Re: [ubuntu-uk] gfortran help

2014-10-17 Thread Philip Stubbs
etc are ok but gfortran will not run/execute!! > Please help if you can! > Does this help: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Fortran/Hello_world#Unix -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 14.10 code name

2014-04-23 Thread Philip Stubbs
> you off nothing will!!) > > Umbrellabird: That would just be boring! > > > Pete S > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu unusably slow

2013-02-06 Thread Philip Stubbs
hat the old machine did not. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sony Experia

2012-12-17 Thread Philip Stubbs
thing is rooted. Most of the bloat has been deleted. There are hacks to enable USB mass-storage, but I have not bothered. With adb installed it is just as easy to type adb push to copy a file to the device. Tools you will want:- adb fastboot flashtool -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubun

[ubuntu-uk] [OT] Recommendations for laptop spares suppliers

2012-06-27 Thread Philip Stubbs
Can anybody recommend a reputable supplier for a new keyboard for a HP Compaq Presario CQ70 laptop? Thought that I should ask before just picking a random guy on eBay! :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

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

2012-05-24 Thread Philip Stubbs
this release. If I were supporting machines like mine professionally, I would be having a real paddy. But then I would also be more inclined to fix things ;-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] 12.04 failing for me.

2012-05-24 Thread Philip Stubbs
/graph.php?graph=0&start=-31536000&title=Year -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Tiling Window Managers

2012-05-21 Thread Philip Stubbs
e. What is the best tiling window manager? I did find a list here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Comparison_of_Tiling_Window_Managers >From a quick glance I am tempted to try Awsome. Also, Qtile looks interesting, as it is written and configured in Python. -- Philip Stubbs

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Simple EXIF tag editor

2012-05-10 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 10 May 2012 16:53, Colin Law wrote: > I believe Shotwell can be set to write the data back to the images > rather than saving in its db. Well there is certainly a tick box to that effect. I need to do some tests, but if that works, then I am sorted. Thanks! -- Philip Stubbs -- ubu

[ubuntu-uk] Simple EXIF tag editor

2012-05-10 Thread Philip Stubbs
want to re-invent the wheel. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Why not contribute to Ubuntu Manual

2012-05-10 Thread Philip Stubbs
or PDF format. This is just a brain fart really. If I had more time, motivation and skill, I would hack together a proof of concept. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity - fails to load automatically -- "low-graphics mode crashes"

2012-05-09 Thread Philip Stubbs
run a few more tests, and see how it goes... If I can live without > one or the other I will aim to remove them! I also have both installed, but gdm is not used. run this command sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm That should give you the option to set the default. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity - fails to load automatically -- "low-graphics mode crashes"

2012-05-09 Thread Philip Stubbs
ace and running without it. After that, I am out of ideas! :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity - fails to load automatically -- "low-graphics mode crashes"

2012-05-09 Thread Philip Stubbs
ave the correct driver installed? Can I suggest you run 'lspci' and make sure that your graphics card is seen by Linux. You could also look into /var/log/Xorg.0.log and see what X is doing on startup. One thing I like to try is to stop gdm/lightdm whatever, and then run startx. If it fail

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 audio recording?

2012-04-19 Thread Philip Stubbs
as I hope to, I will need to use a > hard wired link at the audio sockets, in any machine I am using, which > is inconvenient. > And only a week to go before release. Oh. I did not test for that, only mic input. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 audio recording?

2012-04-18 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 18 April 2012 19:46, Philip Stubbs wrote: > It works here, at the moment. Just kicked off a 95Mb update, so will > try again in a few minutes. :-) Lots of 3.4.0's were replaced with 3.4.1's so I guess that is a point release of gnome then. Sound recorder still working. Sorr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 audio recording?

