The Ubuntu 13.04 distribution has been released. This will bring even more users to the Linux fold. I like Linux for the ease of use and the hardware support. this is a good reason for anyone to use Linux. The Ubuntu distribution has been around for a while. We had the awesome 8.10 distribution that … Read more
This is a preview of the Ubuntu Touch distribution running on a Nexus mobile phone. This Linux distribution offers a mobile operating system that has a lovely theme and integration with all of the functions of your mobile device. Ubuntu will be a universal desktop operating system if it can be installed on mobile devices … Read more
This command will set the timestamp of a file in Linux to be in the past. I am not sure what use this is, but it shows what you can do with the Linux command line. john@adeptus-mechanicus ~/Documents $ touch -t 200510071138 root.jpeg john@adeptus-mechanicus ~/Documents $ ls root.jpeg -rw-r–r– 1 john john 385K 07-10-05 11:38 … Read more
You might have heard of the trouble I have had with the Ubuntu 13.04 Linux distribution, but if you have not then I will tell you what is going on. The Live DVD of Ubuntu 13.04 Gnome Edition will not install. I run the installer and get up to the point where you are selecting … Read more
The new Ubuntu distribution is quite an awesome desktop operating system; we have come a long way from the roots of Linux as a desktop alternative that was perceived as being hard to use and unapproachable. Linux these days is very easy to use and the installation and removal of software such as Google Earth … Read more
This is what the Nautilus File Manager looks like in Gnome Shell 3.8. With buttons on the top to control the view modes and a simple breadcrumbs navigation style, it is nice and simple while remaining very easy to use indeed. Ubuntu 13.04 is shaping up to be the best Ubuntu release yet. And this … Read more
The new Alienware X51 with Ubuntu preinstalled will be a good choice for anyone who wants a superfast gaming machine that is also very portable and relatively light. The fact that Steam is now available for Linux makes this perfect time to adopt the Linux platform for your gaming needs. Linux is perfectly capable of running … Read more
This posting gives a link explaining how to install Gnome Shell 3.8 on Linux Mint 14 with a PPA. The Gnome Shell 3.8 desktop is very fast and it even though the desktop seems to behave a little differently when you activate the search option; the whole experience is faster and sleeker. You will need … Read more
This is the error I was getting on my Linux Mint 14 system; I tried to remove this module using the rmmod command and I got an error that the module was in use. A while later I tried this again and I was able to remove this unneeded kernel module. I have just reloaded … Read more
The newest daily builds of the Gnome Shell powered Ubuntu 13.04 distribution have been released; this distribution is the newest incarnation of the Ubuntu distribution that sports the latest Gnome Shell interface. Gnome Shell also has built a new Gnome fallback mode that is said to be more like Gnome 2.32.2. Although from what I … Read more
The Ubuntu Linux distribution has been spotted once again; this time running on a promotional booth. This is yet another sighting of the very useful and powerful desktop OS that is revolutionizing computing all over the world. It is clear that this distribution will be the most popular one yet. Despite the controversy over the … Read more
Using the Putty application to log into an Ubuntu server is very easy; simply download Putty from here: PuTTY download site and then run the executable which will be in your Users\Downloads folder in Windows 7. Then enter the IP address and port used by SSH on the remote server. The default is 22. Then … Read more
Mounting an ISO image to a folder and accessing the contents of the image is very simple. Firstly we need to create a directory to mount the image to. |{/mnt/Elements/Files/ISOs}-{Fri Mar 22 23:52:17} -{john@adeptus-mechanicus } $ sudo mkdir /root/img [sudo] password for john:|{/mnt/Elements/Files/ISOs}-{Fri Mar 22 23:52:17} -{john@adeptus-mechanicus } $ sudo mkdir /root/img [sudo] password for … Read more
This video shows how to sync an iPod shuffle with Ubuntu or Linux Mint 14. The whole process is explained very clearly and this will be very useful to anyone who wants to part ways with the extremely bloated and buggy iTunes software from Apple corporation. Also I have an E-Book here: http://www.securitronlinux.com/lc/Sync%20your%20iPad%20with%20Linux.pdf. This explains … Read more
I have been experimenting with the installation of Ubuntu Server onto a HP BL35P blade server and the process has been quite a learning experience indeed. The need to use the HP SmartStart CD to erase the RAID array on the server before the installation is different from your run of the mill desktop machine … Read more
This picture posted by Aenigma @ Reddit shows a machine at Best Buy that is advertising a Nintendo product powered by a recent distribution of Ubuntu. I do not know what release it is but it looks like 12.04. Hard to tell when you can only see the bootsplash. But this is very interesting indeed. … Read more
We have the Ubuntu Satanic Edition and many other cool editions of Ubuntu, but there is not Ubuntu Masonic Edition or a Rosicrucian edition? Why is this so? There should be a flavor of Ubuntu that caters for everyone, even an Illuminati or Scientology edition for Tom Cruise fans. There is an Islamic edition of … Read more
Ubuntu developers are working on a next generation display server known as Mir. A system-level component targeted as a replacement for the X window server system to unlock next-generation user experiences for devices ranging from Linux desktop to mobile devices powered by Ubuntu. This document outlines the motivation for the project, describes the high level … Read more
BIOS Setup emulator: http://appro.mit.jyu.fi/tools/biossimu/simu.html#. This is a BIOS Setup simulator. This runs as a HTML page and this is a very interesting diversion as well as a learning tool. The computers BIOS or Basic Input Output System is stored on a CMOS chip with the settings stored with the power supplied by a small button … Read more
To install a Debian *.deb packages that you have downloaded, use this command. john@adeptus-mechanicus ~/Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i rxvt_2.6.4-14_i386.debjohn@adeptus-mechanicus ~/Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i rxvt_2.6.4-14_i386.deb This will install the Debian package. john@adeptus-mechanicus ~/Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i rxvt_2.6.4-14_i386.deb [sudo] password for john: Selecting previously unselected package rxvt. (Reading database … 281734 files and directories … Read more