BX-Errors When Uploading New Template

For around a week now, many Blogger users have experienced Bx-error codes when attempting to upload a new template to their blogs when previously these templates had worked just fine.
At the time of writing this post, I have not found any notification that this issue has been fixed, and many of my own custom templates do not work in their initial state (I'll explain the fix later in this article). Since there are so many bloggers complaining in the Blogger Help Group, I would imagine the Blogger Team will resolve this issue shortly.

However, in the meantime, many of us are stuck wondering what to do about our templates:

* Those wishing to upload a new template will at present need to fix their template in order to be able to use it.
* Those of us who design and distribute Blogger templates are facing complaints from our readers (and in some cases, from buyers of our premium themes). Should we "fix" all of these templates or wait for the Blogger team to resolve the template editor issue?

Personally I would prefer to wait a few more days for the Blogger Team to fix the issue (and hopefully provide some clarification of what is expected from third-party templates!). In the meantime, there is a method which we can use to fix the templates which initially receive a Bx-error code.

How to upload templates without receiving a bX-error code

Many Bloggers who have been unable to upload third party templates have received the following error codes:

* bx-bliced
* bX-ev85ll
* bX-39cc9q
* bX-y6cz0v
* bX-982020

There are several other codes too, though the issue appears to be the same for all.
Thanks to joleneliow from the Blogger Help Group, many Blogger users have reported that the following fix resolves the issue, and they have been able to upload a new template successfully. Here are the steps you should take:

1. First of all, try to upload your new template in the Layout>Edit HTML section of your dashboard. Not all templates have been affected by this issue, so it is advisable to check before attempting to edit your template significantly. If you do receive a bX-error code when trying to upload your template, you should proceed to step 2.

2. If your new template is an XML file (with the .xml entension), browse to where this is located on your computer and right click the file. Choose to open with Notepad (or your favorite basic text editor). If your template is contained within a text file (for you to copy and paste into the template editor), simply open this with your text editor.

3. Search for every instance of b:widget id= in your template, for example:



* b:widget id='Header1'
* b:widget id='Blog1'
* b:widget id='Label1'
* b:widget id='HTML1'

Replace each of these IDs with the next number up. For example, Header1 should become Header2; Blog1 should become Blog1, HTML3 should become HTML4 and so on.

4. Once you have changed each and every instance of widget id to a different number, you should save the template under a slightly different file name (to be aware of your altered file). If this is an XML file, be sure to save with the XML extension.

5. Now you have made these changes, attempt to upload your file again in the Layout>Edit HTML section of your Blogger dashboard. Now you should not receive the error code and will be able to upload your template.

If after following these steps you are still unable to upload your revised template, it is worthwhile to close your browser and delete all temporary internet files and cookies. Then restart your browser and try to upload again. Clearing all of these temporary files from your browser will ensure you receive a fresh page when editing your template. Previously when I have received error codes while editing Blogger templates, this technique has resolved the issue.

It may also be worthwhile using CCleaner to remove all such temporary files from your system. This is a free program which I use on a regular basis to clean up (and speed up) my computer.

I do hope that these techniques will enable you to upload a new template to your blog if you have previously received a bX-error code. If you know of any alternative solutions please do let us know about these by leaving a comment or sending me an email.

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More about Linux distributions

With so many different distributions or 'flavors' of the Linux operating system, it can be difficult to choose which is right for you. Each distribution is unique, and has it's own strengths and weaknesses. In this section we will briefly describe a selection of the more popular Linux distributions.

Desktop

Usually a traditional desktop installation with graphical interface and common applications. Great for home use, on a laptop or as a workstation.

Server/Enterprise

Don't let the word enterprise scare you away from these releases. Most often used in a production environment and business, a server/enterprise edition can still be used on a home server or project. Quite often these versions are not free and come with a hefty price tag to justify the support contract.

Live cd

A live CD (or liveCD) is an operating system (usually containing other software as well) stored on a bootable storing device, so the computer can be booted without using the hard drive and without installing into permanent memory. The operating system runs directly from the storing device. Often the operating system is installed on a USB stick, a CD or a DVD. Perfect if you're interested in just trying out Linux without actually installing to your hard drive.

Debian

Debian GNU/Linux is a free distribution of the Linux based operating system. It is maintained and updated through the work of many users who volunteer their time and effort. Along with its large selection of prepackaged software is contains advanced package management tools that allow for easy installation and maintenance on individual systems and workstation clusters. Extensive pre-release testing is done to ensure the highest degree of reliability possible, and a publicly accessible bug tracking system provides an easy way to monitor customer feedback. This has made Debian one of the most popular distributions.

