JavaFx on EEEBuntu

The newly released version of Sun's JavaFx also comes with a Linux version. Even it's still a beta version I decided  to try it on the EEEPC 900

Why JavaFx on EEEPC?

I know that EEEPC is not the best choice for programming because of the small keyboard, the small screen and so on ... but the high portability of EEEPCgives you an ever-ready programming environment good for little experiments and for just having some fun programming.

Java SDK update

I first downloaded from Sun site the latest Jdk version, JavaFx requires at least 1.6.14 version while the currently installed version on EEEPC was 1.6.10.

I extracted Jdk files by executing its installation file

chmod a+x jdk-6u14-linux-i586.bin sudo mv jdk-6u14-linux-i586.bin /opt
sudo /opt/jdk-6u14-linux-i586.bin

then I configured the newly installed Java as default virtual machine by first adding it to the udate alternatives list (the whole command goes in a single line)

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java
      /opt/jdk1.6.0_14/bin/java 30

I at last selected the just installed Jdk as the default one using the command

 sudo update-alternatives --config java

Some blog layout changes

I decided to follow the advice of a more expert blogger and to make some layout changes to my posts. I Also moved  from the profile page to a regular posts sections about me and my machines.
Let me know if you like the new layout.

Apache Tomcat om my Linux Server (2)

At last I managed to continue with my Apache Tomcat installation following this howto track.
Apache2 connector installation
I only installed the Apache2 Tomcat connector, since Apache2 is already installed on my server (I use it with Torrentflux):

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-jk

I then prepared  Apache workers configuration file

sudo vim /etc/apache2/workers.properties

workers.tomcat_home=/opt/tomcat
workers.java_home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun
ps=/
worker.list=default
worker.default.port=8009
worker.default.host=localhost
worker.default.type=ajp13
worker.default.lbfactor=1

Migrating to Linux: cdcat

Let me write down a little update about my desktop computer (Sempron 2400) migration to Linux.
After Installation I started with replacing some of the default application. I so installed Mozilla Thunderbird as mail client, Gnome Baker as CD-DVD Burner and Avant Window Navigator as dock bar. I then started looking for a CD-DVD catalog application. I first tried Gnome Catalog and DiskSearch but they left me all but satisfied. I finally discovered CdCat.
CdCat is a multi-platform (Linux, Windows and MacOS) application that let you scan your disks and catalog their content in a searchable archive.
I installed CdCat using apt-get command like this

sudo apt-get install cdcat

Installed Ubuntu 9.04 on Sempron 2400

I really couldn't resist not to try the recently released Ubuntu version.  I so cleared an almost forgotten 20GB partition on my desktop computer (Sempron 2400) and I started installing Ubuntu 9.04.
Ubuntu, Kubuntu or ...
I'm an eternal undecided between Gnome or KDE (and XFCE isn't bad too) but, since I'm using EEEBuntu on the EEEPC, I got more used to Gnome and this leaded me into installing Ubuntu.
Downloading
I downloaded the ISO image of Ubuntu CD from the torrent download page. I usually prefer downloading big files using TorrentFlux (on my PIII 550 server). I so started the download in the evening of the 23rd and went to bed. The next morning the download was completed.