Sometimes I want to get a bzr branch (e.g. lp:~elementary-design/+junk/elementarywalls or lp:gimp), but I have a slow Internet connection and only want to download the latest revision. How do I do this, starting with an empty folder (i.e. no pre-existing branch on my computer)?
I'm experimenting with a possible answer for How to add packages to a squid-deb-proxy cache?, wherein I am trying to add files downloaded on a different network to the squid-deb-proxy cache. It occurred to me that if I could stick a downloaded package into apt's partial downloads cache, installing it would then add it to the squid-deb-proxy cache. My question, then, is this:
I have two computers, a laptop and a desktop. How can I add a package downloaded on the laptop to apt's partial downloads cache on the desktop?
I've tried simply putting it in /var/cache/apt/archives/partial, but when I go to install it, apt-get simply overwrites the file and tries to download it anew.
To save bandwidth and data on my Internet plan, I have installed squid-deb-proxy on a desktop, and the client on it and a few other machines I've got. However, based on the post that put me onto this , it sounds like if I take my laptop* to a different network and update it there, the downloaded updates will NOT be automatically copied back to the squid-deb-proxy server when I get back on my network.
Assuming that this is correct (I will be testing later), is there a way I can stick these packages into the cache so I don't have to download them one more time for other machines in the network?
* As noted in the comments, I could simply make the laptop the proxy server, but in my specific case, the laptop is actually 1) a VM that is not running all the time, 2) in a laptop that is not open all the time. As such, that solution, while a good one, does not work in my case.
My dad has a POP email account, and has been using Evolution to manage it since Karmic or Lucid (with no problems). After upgrading him to Oneiric a couple days ago, when I opened evolution, it asked to convert his mailbox format because the format had changed. (I think it wanted to switch from mbox to MailDir, but I can't remember.) I allowed it to convert—that was my only option—but now whenever he sends mail he gets this popup (screenshot at end of post):
Your message was sent, but an error occured during post-processing.
The reported error was "Failed to append to mbox:///home/shopmaster/.local/share/evolution/mail/local#Sent:
Invalid folder URI 'mbox:///home/shopmaster/.local/share/evolution/mail/local#Sent'
Appending to local 'Sent' folder instead.".
The ls listing at /home/shopmaster/.local/share/evolution/mail is:
1260822881.20004.1@shopmaster-laptop
local
local_mbox
pop
vfolder
Launchpad bug #850106 also deals with this issue, but I thought Ask Ubuntu might be a good place to get answers as well.
I started installing Oneiric, with whatever option keeps your files but upgrades the OS (don't remember what it's called any more). It got to the part when it is running apt-clone to restore previously installed packages, but during the middle of that, I accidentally logged out of the LiveCD session. Is there anything that the installer does after that that I need to do manually now? Is it fine? Should I just reinstall over it?
How can I set up two-finger scrolling on an ALPS touchpad that doesn't support multiple fingers?
The relevant output from xinput list is as follows:
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ PS/2 Mouse id=12 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint id=13 [slave pointer (2)]
and the output of synclient -l is:
Parameter settings:
LeftEdge = 153
RightEdge = 870
TopEdge = 115
BottomEdge = 652
FingerLow = 12
FingerHigh = 14
FingerPress = 127
MaxTapTime = 180
MaxTapMove = 56
MaxDoubleTapTime = 180
SingleTapTimeout = 180
ClickTime = 100
FastTaps = 0
EmulateMidButtonTime = 75
EmulateTwoFingerMinZ = 139
EmulateTwoFingerMinW = 7
VertScrollDelta = 25
HorizScrollDelta = 25
VertEdgeScroll = 1
HorizEdgeScroll = 0
CornerCoasting = 0
VertTwoFingerScroll = 0
HorizTwoFingerScroll = 0
MinSpeed = 1
MaxSpeed = 1.75
AccelFactor = 0.156495
TrackstickSpeed = 40
EdgeMotionMinZ = 14
EdgeMotionMaxZ = 79
EdgeMotionMinSpeed = 1
EdgeMotionMaxSpeed = 102
EdgeMotionUseAlways = 0
TouchpadOff = 1
LockedDrags = 0
LockedDragTimeout = 5000
RTCornerButton = 2
RBCornerButton = 3
LTCornerButton = 0
LBCornerButton = 0
TapButton1 = 1
TapButton2 = 3
TapButton3 = 2
ClickFinger1 = 1
ClickFinger2 = 1
ClickFinger3 = 1
CircularScrolling = 0
CircScrollDelta = 0.1
CircScrollTrigger = 0
CircularPad = 0
PalmDetect = 0
PalmMinWidth = 10
PalmMinZ = 99
CoastingSpeed = 20
CoastingFriction = 50
PressureMotionMinZ = 14
PressureMotionMaxZ = 79
PressureMotionMinFactor = 1
PressureMotionMaxFactor = 1
ResolutionDetect = 1
GrabEventDevice = 1
TapAndDragGesture = 1
AreaLeftEdge = 0
AreaRightEdge = 0
AreaTopEdge = 0
AreaBottomEdge = 0
Microsoft Office Web Apps has SkyDrive; Google Docs also has storage. Is it possible to store documents in Ubuntu One and edit them online from there?
Is there a way to have my webcam sense lighting conditions and adjust screen brightness accordingly?
Why does Unity hide the menubars by default, instead of showing them in the free space across the panel?
Can I make the Compiz Scale plugin show minimized windows as well as maximized ones? (I'm using Maverick, if that helps.)