Fedora

Fedora is a set of projects, sponsored by Red Hat and guided by the Fedora Project Board. These projects are developed by a large community of people who strive to provide and maintain the very best in free, open source software and standards. Fedora Core, the central Fedora project, is an operating system and platform, based on Linux, that is always free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute, now and forever.

Gento

Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast, completely free Linux distribution for x86, PowerPC, Sparc and Sparc64 that's geared towards Linux power users. Unlike other distros, Gentoo Linux has an advanced package management system called Portage. Portage is a true ports system in the tradition of BSD ports, but is Python-based and sports a number of advanced features including dependencies, fine-grained package management, "fake" (OpenBSD-style) installs, path sandboxing, safe unmerging, system profiles, virtual packages, config file management, and more.


Knoppix

Knoppix is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a productive Linux system for the desktop, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos.


Mandriva

Mandriva, formerly known as Mandrakesoft, is the publisher of the popular Mandriva Linux operating system, one of the most full-featured and easy to use Linux systems. The company offers its enterprise, government, and educational customers a complete range of GNU/Linux and Open Source software and related services. Mandriva products are available in more than 120 countries.

Red Hat

Red Hat has a family of Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions that address server and client operating environments. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES variants are for high-end and entry-level servers. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS variant is for technical workstations. Red Hat Desktop is the newest Red Hat Enterprise Linux family member and is designed for the general purpose desktop user.

Slackware

Since its first release in April of 1993, the Slackware Linux Project has aimed at producing the most "UNIX-like" Linux distribution out there. Slackware complies with the published Linux standards, such as the Linux File System Standard. The project has always considered simplicity and stability paramount, and as a result Slackware has become one of the most popular, stable, and friendly distributions available.

Suse

Whether you're new to Linux or you use it daily, SUSE Linux 10.1 delivers the features you need most for home computing and networking. SUSE Linux also includes more than 1,000 of the world's leading open source applications. From established solutions like Firefox and OpenOffice.org to emerging technologies like Beagle and Xen, these applications are a real value. You simply open the box, run the installation program and start using Linux for everything you do. Choose the default set of applications to get a great desktop or customize your entire computing environment. It's truly that easy. SUSE Linux has both a Desktop and Enterprise release.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a free, open source operating system that starts with the breadth of Debian and adds regular releases (every six months), a clear focus on the user and usability (it should "Just Work", TM) and a commitment to security updates with 18 months of support for every release. Ubuntu ships with the latest Gnome release as well as a selection of server and desktop software that makes for a comfortable desktop experience off a single installation CD.

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Minimal openSUSE 11.1 install

Installation
openSUSE 11.1 is Out - Get it Now!free download

Boot to the DVD and choose to install from the menu. You can press F2 and select an alternate language if required. The system will boot straight into the installer, where you should begin your 'New Installation'. I chose to use the automatic configuration option and proceeded to set my time zone. At the 'Desktop Selection' screen hit the 'Other' button and choose either 'Minimal X Window', or 'Minimal

Server Selection (Text Mode)'. The first option will install the base system, plus the X Window server and the basic desktop environment, Tab Window Manager (TWM). If you want less control then take this one, but if you want more, then take the second text-mode option.

openSUSE 11.1 installer - choosing a desktop

Partition your hard drives however you desire - I like to turn off access time and so select 'No access time' on a per-partition basis. Create a user (I turn off automatic login), complete the rest of the setup procedure and begin the install. If you took the second option, then at the summary screen ensure you change the default run level from 3 to 5 (full multi-user with network and display manager). This entire install process took only 6 minutes to complete and a further 2 minutes to configure the system on first boot. If you took the first option, then by default it will boot straight to the X Window desktop manager and the basic TWM desktop. You can log into this environment as root or switch to a terminal if you prefer. Unlike Ubuntu, the base openSUSE system includes a fully functional splash screen and includes many services, such as D-Bus, HAL, Firewall, CPUFreq, NFS, CUPS, OpenSSH and Postfix out of the box. It also includes YaST and all the modules for configuring your system. Next we can begin to tweak the system.

Base system

Now that you have a basic X Window system installed (if you don't yet, you will shortly), we can use the Internet to download the latest packages. Any packages that have been updated since the initial release will be installed from the Internet, while anything else will be installed from the local DVD. By default the openSUSE installer will have configured your repositories for you; however, you can use a custom mirror if you like. To accomplish this, I use Zypper, openSUSE's powerful RPM package management tool.

