Another Linux distro has been released, this time emphasising speed and low space. I reckon it’ll be perfect for netbooks. Lots of improvements needed, but the potential is there. See Slitaz Linux.… Continue Reading
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Google Chrome for Linux
After a long hiatus, Google has finally spoken up and released a (beta) version of Chrome for Linux. As ever with the techies, it’s accompanied by xkcd-style comic. Visit this link. Quick facts from the Google Team about Chrome for Linux that they sent to me via email: 60,000 lines of Linux-specific code written 23… Continue Reading
Backing up your Linux home directory in a flash
This is a quick and dirty method of backing up each and every directory that you have in your home folder. Most of you would probably know this anyway, but I thought I might just repost it here. tar cvpf backup.tar `ls` Perhaps a better way is to create an incremental backup each time. tar… Continue Reading
Enabling webcam support for kernel 2.6.31.6 (Karmic)
I refer to my previous post about Karmic’s kernel not detecting webcam by default. To enable this feature, you’ll have to make changes to the kernel configuration before actually installing. However, don’t worry if you have already compiled the kernel; it’s still possible to re-configure and re-compile the kernel with the new settings you’re about… Continue Reading
Slapping in Karmic’s kernel into Jaunty, flawlessly
Warning: Jaunty might no longer detect your webcam after the installation. That was what happened to me. If you’re a heavy webcam user and can’t give up video chatting in Skype or Empathy, you can safely skip this post. Here’s the latest hybrid I’ve done. If for one reason or another you’re still refusing to… Continue Reading
Karmic Koala network fail
Truth be told I was baffled by how poor a job Canonical did on Karmic, and this is just one of the bazillion issues that you might encounter, so keep an eye out for others. After much head-scratching and Googling around for answers, I’ve finally managed to setup Karmic to work properly on a regular… Continue Reading