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How to Install Blackbox on Ubuntu

Ubuntu’s default desktop is the Gnome window manager. One of the cool things about Linux is there are multiple different window managers you can install. Some of them we have showed you how to install, like Fluxbox and XFCE or Xubuntu. Just like the others we showed you, installing Blackbox is just as easy. Just [...]

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How to Install Xubuntu Window Manager on Ubuntu Linux

We have shown you how to install Fluxbox on Ubuntu and it was super easy to use interface. With Xubuntu you get a lighter version of Ubuntu that uses Xfce as the window manager. Just like the Fluxbox, Xubuntu is easy to install.

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How to Install Fluxbox on Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu uses the Gnome user interface, this is the window manager you use and the graphical user interface you see. Fluxbox, is similar to Gnome, as a window manager, but is extremely lightweight and customizable.

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Learning Ubuntu: How to Update Ubuntu’s Repository using Software Sources Tool

Most of the instructions for adding extra repositories to Ubuntu requires using the command prompt. If you are unfamiliar with the command prompt or just new to Ubuntu here is a easy and simple way to do this! So what are Ubuntu Repositories? Repositories on Ubuntu are the locations that you can download software from. [...]

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Make a Bootable Linux Flash Drive with UNetbootin

Make a Bootable Linux Flash Drive with UNetbootin

Few days back we showed you How to Create a Bootable Windows 7 Flash Drive. But what about Linux? Don’t worry we can do the same thing with a little program called UNetbootin.

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How to Setup Ubuntu 10.04 Beta in Virtual Box

How to Setup Ubuntu 10.04 Beta in Virtual Box

Last week I showed you How to Setup Ubuntu 9.10 Remix in Virtual Box and I saw the new beta version of Ubuntu 10.04 so I decided to show you guys how to do it too.

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Learning Ubuntu: How to take Screenshots with Shutter

Learning Ubuntu: How to take Screenshots with Shutter

If you come from Windows Vista or Windows 7 you are probably familiar with with the Snipping Tool. For us who are learning to use Ubuntu for the first time here is a tool that is just as easy to use as the Snipping Tool. How to install it To get the Shutter tool simple [...]

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How to Customize Ubuntu Remix Panels

How to Customize Ubuntu Remix Panels

This article is very similar to Learning Ubuntu: How to Customize the Default Panels except it is using Ubuntu Remix instead. What is Ubuntu Remix Ubuntu Remix is an optimized version of Ubuntu specially made to run on netbooks. It is very consumer friendly and has a quick and easy interface for quick access to [...]

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Learning Ubuntu: How to Customize the Default Panels

Learning Ubuntu: How to Customize the Default Panels

By default on a Ubuntu system you have two panels, one at the top and one at the bottom. This can get a little confusing especially if you are coming from a Windows pc. Here is how you customize them. How to do it? It is very simple and you can do a lot of [...]

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Learning Ubuntu: How to Add Trash Can Icon to the Desktop

Learning Ubuntu: How to Add Trash Can Icon to the Desktop

For us beginning to learn the ways of the Ubuntu it can be a bit difficult if certain things don’t seem familiar unlike when we use Windows. No worries though, here is an easy fix we can do to add a trash can icon to the desktop just like a Windows OS. How to Add [...]

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Learning Ubuntu 9.10: How to find your IP Address

Learning Ubuntu 9.10: How to find your IP Address

Getting an IP address can be useful for many different applications or for troubleshooting efforts. Getting one in Ubuntu is just as easy as Windows. So lets get started. How do to it First you need to go to the terminal. It is very similar to the command prompt for windows, but the commands are [...]

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