On 28/04/07, TheVeech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just got myself a 160gb WD Passport USB HDD for my laptop, so I've freed
> up my 2gb pendrive and I'm looking around for what to do to run a fully
> functioning distro (doesn't have to be Ubuntu) with a home partition on
> it.
>
> Anyone had a go a
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 20:30 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> Does one just download the .iso file below onto the desktop, then onto
> the HDD ?
Download the iso
Burn the disk image (iso) to CD
Boot computer from the CD (this is the install)
--
ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/m
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 20:14 +0100, Toby Smithe wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 20:03 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > Hi Toby, have you got any experience with these machines? If so,
> can
> > you give Robin a hand with the preparation for the install? To us
> it's
> > probably an easy task, but everyon
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 20:30 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> Neither am I, but I have a Mac which came with the machine. Does one
> just download the .iso file below onto the desktop, then onto the
> HDD ? Surely it cannot be that easy. Back on Tuesday.
Firstly, you download the iso to your HDD.
On 4/29/07, Toby Smithe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 20:03 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> Hi Toby, have you got any experience with these machines? If so, can
> you give Robin a hand with the preparation for the install? To us it's
> probably an easy task, but everyone's at diffe
On 4/29/07, TheVeech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 16:14 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> I've had a look at the forums (? fora) again, and gained no further
> insight, their problems tend to be in isolation.
Well I think once you take a dislike to something, nothing's going to
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 20:03 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> Hi Toby, have you got any experience with these machines? If so, can
> you give Robin a hand with the preparation for the install? To us it's
> probably an easy task, but everyone's at different levels, and Robin
> could do with all the help he
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 16:37 +0100, Toby Smithe wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 16:14 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> >
> > Does this mean that Fiesty won't go on a PowerPCmac leaving me with
> > Dapper ?
>
> No. It only means that there is no official support by Canonical. I'm
> unsure of th
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 16:14 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> I've had a look at the forums (? fora) again, and gained no further
> insight, their problems tend to be in isolation.
Well I think once you take a dislike to something, nothing's going to
shift you! :)
If you were to sum up much of the su
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 16:14 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
>
> Does this mean that Fiesty won't go on a PowerPCmac leaving me with
> Dapper ?
No. It only means that there is no official support by Canonical. I'm
unsure of the availability of security updates as a result.
http://cdimage.ubun
On 4/29/07, TheVeech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 14:51 +0100, Toby Smithe wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 10:34 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> >
> > I'm afraid that my missus has put her oar in and insists that she has
> > the new machine. This means that I shall have to tran
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 14:51 +0100, Toby Smithe wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 10:34 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> >
> > I'm afraid that my missus has put her oar in and insists that she has
> > the new machine. This means that I shall have to transfer all her
> > folders + Neooffice J (she doesn'
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 14:52 +0100, Toby Smithe wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 12:41 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 12:26 +0100, Toby Smithe wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 12:16 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > > > I even thought about making the journey to Robin's and suggesting tha
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 12:41 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 12:26 +0100, Toby Smithe wrote:
> > On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 12:16 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > > I even thought about making the journey to Robin's and suggesting that
> > > list members could make some contribution to the costs
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 10:34 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
>
> I'm afraid that my missus has put her oar in and insists that she has
> the new machine. This means that I shall have to transfer all her
> folders + Neooffice J (she doesn't like the later versions) on to the
> new machine via pen drive
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 13:40 +0100, I C McNab wrote:
> TheVeech wrote:
> > On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 07:29 +0100, I C McNab wrote:
> >> I noticed your mention of mindmapping. What app do you use?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ian
> >
> > Hi. I've used:
> >
> > Vym
> > http://www.insilmaril.de/vym/
> >
> > Kdi
Hi,
Ubuntu-uk will be holding it's next meeting on Tuesday 1st May @ 21:00.
It will be held on IRC (chat) in #ubuntu-uk on freenode server, and all
are welcome.
If you don't know how to use IRC there is a screencast available,
courtesy of Alan Pope (popey). It explains everything in a step-by-st
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 13:22 +0100, LeeUKHA wrote:
>
> > Yes, you're right, though it's a bit irrelevant now, since Robin's
> > ordered a CD from ShipIt.
> >
> I'm not sure what the delivery dates are currently, but last time I
> ordered it took several weeks...
Damn. Hadn't thought of that.
Toby Smithe wrote:
[SNIP]
> Or you could install postfix and set your client to send e-mails not via
> Gmail's SMTP, but via your local sendmail.
Toby >>> Thanks for the suggestion; and if I were a bit less of a
newbie with Linux I might have a go. (I will look into this option,
though, and s
TheVeech wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 07:29 +0100, I C McNab wrote:
>> TheVeech wrote:
>> >> On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 22:16 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
>> [SNIP]
>> >> Nowadays (IIRC like Alan Pope) I'm sticking to GNOME programs,
>> >> avoiding KDE. I use laptops as a rule, so this prevents resour
> Yes, you're right, though it's a bit irrelevant now, since Robin's
> ordered a CD from ShipIt.
