Linux

  • SLAX – Linux in your pocket

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    Saiu hoje a versão 5.0.8 do SLAX, a distribuição de Linux que eu costumo usar na minha pen drive. O SLAX foi criado e optimizado para correr a partir de um cd ou de uma usb drive sem ser instalado. Baseado em Slackware, o SLAX usa o Unionfs para permitir que um filesystem “read-only” se

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  • The Silence Within

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    Today’s post is in portuguese. Sorry. I’m in a bad mood. Ultimamente tenho estado muito “calado” no que toca a posts aqui no blog. Infelizmente o tempo é pouco o que reduz drasticamente a minha disponibilidade para uma serie de coisas, incluindo este blog. Neste momento estou entre livros, (é a única coisa que tenho

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  • Root password in Ubuntu 5.10

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    It has been reported here that this file (/var/log/installer/cdebconf/questions.dat ) contains all the installation logs and included in the file are the default user and root passwords created in the install process in clear text. Can anyone check this out and see if it works? I’m running Dapper and it seems the bug is gone.

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  • Ubuntu – Testing Dapper Flight 5

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    In case no one noticed, Dapper Flight 5 was released today. For what I read about it, it seemed stable enough for me to install it, but then again “appearances can deceive”. Every time I install an Ubuntu version, something happens, not quite the 1-2-3 install that I would like it to be, but then

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  • LinuxCaffe

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    Portugal could use a place like this! More photos here. [tags]Linuxcafee, Linux[/tags]

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  • Ubuntu Misadventures

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    I updated my Ubuntu box today. Everything went smooth until I noticed that the system was slower. My 686 SMP kernel was replaced by a 386. 😐 Being used to surprises like this one with the Ubuntu updates, I downloaded and installed the lastest SMP kernel. After installation, the darn thing booted up slower than

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  • Gregarius

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    I just ditched Google Reader and installed a personal web based RSS/RDF/ATOM reader / aggregator named Gregarius. Gregarius runs on Apache/PHP/MySQL or SQLite and it’s great. Simple and functional as every web 2.0 app should be, it provides AJAX powered item tagging, categories, folders, filters, full text search, support for themes and plugins and a

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  • The Unix Alternative

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    Last week in my quest for something near a Linux / Unix environment I mentioned the UnxUtils and Cygnwin. Today I found out that AT&T RnD department has this cool Unix package that allows UNIX applications to be built and run on Win32 platforms. UWIN has a set of libraries that emulate a UNIX environment

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  • Dump

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    Dunno wich Linux distrib is the best for you? Check the Linux Distribution Chooser. Speaking about Linux, In my daily basis I’ve been blessed to work with Window$ at full time. Sometimes I have to retrieve and edit information from several text files and logs in order to troubleshoot problems that occurr. Not having a

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