I find I'm recently getting inquiries from various friends and business associates who say they want to try Linux. So I thought I'll post about it here. I'm not an expert by any means, and it's late at night and I need to catch some zzz's, but hopefully this post might help some.
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Peer to Peer in Linux
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So you’ve made the switch to Linux but would still like to access Limewire, emule, bit torrent and/or Soulseek networks? Well you’re in luck as Linux has client applications for all of these networks and some mighty fine ones at that.
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Kubuntu Mini Install Fest
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Thoughts, problems, and solutions that came up during a Kubuntu Mini-Install-Fest.
"Linux is not Windows. Those of us who use it regularly tend to forget how difficult the learning curve can be. I must give him and Kubuntu credit. He managed to get both machines up and running, wifi working and even a seamless virtual Windows installed with Virtual Box."
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From BFS to ZFS: past, present, and future of file systems
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A journey through the file systems history and how we get from CP/M to ZFS. It talks about Free Software and Proprietary file systems such as ext3, ReiserFS, HFS+, NTFS, etc.
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Beginner Tutorial — Changing/adding themes in Ubuntu
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Changing or adding new themes in Ubuntu is surprisingly easy to do. The following article will guide you in adding a new theme from the website www.gnome-look.org.
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Getting Stuff Done on Linux [Part 2]
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Last time, we covered Linux applications for creating content. Today we will be covering organizational and web-based programs for Linux.
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KolourPaint: More than a Microsoft Paint clone
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Just as Microsoft Paint is included with every Windows installation, so KolourPaint has been part of the kdegraphics package since KDE 3.3. This simple raster graphics editor works well not only in KDE, but also in Xfce, GNOME, and Fluxbox.
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How to compile & execute C programs under Linux
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Once you have written and saved your C program using any editor return to the prompt. An “ls” command should display your C program. It should have the .c extension. Now at the prompt type the following
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Easter Eggs
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Linux and Free Software is written by clever programmers. As such, undocumented features creep in to the most mainstream of applications. We call these Easter Eggs, because you have to hunt them.
Here are a few of my favorites.
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How To Dual Boot With Xp and Ubuntu.
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This post can also be useful for people who are yet to start with Ubuntu and are thinking of migrating from Windows Xp. This post explains Dual booting Ubuntu on XP. Where Xp is already installed and you install Ubuntu on another partition.
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Ubuntu Repository on DVDs available at Zyxware
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The Entire ubuntu repository is available in 5 DVDs now.
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Linux Directory Structure Overview
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One of the most noticeable differences between Linux and Windows is the directory structure. Not only is the format different, but the logic of where to find things is different.
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The Orientation: Linux
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Keeping with our Linux theme for the week, I present this week’s Orientation on, well, Linux.
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Is Linux really for me?
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In my last post, March 23, 2008, I asked the question “Linux - Is it really for me?”. That post was actually written a few weeks ago and was lost when my Blog went down. Now I have the answer to that question. It is a very firm “YES”.
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Compiz – Taking Linux Beyond the Shell
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What have you heard about Linux? An operating system which is hard to learn with a shell for typing complex commands?
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