On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 03:59 +, Michael Wood wrote:
> > From: Matthias Urlichs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > You need to move off my server *now*, and find alternate hosting.
> > See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoHosting for ideas.
> >
> You'll be please to hear everything is under control in respect to
On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 22:40 +, alan c wrote:
> What I would like to have is separate and different desktop
> configurations for each installation, and would be grateful for
> suggestions about how I now arrange for a different desktop
> configuration for the 6.10 version.
>
Well of course t
On Sun, 2007-03-04 at 13:27 +, Benjamin Webb wrote:
> I know that Linux is supposed to be much more secure than Windows. But
> I still feel it would be best to have Antivirus and Firewall.
>
I can understand a Firewall, but why AV?
There no viruses for Linux to speak of.
Cheers,
Al.
signa
On Sun, 2007-03-04 at 13:35 +, Roberto Sarrionandia wrote:
> ClamAV is the preferred antivirus, firestarter is a good firewall.
>
Firestarter isn't a firewall, iptables is the firewall. As I understand
it Firestarter and their ilk just generate the necessary scripts to
issue the iptables com
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 12:45:41PM +, Wulfy wrote:
> Roberto Sarrionandia wrote:
> > On Sunday 04 March 2007 21:53:17 Benjamin Webb wrote:
> >
> >> So, I've got a hardware firewall in my router, so I shouldn't need a
> >> software one.
> >>
> >> What about anti-virus software though? Is ther
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 01:46:50PM +, Wulfy wrote:
> Oh, I wasn't meaning to imply they were active or that they were a risk
> to *buntu desktops. It's just that the statement that there are no
> Linux viruses is misleading.
How so? Fact is that there are current viruses for Windows, loads
On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 10:42:49AM +, alan c wrote:
> Is there a remedy though?
>
* Use a newer kernel that supports the chipset on the motherboard. This
can be done by using a newer version of Ubuntu.
* Temporarily install a PCI SATA card until the motherboard is supported
> I have been th
On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 23:31 +, martyn woollett wrote:
> As a Newbie to the world of Ubuntu I'm a little confused about graphic
> cards. I have a nvidia geforce 7600gs on my system, but the open gl
> graphics seem jerky. this is on the various screen savers and the tux
> pinball game for example
On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 10:56:00AM +, Dave Ewart wrote:
> > This has the benefit of 1) forcing software vendors to look at support
> > linux and 2) bringing down the cost of hardware just as it does with
> > pre-installed windows.
> >
> > Did I hear someone say "chicken or the egg?" which came
On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 03:01:17PM +, Martyn wrote:
> I've recently been trying to transcode some DVDs to MP4 to play on my PSP
> and sofar have had no joy. I've tried several methods which I've found by
> googling, and although I end up with an mp4 file that I can view using
> VLC/mplayer etc.
On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 19:13 +, Freddie Ruddick wrote:
> On 19/03/07, Robin Menneer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Tried to use the gconf.editor but got a 'comnand not fournd' response.
>
> The command is gconf-editor, not gconf.editor. The easiest way to open
> it is to go Applications Menu
On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 10:43:14PM +0100, Tony Arnold wrote:
>
>
> Chris Rowson wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I've been trying to get better at using Gimp and Inkscape and have
> > created some ubuntu-uk artwork. It's a single graphic type jobby
> > that'd be OK for a forum avatar, desktop icon o
On Tue, Mar 27, 2007 at 10:56:12AM +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> It'd be a great idea if Ubuntu was to set up a site where users could
> contribute videos to advertise Ubuntu - like mozilla did with
> http://www.firefoxflicks.com
>
This has been suggested in the past. As far as I can tell it never
On Tue, Mar 27, 2007 at 11:44:06PM +0100, Martin Fitzpatrick wrote:
> On 27/03/07, LeeUKHA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > I asked the manager at a local Computer World store about a possible
> > > So they never have ISP CDs by the tills? Or charity boxes?
> > >
> > I think you're missing a tric
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 09:53:17AM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> There seems to be two models of support here: the one found primarily in
> the proprietary world and that found in the FLOSS one.
I disagree. In the proprietary world you can pay for support or you can
google, use forums, irc and so on.
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 10:43:00AM +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> I wonder if anyone has ever thought about setting up an Ubuntu
> community support line?
