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Ubuntu 11.10 screen capture log

This is old news but someone (or I) might find this helpful in the future. Below are screen captures during Ubuntu 11.10(Oneiric Ocelot) installation.   Figure 1. Welcome screen   Figure 2. Prepare to install   Figure 3. Install type   Figure 4. Partition type   Figure 5. Timezone   Figure 6. Keyboard layout   Figure 7. Create user account   Figure 8. Install Complete   Figure 9. Login   Figure 10. Ubuntu 11.10 Desktop

Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file install VirtualBox 4.1.8 on Ubuntu 11.10

Tried to update my Ubuntu host today and it did pickup that new version of VirtualBox is available (4.1.8). All other packages installed properly except that VirtualBox installation was complaining about missing dkms.conf file, see error message below. $: sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup * Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ] * Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file. File: does not exist. [ OK ] * Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS [ OK ] * Starting VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ] Though it looks like installation was fine but I am concerned about its effects to VirtualBox functionality. To fix this, do: $: cd /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost $: sudo rm -r 4.1.4 $: sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup Of course you have to re

How to bring the network interface down in Arch

Coming from Debian/Ubuntu camp, I know that ifup eth0 or ifdown eth0 can be used to bring a network interface down/up. Unfortunately, ifup and ifdown is not available by default on an Arch netinstall. Also, it seems like ifup/ifdown are now in the list of deprecated tools. So, what's the alternative? Use ip  command, like to bring down an interface do: #: ip link set eth0 down Conversely, if you want to bring up an interface, do: #: ip link set eth0 up Enjoy! Tags: Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, interface, ifup, ifdown, replacement, alternative

Installing Linux Mint 12 on Virtualbox

Linux Mint 12 was released last 2011-11-12. The release made it to the top of the list in Distrowatch.com. Looking at the outside, Linux Mint 11 and Mint 12 are almost identical except for minor verbiage change. Linux Mint 12 comes with the following major software: kernel:  3.0.0-12-generic X Org:  1.10.4 GNOME: 3.2.1 Firefox: 7.0.1 Below is my configuration of the guest machine: General Name: mint12 OS Type: Ubuntu System Base Memory: 1024 MB Processor(s): 1 Execution Cap: 100% Boot Order: Floppy, CD/DVD-ROM, Hard Disk VT-x/AMD-V: Enabled Nested Paging: Enabled Display Video Memory: 12 MB 3D Acceleration: Disabled 2D Video Acceleration: Disabled Remote Desktop Server: Disabled Storage IDE Controller   IDE Secondary Master (CD/DVD): Empty SATA Controller   SATA Port 0: mint12.vdi (Normal, 20.00 GB) Audio Host Driver: Windows DirectSound Controller: ICH AC97 Network Adapter 1: Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (NAT) Serial Ports Disabled USB Device

Arch Linux on Eee PC 900 Chronicle

Work in progress!!! I have been pretty intrigued with Arch Linux for sometime. I have read numerous times in Distrowatch forum that this distribution can easily replace Ubuntu and that Ubuntu actually makes the name of Linux bad. It is touted by most that it is one of those real Linux, in the same ranks as Debian or Gentoo. My recent experience with Ubuntu 11.10 and Linux Mint 12 on VirtualBox were not good to put it mildly. Now I am in quest for the best Linux distro that can be installed on VirtualBox. By the way, Ubuntu 11.10 works like charm on VMware ESXi 5.0. Should I just dump VirtualBox? Maybe not just yet. With VirtualBox, I can run it on Windows and Linux and still be productive. With VMware ESXi, I need to dedicate a machine for that. I do have 5 boxes running VMware ESXi for software testing but I do need access to Windows on my work laptop. I can also move to VMware Workstation but I have higher hopes for VirtualBox as it is developed at a much faster pace. Plu

Is it just me or GNOME 3 based distributions are getting buggy

Is it just me or GNOME 3 based distributions are getting buggy? I have tried Ubuntu 11.10, Linux Mint 12, Fedora 15 (I should update to Fedora 16 soon), but I can't help but complain about the performance of this latest distributions virtualized using VirtualBox. Or is VirtualBox that's getting really buggy??? :( Ubuntu 11.10 feels really slow, clicking on an application using Unity takes forever to bring up the applications main GUI (even gedit is slow). Linux Mint 12 while looks nice but also is problematic. Clicking on Mint Menu shows blank items ... and it only shows up the entries once I wiggle the mouse around. Picture speaks a thousand words, so see below. Figure 1. Mint Menu shows blank on the left side :( Another issue I have observed with Linux Mint 12 is that the menu gets out of sync. So like if select Internet it does not move focus to it. But the items to the right gets updated. Again, see below for a screen capture. Figure 2. Menus are out of syn

Linux Mint 11 Installation Screen Capture tour

Linux Mint 11 (Katya) was released 2011-05-26. As usual it comes with all the goodies but this time user can download an ISO without all the codecs. Below shows version numbers of the major packages. Release: Linux Mint 11 Code name: Katya Linux: 2.6.38-8-generic GNOME: 2.32.1 X.Org X Server 1.10.1 So here goes how the installation looks like. Figure 1. Boot screen, looks really nice and clean Figure 2. Linux Mint 11 Live CD desktop Figure 3. Install to hard drive, select English as language Figure 4. Preparing for installation Figure 5. Allocate drive space Figure 6. Erase disk and install Mint Figure 7. Select time zone Figure 8. Select keyboard layout Figure 9. Create user Figure 10. Install complete, ready to reboot Figure 11. Login screen Figure 12. Linux Mint 11 desktop