I’ve been getting excited about this latest release of Ubuntu…I know it’s going to sport a bunch of cool productivity enhancers, including tabs in the Nautilus file manager (finally!), useful security features, and the ability to write your entire installation to usb media, creating a custom usb distro.
Well, the reviews have been rolling in, and [...]

With the big 8.10 release of Ubuntu just around the corner, many of you will probably be upgrading or doing fresh installs on release day. Here are few things you can do to get ready for the release of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex (or any other Linux distribution), and make sure you accomplish your goal [...]

When it comes to configuring and tweaking the some of the more minute details of your Ubuntu desktop, it can become a chore to wade through config files, dialogs, and menus. Ubuntu Tweak takes some of most commonly performed tasks and brings them to the forefront in a single, easy to use GUI.
Just a [...]

Mostly CLI, the blog devoted to the Linux command line, has begun compiling what promises to be a comprehensive list of command line alternatives to popular applications on the Linux desktop.
Of course, most of my command line favorites are on the list, such as wget, youtube-dl, and vim.
I also found some new apps to [...]

Tombuntu has done it again, with an excellent tutorial on getting the latest OpenOffice up and running on your Ubuntu Linux box. Tom guides you step-by-step as you install the new version of OOo alongside the old one. He even provides instructions for completely removing the old version, if you’d like.
Here’s a short list of [...]