I had the joy of recovering data from a busted-ass Windows XP installation. You know, the one where it blue screens no matter what boot process you try with an error about “kernl32.dll” being screwed? Yeah, one of those. So, I fired up an Ubuntu live CD to test the hardware and figure out if [...]
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Happy Ubuntu Day (9.04 Released!)
April 23rd, 2009
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Today, like clockwork, is the day in which Ubuntu issues another release. Get your copy via the always legal BitTorrent here. Happy Ubuntu Day!
Ubuntu, AppArmour, and Moving MySQL Data
January 28th, 2009
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Note to self, when moving the path where mysql stores it’s files, make sure you edit the App Armour file to allow mysqld to write to the new location. Time wasted: 30 minutes. The message: kernel: [422118.789696] audit(1233167081.635:38): type=1503 operation=”inode_create” requested_mask=”w::” denied_mask=”w::” name=”/opt/mysql/pluto.lower-test” pid=12412 profile=”/usr/sbin/mysqld” namespace=”default” The solution: edit this file; /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld And add the [...]
Ubuntu 8.10 (Alpha 6) on my Mac Book Pro
September 30th, 2008
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I installed Ubuntu 8.10, Alpha 6 on my Mac Book Pro (2nd generation) last night to give it a whirl. I didn’t do anything with bootcamp, just a straight install. The installer was fine, it went it’s normal route. When I rebooted it took a while – I guess this is expected when booting an [...]
