Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fresh install, multiple users, moving /home

2007-05-25 Thread Chris Rowson
I should have remembered: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. :-) Hwyl, Neil. Hey Neil I always remembered another P being in there too!!! ;-) Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fresh install, multiple users, moving /home

2007-05-25 Thread Mark Harrison
Chris Rowson wrote: I should have remembered: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. :-) Hwyl, Neil. Hey Neil I always remembered another P being in there too!!! ;-) Chris Indeed, the full phrase is: Proper PRIOR Preparation Prevents Poor Performance Or were

[ubuntu-uk] Multiple Desktops

2007-05-25 Thread Ian Pascoe
Hi Folks Up to now I've been a dedicated follower of Gnome, well almost a year now, and thought it'd be fun to try KDE and maybe a couple of the other esoteric desktops out there. My question is what is the best way to, initially, have both KDE and Gnome on the same PC without them trying to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Multiple Desktops

2007-05-25 Thread Anders Jacobsen
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop then select KDE as environment when you're logging in. You'll be asked if you want it to be your default: you can say just this time and experiment away. On 5/25/07, Ian Pascoe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks Up to now I've been a dedicated follower of

[ubuntu-uk] dapper to fiesty

2007-05-25 Thread dvhllswrth
can anyone tell me the best way to upgrade from dapper to fiesty without a fresh install? AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dapper to fiesty

2007-05-25 Thread Paul RJ Mellors
Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 08:15:09AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: can anyone tell me the best way to upgrade from dapper to fiesty without a fresh install? Upgrade from Dapper to Edgy then to Feisty:- To go from Dapper to Edgy:-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dapper to fiesty

2007-05-25 Thread Alan Pope
On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 08:15:09AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: can anyone tell me the best way to upgrade from dapper to fiesty without a fresh install? Upgrade from Dapper to Edgy then to Feisty:- To go from Dapper to Edgy:- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EdgyUpgrades To go from

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dapper to fiesty

2007-05-25 Thread Paul RJ Mellors
Alan Pope wrote: Hi Paul, On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 01:39:19PM +0100, Paul RJ Mellors wrote: Or you could try gksu update-manager -c -d Are you *quite* sure about that? -c Check if a new distribution release is available -d Check if upgrading to the latest devel release is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dapper to fiesty

2007-05-25 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Paul, On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 01:39:19PM +0100, Paul RJ Mellors wrote: Or you could try gksu update-manager -c -d Are you *quite* sure about that? -c Check if a new distribution release is available -d Check if upgrading to the latest devel release is possible *ding* *ding* *ding*

[ubuntu-uk] Mark Shuttleworth's title (was Introductions and Init script bug query)

2007-05-25 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 16/05/07, Mark Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] [1] I suspect that sugardaddy isn't quite the right word - maybe we should have another naming competition to find a better one :-) No need for a competition. It's SABDFL, self-appointed benevolent dictator for life! Hwyl, Neil. --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike surges

2007-05-25 Thread Alan Pope
On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 19:32 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: I have two mac minis, one of which will be converted to Ubuntu to replace my aged laptop. There is an opportunity to buy gear to prevent lightning strike and damage from power surges to telephone and computers. Is the best way to buy an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike surges

2007-05-25 Thread Paul RJ Mellors
On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 19:55 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 19:32 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: I have two mac minis, one of which will be converted to Ubuntu to replace my aged laptop. There is an opportunity to buy gear to prevent lightning strike and damage from power surges

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike surges

2007-05-25 Thread luxxius
Alan Pope wrote: Call me picky, but isn't it true that you can't *prevent* lightning strikes, only try to get them to hit something other than your aerial/golf club/tree/car/house? My only experience of a lightning strike was lightning hitting the telegraph pole down the street, sending a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike surges

2007-05-25 Thread Dominic Forrest
luxxius wrote: Alan Pope wrote: Call me picky, but isn't it true that you can't *prevent* lightning strikes, only try to get them to hit something other than your aerial/golf club/tree/car/house? My only experience of a lightning strike was lightning hitting the telegraph pole

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike surges

2007-05-25 Thread Robin Menneer
On 5/25/07, luxxius [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alan Pope wrote: Call me picky, but isn't it true that you can't *prevent* lightning strikes, only try to get them to hit something other than your aerial/golf club/tree/car/house? My only experience of a lightning strike was lightning hitting

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike surges

2007-05-25 Thread Robin Menneer
On 5/25/07, Dominic Forrest [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: luxxius wrote: Alan Pope wrote: Call me picky, but isn't it true that you can't *prevent* lightning strikes, only try to get them to hit something other than your aerial/golf club/tree/car/house? My only experience of a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike surges

2007-05-25 Thread Nik Butler
Robin Menneer wrote: I have two mac minis, one of which will be converted to Ubuntu to replace my aged laptop. There is an opportunity to buy gear to prevent lightning strike and damage from power surges to telephone and computers. Is the best way to buy an auxillary power supplly, if so,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike surges

2007-05-25 Thread luxxius
Dominic Forrest wrote: Don't be so sure - my father lived in a remote part of the Highlands of Scotland and had 5 (yes five!) modems fried. I then bought him a combined power/phone lightning surge protector and never had another problem! Where do I get one? (And do you have a URL so I