Re: [ubuntu-uk] new arm notebooks

2009-02-23 Thread Liam Proven
2009/2/24 Matthew Wild : > On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:09 AM, Liam Proven wrote: >> 2009/2/23 Robert McWilliam : >>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 01:53:19PM +, Liam Proven wrote: The form-factor the ARM netbooks should be aiming for is that of the Psion 5 and 5mx, or a host of broadly-simil

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advice on backing up Ubuntu machine

2009-02-23 Thread doug livesey
Thanks for that brilliant & comprehensive list! I'll get cracking on those. 2009/2/24 Jason Liquorish > - Show quoted text - > doug livesey wrote: > > Hi -- I've recently switched my main dev machine from OSX to Ubuntu > > Ibex, and would like to start implementing a regular backup regimen. > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] new arm notebooks

2009-02-23 Thread Matthew Wild
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:09 AM, Liam Proven wrote: > 2009/2/23 Robert McWilliam : >> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 01:53:19PM +, Liam Proven wrote: >>> The form-factor the ARM netbooks should be aiming for is that of the >>> Psion 5 and 5mx, or a host of broadly-similar Windows-CE powered >>> Handh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advice on backing up Ubuntu machine

2009-02-23 Thread Jason Liquorish
doug livesey wrote: > Hi -- I've recently switched my main dev machine from OSX to Ubuntu > Ibex, and would like to start implementing a regular backup regimen. > In OSX I used TimeMachine, an excellent app that has saved my arse on > more than one occasion. > I've seen that there are supposed to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Orange wireless dongle on Ubuntu 8.10

2009-02-23 Thread John
Hi Mike, have finally got the Dongle working, but its not stable, it crashes now and again. It seems it doesnt like automatically reconnecting, if the connection has been lost. On one crash, something changed, and I'm not sure what it was. I just wondered, can you tell me how I can find out wha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] new arm notebooks

2009-02-23 Thread Liam Proven
2009/2/23 Robert McWilliam : > On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 01:53:19PM +, Liam Proven wrote: >> The form-factor the ARM netbooks should be aiming for is that of the >> Psion 5 and 5mx, or a host of broadly-similar Windows-CE powered >> Handheld PCs, such as the HP Jornada 720, the LG Phenom, the NEC

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advice on backing up Ubuntu machine

2009-02-23 Thread Simon Wears
There's one called TimeVault which (I think) is supposed to be pretty similar to TimeMachine that I've been meaning to try out. I don't know how easy to use it is, or what stage it's at, but I thought I'd point it out. You could also open up add/remove programs and search the word 'backup'

[ubuntu-uk] Advice on backing up Ubuntu machine

2009-02-23 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I've recently switched my main dev machine from OSX to Ubuntu Ibex, and would like to start implementing a regular backup regimen. In OSX I used TimeMachine, an excellent app that has saved my arse on more than one occasion. I've seen that there are supposed to be equivalents, like FlyBack (w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Orange wireless dongle on Ubuntu 8.10

2009-02-23 Thread John
Michael G Fletcher wrote: On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 11:24 AM, John wrote: Hi everybody, sorry I havent been around much, I havent been very well, and had to leave this. I have managed to work out this page http://www.pharscape.org/networkmanager-0.7.0-and-3g-wwan-modems.html til

[ubuntu-uk] desktop 1 and 2

2009-02-23 Thread red
I have two desk tops on my system can I have a wall paper on one page and a differant on the other if so, how Shalom Rik Alan Pope wrote: > 2009/2/23 : > >> Hi >> I was wondering if there is a LUG in the North Hampshire area, Farnborough >> for instance. >> > > There is a Hampshire LUG

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LUG

2009-02-23 Thread Alan Pope
2009/2/23 : > Hi > I was wondering if there is a LUG in the North Hampshire area, Farnborough > for instance. There is a Hampshire LUG. We meet in/near Farnborough sometimes. We also frequently meet up in Southampton. You can find out lots more about the LUG here:- http://hants.lug.org.uk/ Che

[ubuntu-uk] LUG

2009-02-23 Thread hamishw
Hi I was wondering if there is a LUG in the North Hampshire area, Farnborough for instance. I found the Ubuntu UK Community support site via Ubuntu and would like to get more involved, somehow, although not an expert at all. I have been using Ubuntu for a few years (accidentally wiped Win XP

Re: [ubuntu-uk] new arm notebooks

2009-02-23 Thread Robert McWilliam
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 01:53:19PM +, Liam Proven wrote: > The form-factor the ARM netbooks should be aiming for is that of the > Psion 5 and 5mx, or a host of broadly-similar Windows-CE powered > Handheld PCs, such as the HP Jornada 720, the LG Phenom, the NEC > MobilePro and so on. Pocketable

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Orange wireless dongle on Ubuntu 8.10

2009-02-23 Thread John
Michael G Fletcher wrote: On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 11:24 AM, John wrote: Hi everybody, sorry I havent been around much, I havent been very well, and had to leave this. I have managed to work out this page http://www.pharscape.org/networkmanager-0.7.0-and-3g-wwan-modems.html til

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Orange wireless dongle on Ubuntu 8.10

2009-02-23 Thread Michael G Fletcher
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 11:24 AM, John wrote: > > Hi everybody, > > sorry I havent been around much, I havent been very well, and had to > leave this. > > I have managed to work out this page > > http://www.pharscape.org/networkmanager-0.7.0-and-3g-wwan-modems.html > > till I get to where it says

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor

2009-02-23 Thread Harry Rickards
Thanks for all the help everyone. The command I'm using now that works is 'xfce4-terminal --geometry 80x25+1280+0 --fullscreen --hide-toolbars --hide-borders --hide-menubar &' which opens up the XFCE terminal on my second monitor (the first one has a resolution of 1280x1024). I did have a loo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor

2009-02-23 Thread Paul Sladen
On Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Paul Sladen wrote: > On Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Harry Rickards wrote: > > command to be opened on a secondary monitor from a terminal > Sadly, I tested "-geometry" with gnome-terminal and it doesn't understand However; formatting it as: gnome-terminal --geometry=80x25+1024+0

Re: [ubuntu-uk] network monitor

2009-02-23 Thread javadayaz
basically i want to see what the kind of traffic other pc's on the network are getting. I just wana be big brother and make sure no ones downloading anything ! :) 2009/2/23 azmodie > another option is > http://crunchbang.org/wiki/vnstat-network-traffic-monitor/ > > vnstat is a console app but can

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor

2009-02-23 Thread azmodie
try Install either "wmctrl" or "devilspie". http://burtonini.com/blog/computers/devilspie http://www.sweb.cz/tripie/utils/wmctrl/ azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] network monitor

2009-02-23 Thread azmodie
another option is http://crunchbang.org/wiki/vnstat-network-traffic-monitor/ vnstat is a console app but can add a web interface to it. [google] azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting JDK 6 as default Java alternative on Ubuntu

2009-02-23 Thread Jason Liquorish
Jason Liquorish wrote: > doug livesey wrote: >> Hi -- as part of trying to get OpenLaszlo to work on my Ubuntu machine, >> I need to set it up so that the default version of Java it is running is >> a JDK (preferably 6). >> I've found tuts that tell me how to select from the java alternatives on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting JDK 6 as default Java alternative on Ubuntu

2009-02-23 Thread Jason Liquorish
doug livesey wrote: > Hi -- as part of trying to get OpenLaszlo to work on my Ubuntu machine, > I need to set it up so that the default version of Java it is running is > a JDK (preferably 6). > I've found tuts that tell me how to select from the java alternatives on > my machine, but I've no id

Re: [ubuntu-uk] is list working?

2009-02-23 Thread Thomas Ibbotson
Mark White wrote: > > I haven’t had any emails from this list since last Thursday. Have I > done something stupid? > > Mark > The list is working fine. There have been two other replies to your original message. I've cc'ed you on this one, so you should definitely get this. If you haven't also r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] is list working?

2009-02-23 Thread norman
On Mon, 2009-02-23 at 12:02 +, Mark White wrote: > I haven’t had any emails from this list since last Thursday. Have I > done something stupid? Only you know the answer to that question. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] is list working?

2009-02-23 Thread Dave Morley
On Mon, 2009-02-23 at 12:02 +, Mark White wrote: > I haven’t had any emails from this list since last Thursday. Have I > done something stupid? > > > > Mark > > Yes :) -- Seek That Thy Might Know http://www.davmor2.co.uk signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message p

[ubuntu-uk] is list working?

2009-02-23 Thread Mark White
I haven't had any emails from this list since last Thursday. Have I done something stupid? Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound unlistenably quiet on Macbook 3, 1 with Intrepid

2009-02-23 Thread doug livesey
Cool -- I've signed up to the bug, so I'll wait for that to be sorted. Meantime, Ubuntu still rocks, and I'm dual booting OSX for media stuff, anyway. Thanks a lot, Doug. 2009/2/23 Chris Weaver > At the moment there is no fix. By the way, this only affects the sound > coming through the inter

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound unlistenably quiet on Macbook 3, 1 with Intrepid

2009-02-23 Thread Chris Weaver
At the moment there is no fix. By the way, this only affects the sound coming through the internal speakers if you plug something into the headphone socket it sounds fine (I have the same issue) - CW 2009/2/22 Andrew Oakley > doug livesey wrote: > > sound is incredibly quiet > > Make sure all t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor

2009-02-23 Thread Harry Rickards
Thanks, I'll try it later as I'm currently on a public computer. I was planning to use xfce4-terminal, not gnome-terminal though, does anyone know if xfce4-terminal works with the -geometry option. Quoting Paul Sladen : > On Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Harry Rickards wrote: >> command to be opened

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Orange wireless dongle on Ubuntu 8.10

2009-02-23 Thread John
Hi everybody, sorry I havent been around much, I havent been very well, and had to leave this. I have managed to work out this page http://www.pharscape.org/networkmanager-0.7.0-and-3g-wwan-modems.html till I get to where it says 'Disabling ZeroCD. I have uploaded the ozerocdoff file, but it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Java app (FreeMind) installed through Synaptic -- where is it?

2009-02-23 Thread doug livesey
I've just this moment taken your sage advice -- cheers! 2009/2/23 Timothy Rittman > Hi, > > Freemind is a great mindmapping programme, and is the only > programme I use regularly that works on linux, mac and > windows! I would strongly recommend installing the .deb > file direct from the freemin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Java app (FreeMind) installed through Synaptic -- where is it?

2009-02-23 Thread Timothy Rittman
Hi, Freemind is a great mindmapping programme, and is the only programme I use regularly that works on linux, mac and windows! I would strongly recommend installing the .deb file direct from the freemind website - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7118&package_id=161831&rel