[Hampshire] LED Monitor repair

Hi all, I have a Samsung LED monitor SyncMaster 245b that has developed a fault - the blue LED stays on but no picture is displayed. >From Googling the issue it could be a blown capacitor or duff resistor. The monitor is from 2007 but really good picture. I would like to keep it working. I

Re: [Hampshire] Configuring Sendmail to Internet

Thanks for the info Dan. I'll look into sendmail specific stuff now. On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 at 23:53, Daniel Llewellyn wrote: > > > > On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 at 21:20, Imran Chaudhry via Hampshire > wrote: >> >> I understand that sendmail can be configured to just use its

[Hampshire] Configuring Sendmail to Internet

I'm maintaining a server that configured using Sendmail to send outbound mail to the Internet via a Smart Host, eg. # "Smart" relay host (may be null) DS The ISP says that because we are hosting our own mailserver, we cannot use their mailhost this way (eg. it's probably only for mail

Re: [Hampshire] Webcam that works well with Debian Stable

Thanks for the tip Petyr! I've just set it up on an spare smartphone and it works really well. Motion detection works a treat. I might buy another smartphone for more coverage. Can you recommend any good smartphone mounts/holders? Thanks again On Sat, 7 Jul 2018, 10:36 Petyr via Hampshire,

Re: [Hampshire] Webcam that works well with Debian Stable

Hey thanks Artur - I had my heart set on the Logitech C920 actually and was a little sad on what you said... however this thread says it works well with Linux Mint from 2016 with install of package "guvcview" and miminal set-up. https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=131011 One person

[Hampshire] Webcam that works well with Debian Stable

Yo, I run a home server with Debian Stable (9) I want to install a webcam to keep an eye on the house/cat while I am away. I looked at the "motion" project which turns a webcam into a motion detector, this sounds ideal. I had an old Creative Webcam (Creative Live! Cam Video IM Pro) in the

Re: [Hampshire] [FOR SALE] Dell PowerEdge SC1430 Tower Server, 4Gb RAM with 3Ware RAID card

Sorry for bump-up, I'm reducing this to £25 or going to donate it to Jamies. On Fri, 25 May 2018 at 17:02, Imran Chaudhry wrote: > > Dell PowerEdge SC1430 Tower Server, 4Gb RAM with 3Ware RAID card > > Was formerly running Debian and Citrix Xenserver in a home lab environment > wi

[Hampshire] [FOR SALE] Dell PowerEdge SC1430 Tower Server, 4Gb RAM with 3Ware RAID card

Dell PowerEdge SC1430 Tower Server, 4Gb RAM with 3Ware RAID card Was formerly running Debian and Citrix Xenserver in a home lab environment with intermittent use (not on constantly). Intel Xeon 5120 (Dual-core) @ 1.86GHz - which also supports hardware virtualization (vmx CPU flag) 4G RAM (2 x 2G

Re: [Hampshire] Software RAID1 install problems

n 19 May 2018 at 14:38, Imran Chaudhry via Hampshire > <hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: >> Hello All, >> >> Having a spot of bother with something that should be straightfroward. >> >> I'm setting up RAID1 Linux server install. The hardware is a HP >>

[Hampshire] Software RAID1 install problems

Hello All, Having a spot of bother with something that should be straightfroward. I'm setting up RAID1 Linux server install. The hardware is a HP Microserver N54L. It has a non-UEFI BIOS. I want to install a long-term support Linux server-oriented distro. So far I've tried both CentOS 7 and

Re: [Hampshire] Home user Linux Support opportunities in Southampton/Eastleigh area?

