Android Virtual Device on 64-bit Linux

So I was trying to create a new Android Virtual Device (AVD) and it didn't work...

So I did a quick search and found an article on anddev.org:

All right, I was able to figure out the problem. The short of it is that I was using 64-bit Linux and had not installed the ia32-libs package, so the mksdcard utility was not working correctly. After installing this package, I was able to complete the step of making a virtual device.

So I took the advice and ran this:

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

And then I was able to make my AVD.

Linux Mint

Recently, I've installed Linux Mint 12 on my computer.


Motivation
I was running an older Ubuntu release for quite awhile, and decided it was time to upgrade. I got a chance to see Unity when I installed Ubuntu on my brother's computer. I was not impressed with it.

So I decided to check DistroWatch to check out which alternatives were popular. I saw Mint on the top of the list and decided to give it a shot.


Results
Mint with GNOME 3 is pretty cool. There are a few things I'd like to fix when I get some time, but the learning curve from Ubuntu (non-Unity) to Mint hasn't been bad.


Pros

1. All the benefits of the Ubuntu repositories.
2. Some handy keyboard shortcuts make things easy.

Windows or Alt+F1 - Spread all my windows out and let me choose one OR type to search for applications OR hit Escape to cancel. (This also happens when you put the mouse in the upper-left corner.)

Alt+F2 - No-nonsense simple prompt to enter a command in the middle of the screen. (Very handy when you know the command line name for an application, and don't want to search for it in the menu system.)

Windows+D - Hide/Show all application windows.

Ctrl+Alt+T - Brings up a terminal. (I changed it to Ctrl+`)

Cons

1. I miss the System Monitor applet from GNOME 2, and the best System Monitor extension is not compatible with GNOME 3.2.

Conclusion

I can live and work with Linux Mint. GNOME 3 is a little different from GNOME 2, but it's got some nice features. And I've still got everything I care about from Ubuntu.