Strange – Mark Shuttleworth's own blog is only #3 on the list – but here are the top Ubuntu blogs!
They are listed here
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In ranking the top Ubuntu blogs, our goal was to show ? using objective data from reliable sources ? which blogs about the highly acclaimed Linux distro are the most popular, according to [...]
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August 29th, 2007 by admin
It says affected servers were running old, unpatched versions of Ubuntu and insecure Web applications
Read the comment in Computerworld here
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August 29th, 2007 by admin
Linux, here I come. Making the leap to Linux was a bit scary for me. I've never experienced it before, let alone even seen its interface and what it can do.
Read it here
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Linux isn't just one operating system like Windows or Mac; it consists of many different OSs, such as Debian, SuSE, RedHat, and Ubuntu. [...]
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August 29th, 2007 by admin
Now I have Ubuntu linux installed on my new laptop(HP Compaq nx6320), I can get E17 installed using the package management system.
Read what happends here
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Yet I'm not finishing my post, there are two main functions which are built in that making me love about enlightenment, the window list and run command, with them you can [...]
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August 28th, 2007 by admin
Installing stuff with Ubuntu is a very different experience. Ubuntu comes with stacks of applications ready to use, but there is likely to be other stuff you want to run
Read it at the lo-fi librarian
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The Advanced Package Tool (APT) is the magic that lets you download, install and update. This is command driven, but [...]
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August 28th, 2007 by admin
But now the leg is well, I depend only on my workstation, and so I decided to look for a way of installing Ubuntu and seeing how good or bad it was when it comes to laptops.
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I've never been able to test this out, primarily because my laptop, a P3-600, has no [...]
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August 28th, 2007 by admin
This blog at Informationweek is less impressed with the Ubuntu progress.
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True, Ubuntu has set itself apart from the pack, mainly on the basis of the strength of its user community. Ubuntu's second significant boost toward the mainstream came earlier this year, when Dell decided to offer it on several laptops and desktops.
Whether an [...]
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August 28th, 2007 by admin
If you?ve switched to Ubuntu (as I have) or any other Linux distribution, you may consider the following free (and in most cases open-source) games, as they?ve been favorites of mine for some time now.
See them here
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August 27th, 2007 by admin
Linux distribution Ubuntu, is winning the Linux wars, running rings around rivals such as Fedora and SuSE. That?s if the Google Trends website is to be believed.
Read the short article here
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August 27th, 2007 by admin
This document describes how to set up Hyperic HQ on Ubuntu 7.04. The resulting system provides an awesome, web-based “Systems-Management-Software”.
It's at Howtoforge
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It's the next stage of classical monitoring and able to manage all kinds of operating systems, web servers, application servers and database servers.
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August 27th, 2007 by admin
In this issue we cover Canonical's new store opening, the announcement of UDS-Boston, Gutsy Gibbon's latest alpha release, Launchpad's new features, and much much more.
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #54 for the week August19th – August 25th, 2007. In this issue we cover Canonical's new storeopening, the announcement of UDS-Boston, Gutsy Gibbon's latest [...]
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August 27th, 2007 by admin
So, you have an irritatingly loud CPU fan which is making you consider whether or not launching your laptop through the nearest window is a good idea. Well, before you do that, why not give CPU frequency scaling a go.
Read it at Howtoforge
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August 27th, 2007 by admin
For Windows users setting up and sharing printers on Windows Computers, the process is simple. On Ubuntu or Kubuntu the process is also very easy.
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Zeroconf and print sharing let you browse the local network for available services. Both are now simple to setup and maintain requiring nothing more than checking a box to [...]
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August 26th, 2007 by admin
And here is a blogger, who is not t oo happy with the latest Ubuntu alpha – remember, it *is* alpha release!
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Alright, so we?re past the Ubuntu loading screen and BAM! it errors. Apparently X didn?t install properly (for those who don?t know what X is it?s essentially the basic framework for [...]
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August 26th, 2007 by admin
This is the happy story of yet another blogger prefering Ubuntu.
Here we are
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But thinking about it, 95% of my time on the laptop is spent surfing the web, doing email, and writing the odd document – Linux can do all those with ease. So, with nothing to lose, I used the new Vista functionality to [...]
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August 26th, 2007 by admin
Blogbeebe have had a couple of looks at the latest alpha from the ubuntu team.
It's here and here
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After booting this release of Ubuntu on a machine with an ATI graphics card, I moved over to my other box that has an nVidia-based Gigabyte 7600 GS AGP video card. I had no idea how Ubuntu would [...]
