Dell Upgrade PCs to Ubuntu 8.04
Dell recently started selling Linux laptops and desktops. I can’t understand why it took a better of four months to upgrade to the latest Ubuntu 8.04 release also known as Hardy Heron. Ubuntu 8.04 was...
View ArticleUbuntu in New York Times
I recently read an online news article in the New York Times regarding Ubuntu and Mark Shuttleworth, the billionaire founder of Canonical, the company behind the open-source Linux distribution called...
View ArticleMicrosoft Sees Linux Threat
Finally, Microsoft is acknowledging that Red Hat and Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, are a threat to its client business. Microsoft mentioned both Redhat and Canonical in its annual filing to the...
View ArticleUbuntu USB Thumbnail Diagnostic Software
Workswithu.com had a recent article about Ubuntu’s USB Thumbnail Diagnostic Software capable of determining if your desktop or laptop is qualified of running Ubuntu 9.10. Canonical and Ubuntu...
View ArticleCanonical Plugins Explained
What exactly is Canonical Plugins? WordPress.org explains Canonical plugins would be plugins that are community developed (multiple developers, not just one person) and address the most popular...
View ArticleWashington Post Reviews Ubuntu 10.04
Ubuntu 10.04 is getting publicity not just from tech blogs and tech magazines, but also from mainstream media such as the Washington Post. It’s not the first time that a major newspaper like the Post...
View ArticleThe Ubuntu Font
If you have visited Ubuntu’s website lately, you may have noticed the font being used. It’s called the Ubuntu font. See sample below. Canonical plans to release the Ubuntu font as open-source. Mark...
View ArticleFunny Ubuntu Codenames
Canonical has released 14 Ubuntu distributions over the years. It started with Warty Warthog , followed by Hoary Hedgehog and Breezy Badger. Canonical switched to alphabetical order starting with...
View ArticleCould Chrome Replace Firefox in Ubuntu
Reports have been confirmed that Firefox performance in Linux is considerably slower than in Windows or the Mac. So, why is Firefox performance slow in Linux? It seems to be a matter of priority. Less...
View ArticleInstall Firefox 5 On Ubuntu 11.04
Waiting for Canonical to update Mozilla Firefox with your latest Ubuntu release may take a very long time. Are you tired of waiting? Take action. Install Firefox 5 now. Why continue to run Firefox 3.6...
View ArticleUbuntu 11.10 Release Schedule
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) is scheduled for release Oct 13, 2011. It will mark the 15th release of Ubuntu. It has come a long way since the early days. Here’s the rest of the Ubuntu 11.10 release...
View ArticleBash Shell on Windows 10
Microsoft announced today that it’s bringing in Bash shell into Windows 10. Bash or Bourne Again Shell, is the standard shell terminal for both OS X and Linux terminals. That means developers will be...
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