Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK Ubuntu Vendors
Jai Harrison wrote: Hey, I'm trying to create a list of vendors who sell Ubuntu on machines (whether desktops, notebooks or netbooks) in the UK so as to make it easier for us to help people who want to buy Ubuntu pre-configured machines. So far I've covered Dell, Efficient PC, and the Linux Emporium. You can see the Work-In-Progress Wiki page here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Vendors Although all of the vendors sell a lot more machines I've only counted the ones which ship with Ubuntu (and listed the version). I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone else can help complete the list. Either add the data onto the Wiki page yourself or link me to the vendor's website and I'll check out the details and add it for you. Thanks for your time. Jai / Venko Does this have to be big vendors or can it include smaller system builders dotted around? If so, I build PCs (and servers) with Ubuntu on them via my own business although I don't have a general set specification. If someone requests it I'll install it, I will also recommend Linux solutions based on what the customer wants (if they want a games machine I'd suggest Windows, if they want a general every day PC to browse the internet, play media and download videos I'd suggest Ubuntu over Windows, unless they really want to pay an extra £60 for Vista Home). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK Ubuntu Vendors
Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (if they want a games machine I'd suggest Windows, if they want a general every day PC to browse the internet, play media and download videos I'd suggest Ubuntu over Windows, unless they really want to pay an extra £60 for Vista Home). You could suggest a dual boot for playing games! -- SteveM Linux User #290313 http://counter.li.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK Ubuntu Vendors
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jai Harrison wrote: Hey, I'm trying to create a list of vendors who sell Ubuntu on machines (whether desktops, notebooks or netbooks) in the UK so as to make it easier for us to help people who want to buy Ubuntu pre-configured machines. So far I've covered Dell, Efficient PC, and the Linux Emporium. You can see the Work-In-Progress Wiki page here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Vendors Although all of the vendors sell a lot more machines I've only counted the ones which ship with Ubuntu (and listed the version). I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone else can help complete the list. Either add the data onto the Wiki page yourself or link me to the vendor's website and I'll check out the details and add it for you. Thanks for your time. Jai / Venko Does this have to be big vendors or can it include smaller system builders dotted around? If so, I build PCs (and servers) with Ubuntu on them via my own business although I don't have a general set specification. If someone requests it I'll install it, I will also recommend Linux solutions based on what the customer wants (if they want a games machine I'd suggest Windows, if they want a general every day PC to browse the internet, play media and download videos I'd suggest Ubuntu over Windows, unless they really want to pay an extra £60 for Vista Home). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ I hadn't thought about that. I'm sure we could add a regional builders list below the existing one. After all, the aim is simply to help people get an Ubuntu system. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] new internet cafe using ubuntu (not in the UK)
Dear All, On holiday in Zambia I came across an Internet cafe converting to Ubuntu. It is the Kilimanjaro cafe at the Manda Hill shopping centre. If any of you ever go to the country, please use it. They were set up for wireless access, too. (My wife is Zambian hence my visit.) Douglas Chanda-Campbell signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK Ubuntu Vendors
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 08:49:37PM +0100, Jai Harrison wrote: I hadn't thought about that. I'm sure we could add a regional builders list below the existing one. After all, the aim is simply to help people get an Ubuntu system. I agree. I believe we should be promoting vendors who sell Ubuntu systems whether they be large or small. As I understand it Dale started Efficient PC as a small side business, and grew from there. We should be helping these people to get Ubuntu out there. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] new internet cafe using ubuntu (not in the UK)
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 09:01:34PM +0100, Douglas Campbell wrote: On holiday in Zambia I came across an Internet cafe converting to Ubuntu. It is the Kilimanjaro cafe at the Manda Hill shopping centre. If any of you ever go to the country, please use it. They were set up for wireless access, too. Excellent Ubuntu-spotting there! I love hearing where people are seeing Ubuntu in use. The more remote/exotic the better! Can anyone on the list better this I wonder? :) Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] new internet cafe using ubuntu (not in the UK)
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 21:24, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 09:01:34PM +0100, Douglas Campbell wrote: On holiday in Zambia I came across an Internet cafe converting to Ubuntu. It is the Kilimanjaro cafe at the Manda Hill shopping centre. If any of you ever go to the country, please use it. They were set up for wireless access, too. Excellent Ubuntu-spotting there! I love hearing where people are seeing Ubuntu in use. The more remote/exotic the better! Can anyone on the list better this I wonder? :) Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ I saw Ubuntu running in the rain forest, on one of the many large scale internet café's :) Only joking. My real Ubuntu spotting is that I saw it on someones laptop through a window in Cheadle, staffs. I was very impressed :) -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Company No. 6135915 Registered in England and Wales -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Question: where do you find apps?
Hi all, A question for you all, one that's been exercising me: where do you find out about applications? Do you read about them on the net or in mags, think it sounds interesting, then look it up in synaptic? If you have a particular need (say, cataloguing pdfs), how would you go about finding a suitable app? How would you google, where would you ask? If after searching, you have a large choice of apps, how would you choose between them? Would you test them all? To what sort of depth? TIA John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Question: where do you find apps?
John Levin wrote: Hi all, A question for you all, one that's been exercising me: where do you find out about applications? Do you read about them on the net or in mags, think it sounds interesting, then look it up in synaptic? If you have a particular need (say, cataloguing pdfs), how would you go about finding a suitable app? How would you google, where would you ask? If after searching, you have a large choice of apps, how would you choose between them? Would you test them all? To what sort of depth? Start with Applications - Add/Remove word or mouth sometimes magazines or on-line reviews -- People choose Microsoft Windows for their PC in the same manner that the citizens of Soviet Russia elected the General Secretary of the Communist Party during the cold war. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Question: where do you find apps?
On Sun, 2008-08-31 at 21:50 +0100, John Levin wrote: Hi all, Hi John, If you have a particular need (say, cataloguing pdfs), how would you go about finding a suitable app? How would you google, where would you ask? For this particular case I am a big fan of the debtags search interface at http://debtags.alioth.debian.org/ssearch.html Try it! Type in something, e.g. music player and you are presented with a list of packages. On the right are a list of tags. Click one in the top section to remove it from the active list, click one in the lower section to add it to the active list, or click no to exclude anything with that tag. You can narrow down a list of interesting packages quite quickly. Thanks, James -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Question: where do you find apps?
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 09:50:34PM +0100, John Levin wrote: A question for you all, one that's been exercising me: where do you find out about applications? aptitude search term I've used http://freshmeat.net quite a bit in the past, but the package repositories in Debian/Ubuntu are so comprehensive I now find everything I need using aptitude. -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Align the booster channel signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Question: where do you find apps?
Trial and error! I've used lots of Linux distributions and apps just by installing, testing, then removing. You'll find what suits you eventually I think. :) Just take time! Also I check on forums and google reviews of software. BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org Lizzeh.com Support open source! John Levin wrote: Hi all, A question for you all, one that's been exercising me: where do you find out about applications? Do you read about them on the net or in mags, think it sounds interesting, then look it up in synaptic? If you have a particular need (say, cataloguing pdfs), how would you go about finding a suitable app? How would you google, where would you ask? If after searching, you have a large choice of apps, how would you choose between them? Would you test them all? To what sort of depth? TIA John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
