Forgoing The Commonplace, Hello Ubuntu!

In Applications >> Accessories >> Terminal aka, the command prompt (shell), type: lsb_release -a Voila!  The output will look something like: No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID:    Ubuntu Description:    Ubuntu 8.04 Release:    8.04 Codename:    hardy There you have it, my first meaningful Ubuntu tip/information tidbit.  -Pats self on back.

A few days ago there were some pretty big updates to the important parts of this Ubuntu system from what I can tell.  Prior to these updates that required me to restart, FireFox normal release as well as the FF Beta releases were all crashing on my suddenly, seemingly for a multitude of reasons.  It [...]

Here´s my deal, I´m internet savvy, not computer savvy and definitely not Ubuntu savvy.  I have a little experience with Linux via text based shell prompts over the 13 years I´ve had web servers to deal with.  Only basic things like navigating in Linux, changing directories, removing, editing, changing ownership and permissions of files.  That´s [...]