Notes, fixes and guides.
Sixteen years of working notes — Linux and networking, Django and Laravel deployment, SwiftUI, AWS. Written down mostly so I can find them again.
Bug #376879: grub2 installer modifies grub 0.97 menu.lst incorrectly and fails to chainload grub2
It was discovered on Jaunty. After installing grub2, it modifies the currently installed grub 0.97 menu.lst configuration file to chainload grub2 to allow one to test grub2 before…
Install and test grub2
"Grub2" is a replacement for grub, which has been claiming to be the replacement for it for some years. Switching to "grub2" would bring support for newer systems,…
Gimpshop: photoshop in ubuntu linux
Work with the images as you do it in "photoshop in ubuntu using gimpshop". GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source graphics program GNU Image Manipulation Program…
Improve browsing with Firefox using greasemonkey
Greasemonkey is an add-on or plugin for your web browser "firefox" that allows us to install some scripts to improve our productivity on the sites that we visit.How…
Google gears for your ubuntu linux
Gears is a plug-in that extends your browser to create a richer platform for web applications. For example, webmasters can use Gears on their websites to let users…
HowTo configure gmail in evolution on Ubuntu 9.04
I recently configured my gmail account in Evolution mail on my ubuntu jaunty.This is how i did it.1. Login into your gmail account.Goto Settings -> Forwarding and POP/IMAP.…
Gadgets to play poker
Undoubtedly, the game of poker on the internet has been a great success, because you can gamble and win big money, we want millions of dollars are earned…
How to create a pre-boot image for slitaz ( .lss picture files )
1. You will need to have Gimp 2.6 installed and ready.Now create a new picture with 640 x 480 (480 minus some space for the text cursor). The…
What is hoped to be new in Ubuntu 9.10: Karmic Koala
Server Ubuntu aims to keep free software at the forefront of cloud computing by embracing the API’s of Amazon EC2, and making it easy for anybody to setup…
GNOME 2.26.2 is released
Release of version 2.26.2 of GNOME was announced on May 20. This is the second update to GNOME 2.26. It contains some important bug arrangements that directly affect…
Google Android applications will be soon available on Ubuntu
It is confirmed: Ubuntu can run Android applications.As advanced a few days ago, has confirmed that Canonical is working on developing an environment that will allow the execution…
Blank (or black) screen after boot process in Ubuntu
You may encounter a blank screen after boot in ubuntu. This will be due to some update of certain packages.Follow these steps to correct the problem.1. Select recovery…