Category Archives: Linux
I love free software!
I won’t bore you all with my new obsession with Ubuntu Linux, anymore. I just wanted an excuse to put this rocking new screenshot online. So, without further adieu… **Edit** I forgot to mention that I got my dock idea … Continue reading
Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon rocks the casbah!
So, as you know, I’m in love with Ubuntu, the Linux distribution that is teaching all the others how to get it done. We have a nice Mac mini, that has been running the latest Ubuntu version, Feisty Fawn, for … Continue reading
Ubuntu update, again.
So, with all the heartache I dealt with, I’m now reporting success. Yes, I found my solution, eventually, in the Ubuntuforums. Go check it out for yourself. I’ll add an update here later today telling you what I did. In … Continue reading
I’m taking the leap, the Leapbuntu, that is…
OK, you’ve read me talking a bunch about Ubuntu, and my desire to get a nice install up and running at home. Some time back, I mentioned that I wanted to build a simple machine, dedicated to serving up my … Continue reading
Ubuntu update
So, it’s been a while since I’ve said anything about my Ubuntu travels. Well, it hasn’t gone away, I promise. I ran out of money and time in building the older machine. However, we did get a couple of Mac … Continue reading
Slower than molasses
So I found some space in our master bedroom to set up the donated PIII and got to work. First I tried the Xubuntu Live CD. Then the Xubuntu Alt install Live CD. Then Ubuntu, Ubuntu server, Ubuntu Alt, and … Continue reading
Media center, linux style
As I posted yesterday, I have decided to tackle the exciting and perilous task of adopting Ubuntu (linux) as my new operating system. In the coming weeks and months, I’ll be building, testing, and playing with an older, donated computer. … Continue reading
What on earth is an ubuntu?
What is Ubuntu? What is Linux? Click on those links for detailed information on those questions. Linux is basically an open-source, usually free, operating system that can be installed on almost any computer system. Macs, Win-tels, AMD, Motorola, Symbian, and … Continue reading
I have been evangelized
Now, I’m not entirely abandoning my Mac, I’m just entertaining the use of Linux. It actually started years ago, when Linux arrived on the scene as a potential OS player. I bought a book from Amazon, and downloaded the SUSE … Continue reading
