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The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop and Server editions, Ubuntu 9.10 Server for UEC and EC2, and the Ubuntu Netbook Remix. Codenamed “Karmic Koala”, 9.10 continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. We consider this release candidate [...] Why hack a calculator? So you’re a programmer deciding where to invest your energy. What’s a better idea: the latest Apple device, where hot new games can mean big bucks and millions of users, or a calculator introduced 10 years ago? Most go for iPhones and iPods. But another community thrives in its own way. These are the [...] Ubuntu-AutoCAD Alternative: BRL-CAD AutoCAD is one of the most expensive applications, but also indispensable for many types of jobs. Being so expensive, it’s a good reason to look for free alternatives. QCad is one of the alternatives but sometimes it’s just not enough. How to remove a deb package manually Some times when you install a new deb package, the system will be broken. We may have to remove the package. # apt-get remove pidgin #dpkg -P pidgin #dpkg -force-all -r pidgin These methods can also fail some time. Your [...] Dhcp client configuration to change the default DNS servers to Open DNS The DNS servers of my ISP is always behaving erratically. The DNS look up times are abysmally large and some times I get an address not found error while browsing. On ubuntu/debian systems the DNS servers are specified in /etc/resolv.conf. I tried to edit /etc/resolv.conf [...] Google Chrome Extensions Directory A Google Chrome extensions directory has been created, similar to the one for Firefox addons (addons.mozilla.org): http://www.chromeextensions.org/ Each extension has a description and download link and that’s about it. The idea is good, but people probably expect Google to take this into it’s own hands and make it’s own extensions directory. Or just acquire this [...] |
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