Yes, it is related to the latest release of Ubuntu. Called Lucid Lynx.

This Long Term Release (meaning it will be supported for a longer duration), was very promising.

But I faced lot of problems initially. The problems were because Ubuntu isn’t very cool with proprietary drivers, and I have Nvidia cards on my Compaq.

Also though on most other computers like Dell and Acer, the boot up and shut down time been shaved, but on Compaq it takes close to 1 minute. It takes about 20 seconds for Grub to show up!!!

My woes didn’t end there. Wireless didn’t work out of the box. And after installing Graphics drivers, boot splash screens became low resolution.

Hash Mismatch!

So I thought, I’ll reinstall and after that when I try to update, it complains about Hash Mismatch. First I thought it was because of my internet connection which through a proxy and behind a villainous firewall. But soon I discovered that there were some serious issues with the repository servers and that the Netherlands server didn’t have any problems.

Switching my server in System > Administration > Software Sources to a Netherlands connection saved me from more trouble. Phew! (By the time I found this out, I had done about 6 reinstalls, jumping between 32 and 64 bits thinking sometimes that the CD was corrupt!)

Thanks to Netherlands server, All iz Well now!

Now busy with new customizations. OMG! Docky has become so cool!

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Howdy!

So am back after a really long time, dusting my blog out of the dust. Glad to see, there have been visitors to Open Thoughts, even though I wasn’t updating. Well, can’t be lazy anymore, and I am back. Yeah, I know what you are thinking. Every now and then I post something like this saying that this blog has returned, and then I go back to hibernation. So something solid this time.

I was seeking something new to blog about, something I am doing actively. I wasn’t blogging very active, nor was I keeping up with Online developments and news. Blogging about stuff I wasn’t sure about is a bad idea.

So I come now, with Python, which I find really a cool way to learn programing. It is just easy, like Plain English! (Python is a programming language like C/C++)

And django. For web developing fanatics, Django saves time. For the curious, Django is a web development framework, that lets you develop apps really fast!

See ya around!

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desktop jithinkr

That’s my Ubuntu Desktop. It’s Karmic Koala, Ubuntu release 9.10. I have installed AWN 0.4 with customised HUD theme and also Docky (on the right side). That’s docky ‘without’ Gnome Do. The wallpaper is ‘Assassin’s Creed’ (that’s pretty obvious right!).

What do you think?

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