>
Given how many companies are having difficulty providing paid-for support, I
am unsure how we as volunteers can provide such a service cost e
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 11:14:48AM +0100, Ben Thorp wrote:
> Back in the good old days when I was first trying Linux, there was a
> website where you could submit tickets for one-to-one email support. Your
> ticket got assigned to a volunteer, who would then try and help you
> through the proces
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 03:11:02PM +0100, baz wrote:
> I'm trying to install M S true type fonts on Edgy but when I type,
> sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
>
> I get,
> Package msttcorefonts is not available, but is referred to by another
> package.
> This may mean that the package is missing,
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 03:20:09PM +0100, Ian Davies (2) wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I have Ubuntu Edgy on a Sony Vaio laptop and I would like to install the K3B
> CD/DVD burning software- does anyone know if it's available for Edgy?
>
>
Best way to find that out:-
http://packages.ubuntu.com/
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 03:53:13PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> Just curious. Anyone a member? If so, what's yours like?
>
My local one is quite active. Well, there are two near me, Hampshire and
Surrey. Hampshire meets every month on or near the first saturday in the
month. We have two locations
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 03:55:49PM +0100, Martin Fitzpatrick wrote:
> On 27/03/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > We do have a moribund project listed on the UKTeam wiki page to look at CD
> > duplication services. Would you like to help us do that?
>
>
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 04:16:37PM +0100, Martin Fitzpatrick wrote:
> Bad form replying to myself but the first half hour of digging threw
> up this link
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WinFOSS from the opencd.org folks
> themselves. On this page it mentions that the Live CD itself contains
> F
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 06:34:37PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 16:35 +0100, Tony Travis wrote:
> > TheVeech wrote:
> > > Just curious. Anyone a member? If so, what's yours like?
> > >
> > > I'd have thought they were a bit of a geekfest, not having been to one,
> > > but I'm p
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 07:31:04PM +0100, Rob Beard wrote:
> I'm a member of the Devon & Cornwall LUG (or Devon & Cornwall GLUG as it
> was renamed). Most of the time the members are helpful and there are
> some good discussions on there, occasionally there are flame wars
> though, one recently
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 08:17:39PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> No worries. Seriously, I think most people's ideas of them are that
> they're a bit like a geekfest, something akin to a Star Trek convention
> (which also caricatures them!). That said, the people I know who are
> proficient with Linux
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 08:28:08PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> But where is it written that people who disagree have to go at it hammer
> and tongues or descend into personal animosity? No doubt most of us
> have been there, but at least some of us learn from it. 'Growing up' is
> what I think it's
On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 08:54:08PM +0100, Caroline Ford wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 20:33 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
>
> >
> > Well, we often invite other LUGs to come and visit us, and we invite
> > ourselves to other LUGs where practical. We have had a joint meeting a
On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 08:48:21AM +0100, Ben Thorp wrote:
> Let's put this into perspective. It's _not_ free, but the full ticket
> price is only £5, which might as well be free ;) The concession price is
> £3, and they've yet to refuse someone a concession if they've written in.
> Internationa
On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 11:26:23AM +0100, Lucy wrote:
> On 28/03/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I have no clue to be honest about what women
> > would want out of a LUG meeting. We have a few women who regularly attend
> > our LUG meets, and i
On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 11:05:21AM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> I don't know if it's done at the moment, but I wouldn't mind paying subs
> (say something like £10 a quarter) to contribute to events, a
> half-yearly magazine, etc. that's more targeted to LUG members and
> attractive to a wider audience
On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 11:17:39AM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> Would it be helpful to have some national site, with articles from the
> different LUG sites? If I manage to get in touch with mine, I'd like to
> be able to keep abreast more of the developments and experiences of
> different groups.
>
On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 08:04:45PM +0100, alan c wrote:
> I subscribe to several news groups on news.gmane.org (ubuntu.user,
> ubuntu.kubuntu, ubuntu sounder) and I have not been able to connect
> since yesterday or so. Other news servers I use are ok, so I conclude
> that gmane is down. Does an
On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 04:32:25PM +0100, Mark Harrison wrote:
> >From the site:
>
> > The accurate name is GNU/Linux but "Linux" is used more often.
>
> As I understood it, the term "GNU/Linux" refers to a distribution that
> contains only GPL-compatible code.
