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Into the Mosh Pit: A Mobile Shell Replacement for SSH
by Peter Reutemann 22 May '12

22 May '12

"Mosh" (http://mosh.mit.edu/) sounds very useful: "SSH is a wonderful thing, but it doesn't deal very well with today's mobile workers. When dealing with iffy Wi-Fi connections, moving around from coffeeshop to home office, or just putting your laptop to sleep for a few minutes, you lose your SSH connection. If you need a persistent connection, take a look at Mosh." -- source: https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/562553-into-the-mosh-pit-a-mobile-she… Not just available for the latest Ubuntu (and other Linux distros), but also for versions starting with 10.04, via a separate ppa: http://mosh.mit.edu/#getting Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Equinox Desktop Environment 2.0 released
by Peter Reutemann 22 May '12

22 May '12

"The latest version of the Equinox Desktop Environment, EDE 2.0, is fully freedesktop.org-compliant and now uses the FLTK toolkit throughout. It is designed to be a fast and lightweight environment for older computers or embedded use" -- source: http://h-online.com/-1581800 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Introductory ebook for new LPI exam released
by Peter Reutemann 21 May '12

21 May '12

"German company Linup Front has released its teaching materials for the new Linux Essentials exam from LPI as a free ebook [en + de]. The book aims to cover all the basics of using a Linux-based operating system." "Linux Essentials – The LPI Introductory Programme is designed for introductory courses in high schools and colleges but is also well suited for private study." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1580981 Direct download links for the eBooks: -en: http://shop-download.linupfront.de/cc/lxes-en-manual-cc.pdf -de: http://shop-download.linupfront.de/cc/lxes-de-manual-cc.pdf Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Presentation at Hamilton Council 10 Year Plan Hearing
by Ian Stewart 21 May '12

21 May '12

Hi Folks, Just to let you know that I delivered my 5 minutes of Open Source to Hamilton City Council. Rob, Peter, Kyle, Noel and Bruce; many thanks for your e-mails with hints/comments on the presenting. My 20 x hand-out's included my home made copies of ubuntu 12.04 desktop i386. I did investigate Peters suggestion of handing out the Ubuntu "business re-mix", but decided against it on the grounds of having to agree to some EULA's before downloading didn't make it suitable. I parallel the handing out of home made Open Source CD's somewhat like... going along to Council to promote a new type of muffins, and in doing so I bring along a batch of muffins that I've baked at home. The Councillors are welcome to eat the muffins themselves, or take them home and give them to their kids. At the end of my presentation I got in a plug for Peters submission #365. This was somewhat like stating, that Peter has supplied the recipe for the muffin's, and Council can get their chief cook to investigate Peters recipe in more depth to see if the Council want to get into making muffins. So I don't think it mattered that my CD's had a "home made" look about them. The goal of my submission was: "To have included in the Hamilton 2012-22 10-year Plan: Reduce the costs of Hamilton City Council's Information Technology, through the implementation of Open Source Software." On May 29-30 Council will decide on the submissions, and on June 29 the final plan will be adopted. So we will have to wait and see if Open Source gets its foot in the door this time round. cheers, Ian. PS: One Councillor asked me if he'd be able to use the ubuntu 12.04 i386 desktop CD on his Mac. I told him that I was not knowledgeable on Mac's and I'd get back to him. I see there's this... https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation ...on installing ubuntu on Mac's that use intel chipset. I'm not sure if I'd like to recommend he gives this a go unless he's 100% sure his Mac has no data on it. Maybe I'll suggest he comes along to a wlug Saturday workshop and hopefully someone is there that's done this sort of thing on Mac's. cheers, Ian.

