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Re: Karmic screensaver asks for password

2009-11-09T10:11:51Z

>>>>> "Laura" == Laura Conrad <lconrad@...> writes:

Laura> I suppose I can try to remove xscreensaver and install
Laura> gnome-screensaver.

OK, I removed xscreensaver, and gnome-screensaver was running and had
a box for whether you wanted to lock the screen when it was active and
I said, "No." My machine continued to ask me to enter a password when
I came back to it. So then I asked gnome-screensaver not to run when
the machine was idle, and it isn't, but the machine is still asking me
for a password after I close the lid, but not if I just leave it open.

The "Settings" => "Power Management" screen is set to "Blank Screen"
when the lid is closed. Where do I set what to make it stop asking me
for my password? I assure you that if someone gets into my apartment
and starts fiddling with my laptop I have worse problems than whether
he or she knows my password.

This does make me feel better about eventually upgrading the desktop,
since it doesn't have a lid to close.

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Re: Installing VB on 9.10

2009-11-09T10:07:44Z

On 11/09/2009 06:12 AM, Derek Broughton wrote:

> Allen Meyers wrote:
>
>> I have tried after download both:
>> sudo apt-get -f install virtualbox-3.0
>> sudo dpkg -i Downloads/virtualbox-3.0_3.0.10-54097_Ubuntu_karmic_i386.deb
>> allen@allen-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get -f install virtualbox-3.0
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> Building dependency tree
>> Reading state information... Done
>> Package virtualbox-3.0 is not available, but is referred to by another
>> package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
>> is only available from another source
>> E: Package virtualbox-3.0 has no installation candidate
>
> This should be true. The virtualbox on Ubuntu is virtualbox-ose. The full
> virtualbox is only available from Sun. Add this file:
>
> $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
> deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian karmic non-free
>
> and rerun "apt-get update" (you should also get the PGP key as instructed on
> Sun's download page).

Zkey, zkey! Don't forget z key! :-)

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

The Sun public key for apt-secure can be downloaded here. You can add
this key with

sudo apt-key add sun_vbox.asc

or combine downloading and registering:

wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc
-O- | sudo apt-key add -

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Re: problems in upgrading to/installing Ubuntu 9.10

2009-11-09T09:57:12Z

On 11/09/2009 04:32 AM, Tom H wrote:

>
> I read the following on http://grub.enbug.org/Manual :
>
> "The grub-rescue> mode is a more restricted subset of the grub> shell.
> Some commands are phrased differently here for easier use. Try help to
> start.
>
> "Useful tip: try to load normal mode: insmod /boot/grub/normal.mod
>
> "After this command help will show normal as possible command. Try it.
> Normal mode will be loaded. Now try to load ls (insmod
> /boot/grub/ls.mod), help and so on."
>
> And switched to grub-rescue> from sh:grub> and looked into what
> restricted meant.
>

Thanks. I did indeed try 'help' in that mode & didn't do anything
useful. I'll need to experiment more, as the "manual" doesn't really
give much information.

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Grub loader problem

2009-11-09T09:46:55Z

I had a dual boot vista with 8.1 ubuntu 64 bit. I wanted to wipe out
the 64 bit and install the new version with 32 bit later some time.
I loaded ubuntu's cd and formated the drive and changed the file
system to ntfs cuz i wanted to use the drive in windows for a few days
before i installed the new version. Then i successfully returned to
windows. Went to windows disk management and reformated it, i MADE A
MISTAKE HERE AND ALSO DELETED another drive which was showing .i
think it was the swap drive.
Then i MADE ANOTHER MISTAKE THAT I HIBERNATED THE WINDOWS.
Next time I booted grub tries to load gives 'error 17'.....i tried to
reinstall ubuntu to boot my machine but it gives an error cuz i
hibernated the windows.
What can i do to boot windows.
I have a big day in office tomorrow morning. Plz help.
Regards,
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How to open a C# project in MonoDevelop?

2009-11-09T09:46:50Z

hi all,
can any one help me out to open a C# project which i built in visual studio to open in monodevelop?
the project doenst show up as a project through monodevelop. rather it shows up as a normal forlder.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Why is only 1 cpu starting under 9.10

2009-11-09T09:38:42Z

On 11/09/2009 12:01 AM, drew einhorn wrote:

> Pretty sure both cpus were working the last time I paid any attention,
> which was 9.04 (I think, perhaps earlier and I just didn't notice when
> it first stopped working). The 9.10 upgrade left some older kernels
> in /boot I'll see what happens when I try to start them.
>
> Here's a link to a dmesg from the latest 9.04 kernel. It does start both cpus
>
> http://pastebin.com/m5bf8615c
>
> Will 9.10 be happy with the older 9.04 kernel from jaunty,
> or is it expecting a kernel configured for 9.10?
>
> Should I limp along with one cpu, or should I run with kernel
> from jaunty?

Maybe related:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/444686
[Core2Duo CPU only reports 1 core (Karmic Beta)]

Perhaps you can add on to that bug report to keep it alive & add your
details there. Hopefully that will catch the attention of a developer -
particularly since you can show diff between 9.04 and 9.10 kernels.

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Re: ubuntu server

2009-11-09T09:37:23Z

normally id agree but id his load average is that high using stem
bumps his nice level - hopefully enough to make it useable

On 11/9/09, Chris Jones <jonesc@...> wrote:

>
>> try 'sudo top' and see what's killing your system.
>
> Just for the record, no need for sudo here, top as your average Joe user
> works just the same ...
>
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Re: Update Manager is gone?!?

2009-11-09T08:55:11Z

mdovell@... wrote:

> Recently I tried to install a game (alien something...that FPS one)
> anyway in attempting to get rid of it some lock appeared on the
> program itself. Then when rebooting it stated the OS couldn't launch
> and there was nearly countless questions of a yes or no about some bad
> memory.
>
> Well from scanning and everything being OK the OS loads...everything
> seems ok but for some reason
> update manager isn't working. I've reinstalled it via synaptic but as
> of yet it doesn't load. I've also rebooted.
> Normally if I run this it would come up saying that everything was
> already updated but now nothing happens on the screen when I try to
> load it. The system doesn't crash or anything and I have no other
> programs running.
>
> Any ideas?

Ideas:
System>Preferences>Main Menu
Find and select Update Manager
click on Properties
Note command.
if the command is not blank or garbled (In my case it reads
/usr/bin/update-manager)
open a terminal window and enter the observed command at the prompt and
report back results noted in terminal window. Since there are occasional
discontinuities between versions of ubuntu, you might also supply us
with the identifier of the version that you are having trouble with.

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Re: Update Error

2009-11-09T08:54:23Z

On 11/08/2009 10:58 PM, Hasan Halym wrote:

> After installing Ubuntu 9.10 i keep getting following error with any update
> via update manager..
>
> please help
>
> The error is:
>
> "GPG error: http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic Release: The following
> signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available:
> NO_PUBKEY 2EBC26B60C5A2783Failed to fetch
> http://apt.wicd.net/dists/Karmic/extras/binary-i386/Packages.gz 404 Not
> Found
> Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones
> used instead."
>
>

The apt.wicd.net problem is the capitol 'K' in Karmic. It needs to be a
lowercase 'k'. Put this into your browser:
http://apt.wicd.net/dists/karmic/extras/binary-i386/
and you'll find the binary.

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Re: ubuntu server

2009-11-09T08:48:09Z

> try 'sudo top' and see what's killing your system.

Just for the record, no need for sudo here, top as your average Joe user
works just the same ...

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Re: Whoever gave NM a keyring

2009-11-09T08:41:06Z

On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:23:15 -0800
NoOp <glgxg@...> wrote:

> On 11/09/2009 04:45 AM, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> ...
> >
> > Excellent! That is a very clean way to do what I did with
> > the keyring software. I was not aware of seahorse but had heard of
> > it and it is for sure a well hidden, name wise, keyring software.
>
>
> <http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0#complete=0&hl=en&q="karl+f+larsen"+%2Bseahorse>
>

You don't really expect 'someone' to remember something that happened 6
months ago, do you?

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Re: no

2009-11-09T08:32:41Z

NoOp wrote:
> On 11/08/2009 06:31 PM, R . Arias wrote:
>> R . Arias
>>
>>
>
> Yes.

You know, after reading the OP's hmm, post..., I kinda guessed what the
first reply would be. ;)

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Re: please delete this page and make it disappear in any search engine

2009-11-09T08:31:22Z

Nay Myo Win wrote:
> Whenever I typed in my Name, I found that page in lists of google search.
> together with my email address, I dont want that, brother.

Sorry to tell you, but you implicitly agreed to this the moment you sent
an email to a *public* mailing list, like this one. Nothing you can do
about it now...

Chris

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Re: Whoever gave NM a keyring

2009-11-09T08:23:15Z

On 11/09/2009 04:45 AM, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
...
>
> Excellent! That is a very clean way to do what I did with the
> keyring software. I was not aware of seahorse but had heard of
> it and it is for sure a well hidden, name wise, keyring software.

<http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0#complete=0&hl=en&q="karl+f+larsen"+%2Bseahorse>

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Re: Prepending [ubuntu-users] on Subjects WAS[Fwd: Suggestion....]

2009-11-09T07:34:39Z

> I used to feel the same as the op. However, it's pretty simple to
> create a thunderbird filter by the List-id header, which removes any
> guesswork and saves the precious space in the subject line display.

I'm also against it. For me, it just adds additional noise to each and
every email subject title which isn't needed and gets in the way.

Each mailing list uses a different from address, or id as you say, so
just filter on these instead ?

Chris

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Re: cannot drag and drop images into kompozer

2009-11-09T06:47:35Z

On Monday 19 October 2009 04:07:07 pm bqz69 wrote:
> I have found out, that it is possible to drag and drop an image direct into
> kompozer from dolphin file manager.

I have been doing trial and error a lot, and I have now come the conclusion,
that drag and drop works in kompozer 0.7.10, but not in some of the newer
kompozer versions.

Ubuntu 9.04 has kompozer 0.7.10 to be installed by synaptic as default
version, and this version can drag and drop, but otherwise this version does
not work in ubuntu 9.04 ?

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Re: Prepending [ubuntu-users] on Subjects WAS[Fwd: Suggestion....]

2009-11-09T06:30:39Z

Dax Solomon Umaming wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'd like to get your feedback on this matter.
>
> Thanks
>

I used to feel the same as the op. However, it's pretty simple to
create a thunderbird filter by the List-id header, which removes any
guesswork and saves the precious space in the subject line display.

Indeed, lists that include [list_name] only serve to encourage my
laziness and *not* filter them automatically.

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Re: Installing VB on 9.10

2009-11-09T06:27:33Z

hi,
Am Montag, den 09.11.2009, 08:22 -0500 schrieb Fred Roller:
> Sounds like you are trying to install the VB from Sun directly. If you
> want to use the OSE version native to the Repos then:
>
> sudo apt-get install virtualbox
not really, the package is called:

virtualbox-ose

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Re: default shell in Ubuntu

2009-11-09T06:22:56Z

vsrk sarma wrote:
> First of all, pardon me for raising fundamental query.
> I like now about default shell available in terminal mode.
> It seems it is dash and NOT bash, as /usr/bin/sh links to /usr/bin/dash.
> Is my premise correct?

Not quite.

