There is a very good list of Linux applications against Windows applications available here. Some of the applications seems to be outdated. But this page has very valuable data and it will reduce a lot of your research time when you are looking for a Linux application which should replace your current Windows one.
| PRAVEEN | ||
|---|---|---|
| P | is for | Perfect |
| R | is for | Relaxed |
| A | is for | Alluring |
| V | is for | Vibrant |
| E | is for | Enlightened |
| E | is for | Easy |
| N | is for | Nervy |
I am in the process of building Gnome 2.10 from source code on my Ubuntu 5.04. The process is smooth throughout except that I had some wierd problems in ‘evolution-data-server’ module. It was because of the missing ‘libnss-dev’ package and I took a long time to figure it out as the error was something else. Finally, installing ‘libnss-dev’ and introducing a small workaround fixed the problem. I am now compiling the 72nd module (nautilus). In lot of modules, the configure stage will fail because of the absence of some ‘xyz-dev’ package. Installing the package and rerunning the configure took me till here without any problem. The only extra work I did so far is for ‘evolution-data-server’. Once I complete this build, I am planning to write a guide for building Gnome 2 on Debian quoting the issues that I faced. It will be published in Gnome Bangalore’s Wiki page.
PS: I am not using the sources from Debian. I am getting the sources from Gnome CVS repository.
Update: I have mispelt Ubuntu in the title as “Ubutu” which made this page to appear as a first hit in the google search for the work “Ubutu”. I am changing the title now. I will no more have google’s first hit privilege for “Ubutu” 
I have been an all time hardcore Debian fan. All of a sudden, I got attracted towards Ubuntu Linux. After my HDD crash before a couple of days, I lost my entire Debian installation and I was in the need to reinstall it. At this point, I thought of going for Ubuntu 5.04. Ubuntu is based on Debian and they are more up to date compared to Debian (Well, SID is always bleeding edge). I have installed it and setup most of the essential packages succesfully. I have also do one more major change in the software component. Earlier I was using Mozilla Thunderbird at home. Now, I have migrated to Evolution.
A very valid point by Sachin Tendulkar that I came across in today’s “The Hindu”.
The Hindu: Is there anything that rankles you?
Tendulkar: Yes, the behavior of the spectators at times. They don’t help the team by jeering at us. There’s no harm in having high expectations but be realistic when we lose after our best efforts. I hope they realize that we try our best. And I really find it funny when our own people boo at us. It hurts. I find it hard to accept. What sort of support is this! Ridiculous I must say. Let them remember that by insulting the present, you are belittling the glorious past.
Yesterday midnight, one of my 80GB HDDs died suddenly. It was the one where I have installed Linux. By God’s grace, I didn’t have any crucial data on that. So, loss of data in that HDD was not a great loss but still a minor loss. Oh Gosh! Now I need to reinstall my Linux (I was running Debian Sid which was upto date) and that is going to be painful. I took the HDD for Samsung service center to claim the warranty today. To my shock, they informed that the warranty expired. I replied that I have purchased the HDD on 31 May 2004. They asked me to contact my vendor (RM Computers) and finally RM took it for service and they will be giving it back in a day or two. I have bought a new 160GB Seagate HDD for working in the meantime. It costed INR. 3800. HDD prices fallen damn cheap man!
I am planning to buy a new PC. Here are the key components that I have in my mind.
This itself comes around INR. 70,000. Apart from this, I have to buy a PCI-X graphics card. A low end card should be available for INR. 3,000. Rest components like DVD Writer, KB and mouse, I will take it from the existing PC. I am going to waste hell a money.
There is no clue about the availability of MSI P4N Diamond motherboard in India. I am very particular about this board. If it is not avaiable now, I will wait till it is.
Some months back, I have seen “Naadi Jothidam” for me at Tambaram. They told me that I should visit three temples; Shivan Kovil at Trisulam, Eswaran Kovil at Pozhichalur and Eswaran Kovil at Triplicane; all in and around Chennai for getting rid of effects of the sins that I did in my previous birth. I just got the time for doing it today. I went along with my father, grandma and grandpa. Went to all the three and did the poojas as suggested by “Naadi”. Actually, I was not believing this. But, my father wanted me to do this before I leave Chennai.
“Before you leave Chennai? When are you leaving and where?”
I am leaving Chennai by 7th May. I am going to Bangalore! Enjoy maadi!
I have come across this in Rediff’s astrology page. This is about the romance of Scorpios.
You are among the best lovers, instinctively knowing what your partner wants. You are intense and passionate and none of your lovers will ever forget you. You will sweep many off with your magnetic charm. You will rarely distinguish between a passing fancy and true love. For you, it will always be a passionate involvement. Scorpios can also be very jealous and will go to any lengths to claim what they feel is rightly theirs. You will find your ideal life partner in fellow water signs - Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. It is the water signs that understand you best. You may have disagreements with your family, as you feel they cannot understand you or the intensity of your passion. Though you are a good parent, you can turn wrathful without warning. This often makes your relationship with your children rather uneasy. The Scorpio house will be comfortable and classy, but not overtly flamboyant as you do have an eye for detail and will prefer the minimalist style.
This is extremly true in a case that I have noticed. Great!!!
And this is about Cancer’s romance.
You are continually pulled into romance with those who are quite opposite to you in nature. You are strongly attracted to people who are confident, strong and successful. Although you fall in love all the time, your introvert nature and your uneasiness in disclosing your true feelings makes many of these affairs one-sided. You are not likely to rush headlong into marriage, because in selecting a life partner, you will be most likely governed by your head. Those belonging to the zodiac signs of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces will make good partners for Cancerians. Nevertheless, love for a stable home and loyalty towards the spouse will reward the majority of Cancerians with a reasonably happy married life. You attend to domestic chores cheerfully, take a keen interest in the children. and believe in saving for the rainy day. Man or woman, Cancerians love their home, it is where they feel most secure. Like Sagittarians there is a place for everything, but the Cancerians idea is — it just does not matter where it is put as long as it’s somewhere, under the bed, in cupboards, up in the attic, the garage; not that you are not untidy — you are the original hoarder and for some it can take a while getting used to this.
I guess it is also correct to a major extent. I am Cancer!!!
This was just a simple three questions poll. Kind of a different one! The result is interesting.
Which colour of Death is yours?
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