Install of this version is not always as easy as it should… This time I’ve tried ton install Ubuntu 9.10 on my main computer. I used the “Ubuntu 9.10 Alternate AMD64″ CD because this PC is running 2 SATA hard drives configured in Raid 1… and only the alternate version is able to install it in Raid “out of the box”. But, during the installation process, system complains about mounting the standard CD release… like if the Alternate CD was not a full version… but the CD is mounted so the CD player stays closed… A quick search on the internet and I see that I’m not the only one with this problem. Fortunately, install from 9.10 DVD version seems to solve this bug… I’ll try it as soon as possible but maybe it’s time to ask if Ubuntu should not break the rule and postpone the launch of a new version if problems still exist… like Debian way… but not excessively 
PS 11/18/2009 : I confirm, with the DVD install works like a charm !
Last weekend I had problem with the installation on netbook… This time I’ve tried to install it on a classical Sony laptop : a good and still working Vaio SZ3XP…
It was working without problem for 6 months under Jaunty in 32 bits… and the install from scratch to 9.10 has been really easy ! Like for the previous one, it needs tweak configuration to achieve the proper use of the Ricoh r5u870 webcam and integrated fingerprint reader from Upek is not working at all. (It should indeed… If Sony would, Upek provides Linux drivers but this particular model integrates a modified firmware for Sony. It adds some crypto and only windows drivers from Sony know how to decrypt the stream. Maybe someone could break this to make it fonctionnal on Linux. Interoperability is a rule that Sony seems to ignore)
In short : Ubuntu 9.10 works wonderfully… I’m pretty excited to be able to say the same thing for the Wind netbook !
You’d better have to wait ! I’ve upgraded the netbook of my son this weekend and the result is not as good as it should…
Screen is flashing… USB peripherals are not working and the webcam is dead too…
Back to Jaunty 9.04 : it works fine…
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Sometimes it happens we want to create his own .deb package from the sources repository (e.g. when you like to use the last up-to-date version and the binary package doesn’t exist…)
It’s very easy if you follow the rules in the good order 
- Download sources files of your software (for this example it could be drupal6 even if the binary package exists now…)
- drupal6_6.14-1.orig.tar.gz
- drupal6_6.14-1.diff.gz
- drupal6_6.14-1.dsc
- Un-compress drupal6_6.14.orig.tar.gz
- Un-compress drupal6_6.14.diff.gz
- You’ll probably need some tools if it’s your first building package process :
- sudo apt-get install dpatch
- sudo apt-get install fakeroot
- Run : patch -p1 < xxx.diff
- Move the debian directory created in previous step into the folder created in step 2 (the one which contents the sources from *.orig.tar.gz, for this example it’s drupal-6.14) : mv debian drupal-6.14
- Go into the sources directory : cd drupal-6.14
- You’ll probably make debian/rules script executable… Run : chmod +x debian/rules
- Then run : dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -b
- That’s all ! You just have to install your new freshly compiled package. So, for our example it will be :
- cd ..
- sudo dpkg -i drupal6-6.14_all.deb
You know the way now…
Programming is fun and exciting but from time to time a game is good to relax ! So, I give you a free advice : play with the brilliant “World Of Goo” … For 13 euros 50 (20 dollars) you will play hours to solve enigma of this “puzzle game”. Honestly, it’s worth it ! It’s original even if “puzzle game” is a classical. What you have here is a game where interest and fun are more important than to “kill them all” boring concept… Levels are not so easy and require agility and brain efforts You will be quickly addict ! Moreover, developers have choosen to not protect this game against the copy (no DRM, no protection at all) : and even more, by buying one licence, you can download the Windows, Mac and Linux version (32 and 64 bits) !! Try it, and if you like it, support them by buying this cooooool game !