Category: Ubuntu
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#TBT: Apt-get FTW or: How I learned to stop worrying and learned to love Ubuntu
This post originally ran in May 2008. I am reposting it now, as part of my throwback thursday project, to give some of my older quality posts some love. While I still like Linux and, as I have written about last year still use Linux, it is not my main working platform. I love technology and fiddling…
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One important difference between Debian and Fedora
Before starting out with Oracle Linux this summer, my experience with Linux had been more or less confined to Ubuntu, which stems from Debian. Oracle Linux, on the other hand, stems from the Fedora project and Red Hat. Though they both build on the same kernel, they diverge from each other in a few important aspects.…
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Automatically unlocking the default Gnome-Keyring
One of the things that really annoy me about Linux is the fact that every time I start my computer, I have to enter a separate password to unlock the Gnome-Keyring, so as to log on to my wireless network. While I appreciate the need for a keyring, I really think it should be unlocked…
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Clearing or Resetting the Gnome-Keyring
A few weeks ago, I needed to change the password for the Gnome-Keyring, as I wanted to lend my computer to a friend. This can be done using either the command line or through the GUI, the latter being the one I prefer for its simplicity. Here’s how: Navigate to Places > Home Press…
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Essential Console commands in Linux
Having once again forgotten most of the commands I use in the command shell in Linux in general and Ubuntu especially, I did a quick google search, which turned up this thread at the Ubuntuforums. The thread had two amazingly useful links, both of which referred to quick reference cheat sheets provided by FOSSwire.com Here…
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Ubuntu: Reinstalling MadWifi
I’ve been having some problems connecting my EeePC to wireless networks of late. The problem was that it didn’t detect available wireless networks, nor did it connect to the ones I’d already defined. It runs Ubuntu 8.04, and I originally had to fuss around a bit to get the Atheros WLAN card to work.…
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Trying out the Asus EeePC 900
Hardware Hardwarewise, there’s nothing truly astonishing about the Eee. Let’s have a look at the specs of our unit: 900 MHz Intel Celeron CPU 1024 MB RAM 16 GB SSD 8,9” TFT 1,3 Mpix WebCam Atheros 802.11g WLAN card SDHC card reader Output/Input: 1xVGA 3xUSB 1xRJ-45 TP NIC 1×3.5mm Minijack audio out 1×3.5mm Minijack audio…
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Running commands and programs on startup in Ubuntu
In a previous post, I showed you how to disable the Caps Lock key in Ubuntu. The problem with this method is of course that it only lasts for the duration of your current session. To resolve this problem, you need to have the command run automatically at startup. Here’s how: Go to System >…
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Disabling Caps Lock – Ubuntu
Whenever I get a new keyboard for my desktop computers, the first thing I do is remove the Caps Lock key. It’s a useful key to be sure, but I dislike it. It’s much better in my mind to use the Shift key. As a result, I have been looking for a way to disable…
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Installing Uplink on Ubuntu Linux
Uplink is a really fun game that I’ve played on and off over the years. Having gotten my Ubuntu-computer up and running, I felt it would only be natural to pick it back up. Installing it isn’t as straightforward as in Windows though, as I quickly realized. This is how it’s done: First, you need…
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Apt-get FTW or: How I learned to stop worrying and learned to love Ubuntu
I love technology and fiddling with computers and gadgets dearly, and so, one of my long-term goals have been to has an operational computer running Linux, with which I can do most, if not all, of what I am able to do with my Windows computers. Like most IT-professionals who has been working in the business…