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How to Install 64bit flash on Ubuntu
Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1423423
I have tested this on the following:
Ubuntu 9.04 (GNOME)
Ubuntu 9.10 (GNOME)
Please tell me If it has worked out on another version/DE.
How to get Wireless LAN (Broadcom) on Acer Aspire 4720Z working with Ubuntu 9.10
After about 2 or 3 years away from Linux, I busted it back out when my free trial of Windows 7 expired. The first problem I ran into, as many do, is getting the wireless LAN to work. I didn't find a thread relating to this exact laptop, and had to do a bit of research of my own to find the answer, so I figured I'd post a quick howto for anyone else running into this problem.
Quick loot at Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Alpha 3
The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. The Lucid Lynx Alpha 3 is the third alpha release of Ubuntu 10.04, bringing with it the earliest new features for the next version of Ubuntu.
And this video is a quick look at Ubuntu Lucid Lynx Alpha 3.
System testing and benchmarking under Ubuntu 9.10
Short tutorial about system testing and benchmarking under Ubuntu 9.10. The tools used are: System Testing, HardInfo and Phoronix Test Suite.
Download and info of Phoronix Test Suite:
http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/
How to PXE booting Ubuntu Installer
Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1413126
Hi,
I looked around for a tutorial on this but couldn't find one. So I wrote this myself. This setup worked for me. Hope it works for you too. Let me know if you face any issues.
UBUNTU PXE BOOT INSTALLATION
Ubuntu is usually installed on a system using a Live CD. Another method of installing it is over the network! PXE stands for Preboot eXecution Environment which is an environment for booting the Ubuntu installer off the network.
How to Install Debian onto your Nexus One using Ubuntu
Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1413313
1) Introduction
Here's a longish guide to unlock, root and run Debian on your Nexus One.
It's based on various guides and forum posts around (see embedded links), but with more details, with some missing pieces and corrected mistakes, all compiled into a (hopefully) newb-friendly step by step guide.
(Re) Install a Linux Kernel
Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1407598
We had an OP who had gotten a little carried away with removing old kernels via Synaptic .. Yeah, you're well ahead of me on this one ![]()
Took a little while, and a couple of attempts.. But, this works.. As just as it was written, we had another OP who'd aborted an upgrade to Media after installing the RT kernel, they got his 'normal' kernel back as well. May help someone else ![]()
Easy Way To Sync Your iPhone & iPod touch In Ubuntu
Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1393576
Like WebUpd8 reader StoneCut said in a comment on it's previous tip, he wrote yet another post for iPhone & iPod touch owners which use Linux. So here it is:
In our previous tutorial we showed how you to access the iPhone & iPod touch OS 3.x filesystem and read/write to its music database using iFuse and by compiling our own libgpod4. Then we had to create a file on the iPhone & iPod touch, manually mount the iPhone & iPod touch each time and so on. Maybe a bit complicated for an average user.
How to install OpenOffice 3.2 on Ubuntu Linux
Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1404156
Firstly, go to the OpenOffice website: http://download.openoffice.org/ and download the Linux .deb file.
1 - Once you have done that, extract the .deb file,
How to install and set up Urban Terror game on Ubuntu
This is a first-person shooter game, which is similar to Counter Strike. This video will show you how to install Urban Terror and how to set it up, when its not starting.


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