VirtualBox, OS X and upgrading Ubuntu guest from 11.04 to 11.10
For some time now I have been working on a shiny new MacBook Pro. Before I got it I had already made a decision to leave OS X on it and continue my research and development on Linux virtual machine. I just made an exact disk image of the disk in my Linux laptop, transformed … Continue reading
Ubuntu upgrade troubles
Finally I had time to upgrade couple of machines from Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10. I usually postpone these upgrades anyway, since it is always possible that there is some fundamental problem. If all forums and news feeds are quiet on this matter, then I assume that upgrade is basically safe. But long experience on several … Continue reading
Ubuntu, Community and Average Consumers
In a way, this big change in Ubuntu is quite clever and may succeed in bringing Linux closer to average consumers. Adding lots of eye-candy, making it visually more appealing, easier to use and – most importantly – integrating music and software shop into Ubuntu model may attract new users. With the rise of the … Continue reading
DB2 and Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04
Quite recently a very odd thing happened. On several machines I am running DB2 Enterprise and Express, there were suddenly hiccups while starting DB2. This happened both on Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04. Previously they had been running (or to be more precise – started) smoothly. I am quite sure that there were some kernel and/or … Continue reading
Dashing desktops, Unixman!
Having slept over this new Ubuntu Natty experience, I am still doubtful.. at least a bit. Ok, it was not bad. The Dash and the launcher have their benefits, once you get used to them. On the other hand, a finely tuned classical desktop is quite quick to use. In some ways the dash/launcher combo … Continue reading
Ubuntu 11.04 (cont.)
To continue my previous post, the NVidia drivers seem to be working after all. It was a bit confusing, since installation tool told me that they are installed but not activated. But in reality they were working properly. On the other hand VMWare Player is not working, and seems that it will not work without … Continue reading
Ubuntu 11.04 – First impressions
So Ubuntu 11.04 is out and feeling adventurous I upgraded one machine from 10.10 to 11.04. What can I say… I am kind of baffled, confused and a little annoyed. I know from hard experience that there is always a possibility for problems of all kind while upgrading from one version to another, so I … Continue reading
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