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Jul
26
Surf the Web Faster by Disabling IPV6 in Ubuntu Linux
July 26, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in How to...
IPV6 is an Internet protocol. Currently most applications use IPV4 and this can cause conflicts which slow down your system.
Complete the following to disable it.
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/bad_list
and type this in:
alias net-pf-10 off
Then save the file.
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Jul
25
Life Without Windows.
July 25, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Experiences
From the Philippines: journalist, Chin Wong, writes about using Ubuntu instead of Windows…
Ubuntu, a user-friendly version of Linux, has been running so nicely on my home personal computer that I decided to do [...]
Jul
21
Speed Up Your Internet Connection in Ubuntu Linux – Part 1
July 21, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 10 Comments
Posted in How to...
After you’ve installed Ubuntu, you may want to tweak your system further, such as improving how Ubuntu connects to the Internet, and therefore speed up your web surfing.
To accomplish this, we’re going to configure IPv6 and the TCP Window Size. Please remember to back up any critical files or data you may need as well [...]
Jul
19
Using Your Windows Key Just Like the Start Menu in Ubuntu.
July 19, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in How to...
Now that you’ve installed Ubuntu, what can you do with your old Windows Start Menu key? Use it for the same thing of course!
Here’s a cool trick!
As you can see, Ubuntu has a drop down menu starting from the toolbar at the top of the screen, so… if your desktop used Gnome (which it [...]
Jul
18
8 Things I Learned When Switching to Ubuntu Linux
July 18, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in Experiences
After switching to a Linux based system (Ubuntu in this case), I thought there were a lot of options (applications like Amarok or commands like apt-get) unavailable to Windows users. In many respects it was an eye opener and I wanted my friends to at least try switching. Here’s what people contemplating a switch need [...]