Correction: flyer detail https://photos.app.goo.gl/4ecCUe8AiFJ226KL2 On 19 September 2017 at 21:06, Imran Chaudhry <ichaud...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Thomas, > > Yes, please do. From the website it looks like general helpers are welcome. > > As for the Linux/laptop cour

Re: [Hampshire] Home user Linux Support opportunities in Southampton/Eastleigh area?

even told me that her and her friend would attend such a course. Since everyone has a phone or tablet these days it might be more traction. Lets see. On 14 September 2017 at 20:48, Thomas Kluyver <tho...@kluyver.me.uk> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 14, 2017, at 08:44 PM, Imran Chaudhry wrote: >

Re: [Hampshire] Home user Linux Support opportunities in Southampton/Eastleigh area?

as very pleased to read this because I know the repair cafe people well > and I will try and pop along in October to see what can be done. > > It would be nice to see you again after some years. > > Roger > > > On 14/09/17 20:48, Thomas Kluyver via Hampshire wrote: >

Re: [Hampshire] Home user Linux Support opportunities in Southampton/Eastleigh area?

e than ~30 minutes of help, I imagine you could offer your services for a later date. But obviously it would be disrespectful to treat the volunteer-driven event primarily as a chance to promote one's own services. Best wishes, Thomas On Sun, Sep 10, 2017, at 02:25 PM, Imran Chaudhry via Ha

[Hampshire] Home user Linux Support opportunities in Southampton/Eastleigh area?

Hello all, A few months ago I helped out a local Linux user with their laptop problems. I left them a very happy customer with a much more modern, up-to-date laptop running Debian with their (non-trivial!) e-mail system up and running. It took probably 4 visits and 5+ hours to sort everything

Re: [Hampshire] Anyone going to OggCamp 17?

ss I will be going :) > > Not sure if I will be at the pub or not tonight, but I'll catch up with > people tomorrow. > > Andy > > > On Sat, 12 Aug 2017, Imran Chaudhry via Hampshire wrote: > >> Just a follow-up that I've booked accommodation and am going to >&g

Re: [Hampshire] Anyone going to OggCamp 17?

wants to car share with me then please contact me off-list. I'm aiming to leave after work from Havant though at 4pm and would like to avoid going back to Southampton but let's see. Thanks :) On 27 June 2017 at 22:39, Imran Chaudhry <ichaud...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > Just cu

Re: [Hampshire] How to de-install non-free Radeon drivers without uninstalling all of X.org

Coorection, laptop model is Toshiba Satellite C850 Sadly looks like many issues with the hardware by others: http://www.linlap.com/toshiba_satellite_c850-c855 I'm wondering if the user would have a better experience using a more up-to-date distro like Ubuntu. On 25 July 2017 at 16:03, Imran

[Hampshire] How to de-install non-free Radeon drivers without uninstalling all of X.org

I've been helping someone set-up a Linux laptop upon which I installed Debian 9 "Stretch". The laptop is a Toshiba Satellite CH50-D11Q which has a GPU installed - an ATI Radeon 7000 HD series. I selected the MATE desktop and the default install used the opensource ATI drivers - however while the

Re: [Hampshire] Anyone going to OggCamp 17?

org.uk> wrote: > > On Tue, 27 Jun 2017, Imran Chaudhry via Hampshire wrote: > > Just curious if anyone was planning to go this year? If anyone is >> going to go by car I'd be happy to contribute petrol money to tag >> along. >> >> http://oggcamp.org/ >&g

[Hampshire] Anyone going to OggCamp 17?

Hello All, Just curious if anyone was planning to go this year? If anyone is going to go by car I'd be happy to contribute petrol money to tag along. http://oggcamp.org/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG

Re: [Hampshire] Linux laptop

Have you already bought it Peter? I have found http://linlap.com/ usually pretty accurate and useful when it comes to Lenovo Thinkpads at least. Maybe the laptop you are interested in is listed there? On 5 May 2017 at 12:13, Peter Alefounder via Hampshire wrote: >

Re: [Hampshire] HTTPS Certificate problem

+1 for letsencrypt.org - I recently switched to HTTPS for all my hosted server domains and was very happy to find a "letsencrypt" package for Debian that automated the entire process. It even auto-renews the cert for you. On 1 February 2017 at 21:01, Thomas Kluyver via Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] Desktop PC & large bundle of PC parts / electronics / network cards etc

Hello! I have reduced this bundle to £25 if anyone is interested - thanks On 2 January 2017 at 18:17, Imran Chaudhry <ichaud...@gmail.com> wrote: > Happy New Year to all :) > > I had a Christmas clearout - full details below. > > Photos of the bundle: http://imgur.com/a/p3w

[Hampshire] Desktop PC & large bundle of PC parts / electronics / network cards etc

