[ubuntu-uk] Hello

Hi everyone, I'm a brand new Ubuntu user who lives in Belper in Derbyshire. I have only been using Linux for a few weeks and am still rather lacking in confidence with the system, particularly the terminal window, as I have spent all of my computer using life in a battle with MS of various for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] usb wireless adapter

>My brother who is a very recent convert to Ubuntu has a Belkin USB >Wireless G adapter which he would like to use. In order to do this I >understand that it is necessary to know the chipset details so could >someone please tell me if it is possible, using Ubuntu, to get this >information. > >Norm

[ubuntu-uk] A bit of light relief

Watch this video right to the end. It made me smile. http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1886349 It is quite an old video so apologies if you have all seen this before. Barry -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is There a problem with digests

>2009/9/10 Melv Bailey : >> However I have not received anything from ubuntu-uk since Vol 52, >Issue >> 30 on the 23/08/2009. Is there a problem? > >I don't subscribe to the digest, so don't know of this problem. >Perhaps someone else who does can confirm it? (Assuming they get this >mail of cours

[ubuntu-uk] Random lock ups in Jaunty

Has anyone experienced random hard lock ups since upgrading to Jaunty? I am running Jaunty on an elderly Toshiba S1800 laptop (1GHz P3 with 512M of ram)and since upgrading to Jaunty last August I have been getting random hard lock ups; the cursor vanishes off the screen and the laptop becomes comp

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Random lock ups in Jaunty

On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 16:53 +0100, Vinothan Shankar wrote: > Barry Titterton wrote: > > Has anyone experienced random hard lock ups since upgrading to Jaunty? > > > > I am running Jaunty on an elderly Toshiba S1800 laptop (1GHz P3 with > > 512M of ram)and since upgrad

[ubuntu-uk] Chrome OS

The BBC web site says today that the Google Chrome OS is based on Ubuntu. Can our more expert members expand on this? Barry -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 9.10 problem.

On Wed, 2009-12-02 at 13:55 +, Gordon wrote: > I have a problem with 9.10 on my Toshiba L40 Satellite 2GB RAM, dual > core T2330 1.6GHz processors which i don't /think/ happened with 9.04. > Every so often, randomly, there's a loud "click" and the machine > instantly switches off. Happens wit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] not receiving emails

On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 20:37 +, Des wrote: > Hello all, > > I cannot receive emails but can send them. This has been going on for > eight days now days now. > > Oddly, this happened just after I logged on for batch sending of all > messages from ubuntu-uk > > Test messages to my email addr a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Possible Training Events

On Fri, 2010-01-22 at 09:52 +, Rob Beard wrote: > Quoting alan c : > > > Rob Beard wrote: > > > >> A friend of mine has asked me to sort out 2 laptops, one is a P3 > >> 800 with 192MB Ram and the other is a P3 733 with 128MB Ram, > > > > as you probably already know, an increase in ram on this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Alex (laptop, not person)

The BBC seem to have the costs all wrong. The web site today says that it costs £10 per month for the basic service, or £25 per month with broadband thrown in. It is cheaper if you buy it yearly. This sounds much more reasonable. I expect the ALEX people are really unhappy about this free publicity

[ubuntu-uk] Zeus virus targets Firefox

Is this virus a cause for concern, or is it just a windows problem? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8634356.stm Cheers, Barry -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zeus virus targets Firefox

On Thu, 2010-04-22 at 19:25 +0100, Ashley Whetter wrote: > www.bitdefender.com/VIRUS-1000496-en--Trojan.Spy.Zeus.W.html > > > By the looks of it, no we are not. :) > > > Gadget3000 Cheers Ashley, I suppose it is asking too much for the BBC to mention that their scare reports are for Windows u

[ubuntu-uk] Quicktime player support

I am trying to view the virtual tour for the Shakespeare Globe Theatre on their web site but it requires Quicktime plugin for Firefox. The default plugin does not work. I have tried the VLC plugin but that does not work either. Does anyone have a suggestion for a quick and easy fix for this problem

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Quicktime player support

On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 14:00 +0100, Jon Farmer wrote: > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 13:34 +0100, Barry Titterton wrote: > > I am trying to view the virtual tour for the Shakespeare Globe Theatre > > on their web site but it requires Quicktime plugin for Firefox. The > > default pl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Quicktime player support

On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 14:57 +0100, alan c wrote: > Jon Farmer wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 13:34 +0100, Barry Titterton wrote: > >> I am trying to view the virtual tour for the Shakespeare Globe Theatre > >> on their web site but it requires Quicktime plugin fo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Final Upgrade to Lucid, not worked completely

On Sun, 2010-05-02 at 18:11 +0100, NTLWorld wrote: > On Sun, 2010-05-02 at 13:20 +0100, NTLWorld wrote: > > I have a Dell Inspiron Mini 10v - Ubuntu Lucid - not dual boot. I > > installed the Broadcom driver and it worked straight out of the box. > > Mind you, my Linksys wi-fi is operating unsecur

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HP Deskjet F4580

On Wed, 2010-05-19 at 21:52 +0100, Rebecca Newborough wrote: > Hi > > This is my first post to the mailing list and I'm looking for some > advice regarding a printer. We've seen the HP Deskjet F4580 advertised > at a really good price and was wondering if anyone has any experience > of using this

[ubuntu-uk] Dell says Ubuntu safer than Windows

It's official: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=us&l=en&cs=19 There is also a tick chart at the bottom of the page that is a fair comparison of Ubuntu with Windows. It made me smile. Barry -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-

[ubuntu-uk] One Laptop per Child in Uruguay chooses linux

The government of Uruguay has chosen linux as the OS for the upgraded OLPC device XO-HS. Uruguay already has 380,000 of the original machines in its primary schools, and has now ordered 90,000 of the more capable laptops for its secondary schools. The XO-HS is capable of running Windows but the Uru

[ubuntu-uk] Dell furiously back pedals from "Linux Is More Secure Than Windows"

The Dell US site has been changed to greatly down grade the security item: Item 6 now reads "According to industry reports, Ubuntu is unaffected by the vast majority of viruses and spyware." Our friends at Redmond have clearly slapped a few wrists. Barry -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tesco Home ........

On Tue, 2010-07-06 at 17:20 +0100, Mark Fraser wrote: > On Monday 05 Jul 2010 21:01:06 Barry Drake wrote: > > > Hi there .. > > > > > > Just spent an idle moment flicking through my wife's Tesco Home > > > catalogue. I'm overjoyed to see four Linux Netbooks - two Dell, and > two > > > Ace

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 101010 = 42 which is a good excuse for a party

On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 14:09 +0100, Norman Silverstone wrote: > > The subject line seems to suggest that the next Ubuntu release will be > > the answer to life, the universe and everything? > > > But does it detail the question to which 42 is the answer? > > Norman > I believe the question is po

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dual boot with 2 HDDs

On Mon, 2010-07-26 at 17:55 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: > When installing, it's dead easy. Choose custom disk partitioning, give > about 10-20GB to the root partition (called "/") and the rest to > /home, leaving about 2GB at the end for a swap partition. > Liam, I didn't find it dead easy when I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dual boot with 2 HDDs

On Tue, 2010-07-27 at 13:51 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > On 27/07/10 13:21, Barry Titterton wrote: > > On Mon, 2010-07-26 at 17:55 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: > > > >> When installing, it's dead easy. Choose custom disk partitioning, give > >> about 10-20GB to t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is this the new battle ground - energy saving?

On Fri, 2010-08-27 at 16:45 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote: > Hi all > > I came across this: > > http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2268816/exclusive-microsoft-opens > > Is there any evidence of how Ubuntu performs in this respect? > > My own evidence is very anecdotal. When I'm boo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] An interesting approach to advocacy videos

On Sun, 2010-08-29 at 13:34 +0100, Kris Douglas wrote: > On 29 August 2010 11:17, Mary Mooney wrote: > > I haven't seen it before. It was great. > > > > "A well-developed sense of humour is the pole that adds balance to your > > steps as you walk the tightrope of life. > > William Arthur Ward" >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Northern Installfest

On Wed, 2010-09-01 at 21:52 +0100, Daniel Case wrote: > Hi there fellow's! > > > In tonight's meeting I brought up the possibility of having an > installfest up in the north for those of us who cannot get all the way > down to London. I was thinking Leeds or Manchester might be a good > place to

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

On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 02:00 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: > Get them onto the LTS release *now* and then you can safely leave 'em > there 'til 2012. *Don't* put them onto 9.10, it's already obsolescent. On the other hand 9.10 on my laptop is rock solid while LTS on my desktop is flaky with random fre

Re: [ubuntu-uk] recommend a small form factor pc

On Mon, 2010-09-20 at 21:05 +0100, Jacob Mansfield wrote: > any suggestions for a cheep laptop Are you looking for something to Tweet on? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] unable to install 10.04.1

On Sat, 2010-10-02 at 16:17 +0100, Norman Silverstone wrote: > I have just finished trying to install 10.04.1 onto an old desktop > computer belonging to a friend of mine and failed to do so. The > installation started OK and then the red and white dots froze and the > Caps Lock and Scroll Lock lig

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools

On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 16:32 +0100, pmgazz wrote: > One of mine's making a noise like an idling black cab This is definitely the fan motor bearings. I had one go just like that last year. The motor gets stuck in a resonance mode before it gets up to full speed, hence the noise and poor cooling per

[ubuntu-uk] Upgrade woes

I have just tried to upgrade my sickly install of 10.04 to 10.10. The install process failed just after half way when it threw up a window which appeared to be asking me what I wanted to do with my modified version of GRUB2. This window was positioned behind the progress window, and I could only se

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade woes

On Tue, 2010-10-12 at 14:11 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: > Um... I have to ask. You do know about how to switch between windows > with Alt-Tab and Alt-Shift-Tab, don't you? And that you can drag any > window from any point (not just the title bar) if you hold down the > Alt key as you drag, so you ca

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

I live in Belper, Derbyshire, but am inexperienced so need help rather than give it. There is a LUG in Mansfield, Notts, that meets occasionally at a member's home, there is also a South Derbyshire LUG that meets once in a blue moon. Barry -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade woes

On Tue, 2010-10-12 at 12:51 +, Glen Mehn wrote: > Please please please file against update-manager. > > Rob: you can try this: > Boot from usb stick or live cd > Mount your filesystems in their correct places, so that your old / is at > /mounts/oldroot > Open a terminal > Type 'chroot /mounts

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade woes

On Sun, 2010-10-17 at 20:48 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > On 17/10/10 17:34, Barry Titterton wrote: > > > > I finally found the time to try and fix this machine but I could not get > > this to work when running from a LTS live CD: when running dpkg > > virtually eve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is grandr the best way to use digital projector?

On Sun, 2010-10-31 at 11:51 +, Alan Bell wrote: > install the openoffice.org-presenter-console package > > The Presenter Console for Impress is a feature that aids a presenter > during a > slide show. It provides information on a second screen, that typically > is not > visible to the audienc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless print server or wireless printer

On Sun, 2011-01-09 at 02:55 +, Rob Beard wrote: > Hi folks, > > I wonder if anyone could advise me on something... > > I've offered to setup two old basic laptops running Ubuntu (not sure > which flavor yet) for a local children's group so the kids can do simple > drawings on Tuxpaint and p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Government spending cuts should affect us!

ical/resources/case-studies > > Thanks. Barry Drake Done. I will let you know what reply, if any, I get from my MP (Conservative). Barry Titterton -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Linux is not a proper OS - it's official.

The French government has decided that a machine using linux is not a proper computer. http://www.tabletpcreview.com/default.asp?newsID=1847&news=tablet+archos +windows+french+france You can always rely on the French for a good laugh. Barry -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] buying a laptop?

On Sun, 2011-01-16 at 17:39 +, George Tripp wrote: > Up to now I've put Ubuntu on ancient PCs I already had. Currently I'm > thinking > about getting a laptop but don't want to spend my hard earned cash find I've > bought something that can't run the operating system I wish to. > > Looked a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] open source expo

On Sun, 2011-01-16 at 22:36 +, Bruno Girin wrote: > That's the good thing about being a contractor: it's easy to take 1/2 > day off, you just fill in 0 in the time sheet (although doing that too > often may be detrimental to your cash flow) :-) > > Bruno > > And the new extension leads are

Re: [ubuntu-uk] buying a laptop?

s despite everything my family has thrown at it. Finally the after sales support has been excellent, and you know that you are dealing with Linux enthusiasts. Barry Titterton -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Printer test page

