Linux is on the rise in 2012

Linux is on the rise in 2012

While Windows is frequently targeted by spyware, Linux is very secure and has managed to remain so. It is also faster than other operating systems which should prove to be very convenient for its users. It looks as though people are catching on to these advantages and that the coming year will be a successful one for Linux.

Jan 5, 2012     No Comments
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How to set root password in Ubuntu Live?

In Linux (and Unix in general), there is a SuperUser named Root. The Windows equivalent of Root is Administrators group. The SuperUser can do anything and everything, and thus doing daily work as the SuperUser can be dangerous. By default, the root account in Ubuntu Live mode hasn't password. That's mean you can't do anythings with sudo command.

Sep 11, 2011     No Comments
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Safely remove PPA Repositories and revert changes made by PPAs

PPA-Purge will reset all packages from a PPA to the standard versions released for your distribution. So basically its like a way to restore your system back to the way it was before you installed packages from a PPA

Jul 24, 2011     No Comments
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Playstation One Emulation on Ubuntu x86/amd64

Playstation One Emulation on Ubuntu x86/amd64

The PlayStation brand is a series of video game consoles created and developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Spanning the fifth, sixth, and seventh generations of video gaming, the brand was first introduced on December 3, 1994 in Japan.

Jul 22, 2011     No Comments
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How to install XBMC on Ubuntu 11.04

How to install XBMC on Ubuntu 11.04

XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for Linux, OSX, Windows, and the original Xbox. Since Ubuntu 11.04 natty was released, the XBMC team not has any updates to make it can install from repository.

Jul 17, 2011     No Comments
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MozillaThunderBird 5 Released! How to install it from PPA?

MozillaThunderBird 5 Released! How to install it from PPA?

Mozilla decided to bump up the version of Mozilla Thunderbird to 5.0 from 3.1. Such a upgrade was meant to bring Thunderbird in line with the development status of Firefox, which has now reached version 5. Mozilla Thunderbird 5 promises to be a faster, more efficient and feature rich email client than its predecessor.

Jul 10, 2011     No Comments
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