Monthly Archives: February 2006

How to install Skype in Ubuntu 5.10 “Breezy”

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Another little one :) These articles are not only for you, but also for me, in case I need this information in the future…

OK, so you know that there is a Linux version of Skype, right? And you would like to have it in your Ubuntu installation, then follow these steps:

  1. Download the skype_1.2.0.11_i386.deb file to your Desktop (I found that in this page, thanks for the package!)
  2. Open up a terminal window, cd to your Desktop and type “dpkg -i skype_1.2.0.11_i386.deb” (I found that in this page, thanks for the tip!)
  3. Now if you go to your Applications / Internet menu you will see a “Skype” entry; try to open it, and you will not be able to! This is because you must install the libqt3c102-mt libraries (try to launch directly Skype from the Terminal and you will see the error)
  4. Open up System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager and search for libqt3c102-mt; install them.
  5. Now Skype should work (in my laptop it takes a while to load… be patient!)

Why can’t you just use Synaptic Package Manager? Well, because if you add the line deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free to your /etc/apt/sources.list file, and then try to use the Package Manager to install Skype, then you will get the following error:

The following packages have unmet dependencies: skype: Depends: libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.3.3.2) but 3:3.3.3-7ubuntu3 is to be installed E: Broken packages

(This is explained in this page, thanks guys!)

Adios Nonino, tal vez

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Raro destino el del abuelo de Piazzolla; tal vez la mayor razon que tuvo su ser, mas alla de sus logros personales, haya sido el de trascender para siempre en forma de cancion. Adios Nonino.

Tal vez nuestra unica razon de existencia sea el mero ser. Tal vez esa sea la clave de muchos de nosotros, el trascender de maneras no previstas, no sabidas, no queridas incluso. Tal vez esa sea la clave del por que la busqueda de gloria sea algo tan vano, tan ridiculo, que no tenga mayor razon de ser.

Tal vez el trascender sea funcion del azar. Tal vez la unica existencia sea la vincular, la del vinculo atorrante.

Tal vez no seamos si no hay otro para amarnos.

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How to install Eclipse/RadRails in Ubuntu 5.10 “Breezy”

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Another quick “how to” for Ubuntu: Sam Ruby posted enough information to make Eclipse work under Ubuntu “Breezy” (the default installation, via System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager has problems when using the “Help / Software Updates” function, used to install RadRails…)

Go to this page and get the job done! http://www.intertwingly.net/blog/2005/10/26/RadRails-Eclipse-on-Breezy-take-1

How to install the Linksys WPC54GS Wireless-G Network Adapter in Ubuntu 5.10 “Breezy”

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Well, that was a long title.

My mother recently changed her 4-year old Dell Inspiron 4100 for a brand new iMac G5, so I took that old laptop (20 GB hard disk, 256 MB RAM) and, after backing up her data, wiped it completely and reinstalled it with the following configuration:

  • Windows 2000 Professional SP4 (I just hate Windows XP, and think that Windows 2000 is the best ever Windows)
  • Ubuntu 5.10 “Breezy”

Then I bought a Linksys Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster, to be able to use my wireless connection at home (in 2002 Dell notebooks did not have wireless LAN adapters by default). Of course, installing it in Windows 2000 was easy, but the difficult part was to have it running in Ubuntu… Continue reading →