Privacy on the Internet
In our so called modern society, we tend to take privacy for granted. Well just how private are you on the internet. You simply are not! From simply browsing to a webpage, someone can find out just about anything about you. Is everything hopeless? No! But what can you do about it? It is your [...]
I would like to try this prank sometime.
This prank is cool, I would like to try it sometime, who’s with me? http://link.chetbc.ca/uNAFip
Its the weekend!
I am so glad it is the weekend. I have church tomorrow! I am looking forward to a whole day with nothing to do! In my opinion Saturday is the best day of the week.
Installing Java In Ubuntu
Java, We’ve all heard the name. But What is it?
The short answer is its a programming language.
So why? You ask yourself, do I need this “java” program on my machine if its just a language?
Well. The java “program” on your computer is what reads and interprets that language into a form the computer can actually do something useful with.
Installing Java in Windows is fairly easy, Browse to their website. http://java.com/en/ Click free download. Find your version of windows. Wait for it to download. Double click the installer. Follow the prompts. Presto… Finished.
Wait, is it that easy in ubuntu?
YES, my friend it is. In my opinion its easier. If you know how. That’s the trick.
You see ubuntu uses a repository package system to install software. What does this mean? It means that there is repositories of packages of software. Ones that you typically have to go to the manufactures website to get, that you can install with a simple command.
That magic Command for ubuntu is… drum role… “apt-get”
Or more specifically: “sudo apt-get install *package_names*”
Ok lets see what this does.. “sudo” gives the computer root privileges so the computer knows you have the right to modify files. “apt-get” is the package manager that is going to be doing all the heavy lifting for you. “install” tells the package manager what you want to do. and “package_name” is in place of what you would like to install. This is all typed at the bash shell prompt. (If you don’t know what that is check out: "What is a shell prompt" )
You just have to know what you want to install and the package name of it.
To install Java now that you understand what you are doing you would type:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts
Enter you root password when prompted. If you don’t know that then, either you don’t have permission to be doing what your doing. Or someone else setup your computer for you and didn’t tell you. In that case ask them.
Anyway, remember packages are always changing. Sometimes their names change when a new version comes out.
If you want to read more about it checkout my source of information: here
Oh the joys of computers.