Reboot your computer and you should be greeted with the openSUSE GNOME Desktop Manager. Log in as the user you set up during installation and it should load the GNOME desktop.

Now that you have a fully functioning GNOME environment, you can continue to install any other applications you require and tweak your system further. The pattern we used has pulled in many of the basic packages we need, including a web browser, email and calendar program, chat client, CD burner and an image viewer. If you didn't use the pattern, then you'll need to install the packages you want manually. There are many other ways to tweak your system further of course, now that it is installed. Try disabling unused services, removing programs you don't need and introducing some package locks.

This new custom openSUSE system boots from GRUB to login screen in around 28 seconds, taking a further 6 seconds to load the GNOME desktop. It is using up 175 MB of memory once fully logged in and just over 1.7 GB of hard drive space. Compare this to the default install, which takes 39 seconds to boot and over 10 seconds to load the desktop, while using up 3.6 GB of hard drive space and over 315 MB of me

Conclusion

If you want a really light weight environment then openSUSE might not be the way to go, but if it's your favourite operating system, you don't have to give it up just yet! You can tweak the system to make it quite small, especially with the help of Zypper and its ability to lock packages. At the very least, you will learn some more about how your openSUSE system works and, if at the end you decide to just install everything, well, you can do that too!


openSUSE 11.1 - custom GNOME desktop

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MEMORY TWEAK

Check the RAM and CPU performance on your PC

Khusus Windows User
Bagi yang mau mengetahui RAM dan CPU dikomputer, kita bisa menggunakan
Memory Monitor 2.2.0.0, sangat berguna untuk melihat seberapa besar pemakaian sumber daya RAM dan CPU sebuah Komputer.

Download here


Memory Monitor description
Check the RAM and CPU performance on your PC

Memory Monitor is a small tool designed to help you view the real-time usage of your computer's processor and memory.

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Distro Zenwalk 5.0 - 32 bit

free download Live cd

Here is another distro for you to know, Zenwalk 5.0 32 bit.(formerly Minislack), or Zenwalk Linux,
is a GNU/Linux distribution founded by Jean-Philippe Guillemin.

It was originally based on Slackware. Since its creation, the distribution has become very different from Slackware in most regards
while still maintaining compatibility with its binary packages.
Zenwalk aims to be a multi-purpose Linux distribution by focusing on Internet applications, multimedia and programming tools.

Additionally, Zenwalk comes with many specialized tools, designed for beginner through advanced users as it offers system configuration
via both graphical and command-line operations.

Jean-Philippe Guillemin, also known as "Hyperion" or "JP"
is the creator and main contributor to Zenwalk Linux.

He earned a degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Nantes, and is now working for Telindus, a group of companies offering ICT Solutions and Services, as Project Manager and Security Engineer.

Jean-Philippe also developed several projects like Snorter Snorter, a reporting frontend for the Snort Intrusion detection system, and some system administration tools for the Linux operating system (Netpkg software package manager, Xnetconf network configuration tool between others).

Zenwalk was originally called Minislack up to version 1.1, taking its current name with version 1.2 released 2005-08-12.
A key difference from Slackware is the use of a Linux 2.6 series kernel by default, where Slackware uses a 2.4 series kernel as of version 11.0.
Originally using KDE as its desktop environment, Zenwalk now uses Xfce as of version 0.3, although GNOME and KDE packages
have always been available separately.

The Zenwalk Project aims to create a lightweight Linux operating system through the incorporation of the latest software available for a stable release (though using only one application per task on the release ISO image), optimization for a specific processor architecture to increase execution speed, and introduces a comprehensive package management
system with dependency resolution.

The Zenwalk Project has a forum that allows users and developers
alike to post their issues, concerns and praise.

The part of the community that is involved in testing new software packages is closely listened to by the project developers.

The newest official software packages are published in the -snapshot tree.
When sufficient testing and debugging have been completed, a package is moved to the -current tree, where most users can download
software to update their systems.

Zenwalk uses the netpkg package management tool.
It is developed in-house, and it provides the main functionalities of the apt-get variety of package managers. It uses Slackware's .tgz package format, but adds dependency resolution capabilities.

The system uses meta files to provide dependency information, as well as package description during the install process.
This convenience is only available to the official Zenwalk mirrors listed in the netpkg configuration file, netpkg.conf.
In addition to the original netpkg command line interface,
xnetpkg provides a GUI frontend with similar capabilities.
Packages available in the Zenwalk mirrors aim to stay true to the project's philosophy of using one application per task, but allow for customization of the end-user's system by offering more variety.