Happy New Year to all :) I had a Christmas clearout - full details below. Photos of the bundle: http://imgur.com/a/p3wvm I'm asking £50 for the lot. Large bundle of computer parts - you will be able to build a perfectly decent working desktop PC with this lot plus a couple of low-power Compaq

[Hampshire] [JOB] Full Stack Engineer – Web Development & Other roles

Hello All, My employers, Jobsite Ltd, are looking to fill several technical roles: http://www.jobsite.co.uk/vacancies?agency_id=17872 Most are based at our Havant offices. Not all are Linux-related! It's the best employer (and group of people) I have ever worked for - and I've been in various

Re: [Hampshire] OggCamp 15

t and coming > back > > Sunday. If I get time, are there any "must see" places I should check > out? > ** end quote [Imran Chaudhry] > > I've got a ticket, but work and family look to be challenging whether I can > make it or not. The fact that it is up in the air ha

[Hampshire] OggCamp 15

Just curious - any Hampshire LUG people going to OggCamp 15 this weekend? I'm planning to go, I also have an idea for a talk :) My first ever visit to Liverpool too, I'm staying the night and coming back Sunday. If I get time, are there any "must see" places I should check out? Thanks! -- Key

Re: [Hampshire] PC Reboots instead of shutdown

"dmesg" or "journalctl --since=yesterday" in a terminal and observe anything in bold for clues. On 24 October 2015 at 18:27, Imran Chaudhry <ichaud...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > Some odd behaviour from my PC of late. > > My desktop PC starts up again

[Hampshire] PC Reboots instead of shutdown

Hello all, Some odd behaviour from my PC of late. My desktop PC starts up again about 20 seconds after I select shut-down in Debian Jessie. It has dual-boot Windows 10 and Debian Jessie and it does not happen with Windows 10. What could the issue be? I'm thinking something to do with systemd

Re: [Hampshire] Advice on specs for a gaming machine

Hi Roger, I can't advise I'm afraid - like you I have no need for such power. An alternative would be to buy him a PS4 or XBoxOne if those games are available for it. If you don't get a good response from HantsLUG then I found a good response from asking here: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc

[Hampshire] [Free] Desktop PC - free to a good home

Hi Folks, Me again giving away another desktop PC (or Linux server) looking for a new home. Sempron 2600+ 1.6Ghz 512Mb RAM 40G HDD Ethernet port Built-in sound CD-RW drive USB ports I can supply a GeForce 3D card if needed. It has Debian Jessie installed with the MATE desktop. It runs OK but

Re: [Hampshire] [Free] Desktop PC - free to a good home

Pix: http://imgur.com/a/Ai9KS On 31 May 2015 at 16:27, Imran Chaudhry ichaud...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, Me again giving away another desktop PC (or Linux server) looking for a new home. Sempron 2600+ 1.6Ghz 512Mb RAM 40G HDD Ethernet port Built-in sound CD-RW drive USB ports I

Re: [Hampshire] Alternatives to TrueCrypt?

Can't speak specifically about creating encrypted USB HDDs but if you liked TrueCrypt, I'd strongly urge you to look at Veracrypt. https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Downloads I tried it and it looked so like tc (which I've used for years) that I was actually quite surprised when

Re: [Hampshire] Alternatives to TrueCrypt?

Use LUKS. Standard Linux encryption. There is also directions on how to create a Whole disc encryption method here. I have not followed it, but it might work. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1112552 The idea is to have you enter the boot up password in GRUB, and then GRUB decrypts

[Hampshire] Alternatives to TrueCrypt?

