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Getting VMWare Tools Working on Your Kubuntu 7 Virtual Machine

You can install the VMWare video driver from your package manager on Kubuntu 7, but personally I was unable to get the VMWare tools listed in the package manage to allow you to do two other important features: copy and paste from your VM to your host OS, and detect when the mouse pointer is [...]

Getting Twiki to Work with an Authentication-Required SMTP Server

I recently embarked on a little effort to get Twiki 4.1.2 installed on Kubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn). While there is a package for Twiki, it is not the bleeding edge latest, and I also figured it was a good chance to learn my way around some more linux system administration.
The setup went smooth; there [...]