Intrepid Ibex

Installing Google Gadgets on Ubuntu 8.10

by nazham on December 27th, 2008

Google Desktop gadgets are interactive mini-applications that can be placed anywhere on the user’s desktop to show new email, weather, photos, personalized news or other desired information. Google offers a gallery of pre-built gadgets for download on the official website.
To install Google Gadgets on Ubuntu 8.10:
1. Download the .deb package.
2. Install the package using the [...]

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Ubuntu 8.10 on Dell XPS M1530

by nazham on November 4th, 2008

Following my previous post, finally I got the new Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex on my Dell XPS M1530 laptop. The verdict: Pure Awesomeness. The installation is very quick and simple (it just that it took me a while to write this post). Almost everything works out of the box. The driver support is better. The [...]

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Upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10

by nazham on October 30th, 2008

The long awaited Ubuntu 8.10 has been released! I’m upgrading it from my Hardy 8.04 to this new version Intrepid Ibex, 8.10, as I’m writing this post. I’m using the Network Upgrade for Ubuntu Desktops. The method is fairly easy, provided by the Ubuntu website.
1. Start System/Administration/Software Sources.
2. Click on the “Updates” tab and change [...]

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