How to install Firefox 3.6 in Ubuntu Karmic/Jaunty/Intrepid/Hardy

January 21, 2010 · General · 29 comments

Firefox v.3.6, released January 21st, 2010.Firefox 3.6  is built on Mozilla's Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering platform, which has been under development since early 2009 and contains many improvements for web developers, add-on developers, and users. This version is also faster and more responsive than previous versions and has been optimized to run on small device operating systems such as Maemo.

If you want to install this  on your ubuntu system use this tutorial (Ubuntu Karmic/Jaunty/Intrepid/Hardy)
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How to install GNOME Activity Journal in Ubuntu

January 21, 2010 · General · 4 comments

The GNOME Activity Journal is a tool for easily browsing and finding files, contacts and other resources on your computer. Using Zeitgeist, it keeps a chronological journal of your activity and supports tagging and bookmarking (using the new Tracker 0.7) and establishing relationships between resources.
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MicroMiser – Power Saving Software for Ubuntu Laptops/Desktops/Servers

January 20, 2010 · News · 25 comments

MiserWare MicroMiser is an intelligent software power management solution for x86 servers, laptops, and PCs running Linux. MicroMiser automatically optimizes a system to use energy more efficiently without compromising performance or availability. The MicroMiser Power Management Daemon (see below) when installed on a server, laptop, or PC, matches the energy consumed by the system to the load on the system automatically. MicroMiser typically lowers total system energy use by 10-35% even when a system is 100% utilized. MicroMiser also tracks the energy saved for use in estimating cost savings and carbon emission reductions.
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Ubuntu Customization Kit (UCK) 2.0.11 is Released

January 20, 2010 · News · 2 comments

UCK is a tool that helps you customizing official Ubuntu Live CDs (including Kubuntu/Xubuntu and Edubuntu) to your needs. You can add any package to the live system, for example language packs, or applications.

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Install and Configure Cacti monitoring tool in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) Server

January 20, 2010 · Server · 16 comments

Cacti is a complete network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool’s data storage and graphing functionality. Cacti provides a fast poller, advanced graph templating, multiple data acquisition methods, and user management features out of the box. All of this is wrapped in an intuitive, easy to use interface that makes sense for LAN-sized installations up to complex networks with hundreds of devices.

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