ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 19, Issue 175

[pradeep reddy]

On 3/16/06, pradeep reddy <pradeep279 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>  how can i install windowsxp on ubuntu operating system
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> >   1. Re: Dapper: vim instead of nano as editor alternative?
> >      (Matthew R. Dempsky)
> >   2. Re: evolution /spamassassin marks everything as spam (Matt Price)
> >   3. Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> >      (Vincent Trouilliez)
> >   4. Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> >      (Patrick Siglin)
> >   5. Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> >      (Vincent Trouilliez)
> >   6. Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> >      (Roger Haxton)
> >   7. Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> >      (Patrick Siglin)
> >   8. Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> >      (Vincent Trouilliez)
> >   9. [Dapper upgrade] subprocess paste killed by signal? (Ben Novack)
> > 10. Re: Help with dv cam (Patrick Siglin)
> > 11. Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> >      (Vincent Trouilliez)
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:59:42 -0600
> > From: "Matthew R. Dempsky" <mrd at alkemio.org>
> > Subject: Re: Dapper: vim instead of nano as editor alternative?
> > To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions < ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID: <20060316025942.GD8636 at odin.dempsky.org>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 10:36:32AM +1100, Yuki Cuss wrote:
> > > Consider learning how to use it. It is an *invaluable* tool for users
> > of
> > > any UNIX-based system. (don't give in and use EMACS :) though I
> > > shouldn't strike up the holy wars) It's actually quite simple when you
> >
> > > start to learn how it's used, and you'll be zipping around files with
> > > such speed that you'll surprise yourself.
> >
> > It still shouldn't be made to the default.  Users that are capable of
> > using vim will have no problem changing their editor.
> >
> > Similarly, I love LaTeX and think it produces far better documents than
> > OpenOffice.org, but I'm not about to propose that Ubuntu drop OO.o in
> > favor of Lyx or gedit+teTeX.
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:00:12 -0500
> > From: Matt Price <matt.price at utoronto.ca>
> > Subject: Re: evolution /spamassassin marks everything as spam
> > To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID: <20060316030012.GA25481 at utoronto.ca >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> > hi karl,
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 11:02:57AM -0800, Karl Hegbloom wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2006-02-27 at 16:18 -0500, Matt Price wrote:
> > > > SO now I just have the default spam filter enabled, and all my mail
> > is
> > > > being tagged as spam.  On the other hand, if I isolate a single
> > message
> > > > and run spamc on the ocmmand line, e.g:
> > > >
> > > > cat ~/.evolution/mail/local/test | spamc -R
> > > >
> > > > I get very good results (non-spam has very low scores, spam has very
> > > > high scores).  Has anyone else dealt with this issue?  Can you
> > suggest a
> > > > solution?
> > >
> > > Purge or move aside the "~/.spamassassin" directory, and edit
> > > "/etc/default/spamassassin" to make sure that "ENABLED=0" is there
> > (the
> > > package default is 0).  In other words, don't run a system wide SA.
> > >
> > > Use the default spam checking from Evolution, which will start up a
> > > private instance of spamassassin running as your own login id, and
> > then
> > > access it via 'spamc'.
> > >
> >
> > if I understand you correctly, I should no longer need to do this, as
> > the automatic spam-checking should now work.
> >
> > > Don't try to pretrain the SA, but when messages are not matched as
> > spam,
> > > click the Junk button.
> >
> > missed this message earlier in the month, thank you for your response,
> > will try this!  Didn't realize that evolution started a private
> > spamassassin instance.
> >
> > I've been using a bogofilter filter that I saw in a forum somewhere,
> > and it works pretty well (catches about 90% of spam, very few false
> > positives) , but as far as I can see there's no way to train
> > bogofilter from within evolution.  So I'm hoping your suggestion gives
> > me a better solution
> >
> > also, is there a reason I shouldn't try pretraining?
> >
> > thanks much,
> >
> > matt
> >
> >
> > >
> >
> > -------------------------------------------
> > Matt Price          matt.price at utoronto.ca
> > History Department, University of Toronto
> > (416) 978-2094
> > --------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:02:37 +0100
> > From: Vincent Trouilliez <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr>
> > Subject: Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> > To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID: <1142478157.16397.77.camel at localhost>
> > Content-Type: text/plain
> >
> > On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 20:45 -0600, Matthew R. Dempsky wrote:
> > > On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 03:14:33AM +0100, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
> > > > It works well except for one strange show stopper...
> > >
> > > The behavior you're describing is intentional.  Microsoft doesn't want
> >
> > > multiple users on a single PC at a time.
> >
> > Ah okay, I see... Windows sux (tm), as usual... ;-)
> >
> > This will prevent my remote friend from actually seeing me control his
> > desktop, so although I will hopefully be able to fix his e-mail client,
> > he won't be able to watch me doing it, so he won't learn anything...
> >
> > Thanks Windows...
