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Ubuntu + LibreOffice success story
by Peter Reutemann 25 May '12

25 May '12

Hi there The following post about saving a significant amount of money using Ubuntu+LibreOffice just came through on the NZOSS mailing list: http://lists.nzoss.org.nz/pipermail/openchat/2012-May/009591.html Another example for the HCC... 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 tomorrow!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 24 May '12

24 May '12

There is a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting tomorrow: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- !!! WlugCommittee meeting ''What?'' * committee handover * cheque signing rights * meeting room problems (last two meetings not possible in meeting room) * (further) discussion of Monday night meeting (http://www.wlug.org.nz/MeetingTopics.2012-05-28) topics ''Where? '' * at Bruce's place ''When?'' * 10am

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Linux Mint 13 (Maya) Has Arrived
by Peter Reutemann 23 May '12

23 May '12

"Linux Mint 13 (Maya) has just been released. DVDs come in four flavors — MATE (with and without codecs) and Cinnamon (with and without codecs) — in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The codec-free versions comply with U.S. and Japanese IP regulations. MATE 1.2 is Linux Mint's community-powered extension of Gnome 2. Cinnamon 1.4 is built upon Gnome 3, but has a more traditional look and feel. As with Ubuntu 12.04, upon which Linux Mint draws, all editions come with Long-term support (LTS) until April, 2017. The release notes provide a list of changes." -- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/05/23/2049242/linux-mint-13-maya-has-arr… Just started downloading the 32/64 bit cinnamon versions. :-) Will bring them along to the next Monday night meeting. 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 foundation demos 14MP camera module for $35 computer
by Peter Reutemann 22 May '12

22 May '12

A blog post published by the Raspberry Pi foundation offers the first look at an experimental camera module that is designed to plug into the organization’s popular $35 Linux computer. The camera component, which will likely be available for purchase later this year, is relatively small. The foundation says that it is “ideal for some robotics and home automation applications people have been wanting to build.” --source: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/05/raspberry-pi-foundation-demos-14mp-c… 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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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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