Just wondered what software folks are using to encrypt USB HDDs? I used TrueCrypt pretty successfully but it's now unmaintained: http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net/ I tried out eCryptfs sometime back but found it a bit of a hassle as it meant I had to mount things twice (the USB HDD and the

Re: [Hampshire] UK digital skills report

I understand this reference and I saw the episode Ship in a Bottle just the other day. This is a interesting topic, yes it will happen someday. In fact I think in the future we will have AI's do most of the decision making for us in life - just like in Iain M. Banks Culture novels. So not in 10

[Hampshire] [Advert] Desktop PC with keyboard and mouse - FREE to a good home

Desktop PC with mouse and keyboard pix: http://imgur.com/a/AH36u Just done a fresh install of Debian Wheezy, runs OK in Gnome Classic but could do with more RAM Celeron 2.4Ghz 512Mb RAM single stick (has two slots for DDR RAM, I think mobo can take up to 4Gb) 60Gb HDD DVD-ROM drive Would suit

[Hampshire] Patch your Linux systems (Ghost vulnerability CVE-2015-0235)

Sounds like a pretty serious one, proof of concept involved an email sent to a Exim mail server to get a remote shell. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/27/glibc_ghost_vulnerability/ -- Key fingerprint = EF78 310C C517 9564 9ECA 82F6 68FA E621 17E1 5D16 http://about.me/imranchaudhry --

[Hampshire] [JOB] Developers, Testers, UX etc

Jobsite are hiring! All roles based near Portsmouth, UK. http://www.jobsite.co.uk/job/developer-952323347?src=searchtmpl=dissctr=IT http://www.jobsite.co.uk/job/automation-test-engineer-952323037?src=searchtmpl=dissctr=IT

Re: [Hampshire] Arch vs Debian

Absolutely. It's called vim. On 10 Oct 2014 08:58, Gordon Scott gor...@gscott.co.uk wrote: On Thu, 2014-10-09 at 20:31 +0100, Keith Edmunds wrote: I kept out of the systemd debates at the time, but once the decision was made, I got myself a quick intro to it from one of my tech guys. I was

Re: [Hampshire] Arch vs Debian

On 8 October 2014 10:24, Leo li...@fractal.me.uk wrote: I use Arch on my laptop and it takes some maintenance when I upgrade (e.g. merging configs, fixing package clashes), and I was wondering how it compared to Debian Unstable? Has anyone used both; does Debian Unstable require

Re: [Hampshire] Arch vs Debian

On 8 October 2014 16:33, Leo li...@fractal.me.uk wrote: I want to run something with newer software (I currently use Xubuntu as well as Arch) than Debian stable. I guess I was after what newer software you mean: if it's major apps like web browsers then it's pretty simple to run the latest

Re: [Hampshire] Skilled in automated tests?

Quite right, sorry - web applications. On 26 September 2014 15:22, Andy Random andy.ran...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Imran On Thu, 25 Sep 2014, Imran Chaudhry wrote: Is anyone here skilled in automated testing? Jobsite Ltd is hiring for a permanent role - contact me if interested! Automated

[Hampshire] Skilled in automated tests?

Hi List, Is anyone here skilled in automated testing? Jobsite Ltd is hiring for a permanent role - contact me if interested! Thanks -- Key fingerprint = EF78 310C C517 9564 9ECA 82F6 68FA E621 17E1 5D16 http://about.me/imranchaudhry -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web

Re: [Hampshire] best distro for a small business laptop

Debian Wheezy (Gnome 3) should cover your needs. I installed it on the laptops of several normal users and they use it just fine. Gnome 3 has some 3D stuff but it's pretty subtle and practical use of it imho. It's lighter than people think and I would not worry too much - the Intel 915GM graphics

Re: [Hampshire] best distro for a small business laptop

. On 25 September 2014 14:41, Lisi hants...@googlemail.com wrote: On Thursday 25 September 2014 14:03:58 Imran Chaudhry wrote: Gnome 3 has some 3D stuff but it's pretty subtle and practical use of it imho. It's lighter than people think and I would not worry too much - the Intel 915GM graphics

[Hampshire] OggCamp 14 Car Share?

So OggCamp is happening this year and I wondered if anyone from the LUG is going? It's tentative for me but I'm thinking of driving up to Oxford myself and staying Saturday night at the Travelodge Peartree nearby. I just wondered if anyone would want to car share with me for a bit of fuel money?

