It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but no one has ever thought about how much an animation could be worth If you really want to examine it yourself, you can try to work with screencasts. Recording them in Ubuntu is really simple. However, making a technically advanced screencast can […]

Linux From Scratch is a Live-CD and a collection of books on how to create your own GNU/Linux distribution. In this article you won’t learn how to create your own LFS. You’ll learn however why you might want to do it.

I was patient this time. I let all alpha and beta releases past. I took a deep breath when RC got to the surface, I even downloaded it… but it landed on a shelf in the end. This time I decided I want to install a ready product, supposedly working out-of-the-box. I’ve had enough problems […]

Ubuntu 8.04 in desktop edition does not handle installation on LVM2 partitions. In this article we are going to show how to achieve this with just a little bit of command line hacking. » Post Purchase:  Text Link

After the partnership between Gaël Duval and Mandriva was over, he was said to build an OS even more user friendly than Mandriva. The first Alpha release, which was presented really soon after the start of the project, did not surprise anyone as it was plain KDE with a new theme. Now, after two years, […]

Electricity bills got higher again? Does your computer waste too many power cycles? Or perpahs you just don’t feel green enough? In any case, this article is for you! You’ll learn how to save energy and CPU cycles with your Linux box, no matter how old it is. » Post Purchase:  Text Link

In this article I will take you through some of the best Web 2.0 tools and applications out there and how to get them up and running on your Ubuntu (assume 7.10).

Looking for a lightweight, solid and powerful little laptop that works with GNU/Linux? Me too. I have bad news: it doesn’t not exist. Thinkpad X61s seems close, however. Here is my (success?) story about getting it to work with Ubuntu and Fedora with some tips and tweaks to save you time and patience. » Post Purchase:  Text […]