Re: [ubuntu-uk] What makes a Server install? (Was Re: Not a good press)

2009-11-09 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 08/11/09 22:07, Tony Travis wrote: > No idea: I'm still running 6.06 LTS on some of our servers, and I was > worried about the recent EOL statement for Dapper on the desktop. I now > just install the desktop edition from CDROM, then add what I need: > > aptitude install linux-server openssh-ser

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What makes a Server install? (Was Re: Not a good press)

2009-11-09 Thread Tony Travis
Alan Lord (News) wrote: > [...] > # sudo tasksel install lamp-server > > To see what is available try: > > # tasksel --list-tasks Hello, Alan. OK, thanks for reminding me about tasksel :-) I have used it before, from the command line and via Synaptic "Mark Packages by Task", but I stopped usi

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Open Source in R4 this afternoon @ 16:30 today

2009-11-09 Thread Alan Lord (News)
I just picked up a tweet by Glyn Moody. He and the editor of ZDnet will be on the above programme talking about FOSS and Ubuntu apparently. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00npwh0 Al -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKT

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Open Source in R4 this afternoon @ 16:30 today

2009-11-09 Thread alan c
Alan Lord (News) wrote: > I just picked up a tweet by Glyn Moody. He and the editor of ZDnet will > be on the above programme talking about FOSS and Ubuntu apparently. > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00npwh0 Thanks Alan, I just managed to listen to it. Good to hear Glyn Moody too. Recentl

[ubuntu-uk] GIMP Add-In Maybe?

2009-11-09 Thread Ian Pascoe
Evening all I have the pleasant task over the Winter months to start to scan in a few thousand 35mm colour negatives. However, before I start I wonder if anyone knows of anything that will turn a digitised colour negative into a colour positive. I've wandered through the GIMP, but really haven't

[ubuntu-uk] Couple of blog posts about Karmic Koala

2009-11-09 Thread Paul Taylor
Just a quick intro. I've just gone back to Linux after a long long period on XP. I've written a couple of blog posts about the experience so far at :- http://technicalcreative.blogspot.com/ I know people have had their problems with Karmic Koala, but I've had a very smooth experience with it so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GIMP Add-In Maybe?

2009-11-09 Thread Paul Taylor
Hi Ian, I've done quite a bit of mass conversion work on images. I think Imagemagick, as opposed to GIMP, might help you out a lot. I asked my good mate Gareth Google, and he gave me this page :- http://polishlinux.org/apps/graphics/enchanting-pictures-with-imagemagick/ Take a look for the -ne

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GIMP Add-In Maybe?

2009-11-09 Thread Philip Stubbs
2009/11/9 Ian Pascoe : > Evening all > > I have the pleasant task over the Winter months to start to scan in a few > thousand 35mm colour negatives. > > However, before I start I wonder if anyone knows of anything that will turn > a digitised colour negative into a colour positive.  I've wandered t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GIMP Add-In Maybe?

2009-11-09 Thread Norman Silverstone
< snip > > Anyone know of any app that will do this conversion and do it well as once > completed and stored in multiple places, as you do, the negatives are to be > disposed of. There is very little problem in making colour positives from negatives I have done lots of them using GIMP. May I sugge

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GIMP Add-In Maybe?

2009-11-09 Thread alan c
Ian Pascoe wrote: > Evening all > > I have the pleasant task over the Winter months to start to scan in a few > thousand 35mm colour negatives. What scanning techniques, or equipment are you using please? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GIMP Add-In Maybe?

2009-11-09 Thread Alan Bell
Ian Pascoe wrote: > Evening all > > I have the pleasant task over the Winter months to start to scan in a few > thousand 35mm colour negatives. > > However, before I start I wonder if anyone knows of anything that will turn > a digitised colour negative into a colour positive. I've wandered throug

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GIMP Add-In Maybe?

2009-11-09 Thread Norman Silverstone
> > I have the pleasant task over the Winter months to start to scan in a few > > thousand 35mm colour negatives. > > What scanning techniques, or equipment are you using please? I have an attachment that I fix to my point and press camera and photograph them. This gives me freedom on what I cop

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GIMP Add-In Maybe?

2009-11-09 Thread Norman Silverstone
On Tue, 2009-11-10 at 06:46 +, Alan Bell wrote: > Ian Pascoe wrote: > > Evening all > > > > I have the pleasant task over the Winter months to start to scan in a few > > thousand 35mm colour negatives. > > > > However, before I start I wonder if anyone knows of anything that will turn > > a dig