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QEMU: Installing Windows XP on Ubuntu Dapper

For some reason, you might want to install Microsoft Windows XP on Ubuntu Dapper Drake, one of the main reason is because you want to be able to do development without booting your pc into other operating system, the other reason is you might want to try out something on the other operating system while you’re using Linux.

Whatever the reason are, you might run into some trouble if you’re trying to install Windows XP on QEMU for the first time and this howto might get you out from messy situations.

Read : How to run Windows XP under Ubuntu Dapper

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Turn your Ubuntu Dapper into Mac OS X

You might not want to buy those pricey MacBook Pro and use non-free operating system, but that can’t stop you to have a Mac OS X look for your Ubuntu.

Lauri Taimila has written a step-by-step tutorial to turn your Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) into Mac OS X look-alike in no time!**

Just take a look at this screenshot before and after :

Visit his website for a simple howto to turn your Ubuntu Dapper into OS X

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Unofficial apt-get Repositories for Ubuntu Dapper 6.06

These are the extra Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06 LTS repository. Put these in the /etc/sources.lst, and run apt-get update. :)

deb http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ dapper-cafuego all
deb-src http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ dapper-cafuego all 

#firmware files Broadcom 4306 based wireless controllers.
deb http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ dapper-cafuego bcm43xx
deb-src http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ dapper-cafuego bcm43xx

#beagle, xpm2wico
deb http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ dapper-cafuego custom
deb-src http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ dapper-cafuego custom 

#Microprose transport tycoon deluxe reimplementation
deb http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ dapper-cafuego openttd
deb-src http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ dapper-cafuego openttd

#Network utility for use with WPA protected networks.
deb http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ dapper-cafuego wpa
deb-src http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ dapper-cafuego wpa 

#This is a Java client for the proprietary Zing Meeting System
deb http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ dapper-cafuego zingthing
deb-src http://ubuntu.cafuego.net/ dapper-cafuego zingthing

#PLF packages
deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf dapper free non-free
deb-src http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf dapper free non-free
deb ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free
deb-src ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free 

#Cipherfunk - Ubuntu Multimedia Packages
deb ftp://cipherfunk.org/pub/packages/ubuntu/ dapper main
deb-src ftp://cipherfunk.org/pub/packages/ubuntu dapper main

# Gauvain Pocentek - Ubuntu Repository
deb http://gauvain.tuxfamily.org/repos dapper contrib
deb-src http://gauvain.tuxfamily.org/repos dapper contrib

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Beautify Ubuntu Dapper with custom icon pack!

Ubuntu Dapper Drake (6.06 LTS) has been released earlier this month. Some of the improvements introduced by Dapper Drake is the complete GUI installation screen and the inclusion of tango icon.

gaim new

But it is nice to know that you always have the option to ‘improve’ the Dapper Drake GUI a bit and spruce it up with custom icons.

Here’s a page that lists a collection of of improvements to make Dapper look even “better”, I’ve personally tried it for the gaim and Firefox, and it blend nicely into environment!

firefox

Why don’t you try it now?

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