It would be a nice idea to make a sticky out of this or an other well appreciated post already existing. I want to address something which, not only being considered useless by me, but also by many other community members.In a world of commercial software there is always competition and winning. That’s one of … More Stop comparing! You’re doing it all wrong
Ubuntu Linux comes with brown. Why brown you might ask? This color fits more with what the word ‘Ubuntu’ means. It reflects humanity and mother earth better than any other color. For those reasons I’ve used the default theme for weeks back then with 5.10 Breezy Badger. But after a while, consistently using my portable, … More Simple Desktop Enhancements
If you are new to Ubuntu it may happen that devices won’t work. That’s new, for Windows users. Microsoft Windows is an universal Operating System. That’s why hardware manufacturers have developers working for them to write the drivers. But it doesn’t means those drivers also end up in Linux!. There are various reasons for that:- … More Installing Intel 815/852/855 graphics controller drivers on Ubuntu / Debian
This morning I got busy installing XGL/Compiz. I’ve used a community wiki guide to download, install and configure XGL, but especially Compiz. XGL and Compiz (composite manager) are enhancements which make fancy animations, separation of hardware resolution and software resolution possible… and much more according to Novell. Me, being interested in eye-candy and possible Mac … More I tried XGL/Compiz today
Just an hour ago a lot of (official) Ubuntu websites and main repositories went down for what seems to be a (large) maintenance operation. As soon as more information will become available I’ll update this post.Update #1:Hours have passed but still Ubuntu websites and the Ubuntuforums servers are down. On #ubuntuforums at irc.freenode.net various reasons … More Ubuntu websites / repositories down
Yozef, a forum staff member at Ubuntuforums has posted download and release information about the first milestone CD, 6.10 knot-1. It’s of course a developers release but these milestone releases also reflect how the next version is going to look like and it’s an opportunity to search on a major scale for bugs. So software … More Ubuntu 6.10 Knot-1
For many new users, Ubuntu Linux becomes a milestone to achieve. At first, beginning with the GNU/Linux distribution you might feel like your the only one. But as soon as you login for the first time all problems just fade away. You are thrilled you got (Ubuntu) Linux installed. And even if you encounter a … More Argumentations, don’t forget them.
RichBarna, a member of the Ubuntu Forums came up with an splendid idea. Since a lot of forum users and staff members have their own blogs it would be handy to bundle them.Almost all blogs listed so far (the topic is growing by the day) are related to Ubuntu Linux. Whether it’s by die hard … More Ubuntuforum members… and their blogs
Using Ubuntu Linux a beginner must know ‘yet another’ interesting piece of information. This information I am going to share with you is not only fun to know. It will also add some points to your ‘I understand more about Ubuntu and Linux in common.’Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X users know that most … More .deb, debra, debian? The package manager!
A lot of absolute beginners ask themselves this question. When visiting websites of known distributions you will always read the pros but not the cons. No surprise there! But what’s the best method then? I think there are at least two serious methods. But they blend perfectly together.– Get familiarized with a distributionThere are more … More Which distribution is the best for me?
On the same day I wrote my article called ‘Don’t even start about Microsoft,’ aysiu (member of the Ubuntuforums) also posted one. We didn’t knew about each others post. For me it’s a confirmation about a returning phenomenon. Flamebaits and troll-posts are being made by ‘heatseekers’ as I like to called them.These people like to … More That’s no coincidence
Ubuntu Linux is one of the distributions where ‘Out Of The Box’ is a fact. I don’t know any other distribution which is capable of recognizing as much hardware and what not by default. Except recognizing a lot of hardware which is a good feature, Ubuntu Linux is a very transparent distribution. If it comes … More Absolute Beginner Guide: I need help!
The Ubuntu’s developer community is already working on the next release of Ubuntu Linux called ‘The Edgy Eft’. The final release is scheduled at the end of October.As a beginner, what should you know about development versions? Unlike commercial products you can easily track the progress. Also at a time you desire you can simply … More Edgy Eft is under developement
Computers, hardware, software and what not related to it can make people frustrated. It’s perfectly logical that if you are using the computer only a few hours a day for email and word processing you will never understand or be interested in knowing your system in depth. But these days switchers and dual-booters make it … More Don’t even start about Microsoft
A few years ago GNU/Linux distributions were still only for those who could handle. Users had to compile their own drivers and kernel. Applications which were available at that time weren’t real competitors with applications used under Windows. A lot of terminal work, terminal command skills and configuration editing was required. So it’s logical that … More Why Ubuntu Linux?
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