Tried entering the code you listed - got this reply : > > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > E: Couldn't find package picasa > > re Software Sources - no - i don't have Goodle Deb listed - what

Re: webcam drivers for ubuntu 9.04

2009/10/29 depro > Hi, > i perchased a ACER Aspire laptop with VISTA home premium already > installed (OEM) I deleted Vista amd now having trouble finding > suitable Drivers for Webcam. The WEBCAM is an:- `INTEGRATED ACER > CRYSTAL EYE WEBCAM SUPPORTING ACER.' (1.46 GHz, 533 MHz FSB,1MB L2 > cach

Re: Starting MySQL

Hello David, I have a DVD containing video-training for MySQL. If you would like it, I will send it to you. Andre 2009/11/2 David Bowskill > Hello All, > > > This may seem a silly thing but I wish to learn some MySQL. > > > Have down loaded all the packages using the Synaptic Package Manag

Re: Starting MySQL

It is no longer in my hands. Andre > > > On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Andre Mangan wrote: > >> Hello David, >> >> I have a DVD containing video-training for MySQL. If you would like it, I >> will send it to you. >> >> Andre >> >>

Re: Ubuntu and virus protection

I use two programs that do not exist in Linux but their Windows editions run perfectly in WINE such as PedX (an animal pedigree data base) and Mailwasher Pro (a previewer of emails from several accounts). Then there is also the issue of using a program that is better or at least more familiar than

Re: Sound problems in easypeasy

Netbooks Andre > On 5 Nov, 18:27, Andre Mangan wrote: > > Hello Dunc, > > > > -- > > ubuntu-au mailing list > > ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.comhttps:// > lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > > > EasyPeasy does not have the blessing of Canonica

Re: My experience with Ubuntu...not great

Come now folks, this is becoming very much like an evangelistic Sunday night meeting where every one has to stand up (after being challenged) to declare their allegiance to the one true god who is Ubuntu Linux (as most intelligent people would know). I agree with you that Ubuntu is absolutely fan-

Re: Ekiga and Skype

If you want VoIP telephony only, you can make a contract with any number of service providers - just look at the ads on the right side of your Google mail screen. Having Internode as my ISP I also have Nodephone, a VoIP service. Apart from being able to make phonecalls at minimal cost, I apprecia

Re: Topic Change: Does everyone like the Koala

2009/11/15 bwright > In light of recent events, I thought I would take the liberty of > changing the topic! How is everyone finding the Koala? Soft and cuddly > or does it have claws and red eyes? I am quite pleased with the new > boot screen and theme makes it more visually pleasing. > What a

Fwd: Topic Change: Does everyone like the Koala

-- Forwarded message -- From: Simon Ives Date: 2009/11/15 Subject: Re: Topic Change: Does everyone like the Koala To: Andre Mangan I'm yet to upgrade my desktop but I am running the Koala netbook remix on my Asus EEE PC 701sd and it's been brilliant so far. Quite

Re: OO.org Printing Problem

You can print envelopes in OOo from the "Insert" menu and then "Envelopes". http://showmedo.com/videotutorials/video?name=2300050&fromSeriesID=230 Another method, is to print sticky address labels using gLabels. You can install gLabels via Synaptic. Andre 2009/12/12 Michael Harold > Hi the

Re: Error 18

>From what I can gather, this occurs when GRUB2 in Ubuntu 9.10 has to read across 2 drives. GRUB2 seems to be rather buggy. I have found that GRUB2 is intolerably slow when reading across 2 hard drives. You may find a solution if you do a clean install of 9.10 - although I cannot promise that.

Re: Error 18

upgrading from 9.04 to 9.10 you have switched from GRUB1 to GRUB2 and GRUB2 is still a bit of a dark horse. A fresh install may fix the problem. Andre 2009/12/14 Andre Mangan > From what I can gather, this occurs when GRUB2 in Ubuntu 9.10 has to read > across 2 drives. GRUB2 see

Re: Learn Ubuntu

On 3 February 2010 19:08, Dave Powell wrote: > I have just joined Ubuntu Au 'cause I am looking for a group to help > me learn how to use Ubuntu. I live in Toowoomba and hope that there is > a group here that could help me. > Regards > Dave > > This Linux user group is in Toowoomba: http://www.l

Re: Learn Ubuntu

Sorry about the typo in that URL - it should read http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9780137021208/The_Official_Ubuntu_Book -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubu

Re: Learn Ubuntu

On 3 February 2010 19:08, Dave Powell wrote: > I have just joined Ubuntu Au 'cause I am looking for a group to help > me learn how to use Ubuntu. I live in Toowoomba and hope that there is > a group here that could help me. > Regards > Dave > There seems to be some glitch with the URL for the

Re: attn user Dave Powell

On 4 February 2010 10:39, Steve Pagratis wrote: > Hi Dave, > > Ive just started with ubuntu as well, and have to say except for some > occasional quirks it's a mostly simple to use os. > My suggestion to you is just dive in and use it. > > Steve > > btw an groups in sydney? > Here you go, Steve

Australian Team Membership List

I recall that, when I first started using Ubuntu, I derived a lot of support just knowing that there were others who had gone down the same path before me. In vain I looked for someone in my geographic area. While it is not compulsory to enter your name on the Australian Team web page, it does gi

Aluminium Ubuntu Labels

Hello fellow Ubuntu users, I recently developed a hankering (silly expression isn't it?) for some quality "Powered by Ubuntu" stickers and came across ZaReason at http://zareason.com/shop/home.php They are very quick to respond, reasonably priced (unless you want a 100, when the postage rates bec

Re: Governance Structure Proposal for Ubuntu-AU

On 8 March 2010 15:01, Matthew Rossi wrote: > Hello, > > I agree with what Scott is saying. It would be a good idea to be flagging > those contributing to this thread as those with a vested interest in the > LoCo, and that we need to work out overall what our LoCo is trying to > achieve. > > Goi

Re: Ham Radio Stuff

Although I am not familiar with the program you want to run, you may find a solution here: http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialRunMicrosoftExe.html I use DosBox for running DOS programs. Have you had a look in Synaptic under "Amateur Radio"? Andre On 11 March 2010 13:27, Norm, VK3

Re: Last nights meetings

Hello Andrew, I hope that this is the right place to offload some of my frustrations. Like you I also have a family life and I am able to sacrifice limited time to Ubuntu. I have been quite active in the Ubuntu Forums, Launchpad and LinuxQuestions until I could no longer afford the time to devote

Re: ComputerBank (NSW or otherwise)

The ComputerBank (cbnsw) apparently no longer maintains a website. Perhaps they had to cut costs. You can reach them (perhaps) on 02 4951 4948. Would the resources on the following URLs be of help to you? http://www.expresspcparts.com.au/ http://www.recompute.com.au/c/computer_specials/9.html

Re: Leadership Options

To retain the current structure to me means that Ubuntu-AU keeps on floundering in the doldrums in Australia. There is no progress in any direction, no structure and no leadership. There is a 'Main Team Contact' who has been unresponsive. Who can one contact other than a known fellow Ubuntu user

Re: Just checking to see if someone deleted my ubuntu-au account

Melissa was invited to respond in AndrewG's post to the list. I think that everyone is waiting for this response. Be patient, she may be busy. Andre On 17 April 2010 02:46, Cary Bielenberg wrote: > testing 1 2 3 4! > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists

Re: Installing Ubuntu on a new PC

Lucid Lynx will be released in 12 days. I suggest that you wait until then. Andre On 17 April 2010 13:55, Geoffrey wrote: > I am about to buy a new PC with a blank HDD which is to be installed > with Ubuntu. Bearing in mind that 10.04 is on the horizon how should I > go about this? > My exis

Re: Leadership, Roadmap, "Australian Community Council"

On 18 April 2010 18:16, Mitchell Braddon wrote: > > Ok so I've read all the main posts about this new leadership, roadmap and > community council. Although is it really needed? > You bet it is. If you have read all the posts then you would be aware that many Australian Ubuntu users believe that

Re: Ongoing Ubuntu-AU debate.

"Watch the door on the way out." You call that respectful, Dave? Seems like arrogance and insulting to me. Definitely not in keeping with the CoC. Where are the moderators? Andre On 19 April 2010 11:32, Dave Hall wrote: > On Mon, 2010-04-19 at 09:30 +1000, Tony "H.G" Candito wrote: > > I've

Re: ASCCA Conference - 8th - 9th September 2010

Hello Mitch, Your posting on the the existence of ASCCA prompted me to contact one of the local Computer Pals for Seniors group. A primary prompt was when a 90-year-old dear friend got into difficulties with sending emails and I tried to look for support organisations to assist him. You may be a

Re: ASCCA Conference - 8th - 9th September 2010

, Chris Martin wrote: > Mitch. Can you let us know when and where the conference will be held > > -- > Chris Martin > m: 0419812371 > -- > > > On Mon, Apr 19, 20

Re: ASCCA Conference - 8th - 9th September 2010

ld in the Power House Museum. Newsletter attached > > regards > Ferdinand > > > > -Original Message- > *From*: Andre Mangan > > > > *To*: Chris Martin > > > *Cc*: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > *Subject*: Re: ASCCA Conference - 8th - 9th September

Re: Do you want to see an official Australian Ubuntu LoCo?

...and YES from me. On 14 May 2010 14:03, Lisa Milne wrote: > Well, with comments such as "you are flogging a dead horse" floating > around it appears there are some who don't want to see an official > Australian Ubuntu LoCo. Which is fine, if you don't want one, you don't > have to be involve

Re: Getting reapproved

Hello Melissa, I have been a part of this mailing list since 2005. Back then I was a keen neophyte and eager to belong. I wrote to the designated Team Contact to offer some suggestions on improving some aspects of the organisation as well as offering my talents. I never did receive a reply. I

Re: Getting reapproved

(among other things) establishing a group of mentors for new Ubuntu users, which I still regard as a worthwhile project and have been implementing solo for some years. Cheers, Andre On 14 May 2010 19:50, Melissa Draper wrote: > On Fri, 2010-05-14 at 18:06 +1000, Andre Mangan wrote: > >

Re: Australian Digital Education Revolutionbeing a BIG blow for Linux.

True enough, however, the netbook rollout program is last year's news. Launched in NSW by Julia Gillard in August 2009. Linux was considered. The planning that preceded the implementation claimed that the support costs for running Linux were too high and that support for Microsoft was already est

Re: setting up a user group

Here you go Tom, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamHowto If you had stated where you are ... Andre On 26 May 2010 12:09, Tom Sparks wrote: > I have been debating setting up a user group in my local area for a while > I currently help out at the neighborhood center/internet cafe two day a > we

Re: Australian Digital Education Revolutionbeing a BIG blow for Linux.

... and in another (more enlightened) part of the world ... http://www.ubuntu.com/products/casestudies/Andalusia-deploys-22-Ubuntu-desktops-in-schools-throughout-the-region Andre May 2010 17:31, Tom Sparks wrote: > --- On Wed, 26/5/10, Paul Shirren wrote: > > > From: Paul Shirren >

Re: Firefox has taken over my Directory Tree!

On 1 June 2010 16:23, WasserLand wrote: > Okay, I seem to have partially solved it:- > > I need to go: "Places>Computer>FileSystem>Home>etc to get to my file > system. How do I make that a default? > > Dave W > A partial solution is not a complete solution! Try this one: In a terminal type:

Re: Firefox has taken over my Directory Tree!

d paste it so that it is the first item next to the = sign. Save the file before exit. If that does not do the trick, delete the "firefox.desktop;" entry and save before exit. Andre > > > On Wed, 2010-06-02 at 11:05 +1000, Andre Mangan wrote: > > > > &

Re: Firefox has taken over my Directory Tree!

ory opens with nautilus and gThumb opens with gThumb. Lucid Lynx is full of little surprises like this. Andre > > On 2 June 2010 14:14, Andre Mangan wrote: > > > > > > On 2 June 2010 13:55, WasserLand wrote: > >> > >> Thank you Andre, >

Re: irc meeting

There is no gmail entry in my Inbox for the 3rd June, Peter, advising a meeting. It is also confusing that you are calling a meeting for the 8th June when the website advises a meeting for the 10th June. Personally I don't care which day it is since I am unable to attend at 9 p.m., however those

Re: Problems after last kernel update

Assuming that you are using the Oracle version of VirtualBox: The simplest solution to resolve the VirtualBox issue would be to install the latest version which is 3.2.2. All you need to do before upgrading is to remove your existing version of VirtualBox. Provided that you use "remove" and NOT

Re: Team Appointment Process - Poll

All these polls, whether they are for governance structures or IRC meeting times are totally valueless unless the main body of Ubuntu users in Australia come out of their hiding places and declare their wishes. The current poll on governance registers the opinions of 18 Ubuntu users. Hardly a repr

