U5I Blog

A programmer’s handbook.

Why ubuntu is starting to attract more people? It’s free, of course. Also, it has some cool plug-ins that make your desktop look very different from Microsoft Windows. They are very cool! Let’s look at the most famous one: compiz fusion.
First, let’s watch a short demonstration video:

After watching this, what’s your first impression? I think [...]

How to install c compiler in Ubuntu?

The first time I installed Ubuntu, I couldn’t run make, run command for C programs. The reason for it is that Ubuntus default installation doesn’t have the compilers installed.. (dont know why). actually they are in the Ubuntu-CD, but you have to install them separately.
You can install the compiler by using the following command.
sudo apt-get [...]

The “Applications” menu, located by default at the top left corner of the screen, is one of the most often accessed menu’s on an Ubuntu system. This menu can be customized by right-clicking on “Applications”, and choosing “Edit Menus” in the resulting popup. This will start a small utility to edit the structure of the [...]

Create/Find Hardware Reviews

Another release, another round of hardware that’s never touched Linux having its virgin run. Also a lot of people going “but will my hardware work?” Please, please, take 15-30 minutes out of your day and review your hardware somewhere—or in more than one somewhere.Here are some suggestions:

Hardware Testing - At the very least do this [...]