Envy - Easy Way To Install Nvidia Drivers in Ubuntu

Envy an easy script to install Nvidia drivers by Alberto Milone, read more.





wget http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/nvidia/scripts/
envy_0.8.1-0ubuntu6_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i envy_0.8.1-0ubuntu6_all.deb

See What Version of a Package Is Installed on Ubuntu

dpkg -s

Taken from: HowToGeek

Ubuntu computer" and "trash" icons on the Desktop

Open gconf-editor (sudo apt-get install gconf-editor) then :

apps -> nautilus -> desktop

Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) has officially been released!

The beta and the wait is over. Ubuntu 7.04 has been released and is available for immediate download.



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Some links...

http://badvista.fsf.org/
http://www.defectivebydesign.org/node

Backup Script for Ubuntu/Debian

#
# Backup script
#
# Use this script at your own risk !!!
#
# author: zeekox
# license: free
#

if [ `whoami` != 'root' ]
then
echo ''
echo 'You must be root to execute this script.'
exit
fi

cd ~/recovery/

dir=`date +%d%b%y`

mkdir $dir

cd $dir

echo 'Make sure debconf-utils is installed...'
apt-get install debconf-utils
echo 'OK'

echo 'Optain package selections...'
dpkg --get-selections > pkgSel
echo 'OK'

echo 'Optain debconf selections...'
debconf-get-selections > debconfSel
echo 'OK'

echo 'Copying source listes...'
cp -r /etc/apt/sources.list* .
echo 'OK'

echo ''
echo 'Backup completed in '`pwd`

Ubuntu + java 6 + eclipse 3.2.1

Use the command line tools (java/javac):

sudo update-alternatives --config java

and edit the /etc/jvm file.


Set Java 6 compliance:

Window/Preferences/...

Java -> Compiler -> Compiler Compliance Level set to 6.0

Use the official JRE from SUN in Eclipse:

Window/Preferences/...

Java -> Installed JREs -> Add...

Enter path to sun's JRE, something like: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.00

Select it in the list of Installed JREs.