On Tue, 2011-01-18 at 10:28 +, Alan Pope wrote: > * A photo of a kitten > > Cheers, > Al. > Please say that you were joking! Barry -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] netbook wifi traffic disconnects all

On Tue, 2011-01-18 at 23:11 +, Bill Cumming wrote: > I've a Netgear DG834gt Router with custom firmware, > > It does the same! With me It's a problem with the way the router > handles ports, > It only happens when i'm downloading many torrents, causes the routers > wireless not respond. >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 69, Issue 59

On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 21:06 +, bod...@googlemail.com wrote: > On the subject of crapware, my boss decided to try ubuntu on his new dell > latitude laptop running win7, he installed it by himself, and came to me the > next day when it was broken. Turns out dell wrote a dock-like application fo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [Ossg-announcements] Adoption of Open Source across HM Government – London 22/02/11 and 01/03/11

On Thu, 2011-02-03 at 20:39 +, Chris Rowson wrote: > I thought that some of you may might be interested in this. > > > Chris > This is very interesting, though some of the statements and rhetorical questions raised an eyebrow. HMG's track record of software projects is far from glorious so

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

On Sat, 2011-02-12 at 20:12 +, Barry Drake wrote: > On Sat, 2011-02-12 at 19:36 +, alan c wrote: > > > On 12 February 2011 12:15, Barry Drake wrote: > > > > > >> Hi any of you see 'Click' on BBC news this morning? > > It's back on now at : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9ry >

[ubuntu-uk] Live usb question

I recently created a persistent live USB for the first time. It worked perfectly but there is one aspect of its behaviour that I do not understand: I used a 4Gb stick. After creating the stick in 10.10 using the built-in disk/USB creator, I added Restricted Extras as well as creating a couple of f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Live usb question

On Sat, 2011-02-19 at 21:32 +, Jim Price wrote: > On 19/02/11 15:54, Barry Titterton wrote: > > Can any of the members explain it? Is this normal behaviour for a live > > USB? Thanks to Rob, Neil and Jim for their answers. Much appreciated. Barry T -- ubuntu-uk@lists.u

[ubuntu-uk] Android hit by rogue app viruses

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12633923 They sound more like trojans than viruses to my untrained ear. I expect the same would apply to any linux system if you installed a bad software package; the malicious code would then be free to do what it liked. Though it does say towards the end of t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 15:47 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: > Hi there ... At last night's ubuntu-adverts meeting, I arranged an > experimental survey for research. I hope some of you can consider > helping with it. > > First, find one or more willing volunteers from among friends. > Volunteers need

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Race Online 2012 PCs shocker!

> http://www.raceonline2012.org > The main site says that MS are offering a machine through www.getonlineathome.org that has 1Gb for £95. It makes the Remploy offer look a bit poor in comparison. Barry -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Race Online 2012 - Another PC Option

A few weeks back Tim Dobson posted a link to Access Space in Sheffield. I dropped in there last Saturday, and they made me very welcome. They also told me that they will make up a machine from used parts, loaded with OSS, for nothing. That's right: free software on a free computer. You have to driv

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux Awareness

On Mon, 2011-05-23 at 14:07 +0100, Dino T. wrote: > Hi > > A friend and I are brainstorming on a 2 hour presentation to give to > Universities and Colleges across Liverpool. To increase awareness and > show students that they can save money using free/open source > software. This is scheduled for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux Awareness

; Dino Tassigiannis BA (Hons) > > > > > > On 23 May 2011 21:01, Barry Titterton > wrote: > > On Mon, 2011-05-23 at 14:07 +0100, Dino T. wrote: > > Hi > > > > A friend and I are brainstorming on a 2 hour presentation to >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

On Thu, 2011-05-05 at 20:58 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: > On Wed, 2011-05-04 at 23:25 +0100, Barry Titterton wrote: > > Just done a talk for a local computer club. Five of the members took > > discs to try so I will report back if and when I have any feedback. > > Please.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dad's Computer - for want of a better subject

On Wed, 2011-06-22 at 11:52 +0100, alan c wrote: > On 22/06/11 09:14, Jon Reynolds wrote: > > > Either way, I wish my Dad would just let me put Ubuntu on there and > > Do you intend to support his use of non free software when you > obviously feel strongly about it? > > If any of my family, o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What aren't we doing? What should we be doing?

