Re: [SLUG] Re: Free online Linux Lessons. Yay!

Well, since where exchanging Linux tutorials, I found the following interactive course very good. It deals firstly in system administration, again via the command line, but has a very gentle learning curve, and small quizes at the end of each topic making it good for newbies. It also moves on

[SLUG] Re: linux dedicated computers in australia?

thanks for this; i checked out pioneer and have posted the quote i got from them in a fresh post; would you mind taking a look at this for me? thx kindly, rufi On 22 Jun, 22:49, Richard Neal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I kno.pioneercomputers.com.auhave an Ubuntu option on most of their

[SLUG] Re: linux dedicated computers in australia?

so, are you saying that Dell won't actually sell me a machine with ubuntu on it (i know they do in the states, and i think in UK) but that if i were to buy the one you recommend, this would be the same one they are using in the States to load ubuntu onto? also, could you have a look at my fresh

Re: [SLUG] Re: linux dedicated computers in australia?

On Sun, 22 Jul 2007, Rufi_Dukes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: so, are you saying that Dell won't actually sell me a machine with ubuntu on it (i know they do in the states, and i think in UK) but that if i were to buy the one you recommend, this would be the same one they are using in the States to

[SLUG] Extracting URL's from a web page

All. I wish to extract specific links from a web page. A part of the requirement is to be able to drill down about three to four levels to extract the information. The first page shall have 26 to 30 links I want to extract. The levels beneath the first page is a lot higher. I only want

[SLUG] Query on The Gimp

I've just finished installing Ubuntu 7.04 and decided to look at The Gimp. According to the Help file, the help files are missing. In particular, I was told that gimp-help-en was nowhere to be found. I've seen this before, when I was using Fedora. Is there something special about these files

Re: [SLUG] Query on The Gimp

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just finished installing Ubuntu 7.04 and decided to look at The Gimp. According to the Help file, the help files are missing. In particular, I was told that gimp-help-en was nowhere to be found. I've seen this before, when I was using Fedora. Is there something

[SLUG] how to get the Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01) to work with FEDORA 7

could some one please help me get my wireless card on my laptop to work on FEDORA 7 i have a Compaq Persario C300 Laptop with a Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN. Here is some information what i hope will help # cat /var/log/dmesg | grep Broadcom bcm43xx_mac80211: Broadcom 4311 WLAN

[SLUG] buying new linux dedicated PC, advice sought

I was wondering if there is anyone here who could help me by looking at the quote below (from pioneer) and telling me if there are any obvious specs that jump out and strike the reader as odd, or as overkill, or under-resourced, or in any other way out of balance.. i'm a newbie who is attracted

[SLUG] re: Not good publicity for Linux, is it?

Rev Simon Rumble wrote Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:59:51 +0100: ... It can be as simple as getting your developers to do things sensibly. Like, all the everyday graphics hosted on a majorly-well connected web server with no fancy stuff (lighthttpd). ... Even better; use the graphics from someone

[SLUG] routing a /29

Hi. I need some help with this routing configuration. I currently have 1 box as our company server. It has a static IP provided by the service provider. We are installing a couple more servers and have an additional /29 range. The new range does not include the static IP. We currently have

[SLUG] de-HTMLzing emails?

I want to receive emails on my h/held, but as GPRS rates are horrendously expensive ($15 to send 240k email that took about 2 minutes) I'd like to drop attachements and convert any emails to text/plain, what is the best way to do so ? -- Voytek -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List

Re: [SLUG] Re: linux dedicated computers in australia?

On 22/07/07, Rufi_Dukes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: so, are you saying that Dell won't actually sell me a machine with ubuntu on it (i know they do in the states, and i think in UK) but that if i were to buy the one you recommend, this would be the same one they are using in the States to load

Re: [SLUG] buying new linux dedicated PC, advice sought

On 22/07/07, Rufi_Dukes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was wondering if there is anyone here who could help me by looking at the quote below (from pioneer) and telling me if there are any obvious specs that jump out and strike the reader as odd, or as overkill, or under-resourced, or in any other

Re: [SLUG] Extracting URL's from a web page

Once more, this time to list http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePython/2.5/diveintopython/html/html_processing/extracting_data.html has some sample recipes that should give you a good starting point. On 22/07/07, Sean Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All. I wish to extract specific

Re: [SLUG] re: Not good publicity for Linux, is it?

On 23/07/07, Tom Worthington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even better; use the graphics from someone else's web site. ;-) For example Australian Screen credits a lot of participating organisations and has their logos listed http://australianscreen.com.au/title-index/features/. This does not make

Re: [SLUG] re: Not good publicity for Linux, is it?

Zhasper wrote: On 23/07/07, Tom Worthington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even better; use the graphics from someone else's web site. ;-) For example Australian Screen credits a lot of participating organisations and has their logos listed http://australianscreen.com.au/title-index/features/. This

[SLUG] Slightly OT

Hi I was wondering if any body knows where I can get a serial to usb converter for a WL-500gP. I am running openwrt on it and would like serial access. There are lots of links on the site to american places to purchase such devices. I thought this list might be geeky enough to have some

Re: [SLUG] re: Not good publicity for Linux, is it?

On 23/07/07, Marghanita da Cruz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Zhasper wrote: On 23/07/07, Tom Worthington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even better; use the graphics from someone else's web site. ;-) For example Australian Screen credits a lot of participating organisations and has their logos listed

Re: [SLUG] Slightly OT

Alex Samad wrote: Hi I was wondering if any body knows where I can get a serial to usb converter for a WL-500gP. USB to serial converters are pretty easy to get hold of. Any of the larger computer hardware stores should have them. I most recently got one at CTX (I thing thats the name)

Re: [SLUG] routing a /29

On Monday 23 July 2007 10:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need some help with this routing configuration. I currently have 1 box as our company server. It has a static IP provided by the service provider. We are installing a couple more servers and have an additional /29 range. The new range

Re: [SLUG] re: Not good publicity for Linux, is it?

This one time, at band camp, Zhasper wrote: What you're describing is called hotlinking, amounts to theft of bandwidth and resources, and is generally frowned upon. Theft? That's like comparing copying data to theft, rape and murder on the high seas . Hotlinking is part of the inherent

Re: [SLUG] de-HTMLzing emails?

On Mon, 2007-07-23 at 09:50 +1000, Voytek Eymont wrote: I want to receive emails on my h/held, but as GPRS rates are horrendously expensive ($15 to send 240k email that took about 2 minutes) I'd like to drop attachements and convert any emails to text/plain, what is the best way to do so ?