Pythoneering

After many years of using SuSE Linux (ever since version 5.4 or something like that) I’ve finally defected to Ubuntu. This morning, I fired up the Ubuntu 6.10 ‘Edgy’ Live DVD, double-clicked on Install, and that was that.

Well, not quite. At first, I could boot into neither Ubuntu nor Windows! The problem was that Ubuntu’s bootloader had been installed onto hd0, but the BIOS had the system’s other drive coming first in the boot sequence, which triggered the old bootloader. Once I realised what was going on, it was easy to fix — but I think that Ubuntu’s otherwise foolproof install procedure could do with a bit more polish when it comes to specifying where and how grub is installed.

Things seem OK now (although I have yet to try booting into Windows , and I’ve spent the past couple of hours installing useful stuff from the DVD.  I’m pretty impressed by what I’ve seen so far, but, as a former SuSEr, I’m finding the whole software repositories thing a little confusing, not helped by the fact that the description and screenshots provided in the online docs for Edgy don’t match what I have on my machine!

The Register reports that Sony are attempting to flog a 007-branded laptop bundle consisting of a Vaio TX, a digital camera, a screen privacy filter and an aluminium attache case. Hmmm. I wonder if the battery doubles up as an explosive device?…

Still getting to grips with WordPress.  There’s quite a lot to investigate, although it all seems relatively straightforward.  The WordPress Codex is a very useful resource.

This isn’t my first blog; I have some experience with the blogging functionality in Elgg, and first impressions are that WordPress is much nicer to use…