the tech surfer
To some of us who use Subversion occasionally, I documented several of the popular commands that I use quite regularly at http://subversion.surfcali.com. Subversion is version control system that I use for keeping track of my programming projects. Documentation is available online, but I’ve made a short list of popular commands that are much simpler to read. It works as a great online reference tool as well.
So, here’s my handy list of Subversion commands.
Lost in the release of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope yesterday for desktops and servers was the release the Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix. The Notebook Remix is an operating system targeted towards mini-notebooks with limited computing resources and screen sizes.
The minimum requirements for the Netbook Remix is 4GB of disk space, 384MB RAM and at least an Atom processor. The OS boots from a USB stick since most of the mini-notebooks don’t have CD or DVD drives included.
The Netbook Remix is fined tuned to run on popular mini-notebooks like the Acer Asus Aspire One, Asus Eee PC 1000, Dell Mini 9 and even my Lenovo S10 which I have yet to try. It comes at minimum with the Firefox browser, OpenOffice suite of applications.
The OS claims to have better boot times, power management features, wi-fi support and support for a wide range of drivers. The OS can be downloaded directly to your USB stick from Ubuntu’s website.
Well, two more days to go before the final release of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope. So, what’s new with Ubuntu 9.04?
A new kernel running on Linux 2.6.28. The new Linux kernel contains a new wireless stack and support for new devices. The new kernel also introduces a new file system called the ext4. The older ext3 file system is still the default, but users can gain faster boot time and performance with ext4.
A new GUI, Gnome 2.26 with support for MAPI in the Evolution mail client. Gnome 2.26 also boast support for multiple monitors and support for configurable keyboard shortcuts or hot keys.
And of course, more brown themes! There is Dust, Dust Sand and New Wave.
The changes are subtle, but it’s worth a try. Download Ubuntu 9.04 from here.