Faster apt-get Installations and Upgrades
The apt-fast script Matt Parnell have created is a little shellscript that increases the speed of apt-get by many times. You need to have the axel download accelerator installed, which is a simple,...
View ArticleHowto Upgrade to Fedora 14
This post explains how to upgrade to Fedora 14 from Fedora 13 & 12. Because your personal data is the most valuable thing in your computer, before to upgrade it is always a good idea to back up any...
View ArticleHowto Upgrade or Convert ext3 to ext4
Have you ever wonder how you can convert or upgrade your Linux ext3 into ext4 file system before? This post will show you how to upgrade from ext3 file system to ext4 file system. Please be aware that...
View ArticleHowto upgrade from Ubuntu 10.x to Ubuntu 11 Natty Narwhal
The next Ubuntu version 11.04 Natty Narwhal is coming soon (The final stable version will be released end April 2011), if you intend to upgrade to 11.04 from current Ubuntu version there are few ways...
View ArticleInstall or Upgrade to Fedora 15 Lovelock
Fedora Linux 15 is now available since yesterday, providing users on the desktop with a full GNOME 3 experience including the GNOME Shell user interface. Fedora 15 is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.38 and...
View ArticleHowto Install or Upgrade to Firefox 5 Beta in Ubuntu 11.04
It is very easy to install Firefox 5 Beta on Ubuntu via ppa thanks to WebUpd8 for the update, all you need to do is follow below instructions: Open Terminal and type: $ sudo add-apt-repository...
View ArticleHowto Upgrade Thunderbird 5 on Ubuntu
Following the footstep of Firefox, Thunderbird had been jumping forward updates from Thunderbird 3.1 to Thunderbird 5. It has more responsive and faster to start up and use, and its based on the new...
View ArticleUpgrade to Ubuntu 11.10 with ease
I’ve been running Ubuntu for few years and have been satisfied with the experience. Less than a week ago, the newest stable Ubuntu 11.10 version (Oneiric Ocelot) was announced. To my surprise, I didn’t...
View ArticlePledge to free a computer today! Upgrade from Windows 8
Microsoft has shelled out a mind-boggling estimated $1.8* billion to convince the public that it needs Windows 8. Why the record-breaking marketing deluge? Because a slick ad campaign is Microsoft’s...
View ArticleStill running Windows XP, Will Google notebooks win the upgrade war?
Still running Windows XP, Will Google notebooks win the upgrade war? Several dozen Windows XP systems running in your office or home which will face Microsoft’s XP end of life deadline on April 8,...
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