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Re: [ALUG] Real Player
by Bev Nicolson 28 Jul '07

28 Jul '07

I've tried it again and instead of using Terminal, opened Real Player from the drop down menu and pasted the URL into that while the original BBC window was open and it worked. Bev. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ted.harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk > To: "Bev Nicolson" <bnicolson(a)operamail.com>, main(a)lists.alug.org.uk > Subject: Re: [ALUG] Real Player > Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:57:03 +0100 (BST) > > > On 28-Jul-07 14:47:29, Bev Nicolson wrote: > > I think I get it now (mostly) but do I save it on the desktop > > or open another tab in Firefox? And what does the realplayer > > command in terminal do? It didn't seem to recognise it... > > [puzzled look goes here] > > Bev. > > When you entered the command, did you enter "realplayer" or "realplay"? > > The commmand to start RealPlayer is 'realplay', as in my original > response: > > realplay http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/news/world/ > video/108000/bb/108931_16x9_bb.ram > > [all one line] where what follows "realplay " is the URL you get > when you save it from "Open in stand alone player". > > So, if you entered 'realplayer' nothing would happen (or. if it > did, it would be the wrong thing). > > On the other hand, if you really did enter 'realplay', then it > is likely that the command 'realplay' is not in your PATH. You > can check this by entering the ocmmand > > which realplay > > in the terminal. You should get a response like > > $ which realplay > /usr/bin/realplay > > (realplay is usually in /usr/bin/). if you get a blank, then > either RealPlayer is not installed, or your PATH when you open > the terminal is not properly set up. In which case, write back > and we'll try to help. > > By the way, thanks to Richard Lewis for pointing out what's > inside a ".ram" file. This has interesting consequences which > can be usefully exploited, and I'll expound that in a reply to > Richard. > > Good luck with all this, Bev! > Ted. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <ted.harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk> > Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 > Date: 28-Jul-07 Time: 18:56:59 > ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------ > -- _______________________________________________ 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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Email server and spam filtering
by mephi 28 Jul '07

28 Jul '07

I've started setting up an email server, and it's going quite well so far, but I want to add spam filtering. It's not a normal email server, it's more of a central storage for all of my external email accounts, so what I've got so far is: Setup one Linux user account per email account. Getmail receives the mail, and stores it in maildir format if each user's home directory. Dovecot acts as a local IMAP server to allow me to pick up the emails from each user. What I want is a server side spam filter in there, has anyone done anything like this? Matt

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RE: [ALUG] Real Player
by Bev Nicolson 27 Jul '07

27 Jul '07

Yes, that's exactly what happens Ted. But what's an xterm? And what's the alternative to a middle click? It's not an option on my mouse. (I am using Firefox btw.) Bev. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ted.harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk > To: "Bev Nicolson" <bnicolson(a)operamail.com> > Subject: RE: [ALUG] Real Player > Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:42:50 +0100 (BST) > > > On 26-Jul-07 16:05:58, Bev Nicolson wrote: > > I use Ubuntu 6.06 in case that helps. Well, I have Real Player > > working fine for Listen Again and webcams but > > if I want to play any of the videos on the BBC news web site I can't. > > Any ideas why? I'm just curious to know what the reason might be. > > Bev. > > I often find that when I click on the BBC link for a video clip, > the BBC Player (with embedded Real Player) opens, but nothing > further happens. Is that what's happening for you? > > In that case, usually there is an option below the "screen": > > "Launch in stand alone player" > > If I place my mouse cursor over this, and right-click (Firefox), > I get the option to "Copy link location". I then left-click on > this, to save it into the X buffer. > > Then I go to another xterm, and enter > > realplay > > followed by a space, then middle-click to enter the URL saved > by "Copy link location". Thus I get a line like; > > realplay http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/news/world/ > video/108000/bb/108931_16x9_bb.ram > > [all one line, no break]. > > This comand then launches Real Player with the video clip > (it may be necessary to first kill the BBC Player since it > sometimes "locks onto" the sound). > > I don't know why this happens, and it's not entirely systematic. > But when it does happen, the above work-round solves it (provided > you get the "Launch in stand alone player2 option). > > Hoping this helps, > Ted. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)manchester.ac.uk> > Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 > Date: 26-Jul-07 Time: 17:42:32 > ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------ > -- _______________________________________________ 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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Browsers segfault on "Lincolnshire"!
by ted.harding＠nessie.mcc.ac.uk 27 Jul '07

27 Jul '07

[Apologies if you get this twice -- initially sent from wrong email address] Hi Folks, I know the weather has been dire, especially for Lincolnshire in our region. But I didn't expect it to overwhelm a browser! When I try http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/ (the "Lincolnshire Echo" website) I get a segfault almost as soon as the page opens. This is with both Firefox 1.04 (2005) on Red Hat 9, and also Mozilla 1.3 (2003) on a SuSE 7.2 installation (so it's not due to anything didgy on a particular machine). Anyone else can confirm/comment on this observation? Best wishes to all, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)manchester.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 25-Jun-07 Time: 19:42:31 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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My social isolation problems not _that_ cured yet...
by Ruth Bygrave 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

It appears when I was talking and thinking about depression, there was a major one about to hit WHAMMO! Have been in mental hospital and am nearly up to the end of my Section. I really intend to get myself sorted out, but it seems endless at present. I tell myself people eventually leave the ward and do not return, but it doesn't seem like that now. Ruth

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Real Player
by Bev Nicolson 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

I use Ubuntu 6.06 in case that helps. Well, I have Real Player working fine for Listen Again and webcams but if I want to play any of the videos on the BBC news web site I can't. Any ideas why? I'm just curious to know what the reason might be. 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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apt-get error: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
by sagr 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

Our fileserver is running an ancient version of Debian:(Linux zebra 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 i586 unknown). I thought however it would be nice to try and install geneweb on it (if indeed this package is available for this ancient Debian). However when I try to do an apt-get I receive an error message saying that MMap has run out of room. I am a bit confused as there is about 4GB spare in /. What has gone wrong? Sagr. ################### zebra:~# apt-get install geneweb Reading Package Lists... Error! E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room E: Error occured while processing libobjc-lf2-dev (NewVersion1) E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.uk.debian.org_debian_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. zebra:~# df Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hdc5 5763616 1428352 4042484 27% / /dev/hdc7 28834716 2093684 25276308 8% /home /dev/hdc8 1921156 1074024 749540 59% /shared/CDROM /dev/hdc10 36131688 20 34296244 1% /backups zebra:~#

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Problem adding HP Deskjet 540 printer to Ubuntu 7.04
by sagr 24 Jul '07

24 Jul '07

Hi Folks, I would like to be able to print from my new Linux PC. I have an HP Deskjet 540c connected (via it's parallel printer port) to my PC running Ubuntu 7.04. On the desktop I click on System -> Administration -> Printing. A box appears with a "New Printer" icon and I click on this. A "gnome-cups-add" box appears with a message "Reading printer database". An "Add Printer Step 1 of 3" box appears. I click on the "Local Printer" option as my printer is not automatically detected and leave the "Use another printer by specifying a port" option selected. I select "HP" from the manufacturer list and "Deskjet 540C" from the "Model" list. It responds by showing "hpijs" as the suggested driver. I am then stuck. It appears I have two options. There is an "Install Driver" button next to the "Suggested Driver" box. If I click on that button a box pops up which seems to be asking me for the location of the driver (which I do not know). Alternatively I can simply click on the "Forward" button to move onto the next screen. If I simply click on "Forward" to move to the next setup screen it asks me to enter a description for the printer. I type in "HP Deskjet 540 on desk" then click on "apply". The box stays on the screen for several seconds while my PC hard disk light flashes like mad and then the box disappears revealing just the "Printers" box (which was behind it) on the desktop. This box however just shows the "New Printer" icon... I was expecting it to also show an icon for my newly installed printer. Also if I actually try to now print something from an app the only option the "Print" menu option gives me is "Print To File". It would seem that my attempt at adding the printer fails even though no error message is shown. What am I doing wrong? Sagr.

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How to garden gnome?
by ted.harding＠nessie.mcc.ac.uk 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

Hi Folks, I'm looking for a bit of Gnome expertise ... Suppose I have a Gnome desktop with a number of "workspaces", say 10. What I want to do is "transplant" a window from one workspace to another under software control (e.g. a shell script). Gnome certainly has an internal mechanism for this, since if you click on the little square button at the top left of a window, you get a menu which includes options to "Move to Workspace n". Is there a way to send a code or signal to a window which would cause this to happen? A related question: can one program the opening of a window so that it is initially "planted" in a chosen workspace? With thanks, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)manchester.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 21-Jul-07 Time: 20:34:21 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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Ubuntu 7.04 apt-get error when installing packages
by sagr 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

Hi Folks, I installed Ubuntu 7.04 on a PC a few minutes ago and would like to install the package "gramps" on it. Unfortunately however apt-get keeps crashing out with the following error: ian@flower:~$ sudo apt-get install gramps Password: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Recommended packages: graphviz python-reportlab The following NEW packages will be installed gramps 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 103 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/13.4MB of archives. After unpacking 27.2MB of additional disk space will be used. (Reading database ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gramps_2.2.6-1ubuntu1_all.deb (--unpack): files list file for package `xcalc' is missing final newline Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/gramps_2.2.6-1ubuntu1_all.deb Processing was halted because there were too many errors. E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ian@flower:~$ It looks to me like the problem is: "files list file for package `xcalc' is missing final newline" so where do I find the files list file for package `xcalc' so I can add a newline to it? Best wishes, sagr.

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