Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on less sizeable screens?

On 13/12/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 09:27:31PM +, Kris Douglas wrote: > > Hi, I have been reading about seeing Ubuntu running on the EEE pc and > it's > > come to my attention that there is a problem with the screen size of the > > installer and some

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on less sizeable screens?

On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 09:27:31PM +, Kris Douglas wrote: > Hi, I have been reading about seeing Ubuntu running on the EEE pc and it's > come to my attention that there is a problem with the screen size of the > installer and some of the main configuration windows. This was discussed at UDS i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 09:31:32PM +, Rob Beard wrote: > Farran wrote: > > hi all > > building a computer just for personal use, selected all the parts form > > novatech: > > Hard Drive Doh! Reading mail in a plain text mail client

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on less sizeable screens?

On 13/12/2007, James Grabham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Use the alternate installer?? > > Text based installers should work fine > > On Dec 13, 2007 9:27 PM, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, I have been reading about seeing Ubuntu running on the EEE pc and > > it's come to my a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 13/12/2007, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > I'm not advertising against novatech, but some of the prices on there > > are much more expensive than www.Aria.co.uk , > > they're based in Manchester and have some good hardware prices (I'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Central authentication in Ubuntu

Ooooh, I do see that "One step windows domain joining ability" is labeled as an essential blueprint for Hardy :-) https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/windows-authentication-integration That should help promote Ubuntu takeup in the enterprise. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (marketing) Ubuntu leaflets

> Dianne Reuby wrote: > > I've been looking at the Ubuntu leaflets > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKMarketing/Leaflets - none of them seem to > > include a link to ubuntuforums.com in the "getting help" sections. Is > > there any reason for this? > Hi Dianne, The graphical leaflet which I helped wri

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Case stickers

Alan Pope wrote: > On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 08:27:43PM +, Rob Beard wrote: >> I think either laminated paper stickers or metal stickers would be ideal >> and better hard wearing. >> > > The ones I have are metal :) > > Let me know if you want some. > > Cheers, > Al. > Yep, I did send you a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

Kris Douglas wrote: > > I'm not advertising against novatech, but some of the prices on there > are much more expensive than www.Aria.co.uk , > they're based in Manchester and have some good hardware prices (I'm not > associated in any way, but i have never found anywher

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

I couldn help but think that it all looked a bit pricey. I agree to go with aria, it is the best site Ive ever used, and it is SO cheap!! Also whats wrong with the on-board sound? On Dec 13, 2007 9:31 PM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Farran wrote: > > hi all > > building a computer ju

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on less sizeable screens?

Use the alternate installer?? Text based installers should work fine On Dec 13, 2007 9:27 PM, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I have been reading about seeing Ubuntu running on the EEE pc and it's > come to my attention that there is a problem with the screen size of the > installe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

Farran wrote: > hi all > building a computer just for personal use, selected all the parts form > novatech: > Hard Drive > > Motherboard

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On 13/12/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 08:50:39PM +, Farran wrote: > > hi all > > building a computer just for personal use, selected all the parts form > > novatech: > > Hard Drive > > Motherboard Bundle > > Graphics Card > > Optical Drive > > Sound Car

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on less sizeable screens?

Hi, I have been reading about seeing Ubuntu running on the EEE pc and it's come to my attention that there is a problem with the screen size of the installer and some of the main configuration windows. I have also experienced this on some of the much older hardware that I own, where I have to drag

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 08:50:39PM +, Farran wrote: > hi all > building a computer just for personal use, selected all the parts form > novatech: > Hard Drive > Motherboard Bundle > Graphics Card > Optical Drive > Sound Card > Keyboard > Mouse > This costs £621.47. > Difficult to tell without

[ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

hi all building a computer just for personal use, selected all the parts form novatech: Hard Drive Motherboard Bundle Graphics Card Optical Drive Sound Card Keyboard Mouse This costs £621.47. Wondered if anyone has used these parts or knows whether they work with Linux - a friend reminded me that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Case stickers

On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 08:27:43PM +, Rob Beard wrote: > I think either laminated paper stickers or metal stickers would be ideal > and better hard wearing. > The ones I have are metal :) Let me know if you want some. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mai

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Case stickers

On 13/12/2007, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > On 13/12/2007, *Pete Stean* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > wrote: > > > > I got a nice sheet of stickers which came with the official Gutsy > > discs that I ordered by post recently t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Case stickers

Kris Douglas wrote: > > > On 13/12/2007, *Pete Stean* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > I got a nice sheet of stickers which came with the official Gutsy > discs that I ordered by post recently through Shipit... I wonder if > you can actually request them s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problems with the latest Seagates?

