- @pfaffman @it566 Drupal 7 installed http://librarymonk.zapto.org/drupal #challengedrupal #it566 #
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From Dan On Twitter Last Week
- "Sure it's a few pixels off, but just look at the kitten" http://placekitten.com/ #
- @jbIT566 nope, not my kitties or my site, but I love the idea of distracting people with cuteness #
- 4:04 employee not found #
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From Dan On Twitter Last Week
- Trevor Bayne wins the Daytona 500! http://tinyurl.com/4hvlh37 that was fun to watch #
- @it566 @pfaffman not going to make it to the meetup tonight, have fun #it566 #
- @pfaffman @it566 Upon the Subject of Computer Switching http://bit.ly/fu6yae #it566 #storypoints #
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Upon the Subject of Computer Switching
Last month I was lucky enough to get a computer for free to use as my server for IT 566. It works great and I found that I wasn’t using my old HP laptop at all.
So this weekend I decided to switch things around. I installed Ubuntu 10.10 on the laptop, an HP Pavilion with a 1.6 GHz Intel Centrino Duo processor, 2 GB Ram and a 100 GB hard drive. Everything works fine, it seems to run faster than it did with Windows XP Home on it. An added benefit is that I have the power management set to just turn off the screen when I close the lid. So it can sit on my desk out of the way being a happy little webserver. So far I haven’t noticed any heat issues.
When I actually need to use it I just open up the lid and plug in a USB keyboard and mouse, since the keys are falling off the keyboard and the trackpad is mostly dead.
I’m still working on updating XP Pro on the Dell desktop, lots of Windows updates to install. I also found a graphics card for about $30 (refrubished) that should provide a nice boost from the onboard. video. The PNY GeForce FX 5200 has 256 MB of memory. Once I boost the RAM up to 2GB I might actually be able to run an old game or two. Still looking around for the the best price on the RAM.
From Dan On Twitter Last Week
- @UTKjsilver: @it566 I'm seeing Arabic as well #
- @it566 @quackster Commented on http://tinyurl.com/4kjmu8h #it566 #communitypoints #
- @laurapy typos must hurt 🙂 … "Shane. Shane. Come back!" #
- @Clem0613 @it566 Commented on http://tinyurl.com/4eaw6h5 #it566 #communitypoints #
- @pfaffman @it566 Upon the Subject of MP3 http://tinyurl.com/4b6mcwy #it566 #storypoints #challengemp3 #
- @pfaffman @it566 Upon the Subject of phpMyAdmin http://tinyurl.com/4b46asp #it566 #storypoints #challengephpmyadmin #
- @ordinaryjoe80 @pfaffman @it566 @jbit566 I still see Arabic as well #
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Upon the Subject of phpMyAdmin
I installed a LAMP stack a few weeks ago with Taskel. Next up for IT 566 is installing phpMyAdmin.
The install is pretty simple, just run “sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin” from a terminal window.
Here’s screenshot of phpMyAdmin installed.
Upon the Subject of MP3
Next for IT 566 is installing support for MP3 creation in Ubuntu. MP3 is a patented audio format so Ubuntu does not install support for MP3 creation by default. However, it can easily be added by installing libmp3lame0 and Audacity via the Ubuntu Software Center (or Synaptic or any method you choose).
I used the Ubuntu Software Center. Here’s a screen shot of the MP3 I recorded using a microphone. Just hit the red record button and away you go. Then go to File and Export.
Here’s the MP3 file. Caution, my voice may frighten small animals. Or attract small animals in the case of my cats. 🙂
From Dan On Twitter Last Week
- @Clem0613 @it566 @pfaffman Commented on http://clem0613.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/setting-up-my-server/ #communitypoints #it566 #
- @pfaffman @it566 software installed using Software Center http://tinyurl.com/4tt5qxb #it566 #storypoints #challengesoftware #
- @pfaffman @it566 software installed using Synaptic http://tinyurl.com/6xagkso #it566 #storypoints #challengesoftware #
- @pfaffman @it566 software installed using Apt http://tinyurl.com/62asbwf #it566 #storypoints #challengesoftware #
- @jbIT566 @utkjsilver @it566 I haven't seen anything new. I made up my own hashtag for the software installs to since that wasn't specified #
- @Clem0613 @it566 @pfaffman Yay! yep, your server is alive #techsuccess #it566 #
- @jbIT566 @it566 192. addresses are internal IP's only you can see those #
- @jbIT566 @it566 207.98.159.24 works jtbserver.no-ip.org isn't displaying that page, doublecheck that you got the IP right with no-ip #
- @jbIT566 @utkjsilver @it566 try dyndns.org you make have better luck, no-ip.com works well for me on Comcast #
- @jbIT566 @utkjsilver @it566 no luck, can't establish connection to server #
- @jbIT566 @it566 @pfaffman http://jtbserver.dyndns-home.com/ Looks like you got it working #techsuccess #it566 #
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From Dan On Twitter Last Week
- @joysjsj @pfaffman @it566 Commented on http://bit.ly/el4rSE #communitypoints #it566utk #
- @joysjsj maybe I didn't have to use Tftp with my router but this may help http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/TFTP_flash#Linksys_TFTP_GUI #
- @jagreda: bacon doesn't need an explanation #
- @pfaffman @it566 Is there any particular IP service you want us to use for the game? I already have an account with No-IP.com #it566utk #
- @pfaffman @it566 Could you post a outline/timeline of the challenges? I'd like to know the plan go I don't go off on tangents. #it566utk #
- @pfaffman @it566 what's the hashtag for the Get Ubuntu challenge? #
- @pfaffman @it566 Server specs are up http://tinyurl.com/5u3qmqx #it566 #challengegetaserver #
- @pfaffman @it566 Ubuntu is up http://tinyurl.com/6ky5q6g #it566 #challengegetubuntu #
- @pfaffman @it566 My network setup http://tinyurl.com/6eotdh9 #storypoints #it566 #
- @pfaffman @it566 Apache with DDNS is up http://t.co/SygqeKM #it566 #challengenetwork #challengeddns #
- @pfaffman @it566 Upon the Subject of Web Servers – Apache http://t.co/W1zE9MU #storypoints #it566 #
- @pfaffman @it566 Upon the Subject of Dynamic DNS – no-ip.com http://t.co/as33Q3h #storypoints #it566 #
- @UTKjsilver @it566 you can add ClamAV antivirus via the Synaptic Package Manager but it's not as needed as say on a Windows machine #
- @pfaffman @it566 When do challenges start? When you post them to Twitter or when youu post them to the blog? #it566 #
- @Nikerdoodle @it566 Just posted a comment to your post that should help with the .exe issue #it566 #geekpionts #
- @pfaffman @it566 what's the hashtag for the Installing Software challange? #
- @pfaffman @it566 LibreOffice installed http://tinyurl.com/4hr5kuy #it566 #storypoints #challengelibreoffice #
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Upon the Subject of LibreOffice
Next up for IT 566 is installing LibreOffice. LibreOffice is an Oracle-less fork/update of OpenOffice.
I installed LibreOffice using this method, via apt and a PPA repository.
Update: Feb. 20 Better, more clearly written instructions are at Ubuntu Wiki.
These instructions will remove OpenOffice as well.
Here’s LibreOffice Writer running, also showing LibreOffice in the Ubuntu menu.
Here’s a LibreOffice file association.
