Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing vmware

2010-05-01 Thread Norman Silverstone
On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 17:52 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Norman Silverstone > wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 16:29 +0100, Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: > >> On 1 May 2010 15:10, Norman Silverstone wrote: > >> > > >> > What is wrong, please? > >> > > >> > >> Try: > >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Quicktime player support

2010-05-01 Thread Barry Titterton
On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 14:57 +0100, alan c wrote: > Jon Farmer wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 13:34 +0100, Barry Titterton wrote: > >> I am trying to view the virtual tour for the Shakespeare Globe Theatre > >> on their web site but it requires Quicktime plugin for Firefox. The > >> default plugin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Quicktime player support

2010-05-01 Thread Barry Titterton
On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 14:00 +0100, Jon Farmer wrote: > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 13:34 +0100, Barry Titterton wrote: > > I am trying to view the virtual tour for the Shakespeare Globe Theatre > > on their web site but it requires Quicktime plugin for Firefox. The > > default plugin does not work. I hav

Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing vmware

2010-05-01 Thread Norman Silverstone
On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 17:52 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Norman Silverstone > wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 16:29 +0100, Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: > >> On 1 May 2010 15:10, Norman Silverstone wrote: > >> > > >> > What is wrong, please? > >> > > >> > >> Try: > >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing vmware

2010-05-01 Thread Norman Silverstone
On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 17:53 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > On 01/05/10 17:08, Norman Silverstone wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 16:29 +0100, Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: > >> On 1 May 2010 15:10, Norman Silverstone wrote: > >>> > >>> What is wrong, please? > >>> > >> > >> Try: > >> > >> $ sudo ./VMware

Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing vmware

2010-05-01 Thread Rob Beard
On 01/05/10 17:08, Norman Silverstone wrote: > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 16:29 +0100, Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> On 1 May 2010 15:10, Norman Silverstone wrote: >>> >>> What is wrong, please? >>> >> >> Try: >> >> $ sudo ./VMware-Workstation-6.5.3-246459.i386.bundle >> >> Note the ./ which tells bash

Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing vmware

2010-05-01 Thread Liam Proven
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Norman Silverstone wrote: > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 16:29 +0100, Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> On 1 May 2010 15:10, Norman Silverstone wrote: >> > >> > What is wrong, please? >> > >> >> Try: >> >> $ sudo ./VMware-Workstation-6.5.3-246459.i386.bundle >> >> Note the ./

Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing vmware

2010-05-01 Thread Norman Silverstone
On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 16:29 +0100, Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: > On 1 May 2010 15:10, Norman Silverstone wrote: > > > > What is wrong, please? > > > > Try: > > $ sudo ./VMware-Workstation-6.5.3-246459.i386.bundle > > Note the ./ which tells bash where the file is (i.e. in the current directory)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Immediate Problems with 10.4

2010-05-01 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 1 May 2010 15:49, wrote: > I've just upgraded and find four irritating features: > > I use a standard theme from 9.10 now transformed as "custom" > > 1 the window control button --snip > > 2 the main menu and other icons on the main screen bar  --snip These are "features" of the new themes.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] installing vmware

2010-05-01 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 1 May 2010 15:10, Norman Silverstone wrote: > > What is wrong, please? > Try: $ sudo ./VMware-Workstation-6.5.3-246459.i386.bundle Note the ./ which tells bash where the file is (i.e. in the current directory) Jonathon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinf

[ubuntu-uk] Immediate Problems with 10.4

2010-05-01 Thread gerald . williams23
I've just upgraded and find four irritating features: I use a standard theme from 9.10 now transformed as "custom" 1 the window control button is switched to top right and is invisible. It's there, but you can't see it, and why swap this and the minimize etc buttons over from right to left and

[ubuntu-uk] installing vmware

2010-05-01 Thread Norman Silverstone
I would like to install VMware-Workstation into Ubuntu 9.10 on my laptop and would welcome some help please. The file has been downloaded into a folder called Downloads in my Home directory, checked to make sure it is executable, opened a terminal and did the following:- cd Downloads sudo VMware-W

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Quicktime player support

2010-05-01 Thread alan c
Jon Farmer wrote: > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 13:34 +0100, Barry Titterton wrote: >> I am trying to view the virtual tour for the Shakespeare Globe Theatre >> on their web site but it requires Quicktime plugin for Firefox. The >> default plugin does not work. I have tried the VLC plugin but that does >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Quicktime player support

2010-05-01 Thread Jon Farmer
On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 13:34 +0100, Barry Titterton wrote: > I am trying to view the virtual tour for the Shakespeare Globe Theatre > on their web site but it requires Quicktime plugin for Firefox. The > default plugin does not work. I have tried the VLC plugin but that does > not work either. Does

[ubuntu-uk] Quicktime player support

2010-05-01 Thread Barry Titterton
I am trying to view the virtual tour for the Shakespeare Globe Theatre on their web site but it requires Quicktime plugin for Firefox. The default plugin does not work. I have tried the VLC plugin but that does not work either. Does anyone have a suggestion for a quick and easy fix for this problem

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Evolution crashes when accessing Exchange 2003 server

2010-05-01 Thread Rob Beard
On 01/05/10 09:35, Markie wrote: > Have you tried the Evo mailing lists? > > evolution-l...@gnome.org > > http://projects.gnome.org/evolution/ > > Thanks > > Markie > Ahh no, I hadn't thought of that, thanks for the link, I'll sign up and see what they suggest.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Evolution crashes when accessing Exchange 2003 server

2010-05-01 Thread Markie
Have you tried the Evo mailing lists? evolution-l...@gnome.org http://projects.gnome.org/evolution/ Thanks Markie On 30 April 2010 19:30, Rob Beard wrote: > Hi folks, > > I've just started a new job and at the moment I've been using my own > personal laptop which is running Ubuntu 10.04 (ac