migrating to Ubuntu

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.

Trying to install Tor

producer — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:31:00 +0000

1. I am trying to install Tor with the following commands (following this tutorial):
$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list $ gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv 886DDD89 $ gpg --export A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89 | sudo apt-key add - $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install tor tor-geoipdb

2. I have to install Polipo: $ sudo apt-get install polipo

3. Installed Torbutton.

4. Modify config file. Restart polipo: sudo /etc/init.d/polipo restart

Simple Compizconfig settings manager

producer — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:12:38 +0000

Installing Simple Compizconfig settings manager.

Fitness software

producer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:35:23 +0000

I would like to have a fitness software for Ubuntu. I think that I will give PyTrainer a try. It is available on my computer via the Ubuntu Software Center.