Ubuntu Productivity
An OS X user experimenting with Ubuntu Linux
Meld on OS X
January 21st, 2009
So far the best diff viewer I have used is Meld, which up to now I could only use on my Ubuntu Linux partition. But now, thanks to Macports, I got it running on OS X. Yeah!
Update
I wrote this article about a year ago. As usual, technology advances, and this time it is in our favor. The hack for the .xinitrc is no longer necessary. On my machine I can install Meld straight from MacPorts and it runs straight away.
This took a bit of work, but I finally got Meld to run on OS X. The installation is very easy…just tell Macports to install Meld. In your terminal type:
sudo port install meld
Getting Meld to run on OS X was a bit trickier.....
Best of both worlds :)
January 5th, 2009
One of the great benefits of Linux is the wealth of great opensource software. Prior to this experiment I thought all this software could only run on Linux, but recently I discovered that this is not true. Much of my favorite software on Ubuntu Linux can be run on OS X
Upgrading Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10
October 22nd, 2008
I upgraded my 13″ MacBook and 24″ iMac from Ubuntu 8.04 to Ubuntu 8.10 (still in beta) this past week. My favorite part of Ubuntu 8.10: the tabbed file browser! The upgrade to 8.10 is remarkably simple just open your terminal and type:
update-manager -d
There should now be an “Upgrade” button in the Update Manager window. Press it and let it run…the process was long, but painless.
On my 13″ MacBook everything upgraded well and it works better than before. On my 24″ iMac I was pleasantly surprised to find its wireless internet now works (it never did in Ubuntu 8.04). But the sound is now off and I cannot figure out how to get it working again.
I like dark themes, so I tried the new dark theme that came with 8.10. It works well, but I am really liking the Intrepid Ibex theme based on Willwill’s mockup. Here is a screenshot of my 24″ iMac and 23″ Cinema Display running Ubuntu 8.10 and willwill’s dark theme.
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex with willwill100's custom theme running on a dual-head 24" iMac and 23" Cinema Display.
New numerological software for home use.
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