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Ubuntu DIY – How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 9.10 to 10.04!

Posted on May 1, 2010 by max

The beauty of Ubuntu operating systems is that with newer upgrades, there’s no need to re-install your whole OS unlike Windows or other operating systems out there.

To upgrade, simply use the update manager and select “Upgrade”

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Ubuntu DIY – How to Setup Ubuntu in 10 Minutes!

Posted on April 29, 2010 by max

Kevin Purdy at Lifehacker blog has written a short 10-minute Ubuntu setup guide over at ITWorld.com. For those of you unfamiliar with Ubuntu but tired of Macs and Windows, you might want to check it out.

Also, I am running Ubuntu myself right now, it didn’t take me too long, you can refer to my guide on how to install Ubuntu via USB flash drive. (

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Ubuntu DIY – How to Fix “Failed to parse existing file etc/X11/xorg.conf”!

Posted on April 20, 2010 by max

For those of you using Nvidia’s proprietary driver on Ubuntu and get the following error:

Failed to parse existing file etc/X11/xorg.conf

You can simply fix it by re-writing a new xorg.conf file using:

sudo nvidia-xconfig

then doing:

gksudo nvidia-settings

This will open up your nVidia settings, make changes, then choose “save to X config file” and that’s it.

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Ubuntu DIY – How to Install BitTorrent on Ubuntu!

Posted on April 15, 2010 by max

I finally got Ubuntu running on all of my Windows 7 desktops and laptops under VirtualBox.   Anyways, it’s a good idea to run torrent downloads on linux because I simply think it’s a safer environment as sometimes you can download stuff you don’t want to expose your Windows computer to.

Besides that, I love using Ubuntu for all my other stuff like SSH or playing with code.

Anyways, today I was installing BitTorrent client on my Ubuntu, here’s the steps you need to take to install it too.

First, add “universe” to your sources

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Ubuntu DIY – How to Install Opera Web Browser in Ubuntu!

Posted on October 18, 2009 by max

I know installing browsers with flash support in Ubuntu sometimes can simply be a pain in the rear, especially if you are running on non-standard CPUs. Well, here’s how to install Opera web browser for Ubuntu, with support for flash and java.  The new Opera browser has proved to be super-fast btw, from what I hear.

sudo dpkg -i opera_10.00.4585.gcc4.qt3_i386.deb

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

sudo apt-get install sun-java6

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