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Dividing the Hard Drive: Food for Thought
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Pre-OS-install, mapping out data/system demands for optimal disk segmentation saves headaches down the road. Here's a heads-up to help.» guide » Planning Disk Segmentation
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The Karmic Koala Installation Process
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
The setup is quick and easy, with the exception of the Partitioning Manager which, for noobs, can confuse. This tutorial helps manage the process.» tutorial » Welcome to the Ultimate Ubuntu Karmic Setup
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Four Ways to Install .. Here's Why Aptitude Is Best?
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
As we install many packages from a clean install, let's compare the 4 methods for this and software removal, 2 of which are new, included by default.» review » Comparing Ubuntu's Package Installers
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A User-Friendly Command Line Shell .. (Yup, For Real!)
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
This guide & cheatsheet - using simple memorable commands, not complex syntax - will make you not only faster at the Linux shell, but enjoy it too.» cheatsheet » Copy/Paste This for Friendlier Command Line
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Using Launchers to Aid Productivity
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Launchers are Ubuntu shortcuts for your Desktop. Here's how to create them to launch applications or commands, adding them to the panel.» tutorial » Create Desktop Shortcuts for Ubuntu
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Get the Damn Windows Key Working
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
So you've got Linux Ubuntu and wonder how to have that Windows key do something useful, or just do anything. Here's how to set it up.» tutorial » Activate the Windows Key for Linux
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Improve Your PC with Driver Updates
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Here's how to ensure your Ubuntu-driven PC is up-to-date with the latest hardware drivers.» tutorial » Automatically Mount Partitions
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Faster Boot with System Efficiency
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
For speed freaks out there, let's look at how we may tune the PC to load only those drivers we need. Mainly, this assists faster boot time.» tutorial » How to Disable Services
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Adding Old /home Docs to a New System
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
This is pretty obvious for many, but just to be clear for noobs, or those migrating from a previous Ubuntu system to a new one for the first time.» tutorial » Restoring Files from Backup
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Stop Having to Mount Partitions Manually
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Here's how to stop password requests every time you need to mount media. Automate access of any media: partitions, internal/external drives, etc. mount partition permanent, ubuntu partition mount, automatic partition mount » guide » Automatically Mount Partitions http://guvnr.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/20091008_koala/karmic_koala.jpg » tutorial » Automatically Mount Partitions
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