Additionally, Zenwalk is compatible with Slackware package management tools such as slapt-get and its frontends, and have
similar functionality as that of netpkg.

As of Zenwalk 4.6, package compatibility with Slackware is still maintained.
Slackware packages may be used to substitute
Zenwalk packages where necessary.
Additional package availability can be found at LinuxPackages.net.

Zenwalk Linux is built and optimized primarily for the i686 architecture, although it supports i486 computers as well.

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Mengatasi install Driver Printer Epson di Ubuntu

Bagi user ubuntu sering kerepotan dalam hal menginstall driver printer Epson C90, saya mendapatkan solusinya buat para user ubuntu. Dulu saya pernah mengalaminya, pusing cari sana cari sini driver yang cocok buat di ubuntu, akhirnya saya coba dengan driver epson yang lain, Driver yg cocok sebagai pengganti C90 adalah Epson C68.

Masuk ke Synaptic package manager ( SPM ) lalu isi username dan password anda, setelah itu muncul kotak pilihan repo-repo baik yang sudah diinstall maupun yang belum diinstall.
dikolom pencarian ketik printer Epson C68, setelah itu ubuntu akan melakukan searching
catatan :harus terkoneksi ke internet, setelah muncul anda tinggal klik/apply ,biarkan ubuntu melakukan instaling hingga selesai.Bila sudah selesai , keluar dari SPM. Pilih default printer keEpson C68 sebagai Default printer. Silahkan anda coba buka Aby's word pengolah kata atau pengolah kata yang ada pada Ubuntu anda.

Semoga berhasil.

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Free Blog template download

Bagi anda yang ingin menganti template blog, mungkin anda bisa memilihnya disini atau yang ada di side bar kanan,khusus black template.

Template temlate ini untuk new template blogger jadi bukan yang tipe classic template
silahkan lihat template-template ini.

Brownline


NightClub

Nissan


GreenWorld Template



BabyBlue Template



Cake RecipeTemplate




CutecartoonTemplate


PinkBlueTemplate





Recipe Template



Iphone

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Cara membuat Komputer lancar

Debu dan kotoran merupakan salah satu faktor yang dapat menghambat kinerja sistem komputer, di samping juga banyak hal lainnya. agar komputer terhindar dari berbagai masalah.

Sebelum anda membersihkan seluruh komponen yang ada di dalam casing, ada baiknya cabut stop kontak dan pastikan jangan ada aliran listrik yang masih tersambung kekomputer anda.

1. Rajin bersihkan kipas pendingin

Komputer yang mengalami crash tak selalu disebabkan oleh kerusakan software, namun juga bisa disebabkan oleh suhu komputer yang terlalu panas. Keadaan itu bisa terjadi jika terdapat lapisan debu dan kotoran dalam komputer yang menghambat kinerja sistem

pendingin komputer.Biasanya ketika kipas yang menempel pada prosesor Heatsink compoundnya sudah tidak effectif lagi, jadi bisa anda tambahkan ketika akan memasangnya kembali / menempelkan kipas tsb ke prosesor, olesi sedikit compound tersebut kepermukaan prosesor lihat gambar





Catatan: heatsink compound dapat juga dipakai untuk prosesor yg ada di VGA card, dimana kipas pendingin kartu graphis tersebut dipasang.

Untuk mencegah suhu terlalu panas, gunakan 'senjata' seperti isopropil alkohol, cotton buds dan sekaleng udara terkompresi. Komputer desktop biasanya memiliki kipas pendingin untuk prosesor, power supply, motherboard dan kartu grafis. Mulailah dengan menyemprot kipas-kipas ini dengan udara terkompresi. Tindakan ini akan menyingkirkan kotoran di antara jari-jari kipas.

Setelah itu, celupkan cotton buds ke dalam alkohol dan mulailah menyikat jari-jari kipas di kedua sisinya. Kipas bersih menjadikan komputer lebih dingin serta mempercepat jalannya sistem. Ulangi langkah ini setiap dua atau tiga bulan.

2. Jagalah agar driver aplikasi dan keamanan Anda tetap update. Hal ini memungkinkan Anda untuk selalu mengetahui dan menutup celah keamanan aplikasi yang bisa muncul setiap saat.
Khusus user Windows Xp

3. Hapus aplikasi software yang tidak dibutuhkan
Khusus user Windows Xp

Komputer baru biasanya dilengkapi dengan aplikasi yang jarang dibutuhkan konsumen. Hal ini memungkinkan terjadinya konflik antar software. Untuk mencegah hal ini hapuslah aplikasi-aplikasi yang tidak dibutuhkan.

4. Pasang software pendeteksi spyware
Khusus user Windows Xp

Langkah selanjutnya adalah memasang pendeteksi spyware. Untuk diketahui, spyware dapat merusak privasi serta memperlambat kinerja komputer. Pengembang software antivirus baru-baru ini menyertakan fitur anti-spyware namun sayangnya implementasinya kurang lengkap. Walhasil Anda harus menggunakan pendekatan multilayer sebagai perlindungan dan pemusnahan spyware.

5. Pasang antivirus
Khusus user Windows Xp

Ancaman terbesar tentu saja adalah virus. Mau tidak mau, untuk menghindari ancaman ini, Anda harus memasang antivirus. Beberapa vendor menyediakan antivirus berbayar dan ada beberapa yang gratis dan cukup baik, seperti AVG antivirus yang dapat didapat melalui Internet.

6. Defragmentasi disk
Khusus user Windows Xp

Salah satu yang menyebabkan lambatnya kinerja komputer yaitu fragmentasi disk. Fragmentasi disk adalah hal yang alami karena pengguna komputer selalu mengakses dan menyusun ulang file. Karena itu, defragmentasi disk selalu diperlukan untuk mengatur ulang file agar akses hard drive kian cepat dan lebih efisien.

7. Bersihkan kartu VGA.
Bagi yang memakai kartu VGA add-on

Buka sekrup yg menempel di VGA card anda dan lalu cabut kartu perlahan- lahan. Gunakan kuas cat yg lembut,sapukan keseluruh permukaan kartu tsb, jangan di-lap pakai kertas tisu atau lap /kain, cukup dengan kuas hingga debu-debu yg menempel hilang. Sisihkan, jangan dipasang dulu.

Alat pembersih mini Vacuum cleaner USB untuk komputer PC Desktop/Laptop.
salah satu contoh alat pembersih untuk membersihkan motherboard Dll.
beli juga adaptor untuk menyambung kelistrikan vacuum cleaner USB ke stop kontak.Karena pada saat komputer dibersihkan tentu tidak aliran listrik.



8. Cabut memori pc anda. bersihkan dengan kuas. sisihkan.


9.Bila masih ada komponen add-on seperti Modem,soundcard, TvTuner card silhkan dicabut dari Mainboard/motherboard.

10.Cabut kabel-kabel yang terpasang pada motherboard anda, seperti power suply, kabel harddisk, Cdrom/Dvdrom.

11.Setelah semua komponen di cabut dari tubuh motherboard, anda bisa mengeluarkan motherboard tersebut untuk dibersihkan dengan kuas dan alat penyemprot angin manual atau vacuum cleaner USB (lihat gambar diatas ).



Bersihkan seluruh permukaan motherboard anda dari debu-debu yang menempel atau menyelip diantara selah-selah komponen.
Jangan lupa sebelum memasang kembali motherboard dan komponen lainya, bersihka Casing anda dengan lap kering dan kuas/vacuum cleaner untuk yg sulit dijangkau.

12.Sekalian bersihkan juga kipas power suply, buka penutup kipas yang ada dibagian belakang ( gambar ),bersihkan dengan kuas atau vacuum cleaner sedot debu-debu yg menempel pada kipas power suply hingga bersih, nantinya kipas tersebut akan lebih lancar berputar.



Lakukan pembersihan besar minimal 3 bulan sekali. Untuk perawatan rutin bisa dilakukan 1 bulan sekali tanpa mengeluarkan semua isi komponen cukup buka casing penutup PC lalu bersihkan dengan kuas dan vacuum cleaner USB untuk menyedot debu debunya.

Mudah-mudahan tips ini dapat membantu anda dalam hal bagaimana membersihkan CPU komputer kita, supaya kondisi PC dekstop bisa digunakan dengan lancar.

Selamat mencoba.

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Ubuntu Tweak Released 0.4.5

Various improvements and new features have been applied to this version!

Clean the old config files easily

Do you often install and remove applications? If so, there must be a lot of useless config files stay at your disk. Please go to /etc and have a look.
Now Ubuntu Tweak’s Cleanner has been added a new feature: Clean Config.

After you remove a package, the package manager(apt-get) won’t remove the config files unless you specify the –purge option.
Let’s use Ubuntu Tweak to easily clean the old config files if you don’t need them.

See the screenshot below, I needn’t to say any more, just select what you exact don’t need, and press “Clear”.

