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dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run ‘dpkg –configure -a

How we get this error? It could be there is any interruption when running apt-get update.

Based on my understanding, I have installed some broken program. I need to reconfigure the last broken installed program.

This is the magic word can use to fix this problem,

sudo dpkg –configure -a && sudo apt-get -f install

Somehow, my root partition full even though has 3.7GB disk space. I got this error when update my Ubuntu. So the update command just hang at Terminal and little message prompted me for this

I able to clear some space by this command,

sudo apt-get clean

However, I know there might be some other way which I still looking on. I will keep on share if any update on this topic.

My experience when installed Deluge which I have installed but unable to load it. For first time when load Deluge, it will require to make some configuration adjustment. If there is any error during the configuration. Your Deluge will not able to load.

So, we need to re-configure the setting. But, the previous adjustment config file have to remove.

Deluge config file store at ~/.config/Deluge/ . Just remove Deluge directory and launch Deluge again and you will prompt for the adjustment configure again. You may decide to backup the directory before remove, but will not have problem if delete it

When you have prompted with a message state : You need to have root privileges , when opened an application. There are few ways actually to deal with this,

1. type $ sudo application_name , to run under root user
2. type $ gksudo > a screen will display which you may type the application launch command
3. right click on application properties > Launchers > add gksudo at the command field there. When execute the application next time, it will run under root privileges

Thats it if have some application that require root privileges to do something.

How to get rid if the screen turn to blank when watch movie or etc after 10 minute. Well, I checked that it consider a bug when look at launchpad. But, there is a way to work around by add below line to Xorg.conf,

Section “ServerFlags”
Option “blank time” “0″
Option “standby time” “0″
Option “suspend time” “0″
Option “off time” “0″
Option “screen blank” “0″
EndSection

Try again after restart your system.

An error appeared when I change the setting of Appearance at my Ubuntu setting;

The Composite extension is not available

Fixed it by install ‘xserver-xgl’ through Synaptic Package Manager. Then you will get your Ubuntu be more animated.

Reason : ATI’s drivers do not directly support Compiz, need to install a piece of software called XGL.

Any error similar like

“W: GPG error: http://my.archive.ubuntu.com feisty-updates Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key “

Try to edit /etc/apt/sources.list

Change all

http://my.archive.ubuntu.com

to

http://archive.ubuntu.com

http://my.archive.ubuntu.com is the repositories server for Malaysia.

It have been a month I didn’t post. I wish to share a light weight system monitoring tools which deploy at Ubuntu. Note : It does not use to remotely monitor. It just a tools that let you enter some build in variable to monitor your system. Such as hdd space, system loading, monitor logs, and etc. Browse to Conky main page for more information need.

Simple installation step by fire to your terminal with following command,

$ sudo apt-get install conky

Import the conky setting file that came along with the installation,

$ zcat /usr/share/doc/conky/examples/conkyrc.sample.gz > ~/.conkyrc

Try to edit below variable from conky setting file in order to let it run as transparent.

own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
double_buffer yes
own_window yes

Have look around on any information and found a nice stuff. A Ubuntu Community Magazine. Looks cool, there is few issue can download through Fullcirclemagazine. Beside English version issue by default, there is few language issue such as Spanish, Dutch, Itallian, Polish and French which translate

Ubuntu Forums have create a sub-forum on their site regarding this magazine.

A lot nice information can grab through their magazine and totally foc.

Simple step to install Pidgin at Ubuntu by compile via source.

1. Download source file from Pidgin download site.
2. There are few packages need to install in order to compile the source. Below is the complete packages I install.

sudo apt-get install gettext libglib2.0-dev libgtk2.0-dev libxml2-dev libnss-dev libnspr-dev libnss3-dev libgnutls-dev

3. Run the configure with below enable else you will encounter error like “SSL support is needed for MSN. Please install a supported SSL library.” when execute pidgin.

./configure –enable-gnutls=yes

4. Next step easy :

make
sudo make install

5. Final step is run Pidgin.