>
That's what the GNU zealots mig
On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 11:05:02PM +0100, David M wrote:
> Nik Butler wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british
> about: UKTeam meeting update
>
> > Did you know there are 380 subscribers to the UK Maillist allowing for
> > duplicates and metoo addresses thats not a small number of people
> >
On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 12:15:21AM +0100, David M wrote:
> 1 definitely works with Ubuntu
> 2 works without too much fear and pain as regards software installation
> (something that I can just apt-get and forget would be ideal)
> 3 I can get hold of easily
> 4 is cheap (under GBP 50) :-)
>
>
On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 08:27:41AM +0100, Nik Butler wrote:
> There are plenty of other
> channels for meetings such as Skype, Talkshoe and Flashmeeting
All nice closed applications there. In addition to which for me ( someone
who *does* participate and *does* use IRC ) they don't fit the bill f
On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 09:57:36AM +0100, Jim Kissel wrote:
> So do I, but some people at the local LUG have taken exception to it.
Heh. Linux User Groups are a great melting pot of opinions. They're great
for just this kind of zealotary stuff. :) and :(
> Even worse, I once commented to the ef
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 04:42:43PM +0100, Tony Travis wrote:
> Have a look at the Drupal 'Aberdeen' theme on:
>
Why not use the ubuntu theme as used on ubuntu.com?
Cheers,
Al.
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 05:17:22PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> If that's currently a no-go, any tips for extending existing coverage
> (Netgear wireless router)?
>
A big aerial?
Knock down some walls?
Move the access point nearer the middle of the building?
Cheers,
Al.
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 05:30:14PM +0100, Rob Stent wrote:
>
> > Why not use the ubuntu theme as used on ubuntu.com?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Al.
> >
> Thanks for the suggestion Alan, any idea where i can get hold of the
> theme? I've spent a while trying to find it via google and other places
> w
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:33:38PM +0100, alan c wrote:
> I obviously need help to understand what settings to use for
> firestarter, both for general use (web browsing, pop mail, - were
> apparently ok anyway) and particularly for torrent use.
>
> All comments appreciated.
How do you physical
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 05:46:51PM +0100, Tony Travis wrote:
> I didn't know there was a Drupal theme for Ubuntu!
>
It's kept a bit quiet to be honest. If everyone used the theme it would
somewhat dilute the "brand" of ubuntu.com. As happens with every other
drupal theme.
> I always thought t
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:07:29PM +0100, Toby Smithe wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 17:17 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > What's the latest in wireless that's available on Ubuntu? I'm using 'b'
> > & 'g', but what's the state of play with 'n'/'pre-n'?
>
> Does "n"/"pre-n" require any special faciliti
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 08:22:26PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> For indoors, the aerial (at the back of the house) is pointed in the
> direction of the centre of the house, and it works pretty well inside.
> It just means I'll have to reposition it for outdoors.
>
Pointed in the direction of? You mea
On Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 12:33:56AM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> Yes, I generally set the channel to a non-default one. My neighbours
> are using a Netgear, too, so I'm hoping they didn't have the same idea.
>
You are best off scanning to find out what your neighbours are using:-
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~
On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 03:02:48PM +0100, Rob Stent wrote:
> If you have any comments or suggestions about the site I'd love to hear
> them. I do occasionally check this list but if possible I'd prefer
> comments to be made on the forum.
>
I don't see why you have a forum there really. In my op
On Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 05:15:06PM +0100, Dean Sas wrote:
> As mentioned previously the Marketing Team have plans (possibly
> vapourware I first heard of it over a year ago I think) for a spread
> ubuntu site, and indeed someone registered the spreadubuntu.com and
> donated it to Ubuntu. It may be
On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 10:58:30PM +0100, Tony Arnold wrote:
> Or is there a way to play real audio and video without the non-free
> realplayer?
>
Yes, I dont have realplayer installed at all, I watch BBC programmes using
mplayer mozilla plugin. It works in much the same way as realplayer - the
On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 09:23:42AM +0100, Andrew Barber wrote:
> Would it be worth emailing somebody in the BBC and telling them to
> maybe add a link to their window on what you need to run video on
> GNU/Linux.