Paul Tansom wrote: > ** Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-12-09 19:27]: >> You may have seen this report about problems with the latest Seagate USB >> drives with GNU/Linux: >> >> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/12/06/seagate-snubs-linux >> >> Does anyone know how accurate this is?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (marketing) Ubuntu leaflets

Dianne Reuby wrote: > I've been looking at the Ubuntu leaflets > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKMarketing/Leaflets - none of them seem to > include a link to ubuntuforums.com in the "getting help" sections. Is > there any reason for this? The leaflets from myself are either non Ubuntu specific (but wit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Case stickers

On 13/12/2007, Pete Stean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I got a nice sheet of stickers which came with the official Gutsy > discs that I ordered by post recently through Shipit... I wonder if > you can actually request them separately?? > > > That's a point, those damn stickers look cool, but tr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Central authentication in Ubuntu

> It did with NIS > > I had to give the clients the IP address of the NIS server and edit the > user and password files to point there (best way i could think of saying > it). > This was carried out by editing various text files in /etc > > In fact looking back on it, apart from some head bang

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 32, Issue 32

On 13 Dec 2007, at 12:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > We could go for guerrilla warfare and attack PC World... > > "Ubuntu Ready"... > > Only problem is that they wouldn't see the funny side... we'd > probably be > done for criminal damage :-( > > Sean Isn't the criminal damage the pre_install

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Central authentication in Ubuntu

It did with NIS I had to give the clients the IP address of the NIS server and edit the user and password files to point there (best way i could think of saying it). This was carried out by editing various text files in /etc In fact looking back on it, apart from some head bang wall moments,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Central authentication in Ubuntu

> Greetings, > > Ive just achieved similar us NIS. It took me a few days but I > managed to get it working: > > This helped: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/36 > > Also there is something called LDAP but thats for another day with me. > > https://help.ubuntu.com/commun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Central authentication in Ubuntu

Sorry, forgot something else: http://www.ltsp.org/ also might be of help. Chris Rowson wrote: > Hello folks, > > I've been wondering for a while, how I could put in place some kind of > central authentication for a series of Ubuntu desktops/laptops. > > At work, I achieve this using Active Direc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Central authentication in Ubuntu

Greetings, Ive just achieved similar us NIS. It took me a few days but I managed to get it working: This helped: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/36 Also there is something called LDAP but thats for another day with me. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenLDAPSer

[ubuntu-uk] Central authentication in Ubuntu

Hello folks, I've been wondering for a while, how I could put in place some kind of central authentication for a series of Ubuntu desktops/laptops. At work, I achieve this using Active Directory and Windows, but I wondered if there was a Linuxified version of this setup. I've been thinking of vol

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Plugin locations

And also making sure you have got the necessary plug ins installed on your test system helps. :-[ Stops you from getting confused as to why it 'aint working. Ooops Michael Alan Pope wrote: On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 02:09:50PM +, Michael Rimicans wrote: When you install plugins (eg. gstr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Plugin locations

On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 02:09:50PM +, Michael Rimicans wrote: > When you install plugins (eg. gstreamer etc...) are they availible for > all users on a system or just for who installed them? > Basically anything that requires you to enter your password is available to all users. This includ

[ubuntu-uk] Plugin locations

Greetings, When you install plugins (eg. gstreamer etc...) are they availible for all users on a system or just for who installed them? Reason I ask is that I have set up a small (5 pc's, one server) network and have a number of users that will be using them. I managed how to set up flash so i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 32, Issue 32

On Thu, 2007-12-13 at 12:00 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > We could go for guerrilla warfare and attack PC World... > > "Ubuntu Ready"... > > Only problem is that they wouldn't see the funny side... we'd probably > be > done for criminal damage :-( > > Sean Most of their stuff needs Win95

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shorewall internet sharing problems

All sorted. Just me being a mong and not setting up the resolv.conf properly Thanks Michael Tony Arnold wrote: > Michael, > > Michael Rimicans wrote: > >> Greetings. >> >> Can any one show me the error of my ways with the following: >> >> Have set up shorewall on a gateway system to provide

Re: [ubuntu-uk] No title bar on windows.

On 12/12/2007, Neil Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Andy, > > On 11/12/2007, Andrew Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been playing around with the Advanced Desktop > > Effects Settings. Since this, everytime I open a > > window/application it opens with the top of the > > windo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Case stickers

I got a nice sheet of stickers which came with the official Gutsy discs that I ordered by post recently through Shipit... I wonder if you can actually request them separately?? Pete On 12/13/07, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 12/12/07, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > M