Re: [ubuntu-uk] Security on Ubuntu

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. > > My quiestion is, do either of these come with Ubuntu by default, and > if not, what free software should I use. Hello, Ben. I would re

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Security on Ubuntu

Adam McMaster wrote: > [...] > Installing a rootkit would require the attacker to already have > access, or to have some way of running arbitrary code. No-one's saying > this is impossible under Linux, but rootkits aren't anything special > and their existence doesn't make Linux "as vulnerable" as

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LUGs

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 probably way off the mark. Trouble is, the one for my neck of > the woods is supposed to be active but its website hasn't been updated

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kerrighed

Matthew Daubney wrote: > Hey all, > I've got a lot of old computers lying around and have been considering > setting up an Ubuntu cluster. I've previously cheated doing this now > and again and used OpenKnoppix, having got a PC with SATA hard drives, > OpenMosix now doesn't suffice as I need the 2.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKTeam meeting update

TheVeech wrote: > On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 09:58 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: >> That kind of implies that there are no "learned rules" or "etiquette" >> on the >> [...] > > This is one of those areas where people mean well but tend to get > carried away with their emotions and prejudices. > [...] I've

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKTeam meeting update

TheVeech wrote: > On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 17:15 +0100, Tony Travis wrote: >> TheVeech wrote: >>> On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 09:58 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: >>>> [...] > Can you post the torrent link for alternate i386 on the 19th :) Hello, Veech. Nope, you'll just h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64bit Ubuntu

TheVeech wrote: > Anyone know the state of this these days? I tried to install it on a > machine a while back and the PC just wouldn't have it. WFM using 6.06.1 LTS for the AMD64 :-) Had it running on my HP Pavilion dv-5000 until recently, but I'm now running the 32-bit version because I'm using

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64bit Ubuntu

TheVeech wrote: > [...] > The 32-bit version was okay on a 64-bit machine? This I didn't know. > The machine I was trying to install it on was a Medion someone had > picked up from Staples, against my advice, but they needed the finance > deal. I'm posting this on my HP pavillion dv5000 (AMD64) r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Spread Ubuntu

Rob Stent wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I've not posted to the list much before but I wanted to let you guys > know that I've set up a site called Spread Ubuntu. > > I've seen discussions in various places about the possibility of this > kind of site in the same vain as Spread Firefox but nothing seems

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Spread Ubuntu

Alan Pope wrote: > 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? Hello, Al. I didn't know there was a Drupal theme for Ubuntu! I&

[ubuntu-uk] VNC colours and fonts

I've had problems with VNC under Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS when some X11 clients report colours are not defined, or when fonts are not displayed at all! I'm using TightVNC client and server, and all the applications work fine under X11. The colour problem has been discussed quite a lot around the Inter

[ubuntu-uk] VNC colours and fonts - correction

I've just seen a typo in my previous email about this: .Xcms.txt should, of course, be: Xcms.txt Thanks, Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis, | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Rowett Research Institute, |http://www.rri.sari.ac.uk/~ajt Greenburn Road, Buc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Remote Desktop

Chris Rowson wrote: > Hi folks, > > Does anyone know much about the remote desktop stuff in Ubuntu? system >> preferences > remote desktop > > It's basically a app to control VNC isn't it? > > I wanted to be able to offer remote support to a friend across the > internet, but don't want to compro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?

Kris Marsh wrote: > [..] > I also use the ext2 IFS driver in Windows, > so I can access my Linux partition both ways. Hello, Kris. I used this too, but it stuffed up the journal on my ext3 filesystem! I'm using it read-only now ;-) Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] two versions of ubuntu. Can I fix one with the other?

Farran Lee wrote: > hi everyone > this is something I put on the ubuntu forums: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=460168 Just thought I could > post it here aswell... > > > > hi people > I recently upgraded from 6.10 to 7.06. Upgrade seemed to run smoothly. > However, when I reboot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FTP software

Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:23:15 +0100, Dianne Reuby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'm looking for an FTP program to replace my Windows SmartFTP. I'm using >> FireFTP (Firefox extension) but it's not 100% reliable. >> >> Can anyone recommend an FTP program for Gnome/F

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wep key and ubuntu

Michael Weaver wrote: > I think it could well be. > Thanks for your suggestion about looking on the Router itself. > Might have to get dad to re-install the wireless part, he has done it > for his and mum's setup at home because I think they are probably > same. Hello, Michael. You might find thi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wep key and ubuntu

Steve wrote: > [...] > I'm using a bcm4306 card (F5D7010uk rev3) with the bcm43xx driver on > Dapper. I have a old Toshiba laptop running as a squid proxy and > apt-cache server. It uses the PCMCIA card to link to the AP downstairs > over WPA-PSK w/ CCMP. > > I don't use Network Manager as it's ju

Re: [ubuntu-uk] setting up bt home hub in ubuntu

Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:16:03 +0100, michaelweaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I Think it will be the disk that comes with the Router. i have both a >> desktop PC and a laptop, the desktop runs Windows on the Internal hard >> drive but has Ubuntu on an external U

Re: [ubuntu-uk] fit for the purpose

alan c wrote: > norman wrote: >> I believe that the very laudable efforts in promoting the use of Ubuntu >> need to be tempered with an element of caution. As far as I can tell, >> the server application is well covered and taken care of and my concern >> is with the desktop user, of which I am one

Re: [ubuntu-uk] fit for the purpose

Chris Jones wrote: > Hi > > Tony Travis wrote: >> Believe me, Debian/Ubuntu is much, much easier to upgrade! > > That doesn't excuse regressions. I'm sure the QA team would love more > help in reporting, tracking and solving them :) > > I would have t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] fit for the purpose

Chris Jones wrote: > [...] > That's not always true, e.g. Dapper is already old enough that it > struggles on newer hardware. Hello, Chris. I don't dispute that, but what's the purpose of the LTS distribution? Best wishes, Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis, | mailto:[EMAIL P

Re: [ubuntu-uk] fit for the purpose

Chris Jones wrote: > Hi > > Tony Travis wrote: >> I don't dispute that, but what's the purpose of the LTS distribution? > > to be supported for a long time. If you bought a server or a workstation > last year and want it to run for a few years and not have to

[ubuntu-uk] Skype

Yes, I know it's not really 'free' software ;-) I noticed a few people mentioning Skype and I wonder of anyone has the same problem I have on my HP Pavillion 5000 laptop. Skype works fine, except for microphone input at my end. People can just about hear me, but it's garbled. I've tried the Sky

Re: [ubuntu-uk] suck it and see

norman wrote: > It's really great to read about all the applications that folk use with > Ubuntu. It makes a wonderful change from kicking Windows and expounding > on its problems. Every time that that OS is mentioned it is drawing > attention to it and this, all good and true Ubuntu users, do not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] fit for the purpose

Chris Jones wrote: > Hi > > Tony Travis wrote: >> I use 6.06.1 LTS for the reasons you state. >> I rest my case ;-) > > I was only disagreeing with you in the situation where the user's > hardware is too new for the current LTS release, sorry, I wasn'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Skype

Chris Jones wrote: > Hi > > Tony Travis wrote: >> What are other people's experience with Skype under Linux? > > I use it for several hours a day (unfortunately) and it's been quite > painful. I pretty much have to reload it after each call. > Th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Skype

Robin Hall wrote: > [...] > I am presently using Skype under Linux. I've had some initial problems > with it in that I could not get a response from the test call and > assumed that this was due to some sort of problem with my headset and > Linux as it worked perfectly using Skype with Windows

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Skype

Robin Hall wrote: > I have downloaded the latest version of Skype but after I have typed in > my password and clicked on "Sign in" I get the following error message, > "Database failure". But, not every time. Sometimes I actually do get > "signed in" and am able to use Skype. > > > I have pu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] apt-get vs. aptitude

Mark Harrison wrote: > I've been reading a bit on the differences between apt-get and aptitude. > > I'm interested to know which others on the uk-ubuntu list are using (and > why)? Hello, Mark. I use the command-line "aptitude" to install/reinstall/remove packages because it's much better at r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] High Performance Computing

Ian Pascoe wrote: > G'day all > > Anyone out there involved with, or has theoretical experience with HPC > using clusters? Before I approach the various projects and make myself look > a complete twonk, I'd appreciate some views and thoughts. Please? Hello, Ian. I've built a 92-node Ubuntu 6.