I don't think it's appropriate to put something inside that window. They do
have a h
On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 02:02:27PM +0100, Stephen Garton wrote:
> On 17/04/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [Snip]
> > I watch BBC programmes using
> > mplayer mozilla plugin. It works in much the same way as realplayer - the
> > little box pops up when you
On Tue, 2007-04-17 at 19:10 +0100, baz wrote:
> I want to upgrade to Fiesty, I don't want to do a clean install because
> I've installed a fair bit of stuff and I don't want to go through that
> again.
>
> So, what's the best way to upgrade? I'm running Edgy at the mo.
https://help.ubuntu.com/com
On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 02:48:55PM +0100, baz wrote:
> According to their faq Nvu is still active:
> http://www.nvu.com/faq.php#active
>
Not really. Depends how you read it I guess.
He is not developing nvu any more, but has started a whole new editor as I
understand it. Which will be the "nex
On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 04:55:32PM +0100, Tony Arnold wrote:
> Alan,
>
> Alan Pope wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 02:48:55PM +0100, baz wrote:
> >> According to their faq Nvu is still active:
> >> http://www.nvu.com/faq.php#active
> >>
> >
On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 07:05:52PM +0100, Leon Barker wrote:
> On 19/04/07, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > As I write, I have a stack of four servers that need to "go live" next week
> > sitting on the floor next to me.
> >
> > Two web-heads, two database servers - all installed with
On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 07:03:06PM +0100, James Hargreaves wrote:
> For anyone downloading Kubuntu 7.04 desktop i386 , I suggest using the HTTP
> download, the torrent is much slower (>25kbps compared to ~70kbps for HTTP)
> at the moment.
>
That's not normal. Have you opened the necessary ports o
On Sun, Apr 22, 2007 at 05:38:01AM +0100, Sean Miller wrote:
> Andrew Williams wrote:
> > I had the same issue, seems like the upgrade is smart and discounts any
> > space it'll need for packages, so while you have 1gb free, it'll
> > probably use 500ish for packages. My solution was to download th
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 08:55:49AM +0100, David Morley wrote:
> I can tell you the command line way to change things.
>
> 1/ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list (this maybe different in edgy so
> type up-to the so of sources and hit tab).
> 2/ change edgy to feisty.
> 3/ press ctrl+x then y.
> 4/ sud
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 09:02:44AM +0100, Sean Miller wrote:
> Is the solution, then, to simply say that we'll use the command line?
No. Not in my opinion, not yet anyway.
> So the tool has an issue and the Ubuntu community have no way of sorting
> it? That is not the way I normally work...
D
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
> >>
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 10:45:52AM +0100, Sean Miller wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ df -h
> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/hda2 11G 8.4G 1.5G 86% /
> varrun 188M 120K 188M 1% /var/run
> varlock 188M 4.0K 188M 1% /var/lock
> procbususb 10M 120K 9.9M 2% /proc/bus/usb
> udev 10M 120
On Tue, Apr 24, 2007 at 12:29:06PM +0100, Ian Davies (2) wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> Does anyone know when Ubuntu Studio is coming out?
>
>
>From #ubuntustudio on irc:-
" Our 1st release will be out when its out. We're aiming for April."
There is a an Open Week [0] session scheduled on Satur
On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 01:09:10AM +0100, baz wrote:
> Annoyingly only my iBook has bluetooth, so I guess I'll have to use that.
>
USB bluetooth dongles are 5 quid and upwards these days. I have yet to see
one that isn't supported in Linux. YMMV.
http://tinyurl.com/3d8y7c
Cheers,
Al.
--
ub
On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 23:10 +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> If you wanted Picasa, an easy way to install it may be to use Automatix
> http://www.getautomatix.com/
> (Link for Feisty i386 download:
> http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/dists/feisty/main/binary-i386/automatix2_1.1-3.12-7.04feisty_i386.deb)
> wh
On Sat, Apr 28, 2007 at 10:15:48AM +0100, norman wrote:
> Is there something else I ought to do, perhaps different software or
> something I could be missing in Kino? I am using Ubuntu 6.10 with which
> I am generally satisfied. Please, please help.
>
We (Hampshire Linux User Group) video our tal
On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 08:17:42AM +0100, I C McNab wrote:
> I wonder if anyone can advise re this. I'm not getting copies of my own
> posts to the list, though my subscription options have this set.
>
You sure about that. I note you are using google mail which if I remember
correctly hides yo
Guys and Dolls,
During the meeting last night on irc we discussed various marketing ideas.
