Category Archives: Ubuntu

December 13, 2008

Development configuration tips for Ubuntu– also posted in Apache/IIS, Databases, PHP, SVN, cfeclipse

I just setup my machine at home with Ubuntu 8.10 (desktop) which was so easy think I saved hours off the time it would normally take with Windows. So much is already installed and ready to go and with apt (or the Synaptic package manager) it’s super quick to download and install extra things things [...]

February 28, 2008

Can’t access shared music with Rhythmbox (Ubuntu)?

Probably quite old news for those in the know, but if you’re using Rhythmbox to play music on Ubuntu and want to listen to shared music over a network where people are using iTunes version 7+….it ain’t going to work
You can view who is sharing music, but their actual libraries won’t load into [...]

November 14, 2007

Flex not working on Ubuntu using the Gnash player– also posted in Flex

Gnash is a free Flash movie player for Ubuntu which works as a standalone player or as a plugin for Firefox and Konqueror.
This is the default (I believe) player installed on Ubuntu 7.10 (the Adobe player isn’t there by default).
I recently tried to load a Flex app in this player and failed, the reason is [...]