From p.spiller at xtra.co.nz Thu Oct 1 10:49:54 2009 From: p.spiller at xtra.co.nz (Perry Spiller) Date: Thu Oct 1 09:50:49 2009 Subject: [hblug] NZDST Time Server? Message-ID: <326020.44605.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> After checking a range of time servers, including many NZ ISP's, I note that they remain in NZST. Is this normal? As in, they have no regard to NZDST, expecting PC's to make the necessary 1 hour adjustment? (Overseas time servers are no different) Perry From jtittsler at gmail.com Thu Oct 1 13:29:15 2009 From: jtittsler at gmail.com (Jim Tittsler) Date: Thu Oct 1 13:29:24 2009 Subject: [hblug] NZDST Time Server? In-Reply-To: <326020.44605.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> References: <326020.44605.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <63e484160909301829i510dc91cu2946b1e81ddcc274@mail.gmail.com> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 11:49, Perry Spiller wrote: > > After checking a range of time servers, > including many NZ ISP's, I note that > they remain in NZST. Is this normal? > As in, they have no regard to NZDST, > expecting PC's to make the necessary > 1 hour adjustment? NTP time servers operate exclusively on UTC. It is up to the client to convert that to the local timezone. If your ISP shows the wrong time, it suggests they haven't updated the timezone rules on their server(s) to pick up the date of this year's transition to DST. Jim From kirjava at gmail.com Thu Oct 1 21:38:45 2009 From: kirjava at gmail.com (Rene Bartosh) Date: Thu Oct 1 21:38:55 2009 Subject: [hblug] OT: Loan of an ADSL modem Message-ID: Hi folks, Short notice, but I wondered if anyone had a spare ADSL modem I could borrow for a week please? Would have to pick up tomorrow as I am heading out of town for a week. Cheers, Rene -- >From Rene Bartosh (Gmail account) Personal: http://kirjava.net.nz/ Work: http://eksion.net/ From racepics at paradise.net.nz Fri Oct 2 06:08:47 2009 From: racepics at paradise.net.nz (chris morris) Date: Fri Oct 2 06:03:13 2009 Subject: [hblug] OT: Loan of an ADSL modem In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4AC4F02F.1020308@paradise.net.nz> Rene Bartosh wrote: > Hi folks, > > Short notice, but I wondered if anyone had a spare ADSL modem I could > borrow for a week please? Would have to pick up tomorrow as I am > heading out of town for a week. > > Cheers, > > Rene > > yep several to choose from -- Chris Morris Sportsimages Photography, Computer Repairs, Websites, 560 Lowe Street Hastings 4120 06 878 3573 021 2537925 http://www.sportsimages.co.nz From zendattacorporation at hotmail.com Fri Oct 16 07:27:20 2009 From: zendattacorporation at hotmail.com (jon zendatta) Date: Fri Oct 16 07:27:28 2009 Subject: [hblug] file to specified directory Message-ID: 0k so i have a file that is residing in Desktop. it needs to be untarred to Src directory! 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All good, got the wheels to turn reg/linux/usr/#453274 /reg/ubuntu/usr/#17340 From: zendattacorporation@hotmail.com To: hblug@linux.net.nz Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:27:20 +1300 Subject: [hblug] file to specified directory 0k so i have a file that is residing in Desktop. it needs to be untarred to Src directory! Is this the way to implement it? #cd ~/Desktop #tar -xvzf file.tar.gz -C /usr/src #cd file ./configure sudo make install reg/linux/usr/#453274 /reg/ubuntu/usr/#17340 Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you?re up to on Facebook. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you?re up to on Facebook. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/social-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-nz:SI_SB_2:092010 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://www.linux.net.nz/pipermail/hblug/attachments/20091029/d70defcf/attachment.htm From zendattacorporation at hotmail.com Fri Oct 30 05:38:02 2009 From: zendattacorporation at hotmail.com (jon zendatta) Date: Fri Oct 30 05:38:12 2009 Subject: [hblug] its here Message-ID: Ubuntu Announcements to ubuntu-announce show details 3:25 AM (2 hours ago) The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop and Server editions, Ubuntu 9.10 Server for Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) and Amazon's EC2, and Ubuntu Netbook Remix, continuing Ubuntu's tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. Read more about the features of Ubuntu 9.10 in the following press releases: Desktop edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-910 Server edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-910-server-edition Ubuntu 9.10 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Users requiring a longer support lifetime on the server may choose to continue using Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, with security support until 2013, rather than upgrading to 9.10. Thanks to the efforts of the global translation community, Ubuntu is available in 25 languages. For a list of supported languages and detailed translation statistics for these and other languages, see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations/ReleaseLanguages/9.10 Ubuntu 9.10 includes the first official release of Ubuntu Server images for UEC and for Amazon's EC2, giving you everything you need for rapid deployment of Ubuntu instances in a cloud computing environment. UEC images, and information on running Ubuntu 9.10 on EC2, are available at: http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/9.10/release Ubuntu 9.10 is also the basis for new 9.10 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu: Kubuntu http://kubuntu.org/news/9.10-release Xubuntu http://xubuntu.org/news/9.10-release Edubuntu http://edubuntu.org/news/9.10-release Mythbuntu http://mythbuntu.org/9.10/release Ubuntu Studio https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/9.10release_notes To Get Ubuntu 9.10 ------------------ To download Ubuntu 9.10, or obtain CDs, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu Users of Ubuntu 9.04 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 9.10 via Update Manager. For further information about upgrading, see: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge. We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/910 Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/910overview If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums: #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ Ubuntu 9.10 for ARM architectures --------------------------------- Ubuntu 9.10 is available for the ARM architecture. Users should only download these images if they have access to ARM chipsets or devices, as they will not run on Intel-based machines. Install instructions and images can be found here: http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/arm Helping Shape Ubuntu -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy install and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional services, including support, are available from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. 