[ubuntu-uk] iMac G4

Hello, Anyone using Ubuntu on an iMac G4? I've just got one, and installed Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS (Dapper) on it... Works quite well, but the recent decision by Canonical not to support the PowerPC architecture in future is disappointing. There is a 'port' of Feisty, but I couldn't get it to boot. M

Re: [ubuntu-uk] iMac G4

Andrew Barber wrote: > Hey Tony, > I am also using Ubuntu on an iBook G4 and have found it to be a nice > alternative to OSX. I have also successfully installed Feisty from the > community work ongoing to supple people like us with a nice GNU/Linux > distro. Hello, Andrew. It was the community

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Condemning Piracy - WAS eSys ePC basic

Mark Harrison wrote: > I've had a look at the "Customer Reviews" on eBuyer (the UK > distributor for eSys). > > Sadly, several of them talk about "putting XP on it". > > I am tempted to post follow-up questions asking where they bought the > XP licences from, in order to make that PC a cost-effec

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shockwave plug in alternative

Matthew Larsen wrote: > Man, where the heck am I living... It's not perfect, but it does exist: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnash Also have a look at: http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/ [flameproof underpants on] let's be pragmatic about this! Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shockwave plug in alternative

Terence Simpson wrote: > Tony Travis wrote: >> Matthew Larsen wrote: >> >>> Man, where the heck am I living... >>> >> It's not perfect, but it does exist: >> >> http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnash >>[...] > That'

[ubuntu-uk] moto4lin

I've got a Motorola V220 mobile, and I bought a £2 USB cable for it instead of forking out £30+ to buy one from Motorola bundled with their Windows software... I subsequently got the Motorola software in a rather strange online deal where I can have the software free if I sign up to 'EasyCinema

Re: [ubuntu-uk] moto4lin

Mark Jose wrote: > On Saturday 01 September 2007 21:43, Tony Travis wrote: >> I've got a Motorola V220 mobile, and I bought a £2 USB cable for it >> [...] > I have used it Tony. A bit fiddly to set up in the first place I recall - I > can't remember exactly what it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] moto4lin

Andrew Jenkins wrote: > Tony Travis wrote: >> Mark Jose wrote: >> >>> On Saturday 01 September 2007 21:43, Tony Travis wrote: >>> >>>> I've got a Motorola V220 mobile, and I bought a £2 USB cable for it >>>> [...] >>&g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

Mark Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > > Slightly odd question. > > I have a couple of servers in my dressing room (yes, yes, I know) > > Most of the time, everything works fine over SSH, but once in a while, I > need to take a keyboard / monitor to them. > > I wondered whether anyone knew of a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Voting Processes and Democracy

Mark Harrison wrote: >>> The question is quite simply do you want the election to be held >>> again, yes or no? >>> > I don't recognise the authority of this list as the right place to ask > that question :-) > > Note to the hard of thinking - that was sarcasm, OK. > > I am AMAZED at how mu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

Mark Harrison wrote: > [...] > For the record, I am aware of Google / Kelkoo... the reason that I'm > asking a human list on which I know there are people with similar setups > to mine rather than using Google / Kelkoo is to get personal > recommendation for a PRODUCT, not advice on which search

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tag Lines?

Eddie Armstrong wrote: > You *can* teach an old GNU dog tricks! Hello, Eddie. Yes, but I think it's easier to teach an old dog GNU tricks! Best wishes, Tony -- Dr. A.J.Travis, | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Rowett Research Institute, |http://www.rri.sari.a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

rs running 'headless'. It's not a problem borrowing kit most of the time, but it would still be convenient to have a nice little portable monitor with me. I take a USB RS232 serial adapter, so I can login on a server's RS232 serial port in an emergency! Thanks for suggesting

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tag Lines?

