Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 oddities

2012-04-30 Thread Roy Jamison
I think what we're trying to say is maybe it's time to upgrade ;) On May 1, 2012 12:13 AM, "Alan Pope" wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 30/04/12 11:20, paul sutton wrote: > > on the partition page i choose set up and tried to partition as > > follows > > > > / 50mb

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How have I killed my system?

2012-04-30 Thread Roy Jamison
Install the offending package and remove it. Should clear up any confusion the system has. On Apr 30, 2012 11:10 PM, "Gareth France" wrote: > On 30/04/12 23:01, Tony Pursell wrote: > > > > On 30 April 2012 22:49, Gareth France wrote: > >> On 30/04/12 22:44, Tony Pursell wrote: >> >>> apt-cache

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 oddities

2012-04-30 Thread Roy Jamison
Will the root fs even fit in 50MB?? On Apr 30, 2012 7:21 PM, "paul sutton" wrote: > Hi > > Just done a clean install of 12.04 on a dell 10v netbook > > on the partition page i choose set up and tried to partition as follows > > / 50mb > /home 100mb > swap 10mb > > I could create / fine, creating

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Going back to GNOME 3

2011-12-10 Thread Roy Jamison
On 10 Dec 2011 19:19, "Avi Greenbury" wrote: > Roy Jamison wrote: > > > Hi guys, > > > > Is there any way to completely bypass Unity and go back to the default > > GNOME 3 on Ubuntu 11.10? I'm considering Mint if not :( > > Pedantically (but it&

[ubuntu-uk] Going back to GNOME 3

2011-12-10 Thread Roy Jamison
Hi guys, Is there any way to completely bypass Unity and go back to the default GNOME 3 on Ubuntu 11.10? I'm considering Mint if not :( -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu.com down?

2011-05-30 Thread Roy Jamison
Perfectly fine here, O2-UK broadband, their DNS. On Mon, 2011-05-30 at 10:10 +0100, alan c wrote: > On 30/05/11 09:30, alan c wrote: > > Is it me or is www.ubuntu.com site down just now? > > it came back ok > -- > alan cocks > Ubuntu user > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Want to create an advert for Ubuntu?

2010-12-04 Thread Roy Jamison
?v=VGO18iUpgvQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbkzXiLTk7o If I can contribute in any way I'd like to help, and will definitely splurge it over Twitter and Facebook when it is produced. -- Roy Jamison (xteejx) Ubuntu Bug Squad Ubuntu Bug Control www.ubuntu.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity And Gnome Shell

2010-10-27 Thread Roy Jamison
gt; lot of options to tailor the layout and appearance. > > Yes, there is always the KDE option, too, but if you like the general > Gnome way of working, then Xfce is a much less radical departure. > > Regards > > Nige > -- Roy Jamison (xteejx) Ubuntu Bug Squad Ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

2010-10-17 Thread Roy Jamison
Isle of Sheppey in Kent here :) On Sun, 2010-10-17 at 14:42 +0100, Paul Morgan-Roach wrote: > Skipton, North Yorkshire here. Incidentally we support Linux and > Windows boxes (server and workstation). For commercial reasons we > avoid domestic support though, but for business we're happy to prov

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Successful Ubuntu workshop at UCL

2010-10-14 Thread Roy Jamison
k the time will soon come when we really can say "it just works!" -- Roy Jamison (xteejx) Ubuntu Bug Squad Ubuntu Bug Control www.ubuntu.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SUGGEST THREAD IS CLOSED] (was Re: Ubuntu/Linux is still not an OS for the masses - discuss)

2010-10-13 Thread Roy Jamison
On Wed, 2010-10-13 at 17:38 +0100, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > On Wed, 2010-10-13 at 17:08 +0100, John Matthews wrote: > > To be honest with you, its pissed me off you bought up that thing about > > contacting people in the middle of the night. I have not done that on > > here, or the ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu/Linux is still not an OS for the masses - discuss

2010-10-13 Thread Roy Jamison
Forget the middle of the night thing, whoever said it. Our night-time is America's daytime. IRC channels are pretty busy during our night :) On Wed, 2010-10-13 at 17:08 +0100, John Matthews wrote: > On 13/10/10 16:54, Alan Pope wrote: > > On 13 October 2010 16:51, John Matthews wrote: > >> That d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu/Linux is still not an OS for the masses - discuss

2010-10-13 Thread Roy Jamison
I didn't mean it to be offensive at all, but moaning about the way things are doesn't change anything, that's why we have a coalition government; no-one voted, they sat at home complaining. Trust me though, I've used Ubuntu since 6.06 and my God I've been peed off at times with problems and people

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu/Linux is still not an OS for the masses - discuss

2010-10-13 Thread Roy Jamison
Equal support!??! You have GOT to be kidding me right? When was the last time Microsoft had a bugtracker and actually had its employees respond to a problem, let alone even acknowledge you? Does MS have IRC channels? Direct support? No they bloody well don't! The help is there for Ubuntu if you n

