Jun
15
10 Things to do After Installing Ubuntu Linux
June 15, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 45 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
10
Using Built-in Policy Importer in Firewall Builder
June 10, 2009 | By: Vadim Kurland | 1 Comment
Posted in How to...
This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Firewall Builder This article continues the series of articles on Fireall Builder, a graphical firewall configuration and management tool that supports many Open Source firewall platforms as well as Cisco IOS access lists and Cisco ASA (PIX). Firewall Builder was introduced on this site earlier [...]
Jun
2
Faster Internet With an Old Laptop – Ubuntu and Squid
June 2, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 8 Comments
Posted in Linux Projects - Hands On
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Building a Web Developer / Designer PCI’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 [...]
May
20
Easily Manage Duplicate Files and Save Storage Space
May 20, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in How to...
Have you ever had several copies of the same file on your PC? I tend to make duplicates of files before I edit them, this is especially true with graphic or video files – even config files for that matter. That way, when I make serious mistakes, I can always go back to square one.
The [...]
Mar
24
Building a Web Developer / Designer PC Using Ubuntu Linux – Revisited
March 24, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 4 Comments
Posted in Applications, How to..., Linux Projects - Hands On
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Building a Web Developer / Designer PCRecently 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 [...]

