The Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn beta came out a few days ago, after finding out about it I have decided to try it out. It’s quite risky has it’s still beta version, but want to try it out and help testing it. The first version of Ubuntu that I tried out was 6.04 Dapper, then I upgraded it to 6.10 Edgy and now to Feisty, will post again after the upgrade if it still works :D.

– Update 30/03/07–

It’s getting quite late now, the upgrade seems to run fine until I restart the computer. It has problem booting into Linux giving me an kernel panic error, seems I’m not the only having the problem! At the moment, using Ubuntu 6.10 live CD to see if I can fix it, backing everything up. In the worse case, will wait until the final version come out and install the new one instead :(.

– Update 31/03/07 –

Finally got Ubuntu 7.04 beta working, at the end I had to format my comp and do a new installation. As I had to format some of the partitions anyway I thought about installing DesktopBSD and PC-BSD but couldn’t get either of them working. The new 7.04 is good with some new features, still testing it out and a lot of updates and installations to do. In a way it’s that the upgrade didn’t work so I had to clean up my computer! Let’s see how it goes…

– Update 02/04/07 –

Fixed the problem with high cpu (100%) usage and slower response with ubuntu 7.04 compare to 6.10. Installed the xorg 7.2 and the problem seems to be solved, everything is running smoothly and as fast as before . To do this:

Add the following to your sources.list (i.e. sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list)

deb http://users.tkk.fi/~tjaalton/xorg72 feisty xorg-test

Update your apt database

sudo apt-get update

Run the upgrade

sudo apt-get upgrade

If you have EXA enable, you might want to change it to XAA first. Other than that, restart session by Ctrl+Alt+Backspace and everything should be a lot faster!

– Update 03/04/07 –

Ubuntu 7.04 detect k800i without the need of installing extra drivers. Today I just wanted to get some photos from the k800i, since I just got the new ubuntu I thought I would just plug it in and see if it can be detected. Surprisingly, it works, it detected the phone and allow me to transfer files. Thanks to the development team for such a great OS!

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• Optimising Feisty

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Today ULUBUDA and ICBS had a day trip to Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, around 30 of us took a coach there this morning. It is one of the most relaxing and enjoyable day I had so far. I think it was the environment and the people there which allow me to really relax, got to enjoy the countryside,enjoy the fresh air and listen to the birds. At the same time, getting to know myself better and just see things as they come and pass. Didn’t have anything to worry about and was able to just relax and enjoy the moment and live the present moment.

While I was enjoying the peacefulness, I got the chance to really reflect on myself. Asking question like what more do I want in life? My answer was that this moment of peacefulness is what I should treasure and live with. We often try to search and hope for something in the future, but if we do this all the time, the moment that we hope will never come because we always want more. Rather than worrying about the future, what I should concentrate on is in fact this moment, right here, right now. Many will agree that material things can only bring us temporary happiness and it’s conditional. Why are we craving for more and more when we know that it doesn’t bring us ultimate happiness.

Like many things, meditation is something that we must experience ourselves, no one else can do it for us. E.g. no matter how much someone tells us about the taste of sugar, we wouldn’t know how it taste like unless we try it ourselves. To experience the peacefulness, all we need to learn is to let go, let go of our desires and our clingings. When we can truly let go, the experience of peacefulness is belong what words can describe. Although I’m still far from it :(.

Since I came back from the temple, there have been many things happening and I’m already losing that calmness and feeling the attachments that I have. I am trying to maintain the mindfulness and calmness at all time despite the surroundings. I think you will agree with me that we work a lot more efficient what we are not too stress, of course not too relax either. Finding the balance (middle way) of the two is the way to go and that’s what I need to practise in my daily life.

Don’t need to go and search for peacefulness elsewhere, it’s within our ability to experience it right now. Just give yourself 5-10 minutes, sit and relax, tell yourself that within this time you will let go of all the things that is troubling us. Purely observe our (wondering) mind and let our thoughts pass, don’t attach to any thoughts that may arise and let our mind rest. Don’t you think we all deserve a break from this busy world, relax but don’t fall asleep :)!

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Yesterday was the AGM (Annual General Meeting) for both ULUBUDA and Imperial College Buddhist society (ICBS). It has been 3 years since I joined ULUBUDA and ICBS, so much has happened in these 3 years time. I can still remember the first meeting I went to was the ULUBUDA’s AGM, seems not very long ago! Due to me graduating this year, I didn’t run for any positions this year. I’m very happy to see the society grows and both the AGMs went really well. Everyone were interested to help out in the society and the committee is very strong. Still remember the time when there were only 2 of us in ICBS in the second year :(. Thank you for the great committee that I have been working with and I’m sure this year committee will do even better :).

Right after the AGM last night, I attended the joint dinner with ULUBUDA, ICBS, Queen Mary and King’s Buddhist soceity at Kiasu, Bayswater. The dinner was good as the new committee get to know each other and it was also the first time we met the Queen Mary Buddhist society people. I also had a interesting talk with Carlton about some very famous poem authors who had very deep understanding in Buddhism, one being 白居易. Below is a quote of one of his poem, view Carlton post on 香山居士(白居易).

讀禪經

須知諸相皆非相，若住無餘卻有餘。

言下忘言一時了，夢中說夢兩重虛。

空花豈得兼求果，陽燄如何更覓魚。

攝動是禪禪是動，不禪不動即如如。

• ULUBUDA AGM
• ICBS AGM

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