Ways to Install Ubuntu

January 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Installing Ubunta is a simple task that can be done by anyone whether you are a beginner or computer expert. This Linux-based operating system is very user-friendly and can be downloaded free of charge from the Ubunta official website. Before you download any program to your computer, you should first make sure you are accessing a trustworthy website. You should also check and make sure your computer has enough storage space to download the new program.

There are several different ways you can download the Ubunta operating system. The first way is using a CD or compact disc. You can request a free CD from the company to install on your computer or you can create a disc by burning a copy from the website. Once you install the CD, you can access the menu on the disc by clicking on My Computer. It is recommended that you do a full installation of the system.

Another way you can install Ubunta is through using a program called Wubi. It is recommended that you do a full backup of your computer before you began this type of installation. You will need at least 30 GB of free space on your hard drive. Instead of selecting full installation from the Ubunta setup menu, you should select Install inside Windows. This will allow you to add or remove the program if you wish using Windows.

You can also install Ubunta using a USB drive. You will need a USB drive with at least 2GB of free space and need to format your USB drive with a FAT32 partition thru Windows. To format your USB drive, you will access My Computer, right click and select the removable drive icon and select Format. You will then download a program called Unetbootin, which allows vou to install Linux software or programs.

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Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

January 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

One of the popular Linux-based operating systems on the market today is Red Hat Enterprise Linux . Although many people think that Linux systems are too difficult to understand, it is pretty simple and easy to use. After using the system, many people find the operating system is very user-friendly and enjoy the graphics on the system. Before installing this program, you should first visit the Red Hat Enterprise Linux website and make sure your computer is compatible with this program.

Once you have determine your computer is compatible, you can install the operating system using the disk provided by the company. You will first need to restart your computer. Once the computer is restarted, then the installation program should start up automatically. If not, you can click on the My Computer icon and run the disk by pressing the Enter key.  Next you should select the installation type for your computer. Many people elect to install the graphical mode installation.

The setup screen will prompt you to select the language for the program such as English, Spanish, or French and the keyboard layout. If you receive an installation number, you can enter this number next. If you don’t have one, you can skip this section of the installation.  Next you will be given the option to choose the hard drive partition you wish to install the system on. If you need to, you can also create a new one.

Once the partition is created or selected, you will select the location for the master files and select the network drive for your computer. You will create an administration password for the operating system. It is best to store this password in a secure place for future use. After the password is created, the installation will continue until it is completed. After the installation is done, you will need to reboot your computer again.

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Starting Up a Kiosk Business With Cash Loans

November 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

During any shopping trip to a large mall area, you are bound to see several small business selling their wares in between the various shops. Whether these small businesses are making custom t-shirts or selling hand lotion or flying radio controlled helicopters, these small kiosks are everywhere. If you have been to any mall, you cannot miss these businesses. You may be slightly envious of these independent business owners or franchise business owners. Just think how nice it would be to earn extra income from owning one of these kiosk businesses. But how? All you need are cash loans to begin in this exciting industry.
You must apply for your cash loans. This application process may seem difficult, but it is well worth it. Your cash loans will serve as start-up capital for your kiosk business. During the application process, you need to have a well-developed business plan for your kiosk business. Your cash loans application will need a detailed business plan. This means you will need to decide what type of kiosk business you want and where it should be. A good rule of thumb is owning a kiosk business that involves something you enjoy. If you love beauty products or stylish handbags, use your cash loans to open a beauty kiosk or a handbag kiosk. Perhaps, your tastes are more suited to selling sport teams gear or calendars or board games. Whatever type of kiosk you want to own you will need the cash loans to begin this new business venture.
Once you have decided what type of kiosk business to use your cash loans for, you will need to decide upon a location. Perhaps, you and your spouse or business partner can use this time to scout around local malls to see what kiosks are there already. You also will want to talk to some of these kiosk business owners about how much they make, number of interested people, etc. With a little research, you cash loans can help you make it in the mall kiosk business.

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Linux- Secure When Obscure And Secure When Popular

September 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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The average user of the Linux operating system has nothing to worry about as far as security of his or her computer is concerned. Since the total number of individuals using the Linux operating system on personal desktop computers is very low, chances of viruses affecting the operating system are also very low.

For some persons, this idea of security by obscurity seems like a foolish and dangerous concept. They feel that it is just a matter of time before Linux too is targeted by hackers from all over the world. They do not want to invest their time and effort learning to use an operating system that may face the same problems that Windows faces today.

Well, Linux is going to be completely safe even when it becomes the most popular operating system for personal desktops. This is because millions and millions of computers that are running Linux are subject or target of daily attack by hackers and malicious elements all over the world. Surprised?

Well, 90% of all web servers make use of the Linux operating system. The web servers are the backbone of the internet. The best way of bringing a website down is to target its base – the web server. This means that the Linux operating system installed in these servers are being targeted on a daily basis. Yet, these operating systems have proved their worth by withstanding all attacks. The mere fact that you are in a position to serve the internet without any difficulty means that the servers are doing a good job.

Hence, rise in popularity of Linux in the personal desktop segment will make not have a negative impact. Linux may be enjoying security by obscurity today but it is certainly capable of handling the worst of hackers and malicious elements.

On the other hand, Windows has a very poor record as far as the personal security front is concerned. Of course, it is virtually nonexistent in the web server market and the primary reason for this is its poor security profile.

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Switching To Linux At Office? How To Convince Employees To Join In The Fun?

September 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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If you are considering switching to Linux for your commercial enterprise, then it is obvious that your decision should be governed more by commercial considerations than any personal choice. However, what to do if your majority of your employees are not comfortable with Linux?

