Ubuntu 9.10 finally launched!

After reading news about UEC and Ubuntu One, I have been waiting impatiently for it to be released to market…

Desktop edition is integrated to “Ubuntu One” technology which gives you 2 GB of online storage for FREE!!! Then, you can easily share files with anyone!!

In Server edition, I am interested in the private clouds, where you can host applications in the your own cloud, and again… it is FREE too!!

Haha.. I was surprised and disappointed yesterday (29′Oct) when I check the website and it wasn’t available yet online!! But hey… I am downloading them now!! Both editions!!! Can’t wait to use them immediately!!

Ubuntu – How to launch AWN on startup

To launch the AWN automatically during system starts up…

Go to System > Preferences > Sessions

In the Startup Programs tab,

1. Click on the Add button.
2. Type Avant Window Navigator or the name you like in the Name field.
3. Type avant-window-navigator in the Command field.
4. Click Ok.

This should automatically launch the AWN the next time you start up your system.

Entering the name and command into the startup program tab

Ubuntu – Enable the shutdown function in Quit/Logout applet (AWN)

This is another quick reference of what I did to enable the Shutdown function in Quit/Logout applet in the AWN.

1. Right-click on the Quit/Logout applet and select Preference.
2. Then, replace gnome-session-save –kill with gnome-session-save –shutdown-dialog

Screenshot of the shutdown function in Quit/Logout Applet

Ubuntu – Updating the system

To update the system or software in the Ubuntu Linux System, I can use the following two methods.

Method 1:

Open the terminal and type

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Then it will usually check and prompt you the required space to install those updates.

Method 2:

Using the GUI screen, select System > Administration > Update Manager

It will check for updates, press install updates to continue.

Failed to Export Virtual Appliance: An item with the same key has already been added

Today, I was trying to export a virtual appliance from the ESXi Server Failed to Export Virtual Appliance: An item with the same key has already been added error messages. So, I went on searching the VMware Communities to look for some solutions. To my surprise, I discovered that we can’t export the appliance that is in snapshot state. And, I have to consolidate the snapshot states by removing all other snapshots…  then the export feature starts to work now!! I am just wondering.. wouldn’t it be great if we can export it with all the snapshots too? On the second thought… Probably not, as that’s not the purpose of Virtual Appliance.