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Spread the Ubuntu love
In the spirit of Christmas, here are some free images you can use to promote Ubuntu! Send them to everyone you know (including those who have no idea what Ubuntu even is…).
The best Ubuntu 8.10 install guide
There are many Ubuntu install guides available online, most of them falling somewhere between mediocre and okay – but this one is *great*. Detailed instructions are included for users looking to switch from Windows, and this guide covers more than just the install process itself – it also includes information on configuring stubborn drivers, enabling codecs, and making sure Flash works. Highly recommended.
5 stars for this Ubuntu/Linux commentor
As a recent Ubuntu convert, I’ve spent the last couple weeks scanning the web for quality Linux-friendly blogs. A number have turned up, but one is so good that it deserves special attention. iTWire is a great tech commentary site out of Australia. One section in particular – The Linux Distillery, by David M Williams [...]
R.I.P. – Windows XP, Part 2
This article is a follow-up to the original R.I.P. – Windows XP article. I hate Digg – not the site itself so much, but the Digg premise. This notion of “popularity = noteworthiness” is the reason I have to tolerate endless news stories about Paris Hilton and the reason Janet Jackson canceled her latest tour, [...]
R.I.P. – Windows XP
(There is now a follow-up article to this post: R.I.P. – Windows XP, Part 2) I have now spent two weeks using Ubuntu 8.04 exclusively on my home PC. I have booted to XP only once, and that was to check a Photoshop 6 quirk I was getting in WINE. (As it turned out, it [...]
Linux, Day 2: Installation and Configuration
Installing Ubuntu is so easy a monkey could do it: place the CD in its drive, reboot the computer, tell the installer your language, your timezone, and the desired target location, and bam – you’re off and running. Installation was surprisingly fast; I left to watch TV at the start of the install, and by [...]
Linux, Day 1: Picking a distro
Upon making the decision to test out Linux, my first job was to find the right distro for my needs. A distro is to Linux what a flavor is to food. Distros are different flavors of Linux, and they come in all shapes and sizes. Some distros are designed specifically for servers, others are for [...]
Ubuntu 8.04: Taking the plunge
Well, a big day has arrived at the Helland home. I have officially taken the plunge and installed myself a Linux-based OS (Ubuntu 8.04). For those unfamiliar with what this entails, in simplest terms it means this: I’m replacing Windows with a free operating system. More information on Ubuntu is available at its homepage: http://www.ubuntu.com [...]
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