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Q: Why can’t I open a window on another Linux machine?

Rachel — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:29:48 +0000

… even though the firewall is configured correctly…

A: Ubuntu/Gnome sets TCP off by default in gdm.conf. So if its a new installation, or you’ve upgraded without saving the changes you made previously, edit gdm.conf…

Printing to Windows XP printer from Ubuntu

Rachel — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:00:51 +0000

Enable “Print Services for Unix” on Windows XP machine and share printer. (I’m not actually sure that this is necessary, it might be a red herring…)

When you add the printer in Ubuntu,

Choose “Network Printer” and “Windows Printer (SMB)”
put your Workgroup in the Host field
Put “guest@/” in the Printer field (replacing and with your host & printer names)

So, for example, if your Windows machine was called “Dozer” and your printer was called “LaserPrinter”, you would put “guest@Dozer/LaserPrinter”.

You should not need a name and password for the Windows machine for this to work.

Note: please note that case-sensitivity is important.. e.g. If you think your machine name is “DOMINO”, it should be “Domino” in the config above.

MythTV / PVR-350 / Ubuntu

Rachel — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:18:37 +0000

This blog entry used to contain an overview for constructing a MythTV box from Ubuntu and a Hauppauge PVR-350 card.

I’ve moved it from the blog into a permanent page here.