Posts tagged with "ubuntu"

OMGBUNTU! 1

The Gutsy-fever is approaching tangibility and unlike most other bouts of mass-enthusiasm, I'm actually enjoying this.

Posted by Oli 12 months ago in ubuntu & linux. Continue reading »

So what's wrong with Ubuntu? 5

While there's definitely progress in the latest release of Ubuntu, there are still problems: some limited to Ubuntu, some ingrained in gnome and some endemic to Linux as a whole.

Posted by Oli 12 months ago in linux & ubuntu. Continue reading »

Gutsy, you're just too... pretty 0

It's that time of year again: "Oli attempts to migrate to Linux"! This time (using Gutsy) I've got to say that it was considerable more successful that previous times and damn, it's just too pretty for words...

Posted by Oli 12 months ago in linux & ubuntu. Continue reading »

Ubuntu and Linux are NOT consumer ready 9

Let me just qualify "consumer" as home user with mild-fair Windows knowledge. Not sysadmins that know everything inside-out, back-to-front, etc. Oh my god. I go through two cycles with my gradual migration towards Linux: Virtualisation of the latest builds

Posted by Oli 24 months ago in ubuntu, linux, windows & <rant>. Continue reading »

Moving to Ubuntu - Part 1 6

What am I thinking? No that's very unfair. I've used Ubuntu on and off (more off than on) since it was first released. I've liked most of it apart from Gnome (always have prefered KDE) but over the weekend I decided, considering the way Ubuntu is consistently improving itself over its rivals, it's

Posted by Oli 24 months ago in ubuntu, linux, windows & news. Continue reading »

Massive Security Hole In Ubuntu 1

I've just been informed of this absolutely massive security hole in Ubuntu that allows any user to grab any passwords that were set during setup because they're stored in a log file for later helping users if they bump into problems. The

Posted by Oli 32 months ago in ubuntu, linux & security. Continue reading »

When Windows Met Ubuntu 3

I don't like be cruel to people but this experience of a friend of mine, seopher, installing — I should say "trying to install" — Ubuntu. I've personally never

Posted by Oli 32 months ago in seopher, linux, ubuntu & funny. Continue reading »