pendrivelinux.com - 1/16/2009
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In the following tutorial, we show you how to move your existing Wubi Ubuntu install to an external USB drive. This enables you to take your Wubi install of Ubuntu with you. Moreover, because Wubi is using loopfiles (files that once mounted, act as partitions), the remaining NTFS partitioned ...
A better way to create a customized USB drive with Ubuntu Live on it
rudd-o.com 1/12/2009 — 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 ...
The Best of 2008 : Help For Linux
helpforlinux.blogspot.com 1/2/2009 — The end of the year is near and it is time to thank each and everyone of you for their visit here at Help For Linux . Here is a collection of our best posts from 2008.
1. 5 GIMP Tricks Everyone Should Know : Our most popular article this year, even ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
maximumpc.com 1/7/2009 — 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 ...
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 ...
How To Choose The Best Linux For Your Business | Hardware & Software
bmighty.com 1/29/2009 — Subscription-Based Offerings Companies such as Red Hat, Novell, Xandrox, and Mandriva charge subscription fees that include software updates, documentation, and technical support. These fees vary quite a bit, based upon the type and number of Linux ...
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 ...
Blade server systems - back to the old school? —
The Register 1/15/2009
Who is going to run the integrated blade system show? Comment What do you call a large and integrated piece of hardware and software that runs hundreds of virtual machines running Linux? That's easy, it's an IBM mainframe. But hang on, it could ...