Enable Advanced Desktop Effects on Ubuntu
When I first tested Ubuntu 8.04 LTS on Compaq Evo N610c I was unable to use advanced desktop effects because the graphics card was not powerful enough. The resolution fix for ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 did not help either. I recently managed to get Compaq nc6000 that uses ATI Mobility 9600 video card and Advanced Desktop Effects worked correctly.
1 commentManaging packages using apt on Ubuntu
On Ubuntu Synaptics package manager allows you to search and install packages. It is essentially a front end to APT (Advanced Packaging Tool) and package management can be performed from the command line as well. This can be very handy if you are using SSH to connect to a remote machine and do not have the luxury of using the graphical interface.
apt-cache and apt-get are the commands that work with APT and help searching/installing packages.
No commentsUpgraded to Wordpress v2.6
I have just upgraded to Wordpress v2.6. It looks like it went through smoothly but if you notice anything out of ordinary please let me know by posting a comment.
-lucidTipster
No commentsEnable Remote Desktop and Auto Login on Ubuntu
Ubuntu has a built in Remote Desktop functionality that allows you to connect to your machine from a remote location. This is not enabled by default but can be easily enabled. If the Ubuntu machine is restarted you cannot remote desktop into in because it would be waiting at the login screen. This too can be fixed with the auto login mechanism.
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