Re: [ubuntu-uk] 18.04 on line updates not available yet

2018-04-29 Thread Tony Arnold
Colin, On Sun, 2018-04-29 at 22:06 +0100, Colin Watson wrote: > On Sun, Apr 29, 2018 at 08:22:47PM +0000, Tony Arnold wrote: > > Just curious, but I note from the Bionic release notes, that > > upgrades > > from 17.10 to 18.04 will not be enabled until a few days after >

[ubuntu-uk] 18.04 on line updates not available yet

2018-04-29 Thread Tony Arnold
online updates have always been available on the day of release? As I said, I'm curious. I'm quite happy to wait until it's available, and, yes, I know about the -d option on do-release-upgrade. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold MBCS, CITP | Senior IT Security Analyst | Directorate

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How do I kill jbd2?

2018-02-01 Thread Tony Scott
Mark - here's a possible solution https://askubuntu.com/questions/306626/jbd2-constantly-writing-to-disk Cheers -- Tony Scott https://tonyscott.org.uk On 1 February 2018 at 21:44, Mark Lawrence wrote: > On 01/02/18 21:17, Colin Law wrote: >> >> On 1 February 2018 at

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB DVD/CD Drive

2017-07-06 Thread Tony Pursell
On Thursday, 6 July 2017, Steve Mynott wrote: > I'm looking for a cheap external DVD/CD USB drive (mainly to rip my > own CDs and maybe burn some DVDs). > > Can anyone recommend a model which works well with 16.04? > > I have USB3 if that helps. > > -- > 4096R/EA75174B Steve Mynott > > -- > ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

2017-04-06 Thread Tony Scott
https://plus.google.com/u/0/110699558853693437587/posts/7RHujp9u7oW -- Tony Scott https://tonyscott.org.uk On 6 April 2017 at 18:55, alan auckland wrote: > What about maruos? > > Get Outlook for Android > > > > From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

2017-04-06 Thread Tony Pursell
I'm not too bothered about the desktop, although I am rather fond of Unity. I am wondering, however, if Unity is dead and buried, or is it just Unity 8? I will be sad, however, if I have to give up on my Ubuntu phone. I know that the Ubuntu phone is limited but I do find it best for routine stuf

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shock announcement

2017-04-05 Thread Tony Scott
Does anyone know if it is possible through the use of extensions etc if it would be possible to recreate some or all of the Unity desktop experience in GNOME? If it is, I would propose this would be the way forward for the next LTS release. -- Tony Scott https://tonyscott.org.uk On 5 April

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help required filing a bug against Ubuntu Touch

2016-08-30 Thread Tony Pursell
ing me that. It's saved me putting a bug report in, Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help required filing a bug against Ubuntu Touch

2016-08-29 Thread Tony Pursell
ger package is for the desktop. One thing that you might be getting is what I have had problems with when trying to connect to my brother's WiFi this week. Here I found that if you do not put the password in quickly enough, then it does not connect. The way I got round it was to write the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Spell checking in Yakkety ...

2016-08-29 Thread Tony Pursell
/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > Hi Barry Have you selected "Check spelling as you type" in Tools > Spelling and Grammer > Options.. > Options: ? Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Phone web browser broken

2016-08-15 Thread Tony Pursell
Hi Dave No problem with the browser on my BQ Aquarius 4.5. Tony On 15 August 2016 at 22:25, David King wrote: > I have been using Ubuntu phone, BQ Aquarius E45, for the past year. Until > now the web browser has always worked. But today it stopped working. I went > to use it, and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC News and Weather web apps

2016-08-01 Thread Tony Pursell
On 1 August 2016 at 16:34, Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Tony, > > On 1 August 2016 at 14:26, Tony Pursell > wrote: > > Does anyone know why the BBC News and Weather web apps, and the Logviewer > > app, disappeared off my Ubuntu phone when I updated to OTA 12? They are >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Messed up upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 Still struggling

2016-08-01 Thread Tony Pursell
if it is fixed. >>> >>> Let us know how you get on. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Al. >>> >> Some progress, used both patches, now get a 14.04 screen but without >> folders so am not sure just where it is now. >> message box, "Syste

[ubuntu-uk] BBC News and Weather web apps

2016-08-01 Thread Tony Pursell
s the web app was. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Location service on BQ phones

