Weblog of Quests

Shopping

• Prices of computer parts from selected stores in Sim Lim Square, Singapore. Prices updated regularly.

Basic customisations

• 8 Ways to Maintain a Clean, Lean Ubuntu Machine
• 50 amazing ubuntu-time-saving tips
• Ubuntu tweaks.

Increase Bling

• Change the fonts to look like a Mac. (Mac4Lin)
• Tips for customising Ubuntu 8.04
• Custom Compiz effects for Ubuntu 8.04.
• More handy tips for Compiz
• Installing Microsoft truetype fonts. Why? So that office documents created using MS Office can look the way they are supposed to under Ubuntu, and also the fact that many web sites have been designed with MS Windows in mind.

64-bit Ubuntu

• Advantages and Disadvantages of 64bit. (Plus install Guides)
• HOWTO: Install Skype on 64-bit Ubuntu
• getlibs: Automatically solves dependencies for 32-bit programs on 64-bit
• Unofficial repositories of 64-bit software for Ubuntu

Virtualbox

• Guide on Ubuntu.com for installation of Virtualbox. Scroll down to networking to set up bridging together with this sample /etc/network/interfaces from emmjay. Follow the last steps to get USB working for guest OS.
• Another useful guide.
• Getting USB to work with Virtualbox.
• Great tip for resizing of virtual disks!
• A fix for one potential non-booting problem when upgrading from 1.5 to 1.6.
• PIIX3 and PIIX4: good explanation for IDE advanced settings.

Multi-media

• Guide to install Tovid, a VCD/DVD authoring program.
• Playing mp3, DivX, and DVD on Ubuntu.
• Options for multimedia.
• Best media players for Linux.
• Installation guide for multimedia codecs from Ubuntu Tutorials.
• Including Medibuntu repositories.
• Libdvdcss2 and w32codecs for Ubuntu.

Recommendations for thumbnail viewers.

Great articles for setting up Pulseaudio

• How to set up PulseAudio under Ubuntu 8.04.
• Pulseaudio FAQ.
• Background article on pulseaudio.
• Setup guide for pulseaudio.
• Forum thread from Debian users.

OpenOffice

• How to Install OpenOffice.org 3.0 on Ubuntu 8.10: Step by step tutorial with screenshots!
• Technical support for OpenOffice.
• How to increase compatibility between Microsoft Word and OpenOffice Writer.

Network shares

• A guide for automatically mounting Windows SMB shares.

Recompile a custom kernel

• Compile a kernel, the Ubuntu way.
• How to make use of extra RAM for 32-bit Linux.

Dual monitor

• Howto: dual monitors, quite comprehensive thread.
• Dual monitors howto.
• Dual monitors with Nvidia.
• Dual monitors in Ubuntu 8.04.
• Dual monitor set up for Ubuntu 8.04.

LAMP set up

• Using Ubuntu 8.04 LTS as a server.
• Installation of software packages.
• Enable UserDir module, or any module for that matters.

Installing The eZ Publish CMS On An Ubuntu 7.10 Server.

Hardware annoyances

• Installing wifi adapter (even external USB) using Windows driver.
• Suggested fixes when Ubuntu won’t shut down.
• Shutdown Linux safely after a system freeze.
• Display information about installed hardware on the command-line.

Programming frameworks

• How to set up Akelos framework under Ubuntu.
• Deploying and tuning Django
• How to get your run-of-the-mill gedit to work like TextMate on MacOS.

Get the most out of your mouse with btnx.

Linux compatible list - user-submitted entries.