Tag Archives: Ubuntu-ie

Irish translations in ubuntu

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Shane

Im disappointed and saddened that foras na gaelige and the body behind gael scoils haven’t got back to me about ubuntu in Irish. I suggested that they can use their computers in Irish and that using ubuntu would allow the … Continue reading →

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The speed of heanet, the Irish Ubuntu Mirror

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Shane

I found out that heanet who mirror Ubuntu in ireland offer a max speed of 20gbs (Giga-bytes a second). For a country of 4 million people that is a lot of bandwidth to go around . Heanet is Ireland’s national … Continue reading →

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Im on ubuntu-ie planet

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Shane

Thanks to mean-machine for adding me to http://www.ubuntu-ie.org/aggregator To all that dont know me my name is Shane Fagan. IRC nick   Shane_Fagan. On launchpad shanepatrickfagan On my blog I do like 90% ubuntu/linux and other FLOSS stuff. The rest politics.

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My new computer

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Shane

I got a new computer its a compaq presario. I got it for €400 soo worth it because my old computer was giving me a crap load of trouble. Whats in it amd sempron, nvidia 8200M G, webcam and a … Continue reading →

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Tips for recovering ubuntu

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Shane

Well since i switched to ubuntu I have messed with synaptic a lot. This can come back to bite you in the ass some times. Things you need in your system like x11 shouldnt be messed with because they control … Continue reading →

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