Ubuntu Tips
Since Ubuntu is my Linux of choice, I was excited to find this set of tips for getting more out of it. HT: nixCraft.
Since Ubuntu is my Linux of choice, I was excited to find this set of tips for getting more out of it. HT: nixCraft.
If you don’t need Windows only computer games, here’s a Linux version you might want to try: https://betanews.com/2020/03/05/zorinos-152-linux-windows/.
Today in my inbox, which often overflows with notifications about open source software, I received two separate notifications which I plan to combine in one blog post. The first was a list of command line clients for Twitter for use under Linux. My main office machine runs Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak), and I date from…
I’ve been missing TweetDeck on my main office system, which uses Ubuntu Linux, ever since Twitter bought it and eliminated Adobe Air. I was suspicious of the stability of Air, but I liked TweetDeck, and it worked. I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t think of the solution myself, but rather found it here–TweetDeck for…
Fun YouTube Video (HT: Greg Laden): Except for the word “choise,” but I guess I’ll forgive that.
I just want to put this in there for those who may be searching for help. After I upgraded to Ubuntu 19.10, my localhost server, which I use for a number of databases, quit rendering PHP pages. HTML continued to work. I found this page, Apache PHP no longer working after upgrading to 19.10 from…
This guess post at Greg Laden’s blog gives one man’s experience switching to Linux. It’s a repost from 2009, so the version numbers are a bit different (Ubuntu is at 11.10 now), but it still gives a pretty good idea of what to expect. I would add the strong recommendation that when you switch operating…