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Free Memes : 0.4% non-free software

September 11th, 2009 1 comment

To hop on the Free Meme bandwagon…

[cedwards@daphne ~]$ vrms
Non-free packages installed on daphne


linux-generic             Complete Generic Linux kernel
linux-restricted-modules- Non-free Linux 2.6.28 modules helper script
linux-restricted-modules- Restricted Linux modules for generic kernels
skype                     Skype - Take a deep breath
tangerine-icon-theme      Tangerine Icon theme
unrar                     Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version)
Reason: Modifications problematic


Contrib packages installed on daphne


flashplugin-installer     Adobe Flash Player plugin installer
flashplugin-nonfree       Adobe Flash Player plugin installer (transitional pack
gstreamer0.10-pitfdll     GStreamer plugin for using MS Windows binary codecs
ttf-mscorefonts-installer Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts


6 non-free packages, 0.4% of 1400 installed packages.
4 contrib packages, 0.3% of 1400 installed packages.

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Presenting at the Utah Open Source Conference 2009

September 9th, 2009 No comments

I was just going over the schedule for the upcoming Utah Open Source Conference and I realized that I’ll be presenting one month from today! On Oct 9, 2009, the second day of the conference, I am scheduled for two presentations.

The first is a beginner / intermediate presentation regarding GNOME customization and making use of the gconf tool. You may want to see some of my previous posts here, here and here on the subject. I use the gconf tool anytime I setup a new machine to automate the user interface customization that I’ve grow accustomed to. I’ll be outlining how to find, document and script these customizations for future use.

The second (which happens to be directly after the first!) will introduce and demonstrate 10 of my favorite “required” sysadmin tools. These include tools like tcpdump, ssh and rsync, screen, vim, netstat and more. I imagine this one will be helpful for anyone doing system administration. Hopefully I’ll have a tip or two for everyone!

For more information about the conference, please visit the website. Registration is still open and we’d love to see you there!