Results tagged “ubuntu”

In December 2005 after looking around for a Linux distribution, SUSE 10.0 seemed a good choice. SUSE, which was later renamed openSUSE, remains a good Linux distribution. At that time there were a few mentions of a newer distribution called... Read More >>

Ubuntu, the Linux distribution that everyone loves to love, is due out with their regularly scheduled new version tomorrow (Thursday), Ubuntu 8.04. The version number is derived from the date – 8 for 2008 and 04 for April. I've had... Read More >>

Ubuntu 7.10 presented a challenge when I installed it on my desktop system a few months ago. It worked fine on my laptop, but on my dual-boot desktop, there was no wired network connection. I have it setup with Windows... Read More >>

I was having a conversation the other day about Linux and blogging software when I was struck by certain parallels in some of the software I use. It helps explain why I chose the Linux distribution I did and the... Read More >>

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I hadn't really given Ubuntu a fair shake the last time I looked at it. I decided to go another round with Ubuntu to see what it was all about. Ubuntu, as you may know, is a flavor of Linux,... Read More >>

I'll be the first to admit that Linux appeals to the technically inclined. It also appeals to people who believe in the freedom of ideas. People are cruising along on their Mac OS X laptop or their Windows box, and... Read More >>

Have you been feeling the blues lately? Been feeling like your life has no direction? Ask yourself this question: What OS would Jesus use? Why, Ubuntu Christian Edition! That's right. If you think there isn't enough spiritual firepower in... Read More >>

Interesting article over at DesktopLinux.com by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols entitled The state of the 2006 Linux desktop. He notes a sudden rise of people running Linux on their laptops over the summer. My unscientific survey revealed that about a third... Read More >>

linux today is reporting that Ubuntu has updated it's 6.06 version called dapper drake to 6.06.1. You can get a new CD for free from ShipIt. If you're like Faust and using the tiny Xubuntu distribution, you can grab that... Read More >>

You'll first note my lengthy and highly entertaining post from December 2005 entitled Celebrity Deathmatch: Windows XP vs SUSE Linux. In that article, I talked about my switch from Mac OS X and Windows XP over to SUSE Linux 10.0.... Read More >>

Often when I'm walking down the street, people come up to me and say, "Dan, I've been afraid to try Linux. Robert Scoble has me whipped. I've been using Windows for so long, I don't know anything else." It... Read More >>