Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the parc-linux group: Where are you with Linux? o I can't get Linux running at all. o I can get Linux...
Hi Gang, I wanted to touch base with you all in the Linux Group. There's been a bit of a lull as I've been busy with other items - not the least of which was...
Joe, your discussion of setting up a program launcher was very helpful. Now I have a question regarding the icon itself. They all show up as that little...
Hi Bryan When you create a shortcut (a Launcher in Ubuntu parlance) you have the dialog box with the fields Type:, Name:, etc. You will also notice the...
Hi Folks, As I mentioned at the last Linux meeting, I will start to discuss Linux based applications used in Amateur Radio. Tonight's topic will be GPredict -...
Hi Gang, some of you may already know this, but Canonical has released their newest version of Ubuntu Linux today - version 11.04 also known as "Natty...
Hello everyone, This is a reminder that the club meeting for June will be our Swing into Summer get together at the Mandarin restaurant in Brampton. It's an ...
Hello Joe; Please advise, is there a simple way for me to load linux onto my Asus 626 minicomputer?? It has a mini usb port. I really want to get into Linux...
Hi George! I'm glad that things are improving for you! Its good to hear. For the Ubuntu, you mentioned that you have the latest on a thumbdrive. Have you...
Sorry George, I have missed a critical piece of info in your last message. When you say mini usb port, you are saying that the usb port is the style you find...
Hi Gang. I have managed to make a new video showing Ubuntu 11.04. In this video, I'm concentrating on showing the new interface that Ubuntu is using - Unity. ...
Hi Frank, take a look at this link: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ubuntu_9.10_on_the_t91_t91mt#ubuntu_11.04_natty_narwhal_information It says that the touchscreen...
... Since my netbook doesn't have a CD drive, I downloaded 11.04 to a USB drive. I couldn't get it to boot, then I thought it might be because there were...
Frank: Just copying the files to a USB drive doesn't make the drive bootable. You need to make a bootable Ubuntu drive. To do this, you need Ubuntu running on...
Hi Frank, An ISO image is to create an image on a CD or DVD. For a USB, there is software that will lay out Linux on a USB properly and create the necessary...
Whoops! I didn't see your post Peter! My message was longer and redundant. Thanks for adding the link! Cheers, Joe Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with...
... WOW! Just like they said: "11.4 works right out of the box". My problem was getting it out of the box, but thanks to Joe and Peter I was able to find my...
SanDisk drives have a hidden partition with some backup and security software. You can wipe an repartition them with G-Parted on Linux, or Disk Utility on a...
Hello everyone, By now, almost everyone knows about the new version of Ubuntu that is out there - version 11.10. In the last meeting, I showed you a screen...
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the parc-linux group: If the PARC Linux Group were to have it's own meeting time, what day(s) would...
Hi Joe; I'm one who is comfortable with XP. After downloading Ubuntu 11.10Â and looking at the left loaded icons, I was completely lost. I have a feeling I'm...
George, Trust me, you're not alone. This major shift that Ubuntu has done has angered a lot of folks. The good news is that we can install a completely...
