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The tipping point for Firefox and Ubuntu

The tipping point for Firefox and Ubuntu is finally here. HISTORY I have been an evangelist for Firefox and Ubuntu for quite a few years now. The obsession with Firefox started quite a long time ago, when I was in … Continue reading

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Slicehost : Setting up outgoing mail and Google Apps (postfix)

We just moved to SliceHost recently and have been trying to get the server up and running. Every thing was super cool, but getting outgoing email to start working was a bitch. What happens is that our poor little sendmail … Continue reading

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Fixing ‘Could not determine fully qualified name’ issue on localhost

Whenever you setup Ubuntu on a new machine, every apache restart always ends up with a silly error which goes something like : apache2: Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName Other than … Continue reading

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20 sureshot steps to install Ubuntu from USB

Like people, machines too need love. When you get a new machine, you think to yourself that this time you will not dump that old machine. It had served you well for so long and it doesn’t deserve to get … Continue reading

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Coming Soon : Ubuntu Gutsy

Finally, after the long wait, the next version of Ubuntu is about to come out. Then, I’m sure the sound will start working on this one…

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The sure shot way to run Flash 9 on Linux (Ubuntu Fiesty Fawn)

It has been a couple of months since I moved from a standard windows os to Ubuntu on my new laptop, and most of the time I’m pretty satisfied. Except for three issues which just wouldn’t get sorted out. The … Continue reading

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Remove nginx from Ubuntu Fiesty Fawn (7.04)

I was trying my hand at ruby the other day, and decided to try it out with nginx. However, after the initial trial, I decided to get rid of nginx. But aptitude failed to get rid of it, and returned … Continue reading

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