Ubuntu

By rss@youtube.com (rofthorax) This is why I use Ubuntu with Gnome, than Xubuntu with XFCE.. XFCE is for low memory machines, such as old Pentium 2's.. For instance I just bought memory and a new drive for an old laptop that I just can't throw away, I may try to get Xubuntu running on it, if not that, I'll use Puppy Linux which can wo...

Open Bytes is proud to support Ubuntu, probably one of the simplest, “it just works” Linux distros available. Ubuntu isnt the only distro available, and again users are encouraged to research which Linux “flavour” is best suited to them ...

By Soumya Ubuntu, right from its release, has been a very popular open source operating system for Linux lovers around the world. It has gained wide popularity even with non-techies for its ease of use and superb user interface. With its new release (Ubuntu 8.10 codenamed Intrepid Ibex) due in just 3 d...

By Kevin Purdy Earlier this week, we showed you how to auto-change desktop backgrounds in Ubuntu using a small script and a scheduling tool. Turns out a good number of our commenters were already hip to dynamic, time-tracking wallpaper, and have found easier, more full-featured means of keeping their...

By Kevin Purdy These are, of course, my own picks of productivity boosters and newb-friendly progress we've seen in Ubuntu since the last time we rounded up our favorite Ubuntu applications, and some still-worthy apps and tweaks before that. What drove you to check out the free, open-source OS? How wou...

By Kevin Purdy If there's one area where the latest version of the GNOME-based Ubuntu distro has made great strides, it's in installation. Pop a live CD into your drive before you boot up, and you no longer see a confusing "Start or Install Ubuntu" option; instead, newcomers will see more descriptive cho...

Groklaw member Tyche got a Dell Inspiron 530N with Ubuntu Linux and when I saw him post that he'd ordered it, I asked if he'd please write up a quick review after it arrived. He has done so, and as you will see, he found getting online so easy he had nothing at all to do to make it happen. Just poof.

By Are Wold sudo aptitude install build-essential sudo aptitude install bin86 sudo aptitude install kernel-package sudo aptitude install gcc sudo aptitude install gcc-3.4 sudo aptitude install libncurses5 sudo aptitude install libqt3-headers sudo aptitude install libqt3-mt-dev

By webmaster@datamonitor.com (Datamonitor) All our desktops can run Linux if you want to, we see this as more of a demand issue than a supply issue,' Dell's chairman and chief executive, Michael Dell, told Computer Business Review in May 2005. Two years on, and with Dell's IdeaStorm web site having proven the demand for desktop Linux,...

Each piece of software comes with a succint review, links, even a few tutorials. I've been doing some flirting lately with a little bit of Linux, so this list couldn't have come at a better time for me. Do you see anything missing? Let us know in the comments what you would add. — Wendy Boswell 17 M...

Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) arrived just a few days ago with promises of better hardware compatibility, included proprietary software and drivers, and more user friendliness. Was it worth the wait? And more importantly - Is it finally time to “Make the Switch”? Read my review of Ubuntu 7.04 t...

Adam dove into Ubuntu, the Linux flavor that gained a lot of visibility in '06, highlighting the 10 best apps and tweaks that make Ubuntu so great. Linux also came in handy in August for rescuing files with a Linux live-boot CD. Gina gave us side-by-side screenshots of the conspicuous simila...

Once you've got your partitions set up, installing Ubuntu could not be easier. Double-click on the Install icon on the Ubuntu desktop and get going. The graphical installer is pretty self explanatory, but I'll walk you through it step-by-step in the gallery below. Step three: Install Ubun...