Eddie Armstrong wrote: > Tony Travis wrote: >> Yes, but I think it's easier to teach an old dog GNU tricks! >> > Hi Tony, but you must be referring to the land where no GNUs is good GNUs Hello, Eddie. [LOL] Thanks for your snappy come back - I'll remember that one!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

Chris Rowson wrote: >> It's not a problem borrowing kit most of the time, but it would still be >> convenient to have a nice little portable monitor with me. I take a USB >> RS232 serial adapter, so I can login on a server's RS232 serial port in >> an emergency! > > Hey Tony, > > I know it's a bi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

Paul Tansom wrote: > [...] > If you're wanting to have a play and/or are willing to take a risk (I've > not checked the status recently) I seem to remember that the Linux BIOS > project was able to run from a serial console. I keep thinking of trying > it myself, but haven't had the time or spare m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How 'Gnu' are you?

andylockran wrote: > We had some fun on Wednesday night on IRC installing "Virtual Richard > Stallman" on our ubuntu boxes to see how many non-free products were > installed. > > Well, as it's a friday afternoon, and people are probably looking for > something to waste their time.. let's all ta

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Difference between Admin and Root?

Sean Miller wrote: > OS-X is a derivative of Unix, not Linux. > > The fact that they might appear functionally similar belies the fact > that Linus created a completely new Operating System. Hello, Sean. That's not true - He didn't create a new OS, he created a new OS kernel using the existing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Downgrading Ubuntu

Ian Pascoe wrote: > All > > Having upgraded to Gutsy through Update Manager and established that a > number of the ATSPI packages are somewhat flakey, I'd like to revert back to > 7.04 until things stableise. > > Is this an easy thing to do without doing a total re-install? Hello, Ian. I used t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Downgrading Ubuntu

Dave Walker wrote: > [...] > Downgrading Ubuntu is widely agreed that it's not a good idea. However, > if Gutsy's really not working out backup at least "/etc" "/home"; then > if it isn't successful at least you can perform a fresh install of > Feisty (my recommended first choice). Hello, Dave.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Best ISP?

Matthew Larsen wrote: >> [...] > Well your a very lucky dog because BT is absolutely appauling with me, > and has been since 2001. They are slow, expensive, force you to have a > phone line, unreliable, traffic filter when they feel like and enforce > their stupid rules on you (ie they always have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Profile

Sean Miller wrote: > [...] > In other words, it isn't the fault of Linux that these cards don't work > but the manufacturers. Hello, Sean. Actually, I disagree - It's Debian fundamentalists who discourage SIMPLE solutions like installing the NDIS 'wrappers' in Ubuntu because using NDIS require

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Profile

Dougie Richardson wrote: > [...] > This may happen sooner than expected, with respect to HP: here's an > interview with HP's Randy Hergett, Director of Engineering > (http://www.oetrends.com/index.php?view=article&id=955%3Ahp-randy-hergett-shares-hps-open-source-priorities-vision&Itemid=1&option=co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wifi mini-survey

Mac wrote: > Friends >>> Following the surprisingly few responses to some recent > questions about wifi, I'm beginning to wonder how many of us are > actually using Ubuntu wirelessly on laptops. > > So here's a quick poll: Hello, Mac. > Do you use Ubuntu on a laptop + wifi? Yes - HP Pavillion

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The Open Hosting project

Daniel Lamb wrote: > Well either or, dont really mind, i would be interested in it though. Hello, Daniel. Do we really need to create a new web hosting service? I use UKFSN for my email and they provide 'ethical' hosting sevices: http://www.ukfsn.org I'm also interested in 'Green' comp

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Games with a Christmas theme

Daniel Lamb wrote: > For lemmings clone there is pingus, which works very well not tested it on > ubuntu just another os :-(. Hello, Daniel. Thanks! - Just tried it under 6.06.1 LTS + it is brilliant! Best wishes, Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis, | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please can someone look at this and try to help............ SATA Hdd Problem.

