I recently found some issues with the openjdk Ubuntu/Debian default Java implementation. Specifically I had issues with their web start support (javaws). I found that the Sun implementation of Java did not have such a deficiency and the Sun implementation is available through the regular Ubuntu/Debian package sources. I installed the Sun implementation and wanted [...]
If you want to remove all packages which are in the “rc” state (means that the package was already removed but only it’s configuration remained) you can use the following command as administrator: dpkg –purge `dpkg –list | grep “^rc” | tr -s ” ” | cut -d ” ” -f 2` Take care to [...]
I’m using both DropBox and Ubuntu one services in my desktop and laptop machines and I find dropbox much superior. Here are the reasons why: You can get ridd of dropbox (just dpkg –remove it). Installation is very easy (apt-get install). It is very clear that dropbox is running (via the tray icon). The tray [...]