Wubi - The Easiest Way to Linux
Wubi is a Ubuntu installer for Windows users that will bring you into the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other application. If you heard about Linux and Ubuntu, if you wanted to try them but you were afraid, Wubi is for you.
I’m not afraid, that’s for sure. I haven’t managed to get this working, yet, although I only really gave it a cursory try. It didn’t work the first time, but I think that may be my fault somehow, and then I had to get back to another project.
I did get far enough in the process, though, to realize that it’s got serious potential. It used a disk image and the Windows boot file instead of having to repartition my drive and install a bootloader. When it failed, I just uninstalled it, and everything went back to the way it had been before I started.
Has anyone else tried this? Does anyone else want to try this?
When I was at TigerDirect, buying the two 500GB drives, the guy behind me in line couldn’t believe that I’d need that much space. However, I am vindicated: after copying all the old servers’ hard drives, I’ve just about filled one of the drives. Granted, the second drive is nearly empty, but I’m going to need someplace to put new files.
I’m also going to have to make up for the lost sleep, I fear.
Now I have to sort through 500GB of files. And it would be nice to get Fuppes back up and working so I can stream media to the XB360. And I should get enough of my home directory restored on the new server that I can use it for voice chat. Thank goodness that the mail, web and chat servers are offsite now.
(A quick note to those who may be considering installing Ubuntu on a Mac Mini: It’s not quite as straightforward as installing Ubuntu on another computer. I have it set up to automatically boot into Ubuntu, and it’s working great, but it took some work, some extra software, and plenty of failed boots before I got to this point. And, of course, editing some configuration text files, which I understand can be a turn-off for some people. I also can’t freely boot into Mac OS, lest I have to disable the ext3-formatted USB drives. That’s okay by me, though - I don’t plan on booting into Mac OS. If you’re considering duplicating my project, we can discuss it in the comments!)
Now that I have all of pikafoop.net’s services moved off to a new home, K and I shut down our network for a day so that we could refactor the network. All of the internal servers have now been replaced with a single Mac Mini running Ubuntu, with two 500 GB USB drives, and all of the network’s cables and hardware have been affixed to the back of my desk. (I’ll have to upload pictures of K’s handiwork later. I don’t think she minded helping, since she gets to reclaim an entire closet as part of the deal.)
All I have to do is move all of the data onto one machine, using my USB hard drive cable, and sort it all out. Hooray for long weekends!
Gaze Upon My Works, Ye Crustaceans, And Despair
On many a Friday night, K and I like to go out with our friends R and B for dinner. And often, I will insist on a place with good, local beer. And that frequently means Emmett’s. As a bonus, Emmett’s has a Friday Prime Rib special and a Friday Fish & Chips special - this does not hurt its case at all.
But on this Friday, things would be different. On this Friday, Unforeseen Circumstances came into play, and the crabs were out in force.
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Must Accounts Live Forever
Currently, I have my Jabber account rigged up to keep my presence alive on the “legacy” chat networks[]. However, so many of my friends and family have moved over to XMPP networks (Jabber and Google Talk) that it barely makes sense to keep these accounts around.
Once you factor in the constant “Log into your Hotmail account!” spam[] and “5489751621897@icq wants authorization to view your status” spam from miscellaneous chatbots, it really doesn’t make any sense at all… unless you factor in those people who might still use only the legacy networks.
So, a few questions for regular readers and members of “legacy” contacts. Are you just using a legacy network and none of the XMPP networks? Do you have a good reason why we should keep using those old networks? Tell us your point of view in a comment.
If you’ve got me set up on one of your legacy accounts, but not on your shiny new Jabber/Google Talk account, let me know! Both of us could use one less reason to hold on to old and spammy networks.
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