21 January, 2009 – 8:39 pm
This worked for me in Ubuntu and Linux Mint and I presume it would work in most (Gnome-based) Linux distributions.
The information on the web often seems overly complicated for installing fonts and it’s actually really simple.
The folder you need to copy the fonts into is located at /usr/share/fonts/truetype however you can’t just open this folder [...]
18 January, 2009 – 8:11 pm
I occasionally listen to Radio Luxembourg at home. It’s a classic rock station and it’s pretty good to play in the background while you’re getting on with some work. It worked fine in Firefox under Windows but no matter how I tried, I couldn’t get it to play in Ubuntu. The player would load up [...]
17 January, 2009 – 8:29 pm
This article documents how I upgraded my EEE-PC to Easy Peasy. I’ve tried to make it as clear and simple as I can, so apologies if it may seem a bit long-winded at times. The article describes how to create a bootable USB flash drive (as the EEE has no CD-ROM drive) and how [...]
12 January, 2009 – 10:34 pm
I’ve got my key for Win 7 and burned the ISO onto a DVD, but will probably wait till the weekend to give it a whirl. I cannot believe that they recommend 16GB hard disk space for installation. Talk about bloat! Jeez, my Linux Mint install is less than 5GB. Granted, this does not include [...]
Welcome! I'm Mesanna, based in the UK, with a lust for computers, web design and other assorted geekery. I mostly write about Linux and tech news, but now and then I enjoy getting on my soap box for a good, old-fashioned rant. I'm rather fond of reading, Mexican food and rock music (sometimes all at the same time). I couldn't live without caffeine and my internet connection.
