J_K9 @ Linux

Ubuntu 6.10 Install CD Bug

Having spent the past couple of hours on the #ubuntu IRC channel on FreeNode and browsing around the Ubuntu Forums, I’ve come to the conclusion that the reason for the black screen immediately after the loading bootsplash is, in fact, a bug, and as such I’m
not the only one experiencing it. It’s probably an Xorg bug, or a bad setting in xorg.conf. This is quite disappointing, but I’ll have to grin and bear it - I’ve also heard great things about Edgy, so I haven’t been put off just yet

The only workaround at the moment is to download the Alternate install CD and use that. That’s what I’m doing at the moment - my second 700MB download of the day is just finishing.

But look on the bright side: it’s not completely foxxed up, eh?

Ubuntu Edgy Eft 6.10 Released Today!

Have I been living under a rock for the past few weeks? I’ve only just found out, and that’s because I’ve done something that I rarely do - I’ve joined the Ubuntu IRC server (channel #ubuntu). They all started talking about Edgy, and I was just thinking to myself: eh? Edgy is even out yet!

How wrong I was… It came out today - yes, while I was busy sleeping under a rock

Now I’m going to get out from underneath that rock, download it, install it, and write a review! Ah, the joys of being a Linux addict

Click here to read the announcement.

Introducing IceWeasel and IceDove

Ok, I’m a couple of days late, but I love the new IceWeasel icon, so I had to post about it!

I’m not going to say what I think of the saga If you don’t know about the Debian (and derivatives)/Mozilla fiasco, please read this.

There it is, in all its glory (see bottom-right).. It’s not the official IceWeasel icon yet, but I have a feeling it will be made it within the next few days/weeks.

And a quick summary of the article I linked to: there are trademark issues with Firefox and its icon. Firefox may not be distributed without its icon, but, because the icon is trademarked, Debian (and some derivatives, such as Ubuntu) use different icons.. Anyway, to cut a long story short, Firefox is being renamed IceWeasel, and Thunderbird will become IceDove in the world’s favourite Linux distribution (I’m talking about Ubuntu, not Debian, by the way ;)).

Bad split-up. Nice icon. Great job.

Tutorial: Spiffing Up Ubuntu

I have written a Ubuntu tutorial to help new users get up and running, with instructions to set up your graphics card, install all the apps you need to turn Ubuntu into a desktop distribution, and even get the swanking graphical effects offered by XGL and Compiz working properly! Read the tutorial on TAZForum.

I would post it here, but I’m trying to help attract more members to the forum - so why not pop over to TAZForum? You’re more than welcome to join and post to your heart’s content

And don’t forget to leave a comment on my tutorial if you join!

Please Digg It as well

HOW TO: Record Videos Of Your Desktop

Have you ever wanted to take a video of your sleek desktop, with your customised icons, window manager, GKrellM, and whatnot? Or make a video of cool XGL effects? Or a video tutorial to teach a few friends how to use a certain application? If you have, then this tutorial is for you.

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HOW TO: Setup DVD And Video Playback

Many Linux distributions don’t bring full support for movies and DVD’s due to legal issues, and this can be a serious bummer if you want to play your new copy of ‘Fight Club’. So, here’s how to set up the necessary files so that you’ll be watching it in no time!

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(K)Ubuntu Dapper Flight CD 3

From the Ubuntu Announce Mailing List:

From: Colin Watson
To: ubuntu-announce-AT-lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Flight CD 3
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:02:43 +0000

Hello world,

Flight CD 3 is ready. This is the third in a series of milestone CD
images that will be released throughout the Dapper development cycle, as
images that are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD-build or
installer bugs, while representing very current snapshots of Dapper. You
can download it here:

Europe:
http://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/… (Ubuntu)
http://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/r… (Kubuntu)

United Kingdom, and the rest of the world:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/dapper/flight-3/ (Ubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/dapper/flight-3/ (Kubuntu)

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Article: Propose A Compelling Linux Business Case

Introduction

So you want to convert your business/office computers to Linux, but you’re not sure how your employees are going to react, correct? Or you want to find out what’s so good about Linux that makes it an appropriate OS (Operating System) for a business user? Well, you’ve come to the right place!

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Ubuntu Tutorial

I’ve found an excellent Ubuntu tutorial while browsing the web. It’s called Ubuntu Linux for Novices and is written by Paul Stamatiou. It is very easy to understand, and will prove highly useful for users new to Linux.

I’m still looking for some C/GTK+ developers to work on HyperGet, so please let me know if you would like to join the project!