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URL: http://www.linux.net.nz/pipermail/hblug/attachments/20091030/8dd1252a/attachment.htm From kirjava at gmail.com Fri Oct 30 11:47:34 2009 From: kirjava at gmail.com (Rene Bartosh) Date: Fri Oct 30 11:47:45 2009 Subject: [hblug] Meeting Reminder: Weds 11th Nov - not usual date Message-ID: Please note this is on the SECOND Wednesday of October as I am out of town on the first Wednesday again (this time for a job interview) What: Hawkes Bay LUG Meeting When: Wed 11th November 2009 from 7pm till around 10pm Where: Fine Furniture/Taradale Upholstery 169 Gloucester St, Taradale (rear building) Map: http://maps.google.com/?q=169%20Gloucester%20St%2C%20Taradale%2C%20Hawkes%20Bay%204112%2C%20New%20Zealand Please feel free to come along and meet us, talk about Linux, install Linux, debug problems etc. If you want to bring a computer, please bring some extension cables, a 4 way board etc. and a patch cable (if you want internet/network). Extra switches and cat5 are always a bonus. We have monitors and keyboards/rodents spare, as well as jug cords. If you have any queries, please feel free to reply to this message. Thanks to Fine Furniture for providing venue/internet. -- >From Rene Bartosh (Gmail account) Personal: http://kirjava.net.nz/ Work: http://eksion.net/ From racepics at paradise.net.nz Fri Oct 30 14:56:31 2009 From: racepics at paradise.net.nz (chris morris) Date: Fri Oct 30 14:57:15 2009 Subject: [hblug] its here In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4AEA47CF.4010603@paradise.net.nz> Just tried 32 and 64 bit live CD's and it seems very nice and polished :) Well done the buntu team.. chris jon zendatta wrote: > > > Ubuntu Announcements > > to ubuntu-announce > > > show details 3:25 AM (2 hours ago) > > > The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop and Server > editions, Ubuntu 9.10 Server for Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) and > Amazon's > EC2, and Ubuntu Netbook Remix, continuing Ubuntu's tradition of > integrating > the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, > easy-to-use Linux distribution. > > Read more about the features of Ubuntu 9.10 in the following press > releases: > > Desktop edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-910 > > Server edition > http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-910-server-edition > > > Ubuntu 9.10 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. > Users requiring a longer support lifetime on the server may choose to > continue using Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, with security support until 2013, rather > than upgrading to 9.10. > > Thanks to the efforts of the global translation community, Ubuntu is > available in 25 languages. For a list of supported languages and detailed > translation statistics for these and other languages, see: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations/ReleaseLanguages/9.10 > > > Ubuntu 9.10 includes the first official release of Ubuntu Server > images for > UEC and for Amazon's EC2, giving you everything you need for rapid > deployment of Ubuntu instances in a cloud computing environment. UEC > images, > and information on running Ubuntu 9.10 on EC2, are available at: > > http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/9.10/release > > > Ubuntu 9.10 is also the basis for new 9.10 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, > Edubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu: > > Kubuntu http://kubuntu.org/news/9.10-release > > Xubuntu http://xubuntu.org/news/9.10-release > > Edubuntu http://edubuntu.org/news/9.10-release > > Mythbuntu http://mythbuntu.org/9.10/release > > Ubuntu Studio > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/9.10release_notes > > > To Get Ubuntu 9.10 > ------------------ > > To download Ubuntu 9.10, or obtain CDs, visit: > > http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu > > Users of Ubuntu 9.04 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 9.10 via > Update Manager. For further information about upgrading, see: > > http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading > > > As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of > charge. > > We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document > caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at: > > http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/910 > > > Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview: > > http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/910overview > > > If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but > aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel, on the Ubuntu Users > mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums: > > #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users > > http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ > > Ubuntu 9.10 for ARM architectures > ------------------------------ > --- > > Ubuntu 9.10 is available for the ARM architecture. Users should only > download these images if they have access to ARM chipsets or devices, as > they will not run on Intel-based machines. > > Install instructions and images can be found here: > > http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/arm > > > Helping Shape Ubuntu > -------------------- > > If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways > you can participate at: > > http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ > > > About Ubuntu > ------------ > > Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, > netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy install and regular > releases. A > tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an > incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. > > Professional services, including support, are available from Canonical > Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more > information about support, visit: > > http://www.ubuntu.com/support > > More Information > ---------------- > > You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this release on our website: > > http://www.ubuntu.com/ > > To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's > very low volume announcement list at: > > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce > > > > > reg/linux/usr/#453274 /reg/ubuntu/usr/#17340 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > New Windows 7: Simplify what you do everyday. Find the right PC for > you. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > HBLUG mailing list > HBLUG@linux.net.nz > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > -- Chris Morris Sportsimages Photography, Computer Repairs, Websites, 560 Lowe Street Hastings 4120 06 878 3573 http://www.sportsimages.co.nz