tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27969115203522926952024-02-07T22:01:59.792+05:30My experiments with LinuxJust my small effort to return what I get from LinuxSankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-40466793742915772762014-02-04T01:46:00.000+05:302014-02-04T01:46:03.197+05:30My current desktop is openSUSE 13.1
My current system runs openSUSE 13.1
Here are my reasons for choosing openSUSE
KDE 4.11.5
Desktop optimized kernel
Powerful system administration tool called YAST like control panel of windows, it allows controlling almost everything with a mouse click!
Default theme is looking beautiful
Easily install all codecs from packman repository (to install mp3 and Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-82128983035360253702013-12-16T23:26:00.000+05:302013-12-16T23:26:51.836+05:30Trying freebsd 10
After numerous linux hops, I am trying freebsd 10. I should say it is really fun. I found it quite easy and it is like Arch linux
My main idea to try and use freebsd as much as possible is not because of its UI or geekiness, I want its ZFS ....
I managed to install freebsd 10 rc1 in my 2 TB harddisk. Already I have all my data in ZFS pools in another harddisk. I installed this OS with Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-50310876314656371102013-10-14T23:06:00.001+05:302013-10-14T23:06:13.344+05:30Ubuntu 13.10 seems to be very fast
I have been testing Ubuntu 13.10 daily image from
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/
I have been testing Ubuntu 13.10 daily image for past 3 days. Todays image (14/Oct/2013) seems to be faster than earlier images and seems to be faster than any versions of Ubuntu, it could be a blindfold thing to say so. But perceptions may deceive, Ubuntu is so very responsive, think it is to do Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-11892446028203744762013-09-06T23:06:00.001+05:302013-09-06T23:06:58.043+05:30How I fixed nvidia kepler video tearing in Ubuntu 12.04 Unity
Introduction
Here is my previous rant on video tearing of GTX 650 card in linux
Tearing
With default nouveau driver in Ubuntu videos teared badly. After installing proprietary nvidia driver videos teared badly.
I guess the reason of tearing is graphics card is way faster in delivering frames which monitor can't match to display. In technical terms it is called a sync Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-91268323276971741212013-09-06T22:19:00.000+05:302013-09-06T22:36:04.539+05:30Custom 64bit Kernel 3.11 optimized for i7
Introduction
After long time, I am using Ubuntu 12.04.3 for a weeks time. Was stuck in different OS and back to Ubuntu and using Kernel 3.10 optimized for i7
Kernel 3.11
Hearing some driver improvements for open source radeon driver. Could not test it as I dont own AMD Radeon card anymore. But here I have built the kernel for someone to give it a try
For more changes about kernel 3.11 Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-27306999083358884272013-08-25T23:49:00.002+05:302013-08-25T23:49:23.603+05:30Return of the king (Sony)
The latest jellybean update given to Xperia S is superb.
How they squashed every little bug (as far as I know), it is amazing. There is no repainting, the battery is wonderful ... what a normal guy would expect from a phone, it works (browsing, checking emails, apps, games, calls, .... )
It is fast, crisp, much better than before, It feels like a new phone now.
Renewing my faith in Japanese, Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-62696052584024277772013-08-15T21:49:00.000+05:302013-08-15T21:49:09.767+05:30Want fresh air
Months back, I lost my old nvidia GTX 460 graphics card when I was trying a beta version of nvidia binary driver.
Then I changed to an ATI card and was very much unhappy that linux drivers were not running properly like what I used to get in GTX 460, so gave it to my nephew as he has windows and got a GTX 650
Thought everything will be breeze, how wrong I was
It was worser than AMD ATI Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-665996946525179832013-04-28T01:25:00.001+05:302013-04-28T01:25:18.182+05:30Installing Kubuntu 13.04Once a user of debian (based operating system), it brings back the user to debian based OS again and again
Though openSUSE 12.3 was good, it is my curiosity and familiarity with debian based distros driving me to wipe and install Kubuntu (anyhow I can install suse again :) )
Here are the two screenshots of Kubuntu 13.04 with wallpaper changed from "Get New Wallpapers" and theme modified to Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-57430960367405291062013-03-14T10:34:00.001+05:302013-03-29T00:55:14.079+05:30openSUSE 12.3 KDE looks stunning
openSUSE 12.3 is very responsive. Icons are looking attractive and the theme is pleasing to the eyes.
Here are the screenshots, I am going to install this tonight or this week end
Default desktop looks pleasing
Menus are snappy, so is dolphin, net browsing is extremely fast, konsole works to your command!
Kernel is 3.7.10, but built optimized and has PREEMPT support like android Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-4593567576883690242012-12-21T15:53:00.002+05:302012-12-21T15:53:51.697+05:30Unlock Xperia S bootloader from Ubuntu 12.04
Introduction
I tried to unlock bootloader from Windows 8 and in vain. Windows 8 installed some drivers for fastboot and never allowed an option
Now it became interesting, I came to my Ubuntu system and started exploring
After getting the unlock key from sonymobile, I tried in Windows 8. It did not work, then came to Ubuntu 12.04 and it worked happily.
To get the unlock key for your XperiaSankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-36972076291515109702012-12-08T18:04:00.001+05:302012-12-08T18:04:41.105+05:30Paradigm shiftI have upgraded windows 8 release preview to Windows 8 Pro in one system
Till now I was not open to this sort of ideas, but it is mind-blowing
It is a paradigm shift, kudos Windows 8
It is not the speed which is different from other OS, it is the way we operate with apps which makes it look like a science fic movie, I am not joking, it is more true, the bigger your monitor is!
Say for e.g, I Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-29204816622847379832012-12-04T21:32:00.000+05:302012-12-04T21:52:24.885+05:30After 2 months of slackware 14 use
This blog is in praise of Slackware 14
These are my views
Slackware 14 is one of the most powerful operating systems
After 2 months of use, I am finding slackware 14 to be still awesome. It still has lots of surprises
I have not seen a single crash all this long, how did they do it (After I wrote this blog post, Amarok crashed, oops ... updating blog)
Throw whatever load at it and it Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-10534801006822063102012-11-24T20:31:00.001+05:302012-11-24T20:46:07.542+05:30KDE over sshOMG
OMG, unbelievable
I am stunned, KDE is running over ssh
See the below screenshot
You can see ubuntu's violet terminals, ubuntu's global menu (close button on the left), Slackware 14 taskbar at the bottom, Ubuntu dashbar towards the left, Kinfocenter of KDE running from slackware, gnome system monitor of ubuntu running, KDE system settings running
Wondering, how it is possible? read aheadSankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-2270666863195029842012-11-24T18:23:00.001+05:302012-11-24T18:30:50.813+05:30My slackware desktop screenshot
I put beach sand photo taken by phone as wallpaper for my slackware box, as it looked lovely
If you would like to get such photos and think it fits good enough to be a wallpaper for your desktop, go ahead
download from here
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/106224123724317246178/albums/5814357202337737873
Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-24524132055429131942012-11-22T01:54:00.002+05:302012-11-24T20:51:18.351+05:30Custom Ubuntu 64 bit Kernel 3.6.7 optimized for i3/i5/i7
This time my experiment is bit different, interesting and ambitious!
I upgraded my i7 RAM to 12 GB (Corsair Vengence 4 GB X 3) and running in triple channel mode (will tell what I did to the old RAM in another story :) )
I ran the kernel compilation in RAM mounted directory so that none of the files are read/written from/to harddisk while doing intensive kernel compilation. Infact Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-52276356205535848202012-10-14T12:57:00.002+05:302012-10-18T00:19:22.132+05:30Build script for kernel 3.6.2 optimized native for UbuntuHere is the script to build ubuntu (debian) packages optimized for the native processor
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_nTbpzPbbNJU0h1RzFLMG1lR2s
The following tries to dissect the script and how it works
Build dependencies
The portion below is used to install build environment in ubuntu, if the following are already installed, script just does not install it again(thanks to apt)
sudo Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-47142714016662627712012-10-06T00:01:00.001+05:302012-10-07T11:36:14.094+05:30Kernel 3.6 build script for Ubuntu
I will make it short, :)
I built kernel 3.6,
The build script is here
and incidentally this is 150th post of this blog!