2016-07-07 Thread Tony Pursell
, but no one has acknowledged it despite it being confirmed by two other people. Is this a general bug on all Ubuntu phones? Is there a way round it? Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mystic Meg aka Facebook

2016-06-21 Thread Tony Arnold
s 100 miles away whom I have only ever met once as a possible friend? I am baffled as to when they managed to spy on me. Maybe he looked you up on Facebook? Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold | IT Security Analyst | University of Manchester | IT Services | T: +44 (0) 161 275 6093 | M: +44 (0) 773 330 003

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu laptop

2016-04-07 Thread Tony Pursell
Sorry, you are right, it's good for another year. But there is still the issue with the wifi. On 7 April 2016 at 17:39, Jim Price wrote: > Hi Tony, > > I'm still using 12.04 - I thought it was supported for 5 years, so there's > another year to go. Also, I would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu laptop

2016-04-07 Thread Tony Pursell
rwrite the Windows on it. You don't save much money by going for one with Ubuntu on it. Tony On 7 April 2016 at 16:26, Jim Price wrote: > Does anyone know of a supplier of Ubuntu laptops who would accept payment > by cheque? I'm told eBuyer don't for this one: > > http://w

[ubuntu-uk] Getting my webapp to work on my phone

2016-02-15 Thread Tony Pursell
I need to do to see it on the phone? Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone

2015-12-01 Thread Tony Pursell
On 1 December 2015 at 20:57, Colin Law wrote: > On 1 December 2015 at 17:47, Tony Pursell > wrote: > > I have both an Android and an Ubuntu phone. The only Google thing the > > Ubuntu phone doesn't do is Hangouts. I would love to have that. What I > do > > ha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone

2015-12-01 Thread Tony Pursell
I have both an Android and an Ubuntu phone. The only Google thing the Ubuntu phone doesn't do is Hangouts. I would love to have that. What I do have is Gmail, G+, Maps & Calendar. Tony On 1 December 2015 at 16:48, Colin Law wrote: > On 1 December 2015 at 16:39, Alan Pope wro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Twin DVD drives not mounting

2015-09-21 Thread Tony Pursell
LIam is right, you have to check that your hardware is correctly installed. The subject line 'Twin DVD drives not mounting' is not really correct. The drives themselves are not 'mounted'. It's the DVD or CD put into the drive that is mounted. with a udf or ISO9600 file system on them. And that i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Twin DVD drives not mounting

2015-09-20 Thread Tony Pursell
entry seems to be rubbish. I would just remove it, if you don't have a floppy drive. I'm using standard Ubuntu 15.04. What are you using? And how did you install it? Are you dual booting with Vista, for instance? Tony On 20 September 2015 at 13:04, David Goldsbrough wrote: >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] WifiTransfer app on Ubuntu Phone

2015-08-27 Thread Tony Pursell
Thanks, Dave. On 27 August 2015 at 15:59, Dave Morley wrote: > On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:56:53 +0100 > Dave Morley wrote: > > > On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:45:47 +0100 > > Tony Pursell wrote: > > > > > Hi All > > > > > > I wonder if anyone can h

[ubuntu-uk] WifiTransfer app on Ubuntu Phone

2015-08-27 Thread Tony Pursell
;ve got it on my Android phone and well worth the £1.99 I paid for it. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help! - problem installing Ubuntu

2015-06-24 Thread Tony Pursell
On 22 June 2015 at 16:18, Barry Drake wrote: > On 22/06/15 15:51, Tony Pursell wrote: > >> The installer (from the USB stick) was in EFI mode, and the installation >> of Ubuntu is EFI as well. This is according to tests in >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help! - problem installing Ubuntu

2015-06-22 Thread Tony Pursell
Hi Barry On 22 June 2015 at 14:25, Barry Drake wrote: > On 22/06/15 12:27, Tony Pursell wrote: > > I do, however, have a residual problem. When I start the computer up, I >> do not get a GRUB menu. I can only start Ubuntu from the computer's F12 >> boot menu. It

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help! - problem installing Ubuntu

2015-06-22 Thread Tony Pursell
. On 21 June 2015 at 06:22, Barry Drake wrote: > On 20/06/15 23:42, Tony Pursell wrote: > >> Currently, it boots to Ubuntu from a USB, if I have it plugged in, >> otherwise it boots into Widows 8.1. >> When booted using the live USB, the Ubuntu partition installed on th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help! - problem installing Ubuntu

