VMWare tools install doesn't setup mouse properly for Ubuntu Gutsy Desktop
- February 16, 2008
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While setting up a VMWare instance of Ubuntu, I wanted to get the mouse driver setup. The VMWare tools install in the VMWare Server v1.0.4 doesn't setup the mouse properly in Gutsy. I found this helpful post showing me exactly how to do it. I also put the link on my HowTos page.
Trac Launched
- February 12, 2008
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After my abbreviated review of wiki and issue management tools, I introduced my company to Trac with an email and login information on Monday afternoon.
I focused initial setup on wiki structure to demonstrate what we will put there. I created a small number of project scope pages, technical documentation on a couple interfaces, and posted information about the servers. I also included a page listing the goals from my earlier post and a discussion about moving things out of email. Time will tell if I'm successful meeting those goals.
New HowTo Post: Install Ruby on Rails on Ubuntu Gutsy with Apache2
- February 11, 2008
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Not that you'd know it, since this blog is so new, but I haven't done much with RoR in a little while. I've been focusing on .NET work and learning Python. The other day I wanted to take one of my older RoR projects and install it in a virtual server instance and a virtual desktop instance of Ubuntu to see if I could tell any difference in the speed of the app. All of this in an attempt to decide how to rebuild my MythTV boxes. They currently run on top of the Gnome desktop and I'm thinking about using a lighter-weight window manager. The balance here needs to be between ease of setup and potential performance gain.
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