There are two critical questions you should ask yourself:
1) What if your server died; say the processor/memory/CPU failed -
will the few-day-outage, while waiting for a spare part, be a problem
for your customers? If so, you will want to consider a second
hot-standby server.
2) What if the serve
The problem with Firefox / Thunderbird is they are profile-based. So,
you will find Thunderbird application store directory at
~/.mozilla-thunderbird/somerandomname.default/
Lightning stores its settings using the usual Thunderbird config
settings, which is:
~/.mozilla-thunderbird/yourprofilename.
You may have some success running the real Adobe Flash under wine:
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=23
You could also install XP inside Virtual Box, running inside Ubuntu -
saves having to mess about with partitions etc.
Cheers,
Kris
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 8:29
On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 7:40 PM, DarkOtter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sorry to ask what is probably a silly question (I bet i've just missed one
> vital
> detail in this). Anyways, I am trying to set a keybinding for a filter in
> vim. I
> can use the filter normally (i.e by typing :%!~/Scripts
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 4:05 PM, James Milligan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for your reply
>
> I asked my Dad before, and I'm actually incredibly surprised, as he said yes
> to installing Ubuntu (fully! Not just WUBI etc)
>
> Is it ok to follow the guide at
> http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualbo
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 5:16 PM, LeeGroups <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> History shows that
> whatever starts in the business and back-end world ends up finding
> it's way through the servers, to the corporate desktops, and then
> finally down to home desktops.
>
> -- Really? Like what?
>
> Lee
My
A few random ramblings...
Alan talked about "Microsoft being in every office", although it
interests me that he then specifically mentions that "everyone uses
Word, Excel, ..." - I guess an operating system isn't really the
important thing at all, it's the applications that are used. A shift
to OD
http://luiscosio.com/ubuntu-lettuce
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https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7358483.stm
It's the top article on the Technology page
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/default.stm], and it was the on
the main BBC news page [http://news.bbc.co.uk/] earlier.
Kris
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https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listi
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm thinking about starting a new sport called Ubuntu Spotting. Using your
> keen eye, look out for indications of Ubuntu use in every day life. Points
> are awarded for spotting:-
>
> * Machines running Ubuntu
> * Articles
On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Javad Ayaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone suggest some good driving games in buntu gutsy?
>
> Vdrive seems good!
>
> Regards
>
> javad
>
> --
> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> https://wiki.kubunt
On Dec 24, 2007 6:43 PM, LeeGroups <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >>> I have a relative who is on skype, but I gather that skype is
> >>> proprietary, so as things stand I cannot use the relative to connect
> >>> as a test.
> >>>
> >> There is a Skype client in the Medibuntu repo.
> >>
> > Thanks
On Dec 21, 2007 10:34 AM, Mark Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there
>
> My Dad bought a new PC last week, and me being the family geek, was asked to
> set it up for him. He has been using XP for the last five years or so and is
> reasonably happy with it, when it works.
>
> When I arrived
On Nov 26, 2007 7:30 PM, Michael Rimicans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Quick question:
>
> Can squid proxy server also be used to share an internet connection over
> a small office network?
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu
On Nov 15, 2007 3:48 PM, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 15:33 +, Michael Holloway wrote:
> > If by that you mean using a console cable plugged directly into the
> > server (from a laptop or something) then no.
>
> Yes, mine is hosted in a datacentre
On Nov 13, 2007 9:07 PM, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Since I've upgraded to Gutsy, I've noticed an interesting change in
> behaviour with apt.
>
> If I run
>
> apt-get install php5-mysql
>
> it doesn't install everything that's required (such as
> apache2/modp
On Nov 12, 2007 10:45 AM, Greg K Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sean Miller:
> > I'm sure it's all working for me in mplayer... unless it's something
> > else you're referring to... the BBC Website Realaudio streams?
> >
> > Sean
> >
>
> The stream I'm trying is
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsa
On Nov 12, 2007 10:16 AM, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm sure it's all working for me in mplayer... unless it's something else
> you're referring to... the BBC Website Realaudio streams?
>
> Sean
> --
> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
>
I get the same thing occasionally, and fix it by hitting the play
button until it works :-)
Kris
On 11/11/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> Chris Rowson wrote:
> >>> Anyway, that's a nice job you did there, when it comes to people doing
> >>> as you said, "word processing an
On 11/3/07, Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> Will all FreeView boxes work in the same way? If so then all I need to
> do is borrow one from a friend and see if it works, right? Either way
> I'll need the aerial because I don't have one on my roof.
