How to Install Ubuntu 9.10
Please use this instruction set if you:
- Use Ubuntu Desktop CD version 9.10
- You want to reformat your entire hard drive, not dual booting
How to Install Ubuntu 9.10 using VMware in Windows Vista
My laptop is pretty old and slow :/ so I am looking to install Ubuntu onto my desktop, running Vista. I have done dual booting before but that is not what I really want to do since with dual booting, I can only use one OS at a time. Because my performance is best under Windows, I want to be able to use both Windows as main and multiple other OS for learning at the same time.
How to Disable Easy Install in VMware Player 3.0
The VMware Player 3.0 Easy Install is pretty useful but in certain cases, we want it disabled. Inside VMware Player settings, there is not an option to disable Easy Install so here is a quick trick/tip to by pass.
How to Create a System Repair/Recovery Disk in Windows 7
It is a good idea to create a Recovery CD set so if anything happens to your computer in the future (i.e. crash, infect with virus, etc.), you can always have something to quickly restore the computer back to fully working stage; avoid having to reinstall Windows then spend countless hours reinstalling your apps.
How To Reset Your Ubuntu Password
In case you forgot your Ubuntu password, here is a quick, easy way to reset it.
- Start your computer; pay close attention to boot promts
- When your computer boots to the GRUB screen, looks like below…
How to Easily Upgrade Grub Legacy to Grub 2
This tutorial provides very easy instructions to upgrade your grub from grub 0.97 to grub 1.96.
- First start the Terminal: Applications => Accessories => Terminal
- Update the Ubuntu update list by typing this command:
Should I Upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10?
- Ubuntu 9.10 provides much faster, better-looking boot experience.
- Improved graphics processing and stability.
- Better looking networking manager.
Useful Yum Commands
Here are some very useful Yum commands.
yum install <package name>
This allows you to install the latest version of a package. Yum will automatically install all dependencies.
How to Setup Wireless with Ubuntu 9.10
This shows a simple way to connect your laptop to your wireless network.
How to upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 to Ubuntu 9.10 Stable Release
How to upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 to Ubuntu 9.10 Stable Release…
How to check CentOS version via command line?
Via command line, type this…
How to Install KDE in CentOS
To install KDE Desktop, type this…
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