Archive for the ‘ Computing ’ Category
If you’re running Ubuntu Netbook Edition (UNE) Lucid Lynx (10.04 LTS) you’ll have problems using OpenPGP/ GnuPG because the Maximus desktop daemon interferes with the pinentry window. For example: When receiving an encrypted email gpg-agent launches the pinentry window requesting your OpenPGP passphrase. The screen briefly flickers when the pinentry window is opened and immediately [ READ MORE ]
The HP Mini 5102 (VQ670EA) is a business notebook with the newer Intel Atom N450 processor (1.66 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB) and Intel NM10 Express chipset. It comes pre-installed with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED.) Unfortunately, SLED isn’t optimised for the netbook and doesn’t provide much choice regarding applications and multimedia support. [ READ MORE ]
At last, I have a new laptop. It’s not a Mac and it’s not a PC. It’s an HP Mini 5102 running SUSE Enterprise Linux Desktop 11. I’ll give SLED a go but it’s unlikely it’ll last the weekend since the choice of applications and multimedia support is limited. And of course, it’s not Ubuntu![ READ MORE ]
Mounting Windows shares permanently is relatively straightforward. This is how I did it: Create new mount point. Create new entry in /etc/fstab. Change the unmount order. Create new mount point martin@lagothrix:~$ sudo mkdir /srv/cifs/media Create new entry in /etc/fstab martin@lagothrix:~$ sudo nano /etc/fstab Include the following line. Replace userid with the proper value: //saimiri/media /srv/cifs/media [ READ MORE ]
Open the terminal and edit /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts. Replace all references to old host name with the new. Finally, execute the following: martin@mico:~$sudo /etc/init.d/hostname.sh start[ READ MORE ]
I’m so disappointed with Ubuntu 9.10-Karmic Koala-that I decided to start over with Ubuntu 9.04-Jaunty Jackalope. This time I’ve opted for x86; there’s really little benefit making use of the nx6125′s 64-bit architecture. It’s not an ideal solution but at least standby and hibernation work now. The only significant issue concerned Windows sharing; fortunately MLManley’s [ READ MORE ]
Thanks to The Weekly Whinge I now have a British English thesaurus working with OpenOffice 3 on Ubuntu 9.10. Whinger created an OpenOffice extension using the stock en-gb dictionary and Paul Huffton’s thesaurus from brit-thesaurus.sourceforge.net. View screenshots British English Thesaurus.This thesaurus (th_en_GB) is intended mainly for use with OpenOffice, but should also be customisable to [ READ MORE ]
My ailing laptop needed a complete rebuild this weekend. Windows XP wouldn't install; Ubuntu did... eventually[ READ MORE ]
The second of a two-part tutorial on how to install SqueezeCenter on a Buffalo LinkStation Live[ READ MORE ]
...I don't get it[ READ MORE ]