>
> Is the aerial I linked t
On 11/3/07, Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey guys (and girls),
>
> I've been looking into FreeView today and the switch for my area isn't
> until 2011 (a LONG, unbearable way away). Freeview.co.uk reports my
> area is without any FreeView whatsoever while DigitalUK says that I
> can re
On 11/1/07, Alec Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is anyone using Hardy yet? Am I right in thinking that it will be fairly
> stable, because Hardy's gonna be an LTS release? I used gutsy since the
> feisty release, so am i likely to be able to use hardy?
>
> Cheers
> Alec Wright
>
>
> --
> ubunt
On 10/30/07, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anyone know of a free PDF creatr i can use on both platforms!?
>
> Sorry if this q is irrelevant to the forums!
...
> sorry perhaps i didnt make myself very clear...i meant an app independant of
> OO!
- Open Office can save files as PDF.
On 10/26/07, Mark Steele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Matthew Larsen wrote:
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/default.stm
> >
> > Options:
> >
> > Will you be buying Leopard?
> >> Yes - I need new spots!
> >> No - Tiger for me!
> >> I'm a Windows user!
> >
> > Vote!
> >
> >
> >
On 10/23/07, Kirrus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > I've dugg it @
> > http://digg.com/linux_unix/Tesco_Direct_sells_machines_with_Linux
> >
>
> Already been done, and got popular:
>
> http://digg.com/linux_unix/Tesco_Every_little_helps
> :)
> --
> Blog: www.kirrus.co.uk
>
> RPGs:
> Captain Se
On 10/23/07, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On 23/10/2007, Gaurav Patel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Excellent find...
> >
> > Today Tesco, tomorrow, the world!
> >
> > On 23/10/2007, Rob Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Just in case you have missed this...
> > >
>
On 10/23/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just discovered this relatively new application.
>
> http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php?soft_id=2172
>
> "PyTube is a GUI for the use of downloading YouTube videos and convert
> them to varios selected format".
>
> Nice simple interface and convert
On 10/21/07, Kris Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/21/07, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > IMPORTANT NOTE I am acting like a typical "PR Flack" in this. As
> > far as I'm aware, NONE of the quotes I've made up for Alan have ac
On 10/21/07, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> IMPORTANT NOTE I am acting like a typical "PR Flack" in this. As
> far as I'm aware, NONE of the quotes I've made up for Alan have actually
> been said... Normal practice with PR stuff is for the PR flack to make
> them up, then ask the p
On 10/19/07, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Not really asking for help as such, just flagging up something that's
> bugging me. I dual-boot windows and Gutsy on my laptop, as I'm sure
> many others do. Now, if I use Windows for whatever reason, and turn
> off the wireless to
On 10/18/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi kris,
>
> On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 15:42 +0100, Kris Marsh wrote:
> > >From here, it's likely to be whatever is taking up 70-100% CPU usage.
> > If it's trackerd or beagle-daemon, then you have two choices
On 10/18/07, Daniel Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know if 7.10 server comes with ebox as I can not find any
> mention of it, however I did see it mentioned with regards to the rc before.
>
> Cheers,
> Daniel
>
>
> --
> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/ma
On 10/18/07, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For some unknown reason my hard drive becomes very active for about 5
> minutes and then stops. This activity is repeated at half hourly
> intervals. I would like to find out what is causing this but do not know
> how to go about it. The activity sta
On 10/18/07, Neil Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I got a bit further by enabling roaming mode and using the applet near
> the clock to log on.
>
> The adapter seems to be working, but nothing is routing through that
> device. I tried
> sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
>
> but that didn't work. I'll t
On 10/17/07, Jim Kissel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> taufanlubis wrote:
> > Hi all.
> > I suddenly lost my /var/run/apache2.pid
> > Now, I can't run my apache2.
> > Have any of you ever deal with it?
>
> sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
> or
> sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start
>
> depending on the
"By adopting the Adobe Flash(r) Player software, the BBC will make its
free catch-up TV service – BBC iPlayer – available as a streaming
service across Macintosh and Linux(r), as well as Microsoft
Windows(r), by the end of the year."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/10_o
On 10/16/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rob,
>
> Um, how do I know if it has detected the network card?
>
> I also have 7.04, just finished downloading it, should I use that instead?
>
> James
Hi James,
If you can wait two days, it might be worth trying 7.10 instead
(http://ww
Use "update-manager -c -d" over apt-get/aptitude, as it will perform
some other pre- and post- install procedures that apt won't do...
