I recently installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04) and set up access to (DNS-321) my network shares using smbfs; as in the post “Sharing the Same Files Between Two PC’s“. Shortly afterwards, when rebooting, shutting down, etc. I … Continue reading
I recently (finally) upgraded to Ubuntu 9.04 (I’ve always had issues with x.10 releases for some reason). Until the upgrade I wanted to remain with the LTS track, but (it seems) less developers are supporting it, hence the move. I’ve … Continue reading
Janice emailed asking: “…and lots of your posts show us how to do things in a terminal. Each time I have to go to Applications / Accessories / Terminal, isn’t there a faster way, like some key combination or something?…” … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
One of our articles was posted on Reddit (Top 10 Must Have Applications for Ubuntu.) and one user, made the following comment on: “Anyone know how to speed up Amarok when trying to listen to a library on a share? … Continue reading
Ever want to boot up your Ubuntu Linux system really quick to look something up? Sure, I think we all do that from time to time. Hate it when you get the forced file system check because you’ve booted up … Continue reading
One question I often get after new users have become comfortable with their desktop systems, is how to improve the performance speed of Ubuntu Linux. This question is generally asked by those who enjoy tweaking and playing with their systems. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
After you’ve installed Ubuntu, you may want to tweak your system further, such as improving how Ubuntu connects to the Internet, and therefore speed up your web surfing. To accomplish this, we’re going to configure IPv6 and the TCP Window … Continue reading