Are you, like me, eagerly awaiting the release of Ubuntu's next Long Term Support Release, Lucid Lynx? If so, then here are some dates to check out. December 10th -- Alpha 1 January 14th -- Alpha 2 February 25th -- Alpha 3 March 18th -- Beta 1 April 8th -- Beta 2 April 22nd -- Release Candidate April 29th -- Ubuntu 10.04 ...
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 The linux kernel is, among other things, something that gets updated periodically when you update your system. When this happens, the kernel that's being replaced is not deleted, it's left on your system, but just not used anymore. For example, as I write this, I'm using the 2.6.24-24 kernel. My system may still contain older ... Computerbank Victoria of West Melbourne, Australia, is a not for profit organization staffed by volunteers, who strive to bring computers to those in need. They're using Ubuntu 9.04 on the machines they handle. Here is what they do... "We reuse donated computers and refurbish them with quality free software. These computers are offered to disadvantaged individuals ... Ubuntu 10.04, codenamed Lucid Lynx, will be available in April of 2010. This will be the 12th Ubuntu release to date, and they've got some lofty goals for it. The developers are striving for a lean and fast creature with this next LTS release. Some of what they're aiming for... Longer test period Faster boot times ... Well, here's the new site, I hope you like it. This new arrangement will give me more freedom with the site and it's content. New Posts I've been taking a break from posting any new material for a while now. However, new posts will be following this move to the new site, so stay tuned! Some of ... Let's say you're logged into your Ubuntu machine as an unprivileged user, meaning that you don't have permission to use the sudo command on the command line. As such, you cannot update the system, install a program, or perform other tasks in the terminal that require the sudo command without logging out and then back ... Have you ever asked yourself, "How do I find out exactly which version, or release, of Ubunut I have?" There are a few ways of doing this. The easiest, and most basic, is to open the System Monitor.You do this by going to System > Administration > System Monitor. You then click on the System tab. ... You've heard of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7. Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu, shared his thoughts on the new version of Windows with the UK's Register. Here's an excerpt... "I've kicked the tires on the [Windows 7] beta for a few hours and it was good," Shuttleworth said. "They've put concerted attention on the user experience ... A new version of Ubuntu is released every 6 months, and it's very easy to upgrade. All you have to do is click a button or two in your update manager and there you have it. You've just gone from Ubuntu 8.04 to Ubuntu 8.10! Is this something that you should be doing?? You could ...  This could be very useful to you if you're working in the terminal and need to step away for a moment. You can achieve a locked screen, just like when you do it the graphical way, with this command entered at the command line, or cli... gnome-screensaver-command --lock This will instantly launch your screensaver, and lock your ... |
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