Monthly Archives: March 2007

I Dont Like Brown!

Apologies to Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke I see this morning through reading Robitaille’s Blog that Paul Thurrot doesn't like the brown theme that Ubuntu has by default. Paul (a major league Windows fan/fanboy/apologist/weenie [delete as applicable]) tells us that he has installed the latest version of Ubuntu under VMWare, and the only thing he has to say about it is that he doesn't like the brown theme!
Posted in Advocacy, Fun, Linux, Rant, Ubuntu | 11 Comments

Direct Line Of Communication

One of the great things about Free and Open Source software is the availability of the developers. On three occasions recently I have contacted the developer of an application and had a favourable communication with them. Of course I am not suggesting everyone starts emailing the developers of software and asks them questions! I use bug trackers and mailing lists normally. It's just that I happened to be talking to these people and they offered help with the applications I had problems with.
Posted in Advocacy, Linux, Ubuntu | 5 Comments

Command Not Found

I love this new feature in Ubuntu Feisty.. Edit: According to these pages this is also in Ubuntu Edgy (6.10), the current stable release. If you type a command on Linux that doesn't exist, normally you get this:-
  alan@bishop:~$ mplayer
  -bash: mplayer: command not found
With the package command-not-found installed (which is by default installed as of Ubuntu 7.04 [Feisty] [due out in April]) you get something like this:-
  alan@tigger:~$ mplayer
  The program 'mplayer' can be found in the following packages:
   * mplayer-nogui
   * mplayer
  Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>
  Make sure you have the 'multiverse' component enabled
  -bash: mplayer: command not found
How cool is that!?
Posted in Advocacy, Fun, Linux, Ubuntu | 13 Comments

Ubuntu is sexy alright

Could the new Ubuntu Splash get any more phallic?
Er, no. Thanks to Lee for the pic. Edit 16th March: The above image has now been replaced:-
Posted in Fun, Linux, Ubuntu | 24 Comments