migrating to Ubuntu

How to enable exFAT in Ubuntu

producer — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:44:09 +0000

I recommend that you read How to enable exFAT in Ubuntu if you have an external USB drive that has been created with Win 7 (file system: exFat). This article was very helpful to me.

Bitcoin

producer — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:59:30 +0000

Recently, I installed Bitcoin on my computer via Ubuntu terminal:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:stretch/bitcoin sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install bitcoin bitcoin

It is working.

Ubuntu Unity Sucks

producer — Sun, 01 May 2011 20:21:06 +0000

I agree: Ubuntu Unity Sucks. Maybe I will give Linux Mint a try.

Add a trash can icon

producer — Sun, 02 May 2010 07:01:29 +0000

You can add a trash can icon to your Ubuntu desktop.

Installing Adobe Reader

producer — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:05:19 +0000

I am installing Adobe Reader following these instructions. This happens in my terminal: ubuntu-64bit@ubuntu-64bit-desktop:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture AdbeRdr9.2-1_i386linux_enu.deb

It seems to work.

Backing up e-mails with Evolution

producer — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:23:18 +0000

Restoring and backing up e-mails with Evolution works fine for me. As far as I know, Mozilla Thunderbird doesn’t have an implemented backup function. That is the reason why I switched from Thunderbird to Evolution.

Installing TrueCrypt (64-bit edition)

producer — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:07:56 +0000

I am downloading TrueCrypt for Ubuntu 64-bit. The installation is easy going.

Installing KDE on Ubuntu

producer — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:06:18 +0000

I followed these instructions. The reason is that I hope that the sound will work better with simon.

Upgrading Linux Mint 7

producer — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:14:55 +0000

At the moment, I am upgrading from Linux Mint 7 to Linux Mint 8.

Removing a broken package

producer — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:22:16 +0000

I typed into the terminal sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/emacs22-common_22.2-0ubuntu6.1_all.deb after reading this information. This fixed the problem.