e Ubuntu Linux distribution now includes virtualisation software Parallels in its partner repository. The move by Canonical, commercial sponsors of Ubuntu Linux, is a first for Ubuntu as Parallels is a commercial package and not free to use. However, by including Parallels in the partner repository Ubuntu users are able to easily install it should they want to use it. Installing Parallels using the Ubuntu package management tools will make it much simpler for users to install the software rather than installing from the command line.

One great advantage of using Linux (Ubuntu) is the fact that you don't really have to worry about security and hence viruses. However, this does not mean that you should not use an anti-virus on your Ubuntu machine. Especially when you can get a good anit-virus for free. BitDefender for Unices is one such anti-virus solution for Linux and you can get it for free.

Open source software is developed for a variety of reasons, with the starting point often being the need to fill a need which the creator of a package faces. It's known as scratching your own itch.

Recently a friend of mine approached me with a weird question: how to install Windows on a machine without a CD or Floppy drive. I was intrigued. The obvious question here was “why?” “Why don’t you just keep Ubuntu?” I asked him.

The best part about Ubuntu, not to mention Linux in general, is how it can be installed on most any machine you run into. If you’re looking to install Ubuntu under unusual circumstances you’ve found the right article.

Today I had to set up dhcp server on a machine running Ubuntu 9.04. The machine was supposed to serve 10 other machine running ubuntu/windows xp. Here is the steps I followed.

One of the more common suggestions from readers following the article on my personal must-have apps for Ubuntu last week was that I install some sort of virtual machine on my computer and test software that way. So, I decided to do exactly that and found that VirtualBox is not only easy to install on Ubuntu (or other platforms) but is also easy to use.

I decided to install KDE 4.4 on my spare review machine. Unfortunately, that’s not the way it worked out. I vowed that I would not install beta software on my production machine anymore, but I couldn’t keep my hands off of KDE 4.4 and installed it anyway. Did it turn out to be a disaster? You bet!

Many open-source projects begin with a techie who has an itch to scratch. None of the existing tools do exactly what he wants, so he builds his own solution—then makes the source code available to the world at large. Other developers, excited about the new approach (and with an itch in the same hard-to-reach spot), contribute bug fixes or add new features.