These included the Tux 500 [0] campaign and the firefox New York Times
advert [2]. These seem to many of us to be very expensive options for
marketing Ubuntu.
An alternative that Hampshire LUG has used a
On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 12:50:57PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > [2] http://hants.lug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?InfoPoints/FlyerMasters
> > [3]
> > http://gllug.org.uk/index.php?/archives/25-Review-Software-Freedom-Day.html
> > [4] http://misc.allbsd.de/Flyer
>
> Will take a good look at this perhaps t
On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 12:50:57PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> About the medium, how about also getting a bunch of us to spend some
> quality time collaborating on a series of screencasts, then distributing
> them on video sites, via bittorrent and even on CDs to be handed out to
> the public?
>
An
On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 01:35:41PM +0100, David Morley wrote:
> This is where promoting how much the linux apps have come on is
> important. I'm with you popey. A good well produced piece of
> literature is far better accepted than just saying it's good. I think
> aswell it will be a good idea t
On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 22:16 +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote:
> To an aside, as there appears to be people belonging to various LUGs on the
> list, and I know it's not proper here, but how about setting up a central
> repository on the main LUG site for all these leaflets we've done in the
> past? Stop re-
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 10:58:47AM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> Yes, but maybe it's a case of pooling our talents. E.g. you're
> especially good at the narration but, I might be able to help with
> others on ideas and scripts. Other people might want to do storyboards,
> and so on.
>
Thank you for t
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 12:41:32PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> I've come across this, but didn't think to give any input. From now,
> count me in. I hope others will think about it, too, because the
> potential of the work that could be done here's so far untapped, IMHO.
>
Excellent.
> I did ment
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 12:07:26AM +0100, Michael Wood wrote:
> Hi
>
> As per the last ubuntu-uk meeting i've been working on the ubuntu-uk.org
> website. Porting it over to the current ubuntu main page design and
> adding some features.
>
> - Drop down menu with all the wiki pages on
> - Banne
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 12:31:41AM +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> Hey there,
>
> I think it'll look great once it's been ported across to the new site
> design, the site's looking really promising.
>
> One thing that does strike me however is the banner across the top.
>
> I'm not sure the ubuntu-
FYI. Software Freedom Day are taking registrations.
Are we (Ubuntu-UK loco) going to do something, or should we do stuff at the
LUG level?
Given it's SFD, not UFD, maybe it's more appropriate to do that with LUGs as
they are (often) distro-agnostic. Maybe we should all go back to our LUGs
and
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 09:37:37AM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> Where can I submit some and what dimensions?
>
I dont think we have a process yet, but if we uploaded the whole site to bzr
then it would be nice to encourage members to use that for uploading
pictures. If nothing else it would increas
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 10:37:46AM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-05-09 at 09:39 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> > On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 09:37:37AM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> > > Where can I submit some and what dimensions?
> > >
> >
> > I dont think we
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 12:23:49PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-05-09 at 10:53 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> > Surely if you were told how to do it, it would pretty easy. I dont see this
> > thing being done every day by every Ubuntu-UK loco member, so it's not
&g
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 01:30:07PM +0100, TheVeech wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-05-09 at 12:50 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> > They are only aware of them because they are familiar with them and thus
> > have probably used them. Before that they didn't. They had to learn. Why is
> &
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 04:01:28PM +0100, Mark Harrison wrote:
> I'm having a "senior moment".
>
> There is a single command I need to run to take my EXIM4 configuration
> back to the "start here, answer these basic questions, and I'll set up
> your config for you" menu set last seen while insta
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 10:05:47AM +0100, Stephen Garton wrote:
> > On 10/05/07, John Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Is this the right place to ask general Ubuntu help questions, or is it
> > > for general chat and discussion only?
>
> Well according to https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/li
On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 05:54:29PM +0100, Paul RJ Mellors wrote:
> however i've now had a go at recording something, as a test to see what
> i actually sound like, it's unrehearsed, unplanned, unscripted,totally
> made up on the fly crap :) but here it is any way.
I think this sounds pretty goo
On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 04:18:24PM +0100, Ted wrote:
> Anyone using this in Ubi and if so any gotchas ?
>
I haven't used bochs itself for some time now. It seems DOSEMU / WINE / QEMU
fulfil all my emulation requirements.
