Walk the Runway With Ubuntu’s Dapper Drake
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Walk the Runway With Ubuntu’s Dapper Drake
Server Watch – Jul 12, 2006
06 LTS: Debian-based Linux distro that comes with security updates and the LAMP stack. Yes, we know you’re sick of hearing about Ubuntu. Ubuntu this, Ubuntu that, everyone must love Ubuntu or else. Don’t run away screaming just yet, because there are good reasons for all the Ubuntu buzz. The first one is that it has an excellent and productive PR machine…
06 LTS: Debian-based Linux distro that comes with security updates and the LAMP stack. Yes, we know you’re sick of hearing about Ubuntu. Ubuntu this, Ubuntu that, everyone must love Ubuntu or else. Don’t run away screaming just yet, because there are good reasons for all the Ubuntu buzz. The first one is that it has an excellent and productive PR machine. This is a good thing, and there is no reason other Linuxes cannot follow suit.
Faqs! Facts! Fax! Spam filters
Telegraph.co.uk – Jul 11, 2006
Q Firstly – thanks for giving me the confidence to go ahead and build my own computer – its now successfully up and running (total cost £226 inc VAT, with upgrades to a 160Gb Samsung HD and a NEC ND-4570 DVD-RW drive). I’ve installed (exclusively) Linux Ubuntu – as they sent a free CD. After struggling though the USB ADSL modem installation (probably enough to put many people off Linux) I’m very happy with it, but have a couple of queries:Does the motherboard need any drivers installing, I’m assuming the CD works only in Windows?Do you know any (preferably free) anti virus software and firewalls suitable for Linux? Trawling through the community pages I keep getting the answer ‘viruses don’t exist in Linux’ but I have my doubts! Ubuntu claims to have a built in firewall, but I don’t know how good this is, and have no control over it. Any comments would be much appreciated. Nick Lakin, via email. AThe installation CD supplied with the ASRock motherboard, used on the DT MK2 PC, and most other motherboards for that matter usually only contain Windows drivers, though quite often you will find Linux drivers on the mobo manufacturer’s website…
Q Firstly – thanks for giving me the confidence to go ahead and build my own computer – its now successfully up and running (total cost £226 inc VAT, with upgrades to a 160Gb Samsung HD and a NEC ND-4570 DVD-RW drive). I’ve installed (exclusively) Linux Ubuntu – as they sent a free CD. After struggling though the USB ADSL modem installation (probably enough to put many people off Linux) I’m very happy with it, but have a couple of queries:Does the motherboard need any drivers installing, I’m assuming the CD works only in Windows?Do you know any (preferably free) anti virus software and firewalls suitable for Linux? Trawling through the community pages I keep getting the answer ‘viruses don’t exist in Linux’ but I have my doubts! Ubuntu claims to have a built in firewall, but I don’t know how good this is, and have no control over it. Any comments would be much appreciated. Nick Lakin, via email. AThe installation CD supplied with the ASRock motherboard, used on the DT MK2 PC, and most other motherboards for that matter usually only contain Windows drivers, though quite often you will find Linux drivers on the mobo manufacturer’s website. However, most Linux distributions nowadays come with a very comprehensive set of device drivers.
Debian… again
LXer – Jul 8, 2006
again Forum: LXer Meta ForumTotal Replies: 5 AuthorContent sbergman27Jul 08, 20067:41 AM EDT From time to time, Debian raises enough of a stir to pique my curiosity. All the backlash against Ubuntu that I have noticed lately. the subtle (and not so subtle) insinuations that Debian is “Da Best” and Ubuntu is just ruining it have gotten my attention…
the subtle (and not so subtle) insinuations that Debian is “Da Best” and Ubuntu is just ruining it have gotten my attention. it’s time to try out Debian again.
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