by Richard W | May 9, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Windows
The Document Foundation (TDF) has just announced the third minor release of the LibreOffice 4.0 family line for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems, including Ubuntu with signed packages to meet or pass OS X Gatekeeper security without user intervention. This release...
by Richard W | May 9, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Windows
Some power users have complained about why Canonical, the parent company of Ubuntu removed the nice Users and Groups management tool that was in previous versions of Ubuntu. Remember that? The GNOME Users and Groups tool that came with Ubuntu to easily manage user and...
by Richard W | May 8, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
Is is it still possible to open files and folders as administrator in Ubuntu 13.04? That was a question from one of our readers on this site. Is it possible? Can you easily enable it? Does your old method work? Quite honestly, I don’t know. I really haven’t used...
by Richard W | May 7, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
Do you remember the time when using Linux was so difficult it would take days to get a single package installed because of lack of dependencies that were required? It’s a different time we live in today. Ubuntu is becoming a lot easier to use and manage. Before Ubuntu...
by Richard W | May 6, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
Here’s one thing I have experienced over the many years using Ubuntu. The first release version of every edition has mostly been unstable. During the first few weeks after installing or upgrading to the newest version, you’ll frequently get ‘Sorry, Ubuntu xx.xx has...
by Richard W | May 3, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
When download and install a copy of Ubuntu, including Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, there are some packages that are left out because of legal reasons. Canonical, the parent company of the Ubuntu distribution must abide by these terms and remove these packages when...