Re: [Hampshire] XBMC ISO

On 29 May 2014 17:52, Rob Malpass li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk wrote: Hi all I’m looking to build / get a cheap media centre PC for under the telly. I noticed [1] and wondered if anyone had used them and had any views… The trouble is most of my collection of videos is in iso format. I have

Re: [Hampshire] Top posting

On 28 May 2014 10:34, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: When a list has precious else to talk about (I guess Linux works for everyone most of the time now), and the members have been around a long time the flames are easier to start. I never considered that reason for the low-traffic (that

Re: [Hampshire] Top posting

On 20 May 2014 22:41, Samuel Penn s...@glendale.org.uk wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2014 13:27:50 Anton Piatek wrote: Gmail on mobile actively makes it more difficult to bottom post Really? Click the Respond inline button and it switches to inline quoting, and even adds a proper On X, Y wrote

Re: [Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware?

you choose NFS because it gives better streaming performance than Samba? On 28 April 2014 08:14, Stuart Sears stu...@sjsears.com wrote: On 27/04/14 10:25, Imran Chaudhry wrote: Hi Michael, Replies inline: [snip] At home I've got a couple of XBMC machines set up, both Atom boards. One's

Re: [Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware?

From: Imran Chaudhry Sent: ‎12/‎05/‎2014 06:14 PM To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware? Hi Stuart, I think Michael Pavling has the Revo 3600 which does not have the optical out - there is an config change needed to get menu sounds I think. I ended

Re: [Hampshire] Disk copy/duplication for upgrade.

Hi Andy, If you have a desktop PC with at least two SATA connections then I'd do this: 0. Burn a copy of SysRescueCD or use any Live CD Linux distro (CD or USB fine) 1. Attach old laptop HDD and new laptop HDD to desktop PC motherboard 2. Boot with SysRescueCD or Live distro 3. use cfdisk to

Re: [Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware?

Hmm, I did a bit of research on that and it seems like FastEtherNet will cope fine: http://superuser.com/questions/434532/what-data-transfer-rates-are-needed-or-streaming-hd-1080p-or-720p-video-or-stan The WD media player I had was fed network via a powerline adapter and seemed to stream HD

Re: [Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware?

Hi Michael, Replies inline: On 26 April 2014 09:19, Michael Pavling pavl...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 April 2014 20:09, Imran Chaudhry ichaud...@gmail.com wrote: I'm after decent hardware to run XBMC on, I've already tried OpenElec/Raspberry Pi but was not satisfied with it. I've bought a WD

Re: [Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware?

about working. It is an Ion-based board which has very good support. I'll give a follow up once I have it all configured. Thanks On 23 April 2014 09:59, Peter Collins hampshire@mail-box.me.uk wrote: Hi Imran On 22 April 2014 20:09, Imran Chaudhry ichaud...@gmail.com wrote: I'm after

Re: [Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware?

http://www.strangeparty.com No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message, however, a significant number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. On 23 Apr 2014 10:00, Peter Collins hampshire@mail-box.me.uk wrote: Hi Imran On 22 April 2014 20:09, Imran Chaudhry ichaud

[Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware?

Hi All, I'm putting my Xbox systems slowly out to pasture as we move to a hi-def world. I'm after decent hardware to run XBMC on, I've already tried OpenElec/Raspberry Pi but was not satisfied with it. I've bought a WD Live Media Player which I am similarly not 100% happy with. My requirements

Re: [Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware?

from my Windows Phone -- From: Imran Chaudhry ichaud...@gmail.com Sent: ‎22/‎04/‎2014 08:11 PM To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Subject: [Hampshire] What XBMC Hardware? Hi All, I'm putting my Xbox systems slowly out to pasture

Re: [Hampshire] NASs

Hi Chris, I like budget/DIY solutions so I'd recommend either: * FreeNAS http://www.freenas.org/ * Run Debian etc on low-power/cheap PC/SheevaPlug/Raspberry PI - and attach large cheap multi-Tb USB HDDs Paid for, I hear QNAP or Drobo are good. Drobo tends to be more high-end I think. Depending

Re: [Hampshire] Terminal screen saver

+1 for serial console. I found this useful when I had my NSLU2/Slug and SheevaPlug and had to disagnose bootloader issues etc. I used a tool called minicom to make the connection. You might also want to enable some of the boot logs which I think are disabled by default in Debian. You can buy

Re: [Hampshire] NAS permissions

Might be reaching here but did you pass a password to Gnome Connect to Server or was it a anonymous browse login? If you supply a password to the sudo mount –t smbfs options does it work then? On 1 January 2014 11:54, Rob Malpass li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk wrote: Hi all Happy New Year – my

[Hampshire] Android app to stream video content over Samba/CIFS?

Hi All, Hope this is not too off-topic (it does involve Android and a Linux server so...). Can anyone recommend an app that will allow me to watch a video file using VLC on my Android phone, where the video file is on my Samba LAN server? I'd tried a few apps and while they allow me to browse

Re: [Hampshire] Android app to stream video content over Samba/CIFS?

2013 17:51, Joseph Bennie j...@lincore.com wrote: On 19 Dec 2013, at 17:41, Imran Chaudhry ichaud...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, Hope this is not too off-topic (it does involve Android and a Linux server so...). Can anyone recommend an app that will allow me to watch a video file

Re: [Hampshire] Android app to stream video content over Samba/CIFS?

streams whether I view it with VLC or any other viewer I have tried. Regards, Jan Henkins Imran Chaudhry ichaud...@gmail.com wrote: Yep, I use several Xbox XBMCs on my LAN to stream video content over Samba. I want to do the same on my Android phone. On 19 December 2013 18:23, Michael Daffin

[Hampshire] Currently unreadable (pending) sectors

I've been getting these mails once daily for the last week - is my USB HDD on the way out? I have not seen any difference from a user point of view. It is a WD Element 1TB model, can't be more than 2 years old I think. It is also a media server HDD and is on all the time, spinning up and down

[Hampshire] mp3 players and playlist sync with MTP - anyone got this working?

Hi, Has anyone got MTP mode working with their mp3 players under Linux? I'm trying to sync a playlist stored in Clementine [0] with my Sansa Clip+ under Debian Wheezy. And failing miserably. I've already asked on the Clementine support group about this [1] but no response yet. I am new to MTP

[Hampshire] Anyone using their Raspberry Pi as a carputer?

So I got given a Raspberry Pi at that XBMC Fest thing a few weeks back (they were giving them out free, I got one with a ton of extra accessories). I have tried XBMC and Debian on it and it does a fair job of both, however I already have those covered with other devices. I want to explore using

Re: [Hampshire] Recommendations sought for system upgrade

Hi Peter, It all depends on your use-case and budget. If it was me, I would do one of two things: a) buy just a new Linux-friendly base unit from somewhere that will supply without Windows. Somewhere like Novatech can do this for £200 I think. or (what I do) b) buy a quality case and just

[Hampshire] XBMC Meet Up Thingy (#XBMCHUB FEST)

Just thought folks here might be interested - and it's happening in Southampton of all places: http://www.xbmchub.com/forums/announcements/9937-xbmchub-fest-24th-august-poll.html Side note: I know people like to use XBMC on the RPi, Ouya and all manner of devices these days but I'm still rocking

Re: [Hampshire] Hants LUG membership

Farewell John, I could always count on you to back me up whenever I had a whinge about Gnome 2 vs. Unity/Gnome3 etc. Hopefully this is just a symlink to /etc/cron.yearly rather than pipe to /dev/nulland we'll still hear from you on occasion. -- Sent from phone. Please excuse typos and brevity.

Re: [Hampshire] Admin: May Meeting

On 26 April 2013 21:33, Tim Brocklehurst t...@engineering.selfip.org wrote: On Friday 19 Apr 2013 22:10:20 Tim Brocklehurst wrote: Our next meeting is at Southampton University on 4th May, starting at 1pm; And we've got a few talks planned: This week, the Debian team annouced the release date

Re: [Hampshire] Tmux - the terminal multiplexer

Yep, tmux is indeed very useful. Especially for the busy sysadmin. Thought I'd share my tmux.conf, theres some comments about mouse control hiccups I've encountered, maybe it's worth upgrading to 1.8 then? https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7890536/tmux.conf On 15 April 2013 10:09, Benjie

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Android tablet for children?

power as the Nexus 7 and the build quality seems good. I figured that as time goes on I can root it and turn it into a more sophisticated device. Thanks again for the input! On 27 March 2013 23:09, Alan Pope alan.p...@canonical.com wrote: On 27/03/13 17:58, Imran Chaudhry wrote: There's a number

[Hampshire] [OT] Android tablet for children?

