Mar
9
Cool Ubuntu Projects on Launchpad.
March 9, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Applications, Editorials
For those not familiar, “Launchpad is a free software hosting and development website. We make it easy to collaborate across multiple projects.” More information about Launchpad is here: Collaboration, project management and code hosting for free software https://launchpad.net/+about One thing I like about services such as these, is that I often find interesting (and usable) [...]
Mar
8
Windows User? Do You Wubi?
March 8, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 10 Comments
Posted in Applications, Editorials, How To
Earlier this week we were discussing if Ubuntu Linux needed antivirus software. (If you missed the post, it is here: Does Ubuntu Linux Really Need Antivirus Software?) During the course of the discussion, one of our readers (from TechCollective) suggested we try out “Wubi”. If you’ve never heard about it: “Wubi is an unofficial Ubuntu [...]
Mar
7
Friday Fun – Useful Linux Terminal Commands for New Users.
March 7, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 31 Comments
Posted in Editorials, How To
Below are the most useful commands (or at least those I found most helpful) when I switched to Ubuntu, to clarify, these commands are not Ubuntu specific, they are Debian Linux commands. I’ve not included some of the basic commands like cd, rm, mv, ls, etc… Play with your terminal, that’s a great way to [...]
Mar
7
Are You Keeping Your Ubuntu Linux PC Secure?
March 7, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in Applications, How To
Lately, there’s been a bit of discussion here about Ubuntu (and Linux as a whole) security. Suffice it to say, some of the input from readers about Linux virus issues has been very informative. (You can read the post and the comments here: Does Ubuntu Linux Really Need Antivirus Software?). Some of my “Windows Weenies” [...]
Mar
6
Don’t WEP Me! Ubuntu (and Others) Are Safer With WPA.
March 6, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 4 Comments
Posted in Editorials
One of the readers of another post “Using Ubuntu to Crack WEP”, sent me this video: Therefore, this is a “quick”, follow-up to that older post. As I’m sure many of you might appreciate, WEP may probably not be the best solution to securing WiFi. Simply because it’s become mainstream and there are tones of [...]
