Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread Chris Rowson
> > Is there a simple way of finding out whether > > all the Ndisgtk dependencies are satisfied by a default Feisty CD > > install? I'd guess so (http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/net/ndisgtk), > > but you never can tell. > > I'm not sure - the only way I can think of is to work your way backward..

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread Chris Rowson
> Is there a simple way of finding out whether > all the Ndisgtk dependencies are satisfied by a default Feisty CD > install? I'd guess so (http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/net/ndisgtk), > but you never can tell. I'm not sure - the only way I can think of is to work your way backward -- ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread Michael
David Morley wrote On 04/21/2007 02:05 PM: > try the dvd rather than the cd Thanks, but I wouldn't want to make presumptions about the size of my Dutch friend's monthly cap. Is there a simple way of finding out whether all the Ndisgtk dependencies are satisfied by a default Feisty CD install? I'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread David Morley
try the dvd rather than the cd On 21/04/07, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Rowson wrote On 04/21/2007 01:18 PM: > >> Going back to the security aspect > >> (http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=5313), it's terrifying to see > >> how ex-Windows user are willing to sacrifice Linux s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread Michael
Chris Rowson wrote On 04/21/2007 01:18 PM: >> Going back to the security aspect >> (http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=5313), it's terrifying to see >> how ex-Windows user are willing to sacrifice Linux security culture >> for the sake a shiny desktop, and scarier still that none of the >> r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread Chris Rowson
> Going back to the security aspect > (http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=5313), it's terrifying to see > how ex-Windows user are willing to sacrifice Linux security culture > for the sake a shiny desktop, and scarier still that none of the > reviewers (Linux.com, Distrowatch, Polishlinux) e

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread Michael
Chris Rowson wrote On 04/21/2007 12:39 PM: >> Oh bollocks. We don't want to scare the lad, so I'm afraid it's going to >> have to be PCLinuxOS :-( >> > > I'm surprised, doesn't he have a wired ethernet connection on his PC ? > > Chris > Apparently not. He's from Holland, where they do thin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread Chris Rowson
> Oh bollocks. We don't want to scare the lad, so I'm afraid it's going to > have to be PCLinuxOS :-( I'm surprised, doesn't he have a wired ethernet connection on his PC ? Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread Michael
Chris Rowson wrote On 04/21/2007 12:22 PM: >> His only internet access is via wireless; so Ndisgtk's not included on >> the CD, then ;-) >> >> > > It's not, but if you're a glutton for punishment, you could get it > from here for him: > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/net/ndisgtk > > trans

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread Chris Rowson
> His only internet access is via wireless; so Ndisgtk's not included on > the CD, then ;-) > It's not, but if you're a glutton for punishment, you could get it from here for him: http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/net/ndisgtk transfer it across to his computer on CD/USB or whatever, but you migh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread Michael
Chris Rowson wrote On 04/21/2007 12:01 PM: > Yes it does mate: > > The Ndisgtk package does this (Windows Wireless Drivers in add/remove > programs). > > Install it and it creates a Windows Wireless Drivers entry in system > > administration. You can now point it to the .inf file from a Windows >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread Chris Rowson
Yes it does mate: The Ndisgtk package does this (Windows Wireless Drivers in add/remove programs). Install it and it creates a Windows Wireless Drivers entry in system > administration. You can now point it to the .inf file from a Windows driver disk You never know it just might work ;-) Chr

[ubuntu-uk] Graphical configuration for ndiswrapper in Feisty

2007-04-21 Thread Michael
Hi, I've been trying to wean a newbie off Pardus with its risible attitude to security (as he explains, "the reason I want to use Linux isn't the security, it's the stability"), but with his minimal command line skills Kubuntu needs to have graphical tools for installing wireless card drivers via