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Opinion: More Solutions for Auto-Switching Linux Wallpaper
Tue, Aug 19 | from Lifehacker
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...
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Opinion: /` 100% Ubuntu Linux /`: Deskbars on Ubuntu and Xubuntu
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...
Thu, Feb 5 | from YouTube
REVIEW: LIFEREA v1.4.22b - RSS readers have never been so easy ...
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 ...
Thu, Nov 13 | from OPEN BYTES
Ubuntu 8.10 - Comprehensive Review of 10 Main Features
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...
Mon, Oct 27 | from Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Technology Blog
Opinion: Hardy Heron Makes Linux Worth Another Look
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...
Fri, Apr 25 | from Lifehacker
Opinion: First Look at Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" Beta
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...
Mon, Mar 24 | from Lifehacker
Opinion: Grandpa Gets a Dell with Ubuntu Linux Preinstalled
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.
Sat, Jul 28 | from GrokLaw NewsPicks
Opinion: Installing Ubuntu 7.04 on a HP 510 laptop computer
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
Sat, May 26 | from arewold (WordPress)
Opinion: Dell selects Ubuntu for desktop Linux
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,...
Wed, May 2 | from Computer Business Review
Opinion: Ubuntu 7.04 - Time to Switch?
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...
Sun, Apr 22 | from Hard OCP
