Ubuntu Dapper Trial

I’ve recently updated my Ubuntu dual boot to the new Ubuntu Dapper Drake. This is beta software, and my advice to anyone who relies on Ubuntu for work is to test it on a non-vital machine before upgrading. For me, it’s not a beta that’s stable enough yet. Fortunately, I can cope with it being […]

More Ubuntu

Latest Ubuntu updates…
First off, some instability. Not good. Changed the boot parameters in GRUB to include NOAPIC NOLAPIC and it is far more stable. However, I cannot find any explanation of what these actually do.
Then the Zen Nomad Jukebox. No play. There is a piece of synchronisation software called Gnomad which is designed to work […]

Ubuntu Dual Boot Running

So, following on from my article about first look at Ubuntu Linux, my free* Ubuntu CDs arrived.
The disc pack comprised of 2 discs - a Live CD and an Install CD.
So, I backed up my system and prepared to install.
I had an old drive in my PC that was unused, so I installed Ubuntu on […]