The default shell for users should be /bin/bash (you can verify by
examining /etc/passwd file)

dash is meant to be non-interactive, and having so many features for an
interactive shell removed, is much faster than bash at executing shell
scripts. (most of which start with #!/bin/sh)

When the change was first introduced several versions of Ubuntu ago,
there were some conflicts with shell scripts that wrongly assumed
/bin/sh was bash and used non-posix complient syntax (sometimes called
bashisms.) Those should all be weeded out by now, and any shell script
you run across should either be Posix complient, or refers to bash by name.

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Re: some quesitons about install ubuntu

2009-11-09T06:19:58Z

On Mon, 2009-11-09 at 11:42 +0800, loody wrote:

> Dear all:
> I upgrade my unbuntu from 8.04 to 9.04 and I fount my network and
> sound card don't work right now.
>
> I intend to install 9.04 instead of upgrading from 8.04 directly, but
> it makes me crazy when I think about reinstall all the packages on
> 8.04.
> Is there any batches or config which can help me to install all the
> packages I install at 8.04 to the new distribution without typing them
> one by one?
> appreciate your help,
> miloody
>

9.04 was very problematic version. Move either to 9.10 or 8.10.

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Re: printcap file contents for lpr

2009-11-09T06:15:02Z

Al Plant <noc@...> writes:

> I have a network of FreeBSD machines and I put a HP Netbook on it. I use
> lpr for the printer on the lan and I need to look at a copy of the
> /etc/printcap file for Ubuntu. The standard Unix /etc/printcap I use on
> all the other boxes on the lan doesn't seem to work. It has been a long
> time since I have had to use Linux and I dont remember the printcap
> configuration.

The default printer spooler for most Lionux distros (including Ubuntu)
is CUPS which doesn't use printcap (but provides one for other
programs).
In Ubuntu the package "lpr" provides BSD lpd

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Re: Installing VB on 9.10

2009-11-09T06:12:02Z

Allen Meyers wrote:

This should be true. The virtualbox on Ubuntu is virtualbox-ose. The full
virtualbox is only available from Sun. Add this file:

$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian karmic non-free

and rerun "apt-get update" (you should also get the PGP key as instructed on
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Re: Installing VB on 9.10

2009-11-09T05:22:18Z

Allen Meyers wrote:

> I have tried after download both:
> sudo apt-get -f install virtualbox-3.0
> sudo dpkg -i Downloads/virtualbox-3.0_3.0.10-54097_Ubuntu_karmic_i386.deb
> allen@allen-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get -f install virtualbox-3.0
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Package virtualbox-3.0 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
> is only available from another source
> E: Package virtualbox-3.0 has no installation candidate
> allen@allen-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -i
> Downloads/virtualbox-3.0_3.0.10-54097_Ubuntu_karmic_i386.deb
> dpkg: error processing
> Downloads/virtualbox-3.0_3.0.10-54097_Ubuntu_karmic_i386.deb
> (--install):
> cannot access archive: No such file or directory
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> Downloads/virtualbox-3.0_3.0.10-54097_Ubuntu_karmic_i386.deb
> allen@allen-desktop:~$
> Please advise
>
>
> Allen Meyers
> texas.chef94@...
>
>

Sounds like you are trying to install the VB from Sun directly. If you
want to use the OSE version native to the Repos then:

sudo apt-get install virtualbox

if on the other hand you want to install the from the repos the sun
version then go to this site:

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

and scroll down to get the instruction for setting up your source list
and /then/:

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.0

Hope this helps.

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Re: please delete this page and make it disappear in any search engine (Pastor JW)

2009-11-09T05:18:37Z

Nay Myo Win wrote:
> hi.
>
> so the only way is just to unsubscribe from ubuntu user list??

No, un-subscribing will not remove the page. That is impossible.

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Re: Installing VB on 9.10

2009-11-09T04:47:40Z

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Allen Meyers <texas.chef94@...> wrote:

> allen@allen-desktop:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
> # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386
> (20090420.1)]/ jaunty main restricted
> # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
> # newer versions of the distribution.
>
> deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted
> deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted
>
> ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
> ## distribution.
> deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted
> deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted
>
> ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
> ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
> ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
> deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic universe
> deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic universe
> deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates universe
> deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates universe
>
> ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
> ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
> ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
> ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
> ## security team.
> deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic multiverse
> deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic multiverse
> deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates multiverse
> deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates multiverse
>
> ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
> ## repository.
> ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
> ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
> ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
> ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
> ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
> # deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main
> restricted universe multiverse
> # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main
> restricted universe multiverse
>
> ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
> ## 'partner' repository.
> ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
> ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
> # deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
> # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
>
> deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted
> deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted
> deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security universe
> deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security universe
> deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security multiverse
> deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security multiverse
> allen@allen-desktop:~$
>
> Allen Meyers
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>
> (My Linux Blog)
>

please reply to the list, and not directly to me.

Just a thought, are you using a GUI, or are you on a CLI?

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Re: Whoever gave NM a keyring

2009-11-09T04:45:36Z

Raseel Bhagat wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:09 AM, NoOp <glgxg@...> wrote:
>
>> On 11/06/2009 06:16 AM, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>> The keyring is a complete worthless poorly written software
>>> that makes Network Manager (NM) worthless! There is NO reason
>>> to protect the password I gave my router. It is just to keep
>>> local Internet users guessing.
>>>
>>> I had to delete a lot of the keyring stuff and that somehow
>>> caused it to need a new password! So I gave it karl. Now when
>>> I start 9.10 a panel comes up first asking for my keyring
>>> password, I give it karl and the NM starts fine now.
>>>
>>> But this is STUPID!
>>>
>>> If you are the one who put the gnome-keyring into the NM
>>> PLEASE TAKE IT OUT. I deleted all I was able to as a root user
>>> and keyring is still alive and well.
>>>
>>> This is why so many people use wcid. No keyring crap.
>> Have you considered opening up seahorse
>> (Applications|Accessories|Passwords and Encryption Keys) and checking
>> and/or deleting the keys there?
>>
>>
>
> Actually the issue which Karl is facing, is exactly what I was facing a few
> months ago and NoOP, you are correct seahorse is the answer.
>
> However, when you fo through Applications|Accessories|Passwords and
> Encryption Keys you are actually opening seahorse-agent and that might not
> solve Karl's problem.
>
> Here's a better solution :
> - Open a terminal
> - $ seahorse
>
> This will open the Seahorse application.
>
> In the LAST tab, named Passwords, there will be an entry called "Passwords".
>
> This contains entries for Wifi networks and/or other stuff like
> password-protected PDFs.
>
> Here's what I did.
> 1. Delete all the entries under "Passwords".
> 2. Right-click on "Passwords" and click on "Change Passwords". Then, set the
> password same as your user password.
>
> Voila !! You should be good to go.
>
> Just Log out and Log In again.
> Now not only does the system use the keyring functionality, it does so
> without bugging the user.
> Note : You will have to enter the Wifi passwords once atleast after this.
>
> --
> Raseel
>
>

Excellent! That is a very clean way to do what I did with the
keyring software. I was not aware of seahorse but had heard of
it and it is for sure a well hidden, name wise, keyring software.

Thank you!

73 Karl

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Re: Prepending [ubuntu-users] on Subjects WAS[Fwd: Suggestion....]

2009-11-09T04:38:58Z

> Hi! I have a suggestion that I would like to make about the mailing
> list. I'm subscribed to several Ubuntu mailing lists and I also like to
> use a message filter to put them in a separate folder instead of having
> all of them go to my inbox folder. I've noticed that the Xubuntu-users
> list adds a [xubuntu-users] to the subject line. Is there any way that
> the same can be done with the Ubuntu users list? by doing so it would
> make setting up a message filer in Thunderbird so much easier and reduce
> the possibility of messages from one list going into another lists
> folder. As it is now I've had to set up several conditions to keep the
> Kubuntu Users list separate from the Ubuntu user list. In fact if all
> of the mailing lists did this that would be great, as then it would make
> it so much easier for a novice Ubuntu user to set up a message filter.

