Dec

6

How to Check MD5SUM of Downloads – Reader Questions

December 6, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 5 Comments
Posted in Q & A - Ubuntu

Steve emailed asking: “…because all the DVDs I was burning were useless. Thanks for helping with that, only thing, how do I check the md5sum stuff? Should there be a separate file showing what it is? Where do I find what it’s supposed to be? Thanks for…” This is a common occurrence, we download a [...]

Jun

16

Getting Ubuntu – Reader Questions

June 16, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Q & A - Ubuntu

“Steve” asks: “I would like to download linux to cd but don’t want it on the host computer how do I do that?” I’m not exactly sure what you’re asking, do you mean you don’t want it installed on the host computer or you don’t want the .iso file on the host computer? 1) Several [...]

Apr

28

130 Useful Linux Based LiveCD Versions.

April 28, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 39 Comments
Posted in Applications, Experiences

Recently several people asked me about trying Linux without actually installing it. Obviously the first thing that came to mind is to try versions via LiveCD. For those not familiar, LiveCD means: “A CD-ROM that contains a working copy of an operating system or other application that is run without installing it. Used for demonstration [...]

Apr

2

Quick Tip – When Linux Won’t Give Your CD Back

April 2, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 13 Comments
Posted in How to...

Just a quick tip I wanted to pass on today. Have you ever had the issue where you want to eject your CD, but it will not eject; no matter how many times you press the eject button? Annoying isn’t it? :) I remember when I first started using Linux, years ago, (my OS was [...]

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