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Linux Kernel 2.6.38 installation guide for Ubuntu Linux

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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 (10.04 LTS, 10.10, 11.04) and most distributions based on these versions of 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, if you have these installed and up-to-date.

Installation Guide

  1. Download the kernel headers package;

    linux-headers-2.6.38-020638_2.6.38-020638.201103151303_all.deb
  2. And the appropriate package for your system

    I386: linux-headers-2.6.38-020638-generic_2.6.38-020638.201103151303_i386.deb

    AMD64: linux-headers-2.6.38-020638-generic_2.6.38-020638.201103151303_amd64.deb
  3. And the accompanying compiled kernel;

    I386: linux-image-2.6.38-020638-generic_2.6.38-020638.201103151303_i386.deb

    AMD64: linux-image-2.6.38-020638-generic_2.6.38-020638.201103151303_amd64.deb
  4. Install the files in the same order (else it won`t work!)
  5. In the terminal run:

    sudo update-grub
  6. Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu

    If it`s not there check all steps (and of course errors)

The source? www.kernel.org

Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 released

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On World Maths day (february 28th) Microsoft released Mathematics 4.0 and it`s add-in for Word and OneNote.

Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 provides a set of mathematical tools that help students get school work done quickly and easily. With Microsoft Mathematics, students can learn to solve equations step-by-step while gaining a better understanding of fundamental concepts in pre-algebra, algebra, trigonometry, physics, chemistry, and calculus.

Features

  • A full-featured graphing calculator
  • The Formulas and Equations Library
  • The Triangle Solver
  • The Unit Conversion tool
  • Ink handwriting support

Downloads

Bash 4.2 installation for Linux

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This guide is for almost every Linux distribution.

Prerequisite is that you have the required build tools installed already.

If not, do the following step:

Debian and Ubuntu users way;

sudo apt-get install build-essential

The Fedora/Red Hat way:

sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools" "Legacy Software Development"

First step is getting the source package

wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-4.2.tar.gz

Next step is compiling and installing it;

tar xf bash-4.2.tar.gz
cd bash-4.2
./configure
make
sudo make install
sh

Linux Kernel 2.6.37 installation guide for Ubuntu Linux

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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 (10.04 and 10.10 ) and most distributions based on these versions of 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, if you have these installed and up-to-date.

Installation Guide

  1. Download Download your kernel headers package;

    linux-headers-2.6.37-020637_2.6.37-020637.201101050908_all.deb
  2. And more of that;

    I386: linux-headers-2.6.37-020637-generic_2.6.37-020637.201101050908_i386.deb

    AMD64: linux-headers-2.6.37-020637-generic_2.6.37-020637.201101050908_amd64.deb
  3. Download your kernel compile;

    I386: linux-image-2.6.37-020637-generic_2.6.37-020637.201101050908_i386.deb

    AMD64: linux-image-2.6.37-020637-generic_2.6.37-020637.201101050908_amd64.deb
  4. Install the files in the same order (else it won`t work!)
  5. In the terminal run:

    sudo update-grub
  6. Reboot and select the kernel from the bootloader menu

    If it`s not there check all steps (and ofcourse errors)

And if you want, you can find the source here:

Facebook is the future

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I foresee a bright future for Facebook, why? Keep on reading.

Hyves

On Hyves there is way too much advertisement on the homepage compared to FB and most of the time it has nothing to do with me. Facebooks advertisement is optimised on me and my interests and is therefore more interesting. Also it`s advertisement possibilities are much better.

The whole buzz (front page) idea is stolen from Facebook and it`s less than the original implementation. On FB its possible to eliminate spam caused by an app/plugin while on hyves you can only hide/delete users.

Hyves has less apps and barely any good games.Whereas on Facebook … You know what I mean.

More and more people I know are deleting their Hyves profile in favour of Facebook.

FourSquare

Last week I read an article about how many percent of the people are using geolocation sharing sites like foursquare. This percentage was about 4% of the online people.
With the release of HTML 5 and it`s Geolocation API it`s likely to see a change in the way geolocation sharing is used.

With the release of Facebook Places, in most countries, this percentage goes way up because everyone with a Facebook profile is able to use it without signing up. this also saves work in setting up the integration between several platforms. FourSquare tries to compensate this by using a Facebook login button on the site which makes it easier for Facebook users to use FourSquare.

The 4sq API is already integrated in much more devices and software than the FB Places API which is a major benefit.