If, like me, you use pidgin as your IM client on Ubuntu, you may have been experiencing issues connecting to ICQ today.There's a patch available here, as well as a discussion of the issue.As I don't use ICQ too heavily I may just wait until a new version is released … [Read more...] about Pidgin ICQ Bug On Ubuntu
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Debian (and Ubuntu) SSH / OpenSSL Security Hole
Earlier today both Debian and Ubuntu maintainers announced a serious security issue with both Open SSH and Open SSL.There is, of course, a post about it on SlashDot, but if you'd rather skip the crud (ie. some of the rather inane comments) and are running a Debian (or derivative system such as Ubuntu) do a dist-upgrade as soon as you can.If you're using SSH keys you'll need to … [Read more...] about Debian (and Ubuntu) SSH / OpenSSL Security Hole
Ubuntu Upgrade – Relatively Painless
I upgraded my home desktop's Ubuntu install earlier today.It was a relatively painless exercise, though I was trying to do it unattended, which naturally enough didn't work due to a few custom configs I had.I'm used to Ubuntu upgrades wreaking havoc on my graphics settings, but this time everything seems to be working as before. It's interesting to see that the Ubuntu … [Read more...] about Ubuntu Upgrade – Relatively Painless
Upgrading and Spring Cleaning and Organising Myself
I was intending on putting off upgrading my desktop's install of Ubuntu until the new version had had a chance to settle a bit, but I decided I'd take the plunge regardless. I expect to run into issues with my graphics card - I have with every other upgrade since I started using it, but apart from that it *should* be ok.Since we now offer VPS hosting I really need to move a few … [Read more...] about Upgrading and Spring Cleaning and Organising Myself
Ubuntu Countdown
It looks like the next release of Ubuntu will be hitting a mirror near you in a few days. According to the main Ubuntu site the next stable release will come out of beta in a mere 12 days.So what kind of new features will it bring?What is likely to break? (something nearly always does! :) )I'm seriously considering doing a completely clean install on my home desktop, as a … [Read more...] about Ubuntu Countdown