2012-04-18 Thread Philip Stubbs
t machine. It works here, at the moment. Just kicked off a 95Mb update, so will try again in a few minutes. :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Date & Time display

2012-02-27 Thread Philip Stubbs
ot show in the > system settings. I cannot add with a right click. > Hi Ken, Go to System Settings, from the icon in the top right corner. In there, under System, there is an icon for Time & Date. Click that. Select the Clock tab. Check that the 'Show a clock in the menu bar' option

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Update BIOS with dual boot

2012-01-31 Thread Philip Stubbs
SUS motherboard. ASUS supply a DOS utility to flash the BIOS, so I created a bootable CD with FreeDOS, the utility and the new BIOS on it, as I don't have a floppy drive. The FeeDOS website had a guide to creating the CD. If Lenovo also have a DOS utility, that may be a way forward. -- Philip S

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Top Posting

2011-11-23 Thread Philip Stubbs
er, and then suddenly include me with a 'What do you think?' type message. In that situation, I am glad that they have top posted, including all the old messages, as I can then look back and see what has already been covered by all parties. Horses for courses. -- Philip Stubbs -- ub

[ubuntu-uk] Cheap USB DVB-T Dongale that works with 11.10

2011-10-29 Thread Philip Stubbs
Can anybody that uses a cheap USB DVB-T dongle that works well with Ubuntu 11.10, please tell me the make and model. Thanks! -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files

2011-10-26 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 26 October 2011 11:27, mac wrote: > Not sure the Sony A55 is supported by UFRaw: > > http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/Cameras.html If by A55 they mean Sony SLT-A55V, then it is supported by UFRaw, according to that page. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LO in 11.10 STILL CANNOT USE TBird addressbook as an address data source!!!!!!!!!

2011-10-19 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 18 October 2011 17:57, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > Unfortunately I am not a programmer Maybe this is an opportunity to do something about that? :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Configure Network Manager from Command Line

2011-10-18 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 18 October 2011 16:18, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: > List the interfaces in /etc/network/interfaces, and Network Manager will > ignore them. Well, I did have them listed in there. Now I have run sudo update-rc.d -f network-manager remove Lets see if that puts it in its place. :-) --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Configure Network Manager from Command Line

2011-10-18 Thread Philip Stubbs
d disable > Network Manager, which stops it making changes. > s/ Yes, it is my home server. It did have a GUI installed but that failed after the Oneiric upgrade. Can't complain about that as it did give a warning. So, what is the best way to disable Network Manager? -- Philip Stubbs

[ubuntu-uk] Configure Network Manager from Command Line

2011-10-18 Thread Philip Stubbs
it except a not saying it was managed by network-manager. Manually adding a nameserver here fixed my problem, but I am going to guess that it will disappear again next reboot. How do I make this permanent from the command line over ssh? -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

[ubuntu-uk] Strange DVB USB behaviour in 10.10

2011-10-09 Thread Philip Stubbs
akes using any other program that responds to the tab key very difficult. Any suggestions on where to look for for help? -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu compatible digital voice recorder

2011-10-03 Thread Philip Stubbs
ely in > Linux. In the past I have used this:- http://trans.sourceforge.net/en/presentation.php But looking at that webpage, it may have been replaced with this:- http://transag.sourceforge.net/ the first one at least is in the Ubuntu repositories so should be easy to test. -- Ph

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - digital TV recorder (Humax) free software.....

2011-07-06 Thread Philip Stubbs
Public Licence > is intended to guarantee your freedom to .' I noticed a similar thing in the manual for my Samsung TV. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.

2011-06-10 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 10 June 2011 10:50, Alan Pope wrote: > http://www.google.com/search?q=kittens&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=992 > > Kittens! Thousands of them! Now that was just plain gratuitous! :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.

2011-06-10 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 10 June 2011 10:40, Alan Pope wrote: > Only the pictures of kittens, which I believe comprises most of the > internet these days. Is that an euphemism? :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] unity & gimp

2011-06-07 Thread Philip Stubbs
the lines of why change it. Well I did get that, but it was only to do with the style of the cards in her favourite game! That was easy to adjust. I am really looking forward to 11.10 to see how Unity grows up. Also being able to switch between Unity and Gnome 3 will be interesting. -- Philip

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FireFox and SQLite

2011-03-05 Thread Philip Stubbs
all the default sqlite from the standard locations, and use that for Gnucacsh. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Test drive and V-Box ..

2011-02-16 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 16 February 2011 19:39, Alan Bell wrote: > On 16/02/11 19:07, Philip Stubbs wrote: >> >> On 16 February 2011 12:25, Alan Pope  wrote: >>> >>> Due to the VirtualBox extensions not being present. Have you tried >>> doing the install inside virtualbo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Test drive and V-Box ..

2011-02-16 Thread Philip Stubbs
not try too hard but I seem to remember that the version of X in Natty is too new and not supported by the extensions. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Webcam with built-in mic to work on Ubuntu?

