Ubuntu Hacks

This is simply the fastest and safest way to try out Linux. Though Linux on the desktop looks and behaves a lot like Windows, the simple fact is it isn't. Your favorite Windows programs p...

Forums, Wikis, IRC chat rooms, and a built-in help system stand at the ready. Everybody needs a place to turn to when he gets stuck. One of the nice things about Ubuntu Linux is the amount of help you ...

Wouldn't it be handy if you could walk up to any random computer, insert a copy of the Ubuntu Live CD, plug in a USB key, boot it up, and have a fully working system with your own documents, settings, and programswithout modifying the computer in any...

The Ubuntu Live CD [Hack #1] contains a complete Ubuntu installation that can run directly from the CD itself, without needing to be installed onto a hard disk. It's ideal for demonstrating Linux on computers with another operating system installed b...

If you've given Ubuntu a test-drive [Hack #1], or you're simply ready to dive into it sight unseen, all you need is an installation CD and a computer to install it on, and you can be up and running right away. There are a number of ways you can get a...

Learn how to install Ubuntu so you can dual-boot with Windows, even if Windows already owns your entire hard drive. "Install Ubuntu" [Hack #5] details how to install Ubuntu ...

Learn how to move them over to your new Ubuntu system. So you're making the big move. You're ready to pack everything up and move from Windows to Ubuntu. The easy part is ge...

Apple hardware has some quirks and differences compared to normal PC machines, but is generally of very high quality and can make a great Ubuntu machine. And with a little extra work, you can set it up to dual-boot for those times you still need to u...

Ubuntu uses CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System, to manage printers and print queues. CUPS can be configured using a variety of tools, including the GNOME CUPS Manager and its own built-in web interface that runs on port 631. ...

This hack walks you through the process from start to finish. In the process of working on this book, we realized one disadvantage to using a laptop as a primary computer: it is much more difficult to swap out hard ...

Most modern computers can search the network for a boot server and load the operating system from it without using a local hard disk. This feature is typically used to boot thin clients that may not contain a hard disk at all, but you can also use it...

Here's how you can help improve Ubuntu by submitting a bug report. It's an unfortunate rule of computing: all software has bugs. The Ubuntu developers and folks at Canonical have done their best to min...

If you are used to Windows or Mac desktops, the command line might seem like a foreign thing to you. Typing commands into a window might seem, well, arcane. But even though Linux has really progressed on the desktop, there's still a lot of power you ...