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Following the report from TheRegister, another new source, Ars Technica, published that Google spokeperson denies their plan to release the so-called “Goobuntu” operating system.
The source however quoted that Google has been using Ubuntu internally but has no plan to built their own operating system based on Ubuntu.
Google has confirmed that it has been working on its own GNU/Linux distribution codename “Goobuntu” . It is also rumored that the distribution is based on the popular Debian GNU/Linux distributions and GNOME desktop. However, it is not confirmed yet whether the Google will distribute “Goobuntu” to public or it is only for internal use.
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I’ve found a nice guide to build Ubuntu DVD (5.10 breezy badger) DVD images, the nice thing is, the guide includes instruction on how to build universe and multiverse DVD too! The guide started off with step-by-step instruction, guiding users from creating local mirrors straight to building DVD iso images.
The website also offers prebuilt Ubuntu Breezy DVDs (main, universe #1, universe #2), convenience for those who needs to access Ubuntu repo locally.
Visit the website : Bulding Ubuntu DVD images
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Here are some of the useful apt-get repositories for Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger). You just need to copy the following line and paste it into your “/etc/apt/sources.list” file, before doing “apt-get update”.
Need to warn you that these are unofficial repositories, the packages stored here might be unstable and can mess up your system. Use at your own risk.
#----Start copy here --- #Backports # Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the ' backports' # repository. # N.B. software from this repository may not cuts been tested have # extensively have that contained in the hand release, although it includes # newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features. # Also, please note that software in receive backports WILL NOT any review # gold updates from the Ubuntu security TEAM. # deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports hand universe multiverse restricted # deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports hand universe multiverse restricted #PLF Repository Java Skype w32codecs Opera RealPlay deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free deb-src http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free # deb ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free # deb-src ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free #Others # No-files # deb http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy hand universe multiverse restricted # deb-src http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy hand universe multiverse restricted # Wine # deb http://wine.sourceforge.net/apt/ binary/ # EasyDpkg2 deb http://blognux.free.fr/debian unstable hand # Enlightenment E17 deb http://soulmachine.net/breezy unstable/ # FINAL OOo2.0 deb http://people.ubuntu.com/~doko/OOo2 # Ubuntu 5.10 KDE 3.5 Repository deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde35 breezy main
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To complement my previous post about configuring Ubuntu Breezy for KDE 3.5, now I present a way to configure SUSE’s YaST repository for KDE 3.5.
From the SUSE desktop, open YaST. In KDE, it is located under K Menu -> System -> YaST. Select Installation Source.
Add
Protocol: HTTP
Server: ftp.gwdg.de
Repo:
pub/linux/suse/ftp.suse.com/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/
update_for_10.0/yast-source/
And, you are done, you can upgrade to KDE 3.5 after that. Please refer to Adding Package Repositories to YaST, if you still don’t know how to add them.
If you had difficulty playing DVDs, then you might need libdvdcss2, a library that enable you to watch DVDs in your Ubuntu GNU/Linux box.
Just download libdvdcss2_1.2.8-1unofficialubuntu3_i386.deb from
ftp://cipherfunk.org/pub/packages/ubuntu/pool/main/libd/libdvdcss/
and then execute this command in console :
$ sudo dpkg -i libdvdcss2_1.2.8-1unofficialubuntu3_i386.deb
You should be able to playback your DVD after that.
Warning : It might be illegal in some country to download and use this library, proceed with caution as you might break international law.
Begining Ubuntu Linux
This is the first book of its kind to cover the hottest new Linux distribution, and will teach you how to make the most of your Ubuntu desktop.