Recent page changes from site "serna On Ubuntu" (a Wikidot site)

"Multiple Monitors" - source change

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:42:24 +0000

Page: Multiple Monitors (multiple-monitors)
Current revision number: 21
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By: sernaferna

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For the most part, Ubuntu works pretty much “out of the box” — run the installation program, boot into Ubuntu, and you're up and running. From what I can understand, computers with multiple...

"Multiple Monitors" - source change

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:34:32 +0000

Page: Multiple Monitors (multiple-monitors)
Current revision number: 20
Date changed: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:34:32 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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For the most part, Ubuntu works pretty much “out of the box” — run the installation program, boot into Ubuntu, and you're up and running. From what I can understand, computers with multiple...

"Multiple Monitors" - file action

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:33:57 +0000

Page: Multiple Monitors (multiple-monitors)
Current revision number: 19
Date changed: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:33:57 +0000
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Change comments: Uploaded file "windowsdisplayproperties.jpg".
By: sernaferna

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For the most part, Ubuntu works pretty much “out of the box” — run the installation program, boot into Ubuntu, and you're up and running. From what I can understand, computers with multiple...

"Multiple Monitors" - source change

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:33:37 +0000

Page: Multiple Monitors (multiple-monitors)
Current revision number: 18
Date changed: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:33:37 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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For the most part, Ubuntu works pretty much “out of the box” — run the installation program, boot into Ubuntu, and you're up and running. From what I can understand, computers with multiple...

"Mouse" - source change

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:33:00 +0000

Page: Mouse (mouse)
Current revision number: 7
Date changed: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:33:00 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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I have wonderful news, for those who have an IntelliMouse, or similar mice that have Back and Forward buttons. This used to be a problem with Ubuntu, and this page was devoted to the laborious task...

"Welcome!" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:18:24 +0000

Page: Welcome! (start)
Current revision number: 16
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:18:24 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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This site explores my use of Ubuntu, including any tips/tricks I might discover. This site isn't intended to replace other blogs and wikis to do with Ubuntu. Any other source of information out...

"Welcome!" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:17:22 +0000

Page: Welcome! (start)
Current revision number: 15
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:17:22 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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This site explores my use of Ubuntu, including any tips/tricks I might discover. This site isn't intended to replace other blogs and wikis to do with Ubuntu. Any other source of information out...

"Hp 6910p" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:18:09 +0000

Page: Hp 6910p (hp-6910p)
Current revision number: 11
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:18:09 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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Yet again, another work laptop. Issues Here is what I've discovered so far, for this laptop: The built-in wireless card worked out of the box, and so did the bluetooth hardware. (I didn't have to...

"Hp 6910p" - file action

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:16:17 +0000

Page: Hp 6910p (hp-6910p)
Current revision number: 10
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:16:17 +0000
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Change comments: Uploaded file "hardwaredrivers.png".
By: sernaferna

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Yet again, another work laptop. Issues Here is what I've discovered so far, for this laptop: The built-in wireless card worked out of the box, and so did the bluetooth hardware. (I didn't have to...

"Hp 6910p" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:14:58 +0000

Page: Hp 6910p (hp-6910p)
Current revision number: 9
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:14:58 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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Yet again, another work laptop. Issues Here is what I've discovered so far, for this laptop: The built-in wireless card worked out of the box, and so did the bluetooth hardware. (I didn't have to...

"Compiz" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:05:36 +0000

Page: Compiz (compiz)
Current revision number: 22
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:05:36 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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This page introduces the Compiz window manager1, provides installation instructions, and also provides some handy things you can do with it. Introduction Compiz introduces visual effects to the...

"Hp 6910p" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:52 +0000

Page: Hp 6910p (hp-6910p)
Current revision number: 8
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:52 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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Yet again, another work laptop. Issues Here is what I've discovered so far, for this laptop: The built-in wireless card worked out of the box, and so did the bluetooth hardware. (I didn't have to...

"Setting Up Audio / Video Codecs" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:18:25 +0000

Page: Setting Up Audio / Video Codecs (setting-up-audo-video-codecs)
Current revision number: 46
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:18:25 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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Unfortunately, for various reasons — mostly having to do with copyright laws, and other such nonsense — a lot of audio and video won't work “out of the box” with Ubuntu, or most Linux...

"Installation Checklist" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:12:18 +0000

Page: Installation Checklist (installation-checklist)
Current revision number: 34
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:12:18 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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Since I don't know what I'm doing, and keep messing up my system, I install Ubuntu on a fairly regular basis. This is a checklist I put together, of common things I install or configure right away,...

"Installation Checklist" - file action

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:11:38 +0000

Page: Installation Checklist (installation-checklist)
Current revision number: 33
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:11:38 +0000
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Change comments: Uploaded file "Desktop.png".
By: sernaferna

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Since I don't know what I'm doing, and keep messing up my system, I install Ubuntu on a fairly regular basis. This is a checklist I put together, of common things I install or configure right away,...

"Installation Checklist" - file action

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:11:17 +0000

Page: Installation Checklist (installation-checklist)
Current revision number: 32
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:11:17 +0000
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Change comments: File "desktop.png" deleted.
By: sernaferna

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Since I don't know what I'm doing, and keep messing up my system, I install Ubuntu on a fairly regular basis. This is a checklist I put together, of common things I install or configure right away,...

"Installation Checklist" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:11:05 +0000

Page: Installation Checklist (installation-checklist)
Current revision number: 31
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:11:05 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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Since I don't know what I'm doing, and keep messing up my system, I install Ubuntu on a fairly regular basis. This is a checklist I put together, of common things I install or configure right away,...

"Installation Checklist" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:10:36 +0000

Page: Installation Checklist (installation-checklist)
Current revision number: 30
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:10:36 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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Since I don't know what I'm doing, and keep messing up my system, I install Ubuntu on a fairly regular basis. This is a checklist I put together, of common things I install or configure right away,...

"Hp 6910p" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:44:26 +0000

Page: Hp 6910p (hp-6910p)
Current revision number: 7
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:44:26 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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Yet again, another work laptop. Issues Here is what I've discovered so far, for this laptop: The built-in wireless card worked out of the box, and so did the bluetooth hardware. (I didn't have to...

"Installation Checklist" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:15:08 +0000

Page: Installation Checklist (installation-checklist)
Current revision number: 29
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:15:08 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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Since I don't know what I'm doing, and keep messing up my system, I install Ubuntu on a fairly regular basis. This is a checklist I put together, of common things I install or configure right away,...

"Side" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:01:27 +0000

Page: Side (nav:side)
Current revision number: 23
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:01:27 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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Welcome page Introduction General Nerds / Geeks Linux Ubuntu Comparing Windows And Ubuntu Security Installation Installation Checklist Tweaks Setting Up Audo/Video Codecs Advanced Packaging...

"Top Bar Menu" - source change

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:35 +0000

Page: Top Bar Menu (nav:top)
Current revision number: 32
Date changed: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:35 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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Installation Checklist Tweaks Setting Up Audo/Video Codecs Advanced Packaging Tool Software Pidgin aMSN Java OpenOffice.org Compiz gedit GIMP vi man Hardware X Window...

"Multiple Monitors" - source change

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:46:30 +0000

Page: Multiple Monitors (multiple-monitors)
Current revision number: 17
Date changed: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:46:30 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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For the most part, Ubuntu works pretty much “out of the box” — run the installation program, boot into Ubuntu, and you're up and running. From what I can understand, computers with multiple...

"ls" - source change

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:27:26 +0000

Page: ls (command-line:ls)
Current revision number: 4
Date changed: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:27:26 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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By far the most common command used in Linux — or Unix, for that matter — is the ls command, which lists the contents of a directory (files and sub-directories)1. In its simplest form, you can...

"Background Tasks" - source change

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:20:56 +0000

Page: Background Tasks (command-line:background-tasks)
Current revision number: 1
Date changed: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:20:56 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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TODO — I seem to have neglected to finish this page By default, when you enter a command at the command prompt — which, you will remember, is simply an instruction for Linux to execute a...

"Piping and Directing Output" - source change

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:19:12 +0000

Page: Piping and Directing Output (command-line:piping-and-directing-output)
Current revision number: 25
Date changed: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:19:12 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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This article explains how to chain various commands together, so that the output of one becomes the input of another — called piping — as well as how to direct output to and from files, instead...

"Files and Directories" - source change

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:24:32 +0000

Page: Files and Directories (command-line:files-and-directories)
Current revision number: 22
Date changed: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:24:32 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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This page is devoted to command line tools you can use for working with files and directories. TODO This page is still under construction. Listing Files You list files using the ls command. This...

"ls" - source change

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:15:32 +0000

Page: ls (command-line:ls)
Current revision number: 3
Date changed: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:15:32 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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By far the most common command used in Linux — or Unix, for that matter — is the ls command, which lists the contents of a directory (files and sub-directories)1. In its simplest form, you can...

"Navigating Directories" - source change

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:07:17 +0000

Page: Navigating Directories (command-line:navigating-directories)
Current revision number: 2
Date changed: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:07:17 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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As you're working with the command line, you always have a working directory — that is, the directory1 you're currently in. By default, when you open a command line, you're in your home...

"Multiple Monitors" - source change

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:59:58 +0000

Page: Multiple Monitors (multiple-monitors)
Current revision number: 16
Date changed: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:59:58 +0000
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By: sernaferna

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For the most part, Ubuntu works pretty much “out of the box” — run the installation program, boot into Ubuntu, and you're up and running. From what I can understand, computers with multiple...