Re: [Linux-users] Installing virtual box

2012-10-11 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 4:48 PM, David Merrick merrick...@gmail.com wrote: HI. I am to install Oracle virtual box on windows 7 but the exceution gets stuck 3/4 the way through. Any sugestions? Ummm... this is a linux-users mailing list! ___

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread Roger Searle
On 11/10/12 10:49, C. Falconer wrote: Roger Searle wrote, On 10/10/2012 11:25 PM: I have a Foscam FI8905W IP Camera on the end of my garage looking across the driveway to the road, transmits to one of the 2 wireless APs in the house. Recordings are handled by Zone Minder on what is primarily

Re: [Linux-users] Installing virtual box

2012-10-11 Thread Helmut Walle
On Thu, 11 Oct 2012, David Merrick wrote: HI. I am to install Oracle virtual box on windows 7 but the exceution gets stuck 3/4 the way through. Any sugestions? [...] Strange - I have installed, and have been using 4.1.20 on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 systems without problems -

Re: [Linux-users] Installing virtual box

2012-10-11 Thread David Merrick
You have to have Virtual box to run Linux on Windows!!! On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 4:48 PM, David Merrick merrick...@gmail.com wrote: HI. I am to install Oracle virtual box on windows 7 but the exceution gets stuck 3/4 the

Re: [Linux-users] Installing virtual box

2012-10-11 Thread David Merrick
HI Yes I do have Administrator rights. Even set up a new Admin account to it. On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 9:37 PM, David Merrick merrick...@gmail.com wrote: You have to have Virtual box to run Linux on Windows!!! On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Nick Rout nick.r...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu,

Re: [Linux-users] Installing virtual box

2012-10-11 Thread David Merrick
Virtual box 4.120 and virtual box 4.1.22 On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Jonathan Wood jo...@jwservices.co.nz wrote: What version of virtual box are you trying? Mine went through without a problem with win7 and 4.1. Regards, Jonathan Jw Services http://www.jwservices.co.nz/

Re: [Linux-users] Installing virtual box

2012-10-11 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On 11 October 2012 21:37, David Merrick merrick...@gmail.com wrote: You have to have Virtual box to run Linux on Windows!!! I believe there is a method by which one can install Ubuntu so it uses a huge file in the windows NTFS file system to hold the entire Linux file system. Of course

Re: [Linux-users] Installing virtual box

2012-10-11 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Thu, 2012-10-11 at 21:37 +1300, David Merrick wrote: You have to have Virtual box to run Windows on Linux!!! FTFY -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MIITP http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN: st...@greengecko.co.nz Skype: sholdowa smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature

Re: [Linux-users] WAS Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete NOW Evolution connection

2012-10-11 Thread Ross Drummond
Maybe this will help; https://live.gnome.org/Evolution/FAQ#Why_is_Evolution_offline_when_my_net_connection_is_working.3F On Thu, 11 Oct 2012, chris wrote: Which is my issue. I am on dial up, and I cannot get Evolution to go on line at all. As you say areal PITA. Also my tux skills are not

Re: [Linux-users] WAS Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete NOW Evolution connection

2012-10-11 Thread Jim Cheetham
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Ross Drummond r...@ashburton.co.nz wrote: On Thu, 11 Oct 2012, chris wrote: Which is my issue. I am on dial up, and I cannot get Evolution to go on line at all. As you say areal PITA. Maybe this will help;

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread C. Falconer
chris wrote, On 10/11/2012 11:31 AM: yes, how do you get evolution to work on debian 6.05? I'd rather use real Outlook than an open source wannabe clone of outlook. But thats like choosing between drinking vomit or drinking sewage... Is there no other option? -- Craig Falconer

Re: [Linux-users] Installing virtual box

2012-10-11 Thread C. Falconer
Christopher Sawtell wrote, On 10/11/2012 10:15 PM: Of course one cannot run both Windows and Linux concurrently. Given the hardware requirements of Linux are much lower than windows, any PC built in the last 8 years should be a workable linux server. The only thing wrong with running two

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 13:52 +1300, C. Falconer wrote: chris wrote, On 10/11/2012 11:31 AM: yes, how do you get evolution to work on debian 6.05? I'd rather use real Outlook than an open source wannabe clone of outlook. But thats like choosing between drinking vomit or drinking sewage...

