Re: Fedora 12 update causing SELinux alerts [SOLVED]

2010-01-20 Thread Roger
users I reinstalled xdg-user-dirs and that fixed the problem. Hopefully this will save someone else the trouble. I too, found that F12 has SELinux alerts for just about everything, even in permissive mode. After 16 hours use it produced several screens fulls of alerts. Roger -- users mailing

Re: Between F11 and F12, which would you choose?

2010-01-30 Thread Roger
On 01/30/2010 10:14 AM, Alan Cox wrote: The question remains: Do you just want to experiment and incur the problems that require expertise to fix, or do you want to use the os to drive applications which achieve results, if the latter then stick with Fedora 11. 12 is visually much

Re: which version of fedora to install

2010-01-31 Thread Roger
On 02/01/2010 06:03 AM, Bill Davidsen wrote: Prabhakar Pandey wrote: i used fedora 8 but later some of you told that fedora 8 is not that good and i should try f12 or f11 . so can anybody tell me which one should i install f11 or f12 ?? and it would be nice if u tell me how to install

Re: help with... F9

2010-01-31 Thread Roger
On 01/31/2010 09:33 PM, Erik P. Olsen wrote: On 31/01/10 11:14, Ed Greshko wrote: Kevin Kofler wrote: Jake Peavy wrote: ...I know I should upgrade to F12 (or whatever) but I don't have time... Then we don't have time to answer your question, sorry.

Re: Blacklisting Nouveau

2010-02-01 Thread Roger
and I for one will embrace it when it is capable. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

Re: Blacklisting Nouveau

2010-02-02 Thread Roger
be among the first to move. I need both apps so please keep me informed of progress. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate

Re: Blacklisting Nouveau

2010-02-02 Thread Roger
Personally, I consider ATI to be nothing more than scrap metal waiting for a rubbish bin, and you couldn't pay me enough money to ditch nVidia for ATI. Agreed For my needs Nvidia works fairly well, the others do not. Roger PS Usability of 3D drivers is what we need and when Nouveau fills

Re: OpenOffice and password protected encrypted .docx files?

2010-02-04 Thread Roger
a solution? Thanks Had the same problem a month ago researched and googled for days, the only solution I found was to request the password. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman

Re: Why are .thunderbird and .evolution hidden ?

2010-02-25 Thread Roger
that the .thunderbird files have saved me a number of times and also use the .file protocol to put away files I don't need to have displayed. it's a good concept Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman

Re: Installing Fedora Core 12 on a system with a IT8212 SATA Controller

2010-02-28 Thread Roger
drive and another drive that had been removed from the system. I went into the bios del at start up and made sure the floppy and drives were set to none except for the drive I wanted to install to. Install went very fast after that. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org

Re: Using f13 rpms in f12?

2010-03-01 Thread Roger
-devel etc On one of my recent Fedora 12 installations, yum update pulledin Fedora 13 rpms and the system refused to boot. Be careful Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: (OT) Generate Graphical Tree (SVG / PNG) of Directory Structure

2010-03-02 Thread Roger
file in blender3d Then you could rotate it 360 degrees in each direction. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki

Re: this table in html how

2010-03-07 Thread Roger
3 columns, bottom each block spanning 2. Why not do it as css and forget tables Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki

Re: this table in html how

2010-03-07 Thread Roger
6 columns, top row each block spanning 3 columns, bottom each block spanning 2. Why not do it as css and forget tables? Why don't you supply that solution? Send money and I will, I haven't got time to do it for free, busy designing a new site- otherwise google and learn css. Roger

Re: [OT] Deafening silence

2010-03-14 Thread Roger
$5.50c worth. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Sorbet (Sherbet) no longer on Fedora's future but on bios merits

2010-03-24 Thread Roger
On 03/24/2010 05:45 PM, charles zeitler wrote: how's this for a hypothetical: some person (let's call him 'Marcel') enters his BIOS, (maybe makes some changes), invokes password protection reboots. some time later, he installs a fresh operating system. then he re-enters his BIOS (unknown

Re: F12 crash

2010-04-02 Thread Roger
things that need attention. Permissive is useable because one still gets the warnings. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki

Re: Printer IDs in Fedora 13: your help is neeeded!

