I've been running Hardy now for quite a while, and I've come to the conclusion that it isn't stable. I will probably be downgrading to Gutsy very soon, however much I dislike the idea of doing so.
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On occasion (sometimes as frequently as once an hour), gnome-terminal will open with a blank [...]

Comparison: Dubbed as the Battle Royale, it’s Ubuntu 8.04 vs. openSUSE 11 for our mega main event.
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The verdict:Ladies and gentlemen, the gruelling Battle Royale has come to an end. Let’s now see the scorecard. In Speed Test, the score is 2-0 in favor of Ubuntu! In Aesthetics, the score is 3-0 in favor [...]

So you want to have a working wireless setup in Hardy and you happen to have a D-Link WUA-2340 Wireless USB adapter.
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We will be using ndiswrapper to install the driver for the adapter, so we should ensure all components of it are installed:
sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-common ndiswrapper-utils-1.9
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It may be a bold statement to make, especially considering the fact that I’m by far no Ubuntu fanboy. My background in Linux began with Slackware, and I’ve always preferred the more simplistic distributions that allow you to have complete control over what goes on.
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Ubuntu just works
Taking into account that Ubuntu [...]

If you want to install Lexmark Z611 printer in Ubuntu Hardy Heron follow these steps
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Step 1: Install Supporting Packages
sudo apt-get install alien libstdc++5
Yes, you want to install that specific version of libstdc, even if you have a newer version.

Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha-1, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10.Pre-releases of Intrepid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stablesystem or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, evenfrequent breakage. UPDATED: Screenshots
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Alpha 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will bereleased throughout the Intrepid [...]

It was almost a year ago that I reviewed Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 2nd Ed. by Rickford Grant, which covered Ubuntu Feisty Fawn. No Starch Press have published an updated 3rd edition in time for Hardy Heron, and have kindly sent me a copy to review.
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Ubuntu for Non-Geeks is a friendly, easy-to-understand introduction to [...]

VitalBodies ended up buying a Edimax USB EW-7318USg (with removable antenna) Wlan as they work out of the box easy!
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Hopefully your wireless works out of the box so to say. If not and you happen to need to be using Serial Monkey drivers for Wlans like the Linksys WUSB56G or many others…
If your [...]

Having spent some time on Canonical's forums, I've identified 10 points that seem to be common sticking points for new users — that is, problems that have the potential to prevent a new user from adopting Ubuntu in the long term.
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These problems span the entire Ubuntu experience, but they all have two [...]

Here's a list of several key sites for information and help about Ubuntu.
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Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has announced Ubuntu MID (mobile Internet device) Edition 8.04 as a full developers' release. It is based on the Ubuntu Desktop Edition and is now available for download.
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According to Ubuntu MobileAndEmbedded Wiki, “The current focus [of Ubuntu] is on mobile devices which tend to have a touch screen, [...]

We at the Beach often we get customer requests for provisioning servers with OS’s that we currently do not officially support and/or in the process of rolling moving to production.
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For those of you not familiar with the SBRescue systems tools at ServerBeach, our systems provide you with the necessary “rescue” tools to diagnose [...]

I decided to test Ruby Enterprise Edition to see if it’s claims about reduced memory usage were true. All of my machines are 64-bit at this point but unfortunately Ruby Enterprise Edition is more optimized for the i386 architecture.
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With Ubuntu installed and ready to rock, it's time to get started using your new desktop. The stock install of Ubuntu provides a very complete and flexible system.
All the nice words comes from people from the Ubuntu team, but at Informit! This chapter is from the bookOfficial Ubuntu Book, The, 3rd Edition.
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WITH UBUNTU INSTALLED and [...]

The great thing about Linux, all the distributions, not just Ubuntu is that people share what they have learnt, and it is always possible to find help with a problem.
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The Network Manager was still showing that the only option it had for connecting to the internet was the [...]

If you have a video card capable of running a composition manager like Compiz, you may be interested in running the Avant Window Navigator for Ubuntu. This document will explain the steps you need to take to install and configure the Avant Window Navigator on Ubuntu 8.04.
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The Avant Window Navigator (AWN/Awn) is [...]

In this issue we cover: how to run a Bug Jam, French Live CD derivative, new core developers, Jalapa (Nicaragua) government migrates to Ubuntu, Pennsylvania LoCo featured on local radio, Ubuntu in the Debian Packages Tracking System, Launchpod episode #4, new edition of the Official Ubuntu Book, and much, much more!
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The new version of arguably the world's most popular desktop Linux distribution initially targeted the Samsung Q1U though the OS also runs on Intel's Atom-based Crown Beach development system.
Ubuntu Linux owner Canonical has launched Ubuntu into the realm of mobile Internet devices
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Ubuntu MID 8.04 is a developer release, but the software is expected to [...]

Full Circle – the Independent Magazine for the Ubuntu Linux Community are proud to announce the release of our fourteenth issue.
Full Circle Magazine – Issue #14
Full Circle – the Independent Magazine for the Ubuntu Linux Community are proud to announce the release of our fourteenth issue.
This month:
* Command and Conquer – Man [...]

This tutorial shows how to configure Zimbra Collaboration Server (ZCS) and Samba to act as a primary domain controller (PDC) that uses LDAP as a centralized database for authenticating users on Linux and Windows desktops.
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What you will need:
* Ubuntu 6.06 LTS iso image CD http://releases.ubuntu.com/6.06/ubuntu-6.06.2-server-i386.iso [...]

VMWare tools created to fine tune your virtualization. It provides essential performance boost to the guest operating system. You can get faster graphics and mouse performance.
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I’ve been tinkering around with Canonical’s Ubuntu. Since then I’ve flirted with other distributions, but I always end up back with Ubuntu for several reasons.
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2. Consistency and reliability.
I’ve only really gotten burned once with a bad Ubuntu update, which was resolved immediately (xorg.config bombed, not good). In my experience, other distributions [...]

Seeing as I just didn't have the time to crank out a review during the entire post-release-blog-all-you-can-about-Ubuntu hype fest, I bring you my review now and hope that it reaches just a few of you out there. Let's get started.
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Usually, this is the time when I grip about how ugly Ubuntu looks… but [...]

I know that Ubuntu Linux 8.04 (“Hardy Heron”) has been available for free downloading since 21 April 2008. I just don't like being an “early adopter” for a new operating system because this role can morph into being a “beta tester.”
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After I've installed the MacOSX it's time to enable triple-boot I need a Grub boot loader and while I'm not only interested in Mac OSX but Ubuntu Linux as well, I decided to install the newest, 8.04 version of Ubuntu.
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Virtually all servers have an option to email reports, logs, and alerts to the server administrator. You can use a standard heavy-duty MTA (mail transport agent) like Postfix, Sendmail, or Exim, but that's overkill.
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There are at least a dozen of these floating around; we're going to use sSMTP on our Ubuntu Server 8.04, [...]

Though Ubuntu can see the shared files and printers of Windows machines out-of-the-box, Windows can't see Ubuntu shares by default.
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Computers must have compatible resource sharing protocols installed in order to communicate with each other. Think of two people trying to talk to each other in different languages; nothing will be communicated until [...]

Hardy Heron is only slightly more complicated than it is with Windows XP, but given the stability and security offered by Ubuntu that Windows lacks, I feel the minimal extra effort was well worth it.
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Fortunately, the additional software I needed was in the Hardy Heron repositories. The first thing I did [...]

Now other manufacturers are working on their competitors to the EEE, and Canonical, the company that provides commercial backing to Ubuntu, has been working with a couple of them to produce the Ubuntu Netbook Remix.
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From an educational perspective, an Ubuntu-powered netbook might be a great choice for students. These machines are typically quite [...]

Skype or Ekiga- which is better? Well I tested both and here are my impressions of using each. The first thing you need to do is try it yourself as that will be an important aspect.
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EkigaThe biggest thing I like about Ekiga was that it was the default and I assumed as a [...]