Please sign the petition to get Google Drive on Linux

Google Drive does not, at this point, have a Linux client. Please sign this petition.

Would be great if that could change.

Peppermint 4 out June 14

The latest version of Peppermint is due for release on June 14. The main site, www.peppermintos.com , is going down to be updated for the release. The forum, www.peppermintos.net will remain up to help users.

Coming soon: A behind the scenes interview on the launch of Peppermint 4. Expect to hear from the developers and testers who helped build and perfect this distro.

Stay tuned for further information.

(Peppermint is based on Lubuntu, which is based on Ubuntu. It uses the LXDE desktop interface instead of Unity).

How to try Linux, without installing it to your PC

Ever wanted to try Linux, but did not want to install it... just in case you did not understand it enough to use it or you were interested to try a new version of Linux, but you didn't know if you would like it enough to have it installed permanently?

Check out my tutorial on UbuntuLife on:
How to try Linux, without installing it to your PC

Different ways of installing software in Ubuntu

The second tutorial from my work at Ubuntu Life, here is:

Different ways of installing software in Ubuntu

This tutorial shows 3 different ways for you to install software on Ubuntu or an Ubuntu based version of Linux.

Disk labels in Linux

I have started writing new tutorials for www.ubuntulife.co.za/forums (where I am a staff writer and Moderator).

If I have time, I will rewrite them here, otherwise I will just post links to them here.

Here is the first Tutorial: Disk labels in Linux

More to follow soon.

www.ubuntulife.co.za

I have joined the Ubuntu Life team as a staff writer after accepting the open invitation to forum members.

The forum is focused on Ubuntu and it's derivatives, but also features other Linux distributions. It has a news section, where I post Linux news that we are the writers find interesting.

The forum started about 2 months ago, and has had visitors from all around the world. Still a small forum, but I am sure that it will grow quickly.

Why not join the forum and chat with us about Linux? Check out Ubuntu Life

My current Conky script

Because I love system monitors, I always go back to using Conky.

Here is my current Conky Script:


background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont Sans:size=8
xftalpha 1
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 200 700
maximum_width 400
draw_shades yes
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
default_color white
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color white
alignment top_right
gap_x 12
gap_y 12
no_buffers yes
text_buffer_size 1024
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no

TEXT
${font sans-serif:bold:size=8}SYSTEM ${hr 2}
${font sans-serif:normal:size=8}$sysname $kernel $alignr $machine
Host:$alignr$nodename
Uptime:$alignr$uptime
File System: $alignr${fs_type}

${font sans-serif:bold:size=8}PROCESSORS ${hr 2}
${font sans-serif:normal:size=8}${cpugraph cpu1}
CPU1: ${cpu cpu1}% ${cpubar cpu1}

${font sans-serif:bold:size=8}MEMORY ${hr 2}
${font sans-serif:normal:size=8}RAM $alignc $mem / $memmax $alignr $memperc%
$membar

${font sans-serif:bold:size=8}DISKS ${hr 2}
${font sans-serif:normal:size=8}/ $alignc ${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /} $alignr ${fs_used_perc /}%
${fs_bar /}
SWAP $alignc ${swap} / ${swapmax} $alignr ${swapperc}%
${swapbar}

${font sans-serif:bold:size=8}TOP PROCESSES ${hr 2}
${font sans-serif:normal:size=8}${top_mem name 1}${alignr}${top mem 1} %
${top_mem name 2}${alignr}${top mem 2} %
$font${top_mem name 3}${alignr}${top mem 3} %
$font${top_mem name 4}${alignr}${top mem 4} %
$font${top_mem name 5}${alignr}${top mem 5} %

${font sans-serif:bold:size=8}NETWORK ${hr 2}
${font sans-serif:normal:size=8}IP address: $alignr ${addr eth1}
ESSID: $alignr ${wireless_essid eth1}
${downspeedgraph eth1}
DLS:${downspeed eth1} kb/s $alignr total: ${totaldown eth1}
${upspeedgraph eth1}
ULS:${upspeed eth1} kb/s $alignr total: ${totalup eth1}

And here is a screenshot: