Abdullah’s Blog

Yasterday, I decided to install ubuntu on my laptop, since I have no different between programs in linux and windows ( in my domain ).

And I’m trying here to document some tips to help me next time and anyone who wish to have a ready to use system.

• If you are installing ubuntu as second operating system, you will need Partition Magic to free some space as a free partition for the new operating system, try to have good enough for it, for me I chosed to make 10 GB. 600MB for swap.
• Adding Arabic Language as a second langauge:
  System -> Administration -> Language Selector , then choose your arabic language.
• After installing your system, copy all of the arabic fonts from windows , you want to use , in a flash disk or any media.
  copy them using this command :
  # sudo cp . /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ # in any directory in this directory.
  # sudo fc-cache -f -v /usr/share/fonts # to refresh the font caching.
• To install any extra applicatin ,
  applications-> Add Applicationsbut for me I don’t perefer this way , because you still need to use the advanced mode to have some more applications. so you will need to visit this website http://www.ubuntulinux.nl/source-o-matic to have some resources to help you to have the ablity to install more.
  get the links from the page and fill them in “system -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager then choose settings -> Repositories”
• a good website for referencing that I liked http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper#How_to_install.2Funinstall_.deb_files
• to install a debian package type : sudo dpkg -i package_file.deb
• to switch between languages (by default) press left Alt + right Alt
• to switch to root user type in command line # sudo su – , even you can do anything through the current user but you have to type sudo before any root previlege command line.
• to Change some parameter to your touch pad in your laptop , you might need to look at this web page
  http://www.sirlab.de/linux/debian_dell_d610.html#touchpad and this link too
  http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Synaptics_Touchpad
  the most important point to me was to change some of touch pad parameters so I looked at them and I start changing them , then you will need to re-start to make it effected.
• ksynaptics is nice program to try to do configuration for your machine(Running only on KDE).

I think it’s enough for this time, and I will post more notes about it if there is any more notes.

PHP Framework as term, became more serious those days, one of good comparision that I read , even it’s not acurate this one, the interesting thing about all that suff, is to learn new concepts.

We were discussing last weekend , on what to learn, and how to keep your mind “not out of date” .

as an IT guy, you will notice that, by the clock is ticking you will become out of date. just recall that guy who was very productive and was implementing all the ways. but that was using cobol !!

So I Kept reminding myself that if stay with what I learned in the past, I will be part of the past. so I should at least keep going with what new technologies have been introduced, and have good idea about it, then If I’m in realy need for it I will use.

Back to PHP frameworks , I couldn’t make a move of which one to use. CakePHP is prety big comparing to Code Igniter. but all are the same concept.

I will let you know later on , which framework I decided to use.