2010-04-07 Thread Roger
/pub/alt/nightly-composes/desktop/ [4] http://cyberelk.net/tim/2010/04/01/printer-device-ids-wanted/ I have Fuji Xerox C2100 color laser and running sudo python check-device-ids.py as directed [2] and [4] produces no output. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org

Re: Printer IDs in Fedora 13: your help is neeeded!

2010-04-07 Thread Roger
/pub/alt/nightly-composes/desktop/ [4] http://cyberelk.net/tim/2010/04/01/printer-device-ids-wanted/ I run Fedora 11, have Fuji Xerox C2100 color laser and running sudo python check-device-ids.py as directed [2] and [4] produces no output. Roger -- users mailing list users

Re: slow installing software

2010-04-11 Thread Roger
. Where yum takes a few minute at most, Add/Remove can frequently take 15-20 minutes then fail. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki

Re: Scanning broken in Fedora ?

2010-04-13 Thread Roger
On 04/13/2010 04:16 PM, Valent Turkovic wrote: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=556218 Is scanning working for you? Looks like it's broken. Any news of a fix anytime soon? My scanjet3500c works ok in Fedora 11 Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org

Re: after upgrade to f12

2010-04-19 Thread Roger
, that seems to have gone away. With F13 but there is a printing problem with some printers but otherwise it's fine, it runs Scribus, Blender, gimp and other apps More testing as time permits. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription

Re: root passwd

2010-04-25 Thread Roger
When you need root access from a terminal type sudo some command and it will ask for your user password. type exit or close the terminal to exit sudo. There are probably better ways but this works for me. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change

Re: Adobe Flash Player

2010-04-25 Thread Roger
On 04/25/2010 11:14 AM, Henry Wyatt wrote: Is there a flash player plugin for firefox x86_64 running on fc12 Yes but I cant get it to work Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman

Re: root passwd

2010-04-25 Thread Roger
requiring root password after reboot while completing the installation. If you have user access then set up sudo to get most root privileges. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users

Re: Adobe Flash Player

2010-04-25 Thread Roger
On 04/26/2010 05:52 AM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote: On Sun, 2010-04-25 at 17:22 +1000, Roger wrote: On 04/25/2010 11:14 AM, Henry Wyatt wrote: Is there a flash player plugin for firefox x86_64 running on fc12 Yes but I cant get it to work Roger Have you exited

Re: OT gmail alert -- spam or real?

2010-05-06 Thread Roger
on many occasions. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-26 Thread Roger
quality. The main things, Download and more info, were there. Roger On 05/27/2010 02:25 AM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: On 05/26/2010 09:51 PM, Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu wrote: On Tue, 2010-05-25 at 17:24 -0500, Michael Cronenworth wrote: Voice your opinion on the websites[1] list. [1

Re: Is this the Linux list for beginners

2010-05-29 Thread Roger
. Welcome Elwin Yep right list. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: USB Printer Install help needed

2010-06-21 Thread Roger
selection option so its gotta be done through the back door manually. Hope this helps Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki

Re: Help with a printer

2010-06-21 Thread Roger
in Fedora 11 it changed my FX C2100 DocuPrint ppd to the HP LaserJet 4 ppd driver and it still worked but then a subsequent update made it fail and I had to resort to manual install of the appropriate ppd file as per below. Hope this helps. Roger

Re: Help with a printer

2010-06-22 Thread Roger
Thank you ROger. A few minutes ago I decided to do a full update. Lo and behold, there were just newly released packages for foomatic, and foomatic ppd's, cups and among others related to printing. Some required a reboot. So I rebooted and ran system - Administration - Printing

Re: USB Printer Install help needed

2010-06-23 Thread Roger
Hi Tim Many thanks for your email On 06/22/2010 09:52 PM, Tim Waugh wrote: On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 12:39 +1000, Roger wrote: This seems to be a problem with USB Xerox printers in Fedora. I too have had the same problems since Fedora 9/10. Ubuntu just installed it without any effort on my part

Re: orbit

2010-06-29 Thread Roger
I run into similar reports I also sudo updatedb locate abc whereis abc ls -aFl /sbin abc and search throught /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin and any other directory and yumlist abc, just in case. Hope this helps Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change

Re: USB Printer Problem (still...)

2010-07-02 Thread Roger
then delete the others. Deleting is as simple as click on the printer icon and right click and choose Delete Printer from the drop down. I hope this helps in some way Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org

Re: Anything for home user and not the technical one??

2010-07-21 Thread Roger
will tell you about disk usage. man rm will tell you about removing files, use with great care. To know about Gnome or KDE read the instruction manuals already installed. May I suggest getting a book about Fedora, it would provide much useful information. Roger -- users mailing list users

Re: Anything for home user and not the technical one??

2010-07-21 Thread Roger
application start up icons on the top bar. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Anything for home user and not the technical one??

2010-07-23 Thread Roger
and everything just works. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: OT: Cloud Computing is coming to ...

2010-07-24 Thread Roger
On 07/24/2010 01:32 PM, Nathan W wrote: *snip* I don't pretend to know what's coming, but I do know that when stuff is outside my house it can be priced annually, it can be arbitrarily withheld, it can be surveiled, it can be compromised by those who have direct physical access, and it

was: Still no kmod for new nvidia- now: so Move On

2010-08-02 Thread Roger
they are forced into untidy concessions doesn't help. We are. my 2c worth Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki

Re: Hey, I a new to Linux

2010-08-04 Thread Roger
On 08/04/2010 04:15 PM, La perte wrote: hello everybody there using linux, I am new here and hope we enjoying using and talking about linux and fedora together... Hello We hope you enjoy Linux as much as we do. roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change

Re: was: Still no kmod for new nvidia- now: so Move On

2010-08-11 Thread Roger
with late version apps? What are the fears/problems with running an OS that is only 1-2 years old? Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki

Re: Scrub free disk blocks

2010-08-29 Thread Roger
There is NO truly secure method, other than complete pulverization, to destroy disk data. Format the hd with DOS 3.1 or 5 that'll get rid of everything. And if unsure after that format to ext2.. everything gone. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change

Blacklist

2010-09-18 Thread Roger
Can we have Vinu Moses name blacklisted and contact details removed from list please, his/her adverts have little to do with Linux discussion. thanks Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman

Re: kernel update breaks virtualbox

2010-09-25 Thread Roger
. I'm late in on this subject but can say that the last 3 kernel updates always broke Virtualbox in Ubuntu 10.4 on my daughter's laptop. She has to reinstall Vbox and windows if she updates a kernel. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription

Re: OT: website issues

2010-10-25 Thread Roger
and apologies to the list. No, It doesn't work here in Victoria Australia. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki

Re: Update failes

2010-10-25 Thread Roger
.) and since Fedora releases happen roughly every six months, any given Fedora release has about a one-year life span (I think midges live longer). Oh! argh! I hope not ! November is coming and we've had a lot of rain and biting midges are in plague numbers here already. Summer is Yuck! Gasp! Roger

Re: I want OO.o support, not Go-OO from Novell - Any statement from Fedora or RedHat?

2010-11-05 Thread Roger
a WP app and if LibreOffice does the job, is light weight and not over burdened with bells and whistles I'll use it with not a moment's thought about who should or could maintain it. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https

Re: Sound card does not work

2010-11-21 Thread Roger
this since 2001. Ubuntu sees our usb printers and connects them with no input from us. /end of Whinge Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org

Re: No Subject

2010-11-21 Thread Roger
have a great start here.. Forgot to mention that the usual list for users is users@lists.fedoraproject.org You can subscribe to the users list instead of test list at https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Welcome to list Marudhu. Roger -- users mailing list users

Re: OT: Math Teacher Tools worksheet generator

2010-12-23 Thread Roger
understanding while working on each assignment. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Thoughts of a user

2010-12-26 Thread Roger
that is unimaginable in Windows or mac. Couldn't imagine anything worse than seeing what's underneath while concentrating on work at hand. I love the look of Fedora and ubuntu. The Oh! Wow effect, I would say could be from windows and mac users whose mindset puts Linux circa days of dos 3. Roger -- users

Re: Yum vs. PackageKit

2010-12-30 Thread Roger
. With Ubuntu I also do apt-get update then apt-get upgrade to obtain latest files. It's probably the wrong thing to do but I do not know! Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users

Re: I'm asking help for my project - If you're interested get contacted with me

2011-01-05 Thread Roger
Are you Zoltan from the Blender community? Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Let's talk about HTTPS Everywhere

2011-01-19 Thread Roger
Are Linux users lemmings collectively jumping off of the cliff of reliable, well-engineered commercial software? -- Matt Welsh Nup! We use a reliable,well-engineered, reliable, non commercial operating system instead. R -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe

Another 5-star Fedora experience

2011-06-19 Thread Roger
. Within 3 days all had changed to Linux, they use Gimp, Blender, LibreOffice, etc instead of proprietary applications. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http

Re: Laptop Graphics

2011-07-03 Thread Roger
, like you do with ATI and nVidida. My daughters both use Dell laptops with ubuntu11.04 / nvidia and have great results One does fairly intensive Blender 3D with her students Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https

Ubuntu11 putty not working

2011-07-07 Thread Roger
there may be a file missing but have no idea what to look for. Has anyone had this and how is it solved. Alternatively is there a puTTY alternative for ubuntu 11 Using Fedora 14 and puTTY it shows login and requests user and password and grants server access. help would be appreciated, thanks Roger

Re: Time sync is foobar

2011-08-15 Thread Roger
, it's system time is 10 hours wrong because it will not select the correct time zone. Ubuntu is correct. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http

Re: Time sync is foobar

2011-08-15 Thread Roger
Time is off for both installations UTC is off in both systems. PC system time is correct for Ubuntu. Changing Fedora time and saving resets Ubuntu time to +10 hours When I first noted this issue I fresh installed Fedora but problem remains. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org

Re: GGoogle chat vs Skype

2011-09-23 Thread Roger
there are lists of skype users that you can choose from. If yo want to telephone people using skype that's another matter. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http

Re: GGoogle chat vs Skype

2011-09-24 Thread Roger
On 25/09/11 00:16, Aaron Konstam wrote: On Sat, 2011-09-24 at 09:23 +1000, Roger wrote: How are Skype users addressed? I suppose I am OK if I know their telephone number. Skype, for me on Unbuntu and Fedora took about a few seconds to install. Read the skype instructions for how to use

Re: Developers responsibillity to Fedora Users

2011-09-26 Thread Roger
are you talking about? Andrew. Some say that the new Fedora GUI is unhelpful and difficult to use, preferring a simpler desktop. This resulted in a discussion touching on the developers responsibility to users, if any. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe

Re: Developers responsibillity to Fedora Users

2011-09-26 Thread Roger
are you talking about? Andrew. Some say that the new Fedora GUI is unhelpful and possibly difficult to use, preferring a simpler desktop. This resulted in a discussion touching on the developers responsibility to users, if any. Ubuntu and Fedora 14 offers the choice of new or classic. Roger

Re: Developers responsibillity to Fedora Users

2011-09-28 Thread Roger
:) Very, very well said. Kudos to you!! Phil Well said, thank you Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Results of the voting for the Fedora 17 release name

2011-10-13 Thread Roger
a thought. Is this an image for Fedora? FWIW Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Yep, names like p4p1 are soooo much better than eth0 :-(

2011-10-15 Thread Roger
On 16/10/11 15:59, Rahul Sundaram wrote: On 10/16/2011 06:38 AM, Robert Myers wrote: Your description of the process betrays exactly what is wrong with it. It's a hobby shop for geeks with a very narrow perspective on computers and how they are actually used. Isn't eth0 for ethernet? --

Apache2 problem - Ubuntu 11.10

2011-10-22 Thread Roger
our server pages and google is ok. No help from google on segmentation fault that I could find. Can anyone advise me why this happens to localhost, what I should be aware of and how to fix please. Thanks in advance Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe

Re: Apache2 problem - Ubuntu 11.10 [Fixed]

2011-10-23 Thread Roger
display yet calling a drupal page suffers a delayed response. It seems to be a ubuntu/apache2 thing because fedora 14/httpd is much faster. Thank you for your replies Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https

Re: windows migrant: choosing linux distribution

2011-11-02 Thread Roger
thoughts on long term would suggest go with Ubuntu. I would say that once you are accustomed to Linux you will likely want to explore and will probably install Fedora or other on a separate partition so it is independent of Ubuntu. Regards Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org

Question about member lists

2011-11-09 Thread Roger
I've been a list member for many years but messages to luv-main seem to be moderated as I seem to be no longer a member How do I rejoin please Cheers Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman

iptables in linux

2011-11-12 Thread Roger
: source And have tried seconds between 5 and 90 but find even login attempts of 2-5 minutes are not dropped. hit_count set between 1 and 4 I still see 30+ attempts using the same username attempt. Help gratefully appreciated thanks Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org

Re: Trends - how to save Fedora ?

2011-11-13 Thread Roger
Does Fedora 'need' saving? From who? Or will it keep on innovating for years to come? I sincerely hope so! Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http

Apologies for way off Topic but need help

2011-11-15 Thread Roger
the hair on the back of my neck stand up and it's irritating. Do any of the LUV radio experts know where such a device could be obtained these days or how to eliminate the static otherwise? Thanks Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription

Re: iptables in linux

2011-11-22 Thread Roger
Thank you, much appreciated Roger You might look at this functionality. Check out your man pages for any interpretation you need. ===8--- $IPTABLES -A INPUT -p tcp --syn --dport 22 -m recent --name sshattack --set $IPTABLES -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 --syn -m recent --name sshattack

Re: fedora 16 64 bits gnome shutdown button

2011-11-23 Thread Roger
enable them using gnome-tweak-tool. If you get the Oh no on login, at least there's a convenient GUI on the same screen to disable them immediately. The only way I found was to open a terminal and type 'shutdown now' or halt Bit stupid to not have an option to switch off Roger -- users mailing

Need help removing ruby

2011-11-23 Thread Roger
and reinstalling with apt-get, with rvm, etc but am so stuck. Googling has not helped, Ive been at it all day and no luck, how should this be solved please? Many thanks in advance Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https

Need help to fix ruby, rails,rvm

2011-11-23 Thread Roger
and reinstalling with apt-get, with rvm, etc but am so stuck. Googling has not helped, Ive been at it all day and no luck, how should this be solved please? Many thanks in advance Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https

Re: Gimp partially froze-up, in F-14.. and, The OS needs be made more efficient...

2011-11-25 Thread Roger
in big images it's been like that in Gimp for years. I use ctrl s enterrather than mousing to menus Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org

Re: Fedora - time to blink

2011-11-26 Thread Roger
/Isn't it time to change the subject line Roger / On 11/26/2011 05:31 PM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: On 11/27/2011 03:50 AM, Genes MailLists wrote: Try this instead: rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/bin/growisofs dvd+rw-tools-7.1-5.fc14.x86_64 (this is on F15 - for some reason I have never

Re: Top posting in a meandeing thread was: Re: Fedora - time to blink

2011-11-28 Thread Roger
Also consider that with several contributors commenting on the same post it gets boring scrolling down each one through the same information Roger in business-communication top posting and TOFU is normally because with TOFU you need only the last mail of a conversation and with the top-posting

Gnome 3.2 - eh what! --- Top Posting?

2011-12-03 Thread Roger
posting if only to reduce the clutter. How's that for reinventing the merry-go-round! Cheers Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki

Re: Gnome 3.2 - eh what! --- Top Posting?

2011-12-03 Thread Roger
of operation. Craig Thanks Craig, I know wacom tablets and pressure sensitive stylus's, I must be getting that large flat touch screen thingy folks carry round in place of laptops confused with tablets. Dunno the name of those large flat touch screen thingies. Roger -- users mailing list users

Re: Xerox printer driver installation and related problem

2011-12-06 Thread Roger
, select LPT#1, Choose Driver, Provide PPD file, enter the path to the ppd and follow the prompts. If you're using fedora look in /usr/share/cups/model/ or do a 'locate *.ppd | less' for those files. Also check if foomatic is installed Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org

Re: Xerox printer driver installation and related problem

2011-12-08 Thread Roger
Hi Vikram I'm not sure how to set up a shared printer, I'll research that. Can someone on list advise Vikram on shared printers please. Cheers Roger Hi Roger I tried to install driver and print but i think the problem is with accounting. Because we are using shared printer on LAN and everyone

Re: Fedora causes laptop to overheat

2011-12-11 Thread Roger
For some reason Fedora and Ubuntu use a lot more power than windows xp and win7. Both my daughters laptops suffer enormous battery drain and run quite hot running linux systems in comparison to windows. Puzzling! Roger Dear all, I have been running Fedora since Werewolf. Recently, I had

Re: Fedora causes laptop to overheat

2011-12-11 Thread Roger
on it. On warm days the display goes haywire. I purchased a large cooling fan that blows air direct on the video card cpu cooler and it's been very stable for 3 weeks now. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https

Re: VirtualBox installation question.

2011-12-16 Thread Roger
I have installed VirtualBox-4.0-4.0.14_74382_fedora14-1.x86_64 and have been running it for quite some time. I havenow noticed that a new version VirtualBox-4.1-4.1.6_74713_fedora14-1.x86_64 is available but not as an update onlyas a new install. Is it safe to remove the current package and

localhost

2011-12-19 Thread Roger
up in Fedora 14 is quite fast, 5-8 seconds Seems like there's a file that apache2 reads that slows/confuses things. What should I be looking for to speed up the loading please. thanks in advance Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription

Re: Fedora vs openSUSE

2011-12-21 Thread Roger
snip As the great Yogi Berra once said This is like deja vu all over again. /snip The truly great thing about his increasingly irrelevant conversation conversation is my Delete Message button, applied with gusto. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe

Re: Fedora vs openSUSE

2011-12-21 Thread Roger
On 22/12/11 11:58, Craig White wrote: On Thu, 2011-12-22 at 09:15 +1100, Roger wrote: snip As the great Yogi Berra once said This is like deja vu all over again. /snip The truly great thing about his increasingly irrelevant conversation conversation is myDelete Message button, applied

Re: Fedora vs openSUSE

2011-12-22 Thread Roger
On 22/12/11 14:32, Ed Greshko wrote: On 12/22/2011 11:22 AM, Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:46:26 -0700 Craig Whitecraigwh...@azapple.com wrote: On Thu, 2011-12-22 at 10:31 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: On 12/22/2011 10:09 AM, Roger wrote: Ah yes! but the other couple of hundred

Was Fedora vs openSUSE now -exageration extraordinaire

2011-12-22 Thread Roger
On 22/12/11 14:22, Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:46:26 -0700 Craig Whitecraigwh...@azapple.com wrote: On Thu, 2011-12-22 at 10:31 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: On 12/22/2011 10:09 AM, Roger wrote: Ah yes! but the other couple of hundred ? gone. couple of hundred = 80 (including

Re: Giving Up On Fedora

2011-12-25 Thread Roger
will be even better with Fedora 16. If I may suggest, to try Nouveau and see if it does what you need. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki

Apache2 death

2011-12-28 Thread Roger
with apache2 which failed to find localhost this afternoon. I've been googling, reading experimenting all afternoon and evening. External browsing is unchanged, localhost is dead. I would really appreciate help. thanks in advance Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org

Re: It's time for you to leave.

2011-12-30 Thread Roger
On 31/12/11 12:25, Ed Greshko wrote: There is only one word to describe the continuation of this thread Ironic :-) 2 words Boring and yuck. :|\ -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options:

Fedora 16 test

2012-01-03 Thread Roger
the font rendering, pretty glunky with Bitstream charter and the default font. Is there a way to improve font rendering? Are there any gotchas to look out for. Thanks fedora, good job Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https

Re: VGA Card with Dual Monitor

2012-01-03 Thread Roger
animation then you need a capable card. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http

Re: Moodle on Fedora 16

2012-01-13 Thread Roger
with attendant problems is churned out. There are stable OS options which work well with Moodle. Clients are more important than problematic operating systems. FWIW Roger -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/12/2012 07:39 AM, Ester Muñoz Aparicio wrote: Hello list members! I'm having

Re: Moodle on Fedora 16

2012-01-14 Thread Roger
Thank you Daniel, Roger and Edik. I will try your suggestions as soon as I can. Regarding the cutting edge thing, this is just my desktop machine, and I love Fedora. The production server will be somewhere else and will not be managed by me (it's a government training project). And surely

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