2015-06-20 Thread Tony Pursell
Barry Drake wrote: > On 20/06/15 22:01, Tony Pursell wrote: > >> Well, its booted into Windows showing the reduced size Windows partition. >> This is the first time I have installed on a PC with EFI - is there >> something I should have done first? >> > > Very defini

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help! - problem installing Ubuntu

2015-06-20 Thread Tony Pursell
Well, its booted into Windows showing the reduced size Windows partition. This is the first time I have installed on a PC with EFI - is there something I should have done first? On 20 June 2015 at 21:54, Tony Pursell wrote: > That's what I'm thinking. > > Rebooting now

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help! - problem installing Ubuntu

2015-06-20 Thread Tony Pursell
start > the reinstall again. > > > On 20/06/15 21:32, Tony Pursell wrote: > >> Hi All >> >> I'm installing Ubuntu 15.04 on a new computer - a cheap and cheerful >> Lenovo 50 Pentium from Ebuyer. >> >> I chose to install alongside Windows a

[ubuntu-uk] Help! - problem installing Ubuntu

2015-06-20 Thread Tony Pursell
Install window. Is there anything I can do? Should I just remove the USB and reboot? Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

2015-04-08 Thread Tony Pursell
On 8 April 2015 at 16:31, Jon Spriggs wrote: > Hi Tony, > > A few of us are tracking some issues in http://pad.ubuntu.com/phonefaq - > you need an Ubuntu one account with membership of the Ubuntu-UK or another > Ubuntu team membership (Alan mentioned it a few days back) but if y

[ubuntu-uk] More phone problems/observations

2015-04-08 Thread Tony Pursell
intuitive, especially for ex-Android users. Also, swiping the notification to the right, gives me a 'Delete' option. It's not clear if this is to delete just the notification or the object (email, for instance) it is telling you about. Scary! Those are the things bugging me at

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Local IP Address Allocation

2015-03-30 Thread Tony Pursell
work settings on the device (they continue to 'use DHCP'). The Plusnet Technicolor router, for instance, uses this method. You will have to find out which methods your router allows you to use. Tony On 30 March 2015 at 06:12, Gibbs wrote: > > > On 29/03/15 23:29, Nigel Ve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wine bug - new package?

2015-03-25 Thread Tony Pursell
There is a ppa for up-to-date Wine versions, if you can enable it in Mint. https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-wine/+archive/ubuntu/ppa Tony On 25 March 2015 at 11:03, Barry Drake wrote: > On 25/03/15 10:44, Colin Law wrote: > > Can you provide more details of the "package containing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Corporation tax submission issues

2015-01-28 Thread Tony Pursell
/GetForm.do?court_forms_id=338 Is there something special about Corporation Tax forms? Tony On 28 January 2015 at 21:58, Colin Law wrote: > On 28 January 2015 at 21:24, Gareth France > wrote: > > Hooray for the OMGUbuntu website. I located their piece about the > removal of > > A

Re: [ubuntu-uk] AV to USB conversion

2015-01-03 Thread Tony Pursell
Hi Nigel Just Google for it - there are lots of devices out there. Tony On 3 January 2015 at 23:10, Nigel Verity wrote: > Hi > > Santa gave me a night-vision device for Christmas. It's a great piece of > kit but the image will be much better if viewed using an external moni

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reverse engineering data files

2014-11-22 Thread Tony Pursell
Ghex will show you what is in the file in hex and ascii format. Tony On 22 November 2014 at 22:12, Gareth France wrote: > I am a PAT tester and have found over my time in the role that the > software is a total rip off! If you purchase a digital camera, scanner, > webcam or anything

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gfortran help

2014-10-17 Thread Tony Arnold
Owen, Have you tried running the a.out file? That is the executable produced from compiling and linking done by the gfortran command. Bash and Python are interpreted languages, so they run immediately without the need to compile and link. Regards, Tony. On 17/10/14 11:49, Owen Branley wrote

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

2014-10-05 Thread Tony Pursell
Asus have launched their EeeBook X205 but I don't know if anyone in the UK stocks it yet. Tony (wriiten on my trusty Eee PC 1015PEM with Ubuntu 14.04) On 5 October 2014 15:51, Liam Proven wrote: > On 4 October 2014 19:46, Barry Drake wrote: > > Thanks. That seems very good. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Automating find and replace