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Dolphin file brower issue on Ubuntu 12.04
by Peter Reutemann 21 May '12

21 May '12

Hi there Unfortunately, Nautilus got a bit neutered in Ubuntu 12.04, by removing the "Home" and "Up" buttons. Hence I switched to using KDE's Dolphin file browser instead, in my Gnome classic session. But, of course, this isn't without problems... The most annoying thing is that a selected file/directory fades from white font on orange background (dolphin-selected.png) to white font on white background, when hovering with the mouse above the selected file (dolphin-selected_mouse_hover.png). Can this "fading" be turned off? I couldn't find anything obvious in the KDE settings and changing themes didn't seem to do anything either (window+gtk theme: Radiance, icon theme: ubuntu-mono-light). Any KDE power-user out there that can help with that? Thanks. Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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MK802 micro-PC runs Android 4.0 and Linux
by Peter Reutemann 20 May '12

20 May '12

More expensive, but also interesting: "The computer is the size of a USB stick and features a 1.5GHz Cortex A8 processor with 512MB of RAM and a MALI400 GPU. It can decode 1080p video via its HDMI output and has two USB connectors". -- source: http://h-online.com/-1578994 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Re: [wlug] Presentation at Hamilton Council 10 Year Plan Hearing
by GJB 18 May '12

18 May '12

Personally I think the idea of 10-year plans are terrible for many reasons. Also seems a little incongruous with such a fast moving scene as OSS, 10 years from now who really knows what OSS will look like? > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [wlug] Presentation at Hamilton Council 10 Year Plan > Hearing > From: Michael McDonald <mikencolleen(a)gmail.com> > Date: Thu, May 17, 2012 6:43 pm > To: Waikato Linux Users Group <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> > > > On 17 May 2012 15:56, Ian Stewart <ianstewart56(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > PS: One Councillor asked me if he'd be able to use the ubuntu 12.04 i386 > > desktop CD on his Mac. I told him that I was not knowledgeable on Mac's and > > I'd get back to him. I see there's this... > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation > > VirtualBox works well on Macs. Create a virtual machine and you're > away. Haven't tried Linux, but I did set up Windows 8 on one Mac. It > works well on other computers too! > > Michael > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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LISWire: Australian Public Library Chooses Koha
by Peter Reutemann 17 May '12

17 May '12

Maybe this would be a useful example for the HCC on how to save money running their libraries? http://blog.cr2.in/2012/05/16/liswire-australian-public-library-chooses-koh… "Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world." http://koha-community.org/ Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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LinuxMint13 RC Is Available For Testing
by Peter Reutemann 17 May '12

17 May '12

Slowly getting there! http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/05/16/1719208/linuxmint13-rc-is-availabl… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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pirate party news
by Peter Reutemann 16 May '12

16 May '12

Look who's in the news: http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/6933846/Pirate-Party-from-… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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OSI / FOSS Submissions to Hamilton City Council 10 year plan. - Ian to deliver presentation at Hearing
by Ian Stewart 16 May '12

16 May '12

The Hamilton City Council received 724 submissions to their 2012-2022 Draft 10 Year Plan. Just under 200 of those that submitted plans, have indicated they wish to attend the hearing and deliver a presentation. These hearing are being held this week, 14th May to 18th May. The submissions have been split into 12 categories. The last category, "Other Issues Raised" has 78 submissions and 25 of those submitters wish to present at the hearing. Of these 78 submissions I found two regarding Hamilton City Council's IT strategy. Both promote the implementation of the Open Source Initiative /FOSS. Peter Reutemann's submission (#365) can be read here... http://www.hamilton.co.nz/our-council/council-publications/10yearplan/10yea… My submission (#294) can be read here... http://www.hamilton.co.nz/our-council/council-publications/10yearplan/10yea… Peter opted not to present, while I have opted to make a presentation. I have been invited to present at 12 noon on Thu 17 May for 5 minutes at the Municipal Building in Garden place. It is requested that the 5 minutes includes time for questions. I welcome anyone from wlug that would like to provide ideas or suggestions for my presentation to send an e-mail to me: ianstewart56 at hotmail dot com. Alternatively, I will go to The Hilly bar, (off clyde St.- next to the Warehouse) at 7pm this Tuesday night (15th). Drop by and we can discuss presentation ideas over a beer. In my quick glance through the 78 "Other Issues Raised" submissions, apart from Peter and my submissions, none of the others appear to be promoting something that is designed to reduce the costs of the Councils operations to the rate-payers. For my presentation I believe that the focal point needs to be that I'm proposing the implementation of something that "reduces costs". cheers, Ian. FYI: My draft presentation strategy is currently along these lines: o. 5 minutes is 300 seconds. I make 10 x 24 second points = 240 seconds = 4 minutes. o. Allow 1 minute for questions. o. Mention "cost saving" in each of the 10 points. o. Don't use a slide presentation. Have printed up hand-out's for the Councillors. o. Hand-out's have a page to write questions on. o. Don't get technical. E.g. Don't even say the word "Linux". o. Mention where Open Source saves costs: Initial "purchase" lower, Lower support centre calls, Reduce h/w replacement. o. Promote Council to review Peter's submission #365 containing many examples and references. o. The global IT strategy for the future is Open Source. The council is only deciding "When" they start. o. Only answer non-technical questions. Don't get into a technical jargon wrestling match. o. Collect up written questions at the end, and agree to submit written responses to Council by the next day. o. Be jovial and happy. o. Give all the councillors at the hearing a copy of Ubuntu 12.04 CD, and tell them its legally theirs. o. ? o. ? o... more ideas welcomed from wlug!

