Archive for the ‘Ubuntu’ Category

Ubuntu: The Switch (4 of 6) - Configuration

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

Previous Entries: Ubuntu: The Switch (1 of ?) Ubuntu: The Switch (2 of ?) - First Steps Ubuntu: The Switch (3 of ?) - Installation Not that Ubuntu is freshly installed on my PC, before I start getting it ready for business, it's time to do some configuring. In particular I need the get ...

Ubuntu: The Switch ( 3 of ? ) - Installation

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

Previous Entries: Ubuntu: The Switch (1 of ?) Ubuntu: The Switch (2 of ?) - First Steps Welcome back. Now is the moment of truth, I will say goodbye to Vista on my Dell Precision and say hello to Ubunutu. We'll, no more procrastinating... let's get started.

Should I Really Switch from Vista to Ubuntu?

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

I'm am hours away from popping in the Ubuntu CD into my Dell Precision workstation. But am I making the right choice? Decisions, decisions, decisions.... Any thoughts on why another distribution may be more ideal for business/hacking usage? I will ponder a few more hours before sliding in that shiny ...

Ubuntu: The Switch ( 2 of ? ) - First Steps

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

In the previous entry in this series I explained my motivations, current hardware setup, frequently used software and my overall goals. Now I will perform the first steps as outlined previously.

Choosing BSD over Ubuntu?

Friday, June 8th, 2007

Due to the great media exposure, many are buzzing about Ubuntu and many are writing articles about the migration to Ubuntu, including us. But after spending some time researching various flavors of BSD (I'm not considering Solaris, because I want to stick to the cheaper Intel hardware, since one of my ...

Ubuntu: The Switch ( 1 of ? )

Friday, June 8th, 2007

This series of blog entries will document the process of a ThemBid.com developers journey from the vast barren lands of Windows Vista to the green pastures of Ubuntu.