Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing on a USB drive

2010-02-02 Thread Andy Braben
On 2 February 2010 12:32, Keith Powell wrote: > In my previous computer (built locally and modified over the years by > me), I had fitted a second IDE hard drive. The first drive had XP > installed and the second had Linux installed. (I tried other distros on > it, but ended up with Ubuntu). > > M

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Site Rebranding - Mockups

2010-06-03 Thread Andy Braben
On 3 June 2010 13:31, micheal harker wrote: > Hi Ubuntu UK Team! > Last Night in the meeting It was decided we are going > to re-brand ubuntu-uk.org so I have made some mockups. Each Mocup has > different ideas but with similar layouts. > Mockup 1: http://www.michealh.co.cc/ubuntu/ubuntu-uk/mockup

Re: [ubuntu-uk] loco logo

2010-07-31 Thread Andy Braben
And I prefer the lower case as well. However I think the logo would look better if it is bottom aligned. Regards, Andy. On 31 July 2010 17:25, Yorvyk wrote: > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:54:36 +0100 > Alan Bell wrote: > >> >> just for completeness, and to show how totally wrong it looks here it is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Does a hard shutdown actually damage anything?

2010-09-03 Thread Andy Braben
Having had someone mention this problem to me and solved it via a hard shut down, my advice was to NEVER hard shutdown, but to press ctrl+alt+delete and select shutdown from the dialog box that appears. That worked perfectly and seems to be the simplest option which does not involve the command lin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Does a hard shutdown actually damage anything?

2010-09-03 Thread Andy Braben
kill the power when the bios runs again > > On 3 September 2010 11:21, Andy Braben wrote: >> >> Having had someone mention this problem to me and solved it via a hard >> shut down, my advice was to NEVER hard shutdown, but to press >> ctrl+alt+delete and select shut

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Pasting home directory into new and version upgrade installs?

2010-09-18 Thread Andy Braben
On 18 September 2010 16:40, Will Bickerstaff wrote: > On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Alan Lord (News) > wrote: > >> All good questions and I think we should provide you a decent answer >> that is a foolproof as can be. >> >> Wiki? > Definitely a topic worth a wiki page. As you say Alan, these

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Package Installs

2010-09-18 Thread Andy Braben
I successfully run a standard update this morning to 2.6.32-24. Maybe run update manager, then try and install a package? On 18 September 2010 17:31, Jacob Mansfield wrote: > anybody else noticing synaptic/dpgk forcing installation of > linux-image2.6.32-24-generic when trying to install a pack

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Package Installs

2010-09-18 Thread Andy Braben
hangs when generating the grub conf > > On 18 September 2010 18:20, Andy Braben wrote: >> >> I successfully run a standard update this morning to 2.6.32-24. >> >> Maybe run update manager, then try and install a package? >> >> >> On 18 September 2010 17

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 10.10 installation workshop in London

2010-09-29 Thread Andy Braben
Well I am still lost as to where this event is happening. Regards, Andy. On 29 September 2010 13:35, pmgazz wrote: > It's not on the right day and has a different 'slant' (the VCS wouldn't > 'get' an install fest) but we're doing a day workshop showing charities and > community orgs how to insta

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Banks and Ubuntu support for business users

2010-10-10 Thread Andy Braben
On 10 October 2010 19:50, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: > On Sun, 2010-10-10 at 16:55 +0100, Bruno Girin wrote: >> It's very easy: >>       * Go to www.hsbc.co.uk (so now you know what bank I'm talking >>         about) >>       * Click the "Log on" button in the "Business" box on the right >> >> At that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Special bugs, and Live CDs. Help with this Bug please?

