To reset the password on an encrypted disk in Ubuntu use the disks tool

The cogs icon for the partition has a change password option

I need to use a VPN which was suffering packet fragmentation due to the overhead involved (actually I use a VPN to connect to a network which then has another VPN connection to a third network).

To determine the largest MTU size which didn’t lead to fragmentation I just ran variations on

Recently I’ve been reviewing security and realised I’ve been relying too much on my routers firewall - which isn’t even present if I work on an open wifi connection somewhere.

Steps so far

It wasn’t immediately obvious to me

What I needed to do to get bluetooth audio working was to install the blueman package

Installing Ubuntu on a new netbook proved remarkably easy once I got past a couple of hurdles

There is a bug in Ubunty Jaunty which cause Trac to have errors.

Attachments do not work, the admin interface for milestones doesn’t work properly - and there may be other issues.

The bug report is at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/trac/+bug/369792

And the solution is

I just started on a project that was using trac and subversion but they weren’t integrated. I love the cross referncing trac provides. It can really help explain changesets and show how an issue was resolved.

The steps to add subversion to trac are

Debian has a very strict policy on free and legal software. This helps keep everyone honest, but sometimes a pragmatic approach is called for. MP3 is a file format that is patent encumbered - but also in universal use.

Version conflicts to be aware of

Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) now ships with Subversion 1.5

You can’t use a svn 1.4 client and a svn 1.5 client on the same working copy.

One of the trial of web development is ensuring that your site works across a range of browsers.

Standards compliance is an important part of this - but testing cannot be avoided.

I work on Ubuntu, and use VirtualBox together with a licensed copy of Windows XP to test in a Windows environment, which also allows me to at least test the Windows version of Safari.