Re: [ubuntu-uk] Distro hopping / Laptop running hot

Try Lubuntu ;) lean, mean, keen and green in terms of keeping things cool. Afterall, we cannot have the penguin melting the snow!! https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/ Regards, Phill. On 8 January 2011 21:22, Steve Fisher wrote: > My laptop i

[ubuntu-uk] Wireless print server or wireless printer

Hi folks, I wonder if anyone could advise me on something... I've offered to setup two old basic laptops running Ubuntu (not sure which flavor yet) for a local children's group so the kids can do simple drawings on Tuxpaint and play with basic educational games etc. What I'd like to do to ma

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Distro hopping / Laptop running hot

On Sat, 8 Jan 2011, Steve Fisher wrote: > My laptop is running hot Machines generally need to be /doing/ something to run hot. Top cause is normally some forgotten browser tab sat at a page containgin a badly-coded flash menu or advert that is using 100% CPU. Try running and 'top' and 'iotop' wh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Distro hopping / Laptop running hot

On 8 January 2011 23:56, Rob Beard wrote: > On 08/01/11 21:22, Steve Fisher wrote: > >> My laptop is running hot so I have spent the last couple of weeks >> distro-hopping on my new Dell Inspiron N5010 laptop to have a look at >> the competition: >> >> Mandriva - I am a refugee from Mandriva, loo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Distro hopping / Laptop running hot

On 08/01/11 21:22, Steve Fisher wrote: My laptop is running hot so I have spent the last couple of weeks distro-hopping on my new Dell Inspiron N5010 laptop to have a look at the competition: Mandriva - I am a refugee from Mandriva, looking bad over on the forums, hardly any one there! Worked w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Distro hopping / Laptop running hot

Brilliant! :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Distro hopping / Laptop running hot

On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 21:22 +, Steve Fisher wrote: > Have I missed any distro worth investigating? Hmmm ... Puppy? Especially after the incident with the pooch. Regards,Barry Drake -- What do you see when you use your Computer? Same old thing? ...There IS a Better Way! U

Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird is installed, but needs to be installed...

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/01/11 21:34, bod...@googlemail.com wrote: > Looking at the output, /usr/bin/thunderbirdshould work > > Bodsda > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device nope, administra...@jay:~$ /usr/bin/thunderbird bash: /usr/bin/thunderbird: is a direc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird is installed, but needs to be installed...

Looking at the output, /usr/bin/thunderbirdshould work Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Jacob Mansfield Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2011 21:31:31 To: Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunder

Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird is installed, but needs to be installed...

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/01/11 21:13, bod...@googlemail.com wrote: > Ok, let's try and find it > > sudo find / -name thunderbird > > Bodsda > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device administra...@jay:~$ sudo find / -name thunderbird [sudo] password for administrator

[ubuntu-uk] Distro hopping / Laptop running hot

My laptop is running hot so I have spent the last couple of weeks distro-hopping on my new Dell Inspiron N5010 laptop to have a look at the competition: Mandriva - I am a refugee from Mandriva, looking bad over on the forums, hardly any one there! Worked well, hardware recognised (and I know what

Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird is installed, but needs to be installed...

Ok, let's try and find it sudo find / -name thunderbird Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Jacob Mansfield Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2011 21:08:10 To: Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird is installed, but needs to be installed...

On 8 Jan 2011, at 21:08, Jacob Mansfield wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > seems to be: > administra...@jay:~/Videos$ dpkg -l | grep thunderbird > ii thunderbird > 3.1.7+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 mail/news client with > RSS and integrated spam filt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird is installed, but needs to be installed...

On 08/01/11 20:54, Jacob Mansfield wrote: I just tried to install thunderbird on my new machine and was greeted with this: administra...@jay:~$ thunderbird The program 'thunderbird' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install thunderbird administra...@jay:~$ s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird is installed, but needs to be installed...

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 seems to be: administra...@jay:~/Videos$ dpkg -l | grep thunderbird ii thunderbird 3.1.7+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 mail/news client with RSS and integrated spam filter support ii thunderbird-gnome-support 3.1.7+build3+nobinonly-0ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] thunderbird is installed, but needs to be installed...

Hi Jacob, Run this to see if dpkg thinks its installed dpkg -l | grep thunderbird Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Jacob Mansfield Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 20:54:32 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Reply-To: UK Ubuntu T

[ubuntu-uk] thunderbird is installed, but needs to be installed...

