How to Install Ubuntu on a Apple Mac
You can use Ubuntu's install CD to install Ubuntu on Macs that use Intel CPUs. This will let you dual-boot Mac OS X and Ubuntu. However, you will first need to use OS X's Boot Camp feature to create space.
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Installing Ubuntu within Windows using Wubi
Wubi allows Ubuntu to be installed inside Windows as a series of virtual hard disk files. It is perhaps the simplest and most fuss-free method of installing Ubuntu.
How to set a Static IP Address in Ubuntu
Network configuration in Ubuntu is handled by the NetworkManager tool and it does a superb job. However, it's primarily geared towards wireless networking and always assumes a DHCP server is in use. You might choose to use a static IP address, which is to say one that you set yourself. A handful of workplaces insist their workstation computers use static IP addresses.
Configure Ubuntu firewall using Firestarter
You might not realize it but Ubuntu has a very powerful firewall built in. However it isn't activated out of the box. Some firewall configuration tools are provided but aren’t easy to use and definitely aren't recommended for those less-versed in networking fundamentals.
How to Create a file delete command that uses the trash
The rm command doesn't have a trash facility. Once files are deleted, they're gone forever. However, you can create your own trash command which, when used at the prompt, will move files and/or folders to Ubuntu’s standard trash folder.
Quickly run applications without opening a terminal window
If you want to run a GUI application that doesn't have a menu entry (for example, gconf-editor), there's no need to fuss with a terminal window.
How to Add a menu entry for Ubuntu’s compression tool
File Roller is Ubuntu's behind the scenes compression (zip) program. In truth, there's no need for you to come into direct contact with it because it will automatically step-in to decompress archives when you doubleclick them, and compress files when you select Create Archive from the right-click menu.
Copying Files Using tar in Linux
One choice for copying files into another location would be to use the tar command where you would create a tar file that would be piped to tar to be uncompressed in the new location. To accomplish this, first change to the source directory. Then, the entire command resembles
Booting into the Shell in Ubuntu
If you're really in love with the shell, you can choose to boot into it, avoiding the GUI completely (although you can later start the GUI by typing startx at the command line). Booting into the shell is done by defining a custom run level. A run level is how the operating mode that Ubuntu is currently running in is described. For example, one particular run level might start a GUI, while another might start only a command prompt.
Default Linux Shell Environment Variables
There are specific environment variables that the bash shell uses by default to define the system environment. You can always count on these variables being set on your Linux system. Since the bash shell is a derivative of the original Unix Bourne shell, it also includes environment variables originally defined in that shell.