Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-07 Thread norman
On Mon, 2007-02-05 at 15:44 +, Alan Pope wrote: > On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 08:30:09AM +, Nicholas Butler wrote: > > The latest Podcast from the ITIdiots provides a introduction to Linux by > > way of Ubuntu. > > > > http://www.itidiots.com/ > > Your thoughts please ? > > > > Ok, first tw

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-07 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 07/02/07, Robin Menneer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fine. I'll have a go and see how I get on. I don't mind if it comes up > different to gnome providing 1, it works and more importantly and 2. It > doesn't do any harm. Ta. Robin 1. It will work (unless someone's uploaded a broken package

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-07 Thread Robin Menneer
On 2/6/07, Robert McWilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 21:31:29 + "Robin Menneer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm the more confused. You both seem to say that I can use KDE > > software on Gnome (ubuntu) if I go to a lot of trouble (and > > knowledge that I lack) to m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-06 Thread Robert McWilliam
On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 21:31:29 + "Robin Menneer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm the more confused. You both seem to say that I can use KDE > > software on Gnome (ubuntu) if I go to a lot of trouble (and > > knowledge that I lack) to make it work. Or am I just not > > understanding the iss

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-06 Thread Robin Menneer
On 2/6/07, Caroline Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Alan Pope wrote: >> >> >> Yes. I run GNOME here, see what happens when I try to install digikam (a >> KDE app):- >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install digikam >> Password: >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-06 Thread Caroline Ford
Alan Pope wrote: >> >> >> Yes. I run GNOME here, see what happens when I try to install digikam (a >> KDE app):- >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install digikam >> Password: >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree >> Reading state information... Done >> The fo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-06 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 17:51 +, Robin Menneer wrote: > > This is news indeed. Having read the wranglings between the > protagonists of the various versions of Linux, I had gained the > impression that software was exclusive to the basis sprecification. It's true to say that often a "pac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-06 Thread Robin Menneer
On 2/6/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 12:46:03PM +, Robin Menneer wrote: > We use all the facilities in iphoto. I've had a good look at f-spot and, > >although very friendly, it falls far short of iphoto. Can I use KDE > >derived > >digikam if I am in ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-06 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 12:46:03PM +, Robin Menneer wrote: > We use all the facilities in iphoto. I've had a good look at f-spot and, > >although very friendly, it falls far short of iphoto. Can I use KDE > >derived > >digikam if I am in ubuntu which I see from this site is Gnome based ? >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-06 Thread Daniel Watkins
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Robin Menneer wrote: > We use all the facilities in iphoto. I've had a good look at f-spot > and, although very friendly, it falls far short of iphoto. Can I > use KDE derived digikam if I am in ubuntu which I see from this site > is Gnome based ? Y

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-06 Thread Robin Menneer
On 2/6/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 12:09:42PM +, Robin Menneer wrote: > On 2/5/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 10:44:02AM +, Robin Menneer wrote: > >> Useless to me, a beginner. Concepts are too advanced and g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-06 Thread Alan Pope
On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 12:09:42PM +, Robin Menneer wrote: > On 2/5/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 10:44:02AM +, Robin Menneer wrote: > >> Useless to me, a beginner. Concepts are too advanced and gappy in > >> presentation. Nevertheless a well-int

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-05 Thread Alan Pope
On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 08:30:09AM +, Nicholas Butler wrote: > The latest Podcast from the ITIdiots provides a introduction to Linux by > way of Ubuntu. > > http://www.itidiots.com/ > Your thoughts please ? > Ok, first two are negative. 1. They said at the start that they would not add the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-05 Thread Nicholas Butler
I wrote to Nicholas Hill one of the presenters on the show and volunteered to help. He wrote back and agreed that they needed some Linux talking head experience and have asked me for some ideas which I provided; 1. Reintroduce Ubuntu living more Gui than command line and less Automatix 2. Galle

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-05 Thread alan c
Robin Menneer wrote: > > > On 2/5/07, *Alan Pope* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 10:44:02AM +, Robin Menneer wrote: > > Useless to me, a beginner. Concepts are too advanced and gappy in > > presentation. Nevertheless a well-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-05 Thread Robin Menneer
On 2/5/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 10:44:02AM +, Robin Menneer wrote: > Useless to me, a beginner. Concepts are too advanced and gappy in > presentation. Nevertheless a well-intentioned try which should be > encouraged. > Ok, so what *would* be useful

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-05 Thread Alan Pope
On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 10:44:02AM +, Robin Menneer wrote: > Useless to me, a beginner. Concepts are too advanced and gappy in > presentation. Nevertheless a well-intentioned try which should be > encouraged. > Ok, so what *would* be useful to you as a beginner? As part of the screencast

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-05 Thread Robin Menneer
Useless to me, a beginner. Concepts are too advanced and gappy in presentation. Nevertheless a well-intentioned try which should be encouraged. On 2/5/07, David Morley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 05/02/07, Nicholas Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The latest Podcast from the ITIdiots pr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-05 Thread David Morley
On 05/02/07, Nicholas Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The latest Podcast from the ITIdiots provides a introduction to Linux by > way of Ubuntu. > > http://www.itidiots.com/ > > > Your thoughts please ? > It's the dummies guide to ubuntu on video. :) In fairness if a bunch of windows users who

[ubuntu-uk] IT Idiots cover introducing Linux.

2007-02-05 Thread Nicholas Butler
The latest Podcast from the ITIdiots provides a introduction to Linux by way of Ubuntu. http://www.itidiots.com/ Your thoughts please ? Nik ps. im in no way affiliated to the show im just pointing out the podcast for interested parties. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubunt