Category: GNU/Linux

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ubuntu-ms: Let’s Translate Ubuntu into Malay language !

I’m writing about this topic because I see there’s still much to be done to localize Ubuntu (or GNU/Linux based operating system in general) into Malay, the official language of my home county, Malaysia.

As of this writing, the translated Malay strings in Ubuntu (Intrepid Ibex) is about 19%, and thus we need more aspiring users who are bilingual to help us translate Ubuntu (or Linux-base operating system in general). So in the near future, we can have Linux distro in our own national language.

How can I help to localized Ubuntu?

  • Easy! you can start by registering an account with Launchpad.net
  • While still logged into Launchpad.net. join the Ubuntu-Translators group
  • Go to Launchpad Translations website, select the latest Ubuntu distributions.
  • Select Malay language, and then pick any project that you wish translate into Malay (ms).
  • Tips: To ensure faster translation, set the filter in “Translating” option to “untranslated items” as shown in the photo below.

What I can get by translating Ubuntu?

  • Sense of satisfaction that you’ve done your part in localizing a Linux distro in your country’s official language.
  • You can get your name on the list of credits on the application you’ve translated.
  • You can earn Karma! Karma is a point system given to active Ubuntu contributors.

    User with a lot of karma can get lots of Ubuntu freebies sent to their doorsteps! Plus you can request to be inducted as one of the Official Ubuntu Members just like our friends, Nicholas Ng and fenris-

    • What are you waiting for? Come and translate Ubuntu!

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    Ubuntu Feisty Fawn is approaching end of life support

    Important announcement!

    Those who are still using Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) are advised to upgrade their distribution to later releases as it approaches end-of-life support, this October.

    What is end-of-life ?
    End of life means that the time where a product is no longer supported by its vendor. In case of Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn), it will no longer receive security updates and patches. Normally this would not cause problem to desktop computer, but if you are advised to patch your system as regularly as you can if you are connected to the internet to prevent malicious user from accessing your pc.

    Curious about how long other Ubuntu releases are being supported? you can refer here : Ubuntu Releases and end of life date

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    Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04.1 LTS Bugfix release

    The Ubuntu project has released Hardy Heron 8.04.1, as the release number implies, it is a bugfix release which contains all the security updates and bug fixes for the last 2 months since the first release of 8.04. The release can be downloaded from Ubunty Hardy download page in the form of ISO files.

    Current users need not to download the new CD as they are most likely have all the security patches applied via the built-in Automatic Update feature in Ubuntu.

    As a bonus, the CD also includes the production release of Mozilla Firefox 3.0 compared to 3.0 Beta in 8.04.

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    Fancy Ubuntu Hardy Heron Shirt ?

    I found this shirt while surfing the Canonical Store

    The shirt is decorated with art based from the latest Ubuntu Hardy Heron wallpaper making it nice to be worn on LUG or Ubuntu meetups.

    Hardy Heron

    The downside is probably that once Intrepid Ibex comes out, the shirt would be the thing of yesterday, but rest assured as you can still wear it for other activities due to the generic nature of its design.

    As for me, I would consider one if the shirt is available on the local market

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    How to : Dial-Up internet connection with Ubuntu

    One of my friends ask me to make a tutorial on how to connect to the internet from Ubuntu using a dial-up modem. Here’s how to do it :

    First go to System->administration ->Netwok, when a dialog appear, click Unlock, enter password.

    Click Point-to-Point connection, then fill in the dialog with your dial-up internet account details, as shown.

    Click OK to confirm your selection, and you are done.

    Click the modem tab, put in your modem device port, typically it should be a serial device or /dev/modem

    Hopefully this should be able to help you get on the internet!

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    How to install *.rpm in Ubuntu / Debian based operating system

    There are times when you need to install an application that is only available in *.rpm package in Debian GNU/Linux or Ubuntu operating system. One of the main obstacles is that Debian / Ubuntu are using *.deb based packaging system which is incompatible with RPM.

    However you can easily convert RPM package to *.deb and install it afterwards, here’s how to do it :

    • Install alien, its available in Debian, Ubuntu repository
    • Convert rpm package using command “sudo alien -k some-binary-package.rpm”
    • Install it using this command “sudo dpkg -i some-binary-package.deb

    That’s all about it! Have fun installing application in your application.