Intrepid Ibex – the review

I as waiting for a long time for this new version, specially for the new sound card drivers on my laptop (dell latitude d820), the quality of sound was bad, and with ubuntu 8.10 it is now impeccable.

As i had only a few hours available, but seen on len’s post that the upgrade does not take that long, I gave it a shot, and it was the fastest upgrade ever.

The method:

- backed up all my data on an external hard disk (/opt, /etc, /home/)

- backed up my email from evolution (the option: File->Backup settings->Save, to restore File->Restore settings). This worked like a charm and for me was a big step forward, as I usually spend half a day to restore my emails (I have about 2 giga of emails in more than 30 folders and  40 email filters … ).

- installed ubuntu from the cd

-used len’s steps to restore tomboy’s notes, pidgin, mozilla, ssh keys, also restored from hdd my data (/opt, other applications/documents) and of course my email, after which I hurried to install spamassasin

- installed native nvidia drivers and other packages like acroread, firefox plugins, gqview, skype, googleearth, audacious, lastfm, ssh, openvpn, mplayer, emacs. But first I installed medibuntu, a repository of packages that cannot be included into the Ubuntu distribution for legal reasons, more details at www.medibuntu.org.

I am very happy with the upgrade, now I have:

- excellent sound quality

- nice graphic effects that actually work (I tried to use them in previous versions, but I disabled them as they seemed to use to much computer power)

- to make the transformation complete, a nice new background from interfacelift.com

ca la noi la nimeni

Ce am citit azi prin presa online:

In Franta, Sarkozy e suparat ca bancile franceze au luat ajutoarele de la stat (dupa ce au plans cu lacrimi de crocodil ca sunt falite si au buzunare franjuri), dar le tin bine si nu dau imprumuturi (piata imprumuturilor fiind in continuare blocata).

In schimb la noi, banca nationala nu vrea sa se imprumute de la Fmi, desi oamenii politicosi s-au oferit de trei ori, si prefera in schimb sa mearga cu garda la sediul bancilor, in vizita inopinata. Probabil ceva dovezi are, de vreme ce un director de la hvb si-a dat in doi timpi si trei miscari demisia. Despre ce este vorba: aparent trei banci (hvb, bank of scotland si ing) s-au pus de comun acord sa dea leu cu imprumut la dobanzi cu trei cifre, desi puteau sa ceara la randul lor imprumut de la banca nationala, cu 14%, si ce coincidenta – li s-a parut ca e o idee buna si sa le ceara clientilor lor sa plateasca niste rate semnificativ mai mari la creditele in lei deja contractate…

Adica stai putin: in occident, bancile, inocente, plang ca au fost deposedate, si guvernele nu mai stiu cum sa le ajute, iar la noi statul le ameninta cu amenzi si suspendarea licentei de functionare. Si in loc de prime, directorii isi dau demisia. Mai sa fie.

Parca nu francezii se laudau in vara ca noi plangem cu lacrimi de crocodil?