Install Libvirt 0.7.0 along with KVM creates environment with default Hypervisor QEMU . Two steps in procedure bellow makes Xen default Hypervisor on Ubuntu 9.10 . First is commenting out (xend-http-server yes) in /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp , second export variable VIRSH_DEFAULT_CONNECT_URI=”xen:///”.

It’s new year’s for most of the world. Not only is it a new year, it’s a new decade full of promises for the computing world and the world at large. I hope you’ve enjoyed our foray into Ubuntu and Linux for the past few years. Here’s to many more!

For a shell music player, I used to love CMus (I still like it a lot), but I've found a similar - probably better - command line music player which is actually a MPD client: Ncmpcpp.

GnoMenu is an interactive main menu designed for Gnome (targeted specifically at Ubuntu) but it lacks a native 64 bit package. Here's how to make a few changes to the source code and installer to get it to work on a 64 bit system.

Firefox for Mobile (codenamed Fennec) is the name of the build of the Mozilla Firefox web browser for smaller non-PC devices, mobile phones and PDAs. Firefox for mobile 1.0 uses the same version of the Gecko layout engine as Firefox 3.6.

As 2009 draws to a close, it's time to take a look back at what Ubuntu and its community have accomplished in the outgoing year.  There may be nothing revolutionary to report, but there have nonetheless been some notable changes to Ubuntu itself and the community around it over the last year.  Here's a look at the most memorable ones.

One problem I run into a lot when recommending Ubuntu to complete Linux newbies is they aren't used to installing codecs or using the terminal when they want to play DVDs, MP3s and other file types. Explaining the legal situation is something I make a point of doing but some people "just want it to work".

Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities.