Apr

9

How To Get .docx Working in Linux

April 9, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 5 Comments
Posted in Applications, How to..., Installation

Occasionally I receive a file in .docx format, which for me was useless; and I’ve had to ask the sender to give me the document in .doc format instead. However, there’s a better solution for those of us who encounter the .docx format. It does take a couple of minutes to set up, but is [...]

Apr

7

Switching From XP to Linux – Should You?

April 7, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 9 Comments
Posted in Applications, Experiences, Installation

A question from John.P in Texas: “…About the poll called “Are you considering a switch from Windows to Linux?” I see that almost 47% of visitors say “Yes” (so did I). I am an XP user and was wondering if you can post a short note for advice about switching to Linux?…” What’s surprising, is [...]

Apr

4

How To Use Remote Access to Fix Problems in Ubuntu Linux – Revisited

April 4, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in Applications, How to..., Installation, Linux Projects - Hands On

For regular readers of this blog, it comes as no surprise that I enjoy playing with and tweaking Linux systems (in this case Ubuntu Linux is the distribution of choice). I also enjoy practical, hands-on projects that we can all actually use. One thing I often run into is helping friends fix problems with their [...]

Mar

27

Is Your Linux Network Wicd (Wicked)?

March 27, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 9 Comments
Posted in Applications, Experiences

Earlier this month I posted about the lack of a simple network management interface for Ubuntu Linux, where I suggested Ubuntu Needs to Improve the Network Management GUI! At that time several readers sent input and others provided helpful comments. Among them was Wicd. Well.. I’ve finally installed it. Wow, was I missing out on [...]

Mar

27

Automatic FTP Backup System – A Very Simple Solution

March 27, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 7 Comments
Posted in Applications, How to...

Earlier last week I was reading some posts in a web hosting forum “Site Backup – Virtual Private Servers (VPS)”, within the post a forum member was trying to facilitate an automated backup system for his important files. In this case they were web based files. There were some excellent solutions presented, such as Rsync, [...]

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