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

31

How to Install VMware in Linux via Source Files

March 31, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in How to..., Installation, Linux Projects - Hands On

Last week we posted a very simple “How to Install VMware in Ubuntu Linux”. That guide used apt-get to access the appropriate repositories. Additionally, it explained a bit about the benefits of VMware for Linux users (or any operating system for that matter). A short pre-installation checklist was also provided, including te URL to obtain [...]

Mar

29

Creating an Opensource Network Gateway in Linux Ubuntu – Part 1

March 29, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in How to..., Installation, Linux Projects - Hands On

I was reading a story on Digg this morning, about an 11 year old child who was functioning as the network manager for some private school’s network. Within the comments was a post that referred to “Untangle” and why the school chose not to use it. The commenter suggested that the individual probably didn’t know [...]

Mar

28

How to Install VMware in Ubuntu Linux

March 28, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in How to..., Installation, Linux Projects - Hands On

Over the week I received a couple messages asking about VMware installations. While I’m sure there are all sorts of tutorials about this, I thought (since I received questions) that a quick “How to” guide would be helpful to some of you.
What is VMware? It’s a virtual environment that lets you install “guest” operating systems. [...]

Mar

24

BluRay and HDDVD in Ubuntu Linux

March 24, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in Applications, How to..., Installation, News

Hello everyone! I’m back from the Easter break and found this little gem in my email. It outlines how to play BlueRay and HD DVD in Ubuntu Linux.
In a nutshell it covers the need for mplayer and ffmpeg as well as DumpHD and the required hardware. I’ve not tried this yet (I don’t have an [...]

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