Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [guadec-list] Key Note Speakers]

2006-12-21 Thread Alex Latchford
Is anyone else interested in getting a speaker on something like Metacity's compositing features, the future of desktop-effects in Gnome? I am not someone who is involved very heavily with Gnome, but I do plan on attending QUADEC07 for at least a day. I think that this is something fairly new for t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ADSL problem

2006-12-21 Thread Tristan Wibberley
On Sat, 2006-12-16 at 20:02 +, Dave Briggs wrote: > OK... > > 1. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ host www.ubuntu.com > www.ubuntu.com has address 82.211.81.166 > ;; Warning: Message parser reports malformed message packet. > > 2. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf > nameserver 192.168.1.1 [ie my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] value of /var/cache/apt/archives ?

2006-12-21 Thread alan c
alan c wrote: > Neil Greenwood wrote: >> On 20/12/06, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Alan Pope wrote: >>> > I think the reason you are failing is because you are making an incorrect >>> > assumption >>> > about how apt/dpkg work. >>> > >>> > You don't just point apt at a bunch of debs and e

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [guadec-list] Key Note Speakers]

2006-12-21 Thread Dean Sas
More words from our friends at gnome-uk, has anyone got any ideas for people they would like to see as keynote speakers at GUADEC07? Original Message Subject: [guadec-list] Key Note Speakers Hi all, Just a quick reminder to say we had hoped to get a list of possible key note

Re: [ubuntu-uk] value of /var/cache/apt/archives ?

2006-12-21 Thread alan c
Neil Greenwood wrote: > On 20/12/06, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Alan Pope wrote: >> > I think the reason you are failing is because you are making an incorrect >> > assumption >> > about how apt/dpkg work. >> > >> > You don't just point apt at a bunch of debs and expect it to install the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] value of /var/cache/apt/archives ?

2006-12-21 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 20/12/06, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > > I think the reason you are failing is because you are making an incorrect > > assumption > > about how apt/dpkg work. > > > > You don't just point apt at a bunch of debs and expect it to install them, > > it doesn't > > work li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade to Fiesty ??

2006-12-21 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 21/12/06, David Pashley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 20, 2006 at 23:34, Llywelyn Owen praised the llamas by saying: > > From what I've read about upgrading Ubuntu to the next release it seems best > > (more reliable and faster) to do a clean install. From this "reading between > > the pos

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade to Fiesty ??

2006-12-21 Thread David Pashley
On Dec 20, 2006 at 23:34, Llywelyn Owen praised the llamas by saying: > From what I've read about upgrading Ubuntu to the next release it seems best > (more reliable and faster) to do a clean install. From this "reading between > the posts" about upgrading Ubuntu, isn't it time to have a unified on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Request for Charitable suggestions.

2006-12-21 Thread alan c
Stuart Parkington wrote: >> My dream is to have a *high profile* charity which is interested >> enough to use ubuntu or have its own rebadged version of ubuntu! > > How about a charity like NCH (National Children's Homes > (http://www.nch.org.uk/) for you "dream" Alan? NCH I would think would >