Archive for the 'Announcements' Category

VMware Tools is broken in Ubuntu 8.10

I got a few emails over the weekend of people having issues with Ubuntu 8.10 on VMware .  From what I have read on both Ubuntu and VMware websites, the issues hasn’t been fixed.  The problem is after installing Ubuntu (which installs fine) the VMware Tools fail to install.
At this time I am not aware [...]

OpenBSD 4.4 released today…

Yesterday Ubuntu 8.10 was released and today OpenBSD 4.4 was release.  You can get 4.4 here if you haven’t already.  I know most people are into the Linux Kool-Aid pretty heavy now days but BSD does have it’s place at the table.
I like OpenBSD and FreeBSD but I like them in different ways from Linux.  [...]

Use BitTorrent to Upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10 (TorrentFreaks)

I didn’t see this post on Torrent Freaks until after I upgraded from 8.04.1 to 8.10 but I wish I would have.  In my hope to save others time and energy here is a guide on how to use BitTorrent vs HTTP/FTP to upgrade your Ubuntu desktop/server.
After taking a closer look at my upgrade it [...]

This morning Ubuntu 8.10 is released and a kernel patch is released this afternoon.

This morning 8.10 was released so I downloaded the Torrents for both the Ubuntu and Kbuntu desktops and the Ubuntu server.  All the upgrades seem to have gone well. I will need to check to see, when I have more time this weekend, if everything is solid.  I did full backups before the installs so [...]

Google Chrome

I like Google Chrome so far.  I downloaded it earlier today and have created a set of “application shortcuts.”  Since I use a lot of the Google services Gmail, Reader, etc, this is a nice feature.  I don’t need a full browser for my Gmail.  I like the ability to use my web applications with [...]