Tony Arnold wrote: > Kris, > > Kris Douglas wrote: >> >> On 12/11/2007, *Sean Miller* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Yes, whereas my great grandfather always swears by Altavista... ;-) >> >> >> >> Altavista is just a rebranded yahoo search. > > Alta

Re: [ubuntu-uk] memory lane, was: Please can someone look at this and try to help

Sean Miller wrote: > BBC Micro was a great machine... the ZX81 was somewhat more limited... > don't get me wrong, it was my first home micro but it wasn't really up > to any great programming challenges... Hey, Sean! I beg to differ - I wrote a self-hosting 6502 Small-C compiler for the BBC Mi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bloatware was memory lane

Tony Arnold wrote: > [...] > Minor point, but C is compiled, not interpreted. And Java is compiled > into a virtual machine byte code which is then interpreted! Hello, Tony. Well, *my* 6502 Small-C was a TIL (Threaded Interpreted Language) based on FIG Forth and generated Forth 'words' interpret

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network traffic analysis

David Restall - System Administrator wrote: > Hi, > > I want to see where and what the traffic profile is on a server. What I > have used in the past is ethereal but this seems like overkill, is there > anything else out there. > > What I would like is something that will give me a simple report

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG

Kris Douglas wrote: > [...] > In my system this doesn't seem to be the problem, the device works in > windows, but when I switch to Linux it can't see it as an interface, > Thanks for the information,by the way. Hello, Kris. Hmm... are you sure your system is loading the kernel module? Try usi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG

Alan Pope wrote: > On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 10:02:24PM +, Kris Douglas wrote: >> Hi, I'm having trouble loading the wireless driver for the ipw3945 on this >> Asus laptop. The chip can be seen in the hardware list, but i can not access >> wifi on PCL/ Ubuntu and I dont know why I have at least

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG

Kris Douglas wrote: > [...] > When running modprobe, it doesn't pass an error, in fact, it seems to > load the driver, but it doesn't appear in ifconfig. Hello, Kris. Have you tried: sudo ifconfig -a Also see if the kernel detected it by looking at the output of: dmesg Altern

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: realplayer powerpc problem]

ptaylor wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > hi > > i just want to be sure that my message has been read and that nobody > could have helped, Hello, brobostigon. I read your message, but can't help ;-) Actually, I'm interested in running RealPlayer on my iMac under 7.10

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Geekathon at the Museum of Computing, Swindon

Dennis Holdroyd wrote: > Thanks Rob your blog brought many happy hours back in recall with me > learning to program on a ZX81 and before that a ZX80 with dad > complaining I was taking over the TV and messing about!!! he bought me > an old set for my room pure bliss Den Hello, Dennis. You wer

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Internet access for second user

Keith Bowerman wrote: > I have two large hard drives on this computer with Ubuntu 7.10 on the > first and Kubuntu 7.10 on the second. > > I am the administrator on both and there is a second user, my partner, > on each. When I boot up the machine and log-in in my name, Internet > access is normal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Internet access for second user

Mac wrote: > Tony Travis wrote: >> Keith Bowerman wrote: >>> I have two large hard drives on this computer with Ubuntu 7.10 on the >>> first and Kubuntu 7.10 on the second. >>> >>> I am the administrator on both and there is a second user, my partner,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Internet access for second user

Mac wrote: > Tony Travis wrote: > >> Yes, In principle, but network manager configures the network on a >> per-user basis and this requires admin authority. Personally, I use >> "WiFi Radar", which is brilliant! > > > Tony >>> I&#x

Re: [ubuntu-uk] PCI ADSL modem on Linux

Tom Bamford wrote: > Hello, > > Does anyone know of a PCI ADSL modem that works well with Ubuntu? I have > three of them at home (Nokia, Zoom and an unbranded Conexant-based one) > and none of them seem to work in Linux. If I could find one that works > I'd have my Ubuntu box run my entire netw

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

Tom Bamford wrote: > [...] > I also use FreeNX for remote access to Gnome desktops which doesn't yet > work properly when you use a different port and block password > authentication. So I just use Denyhosts to block clients that fail > authentication, 1 try for the root account and 3 tries for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH question

