On 17/07/09 02:39, Liam Proven wrote:
> There is a chance for Linux, but it's a very tough battle ahead.
> Unfortunately, I think the bad experiences of hundreds of thousands of
> people with Linux netbooks will put them off for a long time to come.
I don't think it is as bad as the press would
Regarding my problem with uncorrectable audio filenames, here is a
closely related blog post:
"I recently noticed that Rhythmbox was behaving strangely when reading
the ID3 tags of my MP3 collection. No matter what ID3 tag editor I used
to try to correct the issue, Rhythmbox appeared to be display
On 17/07/09 06:45, John Matthews wrote:
> Ok, this is some good news, I have a question to ask, I need to change
> the permissions of a file in one of my folders, on my site, it has to be
> read only, as it is its 777.
>
> I have gotten into the folder and have the list of files and their
> permiss
A relatively usual setting is 755... that means that the owner can
write but everybody else can simply read and execute.
Is that what you want?
There is an alternative syntax that you might find useful from the
command line if you don't find the binary syntax intuitive.
There are three user cate
Ok, this is some good news, I have a question to ask, I need to change
the permissions of a file in one of my folders, on my site, it has to be
read only, as it is its 777.
I have gotten into the folder and have the list of files and their
permissions, and I can see the file I need to change, b
What's wrong with the e-mailer?
You have a choice of multiple e-mail clients: evolution and
Thunderbird being the most popular, but there are many others in the
repos.
Far better than Outlook Express or whatever.
And I'm not quite sure what the objections to the music clients are
either... are y
Lee wrote:
> ... the laptop is whining that the existing drivers have been
'specially modified by the manufacturer to improve performance on this
computer' and won't let the Intel drivers install.
That is exactly what was wrong with my 'Linux Certified' machine. Online
Ubuntu updates had the effe
William Anderson wrote:
> Steve wrote:
>
>> [snip]
>>
>> Just wait. October will be even more fun as people try to upgrade from
>> vista to 7. I've already told a few it's going to cost them more than the
>> usual couple of pints to sort the mess out.
>>
>
> From what I've heard, upgra
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Steve wrote:
> [snip]
>
> Just wait. October will be even more fun as people try to upgrade from
> vista to 7. I've already told a few it's going to cost them more than the
> usual couple of pints to sort the mess out.
>From what I've heard, upgrading from Vista to 7 RC is pretty straight
for
2009/7/16 Robert Flatters :
> Well i have down loaded installed Window 7 RC 7100 and at first glance yes
> there seems to be a likeness to quite a few Linux OS's and for that matter
> Mac OS X as well, but i think Micro$oft have learned from their failing of
> Vista. So what i would say is to the
2009/7/16 Rob Beard :
> Actually this is a common misconception. A default installation of
> Windows XP from an original installation CD doesn't come with much. You
> get the OS, Internet Explorer, and one or two apps (Media Player,
> Notepad, Wordpad, Paint, Windows Messenger, Outlook Express*)
Well i have down loaded installed Window 7 RC 7100 and at first glance yes
there seems to be a likeness to quite a few Linux OS's and for that matter
Mac OS X as well, but i think Micro$oft have learned from their failing of
Vista. So what i would say is to the Linux guy they better wake up cos t
>
> "Non-geeks", probably... "complete novices in the Outer Hebrides with
> loads of local friends using Windows"
Actually when I lived in the Outer Hebrides, on Lewis in particular, the
people were quite IT literate, and in Ness, at the very north of the
island there was a Linux Centre.
http
On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:28:23 +0100, LeeGroups
wrote:
>
> I'd like to say this kind of thing is uncommon, but if you're 'unpaid
> tech support' you see an awful lot of it, if you're paid tech support,
> you'll see this kind of thing daily. So - 'works out of the box' I
> wouldn't exactly say it
> People do want a work out of the box machine, and Ubuntu isnt totally
> out of the box, it does need other bits and pieces added, and unless you
> know that, it doesnt work how most people are used to having a machine
> work. Unless you spend a lot of time reading through the pages and pages
John Matthews wrote:
> People do want a work out of the box machine, and Ubuntu isnt totally
> out of the box, it does need other bits and pieces added, and unless you
> know that, it doesnt work how most people are used to having a machine
> work.
