Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread TheVeech
On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 10:45 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: > > Done wot you said and got *no package is selected* so am > unable to apply Sorry to be difficult. Robin I think there's a problem here that's more significant than just a particular problem with installing a spe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread Phil Bull
Hi again Robin, On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 10:45 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: [...] > Done wot you said and got *no package is selected* so am > unable to apply Sorry to be difficult. Robin OK, that's strange. Could I just ask which version of Ubuntu you're using? If you're running D

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread Robin Menneer
On 4/23/07, Phil Bull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Robin, On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 09:47 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: [...] > Can't find f-spot except on the web whence I have failed to download > because I don't know what to do with the tar file etc. From the > description, it looks as if it m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread norman
< snip > > F-spot is installed by default. It's under Applications --> graphics. > > I use it for managing my digital photos, and love it. A friend of mine (a > mac user) is looking for an Ubuntu-based photo management tool, and after > showing him he is planning on switching to f-spot. < snip

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread Phil Bull
Hi Robin, On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 09:47 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: [...] > Can't find f-spot except on the web whence I have failed to download > because I don't know what to do with the tar file etc. From the > description, it looks as if it might be what we are looking for. The > digiKam seem

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread Alan Pope
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 09:47:38AM +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: > On 4/22/07, Dean Sas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Robin Menneer wrote: > >> Sorry you're beyond me. Two questions to start. We like iphoto and are > >> nowwhere near photoshop in experitse. Is there something in Ubuntu as > >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread Robin Menneer
On 4/22/07, Dean Sas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Robin Menneer wrote: > Sorry you're beyond me. Two questions to start. We like iphoto and are > nowwhere near photoshop in experitse. Is there something in Ubuntu as > good as iPhoto without being as complicated as The Gimp ? I don't know about

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-22 Thread Robin Menneer
On 4/22/07, Dean Sas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Robin Menneer wrote: > Sorry you're beyond me. Two questions to start. We like iphoto and are > nowwhere near photoshop in experitse. Is there something in Ubuntu as > good as iPhoto without being as complicated as The Gimp ? I don't know about

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-22 Thread Dean Sas
Robin Menneer wrote: > Sorry you're beyond me. Two questions to start. We like iphoto and are > nowwhere near photoshop in experitse. Is there something in Ubuntu as > good as iPhoto without being as complicated as The Gimp ? I don't know about "as good as" (having never used iPhoto), but f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-22 Thread Robin Menneer
On 4/21/07, Alec Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat, 2007-04-21 at 19:22 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: > > It'll be a brand new basic intel version. Sorry but wot's an > image and wot does one do with it. Surely it is nothing to do > with a mirror which I understand

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-21 Thread Alec Wright
On Sat, 2007-04-21 at 19:22 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: > > It'll be a brand new basic intel version. Sorry but wot's an > image and wot does one do with it. Surely it is nothing to do > with a mirror which I understand issues programs on the web. Download the i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-21 Thread Robin Menneer
On 4/21/07, Alec Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If it's an old PowerPC mac, you'll need this image: http://gb.cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/7.04/release/ubuntu-7.04-desktop-powerpc.iso( http://gb.cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/7.04/release/ubuntu-7.04-desktop-powerpc.iso.torrentfor t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-21 Thread Alec Wright
If it's an old PowerPC mac, you'll need this image: http://gb.cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/7.04/release/ubuntu-7.04-desktop-powerpc.iso (http://gb.cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/7.04/release/ubuntu-7.04-desktop-powerpc.iso.torrent for the torrent) If its a new intel one, you'll need thi

[ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-21 Thread Robin Menneer
It seems likely that I will acquire a new Mac mini, What's the procedure for using Ubuntu on it and can I run it at the same time as Tiger. Do I get a disc or do I download it from the web ? Would a different version of Linux suit Mac better, if so what ? I have no interest in electronic music