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Here’s my Ubuntu Karmic on a Toshiba laptop
mean-machine@testing:~$ vrms
Non-free packages installed on testingfglrx-modaliases Identifiers supported by the ATI graphics driver
nvidia-173-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-180-modaliases Transitional package for nvidia-185-modaliases
nvidia-185-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-71-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-96-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
sun-java6-bin Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (architecture
sun-java6-jre Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (architecture
tangerine-icon-theme Tangerine Icon theme
unrar Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version)Contrib packages installed on testing
gstreamer0.10-pitfdll GStreamer plugin for using MS Windows binary codecs
nvidia-common Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers
ttf-mscorefonts-installer Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts10 non-free packages, 0.7% of 1463 installed packages.
3 contrib packages, 0.2% of 1463 installed packages.
and here’s !# Crunchbang 9.04 on lenovo R400 (my primary machine)
maciek@starfire:~$ vrms
Non-free packages installed on starfirefglrx-modaliases Identifiers supported by the ATI graphics driver
figlet Frank, Ian & Glenn’s Letters
lha lzh archiver
Reason: No modifications allowed, non-network distributions problematic
linux-generic Complete Generic Linux kernel
linux-restricted-modules- Non-free Linux 2.6.28 modules helper script
linux-restricted-modules- Restricted Linux modules for generic kernels
nvidia-173-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-180-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-71-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
nvidia-96-modaliases Modaliases for the NVIDIA binary X.Org driver
sun-java6-bin Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (architecture
sun-java6-fonts Lucida TrueType fonts (from the Sun JRE)
sun-java6-jre Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (architecture
sun-java6-plugin The Java(TM) Plug-in, Java SE 6
unrar Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version)
Reason: Modifications problematicContrib packages installed on starfire
msttcorefonts transitional dummy package
nvidia-common Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers
ttf-mscorefonts-installer Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts15 non-free packages, 1.2% of 1295 installed packages.
3 contrib packages, 0.2% of 1295 installed packages.
Tucan Manager
This post relates to my previous post: Useful Ubuntu Linux applications that you mightn’t have heard of .
I’ve been using Tucan Manager for a little while now and I’m absolutely pleased with it’s functionality and simplicity.
Tucan Manager is a free and open source software designed for automatic management of downloads and uploads at hosting sites like rapidshare or megaupload.
Main Features:
* Written entirely in Python.
* Multiplatform (GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows…).
* Easy to expand with plugins.
* Lightweight and fast.
* Premium accounts support.
* Captcha recognition where needed.
* Management of interchangeable links.
Supported sites:
* 4shared.com
* badongo.com
* easy-share.com
* filefactory.com
* gigasize.com
* mediafire.com
* megaupload.com
* rapidshare.com
* sendspace.com
* zshare.net
Debian/Ubuntu dependencies:
* python2.5
* python-gtk2
* python-imaging
* tesseract-ocr
* tesseract-ocr-eng
* librsvg2-common
It’s available in Karmic repositories, you can get the tarball from the project’s website or a .deb file from getdeb.net
been a while, few updates…
…it’s been quite a while since I blogged last. Work is keeping me busy and there was the Open Air Metal Festival I went to in August – Bloodstock in UK. I enjoyed it A LOT! My personal highlights, in no particular order were: Saxon, Carcass, The Haunted, Kreator, Amon Amarth, Sabaton and Satyricon. Oh yeah, and Europe was the headliner. No comment. 
Free Ubuntu Books for LoCo Teams
In the meantime, the Irish Ubuntu LoCo got the free Ubuntu books. Thanks Heather, Jono!
These are going on their tour among the Ubuntu-ie LoCo members starting tomorrow, September 3rd at the famous ‘Pint of the Day’ in Dublin.
September PotD, Dublin
This month’s PotD with a bit of a twist… Before heading to the usual location – The Longstone Pub, to join the Irish Linux User Group, Ubuntu-ie LoCo members are going to grab some food in Jimmy Chungs (Chinese buffet). I hear some are looking forward to the the self-service ice-cream machine. 
Apart from the usual Ubuntu/Linux/Free/OpenSource related topics we’ll also talk about Ubuntu Global Jam ‘09 – venue, advertisng, organization etc.
You can get your blog badges and banners on the Global Jam wiki.
The Art of Community
This week I’ve also received the free copy of Jono Bacon’s book ‘The Art Of Communit‘ and distributed the download link on Ubuntu-ie maling list. Thanks Jono!
OSS BarCamp / Software Freedom Day
And last but not least, one of the most important events for us, here in Dublin is the OSS BarCamp taking place on Saturday, September 19th at DIT Kevin Street Campus. What a great way to celebrate the Software Freedom Day!
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