Regarding debconf, you'll probably be ok with the old version for the
time being (it's failed to install the new version, so your old
version is still intact). Lat
On 9/14/07, Darren Mansell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2007-09-14 at 14:31 +0100, Tom Bamford wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Having work with an Orange livebox for a client, I can say they are
> > terrible units with poor firmware and fault tolerance. The two I used
> > frequently dropped the
On 9/5/07, Robert McWilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:39:21 +0100
> Keith Bowerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I've had a look at the .gnome 2 directory although I don't really know
> > what I'm looking for.
> >
> > Any other advice would be more than welcome!
>
> Quick
On 9/5/07, Darren Mansell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 10:08 +0100, Keith Bowerman wrote:
> > I was surprised not to receive a reply from my previous posting on this
> > subject. I accept that there is a lot of other traffic at present and
> > also my description of my prob
On 8/31/07, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Had Feisty running on both laptop and desktop PCs.
>
> On the laptop a week ago I decided to take the plunge, as I was having
> various issues with Feisty that I suspected might be fixed in gutsy, one
> of which was the inability to read memory c
On 8/30/07, Matthew Wild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 8/30/07, Kris Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 8/30/07, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > that DOES look nice!
> > >
> > > Can this be installed on
On 8/30/07, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> that DOES look nice!
>
> Can this be installed on top of fiesty? can i use synaptic to install it?
> and most importantly can i just exit the media centre and use the normal
> desktop ( like windoze).?
Ok, click the menu System->Administrati
On 8/30/07, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> sweet
> i will try that!!!
>
> Ultimately i want to install some sort of media centre as well?
> Something that looks nice!!!
>
>
>
You may like to give Elisa a go - http://elisa.fluendo.com/
Screenshots: http://elisa.fluendo.com/screen
On 8/27/07, John Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This months Linux Format mag has a review of the eSys ePC Basic, a
> budget desktop preloaded with Ubuntu 6.06
>
> Has anyone seen or used one of these? The website
> http://esysglobal.co.uk/esyspc.htm
> gives no details of prices or w
On 8/23/07, Matthew Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey all, been a while
>
> IMO I think the idea of viral videos is a waste of time. When have
> they ever worked? I personally think its just a buzz-word and a
> marketing experiment gone crazy. We need to stop trying to 'trick'
> people in to
On 8/17/07, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There is a bit of software whose name I can't remember, hence Google is
> not my friend :-)
>
> You run this software on multiple machines, and stick their monitors
> next to each other across your desktop. One of the machines has a
> keyboard
On 8/8/07, Pete Stean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ah, the Dell Inspiron 6400 which they are selling retails for £359+
> depending on features such as memory etc.
>
> The irony of course is that this machine is *no cheaper* than the
> Vista-loaded equivalent... why are they not prepared to pass on
On 8/4/07, Andrew Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Newbie Ubuntu-ite here. So far so good, although I
> have a few questions, but one at a time.
>
> I've been a Mandrake/Mandriva user since I ditched
> the dreaded MS four or five years ago. I just
> thought I'd try Ubuntu (7.04) a
On 7/13/07, Skippy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://efficientpc.co.uk/videos/vmware/
>
> if I was to install windows XP in VMware, what would the processing power
> hit be like? Would it be possible to run outlook in it, without it becoming
> painful,
It's actually quite usable, providing you i
On 7/11/07, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This question is particularly aimed at server admin, but
> desktop-specifics would be good.
>
> If you're running an Ubuntu box, what "routine admin" do you perform
>
> - how often do you run apt*
> - do you rely on the file sys
On 6/28/07, luxxius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andrew Gee wrote:
> > On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 08:52 +0100, luxxius wrote:
> >> Perhaps we could place orders and fund someone to go over and bring some
> >> back? Any volunteers? ;-)
> >
> > Probably will be problems with the power adaptors being mad
On 6/20/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This topic makes me think though.
>
> Wouldn't isolating all net enabled applications in this manner pretty
> much secure linux? Why aren't distributions running like this as
> standard?
>
> Chris
>
> --
> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
> https://li
On 6/11/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andy wrote:
> > On 10/06/07, Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> Then you find the address of the actual feed and check it plays in mplayer
> >> If it does (it should do) then add -dumpstream on the command line.
> >
> > Forgot to mention:
> > Th
On 6/11/07, Skeg Fast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a website/doc on the interwebs from which I can grab useful
> links to include in an email my MP to ask him about his use/make him
> aware of FLOSS? If not, does anybody have suggestions for links that I
> can point him to?
>
> Cheers,
> S
On 6/7/07, Robert McWilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:52:11 +0100
> luxxius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I cannot access the music folder or its subfolders and files unless I
> > become root (sudo su). I can then see the folders and files. This is
> > the output of sta
On 6/7/07, luxxius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> luxxius wrote:
> > Nearly all the files in the music library had 'diana' as owner and
> > 'root' as group. It was the half-dozen or so that had 'diana' as owner
>
> Sorry. I meant, of course, the half-dozen or so that had 'diana' as group.