> >
> > Well anyway, looks like I am fully sorted and clued both on Windows/RDP,
> > and Linux/VNC, and ready to connect to his machine, so thanks everyone
> > who contributed to this thread, I much appreciated the quick and
> > efficient help ! :o)
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > --
> > Vince
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:05:01 -0600
> > From: "Patrick Siglin" <poison at list.memphistw.org>
> > Subject: Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> > To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions < ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID: <20060316030437.M4162 at list.memphistw.org>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> > He can see you control his pc if he loads vnc on it.
> >
> > On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:02:37 +0100, Vincent Trouilliez wrote
> > > On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 20:45 -0600, Matthew R. Dempsky wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 03:14:33AM +0100, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
> > > > > It works well except for one strange show stopper...
> > > >
> > > > The behavior you're describing is intentional.  Microsoft doesn't
> > want
> > > > multiple users on a single PC at a time.
> > >
> > > Ah okay, I see... Windows sux (tm), as usual... ;-)
> > >
> > > This will prevent my remote friend from actually seeing me control
> > > his desktop, so although I will hopefully be able to fix his e-mail
> > > client, he won't be able to watch me doing it, so he won't learn
> > anything...
> > >
> > > Thanks Windows...
> > >
> > > Well anyway, looks like I am fully sorted and clued both on
> > > Windows/RDP, and Linux/VNC, and ready to connect to his machine, so
> > > thanks everyone who contributed to this thread, I much appreciated
> > > the quick and efficient help ! :o)
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > --
> > > Vince
> > >
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> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:14:17 +0100
> > From: Vincent Trouilliez < vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr>
> > Subject: Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> > To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions < ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID: <1142478857.16397.83.camel at localhost>
> > Content-Type: text/plain
> >
> > On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 21:05 -0600, Patrick Siglin wrote:
> > > He can see you control his pc if he loads vnc on it.
> >
> > Yes sure, as I mentioned earlier in this thread, I got VNC running just
> > fine on Windows :-)
> > I keep telling my remote friend how Penguins are often much better than
> > rattling Windows, looks like this remote administration thing will be
> > yet another opportunity to prove my point !! Heehee.... :-)
> >
> > --
> > Vince
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 6
> > Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:16:47 -0600
> > From: Roger Haxton < rhaxton at swbell.net>
> > Subject: Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> > To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Message-ID: < 200603152116.54985.rhaxton at swbell.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="iso-8859-15"
> >
> > On Wednesday March 15 2006 20:14, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 20:54 -0500, Mark Johanson wrote:
> > > > When remote connecting to a XP system the account you are
> > > > connecting to must have a password set up on it.
> > >
> > > Ah thanks ! :-)
> > > I added a password to my account, now I can connect to it  ! :o)
> > >
> > > It works well except for one strange show stopper...
> > >
> > > 1) First, I log into my XP account
> > > 2) In Ubuntu I open an RDP session
> > > 3) I can see the Windows desktop and control it.
> > > 4) however as soon as the seesion is started, windows logs me out !!!
> > > 5) I log back again in windows
> > > 6) When I have done that, now it's the Ubuntu remote desktop session
> > > that exists/closes all of a sudden !
> > >
> >
> > It doesn't log you out, it locks the screen.  That is the normal and
> > expected
> > behaviour.  Remote desktop isn't designed for you to take control of the
> > other user's session and let them watch you.  It is a form of terminal
> > services that allows you to connect to your own machine
> > remotely.  Remote
> > assistance is Microsoft's protocol to allow you both to be able to watch
> > the
> > session.  However, there is no linux client that I'm aware of. (granted,
> > I've
> > never looked.)  For what it sounds like you're wanting VNC is your best
> > bet.
> > --
> > ~R~
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > Maybe you can't buy happiness, but these days you can certainly charge
> > it.
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 7
> > Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:18:48 -0600
> > From: "Patrick Siglin" <poison at list.memphistw.org >
> > Subject: Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> > To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID: < 20060316031629.M1023 at list.memphistw.org>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> > Windows does have some perks. One being it is easy to setup everything.
> > The
> > downside is ofcourse all the security holes and it being a major target
> > for
> > spyware and viruses. I don't know how linux compares in the spyware and
> > virus
> > part since I have only been using linux for about 3 weeks now. I do
> > believe
> > that linux is making me a better trouble shooter though since a lot of
> > things
> > are harder to setup.
> >
> > On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:14:17 +0100, Vincent Trouilliez wrote
> > > On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 21:05 -0600, Patrick Siglin wrote:
> > > > He can see you control his pc if he loads vnc on it.
