Earlier today we announced the specific models that Dell would be including in their release of Ubuntu. We had a ton of questions just like you and while brief, Dell has address some of these questions on their en-user facing weblog, Direct2Dell:
* The default software from the Ubuntu media […]
The Ubuntu Blog walks you through the installation process for over 300 free fonts available in the Ubuntu repositories. The Ubuntu Blog does an excellent job bringing to light many fonts that are completely unknown to myself and most of the community as a whole. This is an extremely easy and quick way […]
If you’re a user of the open source client email app, Thunderbird, then this is a list you won’t want to miss… Make Use Of . Com has compiled a lengthy and detailed list of 35 add-ons for the Thunderbird email client.
Mozilla Thunderbird is an Outlook-like email client, but way better. It’s […]
Earthweb has an interesting article that introduces (and updates) readers on 15 open source projects to watch. The article makes some convincing arguments about why to watch some projects that I had considered pointless (like CNR). For those of you who don’t know, CNR was introduced as an “easy way to disseminate and […]
Arsgeek has an excellent tutorial that demonstrates how to create and print to a PDF printer in Ubuntu. Basically, this process lets you create PDFs out of any file, in any program. The process only takes five steps.
Ever wanted to print a document of just about any sort to a virtual printer […]
Dell’s Ubuntu machines have finally arrived and our predictions were dead on. Dell has hosted the Ubuntu purchase site and you can begin your purchasing. The Inspiron and Dimension both start at $599 and the XPS starts at $849.
Get them while they’re hot! [Dell + Ubuntu]
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Eric D. Schabell released a group of classes he teaches on Linux for free under the GFDL. The classes are totally web-based and are fantastic. The following is the complete listing of the classes offered:
Linux First Steps
Day 1 - Linux history and installation.
Day 2 - Linux basics.
Day 3 - Linux customization.
Day 4 - […]
Arsgeek put together a nice tutorial that demonstrates how to quickly connect to a shared folder in Gnome.
Try this: hit (gently) the Alt-F2 keys to bring up a Run Application window.
If you’re trying to connect to a server called sarcasm.arsgeek.com and a share named ‘haha’ enter the following:
smb://sarcasm.arsgeek.com/haha
Alternately, […]
Want to show your open-source love? Take a look at these free, high quality Firefox wallpapers. Desktop Nexus Technology compiled literally thousands of free Firefox wallpapers for you to download. If the Firefox wallpapers don’t satisfy your need for open-source schwag, you can still get your hands on some Ubuntu posters. […]
Beryl, Compiz, and Mac OS-esque docks have been gaining popularity very quickly recently. The Kiba Dock (formerly Akamaru) leverages the Beryl and Compiz libraries to create some very impressive results that shame Vista Aero and OS X Aqua. Pimp Your Linux does an awesome job reviewing Kiba and showing some of the extremely […]
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