Linux multimonitor and different workspaces

I just retired my old desktop pc and decided to use the free monitor to do “dual monitoring” with my laptop (again). While it’s really nice how you can arrange and use the second monitor, it’s not as good as I’d like it to be. ;-) Wouldn’t it be nice to have the choice to [...]

Ubuntu Intrepid – not a wise choice for ATI users at the moment…

I tried to upgrade my laptop (HP nx9420 with an ATI X1600 mobility) from Hardy to Intrepid. While the upgrade went smoothly, the reboot was not fun at all. The fglrx driver didn’t work, the radeon driver more or less worked. I could start gdm and log in, but gnome didn’t start up, it hung [...]

Automatix successor Ultamatix, another problem for ubuntu support mailinglists?

I just read on UbuntuGeek that a successor of Automatix has been released. The Ubuntu Devs have not been very pleased when automativ was released, especially because the way it mangled your system was not performed in a “Debian way”. I’m curious how they’re going to react to this new “addon”. Have a look at: [...]