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Redmine on Ubuntu Maverick
Redmine is a project management software. There’s existing documentation on the web about installing Redmine on Ubuntu, but much of it is out of date and confusing. Redmine is in the Ubuntu repos now so the installation is really quite simple. sudo tasksel install lamp-server sudo apt-get install redmine Select sqlite for the database (redmine-sqlite is installed as a dependency … Continue reading
How to setup a SparkleShare Private Server on Ubuntu
*Feb 3, 2011: This is a work in progress… *Todo: nautilus integration not working – missing dependencies? (no ubuntu python-nautilus-dev package?) *Todo: compile a release build instead of a debug build? *Todo: build a ubuntu/debian package? SparkleShare is dropbox-like software that can sync to your own private server. The SparkleShare documentation recommends syncing to GitHub or Gitorius, but all you … Continue reading
Google Chrome on Linux via Wine
So it’s possible to run the Google Chrome browser using Wine (latest dev version 1.1.4), though it’s kinda slow, and won’t do any https sites. Ubuntu thread w/ instructions (These didn’t work for me on Fedora 8) Wine App DB page w/instructions (These worked for me on Fedora 8)
Ubuntu: Wacom Tablet Hotplugging
Update 11-04-2008: The release version of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid should work out of the box, so you don’t need to do any of this. However, only the stylus works. If linuxwacom comes out with an update to use the eraser and tablet buttons, you might need to manually install the linuxwacom driver, but right now, enjoy the “it just works” … Continue reading
Ubuntu: Rebuild A Source Package
# install deb build tools sudo apt-get install build-essential fakeroot dpkg-dev devscripts # download the source code apt-get source package # install other packages needed to build sudo apt-get build-dep package cd package # update the version in the changelog dch -i # make any changes to the source # e.g. vim debian/rules # then build the new package dpkg-buildpackage … Continue reading