As many of you may already know, I use Ubuntu as my primary operating system. I’ve been using it for about 6 and a half years, and I’ve been using other Linux operating systems since 2002. Linux, being a free, open source solution for computers, fits with my philosophy of technology and software. I also [...]
Ubuntu 8.10, “Intrepid Ibex,” was officially released yesterday. I upgraded to 8.10 last night. It took 2 hours tops and was the easiest upgrade of any OS I’ve done yet. I love Ubuntu! Thanks, Great Pumpkin! Happy Hallowe’en!
Right in schedule, the latest version of Ubuntu Linux, called “Gutsy Gibbon,” was released on Thursday. I upgraded last night, and it went more smoothly than any past upgrade has. So far I haven’t noticed any huge differences between this version and the last, but it’s running at least as well as the previous version [...]
The other day at work, I needed to do some computer work in private, and my desk is anything but private. So I reserved one of our quiet study rooms, grabbed MPOW’s laptop, and sequestered myself away. Unfortunately, the laptop is getting on in years and is loaded with software, so everything I did, from [...]
I recently upgraded my laptop’s operating system from Ubuntu‘s “Dapper Drake” release to the latest release, “Edgy Eft.” The upgrade went more smoothly than the last time I upgraded (from “Breezy Badger” to “Dapper Drake”), when I had quite a few problems. I’m not anywhere close to being a topnotch Linux guy, so when I [...]
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