Archive for the 'Linux' Category

Installing Chromium in Ubuntu Linux (9.04)

Friday, August 21st, 2009

So you want to install Chromim in Ubuntu Linux. Here is how I did it under Ubuntu 9.04:
1) Edit file /etc/apt/sources.list:
sudo emacs /etc/apt/sources.list
2) Add the following two lines to this file:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
3) Hit C-x C-s to save these changes and then hit C-x C-c to quit emacs
4) Now do a
sudo […]

Learning GNU Emacs

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Just bought this little baby from amazon UK:

and I’ve been delighted from reading it. I’m no experienced emacs guru, but I know how to use it, and wanted to know more about it. From reading a couple of chapters, I can see it’s very easy and straightforward to start using emacs once you start reading […]

Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is freely available and issues the current new Ubuntu version 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope“. It’s worth reading it, but it only serves as an introduction to newbies or when one has some questions or doubts about making changes into the Ubuntu desktop.
Nevertheless, I would recommend it for people considering quiting Windows […]

Ubuntu 9.04/9.10

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Ubuntu 9.04 is already available here. Meanwhile, the Ubuntu team is already planning for 9.10, which will see the light of day in October 2009:

In Ubuntu 9.04 the desktop side will focus on beautification and an improved boot-up experience; the server side will target cloud computing.
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Linux na Rádio Popular

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Ultimamente tenho ocupado o meu tempo livre a escolher electrodomésticos lá para casa com a melhor relação qualidade/preço e obviamente tenho ido a várias lojas e casas de electrodomésticos.
A semana passada tive uma agradável surpresa ao entrar na Rádio Popular (Estádio do Dragão) e ao questionar uma das empregadas sobre o stock de determinado produto. […]