Archive - Aug 19, 2008

Let’s say you want your wallpaper to be there when you start up your pc instead of having to type the command.

Look for the

line and remove the “#” in front of it. Then adjust the path to point to the actual wallpaper.

Note that in Ubuntu ~/pictures/wallpaper.png won’t work. Everything in linux in case sensitive so it has to be ~/Pictures/wallpaper.png

Or lets say you want to add conky.

Look for this block of text

This “guide” is meant for people who already have Ubuntu installed. Not for people with a server install.

It’s aimed at people new to Fluxbox and is meant to help them getting started.

Before you think about installing it beware Fluxbox isn’t exactly the most user friendly wm. So if you are having trouble with xfce/gnome/kde this won’t be for you.

On the other hand, if you are bored with those, by all means try Fluxbox.

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1. Installation

Open up your favorite cli client and use apt to install it for you.

Special thanks to Unix_Slayer for providing this tutorial.

I have made small changes for the aplication on ubuntu 8.04 lts

Download the latest driver from NVidia:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

Step 1
in terminal window

sudo apt-get install build-essential

Source: http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/how_do_drigg_and_pligg_compare

I am Drigg’s founder and developer. Drigg and Pligg are pieces of software that will allow you to create Digg-like sites. People sometimes ask me if they should pick Drigg or Pligg. When it happens, I am not sure what I should answer. This article will hopefully solve the dilemma for most of them. Please note that I am bound to be biased here. I am an ex-Pligg users, who happened to have the both the need and the skills to create an equivalent product. I would have never forked Pligg had I liked Pligg in the first place. So… well, feel free to tell me what I got wrong with facts — I will correct this post accordingly.

Source: http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/08/18/where-red-hat-and-its-partners-profi...

Ever wonder why Red Hat spends so much time focused on the JBoss middleware market and so little time trying to make Linux a desktop standard? The answer involves some simple but startling open source math. Check out this little piece of Red Hat financial info, uncovered by The VAR Guy.

Here’s the simple formula: For every dollar a customer spends on JBoss (the product), that same customer typically spends another $10 to $12 on related JBoss consulting and integration services, notes Mark Enzweiler, VP, global channel sales at Red Hat.

“JBoss middleware is like a central nervous system,” asserts Enzweiler. It’s so mission critical that customers are willing to pay Red Hat or the company’s integration partners roughly $11.12 in consulting fees for every $1.00 they spend on JBoss itself, estimated Enzweiler.