This is probably the last version of my ubuntu web server VM that will use Ubuntu 7.10.
UbuntuWebServer
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REVISION LOG:
1.4 – added phppgadmin and some php stuff
1.3 – added FTP Server
1.2 – added JDK+Tomcat5.5 and PostegreSQL
1.1 – added OpenSSL and demo apache configuration (commented)
1.0 – initial release
Yet another version of my Ubuntu Web Server VM out.
I added an FTP server to make it easier to upload stuff from within editors such as Dreamweaver.
REVISION LOG:
1.3 – added FTP Server
1.2 – added JDK+Tomcat5.5 and PostegreSQL
1.1 – added OpenSSL and demo apache configuration (commented)
1.0 – initial release
New version of my Ubuntu Web Server VM out 
REVISION LOG:
1.2 – added JDK+Tomcat5.5 and PostegreSQL
1.1 – added OpenSSL and demo apache configuration (commented)
1.0 – initial release
Just uploaded the Ubuntu Web Server Virtual Appliance v1.1.
Added SSL support (OpenSSL, loaded the Apache module and added demo certificate and commented out configuration).
If you’re like me and don’t like having to install all that stuff in every PC you use than this virtual appliance is for you.
Or
If you want to start learning PHP/Ruby on Rails/Django _now_ instead of having to install/configure stuff.
Or
If you’re going to something like Sapo Codebits and want to take the server with you 
Hightlights: LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP), Ruby on Rails, Django
FEUP Tags is a bookmark sharing service (like del.icio.us) made available by NEACM to students, teachers and employees of the faculty.
During the past semester’s exam season, having found several links to useful information and software on the Internet (like JFLAP) I began to wonder what would be the best way to share them with my fellow students. The service now called “FEUP Tags” was my answer.
FEUP Tags follows the recent launch of FEUP Blogs (which already has some interesting blogs like procself). Both projects clearly complement each other and are part of a more ambicious goal: to create an online community at FEUP – one that everyone will find a useful resource in their academic and/or professional life. Something that brings the people of the faculty “closer” in a way and makes it a better place to study at and work in.
It’s not an easy goal at all. Software alone can’t do it but I for one believe that the people want the faculty to be more than just “a place”.
That said, a lot of work remains. Both Blogs & Tags are far from finished projects. In particular Tags was done mostly over the past couple of weeks which were rather busy for me and the next three weeks will be even worse. Not to mention that I need to get another project (a more work related service that will be quite useful) out of the door before devoting any more of my time to Tags. On top of that there’s some chefax-related stuff that needs to be taken care off.
Funny enough, I haven’t even had the chance to put my own bookmarks there. I’ll do it this weekend.
I still need to see if the scuttle project wants any of the small modifications (read hacks) I made (which probably need to be slightly cleaned up). Filipe will probably submit his Portuguese translation to the scuttle project sometime in the near future I think.
The point is, there’s a lot to be done but there’s something out there now.
This one is almost over… it’s been… interesting. Trying hard to keep up with the news. The only thing interesting I read was the AACS stuff. Who would’ve thought after so much work they wouldn’t even bother encrypting the USB traffic?
Another recent development that I’ve been keeping up to date with is NeACM‘s FEUP Blogs. It’s been talked about in this room (D007 – Chefax/NeACM) for at least a couple of years, it was in development for 6 months and now it’s finally here. It looks really great! At the time of writing, after only a few days, it already has 100+ blogs. Insta-Success!
chefax:~# apt-get install fortune
chefax:~# cat /etc/profile > /etc/profile.bak
chefax:~# nano /etc/profile
chefax:~# diff /etc/profile.bak /etc/profile
45a46,51
> if [ -x /usr/games/fortune -a ! -e $HOME/.hushlogin ]; then
> echo
> /usr/games/fortune
> echo
> fi
>
chefax:~# logout
rei@chefax:~$ su -
Password:
Stay away from flying saucers today.
chefax:~#
PS: still have a couple of things to do but it’s mostly done
My PC’s PSU daid on me so I’ve been without my PC for a while – hopefully it will be up and runing by next week (with a temporary replacement PSU). Having to use my 5 year old IBM R30 laptop has been a pain. I havn’t bothered with launching the feed reader (gush).
On top of that, it hasn’t been easy to access my blog or any other web page at this site since Ubuntu 5.10 was realesed.
Also the computer which will become chefax.fe.up.pt (once fully configured) arrived Thursday or something. Considering the ammount of services it will need to run (such as LDAP), the fact that I will be out for the first 3 days of this coming week and the fact I’m busy with stuff, it will probably only be up by the end of the month – but it will be worth the wait cuz stuff configured by me kick ass!
