Posted by Peng on 25 April 2008
There have been changes in the newest version of GNOME that affects the way fonts are installed in Ubuntu Hardy, but thanks to wild_oscar in the Ubuntu Forums we have a link to information you will find very helpful.
Tombuntu has published an article entitled How to Install Fonts in Ubuntu 8.04 that will help you install the Mac4Linfonts, as well as any other font you need in Ubuntu Hardy.
Big thanks to wild_oscar for sharing that link with us in the forums.
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Posted by Peng on 21 March 2008
Ubuntu Linux has released the beta version of Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron” with a number of improvements over Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Peng on 17 March 2008
I was finally able to do some hunting around Launchpad to find out why the numeric keypad on my keyboard “broke” once I got Ubuntu Hardy installed, and I was able to find a workaround for it. It’s also not a Hardy bug after all but a GNOME bug, and I’ve got both a workaround and bug links for all that need it. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Nanci Barthelmess on 14 March 2008
I’ve been seeing hits from people looking for tees with the GNOME Equation on it, and while I don’t have them available for your bod to wear, you can now get them for your SecondLife bod. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Peng on 13 March 2008
The GNOME Foundation released the latest version of the GNOME desktop environment yesterday with several new additions, including something that has been a popular add-on for some time now.
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Posted by Peng on 1 March 2008
Among the various screens I’ve made for the Mac4Lin Transformation Pack are a pair of Usplash screens. I’ve had a pair of Usplash screens posted at the Ubuntu Forums for a while getting feedback and I’ve finally posted them for general use on GNOME-Look.org. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Nanci Barthelmess on 10 October 2007
You may remember that I did a major Ubuntu upgrade back on the 5th, and I ended up with some pretty bad video issues. I saw that there were some updates earlier this evening, including another rather minor kernel upgrade, from 2.6.22-13 to 2.6.22-14 and the obligatory video driver upgrades. The change notes weren’t available yet so I waited until I could see what was being changed.
I finally checked again and saw all the change notes for the over 60 programs that wanted to be upgraded so I hit the nice, friendly Install Updates button. (Not to be confused with a big red button that should never ever be pushed. Bonus points if you caught the reference I just used. The first person to post the right answer in a comment will get a free Nanci’s Naughties tee if you’re on SecondLife.) When it was all done I crossed my fingers and rebooted my computer without running Envy to update the video drivers like I used to do all the time. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Peng on 26 September 2007
(This post was actually written for my brother Peng, so I”ve changed the authorship to Peng. While I actually wrote it, the truth is that he pretty much dictated the post to me and deserves the credit for it. We apologize for any deception that you now feel. . -Nanci)
In my first post on this blog I mentioned that I was using the Feisty Fawn version of Ubuntu Linux (version 7.04) and I was looking forward to upgrading to the new Gutsy Gibbon version (7.10) when it hits beta tomorrow, although I had concerns about my video drivers. walkerk wrote a great tutorial over on the Ubuntu Forums about upgrading to the new kernel (base files for the operating system) and after getting caught up with reading over 50 pages of the thread I finally decided to take the plunge. While I did had a glitch with the video drivers it was an easy fix and even while running Ubuntu Feisty I’m noticing some improvements.
Warning: Some pretty heavy geek-speak is included, but I’ll try to keep it to a minimum.
If you’re looking for information on actually making the upgrade to Ubuntu Gutsy you want this post.
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