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Ubuntu 9.10 alpha and beta release users may have noticed something very wrong with its NetworkManager. On those releases, NetworkManager won’t let the user edit default network settings through the NetworkManager applet even with sufficient privileges. Instead, NetworkManager will just revert the settings. Thus, deeming it impossible to set a static IP address using NetworkManager applet.

This bug has now been fixed on the version of NetworkManager preinstalled in Ubuntu 9.10 release candidate. This means users won’t have to worry about the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10 release.

NetworkManager is not maintained and developed by Ubuntu.

Get your potbellied pig to mate

In some Linux distributions that uses GNOME Desktop Manager such as Ubuntu, an icon of a volume or partition appears on the Desktop whenever you mount them as seen on the screenshot on the left.

Although it was made that way for the easy access of the volume, other people just want to get of rid. At the top of the list are the people who have minimalistic desktops, those who are obsessive-compulsive about their icon arrangements, etc.

Gladly, there’s a very quick hack to do it without the use of any third-party software such as Ubuntu Tweak. To do it, press Alt+F2 to open the Run Application window. Then paste this command:

gconftool -s --type bool /apps/nautilus/desktop/volumes_visible false

That’s it. No restart required! To undo its effect, just negate the false on the command to true.

If you enjoyed this post, you might considering running into my other Linux posts.

Ubuntu 9.04 indeed was the fastest version of Ubuntu I had in my laptop. Before, boot time gradually increased as each version is released. But Jaunty Jackalope broke the trend, it was faster than it’s predecessor Intrepid Ibex.

But the release had a very noticeable annoyance, the Update Manager pops up a couple of times if you don’t have an updated system. It was unlike before when Update Manager only issues a notification on the notification area.

Fortunately, there’s a quick fix for that. Just go to your terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) or press Alt-F2 and paste this:

That quick fix just fixes the annoyance, no side-effects or whatsoever!

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Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope has been released earlier today and a lot of people have actually installed it on their workstations, like me!

Right after installing, I tried updating my repositories (list of packages, correct me if I used the wrong word). I’ve noticed that it stopped updating itself at one point.

You may experience this problem when clicking the Reload button on the Synaptics Package Manager or when shooting the sudo apt-get update command on the terminal.

Here’s a workaround to get it done. Now, all you have to do is to go to System -> Administrative -> Software Sources. On the Ubuntu Software Tab (the default), you will see a download from dropdown box. If you are downloading from the Main Server or your country’s server, try choosing other choices on the Other.

Try reloading the repositories again (or shoot of the sudo apt-get update command. That should work.

Too many people are updating their repositories right now, that’s why Main Server or your country’s local server is not cooperating that well.

If it won’t, then you’ve got to do more Google. Hahaha.

Last month, I decided to have another fresh install of Ubuntu on another partition of my laptop and migrate some of the files and settings on my other Ubuntu installation. I was about to install it but then I remembered that Jaunty Jackalope was a month away. And so, I waited for it!

Finally, after the very long wait, Ubuntu 9.04 will be released tomorrow! For sure, I’ll download myself a downloadable ISO and boot it up on my laptop. I can’t wait to check out the new style for notifications, as seen here.

New features since Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex includes improved boot performance (I need this!!), ext4 support which is rumored to slightly speed up performance on read/write intensive software and many more.

You may download a copy of the operating system once it’s out, or pre-order yourself a FREE (FREE in the sense of free beer) physical CD delivered right on your doorstep!

Yes, it’s an Ubuntu manga! The manga of my current operating system.

The manga was made by Hirosho Seo. The manga was originally in Japanese but it’s already translated in many languages including English. There are also left-to-right editions (unlikie the manga-style right-to-left) for like me who don’t read manga.

You are free to get your copy as it is licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution – NonCommcercial license.

A number of Ubuntu 8.04 CDs from the Netherlands reached my hands just this morning — after three weeks of long wait; which was actually a week ahead from their promised duration.

I tried running it in a Live CD mode in a user can try the OS from the CD without actually installing it. Finally, they supported WPA-PSK personal preshare keys for Wi-Fi networks. Enough reason to use it!

I tried to install it a while ago on a different partition but I keep on getting PartitionMagic Error 983 (Too many errors found, process halted) and Error 1529 (Information mismatch on directory entry). I tried searching for solutions online. The solutions I found was to perform CHKDSK with repair and force parameters on then defrag then try dividing the partition again. I have done a million of CHKDSK with slash f and slash r (/f /r) parameters and defragged my hard disk but to no avail. (more…)