Linux

Wow, that was close! I decided to delete an old fat32 partition that I used to share data between linux (first Fedora, now Ubuntu) and Windows on my dual boot PC. Since Ubuntu supports NTFS partitions, I hardly ever used it. I used Partition Manager Professional in Windows to delete the partition. No worries.

However, I also decided to resize my /boot partition under Ubuntu. When I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04, the process was stalled several times because I didn't have enough space on the /boot partition (initially 100Mb). This was very annoying because I had to move some files from /boot and restart the entire Ubuntu upgrade (several minutes wasted each time). So I used Partition Manager to also increase the /boot partition to 200MB. No worries.

When you right-click on a folder in Ubuntu Linux you are given an option to Create Document. Initially no templates are installed. To install a template simply create blank document in the ~/Templates directory and it will appear in the right-click menu.

Postfix is a mail daemon for sending email (an alternative to sendmail).

Linux distribution which is relatively easy to install and use. I have tried Ubuntu and it does provide a user friendly Linux distro, detecting hardware automatically so that things like sound and networking work straight away.

Background

After getting a new router yesterday I returned to Zeer Rangsit and got my next IT purchase today: a HP PhotoSmart C3180 colour printer and scanner for 4000 Baht.

Linux desktop management system

1. Install libquicktime 0.9.8:
   1. tar xzvf libquicktime-0.9.8.tar.gz
   3. cd libquicktime-0.9.8
   4. ./configure

ns2 is a popular, free package for simulating computer networks and protocols, e.g. TCP, satellite links, ad hoc networks, routing protocols.

1. Download the following packages from the ns2 website and extract them into your working directory. For example in my case /home/sgordon/ns2 is my install directory, therefore all the .tar.gz files are saved in this directory and apply tar xzvf filename.tar.gz on each:
   

Here are some notes from my installation and usage of Fedora Core 4 on a Dell Latitude D410 laptop.

Installation

My Dell Latitude D410 laptop already had Windows XP Professional installed on one partition, and a second partition was already created (when ordered through Dell).

Here you can find a brief description of my PC in Bangkok, my Web Server in Bangkok and the computer setup I used to have in Adelaide. You can also find some notes to some installation and configuration issues using Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora) and other software (e.g. NS2).

PC in Bangkok

A couple of days after I arrived in Bangkok and got my room I purchased the following PC which also acts as my TV and sound system. Total price: 38000 Baht (approx $AU1350).