2014-09-16 Thread Tony Pursell
gan (who is the K in awk) says 'there is nothing sacred about slashes' so you can do s?http:// ?https://? In other words 'any character can be used to delimit the pieces of the s command' It can save a lot of back slash escaping. Tony > George > > > On 16 Sep

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Networking help

2014-09-04 Thread Tony Pursell
ain if you find any problems, Tony On 4 September 2014 12:53, George DiceGeorge wrote: > *I havent done networking before,* > *but want to share files and folders on my ubuntu14.04 machine with other > computers.* > > *If I set up a network under my master user name* > *but the

[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Re: Ubuntu phone

2014-06-02 Thread Tony Pursell
-- Forwarded message -- From: "Tony Pursell" Date: 2 Jun 2014 16:25 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone To: "Ubuntu UK" Cc: On 2 Jun 2014 15:27, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: > > > > > On 2 June 2014 15:08, Tony Pursell wrote: >>

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone

2014-06-02 Thread Tony Pursell
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27660366 It seems that the Ubuntu phone will be too late into the market if all the manufacturers start bring out their own OS. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] execute command on startup ....

2014-05-26 Thread Tony Pursell
ckpad-based scroll, you use two fingers anywhere on the trackpad simultaneously. > > -- > Daniel Llewellyn my original eeepc had edge scroll but my top end eeepc is 2 finger down the middle of the pad, so not just apples do it Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Re: Printing from Android device

2014-05-26 Thread Tony Pursell
-- Forwarded message -- From: "Tony Pursell" Date: 26 May 2014 08:01 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Printing from Android device To: "Ubuntu UK" Cc: > Thanks Jon > > Tony > > On 25 May 2014 19:45, "Jon Spriggs" wrote: >> >> Th

[ubuntu-uk] Printing from Android device

2014-05-25 Thread Tony Pursell
would be appreciated, Thanks Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Comparing installed packages

2014-05-05 Thread Tony Pursell
Here is another idea. Run apt list --installed |cut -d/ -f1 -s > installed for all machines. Then use the join command (see the man page for options) to make the table. Perhaps open the table in LibreOffice use text to table. Tony On 5 May 2014 09:07, Neil Greenwood wrote: > On

Re: [ubuntu-uk] First impressions on Trusty

2014-04-24 Thread Tony Pursell
Hi Alan, On 24 April 2014 09:49, Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Tony, > > On 23 April 2014 23:43, Tony Pursell wrote: > > Can someone tell me what package I should be reporting my screen > brightness > > control problem against. I reported it against linux with the result >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] First impressions on Trusty

2014-04-23 Thread Tony Pursell
, if it's not necessary, as its a bit beyond my technical capabilities. For details of the bug, see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1311297 Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] First impressions on Trusty

2014-04-22 Thread Tony Pursell
On 22 April 2014 23:08, Bruno Girin wrote: > > > > On 22 April 2014 21:40, Colin Law wrote: > >> >> >> > I upgraded from 13.10. 14.04 is as bad as 13.10, that is it is very >> >> slow >> > starting up. Especially, after logging in it spends time before you >> get the >> > screen back. Very rem

Re: [ubuntu-uk] First impressions on Trusty

2014-04-22 Thread Tony Pursell
in 14.04 so battery life is poor. I expected better of a LTS. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - ODF app for Kindle

2014-02-22 Thread Tony Scott
On 22 February 2014 18:32, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > It now seems that there's a version of Euro Office that actually works! Do we have a link for more info? Cheers -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 14.04 and laptop battery life

2014-02-03 Thread Tony Pursell
will always bring the indication down a bit before it goes back up. I'm on 13.10 now and probably started with around 10.04 and I haven't noticed much change over the years. Tony On 3 February 2014 19:12, Chris Penston wrote: > Out of interest, how long does it actually last in ea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Restricting the Open Internet - is this a threat to Open Source

2014-01-31 Thread Tony Scott
On 31 January 2014 07:25, Martin Dixon wrote: > Join me in this > campaign here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/internet_apocalypse_pa_eu/?kbnbtab Already signed up! -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SOT - PIM question.

