Guildwars on Ubuntu 9.04

As I was dazzled by how easy it was to install Guildwars on a Ubuntu 8.10, I think it’s worth noting that it is as easy on Ubuntu 9.04.

  • First off, you’ll need to have wine installed. If you don’t, fire up a terminal and hit sudo apt-get install wine
  • Then enter your CD.
  • The computer will note the autorun content on the disc and asks you what to do with it.
    By default, there should be the option to execute it using wine.
  • Hit the OK button.
  • Let it install, and you’re ready to play.

If you don’t have the cd’s you can always follow Christer Edwards’s blogpost.

Jaunty in less than 22 hours!

Less than 22 hours left till the Jaunty (Ubuntu 9.04) release.
If you still don’t know what’s the big deal you should check out the Technical Overview page.
My personal favorites:

  • upgraded gnome-display-properties (better support for dualscreen)
  • faster boottime
  • cloud computing support
  • a neat theme called "New Wave" (The softpedia theme article)