1st time actually replying on the list - hope i got it right! glad to see there a release party in Banbury! count me in for helping out
btw... your link's not quite right. should be https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicReleaseParties regards, /Simon 2009/7/9 <ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com> > Send ubuntu-uk mailing list submissions to > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ubuntu-uk-ow...@lists.ubuntu.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-uk digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Suggest a graphics card (John Matthews) > 2. The Stolen Earth (David King) > 3. Re: The Stolen Earth (Alan Pope) > 4. Re: Suggest a graphics card (Alan Lord (News)) > 5. Re: The Stolen Earth (Alan Lord (News)) > 6. Re: The Stolen Earth (David King) > 7. Re: The Stolen Earth (John Matthews) > 8. Evolution's compulsory GPG routine (Rowan Berkeley) > 9. Re: The Stolen Earth (Alan Pope) > 10. Re: Evolution's compulsory GPG routine (Ciar?n Mooney) > 11. Re: Evolution's compulsory GPG routine (Vinothan Shankar) > 12. Karmic 9.10 Release party (Philip Taylor) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:19:59 +0100 > From: John Matthews <jake...@sky.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Suggest a graphics card > To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: <4a551b8f.8010...@sky.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed > > Vinothan Shankar wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Adam Bagnall wrote: > > > >> If you're not planning on gaming, just using HD for video and compiz > >> then a low powered nvidia card would be fine. An nvidia 8400gs only > >> costs about ?25 from ebuyer and most of them have passive cooling (no > >> fan and therefore silent). With these nvidia cards you can playback HD > >> video with very little cpu usage and they are power efficient too. > >> > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_vdpau_gpu&num=1 > >> > >> Regards, > >> Adam. > >> > >> > >> javadayaz wrote: > >> > >>> I am thinking of installing a graphics into my machine finally. > >>> > >>> Can you please suggest a cheap graphics card? > >>> > >>> It must: > >>> > >>> PLAY NICE WITH UBUNTU. (easy to set up. no problem with compiz) > >>> display HD for a screen size of at least 37". > >>> Not require extra cooling. > >>> > >>> Looking forward to your comments! > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Javad > >>> > >> > > Don't talk to me about the 8400GS. I've got one in my machine, and > > while it's fine using its VGA output, there's something wrong with the > > DVI when using NVidia's Linux driver (it was fine when I was still on > > Windows and it's fine with the free drivers...). Even when I set the > > DVI output to a resolution and refresh rate that my monitor specifically > > says is supported in its manual, I get a "picture mode not supported" > > message - and i've tried with a TV with a DVI-in as well, just to make > > sure. The usual workaround of disabling DynamicTwinView doesn't help > > either. > > > > In short, beware if you want to use DVI. > > > > Vinu > > > > PS this is _not_ a request for help with it - I can live with VGA. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAkpVGB8ACgkQKYNUyjOGQGSdvwCeLJPyRB+gUDzABxe9Eg993NVb > > dGUAoKReiGOYtnE/k9moXBPUqDS119A1 > > =JpRA > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > I have a new pc, and it has a Nvidea Something 5500 in it. I say > something because it was having problems, so it had to go back, so I > cant remember exactly which one it was. That was just using Windows. I > am just wondering, would it work with Ubuntu? I have yet to install it. > Was going to when it came back. Sorry to come in and hyjack the thread, > but it is a similar question. > > John > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:32:55 +0100 > From: David King <linux...@avoura.com> > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] The Stolen Earth > To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: <4a551e97.3010...@avoura.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Interesting podcast, entertaining as usual. > > However, I did not hear any references to the Stolen Earth, which title > I assume you took from a recent Doctor Who episode. But no mention of > the Doctor or the Daleks... > > I wonder what a Dalek running on Ubuntu would be like? > > > David King > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 23:39:44 +0100 > From: Alan Pope <a...@popey.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] The Stolen Earth > To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: > <eba6d2300907081539h1b6187c1u5cd0a358fe7e5...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi David, > > Thanks for the mail. > > 2009/7/8 David King <linux...