2013-12-29 Thread Tony Arnold
nnect to Exchange. E-mail in Thunderbird is done with IMAP to Exchange, the Calendar and Tasks provider uses EWS. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold,Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6093 Head of IT Security,Fax: +44 (0) 705 344 3082 University of Manchester, Mob: +44

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Merry Christmas

2013-12-25 Thread Tony Scott
A merry Christmas to everyone on this list! -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk On 25 December 2013 13:05, Andres wrote: > > > Alan Jenkins escribió: >>Merry Christmas to you too Dave. >> >>On 25 Dec 2013, at 12:23, Dave Morley wrote: >> >>> I w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problem with sound using Google hangout

2013-12-23 Thread Tony Pursell
UK, Tony On 22 December 2013 15:05, Tony Pursell wrote: > Hi all, > > I wonder if anyone has the same problem as me and knows the > explanation/cure for it. > > For a long time I had been able to hangout with my brother. I'm using my > EEEPC (its one of the recent

[ubuntu-uk] Problem with sound using Google hangout

2013-12-22 Thread Tony Pursell
tops working again. Does anyone have any idea of how I can get the sound input from the webcam's microphone to work properly like it used to do? Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] using workspaces.

2013-12-07 Thread Tony Pursell
behaviour. But there are times when windows behave independently, like if you use Alt-Tab to switch between programs it will only scroll through the programs running in that window. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Moonlight

2013-09-11 Thread Tony Pursell
Hi All On 11 September 2013 19:31, John Oliver wrote: > On 11/09/13 17:56, Alan Pope wrote: > > On 11 September 2013 17:52, Tony Pursell > > wrote: > >> I want to watch stuff on ParliamentTV on www.parliament.uk but it uses > >> Silverlight. They su

[ubuntu-uk] Moonlight

2013-09-11 Thread Tony Pursell
x27;. Can anyone tell me how I can get Moonlight? I sure I had it at one time. I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 and Firefox. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - secure email?

2013-09-03 Thread Tony Arnold
, as soon as you send something to an insecure system you've exposed everything! Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold,Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6093 Head of IT Security,Fax: +44 (0) 705 344 3082 University of Manchester, Mob: +44 (0) 773 330 0039 M

Re: [ubuntu-uk] evolution

2013-09-01 Thread Tony Pursell
Simon is right, it's File > Backup Evolution Data Tony On 1 September 2013 13:58, Simon wrote: > Not in front of a pc at the moment and I don't currently use evolution > (used to) but isn't there a backup and restore menu option? > > Simon > > > Norman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anybody seen this, thought it might be shown, as nobody has mentioned it on here yet.....

2013-08-22 Thread Tony Arnold
t;> found a folder /selinux which is completely empty on my system? does >>> that mean it is there? >>> Or is it there and never been configured for use? >>> And on a single user system (as opposed to a server) do I need it at all? >>> >>> I apologize i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux GUI Development

2013-07-21 Thread Tony Arnold
Nigel, I've used Anjuta which integrates well with glade and gtkbuilder. I only developed a relatively small application so not sure how well it scales. Regards, Tony. Sent from Moxier Mail (http://www.moxier.com) - Original Message - From: Nigel Verity To: Ubuntu UK Mailing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Code sharing

2013-07-03 Thread Tony Pursell
ies subject to US export regulations, such as Cuba has been for many years and Syria has been since the troubles started there more recently. Export of computer code is subject to the same regulations as the export of other goods to these countries. Hope that explains things a bit for yo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Imagine if Linux become massively popular?

2013-06-13 Thread Tony Arnold
Alan, On 13/06/13 17:32, alan c wrote: > As long as I know what CTRL-ALT-T does, I dont care! I didn't, but I do now! A useful tip! Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold,Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6093 Head of IT Security,Fax: +44 (0) 705 344 3082 Unive

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Imagine if Linux become massively popular?

2013-06-13 Thread Tony Arnold
Liam, On 13/06/13 17:20, Liam Proven wrote: > On 13 June 2013 17:04, Tony Arnold wrote: >> Liam, >> >> On 13/06/13 16:37, Liam Proven wrote: >>> On 13 June 2013 15:02, Tony Arnold wrote: >>>> OS X can be compromised. >>> >>> *All* o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Imagine if Linux become massively popular?

2013-06-13 Thread Tony Arnold
Liam, On 13/06/13 16:37, Liam Proven wrote: > On 13 June 2013 15:02, Tony Arnold wrote: >> OS X can be compromised. > > *All* operating systems can be compromised. > >> Doesn't really matter whether it's technically >> a virus or a trojan > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Imagine if Linux become massively popular?