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Ubuntu 12.04: 1 pixel wide window borders
by Peter Reutemann 11 May '12

11 May '12

Hi there One of the most annoying usability bugs in the Ubuntu 12.04 gnome-fallback desktop is that the window borders are a mind-boggling 1 pixel wide. Unless you are super patient or have super motor skills, resizing windows is a futile exercise. I've added a blog post of how to fix this: http://elgg.wlug.org.nz/pg/blog/read/8309/ubuntu-1204-window-borders HTH Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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OpenShot video editor on Ubuntu 12.04
by Peter Reutemann 11 May '12

11 May '12

Hi there Just encountered a problem with the OpenShot video editor under Ubuntu 12.04. For some reason, I couldn't export to mp4 (h.264 or mpeg4) because OpenShot moaned that libx264 and libmp3lame weren't installed. Fact is, they were installed (but as libmp3lame0, for instance). Didn't go into too much digging around for the root of this problem, but simply added the medibuntu repository and installed the avformat library, which solved the issue. Here is what I did: - added medibuntu repository (run in terminal) sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list && sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update source: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#Adding%20the%20Repository - installed avformat library (version 53 instead of 52): sudo apt-get install libavformat-extra-53 source: http://askubuntu.com/questions/26142/trouble-installing-codecs-libx264-and-… HTH Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Calligra Suite, the Promising Not-An-Office Suite
by Peter Reutemann 11 May '12

11 May '12

A nice review of the Calligra office suite: https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/575114-calligra-suite-the-promising-n… Been using Krita for quite some time now and love it. On thing that I didn't know was that Calligra is a fork of KOffice. Thought it was a simple rebranding... Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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HP Shows Off Power Over Ethernet Thin Client
by Peter Reutemann 11 May '12

11 May '12

Drawing only 13W is pretty cool: "HP has unveiled an all-in-one thin client capable of being powered by an Ethernet cable. The t410 AiO supports the Type 1 Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard, which means it is capable of drawing its power from a network connection, although it can be powered by standard AC power. It uses an ARM-based processor and has an integrated 18.5-inch monitor, and it is capable of being used for virtual desktops through Windows RDP, VMware View and Citrix ICA." -- source: http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/05/10/1354214/hp-shows-off-power-over… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Apache OpenOffice Releases Version 3.4
by Peter Reutemann 09 May '12

09 May '12

Looks like OpenOffice is finally coming round and finally picking up pace: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/05/08/1945248/apache-openoffice-releases… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Remote desktop tool Guacamole connects via VNC and RDP
by Peter Reutemann 08 May '12

08 May '12

Sounds quite useful: "Version 0.6.0 of the open source, Java-based tool adds support for Microsoft's RDP protocol. Guacamole can be accessed from any browser with HTML5 and AJAX support." --source: http://h-online.com/-1569579 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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OK Creating Wallpaper slide show, ...but a bit different with Ubunt 11.10
by Ian Stewart 07 May '12

07 May '12

Peter: Thanks for the pointer to creating wallpaper slide-shows. I didn't give the GUI application approach using "crebs" (create background slideshow) a try. I opted for the text editing and creation of a .xml file. I found the background slide show worked fine with Ubuntu 11.04. However there are changes with Ubuntu 11.10. The following posting does a good job of telling you how to get a background slide show running on 11.10... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1881394 ...the approach now seems to be that you edit and append to... /usr/share/gnome-background-properties/ubuntu-wallpapers.xml ...With 12.04 not far away, I think I'll wait and see what it takes to get a slide show working on that release. cheers, Ian.

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Gimp 2.8 is out!
by Peter Reutemann 07 May '12

07 May '12

After 3.5 years of development and major work on UI and guts: https://plus.google.com/116634837115748851709/posts/X5W6x2v5avo http://www.unixmen.com/gimp-2-8-is-out-ppa-ubuntu/ But beware: installing it from the ppa mentioned in the article above might break your system (see comments section)... Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Raspberry Pi Review & Initial How-To Setup Guide
by Peter Reutemann 06 May '12

06 May '12

Just to keep interest going: http://www.techspot.com/review/527-raspberry-pi/ Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 04 May '12

04 May '12

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WLUG Installfest of Ubuntu 12.04 Meet up at the university - usual meeting room for Monday meetings. Time: 10am to 4pm http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4 We'll have internet access (48Mbit/s). Entry is free for visitors and club members. However, if you, as a visitor, wish to connect your computer to the internet for more than a few minutes, a fee of $4 dollars to cover internet costs would be appreciated. We will accept membership applications on the day ($20). There are no kitchen facilities within the room. Toilets are available.

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JavaFX Runs On Raspberry Pi
by Peter Reutemann 04 May '12

04 May '12

Looks like the Raspberry Pi is gaining traction: "Oracle seem to be concerned that the Raspberry Pi manages to run Java properly and they are actively working on the problem. To prove that it more than just works, what better than to get a JavaFX app up and running — what could be more cutting edge? Unfortunately the trick was performed using a commercial version of the JDK with JIT support and some private code, but it is still early days yet. Java and JavaFX on Raspberry Pi takes us into a whole new ball game." -- source: http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/05/03/1553230/javafx-runs-on-raspberr… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Gather Unconference 2012
by Rene Bartosh 03 May '12

03 May '12

Morning all, Apologies if this is a little OT, but some of you may be interested: http://gathergather.co.nz/ I will most likely be going up from Hamilton on Friday night and staying in Auckland for the weekend if anyone would like a ride (can drop off/pickup in Auckland if you are staying not-to-far-away from west auckland or botany downs). Regards, Rene -- >From Rene Bartosh (Gmail account) <kirjava(a)gmail.com> Personal: http://kirjava.net.nz/

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is tomorrow!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 03 May '12

03 May '12

There is a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting tomorrow: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WLUG Installfest of Ubuntu 12.04 Meet up at the university - usual meeting room for Monday meetings. Time: 10am to 4pm http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4 We'll have internet access (48Mbit/s). Entry is free for visitors and club members. However, if you, as a visitor, wish to connect your computer to the internet for more than a few minutes, a fee of $4 dollars to cover internet costs would be appreciated. We will accept membership applications on the day ($20). There are no kitchen facilities within the room. Toilets are available.

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Re: [wlug] Intel Unveils Tiny Next Unit of Computing To Match Raspberry Pi
by GJB 03 May '12

03 May '12

Not sure what the actual numbers of Pi are .... little early to claim success probably. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [wlug] Intel Unveils Tiny Next Unit of Computing To Match > Raspberry Pi > From: Peter Reutemann <fracpete(a)waikato.ac.nz> > Date: Tue, May 01, 2012 11:44 am > To: wlug <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> > > > They've seen the success and needed to jump on the bandwagon? > http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/04/30/1329254/intel-unveils-tiny-next… > > Cheers, Peter > -- > Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ > http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174 > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Intel Unveils Tiny Next Unit of Computing To Match Raspberry Pi
by Peter Reutemann 01 May '12

01 May '12

They've seen the success and needed to jump on the bandwagon? http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/04/30/1329254/intel-unveils-tiny-next… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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I hate Ubuntu, but my mother-in-law loves it
by Peter Reutemann 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

