Ubuntu Reloaded: May 2009

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Add repositories after installation

Many of you must have noticed that I have added some extra repositories in Ubuntu Reloaded.
They are there in live boot, but after installation they are gone.
This may create some problem in updating later on.
I request you to add the extra repositories to avoid any such problem.

How to do it..
a)Right click on your desktop and create document > empty file.Name it 'sources.list'
b)Right click on the file,open with text editor and in it paste the following lines..
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/deluge-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/shutter/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt jaunty main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 9.04
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak-testing/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/joh/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ jaunty free non-free

c)save the file.
d)Right click on the file,open with software sources...enter your password and add the sources.

Sorry for the inconvenience...
Good Luck!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

No more burning DVDs to install Ubuntu

Do you have a USB drive at least 2GB in capacity? then you do not need to burn a dvd to test or install Ubuntu Reloaded!
visit http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
download unetbootin for whatever platform you are on, and make a bootable usb.It is too easy...

Now its time to boot from your bootable pen drive...
a) Insert the usb drive before you power on your computer.
b) enter bios by pressing F1 or Del or F12 or whatever is applicable according to your motherboard.
c) go into advanced section of bios and look for boot order priority.
d) go into hard disk order and see whether your USB drive is being displayed...make it first.
e) press F10 to save and exit.
this time your computer will boot from USB drive (if you earlier booted from your hard drive).press enter when you are shown boot prompt.

note: on some motherboards it might show 'boot failure'. you can try with another USB drive or try your own USB drive on some other computer.
if you are on ubuntu you can use the inbuilt usb startupdisk creator.

benefits :
>this method is vary useful if your dvd drive is out of order.
>installation from USB drive is faster than from a cd or dvd.
>you can use the same bootable USB as a normal storage media too.
>it is easier to carry a usb media around,boot your friend's computer from it...and install it if he wishes, in under 10 minutes!
>no more wasting money and resources on DVDs.

All the best!cheers!

Monday, May 4, 2009

Known Jaunty Jackalope bugs with workarounds

Known Jaunty Jackalope bugs with workarounds can be found here..
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1145967

Note: The release notes list know bugs and bug reports and solutions (if any). Please read the release notes before installing or upgrading to Jaunty (Ubuntu 9.04).
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904