2013-06-13 Thread Tony Arnold
virus or a trojan, users ata, credentials bank details etc are all at risk. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold,Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6093 Head of IT Security,Fax: +44 (0) 705 344 3082 University of Manchester, Mob: +44 (0) 773 330 0039 Manchester M

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Public library OS choice

2013-06-10 Thread Tony Pursell
e, the people's network may not give the option for anything other than Windows, but it is certainly not because it is 'government funded'. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Deja-dup & [lucky] backup

2013-05-30 Thread Tony Arnold
tal. On a positive note, it does integrate nicely with Nautilus for recovery of individual files. Did I say two complaints? I meant four! I use sbackup to a permanently connected 3TB USB 3 disk scheduled to run daily using anacron. Works a treat. The proof will be if I ever need to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Laptop locks up when lid re-opened

2013-05-30 Thread Tony Scott
On 30 May 2013 11:44, pete smout wrote: > The laptop is an Acer Aspire 5720. Hi Pete Have you tried to see if the problem is on Google? https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Acer+Aspire+5720+ubuntu&oq=Acer+Aspire+5720+ubuntu Cheers -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://wpuk.org

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Laptop locks up when lid re-opened

2013-05-30 Thread Tony Scott
Hi there What's the laptop manufacturer and model name? Cheers -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://wpuk.org | http://savetvc.co.uk On 30 May 2013 11:18, pete smout wrote: > Hi, > > Im running 13-04, and I am *very* impressed apart from the slight issue, of > it lo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] enough folks

2013-05-14 Thread Tony Scott
ross this. It works great - as this email demonstrates! -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://savetvc.co.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] enough folks

2013-05-10 Thread Tony Scott
Just to explain I (and I suspect many others) use Gmail as I need to be able to access my mail via multiple devices (some of which are not mine!) and at different locations. -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://savetvc.co.uk On 10 May 2013 13:38, Liam Proven wrote: > On 10 May 2

Re: [ubuntu-uk] enough folks

2013-05-10 Thread Tony Scott
Gmail doesn't do it correctly, I'm afraid! Sound like a thread I want to stay clear of, anyway! Cheers -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://savetvc.co.uk On 10 May 2013 13:19, Alan Bell wrote: > actually most modern email clients will use the > In-Reply-To: > &

Re: [ubuntu-uk] enough folks

2013-05-10 Thread Tony Scott
What thread? Whichever one you're talking about, by changing the subject line you've broken the thread ;-) -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://savetvc.co.uk On 10 May 2013 13:11, Alan Lord wrote: > On 10/05/13 13:09, Alan Bell wrote: >> >> I think this thr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The problem with Bug #1

2013-05-10 Thread Tony Pursell
ill take a lot of > valuable time away from busy technical staff? It's simply nonsensical as > far as I can see, speaking from my own experience. > > I haven't time for a long reply, but the problem is one of digital inclusion. In the classroom only, it is OK, but many stude

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux in space ....

2013-05-07 Thread Tony Scott
I definitely wouldn't want to be in a space station stuck with a robot running Windows! -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://savetvc.co.uk On 7 May 2013 16:15, pete smout wrote: > On 07/05/13 15:51, Tony Scott wrote: >> >> But it is Debian, which, of course,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux in space ....

2013-05-07 Thread Tony Scott
But it is Debian, which, of course, Ubuntu is built upon! -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://savetvc.co.uk On 7 May 2013 15:46, Barry Drake wrote: > I really love this article: > http://www.zdnet.com/to-the-space-station-and-beyond-with-linux-714958/?s_cid=e552&tta

Re: [ubuntu-uk] missing hard drive

2013-05-05 Thread Tony Pursell
Thanks for all the tips, everyone. I will let you know how things turn out Tony On 4 May 2013 13:46, norman silverstone wrote: > < big snip> > > > You have missed something. When it says "install alongside Windows", >> that does not say or mean or imp

[ubuntu-uk] Unwanted kernels

2013-05-04 Thread Tony Pursell
3.5 before that and the 3.2 before that. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Release Event - Thursday

2013-04-26 Thread Tony Scott
Great to meet everyone at the Old Thameside last night. Cheers! -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://twitter.com/tonys | http://wpuk.org On 23 April 2013 22:53, Barry Drake wrote: > On 23/04/13 22:17, Alan Bell wrote: >> >> the release of the Raring Ringtail is in a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] input problem

2013-04-07 Thread Tony Pursell
ar problem quite a while ago so I don't remember the exact details, but it was down to an accessibility option set - something to do with the time it takes for a pressed key to be registered - so if the keys register if they are held down for a long time, then this is the problem. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone want to bring their expert knowledge of Ubuntu/Debian packaging to Manchester, UK on 21st April?

2013-03-25 Thread Tony Scott
Will it be run along these lines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference ie the normal barcamp procedure? -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://twitter.com/tonys | http://wpuk.org On 25 March 2013 16:06, Tony Scott wrote: > Yep - the site is out of date. > > How do you ge

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone want to bring their expert knowledge of Ubuntu/Debian packaging to Manchester, UK on 21st April?

2013-03-25 Thread Tony Scott
Yep - the site is out of date. How do you get tickets for the (2013) event? Cheers -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://twitter.com/tonys | http://wpuk.org On 25 March 2013 16:03, Tony Arnold wrote: > Chris, > > ucubed.info is still showing the 2012 dates! Will there be a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone want to bring their expert knowledge of Ubuntu/Debian packaging to Manchester, UK on 21st April?

2013-03-25 Thread Tony Arnold
Chris, ucubed.info is still showing the 2012 dates! Will there be a programme of talks/workshops etc. published prior to the event, or should we turn up and take pot luck! Regards, Tony. On 25/03/13 15:35, Chris Wilson wrote: > Hey there, > > UCubed, the Manchester-based Ubuntu unc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mouse scrolling in man pages

2013-03-07 Thread Tony Pursell
mmand you want to browse, will dump everything to the terminal and you can scroll back up through it with the mouse wheel (I hope), Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 13.04 behaves differently...

2013-02-28 Thread Tony Pursell
ent To and choose Send as E-mail and the Evolution window comes up with the file as an attachment. (Will this still work when I update to 14.04LTS, I wonder?) However, I am still more likely to use the add attachment function to pull the file into Evolution. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Globally Jamming

2013-02-26 Thread Tony Scott
h the first one! Cheers -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://twitter.com/tonys | http://wpuk.org On 26 February 2013 10:41, Laura Czajkowski wrote: > On 25/02/13 23:19, Tony Scott wrote: >> Hi Alan >> >> Ok - got it http://www.lczajkowski.com/2013/01/28/hackntalk-mar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Globally Jamming

2013-02-25 Thread Tony Scott
Just to add I unfortunately can't attend this as I'm already going to UKGovcamp http://www.ukgovcamp.com/ on that day... -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://twitter.com/tonys | http://wpuk.org On 25 February 2013 23:19, Tony Scott wrote: > Hi Alan > &g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Globally Jamming

2013-02-25 Thread Tony Scott
Hi Alan Ok - got it http://www.lczajkowski.com/2013/01/28/hackntalk-march-event/ It just looks rather odd there is no name(s) on the event site - there usually is for hack/camp/tech etc type of events. Cheers -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://twitter.com/tonys | http://wpuk.org

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Globally Jamming

2013-02-25 Thread Tony Scott
Hi everyone Do we know who is actually organising the hackntalk events? Unless I'm missing something, I can't find any names at http://hackntalk.eventbrite.com/ https://twitter.com/hackntalk or http://hackntalk.org/ -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://twitter.com/to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Files in .comiz-1

2013-02-08 Thread Tony Pursell
s squirrelled away somewhere. At one time you used to be able to set the number you wanted to keep. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Square in top left slow to load when launching Firefox

2013-01-28 Thread Tony Pursell
On 28 January 2013 22:34, Tony Pursell wrote: > > > On 28 January 2013 20:10, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > >> I've posted this as a bug on Bugzilla, here: >> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=835331 >> Oddly enough, that excellent little video of the ph

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Square in top left slow to load when launching Firefox

2013-01-28 Thread Tony Pursell
On 28 January 2013 20:10, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > I've posted this as a bug on Bugzilla, here: > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=835331 > Oddly enough, that excellent little video of the phenomenon which was at > Ubuntu One has now disappeared. > > You will find it on my bug report

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Square in top left slow to load when launching Firefox

2013-01-28 Thread Tony Pursell
t with:- > > ubuntu-bug compiz > > > Cheers, > -- > > > Bug submitted https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1107850 Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

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