Preferences of Ubuntu Tweak

As you know before, Ubuntu Tweak has the feature that check update automatically. But it is turned off in the rencetly release.
I think it will be better to give the user the choice. So, Preferences of Ubuntu Tweak comes.


Here, you can set the window, left bar’s size and the left bar’s color. If you don’t use the repository to update Ubuntu Tweak, you can enable the Check Update.

Your Ubuntu Tweak will always be yours!
Default Launch makes access the function qucikly

I don’t know what is the most common used function in Ubuntu Tweak. Let’s suppose “Cleaner”.

So everytime I launch Ubuntu Tweak to clean the system, I need to click the Application, after it expands, then click Cleaner, then I can start using Cleaner. It’s slow, isn’t it?
From now on, by setting the Default Launch for your most common used function. You will access the function directly by passing the Welcome page.



Signed for all PPA Sources

Launchpad PPA Sources is the major part of Ubuntu Tweak’s Third-Party Sources.

Now it is finally signed with keys! From now on, when you enable a PPA Source in Ubuntu Tweak, it will import the key at the same time. (You won’t notice the progress.)
If you’re old users, you can try by disable then enable one source to add the key.



Revert Panel logo

This is really a basic feature that I should implement this at first.
If you set the logo for your GNOME Panel, now you can click the revert to go back to the default logo.


Debug more easily

Ubuntu Tweak isn’t perfect so something may go wrong while running.

Now Ubuntu Tweak has the ability to catch the Error message, if you want to help me to debug, you can copy the Error message and report it to the opening website.
Let’s make Ubuntu Tweak better and bug-less.


OK, there’re still many other small improvements. Include fully support Greek, update some Third-Party sources and so on.

Special Thanks for ubuntu-tweak.com

Try now!

The source for Hardy and Intrepid is ready now(Gusy and old can use the Hardy version):

DO NOT Forget the import the key first:

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com FE85409EEAB40ECCB65740816AF0E1940624A220


Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Source:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu intrepid main

Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Source:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu hardy main

Or download it from here: downloads

Enjoy!

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Spesifikasi PC Desktop untuk Linux sistem

Mungkin banyak diantara kita bertanya-tanya, sistem linux apa yang cocok untuk sebuah PC desktop. Dulupun saya sering bingung untuk memasang sistem linux dikompi, lalu saya cari info-info tentang Linux baik dari buku2 maupun dari majalah komputer atau dari situs2 linux diinternet.Setelah mengetahui bahwa sistem linux bisa dipasang diberbagai platform pc maupun laptop akhirnya saya memutuskan untuk menggunakan linux os pilihan saya adalah ubuntu karena berbagai hal saya memutuskan memakai ubuntu hardy heron (8.04. Setelah
terpasang langsung saya upgrade ke Ubuntu intrepid ibex (8.10) secara online.

Ternyata memakai linux tidak seperti yg dibayangkan para calon user ( termasuk saya ) bahwa linux itu sulit, kenyataannya malah sangat user friendly,. Awalnya memang sedikit bingung maklum deh selama inikan pakai windows xp (bajakan lagi he.he.)tapi setelah satu dua jam explore ubuntu dikompi akhirnya menjadi familiar juga, sama seperti pertama kali memakai windows versi 3.0 tahun 1993 hingga saat ini sebelum memakai ubuntu ( sekarang sdh pakai ubuntu).

Nah kali ini saya mau berbagi tip buat para blogger yang mungkin berniat mau ber migrasi dari windows ke linux, tipsnya mengenai spek komputer seperti hardware, peripherals dll, sesuai dengan pengalaman saya pribadi yang sering merakit komputer. Mudah-mudahan dapat berguna bagi para pembaca/pengunjung blog ini.

Pertama-tama jangan kecewa dulu bila kita cuma punya komputer jadul alias kelas Pentium II/III atau AMD Duron. KOmputer lama bisa dipasangi Linux.

Jenis

Pentium II / III / celeron
Prosesor intel 300mhz /800
Memori SDRam pc 100 / 133 minimal 256mb.
VGA onboard
Harddisk 10GB / 20 GB ATA
cdrom
keyboard - mouse standard.
Monitor 15"

Pentium IV
Prosesor 1GHz - up to
memori sdram pc100/133 minimal 256mb.
VGA onboard
Harddisk 20GB ATA
Cdrom
Keyboard-mouse
Monitor 15'


Jenis

AMD

ATHLON/DURON
Memori pc100/133 minimal 256mb.
Harddisk 10/20GB ATA
VGA onboard
CDrom
keyboard-mouse
Monitor15"

Sistem Linux

PcLinuxOs, Ubuntu, LinuxMint, DamnSmallLinux,Opensuse.

