Re: [ubuntu-uk] Changing File/Folder permissions

2009-04-27 Thread Chris Bannister (Ubuntu)
ns when you mount the drive. sudo mount -t vfat /dev/ / -ouid=1000,gid=1000 or something similar, check "man mount" for more info/exact command. You can do something similar in /etc/fstab too, so you can have it happen automagically on boot. -- Chris Bannister email/msn/jabber: ch...@sud

Re: [ubuntu-uk] comprehensively messed up by updates

2009-03-09 Thread Chris Bannister (ubuntu mialing lists)
On 09/03/09 07:22, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > I gotta tell you, this is worse than I thought. I set the update manager > to exclude "proprietary device drivers (restricted)" and allowed it to > download and install everything else, and it again totally screwed up > the machine, knocking out among othe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 44, Issue 2

2008-12-02 Thread Chris Bannister
On 02/12/08 17:43, Andrew Nixon wrote: > Apologies to all those I annoyed this morning - I didn't lock my mobile as I > left for work and managed to walk 2 miles replying to the list. Maybe that > will teach me to read my e-mails before i get out of bed.. It's a very well trained pocket you have t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Opinions for a mobile phone in the Ubuntu community

2008-08-05 Thread Chris Bannister
On 05/08/08 19:53, Ian Pascoe wrote: > Tim > > What's the phone storage and memory size as bought? > > Ian Clinking the big green banner on the main pages leads to: http://www.openmoko.com/product.html Which says: * Memory o 128MB SDRAM o 256MB NAND Flash o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting

2008-06-07 Thread Chris Bannister
On 07/06/08 18:27, Alan Pope wrote: > ..and if you listen to the next podcast episode we'll have another > competition which (if you win) will save you 20 quid in the canonical > shop :) Oh great. You say this *after* I've bought what I wanted :-p -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting

2008-06-07 Thread Chris Bannister
On 07/06/08 12:11, London School of Puppetry wrote: > Where do you get this Ubuntu merchandise - I would love a Hardy Heron > Sweatshirt - Caroline A good place to start is the Canonical shop, https://shop.canonical.com/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinf

Re: [ubuntu-uk] fsck

2008-01-29 Thread Chris Bannister
On 29/01/08 19:53, London School of Puppetry wrote: > Can someone tell me the code for doing a manual fsck check? Unless you need it to do something specific you just need to run fsck /dev/device_name as root or via sudo (replacing /dev/device_name with the real device of course) -- Ch

Re: [ubuntu-uk] un subscribe

2006-11-10 Thread Chris Bannister
> -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > Might also pay to add something like: To unsubscribe/manage you subscription please visit: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk To the list .sig? -- email

Re: [ubuntu-uk] top posting row (was Uk Loco team forums)

2006-11-06 Thread Chris Bannister
On 06/11/06, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will just ask one more question, after all I said I am still receiving > mail. Why Have you followed the link at the bottom if each mail and unsubcribed? https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk and scroll right to the bottom. You

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Some PC builder advice please

2006-10-30 Thread Chris Bannister
On 30/10/06, Neil Winters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If anyone has good or bad comments to make on Mesh I'll be glad to > hear them. Indeed, any alternative suppliers would be welcome too. Not used them myself, but the spec is good for the price and Mesh seem to be recommended / A Listed in a f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Networking and sharing directories between two machines both running Kubuntu 6.06

2006-06-14 Thread Chris Bannister
Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: As I said, there seems to be NOTHING in the Kubuntu help files for this, and a google search didn't turn up much either. Add you experience to the kbunutu Wiki? Or raise a bug? Should share you problems and findings outside of the uk mailing list. -- ubuntu-uk m