Codenamed Karmic Koala, Ubuntu 9.10 was officially released today.  Some noteworthy new features include: Faster start-up times Upgrade to Gnome 2.28 Now available in 25 different languages New Intel video driver architecture for improved performance ext4 is now the default filesystem and many many more! How to upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10? Navigate to System -> [...]

This article will show you are to disable UAC (User Access Controls) aka those pesky popup dialogs where you must enter your password in Ubuntu Linux! As many of you know, this feature was implemented in Windows Vista but went horribly wrong and is the reason it has been removed in Windows 7. Linux, which [...]

This article will show you how to install/enable the SSHD service on the Linux operating system (Ubuntu in this case). By default, the Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop edition does not come with SSHD installed. This means that remote users are not able to connect to the box via SSH. Luckily, it is very easy to allow [...]

As you know, the addition of a Web-based UI was one of the biggest additions in ACSLS 8.0 versus previous versions. However, when attempting to login to the UI using the acsss account as the ACSLS Admin Guide suggests, you will receive an Authentication Failure message.  The solution to this problem is to create a [...]

Today, Sun announced the General Availability (GA) release of the newest version of their Automated Cartridge Systems Library Software (ACSLS), version 8.0! What is ACSLS? ACSLS allows for centralized library management that optimizes libraries, locates and reactivates lost cartridges, exchanges cartridges between libraries and provides library tuning for the most cost-effective configuration. ACSLS 8.0 New [...]