Jun

15

10 Things to do After Installing Ubuntu Linux

June 15, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 46 Comments
Posted in How to..., Linux Fixes

My primary reason for using Ubuntu Linux, is that I find it a far more productive, cost effective and customizable system. Everyone has their own reasons and needs for any particular OS. That said, I’m often asked by new Linux (Ubuntu) users what things I do immediately after installing Ubuntu; to tweak it a bit [...]

Jun

2

Faster Internet With an Old Laptop – Ubuntu and Squid

June 2, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 12 Comments
Posted in Linux Projects - Hands On

I’ve posted more than once about tips we can complete to improve our web surfing. This morning I was cleaning out some old hardware (to take to the recycling centre) when I happened upon one of the last old laptops I had. It’s an older IBM Thinkpad T22, Type 2647 with 256MB of RAM and [...]

May

27

Why is Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) Not LTS?

May 27, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in Experiences

It’s not LTS, because it’s not time yet… A short post: “Why is Jaunty not an LTS release, shouldn’t I just stay with Hardy?” That’s a question I received from one of my clients. For those not familiar, “LTS” means “Long Term Support”. Indeed 8.04 (Hardy) has a longer support life than 9.04 (Jaunty), in [...]

Apr

7

The Trouble With Webcams and Ubuntu Linux

April 7, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 5 Comments
Posted in Experiences

Recently I ran into issues with using my webcam in Ubuntu. Specifically the video would freeze (or not appear at all) and the functionality was terrible (in that most features were not available). Needless to say, personally, I wish it would be something that the open source community could fix (I’m not a developer, so [...]

Mar

24

Building a Web Developer / Designer PC Using Ubuntu Linux – Revisited

March 24, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 5 Comments
Posted in Applications, How to..., Linux Projects - Hands On

Recently I posted “Build a Web Developer PC and Enable Most Media Playback Using Ubuntu Linux” and received a few messages asking what other tools I use. To save me time with answering email messages that essentially contain the same information, and to help the maximum number of readers, I thought it would be a [...]

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