2009/3/4 John jake...@sky.com
I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but I was just wondering, are
there any websites or books that are Ubuntu specific, that are easy to
read and understand
Before spending any money on dead tree books take a look at
http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com it's a
2009/3/4 John jake...@sky.com:
I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but I was just wondering, are
there any websites or books that are Ubuntu specific, that are easy to
read and understand. I want to try using my Terminal more, and I think
I'm now ready to start learning.
Read man pages.
I recall seeing an Ubuntu Linux printed magazine with Hardy LTS desktop
install CD available in WH Smiths for a tenner, a few months ago.
It's not in Smiths now, at least not the large Cheltenham branch. Does
anyone know where I might be able to get copies of this? Or who the
publisher was?
Hi -- does anyone have any experience with PDAs running linux?
I need to write an on-site data-gathering app, and such a machine would be
perfect.
I'd also need a clue about the best way to rapid-dev for a linux PDA.
I've got about 2 weeks, typically!
Doug.
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Hi -- does anyone have any experience with PDAs running linux?
I need to write an on-site data-gathering app, and such a machine would be
perfect.
I'd also need a clue about the best way to rapid-dev for a linux PDA.
I've got about 2 weeks, typically!
Doug.
There are lots of installers
Mark Fraser wrote:
I was going to say that Computer Active published 'The
Computer Active Ultimate Guide To Linux' in December,
but that had Ubuntu 8.10 on it. It was £5.99.
Ooh, that might do. Thanks.
http://www.computeractive-direct.co.uk/index.cfm?p=16itemid=2946
Basically I want to give
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Andrew Oakley andrew.oak...@hesa.ac.uk wrote:
I recall seeing an Ubuntu Linux printed magazine with Hardy LTS desktop
install CD available in WH Smiths for a tenner, a few months ago.
It's not in Smiths now, at least not the large Cheltenham branch. Does
My advice, Rowan...
- back everything up that you need (probably only /home/rowan or whatever)
- re-install from a fresh Ubuntu CD.
Trying to work out what's going on with this one just seems to be
taking up time of yours that you really do not have... the truth is
that Ubuntu is VERY good these
thanks guys -- I have all the time in the world, it's just that I am a
bit luckless (and clueless). This DVD is the one that LinuxCertified
made specifically as an 'image' of their own particular configuration
with all its applications, but they also supplied a CD with just the
ubuntu minus
On 05/03/2009 12:39, Rowan wrote:
thanks guys -- I have all the time in the world, it's just that I am a
bit luckless (and clueless). This DVD is the one that LinuxCertified
made specifically as an 'image' of their own particular configuration
with all its applications, but they also supplied
I really think you're wasting your time, Rowan, dealing with them.
I am convinced that if you let Ubuntu simply install itself you'll
have all your issues fixed.
It is one of the things we've been taught to do, phone or e-mail the
supplier in the first instance, but when it comes to Linux I have
2009/3/5 Philip Stubbs phi...@stuphi.co.uk:
Read man pages. The first UNIX like system I used was a VAX-VMS
system.
Er, VAX-VMS was not remotely UNIX-like and did not have a man
command, nor ls, cd or any of those.
The directory-listing command was not ls, it was DIR or indeed any
Oh, absolutely, the applications are all in the repositories, they have
said so several times. But you can imagine how much angst I would
generate trying to do it that way. I suspect that the trick is to catch
one of the boot options when first powering up, before it goes into
Ubuntu, perhaps
2009/3/5 Andrew Oakley andrew.oak...@hesa.ac.uk:
I recall seeing an Ubuntu Linux printed magazine with Hardy LTS desktop
install CD available in WH Smiths for a tenner, a few months ago.
It's not in Smiths now, at least not the large Cheltenham branch. Does
anyone know where I might be able
yeah, well, California ... they're probably all stoned ...
Sean Miller wrote:
I really think you're wasting your time, Rowan, dealing with them.
I am convinced that if you let Ubuntu simply install itself you'll
have all your issues fixed.
It is one of the things we've been taught to do,
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote:
2009/3/5 Philip Stubbs phi...@stuphi.co.uk:
Read man pages. The first UNIX like system I used was a VAX-VMS
system.
Er, VAX-VMS was not remotely UNIX-like and did not have a man
command, nor ls, cd or any of those.
Quite
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Rowan rowan.berke...@googlemail.com wrote:
yeah, well, California ... they're probably all stoned ...
Can we join in do you think? Could just do with getting stoned, but
in cloudy Shepton Mallet there are no hippies to commune with...
*deep breath*
;-)
Sean
I approve of this wild topic drift :)
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote:
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote:
Quite right, none of this Unix nonsense... we used to have VML and God
knows what else... oh, I guess we'd
I was educated before we bacame part of the EU.
The EU allows all member States to use their own system of measurement and
currency!
Interesting that a contributor wants computer weights stated in kilos!
Some years ago, trading standards prosecuted traders for selling goods in
pounds
On 05/03/2009, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote:
I really think you're wasting your time, Rowan, dealing with them.
Harsh.
I am convinced that if you let Ubuntu simply install itself you'll
have all your issues fixed.
I'd be willing to bet that's not the case. Look at it from LC
There is no VAT in intra EU transaction. But the importer has to pay the VAT
in customs. That is ofcourse applied to companies and not individuals...
I think UK has to see more friendly the EU ...
Thanks
2009/3/5 mike daniels mikezz1...@yahoo.com
I was educated before we bacame part of
I think we have provided immense amounts of information detailing
exactly the commands that Rowan needs to recompile and reinstall his
driver. Either he knuckles down and tries it ...
I already did just that, I believe:
type the following as root or using sudo to rebuild the r8168 driver:
cd
I am not qualifed to comment on EU VAT on intercompany busines, My point was,
if an individual purchases goods from an EU State, the VAT rate of that State
is applied, so for example, a purchase from Polaland is at the 22.5% rate.
--- On Thu, 5/3/09, Angelos Chatzikostas angelos...@gmail.com
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote:
You're not Rowan though. You have orders of magnitude more skill and
experience in use of Linux than he appears to. If he goes for a
vanilla install of Ubuntu it's entirely likely that he'll end up with
some level of brokenness
Ian,
Ian Betteridge wrote:
I approve of this wild topic drift :)
Yes, me too! I was a grewat lover of OpenVMS (to give it its proper
name) and all things VAX and Alpha. I still have an Alpha workstation
running OpenVMS running under my desk!
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Sean Miller
On 05/03/2009, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote:
Trying to fix something that is broken is FAR harder than simply
re-installing, and it sounds like he's sufficiently early on in his
Linux journey to do that without losing too much.
Sounds like the windows way of fixing things. Just
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 2:10 PM, mike daniels mikezz1...@yahoo.com wrote:
I am not qualifed to comment on EU VAT on intercompany busines, My point
was, if an individual purchases goods from an EU State, the VAT rate of that
State is applied, so for example, a purchase from Polaland is at the
Thanks Matt, mybe I was being too specific, yes, ROI items were charged at the
15% rate.
Time to close this thread, back to the technical ones. Regards, Michael
--- On Thu, 5/3/09, Matt Jones m...@mattjones.me.uk wrote:
From: Matt Jones m...@mattjones.me.uk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fw: EU rules
For those of you who haven't already seen this, the new toy from the guy who
brought us the Zonbu.
http://www.osnews.com/story/21075/Want_Touch_Book
If it's as good as they make out it could prove interesting since the
hardware design is supposed to be open, should make a very easy install for
That was our interim conclusion, Simon, but it now appears that the
problem is more complex. What happened was this: the suppliers sent the
machine out to me with automatic updates switched on, and being a
first-time user I allowed it to download and attempt to install a
whole series of
Mark Fraser wrote:
On Thursday 05 March 2009 10:24:12 Sean Miller wrote:
Almost certainly Future Publishing... they do these things,
I was going to say that Computer Active published 'The
Computer Active Ultimate Guide To Linux' in December,
Ah! Found it. It was The Linux Starter Pack and
Rowan wrote:
Oh, absolutely, the applications are all in the repositories, they have
said so several times. But you can imagine how much angst I would
generate trying to do it that way. I suspect that the trick is to catch
one of the boot options when first powering up, before it goes into
Liam Proven wrote:
[...]
VAXen ran Unix - indeed, Unix was developed on VAXen. But the native
VAX OS, although much much later rated POSIX-compatible, was VMS which
is nothing like Unix in any way.
Hello, Liam.
Wrong! - Unix was developed on pdp11's: I used it on a pdp11/23 + 11/34.
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote:
I remember driving my friend Hugo Fiennes in, perhaps, the late 80s to
pick up a PDP 11 running Unix. I remember him joking about she sells
c-shells etc.
I've jsut spent 10 minutes trying to work out why I knew that name.
This page of Hugo's is fascinating...
http://utter.chaos.org.uk/~altman/mp3mobile/
We have REALLY gone off topic now.
Sean
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Flippin' hell... he developed the iPhone???
http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/news/article1/
Arrghhh where did I go wrong?
Sean
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'Tempers Flare as Recession Creeps into Tech Industry'
http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2009/03/tempers-flare-as-recession-creeps-into.html
Extract:
It's _ hippy freaks like you that are costing us our
jobs. You got any idea how many people are getting pink slips because
of your
Andrew Oakley wrote:
Mark Fraser wrote:
I was going to say that Computer Active published 'The
Computer Active Ultimate Guide To Linux' in December,
but that had Ubuntu 8.10 on it. It was £5.99.
Ooh, that might do. Thanks.
http://www.computeractive-direct.co.uk/index.cfm?p=16itemid=2946
It turned out to be, press F12 at the POST screen, as it states in the
bottom, then select the optical drive when the boot device menu appears.
It seems to have worked. To prevent all this from happening again, I
need to go to System - Administration - Software Sources, and uncheck
the
Sean Miller wrote:
Flippin' hell... he developed the iPhone???
http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/news/article1/
Arrghhh where did I go wrong?
Sean
Hi everybody, I have quite enjoyed learning about this, even though it
did go off topic, it was quite interesting. Thanks for the link, I
2009/3/5 Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com:
2009/3/5 Philip Stubbs phi...@stuphi.co.uk:
Read man pages. The first UNIX like system I used was a VAX-VMS
system.
Er, VAX-VMS was not remotely UNIX-like and did not have a man
command, nor ls, cd or any of those.
Ok. I can't remember what the
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Guys you really make me wish that I was old enough to have done all of
this. The only way I can get close is by playing with the oldest servers
I could find in my college when I ran it for them for a while (VMS
based). One thing I still find funny
2009/3/5 Philip Stubbs phi...@stuphi.co.uk:
No. I guess my memory could be wrong, but I am certain I was using a
VAX VMS system running some form of X windowing system and it had the
xman program. I can picture myself at the machine I used, and in that
part of the office all the machines were
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