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Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.alug.org.uk in the #alug channel. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server irc.alug.org.uk" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include tkirc, bitchx, xchat and EPIC on Unix, and Mirc under windows. Here are some links to help you get started with irc. Unix http://www.xchat.org/ http://freshmeat.net/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

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by Govind Chandra 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Hi, I have just upgraded to Broadband on Freeserve. I use Mandrake 8.2 and would like to know if someone is using the Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem with Mandrake 8.2 or even Mandrake 9.0 (as I would like to upgrade to 9.0 soon). A brief guide about setting it up will be greatly appreciated. Govind

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cross-over cable -thanks everyone
by Glen Tyler 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

once more top advice from the ALUG:-) As I write this the crossover cable that I bought is performing and I'm installing slackware from one machine to the other. Thanks - I would have bought a cable before but the post is so erratic where I live that I couldn't wait, will look at switches etc in near future - expect more dumb questions...... cheers everyone, Glen

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Draft: Call For Talks
by MJ Ray 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

Hi all, I'm going to publish this just as soon as we have the remaining dates, unless someone objects. Improvements are welcome. Note that the first Norwich discussion meeting has been pencilled in for next Sunday -- who's going to be there? Many thanks to the venue organisers (Rob, John, James) for agreeing to dates so far ahead... hopefully we can get them into all the magazines, local papers, etc and won't have to vary them too much. The extra advance warning should help with promotion and attendances, too. In other news, Peterborough LUG's meeting is this Thursday evening. They're having an "open forum" session, much like most of last year's ALUG meetings. Anyone from A47 or A17ish wanting a lift there and back, email me. --- Begin draft: The Anglian Linux User Group needs speakers and presentations! We're interested to hear from anyone who wants to speak about a project they're involved in, or some other aspect of GNU and Linux that is of interest to the rest of ALUG. It's hoped that we can have two types of talk at each venue: the first sort is an introductory type of talk, covering such things as what a piece of software or a project is, what it does, how to install it and get started using it, and so on; the second is a more "in-depth" technical talk aimed at "veteran" users who are interested in how things work and how to improve them. If there is interest, displays may also be offered for the time between talks, when practical help will also be available. The venues have different facilities, including projection equipment, microphones and stages, so please wait for your talk's venue to be decided before preparing that multimedia extravaganza. It is expected that most talks will happen at the Syleham and Elmswell meetings, while the Norwich meetings will be more social discussions. The group is also always interested to hear from people with venues available for ALUG, especially in North Norfolk or Cambridgeshire. Provisional Dates 2003: * Syleham: 23 Feb, 18 May, 17 Aug (BBQ?), 23 Nov * Elmswell: 27 Apr + more (all TBC) * Norwich (all UEA unless stated): 2 Feb, 16 Mar, 4 May, 7 Jun, 20 Jul (not UEA), 24 Aug (not UEA), 5 Oct, 16 Nov, 11 Jan 2004 * YOUR VENUE HERE... email the list and propose it -- MJR http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ IM: slef(a)jabber.at This is my home web site. This for Jabber Messaging. How's my writing? Let me know via any of my contact details.

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Checking the integrity of a CD
by Ian Douglas 01 Feb '03

01 Feb '03

Hi, I have recently obtained a set of CDs from a friend and would like to check their integrity against the md5 ISO checksum I have obtained from the original supplier in order to reassure myself that no errors were introduced during the burning process. Is it possible to directly check the md5 checksum of a ready made CD or do I need to use CD burner software to create an ISO image of it first and then checksum that? Ian.

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Meeting Sunday 2nd Feb 2003
by Alistair Macgregor 31 Jan '03

31 Jan '03

As a new member to the group and a new Linux user I would have loved to go to the meeting, unfortunatly my boss has other ideas. Would it be possible to have a list of date for future meetings. Many thanks Alistair

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Meeting Sunday (2-Feb) UEA - Nelson Court or Union House?
by Keith Watson 31 Jan '03

31 Jan '03

Usual 2pm start? Keith ____________ Everything is but what we think it. - Marcus Aurelius

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Fwd: Open Source in Education Conference
by Paul Tansom 31 Jan '03

31 Jan '03

Caught this on another LUG list and thought it was worth forwarding the ALUG list (suitably snipped of course). ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From: James Spedding To: schoolforge-discuss(a)schoolforge.net Sent: 1/30/03 3:31 PM Subject: [school-discuss] Open Source in Education Conference As an introduction to the list my name is James Spedding and I work for Anglia Polytechnic University in the UK. Amongst other things we support schools using open source software and develop solutions to school requirements. We have organised a National Conference running on 4th April 2003 to explore the use of Open Source software in UK Primary and Secondary Education Institutions. Representatives from BECTA, E-Envoy's office, DfES, and LEA's will be attending as well as a broad range of ICT teachers and managers from Primary and Secondary Schools. The speakers include Prof. Stephen Heppell of Ultralab, Diana Laurillard of DfES, Malcolm Herbert of RedHat and Roger Whittaker of SuSE along with ICT teaching professionals who are already using Open Source. The website address for the conference is: http://www.mpowernet.anglia.ac.uk/conference/ It is open to all, though places are limited. The price for the day is ?79+VAT. Please contact me on (01245) 226930 or visit the website if you are interested. Sorry for the pitch, but I'm sure it will be an important day for bringing together the users of OS with the decision-makers and those who are considering using Open Source. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Paul Tansom: - contact paul(a)aptanet.com for more information Internet and Intranet Solutions -- http://www.aptanet.com/

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Dlink 520+
by raph＠panache.demon.co.uk 31 Jan '03

31 Jan '03

Which driver do I need for a Dlink DWL-520+ wirless NIC? 2.4.x kernel. -- A liberal is a person whose principles are not at stake at the moment. - Willis Player Raphael Mankin E-Mail: raph(a)panache.demon.co.uk ----------------------------------

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Debian upgrade but only a few packages =)
by NuTTeR -- Not Entered -- 30 Jan '03

30 Jan '03

I just want to upgrade autoconf and automake, ive got autoconf 1.4 and need 1.6. I dont want to break the packageing system so id like to upgrade via apt(well dselect but same backend) but i only want these packages and any that they require i dont want to complety upgrade everything though. I also want to upgrade to kde3.1 any1 know if its stable or what line i should add to /etc/apt/sources.list and where? Above all others or below them. Sorry for all the questions and thankx for any help i get =) Dennis Dryden -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from http://www.graffiti.net Powered by Outblaze

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