2010-11-12 Thread Andy Braben
I have to say that I installed Ubuntu 10.10 on a different partition on the same disk as Windows XP and all went very smoothly with no problems at all. I can only ascertain from this that only certain hardware is affected. Regards, Andy. On 12 November 2010 10:11, Alan Pope wrote: > On 12 Novem

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommend a two hard drive dock

2010-11-24 Thread Andy Braben
I have an external hard disk with bootable ubuntu on it, and I can boot that and use it perfectly connected only via USB. There is no mains power that can be attached to it. Regards, Andy. On 24 November 2010 13:55, javadayaz wrote: > can anyone else confirm that? > maybe there is a device out t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommend a two hard drive dock

2010-11-24 Thread Andy Braben
On 24 November 2010 15:10, Liam Proven wrote: > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Andy Braben wrote: >> I have an external hard disk with bootable ubuntu on it, and I can >> boot that and use it perfectly connected only via USB. There is no >> mains power that can be attached

Re: [ubuntu-uk] no title bars on windows

2010-12-31 Thread Andy Braben
I once had something similar on an old PC. However opening an application would open top left only covering up the menu, without a title bar, stopping you from opening another application. A workaround on every boot was to open terminal first, type "sudo metacity --replace" which would then realig

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux expo in Feb 2011

2011-01-07 Thread Andy Braben
On 8 January 2011 00:04, alan c wrote: > On 07/01/11 12:50, David King wrote: > >> Anyone going to the Linux& Open Source Expo in London on 2-3 Feb 2011? >> http://www.opensourceexpo.co.uk/ >> > > I had not heard about this is it very recent information? > > I would love to run a FLOSS stand ba

Re: [ubuntu-uk] natty with unity

2011-01-13 Thread Andy Braben
On 13 January 2011 19:47, gazz wrote: > About to write something for a VCS ICT mag about Ubuntu so thought I'd > have a look at Natty - umm, not a big fan of Unity, ugly and ridiculously > limited - wot, can't add stuff to the panel - what's the one at the top > actually doing besides wasting sp

Re: [ubuntu-uk] buying a laptop?

2011-01-16 Thread Andy Braben
On 16 January 2011 17:42, Kingsid3 . wrote: > If it were me i'd just look for a laptop that i like. 98% of things > can be fixed IMO with some terminal fun :) > > Whats your budget? > > Simon > > On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 5:39 PM, George Tripp > wrote: > > Up to now I've put Ubuntu on ancient PCs

Re: [ubuntu-uk] buying a laptop?

2011-01-17 Thread Andy Braben
On 17 January 2011 11:05, Sean Miller wrote: > On 17 January 2011 10:59, Jon Spriggs wrote: > >> >> Less taxes, oh and paying the person who's installing Linux. And the HR >> person who's making sure they're doing everything right by the person. And >> electricity, to, you know, keep the buildin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI

2011-03-25 Thread Andy Braben
A relative of mine gets RSI pains when using a mouse for just a few minutes. She just can not use one. However she gets on very well with a pen and tablet no problem at all, and using it on Ubuntu right back to 5.10 and onwards and upwards has never been a problem at all with it. Regards, Andy.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bonding 3G connections.

2011-04-03 Thread Andy Braben
Can't see how that would work. I could only imagine it picking up the first 3G device it finds. Andy. On 3 Apr 2011 21:28, "Tim Dobson" wrote: > Hey hey, > > Just wondered, does anyone have any experience or has seen any blogs > posts of anyone bonding two or more 3G connections so they can > agg

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Empathy and 11.04

2011-05-16 Thread Andy Braben
On 16 May 2011 21:44, Colin Law wrote: > > This is a Unity question, not FF. I am enquiring as to the best way > to switch between windows within one app using Unity. This was with > respect to Alan's point that one could just select the other window > rather than sliding the front one aside.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

2011-07-15 Thread Andy Braben
On 15 July 2011 13:22, steve wrote: > On 15/07/11 13:06, Paul Sutton wrote: > > Hi > > anyone got any experience of the a > Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop > > with 11.04 > > http://www.ebuyer.com/product/261508 > > > i have googled and its come up with mixed reviews some saying it hangs on > shu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Slow d/loads

2011-07-24 Thread Andy Braben
> > Do have any wiring you have put in yourself between the BT master socket > and the router? If you do, then can you connect direct to the master socket? > If you can, and it is still slow, then it is down to BT to fix the fault at > no charge to you. > > Not correct if the router is faulty. As

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Most used version of Ubuntu

2011-08-18 Thread Andy Braben
> >> > > Alan - That is quite interesting. > > Gordon - Yes perhaps 10.04 is the most commonly used on that basis, by the > way, Google reported your message with this "This message may not have been > sent by: g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recovery with live CD

