Hiya
Consider using the LTSP system (www.ltsp.org) so that you only need to
purchase one fast computer, you can then plug in old computers that
companies/schools/colleges discard daily and they will run at the speed of
the fast computer.
Jason
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> 1. Re: Cut/paste of multiple lines in konsole? (Michael Mauch)
> 2. Autorun (raid517@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
> 3. seeking tips for setting up a home office... (kitts)
> 4. Re: seeking tips for setting up a home office... (Nigel Henry)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:54:48 +0100
>From: michael.mauch@xxxxxx (Michael Mauch)
>Subject: Re: Cut/paste of multiple lines in konsole?
>To: kde@xxxxxxx
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>Andrew Chuah wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to cut and paste multiple lines in konsole from
> > less.However, konsole always inserts a newline after each line in less
> > (even though less is just wrapping the text). Therefore, to cut and
> > paste one cmdline, I have to cut/paste 4 times...
>
>I think this is more a problem of less, not konsole. You could try "-r"
>in less (but long lines are mangled then, sometimes).
>
> > Is there a solution to this? I'm using konsole 1.3.1
>
>If that's your shell script, you could insert newlines - you can use a
>backslash as the last character to continue a line.
>
>Regards...
> Michael
>
>
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>Message: 2
>Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:33:05 +0000
>From: "raid517@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <raid517@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Autorun
>To: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Message-ID: <43CE6DC1.3000402@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>
>Hi when using KDE 3.5's new autorun functionality and selecting Kaffiene
>as my DVD video playback software, the wrong device location is being
>passed to Kaffiene. However despite thinking I had resolved this, it
>seems that it might not be as straightforward as I had initially
>assumed, as despite resetting this and telling Kaffiene (via Xine engine
>parameters) to always use /dev/hdc as the DVD playback source, each time
>a DVD is insterted into the drive KDE autorun continues to pass the
>wrong device location to Kaffiene (such as system://media/dvd) causing
>Xine/Kaffiene to continue to resort to this as the default DVD playback
>source too. Kaffiene however does playback the dvd if however I pass the
>correct parameter to it on the command line, which is:
>
>kaffeine dvd:///dev/hdc
>
>or
>
>kaffeine dvd:///dev/hdd
>
>and so on.
>
>So perhaps some ability to individually edit autorun commands for
>specific media types might be useful.
>
>There are several reasons for wanting to get this to work. Namely that I
>have young children who barely know how to put a CD in the drive, so it
>will be cool to be able to allow them to put a DVD in the drive and to
>have it play back automatically for them. I would also like to have a PC
>that I could effectively use as a media center, where I only need to
>instert a disk, have the disk type instantly recognised and for the disk
>to begin playback without any intervention from me whatsoever.
>
>Can anyone assist?
>
>GJ
>
>
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>
>Message: 3
>Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:59:27 +0530
>From: kitts <kitts@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: seeking tips for setting up a home office...
>To: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Message-ID: <200601182359.27562.kitts@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>
>Hi,
>
>In a few months time i might be attempting to set up a lil office, a home
>office with about 10 people to begin, and was trying to gather the stuff
>that it would call for.
>
>This is probably not the right list to ask but then again it might be as i
>am looking at KDE on every system. And then again there sure will be a lot
>of people here experienced in this stuff who may be able to suggest.
>
>I am thinking "What are all the stuff i will require to set up the network
>stuff?". Obviously, i am looking at a linux solution and could have a
>server. The following are the topics i can think of for now...
>
>1) Groupware server and clients. Maybe Kolab and Kontact? I have much left
>to understand here. I need some spam filter / antivirus for the groupmail.
>Would the server receive all mail to the domain and then serve each
>computer or simply route each computers mail request to some other email
>server on the web. If both were possible which is better. Clearly, i lack
>info.
>
>2) Internet sharing and firewall. Protection as required.
>
>3) Connecting to the local network from outside over the internet and
>acessing it like it were local.
>
>4) Intranet chat. Does Kopete support some protocol that works over the
>intranet so it does not hog on internet bandwidth? Maybe some protocol that
>supports voice and maybe video too. Something like Skype? Or is there
>another program more appropriate?
