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Netbook with Jolicloud vs Windows 7 vs Ubuntu Maverick vs Ubuntu Lucid 13

March 2, 2011 in Geek / Internet / Linux / Ubuntu / Windows 7 tagged Family Use / Install / iPad / Jolicloud / Linux / Lucid / Maverick / Netbook / Windows 7 / Wireless by Greg

I tested Windows 7, Jolicloud, Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick, and Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid on my new Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012) Netbook. Â First let me say, Window 7 on this netbook is barely usable. If you wait for the OS to finish booting, which takes at least 5 minutes before all […]

Installing the Minefield package – Firefox 4 beta on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid

February 27, 2011 in Geek / Linux / Ubuntu tagged 10.04 / Beta / Firefox / Linux / Lucid by Greg

I keep forgetting what to do to add the Firefox 4 beta to my Ubuntu Linux 10.04 Lucid systems. It’s quick and easy, just copy the lines below (one at a time) into Terminal and add the PPA sources to Apt. Then Minefield browser will be installed as the pre-packaged […]