Posted on November 1, 2009 by symbolik
NOTE: This is only an overview. Due to the detailed nature of this project, I will break it up over several more-focused articles over time for easier reference.
Well, despite my more negative impression of this year’s VMworld conference, it still really paid off. There I learned about stateless ESX deployment. Using this information, I was [...]
Filed under: Kernel, Kubuntu, Microsoft, NFS, Programming, RAID and LVM, VMWare, XFS | Tagged: 64-bit, 6509, Bl465c, bonding, c7000, channel-group, Cisco, console, datastore, Dell, DRS, ESX, ESXi, etherchannel, HA, Hardware, hostname, HP, LACP, midwife, modules, networking, NFS, Onboard Administrator, partitions, Perl, port-channel, port-group, PowerCLI, PowerShell, RAID-1, RAID-10, samba, scripts, Security, shared storage, troubleshooting, Ubuntu, V-Net, VC E-net, Virtual Center, Virtual Connect, virtual machine, VLAN, VM, VMWare, VMware-Server 2, vmworld, volumes, Windows, XFS | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 1, 2009 by symbolik
While upgrading my kid’s computer and installing the web proxy and filter (see article titled “SquidGuard Blacklists…“), I ran across a real problem. Wireless would start only after a user logged into their desktop, so the system had no IP address until then. However, without an IP, Dansguardian would fail to start. I tried scripting [...]
Filed under: HowTo, Kubuntu, Security, wireless | Tagged: blacklist, dansguardian, filter, HowTo, init, interfaces, Kubuntu, networking, proxy, scripts, Security, squid, squidGuard, SSID, troubleshooting, Ubuntu, update-rc.d, wireless, WPA, wpa_supplicant | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 21, 2009 by symbolik
I have upgraded all my systems to KDE 4.3.1 very successfully, and it is gorgeous. While still slower than LXDE (this will likely always be the case), it is much better than the 4.2 that shipped with Jaunty. I have also upgraded to OpenOffice 3.1.1, the latest stable Wine, and I have updated Xorg as [...]
Filed under: Desktops, HowTo, KDE, Kubuntu, Linux, OpenOffice, Xorg | Tagged: HowTo, Kubuntu, Xorg, KDE, WINE, KDE 4, OpenOffice, OpenOffice 3.1.1, PPA | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 26, 2009 by symbolik
Well, I know this is Kubuntu. And I know there has been some dissatisfaction with KDE 4.x. I have felt it too, but can honestly attest to improvements to KDE as updates have come out for Kubuntu. It is noticeably more stable now than it had been when I first switched to KDE 4. That [...]
Filed under: Kubuntu | Tagged: desktop, KDE 4, Kubuntu, lightweight, LXDE, stable | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 18, 2009 by symbolik
How to get sound working with Kubuntu 9.04 64-bit and the Adobe Flash player.
Filed under: Desktops, Hardware, KDE, Kubuntu, Tips… | Tagged: 64-bit, Adobe, Flash, non-free, padevchooser, plugin, Pulse, restri, restricted, sound, YouTube | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 10, 2009 by symbolik
I started last night. First, I decided to use the 32-bit LiveCD installer. I booted off the CD after shutting down Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, and soon was at the GUI (I chose the first option; to test before installing). Once there, i opened up a konsole session, ran “sudo -i” to get root, [...]
Filed under: File Systems, Hardware, KDE, Kubuntu, Microsoft, Security, Smartcard, Vista, Xorg | Tagged: wireless, Xorg, webcam, XFS, Vista, Home Premium, defragment, defrag, partition, resize, DVD, Atheros, skype, rebuild, no zap, restricted, java, CAC, DoD, AKO, Thunderbird, coolkey, TTF | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 10, 2009 by symbolik
I set up Japanese input following Zorael’s tips on this link: First Impression Jaunty/Kubuntu 9.04. I added all packages for UIM, PRIME, SKK, skim, and scim that relate to each other, as well as some dictionaries and kinput2. His directions were very helpful, and now my wife can input Japanese.
Short post…
Filed under: HowTo, Japanese, Kubuntu, Tips… | Tagged: Anthy, HowTo, Japan, kinput2, Kubuntu, NIPPON, PRIME, scim, skim, SKK, UIM | Leave a Comment »
