[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu workshop at ACE, Sun 4th March, 11-3

2007-02-21 Thread chombee
geeks come and give them a workshop: > **right - call out to tom/ shaun/ chombee, whoever is free and up for > doin this*sunday 4th march, 11am - 3pm* (just before the > screening starts) and all at ace into figuring out shit. > lets get the show on the road. I'm going.

[ubuntu-uk] This Monday -- The Changing Landscape of Digital Media

2007-02-16 Thread chombee
or Why I can't play this song on my MP3 Player (but might be able to soon) What? DRM presentation and Ubuntu demo in Edinburgh on Monday, if anyone is nearby. And if anyone could come along with some Dapper or Edgy CDs to give away that'd be great! - - - A presentation by Gareth Bowker of the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Software choices

2006-12-28 Thread chombee
On Thu, 2006-12-28 at 15:14 +, Dave Briggs wrote: > Thanks for all the help getting the web working, guys. This is my first > email that's sent from Evolution - it's quite nice, I have to say! Welcome! :) > 1) Do I need to install any anti-virus/malware or firewall software on > Ubuntu? Shor

Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade

2006-12-16 Thread chombee
On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 11:34 +, Adam Funk wrote: > On 2006-12-14, chombee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Upgrade using the graphical update manager, +not+ apt-get. It is not > > equivalent anymore, sadly. > > What about aptitude? Not sure. I think I remember hearing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade

2006-12-14 Thread chombee
Upgrade using the graphical update manager, +not+ apt-get. It is not equivalent anymore, sadly. Also there are some packages it is worth removing before an upgrade (and reinstalling after) such as binary drivers from nvidia or ati, or any third party stuff you have installed. Usually the worst th

[ubuntu-uk] OpenOffice 2 in UoE Open Access Labs

2006-12-11 Thread chombee
Following Ubuntu installs we've been doing for people over the last year or so, we found that if students are writing an essay at home on their Ubuntu laptop, they have to remember to export the essay from OpenOffice in either .doc format or .pdf (neither of which is perfect). The university comput