What is it you want to use Bochs for?
Cheers,
Al.
--
ubuntu-uk@lists.ub
On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 09:16:54AM +0100, George MacLeod wrote:
> I did find one solution that worked on another machine for me
>
> sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -phigh
> then CTRL+ALT+BKSPACE to reload X
>
> which allowed me to select the driver and resolution, however I was only
> able to
On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 11:16:30AM +0100, George MacLeod wrote:
> For that particular machine I selected the nVidia card and this worked.
> Also I just tried the same technique on another PC with the same problem and
> it had an ATI card but again I could only get 1024 x 768.
>
Although you may
Hi Matthew,
On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 06:08:55AM +0100, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> I work on a helpdesk as a day job supporting windows 2K/XP and an
> AS/400. Most of our users know how to use a computer to get their job
> done and that's it. Any errors at all (from "my computer won't
Hi Matthew,
On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 07:26:14AM +0100, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> I realise that this isn't personal, so I'll jump in with my thoughts
> again... ;)
>
Phew. I realised that someone could take my last mail badly if they read it
before having their first food/coffee/cigar
On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 14:43 +0100, fatma oymak wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I have one problemI couldnt find right answer...do you have any idea?
> please please let me know
Haha. 1 point for effort for getting other people to do your
school/college/uni assignments - minus 10 points to everyone wh
On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 09:00:08AM +0100, norman wrote:
> and not too time consuming a process. Horror upon horrors, the scanner
> does not work any more and the machines no longer link to the printer.
> Now tell me, what am I to do?
Visit this site and create one support ticket for each problem y
On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 11:05:26AM +0100, Robin Hall wrote:
> I have installed ubuntu Feisty Fox on a fairly ancient Toshiba laptop.
> I would now like to install a wireless card on it. So, could anybody
> tell me which, if any, cards yield the minimum of grief when one
> attempts to confi
Hi Norman,
On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 11:16:51AM +0100, norman wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 10:39 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> > On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 09:00:08AM +0100, norman wrote:
> > > and not too time consuming a process. Horror upon horrors, the scanner
> > > doe
On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 22:32 +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote:
> There are three other users besides myself, who are all happy with
> Ubuntu. So if I move the /home, will that automatically create those
> users with the current passwords, or will I need to recreate them? (I'm
> backing up the home partitio
On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 08:15:09AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> can anyone tell me the best way to upgrade from dapper to fiesty without a
> fresh install?
>
Upgrade from Dapper to Edgy then to Feisty:-
To go from Dapper to Edgy:-
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EdgyUpgrades
To go from
Hi Paul,
On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 01:39:19PM +0100, Paul RJ Mellors wrote:
> Or you could try
>
> gksu "update-manager -c -d"
>
Are you *quite* sure about that?
-c "Check if a new distribution release is available"
-d "Check if upgrading to the latest devel release is possible"
*ding* *ding*
On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 19:32 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> I have two mac minis, one of which will be converted to Ubuntu to
> replace my aged laptop. There is an opportunity to buy gear to
> prevent lightning strike and damage from power surges to telephone and
> computers. Is the best way to buy
Hi Jonathan,
On Tue, May 29, 2007 at 01:45:23PM +0100, Jonathan Riddell wrote:
>
> The ubuntu-uk website seems to be broken, all I can see is a border
> and a drop down box that doesn't do anything.
>
Thanks for the bug report :)
I have commented out the offending code (the drop down). Michael
On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 19:01 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote:
> Not particularly Ubuntu related, but a couple of comments for web
> developers:
>
> 1: I've found the "Firebug" plugin for Firefox is a very, very good tool
> for testing for potential JavaScript errors.
>
Ditto for the web developer pl
On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 13:16 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> What do you think?
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/surface/
>
The result of a few years and a few million USD spent by the largest
software company on the planet, and comparable with efforts done by
individuals within the community.
Jeff Han
On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 21:24 +0100, gord wrote:
> this is the url you need for the normal way of installing flash on
> feisty:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/Flash
>
> it should be fixed with gutsy (the next Ubuntu release) though as the
> free software flash implementation (
On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 22:12 +0100, Alec Wright wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 22:07 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> > Although not packaged,
>
> Actually, its available in edgy backports, feisty and gutsy :)
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=names&a
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