@avoura.com>: > > Interesting podcast, entertaining as usual. > > > > Thanks for that, it certainly motivates us to have positive feedback! > > > However, I did not hear any references to the Stolen Earth, which title > > I assume you took from a recent Doctor Who episode. But no mention of > > the Doctor or the Daleks... > > > > :) As you may have noticed, every episode this season is named after a > Doctor Who episode :) > > We try to allude to episode content in the title, the laptop theft > section this week led to "Stolen Earth". > > > I wonder what a Dalek running on Ubuntu would be like? > > > > It would of course exterminate all other operating systems! > > Cheers, > Al. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:05:05 +0100 > From: "Alan Lord (News)" <alansli...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Suggest a graphics card > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: <h338n0$su...@ger.gmane.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 08/07/09 10:13, javadayaz wrote: > > I am thinking of installing a graphics into my machine finally. > > Can you please suggest a cheap graphics card? > > It must: > > PLAY NICE WITH UBUNTU. (easy to set up. no problem with compiz) > > display HD for a screen size of at least 37". > > Not require extra cooling. > > I have a Palit Nvidia 9500GT passive cooled that cost me about ?50 IIRC > about 9months ago. Good enough card for me - works fine. VGA & DVI. > > Alan > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:06:33 +0100 > From: "Alan Lord (News)" <alansli...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] The Stolen Earth > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: <h338po$su...@ger.gmane.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 08/07/09 23:39, Alan Pope wrote: > <snip /> > >> I wonder what a Dalek running on Ubuntu would be like? > >> > > > > It would of course exterminate all other operating systems! > > Except the for new kid on the block... > > ;-) > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:19:39 +0100 > From: David King <linux...@avoura.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] The Stolen Earth > To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: <4a55b62b.7090...@avoura.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Thanks for the reply. I recognise some of the podcast titles as Doctor > Who episodes, I guess some of the others are from very old episodes I > have long forgotten. > > > David King > > > Alan Pope wrote: > > Hi David, > > > > Thanks for the mail. > > > > 2009/7/8 David King <linux...@avoura.com>: > > > >> Interesting podcast, entertaining as usual. > >> > >> > > > > Thanks for that, it certainly motivates us to have positive feedback! > > > > > >> However, I did not hear any references to the Stolen Earth, which title > >> I assume you took from a recent Doctor Who episode. But no mention of > >> the Doctor or the Daleks... > >> > >> > > > > :) As you may have noticed, every episode this season is named after a > > Doctor Who episode :) > > > > We try to allude to episode content in the title, the laptop theft > > section this week led to "Stolen Earth". > > > > > >> I wonder what a Dalek running on Ubuntu would be like? > >> > >> > > > > It would of course exterminate all other operating systems! > > > > Cheers, > > Al. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:35:09 +0100 > From: John Matthews <jake...@sky.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] The Stolen Earth > To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: <4a55b9cd.5060...@sky.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > David King wrote: > > Thanks for the reply. I recognise some of the podcast titles as Doctor > > Who episodes, I guess some of the others are from very old episodes I > > have long forgotten. > > > > > > David King > > > > > > Alan Pope wrote: > > > >> Hi David, > >> > >> Thanks for the mail. > >> > >> 2009/7/8 David King <linux...@avoura.com>: > >> > >> > >>> Interesting podcast, entertaining as usual. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> Thanks for that, it certainly motivates us to have positive feedback! > >> > >> > >> > >>> However, I did not hear any references to the Stolen Earth, which title > >>> I assume you took from a recent Doctor Who episode. But no mention of > >>> the Doctor or the Daleks... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> :) As you may have noticed, every episode this season is named after a > >> Doctor Who episode :) > >> > >> We try to allude to episode content in the title, the laptop theft > >> section this week led to "Stolen Earth". > >> > >> > >> > >>> I wonder what a Dalek running on Ubuntu would be like? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> It would of course exterminate all other operating systems! > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Al. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > Can I have the URL.I dont have it. Is this something to do with Ubuntu? > > John > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:57:30 +0100 > From: Rowan Berkeley <rowan.berke...