2011-10-19 Thread Andy Braben
After other comments here: does gksudo nautilus work? > YES > Also - is nautilus still used in Ubuntu 11.10? > YES > > In a live session - iirc, then in a terminal, just > su > will raise you to superuser level I think, then , to start (nautilus) just > nautilus > (??) > YES, but that is the sam

Re: [ubuntu-uk] heads up - Secure Boot Problems for Linux Users Are Here Already

2011-10-30 Thread Andy Braben
I would also think it unlikely to be UEFI that is causing the problem. I came across an occurrence some years ago, where I could not get an Ubuntu CD to boot up despite setting the BIOS. There turned out to be some weird configuration of key presses necessary when booting up at the BIOS stage. Mo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager

2011-11-11 Thread Andy Braben
Did you select the option to upgrade to 11.10 rather than update packages for 11.04? On 11 Nov 2011 14:27, "Norman Silverstone" wrote: > I am using Ubuntu 11.04 and, today, ran Update Manager. The usual window > appeared with a list of updates and I selected install updates. I > entered my passwo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update manager

2011-11-11 Thread Andy Braben
> Do you see anything odd if you do > > sudo apt-get update > > Yes:- > > Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) > oneiric InRelease > Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release i386 (20111012) > oneiric/main TranslationIndex > Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problem when powering off - suspend light flashing

2011-11-16 Thread Andy Braben
On 16 November 2011 15:22, Jon Reynolds wrote: > On Wed, November 16, 2011 10:10, Barry Drake wrote: > > > > Curiously, I experienced the same problem exactly, just twice, on a > > Samsung N150 Netbook with 11.10. The only way out was to unplug the > > battery for ten seconds. Nothing else got a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] Ubuntu in China and Portugal

2011-11-21 Thread Andy Braben
On 21 November 2011 14:25, Tony Pursell wrote: > > > > > The old Netbook Remix, I think. Why not Unity? Perhaps they want to stay > with 10.04LTS. > > > The Ubuntu Netbook Remix 10.04 was NOT LTS, only had an 18 month life which has now expired. I never knew it was not LTS until I read that it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu - Wrong Direction?

2011-12-03 Thread Andy Braben
> > > > I think the big failing was not to prepare people for Unity and to give > > little help when it hit them. There was a lot of discussion about > providing > > some transitional help by way of default Unity Help on the desktop or a > Tip > > of the Day facility, but nothing came of it. So n

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommendations for a printer? HPLIP

2012-01-04 Thread Andy Braben
I also would favour HP at first, regardless of other factors, because > of their close relationship with the FOSS drivers. The wrapped drivers > package I think called HPLIP is installed in Ubuntu by default, or so > it has seemed to me anyway. However a problem I have found, via a > novice friend

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommendations for a printer? HPLIP

2012-01-04 Thread Andy Braben
2012/1/4 Juan J. > On Wed, 2012-01-04 at 18:10 +0000, Andy Braben wrote: > > [...] > > > > Is that not worth a bug report? HPLIP package not kept up to date on > > automatic updates? > > That's a very good point. There's a policy about updates aft

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shut down button missing on upgrade

2012-01-05 Thread Andy Braben
On 5 January 2012 12:55, scoundrel50a wrote: > In 11.10 it doesnt give you that option, but to make sure, I just tried > it again, and nothing happened. > > Funny thing though, as I was trying along all the top panel to left/right > click, I took the curser right to the right edge of the win

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shut down button missing on upgrade

2012-01-05 Thread Andy Braben
On 5 January 2012 13:11, scoundrel50a wrote: > I wondered about that, is there anyway to change it? > You'll need to press whatever buttons you have on your monitor to make that adjustment. Andy. > > > > On 05/01/12 12:59, Andy Braben wrote: > > > > On

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Precise

2012-01-12 Thread Andy Braben
Try downloading Alpha 1 and install it. Then download all the updates. I have tried daily builds in the past always unsuccessfully but never failed with any of the alpha or beta versions. Regards, Andy. On 12 January 2012 23:29, Pete Smout wrote: > Hi, > > Just upgraded the HDD in my laptop and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommendations for a printer?

