Will Ubuntu Unity Be the End or the Start of a New Ubuntu?
If you have installed or upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04, the first thing you would have noticed that Gnome is gone and replaced by Ubuntu Unity. Did you feel cheated? Did you like it better than Gnome? Do you think it’s the end of the Ubuntu success story or the start of new Ubuntu Glory? In this article, I will try to shed some light on this and leave the decision to you. At first and before I start, I want to be fair to Ubuntu. Ubuntu has given to the Linux Desktop in the past few years more than any [...]
Why to Consider Ubuntu For Your Old Computer
Ubuntu is a one of the most popular versions of Linux today. It’s a full featured operating system that millions use around the world. It’s so popular that whole governments have taken it and made their own versions of it because it’s quality software. Many people have old computers that they are no longer using. Many of these either have outdated operating systems or none because you don’t know where the disks are. Download Ubuntu, burn it to a CD, and install this to your old computer. This will let you reuse your old computer for a good second computer [...]
XBMC Liblzo1 Library Problem Solved in Ubuntu Linux
Love XBMC? Need it and want it in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic? But can’t get it installed because of a missing package that won’t install? Search no further, I have your solution here. Even though XBMC 9.11 Camelot has solved many user issues, fixed bugs, revamped it’s style and created whole new feature sets… it simply cannot function if your system does not support it. The problem with Ubuntu might be that it does not have all the required libraries in place. This is easy to test. All you have to do is try to install “liblzo1″. If you are using [...]
How to Try Ubuntu Without Touching Windows
Many people are intrigued by the idea of using another operating system. The biggest concern is that in trying a new operating system that the Windows installation will somehow be messed up. There are some ways of trying a new operating system like Ubuntu without touching Windows. You can try Ubuntu with a Live CD. One option is to download and burn what is called a Live CD. If you don’t know how to download and burn this CD, you can always request a free CD from Ubuntu or sometimes find free ones at computer stores. Once you have this [...]
Why Does Ubuntu Have Some Wi-Fi Problems?
One complaint from many users who are trying out the Live CD of the Ubuntu Linux distribution is that their wireless internet isn’t being picked up properly by the system. Most machines the wi-fi works great with but some have some issues where they can’t get the operating system to detect that there is a wireless device in the hardware. Why does this happen? Many assume that it’s because it’s Linux and that there is something wrong with the system. The reality is that there are some wireless devices that refuse to work with the open source community. This means [...]
Why Ubuntu is Linux For the Masses
People are still going to debate this year whether Linux is ready for the desktop but those arguments really don’t matter to people who have actually given the latest versions of Linux a try. Many leading distributions are easy to use and Ubuntu is probably the simplest for the masses to understand. While there is a still a bit of a learning curve, Ubuntu has got quite a bit right making it easy for mass numbers to adopt it if need be. The best aspect is that everything now is point and click. While some “hardcore” Linux users might not [...]
Working With the Ubuntu System Monitor
In Ubuntu, you have what is called a System Monitor. For Windows users this is fairly similar to what pops up on the screen when you hit control alt delete. In Ubuntu, to get to the System Monitor click System > Administration > System Monitor. This will open it up so that you can use this application. A box will open with four main tabs across the top. These tabs are System, Processes, Resources, and File Systems. The first tab, System, will just give you basic information about what operating system you are running, your hardware on your computer, and [...]
Win XP and Ubuntu Linux Dual Boot (Ubuntu First)
This article is about dual-booting for Linux Ubuntu-8.04 (Herdy Heron) and Microsoft Windows XP; where Ubuntu has already been installed in the system. To manage dual-boot we need a boot manager. In Windows we know it as bootloader and in Ubuntu it is called GRUB. When we will install XP after Herdy Heron, it will completely overwrite the GRUB with its own boot manager. Unfortunately, till today, Windows are not well enough to deal with this kind of situations or they simply don’t want their users to experience other Operating Systems. So after installing XP you will see only XP [...]
Tired of Breaking Your Windows? Maybe It’s Time For Ubuntu – “Linux For Human Beings”!
Windows is by far the most widely-used operating system (OS) in the world, but for many it isn’t an easy choice – it’s the only option. If Apple sold Mac OS for installation on machines other than their own, then perhaps that would be another matter. But for most of us, who buy cheaper PCs from small local businesses, or build our own, we just have to keep putting up with whatever Microsoft dishes out.
My 14 Days With Ubuntu
I can’t believe it has been two weeks already that I’ve used Ubuntu Linux exclusively. If I had to sum up the experience in one word, that word would be “satisfying.” And my regular readers/listeners know that I can’t sum anything up in one word, so I will use this format to provide a complete synopsis of my Ubuntu thoughts.