>
> --
>
On 6/7/07, luxxius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alan Pope wrote:
>
> >> rsync: chgrp "/media/USBdisc/Music/." failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> > I must say I am watching this thread with interest. The above messages
> > appear when i rsync my music and podcasts to my mp3 player.
> >
> > The d
On 6/4/07, Dominic Forrest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I need to regularly convert a few hundred/thousand .jpgs to a mpeg4
> (or other) video. These files are selected as the result of a mysql
> query from perl and sit within a number of directories along with many
> more images which
On 5/30/07, Andrew Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I personally use WPA on a daily basis and, although it's more secure
> than WEP (for now, until someone inevitably discovers a weakness), I'm
> finding that software like network-manager and the Ubuntu installer just
> don't support it, despite
On 5/22/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Who wrote this? I've not read anything as poorly thought out and badly
> > researched as this in a long time!
>
> Actually I found out exactly who writes this pro MS anti Linux stuff...
>
> It's the chairman of the FSB IT committee, who coinci
On 5/7/07, LeeUKHA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Would kubuntu have installed a virtual drive/directory for the purposes
> > of the exercise, or should I have been running as it will be after a
> > full install?
> >
> > My mind grappled with the possibilities and I came down to the two
> > drive
On 5/7/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Does anyone know much about the remote desktop stuff in Ubuntu? system
> > preferences > remote desktop
>
> It's basically a app to control VNC isn't it?
>
> I wanted to be able to offer remote support to a friend across the
> inter
On 5/6/07, Gregory Kirby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> HI Kris,
>
> I have had a play with Ubuntu. I also have a Kubuntu disk ready to play
> around with too.
>
> I have realised that I may have trouble opening existing MS Office docs,
> mainly Word, some Excel and Access.
Open Office is the instal
On 5/6/07, Gregory Kirby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sean Miller
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> >Gregory Kirby wrote:
> >> I will burn both to a disk and I believe the disk will be bootable and
> >> reversible if it plays havoc with my current set up?
> >>
> >Not su
On 5/6/07, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would like to raise another point relevant to all UK citizens. We all,
> in one way or another, pay taxes a fair proportion of which gets spent
> on education. Thus, if schools could be persuaded to change to Ubuntu,
> by how much would our taxes be
On 5/3/07, James Tait <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> With that all said, questions I think we could address initially include
> the obvious and you've already listed some of them:
>
> - What is Ubuntu?
> - What is Linux?
> - I understand free, but what is Open Source?
> - Will it work on my c
On 4/30/07, Stephen Garton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
> Hash: SHA1
>
> Morning All,
>
> I'm after some recommended reading, If I might enquire. First background:
>
> Current Set-up (Laptop): 80Gb HD split into 2Gb Swap, 12Gb /, and the
> remaining 60Gb (all of w
For Picasa, you could download it for Linux from
http://picasa.google.com/linux/download.html - the deb package will
work for Ubuntu, and it's a great way to ensure that you have the
right dependencies (wine version etc.)
Download to your desktop, and then double click to install the deb :-)
I a
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeBasedReleases#head-155ed55a47757cbcf0ec1d1488025d61909582bf
Any released version (i.e. Feisty/7.04) will only get backports.
Basically we're talking security updates or critical bugs that are
likely to effect a lot of users.
For new stable packages, you will need to wa
On 4/17/07, baz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So, what's the best way to upgrade? I'm running Edgy at the mo.
>
> Baz
Hi Baz,
Here is the method I used, around a month ago. I'm sure the upgrade
will be fine for you, but the usual disclaimers apply. There's always
that remote possibility that your
On 4/8/07, Martin Fitzpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Paraphrasing Yoda, "do or do not, there is no try". I may just be a
> pessimist but "try" suggests failure. Using neutral "Installing Linux"
> or "Setting up your computer" makes it sound like it'll be easier -
> and makes it more likely pe
On 4/1/07, Martin Castle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> you need a good card, you are lookinig for Beryl
> ( http://www.beryl-project.org/ ). it's a lot better than the cube, it's
> rammed with bits and peices that look fantastic ;)
This isn't completely true. Beryl runs very well on my laptop + int
Regarding file system tagging, take a look at Leaftag -
http://www.chipx86.com/wiki/Leaftag. Development seems to have
stagnated unfortunately, and it doesn't seem to work for Ubuntu (I've
not been motivated enough to spend more than about 20 minutes on it
though).
Something more immediately avail
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