How to share your Internet connection on Ubuntu

For many moons ever since i started using Linux i have always wanted an easy way to share my internet connections between two computers. anyway i finally found a way to get it to work. Now i can share internet connection between my work laptop and my

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Upgrade / Downgrade your Dell Bios On Ubuntu

Updating or Downgrading your Bios is pretty straight forward on Ubuntu. Ok maybe not as straight forward as double clinking to install. But not that difficult all the same. for this guide we will be using the commandline. But that should not scare

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How to make M1330’s eject button work with Ubuntu

One problem i had with my dell is not really a critical issue more of an annoyance. The fancy eject button just above my the dellโ€™s keyboard those not work. I would have to manually right click and eject any mounted cd from its icon on the desktop. i

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Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex On Dell xps m1330

Installing Hardy heron on my laptop was quite a breeze. the only thing i had to configure was the finger print reader. but even that went quite well after following an easy guide. However Ibex was not that easy. Ibex was released some 6 days after i

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How to install scilab 5.0.3 on Ubuntu 8.4

THIS GUIDE IS NOW DEPRECIATED, A MORE RECENT AND EASIER VERSION CAN BE FOUND They say if u want something done youโ€™d better do it your self. Since there was no deb package for the latest scilab 5.0.3. I had no choice than to build one from source.

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How to install Zimbra on Ubuntu

Zimbra is a Web Client is a full-featured collaboration suite that supports email and group calendars using an Ajax web interface that enables tool tips, draggable items, and right-click menus in the UI. Also included are advanced searching capab

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Ubuntu Hardy heron On Dell xps m1330

Ubuntu and Dell XPS M1330 Recently decided to vote with my pocket and stop paying the MS tax. Hence i ordered a laptop that came pre-installed with Linux. i wanted some sleek,powerful and just works with Linux. and the Dell xps m1330 was just want

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Ubuntu on Sony Vaio Fz21e

Sony Vaio make the most beautiful non apple notebooks (in my opinion) unfortunately its laptops are also very linux unfriendly. Last year while shoping for a new laptop i wanted something stylish and at the same time built with open hardware and work

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Dual Booting Ubuntu and Winows XP

Majority of people intending on installing Ubuntu would not want to lose their windows Operating system.these can easily be achieved through a process of dual booting which simply means booting 2 or more operating systems from one PC. With Ubuntu

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