rudd-o.com - 1/12/2009
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Got a thumb USB drive or an SD card, and you'd like to put Linux on it? Did the other HOWTOs fail you? This is the real deal, through and through. This trick also works out-of-the-box with Kubuntu and other Ubuntu variants as well. Moreover, you can adapt it with very few changes to any other ...
A Newbie Switches to Ubuntu: What Worked and What Didn't?
ostatic.com 1/12/2009 — I got a kick out of reading AshPringle's series about his New Year's resolution to switch from Windows and the Mac to Linux for a week. (You can find the daily entries at the bottom of this first entry .) Remember how, when you first took the SAT, ...
How To: Become a Linux Netbook Power User - Page 1
maximumpc.com 1/13/2009 — So, the season of giving has just come and gone, and you’ve received a Linux-based netbook—the popular new class of ultra-cheap, ultra-portable computer. By definition, netbooks are very limited in what they can do; they’re primary meant for accessing ...
Linux update becomes terminal pain
securityfocus.com 12/14/2008 — Robert Lemos , SecurityFocus 2006-08-24 Many users of the increasingly popular Ubuntu Linux distribution found themselves on Tuesday thrown back to mid-1990s, when a botched update to the graphical X Window subsystem brought them face-to-face with the ...
Five reasons to put Ubuntu Linux on your netbook
roytanck.com 4/8/2009 — Microsoft pounded itself on the chest last week saying over 96% of netbooks now use Windows . This made me somewhat sad, because I was hoping these little computers could be the break Linux had been waiting for.
The first couple of netbooks all had Linux pre-installed. Unfortunately, Asus ...
How to run Linux from a USB drive | News | TechRadar UK
techradar.com 1/6/2009 — Nothing can beat having a great Linux distro installed on a super-fast hard drive, with all your favourite apps configured just how you like them and all your files at your fingertips. But this has one major drawback: perfect as your setup is, it's ...
Ubuntu to run on ARM-based netbooks
news.zdnet.com 11/18/2008 — Canonical and the chip designer are to collaborate on a version of Ubuntu tailored to ARM's architecture, with a focus on low-cost subnotebooks.
Ubuntu Linux 8.10's five best features
blogs.computerworld.com 10/30/2008 — Why are people excited about the newest release of Ubuntu? Here are my top five reasons, what are yours?
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Top Reasons Why People Leave Linux: Is There Anything To These?
ostatic.com 5/1/2009 — In January, we wrote about a free, downloadable book on Ubuntu called Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference , which is helpful for diving into Ubuntu. The book's author is Keir Thomas, who has written other books on Linux. Today, he reports in a post ...
Putting Linux Muscle in Your Pocket: Resources for USB Thumb Drives
ostatic.com 1/16/2009 — If you've followed my previous posts on PortableApps and MacLibre you know that these sites offer Windows and Mac users, respectively, the opportunity to get boatloads of useful, free portable open source applications in one download. They're ...
Red Hat, Novell rejigger execs —
The Register 1/12/2009
That time of year Commercial Linux distributors Red Hat and Novell have both made some changes to their executive ranks as they gear up to go after the money in IT budgets this year.…
Sun MySQLers barred from Oz —
The Register 1/13/2009
Open source knows no borders Several Sun MySQLers have been denied short stay business visas to Australia - yes, Australia - as they attempted to attend a Linux conference in Hobart, Tasmania.…
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