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HowTo: Create Wine Application Shortcuts on Ubuntu

25. February 2010 ·

I use the Ubuntu partition on my laptop as my main/work desktop and I barely use Windows because I have all the programs and applications I need on Ubuntu even Windows programs like Adobe Photoshop. Running Photoshop on Ubuntu is made possible by Wine, a software that lets users install Windows software on other operating [...]

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HowTo: Install Adobe AIR on Ubuntu

4. February 2010 ·

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I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala a few days ago. I know its a bit late, but the reason why I didn’t do it earlier was because I didn’t want to mess up my customized Ubuntu “Mac” desktop. What made me decide to do a fresh install was because my old [...]

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HowTo: Easiest Way to Install/Dual Boot Ubuntu on Windows

20. February 2009 ·

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HowTo: Easiest Way to Install/Dual Boot Ubuntu on Windows

Previously, if you wanted to try or install/dual boot Ubuntu you’d have to use the live CD or create a partition on your computer with the latter being a daunting task for most users, especially those who don’t have much technical knowledge. Now, with the help of the Wubi installer, you can try or install Ubuntu [...]

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HowTo: Update Gaim To Pidgin in Ubuntu

23. August 2007 ·

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Whenever you want to update a certain program in Ubuntu, most of the time you do it via the Synaptic Package Manager. Unfortunately this is not possible for Gaim. For Ubuntu users who’d want to update Gaim to Pidgin, you’ll have to do it manually. In this post, I’ll show you the necessary steps in order [...]

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Ubuntu Studio

21. May 2007 ·

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Ubuntu Studio is a new version of the Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution, released last May 10, 2007. It is based on Ubuntu Linux, and is optimized for general multimedia production. I’m sure a lot of graphic artists, enthusiasts and professionals would love this and would wanna try it out. Ubuntu Studio’s kernel was modified into a low-latency [...]