2011-01-09 Thread Philip Stubbs
eaper than a proper camcorder, to use as a camera to stream live via > the web (using livestream.com) rather than record onto a disk/memory > card/tape. I don't know, but would a Canon PowerShot with an alternative firmware do the trick? http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK -- Phili

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diaspora

2011-01-07 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 7 January 2011 12:22, Sean Miller wrote: > Scary, but whosever invitiation Dave doesn't use - could I have it? > > Sean On its way..... -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diaspora

2011-01-07 Thread Philip Stubbs
ite if there is still any left. > > Dave Jones One will be on its way shortly -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diaspora handles

2011-01-02 Thread Philip Stubbs
stu...@joindiaspora.com -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diaspora

2011-01-02 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 2 January 2011 22:15, Mark wrote: > I got 5 invites if anyone wants one? > Mark Any invites left? I would love one please :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Corrupted User Accounts?

2010-12-20 Thread Philip Stubbs
ar.gz /media/ > > I'm sure there are better tutorials out there, but It's something to look at. or:- $ sudo apt-get install backup-manager -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's the best...

2010-12-17 Thread Philip Stubbs
latest thing I have installed on my home server is byobu https://launchpad.net/byobu I have used screen many times but not really hard. This makes using screen even simpler. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loosy splah screen after update to 10.10

2010-11-19 Thread Philip Stubbs
gle and I find http://brej.org/blog/?p=158 Hope that helps. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Video and DVD creation ....

2010-11-04 Thread Philip Stubbs
g it does better than PiViTi. I have not actually tried to create a video with it yet. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.10 VirtualBox problems

2010-10-12 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 12 October 2010 23:04, Philip Stubbs wrote: > On 12 October 2010 22:34, David King wrote: >> I downloaded and installed Ubuntu 10.10 and installed it in VirtualBox >> 3.2.8 (running on Ubuntu 9.04 host). It's the 64-bit version. I have just noticed that 3.2.10 is now ou

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 10.10 VirtualBox problems

2010-10-12 Thread Philip Stubbs
tall the following: $ apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-x11 I found this here: http://www.unixmen.com/linux-tutorials/1157-install-guest-addition-in-ubuntu-1010-maverick-meerkat-fix Google is your friend! :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools

2010-10-04 Thread Philip Stubbs
board, there was a setting in the BIOS that I had to enable to allow it to work. Not sure what the setting was, but until I had fixed it, the behaviour was as you describe. I guess with newer hardware, the default will be to expect a USB keyboard. Have you looked through all the BIOS options? -- P

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools

2010-10-03 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 3 October 2010 12:12, javadayaz wrote: > CPU fan is working fine... > >> check the CPU fan, 71C is way to high >> Is the CPU heat sink clogged with dust? -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Streaming Audio - Cross-Platform

2010-09-21 Thread Philip Stubbs
d card from one PC to he other in similar way that I can share the Printer. Reading through that FAQ seems to indicate that it is possible. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vote Results!

2010-08-31 Thread Philip Stubbs
/logo14.svg (don't worry about the > 14 in the URL, that means nothing) Typical! One that I did not vote for. That goes to show how much I know. :-) Well done for organising the vote. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Scanners & OCR

2010-08-18 Thread Philip Stubbs
to give up some beer time, so not really a practical suggestion. :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Scanners & OCR

2010-08-18 Thread Philip Stubbs
oing to the SANE website and looking for information on what is supported before buying it. http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html Have fun! -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11.04 Natty Narwhal

2010-08-18 Thread Philip Stubbs
itrary at the behest of the developer who > chooses them. We chose YY.DD and it works really well. You can te And I always thought that it was YY.MM :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Oracle sues Google over Java

2010-08-13 Thread Philip Stubbs
? > > Details here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/13/oracle_sues_google/ > > Regards > > Bruce I think that they are probably a bit upset because Android does not use the Sun JVM. I was only reading the other day that this could bite Google if it was found that the alternative VM infring

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Rsync to a remote computer

2010-08-04 Thread Philip Stubbs
thought google would have given you this in seconds. $ man rsync Google not required :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] loco logo

2010-08-03 Thread Philip Stubbs
t all lower case, or all upper case. If you really need an upper case K then use it with an upper case U. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu for small business

2010-07-27 Thread Philip Stubbs
allow, you could either upgrade to the paid for version, or migrate away to running your own servers, as required. I would be interested in what you find in the way of ERP. There is half an idea floating around inside my head that concerning that. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Question on ffmpeg encoding

2010-07-23 Thread Philip Stubbs
pt in that line? I would have thought that it was the "mf://$IMAGEPATH/*.JPG" bit. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 63, Issue 28

2010-07-15 Thread Philip Stubbs
ow everywhere you go on the internet. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Aptitude

2010-06-07 Thread Philip Stubbs
mmand line I still use aptitude. Once it is no longer there by default, it will require me to change my ways. More often these days the GUI tools are sufficient to get things done. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Site Rebranding - Mockups

2010-06-03 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 3 June 2010 13:44, Liam Proven wrote: > On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Philip Stubbs wrote: >> I vote 'no' to a London skyline. > > Why, because it's London? No, because I see it all over the place, and I don't think that it looks very nice. Also, it rep

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Site Rebranding - Mockups

2010-06-03 Thread Philip Stubbs
gt; https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ I vote 'no' to a London skyline. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Meego and Ubuntu

2010-05-27 Thread Philip Stubbs
dows machine, but it complains about "missing framebuffer" -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Gparted

2010-05-27 Thread Philip Stubbs
I don't use a program called System32 so I deleted it. Did I do something wrong?" -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Slow Log In since upgrade

2010-05-19 Thread Philip Stubbs
going on during that pause so that I can fix it? Thanks. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Call for help - ISO testing

2010-05-13 Thread Philip Stubbs
Hi, I would like to get involved. If I can actually help is yet to be determined. :-) Philip Stubbs. On 13/05/2010, Alan Pope wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm sat here at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Brussels and wanted to > let people know about something and ask for volunteers to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Nicht im Haus bis 2010-05-28

2010-05-10 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 9 May 2010 10:35, Daniel Case wrote: > Hmmm, > > How do i stop my out-of-office doing the same when i go on holiday?? > Don't set out-of-office. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Backup strategies: [Was Hard drive- Bad sectors]

2010-04-19 Thread Philip Stubbs
a much bigger one, and then coming up with a scheme that avoids massive transfers across the network each week. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-11 Thread Philip Stubbs
t pinged them another email saying that as they already have my money, they better reply saying that mine is due in 24 hours. We will see what happens. :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Looking for a Speccy

2010-03-29 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 28 March 2010 23:57, Matthew Daubney wrote: > Thanks for everyones help :) I've now located one that suits my needs > perfectly :D (Waterdamaged unit from ebay) If you manage to get this working, please let us know. It would be interesting to see the results. -- Philip Stubbs --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Looking for a Speccy

2010-03-26 Thread Philip Stubbs
uot;) floppy disk drive > Spectrum +2A - black, FDD removed & replaced with built-in datesette recorder > > You are after a ZX Spectrum Plus, by the sound of it. I was going to make some joke about anoraks, but really I am still jealous of the kids at school who had spectrum's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Create a DVD

2010-03-26 Thread Philip Stubbs
hat can then be burnt to a DVD. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lucid Lynx TV Advert

2010-01-31 Thread Philip Stubbs
way, when people walk into a computer store that sells machines with Ubuntu on them, they will say, 'OK, I have heard of that!' and not run a mile looking for the familiar Windows or Apple Logo. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How to edit Policykit

2010-01-01 Thread Philip Stubbs
sktops. it is a shame there is not a more intuitive method of changing this function. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How to edit Policykit

2009-12-31 Thread Philip Stubbs
[3] http://www.len.ro/2009/11/karmic-various-tricks/ Thanks Andrew. In all my searches, Mythtv did not come up once. I do have Mythtv installed on this machine. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] How to edit Policykit

2009-12-31 Thread Philip Stubbs
makes little sense on a desktop system, and would like to stop this from happening. All I can find out is that it is Policykit, but I cant find any way of editing it. Regards, -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] File copying problem to USB flash drive

2009-12-25 Thread Philip Stubbs
py command to misbehave. Other than that, I have no suggestions. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] File copying problem to USB flash drive

2009-12-25 Thread Philip Stubbs
files intact on the > hard drive? > > I am using Ubuntu 9.04 on an AMD64 PC. The USB flash drive is 16 GB in size. Exactly what commands are you using to create the copy? Are you using the graphical interface or from the command line? -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] TV connected to ubuntu pc via ethernet

