[ubuntu-in] Rolling distributions and rolling away from Ubuntu

2010-09-09 Thread Ramnarayan.K
Hi Some time back we had a few mails about rolling distributions, we also had some discussions about Ubuntu deriviatives. So now comes another major news. Linux Mint is deviating from Ubuntu and going to be based directly of debian and its also going to be rolling releases. see http://www.webup

Re: [ubuntu-in] Rolling distributions and rolling away from Ubuntu

2010-09-09 Thread Nitesh Mistry
On Thu, Sep 09, 2010 at 01:21:16PM +0530, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > So now comes another major news. > > Linux Mint is deviating from Ubuntu and going to be based directly of > debian and its also going to be rolling releases. > > see > http://www.webupd8.org/2010/09/linux-mint-based-on-debian-relea

Re: [ubuntu-in] Rolling distributions and rolling away from Ubuntu

2010-09-09 Thread Ramnarayan.K
Hi On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Nitesh Mistry wrote: > May be I am not reading it correctly, but, there is nothing in the above > two articles to suggest that they are 'deviating from Ubuntu and going > to be based directly off debian'. > > They only seem to be bringing out yet another editi

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 10.04.1 or 9.**** alternate CD ?

2010-09-09 Thread nikhil n
They send by professional courier or dtdc. There are some discounts too. Prompt and courteous service, decent packing. On 08/09/2010, Narendra Diwate wrote: > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:07 PM, stranger in black. > wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Sachin Parnami >> wrote: >> > Hi Gu

Re: [ubuntu-in] Rolling distributions and rolling away from Ubuntu

2010-09-09 Thread Narendra Diwate
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > exact quote below > > and link at http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2010/09/07/linux-mint-9-debian/ > > 1. Is LMDE compatible with Ubuntu-based Linux Mint editions? > > No, it is not. LMDE is compatible with Debian, which isn’t compatible > with

Re: [ubuntu-in] Rolling distributions and rolling away from Ubuntu

2010-09-09 Thread Nitesh Mistry
On Thu, Sep 09, 2010 at 03:21:50PM +0530, Narendra Diwate wrote: > I remember i had started the discussion on Rolling releases. > I have moved from Opensuse 9 to 10 to 11 and 11.1 and then to Ubuntu 9.10, > 10.04 and will move to 10.10 when it comes out. This is to me is a lot of > work that i woul

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 10.04.1 or 9.**** alternate CD ?

2010-09-09 Thread Sachin Parnami
Thanks a lot guys for inputs. @Hardeep Thanks again! Yes i would like to collect it from you, if you can please bring, *PS*: i need a alternate CD i already have a normal media (9.04) which is not giving Text Mode installation, and graphic mode is not working with my desktop. Please if you can s

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 10.04.1 or 9.**** alternate CD ?

2010-09-09 Thread Hardeep Singh
From: ubuntu-in-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-in-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Sachin Parnami Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:48 PM To: ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 10.04.1 or 9. alternate CD ? > Yes i would like to collect it from

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 10.04.1 or 9.**** alternate CD ?

2010-09-09 Thread Sriranga(77yrsold)
Hardeep, how is it possible to send CD/DVD via *email*? -sriranga(77yrsold) On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Hardeep Singh wrote: > > > > > *From:* ubuntu-in-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto: > ubuntu-in-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] *On Behalf Of *Sachin Parnami > *Sent:* Thursday, September 09, 201

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 10.04.1 or 9.**** alternate CD ?

2010-09-09 Thread Ramnarayan.K
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Sriranga(77yrsold) wrote: > Hardeep, > how is it possible to send CD/DVD via *email*? > phone number, we are not yet at that stage when materials can be digitized :-) ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listin

Re: [ubuntu-in] Rolling distributions and rolling away from Ubuntu

2010-09-09 Thread Easwar Hariharan
> But surely I am a Rolling Release guy who is using Ubuntu till he is more > comfortable with Linux in general. I am also a frugal guy who believes an OS > should not use up a huge amount of HD space. So something that fits in 4-5 > GB max is what i will install. Windows XP fits in 5 GB space.

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 10.04.1 or 9.**** alternate CD ?

2010-09-09 Thread Narendra Diwate
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Sachin Parnami wrote: > Yes i would like to collect it from you, if you can please bring, *PS*: i > need a alternate CD i already have a normal media (9.04) which is not giving > Text Mode installation, and graphic mode is not working with my desktop. > Dont know

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 10.04.1 or 9.**** alternate CD ?

2010-09-09 Thread Sriranga(77yrsold)
:-) Yes agree with you Ram :-). -sriranga(77yrsold) On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Sriranga(77yrsold) < > withblessi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hardeep, >> how is it possible to send CD/DVD via *email*? >> > > phone number, we are not ye

Re: [ubuntu-in] Rolling distributions and rolling away from Ubuntu

2010-09-09 Thread Ramnarayan.K
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Easwar Hariharan wrote: > > Windows XP fits in 5 GB space. Just that it doesn't leave any space > for anything else to be installed after installing the drivers. ;) (my > experiment) If you just want an OS, XP is for you,Vista/7 are > definitely not.If you want a fu

Re: [ubuntu-in] Status of word-puzzle-generator

2010-09-09 Thread Ramnarayan.K
Bump Hi anyone aware of a software that would help compile (meaning create) new crosswords the launchpad belows seems to be kind of in cold storage ram On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > Am trying to help get a software that generates word puzzles > > found this by googlin

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 10.04.1 or 9.**** alternate CD ?

2010-09-09 Thread Hardeep Singh
From: ubuntu-in-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-in-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Sriranga(77yrsold) Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 4:32 PM To: Ubuntu India Local Community Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 10.04.1 or 9. alternate CD ? Hardeep, how is it possible to se

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 10.04.1 or 9.**** alternate CD ?

2010-09-09 Thread Hardeep Singh
From: ubuntu-in-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-in-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Ramnarayan.K Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 4:38 PM To: Ubuntu India Local Community Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 10.04.1 or 9. alternate CD ? > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Sriran

Re: [ubuntu-in] Rolling distributions and rolling away from Ubuntu

2010-09-09 Thread Narendra Diwate
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Easwar Hariharan wrote: > Windows XP fits in 5 GB space. Just that it doesn't leave any space > for anything else to be installed after installing the drivers. ;) (my > experiment) If you just want an OS, XP is for you,Vista/7 are > definitely not.If you want a func

[ubuntu-in] Internet thru Mobile phone

2010-09-09 Thread Narendra Diwate
Quiet a while back i had used Mobile Office on Airtel to connect to the internet on my computer running XP thru bluetooth on Nokia 6681. The settings allowed this in the form of a Dialup modem connection on the bluetooth software. Recently i tried the same again on Ubuntu thru bluetooth from a Nok

Re: [ubuntu-in] Rolling distributions and rolling away from Ubuntu

2010-09-09 Thread Sanjay Bhangar
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Narendra Diwate wrote: > > > The other 2 are vacant. Ubuntu will stay for > a while till I get the nerve to move to a Rolling release. Any advice what > should i be trying considering the past few posts that you may have gone > thru. Obviously it should fit in the 7