How to setup a basic firewall in Ubuntu Linux

The first question you will ask yourself (probably) is “why on earth would I need a firewall? Linux is secure, right?” Right, and I know lots of desktop Linux users that never had to touch the subject or don’t know what iptables or Netfilter is. Which is probably just fine, but that doesn’t mean Linux [...]

How to install Ubuntu the way you’ve never done it before.

I will tell you from the very start. This is neither my idea, nor my realisation. But I like it so much that I decided to share it with the wider public. Have you ever installed any GNU/Linux distribution? Have you ever installed Windows? Have you noticed the difference? I think you know what I [...]

Creating Your Own Distributable Ubuntu DVD (Relinux)

This article is about how to create a DVD image of your machine with the exact same software included on the disk. This can be done using a software called Relinux. Relinux is a fork of the recently discontinued Remastersys. 1 Preliminary Note The image created with Relinux can under no circumstances be greater than [...]

Orion: A New, Clear GTK 2/3 Theme

Orion is a new, clear GTK3 theme created by Satya, who’s also behind other beautiful GTK and GNOME Shell / Cinnamon themes like Evolve, Shine, Minty, Ambiance Blue and others. The GTK3 theme is powered by the Unico GTK3 engine, comes with a modified Boomerang Metacity theme and is compatible with GTK 3.2 (both GNOME [...]

Give Ubuntu a New Look with the ‘Edgebound Desktop’

Want your desktop to look totally different to others? Meet the ‘Edgebound’ desktop set-up. This marvellous-looking mash-up by DeviantArt user ~techunit, combines elements of Unity-2D and GNOME 3 with the Avant Window Navigator (AWN) into one slick-looking whole. Read more at OMG! Ubuntu

How To Install Unity 5.0 In Ubuntu 11.10

We recently published a how to about how to install Unity 5.0 in Ubuntu 12.04. But now even the Ubuntu 11.10 users can install and test Unity 5.0, thanks to the power of PPA. You just need to remember that Unity 5.0 is not stable yet and it might break certain things. I have been [...]

How to speed up your Ubuntu after an Update

Updated your computer to the latest version of Ubuntu, just to find it freezing or running so slowly that it is almost unusable? Well, read on and we’ll have you running back up to speed in a couple of minutes… The Problem. I was visiting my parents home over Christmas when my Dad asked me [...]

Tweak Your Ubuntu Unity Desktop With MyUnity

One of the reasons that many hated the Unity desktop in Ubuntu is because there is a lack of customization option. People switched from Windows/Mac to Linux is mainly because Linux offers them an environment where they can customize everything to their liking. When Canonical reduced your ability to do what you want with your [...]

Ubuntu 11.10 Desktop Customization Guide

At the request of our readers we have decided to revive our usual desktop customization tutorial for the Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) operating system, because of Unity (again). We know that many of you don’t like how Unity looks and acts, therefore this step-by-step tutorial was created for the Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) operating system [...]

Setting Up Unison File Synchronization Between Two Servers On Ubuntu 11.10

This tutorial shows how to set up file synchronization between two Ubuntu 11.10 servers with Unison. Unison is a file-synchronization tool similar to rsync, but the big difference is that it tracks/synchronizes changes in both directions, i.e., files changed on server1 will be replicated to server2 and vice versa. I do not issue any guarantee [...]