Well my highly publicized conversion to Linux is sort of over. I’ve still got Ubuntu installed on my secondary notebook, but I went back to WinXP on my primary notebook. There are some things I want to do, and it’s just a whole lot easier to use Windows (primarily work with videos of my daughter [...]
After first testing in a virtual machine and then on a secondary machine, I’ve made the leap to running Linux full time on my primary home computer. I’ve been running Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) for about 3 weeks now, and I’ve been loving it. I’ve already detailed how easy the OS is to setup and [...]
Umm yeah. Did I write that I was going to install iTunes in Wine on Ubuntu? Maybe not. It looks like that doesn’t quite work. I was able to install it, but it didn’t work. Not even close. I gave it a shot though… On a good note, I was able to connect to my [...]
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Over my Christmas holidays I decided to really get back into Linux. No virtual machines. No live Cd’s. This time I installed Ubuntu 7.10 on my older notebook. Just like installing in VMWare, the installation was flawless. I didn’t have to look for any drivers. Not even for my add-on wireless card. I hate to [...]
So I’ve got Ubuntu installed in a VMWare virtual machine. I really don’t think I need to detail the installation procedure because it was so simple. Since I’m using VMWare, I didn’t have to worry if the necessary drivers were included or where to find them. Once the OS was installed, I installed the VMWare [...]
When it comes to Linux I’m not exactly late to the party, but I’m the first to admit I’m a Windows guy. I also love to discuss and write about Apple because they make such nice products. So where does that leave everyone’s favorite open source OS? Pretty much out in the cold. Until now [...]