Re: [ubuntu-uk] Add/Remove... programs lost

2009-02-05 Thread Harry Rickards
Try opening up a terminal and running sudo aptitude update On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 20:35:00 +, Michael G Fletcher wrote: > Evening :-) > > I'm not sure what has happened, but I appear to have the same problem > on my desktop and my Eee. When I click Applications > Add/Remove... > there is nothin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Add/Remove... programs lost

2009-02-05 Thread Rik
This happened to me after installing Adobe-Air and BBC iPlayer, reinstalling gnome-app-install fixed it: sudo apt-get --reinstall install gnome-app-install Michael G Fletcher wrote: > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Harry Rickards > wrote: > >> Try opening up a terminal and running >> su

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Add/Remove... programs lost

2009-02-05 Thread Michael G Fletcher
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Rik wrote: > > This happened to me after installing Adobe-Air and BBC iPlayer, > reinstalling gnome-app-install fixed it: > > sudo apt-get --reinstall install gnome-app-install > > > Michael G Fletcher wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Harry Rickards >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dual monitors through 2 graphics cards

2009-02-05 Thread Michael Wood
Hi, You can just add a second device screen and monitor section into your xorg.conf and then in the server layout section you'll need to add something like: Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen "Screen 1" LeftOf "Screen2" Screen "Screen 2" En

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Add/Remove... programs lost

2009-02-05 Thread Michael G Fletcher
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Harry Rickards wrote: > Try opening up a terminal and running > sudo aptitude update > Still completely blank i'm afraid... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying a Acer Notebook.....

2009-02-05 Thread John
Hi everybody, sorry its taken me so long to get back to you. I really appreciate all the messages, they have been a big help. I got my little netbook, but I managed to find one in Curries instead, slightly different specs, but the same as the one I mentioned. Acer Aspire. It has Linux Lite

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying a Acer Notebook.....

2009-02-05 Thread Dean Sas
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 13:23, John wrote: > I got my little netbook, but I managed to find one in Curries instead, > slightly different specs, but the same as the one I mentioned. Acer Aspire. > If I install Ubuntu eee, via the stick, is it an easy install, and will it > install over the software

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying a Acer Notebook.....

2009-02-05 Thread John
Dean Sas wrote: On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 13:23, John wrote: I got my little netbook, but I managed to find one in Curries instead, slightly different specs, but the same as the one I mentioned. Acer Aspire. If I install Ubuntu eee, via the stick, is it an easy i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying a Acer Notebook.....

2009-02-05 Thread Robert Longstaff
> I just wondered, looking at this, it could be more complicated than I > imagined it. Does anybody live near central London, or within travel > distance that could possibly be prepared to help me out with this? I'd > be willing to pay. Is there a LUG meeting going on anywhere near you? It may

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying a Acer Notebook.....

2009-02-05 Thread Michael G Fletcher
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 4:58 PM, Robert Longstaff wrote: >> I just wondered, looking at this, it could be more complicated than I >> imagined it. Does anybody live near central London, or within travel >> distance that could possibly be prepared to help me out with this? I'd >> be willing to pay. >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying a Acer Notebook.....

2009-02-05 Thread John
Michael G Fletcher wrote: On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 4:58 PM, Robert Longstaff wrote: I just wondered, looking at this, it could be more complicated than I imagined it. Does anybody live near central London, or within travel distance that could possibly be prepared to help me

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying a Acer Notebook.....

2009-02-05 Thread Larry Wright
Larry Wrote : Bought one Tesco at Very good price 6 weeks in Failed with bios fault still trying to get fixed they had a thirty day limit on normal guarantee so beware Tesco's John wrote: > > Michael G Fletcher wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 4:58 PM, Robert Longstaff >> wrote: >> I jus

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying a Acer Notebook.....

2009-02-05 Thread John
Oh, what happened with the Bios, did you install Ubuntu on it? Mine was bought in Curries, I paid for an extended warante, have had good responses before with their warante. John Larry Wright wrote: Larry Wrote : Bought one Tesco at Very good price 6 weeks in Failed with bios fault still

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying a Acer Notebook.....

2009-02-05 Thread Larry Wright
John wrote: > Oh, what happened with the Bios, did you install Ubuntu on it? Mine > was bought in Curries, I paid for an extended warante, have had good > responses before with their warante. > > John > > Larry Wright wrote: >> Larry Wrote : >> Bought one Tesco at Very good price >> 6 weeks in Fa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Add/Remove... programs lost

2009-02-05 Thread Jai Harrison
Thanks for this. I hadn't even realised my Add/Remove was messed up as I tend to install via the terminal or Synaptic Package Manager but it's always good to have a fully working system. 2009/2/5 Michael G Fletcher : > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Rik wrote: >> >> This happened to me after in