How to Create a Bootable Image of Ubuntu (or any bootable ISO) on a Mac

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Found this process well described on Ubuntu website, hence thought it was a good idea to report here also, for future usage. Note: this procedure requires an .img file that you will be required to create from the .iso file you download. TIP: Drag and Drop a file from Finder to Terminal ...

Define a printer on Ubuntu using CUPS

Monday, February 14th, 2011

Took me some time to find this out digging the Net, hence creating a note here. Example with a Ricoh printer (but Ubuntu includes tons of drivers), network connected and listening on IP 192.168.1.10. lpadmin -E -p<my printer name> -v socket://<my printer address> -P /usr/share/ppd/openprinting/Ricoh/PS/Ricoh-Aficio_SP_4210N_PS.ppd.gz -u allow:all Then let's make it default with command: lpadmin ...