On Fri, 2011-06-24 at 10:11 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > As a team we do "stuff" for the Ubuntu. Most of this stuff is based on > ideas a few people have had within the team. This includes:- > > * Support > * Advocacy > * Promotion > * Events > > I figured it's time to get some fresh ideas. > > So,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 30 test drive of Ubuntu: PC world

On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 09:50 +0100, Andrés Muñiz Piniella wrote: > Silly me forgot the link! > http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/229187/30_days_withubuntu_linux.html > > 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux > > By Tony Bradley, PCWorld > @TheTonyBradley > > > On 6/8/11, Andrés Muñiz Piniella w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 30 test drive of Ubuntu: PC world

On Sun, 2011-07-03 at 10:07 +0100, Barry Titterton wrote: > > > > 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux > > > > By Tony Bradley, PCWorld > > @TheTonyBradley > > Has anybody else been following this series? What are your thoughts? > > Barry T > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu pre-installed

On Mon, 2011-08-08 at 18:13 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: > They tried selling a > range of equipment with Ubuntu pre-installed, and found that currently, > they were not up to giving Ubuntu OS support. > > A manufacturer is legally obliged to give proper support, and this > applies to Cougar, so I fu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying a computer suitable for Ubuntu

On Tue, 2011-08-23 at 13:56 +0100, scoundrel50a wrote: > Ok, will have a look at the pod entry, but if I dont get that one, like > I said, I dont know anything about computers, the last one I chose a > couple of months ago, doesnt work with Ubuntu 11.04, and from what I can > see isnt going to w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] nottingham release party

On Tue, 2011-09-13 at 19:49 +, smitti...@gmail.com wrote: > I'd be willing to organise a release party in the nottingham area if there > was enough interest? > > Any nottingham users out there? > > James smith (smittix) > Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange I'm just across the border in Derb

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] A lesson in marketing - Congo condoms - Ted5 minute video

On Thu, 2011-09-22 at 22:15 +0100, alan c wrote: > On 22/09/11 18:06, paul sutton wrote: > > If a friend complains their computer has a virus, ask what is a > > virus?,and say you use Ubuntu and never have that issue, offer to dual > > boot their computer or at least boot a live cd and recover th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mobile Broadband dongles?

On Wed, 2011-10-12 at 22:28 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote: > > > On 12 October 2011 20:57, Gordon wrote: > What's the latest on these? Do they all work now in Ubuntu or > do some not? > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mobile Broadband dongles?

On Thu, 2011-10-13 at 16:28 +0100, Gordon wrote: > Thanks to all who responded - my problem is, when looking at mobile > broadband deals, there's no technical detail on the dongles (or other > kit) at all. All they say is "compatible with PC (by which I take it > they mean Windows) or MAC". > How d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Toshiba Portege P4010 - BIOS Bad Block 3

On Mon, 2011-10-17 at 17:44 +0100, David Goldsbrough wrote: > Hi, > > Up until Friday I was happily runnng Ubuntu on subject machine. It > has never managed to do a restore before, and I have always shutdown > and re-booted whenever softaware updates requested it. > > I have never tried ever to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux Courses/Certification/UK

On Tue, 2011-10-25 at 16:47 +0100, john beddard wrote: > On 25/10/11 13:35, MS wrote:Hello Steve, > > I would recommend the Ubuntu Professional Course available from Ubuntu's > own Training Team. Its half the price of the O.U Course and is > extensive, with something like 16 modules. Its an ideal

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

On Wed, 2011-11-16 at 09:06 +, Colin Law wrote: > On 15 November 2011 22:09, Steve Fisher wrote: > > Coming out of standby is a major issue on a lot of machines. Usually a > > problem with the video drivers (but not always). What video card do you > > have? My machine will not come out of s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lack of support for small business

On Fri, 2011-11-18 at 23:32 +, Gareth France wrote: > Recently I decided to do my part by starting up a small business > selling machines with Ubuntu pre-installed and offering support. My > bank have refused to offer me a business account at all 'because it's > too risky to open an account fo