"Ubuntu’s Unity GUI isn’t my speed. But that doesn’t matter for the majority of end-users." -- source: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/i-hate-ubuntu-but-my-mother-in-law-loves-i… Disclaimer: not my mother-in-law ;-) Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 29 Apr '12

29 Apr '12

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet up at the university: MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4) Time: 7:30pm onwards Topics * ReneBartosh gives a short introduction on the new Ubuntu 12.04 * PeterReutemann talks about ADAMS, a Java-based machine-learning and data-mining framework to be open-sourced later this year

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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Out; Unity Gets a Second Chance
by Peter Reutemann 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

"So how does Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04) fare ? I will say exceptionally well. Unity is not the same ugly duckling it was made out to be. In Ubuntu 12.04, it has transformed into a beautiful swan. As Ubuntu 12.04 is a long term release, the Ubuntu team has pulled all stops to make sure the user experience is positive. Ubuntu 12.04 aka Precise Pangolin is definitely worthy of running on your machine." -- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/04/26/164225/ubuntu-1204-lts-out-unity-g… Cheers. Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday
by Meeting Reminder Bot 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet up at the university: MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4) Time: 7:30pm onwards Topics * ReneBartosh gives a short introduction on the new Ubuntu 12.04 * PeterReutemann talks about ADAMS, a Java-based machine-learning and data-mining framework to be open-sourced later this year

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raspberry pi order
by stephen pearce 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

Hi I would be interested in at least one .. and am prepared to pay cost if there is a bulk order .. if this goes ahead could you let me know and I'll forward you the money Thanks -- Stephen Pearce Critical Care Whangarei ph 021 390 997

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Re: [wlug] Raspberry Pi, activist tool
by GJB 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

Every child with a pocket linux in their school bag ... :) > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [wlug] Raspberry Pi, activist tool > From: Peter Reutemann <fracpete(a)waikato.ac.nz> > Date: Mon, March 05, 2012 8:53 am > To: Waikato Linux Users Group <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> > > > It even made it on the NZ Herald: > http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10789863 > > As usual, it takes a bit longer to get here: > "will be coming to New Zealand on the next run." > > Cheers, Peter > -- > Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ > http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174 > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 22 Apr '12

22 Apr '12

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet up at the university: MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4) Time: 7:30pm onwards Topics * ReneBartosh gives a short introduction on the new Ubuntu 12.04 * PeterReutemann talks about ADAMS, a Java-based machine-learning and data-mining framework to be open-sourced later this year

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OpenSSL Security update
by Daniel Lawson 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

In case any of you missed this, there has been a flaw discovered in opennssl which allows for a possible remote exploit. Announcement here: http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2012-April/086585.html Debian security note here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2012/msg00085.html It doesn't look like there is an exploit in the wild (yet), but the updates are rolling out already so it's sensible to upgrade now.

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How to run the new Chrome OS environment without a Chromebook
by Peter Reutemann 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

"A new user interface for Chrome OS was recently made available on Chromebooks for testing purposes. In this tutorial, we will explain how to run the new version of the platform in a virtualized environment or write to a bootable USB thumb drive so that you can test it on a conventional computer." -- source: http://arst.ch/teh That could be something for the install fest as well! Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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How LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word: 12 Features
by Peter Reutemann 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

If you're trying to convince someone to use LibreOffice over MS Office (as in Writer over Word), have a look at this article: http://www.datamation.com/applications/how-libreoffice-writer-tops-ms-word-… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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How Microsoft Fought True Open Standards
by Peter Reutemann 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

Interesting read: "Regular readers may recall that I was not a little taken aback by an astonishing U-turn performed by the Cabinet Office [UK] on the matter of open standards." http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2012/04/how-microsoft-lobb… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Big cookie is watching you
by Peter Reutemann 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

Today, while reading slashdot, I came across the Firefox addon "Collusion". This plugin visualizes in real-time the cookies on your system. In case you're interested who's "tracking" you while browsing. Addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/collusion/ Slashdot article: http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/04/16/1442226/research-to-reveal-the-unsee… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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MATE Desktop 1.2 Released
by Peter Reutemann 16 Apr '12

