Month: March 2008

  • Ryan Orsers’ Review of Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04)

    So far I have used the beta of Hardy Heron or a.k.a Ubuntu 8.04 for over a week and a half. Now that I have worked with it for an extended period of time, I will be able to review its pros and cons. The Pros of Hardy Heron Beta: The Pros outweigh the cons…

  • Happy 1 Year Anniversary

    Yesterday was the end of year 1 of http://ryanorser.com. Today, March 29th 2008, starts year 2. I have been looking forward to this for a long time, so I have decided to change the theme as you already know, and I am figuring out where to put the logo. Thank you for reading the posts…

  • How to use Filezilla as an SFTP Client

    This is a simple step by step walk through. As usual I take no responsibility for anything that might go wrong. First you need Filezilla (if you do have FileZilla then your off to a good start): sudo apt-get install filezilla Second, you need to start filezilla. Third, click the button on the toolbar underneath…

  • How to install REALbasicLinux.deb in Ubuntu

    Here is the quick and easy way to install REALbasicLinux.deb in Ubuntu Hardy Heron. As usual I do not take any responsibility for anything that may go wrong. First go to the download page: http://realbasic.com/download/ Second download the Ubuntu Version Third open the downlad Fourth click install. That was easy!

  • How to install Prism in Hardy Heron

    This is a simple walkthrough of how to install Prism in Ubuntu Hardy Heron. As usual I take no responsibility for anything that happens. First you open the terminal. Second you type in this command to install Prism: sudo apt-get install prism Now as seen on Tombuntu.com you can get your gtalk running under Prism:…

  • How to install GTalk with WINE

    This is a step by step walkthrough on how to install GTalk in Ubuntu Hardy Heron. As usual I take absolutely no responsibility for anything that may happen, which means use at your own risk. What you need: googletalk-setup.exe, Wine First install wine! if you use ubuntu then use this command: sudo apt-get install wine…

  • (Update) How to get iTunes working in Ubuntu

     This is n update to the how to install iTunes working in Ubuntu. I am now running iTunes in Hardy Heron under Wine. You will need to get iTunes 7.6.1.9 which you can download here. After you download iTunes 7.6.1.9 install it with wine. (my wine version is: 0.9.57) After your installation of iTunes is…

  • Ryan Orsers’ review of WordPress 2.5 RC1

    Well it has been long awaited for, not yet RTM, but close to it. It is WordPress 2.5 Release Candidate 1. I have been trying to find out more on this subject ever since I wrote that blog post saying that WordPress 2.5 was going to actually come out on time. (That article is here)…

  • How to install Pidgin 2.4.0 in Hardy Heron

    This is a simple step by step walkthrough to install Pidgin 2.4.0. I do not take any responsibility for any damages to your computers or anything else. Step 1: Uninstall pidgin: sudo apt-get remove pidgin Step 2: Download and install in this order, Step 2a:pidgin-data, Step 2b:libpurple0, Step 2c: pidgin Step 3: Your done!

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