Tag Archives: planet-ubuntu

GPS (+Heart Rate) trackers for Linux

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Risto H. Kurppa

I’ve been recently playing with GPS devices on Linux (for example i-gotU gt-120, and the linux software to download tracks). I’ve also been discussing gps+heart rate data storage options. The obvious choice is (ex-Nokia) Sports Tracker and it didn’t even … Continue reading →

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How long has your system been up’n running?

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Risto H. Kurppa

I’m planning to wipe my Kubuntu desktop box root partition to re-install Kubuntu 10.04 LTS. I don’t have any major problems that would force me to reinstall the system, but I’ve installed many apps and packages from outside the repositories, … Continue reading →

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Install Ubuntu on USB hard drive

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Risto H. Kurppa

sudo qemu -hda /dev/sdc -cdrom kubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386.iso -boot order=d That’s it. (you can also try VirtualBox) Except that I get an error: “Executing ‘grub-install /dev/sda’ failed. This is a fatal error.” After this Ubiquity crashes.

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iPad – first experiences

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Risto H. Kurppa

iPad – it’s here to change the world! It’s small, slick. It looks extremely good. It feels heavy enough to convince you it’s of strong build. E-book reader. Very easy to scroll pages, just slide your finger from side to … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Finland & community effort

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Risto H. Kurppa

Happened last Wednesday, the day before the release of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx LTS at Ubuntu-fi teams IRC channel (#ubuntu-fi-tiimit @ Freenode). Someone organizing the Ubuntufest release party at Tampere, Finland on 5th of May (Akademy 2010 will also be there … Continue reading →

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