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I finally got around to building a new ubuntu-based VMware appliance. This time, i based it on the “JeOS” variant (Just enough OS) which is a somewhat smaller than the standard server install.

The final result in a compressed 7zip package is … about 45MB, a bit less than i was expecting, and it unpacks into less than 200MB.

Full details and download link here

The latest ubuntu, codenamed “Gutsy Gibbon”, was released today. It has some very interesting features Release notes and is definitely the best one so far.

After skipping the one version and not having my vmware image updated for ubuntu 7.04 server, i am at least releasing the new version early. I didn’t dedicated much time to testing, so feel free to contact me for bug reports or any questions.

Get it here: VMware - Ubuntu Server 7.10

Envy is an application for Ubuntu Linux written in Python and PyGTK which will:

1. detect the model of your graphic card (ATI and Nvidia cards are supported). However “Manual installation” is also available
2. download the right version of the proprietary driver for your ATI or Nvidia card from ATI or Nvidia’s websites
3. handle the dependencies (compilers, OpenGL, etc.) (according to your OS version and kernel) required to build the module
4. install/uninstall the driver
5. set up your xorg.conf (i.e. the configuration file of the Xserver) for you (according to your system specifications)
6. restart the Xserver for you (if you wish so) (this feature is available only in the textual interface)

Interested? Visit Alberto Milone’s blog (the author) for the latest news about envy, or head on to the project’s page to grab it. (packages available for Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 and Ubuntu Edgy Eft 6.10)

FileHippo provide you with the simplest method of downloading the newest versions of the best software - without the usual excessive popups or spyware and without the low quality software.
They do not take software submissions from publishers. The site is user focused, and they analyze the software market daily for popular software to add.

Features

• Only the best software, we focus on quality not quantity.
• Very fast servers with 100Mb connections, to make your downloads as fast as possible.
• We keep the old versions of programs, so if you update and don’t like the new version, you can always return to the old one.
• All software is 100% spyware and virus free.
• Filtering feature to allow you to only show Freeware and/or Non-beta software.
• Full support for resuming downloads and download managers.
• Change log and technical details for downloads.
• RSS feeds for all updates, categories and for individual programs.

This VMware appliance is a standard install of Ubuntu 6.10 server, in a 63MB package.
This image can be useful to quickly deploy a base operating system from a small package, and with a minimal configuration time (about 2 minutes).

Update:

This moved to it’s own Projects page