Tutorial of the Week

[K.Mandla]

For the first week of March, 2008, the tutorial of the week is the encyclopedic "Installing Kubuntu 7.10 on Software RAID5" by LNK.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=699075

This is a howto on an immense scale, beautifully arranged and cataloged to the tiniest detail. Even if you don't work with this hardware configuration, it's worth skimming this tutorial just to admire its presentation. Well done.

See you next week!

[K.Mandla]

This week's tutorial might not be one you need right away, but it might be one you want to keep in mind for the future: OldPink's "HowTo: Transfer your bootable Ubuntu installation between hard drives."

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=599599

Aside from being exceptionally useful, this is another tutorial that's well-designed and easy to follow. Be sure to thank OldPink if it comes in handy, in the future.

Cheers!

[K.Mandla]

The tutorial of the week for March 17, 2008, is a simple collection of settings called "HOWTO: Customize terminal header" by PurposeOfReason.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=674446

If you'd like to make your terminal a little more attractive, or if you prefer life at the command line, this howto will get you started toward something other than monochrome. Enjoy!

[K.Mandla]

This week's pick from the Tutorials and Tips forum ... actually isn't in Tutorials and Tips. This week's top dog is kevdog, who wrote the massive, comprehensive and amazing "How To: Manual Network Configuration without the need for Network Manager."

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=684495

It's a tutorial that's so good and so well composed that it lives as a sticky in the Networking and Wireless section. This is a tutorial that everybody should look at at least once, even if you never need to look at it again.

See you next week!

[K.Mandla]

Offline users or systems with weak Internet access might find this week's Tutorial of the Week helpful -- it's epimeteo's "Howto: NoNetDebs - upgrade Ubuntu without Internet (or with low-bandwidth connection)".

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=572819

If you've ever been stranded offline with an Ubuntu machine and wanted to install or upgrade your system, this tutorial might be useful to you.

Cheers!

[K.Mandla]

The Tutorial of the Week for April 7, 2008, is a true classic -- seldon77's "Howto: Get a beautiful Conky 1.4.2 setup".

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=205865

Dating all the way back to summer of 2006, this one is well crafted and quite comprehensive, and comes with sample codes and screenshots for setting up conky with style. With over 600 comments and creeping up on 200,000 views, this thread is a forum standby ... and probably will be for a long time to come.

P.S.: As a side note, check out this equally venerable 'Cafe thread, for more examples of what you can do with conky.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=281865

Have fun!

[K.Mandla]

This week's tutorial of note is the massive and detailed "How to make a live CD/DVD from your harddisk installation" by capink.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=688872

If you've ever wanted a customized version of Ubuntu, or if you just want a portable mimic of the system you use at home, this tutorial might be of interest.

Enjoy!

[K.Mandla]

For April 21, 2008, the tutorial of the week is Stormbringer's voluminous "HOWTO: Setup Samba peer-to-peer with Windows".

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202605

This one has lots of step-by-step instructions, code boxes and sample configuration files, and should give you a big boost if you need to network machines with different operating systems. It also has a lot of links, in case you need more information about Samba and how it works.

Cheers!

[K.Mandla]

The Tutorial of the Week for April 28, 2008, is an unusual one, but also a quick and easy one -- "HOWTO: Replace Nautilus with PCMan (4 Steps, No Fuss)."

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=692238

PCManFM is an exceptionally lightweight file manager that does a lot of the same work as Nautilus. You might find it preferable to the Gnome default, if only because it's usually easier on system resources. Try it out and see.

See you next week!

[K.Mandla]

For this week's tutorial pick, we step outside the Tutorials and Tips forum again, for something a little more timely and a lot more complex: The joint effort of forestpixie and starcraft.man on the comprehensive "Complete Guide to Installation in Ubuntu".

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=781352

It's a thread so huge it takes up four or five posts, just to cover every topic. Don't tackle this one on your lunch hour, because it will take that long just to work your way through the table of contents (yes, there is a table of contents -- it's that big).

In any case, it's a huge endeavor originally presented by starcraft.man and updated for Ubuntu 8.04 by forestpixie. A big thanks to both members, for creating and updating such an impressive guide.

See you in a week!