Upgrading Ubuntu from Dapper to Edgy

NOTE: After some problems, people have come to the conclusion it is better to acquire an "Edgy" CD and do a complete reinstall. For those who have been keeping up with the betas the problems have been minor if any. The rest of us have had to do things like reinstalling the xorg stuff as well as other files.

This page has the instructions. I didn't have any joy with #1 but #2 seems to be working out.

BTW, save your /boot/grub/menu.1st file and system stuff (advice from the page).

http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-ubuntu-dapper-to-ubuntu-edgy-eft.html

Amusing: How to date a (male) geek

I guess the point of this is to figure out what you want and how to deal with extreme politeness.

Maybe I should add more as time goes on

How to date a geek
http://penguinpetes.com/b2evo/index.php?title=one_for_the_ladies_how_to_date_a_geek_gu&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Geeks On: Valentine issue (wives of geeks speak out)
http://www.geekson.com/archives/archiveepisodes/2006/episode022406.htm

FUSE with Ubuntu

I may have mentioned FUSE before. It is a program which is integrated into the newer Linux distros. This program allows users to mount directories on remote computers as if they were directories on the local machine. An interface program such as sshfs or ftpfs (there are about two dozen at this time) connects the local computer to the remote computer using various protocals depending on the servers installed on the remote machine. So far I've managed to mount both a Mac and Linux box on my local Linux machine.

The program is fast enough (over a 100 Mb network) to play MP3s. I haven't tried videos yet. I tried this before I replaced a 10 Mb NIC with a 100 Mb NIC. It was a pain. The connection was too slow.

With Fedora 5, I was able (barely) to compile the interface program and install it. This approach didn't work with Ubuntu. Under Ubuntu it's a matter of finding the appropriate selection in the package manager and install it. Ubuntu configures everything.