Re: Software installation on modern Ubuntu

onally very useful. A surprising number of people on debian-devel were unaware that aptitude has an interactive mode during a related discussion over there, so I think it's worth pointing out here too :). > -- -- Matt Wheeler http://funkyh.at -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-dis

Re: Windows type shortcuts to files and folders

there's an advanced setting in Banshee to stop it following symlinks). -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Matt Wheeler http://funkyh.at -- Ubuntu

Re: Default group

It's called eiciel -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org On 17 Oct 2012 21:15, John Moser john.r.mo...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 3:52 PM, John Moser john.r.mo...@gmail.com wrote: First: that's why we need an interface that handles POSIX ACLs properly, long-overdue

Re: LiveCD optimisations

compression -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Install Wizard 'Looks Too Complicated'

. There are brute-force password cracking methods, but including something like that as part of the Ubuntu installation would be a bad idea for several reasons. -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https

Re: Install Wizard 'Looks Too Complicated'

by default, purely from a marketing point of view. There's no way you're going to get “It can be used to test how secure my network is” to fly with even most tech press, let alone mainstream media. snip I'm all out of ideas, so apparently I only have 1. But I think it's a good one :-) Thanks -- Matt

Re: Install Wizard 'Looks Too Complicated'

that I    am the one saying that :-). Can we please spend our time on other worthwhile features and not argue about whether cracking tools should exist for all to use or not? Oh, yeah, plus this. My first reason was it would take too long - then I must have had mental block! -- Matt Wheeler

Re: Better clipboard management?

it works very well, so I think it should be added to your list for consideration :-) -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https

Re: Looking at Package Management for Karmic or Karmic+1

there are ways of getting around the issues people have mentioned with updates stopping current processes from working properly? I don't know but it seems like that would mean changes to the way dpkg works (or at least some clever scheduling by apt(itude). -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org

Re: Looking at Package Management for Karmic or Karmic+1

the same problems here)? -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Looking at Package Management for Karmic or Karmic+1

it. -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: Reason for removing animation from Gnome login?

the wrong tree here and making unecessary noise, just thought it was best to voice my idea in case it turns out to be a good one ;) Thanks -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss