items tagged with Ubuntu
Upgrading Ubuntu Linux made easy
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-10-31 02:05:48
There has been a significant amount of media coverage on upgrading to Windows 7. Reports are emerging of upgrades taking a long time, with typical times of 4-5 hours and some reports of up to 10 hours. Upgrading from a 32 bit version to a 64 bit version is not possible and requires a fresh install. In comparison, let's see how easy to is to upgrade to the latest version of Ubuntu Linux.
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-10-31 02:05:48
There has been a significant amount of media coverage on upgrading to Windows 7. Reports are emerging of upgrades taking a long time, with typical times of 4-5 hours and some reports of up to 10 hours. Upgrading from a 32 bit version to a 64 bit version is not possible and requires a fresh install. In comparison, let's see how easy to is to upgrade to the latest version of Ubuntu Linux.
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Is Microsoft pricing itself out of the consumer market?
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-10-28 23:54:45
Late October 2009 is proving to be an interesting time in the world of computer operating systems. Within the space of eight days we have seen Apple dramatically dropping their prices, Microsoft releasing Windows 7 and on Thursday 29 October Canonical will release Ubuntu "Karmic Koala" 9.10.
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-10-28 23:54:45
Late October 2009 is proving to be an interesting time in the world of computer operating systems. Within the space of eight days we have seen Apple dramatically dropping their prices, Microsoft releasing Windows 7 and on Thursday 29 October Canonical will release Ubuntu "Karmic Koala" 9.10.
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Ubuntu 9.10: confidence riding high at Canonical
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-26 21:29:00
There is a growing confidence evident in the Canonical camp as the countdown begins to October 29, the date for the official release of Ubuntu 9.10.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-26 21:29:00
There is a growing confidence evident in the Canonical camp as the countdown begins to October 29, the date for the official release of Ubuntu 9.10.
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Eeebuntu eeevolves with Debian Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-25 18:55:13
The team behind Eeebuntu, an ASUS Eee netbook-optimised version of Ubuntu Linux, has announced that compatibility issues with Ubuntu 9.10 – Karmic Koala – has led them to abandon Ubuntu and build their work upon Debian Linux from now on.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-25 18:55:13
The team behind Eeebuntu, an ASUS Eee netbook-optimised version of Ubuntu Linux, has announced that compatibility issues with Ubuntu 9.10 – Karmic Koala – has led them to abandon Ubuntu and build their work upon Debian Linux from now on.
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IBM, Ubuntu strike on eve of Windows 7 launch
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-21 12:31:49
IBM and Ubuntu have set themselves up squarely inn Microsoft's cross-hairs. A day before the launch of Windows 7 in the US, Canonical, the parent company of Ubuntu, and Big Blue have announced a deal to sell cloud- and Linux-based desktop packages in the US.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-21 12:31:49
IBM and Ubuntu have set themselves up squarely inn Microsoft's cross-hairs. A day before the launch of Windows 7 in the US, Canonical, the parent company of Ubuntu, and Big Blue have announced a deal to sell cloud- and Linux-based desktop packages in the US.
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Geek feminists score a point over detractor
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-20 21:52:43
Perl developer Kirrily Robert, who runs the Geek Feminism blog, has managed to score a couple of points over a male developer who has been posting nasty comments about women in FOSS to various online forums.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-20 21:52:43
Perl developer Kirrily Robert, who runs the Geek Feminism blog, has managed to score a couple of points over a male developer who has been posting nasty comments about women in FOSS to various online forums.
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Ubuntu sucks says Eeebuntu developer
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-15 23:16:28
The popular Ubuntu Linux distribution has received criticism from an unexpected corner and its ASUS Eee netbook users are likely to be left with an unworkable system when Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala hits the Internet later this month.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-15 23:16:28
The popular Ubuntu Linux distribution has received criticism from an unexpected corner and its ASUS Eee netbook users are likely to be left with an unworkable system when Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala hits the Internet later this month.
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Linux users: frag your online enemies without installing an application!
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-10-08 06:02:26
This afternoon after I got home from work, I fragged my online enemies! What makes this remarkable is that I use Ubuntu Linux, and as everyone know gaming doesn't work on Linux (tongue-in-cheek comment there). What is even more amazing is that I didn't install an application to do this.
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-10-08 06:02:26
This afternoon after I got home from work, I fragged my online enemies! What makes this remarkable is that I use Ubuntu Linux, and as everyone know gaming doesn't work on Linux (tongue-in-cheek comment there). What is even more amazing is that I didn't install an application to do this.
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Why Matt Zimmerman should quit Canonical
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-01 20:11:46
The chief technology officer of Canonical, Matt Zimmerman, has put himself in an untenable position after he took a public stance that a remark made by his boss in a keynote was sexist.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-10-01 20:11:46
The chief technology officer of Canonical, Matt Zimmerman, has put himself in an untenable position after he took a public stance that a remark made by his boss in a keynote was sexist.
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Pictures that speak a thousand words
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-30 21:13:10
A picture, it is said, is worth a thousand words. That's one of the truisms in journalism and it has never been misproved.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-30 21:13:10
A picture, it is said, is worth a thousand words. That's one of the truisms in journalism and it has never been misproved.
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Shuttleworth employee calls boss's remark sexist
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-29 21:23:22
The chief technology officer of Canonical, the company founded by open source entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, has come right out and termed a remark made by his boss at the recent LinuxCon in Portland, Oregon, sexist.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-29 21:23:22
The chief technology officer of Canonical, the company founded by open source entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, has come right out and termed a remark made by his boss at the recent LinuxCon in Portland, Oregon, sexist.
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Ubuntu gets set to mark fifth birthday
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-27 20:38:41
The new kid on the GNU/Linux block is getting long in the tooth. In about three weeks, Ubuntu will be five years old.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-27 20:38:41
The new kid on the GNU/Linux block is getting long in the tooth. In about three weeks, Ubuntu will be five years old.
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Geek feminist jumps the gun on Shuttleworth speech
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-24 20:56:33
Open source consultant Kirrily Robert, who runs a blog called Geek Feminism, has taken Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth to task over words he allegedly used in a talk given at a conference.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-09-24 20:56:33
Open source consultant Kirrily Robert, who runs a blog called Geek Feminism, has taken Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth to task over words he allegedly used in a talk given at a conference.
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Microsoft launches new pre-Windows 7 anti-Linux offensive
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-09-21 07:14:13
Microsoft has been making steps to educate U.S. retailers that Linux is a limited operating system that works with only few peripherals or online services, and that what most customers want is Windows.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-09-21 07:14:13
Microsoft has been making steps to educate U.S. retailers that Linux is a limited operating system that works with only few peripherals or online services, and that what most customers want is Windows.
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Ubuntu tweaking for everyone
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-09-07 04:02:48
One great tool power users in the Windows world have long enjoyed is Microsoft’s unsupported TweakUI. A range of similar Tweak utilities have followed for successive versions of Windows. Ubuntu Linux users have their own little-known tool called Ubuntu Tweak to help achieve the same degree of modification.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-09-07 04:02:48
One great tool power users in the Windows world have long enjoyed is Microsoft’s unsupported TweakUI. A range of similar Tweak utilities have followed for successive versions of Windows. Ubuntu Linux users have their own little-known tool called Ubuntu Tweak to help achieve the same degree of modification.
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New Skype Beta Client For Linux
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-08-31 05:36:18
The Linux community has been waiting for a long time for an updated Skype client. Recently Skype released a Beta client, version 2.1.0.47, with many new features and bugfixes, bringing Skype functionality on Linux much closer to that available for Mac and Windows.
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-08-31 05:36:18
The Linux community has been waiting for a long time for an updated Skype client. Recently Skype released a Beta client, version 2.1.0.47, with many new features and bugfixes, bringing Skype functionality on Linux much closer to that available for Mac and Windows.
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Linux saves the day ... again
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-08-24 02:53:18
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-08-24 02:53:18
What do you do when Windows will not boot and cannot repair itself from the installation CD? You fire up a Linux Live CD!
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Kernel contributions: Canonical, where are you?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-19 19:26:20
Over the past four years, the word Linux has become almost synonymous with Ubuntu; the company behind Ubuntu, Canonical, has proportionately gained an enormous amount of mindshare within the FOSS community.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-19 19:26:20
Over the past four years, the word Linux has become almost synonymous with Ubuntu; the company behind Ubuntu, Canonical, has proportionately gained an enormous amount of mindshare within the FOSS community.
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Which netbook OS is right for you?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-08-18 19:54:46
Windows 7 is here, and unlike Windows Vista, it will probably run on your diminutive netbook PC. However, there is an alternative. Here is why you ought to give Linux a shot.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-08-18 19:54:46
Windows 7 is here, and unlike Windows Vista, it will probably run on your diminutive netbook PC. However, there is an alternative. Here is why you ought to give Linux a shot.
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Debian-Ubuntu debate: an upstream view
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-12 19:58:24
Ever since the release team of the Debian GNU/Linux Project announced that it would be adopting a time-based freeze for future releases, there has been much debate about it on the project's mailing lists.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-12 19:58:24
Ever since the release team of the Debian GNU/Linux Project announced that it would be adopting a time-based freeze for future releases, there has been much debate about it on the project's mailing lists.
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