Re: [Dorset] Hi all from Weymouth
On 05/11/10 21:53, StarLion wrote: Since then, I've gone through two laptops and three tower PCs, using Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Slackware, Wolvix, and then finally my current favoured distro Arch. I'm an Arch user too :) I've broken systems more than once with my incessant experimenting (like it's a rather bad idea to remove bash...), but on the other hand through experimenting I've learned more than I ever have by just reading the (don't)readmes, man pages and so on. Sounds familiar! In my early days I used to have to do a clean re-install about once a month... Welcome to the LUG. -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Hi all from Weymouth
but so far only my younger brother (A recent Ubuntu to Arch convert) and my mother (Who uses Vinux - Ubuntu for the Visually Impaired) have adopted the system. I think converting two people is quite an achievement ;-) If you don't mind, can you tell me a little bit more about Vinux? How quickly/easily or not your mother adapted to it? Can she maintain her computer herself or is it helpful to her to have you on hand (basically, is there a lot of maintenance and tweaking required or does it work well out of the box)? I'm always particularly interested to hear about Linux solutions for users with impairments (my partner works in the charity sector). -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Hi all from Weymouth
On 6 November 2010 10:03, Natalie Hooper nataliehoo...@virginmedia.com wrote: If you don't mind, can you tell me a little bit more about Vinux? How quickly/easily or not your mother adapted to it? Can she maintain her computer herself or is it helpful to her to have you on hand (basically, is there a lot of maintenance and tweaking required or does it work well out of the box)? I'm always particularly interested to hear about Linux solutions for users with impairments (my partner works in the charity sector). VInux itself uses a Ubuntu base, so like Ubuntu it 'just works' mostly. It takes advantage of the various accessibility settings, such as the Orca screen reader and the high-contrast GTK themes. Once I explained the menu and where to find things, she found it easy to use. She already uses Firefox, so no issues getting lost there. The only part that I keep getting called in for is package management via Synaptic. I've explained it to her, but after several experiences on Windows where installing something turned out badly, she won't tell it to make any changes until I check on them. On the other hand, upgrades she'll allow safely without checking. She knows a friend who's actually totally blind, who's also had a look (No pun intended) at it. She's a Windows user herself, but admits that it's quite an intuitive solution. I think VInux is still on DistroWatch - the website has some preview videos that try to show what it does. -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
[Dorset] Possible Bournemouth Meeting place
The other week mention was made of looking for a new meeting location for the Bournemouth area, I think Peter mentioned Colehill Cricket Club near Wimborne. Today I called in to ask if a room was possible - Yes. Details are: Location:- top of Rowlands Hill, Wimborne. Bus route No 13 from B'mouth (approx 1 hr), will check times for late night but believe they run back to B'mouth around 22:30 / 23:00 hrs. Bus stop within 50 mtrs. Room available FREE (if drinks from bar used!), would seat 12/15 with table(s) in centre. Or could use main hall/bar. Car park. No wireless though. Explained situation to Manager and seems quite helpful, requires 2 weeks notice to ensure room set up OK. Any thoughts? Do we try it out next year? I'm willing to be the go between as I live locally. Clive. -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] gcc linker question - segments
Hi Tim, Found a solution to this by adding additional MEMORY clauses. Possibly not the most elegant solution but does work. Glad to hear you've a solution. I'd have guessed SUBALIGN may help but I've never tried it. http://sourceware.org/binutils/docs-2.20/ld/Forced-Input-Alignment.html Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] 10 Things I'd change in linux
Hi, jr wrote: 2. Clearer organisation for data and settings saved by apps would be great. Whenever I look for data or settings saved by an app, I need to google to find out which folder that app saves its data and settings to. yes, things used to be easier before the 'Windoze-ification' of Linux started; most app's will create user-specific stuff somewhere below your (user) home, system-wide app settings are commonly found below '/etc/', '/usr/lib/' or '/usr/share'. I find that the various sections of the manual often detail the locations. It used to be that you'd just refer to the FILES section of the man page to find this out. There was a time when Google didn't exist, Unix benefitted from the excellent documentation it shipped with, and this placed pressure on newcomers to maintain that high standard. GOML! `FILES' can still be seen in things like vim(1) and python(1). (If man gives the page to you in less(1) then searching for uppercase will match only uppercase, e.g. type /FILESEnter.) Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Possible Bournemouth Meeting place
Hi Clive, The other week mention was made of looking for a new meeting location for the Bournemouth area, I think Peter mentioned Colehill Cricket Club near Wimborne. Today I called in to ask if a room was possible - Yes. Is this it? http://www.wimbornecricketclub.co.uk/ground/ Any thoughts? Do we try it out next year? Sounds fine to me, but then I drive so it's really up to those who public transport it from Bournemouth to speak up. Also, the next meeting, December, should be Bournemouth but we've got to decide on a quiet night at The Broadway. Victor, any ideas what they do when? Things may get busy nearer Christmas. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
