Archive of 'Ubuntu'

Ubuntu 8.04: Not quite there, yet

[ Friday, 9 May 2008, michuk ]

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 [...]

Installing Ubuntu 8.04 on LVM2

[ Wednesday, 7 May 2008, MAcks ]

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.

Get the Most out of Social Media On Your Ubuntu

[ Monday, 24 March 2008, bianconeri4ever ]

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).

Thinkpad X61s and Linux

[ Friday, 8 February 2008, michuk ]

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.

Ubuntu Linux vs Windows Vista: The Desktop Battle

[ Sunday, 2 December 2007, michuk ]

It may be a brave opinion but I predict that Ubuntu Linux and Windows Vista are going to be the two operating systems that will take over the largest chunk of the desktop OS market during the next couple of years. This comparison is based on my experience with both systems during the last couple [...]

Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon: Critical review

[ Thursday, 18 October 2007, michuk ]

Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon has been released today. In short: it did not disappoint me. The new Ubuntu is more polished, more professional and in general, better than the previous one, which was already a great OS. Minor glitches? Present, as always.

Yet Another Feisty Review

[ Tuesday, 19 June 2007, adz ]

Feisty Fawn isn’t a revolutionary release. We should rather talk about evolution but with well defined direction. Ubuntu developers have surely a certain vision they adhere to and some positive results are shown to us in Feisty Fawn.

Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn — Cool, Fresh and… Unstable

[ Wednesday, 6 June 2007, michuk ]

This will not be another “I just installed Ubuntu — it beats Windows — try it yourself” type of review. It is going to be rather a report from another successful upgrade, pointing out the biggest surprises and the most miserable failures of the latest release of Ubuntu Linux, codenamed Feisty Fawn.