Tag Archives: 8.04

[USN-884-1] OpenSSL vulnerability

=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-884-1 January 14, 2010 openssl vulnerability CVE-2009-4355 =========================================================== It was discovered that OpenSSL did not correctly free unused memory in certain situations. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw in services that used SSL, causing the service to use all available system memory, leading to a denial of service.… Read More »

Upgrading Using the Alternate CD (8.04 -> 8.10)

Continuing the series on upgrading Ubuntu to 8.10 “Intrepid” today I’ll outline using a downloaded CD for the upgrade. If you already have the CD downloaded there is no need to use one of the previous methods and use your bandwidth. You already have the packages available on the CD, and you can use that… Read More »

Network Upgrade for Ubuntu Server (8.04 -> 8.10)

Continuing my series on how to upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid” I now bring you steps on how to upgrade your Ubuntu Server installation. Again, these steps are nearly as simple as a desktop upgrade. The Ubuntu development team has done a really great job of making upgrading simple and painless. First of all you’ll… Read More »

Network Upgrade for Kubuntu Desktops (8.04 LTS -> 8.10)

My last post outlined how to upgrade your Ubuntu desktop from 8.04 LTS to 8.10. This post addresses those fans of the bling that is KDE. To upgrade your Kubuntu 8.04 system to 8.10 follow these few steps: Use the shortcut key “Alt+F2”. Within the resulting dialog box enter: kdesu “adept_manager” You should then see… Read More »

Network Upgrades for Ubuntu Desktop (8.04 LTS -> 8.10)

Upgrading from Ubuntu 8.04 to Ubuntu 8.10 desktop can be very simple, and can be managed by the integrated update-manager tool. Here I’ll outline a method for upgrading in just a few easy steps. Before you dive into the upgrade there are a few things to verify: Be sure that you’ve applied all available updates… Read More »

A Reminder About Upgrading Ubuntu…

I have seen a few questions in IRC and the forums lately regarding upgrading Ubuntu machines. I thought I would toss out a reminder on the best, supported, methods of upgrading your machine and how to avoid (hopefully) some common pitfalls. Upgrade Preparation The first step towards an upgrade is to backup any mission-critical data… Read More »

Install VMware Server 1.0.6 on Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy”

Today I needed to setup a couple of virtual machines for a client and realized that I had removed my installation of VMware Server. Off I went to the VMware download page and what did I find? A day-old release of VMware Server 1.0.6! I figured you’d all appreciate an updated blog post on how… Read More »

Compiz-Check and EnvyNG Configuration Tips : Ubuntu 8.04

I was looking at some of the most popular posts on my blog, as reported by my awstats installation, and I noticed that one of the most popular is a post outlining common keyboard shortcuts for Compiz-Fusion on Ubuntu 7.10. Apparently everybody loves their eye-candy! I thought, now that Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy” is released, I’d… Read More »

Install VMware Server 1.0.5 on Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy”

UPDATE: This tutorial has been updated for VMware Server 1.0.6. See the updated instructions here, at How To Install VMware Server 1.0.6 on Ubuntu 8.04. Now that most of the modern world has upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04 I’ve begun to see comments regarding VMware Server no longer working. You may have used my previous article,… Read More »

Extended Display on the MacBook (with xorg.conf) : Ubuntu 8.04

I’ve blogged in the past about setting up extended display on the MacBook (second gen), but I thought I’d update the post for Ubuntu 8.04. I notice there are some small differences, which are likely caused by the updates to Xorg. I’ll post my steps and my xorg.conf file below. Extended Display on the MacBook… Read More »