Re: [ubuntu-uk] Best way to contribute to Ubuntu? - was Re: 12.04 has locked me out of my account

2012-05-06 Thread Colin Watson
On Sat, May 05, 2012 at 02:41:32PM +0100, alan c wrote: > I can confirm that this is a very convenient and practical way to > register a bug, and works pretty well. I cannot recall using it for > very long so perhaps it is relatively new facility, or if I have > just recently become aware of it. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lucid Update Manager not informing Me of LTS upgrade

2012-05-06 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, May 04, 2012 at 08:22:16PM +0100, Alan Bell wrote: > On 04/05/12 19:59, Dave Morley wrote: > >You can do "update-manager -d" However I would wait till there is a > >clear upgrade path, or do a fresh install to get around it. > > um, do be careful not to accidentally overshoot and upgrade t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu beginners course in North Tyneside

2012-05-06 Thread John Bottomley
Hi reading your comments on introducing Ubuntu I thought you might be interested in our experiences of Ubuntu as a training medium. We have been running a project in South Cheshire for 4 years. The aim of the project is to support local communities by improving access to IT. We run a range of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu beginners course in North Tyneside

2012-05-06 Thread David Jones
On 05/06/2012 06:26 PM, John Bottomley wrote: Hi reading your comments on introducing Ubuntu I thought you might be interested in our experiences of Ubuntu as a training medium. We have been running a project in South Cheshire for 4 years. The aim of the project is to support local communities

[ubuntu-uk] Precise - some thoughts .....

2012-05-06 Thread Barry Drake
Hi there One of many things I've learned from spending time on Ubuntu Answers and AskUbuntu is that a significant number of folk are totally confused because they have a wubi installation. In many cases I have spotted this early on in the process of trying to help. One lady was asked (n

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Precise - some thoughts .....

2012-05-06 Thread Bill Baker
On Sun, 2012-05-06 at 21:17 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: > Hi there One of many things I've learned from spending time on > Ubuntu Answers and AskUbuntu is that a significant number of folk are > totally confused because they have a wubi installation. In many cases I > have spotted this earl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Precise - some thoughts .....

2012-05-06 Thread Barry Drake
On 06/05/12 21:40, Bill Baker wrote: This very morning I had a wonderful example of similar. the user was, however, communicating via their desktop pooter whilst about to try Ubuntu on their netbook. It was a wonderful case of Four questions asked - four questions answered - Ubuntu installed. T

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Precise - some thoughts .....

2012-05-06 Thread Tony Pursell
On 6 May 2012 21:17, Barry Drake wrote: > Hi there One of many things I've learned from spending time on > Ubuntu Answers and AskUbuntu is that a significant number of folk are > totally confused because they have a wubi installation. In many cases I > have spotted this early on in the pro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Precise - some thoughts .....

2012-05-06 Thread Tony Pursell
On 6 May 2012 21:17, Barry Drake wrote: > Hi there One of many things I've learned from spending time on > Ubuntu Answers and AskUbuntu is that a significant number of folk are > totally confused because they have a wubi installation. In many cases I > have spotted this early on in the pro