Re: [ubuntu-uk] Christmas Meal

2011-11-11 Thread Bruno Girin
On 10/11/11 22:47, Alan Bell wrote: Hi all, We are in the process of planning the Ubuntu UK LoCo Christmas event, this time we are going posh for a smart meal at a nice restaurant in Clerkenwell. However, there is a little twist, at this venue there are no lights. In fact no light at all. You

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Last night at Nottingham .....

2011-11-11 Thread Paul Sladen
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011, Alan Bell wrote: > On 11/11/11 13:54, Barry Drake wrote: > > I think I was the only committed Ubuntu person, The conversation eventually took an up-turn and ended the night talking about particle physics and the practicalities of diesel-electric propulsion in the marine indust

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager

2011-11-11 Thread Colin Law
On 11 November 2011 15:40, Norman Silverstone wrote: > On Fri, 2011-11-11 at 15:02 +, Colin Law wrote: >> On 11 November 2011 14:57, Norman Silverstone wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> In Update Manager, click Settings and on the Ubuntu Software tab make >> >> sure that the CDROM is *not* checked.  T

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager

2011-11-11 Thread Norman Silverstone
Panic over, thanks. I looked more carefully at the settings and, lo and behold, there was an entry for Ubuntu 11.10 CDROM and it was ticked. Some Gremlin must have been busy behind my back. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager

2011-11-11 Thread Andy Braben
> Do you see anything odd if you do > > sudo apt-get update > > Yes:- > > Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) > oneiric InRelease > Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) > oneiric/main TranslationIndex > Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager

2011-11-11 Thread Norman Silverstone
On Fri, 2011-11-11 at 15:02 +, Colin Law wrote: > On 11 November 2011 14:57, Norman Silverstone wrote: > > > >> > >> In Update Manager, click Settings and on the Ubuntu Software tab make > >> sure that the CDROM is *not* checked. Though it seems a bit odd that > >> it was looking for the 11.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager

2011-11-11 Thread Colin Law
On 11 November 2011 14:57, Norman Silverstone wrote: > >> >> In Update Manager, click Settings and on the Ubuntu Software tab make >> sure that the CDROM is *not* checked.  Though it seems a bit odd that >> it was looking for the 11.10 CD when you are on 11.04. >> > Settings are all as they shoul

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager

2011-11-11 Thread Norman Silverstone
> > In Update Manager, click Settings and on the Ubuntu Software tab make > sure that the CDROM is *not* checked. Though it seems a bit odd that > it was looking for the 11.10 CD when you are on 11.04. > Settings are all as they should be. The only connection this computer has with Ubuntu 11.10

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Last night at Nottingham .....

2011-11-11 Thread Alan Bell
excellent! anyone get any photos? Alan On 11/11/11 13:54, Barry Drake wrote: Hi there Just to say that the Nottingham meet last night was a great success. About a dozen folk were there. I think I was the only committed Ubuntu person, but a number from NLUG turned up and we had some in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Last night at Nottingham .....

2011-11-11 Thread Jon Spriggs
It was even mentioned on the NaPodPoMo (National Podcasting Posting Month... I think) by Dave Lee of The Bugcast Podcast this morning. I was mildly jealous. -- Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs On 11 November 2011 13:54, Barry Drake wrote: > Hi there  Just to say that the Nottingham meet last ni

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager

2011-11-11 Thread Colin Law
On 11 November 2011 14:27, Norman Silverstone wrote: > I am using Ubuntu 11.04 and, today, ran Update Manager. The usual window > appeared with a list of updates and I selected install updates. I > entered my password and a small window appeared which,amongst other > things, said what looked like

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager

2011-11-11 Thread Andy Braben
Did you select the option to upgrade to 11.10 rather than update packages for 11.04? On 11 Nov 2011 14:27, "Norman Silverstone" wrote: > I am using Ubuntu 11.04 and, today, ran Update Manager. The usual window > appeared with a list of updates and I selected install updates. I > entered my passwo

[ubuntu-uk] update manager

2011-11-11 Thread Norman Silverstone
I am using Ubuntu 11.04 and, today, ran Update Manager. The usual window appeared with a list of updates and I selected install updates. I entered my password and a small window appeared which,amongst other things, said what looked like Downloaded 0 B of 1 B. After a little while, another window ap

[ubuntu-uk] Last night at Nottingham .....

2011-11-11 Thread Barry Drake
Hi there Just to say that the Nottingham meet last night was a great success. About a dozen folk were there. I think I was the only committed Ubuntu person, but a number from NLUG turned up and we had some interesting discussion. The group included a couple of newish converts who had d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Christmas Meal

2011-11-11 Thread alan c
On 10/11/11 22:47, Alan Bell wrote: > Hi all, > > We are in the process of planning the Ubuntu UK LoCo Christmas event, > this time we are going posh for a smart meal at a nice restaurant in > Clerkenwell. However, there is a little twist, at this venue there are > no lights. In fact no light a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Christmas Meal

2011-11-11 Thread paul sutton
On 11/11/11 00:23, Rob Beard wrote: > On 10/11/11 22:47, Alan Bell wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> We are in the process of planning the Ubuntu UK LoCo Christmas event, >> this time we are going posh for a smart meal at a nice restaurant in >> Clerkenwell. However, there is a little twist, at this venue th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost desktop not loading at startup

2011-11-11 Thread Colin Law
On 11 November 2011 08:30, Robert Flatters wrote: > Hi, > I have beeb reading your post regarding not beeb able to get any apps or > file bar on the screen, you might want to try the 2d unity options as i had > the same problem when i upgraded, after doing a bit of digging i found in > some cases

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lost desktop not loading at startup

2011-11-11 Thread Robert Flatters
Hi, I have beeb reading your post regarding not beeb able to get any apps or file bar on the screen, you might want to try the 2d unity options as i had the same problem when i upgraded, after doing a bit of digging i found in some cases the graphics card was not supports for 11.10 and that a downl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help contact a French group near Nice?

2011-11-11 Thread alan c
On 10/11/11 18:11, Nigel Verity wrote: > > There is a huge science and technology park called "Sophia Antipolis" just > inland from Antibes, which is near Nice. It's several years since I was last > there, but all the local universities had satellite campuses there. I'd be > amazed if there are