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New Linux Video – Probing Your Box, Grub 2 and You!
If I had to pick one horror story that I get messaged about the most, it would be the dreaded bootloader. “It’s missing” or “I have a black screen of death..” and some people edit their grub.cfg without realizing it can disable you from booting at all, essentially turning your computer into a brick. Yay! [...]
Linux Tutorial: Record Your Desktop
I have put together a video tutorial which helps people learn the easy way to do desktop recording (gtk-recordmydesktop), and the more difficult way I do it, using ffmpeg from the terminal. Read more about my video and methods here at OMGUbuntu!
GNU/Linux: The Name Game
I have been asked several times why I do not refer to Linux as “GNU/Linux,” or “the GNU/Linux operating system,” or some variation thereof. Most of you are well aware of the controversy around using the term “Linux,” but many people who have recently switched or are considering trying Ubuntu, or some other distribution of [...]
New Video: Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Review
Introducing: The best Ubuntu yet? Since its release a month ago I have been testing Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx, and I have been pleasantly surprised by the improvements in this version of my favorite distribution of Linux. It really is faster, better looking, and more feature-rich than ever. In this video review I give my [...]
I Love Linux Mint
My first time opening the terminal in a freshly installed Linux Mint 8 (Helena) and got these words of encouragement from her! I can’t wait to get started!
A Lust for Linux
A great deal of you started reading/watching my stuff based on my Linux tutorials. That’s why I completely understand how you’d like for me to start making tutorials again. I feel your pain, which is why I’m going to go ahead and give you your present early this year by making the formal announcement: Soon [...]
The Sexiest Video Editor Gets an Upgrade!
Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that my favorite open source non-linear video editing program, Kdenlive, has a new version out – 0.7.6! Here is the list of new features from their official site (www.kdenlive.org): * Title module: rewrite, now allows for basic animation (title zoom & scroll) * Track rename: users can [...]
Video Quickies from Linuxhaxor
Hi guys, I thought I would post the videos that I have been making for Linuxhaxor for the past few weeks. My Linuxhaxor Quickie segment has been pretty popular so far.. click the arrows on the side to browse the playlist and hope you enjoy! ;D
A Travel Guide for Visitors from Windows
If you, the wise Windows traveler, have decided to visit the world of Ubuntu Linux for the first time, breathe a little easier. What appears to be a daunting task will be made just a bit easier by perusing this page. You are not the first visitor to this strange land, and I will try [...]
Ubuntu sucks. I hate Linux!
(Click here to watch my short video version.) I slumped over my keyboard, frustrated and defeated. After an untold number of attempts, I finally came to the realization that I could not salvage my dying laptop with the tools at my disposal. Windows XP had become corrupted after numerous freezes and could not be booted, [...]
