Re: [SLUG] Programming language

2006-12-16 Thread Jacinta Richardson
john gibbons wrote: What would be the easiest programming language to learn? Important variables: (1) my technical knowledge of Linux is limited though I love the philosophy of openness and (2) I am 80 years old, so at my age 'simple' also implies 'soon'. Not being pessimistic about my life

[SLUG] winders browser

2006-12-16 Thread jam
Hi hard question: windows browser (probably IE only) I need to read a usb hid device and post to a linux server. This end is ok Can I do on winders without installing stuff? Thanks James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs:

Re: [SLUG] 686 || !686

2006-12-16 Thread Matt Moor
Penedo wrote: [...] BTW - speaking of which - the new Xen packages documentation in Debian Etch seem to assume that the user already knows which package he should use. Could someone please tell me yes/no on weather linux-image-2.6.18-3-xen-k7 is the right package to use to run a Xen machine

[SLUG] Your posts are dropped from Mailing Lists Archive ?

2006-12-16 Thread O Plameras
Hi Howard, I am surprised to know that whilst your post are sent out to members of SLUG mailing list, they are not in SLUG mailing list archive. At least in the December, 2006 archive, http://lists.slug.org.au/archives/slug/2006/12/. It's not only one or two posts, but all. I hope this post

Re: [SLUG] Your posts are dropped from Mailing Lists Archive ?

2006-12-16 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=O Plameras I am surprised to know that whilst your post are sent out to members of SLUG mailing list, they are not in SLUG mailing list archive. At least in the December, 2006 archive, http://lists.slug.org.au/archives/slug/2006/12/. It's not only one or two posts, but all.

[SLUG] PDA: nice, cheap, not windows; Calendar software.

2006-12-16 Thread Nick Urbanik
Dear Folks, I recently missed an important non-work appointment. I have large numbers of appointments at work too. I have decided that my paper system just has too little storage to put all my appointments, todo lists and such in, and would like to buy a PDA that will work nicely with Linux.

Re: [SLUG] PDA: nice, cheap, not windows; Calendar software.

2006-12-16 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=Nick Urbanik Any suggestions? Or should I just come up with a better paper system? Anything Palm OS based. Pia has a Treo 650, which is a smart phone with Palm OS. I dig it. And any nice calendar applications with Linux? Whether or not you choose to use it for your email,

Re: [SLUG] howto reverse ssh tunnel?

2006-12-16 Thread Sonia Hamilton
* On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 04:44:15AM +, Rev Simon Rumble wrote: autossh is your friend. Just get it to set up _permanent_ tunnels to your box, so you can always get through whenever you need to. http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/ Nice, nice, thanks! * On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 03:49:51PM

Re: [SLUG] Programming language

2006-12-16 Thread Sonia Hamilton
* On Sat, Dec 16, 2006 at 08:37:06AM +1100, john gibbons wrote: What would be the easiest programming language to learn? Important variables: (1) my technical knowledge of Linux is limited though I love the philosophy of openness and (2) I am 80 years old, so at my age 'simple' also implies

Re: [SLUG] PDA: nice, cheap, not windows; Calendar software.

2006-12-16 Thread Sonia Hamilton
* On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 11:51:58AM +1100, Nick Urbanik wrote: Any suggestions? Or should I just come up with a better paper system? I use a Palm Treo 650, after years of using older Palm Pilots - nice. Only problem I'm having (which I haven't had time to solve) is syncing under Ubuntu Edgy.

Re: [SLUG] howto reverse ssh tunnel?

2006-12-16 Thread Michael Kedzierski
On 12/17/06, Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 03:54:06PM +1100, Craige McWhirter wrote: Have you considered using OpenVPN? My understanding is that OpenVPN doesn't allow you to get a console on the remote machine (which I'd want for installing stuff). It's a

Re: [SLUG] howto reverse ssh tunnel?

2006-12-16 Thread Sonia Hamilton
* On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 01:51:43PM +1100, Michael Kedzierski wrote: On 12/17/06, Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 03:54:06PM +1100, Craige McWhirter wrote: Have you considered using OpenVPN? My understanding is that OpenVPN doesn't allow you to get a

[SLUG] i386 to amd64?

2006-12-16 Thread Peter Miller
I have installed a machine as Ubuntu i386, but its cpu is actually amd64. Is there a way to reinstall all the patches as amd64, or do I have to blow it away and install again from scratch? -- Regards Peter Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] /\/\*http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~millerp/ PGP public

Re: [SLUG] howto reverse ssh tunnel?

2006-12-16 Thread Michael Kedzierski
On 12/17/06, Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 01:51:43PM +1100, Michael Kedzierski wrote: On 12/17/06, Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 03:54:06PM +1100, Craige McWhirter wrote: Have you considered using OpenVPN? My

Re: [SLUG] i386 to amd64?

2006-12-16 Thread Michael Kedzierski
On 12/17/06, Peter Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have installed a machine as Ubuntu i386, but its cpu is actually amd64. Is there a way to reinstall all the patches as amd64, or do I have to blow it away and install again from scratch? You would have to install from scratch I think, every

Re: [SLUG] howto reverse ssh tunnel?

2006-12-16 Thread Sonia Hamilton
* On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 02:09:20PM +1100, Michael Kedzierski wrote: having an always-on VPN can be handy. You can also then run Samba filesharing across it, which is handy for transferring files. Even nicer :-) Will add to my todo list to setup on his box. -- Sonia Hamilton. GPG key

[SLUG] PDA: nice, cheap, not windows; Calendar software

2006-12-16 Thread Leslie Katz
I'm using a Palm Z22. I got it for $175 at Dick Smith's. It came with a clear plastic protective case. I use it with JPilot, which does in Linux what the Windows software that comes with the Palm does. I find the arrangement satisfactory. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List -

[SLUG] (no subject)

2006-12-16 Thread Michael Lake
Hi all When installing Debina a few months ago I made a mistake in creating the swap. I intended to create a 2GB swap but I seem to have zilch. Device Boot Start End #cyls#blocks Id System /dev/sda1 0+ 5 6- 48163+ de Dell Utility /dev/sda2 * 6

[SLUG] How to increase swap partition on an already installed system?

2006-12-16 Thread Michael Lake
Hi all (ditch last msg with no subject) When installing Debian a few months ago I made a mistake in creating the swap. I intended to create a 2GB swap but I seem to have zilch. Device Boot Start End #cyls#blocks Id System /dev/sda1 0+ 5 6- 48163+ de

Re: [SLUG] howto reverse ssh tunnel?

2006-12-16 Thread jam
On Sunday 17 December 2006 12:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 03:54:06PM +1100, Craige McWhirter wrote: Have you considered using OpenVPN? My understanding is that OpenVPN doesn't allow you to get a console on the remote machine (which I'd want for installing stuff).

Re: [SLUG] Programming language

2006-12-16 Thread jam
On Sunday 17 December 2006 12:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * On Sat, Dec 16, 2006 at 08:37:06AM +1100, john gibbons wrote: What would be the easiest programming language to learn? Important variables: (1) my technical knowledge of Linux is limited though I love the philosophy of openness

Re: [SLUG] howto reverse ssh tunnel?

2006-12-16 Thread jam
On Sunday 17 December 2006 12:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 01:51:43PM +1100, Michael Kedzierski wrote: On 12/17/06, Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 03:54:06PM +1100, Craige McWhirter wrote: Have you considered using OpenVPN?

[SLUG] Re: slug Digest, Vol 11, Issue 40

2006-12-16 Thread bill
Hi Gerald Check the settings in AlsaMixer. May need to set volume via AlsaMixer and KMix as well as in individual programs. Its a bit of a balancing act in my experience. Another thought - Does the laptop allow the sound to be turned on/off by way of function keys? Bill Subject: [SLUG]

Re: [SLUG] i386 to amd64?

2006-12-16 Thread jam
On Sunday 17 December 2006 12:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have installed a machine as Ubuntu i386, but its cpu is actually amd64.  Is there a way to reinstall all the patches as amd64, or do I have to blow it away and install again from scratch? Peter, no matter WHAT advice you get, don't

Re: [SLUG] i386 to amd64?

2006-12-16 Thread Alexander W Stanley
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 G'day guys, - From previous experiences there is no real benefit to upgrading while maintaining a system unless backup isn't possible (in which case you shouldn't be attempting to update anyway). For binary based systems it *is* possible to get it

Re: [SLUG] PDA: nice, cheap, not windows; Calendar software.

2006-12-16 Thread John
There's always OpenMoko at http://www.openmoko.com/ due out in early 2007. On 12/17/06, Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 11:51:58AM +1100, Nick Urbanik wrote: Any suggestions? Or should I just come up with a better paper system? I use a Palm Treo 650, after

[SLUG] Ubuntu Edgy : Booting to SATA disks

2006-12-16 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
Hi all, I've now made 5 or 6 attempts to get Ubuntu Edgy installed on a new amd64 system with SATA disks. The install goes fine but when it goes reboot it gets to GRUB and then nothing. I can get back into the system by booting in rescue mode and mounting my root file system but no amount of

Re: [SLUG] How to increase swap partition on an already installed system?

2006-12-16 Thread jam
On Sunday 17 December 2006 16:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When installing Debian a few months ago I made a mistake in creating the swap. I intended to create a 2GB swap but I seem to have zilch.    Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System /dev/sda1          0+      5