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August 26th, 2007 by admin
Screenlets are themed mini-applications programmed in Python. They are comparable to the widgets in OSX and Windows.
Read more about how to use them here
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Screenlets are drawn with vector graphics and nice transparency effects, and therefore need a compositing window manager like Compiz. This post will guide you through installing Screenlets and setting them up with [...]
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August 25th, 2007 by admin
Ubuntu developers have taken the wraps off the fifth update to the upcoming “Gutsy Gibbon” version, a major release that will include significant additions to the Linux distribution. Also: Screenshots of Gusty at Phoronix.
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A top Ubuntu design goal is ease of use, and several of the additions are user interface and configuration tweaks. A new [...]
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August 25th, 2007 by admin
This document describes how to set up PostBooks ERP on Ubuntu 7.04. The resulting system provides a powerful GUI-based ERP-system.
It's at Howtoforge
PostBooks is a full-featured, fully-integrated accounting, ERP, and CRM system, based on the award winning OpenMFG ERP Suite.
Built with the open source PostgreSQL database, and the open source Qt framework for C++, it [...]
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August 24th, 2007 by admin
Ubuntu is known as Linux for Human Beings…..PC-BSD, on the other hand, “has been designed with the casual computer user in mind.
The full comparison is at linuxdevcenter
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SummaryPC-BSD provides a fun, easy-to-use desktop operating system with the added benefits of stability and security. Better yet, the price tag is free! If you haven't taken PC-BSD for [...]
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August 24th, 2007 by admin
I guess it is some sort of review….they seem happy at geek.com
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I can?t recommend strongly enough making the migration. Switching from Windows to Ubuntu as my primary OS was a snap, and it?s the best thing I?ve done for my PC. I made computing fun again, and that?s the truth. Ubuntu comes [...]
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August 24th, 2007 by admin
The Ubuntu release team is pleased to announce Tribe 5, the fifthalpha release in the Gutsy cycle.
And the full announcement
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The Ubuntu developers are hurrying to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 5 is the fifth alpha release of Ubuntu 7.10, and this alpha [...]
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August 24th, 2007 by admin
Since that fateful day in Buenos Aires, I have been borrowing a laptop that runs a version of the free and open-source operating system Ubuntu
Read the impressions of ubuntu here
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Due to a freak air-conditioning accident in Argentina at the beginning of the summer, my laptop has gone to that great data warehouse in the [...]
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August 23rd, 2007 by admin
Last Wednesday, the FedEx guy arrived with my new Dell Inspiron 530 desktop. Still in my pajamas, I rushed to the door to greet him, gave him a quick “thank-you”, and rushed back up the stairs to begin unboxing.
Read it here
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August 23rd, 2007 by admin
Everything you need is in the standard Ubuntu repositories. And if you want to install the latest NetBeans 6 milestone on Ubuntu, a tutorial is available for that as well.
Read what to do on the java weblogs
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August 23rd, 2007 by admin
Stangely, this message is found at vista.blorge.com….
Read the FUD and stuff here
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Now, allow me to tell my story of attempting to use Ubuntu again, this time around I was actually able to install it because my new laptop has a nvidia graphics card and all my hardware worked right out of the install except for [...]
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August 22nd, 2007 by admin
I played a bit with Kubuntu this morning in preparation for the article “PC-BSD for Ubuntu Users”. It made sense to me to compare the two operating systems if they were both running the same window manager.
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Still wishing to pursue the KDE theme, I installed kubuntu-desktop from Synaptic. I'm still waiting for the [...]
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August 21st, 2007 by admin
This is what made me stop and think. On the Distrowatch 'page hit ranking' chart (which is a reasonable indication of each distro's popularity) Ubuntu has slipped from the top within the past 3 months.
Read the comment at seopher.com
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Why could this be?Well, PCLOS has not had any new releases lately; the last one was the [...]
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August 21st, 2007 by admin
Finally I got some time away from my work and I decided to explore something new. I decided to install Ubuntu.
Read the experience here
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What I don?t like about Ubuntu:
There ought to be a much easier way of installing themes, learn a thing or two from Mozilla Firefox. Installing themes is just too user-unfriendly in Ubuntu. [...]
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August 21st, 2007 by admin
Following a developer meeting this week, the decision has been made to leave Xserver 1.4 out of 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon and then include it in Ubuntu 8.04, in what is currently another eight months away.
Read about it at Phoronix
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August 21st, 2007 by admin