There's a number of geek dads among us so does anyone have recommendations for an Android tablet for kids? I have heard the cheaper tablets have oddities such as wifi being impaired by a metal back cover. I was going to go for a 2nd hand Nubi 2 [0] which although Android-based has a walled

Re: [Hampshire] HP Ubuntu All-in-one

Interesting and I hope it sells well to encourage other vendors to support Ubuntu. It can only be a good thing for Linux as a whole. If it is successful it will prove their is a market. I think it's a landmark for the Ubuntu brand - to convince a major hardware vendor to dedicate resources to

Re: [Hampshire] Getting someone elses mail on GMail

. Most are from US/Canada anyhow :-) A surprising number of the emails do not have how to unsubscribe footers/links, maybe the laws over that side of the pond are more lax? On 4 March 2013 17:36, James Courtier-Dutton james.dut...@gmail.com wrote: On 4 March 2013 17:25, Imran Chaudhry ichaud

[Hampshire] Getting someone elses mail on GMail

As subject, I have been getting someones else's email on my Gmail address for some years now. I put this down not only to PEBKAC but also to GMail ignoring the . in email addresses. I have managed to curtail a lot of these after recently getting in touch with the car dealer who was sending me

Re: [Hampshire] Getting 3D Acceleration/Compiz working with Debian Squeeze VirtualBox guest

capabilities and that might be a good thing but I miss the bling of Compiz. I documented everything I tried so if anyone is interested I can pass my notes over. Thanks On 9 February 2013 09:45, Alan Pope alan.p...@canonical.com wrote: On 08/02/13 21:55, Imran Chaudhry wrote: Thanks Popey. I

Re: [Hampshire] SSD Laptop HDD as drop-in replacement?

On 11 February 2013 18:51, Daniel Llewellyn diddle...@gmail.com wrote: they were both OCZ Petrol, 64GB (working), and 128GB (dead) Interesting. I have only ever owned one SSD which was a couple of years back: an OCZ Petrol 40G (but used from eBay). It seems to work OK for a few weeks and then

Re: [Hampshire] SSD Laptop HDD as drop-in replacement?

On 10/02/13 14:14, Chris Dennis wrote: On 09/02/13 14:00, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: On 8 February 2013 21:50, Imran Chaudhry ichaud...@gmail.com wrote: I'm thinking of buying an SSD for my Dell Inspiron 6400 when Debian Wheezy becomes stable and to benefit from fast bootup. The laptop

[Hampshire] SSD Laptop HDD as drop-in replacement?

I'm thinking of buying an SSD for my Dell Inspiron 6400 when Debian Wheezy becomes stable and to benefit from fast bootup. The laptop is 2006 vintage and has a spinning rust SATA drive. Can I just use any SSD SATA laptop drive as a drop-in replacement or do I have to be careful about particular

Re: [Hampshire] Getting 3D Acceleration/Compiz working with Debian Squeeze VirtualBox guest

right now is that this is something specific to that Debian Squeeze guest. On 7 February 2013 21:23, Alan Pope alan.p...@canonical.com wrote: On 07/02/13 17:03, Imran Chaudhry wrote: I'm having a spot of bother getting 3D hardware acceleration and Compiz working in my Debian Squeeze Virtualbox

[Hampshire] Getting 3D Acceleration/Compiz working with Debian Squeeze VirtualBox guest

Hey All, I'm having a spot of bother getting 3D hardware acceleration and Compiz working in my Debian Squeeze Virtualbox guest. Whatever I try it defaults to software rendering. I have obvious things set such as 3D acceleration checked in the guest settings (Display Video Extended Features).

Re: [Hampshire] Promoting LUG meets via social networking

The beginners guide to MySQL was also very popular. Yes - MySQL per se is not for *total* beginners. Pity I missed it. :-( I think Tony might have meant my talk which I did years ago? There was a huge attendance that day from several southern LUGs. Someone told me that a few had come for my

Re: [Hampshire] Recommendations - Windows AV

I use Avast Free which I've been running for the last few years. The only annoyance is the scanning completed alerts which you can turn off and you have to re-register the licence annually (takes a minute). I switched from AVG free as it was becoming more of a resource hog. I also use the inbuilt

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu spy program

Thanks Anton for that welcome injection of anti-tinfoil hat serum :-) I don't use Ubuntu but would have no problem with the shopping lens stuff. As I understand it Canonical Ltd is expanding quickly and so they need to think about income because - shock, horror - they are a business and have

[Hampshire] CoderDojo Southampton?

