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MySQL database
by Chris O'Halloran 11 Jun '06

11 Jun '06

Hello, I tried upgrading Kubuntu Breezy to Dapper using the "alternative CD" It didn't work particulary well and so I looked at kubuntu.org for information on what to do. The upshot is, in the words of the website, that I have "hosed" my Kubuntu install. Naturally enough I didn't do a backup before had because everything that I had done with Kubuntu in the past had worked fine. I have Suse10 installed on other partitions and I can happily see my kubuntu partitions so the file systems aren't corrupt, its just that Kubuntu won't boot anymore. I'll happily resign myself to a fresh install of Kubuntu Dapper except the only data I don't know how to retrieve is information stored in my phpwiki that relies on MySQL for the content storage. I'd forgotten I had it on my machine but now that I have remembered it I'd really like it back. Is my data recoverable from MySQL? I don't mind if I have to cut and paste everything back into the wiki. It doesn' contain heaps of data but it does contain some techobabble gems and I would like to recover them if possible. Is it doomed?

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Soundcards
by Chris O'Halloran 10 Jun '06

10 Jun '06

Hello, I was wondering if people might care to comment on their experiences with soundcards and linux support. I have a Pentium III Coppermine on a motherboard with an onboard sound card. lspci> Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 21) To date the sound card has worked fine playing ogg files and mp3's. However, where it seems to struggle is with programs like Skype and Openwengo, two VOIP applications. I believe it has something to do with operating in full duplex ie it can't record and play at the same time (I don't have Windows to test this theory) and/or the state of Alsa support for the card is such hardware mixing (which I don't think the card supports) is the only viable option for using these programs I was wondering if people might be able to recommend a PCI sound card that is well supported by/for Linux.

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On Mon June 26, the date of our next meeting,
by Craig Box 10 Jun '06

10 Jun '06

...the WLUG wiki turns four years old. http://www.wlug.org.nz/WikiHistory Any suggestions on how we should commemorate this event? :) Craig

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(no subject)
by Joshua M. Goodwin 09 Jun '06

09 Jun '06

Hi guys, I'm trying to update to Dapper from Kubuntu. I have updated my sources.list as root, replacing "Breezy" with "dapper". I get the following errors.... Building dependency tree... Done Calculating upgrade... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. W: Couldn't stat source package list cdrom://Ubuntu 5.10 _dapper Badger_ - Release i386 (20051012) dapper/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/Ubuntu%205.10%20%5fdapper%20Badger%5f%20-%20Release%20i386%20(20051012)_dists_dapper_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list cdrom://Ubuntu 5.10 _dapper Badger_ - Release i386 (20051012) dapper/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/Ubuntu%205.10%20%5fdapper%20Badger%5f%20-%20Release%20i386%20(20051012)_dists_dapper_restricted_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/nz.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_dapper_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/nz.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_dapper_restricted_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/nz.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_dapper-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/nz.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_dapper-updates_restricted_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_dapper-security_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_dapper-security_restricted_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems Help!

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Re: [wlug] Wlug WIKI
by David Nicholls 07 Jun '06

07 Jun '06

Errrm, just as a heads up... I have access to an A0 poster printer (I help maintain it). If cheap printing of banners is what you are after... Email me off list to talk turkey so to speak anyway - the printer is up in the school of science (where I notice you guys posed for that lovely photo) :) Cheers... david > > It's back up now. > > Also, we now have one of these... http://www.wlug.org.nz/WlugBanner > > Craig > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

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Fonts.
by Oliver Jones 07 Jun '06

07 Jun '06

OK.. My bad. It seems last time I twiddled with "dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig" I turned on "Autohinting". Bad idea. It makes things fugly. Native is a much better idea. Regards

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Ubuntu documentation
by Craig Box 06 Jun '06

06 Jun '06

There are many reasons that WLUG recommend Ubuntu as a distribution for new and experiences Linux users alike. The one I'd like to point out today is the excellent documentation that is available. http://help.ubuntu.com/ has PDF and HTML versions of guidebooks for the new 6.06 release, covering all variants (GNOME, KDE, XFCE), as well as Ubuntu Server and packaging. The documentation is available under the GNU Free Documentation License, so you can download it and print it yourself, as well as distribute it freely. A company called Lulu are making printed versions available by money-and-postage (http://www.lulu.com/ubuntu-doc) but I imagine shipping to New Zealand would be prohibitive. If enough people are interested, WLUG could investigate having some copies printed and bound, and made available to members at cost. Craig

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Open Office
by Joshua M. Goodwin 06 Jun '06

06 Jun '06

To the WLUG, Howdy! Here's my first question. (BTW I am a novice Linux/ubuntu user -- dual boot and work with Windows networks) I am a Domain Admin trying to access Windows shares ( I have full access). That works fine. I've been using OpenOffice to open Microsoft documents, edit them, and save changes. This has worked fine for 2 weeks. Now, when I try to open these documents, the OpenOffice program starts launching, but never opens the document (or OpenOffice itself). This just started happening today, so it seems like a freak occurence. Some help would be great. Hohua (aka Josh) tech(a)iblp.org.nz

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Ubuntu 6.06 fonts
by Oliver Jones 06 Jun '06

06 Jun '06

Has anyone else noticed in Ubuntu 6.06 that their fonts are all foo. As in rendering all weird and ugly. Especially in Firefox & Thunderbird. Regards

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List admin request: Off-list replies
by Craig Box 05 Jun '06

05 Jun '06

A comment based on this mornings discussion: If something in an e-mail doesn't work for you, it's probably better to send a reply to the sender directly (off-list). This means the person can correct the link or solve the problem, without sending a discussion to all the subscribers that, by the time they get the messages, has become irrelevant. Craig

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