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Re: [wlug] BBQ roundup
by David Nicholls 09 Jan '06

09 Jan '06

I was just thinking... Perhaps if we hold this a little further out from christmas, more general members might be able to make it. I managed to miss it every time now doe to family commitments :( and I've been really wanting to get to one of these for some time. Cheers... david > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Box [mailto:craig@dubculture.co.nz] > Sent: Tuesday, 20 December 2005 9:30 p.m. > To: Waikato Linux Users Group > Subject: [wlug] BBQ roundup > > (http://www.wlug.org.nz/MeetingTopics.2005-12-18) > > End-of-year Summer BBQ > > As traditional, held at Perry's and Jamie's place. Thanks for > having us, and especially to Jamie for being co-opted back > onto the committee for the day. We didn't quite get perfect > weather, but there was still much cricket played. > > Turnout wasn't hugely inspiring; there were a good number of > committee and hangers-on, but the number of "general WLUG > members" wasn't that great. After the effort that was put in > to try and appeal to the greater membership, it was > disappointing and we will re-evaluate the event next year. > > Photos: http://www.pointless.co.nz/gallery/wlug-bbq-05 > > Craig > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

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OSS software for SOHO
by Leslie Katz 08 Jan '06

08 Jan '06

For Linux, there's Gnucash. I use it for my personal affairs, but many use it for business. The mailing list is very impressive, with many serious contributors.

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Exim for Beginners
by Ivan Potgieter 08 Jan '06

08 Jan '06

Thanks to Michael and David for the links. Unfortunately the ConfiguringExim page <http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/ConfiguringExim?action=fullsearch&value=linkto…>on the <http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/ConfiguringExim?action=fullsearch&value=linkto…> EximWike site is quite sparse (empty actually) <sigh>. I might add some links or content on out wiki once I'm done. Thanks again.

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Exim for Beginners
by Ivan Potgieter 04 Jan '06

04 Jan '06

Hi all, I have decided to attempt setting up a mailserver using exim, but I am having some difficulty finding how-to type documentation. I keep finding FAQs and the like. Does anyone have any suggestions? Many thanks, Ivan BTW: Happy New Year

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Bit-torrent for Apt
by Ian McDonald 03 Jan '06

03 Jan '06

This is an idea I had been thinking about for a while but never got around to actually doing anything about. Haven't tested myself (or even finished reading about it!!) but I think this is kind of cool. http://sianka.free.fr/documentation.html -- Ian McDonald http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 WAND Network Research Group University of Waikato New Zealand

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Getting user to choose whether to exit bash script
by Leslie Katz 03 Jan '06

03 Jan '06

Many thanks to both Matt and Warren for your assistance on the above subject. I hope I'll understand what you've told me well enough so that I won't have to bother you again about it. Thanks again, Leslie

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Getting user to choose whether to exit bash script
by Leslie Katz 02 Jan '06

02 Jan '06

I've created a number of bash scripts which make it easier for me to run particular security applications, among them rkhunter. I run the scripts in gnome-terminal. It's crucial to say at the outset that I've had no tuition in bash script writing, so I'm sure my scripts won't win any beauty contest. In any event, I was happy with my script for running rkhunter, except for one thing. I had great difficulty reading part of the output of the script, because that output (from rkhunter itself) was in yellow on a white background. I then figured out how to write a script that opened a second window in gnome-terminal. That second window had a black background, in which my original script for running rkhunter then ran. Legibility of the yellow and all other output in the second window is fine. However, there's a problem. When my script for running rkhunter in the second window finishes, it automatically exits, leaving me back at the first window, so that I haven't got a chance to examine the rkhunter output except as it scrolls by rapidly in the second window. I therefore want to amend my script for running rkhunter so that it doesn't end until the user says so. In a number of places on the Web appears the following script, which I thought I could borrow: #!/bin/bash # Shows how to read a line from stdin echo "Would you like to exit this script now?" read answer if [ "$answer" = y ] then echo "Exiting..." exit 0 fi I tried that script. There's a tiny problem with it. It exits no matter what answer the user gives! The only difference between giving a "y" answer and any other answer is that the word "Exiting" doesn't appear if one doesn't give a "y" answer. How should I amend my script to keep the output on the screen until the user enters some appropriate input?

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Fonts on Ubuntu.
by Oliver Jones 02 Jan '06

02 Jan '06

Hi Folks. I've switched to Ubuntu Breezy from FC4 on my laptop. Everything is going swimmingly. However one thing is odd. Fonts. The fonts in Ubuntu on webpages and apps don't appear quite the same as on FC4. I've installed the MS TT Core fonts package so I have Arial, Tahoma et al installed. But things still look different. Things look clearer in some apps (I think this is the freetype2 hinting setting at work) which is nice but other apps are ugly. Particularly GTK+ v1 apps are all jaggy. Also some websites don't look the same as I'm used to. Like as if the Arial fonts arn't being used.... Anyway, sage advice on fonts in Ubuntu would be apreciated. Regards, PS: Happy New Year

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mythtv question
by Jonathan Purvis 02 Jan '06

02 Jan '06

I've installed MythTV (0.18.1-5) under Ubuntu 5.10. Under the Video Source setup option in mythtv-set, the XMLTV listings grabber has no option for New Zealand. There doesn't seem to be any way of changing what's in the list, other than recompiling from source. Is there any way of configuring MythTV without using the gui or other option for specifying where to get the NZ TV listings? I don't seem to be able to procede without it. Regards, Jon

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Acceptable use of the WLUG Mailing List
by Meeting Reminder bot 31 Dec '05

31 Dec '05

The WLUG Mailing List is the discussion-list extension of the Waikato Linux Users Group (Incorporated). As such, we expect members of this list to adhere to the principles espoused in the official WLUG Charter[1], in particular, Rule 6, which covers the activities on this mailing list. While this is an Acceptable Use Policy, the WLUG Committee do recognise the need for informal discussion among list members, and draconian administration is not the goal here. Please keep in mind, however, that your comments to this list do represent the WLUG, and while it is good to be seen as an organisation with a sense of humour, some comments may do major harm to our credibility as a serious advocate of GNU/Linux and all things Free Software/ Open Source related. List discussion should * be honest * accentuate the positive, without hyperbole or blatant misrepresentation * maintain a reasonable level of spelling and grammar * not indulge in ad hominem attacks * not continue inflammatory or abusive threads * not be unprofessional or petty, especially with respect to the names of other software companies * not promote or denigrate political, cultural, or religious views * not indulge in marketing or advertising, other than on a private sale basis, or advertising of jobs - which may be announced once only * not reproduce copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder * not defame any person or organisation Posters who consistently violate these guidelines will be dealt with at the discretion of the List Maintainer. If you feel you have been unfairly dealt with, you have recourse to any member of the WLUG Committee[2]. Certain mailing list etiquette should also be maintained: * please use only plain text (not HTML) * reply inline or below when quoting, rather than on top * trim quotes (don't reply quoting a 10 page message with a single line of reply) If you have any questions, start reading at http://www.gweep.ca/~edmonds/usenet/ml-etiquette.html. These points have been established over a long time on this list. If you want to question them, please do it off list. As list users, use your discretion when pulling people up over etiquette - please reply off list, and if there is a serious breach, the list administrator will probably have dealt with it off-list already. [1] http://www.wlug.org.nz/WlugCharter [2] http://www.wlug.org.nz/WlugCommittee

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