The popular Linux distribution Ubuntu distributes it’s offering as a Live CD .iso file. A Live CD is effectively a living, breathing copy of the operating system that can be written to CD and then booted from. The idea has a couple of benefits. It allows the user to sample operating system without any danger [...]
If you’ve ever spent some time and effort to configure Linux to serve files and printers to other computers on your network, you’ll know there are millions of howtos and write-ups to get you going. The bad news, here is yet another one. The good news, I’ve cut out the fluff and removed the verbose [...]
While it may be hard to believe, until Hardy Heron, Ubuntu did not ship with a firewall in it’s base install. You’d never dream of putting a Windows machine out on the Internet naked, for all to poke and prod. Things are different on Ubuntu for a few reasons: Fewer services are running by default [...]
April has came and went, leaving us with the latest Ubuntu Linux release – Hardy Heron, available here. Ubuntu is heralded for it’s user-friendly and polished approach to desktop Linux. The overriding goal of each release is to win over converts from other operating systems, though mainly Windows, through a somewhat familiar desktop and suite [...]
In anticipation of the upcoming Ubuntu Hardy Heron release, FOSSwire has put together a cheat sheet for those that are new to Ubuntu – or even Linux in general. A nice, concise, organized list is always welcome!