With the official release date of Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) approching, Mark Shuttleworth announced the name of the next release of Ubuntu due in April. The release will be named Feisty Fawn “in the spirit of a young deer that sets out to explore a world that is new and exciting”. Unlike Edgy Eft which […]
I found this signboard on one of the university in Malaysia. It seems that here, Solaris is more than a merely operating system but a distro bistro! Wonder if Sun Microsystem will take action if this bistro is located in the United States? [tags]sun,solaris,operating system[/tags]
Today I want to introduce you to another excellent website from a bunch of nice people that I know, Linux by Examples. Unlike other GNU/Linux related site, this blog teaches you on how to use common Linux command by giving simple, practical example that are easy to follow. The GNU/Linux commands are also grouped by […]
This is one of the most popular questions that, previously i would suggest using the native NTFS linux kernel driver, but the driver itself only has a limited write support. The best way to enable writing to NTFS partition is with the ntfs-3g userland driver. It uses the fuse driver and although still in BETA, […]
Installing Java Runtime and SDK has been made easier with Ubuntu Linux. Here’s a quick tip to install Java 5 SDK or Runtime in Ubuntu Linux. 1. First, go to System->Administration->Software Properties, Check all options/channels 2. Close the dialog, and go to System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager Search for Java package, Select sun-java-sdk, and install the package,
I’ve a friend of mine complained about how Ubuntu and other GNU/Linux distro boots slowly compared to Microsoft Windows. I told him this is because Ubuntu and other GNU/Linux distro tend start services that generally safe for average users. He then told me about how he can customise Windows XP startup process and disable the […]