Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intrepid release party, Waxy O'Connors, London - who's coming?

2008-10-30 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 11:50 AM, Seif Attar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andrew Oakley wrote: >> Prior to the Hardy release party, I kept up-to-speed over IRC. >> Unfortunately my new employer blocks IRC so I've no idea what social >> arrangements are being made. >> >> Who's coming to the Canonica

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 8.10

2008-11-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 3:48 PM, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Having read of some of the woes stemming from the upgrade I thought I > had better take the plunge and see what happens. So, this morning I did > the necessary to my laptop, and all went like a charm. I am now having a > rest from

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 8.10

2008-11-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 5:19 PM, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > One most peculiar fault which I have not been able to correct is with >> > Evolution Mail. I cannot send or receive mail because the button to >> > send/receive is greyed out. Any suggestions would be gratefully >> > received.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire

2008-11-05 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Many people make the mistake to install the stock Ubuntu on the EEE. The specialised version that Yishay mentions below is what people should be installing instead. Advanced users would stick to the stock Ubuntu on the EEE. Simos On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Yishay Mor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] usb boot ?

2008-11-09 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Andrew Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ted wrote: >> I am trying to install Ubi to a usb stick but keep getting a grub error >> when I boot from it...I have installed Puppy Linux to a usb stick and >> that boots ok..My question is if puppy will boot from the us

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Iplayer download on Linux

2008-12-19 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Rob Beard wrote: > Steve Garton wrote: > >> On intrepid, there's a package called adobe-flashplugin which I had to >> install to get the iplayer installer to work. >> >> My problem is now there is nothing in iplayer to download. I'll RTFM on >> it tonight I think!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Iplayer download on Linux

2008-12-20 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Rob Beard wrote: > David King wrote: >> I found this as well >> >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=941093 >> >> for installing Adobe AIR on 64bit Ubuntu >> >> >> David King >> >> > > Great thanks. > > I'm going to be installing Ubuntu on my new laptop lat

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Click downloaded Ubuntu

2009-05-03 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Harry Rickards wrote: > > > On 3 May 2009, at 21:18, David King wrote: > >> I was watching the BBC News 24 TV programme "Click" broadcast this >> weekend. When they were testing a 100 Mbit/s broadband connection, >> they >> used it to download two copies of Ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7

2009-05-13 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 1:49 PM, John wrote: > Has anybody seen this today? It seems MS is at it again. > > http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/05/12/netbooks-goodbye-linux-hello-windows-7/ John, there is some broken telephone situation here. The original statement is about the belief of an an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7

2009-05-14 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:30 PM, jakewc2 wrote: > Who is Bill Weinburg? Is he something high up in the Linux world, I came > across this article which has cropped up from the article I posted. It seems > thigns are hotting up because of that article. > > http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5658010

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netbooks loosing Linux for Windows 7

2009-05-14 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:44 PM, John wrote: > Simos Xenitellis wrote: > > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:30 PM, jakewc2 wrote: > > > Who is Bill Weinburg? Is he something high up in the Linux world, I came > across this article which has cropped up from the article I posted.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is there an mp3 tag editor in the repositories?

2009-06-12 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > Hi, people. Banshee doesn't edit tags in mp3 files, only the copies of > these tags in its own Music Library. Also, it doesn't seem to be able to > recognise new additions to the mp3 archive except by recompiling its > Music Library completel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Is there an mp3 tag editor in the repositories?

2009-06-13 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Farran Lee wrote: > On Fri, 2009-06-12 at 16:16 +0100, Simos Xenitellis wrote: >> Try 'easytag'. There is also an 'easytag-aac' which relates to some >> special MP3 files. >> If easytag does not work on your MP3 fi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Python Books

2010-03-11 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Colin McCarthy wrote: > On 11 March 2010 18:56, Neil Perry wrote: >> Hello Guys, >> Not to sure of how many programmers we've got here, but I've got some free >> time over the next couple of weeks and would very much like to learn the >> basics of python programmi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] C64 running Ubuntu?

2010-03-19 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Dianne Reuby wrote: > Is this real? > > http://www.commodoreusa.net/index.html > > A revamped C64 running Win7 or Ubuntu. Think of it as a modern computer in the "C64 form factor" (shape). Does this form factor have any technical advantages over modern desktops?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-08 Thread Simos Xenitellis
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Alan Lord (News) > wrote: >> >> On 08/04/10 14:36, Paul Morgan-Roach wrote: >> > >> >     Ahhh i see, i have uploaded the tutorial to my blog: >> > >> >     http://www.newforumnetwork.com/joggler >> > >> > Daniel, just to clarify is that working *with* sound?  I'm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-08 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Daniel Case wrote: > I have fixed the problem with the help of some guys in #mer > > Sound, does not work out of the box but will work once the last line has > been removed from /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf > > However in order to fix the crackling you must plug t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Joggler crackling, idle=halt in Grub.cfg

2010-04-22 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Colin Law wrote: > HI > > I have picked up the flash image from dysentry referenced in > http://www.joggler.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=235 and it works > fine.  In http://www.jogglerwiki.info/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Netbook_Remix > it is suggested the the crack

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit flash plugin and iPlayer (Was 64 bit lucid install)

2010-04-26 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 5:42 PM, A J Binnie wrote: > Hi folks, > On 26 April 2010 14:53, Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: >> >> It's all good; I've been running 64-bit for over a year. Just make >> sure you download the 64-bit Flash player from Adobe rather than using >> the version in the repos (which

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit flash plugin and iPlayer (Was 64 bit lucid install)

2010-04-26 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 7:19 PM, A J Binnie wrote: > Hi Simos, > Thanks for your reply. > > On 26 April 2010 16:27, Simos Xenitellis wrote: >> >> Verify what you have at the moment, at 'about:plugins'. >> With the latest 64-bit Flash from >> ht

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lenovo N500: further gremlins

2010-08-08 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > Hi, people. Two more gremlins today: sound card vanished, i.e. not just > no sound, but 'internal audio' not found in audio hardware; and 'shut > down' vanished from main user menu. Did a hard shut down using the power > button, restarted, ev

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Which NVIDIA GPU for Natty?

2011-06-13 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Alan Pope wrote: > On 13 June 2011 17:27, Philip Newborough wrote: >> I am not a gamer, but I would like it to >> perform well at HD media playback and possibly recording some >> screencasts. >> > > http://www.ebuyer.com/product/232853 > > Is the one I recently bo