Whoever is behind XKCD is a genius.
Today's gem is pure geek, but linux zealots will appreciate it (click to enlarge):
Today's gem is pure geek, but linux zealots will appreciate it (click to enlarge):
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lsb_release -a
On Debian the command is:cat /etc/debian_version
cat /etc/redhat-release
Paul has put together a couple of Ubuntu packages to fix ICQ support in Pidgin
I think I've had my ICQ account since 1994, so that beats Paul by 4 years :)
I think I've had my ICQ account since 1994, so that beats Paul by 4 years :)
If, like me, you use pidgin as your IM client on Ubuntu, you may have been experiencing issues connecting to ICQ today.
There's a patch available here, as well as a discussion of the issue.
As I don't use ICQ too heavily I may just wait until a new version is released
There's a patch available here, as well as a discussion of the issue.
As I don't use ICQ too heavily I may just wait until a new version is released
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Ubuntu users seem to have been granted the privilege of downloading the new release since this morning for some odd reason!
The guys behind Firefox are also trying for a Guinness record for the most downloads in a 24 hour period.
Inevitably their web servers have crashed under the load and are now displaying an error message:
Http/1.1 Service Unavailable
I guess that was to be expected, however their FTP servers are still working fine!
If you want to grab the new version of Firefox via FTP you can get it here
The guys at XKCD have done it again!
I took delivery of some of their tshirts this morning, as well as my Top Gun tshirt
I took delivery of some of their tshirts this morning, as well as my Top Gun tshirt
Earlier today both Debian and Ubuntu maintainers announced a serious security issue with both Open SSH and Open SSL.
There is, of course, a post about it on SlashDot, but if you'd rather skip the crud (ie. some of the rather inane comments) and are running a Debian (or derivative system such as Ubuntu) do a dist-upgrade as soon as you can.
If you're using SSH keys you'll need to generate fresh ones, as any keys currently "in the wild" maybe vulnerable to brute force attacks.
There is, of course, a post about it on SlashDot, but if you'd rather skip the crud (ie. some of the rather inane comments) and are running a Debian (or derivative system such as Ubuntu) do a dist-upgrade as soon as you can.
If you're using SSH keys you'll need to generate fresh ones, as any keys currently "in the wild" maybe vulnerable to brute force attacks.
I upgraded my home desktop's Ubuntu install earlier today.
It was a relatively painless exercise, though I was trying to do it unattended, which naturally enough didn't work due to a few custom configs I had.
I'm used to Ubuntu upgrades wreaking havoc on my graphics settings, but this time everything seems to be working as before.
It's interesting to see that the Ubuntu developers opted for the beta release of Firefox rather than a stable one.
Of course I've only had the new install up and running for a couple of hours so far, so there maybe issues and new features that I haven't spotted yet. No news is good news!
It was a relatively painless exercise, though I was trying to do it unattended, which naturally enough didn't work due to a few custom configs I had.
I'm used to Ubuntu upgrades wreaking havoc on my graphics settings, but this time everything seems to be working as before.
It's interesting to see that the Ubuntu developers opted for the beta release of Firefox rather than a stable one.
Of course I've only had the new install up and running for a couple of hours so far, so there maybe issues and new features that I haven't spotted yet. No news is good news!
I was intending on putting off upgrading my desktop's install of Ubuntu until the new version had had a chance to settle a bit, but I decided I'd take the plunge regardless. I expect to run into issues with my graphics card - I have with every other upgrade since I started using it, but apart from that it *should* be ok.
Since we now offer VPS hosting I really need to move a few live sites across to my test account. I've been playing with it for ages, but I haven't moved anything "live" onto the system. There are a few sites sitting on a $random server that I was using for an SEO experiment that don't really need to be there, so moving them would make sense. Like so many of these "housekeeping" tasks I've been putting it on the long finger for ages.
While my desktop is downloading loads of files from the Irish Ubuntu mirror I intend to finally get rid of the last few cardboard boxes that are cluttering up the house. Although I have a recycle bin it's far too small for the quantity of boxes, so a couple of trips over to the office are on the cards. I picked up a couple of handy boxes for sorting recyclables yesterday in Home Base, so once I've got rid of the backlog hopefully I'll be able to bring some order to the chaos.
I'm meant to be heading over to London later this week, so I need to organise flights and hotels etc., I'm hoping to drop into the Internet World exhibition while there, the Ian Fleming exhibition in the Imperial War Museum and Lord of the Rings. Of course that's not why I'm going to London, but I might as well make the most of the trip.
Any recommendations on hotels welcome!
Since we now offer VPS hosting I really need to move a few live sites across to my test account. I've been playing with it for ages, but I haven't moved anything "live" onto the system. There are a few sites sitting on a $random server that I was using for an SEO experiment that don't really need to be there, so moving them would make sense. Like so many of these "housekeeping" tasks I've been putting it on the long finger for ages.
While my desktop is downloading loads of files from the Irish Ubuntu mirror I intend to finally get rid of the last few cardboard boxes that are cluttering up the house. Although I have a recycle bin it's far too small for the quantity of boxes, so a couple of trips over to the office are on the cards. I picked up a couple of handy boxes for sorting recyclables yesterday in Home Base, so once I've got rid of the backlog hopefully I'll be able to bring some order to the chaos.
I'm meant to be heading over to London later this week, so I need to organise flights and hotels etc., I'm hoping to drop into the Internet World exhibition while there, the Ian Fleming exhibition in the Imperial War Museum and Lord of the Rings. Of course that's not why I'm going to London, but I might as well make the most of the trip.
Any recommendations on hotels welcome!
It looks like the next release of Ubuntu will be hitting a mirror near you in a few days. According to the main Ubuntu site the next stable release will come out of beta in a mere 12 days.
So what kind of new features will it bring?
What is likely to break? (something nearly always does! :) )
I'm seriously considering doing a completely clean install on my home desktop, as a number of things have been acting a bit flaky over the last few months, probably due to my annoying habit of installing stuff to play with it. (It's annoying me more than anyone else!)
So what kind of new features will it bring?
What is likely to break? (something nearly always does! :) )
I'm seriously considering doing a completely clean install on my home desktop, as a number of things have been acting a bit flaky over the last few months, probably due to my annoying habit of installing stuff to play with it. (It's annoying me more than anyone else!)
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