Fwd: Team Appointment Process - Poll

-- Forwarded message -- From: Andre Mangan Date: 11 June 2010 08:42 Subject: Re: Team Appointment Process - Poll To: David Fawcett On 11 June 2010 02:49, David Fawcett wrote: > I read this post a couple of times and it seems to me that you are > complaining that

Re: Tips?: hardware... media playback device

This URL may give you the information on the hardware you want, David: http://flac.sourceforge.net/links.html#hardware As for playing any kind of music through your hi-fi amplifier, why use a hard drive? Will a CD not suffice? On some amplifiers, you can easily separate the preamplifier from th

Re: canon printer mp270 driver

Information for Canon Pixma mp 270: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1244254 Information for missing codecs: http://www.johannes-eva.net/index.php?page=2010-04-ubuntu-lucid-useful-guide Andre . On 18 July 2010 15:32, terry wrote: > Hi all can anyone set me in the right direction to

Re: Help adapting poster for aussie use.

Good for you, MoLE, If you save the document as a JPEG you can alter it in GIMP. If you do not know how to do that nor want to learn Scribus, the easiest solution is to contact the author (you will have to send him a copy anyway). Send your request with details of what changes you need to tord.j

Re: Logs for IRC meeting 10-08-2010

If someone would send me an email address that I can send a document to I will share with you my effort at re-writing the UK document. Andre . On 12 August 2010 11:09, MoLE > wrote: > On 11 August 2010 23:31, IKT wrote: > > time flys when you're asleep >.< > > > > So irt the advertising, was

Re: Nicaraguan LoCo

On 21 October 2010 15:08, IKT wrote: > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: IKT > Date: Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 2:37 PM > Subject: Re: Nicaraguan LoCo > To: Ryan Macnish > > > I like their idea about team project leaders for various projects, this may > help push towards completing

Re: Nicaraguan LoCo

On 26 October 2010 20:09, IKT wrote: > I think the problem is that this leadership hierarchy is entirely self > created, there's no official governence given to it, ... > The Ubuntu Nicaragua Community Council is composed by five members elected for a period of one year by the official members o

Re: google earth

Here is a good howto for installing Google Earth on Ubuntu 10.04: http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2010/05/02/how-to-install-google-earth-in-ubuntu-10-04/ Get it from the Medibuntu repos. Andre . On 22 November 2010 11:18, David Johnson wrote: > hello all > I have been having problems with goo

Re: Email on the move

Mailwasher runs fine in Ubuntu via Wine or CrossOver. I am using version 6.3 - their latest version will not run in Linux since it uses ".net". Set the path to "/usr/bin/evolution" (without the quotes). Andre . On 28 November 2010 12:50, Ray wrote: > Hi there, > > Further to my request re e

Re: Simplifying getting started with the Command Line

Here is a command line tutor as well as a complete operating system that demonstrates what can be achieved without a GUI ... and it was built on an Ubuntu base: http://inx.maincontent.net/ -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: August IRC Meeting - Ubuntu-AU

Feedback appended to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/MissionStatement#Consolidation Andre . > Good morning all, > > As per the last meeting one of the action items was for me to > consolidate the ideas for the team mission statement discussed. I > apologise for the lateness of completion

Re: Converting tapes and records to cd

There are a number of tools available in Linux that will help you to commit recorded music to CD. The most important thing to remember here is that the created CD be playable in various players such as in your stereo system and in your car and the wav format covers that. To record and edit use Au

Re: Installing Open Office 3.3.0 in Ubuntu 10.04

That is the version suffix of one of the packages. The total package should be in 3 parts = one for the main installation, one helper installation and one to integrate the menus and icons into your system. Question: Would it not have been more prudent to install LibreOffice which is the default

Re: Selecting Window Managers

If you install them, yes. They are all available for installation via Synaptic or the Software Centre. And don't forget Cinnamon which is a very serious contender for your desktop. You can select which window manager you want to use before you sign in - left click on the gear icon on the sign-in

Re: Colour MFD recommendations?

The HP C5280 MFD I had was cheap and worked very well for just over a year and then spewed black ink on the wall as it died. Replaced with an Epson Artisan 725. Epson support Linux via its Avahy site and take pride in doing so. Thoroughly recommended. Great for photo printing - in fact it does