Apr

16

Ubuntu Linux Plug ‘N Play Zone Revisited

April 16, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Applications, How to..., Installation, Linux Projects - Hands On

Last month we posted a great idea “Make Your Own Plug ‘N Play Zone Using Ubuntu Linux!”, discussing and introducing the concept of a “zone” where laptop (or other) users could plug their units into and have Linux automatically installed upon boot up.
“…It’s a simple 3-step method. Users plug their laptop into one of the [...]

Apr

14

How to Speed Up Amarok – Part 1

April 14, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Applications, How to...

One of our articles was posted on Reddit (Top 10 Must Have Applications for Ubuntu.) and one user, made the following comment on:
“Anyone know how to speed up Amarok when trying to listen to a library on a share? My Music library is about 17,000 songs which is stored on my NAS. It takes about [...]

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 [...]

Apr

8

Create a Linux Antivirus Server to Protect eMail – A Brief How to

April 8, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 3 Comments
Posted in How to..., Installation, Linux Projects - Hands On

Last month we posted “Does Ubuntu Linux Really Need Antivirus Software?” Where there was a bit of discussion as to whether Linux needed antivirus software installed.
There were some very informative comments from readers, which showed that in reality it would be very difficult to develop Linux based viruses, and that the real use would be [...]

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!!! It [...]

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