Linux: July 2008 Archives

Whoever is behind XKCD is a genius.

Today's gem is pure geek, but linux zealots will appreciate it (click to enlarge):

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Ubuntu logo

Image via Wikipedia

If you want to check which version of Ubuntu is installed on a machine run the following command:

lsb_release -a

On Debian the command is:

cat /etc/debian_version

The redhat equivalent, which would work on redhat derivatives as well, is:

cat /etc/redhat-release


Zemanta Pixie
If, like me, you use pidgin as your IM client on Ubuntu, you may have been experiencing issues connecting to ICQ today.

There's a patch available here, as well as a discussion of the issue.

As I don't use ICQ too heavily I may just wait until a new version is released