Network upgrade for Ubuntu desktops (Recommended)
You can easily upgrade over the network with the following procedure.
1. Start System/Administration/Update Manager.
X11 forwarding and SSH for remote linux / ubuntu desktop
Here’s something I used earlier.. Connecting to Remote Linux Desktop via SSH with X11 Forwarding by Forrest Sheng Bao http://fsbao.net There are two advantages of Linux, compared with many other operating systems, such as Windows and Mac OS X. The first advantage is the ultimate B/S architecture. Thus, everything software is either a server or …
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Starter Reference for Ubuntu Users
Here is a blog post I have referred to a number of times recently in my adventures with Ubuntu. Synaptic? deb? sudo? apt? Damn! I still remember when I first installed Ubuntu (my first encounter with Linux). But God bless Google, Ubuntu Forums, a few other resources and Blogs. Things became easier than I thought. …
How to make directories writable in Ubuntu or most other distribs
Re: How to make directories writable? Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal Type: sudo chmod -R 777 /opt/lampp/ for example or sudo chmod -R (for recursive ((don’t type this))) 755 is a bit safer as it does not allow a folder to be world writable. What that’d look like without my mess is: sudo chmod -R …
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Ubuntu Unleashed: Howto: Install Safari on Ubuntu with Flash and Shockwave Hulu, Youtube, Shockwave Works
Ubuntu Unleashed: Howto: Install Safari on Ubuntu with Flash and Shockwave Hulu, Youtube, Shockwave Works. I’m using this guide to get Safari going under ubuntu and wine to test a website i’m working on for standards compliance. .. .. It does seem that installing the fonts is neccessary and that you may have ot change …