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Ubuntu Linux gains another accolade
News Ubuntu has been voted the best Linux distribution on the market by the users of a Linux community site. LinuxQuestions.org reported on Monday that of the 2500 users that voted in a site poll, 19.5 percent voted for Ubuntu as the Linux distribution...
[March 9, 2006, 12:40]
Linux Mint: Ubuntu plus stuff you probably want
Blog Although it is based on Ubuntu (currently using 8.10, of course), Linux Mint has its own desktop theme, menu system, package manager, update manager and lots more. If you didn't know going in that it was based on Ubuntu, even an experienced Linux...
[April 9, 2009, 14:03]
Ubuntu users get patch for Linux kernel flaw
News In an email sent overnight on Monday, the Linux vendor warned users to update all machines running recent versions of Ubuntu, ranging from 6.06, which was released back in mid-2006, to version 8.04, which came out earlier this year.
[August 26, 2008, 8:00]
Ubuntu Linux 5.10 review
Reviews Despite the 'Linux for human beings' line, the Ubuntu installer isn't the most friendly. We noticed that Ubuntu had more mail account options than other Linux distributions, including the all-important Exchange connector -- and even a GroupWise...
[November 24, 2005, 12:30]
Ubuntu Linux 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) - Configuration Tips
Blog The following is a list of some of the common setup and configuration changes that I make whenever I install Ubuntu. Synaptic Package Manager: To find, download and install additional software on Ubuntu, you are most likely to use the Synaptic...
[October 31, 2008, 9:47]
Go! Ubuntu Linux 8.10, Intrepid Ibex - Installation Tips
Blog Comment James, you forgot to mention the 'Wubi' option for installing Ubuntu on a Windows PC. The Ubuntu and Windows files systems are mutually accessible. My printer is just a paper weight on Linux anyway. Great way to transition from Windows to Linux.
[October 30, 2008, 15:49]
Go! Ubuntu Linux 8.10, Intrepid Ibex - Installation Tips
Blog Comment Following your blog update, I downloaded Ubuntu 8.10 and then realised that I didn't know how to upgrade. In Ubuntu 7.10 the upgrade was offered during the update process. Not so in Ubuntu 8.04 as it is a long term support release.
[October 31, 2008, 6:57]
Dell chooses Ubuntu for Linux PCs
News Dell is trying a second time to sell personal computers with Linux preinstalled, this time using the up-and-coming Ubuntu version of the open-source operating system. At the end of May, the number two PC maker will begin selling some consumer...
[May 1, 2007, 15:44]
Canonical refines mobile Ubuntu Linux
News Ubuntu backer Canonical has pinned down some broad feature lists for its upcoming version of Linux for smaller mobile devices. At the Computex trade show in Taiwan, the company announced particulars of a mobile version of Linux: Ubuntu Mobile and...
[June 7, 2007, 8:30]
Enterprise-level Ubuntu Linux due this week
News The developers of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution plan to make a new landmark version of the software widely available this week. Ubuntu's public schedule for releasing the software lists 1 June as the date for the new version, code-named...
[May 30, 2006, 10:00]
Linux Mint: Ubuntu plus stuff you probably want
Blog Comment We do on about 1/3 of our machines use Ubuntu Ultimate and we've found it to be extremely good but Mint doesn't try to be everything to everyone.it simply tries to be Mint. HeliOS Solutions is an organization in Austin Texas that rufurbs donated...
[April 17, 2009, 9:10]
Ubuntu Linux 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) - Configuration Tips
Blog Comment Good list Mr. Watson. Another thing I do, when using a package manager, is find a repository with good speed. I find I can get more speed by choosing Georgia Tech,s server, or University of Southern California, rather than The University of Texas...
[November 1, 2008, 12:07]
Go! Ubuntu Linux 8.10, Intrepid Ibex - Installation Tips
Blog Comment James, I guess that it must have taken at least 45 minutes to do the actual upgrade, including downloads, plus a further few minutes to sort out streaming video and Crossover Chrome. Computer specification Core Duo 2.0GHz with 2 Gig of ram.
[October 31, 2008, 19:32]
Go! Ubuntu Linux 8.10, Intrepid Ibex - Installation Tips
Blog Comment I didn't think about Wubi because I don't deal with it very much, but it certainly is the easiest and least disruptive way for a new user to try out Ubuntu, in a larger way than just booting the Live CD, and see if they really want to install it.
[October 30, 2008, 15:33]
Ubuntu Linux 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) - Configuration Tips
Blog Comment @ator1940 - Thanks. Regarding finding a repository with good speed, I recall a Usenix conference, many years ago, where we sang a song to the tune of "I am Mr. Ed.with words like: A host is a host, from coast to coast and no one will talk to a host...
[November 3, 2008, 8:46]
Go! Ubuntu Linux 8.10, Intrepid Ibex - Installation Tips
Blog Comment Good information, Moley, thanks. About how long did the upgrade installation take? I have been working with the various Alpha/Beta/RC releases for so long that I have become accustomed to reinstalling from scratch.
[October 31, 2008, 8:45]
Ubuntu Linux gains another accolade
Talkback Ubuntu is the easiest and best distribution I have ever used. I have tried just about all of them. Including the: buy me products. I happen to like KDE over Gnome. I have the Debian (Sarge) on DVD and decided to use KDE from that OS.
[March 10, 2006, 21:43]
Enterprise-level Ubuntu Linux due this week
Talkback Cue several hours of pointless sniping between Windows and Linux zealots. Linux will never beat Windows on the desktop" Windows will never beat Linux on the desktop" Here's a few to get you started: After that we'll progress into a gentle...
[May 31, 2006, 12:10]
Ubuntu aims at healing Linux's usability wounds
Blog Comment This is one of the key reasons I use Ubuntu, because installation and use has always been a relative breeze compared to other distros I tried. > they're looking for specific, system-wide issues that aren't true bugs, but still get in the way of...
[July 2, 2009, 13:47]
Ubuntu aims at healing Linux's usability wounds
Blog Comment That is EXACTLY the issue that needs to be addressed in Linux. Thank You Mr Shuttleworth and the guys at Canonical! The user doesn't give a hoot for what's under the desktop, he wants the desktop to work well and fast.
[June 18, 2009, 10:21]
