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Things to do on your new Ubuntu 8.04 Hard Heron Installation
2008-04-26 09:23:00 Ubuntu 8.04 was released a few days back and like the previous releases of Ubuntu,Ubuntu 8.04 does not include a number of essential codecs, applications etc because of number of licensing restrictions and also the limitation of accommodating more and more applications on a single CD. Though undoubtedly Ubuntu 8.04 is one of the most user friendly release of Ubuntu with inclusion of Firefox More About: Ubuntu , Hard , Things
Review : gOS 2.0 Beta
2008-04-07 23:12:00 I have been using Linux for close to a decade now.Even though there has been a tremendous growth in the desktop Linux with maturing of the KDE and Gnome Desktop and availability of a number of really good desktop Linux application over these years. Somehow most of the Linux distributions have felt very similar and well there hasn't been anything radically different about them (Though there More About: Review , Beta
A Look at the upcoming Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
2008-03-31 11:31:00 Ubuntu is one of the most popular desktop Linux distribution and a few days back Beta version of it's new upcoming Ubuntu 8.04 was released . Being such a huge Ubuntu fan i decided to give it a try now after spending almost 14 hours downloading the iso's on slow internet connection of the university i am studying in I was finally able to review the latest of the Ubuntu distro scheduled to More About: Ubuntu , Hardy , Upcoming , Hardy Heron
Ubuntu and Fonts
2008-03-22 19:22:00 In this short tutorial i discuss some handy fonts related tips that could improve user's desktop experience . The tips include installing Microsoft True type fonts enabling one to render documents and web pages created in Microsoft Windows properly in Ubuntu Linux, Installing a set of cool looking fonts released by RedHat - Liberation fonts package , making fonts look good on your LCD Display More About: Fonts
Cool Desktop Applications(Part 2) : 25 Small and Simple Games for your Lin
2008-03-15 12:13:00 Continuing my previous article about cool applications that you can install on your Ubuntu Desktop , in this article we cover some really cool games and emulators that you can install on your Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon Desktop (Am giving installation instruction to Ubuntu since it is one the most popular Desktop distribution right now but if you want to install these games in other distribution More About: Applications , Games , Cool , Small
Ubuntu Studio Theme a cool looking theme for your Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10
2008-03-09 17:45:00 Continuing my previous article about giving your Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 new look , I came across another impressive theme this was Ubuntu Studio theme . Now I have used Ubuntu Studio previously and was quite impressed by it's default theme but well it never occurred to me that we could install that theme on plain vanilla Ubuntu 7.10 , then I came across piece of instruction on installing it More About: Cool , Theme
Giving your ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon cool look with : Overglossed theme , Obsid
2008-03-04 20:19:00 Recently while i was surfing the internet i came across instruction to install a theme on Ubuntu , Now after installing the theme i was mightily impressed with the theme . I decided it was good enough to be published on my blog and well here are the simplified instructions to installing the theme with loads of screen shots :) on Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon . Installing OverGlossed theme Type More About: Cool , Theme , Giving
Couple of Ubuntu/Linux Tips
2008-03-02 22:42:00 I had a number of really good Linux particularly Ubuntu specific tips lying around , so i thought instead of posting them separately it would be way better to post them together as a single article . Some of the tips i have discussed below helps you change default operating system to load in case of time out in the grub boot loader , logging in to system automatically without having to worry More About: Ubuntu Linux , Tips , Couple
Cool Desktop Linux Applications(Part 1) : Internet and networking applicati
2008-02-29 12:50:00 Desktop Linux has seen tremendous growth over the past few years and with this there has also been tremendous growth in number of applications relevant for desktop use available . Now most of the Linux distributions because of either space constraint or well because of licensing issue do not include many really cool applications . Now through these series of articles i try to help you install More About: Internet , Applications , Desktop , Networking
Viewing CHM files in Linux (With installation instructions for Ubuntu )
2008-02-13 17:41:00 CHM or Microsoft compiled HTML Help is a format developed by Microsoft for online help . Most of the documentation in Windows platform is in chm file format , also these days most of the ebooks available on the internet are either available in the chm file format or pdf file format . Now most of the distributions do not ship tools and libraries for viewing chm files by default since it is a More About: Linux , Ubuntu , Files , Viewing
