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I admit it - i have no patience and i want things fast. It is 6 days from the release of Ubuntu Intrepid Ibix. So i waited until today where the RC is released, and i made an dist-upgrade. Note that you need really at least 1.6G if you want to go the "update-manager -d" way. i somehow could not squeeze out that much space, so i burnt the RC iso in to CD, and went the CD way. It is pretty simple - insert cd, and click on upgrade.

have you ever felt that even though you are on a "super fast" linux system, it still start to slow down without apparent reason? Well, i have no answer to that, but i know recent software aren't as small as they were used to be. It all comes back to your current system's setting and its capability to run multiple software at once. I myself find ubuntu with most standard software plus claws-mail (no evolution/thunderbird for me) pretty good. Of course, i have 1.5GB of RAM.

a few things you must/can try out, for your new Asus Eee PC:

1. Install Ubuntu EEE
Instead of installing the original Ubuntu, i found Ubuntu-eee. The team hasdone a great job. What i did to get Ubuntu on my Eee PC was just: first, download iso. second, use Unetbootin to create a bootable USB with LiveC. third, install from USB on either SSD or SD card.

VLC media player 0.8.6c Janus
The program '.' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'.
(Details: serial 477 error_code 11 request_code 144 minor_code 5)
(Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful

This will be the page of all the customization i do to my current Ubuntu installation. Hope it will be of use to you too :)

CD/DVD Burning Software
even though i don't use Kubuntu, i do like some KDE software. For cd/dvd burning, i usually use k3b. so the steps are:

$ sudo apt-get install k3b libk3b2-mp3

the second package is to allow you to install mp3 burning capability 

eventhough the Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon was release on thursday, 18th October, i only manage to install it yesterday because i was on a business trip. Well, rule number 1: never try to change a working and running system while you are on important routine/work. So the choice was to do it when i am back home on Friday. To be more efficient, i started the download at home remotely, so that i can straight away start with the installation once i am home.

recently it got harder to resist... the upcoming Ubuntu 7.10 GustyGutsy Gibbon is just sexier than i can imagine... now it is

Some of us out there might have at times this itch to try out something new. But we are all afraid to face troubles and sleepless nights, therefore we have not crossed the border until today. But if you have been contemplating to try out Linux and don't want to risks... here is a nice collection of articles written by Ashton Mills in APC Magazine. It is a superguide to replace Windows completely with Ubuntu Linux.

remember my attempt in getting the Sony Ericsson HBH DS 970 to work with my desktop? It was puzzling in February when i first got it, and i gave up trying since then. However since a few days i got a link from thoughtfix, and excitingly got bluetooth stereo working with the n800. yes, i can now start up a music player on the n800, and receive the sound via bluetooth on the DS 970. That is great for me, since i can basically have my handphone paired to the headset, while having the music still sent from the n800 simultaneously. neat.