Here’s a tip for those still running a 32-bit version of Ubuntu on machines with more than 3 Gb of RAM (like myself).
Earlier versions of the ‘generic’ linux kernel that shipped with Ubuntu had PAE (Physical Address Extension) enabled by default. This meant that on 32-bit installations, you had access to greater that 3 Gb [...]
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Using more than 3 Gb of RAM with 32-bit Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)
June 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Ubuntu
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Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) on Dell Vostro 1500 laptop
November 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Linux, Ubuntu
I know, I know, this post might seem a little dated already, considering the release of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) is imminent. My fault .. I sort of … um .. just forgot to press publish about four months ago …
I’ve previously documented my experiences with installing Ubuntu 7.10, and then an upgrade [...]
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Ubuntu Laptop ACPI hard disk ‘clicking’ bugfix on the way
January 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Linux, Ubuntu
You may remember I had some issues on my Dell Vostro 1500 with a scary sounding periodic hard disk ‘click’, related to a bug in the pm-utils package. In brief: this bug effectively puts the disk into powersaving mode far too often, drastically reducing it’s working lifespan.
Well, good news … it looks like the hard [...]
Hide the Desktop icons in Gnome for a clutter free Ubuntu
November 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Linux, Ubuntu
Quick tip … want to hide all the icons cluttering up your Gnome Desktop ?
Run gconf-editor (Alt-F2, type gconf-editor, Press “Run”) and navigate the tree to find /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop. Set the value to false (uncheck the checkbox), and your Desktop icons should disappear.
You can still access any files on the Desktop using the file manager (eg, [...]
Asus Eee PC 4G (700) setup notes, links
November 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Firefox, Linux, Python, Ubuntu
I recently got an Asus Eee PC 4G so I could avoid lugging around a heavy notebook when traveling. The Xandros distro which came preinstalled was cute and booted very fast (~17 secs), but ultimately I felt I needed something a bit more versatile (oh, the stock Xandro also lacked WPA2 wireless support, which was [...]
Upgrading Ubuntu on a Vostro 1500 laptop : Gutsy (7.10) to Hardy (8.04)
September 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Firefox, Linux, Python, Ubuntu
Previously, I have posted about my experiences installing and testing Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10) on my Dell Vostro 1500 laptop. Since I set it up, I’ve been happily using it every day. At the time everything generally went pretty smoothly, but being a fairly new piece of hardware, there were a few hiccups that required some [...]
Mount ISO images with a right click in the Ubuntu file manager (Nautilus)
August 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Linux, Ubuntu
I recently discovered a handy script for Nautilus to mount an ISO image using the right click context menu. It’s a handy feature that lets you quickly peek inside an iso CD/DVD image (in read-only mode), without messing around typing the typical command line (sudo mount -o loop -t iso9660 myimage.iso /media/iso).
This is a test of the TomboyBlogposter plugin
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Linux, Ubuntu, software
TomboyBlogposter plugin
It’s a plugin that allows simple posting of a Gnome Tomboy note to a Wordpress, Blogger or LiveJournal blog (or anything else that supports the Atom Publishing Protocol). It doesn’t allow setting of Wordpress tags, categories or basically anything else except the title and the body text. But it is a convenient way to [...]
Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 is officially out: a “pre-review”
April 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Linux, Ubuntu
There’s a good concise summary of Hardy Heron installation and upgrade options over at Tombuntu.
I’ve been running the beta version via upgrade from Gutsy 7.10, and continually receiving updates, for the last month or so. I guess with this last round of updates I’ll officially be running Hardy Heron 8.04 LTS.
On the surface the changes [...]
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Serve files via scp or sftp, without giving full shell access to users
March 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Linux, Ubuntu
The scp and sftp commands, as part of the OpenSSH suite, are great secure ways to transfer files around … they generally make a great secure alternative to FTP. However, I’d often wondered if there was a way of allowing file transfer with scp or sftp without giving users a full SSH-accessible shell account on [...]
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