JacobWith the Ubuntu 8.04 release a few days away, there comes a time when one needs an end-all reference to the system. The time is now, and if you're an Ubuntu user and liked the original cheat sheet, then do we have a surprise for you:
Click the preview above to download your PDF copy. This sheet is free to modify and redistribute for your own needs; we just …
PeterGNU's wget command line program for downloading is very popular, and not without reason. While you can use it simply to retrieve a single file from a server, it is much more powerful than that and offers many more features.
One of the more advanced features in wget is the mirror feature. This allows you to create a complete local copy of a website, including any stylesheets, supporting images and …
Peter
BeleniX is a distribution of OpenSolaris, designed as a live CD that is meant as a general purpose operating system. OpenSolaris, for those who don't know, is an operating system dervied from Sun's proprietary Solaris OS for servers and high-end workstations.
BeleniX combines many of the open source applications used on desktop Linux with the core of OpenSolaris to make a complete operating system. Right now, all of the currently …
PeterWith the upcoming release of Ubuntu Hardy Heron, it's likely there will be an influx of complete Linux newbies that are trying the operating system (in its shiny, new Ubuntu incarnation) for the first time.
Just under a year ago, I put together a Linux terminology jargon buster, designed to explain some of these new Linux terms to those who are just starting out. That post is still very relevant …