Ubuntu, another choice

Ubuntu 13.04  with codename “ Raring Ringtail ” has been released and announced by  Ubuntu  Team. It comes with a number of improvements in performance and speed, and aesthetic touches that promise “more polished visual experience of Ubuntu  to date”. Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail Final Version Released and Available for Download

The date of the release, along with those for the major development milestones, are listed on a  release schedule  on the Ubuntu Wiki. While these dates are, at this early juncture, subject to change it has to be said that they rarely do. As with Ubuntu 13.04 there will only be a single beta release for Ubuntu 13.10 itself. Ubuntu flavours, Xubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Lubuntu & co, are able to take advantage of as many 3 alphas, 2 betas and a release candidate. Key dates at the time of writing are as follows. Bold indicates a milestone that Ubuntu-proper takes part in: Alpha 1 – June 20th Alpha 2 – July 18th Alpha 3 – August 1st Beta 1- September 5th Final Beta – September 26th Release Candidate – October 10th With the final release scheduled for: Final Release - October 17th Ubuntu 13.10 Release Schedule

On April 25th, the newest version of one of the most popular Linux distributions was released — Ubuntu 13.04 , codenamed “ Raring Ringtail ”.  Every new release of Ubuntu warrants the question of what’s new and whether people should try it out or upgrade from an older release. Unlike previous releases of Ubuntu, 13.04 doesn’t bring extraordinary new visual features which may make some people even more skeptical about this release than others.  So what exactly is new, and should you really upgrade? Ubuntu 13.04: What's New In Raring Ringtail?

Microsoft DirectX is a collection of libraries for game programming. With Runtime installed on your Windows Desktop you can run the most important commercial games. On linux you can’t have DirectX installed natively as part of system and there isn’t a Linux Binary versione of it. So, you can’t run windows games on Linux. To have DirectX games on your Linux you can try Wine. Wine (wine is not emulator) is a wrapper of windows libraries, so you can use windows software on your Linux Desktop. Many of windows software don’t run on Linux with Wine, but you can try particular configuration of Wine to see if you can run your favorite windows game or software. To install a Windows Game on Linux you have to install and configure DirectX on wine. This tutorial explain how to install DirectX. Play your Windows Games with Wine and DirectX

People sometimes have to do a reinstall of their Ubuntu system for various reasons (been playing/experimenting with configuration/drivers/other packages or just because something is badly broken) but remembering all the extra packages you have installed can be a chore - but here is the simple solution: On your old system (assuming it is still working), start up Synaptic and go: File-Save Markings and choose a file name along with a location (like a USB drive) that you can use when you have installed your new system and make sure you have checked “save full state, not just changes” option click on Save. Howto Reinstall all of currently installed packages in fresh Ubuntu install

The main reason for not switching to Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution is games. People like to play their video games. Now is the age of the Linux desktop. More and more games are getting to the point in which they can be played under Linux. One of the popular game services is Steam. This how-to will cover how to install wine and Steam. It will work under any version of Ubuntu. The first step to gaming under Linux is to install wine. Wine is a Windows emulator and it is free. There are other programs that allow you to play your Windows games under Linux, like Cedega, but they cost money. To install wine open up a Terminal and type in sudo apt-get install wine. UbuntuMagazine/HowTo/InstallingSteam

Whether you're experimenting with Linux or making the switch, you'll need to get your bearings. This Linux cheat sheet runs you through common and helpful commands you'll need to know as you get comfortable with the command line. It doesn't matter if you're configuring your system's network information, installing applications from packages, or compressing and packaging directories, you'll need to be familiar with the terminal commands used for those operations, especially if the GUI either isn't working the way you'd like or you want a faster, more efficient way to get things done. Thankfully, this cheat sheet has the commands to do all of those things and then some. Granted, with many modern distributions you won't have much need for the command line, but it's one of the most powerful tools available in the operating system, so you may as well learn to use it if you don't already know how. It's also worth noting that the Linux Cheat...