Installing Ubuntu software without network (off-line)

Nowadays many users have only 3G Internet connection. As we have seen, 3G modems can be quite tricky in Linux, and it is possible that you have a 3G modem that does not work since you have not latest version of some package installed. In order to get it work you should install these packages … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy S and Linux: mass storage, tethering and synchronization

I found on certain web-page some totally misleading instructions on how to connect Samsung Galaxy to Linux PC. There they stated that you have to activate USB Debugging to connect Galaxy to Linux PC and transfer files. This is not correct. WARNING! Do not activate USB debugging unless you are coding and debugging Android software … Continue reading

Alienating (X/K)Ubuntu

I have really liked Ubuntu for years. I started using Linux with Slackware back during the 90’s, went through Red Hat, SuSE, Debian, Gentoo and various other distros. Year by year I saw Linux evolve into more and more user friendly operating system, and it has been my main operating system for more than a … Continue reading

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