[ubuntu-uk] 11.10 So far mixed fortunes

The recent, very extensive, discussion for and against Unity/11.10 has prompted me to give my experience. Four weeks ago I upgraded my spare laptop to 11.10 and the experience has been mixed. The machine is an elderly Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 with 1 Gig Ram. It had been running 10.04 without pr

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

On Fri, 2011-12-09 at 13:34 +, Paula Graham wrote: > >> The only issues I see > >> within Ubuntu are Compiz as a CPU hog > Dunno what's hogging the CPU but Oneiric takes literally (I've timed it) > up to 6 mins to boot on my 4 GB Lenovo and almost as long to shut down > and is sluggish in us

[ubuntu-uk] PDFs in LibreOffice on 11.10

I am unable to open or import PDF files in LibreOffice on 11.10. Can someone else with 11.10 please tell me if they have the same problem? Last week my wife needed to import three PDF files into a Writer document as images. Open Office on 10.04 did two files without a problem but struggled with th

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

On Sat, 2011-12-10 at 09:19 +, Colin Law wrote: > On 10 December 2011 08:12, Barry Titterton > wrote: > > ... > > My Toshiba running 11.10 takes five times longer to shut down compared > > with when it was running 11.04. Start up times are about the same. > > I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] PDFs in LibreOffice on 11.10

On Sat, 2011-12-10 at 21:51 +, Mark Fraser wrote: > On Saturday 10 Dec 2011 12:06:38 Barry Titterton wrote: > > > I am unable to open or import PDF files in LibreOffice on 11.10. Can > > > someone else with 11.10 please tell me if they have the same > problem? >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] PDFs in LibreOffice on 11.10

On Sat, 2011-12-10 at 17:15 +, Tony Pursell wrote: > > > On 10 December 2011 12:06, Barry Titterton > wrote: > I am unable to open or import PDF files in LibreOffice on > 11.10. Can > someone else with 11.10 please tell me if they have the s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Since my last update

On Sun, 2012-03-11 at 07:42 +, James Morrissey wrote: > Ok, that's good to know. It is a bit frustrating if high temperatures > break the fan... > > j > > On 10 March 2012 20:00, Neil Greenwood wrote: > > It is very possible that temperature is the problem. It's not a bug though, > > it's a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

On Thu, 2012-03-15 at 16:26 +, Liam Proven wrote: > > I probably should have mentioned that my machine has an Intel display, > too. It's the onboard GPU of a Core i3. > > -- > Liam Proven Do you get both sound and vision over HDMI with Ubuntu, or just the vision? Barry T -- ubuntu-uk@l

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotted In The Wild

Last week, while walking through the IT department at work, I spotted a laptop running Ubuntu (Unity). For one brief, wonderful moment I thought my employers were investigating a move to a linux based system. However it turned out that the laptop belonged to an engineer from one of the software com

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

> the entire curriculum that is > taught within the local authority is Windows-based > I'm not supposed to favour > any particular software product (be it FOSS or otherwise) in my job, Hi Bea, I don't want you to think that I am being funny but the two statements above, lifted from your email,

[ubuntu-uk] My experience with 12.04 upgrade

Hi All, Last weekend I decided to upgrade my spare laptop. It is an elderly Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 running 32 bit 11.10 and Unity in 2D mode. The upgrade went smoothly and here are the problems that I have found so far:- 1. The desktop back ground went plain black. Under 11.10 I had the defau

Re: [ubuntu-uk] My experience with 12.04 upgrade

> > The bug mentioned just says that there is no way back if you forget > the correct key to use. I don't use rhythmbox so don't know what the > key is, but presumably someone does. It is a pity that the bug does > not mention which key it is. > > Colin Hi Colin, Yesterday nothing worked, to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] My experience with 12.04 upgrade

> > I have noticed that the reveal does not happen if the cursor is > 'gently' taken to the (left) side, it only works for a fairly vigorous > 'hit'. Even when sensitivity is turned up. There are many times when I > am simply not feeling like hurling the cursor around the screen, > although I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless inkjet printer?

