GWT 1.5.3 hosted mode requires libstdc++5. Kubuntu Karmic doesn’t ship libstdc++ 5 anymore.

Fortunately, the solution was simple.
Download libstdc++5 package for your architecture from Ubuntu Package Archives.
I used i386 version

Install the package

sudo dpkg -i libstdc++5_*.deb

You should now be able to run GWT 1.5.x hosted mode browser running again. ( This might work for GWT 1.6.x as well considering that both use Mozilla 1.7.1x that depends on libstdc++5)

The error that comes up is

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** Unable to load Mozilla for hosted mode **
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /opt/local/eclipse-3.4-SR2-jee/plugins/com.google.gwt.eclipse.sdkbundle.linux_1.6.4.v200904062334/gwt-linux-1.6.4/mozilla-1.7.12/libxpcom.so: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    at java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(ClassLoader.java:1767)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1663)
    at java.lang.Runtime.load0(Runtime.java:787)
    at java.lang.System.load(System.java:1022)
    at com.google.gwt.dev.shell.moz.MozillaInstall.load(MozillaInstall.java:190)
    at com.google.gwt.dev.BootStrapPlatform.initHostedMode(BootStrapPlatform.java:53)
    at com.google.gwt.dev.HostedModeBase.<init>(HostedModeBase.java:362)
    at com.google.gwt.dev.SwtHostedModeBase.<init>(SwtHostedModeBase.java:98)
    at com.google.gwt.dev.HostedMode.<init>(HostedMode.java:271)
    at com.google.gwt.dev.HostedMode.main(HostedMode.java:230)

It could be resolved by installing libstdc++5 library in Ubuntu. Ubuntu only has libstdc++6 installed by default.
You can install the dependency by installing libstdc++5 package from your package manager (KPackagekit or Adept or Synaptic ) or by running the following command in a console

sudo apt-get install libstdc++5

Once the installation is complete, you should be able to launch the GWT Hosted mode browser just fine.

1. Press ‘ESC’.
2. Press Shift+” (double quote).
3. Press ‘a’.
4. Press number of lines you want to copy.
5. Press y followed by another y (yy).
6. Now press : (COLON) to get the vi prompt.
7. Hit e “destination file name’
8. Once you enter the destination file, go to the line where you want the copied lines to be inserted.
9. Press ‘ESC’.
10. Press Shift+”(double quote).
11. Press ‘a’.
12  Press ‘p’.

Happy editing

Aleutia E1, a small, portable computer which consumes just 8W of power (4% of what a typical (200W) desktop uses) during peak performance. Runs off a car battery or a cheap solar panel.

Powered with 200MHz x86 CPU, 128MB SDRAM and 1GB (included Compact Flash card). Its pre-loaded with Puppy Linux. For more details, visit ALEUTIA website. Watch the You tube video.

Asus launching Eee PC on 29-Jan-2008 at Mumbai.

What is Eee PC and what it can do for you?

Share photos of your travels without waiting till you get home. Shop the world wide web without attaching any lines or wires. Learn through the latest technology without a technical manual. Play, relax, and entertain on the go with shock-proof design. Connect with friends and family with just a few clicks. More specification details about Eee PC are available here.

People interested in purchasing Eee PC should directly contact Asus Mumbai Headquarters. You can book your PC at Asus Website. Asus does not hold the responsibility of sending across the product, customers will manually have to come and collect the Eee PC.

“Linus Torvalds has released the 2.6.24 Linux Kernel, noting that he and most of the other key Linux developers will be flying to a conference in Australia for the next week. As the whole team will be down under while the kernel is being tested by the masses, Linus added, “Let’s hope it’s a good one“. What’s new in the latest release includes an optimized CFQ scheduler, numerous new wireless drivers, tickless kernel support for the x86-64 and PPC architectures, and much more. Time to download and start compiling.

IM Online: A neat little Wordpress plugin will show your current online status. It supports most IM services including AOL, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber (inc. Google Talk), Skype and ICQ.

You can show as many or as few IM network icons as you like and all options are configurable through the control panel.

Download IM Online

Installation instructions

1. Unzip the downloaded package and drop the IM-Online folder in your Wordpress plugins folder
2. Log into your WordPress admin panel
3. Go to Plugins and “Activate” the plugin
4. Go to Presentation, Widgets
5. Drag the IM Online widget onto your sidebar panel
6. Click the Widget-Options button (small blue-topped square)
7. Enter the title for your Widget
8. Return to the Widget panel and click “Save changes »”
9. Go to Options, then IM Online
10. Enter your account details for each service you use
11. Click “Save changes »”
12. Check your blog to see if it’s working!

1. Type about:config into your address bar and hit Enter.

2. In the Filter text box, at the top of the page, type network.http. A list of settings appears, as you can see in the nearby figure.

3. Double-click the “network.http.pipelining” setting, to change it to true.

4. Double-click the “network.http.proxy.pipelining” setting, to change it to true.

5. Double-click the “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” setting, and in the text box that appears, type in 8 and click OK.

Note that not all Web servers can handle pipelining. If for some reason, you find that your performance suffers with it turned on, reverse the above steps to turn it off.