The Automatix: Must-have for new installations

Got this off Linux and Open Source Blog:
The Automatix! Directly from the forum post:

This is a graphical interface for installation of a lot of apps on Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu BREEZY (DOES NOT WORK ON Warty, Hoary or Dapper) and for tweaking a few things to get your Ubuntu box up and working in full throttle in [...]

Make coffee with Linux!

Just found out this HOWTO:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Coffee.html
Must be very convenient for programming in the wee hours of the morning.

Pre-installation worries

So I was lucky to receive a copy of Ubuntu 5.10 installation CD and live CD (thanks to these guys! =) ). I’ve been curious about trying out Linux already, but the main things keeping me back were:

Having to dual-boot means having to partition–I’ve always thought partitioning puts your hard drive at risk
Hardware [...]

First post: What’s all this about, then?

Well. After installing Ubuntu on my laptop and playing around with it for awhile I thought it would be a good idea to post my experiences online. Partly for the fun of it, but I do hope this information will be useful and helpful (especially for fellow noobs, heh).
After creating this wordpress blog (okay, after [...]