Wow…. How has this first year go by so fast? I got to get into this program at BCIT before I finished high school and it has been great. My last day is next Thursday February 4th 2010, which is my 19 1/2 birthday.

Thanks for your continued reading even though the posts have been very sparce.

Ryan Orser.

Just a couple  of hours ago on January 2nd at around 9PM Pacific the 52000 visitor came. Thanks for the continued reading.

Ryan Orser.

I hope 2010 is a better year then 2009. 2009 sucked for me so Have a Happy New Year and try to expect more posts coming later.

Ryan Orser.

PS. As you can see in the address bar it is Post 1000… but there isn’t a thousand posts yet.

Have a nice Christmas and A happy New Year from Ryan Orser and http://ryanorser.com.

Ryan Orser.

As I have pointed out in an earlier post titled: Ubuntu 9.10 works with ATI Radeon HD3650. I have tested the new Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 1 with the drivers for the ATI Radeon HD3650 and it doesn’t work but that is not a surprise as it is an Alpha. There should be more coming out about this as later releases come out.

Thanks for reading,
Ryan Orser.

This is a step by step guide for upgrading to the new Alpha 1 of Ubuntu 10.04. Read the disclaimer before following this guide.

I am using virtualbox for this. You need the following:

1. Ubnuntu 9.10 installed
2. An internet connection

DO NOT INSTALL ON A PRODUCTION MACHINE! THIS IS NOT A STABLE RELEASE!

Here are the steps:

1. Open the Run application by using ALT+F2.
2. Type in: update-manager -d
3. Click Run
4. The update manager opens up.
5. Click new release Ubuntu 10.04 upgrade.
6. type in your administrator password
7. Click upgrade on the next window.
8. Update Manager will download two packages for the upgrade
9. There may be an dialog box saying that support has ended for the following applications and that they maybe removed after the installation. Click close.
10. The Upgrade will start setting up the new software channels
11. After reading the next dialog box you can choose to upgrade or to cancel.
12. If you are going to upgrade click upgrade
13. Now it will get the new packages and install them
14. Next you can either replace files or not replace them.
15. Then after the kernel installs the install will start to clean up.
16. While cleaning up the Upgrade will ask if you want to remove some packages.
17. After you can restart the computer
18. You are now finished.

I wrote earlier how much I liked Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Alpha 6. If you did not read it you can read it here. There are still a few things about Ubuntu that aren’t as I would have liked:

1. Empathy IM Client instead of Pidgin IM
2. The Windows XP and Vista look for installation.

Though those aren’t that big of a deal. The install was faster then what it was before. The desktop looks great as I have said earlier. The boot is now faster then previous versions of Ubuntu and will probably continue to be as the versions come and go.

I did order CDs from Canonical so that I could distribute them to my professors and other students in my class. Most of the students in my class have been talking about how much they like Ubuntu Karmic Koala and are looking forward to the new version Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

Ryan Orser.

I have been searching for this for a while and I have finally found it. The announcement for development of Lucid Lynx.

Announcing Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: The Lucid Lynx

Tue, 2009-09-22 18:58 — jorge

With Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 6 now out the door and momentum building towards a rocking Karmic Koala release, it is time to name and share the direction and focus for the next step in the Ubuntu evolution that follows Karmic.

Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of the Ubuntu project has announced the next version of Ubuntu:

Two years ago we announced the second LTS release, and what we hoped would become a standard practice of making LTS releases on a predictable two-year schedule, overlayed on our existing six-month schedule of desktop and server releases.

We are now giving a name to the next Ubuntu LTS: The Lucid Lynx.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will ship in April 2010 and is the culmination of significant work in Ubuntu, in Debian and across the free software ecosystem. LTS releases are maintained for five years on the server and three years on the desktop, so they are designed for those who are making larger deployments or who otherwise prefer to have a common platform for an extended period.

Lucid will continue our tradition of focusing an LTS on a quality, stable and consistent experience and will require a number of adjustments to the usual plan. Those are documented at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynxSchedule, the Lucid Lynx release schedule. In summary, we will be more conservative in the new code we bring into Ubuntu during the development cycle, and we will run a longer test period. Our focus will be stabilisation and bug-fixing across the platform with additional refinements in quality in key areas such as user interface improvements, boot experience, browsing and installing the incredible catalogue of software available for Ubuntu, and continuing our tradition of best-of-breed hardware support. We will maintain the health and security of our lynx with point releases.

The Lynx is a predator that depends on very considered tactical positioning for success. It’s a small cat, which fits nicely with the lean nature of Ubuntu on both the desktop and the server. It’s stylish and sleek, the bow-tie-adorned James Bond of the feline set, so you can bet we’ll make sure it’s dressed for the occasion. The lynx likes to keep things in perspective, sticking to high ground. So do we. And it’s the national animal of Macedonia, a country that has deployed tens of thousands of Ubuntu desktops in schools.

Speed is an essential ingredient in the attack of a lynx, and speed remains our goal. We have improved the boot time in each of the releases during this era of Ubuntu, and expect to complete some of the major improvements required for 10 second booting with Lucid. Fully harnessing Upstart, in collaboration with Debian, will get us even closer to the goal.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will be a round dozen Ubuntu releases. 12 great cycles, from a great community that continues to devote itself to the goal of bringing the best stable free software to an audience of people who don’t think of themselves as computer specialists – and shouldn’t have to, either. It’s a wonderful privilege to be part of making it happen. That should put a tuft on your ears.

That was the post from: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/1916

Later this week  I will review Ubuntu 9.10.

Thanks for reading,
Ryan Orser.

Count down to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: 2010-4-29 00:00:00 GMT+00:00!

It was not that long ago that I wrote that I had 49000 visits but now I have reached a goal that I have been looking forward to for a long time, 50000.

Thanks for reading the posts… And keep doing so.

Ryan Orser.

Its been less then a month since I last posted about the number of visits! Now at more then 49K, 50K does not look that far away.

Thanks for the continuation of reading the posts.

Ryan Orser