Just a small Ubuntu tip. The Compiz settings on Ubuntu hardy are stored in /etc/xdg/compiz/compiz-manager. This file is parsed by /usr/bin/compiz (which is just a regular shell script). For example, if you wish to enable indirect rendering for whatever reason, add a line like:
INDIRECT="yes"
to the /etc/xdg/compiz/compiz-manager file and log out and in.
A while ago i wrote a script for starting up VirtualBox machines at system boot of the host. This script was called VirtualBoxMachines. I received some comments about it, and today I took the time to clean up the script, rename it to vboxcontrol, and put it with a proper README and ChangeLog file in a tarball.
As for new functionality, it can now be used for NAT networked virtual machines as well as Host attached virtual machines (using tap interfaces and a bridge).
From now on, you can find the latest updates, download link and instructions in the vboxcontrol section
Have fun!
A while ago I took a look at Mandriva 2008 Spring RC1 inside VirtualBox. Today, the 2008 Spring final release was announced. I decided to install it on my main laptop (Acer 5920). Here’s a few quick notes. Perhaps a full review will follow later. This time I downloaded the One GNOME i586 version. …click here to read more
The changelog of the venerable Slackware Linux distribution shows a hint that the upcoming 12.1 release process is just around the corner:
Wed Mar 19 19:34:38 CDT 2008 Is this Slackware 12.1 RC 1 yet? It has to be close. ...
Gaël Duval is the founder of the popular Mandriva (previously called Mandrake) distribution. He no longer works there, and now he’s been building a new distribution called Ulteo. It is to be a system combined of a Desktop operating system and tightly integrated network services. Combined together, they should provide real-time desktop sharing/collaboration, and automatic file synchronization/backups stored at Ulteo. At least, that’s what I understand from the Ulteo scheme. To get an idea of what Ulteo AS currently provides, the flash movie on this page should clear things up a bit.
I’ve given the recently released Application System beta 1 a try; here’s what I think about it.
NOTE: check the vboxcontrol section for up to date information. This article is a bit stale.
Today, uptime of Far Fewer Toes suffered. That’s because we’ve bought a new computer to host the site on. Previously, we were hosting on an old Pentium III 600, which badly needed a replacement. We also needed to free up another box, in order to use it for real reviews and tests (as opposed to in VirtualBox).
Yesterday evening and today I’ve been working on setting everything up, and this site is now hosted in a VirtualBox instance on the new machine: an AMD Athlon64 x2 4400+ with 4 GB of RAM.
Now, VirtualBox doesn’t come with some kind of init script to automatically start all virtual machines on boot of the host, and after searching how others solved this problem, i stumbled on the blog of Mandriva’s Adam Williamson. He has written a blog post containing among other things the required steps to set up VirtualBox with host-based networking.
His post didn’t cover how to start everything on boot of the host machine, and shutting down VirtualBox and all virtual machines gracefully on reboot or shutting down of the host. …click here to read more
It’s often quite fun to take a look way back, and see just how far we’ve come since. This is a look back at what happened in the year 1998.
A VirtualBox that is. This is a quick look at Mandriva 2008.1 (Spring) One RC1 which was released March 1, 2008.
The latest releases from Mandriva have received many positive reviews, so I was curious at their latest offering. While it’s not final yet, this is an RC, so it should be in a reviewable state. I’ll try not to compare it to other distributions, because I don’t want the review to be influenced by other experiences. I like reviews which look at what the user expects. …click here to read more
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