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A Linux Experience - Having a couple of hours to kill one day, Lionel decided to download a copy of Ubuntu’s Live CD. When everything worked from the boot, he was intrigued and decided to try the dual boot option. Needing to run some priority software for his writing, he did some research and found […]

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Mark Shuttleworth says: Ubuntu Is Enterprise Friendly - Mark Shuttleworth’s keynote at the Ubuntu Live Conference centered on the fact that the Ubuntu server is capable of bringing the same values of its desktop version to the server market — ease of use, performance and compatibility. With Linux already driving the enterprise market through thin […]

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I was sent a web link today that contained a great article about how to speed up web browsing by locally caching DNS name resolution results using dnsmasq. That article is great and it is here: Local DNS Cache for Faster Browsing. I like it because it is equally simple to do and works, but […]

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Kung Fu Robots (kungfurobots.com) has posted some beneficial experiences particularly the brief synopsis of Ubuntu, LinuxMint and Sabayon.  One thing that I note is the greater amount of applications available. Prior to using Ubuntu, I was a Fedora Core user, who found that the Debian track (out of which Ubuntu is borne) has a far […]

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Für meine deutschen Leser die schlechte übersetzung bitte entschuldigen (mein Deutsch ist nicht gut).
Möchtest du große Leute verbinden und treffen, die der Gemeinschaft gehören, die du liebst?
Möchtest du mehr über Ubuntu und andere nah-in Verbindung stehende Themen erlernen?
Sind du ein interessierter Benutzer, Fürsprecher, übersetzer oder Kernhacker?
Die erste deutschsprechende Ubuntu Konferenz (genannt „ubucon“) wird an den […]

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“Web 2.0″ in just under 5 minutes.
mediatedcultures.net
This is a slightly revised and cleaned up version of the video that was featured on YouTube in February 2007.
The video was created by Michael Wesch, working alone from his house in St. George, Kansas. He used CamStudio  for the screen captures and Sony Vegas  for the panning/cropping/zooming animations.

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This video is a quick primer on how to use Gaim with Ubuntu. If you’re not familiar with Gaim, it’s an application which enables you to connect to friends and colleagues using the chat/instant messaging protocols, such as MSN, ICQ, IRC and Yahoo, all in one program. The protocols/services handled by Gaim are:
MSN
ICQ
IRC
Yahoo!
Jabber
Gadu-Gadu
Zephyr
Gaim is now […]

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Also, for those of you interested in using your Microsoft core fonts, here’s an easy way to install them…
Open a terminal and type the following command:

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

and follow any prompts if given.
Easy to do!

addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fubuntulinuxhelp.com%2Fconfiguring-openoffice-for-microsoft-extensions%2F’;
addthis_title = ‘Configuring+OpenOffice+for+Microsoft+extensions’;
addthis_pub = ‘ubuntulinuxhelp’;

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Adding and removing applications using Ubuntu Linux v7.04 from PCMechTV
In Ubuntu 7.10 you can do the same as in the video (for Ubuntu 7.04) by using the Synaptic package manager.
You can find Synaptic in the “System” toolbar menu option.
One thing of importance is that (in my opinion) it’s good to use the Synaptic package manager […]

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Brief interview with Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Ubuntu Foundation. You visit the Ubuntu Foundation to learn more. The Foundation was established on July 1st 2005 with an initial funding commitment of US$10 million, to ensure the continuity of the Ubuntu project and create a legal vehicle that represents the community structures of the project.
One […]