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Linux Kernel 2.6.33 installation guide for Ubuntu Linux

Published on 25 February, 2010 in Linux. 2 Comments Tags: , , .

This short walkthrough describes how to get the latest linux kernel working under Ubuntu Linux without having to compile it yourself.

This tutorial should work with the latest version of Ubuntu Linux (9.10) and all distributions based on Ubuntu Linux like Mint.

The included kernel files have been compiled using the generic ubuntu configuration. 
Note: nVIDIA ForceWare drivers are automatically installed using DKMS (which is included in Ubuntu 8.10 and higher including 9.04 and 9.10)

And in case you don`t want to reboot you should try out Ksplice.

Installation Guide

  1. Download linux-headers-2.6.33-020633_2.6.33-020633_all.deb
  2. Download your kernel headers package;
    I386:  linux-headers-2.6.33-020633-generic_2.6.33-020633_i386.deb
    AMD64: linux-headers-2.6.33-020633-generic_2.6.33-020633_amd64.deb
  3. Download your kernel compile;
    I386:  linux-image-2.6.33-020633-generic_2.6.33-020633_i386.deb
    AMD64: linux-image-2.6.33-020633-generic_2.6.33-020633_amd64.deb
  4. Install the files in the same (else it won`t work!)
  5. In the terminal run:
    sudo update-grub
  6. Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu

For those who want to do their “own” compiles, the source is available here.

Linux Kernel 2.6.32 installation guide for Ubuntu Linux

Published on 3 December, 2009 in Linux. 37 Comments Tags: , .

The Ubuntu kernel guys have released an official build of the 2.6.32 Linux Kernel.
The .deb files should work with both Ubuntu and distributions based on Ubuntu.

The included kernel files have been compiled using the generic ubuntu configuration. 
Note: nVIDIA ForceWare drivers are automatically installed using DKMS (which is included in Ubuntu 8.10 and higher including 9.04 and 9.10)

The required files can be found at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.32/

Installation Guide

  1. Download linux-headers-2.6.32-020632_2.6.32-020632_all.deb
  2. Download your kernel headers package;
    I386:  linux-headers-2.6.32-020632-generic_2.6.32-020632_i386.deb
    AMD64: linux-headers-2.6.32-020632-generic_2.6.32-020632_amd64.deb
  3. Download your kernel compile;
    I386:  linux-image-2.6.32-020632-generic_2.6.32-020632_i386.deb
    AMD64: linux-image-2.6.32-020632-generic_2.6.32-020632_amd64.deb
  4. Install the files in the following order:
    1. linux-headers-2.6.32-020632_2.6.32-020632_all.deb
    2. I386:  linux-headers-2.6.32-020632-generic_2.6.32-020632_i386.deb or AMD64: linux-headers-2.6.32-020632-generic_2.6.32-020632_amd64.deb
    3. I386: linux-image-2.6.32-020632-generic_2.6.32-020632_i386.deb or AMD64: linux-image-2.6.32-020632-generic_2.6.32-020632_amd64.deb
  5. In the terminal run:
    sudo update-grub
  6. Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu

For those who want to do their “own” compiles, the source is available here.

Linux Kernel 2.6.31 installation guide for Ubuntu Linux

Published on 5 November, 2009 in Software releases. 12 Comments Tags: , , , .

The Ubuntu kernel guys have released an official build of the 2.6.31 Linux Kernel.
The .deb files should work with both Ubuntu and Debian and distributions based on one of the two.

The included kernel files have been compiled using the generic ubuntu configuration. 
Note: nVIDIA ForceWare drivers are automaticly installed using DKMS (which is included in Ubuntu 8.10 and higher including 9.04 and 9.10)

The required files can be found at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.31.5/

Installation Guide

  1. Download linux-headers-2.6.31_all.deb
  2. Download your kernel headers package;
    I386:  linux-headers-2.6.31-i386.deb
    AMD64: linux-headers-2.6.31-amd64.deb
  3. Download your kernel compile;
    I386:  linux-image-2.6.31-i386.deb
    AMD64: linux-image-2.6.31-amd64.deb
  4. Install the files in the following order:
    1. linux-headers-2.6.31_all.deb
    2. I386:  linux-headers-2.6.31-i386.deb or AMD64: linux-headers-2.6.31-amd64.deb
    3. I386:  linux-image-2.6.31-i386.deb or AMD64: linux-image-2.6.31-amd64.deb
  5. In the terminal run:
    sudo update-grub
  6. Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu

For those who want to do their “own” compiles, the source is available here.

XtreemFS 1.0 released

Published on 16 August, 2009 in Software releases. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

XtreemFS 1.0 has been released.

Clients and servers can be distributed world-wide. XtreemFS allows you to mount and access your files via the internet from anywhere.
It supports RAID 0 (striping) over different machines, file replication over the network, encrypts data and provides user-based security features.
The file system runs in user space (via FUSE under Linux, via Dokan under Windows).
XtreemFS is fully open source and licensed under the GPLv2.

Version 1.0 is available for:

  • Mandriva Linux 2007, 2008 and 2009
  • OpenSUSE 10.3, 11.0 and 11.1
  • Fedora 9, 10 and 11
  • SuSE Enterprise Linux 10, 11
  • Redhat Enterprise Linux 5
  • CentOS 5
  • Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10, 9.04
  • Debian 4 and 5
  • Windows
  • Solaris

Downloads can be found at http://www.xtreemfs.org

Howto install the Nimbus theme in Ubuntu

Published on 2 August, 2009 in Linux and OpenSolaris. 5 Comments Tags: , , .

This article is the followup of Howto install the Sun Nimbus Theme for Gnome

Nimbus is the OpenSolaris Gnome theme.
This guide demonstrates how to install the Nimbus theme in Ubuntu version 8.04, 8.10 , 9.04 and 9.10.

Install the correct repository key
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 0AAFAD78

Add the repository source to sources.list
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list

And add the following sentence

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/merlwiz79/nimbus/ubuntu jaunty main

Update the repositories

sudo apt-get update

Install the Nimbus theme

sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-nimbus nimbus-icon-theme

Screenshot

Screenshot nimbus 384x240 Howto install the Nimbus theme in Ubuntu