Entries tagged with “ubuntu” from Manufactured Environments
Ubuntu 8 due out tomorrow
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...
Tags: free software · freedom · mark shuttleworth · ubuntu · ubuntu 8.04
Posted by Daniel Stout on April 23, 2008 6:45 AM · Permalink
No network connection on Ubuntu 7.10
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...
Tags: ethernet · network · troubleshooting · ubuntu · ubuntu 7.10
Posted by Daniel Stout on January 26, 2008 9:38 PM · Permalink
Analogy: Ubuntu is to WordPress as openSUSE is to Movable Type
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...
Tags: blogging · community · linux · movable type · opensuse · ubuntu · wordpress
Posted by Daniel Stout on September 7, 2007 11:30 PM · Permalink
In case you were wondering: What Would Bill Do?
[via Linux and Open Source Blog]...
Tags: bill gates · linux · ubuntu · what would bill do · wwbd
Posted by Daniel Stout on November 6, 2006 10:02 PM · Permalink
The fair shake: Ubuntu vs. SUSE Linux
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,...
Tags: dapper drake · linux · suse · suse linux · ubuntu
Posted by Daniel Stout on October 25, 2006 8:06 PM · Permalink
The biggest mistake you can make if you’re new to Linux
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...
Tags: linux · linux documentation project · mac os x · poweruser · suse · suse linux · switch · ubuntu · windows
Posted by Daniel Stout on September 8, 2006 9:05 PM · Permalink
Taking Ubuntu to a Higher Power
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...
Tags: gnome · gnomesword · ichthux · kde · linux · open source · ubuntu · ubuntu christian edition
Posted by Daniel Stout on August 30, 2006 10:13 PM · Permalink
The state of the 2006 Linux desktop
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...
Tags: desktop linux · fedora · freespire · linux · red hat · suse linux · ubuntu
Posted by Daniel Stout on August 21, 2006 6:56 AM · Permalink
Time to up that Ubuntu installation
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...
Tags: dapper drake · linux · ubuntu · xubuntu
Posted by Daniel Stout on August 11, 2006 6:55 AM · Permalink
Geeks Gone Bad: Switching from Mac OS X to Linux
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...
Tags: linux · mac os x · opensuse · suse · suse linux · ubuntu · windows xp
Posted by Daniel Stout on July 19, 2006 9:26 PM · Permalink
Why choose Linux over Windows?
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...
Tags: grub · half-life2 · linux · microsoft · novell · opensuse · suse · suse linux · ubuntu · windows · winxp
Posted by Daniel Stout on February 11, 2006 10:23 PM · Permalink
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