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Just another stone against the storm

Ubuntu 8.10 Static IP addresses

It looks like I’m not the only one to have run into difficulties with NetworkManager 0.7 in Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex.
Myself I was forced to get rid of NetworkManager for two reasons:

I needed my virtual machine instances to have Real Networking (better known as Host Networking) in VirtualBox.
My ISP’s DNS servers suck. They like to point [...]

alkhemy

Like I said before, I finally got enough money to build me a new computer. I looked around for what would be the best components for a cheap machine and wound up using the list provided in the Ars Ultimate Budget Box System Guide, except for the case; all components were ordered from Newegg.com. I [...]

Virtualbox on Ubuntu 8.10

So I finally built a new computer (more on that later). Put the Intrepid Ibex RC on the system and it’s been working flawlessly. For a release candidate, it’s working out much better than Hardy (it was installed for about 20 minutes).
Since I’ve got enough CPU and RAM to put a couple of VMs, went [...]

Change for the better

Migrated over to Ubuntu 8.04 64-bit, so haven’t posted much because of that. I’m trying to wean myself off Windows. The screenshot above is how it currently looks at 1600×1200. While it does look like Windows, obviously I’m able to do so much more (nmap, anyone?) plus I really don’t like the default GNOME look. [...]