PCworld:New versions of two of the world's biggest Linux distributions have hit the street. How do they match up?

Interesting idea - Buntfu.com is a community based computer vendor. That means: Anyone can list their inventory of GNU/Linux based computers on our auction style store. Everyones system listed is preconfigured with a complete GNU/Linux desktop or server OS. Together we can provide support for and find help through our community based support forums.

I just lost my mind and decided to try loading Skype on the laptop running Ubuntu. Well, I didn't really lose my mind, but curiosity got the best of me. Perhaps the Linux version is a bit better than the Windows version?

A couple of weeks ago I decided that the release of Ubuntu 8.04 was as good a reason as any to finally take the plunge into the world of open source software properly.

In this issue we cover: new Ubuntu Membership approval process, new Ubuntu Members, new LoCo approval process, LinuxTag 2008, Launchpad 1.2.5, Launchpod episode #3, Forum Tutorial of the week, Ubuntu UK Podcast #6, Full Circle Magazine #13, Team Reports, and much, much more!

I mentioned last week that I had loaded Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) on my older "test" laptop, a Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110. This hardly seemed like a "fair test" to me, because it is a laptop

Sometimes we have no clue of how to use our freedom, really. Or even worse, we use it to actually limit it. You don’t believe me?

If Ubuntu 8.04 is the server of choice of so many and if Ubuntu wants so desperately to move into the server market then you would expect Ubuntu to have server quality options easily available on the Ubuntu install.

Full Circle - the Independent Magazine for the Ubuntu Linux Community are proud to announce the release of our thirteenth issue.

The strict freedom-ware requirement excludes a great deal of software, including proprietary drivers for wireless and video cards, leaving most users with a less functional -- albeit less tainted -- derivative of Ubuntu 8.04.

Ubuntu, arguably the most popular Linux distribution today, came out with its 8.04 release last month, dubbed Hardy Heron. That's passé now; here’s the low down on what the future holds this October with Ubuntu 8.10, Intrepid Ibex.

If you want to experiment a simple application with both mod_rewrite enabled or disabled, you can setup two virtual host with these different settings to take place.

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but no one has ever thought about how much an animation could be worth If you really want to examine it yourself, you can try to work with screencasts.

Whether you are trying Ubuntu for the first time or you are a long-time Ubuntu power user, you will find below a list of the best Ubuntu resources on the Web.

One of my daily tech drivers is my 4G Asus eeePC 701. I use it for quite a bit of my web surfing, chatting, email checking, web research and writing. It’s perfect to curl up with in my favorite living room chair or carry along with me to a coffee shop.

So, a few days ago I felt like playing Super Mario Bros, and since my Snes console is messed up, I decided to find an emulator for my ubuntu system.

The Community Council has recently implemented some changes tocommunity governance processes which it believes reflect a significantimprovement in one area of community governance: applications forUbuntu membership.

So it's only natural that the cost-conscious, nonprofit $24 million company would turn to open source software to run the heart of its operations, from capturing and storing archaeological data to running routine business functions -- even its telephone system.

This is the first in a series of posts outlining the feature, methods and ideas surrounding the tool: Ubuntu-VM-Builder.

Backing up your Ubuntu system from the command line may sound like a daunting task and many beginners may shy away from such a thing but they need not to.