Spek komputer diatas ini adalah spek yang umum (masih) banyak yg pakai, terutama jenis Pentium III dan IV. Kalau jenis AMD adalah Athlon atau Duron.

Bagi yg tidak punya koneksi internet, bisa memakai CD Linux + CD Repositories (softwares), dan bagi yg punya koneksi internet kalau sanggup donlod ( 400MB-700MB )silahkan donlod dari situs resmi atau dari mirror sites.
Untuk upgrade dari versi sebelumnya bisa melalui internet atau dari cd linux.

Jadi tidak ada masalah lagi dengan komputer lama anda, jangan ragu-ragu untuk mencoba sistem Linux. Ada istilah " tak Kenal Maka Tak Sayang ",

Saya rasa cukup dulu info spek komputer ini, tunggu postingan tentang Cara merakit komputer dan cara memilih hardwares maupun Peripherals yang cocok untuk membangun sebuah Pc desktop yang terjangkau.

Terima kasih

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Monopoly pun masuk dunia virtual

Sumber dari Muhammad Yusuf Games.

Baru-baru ini Electronic Arts and Hasbro melaporkan akan memvirtualkan game-game klasik termasuk monopoly ke dalam dunia virtual. Diharapkan dengan demikian peminat game ini akan semakin banyak. Dua perusahaan ini menjelaskan bahwa permainan klasik ini nanti dapat dimainkan oleh beberapa orang yang online di internet. Sudah barang tentu setiap user akan memiliki user ID sendiri-sendiri seperti halnya ketika kita main monopoly di darat.

Setelah game-game klasik ini juga ikut membanjiri penggemar konsol game seperti PS2 dan PS3 serta Xbox, para penggemar game klasik ini akan dapat memainkannya tanpa menggunakan konsol. Dengan sambungan internet mereka dapat memainkan seperti layaknya ketika bermain di darat. Walaupun ada sebagian pengamat yang meragukan kemampuan game virtual ini untuk dapat memiliki nuansa sebagaimana ketika bermain di darat, mari kita tunggu bersama.

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Ubuntu Muslim Edition 8.10

Para developer yang bekerja keras dibelakang project ME ( Ubuntu Muslim Edition 8.10 ) pada 19 November 2008 telah mengumumkan rilis dari UbuntuME 8.10. Distro terbaru UbuntuME ini dibuat berbasiskan pada Ubuntu 8.10 (intrepid ibex).
UbuntuME ini juga menyertakan aplikasi bersifat Free maupun non-free yang telah dirubah sedemikian rupa sehingga memberikan kemudahan bagi user Microsoft Windows yang ingin pindah ke Linux.

Versi terbaru dari UbuntuME 8.10 telah menyertakan sejumlah aplikasi terbaru dan perbaikan bug dari versi sebelumnya, juga mnyertakan aplikasi Tilawah Qur'an yang diperoleh dari versebyversequran.com.
Beberapa pembaca Tilawah Qur'an yang disertakan UbuntuME 8.10 diantaranya Muhammad Siddeeq al-Minshawi, Sa'ad al-Ghamadi, Mishary Rashed Alafasy dan Huzify.

Sejumlah paket aplikasi lain yang disertakan dalam UbuntuME 8.10 diantaranya VLC video player,paket berbahasa Arab aspell-ar, paket acon dan bicon yang telah ditambahkan untuk mendukung bahasa Arab dengan baik dan sejumlah aplikasi lain seperti Inkscape, VirtualBox, Adobe Reader, Skype, ubuntu Tweak, EnvyNG, Scribus, Pessulus dan masih banyak lagi.

File iso Dvd Ubuntu Muslim Edition 8.10 saat ini sudah dapat didownload dari url ubuntume.com.

info:http://linux.softpedia.com

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How to Install Ubuntu 8.10 via USB Flash Drive

It is a lot more secure and stable as compared to previous releases of Ubuntu. What I personally liked so far is the new ‘Carry on a USB’ feature which lets you download and install Ubuntu via a USB flash drive instead of burning it to a CD.

Here I have a little tutorial on how to install Ubuntu 8.10 via USB Flash Drive. I used the same tutorial to install Ubuntu on my Acer laptop without writing or burning it to a CD.

All you will be requiring is the Ubuntu 8.10 ISO which can be downloaded from http://ubuntu.com/ and a USB flash drive with at least 1GB of memory.