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu/Linux is still not an OS for the masses - discuss

2010-10-13 Thread Roy Jamison
n the fact that there is no X fallback coming up. Kernel modesetting commands anyone? I remember seeing something about a machine with SiS graphics...I had trouble with them too :( -- Roy Jamison (xteejx) Ubuntu Bug Squad Ubuntu Bug Control www.ubuntu.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu/Linux is still not an OS for the masses - discuss

2010-10-13 Thread Roy Jamison
someone reports info like this to us, there isn't a lot we can do to fix it. Canonical doesn't have access to a wide range of machines sadly. -- Roy Jamison (xteejx) Ubuntu Bug Squad Ubuntu Bug Control www.ubuntu.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu/Linux is still not an OS for the masses - discuss

2010-10-13 Thread Roy Jamison
This is precisely why we have Launchpad, both the bug tracker and the answers tracker. The Ubuntu documentation (both in the OS and online) has workarounds, known issues, and failing that can point you to an IRC channel #ubuntu - people there are usually very helpful. I totally understand though,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Pages not loading in Ubuntu 10.10

2010-10-11 Thread Roy Jamison
Actually if p...@home staff are anything to go by, I wouldn't exactly expect their website to be any good. Think..."mass breeding at the sibling level" with the rabbits and other animals they sell. Most of them die within 2 years because of health problems like cancer, deformations, etc. Source: C

Re: [ubuntu-uk] warning: Non ubuntu thread! Fwd: Transcript of 4 Oct 2010 7:25:17. Visitor: javad. Operator: Jessica Waynick.

2010-10-04 Thread Roy Jamison
lol! Fonejacker springs to mind with a guy sitting in a box asking for "monies Sir"...I wouldn't touch this with a barge pole! For the sake of a few extra quid, you'd be better off sticking with a known brand/seller. Western Union do not give back money for buyer/seller mistakes like Paypal do - on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] warning: Non ubuntu thread! Fwd: Transcript of 4 Oct 2010 7:25:17. Visitor: javad. Operator: Jessica Waynick.

2010-10-04 Thread Roy Jamison
If you look at the registered address it is 57th & Park Avenue New York, NY 10022... that's a road intersection lol http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Digital.Switch.800-305-9203 If it looks too good to true, it usually is. On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 1:28 PM, javadayaz wrote: > i thought their p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Speech Recognition

2010-07-01 Thread Roy Jamison
I had a look at that but it looked very complicated, and I don't think it has a frontend for recognition/training. If it had that, it might work well enough for end-users. :) Teej On Thu, 2010-07-01 at 06:55 +0100, Alan Bell wrote: > this project seems quite active > > http://cmusphinx.sourcefor

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Need some Routers

2010-06-30 Thread Roy Jamison
Sounds like a misinformed student! I'll make sure to correct him on that next time I see him ;) (He's not exactly the brightest potato in the field lol) On Wed, 2010-06-30 at 15:45 +0100, Dan Attwood wrote: > On a lighter note, Mid-Kent College in Gillingham uses linux > servers >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Need some Routers

2010-06-30 Thread Roy Jamison
Linux is not freeware, it is FOSS, please make sure you understand the differences here, especially if you are trying to "sell" it to others :P On a lighter note, Mid-Kent College in Gillingham uses linux servers with Moodle on, and moodle is packaged in the Ubuntu repositories so it is already th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Speech Recognition

2010-06-29 Thread Roy Jamison
I would be willing to maintain it. On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 22:29 +0100, Alan Bell wrote: > Roy Jamison wrote: > > Hi all. Have been looking at the Ubuntu wiki and googled around for > > quite a while trying to find an answer but there doesn't appear to be > > anything

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Speech Recognition

2010-06-29 Thread Roy Jamison
subject pops up. I feel sad for the thousands of "accessibility needing" end users who would rely on this technology to get through with using PCs, and because of this slow(?) progression can't turn to Ubuntu/linux just yet. On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 22:18 +0100, Steve wrote: > On Tue

[ubuntu-uk] Speech Recognition

2010-06-29 Thread Roy Jamison
Hi all. Have been looking at the Ubuntu wiki and googled around for quite a while trying to find an answer but there doesn't appear to be anything concrete for linux regarding speech recognition programs. I mean, there are developer-only orientated things like sphinx and julius in our repos, but is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 62, Issue 7

2010-06-03 Thread Roy Jamison
What about good a good old English fry-up or fish and chips? Ok, I admit it's lunchtime :) Mockup #1 is the best, but I also feel the same, that it is a little too commercial. What about going with the new official purple colour? Just a thought. Great work!! :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com htt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 62, Issue 1

2010-06-01 Thread Roy Jamison
What the hell? 64 bit version is perfectly fine and I, and many others would recommend it, but only if you have a 64 bit machine, i.e. AMD64, Intel Core2Duo, etc. Perhaps there has been a mistake in wording here, as it is correct to think that most users would be happy with 32 bit Ubuntu, but never