Monthly Archives: March 2006
Seting up an LDAP address book on Ubuntu
| 21-Mar-2006 | Posted by Sonia Hamilton under Email, LDAP, Ubuntu |
Quick and dirty on installing OpenLDAP as an addressbook server.
- install
sudo aptitude install slapd ldap-utils
- configure (if needed)
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow slapd
- edit /etc/ldap/slapd.conf
Telstra evdo MiniMax on Ubuntu
| 09-Mar-2006 | Posted by Sonia Hamilton under Ubuntu, Wireless |
A while ago I bought a account from Telstra for roaming wireless on my laptop – it uses a Maxon MiniMax MM-5500U to connect on the CDMA phone network. I got this rather than other wireless products as I was going to be doing some work in Perth, and this was the only network that had coverage.
Getting it going on Ubuntu Breezy was really easy, thanks to Quozl’s Maxon page: (more…)
ubuntulite.org
| 03-Mar-2006 | Posted by Sonia Hamilton under Ubuntu |
The idea of Ubuntu Lite is to bring the power of Ubuntu across to the users of Legacy systems…
Unofficial Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) Starter Guide
| 03-Mar-2006 | Posted by Sonia Hamilton under Ubuntu |
This guide was started by Chua Wen Kiat (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). It is now being maintained by the Linux Center of University of Latvia, and everyone else who is willing to contribute.
See also:
EasyUbuntu – an easy to use script that gives the Ubuntu user the most commonly requested apps, codecs, and tweaks that are not found in the base distribution – all of this with a few clicks of your mouse.
Restricted Formats – walks you through getting support for the most popular non-free media formats. Also Restricted Formats2
Firefox 1.5 – guide for installing Firefox 1.5 in Ubuntu Breezy 5.10.
Ubuntu Document Storage Facility – an organised archive of Ubuntu Forums information for your favorite flavour of Ubuntu.
Ten tips for new Ubuntu users – a list of tips that might save you some time while you’re getting used to Ubuntu.
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