by Richard W | Jul 3, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
One of our readers commented this statement few days ago, and I tend to agree with him/her to a point. The commenter posted ‘adding program shortcuts to the desktop in Ubuntu sucks’. Do you agree or not? All I will say is it sucks sometimes for new users. Other...
by Richard W | Jun 30, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
If you’re running Ubuntu today, chances are you’re not using the current stable release of the Linux Kernel. You don’t have it because it was just released yesterday and won’t be added to your system for sometime after it’s tested and proven to fully work with Ubuntu....
by Richard W | Jun 26, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
VirtualBox, the software that lets you run multiple guest operating systems, (Windows, Mac, Linux) on a single computer has been updated to version 4.2.14 and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install or upgrade to it in Ubuntu. This update brings many...
by Richard W | Jun 25, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
The driver that makes printing, copying and scanning with HP printers using Linux systems possible has just been updated to version 3.13.6. This release brings support for even more printers, including HP DesignJet T920 Postscript, HP DesignJet T1500 Postscript, HP...
by Richard W | Jun 19, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
The Document Foundation has just released the last version of LibreOffice 4.0.x family before moving onto the 4.1.x branch releases, which is scheduled to arrive late July. This release brings many improvements in the area of interoperability with proprietary document...
by Richard W | Jun 17, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
HPLIP has just been updated to 3.15.5 with support for more printers, Ubuntu 13.04 and Debian 7.0. HPLIP is a package which contains drivers for HP printers and scanners to support Linux systems, including Ubuntu. It’s an HP-developed solution for printing, scanning...
