items tagged with Ubuntu
Aussies! Grab a sub $200 Linux desktop - today only!
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-25 08:32:16
Impulse-buy retailer Zazz.com.au has sold computers in the past, but today's deal is a special one to my heart. For less than $200 including freight you get a Dell Optiplex desktop computer with Ubuntu Linux loaded and guaranteed fully working. However, you only have today to go for it.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-25 08:32:16
Impulse-buy retailer Zazz.com.au has sold computers in the past, but today's deal is a special one to my heart. For less than $200 including freight you get a Dell Optiplex desktop computer with Ubuntu Linux loaded and guaranteed fully working. However, you only have today to go for it.
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Kogan claims cheapest 10in netbook
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2009-03-17 01:58:02
Consumer electronics importer Kogan Technologies is never shy of a bold claim, and it reckons it has the cheapest 10in netbook in the country.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2009-03-17 01:58:02
Consumer electronics importer Kogan Technologies is never shy of a bold claim, and it reckons it has the cheapest 10in netbook in the country.
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Upgrade Ubuntu Linux to Jaunty Jackalope the super-easy way
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-17 00:47:12
Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope, is being released next month. What does this mean for your existing Ubuntu setup? Fear not, here is the super simple way to go forwards without reformatting, reinstalling or losing data in any way.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-17 00:47:12
Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope, is being released next month. What does this mean for your existing Ubuntu setup? Fear not, here is the super simple way to go forwards without reformatting, reinstalling or losing data in any way.
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Essential Linux tools for the PC technician
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-15 01:52:00
Recently, I blogged that every good IT technician really needs Linux in their toolkit – even if you're strictly a Windows shop. Here are more good reasons why a bootable Linux CD can really save your bacon including indispensable tools you must have.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-15 01:52:00
Recently, I blogged that every good IT technician really needs Linux in their toolkit – even if you're strictly a Windows shop. Here are more good reasons why a bootable Linux CD can really save your bacon including indispensable tools you must have.
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Linux s'il vous plaît: French Gendarmerie say oui to Ubuntu
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-11 08:30:09
The Gendarmerie Nationale – France’s national police force – has been slowly introducing open source software to its 105,000+ policemen since 2005. In 2008 the decision was made to use only Ubuntu for all new workstations. A year on shows this has been a great success with happy users, a better network and cost savings of over seven million euro per year.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-11 08:30:09
The Gendarmerie Nationale – France’s national police force – has been slowly introducing open source software to its 105,000+ policemen since 2005. In 2008 the decision was made to use only Ubuntu for all new workstations. A year on shows this has been a great success with happy users, a better network and cost savings of over seven million euro per year.
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Ubuntu 9.10 sees the cloud above the trees
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-09 19:16:34
Next month Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope, hits an FTP or torrent site near you. With its feature set pretty much frozen the masterminds at Canonical are looking to the future with Ubuntu 9.10 – Karmic Koala, I kid you not – being touted as cloud-centric.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-09 19:16:34
Next month Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope, hits an FTP or torrent site near you. With its feature set pretty much frozen the masterminds at Canonical are looking to the future with Ubuntu 9.10 – Karmic Koala, I kid you not – being touted as cloud-centric.
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Android Asus Eee PC due by year’s end?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-20 21:17:44
A news report suggests netbook pioneer Asus has assembled a team to put Google’s Android OS on its popular range of Eee netbook PCs, but as the project is still “in development”, an Android Eee is not guaranteed.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-20 21:17:44
A news report suggests netbook pioneer Asus has assembled a team to put Google’s Android OS on its popular range of Eee netbook PCs, but as the project is still “in development”, an Android Eee is not guaranteed.
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Which enterprise Linux to choose?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-03 18:54:14
Debate abounds between Linux lovers which distribution to choose on the desktop. But what about the server? Yes, all versions of Linux are equally capable of serving your mail and web site, but just what is it in those so-called "enterprise" editions that make them, well, enterprise-y?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-03 18:54:14
Debate abounds between Linux lovers which distribution to choose on the desktop. But what about the server? Yes, all versions of Linux are equally capable of serving your mail and web site, but just what is it in those so-called "enterprise" editions that make them, well, enterprise-y?
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Easy image resizing and rotating in Ubuntu
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-01-29 21:47:35
Easy, quick and simple image resizing and rotating is important to many people. When using Windows, you're able to download and install the Image Resizer "PowerToy". You can then manipulate images directly from Windows Explorer. But how do you do the same task in Ubuntu?
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-01-29 21:47:35
Easy, quick and simple image resizing and rotating is important to many people. When using Windows, you're able to download and install the Image Resizer "PowerToy". You can then manipulate images directly from Windows Explorer. But how do you do the same task in Ubuntu?
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Windows 7 beta downloads to continue ‘til Feb 10
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-26 06:18:16
Still want to try out the Windows 7 beta OS, but haven’t downloaded it yet? Microsoft has extended the download period from late January until February 10 for the public, although the cut-off date doesn’t apply to MSDN and TechNet members. Is the download extension any cause for controversy?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-26 06:18:16
Still want to try out the Windows 7 beta OS, but haven’t downloaded it yet? Microsoft has extended the download period from late January until February 10 for the public, although the cut-off date doesn’t apply to MSDN and TechNet members. Is the download extension any cause for controversy?
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LCA2009: The third wave of open source
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-01-22 18:46:19
Open source has reached the third wave of its evolution and those who have been using the older models which were procurement-driven need to adapt.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-01-22 18:46:19
Open source has reached the third wave of its evolution and those who have been using the older models which were procurement-driven need to adapt.
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LCA2009: Collaborating across distributions
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-01-21 00:26:24
Is the concept of using a modern version control system to handle cross-distribution packaging some kind of an Utopian dream?
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-01-21 00:26:24
Is the concept of using a modern version control system to handle cross-distribution packaging some kind of an Utopian dream?
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Move over PC and Mac; it's time for "I'm Linux"
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-01-18 07:00:01
The Linux Foundation hopes to succeed where Microsoft’s short-lived Jerry Seinfeld experiment failed, namely landing a glove on Apple’s unrelenting "I'm a Mac" ads. And not a moment too soon with fear of anything not Windows at a high as demonstrated by this week’s news about a young lady dropping out of College "because of Ubuntu Linux."
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-01-18 07:00:01
The Linux Foundation hopes to succeed where Microsoft’s short-lived Jerry Seinfeld experiment failed, namely landing a glove on Apple’s unrelenting "I'm a Mac" ads. And not a moment too soon with fear of anything not Windows at a high as demonstrated by this week’s news about a young lady dropping out of College "because of Ubuntu Linux."
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Ubuntu 9.04's blazing boot times
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-01-14 20:34:50
An alpha version of Ubuntu's coming April release is now available and the results are spectacular. Ubuntu 9.04 looks set to live up to its Jaunty Jackalope monicker with the ext4 filesystem already receiving great verdicts.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-01-14 20:34:50
An alpha version of Ubuntu's coming April release is now available and the results are spectacular. Ubuntu 9.04 looks set to live up to its Jaunty Jackalope monicker with the ext4 filesystem already receiving great verdicts.
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How does Ubuntu Linux differ from Debian?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-01-07 08:54:51
Bring up the topic of Ubuntu and you'll receive a mixed response from unexpected corners. No, it's not the Windows brigade, but the Debian crowd. So just how does Ubuntu differ from Debian to inflame such passion?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-01-07 08:54:51
Bring up the topic of Ubuntu and you'll receive a mixed response from unexpected corners. No, it's not the Windows brigade, but the Debian crowd. So just how does Ubuntu differ from Debian to inflame such passion?
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Clam anti-virus on Ubuntu
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-01-05 23:26:06
There are quite a few anti-virus packages that work with Linux, such as ClamAV, AVG, Avast!, Panda, NOD32, Avira, F-Prot, Kaspersky, eScan and Sophos. I got these names from a quick Google search and it may not be an exhaustive list. Most of those packages are proprietary, some are free and open source. Many of them charge licence fees. However, this article is about ClamAV, so lets get on with it!
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-01-05 23:26:06
There are quite a few anti-virus packages that work with Linux, such as ClamAV, AVG, Avast!, Panda, NOD32, Avira, F-Prot, Kaspersky, eScan and Sophos. I got these names from a quick Google search and it may not be an exhaustive list. Most of those packages are proprietary, some are free and open source. Many of them charge licence fees. However, this article is about ClamAV, so lets get on with it!
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Personalising the desktop wallpaper in Ubuntu
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-01-05 19:53:00
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to set the desktop background (also known as "wallpaper") on the popular Ubuntu distribution.
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-01-05 19:53:00
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to set the desktop background (also known as "wallpaper") on the popular Ubuntu distribution.
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Dropbox on Ubuntu 8.10
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-01-02 01:37:54
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to use Dropbox on the popular Ubuntu distribution.
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-01-02 01:37:54
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to use Dropbox on the popular Ubuntu distribution.
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2008: A year of the Linux Distillery in review
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-31 01:23:09
As 2008 draws its final breath let's reflect on some of the highlights of the year. There were major new FOSS releases, battles with Microsoft, arguments to further the cause of Linux as a viable server and desktop platform and more.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-31 01:23:09
As 2008 draws its final breath let's reflect on some of the highlights of the year. There were major new FOSS releases, battles with Microsoft, arguments to further the cause of Linux as a viable server and desktop platform and more.
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Novell releases openSUSE 11.1
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-19 08:27:22
The latest version of Novell’s Linux distro, openSUSE 11.1, has been released, with 230 new features, improvements to YaST, major updates to GNOME, KDE, OpenOffice.org, a new license and plenty more.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-19 08:27:22
The latest version of Novell’s Linux distro, openSUSE 11.1, has been released, with 230 new features, improvements to YaST, major updates to GNOME, KDE, OpenOffice.org, a new license and plenty more.
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