Christer Edwards's Comments

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Install Flash and Multimedia Support on Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala"

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:40:34 +0000

The command line is and always will be the more powerful tool. Consider the fact that MS included Powershell in Vista and 7 should give you an indication that it isn't going away.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Use zsync to update existing .iso images (alpha, beta or RC -> final)

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:24:04 +0000

I haven't tested that, but I'm sure at least some of the packages will be the same. My guess is that it will work, but the initial match percentage won't be too high.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Consolidate your gnome menus with gnome-main-menu : Ubuntu (6.10)

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:03:57 +0000

Unfortunately I don't know what that font is/was. This post was published nearly three years ago, so I don't recall. My favorite fonts are ttf-droid and ttf-liberation. You might try those to match the look.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Chromium Browser : Now Stable

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:54:25 +0000

I've updated the post with proper formatting, please try again. The problem is the -- turned into - in the original. The command should work now.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Chromium Browser : Now Stable

Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:18:00 +0000

I use: chromium-browser --enable-plugins --enable-greasemonkey --enable-user-scripts

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Chromium Browser : Now Stable

Mon, 7 Sep 2009 16:38:02 +0000

I launch it normally via the Applications menu. I haven't added any special options.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Apt-Cacher: Revisited

Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:23:40 +0000

I wonder what the difference is between the Debian and Ubuntu package. I'm running mine on a Debian server and I don't have that problem.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Adding Weather and Locations To Your Desktop Clock

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 15:33:27 +0000

You should be able to add multiple locations, yes. I'm not at my Ubuntu machine at the moment, but I recall adding locations for friends around the world so I could at-a-glance tell roughly what time it was in their area.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Instant LAN File Sharing With Python

Thu, 3 Sep 2009 16:08:34 +0000

They are located in your home folder. You should be able to edit/find them at ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_aliases

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : How To Install Gnome-Do Plugins

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:07:25 +0000

If you'll install the <a href apt://ubuntu-restricted-extras>ubuntu-restricted-extras package it'll give you every codec you'll ever need. (just click the link and it should prompt you to install.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Create Anonymous Squid Proxy For Iranian Election Protestors

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:29:15 +0000

What censored posts are you referring to?

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Create Anonymous Squid Proxy For Iranian Election Protestors

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:16:11 +0000

A Squid proxy will transparently manage https sites, but it is not a feature (at least one that I'm aware of) to make Squid itself https. Yes, the acl TRUSTED section of the article will only allow Iranian addresses to use your proxy (as opposed to the entire world), and those addresses were taken from other sites sharing similar proxy instructions. There are public sites out there where you can find which internet subnets are assigned to which countries however. I'm sure that data was pulled from there.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : My New IRC Client - Irssi : Ubuntu (6.06 / 6.10)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:50:33 +0000

I didn't know the channel was by invitation only--it shouldn't be. The channel has actually changed (as have all of the US based Ubuntu channels). Give #ubuntu-us-ut a try.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : How To Share Your Internet Connection

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:11:47 +0000

I suppose the wireless hardware was assumed, but I'll add it to the list for clarification.

Zelut's Blog : Database Trouble Today

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:02:56 +0000

The mistake itself was minor. I just removed one little thing. Turns out that one little thing is important in a big way. :)

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : How To Create An Ubuntu Repository Mirror on Ubuntu 8.04

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:40:58 +0000

If you simply remove the configuration lines regarding the repositories you no longer want you should be set. It should not affect the repositories or packages that you want to keep, and should also autoclean the removed repository contents.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Block Advertisements in ANY Browser via /etc/hosts

Sat, 16 May 2009 13:38:12 +0000

It's also much slower, at least the last time I tried it.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Block Advertisements in ANY Browser via /etc/hosts

Sat, 16 May 2009 13:37:29 +0000

1. There is no performance hit that I have seen. I would argue that performance was in fact improved, considering anything in this list can be read from a local plain text file, as opposed to DNS queries which can take much longer. (and no, I don't believe any programs cache the hosts file) 2. I guess I'm just not interested in what is being blocked. Unless I'm unable to find the content that I expect I assume all else is not worth seeing.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Block Advertisements in ANY Browser via /etc/hosts

Sat, 16 May 2009 13:34:54 +0000

My DNS servers are going to bleed? My (or any) DNS servers don't have anything to do with this at all. Perhaps you missed the part in the article where the hosts file was read before DNS lookups were attempted, and therefore unneeded. Performance impact is also zero. It's a plain text file on recent hardware. If your machine has problems reading a plain text file, well, perhaps its time to upgrade.

Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid : Filter Spam by Language in Gmail

Thu, 14 May 2009 17:00:42 +0000

Yeah, I have used that quite a bit when I'm submitting a web form. I notice that many sites don't validate the email properly if there is a '+' though, so I have to revert to the real address. It should just be legal to simply tar and feather and mame convicted Spammers. Maybe they'd stop, under fear of death.