Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha 3 (Report #2)
Running an alpha version of an operating system, Linux or otherwise, is quite a different experience. It means, for instance, that you are not allowed […]
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Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha 3 (Report #1)
Well it’s been a little while since I made the mistake (joking) of installing Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha 3. Here is what I’ve learned so far. […]
Test driving the new Ubuntu (12.10)
Call it crazy but I’ve decided to actually install an Ubuntu Alpha release, specifically Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha 3. Why would anyone in their right mind […]
Building glibc for LFS from Ubuntu by replacing awk
If you run into the following error trying to build LFS from a Ubuntu installation: make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/mnt/lfs/sources/glibc-build/Versions.all’, needed by […]
Ubuntu 11.10’s WiFi crashes my router
No seriously, it does. Whenever it makes a connection to the router it causes it to enter some bad state wherein it refuses to allow […]
How to install sun-java6-jdk and Netbeans in Ubuntu 11.10
If you’ve recently upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 and are a developer you may notice some things missing. For one there is no longer an option […]
On Veetle, Linux Mint, and ICEauthority
Like most people, I use my computer for multimedia. Recently I’ve discovered a multi-platform program called Veetle. It’s a pretty good program, but I ran […]
Ubuntu 11.04 Installer Fail
So I decided to take a go at Ubuntu 11.04 in a virtual machine before taking the leap and installing it for real. As I […]
Linux Multimedia Studio on Ubuntu 10.04
Recently, Tyler linked me to Linux Multimedia Studio, a Fruityloops-type application for Linux. Since I’m big into music recording and production, he figured that I’d […]
How to Compile Banshee 1.9.0 on Ubuntu 10.04
Regular readers of this site will know that I’m no fan of Rhythmbox. When I recently installed Ubuntu 10.04 on my desktop PC, I decided […]
Create a GTK+ application on Linux with Objective-C
As sort of follow-up-in-spirit to my older post I decided to share a really straight forward way to use Objective-C to build GTK+ applications. Objective-what? […]
Django Development on Ubuntu 10.04
When I’m not rocking out my ninja-like linux skillz here at The Linux Experiment, I like to spend my spare time working on SlightlySauced, a […]
Setting up an Ubuntu-based ASP.NET Server with Mono
Introduction: In my day job, I work as an infrastructure developer for a small company. While I wouldn’t call us a Microsoft shop by any […]
VOIP with Linode, Ubuntu, Asterisk and FreePBX
Overview and Introduction I’ve been dabbling with managing a VOIP server for the past year or so, using CentOS, Asterisk and FreePBX on a co-located […]
One week, three distributions (Day 7: Conclusions)
Well it’s been an interesting week. I’ve gotten to try out three new distributions and share my thoughts with everyone here. My original goal was […]
One week, three distributions (Day 4: Ubuntu 10.10)
Continuing where we left off I am now ready to report my first impressions of Ubuntu 10.10. I should start by apologizing a little bit, […]
One week, three distributions (Day 0)
With the recent releases of Linux Mint Debian Edition, Ubuntu and Kubuntu 10.10 I am once again starting to feel that need to hop around […]
Compile Windows programs on Linux
Windows?? *GASP!* Sometimes you just have to compile Windows programs from the comfort of your Linux install. This is a relatively simple process that basically […]
10 reasons why Mint might not fail in India
Last evening while reading the SA forums, I encountered a thread about Linux and what was required to bring it to the general public. One […]
Accessing Windows 7 Shares from Ubuntu is a Pain
This blog post is about my experiences. If you hit this page from a search engine looking to fix this issue click here to skip […]