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by Steve Roylance 18 Feb '12

18 Feb '12

hi local network has a few machines on it address 192.168.1.9 through 192.168.1.15 all connected over via cable behind a router on 192.168.1.14 (as i3-530) my usual desktop (Fedora-16 with KDE) with firefox running (vsn 10.0) open a konsole window I start a connection to 192.168.15 (D805) a storage box (CentOS 5.7 with KDE) with the command "ssh -Y 192.168.1.15" reply with password check location with "uname -r ; /sbin/ifconfig" give the command /usr/bin/firefox (vsn 3.6.10) and a firefox session starts with the firefox from the local box not the remote. running konqueror, kate and kwrite gives the remote versions on the local box. So what is going on ? Steve

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Accounting software for linux
by Peter Wolf 28 Jan '12

28 Jan '12

Hello, I am would like to know what the best accounting software is for a business that has to deal with GST.Or at least some of the best ones.I don't mind paying for it if it's worth it.I am using GNU cash at the moment but wonder if there is something better.Also I need something very easy to understand as I have not studied accounting.I would prefer to hear from people that have actually used the software for a business for a number of years.Thanks.Sorry I won't give out more details about what I am doing for privacy reasons. regards Peter

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where does Ubuntu software centre store its packages?
by Peter Wolf 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

Hello, I'm using Ubuntu 11.04 and have been trying to get the GnuCash package onto CD.I tried APTonCD but couldn't find the relevant package with it.I assume its just a matter of finding the package on my hard drive if it even exists.GnuCash is definitely installed.I tried googling for about 15 minutes and also the inbuilt Ubuntu help which is not working properly for me. regards Peter

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(slightly OT) announcement: Oceania Women of Open Tech launches
by Brianna Laugher 21 Oct '11

21 Oct '11

Hi, The group formerly known as AussieChix (Australian chapter of LinuxChix) has renamed and rescoped itself and is launching as OWOOT. If you are a geek girl or woman with an open tech bent, please feel free to join, or pass the word on to other folks who might be interested. cheers Brianna ------------ Subject: Oceania Women of Open Tech launches Oceania Women of Open Tech (OWOOT) is a new group for women in open technology in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. It has recently formed from the local chapters of LinuxChix, but with a wider scope focussing on open technology generally. OWOOT welcomes all women interested in open technology, including open source, open hardware, open data and free culture. OWOOT activities will include: - the Haecksen miniconference at linux.conf.au, and meetups and events at other conferences - periodic local social events - email and IRC forums where you can meet other women from the area who work with, build or use open technology OWOOT forums are open to men to join if they wish, as long as they keep in mind that the purpose of the group is supporting women in open tech and allowing them to meet each other. Find out more about OWOOT at our website: http://owoot.org/ Join the OWOOT email list and chat channel: http://owoot.org/Join -- They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment: http://modernthings.org/

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Installing a Lexmark X1195 printer on Ubuntu
by Peter Wolf 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

Hello, I have been trying to get the above printer working with Ubuntu 11.04.Firstly I don't really know what I am doing and have spent an hour or two on it already.I tried adding the printer via the usual user friendly way however there is no printer driver listed for that model.I looked at some information on the Ubuntu forums which led me to the Gentoo Wiki Archives.I tried a few scripts from those sources but they didn't work for me.Does anyone know how to get the above printer to work with Ubuntu? regards Peter

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one time script
by Steve Roylance 27 Sep '11

27 Sep '11

hi after some downloads I ended up with 175 files with names that looked like scan=scan. after some attempts which I renamed with this vastly sub-optimal script $ for i in `ls *=*`; do out=`echo $i | sed -e 's@[^*=]*@@'`; of=`echo $out | sed 's/=//'`; mv $i $of; done so looking for a hint on how better to have done it. Steve

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