>
>I am looking for suggestions / advice from those of you experienced in this
>or possessing the knowledge. Are there some other issues i should be
>looking at? What are the kind of resources i will need? Do i have to have a
>'static IP' internet connection? etc...
>--
>Cheers!
>kitts
>
>
>
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>
>Message: 4
>Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:50:08 +0100
>From: Nigel Henry <cave.dnb@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: seeking tips for setting up a home office...
>To: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Message-ID: <200601182050.08648.cave.dnb@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>On Wednesday 18 January 2006 19:29, kitts wrote:
> > Hi,
>Hi Kitts. I'll have a go at 2 & 3.
> >
> > In a few months time i might be attempting to set up a lil office, a
>home
> > office with about 10 people to begin, and was trying to gather the stuff
> > that it would call for.
> >
> > This is probably not the right list to ask but then again it might be as
>i
> > am looking at KDE on every system. And then again there sure will be a
>lot
> > of people here experienced in this stuff who may be able to suggest.
> >
> > I am thinking "What are all the stuff i will require to set up the
>network
> > stuff?". Obviously, i am looking at a linux solution and could have a
> > server. The following are the topics i can think of for now...
> >
> > 1) Groupware server and clients. Maybe Kolab and Kontact? I have much
>left
> > to understand here. I need some spam filter / antivirus for the
>groupmail.
> > Would the server receive all mail to the domain and then serve each
> > computer or simply route each computers mail request to some other email
> > server on the web. If both were possible which is better. Clearly, i
>lack
> > info.
> >
> > 2) Internet sharing and firewall. Protection as required.
>I use Smoothwall Express2, soon to be upgraded to Express3 (just in Alpha
>at
>the moment). This can be installed on an old machine. I use it on a 100Mhz,
>32MB RAM, I Ghz harddrive machine, but would suggest something perhaps a
>bit
>faster, with perhaps 128 to 256 MB RAM, and a bigger harddrive. It is
>secure,
>and handles NAT (Internet sharing). You can also setup a DMZ (demiliterized
>zone) where you can keep your Internet accessable webserver, ftpserver,
>mailserver, etc, keeping them separate from your LAN. Connection to the
>Internet is either by serial modem (not much use if your running a
>webserver), or ethernet connection to an ADSL router/modem. I believe USB
>router/modems are a problem with Linux. Also, and perhaps I'm a bit
>paranoid,
>but I also have Guarddog, a GUI for IPtables packet filtering firewall on
>all
>my client machines. This enables you to also block selectively, outgoing
>ports. Of course, most router/modems have built in firewalls, but make sure
>you get one that has connection to your ethernet connection, rather than
>USB.
>Again I'm not sure of the connections. You probably just need to connect it
>to the uplink on your ethernet switch.
> >
> > 3) Connecting to the local network from outside over the internet and
> > acessing it like it were local.
>The Smoothwall will also handle port forwarding so that your client
>machines
>can also be accessed from the Internet. Obviously your ISP will have to
>have
>provided you with a static IP address for this to work. Otherwise you will
>have to subscribe to someone like no-ip, if you only have a dynamic IP
>address from your ISP.
>Some links:
>http://www.smoothwall.org
>http://www.simonzone.com (Guarddog)
>http://www.no-ip.com
>There are other hardware firewalls, IPcop for instance, and Firestarter
>(available from Sourceforge) is comparable to Guarddog. There are also many
>others, apart from no-ip offering web redirection. Nigel.
> >
> > 4) Intranet chat. Does Kopete support some protocol that works over the
> > intranet so it does not hog on internet bandwidth? Maybe some protocol
>that
> > supports voice and maybe video too. Something like Skype? Or is there
> > another program more appropriate?
> >
> > I am looking for suggestions / advice from those of you experienced in
>this
> > or possessing the knowledge. Are there some other issues i should be
> > looking at? What are the kind of resources i will need? Do i have to
>have a
> > 'static IP' internet connection? etc...
>
>
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