Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Rob Beard
Andy Smith wrote: >> Ok my point was more and similar to what someone said on the lug list a >> while back, posts or some are very technical and put new users off, >> > > Hear hear, I would like to see a video of popey explaining software > RAID and disk encryption using only the medium of mi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Andy Smith
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 06:26:26PM +, Paul Sutton wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > > Paul Sutton wrote: > > I don't see why not. LUKS on top of MD sounds fun. Be interested to > > find out :) > > Al. > > > > > >> Do people no longer speak English, the above is meaningl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Paul Sutton
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rob Beard wrote: > Paul Sutton wrote: > I don't see why not. LUKS on top of MD sounds fun. Be interested to find > out :) > I > Cheers, > Al. > > >> Do people no longer speak English, the above is meaningless. >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Rob Beard
Paul Sutton wrote: > I don't see why not. LUKS on top of MD sounds fun. Be interested to find out :) I Cheers, Al. > > Do people no longer speak English, the above is meaningless. > > Paul > I understand it, I think. I gather LUKS is the encryption

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Paul Sutton
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 >>> I don't see why not. LUKS on top of MD sounds fun. Be interested to find >>> out :) >>> I >>> Cheers, >>> Al. >>> Do people no longer speak English, the above is meaningless. Paul -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread James Milligan
On 29/10/2009 16:41, Rob Beard wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > >> 2009/10/29 Rob Beard: >> >> >>> I did wonder, now you can do a full disk encryption on the Alternative >>> CD, >>> >>> >> You could do that in previous releases too. >> >> >> >>> does that cover the Server install

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Rob Beard
Alan Pope wrote: > 2009/10/29 Rob Beard : > >> I did wonder, now you can do a full disk encryption on the Alternative >> CD, >> > > You could do that in previous releases too. > > >> does that cover the Server install too, and is it possible to use >> software raid and full disc encrypti

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Alan Pope
2009/10/29 Rob Beard : > I did wonder, now you can do a full disk encryption on the Alternative > CD, You could do that in previous releases too. > does that cover the Server install too, and is it possible to use > software raid and full disc encryption? > I don't see why not. LUKS on top of MD

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Rob Beard
Alan Pope wrote: > http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ > > Is nice and spritely :) > > Cheers, > Al. > Ahh I'll grab the server and alternative ISOs from there later. I did wonder, now you can do a full disk encryption on the Alternative CD, does that cover the Server

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Rob Beard
James Milligan wrote: > Per torrent I'm getting ~150 a piece for desktop and server, whilst > it's around 50-80 for the alternate ISO. > > James I got up to 600KB/sec, although I've stopped it for a minute so I can... ...download Windows 7 My other half is a student (well technically, she st

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Alan Pope
2009/10/29 Rob Beard : > Yep, I've plumped for that option.  I was hoping for a speedy download > via torrents but I'm getting about 100k a sec, far cry from the 2 Meg a > sec I normally get.  Oh well, I'll make some lunch and have a cup of > tea, it should be done in an hour or two and it's no maj

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread James Milligan
On 29/10/2009 15:40, James Milligan wrote: > On 29/10/2009 15:26, Rob Beard wrote: >> Philip Stubbs wrote: >>> 2009/10/29 Alan Pope: 2009/10/29 Rob Beard: > Great, just in time, I'm just about to sort a PC out and was going to > install 9.04. Guess it'll get 9.10 instead :-) Use

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread James Milligan
Per torrent I'm getting ~150 a piece for desktop and server, whilst it's around 50-80 for the alternate ISO. James *James Milligan* *Cameraman and Technical Writer* lak...@lake54.com www.lake54.com On 29/10/2009 15:26, Rob Beard wrote: Philip Stubbs w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Rob Beard
Philip Stubbs wrote: > 2009/10/29 Alan Pope : > >> 2009/10/29 Rob Beard : >> >>> Great, just in time, I'm just about to sort a PC out and was going to >>> install 9.04. Guess it'll get 9.10 instead :-) >>> >>> >> Use the torrents if you can:- >> >> http://popey.com/karmic_torrents/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Philip Stubbs
2009/10/29 Alan Pope : > 2009/10/29 Rob Beard : >> Great, just in time, I'm just about to sort a PC out and was going to >> install 9.04.  Guess it'll get 9.10 instead :-) >> > > Use the torrents if you can:- > > http://popey.com/karmic_torrents/ 'Gentlemen, start your BitTorrent's!' :-) -- Phil

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Alan Pope
2009/10/29 Rob Beard : > Great, just in time, I'm just about to sort a PC out and was going to > install 9.04.  Guess it'll get 9.10 instead :-) > Use the torrents if you can:- http://popey.com/karmic_torrents/ Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Rob Beard
James Milligan wrote: > You probably already knew, but the Ubuntu homepage has changed for 9.10 > > Koala appears to have been officially released! > > James Great, just in time, I'm just about to sort a PC out and was going to install 9.04. Guess it'll get 9.10 instead :-) Rob -- ubuntu-uk@

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread David Stansby
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
2009/10/29 James Milligan : > You probably already knew, but the Ubuntu homepage has changed for 9.10 > > Koala appears to have been officially released! > > James > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > Bring

[ubuntu-uk] 9.10 released

2009-10-29 Thread James Milligan
You probably already knew, but the Ubuntu homepage has changed for 9.10 Koala appears to have been officially released! James <>-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/