[ubuntu-za] Hugh Jacobs

Jason Dugmore jasondugmore at gmail.com
Tue Feb 17 12:06:53 GMT 2009 

I will miss Hugh loads. He was one of the reasons I go into Linux.

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM, <ubuntu-za-request at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

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>   1. Re:  Hugh Jacobs (Gustav H Meyer)
>   2.  BugJam - Johannesburg (Stefan Lesicnik)
>   3. Re:  BugJam - Johannesburg (Marius Kruger)
>   4.  Updating Without a Local Connection (James Cu?nod)
>   5. Re:  Updating Without a Local Connection (Walter Leibbrandt)
>   6. Re:  Updating Without a Local Connection (Morgan Collett)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:18:35 +0200
> From: Gustav H Meyer <ghmeyer at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Hugh Jacobs
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Morgan Collett <morgan at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 12:42, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)
> > <jonathan at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> >> Hugh Jacobs (one of our members) sadly took his own life yesterday. I
> >> thought that some of you who met him at the launch parties, etc would
> >> have liked to known.
> >
> > Hugh was instrumental in getting our za.ubuntuforums.org forum up and
> > running, and sent out some free Ubuntu case badges a while ago that he
> > had purchased.
>
> Very sad indeed. Wow.... I notice that he was also involved in
> translations. See:
>
> https://translations.launchpad.net/~circuskiller<https://translations.launchpad.net/%7Ecircuskiller>
>
> And then he was also seen on IRC as Circus-Killer. As far as I can see
> he was last seen in the #ubuntu-za channel on the 30th of January.
>
> Regards,
> Gustav
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:25:41 +0200
> From: Stefan Lesicnik <stefan at lsd.co.za>
> Subject: [ubuntu-za] BugJam - Johannesburg
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> Hi Guys,
>
> Been a bit of a mission finding a venue.
>
> I will hold it at my current offices this Saturday 21th Feb.
>
> Faritec House
> 150 Kelvin Drive
> Woodmead
>
> http://www.faritec.co.za/images/stories/Maps/Faritec_JHB.jpg
>
> Can you guys who are planning on coming just RSVP to me, so I can see
> how much space i need.  (If nobodys coming, i'll rather fix bugs from
> home  :)  )
>
> If you have no idea what im talking about
> http://wiki.ubuntu-za.org/GlobalBugJam
>
> :)
>
>
> --
> Stefan Lesicnik
>
> Linux System Dynamics
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:59:52 +0200
> From: Marius Kruger <amanic at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] BugJam - Johannesburg
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>,
>        stefan at lsd.co.za
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> 2009/2/16 Stefan Lesicnik <stefan at lsd.co.za>
>
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > Been a bit of a mission finding a venue.
> >
> > I will hold it at my current offices this Saturday 21th Feb.
>
>
> excellent.
>
> Can you guys who are planning on coming just RSVP to me
> >
>
> I intend to be there (but have to double check with my wife first though:)
>
> At what time do you think we will start & stop?
>
> thanks
> marius
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:51:35 +0200
> From: James Cu?nod <j3frea at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ubuntu-za] Updating Without a Local Connection
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> Hi all,
>
> I am running Kubuntu 8.10 64 bit on my laptop. I am at varsity right now
> and am not allowed to connect my laptop to their network (because the
> lecturers' PCs are all on it). I know that an update script can be
> generated using synaptic (which, strangely, came by default with my
> install - along with adept which I am not too fond of). So my question is
> two fold;
>
> 1. How can I update my sources.list
> 2. Does anyone have any words of wisdom regarding generating the update
> script with synaptic. Thanks
>
> Also, I would prefer it if answers were not links to websites because this
> email is free but I have to pay if I want to surf...
>
> Much appreciated.
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:50:07 +0200
> From: Walter Leibbrandt <walter+ubuntuza at translate.org.za<walter%2Bubuntuza at translate.org.za>
> >
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Updating Without a Local Connection
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <499A6C2F.5010801 at translate.org.za>
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> Hi,
>
> James Cu?nod wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am running Kubuntu 8.10 64 bit on my laptop. I am at varsity right now
> > and am not allowed to connect my laptop to their network (because the
> > lecturers' PCs are all on it). I know that an update script can be
> > generated using synaptic (which, strangely, came by default with my
> > install - along with adept which I am not too fond of). So my question is
> > two fold;
> >
> > 1. How can I update my sources.list
> >
> Your sources.list file is maintained with the Administration->Software
> Sources program. From there you can simply check that your installation
> CD/DVD is added as a source and uncheck all the boxes under
> "Downloadable from the Internet".
> > 2. Does anyone have any words of wisdom regarding generating the update
> > script with synaptic. Thanks
> >
> What those scripts do is simply download the packages you selected in
> Synaptic to the directory it was run in. You still have to copy those
> back to the system you them installed in and install them yourself. I
> would suggest running these scripts in a terminal, so that you can see
> how your downloads are progressing.
> > Also, I would prefer it if answers were not links to websites because
> this
> > email is free but I have to pay if I want to surf...
> >
> Sounds like you're talking about Tuks. If so, I *might* be able to help
> make these updates easier. Contact me off-list.
> > Much appreciated.
> >
> HTH
>
> Walter
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:21:08 +0200
> From: Morgan Collett <morgan at ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Updating Without a Local Connection
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 18:51, James Cu?nod <j3frea at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am running Kubuntu 8.10 64 bit on my laptop. I am at varsity right now
> > and am not allowed to connect my laptop to their network (because the
> > lecturers' PCs are all on it). I know that an update script can be
> > generated using synaptic (which, strangely, came by default with my
> > install - along with adept which I am not too fond of). So my question is
> > two fold;
> >
> > 1. How can I update my sources.list
>
> It sounds like you want to check for updated packages, without a
> direct connection. The update scripts don't do that - they only
> download packages they already know about.
>
> I suggest you get online somehow, even if you have to pay, and do the
> Reload in Synaptic (or sudo apt-get update).
>
> > 2. Does anyone have any words of wisdom regarding generating the update
> > script with synaptic. Thanks
>
> Click on package and mark for installation - or "Mark All Updates" if
> you want to update packages. Then without clicking Apply, click File /
> Generate package download script. That will prompt to save a script
> somewhere. That script will look like:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> wget -c
> http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/2/2vcard/2vcard_0.5-3_all.deb
>
> (and more wget lines.)
>
> You can run that on any other system that has wget - another Linux
> system, or Windows with wget.
>
> Then bring the resulting deb files on a CD, USB stick etc and run
> Synaptic again and do File / Add downloaded packages which will prompt
> you for the directory where the debs are.
>
> Regards
> Morgan
>
>
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