Here is what you need to do.

1. Connect your USB flash drive to your PC and format it in FAT32 by right clicking it and selecting format.

2. Download the Ubuntu 8.10 conversion script and execute it. A folder named Ubuntu810 shall be created.

3. Place the Ubuntu 8.10 ISO in the Ubuntu810 folder.

4. Select and run the Ubuntu810.bat file inside the Ubuntu810 folder and follow the onsreen instructions.

5. Once the script has finished, restart your PC and set your BIOS or Boot Menu to boot from the USB device, save your changes and reboot.

If everything goes well, you should now be able to test the LiveCD version of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex and even install it. This method is non-persistent so it won’t save any changes you make while running Ubuntu in the LiveCD mode.

Thanks to PendriveLinux for the tutorial.

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Cara Install Ubuntu di PC

Ubuntu adalah distro yang peminatnya meningkat akhir-akhir ini. Dan menurut majalah Linux Journal, Ubuntu menduduki peringkat yang pertama sebagai distro yang paling digemari oleh Linuxer. Ubuntu mengeluarkan versi terbaru dengan berbagai macam fitur-fitur baru yang tersedia. Versi 8.04 LTS ini, mempunyai codename dengan nama Hardy Heron dan yang paling terbaru adalah ubuntu intrepid ibex ( ubuntu 8.10 seperti yg saya gunakan untuk kebutuhan sehari hari ke internet,radio online,nonton cd/dvd,desain graphis dll ).

Pada kali ini saya akan memberikan cara menginstall ubuntu di pc lanjutan dari cara memburn file iso. Setelah anda siap denganfile iso yg sudah di Burn sekarang Masukkan ke CD Drive anda, restart PC anda. Set BIOS nya agar pertama kali yang dibaca adalah CD Drive.
Apabila CD Ubuntu terdeteksi dengan baik, maka akan muncul screen sebagai berikut untuk memilih bahasa yang ingin anda pakai dalam penginstalan.


* Pilih menu install ubuntu klik enter.


Maka proses installing akan dimulai. Data-data yang diperlukan akan disimpan di RAM dengan screen seperti di bawah ini,



Pilih bahasa yang akan anda pakai. Bahasa Indonesia pun tersedia.


Masukkan lokasi atau daerah anda, termasuk waktu yang akan anda gunakan untuk server anda.




Pilih layout keyboard anda, dan coba masukkan beberapa karakter untuk mengetest apakah keyboard anda sudah benar apa belum.




Tahap selanjutnya adalah melakukan partisi harddisk. Partisi harddisk ini sangat mudah, tetapi harus ekstra hati-hati. Karena sekali kita merubah partisi maka data yang ada di dalam akan terhapus.
Ada tiga pilihan untuk partisi harddisk, adalah sebagai berikut :

1. Apabila anda ingin tetap memakai OS yang ada sekarang, misalnya ingin dual boot dengan Windows XP, maka pilih option pertama, yaitu “Guided - resize the partition and use the freed space”.

2. Apabila ingin hanya memakai Ubuntu di komputer anda, dan menghapus data yang ada di harddisk, maka pilih option kedua, yaitu “Guided - use entire disk”.

3. Anda pun dapat memilih option, “Manual” apabila pilihan pertama dan kedua tidak ada di dalam rencana anda. Tentunya anda diharapkan sudah memiliki pengetahuan tentang partisi dan server.


Sisa space harddisk buat sebagai swap memori. Biasanya adalah duakali besar memori anda. Kalau anda punya 512Mb maka swap anda adalah 1024Mb.
Setiap anda merubah partisi, misalnya menghapus, mengganti besarnya, maka isi atau data partisi akan terhapus.
Langkah berikutnya adalah membuat user untuk dapat login ke Ubuntu. Masukkan nama dan password anda, jangan lupa untuk selalu mengingatnya.






Masukkan Id dan password untuk login ketika anda selesai install Ubuntu.


Apabila anda tidak ada kesulitan atau error, maka anda siap-siap untuk menginstall Ubuntu.
Click the ‘Install’ button NOW!





Install Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) atau Ubuntu 8.10 (intrepid ibex) operating system akan dilakukan dengan munculnya screen ini.



Sekitar 9 atau 10 menitan, install akan selesai dan PC anda siap menjadi Linux PC dengan direstart.





Sekarang anda siap memakai Ubuntu dengan menggunakan Id/username dan password yang telah anda masukkan tadi.




Selamat Mencoba.

Sumber dari Majalah komputer.

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