Apr

7

Recover Your Forgotten Password In Linux.

April 7, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 5 Comments
Posted in Experiences, How to...

Just got another message, this time from Louis. A in Florida. He asks: “…I have kubuntu installed in my laptop computer, and everything was fine until yesterday, 4/6/08, when I was installing some additional programs from the settings menu. One of the updates that I installed created another user and also gave it admin control!!! [...]

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

5

Forced File System Check After 30 Boot Ups – How to Improve it.

April 5, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 28 Comments
Posted in Experiences, How to..., Installation

Ever want to boot up your Ubuntu Linux system really quick to look something up? Sure, I think we all do that from time to time. Hate it when you get the forced file system check because you’ve booted up 30 times? I do. ;) Imagine how I felt in front of a room full [...]

Mar

29

/dev/null – A Funny Linux Post

March 29, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 3 Comments
Posted in Experiences

I just visited the Ubuntu Forums and bumped into a post I found very amusing. It’s from an individual who believes he’s found a vulnerability in dev/null. “…I first came upon it, when I was writing an email, and I saved the file at the location /dev/null. Upon logging in again, I found that the [...]

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 [...]

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