Re: [ubuntu-uk] What makes a Server install? (Was Re: Not a good press)

2009-11-08 Thread Tony Travis
Andy Smith wrote: > [...] > Will this package need to be installed to maintain support on hardy after > 2011? Hello, Andy. Oops! I install "ubuntu-desktop" + "linux-server", not "ubuntu-server": There was discussion about an "ubuntu-server" metapackage, but it never made it into the repositorie

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What makes a Server install? (Was Re: Not a good press)

2009-11-08 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 05:09:15PM +, Andy Smith wrote: > On a related note, can someone tell me officially what defines an > install of Ubuntu Server? It was pointed out that this was perhaps best asked on the ubuntu-server list, so I have: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-se

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What makes a Server install? (Was Re: Not a good press)

2009-11-08 Thread Colin Law
2009/11/8 Andy Smith : > Hi Rob, > > On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 05:42:16PM +, Rob Beard wrote: >> Andy Smith wrote: >> > On a related note, can someone tell me officially what defines an >> > install of Ubuntu Server?  I ask because this page: >> > >> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases >> > >> > s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What makes a Server install? (Was Re: Not a good press)

2009-11-08 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Rob, On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 05:42:16PM +, Rob Beard wrote: > Andy Smith wrote: > > On a related note, can someone tell me officially what defines an > > install of Ubuntu Server? I ask because this page: > > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases > > > > says that 8.04 LTS has an EOL date i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What makes a Server install? (Was Re: Not a good press)

2009-11-08 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Tony, On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 05:36:17PM +, Tony Travis wrote: > Andy Smith wrote: > > [...] > > On a related note, can someone tell me officially what defines an > > install of Ubuntu Server? I ask because this page: > > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases > > > > says that 8.04 LTS ha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What makes a Server install? (Was Re: Not a good press)

2009-11-08 Thread Rob Beard
Andy Smith wrote: > Hello, > > On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 01:39:31PM +, Dave Walker wrote: > >> This was my opinion, until recently when I was advised that non-LTS >> Ubuntu Server should be considered a "technology preview", for the next >> LTS release. This was quite a surprise to myself. >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What makes a Server install? (Was Re: Not a good press)

2009-11-08 Thread Steve
On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:09:15 -, Andy Smith wrote: > Hello, > > On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 01:39:31PM +, Dave Walker wrote: >> This was my opinion, until recently when I was advised that non-LTS >> Ubuntu Server should be considered a "technology preview", for the next >> LTS release. This w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What makes a Server install? (Was Re: Not a good press)

2009-11-08 Thread Tony Travis
Andy Smith wrote: > [...] > On a related note, can someone tell me officially what defines an > install of Ubuntu Server? I ask because this page: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases > > says that 8.04 LTS has an EOL date in 2011 for desktop or 2013 for > server. > > Assuming I installed it fr

[ubuntu-uk] What makes a Server install? (Was Re: Not a good press)

2009-11-08 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 01:39:31PM +, Dave Walker wrote: > This was my opinion, until recently when I was advised that non-LTS > Ubuntu Server should be considered a "technology preview", for the next > LTS release. This was quite a surprise to myself. On a related note, can someone t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OOo Mouse

2009-11-08 Thread Anton Piatek
2009/11/8 Jonathon Fernyhough : > 2009/11/8 mac : >> Will this be supported in Lynx? >> >> http://openofficemouse.com/pr110609.html >> >> I do hope so, as I'm hoping to get one for each hand to double the >> functionality. >> >> mac >> > > Don't show this thing to Steve Jobs. It may well finish him

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OOo Mouse

2009-11-08 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/11/8 mac : > Will this be supported in Lynx? > > http://openofficemouse.com/pr110609.html > > I do hope so, as I'm hoping to get one for each hand to double the > functionality. > > mac > Don't show this thing to Steve Jobs. It may well finish him off. Seriously, though, I thought this was w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Audio Streams

2009-11-08 Thread Matt Jones
On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 9:20 AM, David Restall - System Administrator wrote: > Hi, > > Matt Jones  wrote :- > >> On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 7:11 PM, David Restall - System Administrator >> wrote: >> > >> > Also can somebody tell me why the BBC are so keen on 'Podcasts' which is >> > as proprietary as

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Audio Streams

2009-11-08 Thread David Restall - System Administrator
Hi, Philip Stubbs wrote :- > 2009/11/7 David Restall - System Administrator : > > I'm not that interested in TV streams (there's not much on TV that > > interests me so I rarely watch it). =A0Where is the get_iplayer script ? > > http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer Many thanks for that - it does

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Audio Streams

2009-11-08 Thread David Restall - System Administrator
Hi, Matt Jones wrote :- > On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 7:11 PM, David Restall - System Administrator > wrote: > > > > Also can somebody tell me why the BBC are so keen on 'Podcasts' which is > > as proprietary as they come but not so keen on just putting good old > > MP3's on the site to download ? >