You are going to generate alot of pro and con commnets! :)

I filter using the recipient field (ubuntu-users@...) -
in Gmail; I have never used Thunderbird but it must be possible too.
And I could filter using the subject if this change were to be made.

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Re: Prepending [ubuntu-users] on Subjects WAS[Fwd: Suggestion....]

2009-11-09T04:38:38Z

I think it would be a great idea. Many of the mailing list groups I
subscribe to have this features. My only recommendation: keep the
subject stamp long enough to be meaningful, but otherwise as short as
possible.

thanks,
-rei

Dax Solomon Umaming wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'd like to get your feedback on this matter.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject:
> Suggestion....
> From:
> Roy Smith <rasmith1959@...>
> Date:
> Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:28:46 -0600
> To:
> ubuntu-users-owner@...
>
> To:
> ubuntu-users-owner@...
>
>
> Hi! I have a suggestion that I would like to make about the mailing
> list. I'm subscribed to several Ubuntu mailing lists and I also like to
> use a message filter to put them in a separate folder instead of having
> all of them go to my inbox folder. I've noticed that the Xubuntu-users
> list adds a [xubuntu-users] to the subject line. Is there any way that
> the same can be done with the Ubuntu users list? by doing so it would
> make setting up a message filer in Thunderbird so much easier and reduce
> the possibility of messages from one list going into another lists
> folder. As it is now I've had to set up several conditions to keep the
> Kubuntu Users list separate from the Ubuntu user list. In fact if all
> of the mailing lists did this that would be great, as then it would make
> it so much easier for a novice Ubuntu user to set up a message filter.
>
>

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Re: LBP5050 canon printer

2009-11-09T04:35:08Z

ok thanks.

So It sounds like I'd better forget canon colour laser printer, and
spend money in something else that works natively with ubuntu.
A shame cos it sounds that its printing quality is ok and price per
page is one of the lowest available....?

Has anyone ever experienced the samsung clx 3157 with ubuntu ?

Thanks to all
Sebastien

On Thu, 05 Nov 2009
07:08:56 -0500 Steve Reilly <steve@...> wrote:

> sebastien wrote:
> > Hi all !
> >
> > The canon LBP5050 colour laser printer sounds not (directly...)
> > supported by ubuntu (8.04).
> >
> > My long web search gave this result :
> > http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/contents/ASIA/EN/0900772407.html
> >
> > I should install this driver to get it work.
> >
> > But prior to buy this printer, can anyone tell me if it really
> > works ? (it is not listed in openprinting.org)
> >
> > Because I have to buy a colour laser printer, and Ive got the choice
> > between this canon printer and the samsung clx 3175. This samsung is
> > supported by linux. As I do not have win, I have to make a choice.
> > And it will depend on your advises.
> >
> > Thanks !
> > Sebastien.
> >
> no experience with that one but i just had a bear of a time getting a
> pixma canon printer working on 8.04 for a friend. needed 2 different
> drivers and issue obscure apparmor commands to get it to work. (and
> this one said "works perfect" on openprinting!!) if i had to choose
> for myself, id choose an hp, never had a problem with several ive
> owned.... just my 2cents though... on another note though........
> kudos to canon for even attempting to support linux! albeit not on
> their usa website...
>
>
>
>
>

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Re: Whoever gave NM a keyring

2009-11-09T04:35:04Z

NoOp wrote:

> On 11/06/2009 06:16 AM, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>> The keyring is a complete worthless poorly written software
>> that makes Network Manager (NM) worthless! There is NO reason
>> to protect the password I gave my router. It is just to keep
>> local Internet users guessing.
>>
>> I had to delete a lot of the keyring stuff and that somehow
>> caused it to need a new password! So I gave it karl. Now when
>> I start 9.10 a panel comes up first asking for my keyring
>> password, I give it karl and the NM starts fine now.
>>
>> But this is STUPID!
>>
>> If you are the one who put the gnome-keyring into the NM
>> PLEASE TAKE IT OUT. I deleted all I was able to as a root user
>> and keyring is still alive and well.
>>
>> This is why so many people use wcid. No keyring crap.
>
> Have you considered opening up seahorse
> (Applications|Accessories|Passwords and Encryption Keys) and checking
> and/or deleting the keys there?
>
> I am quite certain that you've been adivsed about this previously.
>
> If you do that, you will most likely (on any normal new 9.10 install)
> see an entry along the lines of 'Network secret for xyz' network if
> you've added one.
>
>

I did not do that, I brought up the GUI keyring software and
found that edit - delete worked. I went around doing that and
then on a reboot keyring came up requesting a new password. I
gave it my name karl, and it did start to work then.

73 Karl

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Re: problems in upgrading to/installing Ubuntu 9.10

2009-11-09T04:32:56Z

>> grub-rescue> = GRUB has not found the right partition/disk. You can
>> use "ls" to locate the right partition/disk, load sh:grub>, and boot.
>>
>> grub rescue> ls
>> grub rescue> ls (hd0,X)/boot
>> grub rescue> ls (hd0,X)/boot/grub
>> # where sdaX is the correct Ubuntu partition #
>> # if they list the contents of /boot and /boot/grub #
>> # load normal.mod to go to the grub shell
>> grub rescue> insmod (hd0,X)/boot/grub/normal.mod
>> # try to boot using the following #
>> sh:grub> configfile (hd0,X)/boot/grub/grub.cfg
>>
>> # if "configfile..." above fails #
>> sh:grub> root (hd0,X)
>> sh:grub> insmod /boot/grub/ext2.mod
>> sh:grub> linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.x.x root=/dev/sdaX ro
>> # where sdaX is the correct Ubuntu partition #
>> # where vmlinuz-2.6.x.x is the correct kernel #
>> sh:grub> initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.x.x
>> # where initrd.img-2.6.x.x is the correct initrd #
>> grub> boot

> Tom, where did yoiu find the info for grub rescue? I was messing around
> trying to get a virtualbox rawdisk working the other day & encountered
> 'grub rescue' when the vm started & for the life of me I couldn't find a
> doc or info.

I read the following on http://grub.enbug.org/Manual :

"The grub-rescue> mode is a more restricted subset of the grub> shell.
Some commands are phrased differently here for easier use. Try help to
start.

"Useful tip: try to load normal mode: insmod /boot/grub/normal.mod

"After this command help will show normal as possible command. Try it.
Normal mode will be loaded. Now try to load ls (insmod
/boot/grub/ls.mod), help and so on."

And switched to grub-rescue> from sh:grub> and looked into what
restricted meant.

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Re: ssh and remote sudo not hiding password

2009-11-09T04:26:27Z

2009/11/6 Siggy Brentrup <bsb@...>:
> On Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 21:46 +0000, Colin Law wrote:
>> I can shut down a remote machine by connecting via ssh then shutting it down
>> ssh ip_address
>> <logon messages>
>> sudo shutdown -h now
>> password: (entered pwd not visible)
>
> Did you ry the -t flag to ssh like this:

Yes, you must have missed an earlier reply, that worked perfectly for me, thanks

Colin

>
> % ssh -t REMOTE sudo echo murx
> [sudo] password for bsb:
> Sorry, try again.
> [sudo] password for bsb:
> murx
> Connection to REMOTE closed.
> %
>
> Sorry that I don't shutdown that machine ;) And yes, I'm always using
> ssh keys.
>
> HTH
> Siggy
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Re: Looking for explanation of choices on "Prepare disk space" step in 9.10 install

2009-11-09T04:24:25Z

David M. Karr wrote:

