In yesterdays post I mentioned some of my feelings regarding the new Ubuntu 9.04 notification system. In a nutshell I think it could evolve into a nice system tool (similar to OS X “Growl”), but at this point it isn’t there yet. Until it is improved (perhaps in 9.10?) I’ve decided to simply disable it… Read More »
I’ll admit that, so far, I’m not a big fan of the 9.04 notification system. It does remind me a lot of OS X “Growl”, but the lack of customization options make it frustrating at times. I do hope that the developers continue to improve on the system as I think it could be a… Read More »
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… Read More »
Ubuntu 9.04 unfortunately had some significant regressions in regards to video on Intel based hardware. I have an onboard Intel GM965/GL960 and I noticed the video was a lot more choppy and glitchy after installing Ubuntu 9.04. This issue has been addressed and seems to be fixed in the latest alpha releases of Ubuntu 9.10,… Read More »
With the release of Ubuntu 9.04 the keyboard combination to restart the X server was disabled. This, I think, was due to reports of users accidentally hitting the combination and having X restart resulting in lost work. I will admit that I may have hit that combination once or twice in my time, but its… Read More »
I very briefly tried out the fifth alpha release of Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” tonite and I thought I would share some of my immediate impressions with the rest of you. To sum it up, I hope others are having better luck with it than I did. System The machine that I installed on is… Read More »
Apt-Cacher Ubuntu : Revisited I’m sure that I’ve mentioned a number of times that the bandwidth speeds at my house are pretty horrible. It is very frustrating to have such a limited pipe considering the amount of work I do that requires bandwidth. Based on this limitation I regularly come up with ways to conserve… Read More »
Using Built-In Revision Control in Firewall Builder Revision 1.0 Author: [email protected] http://www.fwbuilder.org This article continues the series of articles on Fireall Builder, a graphical firewall configuration and management tool that supports many Open Source firewall platforms as well as Cisco IOS access lists and Cisco ASA (PIX). Firewall Builder was introduced on this site earlier… Read More »
Previous to the final release of Ubuntu 9.04 there was a ton of buzz surrounding the new Boot Splash. Personally I don’t see what the big deal is. I am one of those weird people that likes to see the boot output, and have missed it since it was removed. It looks pretty, and I… Read More »
This article is part of a series regarding firewalling and network security using the Firewall Builder tool on Ubuntu. This is user-contributed content. If you would like to contribute an article, please see the About page for contact information. Getting Started with Firewall Builder Author: [email protected] http://www.fwbuilder.org This guide starts a series of articles about… Read More »