In this article we’ve compiled 101 list of Ubuntu tutorials. If you’re thinking of switching to Ubuntu from Windows, don’t waste your time thinking too much. Switch to Ubuntu now and you’ll never think about going back. Windows maybe more popular but Linux isn’t too far behind and Ubuntu distro is one of the main reasons.
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openSUSE LiveCD Installer
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I wrote an installer for KIWI-generated LiveCDs...It’s still in early development and has lots of hacks to make things work, but it does manage to install a working system onto your machine. The installation itself is really pretty simple.
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Improving Linux font rasterization?
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Many people are unsatisfied with the existing ways of font display systems on Linux. A research paper from Anti-Grain now showed easy but powerful text rasterization improvements. However, the answer from the FreeType developers is a bit sobering.
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Preliminary Review: Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon Alpha 2
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My heart sank a little bit as I sat through 2-3 minutes of what can only be described as 'error messages' while this early release of Gutsy Gibbon booted on my virtual machine - although it came through in the end. Here we have the Alpha 2 release of Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon for me to cast a preliminary eye over 3 months prior to release.
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Tabbed File Browser in Ubuntu
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One of the greatest mysteries to me is why most file managers don’t have tabs - it makes performing tasks so much simpler.
I’ve found a lightweight file manager for Ubuntu called PCMan that gives you most of the functionality from Nautilus, but also has tabs.
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Bash tutorial
http://csdir.org –
Here we go, bash scripting is nothing more then combining lots of UNIX commands
to do things for you, you can even make simple games in bash
(just UNIX commands) or as in normal cases, batch files to control things
in your computer.
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GPL DOS adds features
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OrangeHRM Launches version 2.2 of the Open-Source HR Management System
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The new version of OrangeHRM - the free open-source HR IS, is the result of OrangeHRM Community’s Collaboration and response to user wants and needs.
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Linux and Windows on the same desktop at the same time
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A quick search on Google for tutorials regarding Linux and Windows interoperability, will reveal a lot of guides on how to install (emulate) Windows on a virtual machine inside Linux or how to migrate from Windows to Linux or how to dual boot Windows and Linux, but what I was really looking for was a way to run Windows and Linux at the same time, on the same machine; sharing the same desktop, work
Read more »OpenOffice.org alternatives - Part 2
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There are really only two mainstream competitors to OOo Calc, one from the GNOME Office suite and the other from KDE’s KOffice Project. However, I’ll also look at a bit more of an exotic solution after that as well.
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Lock in productivity with Lockout utility
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You can stop computer-based slacking with a few changes to your computer's DNS profile, and enforce the changes using Lockout, a tool designed to enforce discipline and increase productivity.
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Where are your site visitors? GeoIP knows
http://www.linux.com –
If you maintain a portal, ecommerce site, or heavily trafficked Web site, you might appreciate the ability to identify the geographical location of your site visitors. A good approach is a database that maps each IP address to a location -- such as MaxMind's GeoIP.
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Do You Grok Open Source?
http://opensource.sys-con.com –
"Their first question is indubitably: "Why would highly skilled people give away the fruit of their difficult labor?" Followed by, "If it's free, can it be any good?""
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Open Tuesday addresses document standards
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"This week saw Open Tuesday returning to Joburg. Nearly 20 open source enthusiasts gathered at Nino's in Rosebank to chat over drinks and snacks, and to listen to what open source veteran Dwayne Bailey had to say."
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Ninth real-time Linux Workshop calls for papers
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The Real-time Linux Workshop has issued a call for papers for its ninth annual event, set for Nov. 2-4 in Linz, Austria. This year's event has a special focus on industrial case studies, but authors are invited to submit original work on a range of topics related to real-time Linux.
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