> I have Windows installed on a box. I want to install 9.10 on this box
> so I can choose which one to boot at restart. I'd like to partition the
> single disk so that more than half of the space is available for Ubuntu.
>
> I'm a relatively experienced Unix user, and I've been running 8.10 on
> another box for a while. That box is also running Windows, which I can
> choose at startup. I don't remember what the installation choices
> looked like for that old box, but the instructions I get when installing
> 9.10 are definitely somewhat different.
>
> I could make some guesses in the install, but when making partitioning
> decisions, I really don't want to guess. I've looked through the
> existing docs that I can find, and I really can't find anything that
> really makes it completely clear exactly what I need to do. The
> instructions on the Ubuntu site aren't clear enough for what I would
> think is an extremely critical point of the installation.
>
> So, on the "Prepare disk space" step, I have the choices of "Install
> them side by side, choosing between them each startup" and "Specify
> partitions manually (advanced)". This page also seems to imply that the
> default partitioning will divide the disk in half. I see that the
> little graphical area that shows how the disk will be divided has a
> movable divider, but I don't see anything that clearly states that
> whatever value I set it at will be used for the "Install them side by
> side" option. When I tried moving forward with the "Specify partitions
> manually (advanced") option, it replaced the simple partition map with
> all orange. The next page seems to give me the ability to repartition,
> but it seems relatively complicated, and I don't see clear indications
> on that page for exactly what I need to do.
>
> My drive is about 320gig. My best guess, if I had to proceed without
> any confirmation, is that I should be able to move the slider so that
> about 90g is used for Windows, and the rest for Ubuntu, and then the
> "install them side by side" choice will automatically repartition the
> drive that way (preserving the current contents of the drive, where I
> had Windows installed) and continue the install. I can't proceed from
> this step unless I'm sure this is what it will do.

First defrag your Windows. This gets it all back in a tidy mess.

With a LiveCD from Ubuntu 9.10 use Geparted to look at your
hard drive. Pay attention to all partitions. Then cut the 90
GB windows out of what is always /dev/sda1 partition. When
complete you will have a big empty partition, not where you
want it.

Move the partition out to the last partition. Then set it up
to use for many Ubuntu versions.

73 Karl

>
> Can anyone confirm this for me?
>

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Re: Installing VB on 9.10

2009-11-09T04:16:38Z

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Allen Meyers <texas.chef94@...> wrote:

> allen@allen-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox
> installation-guide installation-guide-sparc
> installation-guide-amd64 installation-report
> installation-guide-i386 installation-report-generator
> installation-guide-ia64 install-info
> installation-guide-lpia install-package
> installation-guide-powerpc installwatch
> allen@allen-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox
> [sudo] password for allen:
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Package virtualbox is not available, but is referred to by another package.
> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
> is only available from another source
> E: Package virtualbox has no installation candidate
> allen@allen-desktop:~$
>
> Allen Meyers
> texas.chef94@...
>

What is the output of 'cat /etc/apt/sources.list' ?

Regards
Ian

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Prepending [ubuntu-users] on Subjects WAS[Fwd: Suggestion....]

2009-11-09T04:13:37Z

Hello,

I'd like to get your feedback on this matter.

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Hi! I have a suggestion that I would like to make about the mailing
list. I'm subscribed to several Ubuntu mailing lists and I also like to
use a message filter to put them in a separate folder instead of having
all of them go to my inbox folder. I've noticed that the Xubuntu-users
list adds a [xubuntu-users] to the subject line. Is there any way that
the same can be done with the Ubuntu users list? by doing so it would
make setting up a message filer in Thunderbird so much easier and reduce
the possibility of messages from one list going into another lists
folder. As it is now I've had to set up several conditions to keep the
Kubuntu Users list separate from the Ubuntu user list. In fact if all
of the mailing lists did this that would be great, as then it would make
it so much easier for a novice Ubuntu user to set up a message filter.

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