Monthly Archives: April 2011

Ubuntu 11.04 Pre-Release Review

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Alex

Ubuntu 11.04 Launch Date: April 28, 2011 Ubuntu 11.04 Code Name: Natty Narwhal The popular Linux based operating system Ubuntu gears up for it’s next major release, Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. Ubuntu releases a new version of the linux distro … Continue reading →

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How To Install LTSP – Linux Terminal Server on Ubuntu

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Alex

How To Install LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project) is a step-by-step tutorial video for installing LTSP on the Ubuntu operating system. In the video tutorial below, LTSP standalone packages are installed on top of a pre-existing Edubuntu 10.04 installation.

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LibreOffice Recruits, OpenOffice.org Falls

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Alex

When Oracle (ORCL) bought Sun Microsystems (JAVA) back in April of 2009, there were concerns regarding what would happen with Sun’s open source contributions, primarily OpenOffice.org. OpenOffice.org had made strong headway in terms of an open and free office productivity … Continue reading →

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What is a Diskless Workstation?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Alex

A diskless workstation is a computer that uses network booting to load it’s operating system. The  main components of a diskless workstation are CPU, RAM, Video, Sound, Network, and I/O ports. Diskless workstations differ from thin clients because they do … Continue reading →

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