Ubuntu Ultimate 1.6: Review - A Feature Rich Newbies friendly Desktop Linux
2008-01-28 19:23:00 Ubuntu is undoubtedly one of the most popular Linux distributions , it is popular with geeks as well as Linux newbies and even big computer cos like Dell are shipping their laptops with Ubuntu preinstalled . However Ubuntu usually comes in a single cd(and i guess there is a DVD version too haven't tried it :( ) so it comes with pretty limited number of applications and because of licensing More About: Desktop , Rich , Ubuntu , Review
Installing KDE 4 on your Ubuntu 7.10 Gusty Gibbon(with lots of screenshots)
2008-01-17 14:17:00 KDE 4 was released a few days back and well KDE 4.0.0 is one of the major releases of KDE . It has a number of new features that could revolutionize the entire Desktop Linux scenario . KDE4 has been in development for some time now , and well it is out now . It includes entirely new set of softwares and framework like Phonon - Multimedia API Solid - hardware API in KDE 4 new desktop and panel More About: Ubuntu , Screenshots
Couple of Interesting Linux Links - Issue 1
2008-01-13 19:45:00 Hey since i don't get time to actually write articles these days on my blog(Well am in Undergrad college right now doing Bachelor of Technology course in Information and Communication Technology ) so well i guess i would in the meantime post good links related to Desktop Linux frequently on my blog hope you people find them interesting and useful :) Review of EEE Laptop PC Asus EEE laptop More About: Interesting , Links , Couple , Issue
A Newbies guide to Linux Console
2007-12-30 19:35:00 Newbies guide to Linux Console Over the years there has been tremendous growth in Desktop Linux , and Linux distributions these days are getting more and more user friendly with all kind of fancy graphical interface . Still the power of Linux or any other UNIX distribution lies in it console and shell commands . Now even though shell is often considered difficult by Linux newbies still it's More About: Guide
Adobe Flash Player 9 Update 3 - New Version of Flash Player on Linux
2007-12-24 07:31:00 Adobe Flash Player 9 Update 3 - New Version of Flash Player on Linux A Few weeks back Adobe released the new version of their popular Flash Player( Adobe Flash Player 9 Update 3, version identifier 9,0,115,0) on the Linux platform . Now , the new version of the Flash Player though is available only for the 32bit Linux platform but still atleast adobe is making Linux version available at the More About: Adobe
Making your Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop look like MAC OS X Leopard
2007-12-15 23:05:00 Making your Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop look like MAC OS X Leopard MAC OS has been traditionally known for their impressive graphical interface and stability . Now even though i have been an avid Linux follower over the past 9 years I have been using Linux , still i find my self attracted to MAC OS . Now even though these days it's possible to run Hackintosh on normal Intel hardware , but still it's
Running Windows inside your Ubuntu 7.10 installation
2007-12-12 19:11:00 Running Windows inside your Ubuntu 7.10 installation For people making jump from Windows to Linux the biggest problem is adjusting to new environment and applications , now even though these days really good open source alternatives to applications on Windows platform are available but still many people prefer using Windows applications . Now ,If you want to run Windows application on your More About: Running , Inside , Alla
Getting Sound to work on your Ubuntu 7.10 installation on Lenovo Y410 Serie
2007-12-04 09:39:00 Getting Sound to work on your Ubuntu 7.10 installation on Lenovo Y410 Serie s laptop Recently i managed to replace my old IBM Thinkpad Laptop with Lenovo Y410 series laptop , now i never had any kind of hardware related problem on my old Thinkpad . But sadly after installing Ubuntu 7.10 , Fedora Core 8 on my Lenovo laptop i was terribbly disappointed to find my audio hardware not working . So More About: Work
Creating Your ultimate Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop
2007-11-16 10:35:00 Creating Your ultimate Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Ubuntu 7.10 Codenamed Gusty Gibbon was released few weeks back with much fanfare ,now Ubuntu for past couple of years has been one of the most popular Desktop Linux distributions . Ubuntu 7.10 includes a number of features , applets and Wizards to simplify desktop Linux experience however because of many licensing restrictions it does not include out More About: Creating , Ultimate
Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Linux on Steroids
2007-10-25 11:33:00 Ubuntu 7.10 was released a few days back and being an avid and passionate user of Ubuntu Linux i downloaded the distribution on my slow college internet connection , It took me over 30 hours to download the distribution [:(] So i was really looking forward to the new Ubuntu 7.10 and here is the review of the Linux distribution :- Ubuntu is one of the better known Linux distribution , that is More About: Desktop , Ubuntu , Steroids
