Linuxers April 2011

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Screencast of Indic typing booster input method
by pravin.d.s＠gmail.com 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

Hi All, Indic typing booster(ITB) is a predictive text input method for indian languages. Project is hosted at https://fedorahosted.org/indic-typing-booster/ . Screen-cast of ITB input method is available in 1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTYNVP7p-xY 2] http://blip.tv/file/4961440 I think it can give better idea about the project. In screencast phonetic ITB is used for demonstration. It is available in inscript as well. I think Malayalam and Punjabi by this month end. If anyone want to contribute do subscribe to https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/indic-typing-booster-devel. Regards, Pravin Satpute

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[Commercial] The Muktware Manual Project
by Swapnil 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

Brussels, Belgium: We are pleased to announce The Muktware Manual Project. The aim of this project is to create comprehensive manuals/user guides for different Gnu/Linux-based operating systems. The core focus of this project is to help users in installing and using GNU/Linux systems through extremely easy, step-by-step instructions. The guides will feature images and videos to make it even easier for a novice to install & use their systems. We have selected 6 distros for this project: 1. Ubuntu 2. Kubuntu 3. Linux Mint 4. Fedora 5. openSuse 6. Debian Each project will be led by an editor. Each editor will be paid a renumeration of US $150 per project. The deadline to finish & submit the project is April 28th, 2011. We are looking for editors who can commit to releasing the projects in time and ensure error free copies of the manuals/guides. The Guides will be developed internally, but once finalized they will be released as open-source projects published under a creative commons license. The project will be open to be edited by anyone - just like a wiki. The Muktware Manual Project is our contribution to the development and growth of the free software technologies. The aim of this project is to create a comprehensive pool of information under a single roof which will benefit not just one distro, but GNU/Linux in general. I hope this project will help people to use GNU/Linux with greater ease. We are inviting the applications for editors. If you think you have the time and skills to lead the project, apply now to become a project leader/editor. Send applications to [1]editor(a)muktware.com Swapnil Bhartiya Editor Muktware.com References 1. mailto:editor@muktware.com

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Low Cost Attendance Registering System with Biometrics using FOSS
by Rony Bill 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

Hello, I am happy to announce that the application is finally ready. Thanks to all those who helped with their valuable inputs. The system not only marks employees as present with their thumbnail photos and a monthly report but it also rejects wrong names and prevents duplicate / repeat marking for every day. If an employee signs on someone else's name then his photo is clicked with that user's name and his hanky panky is recorded. After a duration of some hours that will be decided by the company boss, the system even marks those who are absent as 'Absent' in their monthly log. Adding or removing users is simply a process of editing a single text file with a list of employees. -- As a proper list etiquette..... Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Members do not want to waste time answering same queries that may have been answered on other lists. Replies from other lists, to cross posted mails are not available to our members. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. For new messages, create a new message.Regards, Rony.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] How can I make voice call from pc/desktop and use mtnl 3g datacard.
by Rigved Rakshit 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

> > From: Narendra Sisodiya <narendra(a)narendrasisodiya.com> > To: IITDLUG <iitdlug(a)googlegroups.com>, "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, > India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 15:14:43 +0530 > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] How can I make voice call from pc/desktop and use mtnl > 3g datacard. > **My MTNL LW272 has feature that the close-software provided by them can > make call, > see the url - * > > http://teleguru.in/2010/08/complete-review-of-mtnl-3g-data-card-teracom-lw2… > > *Is there any foss- software exist to do so ?? OR HOw one can create such > software ?? > > any hint on AT commnads ? > > -- > ┌─────────────────────────┐ > │ Narendra Sisodiya > │ http://narendrasisodiya.com > └─────────────────────────┘ > > 1. Ask your service provider on how to install on your linux box. In case you are using Ubuntu, just connect your 3g data-card and fill in the connection information. 2. That will setup your card. Now, make sure that you are connected to the internet using this 3g connection. 3. Next, use a sip software like Skype to make the the call. Or, if the target phone has Skype installed, then you can make free Skype-to-Skype calls from your desktop to this target phone. Skype is available for many phones, excluding Blackberry.

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Sudo Issues [Solved]
by Rony 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

By changing the modified line below Defaults env_reset, runas_default=rony to Defaults:test runas_default=rony Now the user 'test' can run a command as user 'rony' and user 'rony' continues to use sudo like before. I think what happened was that since Defaults:......... was blank, it assumed runas 'rony' for all users. By specifying Defaults:test, the rule applied only to the user 'test'. I have not tried it but does it mean that the line Defaults:..... can be set one below the other for different users and different respective rules? -- As a proper list etiquette..... Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. For new messages, create a new message. Regards, Rony.

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Sudo Issues
by Rony 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Hello, In Ubuntu, there is a default user called rony who is a part of the admin group and that user is allowed to run root commands with sudo. Now I create another user called test. There is a script in rony's home directory called timediff.bash and using sudo I want the user 'test' to run the script as 'rony'. In the sudoer's file the entry for the environment Default is as below: Defaults env_reset It is changed to: Defaults env_reset, runas_default=rony and a line is added below it: test ALL=(rony) /home/rony/timediff.bash This allows the user 'test' to run the timediff.bash script as 'rony'. All fine. However the user 'rony' gets debarred from the sudoer due to the runas_default=rony declaration. Is there any way both these features can be had? I tried different positions of Defaults in the file above the original Defaults command or below but at a time I can either run 'rony' as root or 'test' as 'rony' depending on the runas_default entry. Not both. -- As a proper list etiquette..... Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. For new messages, create a new message. Regards, Rony.

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No /dev/lp0
by H.S.Rai 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

I was trying to install Wep Ex 330+ DX , on finding that cups is taking serial port like /dev/ttyS0 , I found on Desktop PC (having Ubuntu 10.04), has no /dev/lp0 On ls /dev/l* it displays: log loop0 loop1 loop2 loop3 loop4 loop5 loop6 loop7, but no lp0 What could be the reason, and what can be done? On same machine, same printer do work on MSwindows (which shows port as LPT1), and it is connected through parallel port. -- H.S.Rai

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Which 3G USB broadband modems works in your Linux box ?
by Narendra Sisodiya 03 Apr '11

03 Apr '11

I am using Reliance Netconnect USB modem, I want to shift to 3G usb modem, I want to know which usb modems work under Linux box ? If you give me the model number along with your Internet provider, then I will be able to compose a list and host on wiki. -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

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How can I make voice call from pc/desktop and use mtnl 3g datacard.
by Narendra Sisodiya 03 Apr '11

03 Apr '11

**My MTNL LW272 has feature that the close-software provided by them can make call, see the url - * http://teleguru.in/2010/08/complete-review-of-mtnl-3g-data-card-teracom-lw2… *Is there any foss- software exist to do so ?? OR HOw one can create such software ?? any hint on AT commnads ? -- ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Narendra Sisodiya │ http://narendrasisodiya.com └─────────────────────────┘

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Starting Fedora 14 in TEXT mode
by Kshitiz 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

Dear Linux Users Can we start Fedora 14 File Server in TEXT mode after having installed in text mode? If yes, how? We used to install up to Fedora 10 in text only mode and also get it started in text mode. But had to start installing in graphic mode as the text mode install from Fedora 11 onwards no longer offers partitioning and package selection. Our knowledge of Linux is limited and its been a long time I passed my engineering (20 years), so kindly pardon my limited abilities in Linux. Regards Kshitiz

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