Category Archives: Ubuntu

Acer Revo 3610 Ubuntu and HDMI

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Brian

Decided to get my Acer Revo 3610 connected to my nice new Sony TV. From reading on the web, it was clear that the Nvidia Ion graphics were more than capable of producing a good picture via the HDMI port. … Continue reading →

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More Ubuntu Lucid IPv6 problems – solved

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Brian

I have solved another IPv6 problems on Ubuntu Lucid 10.04. When trying to install a package (apt, aptitude or synaptic) wget has these symptoms; –2010-05-21 20:05:55– http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/webdin32.exe Resolving internap.dl.sourceforge.net… 1.0.0.0 Connecting to internap.dl.sourceforge.net|1.0.0.0|:80… failed: Connection timed out. Giving up. This … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 64 Bit IPv6 problems

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Brian

I’ve installed Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid on a core 2 Duo Acer Aspire, going for the 64bit version for the first time and am having loads of problems with IPv6. 2 Instances; firstly Firefox would not connect to a website. I … Continue reading →

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What do I want from Ubuntu?

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Brian

What would I like to see from Ubuntu. Well 2 things;

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What’s in an OS

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Brian

The imminent release of Ubuntu 9.10 and the release last week of Windows 7 has prompted me to consider what I actually want from an Operating System. Rory Cellan-Jones (BBC technology Correspondent) produced a storm of response to his off … Continue reading →

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