2012-01-22 Thread Andy Braben
On 22 January 2012 19:45, alan c wrote: > On 22/01/12 13:34, Liam Proven wrote: > > I've tried a couple of Kodaks and they worked well too, once the > > specific driver was installed - which was a battle as Kodak don't make > > them readily available. Kodak have some of the cheapest ink around, I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asterisk and getting a SIP number

2012-01-31 Thread Andy Braben
On 31 January 2012 15:39, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > On 31 January 2012 15:25, bouncysteve wrote: > >> Thanks all, >> >> I got a number from sipgate and had a bit of a play. I found port 5060 >> blocked at work, and a 5 second delay when making a voip call over 3G. >> Perhaps not ready for pri

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless - Laptops

2012-02-15 Thread Andy Braben
On 15 February 2012 11:45, Sean Miller wrote: > On 15 February 2012 11:24, Simon Greenwood wrote: > >> need either ndiswrapper or the firmware loading for them - I seem to >> recall that this has been taken out of Ubuntu recently. >> > > That was the sort of thing I thought it would probably be.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Num-lock always on .....

2012-02-16 Thread Andy Braben
On 16 February 2012 15:22, Barry Drake wrote: > On 16/02/12 15:16, Colin Law wrote: > >> .https://bugs.launchpad.net/**ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/**933059looks >> like it. I am seeing it too. Colin >> > > Thanks. Yes, that's the bug so I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity is not working.

2012-02-22 Thread Andy Braben
> > The user of this system could be categorised as lazy, like my > colleague the electrician, who "can't be bothered with it" > > > It doesn't matter what operating system is being used, if a person is being "lazy" and "can't be bothered with it" they won't be bothered by it and won't install an a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity is not working.

2012-02-24 Thread Andy Braben
I will also add that I get on fine with Unity, as do people I support. It is something completely different, but I find it intuitive and simple enough to use. I rarely go searching through the dash for anything as all apps I use, including terminal are located immediately on the left hand bar. Simp

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Raspberry Pi

2012-02-29 Thread Andy Braben
On 29 February 2012 17:27, john beddard wrote: > This the breakthrough we needed ! > > > http://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=raspberrypi&cm_mmc=UK-PPC-0212-_-02_Raspberry_PI-_-Raspberry_PI-_-Raspberry_Pi > says Fedora http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubiquity and ubuntuforums

2012-03-06 Thread Andy Braben
And so have I. Yes ubuntu forums are a very important source of useful information and new users need to know that they exist. Regards, Andy. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Plans (marketing)

2012-03-07 Thread Andy Braben
On 7 March 2012 20:05, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > On Mar 7, 2012 7:07 PM, "alan c" wrote: > > > > On 07/03/12 19:00, alan c wrote: > > > But trust in strangers is not something that comes easy in a world > > > full of scams. > > > > Correction > > trust in strangers only comes easily if people h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beeb@30

2012-03-09 Thread Andy Braben
Agreed that £78 for the event is extortion. On Mar 9, 2012 10:10 PM, "Raf Czlonka" wrote: > On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 09:46:45PM GMT, Rob Beard wrote: > > On 09/03/12 21:22, Steve Pearce wrote: > > >Evening folks. > > > > > >Is anybody from Ubuntu-UK attending Beeb@30? > > > > > >If so, I think it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Configure Ubuntu to automatically mount all volumes at boot or login

2012-03-13 Thread Andy Braben
On 13 March 2012 15:14, Liam Proven wrote: > Reposted from Ubuntu-users, where nobody was able to even give me a > pointer. Anyone here got any ideas? > > This used to be the default behaviour, IIRC. > > I keep a lot of non-critical stuff on a FAT32 volume shared with > Windows. I have put it int

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Ubuntu desktop annoyance ....

2012-03-22 Thread Andy Braben
On 22 March 2012 10:44, Barry Drake wrote: > On 22/03/12 10:24, Colin Law wrote: > >> OK, got it. I am seeing it if I view /usr/share/applications in nautilus >> or if I copy a .desktop file to the Desktop from there. I would report it >> as a bug in nautilus if not already reported. Colin >> > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cant open brasero

2012-03-22 Thread Andy Braben
> anybody know what that means, and if it cant be fixed is there another > program to use that can burn images... > > Thanks > > I can't help with what it means, but k3b is a very good program for burning images, and my preference for anything to do with writing CDs/DVDs. -- Regards, Andy --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 12.04 ....

