In my opinion, logs files of Linux is almost useless on desktop usage. If you agree with me, you can make your Linux box runs faster than before. Basically, you should have 1GB RAM or more.
Step A :
sudo nano /etc/fstab
Append the following lines to /etc/fstab
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs noexec,defaults,noatime 0 0
tmpfs /var/tmp tmpfs noexec,defaults,noatime [...]
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The price of 3G/3.5G modem and data plan are dropping. The minimum monthly service charge is $98-HK ($1-US = $7.8-HK) and the maximum charge is $188-HK for unlimited usage. The 3G modem is free of charge, surprise? However, you need to sign a contract from 18 to 24 months.
I bought a 3G [...]
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Newbies of Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu will be confused by the name of her official released CDs – Desktop Live CD, Alternate CD and Server CD. Why she makes these different CDs?
Desktop Live CD
Live CD allows user to boot it from CD-ROM and experience the power of Linux. Live CD is a complete operating system that [...]
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According to the current issue (issue #22, Page 26 “Letters”) Full Circle Magazine at http://www.fullcirclemagazine.org, we can convert the existing ext3 to ext4 by the following command. However, I did not try it yet until the release of Ubuntu 9.04.
tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/DEV
ext4 is running fast and stable under Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha. [...]
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Ubuntu eee comes with Netbook Remix and it is very user-friendly. I installed Ubuntu eee on my ASUS Eee PC 701 and all the function keys are workable. The speaker, mic, webcam and wireless work flawlessly.
Now, I want to do some tweaking on my Ubuntu eee box.
Step 0 :
Install the Ubuntu [...]
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Install Ubuntu 8.04.1 on ASUS Eee PC as is. The installation is smooth and simple.
No matter you have Eee PC 701 or 900, the tweak on them is similar or the same.
Since the wireless driver from Ubuntu 8.04.1 does not work on Eee PC, you should disable the two entries at “System” – “Hardware [...]
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If you are using Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS, go here.
I am very sad to know that official Ubuntu 8.04 LTS cannot be ran from SDHC on Eee PC. Don’t look back. Okay, I installed 8.04 SE on the SSD of the E.
The process of the installation is smooth. However, the wireless network card and hotkeys (except [...]
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Huawei E169G 3.5G HSDPA USB dongle equipped with 7.2Mbps download and 2Mbps upload speed. The Ubuntu 8.04 kernel recognized it as Huawei E620. To make this toy to work with Ubuntu 8.04? It is very easy.
Download a software namely “Vodafone Mobile Connect Card driver for Linux” and plug in the device before executing the program. [...]
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The Huawei E270 is recognized by Ubuntu 8.04 out of the box. However, you need to set something to make it works. The ISP is PCCW’s Netvigator in Hong Kong.
Plug in the modem. Choose from the Gnome menu : System >> Administration >> Network >> Connect and select modem.
Activate the function by clicking the box [...]
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