I just tried to install thunderbird on my new machine and was greeted with this: administra...@jay:~$ thunderbird The program 'thunderbird' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install thunderbird administra...@jay:~$ sudo apt-get install thunderbird Reading pack

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

On 08/01/11 15:23, Pottar Muzamba wrote: Kindly assist me. I have downloaded edubuntu on a DVD and I would like to dual boot it with Windows but I am failing. When I insert the DVD and try to restart the computer it is not booting at all. What can I do?? Have you set the BIOS to boot from CD/D

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Team Meeting

On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 13:05 +, Alan Bell wrote: > Hi all, > > the next team meeting will be held on Monday 10th January at 9PM in > the #ubuntu-uk-meeting channel on the freenode network I expect to see you there. My usual nick is barrydrake. Regards,Barry Drake. -- What do

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC over GPRS (was: Linux expo in Feb 2011)

On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 15:28 +, Paul Sladen wrote: > Just as a point of reference, IRC is very bandwidth efficient as it is > pure text with tiny fractional overhead. GPRS is also metered by > bytes, not wall clock time, so these two go together very well. Thanks - hadn't realised that. I don

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 15:23 +, Pottar Muzamba wrote: > Kindly assist me. I have downloaded edubuntu on a DVD and I would like > to dual boot it with Windows but I am failing. When I insert the DVD > and try to restart the computer it is not booting at all. What can I > do?? > > -- > Pottar Mu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC over GPRS (was: Linux expo in Feb 2011)

On Sat, 8 Jan 2011, Barry Drake wrote: > On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 11:43 +, Alan Bell wrote: > > We could split the difference and try for 8:30 I suppose. > if I'm having to use my gsm dongle, I won't be able to IRC Just as a point of reference, IRC is very bandwidth efficient as it is pure text w

[ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

Kindly assist me. I have downloaded edubuntu on a DVD and I would like to dual boot it with Windows but I am failing. When I insert the DVD and try to restart the computer it is not booting at all. What can I do?? -- Pottar Muzamba 4 Northlands Roads, Totton Southampton, Hampshire England SO40 3G

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk (diaspora)

People keep writing: > > Hi Dave, > > I was wondering if you could spare another Diaspora invite? > In the nicest possible way, if you're going to insist upon emailing these requests for invites to the entire list, could you at least try to keep them all in the same thread please? Thanks --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk (diaspora)

Hi Dave, I was wondering if you could spare another Diaspora invite? Best Regards Dave Hanson > From: ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 69, Issue 25 > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 20:20:50 + > > Send ubuntu-uk mailing list

[ubuntu-uk] Team Meeting

Hi all, the next team meeting will be held on Monday 10th January at 9PM in the #ubuntu-uk-meeting channel on the freenode network, you can join in a web browser at this url: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-uk-meeting&uio=OT10cnVlJjEwPXRydWUmMTE9MjE46

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux expo in Feb 2011

On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 11:43 +, Alan Bell wrote: > We could split the difference and try for 8:30 I suppose. I am thinking > of calling a meeting on this Monday evening, it doesn't seem to clash > with anything else on the Ubuntu fridge calendar. Now would be a great > time to object, and sug

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux expo in Feb 2011

On 08/01/11 11:17, Barry Drake wrote: On Fri, 2011-01-07 at 20:20 +, Alan Bell wrote: I got the mail below from Jeremy Comley in response to asking for a .org booth at the Cloud expo. I have said YES! and we need to get our act together in terms of staffing it and sorting out what we are doi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux expo in Feb 2011

On Fri, 2011-01-07 at 20:20 +, Alan Bell wrote: > I got the mail below from Jeremy Comley in response to asking for > a .org booth at the Cloud expo. I have said YES! and we need to get > our act together in terms of staffing it and sorting out what we are > doing on the stand etc. I expect an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux expo in Feb 2011

actually they are looking to fill more spaces, I will pass on the contact details. Alan. On 08/01/11 00:26, alan c wrote: Well done. I will be very happy to support the stand, both days if needed, arriving probably mid morning though. I will guess that my Infopoint stand proposal is not via

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux expo in Feb 2011

"Ubuntu UK" I should think. It has been on the meeting agenda for the last few team meetings, I started inquiries back in November before they had their act together on the .org village, but now they have a sponsor for that area (Linux IT) and are trying to fill it. Alan. On 08/01/11 00:31, a

[ubuntu-uk] research required...

Yep, had seen that page, most of the projects seem dead. or close to death. On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 14:08 +, Andr?s Mu?iz Piniella wrote: > In those lines, I would like to work on a Mech CAD program (use and if > I can develop): I was going for freeCAD but if any of you have > su