Xubuntu: Definition and additional resources from ZDNet

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The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tomorrow?: The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tomorrow?Netbooks and SmartphonesThose keyboards on the smartphones are just too small for me to use effectively. I'll take a netbook and a cheap cellphone.RE: The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tI still see netbooks and smartphones as...; Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Notebooks, Handhelds, Netbooks, Laptop cannibalization, cannibalization, Smartphone, laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-06-03
It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO: It's finally official: XP is coming to the XOMS themselves have not accomplished this yet...with satisfactory results, so I doubt you will have any success. Why don't you try Xubuntu or Puppy Linux on a USB drive? Or sell it on eBay? http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/xubuntu-feisty-now-from-usb-drive/http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2006/03/25/puppy-linux-on-usb/TripleIIThen drop the Linux version"Let the...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, XP IS, One Laptop Per Child project, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-05-15
Microsoft's plan to block Linux on laptops: Microsoft's plan to block Linux on laptopsHow in the heck did you reach that conclusion?Somehow I missed how MS will "block" Linux on laptops from the writeup. I assume you're implying that XP is so desirable over Linux that charging less than $30 is a slam dunk. ...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Notebooks, Microsoft Corp., Linux, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
News to know: MicroNoHoo, OpenSolaris, 10 reasons for IT failure; Apple: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan Bs Microsoft walks: Five reasons why it's a good move Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft takes its ball and leaves Yahoo on the Web 2.0 playground Dan Farber: Yang...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, OpenSolaris, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Enomaly, Channel Management, Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Open Source, Marketing, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Xubuntu 8.04 stellar on low-power machines: Xubuntu 8.04 stellar on low-power machinesXubuntu 8.04 on low-power machinesI plan to load Xubuntu on two old machines -- so thanks for the info. I have had some success putting Puppy on some very old (98) machines. Why don't you try Puppy 3.01 or the latest beta (very...; Tags: Linux, Memory, Microsoft Windows XP, OPEN SOURCE, Xubuntu, Xubuntu 8.04, low-power machine; Discussion threads 2008-05-04

Xubuntu 8.04 stellar on low-power machines: I finally had the chance to install Xubuntu 8.04 on a laptop for another of my kids this weekend. My first attempt to install Xubuntu (Ubuntu running the Xfce interface instead of Gnome and generally considered lighter and faster than other *buntus) on a seriously aging and memory starved...; Tags: Ubuntu, Video, Hardware, Xfce, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-04
If my kid doesn't like Linux now...: If my kid doesn't like Linux now...So if you buy your kid a Chevyand he demands a Hummer, do you cave in?Because the XP machine was, surprisingly, rampant with malware.Just what you want, a virtual machine running tons of virtual malware, virtual spamware, spyware, and probably botted. So, if...; Tags: Instant messaging, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Linux Now, gOS Rocket-E, Linux, old laptop, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2008-04-28
If my kid doesn't like Linux now...: ...then I'll give him Vista. I finally had the chance to install Ubuntu 8.04 on his laptop last night, wiping out an unhappy 64-bit Kubuntu 7.10 installation. His final words before I took the laptop were, "Just save my music." Typical teenager. So I backed up...; Tags: Desktop, CD, NVidia Corp., Laptop Computer, Vista Business DVD, Linux, Notebooks, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Redeveloping Sugar for Windows XP Home...yeah, great idea, Nick: PC World, among other outlets, is reporting on Nicholas Negroponte's call to make the Sugar interface used on the OLPC XO laptops "platform agnostic." In other words, redevelop it to run on top of Windows XP. Of course, since Microsoft will only allow Windows XP Home to be...; Tags: Developer, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-04-23
What do you do with your old PCs?: What do you do with your old PCs?RE: What do you do with your old PCs?My 1.8GHz P4 with 1GB RAM is functioning quite nicely as a Windows Home Server box. So far it's the best backup solution I've come across. Now if only I could access the shared printers...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Linux, computer, PC, old PC, old computer, electronics, RAM; Discussion threads 2008-03-10
