Re: [ubuntu-uk] Backgrounding shell commands

2007-06-01 Thread Chris Rowson
Thanks guys :-D -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Backgrounding shell commands

2007-06-01 Thread Dave Walker
On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 23:30 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: > Hi all, > > Quick question on shell commands. > > > What's happening there? Is the command associated with the terminal > that invoked it? If so how to I get the command to run even after I've > logged out? > > Thanks in advance ;-) > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Backgrounding shell commands

2007-06-01 Thread Andrew Price
On 01/06/07 23:30, Chris Rowson wrote: > When I run this command on a remote server however 'scp -r foldername > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/foldername' and background it (either by > starting it with &, or suspending then bg'ing it) and then close the > terminal, when I then log back in again, the pro

[ubuntu-uk] Backgrounding shell commands

2007-06-01 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi all, Quick question on shell commands. I understand that to background a shell command, you need to end the command with & I also get that if you have a command running, pressing Ctrl and Z suspends it, then typing bg puts it into the background (fg bringing it forward again). When I run thi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flickr

2007-06-01 Thread Tony Arnold
Freddie, Freddie Ruddick wrote: > On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 14:51 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: >> A bit of a hijack, but in F-spot when uploading to Flickr, there is an >> option to set the resolution/size of the image, but it's a single figure >> with units of pixels. Any idea what this means? > > Tony

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu <-> XP file xfers via bluetooth

2007-06-01 Thread luxxius
I've been trying all day to get my Ubuntu box (Feisty) and my work WinXP laptop to transfer files to each other via bluetooth (using gnome-bluetooth on the Ubuntu box). They can see each other, but when I try to pair from XP I get 'The pairing was rejected by the remote device'. I've edited h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Planets

2007-06-01 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 01/06/07, Johnathon Tinsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > adrian wrote: > > Simon, I use Liferea and I load in all the duplicate posts, but once I > > have read one in ine feed, it marks all others duplicate posts as read. > > So no problem. I don't delete posts as they will come back unread next

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flickr

2007-06-01 Thread Freddie Ruddick
On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 14:51 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: > A bit of a hijack, but in F-spot when uploading to Flickr, there is an > option to set the resolution/size of the image, but it's a single figure > with units of pixels. Any idea what this means? Tony, As I understand it, F-Spot will retain

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound died after last update (Edgy)

2007-06-01 Thread Jim Kissel
Jim Kissel wrote: > Sound was working w/t Flash/MP3/DVD/Audio CD Even BBC Radio 3! Mid-day > yesterday I notices updates were available so after a brief look I > updated my system. Sound still worked, but at 15:01 we had a area power > outage for about 45 seconds. On re-boot no sound and o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Planets

2007-06-01 Thread Johnathon Tinsley
> Oh wow, I use Liferea too... I didn't know it did that though! It just > gets better and better...! Brilliant! > --Simon > adrian wrote: > > Simon, I use Liferea and I load in all the duplicate posts, but once I > > have read one in ine feed, it marks all others duplicate posts as read. > > So

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FTP software

2007-06-01 Thread norman
On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 15:36 +0100, Dave Walker wrote: > On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 15:23 +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote: > > I'm looking for an FTP program to replace my Windows SmartFTP. I'm using > > FireFTP (Firefox extension) but it's not 100% reliable. > > > > Can anyone recommend an FTP program for Gn

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Planets

2007-06-01 Thread Simon Elliott
Oh wow, I use Liferea too... I didn't know it did that though! It just gets better and better...! Brilliant! --Simon adrian wrote: > Simon, I use Liferea and I load in all the duplicate posts, but once I > have read one in ine feed, it marks all others duplicate posts as read. > So no problem.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] two versions of ubuntu. Can I fix one with the other?

