Hi! unfortunately my own linux is very much under construction so i can't test the script. Anyway, the whole idea is "having linux work out of the box in NUS"...
Hi, Just some thought here. The main problem is that for such scripts to be truly effective, the scripts need to be able to configure new packages (such as...
Hi Chris, One of the objectives ofthe script is for it to be distro-independent as far as possible. That is why the current script works by invoking the...
Hi,My main concern is actually the configuration files. It is pretty hard to determine where the configuration file is going to be located for a distro. In...
... Arrgh... Top postings... Anyway, insisting on a distro-independent script is more likely to cause problems than solve them. Every distribution stores their...
Hi, Installing from source is a very bad idea for systems with a package manager. The whole idea of a package manager is to allow installation, removal and...
Hi, The formatting was terrible, so I've uploaded the script into the files section. May the force be with you, Jun Jie ... scripting. ... invoking the ... ...
Hi, ... Not true. The correct argument is that installing from source without using the package manager is a not-so-good idea. Usually, you will utilize the ...
Anyone interested? rw ... From: Eversoul <jedilq@...> Date: Jan 8, 2008 11:19 AM Subject: Communications and 3D Startup going IPO in 2009. Looking to...
Sorry that this came a bit late... been a bz week for me in my FYP lab... James, Ruiwen and I are heading down for this event. Anyone keen please drop a mail...
Hi guys! A happy new year to one and all! Hope everyone's doing fine in 2008 =) Anyway, with this mail, I'd like to present.. linuxNUS' first meetup of 2008! ...
Microsoft.... the extent they do certain things, seriously, i would make sure my kids (if i ever get any) use Unix/Linux before they get to windows(if at all)....
[QUOTE] Windows Vista, Office 2007 Expelled From British Schools A British educational report suggests the upgrade would increase costs and create software...
KDE 4.0 just got released and it really looks awesome ;) http://kubuntu.org/announcements/kde-4.0.php I have installed it on Ubuntu 7.10 and it looks and runs...
Hi all,Amidst all the Ubuntu talks and the rise of Ubuntu in recent months, I found that Ubuntu is a pain in the ass for both my Desktop and my laptop. So when...
You guys have a wiki? Where is it? Btw, counter-advertisement, do contribute to MySoC wiki. Although it's a little bit closed to public (might try to open it...
The Wiki's at http://opensource.nus.edu.sg What's on the MySoC wiki? Yup only seen it used for courses though.. What focus does the MySoC wiki have? rw...
http://opensource.nus.edu.sg ... From: Chris Henry <chrishenry.ni@...> To: linuxNUS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 11:29:27 PM Subject:...
LOLz, I was just about the post that. Weird, seems like in the article, Vista Home costs only $20 per laptop? That's like slashing the price of the OS to a...
Think so.. Microsoft charges vendors a lower price as compared to retail copies.. more so if they do the "We recommend Windows Vista" thingy in their ads.....
Hmm. Currently the focus is on user documentation and troubleshooting guides. A few of us are working on networking guides (just started) and I'm working on a...
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