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Install Ubuntu on your Android Phone
With this app you can install Ubuntu on your Android phone. It has to be rooted obviously and it’s definitely not this.
It looks like this installs Ubuntu in the same way as in the video above. It’s an app that runs in the background and you use a VNC client to connect to it. You could of course use VNC on a local desktop machine to connect to it too making it more useful but I think this is more a curiosity for those who like to tinker with their phones …
Pity he couldn’t get WordPress running on that Ubuntu install. That would have been fun to see!
Delicious Grillmarkaðinn
If you ever find yourself in Reykjavik make sure you book a table in Grillmarkaðinn. Every single bite was a taste explosion. So delicious!
Monk Fish
Beef Sirloin
The ice cream dessert was actually a disappointment after the previous tasty dishes. As Lenny says, food in Iceland is damn good.
AutOptimize Me!
Testing out AutOptimize here. It minifies html and css and then Super Cache caches the optimized code. Hopefully won’t be any rendering surprises.
Oh, hi from Iceland!
Luigi’s at lunchtime
Amazed that the place is empty!
Patrick Stewart on Extras
That final line of this scene.. Couldn’t stop laughing.
(Odd, the video looks squashed. It’s not WordPress doing it as the embed code from Youtube does the same. Odd.)
Irish Household Charge SEO
The Government’s householdcharge.ie website could probably do with some SEO love. When I search for irish household charge the first page of results are news websites, a political party and a property website’s blog.
Maybe they need to open a blog there talking up the household charge and, oh I don’t know, making us feel better about introducing a new tax.
I’m obviously not the only one looking either. They don’t even make it easy to give them money.. Not that I or any of the other householders want to either.
BTW – today’s the last day if you want to set up a direct debit. There, that’s the Public Service bit out of the way. Now, where’s my credit card?
So, if you own a house in Ireland, what do you think will happen if you don’t pay this charge?
Limbo with a Flashlight
I almost finished Limbo a few weeks ago but it just got to the point where I would attempt a screen over and over and do everything I could think but nothing worked. Watching a playthrough on Youtube didn’t cut it so I’ll have to try again some other time. I’ve heard the ending is quite good! (via)
Government plans to sell Cork to stabilise economy
So long guys! (via RTed by troopstorm)
Howto: Install XFCE in Ubuntu 11.10
You realise how spoiled you are by the ease at which software can be installed in Linux only when you’ve done the same in Mac OS X or Windows. apt-get or aptitude will install a wide variety of software and in the case of aptitude will remove the software and all it’s dependencies afterwards.
Yeah, I’m saying goodbye to Unity and embracing XFCE (for the moment at least. Choice is good!)
# aptitude install xfce4 xfce4-goodies
The following NEW packages will be installed:
desktop-base{a} exo-utils{a} gtk2-engines-xfce{a} hddtemp{a} libexo-1-0{a} libexo-common{a} libexo-helpers{a} libgarcon-1-0{a} libgarcon-common{a} libkeybinder0{a} libtagc0{a} libthunar-vfs-1-2{a}
libthunar-vfs-1-common{a} libthunarx-2-0{a} libtumbler-1-0{a} libxfce4ui-1-0{a} libxfce4util-bin{a} libxfce4util-common{a} libxfce4util4{a} libxfcegui4-4{a} libxfconf-0-2{a} lm-sensors{a} mousepad{a}
orage{a} ristretto{a} squeeze{a} tango-icon-theme{a} thunar{a} thunar-archive-plugin{a} thunar-data{a} thunar-media-tags-plugin{a} thunar-volman{a} tumbler{a} tumbler-common{a} xfburn{a}
xfce-keyboard-shortcuts{a} xfce4 xfce4-appfinder{a} xfce4-artwork{a} xfce4-battery-plugin{a} xfce4-clipman{a} xfce4-clipman-plugin{a} xfce4-cpufreq-plugin{a} xfce4-cpugraph-plugin{a}
xfce4-datetime-plugin{a} xfce4-dict{a} xfce4-diskperf-plugin{a} xfce4-fsguard-plugin{a} xfce4-genmon-plugin{a} xfce4-goodies xfce4-mailwatch-plugin{a} xfce4-mixer{a} xfce4-mount-plugin{a}
xfce4-netload-plugin{a} xfce4-notes{a} xfce4-notes-plugin{a} xfce4-panel{a} xfce4-places-plugin{a} xfce4-power-manager{a} xfce4-power-manager-data{a} xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin{a} xfce4-screenshooter{a}
xfce4-sensors-plugin{a} xfce4-session{a} xfce4-settings{a} xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin{a} xfce4-systemload-plugin{a} xfce4-taskmanager{a} xfce4-terminal{a} xfce4-timer-plugin{a} xfce4-utils{a}
xfce4-verve-plugin{a} xfce4-volumed{a} xfce4-wavelan-plugin{a} xfce4-weather-plugin{a} xfce4-xkb-plugin{a} xfconf{a} xfdesktop4{a} xfdesktop4-data{a} xfwm4{a} xfwm4-themes{a} xscreensaver{a}
0 packages upgraded, 82 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 40.9 MB of archives. After unpacking 144 MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
Once installed, logout and select XFCE from the login menu.
XFCE has it’s own quirks and gotchas but it feels lighter and more responsive than Unity. The most difficult part was making the top menu bar autohide. I had to remove the “running programmes” list to get at the panel preferences. Only later did I notice the “Panel” item when you right click some of the menu widgets. The full screen mode in Gnome Terminal gets me back the extra 2-3 lines of terminal I missed. So winning all around as a certain actor once said …
Installing Gnome 3.2 is just as easy and looks gorgeous!
aptitude install gnome-shell