Sometimes a blog with thoughts and opinions by Dan Greene
This one wasn’t specifically a challenge for IT 566 but I upgraded by Ubuntu machine to 11.04, Natty Narwhal. I’m not exactly sure what a natty narwhal looks like, but I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t want to meet one in a dark alley … errr… ocean.…
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.…
Next for IT 566 is installing support for MP3 creation in Ubuntu. MP3 was a patented audio format (the patent expired in 2017) 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).…
Next up for IT 566 is installing LibreOffice. LibreOffice is an Oracle-less fork/update of OpenOffice.
Instructions are at Ubuntu Wiki.…
More software installing for IT 566, this time with Ubuntu Software Center. I started the Ubuntu Software Center via the Ubuntu menu, Applications. I didn’t have any particular software in mind to install this time. However, I did notice that Ubuntu doesn’t install by default anything quite like Apple’s System Profiler or the System options in various versions of Windows.…
More software installing for IT 566. I chose to install Lynx. Lynx is text based browser that has been around since 1992.
I started the Synaptic Package Manager via the Ubuntu menu, System, Administration. You need to enter your password before the manager will start.…
Next on the agenda for IT 566 is installing software. One of the ways to install software in Ubuntu is via the command line using apt. The Ubuntu documentation has an extensive section on apt that includes a tutorial.
The tutorial explains how to install the racing game Torcs.…
Next up in IT 566 assignments is installing Ubuntu. I only had blank DVDs so I went the alternate download route and downloaded the DVD iso for version 10.10.
I put the DVD in the Dell machine and let the installer do its thing.…