Author Archives: Jonathan Moeller

For years, Ubuntu (and most Debian based Linux distributions) have relied on a program called Synaptic Package Manager to install software. However, as of Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, Synaptic has been removed from Ubuntu in favor of the Ubuntu Software … Continue reading →

Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail comes with the visually impressive Unity desktop environment, but Unity does take a moderate degree of graphical horsepower. If you’re using Ubuntu on an older computer, you might want to install the GNOME Fallback environment, formerly … Continue reading →

Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail comes with the Unity interface, which is a slick, modern desktop interface. However, Unity seems to inspire a “love it or hate it” reaction. Quite a few people prefer GNOME 3, and its GNOME Shell interface. … Continue reading →

One of the most common uses of a Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail machine – whether a server or a desktop – is to share files across the network. If you’re not familiar with the term, “file sharing” means to make … Continue reading →

Here’s how to install Google’s lightweight Chrome browser on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail. It’s a bit trickier than in previous versions of Ubuntu, since some of the dependencies Chrome uses have been removed from the latest version of Ubuntu. First, … Continue reading →

SSH stands for “secure shell”, and it is a network protocol that allows you to securely send commands to a remote machine. The “secure” part comes from the fact that the connection is encrypted, which means that an attacker cannot … Continue reading →

In order to help fund Ubuntu’s continued development, Canonical has added Amazon search results to the Dash via the Dash’s new “Shopping Lens”. The idea is that if you see an interesting product in the Dash search results and buy … Continue reading →

Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail comes out today! Since I’ve written two books about Ubuntu, needless to say I’ll be taking a good look at the new version. At some point this summer I’d like to update both books to new … Continue reading →

In this post, we’re going to explain how to use your Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin machine both as a VNC server and as a client. VNC is an extremely useful networking protocol that allows you to remotely control a machine … Continue reading →

In this post, we’re going to explain how to use your Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal machine both as a VNC server and as a client. VNC is an extremely useful networking protocol that allows you to remotely control a machine … Continue reading →