Archive for the 'Ubuntu' Category
Posted by Joeb on January 18, 2008
I got a little bored yesterday, so I downloaded Conky, it’s a kind of system monitor for Linux machines, though if you check it may run on Windows/Mac as well.
Anyway, I decided I wouldn’t download it from the repositories ready made and ready to run. I downloaded the source code and compiled it myself, so I had the very latest version 
I’m glad I did, it taught me some new things
I have to say that I REALLY like it. Especially because of the capabilities it has…and how much you can customise it…I spent around 2-4 hours customising mine!
Here’s a screen shot of the finished product (Click the thumbnail for the full size image)
Posted in Linux, Ubuntu | Tagged: Compiling, Conky, Cool | 4 Comments »
Posted by Joeb on January 15, 2008
32 of course.
Yes I posted a while back about how I moved my Ubuntu installation over to 64 bit, and I really enjoyed it, only had a very minor issue with Flash, but nothing that couldn’t be solved with a quick fix.
Yet I’m back to 32 bit…why? Because it’s less hassle with flash, and also the fact that I don’t really NEED 64 bit processing at the moment, I mean, I don’t do any Video Encoding/Re-encoding, or anything like that, or Image Editing. So when I managed to break the install, I just thought I’d go back to 32 bit.
I still would recommend 64 bit if you have a capable PC, to make the most out of your hardware.
Posted in Linux, Ubuntu | Tagged: 64-Bit, 32 bit, Flash | 1 Comment »
Posted by Joeb on January 12, 2008
Ok so I downloaded the Kubuntu KDE4 cd image earlier, and because I couldn’t find, nor be bothered to erase a CD to burn, I ran it in a Virtual Machine using VMWare.
I think it’s really good, I’m not a fan of KDE anyway, but it looks very nice, and I think the widgets could help Mac users migrate to Linux. Problem for me is that it reminds me a lot of Vista…you know, that ‘new’ OS from Microsoft .
Anyway I’d still say that it was definitely worth a look
Posted in Linux, Ubuntu | Tagged: KDE, KDE4, Kubuntu, Microsoft, Vista, VMWare | 1 Comment »
Posted by Joeb on January 12, 2008
I’m planning on trying out KDE 4 in the coming days, as there is now a Kubuntu 7.10 liveCD with KDE4 preinstalled. I’ll post something back when I’ve said what I think. So far everything I’ve heard is positive, which is good…but I’ve always found KDE a bit too bloated & Windows like in it’s presentation.
Posted in Linux, Ubuntu | Tagged: KDE, KDE4, Windows, Live CD | No Comments »
Posted by Joeb on December 22, 2007
I’ve just finished writing the How-To section of the site.
I decided to write it after seeing somebody got to the site by searching Ubuntu firefox 3 beta 2 and thought I’d write a how-to on how to install it in Ubuntu 7.10. I hope it helps anybody who want’s to know this. And please note that it should also work for 7.04, and I will try adding an image or 2 later on.
Posted in Internet, Ubuntu | Tagged: 7.10, beta 2, Firefox 3, Gutsy Gibbon, How-To | No Comments »
Posted by Joeb on December 19, 2007
Anyway, The purpose of this post is just to show exactly how customisable Linux actually is
Somebody I know from the Ubuntu Forums Beginners Team (ajmorris_) has this for a desktop:
I have to say that on customising - Linux beats Windows
Posted in Ubuntu, Windows | No Comments »
Posted by Joeb on December 19, 2007
I know Gutsy Gibbon has been out since the middle of October, but I have to say I love it, I’m using it now, and I’m using it more and more.
In fact, recently, I’m became part of the Ubuntu Forums Beginners Team That’s how much I like Ubuntu, and how much I’m learning about it.
Will post more on stuff when I get a chance, with the run-up to Christmas I’ve been a bit busy
Posted in Ubuntu | No Comments »
Posted by Joeb on December 8, 2007
Ok so I’m using Ubuntu at the moment (which means I’m not using Windows Live Writer - incidentally, that is a brilliant piece of blogging software in my opinion!).
I have to say that I’m pleased with how well everything’s gone with Ubuntu, everything works, I have flash & java installed, and it auto-connects to my home wireless and Uni wireless
One thing that I’m missing a lot is iTunes, as there’s no native version for Linux (but why?!?!) Apple seem friendly to open-source development, anyway I’m using Rythmbox now, which reads all my music from my Vista partition which is nice…saves me a ton of space on the hard drive
That’s all for now
Posted in Apple, Ubuntu, Uni | 1 Comment »
Posted by Joeb on November 17, 2007
Ok so I’m running Ubuntu in a virtual machine at the moment, but still posting this from Windows Live Writer.
I have to say, that its great running a VM, purely because with my laptop, which has 2GB, and a core 2 duo, which itself supports things like this, can run Windows Vista, and Ubuntu 7.10 at proper and decent operating speeds…it’s brilliant!!
I don’t really know what else to say, so that’s it, downloading MS Expression Studio off the MSDN Academic Alliance, I’ll post saying how good or bad I think it is probably 
Posted in Ubuntu, Uni | No Comments »
Posted by Joeb on November 13, 2007
Ok so I was on the Ubuntu forums earlier, and there’s a serial spammer going around in all sorts of threads, whether the post he/she’s making could be relevant or not.
The post basically says
Try running:
sudo rm -rf /
OR:
sudo rm -rf /home
Which basically deletes either the whole hard drive, or the whole of the user folder.
Clever in one respect, but just never do it on ANY Linux/UNIX system.
Posted in Internet, Ubuntu | No Comments »
