With the upcoming release of Ubuntu Hardy Heron, it’s likely there will be an influx of complete Linux newbies that are trying the operating system (in its shiny, new Ubuntu incarnation) for the first time. Just under a year ago, I put together a Linux terminology jargon buster, designed to explain some of these new Linux terms to those who are just starting out.
Read more »
Switching to Linux which distro to use? (series)
http://opencomputer.net –
This is the first of a sequence of posts where we’ll take a look at a few of the main Linux distros to find out which are the most welcoming to Linux newbies.
The first distro to be analyzed is Fedora 9 beta.
Read more »
- Login to post comments
Customizing Your Ubuntu Experience
http://www.foogazi.com –
After a Ubuntu install one of the first things that users want to do is customize the look to their liking. Lynucs.org has a great collection of screen shots to provide some inspiration for this process. This article is meant to get you going in the right direction as far as customizing the look and feel of Ubuntu.
Read more »
- Login to post comments
Linux is at the heart of today's innovation.
http://lexlocilinux.blogspot.com –
I recently consulted with a company regarding various matters, one of which was IT. I advised them that they could substantially cut their IT costs by using Linux. I expected the usual resistance, but instead was greeted with a smile and an emphatic "Absolutely!". Wow! I was stunned and so pleased to realize that I was not the only one that "got it".
Read more »
- Login to post comments
Creating multiple super users with admin rights in Linux
http://anojrs.blogspot.com –
More than once we have felt the need for multiple accounts with root like privileges and it is really painful to understand and modify sudo for this simple purpose. It is not a unique issue, especially new users who have just migrated from the world of Windows. We are so used to administrative and debugger privileges.
Read more »- Login to post comments
So What Is The Linux Kernel?
http://www.linuxsolutions.fr –
While we hear so much about Linux and the Linux Kernel, what exactly is the Kernel and what does it do?
Read more »- Login to post comments
Mandriva Spring Review Part 1
http://www.lazytechguy.com –
Mandriva has just released their 2008.1 spring edition. This release promises a lot. Mandriva has really tried hard to make this release an extremely user friendly one. I tried the Mandriva One KDE edition and am very impressed with it.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Mandriva Spring Review Part 2
http://www.lazytechguy.com –
Mandriva has just released their 2008.1 spring edition. This release promises a lot. Mandriva has really tried hard to make this release an extremely user friendly one. I tried the Mandriva One KDE edition and am very impressed with it.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Emacs Tip #18: Keyboard Macros
http://trey-jackson.blogspot.com –
"If you find yourself doing a repetitive set of keystrokes, but don't want to bother with learning how to actually write a script for that, then record a keyboard macro..."
Read more »
- Login to post comments
Wildfire Growth
http://www.opensourcesun.com –
The facts are The Open Source software movement has gone wild. Because no one owns it, because it works great, becasue it is secure...it has taken on a life of it's own through the millions of people who use it. It has been growing this way for the last ten years, slowly and without any significant marketing help or understanding.
Read more »
- Login to post comments
Switching to Linux which distro to use, openSUSE?
http://opencomputer.net –
This is the second of a sequence of posts where we take a look at a few of the main Linux distros to find out which are the most welcoming to Linux newbies. In our first article of this series, we took a look at Fedora 9 Beta. Now we'll take a look at the new openSUSE 11 Beta.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Hardy Heron nVidia Drivers
http://www.lucioalbenga.com –
Yesterday I’ve updated my Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy system to the new 8.04 Hardy Heron. The only problem I faced after the install was with the nVidia drivers.
I decided to install them by hand and here is the process in nine easy steps.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Thinking Of Switching?: Linux Ubuntu vs. Windows Vista vs. OSX Leopard
http://www.athensexchange.com –
Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.2 and Windows Vista Service Pack One were both released in February of 2008. Linux Ubuntu released the latest version of its operating system, nicknamed Hardy Heron, in April. I tried out each of these three operating systems to see how they compared.
Read more »
- Login to post comments
Binding Keys in Emacs
http://emacsworld.blogspot.com –
"In Emacs, the keys can be rebound to call any function one desires.One of the many uses of rebinding is to call frequent functions that are operated on the buffer one is working on. And the key bindings can be local or global depending upon whether the functionality makes sense across all buffers or only to the type of buffers worked on (text, tex etc.).
Read more »Do You Really Need Anti-Virus Software?
http://maketecheasier.com –
When a seasoned Windows user first migrates to Linux, the first question is always “where is the anti-virus?” I have been asked this question countless time and were always given the “you are lying to me” kind of look when I told them that they don’t need anti-virus software in Linux.
Read more »- Login to post comments
