Hmm.. Maybe.

Windows XP Service Pack 3 finally came out. Maybe Windows is usable now.. I doubt it.

HOW-TO: AWN curves (Thanks to NikoPSK of Ubuntu Forums)

Well, I guess since that old method that used to be posted isn’t supported anymore.. I’ll keep this post and put the new way.

Just get AWN from BZR and use gconf to set the value bar_angle to -1.

How to Dual-boot openSUSE 10.3 and Ubuntu 7.10

I have a dual-boot machine of openSUSE 10.3 and Ubuntu (Studio) 7.10. This is how I did it.

I installed openSUSE like any other way, except I told it not to install any boot loader. Then, I logged onto Ubuntu and went into the terminal:

sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Once I had that opened, I created a divider at the bottom of the text file:

title Other operating systems:
root

Then, under that, I put this entry:(I installed openSUSE on a 2nd HDD, change the (hd1,0) to the fitting code if it’s the same HDD on a different partition. The second number is which partition.)

title openSUSE 10.3
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
initrd /boot/initrd

That is telling it to use the files that are only shortcuts to the current vmlinuz and initrd.

After that, GRUB should be able to boot openSUSE. Enjoy!

How to convert Ubuntu 7.10 to Ubuntu Studio

I recently changed my Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon install to Ubuntu Studio. Here’s how I did it:

sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-desktop ubuntustudio-gdm-theme ubuntustudio-audio ubuntustudio-audio-plugins ubuntustudio-default-settings ubuntustudio-icon-theme ubuntustudiolauncher ubuntustudio-graphics ubuntustudio-look ubuntustudio-menu ubuntustudio-screensaver ubuntustudio-sounds ubuntustudio-wallpapers ubuntustudio-video usplash-theme-ubuntustudio ubuntustudio-theme

That should install all the Ubuntu Studio packages and their dependencies. (ubuntustudio-desktop removes ubuntu-desktop as a dependency) If you do not have the required packages they depend on, just allow apt to install them. Now for the removing of the regular Ubuntu components.

sudo apt-get remove gtk2-engines-ubuntulooks gutsy-wallpapers human-theme ubuntu-artwork ubuntu-minimal usplash-theme-ubuntu

You see? Nothing to it! Now you should be completely running Ubuntu Studio after a reboot!

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