Create And Restore Partition Images With Partimage

Create And Restore Partition Images With Partimage

Backups are usually made in one of two ways – either file-based
which means that single files are backed up, often via synchronization
and on an external disk, or image-based which means that a whole…

Ubuntu IRC Council Position

There is currently an empty virtual seat on the IRC Council and we are now accepting nominations to fill it. If you are an Ubuntu Member with a competent technical knowledge of IRC, a passion for IRC and a willingness to help maintain effective governance of our IRC community then you could be the leader [...]

Ubuntu IRC Council Position

There is currently an empty virtual seat on the IRC Council and we are now accepting nominations to fill it. If you are an Ubuntu Member with a competent technical knowledge of IRC, a passion for IRC and a willingness to help maintain effective governance of our IRC community then you could be the leader [...]

Linux Mint 13 “Maya” RC released!

The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 13 “Maya” RC. Available in two editions, Linux Mint 13 features the choice between a productive, stable and mature MATE 1.2 desktop and the brand new modern-looking and exciting Cinnamon 1.4. These two desktops are among the best available, they’re perfectly integrated within Linux [...]

Linux Mint 13 “Maya” RC released!

The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 13 “Maya” RC. Available in two editions, Linux Mint 13 features the choice between a productive, stable and mature MATE 1.2 desktop and the brand new modern-looking and exciting Cinnamon 1.4. These two desktops are among the best available, they’re perfectly integrated within Linux [...]

How To Configure Apache To Use Radius For Two-Factor Authentication On Ubuntu 12.04

How To Configure Apache To Use Radius For Two-Factor Authentication On Ubuntu 12.04

This document describes how to add WiKID two-factor authentication to Apache 2.2.22 using mod_auth_radius on Ubuntu 12.04. It is also recommended that you consider usi…

ThinkPad X1 Carbon: Lightest Ultrabook For Your Ubuntu

ThinkPad X1 Carbon is top-notch hardware but you still get the ‘bloated’ and ‘boring’ Windows. In order to compete with Apple and create its own niche in the market Lenovo should pick Ubuntu and offer and extremely customized Ultrabook which gives it an edge not only over Apple but also over Windows players. Lenovo can [...]

How to Install Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin – Included Screenshot

The basic steps to install Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS from CD or USB stick are the same for installing any operating system from CD. Unlike the Ubuntu 12.04 for Desktop, Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS does not include a graphical installation program. but, Instead Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS uses a console menu based process or called [...]

125,000 Ubuntu PCs to land in Pakistani students” laps

As the One Laptop Per Child initiative goes from strength to strength around the world, there are signs that Pakistan may be getting the message too, after the Punjab government began handing out 125,000 free Ubuntu-based laptops to college and university freshers. Chairman of the Punjab Information Technology Board, Umar Saif, said the project was [...]

Running OXID eShop Community Edition (Version 4.5.9) On Nginx (LEMP) on Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 11.10

Running OXID eShop Community Edition (Version 4.5.9) On Nginx (LEMP) on Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 11.10

This tutorial shows how you can install and run OXID eShop Community Edition (version 4.5.9) on a Debian Squeeze or Ubuntu 11.10 system that has nginx …

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 265

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #265 for the week May 7 – 13, 2012, and the full version is available here. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu Developer Summit for Quantal EA Games and Ubuntu Welcome New Members Ubuntu Stats LoCo News Launchpad News Ubuntu Cloud News Introducing Project Sputnik: Developer [...]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 265

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #265 for the week May 7 – 13, 2012, and the full version is available here. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu Developer Summit for Quantal EA Games and Ubuntu Welcome New Members Ubuntu Stats LoCo News Launchpad News Ubuntu Cloud News Introducing Project Sputnik: Developer [...]

Backup and Restore Software in Ubuntu, Sabayon, and Fedora

In Linux it is possible to create a list of installed software that you can later use to re-download the software should you have to reinstall your operating system. I have made this process even easier by writing three scripts for backing up and resto…

Tens of Thousands of Google Employees Use Ubuntu

During the Ubuntu Developer Summit for Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) that took place in Oakland, USA, Thomas Bushnell from Google talked about how Ubuntu is used by Google developers.
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Updated Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix Arrives

Fresh on the heels of releasing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Canonical has delivered an updated version of its Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix. As found in previous versions, this new update features applications likely to be appreciated by business users, and doesn’t include various games and other entertainment-focused options. The update is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, [...]

Creating An NFS-Like Standalone Storage Server With GlusterFS 3.0.x On Debian Squeeze

Creating An NFS-Like Standalone Storage Server With GlusterFS 3.0.x On Debian Squeeze

This tutorial shows how to set up a standalone storage server on Debian Squeeze. Instead of NFS, I will use GlusterFS
here. The client system will be able to acces…

Debian Project News – May 14th, 2012

Welcome to this year’s tenth issue of DPN, the newsletter for the Debian community. Topics covered in this issue include: * Update for Debian 6.0: 6.0.5 released * Deadlines reminder for DebConf12 * General Resolution about diversity statement * First alpha release of the installer for Debian Wheezy * “The Debian Administrator’s Handbook” freed! * [...]

Canonical refreshes Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix

Initially released in February with the then current 11.10 Ubuntu, Canonical’s Business Desktop Remix has been now been updated with the 12.04 LTS version of the popular Linux distribution
Read more at H-online

Here’s Two Method That is Helping Ubuntu User to Upgrade Ubuntu 11.10/10.04 to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin has just been released by canonical and bring with new features and support 5 years. It is one of the most anticipated Ubuntu release ever. Well, today I will write a guide about Two Method That is Helping Ubuntu User to upgrade Ubuntu 11.10, 11.04, and 10.04 to Ubuntu 12.04 [...]

Canonical Prepares a GNOME Flavor of Ubuntu

In the final day of the Ubuntu Developer Summit for Ubuntu 12.10 that took place in Oakland, USA, the Ubuntu developers talked about a possible GNOME flavor of the Ubuntu operating system.
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