2012-04-30 Thread Andy Braben
> People also need a clear warning to backup their system - we assume it's > common sense, but apparently most don't. > > > People need a clear warning to backup their data (not system) at all times. Not just when upgrading. I have never ever had a failure upgrading Debian or Ubuntu - but I have ha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How have I killed my system?

2012-04-30 Thread Andy Braben
On 30 April 2012 21:12, Gareth France wrote: > Today my system (12.04) started bringing up the crash error message every > 10 seconds or so. I tried to do updates and it says: > > Requires installation of untrusted packages > > The action would require the installation of packages from unauthenti

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Duplicate sources list

2012-05-01 Thread Andy Braben
On 1 May 2012 16:53, Alan Pope wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 01/05/12 04:02, scoundrel50a wrote: > > thank you, if you could explain in simple terms so I can follow, > > what if anything you work out I should change... > > > > I have cleaned that up and put i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Annoying stuff about Ubuntu Unity

2012-05-02 Thread Andy Braben
On 2 May 2012 14:01, Paul Tansom wrote: > ** J Fernyhough [2012-05-01 14:36]: > > On 1 May 2012 14:33, Grant Phillips-Sewell > wrote: > > > Why should an application that isn't provided by Ubuntu, or even in the > > > repositories, be required to create a .desktop file? > > > > It's not that it

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

2012-05-04 Thread Andy Braben
On 4 May 2012 19:59, Dave Morley wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 04/05/12 19:48, Pete Smout wrote: > > Hi, I have 1 remaining machine to upgrade to 12.04 (my main desktop > > / server) and it is running 10.04 lucid (fully updated as of now), > > yet the graphical u

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

2012-05-04 Thread Andy Braben
On 4 May 2012 20:28, Keith Burnett wrote: > Hello Alan and all > > So suppose I had a number of 10.04 desktops but no Canonical support > contract. > > How would I upgrade to 12.04? Just wait for the LTS option to appear in > software update? > > Cheers > --Original Message-- > From: Alan

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

2012-05-08 Thread Andy Braben
On 8 May 2012 16:50, Sarah Chard wrote: > ** > > > > On Tue, 2012-05-08 at 13:16 +0100, Colin Law wrote: > > Are you sure that an Android app is the best way to do this? I would > have thought that most who understand Android apps would have little > difficulty getting into the boot menu. Per

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dual boot problem

2012-05-12 Thread Andy Braben
On 12 May 2012 18:39, Norman Silverstone wrote: > > > > I have a new PC with two HDDs and I am trying to install Windows and > > > Ubuntu on one of the drives keeping the other for data and so on. In > the > > > past I have dual booted many machines without any difficulty but this > is > > > the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dual boot problem

2012-05-12 Thread Andy Braben
On 12 May 2012 19:42, Norman Silverstone wrote: > On Sat, 2012-05-12 at 18:47 +0100, Andy Braben wrote: > > > > > > On 12 May 2012 18:39, Norman Silverstone > > wrote: > > > > > > I have a new PC with two HDDs and I am trying to install >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Quantal ....

2012-05-15 Thread Andy Braben
On 15 May 2012 09:49, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > On 15/05/12 09:48, Barry Drake wrote: > > Just thought I'd mention last night I installed 12.10 Quantal > pre-alpha from the testing site on my spare HDD. Works just fine for now. > > > Bloody hell! I'm only just getting to grips with 1

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HUD vs gnome do

2012-05-16 Thread Andy Braben
HUD is just a keyboard way of accessing the menus instead of the mouse, so no, there are no special commands. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu in india

2012-06-21 Thread Andy Braben
On 21 June 2012 17:47, john wrote: > Thought that this may be interesting : > > > ww.h-online.com/open/news/item/Dell-to-bring-Ubuntu-laptops-to-850-retail-stores-in-India-1620657.html > > John > > www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Dell-to-bring-Ubuntu-laptops-to-850-retail-stores-in-India-1620657.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Helping dual boot/wubi

2012-09-25 Thread Andy Braben
On 25 September 2012 21:32, Andres wrote: > Sorry long email but I do not know how to separate it in chunks. > > > " > Not all updates can be installed > run a partial upgrade, to install as many updates as possible. > This could be cause by: > *a previous upgrade that could not complete > *pro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Missing post

2012-10-26 Thread Andy Braben
On 26 October 2012 13:25, Jim Price wrote: > On 26/10/12 13:21, Gareth France wrote: > > I posted on here last night about a problem I'm having but it hasn't >> shown up. Are we not allowed to attach photos to the email or something? >> > > I can see your post from 8:45 pm yesterday evening abou

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Locking screen.......

