Archive for the ‘Linux’ Category
Sunday, October 1st, 2006
Microsoft's ISA server firewall is the tool used every where on networks in Pakistan and it is the second most common problem for Linux advocates in Pakistan. The first most common problem is getting drivers for win modems.
My Cable Internet service provider also uses the same stupid MS ISA server ...
Posted in Dapper, Linux, Networking, Pakistan, Tips, Ubuntu, activism | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
Once you have Ubuntu GNU/Linux installed and you find it useful then it is the time for you to consider ways to contribute in Ubuntu. Ubuntu Wiki now has a detailed page Contribute to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is most of all a community. All of the software, artwork and documentation in Ubuntu ...
Posted in Free Software, GNU, Linux, Pakistan, Ubuntu, Urdu, activism, community | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, August 16th, 2006
Firefox is great but since I visit several websites that Firefox is unable to render properly I have no choice but to find an alternative. I am starting to hate Firefox and forcing myself to love Konqueror and Galeon but still whenever I am using Firefox I feel like using ...
Posted in Dapper, Firefox, KDE, Konqueror, Kubuntu, Linux, Mozilla, Ubuntu | 4 Comments »
Sunday, August 13th, 2006
What Penguin has to do with Linux?
It is the official Linux logo, distributed as part of the Kernel. The concept of the Linux mascot being a penguin came from Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel. The penguin was designed by Larry Ewing in 1996. It is a ...
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Saturday, August 12th, 2006
You can order your free Ubuntu CDs from http://shipit.ubuntu.com. By default Ubuntu comes with Gnome desktop environment. If you are an absolute beginner to Linux I would highly recommend Ubuntu. Other wise you can also order free CDs for Ubuntu's K desktop environment Kubuntu, from http://shipit.kubuntu.org.
Remember these CDs will take ...
Posted in Linux, Pakistan, Ubuntu | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, August 8th, 2006
Few days ago, I talked about a bug in Firefox (1.5.0.3 ubuntu dapper) related to the display of Urdu Fonts. On Oreilly Linux Devcenter, Caitlyn Martin discusses problems with Firefox for Linux. In the article titled "Why Is Firefox For Linux So Terribly Broken?" she writes:
I’m currently running Firefox 1.5.0.4 ...
Posted in Firefox, Linux, Mozilla, Ubuntu | No Comments »
Monday, August 7th, 2006
I was asking myself, if Linux and GNU based software are so good, free and legal then why Pakistanis don't go for them. Some reasons are pretty obvious and others, we will have to figure those out.
Pakistanis who spend their time in front of computers at work are forced to ...
Posted in Free Software, GNU, Information Society, Linux, Pakistan, activism, community | 3 Comments »