Actually this is a common misconception. A
>
> Same issue as that John fella, with his difficulties understanding
> shell. As there are currently more people using Windows by Linux (by
> quite some way) then those who need "friends to come around to help"
> would probably be better with Windows.
>
> But I'd probably suggest Linux to those
>You've had issues with keyboards? Never heard of that one before...
> what type of keyboard? And what was the issue?
The machine I set up for someone else, I set up using my preferred layout
(Dvorák), and then set it to normal ASCII, but it keeps reverting. No big
deal, but annoying, especiall
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 4:58 PM, doug livesey wrote:
> amazing developers here, but the issues I had/have with sound cards &
> keyboards, and that I've had/have with other machines with sound & wireless
> connections, mean that I could not recommend Ubuntu to an 'average' user --
You've had issues
Chris Weaver wrote:
> It been about 3 months since I switched the machines from XP to ubuntu
> here in the radio station I work at. I have asked the 30+ volunteers
> earlier today, what they like and dislike about Ubuntu so we'll see
> how they compare.
>
> - Chris Weaver
Oh I really do envy you
It been about 3 months since I switched the machines from XP to ubuntu here
in the radio station I work at. I have asked the 30+ volunteers earlier
today, what they like and dislike about Ubuntu so we'll see how they
compare.
- Chris Weaver
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If you've never been to FOSDEM, I sincerely recommend attending.
I'm very glad I went to it this year and will certainly be attending for
FOSDEM's 10th birthday!
It is a fantastic event, insightful, interesting, fun and incredibly
welcoming. :D
Tim
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Hi -- just sharing a couple of thoughts, really, as an Ubuntu user of 6
months or so.
The first is, for myself, I *love* using linux, and am very happy I made the
switch to Ubuntu.
That said, I am a programmer, and a geek, and so am getting the most benefit
from the tools that linux users have long
2009/7/16 Dianne Reuby :
> I saw today that Micro Mart and Computer Active both feature Linux on
> the front cover, seemed aimed at beginners or those who haven't tried it
> before. Computer Active had Ubuntu 9.04 and another distro on the CD.
>
There is "special" Computer Active in the shops focu
I saw today that Micro Mart and Computer Active both feature Linux on
the front cover, seemed aimed at beginners or those who haven't tried it
before. Computer Active had Ubuntu 9.04 and another distro on the CD.
Dianne
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This may be of help...
http://linuxcommand.org/learning_the_shell.php
Sean
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nothing happens. As in nothing at all. Apparently it is a documented
problem.
I have also raised it on the banshee forums.
Just raised it here...in case anyone knew what to fo here!
2009/7/16 Alan Pope
> 2009/7/16 javadayaz :
> > I subscribed to a podcast from the bbc websitei then acciden
< snip >
>
> > It might be that you're scanning in colour and sending to a b&w printer.
> >
> > Either the printer or (more likely) the scanner is dithering the
> > picture, and it's probably down to the settings you are using to scan
> > the image. I saw this about 12 months ago using XSane and
2009/7/15 John Matthews :
> Hi, thank you for your message. So as I understand it then, if I have a
> folder on the desktop called title, that is called a directory then yes?
> I wanted to copy that folder to the home directory.
>
> So what is the difference between scp and cp ~r
Others have expla
2009/7/16 javadayaz :
> I subscribed to a podcast from the bbc websitei then accidently moved the
> podcasts to my music library.
> i have deleted them from the music lib section in banshee but now cant
> subscribe to them again...i can subscribe to others just fine though.
"Can't" in what w
> > I would be grateful if I could have some help in trying to identify a
> > problem which has just recently appeared. When I send a scanned document
> > to the printer all the lines are no longer solid but are made up from
> > lots of what appear to be small 'dots' or 'back slashes'. It does not
2009/7/15 Norman Silverstone :
> I would be grateful if I could have some help in trying to identify a
> problem which has just recently appeared. When I send a scanned document
> to the printer all the lines are no longer solid but are made up from
> lots of what appear to be small 'dots' or 'back
> On 15 Jul 2009, at 20:20, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
>
>> On 15/07/09 20:01, Jamie Bennett wrote:
>>> On 15 Jul 2009, at 18:13, Alan Pope wrote:
> Oh well, i guess i will have to keep evolution installed.
>
Or remove it and ubuntu-desktop and then reinstall them before you
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