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To restart X from the console, open a terminal session (e.g., Ctrl+Alt+F1), then do: $: sudo restart lightdm Note that any child processes created by X will also be killed. Tested on: Ubuntu 11.10 ~ts

SharpDevelop can take advantage of the installed SVN (TortoiseSVN) if it is installed. To get this to work need to ensure the following: - TortoiseSVN is installed - TortoiseSVN is in the system path. One way to test this is to install TortoiseSVN with the command line tools. After installation open up console and run svn.exe. If it responds with " Try 'svn help' for usage. " then you are good. - Create TortoiseSVN repo (if you don't have any). - Checkout snv repo to a SharpDevelop project directory. At this point SharpDevelop should detect that solution is under source control and you should now be able to make commits/diffs/updates/etc. Info: SharpDevelop: 4.2.0 build 8649 (beta 2) TortoiseSVN: 1.7.6 ~ts

This is old news but someone (or I) might find this helpful in the future. Below are screen captures during Ubuntu 11.10(Oneiric Ocelot) installation.   Figure 1. Welcome screen   Figure 2. Prepare to install   Figure 3. Install type   Figure 4. Partition type   Figure 5. Timezone   Figure 6. Keyboard layout   Figure 7. Create user account   Figure 8. Install Complete   Figure 9. Login   Figure 10. Ubuntu 11.10 Desktop

Tried to update my Ubuntu host today and it did pickup that new version of VirtualBox is available (4.1.8). All other packages installed properly except that VirtualBox installation was complaining about missing dkms.conf file, see error message below. $: sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup * Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ] * Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file. File: does not exist. [ OK ] * Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS [ OK ] * Starting VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ] Though it looks like installation was fine but I am concerned about its effects to VirtualBox functionality. To fix this, do: $: cd /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost $: sudo rm -r 4.1.4 $: sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup Of course you have to re

Coming from Debian/Ubuntu camp, I know that ifup eth0 or ifdown eth0 can be used to bring a network interface down/up. Unfortunately, ifup and ifdown is not available by default on an Arch netinstall. Also, it seems like ifup/ifdown are now in the list of deprecated tools. So, what's the alternative? Use ip  command, like to bring down an interface do: #: ip link set eth0 down Conversely, if you want to bring up an interface, do: #: ip link set eth0 up Enjoy! Tags: Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, interface, ifup, ifdown, replacement, alternative

Linux Mint 12 was released last 2011-11-12. The release made it to the top of the list in Distrowatch.com. Looking at the outside, Linux Mint 11 and Mint 12 are almost identical except for minor verbiage change. Linux Mint 12 comes with the following major software: kernel:  3.0.0-12-generic X Org:  1.10.4 GNOME: 3.2.1 Firefox: 7.0.1 Below is my configuration of the guest machine: General Name: mint12 OS Type: Ubuntu System Base Memory: 1024 MB Processor(s): 1 Execution Cap: 100% Boot Order: Floppy, CD/DVD-ROM, Hard Disk VT-x/AMD-V: Enabled Nested Paging: Enabled Display Video Memory: 12 MB 3D Acceleration: Disabled 2D Video Acceleration: Disabled Remote Desktop Server: Disabled Storage IDE Controller   IDE Secondary Master (CD/DVD): Empty SATA Controller   SATA Port 0: mint12.vdi (Normal, 20.00 GB) Audio Host Driver: Windows DirectSound Controller: ICH AC97 Network Adapter 1: Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (NAT) Serial Ports Disabled USB Device

Work in progress!!! I have been pretty intrigued with Arch Linux for sometime. I have read numerous times in Distrowatch forum that this distribution can easily replace Ubuntu and that Ubuntu actually makes the name of Linux bad. It is touted by most that it is one of those real Linux, in the same ranks as Debian or Gentoo. My recent experience with Ubuntu 11.10 and Linux Mint 12 on VirtualBox were not good to put it mildly. Now I am in quest for the best Linux distro that can be installed on VirtualBox. By the way, Ubuntu 11.10 works like charm on VMware ESXi 5.0. Should I just dump VirtualBox? Maybe not just yet. With VirtualBox, I can run it on Windows and Linux and still be productive. With VMware ESXi, I need to dedicate a machine for that. I do have 5 boxes running VMware ESXi for software testing but I do need access to Windows on my work laptop. I can also move to VMware Workstation but I have higher hopes for VirtualBox as it is developed at a much faster pace. Plu