Category Archives: planet-ubuntu-users

I learned a few useful things while helping a chap troubleshoot a problem in #ubuntu-us-mi today. It seems that VLC had taken over as the default program for opening folders and directories on his Ubuntu computer, and he couldn’t figure … Continue reading →

Perhaps the hardest part about moving to Linux from Apple will be losing iMovie for video editing. iMovie is incredibly simple to use and has a ton of good-looking, built-in themes, title scenes, and transitions. I tried many, many Linux … Continue reading →

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to do away with Apple and move myself to Linux for my home computing needs. I have now copied my audio files (~7000 mp3s and Flacs, ~45GB) to Ubuntu and am using Rhythmbox … Continue reading →

My EeePC 901 has a 4GB soldered-on SSD and a 32GB removable SSD. It also has 2GB of RAM. When I installed Ubuntu on it, I used 3GB of the fixed SSD for / and 1GB for swap, and my … Continue reading →

Darrin Sculley gave us a tour of the multi-seat Ubuntu Linux lab he put together for the Byron Center Christian School. What an incredible facility those kids have! Darrin built each computer using parts purchased over the Internet. There are … Continue reading →