Some friends ask me every once in a while what Linux distro they should install on their laptops. It’s not an easy question to answer. I have my bias towards Ubuntu, of course, so that’s an obvious recommendation from me. In any case, here are some of the things you should consider:
Your […]
I’ve been assigned to a client’s office and we’ve been using Windows XP primarily because the installers for the tools we use are for Windows. From the data modelling tool, to the project management tools — we’ve got to run them under Windows. I’ve been thinking of how to use Ubuntu and I […]
I already burned a copy of Nimblex and I am trying out SIM for the first time. Hey, it’s an instant messaging app and it’s probably one of the things people wonder about when trying out Linux: Can we still talk to other people? Of course, you can!
Stuff I noticed:
The user interface is kinda […]
Ever wondered how you could convert your music files to another format? The Nautilus audio convert script makes it easy for you! Just download the package of the script from the repository and install it. You could use Synaptic or apt. If you choose to install it via Synaptic, you just have […]
I was never really an OpenOffice.org user but there are times when I need to use it for office work. The OpenOffice.org blog was helpful with its guide to printing handouts. The thing about that guide is that it didn’t have anything about the three slide layout with the lines for notes on […]
Users who are not familiar with Kubuntu’s Adept Installer would find it weird that some of the applications they want to install are greyed out and could not be installed. Personally, I am not really used to it either but it’s actually a matter of updating your sources.list file. You could do that […]
The Venture Cake Weblog introduces 10 uncommon terminal commands — although you won’t be needing these commands on a daily basis, they’re good to keep in your back pocket. Included in the ten is one particularly interesting command that demonstrates how to generate a random password for a new user.
5. Set a Random Initial […]
Linux Planet has an excellent tutorial demonstrating how to encrypt data in Linux. The tutorial requires you to install the package cryptsetup.
Today let us focus on the issue of protecting sensitive data on hard drives with encrypted file systems. This is for your mobile users and anyone who needs extra data security on workstations and […]
As an Ubuntu user on a Macbook, my lack of a right-click button has been a pretty big annoyance. For those of you who didn’t realize, by default Ubuntu forces the F12 key to emulate the right-click button. Unfortunately, when I first installed Ubuntu on my Macbook (obviously I don’t have a right-click […]
The Arsgeek weblog does an excellent job demonstrating how to add users to your Ubuntu system using a point and click method:
Adding new users to your Ubuntu install is a great way to get your friends and relatives into Linux. They’ll each be able to create a separate Ubuntu experience for themselves by customizing the […]
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