Re: [ubuntu-uk] Orange broadband

2007-04-23 Thread Tony
"Dianne Reuby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I've had a good report on Orange broadband, from someone who uses it to > run his business. But the CD only list Windows, and website requirements > state Windows. I've asked about Linux, but while I wait for a reply, >

[ubuntu-uk] FW: High Performance Computing

2007-04-23 Thread Ian Pascoe
Hi Dave I'm surprised about the kernal level - I'd have thought with all the tooing and froing about running virtual machines and so on just lately that the projects would be clamboring to get the virtualisation stuff into the main line 2.6.2x kernal. Or, have I led myself up the garden path of t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSL Certs

2007-04-23 Thread Jonathan Riddell
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 09:35:16PM +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: >I've had bad experiences with Verisign in the past - are there better >alternatives? Comodo have worked for me. http://www.instantssl.com/ Jonathan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Newbie Question: best quick backup method - please!!

2007-04-23 Thread Mark Harrison
>From the fact you say you're "new to both Linux and Ubuntu", I'm assuming that you have another machine running Windows / MacOS / something you're happy with. If I'm editing a configuration file in Ubuntu, I normally make a backup file in the same directory with the "cp" (copy) command, so I'd ru

[ubuntu-uk] SSL Certs

2007-04-23 Thread Mark Harrison
Hi all, A quick question for you. I have to launch a website next week, which needs some "https" stuff. I can manage all the Apache side of things (6.06 LTS - Server), but I'm wondering where to get the certificate from. It's a vital part of the requirement that it just "appear OK to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Newbie Question: best quick backup method - please!!

2007-04-23 Thread Lee Tambiah
On 4/23/07, Dean Sas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Passive PROFITS wrote: > Hi All, > Anyway. Having just fully set up my desktop (LAMP > installation of server running fine!), I've just > trashed it by misconfiguring x.org config. I perhaps > could have tried some neat boot CD to fix it, but > t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Newbie Question: best quick backup method - please!!

2007-04-23 Thread Dean Sas
Passive PROFITS wrote: > Hi All, > Anyway. Having just fully set up my desktop (LAMP > installation of server running fine!), I've just > trashed it by misconfiguring x.org config. I perhaps > could have tried some neat boot CD to fix it, but > thought better, and have just started completely > r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problem with update manager after upgrade

2007-04-23 Thread baz
On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 19:47 +0100, I C McNab wrote: > Anders / Baz >>> Just to close this thread, I have to report that the > nag about the libpath-class-perl update has mysteriously stopped. Its a > mystery. But thanks for your interest. > > -- > Ian > > I'd still be interested to find out

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problem with update manager after upgrade

2007-04-23 Thread I C McNab
Anders / Baz >>> Just to close this thread, I have to report that the nag about the libpath-class-perl update has mysteriously stopped. Its a mystery. But thanks for your interest. -- Ian -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] High Performance Computing

2007-04-23 Thread Dave Ewart
On Sunday, 22.04.2007 at 20:21 +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote: > One of the many topics that have my interest at the moment is that of > high performance computing by using cluster / parallel computing. Can > Ubuntu support this without a lot of hacking around? I think this is tricky: the only really u

[ubuntu-uk] Newbie Question: best quick backup method - please!!

2007-04-23 Thread Passive PROFITS
Hi All, This is my first post to the list. I'm new to both Lunux and Ubuntu, though I've tried on and off over the last 10 years to get a linux installation working, finally, with Ubuntu, I've done it (or more accurately the OS community has!!). Anyway. Having just fully set up my desktop (LAMP

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread TheVeech
On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 10:45 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: > > Done wot you said and got *no package is selected* so am > unable to apply Sorry to be difficult. Robin I think there's a problem here that's more significant than just a particular problem with installing a spe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OOo Draw - expanding points menu

2007-04-23 Thread TheVeech
On Sat, 2007-04-14 at 15:25 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: > About a month ago, two of you kindly responded to solve my problem > with OOo Draw where I cannot raise the points sub-menu by clicking on > the Points icon. Quite correctly you suggested my goining into Edit > > Points which worked. Now (

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread Phil Bull
Hi again Robin, On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 10:45 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: [...] > Done wot you said and got *no package is selected* so am > unable to apply Sorry to be difficult. Robin OK, that's strange. Could I just ask which version of Ubuntu you're using? If you're running D

