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Linux Mint ‘Lisa’, a popular Ubuntu-based distro has been released! The most noticeable feature of Linux Mint is the inclusion of GNOME 3 desktop environment that emulates the look and feel of GNOME 2 desktop. Additionally ‘Lisa’ includes MATE, a GNOME 2 fork with various enhancements, including the ability to runge GNOME 2 and GNOME 3 on the same system.

The standard GNOME 3 installations comes with Mint GNOME Shell Extensions (MGSE), a desktop layer on top of GNOME 3 that makes possible to use the desktop environment in a traditional way.

Read more about Linux Mint 12 release.

After upgrading my AMD decTOP with 160GB hdd, I’ve decided to install a fresh new operating system on it for some side-project that I’m working on. I choose to install Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 (Squeeze) on the machine.

The machine is currently running lighttpd web server with PHP5, samba server and sshd (using public-key authentication).

The specs of the machine are outlined in the screenshot.

You can read more information regarding AMD DecTOP on Wikipedia

Though I’ve used Ubuntu since 2005 and it has been my Linux distro of choice, I prefer to use Debian GNU/Linux for running web server on my VPS or a server at work. Why? because:

• Debian is quicker to install
• Debian is lightweight / uses less memory / feels faster
• Debian doesn’t install XWindows by default
• Debian feels more ‘hands-on’
• Debian has the largest software repository

Although I recognize the *BSD is the best open source operating system for setting up a php/mysql web server, I still prefer Debian as my server operating system for its simplicity, besides… *BSD hates me… :)

p/s: I’m getting annoyed with Ubuntu Unity and GNOME Shell which I perceive as not only counter-productive, but also hogs the RAM and processor power. my netbook battery lasts 20minutes longer with Debian on LXDE.

Desktop Ubuntu users may have several ways to generate entropy relatively secure GPG keys (=>2048 bits), usually by moving the mouse and by typing random words. However this creates certain problem, for command-line user (especially those who are connecting through remote VPS connection).

Here’s a tip on how to produce enough entropy for GPG key generation:

• apt-get install rng-tools
• rngd -r /dev/urandom
• then, proceed to generate GPG keys as usual: gpg –gen-key

Hopefully this tips will help you get by generating GPS keys over those VPS connections!

Things that I do just after 1st time boot into a newly installed Ubuntu (with Unity)

• Add console app to the sidebar
• Update applications

One thing for sure, I always need a quick access to console (read: bash)

e-jat – the head honcho of #ubuntu-my loco attended Ubuntu Developer Summit, held in Orlando, Florida. Here are some photos of e-jat (a.k.a fenris)

I hope that with the e-jat as representative, #ubuntu-my will flourished and will be better recognized internationally….

A very sad day for the world indeed when we lose an excellent visionary such as Steve Jobs, RIP

Apple website has put on a page dedicated to Steve Jobs:

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Selamat  Hari Malaysia.

I’m taking the extra day off to Tanjung Bungah, Penang.

Probably a bad idea announcing your vacation trip, so kids, don’t do this.

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Free Software (or Open Source Software) aims not only to give the freedom to use software without restrictions, but also grants the user the freedom to modify, enhance and redistribute the modified code to others while simultaneously granting others the same freedom as well.

To this end, commercial companies have benefited from contributions made by online communities from all over the world on Free and Open Source Software, which some of the company gives back.

However there are also some quarters who are not prepared to face the reality of code forking, especially when the fork has the potential to compete with the original software.

Read:

• Forking is Legal
• Morality of Forking