Re: [ubuntu-uk] Local IP Address Allocation

2015-03-29 Thread Gibbs
l/a_id/11130/~/how-do-i-set-a-static-ip-address-in-the-android-operating-system%3F iPad - http://osxdaily.com/2012/05/19/manual-dhcp-static-ip-address-ios/ RPi - http://thepihut.com/blogs/raspberry-pi-tutorials/16683276-how-to-setup-a-static-ip-address-on-your-raspberry-pi Kindle - http://www.howtofix

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How old is your computer?

2015-01-05 Thread Gibbs
On 05/01/15 16:46, TT Mooney wrote: > On 05/01/15 16:12, Gibbs wrote: >> >> On 05/01/15 15:25, TT Mooney wrote:> So, just getting Ubuntu >> preinstalled is not enough. And this is why I >>> see Linux Devops people carrying Macs all the time now. It's a bit s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How old is your computer?

2015-01-05 Thread Gibbs
, just getting Ubuntu preinstalled is not enough. And this is why I > see Linux Devops people carrying Macs all the time now. It's a bit sad. Seriously? As a devop myself I wouldn't even entertain the idea of using Mac hardware or software. What is so difficult about installing an OS? G

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Connecting To Remote Servers

2014-07-30 Thread Gibbs
On 30/07/14 10:22, Nigel Verity wrote: Gigolo, Nautilus and Nemo make it very easy to connect to a server but, as far as I can see, only using an SFTP connection. This means you can copy files backwards and forwards, but not use remote data as if it were local. You /can/ open and use files thi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows free at last!

2014-01-30 Thread Gibbs
ot more people using Libre Office, including big companies like British Gas, which makes life easier for /everyone/. Gibbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH/Filezilla Problem

2013-06-17 Thread Gibbs
would use SCP or rsync. rsync might not be a good solution for the netbook. E.g. scp -P 22 ~/dir/files/* user@remote:/dir/wherever Gibbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Steam fears Win8 - proposes Linux

2012-07-31 Thread Gibbs
as done with id Tech 1-4 and license them under GPL (even if it is only after they have moved onto a newer engine). If Valve gets serious it would make sense that they at least contribute to making some existing free software better though. Gibbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Praises and a question.

2012-05-31 Thread Gibbs
connect to FTP, SFTP etc etc. In Xubuntu take a look at http://askubuntu.com/questions/70423/how-do-i-connect-to-a-server-with-thunar-in-xubuntu/77537#77537. Gibbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Praises and a question.

2012-05-30 Thread Gibbs
about the set-up of the site? Are you referring to the (awful) check-in/check-out system? All that does is create a .LCK file (or something similar). Gibbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 failing for me.

2012-05-24 Thread Gibbs
upgraded from 10.04 at work. Gibbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] broadband problem

2012-05-15 Thread Gibbs
with your model (assuming it is Ralink). http://www.ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php?sn=501 Extract the tgz and read the README_STA file. This might also help http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1713808 Gibbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo