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Hosting/ssh/news server recommendations wanted
by Chris G 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

I currently have all my web hosting (very little), mail and usenet news from Gradwell Dot Com, in general I'm happy with the service but they do seem to be becoming a specialist VOIP supplier with the web hosting playing second fiddle so I'm looking for alternatives so that I can spread the risk a bit and/or be ready to move if I feel the need. I realise it's quite a spread of services I'm after so maybe there aren't any other 'Gradwells' out there that can provide it all in which case I may go for separate suppliers. I suppose that at least minimises the chaos if something goes wrong. What I'm after is:- A good, fast, no binaries, NNTP server. Preferably associated with an ssh shell hosting service so that I can run a command line news reader with near instant response from the NNTP server. When I moved to Gradwell it was a revelation how fast their service was compared with anything that accessed the NNTP server across the internet. Mail forwarding under my control in some shape or form. Currently most of our (family and small business) mail is read usign the IMAP servers at Gradwell except for mine which I forward to the machine where I have the ssh account and read it with mutt there. Hosting with ssh access. I'm wondering if a virtual server might make sense, they're available for a tenner a month (or less?) now. Does anyone here have experience of virtual servers? Any recommendations (or otherwise) for good hosting would be welcome, one major criterion is fast interactive ssh access as I do all of news and mail handling via ssh to 'their' server. Oh, one final "nice to have" requirement - while Googling around yesterday I saw one hosting site offering ssh access *plus* a web to ssh interface so you could get to the command line from anywhere with a browser. I.e. you wouldn't have to install putty onto a friend's machine to read your mail. -- Chris Green

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AAO Sleep Button with 2.6.29
by Richard Lewis 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Hi ALUG, My kernel on my Acer Aspire One got upgraded to 2.6.29 recently and since then my sleep button (Fn+F4) somehow does a suspend to disk when pressed. This is quite clever but also quite annoying as I have a carefully crafted Fluxbox configuration which does various useful jobs like logging me out of my Jabber client and then doing suspend to RAM when I press Fn+F4. Does anyone have any ideas how I may be able to regain control of my sleep button? I tried looking through /etc/acpi and /use/share/acpi-support but there doesn't seem to be anything in there to do with the sleep button. Best, Richard -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Richard Lewis ISMS, Computing Goldsmiths, University of London Tel: +44 (0)20 7078 5134 Skype: richardjlewis JID: ironchicken(a)jabber.earth.li http://www.richard-lewis.me.uk/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- +-------------------------------------------------------+ |Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.| |http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html | +-------------------------------------------------------+

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XFedora?
by Chris Walker 16 Apr '09

16 Apr '09

Has anybody had a play with XFedora on an Xbox? I was given an Xbox, note that this is not a 360, and decided that I might be able to use it to play things DviX files which might be stored on this PC or on my wife's laptop. So I removed the original 10GB(?) drive and put in a 40GB drive which XFedora has used. I had also tried various other distros such as XDSL and Gentoox but they only seemed to install in an F: partition which I didn't want. I have also installed a modchip so that it can now boot without needing a modded game cheat. My query is this. XFedora appears to be running version 4 of Fedora so does anybody know if it would be possible, and worthwhile, to update it? Before everybody jumps in and says that it's easy to update, I should point out that I don't currently have a mouse on the box as I only have one USB adapter and that's taken up with a keyboard. I have ordered another adapter but that's winging it's way over from China now. If I 'startx' the system comes up fine (I'm not yet clear on how I will want to play any files on the system but if my wife wants to do this, I don't think she'd be keen on running things from a command line and hence the possible need for X-Windows) but due to the lack of a mouse, I can't click on the Update icon on the taskbar. I can connect it online and Firebird will reach the outside world but if I try to run 'yum grouplist', it can't find any repositories. I suspect that's because it's an old version. Am I right in that thought? So if somebody could point out how I can manipulate X-Windows without a mouse, that would be good too. P.S. If the moderator is reading this, apologies for sending it through first time from the wrong email address!

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Re: [ALUG] iPlayer
by Bev Nicolson 16 Apr '09

16 Apr '09

Following on from my last, I can report that not only have I installed version 10 but it does indeed work as it should now. :¬) Thanks Wayne. Bev. > > It says 9.0 r124. Bev. > > You'll probably find the problems will go away if you upgrade to flash > 10, distro specific instructions should be a google search away, if your > current flash was installed via a distro release package then I would > recommend you un-install that first. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > main(a)lists.alug.org.uk > http://www.alug.org.uk/ > http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/main > Unsubscribe? See message headers or the web site above! > -- _______________________________________________ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [ALUG] iPlayer
by Bev Nicolson 14 Apr '09

14 Apr '09

<<if your current flash was installed via a distro release package then I would recommend you un-install that first.>> I've done things the wrong way round then as I had a look for version 10 earlier. So, how do I uninstall version 9 (which is the one I actually have with this distro package whatever it says) before upgrading? I have looked in Synaptic but the only version that comes up is 10 now. Thanks. Bev. -- _______________________________________________ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [ALUG] iPlayer
by Bev Nicolson 14 Apr '09

14 Apr '09

> Sounds a lot like the problem that was present in older versions of > Flash on linux...what version of Shockwave flash does about:plugins say > when you type it into the address bar of Firefox ? It says 9.0 r124. Bev. -- _______________________________________________ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com Powered by Outblaze

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iPlayer
by Bev Nicolson 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

Following on from Ted a question of my own. Every time I watch something using iPlayer (in Firefox) the sound is fine but the video is just that little bit behind. Trying to watch Dr Who a day or so ago the video also stuttered more than usual. Why is this and can I do anything about it? Having hunted around on various forums I'm beginning to supect the answer is 'well, no actually.' Thanks. Bev. -- _______________________________________________ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com Powered by Outblaze

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A Convert
by Kevin Ridgeon 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

Hi All I'm Kev an ancient wannabee geek who used to work in electronics and then IT doing application support and a little bit of development of software/web development. Had to leave the tech side and in fact stopped work for a while to look after my wife who suffered with a long time kidney problem before passing away in January this year. In the past when my brain worked I was MCSE qualified but feel better now. Had a passing interest in linux since the early Red Hat distro's but not had time to do anything serious. Since the advent of Gutsy have had a linux box around and now use a Hardy as my main box. As I theoretically have more time on my hands I will be trying to learn Linux seriously but am currently at the stage where a little knowledge is dangerous, so expect the normal really stupid noob questions/comments for a while. I am in the process of kick starting the tech/geek side of my brain by running a Hardy server as a dev box while I teach myself new IT skills such as linux administration, programming (java, python etc.), and web design (xhtml, css, php). The eventual goal will be to actually make fortune so I can give it away. Currently based in Thetford. Kev

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"get_iplayer" puzzle
by Ted.Harding＠manchester.ac.uk 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

Hi Folks, Hoping you've been enjoying the Statutory Idleness! A query for any of you who use get_iplayer. I wanted to download the programme "Thinking Allowed" from Radio 4, first broadcast 08/04/2009, last broadcast last night at 00:15-00:45 (i.e. this morning), which is when I first heard it. It is the one about a Leeds art exhibition in which classic artists depict the social order (I found it very interesting, and recommend it to you even if you don't want anything to do with this query). The following refers to my latest attempt, this morning, to download the programme. It is similar to what happened last night -- a few incidental details differ. 1. I did the usual get_iplayer search, with a standard result: get_iplayer --type radio "Thinking Allowed" Matches: 12855: Thinking Allowed - 08/04/2009, 'BBC Radio 4', Factual, Science, Nature & Environment,Radio INFO: 1 Matching Programmes 2. I did a standard download request, using its index 12855: get_iplayer --get 12855 INFO: Additionally getting cached programme data for radio Matches: 12855: radio, Thinking Allowed - 08/04/2009, 'BBC Radio 4', Factual,Science, Nature & Environment,Radio INFO: 1 Matching Programmes INFO: Attempting to Download: Thinking Allowed - 08/04/2009 INFO: Getting version pids for programme b00jj0f6 INFO: Getting media stream metadata for Thinking Allowed - 08/04/2009, b00jj025 INFO: iPhone stream URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/3/auth/stream/ httpdl_iphone/direct/radio4/ secure_auth/RBN2_radio_4_fm_-_wednesday_1600_b00jj025_\ 2009_04_09_14_31_37.mp3 INFO: Checking existence of default version INFO: File name prefix = Thinking_Allowed_-_08_04_2009_b00jj0f6_default WARNING: Retrying download for 'Thinking Allowed - 08/04/2009' INFO: Attempting to Download: Thinking Allowed - 08/04/2009 INFO: Getting version pids for programme b00jj0f6 ERROR: Required mplayer does not exist, skipping which was unexpected -- usually such a command simply downloads the MP3 without more ado, and doesn't witter on about mplayer not existing! 3. As a test of get_iplayer, I tried another of yesterday's programmes. First, find its index: get_iplayer --type radio "The Reunion" Matches: 12793: The Reunion - 12/04/2009, 'BBC Radio 4', Factual,Entertainment,Life Stories,Radio INFO: 1 Matching Programmes 4. Do the download (exactly the same syntax as before): get_iplayer --get 12793 INFO: Additionally getting cached programme data for radio Matches: 12793: radio, The Reunion - 12/04/2009, 'BBC Radio 4', Factual,Entertainment,Life Stories,Radio INFO: 1 Matching Programmes INFO: Attempting to Download: The Reunion - 12/04/2009 INFO: Getting version pids for programme b00jlxjp INFO: Getting media stream metadata for The Reunion - 12/04/2009, b00jlwpw INFO: iPhone stream URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/3/auth/stream/ httpdl_iphone/direct/radio4/ secure_auth/RBN2_radio_4_fm_-_s unday_\ 1115_b00jlwpw_2009_04_12_11_20_37.mp3 INFO: Checking existence of default version INFO: File name prefix = The_Reunion_-_12_04_2009_b00jlxjp_default and then it happily started to download. Stopped it, since I don't want to keep that programme. The above info is essentially the same as for "Thinking Allowed" until the former gets to the "WARNING" line. 5. Went back to "Thinking Allowed" and proceeded as before. Same result as before. So, QUERY: Can anyone explain why one programme ("The Reunion") downloads without problems. while the other (by all appearances on the same sort of footing) fails to donwload? Is there possibly some hidden "flag", planted by the BBC for some programmes, which allows them to be listened to (which one can do for "Thinking Allowed") but not downloaded, that get_iplayer picks up but does not tell you about? Or is there a bug in the version (1.03) of get_iplayer I'm using? With thanks, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)manchester.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 13-Apr-09 Time: 10:38:16 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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telnet/ftp "connection refused"
by Ted.Harding＠manchester.ac.uk 10 Apr '09

10 Apr '09

Hi Folks, I've been meaning to raise this for some time, since I've never got to the bottom of what's causing it. Basically, I want *all* the machines on my local LAN to be able to telnet and ftp to each other. Between the older machines (Suse 5.2, Suse 7,2 and red Hat 9) there is no problem. But I've had a Debian Etch running now for about 18 months, and recently a Debian Lenny (provisional installation), and both of these deny attempts to telnet or ftp into them from the others ("connection refused"). However, I can of course telnet and ftp from either of these to any of the older machines. I have put ALL: ALL in the /etc/hosts.allow file (like in the older machines), but this does not seem to make any difference. I get the impression that access control has changed in some fundamental way, but I can't put my finger on it! Any suggestions gratefully welcomed! Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)manchester.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 09-Apr-09 Time: 22:15:47 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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For your delectation...
by Anthony Anson 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20090405 -- Tony http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

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apache question
by Chris G 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

A much simpler question than I originally envisaged (the more complicated one may follow). What apache2 directive allows URLs to omit the trailing .html? Half of my pages work without the html and the other half don't and for the life of me I can't find a directive anywhere that would affect this. E.g. I can refer to either:- http://home.isbd.net/sidebar.html http://home.isbd.net/sidebar and they both work but if I go to:- http://home.isbd.net/manual/en/mod/core.html http://home.isbd.net/manual/en/mod/core The first one works but the second one (without the .html) gives a page not found error. -- Chris Green

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Re: [ALUG] backport of trac won't allow upgrade to lenny version
by Jenny Hopkins 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

2009/4/9 Brett Parker <iDunno(a)sommitrealweird.co.uk>: > On 08 Apr 23:00, Jenny Hopkins wrote: >> Hullo there, >> >> Does anyone use trac on debian? >> >> I've just upgraded a server from etch to lenny. It had a backport >> version of trac 0.11.1-2~bpo40+1. >> >> The lenny version is 0.11.1-2 >> >> However, the backports package refuses to uninstall to make way for >> the new version. Installation errors show: >> >> Preparing to replace trac 0.11.1-2~bpo40+1 (using >> .../trac_0.11.1-2.1_all.deb) ... >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1891, in <module> >> main() >> File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1885, in main >> rv = action.run(global_options) >> File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1403, in run >> pkg = DebPackage('package', self.args[0], oldstyle=False) >> File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 303, in __init__ >> self.read_pyfiles() >> File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 424, in read_pyfiles >> 'shared files found in old (%s) and new locations (%s)' % >> (old_shared_base, shared_base2) >> __main__.PyCentralError: shared files found in old >> (/usr/share/pycentral/trac/site-packages/) and new locations >> (/usr/share/pyshared/) >> dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 >> >> >> I tried moving /usr/share/pycentral/trac to one side but the same error occurs. >> >> Google is not my friend :-( >> >> Can anyone advise? I'm not much good with pythony things. > > apt-get remove trac > apt-get install trac > > Done, because the lenny version is "newer" than the bpo version: > > brettp@miranda:~$ if ( dpkg --compare-versions 0.11.1-2~bpo40+1 lt 0.11.1-2 ); then echo yes; fi > yes > brettp@miranda:~$ if ( dpkg --compare-versions 0.11.1-2 gt 0.11.1-2~bpo40+1 ); then echo yes; fi > yes > brettp@miranda:~$ > > So, a simple removal and then install should be all it takes. > The problem is that it *won't* remove, - it gives the same errors: Removing trac ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1891, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1885, in main rv = action.run(global_options) File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1403, in run pkg = DebPackage('package', self.args[0], oldstyle=False) File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 303, in __init__ self.read_pyfiles() File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 424, in read_pyfiles 'shared files found in old (%s) and new locations (%s)' % (old_shared_base, shared_base2) __main__.PyCentralError: shared files found in old (/usr/share/pycentral/trac/site-packages/) and new locations (/usr/share/pyshared/) dpkg: error processing trac (--remove): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1891, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1885, in main rv = action.run(global_options) File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1242, in run pkg = DebPackage('package', self.args[0], oldstyle=False) File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 303, in __init__ self.read_pyfiles() File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 424, in read_pyfiles 'shared files found in old (%s) and new locations (%s)' % (old_shared_base, shared_base2) __main__.PyCentralError: shared files found in old (/usr/share/pycentral/trac/site-packages/) and new locations (/usr/share/pyshared/) dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: trac E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Thanks, Jenny

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[OT?] Bank Holidays
by Mark Rogers 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Does anyone have any ideas how (from a script) I can determine whether a date is a (UK) bank holiday? Something I can use from PHP preferred but I'm flexible. Since the dates aren't consistent I assume I'm going to need somewhere to look the information up, but I'm not sure where, but it seems like this ought to be a fairly "standard" need. (For my application I need to allow website customers to select a delivery date, which needs to exclude bank holidays.) I'm hoping there's a standard method. -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0845 45 89 555 Registered in England (0456 0902) at 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG

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backport of trac won't allow upgrade to lenny version
by Jenny Hopkins 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Hullo there, Does anyone use trac on debian? I've just upgraded a server from etch to lenny. It had a backport version of trac 0.11.1-2~bpo40+1. The lenny version is 0.11.1-2 However, the backports package refuses to uninstall to make way for the new version. Installation errors show: Preparing to replace trac 0.11.1-2~bpo40+1 (using .../trac_0.11.1-2.1_all.deb) ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1891, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1885, in main rv = action.run(global_options) File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1403, in run pkg = DebPackage('package', self.args[0], oldstyle=False) File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 303, in __init__ self.read_pyfiles() File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 424, in read_pyfiles 'shared files found in old (%s) and new locations (%s)' % (old_shared_base, shared_base2) __main__.PyCentralError: shared files found in old (/usr/share/pycentral/trac/site-packages/) and new locations (/usr/share/pyshared/) dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 I tried moving /usr/share/pycentral/trac to one side but the same error occurs. Google is not my friend :-( Can anyone advise? I'm not much good with pythony things. Many thanks, Jenny

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Ubuntu server report
by James Freer 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

http://blog.canonical.com/?p=110 Thought some may be interested in this report. Seems ubuntu is doing very well. How many use it in this group? james

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Anyone know the URL...?
by Anthony Anson 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

I want to download the "patch" from the Vodafone site so I can run a PAYG mobile internet dongle on my Eee, running on that 'orrid Fisher Price Linux, FTTB. There is a patch somewhere on the Vodafone website for this purpose, but despite using all the keywords I can think of to search it, the download has been frustratingly fugitive. (Unless, of course, that particular page was 'down' for some reason... Anyone any ideas? Pretty please? -- Tony http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

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[ALUG Announce] 2nd Thurs Pub Meet 9 April 2009
by David Reynolds 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

ALUG Announce Please send announcements to Announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce ----- Dear ALUG, The monthly second Thursday social meeting of ALUG will take place on 9 April 2009 at The Reindeer (10 Dereham Road, Norwich, NR2 4AY; tel. 01603 762223). It's very near the junction of Dereham Road and the Norwich inner ring road (Grapes Hill) and serves a selection of real ales, nice pub food (if you fancy going early to eat) and coffee. There are generally people there from 20:00 onwards and we tend to sit to the left of the main entrance. We look forward to seeing you there. Cheers, David -- David Reynolds david(a)reynoldsfamily.org.uk ----- Send discussion replies to main(a)lists.alug.org.uk (Reply-To set) Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Acer Aspire One with Linpus
by mick 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Has come down in price again. Now under £160 at Dabs http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=5DJT&InMerch=1 That's £30 less than I paid only a few weeks ago. They also have the same beast with half a Gig of RAM for under £140. Astounding. Mick --------------------------------------------------------------------- The text file for RFC 854 contains exactly 854 lines. Do you think there is any cosmic significance in this? Douglas E Comer - Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 1 http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc854.txt ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [ALUG] xsession errors
by Peter Alcibiades 30 Mar '09

30 Mar '09

Richard, this is what it says: peter 20910 0.0 0.0 5160 776 pts/0 R+ 12:21 0:00 grep beagle What does it mean? I'm not aware of having installed Beagle, but maybe it went in as part of the Gnome install? Peter

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File permissions for FTP and Apache
by Mark Rogers 30 Mar '09

30 Mar '09

I have a server running PureFTP and Apache. If I create an FTP user, it gets a directory under /home/ftpusers owned by ftpuser.ftpgroup I need to create an FTP user that can upload images that the webserver will use (simple: I symlink the directory into the relevant path in DocumentRoot), however I also need Apache to be able to write to the files (images will be uploaded by the website admin backend as well as via FTP). How do I achieve this? I can add Apache (www-data) to ftpgroup, which should solve this but would also give Apache write access to all files uploaded by any FTP user, which I don't want to do. I can make the files world-writeable, which I don't like in principle, but also is going to cause problems as images get uploaded by FTP or Apache (eg new images are not going to inherit the world-write permissions without some changes to the FTP configuration and the web application). This must be a standard problem with a standard solution? -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0845 45 89 555 Registered in England (0456 0902) at 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG

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ubuntu - display configuration
by James Freer 29 Mar '09

29 Mar '09

ubuntu 7.04 to 8.04 all had in the menu "Screens & Graphics GUI for setting up. Or via terminal displayconfig-gtk. Useful if you want to use two monitors or have an electronic whiteboard. Just been trying out 8.10 wondering how much has been changed from 8.04 and couldn't find displayconfig-gtk. I thought they might have put it in 'configuration editor' but haven't. Has it been replaced with another app - doesn't seem likely to have left it out expecting you to change xorg instead? thanks james

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xsession errors
by Peter Alcibiades 29 Mar '09

29 Mar '09

Still getting them. For example: Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find file "/home/peter/.purple/blist.xml". Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.ArgumentNullException was thrown: Argument cannot be null. And yet, I don't have either Pidgin or Thunderbird installed. Any idea what's going on? Lenny, up to date. Peter

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32/64-bit? Intel T2390
by Ted.Harding＠manchester.ac.uk 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

Hi Folks, Once upon a time I didn't need to ask this kind of question ... I'm about to install Linux (probably Debian) on a laptop which has an Intel Core Duo T2390 CPU. So I'm wondering whether it I should use i386 or ia64. I *think* (but am not sure) that this chip has 64-bit capability (though that may need to be enabled somehow). Presumably i386 would work anyway, but it would be nice to enjoy the benefits of 64-bit architecture if available! Since this is my first time facing this question, I'm totally naive about the installation implications, and would welcome informed advice and/or comments! With thanks, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)manchester.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 27-Mar-09 Time: 14:51:24 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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Evolution woes
by Wayne Stallwood 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

Is anyone else here masochist enough to use evolution ? With the standard build on Ubuntu 8.10 (2.24.3) I am getting some strange problems. It seems to get triggered by either closing down my workstation while evolution is running or launching a second instance via x forwarding Either way when this happens it seems to corrupt folders.db resulting in the the following issues When I restart everything I have sent from the last time it was started is back in the outbox and gets resent (you have probably seen this on the list) The unread count for some folders doesn't tally with the number of unread messages in the folder, for example at the moment it says I have 80 unread items in "Deleted items" but if I hide read items in that folder I see I have none unread. If I follow the advice I found online of deleting folders.db and launching evolution in offline mode the db is rebuilt and the problems seem to go away for a bit. But one restart with it accidentally left running or as I think I did the other day where I had it running once locally and once in a forwarded session it reappears. To make matters worse when I delete folders.db I lose message flags which I actually sometimes use. Has anyone else experienced/fixed this ?

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