Freespire - Newbie Friendly Linux Distribution
2007-10-07 16:52:00 Freespire was released back in July 2006 as Linux Distribution that provided out of box support for Multimedia codecs , was user friendly , had a easy application installation system and best of all was free , now Linspire has been in the Desktop Linux business for a number of years they even had to change their name from Lindows to Linspire after a lawsuit from Microsoft which was settled More About: Friendly , Rees , Linux distribution
35 Cool Applications to install on Ubuntu 7.04
2007-07-05 16:01:00 35 Cool Applications to install on Ubuntu 7.04 Ubuntu 7.04 is undoubtedly one of the most popular Linux distribution especially for Linux newbies , now overall it is extremely usable and good but a very limited number of applications are by default shipped with Ubuntu 7.04 . Now here in this article we look at a number of really good applications that are not shipped by default with Ubuntu as
Google Desktop on Ubuntu Linux 7.04
2007-06-30 18:06:00 Google Desktop on Ubuntu Linux 7.04 Google Recently released their popular search tool Google Desktop on the Linux platform , till now it was only available on Windows and Mac OS X . Now Google Desktop allows one to full text search of a user's e-mail, computer files, music, photos, chat, and Web pages viewed,OpenOffice documents , PDF files and more . Now similar tools already existed on Linux More About: Google , Ubuntu Linux
Software Download of the Week : GIMPshop
2007-06-23 17:39:00 GIMPShop : - An Alternative to Adobe Photoshop on Linux If you are Graphics Designer and moving from Windows to Linux and want to use Linux for Graphics editing there are basically two options available to you : - You can use Codeweaver Crossover Office to run Adobe Photoshop on Linux Use free Linux native application GIMP/GIMPShop instead Now while most people would prefer the first option More About: Software , Download , Week
Over 16 Small Games For Ubuntu Linux
2007-06-06 19:46:00 Over 16 Small Games For Ubuntu Linux Ubuntu Linux is one of the most popular Linux distribution , it is especially popular among Linux newbies and windows refuges . Now Ubuntu Linux does come with a descent set of applications , still there is a scope for including some more quality applications and especially games . Now in this tutorial i will show you how to install a large number of small
PCLinuxOS 2007 : Cool Looking Linux Distribution
2007-05-25 19:35:00 PCLinux OS 2007 : Cool Looking Linux Distribution Introduction: - I have been user of Linux for over 8 years now the first Linux distribution i used was RedHat Linux 5.2 and since then have tried a number of different Linux distribution , but primarily i have sticked with Red Hat(Fedora) and now Ubuntu for serious work . Now Linux distribution over the years have matured a lot on desktop front
Desktop Linux News : - 21/05/2007
2007-05-21 19:42:00 Hello this is new section on this site in which i would post important news,Links,Tutorials pertaining Desktop Linux twice a week , i would continue to write interesting articles in addition to posting news collected from different source on the internet, : - Desktop Linux News : - 21/05/2007 Hot News : - 1. War of Words between OLPC and Intel Chip-maker Intel "should be ashamed of
Linux Mint 3.0 "Cassandra" : - Sexy and More User Friendly variant of Ubunt
2007-05-14 08:55:00 Linux Mint 3.0 "Cassandra" : - Sexy and More User Friendly variant of Ubuntu Linux (Digg this Story) Over past few years Ubuntu Linux has become extremely popular owing to it's simple interface and ease , and has attracted a majority of new Linux users to it . Now a majority of new Ubuntu Linux users are people who are switching from Windows to Linux owing to their frustrations with Windows More About: Linux
13 Must Do things on new Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn installation
2007-05-12 15:25:00 13 Must Do things on new Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn installation Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distribution these days( has been on top of distrowatch site for quite some time now) especially among Linux Newbies , and Ubuntu has inspired a number of people to jump from Windows to Linux . However because of many licensing restrictions and closed source nature of many popular More About: Things , Alla
Managing Photos on your Desktop Linux Installation
More articles from this author:2007-05-08 21:51:00 Managing Photos on your Desktop Linux Installation Over last few years there has been tremendous growth in Digital Photography , Digital Cameras are getting more affordable and powerful . Now with old film based cameras there wasn't a major problem in managing photos , get the negatives developed and stick your photos in the album . However this was limited you could not modify the photos( More About: Alla 1, 2 |
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