> > >
> > > Yes sure, as I mentioned earlier in this thread, I got VNC running
> > just
> > > fine on Windows :-)
> > > I keep telling my remote friend how Penguins are often much better
> > than
> > > rattling Windows, looks like this remote administration thing will be
> > > yet another opportunity to prove my point !! Heehee.... :-)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Vince
> > >
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> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 8
> > Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:27:11 +0100
> > From: Vincent Trouilliez < vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr>
> > Subject: Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> > To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions < ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID: <1142479631.5453.2.camel at localhost>
> > Content-Type: text/plain
> >
> > On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 21:16 -0600, Roger Haxton wrote:
> > > It doesn't log you out, it locks the screen.  That is the normal and
> > expected
> > > behaviour.  Remote desktop isn't designed for you to take control of
> > the
> > > other user's session and let them watch you.  It is a form of terminal
> > > services that allows you to connect to your own machine
> > remotely.  Remote
> > > assistance is Microsoft's protocol to allow you both to be able to
> > watch the
> > > session.  However, there is no linux client that I'm aware of.
> > (granted, I've
> > > never looked.)  For what it sounds like you're wanting VNC is your
> > best bet.
> >
> > Hmm, thanks for shedding some light Roger, I am starting to make sense
> > of windows behaviour now, it does have some logic to it in the end ;o)
> > So I guess what I would be asking for, in the future, is that Gnome
> > Terminal Server Client applet, handles this " Remote Assistance"
> > protocol of Windows. I might file a wishlist bug about it, in case it's
> > not already in their pipeline...
> >
> > --
> > Vince
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 9
> > Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:31:57 -0500
> > From: "Ben Novack" <bhn3 at pitt.edu>
> > Subject: [Dapper upgrade] subprocess paste killed by signal?
> > To: "Ubuntu Help and User Discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID:
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> >
> > Hey all.
> >
> > So I tried to move to Dapper, and got this when running apt-get
> > dist-upgrade:
> >
> > Unpacking openoffice.org-help-en-us [...]
> > dpkg: error processing
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-help-en-us_2.0.2-1ubuntu2_all.deb
> > (--unpack):
> > trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/openoffice/help/en/default.css', which
> > is also in package openoffice.org-help-en
> > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-help-en-us_2.0.2-1ubuntu2_all.deb
> >
> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code
> >
> > As a result, I can't make progress, and my box is in a horribly broken
> > state. Suggestions, anyone?
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 10
> > Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:41:17 -0600
> > From: "Patrick Siglin" <poison at list.memphistw.org>
> > Subject: Re: Help with dv cam
> > To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions < ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID: <20060316034114.M72348 at list.memphistw.org>
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> >
> > On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:42:28 +1100, Shelagh Manton wrote
> > > I have a panasonic nv gs150 which has both firewire and usb2 i/o. I'm
> > > trying to extract something I taped. I have both friewire and usb2
> > > installes on my computer. I have followed instructions on this list
> > about
> > > getting 1394 devices up and running and insuring I have read write
> > access.
> > >
> > > gscanbus works with the camera, in that it makes it play and stop
> > > etc. Coriander doesn't like it. And kino can't find it either. Is
> > > there a howto for dv camera somewhere I've missed? Or maybe I'll
> > > just have to do this stuff on a windows machine.
> > >
> > > Shelagh
> > >
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> > Message: 11
> > Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:45:48 +0100
> > From: Vincent Trouilliez < vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr>
> > Subject: Re: Remote Desktop : Connecting to a WinXP machine ?
> > To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Message-ID: <1142480748.5453.22.camel at localhost>
> > Content-Type: text/plain
> >
> > On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 21:18 -0600, Patrick Siglin wrote:
> > > ...I  don't know how linux compares in the spyware and virus
> > > part since I have only been using linux for about 3 weeks now.
> >
> > I am still a newbee as well, but with a little longer experience, but
> > the result is very encouraging :
> >
> > - Been using Linux for nearly 2 years, and the past 18 months with
> > Ubuntu since the day it came out. Connected to internet 24/7 for all of
> > that time, receiving 100+ mails every day (mostly via this very
> > list ! ;-), surfing the web hours a day, no anti-virus, no fire-wall,
> > yet I have not ever had any spyware, virus or any sort of malware, and
> > the web browser easily blocks ugly ad banners effortlessly as well.
> > So in short, it's a dream.
> >
> > - I installed Windows XP this morning (had a little thing to do/test on
> > it). After only 30 minutes on the web (not kidding!), I got a pop up
> > window steal focus, telling me my computer was infected and I needed to
> > take immediate action. Then it started to pop-up internet Explorer
> > windows all over the place, with flashy porn/sex/games ads, the more
> > windows I closed, the more that would pop up ! After 3 minutes clicking
> > everywhere, it eventually calmed down, and all IE's windows were
> > eventually closed. 3 minutes later, it started all over again !! :-O
> >
> > So really, I hardly even remotely consider going back to Windows, even
> > if someone paid me for it.
> > Sure enough, Linux (on the Desktop) has many rough edges as it's still
> > such a battle field and is moving so quickly as it matures and all its
> > numerous bits and pieces are being developed/debugged. But the strong,
> > positive points of Linux faaaaaaar out weight any quirk you might come
> > across.
> >
> > Have fun :-)
> >
> >
> > --
> > Vince
> >
> >
> >
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