sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
update the file to look like the following (of course change to your network info)
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.100
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.1.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.1
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
References
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/change-ubuntu-server-from-dhcp-to-a-static-ip-address/
Not sure when the happened, but the location of “Trash” has moved from “~/.Trash” to “~/.local/share/Trash”. There is also a new structure for the trash folder. It has a directory named “files” for the deleted files. There is an additional directory named “info” which contains when the files were deleted & where they were deleted [...]
The way to install fonts in Ubuntu 8.04 has changed a little, and in my option it is a bit easier.
open the “.fonts” folder in your home directory
You probably have to create it first
make sure you can view hidden files
copy your font files to this folder
next time you open your application, the fonts should be [...]
Recently after upgrading to Ubuntu 8.04/Firefox 3, all of my CSS fonts have been HUGE! I didn’t have the opportunity to look for a solution, so I have been using Opera as my primary browser. After finally getting a little time to dig, I found a quick fix using the following steps.
Type “about:config” in the [...]
sudo /etc/init.d/dns-clean start
I had a buddy who had his home folder also setup as his desktop, and was frustrated because he didn’t know how to fix it.
There is a file located at “/home/yourfolder/.config/user-dirs.dirs”. You edit this file to point your common folders for where ever you would like.
Here is my setup.
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR=”$HOME/Desktop”
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR=”$HOME/Desktop”
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR=”$HOME/Templates”
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR=”$HOME/Public”
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR=”$HOME/Documents”
XDG_MUSIC_DIR=”$HOME/Music”
XDG_PICTURES_DIR=”$HOME/Pictures”
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR=”$HOME/Videos”
Upgrading to Thunderbird 2 on Ubuntu Feisty
Add the following two repositories and check for updates
deb http://ubuntu.iuculano.it feisty thunderbird
deb-src http://ubuntu.iuculano.it feisty thunderbird
References
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ThunderbirdNewVersion
After trying for over a year to get my Linksys WPC54GS card working on a Linux laptop, I finally got it working today!!!
Here are my steps
Open a terminal and type “lspci” this will give you a listing of pci devices on your computer.
Look for one that looks something like this
“0000:05:07.0 Network controller: Broadcom [...]
This is how I install ColdFusion 8 on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn.
Download the ColdFusion install files from
http://www.adobe.com/go/trycoldfusion
Make sure your “Coldfusion-8-lin.bin” is executable
Right click on it
Click “Properties”
Click “Permissions” Tab
Click The “Execute” check box
Click “Close”
Open a terminal window
type “sudu -i”
Change directory to where your “Coldfusion-8-lin.bin” is located
type “./Coldfusion-8-lin.bin” (you probably need the “./”)
Choose “1″ for [...]
This is how I got Gaim to start automatically when i login to Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
Go to System->Preferences->Sessions
Click the “Startup Programs” Tab
Click the “New” button
Add “gaim” to the “name” and “command” fields
Click “OK”
Gaim should start by default next time you login.
This should actually work for any application you would like to run at startup. [...]