Tag Archives: Linux

AR5008 and Network Manager.

Posted on 04/07/2009 by mcmlxxii

In both Ubuntu Jaunty and now Karmic, I have been experiencing pretty dreadful wireless performance using a combination of the Atheros AR5008 chipset and the default GNOME connection management tool Network Manager. I have read elsewhere that Network Manager scans … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ar5008, atheros, connection, Linux, networkmanager, ubuntu, WICD, wireless | Leave a comment

Turning Firefox into a web screensaver using a bash script

Posted on 19/04/2009 by mcmlxxii

There’s a little program available for windows that lets you turn your browser into a screensaver, looping through various web content. However, there are 2 things wrong with it. Firstly it costs money. Secondly it doesn’t run on linux. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux | Tagged bash, command line, command line options, firefox, Linux, screensaver, ubuntu, xulrunner | 2 Comments

Gedit document words autocompletion plugin

Posted on 01/02/2009 by mcmlxxii

I followed a submission to reddit the other day highlighting a few choice plugins for gedit, as I am fond of using the default GNOME text editor. One plugin in particular caught my eye, the document words autocompletion plugin, written … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux | Tagged 8.10, autocomplete, autocompletion, coding, editor, gedit, ibex, intrepid, Linux, plugin, text | Leave a comment

PHP class using Imagick – resize, reflect or drop shadow

Posted on 06/01/2009 by mcmlxxii

I’ve been spending a bit of time getting to know PHP classes over the Christmas holiday, and I’ve written a couple to test out my knowledge. The first is an image uploading class, which checks for various problems with files … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux | Tagged apache, class, imagemagick, imagick, Linux, oop, photo, php, php5, upload | 2 Comments

Nvidia 180 on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex

Posted on 26/12/2008 by mcmlxxii

EDIT: It seems the packages needed are in Intrepid updates now, so as long as they are enabled in System > Applications > Software Sources they should be installed with a simple sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-180 … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux | Tagged 180, 8.10, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, Linux, nvidia, titlebar, ubuntu | 4 Comments

FirstClass. On 64 bit AMD64 Ubuntu.

Posted on 25/10/2008 by mcmlxxii

For my OU course in Web Applications Development, I have to use a piece of software called FirstClass, from OpenText. Thankfully the nice people at OpenText have packaged up a version for Debian and Ubuntu, version 8.315-2 (one major release … Continue reading →

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Amarok, Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10, Bluetooth and Sony MBR-100 Audio Receiver

Posted on 25/10/2008 by mcmlxxii

As we all know Amarok is the best music player in the world, and it’s free. It’s only available on Linux at the moment but the devs are working hard to port it to Windows. Anyway I digress. I wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux | Tagged alsa, amarok, bluetooth, gutsy, Linux, mbr-100, sony, ubuntu | 9 Comments

RT73 on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex

Posted on 22/10/2008 by mcmlxxii

If you’ve used the Ralink RT73 chipset under Ubuntu for any length of time, you’ll know that the default drivers aren’t yet perfect (some supporting evidence). Some may have had more success, but in my experience they drop out regularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux | Tagged ibex, intrepid, Linux, ralink, rt73, ubuntu, WICD | 15 Comments