Category: Ubuntu

Ubuntu can certainly read and write files in an NTFS partition. The data partition needs to be mounted. This can be done automatically on bootup by modifying the file system table (/etc/fstab). While I was researching we ran into the inquiry “Does Ubuntu support read and write to NTFS?”. So there is nothing to lose […]

Even if you want to play the latest Linux games, the LTS version is good enough — in fact, it is preferred. Ubuntu rolled out updates to the LTS version so that Steam would work better on it. The LTS version is far from stagnant — your software will work just fine on it. Should […]

Ubuntu Server has no GUI, but you can install it additionally. Simply login with the user you created during installation and install the Desktop with. And you are done. What is Ubuntu Server used for? You may be thinking “Does ubuntu server have a gui?” One article stated that It can be easily installed . […]

Size: minimum is 8 GB. It is recommended to make it at least 15 GB. My main concern is how large should the root partition should be. I’m mainly going to use ubuntu for programming and browse the web. Show activity on this post. You actually should just install ubuntu on two partitions, / and […]

The upcoming GNOME 40 desktop is bringing plenty of UX changes thanks to the new shell design and GTK 4. GNOME 40 will be releasing in March and Ubuntu 21.04 arrives in April. The tradition so far is that the new Ubuntu release consists of the new GNOME release as they both release a new […]

If you are using a descendant of Debian such as Ubuntu (or any derivative of Ubuntu such as Kali or Mint), then you have .deb packages. If you are using fedora, Cent. OS, RHEL and so on, then it is . rpm. If you want more detail on this, see this Unix & Linux question. […]

Luckily, there is a type of configuration known as Dual Boot that allows users to have both operating systems, such as Windows and Ubuntu, installed at the same time, being able to choose the one they need in each situation. Another answer was The short answer is, yes you can run both Windows and Ubuntu […]

Ubuntu has a signed boot loader and kernel by default, so it should work fine with Secure Boot. However, if you need to install DKMS modules (3rd party kernel modules that need to get compiled on your machine), these do not have a signature, and thus can not be used together with Secure Boot. Windows […]

Ubuntu collects information from your system including hardware and software and sends them to Ubuntu servers. The data includes the information about the packages you have installed, how you are using it, and the applications crash reports. Does Ubuntu respect privacy? Ubuntu’s pretty good for privacy. Unfortunately, Ubuntu has a spotty record when it comes […]

Yes, of course. Everything is hackable, particularly if you have physical access to the machine it is running on. However, both Mint and Ubuntu come with their defaults set in a way that makes it very hard to hack them remotely. Another thing we wanted the answer to was, can Linux be hacked? Hacking Linux […]