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• Getting VMWare server working on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)

  I had some slow issues with Virtual Box, which I've heard have been fixed. I'm heading back down the VMWare path and did some research first. I found this post and tried it out. It worked great. My VMs are moving at my required speed now. The... Posted Jun 03 2008, 09:08 PM by Jason Meridth with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Ubuntu, vmware

• xkcd - ubuntu, python comics

  If you don't currently read xkcd.com , you should be. It has some mushy lovey dovey junk in it sometimes, but the python references and open source references are hilarious. Today's comic: (mouse over for the Ubuntu reference) One of my other... Posted Apr 28 2008, 12:34 PM by Jason Meridth with | with no comments Filed under: Linux, Ubuntu, funny, xkcd

• Ubuntu 8.04, VirtualBox, and USB support

  UPDATE : Make sure your user account is a member of the vboxusers account. VirtualBox will not start and the error will tell you this, but just want to be explicit. You will have to logout and log back in. I recently upgraded my Ubuntu to the latest version... Posted Apr 27 2008, 11:42 AM by Jason Meridth with | with 26 comment(s) Filed under: Tools, Linux, Ubuntu, Virtual Machine

• MSDN - can't download with firefox

  UPDATE : I'm on Linux. Getting this to work on Windows is simple enough, just like James mentions in the comments. Thanks. I'm writing this, because it's about the 5th time I've had to use my Windows box or VM to get iso files from MSDN... Posted Apr 26 2008, 11:26 PM by Jason Meridth with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Tools, Ubuntu, microsoft, msdn

• Ubutnu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) after upgrade - I have complete sound!!

  UPDATE : Do not upgrade your virtual box install. Stay with the Gutsy version if you already have it. If you are just installing Hardy Heron from scratch, I will have a post in a little bit and link to it here about how to ensure you get the correct version... Posted Apr 26 2008, 12:46 PM by Jason Meridth with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Linux, Ubuntu

• Ubuntu 8.04 came out today (Hardy Heron)

  Download here . Feature List and a little more detail here I'm currently on Gutsy Gibbon (7.10), the previous version. I'm upgrading after I post this. I'll update this post afterwards. Also, for all you hesitant Linux users out there, on... Posted Apr 24 2008, 10:48 PM by Jason Meridth with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Tools, Linux, Ubuntu, Virtual Machine

• Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) release today!

  If you are a Linux fan (or you already know of Ubuntu), the downloads for 7.10 became available today. Check out my previous post on the new features. Posted Oct 18 2007, 08:17 AM by Jason Meridth with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Linux, Ubuntu

• Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) BETA released yesterday - final release in October

  Ubuntu 7.10 released yesterday. Go here to download and help Canonical with beta testing. I am downloading it at home and will load one of my "mutt" PCs tonight and start using it. Instructions on how to insert bugs into the tracking system... Posted Sep 28 2007, 09:54 AM by Jason Meridth with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Linux, Ubuntu

• Ubuntu Feisty Fawn and the Broadcom wireless card on a Compaq Presario C500 Laptop

  You'd start to think that I'm no longer a developer, and more of a architecture IT person now with all of the latest Linux installation posts I've had lately. These are do to the new tricks/fixes I'm having to learn to get Ubuntu Feisty... Posted May 29 2007, 05:06 PM by Jason Meridth with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Linux, Ubuntu

• Getting sound working on my Toshiba laptop with Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)

  The post here on the forums helped me solve my problems. How to do it: open a terminal and type: sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base Go to the bottom of the file and paste in the following line: options snd-hda-intel model=auto or options snd-hda-intel... Posted May 12 2007, 07:53 PM by Jason Meridth with | with 17 comment(s) Filed under: Linux, Ubuntu