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Archive for June, 2008
Firefox Download Day!
Jun 16th
Help set a record for the most downloads of a piece of software in 24 hours. Download Day is tomorrow here over.
Video of new features in Firefox 3 here.
Linux Mint 5 Elyssia Experience on a Macbook2,1
Jun 16th
I have already tried Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron on my Macbook. To find out the differences between Ubuntu and Linux Mint on the laptop, I decided to try Linux Mint 5, which is heavily based upon Ubuntu 8.04.
Macbook2,1 Specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz
1GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz (2x 512MB)
120 GB Hitachi Hard Drive
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N (LG DVD Drive)
Intel GMA 950 Graphics
Atheros Wi-Fi
Intel HD Audio
Apple Bluetooth
You may download and try out Linux Mint here if you wish. YMMV.
How to SSH into Ubuntu
Jun 12th
SSH (Secure Shell) allows you to connect to another computer. When you SSH into a Ubuntu box, it is almost the same as if you were to sit in front of that computer’s terminal. SSH also supports file transfers so it is useful if you want to connect to, say, a LAMP server remotely.
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Experience on a Macbook 2,1
Jun 7th
This post is not a review of Ubuntu 8.04 per-se but it will describe the compatibility and performance of the operating system with my 2nd generation Macbook.
Macbook2,1 Specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz
1GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz (2x 512MB)
120 GB Hitachi Hard Drive
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N (LG DVD Drive)
Intel GMA 950 Graphics
Atheros Wi-Fi
Intel HD Audio
Apple Bluetooth
Note that this is my personal experience with Ubuntu 8.04 on my Macbook. YMMV.
PHP Applications
Jun 5th
There are several open source PHP applications that can be installed once LAMP is up and running. Here is a list of a few that I’ve found interesting.
Lighting up LAMP in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
Jun 2nd
This guide will help newbies set up a fully working LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) server using on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. Doing do will allow you to use various PHP applications such as the popular phpBB forums and Wordpress blog in addition to the basic HTML pages and files. I write this based on an “out of the box” Ubuntu.
Let’s begin…