I remember, back in the day, when dealing with fonts in Linux was a real problem. At best you were given the xfontsel application, which was an X11 way of displaying the fonts on your system – only in the old-school X11 method (think bitmappy). Fortunately modern Linux distributions have much better fonts and font tools available. From font creation/editing to font management, there are plenty of outstanding applications to help you in your quest for font nirvana.
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I’ve detailed ways of installing Linux on your PC or Mac without loosing your Mac or Windows operating system here before, so I won’t go into how easy it is again - but I think Gutsy Gibbon, the name of the latest release of Ubuntu Linux, is perhaps the best excuse ordinary people have ever had to ditch Windows altogether.
It’s also a great partner to Mac OS if you run it in a Parallels Virtual Machine, as per these screen-shots of it installed on my machine…
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Arial, Times New Roman, Impact and Verdana are some of the most commonly used fonts. They are so widely used in fact that whenever you open a Word document from any computer, you immediately expect to find their presence. However, on your newly installed Ubuntu (and many other Linux distros), you will find that there is absolutely no trace of any of these fonts. Ubuntu, by default, does not include the commonly used Microsoft core fonts in its installation. The set of fonts that it uses is... Read Full Story
The Xbox Media Center arrived in 2004 and became popular so quickly that it became clear more ports would be needed. So the XBMC team allowed this tool to evolve into a cross platform media center that would run on just about anything you can think of. But, of course, the purpose of this article is to install XBMC on Linux. Although XBMC can be installed on most Linux distributions, the Ubuntu installation is the least painful. I’ll first illustrate the installation on Ubuntu and then on... Read Full Story
I started using Ubuntu 4 months back, and since then I’ve been looking for ways to customize and tweak it to make Ubuntu more productive and look good. During my search, I came across many cool themes from various sources that I’d like to share with you all.
These themes are all available for free download from Gnome Art. Do try them out and let me know if you like them. If you have more cool Ubuntu themes, let me know below in the comments. I love eye candy!
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I started using Ubuntu 4 months back, and since then I’ve been looking for ways to customize and tweak it to make Ubuntu more productive and look good. During my search, I came across many cool themes from various sources that I’d like to share with you all.
These themes are all available for free download from Gnome Art. Do try them out and let me know if you like them. If you have more cool Ubuntu themes, let me know below in the comments. I love eye candy!
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It's finally here! The final release of Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon has been released today! Everyone is very excited (especially the lovely young ladies to your right). Doesn't that make you want to try Ubuntu a little more?? They Make Upgrading From Fawn A Snap: Go to the Update Manager and it tells you of the new release and it has this shiny, new button that if you click it downloads and upgrade tool to upgrade your OS!!!!! -Thanks SlothMan From their website: Ubuntu makes no distinction... Read Full Story
Get it while its hot! (Or try to, the servers, as usual, are bogged.
To upgrade, do the following: (note: you can only upgrade using this method if you are already using Feisty Fawn)
Go to System -> Administration -> Update Manager
Hit the Check button to check for new updates to your current install (Feisty)
If there are any updates, hit the "Install Updates" button, this will install any updates for your current installation.
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Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) , the latest release of Ubuntu for desktop and server is now available for download. Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Edition adds an enhanced user interface, improved hardware support, multiple monitor support and integrated desktop search. While Ubuntu 7.10 Server Edition features improved functionality, manageability, pro-active security and hardware compatibility and delivers a rapid deployment platform for developers and businesses.
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My man Karl , (Who is a new father by the way for those just coming out from under your rocks) asked me to elaborate on what exactly Compiz Fusion is, and why it is so damned cool. First of all, I want to say that I am actually kind of a n00b when it comes to Compiz Fusion, and the whole 3D desktop thing. I only recently started using it with the latest version of Ubuntu ( Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 ) where it is installed by default if your graphic card supports it. Let me give you a little bit of a... Read Full Story