Sean Miller wrote: > I run all my sshd servers (on the www) on 23432. > > Easy to remember but not the first place the hackers look. Hello, Sean. They will now ;-) > So I think it's definitely worth doing... but if you're on a home > network and have a router and need port 22 for your local ac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OpenSSI on Ubuntu (with LTSP thrown in for good measure)

Rob Beard wrote: > [...] > I've found details on OpenSSI which appears to support LTSP on Fedora > Core 3 although the details are a bit lacking. I was wondering if > anyone had had a play around with OpenSSI on Ubuntu, and even better > OpenSSI and LTSP on the same installation of Ubuntu?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mega Slow Bootup

Tony Arnold wrote: > Stephen > > Stephen Garton wrote: >> Morning All, >> >> I've also posted to my blog, but I would appreciate it if someone >> could take a look at a bootchart image from today, and hazard a guess >> as to why my computer takes (metaphorically) 3 days to boot? >> >> http://www.s

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Internet Radio Tuner]

OK, I'll try again from my work email... Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis, | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Rowett Research Institute, |http://www.rri.sari.ac.uk/~ajt Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, | phone:+44 (0)1224 712751 Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, UK.|

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Scibuntu 0.2-alfa is released

Urban Anjar wrote: > Since last post Scibuntu has moved to > http://sourceforge.net/projects/scibuntu/. Lots of new programs has been > added and new versions has been released. For the latest and greatest, > have a look in the CVS. Hello, Urban. You might be interested in our 'biobuntu' proje

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Battle of the Operating Systems

London School of Puppetry wrote: > Hi there, I was talking to friends about Linux (Ubuntu) said it was > free- then they all look puzzled because they have never paid for it > ...it comes free with a new computer.so then what is my answer? Hello, Caroline. The conventional reply is 'free'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Aptitude dependency hell

Tony Arnold wrote: > I've just run aptitude in full screen mode for the first time on my > Dapper system and in the third line down it tells me: > > #Broken: 235 Will free 915MB of disk space DL: 5576kB > [...] Hello, Tony. Try running aptitude in command-line mode: aptitude -f install

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

Sorry, I must subscribe to the list from my UKFSN account... I agree with Alan, but what do you do when they don't give you a CD in the first place? I got a legit copy of Windows XP with my HP laptop, and ONE chance of creating a 'recovery' CD: I only noticed that the CD I wrote it to was sc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

Eddie Armstrong wrote: > Well what started out as a simple request has turned into a lot of > unpleasantness: Hello, Eddie. Having been brutalised once by Alan, I'll try to keep my reply short :-) Please don't take these emails too seriously, because a forum like this only exists so that we ca

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

Alan Pope wrote: > On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 10:01:49PM +0000, Tony Travis wrote: >> Sorry, I must subscribe to the list from my UKFSN account... >> >> I agree with Alan, but what do you do when they don't give you a CD in >> the first place? >> > > Bei

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Ubuntu Cola!

Tony Arnold wrote: > Kris, > > Kris Douglas wrote: >>[...] >> Is this proper Ubuntu-as-in-Linux cola? Or just because of South African >> etc... > > No, it has nothing to do with Ubuntu Linux. They've just coined the > African word. > >> Furthermore, something we could look at is making OpenCol

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: OT: Small tremor just now? Earthquake?

Michael Rimicans wrote: > I'm in Huddersfield in W.Yorkshire. > > Me and the wife slept through it, the wife's father and sister was woken > by a bang about 0100hrs. > > I think that people who live in California will probably be amused by > the reaction the event has generated ;-) Hello, Mich

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Brainstorm site

John Levin wrote: > [...] > I can see the suggestions flooding in now: > > Get rid of the brown! > Ubuntu Beowolf cluster edition Hello, John. Many a true word spoken in jest: http://bioinformatics.rri.sari.ac.uk/openmosix https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/biobuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [SPAM] If you had a wiki, which wiki would you wiki with?

Dave Murphy wrote: > Spam detection software, running on the system "li7-7.members.linode.com", has > identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message > has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label > similar future email. If you have any questions,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] groupware

Daniel Lamb wrote: > Hi does anyone have experience with any groupware apps? > What would you suggest as the best one for a small business server > replacement? Hello, Daniel. I recommend Drupal: http://drupal.org/ If you look carefully, you can see that the Ubuntu home page is based o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] groupware

Colin McCarthy wrote: > [...] > Isn't Drupal a CMS rather than Groupware? > > I think Daniel is looking for a Groupware application like > www.opengroupware.org . > This appears to have all the features an office would need like > calendars, task lists, document sto

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 8.04

Stephen O'Neill wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Seriously you lot - will you stop upgrading so I can have a go? :P > > Had a go last night but gave up as various things kept timing out and > now I apparently have 5 days 18 hours and 13 minutes remaining. I may > just

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 8.04

Stephen O'Neill wrote: > Tony Arnold wrote: >> I've been the same and am sore;y tempted to re-install from scratch. > > > I have been very tempted to do a fresh install too - tracker never > seemed to work for me and I'm convinced that I'm not getting 100% > shinyness having upgraded from Feisty

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Scrolling in Thunderbird

Michael G Fletcher wrote: > Morning, > > I'm currently using thunderbird and must admit it is starting to drive > me batty! When scrolling through the inbox it is virtually unusable, it > lags and jumps around, not smooth at all. Anybody got any ideas or > similar experiences? Hello, Michael.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Re-Spins

Andrew Oakley wrote: > Ian Pascoe wrote: >> During the life of a supported release, non LTS and LTS, are the CD ISO >> images ever re-spun to incorporate any type of updates? > > Dapper 6.06 LTS CD ISO was re-spun as 6.06.2 a couple of months ago. > >> I know that the art of a CD spin is very mu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: transferring files between Ubuntu and XP slow!!!!

Javad Ayaz wrote: > just a quick update!this is my ethernet connection on the xp machine! > *Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller > > it has limit of 10mbs so maybe that the problemmy transfer is still > going at the rate of 47.7KBs Hello, Javad. The 3C920 is capable of both 10Mb/s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: transferring files between Ubuntu and XP slow!!!!

Kris Douglas wrote: > [...] >> People have already pointed out that the most likely problem is that you >> are using a crossover cable where you should be using a straight-through >> cable, but you appear to have ignored them, or not bothered to read >> their replies thoroughly. I expect I could st

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules

Sean Miller wrote: > [...] > I have always tried to quote only the bare minimum that's required to > put my comments in context and I have great difficulty understanding why > others do not appear to feel it's sensible to do the same. Hello, Sean. I agree with you, but I also think it's importa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

John Levin wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > >> I'm with Vivaciti who are an Enta reseller. I can highly recommend >> Enta. You might want to give www.ukfsn.org a look as they are Enta >> re-sellers who fund Open Source development with the profits, plus >> they're Linux friendly. >> > > I'm with

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

Chris Rowson wrote: > [...] > So, before I give the server company a bell. Does anyone know if this > definitely looks like an error caused by a failed disk drive, or is it > an Ubuntu bug (which I seem to have hit a few when using Hardy - more > than you'd expect for an LTS - that are already repo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RAID failure after a couple of weeks

Chris Rowson wrote: >>> [...] > The hardware controller you mention. Does that support Ubuntu? I > wouldn't mind buying a hardware RAID card as long as it came with some > kind of monitoring application (so I could tell remotely if the RAID > fell over) and it managed to come in at the sub 100 quid

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12" Ubuntu Inspiron

Michael Holloway wrote: > Actually it seems its power by "Linux Ubunto". > > Wonder if that's any good :) Ciao, Michael. È la versione Italiana ;-) Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis, University of Aberdeen, Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, S

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12" Ubuntu Inspiron

Stephen O'Neill wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Tony Travis wrote: >> Ciao, Michael. >> >> È la versione Italiana ;-) > > > DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH? > > - -- > Stephen O'Neill > w: http://www.thefloating

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12" Ubuntu Inspiron

Tony Travis wrote: > Stephen O'Neill wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Tony Travis wrote: >>> Ciao, Michael. >>> >>> È la versione Italiana ;-) >> >> DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH? Hello, Stephen. Sorry,

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