2012-12-03 Thread Andy Braben
On 3 Dec 2012 21:51, "Barry Drake" wrote: > > On 03/12/12 21:17, Colin Law wrote: >> >> No problem, any time. I always keep up to date with the latest buzz words. DASH, HUD, TCITTRHC. Colin > > > TCITTRHC ??? Oh, I'm feeling really old and out of touch. Sorry. > > > Barry. > I'm feeling younger

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Locking screen.......

2012-12-04 Thread Andy Braben
On 4 December 2012 17:29, Liam Proven wrote: > On 3 December 2012 21:12, Barry Drake wrote: > > On 03/12/12 21:05, Colin Law wrote: > >> > >> Does it suspend if you do it from the menu in the cog in the top right > >> hand corner? Colin > > > > > > Colin ... I've been wondering for ages what t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unity - Count Your Blessings

2012-12-28 Thread Andy Braben
On 28 December 2012 12:09, Nigel Verity wrote: > Dear All > > I'm one of those people who have tried Unity and concluded that it's just > not for them. That's why I use Xfce. However, over the last couple of days > I've been helping out a friend by setting up a new laptop running Windows 8 > and

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu operating system comes to Android smartphones

2013-01-03 Thread Andy Braben
The Ubuntu operating system has been adapted to run on smartphones. Article at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20891868 -- Regards, Andy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu operating system comes to Android smartphones

2013-01-03 Thread Andy Braben
On 3 January 2013 10:33, alan c wrote: > On 03/01/13 09:09, Andy Braben wrote: > >> The Ubuntu operating system has been adapted to run on smartphones. >> >> Article at: >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/**technology-20891868<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-2089

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu on a machine with Windows 9

2013-01-07 Thread Andy Braben
On 7 January 2013 14:12, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > Ha ha, I've managed it. The last message was precisely to the point. You > MUST use a USB stick, and the latest version only (12.10). I took a chance > and installed it instead of Windows, rather than alongside Windows, but it > seems to be working

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Square in top left slow to load when launching Firefox

2013-01-28 Thread Andy Braben
On 28 January 2013 09:42, Tony Pursell wrote: > > > On 28 January 2013 08:39, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > >> On 28/01/13 08:30, Alan Pope wrote: >> >>> On 28/01/13 07:19, Rowan Berkeley wrote: >>> This deserves a thread of its own, I think. 'Slow to load' means approximately a half-second

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Square in top left slow to load when launching Firefox

2013-01-28 Thread Andy Braben
On 28 January 2013 20:10, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > I've posted this as a bug on Bugzilla, here: > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=835331 > Oddly enough, that excellent little video of the phenomenon which was at > Ubuntu One has now disappeared. > > As anyone else noticed that Chrome

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 8 (a pox on it)

2013-02-15 Thread Andy Braben
Thanks for all that, Alan. So, concretely, let's take for instance the >> Compaq machine which I successfully converted from Windows 8 to Ubuntu >> 12.10 using a USB stick. Given that F2 no longer works, and that the >> Windows 8 machinery for getting into UEFI us no longer there, how in fact >> wo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Toshiba NB100-11r netbooks

2013-02-25 Thread Andy Braben
On 25 Feb 2013 11:08, "Robert Flatters" wrote: > > 12.04 LTS is a good choice > > > On Monday, 25 February 2013, Mark Fraser wrote: >> >> I have 2 Toshiba NB100-11R netbooks that I no longer require and was thinking >> about selling on. They originally came with Ubuntu 8.04 netbook remix >> instal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Parties..

2014-04-04 Thread Andy Braben
I'm up for it. Andy. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] where does flash store it's temporary files?

2014-04-18 Thread Andy Braben
> > pete@petes-lappy:~$ /usr/bin/lsof > bash: /usr/bin/lsof: No such file or directory > pete@petes-lappy:~$ lsof > bash: lsof: command not found > > > > - > I'm very very surprised that such a program is not installed, which is what it looks like, so apt-get install lsof -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubun