Monthly Archives: October 2007

How to Install Ubuntu, With More of What You Want

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Writing an article about "how to install Linux" is easy, because the basic installation of just about every Linux distribution I’ve ever seen is easy: choose your language, keyboard, time zone, choose the disk/partition to install it on, choose your … Continue reading →

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More Vista Misery

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Well, I hate to gloat, but it kind of goes with the territory of not using Microsoft brand software. And there’s all that FUD to counteract, as well. So, do you think that if you avoid Linux you can enjoy … Continue reading →

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Puppy Linux

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Puppy Linux isn’t new, and the website may not seem terribly polished, but it’s worth more than a look if you’ve got any older hardware–especially laptops–that can still be used, just not with many of the latest and greatest and … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 7.10 Is Almost Here!

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Just two more days til Ubuntu Linux 7.10 goes live; I jumped the gun and installed the release candidate last week. Not sure how happy I am–perhaps I installed the wrong add-ins, perhaps it’s just too early. But I still … Continue reading →

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My Ubuntu Page

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Peter Loshin

OK, so I went ahead and switched to Ubuntu. Everyone’s talking about it and all the cool kids are using it, and I’ve wanted to start using it all the time after I tried it out a year or so … Continue reading →

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Printing Adobe PDF Files, Even When They Won’t Let You

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Peter Loshin

This is a trick I’ve used once, a long time ago, and had to rediscover, so I"m writing it up here so I won’t have to go through this again, in the future. When you create PDF files, you can … Continue reading →

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VMware and Linux Howto

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Another interesting article from HowtoForge, How To Set Up VMware Tools On Various Linux Distributions. Virtualization is hot these days, and it’s nice to see more attention being paid to using the Linux-friendly but still not open VMware.

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