>
I'm not sure what the delivery dates are currently, but last time I
ordered it took several weeks...
What with FF recently being released I'd bet there is a surge in
requests happening now... :(
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 12:26 +0100, Toby Smithe wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 12:16 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > I even thought about making the journey to Robin's and suggesting that
> > list members could make some contribution to the costs. But I drive a
> > gas-guzzler and it'd cost a small fort
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 10:34 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> I am happy to agree with you. Mac Tiger is a decent job but has an
> annoying way of hiding each of the several different ways of doing
> something - which is maddening when one's memory isn't what it used to
> be. Searching in Ubuntu I fi
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 10:34 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> I'm afraid that my missus has put her oar in and insists that she has
> the new machine. This means that I shall have to transfer all her
> folders + Neooffice J (she doesn't like the later versions) on to the
> new machine via pen drive
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 12:16 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> I even thought about making the journey to Robin's and suggesting that
> list members could make some contribution to the costs. But I drive a
> gas-guzzler and it'd cost a small fortune. Besides, I haven't got that
> much spare time right now.
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 08:47 +0100, I C McNab wrote:
> Martin Fitzpatrick wrote:
> > On 29/04/07, I C McNab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> I wonder if anyone can advise re this. I'm not getting copies of my own
> >> posts to the list, though my subscription options have this set.
> [SNIP]
> > This
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 10:39 +0100, LeeUKHA wrote:
> > We've got time for you to try writing the disk image on the laptop.
> > Like I've said, though, if you can burn a disk image with software on
> > your existing Mac, give it a go.
> >
> Rather then messing about with burning CDs, why not just
On 4/29/07, LeeUKHA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We've got time for you to try writing the disk image on the laptop.
> Like I've said, though, if you can burn a disk image with software on
> your existing Mac, give it a go.
>
Rather then messing about with burning CDs, why not just burn one
you
> We've got time for you to try writing the disk image on the laptop.
> Like I've said, though, if you can burn a disk image with software on
> your existing Mac, give it a go.
>
Rather then messing about with burning CDs, why not just burn one
yourself, check the integrity by booting the CD a
On 4/28/07, TheVeech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 23:12 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > Currently I using Daffy, not Edgy. do you want me to put basero
> on
> > my compact laptop or on Tiger in the mac mini when it comes? I'm
> not
> > sure of the worth of the CD drive on the
On 4/28/07, TheVeech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 22:16 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> I hasten to reply today that as far as I know, there are 2 models of
> mac mini and and I am supposed to be getting the one with 80Gb hard
> disc, ie the model with the higher specification,
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 07:29 +0100, I C McNab wrote:
> TheVeech wrote:
> >> On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 22:16 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> [SNIP]
> >> Nowadays (IIRC like Alan Pope) I'm sticking to GNOME programs,
> >> avoiding KDE. I use laptops as a rule, so this prevents resource
> >> waste seeing a
Stephen Garton wrote:
> I C McNab wrote:
[SNIP]
>> Martin / Alan >>> Thanks for very speedy replies (and on Sunday morning,
>> too!). You're right: I'm using a Googlemail account via pop3/smtp. I
>> was beginning to wonder whether this might be the issue - thanks for
>> confirming and explain
I C McNab wrote:
> Martin Fitzpatrick wrote:
>> On 29/04/07, I C McNab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> I wonder if anyone can advise re this. I'm not getting copies of my own
>>> posts to the list, though my subscription options have this set.
> [SNIP]
>> This because you're using Google Mail. It d
Martin Fitzpatrick wrote:
> On 29/04/07, I C McNab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I wonder if anyone can advise re this. I'm not getting copies of my own
>> posts to the list, though my subscription options have this set.
[SNIP]
> This because you're using Google Mail. It drops copies of your own
>
On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 08:17:42AM +0100, I C McNab wrote:
> I wonder if anyone can advise re this. I'm not getting copies of my own
> posts to the list, though my subscription options have this set.
>
You sure about that. I note you are using google mail which if I remember
correctly hides yo
On 29/04/07, I C McNab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I wonder if anyone can advise re this. I'm not getting copies of my own
> posts to the list, though my subscription options have this set.
>
> Sorry to post about an admin matter, but I've e-mailed the listowners
> twice about this, and had no re
I wonder if anyone can advise re this. I'm not getting copies of my own
posts to the list, though my subscription options have this set.
Sorry to post about an admin matter, but I've e-mailed the listowners
twice about this, and had no reply. Any suggestions about fixing this
would be most we
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