Re: [ubuntu-uk] Any reasons why Ubuntu(-MATE) wouldn't work on this laptop?

On 2017-07-02, Liam Proven wrote: > On 2 July 2017 at 14:16, Stuart Ward wrote: >> Your best bet is to get a second hand corporate ThinkPad or similar machine. >> These all run Linux well and because it is used you get a lot more bang for >> your buck. >> > > > Strongly

[ubuntu-uk] Any reasons why Ubuntu(-MATE) wouldn't work on this laptop?

I'm shopping around for a new work laptop, & we have to buy it from Insight. I'm thinking about this one: http://www.uk.insight.com/en-gb/productinfo/laptops-and-notebooks/0004363583-0001 HP ZBook 14 G2 Mobile Workstation14" - Core i7 5500U - 8 GB RAM - 1 TB HDD and I wonder if anyone

[ubuntu-uk] USB wi-fi adapter recommendation?

Hi, Can anyone recommend a good USB wi-fi adapter for use with Ubuntu? I don't mind if it takes some tinkering to set up the first time, but I need high reliability for a non-gearhead to be able to use it after that. Thanks, Adam -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Removing Unknown Display in 14.04

On 2014-06-30, Colin Law wrote: On 30 June 2014 21:07, Gordon Burgess-Parker gor...@gbpcomputing.co.uk wrote: Is there any way of permanently removing the unknown display? I've turned it off but it still is sitting there although not now affecting anything... There is not normally an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dynamic DNS service

On 2013-03-23, Jools Wills wrote: Dyndns bought out editdns. People with paid lifetime memberships were promised the equivalent service but got something quite different instead and had to pay a migration fee. A lot of lies were told at the time regarding the situation. They also bought

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dynamic DNS service

On 2013-03-19, Alan Pope wrote: On 19/03/13 14:40, J Fernyhough wrote: https://freedns.afraid.org/ is just one. I use that one since dyndns went all evil on us. What do you mean evil? (I changed from dyndns to no-ip recently because dyndns annoyed me, but I'm curious as to what others

Re: [ubuntu-uk] recommendations for dongle internet?

On 2012-08-07, Kris Douglas wrote: On 7 August 2012 17:26, Paul Sladen ubu...@paul.sladen.org wrote: Yes, too many variations [of Linux] has historically been an issue and barrier in gaining Free software the mindshare/traction it deserves. Ubuntu is part of the answer to this; Focus

Re: [ubuntu-uk] recommendations for dongle internet?

On 2012-08-04, Stuart Ward wrote: Disclaimer I have worked for 3 in the past. I tried very had when I was there to convince the broadband team that it was important to do some level of support for Linux, but all my protestations fell on deaf ears. No customer demand.. too many distributions

[ubuntu-uk] recommendations for dongle internet?

Just wondering if anyone would like to recommend any particular USB dongle internet hardware/services in the UK? I'm expecting to use it quite a bit for short periods, but only in the UK. Obviously it needs to be usable with Ubuntu! Thanks, Adam -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] trouble with a Vodafone TopUp And Go dongle

On 2011-08-16, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 16/08/2011 11:38, Adam Funk wrote: Also, I think that it works in one USB port (the one I usually have my mouse in) but not the other one --- is that possible? Thanks, Adam Having said that ... today the connection died and (after trying

Re: [ubuntu-uk] trouble with a Vodafone TopUp And Go dongle

On 2011-08-13, Tony Pursell wrote: On 13 August 2011 17:03, Adam Funk a24...@ducksburg.com wrote: I plugged one of these into my Ubuntu laptop, which recognised it as a Vodafone Mobile Broadband K3570-Z, but I couldn't get a working connection (the network manager icon in the notification

[ubuntu-uk] trouble with a Vodafone TopUp And Go dongle

I plugged one of these into my Ubuntu laptop, which recognised it as a Vodafone Mobile Broadband K3570-Z, but I couldn't get a working connection (the network manager icon in the notification area went into a very high speed spin with the trying to connect two dots). It worked on someone else's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

On 2011-04-21, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: On Thu, 2011-04-21 at 16:52 +0100, Paul Willis wrote: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade -y ...my server it needs a reboot. Of course, if you're doing it at the command line, it's pretty easy to tell if a reboot is required. If the kernel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

On 2011-04-27, Colin Law wrote: On 27 April 2011 13:06, Adam Funk a24...@ducksburg.com wrote:  I really wish aptitude or at least the GUI update manager would warn me *in advance* when a package upgrade will require a reboot, as it can be very inconvenient to find out afterwards when you're

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Flame Wars mailing list

On 2009-07-03, Alan Pope wrote: 2009/7/3 Harry Rickards hricka...@l33tmyst.com: (If there was some joke intended, I've missed it). I was thinking a list with a few threads with hundreds/thousands of messages in (like there was in GLLUG a couple of months back about emacs/xemacs/vi/vim vs ed.)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can anyone get USB C-Media ... CM106 Like Sound Device to work?

On 2009-06-03, Rob Beard wrote: Adam Funk wrote: I bought Maplin's 5.1 USB Multimedia Sound Card [1], which has the lsusb output listed below [2], and I'm at my wit's end trying to get it to work (on Intrepid and Jaunty). All I want to do is plug the line-out from my hi-fi into the line

[ubuntu-uk] Can anyone get USB C-Media ... CM106 Like Sound Device to work?

I bought Maplin's 5.1 USB Multimedia Sound Card [1], which has the lsusb output listed below [2], and I'm at my wit's end trying to get it to work (on Intrepid and Jaunty). All I want to do is plug the line-out from my hi-fi into the line-in on this device and record with Audacity. I know sound

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Photo keyrings compatible with standards?

On 2009-01-20, Paul Sladen wrote: On Tue, 20 Jan 2009, Adam Funk wrote: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1403:0001 Sitronix Digital Photo Frame ... Back to using it as a mass-storage device, can you post any output from: dmesg after inserting it and which might show an error? I gave up and sent

[ubuntu-uk] Photo keyring compatible with standards?

I made the mistake of buying a Yuraku 1.5 digital photo-frame keyring, then discovered it not only fails to work as a USB mass-storage device (the obvious standard) but it isn't even compatible with PTP (gphoto). Can anyone recommend something like this that is compatible with either of these

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Photo keyring compatible with standards?

On 2009-01-20, Paul Sladen wrote: On Tue, 20 Jan 2009, Adam Funk wrote: I made the mistake of buying a Yuraku 1.5 digital photo-frame The last one I came across only had something like 8MB of flash on it anyway. However I couldn't find any results for searching for this name, could you

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB sound device for recording line-in to a laptop?

On 2008-09-08, Rob Beard wrote: Something like this would do the job: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=97120C=6354U=RTonyourpcRadio or this http://www.redstore.com/SWESDC043 I'm sure you'd be able to find one cheaper than £20/£25 though. I picked up one of the Sweex

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB sound device for recording line-in to a laptop?

On 2008-09-08, Chris Weaver wrote: The M-Audio transit is very good in this respect. Simply a small box on the end of a USB cable with line in and Line / optical Out. I've used one at the Radio station I work for years (although I cannot say what the situation is like under Ubuntu - other

[ubuntu-uk] USB sound device for recording line-in to a laptop?

Would anyone like to recommend an external USB sound-device with a line-in input, suitable for recording from a hi-fi line-level connection using Audacity? I have no idea what to search for or what the price ranges are like. A 3.5 mm or 2.5 mm stereo jack would be fine, or even a pair of RCA

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Privacy

On 2008-08-01, Mac wrote: AFAIR, Google log the originating IP addresses and details of the searches for all searches done through their servers, and keep the logs for two years. They do the same for all their on-line services. And they reserve the right to data-mine the information you

Re: [ubuntu-uk] special characters for french in ubuntu and open-office

On 2008-04-01, Tony Arnold wrote: Adam, Adam Funk wrote: I wasn't aware of this! For years I've been using Option XkbOptionscompose:rwin in the keyboard stanza of xorg.conf (and its pre-xorg equivalent). Is there any reason not to do it that way if I'm used

Re: [ubuntu-uk] special characters for french in ubuntu and open-office

On 2008-03-30, Wulfy wrote: I have the United Kingdom gb Generic 105-key (Intl) PC and I can get (almost) all the European language characters. Try pressing AltGR; e which should give é. If it does, the other accents are on the punctuation keys around the right end of the keyboard. Use

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Capitalising on XP's demise

On 2008-03-25, Paul Mellors wrote: - Writing to relevant MPs, councillors, and so on - people who are in a position to influence decision making where public sector corporate IT infrastructure is involved, who will at some point have to 'replace' those XP boxes, explaining to them the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Amusing typo

On 2008-03-08, Steve Cook wrote: Just started upgrading to Hardy, and noticed the following rather amusing typo retching file 17... :-) Downloaded something indigestable. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Creating 'root' account. (sudo, recovery mode)

On 2007-08-07, Paul Sladen wrote: On a default Ubuntu with the root account locked, selecting (recovery mode) will drop one straight to a root shell, without requiring a password. The idea behind this is simple; the only time time that somebody really needs to do some form of recovery, is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Creating 'root' account. (sudo, audit trails)

On 2007-08-05, Paul Sladen wrote: On Sat, 4 Aug 2007, Andrew Jenkins wrote: For now though I consider playing around as 'root' while being 'under the influence' as bad as driving so I'll leave well alone. Exact logging is *precisely* why 'sudo' exists. In the morning you do: sudo grep

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnucash accounts

On 2007-06-26, michaelweaver wrote: I do not know if I have got this right but having a look at the Gnucash concepts guide when creating accounts in Gnucash, I create for example an account called assets as a top level account but do not put in any details such as an account name or

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Click includes Ubuntu: Mark II

On 2007-06-12, Jim Kissel wrote: In my case firefox has a player installed for wmv files and starts to play this stream in the browser. All I see is the tail end of a bbc weather forcast. Just the bbc weather logo and about 5 seconds of sound. Then nothing. wget doesn't get much. Can

Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade

On 2006-12-14, chombee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 11:34 +, Adam Funk wrote: On 2006-12-14, chombee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Upgrade using the graphical update manager, +not+ apt-get. It is not equivalent anymore, sadly. What about aptitude? Not sure. I think I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade

On 2006-12-14, chombee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Upgrade using the graphical update manager, +not+ apt-get. It is not equivalent anymore, sadly. What about aptitude? Also there are some packages it is worth removing before an upgrade (and reinstalling after) such as binary drivers from nvidia

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recording web audio in Dapper

On 2006-09-17, Llywelyn Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whilst I'm in a enquiring frame of mind, how easy is it to record to mp3/ogg/other some web streamed audio. I am thinking specifically of BBC programs which don't seem to have a download option, just a stream option. I used to use Total