2007-06-01 Thread Farran Lee
hi Tony thanks for the advice. what would I look for to have gone wrong, and how could I fix them? cheers Farran On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 15:21 +0100, Tony Travis wrote: > Farran Lee wrote: > > hi everyone > > this is something I put on the ubuntu forums: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FTP software

2007-06-01 Thread Tony Travis
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:23:15 +0100, Dianne Reuby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'm looking for an FTP program to replace my Windows SmartFTP. I'm using >> FireFTP (Firefox extension) but it's not 100% reliable. >> >> Can anyone recommend an FTP program for Gnome/F

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FTP software

2007-06-01 Thread Dave Walker
On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 15:23 +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote: > I'm looking for an FTP program to replace my Windows SmartFTP. I'm using > FireFTP (Firefox extension) but it's not 100% reliable. > > Can anyone recommend an FTP program for Gnome/Feisty? > > TIA, > > Dianne > > In the repository there

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FTP software

2007-06-01 Thread Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:23:15 +0100, Dianne Reuby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm looking for an FTP program to replace my Windows SmartFTP. I'm using > FireFTP (Firefox extension) but it's not 100% reliable. > > Can anyone recommend an FTP program for Gnome/Feisty? > > TIA, > > Dianne FileZil

[ubuntu-uk] FTP software

2007-06-01 Thread Dianne Reuby
I'm looking for an FTP program to replace my Windows SmartFTP. I'm using FireFTP (Firefox extension) but it's not 100% reliable. Can anyone recommend an FTP program for Gnome/Feisty? TIA, Dianne -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] two versions of ubuntu. Can I fix one with the other?

2007-06-01 Thread Tony Travis
Farran Lee wrote: > hi everyone > this is something I put on the ubuntu forums: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=460168 Just thought I could > post it here aswell... > > > > hi people > I recently upgraded from 6.10 to 7.06. Upgrade seemed to run smoothly. > However, when I reboot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flickr

2007-06-01 Thread Tony Arnold
Alex, Alex Latchford wrote: > You need to be logged in via your web browser, I use F-Spot a lot to > upload to Flickr, you have to login first using Firefox, (may have to > use the 'Keep logged in' checkbox also), then go to F-Spot and it will > send you to Flickr to allow F-Spot to have Read/

[ubuntu-uk] two versions of ubuntu. Can I fix one with the other?

2007-06-01 Thread Farran Lee
hi everyone this is something I put on the ubuntu forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=460168 Just thought I could post it here aswell... hi people I recently upgraded from 6.10 to 7.06. Upgrade seemed to run smoothly. However, when I rebooted, I had the Busybox error - one that m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Planets

2007-06-01 Thread adrian
Simon, I use Liferea and I load in all the duplicate posts, but once I have read one in ine feed, it marks all others duplicate posts as read. So no problem. I don't delete posts as they will come back unread next time you update. Adrian > On 31/05/07, Simon Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

[ubuntu-uk] Sound died after last update (Edgy)

2007-06-01 Thread Jim Kissel
Sound was working w/t Flash/MP3/DVD/Audio CD Even BBC Radio 3! Mid-day yesterday I notices updates were available so after a brief look I updated my system. Sound still worked, but at 15:01 we had a area power outage for about 45 seconds. On re-boot no sound and other than a POP/Grunt from

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flickr

2007-06-01 Thread Chris Rowson
Just recently, I've been using fotofox - a firefox plugin for uploading pictures. It's pretty cool. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3945 Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Planets

2007-06-01 Thread Pete Ryland
On 31/05/07, Simon Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Johnathon Tinsley wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I have an rss feed subscription to planet.ubuntu.com.. how much > > duplication would I experience If I subscribed to the uk planet as well? > Only 11 feeds, yes I counted them because I couldn't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] WEP Key

2007-06-01 Thread Scrase, Eddie
This may be getting a bit off topic, but I think that this podcast by Steve Gibson about WEP security makes interesting listening: http://www.grc.com/SecurityNow.htm#89 One line summary for those who haven't got the time to listen to the podcast: With the right software, a hacker can now crack a W

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flickr

2007-06-01 Thread Alex Latchford
London School of Puppetry wrote: > Hi there can anyone help? I am trying to use Fspot to export photos to > Flickr but keep getting error when uploading for not apparent reason. > Does anyone else use this application successfully? > > Caroline(lsp) > > -- > > --- > London School of Puppetry > w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flickr

2007-06-01 Thread Tony Arnold
Caroline, London School of Puppetry wrote: > Hi there can anyone help? I am trying to use Fspot to export photos to > Flickr but keep getting error when uploading for not apparent reason. > Does anyone else use this application successfully? I've done this once to upload about 8 pictures! Apart f