Next week I’m going to spend a couple of days in Caldas do Geres or something. I’ll take a few pictures – unless I forget to…
FEUP announced today the release of FEUP Live 2005 (DVD Edition). FEUP Live is a knoppix-based live cd linux distribution made by the student group Chefax R&D for all engineering students at FEUP (which does not preclude it from being used by engineering students elsewhere or for that matter anyone else). It includes applications such as Maxima and Octave and provides easy access to FEUP resources such as the application server and webmail.
I made a couple of scripts for it. Screenshot (2004) and usage of one of them.
Jon Stewart on Crossfire – get it via Bittorrent or IFILM. The following Daily Show (IFILM) and some sort of response from the crossfire guys. The Bowtie journalist (as I will hence-forth refer to Tucker Carlson) was stupid enough to try to make fun of a professional comedian (the best since Jerry Seinfeld retired). The result? He made an ass of himself on international TV.
Jabber for MSN messenger. How nice considering that Relax just got the jabber server up @chefax he has also been experimenting with wikis. Wikis are overused and abused; their default UIs (which most people don’t change) are not only ugly it’s also BAD (for the use that they are given). Stop you are hurting the web. That doesn’t mean that I hate wikis. I like wikis. Wikipedia rules (favorite definition).
Speaking of Relax, if it hadn’t been for him I would’ve never realized that the porn community (???) is an early adopter of social technologies. But before we go any deeper (no pun intended) into that subject, I would like to link to this blog.
I finally saw I, Robot – best movie I’ve seen in a couple of years (at least). I only read Asimov’s Foundation books which are the best sci-fi books in my library. I regret not having read the others. It now feels kind of heretic being interested in AI (and related subjects) and not having read Asimov’s classic science fiction books on the subject.
I was ‘offline’ for most of the weekend; I still didn’t have time to look at some of this stuff:
Edd Dumbill takes “A Closer Look at iFolder” (I mentioned iFolder in my previous post).
For some unknown reason, I haven’t taken a closer look at IronPython which seems to be quite interesting. It certainly has potential (if all goes well): imagine every PDA with .NET (or preferably Mono) and IronPython, or better – every computer. I got to read part of the CPL because of it.
Another good idea is Coral. Since it showed up on /. I guess world+dog has heard of it.
Yet another good gmail tool: GmailFS, probably the best yet (at least the best hack). And I still don’t know anyone with a gmail account which means that I wont get one anytime soon.
Version 1.0.1 of Xsupplicant was recently released. Little more than a year ago, when CICA told us their plans to set up a faculty-wide wireless network and we began experimenting: trying to get authentication right (with RADIUS), the one missing component for an entire FOSS implementation (on linux) was xsupplicant which wasn’t good enough at the time. Good to see it has come this far.
FreeBSD is nearing another release.
Logitech introduced i’s new laser mouse.
Deja vu?
Just great, as if Windows wasn’t allready literally overflowing with non-intention ‘features’ (read bugs), MS had to make life harder for windows users with intentional stupid ‘features’. Now I know why MS will provide a tool to block SP2… unfortunatelly i learned this to late…
Blogger is not making me all that happy either specially after having used MT before the new licenses showed up. I was only testing it and never made any real posts so migrating wasn’t a problem. It’s good enough for the temporary solution it is tough and I’ll make my own template some time soon (soon, yeah right!). I also activated comments, don’t expect me to read them, they’re there just for your sole benefit – I promise I’ll peek occasionally. How that benifits you is another question… look over there!
Know what would go well with this account? A gmail account. Unfortunatelly gmail is still a beta and I don’t know anyone with a gmail account. I’m sure as hell not going to purchase an invite at ebay or beg for one in forums like a lot a people did.
I’ve downloaded the windows version of mono but I decided to try (and make an effort this time) to install mono on slackware.
A lot of the stuff I needed to do tomorrow I managed to do today. I went to the gym in the evening (8 pm) and didn’t take care of my uncle’s new PC because he’ll be away on vacations for the next week or two (didn’t ask). So tomorrow will be a slow day. I”m going to Chefax in the afternoon again but I don’t think there’s anything to do there. Filipe Carvalho will be there, he wasn’t today. I just went there to drop something and João Paredes (Chefax’s President) had stuff to do so there wasn’t much time to chat – there’s always IM but it just isn’t the same.
Note To Self: get spel-cheking.
