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I just upgraded to 9.04.

I have got to say that this is the most solid and polished Ubuntu yet. It Rocks!
No mayor new features as development was concentrated on stability, reliability and speed. They delivered!

Upgrade went without issues at all. Even my nvidia dual head setup that was always a problem with upgrades was handled perfectly.

Zero problems!

Upgrade took 1.5 hours TOTAL, using the Costa Rica mirror. With the MIT mirror it would have taken 13 hours.

HIGHLY recommended!

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

Posted by Escrito por acuervo. Filed under Archivado bajo 64-bit, Linux, Ubuntu.

Tags:Etiquetas: ubuntu 9.04, upgrade.

This is a nice way of keeping your secured passwords synced in all your computers and laptops, even cross-platform. Colin has a nice summary:

Tell me if this sounds like you: you have a few standard passwords that you routinely use for every site you visit. One of them you use for sites that don’t contain too much personal or sensitive information, and maybe you use one or two for sites that do. If you want to be REALLY secure you have another password that you only use for bank or credit card sites that contain your most sensitive information.

This is what I used to do (for many years in fact). Then I got to thinking: what happens if someone discovers one of those passwords? If it were one of the more sensitive ones, I’d be in deep trouble. So, I set out looking for a better way to manage my passwords.

What I’m going to describe in this article is a system I’ve implemented to manage my passwords in a secure, cross-platform way. It’s by no means the best way to do things for everyone, but it’s worked out extremely well for me thus far.

Read the rest of the post at bu.rri.to

Dropbox (Using my referral link 🙂 )

KeepassX (Linux’s port of keepass)

Posted by Escrito por acuervo. Filed under Archivado bajo Linux, Security, Ubuntu.

Tags:Etiquetas: Dropbox, Keepassx.

The VNC client bundled with Ubuntu, Vinagre, works half the time. Fortunately, we can also VNC with the installed “Terminal Server Client”

The “VNC” option with the default installation of Terminal Server Client is disabled or grayed-out.

To enable it you need to install the xtightvncviewer package in Synaptic or with the following command on the terminal

sudo apt-get install xtightvncviewer

Done!

UPDATE: To also enable the XDMCP protocol option, sudo apt-get install xnest

Posted by Escrito por acuervo. Filed under Archivado bajo Linux, terminal, Ubuntu.

Tags:Etiquetas: apt-get, Ubuntu, VNC.

If you are just looking for a quick solution, the online service “MergePDF” will be a good solution

For a more permanent and local solution try PDFSAM.

Via phorolinux.com

Posted by Escrito por acuervo. Filed under Archivado bajo Linux, Ubuntu, Web-Ecosystem.

Tags:Etiquetas: PDF.

Once you have enabled the built-in VRDP server in VirtualBOX, the rest is a straight forward RDP connection using the “Terminal Server Client” found under “Applications>Internet>”, except for the following two conditions:

1. The protocol used must be “RDP”, as “DRPv5” will not work.
2. This is where everybody has problems. For the server address (Computer:) you should put the HOST’S IP address and NOT the guest’s ip as common sense would dictate.

Terminal server client Configuration for VirtualBox's VRDP

Posted by Escrito por acuervo. Filed under Archivado bajo Linux, Ubuntu.

Tags:Etiquetas: RDP, Virtualbox.

Ya no hay mas razones para no instalar Ubuntu de 64 bits. Primero fue Adobe con Flash de 64 bits y ahora Sun ha sacado el plug-in de Java en 64 bits.

Para instalar el java plug-in de 64 bits en intrepid 8.10:

1. Baje el archivo bin aqui
2. cd /opt
3. sudo sh jre-6u12-ea-bin-b03-linux-amd64-22_dec_2008.bin
4. cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
5. sudo ln -s /opt/jre1.6.0_12/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so
6. Re-inicie Firefox

Listo!

Posted by Escrito por acuervo. Filed under Archivado bajo 64-bit, Firefox, Linux, terminal, Ubuntu.

Tags:Etiquetas: 64-bit, Java, Ubuntu.

Now there are no more reasons not to install 64bit Ubuntu. First is was Adobe with their native 64 bit Flash plug-in and now Sun has released a native 64 bit Java plug-in.

To install the 64 bit java plugin on Intrepid 8.10:

1. Download the bin file here
2. cd /opt
3. sudo sh jre-6u12-ea-bin-b03-linux-amd64-22_dec_2008.bin
4. cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
5. sudo ln -s /opt/jre1.6.0_12/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so
6. Restart Firefox

Done!

Posted by Escrito por acuervo. Filed under Archivado bajo 64-bit, Firefox, Linux, terminal, Ubuntu.

Tags:Etiquetas: 64-bit, Java, Ubuntu.

I just got my wife a new MSI wind netbook. First things first, Installed Ubuntu.

Everything just worked out of the box, except the wireless.

Turns out MSI is using several wireless card suppliers. Mine came with a Ralink card. More specifically the RT2860

The are several ways to fix it, but to keep things simple, I’ll go with debian’s way, which is also the easiest.

1. Just download and install the following .DEB
2. sudo apt-get install debhelper module-assistant
3. sudo m-a a-i rt2860
4. sudo modprobe rt2860sta
5. sudo gedit /etc/modules , and append “rt2860sta” at the bottom. (without the quotes).
6. Save the file, and connect with the Network Manager

Done!

Posted by Escrito por acuervo. Filed under Archivado bajo Linux, terminal, Ubuntu.

Tags:Etiquetas: MSI Wind, Ralink.