Re: [ubuntu-in] SOFTWARE INSTALLATION THROUGH CD-DVD-USB

2010-09-20 Thread Hardeep Singh
From: ubuntu-in-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-in-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of sandeep kumar Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 11:17 AM To: ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com Cc: sandeep kumar Subject: [ubuntu-in] SOFTWARE INSTALLATION THROUGH CD-DVD-USB SIR, CAN WE INSTALL

Re: [ubuntu-in] SOFTWARE INSTALLATION THROUGH CD-DVD-USB

2010-09-20 Thread Narendra Diwate
Also check the help files: Click on the blue Question mark next to the firefox icon on the top bar. Select installing software, and read along. -- Regards Narendra Diwate -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in

[ubuntu-in] Ubuntu - Where is the space going

2010-09-20 Thread Narendra Diwate
Ok. Did this today on a 7.5 GB Ubuntu partition as system had complained once a few days ago about low space: Checked space occupied by / : 6650 MB, incl /home which doesn't contain much data other than dot files and about 20MB of other user files. /var cache is empty. Reinstalled ubuntu completel

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu - Where is the space going

2010-09-20 Thread Aanjhan R
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Narendra Diwate wrote: > So if the system is back to what it was before being reformatted, where was > all the extra space of almost 3.5 GB being used or utilised. Sometimes the dot files and directories can occupy space. E.g. if you have thunderbird - all your m

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu - Where is the space going

2010-09-20 Thread Narendra Diwate
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Aanjhan R wrote: > Sometimes the dot files and directories can occupy space. > > E.g. if you have thunderbird - all your mails go into the > .mozilla-thunderbird directory. if you have shotwell or Virtualbox or > any such, the virtual machines by default are put i

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu - Where is the space going

2010-09-20 Thread Onkar Shinde
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Narendra Diwate wrote: > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Aanjhan R wrote: >> >> Sometimes the dot files and directories can occupy space. >> >> E.g. if you have thunderbird - all your mails go into the >> .mozilla-thunderbird directory. if you have shotwell or Vi

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu - Where is the space going

2010-09-20 Thread Narendra Diwate
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Onkar Shinde wrote: > > Did you check the disk usage with Accessories -> Disk Usage Analyzer? > > Yes, however didn't look at where the space was going. The totals were/are right though. -- Regards Narendra Diwate -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubu

Re: [ubuntu-in] Text to speech

2010-09-20 Thread Linux Lingam
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:04 AM, stranger in black. wrote: > Is there any text to speech software in gnu/linux which has GUI? > more details in the oct 2010 issue of linuxforyou, there's infact a whole ecosystem of somewhat disparate components and half-baked projects and proprietary librari