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Archive for November, 2008

Send hostname to DHCP server on Ubuntu/XUbuntu

Default installation of Ubuntu and XUbuntu do not send the hostname to the DHCP server and this prevents other machines on the network from looking up your machine by using the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name). This is easy to fix with a few tweaks to the DHCP configuration file.

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Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on Compaq Evo N610c

Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) was officially released on Oct-31. Since I had tested Ubuntu 8.04 LTS on Compaq Evo N610c I was eager to give Ubuntu 8.10 a spin on the same laptop. I did a fresh install and the installation is very smooth. A seven step wizard guides you through the install process and you are up and running very quick on Evo N610c.

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