@googlemail.com> > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Evolution's compulsory GPG routine > To: Ubuntu UK <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: <1247133450.3573.12.ca...@ubuntu.clocksoft.dom> > Content-Type: text/plain > > Hello everybody. I'm now using my new Linux Emporium Thinkpad, and very > nice it is too -- it accepts Ubuntu updates, without immediately > disabling itself the way the Linux Certified machine used to do. > However, my usual problems with default Ubuntu clients have returned, > especially the compulsory GPG routine in Evolution -- in fact, it's > worse now, because I already created a keyring and code blocks for the > Linux Certified machine, and I do not know whether these are retained at > some database somewhere out there (apart from on that now dead machine, > which I have returned to the suppliers). I simply do not want or need > GPG anyway -- is there no way I can stop Evolution from demanding I run > it every time, or must I keep pressing 'deny' ad infinitum? > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:13:26 +0100 > From: Alan Pope <a...@popey.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] The Stolen Earth > To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: > <eba6d2300907090313o45b3011es79ea5445a9c38...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > 2009/7/9 John Matthews <jake...@sky.com>: > > Can I have the URL.I dont have it. Is this something to do with Ubuntu? > > > > http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/ > > :) > > Cheers, > Al. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:10:27 +0100 > From: Ciar?n Mooney <general.moo...@googlemail.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Evolution's compulsory GPG routine > To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: > <3e4e51a80907090410yf797f7dt5bf54bb17b975...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hi, > > What you describe sounds more like the Gnome Keyring rather than any > GPG-based program. > > They keyring is what stores your passwords etc, it is used for WEP/WPA > keys along with any other password in the system. > > I'm guessing that you have passwords in Evolution to your email > accounts etc, and these are protected by the Gnome Keyring > application. Evolution has to request access in someway to be able to > download your email. > > This is a guess, hope it points you in the right direction. > > Ciar?n > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:41:20 +0100 > From: Vinothan Shankar <neversaymon...@googlemail.com> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Evolution's compulsory GPG routine > To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > Message-ID: <4a55e570.9050...@googlemail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Ciar?n Mooney wrote: > > Hi, > > > > What you describe sounds more like the Gnome Keyring rather than any > > GPG-based program. > > > > They keyring is what stores your passwords etc, it is used for WEP/WPA > > keys along with any other password in the system. > > > > I'm guessing that you have passwords in Evolution to your email > > accounts etc, and these are protected by the Gnome Keyring > > application. Evolution has to request access in someway to be able to > > download your email. > > > > This is a guess, hope it points you in the right direction. > > > > Ciar?n > > > Assuming it IS gnome-keyring, somewhere in the repositories is a package > that will unlock your default keyring on login and lock it again when > you log out, to defeat this very problem. I've been using it for quite > a while, now. > > If, on the other hand, it's the GPG, you can disable it in your Evo > preferences. > > Vinu > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkpV5WsACgkQKYNUyjOGQGSraACgq2vM3IbvtyiaPUMAOn6hP/DZ > kDYAnRLkg2EMQgR+Y4aRw5ew4VfJ5K7Q > =0JPd > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 15:36:43 +0100 > From: Philip Taylor <scralion...@gmail.com> > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Karmic 9.10 Release party > To: loco-conta...@lists.ubuntu.com, ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: <20090709143643.gc3...@pmt> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hello All > > I have added my planned Release party date, to the wiki ( > wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicReleaseParty) . > > I hope to get abit of feedback about materials and and things i will need > for it, like cd's and other things, maybe some other ubuntu things, to give > out. > > Help would be appreciated. > > PHilip Taylor aka brobostigon :) > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > ubuntu-uk mailing list > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > > End of ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 51, Issue 21 > ***************************************** >
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