Ubuntu

Lately it seems like we are constantly bombarded with news about artificial intelligence, tariffs, or some disastrous event. While my work involves advocating the use of technology, and I’ve been connected to the computer sector since 1983, I’ve always recognized that it isn’t the answer for everything! Technology can make life easier, but is can also be a pain spot. Sometimes it’s nice to get away. One of the ways I “get away” is by connecting with nature. Lately my wife and I have been researching and finding different parks to go to in order to spot and photograph different wildlife. While this isn’t eliminating technology (the camera), it has several benefits: physical (walking, fresh air), mental (relaxing sounds of nature, relaxing scenes in nature), and just reminding us the world is more than just always in your face technology. ...

PXE network installation Most Linux distribution web sites describe the process of how to download an ISO, and create a bootable USB key. While USB keys are great if you’re working on your own computer, when you need to scale up and install across a number of systems there are more efficient ways of deploying Linux. One of those ways is to network boot, and install from a PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) server. ...

The Computer Recycling Project used Ubuntu Linux from 2006 to 2010 It’s a challenge to talk about Xubuntu Linux without referring to Xubuntu’s more popular relative, Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu Linux was started in 2004 and based around a then popular flavour/distribution of Linux, Debian. Debian Linux was the distribution The Working Centre’s Computer Recycling Project initially used to develop our own Linux distribution, WCLP – Working Centre Linux Project, way back in 2001. By 2006 the project had switched to Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu Linux was a rising star back in 2006, it made installing “difficult to install” proprietary drivers easy (compared to Debian). And because Ubuntu was based on Debian, people with Debian experience could easily adapt to Ubuntu. ...