Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Firefox 3.0b4 under Ubuntu

2008.03.11 – 10:15 pm PDT

It’s pretty easy to try out the latest [tag]Firefox[/tag] beta for [tag]Ubuntu[/tag] users.  I’m sure it’s just as easy to try it out on other Linux distributions that are up to date.

2008.03.11 ^ Screenshot

Simply choose your language from the Firefox beta download page to begin your download.  Once completed open up a terminal and run the following commands.

# create a temporary directory if you do not already have one.
mkdir -p ~/tmp
cd ~/tmp
# un package the tar ball.
tar -jxvpf /path/to/firefox-3.0b4.tar.bz2

Once the tar process completes

cd firefox
# Launch Firefox
./firefox

Or close your terminal session and launch via the ALT-F2 Run Application method.

~/tmp/firefox/firefox

This new instance of Firefox does not use any plugins which may be already installed on your system. You will need to download any plugins you use such as the Adobe Flash player to

~/tmp/firefox/plugins/libflashplayer.so

By px | Posted in Ubuntu, internet, software | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

a switch to ubuntu.

2007.10.23 – 2:31 pm PDT

A couple days ago I accidentally(and I did the first step of it on accident, truthfully. ) switched the [tag]Operating System[/tag] on my [tag]dad[/tag]’s laptop from Windows XP Home*barf*, to [tag]Ubuntu[/tag]. In that process I later decided to try out the encrypted drive option on the alternative install CD. With little hesitation after I decided on moving my ~/ stuff over from my [tag]Gentoo[/tag] system running on a [tag]laptop[/tag] [tag]hard drive[/tag] to the new Ubuntu system I easily setup for my dad. I was running a drive over usb which is only practical for so long, it really makes the drive feel slower to me. The only major configuration issue I had with the move was that not all my [tag]Microsoft Intelimouse[/tag] buttons were working the way I like them to. With a quick edit, by adding a new Input Device section to my xorg.conf, I was content.

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "USBMouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "SendCoreEvents" "true"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 8 9"
    Option         "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7 10 11"
EndSection

I wonder why this isn’t standard info for the Microsoft Intelimouse Optical USB/PS2 when it’s found plugged into my system.
I also gave him the Windows XP Home in a innotek virtualbox so he can run a certain proprietary piece of software which he needs.

By px | Posted in Gentoo, Ubuntu, hardware | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

friends’ laptop

2006.05.31 – 9:42 pm PDT

ok, well we ditched windows xp on the laptop, and i decided to reinstall the latest version of ubuntu on it. it runs ubuntu pretty well for being an older system, but linux does love old hardware. i managed to get my Proxim RangeLAN pcmcia 802.11 card to work using wpasupplicant, which apparently is not the default yet for ubuntu. but outside of that, ubuntu managed to detect everything else, including the ATI radeon mobility for xorg. it even setup the power/frequency scaling on the processor; a Mobile AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1700+. they also want me to install a video player, and some games for entertainment.

By px | Posted in Linux, Ubuntu, hardware | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

a friends’ “dead” laptop

2006.05.28 – 1:44 am PDT

Using UBCD Insert is INSERT Version 1.2.14 modified for Ultimate Boot CD I was able to read an NTFS partition on a hard drive that was locked using Compaq DriveLock.

The newer version of INSERT 1.3.6 cannot boot the kernel without locking up, unless you use the failsafe.

Now if only I could wipe the whole drive.

all this leads me to belive that the linux 2.4.x kernel series can override the disklock somehow.

update:
ok so i got the drive wiped nicely. drivelock is still in effect so we have to hit enter a few times every power up/reboot. but atleast the laptop allows the HDD to be booted.
Ubuntu installs OK. Microsoft XP installed OK.

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