> Any HP Officejet should work. I have a 6500 which pretty much > autoconfigures both the printer and scanner, > Avoid the HP Deskjet F4580 as the wireless isn't very reliable. Barry T -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com

[ubuntu-uk] Interesting information in The Register that may be useful in evangelism

It seems that Microsoft will be shipping Win8 without the ability to play DVDs. They justify it by citing the rise in popularity of streaming media such as Netflix. Users who really want it will have to pay extra. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/04/windows_media_dvd_playback_dead/ MS tried t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Interesting information in The Register that may be useful in evangelism

> > Secure Boot doesn't prevent the installation of additional software. > Everything it does happens before the operating system starts up. > > > s/ > -- > Twitter: @sfgreenwood > "TBA are particularly glib" > Yes, UEFI ensures that only the 'correct' OS starts, but after that, as I unders

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Interesting information in The Register that may be useful in evangelism

> > People still put plastic disks in their computer when they want to be > entertained? Retro! > > Cheers, > - -- > Alan Pope Retroland is also called the countryside. As you know there are a lot people outside major urban areas whose broadband doesn't get any faster than 1Mb. Long live plast

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [Derby - LUG] Richard Stallman talk in Leicester]

For those in striking distance of the East Midlands. Barry T --- Begin Message --- Hi all, One of the Leicester Linux User Group members, Gareth Lapworth now works at De Montofrd University. To cut a long story short, he is organising a talk by none other than Richard Stallman. http://en.wikipe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the Vaio S series

On Mon, 2012-07-02 at 09:20 +0100, Anton Kanishchev wrote: > If you play your cards right and mention that there is no bs of cto > models being non refundable (in terms and conditions) before you buy > they are unlikely to try to play that trick on you. Hi Anton, I'm not a lawyer but I'm pretty s

[ubuntu-uk] Strange behaviour during LTS upgrade

Hi All, Last week I upgraded my laptop from 10.04 to 12.04.1 using the Update Manager. Several times during the installation phase I had windows pop up asking me if I wanted to over write a file that had been manually altered. I know that this is normal behaviour but on two other occasions I had p

[ubuntu-uk] Help required with a wi-fi networking problem

Hi, There is an established bug for WPA Enterprise wi-fi networks: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpasupplicant/+bug/969343/+index?comments=all In the past few days a fix to the wpasupplicant package has been proposed that requires the user to enable the precise-proposed repository

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help required with a wi-fi networking problem

On 11/10/12 12:57, A wrote: If you've enabled precise-proposed (or precise-backports etc) then you get access to some newer, developmental bugfix packages etc If the fixed wpasupplicant package is then uploaded to the main 'precise' repository, which is enabled by default, then all's well. I like

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help required with a wi-fi networking problem

On 11/10/12 14:08, A wrote: On 11/10/12 13:49, Barry Titterton wrote: On 11/10/12 12:57, A wrote: If you've enabled precise-proposed (or precise-backports etc) then you get access to some newer, developmental bugfix packages etc If the fixed wpasupplicant package is then uploaded to the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Libre Office Gedit?

On 25/11/12 10:10, Gareth France wrote: An amusing fault on my system today. Clicking on the Libre Office Calc icon that is pinned to the launcher by default now loads Gedit. Locating a spreadsheet file and double clicking loads Calc. This is on 12.10. Am I alone in this issue and can anyone sh

[ubuntu-uk] Curious behaviour during start up and shut down.

Hi, My laptop is running a fully up to date 12.04 LTS install. I have noticed that for the last few weeks, during both start up and shut down, text messages are displayed over the Ubuntu logo screen. The messages only appear for a fraction of a second so I have not been able to copy them or e

[ubuntu-uk] Locking up when away from home wi-fi

Hi, Yesterday my wife was using our Lenovo laptop (fully up to date 12.04 LTS) at a friend's house, using their wi-fi network. She complained that, while trying to create a text document in LibreOffice, the machine kept locking up every couple of lines. She had no control of mouse or keyboard

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Saucy Salamander - [Name]

On 20/09/13 20:33, Matthew Sturdy wrote: On 20 September 2013 15:46, Dave Morley > wrote: On 20/09/13 19:44, Bruno Girin wrote: > > On 20 September 2013 18:11, SuperEngineer mailto:boo...@gmail.com> >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu1 under Trusty ....

On 05/11/13 14:56, Barry Drake wrote: On 05/11/13 14:25, Dave Morley wrote: Yes this is correct the nautilus package was remove in Saucy so won't be there in Trusty either. According to the file manager launcher in '/usr/share/applications' the launcher is still calling Nautilus both under Sa

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