Tag Archives: ubuntu

Kubuntu: Still the Shortest Path to Linux

Posted on August 19, 2024 by ehurst

Some years ago, I published an ebook: The Shortest Path to Linux featuring Kubuntu Linux. The contents are long out of date, as is typical of the fast moving field of computer technology. Still, regardless of what you may think … Continue reading →

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Catching Loose Ends

Posted on December 14, 2018 by ehurst

I’m not going to say they are all related, but a bunch of changes have presented themselves to me lately, things that demanded decisions. Somehow I sense the biggest is yet to come, so I’m trying to take care of … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 18.04 Hibernate and Suspend Fix

Posted on August 14, 2018 by ehurst

This tutorial assumes a limited familiarity with using Linux already. Most of this will be performed in a terminal emulator window. I recommend you maximize the window size and open two tabs or terminal windows for this. With one we … Continue reading →

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Dell XPS: Upgrading Ubuntu

Posted on August 11, 2018 by ehurst

My Dell XPS 13 came with Ubuntu 16.04. That’s still valid and supported for a few more years yet. However, depending on the kind of work you do on that system, it’s often necessary to upgrade the OS to the … Continue reading →

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Endorsement: Linux Migration Site

Posted on December 10, 2016 by ehurst

This is a gem: Easy Linux tips project. It’s a set of detailed yet simple instructions for migrating from Windows to Linux. You get to choose between several different Linux distributions all of which are the easiest to use and … Continue reading →

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A Big Improve-mint

Posted on December 19, 2015 by ehurst

Before I get to the Bible lesson, I wanted to make note for my regular readers that Linux Mint is probably the better path to Linux. In particular, I’m going to recommend the 17.2 Release because it offers the most … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 03

Posted on October 9, 2014 by ehurst

03 — Why Kubuntu? The name Linux isn’t actually a thing, but a kind of thing. The underlying code base is there for anyone to build as they like. What you can build with it can be tweaked for specialized … Continue reading →

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Xubuntu 14.04 Is Okay

Posted on April 22, 2014 by ehurst

I’ve installed the latest LTS release of Xubuntu Trusty Tahr (14.04) on an aging laptop. There are a few bugs noted on the release page and I suppose they’ll eventually get those worked out. At any rate, I still refuse … Continue reading →

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Enough Kubuntu

Posted on April 6, 2014 by ehurst

I had enough. By no means did I expect perfection of any sort. The thing was in beta, so it was supposed to be a little buggy. That is not what bothered me. It was the constant defaults that were … Continue reading →

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Taming Kubuntu

Posted on March 23, 2014 by ehurst

Whew! It’s too long to post here on the blog, so I have a draft version in good ol’ HTML here (gone now). Just click the link and you should get a fairly long tutorial. I need feeback. This will … Continue reading →

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