There are numerous myths surrounding the operating system and it is natural for individuals to be uncomfortable. You may even end up with a demand for wage increase for asking your employees to learn how to work on Linux. For some, this is as good as being asked to obtain a degree in the most obscure branch of computers.

Rather than spending time convincing your employees that Linux is a good option, why don’t you go ahead and make the change and find out how people react to it? Linux is available for free and one copy downloaded from the internet can be written to as many DVDs you want. This means that you just have to proceed and offer the option of dual boot to all the employees in your office.

Of course, you can easily utilize persons who know how good Linux can be and are supportive of the idea. You can use their enthusiasm to easily convince others to switch to Linux.

The dual boot option implies that individuals can use the traditional Windows operating system for all their day to day activities. By encouraging individuals and employees to switch to Linux for certain easy and simple tasks like typing of a report or preparation of a spreadsheet, you can simplify the process of switching from Linux to Windows.

More often than not, opposition to Linux distributions are based more on fear and paranoia rather than logic. Once individuals are introduced to software applications like Open Office and Mozilla Firefox on Linux, they quickly realize that the OS is no different than Windows. Once this mindset changes, it will become easier to use Linux at your office for commercial activities.

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Package Management – A Very Obvious Improvement Brought Forth By Linux

September 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Critics of Windows OS harp on the fact that it has forced users to be satisfied with mediocrity. The critics often cite the release of Linux and package management system along with its distributions as proof of superiority of Linux. The combination has changed the way people installed operating systems on their computers.

The installation of operating systems was always considered a separate task. It was treated as the base on which the entire computing edifice would be built. This meant that installation of operating system over a hundred computers would be possible only if a large number of experts were employed. Even with batch installation, the task of installation of each and every software application desired will require manpower..

This was a very complicated and cumbersome way of getting on with the task. It was only when the package management system was introduced that people realized that combining the OS with basic software applications necessary for the individual to use the computer.

For example, it is impossible to imagine a computer without a word processor, a portable document file reader and an image editor. Combining the operating system with these software applications makes sense. Automatic deployment of all these programs after installation of the OS – that is the most obvious way to proceed.

It fell upon Linux to introduce this concept. This has become the most popular addition that Linux has made to the world of computers. Today, package management system is being used not only to install software applications at the beginning but also to upgrade and replace various software applications installed in the computer.

The best part is that one can make use of free as well as commercially available software applications. It is just a question of adjustment of the license and payment of the necessary fees to procure the same. This complication does not exist if one is opting for free applications. That is only difference.

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How to Obtain CPU/ System Load Average on Ubuntu Linux?

July 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Did you know that Ubuntu Linux has a loaded amount of commands for obtaining system information? Yes, its true, Ubuntu Linux stocks a multitude of commands to obtain the information of the system and the most important part of information which every system administrator has to know is what type of overall system load the server is working on.

There are several ways to garner these details and some might or might not be available on the system. However; it is mandatory to know more about it in order to get the uptime knowledge just in the unlikeliest of moments when the commands are disabled on the common host server.

Uptime:

This uptime command provides vital information on the average system load for a time period of the last 1, 5 and 15 minutes:

For Example:

[root@ubuntu geek]# uptime

06:49:07 up 60 days, 16:16, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.39

W

The w command exhibits the number of users logged in (who has logged in), what they are currently doing or had done and other system load averages inclusive of the past 1, 5 and 15 minutes time period.

{root@ubuntu geek)# w

06:49:07 up 60 days, 16:16, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.39

USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT

geek pts/0 192.168.1.115 06.31pm 0.00s 0.62s 0.03s /usr/sbin/sshd

/proc/loadavg

This /proc/loadavg file includes the information regarding the system loads. Probably the uptime/w commands make use of this information and the first 3 values contained in the system, loads the averages for the last 1, 5 and 15 minutes respectively.

[root@ubuntu geek]# cat/proc/loadavg

0.00, 0.00, 0.39, 1/49 15352

There are many other commands that can get you the information and all that it takes is a little bit of innovation and time to make things work according to your requirements.

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How to Get Instantaneous Access to Terminal Linux

March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

If you have ever wanted a Linux terminal but failed to get access to one, you will want to learn these four easy techniques to get instant access to Terminal Linux:

Keyboard Shortcuts:

In Ubuntu and Linux Mint, the terminal shortcut keys are mapped to Ctrl+Alt+T by default. If you want to make any changes, open the menu to System> Preferences >Keyboard Shortcuts.

If you scroll down from the menu drop box in the window you will be able to find the shortcut for Run a Terminal. To modify this setting, click the shortcut column and enter the new keyboard shortcut of your choice.

Right Click Menus:

Are you regularly opening a terminal to browse for the location, which you had just about opened in Nautilus? Installing the package is quite simple: Open Ubuntu Software Center and start your search for nautilus-open-terminal. Follow the directions and install the package, make sure you log out completely and log in to restart Nautilus to perform effectively.

Note: Sometimes this package may already be pre-installed in various editions, so before you install the package, make sure it is not there already.

Quake Style

This gives easier access irrespective of what you do; install it by searching for Quake. If you use KDE Desktop Environment install YaKuake which is almost the same. Once installed, open menu and launch Quake Terminal. Test it by using F12, you will find a drop box on the topmost part of every other window and by using F12 again the terminal would close. Change preferences by right clicking on the tray icon and select your choice.

Embed Terminal for desktops:

A terminal right into your desktop, to get this get a computer that runs Compiz desktop effects, set up a new terminal by going to File > New Profile and name it uniquely to identify it. In profile window, change the setting for the new profile and go to Compiz configuration manager and activate plugins like window decoration, regex matching, place windows and window rules.

Follow these four easy steps to get instantaneous access to terminals in Linux.

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