If you are a hard-core Ubuntu/Linux supporter like me, you will need to learn how to save your programs when you install a fresh copy of Ubuntu.
Here’s how to do it:
Configuration
Keeping your configuration intact is pretty straight forward and obvious. Just backup your /h ...
As a person who dislikes Apple and Microsoft’s deceptive advertising practices, I am glad that the new version of Ubuntu 8.10 is now available for download. Although I have too many apps working on my Windows PC, I will be trying out Ubuntu 8.10 on my spare laptops and s ...
I’ve read books of 2 of the most unique creators of operating systems, that is Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, and Bill Gates, the creator of Microsoft Windows.
Of course, I did get the feeling that Bill Gates was a money-hungry, arrogant, geek-vampire from his book ...
This might not be for all of you but for those Linuxers out there, here’s an example of how to setup your mirror:
(Mirror is a way of replicating one server to another btw if you didn’t know.)
To download the mirrors I use this script:
<script sync_mirror.sh>
#! ...
For those of us who are anti-Windows and anti-Mac, we will benefit from learning how to make Ubuntu run super fast.
Here’s some great tips on minimizing processes to make your Ubuntu run faster than ever:
1. Remove Network Manager if you do not need it “sudo apt-get remo ...
Remember I did a quick post on how to write a load-balancing script (or bandwidth throttling)?
Well, today I found another cool script for limiting bandwidth. I believe this one if more complicated but if you need it, it might be greatly helpful.
Here’s the code via Adam ...
I remember first hearing about Linus Travolds back in the early 90s and I thought Linux was going to be a hit in year 2000.
Well, it turns out I was right, just about 10 years early. You have to admit, Linux is really taking over the world right now with web servers (including ...
Wine, a Linux application that lets you run Windows programs, has now released version 1.1.5: (Go knock yourself out now, drink too much wine!)
The Wine development release 1.1.5 is now available.
What's new in this release (see below for details):
- Substantial JavaScript i ...
In case you have bought an ASUS Eee PC with Windows, there’s a special version of Ubuntu, customized just for the Eee PC models.
This allows you to install the Ubuntu on Eee PCs without too much headache as it has already been configured for the factory hardware.
Ubuntu Ee ...
As an avid fan of Linux operating systems ever since I took Minix class, which Linux was born from, I love to hear about cool little DIYs on making a Linux firewall out of a lunch box.
The greatest thing about Linux operating systems in comparison to Windows or any other operati ...