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Space" error

2007-04-23 Thread Alan Pope
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 10:45:52AM +0100, Sean Miller wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ df -h > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > /dev/hda2 11G 8.4G 1.5G 86% / > varrun 188M 120K 188M 1% /var/run > varlock 188M 4.0K 188M 1% /var/lock > procbususb 10M 120K 9.9M 2% /proc/bus/usb > udev 10M 120

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Space" error

2007-04-23 Thread Sean Miller
Alan Pope wrote: > I suspect that the problem is mostly likely that it wants 200 odd Meg *more* > than you currently have, not 200M. 200M for an upgrade from release to > release is an unrealistically small number. It's more likely to be much > higher than that. The number gets higher the more s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread Robin Menneer
On 4/23/07, Phil Bull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Robin, On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 09:47 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: [...] > Can't find f-spot except on the web whence I have failed to download > because I don't know what to do with the tar file etc. From the > description, it looks as if it m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread norman
< snip > > F-spot is installed by default. It's under Applications --> graphics. > > I use it for managing my digital photos, and love it. A friend of mine (a > mac user) is looking for an Ubuntu-based photo management tool, and after > showing him he is planning on switching to f-spot. < snip

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread Phil Bull
Hi Robin, On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 09:47 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: [...] > Can't find f-spot except on the web whence I have failed to download > because I don't know what to do with the tar file etc. From the > description, it looks as if it might be what we are looking for. The > digiKam seem

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread Alan Pope
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 09:47:38AM +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: > On 4/22/07, Dean Sas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Robin Menneer wrote: > >> Sorry you're beyond me. Two questions to start. We like iphoto and are > >> nowwhere near photoshop in experitse. Is there something in Ubuntu as > >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Space" error

2007-04-23 Thread Alan Pope
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 09:02:44AM +0100, Sean Miller wrote: > Is the solution, then, to simply say that we'll use the command line? No. Not in my opinion, not yet anyway. > So the tool has an issue and the Ubuntu community have no way of sorting > it? That is not the way I normally work... D

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread Robin Menneer
On 4/22/07, Dean Sas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Robin Menneer wrote: > Sorry you're beyond me. Two questions to start. We like iphoto and are > nowwhere near photoshop in experitse. Is there something in Ubuntu as > good as iPhoto without being as complicated as The Gimp ? I don't know about

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Space" error

2007-04-23 Thread Alan Pope
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 08:55:49AM +0100, David Morley wrote: > I can tell you the command line way to change things. > > 1/ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list (this maybe different in edgy so > type up-to the so of sources and hit tab). > 2/ change edgy to feisty. > 3/ press ctrl+x then y. > 4/ sud

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Space" error

2007-04-23 Thread Phil Bull
Hi Sean, On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 09:02 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: > David Morley wrote: > > Also did you follow the instructions in the screenshot? > > > I did the "clean", but as my "Deleted Items" is empty always (I do it > almost as a ritual - if you want to delete something, why keep it?) I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Space" error

2007-04-23 Thread David Morley
On 23/04/07, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Morley wrote: > > Also did you follow the instructions in the screenshot? > > > I did the "clean", but as my "Deleted Items" is empty always (I do it > almost as a ritual - if you want to delete something, why keep it?) I > didn't have to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Space" error

2007-04-23 Thread Sean Miller
David Morley wrote: > Also did you follow the instructions in the screenshot? > I did the "clean", but as my "Deleted Items" is empty always (I do it almost as a ritual - if you want to delete something, why keep it?) I didn't have to do that one - but I checked, and there was nothing there!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Space" error

2007-04-23 Thread David Morley
On 23/04/07, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In response to Alan's request on the other thread, please find screenshot here... > > http://www.seanmiller.net/error.jpg > > It's the Upgrade Manager giving the error... but there is plenty of > space... as previously mentioned 1.5GB... will a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Space" error

2007-04-23 Thread Sean Miller
In response to Alan's request on the other thread, please find screenshot here... http://www.seanmiller.net/error.jpg It's the Upgrade Manager giving the error... but there is plenty of space... as previously mentioned 1.5GB... will also repeat the df for completeness... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Space" error

2007-04-23 Thread Sean Miller
David Morley wrote: > On 23/04/07, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Anyone had any further thoughts on why the update manager is saying that >> I have less than 200MB in /usr yet I have 1.5GB? >> >> It's stopping me updating, something I wanted to do over the weekend but >> have faile

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Space" error

2007-04-23 Thread David Morley
On 23/04/07, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone had any further thoughts on why the update manager is saying that > I have less than 200MB in /usr yet I have 1.5GB? > > It's stopping me updating, something I wanted to do over the weekend but > have failed miserably. > > Failing that, h