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Now VirtualBox 2.1 is out host interface networking is a simple affair, however you can still set it up manually by following this howto if you wish

I have had a big struggle get host interface networking going on my main PC (Edgy), on a command line server (both wired) and for my laptop at work and home (wireless). Following the VirtualBox Help file example meant a borked Nautilus and other networking things dying, plus I had no two way connectivity and a lost connection for my host machine. (more…)

Aim: to install a command line system, using the 7.04 server edition, and then to install Virtualbox on it, so that I can run VMs using VRDP and access them remotely using rdesktop on client machines. (more…)

If you want to copy over loads of mp3s onto a Samsung SGH-E570 mobile phone, using either the in built memory (only 10mb) or using the MicroSD card slot (I have a 2gb in there), you will need to ensure all the mp3 filenames are no longer than 32 characters, otherwise the phone will list them as unknown and refuse to play them. Stupid Samsung!

It’s a big improvement over the GParted Live CD, with partimage included along with a host of other programs, and it works a lot better to

Programs included here:

http://partedmagic.com/programs.html

Download it from here:

http://partedmagic.com/downloads.html

Great sound, latin rock

Santana ft Chad Kroeger - Into The Night

Here is an easy one to get started. No fancy software needed, just a couple of simple CLI commands:

(assumes that /dev/cdrom is the location of CD/DVD-ROM, if not replace as necessary)

Insert your CD/DVD and open a Terminal

sudo umount /dev/cdrom

(This unmounts the CD ready for action)

dd if=/dev/cdrom of=file.iso bs=1024

(replacing file.iso with the name you want to give)

Wait a while, the CLI will remain blank until finished, then you have your ISO

Found this on the album “Campari Lounge”, a nice jazzy sound

Ismail Miraux - Theme From Axel F

Started using Ubuntu in Feb 2006, having been given a copy of a Hoary Hedgehog CD. Was pretty fed-up with Windows and the price of software, and was ready to try something different. Several previous attempts at Linux had ended in frustration, but this time things were different, Ubuntu offered a window to a real working environment, and the chance to get everything working.Well, it only took 13 months to get all my hardware going, and to satisfy all software requirements. Worked through Dapper 6.061 and currently on a highly modified Edgy 6.10. Have Feisty 7.04 installed at work and as a server at home. Also run an Edubuntu 6.06 as a server and LTSP server so everyone at home has access to everything, and can login as a client to terminal services if needed.

This site is a recap and work in progress, much of which can be found on www.ubuntuforums.org, which has to be the best support forum for an OS on the planet!