KDE 4 release event

Posted in Computers, Linux on 28th, 11th 2007 | no responses

KDE 4 release event is planned on January 17-19, 2008

http://www.kde.org/kde-4.0-release-event/

Living with Linux

Posted in Linux on 17th, 11th 2007 | 2 responses

Now here is a story that is a living proof of people’s laziness to move out of Windows:

http://blog.mandriva.com/2007/10/31/an-open-letter-to-steve-ballmer/

For the last two weeks now, I’ve been playing around with computers and operating systems. I’ve finally settled on Mandriva 2008. Its been a week now. I haven’t booted once into Vista though it is installed on my PC – some austerity is required, if I were to ever learn Linux.

Just so that I don’t forget it, I need to document my steps every now and then.

Installation (12th Nov 07):

I re-installed from the Mandriva 2008 Powerpack DVD iso which I downloaded. My earlier installation did not include GNOME so I added it on. Install process was simple. I allocated only 15 GB space to the root ext3 partition, which seems to be big mistake now though. The remanining 65 gigs of this hard disk and the other 320 GB hard disk are all in NTFS. This is limiting my ability to handle data.

I could not boot any version of Linux with my NVIDIA geforce 5200
plugged in. So I simply pulled it out and am presently on i915G
graphics.

Configuration of installation sources and update (13 Nov 07)

After repeated complaints about the installation media not being readable, I used to Mandriva control centre to change the media source for installation and updates to be from internet and excluded the installation media. No complaints since then.

Added compiz effects (16 Nov 07)

Now the 3D graphics rocks . Shame shame Windows Vista.

Viewing .rar files (17 Nov 07)

Added capability to view .rar files on Mandriva by running this rpm

ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/plf/mandriva/non-free/2006.0/i586/unrar-3.51-0.1.20060plf.i586.rpm

Sinhalse lyrics to Surangani

Posted in Music on 17th, 11th 2007 | 5 responses

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UQsyot7C5I]

Well, if there ever was one open source super hit, it was Surangani. Every body just seems to love this song and make his own variation of it. Originally a sinhalese Baila, the song has been dubbed in many languages. I just finished listening to a version that was done by none other than Ilayaraja himself.

Lot of Indians are confused about the song, the song sounds, Goan, Manglorean, Tamil…

Surangani Surangani

Suranganita malu genawaa
Surangani Surangani
Suranganita malu genawaa
Surangani Surangani
Surangaita malu genawaa

Maalu maalu malu
dan genapu malu
Suranganita malu genawa

Lajja nadde me
Pare handanne
Vatin pitin bala sitinewa
Oya handenewa
Oyage as rathu venewa
Bala sitina matath handenewa

Surangani Surangani
Suranganita malu genawa
Malu malu malu
Dan genapu malu
Suranganita malu genawa

Mokada manda me
Malu noganne
Kenthhiyen wage innewa
Epa kiyanawa
Genapu hinda baninawa
Mage ange malu natanewa

Surangani Surangani
Suranganita malu genawa
Surangani Surangani
Suranganita malu genawa

Surangani Surangani
Surangaita malu genawa
Malu malu malu,
Dan genapu malu,
Suranganita malu genawa

Surangani Surangani
Surangaita malu genawa
Malu malu malu
dan genapu malu
Suranganita malu genawa

Now if some one is kind enough to explain to me what these lines actually mean, I’ll include a translation…

Now set to learn Linux

Posted in Linux on 14th, 11th 2007 | no responses

For the last two weeks now, I’ve been playing around with computers and operating systems.

One thing comes out clearly. Open source software has come a long way.

In the last two weeks I tried SuSE 9.1, openSUSE 10.2, openSUSE 10.3, ubuntu 7.10, kubuntu 7.10, Mandriva 2008 power pack. I loved what Linux did to my PC.

I could never resolve the conflict between my nvidia geforce fx 5200 and the onboard i915G that kept preventing Linux from booting. I finally yanked the nvidia card out and settled for the onboard graphics.

Vista runs on my PC with an experience index of 1.0 and the Aero interface disabled. Mandriva rocks my PC.

Haven’t used Vista or XP in weeks. I dont think I need these anymore. I need to learn Linux to survive.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Posted in Quote on 1st, 11st 2007 | no responses

Each day sees a task begin
Each night sees it close
Something attempted, something done,
Has earned a night’s repose.