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Category Archives: Vista

Upgrade Hydrogen in Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope to v0.9.4rc1

I noticed that the kind developers of Hydrogen have posted an update for us at their website. This worked on Jaunty Jackalope for me. Also available are Windows binaries for Hydrogen that work in Vista.
You can install it by downloading from SourceForge using the commands below:
cd
mkdir source
cd source
wget http://softlayer.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/hydrogen/hydrogen_0.9.4rc1_i386.intrepid.deb
dpkg -i hydrogen_0.9.4rc1_i386.intrepid.deb

Of note, is more use [...]

KDE4 Install in Kubuntu Improves Performance

I first installed KDE4 yesterday, and I’ve been impressed with it. Not in the ways I expected, but at the same time disappointed and frustrated in other ways I was not ready for. Ctrl-F12 fortunately doesnt require three keys on the left hand for a normal US keyboard, but instead does require both hands, almost [...]

Init: Error parsing configuration no such file or directory

I recently got a new Dell laptop, an Inspiron 1520. It came pre-loaded of course with Vista. I of course wanted Kubuntu on it, and that’s been an adventure.
Now… first things first. I setup the notebook using Vista and made sure that everything worked. Fortunately, everything worked… and worked perfectly.
Next, I moved into using GParted/CloneZilla [...]