by Richard W | Mar 15, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
The Linux Kernel 3.8.3 has just been released and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to easily upgrade to it in Ubuntu. Upgrading your kernel is not recommended as it has the propensity to break stuff. It is recommended to always upgrade the Linux Kernel...
by Richard W | Mar 15, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
After installing Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, you’ll be surprise to find out that it doesn’t play normal or encrypted DVDs out of the box for a whole lot of legal reasons. To play DVD movies, you must either purchase programs that will allow you to do that or...
by Richard W | Mar 14, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
Few weeks ago, we showed you how to configure Ubuntu to automatically download and install security patches. Installing updates and security patches regularly in Ubuntu is a good habit to keep. Here’s that post about configuring Ubuntu to automatically download and...
by Richard W | Mar 13, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
Komodo Edit is based on an award-winning Komodo IDE which offers sophisticated support for all major scripting languages, including in-depth autocomplete and calltips, multi-language file support, FTP upload/download support, syntax coloring and checking, Vi emulator...
by Richard W | Mar 13, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Windows
Dropbox Client version 2.0 has just been released and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install it in Windows 7/8, Mac OS, and Ubuntu 13.04. This release brought some bug fixes and other enhancements, like a new and bigger menu, although not yet...
by Richard W | Mar 12, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to install and enable OpenSSH Server in Ubuntu 13.04 / 12.10 and older. I am also going to show you how to login via public key authentication without passwords. The benefit of using SSH key to sign in is to protect...