Ubuntu Manual

If you are planning to conduct an event but the participants can't physically attend it, then what do you do? You take the event to them of course!! In more technical terms this is called live streaming. In this post we are going to show you how to live stream an event using a handycam, a web connection and of course the tools found in Ubuntu!!

Install Samba server in Ubuntu and Windows. Networking in Ubuntu requires knowledge of configuring Samba Server. So learn how to configure the Samba server in a few simple steps.

Five time winner of The Linux Journal Editors' Choice Award for best DBM, PostgreSQL  has garnered praise both from the industry and the users for being an exceptional database management system. Here is how to install PostgreSQL on Ubuntu..

For any type of programming two essential utility functions are logging functions and debugging functions. Here I am publishing a copy each of both and an additional error function for bash programmers. Error function could have been handled via the logging function itself with perhaps an additional parameter but the code looks more readable with a dedicated error function. These functions can simply be copied into any bash script you write and then the path variables initialized to make these functions work for you. Happy Hacking :-)

Ubuntu being an Open Source OS is a perfect place for developers worldwide to showcase their skills. Deriving contributions from millions of programmers worldwide, Ubuntu is rich in features and is loaded with apps that will perform any task. In fact you don’t have to worry about compatibility issues as those existing in premium operating systems. So let us take a close peek into the world of Ubuntu and list down some of the hottest apps that you must have on your Ubuntu PC.

Good news for Firefox users, Mozilla has come up with an creative option to measure the speed of your Firefox browser.

Ubuntu 10.10 makes use of the Grub2 which is considered to be the default boot loader for Ubuntu 10.10. Grub2 is the latest upgraded version compared to the previous Grub version. The new version comes with a lot of increased performance and substantial improvements. The normal functions that Grub takes care of are the transfer of user inputs to the operating system kernel and also the representation of the menu. The software is provided for free.

If you dislike your current computer name or you came up with a new computer name that is not arid as the previous one; changing it, is a matter of just few minutes.

The simplest way to edit grub menu listing in Ubuntu 10.10 is by changing the default operating system that your system makes use of  to load is done with the help of the most advanced ‘Start-Up Manager’. In this option you will have to select the option titled “Default Operating system”. Now the default operating system has to be modified in Ubuntu 10.10 by following a number of steps.