The notification system in the newly released ubuntu 9.04 ( Jaunty) uses the notify-osd framework. This system provides a standard way of doing passive pop up notification on the desktop.The notifications are semi transparent click through bubbles. These pop ups will disappear after a short period of time. Some times these bubbles can be irritating.… Continue reading Disabling the new notification system in Ubuntu 9.04
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Installing LTSP on Ubuntu 9.04
Installing LTSP and enabling thin clients to boot from your ubuntu 9.04 machine is very easy. I did the following steps. a) Install ubuntu 9.04 ( aka Jaunty) desktop with a static IP. ( A static IP is needed as your ubuntu box is going to act as a server. My IP is… Continue reading Installing LTSP on Ubuntu 9.04
Brute force removal of a deb package in Ubuntu
Today I was playing with ubuntu 9.04 . I tried to install wwwoffle the off-line proxy server. At the end of installation it failed with a ” Sub process /usr/bin/dpkg failed ” message. There was some thing wrong. Fixing the system required removal of the package. I tried the following in succession in vain. #… Continue reading Brute force removal of a deb package in Ubuntu
How to make a USB install/boot disk with Ubuntu 9.04
A USB boot disk is a cool idea. It allows you to carry your favorite operating system in your pocket. Since all modern PC provide USB boot from BIOS , you can use any computer and work on your on desktop. It is also possible to make data persistent. With ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope it… Continue reading How to make a USB install/boot disk with Ubuntu 9.04
Exploring the Mini2440 Arm kit
As a part of laboratory experiments for an embedded system course being held at Model finishing School Trivandrum, 2 nos . of mini2440 arm development kits have been purchased by the them from e bay . One of the kits is presently with me . My task is to learn it and teach embedded Linux… Continue reading Exploring the Mini2440 Arm kit