Category Archives: Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 on the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e
I’m running Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 on a Lenovo ThinkPad X100e. Everything runs well. I thought I’d share the steps I went through in order to set up Ubuntu on the machine. Some of these steps are personal preferences rather than … Continue reading
Windows 7 for an Ubuntu devotee
There are three reasons I know of for spending money on an operating system at a time when free Ubuntu is now such a viable option. Those reasons are not Internet Explorer, the Microsoft Office paperclip and the excitement gained … Continue reading
Picasa on Ubuntu
I’ve recently taken a shine to Picasa as an alternative to F-Spot on Linux. Installing Picasa 3 Beta for Linux is straightforward on Ubuntu: download the .deb from Google’s site and then install it (sudo dpkg -i picasa_3.0-current_i386.deb). Having done … Continue reading
Ubuntu Karmic – now better than Mac OS X
Ok. The subject of the post is deliberately provocative and the chances of me changing the allegiance of die-hard fans of Apple’s “beauty-in-a-box” are remote to say the least. But I think it right to encourage everyone (whether Windows, Mac … Continue reading
Hailing Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex (and the Eee PC 701)
(Updated: new steps needed for wireless on Eee PC) Each release of Ubuntu just gets more and more, well, grown-up. When I started using Ubuntu on the desktop, it was a brave man who would upgrade when a new release … Continue reading
Sync Google Calendar with iPod on Ubuntu Linux
Bugzilla and svn. Both useful. Actually – both necessary. But how to get them to work together? Continue reading