Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS released (the fourth maintenance update)

The Ubuntu team has announced the release of Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS, the fourth maintenance update to Ubuntu's 8.04 LTS release.  This release includes updated server, desktop, and alternate installation CDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures.  Ubuntu 8.04 LTS continues to be maintained through 2011 for desktops and 2013 for servers through online updates, but this is the final maintenance release of 8.04 LTS.

In all, some 70 updates have been integrated, and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation.  These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.

To download Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS, or obtain CDs, visit:

 http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

This is the last maintenance release for the 8.04 LTS series.  Future security updates will be individually downloadable from the Ubuntu archive in the same way as before, but no further updates to installation media will be provided for 8.04 LTS.  The next LTS release, 10.04 LTS, will be released in April 2010.  It is recommend that users installing Ubuntu after April install the latest LTS release.

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Glatx: Try the latest experimental Deb files

My post gtalx: Howto Gtalk in ubuntu ( google talk ) has already show you how to install gtalx on linux


To install on 32-bit Ubuntu 9.10 you can try this EXPERIMENTAL deb file (this installs today's snapshot of the unstable branch).
To install on 64-bit Ubuntu 9.10 you can try this EXPERIMENTAL deb file (this installs today's snapshot of the unstable branch).
The way to use the deb file:

$ sudo dpkg -i gtalx_0.0.5_i386.deb

or if you have 64 bit Ubuntu

$ sudo dpkg -i gtalx_0.0.5_amd64.deb

you might get a dependency error after the above line so you'll need to execute this next:

$ sudo apt-get -f install

To remove this package execute:

$ sudo apt-get remove gtalx

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How to Block an ip address using iptables

You can block an user with an ip address from accessing your system using the iptables.

For that follow these steps.

1. Open up a shell and login as root.

2. now type the command below to block the ip(XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX).

# iptables -I INPUT -s XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX -j DROP

3. See whether the new rule has been added.

# /sbin/iptables -L -n

You can find other options to choose from with the following command:

# iptables --help

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How to install GIMP in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

A quote from wiki.ubuntu.com: "The GIMP has been removed from the default installation in order to make room for more features and content to be included in Ubuntu. Basic functionality for image editing provided by The GIMP can be found in some of Ubuntu's other applications, such as F-Spot. The GIMP remains available in the package repository."

In the next version of the well known Linux distribution Ubuntu (10.04 - Lucid Lynx) the Ubuntu developers decided to adjust the default applications. GIMP will be classified as software for specialists which means that GIMP will not be installed by default any longer.

This is how you can install GIMP from command line.

Open up the terminal and type:

$ sudo apt-get install gimp

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How to Disable splash screen in ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

The splash screen is shown when you boot up ubuntu.
You can stop showing the splash screen and instead view details about your boot process.

Follow the steps below to disable the splash screen.
1. Edit grub.

 $ sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

Locate the following line

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

Remove quiet and splash
Now the line should look like this

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""

Now save and exit.

2. Now update the grub.

$ sudo update-grub

Now Reboot..

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How to Restore grub in ubuntu remix 9.10 karmic koala

I recently installed Windows 7 on my laptop which already had ubuntu remix installed in it.
The problem i faced was, the GRUB was lost. But i had trouble getting your GRUB boot loader since the process of restoring GRUB has changed.

Follow these instructions to restore your GRUB.

1. Boot from your UBUNTU LIVE from which you installed Ubuntu
2. Now open up the terminal.
3. Now find out the drive in which you installed Ubuntu.
print the "Partition table" and find out the drive.

$ sudo fdisk -l

4. Now mount the drive.

$ sudo mount /dev/sdDP /mnt

'D' is the drive number and 'P' is the partition number.
In my case, It was 'sudo mount /dev/sda3 /mnt'

5. Now install GRUB.

$ sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sdD 

'D' is your drive. For me it was 'sda'.

6. Now unmount the drive and reboot.

$ sudo umount /mnt

You should have your GRUB restored by now.

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