Hi All, I've recently become aware of this CoderDojo thing from an article in the Guardian [0] It got me thinking on how great it would be if Southampton had one of these. I have been reading the website and Getting started guide [1] and it all looks doable. For me, I'm thinking I have too many

Re: [Hampshire] 8TB Cloud

Hi Rob, What Andy said pretty much. My 2p on a few things: 1. Go for some good branded SATAs that give you good £/G. When I was a sysadmin I would choose SAS for their performance and lower failure rate (MTBF) when building pizza box servers - you don't need that robustness for a media server.

Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] Chairman's intro and November meeting

I think it is important to remember that everyone can participate in the LUG to some degree (in fact, to whatever degree they wish) and I will be making as many of the new iniatives open to everyone as possible. I would particularly like to encourage people to give talks at our monthly

Re: [Hampshire] Gnome 2 is dead (Was Re: Ubuntu Unity - Dash - context lists)

From all of that I was under the impression that sticking with Gnome Classic was not really a long-term option, it would be either Unity, Gnome 3 or a completely different desktop environment. There is MATE which seems to work well but I don't like the idea of sticking with a desktop that

Re: [Hampshire] London Perl Workshop 2012

o/ On 21 September 2012 16:40, Andy Smith a...@strugglers.net wrote: Hello, On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:04:27AM +0100, Dr A. J. Trickett wrote: May be of interest to some. Subject: London Perl Workshop 2012 I usually try to make it. Anyone else here going? Cheers, Andy -BEGIN

Re: [Hampshire] [JOB] Support Developer (Jobsite, Havant)

On 1 September 2012 18:25, Jacqui Caren jacqui.ca...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 01/09/2012 17:21, Imran Chaudhry wrote: Come and join an online giant in the arena of digital recruitment! It would help if you provided an estimated salary range. It would be around £37k depending on experience

Re: [Hampshire] RDP from Debian to Windows 7 with dual monitors?

Thanks for that Peter, I have installed VNC and will give it a try tonight. I have the free version but thats OK as I am using the VPN to handle encryption and basic password is fine as long as it's strong. Just wanted to follow-up: VNC is the best solution so far. I get to see both

[Hampshire] [JOB] Support Developer (Jobsite, Havant)

Come and join an online giant in the arena of digital recruitment! Jobsite (now called Evenbase) are looking for a Support Developer. You will be part of a small team making sure the Jobsite family of websites is maintained and running business-as-usual. There are varied and interesting analysis

Re: [Hampshire] RDP from Debian to Windows 7 with dual monitors?

Hi Imran, With version 7 or 7.1 multi monitor support (/multimon) was introduced, however it requires both the client and the server to support it, Win 7 is fine but I suspect Remmima is only a V6 client. I was trying to get another feature introduced with V7 (bi-directional audio)

Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] IMPORTANT PLEASE READ!

On 29 August 2012 09:09, Victor Churchill victorchurch...@gmail.com wrote: LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk Just FYI, I have seen several people with this URL in sigs but the www address does not resolve. But http://hantslug.org.uk redirects to the wiki site. -- GPG Key fingerprint =

[Hampshire] RDP from Debian to Windows 7 with dual monitors?

I sometimes work from home and use RDP using Remmima from Debian Squeeze to connect to my Windows 7 desktop at the office over the VPN. The trouble is the my Win 7 desktop is dual-monitor and I have the secondary display taken up with a Virtualbox VM running Debian in full-screen mode. When I RDP

Re: [Hampshire] Netbook batteries

Does anyone have any experience / horror stories / good revies / etc.? Yes, I got a horror for my Acer Aspire One. If I remember, I'll show it to you. A quite horrific waste of £40. It came from somewhere in the Far East, and the internal connections do not even meet. Desmond

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