I updated my desktop to the new Ubuntu release (Intrepid Ibix) This is mostly good, but I discovered a problem as a side-effect of them improving their mouse support. Now that my mouse is auto-detected with all its buttons, the side-button no longer defaults to being a middle-click. I like having the side-button do middle …
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Ubuntu: sharing music with iTunes
sudo aptitude install mt-daapd Edit /etc/mt-daapd.conf so that mp3_dir = [your music directory]. (Also any other configuration changes you might want to make; the file is well-commented.) sudo /etc/init.d/mt-daapd restart Really this would work on any Debian-derived distro… but I’ve only tried it on Ubuntu. Update: It looks like mt-daapd puts an admin interface on …
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I’ve been running Ubuntu on my home computer for a week and a half now. That’s right, I’ve joined the “A-list blogger circle-jerk”. For certain values of “A”. Specifically, the value “F”. I’ve mostly found alternatives for all the programs I used. The only area where I’m not quite satisfied is a music player; I …