Sure, you can upgrade Ubuntu over the net, downloading the updates from Canonical’s servers. You can even do it over the net with apt-p2p, downloading the updates from other users. However, if you have more than one computer to upgrade, it may be nice to download the updates only once. For the following procedure you …
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The official release of Ubuntu 9.04 – Jaunty Jackalope is fast approaching. When it’s released on April 23 you can be sure that Canonical’s servers will be getting slammed. That means the downloads are going to be slow. The good news is that they just let loose the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 9.04. There should …
Continue reading Get a Jump on Jaunty JackalopePreviously I’ve showed you how to set up a home network with Ubuntu. Once your network is set up, it’s easy to transfer files from one computer to another using Gnome’s standard file manager, Nautilus. Nautilus has a built-in feature to support SFTP. SFTP is a secure file transfer protocol. It’s basically a combination of …
Continue reading Secure File Transfer in Nautilus with SFTPIf you’ve been using Windows for several versions, you probably remember the backup tool that was available in older versions like Windows 2000. This tool is missing from a standard XP installation, but you can install it easily if you have a Windows XP installation CD. To get started, insert your XP CD into the …
Continue reading Add the NT Backup Tool to Windows XPBeing the computer geek in the family means I am frequently called upon for computer emergencies. The most recent one involves a Dell computer that bit the dust. The machine wouldn’t POST and gave only a memory error beep code. After several rounds of moving the memory chips to different slots and then trying new …
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