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Changing the Ubuntu Desktop
By now you are familiar with the initial installed Ubuntu background. When you use a computer every day, you know that after awhile you want to change the appearance of your computer, just as a change of pace. Ubuntu has … Continue reading
Printer Drivers for Ubuntu
Ubuntu comes with drivers for most of your peripherals, except printer drivers, which normally are installed separately. In a previous blog I have written favorably about the Canon MX850 compared to the equivalent HP ink-jet all-in-one printers. Having a good … Continue reading
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Ubuntu 9.10 Applications
We’ve downloaded Ubuntu 9.10 from their web site, downloaded the Infrarecorder program, to burn the Ubuntu iso file to a CD, not a DVD, built a computer from hardware components, and loaded the Ubuntu operating system. Loading Ubuntu takes less … Continue reading
The Ubuntu Desktop – An Overview
Let’s take a tour of the Ubuntu Desktop. The Ubuntu Desktop, really the Gnome desktop, is divided into three main sections: two panels, which are the bars along the top and bottom, and a desktop in the middle. The top … Continue reading
The Ubuntu Desktop – An Introduction
Before delving into the Ubuntu Desktop, let’s go over some general concepts that will lay a foundation for things to come. Let’s start with Open System Software. Open System Software is high quality software, and free. It is written by … Continue reading