16 Apr '12

GNOME 2 is alive and kicking... "For those of you who still feel GNOME 2 is the best desktop environment, but don't want stick to old distros, MATE is a fork of GNOME 2, with all the names changed to avoid clashes with GNOME 3. Version 1.2 brings fixes, but also new features such as undo/redo in the file manager." -- source: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/04/16/1517236/mate-desktop-12-released Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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How to Create a Wallpaper Slideshow in Ubuntu
by Peter Reutemann 14 Apr '12

14 Apr '12

The following HOWTO describes the creation of wallpaper slideshows (as opposed to having a single, static wallpaper): http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/25549/how-to-create-a-wallpaper-slideshow-in… This feature can be handy, if you have a Linux box on display. While people can see the slideshow, they can still explore the system and never accidentally close the application running the slideshow. Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 13 Apr '12

13 Apr '12

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WLUG LanParty Meet up at the university - usual meeting room for Monday meetings. Time: 10am to 4pm http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4 Come along and bring your favourite free/ open source games or games that run on free operating systems. Suggestions include: * Bzflag * World of Padman * urban terror * Sauerbraten ( thank goodness autocorrect spelt that for me) We'll have internet access (48Mbit/s). Entry is free for visitors and club members. However, if you, as a visitor, wish to connect your computer to the internet for more than a few minutes, a fee of $4 dollars to cover internet costs would be appreciated. We will accept membership applications on the day ($20). There are no kitchen facilities within the room. Toilets will be available around the campus, a couple of bakeries not far from campus.

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KOffice Descendent Calligra Office and Creativity Suite Hits Release
by Peter Reutemann 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

"The Calligra team has announced the first release of the Calligra suite of office and creativity applications. Calligra is a continuation of the old KOffice project." -- source: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/04/12/1748208/koffice-descendent-calligra… Downloads (including Ubuntu repos): http://userbase.kde.org/Calligra/Download Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Kubuntu To Be Sponsored By Blue Systems, Rather Than Canonical
by Peter Reutemann 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

Good news for Kubuntu users: "Kubuntu, the KDE flavour from Ubuntu, has found a new sponsor in Blue Systems. They will be providing more resources than were available by previous sponsor Canonical. The project will remain much the same: community led, KDE focused, Ubuntu flavour. With the new independence it can branch out into new markets such as a Kubuntu Active flavour for tablets." http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/04/10/1639252/kubuntu-to-be-sponsored-by… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Re: [wlug] WLUG Secretary Stuff
by mailing_list 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

Hi Wayne, Thanks for the reply. I can meet you in town. We can make other arrangements off list. Cheers, Chris From: Wayne Grimsey [mailto:WGrimsey(a)linz.govt.nz] Sent: Friday, 13 April 2012 9:43 a.m. To: mailing_list; 'Waikato Linux Users Group' Subject: RE: WLUG Secretary Stuff Hi Chris. I'm coming into Hamilton to work overtime, tomorrow. I'm thinking the best way forward would be for me to bring the box to work, ... and arrange to meet one of you guys in the Hamilton CBD. As things work out, the only time I seem to be in Hamilton at the moment, is when I'm working. If i wasn't working, I could have got a ride into Hamilton to attend the LAN session. Sorry for this hassle. Wayne Wayne Grimsey Quality Control Co-ordinator Survey and Titles Operations E wgrimsey(a)linz.govt.nz | Cnr Victoria and Rostrevor Streets Private Bag 3028, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand W <http://www.linz.govt.nz/> www.linz.govt.nz | www.landonline.govt.nz <http://www.landonline.govt.nz/> | <http://www.linz.govt.nz/> data.linz.govt.nz _____ From: mailing_list [mailto:mailinglist(a)blahdeblah.co.nz] Sent: Friday, 13 April 2012 9:39 a.m. To: 'Waikato Linux Users Group' Cc: Wayne Grimsey Subject: WLUG Secretary Stuff To Wayne, Rene and Ronnie, Are you guys going to be at the LAN party tomorrow? It might be a good opportunity to hand over all the secretary and treasurers stuff. Wayne, If you cannot make it please let me know. Cheers, Chris _____ This message contains information, which is confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately (Phone 0800 665 463 or info(a)linz.govt.nz) and destroy the original message. LINZ accepts no responsibility for changes to this email, or for any attachments, after its transmission from LINZ. Thank you. _____

