I've got Sun Java Working in my Browser in 64-Bit Linux!

I've been trying to get java to work in the browser for me for a long time now. And I've got two final results for you: First, it's (yet) impossible, the 64-bit java browser plugin will not be out before 2009.

But Secondly, it's possible and really easy with wine! Just download Firefox and install it. Then download Java and install it. Done! That easy! :) It should work the same way for Flash, etc.

Now finally I could use packstation.de in Linux!

32 Bit Software in 64-Bit Debian-Based Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu)

There's a wonderful script named getlibs, that makes the annoying process of installation 32-bit libraries really comfortable.

Flash 10 in Ubuntu 64 Bit

There's a nice little script that does the entire installation automatically. Worked great for me. Make sure you check the contents of the script, it's not a lot. And when you run a script as super-user you should always do that. Then do sudo bash flash10_en.sh.

Dillo 2.0 for AMD64

I've compiled Dillo 2.0 for Ubuntu amd64 (or "intel64") and packed with upx. It should work with other amd64 distributions as well. It does not need fltk 2.0, it's statically linked. Ssl support is missing. It didn't find my ssl library. The required libraries are:

  linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007fffde5fe000)

  libjpeg.so.62 => /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62 (0x0000003e44800000)
  libpng12.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 (0x0000003e40c00000)
  libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x0000003e3dc00000)
  libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x0000003e3f800000)
  libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 (0x0000003e41c00000)
  libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1 (0x0000003e44000000)
  libXft.so.2 => /usr/lib/libXft.so.2 (0x0000003e46400000)
  libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x0000003e3d800000)
  libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x0000003e3fc00000)
  libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0x00007f6dd6242000)
  libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x0000003e3d400000)
  libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007f6dd6033000)
  libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x0000003e3cc00000)
  /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x0000003e3ba00000)
  libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 (0x0000003e41000000)
  libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1 (0x0000003e41400000)
  libxcb-xlib.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0 (0x0000003e3ec00000)
  libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 (0x0000003e3f000000)
  libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x0000003e3d000000)
  libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 (0x0000003e40400000)
  libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0x0000003e3f400000)
  libexpat.so.1 => /usr/lib/libexpat.so.1 (0x0000003e40000000)
  libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 (0x0000003e3e800000)

Enjoy! ;-)

Fix for Memory Leak in Ubuntu's NetworkManager

The nasty memory leak in NetworkManager, existing since gutsy times I believe, is finally fixed in the intrepid packages. The bug fixed version 0.6.6-0ubuntu7 is not yet uploaded it seems, but should appear at the intrepid packages link soon.

Correction: The packages seem to be uploaded, but not shown on the linked webpage yet. So just replace ubuntu6 with ubuntu7 and can download it right now.

Second update: The fixed version is no longer available for download from official servers. The file names were network-manager_0.6.6-0ubuntu7_i386.deb and network-manager_0.6.6-0ubuntu7_amd64.deb.

I found the files at http://ubuntu.interlegis.gov.br/ubuntu/pool/main/n/network-manager/.

Just download them and then install them with e.g.
sudo dpkg -i network-manager_0.6.6-0ubuntu7_i386.deb

That fixed the problem just fine for me.

KDE 4.1 Beta 1 Update

I just finished the very basic work of my first very own plasmoid. It's pretty fun and very low on resources. 

KDE4 still crashes a lot. Ktorrent crashed while exiting, When the main panel is removed, there is a crash. And when you put the panel back it doesn't stay there. It crashes every time on logout then as well.

But it's really pretty. Finally 3d-cards get some good use! :) And I really like the themes. How automatic and smooth everything runs and looks. It feels totally different to use it. Different than anything I've tried before.

It almost like my keyboard feels softer. That's just how smooth it looks.

I hope that it will stabilize well during the beta testing. And no matter how long it takes, one thing is clear for me:

KDE 4 will be an amazing desktop environment. It will go further than any other desktop environment before it.

It is crossing the borders of not only architectures, but also programming and scripting languages and even operating systems.

Installing 32-bit software's libraries in 64 bit Ubuntu

I just came across an awesome tool that manages the installation of 32-bit libraries in a 64-bit system. It's called getlibs and I found out about it in a skype (2.0) installation guide for Ubuntu 64. The actual 2.0 guide is here.

And you may be interested in this forum thread about getlibs.