In the Introduction to this book, I mentioned that there are several distributed versions of Ubuntu. These include Edubuntu and Kubuntu, both of which are Ubuntu but with a different default ...

I'm in the process of trying to get kubuntu 12.04.1 installed onto a HP Mini 5101 that has had it's hard drive wiped (i.e. no OS, no partition). I tried the universal USB installer from pendrivelinux, ...

I have repeatedly been unable to update Firefox to the latest version in assorted Linux distros over the course of a few years. For the most part, I see this as poor user interface design by the ...

I have an IBM X31 onto which I'd like to install Kubuntu to dual boot alongside Windows. I have set aside some unpartitioned space for the install, but the notebook has no optical drive so a ...

The folks behind Kubuntu Linux have decided to drop the separate Netbook Edition once Ubuntu and Kubuntu 10.10 are released in a few months. Instead, netbook-friendly code will be baked into the main ...

For years, proponents proclaimed the Linux operating system would someday be a viable competitor on desktop PCs to its rivals, Windows and Mac OSX. When someone on an internet message board says ...

The pre-built Linux Kubuntu Focus Iridium laptop line is an unexpectedly good alternative to running any Linux operating system on converted Windows PCs. Born almost five years ago, Focus Computers ...