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One of my colleagues was impressed by the 3D desktop, driven by CompizConfig on my Ubuntu 10.04.

He then asked me how to install one on his ThinkPad T43 machine. Giving the steps:

1. Find a 2G USB key. Click Download @ http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop
2. You’d be given an ISO file. Then follow the step 2 & select “Create a USB stick” @ http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
   
3. Restart your Windows then boot from USB key
4. From the same page you can either run Ubuntu from USB to start the installation
   

91d437f0fb56cfb5b64de81b60bd6738 ->

$ echo “a man on linux” | openssl dgst

or

$ echo “a man on linux” | md5sum

I’m using Linux as my primary desktop. And in the contrast, currently Nokia doesn’t supply application(s) to support Linux. I have to find a way to get rid of USB cable…

The first application I need is SIC!FTP. With this application, all files (in batch) could be transferred between my phone and Linux machine(s) through wifi, even without SIM card.

Let’s see what else are installed in which you might get interested too. I walk you through one by one

LotusTraveler: Light Lotus Notes client on Symbian platform. Needs a gateway to get authenticated to office Notes mail server.

ProblemReport: with LotusTraveler. Have never used that once. Hopefully will not.

MobClient: Lotus Mobility Client. A VPN client on symbian

Putty: This is great tool that gives a native SHELL to access and control any Unix/ Linux machine.

GoogleMap: v3.0 with Latitude = maps + location of your friend

SpotOn: keeps backlid and/ or camera light on.

Mobbler: This is a great Web2.0 online music radio that allows you tag your loved tracks (banable too) and bridges you into community with Common Interest.

fring: You know this one

5ud0ku: Sudoku. There are a lot of similar. This is the best. Try it while waiting @ airport.

Sametime: Lotus messenger

Gmail: Application on Symbiam, which contains mail thread function.

Opera Mini: the most popular browser on mobile. Looking forward to Firefox Fennec

WorldMate: free from Nokia to assist you during travel in diff timezone, weather and currency exchange. Heard it eat traffic a lot.

SIC!FTP: If you’re a Linux guru, you’d love this to turn your phone to a real computer.

Gizmo5 & Skype (beta) as they are.

Screenshot: is a tool that I used to capture screens.