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread C. Falconer
Steve Holdoway wrote, On 10/12/2012 02:02 PM: On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 13:52 +1300, C. Falconer wrote: chris wrote, On 10/11/2012 11:31 AM: yes, how do you get evolution to work on debian 6.05? I'd rather use real Outlook than an open source wannabe clone of outlook. But thats like choosing

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread Vik Olliver
On 12/10/12 13:52, C. Falconer wrote: I'd rather use real Outlook than an open source wannabe clone of outlook. But thats like choosing between drinking vomit or drinking sewage... Is there no other option? Every mail client sucks. Vik :v) ___

Re: [Linux-users] WAS Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete NOW Evolution connection

2012-10-11 Thread chris
On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 11:42 +1300, Ross Drummond wrote: Maybe this will help; https://live.gnome.org/Evolution/FAQ#Why_is_Evolution_offline_when_my_net_connection_is_working.3F On Thu, 11 Oct 2012, chris wrote: Which is my issue. I am on dial up, and I cannot get Evolution to go on

Re: [Linux-users] WAS Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete NOW Evolution connection

2012-10-11 Thread chris
On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 11:57 +1300, Jim Cheetham wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Ross Drummond r...@ashburton.co.nz wrote: On Thu, 11 Oct 2012, chris wrote: Which is my issue. I am on dial up, and I cannot get Evolution to go on line at all. As you say areal PITA. Maybe this

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread chris
On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 13:52 +1300, C. Falconer wrote: chris wrote, On 10/11/2012 11:31 AM: yes, how do you get evolution to work on debian 6.05? I'd rather use real Outlook than an open source wannabe clone of outlook. But thats like choosing between drinking vomit or drinking sewage...

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 14:42 +1300, chris wrote: On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 13:52 +1300, C. Falconer wrote: chris wrote, On 10/11/2012 11:31 AM: yes, how do you get evolution to work on debian 6.05? I'd rather use real Outlook than an open source wannabe clone of outlook. But thats like

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread chris
On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 14:49 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote: On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 14:42 +1300, chris wrote: On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 13:52 +1300, C. Falconer wrote: chris wrote, On 10/11/2012 11:31 AM: yes, how do you get evolution to work on debian 6.05? I'd rather use real Outlook

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread Robert Fisher
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Philip Charles phil...@copyleft.co.nzwrote: I have not found anything better (so far) than kmail. Its running on gnome 3. Phil. I used to like kmail too except that it did not like HTML mail and with so many emails received in HTML I decided to change to

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread Philip Charles
On Fri, 12 Oct 2012, Robert Fisher wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Philip Charles phil...@copyleft.co.nzwrote: I have not found anything better (so far) than kmail. Its running on gnome 3. Phil. I used to like kmail too except that it did not like HTML mail and with so

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread Nick Rout
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 3:25 PM, chris che...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 14:49 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote: On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 14:42 +1300, chris wrote: On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 13:52 +1300, C. Falconer wrote: chris wrote, On 10/11/2012 11:31 AM: yes, how do you get

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread chris
On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 17:34 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: snip open to try anything (within limits). :-) As long as you are accessing your email via imap (you are aren't you?) you can try them all and see what you like. No, a dial up conection using pop. :-(

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 17:50 +1300, chris wrote: On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 17:34 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: snip open to try anything (within limits). :-) As long as you are accessing your email via imap (you are aren't you?) you can try them all and see what you like. No, a dial up conection

Re: [Linux-users] Installing virtual box

2012-10-11 Thread David Merrick
Installed ubuntu desktop on windows 7. Thanks for you help On Fri, Oct 12, 201Instaledd2 at 2:01 PM, C. Falconer cfalco...@totalteam.co.nz wrote: Christopher Sawtell wrote, On 10/11/2012 10:15 PM: Of course one cannot run both Windows and Linux concurrently. Given the hardware requirements

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Fri 12 Oct 2012 14:19:57 NZDT +1300, Vik Olliver wrote: Every mail client sucks. Ohhh boy, you can say THAT one again a hundred times... Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. ___

Re: [Linux-users] Chit chat Re: Testing List - please delete

2012-10-11 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Fri 12 Oct 2012 16:31:16 NZDT +1300, Robert Fisher wrote: I have 2 questions about kmail:- 1/ Does it now allow HTML? Now was about 10 years ago? Not displaying all that html crapola by default works well. If you need to see it, click on the html part of the email, and it'll ask you