I finally got round to installing Urchin 6 (beta) this evening.As my personal servers are running Ubuntu I opted for the source install, however for some reason Urchin sees it as Fedora? It works, but it's a very odd thing to report...As the software is commercial you have to get a license. Fortunately once it's installed you can simply follow the wizard to get your license key … [Read more...] about Urchin 6 Beta – First Impressions
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How to Find Commands in Your Bash History
One of the things that drives me mad is typing long commands or sequences that I need to type over and over again.Luckily there is a way to search your previous commands in bash.Simply type CTRL R and you will get a new command prompt. Then start typing part of the command.To keep looking back through other instances of the command just keep hitting CTRL R. Once you've found … [Read more...] about How to Find Commands in Your Bash History
Silverlight Leaves Linux Users Out In The Cold
The "big" news in the tech press today is Microsoft's launch of the much vaunted Silverlight.I'm sure a lot of people will be enthralled by Microsoft's attempt to win market share from Adobe's Flash, but they've so far left some of us out in the cold.Unless I boot into Windows or switch to my Mac I can't download or see anything produced by SilverLight!Of course that wouldn't … [Read more...] about Silverlight Leaves Linux Users Out In The Cold
Google Flight Simulator On Linux
The latest release of Google Earth comes with an Easter Egg (a hidden function / option).Techcrunch picked up on the story from Marco GallottaAnd the nice thing is that it also works on Ubuntu!Download the latest version for Linux. Install it (you'll need to change the permission first - chmod 700 GoogleEarthLinux.bin will probably work) and off you go.Once Google Earth has … [Read more...] about Google Flight Simulator On Linux
HP To Offer Linux on Desktops
The spread of Linux is obviously gathering momentum and with the backing of big players the future could get very interesting indeed.I mentioned previously that Dell was offering Ubuntu Linux on some of its desktop modelsNow they have been joined by HP, which is to offer RedHat on some desktop models in the Australian market.Unfortunately it looks like we'll have to wait a … [Read more...] about HP To Offer Linux on Desktops