In my last post, I mentioned wanting to try out Linux, specifically Ubuntu. After much consideration and with the help of the Ghacks readers, I decided to try the Ubuntu LiveCD before actually installing it. However, I first had to bump up my laptop’s RAM, which took a while. It’s tough to get compatible DDR [...]

Categories: Knowledge, Linux, Open Source

Unless you search it out, you’re not likely to come across a PC that comes with Linux pre-installed (exception being the wide-variety of netbooks being sold). Because of this if you want to use Linux you are probably going to have to install the operating system yourself. To hard-core geeks that is not only a [...]

Categories: Advice, Hardware, Linux, Open Source

For those of you considering a migration from Windows to Linux I have a very simple piece of advice that will make the migration much easier. That advice: Choose the right distribution. Let me begin at the begining, or at least the best starting point. The Linux operating system is built with a number pieces. [...]

Categories: Advice, ghacks, Linux, Open Source, Windows