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WLUG Secretary Stuff
by mailing_list 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

To Wayne, Rene and Ronnie, Are you guys going to be at the LAN party tomorrow? It might be a good opportunity to hand over all the secretary and treasurers stuff. Wayne, If you cannot make it please let me know. Cheers, Chris

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is tomorrow!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

There is a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting tomorrow: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WLUG LanParty Meet up at the university - usual meeting room for Monday meetings. Time: 10am to 4pm http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4 Come along and bring your favourite free/ open source games or games that run on free operating systems. Suggestions include: * Bzflag * World of Padman * urban terror * Sauerbraten ( thank goodness autocorrect spelt that for me) We'll have internet access (48Mbit/s). Entry is free for visitors and club members. However, if you, as a visitor, wish to connect your computer to the internet for more than a few minutes, a fee of $4 dollars to cover internet costs would be appreciated. We will accept membership applications on the day ($20). There are no kitchen facilities within the room. Toilets will be available around the campus, a couple of bakeries not far from campus.

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Re: [wlug] Into the Mosh Pit: A Mobile Shell Replacement for SSH
by GJB 11 Apr '12

11 Apr '12

Nice find Peter. Interesting that it is over UDP ... like OpenVPN. OpenVPN is also worth looking into for similar persistent secure connectivity applications. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [wlug] Into the Mosh Pit: A Mobile Shell Replacement for SSH > From: Peter Reutemann <fracpete(a)waikato.ac.nz> > Date: Wed, April 11, 2012 12:45 pm > To: wlug <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> > > > "Mosh" (http://mosh.mit.edu/) sounds very useful: > > "SSH is a wonderful thing, but it doesn't deal very well with today's > mobile workers. When dealing with iffy Wi-Fi connections, moving > around from coffeeshop to home office, or just putting your laptop to > sleep for a few minutes, you lose your SSH connection. If you need a > persistent connection, take a look at Mosh." > > -- source: https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/562553-into-the-mosh-pit-a-mobile-she… > > Not just available for the latest Ubuntu (and other Linux distros), > but also for versions starting with 10.04, via a separate ppa: > http://mosh.mit.edu/#getting > > Cheers, Peter > -- > Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ > http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174 > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Adobe Releases Last Linux Version of Flash Player
by Peter Reutemann 09 Apr '12

09 Apr '12

Slashdot article: "Adobe has released Flash Player version 11.2 with many new features. This is the final Flash Player release for Linux platform and now onward there will be only security and bug fix updates. Last month Adobe announced that it is withdrawing Flash Player support for Linux platform. All the future newer Flash releases will be bundled with Google Chrome using its Pepper API and for everything else, 11.2 will be the last release." -- http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/03/31/1417245/adobe-releases-last-linux-… HTML5 to the rescue if you aren't using Chrome? Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 06 Apr '12

06 Apr '12

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WLUG LanParty Meet up at the university - usual meeting room for Monday meetings. Time: 10am to 4pm http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4 Come along and bring your favourite free/ open source games or games that run on free operating systems. Suggestions include: * Bzflag * World of Padman * urban terror * Sauerbraten ( thank goodness autocorrect spelt that for me) We'll have internet access (48Mbit/s). Entry is free for visitors and club members. However, if you, as a visitor, wish to connect your computer to the internet for more than a few minutes, a fee of $4 dollars to cover internet costs would be appreciated. We will accept membership applications on the day ($20). There are no kitchen facilities within the room. Toilets will be available around the campus, a couple of bakeries not far from campus.

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Webconverger
by Peter Reutemann 01 Apr '12

01 Apr '12

Hi everyone Just came across WebConverger, a browser-only OS for web kiosks [1]: http://h-online.com/-1492681 I wonder whether this could be something for libraries etc here in Hamilton, etc, to provide internet-only access on public terminals? Cheers, Peter References: [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiosk_software -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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