2009-12-08 Thread Philip Stubbs
http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/tv-audio-video/television/led-tv/UE40B8000XWXXC/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=spec&fullspec=F -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] web / e-mail hosting

2009-11-27 Thread Philip Stubbs
2009/11/26 Matt Wheeler : > On Thursday, November 26, 2009, Philip Stubbs wrote: >> I hope you are wearing your foil hat right now > > While I do use gmail, I think it's important to consider carefully how > much you trust them to keep your data secure. Have you r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] web / e-mail hosting

2009-11-26 Thread Philip Stubbs
non-Google databases they may go in for), that's > not a problem.  But for me, I'll survive without the 'convenience'. > > Call me paranoid... I hope you are wearing your foil hat right now -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] web / e-mail hosting

2009-11-25 Thread Philip Stubbs
all the wonderful Google Mail > features but with your own domain name. > > It's easy and simple to setup too. +1 -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GIMP Add-In Maybe?

2009-11-10 Thread Philip Stubbs
could be applied to the images. http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/color/#tinting If I had thousands of images to adjust, I would take out a handful, then play with a script using ImageMagick. A number of steps may be required. It could also generate some thumbnails. When done, it would make sense

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GIMP Add-In Maybe?

2009-11-09 Thread Philip Stubbs
. http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/ Have a look there. If the quality of the scans are consistent, then you could write a script to automate it with the image magick tools. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Audio Streams

2009-11-07 Thread Philip Stubbs
2009/11/7 David Restall - System Administrator : > I'm not that interested in TV streams (there's not much on TV that > interests me so I rarely watch it).  Where is the get_iplayer script ? http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice.org problems

2009-11-04 Thread Philip Stubbs
iest way to do this. Alternatively, from the command prompt you can run:- $aptitude search openoffice | grep '^i' Then do an:- $aptitude purge The purge option will remove config files that may otherwise get left behind. Then re-install as suggested. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Not a good press

2009-11-03 Thread Philip Stubbs
on. Also, from a users perspective, it helps having up-to-date software available directly from the main repositories. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Philip Stubbs
rents/ 'Gentlemen, start your BitTorrent's!' :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the BBC!!!

2009-10-27 Thread Philip Stubbs
e not had time to read it yet, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8326264.stm?ls -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] streaming content via wires!

2009-10-20 Thread Philip Stubbs
is not going to be easy, then invest in exterior grade now and be done with it :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] streaming content via wires!

2009-10-20 Thread Philip Stubbs
ion from what? > > It wont protect from lightning strikes. I think he was worried about UV degradation of CAT5 cable running on the wall outside his house. I would suggest that some form of conduit would be better. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://list

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] MP3 players

2009-10-12 Thread Philip Stubbs
l create. Other than that, it is great. Has 8Gb internal memory, and also has a slot for extra memory. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Karmic (9.10) party

2009-09-28 Thread Philip Stubbs
ce in the Guardian from > a Windows devotee.  (The author's description of the Win7 Launch Party > video is priceless.) > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/28/charlie-brooker-microsoft-mac-windows Shitasmic. That should be in the dictionary. -- Philip Stubbs --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing itunes on Wine.

2009-09-23 Thread Philip Stubbs
his may help http://www.wine-reviews.net/applications/itunes-73-on-linux-with-wine.html Also check http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=1347 -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Organising, searching and emailing

2009-09-17 Thread Philip Stubbs
nt uses. Also, you can share docs, so multiple people can get involved :-) -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] mythtv

2009-08-22 Thread Philip Stubbs
use the transmitted guide instead of the Radio Times. It worked much better this time. The previous time, I had to manually hack the MySQL database to get the channels setup. This time, it 'just worked'. Hopefully I will not have to touch it again until 2012 when we get the full 2

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Remote start torrents

2009-07-21 Thread Philip Stubbs
een session, and then start rtorrent. I can then log out and leave it running. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help please

2009-07-01 Thread Philip Stubbs
ut that may feel a little 'old fashined'. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Last Barrier!

2009-06-10 Thread Philip Stubbs
the selected schedule. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Business with Ubuntu

2009-05-27 Thread Philip Stubbs
ome a nightmare to manage. Before all the KDE fans get flame throwers out, I only suggest using Ubuntu as it is the standard version, not because of any bias for Gnome on my part. -- Philip Stubbs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

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