64 atom optimized Ubuntu kernel packages
SHA256SUMS of the 64bit 3.6 linux kernel packages I built with atom optimization
ae7a3348f43c8c31827bd6f61d90a1e280c334d41f1d37c539e2f7a203c24a0e buildkernel36atom.sh
Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-66566181657732738972012-10-01T14:29:00.001+05:302012-10-01T14:29:53.574+05:30Trying Slackware 14
I think it is a honor to run Slackware Linux
I am absolutely delighted to tell I installed Slackware Linux in my system. I have heard it is real tough to get Slackware installed in system when I was having arch linux 4 years back
Times have changed, I think slackware has become easy (I guess archlinux taught me how to run commands to bring UI up or add user :D )
I downloaded the recently Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-6318019869552136502012-08-27T23:00:00.000+05:302012-08-27T23:22:46.032+05:30Installing Xperia S firmware from Windows 8 inside virtualbox which is inside Ubuntu!
Isn't it cool, though Windows 8 is bit boring
I downloaded Virtualbox 64 bit ubuntu package from
http://dlc.sun.com.edgesuite.net/virtualbox/4.1.20/virtualbox-4.1_4.1.20-80170~Ubuntu~precise_amd64.deb
Installed Windows 8 Release Preview (from)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/download
Downloaded Virtualbox Extension pack and double clicked
http://Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-23083238639378578752012-08-20T09:44:00.000+05:302012-08-20T09:44:20.742+05:30Custom Ubuntu 64 bit kernel 3.5.2 optimized for i7
This is a short post on the current kernel build which I am running, for detailed article see http://duopetalflower.blogspot.in/2012/07/custom-64-bit-mint-13-or-ubuntu-1204.html
Built with 300 HZ and optimized for i7 architecture (i3, i5 and i7)
Kernel 3.5.2 optimized for i7 (64 bit)
Script
Kernel Headers All
Kernel Headers i7
Kernel Image
SHA256SUM of the Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-56988379189595958452012-08-19T14:00:00.000+05:302013-09-15T14:31:24.339+05:30Flashtool in Ubuntu Linux
Everytime I wanted to change firmware for my Xperia phone, I used to reboot into Windows 7
Recently I feel lots of Blue Screen Of Death in Windows 7 (think due to nvidia driver problem), and did not want to reinstall Windows 7
I tried flashtool in Ubuntu Linux and it worked, I changed firmware in my Xperia phone!! Thanks XDA devs and Flashtool devs
Here is how
Download flashtool for Linux Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-10800398662993135702012-07-08T23:27:00.001+05:302012-08-20T09:31:46.338+05:30Custom 64 bit Mint 13 or Ubuntu 12.04 Kernel 3.4.4 optimized for i3, i5 and i7
Introduction, ah it will be boring, skip below first screenshot to get the kernel compilation how to.
But if you have time to read and patience to hear, good luck with the following paras, :)
After long time, I am finding a bit of free time and used my leisure time to build i7 optimized kernel, recorded every command into script, install and test and create this article for later Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-31225938941936013042012-05-16T22:17:00.001+05:302012-05-16T22:25:45.556+05:30My modified ubuntu
Last article, I was ranting about ubuntu privacy policy and how after lxde installation, Ubuntu changed into Lubuntu
Now a modified screenshot which shows kernel compilation in progress ...
I am all tired and sleepy, but but one day (maybe tonight) I will install this freshly built kernel and update it as a blog. Also I want to play with Ubuntu again or go the Arch way ...Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-64883367136462974132012-05-07T23:00:00.000+05:302012-05-07T23:44:48.075+05:30This is how I removed logging from Ubuntu 12.04
Waiting for next distro hop ... this weekend
Update 4:
I will try arch linux or kubuntu as I dont like Ubuntu with boring menus after installing lxde (see below)
Update 3:
I installed lxde from synaptic (after nautilus did not work or search did not from ubuntu after zeitgeist removal) and this is how my screen looks after logging out from unity, selecting session as lxde, looks likeSankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796911520352292695.post-28274112871682987772012-03-31T00:20:00.000+05:302012-03-31T00:22:59.462+05:30Ubuntu 12.04 beta 2 my views
I am curious to see what Ubuntu 12.04 offers and downloaded the 64 bit livecd.
Here are my views
I feel Ubuntu 12.04 is elegant, so elegant that fine details are well taken care of. Fonts are beautiful, opening of apps are very fast and consistent, internet is very fast, sound works.
one sentence Attention to details comes to my mind
Unity is for the first time so elegant that it does not Sankaranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113731955405376903noreply@blogger.com0