Setting up ubuntu 8.04

Started doing this at BassetLUG

Don't try: system/preferences/appearance/visual effects/extra

until some more research, seemed to make x hang?

VMWare server:

Problem 1:

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server is suitable for your
running kernel

excellant article here:

http://users.piuha.net/martti/comp/ubuntu/en/server.html

setup of asus eee

several things to setup:

• VPN
• rdesktop ipaddress is best for remote desktop, for rdp anyway. comes already on system. inbuilt app seems to crash
• Konqueror for smb loads but some permissions problems yet to be sorted.
• mount using fstab needs further work. got to stage of hanging machine with first attempt!

eee extra repos

really struggling to find the openvpn repos until found excellent article on this here:
http://wiki.eeeuser.com/addingxandrosrepos

sudo apt-get install openvpn

now installs, yeh!

then, whe running:

Note: Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/net/tun: No such file or directory (errno=2)

ie, same problem as others here:
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=1109

Don't worry about the message about mod failure, just retry running openvpn, works for me!

cool linux commands

Ctrl+Alt+Backspace: exit and restart x window manager
Alt+F2: command prompt

Flickr photos

Figured out how to post lots of photos online.

Click the picture for full gallery....

If any of you aren't keen on having your faces online and viewable to the world let me know...

mellow was not harshed

Here you are folks

If you want the full res. version it's here: http://pengelly.info/photos/40thbirthday/IMG_1831.JPG or if you prefer the version which doesn't cover Grace's face this one: http://pengelly.info/photos/40thbirthday/IMG_1832.JPG

What a great week!

gadget news

OK so my blogging is never going to get me the Booker, but I've thought of another way to use it. I can tell my buddies about the latest geeky gadgets and software that proves useful...

Here's my first offering:

Problem - you've so much stuff on your PC now it takes ages to find anything, especially if you have to resort to the search in Windows or Outlook (for an email/attachment).
Solution - Copernic Desktop search tool. A free download tool that indexes everything on your PC (and your network come to that) and makes searches feel like you're back in 1992 using a 386 with 'massive' 20mb hard drive!

http://www.copernic.com/en/products/desktop-search/

I'm already finding it v useful.