Archive for the ‘Linux’ Category
How to find your Ubuntu version
2 easy ways find out what version of Ubuntu you’re running. First option, cat the /etc/issue file. danny@family-desktop:/etc$ cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 8.04.1 \n \l Second option cat the /etc/lsb-release file. danny@family-desktop:/etc$ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=”Ubuntu 8.04.1″ or run the lsb_release command with the “-a” switch. danny@family-desktop:/etc$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. [...]
VLC media player 0.9.2
The best media player in my book, VLC has a new version out. Like WL it’s my player of choice on both my Linux and Windows machines. Read the changelog while you download the installer.
Dropbox launched to public
Dropbox has finally come out of beta and is now available to everyone. With the public launched the company also introduced their open source Linux client which integrates seamlessly with nautilus and with a bit of work, KDE too. Get dropbox now. There is also a dedicated client for the iPhone. I guess with Dropbox [...]
Oracle E-Delivery
Your one stop Oracle software download site. Oracle® E-Delivery Oracle Entreprise Linux, Oracle VM, Oracle Database, Oracle Application, Oracle Database Cluster, the goes on. However, OTN provides more granule downloads. Those who know exactly what they need would prefer OTN compared to E-Delivery’s bundles.
Yet another Malaysian Ubuntu repository
Found this yesterday. It’a another Ubuntu repository for Malaysians and it’s hosted by MMU. http://ubuntu.mmu.edu.my/ubuntu/ Source: FOSS-SM
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