The best of both worlds (or, at least, both worlds): The best of both worlds (or, at least, both worlds)TwiceMultiple booting is fun.... My own Sony Vaio laptop, alias the Magical Playbox, is tenfold bootable: Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Fedora 7, OpenSUSE 10.3, Mandriva 2008, PC-BSD 1.4, CentOS 5.1, gOS, Windows XP Pro, Antix Lysistrata.But, as much as this is fun: there...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Desktops, Printers, OSX; Discussion threads 2008-02-22
Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" alpha 4: Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" alpha 4Wish they would stop with the silly namesJust name it Ubuntu 8 and drop the cutesy names. I hate looking for software and it the download says "works with Gutsy"...is mine Gutsy?Fastest Torrent client out there: Deluge[url=http://www.deluge-torrent.org]FYI[/url]Bar none.Looking forward to it.Looking forward to it.Might...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.04; Discussion threads 2008-02-03
Mac versus Windows vulnerability stats questioned: Mac versus Windows vulnerability stats questionedExactly, it was a poor comparison...... and no conclusion can be reached either way. I realize that the authoring experts are writing in a Blog, yet I assume there will be at least a level of professional research, wanting to delve a little deeper than...; Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Windows vulnerability stat, Apple Macintosh, stat, CVE, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-12-20
Resistance is futile...I want to buy a Mac: Since I first started writing this blog, I've had very few nice things to say about Macs in education. I've never been the typical Windows or Linux fanboy, merely claiming that Apples suck. On the contrary, I've owned 2 Macs (an 8100 that I got instead of a...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Resistance, Desktops, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-12-16
Give Mother Earth the holiday gift of freecycle.org. I have.: Give Mother Earth the holiday gift of freecycle.org. I have.www.craigslist.com has been my freecycle.com for years. NT.RE: Give Mother Earth the holiday gift of freecycle.org. I have.Obviously you're unaware of all the problems with The Freecycle Network TFN. You might find the following articles helpful.http://tiny.cc/zNafihttp://tiny.cc/20jxihttp://tiny.cc/1wDXO http://tiny.cc/9nN6m TFN is still...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Semiconductors, Yahoo Groups, Freecycle Network, http://tiny.cc/1wDXO http://tiny.cc/9nN6m TFN; Discussion threads 2007-12-10
When it comes to releasing operating systems, Ubuntu have it figured out: When it comes to releasing operating systems, Ubuntu have it figured outThe reason Ubuntu can get away with thatis because it is free. No one wants to pay $100 or $130 or whatever for an incremental release, and I can't see MS or Apple bringing the upgrade prices down to...; Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, incremental release, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., operating system; Discussion threads 2007-11-07
A purple Classmate!: My new evaluation Linux Classmate arrived last night and, much to my youngest son's delight, it was purple. Much to my delight, this particular machine worked flawlessly out of the box, unlike the previous Linux-based Classmate I test drove. Intel's thoughts on the problems? It's a beta...; Tags: Memory Card, Storage, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Linux, Notebooks, Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-11-02
Dead hardware I can sink my teeth into: Dead hardware I can sink my teeth intoXubuntu rocks!Xubuntu is the OS for old machines. Less eye candy than Ubuntu and Edubuntu with Gnome, and Kubuntu with KDE. But man, do those old PIII's become fast again!Tip: consider a PIII 450 Mhz, 192 MB RAM and 4 GB disk space...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Xubuntu, teeth, older equipment, hardware; Discussion threads 2007-11-01
Ubuntu 7.10 (First look at Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon"): Ubuntu 7.10 (First look at Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon")Where's the meat?Give us some specifics. You could at least summarize the changes from 7.04. One thing that's always bugged me about Linux is user interface consistency, fonts in particular are not implemented as well as in Windows, and can...; Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 7.10, First Look, Gutsy Gibbon; Discussion threads 2007-10-19
Will Windows Home Server be Microsoft's next flop?: Will Windows Home Server be Microsoft's next flop?This will give Microsoft...a single point of entry into your whole personal IT infrastructure.It will make it much simpler for Microsoft and Big Brother to invade your privacy. Microsoft has been data mining for Big Brother for some time. It has...; Tags: Servers, Microsoft Windows, server, Home Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Home Server; Discussion threads 2007-09-25