Linux And Friends

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala was released on October 28 2009. This latest version of Ubuntu has numerous features and improvements over its predecessor Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope 9.02.

This guide explains how to install LaTeX in Ubuntu Linux. LaTeX is a document preparation system for high-quality typesetting. It is most often used for medium-to-large technical or scientific documents but it can be used for almost any form of publishing. LaTeX is not a word processor! Instead, LaTeX encourages authors not to worry too [...]

This tutorial explains how you can easily install Linux on a USB stick in 5 simple steps. Using this method, it is possible to install any Linux distribution of your choice on a USB stick. Nowadays, it is quite cheap to buy a 4GB or 8GB USB memory stick and they are widely available in [...]

Ubuntu 8.10 aka Intrepid Ibex is Ubuntu’s latest version released by Canonical in October 2008.  It is a fabulous Linux distribution in many respects, some of them being ease of installation, ease of use, robust, and can be configured to run all proprietary codecs with little effort.

As you would have known by now, OpenOffice.org has released version 3 of its Free, popular office suite. And it comes with a load of features. Here is a short video explaining the steps involved in  installing OpenOffice.org on a Windows PC.

Gnu Image Manipulation Program, popularly known as GIMP is a graphics suite which is rich in features and has everything that a graphics artist will need to create stunning images for the Web. GIMP developer team has released the much awaited version 2.6 which has significant improvements in the user interface.

Arch Linux is a unique Linux distribution which is designed to be light weight and simple to use. Arch is largely based around binary packages. Packages are targeted for i686 and x86-64 microprocessors to assist performance on modern hardware. A ports/ebuild-like system is also provided for automated source compilation, known as the ABS (Arch Build [...]