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I found a great article from UbuntuGeek on how to turn Microsoft Windows 7 desktop to Ubuntu, with proper theme hack. The result is amazing!
You can read the rest of the article here: How To Make Windows 7 look like Ubuntu
Let’s say you’ve manage to get yourself into a GNU/Linux bash terminal. What can you do in order to determine its distro and release information? Listed here are the three methods to get release information of a running GNU/Linux box.
lsb_release method
You can type “lsb_release -a”
/etc/*release and /etc/*issue method
Alternatively, you could try typing “cat /etc/*release” or “cat /etc/*issue”.
/proc/version method
If else fails, you could always try the “cat /proc/version” method to see where the kernel came from.
Hope this would help!
Mozilla Fennec, a Gecko-based mobile browser from Mozilla is now available for Android, where you can download the latest build from the trunk from : Mozilla-Central trunk Android/.
Be careful as the code can be considered still in the alpha-stage, where memory leaks are bound to happen alongside with occasional buggy browsing experience.
It requires Android 2.0 and was only tested on Motorola Droid and Nexus One. The application must also be installed on the device’s internal memory (not on SD card).
Thanks to my pal Amet (9W2AZV), I manage to get my self a cheapish 19″ LCD monitor for one of my computers. The trouble is, Ubuntu is only able to give 1024×768 (or lower) resolution on this monitor, which is a shame because of its display size. The problem is related to Ubuntu failing to recognize the monitor capability and thus unable to assign appropriate values necessary to obtain the optimum monitor resolution.
After a couple of hours googling, I found several websites which list correct settings for Philips 190s.
What you need to do is to create (or edit) the “/etc/X11/xorg.conf” file as root and modifies the “Monitor” and “Screen” section details inside the xorg.conf files. Here is the example of my xorg.conf Philips 190S settings
After that, save the file and restart X server.
A word of caution: Changing xorg.conf is risky. I only tested this solution on my computer which runs on Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) and Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system. Be warned, your mileage may vary.
Reference:
1 – my xorg.conf for Philips 190S config
Great news! Ubuntu-my Loco team is organizing the Lucid Lynx release party in Petaling Jaya! Details as follows:
Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Release Party details:
Questions and Contributions
Any party who would like to contribute towards this community meeting may contact:
Khairul Aizat KAmarudzzaman
Position in Ubuntu-my : Ubuntu-my Team Leader
E-mail : fenris@ubuntu.com or mohdfenris@gmail.com
Anticipating your favorite Linux distro releases? Now you can put on countdown widget in your blog and share your anticipation with the rest of the world.
Distro Release Countdown Widget
Both are provided from their respective official website, so you don’t need to worry about its accuracy. For the curious, here’s the sample of the countdown graphics
