New Help Center for Ubuntu

We’ve been working on a better way to present help to users for the next version of Ubuntu. The result has now been uploaded to Feisty.We still need to tweak the look of it, but now is a great time to check out the documentation we have for Feisty.



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Boot Linux faster

This article shows you how to improve the boot speed of your Linux system without compromising usability. Essentially, the technique involves understanding system services and their dependencies, and having them start up in parallel, rather than sequentially, when possible.

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Ubuntu 6.06 Is Current Desktop Linux Champ

Haven't try it (Fedora fanboy) but seriously I need to take a look at it

This latest Ubuntu release, which became available in June, has won our ardor with a tight focus on desktop usability; an extremely active, helpful and organized user community; and a software installation and management framework that's unsurpassed on any OS platform.

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redblog.phoronix.com :: The State of ATI Linux

ATI on Linux? I had a bad experience. Maybe because I'm a noob at Linux

The trial revolved around me, Michael Larabel, exclusively trying out ATI graphics in my personal system as a replacement to the previous NVIDIA GeForce 7800GTX for 50 days. The main inspiration for this trial was to give the red side a chance to show me how they have progressed on the GNU/Linux front (outside of the numerous Phoronix tests).

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Linux.com | Getting started with dynamic DNS

Something to ponder upon dynamic IP address. If I have a static IP address then I can my own web server (although with the 384Kb upload speed, hmmmm.... this is what you get here with streamyx). But this will be a great alternative for you aspiring IT person who felt that web is my life and career!

Your ISP probably assigns your computer an IP address dynamically. It means one less thing for the both of you to think about, but it also puts you in a bind if you need to connect to your machine from the outside: you can't locate your PC amidst those of all the ISP's other customers. To overcome this obstacle, you can use dynamic DNS. Here's how to get started.

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