Archive for November, 2008
Repository search for maven artifacts
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Posted in: java, maven 2, open source.
Most of the maven users know the site www.mvnrepository.com which provides a nice lookup of maven artefacts.
Now there is also a newer site, www.mvnbrowser.com which currently performs better than mvnrepository. In addition, you can lookup repositories actually containing your desired artifact – now that’s sweet!
Creating a PPTP VPN connection in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid)
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Posted in: System engineering, intrepid, ubuntu.
Update June 22, 2010
The configuration described below is still valid up to the most recent Ubuntu release (10.04) !
Update December 8, 2008
The following solution does not work for everybody as there are multiple issues with VPN connections, the network manager etc. Bug fixing is in progress and it appears a number of patches where already included in recent ubuntu updates.
I recommend checking the ubuntu bug database for the latest state of the VPN issues:
This monday was sweet. I finally had the time to make a fresh install of ubuntu 8.10 on my thinkpad r52, and what can i say, just as all the other releases before, things got better.
I am especially happy about the re-programmed network manager, which works a whole lot better than in hardy.
Except that i didn’t get the PPTP VPN connection to my office to work instantly.
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