hey guys, just a quick update since I’m currently quite a bit busy with my university life. But still I can promise to keep updating on this busy site.. So here are some news that perhaps are still hot to be read . Enjoy the updates.… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Other Distros
The HOST dispatcher shell by Arimbun
A slightly harder—if not more interesting—program that simulates resource allocation on a computer system. HOST stands for Hypothetical Operating System Testbed, a multiprogramming system that manages resources in a four-level priority dispatcher. Taken straight off the Operating Systems Internal and Design Principles textbook by William Stallings, this is my second assignment in the COMP3520 Operating… Continue Reading
Distro Review: Element
Today, I’d like to take a look on a newcomer of Linux Distroes family, this distro called “Element”. Element is a free and yet powerful multimedia operating system. As you can see, the developer of this distro have managed to combine both Ubuntu as a powerful Linux distro with the other multimedia software elements. As… Continue Reading
Slitaz Linux, quick and lightweight distro
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
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
Telnet Shell Commands (SSH Commands) to Control Your Linux Server
These following lists of commands are probably will help you to manage your Linux Server or modifying your website on the Linux server. For more complete information on using UNIX commands, you can refer to the online manual by typing man [command] at the UNIX prompt, where “[command]” represents the command you would like more information about.… Continue Reading