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Ubuntu Without a Monitor (Headless)

Aug31
2011
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Ubuntu Without a Monitor (Headless)

I recently installed Ubuntu server (including the GNOME desktop) on a new machine which I want to run headless (that is without a monitor). It seems that Ubuntu feels the need to be physically connected to a monitor to properly boot. Without the monitor the system wouldn’t boot or if it did it would be impossible to [...]

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Reading a Gutenberg Project eBook with Kindle on Android

Mar10
2011
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I wanted to read a book which was freely available from Project Gutenberg on my Android using Amazon’s Kindle app. Generally Project Gutenberg provides its eBooks in several different format including a Kindle format. I tried opening the eBook’s page using my Android phone but when I tried to download it the browser told me [...]

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What is Open Source?

Apr25
2010
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Open Source is a concept and license for publishing software along with it’s sourcecode. Under Open Source, software is licensed in a certain way which allows anyone to redistributable it at will and without cost. The source code is freely available, and it is modifiable by anyone sufficiently experienced in programming. An example of a [...]

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What is Linux?

Mar25
2010
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All computers (including desktops, servers, smart-phones and super computers) needs a core piece of software which is called an “Operating System”. Many computers today use Microsoft Windows as their operating system or if you are using an Apple machine, Mac OS X. Linux is an operating system for Personal Computers (including Apple Macs), servers, super computers, [...]

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