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Playing CDs on Linux - why is it so difficult, or is it me?
by Chris G 16 Aug '09

16 Aug '09

I'm trying to play a CD on my kubuntu 9.04 Linux box, without much success at the moment. The default "Listen Music Player" allows me to select one track and play it but once started the user interface is completely dead, I can't stop the track playing, select another track or anything. A quick Google search suggests that this is quite a common problem with "Listen Music Player". So I have downloaded Rhythmbox, I can't even get it to select and play tracks from the CD. Ah, yes I can, I need to add all the tracks to the "Play Queue" and then press play. Is there not an application that plays a CD without all this paraphernalia? Any suggestions for a bear of very little (audio) brain like me? -- Chris Green

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Re: [ALUG] Playing CDs on Linux - why is it so difficult, or is it me?
by MJ Ray 16 Aug '09

16 Aug '09

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 01:20:32PM +0100, Chris G wrote: > I'm trying to play a CD on my [xubuntu] 9.04 Linux box, without much > success at the moment. [...] > Is there not an application that plays a CD without all this > paraphernalia? Any suggestions for a bear of very little (audio) > brain like me? Lately, I've put a CD into a Gnome laptop and it popped up a window that offered to let me play it. I think it used Totem. In the past, I've used cdtool, cdplay from the command-line and even grip I think. Most of my CDs that I listen to while at my desk have been copied to disk now, though. Fewer extra moving parts to go wrong. Good luck!

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[ALUG Announce] 3rd Monday Monthly Ipswich Social Meeting : McGintys, Northgate Street
by samwise 15 Aug '09

15 Aug '09

ALUG Announce Please send announcements to Announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce ----- The monthly "Third Monday" ALUG Ipswich Social Meeting is back this coming Monday (17th August) at 20:00: P J McGinty & Sons 15 Northgate Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3BY Tel: 01473 251 515 Map/Directions URI: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=IP1+3BY WWW: http://pjmcginty.moonfruit.com/ McGintys pub is in the centre of Ipswich, not far from our old haunt - The Milestone. It's directly opposite the town's central library and has a reputation for good Irish beer. All are welcome, novices and experienced users. Feel free to ask for further information on the Main ALUG mailing list. Remember to call or email me, if you're arriving later and want to ensure I don't wander off, which I have a tendency to do if the turn-out hits rock-bottom ... Hope to see you there, Peter. ----- Send discussion replies to main(a)lists.alug.org.uk (Reply-To set) Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Re: [ALUG] Really awkward text parsing shell script question
by Martijn Koster 14 Aug '09

14 Aug '09

Mephi wrote: > I need to add a value to the 25th item in each line. Other than knowing that value is > numeric and 10 characters long, I don't know anything more about it. > > running the command: > sed -n -e '/text/p' "log _20090814_162009" | awk '{print $25}' > gives: > 1363231555 > ... > > I need to able to make them look like: > 1000000001363231555 > ... Just prepend it to the field before printing them: awk '{$25="100000000"$25; print}' for example: mak@yoda:~$ echo "a 1363231555 c d" | awk '{$2="100000000"$2; print}' a 1000000001363231555 c d -- Martijn

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Really awkward text parsing shell script question
by Mephi 14 Aug '09

14 Aug '09

Ok, I've got a shell script that parses some logfiles. It spits all the lines with an appropriate value using sed: for i in log_* do sed -n -e '/text/p' "$i" > "/home/mephi/logs/$i" done The problem I have is that the logfiles aren't quite right and I need to add a value to the 25th item in each line. Other than knowing that value is numeric and 10 characters long, I don't know anything more about it. running the command: sed -n -e '/text/p' "log _20090814_162009" | awk '{print $25}' gives: 1363231555 1363231555 1363231555 1363231555 1229014082 1229014082 1229014082 1229014082 I need to able to make them look like: 1000000001363231555 1000000001363231555 1000000001363231555 1000000001363231555 1000000001229014082 1000000001229014082 1000000001229014082 1000000001229014082 Can anyone offer any help? Cheers, Matt

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Norwich pubmeet tonight - venue change
by Steve 13 Aug '09

13 Aug '09

l337 gr33tz and all that. Having recently heard that the Reindeer has shut /again/, it's time to pick a different venue for tonight's pub meet. I propose any (or all - ALUG pubcrawl anyone?) of the following: The King's Head - Magdalen Street A fine selection of real ales, bar billiards, generally quiet. There is free parking on Fishergate iirc. Micawbers - Pottergate (near the Reindeer) Woodforde's beers, nice atmosphere. Parking probably on St. Gregory's. Not sure. Cider Shed - Sprowston Road Run by the same people as the fat cat - good selection of beers and local ciders. Parking is available on surrounding roads. The Fat Cat - Nelson Street It's the Fat Cat. Excellent beer but liable to be busy. Parking no problem. So... vote now :) King's Head suits me best as it's less than 10 minutes stagger from my house :D See y'all tonight. Steve

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Re: [ALUG] [ALUG Announce] 2nd Thurs Pub Meet 13th August 2009 (Was: Re: 2nd Thurs Pub Meet 9th July 2009)
by Fabian Howard 13 Aug '09

13 Aug '09

Hi Everyone, Is it just me or has the The Reindeer shut? http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&categ… Fabian Howard

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2nd Thurs Pub Meet 13th August 2009 (Was: Re: [ALUG Announce] 2nd Thurs Pub Meet 9th July 2009)
by Srdjan Todorovic 12 Aug '09

12 Aug '09

Hello everyone, It looks as if no one has posted a message about it this month.... ALUG pub meet this Thursday 13th August 2009 at the usual place. Details are as below. Thanks and hope to see you there, Srdjan On 06/07/2009, David Reynolds <david(a)reynoldsfamily.org.uk> wrote: > ALUG Announce > > Please send announcements to Announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk > Unsub, change settings via > http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce > ----- > Dear ALUG, > The monthly second Thursday social meeting of ALUG will take place > on 9th July 2009 at The Reindeer (10 Dereham Road, Norwich, > NR2 4AY; tel. 01603 762223). It's very near the junction of > Dereham Road and the Norwich inner ring road (Grapes Hill) > and serves a selection of real ales, nice pub food (if you fancy > going early to eat) and coffee. > > There are generally people there from 20:00 onwards and we tend > to sit to the left of the main entrance. > > We look forward to seeing you there. > > Cheers, > David > > -- > David Reynolds > david(a)reynoldsfamily.org.uk > > ----- > Send discussion replies to main(a)lists.alug.org.uk (Reply-To set) > Unsub, change settings via > http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce >

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How to exercise a disk drive?
by Chris G 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

Are there any disk exercising/testing programs for Linux? Well, I'm sure there are, so does anyone have any recommendations? I want to stick a couple of old (as in I have used them in systems now defunct) IDE disk drives into my Linux box and make sure that there is nothing radically wrong with them. They're not *that* old, 160Gb and 200Gb respectively. Destructive (of data) teting is fine, I don't even know at the moment whether they're ex-Windows or ex_linux. -- Chris Green

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No network every time
by Chris Walker 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

I've no idea what I've done recently to provoke it, but every time I power on my machine, it tells me there's no configured network interface. All I have to do to fix it, is give the root password, and then click ok several times until I get to 'finish'. It remembers all the static ip details but I can't persuade it to remember to start. All I can recall doing recently is trying to persuade the box to talk to my Nokia phone but I'm not sure if that's the cause. I mention it just in case. I've tried googling for the solution but got nowhere. Anybody any ideas?

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