Ubuntu, which is one of the more popular Linux distributions these days, has unveiled a completely new look.It's got a new logo:And a whole new range of styles for just about every other visual asset associated with the brand, both online and on the users' desktops.The new look is very slick compared to the "old" image of Linux distributions as being ugly, yet functionalFull … [Read more...] about Ubuntu Gets A Visual MakeOver
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Cleaning Up Old Configs On Ubuntu / Debian
Image via WikipediaThis is more for my own use than anyone else...If you remove a package in Debian / Ubuntu you often end up with legacy configuration files lying around.Running the following command removes all the crud left lying around your system and may fix silly issues that you run into. As it's Linux, there's probably about 10 other ways to do this!Here's the … [Read more...] about Cleaning Up Old Configs On Ubuntu / Debian
Playing With Lifestreams and SweetCron
A few months ago Stewart mentioned Sweetcron as a "lifestream" solution (You can see his here). A "lifestream" basically acts as an aggregator of all your online activities, as many of the online services that people use, such as Twitter, Flickr etc., publish your activity via RSS.I'd already been experimenting with Movable Type's Motion, which is a pretty cool addition to an … [Read more...] about Playing With Lifestreams and SweetCron
Logging Email From PHP Scripts
This is more a note for myself than anything else ...By default a lot of php scripts will send emails that appear as coming from the Apache user, which makes tracking down a rogue script really annoying and time-consuming.You end up with entries in the mail logs similar to this one:Apr 27 18:22:29 servername postfix/qmgr[23581]: 0F53421C1FA: … [Read more...] about Logging Email From PHP Scripts
Pidgin on Ubuntu – Alternative Installation Method
I've been having some issues with Pidgin on my Ubuntu desktop since I upgraded recently. No matter what happens it seems to be using a lot more CPU than I would like as well as crashing randomly.In order to fix this I'm currently trying a different installation method which has been provided by the Pidgin developers:Ubuntu ships Pidgin but does not update it after a release … [Read more...] about Pidgin on Ubuntu – Alternative Installation Method