On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:55:28 +
"Robin Menneer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2/25/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Use Synaptic! Search for gnuplot and then install it. Presumably,
> > you've used Synaptic before to install stuff?
>
> This is the first time I've tried to use S
Robin,
Robin Menneer wrote:
> This is the first time I've tried to use Synaptic Search and have got
> as far as being asked for a package but failed to get the files listed
> by you. I've got the .tar file into desktop but failed to link it up
> with Synaptic. It's no good people raving about
On 2/25/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Robin,
Robin Menneer wrote:
> In the instructions to install gnuplot there is a gap at the
> beginning. I could not find how to start installing despite reading
> the doc file README as suggested. I've never used apt and similar
> comman
alan c wrote:
> My world is mostly populated by windows users who are interested in
> moving to linux - computer fairs, talks to local groups, friends etc.
> They have more than a healthy fear of change and usually can not cope
> well with command line or even file editing, certainly not at firs
I thought YaST was now opensource? I am sure I saw a port to Gentoo at
some point too. I wonder if we could take a look at this and work on
this idea.
On 26/02/07, Scrase, Eddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I make the point that a gui grub editor
> > would hav
> Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I make the point that a gui grub editor
> would have a strong value for that precious breed - newbies. Maybe
> there is a gui grub editor easily available for (k)ubuntu, but it did
> not appear in my searches.
The only such thing that I've come across is Suse's
On 26/02/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Llywelyn Owen wrote:
> > Are the versions of packages in a recent releases of say, Edgy,
> > different to those included on the original release date? In other
> > words is there an advantage to downloading a 'current' Edgy install CD
> > rather
Llywelyn,
Llywelyn Owen wrote:
> Are the versions of packages in a recent releases of say, Edgy,
> different to those included on the original release date? In other
> words is there an advantage to downloading a 'current' Edgy install CD
> rather than use a copy of one from last year? Would I sav
On 26/02/07, ged byrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> gord wrote:
> > are you sure its ubuntu/linux that is not working here? might it be the
> > bios?
> > you could remove the usplash symlink in your /etc/RC0.d/ directory to
> > stop usplash (the loading screen) to just get a normal text output but
Are the versions of packages in a recent releases of say, Edgy,
different to those included on the original release date? In other
words is there an advantage to downloading a 'current' Edgy install CD
rather than use a copy of one from last year? Would I save on updates
effort?
--
Hwyl/Regards
My world is mostly populated by windows users who are interested in
moving to linux - computer fairs, talks to local groups, friends etc.
They have more than a healthy fear of change and usually can not cope
well with command line or even file editing, certainly not at first.
A recent contact h
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