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11 Crucial Things an Ubuntu Newbie Should Know

11 Crucial Things an Ubuntu Newbie Should Know As I was sitting here, preparing to write this article, my mind wandered back to the day I accidentally wiped out a Windows installation with a Gutsy Gibbon CD. I thought I was in trouble. I had just knocked out my work documents, including various templates I made, along with scanner support, and my Adobe 8.0 suite. It was at that moment I decided to make a go of it with Linux as my sole operating system. After nearly 2 years of tweaking, making mistakes, fixing those mistakes, and then making even more mistakes, I finally feel qualified to give you advice. In light of this experience, I now present "11 Crucial Things An Ubuntu Newbie Should Know". Commands 1. ps -A: One of the reasons I hated Windows so much was the task manager. When a program would hang, youd have to open task manager, tell it to kill the program, and wait 5 minutes for the system to kill the application, All the while, it would bog down the processor, hog me...

1001 Newbie Friendly tips By Bob Mcelwain

1001 Newbie Friendly tips By Bob Mcelwain Here is the best of my work published in "STAT News" and elsewhere. Each piece has been reedited and updated to include the latest information available. I hope you enjoy every single article. And that you find great ideas throughout to help you start or improve your website, one that succeeds in producing ever greater profits. How To Use "1001 Newbie-Friendly Tips" Many will prefer to simply read it from beginning to end. However the Table of Contents is designed to make it easy to select items of interest. And to return to them at your convenience. The reason for this is in two parts. First, on a given day, you may have no interest in many of the topics. But when you do need the information, you will find it easy to select the appropriate article. Second, as we read about something we really need, we do so with care. We may take notes, even reread it, just to be sure we have it locked in our minds. But when we turn to pape...