Tag Archives: XORG

Dual monitor in Ubuntu Linux

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Arun

Yippee!!! I got dual monitor working with Ubuntu 9.04. Check the screenshot at the bottom of the post. I bought NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 2 months back. Newegg had a good deal on it (I think they still have). The … Continue reading →

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Fedora 11 released

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Arun

Fedora team has released their next version of Fedora OS, Fedora 11. According to Fedora, Fedora 11 offers a very good technical preview of features that may appear in the upcoming version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Fedora 11 showcases … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope released

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Arun

Ubuntu team has released Ubuntu 9.04 code named Jaunty Jackalope today. For a tour of Ubuntu 9.04, click here. To know about what’s new in Ubuntu 9.04, check my old post here. Here are the known issues in Ubuntu 9.04: … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 9.04 and Kubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope Alpha 4 released

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Arun

Ubuntu team has released their 4th version of Ubuntu 9.04 code named Jaunty Jackalope. This version has updated X org (1.6) server, so some people might have instability problem if they are using proprietary drivers from ATI or NVIDIA. This … Continue reading →

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Outstanding issues in Ubuntu 8.10

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Arun

If you are planning to install or upgrade to the newly released Ubuntu 8.10, please go through this list of outstanding issues at the time of the release. Make sure your upgrade won’t hit one of the bugs listed and … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu and Kubuntu 8.10 beta released

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Arun

Ubuntu team has released the first beta of Ubuntu 8.10 code named Intrepid Ibex. There are couple of issues I’m having with Ubuntu 8.10. The 1st one is the ATI proprietary driver fglrx which is not compatible with the new … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 5 upgrade

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Arun

I upgraded my Ubuntu installation in my laptop Acer Travelmate 8204 from Ubuntu 8.04 to Ubuntu 8.10. It’s an upgrade and not a fresh installation. I had both Ubuntu and Kubuntu 8.04 installed in my laptop and I set Kubuntu … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Alpha 3 released

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Arun

Ubuntu team has released the 3rd alpha version of Ubuntu 8.10 code named Intrepid Ibex. Alpha 3 has Xorg 7.4 and Linux kernel 2.6.26-4.11. This is an alpha version, so it’s not suitable for regular use. Here are some of … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Alpha 6 released

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Arun

Ubuntu team has released their 6th and final alpha version of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. This release includes lots of bug fixes. This release includes the latest Xorg 7.3 with an emphasis on better auto configuration with a minimal configuration … Continue reading →

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(K)Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Alpha 3 released

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Arun

(K)Ubuntu team has released their 3rd alpha of Hardy Heron. Here is the list of changes/new features in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron: The latest Xorg, Xorg 7.3, is available in Hardy. Alpha 3 includes the 2.6.24-3.5 (2.6.24-rc6-based) kernel. This includes … Continue reading →

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